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TripAdvisor is probably something that you already have at your hands when you are about to travel. Can it be a hotel, a restaurant, a sight, a party place, or even means of transportation, TripAdvisor for sure has something to recommend for you. Watch the ratings and read the reviews written by travellers who already visited the place. It's not by accident that everyone knows TripAdvisor: it provides a comprehensive overview of the spots – literally, nothing is missing that you as a visitor would want to know. Location, contacts, opening hours, photos, spoken languages, what kind of visitors are usually there (families, singles, etc…). EVERYTHING you want to know. Hopefully you already have it on your phone but in case not, it's time to download.
One more app that probably does not need any introduction but is important to talk about. Airbnb operates already in more than 34 thousand countries and its aim is to help travellers find a cheaper accomodation outside the circle of hotels. People who have un necessary room or flat for rent can upload it here and offer their private place as an accomodation. Booking and payment of course happens right through the app. The price is not the only reason why it is worth to try but also the instant friendships you can make with locals by using someone's private place like a hotel room. Altough it is worthwhile to look for accomodation also in other sites or applications as the blooming popularity of Airbnb pumped up the prices in many cities.
And if you look somewhere else, then Booking.com is the place to visit. Either you are looking for a cheap hostel for a backpacking trip, or a comfy place for a family holiday, there is no easier way to find a various collection of them. By using filters like type of accomodation, stars, or price category, users will see only the most suitable ones instead of having to browse between thousands of accomodations. Read the evaluations, pick the best one and book it simply through the app. No reservation fees, no worries. Don't forget to leave your comments after to help the choice of new visitors as well.
HERE WeGo
Once you are there, you will need someone – or something – that keeps you on track. Getting lost in a foreign country is not always as fun and romantic as it seems to be in movies. We also understand that you don't want to spend all your salary on roaming fees. HERE WeGo comes with a Google Maps-like navigation system with that huge difference that it is possible to use it in offline mode as well by downloading the needed maps. HERE WeGo compares travel times and prices to help you pick the best option. Using it with internet connection, HERE WeGo also indicates traffic jams and other obstacles offering alternative routes. Choose between different means of transport like public transport, taxi, carsharing, or cycling. HERE WeGo is already available in 1200 cities and the number is only growing.
Find all your destinations with Citymapper! Citymapper is more than an interactive map or what Google Maps could offer. It provides real-time traffic information not only including public transport but also supplied with a Car Sharing app – car2go – and Uber integration. Just simply tap 'Get Me Somewhere', add the place and it offers right away all means of transportation available, also indicating time and price, just like HERE WeGo – in case of cycling or walking the calories that will be burnt. Using the 'Meet me here' option you can also share your location with others to meet up for a beer or a talk. Citymapper is spiced with a great sense of humor – in case you miss your bus, the information about how long your trip will take by jetpack will win a smile for sure. Unfortunately, it is available only in 36 cities so far but it's expanding continously as users can easily vote for new cities accompanied by a short explanation.
Time Out
With Time Out in hand you will never run out of things to do. Choose the city you're visiting and browse between several categories: hungry? Find the best restaurant nearby! Feel like visiting a museum? Here's a huge list of them! Craving a beer? The closest bar is there! Information on price and entry fees, location and public transport lines, opening hours, also a description by Time Out and reviews by users are added to all spots. What is more, it also includes local events and users can book the tickets or reserve restaurants right through the application. Unlike Citymapper, Time Out doesn't have a built-in route planner but tapping on the map redirects the user automatically to Google Maps where he can plan his journey.
Evaneos is a bit similar to Time Out in a sense that it also offers information about how to get there also supplemented with advices on which part of the year is the best for visiting the sight and what the amount of the recommended duration of stay is. But Evaneos is first of all for travellers who like to learn more about the place they visit and also willing to share their experiences and opinion. It works a bit like a social media site – people who visited already the place gives a feedback and advices for the new comers. Besides that, the application itself already provides plenty of interesting facts and useful information about each destination. Evaneos goes bit more over boundaries: it also contains more hidden and less popular places thanks to its diverse user base. People who like adventures and enjoys getting a bit lost and visit yet undiscovered spots will definitely love this app.
