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Fairy Tale Castles of Bavaria, the Rhine Valley & Black Forest
9 days from £839 pp.
Visit: Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
About the Tour
Enjoy a drive along the 'Romantic Road', visit the picture-perfect Rhine Valley, and see wonderful fairy tale castles, on this spectacular tour to Germany. Included is a visit to Rüdesheim with its lively Drosselgasse, travel along the river Rhine and marvel at the medieval castles and vineyards, the famous Loreley Rock, Boppard with its splendid Rhine promenade and St. Goar. The highlight of the tour is a visit to King Ludwig II's Neuschwanstein Castle, which featured in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. You will also get the opportunity to visit Herrenchiemsee, located on an island in the Chiemsee Lake, the beautiful lakeside resort of Titisee and spend time in the Black Forest in the charming towns of Triberg, and Freudenstadt. Whilst on holiday be sure to try the local cuisine and indulge in some Bavarian Bratwurst.
Tour Includes
- 8 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 6 evening meals
- Convenient local joining points
- Travel by Silver Service coach or upgrade to Luxuria
We offer flexible payment options
Once you have booked your tour either online, or by telephone ( 01709 787 463 ), you have the flexibility of how you pay off the remainder of your balance. You can:
- Use our balance payment facility online to make and track your card payments. You can pay as much as you want up until your final due date or pay it all, the choice is yours.
- Send payments via online banking.
- Send payments via cheque.
- Call us and make a card payment, either a small amount or as lump sum until your final due date.
Our contact and online banking payment details will be on your confirmation invoice to remind you of your choices.
Your Itinerary
Day 1
Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to Belgium for an overnight stay.
Day 2
We continue our journey into Germany and the Rhine Valley to the ever-popular 'wine town' of Rudesheim. Home to the vibrant 'Drosselgasse', a narrow alley lined with restaurants, shops and bars, many playing traditional Rhineland music and the perfect place to enjoy a glass of local wine or beer. Why not join our optional 'Exploring Rudesheim' excursion visiting Siegfried's Mechanical Museum as well as the wine cellar of Adolf Störzel. We start our excursion by boarding the 'Winzer Express' road train, which takes us on the short journey to the Siegfried's Mechanical Music Museum. The museum is home to one of the largest collections of self-playing mechanical musical instruments in the world and our visit provides a spectacle of fascination. You will see the various instruments and have the chance to listen to many of the instruments and fairground organs play their different tunes. We then continue to the wine cellars of Adolf Störzel where you will learn about the history of wine growing as well as being able to sample three different wines. We continue to our hotel where we stay for the next two nights.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3
Rhine Valley & Rhine Cruise
Rhine Valley
Marvel at the beautiful scenery of the Rhine Valley on today's included excursion. We visit Boppard with its splendid Rhine promenade and St. Goar, home to the world's largest cuckoo clock. During the day there will be the chance to join an optional cruise along the Rhine gorge, famous for its ancient castles, picturesque villages and vine clad slopes and is a perfect way to view the splendour of the Rhine. The cruise will last for approximately 2 ½ hours during which time you will be served lunch on board.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4
Romantic Road
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Leaving the Rhine Valley we travel along the scenic 'Romantic Road' visiting the charming medieval town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, then on to Reutte in Austria for a three-night stay.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5
Neuschwanstein Castle
Today we visit the village of Hohenschwangau and King Ludwig II's famous Neuschwanstein castle (entrance included). Built in the 19th century, the fairytale castle is dramatically perched on a hilltop. King Ludwig encouraged plans for this German gothic castle but unfortunately died before the end of its construction. The panoramic views from each side of the castle are truly breathtaking. (During the tour of Neuschwanstein castle you will be required to climb 165 steps and descend 181). This afternoon we travel to Linderhof Castle, the smallest of King Ludwig's Palaces. Here you can see inside the castle on our included guided tour or simply visit the Palaces beautiful grounds.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6
Lake Chiemsee
Today's optional excursion takes us to Chiemsee, Bavaria's largest lake, also known as 'the Bavarian Sea'. We take a boat from the first class spa resort of Prien over to Herreninsel and to Herrenchiemsee, the largest and most expensive castle built by King Ludwig II. In 1873 Ludwig acquired Herreninsel as the location for his Royal Palace but the actual building work didn't start until 1878. From plans drawn by Georg Dollmann the palace was built as a 'Temple of Versailles' for King Louis XIV of France whom the King greatly admired. Unfortunately Ludwig never saw his Royal Palace finished and after his death in 1886 only the sections along the main axis with their famous fountains and waterworks were complete. Nowadays a visit to the most famous part of the palace is the 98-meter long "Hall of Mirrors" and a visit to the royal bedchamber, in which no one ever slept, is also a must.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7
Lake Titisee
Lake Titisee
We head west for an overnight stay in the Black Forest, spending time en route in the beautiful lakeside resort of Titisee.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8
Black Forest Scenic Drive
Black Forest Scenic Drive
We journey through more of the delightful Black Forest, where traditional timbered buildings blend into the beautiful rolling landscape of wooded hills and green meadows, spending time in the charming town of Triberg, and later Freudenstadt. Continue to Belgium for an overnight stay.
- Included meals: Breakfast
Day 9
Return home.
- Included meals: Breakfast
Your Excursions
Included Excursions & Visits
- Rüdesheim - Popular Rhineside 'wine' town
- Rhine Valley - Beautiful scenery abounds
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Fairy tale half-timbered buildings
- Lake Titisee - Largest natural lake in the Black Forest
- Black Forest Scenic Drive - Rolling landscapes and traditional timbered buildings
- Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Castle - King Ludwig's castles
Optional Excursions & Visits
- Exploring Rudesheim - A chance to sample local wines and visit famous Siegfried's Mechanical Music Museum
- Chiemsee - Lake with Herren Island and Herrenchiemsee Castle
- Rhine Cruise - Rhineside panoramas at a leisurely pace
Travel Insurance from £35.00 (9 days). Single Room Supplement from £169.00 (9 days).
Frequently asked questions about our tours
You will stay for two nights at a 3 or 4-star hotel such as the Hotel Alte Bauernschänke or the Zwei Mohren in charming Assmannshausen in the Rhine Valley.
You will then stay for three nights at the recently refurbished 4-star Hotel Zum Mohren in Reutte. The hotel has a restaurant, bar, lift and an indoor pool.
Our overnight stay in the Black Forest will be in a 3-star standard hotel, and in Belgium will be in city-style hotels.
Alte Bauernschanke
Zum Mohren
Alemannenhof Hotel Engel
Alte Bauernschanke
This friendly family-run hotel extends a warm Rhineland welcome to all its guests. Situated in the heart of charming Assmannshausen in the Rhine Valley, the hotel is located only a short stroll from the Rhine Promenade. The chair lift, next to the hotel, takes you to the summit of the Niederwald, from where a short walk takes you to the cable cars, which run into the bustling wine town of Rüdesheim. The Alte Bauernschanke, a wonderful half-timberered building, was originally a tavern dating back to the 15th century and has become a landmark in the town. Owned by the Berg family, all 54 bedrooms have en-suite facilities, television and telephone. Enjoy a drink on the terrace or a night of dancing and singing in the cellar bar. You may also wish to use the excellent wellness facilities (at additional cost).
Zum Mohren
This superb hotel, owned and run by the welcoming Ruepp family, is situated in the centre of Reutte, within walking distance of the River Lech. Recently refurbished and renovated to a high standard, the hotel combines traditional hospitality with excellent modern facilities. All bedrooms have refrigerator, safe, flat-screen T.V., telephone and free wifi. Enjoy the culinary delight served in the restaurant, relax with a glass of wine in the bar, or spend time in the excellent Wellness area with swimming pool, Finnish sauna and steam-bath. Whilst in Reutte, those with a head for heights should head to the world's longest rope chain bridge – 405 metres long and 11,270 metres high – which links Ruin Ehrenberg and Fort Claudia.
Alemannenhof Hotel Engel
This cosy country hotel welcomes you to the Southern Black Forest! The Alemannenhof Hotel Engel in Rickenbach offers 49 comfortable rooms, a beer garden, a bistro bar, and a hotel restaurant.
Best Western Wavre
Alemannenhof Hotel Engel
This cosy country hotel welcomes you to the Southern Black Forest! The Alemannenhof Hotel Engel in Rickenbach offers 49 comfortable rooms, a beer garden, a bistro bar, and a hotel restaurant.
Best Western Wavre
The Best Western Wavre is located 2km away from the local highway links and only 15km away from Brussels. The hotels facilities include a bar, lounge, a restaurant and Wi-Fi/Internet access. All bedrooms feature T.V, Tea and Coffee making facilities, hairdryer, telephone and en-suite bathroom.
Frequently asked questions about accommodation
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
Travel Information
- Travel Options
- Extra Services
Silver Service coachFind out more
Luxuria coachFind out more
Silver Service
On most of our holidays you can upgrade to Silver Service, luxury coach travel, for comfort and style across Europe.
Relax and have a chat in the spacious rear lounge.
Servery on board offering a range of refreshments.
Enjoy the perfect temperature onboard with climate control.
Setting the standard in Luxury travel across Europe, our new and innovative Luxuria coach
4 seats face-to-face with tables. And with a total of 5 single seats available, these are ideal for passengers travelling independently.
Plug sockets and USB points at each seat mean you can keep your devices fully charged throughout your journey.
Stay overnight near DoverFind out more
Why not go the night before your holiday for a relaxing start? You can park for FREE for up to nine days at the Holiday Inn Ashford North and enjoy an overnight stay with English breakfast from just £38 per person. This offer is subject to availability and based on two sharing a twin/double room on a B&B basis. We'll then collect you from the hotel on the day of departure and return you there at the end of your holiday.
To book this package, please call the hotel on 01233 713333, quoting 'Leger Holidays' and your booking reference. If your holiday is longer than nine days you can pay for additional days' parking. Ask one of our friendly reservations team for more details when you book your holiday.
Single supplements and terms and conditions apply.
Our Door-to-Door serviceFind out more
On Single Traveller holidays and coach holidays of 7 days' duration or more, you don't even have to think about getting to your local joining point. If you live within 20 miles of one of our free joining points we'll pick you up from your home and take you to meet your transfer vehicle, then return you back home at the end of your holiday. The cost is from £35 per booking each way for up to four people per booking.
If you live a little further afield, you can also take advantage of this convenient option for an additional charge – please enquire at the time of booking.
Join coach at InterchangeFind out more
On most holidays if you'd prefer to join your tour coach at Stop 24 services, you can park your car in the car park which is accredited by the Park Mark safer parking scheme and is monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV. Payment for the parking is made on arrival using the self-service machines.
Excludes holidays to Ireland and the U.K. and tours travelling via Brittany Ferries.
Looking for your local joining point? Enter your post code below
*Please note pickups are subject to availability.
Frequently asked questions about travel options
Front row seats can be reserved for £14pp (up to 6 days' duration), £22pp (7 & 8 days' duration) and £25pp (9 days' duration and over) on all European tours. This offer is only available for bookings of two or four persons on the front row and is subject to availability. In addition to this, seats on the second row can be reserved for £7pp (up to 6 days duration), £14pp (7 & 8 days duration) and £17pp (9 days duration and over). Guaranteed front/second row seats cannot be reserved on transfer journeys to/from the interchange. Children under 15 years cannot occupy a front row seat due to French Law. Central view seats are free.
Please note: On some coaches the legroom on front seats may be slightly less than that available on other seats due to the presence of a modesty board in front.
If your tour is cancelled for any reason and front/second row seats are not available on your new tour, you will be refunded the supplement. No other compensation will be payable.
Alternatively, we can take seating requests on your booking. However, requests are not guaranteed. All seat numbers are confirmed on travel documents approximately 7-10 days prior to departure.
Transfer coaches are routed approximately 2-3 weeks before departure. The route taken depends on where paassengers are booked to travel from on any particular date as to which route is taken. If you require further detailed information regarding the route to the port you can contact our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 two weeks before you are due to travel.
With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
To book this tour, just give our friendly team a call on 01709 787 463 or book online at www.leger.co.uk


