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I have been a massive fan of Superdry for the last 6 or 7 years but only after having a job for a couple of years am I able to regularly shop there. Some people would say the clothes are over priced but, although they are expensive, they are worth it.
A large percentage of my wardrobe is made up of Superdry and a lot of items of clothing are over 5 years old. They are still stylish, still have a great fit, still a good quality and still look very good.
I'll start with the t-shirts and, granted, the cheaper t-shirts that tend to have a print on it will fade over a couple of years but the more expensive polo shirts are in a league of their own. It isn't just in durability either, they look better and fit more comfortably. Therefore, I tend to stay away from the round neck, printed, t-shirts and just buy the polo shirts.
I have recently purchased a couple of pairs of trousers from their chino range and am absolutely delighted with them. I have a 32" inch waist but am always buying bigger trousers because of my chunky thighs. As a result, I struggle to find comfortable trousers. These chinos are expensive, ~£50, compared to what I would normally pay for trousers but I thought I'd take the hit as I loved their t-shirts so much. I wear one of the two pairs almost everyday as they really are that comfortable. In addition, I have a couple of coats, hoodies and jackets too and have nothing but praise for them either.
One more thing to add; if money is tight but you still want to shop here, have a look at the outlet stores. There is one at Bicester, for example, that has ~30% off everything.
In conclusion, they are a really stylish brand that produces long lasting, great fitting clothes. Naturally, though, this comes at a cost.
I wasn't made aware of superdry until about 4 years ago and I just thought, oh great, heres another over priced clothing company. I immediately thought it would be like a higher priced republic or topman/burton - and how wrong i was!!
I've never taken time to look at Superdry until I went to an outlet in Portsmouth. I think the t-shirts were about £15 and I thought well thats not too much, ill get some! When I tried that t-shirt on in the changing room, well, suddenly everything changed!!
Their t-shirts are amazing quality!! They feel so soft and thick and i've worn these in really hot and cold weather and I wasn't too hot or too cold ever!!! I normally buy an XS or S and normally things are too big in certain places or their are tight around my stomach. Superdry tshirts fit me like a glove!!! I've never worn something that was fit so well in my life!! Everytime I put this on I'm always like wow, i forgot how amazing it is!!!
I tried a hoody on the other day which was a M so too big for me, but wow, did it feel so soft!!! I just wanted to cuddle up to it and live in it all day!!! If only they had an S!!!!
I love and hate some of their printed items just because I had brand names printed on everything. I do however love the whole retro american look they have and they have some really amazing stuff!!
I do wish they were cheaper and this is my only negative, but in reality you really do pay for something that is worth the price tag!!!
I do like the Superdry brand. I own 3 coats, 2 pairs of jeans and 6 t shirts!
It is a trendy fashionable brand and there are Superdry stores popped up in all major towns these days it seems!
I think the price of Superdry is a little top heavy, with t shirts retailing at around £40, but you can often pick them up for around half of that in various mid season sales.
Superdry items do feel good quality - the t shirts are made of thick, heavy cotton that does not go see through no matter how much I wear and wash!
I have a Superdry leather jacket which I have worn week in, week out for about 4 years and although it looks a little worn, it actually just looks better than a brand new one!
The only issue I have with Superdry is that some of the items you can buy are VERY popular (although this is not a slur on the brand of course!) and you can sometimes feel like you are wearing a uniform!!
Love Superdry, clothing is all made of good quality material and always looks amazing. The saying "You get what you pay for" is true in this case.I ordered a coat and it arrived damaged but Superdry were fair and sent me a pre-paid postage sticker which enabled me to return the coat. Even better they sent me a replacement so I have no complaints about their service.Overall very impressed and can see why they have become such a popular brand.
So bought 4 items on the official Superdry eBay page. I trusted it rather foolishy as it was only after it all went wrong i checked their feedback. They do not do well! I paid £17 for shipping on a Tuesday and it was delivered from the uk to Ireland on the Friday. DHL recieved it in Dublin but couldn't deliver it as Superdry left out lines of my Address. It would be the equivalent of sending it to John Smith, Old Church Road, London. I have bought a lot of stuff on eBay and this has never happened before as PayPal has my correct address and it goes to every seller i use. So DHL were unable to ship it out and they got no reply from Superdry. IT was only after i became concerned for the clothes whereabouts i asked for a tracking number from Superdry that i saw that my package was back with them in Gloucester. They are adamant they used my full address yet DHL has provided me with a picture of the label used. Upon doing a bit of research i see that Superdry are now failing as a brand and i can see why. Best Avoided.
I have a few items from the Superdry collection and must admit that everything I have, I am pleased with.
The items they make are very good and easy to distinguish when worn. The vivid orange labelling and larrge branding on most of the items are very eyecatching.
I would say that most of the clothing is bright and colourful and possibly more geared towards summer wear, but they do also make a very good range of jackets.
The problem for me comes with the prices tags. I can say that without a doubt I have never purchased anything that has been full price because of this.
Now i'm not saying that they aren't worth it as they do manufacture quality, stylish products it all just seems a bit expensive for me. And for a label that is in it's infancy compared to other big brands this is not the best policy in my opinion.
The last item I purchased was a distressed long sleeve rugby top. I bought this from the official superdry eBay store as it was on offer at £24.99. I am very pleased with the item. The transaction via Paypal was simple and quick. The item was dispatched the next morning and on my doorstep 2 days later.
The other items I have purchased from the online store during sale times and can honestly say I have the same good experiences with transaction and delivery as with the eBay store.
So all in all good quality, stylish items at prices that might not suit all pockets.
I love the superdry brand so when I saw a voucher code for their online store I knew exactly what I wanted to buy. I bought the hooded windcheater that was priced at £69.99 with free delivery, they had my size in stock and so I went straight through to buy it and the process was very easy. The website is incredibly easy to use.
I received an email saying that my order had been dispatched so eagerly awaited the arrival after work each day but after a week had received nothing.
I contacted their customer services and was told that it had been recorded as delivered. As I live above a restaurant I can only imagine who 'received' it for me and is now enjoying wearing my coat. I was very impressed with the speed in which Superdry replied to each of my emails and they refunded me the money after I went to the local delivery office to check and also asked the restaurant and all of my neighbours. I have now received my refund and am impressed with their customer service.
