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While I'm all for being frugal, there are some things that you just don't want to skimp on. Some things are so important to your health or safety that it simply isn't wise or cost-effective to look for the cheapest options, or to skip the item altogether in the name of "saving money."
While everyone has some minor things that they refuse to skimp on (I know people who won't buy anything other than Tide laundry detergent or Charmin toilet paper, for example), these are simply matters of preference. The things you really don't want to skimp on will affect your well-being in more ways than simply getting chaffed by store brand T.P. Here are sixteen important things you don't want to skimp on.
A Good Mattress
It's well-known that a good night's sleep is an important part of good health. Sleeping on a cheap mattress will usually leave you worn out with kinks in your back and neck. While you might be able to get away with it when you're young and flexible, the older you get the more important it becomes to get a mattress that will support you in all the right places.
Quality Shoes
Shoes that are too tight, too small, incorrect for the way you walk, poorly cushioned, and poorly designed will lead to foot problems down the road. You'll also experience more problems with your hips and back because your feet support everything else. Go to a good shoe store and get professionally fitted.
Healthcare / Health Insurance
If you don't have your health, everything else in life is much tougher. Make sure you get a good insurance policy and don't skimp on recommended tests and treatments to catch things early. Yes, it's expensive, but if something ever goes wrong with your health, you'll be glad you spent the money.
Healthy Food
You are what you eat, so spend the money to buy good quality, nutritious food instead of junk food.
Your Car and Its Maintenance
No, you don't have to buy the most expensive car on the market or even a brand new one, but make sure that whatever car you get is safe and reliable. Don't skimp on the maintenance, either. Make sure you get good tires and brakes and that any problems are dealt with promptly. Having an accident or breaking down on the side of the road because you skimped on maintenance isn't financially helpful.
Smoke Detectors
If you're short on cash it can be tempting to skip the smoke detectors, but they can save your life in the event of a fire. They aren't that expensive, so get at least two: One for the kitchen and one for outside of the bedrooms. If you can get more, do so.
Fire Extinguishers
Like smoke detectors, these may save your life or maybe even your home if fire breaks out. And don't just buy it and put it away. Train yourself to use it. A fire is not the time to be reading the directions.
Child Car Seats
You don't want to buy cheap, overly used, or outdated car seats for your kids. Make sure that whatever you get meets current regulations and is in peak operating condition.
Home Maintenance & Repairs
It's tempting to think that the roof will make it one more season, or that the leak in the faucet can wait a few more months before you fix it, but small problems can quickly become big problems that can cost you a fortune to fix. Fix things promptly and pay for a good professional if you can't do something correctly yourself.
Pet Food
If you have pets, it's tempting to just get them the cheapest food out there. But cheaper food often means more health problems and trips to the vet. Just as you do for yourself, get the best quality food (which isn't necessarily the most expensive) you can afford. You'll make fewer expensive trips to the vet and likely keep your pets around longer.
This is simple. If you can't replace something (home, car, your income, etc.) without assistance, get it insured. This includes your income in the event of a disability or death. Insurance is expensive, but if you gamble that you won't need it and lose, you'll find yourself in trouble (http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2009/07/28/104910_a-life-without-debt-insurance-helps.html).
If you have a kid, don't skimp on things like baby gates, outlet covers, and cabinet locks. Homemade versions, overly used equipment, and broken items aren't good enough. Pop for the good stuff to keep the little ones safe.
Your Career & Education
You don't have to go to the most expensive private school there is to get a good education, but you don't want to go to some fly-by-night school, either. Invest in your education and make sure you keep learning new skills to keep up with your field. It will pay off with better and higher earning job opportunities later.
Business Protection
If you have a business, make sure you keep it and yourself fully protected. This means hiring good lawyers and accountants to help you handle things you don't understand, and purchasing all the necessary permits and insurance to protect yourself in the event of a lawsuit.
Personal Security
You don't want to buy the cheapest locks for your home. They're too easily picked or simply kicked in. Similarly, if you're going to buy a security system (either for your home or something for your person like Life Alert), get one that you know will work when you need it. Cheap systems that don't work when you need them are no better than having no system.
Take it from someone who has worn glasses since the age of ten. The cheap ones are not as good as those of better quality. The frames don't last as long, don't hold adjustments well, and sometimes the cheap ones don't even get your prescription right. Also, don't try to guess what you need and buy cheap reading glasses at the drug store. Get your eyes professionally checked. If the doctor says you can get by with reading glasses, then great. But know what you need before you get the wrong thing.
Note that none of this means that you have to buy something you don't need or buy more than you need. If you don't need a certain type of insurance, don't buy it in the name of "not skimping." And you don't have to buy the super expensive smoke detector if the $20 model is proven to work well. Use your common sense and find a good balance between covering your health and safety needs without cutting costs so much that you put yourself in jeopardy.
Of course you should always look to get the best quality you can afford in any item. Generally speaking, quality clothes, appliances, electronics, and furniture will last longer and need less maintenance/repairs than the cheap stuff. (That's not always true, of course, and some trial and error will show you what you can safely skimp on and what you can't.) But when it comes to items for your health and safety and that of your family, you don't want to skimp. Get the best you possibly can and don't think, "I won't buy that so I can save more money for that swanky vacation." You can't go on vacation if you're dead or hurt.
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A fanatical birder blogging about Screech owls in owl box, backyard birding and wildlife in the Northeast USA.
Fire prevention: You can help!
3 comments:
- RuthieJ said...
Is that your little girl? She looks like she's really enjoying herself!
- October 17, 2008 at 10:37 AM
- Owlman said...
Yip, that's my little beauty. She still tells me she's going to be a princess when she gets older…. You can actually see a bit of my son's head sticking out too. He's crazy about the fire trucks and cries every time I take him out - lol.
- October 17, 2008 at 11:06 AM
- Erica said...
Fire prevention?
In South Carolina we had "Prescribed Fire Month." I've learned from working with the Bachman's Sparrow and the Northern Bobwhite Quail that a lot of birds need fire in the habitats regularly (not, of course, in our houses). I was attracted to the "fire prevention" tag on this post in a bird-blog.... Anyway, something to think about in terms of birds... reintroducing fire into the landscape.
- January 26, 2009 at 8:26 PM

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Where to begin? I wasn't sure if I should blog today because I realized that what I am feeling today make many of you rather angry with me…but the blog is a way to help me process my feelings and experiences on this weight loss quest of mine, so I am going to blog what I am feeling anyway.
What I am feeling tonight, as I look forward into 2013, is that I didn't do a very good job in 2012. Or, I should clarify, I haven't done a very good job in the last 3 months of 2012. Perhaps that is the crux of why I am feeling disappointed with myself, because I know that I can do better than I have been.
