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DENVER (AP) An explosion at gazebo next to an apartment complex startled residents and prompted an evacuation but caused no injuries.
The explosion happened at the French Quarter at Nine Mile Station apartments in southeast Denver around 7 a.m. Sunday.
Denver Fire Department spokesman Mark Watson told KUSA-TV that the explosion and resulting fire had been contained to a free-standing gazebo that used to house mailboxes. Watson says the there is no danger to the surrounding structures.
The cause of the explosion and fire remains under investigation. Natural gas to the complex has been turned off while firefighters investigate.
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X3: Reunion sports new 3D engine, uses Cider
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VP's X3: Reunion ships
With the help of TransGamings' Cider portability engine, Virtual Programming has brought X3: Reunion, the 3D space strategy/adventure game to Intel-based Macs. The sequel to X2: The Threat, X3: The Reunion introduces new 3D engine as well as a new story, and revised gameplay. The new release makes use of DirectX 9 technology, which is possible on Intel-based Macs because the use of Cider, wich works by directly loading a Windows program into memory on an Intel-Mac and linking it to an optimized version of the Win32 APIs.
According to the developer, X3 sports hundreds of goods to trade in a universe with real economic simulation, the ability to pilot ships in dogfights or command a fleet of many ships into battle with strategic controls, and a newly simplified learning curve.
The game requires Mac OSX 10.4.8, a 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo Processor or better, 512MB RAM, and ATI or NVIDIA graphics chipsets wih 128MB. It costs $40.

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Zach wrote:During his chat he also said that Schoop would be a solid regular at the major league level. He doesn't think Machado sticks at SS though.
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How do Profar, Machado and Lindor compare? How would you rank the three in each of the 5 major scouting categories?
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Profar and Lindor are no-doubt shortstops, both better runners than Machado. Machado is much bigger and I think he'll produce a lot more offense, but there's a non-negligible probability he moves to third base.
He still has more offensive upside than Profar given his power potential, but it's not a lock that Machado stays at short (I like his chances to do so), whereas Profar is a no-doubt shortstop. And Machado has been gradually heating up as the season has gone on, if we slice the small sample into tiny ones.
He's a 20-year-old in AA who's shown enough athleticism that it looks like there's a good chance he'll be able to stay at shortstop once he gets to the big leagues.
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By Stacie Anthony
To promote the final film in the "Twilight" series, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part Two," Ashley Greene sits down with Seventeen magazine to chat about all things "Twilight." See what the Twi-star has to say about R.Pattz and K.Stew, filming the final installment of the series and more.
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Her thoughts on Rob and Kristen:
"Hopefully it won't taint [the movie] and people will still be able to enjoy it. I think a lot of people see us as our characters. I really want them to still be able to do that."
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Happy Thanksgiving! Have an early nightly roundup so you can go to bed.
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[Adventure] [Dark] All you crazy war fic lovers will probably like this one!
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the prejudice of her peers at all cost. They are enemies with everything to lose, yet somehow their paths were destined to cross.
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Twilight Sparkle has the best eyes. They peer STRAIGHT INTO YOUR SOUL, and make you happy.
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The stories are obviously really simple, and the vectors completely ridiculous... but hey, FiM characters doing technically official stories is neat right?
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We actually completely dominated this little competition last time, and that was back when pony was just barely escaping the clutches of /co/ on 4chan. I can only imagine the outcomes of this one. Right now it looks like Discord and Pinkie Pie are up in their respective Naughty and Nice categories.
I'm really liking the new layout this time around. The coders over at The Hub have vastly improved it. I guess they were just rushed last December!
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This is the July 28, 2013 news archive. View today's Browns rumors and news.
Cleveland Browns taking note of the fleet feet of Dion Lewis in training camp
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Record crowd watches first full-pad practiceBEREA, Ohio -- On Sunday, a record crowd of 4,466 watched enthusiastically as the Cleveland Browns practiced in full pads for the first time during training camp.Share Tweet
Injury to Tashaun Gipson not considered serious: Browns InsiderBrowns safety Tashaun Gipson suffered a shoulder injury on a collision with Josh Gordon, but coach Rob Chudzinski isn't concerned about it. Montario Hardesty sat out with a hamstring injury.Share Tweet
Cleveland Browns' Owen Marecic and other NFL fullbacks fighting for their place in evolving gameAverage salary of NFL fullbacks is lower than that of kickers and puntersShare Tweet
Browns prepare for game actionBEREA, Ohio -- Every drill and play that is run throughout training camp is designed to prepare the team for game action, which starts for the Browns on Aug. 8.Share Tweet
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Eric Mangini sticking to work with 49ers' offenseprofootballtalk.com Jul 28, 2013The 49ers hired former Browns and Jets head coach Eric Mangini as a senior offensive consultant in June, and he has focused on that side of the ball, Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com reported Sunday. 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who said he did…Share Tweet
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The smaller schools in El Paso County will soon have a better chance to make the playoffs and participate in more sports.
The University Interscholastic League Legislative Council recently approved major changes, including adding a fourth playoff team to all sports in Class 2A and 3A. The move, which will begin next fall, matches the current format used by the two largest classifications in 4A and 5A.
Class 3A will also add fall team tennis and soccer starting in 2014. All changes must be approved by the state's commissioner of education, which is expected to happen. The El Paso Times first reported the possible changes in June.
"I think anytime you can include more teams in the playoffs it's a good thing," Tornillo athletic director and boys basketball coach Cody Burris said. "You always want to keep kids involved, and going to the postseason can really help build a program and rally people around the school."
The change also eliminates byes for district champions in the 2A and 3A playoffs and that drew some criticism. Some felt more teams dilute the quality of the playoffs and makes getting there less grand. For example, there are only six football teams in District 3-3A, so, next year two-thirds of the league will advance to the playoffs.
"It gives me a lot of mixed feelings," Mountain View coach Gary Rundell said. "On the one hand, you want kids to experience the playoffs. On the other hand, you want the playoffs to be something special."
Gibby Widner, the Eastlake girls and boys soccer coach and also the president of the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches, said 3A soccer is a welcome addition. Many 3A schools, like Anthony, already play, but must compete against 4A schools, often triple or quadruple their enrollment.
Widner also cited the additions of thousands of new athletes across the state.
"It certainly makes the competition fair," he said. "But I also think it gets kids involved, staying in school and keeping up their grades ... especially in this town, which is really into soccer."
One concern raised earlier in the year by some athletic directors is participation -- Class 3A schools have fewer than 1,000 students enrolled -- and cost.
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Helicobacter pylori infection. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated March 7, 2014. Accessed March 10, 2014.
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There are a few injuries that are quite common among runners. Most are called "overuse" injuries that occur due to repeated stress put on a certain area of the body. These pains are common in the shin, knee, and foot. The challenge we have as runners is that when we begin feeling more severe pain, it is often too late to easily correct. These injuries can take us out for weeks at a time. In order to over come some of these overuse injuries, you will need to implement an adequate amount of injury prevention into your training. Trying some of these techniques can help you stay healthy, and allow you to train more consistently and at a higher level:
Shin strengthening: The most common two reasons we get shin pain is because our calve muscles are too tight which creates stress on our shins, and too much pressure on the bone itself creating potential stress fractures in the shin. It is a good idea to incorporate some easy duck walking 3-5 days a week into your routine. This is simply done by pointing your toes up in the air, and walking on the tips of your heels for about 3×20 meters. This will strengthen shin muscles, and completed with a decent amount of calve stretching, will balance the muscles in your shin and calve, postponing major shin pain. Another useful tip is to run as much as possible on soft surfaces and making sure you are using the appropriate shoes for your training (keep track of the mileage on your shoes too, replacing shoes every 300-400 miles will ensure optimum performance from the shoe).