I went into their store in the end to buy the jacket although I had to pay a bit more for it as the voucher code was only for online and am now loving wearing my purchase. Before I bought it I checked all the zips worked and that there were no threads or anything hanging off it. It is very good quality and looks very stylish.
I can recommend this shop to people who dont mind spending that little bit more for a better quality product and the shop itself is very well set out and the sales assistants helpful.
Poor quality, worse customer service.
I bought the hooded windcheater from the regent street store for £75. Loved the look of the jacket and wore it the next day. Got home to discover my house keys were missing from the zip up pocket. On closer inspection the pockets hadnt been sown up on both sides. I checked over the jacket and found a large hole in the arm pit as well as loose stitching and general poor quality throughout.
I took it back and got a refund but when I asked about reimbursing me for my keys and the fact I had to make another trip into london to return it I got given an email address.
Wrote to them and basically was told that I was lying and they didnt feel I had been inconvenienced. (Being locked out for three hours and spending a whole morning traveling back into town, not to mention the cost of the train and tube tickets).
Seems to me they are rushing the products through manufacturing to meet demand but unfortunately the quality has gone.
Customer service was terrible.
I bought a North face coat in the end. Lovely!
My daughter bought a Superdry top for Christmas 2011 (sunscorched sea hood £64.99) - she wore it twice and the first time I washed it (inside out at 30 degress) the lettering on the front was coming off in patches making it unusable - I took it back to the Trafford Store - where the lady agreed yes it was current stock and yes it was faulty, but as my daughter had paid cash and could not find the receipt I would have to email head office - I did this only to be told there was nothing they could do as this could have been bought at a store that sells Superdry at a cheaper price - I explained it was current stock - still online and the outlet stores only sold last season stock - my daughter was also the first person in the store on the day she bought her clothese - spent over £500 so it would have been easy to trace we were telling the truth - I offered to send them the top for them to see it was clearly faulty and they should look at future sales of this item, especially as one of the reviewers was saying something very similar to my complaint - and they were not at all interested - which now worries me slightly as none of the clothes my daughter bought that day now holds any type of guarantee whatsoever!!!
So anyone reading this - please keep your receipt!! as if they can worm their way out of it THEY WILL -
I spent over £200 in the store on the day I took back her jumper, as at that stage I had no reason to believe they 'didnt give a damn' - and guess what - they are all going back - yes I have my receipt - just across the road from this store is HOLLISTER - so daughter is going to spend her money at this store in future - they certainly cant be any worse!!!
Superdry clothes are expensive you can pay £75 for a hoodie and well into the hundreds for a leather jacket, however they are great quality.
The majority of their clothing is made out of thick good quality material that will last a lifetime. I bought a pair of red jogging pants from them and they have lasted me 3 years and are still not showing signs of aging.
The design of the clothes is unique and can clearly be identified as superdry, Many of the clothes have japanese symbols on them and a lot also have words such as motor oil and other things related to car garage.
The sizing is accurate I am normally a size 8/10 and I fit into their size small clothes.
One complaint I do have about them is wenever I go into my local superdry shop is they dont seem to ever change the stock so when you have bought everything you like there is no point going back in. I have also found on occasions their clothes in TKmaxx at a massive discount so its allways worth having a look in there first.
Overall I would reccomend superdry to anyone, their clothes are expensive but worth it in my opinion.
True their clothing is good, but they really take the biscuit when you find out the charges piled ontop!!I ordered £100 of clothes, and since I am visiting switzerland for half a year I got them delivered to my place in Switzerland. I ordered from the UK site and with a UK Card... I then got billed £50 extra because they claim its the price of the goods in Switzerland... even though I ordered from the UK?They then decided to charge my card in Euros (Not even the Swiss currency) so i had an extra conversion charge.Finally a month later I recieved an import charge from DHL becuase they filled out the form incorrectly.Overall my order cost was doubled!!
i love this site. speedy delivery , great product, ive been using the site for 18 months and must have rodered about ten times. the delivery is free and every time it turns up with in 3 days of ordering.normally id have to pay to get it that quick. love it.
It's safe to say that Superdry is one of the trendiest brands out there at the moment, based on selling an image of vintage USA and Japan. Considering the company has nothing to do with 1) Japan, 2) the USA or 3) the 1960s it's clear that they've mastered marketing, but have the mastered making clothes?
The most commonly worn item of Superdry clothing is probably the T-shirt. Today they're everywhere and are one of the more reasonably priced items of Superdry clothing with some selling for around £20. It's easy to see why the Superdry T-shirts are so popular. They're bright, colourful and feel very good quality. Personally I've never had any problems with colours running or fading and I wholeheartedly recommend the T-shirts as an excellent purchase. They might be a bit pricey but they'll definitely last.
Now we come to the problem though. The Superdry range seems to me to have been based on the T-shirts and not much else. It almost seems that when the company started they pretty much just made T-shirts and got very good at it then, once they started hitting it big, though they needed a whole range of clothing. To be honest, nothing else in their range seems to hit the highs of their T-shirts and vests.
Take the hoodies for example. I'd love to be able to tell you about them but I can't. They don't make one that fits me - XXL is way too small. Now, considering I'm an averagely built 6' 2" guy that's quite surprising. The hoodies (from what I can see of my friends') do seem to last pretty well though so maybe we can forgive them one sizing faux pas.
But it's not just sizing. My XXL jumper started off as possibly the nicest jumper I have ever owned. It was unbelievably soft and bright yellow but now after only a few washes (done to the exact instructions on the garment) it has the feel of sandpaper and the yellow colour has really lost its zing. Disappointing.
However, the worst I have seen are my Superdry shorts. Both sets I have purchased really look the business (well, I like them anyway). However, they're both falling apart and I only purchased them in June! The stitching comes apart so easily it's untrue although the colours are still holding very well. Again, pretty annoying considering they're expensive.
Overall then, I'm pretty wary of buying more Superdry clothing. I'd buy another T-shirt (or a hoodie if they made one a reasonable size) in a heartbeat but the rest, nope. It really does seem like a t shirt business that lost the plot a little when it diversified.
When buying Superdry do bear in mind you're paying a premium for the brand and not the quality. Remember that and you shouldn't be too disappointed.
I love designer labels, and one of my recent loves in Superdry. I have known of the Superdry label for some time, but until a recent weight loss, I was never able to fit into their clothing as their large is a 12 - 14!!!
