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Levitt, known for the tagline, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem," had a television program seen on several Christian networks, "Zola Levitt Presents."
He died at home in Dallas, where he led the non-profit Zola Levitt Ministries, Inc.
Levitt was diagnosed with cancer Feb. 10, which had spread from his left lung to his liver and brain, according to his son, Mark Levitt, who posted updates on the ministry website. ...
But, since we've gotten off the subject of Mr. Levitt's passing, a reading of the Book of Hebrews will prove to anyone with an open mind and teachable spirit that the Old covenant mode of worship is done away with in Christ and the Mass is not in agreement with the teaching of Holy Scripture and is therefore man-made superstitious will-worship.
The Mass with its doctrine of transubstantiation is heresy.
Christ's death was ONE TIME ONLY and can not be repeated or continued in the Mass, regardless of what the Roman Catholic Church teaches. As The LORD Jesus Christ Himself said, "It is FINISHED."
Will you dare to call God a liar with your traditions?
I agree that it boils down to how one interprets the Scripture on form of worship, or for that matter, any doctrine, discipline, or form of government.
You bring an exclusive RCC presupposition to the Scriptures, and allow her traditions to trump the true meaning of Scripture.
The only method to interpret Scripture is to use the Scripture itself, and not allow tradition to be the final authority. This is what I try to explain to my parents, and tried to explain to my former priest. The Scripture must be used to interpret the Scripture, and when tradition is declared equal with the Scripture, it makes the Scripture of non-effect.
The regulative principle of worship is not a man made tradition, but rather it is a subordinate standard to the Scriptures. It is not considered to be equal with the Scripture, like Rome makes her sacred tradition, but is subordinate to the Scripture. The Scripture is the primary standard of faith and practice, and the regulative principle of worship is subordinate.
Once it is proven using the Scripture with Scripture to be in error, then it no longer becomes a subordinate standard agreeable to the Scripture and founded upon the Scripture.
Comparing a subordinate standard with Romish sacred tradition is like comparing apples and oranges.
Michael Endicott: See Malachi 1:10-12. God reprimands the Jews for sickly offerings, but predicts that one day his name will be "great among the Nations" (read-Gentiles). "From the rising of the sun, even to its setting...and everywhere they bring sacrifice to my name, and A PURE OFFERING". Only the Orthodox, sacramental Churches (ie-Catholic rites, Eastern Orthodox, etc) offer the Lord Jesus to his Father as a sacrifice and this is a re-experiencing of the original death of the Lord...once for all time. Hence, he is the "pure offering' mentioned in Malachi. Since Catholics have never practiced 'Child Immolation' your quotes are false. If God is offended by Catholic worship let him stop us, but in America we do have the right to worship.
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Simply the Regulative Principle States this: True worship is only commanded by God; false worship is anything not commanded. This was the Puritanâs view of worship.
If you notice things, 'which God commanded them not, neither came into My mind.'
Apparently no one has any right to 'worship' God according to what they feel like, even if it is the Catholic Mass.
Jeremiah 7:30-3430 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it. 31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. 32 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place. 33 And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away. 34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
It is not possible to convince you of any error in the Roman Catholic church as you are a hardened follower. Growing up Catholic I never become a true sole follower like my father and mother. We all admitted the RCC was not perfect, but in their opinion it was the best option God gave the world.
Fortunately, after reading the Scriptures over and over I could see that the RCC was likely not the best option God gave the world, but she was indeed the Antichrist religion.
It starts with the Roman Catholic worship that people need to question, and learn the Regulative Principle of Worship. Apply the principle to the Protestant church and especially to Rome and one will begin to see why the reformers left Rome in droves.
Incorporating into the true worship of God the old testament ordinances is perhaps the greatest testimony that the RCC is Antichrist. There simply is no other option when you look at her worship.
"msc,I am not going to leave the Roman Catholic Church ever because I was raised Roman Catholic and I am more comfortable with the Mass then Protestant services."
This is unfortunately a statement that seems to fill most Roman Catholic followers who love the traditions of the mass more than they love the Scripture.
The protestants are the same way as they too have rejected much of the mass, but they have chosen then to bring anything into their worship...being totally unregulated and open to all sorts of error and false worship...promoting a free for all.
The proper method of faithful and true worship, where man worships and praises God in Spirit and in Truth, comes from the Regulative Principle of Worship and no other, in my opinion.
Why? Because worshipping the Lord in Spirit and in Truth by using the Scripture as our foundation, and not bringing into worship those items that do not have biblical warrant is called will-worship, and forbidden by God.
I've put up with your posts, TLC. But this time you've gone too far. You should watch your language. I'm of course referring to the c--- word.
I have said this before: Your posts freak me out.
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- thanks Tony, that was fun. I'll try composing some more stuff in your style with a little less cut and paste next time. Cheers.
This site is a gold mine of information! For instance, starting from the page that Dr refs, click on these links: NotebookCultsRoman CatholicismRoman Catholicism: Christian or Pagan
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text: Home Culture Ready or Not, US Is Getting Browner Clarence Page notes in his Chicago Tribune column that, as the country's demographics change, blacks could teach whites a little something about minority status. By: Clarence Page Posted: May 24 2012 12:05 AM 0 Thinkstock Clarence Page notes in his Chicago Tribune column that, as the country's demographics change, blacks could teach whites a little something about minority status. White babies are no longer a majority of new births, according to theU.S. Census Bureau. America is quietly "browning," it is said, like dinner rolls in a warm oven. Yet such change does not come about without resistance from those who prefer to remain unbaked. White supremacist groups have been having a "meltdown," says Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups. In an ABC News report, he called the demographic trend "the single most important driver in the growth of hate groups and extremist groups over the last few years."… Obviously the landscape is changing for us black folks too. As we gain some measure of power in the melting pot, our victim rhetoric must change too. In fact, if anyone should be concerned about helping white Americans adjust to becoming a minority, it is African-Americans. We have lots of experience. Read Clarence Page's entire piece at the Chicago Tribune. The Root aims to foster and advance conversations about issues relevant to the black Diaspora by presenting a variety of opinions from all perspectives, whether or not those opinions are shared by our editorial staff. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Powered by Livefyre 0


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Cool. Wish there was some way to pan-n-zoom.
This is a cool site with 3d reconstructions of some archeological sites.
Its pretty and evocative. Good for stretching your world view a bit.
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Cool. Wish there was some way to pan-n-zoom.
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The models are really nice but the texturing leaves quite a bit to be desired. Pity, it could so nearly have been really stunning! Very intersting concept nonetheless, I hope the site keeps going and they keep adding to it.
I know many of you are aware of this one but here is the Parthenon reconstruction from Debevec and crew. I thought the film was slightly disappointing given the abilities of what they could have done with it. Its still a good short tho.
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Now THAT's what I call texturing! It would have been lovely to have seen the whole of it kitted out as of old though....guess we could give back the Parthenon marbles and it could be done for real....nah!
