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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - April 9, 1995, New Braunfels, Texas Page 4A ■ Sunday, April 9, 1995 H 0 r I cl Z u n i) Opinion ■ To talk with Interim Managing Editor Roger Croteau about the Opinion page, call 625-9144, ext. 21Opinion Q U O T A B L "The First Amendment is freedom's gravity; it holds together all our individual liberties." — Jerry W. Friedheim, v.p. The Freedom Forum, 1994 E D I I T O R I < Safer families Justice Department requirement that states track sex offenders is welcome The Justice Department gave the states three years Friday to set up programs requiring convicted sex offenders to register with local police. The federal requirement is a part of the Clinton administration crime bill enacted last year. Any sex offender who fails to register would face criminal charges. Once criminals have completed their sentences they have paid their debt to society and are entitled to a fresh start. Forcing them to register with local police and providing that information to neighbors may seem unfair to some. But sex offenders are a strange breed of criminal. Most will tell you that they just can't help themselves, and sex offenders are six times more likely to repeat their crime than other violent criminals. Imagine yourself a parent of young children and a new neighbor moves in next door. Imagine that new neighbor is a newly released sex offender who has preyed upon children in his neighborhood before. Now imagine that no one ever tells you about your neighbor's unseemly past. That is exactly what is happening in communities around the country right now. But in three years that will be a thing of the past, that is, if it stands up to court challenges. A similar state law in New Jersey is being challenged by a sex offender on the basis that notifying the community that he is moving in will jeopardize his relations with his employer and his neighbors. This law may make life after prison harder for convicted sex offenders, but that is of little concern. After all, they are some of the lowest characters around. We should be more concerned with the safety of our children than we are about possible discrimination against those with a history of preying upon children. Children will be safer and the number of repeat offenses will be decreased. This is common sense legislation that deserves the support in our courts that it has received in Congress. (Today's editorial was written by Roger CroteauJ Write us ... The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung welcomes letters on any public issue. The editor reserves the right to correct spelling, style, punctuation and known factual errors. Letters should be kept to 250 words. We publish only original mail addressed to The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung bearing the writer's signature. Also, an address and a telephone number, which are not for publication, must be included. Please cite the page number and date of any article that is mentioned. Preference is given to writers who have not been published in the previous 30 days. Mail letters to: Letter* tc, th** Editor do The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung P.O. Drawer 311328 New Braunfels, Texas 78131-1328 Fax: (210) 625-1224 New Braunfels Herald -Zeitung Editor and Publisher............................................................David Suttons General Manager...........................................................Cheryl Duvall Interim Managing Editor..................................................Roger Croteau Advertising Director............................................................Paul Davis Circulation Director....................................................Carol Ann Avery Pressroom Foreman...................................................Douglas Brandt Classified Manager...................................................Karen Reininger City Editor.....................................................................Roger Croteau Published on Sunday mornings and weekday mornings Tuesday through Friday by the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung (LISPS 377-880) 707 Landa St., or P.O. Drawer 311328, New Braunfels, Comal County, Tx. 78131-1328. Second class postage paid by the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung in New Braunfels, Texas. Canier delivered in Comal and Guadalupe counties: three months, $19; six months, $34; one year, $60. Senior Citizen Discounts by earner delivery only: st* months, $30; one year. $56. Mail delivery outside Comal County in Texas: three months, $28.80; six months, $52; one year, $97.50. Mail outside Texas: six months, $75; one year, $112.25. Subscribers who have not received a newspaper by 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through friday or by 7:30 a m. on Sunday may call (210) 625-9144 or by 7 p.m weekdays or by 11 a m on Sunday. Postmaster: Send address changes to the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, P.O. Drawer 311328, New Braunfels, Tx. 78131-1328.Pope points to moral fault line Cal Thomas Pope John Paul II ignited another firestorm of criticism in his latest encyclical in which he condemns in the strongest terms yet abortion and euthanasia. He said they are "crimes which no human law can claim to legitimize." The Pope added that there is a "profound crisis of culture" caused by an exaltation of the freedom of individuals at the expense of their personal responsibilities which, he said, has created "a veritable structure of sin." The response, especially from some Catholic politicians, was predictable and unfortunate. Both Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and John Kerry (D.-Mass) issued statements affirming their belief in church-state separation, ignoring the Pope's arguments. Yet it was Kennedy who, in a 1993 speech to the American Bar Association supporting the ABA's litigation program on civil rights, appealed to the same standard the Pope used. Speaking favorably of Martin Luther King Jr.'s reference to the Declaration of Independence and its theological view that all of us are "created equal," Kennedy noted, "And Congress responded (to King) with those two great landmark bills on equal justice—the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965." Why does it not violate church-state separation when a Baptist minister invokes a higher power to advance civil rights for blacks, but the Constitution is jeopardized when the Pope says that in abortion and euthanasia "the original inalienable right to life is questioned or denied on the basis of a parliamentary vote, or the will of one part of the people?" Church-state separation is good when properly understood in its historical context, but not as it is defined by modernists as an irreconcilable divorce. But we have erected a spiritual Berlin Wall, not between church and state, but between God and us. It once was thought reasonable to worship God. Now we worship only ourselves and believe no outside wisdom is worthy of consideration. A magazine ad from the Nike shoe company attests to our idolatry: 'We are hedonists and we want what leek good. We are all basically hedonists. That's what makes us human...If it feels good, then just do it" The Pope gets to the heart of the matter when he writes about the responsibility of governments, especially one such as ours that was established on a foundation of moral principles and self-evident truths. In the document cited by the Pope, the purpose of government is "to secure" rights the Creator endowed. A government uninformed, uncontrolled and unanswerable to any authority other than itself can easily become totalitarian. In an April 3 cover story on the Holocaust, U.S. News & World Report recalls an editorial by Chris tian Century magazine 50 years ago. About the atrocities, the editorial said they showed "the horror of humanity itself when it has surrendbred to its capacity for evil.. JBuchenwald and the other concentration camps spell doom. But it is not simply the doom of the Nazis; it is the doom of man unless he can be brought to worship at the feet of the living God." Continues the U.S. News writer, "Even for secular intellectuals, the Holocaust supplied the most powerful brief yet for the existence of original sin. Two centuries earlier, thinkers were asserting the perfectibility of man. Now, they were debating whether Germans were human. The answer, tragically, was yes." There is a rich history of respect for spiritual ideas in the U.S. The Founding Fathers were not arrogant enough to believe they could create a nation uninformed and uncontrolled by ideas rooted in such wisdom. Were all of them ignorant of the principle of church-state separation? The Pope was right and America's contemporary leaders are wrong, no matter what a "majority" might think at the moment. Speaking of ideas informed by biblical wisdom, Andrew Jackson observed, "That Book, sir, is the rock on which the Republic rests." That the Republic rests none too well these days is due, in part, to its slipping off the rock. The Pope's encyclical is an attempt to call our attention to the foundational fault line. We ignore it at our peril. (Cal Thomas is a syndicated columnist.) What do you think? This weekend marks the official opening of the Retama Park racetrack in Selma, just a few miles south of New Braunfels on Interstate 35. We imagine some residents are glad to see the track open because it could provide an economic boost and provide entertainment for local residents. We also imagine some residents are unhappy to see the horse track open because they are opposed to legalized gambling. How do you feel? Fill out