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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
Online retail sales have grown at a staggering rate—from $5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009 to $30 billion in the first quarter of this year, according to the U.S. Census. And while this growth is extraordinary, it still represents a relatively small portion of all retail sales activity—only 3.5 percent of sales are transacted online. However, even though retail sales are still dominated by brick-and-mortar stores, the influence of the Internet on offline purchasing is becoming increasingly important. Website visitation, online advertising and social media all impact offline purchasing. Visibility into online behavior has become critical across the entire retail enterprise.

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 The social media frenzy—also known as consumer-generated media (CGM)—refers to content being created 24 hours a day online on blogs, message boards, social networks such as Facebook and platforms such as Twitter. CGM has come a long way from the early newsgroup days and continues to grow rapidly.

 Traffic to Facebook is up almost 200 percent over the last year, and Twitter has seen an increase of almost 1,500 percent. Social Media is no longer just for techies or younger generations—it has become a mainstream phenomenon. Compared to a year ago, not only are more people visiting these sites, but they are also spending more time there—time spent per person is up 67 percent over last year.

 So, why is social media so big? The answer is relatively simple: It taps into a few basic human needs and emotions. Social media satisfies our need to be heard; it provides us with a platform to reach more people than ever before; and it enables us to advocate for and promote the brands and topics we feel strongly about.

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 The purchase consideration process has always been a social endeavor. Before the advent of social media, a shopper may have consulted with a limited number of friends and family members before making a purchase. Today, shoppers' networks have gone from being composed of just a handful of people to hundreds—or even thousands—many of whom are likely strangers.

 Social media has not only transformed the research and purchase consideration phase, but it also provides shoppers with a platform to advocate for the products and stores they love. Advocacy has always existed, but social media has made this stage even more critical, amplifying the size of the audience reached.

 Listen and Engage
 CGM provides retailers with a unique opportunity to not only listen to what consumers have to say, but to actively take part in that conversation. Through online listening, retailers can observe conversations that occur naturally to understand consumer attitudes and needs—and then proactively engage customers transparently to answer key questions or concerns.

 Listening to consumers through CGM is complementary to other more traditional methods of market research, and provides unique value. Instead of soliciting feedback through a survey or focus group, social media allows retailers to tap into what consumers are passionate about and what they proactively discuss. Companies across all industries can listen to social media to gain insight into key areas of business:
 • Brand Health Tracking: Keep a finger on the pulse of consumer sentiment toward brands.
 • Consumer Insights: Delve into specific issues facing brands and identify opportunities to make improvements.
 • Campaign Tracking: Assess a campaign's impact and whether the marketing message is resonating.
 • Reputation Monitoring: Uncover risks and address them in real time.
 • Online Customer Relations: Identify customers in need of support and pinpoint the issues they are discussing.

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 There are many unique listening opportunities for retailers. Below is a framework for how retailers should think about listening through social media:
 1. In-Store Experience—Shoppers actively discuss their experiences at brick-and-mortar locations online. Find out what consumers are saying about shopping experience, employees, return policy, store layout and more.
 2. Website—Understand how consumers are using your Website regardless of whether or not you sell products online. Are they using it as an informational or couponing resource? If it is a transactional Website, what are shoppers saying about the shipping charges and delivery windows?
 3. Products—Learn how shoppers feel about your product selection, availability, pricing and quality, as well as private-label brands.
 4. Marketing—From brand health to community relations to coupons and circulars, listening to social media gives retailers the opportunity to gauge awareness of corporate initiatives and marketing.

 Case in Point: Private-Label Perceptions
 Nielsen analyzed proprietary content systems of blogs, forums, social networks such as Facebook, and micro-blogging platforms such as Twitter to gain insight into consumer perception about private-label brands. A review of the retailers, brands and attributes that consumers associate with the concept of "store brand" showed that, not surprisingly, consumers expect store brands to be "cheaper" and "less expensive" than brand names, but interestingly, they also expect the quality of store brands to be "as good as" brand names.

 Costco's private-label line, Kirkland, was the only store brand name to be mentioned explicitly. This finding spurred an in-depth look at conversations around the store brands of three large club stores: Costco, Sam's Club and BJ's. Comparing market share (based on 2008 revenue) to buzz share (percentage of total online discussion that mentions the retailer), the data showed that while Costco accounts for 55 percent of the club-store market, it makes up 71 percent of the buzz.

 What is causing this discrepancy between revenue and buzz? The high level of online advocacy is not driven by social media outreach programs, but instead by the products and services Costco delivers. A clear illustration of this advocacy is in the fact that when shoppers found that Costco did not have an official Facebook fan page, they created their own. There are a number of pages created by fans, with some attracting more than 50,000 fans. To put this number into perspective, the largest BJ's Facebook fan page had just more than 200 fans at the time of this posting.

 Costco's elevated level of buzz also applies to its store brand line, Kirkland. Kirkland maintains a steady lead over the store brands of its club store competitors. So, what are consumers saying when they talk about the store brands of Costco, Sam's Club and BJ's? Price and comparisons to big name brands are the key topics driving discussion, and Baby Care is the most frequently referenced product category.

 The baby category presents a large opportunity for club stores—especially for BJ's. Almost two-thirds of discussion about BJ's store brands focuses on diapers, formula and baby wipes. CGM research revealed that some mothers are hesitant to give their children generic baby formula. This presents an opportunity for retailers to use social media to educate consumers on FDA regulations and address safety concerns. Additionally, retailers should offer detailed product information on their Websites to help avert concerns.

 Reaching Out
 According to Forrester Research, almost two-thirds of retailers already have invested in CGM in some way, and another 22 percent plan to get involved in the next year. Additionally, in 2009, Internet Retailer reports that more than 30 percent of retailers say social networks perform better as a marketing vehicle than paid search engine optimization in 2009.

 Retailers can use social media to engage customers in two key ways: through the retailer's Website and leveraging third-party tools such as Twitter and Facebook. Through these avenues, retailers have the opportunity to connect with customers in several ways:
 • Marketing Campaigns: Drive awareness, attract new customers.
 • Customer Service: Increase customer satisfaction through proactive outreach and timely response.
 • Corporate Communication: Give the retailer a voice; promote transparency; manage crises quickly.
 • Product Reviews: Take the risk out of trying new products.
 • Crowd Sourcing: Leverage the wisdom of customers for product/service development.
 •Internal Communications: Increase employee satisfaction, promote sharing of product/service ideas.

