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Was Dick Whittington taller than those he left behind?: anthropometric measures, migration and the quality of life in early nineteenth century London
Using a new source of evidence we explore the geographical mobility of mid-nineteenth century seamen. Among seamen born outside London, the tall, the literate and those who could remember the exact day, month and year when they were born - characteristics that we suggest mark them out as men with more choices in life - were more likely to migrate to London. Contrary to what might be inferred from contemporary descriptions of urban disamenities or from persistent differentials in mortality, London appears as a desirable destination for those who could choose. The conclusion must be that London was not so bad, and we should adjust our perception of the problems of urbanisation accordingly, with implications for the wider debate on the standard of living during the industrial revolution. The paper's methodological innovation is the use of height as an explanatory variable in the analysis of migration. Although correlated with other variables that are routinely used in anthropometric studies to indicate life chances, such as literacy and the ability to recall date of birth, height has many advantages over these alternatives in that it exhibits higher levels of significance, and is more flexible. Moreover while literacy and heaping are in essence binary variables, height is a (near) continuous one, and one that allows us to test for linear and non-linear responses, as we do with interesting results in this paper. Perhaps the most fruitful use of height in historical analyses may turn out to be as an explanatory variable; at the very least such a research strategy provides anthropometric historians with fresh opportunities.
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As an all-around athlete, Bronda Starling's career spanned over many years to include playing racquetball, running and playing as much softball as possible. She was introduced to duathlons in 1998 when she ran the first Daylight Du; in that same year she competed in the Boston Marathon and the 25 mile Pikes Peak Assent in Palo Duro.
In 1999 she competed in 7 Duathlons, 7 bike rallies, and the Hotter 'n Hell bike tour. In 2000 she and her husband, Ron, became race officials and worked with the USAT South Midwest Region staff. Bronda was also the SMW council secretary and chair of the Rankings committee on the South Midwest Council in charge of athlete rankings. From 2000 through 2007, Bronda competed in National and World championships in both triathlon and duathlon. These included:
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• 2005 Du Nationals in Ohio and World Championship in Australia
• 2006 Du Nationals, Tri Nationals, and World Championship in Newfoundland
• 2007 Du worlds in Gyor, Hungary
Through these years her abilities were supported through Thruston Racing, allowing her to compete in 5, 10, and 15K races and many duathlons. What many of her friends and fellow duathletes remember and love the most is her smiling face handing while handing out the awards after these events. While the multi-sport events were important to her, Bronda also enjoyed participating in local races in East Texas, including the Tyler Azalea Trail and the White Rock Marathon.
In July of 2007, Bronda Starling found out she had brain cancer. After her diagnosis, she kept her faith and kept busy by training and racing. Through all of her struggles "She fought a good fight, she finished her course, and She kept the faith" She had a life filled with her loving husband Ron, a wonderful family, and supportive friends.
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I was lucky enough to be able to wear the same clothes since high school- unfortunately, some of them look exactly like that- like I've had them since high school. And with my looking like I'm 16, I could use all the help I can get. While the clothes I've purchased lately (which hasn't been a whole lot since my budget is a bit tighter) have been much more grown up, about half of my closet is filled with things that I just don't wear anymore, or don't fit me anymore (sad face). So in the interest of not lugging them to our new house, I'm purging. Big time. But wait! Doesn't that warrant a few new purchases, to help fill the gap the old ones will leave?! I believe it does. And as soon as my wallet allows it, I'll "update" my wardrobe some more.
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With the emergence of new technology, the joy of watching a newly released film on the big screen can be forgotten. After all, films are released at home mere months after they debut, TVs are capable of glorious high definition and streaming services like Netflix are working closer and closer to simultaneous home and theatrical releases.
But there are some films that need to not only be seen, they need to be experienced. They require full immersion, a duping of the senses, an alternate reality to escape into for 120 minutes. Doctor Strange is one of those films, a visually stimulating construction that needs to be seen to be believed.
See Also:
- Spoilers: 3 Major Ways Doctor Strange Just Set Up Doctor Strange 2
- Before Doctor Strange, Here's All You Need To Know About The Movie's Mystical Items
- The 10 Most Magical MCU & Comic Book Easter Eggs We Found In Doctor Strange
By now, you may've heard the hype surrounding the aesthetic of the MCU's 14th feature film. The ocular extravaganza lends itself to the nature of the plot, which explores the origin of the Sorcerer Supreme and those skilled in mystic arts, essentially providing a blank canvas for imagination and creativity to run wild.
Turning The Metaphysical To The Visual
The biggest challenge for director Scott Derrickson and cinematographer Ben Davis was transferring a deeply unknown and unexplored realm onto the big screen. To assist, a number of the crew responsible for the gorgeous intergalactic palette of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) missed out on working on the sequel due to working on Doctor Strange.
To achieve the alternate dimensions and the hallucinogenic rollercoaster ride through various realities, a high level of previsualization was required. Previsualization is the process of envisioning scenes before they are shot (thus adding to the budget) in the forms of storyboards or computer generated images.
In a 2015 interview with ScreenDaily, cinematographer Davis explained the process of shooting. He said:
"Most of the work within it is about other dimensions. And I described it, I think, when I was talking to Marvel as Marvel's Fantasia, in a way, because it's so sort of out there and different to everything else that they've done.
There's a lot of previsualisation, and there's a lot of work which is very hard – you look at it and you see the imagery that they've created for it and you think, 'well how the hell do we shoot that!?' because it's all sort of Escher stuff."
In terms of shooting, over an hour of the final material was specially formatted for the beautifully indulgent IMAX experience. The 3D in itself goes beyond a mere novelty to becoming part of the story. Marvel President Kevin Feige even had trouble converting scenes that were built for 3D into the 2D version without losing their impact.
A Story Best Told In Three Dimensions
With all the effort put into production, the reliance of 3D for a mind-bending experience and the cherry picking of Guardians finest visionaries, is the final result worth it? Is it worth splashing hard earned cash on the full, 3D IMAX experience? The answer is an emphatic yes.
