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Co-blogging Goodness Round 2: Eric and Jamie Tackle Scaling Community Online and Offline
Co-bloggin' goodness, round 2: One is a seasoned corporate marketer working for Best Buy. The other is a small-agency young-gun in a constant quest for his spurs. Both are passionate about making positive change in the industry, and they want to share their thoughts with you. Jamie Plesser and Eric Dodds bring you the second post in a monthly co-blogging series that tackles tasty marketing topics from both sides of the line. Meet the crew:
Eric: I was raised in Upstate South Carolina and roped in by a small, big-hearted agency called Brains on Fire. I've had my hand in qualitative research, account management, community management, and even a little bit of strategy. You can usually find me hiking outdoors, tinkering with a bicycle, or tackling the next improvement project at my house. (Oh yeah, I just started using Twitter again, too.)
Jamie: I'm a native Kansas Citian but call Minneapolis home. The Twin Cities rock on many levels…except for the length of the winter. Work-wise, my gig is in the consumer marketing space at the corporate HQ for Best Buy. I dig live music. I wish I was better than a novice guitar player. I love Kansas Jayhawk basketball. And I am a Royals fan in hibernation. (If you're into the Twitter thing, you can find chatting or ranting with friends and colleagues over there.)
This month's menu: "Scaling community online and offline: is online easier to scale than offline? If so, how? What are the main barriers to scaling offline?"
Ah, the online versus offline community discussion. I'm passionate about figuring out what role each plays for companies, so thinking through this month's topic with Jamie has been really great.
In the past two years I've actually had the privilege of being involved in both types of projects – one with a gigantic offline component, and one whose goal was online growth. For the offline project, my job was to beat the bricks to grow a grassroots community of both employees and customers. (Good times working with Jamie.) The other project focused on helping a company grow their online fan base, primarily through Facebook.
When I think about both of those experiences, the simple answer to the question, "is scaling community online easier than offline," is, absolutely. Why? For starters, it's easier for both the companies and the customers – especially the customers. Click, click, done. Almost nonexistent barriers of entry.
Looking past simple answers, though, that this question about scaling begs an even bigger question: what is the purpose of scaling?
Answering the purpose question is critical because online and offline are a [hack saw and a razor blade - come up with a different example?]: they both cut things, but they work best in very different situations, and produce very different outcomes.
Here's are some of the differences I learned working on those projects:
Without question, the work I did offline, which was for a relatively short time period compared to the year I put into Facebook for the other client, the connections that people made through the program were extremely strong. Far stronger than anything that developed online in the same project. I remember single offline events where meeting and working with people produced hours and hours of unsolicited investment in the community by members, hard-working promotion of the program by members, and actual friendships that lasted long after the program ended.
I remember getting emails about the program from members 6 months after I'd met them, asking how I was doing me and updating me on their life / their involvement with the brand. That kind of strong-tie connection, though, doesn't come without blood sweat and tears:
Barriers to scaling offline:
- Time: Building things offline is much, much slower. It's a long-term investment that needs time to build and grow. From my experience, face-to-face relationships mature much more slowly than online relationships, and forging those bonds takes time. (How many 'friends' can you make online in a day?)
- Money: Building community offline is much, much more expensive. Offline events and programs can drain budgets with surprising speed. Traveling is expensive. Offline collateral is expensive. Coordination is expensive. Personnel are expensive.
- Manpower: Executing awesome offline programs takes a lot of manpower, and a lot of man hours, and in my case, sleeping on the floor of a band's touring van for a few weeks. Depending on the type of event, you're looking at setup, tear-down, staffing, support, and more. It's a handful, and it can take a lot of hands to do it well.
Online (social media)
The social media team that did the work of building an online fan base was only two people: me and someone from the brand. We had tons of amazing support from our managers and internal teams, but as I look back, the amount of growth that the two of us achieved by being the brand's voice on Facebook is pretty amazing. Using content alone, we were able to almost triple the number of fans in less than a year.
We fostered as deep of relationships as we could through that content and online conversation, but here's what really struck me: the deepest relationships and strongest word of mouth that developed were a small number of instances where an initial online conversation led to an offline surprise and delight for the fan.
Through some rather sticky situations, we also figured out that for this brand, social media was a really good way to disseminate important information about events at lightening speed, or keep people up to date on play-by-play happenings they might be interested in. It's amazing how quickly information can move on the Internet.
Lastly, we determined that for certain types of customer service, Facebook was simply more convenient and effective for both us and the customer.
Like offline, though, all of the progress we made didn't come without lots of hard work, but there were also some barriers that are unique to the medium:
Problems with online scaling:
- Measurement: Proving return on investment for social media is just plain hard. Not that it's easy for other mediums, but since online is a different tool, it requires different reporting, which can be hard to sell.
- Ease of coming and going: Since social media relationships are heavily weak-tie, your fans can leave at a moment's notice, and they do. Or they just ignore you. In my experience, few brands ever 'earn the right' to be a regular part of a customer's social media landscape, mostly because the real goal is selling something to them.
- Monetization: It varies by industry and company, but in my experience, sustainably monetizing social media beyond coupons, giveaways, and short-term promotions is very difficult.
- Customer service investment: Online customer service is still takes an incredible amount of investment – it was the most laborious aspect of anything we did on Facebook – and in some ways, it wasn't ever as good as human-to-human offline service.
