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The Impact
of Travel
of Travel
Ainin Sulaeman
Faculty of Business
and Accountancy,
University Malaya,
Ghazali Musa
Norzalita Abd Aziz
Faculty of Economic
and Business,
Kebangsaan Malaysia
There is growing reliance on the websites for promotion of tourism and travel related product/services. Thus, identification of travel web site effectiveness attributes based on potential travellers/ internet users� expectation is necessary. This paper explores the web travel effectiveness attributes and their relationships with the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of Malaysian travellers. Here an attempt is made in the context of explaining internet users� beliefs using Technology Acceptance Model with data collected from 679 internet users/travellers. Factor analysis results indicate three dimensions of travel web effectiveness were derived, namely: i) technical adequacy & customization, ii) system quality & specific content and iii) web appearance. In testing the model, multiple regression results show that the above dimensions have positive influence on individual extrinsic motivation (perceived usefulness). Meanwhile, web appearance and technical adequacy & customization have positive influence on intrinsic motivation (perceived ease of use and enjoyment) of travel websites.
Key words: Travel Website Effectiveness, extrinsic motivation & intrinsic motivation, Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
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Service in
Christopher Lim
Institute of
Keith Ng
Graduate College of
Management, Southern
Cross University,
Advances in the development of internet technologies have created new avenues for the hotel industry; however embracing internet technologies does not necessitate the success of any hoteliers. From a customer perspective, ability to access more information meant that service providers such as hoteliers need to meet increasing demands to fulfill expectations. It is imperative that the hotel industry must constantly adapt to environment changes such as meeting the demands of customers utilizing innovative technology. While most hoteliers would agree that using the Internet creates benefits for the customers, little is known about the mechanisms in generating customer satisfaction on the Internet. This study will explore the reasons that influenced Internet users� satisfaction in the hotel industry and identify new directions of the Internet for the hotel industry.
Key words: Customer satisfaction, internet usage, hotel, Singapore
Tourism in
and The
Context of
Amran Hamzah
Department of Urban
and Regional
Planning, Faculty of
Built Environment,
Universiti Teknologi
Hairul Nizam Ismail
This paper highlights aspects of urban tourism in developing countries and the nature of its existence. The discussion gives a focus to the context of urban tourism in Southeast Asia, specifically, perspectives on tourism development in the cities of Malaysia. Tourism development in the cities of Malaysia can be viewed in two stages, which are after independence (after 1957) and after tourism came of age (post 1990). Both of the stages influenced on how tourism has been perceived in Malaysian cities. The discussion concludes with the implications of tourism in Malaysia cities within the context of Southeast Asia as a means to provide insights into urban tourism in developing countries. Therefore, the question of how the concept of urban tourism applies to the cities of developing countries can be considered.
Key words: Urban tourism, developing countries, Malaysia, Southeast Asia.
Values in
Ahmad Azmi M. Ariffin
School of Business
Management, Faculty
of Economics and
Business, Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia
Nor Khomar Ishak
Faculty of
Hospitality and
Tourism, Universiti
Tun Abdul Razak,
This study attempted to determine the influence of consumption value on the novelty preference for corporate meeting destination choice. The theory of consumption value as proposed by Sheth et al. (1991) was employed as the internal motivating drive to explain the choice between conventional and novel meeting destinations. The consumption value theory by Sheth et al. (1991) was the best typology to be employed in this study because of its multidimensional properties composed of both objective value (functional) and perceptual values (epistemic, emotional, social and conditional) attributes. A total of 75 corporate meeting planners drawn from public listed services organizations were involved. The main method of data collection was questionnaire survey and multiple regression analysis was employed as the main statistical technique. The results revealed that functional value exerted a negative effect on novelty preference while epistemic value was positively related to novelty preference for corporate meetings.
Key words: Corporate meeting destination, novelty preference, consumption value
Crises in
The Hotel
Sector: A
Chen Jian Hao
Nanyang Business
School, Nanyang
Joan C. Henderson
Lee Wei Lin
Yvonne Ng
Crises in the tourism and hospitality industry are a topic of some concern in view of their increasing prevalence in the modern world. Planning for and handling such situations has thus become essential and this paper discusses issues of organisational crises and their management with specific reference to hotels in Singapore. Case studies of selected properties based on interviews with general managers are analysed and overall conclusions are presented about perceptions, origins and impacts of crises. Insights are also afforded into strategies for dealing with crises and the importance of planning and learning lessons from previous experiences are highlighted.
Key words: Crisis management, hotels, organisational crises, Singapore
Based on
M.S. Mohd Zahari
Faculty of Hotel and
Tourism Management ,
MARA University of
Technology, Malaysia
R.A Fraser
Commerce Division,
Lincoln University
S. Radzi
Z. Othman
Faculty of Hotel and
Tourism Management,
MARA University of
Technology, Malaysia
One of the many challenges facing the Malaysian hospitality industry is the attraction and retention of young people in highly competitive employment market. Beside other issues, the low numbers and poor transfer rate of graduates into the industry were found to be the most critical problems in the country. One of the causes of poor transition of hospitality students into careers in the industry is that new student have an unrealistic image of working life in the industry. This might stem from a number of factors influencing students� interest and attitudes towards hospitality careers. While a number of previous studies have focused on the students� attitudes and perception of careers in the hospitality industry in general, none investigated pre-tertiary education influences on career attitudes. This study investigated the relationships between geographical location of upbringing, type of secondary schools attended and attitudes and motivation of Malaysian hospitality students towards hospitality career.