As Davis mentions above, a big inspiration for the psychedelic was based on the work of M.C. Esher, a Dutch graphic artist who created mind-blowing, mathematically based illusions. The style of impossible objects, such as his depiction of the Penrose Stairs in his image titled "Ascending Descending," plays a big part in the film (and explains the link with 2010's Inception). In one alternate "mirror" dimension, replace stairs with entire cities and you get the idea of the magnitude of the scale — it's breathtaking.
Furthermore, Strange's transition from skeptic to sorcerer is expedited by a trip outside of his own perception of reality, after the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) opens his mind and sends him on a kaleidoscopic journey through bizarre dimensions. The awe-inducing and immersive sequence is almost worth the ticket price alone.
Although Doctor Strange dazzles the most in its moments away from reality as we know it, there are still treasures that lurk within the hills of Nepal, or the streets of London, or even at Stephen Strange's luxury penthouse apartment. Plus, that's not to say that the film isn't fully enjoyable aside from the visual, far from it, but it does show Marvel's exploration into different realms makes for magical viewing.
Will you be watching Doctor Strange in IMAX 3D?
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As the World Health Organisation (WHO) marks the African Traditional Medicine Day, the Lagos State Assembly has re-affirmed its support for traditional medicine practitioners in the area of primary health care delivery in the state.
Chairman, House Committee on Health Services, Suru Avoseh, who played host to members of the association yesterday, said the state government is aware of the enormous contributions of traditional medicine to the health care system in the country.
"We thank you for your efforts, and we assure you of our support for the betterment of the state," he said.
Earlier, chairman of the association, Mr. Wahab Oshodi, solicited for a special annual budget for the promotion of traditional medicine among other incentives like appointment of capable traditional medicine practitioner from their association as chairman of Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board. "Some of our interest is to promote and contribute to the economy of the state in form of research, forestry management, wildlife management and bio diversity," he said.
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A teacher in every Christian school and church
who can teach biblical creation and apologetics
The World Is Out-Educating the Church
A recent Gallup Poll showed that 59 percent of Americans now view gay or lesbian relations as "morally acceptable."
Less than 10% of Christian students have a biblical worldview.
Atheist camps for youth are springing up all across America.
In 2013, over 13,000 church leaders celebrated Charles Darwin's birthday.
70% of Christian youth are leaving the church before they finish school.
Our Christian universities are not doing their job of preparing new teachers to teach biblical creation and apologetics.
Christian Youth
Our youth do not know how to defend the sanctity of human life.
Our youth do not know how to defend biblical marriage between one man and one woman.
Our youth do not know how to defend the words "In the beginning God created."
Many of our Christian youth are unable to present and defend the Gospel.
"College is a war zone for young believers
who are not prepared for the battle of their faith."
Randy Douglass, (Ph.D., Professor of Ministry), "Closing the Back Door: The Need for Christian Education", www.normgeisler.com/articles, Oct 21, 2009.
There is no room for apathy.
There is no room for compromise.
There is no room for playing patty cake with the devil.
"In fact, Secular Humanism is the dominant worldview in our secular colleges and universities. It has also made gains in many Christian colleges and universities…. Humanists recognize the classroom as a powerful context for indoctrination."
David Noebel (President of Summit Ministries), The Battle for Truth, 2001, pp. 6-7.
We Need an Army of Christian Educators
How can this be done?
This can be accomplished by training many other Christians with the knowledge and skills to teach biblical creation and apologetics (biblical discipleship).
CTI offers training courses in biblical creation, apologetics and teaching skills. We have a three-part strategy.
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Christian Teacher Training
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Create a 5-day course that will equip others to speak and teach about creation and apologetics. [first offering completed June 2014]
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Develop a Sunday school video-based course on biblical creation. [in progress]
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Produce special "equipping" courses for Christian students attending public schools. [funding and developers needed]
Hire a second instructor. [funding needed]
The cost of doing nothing is great!
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Everyone is well aware of what their smartphones can do. Their smartphone can browse Facebook, get the closest Thai restaurant or listen to streaming music from virtually anywhere. That same convenience can be available in a car. In the past having a navigation system meant costly updates to have the most accurate data on an in-car GPS, after paying the money for the original system. Smartphones and their constant connection give the user the most up-to-date information in an instant. Automakers are now integrating that technology into their dashboards.
This is not a new concept. Ford was one of the first companies to create a mass-market in-vehicle content using a Bluetooth connection. Their system offered hands-free calling and navigation services. They have since expanded that model to allow for certain apps to be run from the dashboard.
The in-dash display, known as "the fourth screen" is now available with web-content. This ranges from navigation, streaming radio or in some models, and social media sites like Twitter or Facebook. The social media apps are special versions optimized for use in-vehicle. As recently as two years ago, this was only available in high end models like Mercedes Benz or select Fords. Now, vehicles delivering web-based content are becoming the industry standard in GM, Ford, Subaru, Acura and other car manufacturers.
Many of those companies are offering web-based content through a connected smartphone, taking advantage of the already downloaded apps without using any extra data. The most common use of web-content is for navigation, but using an app for streaming music is a close second. Websites like Pandora, Slacker Radio and Stitcher Radio are the leaders in streaming music, but services like Rhapsody that offer on-demand music are catching up. Surfing the web from a vehicle is viable, although it will likely be through an app instead of a browser. It would require each of the big automobile manufacturers to develop their own browser and get the problems fixed through constant software updates. Developing an in-vehicle app using an existing mobile browser, like the ones available from Google or Firefox, would make the process easier. Offering this in-car would most likely require a separate data plan, like the one T-Mobile is offering Audi customers.
There is always the safety aspect to consider when companies deliver content that requires the user to pay more attention to what is happening on their dash instead of the road. The music and navigation apps currently available can be used even if the vehicle is in motion, but apps like Facebook would require the car to be in park before it will launch. In addition to considering the safety of the users, there would also be the issue of how to store the information sent over the internet. Websites need to store data on a user's machine to function smoothly, and users will want the convenience of storing usernames and passwords. Car manufacturers will have to increase the size of the on-board hard drives that are already installed with the existing in-dash systems.
Sebastian is a blogger with a passion for everything tech-related. All things considered, within a few years nearly every vehicle model will offer an in-dash web browser, whether it's a standard feature or an optional one will be left to the manufacturer. The buyer will have to decide if they really need it.