Skyscanner Flights, Hotel, Car
Skyscanner is an app that's great for booking flights from your Android device. While other travel offerings let you select hotels, rental cars, vacation packages and so on (and that's certainly valuable for many consumers), Skyscanner keeps things straightforward by focusing solely on flights. Once you do a simple search, Skyscanner lets you get more picky, narrowing down all possible airlines, departure times and airport connections so you can choose wisely. Well-received by the press and public alike, Skyscanner is worth adding to your Android app collection if you're a frequent flyer.
Hipmunk Hotels & Flights
Another flight search app? Sure, but Hipmunk is a little different to Skyscanner and its ilk. What makes it unique is its ability to single-out the potential 'agony index' of your chosen flight. Once you've selected your destination, airline, time/date and all that good stuff, Hipmunk takes into account things like how long you'll be traveling, how many stops you'll make and various other algorithms to return results ranked on how 'enjoyable' a potential flight may be. You still could be delayed of course, or face a crazy surcharge for carrying-on a bag. But in the initial stages of booking a flight, Hipmunk proves a worthy companion.
American Airlines
If you're a frequent flyer with American Airlines, the airline's Android app by the same name is a must-have download. The app has a lot of different features designed to help make flying a little less stressful. When you load the app's main menu, you'll see clickable tabs for you to book a flight, check your flight status, check in for flights, or even play Sudoku.
Here, you can store your mobile boarding pass (you can look at your seat and gate information at a glance), display terminal maps, and enroll in and monitor your AAdvantage miles program. After you've registered, you can continue to monitor your rewards points through the app. What's kind of nice about American Airlines is that once you're logged in, you can stay logged in, which, of course, eliminates some frustration. Logging in to services/websites over and over again, especially during the span of a few minutes, is a huge pet peeve of mine. American Airlines seems like an app that does all of your dirty work for you. Instead of panicking and checking your boarding pass every three minutes (like I do), you can relax.
This app is useful for for multiple reasons. You can search multiple booking services all at once. That means you can compare flight, hotel and car rental deals at once, and book directly from the app. And while Kayak is known for its comparative search capabilities, it can also help predict the best time to purchase an airline ticket for most domestic destinations. If you have the opportunity to research flights early, take advantage of Kayak's extensive search options to make the best, and most affordable decision possible. Need to know where the ATM, bar, newsstand or food options are located in an unfamiliar airport? The app provides a list that allows you to drill down for location specifics. You can also check flight, gate, even baggage-claim status on most flights. The "Buzz" section provides the latest pricing trends across carriers for a specific trip. The graph shows you whether prices are rising or falling, and by how much. Need more? Add a widget to your home screen, or set alerts for price points on specific trips. An added bonus: you can track flight statuses directly from Kayak as well.
Kayak may be able to track flights, but their add-on feature is nothing compared to FlightTrack, an Android app dedicated to this tedious task. The app delivers real-time flight statuses, including boarding and arrival gates, delays and cancellations. You can view flights on a map as well as interactive flight cards. FlightTrack spans 16,000 airports around the world, tracking 1,400 airlines on a global scale. The pro version is worth consideration for travelers in a pinch, as it helps you find alternative flights when you're faced with extreme delays or cancellations. With the pro version you'll also get a homescreen widget, delay forecasts, SeatGuru seating maps and more.
Hotel Tonight
Whether your flight was cancelled or you just need a place to rest your head during a cross-country road trip, Hotel Tonight finds immediate deals on local hotels. With booking until 2am, Hotel Tonight keeps you from having to sleep on terminal seats, and the massive discounts don't hurt either! Now global, Hotel Tonight supports bookings in London, Amsterdam and beyond, so global travelers can always find a place to crash.
I love how this savvy app classifies hotels by qualifiers such as "Solid," "Hip," and "Charming." "Solid" seems to classify a place to stay with not a lot of frills whereas "Hip" would be the hotel to stay if you are looking for the 'it' crowd and night life. I would stay in any of the Chicago selections that have popped up when I used the app, so I will definitely use this app to book hotel stays for visiting friends and family. And because I trust the Chicago offerings, I am apt to try it on my next road or business trip as well. The other day they had a room at the Wynn in Las Vegas for under $150. Talk about a steal!
