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Iggy Azalea stunned attendees at the Australian GQ Man of the Year Awards by claiming she has the "best vagina in the world" during an acceptance speech.
The 26-year-old star picked up the Woman of the Year award at the star-studded event at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney and after admitting she was "foolish" not to have prepared a speech, she boasted about her lady parts.
Speaking to the crowd, she said: "I didn't know everybody was going to have such hilarious speeches and I didn't prepare anything. Foolishly.
"Thank you GQ for this award. I have won a lot of awards over the last few years but this one means the absolute most to me because I can finally say I have an award-winning vagina.
"This is amazing to me, I've got the best vagina in the world. How do you say no to that ... you don't."
Ahead of the ceremony, Iggy - who was born in Sydney and brought up in Mullumbimby, New South Wales - admitted she didn't miss living Down Under.
Speaking to GQ magazine, she said: "I don't know why people get so offended as it's not my home. I don't miss Australia ... Emigrating when you're a kid is a defining moment of your life."
Other stars who were honoured at the Man of the Year bash included Chris Hemsworth, who took home the titular title and paid tribute to his wife Elsa Pataky.
He told the audience: "Thanks ... to all the great men out there that have inspired me. And thanks to my wife, and all the great women of the world who make us men truly what we are."
Jon Hamm took home the International Man of the Decade gong, and Joel Edgerton won Actor of the Year.
Winners of the 2016 GQ Men of the Year awards:
Man of the Year - Chris Hemsworth
International Man of the Decade - Jon Hamm
Woman of the Year - Iggy Azalea
Actor of the Year - Joel Edgerton
Man of Style - Justin O'Shea
Acting Legend - Richard Roxburgh
Entrepreneurs of the Year - Atlassian
Chef of the Year - Shannon Bennett
Iconic Artist - Ken Done
Agenda Setter of the Year - Stan Grant
Comedian of the Year - Joel Creasey
Breakthrough Solo Artist of the Year - Harts
Man of Chivalry - Peter Greste
Sportsman of the Year - Dylan Alcott
Ensemble of the Year - Hacksaw Ridge cast
International Menswear Designer of the Year - Kim Jones
Team of the Year - Western Bulldogs
Breakthrough Sportsman of the Year - Kyle Chalmers
Breakthrough Actor - Keiynan Lonsdale


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A few hints on how to help your forum grow
The A-Z of how to build a successful forum
The A-Z of how to build a successful forum
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Your forum has to build a name for itself as the best place to go to for discussions about the particular niche.
* This means you and your team have to drive debate and discussion, usually by creating new topics the whole time. Get each team member to start one or two threads each day, and then go make interesting posts in the other threads to get those off the ground. Don't be afraid of bringing back interesting threads that aren't on Page 1 anymore and so are being ignored; bring it back with an interesting post aimed at pushing the discussion in that thread further and deeper. Each new thread means members staying on the forums just that little bit longer, making a few more posts, having a few more interesting things to read and say... basically, getting into the habit of spending time and being active on your site
* This also means getting top spots in search engines. Do that by getting links to your forum. Aim to add at least 1 new backlink every day; this means If I had a forum about fish breeding, I might hunt down a forum about salmon farming and send an email suggesting they could link to that discussion. Many forum owners will ask themselves 'what's in it for me?' - you could perhaps suggest they sign up, stick a link to their own website in their signature, and post in that thread - even if you don't get the link back, you've still added a new expert to your community, which helps with our target to become the Authority in the niche anyway! And if he likes your site, a link will eventually come... you'll see!
* There are other ways of getting links; if you run a website about music, getting an interview with a band will get bloggers and people on other forums linking to you when they talk about that interview. Remember: Content is King. Getting a reputation as a site that features lots of interviews (or other examples of attention from big names in the industry) will also boost your Authority
* In some cases it's easier to become the Authority in your niche if you focus of a fairly narrow niche only. It could be easier for you to get big by (easily) becoming the #1 board for jazz discussion, than being the place people think of to come to to talk about jazz music if your boards are about all kinds of music. You can expand into a bigger niche when you're bigger and ready to take a shot at becoming the Authority for a bigger niche.
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The design and layout of your forums is very important. It can make all the difference whether a visitor leaves immediately, signs up - then leaves, signs up, says hello, then leaves, or signs up and makes ten posts every day, becoming an established member and recommending your forum wherever he goes.
The rule of the day here is Keep It Simple
A lot of dead boards out there made the easily-made mistake of starting out with too many subforums.
It's easy to see a lot of established boards with a forum for each specific thing the community could ever want to talk about. What you don't realise is that all those forums weren't there at the start. You should have AT MOST ten forums on a new board; don't be afraid to lump similar topics of discussion together; for example a fish forum should only start off with very broad forums, maybe one for 'tropical fish', another for 'freshwater fish'. Resist the temptation to have, from the start, a forum about pond fish, one about trout, and another dozen for every species you can think about. It's effort to move from one forum to another, so your members won't do it much; you'll get much more activity and participation if you have five interesting threads next to each other in one forum, rather than five threads in five different forums.
* Once a forum grows so big that you feel interesting threads get pushed to page 2 (and thus ignored) too fast for most members to see it, that's when your boards will benefit from splitting a forum into two smaller ones. You might feel it's finally time to give trout their own forum if the existing forum has a lot of talk about trout; or you might want to take discussion about pond fish elsewhere. Only create a new forum if you need to make an existing forum slightly less active, and if you're sure enough people will talk about the subject of the new forum. That's how those huge boards came to have so many forums; splitting the big ones into two smaller ones.
* A lot of forums have beautiful, intricate skins. But this has many downsides. For starters, each page loads slower. This means it takes longer for each member to read threads, make a new post, move between forums, etc... if it's slower, then they can't do it as much! More than that, they're more likely to lose patience and leave. In many cases it's better to have a simple, snappy and uncomplicated design - look at how popular Google became compared to Yahoo... even though for many years they shared exactly the same results!
