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Get an overview of this hotelPolynesian style and free cruises, in Mission Bay
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Close to Pacific Beach
Facing the calm expanse of Mission Bay in north San Diego, and a 3-minute walk from the sands and famous boardwalk of Pacific Beach, family-friendly Catamaran Resort and Spa makes a great base for water lovers. SeaWorld® is 3 miles (4.8 km) away, and it's a 20-minute cab ride to downtown San Diego or San Diego Zoo.
On Mission Bay
A lovely old paddle steamer, the Bahia Belle, sails at sunset, offering free family-hour cruises (seasonal) then cocktails and dancing. Modern Californian food at the Oceana Coastal Kitchen comes with Mission Bay views - as do soaks in the outdoor whirlpool at Catamaran Spa and workouts in the open-air fitness center.
Free WiFi and DIRECTTV®
Guestrooms are inspired by the Polynesian-colonial style, with bright accents complementing antique-style wooden furniture. Most rooms have balconies or patios with bay, coastline, or tropical garden views. WiFi is free, flat-screen TVs offer DIRECTTV®, and guests can play music through iHome™ docks.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Step outside to feel the sun on your face and the sand in your toes on the white sand beach. Sit back and relax on the beach with cabanas (surcharge), umbrellas, and sun loungers. At Catamaran Resort and Spa, pamper yourself with a treatment at the full-service spa or have fun in the sun with activities like surfing/boogie boarding and sailing.
The resort offers a restaurant. Two bars/lounges are on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This beach resort also offers an outdoor pool, and a health club. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Catamaran Resort and Spa is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 315
- ATM/banking
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Arcade/game room
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Computer station
- Free WiFi
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Health club
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 10
- Garden
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- On private beach
- Restaurant
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Conference center
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach cabanas (surcharge)
- Beach sun loungers
- Conference space size (feet) - 25,000
- Conference space size (meters) - 2
- Number of meeting rooms - 15
- Sauna
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Outdoor pool
- Wedding services
- Pool umbrellas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- On private beach
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Arcade/game room
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Cable TV service
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub or shower
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- iPod docking station
- Bathrobes
- Rollaway/extra beds (free)
- Room service (24 hours)
Where to Eat
Breakfast is available for a surcharge each morning.
Oceana Coastal Kitchen - This beachfront restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
A private beach and a health club are featured at the resort. An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a steam room.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Scuba diving nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Kayaking on site
- Motor boating on site
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Sailing on site
- Volleyball on site
- Water skiing on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Boat tours on site
Spa Services
Catamaran Spa has 10 treatment rooms. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.
- Number of treatment rooms 10
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 16
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Free rollaway/extra beds!
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 10 and USD 75 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 25.00 per day (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: USD 29.00 per day (in/out privileges)
Hotel Name
- Catamaran
- Catamaran Resort
- Catamaran Resort San Diego
- Catamaran San Diego
- Resort Catamaran
- Catamaran Hotel Mission Bay
- Catamaran Resort & Spa San Diego
We should mention
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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Smoak has first locked up, McClendon says
PEORIA, Ariz. -- If there were any question where Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon stood regarding his team's first basemen, he made it clear Monday that it was one of only a few spots he felt was locked up heading into the regular season, and that Justin Smoak would be the guy.
"I said this winter that Smoak is my first baseman," McClendon said Monday morning. "Will other guys play first? Yeah. But Smoak is my first baseman."
Smoak had said earlier this spring he figured the spot was his to lose, but his manager is now more definitive about the 27-year-old switch-hitter's status.
"I had a couple of talks with him over the winter and stuff like that," Smoak said. "I knew that if I just came out here and do what I'm capable of doing and work hard, then I had no worries."
Of course, that doesn't mean Smoak's work is done. While his defensive prowess at first is unquestioned, his offensive ability has yet to be fully tapped. McClendon says he has seen progress this spring in Smoak's approach, even in how he handles batting practice.
"We're just trying to get him to be a good hitter, not a power hitter," McClendon said. "For me, Smoak is a guy who should hit 40-45 doubles and 20-25 homers, not the other way around."
Smoak said he was trying to take a bit of a different mentality at the plate, especially from the right side, where he has had a tendency to try to pull the ball. Ultimately, he is working to match up an impressive defensive game with his offensive potential.
"I know if I do what I'm capable of doing offensively, that defensively I have nothing to worry about," Smoak said. "That's something I pride myself in, trying to be a good defensive first baseman. Defensively, I feel like I'm in a good place, and I think I can do the same offensively. I know I'm capable of doing it."
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Temperatures have been higher than usual for this time of year for most of the week. Today it is expected to climb into the 80s in most parts of the Bay Area before cooling off Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
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This study is being done to see if education about medicines directed toward children will improve their knowledge. The investigators also want to know if this knowledge lasts over time. Right now there are few medication instructional cards that are appropriate for children. Most of the medication cards provide information for adults. Some studies have shown that by teaching children directly, the children may take medicine at the right time for the right reason, have fewer side effects and know more about their medicine.
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|Hemophilia Sickle Cell Disease Neoplasms Blood Coagulation Disorders
|Behavioral: Medication Education for Children
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|Kid Cards: Teaching Kids About Medicines
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- Develop a post-test to determine the effectiveness
- Obtain data to support teaching children about medication
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In 2004, then Surgeon General Carmona stated that a health literate individual is more apt to know the answer, when asked how to keep themselves well (AHRQ, 2004). There is a burgeoning movement among medical professionals to address health literacy. Teaching health information to children will empower them to actively participate in their current care and provide self-management skills that will assist them to keep themselves well throughout their lives. Currently, few medication administration instructional cards exist that are appropriate for children. Providing medication information that the child might understand may result in better administration compliance, fewer adverse effects and develop an individual that is knowledgeable regarding medications and appropriate administration. The purpose if this research is to develop medication administration cards, appropriate for children, which provide information on the most commonly used drugs among the Hematology/Oncology population.
