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When myriad portals selling everything from personal items like apparel and shoes to financial products like insurance and mutual funds cropped up over the past couple of years, many said e-commerce was coming of age in India. But now, with the Tata Group owned electronic goods retail chain Croma foraying into online retail, one is tempted to say e-commerce has finally arrived.
Croma launched its online arm, Croma Retail, last month, extending its reach from the 14 cities the chain is currently present in through brick and mortar stores to a virtual presence in 319 cities, covering around 6,000 pin codes. More pin codes will be added every week going further.
"We've noticed our consumers are not short on resources. But, while in major metros they are short on time, in the smaller cities they have limited access to the latest gadgets and electronic items," says Ajit Joshi, MD and CEO, Infiniti Retail, the wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, which runs the multi-brand electronics store chain Croma, explaining the latest initiative. Joshi's reasons are in place, but he also has numbers on his side to support this move.
According to a November 2011 report on the digital commerce industry by financial services firm Avendus Capital, the Indian e-commerce market is estimated at Rs 28,500 crore. Online travel transactions constitute almost 87 per cent of this, way higher than that in any other country under consideration — like the US, where online travel transactions stand at 37 per cent of the overall pie. The rest of the pie in India (13 per cent) is contributed by e-tailing, a Rs 3,600 crore industry.
Avendus predicts this market will be 10 times its current size in just four years. They estimate it to grow to about Rs 53,000 crore by 2015, achieving an overall penetration of 1.4 per cent. This is still very small compared to China where it is already at 4 per cent.
Based on these estimates and Joshi's rationale, an online presence would be the fastest way to scale up operations for a player like Croma and increase its reach manifold. But first they must spot their customers.
Changing customer profile
Anand Ramanathan, associate director at KPMG, doesn't think the brick and mortar stores and online model will jostle for the same set of customers. "The touch and feel factor continues to dominate the purchasing habits especially for large appliances and are hence restricted to store buying," he says. "It may not be as important for smaller gadgets or standard accessories like cartridges, which may be easily bought over the internet. Online medium also helps greatly with pre-buying decision making." Also, given that Croma's physical footprint is still very small, the possibility of an overlap among consumers is on the lower side.
However, if the orders received by Croma during the first seven days of the website going live are any indication, it is safe to assume that the well-documented predilection of the Indian consumer with regard to the 'touch and feel' factor is changing. Croma has received orders for air conditioners, coolers and refrigerators in addition to laptops, iPads and mobile phones from across the cities it has a digital presence.
Another myth to be busted here: the average sale price (ASP) for tier 2/3 cities is almost double that of the top metros. It stands around Rs 10,000 versus the Rs 5,000 ASP for top metros. In fact, smaller cities seem to have a voracious appetite for high-end electronic gadgets. "The mindset is changing and there is a cultural shift. What helps is, these are cash rich customers, for whom there is also something of a snob value in owning the latest and expensive gadgets," says an executive associated with Croma Retail.
There is no denying the online story sounds promising. But, one cannot ignore the challenges in building a successful business model in the space. The challenges will be unique — among them are things like ensuring on-time deliveries as well as managing the consumer expectations even from the delivery crew. The distribution model thus becomes key in an online business. Here the company must bridge the last mile — reach out to the consumer, rather than vice-versa.
Managing distribution
A common practice in e-tailing is to outsource the management of forward logistics, while the company would focus on managing the back-end operations. Only few players, like Flipkart, have moved away from this, choosing to manage its logistics end-to-end. Most others rely on tie-ups with courier companies for the last mile deliveries.
Croma seems in no rush to defy the established wisdom. The company has tied up with courier companies FedEx and Blue Dart and fellow Tata Group logistics company Diesl. While Joshi doesn't divulge details about the particular regions to be catered to by each of these companies or any other split of services, he says that one of the partners would handle smaller appliances and laptops. The other two will handle deliveries of large appliances.
Croma is also in talks with India Post for a delivery tie-up. "No player can compete with India Post when it comes to reach. The network is vast and spans even the remotest hinterlands," says Joshi. A fact endorsed by industry experts who point out that courier companies have an approximate reach of around 2,000 pin codes currently. The number is less than half of the targeted pin codes.
Joshi adds, "We are now in final stages of talks and verifying its (India Post's) capabilities for delivering large appliances as well."
With e-commerce, there is always a chance of returns and hence the need for a strong reverse logistics model as well. While Croma doesn't anticipate too many returns, it has made arrangements with the same players for managing the same. The costs per delivery as per the Avendus Capital report could range from Rs 35-75 and for reverse logistics it can vary from Rs 40-55. This cost will be absorbed by Croma.
Experts endorse this approach of outsourcing the forward as well as reverse logistics. "E-tailing isn't developed enough or hasn't received the required scale for businesses to invest considerably in supply chains. As things stand now, it is still just a medium for businesses to test waters. And to do so, tie-ups with courier companies are a quick and not-so-expensive-to-manage option," says Pinakiranjan Mishra, partner and national leader, retail and consumer products, Ernst & Young.
Currently, Croma has seven distribution centres (DCs) across India that cater to its physical stores, managed by Australian retail major Woolworths: Bhiwandi (caters to the stores in Maharashtra), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Bangalore (Karnataka), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Delhi (Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh) and the recently opened centre at Jalandhar to supply to Punjab.
Till now, the chain followed a largely hub and spoke model, with a DC catering to a certain catchment area. It will continue to do so for its physical stores. The chain plans to add another 83,000 square feet real estate in the coming year, taking its store count from 72 to 86. The aim will be to go deeper within the cities that Croma is already present in and extend reach through the online model, which will be serviced by the same DCs.
"As a retailer, margins do not grow overnight, so we need to work on controlling costs. For instance, if we advertise, say through print, it's easier to ensure effectiveness of such communication if you have multiple stores in the same city. The spread can become too thin if we look at a multiple-city model and the realisation of that rupee can become a problem," explains Joshi.
Like most businesses, the chain operates a one-distribution-centre-per-state model because of varying central sales taxes. However, once the country moves to the Goods and Services tax regime, Joshi is hopeful of shifting to a four to five distribution centre model that will cover regions rather than individual states. Until then, the current model shall serve. The chain has no immediate plans for new DCs specifically to take its online ambitions further.