the coupon (right), drop it by our office at 707 Landa St., New Braunfels, TX 78130 Deadline to submit your coupon is Saturday, April 15. Copied forms are accepted. I I I I I I I I L Are you alad or unhaonv that Retai Park racetrack has opened near N Braunfels? ma aw Glad Unhappy. Comments/Explanations. Name _ Address. Phone# Age. Sex I; I I I t r I* I I I r i i i i r r r i i i -r Supreme Court clerks not just legal nerds WASHINGTON (AP) — For young lawyers, there's no better credential than having served as a Supreme Court law clerk. Major law firms and law schools annually swoop in to recruit, as practitioners or professors, the 34 men and women who typically spend a year working for one of the nine justices. Some eager law firms even sweeten big-salary offers with "signing bonuses" — true superstar treatment. Supreme Court spokeswoman Toni House says some former clerks have likened their time at the high court to being struck by lightning. "They are working with the nation's top judges, deciding the most important cases in the country," she said. Each justice has three or four law Analysis clerks to help with reviewing cases, researching and writing opinions. The hours are long, the workload heavy and the pay — $42,214 — far less than what many of their former classmates are earning. But besides the obvious prestige, there are certain fringe benefits: the regular Thursday tennis match with Chief Justice William Rehnquist, an occasional basketball game with Justice Clarence Thomas and an insider's view of the evolution of American law, to name a few. It almost goes without saying that there also is the prospect of a very bright professional future. Former high court law clerks include three current high court members: Rehnquist, Stephen Brayer and John Paul Stevens. The competition to land such a job is fierce. You probably need not apply if you did not finish at the top of your law class, preferably at one of the nation's most prestigious law schools, or distinguish yourself as a writer or editor on a law school journal. Most often, a year's apprenticeship as a law clerk for some lower court is required too. But increasingly, justices say they are looking for well-rounded individuals who are more than brilliant and bookish. David Kravitz, now clerking for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, appears to fit that description. He earned his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Swarthmore College and his masters in music from the New England Conservatory before heading for the University of Michigan law school. 1 But he also is one heck of a baritone who performed as a soloist in Bostoir-area operas and recitals while clerking for then-Judge Brayer on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Kravitz was a standout performer at a recent musical gathering sponsored by the court. The program also featured Margo Schlanger, a Yale grad who's clerking for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and playing the viola in the Washington Symphony Orchestra. Today in history By The Associated Press Today is Palm Sunday, April 9, the 99th day of 1995. There are 266 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 9, 1865, with the Civil War at a virtual end, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. On this date: In 1682, the French explorer Robert La Salle reached the Mississippi River. In 1833, the first tax-supported public library was founded, in Peterborough, N.H. In 1939, singer Marian Anderson performed a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington after she was denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1940, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway. In 1942, during World War ll, American and Philippine defenders on Bataan capitulated to Japanese forces; the surren der was followed by the notorious "Bataan Death March," which claimed nearly 10,000 lives. In 1959, NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton. In 1963, British statesman Winston Churchill was made an honorary United States citizen. In 1966, the newly built Houston Astrodome featured its first baseball game, an exhibition between the Astros and the New York Yankees. (The Astros won, 2-1.) In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger ended its first mission with a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Ten years ago: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Naka-sone called on his countrymen to help reduce overseas trade friction by buying more foreign-made goods. Five years ago: The baseball season opened a week late because of a labor dispute. Humorist John Henry Faulk, who'd challenged 1950s black listing in the entertainment industry, died in Austin, Texas, at age 76. One year ago: Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali ordered UN troops to use "all available means" to roll back Serb military gains in the Muslim enclave of Gorazde. The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on an 11-day mission that included mapping the Earth's surface in three dimensions. Today's Birthdays: Former U.S. Sen. Abraham A. Ribicoff (D-Conn.) is 85. Playboy magazine founder Hugh Heftier is 69. Satirist Tom Lehrer is 67. Singer-songwriter Carl Perkins is 63. Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo is 62. Comedian Avery Schreiber is 60. Actress Michael Learned is 56. Actor Dennis Quaid is 41. Golfer Sevenano Ballesteros is 38. Actress-model Paulina Porizkova is 30. Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam is 16. Thought for Today: "There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all." — Dame Rebecca West, Irish-, bom author and journalist (1892-1983). The Survey says... Responses split on Haiti question Four readers responded to last week's survey question "Did President Bill Clinton handle the Haiti situation well?" Two thought the president handled it well and two thought he botched it. A sampling of the responses: ■ President Clinton did a very fine job. He is the first president in 30 years to put a stop to boat people arriving illegally into Florida from Haiti and Cuba. These people are put on SSI-Medicaid and welfare and continue on it for life. It should be stopped nationwide. ■ At first I was quite nervous about sending troops into Haiti, but none of our boys were killed. We restored order and restored the president the people had elected democratically. Our country used to think democracy was worth fighting for. I still do. ■ When in Haiti over 20 years ago on a painting trip Haiti was unstable. The U.S. is not threatened by Haiti. It is not our province to correct on internal long-standing internal affairs of another country. ■ I have no favorable opinion toward Bill Clinton because of his personal actions during the Vietnam War. He does not deserve to be the commander in chief of our aimed forces, period. This week, the Herald-Zeitung is asking readers how they feel about Retama Park racetrack opening in Selma. Take a minute to fill out the coupon above and return it by Saturday to be part of next week's article. I I ;
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Adequate: Marketing and sales as well as service is important in a realty office. However, given the small size of the realty office, it doesn't seem very viable that it can compete solely on marketing and sales. Perhaps it needs to compete on commission price, which can be lowered by a better cost structure (influenced by the company's operations) or more efficient processes (technology and R&D)
MARKETING & SALES: Our value proposition as listed is: "Selling your house with the least hassles" . The first step would be finding the opportunities such as listings to be able to meet customer needs by doing research on our current market that we are either buying from or selling to. This could also be the result of an industry dragging below due to low customer activity in that the entire industry maybe hasn't found the customer's needs. The next step is sales and that would be targeting the right market by marketing ourselves to be more appealing to the buying as well as the selling market. There are a few ways to do this on the right., MARKETING AND ADVERTISING: this would be having marketing and advertising campaigns to be able to advertise our services and sales, CUSTOMER SERVICE: The next was being user-friendly and providing exceptional service to both our buyers and ones we buy from to be able to capture more customers.
Good-: Yes, procurement is definitely one of the most important! Having good quality products is what makes people come back to an organic grocery store. However, given that many suppliers are often the same, it may be good to consider technology to be a point of differentiation, since having better technology will enable better market analysis and allows you to collect better data (example, Point of Sale Systems)
The most important activity is procurement of resources as strong supplier relationships yield strong product which ultimately leads to strong sales., By having a strong relationship with suppliers, it enables us to provide a mutually beneficial relationship between us and our supplier. This also enables us to sell quality products at a competitive price which gives us a competitive advantage., Reduce distribution cost
Procurement of resources is closely related to inbound logistics which is linked with our value proposition.
(Tentative )Value Proposition: Providing fresh sustainable organic foods at a competitive price.
Second most important activity is marketing and sales but procurement of resources will encompass this and solve this problem b/c we are focusing on the quality of our product.