I liked the link Sigurd, but the PoV on the Acropolis was somewhat annoying. If I were an ant, I would probably be accustomed to that perspective, but alas I am human.
I agree on the textures. Very weak considering the sheer amount of effort that has to have been invested in the research and CAD work to create their exhibits.
I agree with everyone's criticisms of the site. I just found the site and have no affiliation with it.
It could be better but at least its there. I notice everyone who had criticisms didn't have their _own_ website doing it better????
Here's a free museum hoping to show visitors something they base in history. There's plenty of room for improvement. I'd love to see them tie back to sketchup for example. Still I like the idea of the site. I like the thought of virtual reality making the rest of the world, even the theoretical, more accessible. The project goal seems really encouraging. I think our destructive race will eventually corrupt or destroy all our cultural icons - I like to think we'll have a digital record for all time.
I hope people have enjoyed the link.
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Followed you here from your comment at Natural Parents Network. :) I love hearing about how you're managing your homeschooling — it sounds like a fun school! I just wanted to say that we are totally going to have to borrow your camping out idea — that sounds like so much fun. Another friend was writing about how her family camps in the backyard, and I was complaining we didn't have one, so she said, Why not the living room? And to combine it like you do with a movie and popcorn and just unwinding and fun — perfect!ReplyDelete
Now that I think about it, I can't even remember how/why Friday Night Camp Out started. It was definitely after we moved to Italy, so sometime in the last year and a half. What's funny is that we already co-sleep, so really it's like Every Other Night, just in a different room, but for some reason they go nuts for the idea.ReplyDelete


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How can i get my 13 month old to use a sippy cup? all he wants is a bottle!
my 13 month old will not use a sippy cup at all. we have tried all kinds of cups. he will drink out of a regular cup. but will not give up the bottle. i have the tommie tippie bottles and you can change the tops with the sippy cups. if i give him the sippy cup it will throw on the floor. I give him the a cup with a little bit of milk in it and he will drink it. but he will not drink out of a sippy cup!
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I would just skip the sippy cup all together. The goal is to have them drinking out of a cup anyway. Sounds like your LO is doing a great job!posted 08/06/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
Yeah, I would. I don't think sippy cups are supposed to be used for a long time, just as a transition. If he'll use something more like we do than that would be easier in the long run. Good luck! I just got my 14 month old off all bottles a week ago and it was easier than I thought!posted 08/06/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
thank you. so do you think i should just skip the sippy cup all together and give him the small tumber cups? he will drink water out a water bottle just fine.posted 08/06/2013 by katkitty2014
Maybe don't give him the option of a bottle? If he knows he will eventually get the bottle he may refuse the sippy. Maybe just give it a try. It will only get harder the longer you wait.posted 08/06/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
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TheStreet) -- The U.S. housing market relies almost entirely on government support, but distant glimmers of a private-sector alternative are growing brighter. You may not realize it, but if you have received a home loan since late 2008, it is very likely that the only reason you were able to do so is because the government was prepared to guarantee it via Fannie Mae (FNMA), Freddie Mac (FMCC), Ginnie Mae or insurance from the Federal Housing Authority.Government loans (better known as "conforming" loans) accounted for somewhere between 84% and 90% of total mortgage debt extended since the start of 2009, according to data from Inside Mortgage Finance and Royal Bank of Scotland. That compares to 60% to 65% in the pre-housing bubble days of 1994 to 2002, and just 36% when the mortgage market peaked in 2006. A big reason for the disappearance of the private mortgage market has been the shutdown of the market for private mortgage backed securities (MBS) -- bonds created from groups of mortgages. There used to be a thriving private market for MBS. It exceeded $700 billion in 2005 and 2006, according to the Financial Times. It essentially disappeared following the 2008-2009 subprime crisis, however. Total issuance in 2010 and 2011 combined totaled just $1 billion, according to Bloomberg News. Since the crisis, bond investors haven't been willing to buy MBS that don't have a government guarantee. And the government guarantee is critical, notes Jeana Curro, director of Agency MBS Strategy at Royal Bank of Scotland. "Whoever is buying this bond -- whether it's a hedge fund or an insurance company or a pension fund or a bank portfolio -- they're not taking the credit of the individual homeowners," she said. "They're taking the credit of the U.S. government. So by doing that, it really broadens the investor base. Our product is probably one of the more actively traded ones. If you look at the credit universe, there's a much smaller number of investors who play in there." Forget about "subprime" or "Alt-A" loans to people with less than pristine credit. Those barely exist anymore. Subprime-mortgage origination fell from a high of $625 billion in 2005 to just $4 billion a year since 2009. That may be a good thing. But "jumbo" mortgages are only about 20% of where they were, and home equity loan origination is at about 10%. A big reason the numbers are so low is the lack of a private MBS market. Lately, however, there are signs of life in the private market. Last year saw $6 billion in new issuance, and that could double or even triple in 2012, according to Standard & Poor's estimates. Issuers have included Redwood Trust (RWT - Get Report) and Credit Suisse (CS), though Bayview Opportunity Fund also sold a deal this week according to the FT. And Bloomberg News reported Wednesday that JPMorgan Chase (JPM - Get Report) could sell its first MBS since the crisis as soon as this month. Also Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR - Get Report) is "in the early stages of setting up a conduit so as to be able to buy mortgage loans and securitize them as the private-label RMBS market gathers steam," according to a report Thursday from FBR Capital Markets. Still, Rui Pereira, head of RMBS at Fitch Ratings, isn't overly impressed. "We're starting to see some emerging activity, but it's off a very, very low base," he says. -- Written by Dan Freed in New York Follow @dan_freedNEW YORK (
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Respondents to a RetailWire poll last week thought the strategy of placing Apple stores within select Target store locations was an excellent (42 percent) to good (39 percent) strategic move for the chain.
Now comes word that Target's plan to open shops within its stores is not just limited to Apple. The company announced it will sell limited-edition merchandise from independent specialty shops as part of a concept called "The Shops at Target." Merchants will include:
"This puts Target at the frontier of what's next in retail," Brian Robinson, director of fashion and design partnership at Target, was quoted as saying by The Associated Press. "We're building on that sense of discovery by offering our guests a chance to experience one-of-kind specialty stores and boutiques through collections that have been specifically tailored to their wants and needs."
Unlike the 25-store test with Apple, Target intends to offer merchandise from the specialty shops in all its locations as well as online. "The Shops" will offer 400 items ranging in price from a $1 nail file to a $159.99 ottoman sold on Target.com.
"This whole thing has been surreal since we're such a small business," Diane Campbell, co-founder of The Candy Store, told Bloomberg News. "We're a true mom-and-pop."
How would you rate the likelihood of success for 'The Shops at Target' concept?
Selling unique, exclusive merchandise has been part of the Target formula for a long time, and this venture is certainly true to the brand position. It moves Target further away from the pure price-and-commodity positioning of the past couple of years (complete with its own mini-dollar store at the entrance).