Why are you scaling?
I come back to the purpose for scaling: everyone wants a huge audience, but to what end? What type of scaling makes sense for your brand? What type of investment makes most sense for your long term growth?
Successful scaling of either online or offline grows out of solid, measurable goals, and my guess is that many companies will use a smart combination of both.
The idea of brands building communities always brings a wry smile to my face. Why? First off, I believe that the majority of people within companies don't have a good understanding of how brands should think about consumer communities and how they can help solve marketing challenges. I've been in more meetings that I can count where the idea of building a community was suggested as a solution to a business or marketing challenge. When in these meetings, I ask questions and seek to understand why there is a need to do something community oriented. I usually get an answer that has to do with "connecting with the influencer" or "getting to the mommy bloggers." I've found that if I hear these rote explanations it's pretty much a red flag that the people aren't really sure of what they are talking about.
The second reason why I'm fond of this topic is that I've worked on the front lines of trying to bring together a group of kindred spirits and I know how hard it is. It is not easy work but when done well it can be rewarding.
On the surface, today's co-blogging question is pretty easy to answer from a national brand perspective. Online approaches to scaling a community are easier than offline.
But the important question is why is that such as easy answer? Really, it gets back to one word in the original question: scale. National brands are built on the premise of trying to leverage economies of scale. When it comes to trying to either connect with communities or trying to develop one, digital and online platforms represent the opportunity to build scale quickly while being able to manage costs and maintain efficiencies.
What's the cost for a brand to establish a Facebook page? Zero. A Twitter account? Zero. A Google+ page. Zero. A Tumblr page? Zero. An Instagram account? Zero.
Now I'll admit that I'm being a bit facetious here. I know that brands do spend legitimate money on developing digital experiences, spend media dollars on platforms like Twitter and Facebook, and invest resources on teams of community managers. But my point is that it costs roughly the same amount of investment to build a digital community presence for one person as it does for 100,000 people.
While digital tools represent the ability to get to scale cheaper and easier, my perspective is that automatically going with this approach may overlook what I think is a very important component to communities: the power of personal connectedness. If you look at data from Keller Fay, you know that far and away the majority of word-of-mouth conversations happen offline. If you look at data from Nielsen, you know that active social media users are even more social offline.
To me, this signals that there are benefits for brands to build offline connections with consumers that may not translate automatically to communities in the digital space. This doesn't mean that it cannot happen within an online environment; rather, it may not have the same depth as it does offline.
For brands to be well served in community efforts, I believe they require groups of kindred spirits to come together and connect. Certain brands have this happen innately in their consumer base and those folks aggregate together naturally – both offline and online. For these brands, it's easier to go with a strict digital approach and let the offline connections foster on their own.
For other brands where this connection with consumers is not quite as organic, then honest discussions need to take place about what the brand is looking to achieve through the creation of a community, what the expectations are, and whether those expectations are achievable through a strictly digital approach to the program.
(Photos courtesy of creative commons license: Jeremy Brooks.)
3 Responses to "Co-blogging Goodness Round 2: Eric and Jamie Tackle Scaling Community Online and Offline"
Great post! Thanks for reinforcing the underlying questions that often get overlooked in community-building, including "for what purpose?" I also love the points both of you make about the importance of having interactions take place both offline and online, because they each have different strengths.
Eric–thanks for pointing out where social media really excels: "to disseminate important information about events at lightening speed,
or keep people up to date on play-by-play happenings they might be
interested in." I'm helping my husband put together a social media strategy for a chorale group that he is the executive director for and your observation will be useful. I'm also taking note of your "easy come, easy go" observation.Jamie–thanks for the pointer to data about word of mouth conversations as well as offline behavior of active social media users. Both have large implications.
Question: With the increased use and functionality of FB and Google+ to share rich information and foster conversation, what is role of blogs in nurturing a community? In the past, I thought of a social media eco-system as one that had places for "thought leadership" and also had places for distribution/engagement/conversation around that thought leadership. Now, I'm not so sure. I'm wondering if blogs are now places for people to sample a "body of work" (Pam Slim has been using that phrase a lot these days and I resonate with it). ÂÂ
Carol, thank you so much for the kind words. This was a really fun post to work on with Jamie.ÂÂ
Great question about the nature of content on different networks. I think the answer can be a little bit slippery because networks of people consuming content online vary so greatly.ÂÂ
To start, though, I think we have to look beyond functionality. Just because a network gives you the ability to distribute rich information and foster conversation doesn't mean that users want to consume it there.ÂÂ
From there some great questions come up: why do people use Facebook and Google+? Does content you want to create or consume even make sense in the context of why people use the network? Does putting content on a network only members can access make sense? Will changes in the network beyond my control jeopardize content and conversation in the future (a good example of this is an article I wrote about Google Reader)?ÂÂ
People use these networks for sharing anything and everything, but my guess would be that very few are looking for rich, long-form content like, say, the blog post above.ÂÂ
Some people like to make broad generalizations about massive shifts in technological tools. I'm sure there are arcticles titled "The Blog is Dead."ÂÂ
I'm not sold. Blogs (and forums) are still extremely robust tools for sharing and talking about information, and in certain situations they'll make more sense than other networks.ÂÂ
Instead of trying to chase changes in technology, we always start by asking, "what is our goal," and then figuring out which tool is the best one to use to reach it.ÂÂ
Again, thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Love your idea. Great post. http://socialmediagrow.com


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bob_b1 Posts: 29Hello Just looking what other have paid for Outback Premium?
