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ARMONK, N.Y. and AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Signet Jewelers Ltd. (NYSE and LSE: SIG), the largest specialty retail jeweler in the U.S. and U.K., have worked together on a major e-commerce strategy and digital marketing redesign for Signet's national U.S. store chains, Kay® Jewelers and Jared® the Galleria of Jewelry. The initiative has transformed the multichannel experience for Kay and Jared customers and resulted in consistent sales growth, including a year-over-year increase of 49 percent in online sales as reported in the company's recently announced holiday sales for fiscal 2013.
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To advance its existing multichannel retail strategy and supplement its e-commerce and information technology expertise, Signet Jewelers U.S. Division engaged consultants from IBM Global Business Services and its digital consulting and design practice, IBM Interactive. IBM and Signet U.S. collaborated to develop a unified strategy for delivering a more consistent, branded and personalized customer experience to Kay and Jared customers everywhere they shop – whether in a physical store, online or via mobile.
Key components of the multi-phased strategy include the launch of new transactional mobile sites, which enable customers to shop and purchase Kay and Jared products from their mobile phones, and a redesign of the Kay.com and Jared.com websites, which went live before the busy holiday shopping season.
The new sites combine best practices in optimized navigation and functionality, making it easier for shoppers to find, compare and purchase products online, along with new custom features that deliver a more guided, personalized shopping experience for which the company is known. For instance, shoppers can now chat live with a customer service representative, compare product details side-by-side to help determine their selection, track recently viewed items and much more.
In addition to the customer service enhancements, Signet U.S. also innovated its online credit practices, introducing first-to-market solutions for its industry. As part of this effort, new credit customers now have the ability to access payment information and existing customers can review available credit balance and account details right from the Kay and Jared sites.
"Much of Signet Jewelers' success in building Kay and Jared into two of the most trusted retail brands can be attributed to the expertise and superior customer service they deliver to create a world-class shopping experience," said Paul Papas, Smarter Commerce Global Leader, IBM Global Business Services. "In an industry known for being married to tradition, Signet Jewelers is a shining example of how bricks and mortar retailers are redefining the customer experience and embracing digital channels, like mobile and social, as part of their overall strategy to deliver personalized interactions to their customers at every touch point."
"As we continue to evolve to best meet the needs of today's consumers in a rapidly changing digital world, we have placed a priority on developing a convenient digital eco-system that allows shoppers to easily connect with us across all channels, all the time," said George Murray, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Signet Jewelers U.S. Division "This focus has allowed us to create a world-class e-commerce and mobile selling solution, and accelerate our constant efforts to innovate the customer experience."
Behind the Redesign
Initially starting with tactical enhancements to the Kay.com and Jared.com websites in late 2011, Signet U.S. launched complete redesigns of both sites in October 2012. Signet introduced new mobile sites for each brand with transactional capabilities in mid-November. The company has also launched a mobile app available on iTunes and the Android Market and introduced catalogs on the Google Catalogs app to tap into the growing population of mobile shoppers.
To elevate Signet's social media presence, the company worked with IBM to define an engagement strategy, which Signet U.S. has begun implementing by launching a social media presence for Kay and Jared. Each brand platform is focused on engaging consumers in the spaces that are most relevant to them, like Facebook and Twitter, to develop and sustain relationships, build loyalty and foster brand advocates who shop both in-store and online.
To help define Signet's e-commerce strategy and roadmap, IBM executed research that included a customer segmentation analysis, voice of the customer surveys and in-store observations. With deeper insights into customer needs and distinct shopping scenarios, as well as the capabilities required to support them online, Signet U.S. was able to deploy an integrated solution that extends the Kay and Jared in-store shopping experience to the web and mobile platforms.
About Signet Jewelers Ltd
Signet Jewelers is the largest specialty retail jeweler in the US and UK. Signet's US division operates more than 1,325 stores in all 50 states primarily under the name brands of Kay Jewelers and Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry. Signet's UK division operates more than 500 stores primarily under the name brands of H.Samuel and Ernest Jones. Further information on Signet is available at www.signetjewelers.com. See also www.kay.com, www.jared.com, www.hsamuel.co.uk and www.ernestjones.co.uk.
About IBM
For more information about IBM, visit http://www.ibm.com/retail.
For more information about IBM Interactive, visit http://www.ibminteractive.com.
For more information about IBM Smarter Commerce, visit: www.ibm.com/smartercommerce.
Media Contacts:
Leslie Monreal-Feil
IBM Media Relations
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Kim Kanary
Signet Jewelers U.S. Division
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When we think about the Natchez Trace Parkway, history is the first word that often comes to mind.
But perhaps a better phrase should be "economic development."
Most of us are familiar with the historical aspects of the Natchez Trace. We've read about the road's early days as a series of Native American footpaths.
Those trails were important to the Native Americans, but became a critical thoroughfare for early American settlers who used the Trace as a means of travel and commerce.
The Trace almost died off, until a group of volunteers, led by Natchez's own Roane Fleming Byrnes, championed the Trace and the federal government's involvement in it.
Today, the Trace is one of the most heavily visited National Parks in the federal system.
Ironically, despite its ban on commercial traffic, the Trace is surprisingly good at bringing dollars into Natchez — and the other towns along the route.
Each year, thousands of visitors flock to the Trace. Many of them wind up in Natchez.