Weak+: It's good that you recognized the important of better service, but what about HR management? A medical clinic mainly focuses on its doctors, so a good group of doctors and staff will be the most important. You mentioned them in the resources section, which is good, but it's not very applicable to procurement.
Most important Primary Service Value Chain: Outbound Logistics, Due to nature of our business, competitive advantage depends on providing better service (finished goods) than other private clinics, and even more, public clinics, Common complaint about public health care is long waits and impersonal service, Customers would be willing to pay more for higher quality service, Procurement of resources will produce the ability to provide the extent of service expected by our customers, More resources (eg Medical supplies/medical staff) will allow DataMed to provide more extensive support to customers
Our Value proposition is to ensure patients receive necessary medical aid and support in a timely and professional fashion
Adequate: A company such a CityWorkforce depends on a good high quality supply of labour, as well as a high quality supply of companies. Marketing and sales is indeed important because the company's unique structure - the suppliers are also customers. What you could also add is discuss how technology as a supporting activity can be valuable, as well as the operations of the company - pairing the companies with employees requires a good process and that's not something just good service will be able to provide
Customer Service: We believe customer service is the most important to our company. Not only does our company need to satisfy the companies we are suppling employees to but they also need to satisfy the employees themselves. Without both parties satisfied our company would start to fall apart. Customer service also helps collect feedback from businesses and employees which helps create a better company in the future and keeps customers coming back again and again.
Marketing And Sales: We Think marketing and sales work alongside customer service because it helps City WorkForce to acquire more and more companies who are seeking for employees, who provide the supply. WE want to make sure that we identify the company's needs and match them with the best applicants possible. Focusing on marketing allows City Workforce to create a relationship with our companies. By emphasizing this we are able to stand out amongst our competitors and thus bringing in more and more companies and keeping the companies with us.
Adequate: I agree that customer service should be number one priority in your company. Of course in order to do this, focuses shoudl also be made in supply (inbound), operations and customer service as well in order for the client to have the best customer service. I'm not too sure that outbound logstics is the right part of the value chain for customer service, but you are on the right track regarding your analysis.
Our company values customer services, and in order to deliver the most efficient service possible, we need to do it in a timely manner
tech development is crucial - we should improve our accessibility to test results, customer inquiries, information delivery
fast on delivery - ties into exceptional customer service, which differentiates our service from public health service. This is the key factor that allows to offer a differentiated product making our business a success - without having a unique outbound logistics strategy, we would be too similar to other private or public health care services.
Outbound logistics is the most important because this primary activity of delivering the best customer service is what makes us stand out
value proposition- quick, friendly service while educating customers on health issues
Weak: Human resource management means to deal with one organizations own resources. Even if you integrate it into the primary value chain, it shouldn't be the main focus of the company. Your emphasis on human capital is good though as a differentiating factor from other companies. However,, I would focus on the operations as the the most important part because, as you said, they would need to find a method of matching the best individuals to the best job. You should explore the different abilities and potentials that IT can provide in this sense.
Our Value Proposition: "Finding short-term employment for the masses"
As we are a company that provides Canadian businesses with short-term labor, Human resource management would be our most important value chain activity. We have chosen this activity for two reasons:, Note: By HRM, we don't mean the "supporting / secondary" activities as seen in the value chain diagram, but rather HRM integrated into the primary activities of the value chain business model.
1. Human Capital Emphasis: As our product works predominantly with people, solid HR practices would make sure that we profile all applicants that we hire out, gauging their technical abilities, interpersonal skills etc.
2. By providing companies with the most adequate people for the job, we would be able to gain customer satisfaction: a goal that is possible to be achieved with out significant help from sales and customer service.
Weak-: Your understanding of what the company does is off. MoveIT is a moving company with its own fleet of cars, and finds its own customers, not merely a company that connects clients to other movers. Thus your analysis of the company is flawed and incomplete. While operations may still be one of the most important parts of the value chain, your reasoning why is based on the thought that MoveIT is only a connecting company, and not the moving company itself.
Most important activity in the value chain of MoveIT: Operations, They are not actually moving the product, but the middle man who connects customers with movers, meaning that instead of outbound logistics is not as important as operations, MoveIT must efficiently connect their customers to the appropriate moving companies, which means they need a streamlined sheduling system to move products on-time and retain satisfied customers., If operations are efficient, MoveIT will retain long-customers, meaning that moving companies will also gain business, which will give them the incentive to stay with MoveIT
Value Proposition: Provides an easier and more flexible way for customers to move their goods
Adequate -: I agree that with a change in consumer's tastes towards more healthy eating, that marketing efforts would become more important in an effort to gain the new customers. Other competitors will also try to do similar though, so you still have to find a way to make your company stand out (its too late for first mover advantage). It also is important to note that Good Foods is still a supermarket, and thus will have to focus on its inbound logistics and operations to ensure that it remains competitive in the industry. I would try to figure out ways of truly differentiating yourself from supermarkets,, both conventional and organic.
Marketing and Sales, Value Proposition: Supply customers with superb education and knowledge into healthy living, Get consumers to leave their current grocery store and switch to our store. We're confident that with promoting local eating and supporting local farmers will give us a community edge over competitors, Providing customers with options for engaging in healthy lifestyle-website with menus and diets, Currently organic and healthy eating has a very small niche, and there are lots of opportunities for us to expand our market segment., Social movement towards healthy living in last few years, helps us tap into new consumers, Allows us to promote our goals of using local farmers and products-support for community
Weak: Procurement of resources is a secondary activity on the value chain used to supplement the primary activities. Also, there seems to be a steady supply of workers, so instead of finding and attracting, you may want to focus on sorting and matching them with the right jobs. In this sense, maybe its better to focus on the operations so that they could continue to maintain relationships with the companies that hire.
Value Proposition: To provide companies with quality temporary employees while sustaining the efficiency of their business.
Most Important Value Chain Activity: Procurement of Resources, Since the supply chain is relatively short in our industry, a focus on our resources (human capital) is most important to us. Since we can't "order" quality applicants to be in our database, we need a system of finding and attracting quality people to keep in our database. We also need to establish a good relationship with these applicants since they are 100% of our supply. Also, they (in a way) represent our company when they go to work for their temporary employer.
Weak+: While I agree that operations is the most important part of the value chain for the company, your reasoning why was weak. Try to go more in depth regarding what how the operations affects the company, and how focusing on it could help solve of the company's problems. It is true that creating a complete marketing campaign would be too expensive, but in the next stages, you would still need to figure out how to increase the listings.
most important: Operations, because operations deals with process of selling the houses as smoothly as possible, want our operations to be streamlined, so we can be hassle free, as staten in the company's value proposition, |From the minute the cutomer (product) enters our door it is our job to ensure through optimizing our operations to make the selling process for them as easy as possible, requiring little effort and stress. This is all in an effort to deliver on our value proposition and our long term strategy of minimizing hassle., While marketing and sales may be helpful, we re a SMALL realty office and advertising is expensive and costly, possibly out of our budget., Marketing and Sales is an external solution that will not solve our internal problems. Quick turnover of properties will give our employees time to sell more properties and work on other revenue generating processes.
Weak: Supply planning, or inbound logistics, is surely an important part in the company. However, even more importantly would be customer servicing. Given that it is a private clinic, and that customers pay a premium for the service, It is probably wise to focus on the customer/'s service( or outbound logistics, depending on how you interpret the value chain). While supply management may facilitate this by ensuring that the right materials are in inventory, in order to get repeat customers, service should be focused upon.