 Retailers should give shoppers a reason to visit the Website and keep them engaged—know that many shoppers are not going to come proactively. Because of this, the majority of online effort should be concentrated on expanding the digital footprint and reaching shoppers where they are already congregating by participating and encouraging conversations through third-party tools (blogs, forums, social networks, Facebook, Twitter). Importantly, all forms of social media outreach, whether through the retailer Website or third-party tools, must be transparent and should support a common goal.

 There are several retailers that are using best practice principles to successfully engage customers through social media:
 • Zappos uses Twitter as a key customer service platform in addition to a 24/7 phone line and e-mail.
 • WalMart takes advantage of product review platforms.
 • Starbucks' "My Starbucks Idea" program encourages customers to submit ideas for new products and services.
 • Best Buy uses a private social media network for internal communications with its employees to promote employee satisfaction and idea sharing.

 What Happens Online Does Not Stay Online
 Assume that consumer control/power will continue to grow—now is the time to listen to your customers. When you are ready and adequately resourced, engage, participate and respond to customers through CGM. Nurture and protect brand credibility by being honest, open and transparent. Do not neglect your Website (it is one of your best marketing vehicles, after all), but focus the majority of effort on reaching customers where they're already congregating. Think about how you can provide better customer service through social media and turn your loyal customers into advocates. And lastly, learn from everyone in your organization.

 Maya Swedowsky is associate research director, Online Division, The Nielsen Company.

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This postgraduate course hopes to provide graduates with an in-depth knowledge of the latest research in relation to sport and human performance. Drawing on research from sport psychology, coaching science, cognitive psychology, psychophysiology, motor control and learning, perception-action and cognitive neuroscience, graduates of this course will have a detailed understanding of the theories that underpin skill acquisition and human movement but, crucially, will also develop the skills needed to apply this knowledge to real performance environments. All students will be taught how to use our up to date equipment and will have access to it for their research projects. The campus provides a centralised environment for teaching and research in movement and sport, with several laboratories, a large indoor sports hall, astroturf, and grass pitches.
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So here comes homecoming dance! My friends are there. We all head in, but Hannah seemed a bit nervous. We assumed she's just worried because her crush Mike was there. So we all broke off. Me and Liz happen to go into the same direction. Suddenly Liz takes me to the side and just leans on me. "You have to promise me one slow dance, you know." she says. I agree, but then ask why. "Because, I like you alot, and you're cute." I was absolutely shocked and might have blushed a bit. I told her that I felt the same way and then she smiles at me and holds hands with me, and she drags me back over to our group of friends. Sarah and Hannah are just staring at us. "What... is going on?" Hannah asked. I managed to dodge the question.
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Many couples choose to renew their vows after a hardship in their marriage or to celebrate a milestone anniversary, such as the 25th or 50th. No matter the reason, renewing your vows is a special occasion, and you should treat it as such. Choose a theme to help you during the planning process so that each aspect of your renewal flows together.
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More than 3000 people who had had depression episodes were persuaded to complete an online questionnaire including questions on chocolate consumption and a personality test. Chocolate had been craved by almost half the respondents and by women more than men. Respondents perceived chocolate as good for anxiety and irritability, and it was associated with neurotic behaviour rather than introverted behaviour. The researchers say that simply asking about craving chocolate when depressed seems to be an efficient discriminator of symptoms of DSM-IV atypical depression (British Journal of Psychiatry 2007;191:351-2 doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.033746).
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I hadn't given it much thought until Oprah announced that she's quitting her daily TV show, and there was a great uproar about what would happen to her brand.
Then Tiger Woods got into trouble, and the uproar switched to chatter about his brand. And the other night a TV commentator observed that the Republicans will have to define their brand before the 2010 election.
I used to think that branding was something that guys in the Old West did to cattle. But now I know better.
Branding is the Nike swatch, Coke's red and white, Target's target and logos all over the place. And I have discovered that each of us needs a personal brand. There's an entire industry of coaches who can help. For money, of course. It's particularly important if you're job hunting. You must identify yourself in a unique and special way.
One online expert issues this dire warning: "If you're not branding yourself, you can rest assured that others are branding you."
Well, we can't let that happen. Even if I'm long out of the job market, I know when I'm being branded. I'm pretty sure that the cashier at the grocery store sees me as a "gray-haired little old lady" as I fish for exact change in my pocket. Well, maybe not so little. But the rest for sure.
The Episcopalians I worship with no doubt see me as a fashion slacker, showing up in pants and a small rotation of the same sweaters every Sunday, while the other women my age are in their good wool suits and silk blouses. I even wore blue jeans one cold Sunday. Not a good idea.
At my granddaughter's charter school, I'm probably branded as a high-maintenance grandma. I try so hard not to e-mail the teachers because my granddaughter hates that. After all, she does have a mother. But I have go online and get her grade reports, and I'm led astray when a grade sinks. I just have to stick my nose in.
I'm pretty sure that the devoted nurses where my husband had IV chemotherapy saw me as a not-so-devoted wife. Other husbands and wives sat there on those uncomfortable chairs while the lifesaving drug dripped into their partner's veins. Well, my husband snoozed a lot of the time, and I got a lot of errands done. I did always pick him up, though. One day there was a guy there at closing time, looking for his ride. And I would say I'm a reliable driver, even though some who observe my driving habits, honed years ago, might say otherwise.
Can this branding be turned around through my own great personal efforts?
I'm working on it. I have resolved not to do that exact change thing. I'll lose 20 pounds so I can honestly be called "little." Or close to it. I'll dress better for church. I'll let our granddaughter sink or swim on her own. And if my husband needs chemo again, I'll bring my own chair, or demand a comfortable one. I will be a more congenial driver. I will abandon my Edith Bunker shuffle. Do you even know about Edith? I'll say "cool" a lot.
Or is that out of date already?
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- I wanted to talk about a situation that inmates returning to society
often think about. I suppose there are many emotions involved with
the release, but I wanted to share some as I experienced it. From
what I have noticed, many loved ones are concerned that their loved
ones will come back bitter and unchanged, and end up going back to
prison in a few years, if not sooner.
Obviously there is a lot of truth to that. Many inmates do get out
and return back to society a little better than before. However,
just as many, if not more, end up going back to prison, or at least
jail. What can you do, or what can the inmate do to offset this
horrible trend?
There is no one single answer, because no human works the exact same
way. If the laws differ depending on the situation, then so does
the rehabilitation. There is no one answer that will work for every
inmate who wants to change. Having said that, I can only share what
I went through, and what I feared. Maybe what I share will be read
by someone who might be able to apply it to their lives, or someone
they love.
Since I have yet to learn how to write short posts, I will keep it
short, and share more on my blogs. But for me, the fear I had was
being accepted back into society and the ability to truly be "free".
When you're locked up, you are closed from the rest of the world.
That separation can create a sense of no longer belonging to the
free world. If you twist that a little, it also means the inmate
can believe that society does not WANT them back. Unfortunately
there are far, far too many examples of this. Society in general
feels that inmates have no use outside of prison, and prisons
compound this with continual suppression and condemnation. I know
this might sound one-sided, but to an inmate who has been locked up
or any length of time, it seems very real.
So when that time gets closer to an inmate's release, as in what I
experienced, I was very concerned about how I was going to make it
out there. I mean, in prison I had a job (not much, but it was a
job), I had a place to sleep, clothes to wear, no bills to worry
about. And this was part of my condemnation. But now, ironically,
being set free meant dealing with bills, getting a job so I can buy
food, shelter, clothes, medical care and everything else that
society deals with. The drawback was I was now "marked",
or "cursed", however you want to put it. Many inmates feel an
overwhelming sense of guilt, shame and despair because their future
does not look very promising.
I'd like to discuss this further as we get some responses. This can
be a big concern to many people, and maybe some answers can be shed
through some discussion. I don't promise any solutions, but maybe
we can open some doors of discussion. I don't want to run my mouth
too much; I can do that on my blogs
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What is JotForm?
JotForm is a free online form builder which helps you create online forms without writing a single line of code. No sign-up required.
At JotForm, we want to make sure that you're getting the online form builder help that you need. Our friendly customer support team is available 24/7.
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2017 Spring Land Sale
Bid Period Has Ended For This Auction
Welcome to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office (TLO) 2017 Spring Land Sale website. The TLO is offering 50 parcels on behalf of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. Parcels will be sold by sealed competitive bid.
The TLO strongly urges anyone wishing to purchase a parcel to first review and read all information provided here and to personally inspect the parcel before submitting a bid. The parcel chosen by a bidder is taken "AS-IS" and "WHERE-IS" with no guarantees, expressed or implied, as to its suitability for any intended use. The submission of a bid constitutes acceptance of the parcel "AS-IS" and "WHERE-IS."
These web pages are intended for informational purposes only and do not constitute an offer to sell. It is possible that modifications of this information may need to be made after initial posting. If modifications are required, a Corrections Page will be published to this website.
It is the bidder's responsibility to be aware of any updates or corrections prior to submitting a bid.
Click on the following link to view how to submit a bid, the bid acceptance period, and the polices and procedures of the 2017 Spring Land Sale: TLO 2017 Spring Land Sale Policies and Procedures.
Southeast Region
• Parcels 1 – 3: Meyers Chuck, Meyers Chuck Subdivision
• Parcels 6 and 8: Wrangell, Thoms Place
• Parcel 9: Wrangell, Wrangell Island East Subdivision
• Parcel 13: Wrangell, Wrangell Island West Subdivision
• Parcels 14 – 18: Bull Island, Upper George Inlet Subdivision
• Parcels 20 – 27: Petersburg, Mallard Subdivision
• Parcels 28 – 30: Yakutat, Yakutat Alaska Subdivision
Southcentral Region
• Parcels 55, 56 & 59: Moose Pass, Trail Lake Group Homesites
• Parcels 60: Little Tutka Bay, South Kachemak Alaska Subdivision
The TLO attempts to have parcel locations identified on the ground. In many cases, parcel corners have been approximately located and marked with flagging tape. Bright yellow signs advertise the sale and list the subdivision, lot, and block. When possible, signs are placed in the approximate middle of the parcels.


