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If you're an investor, there's an aspect of the law that protect your rights and your needs and this is referred to as the securities law. It falls under business law and covers whatever informational needs investors have. If you look at it closely, securities aren't really valuable inherently. The value they have comes from the claims they allow their owners to make on various assets and earnings. It also has a large effect on the voting power that comes with such claims. Values of these securities are also different in every business. It's determined by the issuer's products and market, his financial condition, management of the company and also the regulatory and competitive climate.
Business securities laws are aimed at guaranteeing investors they receive the right information about whatever it is they want to purchase. If they have their eye on a certain company for example, this law protects their interests in that the company that's being sold has to give full disclosure of its financial health and the like. Securities can be in the form of bonds, stocks, notes, treasury stocks and so on. These can be freely bought and traded as long as the rules of securities law are followed.
With regard to white collar crimes under criminal law, these are nonviolent offenses that people with a certain respectability or high social status can commit in the course of their occupation. This ranges from fraud to extortion to tax evasion. Under fraud, there are a myriad of other crimes like bankruptcy fraud, credit card fraud, healthcare fraud, securities fraud and so on.
Counterfeiting is also included here as well as embezzlement, trade secret theft and public corruption. For all these crimes, they're all committed by an individual for personal gain. These crimes are penalized with fines, forfeitures, home detention, supervised release and also imprisonment. Sanctions have the possibility of being lessened for those defendants who take responsibility for their crimes and also helps authorities with the investigation and closing of the case.
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Monday, August 29 2011
Zee Avi & Mike Doughty: 25 August 2011 – New York
Zee Avi and Mike Doughty gave in-store performances at J&R to promote their new albums.
Tuesday, May 4 2010
MC Frontalot: Zero Day
This is nerd Mecca in the form of a 12-centimeter polycarbonate disc.
Tuesday, December 16 2008
Mike Doughty's New Hope
The former Soul Coughing frontman talks with PopMatters about his new album Golden Delicious, the joys of being a solo artist and being addicted to... MSNBC.
Thursday, December 11 2008
Mike Doughty – 4 December 2008: Hamden, CT, The Space
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Wednesday, February 27 2008
Mike Doughty: Golden Delicious
Sophomore solo album for former Soul Coughing frontman goes heavy on the groove and the hook, but may go a little too soft on the edges.
Sunday, February 24 2008
20 Questions: Mike Doughty
Former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty is a Renaissance Man of sorts, plying his trade as a musician, songwriter, poet, playwright, photographer, and blogger and he answers PopMatters' 20 questions.
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Mike Doughty: Haughty Melodic
Former Soul Coughing singer's first full-length release coins a method to his madness, fleshing out his more traditional songs with Technicolor embellishments.
Sunday, March 20 2005
Mike Doughty: Skittish/Rockity Roll
Mike Doughty wrote engaging music with Soul Coughing even while playing the role of the hip, prankster frontman. His first solo releases, however, while not completely dissimilar, illuminate his humanity. And we have never been more engaged.

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Remove AntiMalware (Uninstall Guide)By Lawrence Abrams on November 9, 2009 @ 11:15 PM | Read 69,905 times.AntiMalware is a rogue application from the same family as Active Security. When this program is installed it will be configured to start automatically when you log into Windows. The installer will also attempt to uninstall anti-virus programs that it feels can potentially detect it and thus remove it. The list of security programs that the installer tries to remove includes:
When AntiMalware is started it will scan your computer and detect numerous infections on your computer, but will not remove them until you purchase the program. These infections, though, are all fake and do not exist on your computer. In fact, AntiMalware is programmed to show the same scan results regardless of the computer that it is running on. Some of the infections that this program will state it detects on your computer include:
Though these are the names of real infections, what AntiMalware is detecting does not actually exist on your computer. Therefore, do not be concerned by what the scan results of this program says.
While the program is running you will also see numerous fake security warnings pop-up on your desktop. These security warnings will state that Internet Explorer is infected, that an active malware has been found, or that a keylogger is present on your computer. The text of some of these messages are: Just like the fake scan results, these fake security warnings should all be ignored as they are just trying to trick you into thinking there is a security problem on your computer. Without a doubt, AntiMalware was designed for one purpose; to trick you into thinking you are infected so that you will then purchase AntiMalware to remove the infections. You now know that if you see behavior as described above, you should not purchase the program regardless of what it tells you. If you have already purchased it, then please contact your credit card company and dispute the charges stating that this software is a scam. Finally, to remove AntiMalware and any related malware, please use the removal guide below. Threat Classification: Advanced information: View AntiMalware files. Entries for this program found in the Uninstall Programs control panel: AntiMalware Tools Needed for this fix: Symptoms that may be in a HijackThis Log: O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AntiMalware] C:\Program Files\AntiMalware\AntiMalware.exe -boot Guide Updates: 11/09/09 - Initial guide creation. Automated Removal Instructions for AntiMalware using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:
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PUBLISHED: 21 Oct 2010 07:20:22 | UPDATED: 22 Oct 2010 02:42:28PRINT EDITION: 21 Oct 2010'Completely untrue' ... Stephen Conroy has labelled one newspaper's coverage of the NBN an 'ongoing tantrum' over the election result. Illustration: Karl Hilzinger
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has launched an attack on The Australian newspaper, saying it is trying to destroy the government's national broadband network (NBN) in the eyes of the public.
Senator Conroy told the ABC's Lateline program on Wednesday the News Limited publication had been waging a war against the NBN since before the federal election.
"They have been ... creating stories that are completely untrue," he said.
"The Australian newspaper continued to perpetrate, what is reaching urban myth levels because of their constant repetition of it, that there's a $6000 cost to rewire your home to get the national broadband network.
"It's completely false, and The Australian are repeating it over and over again."
Senator Conroy said it had been made clear to the paper many times that this was not true, and it was disappointing to "see a newspaper losing its way".
"You can only come to the conclusion they are trying to destroy the national broadband network in the eyes of Australians because it was an important factor in us winning government," he said.