Adequate-: Given the economic situation given in the description, your arugments were well made. While I agree that an effort needs to be made in regards to marketing strategy, I would be cautious in implemnting such a large marketing campaign. Being a small company, the firm probably doesnt' have enough capital to do a marketing campaign AND implement a new IS. So you really need to look at the cost and benefits of the different alternatives. Given the nature of the industry, and that many people require a personal relationship with their realtor, perhaps its also important to focus on service and operations, which could be facilitated with IT.
The most important activity in the value chain for VanRealty is marketing and sales. VanRealty is experiencing a decline/slow listings and their stated goals are "gain more clients, improve their internal processes, and allow them to offer the highest levels of customer service to their clients." It is clear that they lack IS that attract these customers, or potentially have IS that are not user friendly. Ultimately, they fail to understand their customer needs, which is a kay aspect in the value chain of marketing and sales. Another important aspect of marketing and sales in the value chain is advertising & promotional activities. Having a marketing campaign that examples different expertise they have: property law, sales, zoning, and various markets (residential, commercial, property management). Perhaps VanRealty needs to implement a more thorough marketing campaign such as this? Though VanRealty has stated they are having internal issues, and it is important to implement IS to aid realtors and managers to sort out zoning or customer service issues, it is more important for VanRealty to attract focus on marketing and sales as VanRealty is a commission and customer service industry....marketing and sales will attract customers, improve sales, and enable them to have more money to next, implement IS into the internal issues (firm infrastructure) operations part of the value chain
Adequate - : While i do agree that operations woudl be the most important part of the value chain, I would say that Marketing and Sales, and customer service can not be said to be not very important. As a start up company in an industry with easy entry, Move IT needs to be able to find the customers. This can be done easily in two ways, either increase marketing and sales, or rely on word on mouth. Good operations would make the first impressions, but follow up and a focus on customers may be needed to further grow. The next step to think about in your project would be to think on how the company can use technology to fulfill their business objectives.
Value Proposition: MoveIT promises its customers on-time delivery and property safety.
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The most important activity in the value chain for our business is operations. This is because our company focuses on delivering services. Compared to other value chain activities operations plays a huge role on how we are able to differentiate ourselves from our competitors. By focusing on on time delivery and property safety, we are able to create a long term relationship with customers and maintain good reputation.
In terms of supporting activities, technology development would be the most important one because our company needs to develop a job ordering information system in order to organize our tasks instead of recording it all on paper. This would make all the scheduling more efficient and would also keep us in line with our competitors.
We would not choose output because operations and output would be blended together in the service industry, there is no distinction between the two. Furthermore supply is also not a big factor because we only need to buy a few trucks and equipments to get our service running. Marketing and sales is also not as important because operations determines how well we provide our service, and that reflects how well our sales would be. Customer service is also not as important because there is no actual follow up or after sales that we can do in the moving industry.
Weak: With the economic downturn, there are many people that come to find work with CityWorkforce. Also there seem to be many companies looking for these workers. Instead, you shoudl try to find a way for Cityworkforce to be differentiated from the rest. Instead of trying to market a standard service, try to find some sort of way in operations to differentiate your services to your clientelle. Overall, your reasoning on why marketing is the most important actiivity is insufficient of an argument.
Their most important activity in the value chain is marketing and sales. Although we are a human resources company, our main goal is to increase our profits. In order to do so, we must have a strong understanding of the market so we can continue to provide the right kind of employees to our customers. By doing so, we can ensure that customers will continue to use our services in the future.
Adequate-: Marketing and sales may be important, but the procurement of products may be one of the most important, since an organic market will need to have high quality products. I don't see how switching costs can be lowered with marketing and sales, since the cost of *switching* is very low (I just need to go to a different store, presumably located closeby) but I understand that you mean that customers will be more convinced that organic foods are of higher value, hence they will be more willing to increase their costs to switch.
Our value proposition is to provide an excellent eating experience and to educate the consumer about healthy eating, To accommodate this value proposition, we need to focus on differentiating our products and increasing the appeal to consumers., Marketing and Sales is the most important step in the Value Chain Model because, although we stock perishable goods, organic foods have less demand than regular perishable products. Although Inbound/Outbound logistics is of great importance to perishable goods, the point is moot if we are unable to generate the demand to meet our sales quota., As a Supplier, customer service is not an issue we need to worry about., Inbound logistics and Outbound logistics are highly reliant on time; our products are perishable and are more susceptible to travel time lag. However, since we are differentiating our products from the mass-market consumables, Inbound/Outbound logistics is not as big of a focus., We need to lower the switching costs and encourage consumers to spend their "food money" on healthy organic foods over mass-market products; this can only be done through marketing and sales.
Adequate: Operations is indeed the most important when your company is so focused on logistics. You could also look into multiple important value chain aspects such as supporting activities (technology to track truck location or to calculate routes) and procurement (of the trucks). I'm glad you noticed the importance of marketing and sales as well.q
The most important activity in the value chain for MoveIT is operations., Being that MoveIT is a moving firm, it is focused around delivering their services to the customer on time. Therefore operations is vital to the company's success in terms of forecasting customers' needs and gaging demand. Operations also encompasses the scheduling of the distribution of the service, and this means making sure the company has the capacity to meet the current demand in terms of number of trucks, drivers, and movers. As well, the company needs to determine scheduling and which periods in the year have higher/lower demand, which also falls under operations., We also believe that customer service and operations go hand in hand for MoveIT. Because MoveIT provides a service, it relies heavily on building customer relationships and providing value and a good experience and personalized service to the customers, whether this means delivering the service on time or ensuring property safety.
Adequate: Good, operations is the most important, and I'm glad you emphasized that one area of the value chain will improve other areas. You could also focus on areas such as technology (RFID tracking, calculation of hours etc.) and procurement (of trucks). HR Management is also important because moving companies may face downtime from the workers, and finding a way to reduce that (presumably with technology) may be helpful.
The most important activity in the value chain for MoveIt is operations. Although MoveIt's purpose is to deliver moving services to clients, operations is essential to the success of its value chain. The moving service will not be executed efficiently if the company does not develop a systematic, detailed, scheduling of operations. MoveIT relies on operations to develop a efficient scheduling of resources and customers' moving routes. When the company's services are of high demand, operations is essential to scheduling rapid transitions between client bookings and the resources sufficient for each job. Having a proper operations strategy in place, will lead to the success of other components of the value chain such as outbound logistics and marketing and sales.
Adequate: Good, hiring the best analysts is indeed the best way to ensure investment gains. However, in an investment firm, technology is essential in analysis, and is also worth mentioning.
Most important: Human Resource Management and customer service. Vanalysist generate profit through commissions from investment gains. Vanalysist assist customers in making money through providing investment decisions from professional analysis of the market. Therefore, it is crucial to recruit outstanding analyst so that Vanalysist have the power to generate higher turnover for our clients. In addition, customer service is also important because we are a service based company., Less Important: Inbound logistics, Operations and Outbound logistics. Because we are a service-based company, these elements of the value chain model do not apply directly to Vanalysist.
Good-: Good, I'm glad you recognize that many different parts of the value chain is important in a company. Other than primary activities however, supporting activites such as procurement (making high quality purchases), and technology and R&D such as POS systems (need to differentiate) are important as well.
