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An alternative to the standard USGA design that was used in Kyle Field was used in the last decade to construct the soccer, baseball, and softball fields at Texas A&M University. For lateral drainage beneath these fields, this alternative design utilized a thin, highly porous plastic grid in place of a gravel layer. A geotextile was used atop the grid to prevent infilling of the void space. This research investigated differences in water storage in the root zones of fields constructed with the two designs, and the effectiveness of the geotextile in retaining the root zone sand and allowing free passage of excess water.


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Also: will Mark survive, given that Dane is only on board this season for two episodes?
He Said: If time travel actually existed, someone would have traveled back from the future and erased Dane Cook.
One of our guests asked to bring as her date Claus Von Bulow, a very social, witty, good-looking Dane living in London.
Like many of us, Dane DeHaan grew up pretending to be Spider-Man.
The best Scrabble game I could come up with would be me, Jon Hamm, and Dane DeHaan.
Ophelia was to be mated to a pure Dane owned by a captain, who promised to bring "Prince" on his next trip from Europe.
Do you not remember a flag that was on board the Dane--that by which we identified his nation?
The result was that Sinbad had gone raving mad and Dane's hands were now covered with claw tears which ran viciously deep.
"But I am so glad the subject has come up, Miss Dane," she went on.
He came back into the corridor and Dane clanked out in his place, settling himself behind the controls.
"native of Denmark," from Danish Daner (replacing Old English Dene (plural)); used in Old English of Northmen generally. Perhaps ultimately from a source related to Old High German tanar "sand bank," in reference to their homeland; or from Proto-Germanic *den- "low ground," for the same reason.
Applied 1774 to a breed of large dogs. Danegeld not known by that name in Old English, or until 1086, long after the end of the Viking depredations. Supposedly originally a tax to pay for protection from the Northmen (either to outfit defensive armies or to buy peace). Danelaw (c.1050) was the Danish law in force over that large part of England under Viking rule after c.878; the application to the land itself is modern (1837).

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He's Got Style: Peter Mirijanian
10 men who like fine clothing and know what looks good on them talk about where they shop, labels they love, fashion tips, and what they splurge on—including one man's 3,000 ties.
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Peter Mirijanian, 44
Owner, Peter Mirijanian Public Relations
How would you describe your style?
Contemporary but not too trendy.
Who are your favorite designers?
Hugo Boss and Armani.
Do you have a fashion inspiration?
Pat Riley, who coaches the Miami Heat, has always been a great dresser. Bryant Gumbel and George Clooney also come to mind. None of them tries too hard to make a statement, but they're also not too conservative. They wear simple, well-tailored clothes.
Any fashion disasters in your past?
Back in the day, I had a tan wide-wale corduroy suit. There's a family portrait of me wearing that—I wish it were lost forever.
Fashion advice?
Stick to the basics—material is very important. And a good lightweight wool suit is mandatory in Washington.
Who do you think is the best-dressed person in Washington?
Vernon Jordan always looks impeccably tailored, whether he is wearing a suit or a golf shirt.


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Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) was founded as a Christian nonprofit in 1987 through the efforts of a Minnesota businessman who felt called by God to help feed the starving children of the world during a humanitarian visit to Honduras. He returned to the Twin Cities (Minnesota) to develop a method of large-scale relief.
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It was the final stretch before the new semester, the week when I shuffle course materials into digital and paper readers. It was also the week in which I launch my course blogs. That day, a tweet from Steven Levy caught my eye. Epic @carr2n syllabus for his lucky students. Big bonus: he's using @medium to the […] more »
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Happy November, Sonoma!
Yes, it's true, only 54 more shopping days until Christmas. Here's a great gift idea: donate to the charity of your choice in honor of the gift recipient. It's a fabulous gift and really inspires people to pay it forward. It's easy and in most circumstances you can do it online. So for all your animal lover friends and family, try a donation to Pets Lifeline in honor of their passion.
I recently went to a memorial service for a very dear friend of the shelter, Lorraine Benson. She and her husband, Karl, wanted their legacy to be all about the animals in Sonoma Valley. While she was alive, Lorraine donated the money to us to buy the two temporary trailers and to completely renovate and outfit one for a medical trailer. This was a godsend and we are now able to take much better care of the animals and even do in-house neuters on our kittens and cats.
