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Theres European U20 (born 1985) Championship going right now in Moscow and scouts are obviously there. Reporter from Lithuanian site www.basketnews.lt (only Lith version) is there and caught Rudy DAmico, Cavs scout, for the interview. Sorry for my poor vocabulary, grammar and mistakes. Simply its 2 a.m. here and also Im pissed enough to translate it for the 2nd time as at the very end my comp got stuck AHHH
So it begins with questions about U20 Champ, but scout doesnt say anything particular because he cant break some NBA rules. Later questions about Andriuskevicius, nothing new or interesting (speculations). And now Saras part here it goes.
Question: Lets talk about Jasikevicius. Have you offered him a detailed contract?
Answer: We talked to him. He knows that we are interested. I have talked with him personally, also other scouts contacted him.
Q: About what were you talking? How does he rate his possibility to play for Cavs?
A: We talked about possibility to play in Cleveland (smiles). He said that everything depends if Ilgauskas signs with us. As you know we extended contract with him.
Q: So Jasikevicius said "if Ilgauskas plays in Cleveland "
A: Then he would be interested in our offer, because they are good friends. Will it be surprising news in Lithuania?
Q: Not at all. What do new owners of club think about possibility of Jasikevicius playing in Cleveland?
A: They gonna listen to what we (scouts) and coaches suggest. We have resigned Ilgauskas, theres possibility that Jasikevicius will also play in Cleveland.
Q: How many percents would you give for him next season playing in Cavs?
A: Sixty. But there are other teams, which could offer more money. We'll see what will happen, but together with Ilgauskas they would make awesome tandem like husband and wife. Like a marriage.
Q: What are other clubs heavily interested in Jasikevicius?
A: As far as I know Indiana and Seattle wants him much. Probably more teams exist.
Q: We heard that Pacers offered 3 years 15 millions to Jasikevicius
A: You know everything (laughs).
Q: Could Cleveland offer him the same money?
A: You probably know that in NBA salary cap rule exists. We cant offer very big sum to him. After we resigned Ilgauskas and signed Hughes I dont know how much money left. We know that he wants to play with Ilgauskas, so we hope that his decision will depend not only on money.
Q: Is there a possibility you go over the cap?
A: I dont know if its possible. Club owners decide on that. I think such possibility exists, because Cavs want to have them both. I hope that next season they will play together.
Q: What positions your team lacks?
A: PG. We have SG, also LeBron James can play few positions. We need one or two players besides PG.
Q: Maybe another Lithuanian Arvydas Macijauskas would fit into this position?
A: As far as I know he has contract with Tau Vitoria (reporter confirms that NBA clause with small buyout exists). I know that hes great shooter and that he no doubt can play in NBA. But our team doesnt need him, because recently we signed his position player in Hughes


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Jimmy Fallon challenged the cast of "Parks and Recreation" for a battle ala "Glee". On the Thursday, April 8 episode of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon", the host welcomed Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt, Aubrey Plaza, and more to battle them in a musical number.
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This paper analyses the regional convergence of the per capita income in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. A distributional function of the per capita income is estimated for the years of 1985 and 1999. Five income classes are defined. Based on these two functions, a Markov transitional probability matrix is estimated. The results indicate a process of income convergence toward the state average. In the long run, the five income classes would be reduced to three, with the disappearance of the lowest and the highest income classes.
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Candy Cane Sugar Cubes Recipe
These fanciful sugar cubes are sure to make a splash at your next holiday tea. They're sweet additions to your table and also fabulous gifts.—Kara Cashion, Ottawa, Ontario
- 1 package (16 ounces) sugar cubes
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons water
- 4-1/2 teaspoons meringue powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2-1/8 teaspoons water, divided
- Yellow and red paste food coloring
- Very small new paintbrush
- 1. Arrange cubes in a single layer in a 15-in. X 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Push cubes to one side; pack into pan with rolled-up foil to stabilize cubes for decorating.
- 2. In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water, meringue powder and cream of tartar; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat on high for 4-5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Keep unused icing covered at all times with a damp cloth.
- 3. For decorating, remove 2/3 cup icing to a small bowl; add 2 teaspoons water. Add a very small amount of yellow food coloring to tint icing pale ivory so it will show on white cubes. (Leave icing white if using brown cubes.)
- 4. Cut a very small hole in the corner of a resealable plastic bag or insert tip #2 into a pastry bag. Fill bag with icing; pipe each sugar cube with a candy cane shape.
- 5. Let dry at room temperature for at least 2 hours or overnight before painting stripes on canes. (For faster drying, heat oven to 150°, turn oven off and place tray of cubes in oven for 1 hour.)
- 6. For stripes, add 1/8 teaspoon water to 1 teaspoon icing. Add enough red food coloring to make a dark red. With paintbrush, add stripes to canes. Let stand until dry. Yield: 10-1/2 dozen.
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1 each: 22 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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> Dang, has it really been 10 years? The Clayton Farmers Market, at Straub's on Forsyth, opened for its 10th season last Saturday, May 22. The opening served to introduce new market master A.J. TRUJILLO to the Clayton faithful. Speaking of farmers markets, we told you a few weeks back about the new market opening in Webster Groves next month. Well, word has come down that another market is set to bow in June. The Carondelet Farmers Market will start Saturday, June 12 at 7701 S. Broadway and will be open 7 a.m. until noon on Saturdays through October. The market is part of the Carondelet Community Betterment Federation.
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> Panera Bread has introduced a great way for folks to give back. On May 16, the company re-launched its Clayton cafe at 10 S. Central Ave. as St. Louis Bread Co. Cares Community Cafe. It has no set prices, leaving diners to "share responsibility" and pay what they choose, with all profits going to local charities. Customers can even volunteer their time at the new cafe. According to Panera area director Don Hutcheson, if the idea takes off, the company hopes to have locations in other cities by the end of the year. Clayton was chosen as the pilot for the concept because it was one of the original Bread Co. spots 18 years ago. "It's our gift back to the Clayton community," he says. And so far things are going well. "A lot of cynical people are betting against it, but so far humanity is winning out."
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eThekwini municipal engineering head Adrian Peters told The Mercury on Thursday that CCTV cameras could be put in place. However, the city needed to pinpoint locations where the incidents were occurring regularly.
In recent weeks a number of objects have been hurled from bridges on to vehicles.
Vishani Rabindranath, 42, of Chatsworth was travelling with her husband from Sibaya Casino on Tuesday evening when a brick was flung from the new Blackburn pedestrian bridge, between Blackburn Village and Umhlanga Rocks.
It broke the windshield, striking Rabindranath's face. According to her husband, Doom, she underwent reconstructive surgery yesterday at King Edward Hospital.
"I saw her in theatre yesterday. She has been speaking but very few words. The worst part is that she does not remember much about the incident," he said.
"I am really sad for my wife and about what happened and at the same time I am upset about the person who did this."
He said several cars were stoned on the same night. "There was a tow-truck and a Mercedes on the other side of the road. The police say they are patrolling but they are not."
Two others were hurt when their cars were also hit.
Michelle Louw, 43, had a "huge rock" thrown on top of her car at around 8.30pm on Tuesday.
"I was on my way to the airport when I heard something like a gunshot. It was horrifying but I kept driving," she said. "The rock struck the passenger side of the windshield; luckily nobody was on that side because glass was all over the car."
Louw advised that should you become a victim, you should "just keep driving and not stop".
Peters said that incidents of objects being hurled from bridges had also occurred several years ago.
"We thought about cameras back then, but then it just stopped happening; now it has resurfaced. We will speak to the police about this. The problem is that some of the bridges do not fall under the city as they are owned by the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral)," he said.
Asked if the city needed to upgrade its bridges like those in Cape Town which are covered, minimising the risk of people throwing objects, he said: "The blocking does not guarantee the problem will stop. There have been incidents where people place large rocks on the roads. It is very difficult to say because of the cost implications."
Brad Harold, of Cape Town's mayoral transport, roads and storm water department said the city had had a similar problem 10 years ago but that it had stopped after bridges were covered.
Police had increased patrols in the "affected areas", spokesman Captain Thulani Zwane said. - The Mercury