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Global Operations, a putative Counter-Strike killer by Barking Dog Studios, is kind of like having to eat a banana split with your hands--just because it's a little sloppy doesn't mean it isn't still good. The game is primarily a team-based tactical shooter, combining Counter-Strike's system for cash rewards and equipment purchases, Rogue Spear's real-world settings and large weapon selection, and Return to Castle Wolfenstein's character classes and objective-based maps. For good measure, the developers have added some innovative ideas of their own to this mix. The game did ship in an unpolished state and suffers from demanding bandwidth requirements and a severe lack of servers. However, these problems are generally overshadowed by the simple fact that when everything comes together, Global Operations is one of the deepest and most satisfying multiplayer tactical shooters currently available.
To one-up its arch-nemesis, Counter-Strike, Barking Dog promised Global Ops would include a single-player game along with the expected multiplayer mode. The best that can be said about what resulted from that promise is that Barking Dog didn't lie: Global Ops does indeed include a single-player game. It's a linear progression through the 13 multiplayer missions with each of the 15 other players controlled by a bot. The bots have their moments, but for the most part they're not especially helpful when they're on your team, nor are they particularly dangerous when they're on the other side. Every instance where they appear to have some idea of what's going on is eclipsed by an episode in which they fail to use the equipment of their character class, ignore your commands, make crazy choices while pursuing a map's objectives, or simply get stuck on something, at which point the game helpfully warps them into the clear. The bots aren't completely ineffectual. But the single-player game is more of a slightly enhanced training mode than a full-fledged campaign. Anyone thinking about purchasing Global Ops primarily for its single-player experience is strongly advised to stay away.
Like in Counter-Strike, each round in Global Operations begins with you purchasing equipment. However, you must also pick a character class, like in Wolfenstein. The seven classes include commando, heavy gunner, recon, medic, sniper, demoman, and intelligence officer. Each one varies in its starting cash, access to items, carrying capacity, and proficiency with the different types of weapons. Most of the classes are pretty self-explanatory. The commando is an all-around grunt who can use a wide range of weapons, the heavy gunner carries the big machine guns useful for laying down suppressing fire, the demoman can plant and defuse explosives, the medic can heal wounded teammates, and the sniper is pretty much just that. The intelligence officer is a noncombat role. He has an overhead view of the mission area from which he can set waypoints. He can also access first-person views from anyone on his team and access views from cameras placed throughout each level. It's a lot like the commander role in Tribes 2. And like with the commander in Tribes 2, nobody appears to be interested in playing that role.
The recon unit, however, is possibly the game's most successful innovation and has turned out to be very popular thus far. A player on recon is automatically equipped with a life-signs detector. When the detector is activated, every enemy unit, friendly unit, and moveable object within a wide range appears onscreen as a symbol whose size and position represent its relative distance from the recon player. This is regardless of how many intervening walls there may be. The great part is that teammates in the vicinity of the recon unit receive this information as well. This has the dual effect of inspiring teamwork and reducing the viability of lone-wolf camping. A squad consisting of a recon unit, a medic, and a couple of gunners is a formidable force. A complementary little innovation is that large-caliber guns can fire through thin walls. It's incredibly satisfying to shoot an opponent hidden behind a flimsy barrier after your recon unit paints him for you.
Rather than the short three- or four-minute rounds and one-death-and-you're-out system of Counter-Strike, Global Operations employs longer 10- to 30-minute rounds with dead players respawning as a group every 90 seconds or so, as in Wolfenstein. This works well with the equipment-purchasing feature. When you die, you collect money for kills, assisted kills, the length of time you managed to stay alive, and various other class-oriented actions. You also drop your weapons wherever you were shot. This sets up some interesting decisions--mainly, should you spend money now or save it and try to pick up some dropped equipment in the level?
The 13 levels included in Global Operations are all excellent. The objectives include hostage rescue, item retrieval, object destruction, and assassination, with many of the levels incorporating multiple goals. Each level is big, features well-placed choke points, and usually includes multiple paths to any given point, including shortcuts that can be opened up through the use of explosives.
Global Ops uses the LithTech engine, and though the environments are a little blocky, they're more than serviceable. The game also has some really well executed visual effects, some of which actually enhance the gameplay. For instance, tear gas causes your view to smear and periodically go black, simulating how your character is trying to blink the irritant out of his eyes. The character models and animations are also well done. Shooting someone in the head will cause him to clutch his face as he drops, while shooting him in the back will knock him forward as he reaches around behind him. This only occurs on killing shots, however--a nonlethal hit unfortunately doesn't provide much visual feedback. This can be frustrating when combined with the game's sometimes-unpredictable damage model. Sometimes an enemy will go down after just one or two hits, as you'd expect. At other times, you'll seemingly have to unload entire clips of ammunition to get someone to drop.
The sound effects are outstanding. Each of the game's 33 real-world weapons has a specific and often immediately recognizable sound. Levels all feature a lot of subtle ambient noise that really picks up any slack in the details of the environmental graphics. There are also a huge number of different footstep effects corresponding to different floor materials. As with some of the visual effects, the clever use of sound actually affects gameplay. The best example of this is that nearby explosions briefly cause a ringing in your ears and a general muting of sound that can impact your ability to hear enemies approaching.
Global Operations does have a few considerable flaws. First among them is a dire lack of servers. This can be partially attributed to the game's newness, but some of the blame needs to be placed on the design of the game itself. Server requirements are steep: According to the scant information in the readme file, a full T1 line is needed to host a 16-player game. Servers must also be dedicated, and only one server instance can be run on a given machine. There's also no Linux server port at this point, though one is promised. Even when registering a good ping, the game is virtually unplayable when connected to an underpowered server, and even on decent servers, in our experience, it's incredibly choppy if the client has anything less than a DSL or Cable connection. There are currently only about 50 servers running at any given time, of which maybe six or seven were playable for us. On those, though, everything ran perfectly smoothly. LAN play is also smooth, but every player needs a unique CD key to join in.
In spite of the attention to detail apparent in the game's many neat little touches--for instance, defusing a bomb involves actually figuring out which wire to cut, meaning if you're in a hurry, you can cross your fingers and take a guess--it seems as if a few elements were either glossed over or simply not included. There's no voting system, for example--if someone on your team decides to concentrate on peppering your respawn spot with tear gas, there's not much recourse. There's not a lot of detailed information about the characteristics of the many weapons, either, nor any place to test-fire them at your leisure. A shooting range of some sort would have been great, considering all the different hardware available. And short of starting your own dedicated server on a separate machine, there's no easy way to explore the levels without opposition in order to learn them.