The last three months have been hard for me – at least eating, food, and weight loss-wise – and I can't quite tell why. Part of it is a plateau. Part of it is stubbornness and losing focus. Part of it is the season and the lack of light and a little bit of blues. (I'm keeping an eye out for the big D though, don't worry). Part of it is sick kids, and busy schedules, and travel and parties and all of it.
But the part that has me feeling frustrated tonight is that most of the things in that paragraph looks to me like giant excuses, because really that is what they are. I had those things for the first 3/4 of the year as well, but the fight has just been that much harder lately and I've fallen down a lot. I pray I have the strength to keep trying.
I am feeling that way too because for the last two weeks my tracking has been virtually nonexistent and my eating has been through the roof. Today alone I had a chinese buffet AND pizza for supper. I am not looking forward to weigh in on Wednesday morning, or perhaps a part of me is. I need something to remind me that I am in control of what I eat and the consequences are my own.
Now, to be fair, 2012 is also a huge success for me. It is the first year that I have EVER lost any significant amount of weight, and no matter if I ring in the year at 65 lbs, 75lbs down, or less or more, I am successful. I have been successful. And I will continue to be successful.
I have no intention of giving up and I hope to find some time to stop in the blog tomorrow or Wednesday and share some of my thinking and plans for 2013 – races, therapy and MORE! And for all my many slip ups, my whining and my struggles I am truly grateful for having all of you out there in my life. Your support has been immeasurable and each and everyone of you help me continue each day. In that way 2012 has been outstanding.
No matter if your 2012 was fabulous or frustrating I am rooting for you all and wishing you innumerable blessings in 2013. *Mwah*


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Great deal, great ports.: Carnival Glory Cruise Review by madamecruise
Overall Member Rating
Great deal, great ports.
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
We stayed at the Hyatt Place Miami (Airport West) before we sailed. We got a great rate online, with free airport shuttle and free breakfast. The room was very large, newly appointed with wet bar and large sofa in the seating area. While the breakfast was a little chaotic (I suspect other cruisers getting ready to embark) we enjoyed a wonderful late night snack and drink at their 24/7 cafe that featured coffee, beer, wine, drinks, and a good selection of food fresh prepared. Would stay here again. They also helped us coordinate the shuttle to the ship, (short ride) as they have a 3rd party shuttle that stops there for a fee. I More believe Carnival also had a shuttle stop there, right in front of the hotel.
Embarkation was quick- we were through the whole process in a matter of minutes, and on the ship enjoying a drink on the lido deck in no time! Drinks and beer from both bars on lido were excellent. We waited just a short while (less than an hour) before our stateroom was ready. Two out of three bags made it there before we did, and the third shortly after.
What would a cruise be without food!? Overall, we enjoyed the meals and loved the food. There were a few hiccups here and there- steak a little too rare, etc. But overall, we loved it. We had your time dining, as was our CHOICE. We were seated sometimes at tables with others, and sometimes by ourselves (they will ask) We met some wonderful people this way, and some snarky old geezers who preferred Royal Caribbean and spent their entire meal complaining to the waiter. They were clearly on the wrong ship. These are the FUN ships for HAPPY people who'd like to have a good time. As with any group of people, there are some in the "Walmart" crowd- but we find this to be the exception and not the rule. Most everyone was very friendly, including staff and watched their children.
Make sure to have a burger at Guy's, but DON'T MISS the taco bar close by! Fish tacos were amazing, best ones I've had in a long time. There is a giant salsa bar- but no chips- for obvious health code reasons- I heard a lot of people complaining about the lack of chips- but what would happen if everyone were dipping and double dipping in the salsa?! Yikes! The taco place also has breakfast burritos and 2 other items that I couldn't tell you what they were but they were excellent! The gentlemen making the burritos here were fun and enjoyable to visit with. Thank you to them.
The thing we really loved about this ship was the choices for food. Not only did you have the main dining and buffet but- pizza (meh- IMHO, some people love) but you can get room service, sandwiches, mexican, burgers, and even a latte if you wish ($) I thought it was great that on the day we disembarked, they had a full breakfast available in the dining room. This was awesome as I prefer NOT to eat at the buffet if I can help it. (lines, children grabbing with hands, etc) They also had SO MANY BARS, you never had to wait to order a drink. Love.
Speaking of drinks- we opted to purchase some alcohol before we sailed to be sent to our room. I think this saved us some money on our bar tab. We aren't huge drinkers, but it was great. The vodka, mixers, and bottled water were waiting for us in our cabin when we arrived. We also took 2 bottles of wine. Also, a great deal.
I cannot speak for kids clubs, although I did see a flash mob of small people at one point and they looked to be enjoying themselves.
The shopping was okay. I thought they had fair prices in their shops and we bought a few souvenirs to take home (t-shirts, rum cake!, etc.)
Entertainment was hit and miss. We witnessed MANY people walking out of Divas. It was bad, but we had nothing better to do but watch. The female performers are ten times better than the men. For a show called Divas, they could have just scratched the guys and been better off. We didn't stay for other shows. I have been on other Carnival ships with fantastic shows, so I'm assuming this was an isolated incident.
We watched the Hasbro game show. This was cute, families with kids would love.
We played bingo- I would do that again with 2+ drinks before hand.
The comedy- also hit and miss. The woman that was performing at the beginning of the cruise was horrible. NOT FUNNY, just gross, foul-mouthed and I was embarrassed for her. There was also Percy Crews- funny at times, insulting to white people at others (we can laugh at ourselves, but he crossed a line several times) and also just because you can scream doesn't mean people laugh harder- also witnessed several people getting up and walking out of HIS show. Sorry Percy, you need some polishing. We missed one other comic but were happy to have seen Lowell Sanders. He was great. The right amount of making fun mixed with jokes about himself, crowd involvement etc. He was a true comic. Thank you George Lopez for putting him on our ship. We also bought his cd, which he graciously signed for us. We have been on other Carnival ships with fabulous comics and were really hoping they ALL would be great this time. But, not enough to sway us against Carnival.
We stopped in Cozumel (and Playa Del Carmen by ferry), Belize and Grand Cayman. Honduras was nixed, due to high winds, but the weather was beautiful throughout the cruise.