Rolling Out: Have you ever seen someone rolling his or her legs on a foam roller before or after a race? This routine may seem silly to some, but it critical in helping massage and stretch out various parts of the leg and back. The most common use for these rollers is along the outer thigh. Rolling out this region will loosen up your IT band, which runs from your hip on through to your knee. If you don't stretch, over time, your IT band will tighten like a rubber band, and create a sharp pain on your knee as you run. Also rolling out the Achilles can help reduce the chances of getting Achilles tendonitis (tendonitis is just inflammation of a tendon).
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Fayette communities come together on forming land bank
Interest is growing in forming a land bank by Fayette County municipalities.
On Tuesday, representatives from various Fayette County municipalities gathered in Connellsville City Hall to discuss implementation of a land bank. This was the second meeting held on the issue.
Last month, representatives from Connellsville, South Connellsville and Dunbar met. This month they were joined by representatives from the Uniontown Redevelopment Authority and the Redevelopment Authority of Fayette County.
Connellsville Councilman Tom Karpiak said since the last meeting, he has discussed the land bank implementation with interested officials.
"Some people have concerns, some were all for it, some thought it is a pretty good thing," said Karpiak.
He said concerns were voiced that the land bank could purchase property that a developer might be interested in.
Karpiak said it could be an advantage for a developer to buy the property from the land bank because taxes and other legal items would be taken care of.
Karpiak said one individual who owns a property with a $10,000 mortgage told him he would be willing to continue to pay on the mortgage and give it to the land bank.
Mark Rafail, executive director of the executive director of the Uniontown Redevelopment Authority, said it was too early to form a decision about whether a land bank would work.
"We really need to figure out if the municipalities or the county, in general, has a need for a land bank and we really need to do some type of research as to what properties have been sold in the past through the tax sale and what they've been sold for, and are we able to flip them and make a profit," said Rafail.
According to Rafail, it would do no good to start a land bank with seed money from the municipalities and then have to go back a year later and ask for more.
Rafail and Andrew French, of the Redevelopment Authority of Fayette County, reviewed what was done in the Uniontown area under a similar program and what had to be done to "flip" the properties to continue to keep the program going. This was not a land bank program.
Connellsville Councilman Aaron Zolbrod wanted to know how the program could get the seed money to begin.
Connellsville Township Supervisor Robert Carson and Connellsville Councilman Gregory Ritch were interested in how to approach the school boards.
Under the land bank system, school boards, municipalities and the county must be willing to forgive past taxes and also give a portion of the taxes back to the land bank for a period of time once the property is rehabilitated and sold.
French and Rafail said "good" developers must be a part of the process in order to do a good job on the rehabilitation of the properties.
Rafail said a proposal should be crafted before approaching other bodies, such as school boards, so that it is clear about what needs to be done.
Another worry voiced by Carson and Clyde Martz from South Connellsville are the type of developments that might take place. They questioned where start-up costs would come.
Rafail said it would be necessary to have a list of developers who are interested.
Zolbrod said it is necessary to find sources of funding. He added money from a grant to Connellsville's Redevelopment Authority could be used to research the county property list.
The third meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26 in Connellsville City Hall.
Karpiak said he thought the discussions went well and believes the land bank idea is going to succeed.
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Last cougar dies at Issaquah zoo
March 15, 2011
The community is invited to Cougar Mountain Zoo to honor the life of Nashi, a cougar transplanted from the woods of Minnesota to the zoo more than 17 years ago.
Nashi died from old age Feb 24. Though he had been showing signs of slowing down for the past several months, the loss was still devastating to staff, volunteers and zoo visitors, Cougar Mountain Zoo General Curator Robyn Barfoot said.
"He was a fantastic cougar. He had a lot of spunk in him," she said. "He enjoyed talking with the visitors every day."
The Nashi Memorial Celebration will be at March 26 at the zoo. Instead of holding its traditional cougar lecture, the zoo will open the stage for people to talk about Nashi. Staff members who raised and worked with him will talk about his life.
"I used to joke around that he's a rock star, because he is," Barfoot said.
At the zoo, Nashi would model for product labels, television shows and nature documentaries.
Proposed fire authority receives cool reception from cities
March 15, 2011
Issaquah, Sammamish leaders also raise concerns about pools at joint meeting
The potential regional fire authority for Eastside communities received a lukewarm reception from Issaquah and Sammamish leaders March 10, as city councils from both cities discussed planning for emergency services and other issues at a joint meeting.
Officials from Issaquah and rural fire districts formed a planning group in late 2009 to consider a regional fire authority in the Eastside Fire & Rescue service area. The authority could tax residents to fund emergency services, unlike EFR. Contributions from member cities and fire districts fund EFR.
"It's really hard to see a scenario where you can provide fire service to the citizens of Issaquah with an RFA," Issaquah Councilman Mark Mullet said as leaders from both cities met at Tibbetts Creek Manor.
Participation in the planning process does not commit Issaquah or the fire districts to joining a regional fire authority.
FISH executive director to step down March 31
March 15, 2011
Some details about salmon eluded Gestin Suttle in April 2003, as she settled in as the Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery executive director.
"I knew some basic things about salmon, but I would not have called myself an expert by any means," she recalled. "There was a sharp learning curve for me."
Now, eight years and countless coho later, Suttle is a sought-after source for salmon information.
"Every day, I learn something new," she said.
Suttle plans to resign from the salmon-centric organization March 31. The former journalist and Sammamish resident accepted a position as a public relations coordinator for the local YWCA.
Swedish asks young artists to decorate Issaquah hospital
March 15, 2011
Swedish Medical Center is seeking young artists to decorate the soon-to-open Issaquah Highlands hospital campus.
"Art plays an important role in creating a positive, welcoming and healing environment," Janette Turner, a member of the hospital's Art Committee, said in a release. "When deciding on what works of art to display in the new Swedish Medical Center/Issaquah, we knew we wanted to feature local artwork. And, what better pieces to include in the facility than works by children who live in the area?"
The initial stage — a medical office building and outpatient center — is scheduled to open in July. The hospital portion is on track to open in November. The grand opening celebration is scheduled for July 9.
March, photo contest celebrate Mountains to Sound Greenway 20th anniversary
March 15, 2011
In 1990, a group of 100 hikers backpacked all of the way from Snoqualmie Pass to Seattle's waterfront. Their five-day trek raised awareness about the vibrant places between the mountains and Puget Sound, including working forests, farms, historic sites, lakes, campgrounds, rivers, trails, wildlife habitat and communities, and helped inspire the creation of Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust one year later.
Every decade, the trust holds an anniversary march, making this the third time people will hike and ride from Eastern Washington to the sound.
This year, the march will take place over nine days, with festivities celebrating the hikers and the greenway during the first two weeks of July. The hike starts in Ellensburg with stops in Cle Elum, Crystal Springs, North Bend, Snoqualmie, Preston, Issaquah, Bellevue and finally Pier 58 in Seattle.
Some cities, including Snoqualmie and Issaquah — on July 8 — will host events open to the public. Learn more about times and locations at www.mtsgreenway.org.