Of course, that was Byrnes' hope back in the 1930s when she first began championing the Trace.
It's proof that a good idea, some hard work and determination can yield results for decades and decades to come.
As the Trace celebrates 75 years since it was completed, we pause to say "thanks" to the late Byrnes. Her determination has certainly brought millions of dollars in tourism to Natchez over the years.


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Prima donna, drama queen and football's Jana Pittman ... Everything Richmond's Jack Riewoldt is not.
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JACK Riewoldt loosely leans over his ball on the seventh tee at California's world-famous Pebble Beach Golf Links.
The Pacific Ocean waves pound the surrounding cliffs as he prepares to attack the green on the windy par 3.
He makes good contact, his ball sailing towards a pin surrounded by six bunkers.
To the amazement of at least two witnesses, the ball bounces several times before diving into the hole. It's a phenomenal feat — a hole-in-one on one of the most beautiful and challenging courses on the planet.
It's a shot that elevates Riewoldt into elite golf company, with American great Tom Weiskopf acing the same hole way back in the 1982 US Open.
Unfortunately for Jack, he is staring at a giant projector screen some 13,000km from the real Pebble Beach on an X-Golf simulator at Malvern's House of Golf.
After falling out of Richmond's leadership group, a self-imposed media ban has again drawn down the magnifying glass on a character who polarises opinion like few others.
Those who know him insist you couldn't find a more genuine bloke; one who cares enormously for his teammates, is generous to his friends and lives and plays with passion. Passion — it's a word you hear a lot when asking about Riewoldt.
Many who don't know him use words like "prima donna", "drama queen" and "football's Jana Pittman" to discuss the matchwinning forward.
Everyone knows Riewoldt the footballer — two Coleman medals, an All-Australian, best-and-fairest and his club's leading goalkicker in each of the past four years.
Riewoldt the person is a golf fanatic who plays off a handicap of four. He loves his hometown Hobart Hurricanes, the NFL, basketball, horse racing and just about any other sport out there.
He is more partial to a good red than a beer and he's a keen Triple J listener. His support comes in no stronger form than childhood sweetheart Carly Ziegler, with the couple together since high school.
"I won't be doing any media at all, I'm sacking The Footy Show, I'm not doing Gold," Riewoldt declared.
"Something I've really struggled with ... is really how I've been portrayed in the media. I've taken it upon myself to make my own decision that if I can't be portrayed the way I want to be portrayed, then I'll give it a miss.
"He (Chaplin) didn't get the recognition he deserved from the media and from the outside world, so that was the thing that sort of cut me a little bit deep."
The announcement sparked more ridicule for a player who has previously been criticised for his on-field body language.
Former player turned commentator Dwayne Russell didn't hold back.
"Has Jack assessed this one bang on and do we get it wrong in the media? ... Or is this just another move from a drama queen and is Jack football's new Jana Pittman?" Russell asked on 3AW.
"Can anything normal happen with Jack? It's always a drama. Everything is bigger than it needs to be."
Shane Tuck shared a Tigers changeroom with Riewoldt for seven years. Asked who the real Riewoldt was, Tuck didn't hesitate.
"We were on a pre-season camp and there were eight blokes in a room and I was as crook as a dog. I got some sort of virus up in Cairns and I woke up through the night spewing and I spewed all over my bed," Tuck recalled.
"Jack was the only one who got up and helped me and we got down to the bathroom which was outside, 50m away. He sat with me during the night and got me something to eat and drink.
"I wasn't expecting anyone to help me. How many blokes are willing to clean your spew up? He does have genuine care for his teammates and people misconstrue it because he's a highly competitive person. I've seen him with kids, at clinics, at hospitals visiting people with cancer and people don't put that in the papers sometimes."
"He was the same back then and he has always been a very caring person. When he plays people just see a different thing," Lonergan said.
"Sometimes when you've got that profile, people only see one thing. Jack is a rag character. He's a good person, but he's personality is very open and confident and that can be misinterpreted."
But it's the passion, seemingly hardwired into Riewoldt, that has caused him trouble inside the fence.
His excellent career has been pot-holed by look-away-now moments, from berating teammates to arguing with club officials.
Last year commentator Mark Maclure savaged Riewoldt for his body language.
"Jack Riewoldt, fair dinkum. What a prima donna. It's about time he actually stood up himself and did something," Maclure said.
"It has to be fixed by his peers. That's his biggest problem. Are they strong enough to control him? He is totally in control of that club. (Brett) Deledio and (Trent) Cotchin have to handle this bloke. They have to change this guy and they have to make him one of them, because at the moment he's not.''
Analyst and former Richmond assistant coach David King said Riewoldt's emotional nature wasn't suited to leadership.
"He doesn't hide anything, he wears it on his sleeve and you can see how he's feeling at all times," King said.
"For those who know him they understand that's Jack and they take it for what it is. In terms of being a leader that doesn't go hand in hand. He's not a rogue, but I can understand why he's not in the leadership group."
One of his Tassie mates, Brett Geappen, puts it like this: "He can rub blokes up the wrong way, but he's so passionate it's ridiculous.
"I reckon it's his biggest strength. He's like an 18-year-old kid in an AFL club in the sense that he's so passionate and so bubbly. I'm obviously not with him at Richmond, but the blokes in that inner circle would know how passionate and keen he is. "
Richard Mulligan, the chief executive of the Clarence Football Club at which Riewoldt's star started to rise, described it as "straight out passion".