However, the company has opened a dialogue with its suppliers, that is the brands, like Sony, Samsung, LG etc, possibly to ensure that its maximum-seven-day delivery time promise is fulfilled. "These partners (brands) have their own networks and depots in place in large numbers around the country. We are exploring the possibility of leveraging this," says Joshi. The challenge here is to establish a strong communication link between these centres or depots and the chain's order management system. The solution though will come through technology. And the process will be simplified once Croma figures out how best to communicate electronically with all its partners.
The Croma experience
The company has stated categorically that its online foray will not translate into any kind of 'discounted buying' opportunities for the consumer. It will focus on product bundling and services instead to attract consumers. Examples of bundling include 'buy laptop and get printer free' or 'buy fridge and get food processor free'. According to the company this is very popular with consumers. For instance, the chain offers a Rs 1-lakh wedding pack that include most of the electronics products necessary to set up a new home. These are a hit with information technology professionals who shift cities very often, according to Joshi.
With regard to service, Croma will now offer consumers a 'standby' option. If your product purchased from one of its stores breaks down, the company will replace it with another on a temporary basis at no extra cost till your own product gets repaired. The facility is available for a few product categories only, and is currently limited to customers in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore who've made their purchases from the stores. It will soon be extended to the online customers within these cities. By September the service will be rolled out to all Croma customers.
Croma, which started its operations 2006 and clocked a revenue Rs 1,970 crore last fiscal, says the online model has the potential to generate similar revenues within just two years. The prerequisite being that the Indian government's ambitious 'internet in every village by 2014' plan is realised. Industry experts are cautious though.
Whether the Rs 2,000 crore revenue comes through or not in the next two years, Croma has made a start. With almost no competition currently, it will also have the first mover advantage. And if the rising purchasing power of the Indian middle class, that resides beyond the top cities is a reality, the journey promises to be exciting.
|The growing importance of multi-channel retailing
Expert Take
Omni-channel retailing or multi-channel retailing or any other name you might want to give is rising in prominence across the Indian market place. In a series of presentations across different industry platforms I have done on the potential futuristic shopper behaviour in 2020 the further rise of this phenomenon is evident and even today you can see a significant presence. An example would be a purchase of a laptop where a shopper might become aware of a new laptop launch in the social media, say, Facebook; she might go to a brick and mortar store to touch, feel and compare it and then might go online to make a discounted purchase. Therefore, retailers are realising the importance of having a presence across channels — that is, brick and mortar, online, catalogue, home TV shopping etc.
Especially related to online, the boom in the global world is astounding. Looking at the West, a pure play online retailer such as Amazon has taken on the mighty giants of the retailing world such as Wal-Mart. There are varying statistics but the trend is pointing towards more and more brick and mortar shoppers purchasing online and if the traditional retailers across categories — be it electronics, grocery, or even home improvement products — are not serious about their online presence they will end up paying a heavy price.
That Croma is venturing into the Indian online space aggressively is great news. Sometimes it is easy to get bogged down trying to understand what is it that needs to be done differently for a serious online presence. In my view, the starting point should be the same as any other retail environment —that is, focus on the basics of the Path to Purchase of a shopper.
We define the Path to Purchase as a series of steps that a shopper takes before he or she makes a purchase. It goes from awareness to understanding to believing to wanting to finding, buying, using, liking and then finally recommending.
If the retailers planning to operate in the online environment have this Path to Purchase lens on and try to understand how the different steps of this process can be optimised for a shopper, I think their journey into this new channel can be relatively smooth.
Of course, there are certain hygiene factors that retailers operating in the online space need to provide as a foundation — such as payment security, delivery guarantees, returns management etc which can then facilitate the focus on the steps of the Path to Purchase. Creating awareness about the new online space via traditional and social media, a clear description of products in the online store to facilitate understanding, ease of navigation on the portal to help in finding the products, simple checkout process to help buying would be some examples of optimising the Path to Purchase in the online/digital shopping environment.
Focusing specifically on the Indian online environment, as more and more shoppers are introduced to this new channel—and most will be in virgin territory— meeting consumer expectations or delivering on the promises first time should be a huge priority for retailers to facilitate repeat purchases and further recommendations, which will be critical to ensure sustainable success for the online channel.
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1. What is belief? What is faith?
How can they help me to know what is true?
How can I know what is true?
2. Experiment upon the word and prove God's promises.
Watch and wait patiently, till your faith grows mighty as a tree.
Plant a seed.
Plant a seed in your heart; something beautiful will start to grow.
Though it's small give it time, give it love and give it light, till it fills your heart and mind!
Plant a seed. Plant a seed.
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One man was reunited with his rather unique wedding band a whopping two years after he lost it in the sand while playing football on Ellwood Beach in Santa Barbara, Calif.
"I thought it was somewhere in the Pacific," Greg Lindsay, the owner of the ring, told local affiliate KEYT.
"There's no way, I thought after losing it, there's no way it would come back on shore."
However in an exceptionally shining example of the power of social media, Jenn Birchim, of Goleta, Calif., found what she thought was a bottle cap while wandering the beach on April 6, bent down to pick it up and realized it was actually a wedding ring gleaming in the sunshine.
Once she noticed the odd inscription inside, "My Love, My Life, My Lobster," she realized it was clearly a prized possession someone would be missing and posted a photo of it to Facebook in hopes of finding the owner.
" Let's see if we can find the owner of this wedding band I found today at Ellwood beach in the super low tide," Birchim wrote on her Facebook page. "There is an inscription on the inside 'my love, my life, my lobster'…maybe a lobster fisherman? Pass it along friends! Let's stoke someone out and return it!"
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The picture of the ring not only received more than 26,000 shares, but one of those shares happened to be from a coworker of Lindsay's wife, Sarah.
"I was like, 'That's my ring! It's my husband's ring,'" Sarah told the affiliate of seeing the familiar band in her colleague's post. "She showed it to me and sure enough, it was the ring."
The couple, ecstatic about Birchim's amazing discovery, immediately reached out to claim the ring they thought was forever lost.