The first two days, participants can ride a bike or a horse, and the rest of the hike is by foot. Marchers will be able to connect with nature and each other, walking through paths far from the chaos of the city.
Washington State Patrol lab relies on DNA to solve crimes
March 15, 2011
The state crime lab used DNA testing to complete a record-setting 379 hits last year.
Teams at the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab use a national database, the Combined DNA Index System or CODIS, to offer leads to investigators.
Since the program debuted more than a decade ago, the crime-fighting tool has provided more than 1,500 leads.
Investigators at the Seattle lab also processed evidence related to the deadly shootings at Lake Sammamish State Park in July 2010.
"This is about arresting and convicting the guilty, and clearing the innocent," state patrol Chief John Batiste said. "DNA is the most reliable way we've ever had for telling if someone was present at a crime scene."
The lab receives about 1,400 samples from convicted offenders each month.
State seeks input to streamline vehicle emissions tests
March 15, 2011
The state Department of Ecology seeks comments on a proposal to streamline the state's motor vehicle emissions testing program.
The agency requires emissions tests in King County and four other populous counties to limit air pollution near population centers.
Officials propose to adopt a rule detailing how the program operates, starting in July 2012. The current rule is to remain in effect until then.
The state is accepting public comments on the proposal through March 31 and expects to adopt changes June 23. The agency has also scheduled a public hearing March 22 in Federal Way.
Washington Conservation Corps seeks applicants
March 15, 2011
The state Department of Ecology is seeking 22 people between the ages of 18 and 25 to serve in Washington Conservation Corps positions in King County and elsewhere.
Members receive job training, help restore and protect the environment, offer environmental education and volunteer opportunities for thousands of residents of all ages, and provide assistance to citizens in the Evergreen State and across the nation during natural disasters.
In recent months, corps members assisted in trail restoration and habitat projects near Issaquah. And corps members joined AmeriCorps teams to restore Squak Mountain trails last month.
Members selected for six-month stints earn state minimum wage and a $2,675 AmeriCorps Education Award for repaying student loans or for future tuition expenses.
Established in 1983 as a response to a sour economy, the program became a program under the AmeriCorps umbrella in 1994 and then expanded.
The corps includes 180 positions at more than 35 locations across the state.
Crews upgrade boat launch at state park
March 15, 2011
Boaters should notice upgrades to the boat launch area at Lake Sammamish State Park come springtime.
The construction swapped wooden piers for sturdier metal. The updated piers also reach farther into the lake to accommodate boats. Crews completed the project at the popular park in late December.
The state used grants to fund the project, but the State Parks and Recreation Commission did not secure enough funds to replace all of the aging piers. The total price tag for the project remains undefined.
The state enlisted Issaquah-based Thornberg Construction Co. for the project.
Crews installed the old piers atop wooden pilings in the early 1970s.
Park Manager Rich Benson said the plan to upgrade the boat launch area sat idle for years.
"During the winter when the water level comes up, they don't float, so they're underwater for months at a time," he said. "That puts a lot of stress and strain on them."
Issaquah Farmers Market seeks vendors
March 15, 2011
The popular Issaquah Farmers Market returns April 16.
In the meantime, market organizers continue to attract vendors to the Pickering Barn market. The city is hosting a meeting for potential vendors from 9 a.m. to noon March 26 at the barn, 1730 10th Ave N.W.
Potential vendors should bring a product sample to be juried. Call 837-3311 to learn more.
The farmers market runs every Saturday, rain or shine, from mid-April to Oct. 28. The market features seasonal produce, crafts, food vendors, and demonstrations or live entertainment each week.


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by Associated Press | June 14, 2012 at 1:47 PM | Suits
NEW YORK (AP) — "Suits" is bringing in a new skirt.
Gabriel Macht says his wife, Jacinda Barrett, has an arc in the show's second season, which premieres Thursday on the USA Network.
Macht plays hotshot litigator Harvey Specter in the dramedy. He hires Mike Ross, played by Patrick J. Adams, as his associate even though he knows Ross lacks a law degree, and then both try to hide that from the firm.
In an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, Macht said Barrett is playing Zoe, a trial expert who has a history with Specter. He says she's called in when Specter is accused of burying trial evidence.
Macht calls the characters a "potential romantic pair" and says viewers learn why it didn't work out. He also says Zoe puts the egotistical, womanizing Specter "in his place."
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France – Career coaching for Temporaries
Temporary agency workers in some areas of France will be eligible for a career-coaching scheme managed by Pôle emploi, the French public employment services.
The scheme (contrat de sécurisation professionnel, CSP) was first launched in July 2011 and initially aimed at workers finishing a fixed-term contract. Temporary work agencies are involved and provide expert knowledge on local job markets to CSP entrants.
The experimental phase of the CSP scheme is aimed at temporary agency workers registering with Pôle emploi at the end of an assignment and, in case of a lack of assignment opportunities in their area. The experimental phase has been extended in April to temporary agency workers in 13 additional areas, bringing the total number to 28.
The Fund for the Training of Temporary Workers (Fond d'Aide à la Formation des Travailleurs Temporaires, FAF.TT), provides further information for temporary agency workers. To access the dedicated site in French, click here.


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Rebecca MacKay, vice president, strategy, insights and planning, for the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy talks to Grocery Headquarters about its recent research into merchandising trends and consumer needs.
Grocery Headquarters: How does the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy's work benefit retailers?
Rebecca MacKay: Since our founding in 2008 by U.S. dairy producers, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy has had a history of partnering with grocery retailers to help identify win-win opportunities to grow dairy sales. Our most recent research offers merchandising best practices that tap into key trends and consumer needs, such as increased focus on health and wellness and a desire for more homemade meals.
We developed and tested dairy meal solutions merchandising concepts that provide shoppers with a complete solution: product usage suggestions, recipes and all the key ingredients in one convenient location.
We tested this approach with several retailers and proved it can drive double-digit increases in both dollar sales and units sold on average. The resulting industry report builds a solid business case for implementing dairy meal solutions merchandising and provides best practices to help optimize success.
How is dairy meal solutions merchandising different from cross-merchandising?
Unlike cross-merchandising, a specific consumer need is central to the dairy meal solutions approach. With this strategy, retailers move from product-providers to solutions resources because it goes beyond grouping complementary SKUs together. Instead, dairy meal solutions merchandising seeks to answer shoppers' higher-level needs, such as the desire to prepare a family-pleasing dinner on a time crunch or the wish for healthy snack ideas.
Because dairy meal solutions merchandising builds on consumer insights, it offers benefits beyond traditional cross merchandising, including:
- Support in driving shopper loyalty: Providing a consistent solutions resource that takes the guesswork out of meal planning gives consumers an additional reason to come back to your store.
- Increased flexibility to latch on to key trends: Health and wellness is expected to continue to be a main focus of shoppers. Offering healthy meal and snack ideas builds baskets and can differentiate your offerings from your competitors.
- A better play at convenience: As the economy strengthens and restaurant traffic rebounds, convenience will be king. Making at-home meal preparation easier can help protect sales.
Which meals should merchandising displays focus on?
Our Innovation Center testing leveraged the breakfast, snacking and dinner eating occasions in the in-store pilot tests.
