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ITIL v4? – What's Next?
ITIL v3 was released approximately four years ago and since that time, technology has progressed rapidly with a prime example of this being the adoption of cloud computing and the impact of social networking.
This interactive panel session looks at the gaps in ITIL v3 and suggests additional items that could be included in ITIL v4, or that at the very least should be considered as part of your current or future service management implementation.
Vernon Lloyd, International Client Director, Fox IT
Stephen Mann, Senior Analyst, Forrester
Lisa Perri, Senior Manager, VMware
Alim Ozcan, Transformation Consultant, Best Practices Consulting (Moderator)
Jul 20 2011
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How does the digital operating model contribute to transforming the enterprise?
What's the importance of planned and emergent continual improvement in keeping up with dynamic digital demand?
How is the role of management changing?
Which resources and practices do ITSM practitioners have at their disposal to co-create value from digital investments?
This talk will explore these questions and more.
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There are tasks being performed and called "IT problem management" at every type and size of business. But most of those fall short of the goals of true, proactive problem management – to resolve incidents, identify and address their root causes, and reduce occurrence and recurrence of incidents and problems.
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Learn more from experienced experts at this informative, valuable one-hour webinar.
• Bill Talbot – trusted adviser to more than 150 companies over more than 20 years, focused on IT asset management (ITAM)
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Join ITSM professionals as they discuss the State of the Service Desk in 2019 - including where it's headed, how to accurately measure performance and where investment should be focused to maximise employee experience.
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While enterprise applications continue to migrate to the cloud, the necessary change in the wide area network (WAN) is often overlooked. The hub-and-spoke WAN architecture that served the needs of the enterprise when applications were delivered from the datacenter, must evolve to serve the needs of the era of cloud applications. Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) is the WAN's response to this paradigm shift in application traffic to the cloud.
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This webinar spotlights two critical success factors for driving mainstream enterprise adoption of SD-WAN:
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The Electrical Engineering Department offers two engineering programs: Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering. The Electrical Engineering program offers students an opportunity to acquire a solid foundation in the broad areas of electrical engineering and emphasizes advanced study in digital systems, telecommunications, and microelectronics.
The Electrical Engineering program offers students a solid educational foundation in the areas of electrical networks, electronics, electromagnetics, computers, digital systems, and communications and is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Mastery of these areas provides students with the ability to adapt and maintain leadership roles in their post-baccalaureate pursuits through the application of fundamental principles to a rapidly changing and growing discipline.
Students in the Electrical Engineering program take either the general program or specialize in microelectronics or telecommunications, and can take advanced courses in computer hardware and software; the analysis and design of analog and digital communication systems; analog and digital signal processing; the analysis, design, and fabrication of microelectronic components and systems; and guided and unguided wave propagation. A broad choice of electives (within and external to electrical engineering) allows students to broaden their education as well as develop expertise in areas of particular interest. In keeping with the role of a professional, students are expected to develop communication skills and an awareness of the relationship between technology and society.
The Telecommunications Engineering program is interdisciplinary. Telecommunications Engineering requires a blend of knowledge from the areas of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Economics/Policy.
The Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering programs are based on a solid foundation of science and mathematics coursework. Students in these programs are given an opportunity to learn to extend their abilities to analyze and solve complex problems and to design new uses of technology to serve today's society. The engineering programs provide an integrated educational experience directed toward the development of the ability to apply pertinent knowledge to the identification and solution of practical problems in electrical and telecommunications engineering. These programs ensure that the design experience, which includes both analytical and experimental studies, is integrated throughout the curriculum in a sequential development leading to advanced work. Design problems are frequently assigned in both lecture and laboratory courses. Each student is required to complete a major design project during the senior year. In addition, established cooperative education programs with area industry further supplement design experiences.
Mission of the Electrical Engineering Program
The focus of the Electrical Engineering degree is to provide excellent education in modern electrical engineering practice. Our graduates are uniquely qualified for rewarding and successful careers in materials, devices, circuits, digital systems, signal processing, and communications. In the spring of 2005 the EE faculty adapted a new set of Program Educational objectives which refined the prior objectives and established measurements and benchmarks to monitor progress. The ECS Office of Assessment developed a new Alumni Survey instrument to measure progress toward these objectives and conducted a preliminary survey to collect data. The results of this survey should be available in the fall of 2005. The Electrical Engineering faculty will set the thresholds for performance based on this survey in the fall of 2005.
Specific Program Educational Objectives
One broad goal for the Erik Jonsson School is an excellent education for our students. Our earlier Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) toward this goal are:
Additional Program Educational Objective for a high quality educational infrastructure include:
Our most recent set of Program Educational Objectives and the measurement associated with each is listed below:
High School Preparation
Engineering education requires a strong high school preparation. Pre-engineering students should have high school preparation of at least one-half year in trigonometry and at least one year each in elementary algebra, intermediate and advanced algebra, plane geometry, chemistry, and physics, thus developing their competencies to the highest possible levels and preparing to move immediately into demanding college courses in calculus, calculus-based physics, and chemistry for science majors. It is also essential that pre-engineering students have the competence to read rapidly and with comprehension, and to write clearly and correctly.
Lower-Division Study
All lower-division students in either Electrical Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering concentrate on mathematics, science and introductory engineering courses, building competence in these cornerstone areas for future application in upper-division engineering courses. The following requirements apply both to students seeking to transfer to U.T. Dallas from other institutions as well as to those currently enrolled at U.T. Dallas, whether in another school or in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science.