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CCB Summer Internships
Internship Program Overview
The CCB internship program will provide you with hands-on research experience as part of ongoing projects supervised by faculty in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Biostatistics, and Biology, and in the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at Hopkins. Current areas of research include analysis of high-throughput DNA sequence data, analysis of RNA sequencing experiments, studies of the human microbiome, assembly of whole-genome shotgun data from various species, and the development of new computational and statistical methods for genome analysis problems. You can browse a list of past internship projects here.
The program involves full-time research
for 10 weeks between May and late July. In 2017
Summer 2017 news: the CCB internship program is being organized jointly, for the third year in a row, with the the Summer Research Expeditions (SRE) program in the Computer Science Department at JHU. We will use the same applications process, which is described on the SRE site and below on this page.
Program Dates: May 22, 2017 - July 28, 2017
A very small number of slots are available for high school applicants, who will start after their school year ends, approximately mid-June.
Application Deadline: February 15, 2017
Stipend for 10 weeks: $4,500
Note that housing is provided for college students but is optional. Most interns live in the Baltmore area, but students from out of town who can make their own housing arrangements are welcome to apply.
Note for high school applicants:Housing is not provided for these 6-week internship positions. We offer high school internships as an opportunity to Baltimore-area students who can arrange to commute from home, or who can arrange local housing on their own.
When accepted to the program, you will be assigned to a mentor, with whom you will meet frequently beginning with the first day of the program. Your mentor will work with you during the first week to define your summer research project and will help guide you throughout. As part of a research group, you will interact with other students and researchers at JHU, and will participate in group discussions and lab meetings. All interns are invited to at least one regular lab meeting each week. To conclude your research experience at JHU, at the end of the summer you will prepare a report or a poster describing your project and give a brief presentation to the interns and members of CCB.
Required backgroundThe CCB internships are 100\% computational, and we expect that students will have experience with computer programming. In particular, students should have good to excellent programming skills in at least one of these languages: C/C++, Perl, Python, or R. Students with no programming experience will not be considered. In addition, we prefer students who have familiarity with the Unix environment and its command-line interface. If you are an experienced programmer but you don't know Unix, we strongly recommend that you learn the basics of Unix prior to your internship.
Past internship projectsWe have been running internship programs since 2012 at Hopkins, and prior to that since 2006 at the University of Maryland's CBCB. You can view a list of past student projects here.
How to apply
The program is open to college undergraduates and to exceptional high school students. Students who graduate from high school in 2015 should apply as high school interns. Participants must be US citizens or permanent residents. You do not need to be a Johns Hopkins University student to apply, and applications from students at other universities are encouraged.
Submit your applications through the Summer Research Expeditions (SRE) program, whose site is site is http://www.cs.jhu.edu/sre/. Note that although this is run by the CS Department, you do not need to be a CS major to apply.
Step 1:: Through SRE, you are asked to choose a project from the list shown at http://www.cs.jhu.edu/sre/projectlist.html. For CCB internships, choose Project 9: Computational Biology Projects. (The SRE site asks you to pick two project choices, but for CCB you may choose just one, Project 9.)
Step 2: Submit your application using the Academic Jobs Online site shown on the SRE page. You will upload the materials below directly on the site, and also provide an email address for the person writing the letter. The website will automatically request the letters using that email.
To apply, you will need the following pieces of information:
- an up-to-date resume
- a one page (maximum) statement of interests outlining your goals for this internship.
- current school transcripts (unofficial transcripts are fine)
- one letter of recommendation from a teacher or mentor.
Also note that the AcademicJobsOnline site indicates that two letters of recommendation are required, but the CCB internships only require one letter.
Deadline: applications must be submitted by February 15, 2017. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Funding for the internship program is provided in part by a generous gift from Dr. Jun Wu, Ph.D. 2003, a Hopkins alumnus and member of the Whiting School of Engineering's National Advisory Committee. Additional funding for the internship program by research grants to individual faculty members who serve as mentors in the program.
Faculty mentors2016:
Steven Salzberg, Ben Langmead, Jeff Leek, Liliana Florea, Mihaela Pertea, Alexis Battle, Daehwan Kim, Daniela Puiu, Dan Arking, Geo Pertea, Joel Bader
James Taylor, Steven Salzberg, Ben Langmead, Jeff Leek, Daehwan Kim, Daniela Puiu, Dan Arking, Florian Breitwieser, Liliana Florea
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[Steven Salzberg | Liliana Florea | Dan Arking | Hongkai Ji | Tanja Magoc | Daniela Puiu | Rob Scharpf ]
Other informationYou can read more about the genomics and bioinformatics research and activities at the JHU Center for Computational Biology on our website here.
Frequent shuttle service is available between Homewood (and Peabody) and JHMI.Questions? See the Summer Research Expeditions site for more information. If you have questions about the CCB internships in particular, you can contact Ann Vukelich at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Other related opportunities
Summer undergraduate internships in bioinformatics at the University of Maryland's CBCB.


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Berlusconi's art attack on ancient statues angers restorers
Italy's culture ministry was last night forced on the defensive in a new furore concerning beleaguered Premier Silvio Berlusconi.
The prime minister was responsible for giving ancient marble statues in his office replacement body parts, to the horror of art restorers.
The ministry, which is led by a close ally of the premier, said in a statement there's no cause for alarm: the hand added to Venus and the penis added to Mars are attached by magnets and can be removed without damage.
For decades, restorers have widely agreed that missing parts of ancient statues should not be recreated.
Rome daily 'La Repubblica' quoted Vatican Museums director Antonio Paolucci, one of Italy's top restoration experts, as saying "it's a pity" restorers didn't say no to Mr Berlusconi's request to add parts to the 2nd Century statues in Chigi Palace, the premier's office.
But Mr Berlusconi's personal architect insisted in an interview with Associated Press Television News that the restoration was justified.
Mario Catalano said the restoration of the missing parts was based on scans of "other works with similar poses and with the agreement of the ministry's restorers".
He said the statues were among many ancient treasures relegated to the storerooms of Rome's museums because there just wasn't enough space to display everything.
The sculptured pair "would have never seen the light of day" had Mr Berlusconi not decided to have them taken from the storerooms and put in the palace courtyard, Mr Catalano said.