As a highly ritualized eating occasion, getting in on the breakfast mix could drive repeat, long-lasting sales. Consumers seek nutritious grab-and-go options in the morning, so this occasion presents strong potential for you as a retailer to grow your health and wellness connection. The Breakfast Zone display was a dedicated endcap in the dairy department with products (such as yogurt, pineapple and juice for smoothies) and recipe cards that rotated monthly.
We tested two snacking displays that offer retailers added ability to get in on this $90 billion eating occasion. Both displays focused on consumers' desires for healthy accompaniments to weekday meals, food that "provides energy" and new twists on old favorites. One was a dedicated cooler for the deli/on-the-go/produce department that offered single-serve milk, yogurt, parfaits and granola bars. Another was an on-shelf co-merchandiser in the produce department that provided fruit, snack cheese and yogurt.
Because dinner holds the greatest potential to increase sales (for a $500k per week store, there's an upside potential of more than $5,100 per week), getting this meal right is key. We tested two concepts, one that focused on families and one for smaller, dual-income, no-kids households. Both concepts rotated recipes and ingredients. The family dinner merchandiser focused on providing convenient, nutritious meal options. The other concept, Chef's Creation, offered higher-end recipe ideas, leveraged local chefs and communicated the value of higher-quality meals at lower prices than restaurants.
Why should dairy be included in meal solutions merchandising?
When it comes to meal solutions, dairy has a lot of star power. Milk, cheese and yogurt are all key components in meal-building baskets. Plus, dairy products are included in more grocery trips than items from nearly every other aisle, and dairy outperforms every other department with its profit-to-space ratio. Additionally, dairy is a proven performer in secondary locations. Dairy products provide higher true profit per linear foot than carbonated beverages, crackers and cookies, even though they are given fewer displays.
Beyond the dollars and cents, consumers have an emotional connection to dairy and inextricably link its nutrient profile to health and wellness. In fact, fluid milk is second only to produce as a top category that consumers include in their health and wellness regimens. Yogurt and cheese are also strong performers.
Where can I learn more?
USDairy.com/retailers offers a suite of tools to help you learn and use the Innovation Center's retail research, including a video testimonial from some of our retailer partners. You also can email email@example.com for additional resources.


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A day of denials for Rolf Harris in the witness box at Southwark Crown Court in London
- From: News Corp Australia Network
- May 28, 2014
HE sang, he laughed, he told tales from his youth, even mimicked the sound of his first wobble board to the delight of the capacity packed courtroom.
But for 84-year-old entertainer Rolf Harris there was just one word he wanted to stick in the mind of the jury of Court 2 of Southwark Crown Court in Central London.
"No" was the message and he ensured the room understood that by repeating the word more than 40 times during a full day in the witness box.
No he didn't assault any girls or young women, no he didn't even remember some of them, no he had never even visited the scene — or in some instances the city — where the alleged offences took place, no he was not an abuser.
He even said no when he was asked whether he remembered well-known Australian actor Tony Porter who starred alongside him as comic sidekick in the variety show Rolf.
At one stage he used the word five times in a row — no, no, no, no, no — as he shook his head and said he never gave a 15-year-old girl oral sex. But yes, he did go there after she turned 18 and they had a decade-long affair with most of their sex dalliances at her instigation, he said.
When asked if he had hairy hands, as one then nine-year-old alleged when she asked for his autograph only to allegedly be groped with said hands, Harris said "no" then with added theatrics held his hands up high and turned them around back and forth to show no hair on the back or palm.
It was probably not the sort of stage Harris had ever envisaged he would be invited to appear at but he made the most of his audience, beginning his testimony with tales of his early days in London and chart success with his many hit tunes.
But toward the end of the day — this morning Australia time — he adopted a more perfunctory reaction to his lawyer Sonia Woodley QC who walked him through every claim made about him.
Harris has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of indecent assault of four women from 1968 to 1986 in the UK but Ms Woodley also asked about claims other women from other parts of the world had made during the past two weeks of his trial.
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One alleged victim was a woman in New Zealand who was 16 when he allegedly groped her on a dance floor. He said he couldn't even remember being at the venue, despite a photograph taken of him and his accuser on the night in 1970.
Another woman in Malta told how she visited a bar he owned and he provided her advice on where her boyfriend could get medical attention, before he allegedly took her to a back room with a red Chesterfield couch and put his hands under her dress and fondled her. No, he said, he never met the woman, no never owned a red coach, had no paintings on the wall as she described, and no never gave any medical advice. At least seven "nos" for that witness.
Ms Woodley took him through every element of all dozen victims and witnesses and certain elements of their stories to which Harris replied with one word responses.
With the hairy hands accuser she recalled the incident happened in Portsmouth around the time of the moon landing. But Harris said he recalled that time well since he was travelling across Australia with fellow Australian TV personality Harry Butler who was acting as his driver and camp co-ordinator for the TV program Rolf's Walkabout.
He said he recalled being in South Australia when they walked past a TV shop which was showing the lunar landing live and Butler cried. He said he recalled it well since he said his friend was so "macho" and was embarrassed by his teary reaction.
He recalled staying in Darwin with a couple, friends of legendary Australian bush balladeer Ted Egan who wrote his hit song Two Little Boys.
But he did not recall "tongue kissing" an 11 or 12 year-old who had been staying with the couple in their home.
He didn't recall a 24-year-old freelance make up artist he allegedly groped at Channel 7 studios and then with his hands he mimicked how it would have been hard to have groped her with two hands up each leg through her shorts. But no he wasn't at the studio, no didn't meet the girl and even no, she didn't put powder on his face since he was a "strange artist" since he didn't sweat under lights and was also allergic to powder. And no he would not have spent eight hours on the studio set as she had claimed.
Lastly was victim Tonya Lee who allegedly was assaulted as a 15-year-old girl who travelled to London with her performing troupe in 1986. No he didn't know her and no, no girl even sat on his lap.
There were a few other variations such as "didn't happen", "fairly impossible" and "not at all" — but he was intent on showing he was not a Jekyll and Hyde character as the prosecution had branded him.
Harris did also say yes a few times, conceding he did have an affair with an alleged victim, a friend of his daughter when she was 18 and he 53.
He did write a letter to her father apologising for what had taken place and apologising for having affected her life but he said that related to the affair, not allegedly molesting her as a 13 or 14-year-old schoolgirl. He said he was "sickened" by his own behaviour with the much younger woman.
Harris is to be cross-examined by prosecutors later today.Originally published as Day of denials for Rolf Harris


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Cloyd Julian was a teacher, coach and principal at George Washington High School on Indianapolis' Westside, serving the district from1937-1977. The school's Cloyd Julian Auditorium is in his namesake.
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Some consider him to be the most influential teacher, coach and principal in the history of the school.
Julian came to Washington in 1937 to be a track coach and health teacher. He stayed for 40 years, becoming a department head, PE consultant, vice principal, then principal for the final 17 years. ...


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Goof: At the end of the episode, as Michael Borland approaches Grissom, he's rubbing his left wrist with his right hand when seen from the front, but his right arm is down by his side as seen from behind.
The brand name of the bottled water poisoned in this episode, "Innoko", is the name of a wildlife refuge in Alaska.
Goof: When the exhumed body is turned over, the "corpse" obviously wiggles to get into the proper position.
Goof: When Warrick enters the convenience store, just after entering he passes in front of a California Lotto Kiosk.
Brass: I'm chasing something that Gil Grissom isn't interested in ... a hunch.