Please list the MSRP and the price you have negotiated.
I have been looking and getting some quotes but wanted to see what other have experienced.
My best price for Outback Premium (AWP) was MSRP:$26990 price offered was $25300 plus all the fees and taxes.
Thanks -
schoolhouseink Posts: 1I am in the midst of dealing for a 2009 2.5 i with Nav. Outback with 11,500 miles-dealer internet price is just under $20,000-I want to negotiate for a lower price-I would be happy with OTD for 20,000. I like the car and like the color-but can wait...seems that the inventory in my area for NEW 2009 Outbacks is scarce-NE PA. I have to drive 2 hours for this car with my wife and daughter in the car-already gave $500 to hold the car til I come this weekend. Called my local Subaru dealer and will talk with them tomorrow about if they can deal, but they have no 2009 in inventory. Will I be better off waiting until December-January? Any advice out there?
morin2 Posts: 399I don't think you'll be any better off waiting until December-Jan. Fall-winter is when demand for AWD peaks. That would be an excellent time to buy a Miata, however.
The time to pick from a large selection of new 09's was this spring before the clunkers bill. Hindsight is 20/20 & you can't change that.
Is this a CPO car? If you like it, make your best deal. It doesn't help you being so far from the dealer because he will know that its more difficult for you to walk away - the very best negotiating strategy. Find out why its for sale after only 11K miles (I have 14K on mine bought new in March) and walk if its been in a wreck. -
jeffm5 Posts: 113Greetings from Pittsburgh, home of the Super Bowl & Stanley Cup champs & the Pitiful Pirates. 3 days ago I pulled the trigger on a 4 cyl. 2010 OB Limited, Sky Blue, loaded (NAV, backup cam). I traded an 04 Forester, 76,000 miles, good condition. My OTD price is $24,500, $30,260 for the OB, $7,500 on the trade, the remainder taxes & fees of $145. I take delivery on 10/27. What do you think? If I got hosed, let me know, won't be the first time & won't hurt my feelings. A comparably equipped 4 cyl. Venza was $2,300 more. BTW, I'll be posting my initial impressions of the car in a couple weeks.
surrfurtom Posts: 124Good luck. Did you order or buy off inventory? What was the bottom line MSRP on the car incl delivery? The 30,200 should be close to invoice. I'm looking at something like that myself fully loaded w nav and would be interested in your perceptions.
Also considered the Venza. I Iike the Subaru better.
I've usually sold my cars outright and do pretty well instead of trading. This time I will probably go the trade route and save the tax differential, the headache of selling and hassle of courtesy trade. I would think 2004 Forester should go for 8-9K private sale pretty quickly. Check Edmunds and KBB if you haven't. -
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morin2 Posts: 399My opinion - the Pirates are no more pitiful than our local teams - the Nationals and Orioles - yikes.
Oh, opinions on the car deal? Sounds like you did fine. Edmunds trade-in value for the Forester was 7770 if in "clean" condition (second highest condition), less in "average" condition, and the base "X" model. Trading in saved you sales tax on the 7500, so you would have had to sell privately for 7500 + the sales tax just to be the same as this deal. And good luck finding anyone who can actually pay for something today. I used to sell privately, but lately, have been trading in as well.
Do post your reviews. Good luck! -
bob_b1 Posts: 29I almost bought a new car ; Outback Premium CVT transmission (with no addition options) Silver on black today, but due to my financial situation have to wait until next month (some of my found were not available) . But just wanted to share this quote with you and see if this is a good price.
Dealer in NW suburb of Chicago.
Dealer's price today:------------------------------- $23750 plus
Documentation --------- --------------------- $ 151.00
Electronic registration--- -------------------------$25.00
Taxes-----7.75% Cook County-------- -----$1,854.26
Transfer plates-------------------------- -----------$150.00
jeffm5 Posts: 113Just took delivery of a Limited, 4 cyl. Sky Blue Metallic with moonroof, NAV, backup cam, auto dim mirror with homelink, rear cargo net, all weather floor mats, rear bumper cover. MSRP - $32,157. I got it for $30,263. I traded an 04 Forester X, auto, no upgrades. I got $7,500 for it. I paid about $1,600 in sales tax & about $140 in dealer fees. My OTD price was $24,500. Hope this helps. I'll be posting my opinion of the car in about 2 weeks, but I'm not sure what thread to post it on. Any thoughts?
204meca Posts: 366Three years ago I got a used 03 Forester based on the general reputation of the ability to go anywhere reasonable, reliablity, relatively low fuel consumption for AWD, cargo capacity, towing capacity (have a 16.5 Fish N Ski boat) & sporty handling. My experience over the last 3 years made me a real Subbie Fan. Subies are a relatively small car that does all things reasonably well & there is nothing out there that can match the versatiily, economy, & fun to drive factor
Not much has challenged Subuar reputation in all the above areas. So other than another Forester I did not consider anything else seriously.
I briefly considered an A4 Avant coming from a satisfying A4 experience Interior a little too small, too expensive & couldn't see taking it down dirt roads or towing my boat with it.
