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The attorney general's office filed a lawsuit today alleging that the company that makes the Brazilian Blowout hair-straightening product failed to warn consumers that its solution contains a cancer-causing chemical, despite company claims that it is "formaldehyde-free."
Hair stylists perform the Brazilian Blowout technique at high-end salons and then sell the treatment and accompanying products at their salon.
The suit filed by Attorney General Jerry Brown's office alleges that the North Hollywood-based Brazilian Blowout company got an unfair edge by selling its solution based on false claims that it is "safe" and "formaldehyde free." The suit also claims that the company violated Proposition 65, a law that calls for signs warning consumers about cancer-causing chemicals.
The suit calls for fines of $2,500 for each violation of unfair business laws and also up to $2,500 for each day that the company failed to warn consumers about the offending chemical.
Tests by Oregon authorities have consistently shown that the solution is made of about eight percent formaldehyde, a level that is hundreds of times higher than accepted amounts.
Monte Devin Semler, Brazilian Blowout company president, could not be reached immediately today. However, he told California Watch in a previous interview that the product is formaldehyde free and added that he can not control the contents of every bottle sold on eBay.
Deputy attorney general Claudia Polsky refuted the suggestion that regulators were finding formaldehyde in knockoff products. In an interview, she said the investigation had included seizures from the company warehouse and product that salon owners bought directly from the company.
"There's no basis for that," she said. "This is not black market product, this is product being sold by Brazilian Blowout."
The high levels of formaldehyde have sparked concern in Oregon [PDF], where the
Occupational Safety and Health Agency and a lab at the Oregon Health & Science University performed tests and found high levels of the chemical.
Oregon OSHA also issued a safety alert [PDF] for salon owners and customers who use the product. Authorities in Canada also went farther, calling for salon workers to stop using the product.
The discovery of high amounts of formaldehyde set off two class-action lawsuits in the U.S., both filed in California.
Attorney Laura Baughman, with the Dallas-based firm Baron and Budd, filed a suit in Los Angeles on behalf of hair stylists seeking to recoup the cost of the Brazilian Blowout product. Salon owners pay about $700 for enough solution and products for about 20 customers, Baughman said.
"Brazilian Blowout advertised this product as formaldehyde-free and safe and it's not," Baughman said. "Any consumer that goes to a store and buys something based on representation that it doesn't have carcinogens and it does should get their money back."
Attorneys with the Girard Gibbs firm in San Francisco also filed a class action suit on behalf of a woman who was treated with the solution four times, costing her about $150 to $400 for each treatment.
That woman "would not have purchased any of her Brazilian Blowout treatments had she known that [it] contained formaldehyde," the lawsuit says.
Polsky, the deputy attorney general, also said the lawsuit marks the first time the state has sued to enforce reporting requirements under its safe cosmetics law, a novel system requiring cosmetics makers to submit reports about harmful chemicals.
The attorney general's case also seeks to force the company to stop selling the product until adequate warnings are applied and the database report is filed. It was filed today in Alameda Superior Court and is embedded below.


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As we have become more aware of the critical role of Earth's natural ecosystems and the vulnerability of our fragile environment, a renewed focus on the preservation of coastal cities and climate change has emerged. Human development of coastal zones around the world has created an array of environmental resource issues that are further complicated by sea-level rise and global climate change. A background in Coastal Environmental Studies will prepare you to take advantage of the many new "green" job opportunities opening annually. Minimizing the use of resources while lowering costs is an important incentive for businesses, government, and individuals to innovate and operate more sustainably. To achieve this, there is a need for skilled analysts, consultants, educators, advocates, planners, and policy makers. Many of these jobs did not exist several years ago and this "green" sector of the economy is expected to continue to grow.
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"If you think about different pipes into a business, you've got your communications pipe and you've got gas, electricity and water as the others, and we're still very much focused on the one pipe. This [SNP] partnership . . . is a bit closer to what telcos have historically done . . . than energy and gas certainly is.
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Prior July 2nd Content
#2 prospect Rafael Devers linked to the Red Sox Story/Scouting Report/Video from March
July 2nd-Themed Podcast with Jorge Arangure & interview with #4 prospect Micker Zapata
July 2nd 6th-10th Ranked Players Reports/Tools/Video/Predictions
This is how I rank the top five players in this class based on my in-person evaluations and input from scouts, not my prediction of who will get the highest bonus. As covered in the July 2nd Basics, players aren't eligible to sign until they turn 16, which for two of the below players isn't until August. Look out for a July 2nd notebook coming soon to expound on why I ranked some of the players the way I did, what I think of the class as a whole and coverage of a number of team-based story lines. For an explanation the new bonus pools, see July 2nd Basics and to see the amounts each team has to spend click here
I should add that for almost every player listed below, I'll reference negotiations or deals done months ago, all of which are technically illegal by MLB rules. This is treated the same as college/high school players having agents--technically illegal but as long as you don't flaunt the rules, no one gets punished as MLB has outlawed an essential part of the process.
The tool grades below are on the 20-80 scouting scale, where 45 is below average, 50 is average, 55 is above average, 60 is plus, 70 is plus-plus and 80 is all-time great. They are written in a present/future notation and the present hit tool is a peer grade, measuring how well they hit currently in games amongst age/talent similar players.
1. Gleyber Torres, SS, Venezuela
5'11/185, R/R, July 2 Age: 16.55, Trainer/Agent: Ciro Barrios
Tool Breakdown: Hit: 60/60, Power: 45/50, Run: 50/50, Field: 50/55, Throw: 55/55
Scouting Report: Torres isn't the prototypical July 2nd shortstop, with a maxed-out frame and just average speed. That said, he's got a lot of present skills and has trains with Ciro Barrios, the most prolific talent producer in Venezuela. Torres has an above average arm and very good hands and actions, but his average foot speed limits his lateral quickness, which is why some scouts think he could fit better at second base long-term, with third base another possibility. That said, he'll go out as a shortstop after signing and I wouldn't underestimate Torres' ability to overachieve, with great instincts and feel for the game.
