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|Fri, 08-21-2009 - 2:05pm
Okay, I've tried to do some research, but so much of what's out there is CDC/pharma driven, and I want to balance it out...
I'm nearly 6 mos pg and have a 2.5 y/o who will be starting preschool 1 day/week for 2 hrs next month. EVERYWHERE I look, it seems like everyone is pushing both of us toward getting it, though neither her pedi nor my OB has said word one about it. I spoke w/ a friend of mine who is in nursing school and is usually very knowledgeable and moderate about vaccinations, and she sent me a quick note telling me that we should both get it, but she'd explain why later.
I never get the flu vaccine and neither does DD. She gets vax'd but on a very modified schedule, and a selective one at that.
So my questions are: what are the statistics associated w/ H1N1? Is this an overblown panic? Is this any more serious than any other flu? I've read in places on this board that flu vaxes only perpetuate and spread the flu? How is that?
My inclination is that I will NOT be getting the vaccine while pg. They haven't had enough time to test the effects of the vaccine, and I am incredibly leery of vaccines that have been fast-tracked into mass production. I also would really rather DD not have it either, but with her starting preschool, I'm very leery about it. I'm also very worried about having a newborn in the very middle of 'flu season'...
Anyway, if you all could weigh in with thoughts and opinions (for or against, whatever it may be) I would appreciate it! TIA!!!
|Fri, 08-21-2009 - 2:58pm
I think the swine flu vaccine would be a terrible idea for children and pregnant women and I am very concerned that the public health officials seem to be pushing it so hard for those particular demographics.
|Fri, 08-21-2009 - 3:16pm
|Tue, 08-25-2009 - 1:56am
"There are on average 36,000 deaths a year associated with the "regular" flu *in the US*."
That statement gets more irritating everytime I read/hear it. How healthy are the majority of those included in that 36,000?
"How is that for perspective?"
To actually put it in perspective, lets compare that number to the actual number of people who get the flu and survive it, never even visiting the hospital. Now there's real perspective!!!
|Wed, 08-26-2009 - 12:02pm
"I've tried to do some research, but so much of what's out there is CDC/pharma driven, and I want to balance it out..."
I am very convinced that people are being paid to keep those search engines giving only pro-vax articles. Anything else is very hard to find unless you know what to search for. I've also noticed that many of the medical journals are making you pay to read many of the articles. Yet, the ones which put vaccines in a positive light are free.
There are also people being paid to man parenting websites. They are out there confusing parents to the point of overwhelming them into giving up the search for truth. I think that is how they finally came to the conclusion that parents aren't as dumb as they need us to be.
|Wed, 09-09-2009 - 9:02am
IMHO, I'm not getting the vacc, nor are my kids. Depending on which version is used, one will contain the adjuvant squalene, the other will not. The one that contains squalene is set as a single dose, while the one that does not is estimated for two shots. Studies that have been done on the adjuvant squalene (we'll ignore for a moment that it is not approved for use in the US) have concluded that it's a factor into GWS, Early onset of Alzheimer's, and Neurological damage. Whether however it is this vaccine that is used, or the other, we know it is being fast tracked by the FDA. We also know that according to a FR in June '09, "adjuvants" were added as receiving an immunity shield should damage or death result. We know that the manufacturers are indemnified as well as the Government, and anyone acting on behalf of, therefore, should a negative result occur, you're on your own. Trials that have been done in regard to safety at this point has been done on few adults and children with healthy immune systems and no underlying conditions. It is impossible to know what will happen when however it goes into mass use.


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A new University of Florida web-based tool worked well during its trial run to measure water consumption at farms in four Southern states, according to a study published this month.
The system measures the so-called "water footprint" of a farm. In the broader sense, water footprints account for the amount of water used to grow or create almost everything we eat, drink, wear or otherwise use.
Researchers at UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences introduced their WaterFootprint tool in the March issue of the journal Agricultural Systems, after using it to calculate water consumption at farms in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Texas.