Superdry makes clothes for men and women, and their range includes T-shirts, Vest Tops, Jeans, Cardigans and Jackets. They are known for their range of clothing items, and their prices too!! I recently went to Superdry to buy some new clothes and I really enjoyed looking around the store.
The cheapest items in the Superdry store tend to be their t-shirts, which cost a minimum of Twenty Pounds. I have many friends who have worn Superdry in the past and they never seemed to have anything bad to say about the brand, so I was quite excited to wear it.
I really like the styles and cuts of their clothing, and the different patterns look awesome. I am a big fan of wearing vest tops, so this was my first purchase from their store, and I must say I am happy with this purcahse. It is just a basic black vest top, with the Superdry logo on the front in a white font. The material is quite thick, and has a slight ribbing to it. It is very comfortable and warm, and it is lovely and soft on the skin.
I did try on a few of the t-shirts in the store too, but each one had threading coming out of the seams, and for the price, I would expect the threading to be secure. My partner already has some Superdry t-shirts in his wardrobe, and he is not exactly super happy with the stuff he has.
He found that the threading problem was the same with the mens t-shirts, and he also noticed that the prints on the t-shirts faded very quickly. One of the t-shirts actually faded on the first wash, which was a cold wash, and not tumble dried. This was quite annoying, especially when the store would do nothing about a return or exchange on the t-shirt.
If you can find Superdry items at a cheaper price, maybe on eBay or Amazon, it may be worth buying some of their t-shirts, but I will only buy their vest tops in the stores as I do not find the quality of the clothes to be worth the high price tags. Some of the clothes I have bought from Superdry over the past couple of months has stood up to my expectations, but a few things have not. I have only found the vest tops to be of top quality, the t-shirts have been of poor value and the jeans are some where in between.
Personally, I really like the look of Superdry clothes, but the quality does not live up to the prices or the standards and I recommend you be careful what you buy from them.
==What is Superdry==
Superdry is a high street fashion brand. Superdry over the past several years has become respected as a fashion designer, the progression of which has been assisted by a selection of garments being worn by celebrities such David Beckham and Kate Moss .It features a bright orange logo which is usually, but not always, sewn onto the arm or sleeve of the item or similarly the heal or the leg. The logo itself is smart and rather unique, I personally like the brightness of the logo as it makes it stand out but due to its small size it reduces the likelihood of it becoming garish.
The Superdry clothing brand was establish just over 35 years ago, originating under the name Cult clothing. It has taken the British fashion market by storm attracting children, teens, adults and even the elderly, in only 7 years (the first Superdry store opening in 2004).
Many believe: "Superdry has crept onto our radar over the past couple of years," (Tilly Macalister-Smith - an editor of Vogue) in fact it was only noticed in the high-street fashion world just under 4 years ago; I for one was taken in by their unique approach on the usual track/ sport jacket - the Superdry 'Technical' coat with the infamous high, turtle like, collar which seems to have become more recognised than the Superdry logo itself (also situated on the top right rear of the jacket). So what made this jacket stand out? Was it this jacket which started the ball moving for Superdry in the UK?
==Superdry Technical Jacket==
The Superdry Technical jacket in particular has become more renowned by children and teenagers than famous footballers. You ask a teenage in town to give their opinion on Fernando Torres and they will reply with a bountiful ream of nothing, however you ask them what they got for Christmas and what their friend got for Christmas and what their friend of a friend god for Christmas and what their friend of that friend of that other friend got for Christmas and you would understand every single word - because luckily they would be saying the same thing... I got, she got, he got, and they got a Superdry Jacket.
But why is it so popular? There are many answers, many of which being extremely obvious. Firstly the price, at only £65 for a designer winter jacket it is affordable for many children, teenagers and adults. The price to some may seem expensive but you need to keep in mind two things, primarily due to it being a reputable brand you pay for quality and reliability. And secondly like all Superdry products it is simple, it is stylish and it suits everyone - it is not gaudy or brash, it appeals to all walks of life.
==The relevance of the success of the Superdry Technical jacket==
As previously mentioned the Superdry technical Jacket in my opinion was the spark to the flame, the cell of an organ, and the heart to a human - it not only started the popularity brand-wagon for Superdry it has also supported them and will do for in the imminent future. To elaborate the technical jacket helped produce a company trademark for Superdry, either intentionally (if so an extremely clever move) or unintentionally, the technical jacket introduced to the world of fashion the concept of huge collars, simple design, quirky labels and so much more. It made a name for itself as well as a name for the immensely huge collar, hence why there are certain aspects of the technical jacket that have been inherited by newer models. The Technical jacket was the figure of wisdom and prosperity for Superdry and therefore should be discussed when referring to the brand.
But by no means is Superdry a 'one hit wonder'. They have produced a massive torrent of products that are all individually fantastic, well designed and made with care and quality in mind; a favourite of mine being the Superdry Academy Gilet and a second being their Military style coat. Both of which are brilliantly made and the quality can be seen in every stitch...
==Where to buy==
Superdry products can be bought from a vast array of places and shops, part of this being because of its colossal popularity. But where can one achieve the best price and/or the best selection of Superdry products. In answer to that there are several retail shops and a variety of internet websites that can offer just that - five of which I wish to comment on:
*House of Fraser: House of Fraser and similar department stores all stock a comprehensive selection of Superdry products ranging from tops to vests, to boxers to shirts. House of Fraser don't stock everything but they attempt to cover most bases as well as keeping the clothing in a reasonable price range (an additional point one may want to bear in mind, when purchasing through a department store, they can often order any product or size in as they go straight through the manufacturer - which of course is an added bonus). Though the selection is good one negative of buying Superdry through a department store is due to its popularity it is very rarely on sale or reduced, meaning bargains are hard to find.
*As previously mention Superdry have both a website (http://www.superdry.com/) and a variety of stores open across the UK (some of which remain under the name Cult clothing - as seen in Bristol), of course this is the best place to purchase if one is looking for variety, however when looking for deals I personally have never seen the website offer a sale section, possibly suggesting other shops and websites are more recommendable. Though saying this service provided is always good and their customer service team is approachable and commendable.