Gas Buddy (Free)
The free GasBuddy.com app for Android is a fabulous concept. Basically, the app gives you a rundown of gas prices by grade according to your location. No more driving around town wasting gas to save a few bucks! Search prices by city or ZIP. Or, simply tap the Find Gas Near Me selection. If available, the app provides prices for regular, mid-grade, premium or diesel by tab. The listings provide address and distance from station. Hit the Sort button to arrange by price or distance. You can also see gas station and prices on a map view.
GasBuddy.com relies on users to report prices of gas, so not all stations have current listings. In the app's search preferences, you can choose to show all stations or only display stations with current prices. This makes it easier to find the cheapest gas around. You can also choose search settings for fuel type and distance. The app also offers some helpful features of individual gas stations like pay-at-pump convenience, restrooms, ATMs and station photos. Users can also add photos, in addition to reporting gas prices.
Audible for Android
Not too long ago I set a 12-month goal to read 40 books. I'm currently at twelve, and I fully intend to make headway during holiday travel, with the help of Audible. It's a great way to passively take in a book (we don't all learn by osmosis), narrated through your earbuds as you while away the hours waiting for a flight, sitting on a plane, or in a car for hours. Loaded with over 100k books, Audible has bestsellers, classics, news, interviews and every other genre you can imagine. You can download books to your device, navigate through chapters and sections, change the narration speed and switch between reading and listening format with Whispersync for Voice (requires an Android-powered Kindle).
AllTrails – Hiking & Biking
Even when traveling, I look for the nearest gym. Curb holiday pounds with AllTrails, an app that can help you find local trails for hiking, biking, jogging and more. Browse over 40k trail guides for outdoor activities, which means you can stay active wherever you go. Trail reviews, top maps and routes and photos are included, and trails can also be downloaded for offline use. Even if you only make it out for a post-turkey constitutional, your body (and belly) will thank you later.
Camp and RV – Campgrounds Plus
One of the best apps for campers, AllStays Camp and RV – Campgrounds Plus is a must-have for roadies traveling this summer. Search for the best camp and RV sites across the nation, with map views to plot your road trip. You can filter the map by camp type, sorting through the amenities and services. You also get photos and reviews for national and state parks, along with contact information, directions, rate ranges, hookups and other pertinent information. The app even provides necessary alerts for road conditions, emergencies and varying state laws.
Surfline Surf Report
If you're near a beach, take the opportunity to catch some waves. The Surfline Surf Report app offers real-time reports and 5-day forecasts for thousands of surf spots around the world. You can swipe through their entire database of breaks, or search for a specific beach location. There's also live-streaming HD cams for some 100 breaks in the U.S. and Hawaii, giving you all the information you need to plan the perfect surf trip before summer ends.
My Disney Experience
My first trip to Disney World was late summer, right before the start of 3rd grade. It was a great time to head south to Florida, and what better place for a family trip? Get all the park info you need from Disney's Mobile app for Android, planning the entire trip from your mobile device. The app features GPS-enabled maps, character locations and dining reservations. You can even check attraction wait times and load the FastPass to re-enter the park. There are also a few trivia games to keep you occupied while waiting in line for Space Mountain.
TripIt: Travel Organizer
If you are a forgetful tourist or frazzled business voyager who tends to stress out about traveling for fear of losing your pertinent travel information, like hotel reservations and flight details, then the free TripIt – Travel Organizer app is an ideal mobile travel companion for you. You can book your stay with hotels.com, and your flight with orbitz.com, and TripIt will store your information in one handy app on your Android phone. And even more convenient, if you use Gmail or Google apps, you can set TripIt to automatically grab your travel information. The app also backs up to tripit.com, so if your phone is lost or stolen, you can find the nearest computer to access your travel information. Overall, it's a travel timesaver when you can access all your documents in one place, versus hunting through your already overflowing email inbox for several travel itineraries.
WorldMate pulls together essential travel details, and organizes it on your phone. The app lets you register for the WorldMate service free, right from the phone, using an email address. From there, WorldMate becomes your travel buddy. Check your flight status in seconds, or call your hotel with just a couple of taps. You can bring up maps of your destination and hotel with the integrated Google Maps. If you don't yet have a hotel, the app allows you to search, using Hotel.com. You'll also find complete weather forecasts for your current location and your destination, so you know what to pack.