We are truly blessed to have people like Lorraine on the planet. Lorraine was one of our original "crafters," a term we very affectionately use to refer to the women who worked at the thrift store that used to be on the property. The thrift store was the main source of income for the shelter for a very long time and Lorraine was known for transforming trash into treasures, a skill she was very adept at doing. At the memorial service, there was a table filled with small Christmas ornaments and other assorted craft items that she made. We all took one home with us. She was truly amazing and we will miss her.
We will be honoring Lorraine at our Santa Paws event this year on Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Sonoma Community Center's Andrews Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Taking pictures of your pets with Santa is pretty darn fun, but, with the assistance of the crafters, we have been including a Santa's workshop for all who enter with custom made wreaths, ornaments and other gift items for both pets and people. You don't need to bring your pet if you just want to do a little holiday shopping.


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Forgive me, but a quick question:
Is there any way to determine the difference between alt-preset standard/extreme settings mathematically?
The reason I ask is a CD is limited to a Signal-To-Noise Ratio of 96. Since the limiting factor in encoding is the fidelity of the source, is there someway to determine a "threshold" where using extreme v/s standard can be shown to be advantageous (i.e. shown to have an audible resolution) mathematically?
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Hi DickD!
I'm still having fun with mp2. At low bitrates (e.g. 128kbps), I prefer toolame -p 2. (or -p 4 - sounds the same to me, but I haven't tested it much).
At high bitrates, I can't hear a difference between the psychoacoustic models. On the version I was testing, -p 3 crashed anyway.
At any reasonable (i.e. hopefully transparent) bitrate, "true" stereo is essential with mp2 - it's joint stereo is quite bad (Intensity stereo only), and rarely transparent.
toolame -b 192 -p 2 -m s
is really good. However, I'm not sure
1) what it's doing above 16kHz (not a lot, I think - but I can't hear that high anyway)
2) if it's coping with harpsichord music very well (I think it maybe isn't - but neither does lame mp3)
Whatever - as you say, it's worth a try. mp2s play fine on my CD-mp3 walkman. CBR only - almost nothing plays mp2 VBR so it's not really worth the effort.
If anyone else is thinking of trying it, I'd suggest 192kbps or 256kbps for starters. Lower is audibly worse. Higher hasn't given any improvement for me - but some serious harpsichord ABXing may change that! (Strangely, I have better and more enjoyable things to do! )
P.S. - mathematical comparison of aps vs ape? subtract the original from each encoded file, and measure the remaining noise. What does this tell you? Absolutely nothing useful! Tt doesn't tell you what you can or cannot hear, and the file with the greater (inaudible) noise could even be the one which sounds best. But you asked for a mathematical comparison, and that is one. Now go and listen!
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I just stumbled across information about the Ipuwer papyrus, and I was wondering how many Jewish Egyptologists have had an opportunity to review and study it at length. Other than this very brief analysis by R' Mordechai Becher, and the article cited therein, are there any more recent, and more comprehensive, analyses of the document and its (possible) relationship to the Exodus?
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The Institute for Research on Women and Gender announces the availability of grants to support collaborative research on women, gender, and/or sexuality. The aim of this funding program is to foster collaboration across institutions and disciplines in ways that facilitate the submission of extramural grant. Grant teams should be comprised of three or more faculty. It is expected that teams who receive funding will submit an application for extramural funding within one year.
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When people encounter incivility within workplace relationships, how do they respond? What biological and behavioral reactions are most common, and why? What roles might sex, gender, and power play? This multi-disciplinary, multi-site project will take up questions such as these. Our primary goal is to identify physiological (specifically, hormone) pathways through which workplace insult gets "into the body." Paying special attention to intersections of gender, race, and class, we will investigate whether workers from minority social locations bear disproportionate biological burdens of these workplace insults. A second goal is to build new bridges between organizational science, women's and gender studies, and social neuroendocrinology—catalyzing new interdisciplinary conversations. This IRWG Collaborative Planning Grant will make it possible for the three investigators on this project to collaborate across institutions (and nations) to develop these research ideas fully. Our work will culminate in a grant application to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund empirical tests of our models.