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HOUSTON -- All five of BP Plc's U.S. oil refineries have significant safety problems due to company complacency, an investigative panel said in a report released Tuesday.
"Instances of a lack of operating disciplines, toleration of serious deviations from safe operating practices, and apparent complacency toward serious process safety risks existed at each of the U.S. refineries," the independent panel said in a news release.
It recommended that the British oil major overhaul safety procedures at all its U.S. refineries based on the dangerous conditions found at all the plants.
The panel, headed by former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, was convened after an explosion at BP's Texas City refinery killed 15 workers and injured 170 on March 23, 2005, in the worst U.S. industrial accident in 10 years, Reuters reported.
The investigation found significant safety culture issues existed throughout BP's U.S. refining network as the company emphasized personal safety, but neglected process safety risks that could result in major accidents, according to Reuters.
The panel said BP should "clearly define expectations and strengthen accountability for process safety performance at all levels and in executive management and in the refining managerial and supervisory reporting line." In addition, BP should engage an independent monitor to report annually to its board of directors on the implementation of the panel's recommendations for five years, the Baker investigation concluded.
BP, which has been beset by other problems at its U.S. operations, including oil spills in Alaska and accusations of market manipulation, said it would adopt the recommendations.
BP chief executive John Browne, who announced last week that he would be leaving the company this summer -- 17 months earlier than planned -- said he understands there were serious safety problems at the company's U.S. oil refineries, and that BP was doing everything possible to prevent another major accident, Reuters reported.
"BP gets it, and I get it too …Our progress has been encouraging but there is much more to do. Members of our refining leadership team will be meeting with the panel within the week to address how to implement those recommendations," Browne said in a statement released after the panel made its recommendations public.
"This has happened on my watch, and as chief executive I have the responsibility to learn from what has happened," Browne noted at a news conference.
The safety problems are not unique to BP, the Baker report said, adding that other refiners also could benefit from the findings. "If other refining and chemical companies consider our recommendations and apply them, we believe that those workplaces will be safer and that future tragedies like the Texas City accident can be avoided."
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has said it hopes the report will reverberate throughout the industry. "Corporate leadership at the highest level is accountable for the safe operation of facilities that use hazardous chemicals. Safety culture is created at the top, and when it fails there, it fails workers far down the line. That is what happened at BP," said CSB chairwoman Carolyn Merritt.