A sample of students (year1, 2 and 3) of diploma Culinary Arts, Hotel Management and Food Service Management from Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management, MARA University of Technology , Malaysia (Shah Alam, Dungun and Penang campuses) were used in this study. A total 469 useable questionnaire were collected comprises of 173 of year -one, 161 of year- two and 135 of year-three. Despite no sustained impact on the perceptions or expectations of hospitality students through the programme, there are some distinct differences at the start of their tertiary programme between students from different types of secondary schooling and areas of upbringing. Students from rural areas identify themselves of having unclear idea and less knowledgeable about the programme and industry at the time of making their career choice as compared to those from towns and cities. Similarly, students from normal secondary schools backgrounds also classify themselves as less informed, having more unrealistic perceptions and views about the industry than those from vocational schools. It is recommended that career guidance and orientation should be made more effective especially at the normal secondary schools to ensure students are informed realistically and sufficiently about careers and working conditions in the hospitality industry. Developing more realistic and lower expectations about working in the industry will allow young people to choose to study in a hospitality programme based on a considered career decision rather than by a chance matching of personal needs with what the industry has to offer. In addition, there is a need to educate parents, as well as young people, in the rural areas about these career options and vocational education should be more highly promoted to the rural youth.
Key words: Hospitality industry careers, students, attitudes and perception
Issues in
Nuraisyah Chua Abdullah
Faculty of Law,
Universiti Teknologi
MARA, Malaysia
Some environmentalists argue that the process of globalisation which has resulted in trade liberalisation, accelerates economic growth and development, and that this promotes polluting activities and speeds the depletion of nonrenewable resources (A. Y Seita, 1999). Since Malaysia is one of the signatories of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) which provides equal investment opportunities to foreign investors as domestic service providers including ecotourism, this article explores the legal issues that arise in the globalization of ecotourism.
Key words: Globalisation, legal issues, ecotourism
of Wine
Study Of
Abel D. Alonso
Management, Edith
Cowan University,
Western Australia
David A. Cohen
Commerce Division,
Lincoln University,
Canterbury, New
Rick A. Fraser
Recent published information suggests that New Zealand�s wine industry continues to grow rapidly. An activity related to the wine industry, wine tourism, is developing in wineries that provide cellar door sales, tasting rooms, restaurants, tours to their vineyards, and even accommodation. These developments demonstrate the potential of wine tourism as an alternative activity for travellers to rural areas, and as a business concept for wineries. However, still today research on wine tourism in New Zealand has been limited, including the way in which winery visitors are presented in the wine tourism literature. This paper reports the results of an exploratory study that investigated potential relationships between different winery visitor groups in New Zealand, including their commercial contribution in the form of winery expenditures. The results confirm significant differences among various visitor groups when comparing their age, income, or whether they are domestic or international. These findings could have significant implications for the wine and wine tourism industries.
Key words: Wine tourism, winery visitors, New Zealand
Goods and
of White
Evrim �eltek
School of Tourism
and Hotel
Managementm Anadolu
Eski�ehir, Turkey
Juan Gabriel Brida
School of Economics
and Management, Free
University of
Bolzano, Italy
In this paper, following the seminal paper of Robinson and Torvik (2005), we analyze the effects for a sustainable tourism of the construction of white elephants. We present a formal definition and the main characteristics of white elephants. In particular, we introduce this concept in the framework of tourist activities and describe some examples in this economic sector. We show that white elephants are a particular type of investments projects with negative surplus and that it is the very inefficiency that makes them politically attractive. Finally, we analyze the rationality of this kind of investment on the tourism sector showing the existence of a double rationality in the construction of a white elephant: the rationality of politicians that use these investments to obtain electoral benefits and the social rationality based on economic efficiency.
Key words: White elephants, sustainable tourism, tourism policy, public goods
Music in
Role of
Music and
Culture in
Chang Lee
School of
Restaurant, Hotel
and Meetings
Management, College
of Human
Sciences, University
of Alabama
Reggae music is more than a popular music style. It has been an essential part of tourism development in Jamaica. The way in which reggae music has been interpreted since its inception is critical to understanding the music�s effect on Jamaica�s touristic culture. This touristic culture describes the established social atmosphere of the community and attitude of local residents and visitors toward tourism within the region. The Jamaican government�s effort to control the social movement and the role of reggae music in relation to tourism are viewed by understanding reggae music with respect to the Rastafarian movement. Governmental approaches played an important part in allowing the development of touristic culture with reggae music and the Rastafarian movement. The purpose of this study was to view the role of reggae music in Jamaican tourism development along with a social movement, the Rastafarian movement. This study was important because it served as a vehicle to understand the interplay of social movement and touristic culture. Such an understanding of touristic culture could be useful in tourism dependent regions. This study used an extensive review and analysis of the literature to make observations and conclusions.
Key words: Reggae, touristic culture, tourism, social movement, music
of Korean
Sung-Chae Jung
Faculty of Tourism
Management, Honam
University ,
Republic of Korea
This study examines the factors that determine where Korean seniors choose to travel. Using iterated principal factor analysis with a varimax rotation analysis technique, five preference factors in choice of travel destination were revealed: tourism environment, events, feeling, differentiation, and culture. Duncan�s multiple range test was then applied to examine the relative preference level of each of these factors in determining destination choice. The results indicate that Korean seniors� choice of travel destination varies between different sets of sociodemographic and travel characteristics. This information can be used by the tourist industry as a tool to aid decision making about tourism policy and marketing activities and to help determine priority of assignments aimed at improving tourist supply.
Key words: Korean senior travelers, destination choice attitudes, policy and marketing strategy
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The surreal implications are ripe material for sarcastic French tweeters.
He reminds me a lot of my own brothers who are funny, smart, and sarcastic dudes.
The acting is top-notch, and Parsons has won a pair of Emmys for his turn as the witty, sarcastic Sheldon.
1690s, from sarcasm, perhaps on the model of enthusiastic. Related: Sarcastical (1640s); sarcastically.

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This Friday, April 20, is the annual Realtors Care Day in the Charlotte region, organized by the Housing Opportunity Foundation of the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association. More than 500 local real estate industry employees will spend the day working on home-repair projects that range from exterior home repairs to adaptive and safety modifications.
Volunteers are scheduled to work 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at 23 home sites across Mecklenburg and Iredell counties to replace or repair roofs and gutters, replace windows, paint siding, and perform a host of other exterior home-maintenance and rehab projects for homeowners that include veterans, the elderly and the disabled.