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- Between the ages of 7 – 11 years
- Currently receiving disease management primarily coordinated through the Hematology/Oncology section
- Receiving a medication identified as a variable for this study
- Are able to assent and have a parent/guardian who is willing to consent to study participation
- Suffer no apparent developmental difficulty that would prevent or make study participation difficult
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- Individuals who cannot read or write English
- Individuals who are known to be non-compliant with medication routine and/or adhering to follow-up visits.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00127543
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|Childrens Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
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Medication Education
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Blood Coagulation Disorders
Hemostatic Disorders
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
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Hematologic Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Eight-man bullpen suits Blue Jays' needs
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays have decided to start the year with an eight-man bullpen.
Toronto will forego an extra man off the bench in favor of carrying an additional reliever. The Blue Jays had several pitchers who were out of options competing for jobs, and the organization was looking for a way to keep them in the fold.
Jeremy Jeffress, Esmil Rogers and Todd Redmond will all start the year on the 25-man roster. That should go a long way in helping to protect the pitching staff -- in particular Dustin McGowan, who is starting the season on a strict pitch count.
"We've been talking about it for quite awhile," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "We were hoping to go the other way, but we just feel like at this point in time, that's the way we need to go. There's some guys we don't want to lose. Plus, we're talking about the rotation, we have some guys that we have to keep an eye on, too, so we need a little depth on the Major League roster."
Rogers and Redmond will both pitch in long relief, while Jeffress gives the Blue Jays another power arm to use during the middle innings. They fill out a group which includes closer Casey Janssen, setup man Sergio Santos, Brett Cecil, Steve Delabar and Aaron Loup.
Catcher Josh Thole, infielder Maicer Izturis and outfielder Moises Sierra will be available off the bench. Recently acquired Matt Tuiasosopo has not made the team and likely will be placed on waivers in the near future, because he is out of Minor League options on his contract.
The Blue Jays can only hope for a repeat performance from the bullpen in 2014. Toronto's relievers were among the best in baseball last season after posting a 3.37 ERA in 552 2/3 innings.
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Spring is in the air, and you know what the means. Well, apparently here at UNE it means scattered snow storms, but hopefully that should end soon. But usually when people see spring, they start shedding those winter skins (North Faces and leggings) and start dressing for the occasion. Don't get me wrong, I love winter weather, but there are some things that you can only do during spring and other warmer times of the year.
UNE offers many ways of staying active, whether it is through the Cardio Club or some intramural sports, but those could get stale after a while. That's why UNE offers something that many people don't realize, we offer you a chance to go off campus and experience the world how Mother Nature intended. Through Outdoor Recreation and Campus Life, they offer many opportunities to get away and relax, because not everyone can just leave campus on a whim.
For more information, visit the Box Office located in the Campus Center open from 8am – 10pm, Monday through Friday and 10am – 10pm, Saturday and Sunday.
If you don't want to go out into the real world to enjoy this lovely weather, then you can take one of my personal favorites for a spin, Longboarding. Ever since I started my sophomore year, two years ago, I've been hooked. There is something about the freedom of hopping on a set of wheels and just rolling through our fine campus and seeing everything go by in a flash. It's a way for you to just forget everything that's going on because everything that happens is in the "now" because by the time you see something, it's gone just as fast. The longboard club, "The Sidewalk Surfers", is trying to abolish the negative stigma that comes along with riding a longboard. When people see us, most usually think that we're obnoxiously hogging the roads or that we all do drugs. We don't want that type of reputation so we try to educate everyone about the sport. We've recently acquired two brand new boards that are being kept in the Campus Center for anyone to rent as long as they are with one of the executive board members (Nick Blunier, Michael Sang, or Jake Farrell).
So come along and try out one of the amazing activities that UNE has to offer, whether it be an off campus program or an on campus cruise. You should take advantage of the opportunities that this school has to offer while you still can. Before you know it, you'll be walking across the stage to get a diploma and who knows when such of event will fall onto your lap again?


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Topic: Scan time again.
Yep. It is scan time again. Lauren has a CT scan tomorrow at U of M. It is at 5:30pm. Yes, for those of you that remember, last time we thought her MRI was at 9:30am and it was 9:30pm!! So I double and triple checked this time. We have a good feeling this time that things will look better. Last scan was not good. Lauren said her liver pain is gone since she started on this new chemo, so hopefully that is a good sign. Her back is feeling a lot better too. She has been more tired, but I really think it is from the Xeloda. She went to the Browns game yesterday and had to walk about two miles to the stadium from where they parked and then all the way back. She sure is a tough nut. She is exhausted today but got up and we went to breakfast with friends. Her poor feet are sore from the Xeloda, but walking that far in sandals really did her in. Please cross your fingers and say a prayer that this chemo is doing it's thing. Thanks and much love to all of you.
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Henry Vilas wrote:Unions vow political payback for right-to-work law
That worked so well in Wisconsin. In fact when it came time to unseat Walker, the Unions' hand picked candidate...
didn't even come close in the primary.
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Spectators largely ignore anti-gay protestors; police arrest, ticket Kingdom Baptist members for disorderly conduct
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FORT WORTH — Organizers of the 30th annual Tarrant County Gay Pride celebration said this week that the events were a rousing success, despite the presence of a relatively small but loud contingent anti-gay protestors at the Oct. 1 Pride parade.