Poynt is great for traveling in places you're not familiar with, because it helps you find anything you might need. Use Poynt to find businesses and restaurants, search for the lowest gas prices in your area, or even track down events and other things to do. The app uses your device's GPS capabilities to figure out whatever's around and point you in its direction.
Google Translate
When traveling abroad in a place where you don't understand the language, Google Translate can be a lifesaver. The app packs translations in more than 80 languages and doesn't require an Internet connection to use. It also has the capabilities of translating both text that you enter as well as audio speech, meaning you and another person can have a conversation normally and the app will do the translating for you.


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Author(s): L. S. Hawthorne
Year: 1991
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James Fenimore Cooper's hometown school retires Redskins nickname; students found it offensive
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Athletes in James Fenimore Cooper's hometown will no longer take the field as the Redskins.
The school board in the upstate New York village of Cooperstown voted 6-to-1 Wednesday night to retire the nickname, which goes back to the 1920s. The vote was prompted by Cooperstown Central School students who found it offensive to American Indians.
Cooperstown is best known as the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. But it was also the hometown of Cooper, who wrote "The Last of the Mohicans" and whose father settled the town.
The Daily Star of Oneonta reports (http://bit.ly/XY8AMe ) that the school has yet to choose a new nickname. Possible replacements include Deerslayers, Hawkeyes and Pathfinders — each a nod to Cooper's works.
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Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna loved Cuba so much, he invaded it.
Today there is another invasion, this one by Canadian tourists armed with digital cameras and a strong loonie.
Of the two million visitors to Cuba last year, more than 600,000 were Canadians. And, with the U.S. trade embargo, they practically have the island to themselves.
Traditionally, the snowbirds landed at Varadero, the "Cuban Riviera." But, now, they have a tempting, new resort area: Cayo Ensenachos and Cayo Santa Maria.
Development of these two gorgeous little islands was made possible by the building of a 48-km causeway connecting the cayos to the mainland and the historic city of Santa Clara.
The causeway, which took 10 years to build, boasts more than 40 little bridges and a taller span that allows the fish to pass through the area with the water's natural currents. This environmentally friendly project was given an international engineering award.
On my one-week tropical getaway with Transat Holidays -- a 61/2-hour direct flight, Vancouver to Santa Clara in north central Cuba -- I stayed at two all-inclusive resorts (Royal Hideaway Ensenachos and Meliá Santa Maria) on two different islands, and sampled two others (Meliá Sol and Las Dunas). A third, a Barcelo property, is slated for completion by December.
Tourism development in the area was inspired by Fidel Castro himself, who, I'm told, came to swim and sun on the beaches that are reputed to be the best in the country.
As soon as you enter one of these all-inclusives, you quickly settle into the pampered pace of resort life. The latin beat emanating from strategically placed hidden speakers puts you in a relaxed state of mind. Exotic drinks ease inhibitions and you easily strike up conversations with your fellow traveller who, most likely than not, will be from Quebec.
The Royal Hideaway at Ensenachos compared favourably with any of the five-stars I've had the privilege to stay at, such as the Allegro Papagayo in Costa Rica, the InterContinental in Ixtapa and the Riu Palace in Los Cabos (the latter two in Mexico). But the cluster of luxury villas at Ensenachos -- at 27 hectares, the only concept resort of its kind in Cuba --blew me away. I had my own private butler at my call to pick me up in her golf cart or to take me to one of two beaches, one of several specialty restaurants or to the main hub on this far-flung tropical retreat for an evening of top-quality entertainment.
My villa, with its marble and earth-tone tiles, boasted two TVs, DVD player, a dining/living area, spacious bedroom, two bathrooms, a kitchenette and a private Jacuzzi hot tub on the oceanside.
Unlike your average Cuban, I got to choose from a number of TV channels, including CNN, Britain's Sky TV and even one in Russian. My radio brought in stations from Miami, that capitalist hotbed of Cuban exiles. How does all-day reggae sound?
Life's good here at Megano beach. The sand is as soft as talcum powder, the skies blue, a soft breeze fans us, and the warm waters of the south Atlantic draw us like a magnet.
Meliá Santa Maria and the two sister resorts of Meliá Sol and Las Dunas are much more intimate than Ensenachos and compact enough that you can walk around with ease. The beaches, offering sporting activities such as snorkelling, Hobie Cat catamaran sailing, sea kayaking and beach volleyball, are within easy reach by elevated boardwalks through the thick coastal vegetation.