Overall, we loved our cruise. We will sail Carnival next time, as they have great deals if you want to travel, and treat each trip like a new adventure, with an open mind. Bon Voyage! Less
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Cabin review: 7321
We chose to try an inside cabin this time. I would do it again, but it wouldn't be my first choice- I would want a window to see all the beautiful ports. It was plenty big enough for myself and my husband, but I would prefer a balcony cabin if we were sailing with our 2 children. There were plenty of closets/ hangers/ shelves, etc. If you can't fit your belongings in the cabin, you packed too much stuff. There was only one plug-in in the stateroom, but wasn't an issue for charging phones, since we didn't have wi-fi or cell service anyway.We did do a load of laundry while we were on board (I had an unfortunate incident involving my top and my dinner) $3 wash, $3 dry, Worked great. There is an iron and ironing board in the laundry room and the switch is a timer on the wall. (if you use, this will be important)
Port and Shore Excursions
Cave-Tubing Adventure
We did cave tubing in Belize. They are telling the truth about the LONG bus ride. But it was worth it- do not worry about the caves if you are claustrophobic. They are HUGE and beautiful and you will love it. In Feb, water wasn't too cold and I'm a wimp. Picture cd was $25 here. Great time, great guides and lunch was good. There is a bar to buy drinks too. Lockers were about $6. You feel like you were truly, deep in the jungle. Maybe it was the gigantic palms, or the howler monkeys watching us from overhead- this is a fabulous adventure.
Mayan Ruins
In Cozumel, we got right on a ferry to PDC, and took a bus ride to the ruins at Tulum. THIS WAS AWESOME. Bus ride was informative, Carlos did a great job explaining their city and the ruins. We broke off from our group once inside, and explored on our own, but loved the entire day. We bought some amazing hand carved masks from the shop right by the taco stand. We also bought our son the cartouche necklace as a souvenir, which he loved. The margaritas at the taco stand are strong! But good. Bring lots of money on this one, as you'll want to buy the picture of you by the ruins, and book- great keepsake- lunch, and handmade items that were unique to this port. Back to Cozumel- it was somewhere that I wish we had more time to shop/explore but our excursion took up most of our day. Would still do again! I wish I would have sampled and purchased a lot more rum cake before getting back on the ship 8)
Stingray Swim
We went to Stingray City and Coral Bay Snorkel in Grand Cayman. This was awesome- the crew was great and we loved every thing about it- wouldn't change a thing. We didn't leave until 1230, so we had plenty of time to walk around Grand Cayman, shop and even have conch fritters and a drink right on the ocean, while we watched snorkelers. This is a tendered port, but very short (5 mins). They have lots of shops, but it is the most expensive port we stopped in. Make sure to take money for snacks and try the Ting-ray (rum punch). Pictures for sale were $20. I thought that was fair, as I don't own a waterproof camera.
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Jon Favreau has signed on to direct the movie adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "John Carter of Mars"
Have you ever traveled to Mars? If you're yet going there, you can fancy of going to that place. However, there's a better idea than only imagining, watch the upcoming movie "John Carter of Mars."
"John Carter of Mars" is a sci-fi film based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel of the same title, which story centers on Civil War vet John Carter who is transplanted to Mars, where he discovers a lush, wildly diverse planet whose main inhabitants are 12-foot tall green barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, who is in desperate need of a savior.
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- Naffarin
Thinking about the conceptual stages of Tolkien's private languages
that preceded QL led me to take another look at Naffarin. All that
remains of this language is a poem or verse of 4 lines, constituting
a single sentence:
O Naffarínos cutá vu navru cangor
luttos ca vúna tiéranar,
dana maga tíer ce vru encá vún' farta
once ya merúta vúna maxt' amámen.
In "A Secret Vice" Tolkien says of the language: "Etymologically, as
you would see if I bothered to translate, it has no greater interest
than _Nevbosh_; _vrú_ 'ever' -- a curiously predominant association
in my languages, which is always pushing its way in (a case of early
fixation of individual association, I suppose, which cannot now be
got rid of) -- is the only word of interest from this point of
view." He also says "the influences -- outside English, and beyond a
nascent purely individual element -- are Latin and Spanish, in sound-
choices and combinations, in general word form." (MC 209.)
Tolkien seems to say that, if his audience were told the meanings of
these Naffarin words, most of their sources (like most of Nevbosh)
would be fairly obvious (and thus relatively uninteresting). So
perhaps a comparison of the sound combinations and word forms of
Naffarin with identical or similar elements in Latin or Spanish might
provide insight into their intended meanings.
For example _Naffarínos_ in line 1 is clearly related to the language
name _Naffarin_. Latin has various adjective-forming suffixes,
including _-nus_, _-ánus_, _-ínus_, with the sense 'pertaining to,
belonging to'. Thus _paternus_ 'belonging to a father',
_dívínus_ 'of a deity, divine', _Latínus_ 'of Latium, Latin',
_húmánus_ 'human', _Rómánus_ 'Roman'. Latin adjectives have 3
genders (here masc. _-nus_, fem. _-na_, neut. _-num_), 6 cases,
singular and plural, agreeing with the noun they modify, or used
substantively with 'man', 'woman' or 'thing' understood.
In Spanish the variety of cases has been eliminated and there are
only 2 genders, but otherwise the forms are quite similar, e.g.
_latino_, _latina_, pl. _latinos_, _latinas_, adj. 'Latin' and
noun 'Latin speaker, Latin scholar'. So probably _Naffarínos_
means 'speakers (or students) of Naffarin'. And the name _Naffarin_
itself may be a reduction of this adjectival form, with loss of the
final vowel, though what the stem _Naffar-_ means is unclear.
The _O_ at the beginning of the sentence might be a preposition
governing _Naffarínos_ (cf. Latin _ob_ 'towards, before, because
of'), but I think it is more likely to reflect the Latin interjection
_ó_ as used with a vocative, i.e. the poem is addressed to
(imaginary) fellow speakers of Naffarin. And if this is the case,
then it looks like _cutá vu_ is a plural imperative, comparable in
syntax to Spanish _contad vosotros_, but with the pronoun (Latin
_vos_ 'you' pl.) shortened rather than augmented (_vosotros_ is
literally 'you others'). If _vu_ == 'you' then _vúna_, _vún'_ in
lines 2 to 4 could be the adjectival form == 'of yours, your',
derived with an ending _-na_ related to _-ínos_.
The same suffix may explain the relation between _tíer_ in line 3 and
_tiéranar_ in line 2. These appear to derive from Sp.
_tierra_ 'earth, land, (one's) country', with simplification of the _-
rr-_ and loss of the final _-a_ in the singular noun, perhaps
comparable to that in _Naffarin_. An adjectival
*_tierana_ 'pertaining to a country' might have extended meanings
like 'national, native, colloquial'. Perhaps _ca_ is from Span.
_acá_ 'here', and _ca vúna tiéranar_ == 'here in your own land'.
In line 3, _maga_ looks like it is based on the root extracted from
the Latin adj. _magnus_ 'great, large' (& its superlative
_maximus_ 'greatest' < _mag-_ + _-timus_), so that _dana maga tíer_
could mean something like 'that great land'. In the last line
_maxt'_ is either connected with this _mag-_ or with Lat.
_mactus_ 'glorified, honored', used mostly in the vocative applied to
divinities or in the common Latin expression of congratulations,
_macte virtute_ 'increase in virtue'. Either way Naf. _maxt'_ would
mean something like 'enlarged' or 'increased'.