He also has a bat that stands out now, with a high leg kick for timing but a simple, direct, loose swing that lashes line drives to the gaps. Torres has some lift to his swing and you can project average raw power, or 15-18 homers annually in the big leagues at maturity. He hit well in the games I saw (despite being out front in both game swings in the above video) and scouts seem sold on his ability to hit with gap power and stick up the middle, but Torres' upside isn't the same as many previous top July 2nd prospects. If you'd like to know their names, many have already been released and the certainty Torres offers along with everyday player upside at a premium position is plenty. Since he doesn't have the highest upside in the class and clubs differ so greatly on 15/16 year old talent, Torres won't be getting the highest bonus in this class.
Torres' swing has some similarities to Derek Jeter and Torres is also comparable to the player that got one of the highest bonuses last year, another Venezuelan infielder, Blue Jays prospect Franklin Barreto. Barreto signed for $1.45 million and has similar skills and superior speed but also likely moves to second base and is only 5'9 (see my full Barreto report) One scout said Torres seemed less interested and was already "shutting it down" early in showcase season and speculates he had a deal done as early as last November. The Cubs have been mentioned as his most likely landing spot for awhile and they have over $4.5 million to spend, so this marriage seems natural.
Predicted Team/Bonus: Chicago Cubs, $1.8 million
Actual Team/Bonus: Chicago Cubs, $1.7 million
2. Rafael Devers, 3B, Dominican Republic
6'1/205, L/R, July 2 Age: 16.69, Trainer/Agent: Rudy Santin
See this story from March for more information & additional videos of Devers. Also see him face #9 prospect Marcos Diplan in the first few pitches of the Diplan video here.
Tool Breakdown: Hit: 55/55, Power: 45/50, Run: 45/40, Field: 45/50, Throw: 50/50
Scouting Report: I reported in March that Devers was a top target of the Red Sox and rumors are that he already had a deal in the $1.0-1.5 million range. This came on the heels of Devers showing well in a Perfect Game showcase in Ft. Myers (Boston's spring training home) in early January, then again in later January at the heavily scouted MLB Showcase in the Dominican Republic (video of this event included above). I wrote up a long-form report of Devers at the link above and I'll update and condense it below.
Devers is a confident left-handed bat most notable for his exaggerated leg kick as a timing mechanism. Most trainers wouldn't teach that to prospects as it's a turn off for teams when raw hitters that are still developing have higher maintenance swings but Devers is much closer to a finished product at the plate than any of his peers. He loads his hands in a good place to create power and bat speed without sacrificing contact. Devers has a wide base and loose handsy swing, showing bat control in game situations. Devers power is fringy right now but he can hit the ball with authority to all fields and his power already shows up in game situations. This type of power ages well and while he doesn't have physical projection, Devers is young enough that he'll add some good weight and drop some bad weight. Higher contact, all-fields power that comes at a young age can play up in game situations so solid average power can be expected, which translates to 15-20 bombs annually.
Devers ran a 7.08 in the 60 yard in the Dominican and a 7.00 at PG World, both in the average to slightly below range. He may clean up his body some but should be a 40 or 45 runner at maturity. Devers has a solid-average arm that's fine for third and his feet are quicker rather than fast, allowing him to play the hot corner with below average timed speed. He's got solid instincts and will need to work to keep flexible and lean enough to play third but has a good chance to figure that out. Devers is a little different than most top July 2nd prospects in that he lacks projection and has now hitting ability. Devers upside is as a solid everyday third baseman and there's risk with most of his value coming from the bat as a 15 year old but that's mitigated by his present ability. A .270-.280 batting average with 15-20 homers and average defense is what the team that signs him will be counting on.
Predicted Team/Bonus: Boston Red Sox, $1.4 million
Actual Team/Bonus: Unsigned and for unclear reasons since it was widely believed a deal with the Red Sox was done months ago.
3. Eloy Jimenez, RF, Dominican Republic
6'4/205, R/R, July 2 Age: 16.60, Trainer/Agent: Amauris Nina
Tool Breakdown: Hit: 45/50, Power: 50/55, Run: 50/45, Field: 45/50, Throw: 50/50
Scouting Report: Jimenez will likely get the biggest bonus of the class as the prototypical toosly, high-upside, long-limbed corner outfield with present power and athleticism. The reason I have him third is that this class of player is often overrated on July 2nd and ends up producing huge strikeout numbers in the low minors. When 15/16 year old players have limited current tools, the long-levered present power guys with physical projection seem to rise to the top as it's hard to ignore balls flying over the fence.
All that said, Jimenez is still a fine prospect. He ran a 6.72 in the 60 in January which is an above average to plus time but players in Latin countries are coached on how to post fast times and generally get the most out of the showcase culture. Jimenez's speed plays more to average during games, likely losing a step as he fills out. He's fine defensively and his arm is often average but, at this age, arm strength can vary event-to-event and some have put a 55 on his arm.
While Jimenez hasn't hit in games like many scouts hoped he would or his tools would suggest, he isn't a wild-hacking all-power guy. He actually has a bat path that's in the zone a long time with power created by bat speed and strength rather than a steep angle that sacrifices contact. Some clubs buy into his hit-ability due to private looks they get when Jimenez camps at the academies of interested teams. Jimenez's agent has represented multiple million dollar players in the past, including a very similar player two years ago, Royals prospect Elier Hernandez, who got a $3.0 million bonus. Nina has done a good job marketing Jimenez to the clubs that matter (read: have the money to afford him). Jimenez's power is a present 50 for me, with obvious projection to 55 or even 60.
There are some small mechanical things I'd change about the swing, but Jimenez has good looseness and feel to his swing in BP, so some maturity and small adjustments could unlock his potential. The Astros were mentioned early on Jimenez as scouts were likely assuming Houston would use their bonus pool muscle to get the consensus top player. It turns out that's what the Cubs, with the 2nd biggest pool appear to be doing, heavily tied to Jimenez for months, likely for the top bonus in the class.
Predicted Team/Bonus: Chicago Cubs, $2.8 million
Actual Team/Bonus: Unsigned, but rumors of $2.8 million deal with the Chicago Cubs are swirling and it seem inevitable
4. Micker Zapata, RF, Dominican Republic
6'3/225, R/R, July 2 Age: 16.81, Trainer/Agent: Abel Guerra
See this episode of my podcast to hear me interview Zapata in person after the showcase shown in the above video.