To get a feel of the real Cuba, however, sign up for the many excursions. The most popular is the tour of nearby historic Santa Clara.
On our trip, we visited a cigar factory (forget automation, everything is done by hand). A shrine to the revolution reminds workers -- and visitors -- that this is still a communist country. A portrait of Guevara is front and centre. He personally toured the factory as minister of industry.
To say Che is a cult figure in Cuba, and especially in Santa Clara, is an understatement. Here he is a god.
A gigantic bronze statue of him in military fatigues, a carbine in hand, dominates the revolutionary square. It is here that we were quietly ushered into his mausoleum that contains his, as well as his comrades' earthly remains after the debacle in Bolivia where, on another of his revolutionary escapades, he was captured in battle and, later, executed -- some say by orders of the CIA.
Next door to the mausoleum is a museum focusing on all things Che -- a history buff's dream destination in itself.
A tour of Santa Clara is a real eye-opener. It's like stepping back to the 1940s and '50s. Our modern, air-conditioned, Chinese-built bus wove delicately around '52 Pontiacs, '55 Chevies and Soviet-era automobiles such as Ladas and Moskvitches. But the most fun part was trying to avoid the horse-drawn buggies, pedicabs, scooters, motorbikes and bicycles of all shapes and sizes.
As part of our Santa Clara tour, we also stopped at Remedios and boarded a steam train that once hauled cane to the sugar factories that satisfied the sweet-tooth cravings of the Soviet Union until it collapsed and brought down the Cuban economy with it.
If you have ever dreamed of driving in the Dakar car rally, our next excursion is for you.
The self-drive Jeep safari took us into a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve area. Getting there via country roads was like taking an Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland: Potholes that would swallow a Lada, bull-headed oxen that wouldn't get out of the way, wide-eyed kids darting into traffic to offer us flowers. You get the picture.
Our first pit-stop was for lunch at a hacienda overlooking a verdant valley punctuated by royal palms. The estate was once owned by an American entrepreneur who ran a sugar mill. After the industry was nationalized, he fled to the U.S., and his ranch-style house became a holiday getaway for workers and tourists.
The best part of the biosphere/Jeep safari experience was a hike into the hills, where we learned of health properties of various plants and were fortunate to have the national bird of Cuba (the Tocororo) alight on a branch beside us. The combination of colours in its plumage -- red, white and blue (the same as in the Cuban flag), is a rarity in nature, I was told.
Our hike culminated in a visit to a cave, which is the source of a river that creates pools allowing for a cooling dip after a hot hike up the mountain.
Guevara was right at home in these hills, using them as hideaways in his deadly cat-and-mouse game with the troops of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
If Che where alive today, he would certainly approve of the friendly takeover by Canadians of Cuba's beaches. There's no beating around the Bush, they come with no political baggage, they're orderly, polite, and they contribute heavily to the Cuban economy.
And, if they get off their sun-burned butts, they will learn about a little-known Canadian contribution to the success of the Cuban revolution.
In a jumble of boxcars at a memorial to the derailment of an armoured train at Santa Clara, is the ultimate weapon in Che's victory over Batista.
It's a Canada Dry bottle with a wick in it, the kind that Che and his comrades-in-arms used to firebomb the train and turn the tide of the revolution. TouChe!
- General tourist information at www.gocuba.ca
- Getting there: A package deal with direct charter flight from Vancouver to Santa Clara, Cuba, is offered by Transat Vacations (www.transatholidays.com)


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On May 1, the Planning Board acted on its first application under the changed zoning regulations passed at Town Meeting which allow for assisted living, nursing and hospice facilities in town.
Albert and Sara Nadeau's application to build an assisted living facility on Knox Marsh Road needs only to meet four conditions before the chairman of the Planning Board will sign it.
They need to provide the board with a copy of the N.H. Department of Environmental Services septic permit; change on their plans the number of beds to 30; provide a letter stating that the facility will be responsible for emergency medical services; and merge the two lots on which the facility will be built. The merger application will be heard by the board on May 15.
The applicants will erect a solid fence along their boundry line with Janet Wall's property. All utility lines will be underground. The Kelley Road entrance will be single-lane gated to be used only for emergencies; all vehicular traffic to the facility will be from Route 155.