Nick: You sure you don't want me to do this?
Sara: Are you kidding? I live for this. I mean, Shelley Stark and I are the same height and weight.
Nick: Yeah, but you're taller, thinner.
Sara: Oh, butter that toast, Nick.
Catherine: Oh, Dougie Max was poisoned.
Greg: To the max.
Brass: Did you hear the one about the comedian who died onstage?
Catherine: Ba-dum-bum
Brass: I'll be here all week.
Catherine: We have a bigger problem than we thought we did.
Hodges: Why are you looking at me?
Catherine: I'm not looking at you.
Hodges: Yes you are!
Catherine: Okay...
(opening an exhumed coffin)
Nick: Now, if she grabs you, use your free hand to hold her down. Okay?
David (nervously): Okay…
Doc Robbins: The answer is, the three main ways to take cocaine.
Grissom: Alright, Alex... What is snorting it, smoking it, or injecting it.
Doc Robbins: Very good. The answer is, normal nasal passages, clear lungs, and no track marks on the body.
Grissom: Continuing this childish metaphor... What is how did the drugs get into his system?
Doc Robbins: We'll have to wait for Final Jeopardy. (Grissom sighs dramatically, and turns to leave the room)
Grissom: Excuse me, can you please turn down the house lights and turn on the stage lights? (stage light comes on) I want to see what he saw before he died.
Catherine: What do you see?
Grissom: Nothing.
Catherine: What are you looking for?
Grissom: ...A punchline?
Brass: Ba-dum-bum.
Catherine: I don't have to run any tests! You cannot absorb enough cocaine through your penis to OD!
Grissom: Cite your source.
Catherine: I don't have a source!
Grissom: That's why we did the tests.
Catherine: Whatever.
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Series creator Anthony E. Zuiker has a cameo appearance as a heckler in the episode's final scene.
Doc Robbins: The answer is, the three main ways to take cocaine.
Grissom: Alright, Alex... What is snorting it, smoking it, or injecting it.
Doc Robbins: Very good. The answer is, normal nasal passages, clear lungs, and no track marks on the body.
Grissom: Continuing this childish metaphor... What is how did the drugs get into his system?
Doc Robbins: We'll have to wait for Final Jeopardy.
This is a reference to the popular game show Jeopardy. The game show includes three rounds, and the last round is called Final Jeopardy.
(Testing substances for poison, Catherine holds up a "Choco Bee")
Catherine: Death by chocolate again?
This is a reference to the earlier season episode "Revenge is Best Served Cold."
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Well, it was bound to happen being that it is the middle of January and all… Winter has arrived and brought the bitter cold wind with it. With the cold, it seems there is nothing better than a bowl of hot soup to warm you to the core. One favorite of my family is beer cheese. This is an updated version of a recipe I've made for years. It's quick, easy and so good. So enjoy, and stay warm!
(serves 6)
Beer Cheese Soup
5 cups milk
1lb (1/2 block) of Velveta, cubed
1/4 onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped (or 1 tsp. minced from a jar)
2 tsp. beef bouillon granules (this will be the salt)
1/2 can of beer (feel free to drink the other 1/2 while this is simmering)
2 Tbsp olive oil
In a large pot, add olive oil, onions and garlic. Simmer on medium heat for about 5 minutes, until onions start to cook thru. Add milk, beer and beef bouillon. Toss in cubed cheese. Bring to a low simmer and cover. Stir often so it doesn't burn. Will take about 30 minutes to cook thru and melt the cheese. Top with a quick grind of fresh black pepper.
Easy Breadsticks
I'm usually not one to use name brands, but for these breadsticks and homemade pizza, I've found that Pillsbury has the best ready made pizza dough.
1 tube Pillsbury Thin Crust Pizza Dough
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. garlic salt
Unroll dough on a large nonstick cookie sheet. Brush on oil oil and sprinkle garlic salt. Brush again to spread over all of the dough. Use a pizza cutter to cut into strips. Cut in half lengthwise, then cut 6 strips widthwise. This will give you 12 breadsticks. Gently pull up the strips and twist. Leave some space in between as they will rise while cooking.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. I like to put under the broiler for the last 2 minutes to get the tops nice and golden brown.
That's it. Pour yourself a big bowl of soup, and dip in a warm fresh breadstick.


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The Dell Rapids City Council voted 7-0 Monday, June 16 to reduce the size of the license sticker and the fee required when making a golf cart street legal in Dell Rapids. / File photo
Changes to the ordinance that legalized the use of golf carts on city streets are in the books after the Dell Rapids City Council last week adopted a series of amendments to the seven-month-old policy.
The council made golf carts eligible for travel on city streets in December if the vehicle is properly insured, is equipped with a slow-moving emblem and amber light and the operator paid a $25 annual licensing fee. The ordinance also required the license a 5-by-5 inch sticker - be placed on the outside of the cart to be visible to passersby.
The size of the sticker and the requirement of the slow-moving emblem and amber light drew criticism from local golfers after the policy went into effect.
Monday, June 16 councilors voted 7-0 to: reduce the size of the sticker, eliminate the amber light and slow-moving emblem requirement, add a headlight and taillight requirement for night travel and to reduce the annual fee from $25 to $5.
The council exempted a portion of Par Lane and Sandtrap Circle from the ordinance so golfers at Rocky Run can travel from hole to hole without a license.


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|BACKGROUND: A new automated system of air tonometry (Tonocap; Datex Ohmeda, Helsinki, Finland) allows for frequent (every 15 min) measurement of gastric luminal partial pressure of carbon dioxide. Its use has not been described in cardiac surgical patients. METHODS: One hundred patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft or cardiac valve surgery were enrolled in a prospective cohort study. After anesthetic induction and insertion of a TRIP NGS Catheter (Datex Ohmeda), measurements of gastric luminal partial pressure of carbon dioxide were obtained using the Tonocap, and gastric mucosal pH (pHi) was calculated. The main outcome measure was postoperative complication, defined as either in-hospital death or prolonged postoperative hospitalization (> 14 days). RESULTS: Four patients (4%) died, all of multiple-system organ failure, one each on postoperative days 9, 26, 46, and 121. Postoperative complication occurred in 18 patients (18%), all of whom exhibited persistent dysfunction of at least one organ system. Perioperatively, an abnormal pHi (< 7.32) and gastric luminal minus arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide gap (> 8 mmHg) occurred in 66% and 70% of patients, respectively. Predictors of postoperative complication included postoperative pHi (P = 0.001), gastric luminal partial pressure of carbon dioxide (P = 0.022), and gastric luminal minus arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide gap (P = 0.013). In contrast, arterial base excess (P > 0.4) and routinely measured hemodynamic variables (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure) were either less predictive compared with Tonocap-derived variables or not predictive. CONCLUSIONS: Despite a low mortality rate, patients undergoing cardiac surgery exhibited high incidences of prolonged hospitalization and postoperative morbidity. The Tonocap was easy to use, particularly compared with saline tonometry. Several Tonocap-derived variables were predictive of postoperative complications consistent with previously published data using saline tonometry.
|E Bennett-Guerrero; M H Panah; C A Bodian; B J Methikalam; J R Alfarone; M DePerio; M G Mythen
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|Title: Anesthesiology Volume: 92 ISSN: 0003-3022 ISO Abbreviation: Anesthesiology Publication Date: 2000 Jan
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Heart Valves / surgery*
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John Pearson, 55, was struck near the intersection of Overbrook Boulevard and Almont Street, the Allegheny County medical examiner's office said today.