But there are a couple of cautions for Target to consider: First, can the company forecast demand (and execute) more accurately than with some of its recent missteps like Missoni? Second, do "The Shops" truly reinforce Target's value position, not just the "coolness factor"? If Target can succeed on both fronts, this looks like a winning idea.
I've said it for years, "'Retail lives and dies by the answer to just one question, 'What's new?'"
Smart for the brand, the employees who work there, buzz and most importantly -- profitable sales. A real winner of an idea.
Target is again trying to lead innovation in retail and effectively compete both up- and down-stream. As I've written before, if it can deliver an Apple service proposition, it will succeed there and a similar requirement applies to other "shops within the store."
That said, this is not a new concept, only new for now! Macy's became the dominant department store in the 1980s when many were struggling to compete with specialty stores like The Limited. While a retro-strategy, the fact that Target is testing innovative ideas (innovation being relative to competitors!) bodes well for them.
I love this idea and it would draw me to Target. We grossly underestimate the power of uniqueness. When you think about it, Mother Nature is built on this principle -- the biggest discovery of our childhood was that no two snowflakes are exactly the same. Actually in nature no two things are the same. It was human kind that invented boring sameness that sends shoppers to sleep. Can you spell JoS. A. Bank?
So bringing in small shops that show me something I've never seen before is a most appealing concept and I'll be there. In a way this is putting more structure on the product demos at Costco. There you can run into a guy demoing an intriguing new product. Of course they disappear a week later never to be seen again.
That said, one of the challenges is getting through to the consumers' sub-conscious mind that it's time to WAKE UP; that something new is happening. Our brains are so conditioned to the same old same old. No one goes to Walmart thinking "I wonder what exciting new thing I'll see today." For the most part we've created the "comatose shopper."
You go Target -- the more unique, intriguing and inventive, the better.
This is certainly going to be a hit and others will follow. Big retail stores are going to struggle if they don't find innovative ways to use the retail space and drive foot traffic. Part of why COSTCO and the TJX Company (Home Goods, TJMaxx and Marshall's) are so successful is the treasure hunt quality they bring to retail. A consumer never really knows what they will find in the middle of a COSTCO.
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I'm a fan and advocate of the concept, "The Shops at Target" with my usual disclaimer, "depending on how well it's planned and executed." If laid out and performed well, this concept elevates the Target shopping experience up to another level and it speaks directly to Target's consumer market. The concept might also help to bring an appreciable number of new destination shoppers into the store with more frequency. The Apple store alone will accomplish this. Specialty shops, particularly with a local flavor, will add even more.
What will kill the execution, however, is if the stores are too small or too limited compared with their "regular" stores, or if the stores are not well staffed, or do not carry ample inventory, etc. And of course, the economics and financials need to be a benefit to the stores as well as to Target. If Target is too greedy, the plan will fail.
David Biernbaum, Senior Marketing and Business Development Consultant, David Biernbaum Associates LLC
Shopper's want to be surprised and delighted to discover or unearth that special unique something. Target is taking a great step to transform the retail store experience to augment and differentiate itself from the online world. 'The Shops at Target' concept will showcase limited-edition merchandise for a select period of time that will allow shoppers to discover something new. The challenge will be to sustain this cycle of new and unique merchandise to keep the 'surprise and delight' factor consistent for the shopper experience. Bringing the old world 'bazaar' experience to retail is a great idea that should be great for small 'mom and pop' businesses. The in-store experience will be communicated and will be further amplified by social media and digital shopper marketing communication channels. This concept will be successful and success will always be copied by others.
All of a sudden, Target is NEW and FRESH. "The Shops at Target" will offer shoppers the opportunity to enjoy new products, new placements and new ideas. They will like that.
But like all things that are new and fresh today, there comes a time when they can become stale or burdensome, particularly when competition tries to duplicate "The Shops at Target." So, Target, start already to develop your next act for when a success of "The Shop and Target" era has ended.
Gene Hoffman, President/CEO, Corporate Strategies International
Properly executed, it is a winner. It enhances Target's appeal as a destination and exposes the specialty retailers to a customer base that they would not have reached.
The issue other competitors will have is their current positioning. Walmart's position as a price leader does not lend itself to this concept in the same way that Target does. As Richard pointed out, Target has offered unexpected items such as Missoni before with great (sales) success.
This strategy delivers on what shoppers desire from the physical retail store. IF the physical in-store experience doesn't have something unique to offer versus the digital/mobile experience, the magic and pleasure of shopping for discovery in addition to necessity goes away.
Execution will the the true test, but once again Target shows its willingness to be a true innovative merchant. I would seek out a visit to a Target store that offers "The Shops" concept. And I'm guessing the social buzz will be a big plus. The unfortunate part is that it will be available only in a limited number of stores.
I'm glad to see that Target finally stepped up with a 2.0 version of its limited availability brand strategy. This one checks quite a few boxes.
1. Price transparency-hedging exclusivity
2. Traffic-driving newness
3. Reputation-girding small business support
4. Master-brand-supporting moniker
5. Frequency-driving treasure hunt/planned scarcity
My only concern is that, unlike the growing number of online marketplaces, Target isn't just passively granting space to third party sellers, they are actively managing the execution of a revolving door of new brands, in multiple categories, under tight-ish time constraints, and with companies not used to executing under a large-scale wholesale model.
If it comes together, this will be a nice addition to the portfolio.
I was excited when I heard about the concept, but was underwhelmed when I learned about the details, and disappointed.
What I'm reading is more of a "supplier diversity" initiative rather than a channel for local independent shops to get exposed at local Target stores.
The only thing I see here is just a different twist of their $1 section they have near the front of the store....
Ed Dunn, Founder, (Stealth Operation)
Fantastic approach and out of the box thinking by Target. I would expect this to be a success on several fronts. It will further enhance the Target brand as a mass retailer with style, it will keep the customer interested and the brand in the forefront of their shopping minds, and it will add incremental sales.
Walmart is a great retailer, but not able to execute this type of innovative retailing. Additionally, Walmart is strictly an efficiency and price driver. That is their brand message. When they deviated from that into more stylish concepts, it failed.
As far as other competitors, well most retailers are too stuck in their own "price driven boxes" and cannot think this creatively. Their approach will be to try to find concepts to put in the stores, find the partners to do it, have those partners fund it and it will fail miserably. This is not something you can charge slotting fees, ad fees, marketing fees for, and get rebates on. Target is on the correct track.
Phil Masiello, President, VALUChain Associates
I love it! This is taking the idea of constantly refreshed (digital) content to retail. Shoppers, and regular human beings, have a craving for the "latest thing." The success of twitter news streams and increasingly speedy networks is a testament to this. Kudos to Target for using the store as a showroom for fast-turning, micro-curated merchandise.
Liz Crawford, SVP, Strategy & Insights, Head of ShopLab, Match Drive
Long live the Treasure Hunt!
Way to go Target.