ABET Requirements
All engineering degree plans must satisfy the requirements specified by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The course work must include at least:
Although the electrical engineering and telecommunications engineering curricula that follow have been designed to meet these criteria, students have the responsibility, in consultation with an advisor, to monitor their own choice of courses carefully to be certain that all academic requirements for graduation are being satisfied. Students are strongly encouraged to take courses in such subjects as accounting, industrial management, finance, personnel administration, and engineering economy.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
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oh, how I would love to be the one to gut and flip this property.
brownstoner wrote: Rachel Nash, the daughter of the owner of the notoriously rundown Park Slope building at 187 7th Avenue, made an appearance at the open forum portion of this week's Community Board 6 meeting. She initially asked the community for ideas in financing the art gallery being run on the ground floor of the building and talked about how she plans to renovate the upper floors of the townhouse into housing for artists. But the conversation quickly turned to the building's upkeep. Members from CB6 asked about the building being under foreclosure pressure. According to Nash, the family is trying to appeal the foreclosure actions that have been taken. Nash also described an ongoing battle to remove the sidewalk shed around the building. She claimed the old contractor who originally erected it is unavailable to take it down, and other contractors have refused to do it. The building recently received attention from politicians who said they wanted to work with the owner to make the building safer. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Paper has more details about Nash's plans for the ground floor—assuming the family retains control of the building—which includes renovating the former Landmark Pub in the space "into a cafe with 'poetry nights.'"
source: http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/01/dilapidated-slope-building-facing-foreclosure/#disqus_thread
HALLELUJAH! It is a small miracle that only one person has been injured thus far by falling debris from this building. It is a disaster waiting to happen, and I can't understand why the community board even allowed the delusional owner to pretend that she will open a business on the ground floor. After proving for 20 years that the owners will do nothing to the building but neglect it, it is unsafe to even walk near, much less occupy in its current state. I cross the street to avoid it. What a terrible, immoral way to treat a once-beautiful space on a prime corner in a fabulous neighborhood. The building and its owners are a blight on Park Slope. Let's hope change is coming.
I'm going to root for the foreclosing bank!
...CB6 and the family both seem impotent.
She initially asked the community for ideas in financing the art gallery being run on the ground floor of the building
So the lady stood in front of everybody and had the gall of speaking about an nonexistent "art gallery" at the public hazard that she and her family have created? This gives an idea of the honesty behind her other grand "ideas".
It is clear the only outcomes that we can expect are the building actually falling down out of disrepair or the bank mercifully foreclosing before a tragedy occurs. Cheers for the bank.
Wow, I wondered what the deal with that run-down shit hole is. I hate rooting for the banks these days, but if that's what it takes to clean that mess up, then they get my vote!
I also wonder what's going on with that old Cinema(?) in South Slope on 7th and, maybe 13th with the odd mismatched condos above? That one is not in bad shape by any means, but they often change up the paper in the windows and it's been "for rent" for years. Recently it looked like someone was inside doing construction on the floors and seemed to even open up the floor, perhaps for a stairwell going to the basement?
I can't believe these places can't get rented. You'd think the owners would be able to make a fortune, and I imagine leaving it empty for years is a money pit!
Getting that 2nd Street building up to code will cost a fortune. My guess is, whoever the buyer is, will convert them into condos. Very, very expensive condos.
If we're going to talk about properties that are inconceivably vacant then WTF is up with the place next to the Pavillion theatre down on the circle? The one that used to house Circles/Windsor Chophouse. That is a prime location and it's been dead for at least 3 years....
Anyone have an idea as to what's going on there?
I totally agree. I hope the bank forecloses and that space get's the TLC it deserves.
"Gut job" may not even cover this place, I'd be scared to set foot in there...
Rumors are that progress is being made!
brownstoner wrote: Is it possible that the dilapidated Park Slope building on the corner of 7th Avenue and 2nd Street is finally in the hands of new owners? A tipster says he has confirmed that the property sold late last week, "in a closing that lasted all night." He did not have any more details beyond that. The (former?) owners struggled with a long foreclosure battle, not to mention the ire of Park Slope residents. They've also tried to fill the ground-floor space, but without much success. If the building has indeed sold, this is definitely a neighborhood game-changer: this is one of the last eyesore properties left in the Slope. Have any more details? Send them our way
Update: http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2013/02/confirmed-187-7th-avenue-has-sold/?stream=true
Last month a tipster passed along news that the infamous, dilapidated townhouse on the corner of 7th Avenue and 2nd Street sold "in a closing that lasted all night." Well, the sale just hit public records for the grand sum of $4.2 million. It's listed as an eight-unit building. The former owners had this building in their possession for years and recently struggled with a long foreclosure battle. The buyers are under an LLC but the deed lists a Manhattan address that either leads to Sugar Hill Capital or New Holland Residencies. Both are real estate firms that work in Brooklyn, although Sugar Hill specifically acquires and repurposes multi-family building in New York. We can hardly imagine what kind of shape the interior is in. That's a high price to pay, likely accounting for the amazing location.
Work on this bldg has begun! At least interior debris clearing.. This is the first batch of overpriced condos I'll actually be happy to see arriving in the hood. Hope they can salvage the exterior of the bldg.. it's really quite lovely.
Building work still in limbo. According to the Department of Buildings, permits have not been issued for work. They tried the process during the summer, only to have to permit proces suspended. Only legal permit there [block 1076 lot 1] is for scaffolding. http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/bispi00.jsp


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This information was the most current on file in criminal division of Marion County District Court as of Aug. 16. Information often is not available until more than a week after hearings. Journal entries must be checked before they are filed.
Todd Michael Beneke, 2509 Beacon Hill Rd., Wichita; failed to appear in court July 22 for probation hearing on three counts of misdemeanor theft and one count of criminal trespass; bench warrant issued at $5,000 bond.
Dakota Landon Dillashaw, 102 W. Santa Fe St., Apt. 3, Marion; pleaded guilty to count of criminal trespass July 22, count of misdemeanor theft dismissed; sentenced to 10 days in sheriff's custody, ordered to pay $155 and write letter of apology to victim.