The WaterFootprint is part of the AgroClimate system, developed by Clyde Fraisse, a UF associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering. AgroClimate is a web resource, aimed primarily at agricultural producers, that includes interactive tools and data for reducing agricultural risks.
WaterFootprint, developed primarily by Daniel Dourte, a research associate in agricultural and biological engineering, estimates water use in crop production across the U.S.
WaterFootprint looks at a farm in a specific year or growing season and gives you its water footprint, Dourte said. With UF's WaterFootprint system, users provide their location by ZIP code, the crop, planting and harvesting dates, yield, soil type, tillage and water management.
The tool also retrieves historical weather data and uses it to estimate the blue and green water footprints of crop production, Dourte said. Water footprints separate water use into green, which is rainfall; blue, from a freshwater resource; and gray, an accounting of water quality, after it's been polluted.
Water footprints can be viewed at the farm level or globally.
For instance, if irrigation water is used to grow crops, it is essentially exported, Dourte said.
Once products are shipped overseas, the water used to grow the commodity goes with it, and it may not return for a long time – if ever, Dourte said. That's a problem if the crop is grown in a region where water is scarce, he said.
But there's often a tradeoff, he said. Global food trade saves billions of gallons of water each year, as food is exported from humid, temperate places to drier locales that would have used much more water to grow crops, Dourte said.
"The U.S. is a big agricultural producer. Products are exported and along with them, water goes to other countries," he said.
For example, if you're growing soybeans, you're indirectly sending the water that was used to grow the crop. That amounts to about 270 gallons per pound of soybeans, Dourte said.
In addition to soybeans, coffee beans and shirts, if made from cotton, consume lots of water from the growing process to processing to shipping – with most of that water consumption resulting from evaporation and transpiration during crop growth, he said. But understanding the type of water resource being consumed, whether it's from rainfall or irrigation, makes all the difference in assessing water resource sustainability.
Dourte co-authored the study with Fraisse and Oxana Uryasev, a UF research associate in agricultural and biological engineering.
The WaterFootprint tool can help not just growers, but world water managers as well, he said.
"We think this farm-specific, time-specific water footprinting tool is a unique resource that could be used by resource managers and educators to consider water resource sustainability in the context of agricultural production," Dourte said. "We usually think of water management locally and regionally. But when you're accounting for the water footprint of agricultural products, it allows you to see the global nature of that water."
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- Thousands of people across the country had some empty stockings this Christmas. Presents should have arrived in time for the holiday, but didn't make it under the tree.
That's because UPS, the world's largest delivery service, says it was simply overwhelmed!
Amongst the new toys, games, and Christmas cheer sits an "I owe you" note to Carly Allison's mother.
"We wrote a note and it just said we got you a Roku, we just stuck it in her stocking because she didn't have anything to open this morning. She was surprised when she got that," Allison said.
The gift she ordered that was guaranteed to arrive in time for Christmas didn't make it. "It was guaranteed delivery for Monday night. And it didn't come. We had overnighted it."
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The new hours will be Monday through Friday, 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m, with a lunch break from 1-2 p.m. The Saturday hours will remain the same: 8 a.m. to noon.
Hawkins said he doesn't know when the new hours will begin, but expects to find out any day now.
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August 16, 2014
A stunning picture of TNA Knockout Brooke Tessmacher wearing a blue bikini while laying around in the water at the beach.
August 2, 2014
A picture of former WWE diva Maryse Ouellet wearing a tan bikini and showing off her tremendous body.
July 24, 2014
A picture of Brooke Tessmacher from a TNA photo shoot, and she's wearing quite the colorful bikini.
July 1, 2014
A picture of TNA Knockout Madison Rayne wearing a blueish green bikini and pulling down the bottom to reveal a bit more skin.
June 30, 2014
A picture of Santana Garrett, also known as Brittany in TNA, wearing an orange bikini and showing off her lovely rear end.
June 29, 2014
A picture of Gail Kim wearing a revealing grey bikini for a TNA photo shoot.
June 28, 2014
A picture of TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell pulling down on her blue bikini to show us all a little bit more of her breasts.