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Westfield Plaza Camino Real serves the resort community of Carlsbad, known for its luxury hotels, restaurants, world-class beaches and the popular Legoland California theme park. Westfield Plaza Camino Real is the well established retail hub for the surrounding coastal communities and rapidly growing inland cities such as Vista and San Marcos to the east. It is strategically located adjacent to Highway 78 and less than one mile from I-5.
This venue is home to an attractive mix of retailers including Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, American Eagle, Ann Taylor Loft, Bath & Body Works, The Children's Place, Disney Store, Forever 21, Glamour Secrets, Hollister Co., Motherhood Maternity, New York & Company, Papaya, Vans Off the Wall, Victoria's Secret and Zumiez.
Westfield Plaza Camino Real is preparing for a significant revitalization that will expand its fashion offerings to better serve its primary trade area's prosperous residents and the large tourist market.
The indoor Fiesta Mall has undergone some changes recently, brightening up its interior with new flooring and lighting. The mall is home to more than 140 shops and also includes a Dillard's and a Sears department store. Along with the larger stores there are many well known names retailing clothing, jewelery, perfumes and food amongst other things. On the lower floor there are stores such as AT&T, Champs Sports, Foot Locker, Hollister Co, Waldebooks and Zales, whilst upstairs stores include American Eagle Outfitters, Claire's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Music Box and Clock Club, T-Mobile and Victoria's Secret. There are also a number of carts and kiosks featuring various jewelery vendors, mobile phone services and products amongst other things. Varous services are available at the mall including hairdressing and piercings.
There are many dining options for visitors ranging from snacks to sit down restaurant meals and are all to be found on the upper level. Sweets and treats can be purchased at Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, Dairy Queen/Orange Julius and the Sweet Factory whilst coffee, tea and smoothies can be found at Kokobelli Bagel Caf'. Visitors just wanting a sandwich can try Subway, but for more substantial offerings there are various restaurants and dining areas offering American, Italian, Mexican, Asian and Mediterranean cuisine.
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Infocus is an American Company which has launched its New Smartphones in Indian Market. The Infocus Smartphones like M330, M350, M530, M810, M2 are well know in the Indian Market for their Features like Camera, Processor, Memory etc. Here is the Complete information of the Nearest Service Center with full Address and Other Contact Details of the your Infocus Smartphone where you can visit and resolve your any issue regarding the Software, Hardware or Accessories of your Device.
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Boat & Item Donations
The New Hampshire Boat Museum's collections and exhibits, like all other museums, depend on the generosity of the public for its growth. The Museum is always open to reviewing potential donations to our collections. All potential donations are reviewed by the Museum's Collections Committee to ascertain the object's relevance to the Museum's mission "to inspire an understanding of and appreciation for the boating heritage of the fresh waterways of New Hampshire." In addition, the committee reviews the item's condition and if duplicates currently exist in the collection before making its final decision.
Boats and boating accessories used on New Hampshire's fresh waters are the obvious items that we are always looking for, but the following items also add to our exhibits and enhance the history of the "summer experience" that is so rich in New Hampshire.
- Trade signs pertaining to marinas, tourist attractions and vintage lodging
- Ephemera relating to boat builders
- New Hampshire tourist trade items
- Vintage photography and film depicting boating and lake activities 1890 to 1960
- Early engines and outboards
- Early boat models and toys
- New Hampshire lake-side summer camp literature & memorabilia
- Research materials for our library
- Race boat history as it pertains to New Hampshire
- Locally built items such as McDuff engines, Northland Water Ski Products and brochures
- Goodhue & Hawkins and Johnson Lakers are always of great interest
- Dug out canoe with New Hampshire history
The New Hampshire Boat Museum appreciates you taking the time to review our "Wish List." Please contact Executive Director, Lisa Simpson Lutts, if you have an item you think might be suitable for the Museum's collection at either firstname.lastname@example.com or 603-569-4554. Pictures of the item(s) are always very helpful and appreciated.