* Ballast doesn't just mean excessive graphics, wide borders between posts, etc. Ballast also includes jargon that make your site inaccessible to people new to your site, or new to boards in general. To you it seems obvious what the difference between boards, forums, threads, posts etc are. But what about someone that's never seen a forum before? So if you can, edit your language files to remove any jargon. Rename things to match concepts the user is already familiar with... for example, a new user using a Windows computer might come to your site and see a link to User CP or My Controls... without really knowing what those are. But rename it to Control Panel and suddenly his mind makes the link with Control Panels in Windows - obvious! Same deal with 'Archive' or 'Lo-FI' links... rename it 'Streamlined Version'! Go on a hunt for any jargon you can swap for normal, everyday words, and make sure you explain the rest of them in a Newbie Guide of some sort
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At the end of the day, what brings people back to a forum isn't just the level of banter or the desire to learn more about the topic of discussion. The major factor that will keep a member coming back every day for a year or two is the feeling that he/she belongs to the community here. You therefore have to get members to feel as integrated into the community as possible.
* This means helping them establish an identity in the community. If it's obvious they're trying to be funny, tell them that they are! Likewise, if someone clearly considers themselves quite the Professor in these parts, don't hesitate to tell them when they make a good point. A member with an identity is no longer an anonymous outsider; it's a member that feels a part of your community, whether it's the know-it-all
, the joker
, the troll
that likes to step on toes... The feeling of being a somebody in a community is one they'll find hard to let go of, and will help to keep them coming back.
* A monthly forum 'award ceremony' can be a quick and easy way of doing this for up to ten members at a time - 'Best Joke' 'Best Debater' etc...
* Developing your forum's community spirit also means encouraging your members to get to know each other better, to make friends, basically! You're unlikely to abandon a forum if it's a community you're an active part of and have people you consider to be friends in. Get them to post pictures of themselves, to describe where they live, to talk about their other hobbies, etc. You can't force people to make friends.... but you can certainly encourage it!
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give you a perfectly good domain name that gets you directly to your forum, using a free "tk" name might be shorter but the advertising you will then get will stop most users from bothering to look at your forum. A real bought domain name can be integrated to your forum for a small donation.
* Describe your forums accurately, but use the opportunity to create your sales pitch and to explain to users why they want to enter that "space".
Here's an example of a poor description
(and how many times do you see this):-
Shiny Red Widgets
Posts about Shiny Red Widgets
This is a complete waste of bytes (the title already provides the low level description) as much as a waste of opportunity for the forum owner.
A good description:-
Shiny Red Widgets
One of the biggest problems red widget owners experience today is a lack of lustre. We look at industry news and member discussion about polishing techniques.
Dedicate time to your forum, and don't just expect it to grow on its own.
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Been covered already, but lets say it again and again throughout the alphabet! Building a forum is not actually like "A Field of Dreams", if you simply build the pitch for people to play on, they will not come! You have to have topics and look like a lively board, especially if you want general discussion.
The one small exception for this is a narrow niche where people have questions to ask. In which case the new punters will look less at how recently people have posted and more at whether they think they will get an answer to a question.
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So there`s a new pub opening in town the buzz of excitement is in the air, the doors open and the place is packed everyone talking and having fun, weeks go by new customers are still pouring though the door, then it seems to slow down, the management dont seem to want to alter things as it was working before but the customers are fed up nothing new has happened every thing is out of date, disgruntled customer start to leave maybe they might pop their hands round the door again maybe not.
Sounds familiar to your forum golden rule is to always keep it FRESH no one likes a STALE forum so you have loads of post on there but they are all old new members will see this and think its a dead forum or a boring forum.
FRESH is BEST
It stands to reason that when you make friends on boards with similar topics to your own, you've got people to invite to your board to help it grow. This would also add an immediate sense of community to a board in its infancy.
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Love them or hate them you should make all guest feel Welcome
To me a guest is like a new customer in your shop or pub if you treat them poorly they are very unlikely to return, but treat them well and make them feel welcome by giving them good service and they will likely return.
Also a guest could be your window to many more members ever heard of the "Ice Berg Theory" A Guest will come on the forum have a look if treated right will then tell their friends who in return will tell their friends and so on and so forth.
There is a big difference between a Guest and a Troll never assume that all guest and trolls are the same
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HONESTY And HARD WORK.
It is pointless to be dishonest on your forum, or for members to be dishonest as-well, a well run board is a board of honesty.
I have seen many a times a good thread started where the admin or mods have deleted it just for them to post it so it looks like it was their idea. Or for some members to be modded while others who say the same are not, just because their friends with the mods.
Simple we could all open a forum with 20 post then leave it and hope for the best it will grow, thats like having a puppy feeding him for a day or two then leave it to hope it Will get along by itself with minimum fuss.
A good example to this is
i started this site as a safe place to go (with out spy-ware and ad-ware and pop-ups) it has taken me around 3 months of solid work, and hours of uploading stuff to a file host then posting the direct links, and hours of searching the net for more stuff, to get it to look like it does, you have to remember it takes HARD-WORK to make a good forum, members will then follow.
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It takes a little initiative to start a forum, but even a well established forum benefits from you taking the initiative and encouraging others to take initiative. Never let things get stale.
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The use of too much jargon on a forum can put the fainthearted off from joining and even posting, try to keep the amount of jargon down, remember the Internet is growing fast and new customers are just around the corner and they will not even understand ROFL (roll on floor laughing) also the Two biggest NO,S are
Text Talk
, funny enough its called text talk because it is used for texting on mobile phones, to save time and space, not on a forum.
Text talk on a forum looks lazy and gives the impression that members cannot be bothered to take their time in thinking before posting. Not only that some people just do not understand text talk a good forum will always be open to all to understand and enjoy.