This year the parade was moved from its traditional three block route down South Jennings Street to a seven block stretch of Main Street in downtown Fort Worth. And Tarrant County Gay Pride Week Association President Daune Littlefield said she was pleased by the number of spectators who turned out.
"I saw people lining both sides of the street for all seven blocks of the parade route," Littlefield said. "I know there were definitely more people there than in previous years. I'd say we had maybe three times as many people at the parade as last year. We will definitely be bringing the parade back downtown again next year."
Littlefield acknowledged that "there were a few glitches" in the parade and the street festival that followed on Main Street near the Fort Worth Convention Center. But she said, "I guess that was to be expected since this was our first year to hold the parade downtown. Next year, it will go even more smoothly."
Although the Pride Week association had to raise more money to cover the higher costs of moving the parade downtown this year, Littlefield said organizers still came out ahead.
"Money-wise, it was a real success," she said. "We paid for everything, and we still have money left over, seed money for next year's event and money for the scholarship fund.
We made a commitment to the community in moving the parade and expanding our celebration that we would create this scholarship to give back to the community. And we will follow through on that commitment no matter what," Littlefield said.
Littlefield also said that the annual Pride Picnic in Trinity Park — Tarrant County's original Pride event and long considered its most popular and most successful Pride event — also went off "without a hitch."
"We had more people there than last year. We usually have around 2,500 people at the parade and this year, I'd say we had at least 3,000," Littlefield said. "The weather was fantastic and the event was just phenomenal. There was no ruckus, no problem anywhere."
Littlefield said that she was pleased that spectators there for the parade for the most part ignored the anti-gay protestors, at least some of whom were reportedly with Kingdom Baptist Church, a small congregation out of Venus led by Pastor Joey Faust.
"I was on a float at the end of the parade, and as we moved down the parade route, the protestors kind of moved along with us, shouting nasty things through their bullhorn," Littlefield said. "But we would just start cheering and yelling, and the crowd would cheer and yell with us to drown them out. I was really glad to see that everybody just ignored them and didn't engage with them, for the most part."
Faust and other Kingdom Baptist members also staged protests outside Fort Worth City Hall two years ago during a meeting in which the City Council approved the addition of transgender protections to the city's nondiscrimination ordinance. Faust and his followers also confronted activists during demonstrations staged in Fort Worth by Queer LiberAction in the wake of the Rainbow Lounge raid.
And prior to the Pride parade, Faust sent an open letter, addressed to Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, to area media outlets castigating Price for participating in the parade as one of three grand marshals.
At the end of the parade, the protestors — who had started out standing on Main Street near the Weatherford Street intersection where the parade started — moved down Main
Street to position themselves near the Convention Center in the area near where the street festival was being held. Using a bullhorn, the protestors continued to harangue festival attendees, at one point calling those attending the parade "wild dogs" and "wild animals" who were "parading their perversions in the street," until Fort Worth police officers ordered them to leave.
Littlefield said she was told that three of the protestors were arrested and another 10 ticketed. But FWPD's LGBT Liaison Officer Kellie Whitehead said that only two of the protestors were "cash bonded" for disorderly conduct because they were using offensive language over the bullhorns.
Being "cash bonded," Whitehead explained, means that person arrested on a Class C misdemeanor offense has to pay a set fine, or a portion of that fine, before they are released.
She said her superiors instructed her not to release the names of those arrested, but Whitehead did say she believes those arrested were members of Kingdom Baptist.
Littlefield said she had heard complaints from several people who were upset that the protestors were allowed to stand at the edge of the street festival after the parade for so long — about an hour and a half, she estimated — and harass those attending the event before police forced them to move.
"That's something we will talk to the police about for next year," Littlefield said.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition October 7, 2011.


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Ryan's role remains secure despite hitting woes
SEATTLE -- While Brendan Ryan has continued to struggle offensively and his batting average had dropped to .128 going into Sunday's series finale with the A's, manager Eric Wedge said he's not giving up on the veteran shortstop.
While Ryan has seen shared playing time the last few weeks with Robert Andino, Wedge said there's no reason to think he's nearing the end of his rope with the 31-year-old defensive wizard.
"I just think once we get everybody else going, he'll come along and be better himself," Wedge said. "The difference he makes is real. But he's not the difference between us being a good offensive club and not. That's where people put their focus in the wrong direction.
"He's not going to be the difference maker [offensively]. The difference maker is everybody else. He needs to be a contributor. But where he's a difference maker is defensively. And when you have players who are difference makers, you keep them. Whether it be offensively, defensively, on the basepaths, starting pitching, bullpen, whatever it may be. He's a difference maker defensively. We need everybody else offensively to do their job and for him to be a contributor."
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The county's purchasing board may file a lawsuit against its former purchasing agent, but no one on Monday would say why.
The purchasing board, whose sole job is to oversee the county's purchasing department, called a special meeting for today. According to the posted agenda, the board will meet in executive session to "discuss potential litigation and receive legal advice regarding the former Purchasing Agent." Piti Vasquez was the purchasing agent up until Dec. 31.
Vasquez said Monday he was not aware of the meeting and declined further comment.
"I have no comment right now as to what they are doing because I don't know what they're doing," he said.
The purchasing board is made up of three district court judges and two county commissioners.
Board member County Judge Veronica Escobar said she could not comment on the case either.
Vasquez worked for the county for more than 35 years until September, when El Paso County Commissioners Court authorized Escobar to sign a "separation agreement" with Vasquez. He then submitted his retirement effective Dec. 31. His annual salary was $120,791.