Ashley Diane Kangas, 203 Elm St., Peabody; charge of giving a worthless check dismissed Aug. 5.
Richard Allen Pope, 410 E. 5th St., Newton; failed to appear for arraignment on 15 counts of giving a worthless check; bench warrant issued with no bond.


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Eight Academic Olympics teams will square off today in the semifinal round of the 2013 Academic Olympics.
The top four teams will advance to the final round, which starts at 9 a.m. Saturday in the School Board auditorium at The Landings, 1960 Landings Blvd., Sarasota.
Today, defending champion Pine View School hosts Venice High School, Riverview High School hosts Suncoast Polytechnical High School, Sarasota High School hosts North Port High School and Cardinal Mooney High School hosts Booker High School.
The featured match last week between host Sarasota and Suncoast Polytechnical provided an exhibition of top-notch strategy and determination.
Despite their efforts, the afternoon became a disappointment for the Suncoast team, which fell to a 113-63 defeat.
It was a bright start for the visitors, as they held a slender 34-18 lead at the close of the first round, much to the satisfaction of Suncoast's Jorge Carrasco. Citing his team's recent form with victories against North Port and Booker, he said he felt the match was evenly balanced.
"Our team has grown in confidence during the past weeks," Carrasco said. "I hope we can maintain our winning streak."
The second round offered social science and arts and humanities questions. Both teams displayed an in-depth knowledge of Cold War foreign policy, English grammar and the math and science-based conundrums.
Despite the apparent parity, however, the Sailors regained control as they began the third round with a 68-53 advantage.
Asked what led her team to overcome their guest's early advantage, Sarasota's Unaila Battol said, "We were able to settle down after the first round and exploit Suncoast's weaknesses."
Throughout the third round, the Sailors continued to press their advantage with an impressive knowledge of 14th-century papal history.
In other matches last week, Pine View ended its season with a perfect 7-0 record, beating North Port, 241-125.
"It's been a tough season with a few scares," Pythons coach Blake Wiley said. "But we're looking forward to competing for the 'Culture Vulture' trophy again this year."
Riverview came away with a 214-78 win over Booker. For Rams co-coach Christine Feasley, the afternoon was simply a joy to behold.
"I'm so fortunate to have a group of students who work well together and are comfortable answering the wide variety of questions this competition asks of them," she said.
Cardinal Mooney overcame a determined Venice team, 199-119. For the Indians, the loss handed them a daunting semifinal match against Pine View.
Venice coach Steve Case is not concerned.
"The whole team is looking forward to the match," he said. "It's going to be an important learning experience for everyone."
Academic teams vie in semifinals
Eight Academic Olympics teams will square off today in the semifinal round of the 2013 Academic Olympics.


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On Sunday, 9 May 2010, the German Aerospace Center's (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Falcon research aircraft took off from Oberpfaffenhofen for a measurement flight in southern German airspace. The aim of this flight was to measure the concentration of the volcanic ash cloud that caused airports across southern Germany to close on Sunday afternoon. Thanks to these measurements, it was possible to reopen the airspace earlier than expected.
Since Friday, 7 May, it had become apparent that volcanic ash from Iceland was heading towards Central Europe once again. On Saturday, 8 May, planning began for another measurement flight with the Falcon research, and the plane was immediately prepared for its mission. On behalf of the German Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) and in consultation with the German Weather Service (DWD), the Falcon took off on Sunday, 9 May, at 16:28 Central European Summer Time (CEST) from DLR's Oberpfaffenhofen airbase for a measurement flight that took it across southern German airspace.
"The measurement flight with DLR's Falcon research aircraft, which took off just two hours after the order was issued, contributed towards reopening airspace over southern Germany earlier than expected," enthused Prof. Dr-Ing. Johann-Dietrich Wörner, chairman of the DLR board.
Rapid deployment – important results
The flight plan took the aircraft to an altitude of approximately eight kilometres above Munich, on to Stuttgart, continuing to Leipzig then back to Oberpfaffenhofen via Bayreuth and Munich, where the aircraft landed at 20:00 CEST. During the first leg of this mission, a volcanic aerosol layer was identified between Munich and the town of Fürstenfeldbruck, to the west of the city. This 'cloud' was roughly 1.5 kilometres thick, at an altitude of between two and four kilometres. The results obtained were comparable to those measured over Leipzig on 19 April. Cloud cover and high humidity impaired visual observation as well as the measurements, making it very difficult to distinguish normal clouds from the volcanic-ash laden layers. Detailed analyses of the results are underway.
At the same time, in Munich-Maisach, the volcanic ash cloud was observed with the help of a lidar (light detection and ranging) from the Meteorological Institute of the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. This remote sensing instrument uses laser beams to help measure the concentration of dust particles in the ash cloud. The lidar measurements are complemented by the particulate measurements performed directly inside the cloud by DLR's Falcon aircraft complement and this extends the scope of these observations to a large part of the airspace over Germany.
The results were sent to the German Weather Service at about 20:30 CEST and were immediately used in a status meeting, after which airspace across southern Germany was reopened.


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City officials are delighted to hear the news, particularly since the projects recently had been delayed. In the Fall of 2008, the projects were delayed by UDOT, with the Highway 491 project re-scheduled for 2011 and the Highway 191 project to 2015.
The delay had been a major concern. After being told the roads would be rebuilt this year, the city completed a massive infrastructure project under the roads in 2008. Road problems this winter were triggered by trenches that were not properly compacted during the 2008 project.
Concrete will replace asphalt at the highway intersection and one block in each direction. City Manager Myron Lee said the city will work to minimize the impact on area businesses. Federal stimulus money helped UDOT fund the project.


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Brooke Garvey Honored by LEC
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA- Freshman Brooke Garvey (North Billerica, MA/Billerica HS) of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's swimming team has been honored by the Little East Conference.