"He's not an offensive person, but he pushes the envelope in a lot of ways. As a kid he was always the practical joker and if there was someone who was going to have one more drink than perhaps they should ...," Mulligan said.
"But he wasn't a bad kid, he was just a very spirited, happy, confident young man and I think half the trouble is he's so confident a lot of people think it's arrogance."
Perhaps, when the gaze of the football world falls upon him, it's a case of passion mistaken for petulance.
Nick Dastey has chatted to Riewoldt often enough at the Long Island Golf Club he manages to be left angry when he hears Riewoldt talked of as a destructive diva.
"To be honest, it frustrates me so I can't imagine how much it frustrates him. I couldn't imagine any of those comments being further from the truth," Dastey said.
"I would hate to be him in that situation because every time you read it, see it, or sitting in the car hearing it, he must just think, 'Gee, that's not the way I am. How does it come across like that?'"
You get the impression long-time Richmond coterie member Brian McCue could talk uninterrupted for an hour about Riewoldt's qualities.
"This is one of the nicest people ... nothing is ever too much," McCue said.
"The Jack I see people writing about is not the Jack I know. Yes, his body language isn't great at times, but it's born out of passion and you know if he mucked up he'd spend the whole week apologising."
His profile photo is of a bunch of mates having a laugh. Jack is at the very back — you have to look closely to find him. It's not the sort of photo you would associate with a self-obsessed "prima donna".
But the last word has to go to one of his best mates. Few know Riewoldt better than Mitch McPherson after the pair met in their early teens.
McPherson lost his 18-year-old brother Ty to suicide last January and launched not-for-profit organisation "Stay ChatTY". McPherson and a group of friends recently ran 328km from Burnie to Hobart to raise awareness for youth suicide.
Who was waiting for them at the finish line? Riewoldt, who despite being in the middle of pre-season, flew down to show support.
"He was happy to speak to the news down here and pose for photos, sign autographs and then he came to the function as well. His generosity is amazing in all sorts of ways," McPherson said.
"He's a great fella and a good friend and he was one of the first people to call me when we lost Ty and he was down at the funeral. The other night at the function he put money on the bar and he didn't want me to say anything either.
"He's not a show pony. We speak about that criticism of him all the time, us boys down here. He's just not that sort of person."
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Tom Petty, U2, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Neil Young Fall on Grammy Night
The Grammy Awards are hailed as "music's biggest night," but it proved to be a big disappointment for classic-rock artists, instead.
The Grammy Awards are hailed as "music's biggest night," but it proved to be a big disappointment for classic-rock artists, instead.
This week in 1980, Pink Floyd presented the first live performance in concert of the album The Wall in Los Angeles at the Memorial Sports Arena. The wild multi-media production included a wall built on stage during the concert. The opening night show came to a short pause but got back up and running when fireworks set fire to the stage. The audience thought it was part of the show.
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This week in 1979, Pink Floyd let loose with their excellent collection The Wall. The album was a huge success, for 15 weeks it was #1. There's a real good chance you have the LP in your collection over 23 million copies have been sold.
Steve Forman, a session drummer who has worked with such luminaries as Pink Floyd and David Bowie, is facing deportation from the U.K. According to Britain's Home Office, he does not earn enough money to remain in the country.
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Pink Floyd have released another new song from their upcoming album, 'The Endless River.'
David Gilmour tends to take quite a few years off between projects, so it might seem safe to assume that the release of Pink Floyd's 'The Endless River' will be the last we'll hear from him for some time.
Want to know more about Pink Floyd's new album? The release date is nearing for the first album in two decades.
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After teasing fans with 30-second samples of some new songs over the past couple weeks, Pink Floyd have finally unveiled a full track from their upcoming album, 'The Endless River.'
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Bairrada is in Portugal.it is an agro-viticulture zone in centre Portugal,mostly in the meridional part of the Aveiro district.
Main city:
other cities:Anadia,Cantanhede,Oliveira do Bairro. (All are located in Aveiro district,except Cantanhede wich is in Coimbra district.)
Other destinations
Luso,Bucaco[Bussaco],Curia,Vacarica,Casal Comba,Anadia,Mogofores,Sangalhos.
Bairrada, situated between the urban centers of Agueda and Coimbra, stretches itself along 40km from North to South. This region is mainly constituted by vineyards of circumscriptions of Anadia, Cantanhede, Mealhada and Oliveira do Bairro. From East to West it starts in the base of Caramulo and Bucaco mountains and goes until the the Littoral sands of the Atlantic.
The area of Bairrada is 108,000 ha. corresponding approximately of the cities/municipalities of Anadia,Cantanhede,Mealhada and Oliveira do Bairro,in the central region of Portugal. It presents a concentration of soils with agricultural potentialities (47%) much of the standard soils of the central region (19%). The vine occupies around 15,000 ha. In the seventies, this corresponded to 37% of the volume of the total agricultural production in the central region.
portuguese;some people speak french,english.
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Drive or train(principal stations @ Pampilhosa,Mealhada,Mogofores).
The bucolic town of Luso,the villages of Bucaco(Bussaco Palace hotel),Curia(spa/garden&lagoon).