Walmart has tried this to a certain extent with leased space. Meijer did this years ago with both leased space and their own stores-within-stores. Both have fewer today.
Anne Howe is correct. It's a great concept, however, the devil is in the execution. My experience with Target and their inability to deliver a Starbucks-like experience at their kiosks within their stores lends me to think that execution will be a major stumbling block.
Their test with Apple will tell a lot.
There is no question that Target does better than most in merchandising and experience than stores of their type. However, executing in a shop in the store concept will present all together different challenges.
Any real reports out there on how JC Penny is doing with Sephora store within a store? I have no data on that, however, as JC Penney does this and continues to move towards standalone locations, it would be an interesting comparison.
Brilliant and so spot on for the Target brand it will be hard for its competitors to follow suit. Supply chain concerns are real but this is a win/win, in my opinion.
Lisa Bradner, Chief Strategy Officer, Geomentum/Shopper Sciences
I think it's a great idea, but like so much in retail, the devil's in the execution. But this is a strategy that begins to address a fundamental reality for many retailers -- their stores were originally sized for a very different economic environment. Now those stores are simply too big.
Ted Hurlbut, Principal, Hurlbut & Associates
Absolutely. They already have a hit with limited releases of designer apparel.
It's not a new concept, rather a beautifully repackaged concept. Department stores, have had "designer" offerings within their walls for decades (think Polo at Macy's). But Target has taken this one step further, repackaged it, and it feels new, exciting, and appealing.
The beauty of the concept is that Target has cultivated the brand personality that allows them to introduce these types of concepts. They have clearly defined their distinction amongst the mass merchandisers and it will be very difficult for anyone to duplicate it.
Carlos Arámbula, Strategist, One Ninth & Co-founder of MarcasUSA, One Ninth, MarcasUSA LLC
Target may have a hit, but this is yet another example of the massifying of something small and handcrafted. Apple and Missoni are one thing: High-end brands with great known appeal. But taking small, artisanal businesses and making them mass is an assault, frankly, on that which creates character in neighborhoods around this country. The Candy Store is a component of the special flavor of Russian Hill in San Francisco, as Polka Dog is to the South End neighborhood it inhabits in Boston. So the hit Target may have is actually a hit on American ingenuity and individuality.
Lisa Bayne, CEO, Artful Home
What will make this more than a "cool factor" PR benefit for Target is that it is a truly multi-channel strategy. The availability of the goods at all locations and online gives the Target shopper access to unique good where and when they want them.
Target is taking the concept of curation that runs through many of the boutiques they have chosen for this program and extending it to "curate" the best of independent retail for their customer base.
Look for this to be heavily promoted via Target's strong social media presence as well.
New concepts can bring innovation and new value for shoppers when well executed, as panelists have discussed very well. "Shops at Target" are a great idea, and can add fun and excitement for the destination. Retailers must differentiate clearly on a continuing basis to keep shoppers loyal; the bar is constantly raised.
This is a great opportunity to feature smaller companies with unique products and explore a variety of offerings. Like any good idea, competitors may imitate, but first out can lead and win. Again, key is bringing small companies to a national marketplace -- and deliver the shopper experience with a bit of fun ... easily and seamlessly.
Anne Bieler, Sr. Associate, Packaging and Technology Integrated Solutions
Taking advantage of the big-box footprint provides unique opportunities for retailers who have a loyal customer and a trusted brand. Best Buy has done some interesting things (Pacific Home & Kitchen), and Target will be able to work closely with their partners to ensure a good experience and consistency with regards to their guests' expectations. Other retailers may stumble a bit with such initiatives if they simply try to turn their location into a "mall" and they don't have a solid store experience of their own; or if they try to plug in partners that don't fit with their own brand.
Matt Schmitt, President, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Reflect
Target is on to something, bringing some shiny objects to lure customers in to the store. Hopefully there is identified brand affinity for the "Shops" that Target is bringing in and therefore sales will ensue.
In any event, one would hope that increased foot traffic will yield more sales for Target's core products.
I think the shops could be successful, but probably not in all markets. I watched the video and immediately thought, "This could help teach America how to explore a store again, not just look for the lowest price." This brings back my stated, "Passion of shopping."


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The Twelve Steps
The Twelve Steps
- We came to understand that our government is powerless over its spending - that our nation's debt had become unmanageable.
- We came to believe that a power greater than our fiat currency could restore us to sanity.
- We made a decision to turn our savings and our investments over to the care of gold, as we understand gold to be a physical asset - not a paper promise.
- We made a searching and fearless inventory of our wealth.
- We converted to gold, to Krugerrands, and to Maple Leafs, the fiat paper assets of our wealth, thus eliminating our counterparties.
- We were entirely ready to have gold remove all risk of default.
- We humbly asked the coin dealer to reduce our exposure to The Inflation Tax.
- We made a list of those politicians that expose us to The Inflation Tax, and became willing to work against them all.
- We gave direct support to Libertarians whenever possible, except when no Libertarian is on the ballot, and then we voted against the incumbent.
- We continued to create wealth through our own industry, and then we converted it to gold, and promptly buried it.
- We sought through silver coins to increase our contact with precious metal, as we understand silver to be a physical asset - not a paper promise, paying for as many day-to-day transactions with silver as possible, using our credit card (not debit) for what was not, and paying off the entire balance each month.
- We, having had a fiscal awakening as the result of these steps, tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
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I find this talk of a slow inexorable slide into poverty and despair a bit disturbing.
Sounds too Modern European for my taste.
Damn it men...We're Americans! We demand a Cataclysmic Apocalypse with a target rich environment.
It's what we do.
Can you see John Wayne panhandling for a crust of bread? HELL NO!
Gary Cooper trading hand jobs for rice? HELL NO!
It's the American Way.
We demand a Cataclysmic Apocalypse with a target rich environment.
Those that fought for, and against, Lincoln, Stalin, and Mao might say to be careful for what you wish.
13. We watched as the political class(shitbags?) received their payoffs, and all was well for the proles awaiting our much needed EBT cards and section 8 vouchers, being sure to pay our carbon credits for breathing a sigh of relief .
13. In IL, we watched as our state legislature passed a law to restrict trade in precious metals so that a paper trail guaranteed they would know its location at all times. Like our guns.
I sold my gold and silver to Joe S. at an AA meeting. He said he was visiting from out of town.
Possible alternative: Buy CNY, however you can !!! (CNY=Renminbi ETF)
actually the girls are pretty hot...
Support Libertarians? When hell freezes over. Independent is the way to go. No God, or Koch Bros.
Koch Bros. are trying to co-opt the liberty/Libertarian/freedom movement. Libertarians are classical Liberals, ei: Jefferson, Locke, etc. Koch's are part of the oligarchy; don't fall for the false Left/Right paradigm...
13. we formed a firing squad in the sky and keep it busy 24/7.