Garvey has been named LEC Rookie Diver of the Week.
In the Corsairs' final dual meet of the season against Colby-Sawyer Saturday, Garvey swept both of the diving events. She won the one-meter diving with 155.15 points, and took the three-meter diving with 160.80 points. "Brooke had a fantastic meet this past weekend against Colby-Sawyer," said UMass Dartmouth Diving Coach Danielle Morley. "Her hard work throughout the season paid off with a win on both one and three meter events. I'm very proud of her accomplishments this season and look forward to watching her continue to flourish next year."
The Corsairs will return to action when they host the New England Division II and III Diving Championships this weekend.


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Orlando Ballet has added six members to its board of directors during the past six months, growing the ballet's governing body to 21 members.
It's a key step toward stronger financial health for the organization, which has a history of debt but is currently running in the black. The ballet can have as many as 35 board members and in the early 1990s had 31 serving.
"The board is making a concerted effort to raise funds," said Ava Doppelt, board president. "It's the board's role to be out in the community raising funds."
Traditionally, ballet board members have focused on fundraising, creating special events such as a celebrity shoe auction or using corporate and community connections to solicit support.
The new members are consultant Jose Fajardo, former CEO of WMFE-TV and radio; Lynne Frederick, a vice president at Massey Services; Trish Wingerson, assistant director of communications for the Orlando Magic; Christi Ashby, editor and publisher of Orange Appeal magazine; Susan Bounds, chief financial officer for CFO Strategic Partners; and Madeline Eckett Oden, who runs a New York interior-design firm and is a longtime supporter of American Ballet Theatre there.
Leadership changes on the ballet's day-to-day management team have distracted the board from its fundraising mission, Doppelt said.
The ballet's executive-director position was vacant nearly a year after Juan Escalante resigned in 2011. Mark Hough was hired for the post in the spring of 2012 but left in August for a job at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina.
"Sometimes we got more involved in operational matters," Doppelt said.
Hough has not been replaced, but Doppelt said the ballet stabilized its leadership by promoting director of operations Katherine Fabian to the new post of managing director.
Fabian has a master's degree in arts management from American University in Washington, D.C., and had previously been Orlando Ballet School's manager.
The board hasn't decided whether to open a new search for executive director, said Doppelt, calling such searches expensive and time-consuming.
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The senior guard scored 32 points to lead Bethel past Wilmington Monday.
Bethel Christian Academy�s Davon Edwards wasn�t about to finish his home career with a loss.
So with his team trailing by five with 3:35 left to play, Edwards accepted a challenge from coach Bert Potter and made sure that the Trojans� five-man senior class went out with a victory.
The cat-quick, 5-foot-10 Edwards carved up visiting Wilmington Christian Academy for 32 points, including 14 of his team�s 18 in the final quarter, as Bethel rallied past the Patriots, 52-48, Monday night.
The Bethel girls (13-6 overall) also scored an impressive 44-30 victory on a night the school retired the #20 jersey of Haley Moody, a 2013 graduate who scored 1,494 career points, the highest total of any girls or boys player in Trojans history.
Considering that they shot just 30 percent from the floor, Bethel�s boys could have used Moody�s scoring prowess against Wilmington.
�Wilmington is a mirror image of us on defense,� Potter said. �They pack their zone in tight and dare you to beat them from the perimeter. We knew we wouldn�t be able to penetrate, so we were content to shoot threes.�
And the Trojans (16-9) did just that, launching 30 shots from beyond the arc. They made just three.
�We had decent looks, we just weren�t knocking them down,� Potter said. �We average about eight 3�s a game; it was obvious our kids were getting frustrated when the shots weren�t falling.�
Even Edwards was off target more often than not, connecting on 11 of 26 shots, one of seven from long distance.
The result was that Bethel trailed almost the entire game. The Trojans held an early 4-3 advantage and then didn�t regain the lead until Edwards converted a left-handed jump hook to put his team up, 38-37, with 6:28 remaining in the game.
Even then, Bethel couldn�t stand prosperity, missing five of its next six while the Patriots (12-9) went on an 8-2 run.
That�s when Potter called timeout and appealed to his star.
�Coach told me to give him everything I had the rest of the game,� Edwards said. �It was Senior Night; I knew we couldn�t lose. I had to use all my energy and step it up.�
Fatigue had slowly been affecting Edwards. Potter knew he had to choose his words carefully.
�Davon doesn�t come out much and he plays so hard,� Potter said. �I could tell he was tired, but I knew we couldn�t win unless he put us on his back.�
Edwards wasted no time carrying the load. With his team trailing, 48-43, he followed up a missed Hunter Truett 3-pointer, and then stole the ensuing inbounds pass and was fouled driving to the basket.
He nailed both free throws to draw the Trojans to within 48-47 at the 1:39 mark.
Wilmington hurried a shot on the other end, Edwards grabbed the rebound and then played a little give-and-go with Ben Potter, who found Edwards in the lane for a layup to put Bethel on top.
Another Wilmington miss led to an additional Edwards rebound and free throw, and then the Patriots missed one final attempt with 5.4 seconds left.
The Patriots� Andrew Hardee got his hands on the offensive rebound, but Edwards alertly tied him up with the possession arrow favoring the Trojans.
Truett was immediately fouled on the inbounds pass and his two free throws with 4.1 seconds left gave the Trojans the 52-48, two-possession lead.
�There�s a lot of fight in this team,� Potter said. �This was a physical game between two teams that badly wanted to win. We seemed to want it a little more at the end.�
In addition to his 32-point outburst, Edwards hauled down 19 rebounds and made four steals.
Seven of his points came off the offensive glass in the final period.
Potter was the only other Trojan in double figures with 10.
Girls� game:
The Lady Trojans cruised to a 17-4 first quarter lead and never looked back despite some sloppy moments in the second half.