June 27, 2014
A picture of TNA Knockout Velvet Sky wearing a pink bikini that is barely hanging on to her crotch area.
June 26, 2014
A picture of Christy Hemme wearing a yellow bikini for an official TNA photo shoot.
June 25, 2014
A picture of former TNA Knockouts Champion Angelina Love in a peach bikini.
June 24, 2014
A bikini picture of Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, collectively known in TNA as the Beautiful People.
June 23, 2014
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June 22, 2014
A picture of Angelina Love wearing a pink bikini for an official TNA photo shoot.
June 21, 2014
A picture of Eve Torres with her husband at the beach. The former WWE diva still looks great in a bikini.
June 20, 2014
A picture of TNA Knockout Madison Rayne in a blue bikini.
June 1, 2014
A picture of TNA Knockout Gail Kim wearing a black bikini and laying in the water.
May 31, 2014
A picture of Brandi Rhodes and Kendall Skye, both of whom are WWE developmental divas, wearing a bikini in the kitchen.
May 26, 2014
A picture of Nikki Bella in a skimpy green bikini, and the WWE Diva is pulling it down every so slightly in a sexy manner.
May 9, 2014
A picture of new TNA star Rebel in a bikini.
May 8, 2014
In a rather interesting move, Tajiri turned heel during a Wrestle-1 event this week. The decision is noteworthy because he is still scheduled to team up with the Great Muta as a baby face team during Bound For Glory 2014 in a match against James Storm and Seiya Sanada. No word yet on how TNA will handle the situation, but it could just be avoided since most American fans are not regular viewers of Japanese wrestling.
October 9, 2014
While the entire card is far from being finalized, TNA has revealed two matches that will definitely be taking place at the pay per view. In the first match, Samoa Joe, Low Ki and former WCW star Kaz Hayashi will be battling in a triple threat match for the X Division Championship. Seiya Sanada will be teaming with his new on screen mentor James Storm to take on his real life mentor Great Muta and Tajiri.
September 27, 2014
A video of James Storm, where the former TNA World Heavyweight Champion has repackaged Seiya Sanada. Storm promises a revolution, which means that he is bringing a new stable to Impact Wrestling.
August 16, 2014
"Heard Petey Williams retired last night. Such a great talent. Always enjoyed his work and working with him." - James Storm speaks on the surprising retirement of former TNA star Petey Williams
July 6, 2014
The decision to invite members of the Dallas Cowboys to Slammiversary 2014 proved to be quite an effective marketing move, as TNA was able to garner some mainstream media coverage from George Selvie being involved in a segment with James Storm and Mr Anderson. Among those that covered the incident were Dallas Morning News, TMZ, Fox Sports, CBS and a variety of local affiliates.
June 16, 2014
During a recent blog post, Jim Ross was asked what WWE needed to do in order to fix their product. The legendary commentator said that they simply needed to put on a better show and utilize their talents better. He praised Dolph Ziggler as a performer who needed to be push. Then, without solicitation, he praised James Storm and Bobby Roode of TNA.
May 19, 2014
In approximately two years, TNA has reduced the amount of contracted performers by nearly half, going from 60 to 33 during that stretch of time. Dixie Carter and company have been forced to allow performers to leave whenever their contracts expire because they need to become fiscally responsible if they wish to remain in business. Rumor has it that only Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Bully Ray, Samoa Joe, Abyss, James Storm, Bobby Roode and Mr Anderson have big salaries.
May 15, 2014
Earlier this week, news came out that Kurt Angle had been added as a last minute addition to the live events that TNA is holding this upcoming weekend. Word has now come out that the former world heavyweight champion will be teaming up with MVP to take on Ethan Carter and Brutus Magnus. Angle is replacing James Storm and Gunner, who are doing a show in England.
May 2, 2014
Since James Storm and Gunner are heading over to England this weekend to work a big anniversary show over there, Kurt Angle has been added to the TNA live events this upcoming weekend in Wisconsin. The move is designed to help with ticket sales, as Storm is one of the more popular performers on the tour. No word yet on who Angle will be wrestling on these shows.