*WWW.ASOS.COM: The home of bargains, if one is looking for bargains when buying online for Superdry I highly recommend, I constantly purchase Superdry products through Asos, and once again the service is faultless the postage and packaging is quick and effortless and overall the experience was very enjoyable - especially thinking I saved myself £30 on a gilet and £24 on a pair of 'joggers'. However it is a website that holds reduced stock and therefore stock is limited as well as the variety.
*Superdry store on EBay: This is a novel but extremely clever business move. Any products that do not meet required retail standards, which in some cases are as trivial as the amount of dust and dirt on the product, are given to the EBay Superdry outlet, meaning we as the consumers can find ourselves garments at give-away prices. Some recent examples being polo shirts that have a dark stain that and I quote: "may wash out" are twenty pounds cheaper than they would normally be, and jackets that are said to be size medium however are actually a large are £30 cheaper - just because they have slight imperfections - absolutely brilliant; definitely worth a look. All items can be returned if you notice an imperfection that was not mentioned on the description, so you as the buyer are protected.
*If you are looking for that same bargain but do not like the idea of buying 'imperfect' items one can also travel down to several outlet centres across England (I am pretty sure they are also present in other countries in the UK however I have only ever been to the ones in England and therefore it would be unjust of me to comment on the others). My personal favourites being the Superdry outlet in Swindon and Bicester - both of which offer hugely reduced products that are perfect and fashionable. I would recommend having a look - if you don't you may end up spending more than you have to.
==The pricing of their products==
Superdry products are not extremely expensive in retrospect to the quality and the fact they are a popular product, however like anything as they become more popular it is near certain their pricing will increase. Hopefully, however the quality and design will also follow suite (not that it needs to; I simply mean I hope one doesn't just pay more for the same product).
==Items I would like to see Superdry make in the future==
Now I know you may feel this section to be slightly strange, but like all brands there are some items/ markets that Superdry could and should venture out into. Firstly Superdry could make gloves, this may seem weird but I have not seen one pair of gloves - it needs to be done. Secondly they could produce a fragrance; many other competitors such as Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister and Jack Wills all have their fragrance collections and as of yet Superdry hasn't got one. I personally would love a Superdry fragrance, especially thinking it would probably be rather quirky similar to their other products. And finally, on a rather selfish point, I think it would be excellent for Superdry to make woven underwear for both girls and boys. I think this would be extremely popular because more and more girls want to wear designer underwear - the perfect example being Jack Wills's pants. And as for the boys well we want to wear underwear to bed that doesn't have any possible health risks (to elaborate according to scientific research tight boxer shorts can make a man infertile)
==Negative - surely not...==
There is one downside to the brand, down to the fact it has become so popular the brand has, in some respects, become common. To explain I purchased my first Superdry Technical Jacket two years and three months ago (date taken from a receipt I kept); when I bought it there were three other people I knew who owned the jacket. As of this Christmas I would be surprised if when walking down a high street you didn't see at least five people wearing one. The question is will Superdry's popularity work against them? Will the fact that so many people having one product deter others from purchasing it?
This of course is a problem faced by many brands and I will be interested to see how Superdry cope, possibly they will release new jackets or like they already have update the jacket (they have already brought out a polar technical jacket which is £74.99 and features a fleece coating the inside layer) - is there such thing as a good thing? I would be interested to hear what you, as potential buyers think.
A brand which is popular, relative inexpensive - especially when thinking that you can purchase it for half the price on websites such as Asos and Superdry's EBay store, and brilliant quality... Is it too good to be true?
Many find it hard to believe that Superdry have become so popular in so little time, with so little advertisement, fuss and effort, even naming it a 'fashion phenomenon' after achieving impressive profit growth: recording a profit for 2010 of just under £120 million. I however believe it is quite simple and plausible, they make statement designer clothes with their bright orange logo, their quirky designs and a style suited for all - at an affordable price ranging from £18 (their 'Osaka t-shirts) to the more expensive but equally attractive £175 (the military pea style double breasted jacket), they make clothes generations want; they not only follow fashion trends they change them, they make them and they revolutionise them. If I were you I would get involved before you are left chasing a runaway kart
If there are any questions or queries I would be happy to answer them, thank you for reading.
This review can also be found on my Ciao account under the same name (BazzaBoyT)


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Having never lived in an area where a local team won a major sports championship — at least not recently — I was unaware that such things produce so much stuff.
Stuff as in mementos, souvenirs and various commemorative items. Watching the Super Bowl is not enough. Even recording it and rewatching it does not satisfy our need to hold it dear for, like, forever.
The parade? Attending was not enough, it seems. To really tell the world that the Super Bowl victory of the Seattle Seahawks has special meaning, we probably must have the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Express illuminated real working HO-scale train collection (not available in any store!).
Not that it isn't cool. I'm just not sure it's $300 cool.
I also hadn't come to terms with the fact that no real 12th Man lacks a limited-edition Super Bowl XLVIII 30-ounce stein with custom-designed, sculpted metal lid. I'm not sure if anyone would want to drink beer out of such a treasure — especially after dropping $119.96 plus shipping and handling. But it is described as "food-safe."
I'm intrigued by the "Super Bowl XLVIII Champions Game Ball" because I can't figure out how they managed to create the game ball with the final score already engraved on it. Wait, it wasn't actually used in the game? But it says "Game Ball?"
It looks like most of the stuff — all of the above except for the "Game Ball" but including the Super Bowl XLVIII Champions Seattle Seahawks Commemorative Edition Heirloom Porcelain (TM) Plate and the Go Seahawks #1 Fan Charm Bracelet and Super Bowl Champions Commemorative Fan Ring with free personalization and the First-Ever Seattle Seahawks Silver Dollar and the Seattle Seahawks Cuckoo Clock — is being offered by the Bradford Exchange of Niles, Ill..
Fearing that I might not be seeing the full array of keepsakes, I searched the Web and found so many more. There are T-shirts and posters and commemorative books (including one with the work of News Tribune writers and photographers that is a true bargain at just $14.95). There are coins and pennants and shot glasses and autographed helmets and bobblehead dolls. There are hats and hats and hats and even hats. There are cutting boards? Yes, football-shaped cutting boards with a little drawer for knives.
There are pins and scarves and rings and license plate frames and golf balls and mouse pads and water bottles and stocking caps and car flags and watches and onesies for the baby and gloves just like the receivers wear, except these say Super Bowl XLVIII and have a drawing of the Lombardi Trophy on them.