Don't borrow. Ask for help. Go to meetings.
gold only has a value because someone says it is valuable and we believe it. Granted it is scarce and looks real pretty when pure. We do this with diamonds as well. But when things go real bad, like in a busted economy you cannot eat your gold and get much life sustaining nutrition, you will want food, water and shelter. The point is, you may not be able to "sell" your PM for what you thought it was worth or even what you paid for it, or exchange it for food, gasoline or bullets..I'll take that 1 ounce of gold and give you a quart of milk....fair ?? Sort of like having a piece of paper that says you own 50 shares of XYZ. The market goes in the crapper and it is only a piece of paper you can use in the "john". Gold is only valuable when it has liquidity...ie. someone else thinks it is worth more than you do and will give you dollars, food, shelter or tequila in exchange.
In my view, if we have come to realize as the author of the article here does that gubmint has screwed up and we are on the path to doom, why are we buying gold, gold, gold.
The post by Wave-tech from above has it right...he has a plan of action, but he too may be too reliant on things that are said to be "valuable" today that might not be in a decade. I'd rather buy some good farmland, put up a log cabin and grow my own if doomsday is right around the corner.
And what are you going to buy that piece of farmland with? That paper dollar that's not worth the paper its printed on. Gold has always had a value and continues to grow in its worth. When America goes in the tank, only Gold will have a value. Your dollar wont be worth shit.
IMHO, PM's are a place to store wealth before a fiat currency goes down the flusher and inflation takes over which leads to its collapse. PMs should see you thru that until the govt introduces a new fiat paper currency with extra bells and whistles fitted as standard to inspire confidence in it. PMs would then fall in value over a period, assuming the new fiat was accepted.
But if the whole system collapses as you allude to (meaning society collapses), and there's nothing of anything to be had, God knows what value PMs might have in that scenario.
Gold and silver have value because they are the universal and organic FIAT of the people.
DJ, from your "yep ima gonna buy me some farmland bs" I can tell you are a downright moron. Farm away, tuff guy. Dont want your booze, want my food? Got anything of value? Probably not, at that point you'll rob and kill honest folk and justify it in your little socialist amoral mind.
Gold has value because all of humanity has said it is valuable. It meets the needs of money better than any other substance (well...silver fits). You can divide it, test it, melt it, stamp it. And you can identify a common value between people around the world. Diamonds do not meet these needs. Break a diamond with a hammer and your value has just changed quite a bit.
I do not envision a day where I'll be trading an ounce of gold for a gallon of milk. I do foresee the day of trading 1 - 2 silver dimes for that gallon. And using gold to buy something larger. Maybe a diamond.
I'd rather buy some good farmland, put up a log cabin and grow my own if doomsday is right around the corner.
DiamondJim, you are buying here into the strawman argument, so beloved of all the "mainstream", pro-establishment shills and propagandists, that the ONLY alternative scenario to a continuation of their beloved status-quo is "Doomsday" and the end of the world. Do you REALLY believe that that is the only possible, or even likely, scenario? I do not. And in the case in which Armageddon is not the outcome, trade will still take place, and something will be needed to facilitate that trade, that something being money. Gold and silver fill the role of that money admirably, that is, when governments do not attack and try to prohibit their use.
I think perhaps there will be a paradigm shift instead of a haolocaust.... There are some real established producers out there and when this fraud ends they should benefit....It would be very hard to instantaneously become a real and established ag producer.....specially here.......not gonna do it by "buying some farmland"........I'm 4th generation
Talkin' about doomsday... and I mean neither nuclear war or the Book of Revelations.
I mean solely the decline of empire.
Historically, the great empires did not extinguish rapidly as in overnight or a matter of weeks or even some short years. The demise were gradual. !0s and 50s of years.
So in my mind, the probability of the doomer scenario is not that to which I ascribe the highest probability, but one of a slowly sliding, sticky molasses like sludge on hot days.
Prolonged and very painfully drawn out.
Which will be (as is now) accompanied by greater disparities across every measurable data set available... wealth, food, quality of housing, clothing, medical care, etc. And increased breads and circuses to keep the loosers silent, increased repression and propaganda to misdirect the masses.
This is not a when will it happen are we there yet?
Its here now, you're living it real time and will continue along an increasingly dispiriting hateful divisive path long into the future.
To believe that arming oneself to the teeth, planning for the great floods or cashing out everything into some rare metals will pay off nicely across some brilliant horizon for a new wondrous after world just ain't fuckin' gonna happen.
This shit gonna be goin' on for a long, long time
I'm curious how people on there think it will end..... I have a father in law who I respect that has been talking like a z-hedger since the late 70's....."It can't continue" yet here we are and it keeps getting worse. We are absolutley razing productive peole/enterprises right now. ....so again I'm curious how long does it take and how do we get back to rewarding production?.....I'm convinced that it starts with more honest money....by that standard we are absolutely running in the wrong direction.....like a hockey stick chart in the last vertical phase. Can we run vertical for another 30 yrs?
Flow of OIL and cost of afordable OIL are the keys. As long either of these 2 dynamics does not change all is well. Once the US military is unable to protect the world wide oil flow. all bets are off.
These reasons are why our empire was formed and continues to exist. This and the unlimited firewall, lender of last resort that the FED provides are why we are the reserve currency of choice.
The empire will continue for a long time, because the world needs it to continue for a long time.
Precisely Knukles - That is why prudence, balance, and reasonable contingencies are called for. In the meantime, anyone with something of sustainable value to contribute toward righting the course of obvious wrongs adds to the likelihood of better outcomes in the real-time drag toward what now appears inevitable albeit perhaps not in our lifetime.
Right on Knukles-just like the Roman Empire ended.
Btw, what is the possibility of the capital of the RE and then... a few years later the Holy Roman Catholic Church being there? Umm.
Point well taken Diamond Jim- I am of the belief that one should diversify resources prudently with the understanding that conditions can and do change. The more reasonable and practical contingencies one makes provision for, the better chances one has to prevail no matter which way the wind blows.
Short answer: Barter is limited, money is needed. Gold is money.
agreed gold is money....but barter has no limits, has been around for far longer than money...still exists and will always, money (PMs) is simply barter if you believe it holds value
"Keep coming back. It works if you work it."
Awesome, a Hedgeless Horseman post. Always love those. Maybe I can hide here so that Yen Cross doesn't keep beating me over the skull with his FX ????? ??? ????!"
If you were a 5 star general would you be "planning something"?
Seriously, if you guys think your country has been hijacked by a cloaked elite would you support a full blown coup d'état?
Or does that idea simply give you a headache as you battle with the deep conflicts your opinions are based on?
My country is great, our military service personnel are the best (<- cultural doctrine)
My country is ruined, our leaders are criminals (<-conspiracy fascination)
Should the army "do what's right"?
To heck with all that hero stuff, what's on TV?
Snark off/
General Jack D. Ripper: Mandrake, do you recall what Clemenceau once said about war?
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: No, I don't think I do, sir, no.
General Jack D. Ripper: He said war was too important to be left to the generals. When he said that, 50 years ago, he might have been right. But today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist globalist infiltration, Communist globalist indoctrination, Communist globalist subversion and the international Communist banking conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids currencies.