Street trash
(Dont i look hard talk
Save it for the playground it does not impress anyone, and to a potential new customer it gives the impression its a board run by lazy youths that can not string a sentence along without using foul language and some sort of dialect used by primitive man in the stone age.
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Keep It Simple Stupid - We are still in an age where people on the whole are not that web savvy. Look over the shoulder of a typical web user and if you are an expert you will cringe
In forum terms, this is one of the main reasons for using phpbb rather than a system with lots more bells and whistles. It is also a reason as a rule not to overload your forum with extra hacks that add complexity for the ordinary user.
The logic applies to the style used as well, an over graphical style can confuse people.
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Learning the basics of how to use the admin panel, and how to create threads and topics, edit delete,sticky and so on and so forth, will be of such a great advantage to you and your members, no one likes to join a forum where the admin has not got the foggiest on how to run it or Even do the basic,s it shows the board is poorly run and is not likely to survive.
Once you have learnt the basics thens it time to learn the more complex things like style editing changing logos adding tables, and so on.
Do your home work first there is plenty of advice on myfreeforum.org support forum just read the stickys, then read the other topics this will give you a great insight on how things work. And if your question is not in the stickys dont be afraid to ask, wouldn't you rather ask a silly question than make a silly mistake
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You have to remember that with out members your forum is going no where fast.
Golden rule for me is to treat your members with respect and dignity, you will find that not all your members share the same views so encourage them to have a sensible debate on topics.
Just because a member does not agree with you does not mean they are trouble yes it,s your forum you make the rules but having a one sided forum would be like living under dictatorship.
Members are your life line treat them as you would like to treated if you joined another forum.
Members in the world of open forums are like gold dust keep them keen and treat them well and they will replay this with good posts and topics.
If you have a problem with any members then try not to have a full scale childish slanging match on the open forum this will upset other members and any potential members will think twice before joining.
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Very few people enjoy boards where aggravation is the normal course of events. Whilst I am sure elsewhere in the a-z a light touch will be recommended in the way a board is moderated, that is not the same as being a push over. You as Admin and your moderators must be a force to be reckoned with, you define the rules for your board and must apply them fairly consistently and forcefully. If you are flexible and put up with nonsense from members, soon those members will be only only sort you have left.
A no nonsense approach may lose you some members, but you will be better off without them in the long run.
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You want plenty of original content on your forum, especially in "stickies". Original high quality content is the stuff search engines love to index, and the stuff new punters want to read.
Create FAQ threads on the topics your board covers and place them as a sticky at the top of each forum. Use all the keywords people might search on.
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It,s no good sitting there and thinking I'm bored lets make a forum, then open it to the world in minutes.
PLAN ahead think what the forum could be about, then when you have decided,plan the style, have a look around at other forums and websites to get some ideas.
Now you have all that in place Plan your next move its no good opening a forum with just the test post in it.
Make at least 50 + post in various threads this will enable new members to get their teeth in to when they join, and lets face it no one really unless their your friends will join a dead or empty forum, would you go into a public library which had only empty selves.
Plan your advertising, also plan the forums rules before you have even opened it and post them in an announcement so there are no misconceptions from the start.
Planning is a very important thing for a forum to be successful.
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We can all go on a forum and post replays that are simply yes or no or
but what is the point of that
just to bump up your post count
Try and make
QUALITY post
rather than a
QUANTITY of useless posts
, this way the topic is still on going attracting people to come back time and time again to reply, bumping up post counts does not get you a blue peter badge , but by posting quality post gets you recognition as being a valued member who,s opinions count for more than a high post count.
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Not only is it against the terms and conditions of the myfreeforum system, but also if you stop guests from reading your forum, it will also stop search engines indexing it, and when you think about it, why should anyone make the effort to register on the off chance that you are a good forum?
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Whilst myfreeforum makes every effort to ensure you are safe from real "hacks", many forums on our systems do get trashed. They get trashed in three ways.
1) You leave the forum logged in as admin.
But you have a kid brother, sister or the pet dog that has developed keyboard skills. With browsers that can remember passwords, you don't even have to leave it logged in!
2) You use "password" as your password.
This has happened and will no doubt happen again.
3) You give other people "admin" rights.
Whilst many forums do run successfully with multiple admins. For example the myfreeforum admin is a joint admin on a forum with 8 admins! This is the exception and not the rule.
Sometimes to get a forum going, you are going to have to share the power but judging characters over the net is a very hard business
So take the issue of admin power very very seriously.
Ask yourself do you know the persons character? are they level headed and not easily offended, are they responsible?
If you can get away with it, simply don't give anyone the idea that they can be joints admin, make a big thing of the position of moderator!
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Be tolerant in your rules when it comes to petty matters. I have known boards where moderators are on power trips and will pick on people for trivial things like "quoting" a bit too much
No one likes to be "treading on eggshells" when posting on a fo
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Try and make a forum like no other the most successful forums on myfreeforum.org and myfastforum.org are
Each of these have a niche in the market, just how many wow forums are there or game forums or general chat forums, the above 3 sites will always have a ready stream of members that are interested in their forum, holidaychat is as it says chatting about holidays great idea how many of us go on Holiday and want to share our experiences and photos, theghosthousegang again a good corner of the market especially as most haunted has grabbed so many peoples imagination also everyone has a view on the world of the paranormal and lastly plastic saints was set up for the fans of Southampton football club again it has a large fan base.
Try and think of something that has not been done before
was set up for that just reason how many forums say this is not a site for chatting just for you to enjoy the vast amount of jokes,videos,flash clips and so on ?
On the other hand do not try and make it too unique a forum on Exploring the Science of chess may be a Little to unique for you to get regular members.
Consider your colour schemes in particular from the usability angle. If there are any potential contrast issues with the text, get people with different eyesight to look at the forum on both a TFT and a CRT monitor.
What ever you do, do not place topics text overlaying images.
Weird colour schemes may seem clever, but for most people they get intolerable in just a short space of time.