My son recently got a VW Tigean. I drove from San Diego to Seattle in it with him. Nice car, comfortable, good power & handlng, but cargo area pitifully small, can't get over 25 mpg, & too pricey for Dad.
A year ago, I thought a 2010 Forester was a slam dunk for our next car. Then came the 2010 Outback & I had to reconsider. I did also considered waiting for a Diesel version, but decided that since we ony drive about 15,000 mile per year & will probably sell after 7 years that the gas version would be fine for us -- plus I was not willing to wait 6-12 months on the chance that we might get the diesel in the US.
I have been spending way too much time on this forum & subaruoutback.org since June reading about the Outback & have driven it twice. We recently spent a week new Forester rental car around Yosemite & Mammoth. It was comfortable and performed well on the highways (a bit too much shifting on the high passes) and on some snow covered trails. We could live happily with a new Forester (or the old one for that matter). But I have the chronic car buyer bug & can hardly stand to keep a car for more than 2 -4 years. I sold the O3 Forester XS MT for $11,700 (52,000 miles) last week.
As much as we like the Forester, the OB with the CVT (had CVTs in A4 & Honda & love em) and greatly enhanced comfort & mpg won out. I may miss the nimbleness of a smaller car, but at 60 more space comfort won out -- besides it is really replacing my wife's rather plush A4 & will become our trip car. I will be driving a driving my ghetto cruiser - a 93 Honda Del Sol.
So today weI ordered a new Graphite Grey OB Limited 2.5i PZEV CVT with moon roof, Nav (really only wanted the backup camera & was too lazy & intimidated to do it myself), puddle lights,wheel arch trim, tow package (my boat & bike rack have 1.25" hitches), rear bumper cover, Auto dim mirror w compass & Homelink, rear side cargo nets. Sticker was $32,767. VIP price (2% below invoice) was $30,209. Plus we had $1,500 Subaru Bucks. so our final cash price was $28,730. A great price for a great no haggle deal - the internet gal was easy to work with & a bit flabbergasted when she realized that the cash price without a trade was $ $4037 below MSRP. I feel really blessed to be able to get such a nice car for that.
Proposed delivery date is Dec 15. As long as it arrives by Dec 31 so we can save another $800 on the sales tax deduction I will be more than pleased!
If you can plan ahead, it surely pays to use the Chase Subaru Card for 3% Subbie Bucks & get on a VIP program. Details about these can be found in this forum under Subaru Bucks & VIP program.
My next challenge is to crack the 35 mpg barrier after our new OB is broken in
Without all the information gathered on Edmunds I may have not known about Subbie Bucks, VIP, & gotten so much great feed back on questions about Subaru products. It is just what a car / information junkie needs :P Many thanks to all you regular posters & the editors. I am going to have to take a sabbatical for a while but will still be hanging around from time to time. -
xwesx Fairbanks, AlaskaPosts: 8,734Congratulations on the car! Let us know when it arrives! I am glad you joined the community; you have added much to the conversations since then - stick around!
The Chase card is great. I just purchased my Forester last month and already have another $500 Bucks. :blush:2010 Subaru Forester, 2011 Ford Fiesta, 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup, 1974 Ford Pinto Wagon -
xwesx Fairbanks, AlaskaPosts: 8,734You could post in the 2010 Legacy/Outback thread, or, if there is not a "New Owners" thread, you could start one. Label it something like, "2010 Legacy/Outback New Owners: Tell Us What You Think!"2010 Subaru Forester, 2011 Ford Fiesta, 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup, 1974 Ford Pinto Wagon
morin2 Posts: 399I have 0 subaru bucks at the moment, having redeemed them all for my 09 Outback and service for my wife's Forester. I also used them when I bought a dealer's entire inventory of the old black subaru OEM Roki oil filters at a great discount. Of course, these reward cards only make sense if you pay your bill in full every month.
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macdougal28 Posts: 7I'm in Maine where the 2010 2.5 is "so popular" they sell shortly after they get to the lot. Reality is that dealers are only carrying base model 1 CVT, so demand is greater than supply.
Quotes from 2 dealers - base model 2.5i CVT - full MSRP (24,990)! And 3500 on my trade-in '02 Forester manual, 93K miles, clean, but torn trim on one door side bumper. Found out a colleague was offered 23,499 yesterday for it.
Other dealer started at 24,660 and said we could negotiate, but needs to locate a car (none on his lot).
MSRP here is 24,990 so both offers seem way too high to me.
Will sell my Forester privately for 5500 (am I giving it away???)
So - puzzled on what to offer. Advice?
Should I go up to premium, which they have many more of on the lot?
Am I giving away my '02 Forester for $5500?
Thanks! -
sweetsoul Posts: 35Hi macdougal28,
Trying to buy an OB in Maine sounds stressful! Sorry to hear that. My advice would be to use the internet and phone to secure the best offer before going into a dealer. Most dealers have internet depts which usually provide the most agressive pricing for cars. Check out the dealer websites and request an online quote on the OB you want. A lot of negotiating can take place via email. If you are willing to travel out-of-state you might be able to save some more money. Sometimes even just securing an email quote from the out-of-state dealer, then calling a couple local dealers to see if they can come close. Let them know you would rather buy local and see what happens.