Our value proposition: provide their customers with a superb experience and an education into healthy eating. (from company description) - form basis for our analysis
Inbound logistics (most important): Important because - multiple suppliers, have to coordinate to meet demand timeliness because products are perishable good communication with suppliers needed to overcome supply difficulties (Ie. weather causing crop failure etc.) Maintaining strong relationships with organic suppliers is a key to preventing others from entering the organic foods business Another point to consider- Have multiple suppliers, if one supplier can't provide, then there is another to step up (competitive market - many substitutes
Operations: Important because - Warehousing issues since food needs to be put into cool and dry area immediately after shipping - quality control
Outbound logistics: Not as important because - putting products on shelves is pretty simple, easy to find labourers to do the job Important because - Need to make sure product is bought before it goes bad - we don't want more than we can sell (supply and demand)
Marketing and Sales: Important because - Part of value proposition to educate consumers about organic products Need to manage pricing strategy actively as products start to expire Have to demonstrate why you're charging a premium on organic products
Customer Service: Important because - Need to create strong customer loyalty and justify premium charged on food Smaller business susceptible to macro fluctuations, dependent on having educated customer community Always need customer feedback to determine product offerings (many different "shades" of organic, important to figure out what our customers want)
Summary: As a result, inbound logistics is crucial to the fundamental operations of the business - in providing quality foods at the right time when they want it, leading to a superb experience. Customer Service is equally important to determine inbound logistic (purchasing) activities.
Adequate-: Good, marketing and sales is essential in a realty office. However, many other activities are necessary, such as operations - you need to provide a good way internally for the company to manage properties, HR (hiring the best salespeople). The reasoning wasn't very clear, since I wasn't sure what you meant by the seller's contract term ending, or what "information" you would need from that.
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With the property market booming in the south of the island, an increasing number of agents are promoting new developments in the north, where prices remain relatively low. But there is a big potential problem.
Since partition in 1974, Cyprus has been divided between the Turkish north and the Greek south. When the country was divided, properties and land in the north belonging to Greeks were confiscated and appropriated by local Turkish residents.
The current price divide in property is because virtually no countries recognise the existence of Northern Cyprus. There is a big question mark about Turkish "good title" to land and buildings in the north, which makes buying property risky. The original Greek owners could turn up and demand compensation — or their houses back.
Southern Cyprus recently joined the EU, which enables a Greek Cypriot former "owner" of land in the north to enforce a judgement against Britons buying in that region, in their own country. This potentially means that assets in the UK could be seized to satisfy the judgement.
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Having used many of the restaurants around town 4 of us decided to go here for our penultimate night.
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With a stay at Holiday Inn Express Newcastle City Centre, you'll be centrally located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, steps from Life Science Centre and minutes from Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre. This hotel is within close proximity of O2 Academy Newcastle and Genting Casino Newcastle.
Make yourself at home in one of the 130 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and complimentary newspapers.
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Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served daily.
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Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, express check-in, and express check-out. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
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Here I am, looking out onto the snowy street in front of Beads at Dusti Creek on SE Division in Portland, where I'm doing a trunk show with a few other artists.
A last minute chance for holiday shopping and a final schmooze with artist friends for the year.
I've done these trunk shows at Dusti's off and on for years, appreciating the small, intimate venue style. More of the kind of place to have conversations with my customers and patrons than the large, hoopla of art festivals I enjoy during the summer.
Some would say it's slow right now. Well, Portlanders and snow…whatcha gonna do. It's the first day of our show and I think folks will be getting cabin fever later or tomorrow and drop by. I don't sweat it. I've been doing shows and events of all kinds for over 40 years. I know a thing or two.
Now is a time for me, during a slow hour, to contemplate and plan the coming new year…some of the new projects I want to jump on, a professional fashion show to plan for, new wholesale orders…and a potential redesign of my booth–so anxious to get this going!
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HONG KONG Aug 4 (Reuters) - State oil giant PetroChina plans to pay the more than $1 billion it needs to complete a takeover of the Dover oil sands project from Canadian firm Athabasca Oil Corp by the end of September, a person with knowledge of the deal told Reuters.
PetroChina was supposed to complete the acquisition of Athabasca Oil's 40 percent stake in the project in June, but delayed the payment while it reassessed the deal amid a government-led corruption probe into the Chinese national oil company, the person said.
The internal review showed the geological structure of the project is more complicated than previous estimates, which would increase development costs, but the acquisition will go ahead, the person added.
"The next step is to complete the transaction," said the source, who declined to be named as he was not authorised to speak to the media. "PetroChina will pay in August or September."
Asked about the deal, PetroChina spokesman Mao Zefeng said: "At the moment, there is not any sign that PetroChina will not proceed with the project." He declined to comment further.
Officials at Calgary-based Athabasca Oil declined to comment on the payment.
Shares in Athabasca Oil tumbled last week after it said it was still trying to collect the C$1.23 billion payment owed to it by a unit of PetroChina, Phoenix Energy Holdings Ltd, for the stake in the Dover project.
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Located in Kos Town, Triton Hotel is within a 5-minute walk of sights such as Tree of Hippocrates and Ancient Agora. This 45-room, 3-star hotel has conveniences like free breakfast, a restaurant, and free in-room WiFi. It's in central Kos and also a short walk from Moslem Shrine Lotzias and Eleftherias Square.
Free hot/cold buffet breakfast is included with your stay and awaits you each morning from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM. This hotel is home to a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Order from room service to satisfy your hunger without leaving your room.
All of Triton Hotel's 45 air-conditioned rooms provide furnished balconies, minibars, and laptop-compatible safes. 16-inch TVs come with satellite channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms have hair dryers and free toiletries. Phones are also standard.
Triton Hotel features free WiFi in public areas and a TV in a common area. If you drive, take advantage of free offsite parking. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
This family-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and concierge services.
- 24-hour front desk
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- Total number of rooms - 45
- Number of floors - 3
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Triton Hotel offers 45 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies. Televisions come with satellite channels.
Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
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A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Avanti - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
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The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Scuba diving nearby
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If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
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Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 4 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 10 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
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- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Hotel Registry Number - 1471K013A0244500
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Pets allowed (no fees)
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 37 per vehicle (one way)
- Late check-out fee: EUR 15
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 10 per night
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- Triton Kos
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- Triton Hotel Kos, Greece
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Trip comes after increase in violent attacks in Bangladesh
Three militants killed in raid, Dhaka police say on weekend
Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Bangladesh to offer U.S. help as the government confronts growing extremism that's resulted in deadly attacks against locals and foreigners and raised concerns Islamic State is putting down roots in the country.
In meetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and others during the one-day visit, Kerry may present new military and law-enforcement support. He'll also meet opposition leaders who argue the government has used the extremist threat to crack down on political opponents.
Hasina's government is seeking to project an image of order in the weeks since five attackers killed 22 people, mostly foreigners, at a bakery in the capital Dhaka. The globe trotting Kerry has never visited Bangladesh, and his decision to stop here reflects how the attacks have sharpened U.S. focus on the predominantly Muslim country as a potential Islamic State breeding ground.
"The Dhaka attack did create a strong impression for many in the U.S. and elsewhere that if left to fester, ISIS will plant roots in South Asia," said Amarnath Amarasingam, a postdoctoral fellow at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.