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Find a Family Friendly Hike Near you
American Hiking Society recommends families start out with short GREEN (easy) hikes.
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Christopher Dorner: He's no folk hero
Oldy Glocks Orem, UTFeb. 17, 2013 6:38 a.m.
Ned Grimley: Nothing seems to be mentioned about investigating the cause of his mindset.
His prior treatment within the LAPD was his cause. Whether it was real or imagined is not important but why is there no clamor to have a real investigation of the LAPD and other departments across the nation.
Without finding the true cause of his mindset, we have left the door open to create more such actions. He obviously was willing to give his life to force an investigation of what he saw as a corrupt force of brutality. Without this being a primary concern, we are no better than those who created his demons.
airnaut Everett, 00Feb. 15, 2013 9:53 a.m.
Ogden, UT
Background checks border on unconstitutionality. Checks can be made but guns cannot be denied anyone. Says so in Amendment II to the US Constitution. If you'd like me to provide the quote, I will...
2:57 p.m. Feb. 14, 2013
...but guns cannot be denied anyone.
Are you serious?
Convicts, Felons, rapists, child molestors, mentally ill, drug dealers,gang members, ect.?
You seriously believe and support these people the right to have guns?
You are extreme wz - see the other Deseret News postings yesterday.
1. can not be Infringed, means can not be confisgated.
2. What part of a "well-regulated militia" as part of that 2nd amendment did you not read or comprehend?
Flashback Kearns, UTFeb. 15, 2013 8:00 a.m.
LDS Liberal, He did state in his manifesto that he was a staunch Hillary supporter but would vote for Christie if she wasn't running.
His political beliefs and who he liked are totally irrelivant to what happened.
After reading his manifesto, I would say he got railroaded by the LAPD. Cops do tend to protect their own.
That said, what Dorner did was wrong and he apparently reaped what he sowed. He should have persued LAPD through legal means. LAPD firing him also wrecked his Navy career.
higv Dietrich, IDFeb. 14, 2013 6:46 p.m.
Anyone hear of Claude Dallas. Lived a fairly nobadi life in Owyhee County Idaho. That is south of the Boise area and the southern 100 or so miles have no towns just a big deseret. Anyway two what I hear were arrogant Fish and Game officers came to his camp he told them were to go and shot them. Got charged with two counts of Voluntary Manslaughter and not murder and escaped 5 years later from prison.
Some people say he was a folk hero for what he did. Two people are dead because of him and other people are dead because of Doner. Like Charles Manson and Jeffrey Dahmer people make them some kind of celebrity. Morbid nothing heroic about him whatsoever.
wrz Ogden, UTFeb. 14, 2013 2:57 p.m.
@JoeBlow: "Universal background checks still make as much sense today as when the NRA called for it and ran ads for in the past."
Background checks border on unconstitutionality. Checks can be made but guns cannot be denied anyone. Says so in Amendment II to the US Constitution. If you'd like me to provide the quote, I will...
'... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.'
NedGrimley Brigham City, UTFeb. 14, 2013 12:09 p.m.
Schwa: I am no proponent of Christopher Dorner, nor the horrible things he did. However, I think you raise an interesting question...but possibly for a different reason. Why did police earlier open fire on a vehicle that "looked like" Dorners? Did the people inside brandish firearms, or evade the police? Is there more to this whole story than meets the eye? What else did Dorner know/do that isn't being told?
"Is it more childish to believe in conspiracy theories, or to claim they don't exist?"
Schwa South Jordan, UTFeb. 14, 2013 8:38 a.m.
This guy was obviously a bad dude. But I have to wonder why anyone thinks it is ok that the police intentionally burned this man alive.
There You Go Again Saint George, UTFeb. 13, 2013 5:52 p.m.
A coward who murdered innocent people.
Nothing less...
Nothing more.
Red Headed Stranger Billy Bobs, TXFeb. 13, 2013 4:47 p.m.
LDS Liberal,
I am disappointed. It is disingenuous to omit information. If you read his manifesto, Dorner has strong praise for Obama:
"I think you've done a "heck" of a job with what you have been dealt and how you have managed it."
Bill and Hillary Clinton:
"You'll make one "heck" of a president in 2016. Much like your husband, Bill, you will be one of the greatest.
Joe Biden:
"I've always been a fan of yours and consider you one of the few genuine and charismatic politicians."
Chris Christie.
"You're the only person I would like to see in the White House in 2016 other than Hillary."
Bush Sr.
"(T)hey never give you enough credit for your successful Presidency. You were always one of my favorite Presidents (2nd favorite)."
He only briefly mentions McCain as "honorable" and Bush Jr. as a "C" college student. He would have voted for Huntsman. He lists"Chris Matthews, Joe Scarborough, Pat Harvey, Brian Williams, Soledad Obrien, Wolf Blitzer, Meredith Viera, Tavis Smiley, and Anderson Cooper," Of all of these, Scarborough, Huntsman and Bush Sr. were never considered hard-core conservatives.
Counter Intelligence Salt Lake City, UTFeb. 13, 2013 4:14 p.m.
"New low Mountainman.."
Actually; the intolerant left blaming Sarah Palin for the shooting of Gabby Gifford's was the all time low
Mountainman brings up a valid point - when the left was so quick to blame conservatives for Gifford, the IRS bomber, the holocaust museum shooter, etc (even when the perps were clearly not conservatives) - it is rather amazing how the media has silenced any discussion of Dorner's left wing rants
Yes Dorner included some Repubs on his "like list", including Jon Huntsman – but his manifesto and writings were largely radically left – loaded with charges of racism (because he was caught lying) and most of his swooning was over lefties like Dianne Feinsten, Chris Matthews, Brian Williams, Soledad Obrien (sic), Wolf Blitzer, Meredith Viera (sic), Anderson Cooper and even Ellen DeGeneres and Charlie Sheen
Unfortunately this bias is also consistent with the media ignoring Floyd Lee Corkins, who just pleaded guilty to attempted murder for his shooting at the Family Research Council
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTFeb. 13, 2013 3:53 p.m.
Christopher Dorner - ex-LAPD - Feb. 12, 2012
Adam Lanza - Sandy Hook Elementary - Dec. 14, 2102
Jacob Tyler Roberts - Portland Mall - Dec. 11, 2012
James Holmes - Aurora Colorado Movie Theater - July 20, 2012
Common denominators,
1. Mentally ill.
2. Legal access to Assault rifles.
3. No back ground checks.
4. mass Shooting rampages.
Some will blame the guns.
I blame our current stupid "No Questions asked" access to them.
eastcoastcoug Danbury, CTFeb. 13, 2013 3:39 p.m.
Remind me again how having no assault weapons would be bad for society??
So odd that in a pre-dominantly LDS culture there would be so many on the side of arming everyone as a solution to society's ills.
Don't shoot the little birds...or anyone else.
Aggielove Cache county, USAFeb. 13, 2013 2:49 p.m.
CNN panel quoted in saying, this Dorner thing, is like watching a Denzel Washington movie.
They are actually excited to watch this take place.
And they want gun control.
This is why People dislike folks on both sides of the isle.
NedGrimley Brigham City, UTFeb. 13, 2013 2:19 p.m.
LDS: "Where are we with that back-ground check legislation conservative Republicans refuse to address?..."
Background checks would certainly have averted this problem...
atl134 Salt Lake City, UTFeb. 13, 2013 2:09 p.m.
"Several innocent people dead and no calls for more gun control today?"
Obama demanding a vote on gun control legislation last night wasn't enough for you?
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTFeb. 13, 2013 12:54 p.m.
common sense55
Springville, UT
...The problem isn't with his political preferences, it's that a mentally disturbed man was pushed over the edge. Crazy people exist on both sides of politics, but to address the issues, we need to stop thinking that a person's political views make them prone to act out with violence.
12:20 p.m. Feb. 13, 2013
There are mentally distrubed and Crazy people who go over the edge from time to time on both sides of politic aisle.
Now, back to business and the issues that deal directly to the matter:
Where are we with that back-ground check legislation conservative Republicans refuse to address?...
common sense55 Springville, UTFeb. 13, 2013 12:20 p.m.
He mentioned many celebrities/politicians on both sides of the aisle. The problem isn't with his political preferences, it's that a mentally disturbed man was pushed over the edge. Crazy people exist on both sides of politics, but to address the issues, we need to stop thinking that a person's political views make them prone to act out with violence.
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTFeb. 13, 2013 12:14 p.m.
Hayden, ID
5:56 a.m. Feb. 13, 2013
ConservativeTreeHouse - perhaps?
I really loved this line from his manifesto:
"In my cache you will find several small arms. In the cache, Bushmaster firearms, Remington precision rifles, and AAC Suppressors (silencers). All of these small arms are manufactured by Cerberus/Freedom Group. The same company responsible for the Portland mall shooting, Webster , NY, and Sandy Hook massacre."
Diet-Mormon Cache county, USAFeb. 13, 2013 12:10 p.m.
It's amazing the way people are shot down by the DN moderators.
We have some folks that are clearly off the reservation and trying to evoke flat out war on this site.
Then there are folks who state simple truths that don't defy any comment rules.
The DN is taking big brother to a whole new level.
Pro gun rights, anti dorner out.
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTFeb. 13, 2013 11:59 a.m.
Hayden, ID
It is ironic that Dorner was a staunch Obama and Hillary supporter.
5:56 a.m. Feb. 13, 2013
What Tin-Foiled-Hat on-line rag are you reading Mountanman?
I didn't even hear anything that outrageous on Glenn Beck this morning on my way into work.
BTW - since YOU brought it up,
omni scent is right [making you - once again - squarely wrong]
I too read his manifesto, and George H. W. Bush is one of his favorite presidents of all time, and Chris Christie is his top pick for president in 2016.
You better be willing and able to back up your outrageous claims with verifiable facts and data.
This ISN'T talk radio.
byufan1993 Provo, , UTFeb. 13, 2013 11:05 a.m.
The "British Law Enforcement" were not the same as police officers. They were army men. Also they weren't attacked while they were in their homes and completely innocent. This is cold-blooded murder. That was a war and they were just as prepared if not more prepared than our troops. The victims in this case were practically defenseless.
Mukkake Salt Lake City, UTFeb. 13, 2013 10:23 a.m.
[He pushed back race relations because of his own inadequacies.]
Only for people who were already racist.
Seriously, how backward do you have to be to still talk about "race relations"?
Mukkake Salt Lake City, UTFeb. 13, 2013 10:00 a.m.
[One of the most disturbing phenomena of modern life is the tendency by some to feel sympathy for criminal acts.]
[One law enforcement officer was killed and another wounded. These are people sworn to uphold the law and protect the public.]
Just out of curiosity... How is this any different than the American colonists opening fire on and killing British Law Enforcement in 1775?
Hemlock Salt Lake City, UTFeb. 13, 2013 9:52 a.m.
Dorner was not an underdog. He murdered uninvolved, innocent people and is by definition a terrorist. Anyone lionizing him is tragically misguided. He pushed back race relations because of his own inadequacies.
one old man Ogden, UTFeb. 13, 2013 9:23 a.m.
MM -- What?????
Where did you get that "information?"
Documentation please.
JoeBlow Far East USA, SCFeb. 13, 2013 8:16 a.m.
"It is ironic that Dorner was a staunch Obama and Hillary supporter"
Well THAT changes everything - NOT. Makes absolutely no diff to me. Guy got what he deserved regardless of who he voted for.
And BTW? Universal background checks still make as much sense today as when the NRA called for it and ran ads for in the past.
Ultra Bob Cottonwood Heights, UTFeb. 13, 2013 8:11 a.m.
It is natural the many Americans will favor the underdog when only the side of the government is known. While we have a tendency to favor little over big as part of being human, the distrust of government is constantly being pounding into our minds by our main media. That along with the bad reputation of police in policing their own makes the Dorner case suspect.
While we need to allow public servants to do their job without undue interference from the public, the information about the Dorner case should be given to the public because of the notoriety already given it. To withhold this is as bad for the police reputation as if the police were at fault.
omni scent taylorsville, UTFeb. 13, 2013 8:09 a.m.
Mountainman: in his manifesto, he said George H. W. Bush is one of his favorite presidents of all time, and Chris Christie is his top pick for president in 2016. I'm sorry that the facts conflict with your worldview of conservative = good, liberal = bad.
pragmatistferlife salt lake city, utahFeb. 13, 2013 7:59 a.m.
New low Mountainman..who possibly knew or cared who this guy voted for? PS..Al Sharpton had over an hour show yesterday tracking the ongoings including this mad mans demise.
UtahBlueDevil Durham, NCFeb. 13, 2013 6:08 a.m.
"One of the most disturbing phenomena of modern life is the tendency by some to feel sympathy for criminal acts. This tendency dates back at least to the Great Depression,"
Sorry but Say what? Man's history of cheering the noble criminal goes way back beyond that. Take Robin of Nottingham woods - who stole from the rich - to give to the poor. Or even the crowds who would gather for Klan lynchings, where people were hung and burned for the simple crime of being black. The Klan was viewed as the protecters of a life style, holding public parades, all the while just being a bunch of lawless thugs intent on terrorizing a particular class of people.
The means that Dorner used are clearly unacceptable - and wrong. There is no debate in that. But one has to wonder, with a history of LAPD being out of control, how much of what he claimed was true. Alas, we will never know as he was allegedly died being burned in a cabin in the mountains... and any chatter of investigating his claims will surely silently fade away..
Mountanman Hayden, IDFeb. 13, 2013 5:56 a.m.
It is ironic that Dorner was a staunch Obama and Hillary supporter. If he had been a supporter of conservatives, what would the left say? All quiet on the left today when one of their own goes viral in their hatred toward the establishment! No political spin from the left today? Several innocent people dead and no calls for more gun control today? No claims of blatant racism today? Where are Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton?
Pagan Salt Lake City, UTFeb. 13, 2013 1:13 a.m.
Many support guns.
But are against a background check.