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Even if you are running a highly successful forum on green widgets, you will find your members do occasionally, or even a lot more than occasionally, want to simply natter amoungst themselves.
Accept this! variety is the spice of life and if you strive to hard to keep people "on topic" you may well find you get "no topic".
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Aren't you getting a bit repetitive on this one! you may well ask? Well of course we are, but as it is probably 90% of what making a successful forum is about in the first few months, it deserves a few letters in the alphabet.
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That thing that makes your members/guests feel that your forum should be their new home.
Perhaps you will get the ultimate accolade and find someone has made your forum their homepage
Admins "own" forum
has had the home page complement a number of times
as well as dozens of people saying the site has changed their lives
There are other sites in the "downsizer" field, but we decided our "x factor" was to be more friendly and welcoming, to be totally non judgemental, to have top quality information, to provide fast answers to peoples questions and never to take a pious tone with people.
Ask yourself what will keep people on your site?
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who builds the forum. You have the responsibility of all your members and everything that goes on. If something goes wrong, you get the blame.
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You as admin may not have achieved "enlightenment" quite yet, but to run a forum you must appear at least a little on the way to your members.
An admin who is unreliable, childish, petty, temperamental or bullying will send the message to their members that the forum stands no chance of lasting.
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JIM LEHRER: This was working day number two for President Obama, and most of his attention was devoted to matters of state and defense. NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman has our report.
KWAME HOLMAN: On the playground, it's called a do-over. The White House did its version last night, arranging to re-administer the presidential oath after Chief Justice John Roberts misstated the words of the oath at Tuesday's inauguration.
The chief justice was at the White House to swear in President Obama again last evening, using the exact words specified in the Constitution.
JOHN ROBERTS, Chief Justice, United States Supreme Court: So help you God?
BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States: So help me God.
JOHN ROBERTS: Congratulations, again.
BARACK OBAMA: Thank you, sir.
ROBERT GIBBS, White House Press Secretary: You know lawyers. They…
KWAME HOLMAN: At his first news conference as presidential press secretary, Robert Gibbs said the oath was taken again on the advice of the White House counsel's office.
ROBERT GIBBS: They did not believe that there was a problem. But out of an abundance of caution, to ensure that somebody didn't think there might ever be, that it was simply done again.
KWAME HOLMAN: This morning, President Obama met with economic advisers to discuss the bad economy and his near-trillion-dollar stimulus proposal now being worked on by Congress. His spokesman said the economic meeting will be a daily occurrence, modeled on the president's intelligence briefing.
Gibbs also revealed the president will be able to continue to e-mail on his favored BlackBerry and still meet security requirements and comply with the Presidential Records Act.
ROBERT GIBBS: The president has a BlackBerry through a compromise that allows him to stay in touch with senior staff and a small group of personal friends in a way that use will be limited and that the security is enhanced to ensure his ability to communicate, but to do so effectively, and to do so in a way that is protected.
Clinton starts at State Department
KWAME HOLMAN: And Mr. Obama moved closer to getting help on the economy from his choice for treasury secretary. Timothy Geithner's nomination was favorably sent on to the full Senate by a Finance Committee vote of 18-5, despite unhappiness by Republicans about Geithner's explanations of why he initially failed to pay a portion of his income tax.
Meanwhile, the staff of the State Department gave a rousing welcome to Hillary Clinton, confirmed as secretary last night.
WILLIAM BURNS, Undersecretary of State: It is truly a great honor to introduce the 67th secretary of state of the United States of America, Hillary Clinton.
KWAME HOLMAN: Clinton vowed U.S. use of smart power in its interactions with the world.
HILLARY CLINTON, Secretary of State: There are three legs to the stool of American foreign policy: defense, diplomacy and development. And we are responsible for two of the three legs, and we will make clear... as we go forward, that diplomacy and development are essential tools in achieving the long-term objectives of the United States. And I will do all that I can, working with you, to make it abundantly clear that robust diplomacy and effective development are the best long-term tools for securing America's future.
KWAME HOLMAN: That same sentiment was echoed on Capitol Hill this morning. Admiral Dennis Blair, nominated to be director of national intelligence, told the Senate Intelligence Committee the new administration will end Bush-era practices, such as warrantless wiretapping and enhanced interrogation, which he called torture.
Blair also talked about President Obama's decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
ADM. DENNIS BLAIR (Ret.), Director of National Intelligence-designate: Torture is not moral, it's not legal, it's not effective. The U.S. government will have a clear and consistent standard for treatment of detainees. The Guantanamo detention center will be closed. It's become a damaging symbol.
Steps to close Guantanamo
KWAME HOLMAN: A short time later, President Obama signed several security-related executive orders, including one affecting detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States: By the authority vested in me as president -- as president by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, in order to effect the appropriate disposition of individuals currently detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo and promptly to close the detention facility at Guantanamo, consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice, I hereby order.
And we then provide the process whereby Guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now.
KWAME HOLMAN: Two other presidential orders establish a review process for Guantanamo detainees and mandate detainees' treatment meet terms set by the Geneva Conventions.
That order also stipulates all U.S. personnel conducting interrogations, including CIA operatives, must adhere to the standards set forth by the U.S. Army Field Manual.
Notably, the order also prohibits reliance on any of the legal opinions devised by the Bush administration to justify harsh interrogation practices.
BARACK OBAMA: We believe that the Army Field Manual reflects the best judgment of our military, that we can abide by a rule that says we don't torture, but that we can still effectively obtain the intelligence that we need.
This is me following through on not just a commitment I made during the campaign, but I think an understanding that dates back to our founding fathers, that we are willing to observe core standards of conduct, not just when it's easy, but also when it's hard.
KWAME HOLMAN: In an unusual move, Mr. Obama invited cameras inside the Oval Office for the signing, which included Vice President Biden and a group of former high-ranking military officers who long advocated closing Guantanamo Bay and a return to what Mr. Obama called "core constitutional values."