Tool Breakdown: Hit: 40/50, Power: 55/55, Run: 55/50, Field: 45/50, Throw: 60/60
Scouting Report: Zapata was born in St. Thomas, which is subject to the draft, but he moved to the Dominican Republic a few years ago to train for July 2nd. Zapata speaks perfect English, as you can hear in the above interview I had with him. He had the loudest batting practice of any player at the MLB Showcase, as you can hear from the applause in the video, launching many balls far out of the park to left field. In the second part of the video, he's taking BP in a private workout where a club specifically directed him to hit the ball to the opposite field, which he surprised the club with his ability to do. Zapata swung and missed a lot in games at the MLB Showcase and some clubs have issues with his ability to hit in games, common with July 2nd BP standouts.
Zapata has explosive hands and hips, outstanding all-around tools and shows some ability to make adjustments. He has a plus arm, above average foot speed and bat speed and you can project plus raw power, plenty to get him into seven figure consideration. Rumor is $1 million is the offer the Phillies made early in the process when scouting legend Pat Gillick came in to see Zapata. Zapata's price has risen since then, as he's made some adjustments to his swing, which gets uphill at times but is fluid and athletic, though more geared for power than Eloy Jimenez's swing. Jimenez is a little more of a pure hitter and has more projection while Zapata is more explosive but has more concerns about his ability to hit. Many teams were in the bidding for Zapata, with word the White Sox have locked him up, despite a late charge from the Indians.
Predicted Team/Bonus: Chicago White Sox, $1.6 million
Actual Team/Bonus: Chicago White Sox, $1.6 million
5. Leonardo Molina, CF, Dominican Republic
6'2/175, R/R, July 2 Age: 15.92 (Eligible to sign August 1st), Trainer/Agent: Decarte Corporan
Tool Breakdown: Hit: 55/55, Power: 45/45, Run: 65/65, Field: 50/55, Throw: 50/50
Scouting Report: Molina was more of a solid prospect when I scouted him in the Dominican in January but he's taken a step forward in the spring as he's grown more into his frame and skills. Molina was an average to above average runner when I saw him but, as it often happens with July 2nd players, he gained a step or two as his body has matured. He already had solid 45 gap-to-gap raw power on the 20-80 scouting scale in January with some projection left in his frame. That said, Molina has a direct bat path and more of a contact-type approach, so he won't be a huge home run hitter in games. Scouts rave about his performance in game situations this spring and the Yankees are the club that appears to have been following him most closely, with rumors a deal is already done. The video I took above was from a Dominican Prospect League showcase at the Yankees Dominican Academy in Boca Chica. Molina's speed, feel and improved arm give him a chance to be a solid defender in center and he profiles as a potential above average everyday player. As referenced above, he won't be eligible to sign until he turns 16 on August 1st.
Predicted Team/Bonus: New York Yankees, $1.5 million
Actual Team/Bonus: Unsigned, Eligible To Sign August 1st


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Q: Are you seeing increasing polarization rather than a smooth spectrum between automation of routine contracts and developing relationships on complex contracts?
Tim: If I understand the question correctly, the answer is yes. The 'complex' world tends to be hijacked by specialist groups – vendor risk managers, SRM, specialists in outsourcing etc – who often have a vested interest in sustaining the complexity and who contribute little to wider organizational learning. As part of this, they either deny the role of technology, or develop stand-alone systems.
Q: To what extent we are seeing 'customers' move towards more innovative models as well as suppliers. I've actually noticed a 'hardening' of terms and negotiations in the UK (especially with UK Gov and large enterprise). What do we think is the 'trigger' to start customers thinking around relationships again?
Margaret: I think this is being driven by Public Service bidding and also by the increasing number of third parties to facilitate negotiations. Innovation is stifled in both of these cases.
Q: You mentioned that there are some good writings on creating and expanding the value in the relationship of the parties. Could you identify some of those studies?
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Q: Currently there is big gap in capturing lessons learned and their reuse. Every Tender presents different set of lessons, how do you propose to help capture these lessons and then easily retrieve for future use?
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Since 2008, when Australia's banks realised the risks of their funding strategies, increasing customer deposits has been mission critical. The consequence has been an expensive and aggressive deposit war, as banks big and small chased households at all costs. Wednesday may mark its end.
There was a distinct change in tone and emphasis as CBA chief
The market's funding indicators show that this has been the case. A major Australian bank can now access three-year funds at about 60 basis points over the bank rate, and five-year funds at 95 basis points over. Secured funding is less than that, at almost 50 basis points for five-year covered bond funds. That's an average 150-basis point improvement in all markets from a year ago, and up to a 50 basis point fall from just two months ago.
Yet Australian household and corporate cash remains highly bid, and pricing competitive. Some major banks are still marketing three-month deposits at 4.5 per cent – anywhere between 100 and 150 basis points over the bank rate – 1 per cent more expensive than their three-year term funding.
Wholesale funding has been cheaper than deposit funding for some time, but the sharp improvement in credit markets – which allowed CBA to raise $7 billion in the first two months of the year at levels not seen since the onset of the financial crisis – has further improved the dynamic.
Wholesale funding is now more attractive and the funding strategy looks like it's switching to reflect the margin improvements that can be extracted by easing off on deposit gathering. That is in keeping with CBA management's emphasis on the importance of balancing volume growth and margin in a subdued credit environment.
Of course, a decision to exit the deposit war is premised on the fact that the bank has captured enough ground. The key question is: what is the appropriate funding mix? The Australian banks realised in the GFC they didn't have high enough levels of deposits. At what point do they decide they have too much?
For CBA, deposit funding now accounts for 63 per cent of total funding, up from 62 per cent the last time it fronted the market. That may turn out to be what it decides is the appropriate level, or that the relative cost of deposits is less than the regulatory benefits.
Craig was at pains to point out during the briefing that the deposit market remains highly competitive and unpredictable. The bank will assess all funding markets on their merits at any time. But CBA can clearly see that, in the present environment, scaling back on the deposit war effort is an easy way to boost margins.