As far as your '02 Forester - I think kbb.com has the closest trade-in value estimator, but look somewhere between fair and good for realistic pricing. Autotrader.com used to have, they might still (can't find it), a trade-in guarantee which I used as a base for my trade. You can enter all the info about your car, defects, issues, extras, etc and it will give you a realistic trade-in amount that some dealers will honor no questions asked. I ended up negotiating mine $300 above this "guaranteed" price and left the table delighted. Plus you can sell your car on there or search for other Foresters like yours to see what people are asking.
I hope that helps. Good Luck! -
rschleicher Posts: 79My experience with using both KBB and Edmunds to value used cars, is that KBB typically provides higher prices than Edmunds, whether you are estimating a trade-in price, private party sale price, or a used car "dealer list" price.
So when selling a used car, I will typically display the KBB "private party sale" price. But, I'm also prepared for the fact that this is probably being a bit optimistic, especially if the buyer has already seen the typically-lower Edmunds.com price! -
xwesx Fairbanks, AlaskaPosts: 8,734Assuming no significant problems with the Forester, $5500 sounds like a reasonable price. Coming from Fairbanks, AK, I know bloated Subaru prices! You think Maine is bad?
Personally, if your local dealers are not willing to give you a decent price, even if you factory order the car, I would head south and grab one in PA or MD for around, if not below, invoice. Maine is only a hop, skip, and a jump away.2010 Subaru Forester, 2011 Ford Fiesta, 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup, 1974 Ford Pinto Wagon -
edwinas434 Posts: 2Well, my wife and I finally decided to go for the new 2010 OB, and with a 2 year old and another on the way, we figure leather is the way to go so have decided on a 2.5 Limited. When searching local inventory in Southern California, however, almost all of the Limiteds include a moonroof or a moonroof/navigation combo. After searching from San Diego to Los Angeles to Fresno, I've only found 3 or 4 Limiteds that do not have the moonroof (which my wife does not want, and definitely does not want to pay for), and none of these are in my wife's preferred color (pearl blue). Anyone else notice a dirth of Limiteds without moonroofs? Is this just a California issue or do all of the Limiteds without moonroofs get purchased right away? I know we could order one through the dealer, but I'd rather not wait the 6-8 weeks, as our time line is Thanksgiving. Any thoughts? Thanks!

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I did copy and paste but there was a message on the Photobucket page that the image had been moved or deleted. Although, one of the links just comes up with a blamk screen and nothing loads. It's very easy to upload a photo direct into the post. Immediately below the "Post a Follow-Up" is a box labelled "Image file to upload (optional):". On the right side of it is a button labelled "Browse". Just click on that and navigate to where the image file is on your computer. When you do the preview the image will come up. If you edit the text in your post and preview it again you have to reload the photo. |
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Black Hills State University faculty, staff and students will be swinging, jiving and tapping their feet as they battle it out for the coveted BHSU mirror ball trophy while at the same time raising money for local ranchers. The Dancing with the Staff, a spoof of ABC's popular "Dancing with the Stars" show, takes place Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Jacket Legacy Room of the David B. Miller Yellow Jacket Student Union.
For more than a decade, Black Hills State University accounting students have been putting their classroom learning to practice by assisting area residents prepare their taxes through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.Through Tuesday, March 4, the students will once again volunteer their time and expertise to help students, the elderly, low income individuals, and veterans file their taxes.
The Black Hills State University photography student Julieanne Morse from Spearfish recently returned from a nine-month deployment with South Dakota's National Guard 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment where she teamed up with a broadcast journalist and documented the daily lives of the troops.
Black Hills State University will host a groundbreaking ceremony for Crow Peak Hall Friday, Feb. 14 at 11:15 a.m. on the green in front of Thomas Hall.
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Flying High News & Events[b]David Price[/b], associate dean of aviation, was elected to the board of directors for the Aero Club of New England. [br][br]"This is a very important role for me to have on behalf of Bridgewater State University," Mr. Price said. "Because of BSU's involvement with ACONE, the organization has increased its involvement with our students over the past year, helping some find excellent jobs after graduation."[br][br]The Aero Club of New England was created in 1902, more than a year before the Wright Brother's first flight. Read more about Flying High
Hollywood Bound News & EventsIn a packed campus center ballroom, BSU's fifth annual Campus MovieFest Finale premiered sixteen of the university's tops student films, three of which will go on to represent the university at CMF Hollywood in June. [br][br]The three winning films off to Hollywood are: "I Love You, Pizza" (Best Comedy), "The Frame" (Best Drama), and "Heretic" (Best Picture). Those films will compete against 75 of the nation's top student films at the CMF competition, known as the nation's largest student film festival. Read more about Hollywood Bound
Playing for Keeps News & EventsTwo BSU athletic teams have new members, and each is guaranteed to give her team a boost.[br][br]The special roster additions come by way of Team IMPACT, a new non-profit organization based in Quincy that brings together college sports teams and kids with life-threatening diseases.[br][br]Wednesday, the field hockey team welcomed 8-year old [b]Nevaeh[/b] at a special Draft Day event held in the Adrian Tinsley Center. Read more about Playing for Keeps
Good Business News & EventsThe Center for Entrepreneurship Studies has announced that [b]Craig Rondeau[/b], '11, of Marshfield, is the winner of its fourth annual Business Plan Competition. [br][br]His winning entry was for Business Station, a retail-based company that provides services to businesses for a monthly fee, including services such as printing, faxing, scanning etc.[br][br]"Our members will have the services of a full-scale office for a much more affordable price than a standard office," Mr. Rondeau said. Read more about Good Business