He was pronounced dead at UPMC Mercy Hospital at 11:55 p.m.
He suffered several face and skull fractures and likely died from injuries sustained in the collision, according to the medical examiner's office.
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So I was browsing through iTunes trailers yesterday, looking at all the awful movies that are coming out and I came across this. Kashmere Stage Band has contributed plenty of bboy tracks over the years and I'm excited to see that a documentary was made about them.
Kashmere Stage Band
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Kashmere High School is located in a predominantly black neighborhood known as Kashmere Gardens in Houston, Texas. Music teacher Conrad O. Johnson attended an Otis Redding concert in 1967 and was inspired to translate the style of the concert into a program he could sustain at the high school in order to create opportunities for his student musicians, and thus the Kashmere Stage Band was born.
During its time, KSB won national championships in high school band competitions and gained a reputation as being unbeatable. Johnson served as band director, arranger, and principal composer for the band. KSB recorded eight albums during its life.
The teenagers in the Kashmere Stage Band produced a sound equal to that of the contemporary funk bands the JB's and the Bar-Kays. Although lost for decades, since 2003 the KSB recordings have been released, some for the first time, on both vinyl record and CD and have become prized byhip-hop artists and DJ's for their inimitable sound. A notable sampling occurs on the Handsome Boy Modeling School album So… How's Your Girl?; DJ Shadow's track "Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II)" samples "Kashmere" from the album Kashmere Stage Band Plays Originals.
Notable KSB alumni include jazz drummer Bubbha Thomas.
In February of 2008, thirty original members of the Kashmere Stage Band, all in their mid-50s, reunited for the first time in over three decades to pay tribute to their legendary leader, Conrad "Prof" Johnson, who was 92 at the time. The story of Prof, the exceptional music program he built, and the historic reunion of his former students was captured in a feature-length documentary film, Thunder Soul,[1] narrated by Jamie Foxx, released in theaters on September 23, 2011.[2]
Kashmere Stage Band – Superbad
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William Maisel, MD: discusses the Medical Device Safety Institute
The medical device industry has been replete with safety recalls and scandals at the CDRH device section of the FDA. Cardiologists have had to deal with most of the highest profile problems ranging from ICDs to drug eluting stents. As a result, cardiologist William Maisel of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center founded the Medical Device Safety Institute.
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Treo 680 comes to Canada
Rogers Wireless has adopted the Treo 680, finally giving Canadians a chance to try out the phone. The issue has lain with the 680's use of GSM, since while there are two other national phone providers in Canada (Bell and Telus), Rogers is the only one with a GSM network. The 680 has been one of the most popular "mainstream" smartphones since its release in October, having features such as EDGE broadband, Internet radio streaming, and a low cost compared to its business brethren. Its main competition is the Motorola Q. Rogers' price range for the 680 begins at $300 CDN with a three-year plan, and scales to $500 without a contract.


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Do The Thing You Fear The Most And The Death Of Fear Is Certain
Mark Twain is credited with the quote "Do the thing you fear the most and the death of fear is certain" but it was my mentor and business partner who drilled that saying into my mind and made it become a part of my life....
What It Means to Mount Up With Wings Like Eagles
As I sit on my deck overlooking the Mississippi River, there is an American eagle flying overhead. With several large eagle's nests near our house, it's not uncommon to see as many as 7 or 8 eagles at a time. There are two huge trees on either side of our house and the eagles often sit in their branches and survey the water below. These birds are a beauty to behold and watching them from just a few feet away on my deck has given me a deeper appreciation for how majestic and complex they are.
There is a well known scripture in the Bible that speaks of "mounting up with wings like eagles." If you have never seen an eagle "mount up" then you may think this only refers to the eagle floating effortlessly on the wind. In fact, some versions translate the word Hebrew word for mount as "soar with wings like eagles" and that's probably because most people have only seen an eagle that is already in flight.
But take a look at this slow motion video of an eagle mounting up and the Scripture takes on a different meaning. I've seen this many times up close because the eagles don't like it when I come too close on the deck. There is no way to describe the sound of the power behind those wings as these giant birds take off. The look of determination and extreme focus in their eyes is awe inspiring and really gives new understanding to what it means to "MOUNT with wings like eagles".
True success rarely happens overnight whether in nature or business. I've seen the eagle's nest with the babies in it - not quite ready to take flight and dependent on their parents for their basic needs. I've seen the babies that have recently left the nest and don't yet have the beautiful white head and tail -- they really don't stand out much from any other bird of prey.
So often the same thing happens in our every day lives. We see a small business owner whose business seems to run itself, we see an athlete who breaks records running a marathon and doesn't seem to break a sweat, we see people whose marriages look like a perpetual honeymoon. We compare ourselves to them and think that they must have some special gift we don't. What we often don't see in these cases is what these people looked like in the beginning...before they reached a level where the wind picked them up and allowed them to soar effortlessly.
I've been there -- When I started running, I could barely run for 60 seconds straight and yet I am now six weeks away from running a half marathon. When we started in virtual tour photography, we couldn't GIVE our tours away and now we have a thriving national virtual tour business and much of our business comes from referrals and repeat business. The reason that so many people don't stick to a new venture is that they lack that determination and focus that the eagle has when he first takes off. They assume it was going to be easy at first or on the other hand, they see how hard they have to work in the beginning and assume that it's always going to be that hard.
What I have never seen is an eagle turn around and come back to the tree and say, "This is too hard". That is because the eagle knows instinctively that by putting in the initial effort necessary to mount up then eventually he will catch the updrafts and be able to soar to heights that other birds couldn't even imagine.
Drafting with The RTV Peleton
If you've ever seen a NASCAR Race or watched a bicycle race, you might be familiar with the term "Drafting". Drafting is a strategy to use the aerodynamics of the racer in front significantly expend the effort and energy of the riders behind him. Scientists have demonstrated that a racer riding in another's slipstream will expend 30 to 40% less energy than the rider in front.
Drafting can be done cooperatively or it can be done competitively. In competitive drafting, the racer behind the leader stays in the slipstream of the leader to conserve his own energy and also to force the leader to expend more energy. There is no give and take here. Even though the rider in front gets a physical and possibly psychological benefit from having someone inches from his front tire, the bottom line is that the rider in the front has to work the hardest.
To truly understand the beauty of drafting, watch a professional bike race like the Tour de France. This three week bicycle race across the mountains of the Alps and Pyrenees is truly an epic event which pushes professional cyclists to their very limits and it is an amazing demonstration of the power of collaboration and teamwork...
And On The Seventh Day...
In the Biblical creation story, it says that God looked at everything he had made and was pleased so on the seventh day he rested. In the top ten list of rules He later gave to Moses, number 4 was to honor a day of rest every week. If the God of the universe thought rest was so important and even rested himself then why do we look at it as a dreaded four letter word? One of the hardest lessons for me to learn as a beginner athlete and as a small business owner is that REST is a requirement - not an option.
Either I will choose to rest or my body will shut down and force me to rest!
Rethinking the Definition of Insanity
You may have heard it said that the definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" but perhaps it's time to rethink that definition.
Sometimes the only way to see results IS to do the same thing over and over and over again. In fact in many cases, the definition of insanity is expecting results without doing the same things over and over again. This applies to my life right now more than ever as I train for my first half marathon and work to take our national virtual tour company to the next level.