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Oscar Pistorius – The tweet that shook the world
In the early hours of 14 February 2013, South Africans were rudely awakened by the buzz of non-stop online chatter. It was around the same time when most people were making their way to work, or pouring their first cup of coffee.
The news had just broken that model Reeva Steenkamp had been fatally shot at the residence of Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius.
Afrikaans newspaper Beeld was first to break the news globally and took a bold decision to post a tweet on Twitter at 8.03am with a simple message which read "Oscar Pistorius skiet sy vriendin in sy huis dood omdat hy glo dink sy is 'n inbreker" (Oscar Pistorius shoots his girlfriend dead in his house after thinking she's a burglar).
By the time the first tweet went out, Beeld's journalists were hard at work putting copy together for an article on the newspaper's website. About a minute later, a small article appeared online, which fleshed out more details from the tweet.
"Before we broke the story (on Twitter) there was a conversation between all the senior editors, the editor and the assistant editor about how solid was our information and were we willing to go with it," Beeld news editor Pieter du Toit told Grubstreet Media Intelligence's Gill Moodie.
The initial tweet from Beeld did not gain a lot of traction. It was not until Talk Radio 702's technology journalist Aki Anastasiou tweeted "Hectic News @beeld_nuus is reporting that Oscar Pistorius shot & killed his girlfriend this morning thinking she was a burglar" four minutes later that the world started to take notice of the news.
With Beeld's more than 29 000 followers and Anastasiou's 38 600 followers, the news spread across the internet like wildfire, filtering its way through other social media networks.
But how strong is the power of Twitter? Can the microblogging site be seen as a credible way of conveying important and breaking news?
"Yes I do think so, provided the sources that are sending the tweets are credible. Twitter is like a massive spider web, many journalists and media organisations today have thousands of followers. These followers are eyewitnesses to events as they happen and when they happen, they share that information, making gathering of breaking news very powerful because of Twitter's immediacy," Anastasiou told IT News Africa.
World Wide Worx managing director Arthur Goldstuck echoed the same sentiment. "Twitter is not a credible news source in itself, but when credible news sources use it to break news, it is the most powerful news breaking medium yet."
Goldstuck also firmly believes that Beeld would have missed a golden opportunity if they decided to run the story on the website first, and then tweet about it.
"Beeld would have been remiss NOT to tweet it first. Once it's been tweeted by news media, an event like this is an "actual story". Print follows a day later, so can only be used to build out the story and go into detail, rather than to break the main story."
As far as Anastasiou is concerned, Beeld made the right decision. "Absolutely. Any media organisation would have done the same thing. Traditional media platforms have diversified and a print publication for example needs to have an effective digital strategy. The two work hand in hand," he said.
"Traditional media simply cannot ignore social media. It was most certainly the right decision to break the story on Twitter. If they had waited for print they would have lost several hours before the print edition came out."
As mentioned by Beeld's staff, the newspaper fact-checked all their sources and came to the conclusion that their information was solid, and proceeded to tweet about it – something which Goldstuck agrees with.
"Even putting it up on the web site before tweeting it would not be the best way to handle a story of this nature. If they know they can back it up, then Twitter is the first port of call."
Anastasiou is also part of Talk Radio 702's Eye Witness News team (EWN), and although they had the same information and were seconds away from breaking the story, he reiterates how important it is to get the facts right before going online.
"At EWN we had the same information from different sources and we were seconds behind Beeld in breaking the story as were other media organisations. When a sensational story like this breaks, it so important to verify the information. Getting it wrong can be disastrous," he explained.
The microblogging site has seen a surge in user activity in the last couple of years (even months), with more people joining the service. As the user numbers grow, many are familiarising themselves with local and international news sources, and has potentially changed the way we use social media.
"Social media has changed the way we use breaking news, rather than the other way round. However, many people now use Twitter as their breaking news service. They have grown to trust the established media outlets on Twitter, and often prefer it to following news sites on the Web, since they can get an instant view of dozens of outlets as opposed to visiting their sites one by one in the expectation of seeing something new," Goldstuck said.
But he does have some words of advice for users who keep a beady eye on the service for breaking news. In the case of Oscar Pistorius, the news was broken on the Twitter account of a reputable newspaper, but that might not always be the case.
"Early tweets of breaking news must always be treated with caution. Until it has been confirmed by several sources or an official (e.g. police) source, a story of this magnitude remains speculation and allegation."
Goldstuck added that "however, it is also an alert to all other media that they have breaking news on their hands. In the same way you wouldn't run banner headlines based on one anonymous caller's tip-off without verifying the claims, you wouldn't go large on one unverified tweet."
Anastasiou concluded by saying even though the story was made public on the internet, the key to keeping a story relevant is to provide more information across as many platforms as possible.
"It is imperative to manage the process properly and responsibly. It also depends how you carry that story forward. It is all very well to break a news story on Twitter but the key is to deploy journalists and keep that story alive by providing clarity and reporting accurately as the event unfolds. Taking the story forward to the next level, utilising your resources and engaging with your audience across all platforms is the challenge, and is what will set you apart from the rest."
*Image of Oscar Pistorius via Shutterstock
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9 Responses to Oscar Pistorius – The tweet that shook the world
It's only journalists that uses the "we broke the news first" benchmark as a key performance indicator. The man on the street to be honest doesn't give a shaite. Sorry to burst your bubble like that, but see it as a reality check. We're looking for article content more than anything else.
The name of the publication that broke the story is "Beeld", not "Die Beeld". This is a common error, which probably stems from the fact that "Die Beeld" did exist once. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeld: "'Beeld' is an Afrikaans language daily newspaper that was launched on 16 September 1974. 'Die Beeld' was an Afrikaans language Sunday newspaper in the late 1960s." The latter does not exist anymore.
Hi. You are absolutely correct and thank you for pointing that out to us. I have updated the article to reflect Beeld's correct name.
Not a bubble, Koos. Newspapers rely heavily on two things these days in an extremely competitive market: on being credible and being there first – these translate into actual figures. In other words into readership, irrespective of what the medium is. And, as I hope you know, readership is money. Breaking something means you've got that "article content" first.