Only four Trojans scored, led by Kelsey Worthington, who drilled four 3-pointers and finished with 19 points. Megan Fulcher added 14 points, 10 in the first half, as Bethel led by as many as 20 before intermission.
The Trojans return to action on Friday when they travel to Goldsboro to face Faith.
Wilmington 4 8 8 10�30
Bethel 17 11 5 11�44
Wilmington scoring (3-16): Abby Squires 11, Lambert 8, D. Gaughan 5, Thomas 4, Jordan 1, C. Gaughan 1. Bethel scoring (13-6): Kelsey Worthington 19, Megan Fulcher 14, J. Worthington 8, Crain 3.
Wilmington (4-3 conf) 14 14 9 11�48
Bethel (9-0 conf.) 11 12 11 18�52
A. Hardee 5-7 0-2 1-1 8 11
N. Carroll 4-7 2-2 0-1 3 10
C. Karras 1-4 1-2 0-1 2 3
J. Attoe 1-13 0-0 1-9 5 3
J. Tew 1-5 2-2 0-2 8 4
B. Jordan 1-3 0-0 0-1 2 2
K. Bennett 3-5 2-3 0-0 2 8
Z. Sullivan 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0
C. Lawson 1-3 0-1 0-1 3 2
A. Inman 2-7 1-2 0-0 4 5
Totals 19-54 8-14 2-16 38 48
D. Edwards 11-26 9-15 1-7 19 32
B. Potter 4-12 0-1 2-10 2 10
T. Pridgen 2-3 1-2 0-0 2 5
H. Truett 0-12 3-4 0-11 8 3
R. McCleary 0-4 0-0 0-1 6 0
C. Dula 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0
D. Barnett 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 2
J. Davis 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0
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SMA began in 1964 with the father-son team of Bill Hurt, Sr. and Bill Hurt, Jr. It was a rather modest start a smattering of farm parts on white butcher paper spread across an old, dusty ping pong table. Today, after more than 50 years of family ownership, SMA calls itself America s Ag Parts Supplier -- and with good reason. SMA offers some 50,000 agricultural-related parts to customers across the United States. We do this from five distribution centers strategically-located in Jonesboro, Arkansas; Corsicana, Texas; Des Moines, Iowa; Fresno, California; plus our newest distribution center in Strongsville, Ohio. SMA is seeking a Territory Sales Manager based in the Dakotas to lead the sales efforts of the current SMA Customer Network while working to develop new customers and capitalize on new market opportunities. This position will be responsible for:Actively calling on a customer network within an assigned Territory.Achieving annual sales goals within the assigned Territory.Training customers on the SMA website and other interactive tools.Developing new customers and market segments in the area.Researching and recommending new product opportunities. Requirements Include:3+ years of experience calling on a customer/dealer network.Experience within the agriculture industry.Excellent communication and sales skills.Ability to travel 90% of the time. The ideal candidate will have:Strong understanding of the aftermarket / all-makes agricultural parts market.Previous experience working in production agriculture. Experience working with farm supply stores, farm equipment dealerships, or similar. Bachelor s degree in a Sales or Agricultural related field. Benefits Include:A competitive compensation package. Benefit package including, 401K, health, dental, and vision insurance.
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Apple has posted their Q4 2012 financial results, which includes revenue of $36 billion and profit of 8.2 billion. In terms of devices sold, they reported 26.9 million iPhones, 14 million iPods, 5.3 million iPods, and 4.9 million Macs.
"We're very proud to end a fantastic fiscal year with record September quarter results," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "We're entering this holiday season with the best iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod products ever, and we remain very confident in our new product pipeline."
"We're pleased to have generated over $41 billion in net income and over $50 billion in operating cash flow in fiscal 2012," said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's CFO. "Looking ahead to the first fiscal quarter of 2013, we expect revenue of about $52 billion and diluted earnings per share of about $11.75."
It was, of course, a record for everything but iPods, which should help explain why they introduced the iPad mini a couple of days ago.
Source: Apple PR
Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results
26.9 Million iPhones Sold; Record Fourth Quarter Revenue and Profit
Board Declares Quarterly Dividend of $2.65 per Common Share
CUPERTINO, California—October 25, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter ended September 29, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $36.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.2 billion, or $8.67 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.3 billion and net profit of $6.6 billion, or $7.05 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 40.0 percent compared to 40.3 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 60 percent of the quarter's revenue.
The Company sold 26.9 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 58 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 14.0 million iPads during the quarter, a 26 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.9 million Macs during the quarter, a 1 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 5.3 million iPods, a 19 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.
Apple's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $2.65 per share of the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on November 15, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 12, 2012.
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Tavern Meringues
from King's Arms Tavern Serves 6
Preheat the oven to 250°F. Butter and flour a large baking sheet.
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer or balloon whisk, beat the egg whites with the salt until frothy. Gradually add the sugar, beating constantly until stiff peaks form.
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Transfer the meringue to a large pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe 3-inch-long, 2-inch-high ovals onto the baking sheet. Bake until firm and light tan colored, about 30 minutes. Turn the oven off for 1 hour, leaving the meringues in the oven. Turn the oven on again to 250°F. and bake 30 minutes longer. Turn the oven off and leave for at least 2 hours without opening the door.
Slice the strawberries and place in a medium bowl. Sprinkle the confectioners' sugar over. Crush about a third of the berries with a fork and let the mixture stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
To serve, arrange the meringues in individual bowls and top with a generous scoop of ice cream. Spoon or ladle the strawberries over and serve at once.
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Scotland's cycling community www.ScotBUG.com is now even better with even more reasons to join!
The site that makes setting up a Bicycle User Group easy to do has recently undergone series of improvements that have been designed to improve your experience as a user. So what changes have we made?