During those final months, Vasquez was questioned by the Commissioners Court about whether he and other employees had followed the county's new Procurement Review Panel procedures.
The county implemented the panel last year as a tool to help raise red flags in contract bids and negotiations. The panel's goal is to avoid or reduce corruption, according to county officials.
In a previous interview with El Paso Times, Vasquez declined to say whether his retirement was linked to issues with the Procurement Review Panel.
Since Vasquez's resignation, the county has initiated a search for a new purchasing agent, but a decision has not been made.
In December, the purchasing board decided to repost the position for another month after the majority of applicants did not meet the county's requirements for the job.
Only longtime assistant purchasing agent Jose Lopez and an out-of-town applicant were interviewed for the $106,000-a-year position, which originally drew 71 applicants.
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Using data to improve your mobile conversion: A simple but effective approach
Delivering a step-change in mobile revenue isn't easy, but a clear understanding of your user journey gives you a head start.
The key? Break the journey down into meaningful micro-conversions, then benchmark these to prioritise and unlock the biggest opportunities.
Is content really the solution to lacklustre conversion rates?
Dramatic shifts in ecommerce over the last three years have created many challenges for retailers – with perhaps the most alarming a relentless downward pressure on conversion rates.
It is not news to point out that the response has been a rush to 'content', the received wisdom being that strong content directly contributes to improved conversion - but should we take this much-vaunted link at face value?
15 startling digital marketing statistics from this week
It's a bumper stats roundup this week.
If you're interested in social commerce, digital transformation, PPC, ecommerce conversion rates, print ad spend, travel UX, telco UX, programmatic, payments, insurance UX, Euro 2016 and fashion ecommerce... *pause for breath* then you're in luck.
As ever, this post is simply the entrée - head to our Internet Statistics Compendium for a proper meal.
17 ways your ecommerce business can beat Amazon
There are many reasons why someone might buy something on your ecommerce site, aside from the promise of free cake and endless Gifs of kittens yawning.
Here are the three most glaringly obvious:
Make buying easy: five pre-conversion strategies
Attracting consumers to your site is only the first part of your problem. Once they show up, why do you think they'll buy what you're selling?
You've baited the hook and caught your audience's attention, but if the bait's not tied to anything your conversions sink straight to the bottom.
Behavioral psychology has a lot to say about why we buy the things we buy and what the decision-making process looks like.
Knowing what your customers want or need to see from you will help you convert the traffic you already have, and ensure that the ones who get away eventually come swimming back to you.
If you understand your brand and your market, these five strategies can turn traffic into conversions.
Improve your web conversions with the 'LIFT' model
It's 2014. The majority of people are doing business online. It's imperative that your company website offers the experience your target audience needs to encourage a conversion.
Whatever services your business provides, your website needs to go beyond basic.
Deploying a smart conversion strategy is the key to your website success. WiderFunnel created a method for identifying areas of improving conversions on your website called "the landing page influence functions for tests" (LIFT) model.
By adopting this kind of method to evaluate and test on your website, you can find the optimal way to interact with your potential customers.
Finding your best customers with the RFM matrix
Ecommerce is simple. That's the premise of this post, which follows on from 'finding your best products'. The heart of ecommerce is finding your best products and your best customers, in the pursuit of most profit.
The old mail-order mantra of 'recency, frequency and monetary value' (RFM) is still useful here. Categorising your customers based on an RFM matrix is the start of identifying your hero customers, and those that need a little more attention.
These posts have been taken from a talk given by Mike Baxter, Econsultancy long-time friend and consultant (author of the Checkout Optimisation guide, amongst other things), at a recent breakfast briefing with Ometria.
Let's see what Mike had to say…
Three simple automated email strategies every travel business should use
If you're a small to medium-size travel or experience brand, the following three strategies are sure to help you increase conversions and retention rates.
If you're a big player in the sector, take a look anyway. There might be a gap that one of these could fill or a little inspiration.
Either way, I hope you find them to be useful.
Vistaprint: too much cross-sell or just enough conversion?
Vistaprint has an interesting order and checkout process. There is lots of cross-sell and a decent amount of persuasion tactics used.
A few years ago, the website was all sorts of wrong, as Graham Charlton detailed, beaten only by GoDaddy.
Things have moved on and I must say that I don't think it's too complicated any more. There are a number of steps to the order process and to the checkout process but that was to be expected when designing a customised t-shirt (my chosen product).
Cross-sell and upsell is now presented on pages where I already feel assured the design process is going well.
Mainly there was a lot of clear information and some fairly persuasive copy and design techniques which I think has been judged correctly.
However, the company must be careful to keep cross-sell relevant. After being offered similar products, stationery and the like, I was then offered website builds and marketing services. This felt wrong and made me think the process might become more tiresome. If I was busier, I could have abandoned at this point.
See what you think of each stage of the order process..
Pricing hacks for ecommerce stores that bring in the dollars
According to an August 2012 study conducted by ReffferralCandy, in the US there are 102,728 ecommerce retailers that generate $12,000 or more in revenue.
Given the ever increasing consumer migration to the digital marketplace, this number has likely grown even more in the last year and a half.
With such a competitive market, online retailers need to do what they can to stand out and provide incentive for consumers to shop at their store over another.
One way to do this is to gain the consumers' trust and loyalty; as part of a full strategy, effective pricing strategies can help grow this customer relationship.
Pricing strategies on the website slightly mirror those in physical stores, and they are a great way to capture potential customers throughout the phases of the sales cycle.
Six common conversion killers from ecommerce sites
The wrong strategic approach can be costly for ecommerce sites, but many still make some fairly basic errors.
Try to avoid these six common errorss in your ecommerce site to avoid deterring customers and generate more conversions.