Breaking something "first" is overrated with things like twitter, facebook and social media in general. No one cares. This is not the 90's anymore. 30 minutes before your competitors is nothing, because after that time you can read the same news + more from 50 other sources.
Yes, but do you? Or do you return to the sources that feed you stuff first and the best? Go look at the figures, Koos. BTW, how many news apps do you personally have on your phone? Four or five, or as you would have it, 600?
Any case, someone still has to break it. News isn't suddenly going to appear on all platforms as once, magically. There has to be a point of entry into the whole stream. Breaking is good for the business.
Dirk is right – Breaking something first is an important metric for news sites partly because of the nature of journalism – it's a matter of pride to be first and all that – but also because of the business model. You get a story first, you get more traffic, and therefore more ad revenue. Simple as that. And that's increasingly the case as Google refines its search filters to get rid of story reposts and help original stories rise to the top.
It's the nature of the link economy – even if another news organisation covers the same story an hour later, it's protocol to credit and link to the organisation that broke the story. With Twitter, if retweets of the original story go 'viral' it can make a small site for months.
As ever, it goes two ways. It has pressured journalists to post just about anything and pretend it's a scoop with an attractive headline, but slowly I think things are changing and it's reinforcing the need to be credible as well as first.
Twitter is fantastic for disseminating information, but ultimately the public is getting the news via retweets of a store, and the traffic flows back to the source – whether that's CNN or someone who just happened to be in the right place at the right time with a phone in their hand.
In your article you say the breaking news tweet was posted at 08:03 by Beeld. Hagen Engler ["friend" of Reeva Steenkamp] posted his article on the Daily Maverick over half an hour earlier, at 07:28 on February 14, 2013. This means Engler was likely writing his article for up to 1-2 hours before he posted it onto DM. [Reeva was shot at close to 03:15 which suggests Engler may have heard about this at around 05:00. When I contacted the DM to enquire about the timestamp they verified that it is automatic, and that the metadata can't be changed. They didn't comment on Engler's story appearing online before the Beeld tweet; if the time stamp is correct it did.
In your article you say the breaking news tweet was posted at 08:03 by Beeld. Hagen Engler ["friend" of Reeva Steenkamp] posted his article on the Daily Maverick over half an hour earlier, at 07:28 on February 14, 2013. This means Engler was likely writing his article for up to 1-2 hours before he posted it onto DM. [Reeva was shot at close to 03:15 which suggests Engler may have heard about this at around 05:00]. When I contacted the DM to enquire about the timestamp they verified that it is automatic, and that the metadata can't be changed. They didn't comment on Engler's story appearing online before the Beeld tweet; if the time stamp is correct it did.
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Charlton College of Business Capital Campaign
The Charlton College of Business at UMass Dartmouth is a growing enterprise. Enrollment is increasing, the faculty is expanding, and we are adding new programs and pursuing a broader range of initiatives. The rate of progress is breathtaking. So what's missing? A Building for Our Students. Through the kindness of E.P. (Chuck) Charlton II, the Trustees of the Charlton Charitable Trusts have set up a matching opportunity for every gift to the campaign up to $1.5 million that will 'jump start' the construction of this new addition to the Charlton College of Business. We hope you'll join us in supporting this extremely important endeavor while becoming an important part of this new expansion.
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The pre-tournament favourites were knocked out at the quarter-final stage, losing 1-0 to France in Germany.
A Brazil statement read: "The coach says he needs to dedicate time to his family after four years leading the Brazilian national team."
Parreira, 63, led Brazil to a fourth World Cup win in 1994 and took control for his third stint in charge in 2003.
He was also Brazil coach for one year during the mid-1980s and has also managed three other teams at the World Cup - Kuwait (1982), United Arab Emirates (1990) and Saudi Arabia (1998).
Among his other honours with Brazil, Parreira also won the 2004 Copa America and the 2005 Confederations Cup, on both occasions beating arch-rivals Argentina in the final.
Former Real Madrid coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo, who was in charge of Brazil from 1998 to 2000, and former Sao Paulo and Peru boss Paulo Autuori are the favourites to take over from Parreira.
The statement continued: "It was a joint decision and Parreira will no longer have any connection with the Brazilian Football Confederation."


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Cory Booker on Education
When Booker responded that he, too, believes in public schools and that he helped bring $100 million in philanthropic funds into the city's school system, Booker said both Pallone and Holt had voted in favor of the Washington DC Opportunity Scholarship Program--a voucher-like program that gives scholarships to low-income children. "While they're criticizing me I'd like them both to explain why they voted for the same position I have," Booker said. The vote Booker referenced was actually a much larger appropriations bill that included the program.
Newark mayor Cory Booker was there. A year before, a chance meeting in a conference buffet line led to Zuckerberg's offering a $100 million matching grant for Newark schools. It was announced on Winfrey's show amid much hoopla, which some say was to drown out the opening of a movie, "The Social Network," that showed Zuckerberg in a bad light.
"We had lunch, and just gave him a quick update on the progress," Booker said. He also said Zuckerberg was pleased with progress being made in Newark schools.
What is disturbing, however, is the ease with which celebrities and national figures have disparaged public education. What do they know about the issue other than what the read or hear? The last time any of them probably stepped in a classroom was when they attended high school.
The money Zuckerberg donated to the Newark schools came with certain restrictions. The biggest restriction was that Zuckerberg wanted a say on how the schools were run. And his first demand was that Booker be put in charge of the schools. Of course, NJ state law prevents that. So Christie had to get creative, and named Booker as his representative to the Newark schools.
Zuckerberg's monumental gift was played for all the publicity it could get on Oprah Winfrey's show and it certainly did help the public forget about the Race to the Top fiasco. But the fact that Christie and Booker were selling out to Zuckerberg in order to get their hands on his money did not sit well with many educators.
No, Booker doesn't have certification as a school administrator. Perhaps that's why Governor Christie is pushing, as one of the staples of his education reform agenda, to make it easier for principals and school leaders to gain certification by going through an alternate route. Alternative route programs generally mean that prospects are not required to earn college credits by taking courses in education or to have the appropriate educational experience that would be needed to run a school system.