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How To Get Over a Valentine's Day Break-up February 01 2013
These Valentine breakups happen in the "real-people" world too. According to a recent study of singles, the time period between January 1st and February 14th is a period when many evaluate whether their relationships are right for them. According to the study, nearly half of dating people will actually break up with their partner around Valentine's Day. It sounds harsh, but celebrate this day holiday of love with someone you don't really love. You could say this time of year is "National Break-up Season." Have you recently been involved in the demise of a romantic relationship? So sad, too bad; but it's time to move on already. If you dumped her, you may not need our advice (but you may need it later). If she dumped you, lick those wounds and follow our advice. Supplement with some of our gifts for guys, as needed. Consider these your own Valentines Day gifts for men; to you, from you.
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SlideShow Viewer
LICENSE: GPL2 or later
WWW: http://home.gna.org/gsimageapps/
make generate-plist
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/graphics/gnustep-slideshow/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install gnustep-slideshow
cd /usr/ports/graphics/gnustep-slideshow/ && make install clean
pkg install gnustep-slideshow
PKGNAME: gnustep-slideshow
SHA256 (SlideShow-0.3.5.tar.bz2) = 3973dbe421441d64b1546a410317777a67a23f16b41569707e5dc057a95af61a
SIZE (SlideShow-0.3.5.tar.bz2) = 39478
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tar:bzip2 gnustep
Number of commits found: 31
Update GNUstep core libraries.
Update the default Objective-C compiler.
Fix various build failures in GNUstep ports from newer versions of the GNUstep
core libraries and from changes to GNUstep Make.
Update various ports that use GNUstep and bump the portrevision of the ones
that haven't had a new release.
Remove ${PORTSDIR}/ from dependencies, categories d, e, f, and g.
With hat: portmgr
Sponsored by: Absolight
Make all GNUstep ports install into the System domain so that the Local domain
is available for stuff built from source.
Some ports were already installing in the System domain, for these just remove
the Makefile lines explicitly specifying the install domain.
The rest are installed in the Local domain, remove any overrides, update their
pkg-plists and any explicit paths in the Makefiles and then bump port revision.
Approved by: bapt (mentor)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D2977
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Two running in Fontana School Board race
Two people are vying to represent the village of Fontana on the Fontana School Board.
The incumbent, who has served on the school board for three years, is seeking re-election. She faces a challenge from the village public works director.
Jennifer Keefe (I)
Age: 36
Address: 1014 S. Lakeshore Drive, Fontana.
Job: Stay-at-home mom
Education: Graduate of Delavan-Darien High School, 1991; bachelor's degree in psychology and political science, UW-Whitewater, 2000.
Community service: Co-chairwoman of the Fontana School Lunch Reform Committee; member of the Fontana School Parent-Teacher Organization; member of the Fontana School Foundation Task Force; coordinator of the semi-annual school newsletter; member of the Holiday Home Camp Board, 2002-present.
Elected posts: Fontana School Board member, 2007-present.
Major campaign issue: I feel confident about the improvements we are making to our math curriculum and look forward to providing consistency and accountability throughout this process. I recognize that one facet of a school doesn't define its entirety. Fontana offers a wonderful education for our children and will continue to improve from here.
Craig C. Workman
Age: 35
Address: 280 Stearns Road, Fontana.
Job: Public works director, village of Fontana.
Education: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo., 1996.
Community service: Member of the Fontana Math Advisory Committee, 2009-present; organizer for the annual Pig in the Park event, Fontana, 2008-present; organizer for the annual Easter egg hunt, Fontana, 2003-present; volunteer for the annual Touch-A-Truck event, Walworth, 2003-present; member of the Geneva Lake Environmental Committee, 2001-present; former member of the Fontana Plan Commission, 2001-2003; former member of the Fontana Public Works Committee, 2001-2003.
Elected posts: none
Major campaign issue: I feel the school board must have a positive relationship with parents, staff and administration in order to help them in supporting each student's individual academic needs. I also believe Fontana School has and must continue to maintain a quality campus, where parents are excited to send their children and children are excited to come to learn.
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Last week Beyonce rocked out at Central Park sporting two different crochet dresses, identical except for the fact that one was a bright, bold yellow and the other was a terrific classic black. (source: Daily Mail)
Which color do you like better? Although I think I would normally pick black there's something I really love about that bold yellow dress. Of course, a regular person probably wouldn't wear this super-mind-dress as a dress but it's still great for the stage.