Carnaval da Bairrada/Mealhada
suckling pig
reginal spumantes[wines/vinho espumante da Bairrada].
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Aveiro,a city north of Bairrada,Coimbra,to the south,Figueira da Foz,to the southwest.Note:these 3 cities are actually not in Bairrada,but close by.
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International Market Centers announced today that it is continuing a multi-phase, strategic expansion of its temporary gift and home décor exhibition space in Building C during the Winter 2014 Las Vegas Market January 26-30, 2014. The show operator is adding three new themed product sections to the Las Vegas World Market Center: Veranda presents outdoor and casual home furnishings on floor C5, Gallery showcases better home textiles resources also on C5 and Fashion assembles personal care and fashion accessories on C11.
IMC reported that it established the themed section to deepen the temporary exhibits and facilitate cross-category shopping. The initative represents a significant step toward full occupancy in Building C, the company added. Temporary exhibition space on floors C1, C5 and C11 now will cover an excess of 90,000 square feet, according to IMC.
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He served in the 41st Division of the Army from Oct. 1941-Nov. 1945.
On Jan. 30, 1948, he married Frieda S. Antholz in Denver, Colo. Since 1950, the couple lived on a farm 2 1/2 miles north of McDonald. He was a farmer and a custom harvester.
He was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Bird City, Chester Phipps American Legion No. 229 of McDonald and BPOE No. 1528 of Goodland, Kan.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Ernest Black; and two sisters, Mary Decker and Mildred Morland.
Survivors include his wife, Frieda of McDonald; one son, Gregory Allen Black and wife, Jillene McMinn Black of Windsor, Colo.; one daughter, Noell Alane Hubbard and husband, Greg of Smith Center, Kan.; and six grandchildren.
Services are Thursday, 10:30 a.m., at St. John Lutheran Church in Bird City with the Revs. Ron Roberts and Clayton Nietfield officiating. Interment will be at Grace Cemetery in McDonald.
Visitation is today and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., at Brantley Funeral Home of Atwood.
Memorials may be given in his name to St. John Lutheran Church or the charity of the donor's choice.
Brantley Funeral Home of Atwood is in charge of the arrangements.


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Dictionary entry overview: What does gift mean?
• GIFT (noun)
The noun GIFT has 3 senses:
1. something acquired without compensation
2. natural abilities or qualities
3. the act of giving
Familiarity information: GIFT used as a noun is uncommon.
• GIFT (verb)
The verb GIFT has 2 senses:
1. give qualities or abilities to
2. give as a present; make a gift of
Familiarity information: GIFT used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
|Sense 1
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Something acquired without compensation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("gift" is a kind of...):
acquisition (something acquired)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gift"):
gift horse (a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically)
giveaway (a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group)
freebee; freebie (something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme))
bestowal; bestowment (a gift that is bestowed or conferred)
lagniappe (a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase))
enrichment (a gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth)
contribution; donation (a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause)
present (something presented as a gift)
award; prize (something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery)
bequest; legacy ((law) a gift of personal property by will)
devise ((law) a gift of real property by will)
free lunch (something acquired without effort or payment or obligation)
dower; dowery; dowry; portion (money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage)
bride price (money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride)
largess; largesse (a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously)
aid; economic aid (a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause)
|Sense 2
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Natural abilities or qualities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
endowment; natural endowment; talent; gift
Hypernyms ("gift" is a kind of...):
natural ability (ability that is inherited)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gift"):
raw talent (powerfully impressive talent)
flair; genius (a natural talent)
bent; hang; knack (a special way of doing something)
|Sense 3
|gift [BACK TO TOP]
The act of giving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
giving; gift
Hypernyms ("gift" is a kind of...):
share-out; sharing (a distribution in shares)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gift"):
oblation; offering (the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity)
bestowal; bestowment; conferment; conferral (the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift)
accordance; accordance of rights (the act of granting rights)
endowment (the act of endowing with a permanent source of income)
charity (an activity or gift that benefits the public at large)
contribution; donation (act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity)
alms-giving; almsgiving (making voluntary contributions to aid the poor)
|Sense 1
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Give qualities or abilities to
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
endow; endue; gift; indue; empower; invest
Hypernyms (to "gift" is one way to...):
enable (render capable or able for some task)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gift"):
cover (invest with a large or excessive amount of something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
|Sense 2
|gift [BACK TO TOP]
Give as a present; make a gift of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
What will you give her for her birthday?
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gift"):
render; submit (make over as a return)
tender (offer or present for acceptance)
donate (give to a charity or good cause)
treat (provide with a gift or entertainment)
deed over; grant (transfer by deed)
cede; deliver; give up; surrender (relinquish possession or control over)
bequeath; leave; will (leave or give by will after one's death)
bung; fee; tip (give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on)
raffle; raffle off (dispose of in a lottery)
give away (make a gift of)
distribute; give out; hand out; pass out (give out)
dower; endow (furnish with an endowment)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
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Report: Buzz Williams likely to stay at Marquette
Buzz Williams, who is thought of as Oklahoma's top choice for its vacant coaching position, is likely to remain coach at Marquette and could sign a new deal with the school prior to the Final Four next weekend, sources told FOXSports.com Sunday.
Williams, who has led Marquette to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances since taking over for former coach Tom Crean, is on the cusp of a deal worth over $2 million per year.