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This planning grant will facilitate inclusion of Russia in the Global Feminisms Project (GFP), an online archive that currently includes women from China, India, Nicaragua, Poland, the U.S., and – in process – Brazil. The archive is a powerful tool for teaching and research about women's movement activists. The grant will enable us to bring Prof. Natalia Pushkareva, a leading feminist Russian historian at the Russian Academy of Sciences, to the University of Michigan to plan for ten interviews in Russia and for classroom use in both settings. It will also be used to conduct one pilot interview.
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FemTechNet is a nationally-renowned network of hundreds of scholars, students, and artists who work on, with, and at the borders of technology, science, and feminism in a variety of fields including Science and Technology Studies (STS), Media and Visual Studies, Informatics, Design, Art, Women's, Queer, and Ethnic Studies. One of FemTechNet's original purposes was to address shortcomings in distance education by offering courses on feminism, the digital, and technology via an innovative decentralized network. It has since become a network that brings together research and teaching on digital feminism and gendered technologies. Members of the network are now being asked to speak nationally and internationally as representatives of a technologically enhanced learning initiative that actually works.
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Maria Cotera (American Culture and Women's Studies)
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Chicana por mi Raza: A National Collaboratory
Winter 2012
This project will develop the key organizational infrastructure necessary for the establishment of a national collaboratory for Chicana por Mi Raza, a digital humanities initiative with the aim of creating a central repository for public and private archives, oral histories, and research related to the development of Chicana feminist praxis during the civil rights period. Chicana por Mi Raza proposes both the collection of oral histories and documents related to this history—photographs, posters, correspondence, written material (published and unpublished), ephemera—and the development of a flexible user interface that can allow users, both professional and novice, to access these materials through interactive time line and mapping utilities.
With the collection of 500-600 documents (and more to come), the initiative is now ready to shift into a new phase, which involves building key relationships across widely divergent fields and multiple campuses in order to produce both a high-performing online tool (cyber infrastructure development) and an expansive database of visual and textual materials (content development).
Martha S. Jones (History, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Affiliated Faculty of Law)
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The Celia Project
Winter 2012
This project will generate new scholarship that illuminates the history of sexual violence, women, and slavery in the United States through a detailed exploration of the case The State of Missouri v. Celia, A Slave. In Missouri in 1855, Celia, an enslaved woman, was tried, convicted, and ultimately executed for murdering her owner. She confessed to committing the murder in an effort to end what had been five years of sexual abuse. The case was brought to light by historian Melton McLaurin's book Celia, A Slave (University of Georgia Press, 1991), which was published on the cusp of an unprecedented wave of scholarship that newly interpreted women and slavery; race, gender, and sexual violence; slavery and memory; and slavery and the law. McLaurin himself did not benefit from these insights, nor has there been a broad rethinking of the case in light of recent scholarship. Nor has there been an analysis of the case and its broader context from a feminist or critical race studies perspective.
The Celia Project brings together social, cultural, and legal historians with literary scholars to explore how we might collectively produce and present new analyses of Celia and the multiple implications of the case. The working group has already met once, with two additional meetings planned. The next stages of the project will include a range of humanities-related endeavors, including an innovative edited book, an interactive digital component, and a public history intervention.
The IRWG grant will be used over a two-year period to support the preliminary research and planning that would be the basis of an application for a National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Research Grant.


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Luke's on a quest to follow in his father's footsteps, one which he had been blocked from pursuing by his uncle.
I get the impression that, while Uncle Owen is indeed blocking such a quest, he's doing such a good job of blocking it that Luke has no idea that his old man was anything but a navigator on a spice freighter.
Even so, he rushed home into danger to try to save his aunt and uncle. Instead of curling up into a ball upon finding their remains, Luke was filled with determination to set out on the quest he had always dreamed of. Keep in mind, Luke also realizes that he is now marked for death by the Empire, like his aunt and uncle.