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Club Hotel Terminus Mont Blanc, St Gervais
We are extremely pleased to offer you this club hotel which is wonderfully situated for you to enjoy some of the best skiing in France. The hotel is modern and well appointed throughout. Our staff offer you a perfect welcome back from a hard day's skiing with afternoon tea, then you can relax in the Jacuzzi and steam room before the 4-course dinner with wine.
After dinner the comfortable bar and lounge is a perfect place to finish the skiing day chatting to other guests or join in the Snowcoach quiz and party nights.
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Our frequent FREE shuttle service runs every few minutes, in the morning and afternoon.
If you want to maximise your time on the slope so catch the first shuttle up and last shuttle back. Ski all day from the first lift opening until the last lift down and chill out with a cold beer. The shuttle service is included FREE for all clients pre-booking ski passes through Snowcoach and includes the morning bus to Les Contamines.
For clients not purchasing a ski pass through Snowcoach, a charge is payable locally for the Slope Shuttle Service.
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Adult FREE or half price lift passes
At our Club Hotel Terminus some of the bedrooms sleep up to 4 people. We are pleased to offer a FREE or half price 6-day Evasion ski pass for every 3rd and 4th adult sharing with 2 paying adults. All ski passes must be pre-paid for this offer.
Kids ski FREE
FREE 6 day ski hire and ski pass for all children sharing a room with 2 paying adults.
All skis hire and passes must be pre-paid to qualify for this offer.
Club Hotel Terminus Facilities
Aprés ski
Tramway du Mont Blanc
All rooms with bath/shower and WC and TV
Buffet breakfast with a selection of daily hot dishes
Afternoon tea/coffee/hot chocolate with home-made cakes
4-course dinner with complimentary wine and after-dinner tea/coffee
Bar/lounge with open fire
Conference room/games room - table tennis, pool, table football and TV/DVD
FREE Hot tub
FREE Steam room
Lift to all floors
FREE Internet Wi-Fi access
FREE Car Parking
Bathroom en suite included in price
Bedrooms 36 Official rating ***
Location: Perfectly situated for easy access to a fantastic choice of ski areas and next to the Les Houches rack railway in Le Fayet.
Social skiing: Yes
Quiz night
Party night & games evening
Thermal Spa – pamper yourself!
Indoor Ice rink
Local first division ice hockey matches
Les Houches in the Chamonix Valley is easily accessible direct from the Hotel Terminus. You have the option to change your St Gervais/Megeve/Les Contamines ski pass on your last day to ski Les and travel on the tramway for a small supplement. If you would like to take advantage of this option, please let us know before departure.
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St Gervais & Megeve, offer arguably the best skiing in France!
St Gervais, Le Fayet and Megeve are superbly situated 50 minutes drive from Geneva and just a few miles from Chamonix. These traditional villages are some of the most delightful in the Mont Blanc area with many bars, shops and restaurants.
Considered to be the greatest and most spectacular ski area in the world, the Chamonix valley, together with St Gervais and Megeve, is also the most varied and scenic, with Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, as a constant back-drop. The Mont Blanc Massif with its glaciers and forested slopes provides extensive skiing for all abilities.
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Arguably the best skiing in France!
St Gervais, Le Fayet and Megeve are superbly situated 50 minutes drive from Geneva and just a few miles from Chamonix. These traditional villages are some of the most delightful in the Mont Blanc area with many bars, shops and restaurants.
Considered to be the greatest and most spectacular ski area in the world, the Chamonix valley, together with St Gervais and Megeve, is also the most varied and scenic, with Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, as a constant back-drop. The Mont Blanc Massif with its glaciers and forested slopes provides extensive skiing for all abilities.
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Beginners The ski school meets just above St Gervais at Le Bettex. St Gervais is very good for beginners as the friendly beginner slopes span out around Le Bettex plateau. The sunny Mont Joux bowl is also perfect and a favourite area for the ski school.
Lift pass – Evasion
Intermediates These ski areas are fantastic for the intermediate skier. The choice of red and blue runs is immense and our Social skiing staff are on hand to show you around the mountain and make the most of all the ski areas on offer.
Lift pass – Evasion
Advanced The extensive skiing is excellent for even the most proficient skier. With the whole of St Gervais and Megevè directly linked, and the option to ski Chamonix and Argentière, this area is highly recommended and includes some of the best skiing in the world.
Lift pass – Evasion
Snowboarding St Gervais/Megevè is excellent for beginners and those first few wobbly days! You can then progress to the slopes of Mont Joly and the exhilarating slopes of Les Contamines.
Lift pass – Evasion
Whether you are a first time skier or would like to improve your ski/snowboarding technique lessons can be great fun for children and adults alike and whatever your level there is a lot to be gained from our tuition packages. All our resorts provide lessons for the beginner, intermediate and advanced skier/boarder so, whether this is your first time on skis or you want to learn how to perfect your parallel turns, ski school gives you the opportunity to make the most of your holiday.
Please note ski schools do not always operate on Christmas/Boxing or New Year's Day.
The St Gervais ESF Instructors are here to help you discover the mountains, to give you the best advice and instruction possible and to teach and look after your children.
A British Ski School based in Megeve who offer excellent lessons with World Class instructors who have the highest qualifications with full French equivalence. All instructors are approved by and affiliated with the British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI).
Are you looking to meet new people, explore the mountain and discover the pistes with like-minded people of the same ski standard and have some fun! Then look at joining our Snow Club in resort.
Skiing with friends is the perfect way for you to….
explore the pistes at an compatible shared pace
discover unfrequented parts of the mountain
get to know other people
have lots of fun with like-minded people.
Our staff living in the resort are best placed to help you with all your ski related queries such as helping you with your ski hire, recommending the area to find the best snow conditions and locating the nicest mountain restaurants.
We will introduce similar standards of skiers to each other so that they can form their own group to explore the mountain at their own pace. For those who would like to take part, a member of our staff will help organise the groups into two or three categories – the fast reds/blacks, medium reds/blues and cruise the blues. You must be able to ski a minimum of a blue piste to take part. For clients requiring ski school instruction please refer to our website for ski school details.
Our Snow Club will provide each group with suggested routes and itineraries for the different levels showing the best places to ski, our favourite restaurants and good viewpoints. A lunchtime meeting spot will be suggested so you can catch up with friends and family from different groups.
Each of our Club Hotels has dedicated Snow Club staff to provide this special service, full details will be explained when you are welcomed to the resort.