Sources told the website that Williams was a leading candidate for the OU job, but that Williams wasn't sold on the job despite being a Texas native. His buyout at Marquette, which is $3.8 million, was another reason cited for his lack of interest in leaving for the Sooners.
The website also reported that Williams has been working with a six-year rollover deal that paid him $1.6 million last season.


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P.E.O. Scholarship for Storm Lake senior girls
Applications are now available for the Storm Lake P.E.O. Scholarship. This $1,000 Scholarship will be awarded to a senior girl graduating this year from a Storm Lake High School and planning further education at a public or private college or university. Applications are available from the Guidance Office at Storm Lake High School and St. Mary's High School. The application deadline is Feb. 15. The P.E.O. Scholarship is sponsored by the four Storm Lake P.E.O. Chapters and recognizes academic achievement, community service and leadership potential.
BV Co. Farm Bureau Scholarship
The Buena Vista County Farm Bureau announces scholarship opportunities available to students through the Buena Vista County Farm Bureau and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. Buena Vista County Farm Bureau will be giving five scholarships this year to high school seniors in the amounts of $500, $400, and three $300 awards. The Iowa Farm Bureau will be presenting a total of fifty-four $1,000 scholarships. The IFBF scholarships are available to both high school seniors as well as those currently in college.
To make it easier for the students, Buena Vista County Farm Bureau will be utilizing the same scholarship application format used by the Iowa Farm Bureau so the students only need to fill out one form. These applications will be judged on the county level to determine the local winners and also judged using the state's criteria to select two applications to submit to the Iowa Farm Bureau for consideration.
An applicant for the Buena Vista County Farm Bureau scholarship must be a resident of the county and a member of a Farm Bureau family. They may be planning to attend either a four or two year schooling or college, vocational or technical school.
The completed form needs to be returned to the Buena Vista County Farm Bureau, Box 488, Storm Lake, IA 50588, by the March 1 deadline. Students may contact the school for an application form or the Farm Bureau office at 732-4004.
Applications open for Sorbe Scholarship
Application forms for the Shirley Sorbe Memorial Scholarship are available at the Buena Vista County Farm Bureau office in Storm Lake. The Shirley Sorbe Memorial Scholarship is open to any high school senior residing in Buena Vista county planning to attend a vocational school, college or university.
Deadline for applying is March 1. Scholarship applications have been sent to all the area high schools. They can also be obtained by contacting Nelda Nelson at the Buena Vista County Farm Bureau office, 1707 Lake Ave., Storm Lake or calling the Farm Bureau office, Ph. 732-4004.
The Shirley Sorbe Memorial Scholarship was established by friends and family of Shirley Sorbe as a lasting tribute to an outstanding individual. She was a long-time resident of Buena Vista county having lived in the Alta and Rembrandt areas. She was an office assistant at the Buena Vista County Farm Bureau office in Storm Lake, starting her 39th year of employment when she passed away in 1995.
The amount of the scholarship is determined by the interest earned on funds established for this purpose. The scholarship winner will be named this spring.


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After all the pomp and circumstance, in the end it was an ad for a truck, and another for beer that brought me to tears.
The Super Bowl is famous for being the launching pad for television commercials. With rates upwards of $4 million for 30-second spots, sponsors are looking for a big reaction in return for their big investment.
Dodge put the words of a 1970s speech by the late radio personality Paul Harvey together with stunning, documentary-style photography, to honor America's farmers (and sell its pickup truck). Mid-way through the two-minute spot, I was a pile of farm-raised mush. So too, were most advertising analysts and those in the media. Politico gathered a few comments from industry types.
MSNBC's Chris Jansing: "This is the first commercial that has blown me away. Stunning images in the 'God made a farmer'/Paul Harvey commercial for Ram trucks - cj"
NPR's Scott Simon: "I'm a city kid (knew Paul Harvey in Chicago, in fact), & tears are streaming over that 'So God made a farmer' ad."
My Facebook feed blew up.
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune: "This video is better than the game."
Kris Johnson Keene (my sister): "No matter what you did tonight, you will see this video. I love my life!"
Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey, commented in the Des Moines Register: "It's nice to see that kind of positive image for agriculture, especially when there's been so much criticism.
When we spend so much time talking about the image of agriculture it is good to be reminded that most people have a very high opinion of farmers and we just need to do a better job communicating what we are doing on the farm."
The haters will hate, and there were haters. Some complained about the final shot, set in front of a confinement building. Others argued that it was a great ad for farmers, but it wasn't an ad for farmers, it was an ad for a pickup.
Me? I felt such a sense of pride and I was overcome by the striking, iconic images. It's the kind of spot you wait for in a night filled with clunkers (not only on the field, but in the ads as well).
Budweiser, known for pulling out all the stops for its Super Bowl ads, hit us all where we live emotionally, with its "Brotherhood" Clydesdale ad. If you've ever loved an animal, had a pet, or have a heart, it hit you.
On the other side of the equation? I'm still trying to mentally erase that GoDaddy ad featuring supermodel Bar Rafael and a "nerd." I heard later that GoDaddy trimmed some of the more cringe-worthy shots. I can't even imagine. Nor do I want to.