Re-staging History News & Events[b]Jim Quinn[/b] has emptied the file cabinets. He's helped haul the 30 boxes, and stored 20 more in his garage. [br][br]And this is only the beginning.[br][br]The work is in connection to the Maxwell Library's recent acquisition of the archives of the New England Theater Conference, a 60-year-old organization that was founded by iconic drama critic and educator Elliot Norton. BSU is now home to this vital piece of regional art history and a treasure trove of material for future researchers. Read more about Re-staging History
Snapshots of Excellence News & Events[h]BARTLETT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS[/h][br][br]Twins [b]Adam[/b] and [b]Allen Schaen[/b] have been featured in [i]Bridgewater[/i] magazine after each excelled in his research pursuits. We also reported at that time that Adam had been accepted in to the Ph.D. program at the University of Minnesota. Now comes the news that Allen will complete this symmetrical picture: He's been accepted to a similar program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [br][br][b]Dr. Read more about Snapshots of Excellence
Clean Up Time News & EventsA group of Bridgewater State students from the Student Education Association for Massachusetts, along with Professor [b]Nancy Witherell[/b] of the elementary and early education department, spent a day at the Mulcahey Elementary School in Taunton painting and revitalizing the exterior of the facility.[br][br]The volunteer project included the painting of a so-called "peaceful playground" and general landscaping around the school. Read more about Clean Up Time
Cultural Insight News & EventsA series of more than a dozen events held to boost awareness of issues, cultures and traditions in the Middle East culminated with BSU's third annual Passover Celebration and Seder held in the Campus Center and attended by campus and community members.[br][br]This program and those preceding it over the past two weeks -- called the Middle East Educational Weeks -- were sponsored by the university's Center for Middle East Studies (CMES) and the Center for Multicultural Affairs (CMA), with support from BSU's U.S. Read more about Cultural Insight
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With such seminal movies as The Exorcist and The French Connection, Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin secured his place as a great filmmaker. A maverick from the start, Friedkin joined other young directors who ushered in Hollywood's second Golden Age during the 1970s. Now, in his long-awaited memoir, Friedkin provides a candid portrait of an extraordinary life and career.
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NOPD arrests second suspect for shooting death of toddler, injury of babysitter
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NEW ORLEANS, LA (NBC33) — A second suspect has been arrested for the shooting death of a toddler.
The New Orleans Police Department arrested Darnell Ramee, 19, on Thursday, Sept. 5. They believe he and co-suspect Keelen Armstrong, 24, are responsible for the gunfire that killed Londyn Samuels and injured his 18-year-old babysitter.
The shooting happened on Thursday, Aug. 29 at roughly 8:30 p.m. In the days following the shooting, NOPD and Mayor Mitch Landrieu held a press conference urging witnesses to step forward with information.
"We talk a lot about the persistent violence, but when a young child is taken from us…this community has got to stand up with force and power and say this is completely and unacceptable," Mayor Landrieu said. "The only way we're going to stop the culture of violence in New Orleans is for the people of New Orleans to participate and say no."
Prior to the press conference, police had only received one tip from the public regarding the possible identity of the shooters. Investigators identified Armstrong as a suspect hours after he was booked into the Orleans Parish Prison for unrelated charges.
"By coincidence, Homicide Detective Robert Barrere established Armstrong as a suspect in the baby's killing, just a couple of hours after Armstrong's arrest," Remi Braden, New Orleans Police Department, said. "Armstrong was then relocated to Homicide for questioning."
The following day Ramee was arrested.
"This is phenomenal work done by our Homicide division," Superintendent Ronal Serpas, NOPD, said. "I can't praise these detectives enough. Detective Robert Barrere, who was the lead in this case, was tenacious, and I had no doubt that he and our team would wrap up this case. I'm hoping the people of this neighborhood can rest a bit easier tonight."
Officials say both men have past criminal charges. Ramme has been previously arrested for Illegal Carrying of Weapons and Possession of Stolen Property. Armstrong has been previously arrested for Illegal Carrying of Weapons and Driving on a Suspended Driver's license. Armstrong had two outstanding municipal attachments from the Gretna Police Department.
Officials do not anticipate any further arrests in this case.


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Brownsville's Memorial Day silent march remembers fallen soldiers.
The City of Brownsville celebrated the memory of those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice with a silent march, Julio Olivo has the story.
With a flyover by the Confederate Air Force, hundreds of citizens and veterans walked the 1 mile silent march from Boca Chica to Central Boulevard ending at Veteran's Park. This year marks the 12th Annual Memorial Day march and many veterans like Larry Jokl has participated each year. Even the younger generations are starting to get involved and learn the significance of the event and the fall soldiers who gave their lives for this country.
The event took place with the raising of the American flag, followed by a 3 volley salute and then the traditional playing of Taps, all in memory of the soldiers.


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Scholastic News Kid Reporters Cover Republican National Convention In Tampa And Democratic National Convention In Charlotte
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps, a team of student reporters ages 10-14 from across the country, will report from the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida ( August 27-30), and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina ( September 3-6). Their coverage will appear on Scholastic's 2012 Election site.