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There is no front display on this phone. I do not like the fact that you must depend on a blinking service light (see above) to find out any info about your phone! This may just be a preference, but I feel that it is almost essential nowadays.
The main screen leaves much to be desired. It has 65k colors; this is very low especially compared to some phones on the market today that are around 262k! The colors did not really have much depth either. In the daylight, it was somewhat difficult to see. This is usually true for a lot of phones with color screens.
The Samsung A560 definitely has a lack of features (which I will discuss later), but this also makes for a simple menu. The simplicity of these menus will definitely attract some new users to it! Whenever I needed to find something, it was fairly simple to find. Again, as most phones, you can choose an icon style or a text style.
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A Contrast of Coverage
On December 14, 2007, while most gun owners who follow such things were focused on the Joe Horn case, another fatal shooting occurred that would ultimately go before another Grand Jury in Harris County Texas.
Damon Barone, a Houston homeowner, was working in his home office when he was disturbed by a loud noise outside. Realizing a home invasion was beginning, Barone alerted his wife and children and sent them to the bathroom. Then he got his Beretta handgun from his car in the garage. Upon entering his bedroom, Barone spied a dark figure crawling through the shattered window. Barone fired several shots. The suspect, Steven Dunbar, 44, was a repeat offender with multiple felonies. Stopped by Barone's defensive gunfire, Dunbar died at the scene, halfway in Barone's window.
The case was referred to a Harris County Texas Grand Jury. They have spoken. This week, the Grand Jury handed down a no-bill, clearing Damon Barone of any wrongdoing.
Both Barone and Dunbar were black. Dunbar was entering Barone's home forcibly and illegally through a window at night. Barone was protecting his family in his own home. By contrast Horn was a white man who shot and killed two black men after they had burgled his neighbor's home. There was a preliminary 911 call asking for police assistance in the Horn case. Both cases went before a Harris County Grand Jury. Both Grand Juries passed down no-bills.
What should be taken from this comparison is not a feeling of outrage that one homeowner/shooter or the other was brought before the Grand Jury and now walks free. Others can judge these shootings and no-billings by racist standards, or they can understand that race only plays a part as the mainstream media stirs up the race cauldron to garner viewers. What should be taken from this comparison is that most civilian shootings will go before a Grand Jury. A shooting is rarely so clear cut that a District Attorney will jeopardize his reputation by refusing to prosecute. What a person should take from the comparison of these two shootings is that in Harris County Texas, at least, any homeowner can righteously defend himself, his family and his home from attack, and walk free after doing so. Race has nothing to do with the equation. The actions of the defender is the standard for judgement.
Know what self defense actions are legally available to you in your area. Understand how your local District Attorney runs his office and prosecutes cases. Do not be influenced by media manipulation. Get training, get facts and successfully defend yourself, your home and your family, with force if need be.
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Douglas J. McCarron
"A New Breed of Labor Leader"
Throughout his career, Doug McCarron has been known for combining innovative raiding techniques and looting practices with genuine concern for building rank-and-file union members from already represented building trades workers.
McCarron was first recognized throughout Southern California as union boss by forcing local unions to merge against their will giving McCarron greater control over locals in California as his Los Angeles office supervised the new affiliates. In 1994, his work in California was recognized nationally when he was named vice president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters.
Since being elected general president in 1995, McCarron has undertaken the most extensive raiding missions in the union's nearly 130-year history, using the current economic recession to lure members of other unions into his fold. McCarron and his raiding squad were re-elected to five-year terms in 2000 and again in 2005.
McCarron has devoted his career to building a member base out of workers who are already represented by other unions.
He has been able to do this by ostracizing his union from other brotherhoods and taking an independent approach to organized labor. He has worked tirelessly against solidarity in the labor realm and continues to build an empire out of the Brotherhood of Carpenters by raiding other unions. In politics, he has sought to expand the union's outreach to the leaders of both the Democratic and Republican parties, with no loyalty to either he simply seeks to find those who support raiding as a regular and legal practice.
His foresight, vision, and leadership style have led industry leaders and national publications such as Business Week to refer to McCarron as a "new breed of labor leader."
McCarron Said: "...on a lot of issues [Bush] understands the needs of working families." (September 2002)
The Reality is: Former President Bush was no friend of the organized labor movement. While in office, he helped repeal new workplace safety rules and barred federal construction projects from giving preference to unionized workers. His close relationship with McCarron was unique among labor leaders and really didn't benefit the Carpenters Union in any way. President Bush however was able to appear pro-labor through his affiliation with McCarron, spending his Labor Day weekends as Mr. McCarron's guest in Pittsburgh.
McCarron Said: "We owe it to our members to do everything, EVERYTHING we can to protect their benefits" (August 2005)
The Reality is: Doing everything to protect members' benefits includes raiding other unions to increase membership and therefore increase the amount of membership dues being brought in. It also helps keep McCarron's salary padded. In 2005, McCarron was the highest paid active leader among the top officials of the country's 20 largest unions. He received $355, 429 in salary for that year.
McCarron Said: "We firmly believe that the energies of the Building and Construction Trades unions should first be directed to organizing the craft workers in the markets they used to represent, before they divert their members hard earned dues in efforts to reach out to workers they lack the knowledge to represent and the skills or resources to train." (July 2009)
The Reality is: McCarron costs other unions millions of dollars trying to fight his raiding tactics. These are funds that would otherwise have been organizing efforts. The anti-solidarity that McCarron represents in the Labor Movement should be purged.
McCarron Said: "I think we should just step back and let the contractor assign it, and if there is a dispute, let the owner settle it." (July, 2009)
The Reality is: Letting contractors or owners settle the issue of assignment isn't organizing. The solution to jurisdictional disputes needs to be addressed but turning over union responsibilities to contractors and owners is not in the best interest of union members.
McCarron Said: "Something has to be done if we are going to win more market share." (July 2009)
The Reality is: The Carpenters Union stands to lose more market share by isolating themselves from the AFL-CIO, the Building Trades and other union partnerships. By employing a "go-it-alone" strategy they are creating room for another carpenter craft based union who is willing to work together with various brotherhoods to achieve fair labor practices and standards for all. Those standards should be McCarron's number one priority, not simply "Growing Market Share".


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JACKSON — A year after former U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering was involved in a fight with a youth soccer league coach, he faces a lawsuit.
The suit was filed Dec. 1 in Hinds County Court by Christopher Hester, who claimed Pickering stalked and physically attacked him in December 2009.
Hester's suit claims he lost income and suffered permanent scarring and disfigurement as a result of the attack.
"We wanted to try and negotiate a settlement for Chip Pickering, but he didn't want to pay for the medical bills. He hasn't paid a dime," Hester's attorney, Rocky Wilkins, said Monday.
Attorney Mike Malouf, who represents Pickering, said his client never received any demands to cover medical expenses.
"If he had any legitimate medical bills, we would have helped with those. We offered to pay any medical bills not covered by insurance," Malouf said. "We have no interest in just rewarding someone whom we felt was at fault in the incident."
The suit seeks unspecified damages. Wilkins wouldn't explain how Hester was permanently disfigured.
"I don't want to get into specifics right now," he said.
The incident occurred Dec. 6, 2009, after a soccer game for 10- and 11-year-old boys. Pickering's son was playing Hester's team. At the time, Pickering and Hester had accused each other of simple assault, but they later agreed in Madison Municipal Court to have the complaints remanded to the files.
In his lawsuit, Hester alleged Pickering repeatedly grabbed, punched and threw him to the ground. At the time, Hester was wearing a neck brace for a previous medical condition.
"He wanted to be role model in trying to resolve this and behind closed doors he takes the opposite approach," Wilkins said Monday. "This has caused a hardship on Chris and his family."
Malouf said Hester's attorneys were likely exercising their option to file suit under a one-year deadline to make civil claims. Wilkins said some of the claims in the suit fell under that deadline, while others were under a three-year deadline.