We know all the benefits that having more cyclists in your organisation can bring. Creating a BUG is an easy and free way of encouraging more cycling and improving the cycling environment within your organisation. With all of these reasons and all of these improvements there has never been a better time to start your BUG!
Each and every improvement has been built feedback we received from you the user. If you would like to let us know what you think of the site or suggest further improvements we'd be happy to hear them, just email them to [email protected]


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BlackBerry Curve 8350i Manual / User Guide
This is the official BlackBerry Curve 8350i User Guide in English provided from the manufacturer. If you are looking for detailed technical specifications, please see our Specs page.
The iDEN Curve is similar to the rest models of the family, with pocket size but full QWERTY. It has integrated GPS, Wi-Fi, 2MP camera, stereo Bluetooth, and microSD slot.


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The collection is very easy to use as it is name search able. Searching for the name Cohen, there were 158 different probates for that name. The record below is for Siegmund Cohen, whose will was probated in 1903 in the court of Wanganui. The index information (shown below) gives all the vital information.
The original record can be found by clicking on the "View the Document" linked located in the upper right corner. The wills are very easy to read and in the case of Siegmund Cohen give a lot of good family information. The record below is page one of the will which gives the name of his wife, Mathilda, the names of their four sons, Maurice, Louis, Edward and Leon, and their sons.
Page two of the will also provides the names of his two daughters, Clara and Lena. This collection may not have as many Jewish families as a European collection but it does give great help to those with ancestry in the Pacific.


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March 6, 2009
HONOLULU, Hawai'i - The No. 14 UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team ended its longest road swing of the season on a down note, losing 3-0 at 12th-ranked MPSF rival Hawai'i Friday in front of 2,348 at the Stan Sheriff Center. Jeff Menzel had a match-high 21 kills but it wasn't enough as the Gauchos fell by scores of 30-25, 30-23, and 30-23.
UCSB dropped to 5-12 overall and 3-11 in the MPSF, while Hawai'i improved to 4-11 and 3-9. The Warriors avenged Thursday's 3-1 Santa Barbara win as the program picked up its 500th victory in school history.
Hawai'i out-hit UCSB .294 to .175 and held a solid 14.5 to 4.0 advantage in blocks.
UCSB's middle blockers had a decent night as Scott Slaughter had nine kills and hit .444 (9-1-18) and Sam Moisenco had four kills with a .364 (4-0-11) attack percentage. Libero Andy McGuire had a match-high 13 digs.
Hawai'i was paced by Joshua Walker with 17 kills. Sean Carney and Steven Grgas each had 10 kills while Grgas and Matt Rawson had seven blocks apiece.
Up next for the Gauchos will be a non-conference tilt against George Mason on Mar. 11 (7 p.m.). The next MPSF match is against UCLA on Friday, Mar. 13 (7 p.m.). This will be a Santa Barbara News-Press Kids to College match and all youths eighth grade and under will be admitted free! Tickets are available online through Ticket Return, by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at (805) 893-UCSB, or by visiting the ticket office in the Intercollegiate Athletics building on campus.
**UCSB - a nationally recognized university in both academic and athletic excellence - is located on the central coast of California in a picturesque campus and community setting on the Pacific Ocean. Each year over 450 NCAA Division I Gaucho student-athletes compete for national championships, succeed in the classroom, and give back to the community.**
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YSL Tassel Bag Replica: Common Flaws You Should AvoidCategories:Other Brands
There are many varieties of the YSL tassel bag replica when it comes to size, color and material. This bag comes in smooth leather, patent leather, suede, python leather, croc leather and also grain de poudre textured leather. But even if there are so many different options for this bag, it's important to be familiar with the common features all of them have.
I've seen many fake YSL bags, from really cheap to really expensive , so I thought I should make a small guide for those of you who want to learn more about this iconic bag.
I've already shown you some bad fake YSL bags as to know what to avoid. What I want to point out this time is that an YSL Tassel bag replica doesn't have to be cheap to be bad. On the contrary, I've turned to eBay for some examples and unfortunately I did find them. I really don't want to scare you girls with these bad examples I find on eBay but you really need to stay safe.
The only good part about these two Yves Saint Laurent replica handbags I've found on eBay is that the price is relatively cheap, which should make anyone suspicious.
I will also show you some really cheap YSL tassel bag replica bags for comparison. Given their price, I can't say I'm disappointed by the way they look. Still, if you come across a similar replica that is more expensive than these, you should keep in mind that it's not worth it.
As long as you know the features a designer bag has, you should be safe. But you need to pay extra attention to details. Just because a bag looks really similar to an authentic at first sight, it doesn't mean it is. Here are some photos of a grey YSL tassel bag replica that costs £220. It's an expensive replica but you have to admit it looks really good and it's not easy to tell it's a fake for the untrained eye:
Tassel – goes without saying but this is an essential feature of this bag and a good way to tell if the bag is fake or not. The tassels should be long and thick and gorgeous!
Stamp on the interior of the flap – should say "Saint Laurent Paris", not "Yves Saint Laurent".
Lining – never a shiny textile material like this one:
– either smooth leather or suede.
For shoulder bags – check the chain and the hardware engravings: the two rings attaching the chain strap; the metal plaque and the tassel.
There are two types of chains for the YSL Tassel bags. Both are correct but one is for older models and the chunkier one is for newer styles.
The flap – check to see if it's symmetric and how long it is (should be about an inch higher than the bottom of the bag).
The logo – on the leather tag inside the bag.
The interior – should feature a small open pocket and just one big compartment no matter the size. The Saint Laurent Cassandre Tassel bag should never have a zipper pocket. I notice that many of the bad fake Saint Laurent tassel bags have an interior that is similar to that of the Saint Laurent Chain Wallet. The YSL Chain Wallet has a zipper pocket in the middle and also many small open pockets.