True to a point. This isn't the quest he always dreamed of, though. In the next episode, Yoda basically brands him as an irresponsible daydreamer, so we can assume he was imagining very exciting adventures, no doubt because he sees his own existence as dull and useless. He whines to C-3PO about how remote Tatooine is and then gets really excited about hearing about the rebellion. His fantasy is to fight against the evil Empire but he has no real hope of actually doing so, as the reality of the harvest (!?) always seems to be in the way. He doesn't at first even believe Ben about his father having been a Jedi. He is only convinced by the fact that the kooky but kindly old man seems to know stuff and gives him an old lightsaber which allegedly belonged to his father, and then his family turns up extra crispy after he realizes that something might be up with the droids. Yes, he has to escape the Imperial deathmark so running to Alderaan with Ben seems as good an idea as any, and he's certainly swept up by the possibility that his father was a Jedi, and an important General in the Clone Wars. But this is all news to him revealed during the movie, not some long held intrinsic belief that he's always had.
Luke's choices seem to follow plausibly from clear motivations of his character, not only on their own merits but especially in the context of the fantasy genre.
I don't disagree with this, really. I just think he ought to be a little more torn up about Owen and Beru.
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We are proud to introduce our new GlobalWebIndex Infographic that visualises the global state of social networking in 2011.
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The Infographic shows the universe size of active social networkers for each market and then segments users into three behaviour types: Messagers, Groupers and Content Sharers. This behavioural data is based on a number of the variables we have available to discern how consumers are currently using social networks. Because social networking is now so big and touches every aspect of our internet experience, this detail is essential for the effective planning and implementation of marketing activity across social networks. This data reveals that users across the world are very different in how they utilise their network, with more focus on messaging and less on content sharing in established markets like the US and UK but more focus on content and groups in fast growing markets like Indonesia and China.
Great Chart, really useful. DO you have a definition of what you included as social media anywhere?
Why is data missing from Africa? Were your surveys not distributed to any countries on the continent? It seems to be a pretty glaring omission from the infographic.
um...what about Africa?
I was wondering how you chose to define 'Active' when measuring active social networkers.
This is a really powerful map, social networking is still seen as a fad by many but this shows it's fast becoming part of daily life globally. For me it would be great if the extra detail of the total population had been added as well. Great work.
It is defined by "last month" usage
South Africa is out now to clients, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya are all scheduled for 2012. As our research project is extremely detailed and extensive, to implement and deliver credible research in each individual market takes time. Also as we run three waves of research a year, not all markets are feasible from a research perspective. Africa is a core part of our roadmap.
See the previous comment. Africa is a core part of our roadmap.
Great Map! Is these information available of Behavior Types by age?
Sure is, we have over 1000 demographic variables !
Thanks for the map ! It's useful to know that in France, almost half of the social networkers are content sharers.
Are this adults or all ages?
The infographic shows internet users aged 16-64 who use social networks.
Thanks for the graph. I am a PhD student in Economics and I would like to use some of your data. For this reason, I was wondering if it would be possible to obatin not only the graph but the actual numbers (that is percentages) of the Global Social Network Penetration. Thank you kindly for your time.
Hi Oriol, the best thing to do would be to email us with your details, and we'll take it from there. Thanks!
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I tried to contact you through email but I did not succeed.
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In an address to thousands of pilgrims on St Peter's Square Francis spoke of the "tragic events of the last few days".
Francis visited the Middle East in May and held a joint prayer in the Vatican with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in June.
"I urge all interested parties and all in local and international political office not to spare in prayer and efforts to cease all hostilities," Francis said.
Referring to the June 8 joint prayer, he said: "Some people might think that such a meeting was in vain. But this is not the case because prayer helps us not to be conquered by evil or resign ourselves to violence and hatred."
As world powers prepared to meet in Vienna over the escalating conflict, the Palestinian death toll from Israel's punishing air campaign hit 165 following the bloodiest day yet, which left 56 people dead.
So far, no Israelis have been killed, although militants in Gaza have pounded the south and centre of the country with more than 630 rockets since the fighting began on July 8, in the biggest Israel-Hamas confrontation since 2012. - Sapa-AFP
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Gulf Stream to Showcase Innsbruck in Hershey
August 18, 2011 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Gulf Stream Coach Inc.'s innovative 408TBS Innsbruck travel trailer will be prominently displayed in the Stoltzfus RV space (#513) during the Sept. 12-18 Pennsylvania RV and Camping Show in Hershey.