Understanding the traits of online shoppers to drive conversions
Research has identified that just over 1% of an ecommerce site's users contribute 40% of its revenue.
By analysing 950m page views from more than 123m website visits, the research found that whilst this 1.06% of total visitors generate four tenths of a site's income, there are a further 20% of site visitors who will visit regularly, but never make a purchase.
So what are the traits of these very different consumers and how can you use this information to convince them to shop more, not less?


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Mattel recently announced the release of 11 limited-edition Barbie dolls for the Greater Indianapolis market:
Carmel Barbie
This princess Barbie is sold only at Clay Terrace shopping center. She comes with an assortment of Kate Spade Handbags, a Lexus SUV, a long-haired foreign dog named Honey and a cookie-cutter house. Available with or without tummy tuck, breast augmentation and face lift. Workaholic Ken or Embezzlement Kenneth sold only in conjunction with an augmented version.
Noblesville/Fishers Barbie
The modern day homemaker Barbie is available with Ford Windstar Minivan and matching gym outfit. She gets lost easily and has no full-time occupation, secondary education or sex drive. Spends most of her time trying to one up the neighbors with expensive but useless purchases. Traffic jamming cell phone sold separately.
East 10th Street Barbie
This recently paroled Barbie comes with a 9mm handgun, a Ray Lewis knife, a Chevy with dark tinted windows, and a Meth Lab Kit. This model is only available after dark and must be paid for in cash (preferably small, untraceable bills) ...unless you are a cop, then we don't know what you are talking about.
Geist Barbie
This yuppie Barbie comes with your choice of BMW convertible or Hummer H2. Included is her own Starbucks cup, gold credit card and country club membership. Geist Barbie comes with regular or extra large breast augmentation. She also comes with most Pacers players. Also available for this set are Shallow Ken and Private School Skipper. You won't be able to afford any of them.
Speedway Barbie
This pale model comes dressed in her own Wrangler jeans two sizes too small, a NASCAR t-shirt and tweety bird tattoo on her shoulder. She has a six-pack of Bud light and a Hank Williams Jr. CD set. She can spit over 5 feet and kick mullet-haired Ken's butt when she is drunk. Purchase her pickup truck separately and get a confederate flag bumper sticker absolutely free.
Downtown Barbie
this collagen injected, rhinoplastic Barbie wears a leopard print
outfit and drinks cosmopolitans while entertaining friends. Percocet prescription available as well as warehouse conversion condo.
Beech Grove Barbie
This tobacco-chewing, brassy-haired Barbie has a pair of her own high-heeled sandals with one broken heel from the time she chased beer-gutted Ken out of Speedway Barbie's house. Her ensemble includes low-rise acid-washed jeans, fake fingernails, and a see-through halter-top. Also available with a mobile home.
Broadripple Barbie
This doll is made of actual tofu. She has long straight brown hair,
archless feet, hairy armpits, no makeup and Birkenstocks with white socks. She prefers that you call her Willow . She does not want or need a Ken doll, but if you purchase two Broadripple Barbies and the optional Subaru wagon, you get a rainbow flag bumper sticker for free.
38th Street Barbie
This Barbie now comes with a stroller and infant doll. Optional
Accessories include a GED and bus pass. Gangsta Ken and his 1979 Caddy were available, but are now very difficult to find since the addition of the infant.
Greenwood Barbie
she has a year round tan, sunken cheeks and looks 10 years older than she really is. She has already been divorced twice and is bankrupt. Comes with a divorced and drunk mother who dresses 20 years younger than she is. We don't know where Ken is because he's always hunting.
Irvington Barbie/Ken
This versatile doll can be easily converted from Barbie to Ken by
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MIAMI - Long-period records from the National Hurricane Center show that the month of June averages about one named storm every two years. This number has remained remarkably consistent throughout the reconnaissance era (starting in 1944) and the satellite era (starting in 1966).
The graphic above shows the formation points of 82 tropical (and subtropical) storms that have formed in the month of June since 1851. Preferred regions this early in the season include the western Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and just off the southeast coast of the U.S.
Some folks have wondered if the early tropical storm activity in May (Alberto and Beryl) could signal more early-season activity in June. A quick check of the historical records shows 21 storms have formed in May over 20 separate years (one year had two May storms). Of those 20 years with storms in May, exactly half of the years had a named storm form in the month of June. Therefore, the average of having a named storm in June about every other year seems to hold regardless of the activity in May.
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LLA Therapy Camps
When: varies
Where: 150 N. Miller Rd, #150-A; Akron; Hudson or Medina locations
Cost: varies
Features: There are numerous camps available for children and teens with special needs: Stars and Stripes - Pre-K-5th; middle and high school children. 6-week camp where children participate in fun and interesting structured activities with the main goal of increasing overall communication abilities. Each week centers on a theme reinforced by OT, ST, PT and educators.
Social Life Skills Group - a unique camp for middle and high school aged students. Concepts and skills are taught through team building, games, and multimedia outlets in a fun and enriching environment. Topics include: friendships, use of technology for communication, bullying, handling criticism, team work, money management, hygiene and exercise, cooking and cleaning.
Cost: $480
Social Butterflies - for children ages 5 to 7 who need to improve their conversational, social, and play skills with peers. 8-weeks begins week of June 16th.
Cost: $350
Social Explorers - for children ages 8 to 10 who need to improve their social and conversational skills with peers. 8-weeks begins week of June 16th.