"[It] Totally restored my faith in humanity," Lindsay said of meeting with Birchim, a complete stranger, on Saturday, to finally bring his ring home where it belonged. "I was like 'Wow, there are still honest, good people out here like Jenn, to be able to do the right thing.' So it was pretty cool."
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"One of the episodes was where they talk about Ross and Rachel being each other's lobsters and I looked at her and said, 'Hey you're going to be my lobster,'" Lindsay recalled telling his wife, Sarah. "And that's why she had it inscripted in there."
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Take two minutes to read Joerg Colberg's interesting post on our relationship with photography and human rights.
After examining how Nick Ut's well-known photo of soldiers and Vietnamese napalm victims has been re-framed as a picture minus the children, and then as a picture totally devoid of human beings, Joerg states:
It's time to add things back in. By "things" I ultimately mean us. We need to add ourselves back in.
I totally agree.
But don't misread that as an argument for a visual feast of suffering.
From a personal and psychological point of view I am not persuaded that images of extreme suffering are conductors of change. Whilst there is a failure of balance in the way that wars are reported (we only really see 'our' soldiers), it's dangerous to blame the imbalance for an individual's antipathy on human rights.
It's a bit like saying I would have cared more about priests buggering children if only you had taken a photograph of one in the act.
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ACT Cancels 99 LAYOFFS Performances Due to Actor Injury, Now thru 8/11; Resumes 8/16
During the performance of 99 Layoffs at ACT Theatre this past Saturday, one of the actors sustained a leg injury. The production took an unscheduled intermission to evaluate the situation, and then with heroic efforts on the parts of many (but most especially the injured actor), Radial Theater Project was able to complete that performance. However, now time for healing and medical attention is needed, and there will be a short postponement of performances.
This coming weekend's performances of 99 Layoffs at ACT Theatre, tonight, August 9-August 11, have been cancelled. The production will re-open on Thursday, August 16 and will complete its remaining scheduled run with these performances:
August 16 8:30pm
August 17 8:30pm
August 18 2:30pm and 8:30pm
August 20 at 7:30pm
August 23 at 8:30pm
August 24 at 8:30pm
August 25 at 2:30pm and 8:30pm
With fewer available performances and the success of our first weekend's sales, inevitably it will be considerably more difficult to get tickets for the remaining performances. You can purchase tickets from ACT's ticket office either online at http://www.acttheatre.org or by phone at (206) 292-7676. And if you already have tickets for this weekend's performances, contact ACT's ticket office for rescheduling. ACT will be contacting patrons with tickets shortly to reschedule.


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In 1991, my father arrived in the U.S. with a ragged suitcase, a paltry sum of $50 and a head full of aspirations. My mother followed in his tracks a couple months later, her situation just as abject but her dreams just as poignant.
Their first few years together in America didn't bring much improvement. Both embarked on a three-year struggle through graduate school, all the while juggling English lessons, low-paying yet high-stress jobs and a precarious home environment. They were at one point so penniless, in fact, that my mother had to turn down one of McDonald's oh-so-ritzy Happy Meals because it was too extravagant for her budget. (It's true; I've heard her attest to this myself!)
Today, my parents live in a starkly different world. They have a loving 15-year-old daughter (me), a shiny black car and a nice house in a bourgeois suburb of Dallas. It's all fine and dandy — as well as stereotypical and a little materialistic, sure — but this was beyond their wildest imagination 22 years ago.
They got here through hard work. Isn't that all it takes? "Hard work" is the most frequently repeated phrase in a public figure's inspirational speech, a coach's stern pep talk before football season, as well as a teacher's effusive class introduction. So why aren't there more successful people — more people who work hard? Success must require something else, too.
That something else is desire. For my parents, suffering through the '90s as naive, underprivileged immigrants did the trick. It set off a flame inside both of them that pushed them to pursue improvement.
For Siddhartha Gautama, seeing the plight of the destitute served as an impetus for the formation of his religion, Buddhism. But for an increasing number of Americans, there seems to be a scarcity of desire.
People settle. They stop asking themselves what they want, and because of that they stop chasing what they want.
The high school student, after growing up comfortably and contently, decides not to pursue a leadership position or study diligently for a daunting chemistry test because he doesn't see any point in doing so.
The college junior chooses the more "suitable," practical major instead of the subject that truly intrigues him.
The fresh-faced graduate accepts the first job he's offered instead of competing for the more challenging one because doing so is convenient and expedient.
The middle-class family unwittingly falls into mundane habits that gradually become so deeply embedded in their lives that they become monotonous rituals. And stuck, unmoving and prosaically constant in goo, is the state in which these people remain.
Weekly headlines scream that economists and globalization experts are concerned about the prospects for the U.S. job market. "America is getting lazy," they warn. "We need to work harder!"
We have failed to target and tackle the root of the problem, though — which is, precisely, that Americans have settled for the so-called American dream when they should be creating their own dreams instead.
Hard work is undisputedly important, but before hard work comes hope, which can manifest itself through work. My parents have clearly come a long way, but they will continue to dream and subsequently progress. Every person should do the same.
Melanie Shi is a sophomore at Flower Mound High School and a Student Voices volunteer columnist. To respond to this column, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A baby killer is believed to be hiding in Mpumalanga, say police and a private investigator who have been hunting him for two months.
They have come close to catching him at times, but he has always managed to give them the slip.
Now Rita Botes, the mother of Wiehan, the five-month-old boy he allegedly strangled, wants the public's help in catching him. "If this man can kill my baby, what else is he capable of doing?" she told The Star.
Her son's body was discovered on May 23, under a bed at a daycare centre in Delmas. The owner of the centre, Magrietha de Goede, was also found strangled.
A day after the murders, private investigator Mike Bolhuis offered his services to the Botes family free of charge. Within hours, police and Bolhuis believed they had identified a suspect. The search was on for a man they think is hiding and moving across a large area of Mpumalanga.
"We have had sightings of him in Daveyton, Witbank and the most recent was in the Groblersdal area," said Bolhuis.
Once police tracked the suspect to an informal settlement in Mpumalanga, but he seemed to sense something was up and escaped. Shortly after that raid, police apprehended three men.