Commit and Don't Look Back
Today I am officially registering to run the St. Louis Rock and Roll Half Marathon. It will no longer be me wanting to run a half marathon but me committing myself and my money to run a half-marathon. In addition to blogging about this, I am going to actually post it on Facebook and tell all my friends, family (and those people on my Friends list who I am not quite sure how I know) that I am going to run a half marathon in 50 days! Wow, that makes it real!!
Now understand, I have the option of waiting to register until I am closer to the race date to see if I can really do this. I can justify waiting to make the commitment -- I have never run 13.1 miles! I don't know for sure if I can do this so maybe I should wait. Trust me, if there was a medal for procrastination, fear and excuse making, I would win GOLD!
Marathon Training and Our Virtual Tour Business
Starting our virtual tour business was a lot like starting an exercise program. When we started Vision Quest Virtual Tours three years ago, we had no idea what we were getting into or where our business would take us. We were starting from scratch and had so much to learn before we could even begin to set realistic goals.
Vision Quest Virtual Tours is a national virtual tour provider and we travel all over the country photographing virtual tours for healthcare companies. We have photographed in 35 states in the past year and a half and while that means we have had some great adventures and seen some awesome places, it also means we have spent a ton of time in the car and eating fast food on the road. Like most new businesses, we were on a tight budget which meant that our meal choices weren't always the healthiest.
Let me start by saying that I am not an athlete. I have always wanted to exercise and have done it in spurts but was never consistent so I never reaped the benefits. I never played sports in school and I have never particularly enjoyed exercising. My weight yo-yoed for years and as I've gotten older, I've gotten fatter and lazier and it became more and more difficult to lose the extra pounds. After my mother was diagnosed with diabetes, I realized that I was on the same path if I didn't change something.
Deja Vu All Over Again -- Virtual Tours vs. Slide Shows
We recently shot a Quincy, Illinois real estate virtual tour for a family who is moving out of state due to a job change. The homeowner is moving from Illinois to Denver, CO but she knows nothing about Colorado -- in fact has never been there. She is relying on the internet to try to learn as much as she can about the Denver market.
In looking at the local MLS listings in Denver, she found that most of the listings that said they had "Virtual Tours" had simply taken the same still images from the listing and put them into a slide show and added music. She said that watching the "virtual tour" was deja vu since she had already seen the exact same pictures.
When we arrived at her home and began staging the rooms, turning on all the lights and taking 360º panoramic images, she quickly realized that what we were doing was much more intensive than the "virtual tours" she had seen.
At Vision Quest Virtual Tours, we believe that a virtual tour should be more than just a slideshow put to music. A virtual tour should offer the viewer a chance to truly look around the home and get a feel for the flow and layout. The virtual tour should allow the viewer to imagine themselves in the space and visualize their furniture and personal items in the home.
The stills are important as well because most people add filters when they are looking through local MLS listings. In addition to price and number of bedrooms, one of the most common filters that people use is Number of Pictures. Some Realtors just stick in one picture of the front of the home or a handful of shots they take with their point and shoot cameras and hope that people will be intrigued enough to want to learn more. While this may work in some cases, most buyers we talk to really want to be able to narrow down their options and tell us that high quality pictures allow them to do that more easily.
Here is the virtual tour we created for our client -- http://fusion.realtourvision.com/53178 -- As you can see, it is MUCH MORE than a slideshow put to music!
It's definitely true that high quality professional pictures are better than nothing however there's a big difference between still images and a truly interactive virtual tour. Our virtual tours are created using a combination of still images, 360º and partial panoramas, and can also include video clips. In addition to just the virtual tour, we offer a still package plus the virtual tour because the combination of good stills AND the virtual tours is a one two punch that provides the whole package...without the sense of Deja Vu!
And Of Course, a Virtual Tour
Remember when you called a business for information and asked them if they had a website? It really wasn't that long ago that the answer could be yes or no. Remember when a one page website with basic contact details was an acceptable option for a business to share their information with their customers? Again, it really wasn't that long ago but oh how quickly things have changed. Now businesses have Facebook pages and Linked In accounts for their employees and a well designed and easy to use website is almost as crucial and expected as a working phone number. The question is no longer "Do you have a website?" because the website is an Of Course item in any marketing budget.
The same progression is happening with virtual tours. At Vision Quest Virtual Tours, about 90% of our business is commercial virtual tours for businesses. Consumers have gotten lazy and want to see a place of business before they decide to visit. Residential real estate virtual tours and hospitality virtual tours very quickly became the norm and that trend is continuing to other businesses. Many of us can no longer imagine booking a vacation without watching a virtual tour!
As the economy has tightened, many people are becoming more cognizant of where they are spending their money. Dinner at a nice restaurant is a luxury these days so consumers want to plan ahead. We have a date night this weekend and I have already been on the restaurant's website to check out the menu and plan my meal. We photographed the restaurant's virtual tour so we already know what to expect from that aspect but this will be the first time we've eaten there. This restaurant virtual tour gets tons of hits on their website of people looking at the tour so I know that I am not alone in my desire to see before I spend.
As the digital age continues to evolve faster than the economy is growing, businesses are having to carefully decide to spend their marketing dollars and a virtual tour is quickly becoming an "Of Course" item as in "We need a website, good SEO, a Facebook page...and of course, a virtual tour."
Determining Price on Fusion Virtual Tours
Determining Pricing on Fusion Virtual Tours
At Vision Quest Virtual Tours, we have had a flat price for our residential real estate virtual tours. This made it easy for us in the past because each virtual tour was a combination of still and panorama images and we like having the freedom to showcase each home in its best light rather than having to pick and choose which areas to photograph and charge on a per photo or spin basis.
Fusion -- the latest virtual tour platform from RTV, Inc., has essentially changed the way that we think about virtual tours and has presented us with so many additional bells and whistles that we had to reevaluate our virtual tour pricing options.
In the end, we decided to keep the base price of a residential virtual tour the same but offer up sell opportunities that would increase the price of the tour should the agent choose to select these add-ons. Our base tour price of $100 for our local real estate market includes the virtual tour and our social ignition package. The social ignition package includes distribution of the tour to over 40 social bookmarking sites as well as a YouTube video and Craig's List ad. We are offering several $25 upgrades that allow each Realtor to customize their virtual tour package.


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The crash occurred around 3 a.m. at Lillian Highway and 58th Avenue, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Carlos Romero, 28, was traveling westbound on Lillian Highway in a 2011 Honda Civic, when he drove partially off the roadway and onto the westbound shoulder, an FHP release states. He, then overcorrected and swerved to the left, crossing both lanes of the roadway and traveling onto the ...


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We're all disappointed. We're all upset. Even maybe a little angry.
With all that positive momentum heading into Friday's labor negotiations, there was a legitimate expectation that David Stern and Billy Hunter would emerge ready to announce a deal.
That didn't happen. And with no new talks scheduled, the rest of November's games were canceled and it felt like everything reset and it's back to the drawing board.
Not so fast though. There's been movement -- lots of it, in fact -- and in reality, they aren't quite so far off from putting pen to paper on a new collective bargaining agreement. Via the New York Times:
The new N.B.A. labor deal is practically done. You wouldn't know it from the headlines, the dour news conferences or the apocalyptic rhetoric spilling from league officials. But the deal, in practical terms, is about 95 percent complete.