A: The City and school budgets are separate, and the schools are under State control. The Mayor and the Council have no say over school personnel decisions. There is no question, though, that we should be concerned about the education afforded to Newark's children. The Mayor has spent much of his energy and focus on improving the educational environment in the City. He has founded the Newark Charter School Fund, identified financial support for five new alternative schools, launched the Teacher Next project, create the YES Center, and runs the annual Mayor's Achievement Challenge.
We have recently begun a small school initiative for our high school students who are at risk of dropping out. Further, among other things, our new superintendent is looking to expand our magnet schools of excellence which have long waiting lists and completely reorganize our persistently failing schools.
I challenge anybody to come into my city and walk with me and simply talk to these inner-city single mothers. You will see that they care more about the education of their children and are more informed than suburban soccer moms are in the towns where I grew up. They know what it is going to take to help their children achieve the American dream. They believe in [education and vouchers], and they still hold onto it.
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Eric Garcetti (D,Los Angeles)
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Pepperdine 78, Washington State 61
Woolridge did his damage on 7-of-10 from the field for WSU (5-4), which has won three of four. Que Johnson pitched in 14 points, while Jordan Railey added 10 points for the home team.
For Pepperdine (6-5), Jeremy Major scored 17 points and Stacy Davis chipped in 12 points and six rebounds.
WSU opened up a comfortable 41-26 lead at the half by shooting 18-of-33 from the field (.545) in the first 20 minutes. Pepperdine lagged behind by shooting only 10-of-27 (.370).
The Cougars' field goal shooting prowess continued after intermission (.522), and while their lead dwindled to just seven with under seven minutes to play, they promptly ended the Waves' threat by ripping off a 12-2 run.
WSU's victory could have been even larger considering it shot a dreadful 13- of-30 from the free-throw line.


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Sometimes drugs make people goofy. Sometimes the siren call of booze demands people do bad things. These are two such cases.
A patrol officer was called to an apartment along the 8600 block of Pacific Avenue on Nov. 22 to find a woman crying in the parking lot that a strange woman was smoking meth in her apartment and would not leave. The officer investigated. He found a woman in the apartment with a puffy cloud of white smoke above her head. The woman's eyes grew wide when she saw the officer. The woman was handcuffed and the couch cushion the woman was sitting on hid a glass pipe that was taken into evidence. Witnesses said the woman had been smoking meth long before the officer arrived. Fife Jail was her next stop.
A drunken dude found his way to a restaurant along the 7200 block of Pacific Avenue and decided to take a nap. It was apparently a deep slumber since the restaurant manager called police around midnight after he had urinated on himself and kept sleeping. The man was cited for trespassing and escorted off the property. There is no mention in the report if the pee soaked pants froze in the night air that Nov. 22 evening.
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Clinton says U.S. must maintain diplomats, aid workers in young democracies
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, addressing criticism of the Obama administration's handling of a deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, defended the need for American diplomats and aid workers in the Arab world's young democracies, even amid a growing threat from al-Qaida spinoffs.
"We will not retreat," she said on Friday in a speech at a Washington think tank. "We will never prevent every act of violence or terrorism, or achieve perfect security," Clinton told the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "Our people can't live in bunkers and do their jobs. But it is our solemn responsibility to constantly improve, to reduce the risks our people face and make sure they have the resources they need."
Clinton said she wanted to find out exactly what happened in Benghazi more than anyone, but did not go into the specifics of the consulate's security. Instead, she focused on the larger question of why U.S. diplomats were stationed in the lawless Libyan city.
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As if women didn't have enough to deal with in the fashion department - now another problem has reared its head. Small backs, large breasts.
Yes, it's a problem some women do have to deal with, and no it's not as good as it sounds.
Lauren Kilmartin, owner of lingerie shop Silk By Lauren in Chorley Old Road, Bolton, realised there was a demand for such difficult sizes.
She brought in Curvy Kate. The range comes in back sizes 28-40 inches and from DD-H cups. What's more it is reasonably priced with bras at £28 and briefs at £14.
Lauren said: "In the current climate I didn't want to spend money on trial products but the demand was there.
"I saw the range at the Harrogate Lingerie Show and I was pleased with it. We believe that fitted bras work — there is a tremendous amount of repeat business and a huge satisfaction that we are doing our job."
The range has certainly stood up to the test. A dozen different brands were tried by industry magazine Lingerie Buyer and Curvy Kate came out on top in terms of fit, functionality and style. The range comes in black, white and nude, but more excitingly, pretty colours such as blues, lime green, grey and pink.
So we got sales support worker at The Bolton News, Helen Cafferty (who wears a 30F size bra), to give the range a try. She said: "They are really nice and colourful. A bit different. There are not that many places to go to fit my size, I usually go to Marks and Spencer or Debenhams. But, it's only the last couple of years I've been wearing the correct size bra. I used to not bother with sizes"
Helen, aged 26, said she was always blessed with her boobs, something most women would be envious of. She said: "You just don't get as much variety. Now I've got more choice and I may as well go to Lauren as you get better service. The bras are about the same price I would normally pay."
It's not just Helen who is happy with the range. Her husband Jamie loves it too. Helen said: "He really likes the blue set as I don't usually wear colourful sets. We thought boys might like the grey set as it's frilly, but he likes the blue."
Lauren said women wearing the wrong size bra isn't the biggest problem in Bolton. She said: "The worst is when some women who don't like the wires in their bras, just take them out themselves.
There are plenty of non-wired bras on the market.
"When women come in to be measured they usually know there is something wrong — they have that four boob look. The whole point of coming to an independent shop is for professional advice and unbiased information. I believe that when you're fitted properly it will fit better and make the silhouette better."
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(Content, Access, Policy and Technology Committee)
CAPT is charged with developing a forward-looking and overarching vision for effective and innovative user access to Library collections and resources. Its activities are concentrated in these distinct areas:
The policies and priorities that govern CAPT's work rest on these three principles:
Recommended Membership:
(Membership on CAPT is ex officio, voting)
Bill Mischo-Lead for Easy Search / federated search and discovery tools
Robert Slater-Web Technologies and Content Librarian
Michael Norman-Head of CAM
Lynn Wiley-Head of Acquisitions
Tim Cole-Lead for Digital Content Access and Management systems
Representative from Library IT who can speak to access and technology/standards/delivery issues (Peggy Steele)
Sarah Shreeves-Coordinator of the IDEALS and Scholarly Communication Programs and the Scholarly Commons
Beth Woodard-Coordinator for Staff Training and Development, RRGIS
*Tom Teper-AUL for Collections
*Beth Sandore-AUL for IT
Scott Walter-AUL for Services
Rationale: need the leadership from various access and content providers/managers around the table; further, we need a connection to both user and staff needs of the organization as we discuss and recommend the provision of access to content across the Library system.