We might be better off if the Joint Chiefs took a unanimous vote (required) to arrest the Usurper, Ozone.
I emphasize "might."
I know where we are headed now... Big Butch has announced any US Citizen who legally owns a firearm may be a terrorist.
Couple that with the "Patriot" Act and the NDAA, and as of today, any legal owner, anywhere, can be murdered by .gov.
We are not far from these folks going off hte track, IMO.
Stay Ready.
Keep Stackin'
I like this list except the part about libertarians. I'm not exactly on board with that.
"I'm not exactly on board with that."
Products and participants of Mob Rule often fear 'Liberty for all'. Rather, their game plan is to support Party and only the liberties they choose to enjoy, while taking the 'dangerous' liberty from others. Libertarianism is unbridled freedom and honest money - and it scares the shit out of sheep.
What, exactly, is your concern?
Is this another one of those drinking games? Too late... I'm hammered already.
Hammered @ 17:22? Dude.
i will no longer feel sorry, for anyone who is eaten up by the machine
Not everyone has the financial capacity to feed their family, work full time and buy guns & PMs, just because their daddy left them a nice chunk of change.
All my daddy left was a black eye for mamma and a slight stuuutttter for me. stacking gold&silver at every opportunity content in the knowledge that my own daughter got a leg up from daddy.
Right on man, I wish you well. I see so many cocksuckers that think their shit is hot and tight because of an inheritance, or priviledge that makes them special so they can look down at the losers that don't have shit compared to them because their daddy's just got by.
We did the best that was possible to be done under the circumstances...
"Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path..."


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Good morning Preggos!!!!
Hopefully you are not baricaded in your homes from all the snow so you can go get some well deserved shopping done.
five guys was so good!!! and DS ate half his burger, which made me really happy.
also watching the gypsy wedding show, but it's getting kinda boring...i like the ones that are from england...
Nicole, 31, working FT, but wishing i was a SAHM
married 08.07.04, DS 04.30.10, expecting baby boy #2 03.25.13
E&J married 6/24/06
Adeline Marlowe 1/09
Eleanor Pauline 3/13
LOL my daughter just said mommies and Daddies don't make babies God does he just lets us hold them:)
If you can read that ^^ you are a fucking Genius!!
!Rainbow Baby BOY due 3/10/2013!
Looks like my Give A Shit button broke.
DS is a butt tonight. He's standing on the arm of his kid recliner and he's LEAPING from it..... Seriously child? Ugh is it bedtime yet????
Also....all the preterm labor threads! 0.0
Megan + DH = Kaiden 6/6/10 + Konnor 3/1/13
Jen & Ken (7-14-12)
DD-Scarlett (10-06) DSS-Connor (4-07) DS-Ben (1-08) DS-Adam (7-10) & TWINS Margaret and William (uclp) March babies!


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Saturday's SEC College Football Capsules
For Sept. 29, 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
No. 1 ALABAMA 33, OLE MISS 14
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Amari Cooper caught two touchdown passes from AJ McCarron and Christion Jones returned a kickoff 99 yards for another score, leading No. 1 Alabama to a 33-14 victory over Mississippi Saturday night.
The Crimson Tide (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) trailed briefly, 7-6, for the first time in regulation since last year's Tennessee game, a span of nine-plus games. The Rebels (3-2, 0-1) put up a fight against a team that had been walloping opponents by nearly 37 points on average, but still lost their ninth straight SEC opener.
McCarron completed 22 of 30 passes for 180 yards and Eddie Lacy gained much of his 82 yards in the fourth quarter when Alabama put it away with Jeremy Shelley's third and fourth field goals of the game.
The Tide's defense bailed out an offense that sputtered at times with three interceptions.
No. 3 LSU 38, TOWSON 22.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Zach Mettenberger connected with Odell Beckham Jr. five times for 128 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 3 LSU overcame nagging offensive sloppiness in a 38-22 victory over overmatched but feisty Towson on Saturday night.
Mettenberger's scoring strikes to Beckham went for 53 and 27 yards, and LSU's quarterback finished with 238 yards passing. Still, Mettenberger missed some open receivers and his fumble — one of three LSU turnovers — led to the first of two touchdown runs by Towson's Terrance West.
West's first TD run gave Towson, an FCS team, a stunning 9-7 lead in the second quarter before LSU responded with 24 straight points.
J.C. Copeland, LSU's 272-pound fullback, scored his third touchdown of the season on a 1-yard plunge, but was hurt in the fourth quarter and did not put any weight on his left leg as he was helped off the field.
No. 6 SOUTH CAROLINA 38, KENTUCKY 17
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Marcus Lattimore ran for two touchdowns and Connor Shaw passed for another in the second half as No. 6 South Carolina scored 31 straight points for a 38-17 victory against Kentucky on Saturday night.
Shaw was 15 of 18 for 148 yards as the Gamecocks (5-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) moved into a tie with Florida and Georgia atop the East division, with the Bulldogs coming to Columbia, S.C., next week.
Lattimore rushed for 120 yards on 23 carries and Kenny Miles added a 17-yard score for South Carolina, which trailed Kentucky (1-4, 0-2) 17-7 after a ragged first half.
The Gamecocks returned to score on five of six possessions thanks to Shaw, who hit Damiere Byrd with a 30-yard touchdown before Miles' TD put them ahead to stay.
Kentucky freshman Jalen Whitlow was 12 of 23 for 114 yards in relief of Maxwell Smith, who was knocked out on the first series with an ankle injury.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Johnny Manziel threw for a school-record 453 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score to lead Texas A&M over Arkansas 58-10 on Saturday for the Aggies' first Southeastern Conference win.
The Razorbacks were done in by a porous pass defense and three turnovers, as their once-promising season continued to crumble with a fourth straight loss.
Arkansas (1-4, 0-2) led 10-7 after one quarter before the Aggies (3-1, 1-1) scored 51 straight points to take the lead and cruise to the win. It broke a three-game losing streak to the Razorbacks, who beat A&M 42-38 last season after trailing 35-17 at halftime.
Manziel added 104 yards rushing to also break the school and SEC records for yards of total offense with 557.
Tyler Wilson threw for 373 yards and a touchdown, but he threw two interceptions as Arkansas was shut out after the first quarter.
Steven Terrell had two interceptions and Tramain Jacobs returned a fumble for a touchdown for Texas A&M.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Murphy returned a punt 66 yards for a touchdown and James Franklin added an 80-yard touchdown pass as Missouri ground out a 21-16 win over Central Florida on Saturday.
UCF trailed 21-10 before a late score, but following a Tigers punt, Knights receiver Jeff Godfrey's fumble with 2:26 left allowed Missouri (3-2) to hang on.
UCF (2-2) controlled most of the game, using five sacks and a huge advantage in time of possession to take an early lead.