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The Handmade Fair returns to The Green at Hampton Court Palace from 16th- 18th September 2016. Find out all about it here.
The Handmade Fair is back for its third year, with an exciting schedule of talks and making sessions in the Super Theatre, Skills Workshops, and Grand Makes, as well as a huge range of lovely makers selling their wares - there's lots for everyone to enjoy. Join us for a wonderful day out, and come away with everything you need to make your life and home more beautiful.
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The convenience retailer increased prices on some foodservice items by 5 to 10 cents.
EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. -- The record high price of diesel in the Albany, N.Y., region -- $4.27 a gallon -- isn't affecting just consumers and truck owners, because everything is delivered by vehicles using diesel, the Albany Times Union reported.
Some area businesses, like convenience retailer Stewart's Shops, are proceeding cautiously -- the company has raised the prices of its sundaes, coffee and chili by 5 to 10 cents. At Stewart's, the company's fleet of delivery trucks travels 55,000 miles per week, consuming 11,000 gallons of diesel. The company has about 325 stores.
"It's tricky. You don't want to raise it too far too fast, especially if you think there's any chance [fuel prices] are going to come back down," Stewart's president Gary Dake told the newspaper. "I think people don't notice a single transaction. But at the end of the week, they just notice they have less money in their wallet. Inflation is starting to get serious."
The higher cost of diesel could easily result in "cost-push inflation," Anthony Riccardi, a local economist, told the paper. "There's a trickle-down effect of higher fuel costs onto groceries, onto produce," he said. "You're seeing that right now."
With rising prices, consumers might find themselves taking part in another economic principle -- the substitution effect, the report stated. "You start making choices," Riccardi said. "Instead of buying steak, you say 'chicken doesn't look so bad."