Fernandos Maritse, 27, Enock Mbele, 44, and Lazarus Mabhena, 54, were arrested after police found De Goede's jewellery and a cellphone in their possession. They appeared in the Delmas Magistrate's Court and last week were released on R1 000 bail each after murder charges were withdrawn. They still face a charge of theft.
Bolhuis believes that the three bought the stolen property from the killer, who is thought to be travelling between and hiding in initiation schools.
Police raided one initiation school, but learnt the suspect had been chased away when it was discovered that he was suspected of killing a baby.
On the day of the murder, Botes came close to finding her baby's body. She had enrolled Wiehan in the daycare centre two weeks earlier, and had phoned every day at about 11am.
But on the day of the murder she got no reply, so she drove to the centre. It was locked, except for the front gate.
"I thought Magrietha might have had a stroke or heart attack," Botes said. She broke a window and climbed in.
In the house she found the other child that De Goede looked after, an 18-month-old girl, who began crying when she heard Botes calling.
Botes searched the house, looking for her son. Not finding anything, she drove to hospitals and doctors in the area and phoned the police. While searching the house, police found Wiehan under a bed in the main bedroom.
De Goede's body was discovered outside the house rolled in a carpet.
"I think what happened was that Wiehan started crying, because it probably happened at the time he gets fed," said Botes. "The man then strangled him to stop him crying."
Mpumalanga police spokesman Leonard Hlathi confirmed that police were hunting a suspect who was still at large, but said no arrest warrant had been issued.
Police and Bolhuis want to speak to Themba Ephraim Mahlangu, De Goede's gardener, who they believe has information regarding the case. Bolhuis is offering a reward for any information that leads to solving the crime.
Bolhuis can be contacted at 082 447 6116 or police detective Captain Manie van Zyl at 082 782 3102.
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Maintaining Friendships in an Abusive Relationship
Is it alright for a woman to remain friends with the people who called the police on her husband for a domestic incident they seperated?
He claims to be working on anger management and wants to reconcile. She wants to be friends with the couple. He doesn`t want her to.
I hope that I am responding to your question appropriately. I believe that you are asking the following question—"is it OK to remain friends with someone who has called the police on your husband, when he was observed to be abusive by others. You would like to remain friends with the couple- but your husband would not.
A couple of aspects come to mind, one being, when we think about intimate partner violence, the issue of control is salient. Men who are abusive are typically according to many researchers, using violence to control the behavior of others. If someone observed a violent act between you and your partner and did something to "stop it", they are in a way exerting control over the situation. And this may not be viewed favorably by the one doing the abusing. Secondly, we are not sure if your partner is experiencing feelings of guilt, shame and embarrassment as a result of your friend's decisions to call the police. Last and perhaps most importantly, batterers often attempt to isolate their victims from others so that it becomes very difficult for the victims to receive the support they need from others. I urge you to remain mindful of this behavior. From an outsider's perspective, you seem to have people in your life who care about you and individuals who are not afraid to get involved and state that this behavior is not OK Many friends consider these acts (acts of violence) as personal and private matters- a situation for which they should not get involved. It would appear that friends like this are worth maintaining.
Cathy McDaniels-Wilson, PhD
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Pune, Maharashtra, India, 2011/02/09 - Upside Learning, a silver sponsor of the recently concluded ASTD TechKnowledge 2011, is thrilled with the overwhelming response received at the expo. The event also witnessed the launch of its revolutionary mobile learning solution - Upside2Go.
The recently concluded mega expo at San Jose - ASTD TechKnowledge 2011 saw 1200 visitors and over 65 exhibitors from the learning technology space showcase their solutions and services. The attendees represented a wide cross section of the learning industry including Instructional Designers, eLearning developers, L&D Managers, CEOs and HR executives. Upside Learning, a silver sponsor of the event, was one the 67 exhibitors demonstrating its latest offerings in Custom eLearning Development, LMS and Mobile Learning Solutions.
The companys booth was one of the most visited stalls at the expo with a constant stream of visitors dropping in to not only witness the latest range of solutions but also discuss their learning challenges with the Upside Learning team. Among the visitors were professionals from some of the most progressive companies in the world.
Drawing crowds to Upside Learnings booth was the companys new revolutionary platform for mobile learning - Upside2Go, which was launched at the expo. Not only was the launch well received, the product was also duly appreciated for its innovativeness and effectiveness. The excitement of finding a solution that could cater to the unique learning needs of the mobile workforce was almost palpable amongst the attendees. The excitement was further accentuated with the fact that they could witness Upside2Go live in action and could also get a hands-on experience.
Upside Learning also rolled out its special expo offer worth over USD 12500. Five lucky winners stand a chance to win 1 year FREE access to Upside2Go [with an option to access UpsideLMS (integrated with Upside2Go) for 1 year] with 10 video courses (from 50Lessons) for up to 100 users. The company will be announcing the winners details in the coming days.
Speaking on the success of the expo, Amit Gautam, Director of Technology Solutions at Upside Learning, said, I am very pleased with the high number and high quality of well informed attendees with promising caliber. The expo has proved to be a good opportunity to reach out to a large cross-section of people and showcase our wide range of solutions and services. The overwhelming response from visitors has further strengthened Upside Learnings commitments to offer best quality solutions and services."
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A book by a Protestant minister, which traces the roots of Nazi and post-war anti-Semitism to the doctrines of both Protestant and Roman Catholic theologians has become a big seller in Holland despite its price of 85 Guilders, nearly $40.
The scholarly work, by Rev, Hans Jansen, titled "Christian Theology About the Jews After Auschwitz," sold out its first printing of 3,000 copies in a few weeks. A larger second printing is in preparation and translation into English is contemplated.
The author, who was originally Catholic, appeared on a 50-minute television panel show broadcast last Thursday night by the Roman Catholic Dutch Broadcasting Organization, KRO. Jansen was joined in a discussion of his book by Orthodox Rabbi Hans Rodrigues Pereira and Liberal Rabbi Avraham Soetendorp. The program was aired in connection with the official establishment last week of the Consultative Council of Jews and Christians (OJEC).


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Patiala, May 7 (UNI) The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) will start its own TV channel to telecast live the Gurbani kirtan from Gurdwara Bangla Sahib and Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib.