Three sites are in Cornelius, all in the Smithville neighborhood: One on South Hill Street and two on Smithville Lane, according to the Realtors' group.
"It's a way that we can give back to the communities that we live and work in," said Stephanie Gossett, co-chair of this year's volunteer day. (The other co-chair is Novi Thrasher.)
Ms. Gossett, manager of the Lake Norman and Davidson offices of Allen Tate Realty, said this is the fourth year for Realtors Care Day and it's more needed than ever.
"A lot of these homeowners … in recent years have fallen upon very difficult times," she said, especially with the weak economy and difficult job market. A couple of the families aided by this year's event are veterans, she said.
The work sites were identified by Davidson Housing Coalition's HAMMERS program, Our Towns Habitat for Humanity, the City of Charlotte's Neighborhood & Business Services Department, Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte, Habitat for Humanity of Iredell County, Habitat for Humanity of Matthews, Love INC, and Builders of Hope.
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I was wondering if there is a way I can find out if I have any real pending charges, and if so, the details about it. I was pulled over last night and the cop told me he found a tiny bit of weed shake in my car, (but he wouldnt show it to me, and I dont know of any weed particles that would have been in my car) and if I didnt set up a drug bust for them I would be charged with possesion.. I didnt go to jail and he said I should be expecting a call.. I dont want to set anyone up, and I'm not even sure if they have anything on me to even charge me with..
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someone please say somthing... do you think the cops really have somthing to charge me with, or were they just making that up so i will set up a bust for them. at first they tried telling me that they found weed and heroin in my car, and when i denied having either, they dropped the heroin part and said it was just weed and said he way "lying to test me" about the heroin...
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None of us could tell you whether they found weed or anything else.
What I can tell you is that it is never wise to say anything to the police, other than your name, address, date of birth, and immediately say that you want to speak with an attorney and have nothing else to say.
Anything you say CAN and WILL be used AGAINST you in court of law!
I doubt that they have anything on you.
They were FISHING.
You probably didn't BITE.
They most likely were trying to invoke FEAR into you.
Looks as if they did!
I'll bet you were PROWLING and CRUISING the unsavory areas of your town, right?
How could they CALL you?
Did you give them your phone number?
Stay away from the seedy side of town.
The police aren't stupid.
Thay can't prove what you were doing, but their suspicions are seldom wrong!
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Is the this Tri-Metro narcotics squad? (Eaton, Clinton, Ingham Counties)
They are notoriously corrupt. For FREE there are many criminal attorneys who can give you advice. Ask if they take up drug cases first. Make sure they are criminal attorneys and not jack of all trades. Michigan has a surplus of awful attorneys. . .
Don't agree to anything. Stop talking to them. Police aren't even meant to make plea deals, that is the role of the prosecutor. SO, if for some stupid reason you decide to help the cops, you need to demand to see the prosecutor to make a deal, otherwise the cops can just keep you in some kind of limbo.
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It's been two DAYS.
Did they CALL you?
I hope this was RESOLVED!
Seriously though, if you're absolutely confident that you've had no weed/drugs of any kind in your car then you know you're in the right and they can't do a thing. If however you or a friend have been smoking weed in/around the car then you may want to play ball.
That's just my advice anyway, the law on such things is a bit different over here in the UK.
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As Issa Stephan tells it, his career in the credit union industry began as love at first sight. With a BBA in Systems Analysis from the University of Texas at Arlington, he initially entered the workforce as an information systems officer. But, as good as Issa was with technology, he enjoyed working with people more. So, when he first joined the credit union industry in 1995, he knew it would be the beginning of a lifelong commitment. Issa is, first and foremost, a family man and an active member of his community. So, it's no surprise that the community focus of most credit unions would capture his attention, and that he cares deeply about his First Financial "family" of members and employees. As CEO, Issa is responsible for carrying out the short and long-term strategic plans and policies established by First Financial's Board of Directors. He is responsible for the overall operation of the credit union with a total of five branches, call center and lending/contact center. Among Issa's many accomplishments to date are the successful re-branding of FFFCU's identity and image to support its new community charter in both Monmouth and Ocean counties. As part of that initiative, Issa oversaw the new brand identity and logo for FFFCU; created a new strategic and business plan to strengthen FFFCU, and developed strategic plans to position FFFCU for the next decade. As a result, FFFCU is stronger than ever and has a vast new array of products and services that impact the entire FFFCU family. For example, Issa has put a strong focus on financial education, believing that more educated members make for a stronger credit union. Issa has also maintained and broadened FFFCU's community outreach programs, thus ensuring long-term positive relationships in the communities it serves. Most recently, Issa spearheaded FFFCU's push to incorporate social media such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube into the credit union's community outreach and educational programs in an effort to foster a stronger dialog between FFFCU, its members, employees and the community at large. Among his professional affiliations, Issa is a member of the New Jersey Credit Union League's Political Action Group Committee; the Society of Information Management, and the Credit Union Executive Society. Issa was a member of New Jersey Credit Union League's Board and Professional Service Group; CUNA's Technology Council, and the Texas Credit Union League's Political Action Committee. Personally, he is on the board of the Monmouth and Ocean Development Council; an active member of his church, and speaks regularly on various credit union and financial topics.


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Former Javs football coach returns to Southeastern Oklahoma State staff
KINGSVILLE - Former Texas A&M-Kingsville football coach Bo Atterberry is back at his alma mater Southeastern (Okla.) State, hired by the men for whom he worked before becoming the Javelinas' coach six years ago.
Southeastern announced Monday that Atterberry was one of three coaching additions hired by coach Ray Richards. Atterberry will become the Savage Storm's defensive coordinator.
A 1998 graduate of SEO, Atterberry resigned with a year remaining on his contract in December after six seasons with the Javelinas. A&M-Kingsville was 41-28 under Atterberry from 2007-12 with two appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs and a share of the Lone Star Conference championship in 2009.