The word _amámen_ is modelled on Latin nouns formed from verb-stems
with the suffix _-men_, like _certámen_ 'contest' < _certáre_ 'to
contend', or _vélámen_ 'veil' < _véláre_ 'to cover'. Thus _amámen_
would be from the verb _amáre_ 'to love', presumably the Naffarin
word for the noun 'love', and _vúna maxt' amámen_ probably
means 'your increased love'.
Identifying the etymologies of the remaining words in the poem is
more speculative because the likelier resemblences are more distant
and there are consequently more possibilities. Guided primarily by
trying to make sense of the whole sentence, I would suggest the
The stem of _cutá_ may have been inspired by Sp. _contar_ 'to count,
tell, relate' (pres. indic. _cuenta_), perhaps blended with Lat.
_citáre_ 'to move, rouse, excite', _recitáre_ 'to read out'. That
_navru_ means 'forever' was suggested by Helge Fauskanger (cf.
www.uib.no/People/hnohf/naffarin.htm ). Perhaps the _na-_ is from
the Latin conjunction _nam_ 'for'.
The word _cangor_ seems likely to derive from the root _can-_ of Lat.
_canere_, _cantáre_ 'to sing, play', Sp. _cantar_, though the motive
for the suffix _-go-_ is unclear. The _-r_ might be a noun or
adjectival formative; cf. Lat. _canor_ 'melody',
_canórus_ 'melodious', Sp. _canoro_. Together with _luttos_ this
ought to be the object of _cúta_. It isn't certain which is the noun
and which the modifier, but _luttos_ might be based on the root _lud-
_ in Lat. _lúdere_ 'to play', which in the context of music or song
also means 'to compose'.
Then the first two lines would mean something like: 'O Naffarines
recite forever poetry composed here in your own land'.
In the third line _ce_ could be from the Sp. rel. pron. _que_ 'which,
who'. _Once_ in the next line may be a compound of this,
perhaps 'one that, one which'.
_Encá_ might derive from the Lat. verb _inquam_ 'I say',
_inquiunt_ 'they say, it is said', with the same change of _qu_ >
_c_. The ending parallels that of _cutá_, so _encá_ may have the
same subject, thus 'you say, you claim (that it is)'.
The word _farta_ probably comes from Lat. _ferre_ 'to bear, carry,
support', a derivation that goes back to Nevbosh _far-_ along with
the knowledge of its etymological connection with English _bear_ (MC
205). The nature of the derivation isn't clear, but I think _vún'
farta_ probably means something like 'your home', either in the sense
of 'where you were born' or 'what supports you'.
In the last line _ya_ could be from Sp. _ya_ 'already, now, soon'.
And _merúta_ is probably derived from Lat. _merére_ 'to earn,
deserve, merit', although again the manner of derivation is unclear.
Then the last two lines would mean something like: 'that great land
which ever you call home and now deserves your increased love.'
Because of the necessarily speculative nature of most of this
analysis, I would not be surprised if alternative proposals for some
of it should lead to an improved interpretation. But I offer these
comments as a first pass at trying to understand what little we have
of Tolkien's first major effort at a language of his very own.
Christopher Gilson
- Christopher Gilson wrote:
> what the stem _Naffar-_ means is unclear.It seems to me possible that _-far-_ is inspired by the Latin
defective verb _fari_ 'speak'. If the preceding element reflects
Latin _novus_ and English _new_, then _Naffarin_ may have
essentially the same meaning as _Nevbosh_, sc. 'new speech'.
Meneg suilaid,
- Quoth Beregond:
> It seems to me possible that _-far-_ is inspired by the LatinBut _bosh_ (in English at any rate) means 'nonsense' rather than
>defective verb _fari_ 'speak'. If the preceding element reflects
>Latin _novus_ and English _new_, then _Naffarin_ may have
>essentially the same meaning as _Nevbosh_, sc. 'new speech'.
'speech'. In light of that, I wonder whether _Naffarin_ might not be
derived from the English slang adjective _naff_ or some word closely
akin to it. According to the OED, the adjective _naff_ itself is
apparently not attested before 1969, but related to it are the
northern dialectal forms _naffhead_, _naffin_, _naffy_ 'a simpleton;
a blockhead; an idiot' (cited in the _English Dialect Dictionary_)
and _niffy-naffy_ 'inconsequential, stupid' (with an attestation from
Arden R. Smith erilaz@...
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Friendships blossom between 7th grade advisories and students at School Sisters of Notre Dame sponsored, Caroline Center.
This year, NDP has begun an SSND based club to help our young women go forth and change the world! As part of the 7th grade Exploratory program, this new group is called the "Shalom Club." Students meet ten times each month to discuss the charism of the SSNDs and meet and pray about social issues preventing peace in their world. Each quarter, another small group of 7th grade girls have been creating journals and sharing reflections in supportive settings to help each other brainstorm and share ideas for making their world (or their neighborhood/community) a more loving and peace-filled place to live!
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Samurai is a sushi restaurant on Cambie with giant portions.
I've only had take-out from this Samurai Sushi House. From what I've had, yes, you do get your money's worth. A whole sushi tray to serve 4-5 for $20. But I have to agree with some of the other reviews. Some rolls are so large, I got sick trying to finish one. They jam so many different ingredients into one roll, that it kinda loses good flavor. You spend so much time trying to point out what you're tasting at that moment.
We ordered the sushi platter while we were 5 minutes away and when we got there, we had to wait another 40 minutes. And since I can't really rate the ambiance because I've never dined-in before, I gave it a "poor" because when I walked in to check on my order. I almost went deaf from the really loud Vietnamese conversation from the ladies chatting inside. I also, don't mean to be rude, but if those ladies kept their talking at a lower level, I wouldn't have walked out and waited in the rain instead.
After hearing how huge all their sushi rolls were, I went and ordered a party tray for my birthday this year. While there was a lot of variety and it was pretty fresh, the size was not what I expected - definitely smaller than advertised and it wasn't anything super special. The location is right across from Oakridge Mall and like previous reviewers you're better off doing take out if you live in the area. I walked in to pick up my order and was surprised at how tiny the eating area was...and did I mention it felt very stuffy and warm inside? I was a bit worried after that when I saw my party tray was just sitting on shelf behind the cashier basking in the warmth of the place. I remember having their rolls last year at a friend's party and they were much bigger...too bad it's not the same anymore. =(
This was the only location I've gone to and it's been a while since I've gone back. I almost exclusively dine in at sushi restaurants but there's hardly ever any available chairs in their cramped quarters and it's dingy to hang around long so I do takeout.