Chigi Palace is the official residence of Italian premiers, although most of them, including Mr Berlusconi, decide to live elsewhere in the capital while in power.
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St. Mary's Hall is the home of Killarney Table Tennis Club and is well used to hosting Table Tennis tournaments, from Munster Ranking events to Senior Inter-Provincials. This weekend brought something new to this great venue, thanks to an initiative of Anthony Redmond (Killarney's coach) and his counterparts in West Cork (Owen Kelly) and near neighbours Tralee (Tony Higgins). Initially billed as a "Triangular Senior Tournament" between the three clubs, it could well be renamed the "Killarney World Cup of Table Tennis" with no less than nine different nationalities represented on the six teams!
Players from Ireland, Scotland, England, Croatia, Poland, India, Pakistan, Spain and Belgium took part in a highly-charged (but very friendly!) senior tournament on February 22nd.
Killarney with five players were just short one player to make up two teams, so they poached Humayan Zaheer from Tralee for their "B" squad. Tralee brought two teams, and there were two teams playing under the West Cork banner, one representing Skibbereen and the other from Ballydehob. Thanks to Matthew Pop who stepped into the breach even though he's not quite "senior" yet, and Kevin who did the same for Ballydehob. Players ranged in age from early teens to early eighties!
Play got under way just after eleven, in a "round robin" format meaning that each team played all of the others. The format was similar to the Olympics team event (the standard may have been a bit lower!) With three players to a team, two singles were followed by a doubles, and finished off with two more singles. We started playing best-of-5, but soon realised that we were too old to keep that up all day and after lunch (courtesy of Killarney Table Tennis Club!) the matches were decided best-of-3 — always a formula for the occasional upset!
Incredibly, after fifteen matches over the five rounds of play, not a single one was decided on a 5-0 whitewash scoreline, indeed a single win separated the teams in ten of the matches.
Round three was extra special: three local derbies simultaneously! Killarney "A" v "B", Tralee "A" v "B" and Skibbereen v Ballydehob.
Killarney's "A" squad had strength in depth, however, and despite four opposing teams winning two of the five rubbers, no-one could make the breakthrough and they ended up clear winners. The Killarney "B" squad did not disappoint either, losing only to their "A" team and Ballydehob, and ending up second with three wins out of five.
It's difficult to keep young players interested in the sport when they leave school, especially iof they are competing a below "elite" level, but events like this can only raise the profile of the sport and this was a hugely successful day and great fun for all participants. Other clubs take note!
No-one went home empty-handed, with prizes for all participants. A huge thanks to Anthony Redmond & Paul O'Shea (and their team of helpers) for their hospitality (and huge trays of food!)
(L to R) Anthony Redmond (Killarney), Tony Higgins (Tralee), Owen Kelly (West Cork)


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Vitaly Tikhonov, head of the information and analytical department of the Belarus Stock Exchange, inside the empty trading office on Monday, November 23, 2015 in Minsk, Belarus. The office is empty because traders have for the past several years worked remotely.
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Crafty Girls Challenge #7
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US' Tillerson accused of breaching Child Soldiers Act
Several U.S. State Department officials accuse the Secretary of State of failing to curtail the enlistment of child soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Burma.
Several U.S. State Department officials accuse the Secretary of State of failing to curtail the enlistment of child soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Burma.
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"It is worth questioning the judge's rationale," Zaw Min Hlaing said. "She could clearly make a decision today but decided to skip to the next hearing."
Aung Ko Htwe told Radio Free Asia he deserted his post in Shan State alongside some fellow servicemen in 2007.
A preliminary hearing for a former child soldier accused of possibly inciting the public for telling his story of forced conscription as a minor was postponed on Friday as the defendant's lawyer asked the court for more time to prepare for the case.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Burma from a US list of the world's worst offenders in the use of child soldiers.
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"Out of each three boys, they had to draw lots to determine which one would have to join the militia."
Burma has joined 105 other countries who have already signed up to principles and guidelines drawn up in 2007 on child fighters and their social reintegration.
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The 14-year-old was too scared to talk, saying she had spilt boiling water on herself by accident.
The Shan State Army-South has recently been engaged in clashes against the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.
Foreign Affairs Human Trafficking Lead Story News
Burma's government expresses concern that a US State Department decision to downgrade the country's status in an annual report on human trafficking could hamper bilateral relations.
Human Rights Human Trafficking Lead Story News
Burma now ranks with Uzbekistan, Sudan and Haiti at the bottom of a list of nations criticised by the US government for failing to do enough to end human trafficking.
Burma's military released 46 children and young people from service, the United Nations said in a statement on Monday, in its first discharge of underage recruits this year.
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Burma today discharged 53 underage recruits from its armed forces, but several observers urged a more concrete approach and an end to the practise.
The latest release of 51 underage recruits has been commended internationally as a positive step forwards in the eradication of child soldiers worldwide.
Conflict Lead Story News Politics
Fifty officers are among those who have had action taken against them for recruiting child soldiers, according to the Deputy Home Affairs Minister.
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As the latest group of child soldiers are released from Burma's military, challenges still exist for those at-risk in the face of the country's much lauded reforms.
The Pa-Oh National Liberation Army (PNLA) pledged to protect children from the effects of armed conflict by signing a "Deed of Commitment" on 17 November.
A ceremony was held in Rangoon on Monday for 80 underage soldiers who have been released from duty in the Burmese army and allowed to go home.
Human Rights Lead Story News Politics
Marking International Children's Day on 20 November, 230 groups write to President Thein Sein, calling on him to implement and respect Burma's commitments to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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A compulsory middle school education for all children in Burma would help to eradicate child labour in the country, several educational experts have said.
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A full two years after the Burmese government pledged to release all children from military service, many young victims of underage recruitment remain trapped in the army's ranks.
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Ninety-one persons under the age of 18 were released on Friday from Burma's armed forces, but an analysts says the military's recruitment policy is largely unchanged.
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In the first of a two-part special on war crimes, DVB Debate discusses the military's use of child soldiers.
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Children who escape from the Burmese army continue to be detained and treated as adult deserters; and accountability measures have so far failed to deter ongoing underage recruitment despite the fact that it is against the law.