The U.S. and Bangladesh have long-standing counter terrorism and security programs, and their dialogue has intensified in recent months, a senior State Department official told reporters before the visit. The official said Kerry would speak to Bangladeshi leaders to see what more the U.S. can do to bolster that relationship. They asked not to be identified, citing government policy.
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The Dhaka attack, which the assailants broadcast on the Internet and was later claimed by Islamic State, spooked investors who have helped make Bangladesh the world's second largest garment manufacturer behind China. That has raised fears that annual growth, projected to be more than 6 percent this year, may falter. Three militants, including the mastermind of the July attack, were killed in a raid, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police said in a statement on August 27.
The U.S. wants to ensure the group doesn't expand its network outside the Middle East to places like Bangladesh as it loses ground in Iraq and Syria. Iraqi forces drove the group's fighters from Fallujah in June and are next seeking to confront it in Mosul.
Police also continue to investigate the disappearance of dozens of young men feared to have been radicalized by Islamic State. Some of the men who staged the attack on the bakery grew up in wealthy families and had shown no signs of extremism before the attack. Five of six of them were killed in the standoff that followed.
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In a video released days after the attack, Islamic State promised more assaults. "This will repeat, repeat and repeat until you lose and we win," a man says in the video. The group has claimed responsibility for several other incidents in Bangladesh.
While officials acknowledge Islamic extremist groups in Bangladesh may have links to outsiders, the government denies that Islamic State is operating there on its own. Instead it says the extremism is largely homegrown and has been fomented by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Hasina's government points to a wave of killings that targeted some 40 secular and moderate bloggers and others as further evidence of the opposition's agenda. The opposition denies the claim and says her government is using the fear of extremism to harass or limit its supporters as part of a campaign that has included thousands of arrests.
Kerry will also meet with BNP leader Khaleda Zia, whose party boycotted parliamentary elections in 2014.
"I hope U.S. involvement will temper some of the real issues that plague the government, including issues around rule of law, extrajudicial killings and disappearances," Amarasingam said.


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Pismo is Denvers premier specialist for contemporary glass art, and the gallery is now celebrating its twentieth anniversary with Lino Tagliapietra. There are two glass artists that every glass gallery on earth aspires to represent: Chihuly, the most well-known glass artist in the world, and Lino Tagliapietra, the best glass artist in the world, says gallery founder Sandy Sardella. Im very privileged to represent them both.
In fact, although Chihuly is more famous, it is he who has been influenced and inspired by Tagliapietra, not the other way around. Lino, who is now 75, never ceases to amaze me, notes Sardella. While most people his age are slowing down, he seems driven to keep creating, and his technical and aesthetic skills are unsurpassed. Yet he loves to learn, is constantly asking questions, and he is very sharing of his knowledge, always willing to teach the young glass artists who hang on his every word.
The exhibit opens with a reception tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. and continues through September 17 at Pismo, 2770 East Second Avenue. For more information, call 303-333-2879 or go to www.pismoglass.com.
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In this article we will show you, How to change the Font Style, Font Color, Font Size, Font Family, Font Weight and Background Color of a Textbox in SQL Server Reporting Services 2014 with example.
To explain the available Format options, We are going to use below shown report. Please refer SSRS Table Report article to understand the Shared Data Source and Dataset we used for this report. If you observe the below screenshot, It was a normal report with Product Name, Color, Sales Amount and Tax Amount columns.
If you observe the above screenshot, it is displaying the correct data but not attractive to impress the end-user.
Formatting Textbox Fonts and Background Color in SSRS 2014
Select the Header Row and go to the Properties as shown in below screenshot
Background Color
To change the Background color, Goto BackgroundColor Property and select the required color. Here we are selecting CornflowerBlue
Font Color
To change the Font color, Goto Font Color Property and select the required color. Here we are leaving the Default Black color
Font Size
To change the Font Size, Goto FontSize Property and change the font size as per your requirement. Here we are changing it to 12pt
Font Style
To change the Font Style, Goto FontStyle Property and change the font style as per your requirement (Normal, Italic). Here we are are leaving the Default
Font Family
To change the Font Family, Goto FontFamily Property and change the font as per your requirement. Here we are changing the Font of a Header Text and Details Row to Lucida Sans.
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The Moon Sisters
by Therese Walsh
published by Crown
source: publisher
reflections: I have no sisters. Is this why I enjoy reading books about sisters. There is a love-hate relationship between them that doesn't seem to exist elsewhere.
At the beginning of The Moon Sisters, we meet sisters Jazz and Olivia. Olivia finds her mother dead in the kitchen, with the gas stove on. A letter is on the table; Olivia hides the letter in her pocket.
The book is divided into five parts: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and finally Acceptance. Sound familiar? Anyone in Psych 201 learns about these five stages from Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.
The two sisters move on with their lives after their mother's death; they go through the five stages. There is tension. We learn about Jazz's birth, the reason for her name and about Olivia from the letters written by their mother.
The end shows how much of what is assumed to be reality is simply that -- an assumption, a misconception. What is reality?


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Bootsy didn't hear Blaze, his ears were more intently focused on what was going on behind Blaze's voice. There was music – loud, and Bootsy could almost feel the lights of the club washing over his face in the thumping darkness. There was the bartender shouting at the line of patrons at the bar. And there was the undulating din of young people dancing and screaming at each other through the music, a lot of laughter as they flirted.
That made it considerably easier for Bootsy. There were only two clubs big enough to hold the number of people Bootsy heard in the background, and who also played the kind of music pumping away behind Blaze. Bootsy couldn't tell through all the tumult if Blaze (and no doubt Dee Dee) were sequestered away from the main dance floor, or if maybe they were using the cacophony of sound to meet clandestinely with someone out in the complete open.
Bootsy smiled, he didn't care why or with whom. He just knew where.
He set his jaw and grinned in satisfaction as he spoke into the phone, "Never mind. Wrong number."


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Is the left breast scaring acceptable? I am also concerned the left breast implant will not settle like my right one. (photo)
Augmentation was 6 months ago for both breasts. The left breast got the lift. My left was tubular and constricted. I love my PS who has been supportive and tells me I need to wait for a year to know the outcome. I am interested in what you see and any suggestions
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Time is needed
as your surgeon suggests and it sounds like he is accepting of any criticisms when your year had gone by. Scarring cannot be predicted and is even more unpredictable with circumareolar lifts. Focus on healing, get some information from other surgeons here, and plan to discuss your concerns at your one year follow-up.
Thank you for your question and photos. It appears that your nipple scarring a revision. If you are comfortable with your current surgeon, I would follow his or her advice and wait until the designated time to consider a revision.
All the best,
Dr. Results
Miami, FL
All the best,
Dr. Results
Miami, FL
Timing of revision
The scarring around your left areolae is certainly not ideal and would likely be improved by a revision. It is good to hear that you love your surgeon - it is always best to work with your surgeon to get the results you desire. As far as the timing of the revision goes - I would also leave this up to your operating surgeon as every surgeon has his or her own opinion regarding the appropriate timing of revisions.