Atterberry was Richards' defensive coordinator from 2004-06 before leaving to join former SEO coach Keith Baxter's staff in Kingsville. Now Southeastern's athletics director, Baxter never coached a down for the Javelinas, resigning less than six months after being hired as Richard Cundiff's replacement. Atterberry was elevated to the head-coaching position after Baxter resigned that June. Atterberry was hired by Baxter to be the Savage Storm's defensive coordinator in 2004.
Ironically, Atterberry's defensive coordinator, David Calloway, was elevated to become A&M-Kingsville's ninth coach when Atterberry resigned in December.
Richards also announced that veteran Scott Highsmith has been hired as SEO's quarterbacks coach and Mitch Moore will coach the wide receivers.
The Savage Storm used to be a Lone Star Conference rival of the Javelinas before moving to the new Great American Conference along with East Central (Okla.) and Southwestern (Okla.) State in 2010.
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How Olympic legend rowed against fears
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A FOUR-TIMES Olympic gold medallist visited Sherborne Girls' School to talk about his experiences as a sportsman.
Rower Sir Matthew Pinsent told pupils of the fear he felt before an Olympic final and how he harnessed his nerves to reach his peak performance.
Sir Matthew, 41, said: "To win an Olympic gold you have to fight as if your life depended on it.
"Before the race you just want to run away, but it is that fight or flight mechanism that you need – adrenalin makes you stronger."
Sir Matthew said his favourite moment of London 2012 was watching Katherine Grainger and Anne Watkins's victory in the double sculls race.
He said: "People have an illusion of Olympic athletes like Andy Murray or Jessica Ennis never getting nervous, but before a race I'd be shaky and my head would be all over the place; you just learn the skills needed to deal with it, and actually look forward to the challenge of being scared.
"Then when you stand on the podium it is the most addictive feeling, knowing that you're the best in the world.
"I'd heartily recommend it."
Sir Matthew also reflected on his school days at Eton. He said: "I got really annoyed when we lost a race. Looking back, I wasn't a very good team player."
He also told the girls that they should not thinking of competing in the Olympics as an impossible dream.
He said: "Olympians were at school once too – they struggled with studies and sport, but they were focused enough to make it work.
"The trick is to find a sport that you're suited to, and to stay determined."
Headmistress Jenny Dwyer said: "It's easy to think that Olympians never face a moment's doubt but what sets them apart is their ability to channel those feelings to make their performance the best it can possibly be.
"Sir Matthew was truly inspirational and the girls came away from the speech enthused and excited."
Sir Matthew, who went into broadcasting and journalism after retiring from rowing, said there is a downside from being in the public eye.
He said: "Fame is a ridiculous, elusive quality – and once you're famous it's hard to turn it off and say you want your privacy back.
"I love it when people come up to me and say they've enjoyed a race or an article."


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A rare new type of galaxy called the "green bean galaxy" has been discovered shining in distant space.
Mischa Schirmer, an astronomer from the Gemini Observatory, was looking at faraway galaxies in images from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope when he noticed an unusual bright green galaxy.
With his research team, he investigated the green glow and found that it was caused by a black hole. Galaxies often have a glow at the center because of gas surrounding a black hole, but in this case the whole galaxy was glowing.
The researchers think this is because the black hole at the center used to be much more active, but is now dying out, leaving a large field of glowing gas behind. The green color comes from oxygen, which glows bright green when a black hole ionizes it.
The team went on to discover 16 more green bean galaxies. The first one Schirmer found, named J2240, is located about 3.7 billion light-years away in the constellation Aquarius.
"These glowing regions are fantastic probes to try to understand the physics of galaxies—it's like sticking a medical thermometer into a galaxy far, far away," Schirmer said in a press release.
"Usually, these regions are neither very large nor very bright, and can only be seen well in nearby galaxies. However, in these newly discovered galaxies they are so huge and bright that they can be observed in great detail, despite their large distances."
Green bean galaxies are very rare—there's only one on average in a cube of space about 1.3 billion light-years across.
They got their name because they look like bigger versions of green pea galaxies. However, they are not related to green pea galaxies, which are tiny greenish galaxies that are home to rapidly developing stars.
The research was published in The Astrophysical Journal on Nov. 29.
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I just updated my ongoing 28mm Predator review with three new offerings from Predastore: Crossbow-Predette, Austral-Hunter and 2Blades-Hunter. See the review here!
Z War One – ExtractionAugust 26, 2013
I recently came across this fun little video promoting an upcoming zombie themed boardgame with mighty tasty looking miniatures, Z War One. From the description on the official site:
Z War One is a miniatures-based survival horror board game. It blends tactical sci-fi shooting with classic RPG elements in an interactive comic book format.
Players take control of one of the game's 4 main protagonists for the duration of a 6 chapter issue, completing missions to gain experience points which they may then either save, or spend developing their character. The player with the highest number of experience points at the end of the last chapter is the issue winner. Gameplay swings between co-operative and competitive as players work together to overcome insurmountable odds only to betray their teammates at the final hour in a bid for personal glory.
The boxed game contains issue one, with each subsequent comic book acting as an expansion pack, continuing the story and introducing new monsters, heroes & environments.
Sounds delicious! Anyway, while the video doesn't bring much new to the table, it's a nice piece of low budget zombie film. It makes you wonder why game companies don't use more live action films to promote their product, as for me this worked a treat. It made me not only check out their site, but make a blog post about it as well.
After seeing that, you might as well go see their official site. There's apparently a Kickstarter on the way.
Yet another Colonial Marine review updateApril 1, 2013
Looking to turn your Warhammer 40K Imperial Guard into Colonial Marines? Mad Robot Miniatures has just the thing for you.
In other words, the 28mm Colonial Marine review has been updated again with some conversion parts for GW plastics. What's the verdict? Go check it out!
Colonial Marine review updated againMarch 5, 2013
Completely forgot to mention this! My Colonial Marine review has been updated with the Allied Troopers from Sgt. Major Miniatures.
They're quite nice, so go check out the review. You know you want to. Really, go now.