On May 3 Scott Heaton met with the selectmen to report that he has lined up four volunteers besides himself who are willing to mow the play field at Moharimet Drive. Most of the two acres will be mown but there was a request that they leave some grass for the butterflies. The town will reimburse the volunteers for gasoline.
The selectmen spent some time discussing inspection criteria for 349 Mast Road, which is being upgraded. They decided to delegate to the building inspector the actual inspection duty.
Appointments were made. ending Jim Kach's resignation from the Zoning Board of Adjustment, they appointed him to the Planning Board for three years. Alan Monroe was appointed to the ZBA as a regular member; he has been an alternate. Justin Corrow was appointed to the Recreation Commission and Rhonda Hodsdon as an alternate to the ZBA.
Two pistol permits were signed.
An excavation notice for fewer than 500 cubic yards was received from Cathy Towle of Old Stage Road.
Tom Corrow was hired to mow the playing fields and other town properties.
Selectman Jay Moriarty reported that the rebuilding of Freshet Road in the vicinity of the Portsmouth Water Treatment Plant will begin soon.
Then when the selectmen met on May 6, plans for Madbury Day were on the agenda. Madbury Day coordinator Nancy Pape and Police Chief Joe McGann were on hand to discuss the logistics of parking.
It appears that the format for Madbury Day (June 8) will be different this year. What with the increase in the activities, McGann will be closing off Town Hall Road from Route 155 to the access road from Moharimet School, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and until after the parade (about 1 p.m.). There will be no parking along Town Hall Road.
There will be officers at stragetic points to direct traffic and to accommodate the handicapped. Those bringing items for the day's activities should plan to do so before 8:30 a.m., and preferably the evening before when there will be people at the Town Hall. McGann said this should lend a "mall-like" atmosphere to the festivities and enhance safety.
In other business on the 6th, the selectmen received an Intent to Cut from Molly Hodgson and discussed at length the employee policy manual. They are looking for someone to represent the town on the Strafford Regional Planning commission.
When the Change in Use proposed for the Severino property at 349 Mast Road came before the Water Resources Board on April 30, the board zeroed in on the fact that 349 Mast Road is in the Aquifer and Wellhead Protection Overlay District. The operation will be 100 feet above the water table.
It was agreed that the WRB would recommend that a conditional use be permitted for the proposed sale and rental of light construction equipment, provided that all of the restrictions included in the checklist relative to this district are met.
Tom Severino said the intent is to "completely respect " the zoning, "clean up the site, get the place looking like it should."
May 14 -- The Madbury Historical Society invites the community to hear Stephen Taylor's take on rural schoolhouses in the state and their lasting legacies; Town Hall, 7 p.m.
May 16 -- The Madbury Community Club will enjoy a potluck buffet at the home of Bob and Dianne Mrak on Bay View road in Dover. Each participant should bring a salad or casserole; dessert and beverages will be provided. the gathering will be at 6 p.m. All women of the community are welcome.
May 16 -- "Curry Up and Slide" - a fund-raising dinner to support the Moharimet nSchool playground restoration. Moharimet Principal Dennis Harrington will prepare and serve his world-famous chicken curry dinner, and there will be macaroni and cheese as well. Servings at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.; $5/per person, $15 family maximum. To buy tickets, go to www.mohpto.org
May 18 -- Another Ham and Bean Supper at the Town Hall from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The folks from Madbury Church always serve several varieties of beans, ham and hot dogs, potato and jellied salads as well as a salad bar, breads, beverages and homemade pies. The fee is $9 for adults; $4, children; $20 for a family.
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Indiana is the First State to Allow Citizens to 'Shoot Law Enforcement Officers'
Police officers in Indiana are upset over a new law allowing residents to use deadly force against public servants, including law enforcement officers, who unlawfully enter their homes. It was signed by Republican Governor Mitch Daniels in March.
The first of its kind in the United States, the law was adopted after the state Supreme Court went too far in one of its rulings last year, according to supporters. The case in question involved a man who assaulted an officer during a domestic violence call. The court ruled that there was "no right to reasonably resist unlawful entry by police officers."
The National Rifle Association lobbied for the new law, arguing that the court decision had legalized police to commit unjustified entries.