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GSK, which has an option to exclusively license IONIS-TTRRx, has decided not to initiate a Phase 3 outcome study, CARDIO-TTR, which was planned to evaluate IONIS-TTRRx in patients with TTR amyloid cardiomyopathy. As announced in
Both the NEURO-TTR and Dr. Benson's study should provide important data on patients with TTR amyloid cardiomyopathy, which could contribute to the design of an optimal Phase 3 study. In addition to Dr. Benson's investigator-initiated study in patients with TTR-related amyloid cardiomyopathy, the NEURO-TTR study is also evaluating patients with TTR-related cardiomyopathy using a cardiac substudy to evaluate patients who have cardiac involvement in addition to their polyneuropathy. Approximately half of the patients in the NEURO-TTR study also have TTR-related amyloid cardiomyopathy. The NEURO-TTR study and Dr. Benson's study are both proceeding on track, with the data from the NEURO-TTR study planned in the first half of 2017. Updated data from Dr. Benson's study will be presented at the International Symposium on Amyloidosis in July 2016. Together, Ionis and GSK, are actively preparing for an NDA filing.
"We are committed to advancing IONIS-TTRRx as a potentially first-in-class and best-in-class therapy for all patients suffering from TTR amyloidosis, a severe, progressive and fatal disease. We are encouraged by the strong retention we have observed in the NEURO-TTR study and the robust participation and the substantial reductions in TTR protein we are observing in the open-label extension study. We are also encouraged by the results to date from Dr. Benson's study in a small number of patients with the cardiac form of the disease as presented at the
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TTR amyloidosis is a severe, progressive and fatal disease with multiple overlapping clinical manifestations. There are three forms of TTR amyloidosis: familial amyloid polyneuropathy, FAP, familial amyloid cardiomyopathy, FAC, and wild type (wt)-TTR amyloidosis. The disease is caused by the accumulation of misfolded TTR protein in a broad range of tissues and organs, including peripheral nerves, heart, intestinal tract, eyes, kidneys, central nervous system, thyroid and bone. The progressive accumulation of TTR amyloid deposits in these tissues and organs leads to organ failure and eventually death. Therapeutic options for the treatment of patients with TTR amyloidosis are very limited.
FAP is characterized by the accumulation of misfolded mutated TTR protein primarily in the peripheral nerves. Patients with FAP experience ongoing debilitating nerve damage throughout their body resulting in the progressive loss of motor functions, such as walking. These patients also accumulate TTR in other major organs, which progressively compromise their function and eventually leads to death within five to fifteen years of disease onset. There are an estimated 10,000 FAP patients worldwide.
TTR-related amyloid cardiomyopathy is characterized by the accumulation of misfolded TTR protein primarily in the cardiac muscle. Patients experience ongoing debilitating heart damage resulting in progressive heart failure, which results in death within 5 to 7 years from disease onset. TTR-related amyloid cardiomyopathy includes both the genetic form of the disease, FAC, and the wild-type form of the disease, wt-TTR amyloidosis. There are an estimated 40,000 FAC patients worldwide. Patients with FAC begin to experience symptom onset between 50 and 60 years of age, whereas patients with wt-TTR amyloidosis usually begin to experience symptom onset ten or more years later, generally over 70 years of age. There are an estimated 200,000 wt-TTR amyloidosis patients worldwide.
Often patients with the polyneuropathy form of TTR amyloidosis will also have TTR build up in the heart and also experience cardiomyopathy symptoms. Similarly, patients with the cardiomyopathy form of TTR amyloidosis may often have TTR build up in their peripheral nerves and can experience nerve damage and progressive difficulty with motor functions.
Ionis is the leading company in RNA-targeted drug discovery and development focused on developing drugs for patients who have the highest unmet medical needs, such as those patients with severe and rare diseases. Using its proprietary antisense technology, Ionis has created a large pipeline of first-in-class or best-in-class drugs, with over a dozen drugs in mid- to late-stage development. Drugs currently in Phase 3 development include volanesorsen, a drug Ionis is developing and plans to commercialize through its wholly owned subsidiary, Akcea Therapeutics, to treat patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome and familial partial lipodystrophy; IONIS-TTRRx, a drug Ionis is developing with GSK to treat patients with all forms of TTR amyloidosis; and nusinersen, a drug Ionis is developing with Biogen to treat infants and children with spinal muscular atrophy. Ionis' patents provide strong and extensive protection for its drugs and technology. Additional information about Ionis is available at www.ionispharma.com.
This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the therapeutic and commercial potential of IONIS-TTRRx. Any statement describing Ionis' goals, expectations, financial or other projections, intentions or beliefs is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, particularly those inherent in the process of discovering, developing and commercializing drugs that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics, and in the endeavor of building a business around such drugs. Ionis' forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove correct, could cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although Ionis' forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of its management, these statements are based only on facts and factors currently known by Ionis. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Ionis' programs are described in additional detail in Ionis' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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There's been a lot of positive feedback and a few questions about the recent changes to the marketplace. I want to take a minute and talk about how the marketplace made it to where it is now and mention some plans for the future of the marketplace on Drupal.org.
This is a long post. You may not want to read the whole thing, so here is a condensed version.
We want to highlight individuals and organizations that are actively contributing to Drupal. You can now attribute your work in the Drupal.org issue queues to your employer or a customer. Maintainers can award issues credits to people who help resolve issues with code, comments, design, and more. These credits can roll up to service providers listed in the Drupal Marketplace. (And eventually we want to show customers with credits as well.)
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A little history
Back at DrupalCon Austin (2014), Dries presented a sketch of an idea for highlighting organizational contributions to Drupal to myself and several business owners in the Drupal community. Later that week, those initial ideas turned into A method for giving credit to organizations that contribute code to Open Source.
The idea was to use commit messages to highlight organizational contribution. The first draft looked something like this:
$ git commit -am "Issue #n by INDIVIDUAL@AGENCY*CUSTOMER: message."
It was simple and intended to be parsable from our Git logs. However, contribution is about more than just code—and while code contributions are a good place to start, we also needed to ensure that tools for providing attribution and credit would be extensible to non-code contributions as well.
That initial conversation turned into an issue that spawned lots of child issues and ideas for how best to collect data that allowed a user on Drupal.org to attribute their work to an organization.
The resulting conversations didn't have a simple solution, but the participation in these issues was lively and full of great ideas. Determining the format for commit credit is still an active issue.
A commit credit format alone was not going to get the information onto Drupal.org. Eventually, we settled on a couple of different solutions for tracking organization involvement and pulled all of this together into the current state of the Drupal.org Marketplace.
Organizations that support modules, themes, and distributions
First, we added a feature to projects on Drupal.org (modules, themes, distributions) that allowed maintainers to reference organizations that were supporting a module—either by providing time to their developers to give back or by directly funding development.
Commit credit user interface
The next part of the work was giving maintainers a better way to create their commit message related to a particular issue. A lot of the complexity of deciding who should get credit for work on Drupal.org was simplified into a UI that showed how many people had participated in an issue, how much each person had participated, and whether that person had uploaded files related to the issue. The UI also generated the Git command that would properly tie the resulting code changes to the issue and people involved. The result for a relatively large issue thread looks like the image below:
While that effort made it a lot easier to create commit credits, it didn't solve the problem of attributing issues that didn't result in code change, nor did it allow people to give credit to the organizations that made it possible for them to work on that issue—by giving them time or by paying for the work directly as a customer.
To do that we had to figure out a way to add organization attribution to the work being done on an issue.
Issues and comments are the primary tools for tracking what needs to be built out in Drupal code. This is where we determine the features, report the bugs, plan out the work, and more. Tracking intent at the point of this interaction was the best way for us to cover the widest range of contribution to Drupal core, modules, themes and distributions.