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Reporting from the Republican National Convention will be Kid Reporters Shelby Fallin , 14, of Lakeland, Florida, and Topanga Sena , 11, of Orlando, Florida. Shelby is a veteran Kid Reporter who started reporting during the 2008 Presidential Election. Topanga joined the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps in 2010, and last year conducted an exclusive interview at the White House with President Barack Obama, along with a fellow Kid Reporter.
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Shiseido Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section: 4911) ("Shiseido"), the Japan-based leading global cosmetics company, announced today the successful completion of the subsequent offering period offered by its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Blush Acquisition Corporation (Head Office: Delaware, USA; hereafter, "Purchaser") for the remaining shares of common stock of Bare Escentuals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BARE) ("Bare Escentuals") following a tender offer for all of the outstanding Bare Escentuals' shares for US$18.20 per share in cash (the "Offer").
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Memoir '44 Online also features a sophisticated system of Achievements. Depending on how you perform during games, you may be awarded some badges or medals at the end of the game.
There are 3 categories of Achievements: Honor Badges, Specialist Badges and Expert Awards.
Honor Badges are usually pretty easy to get.
Specialist Badges are Achievements that are focused or rely primarily on the mastery of specific features of the game. This rewards raw skill over the social aspects of the game.
Expert Awards are rare Achievements that reward exceptional performance in a battle and/or during the career of a player.
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Another severe storm scenario, quite similar to the March 31 episode, is brewing for April 3-4. A warm front will pass north of Texoma by Thursday morning, with a surface cold front and upper trough approaching Thursday afternoon/evening.
This puts us in the unstable warm sector of the storm. There will also be fairly high wind shear (change of wind speed/direction with height) which increases the risk for tornadoes.
The surface cold front should pass through by Friday morning. A notable difference may be the location of the surface low: a bit further south than in Monday's event. This would tend to increase low-level wind shear, enhancing storm updrafts and the tornado potential.
At this point the weekend ahead looks very pleasant with cool mornings and mild afternoons.
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TACOMA, Wash. -- Former Billings Scarlets player Nick Funyak was named a Northwest Conference athlete of the week.
Funyak hit .889 (8 for 9) and had a 1.222 slugging percentage in three victories last weekend against Willamette to help Puget Sound improve its winning streak to nine. Funyak, a sophomore catcher, also had three doubles, six RBIs and scored four runs.
Funyak played his final season with the Scarlets last summer. He helped the team win the Montana/Alberta Class AA American Legion baseball championship in 2011.


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For a band that lasted only five years and released only four official full-length albums, the Smiths' catalog is a nightmare to untangle. The 70 or so songs the band eventually issued were…   Read Story »
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Johnny Marr is, without question, one of the nicest guys in rock and roll. He's also, without question, one of the most talented guitar players of all time. As a founding member of the Smiths, Marr…   Read Story »
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Smiths guitar-god Johnny Marr will release his first-ever full-fledged solo LP The Messenger in a couple of months, and we've already seen his moody video for the title track. And now we get to hear…   Read Story »
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With all the little bits and pieces in the package out the way we can move onto the more important part, the graphics card. Gigabyte has continued to use the purple theme on the card with the sticker over the cooler. On the red PCB it looks great and in a case with some good lighting, it would look fantastic.
The top right of the card has our standard 6 pin PCI Express power connector that comes on all high end PCI Express cards. We also have a passive heatsink that runs down the side of the card to cool some of the hotter components on the graphics card outside of the standard core and memory.
Moving to the front of the card we have our Dual DVI ports which both support Dual Link along with the S-Video like plug which lets us use the HDTV Out capability along with the VIVO function.
Turning the card over we find a very plain back thanks to the fact that no memory is installed on the back of the card. We simply have a number of screws that help hold the large heatsink on the front in place.
The Gigabyte X1800XL comes clocked at 500MHz on the core and 1GHz DDR on the memory which is the default speed for the X1800XL. We will see later just what we can get out of it when it comes to overclocking.


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Queens Library President and CEO Tom Galante should take a leave of absence while the various investigations into the institution's operations and finances are carried out, Borough President Melinda Katz said Monday in writing.
Katz made the recommendation in two letters, one to Galante — the embattled library chief whose compensation, office renovations and outside employment have prompted a City Council hearing, city audit and city and federal probe — and one to the board of trustees that keeps him employed at the library.
She said the move must be made for the good of the library and the people of Queens, because "recent events have undermined the faith in the Library and its leadership." And she said it should be done at the board's meeting set for tonight, April 3.
"As I said to Tom, I do not believe that there is faith that the Library can operate effectively and more importantly, continue to receive the taxpayer money it receives from government funders while he continues to serve as President," Katz said in her letter to the board. "As an elected official charged with allocating taxpayer dollars, I must ensure they are appropriated wisely —and I cannot do that while the Library's sitting President faces a federal investigation."
Two days later, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), chairman of the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations, echoed the call, and the concern that the controversy could affect the budget.
"The months of April through June are the most important for the organization as they lead into budget adoption," Van Bramer said in a statement emailed to the Queens Chronicle. "It is imperative that the organization have a laser-like focus on this effort. To that end, I share Queens Borough President Melinda Katz's concern that the issues currently faced by Mr. Galante and the ongoing revelations in the news media distract everyone from the work the library does and could impact the library negatively at budget adoption. ...