Predator review update #3November 18, 2012
Just a quick heads-up to let you know that the 28mm Predator review has just been updated with the latest offerings from Predastore:
For detailed reviews, see the giant post here. And never mind the funky colour thing going on with the backgrounds, I'm yet again reconfiguring the photo lighting setup.
The UndeadingOctober 9, 2012
We've seen zombies associated with a lot of things, but they're rarely doing good. Here's an exceptional (in many ways) PSA by the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation:
The campaign also features a pretty awesome site at http://www.theundeading.ca/


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She's got this crazy idea- exploring the 3 America's solo, for better or for worse...
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Bisoboinan aka Adam, arrives and delivers the parts on a beautiful red moto guzzi. He pulls in straight from the border to let us know he has arrived, goes home to change before coming straight back up to the hotel to start work on getting the bike back in working order. We piece together knowledge from the chain gang, the Haines manual, and emails and phone calls to Frank from Zs motorcycle werks and ZMW adventures, a lovely knowledgeable and caring man who I had met on my way through Tucson. The pionion gears are sheared, and the waterpump a little damaged. We work late into the night, the frustrations of the assembly at times doing our head in. We have to cut the oil pipe and replace it with a tube pipe in order to pull out the clutch cover. Placing the lot back we break the clutch arm, and there is a moment of panic when we think we have really broken the clutch, and will need further parts. Thankfully, some thought patience then banging with a hammer we finally seem to sort the pieces back in order.
Tiredness and hunger overcome us and we call it a night. The bike is still in bits on the garage floor. But we sleep.
The next morning Adam does a stellar job at getting the bike together while I trade a little time in his overgrown garden helping his lovely wife. We do a shake down ride for 5 hours to get fireworks for independence day, arriving back just after dark. A few further tweaks made on the road and I feel almost ready to hit the road in the morning. Much indebted to my delivery driver and mechanic Adam, and hosts Tom and Lyn, for their support to put me back on the road south.
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April Astrologically For All Signs
April is full of retrograde chatter! While Mercury only stays retrograde till April 4th, it takes at least a week to 10 days before communication begins to flow smoothly again. Mars has been retrograde since 1/24, helping us all to plan more wisely in whatever forward direction we would like to take in our lives. It will unleash its bolt of energy and then all of our plans can go into motion. Saturn continues it's approximately 5 month retrograde cycle and Pluto goes retrograde on 4/10 to stay till 9/18. What this is causing for us all is a "time out" to reconsider the directions in our lives. Think deeper, plan wiser, cut your losses and let go of the past.
The Full Moon in Libra on the 6th will be a lovely time for most as Libra brings harmony and balance and a love of beauty and art. This would be a good time to relax and enjoy the new exhibit at the museum or art gallery. The New Moon in Taurus on the 21st is similar to the Full Moon in that Venus is the ruler of both Libra and Taurus. Venus brings love and beauty into our lives, so enjoy that this month and relax and plant beautiful flowers.
Mercury moves into Aries on the 17th which brings communication to the forefront. This will be aggressive at times and everyone will feel the need to express themselves……..all at once! Venus moves into Gemini on the 4th bringing a sense of lightness and fun! Due to Venus going retrograde in May, she will stay in Gemini till August 7th! In June she will eclipse the sun! Big news and more on that in May.
ARIES-Time for you to really move on what you want. You will have a lot of help for new ideas and lucky influences coming your way! The Full Moon on the 6th will light up your committed partnership house and bring nice energy to that. The New Moon on the 21st will be a time to think about what talents you have that you haven't been using. It's a productive and money making month for you.
TAURUS-Meditation is good and if you don't have a practice find a class and learn how this month. Being still will help you to understand the unusual events coming your way now. Physically, it's a strong month for you to move the body in a new direction or change your exercise regime. The Full Moon on the 6th may bring up some emotional issues at work, but it will all work out thanks to the mediation of Libra.
GEMINI-Party month with lots of happy friends and frivolity interspersed with quiet/reflective times. Home is busy and you might be doing some re-decorating. If you have children they may be a concern at this time. Pluto continues to help you make deep, transformative change for many years to come. Get your spiritual path dusted off; Neptune is calling you to be a positive force for change in the world.
CANCER-Lucky influence for you in your career! Socializing this month is vital and abundant! You are starting to broaden your view of the world outside of the home and thinking/planning takes a priority all month. Brothers and sisters could be squabbling as Mars continues to sit in the sibling house. Home is on your mind, what do you need to do with it? Paint?
LEO-Change is occurring at very deep levels for you. You are broadening your mind and beliefs this month and also your achievements. This is a good time for you to put yourself out there and see what you can do. Siblings can mean more responsibility than you would like, but it will pass before late Fall. Take care of your health and exercise more, your heart needs it!
VIRGO-Mars is super charging you physically right now so it is a good time to take long walks or workout. The Full Moon on the 6th will have you emotionally attached to your possessions and perhaps buying a few more goodies. Mercury in your relationship house has you thinking about what you would rather have instead. Longing for far-away places at the New Moon on 4/21. You may just need to take a day to get away and dream.
LIBRA-The Full Moon on the 6th in your sign of Libra is delightful and charming for all who know you. The focus on work at the beginning of the month will move into relationships later. You may need to re-think some of those to bring them more into alignment with your evolving life. Change is strong for you in positive ways this month. The New Moon on the 21st is a time to dream of the life you want and then move towards it. A very lucky blessing will come to you from Jupiter in that regard.
SCORPIO-Something hidden may come to light about you this month. The highlight is on things that you take care of, work, pets, plants, people and your health, although relationships take up a big portion of this month. You may have an opportunity to re-energize an old loving relationship this month and there seems to be a very profound and deep change accompanying it.
SAGITTARIUS –It is a strong month for you in oh so many ways. Your talents continue to grow and be noticed. Your subconscious is being creatively transformed and is infusing you with creativity. It's a fun month and a hard working month. Please take good care of your health, the New Moon and Venus will help heal any illness now. Your career is super charged thanks to Mars; just keep your ego in check.