Despite the government signing the joint action plan children continue to be recruited into the Burmese army, according to Child Soldiers International.
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Rural Competition Recognises Dorset Style !!!
7:27am 5th November 2013
A popular rural championship that sees the UK's best hedge layers go head-to-head has introduced a bit of Dorset flavour to the competition.
For the first time the Hedge Laying Championships, in Buckingham, have added a category where competitors have to recreate our county's style of hedging.
Entrants had to traditionally lay a hedge of ten metres made with maple and hawthorn to be judged.
This time around, 6 men travelled to Buckingham to recreate the Dorset style of hedging in the competition last Saturday (26th October).
Entrants had to traditionally lay a hedge of ten metres made with 90% maple and 10% hawthorn to be judged.
Kevon Rendall, one of the judges of the new class, spoke to Wessex FM and explained why he thought it's taken 35 years get a class specifically for Dorset hedgers, "In the past we haven't had enough with confidence and that had reached the standard high enough to take to the Nationals. When you're going up there you really are showijng off your craft, your skill, and putting your head on the chopping block for criticism. these guys really are putting their day's work on the line."
Kevon continued to say the future looked bright for hedgelaying in Dorset, "From a Dorset point of view, we're getting more and more interest from the younger generation, the Young Farmers, but the also encouraging part is there are so many young ladies, and to see all the young ladies going in and having a go with all the men that have been there for years is very encouraging."
When asked about the style of hedgeing Kevon said, "The Dorset-style hedgelaying which uses no crooks, no string or wire caused a lot of interest and many questions were asked about the system and the style" .
The six entrants in the Dorset class were Chris Claxton, Russell Woodham, Ed Goodfellow, Kevin Goodfellow, Tim Frampton and, Malcolm Dowling. The judges were Kevon Rendell and Henry Selway and the Steward Jon Stockwell from Yarcombe, Devon.
Ed Goodfellow came first, Russell Woodham came second and in third place was Kevin Goodfellow.
There were over 100 hedgers in total from all over the country competiting at the National event held at Waddesdon Manor.
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Laserman Philippines With Argon Animation Inc
What happens when you mix Argon Animation, The Argonettes and The Laserman?
Only a new kind of show!
In a recent event in Manila, Argon Animation was contracted to provide an extra special kinda laser show! The client was very clear that they wanted something dynamic and WOW !
Well I am Tim Bennett - The Director of WOW !
Laserman Philippines - The Magician
So rising to the challenge, I got my 6 mirror dancers and our Laserman Philippines and we created a very unique show which got that audience pumping.
The product reveal, started with the very awesome and creative Maneuvers who started off with a stomp and the laser show and Argonettes segment came in very smoothly as if one continuous show.
The 6 Argonettes soon got the crowd cheering and then enter our Laserman Philippines in a tightly choreographed laser show. The highlight came right at the end of the show as we combined all the elements and then the laserman stepped back to make the product appear on stage as if by magic!
This was certainly a great lasershow and something I am looking forward to doing again soon!
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EUGENE Galekovic's shot-stopping brilliance saved Adelaide United from dropping all points in a 0-0 draw with out-of-form Newcastle at Hunter Stadium last night.
Adelaide blew a golden chance to leapfrog leaders Central Coast Mariners - who face Western Sydney Wanderers tonight - when the Reds drew blanks for the third time this season.
Adelaide is a point adrift of the Mariners after the Socceroos gloveman's two stunning blocks either side of half-time - one from Ryan Griffiths and the other from Adam Taggart.
Galekovic was content with the point after keeping Taggart scoreless with another a save worthy of an award.
"He (Taggart) was put through lucky enough I got a foot on it and it went out for a corner," Galekovic said.
"He's a good young boy."
The Jets pressed Adelaide into submission, hard and high during the early exchanges but once Reds midfielders Dario Vidosic and Marcelo Carrusca saw more of the ball the away side dominated for 20 minutes of the first half.
With the match kicking off in humid 30C it was Vidosic asking all the early questions when he had former Reds back up gloveman Mark Birighitti at full stretch when the Socceroos 10m effort was beaten to safety in the fifth minute.
A minute later a Daniel Bowles long ball was chested down by striker Bruce Djite but his left-foot shot slammed into the side netting after he appeared to be off balance.
Former England striker Emile Heskey was then the centre of controversy in the 16th minute when a Vidosic half-volley seemingly careered into his arm inside the penalty box.
Despite Adelaide's shouts for a penalty, referee Matthew Gillet didn't flinch before a drinks break broke the Reds attacking rhythm.
The two minute hydration breather worked against Adelaide as Jets coach Gary van Egmond had a chance to reassess his tactics.
Van Egmond's words were enough to halt Adelaide's playmakers Carrusca and Vidosic while an explosive winger James Virgili put Adelaide on notice.
The 20 year-old found space around Cassio twice but the Jets had nothing to show for his efforts before the break.
Griffiths and Heskey were at the end of the cut backs but Adelaide survived with numbers in front of Galekovic's goal.
Galekovic was also forced to make a flying one-handed save from a Griffiths 10m effort before the Jets continually pumped Adelaide with corners.
Heskey was forced off the park with a quad injury at half-time but losing the big man did little to re-adjust the hunger for the home side which had only earned four points from 24 before last night's clash.
Former Perth Glory striker Taggart replaced Heskey as the game willingly opened up as the Reds had its sights set on pole position while the Jets were searching for top six honours.
Taggart had a superb chance to put the Jets in front after a meeting a tantalising through ball from Griffiths but Galekovic made a stunning save with his boots after being wrong-footed.
Adelaide weathered the storm after the Jets smashed six shots on target without reward before 2012 club champion Zenon Caravella replaced Evan Kostopoulos while former Leeds United forward Michael Bridges injected more attacking prowess for the Jets in the 63rd minute.
Caravella moved to the right wing giving Adelaide more options of attacking SA-born Craig Goodwin but United's delayed delivery to the midfielder was easily dealt with by the left back.
Frustration was creeping into the Reds game as Iain Fyfe was booked for fouling Taggart 25m outside the box when Adelaide was short on defensive numbers.
After a brilliant first half Vidosic, the club's leading goalscorer with eight goals was dragged for Fabian Barbiero in the 72nd minute.