According to a press release, the floorplan features eight-foot interior ceilings, three generous slideouts, 1 1/2 half baths and residential refrigerator and furniture. The release states "the 408TBS is a breakthrough in value and design that captures all the fun and adventure of camping in a lodge-style trailer that's spacious, comfortable and impeccably crafted."
"It's no wonder Stoltzfus RV chose the 408TBS to anchor the center aisle of their display," said Randy Baskerville, national sales manager for Innsbruck. "It's a top-selling floorplan that never fails to impress retail customers. Mom and Dad love the huge Master Suite; kids love their own bedroom, half bath and entertainment center; and the whole family loves the generous "Great Room" main living area, with its double-width slideout and full-scale family-friendly kitchen."
Gulf Stream will also be showing new products and floorplans at its own have display space (#513) at the Hershey show. For more information on the Innsbruck brand, visit www.gulfstreamrvtrailers.com or contact Randy Baskerville, national sales manager, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Gulf Stream Enduramax Offers Refined Interior
August 11, 2011 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Following an extremely successful introduction at last year's Hershey Show, Gulf Stream Coach Inc.'s Enduramax toy hauler is responding to its growing customer base with a fresh new upscale interior décor.
According to a press release, while hard-core off-roaders love the rugged, go-anywhere, do-anything flexibility of the Enduramax design, prospective customers expressed interest in a bit more luxury and residential-level comfort in the décor.
That's why Enduramax is back at the Sept. 12-18 43rd Annual Pennsylvania RV & Camping Show displaying how it has turned the toy hauler category that started as a boys-only domain into a family affair, with richer fabrics, upgraded cabinetry, family-friendly sleeping accommodation and top-of-the-line electronic entertainment options.
Hershey Show attendees will be able to see the newest example of the award-winning Enduramax floor plan 3912, which was featured on HGTV coverage during last year's event. Also new are the sophisticated full-paint graphics.
Gulf Stream will be showing the new Enduramax along with other new products in Space #533 at "America's Largest RV Show" in Hershey, Pa. For more information on the Enduramax brand, visit www.gulfstreamrvtrailers.com or contact Jerry Sell, national sales manager, at email@example.com.
Gulf Stream to Show New Visa Line in Hershey
August 9, 2011 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Nappanee, Ind.-based Gulf Stream Coach Inc. will be displaying 23 towable units as part of the upcoming 43rd Annual Pennsylvania RV & Camping Show in Hershey, including the company's new eco-friendly Visa travel trailer line.
According to a press release, Gulf Stream will show 12 units at its own space (#533) and 11 other models in the Stoltzfus RV display (#513). The event, hosted by the Pennsylvani Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association(PRVCA), is set to run Sept. 12-18 with Industry Days on Sept. 12-13 and Public Days Sept. 14-18.
Gulf Stream reported that all Visa trailers boast green certification, meeting the standards developed by Elkhart, Ind.-based TRA Certification Inc. As stated in the release, Visa is a "preferred choice of eco-conscious campers who know that sophisticated composite construction and advanced materials can preserve natural resources and reduce fuel expenses."
The newest Visa 17RWD floorplan is compact but comfy; light but solid; streamlined but spacious. Capable of being towed by most minivans and smaller SUVs, the new Visa delivers the "jump-in-and-go" kind of getaway camping so popular with young couples. A growing numbers of veteran RVers are also choosing Visa for quick, spontaneous trips.
For more information on the Visa brand, visit www.gulfstreamrvtrailers.com or contact Steve Jacobs, national sales manager, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Gulf Stream Offers Woman's Touch in Interiors
August 5, 2011 by RVBusiness · 1 Comment
Gulf Stream Coach has relied on the skills of two female designers, Lynn Donat and Kathy Miller, to create interiors that are comfortable and attractive in the Nappanee, Ind.-based company's towable offerings.
According to a press release, Donat and Miller are behind the upholstery, bedding, flooring, window treatments and colors chosen for every Gulf Stream Coach products. Their efforts enable Gulf Stream trailers and fifth-wheels to reflect current residential design trends in the high-demand environment and limited spaces of recreational vehicles.
" 'Homey but luxurious comfort' is the look we're striving for," Miller and Donat said. "RV owners want a refuge that suggests a touch of luxury and elegance for themselves, their families and friends. We work to establish a seamless, uncluttered look with soft classic lines, radius corners, subtle fabrics and leathers, and traditional glazed wood cabinets."