Talking to UNI over the phone, the President of DSGMC Paramjit Sarna said they have been exploring possibilities to start its own satellite channel for transmitting the message of the Sikh Gurus to every corner of the world in view of the demands for such programmes from devotees in the country as well as abroad.
He said that the DSGMC has been in touch with professionals to have project reports finalised to go ahead.
''We have been discussing about the one-time as well as recurring expenses, once we have completed our paper work, the Sikh Sangat will be able to watch live telecast,'' he added.
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New York, NY, United States, 2012/06/27 - ELLE DECOR, Harpers Bazaar, House Beautiful and Popular Mechanics to offer interactive editions - Hearst.com.
With todays launch of magazines on Google Play, Hearst Magazines, one of the worlds largest publishers of monthly magazines, announces that all 20 of its popular magazine brands are now available for purchase and reading on Android smartphones and tablets. Readers can buy single issues or annual subscriptions to Hearst titles such as Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, the newly launched HGTV Magazine and Marie Claire, and enjoy digital magazines in full-color with a clickable table of contents.
Hearst will offer single copies of select titlesEsquire, ELLE, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful and Seventeenat $0.99 for a limited time to celebrate the launch of its magazines on Google Play. Four Hearst magazinesELLE DECOR, Harpers Bazaar, House Beautiful and Popular Mechanicswill have interactive editions on Google Play, fully optimized for the tablet experience, with enhanced features such as video, tap-to-view large images and scrolling text. ELLE DECOR, Harpers Bazaar and House Beautiful will make their interactive debuts on Google Play.
Were thrilled to be partnering with Google on the launch of magazines on Google Play and that well have every one of our titles available, several of which will offer interactive features that really bring the pages to life, said Chris Wilkes, VP of the Hearst App Lab. This development dovetails with our philosophy at Hearst to make our magazines available to consumers on every tablet and digital newsstand platform.
Readers can buy new issues, back issues and subscriptions to customize their reading experiences on their Android tablets or phones. Purchased magazines will be stored and accessible in-the-cloud, meaning you can keep your magazine stacks organized and easily browsed in a digital carousel, then pick up and flip through them wherever you are using the Google Play Magazines mobile app for Android devices.
Hearst magazines are currently available on Google Play in the U.S.
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Hearst Magazines is a unit of Hearst Corporation (hearst.com, @HearstCorp), one of the nation's largest diversified communications companies. Hearst Magazines is the largest publisher of monthly magazines in the U.S. (ABC 2011), reaching 82 million adults (Spring 2012 MRI) with its 20 titles. In addition, the company publishes more than 300 editions around the world. Hearst Magazines Digital Media, dedicated to creating and implementing Hearst Magazines digital strategy, has more than 28 websites and 14 mobile sites for brands such as Cosmopolitan, Popular Mechanics, ELLE, ELLE DECOR, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire and Seventeen, as well as digital-only sites such as Delish.com, a food site in partnership with MSN; MisQuinceMag.com; and RealBeauty.com.Hearst Magazines has published more than 150 applications and digital editions for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, as well as the Droid platform. In addition, the company includes iCrossing, a global digital marketing agency.
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Reaching highs of around $77 in mid-2011, Abercrombie & Fitch's (NYSE:ANF) stock slumped below $30 in mid-2012. The stock fell because ANF could not maintain its growth rate due to three key reasons: weaker than expected U.S. consumer spending, excessive promotions leading to lower average unit retail prices, and weak economic conditions in Europe. However, Abercrombie & Fitch's stock has climbed since November 2012 as it reported earnings that beat market expectations. We believe that the stock could rise further as the retailer has started addressing its core problems and improving its operations.
First, the company is closing under-performing ANF stores in the U.S. in order to improve overall store economics. Second, it has improved its inventory levels and thus has reduced markdowns. Third, it has slowed down its expansion plans in Europe. With better control over its inventory, the retailer was able showcase its new line of fashion apparel last quarter. [1] This partly contributed to the company's outperformance in the quarter.
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Consolidation Of Abercrombie & Fitch Stores In The U.S.
Before the recession of 2008-2009, the retailer expanded its ANF stores in lower tier cities (consumers in these cities have lower average disposable income), which yielded unfavorable results. Its premium brand stores were present in the areas where the demographics did not support the pricing. As a result, the overall store economics and productivity were impacted. Furthermore, the economic downturn of 2008-2009 and fewer promotions also worked against the retailer. This explains why the comparable store sales fell down by 13% in 2008 and 23% in 2009. [2]
However, with the consolidation of under-performing stores and the improvement in the economy, Abercrombie & Fitch stores have started to recover. The retailer reduced the total number of ANF stores from 358 in 2008 to 310 in 2011. [2] At the same time, the revenue per square feet increased from $440 to $500.
It appears that store consolidation is a prominent trend among retailers in the U.S. Apparel retailers such as American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) and Limited Brands (NYSE:LTD) are following a similar strategy, and we believe that Abercrombie & Fitch will continue with its consolidation strategy in the U.S. for the next few years.
Better Control Over The Inventory
Over the last year, Abercrombie & Fitch has had difficulty in managing its inventory. This resulted in excessive promotions, which led to decline in the average price per unit. This not only impacted the comparable store sales, but also weighed on the retailer's margins. [2] The main reason behind the superfluous inventory was Abercrombie & Fitch's buying strategy. The retailer's buying process is focused on anticipating the success of upcoming fashion trends followed by appropriate bulk purchases. Although it predicts the success of these fashion trends through rigorous testing and R&D, there is always an associated risk when fashion is changing rapidly.
Abercrombie & Fitch has answered this problem in the recently concluded quarter. The retailer had a very low inventory turnover in 2011 (ratio of sales to inventory), indicating that the increase in sales was lower than the increase in inventory. [3] However in Q3 fiscal 2012, Abercrombie increased its inventory at a much slower pace than the sales growth. [1] Moreover, the retailer started sourcing the goods from within the U.S. and low-cost destinations of Central America, thus reducing the lead time. [4]
This has helped Abercrombie & Fitch in rolling out new fashion apparel and reducing the number of markdowns. If the retailer is able to maintain similar inventory control in the coming quarters, its sales should continue to improve and thus lead to an increase in its stock price.