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"How's the weather?" has just become a topic of interstellar conversation. Using data from NASA's Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes, astronomers have mapped the first clouds discovered on an extrasolar planet. Not only does this technique give us an interesting bit of pure science, it could also be applied in the search for more earth-like planets according to NASA.Read More
Sometimes it seems as if the year just flies by. On planet Kepler 78b, it does exactly that. According to a team of scientists at MIT, the extrasolar world is so close to its sun that its year is only 8.5 hours long. That means that not only could a person go through almost three birthdays in one day, but that the surface temperature would be like taking up residence in a blast furnace.Read More
If NASA has anything to say about it, Kepler is down, but not out. At a press teleconference on Thursday it announced that it has abandoned efforts to repair the damaged unmanned probe, which was designed to search for extrasolar planets and is no longer steady enough to continue its hunt. But the space agency is looking into alternative missions for the spacecraft based on its remaining capabilities.Read More
Last month, NASA declared its Kepler mission to hunt exoplanets at an end when one of the space telescope's reaction wheels failed. Unable to keep itself pointed in the right direction, it could no longer carry on its hunt for planets beyond the Solar System. That seemed like the end of things, but Keith Horne of the University of St Andrews and Andrew Gould of Ohio State University disagree. They claim that Kepler could still hunt for exoplanets using gravity microlensing to detect how stars with planets distort space.Read More
Due to their relative faintness compared to their parent stars, most known exoplanets have been discovered using indirect detection methods – that is, detecting the effects they have rather than observing them directly. There are numerous indirect methods that have proven useful in the detection of exoplanets and now yet another, which relies on Einstein's special theory of relativity, has joined the list with the discovery of an exoplanet known as Kepler-76b.Read More
NASA has announced that the Kepler space probe has discovered two planetary systems that include the smallest planets yet found that lie in the "habitable zone." The systems include three super-Earth size planets, with one of them being a habitable-zone exoplanet that is the closest in size to Earth yet discovered. Read More
The latest analysis of data coming from NASA's Kepler telescope has revealed that nearly all the Sun-like stars in our galaxy appear to have planets orbiting them, and that at least 17 percent of them – about one in six – are hosting a planet the size of our own in close orbit. Because the Milky Way is estimated to contain some 100 billion stars, this means that our galaxy alone could have at least 17 billion Earth-sized planets, some of which may harbor the conditions for life.Read More
It's been more than three and a half years since the Kepler Space Telescope began its mission as humanity's watcher for Earth-like planets outside of the Solar System. In that time, Kepler has done exactly what was asked of it: provide the data to help identify more than 2,300 exoplanet candidates in other star systems. And so NASA has announced the "successful completion" of Kepler's prime mission. There's one nagging detail, though: we are yet to find a truly Earth-like planet. It's time to alter the parameters of the search.Read More
Astronomers using data from NASA's Kepler mission have discovered the tiniest solar system found so far. The system consists of a single red dwarf star, known as KOI-961 and three planets which are 0.78, 0.73 and 0.57 times the radius of Earth. The planets are thought to be rocky - like Earth - but orbit much closer to their star making them too hot to be habitable.Read More
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What is the german national soccer team starting lineup?
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Monday, February 06 2012
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Dr. Jaffar A. Raza graduated from the Stanley Med Coll, Dr M G R Med Univ, Madras, Tn, India in 1993. He works in New York, NY and 3 other locations and specializes in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Raza is affiliated with Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Lenox Hill Hospital and North Shore University Hospital.
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A Battle Ground man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to three years in prison for selling counterfeit Microsoft software for 10 years.
Wayne Chih-Wei Shu, 44, also received three years of supervised release upon completion of his prison sentence and was ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle to pay $687,633 in restitution.
Chih-Wei Shu pleaded guilty Jan. 13 in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to mail fraud, trafficking in counterfeit goods, trafficking in illicit labels and two counts of willful failure to file tax returns.
Shu owned and operated four companies — Micro Sharp Inc., Micro Sharp Technologies Inc., Microsharp.com.Inc., and Meet Your Price Inc. — that sold counterfeit software, or software that had been tampered with.
The sales included kits that contained several components, some genuine, some not, that made it difficult for customers to find out the software was counterfeit.
When police executed a search warrant on Chih-Wei Shu's residence in June 2007, they seized $2.6 million worth of software and other materials. An analysis revealed 41 percent of the software to be counterfeit, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle.
As part of the plea agreement, Chih-Wei Shu admitted to selling more than $1 million of counterfeit software and illicit labels. He continued to sell the counterfeit products even after Microsoft sent him multiple cease-and-desist letters.
The investigation also revealed that Chih-Wei Shu and his wife, Maynila Voravongseng, 43, stopped filing personal or corporate income tax returns in 2004, resulting in an estimated tax loss of more than $650,000, according to the news release.
Voravongseng was sentenced May 24 to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to the tax charges.


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Dec 12, 2012 Nik Parenti Gaming, Input Devices, Reviews 6
If I could pick one brand that made the biggest splash at Think Computers this year it would hands down be the Vengeance line of products from Corsair. I started reviewing Corsair non-component products a couple years ago with their speaker line. The transition to their input devices was smooth for me because I was already reviewing so many other input devices from other manufacturers. Every Corsair product I've reviewed personally has left a lasting impression on me; So much so that the Corsair K90 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard is a product that I've been trying to get my hands on all year. On paper the K90 looks quite promising. I always make notion to other things that could be added or subtracted to various products and the K90 looks like it could be the porridge that Goldie Locks picks.