Earth tones and natural colors dominate the palette, according to the two designers. Sophisticated details like antique patina for metals, dimensional sink backsplashes, and beveled glass cabinet inserts enhance the appeal of soft fabrics and warm wood grains. Solid-surface countertops are high-demand options because they are both stylish and practical.
"RV owners want to enjoy a home-like atmosphere, but also expect rugged durability on the road and in camping environments. Our 'luxury homes' have to endure bumpy roads, extreme temperatures, wilderness campsites and active outdoor activities. Those facts of camping life enter into every design decision we make," Donat said.
"Weight is another factor. We are constantly looking for fabrics, countertops and other materials that reduce the weight and improve the fuel mileage of our trailers," Miller added. "At Gulf Stream, smart, eco-friendly, weight-saving materials are an integral part of the design process. Ease of care is yet another. People on camping vacations don't want to spend extra time cleaning."
The relatively small, multi-function interiors of travel trailers add unique factors to the design work, according to Miller. "We're using design tools to establish separate living spaces, but the spaces have to work together too – all in just a few hundred square feet. RVers often entertain friends and family, so the main living space has to be inviting, comfortable and practical for guests. By contrast, bedrooms and children's bunks are private refuges. Of course smart use of all available storage space throughout the RV helps keep the living areas organized and uncluttered."
"It's unusual for all the design choices for a traditional home to be made in advance," Donat added. "But due to the way trailers and fifth wheels are constructed, all design and décor elements are a part of the product delivered to the retail customer. The choices we offer in our décors have to appeal to many individual preferences. We work hard to accommodate the style sense of the widest possible range of owners."
Paul Campbell to Head Gulf Stream Marketing
July 25, 2011 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Phil Sarvari, executive vice president of Gulf Stream Coach Inc., announced today (July 25) the appointment of Paul Campbell as director of marketing.
According to a press release, Campbell has an extensive career in marketing, advertising, communications and public relations, having worked for a number of industry leaders in the RV, marine, automotive and aftermarket industries.
"We're excited to have someone with Paul's breadth of experience and strategic insight on our team, as we expand the products and services we provide to our valuable dealers and retail customers," Sarvari said. "We're convinced we have the RV industry's leading combination of innovation, value, features, floorplans and quality. Paul's job is to help us communicate that leadership to our dealers and the RV buying public."
Campbell noted, "I'm proud to be in a position to help a company with the heritage, strength and enthusiasm of Gulf Stream as we enhance its leadership position and take advantage of growth opportunities in the RV industry.
Gulf Stream Coach, established in 1983 and based in Nappanee, Ind., produces a complete line of towable travel trailers and fifth-wheels that are sold throughout the U.S. and Canada. Brands include AmeriLite, Canyon Trail, Capri, Conquest, Enduramax, Gulf Breeze, Innsbruck, Kingsport, Sky, Streamlite, Track & Trail, Trailmaster, Visa By Gulf Stream and Yellowstone.
For more information, call (800) 298-8787, or visit www.gulfstreamrvtrailers.com.
Gulf Stream's Kingsport Generates July Sales
July 22, 2011 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
The Kingsport brand by Gulf Stream Coach Inc. is helping dealers "generate midsummer excitement and sales by providing best-ever pricing and consumer-pleasing free upgrades," according to a press release.
"We're giving dealers a special opportunity to offer their customers incredible values," said Sean Ryan, Kingsport general manager. "Customers want to buy, but they want to see true value before they say 'yes.' Now our valued dealers can offer our most popular floorplan at a price that clearly delivers the best combination of quality and value in the industry – and we're not "de-contenting" our unit. We put an incredible price on a fully-equipped coach then went over the top by adding a bike rack and a power front hitch jack."
Ryan noted that all Kingsport products also offer a two-year warranty. "It's just what the market needs as we turn RV shoppers into satisfied Kingsport owners," he said.
Gulf Stream Coach, established in 1983 in Nappanee, Ind., produces a complete line of towables sold throughout the United States and Canada. In addition to the Kingsport brand, travel trailers and fifth-wheels are sold under the Ameri-Lite, Canyon Trail, Capri, Conquest, Enduramax, Gulf Breeze, Innsbruck, Sky, Streamlite, Track & Trail, Trailmaster, Visa By Gulf Stream and Yellowstone brands.