BARACK OBAMA: And all of the individuals who are standing behind me, as well as, I think, the American people, understand that we are not, as I said in the inauguration, going to continue with a false choice between our safety and our ideals.
We think that it is precisely our ideals that give us the strength and the moral high ground to be able to effectively deal with the unthinking violence that you see emanating from terrorist organizations around the world. We intend to win this fight. We're going to win it on our terms.
Obama visits State Department
KWAME HOLMAN: At the Pentagon, Robert Gates, who was asked by Mr. Obama to remain as defense secretary, said implementing the closure would be a challenge, but that officials already were considering where detainees could be moved.
ROBERT GATES, Secretary of Defense: We have identified a number of possible prisons here in the United States. I've heard from members of Congress where all of those prisons are located. Their enthusiasm is limited.
I think one of the things that has come with the new president, as we have heard publicly from some of the European countries, is that they are willing to consider taking these, and we've not heard from those people before. So we may have some opportunities in terms of sending some of these detainees to other countries that did not exist before January 20th.
JOURNALIST: Mr. Secretary, was the intelligence garnered from detainees at Gitmo worth the international condemnation?
ROBERT GATES: That's a net assessment that I don't think I'm in a position to make.
HILLARY CLINTON: We are delighted to be joined this afternoon by President Obama and Vice President Biden.
KWAME HOLMAN: This afternoon, the president and vice president joined Secretary Clinton at the State Department.
HILLARY CLINTON: It is an indication of the president's commitment to a foreign policy that protects our national security and advances our interests and is in keeping with our values.
KWAME HOLMAN: The president drew a resounding round of applause from the audience, made up largely of State Department staff, when he spoke of the executive orders he signed.
BARACK OBAMA: I can say without exception or equivocation that the United States will not torture.
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KWAME HOLMAN: Mr. Obama's efforts to reshape American foreign policy began with the naming of two diplomatic envoys, for the Middle East and for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell will be charged with helping bring a lasting peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Mitchell headed the peace negotiations that led to the 1998 Good Friday Accord in Northern Ireland.
GEORGE MITCHELL, Middle East Diplomatic Envoy: The situation in the Middle East is volatile, complex and dangerous. But the president and the secretary of state have made it clear that danger and difficulty cannot cause the United States to turn away.
KWAME HOLMAN: The president reiterated that he supported Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas militants and promised to be engaged actively in the two-state peace process.
BARACK OBAMA: No one doubts the difficulty of the road ahead, and George outlined some of those difficulties. The tragic violence in Gaza and southern Israel offers a sobering reminder of the challenges at hand and the setbacks that will inevitably come.
It must also instill in us, though, a sense of urgency, as history shows us that strong and sustained American engagement can bridge divides and build the capacity that supports progress.
Another urgent threat to global security is the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is the central front in our enduring struggle against terrorism and extremism.
KWAME HOLMAN: Heading that effort will be former United Nations Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. The career diplomat noted the differences between the two countries.
RICHARD HOLBROOKE, Pakistan and Afghanistan Diplomatic Envoy: In putting Afghanistan and Pakistan together under one envoy, we should underscore that we fully respect the fact that Pakistan has its own history, its own traditions, and it is far more than the turbulent, dangerous tribal areas on its western border.
KWAME HOLMAN: Before leaving the State Department, President Obama made clear he'd be engaged actively in foreign affairs.
BARACK OBAMA: Let there be no doubt about America's commitment to lead. We can no longer afford drift, and we can no longer afford delay, nor can we cede ground to those who seek destruction. A new era of American leadership is at hand, and the hard work has just begun. You are going to be at the front lines of engaging in that important work.
KWAME HOLMAN: The envoy's missions are expected to begin right away.


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Sun Communities Inc. offered yesterday to buy rival Chateau Properties Inc. for $370 million in stock, setting the stage for a showdown among the largest owners of mobile-home parks.
Sun's offer of $24.75 a share came two days after Manufactured Home Communities Inc., which is controlled by Sam Zell, the Chicago investor, offered to buy Chateau for $26 a share, or $387 million, in cash.
Both bids would derail Chateau's plans, announced last month, to buy ROC Communities Inc., which is based in Englewood, Colo., for $300 million. Chateau, which is based in Clinton Township, Mich., said yesterday that its board would review the two offers at a meeting today.
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Still, manufactured housing companies say they have no choice but to acquire each other because it is getting harder to find large groups of properties for sale.
''We feel we owe it to our stockholders, as well as Chateau's, to present ourselves as a stronger merger partner than Manufactured Home,'' said Jeffrey P. Jorissen, Sun's chief financial officer.
Sun has offered to swap 0.892 share and common share equivalents for each of Chateau's common shares and common share equivalents.
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Manufactured Home has offered to buy each of Chateau's common shares and common-share equivalents for $26. It has also offered Chateau the option of exchanging each of its shares for 1.15 Manufactured Home shares, or a combination of cash and stock. The stock-swap portion of the offer valued Chateau's shares at $20.85 each. Shares of Manufactured Home slipped 50 cents, to $18.50, yesterday.
Mr. Jorissen of Sun said his company decided to put together its own offer for Chateau only after Manufactured Home had announced its bid.
Manufactured home communities are a booming, yet highly fragmented industry dominated by many mom-and-pop investors. Public real estate companies own only about 300, or 3 percent, of the estimated 10,000 high-quality manufactured communities in the United States, according to Raymond James Associates.
Manufactured Home owns 67 manufactured home communities, containing 26,820 sites. Chateau owns 47 communities, with 20,003 sites. Sun has 79 communities, with 28,600 sites, while ROC has 71 communities and 20,829 sites.
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Computing your federal taxes is really a paint-by-numbers proposition. You just do everything the instruction sheet for a particular form tells you to do, and step by step, it all feeds into blanks on the all-powerful 1040, and you know how much you owe Uncle Sam or vice versa.