So here's a recap of the requirements: If you don't care about the single-player game, if you have a high-speed Internet connection, and if you can find a good server, then Global Operations is great. It'll be a shame if not enough people meet these requirements, because Global Ops is an innovative team-based shooter that deserves an audience.


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Good news for bikers and hikers in Lafayette, the first segment of the Atakapa -ishak trail opened today.
The initial phase is a one-point-two-mile trail connecting Parc Sans Souci in downtown Lafayette with Beaver Park along the Vermilion River.
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The family of Michael Brown, the teen killed last year by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, will file a civil wrongful death lawsuit in the case "very shortly," attorney Anthony Gray said Thursday.
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A Senate committee unanimously endorsed a compromise bill Thursday intended to protect religious freedom and LBGT Utahns from discrimination in housing and employment.
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Man who jumped off freeway after crash was likely impaired, police say
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Police said they believe the man who crashed his car into a freeway barrier Wednesday was impaired.
Justices: Same-day audio for April 28 gay marriage cases
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A police standoff at a home in Sandy ended Thursday morning when SWAT entered the home and found a man about 37 years old dead inside.
Ringling Bros. eliminating elephant acts; company says it will phase them out by 2018
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The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its iconic elephant acts.
Apple, Android browsers vulnerable to 'FREAK attack'
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Millions of people may have been left vulnerable to hackers while surfing the web on Apple and Google devices, thanks to a newly discovered security flaw known as "FREAK attack."
Man charged following 120 mph chase in Moab
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A Colorado man is facing felony charges following a police chase in Moab that reached speeds of 120 mph, according to jail records.
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Man who pleaded guilty to arson gets 4 years in prison
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A Utah electrician who acknowledged starting a fire last year that caused $6 million in damage to an unfinished Salt Lake City apartment building was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison and ordered to pay restitution.
Special-needs manager teaches Highland basketball players life lessons
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In 16 years as manager of Highland basketball, Mike Magelby hasn't missed one varsity game. He's helped them win three state championships despite his mental and developmental disabilities. Players say he's the glue, teaching them life lessons.
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Police say a Utah man was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after he tossed his girlfriend's puppy from their third-floor apartment, killing it.
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Tyson Howick awoke last Friday morning to find his customized wheelchair stolen. Wednesday, he was surprised with a new and generously donated motorized wheelchair.
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Celebrating relationships and love through weighty words and sunny smiles is no longer enough for couples. From long-stemmed roses, boxes of Swiss chocolates, candy hearts and soft toys to one-of-a-kind moments created at ridiculously high prices by hotels and events organisers, in our day and age, Valentine's Day is all about how much you can splurge on your partner.
GN Focus | Valentine's Day
The price of passion
We spend more and more each year to celebrate Valentine's Day. But happiness doesn't need to be tied to material gifts and experiences, say experts
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Constant pressure
While a few couples are able to steer clear of equating love with expensive gifts, others feel the social pressure to spend big money as a sign of their affection. Dubai resident Greg Matthew, 20, is among them. The student of business studies tells GN Focus: "For me, Valentine's Day is just another day in the year, but every year I feel the tremendous pressure to do something spectacular because my girlfriend expects a lot from me. Though I don't intend to spend much this year, I know that I will eventually give in to the pressure."
We are now far removed from the idea of celebrating true love and we buy things simply because the day exists, says Dr Melanie Schlatter, Consultant Health Psychologist, Well Woman Clinic. "Knowing that our friends have made plans or are going to fancy restaurants, we often begin to wonder unnecessarily about the direction our relationship is heading in, specially if we are not planning on celebrating [the day] in some form."
An element of competition also often comes into play. "The social pressure to keep up with the Joneses also contributes to the emphasis on material extravagance," says Devika Singh, a psychologist at Dubai Herbal and Treatment Center.
For Craig C. D'Silva, 26, a communications consultant at a Dubai-based company, though, Valentine's Day has never been a day of unusual expectations or pressure. He loves to spend generously to make the day memorable for him and his partner. This year he is willing to spend more than Dh5,000 for a romantic dinner or a getaway. "There are relationships that operate in perfect harmony and for [such couples] Valentine's Day is just another day to share with each other," he says. "There are also other relationships where time spent together can often be a constant uphill battle and in those cases there is immense pressure to succeed at least on this day. Additionally, the constant Valentine fever in the air in the weeks leading up to the day doesn't really help much with easing the pressure."
Enduring impact
Although gifts and special dinners can contribute to making someone feel special, most couples agree that they do not deem them as the most important elements in a relationship. Shared positive experiences and mutual respect should play a more significant role in establishing the quality and mutual satisfaction in a relationship, suggests Singh. "While there is nothing wrong with treating each other on special occasions, it is far more important to be mindful of your experience as a couple on a daily basis throughout the year. Without this, the gift or romantic dinner has a short-lived impact, or none at all," she says.
Five cheap date options
- This Valentine's Day, consider spending a quiet evening with your partner, while cruising along the Dubai Creek in a water taxi. The minimum fare is Dh50 for a ride across the Creek Park. However, you should be prepared to spend more than Dh500 for a two-hour trip around the city — from Al Mamzar to Jebel Ali Golf Resort. Call RTA at 800 9090 to make an advance booking.
- Considering that the UAE offers some fascinating driving experiences, simply head out for a long drive this Valentine's Day. This is an excellent way to spend some time with your partner without hurting your wallet.
- Rekindle the sparks in your relationship by preparing a meal together. A home-made dinner cooked together on a special occasion is always more memorable than a night out at a restaurant, however expensive.
- Get your skates on and hit the ice rink at the Dubai Mall with your loved one. You can have a lot of fun on ice for as little as Dh55.
- Pack some food and head to the desert for a picnic. It's still chilly outside, so make the most of it by lighting a bonfire and enjoy a romantic night out under the stars.


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YAKIMA — Fire ripped through the main floor of a split-level home in Terrace Heights on Thursday evening. No one was injured.