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Last week I referenced that the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee was holding a hearing on the over incarceration problem in America.
More specifically I anticipated that the testimony of Dr. Glen Loury and Dr. Bruce Western of Brown and Harvard respectively would be worth listening to. And indeed it was.
From Loury:
First, I wish to emphasize that with the advent of the mass incarceration policy we have witnessed an historic expansion of coercive state power, deployed internally on a massive scale. Violent crime peaked in the early 1990s, and began what has proven to be a long, precipitous decline…
As a result of this policy, the American prison system has grown into a leviathan unmatched in human history. Never has a supposedly "free country" denied basic liberty to so many of its citizens.
As of December 2006, some two-and-one-quarter million persons were being held in the nearly 5,000 prisons and jails that are scattered, like an archipelago, across America's urban and rural landscapes.
Incarceration is now being used in the United States on an unprecedented scale. We imprison at a far higher rate than any other industrial democracy in the world. We imprison at a higher rate than Russia or China, and vastly more than any of the countries in Europe.
And, it is costing us a veritable fortune. Spending on law enforcement and corrections at all levels of government now totals roughly a fifth of a trillion dollars per year. In constant dollars, this spending has more than quadrupled over the last quarter century.
From Western:
Three types of policies would help alleviate the social and economic effects of mass incarceration.
1) Congress should re-examine the large of number of collateral consequences limiting the access of ex-felons to Federal benefits and employment. Many restrictions such as limitations on educational, welfare, and housing benefits do not serve public safety, impede the reintegration of the formerly-incarcerated, and penalize family members. While restrictions on benefits or employment might be justified if they are closely linked to particular crimes, such restrictions should be strictly time-limited, given the strong pattern of criminal desistance with age.
2) Congress should support prisoner re-entry programs that provide transitional employment and other services. Well-designed programs have been found to improve employment and reduce recidivism. Research suggests that community-based re-entry programs should ideally be integrated with education and other programs in prison, and also provide housing, drug treatment, and health care to improve the job readiness of released-prisoners. Post-prison employment would be encouraged by passage of the Second Chance Act of 2007. Employer incentives can be promoted through expansions of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and the Federal Bonding Program. Taken together, these three measures would provide an important first step to a comprehensive Federal re-entry policy.
3) Congress should support the establishment of criminal justice social impact panels in local jurisdictions that can evaluate unwarranted disparities in juvenile and adult incarceration. By assessing the link between socio-economic disparities in offending to disparities in incarceration, local social impact panels could identify and take steps to eliminate disproportionate incarceration in poor and minority communities. Social-impact panels could also be charged with assessing disparities that may arise under proposed sentencing reforms.
These snippets are literally the tip of the iceberg. Read the transcripts and spread the word that incarceration is not the solution to everything.