May 1, 2014
TNA will be doing a couple of live events in Wisconsin this upcoming weekend, but James Storm and Gunner, both of whom are featured regularly on these tours, are not going to be available. The former TNA World Tag Team Champions are heading to England instead to work a big anniversary show for Plymouth Wrestling Alliance.
May 1, 2014
In a bloody I Quit match at TNA Sacrifice 2014, Gunner was able to force James Storm into calling off the match by breaking off a big shard of glass and threatening to jam it into the head of his former tag team partner. A very bloody Gunner refused to quit, even though he took quite the beating.
April 27, 2014
A video from Impact Wrestling of James Storm and Bobby Roode reforming Beer Money in a tag team match against Gunner and Bully Ray. TNA has been toying around with the idea of having Storm and Roode permanently joining forces again.
April 26, 2014
While they both have now established themselves as singles stars, there are talks backstage in TNA of doing a Beer Money reunion. The hope would be that James Storm and Bobby Roode can remain relevant while carrying the tag team division once again. It would help fill the void that is being left by the potential departures of Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian.
April 24, 2014
With so many of their performer contracts expiring this year, TNA officials have been busy with negotiations and signings. The latest person to put pen to paper is Gunner, a rising star in the promotion. With the deal, he is expected to remain with the company for a couple of years, and he is also expected to continue on his push since splitting with James Storm.
April 16, 2014
While the company has recently suffered the loss of AJ Styles and Chris Sabin, it appears that TNA has been able to retain one of their longtime stars. James Storm has signed a new multiple year deal to stick around. The former world heavyweight champion is expected to be given a nice push after he finishes up his program with Gunner.
April 13, 2014
Independent wrestling shows are usually done on the weekends, but a promotion in Tennessee has decided to do a rare one on a Wednesday. James Storm has been booked to be the headliner, and he will be going up against former TNA star Chase Stevens. Crimson, another former TNA star, is also working the event as well, but his opponent has not been revealed yet.
March 26, 2014
Internally, TNA is hoping that they can build up Gunner over the next several months, so that he can become a title challenger for Brutus Magnus and the world heavyweight championship. His program with James Storm and fantastic match at TNA Lockdown 2014 helped increase his credibility in the eyes of the fans. Management will be doing more of that as well.
March 15, 2014
At TNA Lockdown 2014, James Storm and Gunner put on a tremendous show inside of the steel cage. While they were both praised backstage for the match itself, both are receiving individual praises as well. James Storm is being lauded for making his opponent look like a million bucks, while Gunner is receiving words of encouragement because he is starting to look like a star.
March 11, 2014
In a crowd pleasing segment at TNA Lockdown 2014, Gunner was able to secure one of the biggest wins of his career by defeating James Storm in a Last Man Standing match after Storm was unable to get back up from a superplex through two steel chairs.
March 9, 2014
There are talks that James Storm will be having quite a bit role at Slammiversary, which was just recently announced to be taking place in Dallas. The feeling within TNA is that his southern gimmick would be quite the draw for fans in Texas. He is currently engaged in a program with Gunner, and that feud could be escalated into a top tier one by June.
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FORT MYERS, Fla.- "It was a once in a lifetime experience for people to see a celebrity of that stature."
Scott Saxon, the General Manager of the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall remembers the night, a year and a half ago, when Robin Williams took the stage for a sold out show.
"Those memories he made that night those people will have with them forever," said Saxon.
On Tuesday investigators in California announced the 63 year old actor and comedian slit his wrist then used a belt to hang himself in his San Francisco-area home. His personal assistant discovered his lifeless body.
"Entered the bedroom and found Mr. Williams clothed in seated position with a belt around his neck and the other end in the closed closet door and the door frame."
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This recipe came from a neighbor, and I adapted it to my family's tastes. It's a nice special salad to serve anytime—and, with fresh spinach from the garden, it's great for summer picnics! I've long enjoyed cooking...ever since my mother put me in charge of my first Sunday roast when I was 12.