Oct 07, 2012 Nik Parenti Gaming, Input Devices, Reviews 4
A year or so ago Mad Catz released the Cyborg R.A.T. series mice. These mice were the craziest looking computer peripheral that I've ever looked at till this point. What made the R.A.T. series great was the facts that not only were they unique and cool to look at they were solid performers. Bob reviewed the M.M.O. 7 Mouse a while back and gave it great remarks. The Mad Catz Cyborg S.T.R.I.K.E. 7 Gaming Keyboard (S7) takes the unique level of the R.A.T. series mouse and puts it to shame, the big question is can it hold up to the level that the R.A.T. performed at?
Sep 11, 2012 Bob Buskirk Unboxing Videos, Videos 2
The first time I heard of the Cyborg S.T.R.I.K.E. 7 Gaming Keyboard I was like "damn that is sweet!". We have seen quite a few different gaming keyboards here at ThinkComputers, but we have not seen a modular gaming keyboard. The Cyborg S.T.R.I.K.E. 7 has 7 different modular pieces that enable you to configure it in quite a few different ways. Did I mention this keyboard also has a touchscreen LCD that you can use to launch programs, change the colors of the keyboard and much more. So let's get right into it! Read on to check out our unboxing and overview video!
Sep 06, 2012 Nik Parenti Gaming, Input Devices, Reviews 5
A few months back Cooler Master allowed me to review The CM Storm Quick Fire Pro (QFP). You can check out the review here. In that review I proclaimed that "Cooler Master hit the nail on the head when focusing on the important aspects of a gaming keyboard." If you read the review you'll know that I really liked the Quick Fire Pro and then Cooler Master up and HAD to send me the CM Storm Trigger. The CM Storm Trigger Mechanical Gaming Keyboard for all intents and purposes is the "smarter hotter sister" of the Quick Fire Pro. Even though I've been hooked on the Roccat ISKU Illuminated Gaming Keyboard recently why do I feel like I'm cheating? I really need to get out more…
The CM Storm Trigger Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is the first gaming keyboard that Bob asked me to review in what I refer to as the "dime-piece" category. For the most part, regardless of price, the recent gaming keyboards I've reviewed for ThinkComputers have been in the Mid-Upper price tier of gaming peripheral products. The Trigger on the other hand is in the highest price tier and is supposed to be the best of the best that Cooler Master has to offer. Let's see if it lives up to the hype.
Aug 16, 2012 Bob Buskirk Unboxing Videos, Videos 0
Not that long ago we took a look at the CM Storm Quick Fire Pro Gaming Keyboard, now we are back with the CM Storm Trigger Gaming Keyboard! The Trigger is a step up from the Quick Fire Pro being CM Storm's most expensive keyboard currently available. The Trigger features Cherry MX Brown mechanical key switches, 5 marco keys, full key illumination with 3 different modes, 64KB on-board memory for profile storage, a two port USB 2.0 hub and much more! Read on to check out our unboxing video and to see what the keyboard looks like when you turn the lights on!
Jul 22, 2012 Nik Parenti Gaming, Input Devices, Reviews 1
Every once in a blue moon I'll be perusing the interwebs and I'll see a nifty ad that I'll actually click on. God forbid that I actually click on an ad with the chance that I might inadvertently install a virus that will eat my computers insides, BUT when that blue moon happens I set all care aside and do it anyways. During one of those very select times I saw an ad for a rather compelling keyboard made by this company that I've never heard of: Roccat. After clicking on the ad I was transported to a black and blue world of epic gaming peripherals. After flipping through a couple of the very sexy products it took me about negative 4 seconds to message Bob via Facebook and say, "You need to get products from this company called Roccat". He replied instantly with something that made me quite happy, "They're already on their way, a keyboard and mouse." First on the agenda is the ISKU Illuminated Gaming Keyboard. From what I saw on the website I should be expecting a lot but after reviewing more keyboards and mice than I care to think about I know that I should never judge a book by its cover, even though this book looks cool as funk.
Jul 07, 2012 Bob Buskirk Unboxing Videos, Videos 0
ROCCAT has been making a name for themselves over the past year or so. Their products have been exclusively sold overseas, but starting this year they have moved into the US. We first talked to them at CES and today we are checking out our first ROCCAT product, the Isku Illuminated Gaming Keyboard. This keyboard has so many features geared toward gamers and also looks great. Read on to check out our unboxing and overview video to learn all about this new keyboard.
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When you find a keyboard you like you never want to change, my keyboard is the one component of my main system that has not changed since 2007! Logitech released the diNovo Edge keyboard back in 2007 and even since it has been my main keyboard. Surprisingly enough logitech still makes it and it sells for just about the same price. I think after 5 years it is time to move on to a new keyboard and I think the K800 wireless keyboard may just be the right keyboard. It has some of the same features of the diNovo Edge as well as some new ones. Read on and see if the K800 can make me let go of my 5 year old diNovo Edge.
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Logitech has always been the go-to brand when it comes to keyboards and mice. They always have great products and products geared towards both gamers and casual users. The keyboard we are checking out today is more for casual users, but still have some great features. It has laser-etched backlit keys with adjustable backlighting, Logitech's Incurve keys, hand proximity detection and did we mention it is wireless? Read on to check out our unboxing and overview video!