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E-resources (Wendy Shelburne) recommend dissolving group
Cataloging (Qiang Jin)
Easy Search (Bill Mischo)
Next Generation access systems (Lynn Wiley)
Integrated Systems Coordinating Committee-ISCC (Peggy Steele)
Web Content Working Group (Robert Slater)
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In this episode of Bones, the following happens. We see Bones as she does a TV interview, during which she says that she is not planning on having children. Then Booth takes Bones to a crime scene, where a car burnt out is found. They believe that a child was inside of the car and since the child is now missing, they believe he or she has been kidnapped. They have called Bones in to help identify the victim, in order to try to learn who the child is.
When they check the bones they learn that the victim gave birth 5 – 8 years ago. They soon believe that they have IDed the victim and that she has an 8 year old son. She and her husband Carl have recently separated. They go to Carl's house, but he isn't there. We then see that US Marshalls are there and that Carl is actually in the Witness Protection Programme.
We learn from her sister, that the victim left her husband; because she found out that he was having an affair. Everyone who works in the lab, have to have a security meeting, to make sure that they can work on certain cases. When they examine the victim's body, they find part of an ear inside of her mouth. Soon they believe that she was tortured, in order to find out where he husband was hiding. They soon find Carl holding the people he is suppose to testify against hostage in order to get his son back. They claim that they don't have his son and also don't know where his son is nor do they know who took him. He is taken back into Witness Protection and tells Booth he will only testify if he sees Booth with his son, before he goes into court.
Booth gets a box sent to him, and inside in the finger of the missing boy. When Bones looks at it we learn that he was still alive when his finger was cut off. Off of the finger, they learn where they think the boy is being held and so Booth, Bones and SWAT all head there. Once inside a gun fight breaks out and soon they find the little boy in there with his hand wrapped in a bloody towel, since he is now missing one finger. As he is being placed into an ambulance, his father arrives, and he is reunited with his son.


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Thoughts on AlphaGo: We've Lost Something
This week, Lee Sedol, the famous 9 dan professional Go player, was beaten three games to zero by AlphaGo the Go-playing computer. This surprised everyone, because computers kind of sucked at Go until about 3 months ago, and now suddenly it seems we have a computer that's nigh-unbeatable.
I'm a programmer, and I also play Go (badly). One would think that my feelings would be mixed, something like "Yay programmers! Too bad, Go players!" But in fact I find that my feelings are all sadness. I feel like we've lost something.


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On Wednesday night, at the stroke of midnight, Yadin Nicol was dealt two pair on the flop. Eyeing his cards long enough to take a pull from his Fiji Bitter, he pushed his entire stack of chips across the table and declared himself "all in." Yadin had been playing head to head at the final table of the High Tide Hold 'Em poker tournament against Aamion Goodwin for all of four minutes, but when we saw his queens and fours, he thought he had a winner.
Aamion called and flipped his cards—and saw he didn't have a chance. He'd gambled on a pair of fives, and it'd just cost him an all-expenses-paid trip to Vegas. Yadin dragged the pot, howling, laughing. Someone poured a beer over his head and it ran into his eyes. He'd just become the first big winner of this contest, and not only is he going to Vegas—for free—but it's also starting to look like an overall win is in the works for the kid from West Oz.
With the poker tournament already in his pocket, an eye for tennis, a dominating presence on the ping-pong table, and a solid shot at winning the island spirit award—which basically goes to whoever gets the craziest during the course of the trip—Yadin could conceivable walk off the island with enough merchandise to actually make his bar bill seem minor.
But it's not over yet. And with no serious swell in the water—still—this "contest" has basically turned into a party with prizes. It's not like we aren't trying to coax the South Pacific to life, though. The other night, at Mark Cunningham's suggestion, the crew even dressed up like pirates and downed rum in the hopes that everyone would wake up, hung over, to find a sailor's delight at Cloudbreak.
That's how it was supposed to work, anyway, and we're still waiting. But even if the surf doesn't deliver…well, that's why Nixon put this thing together the way they did in the first place. There's fish to kill, ping-pong to be played and a whole tennis tournament set to kick off today, so check back in with SurferMag.com and NixonNow.com as the Nixon High Tide Hold 'Em on Tavarua draws to a close. Also visit the updated High Tide Hold 'Em photo gallery on the Surfermag.com homepage for more exclusive images from Scott Aichner and Tom Servais.


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Woohoo, and my last long run is done and in the bank! 22.6 miles yesterday, downhill/flat first 2/3, hilly last 1/3, great Boston prep run. 8:20 avg pace but I was fading at the end. I think I got pretty dehydrated on this one. Need to learn to stash water bottles along the way, I think. Being Easter Sunday, a couple of the places I usually stop for water were closed.
So it's officially taper time for me. Yay.
Nice 5k race for you, Perry! You modest speedster, you.
Ek -- 22.6, huh -- are you dyslexic? It's supposed to be 26.2. Nice pace anyway
3 mile recovery run for me. I was going to take today off, but PDR talked me into waiting until later in the week to take a day off. She's a slave-driver.
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Lou, nice to be married to a slave driver.
I had debated on attempting a last long run this past weekend. Saturday I woke up with a yucko cold and since my name is not Pam, I did NOT go out and run. Sunday, not much better, so, essentially taper began for me. With 3 hilly 20 milers, I'm OK with it. I knew it was slightly more than just a head cold, with some major coughing attacks happening, so I wasn't going to stress my body by trying to squeeze in another 20.
Today, I feel better, so I went out and ran hill repeats and boy am I excited.... I may jinx myself saying this, but THEY DID NOT FEEL HARD AT ALL. I hope that means that I'm ready. I did 10 repeats with recovery in between. This hill used to be my go-to hill but now I think I better find a new one.