Delaying Expansion Plans in Europe
International markets are quite lucrative for Abercrombie & Fitch (contributing around 25% to revenues), but Europe has been particularly weak. [2] Driven by Europe's weak economy and self-cannibalization, international comparable store sales decreased by 18% in Q3 fiscal 2012. [2] It's hard to believe that with small number of stores in Europe (only 99 international stores as of fiscal 2011), the retailer is facing self-cannibalization problem. This seems to be due to its over-expansion in tourist locations and local catchments, which resulted in concentration of a number of stores in a particular location. [4]
However, the company's management has announced that it will slow down the expansion in the European markets. To expand in the region, under-penetrated markets will be targeted to negate the impact of cannibalization. [1] Although the weak economic environment in Europe poses a near term threat, the region has good market potential over the long run. Currently, Europe accounts for about 20% of the retailer's revenues. [2] The European Commission predicts that economic growth will pick up slightly in 2013, which should help Abercrombie & Fitch's recovery. [5] The weakness in Europe has also troubled retailers such as Guess? (NYSE:GES) and Gap (NYSE:GPS) [6]
Strong Direct-To-Consumer Channel
The growth in the U.S. apparel industry is also being driven by direct-to-consumer channel. Retailers such as Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and American Eagle Outfitters have thrived from this trend. For Abercrombie & Fitch, this is the fastest growing and the most valuable segment. Direct-to-consumer revenue growth has averaged nearly 35% annually over the last two years. [2]
Apart from the U.S., this segment has also lifted the results from the international markets. For instance, in Q3 fiscal 2012, the international direct-to-consumer revenues increased by 31% with Europe being the strongest even amid weak economic conditions. [1] Although this segment only contributes 15% to the retailer's overall revenues, it can be a valuable driver in the future.
Overall, we believe that Abercrombie & Fitch is leveraging the right aspects for its growth. Store consolidation in the U.S. will improve the retailer's revenue per square foot. Better control over the inventory will enable it to maintain relatively higher average unit retail. Additionally, slow expansion in Europe will assist the revival of comparable store sales growth. We expect some upside to the stock price on back of these strategies.
Our price estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch Stands at $51, implying a discount of about 10% to the market price.
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Virtual Communications Corporation
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Virtual Communications Corporation is #1 Rated Virtual Receptionist for live visitor and lobby management that builds security & visitor management technology.
Virtual Communications Corporation is a privately held technology company that develops technology solutions that enable businesses to improve their customer interaction experience. Delivering products based on its patented ALICE technology, the company's line of products and services provide on-demand, live agent interaction via two-way, one-way, and audio-only communications.
World events are heightening building security awareness, causing facilities personnel to seriously review their visitor management policies in order to protect their most valuable assets: people. VCC is pioneering a fully developed virtual platform that enhances building security and awareness and introduces the capability to eliminate the need for on-site security/reception while offering back-office support and data capture. This exciting new technology is expected to rapidly deploy as commercial building managers strive to expand security, increase efficiencies for managing visitor traffic, and reestablish an engaging environment for visitors. Since its inception, VCC has built a client base of 207 customers worldwide earning repeat business and several notable industry awards.
VCC has specifically designed ALICE to fulfill the demand for building security managing visitor traffic, and restoring some of the high touch human interaction in a cost effective manager. The company's flagship product is an automated receptionist software application. The technology method for live two-way video communications between visitors and remote business representatives integrates what traditionally have been two separate issues: visitor management and building security. In addition to enhancing and/or eliminating traditional security duties, the product provides an added layer of security for commercial buildings. The product also comes equipped with multiple features such as two-way video calling, visitor admittance/management technology and lobby awareness.
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Building Security & Visitor Management Technology
VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (VCC), was formed to develop and market business technologies for commercial, industrial and governmental entities.
The Company's flagship product is the ALICE Receptionist software ("A Live Interactive Communication Experience"). The ALICE system is provided as a software subscription.
ALICE is a technology method providing live, two-way video communications between visitors and employees and uniquely bridges what traditionally have been two separate issues: visitor management and building security. The company is breaking new ground in bringing remote intelligence to the greeting and service of visitors in a receptionist environment.
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Mike Yoder serves as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. He is responsible for product vision and development, and the development of the Company's global distribution channel partner program. He has held this position since 2010. Previously, Mr. Yoder served as the Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Information Systems (AIS), from 2001 to 2011. In this position, he was responsible for the development of AIS products.
Ron J. Robinson, Chairman of the Board
Ron Robinson is the Company's Chairman of the Board. He has held this position since 2012 and is in charge of all policy and operations of the Company. From 1997 to the present, he was Managing Member of National Commercial Properties, LLC and concurrently Director of Oasis Residential REIT. From 2010 onwards, he was Managing Member of Wintech, LLC, which is now a subsidiary of the Company. Previously, Mr. Robinson served as President and CEO of CEC Industries, Inc. and President and CEO of Crowne Ventures, Inc. He holds a BA/LLB degree from LaSalle Extension University. Mr. Robinson is a veteran of the US Air Force.
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Vernon Rodriguez
Vernon Rodriguez is the Company's Chief Financial Officer. He has a background in sales, marketing and accounting strategies and systems for financial services firms. He has held this position since 2012 and is in charge of financial policy and financial records of the Company. Previously he was a commercial real estate agent at National Commercial Properties, Inc., and prior to that he was Vice President of Crowne Ventures, Inc., where he was National Sales and Marketing Director. He holds a degree in business and political science from the University of New Mexico.
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The New Republic, journal of opinion edited in Washington, D.C., that remained one of the most influential liberal magazines in the United States from its founding in 1914. The magazine was begun by Willard Straight with Herbert David Croly as its editor. The New Republic reflected the progressive movement and sought reforms in American government and society. Among its early editors or contributors were Randolph Silliman Bourne, Walter Lippmann, and Malcolm Cowley.
Early on, the journal supported the formation of labour unions, the eight-hour workday, and woman suffrage. It also supported Pres. Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy during World War I but later broke with him and opposed the Treaty of Versailles. The magazine's popularity declined in the 1920s, when its liberal viewpoint was out of favour, but it revived in the 1930s. After early opposing him, The New Republic ended up supporting Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration and the New Deal. In 1946 Roosevelt's former vice president, Henry A. Wallace, became the journal's editor but was ultimately forced to resign.