Firefighters arrived at the house in the 500 block of Justice Drive about 7 p.m., but with the upper floor largely engulfed in flames, they had to battle the blaze from outside, said Chief Mike Riel of Yakima County Fire District No. 4.
In all, about 25 firefighters from five departments responded. It took less than 30 minutes to get the fire under control, Riel said.
Neither of the house's two occupants were home when the fire began.
Three dogs, however, were inside. One escaped through the front door, and firefighters rescued another dog from the lower level. The third dog, a pit bull, has not been located, and no remains have been found in the fire, Riel said. "We're hoping that dog had also gone out" the front door.
There was no obvious source of the fire, and the Yakima County fire marshal is investigating it. Firefighters didn't see any suspicious circumstances, though, he said.
Riel said about 65 percent to 75 percent of the house appeared to have suffered water, smoke or fire damage.
Based on the structure's assessed value, the damages are between $103,000 and $119,000, he said.


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Neil Diamond probably never guessed his hit song would be cause for so much unabashed pandemonium.
But thousands of fans roared Saturday when his "Sweet Caroline" blared through Beaver Stadium for the first time since the end of the 2011 football season. The university said in August 2012 it would cease playing the song, but said the reason was simply that it was being rotated out of the playlist.
Meanwhile, Nittany Lions fans speculated the reason for the song's hiatus was in response to the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse case. Leading into the song's chorus, one of the most famous lines is "touching me, touching you."
Sandusky, 69, is currently serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence for molesting 10 boys in and around the Penn State campus and in his State College home.
Whatever the reason for its disappearance, "Sweet Caroline" is back for more than just a game.
Penn State football spokesman Jeff Nelson said based on crowd response Saturday, the 1969 single will likely be played again this season, but not necessarily at every home game.
The week of the Eastern Michigan game, Nelson said, athletics launched the Gameday Music Crew which allows fans to vote on specific songs they want to hear at home games, whether they be recorded music or songs the Blue Band takes on. Sweet Caroline was consistently coming in as a write-in fan favorite, therefore, it was resurrected.
But Penn State trustee Ted Brown said "hallway conversations" have been in the works for months between several trustees and athletic director Dave Joyner regarding bringing the song back into the stadium lineup, but the topic was not discussed during Thursday and Friday's board meetings.
Brown said he was told by Joyner that the song would be played during or prior to the Michigan game on October 12.
"I was surprised and delighted," Brown said, "and the crowd reaction was just what I expected it would be."
Trustee Anthony Lubrano, who was one of the trustees involved in talks to bring back "Sweet Caroline," said he's "sure" the song was brought back by popular demand, but remains unconvinced as to why it was taken off the stadium playlist in the first place.
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I'm neither male nor femaleSubmitted by shayna lynn (not verified) on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 7:28am.
That's right, I'm neither male nor female I have 47 chromosomes. An extra X, I'm XXY this makes me neither sex/gender. Where do i fit into your rigid gender role thinking?? Nowhere??? I think not. "I think, Therefore I am." I exist, that you can not deny. I think, act, feel, and respond like a woman, and that's how I live. NO ONE can tell I'm not 100% percent female. This is a clear cut case of discrimination. Just like private clubs for rich, white men were forced to accept blacks as members on civil rights laws contained in section 1 of the 14th amendment, also known as the equal protection clause, This club will be forced to accept this transsexual woman in the end, and most likely pay a heavy penalty for violating her civil rights to equal protection contained in the constitution. It is this same amendment that will end the ban on gay marriage in the states that seek to abridge the rights of minority citizens. It reads as follows: Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. This is the law of the land, not the bible, not the club rules. No matter how many people at this club wish this women not be allowed, or are uncomfortable with her presence, it can't legally happen. Just like the the vote on prop 8 in California is going to be over turned later this week. In spite of the referendum being voted into law by the people of that state in the democratic process, it abridges the rights of minority group, and is discrimination. The constitution trumps all. As much as some would like, the people can not supersede the constitution. God Bless America!!!!!! LOVE IT, OR LEAVE IT »
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Frances Susan Itani (born 25 August 1942) (née Hill) is a Canadian fiction writer, poet and essayist. She is a Member of the Order of Canada.
Itani was born in Belleville, Ontario and grew up in Quebec. She studied nursing in Montreal and North Carolina, a profession which she taught and practised for eight years. However, after enrolling in a writing class taught by W. O. Mitchell, she decided to change careers.
Itani has published thirteen books, ranging from fiction and poetry to a children's book. Her 2003 novel Deafening was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Award, and won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, Caribbean and Canada region, and has been published in 16 countries.