There are even Super Bowl XLVIII Champion High-Res Plastic Street Signs. Check with city officials before installing these, but I'm sure they won't mind. Go Hawks!
Most interesting — if you define interesting as "deeply disturbing" — is the Seattle Seahawks Sexy Men's Thong Underwear ("These are comfy, and fans will love these for any occasion.")
As we all have been so often reminded, the Seattle area had not claimed a major professional sports championship since 1979 — you know, not counting the Seattle Storm and not counting the "mythical" national championship the University of Washington football team shared with the University of Miami in 1991 and not counting the UW women's volleyball team and softball team.
What is considered major in the sports worlds is not an exact science. But the National Basketball Association trophy won by the Seattle SuperSonics did not properly prepare us for what we are supposed to do in the afterglow of victory.
So much has changed. I was at the parade in downtown Seattle in June 1979, before the sports-themed logowear phenomenon had been imagined by the professional leagues. Historic photos confirm my recollection that no one was holding a stein or plate or charm bracelet or cuckoo clock. Hardly anyone was wearing a Sonics jersey or T-shirt or hat. And no one was wearing a Sonics commemorative sexy men's thong.
I can only guess on that last one, of course, but I'm pretty sure.
Peter Callaghan: 253-597-8657 peter.callaghan@ thenewstribune.com @CallaghanPeter

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By STEVEN HOWELL Press-Republican
---- — MONTREAL — While it's the season to put your garden to bed, there's one green space nearby that's going out in a blaze of illuminated glory.
The Montreal Botanical Garden presents its 21st edition of the Magic of Lanterns, the annual fall festival of lights. This year's theme, "Living Treasures of Xishuangbanna," aims to bring the fragile biodiversity of China to light.
"We wanted to highlight the biodiversity of China this year because there's so much richness to it," Magic of Lanterns designer My Quynh Duong said. Duong has designed the space for more than a decade.
The theme journeys to Southern China and the Yunnan Province in particular, which is home to Xishuangbanna, China's largest rainforest now considered "a global biodiversity hotspot." Sixteen percent of all China's plants — more than 5,000 species in all — and nearly one in four of its animals can be found there, according to a news release.
"We wanted to show the richness, but also explain the region's concerns," Duong said. "A lot of the animals and plants found here are in danger now. With China's growing population, many of these regions are facing a biodiversity crisis."
Many of the natural habitats are disappearing, Duong added. Since 1950, the forest area of Xishuangbanna has shrunk by half.
This biodiversity tale is best told on Dream Lake, the Chinese Garden's centerpiece pond which plays home to many large lanterns. Among them are a zoological treasure trove recreated in the form of water buffalo, known for use as a farm plow animal and its milk as a food source; the Asian elephant, a prominent figure in Buddhist mythology; and the majestic Indochinese Tiger, which is now facing extinction.
Also displayed are four figures to illustrate the Dai and the Hani, two of Xishuangbanna's native peoples.
"The Dai and Hani nationalities not only live there and use the forest resources, they protect the forest as well," Duong said. "They believe that all things have a soul and that even a forest deserves to be preserved."
Duong said there's a lot of work to be done to protect the region. She says that in 1958 China established the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, which hopes to preserve this shrinking natural treasure.
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An online journal about visual art, the urban landscape and design. Mary Louise Schumacher, the Journal Sentinel's art and architecture critic, leads the discussion and a community of writers contribute to the dialogue.
Why we need funding for the arts
When news broke that the already tiny Wisconsin Arts Board budget would be cut by 66%, a regular reader cautioned against too much lamenting. It would be insulting to think that creativity couldn't survive without public funding, he commented.
"Funding or not, art will find a way," he wrote on my Facebook wall.
And he's absolutely right. Art will go on and artists will continue to create. In truth, I'm not all that worried about artists.
It's the rest of us I'm worried about.
Can you think of any great nation or civilization that did not support the arts in some way? Did we miss the message when we watched young men and women in Cairo link their arms and risk their lives to protect the National Museum earlier this year?
Cultural heritage matters.
Slashing away at what was already budgetary pixie dust -- no more than .013% of the overall pie -- sends the message that art is an unimportant frill in Wisconsin.
Folding the once independent arts board into the Department of Tourism, signals that the arts are something to package and promote, not something to seek out and cultivate, as the Wisconsin Arts Board has done faithfully since 1973.
Sending more than half the staff packing to create "efficiencies" with Tourism, means the loss of years of expertise, the loss of individuals who know how to support cultural attractions that in turn build local economies.
The arts board is the only agency that supports our state's cultural infrastructure -- the theater companies, after-school art programs, dance companies, museums and heritage sites that are as essential as roads when it comes to building communities. Those are the things that attract companies, talented workers and tourists.
About a decade ago, the arts board provided seed money and expertise that made the creation of the Milwaukee Artists Resource Network possible. That group is today financially self sufficient and an essential organization for the professional development of local artists. In fact, a similar group is being created now in Racine, again with the arts board's invaluable guidance.
The arts board has also provided critical funding for organizations such as Big Top Chautauqua, a music venue near Bayfield, a rural area near the tip of our state that doesn't attract a lot of corporate sponsorship. The concerts there, in turn, attract tourist dollars to that community, said George Tzougros, executive director of the arts board.
The group also funds what some might consider risky material that might not otherwise get funding, such as a production of "The Laramie Project" a play about the real-life torture and murder of a gay teen, which was staged by the "Theater in the Woods," a small North Woods theater company in Shell Lake a few years ago, Tzougros added.
Tens of thousands of dollars are specifically allocated to arts groups that provide programming for underserved children of color, such as the African American Children's Theatre, Ko Thi Dance Company and Latino Arts Inc., all in Milwaukee.
"That isn't just arts related," Tzougros said. "They are making sure these kids are doing well in school and getting to and from rehearsals...That money is gone."
A new program to place art in under utilized buildings in struggling downtowns throughout the state, to draw attention to development opportunities, will likely be eliminated, Tzougros said.
What's worse is that many of these programs attract additional private donations expressly because they had the imprimatur of the state and went through a rigorous approval process. And some communities that matched arts board funds stand to lose both state and local funding.
Gov. Scott Walker's initial proposal to cut 73% of the arts board budget, bring to an end the more than 30-year-old Percent-for-Art public art program and eliminate the board's status as an independent agency, was not about shared sacrifice. It was not about everyone taking on some measure of necessary pain given the state's fiscal woes.