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Predictions about Obama premature and unfounded
Re: The letter "Obama election portends a sea change in America" (A-J, Dec. 4).
The letter writer contends our president-elect is not a Christian, he comes from "the corrupt and thuggish political machine of Chicago," he is associated with terrorists and slum lords, and he is "a full-blown socialist."
In my opinion, the author sounds like a sore loser. And I believe he misses the point. Even if everything he accuses President-Elect Obama of were true - and additionally that he is a blood-drinking Satanist, a crackhead, and a lesbian - our new president would still be a vast improvement over the White House's previous occupant. If Republicans wanted to be in charge, they should have done a better job.
The author feels as though the Obama presidency has taken all hope away from America. The letter writer must be quite sensitive since Obama hasn't taken office yet. The best advice I can offer is to just accept that things change and get used to it.
Thanks to President Bush, it may be a decade or so before the Republicans feel bucked enough to put on their big boy pants and challenge for leadership again. Until then, conservatives might want to try a hobby. I've been told that model trains are very relaxing.
Wishing everyone a happy Christmas.
TIM CROUCH/Lubbock
Tech should reconsider decision to close KTXT
Re: The article "Tech radio off air due to money issues" (A-J, Dec. 11).
I am very disappointed to hear Tech is pulling the plug on KTXT Radio. What a valuable asset to be squandered! How short-sighted of those who made this decision.
I was a student announcer back in the seventies (Class of 1978). I didn't go on to have a career in broadcasting, but the experience is one I have treasured since.
The administration should rethink this and find a way to make the station come back better and stronger for the sake of the students and the community.
Why not use bailout to help individuals in need?
Hey! My property taxes are nearly as much as my Social Security check. I'll have a hard time paying for the bailout. Can I get some of the bailout money to help me? I didn't think so.
Merry Christmas, A-J employees. Merry Christmas, everybody. God bless you all.
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HAYWARD — Health care experts will share information and answer questions about the Affordable Care Act at a community meeting Saturday in South Hayward that will include free optometry, dental and blood pressure screenings.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regional Director Herb Schultz will be joined by Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center CEO David Vliet and Alameda County Health Care Services Agency Director Alex Briscoe at the forum sponsored by Congressman Eric Swalwell. They will discuss health care options and financial assistance available to purchase health insurance through Covered California, which begins enrollment Oct. 1.
The forum takes place 2 to 4 p.m. at Glad Tidings Church of God in Christ, 27689 Tyrrell Ave.


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New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. has cruised to victory in the Democratic mayoral primary and will face billionaire incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
With 62 percent of precincts reporting, Thompson had about 69 percent of the vote. City Councilman Tony Avella of Queens had 22 percent.
The Democratic mayoral contest was a lonely race this year after Bloomberg announced he would run again.
Bloomberg had been barred from a third term but persuaded the City Council last year to change the term-limits law.
Thompson says now the real work begins.
He has raised about $6 million, while Bloomberg has already spent more than $40 million of his own money.
Bloomberg is not registered with a party and did not compete in a primary Tuesday.


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As far as anyone knows there are at least 60.3 million people in Britain. The official figure is that about 1.7 million of these are Muslims. Unofficial estimates put the real figure at anything between 2.5 to 3 million. That is between 2.8% and 5% of the total population. Muslims have much higher birth rates that non-Muslims and their number proportionate to the population will, if current demographic trends continue, increase dramatically over the next few decades. That will have profound effects on British society. Some people say that there is no such thing as a moderate Muslim. I do not agree. I know many Muslims who are hard working, decent and law-abiding. They are not, in my direct personal experience, religious fanatics trying to turn Britain into an Islamic state. But many Muslims in Britain choose not to integrate into British society and in many inner city areas they have preferred to create, what are effectively, enclaves of the Islamic societies from which the originally came. There is a real and growing problem with Islamic fundamentalism: a literalist interpretation of the Islamic religion that seeks eventually to transform Britain into an Islamic state. From the Islamic fundamentalist point of view this is not an unreasonable ambition.
The problem is that, so far at least, we have allowed the fanatics and the extremists to gain the upper hand in the ideological and propaganda war. How this situation has come about may be summarised as follows: Britain has an immigration policy that is, especially since the Labour Government took power in 1997, uncontrolled, unlimited, and indiscriminate in the real sense of the word. Successive British Governments have deliberately allowed Islamic extremist activists and terrorist suspects from abroad to seek safe haven and operate openly in the UK. Britain has allowed the growth of Islamic fundamentalism to be fuelled and funded from abroad. The prevailing and corrosive doctrines of political correctness and multiculturalism have infected every public body and institution. Anyone who dares to question or criticise Islam risks being labelled a racist or Islamophobic or an official sanction of some kind. Put simply their livelihoods will be at risk. Politicians, especially those of the Labour Party, fear that any critique of Islam will result in loss of votes in constituencies where the number of Muslims can determine the result in an election. This is a real fear because it has happened. Until recently the media has refused to address the growing power of extremist Islam at all. This has changed a little for the better in the aftermath of the 7/7 terrorists attacks in London. Let me now say something about the current situation in the United Kingdom. There at least 1,600 Mosques in Britain. Of which about half are estimated to be controlled by the fundamentalist Deobandi sect. The Islamic fundamentalist group Tablighi Jamaat plan to build a so-called super Mosque in West Ham in London in time for the 2012 London Olympics. It is intended to seat 10,000 people, and to hold many thousands more. It is planned to be the biggest place of religious worship in Europe, bigger than St Pauls cathedral in London and St Peters basilica in Rome. The super-Mosque is estimated to cost £100 million, and we can be fairly certain that this money will not come from Muslims in Britain but from the Middle East, Pakistan and other Muslims states. The literalist teachings of groups like Tablighi Jamaat are gaining ground. The views of some British Muslims are extremely worrying and bear this out. An opinion poll carried out by YouGov for the Daily Telegraph in July 2005 showed the following attitudes. 6% of those Muslims questioned believed that the 7/7 attacks were justified on balance. Any percentage with this view would be shocking and this equates to over 100,000 people. 24% felt sympathy for the feelings and motives of those who carried out the 7/7 attacks. That equates to over 400,000 people. 56% understood why some people felt that way. This equates to a staggering almost one million people. 16% felt no loyalty to Britain, that equates to almost 300,000 people. What in my opinion is most frightening is the attitude of young Muslims between the ages of 16 to 24. A study published in February 2007 by The Policy Exchange entitled Living Apart Together showed the following. 74% prefer Muslim women to wear the veil. 37% would prefer to live under Sharia law in Britain. 36% think that Muslims converting to another religion should be punished by death. 13% admire terrorist organisations such as Al-Queda. In England's green and pleasant land we have substantial numbers of British born young people wanting to bravely advance backwards into 6th century Arabia. These attitudes have been assisted by the British state itself The British Government has allowed a multitude of notorious terrorist suspects and extremist Imams to remain in the UK and propagate their extreme views because to deport them might infringe their human rights. The Home Office allowed itself to become enthralled to the Muslim Council of Britain and organisation that purports to represent all Muslims but which has its roots in the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood. More and more concessions are granted to Muslims that impinge on the non-Muslim population. For example state schools with high proportions of Muslims pupils are increasingly allowing only halal food to be served without properly consulting non-Muslim parents. And the attitude of the British police is truly worrying. In January 2007 the Channel 4 Dispatches television programme Undercover Mosque showed scenes filmed inside Mosques in which Imams were heard to make statements about non-Muslims. Had such statements they been made by non-Muslims about Muslims would have undoubtedly resulted in arrests, charges, possible convictions under the race or religious hatred laws, and certainly dismissal from their posts. But what happened? Unbelievably the police pursued complaints by the Mosques against the television company. Normally the accusation of bias or misrepresentation would be a purely civil matter. It is still unclear on what legal basis the police took up the complaint by the Mosques against the television company. We are truly moving into an Orwellian society. What is our Government doing to combat the threat from radical Islam? The answer is pitifully little if anything. They have made some encouraging noises but these do not amount to firm actions.
What should we do? There a many things that need to be done but here are just the bare minimum. We must realise that we are engaged in an ideological struggle. We face an ideology that wishes to sweep away the values of our civilisation. George Bush made a mistake when he used the term, "war on terror". Terror is only a tool of the terrorist. What we are engaged in is a struggle with ideology. We must openly state that fundamental, literalist Islam is simply incompatible with Western liberal democracy.
We have to ask moderate decent Muslims to accept this too. And we have to help them to do it. They must adapt to our society not us to their beliefs. Britain must put an end to further mass immigration and set about integrating and assimilating those immigrants we already have into our society. Britain must stop the funding of fundamentalist Islam from abroad by controlling the finances that build mosques and support radical Imams. We must make it plain that our liberal democratic society, which believes in such things as free speech the quality of women and the separation of religion and the state, is the only one on offer. The British government should make it plain, politely but firmly, that if people want to live in an Islamic state under Sharia law then they should go and find one elsewhere. If we do not understand the ideology that threatens us we cannot defeat it. If we do not believe that our ideology and values are superior then we wont find the will to confront the threat let alone defeat it.
GERARD BATTEN UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FOR LONDON October 18, 2007(...more)