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n Document all state and local sales tax paid. You could deduct state income tax if Texas had one, but we don't, so a couple of years ago Congress started allowing Texans and others with similar practices to deduct sales tax.
"I strongly recommend that taxpayers coordinate with relatives," Firth said. "If you have a relative or family with too little to itemize deductions, you can make them a gift of $2,000 to put into a tax-deferred plan. If the relative's employer matches the contribution by 50 percent, for example, that's another $1,000 deduction. If the relative makes little enough, he can qualify for a savings credit of possibly $1,000. The deferred income will amount to 15 percent, or $300. If you can consider all this pooled wealth, you can share it, and everybody is better off."
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A hyena was a type of pack animal known for its shrewdness and hunting skills and for its disturbing laugh-like call.[1]
Hyenas came in different varieties but commonly had stripes on their fur, weighing about 120 pounds (55 kilograms) and measuring a about a yard (meter) in length. Their fur coloration gave them an advantage when hiding within areas of tall grass.[1]
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- ↑ Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual 3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 130. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
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So, as stated, I have added a few new shots and am looking for a critique on overall portfolio and each image. Please ID the actual images you are talking about.
Thanks all.
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Ted... love the color harmonies here...
That said, have you considered the merit of a fill flash (at one stop under ambient) to bring life (the sparkle of catch lights) to this talent's eyes... having them recede into shadow doesn't seem to work well in this enchanting narrative... believe most all digital cameras come empowered with flash now...
btw, this image has lost detail in the highlights (surf) a stop under might have helped... that's the merit of adding fill flash to the mix, allows for more perceived breath in tonal range...
Artistic cropping above the knee might be another consideration... if you page through VOGUE you'll not likely find many captures truncated between the knee/ankle... study the works of the masters in your local art galleries... understand the how & why of effective compositional elements... there are compelling reasons they have endured for centuries...
all the best on your journey...
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As with the photo above and this one and this one........... Be more careful cropping in camera and off. Chopping off limbs is an art form...as mentioned above, it takes a special kind of serial killer to know how to do that!...haha. If you do it right it doesn't look like a mistake.
I think you are doing pretty good aside from that. Not really much to pick on. I would just say keep shooting and practice practice practice......
Best of luck to you!
Disclaimer....I am not an expert!...I am just a noob trying to help a little bit.
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Thanks guys, will keep all mentioned in mind :-)
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There are a lot of personal loan providers in the Philippines and it's importanant to know which banks or lending institutions offer the lowest interest rates and best payment options. Here are the lists of loan products in the country:
- BDO Personal Loan
- BDO Asenso Kabayan Personal Loan Unsecured
- BDO Asenso Kabayan Personal Loan Secured
- BPI Personal Loan
- EastWest Personal Loan
- PBCOM Personal Loan
- PS Bank Personal Loan
- Citibank Personal Loan
- Chinatrust Personal Loan
- HSBC Personal Loan
- RCBC Personal Loan
- Maybank Personal Loan
- Security Bank Personal Loan
- Standard Chartered Personal Loan
- Asia United Bank Personal Loan
- Planters Bank Personal Loan
- UCPB Personal Loan
- City Savings Personal Loan
- Leverage Business Owners Personal Loan
- Welcome Finance Personal Loan
Types of Personal Loan
Personal loan in the Philippines have 2 major types:
- Secured Personal Loan is a type of cash loan that requires borrower to have some sort of collateral as payment security for loan lenders. In case the borrower can no longer fulfill its obligation to pay the loan amount, lenders will take the asset and use it to pay for loaned money.
- Unsecured Loan is a type of salary loan that do not require borrowers to have any collateral. This is the reason why unsecured personal loans have higher interest rates compared to secured loans that needs collateral due to a high risk involved in lending without any form of security.
For full information about types of personal loan, check out here.
Application Process and Requirements for Personal Loan Philippines
To apply for a cash loan in the Philippines, you must be:
- A resident of the Philippines with a valid Philippine billing address
- At least 21 years of age or older
- An annual income that meets the requirements of a personal loan application
- A postpaid landline or a postpaid mobile phone under your account
- A Tax Identification Number (TIN) and SSS/GSIS No.
Check out full list of personal loan requirements or other key things to know about personal loan for more information.
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Personal Loan Rates, Terms, Charges and Payment
Depending on the bank or financial institution you apply with, interest rates for salary loans range from 1% to 3%. Some banks also charge an additional fee for the processing of your personal loan application.
Personal loan terms may vary among banks and your capacity to pay. It can be 3 months, 6 months, 18 months, 24 months, up to 60 months.
In the event the borrower fails to settle the monthly repayment on the due date, they will be charged a late payment fee. Banks usually charge around 3% to 4% per month.
Below is a sample computation for a loan with a principal amount of PHP20,000:
|Principal amount
|Interest Rate
|Fixed rate of 1.5% to 3% per annum maximum
|Loan Tenure
|1 year loan tenure to 3 years per annum
|Processing Fee
|Net Payout
|Total Interest Payable
|Monthly Payment
|Total Amount Payable
|PHP23,600 for 12 months
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FAQ about Personal Loan
Can I get a personal loan without collateral?
Yes. This type of personal loan is called unsecured loan whereas the lender won't require any collateral from the borrower, however, with this type of cash loan expect that it comes with a higher interest rate.
How to get personal loan without credit card?
Even you don't have any credit card, you can still apply for a personal loan. However, if a credit cardholder apply for a loan, they have a higher chances of getting approved.
Can I pre-terminate a cash loan?
Yes, but in the condition that you need to pay the loan amount in full along with the interest rate
How to Increase my Chance for a personal loan approval?
You need to check first if you qualify for a personal loan before you apply. Also, check your credit history, if you have existing debt or loan from other banks, this might have a big impact to your application that can lead to rejection. Make sure that you submit all the necessary documents that the bank required and answer all the questions with honesty when a bank representative call you for a background check.