The N.B.A. and the players union have agreed on contract lengths and luxury-tax rates, trade rules and cap exceptions, and a host of oddly named provisions offering "amnesty" and "stretch payments" and less onerous "base-year" rules.
All of these pieces — some favoring the players, most of them favoring the owners — have fallen into place in recent weeks, even as talks collapsed and restarted and collapsed again. The checklist has been reduced to a few items.
But it is the last 5 percent that is ruining the prospects for labor peace and gradually eroding the N.B.A. season.
Use any metaphor you like -- ball's on the two-yard line, it's the fourth quarter, bases loaded... whatever -- but the deal is right there. It's so close, but at the same time truly does feel so far away. Basketball Related Income has hung everything up once again and with both sides seeming to be completely dug in -- for now -- into their positions, it just doesn't feel like a deal is close to happening.
But consider the agreements that are tentatively in place, according to the report:
- Luxury tax: The new system will charge teams $1.50 for every dollar over the threshold, which replaces the dollar-for-dollar setup in the last CBA. But the tax even goes to $1.75 after $5 million, $2.25 after $10 million and $3 after $15 million.
- Contract lengths: Players with Bird Rights get to have a five-year max deal, while everyone else gets four-year max deals. The last CBA was six years for Bird Rights and five for everyone else.
- Raises: Annual raises get reduced by "several" percent, going as low as possibly just 5 percent for Bird players and 3.5 for everyone else. The last deal had raises as high as 10.5 for Bird players and 8 percent for other players.
- The Mid-level exception: It starts at $5 million, which is a mild decrese of $800,000. Length of contract and raises are still being discussed.
- Amnesty clause: As Ken Berger of CBSSports.com has reported, a new amnesty clause will be in the new CBA, allowing teams to waive one player at anytime during the life of the new CBA. You still have to pay the players but his salary won't count against the cap and luxury tax. But here's a catch: It can't be used on anyone signed before July 1, 2011. So all that talk about who you'd amnesty would change quite a bit because those players aren't eligible.
- Stretch exception: Teams will be allowed to extend out payments to players that have been waived to spread out the cap hit over several season.
A few issues still remain such as the league wants to punish tax-paying teams by denying them the mid-level exception and sign-and-trade deals as well as additional penalties for "repeat offenders."
By the sounds of it, at least to me, the players are bending quite a bit on this new system. It's still pretty favorable to them, especially when you consider that initially the owners wanted a hard cap, but all the concessions are coming from the players, at least compared to the last CBA. So it's understandable why they feel they need to take a stand at 53 percent BRI.
But all that wasn't there a week ago. Real, tangible progress has been made towards a deal. They're close. It's just about finishing. Time to get clutch. Someone step up and hit a big shot.


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Today is Pop Goes the Weasel Day! 6/14
Maybe I can get the kids at the pool into a rousing round of "Pop! Goes the Weasel!"
JUNE 14, 2013 ŌĆō NATIONAL FLAG DAY ŌĆō NATIONAL POP GOES THE WEASEL DAY ŌĆō NATIONAL STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE DAY
Today is also FLAG DAY!!!!!!
National Flag Day is celebrated annually in the United States on June 14. This day commemorates adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777.
On National Flag Day, Americans show respect for the U.S. Flag and what it represents. Our independence and unity as a nation is represented by our flag. The flag has become a powerful symbol of Americanism and is flown proudly.
Betsy Ross is given credit, by many, for creating the first American flag. Since 1977, the design of the flag has been officially modified 26 times. For 47 years, the 48-star flag was in effect. In 1959, the 49-star version became official on July 4. President Eisenhower ordered the 50-star flag on August 21, 1959.
Seventeen year old Robert G. Heft of Ohio is credited with designing the 50 star American flag. Of the more than 1,500 designs that were submitted to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, his was chosen.
Many people have died protecting our country. Today, on National Flag Day, raise the flag and fly it proudly.
On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation deeming June 14 as Flag Day. President Wilson stated that he selected this day because ŌĆ£It is the anniversary of the day upon which the flag of the United States was adopted by the Congress as the emblem of the UnionŌĆØ and he wrote, ŌĆ£On that day rededicate ourselves to the nation, ŌĆśone and inseparableŌĆÖ from which every thought that is not worthy of our fathersŌĆÖ first vows in independence, liberty, and right shall be excluded and in which we shall stand with united hearts.ŌĆØ http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=62991#ixzz1xhaGeTux
June 14 celebrates National Pop Goes the Weasel Day. On this day people dig back into their memories, to the nursery rhymes they learned as children and celebrate the day singing ŌĆ£Pop Goes the WeaselŌĆØ.
The origins of this nursery rhyme are believed to date back to the 1700ŌĆ▓s.
The original version went as such:
Half a pound of tuppenny rice,
Half a pound of treacle.
ThatŌĆÖs the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.
Up and down the City road,
In and out the Eagle,
ThatŌĆÖs the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.
In the second verse, it is believed that ŌĆ£The EagleŌĆØ refers to The Eagle free hold pub at the corner of Shepherdess Walk and City Road. The Eagle was an old pub in City Road London. In 1825 it was rebuilt into a music hall, demolished in 1901 and rebuilt as a public house. Today, this public house bears a plaque with this interpretation of ŌĆ£Pop Goes the WeaselŌĆØ and the history of the pub.
An alternative version:
A penny for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle.
ThatŌĆÖs the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.
This version is interpreted as the ŌĆ£weaselŌĆØ being a shuttle or bobbin, as used by silk weavers, being pawned in a similar was as the suits or jackets owned by the Cockneys.
There are many different versions to this nursery rhyme and they are all fun, with the same ŌĆ£catchyŌĆØ tune, so today, sing awayŌĆ"ŌĆ"ŌĆ".. POP! GOES THE WEASEL!!
Celebrated each June 14, it is National Strawberry Shortcake Day. Either on a shortcake biscuit or on a sponge cake, strawberry shortcake is a easy and delicious summertime dessert!
Strawberries are sliced, mixed with sugar then allowed to sit about an hour until the they have surrendered a great deal of their juices. The shortcakes are then split and the bottom is covered with a layer of the strawberries, juice and whipped cream. The top is then put back on and more strawberries, juice and whipped cream are added to finish it off.
Make a strawberry shortcake today and ENJOY!


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Charges dropped against Canton Township mother accused of hiding dead baby
20-year-old mother will not face trial after accusations she wrapped stillborn baby in towels, garbage before placing it outside
Published On: Feb 04 2013 02:59:14 PM EST Updated On: Feb 04 2013 03:01:51 PM EST
Criminal charges have been dismissed against a 20-year-old Canton Township woman who was accused of wrapping her stillborn baby in towels and garbage and placing it outside her home.
Emily Dunklee will not face trial after the accusations, Judge James Plakas ruled on Friday. She had been charged with disinterment or mutilation of a dead body.
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Plakas said the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office did not have enough evidence to support the charges against Dunklee.
If she had gone to trial and had been convicted she could have faced 10 years in prison.


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10 Orange-and-Black Halloween Dishes
From black bean soup to spicy cheddar crackers, these orange and black foods are perfectly hued for Halloween.
Black-and-Orange Cookies
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This recipe is a Halloween twist on a New York City classic: the black-and-white cookie. Topped with a soft, sugary icing, these sweets are more like small cakes than cookies.