Cost: $350
Glamorous SOCIALites - this is for female teens who struggle with peer interaction but want to have a great time shopping, doing nails and hair, cooking, and other social outlets. Cost: TBD
Handwriting Camp - children ages 6 to 7 or 8 to 9 years of age who need support improving handwriting skills. Led by licensed OT. Meets twice weekly for 6 weeks.
Cost: 12 sessions $400; 6 sessions $250
Pre-writing Camp-children ages 4 to 5 who need support improving fine motor skills to increase their success with writing skills. Led by licensed OT.
Cost: 12 sessions $400; 6 sessions $250
Fancy Nancy- children grades K-3 explore these books in a language rich environment that creates an experience through games, crafts, and writing. Cost: TBD
Curious George - children who are new readers or not reading at all. These books are explored in a language rich environment that creates experiences through games and crafts. Cost: TBD
Phun With Phonics- for younger students with a focus on phonological awareness skills to develop a strong basis for reading readiness. The following skills are targeted in a fun and meaningful way: segmenting, blending, rhyming, and alliteration skills. Cost: TBD
Mommy and Me Book Club - group for young learners and a caregiver to explore our language through books. Each week a new theme is introduced along with circle time fun, art activities, and games. Cost: TBD
Contact: 330-867-2240 or www.LLATherapy.org
Hudson Community Education & Recreation-Half day art Camp
When: July 7-11, 9 a.m.-noon
Where: East Woods Elementary, 120 N. Hayden Pkwy, Hudson
Cost: $175
Features: For grades 2 to 4. Appropriate for students with learning disabilities, ADHD, autism and autism spectrum disorders. Children with more severe mental and physical special needs are welcome to attend with a parent or aide.
Contact: 330-653-1210 or www.hudson.edu/hcer


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Broccoli is already one of the most popular vegetables in the US, making an appearance within the top ten of the fresh trends surveys each year. Although the likelihood of its purchase dropped by 6% in 2012, we now consume four times as much broccoli as we did thirty years ago; fresh broccoli intake rose from just 1.4 pounds per person in 1980 to 5.6 pounds per person in 2010. While the increased awareness amongst consumers of broccoli's nutritional value has helped to drive sales upwards, it is widely acknowledged that the health benefits of a product are just one of the factors that influence purchasing decisions.
The Current Situation
Taste and appearance are two of the qualities that are valued highly by shoppers when it comes to purchasing their fruit and vegetables and with regards to this, broccoli can sometimes fall short of the mark; we have all seen broccoli in a grocery store that is starting to turn yellow, not to mention that which has developed a rubbery texture and has an overly bitter taste. As with any fresh item, broccoli is at its best soon after picking, but across most of America, fresh broccoli is only readily available from local producers at either side of the growing season when the temperatures are lower. As a vegetable that doesn't like the heat, it's no coincidence that 90% of the broccoli for sale is grown in California, with its temperate climate. However, if you live on the East Coast, after a five-day truck journey, it is usually a week post-picking by the time you purchase broccoli from the supermarket; by that point, it's not so appealing.
Properties of new varieties
A team of researchers at Cornell University are using cross-breeding to create a type of broccoli that grows well in hot summers, yet is still cost-effective and can be grown in large quantities, helping both growers and consumers alike. Allowing more people to access broccoli grown close to home throughout the growing season means not only fresher produce, but cheaper produce due to the avoidance of transportation over long distance; reduced consumption of fuel and therefore greenhouse gas emission is another bonus. However, not only does this broccoli thrive at higher temperatures, the taste and texture of the florets has also been enhanced, so that they are crisp, tender and have a subtle sweetness. These qualities will encourage its consumption, in line with the advice that we should be eating more cruciferous vegetables; it also means that the interest in using broccoli as a salad item is likely to increase. The scientists are also working to develop disease resistant varieties and increase broccoli's glucoraphanin content, which has been linked to a reduced risk of cancer; this isn't its only nutritional benefit though.
Packing a nutritional punch
Broccoli is packed with vitamins. For instance, just half a cup meets your full quota for vitamin K needed for blood clotting and a similar quantity of broccoli provides 84% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C, which plays a role in everything from immune function to maintaining the strength of the skeleton. This vitamin is also a powerful antioxidant, which help to protect the cells of the body from damage and are linked to a reduced risk of conditions such as heart disease, cancer, dementia and macular degeneration. Take circulatory disease. It's the nation's biggest killer and significantly impairs quality of life, and while the condition can be successfully managed, ideally we should aim to prevent its development by increasing our intake of cardio-protective foods; besides the antioxidants in broccoli, it is also rich in potassium, magnesium and soluble fiber, which promote heart health. Broccoli also shows promise as part of a nutrient rich diet that can protect against cancer; diindolylmethane, glucoraphanin, indole-3-carbinol and selenium, all present in this green vegetable, have been shown to have anti-cancer properties in the lab, though further research is needed to confirm their benefit in humans.
New varieties on the horizon
Trials have been successful and the broccoli is now ready to be farmed, though it will likely be a number of years before the florets are widely sold. However, scientists at Cornell University haven't just turned their attention to broccoli, they are looking to enhance the appeal and usefulness of a whole range of fruit and vegetables, whilst ensuring that their nutritional qualities are maintained if not enhanced. Other recent items they have produced include habanero peppers that lack their extreme heat, snap peas minus their strings and apples that don't brown once they are cut.


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Every patient is scheduled for a private and thorough consultation as the initial step in his or her investigation of cosmetic surgery. With the assistance of the Patient Care Coordinator, you will talk about the procedure, see results of other patients who have undergone the same or similar procedures in the "before and after" pictures, and discuss any initial questions you may have. The consultation provides an opportunity to explore your options in detail.