"Given the ongoing investigations, I believe that it is in the best interest of everyone at the library if the CEO takes a temporary leave of absence," Van Bramer, who is also the Council's majority leader, continued. "This should not be perceived as a presumption of guilt, but rather as an understanding of the gravity of the ongoing investigations."
The library is a private, nonprofit entity under contract to provide its services, but it gets the vast bulk of its funding from the city, with more coming from the state and federal governments, as well as donations.
Galante has been under fire since late January, when a Daily News article revealed that he earns nearly $400,000 a year in salary, and a subsequent City Council hearing showed his compensation to be near $450,000 with benefits included. Further reporting by the News revealed that Galante also works part-time for the Elmont School District on Long Island, earning more than $100,000 a year there.
Questioned about his work schedule by Van Bramer and Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst), Galante said he works 70 to 80 hours a week for the library, with his work for Elmont on top of that. The News subsequently obtained time sheets from Elmont that, the paper said in an editorial calling for Galante to step down, show he either "can bend the space-time continuum," overbilled Elmont or is not working enough for the library.
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and city Department of Investigation recently served the library with subpoenas for records, though the Queens Chronicle could not determine what documents those were.
The News also reports that Galante has an association that traces back to Elmont, which lies just over the city line opposite Hollis and Cambria Heights, with a construction manager who won contracts for a number of the library system's recent renovation projects.
In response to the criticism, the library and its board have said that Galante does an excellent job as CEO, pointing to its modernization, the upgrades at numerous branches, its response to Hurricane Sandy and its broad array of programs and services for the community.
In a recent exclusive interview with the Chronicle, Van Bramer recently said he will continue to press the library on the questions surrounding Galante, including the administration's decision to reduce its reliance on unionized janitorial staff in recent years, in favor of more outside contracting, and is considering legislation to address the problems raised in the media and the hearing he called.
Van Bramer and Katz both say the top priority as the controversy continues is to ensure the library's ongoing success.
"I know the Board agrees that ensuring the Library's continued operation, growth and success, along with its constant funding, must be our highest priority," the borough president said in her letter to the board. "I believe that these goals can only now be achieved by temporarily removing Tom from leadership."
State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) had previously called for Galante to step down for good, and reiterated that stance this week in a prepared statement sent to the media.
Library spokeswoman Joanne King said the library had no immediate response to the calls for Galante to take a leave of absence. Galante himself had previously declined to comment on Avella's call that he quit.


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Portable Desserts
by Dana Angelo White in Cookies & Other Desserts, August 31, 2012
Are desserts your job for the potluck picnic? You're in luck! We've got treats for every kind of sweet tooth.
Perfectly portioned and finger-licking good. Bring some fresh fruit along too – we suggest watermelon slices or a bushel of juicy peaches.
Almond Blueberry Cookies
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Scratch the chocolate itch with these decadent delights. Bake a bunch and freeze for up to 6 months.
Made-Over Deep Dish Brownies
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Layer cakes and cupcakes are delicious but don't always travel well. Here are all the flavors cakes are known for, but you can eat it with a spoon.
Berry Trifle With Amaretto
Chocolate Raspberry Trifle
Whip up these easy confections that kids and grown-ups will love. Keep them out of the sun to prevent melting—though they probably won't last long.
Dark Chocolate Bark
Homemade Marshmallows
Squares of oats, jam and dried fruit or a burst of citrus – fabulous finger food!
Apricot Oat Bars
Lemon Icebox Bars
A little assembly required here, but it's a piece of cake (get it?). Pack all the components and let everyone make their own.
Homemade Biscuits with sliced peaches and a dollop of whipped cream
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2 "I have chosen Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah. | 2 "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, |
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Wolf Family Vineyards offers four estate grown wines in artisanal quantities hand made by Karen Culler in the small winery and cave on the estate: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc and Phaedrus, a blend from the youngest vines on the property. A fortuitous combination of the demanding standards of the winemaker and the family's "no compromises" philosophy results in wine that pleases the collector's long term palate. Total winery production averages 1000 cases per year.
2011 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2011 Wolf Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon is an understated wine that deserves a bit of cellaring to bring out its best. The aromatics of black fruits, coffee and dried herbs and tea meld well with the crisp palate along with a smooth mid body and long, silky finish. This wine should cellar well for at least 10 years. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate, 32 cases produced.
2011 Estate Cabernet Franc
The 2011 vintage can best be compared to the 2005 wines. The 2011 Cabernet Franc has a supple and elegant texture and mid palate because of the fully mature and soft tannins. The aromas are herbal, red and stone fruits and anise. The palate has the distinct oily mid texture characteristic of great Cab Franc. This wine exudes softness on the mid palate and velvety tannins on the finish which is a luxury only found in Cabernet Franc. 94% Cabernet Franc, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 73 cases produced.
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The 2011 Phaedrus Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys all the benefits of the blended varieties, especially with a healthy dose of Petite Verdot to add depth and a juicy mid palate in this lean year. Malbec offers spice and black cherry aromatics. All of which are supported by the richly textured foundation of Cabernet Sauvignon.
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The Wolf Family Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc is picked at a low sugar to maintain freshness and the distinct Sauvignon Blanc varietal aromatics... pear, herbal, mineral and grapefruit aromas. A nice natural acidity livens the palate, and along with the lower alcohol, gives a fresh and unctuous quality to the wine. 72% Sauvignon Blanc; 28% Sauvignon Musque, 117 cases produced.