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Judd trails the senator 47-43 percent, as does Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson and Attorney General Jack Conway. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer trails 46-41 percent, and McConnell posts a double-digit advantage over Rep. John YarmuthJohn YarmuthA case for the Yarmuth-Price resolution Subcommittee clears bill on cap for phone, internet subsidies Lawmakers split on cap for internet, phone subsidies at hearing MORE (D-Ky.).
Other polls paint a rosier picture for McConnell. A Bluegrass poll released in September gave McConnell a 51-42 percent approval rating, with the senator showing strong support among self-identified conservatives. McConnell performed similarly well in a SurveyUSA poll conducted at the end of October.
"It speaks volumes that even a liberal Democrat pollster with an agenda to make Mitch McConnellMitch McConnellRyan fans GOP civil war over Donald Trump Third-party push gaining steam Missouri Republican: Trump has not earned my vote MORE look bad still can't find an opponent who can lead him in Kentucky," said McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton. "This Democrat poll has a long-held reputation for skewed approval numbers and that's obviously the case here since there is no poll, public or private, that has shown Senator McConnell's approval ratings anywhere near where PPP suggests."
TOMORROW'S AGENDA TODAY: President Obama attends meetings at the White House.
TWEET OF THE DAY: "We're still kids in this place -- happy birthday to @MaxBaucus" — Sen. John KerryJohn KerryUS climate chief's goal: 'Set in motion' climate work over next five years Trump's VP: Top 10 contenders Peace equality and stability for religious minorities MORE (D-Mass.), who turned 69 on Tuesday, the same day Sen. Max BaucusMax BaucusWyden unveils business tax proposal College endowments under scrutiny The chaotic fight for ObamaCare MORE (D-Mont.) turned 71
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "My network contract prohibits me from taking on another full-time job. So, the Senate would be perfect." — Stephen Colbert
Since election night, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has been lying low, issuing releases outlining Republican leadership shifts and its weekly news roundup but putting out little commentary on the parties' negotiations to deal with the nation's debt crisis.
CALIFORNIA: Reps. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) and Howard Berman (D-Calif.) set a California House race record by spending a combined $11.7 million on their races, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis of recently released campaign finance reports.
MISSOURI: Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) still hasn't retired his campaign debt, more than a month after an election he lost to Sen. Claire McCaskillClaire McCaskillDems slam Trump over taco bowl tweet Dem senators: Slash executive pay at pension plans seeking benefit cuts Bill would target retaliation against military sexual assault victims MORE (D-Mo.) after undermining his own bid with controversial comments about rape and pregnancy.
NORTH CAROLINA: A new poll finds Rep. Virginia FoxxVirginia FoxxDannenfelser: 'Active antagonism' on International Women's Day Wilson endorses Foxx as next House Education chairman House votes to start No Child Left Behind talks with Senate MORE (R-N.C.) atop a field of potential Republican Senate candidates vying to challenge Sen. Kay HaganKay Hagan10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2016 Senate Republicans are feeling the 'Trump effect' Washington's lobby firms riding high MORE (D-N.C.) in her 2014 reelection bid. Foxx pulled 17 percent of Republican primary voters surveyed by Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, good for a narrow lead over Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.), the choice of 14 percent of those surveyed.
PENNYSLVANIA: Sen. Bob CaseyBob CaseyObama-backed Dem makes gains in Pa. primary Senate introduces tariff relief bill Lawmakers react to Villanova's buzzer-beater NCAA win MORE (D-Pa.) will stay in the Senate and isn't considering a 2014 run against Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R), he told The Hill on Tuesday.
SOUTH CAROLINA: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) has finalized her shortlist of candidates to replace outgoing Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), according to a source close to the governor. The list includes five Republican South Carolina politicians who are close to Haley: Rep. Tim ScottTim ScottAyotte alarmed by sped-up Gitmo reviews CBS News lands Sanders as WHCA dinner guest Department of labor overtime rule is a roadblock to a bright career path MORE, Rep. Trey GowdyTrey GowdyCIA to pay 0K in benefits to Benghazi victim's family House panel hears testimony from victims of immigrant crime Benghazi panel getting close, may release report before conventions MORE, former state Attorney General Henry McMaster, former first lady Jenny Sanford and Catherine Templeton, a conservative attorney Haley has picked to head the state Department of Health and Environmental Control.
SOUTH CAROLINA PART II: Sen. Lindsey GrahamLindsey GrahamStoddard: Can Trump close the deal with the GOP? Dem senator: Trump would leak classified information Never Trump voices face tough decision MORE's (R-S.C.) standing with South Carolina's primary voters has improved dramatically in the last year, according to a new survey from the Democratic-affiliated Public Policy Polling. Graham's approval rating with primary voters is at 66 percent, with 26 percent disapproving. He leads a generic "more conservative" Republican in the race by 51 to 40 percent, a big jump from the 37 to 52 percent position he was in when the pollster last checked slightly less than a year ago.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has received his first Democratic challenger in Barbara Buono, the New Jersey state Senator who filed on Tuesday to run in 2013.
Charles and David Koch, the pair of billionaire brothers who helped bankroll a significant portion of outside conservative spending in the last election cycle, announced they were postponing their semi-annual meeting so they could further analyze the election results.
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