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Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
2 tablespoons raspberry jam
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3/4 pound fresh spinach, rinsed well and drained
3/4 cup whole toasted pecans,
1 cup fresh raspberries,
2 large kiwifruit, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
With whisk or a blender, blend vinegar and jam. Add salad oil in thin
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The singer took advantage of Father's Day on Sunday to unveil the first photo of her baby boy, born to Ciara and her fiance on May 19.
The toddler is naked Future Zahir Wilburn (after his dad) and Ciara wrote as a caption to the following cute photo:
"Hey Dad aka Big @Future. Baby Future Loves You. #HappyFathersDay."
Along similar lines, Kim Kardashian posted an image of daughter North and husband Kanye West online yesterday.


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Back in my university days, I learned of a useful framework for analysing the ills of the educational system called "ABCs". It stands for: Access and participation, Bureaucracy and control, and (Counter-)Consciousness formation. The ABCs describe the fundamental problems faced by the educational system in the Philippines (and in my opinion, traditional education all over the world). Take it further and you'll get the "D" in the framework — Development — which sets the roadmap for change.
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Altimeter report: The state of social business 2013
"What was previously a series of initiatives driven by marketing and PR is now evolving into a social business movement that looks to scale and integrate social across the organization. The following report reveals how businesses are expanding social efforts and investments. As social approaches its first decade of enterprise integration, we still see experimentation in models and approach. There is no one way to become a social business. Instead, social businesses evolve through a series of stages that ultimately align social media strategies with business goals." – Altimeter Group
Some highlights: Continue reading
Resilience and the gamer
Here's Jane McGonigal on TED Talk: http://on.ted.com/McGonigal
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Five good reads: collaborative economy value chain; Google Mine; finding meaning in stories and numbers; a platform for whistleblowers; and freedom from fear
1. Keynote: The Collaborative Economy with Jeremiah Owyang
The collaborative economy: an economic model where ownership and access are shared between people, startups, and corporations. What this means: the ownership of core business functions are shared with customers.
How does the value chain of the collaborative economy look like? And more importantly, where would your business fit? Which business functions in your company could collaborate with the crowd? Continue reading
What happens when Givers succeed?
Five good reads: e-commerce, blog as new ad unit, success in giving, on social media, productivity and costs
The next phase of e-commerce | The blog post as the new ad unit | The most successful type at work: not the Taker but the Giver | Social media as part of the changing nature of knowledge work | Social media isn't free
1. Japan's Answer to Jeff Bezos Sets Sights on Amazon, America
The next phase of e-commerce? Bye giant shop, hello bazaar. Small + niche + human come together.
Rakuten maybe Japan's answer to Amazon, but it's CEO and co-founder Hiroshi Mikitani pursues a different e-commerce philosophy. Mikitani favors a third-party marketplace model instead of a gigantic first-party sales model which destroys smaller businesses."
"Up until now, internet shopping was about the process," he said. "How to make your checkout process efficient. How to make your delivery smooth and fast. How to buy things cheaply."
"We are a bazaar. We are not a supermarket," said Mikitani. "We are creating a first-class shopping district instead of being a retailer ourselves."
"My point is you don't need to kill the human factor," he said. "You can amplify the human factor by using information technology."
2. Why the Blog Post Is the New Ad Unit
Are you active in blogging? Blog even better and more strategic.
"Given all the benefits — and clear superiority over online ads — there's really no reason why most businesses shouldn't be investing in business blogging. Content is long-lasting. Content attracts qualified visitors. Content generates leads. Content helps convert those leads into customers. Just how effectively can a display ad do all that…?"
3. Givers, Takers, and Matchers: The Surprising Science of Success
A powerful, revealing, and inspiring read! Which type are you / do you want to be?
Givers, takers, and matchers all can— and do— achieve success. But there's something distinctive that happens when givers succeed: it spreads and cascades. When takers win, there's usually someone else who loses. Research shows that people tend to envy successful takers and look for ways to knock them down a notch. In contrast, when [givers] win, people are rooting for them and supporting them, rather than gunning for them. Givers succeed in a way that creates a ripple effect, enhancing the success of people around them. You'll see that the difference lies in how giver success creates value, instead of just claiming it.