CAPRICORN-What can you do to make your home fit your personality better? Are you having enough fun these days? A highlight will be the Full Moon in Libra in your Achievement House, this brings honors and recognition and a lot of love. The New Moon on the 21st offers you relaxation, simple pleasures and a well deserved respite.
AQUARIUS-The New Moon on the 6th reveals deep psychological changes that are going on in your psyche. The Full Moon on the 21st tweaks your Mid-heaven which shows honors for your achievements and a possible career move up that ladder. You are undergoing major transformation with Mars in the 8th house till July, just breathe and enjoy the ride.
PISCES-Major healing of who you are continues and you have been thinking a lot about that lately. Possessions mean a great deal to you because of the comfort or beauty they bring and that is highlighted this month. You may even buy some new toys, just watch that you don't over spend. With Mars in your relationship house you will need to curb your ego and your tongue and just say "yes, dear". Many fundamental changes for the good are taking place if you just allow them to.
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New U of M President Visits Crookston Campus
August 26, 2011 at 2:55 pm in WDAZ
CROOKSTON, MN (WDAZ-TV) – The new president of the University of Minnesota visited the Crookston campus Friday. Students and faculty had the opportunity to ask questions and get to know the new leader. Continue Reading


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Systems Engineer, NYC | 90-100k
This is a full time, on-site, salaried position located in New York City
paying $90,000 to $100,000 + benefits. US Citizens or Green Card holders
only please. Local candidates only. No telecommuting. Thank you.
Our client is world leader in the manipulation, delivery and verification of
digital televisual content and advertising. Team members are highly
qualified coders, engineers and analysts. They deliver and diligently audit
vast quantities of high quality, interactive and linear video across twenty
territories; saving their clients millions of dollars each year. They are
independent, media neutral and experienced. They bring analytical rigor and
science to the art of televisual delivery and help make sense of the digital
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We are looking to recruit an ambitious systems engineer to become a member
of our global infrastructure team of highly proficient engineers and
developers. Specifically your role will include:
* monitoring the performance of a proprietary real-time global delivery and
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across our global network
* design and development of custom tools to aid and automate the operations
* hardware procurement, installation and maintenance at our London and New
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* office operations including various intranet services, VOIP and VPN
* overseeing operational projects to completion
* flexible working patterns including evenings and weekends
* potential for overseas travel
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* desire for self improvement and career progression
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July 5, 2015
If city commissioners approved the sales tax increase, it would affect anyone who lives or does business in Dothan.
The increased revenue could be a good thing for city departments in dire need of better equipment.
There hasn't been a sales tax increase since 1992 and since that time, even earlier, departments have been using the same equipment. If better equipment isn't purchased soon, it could mean the difference between great care and a possible breakdown.
Police cars, fire trucks, even equipment used for the city's softball and baseball fields, they've all reached a critical point. The equipment is old, outdated, and has been stretched until it can't be stretched anymore. Police cars constantly need repairs, one of the city's fire trucks should be used as a back-up, and the city's leisure services department is also suffering.
Mayor Pat Thomas says for several years the budget has reflected a deficit. As a result, that deficit hasn't allowed room for capital improvements, regular maintenance, community investment or pay raises.
Attracting new employees presents a challenge, if the price to hire them isn't right. A proposed one percent sales tax increase by Dothan Mayor Thomas will generate an estimated $12 million a year, with $6 million of that for operating expenses.
The mayor's tax increase proposal is part of a larger community enhancement plan which calls for updates to the local library, building a performing arts center, a multi-purpose stadium, and a children's museum.
Research shows on any given weekday, about 120,000 people are in Dothan to shop, or do some other business. The mayor says the sales tax increase would give those people, who come in to use the city's services some funding responsibility as well.
The city commission will vote on the increase Sept. 5, if approved it would take effect Jan. 1, 2007.
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Fool - Born This Way
Joined: Nov 2008
Location: My Blue Heaven
Oddometer: 1,377
(After I needed help with my GSA twice, it was relegated to pavement until I sold her.)
Consider this before arguing with me:
You're an idiot if you argue with a fool!
Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Mar 2008
Location: Penticton, BC
Oddometer: 1,624
I'm 37, have been riding since 18.
Only the last 10 have been on the street though.
Psshhh, Yeah!
Joined: Jun 2013
Location: Front Range
Oddometer: 20
Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Jun 2004
Location: Nor Ca.
Oddometer: 5,007
I always try to ride with a younger rider, just in case I have a mishap.
Seems to be the other way around for some reason.
A post from a fellow young rider.
"Don't let ITSAGS fool ya, he is simply bad luck. I ride about 20k miles/year.
The only time I have a motorbike mishap (sub-diving the 1150 GSA 2007 , failed head cover bolt 2008, leg obliteration 2009, this foot crap 2013) is with him. Otherwise I'm fine."
BMW Motorrad USA customer service: "We make superior motorcycles and continue to improve them."
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Apr 2011
Location: Tunkhannock Pa
Oddometer: 193
I started 3 springs ago at age 41. I know it sounds a little lame, but I got attracted to bikes because of high gas prices and my 60 mile commute. I got looking around at what was out there and decided on a KLR to start. Upgraded to the F800GS later. At the start I was looking at versatile, practical transportation. I have also always been an outdoor guy, hunting, hiking, shooting etc. I wanted a bike to go back in the boonies with. All of this boiled down to an ADV bike.
Oh, did I mentioned I ended up getting hooked on riding as a hobby. Probably didn't end up saving much money on gas either. (farkles, joyrides)
There are no young ADV'rs in my area. All my age or older. The younger crowd in my opinion wants to look cool. It's all about looks, not capability. So they go with a sport bike or a cruiser. What they don't realize is all the attention I get with my bike from all the the hot 30 and 40 something crowd of ladies.
Oh well my 2 cents
From Deep in the Heart of Gasland
PowerPoint ADV
Joined: Sep 2003
Location: Orange County, CA
Oddometer: 7,838
I'm 60.