Argentine livewire Jeronimo Neumann was still warming the bench when Vidosic headed for an early shower.
With the game deadlocked Neumann was unleashed for Iain Ramsay after Goodwin threatened to open Adelaide's defence with a superb run which forced a Jets corner 10 minutes from time.
Carrusca then performed a heroic block in the 84th minute when the Argentine lunged at Goodwin's attempt from 20m but the Argentine appeared to be suffering from discomfort after the challenge.
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No FAU players were named to the All-Sun Belt Conference men' s basketball teams which were announced today by the conference office.
There's a pretty good reason for that and the Sun Belt Conference office or the voters (the coach and one media member from each school) are hardly to blame.
As one of the voters, when I was filling out my ballot, I noticed something interesting – there were no FAU players nominated. And this was no oversight or snub by the league office. I confirmed that it was a decision by the Owls' coaching staff not to submit any players.
If you have been paying attention to the lineups or listening to coach Mike Jarvis lately it's not a shock. The two players who had a chance to be named to one of the three All-Sun Belt teams, Ray Taylor and Greg Gantt, aren't exactly earning praise from the staff right now.
Taylor and Gantt were named pre-season All-Sun Belt team and had the stats that would likely have put them on second or third team, but without being nominated, that was impossible.
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Every four years we get an extra day. Happy Feb. 29. Let's put our extra 24 hours to good use by talking a little football.
Actually, too be more specific, we'll talk football coaches.
One month ago today, we told FAU fans that Chuck Lobe would likely become the new Owls strength coach. The photo to the right shows Lobe, right, and assistant strength coach Carson Randall taking in the women's basketball game on Saturday.
Lobe is already receiving a paycheck, and I'm told he is making significant changes to the weight room. That's good enough for us. So we give you Chuck Lobe, FAU's new strength coach.
Lobe spent the past year at Denver University – a fellow Sun Belt school that doesn't have a football program. The three years prior to that he was the strength and conditioning coach for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning.
From 2004-08 Lobe ran the strength and conditioning program at Minnesota St. Current FAU wide receivers coach/recruiting coordinator Jeff Sims was also a coach at Minnesota St. for two of those years.
Lobe also spent a couple years as an assistant strength coach at the University of Minnesota, his alma mater.
FAU football coach Carl Pelini recently told me that the strength and conditioning coach is so important to him that he considers Lobe to be a member of his on-field staff.
And while we're talking about Pelini's staff, here's an update on the defensive coordinator position. Avid readers will recall that last week OwlAccess.com first reported that former Miami of Ohio defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis had accepted the same position at FAU.
I'm told Rekstis is already on campus getting busy with the Owls' defense and could be officially announced later this week. He replaces Marvin Sanders, who left FAU less than two months after being hired to become the defensive backs coach at Southern Cal.
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Duterte: Drug lords turn PH into 'narco state'
THE Philippines is already a "narco state" as several forces collude to perpetuate the illegal drug trade, President Rodrigo Duterte declared Thursday.
"Now, you ask, the Philippines – are we or are we not a narcotics country? Yes, we are," Duterte told law enforcers in his visit to Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, a day after its city mayor, Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., was finally laid to rest.
In his speech, Duterte said the people of Ozamiz City should learn from their bitter experience of narco-politicians lording it over their place, adding "you are now freed of narco-politics; please do not tell me that there's no one sensible here; do not ever, ever allow narco-politicians."
Duterte said he did not realize the country's drug problem to be this huge, as he simply thought that killing drug suspects would cure the country of the drug menace, like what he did while he was Davao mayor.
"Now that I'm President, I told all governors, even mayors – do not ever ever f*** with drugs because if you destroy my country, I will kill you. I have been repeating that," Duterte said in Filipino.
"My critics were right. I mentioned before that 'if I get to be elected as president—three to six months.' I never knew. Davao was my only template then," he added.
The President, who presented an "updated" narco-list as of Aug. 8 that includes politicians, judges, law enforcers and barangay captains, said the drug problem was well-entrenched, even in places that he did not expect—devoting his whole speech on how it developed.
In the Senate, Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said he was disappointed with the deliberate attempt of the Department of Justice to be "less than transparent" on the number of extrajudicial killings under the Duterte administration's bloody war against illegal drugs as he moved to defer the approval of its proposed budget for 2018.
"From the testimony, it is clear that over 4,000 have been killed in the drug operations and that was admitted by the secretary of Justice," said Drilon, referring to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II.
On questioning by Drilon in the hearing of the DoJ proposed budget for 2018, Aguirre told the finance committee that out of the more than 4,000 killings-- 3,050 legitimate police operations and over 1,000 were vigilante killings.
Based on the data of the Philippine National Police, Aguirre said "over a thousand" were victims of vigilante killings.
Out of the total estimated number of 4,000, he said the NBI was only handling 37 cases, seven of which happened in the National Capital Region, while the 30 others were from other regions.
With respect to the estimate, NBI Director Dante Gierran said it was only related to the investigation conducted by the NBI.
"We do not refer to the investigations being conducted by the other law enforcement agencies such as the PNP," Gierran stressed.
Justice Undersecretary Reynante Orceo said 3,050 people had been killed in legitimate police anti-drug operations from July 1, 2016 to May 2017.
Later asked on its implication in the Justice department's peformance, Drilon replied: "What performance?"
Pressed if he meant the DoJ had no performance, Drilon quipped, "You call that performance? Of the over 4,000 cases related to drugs, exactly 37 being investigated and of the 37 [cases], 24 are pending and three have been recommended for prosecution. Dismay!"
He described such action of the Justice department as part of the culture of impunity.
Told that Aguirre merely wanted to be accurate, Drilon said he also liked to be accurate. "I'm just basing my statements on their facts. That's why we will have another hearing on August 31."
Drilon, a former Justice secretary, also questioned the P33-million budget of the DoJ Interagency committee on extrajudicial killings.
"I cannot understand what is the interagency committee. They cannot even explain what are their job. And they are spending more than P30 million of people's money. I really cannot understand what they are doing," Drilon said.
Drilon said there would be another hearing for the DoJ because there were several topics they would want to raise.