Martin Peretz, who purchased the magazine in 1974, held the title of editor in chief from 1978 to 2011. By the end of the 20th century, The New Republic was publishing a broader array of editorial opinion and commentary that reflected many political viewpoints, but that diffusion of opinion, as well as shifting ownership and halting efforts to pursue a robust digital strategy, contributed to the magazine's perceived stagnation. Despite its relatively small readership, The New Republic continued to be an influential journal of commentary and analysis. Long a weekly, it shifted to biweekly publication of its paper edition in 2007. It was purchased in 2012 by Chris Hughes, a cofounder of the social networking Web site Facebook.
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I don't really watch the Real Housewives shows because I do have male genitalia. But I know Camille Grammer is quite the focal point of the Beverly Hills edition, especially through the period she split from Kelsey and went on her own cougaring ways. More recently, Camille was bit by endometrial cancer, which is not a fun thing, but is now celebrating completion of her tough rounds of chemo and radiation, literally ringing the celebratory bell at her treatment facility. This makes us happy. No matter the person really. So, we're celebrating too, in honestly the only way I know how -- peeking at Camille's ridiculous topless hotness from 1996, the year she fell madly in love with the Frasier star. In the very least, you'll be able to see why Kelsey fell madly in love and or lust with Camille.
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Located in Tudela, Tudela Bardenas is minutes from Torre Monreal and Plaza de los Fueros. This hotel is within close proximity of Museo de Tudela and Tudela Cathedral.
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COLUMBIA (WACH)- "Work hard and never give up on your dreams." Those were words from former Gamecock running back Marcus Lattimore to kids at the MVP Football Camp Saturday at A.C. Flora High School.
Midlands youth getting the opportunity to learn fundamentals and hear encouraging words from USC's all-time touchdowns leader and former Clemson quarterback Woody Dantzler.
"It's very important to give back to these kids because I was in their shoes 10, 15 years ago." Lattimore said.
Not only was it a day to learn from some of the Palmetto State's finest, but also time to cherish something they'll remember forever.
"In one word, it's fun," Dantzler said. "These kids have no cares in the world, and it makes you reflect on how fun it was being a kid."
So much fun, that even one of USC's most beloved players can't get enough.
"I'll do this forever if I can," Lattimore said. "This is the most important stage of their lives."
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|June 4, 2012, 03:29 PM
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Handgun questions
Just getting into the hobby of shooting handguns and collecting them. I mean, JUST getting started. I have always shot since young but only now getting serious.
That being said. The only handgun I own is a S&W M&P9. My wife owns a Beretta Tomcat. My question is - What are some handguns that everyone should have in their collection? I know everyone has different tastes but surely there are many that have a place in most collections.
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|June 4, 2012, 03:34 PM
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The true answer is any gun that you want. There is nothing that says you aren't a gun collector if you don't own X hand gun and Y rifle. That's nonsense. Maybe you specialize is collecting odd-ball guns that nobody else collects.
My personal opinion is everyone who collects hand guns should have a 1911, but that is a lot coming from someone who only owns one hand gun and that is a Ruger Old Army.
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|June 4, 2012, 03:39 PM
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Boy, have you opened up a can of worms! ;-)
In my not-so-humble opinion, I think all shooters should have, at some point:
A Ruger .22 auto
A good single action, center fire revolver- a Ruger Blackhawk or Super Blackhawk would be my choice.
A really tiny gun, like an NAA revolver or a Beretta Jetfire or Minx.
|June 4, 2012, 03:52 PM
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A Beretta
Any of 'em
1911, take your pick
Browning Hi Power
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|June 4, 2012, 03:59 PM
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|June 4, 2012, 04:01 PM
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Again, just personal preferences, but I say:
SIG or H&K 9mm
S&W revolver .357 or .44Mag
Nice pocket gun, but too many choices to name one – take your pick.
Of course tomorrow my list will look totally different.
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|June 4, 2012, 04:05 PM
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Welcome to TFL, Kylez!
As others have noted, you've opened up a can o' worms. I'll play, though:
A .22 pistol;
A 1911; and
Any pistol that makes you go "DANGTHATSFUN!" when you shoot it.
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|June 4, 2012, 04:07 PM
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whatever you want....
what grip and control styles fit your hands the best ...what calibers you like to shoot....what platforms ( M&P's, 1911's, whatever ) - revolvers -etc... suit you ....
|June 4, 2012, 04:17 PM
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Thanks for all the replies. I really appreciate it.
I am leaning towards a 1911. And of course that opens up a whole other topic!
Someone is also recommending a Beretta Px4 Storm as well.
|June 4, 2012, 04:22 PM
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I'm not a wheel gun guy... having said that let's start:
Ruger 22s: MK III Hunter SS and MK III 22/45 both with full VQ 'innards',
Now the fun starts... 1911s: Wilson Combats in 45 and 9mm,
Kimber Super Carry Pro and an Ultra Raptor both in 45,
And Compact platforms: Sig P238 Equinox in .380.
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|June 4, 2012, 05:25 PM
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A Glock caliber of choice but the G19/23 size is a good choice. Get a G23 and a 9mm replacement barrel for the best of both worlds.
A 357/38 revolver is hard to beat. But if you find a good .38 special that will safely digest .38 +P's you will not be under gunned. S&W or Ruger used is a good deal.
A .22 in revolver or semi auto will save a ton of money for practice and is great fun.
A high quality .44 or .45 Single action is a ton of fun especially if you reload and can be used to hunt with the right ammo. Rugers are tough and reasonably priced.
Finally look at a good quality airsoft gun. Get ones that use compressed gas and has controls like your CCW gun. Good cheap practice. Get a pair that can be used for force on force drills with proper eye protection. Go for high quality like KWA or Tokyo Marui with mags that can be swapped out and slides that blow back like the real models.
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|June 4, 2012, 05:50 PM
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My two cents...
I like the Combat Commander
My other recommendation is a S&W 4" k-frame revolver in polished blue with the wood Magna grips. A very classic look and again, great shooters. Model 10-5 or 10-7 in 38spl or Model 13 in 357mag.