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Comments on this: 4 so far. Add your own. Hayao Miyazaki is a genius. I think we can all agree on that. If you want to talk about an auteur who builds fantastic worlds the likes of which you've never seen, he's the only name worth mentioning. He takes the art of animation to a degree that before or since has only been scratched. We all love Pixar, don't get me wrong, but the Pixar canon is the work of many different directors and writers all collaborating to make the best possible film. When you watch a Pixar film, you're watching a product of dedication, creativity and exacting detail work. Miyazaki brings all that to the table, but makes it feel as effortless as breathing. It's the difference between a bridge and a painting: both are marvelous but it's comparing engineering to inspiration. The experience is like this: you come in to Miyazaki's home and he shows you the most amazing thing you've ever seen, and when you mention it to him he just shrugs and says, "Eh, threw it together over the weekend." Categorized as: NostalgiAwesome
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Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. Here at Needcoffee labs we're busy rebuilding from our recent attack by Drs. Doom, Octopus, Destiny, and Light who formed a new super villain team, Evil M.D., to punish us for stiffing them on office fees. As part of the settlement, we're taking it upon ourselves to honor some hard working Nostalgic villains, long forgotten in the five dollar bin. And we thought while we're at it, we'd make sure you smart people out there get to forging some little villains of your own. Let's not forget idiots are reproducing faster than you. And 1992's Mom and Dad Save the World may have been a stupid movie, but it showed what a planet of idiots was like. (Check it out and others after the jump.) Categorized as: NostalgiAwesome
Needcoffee labs, hunting down every last scrap of evidence to our theory that every day you smart people don't breed the world is going to hell in a handbasket have unearthed this little nugget from the Family Feud, our own personal Inquisition for such matters: Direct link for the feedreaders. Remember, this is the Family Feud so these people undoubtedly reproduced--and did so enough that they could get five of them together on a game show...so, you know, good luck evolution, good luck. Anyway, one of the things you can do to make your future spawn smarter and way cooler is to give them awesome books to read. And you remember books right? They're those things you put on your Kindle when you're not using the Wikipedia access. And they've even got these nifty ones that don't require a download and work with NO POWER. EVER. Here are a few of the more awesome ones from your childhood, and some nifty videos you can use to entice the younguns. Categorized as: NostalgiAwesome
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Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. WARNING: The following video may disturb you. Direct link for the feedreaders. Kel Mitchell has two children. Count 'em: TWO. Those of you that have less, evolution sees Kel as more fit than you. We at Needcoffee labs have been sounding the warning for the past few months and have recently sent our Amazon and YouTube miners out to bring back for you all things past and purchasable to take the edge off the crippling fear of bringing forth spawn. Categorized as: NostalgiAwesome
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Comments on this: just one. Add your own. Needcoffee labs, hot on the trail of more powerful and purchasable products from your past ready for those of the pre-adult persuasion brings you this week's smattering of feature films designed to enlighten and expand young horizons and hopefully save the world from looking like this in a couple hundred years: Direct link for the feedreaders. Horrifying isn't it? Remember the guy from your high school that sold you your Big Gulp last night? He may have seven children at this point, and thus evolution is deeming him more fit than you. Keep that in mind. Anyway, this week, to make your kids cooler we've tried to include a smattering of movies that enlighten, entertain and inspire, so let's start shall we? Categorized as: NostalgiAwesome
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Comments on this: just one. Add your own. evrwrldBB has been with us for some time now, patiently lying in wait to spring. Now, he has sprungified. Please welcome him with something I hope will be an ongoing series of bits: NostalgiAwesome! Which he calls... Products from your childhood, for all mankind. Give him a warm, espresso-heated welcome, would you? Here at Needcoffee, we try to prevent the world from spiraling to uncertain doom on many fronts, and one front that is currently not being addressed is children. The children are our future as they say, and an apocalypse is looming out beyond the horizon which threatens the future of life on planet Earth as we know it. Namely, smart people aren't having babies. Categorized as: NostalgiAwesome


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Don't You Just Love Those Dragonflies?
Don't you just love those dragonflies?
We watch them circle our fish pond, grab flying insects in mid-air, and then touch down on a bamboo stake in our yard to eat them. Some dragonflies stay for hours; others for what seems like half a second. Some let you walk up to them and touch them. Others are so skittish that they must have once encountered a nasty predator with a bad attitude and a big appetite unfulfilled.
We've observed several different species in our yard (thanks to naturalist Greg Kareofelas of Davis, volunteer at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis, for identifying the Sympetrums and the "widow skimmer," Libellula luctosa).
The ones we've photographed:
- Red flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata), a common dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western North America.
- Variegated meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum), a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to North America.
- Widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa), part of the King Skimmers group of dragonflies that are found throughout much of the United States, except in John Denver territory (The Rockies). You can find them in parts of Canada, including southern Ontario and Quebec.
- Red-veined meadowhawk (Sympetrium madidum), found throughout much of the United States (Alaska, California, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming) and much of Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan and Yukon)
Can you believe dragonflies were some of the first winged insects that evolved 300 millions years ago? And that the order they belong to, Odonata, means "toothed one" in Greek?
Can you believe that globally, we have more than 5,000 known species of dragonflies?
Can you believe that dragonflies eat only the prey they catch in mid-air? And that they grab them with their feet? Umm, dead bee on the ground? No, thanks!
Can you believe that dragonfly called the globe skinner has the longest migration of any insect—11,000 miles back and forth across the Indian Ocean?
For those and other interesting facts, be sure to read Sarah Zielinski's "14 fun facts about dragonflies" published Oct. 5, 2011 in smithsonian.com
For a close look at some of the Bohart Museum's collection of dragonflies, you can visit the insect museum, located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge building on Crocker Lane, from Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. noon, and from noon to 5 p.m. (excluding holidays). Admission is free. You can even buy dragonfly-related items in the gift shop. That would include posters (the work of Greg Kareofelas and Fran Keller) and jewelry.
The Bohart Museum, directed by Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology at UC Davis, houses nearly eight million insect specimens. And not just dragonflies, bees and butterflies. There are critters you've never seen before. And some, such as the Xerces butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces), are extinct.
The Bohart's next weekend open house, the last of the 2013-2014 academic year, is Saturday, July 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. The theme focuses on spiders: "Arachnids: Awesome or Awful?" It's family-oriented and free and open to the public. (For more information contact Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator, at firstname.lastname@example.com).
Red flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Variegated meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Red-veined meadowhawk (Sympetrium madidum). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ode to the Meadowhawk
If you're around creeks, ponds and irrigation ditches, watch for the dragonflies.
We spotted scores of variegated meadowhawks (Sympetrum corruptum) last Sunday along an irrigation ditch bordering a sunflower field in Winters, Calif.
Like helicopters, they hovered, soared, dropped, sped up and slowed down. Dragonflies can reach speeds up to 30 miles per hour, according to an article, "Chasing Dragons," in the current edition of Audubon.
Written by Jill U. Adams, the article details the art of watching dragonflies, and how this is becoming a passion like birdwatching.
Entomologists call dragonflies "odes," after their order, Odonata. They're also called "dragons."
"Dating back more than 250 million years, odes were around long before the dinosaurs appeared," Adams wrote.
"Odes are easy enough to find at a pond or stream around mid-morning, after the sun has warmed the air. They fly and perch, hunt and mate, from spring until fall."
She quotes dragonfly expert Larry Federman, education coordinator for the three Audubon New York sanctuaries, as saying: "Once you start watching dragonflies, you can't help but notice how amazing they are. They fly at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour, zip forward and backward, pivot in a flash and hover with ease. They prey on live insects in midair, snapping up small bugs with their mouths or grabbing larger ones with their legs, then perching to devour them."