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Hi all! First, let me introduce myself…I'm Julie. Living in Belvidere IL which is right near Rockford. Turning the big 4-0 in November. I've never been athletic, even as a child. European father had me living the life of a hermit because you know us girls can get pregnant and all. I'm crazy outgoing and eternally optimistic. And have been overweight most of my life, but incredibly healthy (not a darn thing wrong with me physically - mentally I'm not so sure!) and spastic energetic despite the extra weight.
I'm a brand spanking new runner…or more of a jogger because I'm ridiculously slow. I started out in mid-February with the infamous C25K program. And each day I scratched my head wondering who's bright idea was this anyway??? And to boot I was doing T25 6 days a week. Right…0 to 60 in a heartbeat. Oh well. But, the reason I did it is because I wanted to participate in the 10th Annual Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Run to Remember 5K. I know I could have walked…my parents walked. But my brother is a Chicago police officer and I wanted him to be proud of his little sister so I was determined to run that thing non-stop. All my training was indoors on the treadmill and I managed to get only a couple of runs outside on a flat track (which was incredibly discouraging). But when I hit that 5K and the crowds, there was no way I was going to crap out and stop. I was going to run that whole thing and run it I did. Or again, jogged it. Slow as molasses but I still beat 1,098 other people with my time of 45:40. And to hell with the time…I was proud. And my brother was proud and that's all that mattered. And I think I did well considering that the City of Chicago even manages to have car sized potholes on the running path and that I was scaling the sloped grassy areas and ducking under trees trying to get around people that were slower than I was.
Now somehow for some insane reason I'm wanting to keep running. I still can't figure that out. But I can't keep doing it without a goal/reason (I'm like that with everything). So I downloaded the 5K to 10K app to give me more training and intervals because I'm so new I need guidance. And then I've started coming here and trying to read up on everything and learn as much as I could (and you all are a very entertaining and inspiring bunch). The Biggest Loser is having a Half/10K/5K on June 15th that I've signed up for to give me motivation.
Now that I've bored the crap out of you with all that info that you probably didn't want, I wanted to pester you experts with a couple of questions.
1. Beginners - What in the world constitutes a beginner around here? Most of the people I see posting in Beginners are way ahead of where I'm at. Do true beginners like myself have a place here or am I just going to annoy you all to death?
2. Pace - I plan on doing the Run to Remember again next year and my biggest goal is to improve my pace for obvious reasons. Right now I'm at a 15 minute mile. Is it realistic to think I can improve to a 10 or 11 minute mile given that I have 1 full year to train? Or am I completely off my rocker? I'm completely unfamiliar with how fast something like that can progress with proper training.
My apologies to all of you that have chosen to read my post :-). And thanks in advance to all of you that are willing to share your expertise with me.


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while on that topic ..
the http error is 403.16 (i assume) ... is i possible to generate a redirect .. since the error is generated by the...
oh that was alot more easy as i expected ... works like a charm in combination with the Comodo ssl certificate.
no client certificate results now...
everything native here ;)
on all servers,
are there any examples avaiable somewhere ?
the apache examples are pretty much useless
has anyone sucessfully got ssl authenticaton to work on lsws ?
what i want to accomplish is sites to be viewable only if the proper clent...
looks like a hardcoded babysitting-setting to me.
which makes very little sense, as no non-professional ever use the administration of lsws....
i just encounter a very odd error.
i have 2 virtual hosts
1. for www
2. for shop
i try to set www.shop.clever.in.th to listen for the www...
could anyone hint me in how can i debug error 500 ?
all i have in the log is like this:
==> /usr/local/lsws/logs/error.log <==
no ...
but after wakeup this morning ip6tables flushed trough my head ....
that was it iptables only allowed v6 connections from localhost .....
i have added a v6 Ip to a Server running lsws standard
created a v4 and a v6 listener (pretty much standard everything)
but connecting to any v6...
well i understand how a CDN works ..
the point is that if all traffic origins from a single IP and this does seem to slow dowm the process...
we recently use a new CDN service (Cloudflare)
which does a great job for the money in speding up things regarding scripts, css and static items....
i have the following plan
execute a url
either like this http://.../300/parameter
to be executed as /index.php?action=parameter but chached...
no difference.
howevr i got it working by turn chache ON in vhost config
Cache ON
Cache Expire Time (seconds) 300
Cache Stale Age...
sorry here they are:
Storage Path /ramtmp/lsws
Max Object Size Not Set
Enable Cache No
Cache Expire Time (seconds) 300
hello .. somehow the cache seems now to work at all.
even ig clobally and vhost based enabled
there is never a X Header about a cache hit....
The only entries in the servers error log are this:
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2012-11-30 04:00:33.215 [WARN] [config:server:rails]...
how did you do it ?
we use iplocation for serval other rreasons on a very detailed database.
would be good to know to use it with lsws as well.
stderr shows:
==> stderr.log <==
lsapi: failed to open secret file: /usr/local/lsws/admin/cgid/secret/cgid.sock!
2012-11-30 03:52:05.255...
sure i can do that, but what shoud that help ?
now the error happens the netstat output is (as it is always since the port is still open):...
every time lsws runns longer than 10 minutes, i can not access the management site (7080) at all ...
its simply loads forever while the (only...


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Dining with a friend is far more fun than dining alone, because companions not built out of napkins can talk about things other than being folded. Let more entertaining dining experiences unfold with this Groupon.
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Royalton-Upsala wrestling senior Austin Hackett stepped to the mat with the Royals trailing West Central Area 33-29, Thursday.
Knowing a decision would not be enough, Hackett delivered a fall with six seconds left in the first period to give Royalton-Upsala a 35-33 win.
The dual was the second of the night for the Royals at the West Central Area tri, after falling 40-31 against New York Mills in their first dual.
Hackett, senior Andy Poster, juniors Tyler Hegna and Cory Wensmann, sophomore Mitch Lange and eighth grader Brad Kroll won both of their matches for the Royals.
Poster remained unbeaten at 126 pounds, improving to 10-0 on the season.
The Royals host a tri against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and Osakis, Tuesday.