Creating a positive and confident frame of mind for you is important to us. Our board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. George M. Hricko, meets with every patient to help them choose the right procedure and achieve the results they desire. Our highly trained staff is always available to answer any questions you may have at any time. English and Spanish are both spoken.
We encourage you to ask questions during consultation to ensure you have explored all avenues before a final decision is made.
You will receive complete pre-surgical instructions and we will call you shortly before surgery to answer any last minute questions you may have. Creating a positive, confident frame of mind for you is important to us.
Fees and methods of payment are also covered during your consultation; financing is available.
Dr Hricko is on the staff of several area hospitals where he performs cosmetic surgical procedures as well.
Our professional staff is always available to answer questions and concerns.
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Giambi hopes big homer puts an end to slump
CINCINNATI -- As veteran Jason Giambi jogged back to the visitors' dugout at Great American Ball Park, following his mammoth pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning on Monday, Indians manager Terry Francona extended his hand to greet the slugger with a fist bump.
"He almost broke my wrist and my watch," Francona said with a laugh. "Seriously. I was bent over."
Francona called it a great moment for Giambi and for the team.
Giambi, who has been bothered by a pinched nerve in his neck for the past two weeks, was mired in an 0-for-24 slump prior to his 467-foot blast. That represented the third-longest hitless streak of his 19-year career. The shot off Reds right-hander Mike Leake caromed off the black technology pavilion building beyond the center-field wall and pulled the game into a 2-2 tie.
Cleveland went on to lose, 4-2, but Giambi was still happy to have broken free from his drought.
"I told them, 'God, I'm back,'" Giambi said. "Hopefully I can help the ballclub. That's the most important thing. Tito [Francona] really helped out. I was kind of going through that pinched nerve in my neck and he was like, 'Hey, just keep going up there and battling.' I don't care how old you are. It's nice for your manager to come up there and tell you you're OK.
"I've been frustrated and kind of been upset at myself because I wasn't helping the ballclub as much as I wanted to. He made me feel good, and the guys have given unbelievable support during that stretch."
Francona said his words of encouragement with Giambi were aimed at reminding the 42-year-old that -- slump or no slump -- the veteran is important to the team.
"I have so much, not just affection, but so much admiration for him," Francona said. "It's a blessing to have him. He does so many things to help everybody out. I just wanted to make sure he knew that we were there for him, too. And not to forget who he is and how good he is and how much we appreciate him. That's all it really was."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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2012-07-05 / Schools
In brief ...
Highland County School Board
• At its yearly closeout meeting last Thursday, the Highland County School Board took the following actions: • Designated Teresa Blum and Mary Stephenson as signatories in the absence of Superintendent Dr. William Crawford. • Appropriated $157,339 in bills.
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Easter Looks For Women | Celebrity Pictures
7 Days, 7 Ways: Celebs Provide Easter Dressing Inspiration in Pastels
7 Days, 7 Ways: Celebs Provide Easter Dressing Inspiration in Pastels
Easter is at the end of the month and we can't think of a better way to celebrate the festivities than in some pretty pastels. For styling inspiration, we're looking to seven stylish celebs to show us how pastels should be done. One way is with beautiful pastel dresses like Eva Mendes's yellow-and-pink lace Valentino — perfect for Easter Sunday — and Kate Mara's mint green Peter Som dress. While others, like Solange Knowles, provide a sharper take on this powdery finished. Want to see exactly how it's done? Step inside for more light-hued ensembles from Jessica Alba, Naomi Watts, Rose Byrne, Solange Knowles, and Jessica Lowndes.
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BLACK ice on the roads caused several crashes happened in the Salisbury area this morning.
A Honda Civic slid on ice and rolled into a field near Bulford Hill in Durrington at 6.55am.
A green Peugeot crashed into a ditch along the A360 at Shrewton at about 8.03am and just before that a Nissan pick-up truck flipped onto its roof near the Wilton park and ride.
There was also a crash along the A30 in Ludwell, involving one car, at about 6.05am and one in Ludgershall near Wellington Academy where a car hit a tree, but emergency services were not required.
No one was injured in any of the crashes but a woman was taken to hospital for a check-up after losing control of her silver Mazda MX5 and crashing into a hedge in Shute End, Alderbury, at about 8.05am.
Police are urging motorists to take care on the roads and be aware of black ice.


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Middlesex deputy sheriff, prisoner shot in struggle for gun at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary emergency room
A prisoner being guarded by two Middlesex County deputy sheriffs at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary tried to grab a gun from one of the deputies. The gun went off during the desperate struggle, injuring the deputy, but the prisoner was then shot by the second deputy, Boston police said.
The prisoner is in critical condition at Massachusetts General Hospital. The deputy, who was shot in the leg, is also being treated at MGH, Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said.
Davis said the incident happened just before noon, when the two deputies had brought the prisoner to the hospital for treatment.
"Inside the emergency room, as the handcuffs were being taken off the suspect, he began to struggle for a gun. There was a fight. … The two individuals fell to the floor and a round was fired,'' Davis said. The deputy, who was struck in the leg, is expected to survive the injury, authorities said.
The other deputy "apparently discharged his weapon, striking the suspect'' in the chest, said Davis.
The prisoner never wrested the gun from the deputy. It went off during the fight, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation said.
Davis said he didn't want people to get the impression that any suspects were still at large. "Everybody [involved] is either in the hospital or in custody,'' he said.
Boston detectives interviewed witnesses at the scene and looked for evidence. Boston police will work with the Suffolk district attorney's office to investigate the incident, Davis said.
The Middlesex sheriff's office said in a statement that it was working with Boston police "regarding an incident involving two officers'' from the office.