In Winters, we watched their mating rituals. Their bodies hooked together, their double set of wings glittering like precious jewels, they dazzled us with their maneuvers, speed and beauty. So fast, so very fast. (But things are not what they seem; be sure to read National Geographic's piece on the dragonfly mating game.)
What's spectacular about the Audubon feature is a row of 16 dragonfly abdomens lined up like arrowheads or surfboards.
And yes, among the 16 abdomens: the variegated meadowhawk.
It's not as striking as the flame skimmer (that one is firecracker red!), but its coloration is sure to please.
Variegated meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum, glows in the early morning. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A camouflaged variegated meadowhawk. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Dragonfly mating ritual. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Not Just the Bees
It's not just the honey bees that will be foraging in the half-acre Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis.
Scores of native bees and other insects will be there, too.
They already are.
A weekend visit to the haven, a bee friendly garden being developed next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, revealed assorted insects, including a dragonfly and a hover fly.
A sage attracted the dragonfly, a Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corrugatum, family Libellulidae), while a strawberry blossom drew the hover fly (Syrphidae, probably genus Paragus sp.).
The UC Davis Department of Entomology, chaired by Michael Parrella with vice chair Lynn Kimsey, is justifiably proud of this exciting new addition.
Emeritus professor and pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, who maintains an office in the Laidlaw facility, is monitoring the level of bee activity at the site. He began establishing baseline data (for bees only) in March.
For two sample days (March 20 and April 19) he found a total of 21 species of bees. As of this week, the number has now reached: 41.
The haven will be a year-around food source for bees and an educational experience for two-legged visitors, who will not only learn about honey bees and native bees but learn what to plant to attract them.
A public celebration of the haven is planned in the fall of 2010 when the haven will be bursting with blossoms. And next to the haven will be the Campus Buzzway, a wildflower garden filled with California poppies, lupine and coreopsis.
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A. There shall be added to gross income determined under federal law, unless already included therein, the following items:
(1), (2) Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 401, §2.
(3) Any gain on the sale of assets not recognized due to the provisions of Section 633(d) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 which provides a transitional rule for certain small corporations.
(4) Any gain not recognized under I.R.C. Section 1033 resulting from the involuntary conversion of property located in Louisiana not replaced with property located in Louisiana.
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(6) Amounts received as dividend income from banking corporations organized under the laws of Louisiana, from national banking corporations doing business in Louisiana, and from capital stock associations whose stock is subject to ad valorem taxation.
(7) Exclusions from Subpart F of this Part, where applicable.
Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 16, §1, eff. Dec. 24, 1986; Acts 1987, No. 5, §1, eff. May 20, 1987; Acts 2005, No. 401, §2, eff. for all taxable periods beginning after Dec. 31, 2005.


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Fischer, John P. M.D.; Wes, Ari M. B.A.; Nelson, Jonas A. M.D.; Serletti, Joseph M. M.D.; Kovach, Stephen J. M.D.
Background: This study explored factors associated with readmission following plastic surgery using a prospective, validated, national database.
Methods: Patients who underwent primary plastic surgery procedures (n = 10,669) were identified from the 2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databases. Those who were readmitted were compared with those who were not. Preoperative patient comorbidities, laboratory values, and intraoperative details derived from the data set were analyzed, and multivariate regression analysis was used to identify predictors of readmission.
Results: A total of 10,669 patients were included, with a 4.5 percent readmission rate. Their average age was 49.5 years, 32.2 percent were obese, 15.2 percent were smokers, and 81.7 percent were women. The most commonly performed procedures included elective/cosmetic breast (23.4 percent), implant breast reconstruction (16.5 percent), revision breast procedures (14.9 percent), hand operations (9.7 percent), and body contouring (5.9 percent). The wound complication rate was 4.6 percent and the medical complication rate was 4.9 percent. The overall incidence of any postoperative complication was 10.9 percent, of which 4.8 percent were defined as major surgical complications. Independent risk factors associated with readmission included procedure type (p = 0.029); obesity (p = 0.011); anemia (p = 0.003); and medical (p < 0.001), major surgical (p < 0.001), and wound (p < 0.001) complications.
Conclusions: The most significant predictor of readmission was postoperative complications. Patients experiencing postoperative surgical complications were six times more likely to be readmitted. These findings can assist surgeons and health systems to better tailor preoperative risk counseling, resource allocation, and postoperative discharge services.
CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Risk, III.
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Royce Da 5'9" - Thing For Your Girlfriend Feat. K-Young
Thing For Your Girlfriend Royce Da 5'9" Feat. K-Young
Give Thing For Your Girlfriend a listen - it's a new offering from Royce Da 5'9", featuring K-Young. It was dropped on Saturday, December 12th, 2009.
Stream Thing For Your Girlfriend, the newest drop from Royce Da 5'9" which features K-Young. The cut was released on Saturday, December 12th, 2009. Royce Da 5'9" continues to impress with each new leak, and Thing For Your Girlfriend is no exception. It's strengthens Royce Da 5'9"'s already impressive body of work, which has seen positive change over the years. We're most definitely anticipating Royce Da 5'9"'s next offering.
Hear more of Royce Da 5'9" on Over Freestyle. If your interest is piqued, hit up Royce Da 5'9"'s profile for more info, news, songs, and mixtapes.
Did you enjoy the features on this song? Let us know what you think, folks.
Quotable Lyrics
"I got a thing for your girlfriend
She got a face of a goddess, ooh-wee, you already know
Don't, d-d-don't blame me
Don't, d-d-don't blame me
Excuse me miss, I'm just passin
Hope you don't mind me askin
Are you lookin for some action?
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Greetings. I've been wanting to play KA2 but I got constant <20 fps with the demo. I see there have been numerous patches but performance increase isn't listed in fixes (or I didn't notice) and it's not a known issue either.
So if I buy this now can I expect it to run decently or is it in launch state still?
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Friends, today we come together To salute a saint, nay a father, Staying in an ashram in Sabarmati, Bapu taught us to have strength through unity. His smile had serenity, And his actions had severity. "Practise what you preach" was his maxim, Truth and honesty were his realm. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians are all one, This is what we have to remember, If we want our country to be no.1. Bapu, I wish you would come here to the terrorists, We are one country, no caste or creed, Love, respect and tolerance is what we all need. Bapu, I hope our country keeps progressing For that we want your blessing.