"We want to avoid asking these questions on the floor. We'd rather ask these in the committee, because when the budget is presented without all these questions being asked, this leaves us with no choice but to ask them on the floor. That will delay the approval of the budget," he said.
The proposed budget for DoJ under the submitted 2018 national budget is P17.276 billion, which is 0.46 percent of the total proposed P3.767 trillion.
Out of the P17.726 billion, the Office of the Secretary will be allocated P6.5 billion; Bureau of Corrections, P2.36 billion; Bureau of Immigration, P943 million; Land Registration Authority, P1.072 billion; National Bureau of Investigation, P1.468 billion; Office of the Government Corporate Counsel, P126 million; Office of the Solicitor General, P803 million; Parole and Probation Administration, P877 million; Presidential Commission on Good Government, P121 million; and Public Attorney's Office, P2.99 billion.
For his part, Aguirre debunked Drilon's allegations that they were not trasnparent with their figures on the killings in connection with the drug operations.
"I told them that there's no truth to that. Why are we going to hide them? The President is very transparent on this," he told reporters in an interview after the budget hearing.
"First, with the NBI, what are the cases that are investigated—they just arrived. Now with respect to the killings related to legitimate operations, it's like a breakdown, aside from the 3,050, there are killings by the other group—the vigilante group," he said.
Defending the interagency committee, Aguirre said they were very active in their job, meeting once a month on updates on killings.
On the dismal performance as claimed by Drilon, Aguirre said the NBI was earlier not required to investigate these killings until he issued Department Order No. 120 only in February 2017.
He said that based on the law which was authored by Drilon, there were limitations to cases that could be investigated by NBI.
"Investigating deaths or drug related killings is not one of them. And under the law, I could add functions to the NBI so I added in February 2017. Meaning to say before that date, the NBI had no obligation to investigate these killings," related Aguirre.
In the same hearing, Drilon also quizzed Aguirre about the said order which directs NBI to "conduct investigations on reported killings allegedly related to the campaign against illegal drugs."
Aguirre initially told the committee that they can provide the necessary data after 10 days. Gierran said there was no "intent to delay" any information or data on alleged EJKs. "We just want to be accurate," he said.
But when Drilon sought to have a preliminary estimate and threatened to "hold in abeyance" the department's budget, Aguirre said the data would be provided after 20 minutes.
Among those contributing to the perpetuation of the country's drug problem, the President stressed, was the entry of illegal drugs from foreign shores; politicians and law enforcement agencies condoning the drug trade; and even terrorists using the drug trade to raise money.
Calling the Bureau of Customs "corrupt to the core," the President said he did not expect that the greed of some officials in the agency would reach a new high by letting illicit drugs from mainland China slip without notice.
"I feel so bad [with] all of these things. How could I control in three to six months (the problem), when the police generals are involved? Even the Bureau of Customs were involved. P******* ina, nasa droga," Duterte said.
"How will I succeed [if] they're into drugs? … I really thought that the Bureau of Customs were (sic) one with me," he added.
Duterte said the deaths of Parojinog and Albuera, Leyte mayor Rolando Espinosa should serve as lesson to all politicians involved in the drug menace, reiterating his vow to "kill" them all.
"[This] is always a lesson to be learned," he said.
He also reiterated his call for the police force to clean its ranks, placing a P2-million bounty on the heads of members of the PNP who are protecting the drug trade in the country.
"I am ordering the PNP chief, Bato [dela Rosa] is here, order somebody there in Crame to prepare a list. The police involved in drugs, I'll place a P2 million bounty on your head. No questions asked. ..I want you down dead," he said.
Duterte also reiterated that "shabu" was keeping Islamic State-inspired terrorists holed up in Marawi City—tenacious despite their dwindling numbers for months already. With Macon Ramos-Araneta


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The brewing company also saw a resilient top line growth powered by Africa and Latin American businesses, but impacted by the weaker second quarter trading conditions in China and Australia.
"We continued to grow earnings in the first half with challenging trading conditions mitigated by ongoing efficiencies," Alan Clark, chief executive of [DATA SAB:SABMiller plc] said.
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Educating the Young Unemployed
Daniel Henninger writes in "Meet Generation Jobbed" (Wonder Land, May 9) that while Republicans are engaged in an internal, self-destructive battle over immigration reform, they are missing an opportunity to exploit the growing discontent of young people with poor job prospects in President Obama's slow-growth economy.
Historically, the traditional way to turn young, left-leaning idealists just out of college into productive conservative realists is to let them get their first real jobs and real paychecks. After years of proper social-justice conditioning, young paycheck recipients tend to sour on wealth-spreading as soon as they see how much of their paycheck is extracted for federal, state and local taxes. The best way for the left to disrupt the evolutionary track from college collectivist to postgraduate realist is to sidetrack any private-sector job experience, keeping unemployed or underemployed workers dependent for as long as possible on parents or the public sector.
A reasonable case can be made that America has passed the proverbial tipping point, so that lack of private jobs and heightened need for government benefits are net positives for the Democratic Party. That's not to say that Democrats are plotting to stifle job growth, but they may have other, higher priorities. If you are a college graduate with a degree in, say, sociology who can't find full-time employment, the escalating cost of government programs is a hypothetical, while the public-sector benefits to you and others in the same boat are real.
Republicans suffer from the chicken-egg dilemma that paycheck-producing policies require paycheck-receiving voters. The "Economy 101 tutorials" suggested by Mr. Henninger will be hard-pressed to jump-start those simultaneous stimulants, whether or not Republicans are beating themselves to a pulp over immigration reform.
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Jacksonville, Fla.
While unemployment and underemployment remain ridiculously high, especially among America's young people, staggering levels of new student-loan debt are adding insult to injury. And like mortgage loans before the great recession, the dirt is beginning to show. Changing the student-loan rules in an attempt to sweep the dirt under the rug is now a practical thing for the left to do. However, it will fail, and there will be nobody to blame. Plato rightly observed to be wary of the "protectors."
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Things are seemingly becoming more and more difficult to achieve. I have not made it to the gym in over a week. I have kickboxing tonight but not so sure I want to go tonight. I think I may go run at the gym and get some strength in.