I've stuck to the same few items: California Rolls, Spicy Scallop Rolls and their House Roll the odd ocassion. Rolls are gargantuan in size which is why there is always a lineup. As mentioned their Salmon and Tuna is actually of decent quality but it is inconsistently prepared: either too cold, too warm, and/or improperly sliced and sized. Overall from my usual order it's fast food quality at fast food prices. Liberal use of sushi rice round off in making their rolls astounding in girth and filling for the hungry. Honestly though it isn't bad but there are dozens of other joints for better consistency and quality.
Since I've only had takeout there they handle the volume of customers fairly well each visit that I've had. Run similarly to a conveyor belt the ladies on the cashier take your order and give you a number. Other than than the varying wait times for your order to be prepared there's not much else to go into detail.
If you're hungry and craving sushi and only have a ten on you I suppose this place (and their other locations) should fill the gap in your stomach.
Yes, the sushi pieces are extremely large and for some pieces you will need a knife and fork. The quality, however, is good and the line-ups = mucho business = fresh sushi. Prices are extremely reasonable. So, for all you people complaining about the size of the sushi, I have one question, why do you keep going back?
I've never been in the place. I've seen the lineups though. I have however been the recipient of takeout many times.
Their sushi tastes OK, but what it really comes down to and the main reason for my low rating is the ridiculous size of their rolls just makes me angry. Japanese food is intended to be prepared so that everything is bite sized or is otherwise simple to eat. This place is an egregious violation of Japanese food as you can't just eat their food with chopsticks easily. There is absolutely no way you can eat their larger rolls with one bite. You have to pick the pieces up off the plate (not great when you are sharing). You have to somehow cut through the nori with your chopsticks to get it into small enough pieces. Meanwhile the crab is falling all over the place littering your soy sauce. UGH. Can it be any more STUPID?
The sushi is also poorly constructed. Compounded with the large size, it's a miracle if you can get a roll off the plate without it falling into pieces.
I know some people love the schtick of the large sushi and feel they are getting a great deal. Honestly if they change to small rolls they would probably lose half their business. If you like it, great, but I don't. If they want to give good value for money, why not just give more sushi for the money? I'd certainly be fine with it then.
The sushi is made for giants or people with huge mouths. I tried 'B' party tray, which had a nice selection of sushi, and I also foolishly ordered a beef teriyaki roll, because I hadn't yet seen how gigantic the party tray was. The taste was okay, but the size was WAY too big. Sushi is about style as much as substance and these mammoth sushi pieces were ridiculously crass. As Mrs. Chasiubow said: "Ma dai go hou"! (Open wide!).
I will say that it was fresh, due to the chaotic pace in the restaurant. A few brave souls actually tried to sit at the tiny tables or the mini sushi bar, but I went for the take out. It is incredible value for the money, if you judge such things by quantity for the price.
A good choice if you are VERY hungry, or if you have teens at home. Otherwise, you should go someplace less extreme.
i have tried this place twice. first time i was baffled at the need to serve for them to have jumbo sushi. sushi is supposed to be bited sized but the mere size of the rice rolls scared me. the fish did not taste fresh and i dine at many many japanese places on a regular basis. i hope i am not being rude here but vietnamese people cannot be running a japanese restaurant as i highly doubt they know the skill of handling raw food. this is evident in them cutting the fish in such large pieces. but if its quantity and not quality, this place may be fine. but even that, i fear for my health and will choose not to return again.
I love sushi and eat it A LOT. This is a place I like to go on occasion for a bit of variety. Everything is huge here- definitely not one bite sushi. I really enjoy the california rolls with the shredded crab. Again, not a place I like to go all the time, but it's cheap and good. It's impossible to be hungry after eating here!
We frequently take-out from this restaurant.
Pros: The food portions are very large and we always order the house roll.
Cons: There has been a few mix-ups (twice out of ~12 orders) with the food we ordered. I.e. We ordered Unagi Roll (Eel), but received some other roll in the box.
I always recommend double checking your order in the box before leaving.
Solid sushi restaurant when no order mix-ups happen.
I took out combo tray (can't remember which one, they are all good though), the food was so-so when eating. However, it was the large portions that made up for the quality. The sashimi ontop of the rice were HUGE. Great for take-out and parties. I also liked how they give you discounts for ordering ahead.
I have never gotten the reason people fancy this place as much as they do. Perhaps good timing when they opened this location. The food is ok. But i find the sizing than people like has lots to do with the amount of rice they use of the rolls and sushi. I personally prefer, more fresh ingredients and just enough rice. I find they use too much rice. And the rice although fresh lack some taste/seasoning. This is my opinion, so other may like it the way Samurai does it. To me it reminds me of sushi done by robots not sushi chefs.
The value proposition is prob still good. As you can get party tray take out for pre fixed price. Good when you have a pot luck or function to atttend or host. IMHO, there are so many newer and better establishment now that are better in quality and value.
I must say, the sushi here is indeed larger than the competition's. It might even be difficult to eat, and challenges even the most seasoned of sushi afficiandos. The tuna nigiri sushi sometimes felt a little frozen so you might want to bring it home and thaw it out a bit...House Roll there is a must try as the epitome of their biggest maki rolls available.
The real drawback of the place, are the occasional large line ups of folks trying to either order food, or wait for theirs to pick up. I've had to turn away and go somewhere else just because of this a couple times, but I guess its a good sign for the business.
Been to this Cambie location of samurai many many times but since just getting take out for dinner tonite, thought i'd do a review as well. There are 3 other locations by the same name but this location is not affiliated with neither the davie or fraser location. However, Banzai is the same owners as the cambie location. I go to samurai if im looking for quick sushi take out. They give huge portions and you can probably get full on 2 or 3 pieces of their house roll (i do anyways) but you get the picture. You don't have to spend much to get full here. PRoblem is, a lot of their rolls are big b/c there is so much rice!! The sashimi pieces are also very big and we usually have to cut them in half. Would definitely recommend this place for its value but quality wise tho i would go somewhere else.
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I've been here many at times for take out ...this is the only place I know that serves supersized sushi and sashimi. BIG BIG Big is my only description. Make sure you have an empty stomach cause the portions are hugh...enough for even two people. My favs: mixed combo A or B, B.C. roll, SSSR roll, dragon roll, salmon or toro or hamachi sashimi. Just be warned: the house roll is like a eating a 3 level home ...a good 2 to 4 bites just to finish one piece. Peak hours are usually packed. Order take out 2 hours in advance...recieve a 5% discount. Seating??? good luck!!
All in all cheap and good eats.
i don't understand why people are making negative comments on the size of the sushi/ rolls.
they're huge. they are surprisingly TASTY, (the ingredients have that mmmmmmmm) sometimes, for the end pieces of the roll, there's a bit too much rice, but generally they are modest about the rice, unlike many restaurants
takeout is better than eating in. usually takes 15 mins for your order to be done. the sashimi is okay, it's fresh but lacks taste. they could cut them into smaller pieces as well
excellent value for party trays.