Tim Downs, president of the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police, which opposed the legislation, said the law could open the way for people who are under the influence or emotionally distressed to attack officers in their homes.
"It's just a recipe for disaster," Downs told Bloomberg. "It just puts a bounty on our heads."
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Week of 8/1/11 - 8/7/11
* Equity Leaders Dialogue with Mayor Adams
* Interview on video re: Village Building Convergence
* Max Brumm, constituent
* Office of Equity Creation Committee meeting
* Helen Ying, constituent
* Meet with visiting Japanese municipal gvernment leaders
* Phone call with Aimee Santos-Lyons, Western States Center re: Creation Committee
* National Night Out parties in: downtown Portland, Crestwood, Marshall Park, and Arnold Creek
* Regular City Council session: Wednesday morning
* City Attorneys Linda Meng and Jan Betz re: Portland Harbor process
* Dean Marriott, Director of the Bureau of Environmental Services re: Portland Harbor
* Meet with City Attorneys re: City Commissions
* Commissioner Saltzman
* Commissioner Fish
* Chat with Student Alliance Project (formerly "Papers") touring City Hall
* Jeff Curtis and Todd Johnston (Portland Rose Festival Foundation) re: Rose Court participation
* Watermelon-cutting and serving at Buckman Community Association picnic. Yes, I do have a Food Handler's permit.
Dinners with family: Wednesday. Thursday evening through Sunday my husband and I took our only vacation of the summer together, leaving the cats in the capable care of Luke and Ali.


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Seagate Technology's average annual TSR from 2009-2013 was 70.3%.
The 2008 global financial crisis hit the technology industries especially hard. In particular, it forced Seagate to cut costs, shore up its balance sheet, and eliminate its dividends. The company also began to refocus on its core business.
The cost cutting and refocus on core technology caused Seagate's gross margins to grow nearly fourfold, from a low point of 7.5% in April 2009 to 27% by the end of the year. That greatly improved the company's cash flow, but the executives had little room to maneuver.
As the senior team at Seagate explored its options, CEO Stephen J. Luczo and CFO Patrick O'Malley realized that the strengthened balance sheet and healthy cash flows could be a resource for improving the company's valuation and contributing to TSR.
Transitions in the tech industries had fundamentally changed Seagate's profile and value proposition for investors. The disk drive sector was maturing, and that was affecting growth rates. This made Seagate less attractive to investors looking for rapid growth and outsized returns. However, the company's strong cash flow could appeal to another group of investors—the so-called growth at reasonable price, or GARP, investors. The challenge was figuring out how to attract this type of investor to the company's stock.
Seagate's senior team worked with BCG to evaluate the most effective way to accomplish this. The company's executives concluded that the best approach would be to reintroduce a significant dividend and raise it over time in order to combat the perception of uncertainty and risk in the business. BCG research showed that dividend increases typically have a much stronger positive impact on a company's valuation multiple than stock buybacks do.
In the short term, initiating a dramatic dividend would boost the company's valuation, as investors arbitraged its high initial yield back to normal levels. In the long term, a large, consistent, and growing dividend would attract the GARP investors that were the natural long-term investor base for a company like Seagate in a mature and consolidating sector. And as hedge funds and other short sellers exited the stock, Seagate's valuation would ultimately become less volatile.
This approach was counterintuitive for technology companies at that time. Focusing almost exclusively on cash flow and the profit and loss statement is the "story of the Valley," according to Luczo. Although things have changed somewhat since then, it was rare for a tech company to creatively use its balance sheet for anything other than reinvestment in R&D or M&A.
The work that Seagate had done to build up its balance sheet gave it a new resource to create value. "We began using our balance sheet as a weapon or a tool," said O'Malley.
In early April 2011, Seagate announced it would begin paying out an annual dividend of 86 cents per share. That created an initial dividend yield on the date of announcement of 5.4%. The decision had an immediate impact on the company's stock price, as Seagate's high yield attracted many more investors to the stock. In the first two weeks after the dividend announcement, Seagate's stock price increased by nearly 25%, at a time when average gains in the S&P 500 were stagnant. The long-term results are also impressive: from 2009-2013, the company averaged an annual TSR of 70.3%.