4. When Social Media at Work Don't Create Productivity-Killing Distractions
"Ubiquitous digital connectivity should be seen not as an unwelcome interruption but as part of the changing nature of knowledge work itself that needs to become part of normal, everyday practices of contemporary organizations," says Joe Nandhakumar, professor of information systems at the Warwick Business School in the United Kingdom. For two years, he and his team studied the how a a large European telecommunications company's policy to encourage "…social media usage among its employees led to increased customer interaction and, eventually, higher productivity."
5. Wait, Social Media Isn't Free?
Here are some of the investments large and small business have before you can see any ROI in social media. And don't forget to have develop a strategy that takes all of these areas into account. [Yes, you have to treat it as you would any serious project.]
1. Staffing/Resourcing
2. Monitoring
3. Conversation management
4. Content development
5. Paid media
Are you a member of The Cult of Competitiveness?
"But the most important things in life, the most vital and electric things that enrich the human experience into something greater than anything the most competitive of Darwin's finches could hope for, are not to be found in competition. Love and companionship, in spite of and through hardship, will not be acquired through a sperm bank sorted by SAT score. The terror and the tenderness of parental love will not be enhanced by private schools charging Ivy-League tuition. The ecstasy and the groundedness of religious devotion cannot be obtained at the expense of another. In fact, each of these can only be obtained by looking beyond the personal immediacy of competition to recognizing ourselves as in relationship, embedded in community.
It is just this community that the competitiveness cult threatens, by driving us to instrumentalize ourselves and our lives." – Jonathan Coppage, The Cult of Competitiveness
"In business, we need to confront the pressure to become nothing more than instruments of competition, we need culture that helps us find common cause, to express our desire for meaning and purpose, and to share challenges without struggling among ourselves for the spoils." – An Unexamined Taboo: The Centrality Of Competition


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ELIZABETHTOWN In 2008, Aubuchon Hardware will be celebrating its 100 anniversary in business. In today's ever-changing economic times where business can be thriving one year and gone the next, this is truly an extraordinary accomplishment. During the past 100 years, Aubuchon Hardware has grown from humble beginnings into one of the region's largest hardware chains. The company was founded by William E. Aubuchon, Sr., who came to the United States from Canada in 1900 at the age of 15. Speaking no English and armed with only a 5th grade education, he established the original Aubuchon store in Fitchburg, Mass. in 1908 through simple hard work and perseverance. One hundred years later, there are over 130 Aubuchon Hardware Stores located throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, employing over 1,100 people. And with more than 20 Aubuchon family members, including those from the fourth generation, currently working for the organization, it continues its proud tradition of being a family-owned and operated enterprise. Along with providing the highest quality products, service and applied expertise, the key to the company's success has always been, and continues to be, its dedication to the communities in which its stores are located. Whether through its annual "Community Appreciation Day" or some similar celebration, each and every store is committed to two basic business tenets: always giving something back to the community which it serves, and, treating its customers as valued friends. In the months ahead, the company will be commemorating this extraordinary business milestone in a variety of ways. These will include: Special community celebrations to be held at each of the individual store locations over the course of the year 2008. Regional events to be held at amusement parks and minor league sporting venues and other large crowd-attend events across New England and New York during the winter, spring, summer and fall of 2008. A spectacular, 2-day music event and anniversary celebration for both employees and customers to be held at Wachusett Mountain in September 2008. A commemorative book celebrating the company's first 100 years that will be available for sale at every Aubuchon Hardware location. The funding and establishment of the "Aubuchon Hardware Foundation" which will provide grants to worthy organizations and causes at both the community and regional levels where Aubuchon Hardware conducts business. It promises to be a very exciting time for Aubuchon Hardware - please be sure to drop in to your local neighborhood store and congratulate them on this remarkable achievement. For more information about Aubuchon Hardware, and to learn about some of the special product promotions going on this week and throughout the upcoming months, please visit their web site - www.HardwareStore.com .
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A Linux boot process is the initialization of the Linux open source operating system on a computer. Also known as the Linux startup process, a Linux boot process covers a number of steps from the initial bootstrap to the launch of the initial user-space application.