For more information, call (800) 298-8787 or visit www.gulfstreamrvtrailers.com.
Gulf Stream Rolls Out New Ameri Lite Trailers
July 14, 2011 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Nappanee, Ind.-based Gulf Stream Coach Inc. recently introduced five new models in its Ameri Lite "Super-lite" line of trailers, offering "many deluxe features found on higher-end units."
According to a press release, the new models range from 14- to 19-feet in length and offer an optional fiberglass "sidewall" upgrade package that "enhances the appearance of the trailer while also adding durability and protection from road hazards."
"The dealer response was outstanding," says Randy Baskerville, national sales manager. "Gulf Stream is focused on reducing weight and increasing value. These new products even compete strongly with the used trailer market."
Gulf Stream Coach, established in 1983, produces a complete line of travel trailers and fifth-wheels that are sold throughout the United States and Canada under the brands Ameri Lite, Canyon Trail, Capri, Conquest, Endurance Max, Gulf Breeze, Innsbruck, Kingsport, Sky, Track & Trail, Trailmaster, Visa by Gulf Stream and Yellowstone.
For more information, visit the company's website at www.gulfstreamrvtrailers.com.
Gulf Stream Visa Generates Interest at RVDA
October 15, 2010 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Nappanee, Ind.-based Gulf Stream Coach reported tremendous dealer interest in its new Visa travel trailer on display during the recent 2010 RVDA RV Dealers International Convention/Expo in Las Vegas.
"The traffic was phenomenal," said Steve Jacobs, Gulf Stream's national sales manager, in a release. "We signed our first dealer on Tuesday night during the opening reception — I think that's a first for Gulf Stream. We even made arrangements for the dealer to take delivery of the display unit after the convention for his own personal use. Current dealers were delivering prospects over to our display and sharing their success stories with the Visa."
According to Gulf Stream, the Visa travel trailer has expanded the options available for those who use small SUVs or minivans as their tow vehicle — they no longer have to accept the "oil can" travel trailer or a pop-up. Visa utilizes state-of-the-art eco-friendly materials inside and outside, producing a compact travel trailer with a total dry weight around 2700 pounds. The Visa offers 82-inch interior ceiling heights, walk-around island queen beds, large dry baths, oversized dinettes and bunk models.
For more information, contact Gulf Stream Coach, 503 South Oakland Avenue, Nappanee, IN 46550, (800) 289-8787, or visit www.gulfstreamrvtrailers.com.
Gulf Stream Towables Sales Surged 107%
May 5, 2010 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Gulf Stream Coach Inc. reported this week that its towables division posted a year-over-year sales increase of 107% through April.
Brands included in these sales figures are: Prairie Schooner, Yellowstone, Canyon Trail, Mako, Kingsport, Trailmaster, Conquest, Innsbruck, Amerilite, Streamlite, Gulf Breeze, Emerald Bay, Visa, EnduraMax and Track & Trail.
The Nappanee, Ind.-based, privately owned RV manufacturer has already increased production 25% in May, and anticipates another 20% increase for June production to assist dealers in replenishing their inventory levels, according to a news release.
"We have seen a greater surge in February through April this year than in the past. The trend is phenomenal, particularly over the past few weeks," said Steve Jacobs, national sales manager. Gulf Stream Towables Division has added many new dealers so far in 2010.
Gulf Stream Coach attributes it's success to providing their customers with innovative products that are high quality and offer tremendous features for the money.
For more information, contact Gulf Stream Coach, 503 S. Oakland Ave., Nappanee, IN 46550, (800) 289-8787, or visit www.gulfstreamrvtrailers.com.
WSJ: Signs of Revival in the Nation's RV Industry
December 23, 2009 by RVBusiness · 1 Comment
Eight months after unemployment in Elkhart County, Ind., hit 18.9% and helped make this middle America spot a symbol of the economic meltdown, people are starting to go back to work.
In November the unemployment rate in the county fell to 14.5%, the lowest since November 2008, when it was 13%. A big reason for the turnaround is the rebound in the recreational vehicle industry, which is responsible for about a quarter of the county's annual economy, according to the Wall Street Journal.