Mostly ride alone, probably due to my bubbly personality, or old man farts.
Bought my 1150 Adventure September of 2004. It is the last BMW I will own. There have been others.
This was the first adventure bike in my life now nearing 40 years of commuting and travel by motorcycle.
Four months after buying the adventure I sold my sportbike, 100,000 plus mile CBR900RR, still running perfectly OEM clutch. Lots of trackdays, commuting and travel. Sold it because I never rode it after buying the Adventure.
Only regret is not enough dirt or time to ride same in a great long while.
I've righted my bike, all alone in deep sand fully loaded.
The bike not me.
I barely ride the thing now on weekends preferring to spend my off time with my wife and family, and riding my bicycle. I'll get to 200,000 miles sometime late Summer. Then considering what is going on workwise I'll sell the thing and buy something more dirt oriented, and different.
One friend says I should go for 250,000. I'm not biting. Parts cost to get there will pay for the different bikes first few farkles if it comes to that.
Way, back in the day, (mid 70's) I had a BMW R90/6 for commuting and travel. When my wife and I joined the local BMW club we were fifteen to twenty years younger than the youngest members. We figure out the deal when there was a group ride from a club members home scheduled and we showed up right on time to find no one there other than the home owner.
The ride had been cancelled due to the rain. It was sprinkling enough we had suited up in our rain gear.
I think we rode off to breakfast down by the beach.
I started riding late in life, age 21 years. And pretty much have continued uninterrupted except for business travels and even some of them.
I have ridden places that scared me with this big thing and places I prefer.
I've found I prefer gravel roads and graded dirt. Two track can work and I don't like deep sand or single track.
I avoid mud I don't hike in mud or ride my mountain bike in it either. simply because I figure all it does is tear up trails.
On my 50th birthday I had won a free trackday so went out and hit the rev limiter in sixth gear along the front straight of the AMA course back then. I miss trackdays, and riding with friends. I do enjoy riding to places out and away when I get the chance.
"You don't go to Mongolia for the food." - Sebastian & Kim
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Nov 2008
Location: Central Illinois
Oddometer: 257
Well, I don't want to cause any trouble. I'm 56 and have ridden since 1968. I traveled across country for the first time back in 82 on a Honda 750 automatic. Still have in my shop.
Now for why more young people don't ride adventure style bikes, I'm not sure. But maybe it has to do with today's culture. Ever try to watch TV? Picture or at least the camera angle has to change ever 1/10 of a second. I think todays' youth has a shorter attention span than those of us who are older. And many of those who do ride, it's all about the stoplight to stoplight speed. After all, with the shorter attention span they can only ride for about an hour tops and then they get bored.
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that. But I'm pretty sure if you ask most adventure bike riders, you will find not only do they not care for how fast they can get to the next stop light, but they don't even want to get to the first one.
As you become more experienced in long-term riding, you tend to slow down, take in the sights, smells and experiences along the way. These are all things that most young people really are not into - yet.
If I think back to when I was younger, I didn't pay all that much attention to what I was riding through. I did ride long distances, but I rode only just to ride. with no care of what I saw along the way.
But I will say this. I believe there are lots more young people riding that there used to be. And I bet a large percentage of them will cross over to adventure riding, or at least some type of longer distance riding as they age. After all, how many people other maybe Sjaak Lucassen can ride something like an R1 all day when your over 50 years old.
2013 BMW 700GS, 2009 BMW 1200GS Adventure,
2009 Vstar 950, 2009 Honda Rebel,
2000 Goldwing SE, 1977 CB750A,
Needs: new garage (in planning) Need more room for more bikes.
Roads and Waves
Joined: Feb 2012
Location: Bahia, Brazil
Oddometer: 198
I'm 40, body of a 30 y/o, thinking I'm 18
Not really... Yes I just went 40 last march. But I try to keep in shape (mostly because I'm a surfer, since I can remember)... and, no, I don't see myself at that lame position of trying to be younger than I really am.
That been said, I should say I started late (somewhere around my late 20's) and riding cruisers. But, funny enough, at that time I was already pretty much involved with long travels. Done two trips around Argentina and Chile on cruisers. I'm from the northeast Brasil, by the way, and did other trips around that part of South America on a F 800 GS with more enjoyable time and being in different places, only possibles 'cause I was on a adv bike. Put 56.000 km in less than 2 years... I guess I always have been an adventure biker, but without an adv bike for sometime. I blame ignorance. I just didn't know about it, I thought there was "to much plastic parts" on these bikes and other nonsense that I'm not proud of...
The thing with my adventure bike was pretty much by chance. I mean, I found myself without any options when I was looking for buying a new bike. I decided to give it a try... And man, lucky me, I did it! It was a great addition to a life style, because I could see places and go to places that I could not reach before, because of the ride.
But I always have been the youngster of most groups I was in. And I don't know why. But I know this: lots of posers no matter how old they are!!!
Picture this: you go to a place where you find lots of young people on those electric chairs (speed bikes) and they look at you like "oh, here he comes, the old man with a farkled BMW thinking he knows what we don't know..."; then you go to a, let's say, a BMW's dealer shop and the old guys (all ready to go to the closest Starbucks) thinking "poor guy, he wanted to have a big and well farkled 1.200 GSA like mine, but he's too young/poor to accomplish it". So, I don't know about you, but to me it's a strange feeling, like I can't fit in with the young posers or with the old ones.
So, I guess, it's not about the age. It's about if you are a poser or not.
Psshhh, Yeah!
Joined: Jun 2013
Location: Front Range
Oddometer: 20
Is there a coffee table book anywhere like this? Some of the anecdotes we are getting here are seven kinds of awesome!
Studly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2012
Location: MD
Oddometer: 647
I'm 26. I mostly ride with two of my friends, who are both 26, and my Dad.
We all have 1978 or -79 Yamaha XT500's as our ADV bikes. Yes, they are big enough and reliable enough to take long trips on... you just need to carry tools and spare parts. Thats part of the fun for us.
We also have street bikes too...