The resulting UI for attributing a comment to an organization is simple and straightforward.
While the instructions for attributing a contribution are documented, there's still some confusion about when to attribute a comment to an organization versus a customer.
Attributions for organizations
These attributions are to allow a person to attribute their participation in a specific issue to a company that allotted time for them to work on the issue. This is typically an employer that pays that person's salary or wage. This organization must be directly tied to the contributor's user profile on Drupal.org as a current or past employer and the organization must have an organization profile on Drupal.org. (Create an organization profile).
When you use this feature, you are highlighting an organization that is contributing code—or other improvements through the issue queues—to the community.
Attributions for customers
When you attribute a customer, you are essentially saying that the work was requested by that customer but you are not employed by them. Typically this means one of three possibilities:
- The customer organization paid the contributor's employer
- The customer organization paid the contributor directly
- The contributor was volunteering for the customer organization
You can select any organization as a customer that has an organization profile on Drupal.org.
When you use the customer attribution, you're highlighting a different way of contributing to the Drupal ecosystem and often showing relationships between organizations to solve a problem.
Marking a comment with "I'm a volunteer"
Making it possible to attribute organizations who have supported contribution also helps us to gather data on purely altruistic contributions. We went round and round on this attribution feature, but in the end, we decided to add "I'm a volunteer" as an explicit attribution option in the attribution UI. It's deliberately not the default. This is because we want to collect the explicit intent of the users making attributions. While we are now collecting this data, we haven't yet figured out a great way to show this intent on a contributor's profile.
Possible intent on a comment could include:
- I contributed on my own time as a volunteer and community member.
- On this issue, some of my time was paid for by an employer, but some of my time was my own.
- I contributed this work as a volunteer for one or more customer organizations.
The intent of volunteerism is complex, which is why it is hard to add up into neat little data to show on a profile.
Regardless whether they mark "I'm a volunteer" or not, contributors can still be awarded issue credit by a maintainer for their work on an issue.
Attribution versus issue credit versus commit credit, what's the difference?
Attribution is the first step of the process to award an issue credit. The contributor attributes their work to one or more organizations and/or as a volunteer. The next step doesn't come until the maintainer of the project (Drupal core, module, theme, distribution) gets involved in the process.
Issue credits
Project maintainers may grant issue credits for issues opened against their projects. At any time during the life of the issue, a maintainer can update the credit UI to credit any of the users who have participated in the issue. Any organizations or customers attributed by those users will be credited as well. When the issue is closed fixed, those assigned credits will appear on the appropriate user and organization profiles.
Issue credits are more comprehensive than just code. They can include reviews, designs, prototypes, or just really helpful comments. The maintainer choses what they want to credit even if the issue does not have code associated with it in the form of a patch. This is a great way to help highlight contributions to policy and work to keep Drupal.org running well.
Commit credits
Maintainers can grant commit credits. A commit credit gets added to the Git commit message that accompanies a commit by a maintainer of a project on Drupal.org (Drupal Core, modules, themes, distributions, etc.). Sites like drupalcores.com track this information in the public changelog and use it to highlight contribution numbers based on the number of times a user is mentioned in a commit message.
Commit credits currently can't be easily tied to organizations, the parsing would be cumbersome and require a lot of precision when maintainers entered the information into Git, which is a big reason why we needed a UI on Drupal.org to help make all the connections and store that information into a database for easy retrieval.
Showing contributions on Drupal.org
Right now, there are three ways that contributions show up on Drupal.org: the user profile, the organization profile, and the marketplace. (We have some ideas to expand this that I will detail below.)
User profiles
Do you log in to Drupal.org? Great! You have a profile.
On every user profile, we show the total number of issues that a contributor has helped fix in the past 90 days.
You can drill into this information and see the specifics. This is a good way to see a facet of how a person is contributing to Drupal. There are other examples on a user's profile that show other ways they are involved.
Organization profiles
Any confirmed user can create an organization page on Drupal.org. Organization profiles are currently related to a single user, but we have plans to roll out additional permissions to relate multiple users to an organization.
On the organization profile, we show the number of issues that an organization has contributed to fixing in the last 90 days.
Organization profiles also show a list of modules that have been supported by that organization, whether that organization is a Drupal Association member or Supporting Partner, and additional self-reported information about their involvement in the Drupal community.
We are currently working to automate more methods for collecting data about how organizations are contributing to the community through DrupalCon and Drupal Camp sponsorships as well as hosting user groups to help support meetups, and giving to Global Training Day events. The number of case studies associated with an organization is another indicator of how much they use Drupal and how they are helping get others to use Drupal by sharing their success stories.
We recently rolled out some changes to how the Drupal.org Marketplace is ordered in order to better highlight contributing organizations.
Currently, the marketplace is sorted by number of issue credits awarded to an organization in the last 90 days, then whether the organization is a supporter, then by alphabetical order.
Every organization on the marketplace shows counts of its users on Drupal.org, projects (modules, themes, distributions, etc.) supported, issue credits in the last 90 days, and case studies. We also highlight organizations that are funding the ongoing support and development of Drupal.org by being in our supporting partner programs.
Questions we have heard
While most people have been excited about the changes to the Marketplace, there have been several questions.
Why is it only Drupal Service providers?
The marketplace was originally created to highlight Drupal service providers that are active in the Drupal community.
A "Contributing Organizations" list is the next step to expand the types of organizations we highlight. There are community members that are already working to highlight customers using Drupal that contribute back, community volunteers, and volunteers that are working for organizations that rely on volunteerism (many camps fall into this category).
These are great ideas. Contributing to those issues is a great way to help us figure out the best way forward.
What about "x" contribution type?
Yes, there are many ways that organizations contribute. We are definitely hoping to add in contributions that we can objectively verify. There are so many great things that organizations can do to support Drupal, both the local and worldwide community, and Drupal.org, including:
- Sponsor a DrupalCon
- Help plan a DrupalCon
- Sponsor, organize, or host a Drupal Camp
- Host a Global Training Days event
- Host a local user group/meetup
- Post a case study of a successful Drupal project
- Contribute helpful content to Drupal Planet
There are many other phenomenal ways organizations give back. If you know of one that has objective data that can be added to the algorithm we use to highlight organizations, let us know by creating an issue in theDrupal.org Customizations queue.
Why is it so hard to create an organization profile?
We definitely want to improve this process. There are over 650 organization profiles on Drupal.org, so we know that people have figured it out, but it could be much more intuitive.
We have also had a several requests to add permissions to organization profiles so that multiple people can be editors of those profiles and help administer who is allowed to be associated with the organization. Our current method of tying users to organization by using an exact text match is a bit clunky. (If you want your organization to list you as an employee, you must exactly enter the title of the organization as it appears on the organization profile and list that organization as "current".)
What about more tools for individual contributions?
We have so many thoughts on how to improve the way we highlight individuals on their profile. We already show issue credits, documentation edits, commits, and lots of self-reported information. There is a lot of objective data to pull from including DrupalCon attendance, whether they have been a speaker at a DrupalCon, translation strings submitted to localize.drupal.org, Drupal Association membership, modules maintained, and many more.
Engagement with the community involves a lot of factors and we want to highlight as many as possible while still making the user profile useful and relatively succinct.
Help us make Drupal.org better