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More than 50 percent of Americans struggle to afford the necessities, according to WSL/Strategic Retail's How America Shops Mega Trends report.
It also found that the youth market, those 18 to 34 years old, are no longer the retail market's golden ticket. Twenty-four percent of this age group said they do not have enough money to cover their basic needs. Those over 35 are doing better because they started their careers a decade before, when times were good. The research is compelling retailers who target the youth market to rethink their strategies, according to WSL/Strategic Retail.
The study also found that branded products are under threat. Shoppers in general are focusing more on price, with 67 percent of women agreeing that trusted brand names aren't worth paying a higher price. More than a quarter of women admit that while they used to buy brand names they could not afford, they no longer give in to that indulgence. This figure is up 7 percent from 2010.
Even people who make six figures are struggling, with nearly 30 percent of Americans in the $100,000 to $150,000 income bracket claiming they can only afford the basics. Once considered affluent, these people now identify themselves as middle income.
"There is a huge fundamental issue when more than half of Americans can only afford basic necessities and people who earn up to $150,000 think they are poor," said Wendy Liebmann, CEO of WSL Strategic Retail. "Look, American shoppers are moving on and coming back to shopping, but at their own pace. As a result, retail sales are precarious and likely to fluctuate up one month, down the next. That's not going to change any time soon. Brands and retailers cannot ignore this. They will need to re-think the way they do business over the next three to five years - or longer."
Candace Corlett, president of WSL Strategic Retail, added that, "The youth market, which has traditionally been known for its enthusiastic spending of discretionary income, has virtually dried up. As today's young adults struggle to find employment and pay down student loan debt, this demographic now represents the largest percentage of Americans who are challenged to afford even basic necessities."
Other survey findings include:
- 68 percent of those surveyed use coupons regularly, up 7 percentage points from 2010.
- 45 percent claim they only buy items that are on sale, also up 7 percentage points from 2010.
- 43 percent make a point to search online for store discounts before they shop, up 10 percentage points.
- 14 percent of women say they use their mobile phones while in the store to find a lower price before they buy.
- 66 percent of people pause before buying to ask, Is this a smart use of my money? Of those who make six figures, 47 percent say they pause before making a purchase.
- 58 percent say they stick to brands and stores they can afford. For those with a six-figure income, the figure is 36 percent.
- 48 percent stay out of stores where they might be tempted to overspend. For high income people that figure is 28 percent.
- 43 percent buy less when they go shopping, compared to 26 percent of higher income individuals.
Founded in 1986, WSL/Strategic Retail is the leading authority on shopper behavior and retail trends.


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You know, the game itself, as a game, seems really attractive to me. If nothing else, the guy in charge of Morrowind seems like a guy worth giving the benefit of the doubt.
Unfortunately, the other two members of the "dream" team, Salvatore and McFarland, seem a lot more like the "our skill at estimating the lowest-common-denominator of our customer demographic made us lots of money fifteen years ago in the nineties" team. For what Big Huge Games must have paid to bring those two on board, both the visual design and the writing in the demo were awfully generic.


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text: Contrary to initial reports, which I posted, the owner of four West Virginia newspapers says the titles are not closing; they are "restructuring". Dan Butcher attributed the misunderstanding to a poorly worded email he sent to management. He added: "I created an information vacuum, but I didn't anticipate the firestorm that followed." Jobs, however, will be cut. (Via Editor & Publisher)


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In response to requests from Plumbing Manufacturers Intl. (PMI) and its members, as well as from other supporters of the U.S....
Debunking the myth that any publicity is good publicity
With major missteps recently from large corporations like Groupon and The Gap, some marketers think the quickest and easiest way to garner media attention is by staging a crisis. Often referred to as mea culpa marketing, it involves an organization staging a stunt—anything from insensitive commercials to seemingly thoughtless rebranding. However, this risky tactic can cause more long-term damage than short-term benefits.
Grabbing Attention
Mea culpa marketing has a simple formula. Pull a stunt to get attention, then immediately follow up with an apology. Once the first news cycle is over, the company works to win back public favor. This is hardly a smart strategy to improve your reputation or even to implement a short-term initiative.
It is important to understand the difference between publicity—organically generated media coverage—and public relations, the active strategy of communicating meaningful messages to target audiences, producing positive press coverage and generating better search engine rankings. Savvy marketers know that being mentioned in a single news cycle by the media will not produce beneficial results. It takes a strategic public relations plan to cement your company's credibility and to reach your goals.
The rise of this type of short-term, well-orchestrated and potentially dangerous tactic conveys a message true for any company or brand: It is becoming increasingly difficult to grab the attention of target audiences.
Not all mea culpa marketing efforts are big-budget initiatives. Some marketers use 140 characters to garner attention. Clothing designer Kenneth Cole posted this message on Twitter referencing the violent unrest in Egypt in early 2011: "Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now available online at [link] - KC."
Following online outrage against the brand, Cole posted an apology on his Facebook account. Adhering to the standard conciliatory steps of this type of marketing gimmick, the brand sought forgiveness and visibility while attention was focused on the brand.
A comprehensive marketing and public relations strategy can establish ongoing and positive relationships with customers, prospects, the media, employees and the consuming public. Gimmicks such as mea culpa marketing are not effective short-term or long-term strategies.
Positive Public Relations
In the evolving media landscape, it is crucial that you highlight your company's success and leadership with news releases, media relations and social media. It is also important to connect directly with your target audience and shareholders with a company blog or e-newsletter.
Calculated blunders used to drum up media coverage can easily be found with a Google search for years to come. Future prospects may run across the planned mistake and become immediately disinterested in working with your company. Many may never discover the second phase of the calculated crisis, the apology and the solution.
Water quality businesses have an excellent platform on which to educate customers on local water quality and how their services can improve the lifestyle in a community. When you share the educational information that helps your customers in an interesting way, you will build your brand as the educational expert in your community. That is the way to garner the type of attention that will increase your status and success in the industry.
Seeking publicity just to get your name out there without worrying about the quality of the message is like selling a water treatment system that does not work: You make the sale in the short term, but in the long term you fall short.
Social Media Strategies
According to a Forrester report, more than 80% of Americans use social networking websites each month. More than 300,000 businesses have a Facebook presence, and social media initiatives have delivered stellar results for small and large businesses alike. With several metrics available for measuring your company's social media effectiveness, it is important to set clear goals. Consider metrics that compare sales, website traffic, social media mentions, brand awareness or other business goals.
Some businesses have seen a dramatic increase in sales since participating in social networking sites. Of the top 100 global brands, the most heavily and widely engaged in social media saw an increase in sales, according to Engagement DB's social media engagement report. In the first half of 2009, Dell generated $3 million directly via Twitter. At the end of 2009, Dell reported that it had doubled its Twitter-based sales.
Social media is not just for large companies, however. Naked Pizza, a small pizza parlor in New Orleans, is one example. The pizzeria is equipped with a large, prominent sign encouraging people to follow it on Twitter. Naked Pizza also measures its social media success through sales. On a record-breaking day, more than 68% of total sales and 85% of new customers came as a result of Twitter.
Benefit from an increase in website traffic with a successful social media strategy. Link sharing is a key element in social networking sites. Post interesting content on your Facebook fan page, blog or Twitter account so your followers, fans and readers can share links to your content with their online peers. Monitor the number of inbound links your target audiences are generating.
To foster link sharing, utilize services such as TweetMeme, a "retweet" button that can be added to web pages and blog posts tweeting a link to your website. It allows visitors to easily tweet a link to your content. Facebook analytics for a fan page allow you to monitor how many clicks your Facebook content garners and the amount of web traffic it generates. Capitalize on social sharing services such as SocialTwist, which delivered more than 10 million links in 2009, to skyrocket your organic search engine results.
Social media can help build and strengthen brand awareness. Monitor blog traffic and press mentions inspired by blog posts or other shared online content. Social media seeks to build relationships and create brand evangelists to spread the great news about your business. It can raise your search engine listings and increase brand visibility.
To best harness the power of social media, learn which channels your target audiences are using or most likely to accept. Social media engagement is more than posting links to your website or tweeting your success on a routine basis. Instead, foster conversation and position your business as an industry leader.
For a positive social media return on investment, it is important to set clear business goals and milestones to measure your success. For maximum impact, listen to your audiences and adjust your efforts accordingly.