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I agree, stick with your PS, and stick with the plan. Your look real nice, overall, though. Here is another suggestion for bad scarring. The Aesthetic Surgery Journal published an article several years ago on the effectiveness of silicone sheeting versus creams versus herbal treatments for scars. The solid, silicone gel sheeting came out on top, by far. We use the sheeting from local drugstores, but you can go on line and search for silicone gel sheeting for scars. Keep reusing it, forever, don't throw it away each day.Despite claims that additives to the sheeting improve results, there is no good, controlled scientific evidence to support this claim.Keep in mind you could possibly have a bad scar, so when you pick the location of you incision, you might want to keep this in mind. See the video below. It is the pressure of the sheet that flattens and fades the scar. So I would purchase the least expensive product. All the best, "Dr. Joe"
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Wild Goose is a unique opportunity to purchase a proven Shannon 43 offshore cutter. She's been optimized to live aboard and to sail shorthanded. Her interior has been improved with an enlarged saloon and owner's cabin. Having been meticulously maintained with the sort of pride and care that a buyer will appreciate, the current owners have made substantial investments both aesthetically and mechanically including two major refits in 2012 and 2016.
Forward Cabin & Head
The enlarged master stateroom is forward with a large queen-size v-berth with custom Handcraft Queen+ mattress and an enclosed head and shower. Storage is plentiful with two drawers beneath the berth, a bank of drawers to starboard, port side hanging locker, and louvered cabinetry and bookshelves outboard. A vanity with Courian countertop and sink is opposite the ensuite head.
- CruiseAir 5,000 BTU air conditioning & heat
- Custom Handcraft Queen+ mattress
- Brass reading lights (2)
- Hella fan
- Opening bronze portlights with screens (3)
- Overhead hatch with screen
- Weems & Plath nightwatch clock & barometer
- Plastimo ships time w/ alarm
- Courtesy floor lights
- Overhead dome lights
- Alpenglow overhead lights with dual power & red night lighting
- Raritan marine PHII toilet with Electrasan Type 1 MSD
- Rule shower drain - eliminates water in bilge
Main Saloon
The main saloon feels spacious and airy with a substantial amount of natural light pouring through the numerous overhead hatches and timeless bronze portlights. Two settees with tasteful green teal leather fabric convert to extra double berths for additional guests. Storage includes double lockers and shelves outboard with additional storage behind the backrests. Wild Goose includes two options of saloon tables. The original Shannon drop-leaf teak table has been replaced by a custom cocktail table with drop leaf but could easily be swapped. Well placed handholds and fiddled edges facilitate easy movement in a seaway. Solid teak bulkheads have been exquisitely finished with satin varnish and compliment well with the solid teak and holly cabin sole.
- CruiseAir 16,000 BTU air conditioning & heat
- Upholstered leather settees - 2014
- Settees convert to berths (starboard double, port single) w/ lee cloths
- Shannon drop-leaf teak dining & custom teak cockpit tables
- Alpenglow overhead lights with dual power & night vision
- Brass dome and reading lights
- Courtesy floor lights
- Howard Miller tidal clock
- Poly-Planar surround sound speakers
- Clarion Audio CZ501 stereo head unit - 2012
- Courtesy floor lights
- Overhead dome lights
- Alpenglow overhead lights with dual power & red night lighting
- Hella fan
Every aspect of the Shannon 43 has been carefully designed to maximize space and usability at sea. The U-shaped galley on Wild Goose is exceptionally configured to provide a secure place to work with ample counter space and excellent storage. The Force 10 3-burner stove with oven, large SeaFrost refrigerator and freezer with top and front access, and deep double basin stainless steel sinks make food preparation underway both practical and enjoyable. Ventilation and lighting is excellent with a large overhead hatch, eye level opening bronze portlight, and sensible proximity to the companionway. Other features include a new GE microwave oven, seawater/refrigerator drain foot pump, dedicated faucet for the Seagull drinking water filtration system, custom spice rack and wine glass rack, and a pull out Moen faucet.
- Force 10 3 burner range w/ oven
- SeaFrost refrigerator & freezer
- NEW GE Microwave oven - 2016
- 10 Gallon Atlantic Marine water heater
- Corian countertops
- Moen extendable faucet
- Seawater foot pump
- SeaGull water filter system
- Fresh water hand pump
Navigation Station
Aft of the galley is the navigation station where Wild Goose has been equipped with an impressive array of navigation and communication electronics which are integrated with the Raymarine SeaTalk system and accessible through a PC interface. The navigators station provides access and monitoring to all major systems, electronic equipment, and electrical distribution. A large work desk with storage inside and custom cabinetry outboard provide excellent organization and storage.
- Raymarine Seatalkng NMEA 2000 backbone with PC interface
- Raymarine instrumentation and multi-function displays
- 110VAC & 12VDC master power control panel w/ monitoring
- IslandTime Standard WiFi w/wireless router
- Rule bilge pump management and cycle meter
- Racor fuel monitoring system
- Westerbeke generator control panel
- Windlass control panel
- Xantrex battery management
- SSB & VHF Radios
- Weems & Plath Endurance collection clock & barometer
- 110VAC & 12VDC outlet
- Courtesy floor lights
- Overhead dome lights
- Alpenglow overhead lights with dual power & red night lighting
Aft Stateroom & Head
The aft guest cabin is spacious and comfortable with a custom Handcraft Double+ mattress, three drawer bank and shelf, full hanging locker, two drawers under berth, an overhead chart locker, and a large outboard storage shelf and bookcase. An opening bronze portlight, large overhead hatch, two reading lights, and Hella fan provide plenty of light and ventilation. The aft head with vanity and shower is accessible from the guest cabin and the main saloon offering the option for privacy or the convenience of a day head situated close to the companionway stairs.
- CruiseAir climate control shared with main saloon
- Custom Handcraft Double+ mattress
- Brass reading lights (2)
- Hella fan
- Opening bronze portlight with screen
- Overhead hatch with screen
- Courtesy floor lights
- Overhead dome lights
- Alpenglow overhead lights with dual power & red night lighting
- Raritan marine PHII toilet with holding tank
- Jabsco direct overboard shower drain - eliminates water in bilge


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Get an overview of this hotelNha Trang hotel in Tran Phu - Nha Trang Beach, near Tram Huong Tower
Popular property highlights
Located in Tran Phu - Nha Trang Beach, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Phu Dong Water Park and Tram Huong Tower. Dam Market and Vinpearl Cable Car are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a rooftop terrace and dry cleaning. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk, and limo/town car service are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 50 rooms offer free WiFi and free wired Internet, plus refrigerators and LCD TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include minibars, room service, and premium bedding.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a train station pick-up service. This Nha Trang hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Sophia Sky Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- Computer station
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 50
- Number of floors - 6
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Rooftop terrace
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 2011
- Train station pickup (surcharge)
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Desk
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Phone
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Free toiletries
- Slippers
- Shower only
- Rainfall showerhead
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Room service (limited hours)
Where to Eat
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Sophia Sky Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Boat tours nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at 8 PM
Minimum check-in age is 15
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 5 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: VND 300000 per vehicle (roundtrip)
Hotel Name
- Sapphire Hotel Nha Trang
- Sapphire Nha Trang
- Sophia Sky Hotel Nha Trang
- Sophia Sky Hotel
- Sophia Sky Nha Trang
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 5 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


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A/N: Crack!fic born of a manip from my friend Gabby (thatllwork) on tumblr. Ridiculous, a bit gory, and even more fluffy. Just read with a grain of salt.