(the tea is disgusting)
Just happen to be working in the area. Just dropped in for a quick lunch.
Small place little place.... But......
WOW !!! I could not believe the super huge rolls they were serving up!
It is one of my favorite spots for California Rolls. Very tasty and it is the
Best Bang for the Bucks!!!
This would definitely be my favourite Japanese take-out place!
Salmon Sashimi, Calafornia Roll, Yam Tempura Roll, Beef Teriyaki Don, definitely are the must haves of this place!!!
Definitely value for money!!!
As for the dine-in, the place is quite small and I doubt the service would be any good, so unless you live in the area and just want to grab a quick bite, otherwise, go with the take-out!!!
My girlfriend Insisted on coming gere for dinner so I decided to try it out and boy was i surprised! The sizes of the pieces of rolls in this palce are HUGE. To get a good picture of what i mean look at the size of your palm. Thats the rough diameter of the sushi itself. The thickness is about a full 2-3 fingers thick. You can't even fit this thing into your mouth! The quality of the food was nothing to jump out of your seat for but it was good. HUGE slices of salmon sashimi. Here, you get 5 slices (half-order) for $5.50 but if compared to other sushi restaurants its about the quantity of 10 slices. They are huge. Ambiance is a little out dated, but if youre a person that just wants to eat there food and leave this is a great place. If you care alot about ambiance and decor, this might not be the best choice. Its simple. A 5-7 seat sushi bar and a couple of tables. They have self service tea there. Most of the day, Samurai sushi looks to be more of a take out business. DEFINIETELY WORTH A TRY. Largest Pieces of sushi since i've been to Jumbo Sushi.
Just got back from my first experience at Samurai. I have never completed a restaurant review before but after such a poor experience, I was curious to see if this place had been reviewed before.
I agree the sushi is fresh and the price is good but I would rather pay double if it means better tasting sushi!
The portions are definately huge but its just all rice!! and so so much of it. It's actually gross.
The yam roll and vegetable rolls also had mayo in it, real sushi does not have nor need mayo!
I admit the service is quite good- lots of staff on hand= less waiting time.
I have to respond to people's negative criticism of Samurai on Cambie (the first time I've ever felt compelled to review a restaurant). I don't even know where to start! The food at Samurai is excellent, the value is excellent and the sushi is FRESH. I can say that having worked at the seafood packing plant that supplies them! I know which restaurants in Vancouver order the lower grade fish and Samurai is NOT ONE OF THEM. Also, in regards to the freshness of product - look at their turnover! The food they sell HAS to be fresh, the location is too small for a huge freezer full of fish and they sell too much of it to sit for long periods of time anyway! No, you won't be sitting in for most of your meals - it is a very small location with seating for approximately 15 (though even that is pushing it) and it is ALWAYS packed (which is also a testament to quality - if it were bad, people wouldn't return). I DO NOT find that there is too much rice - exactly the opposite, in fact. Every time I've been there for nigiri, I have had to cut the fish in half (difficult with chopsticks, I assure you!) and eat it in two bites. The rolls are ALL HUGE! Try the house roll and see just how much of one roll you can get in your mouth. The prices are spectacularly low - I eat a LOT and for 15$ my wife and I both eat until we're full and still have a few rolls left over for a snack later! Trust me, you NEED TO TRY SAMURAI!!!
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Catskill, NM - Long's Canyon - Long's Junction
This topic was created to provide a link to the "History of Las Animas County" topic.
If you have additional history, Website links, or images to add you are invited to reply. Otherwise please DO NOT reply. Thank you.
(Map image ca. 1925. Dashed lines are abandoned Colorado & Southern railroad lines.)
(I do not have any photos to post for Catskill.)
Catskill Information & Links.
Catskill - Founded around 1888; Population N/S;
County of Colfax; Northeast part of New Mexico;
has Post Office, railroad, and Express Office.
"Catskill enjoyed a reputation rare for towns in the 1890s. It was known as a happy and fun loving town. Its citizens contributed time and money to build a church, a recreation hall, a racecourse, a dance pavilion, a picnic ground and a ballpark. It had a twenty-two-piece band as well as a dance orchestra. It was a fun loving town without violence. It was also a lumbering and sawmill town. It produced charcoal in such great demand that three thousand cords of wood were burned daily in the Catskill ovens. During the boom years thirty to fifty flatcar loads of lumber were shipped daily. The town was born in 1890 and had a good life until 1902. The timber around Catskill was becoming scarce and one by one the sawmills began closing down. In that year, the tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway were pulled up cutting off Catskill's lifeline. There are a few surviving relics of the town most notably ten perfectly preserved redbrick charcoal ovens east of Catskill beside the Canadian River. Once so easily accessible by rail, it can now only be reached with a four-wheel-drive vehicle."
Catskill Charcoal Ovens
"Ten redbrick charcoal ovens are almost all that's left of what was the Red River Valley's most active and prosperous community. Within a short time after the Maxwell Land Grant opened up in 1888 droves of settlers moved in and the community of Catskill boasted their own church, recreation hall/dance pavilion, picnic ground, ballpark, racecourse and school. Catskill blossomed as a lumbering and sawmill town, producing charcoal in such great demand that 3,000 cords of wood were burned daily in the Catskill ovens; during the boom years 30 to 50 flatcar loads of lumber were shipped daily. In 1902, however, the timber around Catskill became scarce and the sawmills closed down; that same year, the railroad tracks were pulled off, cutting off the lifeline to the town, and Catskill was finally abandoned in 1905. The charcoal ovens, located east on the Canadian River off York Canyon Road, on the private property of Vermejo Park Ranch, are preserved in perfect form, but can only be accessed by private tour and require the use of a four-wheel drive vehicle. This site is listed on the State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places."
(The following link is broken. - RR-Guy - 2/03/11)
There is a book about Catskill.
Title: The Catskill, New Mexico story
Author: Stanley, F.
Year: 1964
Number of Pages: 20
(1)Raton Library possibly has a copy.
(2)Sometimes found on Ebay for around $25.
Railroad History
The Maxwell Land Grant opened up the Red River Valley to timber harvesting and Catskill was founded around 1888 when the grant people sought a ready market for lumber in the region. In 1890 the Union Pacific Railroad completed building a spur from Trinidad, Colorado to Catskill, New Mexico.
This railroad spur was known as the "Maxwell Branch". Not for the town of Maxwell but for the Land Grant. Catskill became the terminus for the "Union Pacific Maxwell branch".
The above was "snipped" from the below link in 2004, but the link is no longer functional.
"At different times during it's existence this line was also referred to as Maxwell Branch, Catskill Branch, Vasquez Branch, and the Pels Branch." (from Wilkins' "Colorado Railroads" book.)