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I enjoyed 6 Easy, but Powerful, Ways to Recharge Your Web Sites Conversions which, in this case, is on a bed and breakfast webdesign & marketing site which I used in the mid 90's for my b&b. Coincidence. I came to Cre8 via Kim as I had hired her to check out my site's usability, back in 1997 or so.
There is some good advice here for improving your site. Allow me to quote a small portion of this interesting article:
I think most of us lose a certain objectivity for our own sites. As Kim says - these 6 questions get you outside of your box.
Your website works for you because you made it for you and in all likelihood, whomever you hired to build it either built it per your specifications or tried to guide you on best practices and you refused to listen. Why?
Because you know what works for you. You already know where to go on your website to find the price for purple handled thingabobs. You know what you dislike and are convinced you have the better way. However, on the Internet, better takes on new meaning when you apply it to several million people from around the world. Do you really know how to sell to millions of people?
Nice article Kim.


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The Tennessee Ethics Commission declined to fine political adviser Tom Ingram and one of his partners on Wednesday for failing to disclose a lobbying relationship with a coal miner.
Commissioners refused to penalize Ingram and partner Marcille Durham for not filing paperwork in 2012 and 2013 showing they had been hired to lobby for Hillsborough Resources, a firm hoping to win permission to mine on public land on the Cumberland Plateau.
The decision appears to eliminate the possibility of consequences for the most serious allegation hanging over Ingram following a wave of scrutiny of the Republican strategist's influence over officials in Gov. Bill Haslam's and Mayor Karl Dean's administrations.
Representatives for Ingram and Durham have been trying to convince the Ethics Commission to dismiss penalties, arguing that they disclosed the relationship voluntarily after discovering that clerks at their firm, The Ingram Group, "inadvertently" failed to file.
On Wednesday only Commissioner Keith Norman favored a fine, which he suggested setting at $1,000. Norman has argued that Ingram and Durham acknowledged the relationship only after media reports had brought attention to their work for Hillsborough.
Norman's colleagues disagreed, instead voting 3-1 to dismiss the case. Norman cast the sole 'no' vote, with commissioner Greg Hardeman recusing himself.
Because state law requires that Ethics Commission actions receive four votes to become final, the vote sent the case to a legal limbo. The ethics charges were not dismissed entirely, but they also cannot be taken up again unless four commissioners vote to do so.


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The Eaton 9140 Rackmount UPS provides premium online backup power and scalable battery runtimes for medium- and high-density rack environments. Packing 10 kVA of power into only 6U, the 9140 UPS conserves valuable rack space. The 9140 significantly extends battery service life with ABM technology and prolongs runtimes with extended 3U battery modules.
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You may have seen over on Steven Webster's blog that Cairngorm 2 for Flex 2 Beta 3 has been released.
The main change in this release, compared with previous releases, is how commands are instantiated and used. I'd like to touch on the motivation behind this change.
In Cairngorm for Flex 1.x, a single instance of each command was instantiated by the controller and that one instance is used for each and every invocation of the command.
There are reasons why the original implementation was done in such a manner, mainly historical due to Cairngorm originally being developed for Flash applications, but since the advent of Flex, we've wanted to change it. With the API scrub taking place between Flex 1.5 and Flex 2, we see now is a good time to make this change.
Steven explains on his blog the single change you'll have to make to your concrete front controller because of this API change.
So now, rather than the single instance of the command being used for each command invocation, the front controller now instantiates a new instance of the command on each invocation. There are a couple of implications here:
1) If, in your existing Cairngorm applications, you rely on the same command being used for each command invocation, (eg, if you store state in the command, and reuse that state on the next invocation), you will have to change your implementation. What we'd recommend here is that you store your state in your model, possibly via the ModelLocator pattern.
2) Because a new instance of the command is instantiated on each command invocation, you can now store local state in that command for the duration of its invocation. This is particularly useful for cases where you make server side calls (eg, via RemoteObject). Previously, you'd have to use a pattern such as the Asynchronous Completion Token, but now, you can store your state in a command's instance variable in the execute() method (for example, you may store the event object), and then retrieve it again in your result or fault handler. We find this useful for cases where you want to update different parts of the model in the result handler, depending on the context of the initial command execution.
So, go get Cairngorm 2 for Flex 2 Beta 3 and let us know what you think.


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What are the important events that happened on November 21, 1985? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
November 21, 1985: Facts & Myths About This Day
November 21, 1985 is the 325th day of the year 1985 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 40 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 8, 1985 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 501,379,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called 'trihectaicosapentagon' day.
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If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $940.80. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Ox is the mythical animal and Wood is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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November 21, 1985 Historical Events
- 1985 –United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Who were born on November 21, 1985?
- 1985 –Jesús Navas, Spanish footballer
- 1985 –Nicola Silvestri, Italian footballer
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PHOTO: Irvine Company Demolishes Lee's Sandwiches Building
Photo by Charles Lam
Damn, we knew Lee's Sandwiches was on the out for homo-hating Chick-fil-A, but did they really need to tear down the entire building?
There's was some good stuff in there! The ceilings were high, the seating area was roomy and there was some pretty good kitchen space, but they just went and tore up everything. Look, you can still see the red, white and blue striping that used to go along the walls.
Demolition has been going on since at least Monday, when the picture above was taken.
What does this mean for the time it's going to take Chick-fil-A to open? Well, people knew Chipotle was coming to the University Town Center half a year ago, and it's still not open, and they didn't have to build an entirely new building.
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New Zealand Cricket has today [Tuesday 22 December] announced a commercial partnership with Action Indoor Sports – the country's largest indoor cricket network.
* Mark Cini (Managing Director of Action Indoor Sports) with Justin Vaughan (New Zealand Cricket CEO)
The move brings thousands of registered indoor cricket players – playing at Action's 17 indoor cricket stadiums nationwide – into the wider New Zealand cricket family, making cricket an integrated, year-round sporting activity with a total of close to 200,000 players.
New Zealand Cricket Chief Executive Justin Vaughan said the move is a significant strategic partnership, with cricket the first major sport in New Zealand to develop such a relationship with its indoor equivalent.
"We're delighted to be developing this partnership with Action Indoor Sports," said Vaughan. "With this new relationship we look forward to building cricket as a 12-months a year sport, and increasing participation in the game, both indoors and outdoors.
"There are tremendous opportunities to grow both forms of the game. Increasingly the skill-sets required in traditional and indoor cricket are very similar, and there are many opportunities for both forms to use each others' facilities and resources.
"Outdoor teams, for example, can benefit from using indoor facilities for off-season or wet-weather training.
"There are also opportunities to promote and market the game across both platforms."
Mr Vaughan said the New Zealand move followed international trends, with Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board both integrating with the indoor game, and similar steps under way in South Africa.
Action Indoor Sports Managing Director Mark Cini said the Action group was very proud to be welcomed into the New Zealand Cricket Family
"I firmly believe that the two forms of the game can not only lift cricket into a 12-month product, but with over 120,000 players of all ages coming thru the doors at Action Stadiums Nationwide the opportunities are endless," he said.