In addition to the questions that have come up above, we want your feedback to keep improving the user experience on Drupal.org and make it easier to hightlight the companies that are doing so much to make Drupal the leading platform for the web and the individuals that provide their expertise and commitment to the community. Drop your ideas into the Drupal.org Customizations queue.
Bias towards large companies
Thanks for the writeup.
In comments on the post last year announcing Marketplace Updates to Highlight Contributing Organizations, which asked for feedback, I and others noted specific ways that the new system is strongly biased towards promoting larger companies. These concerns were not acknowledged or addressed at the time; nor do I see them captured among the "Questions we have heard" here. Hence, I'm raising them again.
Advertising vs. contribution
Thanks for your responses.
I get that the marketplace ranking changes are designed to be in line with the general advertising and promotion changes on drupal.org that give prominence to a set of larger companies that have a strong position in Drupal's structure and/or pay the most. But for me, those changes are antithetical to what I want to see for Drupal, and I don't feel I should be required to contribute to them in order to contribute to Drupal.
I've personally stopped recording the company I do work for, because I disagree with what's being done with these data. I can opt out in this limited way. But I'm also a maintainer of several modules.
So, very concretely, every day, when I review and apply patches, I'm faced with the choice of either not assigning credit or feeding data into a corporate advertising agenda that conflicts with the values that brought me to free software.
I contributed my first Drupal modules twelve years ago this month and since then have contributed code to over 100 Drupal projects. I've been a strong advocate of using our shared drupal.org infrastructure and over the years have helped contribute to our toolset, like co-writing the first prototypes of what became the Update Manager module and its server-side infrastructure.
I strongly support giving credit. I even support capturing information on what companies are sponsoring development.
But when a corporate advertising agenda starts to permeate into my daily volunteer work? No, that's not working for me.
And once again the Drupal
And once again the Drupal Organization completely ignores forum contributors as contributing to the project. Not a mention of the forums in this entire post, and no recognition whatsoever to those who would use the forums to spread knowledge of Drupal, and create a community in which users can help each other.
Very disappointing.
Jay you are always on the forums providing support and flagging spam, I recognize you!
Thanks! And people saying
Thanks! And people saying thank you is why I keep doing it. But that's all the recognition I and other forum helpers get - the Drupal Organization doesn't consider the forums worthy of investment, nor that forum contributions are contributions to the committee.
You're awesome
@Jaypan I too have run across your responses to forums and issues and want to give you some love. Thanks for all that you do! Even though we haven't had a lot of direct contact, I listed you as a mentor.
Thanks Hargobind! Much
Thanks Hargobind! Much appreciated.
Building a large D8 Site now
Wish more people were working on porting modules to 8 there of course it is early but I see many important projects have not even started where will be without contrib modules? This is critical.
Why Projects are not counted in the ranking?
I understand the ranking are purely decided on the basis of the issue credits and not the projects supported (modules contributed).
Any particular reason for that?
Issue credits are also
Issue credits are also granted for contrib issues, so while the mere presence of the projects supported field is not presently factored into the credit algorithm, any issues fixed on those projects will count.
Tim L
Drupal Association - Director, Engineering
What about commits for the projects
Several developer invest there time and efforts for creating/developing and contributing lots of useful theme and modules. Drupal.org can't ignore to commits of contributed modules and themes. Please also add credits to module and theme project contributors.
Issue credits can be granted
Issue credits can be granted by the maintainer of ANY project when marking an issue Fixed. It is not limited to core.
Tim L
Drupal Association - Director, Engineering
Why only for fixing issue.
Yes, I got it. But why credit granted for fixing issues only. Why not for other activities? It will be better if user can EARN CREDITS from commits to the new project like New contributed theme or module. Every commits for the git repository of project also need to earn credits.
Ultimately we do want to
Ultimately we do want to update the algiorithm for credit to include many other types of contribution - here is the meta issue: https://www.drupal.org/node/2649100
Tim L
Drupal Association - Director, Engineering
Tim- if you review the top10
Tim- if you review the top10 companies credits, you'd realize how this is getting gamed. I am sure DA would be aware of same.
Making careful changes
Thanks for your concern, Gaurav. It is definitely important that we get this right. We are continuing to monitor how the credit system is being used, and have made some small adjustments recently (within the past 90 days, so their effect hasn't been fully reflected in the marketplace results quite yet).
There are a few more adjustments we'd like to make.
Please do feel free to report any specific situations that you see as gaming the system directly to me, via my contact form: https://www.drupal.org/user/54034/contact
You can also open an issue in the drupal.org customizations queue if you are able to describe a generic, technical issue with the credits calculation. Please don't call out any particular organizations in a public forum, of course.
Adjustments will continue to be gradual - to avoid too much disruption.
Tim L
Drupal Association - Director, Engineering
When you say gamed, what do you mean?
By tying issue credits to company rankings, the changes introduced created a market in issue credits.
Predictably, many companies have responded by fishing for issue credits. Common techniques involve combing through projects for opportunities to earn credits with minimal effort, often using automated code scanning. By now many or most project maintainers have had to deal with the result: trivial patches that take maintainers' time while adding little if any value, posted en masse by contributors who have never used the projects in question and are unlikely to go on to contribute substantively to them.
The root problem is not however in these companies. It's in a system that's designed to commercialize contribution.
Thanks for your perspective,
Thanks for your perspective, nedjo. We certainly are trying to create *incentives* for contribution - and I believe we have seen an uptick in quality contribution - but the potential for poor quality fly-by contributions certainly is a concern. That is partly why the actual credit is only granted if the maintainer chooses to credit those contributions - though you are correct that this creates work for maintainers.
In addition to incentivizing new contribution, though, we are also recognizing contributions that were already being made but that were previously fairly invisible.
It is a tough problem though - I'd love to hear your ideas on preserving the recognition and incentives that the system provides, while helping to control the extra work created for maintainers reviewing these contributions.
As a sidenote - there are some additional changes to the marketplace ranking upcoming:
Tim L
Drupal Association - Director, Engineering
Who are marketplace listings for?
It's easy to do a quick scan of a module and find one or two nitpicks but harder to dig in and make substantive contributions. So an indicator of companies making the minor investment needed to accumulate easy issue credits would be many projects listed for the given company but generally few (say, three or fewer) credits in any given project. Going through the "top" companies listed, it's not hard to find listings that match this profile.
So, yes, the sorting algorithm could be tweaked to, for example, assign greater weight when more issues are contributed to per project, suggesting more meaningful contributions. Then again, I previously suggested a very simple algorithm improvement that could address skewing of results to larger companies, and heard that the skewing was by design.
Overall what seems to be missing from the conversation is: who are the users we're trying to serve?
As I and others pointed out when this system was proposed, the solution is heavily weighted towards larger companies. Now, when someone browses the marketplace listings, as well as answering the question "what are the largest companies?", there's apparently a second factor, "what are the companies that invest the most in accumulating issue credits (often through trivial nitpicks)?" And, I suppose, "what are the companies that provide, or claim to provide, the most diverse set of services to the most diverse set of sectors?"
I see how this system serves the interests of a small set of service providing companies, which tend to show up no matter what filters are used. I also see how the Drupal Association has decided to use the rankings as a lever to promote other objectives. But what about organizations looking for service providers? What are they looking for? What are their diverse needs? How could those needs best be served?
Better than tweaking ranking criteria to meet the current aims, energy would better be spent addressing those questions as a starting point.
Thank you for the very
Thank you for the very thoughtful comments, nedjo. It's greatly appreciated. It certainly gives us food for thought as we think about how to continue to iterate.
Tim L
Drupal Association - Director, Engineering
No prob
Thanks for the links to relevant issues. Here is another one that I filed four years ago: Limit terms selected on marketplace nodes.


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