If you check all these features, you will learn not only how to choose good replicas but also how to spot a YSL tassel bag replica. Good luck!
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Saint Laurent YSL Monogram CollectionCategories:Other Brands
Consider this a refresher post. For those of you who might have been slightly confused between Saint Laurent's YSL Monogram and Toile Monogram collections, here's help. Whereas Toile Monogram refers to anything that comes in repetitive YSL monogram print, YSL Monogram is any bag that comes adorned with the YSL logo, designed by artist Cassandre in 1961 on Monsieur Saint Laurent's request.
And while the Toile Monogram collection is more straightforward in terms of styles available (it's also permanent so pieces don't really change much from season to season), the YSL Monogram is much larger, with bags and SLGs in almost every style from both permanent and seasonal collections that all come adorned with the YSL emblem.
So what style of bags can you expect from the YSL Monogram collection? Everything really, from quilted leather shoulder bags to top handle handbags. Then there are the hobos, the satchels and of course, the sexier sling bags that many have grown to love.
Because this post wouldn't be quite complete without some examples of bags from the YSL Monogram collection, here are some current season beauties you could most definitely check out, from the one in embossed croc to tanned leather Université, with prices ranging from SGD2890 to SGD3230 for the lot shown above. Or head online via this link for a more complete selection.
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Same Seller, Different Quality For These YSL Replica BagsCategories:Other Brands
Buying from obtoc.com is like taking a gamble but in the case of these three YSLreplica bags things went pretty good. It's really hard to find a trustworthy seller who will actually send you what you ordered but it's not impossible.
I ordered a Saint Laurent Cabas Chyc replica bag from this site almost a year ago and I received a totally different handbag, so I guess I was one of the less lucky ones. But I'm glad that other girls are actually satisfied with their replica Yves Saint Laurent bags!
A friend of mine ordered three YSL replica bags from obtoc.com and she actually got what she ordered. What I did notice though is that they are not all of the same quality. But we'll discuss about each of them later. First, let's see her email and the photos:
"Hi there Eva!
I read your obtoc.com reviews and knew that it was a pretty risky business to order from this site but a friend of mine recommended me a seller for YSL replica bags and I went for it! I ordered a blue Sac de Jour bag and two small Y satchels with chain (black and fuchsia).
I don't know if they're perfect, but they look very nice to me. Your help is much needed, I'd like to know if there are any major flaws. I have to mention that two of them are my Christmas gifts for my sister and my best friend and I want to make sure that their fake YSL bags are really good!"
My dear, these YSL replica bags are great Christmas gifts, good choice! I'm glad to say there are no major flaws to them. Still, if you want to know why they aren't perfect either, I'll tell you about the small flaws I noticed.
The Sac de Jour seems to hold its shape well and the leather looks really good! What I don't like is that the front logo is not straight. Also, the leather tag is a bit too long and the letters are crooked. I'd actually recommend you (or the person you give it to) to wear it without the leather name tag.
The two Saint Laurent Mini Pochette Y chain replica purses look good too but the fuchsia YSL replica bag is actually better than the black one. I know this may sound strange since they come from the same seller, but things like this are actually not uncommon! You can notice in the photos that the foldover front flap of the black YSL replica bag doesn't have the right dimensions. Also, the golden chain is too yellow, which makes it look cheap and the golden "Y" detail on the flap is a bit twisted to the left.
Another clear difference is between the heat embossed letters on the interior leather tags. The fuchsia bag has well-defined letters while in the case of the black one the letters are not clear and don't have that golden finish to them.
All in all, these three YSL replica bags are good, since most of their flaws are not obvious. So you can enjoy wearing them! But what this obtoc.com review proves once again is that with these guys it's mostly about luck. And I don't know about you, but when I buy designer replica bags I need more safety than this, especially when I plan to offer them as gifts.
So girls, which of these three YSL replica bags is your favorite?


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Services for Barbara Robinson, age 66 of Mount Vernon, were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the Immanuel Baptist Church in White Oak.
Mrs. Robinson was born Nov. 10, 1943 in Gladewater to James A. Tuel and Lillian Attaway. She was married to Charles Robinson. She died Saturday, July 3 at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Charles "Chuck" Robinson of Mount Vernon; two daughters, Teresa Thomas and Sharon Walls, both of White Oak; two brothers, Charles Tuel of Mount Vernon and W. H. Toby Tuel of Gilmer; four grandchildren, Stephen Perry, Samantha Thomas, Cristin Harris, and Justin Thomas, and two great-grandchildren, Rebekah Harris and Hayden Harris.


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The Rev. Gina Gilland Campbell remembers how, for many months after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the strangest things made her cry. She turned to a friend for guidance, who responded with what Campbell called "the most redemptive thing said to me in that entire period of time."
"Someone needs to cry God's tears," the friend had said, helping Campbell understand her ongoing sadness. The church should also cry God's tears, she concluded, but it can't stop there.
Now serving as canon precentor at Washington National Cathedral, Campbell has incorporated that counsel in composing liturgical resources to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I, which was declared a century ago on Monday.
She said her work was guided by her ongoing sense of the church's duty to express God's sorrow with an eye toward future peace. The church is called not just to cry, "but to believe that the tears move (the world) towards redemption, towards a hopeful place and towards new possibilities"
Washington National Cathedral has published her suggested Bible readings, sermon topics and call-and-response prayers with the hope that they will serve churches of all faith traditions. The collection is the result of the cathedral's partnership with the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission, an organization charged by Congress to build public interest around the war's 100th anniversary.
Through collaboration with military personnel and spiritual mentors, Campbell has created a prayerful response to war that goes beyond remembrance of WWI to encompass the conflicts of the contemporary world.
"Even as we commemorate past events, we speak to the state of our world," the cathedral's website states. "We recognize that all political and military action changes the fabric of global community, for good and ill."