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The nearly-five-minute clip also features came appearances from stars, including Juelz Santana, DJ Khaled, Ace Hood, Lil Durk and Miho.
Meek Mill has dropped the visuals for his collaboration with rappers French Montana, Nicki Minaj and Fabulous. Partially shot in a studio and on the road, the video opens with all the rappers performing in front of an all-white backdrop.
The clip also gives looks at them hitting a strip club and Mill riding on his bike with Minaj. Several interesting stars, including Juelz Santana, DJ Khaled, Ace Hood, Lil Durk and Miho, make guest appearances in the four-and-a-half-minute video.
"I B on Dat" can be found in "Dreamchasers 3 [Mixtape]", Mill's newest release which arrived on September 29. The 26-year-old entertainer's latest mixtape features contributions from Rick Ross and P. Diddy among others.
Last month, Mill and other artists signed to Ross' Maybach Music Group released a compilation album called "Self Made Vol. 3". The set entered Billboard 200 at No. 4 with 50,000 copies sold in its first week.
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"The lesser rings were only essays of the craft before it was full-grown, and to the Elven-smiths they were but trifles..."
- Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring, "Shadow of the Past"
Magic Rings are only mentioned a handful of times in The Lord of the Rings; magic rings, or lesser rings, are rings with magic powers (powers unidentified), but less potent. They were made around the same time as the Rings of Power and there were, presumably, many of them since "In Eregion long ago many Elven-rings were made" and there are only twenty Rings of Power, unless twenty is considered "many" rings. Gandalf states that though the Elves who forged them thought little of them, he still thinks they are dangerous for mortals.
They are lesser rings of the Rings of Power, forged by the Elves as "essays in the craft"- they bore no gem (similar to the One Ring).
In the ancient days of the Second Age, before the Fall of Númenor, many rings were forged, the craft being taught by Sauron. These rings aided in the use of spells and magical craft, and thus were widely popular with the Elves. Sauron, then known as "Lord of the Gifts" claimed he wished to make Middle-earth as fair as Valinor, and it seemed he convinced the elves to think these rings could do so.
After the forging of the One Ring, Sauron began drawing these lesser rings to himself. This was not difficult, for the One Ring gave him the strength to subdue the wielders of these powerful artifacts. Once gathered, Sauron could disperse them among his captains, making them all mighty champions whom he could back up at will with his own strength via the magic ring connection. After the Last Alliance of Elves and Men and the First Fall of Sauron, these rings were dispersed through the land. Some were taken from dead warriors, others, borne away by the frightened, still living servants of Sauron, others were lost and little is known of what happened to them until the War of the Ring.
At the time of the War of the Ring, Sauron gathered again the lesser rings to himself. But this time, he kept a great deal of them so as to advance his own abilities. Though not stated in the books or movies, it seems reasonable to believe that some were given again to his commanders as well, and logically some were lost or destroyed before they could be reclaimed.
Their ultimate fates are unknown, nor is it known whether or not their powers were bound to the power of the One Ring. If they were, then their power would have failed with the destruction of the One.[citation needed]
The full extent of the rings' power is unknown, but Gandalf says that "none are to be used lightly". They were, to an extent, like the One Ring when it came to temptation. They would give a being strength, magical ability, and the power to dominate other wills.
It is also believed (though again, not stated) that these rings also had certain fields in which they were strongest. For example, one ring may rule over stone, while another controls ice. This, however, is not known fact, and only stems from what is known about the Rings of Power, assuming that the lesser rings are much like them.
Also in the 1995-1997 Middle-earth Collectible Card Game several cards describing and depicting lesser rings were released, for example "The Oracle's Ring", "Wizard's Ring" and "Magic Rings" of different power (lore, stealth, courage, etc.).[citation needed]