Another one to look for would be a Ruger 22lr semiauto like the Mark III Hunter. Lots of fun to plink with and so reliable they're almost boring. But they make up for it with excellent accuracy.
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|June 4, 2012, 05:58 PM
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My must haves include:
a semi auto .22lr (my preference was for the Ruger)
a 1911
any S&W D.A. revolver
a Ruger Blackhawk (my next handgun in .45 Colt)
Beyond those the sky's the limit, my gun collection leans more and more towards combat arms but yours could be any gun you like.
|June 4, 2012, 06:15 PM
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As someone posted before, anything you like are the right ones. I don't collect but do enjoy shooting at a range. I combine revolver with semi- auto depending how the mood hits me. I have two 38's, a S & W mdl 10-6, a 4" hvy barrel and a Taurus mdl 85 +P Ultra light. Since I do my own reloading for 'plinking ammo', I find the .38's are fairly cheap to 'plink' with. I also have a .Walthers 380, for my semi-auto mood. I'm happy with them all.
|June 4, 2012, 06:57 PM
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My list would have to start out with a Beretta or maybe four or five of them. Then maybe add a Ruger SR9, SIG P229, HK USP 45. Personally, I always avoid glocks at all cost unless I want to dig for truffles, but that's just me...
|June 5, 2012, 05:35 AM
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It's already been said but I'll agree:
A .22LR for plinking
A 9mm semi-auto (or a .40S&W if you have a BHP)-Glock, M&P, CZ, etc.
A 1911 for .45ACP fun
A Browning Hi Power because it's a Browning Hi Power (may cover the 9mm requirement)
A .357 Mag S&W like a M19 (also shoots .38 Special)
You will also need to cover the rifle and shotgun minimums but this is a good place to start.
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|June 5, 2012, 05:53 AM
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ask if you can shoot some other people's handguns at the range (politely, of course) and don't be too put off if someone says no, some people don't share their toys. or rent ones that catch your eye. the first handgun i rented and really enjoyed was a Browning Hi Power in .40 S&W, I must have one! Hi Powers have been suggested a few times already and I whole-heartedly agree!
walk through a gun show, pick up a copy of Shotgun News and browse some of the ads or scroll through a few pages of Handguns on Gunbroker for ideas too
|June 5, 2012, 10:22 AM
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must have guns im thinking would be a glock, browning highpower, 1911, beretta 92, hk usp, smith@wesson revolver (im not much of a revolver man but im sure someone will chime in with models), colt army 45, ruger 22. These would just be general guns for home defense and the range....although you could conceal carry some of them they wouldnt be my choice.
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|June 5, 2012, 10:48 AM
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I haven't even bought my first handgun yet and I have a list a mile long of things I want in my collection. Good thing I'm still young with plenty of time to built up. The list looks something like this:
Mossberg 500 or Remington 870 Express
SW 686p
Glock 17
Beretta 92F
Colt Gold Cup
FNP-45 Tactical
Desert Eagle Mark XIX .50 AE
Kahr P40
Walther P99
Colt AR-15
Colt M4 Carbine
Barret 82A1
Remington 700 CDL 270
FN Ballista
Benelli M2 Tactical
Glock 35
Ruger Mark III
Sig P229
Ruger Vaquero
FN Five-seveN
Some are "movie/video game" popular guns that I will probably shoot few and far between (Barret and Desert Eagle) but they have always been "fun" guns that I am interested in owning. They are in no specific order after the S&W 686P. (FNX-9 will be my first purchase, then Mossberg/Remington, then 686p) After that it's really a crap shoot I'll buy as my interest shifts and turns. Not really into "classics", just want a variety of fun neat guns.
Honestly, I don't even know if some of those are legal to buy or not lol, just started looking up guns and typing them down as I saw them.
I don't think there are necessarily "must haves", but there are definitely widely popular selections like a good .22 (Ruger or Browning probably) and a 1911.
|June 5, 2012, 11:50 AM
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Start with a 1911. After all the world did. They are a pleasure to shoot no matter what. Any of them you buy over $500 are going to be great guns. My choice.
After feeding it for a while you will want a 22.
Then buy one of each except a Block.
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|June 5, 2012, 12:52 PM
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I'll second a lot of other peoples opinions.
A full size revolver - preferably something in a magnum
A government issue gun - maybe a 1911, but something that served
A CCW - something small
A modern auto - hk, glock, sig, walther etc.
A crazy gun - Rhino, something with a can, a desert eagle, etc
An old gun - SAA, cap and ball, maybe something from the first world war.
A target gun - probably a .22 so it's cheap
I think if you had those 7 it would make a pretty well rounded collection.
|June 5, 2012, 01:12 PM
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|June 5, 2012, 01:19 PM
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I thinks it's impossible to give a right or wrong answer to this. It depends somewhat on what roles you want your handguns to play. Some are best suited for range only and some are ideal for concealed carry. A pocket pistol might be great for CCW but not much fun to shoot.
I do think a variety is good though. IMO you should definitely have a .22 for fun shooting. That's one of the only calibers I'd say every one should own. Other than that I say have a blast, pun intended. Go big, go small. Variety is the spice of life.
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I think the answer from the perspective of a shooter may be quite different from the perspective of a (potential) collector. There are lots of current, very shootable (is that a word?) handguns that aren't "collectable" now and may never be. The converse, however, is not generally the case; any handgun that reaches "must have one in my collection" status is probably very shootable.
A few "iconic" handguns:
Just for starters ...
Of course, there's a huge difference between a "collector" and a person who owns a lot of guns. Most truly collectable guns are never shot and probably should never be shot. I own more than one 1911 (but nowhere near a hundred, and real collectors may own several hundred, with hundreds of thousands of dollars invested) but I am not a collector in any sense. None of mine are collector grade. I refer to myself as an "accumulator."
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a .22 revolver (like a S&W J or K frame)
a .22 semi-auto (like a Colt Woodsman or a Ruger)
a major caliber (38 - 45) center fire double action swing out cylinder revolver
a major caliber center fire 1911 semi-auto
a Colt Single Action Army in .45 Colt
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