Again from Wilkins' book, "In 1888 DT&FW constructed tracks from Long's Junction to Martinsen.
In December of 1890 they completed the tracks to Vasquez."
In 1890 the entire branch was now owned by the Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Railway Company as mentioned above, but there isn't any mention as to when the tracks to Newton's Mill were constructed.
However, I presume that they were constructed in the same year, 1890. In 1899, due to the continued dealings of the railroad tycoons, the entire branch from Trinidad was taken over by the Colorado & Southern (C&S) Railway, and this included the Maxwell Branch. The C&S Branch from Trinidad to Sopris still operated, but it too was abandoned in 1930 when the Sopris mines ran out of coal.
Lastly, it should also be noted that Trinidad has had many destructive floods, recorded as far back as 1882. They appeared to reoccur every ten years or so.
A passage in McKenzie's book, "Mountain to Mill" reads, "A wall of water surged down Long's Canyon to the Purgatoire River, sweeping away 24 bridges, 10,000 ties, and miles of track from the Colorado & Southern Railway's Catskill Branch".
The book goes on to say that after reaching Trinidad it destroyed many other large vehicles, and railroad bridges. The date of this flood, according to the book was September 1904, which I quickly noticed, conflicts with a date of 1902 that the C&S tracks were pulled up, as indicated above.
Regardless, of the year 1902 or 1904, I believe the account to be true, as it is documented in various writings, that Trinidad was the subject of many, very destructive floods through the years.
(1.) The Colorado Road, by F. Hol Wagner Jr., 1970
(2.) Colorado Railroads; Chronological Development, by Tivis "Tiv" Wilkins, 1974.
(3.) Mountain to Mill, by William H. McKenzie, 1982
(4.) Internet resources.
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Staal likely to play today after monthlong absence
Even with new stitches in his upper lip, Jordan Staal was feeling optimistic about his health and his season now that his month-long layoff has ended.
"Things are looking up," said Staal, who will rejoin the Penguins' lineup today for an afternoon game against the Winnipeg Jets at Consol Energy Center. Staal hasn't played since injuring his left knee Jan. 6.
"The knee feels really strong and everything feels really good," he said.
Staal's recovery and return will be uplifting for a team all too familiar with injuries, including several to Staal.
"He's had some bad luck in the injury department," said Matt Cooke, now paired with Pascal Dupuis on a line centered by Staal. "He's a big part of this hockey club. It's fun to see him out there."
Staal's play was strong from October through December, as he learned to better use his skating and speed in combination with his 6-foot-4, 220-pound frame. He had 15 goals in 34 games, putting him then on pace for around 35 - which would have been a career high.
"This year more than any, he's understood exactly how big and strong he is," coach Dan Bylsma said. "That has led to better offensive opportunities for him ... When he uses his speed and strength, it can overpower defenders, and they can't get the puck off him. He's done that significantly better than he has in the past."
Staal's medial collateral ligament was injured when he collided with New York Rangers forward Mike Rupp, a former Penguins teammate. Despite the knee-to-knee hit, Staal said yesterday that there was "no bad blood" between them and added that Rupp was "an awesome guy."
This wasn't the first time Staal has dealt with injuries, including a foot injury two seasons ago that later became infected, and a broken hand last season. He's become a reluctant expert at rehab.
"I think you learn a lot," Staal said. "It's tough being out. I think that's the hardest thing, just missing the guys and just the daily stuff. It doesn't get any easier, that's for sure."
The stitches in Staal's lip were from Thursday's practice, when he got hit in the face with a stick. It was reminiscent of last season, when Staal was just about to return from injury but was struck in the hand with a bone-breaking shot during practice.
"You just shake your head and can't believe it," Cooke said. "It's unfathomable."
Staal shrugged it off.
"It's been tough," he said. "But those things happen, I guess."
With the Penguins playing today and Sunday, Staal's conditioning will be tested. Bylsma said ideally Staal's ice time will be limited to around 15 minutes, down from the 20:23 he's averaged this season. He'll be used for the second-team power play, but his penalty-killing time could be limited.
His return gives the Penguins another solid line and could help lessen the scoring burden carried by Evgeni Malkin and the team's top line.
"You've definitely seen Geno's line doing a great job," Staal said. "They're putting a lot of numbers up, but the guys have been playing unbelievable all the way down the lineup. We're winning games. We've got some scorers, for sure, all throughout the lineup. I'm just another piece."


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Apple Store Disrupted by Screaming Mob, Masterminded by RIM
Jason Mick
May 1, 2012 1:00 PM
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Guerrilla marketing scheme gains attention, but will it lead to sales?
An eye-catching protest/flash-mob occurred outside an Apple, Inc. (
) store in Sydney Australia. Blogger Nate 'Blunty' Burr captured the whole incident on video, leading some to believe he may have been hired by whoever was behind the campaign.
I. All Aboard the Protest Bus
He describes, "All of a sudden a big black bus pulls up. A bunch of people dressed in black pour out of said bus with protest signs and they start screaming 'Wake up!'"
"Perhaps it's some sort of guerilla marketing for a new SIRI feature," he deadpans, "SIRI, please send a screaming mob to me at work to me at 2 pm. BEW-DOOP!"
Well given Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.'s (
) upcoming
Galaxy S3 launch
and its recent history of
mocking Apple's throng of followers
, everyone sort of reached the forgone conclusion that the South Korean phonemaker was behind this. After all, Samsung was likely a bit sore at the fact that Apple had succeeding in
banning its tablet sales
for a while
in Australia, before the
ruling was overturned
But Samsung -- who some estimate is now the
world's largest smartphone-maker
, ahead of Apple -- denied crafting the stunt. A spokesperson
the Australian newspaper
The Age
, "As a market leader in smartphones we think Australians have already woken up to the multitude of choices available, but kudos to whoever is behind the campaign."
II. The True Backer Shows Their Face
So if it wasn't Samsung who was it?
It turns out the noisy mob was the work of Research in Motion ltd. (
), makers of the BlackBerry smartphone. RIM is currently working on preparing its brand-new
QNX-based BlackBerry 10 smartphone operating system
for the market.
RIM recently received a "wake up" of its own, recording its
first quarterly loss
in years.
[Image Source: YouTube]
But with a new leader at the helm, the company is determined to stay independent and perhaps even give Apple,
et al.
a wake up call of its own.
RIM comments, "We can confirm that the Australian 'Wake Up' campaign, which involves a series of experiential activities taking place across Sydney and Melbourne, was created by RIM Australia."
[Image Source: YouTube]
The phonemaker promises it didn't pay off bloggers like Mr. Burr -- who has done in-depth past coverage for RIM -- to cover the mock protest. The company assures, "Bloggers were not paid for this campaign or told what to say. Neither RIM, nor any agencies on RIM's behalf, have ever paid Blunty."