But miscues on defense and special teams unraveled it all, and the Knights sputtered on offense down the stretch in their bid to defeat their first Southeastern Conference opponent at home.
Coming off a dismal passing performance last week at South Carolina, Franklin was efficient, going 19 for 30 for 257 yards.
Kendial Lawrence added 104 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Tigers.
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sorry.. i just realized that I posted this in the Logo review.
Well first, I do like the logo. Second, I like the look and feel of the site, brighter and softer than before, and much more welcoming.
My major concern is from the code standpoint, invalidated code, lots of tables, and no page organization using header tags and so forth. Definately a visual improvement, but the machine underneath needs some polishing.
Finally, I'd like to file one more complaint, and that is I think I got busted by a co-worker checking your page out. How do I explain that one? Guess I'll say I was shopping for my wife... hee hee...
Oh yeah, tell your web designer and shopping cart company to get their name and link to them off of your pages. It doesn't benefit your site in any way to be marketing their product or services.
I think it has a great look and feel. Nice product listings. Good job!
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Nice looking site!
You've got a clean layout, great colors and everything is easy to find.
I'd suggest adding an underline to the links in the nave menu though. Just make it visible on a mouseover.
Aside from that, you might want to spiff up your "About Us" page. The text is pretty sketchy and doesn't read well, take an opportunity to add a descriptive paragraph or two with some more information suggesting why users should shop at your site.
Here's a great article from Jacob Nielsen.
"About Us" -- Presenting Information About an Organization on Its Website (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
Thank you all so much for your input. I would like to ask weslinda.. you said "My major concern is from the code standpoint, invalidated code, lots of tables, and no page organization using header tags and so forth. Definately a visual improvement, but the machine underneath needs some polishing."
I am so completely dumb founded, b/c I hired a graphic designer who is supposed to be great in CSS/html.. so to think that my codes are messed is really going to bother me, but I would not know how to check that or fix it.
Any suggestions?
Curve, well there are lots of ways to check various things, but the key in the long run is to cleanup the cart code as much as possible.
To check the HTML code of your site for validation, you can go here. Result for http://www.curve-appeal.com/ - W3C Markup Validator, that's just your home page.
Second, in pulling your code, there appear to be a number of images without ALT tags, or information in the ALT tags.
Regarding the CSS or use of, they do use it, but the actual CSS is in the files, not pulled from an external CSS file, which is also a concern as loading this much code on each page will slow your site down to some degree, perhaps not visually noticeable, but it does affect things. Reducing the CSS in each page will also improve the content to code ratio of the page, improving your search results.
These are items that as your business grows, you'll want to do what you can to improve them, and tune them, and get your site rising up the SERPS. The other key is that you'll want to begin tune and tweak as you move forward. This is a core planning piece to long term success as a business. It is neither inexpensive or an overnight fix.
While much of this could be completed fairly smoothly, there are lots of things that are long term, ongoing efforts to your success. With some work, things can come through nicely.
I say GiddyUp on the visuals !
Not too crazy about the navigation shifting down on hover.
And when you mouse-over inbetween links, it starts to gyrate like crazy.
Also, the registration page should be locked down via ssl
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You're right, the registration page, in this case, the "My Account" page and any page requiring users to log in should be secured via SSL.
Curve Appeal, you've already got the GeoTrust cert installed, implementing security on these pages should be a cinch.
While there are two camps with regard to secure logins, you should be aware that any data transmitted via an unsecured form could possibly be intercepted. It's an easy fix to implement SSL on login or registration forms and any scripts or pages they submit to.
Most sites secure the scripts that their forms submit to and subsequent pages used to edit user information but neglect the login page. Very common, but not the best scenario and usually the first thing a security auditor would suggest you fix.
In the back end, check to make sure your administrator's login page and administration pages are secured as well. There's no sense securing the front end of your site if the administration pages can be accessed. They're the pages used to view and edit all sensitive user and company data, the pages hackers target.
From a user's perspective, you'll want to look into fixing the "mixed content" dialog box that pops up during the checkout process (this page contains both secure and non secure items). It's due to your image locations being pulled from the "http://" part of your site. You should be able to fix this by removing absolute paths in the image sources.
I also noticed that the secure icon doesn't show up on the bottom browser taskbar. I see "https://" in the URL, so it appears the page is secure but having the "lock" icon in the taskbar serves to build user trust.
You might want to check with GeoTrust to ensure that you registered your SSL certificate with the URL specified as "https://" and not "http://".
Furthermore, (wow, I've been waiting a while to use that word!) implementing an SSL certificate check (tells users that your site is registered with GeoTrust and that your cert is valid) with the GeoTrust image would build additional user trust as well.
These are all small changes but if you can implement just a few of them, your site will be a lot more polished, professional, credible and trustworthy.
That's my .02.


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We caught up with singer turned The X Factor judge, Demi Lovato while she was in Toronto supporting We Day. In case her new TV gig didn't suggest it, he former child star is all grown up now, and tells us about joining the cast of Glee this season as Santana's girlfriend.
"She's gorgeous, so it's not hard," Demi says about shooting kissing scenes with co-star Naya Rivera. "I am just really honoured I get to play one of the first young lesbian couples on primetime TV."
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The GABAA receptor is one of the three ligand-gated ion channels responsible for mediating the effects of Gamma-AminoButyric Acid (GABA), the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.
Structure and function
The receptor is a multimeric transmembrane receptor that consists of five subunits arranged around a central pore. The receptor sits in the membrane of its neuron at a synapse. The ligand GABA is the endogenous compound that causes this receptor to open; once bound to GABA, the protein receptor changes conformation within the membrane, opening the pore in order to allow chloride ions (Cl-) to pass down an electrochemical gradient. Because the [reversal potential] for chloride in most neurons is close to the resting membrane potential, activation of GABAA receptors tends to stabilize the resting potential, and can make it more difficult for excitatory neurotransmitters to depolarize the neuron and generate an action potential. The net effect is typically inhibitory, reducing the activity of the neuron. The GABAA channel opens quickly and thus contributes to the early part of the inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP) (Siegel et al., 1999; Chen et al., 2005).
GABAA receptors are members of the large "Cys-loop" superfamily of evolutionarily related and structurally similar ligand-gated ion channels that also includes nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, glycine receptors, and the 5HT3 serotonin receptor. There are numerous subunit isoforms for the GABAA receptor, which determine the receptor's agonist affinity, chance of opening, conductance, and other properties (Cossart et al., 2005). There are six types of α subunits, three β's, three γ's, as well as a δ, an ε, a π, a θ, and three ρs (Martin and Dunn, 2002; Sieghart et al., Neurochem Int 1999;34:379–85). Five subunits can combine in different ways to form GABAA channels, but the most common type in the brain has two α's, two β's, and a γ (Martin and Dunn, 2002). The receptor binds two GABA molecules (Siegel et al., 1999; Colquhoun and Sivilotti, 2004), somewhere between an α and a β subunit (Martin and Dunn, 2002).