The arts board itself conceded that cuts were called for, but very few programs, if any, were targeted for such deep cuts, said Anne Katz, of Arts Wisconsin, a statewide arts advocacy group. And while there was bi-partisan support for restoring some funding and maintaining the arts board's ability to hire and fire its executive director, the arts board has been fundamentally altered.
If ultimately approved by the Legislature and signed by Walker, Wisconsin stands to be 47th in the nation in per capita spending on the arts, tied with Michigan, Tzougros said. Overall funding for the arts would drop from $1.6 million to $535,000 a year.
Our state may spend as little as 14 cents a year for each one of us, depending on the level of federal funds we get. Seriously, what can you buy for 14 cents? A cough drop? Consider that our neighbor to the west, Minnesota, spends $5.69 per person on the arts.
"It's an all out attack on the arts and it says that art is somehow elitist -- and nothing could be further from the truth," said Alderman Michael Murphy, who chairs the Milwaukee Arts Board.
As state Sen. Robert Jauch said during the Joint Finance Committee hearing Thursday, the only conclusion to reach is that the vote had "nothing to do with hard times" but rather a "philosophical disdain for the value of the arts."
Postscript: Milwaukee has always been a place where individuals and small arts groups were able to make things happen on their own. Saturday night marks the first MK-Eat, a quarterly dinner, with locally sourced foods, where people gather to pool small donations and fund a promising art project. This might be a nice antidote to this week's news. If I can be there myself, I will. More details here, at bottom of post.
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The State's economy is in a shambles, thanks to Doyle & the Dems. We cannot afford to fund the arts.
I wonder if any of the folks who don't believe that government should fund the arts have
ever appreciated the culture of a celebrated European city (Florence, Rome, Paris, London,
etc.)? I also wonder if they can name a great piece of literature, a poem, a sculpture, a
painting, a celebrated piece of classical music, or can even name one choreographer or
dance. We (and our culture) can't support what we have not been taught to value nor
appreciate what we have not experienced. Imagination and creativity must be fostered as
integral parts of forming the human mind. There is plenty of information out there
confirming that the arts inside and outside of education facilitate creativity and conceptual
understanding in all other spheres of "necessary" learning (the math and science Americans
are so dismally behind in compared to other industrial nations). Funny that most of the
nations who far surpass us in the sciences also publicly support their arts. Connect the dots
people. I love my country's "can do" pragmatism but I grieve our comprehensive ignorance
and lack of sophistication. It is no wonder that down to elementary school levels (where the
arts have been cut as well as just learning cooperation in sports and physical activities), the
scorn of "being smart" dumbs down all achievement to basic, perfunctory levels. Yep, we
need to get people just doing basic math and reading at a 5th grade level but how sad for
the souls who long to soar--the bold colors and sounds of Beethoven and Van Gogh are
brought to us by only the good graces of the rich elite. So undemocratic...
Once again, the money that is being taken away from WI Arts Board is not being saved. It is being spent by Dept. of Tourism for marketing. Nor it this to say its good/bad - just that absolutely no money is being saved and our deficit is not reduced by this action.
But its implications are this: communities throughout Wisconsin that have counted on various amounts of grants funding so they can re-grant money to community projects or provide funding for a performance that makes money for the community, hiring an artist to work with kids in the schools - these are the kinds of things that are going to be impacted. So when the art cart can't make your park, or when some stage coach theater closes shop and doesn't perform this summer...take credit, for you supported its NOT happening by NOT saving any tax dollars.
BUT, most distressing to me in all of this discussion is the unwillingness to acknowledge artists as working professionals. Art is a vocation that realizes an income, puts food on the table and sends kids to school and contributes to our taxes. So each time you say art is a frill, you are saying the way an artist makes their living is irrelevant. They don't quite contribute to our society, they have no value, there is no reason why any resources should be used because their vocation is of no consequence.
So..because I don't have kids, does that make public schools a frill? Well, to me, they are a black hole of need that I have no use for BUT sometimes you shut up and do what is right for society. And all art does is completely give back to all of us.
lizart, fiscal responsibility has nothing to do with ignorance of 'high culture." Millions and millions of dollars are raised for, and spent on, the arts in Wisconsin. The issue being ignored is whether or not the Arts Board is the appropriate means to allocate tax money to the arts. As for the arts in our schools, I would encourage you to speak at the level of the local school board, as they are the ones, for the most part, who make the difficult decisions regarding funding. If your argument is a strong one, then you will be heard.
"Tens of thousands of dollars are specifically allocated to arts groups that provide programming for
underserved children of color, such as the African American Children's Theatre, Ko Thi Dance
Company and Latino Arts Inc., all in Milwaukee.
"That isn't just arts related," Tzougros said. "They are making sure these kids are doing well in school
and getting to and from rehearsals...That money is gone." WHAT A WISCONSIN TRAGEDY!
"If the arts cannot survive on it's own...then arts should not exist." Polish H
Ah, yes, the wisdom of the right. Using this sort of "thinking", children, seniors in nursing homes, physically and mentally disabled, domesticated animals, etc. should not exist. Do away with 'em! Now, I'm sure that he will come back and say something equally absurd, comparing the arts to what I just listed, but my point is that all of the above have value and can flourish with the AID of the ABLE. Simple concept that is difficult for simplistic fanatics to understand.
Funding for the arts is critical. However, it is not critical that it be funded via the government.That
makes funding for the arts a political potato instead of a true representation of what the people
want and are willing to spend money on.
Is funding for Highway 41 critical. I'd rather it be spent on the arts that will attract people to our
I realize some things like schools, streets, nursing homes are a necessary part of the city's infrastructure, but if the arts are so popular then why does not the patronage pay its fair share and support it and not put the burden on tax payers who could care less about it. And oh Mary don't give us that line about attracting new employee's to Milwaukee is one of its benefits, people come to Milwaukee not because of the arts but because they need a Job, and those that come here are few and far in bewtween, they too can pay their fair share and support the arts thru their patronage.
Milwaukee public televison network (WPTV) raised over $1 million during their recent auction in support of their excellent programming. This was made possible by artists and others who donated goods and the many private citizens who wanted to give their support.