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After missing out on the NCAA tournament last year, head coach Shanon Hays hopes his team isn't on the bubble.
A game over .500 in Big 12 play to solidify fourth place in the conference along with 35 wins on the season seems like a pretty decent resume Texas Tech softball has put together this season.
But it still might not be enough to secure a postseason bid.
"In the past, at least since I've been here, five or six teams have always gotten in until last year when we went down in the number of teams," he said.
As a whole, the Big 12 has been one of the strongest conferences in NCAA Division I softball.
Since the inception of the Big 12, little more than half of its teams have been selected for the tournament. However, last year was one of just six occurrences in the 18-year history of the conference that less than half received postseason bids.
That season, Kansas finished fourth in the Big 12 with a 9-8 conference record and was 34-16 overall with an RPI of 50.
Currently, the Red Raiders are No. 52 nationally in RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) and has gone 15-8 against teams ranked in the top-100.
"What gives you confidence that we can play well is how we've played over the last three to four weeks," Hays said. "I thought we went and competed well at Texas. I wish we would have won the series but we got out of there with a win."
The Red Raiders are 7-2 in their last nine games against Oklahoma State, Kansas and Iowa State. Texas Tech had not previously won three-consecutive Big 12 series since 1998 when the Red Raiders swept two-game series with Iowa State, Baylor and Texas A&M.
Oklahoma and Baylor are also 7-2 over their last nine games while Texas is at 6-3. Four of those wins came at home for Tech while three came from a series sweep on the road at Kansas.
Since the Red Raiders broke out the brooms in their last road series, they have some added confidence taking on the defending national champion Oklahoma on the road. Just playing in Norman should give Tech's RPI a boost, but a win or two would most likely secure a postseason bid.
"It was really nice to go in and show a team that has a better RPI than us, 'Hey we're here and we're going to get ya,'" freshman Sarah Weber said. "We're going to go and show OU that we're going to do the same to them."
The No. 15/12 Sooners have the tenth-best RPI in the country and have only lost twice at home (2-7 to Nebraska on March 1 and 0-9 to Texas on April 18). Kelsey Stevens (28-7), Oklahoma's ace, has pitched 157.2 more innings than any other Sooner and has an ERA of 2.05.
Last weekend against Iowa State, the Red Raiders scored 32 runs, the most in a three-game Big 12 series in school history.
"Gretchen's been doing amazing in the circle and at the plate," freshman Sydni Emanuel said. "Everybody's been having great at bats. As long as our defense backs up our pitchers, I think we'll be able to pull off two wins this weekend."
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How the RPI is figured
(Ratings Percentage Index)
25% winning percentage
50% opponents' winning percentage
25% opponents' opponents winning percentage
Not mentioned are the bonus and penalty calculations that the NCAA doesn't release
Tech's wins over teams in the RPI top-100
6-5 on the road at No. 28 Texas
6-5 at a neutral site over No. 32 DePaul
7-5, 9-7, 1-0 on the road at No. 39 Kansas
13-6 on the road over No. 53 Cal St. Fullerton
6-5, 11-3 at home vs. No. 58 Oklahoma State
4-3 at a neutral site over No. 62 Illinois 4-3
7-2 at a neutral site over No. 86 UNLV
5-1, 5-4 at home vs. No. 92 North Texas
3-2, 7-2, 5-3 at home vs. No. 100 Texas State
College softball
Who: Texas Tech at No. 15/12 Oklahoma
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday
Where: Marita Hynes Field, Norman
Records: Tech 35-16 overall, 8-7 in Big 12; OU 39-10 overall, 11-2 in Big 12


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Image courtesy oldcarbrochures.com I can't let the Class of 1985 go by without mention of my personal favorite vehicle from that year, the 1985 Chevrolet Astro and its twin, the GMC Safari. Full disclosure up front: My parents bought a 1985 Safari brand new – blue, poverty caps, and it ... Read more
Image via oldcarbrochures.com This next suggestion for the Class of 1985, the Ford Mustang LX sedan, comes from reader Rick Roso, who writes: Forget 1985's GT — only came in the fastback hatch, too much filligree, overweight, insurance companies freaked, too. LX sedan… stiffer chassis ... Read more
Image courtesy toyotareference.com For the next two candidates of the Class of 1985, we're going to consider a couple of vehicles suggested by readers. Ben argues that the 1985 Toyota 4Runner should definitely be considered collectible. He writes: it's way cooler than a station wagon an ... Read more
Image via oldcarbrochures.com During the 1980s and 1990s, it seemed that by the time you passed retirement age, Ford simply gave you an LTD Crown Victoria. The elderly of those decades weren't like the elderly of today, out buying Honda Elements and Scion xBs; noooo, the favored chariot of th ... Read more
Image via oldcarbrochures.com You knew this was coming, especially after the Jeep ad insert scan I posted last month. Yes, SUVs have been with us in highway-clogging numbers for a quarter-century now, and the model that many auto historians hold responsible for popularizing the compact SUV is the J ... Read more
Image via oldcarbrochures.com Based upon your comments in last week's Open Diff post, we seem to have come to an agreement that the Hemmings Six Degrees of Separation Challenges had outlived their usefulness. The basic question that we had posed – Can you connect any car company to any ... Read more


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Katherine L.wrote a review of Arc'teryx Covert Zip-Neck Sweater - Men's on February 2, 2010
My husband's favorite
Bought this for my husband. It is simply quality clothing. We live at 7,000 feet in the central mountains of Colorado. He has worn it riding as well as for social events. Sizing is ample so don't size up. Arms are a bit long for the average built male, but the sweater is still worth every penny.


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[photogallerylink id=10720 align=left]Rumors have been surfacing on celebrity gossip blogs and magazines about Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries already getting divorced. It doesn't help that Kim revealed to People Magazine that her marriage thur far has not been "ideal"…
Just two months since their lavish, $10 million wedding, the newlyweds "are not getting along at all," a source tells the new Us Weekly. "Kris is not drinking the Kardashian Kool-Aid, and it's causing major problems."
At issue? While Kardashian juggles her reality shows and multiple moneymaking ventures, Kris is unemployed thanks to the NBA lockout, and partying up a storm on his wife's dime.
The hard-working Kardashian is already near her breaking point, a family friend reveals, and the couple had a huge fight days before her Oct. 21 birthday. "They had it a out!" a family friend says. "She told him he need s to do something productive…He needs to get off his ass, like, yesterday." The pair famously married after just nine months of dating. "On some levels," says the friend, "she feels like she made a mistake."
I gave them a year but I'm not very surprised at this at all. Let's see how it all pans out.


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text: A driver of a Nissan SUV attempted a hit and run after rear-ending a cab on Belmont Avenue in Chicago. The taxi driver tried to stop him, but the SUV driver made a break for it, crashing into several cars along the way. Chicago Tribune reports that the police caught up with the SUV, which they said was stolen, about a block away. The 19-year-old driver was charged with several misdemeanors, including aggravated assault and criminal trespass to property.