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Are you a singer? Join us for the 7th Annual Celebrity at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, a talent search any serious vocalist age 12 and older won't want to miss! With live vocal and instrumental backup from our awesome band, Mitch Lee & The Galaxy Band, singers choose from songs in the band's repertoire and can also make their own song request. Vocalists will compete before judges looking for Utah's hottest talent, and the winner will have multiple opportunities to perform throughout the year, including live and televised appearances.
Summer 2012 preliminary competition nights are Wednesdays June 20, July 11, July 18 and August 8. Each competition begins @ 8:00 pm. There is a limit of 15 singers/preliminary night and four winners will be chosen each preliminary night. Those sixteen will move on to compete in the semi-finals on Wednesday, August 15. The Top Six will open for country band DIAMOND RIO at the Shell August 27- and our 2012 Celebrity will be chosen by a panel of judges that night! There is a $35 registration fee to compete. All participants receive a T-shirt and written feedback from the judges. Remember, you must be 12 or older to compete.
NEW THIS YEAR! We are having separate youth and adult divisions. Each preliminary night will take up to seven competitors ages 12-17 and and up to eight adult competitors 18 and older. Each preliminary night, the judges will select two youth winners and two adult winners to move on to semi-finals. At semi-finals, the judges will select three youth competitors and three adult competitors to move on to the final round. At the finals, the judges will choose a youth Celebrity winner and an adult Celebrity winner.
NEW THIS YEAR! Each preliminary night will have a theme. Here they are! June 20 is Country; July 11 is 1950's-1980's; July 18 is Open Genre; and August 8 is Broadway Showtunes and Jazz. When you register, please make sure your song choice matches the night's theme.
Registration will begin on Monday, April 16th. To register, submit three song choices from the band's song list and one of your own song requests. That's four total song choices, and please list them in your order of preference. Song requests must be received at least one week prior to the night you sign up to compete. The band will communicate with you on which of your choices is available. Songs must be appropriate for a family audience. Once your song is confirmed, it cannot be changed! Call (801) 225-ARTS to reserve your spot or download and print a registration form.
Not a singer? Come cheer on the performers as they rock the mic to some of your favorite tunes. Admisson is $4 Adults, $3 Child (age 3-11), Students (w/ID) and Seniors (65+). Following Celebrity, stay free and watch an Outdoor Movie @ Dusk on a big screen with big sound.


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A solid B- from me.
I won't be getting Super Smash Bros. for the first time. Brawl did not hold my interest. Bayonetta 2 on the other hand: simply a massive surprise for me in that critics just love it.
Bayonetta, combined with good eShop exclusives (like Teslagrad), and great replay value in Mario Kart 8 earns it a B-.
This was hands-down one of the definitive experiences for the 64. Pure gold. Everything from the soundtrack, to the gameplay, to the experience.
Indeed @ 25.
Also, I'm pretty sure the guy who made Cave Story qualifies as Garage developer and not indep studio - even tho he made it all seem more formal under 'Pixel'. It was all made during his free time.
I feel like with every one thing they get right, there's something else that feels like a bummer. The art style is growing on me FAST. But it's like- they do nothing with it. We've already seen these designs and looks - such as the forest and trails and these enemies, and mountains. One must wonder if 'innovation' has become synonymous with 'ye old routine' at their offices. Cos that would be a shame.
If you ask me, they need to find a new super-tight super-potent second-party developer to start pushing out new IPs. Does no one remember Banjo, Conker, Diddy Kong Racing, Jet Force Gemini or Perfect Dark?
THEY NEED A NEW 'ALLIED' SECOND PARTY DEVELOPER. This should be like, one of their biggest goals for the year.
Re-discovering the greatness of Wii's 1st and 3rd party titles on flatscreen+surround using only the wii remote. Enjoying every moment of Donkey Kong Country Returns, Endless Ocean 2, Shaun White Snowboarding, Tales of Monkey Island, or Bit.TRIP Beat/Runner, ever so casually but with total immersion.
for WiiWare, this was more than half-decent. It can be tough as hell, but, if sci-fi/exploration is your style, it ranks up there with Fluidity and Bit.Trip
One thing is clear.
Reviewers across the board don't seem to see anything "definitive" in the SNES iterations of mario bros. This is a blinstep, a misstep, a blindspot, a whatever you wanna call it, but a mistake.
Mario all stars IS NOWHERE available besides the SNES and now on this disc, so if you have any positive inclination about the specific presentation of THIS VERSION of Mario Bros., then BY ALL MEANS, help yourself and trust the AMAZINGNESS of this game for Wii
Ubisoft has been selling a lot better than EA on Wii.
EA should simply know WHAT games to put out on Wii. Then they'll really sell. The problem isn't "who's" content is getting cash. For the gamers, it's WHAT, and how good is it.
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Ecommerce business ventures are a big hit among small as well as big players, all around the globe. Even though a number of perks come as part and parcel to Ecommerce ventures, a considerable lot of business owners are reluctant in heading out to this direction. One may blame lack of information, variation in personal opinions and effect of rumors to these consequences, but coming down to the facts, the reason behind this unpopularity in E commerce trends is the huge investment it calls for. The extensive investment in setting up an E commerce business is what repels many investors from this budding business opportunity.
If you are having second thoughts on the same front and are concerned about the costs involved in inventory and the initial set-up investment, it's time you bid farewell to all your confusions. The 'Drop Shipping' business model comes to rescue with answers to all your problems.
Knowing the Drop Shipping Approach
Drop Shipping is an Ecommerce business approach that helps you cut out on the inventory bills, shipping hassles and the retail fulfillment issues. The drop shipping business model allows you to make sales from your store without having to go through the trouble of piling stocks and undergoing shipment procedures. Rather than having your own inventory, you join hands with a drop shipping wholesaler, probably a retailer or a manufacturer of the goods your online store deals in. All you need to do is after every sale forward the customer order and shipping details to the drop shipping wholesaler who directly gets the order delivered without you having to intervene at any step.
Drop shipping business cuts down on every investment required to set up an Ecommerce store. All you need is a laptop and a steady internet connection, and your Ecommerce store is ready to roll, courtesy drop shipping.