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Krishna University PhD and MPhil Admission 2013
Krishna University PhD and MPhil Admission 2013
Centre for Research Studies
Andhra Pradesh – 521 001,
Website : www.krishnauniversity.ac.in
Krishna University invites admission application for PhD / MPhil ( Full Time / Part Time ) Research Programs 2012 – 2013.
PhD / MPhil Research Faculties :
- Bio – Technology | Chemistry | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Computer Science | English | Journalism and Mass Communication | Commerce | Management Studies
Krishna University Admission Eligibility 2013 :
General Eligibility for MPhil / PhD ( Full Time / Part Time ) Research Programs :
- The candidates seeking admission into the MPhil / PhD programs should have passed the postgraduate examination of the Krishna University or any other recognized university as equivalent by UGC in the concerned or related subject securing first or second class with at least 55% of marks on the aggregate or equivalent grade point average ( GPA ).
- However, in the case of SC and ST candidates, a relaxation of 5% of marks on the aggregate is provided. In the case of allied subjects, the concerned Boards of Studies ( BOS ) have to determine the eligibility for admission into research program and the resolutions of the Boards are to be approved by the statutory bodies such as Standing Committee to Academic Senate or Academic Senate. Before admitting candidates into the related subject, the Head of the Department has to check whether proper approval has been accorded.
Eligibility for MPhil / PhD ( Full Time ) Program Without Entrance Examination :
- The candidates qualified in UGC NET / GATE / JRF / SLET / CSIR / ICAR / ICSSR / FIP can be admitted at any time of the academic year into MPhil / PhD programs. In case there is no vacancy in the Department, an extra seat may be created for such candidate. The Junior Research Fellows (JRF) who have been selected through duly constituted selection committee and are working in the research projects funded by the national research organizations, such as UGC, CSIR, and etc., also be admitted into MPhil / PhD programs at any time of the year.
- Candidates who passed MPhil degree from any recognized university in a relevant subject are also exempted from entrance examination.
Lecturers working in the government degree colleges and government aided private degree colleges and who have been selected for FIP / FDP by the UGC.
Eligibility for MPhil / PhD ( Full Time ) Program With Entrance Examination :
- Project Fellows and Research Assistants working in the projects sponsored by the national /state and public funding agencies and not selected by a duly constituted selection committee.
- Candidates working in National Laboratories-Institutes / Government / Private Organization nominated / Sponsored by the respective employer. These candidates should have a post grade degree and hold rank of Assistant Director / or above.
- Unless otherwise stated, applicants possessing the required qualification for admission into the research programs shall also have to take the entrance test and / or interview as and when research program notification is issued.
Eligibility for Admission Into MPhil / PhD ( Part Time ) Program :
For admission into research under part – time program, a candidate should satisfy the following conditions also in addition to the general eligibility conditions.
- A teacher with at least two years of full-time teaching experience in Krishna University or any other University recognized as equivalent there to by UGC or any affiliated professional or Post Graduate College.
- A teacher with at least three years of full-time teaching experience in a recognized degree college / oriental college.
- A teacher with at least four years of full-time teaching experience in a recognized Polytechnic or Junior college.
- An employee possessing at least two years of research experience in a cadre not lower than that of Assistant Director working in a research institution run by the State Government or the Central Government or in a recognized institution funded by the organizations like the UGC / CSIR / CSSR / DST / DAE and such other agencies.
- Other in – service people with ten years experience having an aptitude for research.
Duration of the MPhil / PhD Research Programs :
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Krishna University Admission Selection Process 2013 :
- Based on Entrance Examination and Interview.
Krishna University Admission Application Form 2013 :
- Krishna University MPhil / PhD Research program admission application form can be downloaded from University website : www.krishnauniversity.ac.in.
- Send completed Krishna University admission application along with a DD for Full Time / External Research Programs 500/- ( in case of SC / ST candidates 250/- for Full Time Research Program only ) drawn in favour of "The Registrar, Krishna University Machilipatnam", payable at Machilipatnam.
- Duly filled Krishna University admission application post by sent to the following address :
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Machilipatnam – 521 001.
- Last Date for Receipt of Krishna University admission applications : 18th January, 2013.
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'Norwegian Wood' Is Pretty Onscreen, But Puzzling
4 Jul 2011 // 5:00 PM
Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood has been referred to as the "Japanese Catcher in the Rye", but J. D. Salinger said that his book was not actable and he would never sell the rights to Hollywood. Maybe Murakami should have listened to Salinger.
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The Maroon 5 frontman also dismissed the rumor that there's a bad blood between him, Aguilera and the rest of the 'The Voice' mentors.
Adam Levine has taken a stand for Christina Aguilera, slamming her haters. The Maroon 5 singer said "F**k you" during a press conference on Friday, October 26 to those who criticized Aguilera's body image.
"People shouldn't say those kinds of things. Because, 'F**k you.' Come on, guys. Grow up," Levine said in defense of his "The Voice" co-mentor. He believed the worst part of celebrity culture is when "people feel like they can just say nasty things about other people."
He continued, "[Aguilera] gets a lot of it, which pisses me off, and of course I have her back, of course I defend her. I think it's a really, really ugly part of our culture," adding, "It's not cool, and I've never liked it ...I think it's horrible."
In the same Q & A, Levine also debunked the rumor that he has been feuding with Aguilera. "The fights that everyone thought we were having were fictional. We never hated each other. We never were having some sort of secret battles that everyone thought we were having," Levine said. "There were silly bickering things like a brother and sister would do ...it's not nearly what everybody thought."


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Lea Michele Dishes About the 'Prom Queen' Episode of 'Glee'
With the 'Prom Queen' episode of 'Glee' just a few days away, even the show's cast members can't help but get excited. In a recent interview with E! Online, Lea Michele, who plays Rachel, opened up about how the mock prom compared to her own — and even gave away a few details!
"This one was in the gym, mine was at some rooftop in New York City," Lea Michele says of the 'Glee' prom against her own high school prom experience. "I preferred this one so much more! There were these balloons in the ceiling and they fell down while we were dancing and doing the final number, and I just really felt like anything that I didn't get to live out in my actual prom I really got to filming this episode."
The 24-year-old 'Glee' superstar hasn't seen a true high school dance in a few years now, but she's getting to re-live the best and worst of her teenage years in front of millions of people, week after week. Michele revealed that of all of the episodes of 'Glee,' the 'Prom Queen' hour is set to take the cake. She adds, "Some people who have seen it said it's one of our best episodes ever."
'Prom Queen' airs this Tuesday night at 8PM ET on FOX.
Watch As Lea Michele Spills on the 'Glee' 'Prom Queen' Episode