WWI and religion
Although it is difficult to pinpoint one date as the start of WWI, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914.
By the time the war ended in 1918, more than 65 million troops had been mobilized and more than 16 million soldiers had been killed or found missing, according to a summary shared by PBS.
"It was an ill-advised war, an ill-conceived war. It didn't seem to make much sense, and the outcomes were disastrous. (The war) set up troubles that lasted for years to come," Campbell said.
In consultation with the WWI Centennial Commission, Campbell determined that the resources should be guided by a penitential mood. The suggested sermon topics include a supplication for discerning wisdom, a discussion of shame and the gospel message of hope.
Emphasizing repentance and asking for forgiveness are important because of the role religion often plays in society's understanding of war. Many scholars conclude that WWI was particularly steeped in religious symbolism.
Philip Jenkins, a distinguished professor of history at Baylor University, describes in his recently published "The Great and Holy War: How World War I became a Religious Crusade" how religious beliefs pervaded all aspects of the war, from the justifications offered by political leaders to the inspiration for soldiers in the trenches.
"What's striking is that you have a number of traditions — Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox — sharing a lot of the same ideas," Jenkins said. His book explains how the language of holy war and crusade pervaded religious culture during the war years.
As Campbell learned in her research, "If you call something holy that lets some of us wash our hands of it and excuses what some people have to do."
During WWI, religion was part of the rhetoric of combat. Jenkins noted that people with different faith backgrounds and from different levels of society were all speaking in terms of apocalyptic expectations, angels and Armageddon. In the United States, for instance, pastors would often describe the war as a crusade and the shedding of blood as a kind of holy sacrifice.
Although Jenkins concluded that the war did not lead to an immediate loss in standing for religion in Europe, he highlighted how Christian theologians began to question the way faith had supported such incredible violence.
"World War I does mark a theological revolution," said Jenkins.
Young scholars were horrified that the world's leading theologians from Germany had supported their country's imperial campaign. The next wave of Christian theology, starting with the work of Karl Barth during the war and including many writers who were soldiers themselves, focused on highlighting the Bible's peaceful message of grace and hope.
Willing peace
Campbell can relate to that process of return and revision because the drafts of her WWI commemorative worship resources evolved over time.
Her early efforts focused on the hearts of faithful people. She called for God to move believers' hearts away from desiring war.
But then one of her mentors, acclaimed Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann, insisted that she focus not on the heart, but on the human will.
"You need to pray for the will politically, morally and ethically that we will not do these things to one another," Campbell said, quoting Brueggemann. "You need to pray that our politics, our practice of faith, will will peacefulness and will do the things it takes to get there. It's bigger than having the heart for it. You need to have the steel for it and the courage for it and the determination for it."
And even beyond strength, courage and determination, praying for the will to resist violence requires acknowledging the complex relationship between religion and war according to a religion scholar who studies the intersection of theology and war.
"It's never a straightforward case of religion being used to ratchet up the war machine or used to oppose war. The story's a lot more complicated than that," said Jeremy Sabella, who lectures at Yale Divinity School.
Sabella said that for every time religion is appropriated during war times to justify harmful actions there is an example of it serving as a lifeline for people who suffer. "People use religion's language and symbols to (survive) something that threatened them with the abyss of meaninglessness."
Campbell's task was to honor that tension, while calling for peace. "I hope that (the prayers) offer people who have been disturbed by every war a new opportunity to visit in prayer the possibilities of healing, of seeing things new, of committing themselves newly to acts of justice and peace," she said.
And although the WWI anniversary was her inspiration, Campbell had the world's current conflicts in mind as she wrote. "To me, there are a lot of similarities between contemporary warfare and WWI," she said. "In WWI, the technology exceeded the morality."
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Some thoughts about Embryo
by Patricia Piccinini (
2016 )
I am interested in growth because it expresses diversity within the context of a single being. Snapshots that document the growth of an organism seem to show us a succession of apparently different beings. If you didn't know how things worked, you might have difficulty believing that the baby and the woman were one and the same species, let alone the same person. In fact, the term embryo is used to define the early stages of an organism's development, when it is actually quite difficult to determine its species. At eight weeks, when it becomes clearly human, the embryo becomes a foetus.
This essential mutability of life is something that I find very interesting, and I see it as very much a hallmark of how we see the world. Human beings change things. It is what we are most proud of. Sometime we do it for the good, but not always. The medium of this change, more often than not these days, is technology. That technology is becoming increasingly amorphous itself; straddling the biological, the physical and the mechanical.
It is strange then that it is the mechanical that still seems to represent technology to us, but perhaps that is because our sense of the mechanical is becoming more nebulous itself. We are entering the age of the self-driving car, and while we all understand what this is supposed to mean, 'self-driving' sounds to me like the car has a 'self' to drive. How far is it from self-driving to self-determining I wonder? Or self-assured? I am being silly of course, but I do love the fantasy of a world where such increasingly naturalised technologies are given the sort of natural habitats and processes that they seem to deserve.
The other thing that is interesting about an embryo is that is represents pure potential. It isn't anything yet. It's hard to even figure out what it will become, but it will become something. Something amazing. It is the absolute representation of fecundity; the possibility of new life and the guarantee of changes to come. That's a very positive idea for me.


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NOTE: It turns out that Reformed Broker Josh Brown had this story yesterday, and he has visual proof that the legendary Buy 1, Get 7 Free promotion exists.
Men's suit maker Jos. A. Bank is well known for its outrageous promotions. One of their current promotions is 70% off all suits and tuxedos. A recent promotion offered Buy 1, Get 2 Free of anything in the store.
Legend has it they've even offered a Buy 1, Get 7 Free promotion.
But their latest promotion expands into electronics:
"Get a FREE Android smartphone with any purchase."
So, it's official: the Android Smartphone is the new free suit.