While specific Linux boot initialization steps and commands vary depending on the Linux distribution that is being installed, the startup process generally runs from the BIOS, to boot loader, to kernel, to scheduler, and finally to Init, which initializes the user environment for user interaction and login.
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Posted: 04/24/2006 - Thirty-six-year-old Jeanine Crandle, who authorities say has a long rap sheet, is accused of stabbing a man to death.
Posted: 04/24/2006 - Thirty-six-year-old Jeanine Crandle, who authorities say has a long rap sheet, is accused of stabbing a man to death.
Posted: 04/24/2006 - Some fish in Neuse River have elevated levels of mercury.
Updated: 04/24/2006 - The new tobacco free school's policy will become effective January of 2007.
Posted: 04/24/2006 - Illegal immigrants in our state are getting jobs under false pretenses.
Posted: 04/24/2006 - It appears the controversy surrounding Duke Lacrosse players is sparking sales.
Posted: 04/24/2006 - A fashion show in Greenville Monday benefits "Dignity U Wear."
Updated: 04/23/2006 - Atlantic Beach Police say a gun accident turned fatal Sunday afternoon.
Updated: 04/23/2006 - A brutal slashing left a Greenville man dead, and a woman behind bars Saturday night, charged with murder.
Updated: 04/23/2006 - Hyde County is most known for its quiet rural communities, but next week things will heat up in a Swan Quarter Superior Courtroom.
Posted: 04/23/2006 - Cable-style TV regulation proposal could change service and rates.
Posted: 04/22/2006 - Some Duke alumni are criticizing the way the school has handled the rape scandal.
Updated: 04/22/2006 - Some firefighters in Eastern Carolina torched some houses all in the name of training Saturday.
Updated: 04/22/2006 - Suspect Sought in Attempted Murder Case
Updated: 04/22/2006 - Two Prisoner Jail Break
Posted: 04/22/2006 - Funeral set today for N.C.-based Marine killed in Iraq
Posted: 04/22/2006 - Currituck County, nonprofit settle disagreement about lighthouse
Posted: 04/22/2006 - Billy Graham statue to be unveiled at Southern Baptist meeting.
Updated: 04/21/2006 - The hundreds of troops from Camp Lejeune killed in Iraq were remembered Friday.
Updated: 04/21/2006 - A fallen soldier from Bertie County was remembered during a Friday memorial.
Updated: 04/21/2006 - Just about everyone is complaining about the high gas prices, but most people haven't changes their routines because of the prices.
Updated: 04/21/2006 - A study is underway on the feasibility of a toll bridge on the Outer Banks.
Updated: 04/21/2006 - An apparent gang assault has authorities in several communities concerned.
Updated: 04/21/2006 - Some 400,000 educational cards to be passed out state wide.
Updated: 04/21/2006 - First Earth Day held in 1970
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My Darjeeling is a good companion for the whole day as it manges to be both mellow and easy going but deliver a wonderful rounded earthy flavor.
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Sales, Discounts & Farts Get Results
Posted By Jeffrey Eisenberg On September 6, 2007 @ 8:38 am In Branding and Advertising Rants,Customer Experience,Retail | No Comments
[1]Want to clear inventory or goose sales this month? Announce yet another promotion [2].
Want to clear out a crowded elevator? Ask my friend John and he'll explain how a poorly digested meal will do the trick.
You will get results! Even if both leave a stink.
Farting and clearances are both necessary and both have an appropriate place and time.
Kevin Hillstrom got me thinking about this issue again…
Bryan and I often rant against discounting dependence, and we're not alone. In his Entrepreneur magazine column, my good friend Roy Williams has explained the time and place to balance relational and transactional customers in your advertising [3] . Another good friend, Jim Novo, can explain why discounting fails with RFM modeling techniques [4]. So it's not a new concept, but one worth revisiting.
Kevin Hillstrom wrote about sales and discount promotions [5] in a recent blog post, which includes a spreadsheet on the matter:
…When executed properly, management loves a sale — profit could increase, sales likely increase, inventory is moved.