"We will release more details when we are able, and are right now focused on the safety and well-being of the officers involved,'' the statement said.
The district attorney's office said it would investigate the use of potentially deadly force by the deputy sheriff.
Gigi Mitchell, 8, saw the prisoner at the hospital with the deputies but did not see the shooting. "I saw him in the lobby with two policemen and he was all cuffed and chained and he was all bruised,'' she said, with her father standing by.
A Winchester woman, who asked not to be identified, said she was in the waiting room. "I heard them trying to control somebody first and then I heard shouting and then I heard the gunshots. It was at least four to six,'' she said.
She said the incident happened on the other side of some doors from her. "I saw them trying to get him down'' through glass panes in the doors, she said. "It was like a scuffle.''
She said she could tell the situation was serious because of the voices, which "sounded stressed, they sounded it was like an emergency.''
Hospital officials closed the emergency room but announced late this afternoon that it would reopen at 6 p.m.
"We are very confident that the Mass. Eye and Ear emergency room is safe tonight,'' said Jennifer Street, the hospital vice president for communications.
"Understandably, we are also caring for staff who were visibly shaken today, but they are doing quite well,'' she said.
A hospital parking attendant who declined to give his name said he was on the corner across the street from the lobby of the hospital when the shooting started.
"I heard five gunshots,'' he said. After the shooting stopped, there was "just a lot of people running out of the lobby.''


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Software Developer Connects With Fans At The Altar
from the we-gather-here-today dept
And now Anthony Biedenkapp writes in with the heartwarming Ars Technica story of two crazy kids in love with each other and a videogame, and the story of how the software developer loved them back. Jay Greschner and his fiance were big fans of the game Bastion, developed by Supergiant Games. On a lark, Greschner wrote an email to Supergiant Games asking if there was anyway they could provide some audio for his wedding. They did, in a big way:
"Soon after, Greg Kasavin (writer and creative director of Bastion) got back to me and we had a brief discussion. In my initial e-mails I had sent a couple of example lines but Greg replied that the Narrator had a certain tone that he wanted to keep even though this was out of game and was wondering if he could write some stuff up for Logan. I had no problem with this and Greg said that they'd try and record some lines before PAX Prime.That's a true connection. We have this idea that businesses are these far away entities, disconnected from their fans by whatever middlemen are involved, be they record labels, publishing companies, or retail stores. But that's crap. Even in a big world like ours, true personal connections are possible. More to the point, in the digital era, the world has shrunk and those connections are even more possible than they were before. Kudos to Supergiant Games and many happy years to the Greschners.
A couple of days later, I got another e-mail containing 4 recordings that the Narrator had done for us and was just amazed and honored that Supergiant Games would do this for me."


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Help protect Utah's spectacular Nine Mile Canyon
If the Bush administration and a Denver-based natural gas company get their way, Utah's remarkable Nine Mile Canyon may soon be transformed into a massive industrial zone.
We need your immediate action to halt this destructive scheme in its tracks. The deadline for submitting comments on the plan is May 1!
Please go to http://www.savebiogems.org/redrock/takeaction right away and tell the Bureau of Land Management to reject this disastrous proposal, which would put more than 800 new natural gas wells in the Greater Nine Mile Canyon area - home to the greatest concentration of rock art sites in America.
The BLM has just released a study that grossly underestimates the impacts of proposed natural gas development on the region's irreplaceable cultural and natural values.
The plan calls for drilling non-federal wells in Nine Mile Canyon itself, along with dozens if not hundreds of wells in side canyons and other public wildlands now being considered for designation as a national historic district.
Nearly 200 wells would be drilled in the remarkable wilderness-quality lands of the Desolation and Jack canyons.
As a result of existing natural gas drilling in the Nine Mile Canyon region, compressor stations already run nonstop and dozens if not hundreds of heavy trucks hustle up and down the canyon around the clock.
Yet despite the serious threat of expanding these activities into the Desolation and Jack Canyon wildlands, the Bureau of Land Management has failed to propose protection for them as "wilderness study areas."
Please go to http://www.savebiogems.org/redrock/takeaction and urge Bush administration officials to protect the natural and cultural values of Nine Mile Canyon.
Thank you for taking action to safeguard this vital stretch of America's Redrock Wilderness.
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Car parking problems continue at Festival Way
5:00pm Tuesday 26th February 2013
By Luke Lambert
5:00pm Tuesday 26th February 2013
By Luke Lambert
A DOUBLE parking problem has just moved to another road after restrictions were put in.
Vehicles are parking the length of Festival Way in Basildon after they had to move on from Endeavour Drive which has been painted with yellow lines by Essex County Council. It is thought the cars belong to employees of First Data which moved into Endeavour Drive in 2010 after its former headquarters in Christopher Martin Road were demolished.
Ralph Morgan, spokesman for the Basildon Hackney Carriage Association, first highlighted the issue in Endeavour Drive and now says it is just as bad in Festival Way.
He said: "These drivers need to be more responsible. They come here to work but they are parking in such an irresponsible way that it is not fair on anyone. I don't think it is too much to ask to think of other drivers when you are parking. They didn't think about this when they were parking on Endeavour Drive and here we are again.
"First Data need to speak with their staff because this is getting worse and worse. I feel strongly about this and it needs to be addressed."
An Essex County Council spokesman said: "The use of waiting restrictions on Endeavour Drive are to prevent highways road users from parking in an inconsiderate or obstructive manner.
"Areas on Endeavour Drive where the parking restrictions will be placed have been coned-off to prevent highways users from parking in preparation for the installation of the double yellow lines."
First Data failed to reply by the time the Echo went to press.
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