I have noticed that there are not many young people into adv or dual sport riding. Motorcross is pretty popular among the teenagers and 20-somethings though... but its not for me. I prefer scenery.
My girlfriend, who is 25, does not care for long adv trips. She enjoys motorcycling, and is going to take the MSF course, but she gets 'bored' riding through the countryside or through the woods. She prefers to ride across the city to go out to dinner, or to ride to a coffee shop on Saturday morning. Its not about the scenery and adventure for her.
Studly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2012
Location: Port Orchard, WA
Oddometer: 694
fittywun body with the mind of a fifteen YO.
My opinion on why the generally older crowd? Time to use it properly/for adventure. How much fun is a day ride on a 600 pound beast (loaded)? To get the most out of these mud/dust/gravel pigs requires at least 3-7 days (IMHO).
Joined: Feb 2013
Location: Quebec, Canada
Oddometer: 41
I used to ride dirt bike when I was a teen. I was totally abusing of my older brother generosity. He was home only 1 out of 2 week-ends but still doing the maintenance and buying tires\parts. I was only feeding the bike with gas.
Then between 20 and 30, nothing, I don't remember even riding a friend's bike for 5 minutes!
Bought the 800gs last year to give me a little of that dirt bike feel....well... I don't catch air with it but at least I get back home covered with mud or a few more pounds of dirt and dust.
About the coolness or not of this bike, I don't care much cause that's THE bike I wanted and I'm really glad I made that decision. Plus my girlfriend really enjoy it, specially with the center vario case, she lean against it and relax. Now she want to do her license and buy a 650gs.
Joined: Mar 2008
Location: Hoboken
Oddometer: 15
I'm 32, been riding for 6 years. Started on a versys, but pretended it was a GS the whole time. Progressed to an 1150 and more recently an 800. 35k miles later I'm always the youngest with the BMW crowd and i don't mind it one bit. Nothing like being with a group who enjoys the ride in a mature manner.
Everyone nailed it already...
Price is high( sticker and for parts, labor etc).
Safety is not always paramount to younger riders (the same way folks look down on Volvos as old people cars)
Image first -Practicality is not top of mind(sport bikes are somewhat masochistic in their sexiness).
The time and taste for adventure is not always aligned with the financial resources to enjoy it until you are older or have experienced some success in life.
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Honky Mofo
Joined: Jan 2013
Location: Spokane, Washington, USA
Oddometer: 132
Psshhh, Yeah!
Joined: Jun 2013
Location: Front Range
Oddometer: 20
I had a chat with some youngins today. Asked what they thought about ADV bikes. First, they thought these bikes cost WAY more than they actually do. I mean, yeah, if you are looking at a triple black 1200 with every bell and whistle then you are going to drop a small fortune, but the mid-sized bikes that would honestly fit these guys style better are well within their reach. Second, it's about the sexiness... but, they said they were more interested in it than they were two years ago and it's because they've noticed more around.
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One of the yearlings came up with a really gunky eye five/six days ago. A mare later that day. Then another yearling a day later. Followed by a few other horses. Half of the herd has it now. It is not typical runny eyes or seasonal gunk. I had just cleaned their eyes when I took the pictures so there isn't much more than the irritated pink rims to see but the gunk is a bright yellow puss. A lot of tearing. Not much swelling. The horses are masked for minimal fly activity but, not at night. Now today two in my quarantine pasture a few hundred feet away have it. They do not share halters, buckets or the like nor can they touch other horses obviously so its clearly transferred by flies or airborne. So far no one has a fever, no other symptoms. But my yearling filly looks awful today and feels sh*tty too. I have been cleaning eyes 2 or 3 times a day and using Terramycin ointment. (Using ointment in a horse eye is a joke)
Finally called my vet today for an opinion since it just isn't going away. He seems to think that horses cannot get pink eye that spreads like cattle and has never heard of a whole here getting conjunctivitis. Not sure if that is true or not as that's what I've "assumed" it was and treated as such. He said he'd just keep doing what I am doing because he has no idea what else to do. I'm curious if anyone else has seen this before, or pink eye, or has any ideas and I'd really like to know how long it will take to run its course or if I should just start giving penicillin now, might try that on the filly and see if there is any chance it helps. Her eyes look the worst and she clearly feels under the weather today. It doesn't make me happy that this hasn't gotten better, only worse, over the course of the week.
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Severe budget reductions compelled Northern Arizona University to redefine itself at all levels, which led to a stronger focus on student success and fruitful partnerships, NAU President John Haeger told legislators on Wednesday.
"The last two or three years have been extremely difficult, but we have survived the recession and in some ways are stronger than in 2008," Haeger told the state House Committee on Higher Education. "We are financially stable … but have squeezed the university as much as we can."
NAU endured layoffs, furloughs, buyouts and reductions to benefits during difficult budget years. To avoid further cuts, NAU has turned to partnerships and technology to excel. .
"Education remains our primary mission, but we have other missions, too, especially in northern Arizona," Haeger said, citing economic development. Examples include the Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona, the Drury Hotel, the High Country Conference Center, the 1899 Bar & Grill, new privately financed residence halls and NAU's bookstore, operated by Follett's.
Educational partnerships include NAU's health programs in the downtown Phoenix medical center and relationships with nearly every community college in Arizona. "Community colleges are the key to getting more baccalaureates for Arizona citizens," he said.
NAU has long been in the forefront of using technology to deliver courses and now is integrating technology into other areas to increase student success.
The president cited NAU's new math emporium initiative that would radically change the way freshman math is taught. Based on Virginia Tech's model, the math emporium model has already demonstrated a decrease in D's, F's and withdrawals for freshmen, lowering a major barrier to retention.
"Our retention rate is about 70 percent, just like our peers," Haeger said. "But that's no longer a good answer. We have to be much better than our peers.
"The game changer for the university in the future is technology," Haeger said, adding that universities can deliver high-quality education to more students for less money.
Haeger voiced similar sentiments on Channel 8's Arizona Horizon on Tuesday.
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