But then the sale ends. And a cohort of customers purchased because they got a "deal". These customers, in many instances, are less likely to repurchase, and if they want to repurchase, they want to get a "deal"!
Couple that with a management team that is forced to grow top line sales. Sure, bloggers, management consultants and marketing experts will tell management to "sell great products", and everything will take care of itself. That's a theoretical argument. Management has to move what sits on the shelves today, regardless whether it is great or not.
So, management adds additional sale periods. Management mixes promotions, free shipping, 20% off your order, 40% off selected merchandise. Sales grow! All is good!
Eventually, the mix of the customer file is irrevocably changed. A large chunk of the customer file loves sale merchandise. Even if you have great full-price merchandise, it will take a few years to acquire the kind of customer who loves full-price merchandise… read the entire post [5]
The addiction to discounting (clearly related to the crackvertising [6] addiction) seems to be so consuming that, despite it's noxious effects, retailers simply can't control the habit. Perhaps repetition can change that.
So, I ask you retailers who read this blog: does repeating this information help?
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[2] yet another promotion: http://retailemail.blogspot.com/2007/08/am-inbox-nothing-says-you-mean-it-like.html
[3] balance relational and transactional customers in your advertising: http://www.entrepreneur.com/advertising/adcolumnistroyhwilliams/article62290.html
[4] why discounting fails with RFM modeling techniques: http://www.jimnovo.com/RFM-tour.htm
[5] Kevin Hillstrom wrote about sales and discount promotions: http://minethatdata.blogspot.com/2007/09/sale.html
[6] crackvertising: http://www.grokdotcom.com/2006/07/26/crackvertising-are-you-addicted/
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Four former Republican Environmental Protection Agency administrators were among the witnesses at a hearing on efforts to address global climate change. The former administrators, invited…736 views
Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) testified on the recommendations of their task force created after the 2011 Fukishima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident in…1,507 views
Environmental specialists from the fishing, forestry, farming, and wildlife sectors testified on the economic effects of climate change on wildlife and agriculture industries.Senator Jon…796 views
Witnesses testified on national, state and local perspectives on the need for federal transportation infrastructure investment and priorities for the next surface transportation…372 views
Environmental Protection Agency Administration Gina McCarthy testified on her agency's fiscal year 2015 budget request. Many of the questions centered on oversight of the agency…371 views
Thomas Donohue and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka testified on federal funding for transportation infrastructure and MAP-21, the current transportation law that expires in September 2014.…679 views
West Virginia state representatives and environmental experts testified on the safety of drinking water following a January 2014 chemical leak that left several thousand West Virginia…1,180 views
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) commissioners testified on efforts to implement the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force recommendations. The task force, formed in reaction to the…1,406 views
Federal officials and climate specialists testified on the Obama administration's climate change policy. The plan includes a number of executive actions targeting carbon…1,022 views
State officials, representatives from transportation industry groups, and members of national commissions testified on the status of transportation infrastructure needs in the United States…297 views
Witnesses testified on the implementation of the Moving Ahead for Progress law that funds highways, mass transit, and other surface transportation programs for two years.159 views
Recent explosions at chemical plants in Texas and Louisiana killed 16 people and injured hundreds of others. Witnesses testified on ways to mitigate chemical threats and avoid future…82 views
The Committee on Environment and Public Works held a business meeting to consider the nomination of Gina McCarthy to be administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The…233 views
A rescheduled business meeting of the Committee on Environment and Public Works was held to consider the nomination of Gina McCarthy to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection…619 views
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a meeting to vote on the nomination of Gina McCarthy to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), but…157 views
Gina McCarthy, the president's nominee to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Much…289 views
Alabama, California and Louisiana Port Authority officials testified about the state of U.S. ports and harbors. They urged Congress to change the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF)…97 views
Members of Congress from New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware spoke about damage and ongoing recovery from Hurricane Sandy. During their comments…1,401 views
Witnesses testified about their nomination to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Among the issues they addressed were nuclear waste storage, working relations among commissioners,…874 views