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Rugby residents are more likely to die from kidney disease than people living in most other parts of the country, new medical data reveals.
Researchers have also found that sections of communities in the district are at higher than average risk of developing and/or dying from heart disease, leukaemia and other forms of cancer.
The findings are contained in the Environmental Health Atlas for England and Wales, an independent publication produced by the Small Area Health Statistics Unit. Searchable by postcode, it contains interactive maps detailing geographical variations for a range of health conditions.
The maps indicate an area's health risk, according to the electoral ward boundaries of 2009, relative to the average for England and Wales. The results can be compared with environmental factors, such as air pollution, average sunshine and pesticide levels, which can have an impact on health.
The data shows that all wards of Rugby Borough Council – according to the pre-2012 boundary changes – have an above-average risk rating for kidney disease mortality.
The atlas also breaks down its findings by gender. For women in 12 wards in and around Rugby, there is a higher than average risk of dying from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
The heart disease mortality rate among women is above average in six wards; among men it is above average in three wards.
A spokesman from Public Health Warwickshire said: "We recognise that there are geographic patterns of variation across different types of disease and health conditions in Warwickshire.
"The atlas provides a useful further addition to our evidence base and supplements similar information contained in our Joint Strategic Needs Assessment which highlights the key health and wellbeing needs of the Warwickshire population. It also helps to further aid our understanding of health inequalities in the county."
The aim of the atlas is to aid understanding of disease risk that may relate to the environment but it cannot be used to provide evidence of clusters of disease.
The maps show an area's relative risk compared with the national average over a 25-year period. This is not the same as the risk to an individual.


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Neo Angelique Abyss reviewNeo Angelique Abyss is a very a moving story, and the way it first starts,
Angelique was chosen by fate or destiny should i say, she became some one one important person in the her life
every single town she passes through she is greeted by the people who admired her and was lucky that she was the
"Queen's egg" and she seemed like a goddess of life. great TV show.
my review on the neo angelique seriesThere are two seasons to this series and the first season is all about how angelique is found to be the queens egg which could save the world and help people. She has an amazing adventure with all of her friends in the home. Then one day one of the members burnt down the home and led confusion to continue on the next season.Read more
The next season they show how she goes up to heaven and saves the world ...
Good start, middle, and finish.I loved this series. It had good characters and a good storyline. I was hooked from the beginning. I recommend this to pretty much anyone. The ending was bitter-sweet and I like the way it was done. I definitely think there should be another set after the second one. :]
Good, Wonderful, Perfect Ten :DThis anime i loved <3, its spoke to me and i got how the characters feel. The Animation was wonderful, the characters were fantastic, the music was okay...the storyline was all around amazing! And ovr all it is one of the best animes i have evr watched. But i do believe that the second age was not as good...it wasnt put together quite as well as the first...and i say that this is perfect for ...Read more
Yes and No... I don't know it was odd but good kind of like a 70/30 and 30/70 it had it's ups and downsOkay so I started watching this because all the guys were different, they had their own backgrounds their own styles, and the fantasy part made it greater. Well when I thought I would be watching a harem show I thought, oh somethings gonna happen I know it!, but sadly nothing ever happened romantically. I mean the connections the characters had were amazing, and the charming comments they gave ...Read more
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful:Is Neo Angelique Abyss a good anime to watch?WHAT?! YOU'RE QUESTIONING THE GREATNESS OF NEO ANGELIQUE ABYSS??!! Well don't cause this anime will blow you away! The story takes place in Arcadia, where monsters called Thanatos attack the people on a daily basics. The only ones who have the power to kill these creatures are Purifiers. Though this is true only a few exist. One day, Angelique (the main character) is visited by Nyx who is a rich ...Read more
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful:The Good and The Bad about this Anime.I'd have to say that I'm a big fan of emotional Anime. I like being moved by the characters and the plot. However I felt this wasn't the case with Neo Angelique. I'm not saying it was horrible. The character animation was fabulous, and I loved the music to. And from time to time I did shed a tear or two.Read more
The Plot is supposed to be about a Girl with powers to save the world she loves. While ...
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful:I enjoy it so much!!At first when I saw and read the title "Neo Angelique" I got curious, an Angel? thats the first question poop into my mind. Then, I watch it. I can't seem to stop watching it... I like the way the animator made about the character of Angelique they made her beautiful and mature. The story line was a fantastic. And the Music; the opening and the ending music was beautiful... I love this ...Read more
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful:As far as reverse harems go . . .As far as reverse harems go, this one is not original, in fact it is like pretty much all anime reverse harem series. Think about it though, there are only a handful of reverse harems (Saiunkoku, Ouran host, la corda d'oro and such) and as of yet Fushigi Yugi is the only reverse harem anime I know where a the main character girl chooses her guy. Sure there are preference and hints but nothing ...Read more


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In case you hadn't been keeping up with the Jones' at 33jones.com (pun!) the past few months, I've been posting remixes of choice songs from my mixtape Bring Me the Head of Zilla Rocca! reimagined by some of my favorite producers in Philly and beyond (Nex Millen, Small Pro, DJ Apt One and more).
Today marks the OFFICIAL release of the entire project as well as an acapella ("Pepsi With Ice") for producers to freak and an instrumental ("Get That Gun") for MC's to get their flow on to. The project also includes highly sought after remixes I did of Amy Winehouse, Portishead and Jamie Lidell available for the first time without zshare links and all that goobly gook.
Here's the rundown:
In the fall of 2008, Clean Guns emcee Zilla Rocca released the highly acclaimed mixtape album Bring Me the Head of Zilla Rocca, which made many critics Best Of 2008 list (LA Weekly, Rap Critics Poll, Wake Your Daughter Up). Described as, "A loose, funky hodgepodge of battle raps, musings on strip clubs, falling for older women, and reflections on the city of Philadelphia," the album served as Zilla's debut as a solo artist. Shortly after its release, Zilla reached out to several of his favorite producers and asked them to remix each song on the album. Over the course of three months, each remix made its debut on 33jones.com.
All of the remixes have been collected into a new album, Bring Me the REMIX of Zilla Rocca, with bonus material that has never been released before!
Here's more info on the remix contest held by 33jones in connection with the remixtape:


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Snorkeling and Dolphins at Scenic Island Resorts in French Polynesia
"Moorea is the most beautiful island in the world," says travel writer Bill Goodwin in Frommer's South Pacific. "Nothing compares with its sawtooth ridges and the dark-green hulk of Mount Rotui separating Cook's and Opunohu bays." Just 9 miles northwest of Tahiti in the South Pacific, the tiny French Polynesian island of Moorea is less congested than its better-known neighbor. But it's a hidden gem for its gorgeous mountain vistas, and while you're here, you can swim with dolphins. Meanwhile, Tahiti is just as picturesque; it's known as the gateway to French Polynesia, dating back to the late 18th century when Captain Cook first sailed ashore.
You'll get a taste of both Tahiti and Moorea on this six-day, five-night French Polynesian vacation, which begins with an Air Tahiti Nui flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Faa'a International Airport (PPT) in Tahiti. The trip includes hotel accommodations, several excursions, daily breakfast, and all transfers.
You'll spend two nights in a garden room at the InterContinental Tahiti Resort, a tropical retreat on the west coast of Tahiti. At the resort, you're free to try a wide range of activities, from snorkeling to Tahitian quilt making.
On a half-day tour of the island (included with this getaway), you'll circle an 80-mile road in an air-conditioned minivan with an English-speaking guide. Highlights of the trip include the geyserlike blowholes along oceanfront bluffs and One Tree Hill, a headland named by Captain James Cook that offers stunning coastal views.
After a ferry ride across the bay to Moorea, you'll stay three nights in a lanai room at the Intercontinental Moorea Resort & Spa, located next to the mountains on the island's northwestern wing. A gourmet restaurant here serves Polynesian specialties, with three theme nights each week incorporating beach buffets, barbecue, fresh fish, and Tahitian dance.
At one point, you'll head out on a lagoon cruise for snorkeling and a picnic lunch beneath coconut trees (included in this Getaway). You're free to explore the island or do a meet-and-greet with a dolphin at the Moorea Dolphin Center, located at the resort.
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INTERVIEW: Victoria Justice takes the lead in Fun Size
She may only be 19 years old, but Victoria Justice already has a resume that includes singer, dancer, star of her own Nickelodeon TV show ("Victorious") and is making the leap to the big-screen for her first starring role.
Fun Size finds her character Wren forced to look after her annoying little brother the same night as Aaron Riley (Thomas McDonell) - the hottest guy at school, obvi - is having his big Halloween party and getting a ride there from two well-meaning nerds (Thomas Mann, Osric Chau) turns her and her bestie's (Jane Levy) plans upside down.
Justice recently touched down in Toronto to talk about starring in "The O.C" creator Josh Schwartz's directorial debut, which she likens to a John Hughes movie, her feelings about Halloween and what her fans can expect from Fun Size.
Watch our 1-on-1 with Victoria Justice after the jump.