The fact is Wisconsin supports the arts in a dramatic way, with the vast majority of funding coming from the private sector. Ms. Schumacher and others who paint a picture of gloom and doom are not looking at the larger picture. (Please forgive the pun.)
What an excellent article.; I agree that it rates as more of an editorial than an entertainment
column. Diminishing the arts is just another way that I see this crop of Republicans tearing
down our quality of life. The disrespect for education, technology, the environment and the
arts is taking us down a dark road.


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Social from the Start
One of Gwibber's most useful features is its support for multiple streams. With it, you can provide quick access to different themes of messages you want to see. This most typically includes searches for all messages, including particular search terms. It's incredibly handy if you want to see what the microblogging world is saying about something you care about, such as your name, product, project or service.
Setting up a new stream is simple. In Gwibber, click Gwibber→New Stream, and a new pane appears to the right of your existing streams (you may need to move the scroll bar to see the new view). In the new stream to the left is a down arrow, click it and a window pops up where you can select what will go in the stream. At the top are general categories of information common to all networks, such as Messages, Replies and Images. Underneath them are each of the different networks and the different types of information specific to those networks. This makes it simple to have a stream that shows only your Twitter replies, for example.
At the bottom of the list of content types is a Search option. Clicking takes you back to the main Gwibber window, and a text box appears where you can enter a search term. Add something and click the Search button, and a new stream to the right appears showing all messages across your networks with that search in them.
One of the key enhancements that Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx brought was the ability to tweet directly from your desktop without even needing to access the Gwibber window. With your broadcast accounts all set up, you can tweet by clicking your user name (you also can press Super-S) on the panel and typing your tweet into the text entry box in the menu (Figure 4). This makes tweeting from Ubuntu a snap; one click, and your thoughts are broadcast instantly!
Another key component in building social features into the Ubuntu desktop is Empathy—a multiprotocol, extensible and powerful chat client. With Empathy, you can chat to your friends across a range of different networks all in the same place. Empathy supports Facebook Chat, Google Talk, Jabber, AIM, gadugadu, GroupWise, ICQ, IRC, MSN, mxit, MySpace, qq, sametime, silc, SIP, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Japan, zephyr and people who are nearby to you on your local network. Empathy brings all of these different networks together into one window, providing a single consistent user interface for all of your friends.
To get started with Empathy, first you need to set up your various chat accounts. Click your user name in the panel and then click Chat Accounts. A window that looks very similar to the Gwibber account setup window appears. This interface is almost identical; click the Add button, select an account type and add your account details. With each of your accounts set up, you now can fire up Empathy by clicking the messaging menu and clicking Chat.
Empathy provides a simple interface for accessing all your chat contacts in one place (Figure 5). For all contacts in your list, the icon on the left side indicates their availability. Green means they are available, orange means they are away from their keyboard, and red means they are busy. To add a contact to your list, click Chat→Add Contact, select the appropriate network, and then add their credentials. They appear on your contact list when they approve your request.
To send an instant message to one of your contacts, double-click his or her name in Empathy and a new window appears where you can chat. Within the chat window, you should know about a few useful functions. First, if you want to find out a little more information about the contact, click Contact→Information. Next, you may want to send that person a file, which you can do by clicking Contact→Send file. Finally, if you ever want to look at previous conversations with your contacts, click Contact→Previous Conversations. This opens up a new window with a calendar and a list of contacts, and you can click a contact and skip through the calendar to browse logs of your discussions.
Earlier, I discussed how you can see someone's availability, so I also should explain how to set yours. There are two ways to indicate if you are available, away, busy or invisible (this is when you can see your contacts, but they can't see you). First, in the Empathy contacts window, use the drop-down box at the top of the window. Second, you can go to the Me Menu (the panel menu with your user name) and select one of the options there.
gwibber an empathy
i still prefer Pidgin to Empathy, Pidgin has great plugins. Gwibber uses way too much RAM/CPU, i prefer Hotot for Twitter.
Sadly, however, Empathy
Sadly, however, Empathy doesn't support use of a proxy to connect to the internet.
I guess Empathy honors GNOME
I guess Empathy honors GNOME proxy server settings.
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Focused on Health - December 2013
These recipes are part of the Healthy Bites challenge to drink less alcohol. They were developed to help you make healthier choices to lower your cancer risks!
Try these non-alcoholic recipes at your next festive gathering. Remember to keep your serving sizes in check so you'll avoid drinking too many empty calories.
Research shows that drinking even a small amount of alcohol increases your chances of developing oral, breast and liver cancers.
If you enjoy a drink with fizz, try this fruity sparkler. It's got just a fraction of the calories and sugar found in most alcoholic beverages. For an extra festive twist and added flavor, toss in floating citrus slices, fresh mint or pomegranate seeds.
Prefer a frozen cocktail? Try this low-fat pineapple smoothie. The hint of vanilla and mint create an exotic flavor that'll instantly transport you to a tropical island in the midst of winter.
This crowd-pleasing drink recipe packs a hefty antioxidant punch. The grapes provide a powerful dose of resveratrol — the same cancer-preventing antioxidant in red wine — without any of alcohol's drawbacks.
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The first 2014 Zero Waste Sonoma County (ZWSC) meet-up will be held tomorrow eve, Wednesday, February 12 from 5:30-8:15pm at the Share Exchange in downtown Santa Rosa. All are welcome to attend but must register in advance. Sponsored by LITE Initiatives and the Share Exchange, the initial topic is Wasting Less Food – at restaurants and businesses as well as at home. The focus will be on buying less, consuming less, discarding less and reusing as much as possible. (Please… Read More »


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USES: This medication is used to treat low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) caused by certain conditions in which too much of a certain natural substance (insulin) is produced. Too much insulin can cause low blood sugar. This drug works by preventing insulin release from the pancreas, helping to return the blood sugar to normal levels. Diazoxide is a thiazide drug, but has no diuretic ("water-pill") effects like other thiazides.
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Charles (Chuck) Willis Atkins passed away Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at the age of 75, ending his battle with acute myleogenous leukemia, which he had valiantly waged for more than two years. In accordance with his wishes, he was cremated with no services.
Chuck served in the Navy, and later had a career in law enforcement holding several positions in three Western states. An avid reader, he also enjoyed gardening and his dogs, especially Rosie. More than a talented handyman, in years past he built a home, room additions and a barn almost single handedly.
In March 2010, Chuck relocated to the Meridian area so his wife could be nearer to her family.