The company has a webpage up promoting the viral campaign
. The site has a countdown, which is currently ~422,450 seconds from completion, or about five days away. RIM is expected to deliver a preview of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 in Australia at the end of the week.
The company does have a bit of a history of provocative ad campaigns backfiring. Around this time last year RIM spent millions on a campaign for its PlayBook tablet, declaring "
Amateur hour is over.
reviews of the PlayBook
embarassingly indicated that RIM's tablet was very much the "amateur hour" device compared to veteran designs like the iPad. A year later, RIM is at it again, this time hoping for better results.
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With holiday shoppers feeling better about spending, the nation's retailers are encouraged about their prospects in what's shaping up as a long jobless recovery.
"Our premium brands like Sperry are doing terrific while our mass-market brands like Payless Shoes Source remain challenged," said Matt Rubel chief executive of Collective Brands, the nation's biggest footwear chain. "But I'm seeing positive signs. The high-end customer clearly is back. And when we do get the mainstream customer in the store, they buy."
Perpetual optimists, top retail industry leaders in New York for the annual National Retail Federation convention heard forecasts of continued modest economic growth and jobs despite rising prices for gas, cotton and many food items.
"After three very lean years, 2011 should be very good," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. "We are close to creating enough jobs to start bringing unemployment down."
There wasn't much time for celebrating, however, as record hordes of tech vendors mobbed top chain executives with sales pitches that tap into retailers' new obsession: the march of mobile and wireless technology.
"It's not about the Internet anymore," said Jill Puleri, retail industry leader for IBM.
"In 10 years, the entire world will be mobile 24 hours a day with a device that's getting smaller and more powerful," said Peter Sachese, chief marketing officer with Macy's Inc. "We have to get our hands around this because the consumer demands a two-way dialogue."
Actual sales results linked to smart phones and social media remain minimal, but it's hard to miss how many people are texting, comparison shopping and researching products while shopping their stores. It's so common that some stores are adding WiFi to the sales floor to improve reception for savvy shoppers browsing rivals online.
An IBM survey found only 14 percent of shoppers have no interest in using a smart phone to augment their shopping experience. That's down from 20 percent a year ago.
Much of the latest retail tech explosion is rooted in the spread of wireless technologies, not all of it linked to cell phones. Walmart and Macy's are starting to replace UPC bar codes on apparel with little radio transmitter chips that are packed with 10 times the information on color, size and where every item is. It enables the stores to account for their stock at any instant. The process, known as RFID, or radio frequency identification, also lets salespeople find an item with a handheld device that ticks like a Geiger counter when they get close.
Also among the new tricks, vendors are pushing flat-screen TVs that superimpose animated dresses over a live shot of a customer. Intel unveiled a big digital sign that shows targeted videos to passing shoppers. It uses face-detection software to determine the shopper's gender and approximate age.
Today's big mobile phone apps for shopping in stores — price comparisons, digital coupons, shopping lists, store-navigation aides and group bargain sites like Groupon — were labeled as "just scratching the surface" by Patti Maes, who creates Jetsons-worthy products at the MIT Media Lab.
"Today's shopping connectivity between the smart phone and the Internet is too cumbersome and requires learning how to use them," she said. "In a couple years, it all will be seamlessly integrated."
She unveiled a lightbulb-sized prototype that screws into a electrical socket. Touch a product placed under its projected light and an index appears on any smooth surface. The index has links to product information, instruction manuals, price comparisons and a button to buy. Plus there's a teleconference link to ask questions of a live expert at another location.
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Predictably, local Republican legislators liked most of Gov. Tom Corbett's budget, especially the focus on pension reform and continued persistence to sell off the state liquor system.
Also not a surprise, Democrats were not happy with many of the proposals, including cutting business taxes and some of the ways to pay for education.
Among other things, state Rep. Frank Dermody, D-Oakmont, criticized Corbett's call to kill off the capital stock and franchise tax and reduce the corporate net income tax.
"We would feel better about these proposals if he was also talking about closing tax loopholes that allow the biggest corporations to get away with paying almost no tax in Pennsylvania," Dermody said in a statement.
"And what about the jobs?" Dermody asked. "Wasn't that supposed to be the point of all of these reductions in corporate taxes?
"Where are the jobs? For the first time in years, Pennsylvania's unemployment rate went above the national rate, and it has stayed at or above the national rate for five months now."
While state Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, said that he is pleased with some of the ideas in the budget, he took issue with education funding.
"I am disappointed that he is proposing that some of the additional funding be contingent upon legislative approval of his liquor privatization and pension-funding schemes," Brewster said in a statement.
"The education of our children is too important to be used as a bargaining chip."
State Rep. Joe Petrarca, D-Washington Township, also took issue with Corbett's funding of education.
"I'm upset that the governor's budget does little to restore the $860 million or so of cuts that he slashed from education in his first year," Petrarca told the Valley News Dispatch. "The money he's proposing for basic education doesn't even cover inflation over the last several years, let alone the cuts."
Petrarca also criticized the idea of using money from the privatization of the state's liquor system to fund education.
He questioned whether the short-term influx of cash would be worth the loss of liquor system jobs and long-term loss of revenue generated by the system.
Other factors Petrarca didn't like was the lack of expansion of Medicaid, possible privatization of the state lottery system and changes to gasoline taxes, which he believes will lead to a 20-cent-per-gallon increase for consumers.
"There were a lot of holes in this budget," he said.
Republicans weigh in
Local Republicans in the Legislature liked the governor's budget but were concerned with some proposals, including what might amount to higher costs for consumers at the pump.
State Sen. Don White, R-Indiana, said in a release: "This year's budget proposal is a significant improvement from what we've seen over the past 10 years, which wavered from significant spending increases to — most recently — unavoidable severe cuts in state support for many programs and services.
"The governor is proposing a modest increase in overall state spending without a tax increase. He's proposing more money for public education, which is welcome."
While Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, was happy with the governor's budget of "living within our means," he is opposed to what he calls as "huge tax increase" on motorists.
The oil company franchise tax is imposed on distributors of liquid fuels and fees on all taxable fuels on a cents-per-gallon basis, according to the state Department of Revenue.
"When they lift the cap on the oil franchise tax, they are expecting to raise billions of dollars for infrastructure," Metcalfe said. "Ultimately, it will be passed down to the consumer at the pump."
Metcalfe said that the state should raise money through other means such as cutting the state Welfare Department.
Rep. Eli Evankovich, R-Murrysville, took issue with the governor's proposed 3 percent increase in the state's welfare budget.
"If the Department of Welfare budget increases 3 percent each year, is the income of the residents of Pennsylvania going to increase 3 percent a year?" he asked.
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