Speaking of hills, I was at a friend's river house and there was just a small runnable loop that she told me about. She said, "It's pretty hilly, though" And while I was running , I was like umm.... this is not hilly.
Sorry if I'm bragging... I wish I could be more humble like Perry.
I guess I'm excited.
It's pretty toasty out there today, too.
Have a good one all!
Kimmie, you're ready. Three 20-milers is what I do in the last month before the marathon. Throw in a 19 and a couple of 17/18 milers and that's it for the real long runs. Good job on tackling the hills, too.
Slave driver PDR. You love it, Lou.
Nice race Perry even if it really wasn't a PR
Yes I'm an idiot Kimmie. I keep thinking I'll change however but so far not yet lol. I think you'll have no problem going sub 4 at Boston. The fact that you got 3 hilly 20 milers in will pay off in the end. I only got 2 hilly 20 milers in. YOU ARE READY for Boston!!
As for me I got in my last long run in on Saturday. Kids have no school today so no run for me (well I may if I have time after DH gets home) I'm very happy to say I think my shredded callous won't be an issue anymore. *knock on wood* Oh and is it bad that I'm not sore at all from Saturdays run?? I found myself yesterday asking dh why we didn't go hiking since the weather is gorgeous. I'm not supposed to be feeling so good. Hope that doesn't come bite me in the ass come race day
Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson
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Nice run Erika.
Glad Pam's callous will be ok.
Sherlock Holmes run today. 2.22 miles ( For those of you who are not fans of Sherlock... he lived at 222 B Baker Street)
Left half hurt at mile 1.7 so came home. Was hoping for 3. At least the dog enjoyed the run.
No teaching cycle for a week, as they refinish the wood floors. So possiblity of more running.
But this stupid calf problem isnt going away. Next time please send me the smart calves... okay?
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I'm just old and jaded. And forgetful. And senile. What was I talking about? Oh, yeah, this chocolate cake is great. Who are you all again?
Also, da hay is in da barn, you all kids go have yerselfs a real good time at Boston.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
7.2 miles @ 8:13 pace including a buncha striders
Yes I'm an idiot Kimmie.
Yes I'm an idiot Kimmie.
I was thinking more, you're super tough and I'm not.
I still have this cough, though. Wish I knew exactly what to do about it. I ran yesterday and want to run today... not really SICK, but want to be as healthy as possible. What to do....
sorry to hear about calf troubles, Cash. Have you been to the Dr.?
lou- nice!
Also, da hay is in da barn, you all kids go have yerselfs a real good time at Boston.
+1 I wish I had done the work to get there. Enjoy the rewards of your labor!
Enjoying a little time off work this week. Got in a nice 6.7 this morning with a tempo mile and some hills thrown in. Amazing how I could cook off a 7:50 mile on the flats without much effort and then have to walk on the steep hills. Some very strange splits on this one.
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Sounds like someone needs a jump start.
Also she needs to run more. She did like 0 miles last week. (rounding down to the nearest 300)
Also she needs to run more. She did like 0 miles last week. (rounding down to the nearest 300)
Holy smokes. That's like 4 long runs in one week. She probably needs to drink more water.


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Travelling in Ecuador is like travelling in a compact version of the whole of South America.
You can see the Andes, climb volcanoes, head to the beach, go wild in the Amazon jungle, hang out with llamas and of course see the incredible wildlife of the Galapagos Islands. If shopping is your thing there's the Otavalo market town, if adventure sport is your thing there's Banos (not to be confused with the Spanish word for toilet, which is also banos).
If evolution is your thing, there are the incredible Galapagos Islands. For the foodie there are hundreds of ways to eat chicken, beans and guinea pig (yeah, guinea pig).
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Industry Leaders Come Together To Celebrate Tourism Excellence
For the first time ever, five New Zealand holiday parks were awarded a complimentary Qualmark accreditation by Tourism Holdings Limited (thl) and Qualmark at the Holiday Parks Association of New Zealand (HAPNZ) Awards dinner held in the Wairarapa last night.
Coming together to sponsor an Award for the eighth consecutive year were two of New Zealand Tourism industry leaders, thl and Qualmark who joined forces to show their commitment to supporting quality and business development in the tourism sector.
General Manager, Marketing, thl, Kate Meldrum says; "As an industry leader we are continually looking for ways to work with like-minded tourism industries to ensure we grow and develop in tandem, together. The Holiday Park sector and our own campervan sector are integral to each other's success. Supporting excellence in our nation's holiday parks adds to the quality of our campervan customers' overall experience and ultimately helps us grow our combined industry."
Last year a report led by thl and conducted by New Zealand's leading tourism research firm Covec, revealed that campervan tourism is responsible for almost half a billion dollars to the New Zealand tourism industry including significant spend in the holiday park sector.
The following five holiday parks were selected to undergo a complimentary Qualmark quality evaluation and annual licence to recognise their commitment to providing high quality visitor experiences.
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• Mawley Holiday Park, Masterton
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• Whananaki Holiday Park, Whananaki
Qualmark is New Zealand tourisms official quality assurance organisation providing a trusted guide to quality travel experiences. The team have been working closely with the New Zealand holiday park sector for many years now, with over 180 holiday parks recognised through the Qualmark programme.
Tim Keeling , General Manager, Qualmark says; "The Holiday Parks Association has shown a strong commitment to ensuring quality customer experiences, and seeking continual business development opportunities for its members. The sector's commitment to raising the bar and continually exceeding expectations of both international and domestic visitors is admirable, and Qualmark is delighted to be a key partner in achieving this goal."
thl is one of Australasia's premier tourism companies. thl owns and operates self-drive experiences in New Zealand, Australia and USA, RV Manufacturing in New Zealand and Australia and Guided Experiences in New Zealand.
Qualmark is New Zealand tourisms official quality assurance organisation, providing recognition of quality tourism experiences. Its role is to ensure international and domestic travellers can easily select high quality, professional and sustainable tourism products. Through the provision of independent quality assurance, Qualmark gives consumers and travel trade further confidence in the products and experiences they purchase.


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