Survivors are: his wife, Lila McGee Atkins; daughter, Surrie Atkins; granddaughter, Ayana McKnight; step-granddaughter, Eryn McKnight; stepdaughters, Patricia Bailey, Judy Leggett, Pam Stinnell and Angela Crawford; stepson, Elliott Crawford; niece, Carrie Bender; and nephew, Curt Bender.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Cunningham Atkins; father, Dr. Charles Elmer Atkins; and sister, Sarah Margaret Bender.
Chuck always maintained a positive attitude, had a disarming demeanor, and cast a long shadow. He will be sorely missed by those whose lives he touched.


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Mark Fidelman, Contributor
I write about social, mobile and marketing trends.
I've spent the last two months traveling around the U.S. and Europe visiting Fortune 500 executives and Microsoft Technology Centers (MTCs) and the journey has left me feeling both energized and alarmed. Energized because I am seeing a dramatic rise in the attention given to social business and the foundation for it is being laid by social CIOs. These CIOs and their executive counterparts understand how the social and mobile transformations are changing the game. Never has business been handed so much opportunity and so much risk.
The blueprint for this opportunity has been drawn by several social business thought leaders. But rarely has it been represented in physical form.
To see that, the opportunity is best demonstrated at one of Microsoft Microsoft's MTC around the world. If you haven't seen a demonstration there, it can best be described as the Enterprise equivalent of a Microsoft or Apple Apple Store. As Microsoft MTC Director Adam Hecktman put it to me, "We're here to help envision, architect and demonstrate the needs of our customers." Thanks to the fully equipped MTCs, anyone can see a live simulation of their current and future technologies under several different circumstances.
The MTC demonstrations are leading to a rush of new technology implementations. "Every square foot is built around some element of the customer's decision making process," Hecktman explains, "we're reducing the risk for businesses to quickly prepare and implement Microsoft technologies."
It struck me while visiting with the Fortune 500 intertwined with my stopovers at the MTCs that the future workplace will need to evolve. Seeing the juxtaposition of the digitally enabled MTCs next to the analog (think 1960s Mad Men era) workplaces of today, I was alarmed by the amount work that needs to be done to accommodate a more social and mobile workforce.
In this new workplace model, born of the social and mobile age, what are the best ways to meet the workplace challenges of the future? What do we see as the digital office of the future? How do we accommodate the unprecedented numbers of mobile devices entering the workforce?
I often hear the office of today appears and functions much like it did fifty years ago. Conference rooms with tables, chairs and perhaps a whiteboard – office spaces or desks neatly lined up in long rows across an ever expansive landscape – basically a sea of inhumanity.
And that space doesn't align with the social business transformation taking place around the world. The workplace of tomorrow will need to adapt to the new more social and mobile environment, while remaining flexible to accommodate different situations. You can see an example of this at Microsoft's Envisioning Center in Seattle and in some cases Pixar's offices outside of Oakland.
The most important sentence in this article:
"Based on a recent study by Chris Zook of Bain, only 40% of the workforce knew about the corporation's goals, strategies and tactics. Imagine if you had a football team, where only 4 in 10 knew what the game plan was. A physical environment that reinforces strategies and tactics and prioritizes them is paramount."
I disagree as to the importance of this- it depends a ton on the size and depth of the organization. Let's consider Wal*Mart. Does a cashier at a store in Texas need to know much about their strategies for international expansion? Is productivity enhanced by this knowledge? Probably not.
So while it is important, that importance varies tremendously based on the role of the employee we're talking about.
Actually I believe that "even" a cashier can know about the strategies for expansion – at least in general terms, as they can be more knowledgeable and proud of their company… and insights do come from unexpected places in a social business and world… As Lew Platt once said about HP: If HP only knew what HP knows"
Marianne: what a brilliant comparison! Love it and you are so right! Even if a football (soccer) team has more than 10 players (:-))! You are right on the spot! I would dare to say that more than 50% of the workforce time (office jobs) are wasted because : not knowing, looking for information, not daring to ask, not knowing what to look for or where to look! God the creator of the whole universe and beyond looks at us with a big smile at His little children literally playing in a small sandbox! Thank you for your contribution and looking forward to connecting with you on Twitter! @brunogebarski
What an amazing journey and insights Mark Fidelman. I hope many graduating college students, politician running for office, those who are restless with their work and many more read this…. it maps out possibilities that we can adapt to our own mindset and paths for more meaningful life and work. I had no idea these things were happening
What an amazing journey and insights Mark Fidelman. I hope many graduating college students, politicians running for office, those who are restless with their work and many more read this…. it maps out possibilities that we can adapt to our own mindset and paths for more meaningful life and work. I had no idea these things were happening
Maybe it's just me but it sounds like a lot of "button pushing" and feedback being done and no work actually being performed. Sounded Orwellian. I'm sure it's nothing like that but that's how it struck me when reading. The employees are surrounded by screens and having to enter "feedback" constantly. Like the voice in Star Trek asking Spock "How Do You Feel ?", "How Do You Feel ?". A Happy Worker is a Pruductive Worker. Almost sounds like a Digital Hell if taken to an extreme. It could make a office TV comedy.


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Thursday's ballot count brought some good news to Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna, who trails Democrat and former Rep. Jay Inslee in the Washington governor's race.
McKenna, with 48.87 percent of the vote to Inslee's 51.13percent, picked up 0.2 percent in King County on Thursday, according to ballot figures released by the county.
This, said McKenna's campaign manager Charles McCray III, validates the campaign's own data, which showed late voters favored McKenna.
"We expect the gap will continue to close," McCray III said. He added that he does not expect a final result for days given the number of votes still to be counted. State estimates put that number at potentially more than 700,000 uncounted ballots.
The marijuana legalization measure, I-502, held steady with a likely insurmountable 10-point lead at 55.44 in favor to 45.46 against. The Washington State Liquor Board already has announced plans to help implement the new law.
The effort to legalize gay marriage, R-74, also remained steady at 52.4 percent in favor to 47.6 against. The consistency of the gap prompted the measure's opponents to concede the race. King County announced plans to extend business hours and begin to issue same-sex marriage licenses Dec. 6.
The charter schools measure, I-1240, remained too close to call with 51 percent in favor and 49 percent against.
Look here for more updates late Thursday and Friday.


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