Note:There is a higher chance of loan approval for those individual with existing credit card.
When is the best time to apply for a personal loan?
A personal loan is the best option only if can result in overall savings or helps you with your finances (pay off debt, tuition fee or buying a house). Opt for a personal loan application in case of an emergency. But, make sure that you will be able to repay the loan amount on time.
How much can I borrow and over what period of time?
You may get as much as 4x of your gross monthly income, with a minimum amount of P20,000 to P2,000,000 maximum, subject for approval. The period of time for the loan payment will depend on your chosen amount and payment term. But, keep in mind that the longer payment term means higher interest rate.
How quickly can I get the loan amount?
That depends on how fast you submit all the necessary requirements for your loan application. Once all the required documents have been submitted, the loan process usually takes 5-7 banking days. Upon approval, crediting of loan proceeds usually takes 1-3 working days from signing of the loan documents.
What happen if I fail to pay the monthly repayment?
In case you failed to pay your monthly installment on time, your unpaid amount will be charged a late payment penalty fee ranging from 3%-10%, depending on the banks.
If I'm working abroad, can I apply for a personal loan?
In order to process your loan application, you should be physically present in the Philippines because you need to sign loan documents if approved.


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"They (NZC) have confirmed they want to play the three games but they want to do it closer to the Champions Trophy so an itinerary is now being worked out," the Daily Times quoted him as saying.
Pakistan, who are hosting the Champions Trophy, have invited New Zealand as part of their efforts to arrange international games following Australia"s decision to postpone their tour to Pakistan in March-April for security reasons.
The spokesman also said that Pakistan had also invited West Indies for a one-day series in August but they had declined because of commitments in Canada.


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Comfort Quilts at Connecticut Piecemakers
The Connecticut Piecemakers Quilt Guild's comfort quilting effort is headed by dedicated volunteers who make use of donated fabric and batting to create kits for quilts of various sizes. The committee chair-woman selects or designs the patterns and the kits are coordinated with fabrics for the tops, backing and batting for quilts of various sizes, primarily lap quilts. Members are able to take these kits home and return to a guild meeting's show-and-tell session with quilts for comfort. Members also make comfort quilts of their own design and selected size. Throughout the year, quilts are donated to comfort people in the communities in our area of Western Connecticut and occasionally beyond. Larger quilts are also donated to organizations to raffle for fundraising.
2016-2017 Quilting Year - Comfort Quilts
29 quilts were received at the December 2016 meeting bringing our total for the year to day to 198!
In December, the following were recipients of some of these quilts:
- 35 to the kids living at Stepping Stones Transitional Housing in New Haven
- 13 to the women and families served by the Center for Family Justice
- 13 to the Bridgeport Rescue Mission
Members are encouraged to pick up a comfort quilt kit at the next meeting or to make one from their stash. Every member of the guild is asked to please create and contribute at least one comfort quilt each year. Thank you.
2015-2016 Quilting Year Comfort Quilt Totals
February 2016 - 22 brave souls came out in the storm with comfort quilts
March 2016 - 35 comfort quilts donated
April 2016 - 24 comfort quilts donated
May 2016 - 62 comfort quilts donated
TOTAL for the 2015/16 year so far -- 411
September 2015 - 69 comfort quilts donated
October 2015 - 22 comfort quilts donated
November 2015 - 52 comfort quilts donated
December 2015 - 79 comfort quilts donated
January 2016 - 44 comfort quilts donated
CLICK HERE for links to some of the free quilting patterns that we are using for the comfort quilts
2014/15 Quilting year - 411 comfort quilts were distributed
Here is a list of the organizations that received quilts during this guild year:
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp (221 quilts!)
Friends of Appalachia - quilts taken on an ASP trip to Tennessee
Raffle quilt
Malta House - program for unwed mothers and their babies
Sister Theresa Preschool Program
Habitat for Humanity Coastal Fairfield County - volunteers
Bhcare Umbrella group - for the Ansonia area
The William Ravis Charitable fund - Raffle Quilt
Stepping Stones housing - interim housing facility
Bridgeport Rescue MissionBridge - for the poor and homeless
Fire victims in Bridgeport - 8 families were served
2013-2014 "quilting year" (September 2013 through July 2014)
Click on the photo to the right to look at the gallery of Comfort Quilts from 2012-2013
There were 456 quilts distributed during the 2013-2014 guild year.
Some of the organizations and individuals who received quilts were:
- Sister Teresa Preschool Program
- Bridgeport Rescue Mission
- Calvary Church - outreach programs
- Birmingham Group of Ansonia
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fairfield County
- Center for Family Justice (Bridgeport)
- Stepping Stone transitional housing (New Haven)
- Friends of Appalachia
- Hole in the Wall Camp (175 quilts for campers!)
- Autism Auction Fundraiser
- Fundraiser auction for a cancer patient
- Moms & Babies in Laos auction


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I don't know if it's just me who sees it this way or whatever.
We all have our insecurities be it something to do with our appearance or personalities.
However, I feel like certain topics on GaG are focused on heavily that it gets to the point where it's no longer comparable to real life.
For instance, ahem, the questions often asked by men in regards to "size"(I'M 17, YOU EITHER KNOW WHAT I MEAN OR DON'T) or when females ask questions about down below and preferences. Or makeup and how much the guys on here "hate" it. Or height, how much the guys(especially short ones) are focused heavily on it.
I mean, I know there are people who are genuinely insecure, but I think on GaG these topics are focused on more heavily than in real life.
For instance, I have a lot of guy friends and they can be quite open and honest about their preferences sometimes, but they usually only hit the obvious(butt, boobs, hips, leg size preferences), however even when talking about the reproductive act they don't talk about preferences down below.
Or how much they HATE makeup.