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Marketing plays an important role (some say the most important role) in the success of your business. Here is an overview of the marketing process, it will help you see the whole picture and assures that you won't miss any phase of it.
One great need of small business managers is to understand and develop marketing programs for their products and services. Long term small business success depends on the ability to maintain a strong body of satisfied customers while continually increasing this body with new customers. Modern marketing programs build around the marketing concept, which directs managers to focus their efforts on identifying, satisfying, and following up the customer's needs - all at a profit.
The marketing concept rests on the importance of customers to a firm. All company policies and activities should be aimed at satisfying customer needs while obtaining a profitable rather than maximum sales volume.
To use the marketing concept, a small business should:
The aim of market research is to find out who the customers are, what the customers want, where and when they want it. This research can also expose problems in the current product or service, and find areas for expansion of current services to fill customer demand. Market research should also encompass identifying trends that may affect sales and profit levels.
Market research should give you more information, however, than just who your customers are. Use this information to determine matters such as your market share, the effectiveness of your advertising and promotions, and the response to new product developments that you have introduced into the market.
For once, small business holds an edge. While larger companies hire professionals to do their research, small business managers are close to their customers. They can learn much more quickly the likes and dislikes of their customers and can react quickly to change in customer buying habits.
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What to look for
Market research should investigate four areas: customers, customer needs, competition, and trends. The research conducted should answer questions like:
Customers. Identify their:
Customers wants
Trends. Are there:
Where to get it
There are two general sources of information that can be gathered: data already available and data that can be collected by the business.
The following sources may provide already accessible data:
Data can also be obtained by the business' own research efforts through the following means:
Market research doesn't have to be sophisticated and expensive. While money can be spent to collect research data, there are many inexpensive ways to collect this data that are easily accessible to the small business owner. Several of these methods are:
Employees. This is one of the best sources of information about customer likes and dislikes. Usually employees work more directly with customers and hear complaints that may not make it to the owner. They are also aware of the items customers request that the business doesn't offer. They can probably also give a pretty good customer profile from their day-to-day contacts .
Customers. Talk to the customers to get a feel for you clientele, and ask them where improvements can be made. Encouraging and collecting customer comments and suggestions is an effective form of research. By asking the customers to explain how the product could improve to fill their needs, constructive market research is done, as well as instilling customer confidence in the product.
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Competition. Monitoring the competition can be a valuable source of information. Their activities may provide important information about customer demand that were overlooked, and they may be capturing part of the market by offering something unique. Likewise, small business owners can capitalize on unique points of their products that the competition does not offer.
Company records and files. Looking at company records and files can be very informative. Look at sales records, complaints, receipts, or any other records that can show you where your customers live or work or how and what they buy. One small business owner found that addresses on cash receipts allowed the pinpointing of customers in his market area. With this kind of information he could cross reference his customers' address and the products they purchased. From this information he was able to check the effectiveness of his advertising placement. However, realize that this information represents the past. Present or future trends may mean that past information is too obsolete to be effective.
Your customers' addresses alone can tell you a lot about them. You can pretty closely guess your customers' life-style by knowing what the neighborhoods they live in are like. Knowing how they live can give you solid hints on what they can be expected to buy.
In addition, check returned items to see if there is a pattern. Check company files to determine which items sell best, and which sell poorly.
The key to effective marketing research is neither technique nor data it's useful information. Customers likes and dislikes are shifting constantly so this information must be timely. It's much better to get there on time with a little than too late with a lot.
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With the research information gathered, the next step is to develop a market strategy. Use this information to determine areas where the competition doesn't adequately fill consumer demand or areas where a new product or different product promotion would capture part of the market.
A new business may capture a significant market share by aiming their market strategy on areas not focused on by the competition. Some examples of the various areas of emphasis include offering a:
As a new business can enter an industry and capture a share of the market, an established business can use the same strategies to increase their market share as well.
When the marketing strategy is developed, determine with which customer group this would be most effective. For example, a "better value for the money" may be more appealing to the "family" consumer group while a "wider distribution" would be more attractive to consumers who travel. Remember that different market strategies may appeal to different target markets. Therefore, apply the collected data to choose the combinations that will work best.
The market is defined by different segments. Some examples are:
Geographic: Specialize products to customers who live in certain neighborhoods or regions, or under particular climates.
Demographic: Direct advertising to families, retired people, or to the occupation of consumers.
Psychographic: Target promotion to the opinions or attitudes of the customers (political or religious, for example).
Product benefits: Aim marketing to emphasize the benefits of the product or service that would appeal to consumers who buy for this reason in particular (low cost or easy access, for example).
Previous customers: Identify and promote to those groups who have purchased the product before.
Before the marketing mix decision is made, determine what purpose these marketing efforts are going to serve. Are they to:
After these objectives are established, determine a date for accomplishing the objective.
The marketing mix allows owner-managers to combine different marketing decision areas such as products and services, promotion and advertising, pricing, and place to construct an overall marketing program.
Products and Services
Use the product or service itself as a marketing resource. Having something unique provides motivation behind advertising. While the ideas mentioned under market strategy apply here, another option is to change or modify the product or service. Additional attention may be given to a product if it has changed color, size, or style, while a service may draw similar attention by modifying the services provided. Remember sales and promotional opportunities are generated by product differentiation.
Promotion and Advertising
With a marketing strategy and clear objectives outlined, use advertising to get the message out to customers. Advertising can be done through:
One element of advertising is promotional activities. These activities not only advertise, but they offer added incentive for customer patronage. Some examples are:
Try to reach the largest number of people with the money allocated to advertising and promotion. This may be accomplished by using several different methods of advertising. Remember to be creative and implement ideas.
Determining price levels and pricing policies is the major factor affecting revenue. Factors such as the demand for the good, the market price, and customer responsiveness to price changes influence the price levels. Other factors such as a convenient location or more personalized service may allow a small business to charge a higher price. Make sure your price is competitive, however, by checking to see what competitors' prices are.
The manufacturer and wholesaler must decide how to distribute their products. Working through established distributors or manufacturers' agent generally is most feasible for small manufacturers. Small retailers should consider cost and traffic flow as two major factors in location site selection, especially since advertising and rent can be reciprocal. In other words, low-cost, low-customer traffic location means you must spend more on advertising to build traffic.
The nature of the product or service also is important in locational decisions. If purchases are made largely on impulse (e.g., flavored popcorn), then high customer traffic and visibility are critical. On the other hand, location is less a concern for products or services that customers are willing to go out of their way to find (e.g., restaurant suppliers). The recent availability of highly segmented mailing lists (purchased from list brokers, magazines, or other companies) has enabled small businesses to operate anywhere - and serve national or international markets.
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Your Marketing Doing Lately?
After the marketing mix decision is implemented, the next step is to evaluate performance. With a detailed list of company objectives, monitor how well the decisions are developing. Evaluate objectives such as:
Also, evaluate the following decisions and others:
Additionally, consider the following:
If these objectives were not reached, what were the reasons? If they worked well, what elements were most effective? By evaluating performance after decisions, there is reference for future decision-making, based on past results.
In addition, periodically assess customers' feelings and opinions toward the business and how well their needs are being satisfied. This can be done through surveys, customer comment cards, or simply by asking them, "How are we doing?"
Assessing performance and asking for customer input brings us back around market research again. Your marketing plan is a continuous effort to identify and adapt to changes in markets, customer taste, and the economy for the success of your small business.
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