Life was hard enough before we died. High school, parents, cheerleading, glee… it was a chore, keeping it all together. When the plague hit, we thought that all we needed to do was keep ahead of it. Make sure we were always moving faster than the infected. But keeping Brittany's attention was a difficult task, and impossible decisions were made that left us both in a bad situation. Shit happens, I suppose.
I imagined that life among the dead would be different. Incoherent mumbling and slobbering and aimless drifting and lust for brains. Well, that last part is true. But the rest? Not so much. You'd be surprised at just how much brain wave activity remains in the minds of the infected. But there are still the drawbacks of being undead. The smell, for one. And that bloodlust I mentioned. Brittany was particularly taken with that. It hits some of us more than others. She's… well, she's hungry. A lot. And it's taken a toll on our relationship.
Let's just say that she and I have very different priorities now.
Don't get me wrong, I still love her. Everything about her, actually. The way she drags her right leg slightly when she walks. The way she snarls when she launches herself at one of the living. That look of triumph she gets when she tears open a skull. But she doesn't need me anymore. Ever since we were infected, she's become the independent person she always wanted to be when we were still alive. It's a little sad, really, that she had to die to get what she wanted.
We move in packs, we zombies. It's difficult to roam alone, considering how slowly we get around. You might not think there's a lot of forethought that goes into a zombie attack, but I can vouch for the fact that we do, in fact, have a plan. It might not always work, but hey. We're trying.
Brittany became our pack leader not long after her first kill. We'd caught up to a caravan of people on the road outside Lima, and it had been so long since she'd fed that not even Mike, whose muscles hadn't atrophied as much as the rest of ours, could hold her back. The screams of the mothers were bittersweet, if only because we knew what it had been like when we were still alive, and we still felt that bit of remorse for their deaths. That didn't last long, once blood had been spilled and the hunger took over, though. And Brittany had showed us that. How hungry we were. She was infamous for that kill, and anyone who fell into our pack after that knew not to get in her way when it came to finding dinner.
Now, a few towns and several months later, I'm still fighting for a scrap of her attention.
I sit down next to her on the curb outside a restaurant where we've found a group of survivors hunkering down. They aren't really survivors anymore.
"Uhnn," she grunts at me as she takes a bite out of a forearm, still attached to a twitching body.
"Can I talk to you for a minute?"
She looks up from her fleshy limb, a thin line of blood dribbling down her chin. I wipe it away with the pad of my decaying thumb and she grins toothily at me. "'Sup, San."
Her faculties have been fading the fastest of any of us. She's still the strongest, the fastest, but she can barely speak, and it's so bitterly sad, because I miss the sound of her voice.
"I just…" I watch her dig back into her meal, pulling at the tendon from between snapped bones. "I miss you, B. How you used to be. Sweet. Less… bloodthirsty."
She perks up at the mention of blood, cocking her head to the side like an intrigued puppy. Her blue eyes, once bright and vibrant, have clouded, the result of exposure and the lack of a pulse. Her skin is greening more and more each day, much like mine. But it seems like I'm losing more of her than just her complexion. She's more interested in the string of intestine I have in my hand than hearing what I have to say.
"Could you put the arm down for a sec, B?" I reach out to her and pull it from her grasp and she growls angrily, nostrils flaring. I push the body to the side and hold my hands up, showing her I mean no harm. She's glancing back and forth between me and her meal, trying to decide which is more interesting. I wait patiently for her to decide, but do my best to hold her gaze.
"Speak," she commands gruffly, turning to me but keeping the seeping body in the corner of her vision. If she's not vigilant, someone could swoop in and take her kill from her. It's very much like living on the Serengeti in a zombie pack.
"Do you remember glee club?" I ask her, taking her cold, stiff fingers in mine. "Singing? How about singing?"
She's unsure at first, as though she doesn't recognize the words, so I hum a few bars with my raspy vocal chords. It clicks and she smiles, blackened gums exposed. She's still beautiful, no matter the decay.
"What about Cheerios?" I point to the uniform she's still wearing, though it might be a little worse for the wear. She looks down at her chest and again, and she nods.
"Sue," she grunts, pointing at one of the members of our pack a few yards away. Sure enough, Sue Sylvester, gangly and decrepit, hunches over an elderly woman's body as she sucks the marrow from a recently detached finger.
I smile, ecstatic at her recognition of our former cheerleading coach. "Right, that's Sue. Who am I, Brittany? Do you remember who I am?"
She sits silent for a moment, staring at me, blinking. It's there, on the tip of her mangled tongue, and I can see her struggling for it. I want to help her, but the fewer answers I give her, the more she'll retain over time. And the last thing I want to have to remind her of is who I am – who we were – and what that means.
"Brittany…" I prompt her, squeezing gently so as not to break her drying, fragile skin.
There's a hint of something in her dulled eyes that makes me lean closer, hoping that if she can see me more clearly, she might be able to put words to my face.
"Tell me who I am, Brittany," I repeat, inching forward and adding a bit of insistence to my voice.
A smile creeps across her face and she leans in, meeting me halfway. She presses her cold lips to mine and, even though I know it can't be real, I feel my entire body warm with the kiss.
"Mine," she says firmly, pulling away. I see the recognition in her face. "You're mine."


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The Noose is a weapon used in AVP the movie and other places.
When used in the dark, the wire-thin Noose is almost impossible to see. The material is slim but strong, able to hold the weight of an adult human man as it yanks him up. It also constricts around the throat in such a way that the victim cannot produce any noise, allowing Yautjas to pick off stragglers in a group with the utmost stealth.
Other UsesEdit
While used one on live victims, the Noose has been seen used on dead victims as well. Yautja's have a tendency to hang what they kill upside down by the feet, typically after skinning them alive.


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Bloody Mary Part FourMature
After swiping my hand in the mirror the portal going to Maximus' study opened, ready for us to go through.
"Yes." Gem said, holding Luke's hand they went through.
"Are you sure your ready to face Marisilia?" Kale asked.
"I'll have to face her sometime... that bitch isn't going to rule my life anymore." Mary hissed, grabbing Kyle's hand.
"Let's go." Kyle said.
"Let's" Mary agreed, walking through the mirror.
The study was a mess, burn marks were on the walls, books and floors, simply the study looked like a bomb hit it, or there were two vampires fighting in it.
"Gem... Luke." Mary shouted
"What?" Gem asked.
"We need to get my sister and her husband, I know you don't like them, but they'll be good back up if anything goes wrong." Mary told them "Kyle can you lead me to where they keep prisoners."
With that Kyle showed Mary where they kept prisoners and Mary saw her baby sister crying into her husbands shoulder without a second thought or a single words, Mary opened the door.
"Jennet." Mary said "What's wrong little sister?"
"She killed William, she killed my baby." Jennet sobbed
"We want to fucking help." Austin spit.
"Okay, you two follow me." Mary said, leading them to the stairs where Gem and Luke were waiting.
"Jennet, Austin this is Gem and Luke." Mary said.
"It's nice to meet you Gem." Jennet said "But I wish it was under better conditions."
"Nice to meet you too." Gem said.
"Let's fucking kill Marisilia." Austin shouted.
"But of course, she's coursed too much trouble to leave alive." Jennet said
"First we've got to find her." Mary said.
"And then no more Marisilia."