Agonists and antagonists
Other ligands (besides GABA) interact with the GABAA receptor to activate it (agonists), to inhibit its activation (antagonists) or to increase or decrease its response to an agonist (positive and negative allosteric modulators). Such other ligands include benzodiazepines (increase pore opening frequency; often the ingredient of sleep pills and anxiety medications), imidazopyridines (newer class of sleep medications), barbiturates (increase pore opening duration; used as sedatives), and certain steroids, called neuroactive steroids.
Among antagonists are picrotoxin (which blocks the channel pore) and bicuculline (which occupies the GABA site and prevents GABA from activating the receptor). The antagonist flumazenil is used medically to reverse the effects of the benzodiazepines.
A useful property of the many agonists and some antagonists is that they often have a greater interaction with GABAA receptors which contain specific subunits. This allows one to determine which GABAA receptor subunit combinations are prevalent in particular brain areas and provides a clue as to which subunit combintations may be responsible for behavioral effects of drugs acting at GABAA receptors. Among the behavioral effects of such drugs are relief of anxiety (anxiolysis), muscle relaxation, sedation, anticonvulsion, and anesthesia.
See also
- Chen K., Lia H.Z., Yea N., Zhanga J., and Wang J.J. 2005. Role of GABAB receptors in GABA and baclofen-induced inhibition of adult rat cerebellar interpositus nucleus neurons in vitro. Brain Research Bulletin, 67(4), 310-318.
- Colquhoun D. and Sivilotti L.G. 2004. Function and structure in glycine receptors and some of their relatives. Trends in Neurosciences, 27(6), 337-344.
- Martin I.L., and Dunn S.M.J. 2002. "GABA Receptors". Tocris Cookson Ltd.
- Siegel G.J., Agranoff B.W., Fisher S.K., Albers R.W., and Uhler M.D. 1999. Basic Neurochemistry: Molecular, Cellular and Medical Aspects, Sixth Edition. GABA Receptor Physiology and Pharmacology. American Society for Neurochemistry. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
- Cossart R, Bernard C, Ben-Ari Y. 2005. Multiple facets of GABAergic neurons and synapses: multiple fates of GABA signalling in epilepsies. TRENDS in Neurosciences, 28(2), 108-115
External links
- Basic Neurochemistry: GABA Receptor Physiology and Pharmacology
- Dr. Dreyer's GABA-R webpage (University of Fribourg, Switzerland)
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Wreaths, snow now adorn veteran graves
Sunday, December 15, 2013
The graves at Jefferson City National Cemetery had two new additions Saturday morning: a fresh blanket of white snow and countless rows of red-ribboned wreaths.
By 9:30 a.m., volunteers had placed a wreath at each of the cemetery's 1,587 gravestones as part of the annual Wreaths for Heroes ceremony that honors veterans by recognizing their past service.
The program, now in its fourth year, is the brainchild of Lorraine Adkins. She and her husband, Pete, a World War II veteran, attended a Wreaths for Heroes ceremony. It was a rainy Saturday morning, she said, but the dismal weather wasn't what captured her attention — it was the lack of wreaths and people in attendance.
"I looked at Pete and said, 'You know, we can do better than that in this town,'" she said.
Through events like the wreath-laying ceremony, Adkins hopes to make more residents aware of the national cemetery and its historic significance. The cemetery was officially designated in 1867 and serves as the burial site for veterans of a number of wars and battles, including the 1864 Centralia Massacre.
Some of the graves, she said, date back to the Civil War era, a time when the limits of communication often prevented the families of fallen soldiers from finding out where their loved ones were buried.
"They might never have had a Christmas wreath until we started doing this four years ago," Adkins said.
Snowy weather and slick roads couldn't keep away the roughly 100 volunteers who showed up Saturday morning, many of whom were veterans and students.
David and Carolyn Lale of Jefferson City have been placing wreaths since the event began four years ago. David, who served in the Vietnam War and is a Purple Heart recipient, finds the chance to pay tribute to other veterans especially meaningful.
"It's an honor to do something like this," he said.
Alyssa Bruss, 11, a student at Trinity Lutheran School, said she was grateful for the opportunity to honor veterans by participating in the ceremony.
"It made me think that I was so glad they served for us, so we could be free," she said.
Michael Betts, a representative from Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, said he was inspired by the number of people willing to donate their time in spite of the weather conditions. He had personally traveled from St. Louis to speak at the event.
"It's always so awesome to see these things," he said. "This is the only national cemetery I know of that puts a wreath on every grave."
For Lorraine Adkins, the work is its own reward. At a post-ceremony breakfast at Prison Brews, she thanked the volunteers who had turned out and praised the community's generous spirit.
A similar Wreaths Across America ceremony was planned for Saturday morning at Hawthorn Memorial Gardens, but the event was postponed until Monday.
Clarification: This news story may suggest that wreaths had never been placed on veteran's graves in Jefferson City cemeteries before Wreaths for Heroes. In the 1920s and '30s, a group of volunteers decorated the graves of area servicemen.
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UNITED STATES—My longtime friend Carol called me yesterday with a sentimental story that was so emotional for her that she could only relate it with a strained voice and an hysterical outburst at its conclusion. The raw emotions she spewed forth traveled right through my phone and touched me as well.
Her story? Throughout her childhood and well into middle age, her father always wore a certain ring. It had no great monetary value and wasn't particularly gorgeous or anything, but she remembers how it felt each time she held hands with him. Although it would press into her fingers, it never really hurt because the warm feelings for her dad overshadowed any discomfort.
Shortly before his death about 10 years ago, she noticed he wasn't wearing it anymore; his fingers were too swollen and they became too thin. She suspected that he may have given it to his sister and that was the end of the affectionate hand-holding for Carol.
However, upon mentioning that old ring to her aunt several years ago, she did indeed remember him giving it to her, but had no idea where it might be. Until one day recently, when a package arrived for Carol with the long lost ring inside, complete with a sweet note explaining that her aunt had found it and it is now where it belongs.
It was certainly a lovely story that came full circle with a happy and appropriate ending. But why the explosive outburst? Carol has a loving, supportive family and a large, devoted group of close friends. She has amassed this admiration society by being the kind of relative and friend that endears her to everyone. This means that when someone is ill and wants company or needs advice, a ride or financial help, Carol is there—for everyone—all the time.
That ring brought back her dad's loving gesture of a handheld connection. Inasmuch as she herself could use a helping hand lately, it isn't surprising that its return brought her to an emotional edge.
There are undoubtedly a lot of sentimental triggers from our past that can rekindle powerful feelings. So go ahead, Carol, and have that good cry because it will also serve to wash away a lot of the strain that you've been handling lately with such uncomplaining grace.
And every time you stop to admire that inexpensive, not-so-attractive ring that now adorns your own finger, I hope you see it as your dad once again holding on to you with his love and support. And if it should ever pinch your finger during one of your hectic days as you tend to a friend or help out a relative, consider it to be your dad's way of saying, "You go, girl!"
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