Things are just so chaotic here right now, so much to do to prepare for my zoning hearing and inspection. We rearranged the entire first floor yesterday and made the layout much more daycare friendly. Flows nicely, I am glad we did it. Just a few more corrections, safety precautions to take but all in all we are finally very close!! I honestly just can't wait for it to be done.
I have not been eating well, not bad, just not much. I don't eat much when I am stressed and I am definitely stressed. Money is tight this month now after having to spend so much on fees for this. So new winter clothes for 5 kids is on the back burner. Did manage to get my oldest 2 pairs of sweats he's been begging for. The of course comes the dreaded Christmas time. Ugh 5 kids and Christmas equals $$$, though they are realistic in their wishes, which is nice. Oldest wants clothes, I thought that was only girls. LOL
I am still losing weight thankfully, down to 167 this morning. So at least that's being kind to me!
Well I hope everyone has a great day!
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I also hope you get what you need from the zoning meeting.
Get back to the gym as soon as you can because it is hard once you loose this habit to get back on board.
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3 Steps to Using Excess Inventory to Drive Increased Holiday Sales
Independent retailers have a combined $10 billion annually in excess inventory that simply goes unsold. This holiday season, you can distance your store from that statistic.
Let's look at how you can discount overstock inventory to attract holiday shoppers and encourage them to purchase additional merchandise.
Identify items to discount
Your store is full of items that have been on the shelf for varying lengths of time. Knowing this, you'll want to come up with strategies that fit the age and demand of your different products.
First, start by observing your sales velocity. Compare your total supply of an item with the average amount you've sold per month. At that rate, when can you expect to sell through the product? Aging reports from your point of sale system (if available) will provide valuable data here.
If you're unable to retrieve this sales information electronically, just walk around your store and take notes on what's been moving. The slower the item is selling (vs. your expectations), the more you should be prepared to mark it down.
Pay special attention to these products:
1. Items you don't plan to re-order: If you're not replenishing your stock of a certain product, it's a prime candidate for a price reduction. After all, these items are taking up shelf space and their days in the store are already numbered.
2. Stragglers and one-offs: Have you sold through all but a couple odd sizes/variations of a particular item? Encourage shoppers to clean out those remaining items by offering them at attractive prices.
3. Items over 1 year old: Has the product been replaced by a newer model? Help yourself get out of outdated items by pricing them to sell.
4. Items you overbought: Did you over-anticipate the demand for a particular item? That's okay as long as you learn and move on! In the meantime, be more aggressive about marking those items down so you can reclaim your cash.
5. Seasonal products: If an item is past its prime demand, do you really want to wait until next season for it to (hopefully) move? Selling the item now (even at a lower price) will put immediate cash in your pocket that can be invested in those upcoming batches of orders.
Set a discount strategy
Now that you've specifically identified off-MAP items to mark down, give careful thought to an overall plan. Think about your current cash position and the upcoming orders you'll be placing. From there, you can more effectively set goals around sales and the amount of product you need to sell. Once you've thought through finances, here are a few ways to come up with a holiday strategy and keep yourself on track:
1. Know the market: What could your customers buy this item for elsewhere? This provides you with a reference point for your own pricing and discounts. Eighty-two percent of customers plan to research products online this holiday season before coming in to buy. As an initial step, BoxFox has a free iPhone app that lets you scan your UPC's and quickly get a feel for an item's fair market value.
2. Think about your customers: If your store caters to bargain hunters, make sure you supply them with a sufficient number of deals. If your typical customer is more upscale, consider showing a smaller/less prominent discount area.
3. Have good timing: Understand that shoppers right after Thanksgiving will ikely have a different mindset from customers weeks later before Christmas. Consider tailoring your post-Thanksgiving discounts to those higher-value items (when demand is particularly high). As you near Christmas, run special sales around less expensive items for those last minute shoppers.
4. Create urgency: Try running your discounts for a limited period of time. You want to maximize your chances of that customer making a purchase today.
5. Discount incrementally: As the holidays progress, consider incrementally discounting certain products to help them move out the door. Be sure to maintain a record of those discounts so you know when to mark that item from 30% to 40% off if necessary.
Optimize your store layout
Be sure to arrange your inventory in a way that showcases all your hard work! Clearance products catch the shopper's eye, but the real value comes when you link that discount item to a higher-margin purchase. Here are a few merchandising tips that can help you use discount inventory to drive higher holiday sales:
1. Be your customer: You're in the store everyday so it's easy to take your layout for granted. Take a walk around, thinking like your customer. What parts stand out? How might you use clearance products to lead them around the store?
2. Analyze your walls: Think about the parts of your store that receive more attention than others. If you have a slower-moving product, it might not be entirely the item's fault. Try migrating those slow-movers to hotter pockets of your store that could bring the product the exposure it needs to finally sell. As the holiday weeks go on, tweak your store layout on a weekly basis just to keep it fresh for customers.
3. Know a little psychology: 90% of customers walk to the right when they enter a store. Shoppers also tend to move counterclockwise around the floor. Every layout is different, but think about where you want to make a good first impression and prompt your customers to further explore. Also, why not add decorations and play music that puts your shoppers in more of a buying mood?
4. Draw shoppers in: If you have a window display, give careful thought to the way you arrange your products. Display merchandise and signage in a way that captures a potential buyer's attention.
5. Group wisely: Strategically place discounted items next to complimentary items that are higher margin. After a customer picks up that discount item, what might they be looking to purchase next?
6. Get creative: Product bundling is a great way to influence the customer's perceived value of your merchandise. How about selling that slower-selling accessory along with a higher-priced pair of shoes? Don't forget about the classic "buy one, get one free" strategy as well. Both approaches provide an alternative to just discounting that one item.
7. Optimize your checkout area: Make sure you're taking advantage of the up-sell opportunities around your cash register. Around Thanksgiving, try showcasing your higher margin items as a potential impulse buy. In the days leading up to Christmas, turn your checkout real estate toward stocking stuffers that attract those last minute shoppers.
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Now that you've done all this preparation, maximize your opportunity to spread the word. Small Business Saturday is a great place to start. Over 70% of shoppers are aware of the event so take advantage of it!
Visit the official Small Business Saturday page to learn more and apply for free marketing materials that can help you get the most out of the day.
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