Every element on this planet, every new technology and every business model comes with its pros and cons, and drop shipping is no different. Let us take a brief look at both the bright and the gloomy side of this upcoming trend.
A Take on the Brighter Side of Drop Shipping
Reduced Capital Investments
Drop shipping makes starting a business very convenient and light on your pocket. With almost negligible capital investments, drop shipping backs up a soft start into the Ecommerce world. No investment is required in purchasing stocks, renting a warehouse for storage, buying shipping and packing materials or employing staff for maintenance.
Easy Management
With no inventory to manage and no shipment procedures to be undertaken, you can focus all your attention in one direction. The headache of tracking and managing stocks, hassles of product handling returns and inbound shipments and maintaining accounts of goods sold are absolutely eliminated in this business model. A drop shipping business enjoys the perks of easy management and increased productivity, owing to the diminished work responsibilities.
Seamless Opportunities
One of the most significant benefits of a drop shipping business is its ever-maturing nature. Here you can experiment with your services fearlessly. Instead of dealing in a limited variety of products you can cater to a wide array of merchandises, to the extent your drop shipping wholesaler can accommodate. A wider range of products at sale helps you increase your earning drastically.
Free from Location Restrictions
Drop shipping model eliminates the drawback of operating from a fixed location. It provides you the flexibility to operate your business from any place on the Earth where you have a working laptop and a steady internet connection. Surprisingly, many of the drop shipping ventures in operation currently are home-based in nature.
No Risk Involved
What could be better than having a business with no risk to bear! With drop shipping wholesalers at your service, you purchase a product only after once the sale is made. You need not worry anymore about the piled up stocks in warehouse that cast a heavy hole in your pocket. No fulfillment issues or expiring goods are the key features of a drop shipping business.
Wider Circle of Target Audience
Having an illimitable inventory of products gives you a chance to interact with and cater to a wider range of potential customers. Expanded periphery of audience circle directly leads to increased sales and, hence, bigger profits.
A Take on the Darker Side of Drop Shipping
Reduced Profit Margins
A major drawback of drop shipping is reduced profit margins on products. Since starting an Ecommerce business with a drop shipping foundation involves negligible expenses to be made on retailer's front, many traders sell goods at marginal price in lieu of increased traffic. Even though these merchants fail to provide good customer service, they end up attracting a large chunk of your potential customers with their cut-rate prices.
The Blame Game
Any shipping blunder made by your drop shipping wholesaler can shred your reputation to pieces. On a customer complaint, you would be required to take full responsibility of the errors in order delivery made by your suppliers. You would be a party to the mistakes committed by your merchant, without you being able to do anything to rectify the same. Therefore, it is very important that you choose the right drop shipping wholesaler to avoid being a part of this blame game.
Small Fish in the Big Pond
Drop Shipping completely eliminates the feature of 'exclusivity'. As most of the drop shipping wholesalers provide their services to more than one retailer, the same products are sold by a number of Ecommerce websites. Before you know, your product is already spread out in the market at half the prices of what you intent to sell at. You slowly tend to merge in the hoard of Ecommerce retailers, providing exactly the same goods with no Unique Selling Point to back up your sales.
Complete Dependence on Drop Shipping Wholesalers
Having your own inventory gives you an upper-hand in keeping a track on the status of the availability of stocks. In case of a drop shipping wholesaler, the availability keeps changing with every passing second, making it extremely difficult to keep a tab on products. There is nothing you can do to alleviate this problem but simply hope to get timely intimations on the status of the goods from your wholesaler.
We can conclude from the above points that having the right drop shipper is one of the most important elements that govern the extent of the success of your Ecommerce website. Putting your business in wrong hands may prove devastating for your venture, bringing the reputation of your company down to tatters. Let us take a look at the top drop shipper enterprises that take away the limelight with the best services in the industry.
The Top Drop Shippers in Business
#1 Doba.com
Doba is the leading name in drop shippers. Dealing in over 12,000,000 products and brand names, Doba provides excellent shipping services. The website also provides the feature of 'free trial' on its services, so you can choose well before investing.
#2 Salehoo.com
One of the largest drop shipping communities is Salehoo.com. With over 90,000 clients at its testimony, Salehoo brings forth a perfect solution your drop shipping requirements at the most reasonable rates.
#3 Worldwidebrands.com
Worldwidebrands.com caters to over 10 million products and deals with over 8000 happy customers from all around the globe. The drop shipper provides how-to videos, guide e-books and other training material to combat the problems faced in drop shipping business.
Here is an overview to some of the most popular drop shippers:
Drop Shipping: The Indian Scenario
The concept of drop shipping is not new to the Indian markets, but its extent is fairly novice. Even though the country enjoys its fair share of over $10 billion E-commerce market, not many companies have ventured into the world of drop shipping. A few hot shots can be spotted in this race but currently the competition is at a very initial stage. Big players like Alibaba.com and Indiamart.com are availing the unconditional benefits of drop shipping business and reaching new heights with an excellent response from their customers. A number of small scale companies are volunteering and actively opting for drop shipping techniques too. The coming times show a brighter scope for drop shipping opportunities in the Indian Ecommerce markets.
However, in contrast to the trends witnessed in retailers, the list of drop shipping wholesalers does not look very promising. Not many drop shippers have surfaced in the industry, but the quality of the services of these few merchants is fairly good. We can hope that with increase in demand for quality drop shippers more and more versatile options will emerge in the industry in the coming years.
Reduced Capital Investments
Drop shipping makes starting a business very convenient and light on your pocket. With almost negligible capital investments, drop shipping backs up a soft start into the Ecommerce world. No investment is required in purchasing stocks, renting a warehouse for storage, buying shipping and packing materials or employing staff for maintenance.
Drop shipping is witnessing tremendous popularity in India as well abroad. As your customers go by the popular trend of 'shop till you drop', its time you focus your attention on the new upcoming trend of 'ship till you drop' – drop shipping.
Drop shipping comes with its share of pros and cons but don't let its minuses keep you away its boundless benefits. Beware of the vices, take necessary precautions to safeguard your business, and you are all set to step into the world of realm of drop shipping.