As a result, Elkhart RV makers that were laying off workers last year are now hiring. The Keystone RV division of Thor Industries Inc. is one of them, adding about 500 workers in recent months. "It's a very positive thing for our community," said Ron Fenech, Keystone president and CEO.
Keystone laid off 1,000 employees as the recession took hold, cutting the staff from 3,100 to 2,100 before the recent reversal. The turmoil in the marketplace last year created a lot of uncertainty, Fenech said, but that began easing earlier this year and the buying trend has continued through the summer and fall. "I think things are positive and heading in the right direction, but we certainly are not all the way back," he said.
Nationally, the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) projects that shipments to dealers from manufacturers will increase 27% in 2010, rising to 203,000 units from 159,500. RV sales nose-dived in 2008 as gasoline prices soared and consumer credit contracted.
At one point Elkhart County had 71 manufacturing facilities that produced about 65% of all recreational vehicles made in the U.S.
For years, employment in Elkhart and the surrounding area was stable, rising from 3.3% in 1997 to 4.6% by the end of 2007. In 2008 high gas prices and the downturn accelerated that, and unemployment in the county tripled to 16% in one year. The two hardest-hit industries were construction and manufacturing.
Earlier this year, when unemployment was at its peak, many restaurant and shopping center parking lots were virtually empty.
President Obama visited in February, pointing to the problems in the area to support his argument that Congress should pass a stimulus bill.
Things have improved significantly since then. Jayco Inc., another Elkhart RV company, has hired 250 employees in recent months, bringing staffing levels to 1,450 people. During the downturn it let go 900 employees and cut its daily production from 30 units to 15 on some assembly lines. Those assembly lines are now producing about 23 units per day, said Sid Johnson, the company's director of marketing.
The company now has back orders, Johnson said, adding there was "a certain amount of optimism, albeit pretty cautious, as to what we think next year will be like."
Dorinda Heiden-Guss, president of the Elkhart County Economic Development Corp., said a positive aspect of the notoriety from Obama's visit was business interest. She said she was hoping to get 25 companies to tour the county this year and consider locating there. Through early December 59 had come, looking at buildings, meeting with local officials and, in some cases, exploring financing.
The county has more than $134 million in new projects going on from outside companies that are investing in property, equipment, buildings and other improvements. That equates to about 3,300 new jobs, Heiden-Guss said.
Electric Motors Co. hired Ed Neufeldt, a laid-off RV plant worker who introduced Obama during a presidential visit. Now the 62-year-old father of seven is helping the company, which partnered with Gulf Stream Coach, to build a prototype truck modeled on the Ford F-150 pickup truck but with an electric engine.
Neufeldt made cabinets for Monaco Coach Corp. for 32 years before he was laid off in September 2008, along with 1,400 other workers. He was volunteering with several out-of-work RV plant employees at a local shelter when he was asked to introduce Obama during one of his visits to the community. He got a part-time job delivering bread afterward and is now working both jobs. "I'm still not making what I made on unemployment, but I am blessed," he said.
Phil Penn, president of the Greater Elkhart County Chamber of Commerce, said stimulus money — through October Indiana received $848 million, according to the federal government — has to be credited with helping keep some people in the area employed and accelerating work on some local infrastructure projects.
"But that's not what our economy is built on. We certainly welcomed the stimulus dollars to our community, but as far as direct job creation, quite frankly, that will come from the private sector."


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If you plan on doing the conference again, it might be useful to make sure that the people leading the sessions actively lead, with an agenda and expected outcomes. An advance program might also be useful in making sure that the sessions are informative, with pre-defined objectives.
The first-period session about managing creative projects (in the front room), did not really have any format and sort of got off on a tangent about ecology and universal engagement. While open dialog is good, I think there has to be some set information presented and the dialog has to be facilitated around the topic at hand. Everyone has their own take and agenda but it is up to the speaker/leader/facilitator to keep the discussion about the topic we all wanted to hear about by attending a given session.
The third period session about gadgets was derailed by lack of preparation, the gadgets could not be demoed due to lack of an adapter cable and unreliable Internet access. I have done presentations and know to always save screen shots locally because venue Internet access is unreliable.
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