And the shorter guys I know are cool with their height. My female friends generally have their preferences but they've never allowed preferences to get in the way.
Do you think a lot of the things focused on girlsaskguys are really irrelevant to real life guys and girls?
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I think a lot of the people you meet in real life don't have the same insecurities and that's why they aren't on a site like this.
In my opinion, many of the same insecure questions we see here (because they're asked anonymously) are coming from the same people over and over again. They don't want help or advice. They want their fears to be confirmed and their prejudices against the opposite gender to be justified. They want to be told their failure with the opposite gender is due to something beyond their control, because if they accept that it isn't, then they have to do something about it.
When it comes to things like makeup, it's true many guys hate it. Many guys don't care. But you don't see so many questions going "GIrls, seriously, stop with the make up". You will see the questions raised by the girls themselves. So guys will give their opinions. But in the real world, most girls wear make up to make themselves feel better or sexier. They don't necessarily care what guys think about make up. So yes, I think you're right that the issues on GAG don't matter in the real world. But the people asking the questions need to be convinced of that. And that's easier said than done.22|00|1
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WILDWOOD — Opponents of a city plan to build a synthetic ice skating rink downtown have turned in a petition seeking to put the issue before voters.
City Commission voted 2 to 1 on Sept. 12 to purchase a vacant lot at 3400 Pacific Ave. and bond for the money, about $1.3 million, to pay for the rink.
Pete Byron, commissioner of revenue and finance, has requested that the Cape May County Open Space Review Board fund the purchase through the county's open space program. The board has hired two appraisers to determine the value of the site.
Byron has led the effort to bring a synthetic ice rink to the island that would be open year-round. At a city meeting, Byron called the project "the future of our town," saying it would draw new commercial interest to the downtown.
Dara Baltuskonis, one of the five city residents who formed the initial petition committee, said Monday that obtaining more than 200 signatures on the petitions was not difficult.
According to the city, the petitioners needed to collect a minimum of 117 signatures from registered voters.
"People were actually stopping their cars to sign the petition when they saw us walking down the street. Everybody's upset over their taxes, and with taxes so high, why are we spending more money?" Baltuskonis said, noting the costs of the purchase and operating the rink.
Wildwood has the highest local purpose tax rate in Cape May County at $1.088 per $100 of assessed valuation. This year, however, the local purpose tax rate did not increase.
Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. said Monday that the people behind the petition were behind his 2009 recall and he didn't want to lend any credence to their efforts.
"This is a group upset with a zero tax increase," Troiano said. "They're the ones that complain constantly about everything."
Baltuskonis said many opponents don't believe the synthetic rink can lure enough visitors to make it sustainable.
"Some of them felt the whole idea of a skating rink (at the shore) is ludicrous," she said.
Troiano said that the feedback he received was largely supportive of placing a park in downtown, though there were some reservations about the skating rink, "but not a lot of calls either way."
City Clerk/Administrator Christopher Wood must now review the signatures and determine if enough legitimate signatures were obtained before the issue can be placed on the ballot.
Wood said Monday that the petitioners are seeking to have the purchase of the land, the bond ordinance and a third question about the lease of the former monster truck building and adjacent beach under a 50-year contract all placed on the ballot.
If enough signatures were obtained, the commission can either choose to repeal the ordinances or place them on the ballot, he said.
Any vote would take place during a special election to be held in December or January.
Troiano estimated the special election would cost $25,000.
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PITTSBURGH - Limited-assortment discount grocer Save-A-Lot Ltd. is investigating the possibility of opening some stores in Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports.
PITTSBURGH - Limited-assortment discount grocer Save-A-Lot Ltd. is investigating the possibility of opening some stores in Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports.
According to Dan Kimack, manager of corporate communications for St. Louis-based Save-A-Lot, "We have looked very seriously at a handful of sites. We do see a real potential going forward."
Save-A-Lot has looked at Pittsburgh before, but for the first time the company is thinking about multiple locations, perhaps signaling a greater commitment to the area.
Robert Rubinstein, manager of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) business development center, said four or five supermarkets are needed in the city, with the greatest need in Larimer and Homewood in the East End, the Hill District and Uptown, parts of the North Side, and South Side hilltop communities Allentown and Knoxville, among others. Although the current trend is for grocery stores to open larger stores farther away from urban centers, he said, "I think that there is an opportunity for smaller, leaner retailers to come in and be more convenient in serving the neighborhoods."
A team of top Save-A-Lot executives visited Pittsburgh neighborhoods for possible sites earlier this year, and last week the company met with the URA to further study the market within Pittsburgh's city limits.
Kimack would not talk about specific locations but did mention the Hill District -- a neighborhood presented to a large number of grocers -- as a community in which Save-A-Lot is interested.
At the present time Save-A-Lot runs as many as 15 stores in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area -- none of them within the city limits.
There has been a dearth of grocery stores in city neighborhoods since the region's biggest grocer, Giant Eagle, started closing its older, smaller stores in Pittsburgh and building larger stores in the suburbs.
Save-A-Lot's idea for the proposed city stores is to take a bare-bones approach -- locations of 14,000 to 16,000 square feet offering only 1,250 of the most popular grocery items, Kimack explained. Those items would include fresh produce, USDA-inspected meats and poultry, and dairy products, he said.
By offering a small selection of the most popular items, Save-A-Lot can reduce its prices by 40 percent compared with regular grocery chains, he added. The chain, consisting of 1,200-plus stores across the country, gets its buying power from its corporate parent, Supervalu, the country's largest food distributor. According to Kimack, Save-A-Lot stores now serve more than 4 million shoppers every day.
If Save-A-Lot actually comes to Pittsburgh, the company will face skepticism from neighborhood residents who equate limited-assortment stores with a second-class offering, and competition from outlying grocers resentful of the city subsidies Save-A-Lot can expect to receive. Still unknown is whether the company will commit with corporate stores or with local licensed operators currently established in the area.


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