This focus on TSR led Seagate's senior executives to reinvent their mindset about the business and to reconsider how best to drive value. "We were forced to take a TSR perspective," says O'Malley. "In 2009, our balance sheet was the albatross around our neck. Now, it's a phoenix. We are focused on how we can use this balance sheet to do what we need to do. Today, we look at everything on that balance sheet as a potential source of TSR. We are determined to be good stewards of capital."


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Bipartisan Federal Charter Bill Introduced in U.S. House
This blog post, written by Alyson Klein, originally appeared in the Politics K-12 blog.
It's official: Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., the chairman of the House education committee, and Rep. George Miller, the top Democrat on the panel, are planning to introduce a bipartisan charter school bill. (We previewed this announcement here.)
Kline announced the legislation during a trip back to his home state of Minnesota, where he toured two charter schools, the Global Academy in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, and Aspen Academy in Savage, Minnesota. Kline was joined by Rep. Luke Messer, R-Ind., who heads up the House School Choice Caucus.
The charter school bill is likely to look similar to a bill that passed the House by a huge bipartisan margin of 365-54 back in 2011.That legislation would have allowed states to tap federal funds to replicate charter school models that have a track record of success. It also sought to help charters gain access to high-quality facilities and encouraged states to work with charters to help them serve special populations, such as students in special education.The major difference in this new version, sources say, could be a greater emphasis on ensuring that federal funding goes to charter management organizations (such as KIPP or Aspire).
The Senate never acted on the 2011 bill, but Kline said in an interview back in his home district today that he's optimistic for its chances this time around.
The House already passed a bill to reauthorize the NCLB law, which includes a section on charter schools that looks very similar to what's in the forthcoming bill. But while the portion of the legislation had Democratic support, the bill's provisions on areas like accountability, school turnarounds, and funding were decidedly partisan. Kline said it's not fair to "hold [charter] families hostage" to the broader politics surrounding the bill.
"I thought it was important to pull this charter piece out of the bill so that more families have an opportunity for their children to have success," he said.


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I refer to the article written by Elder Tad R. Callister entitled "What is the Lord's Standard of Morality?" It gets top billing on the magazine cover.
Many of the main points of the article have been debunked for many years and have already caused so much unnecessary self loathing and spiritual, emotional, and physical harm, that I simply can't believe that the LDS Church could allow them to be published AGAIN.
The author's discussion and statements on everything from masturbation to same sex attraction and pornography are absolutely wrong. He spouts a culture of fear and dishonesty where people disown their sexuality and hate their own flesh.
He uses terminology and concepts that are no longer recognized by professionals who deal with sexuality on a daily basis. What he teaches is toxic and dangerous. It has harmed many many Mormons. It has damaged many marriages because the marriage partners fail to understand or appreciate their own sexuality.
I thought this outdated sexual bullshit was slowing disappearing from the church - but apparently it is alive and being preached from the highest levels. That is very sad. It needs to be replaced with a healthy and honest discussion of sexuality, love, and the human body.
Callister's comments on modesty are just offensive. They are only valid in the world of fear and dishonesty he creates. Millions of people have enjoyed the pleasure of a sunny afternoon on a nude beach and they are better off for having enjoyed it!
He and others like him are responsible for Utah's very high rate of teem suicide, particularly in the LGBTQ community!
This teaching is also damaging to the church itself. There are many members who have learned for themselves, often after a prolonged period of intense prayer, that many of the concepts that Callister teaches are wrong. A lot of these people are now former members who have found happiness and peace when they let go of false and damaging beliefs and accept and love themselves as the sexual beings that God created. I've felt for a long time that the church is losing its best and brightest and this Ensign article is a great example of why they leave.
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Jim Calhoun witnessed basketball practices all over the country in nearly half a century of coaching - including Bob Knight's sessions - and said he never saw the likes of the video that emerged this week of Rutgers' Mike Rice.
Calhoun and other Hall of Fame coaches agreed the footage showed clearly inappropriate behavior. Rice was fired Wednesday, a day after ESPN aired clips of the coach shoving, kicking and throwing balls at players and spewing gay slurs.
"I yelled at a kid wrongly, yeah - all of us use different motivational tactics," said Calhoun, who won three national championships at Connecticut before retiring in September. "Maybe (holding) practice at midnight ... But you can't ever put your hands on a player."
That refrain was repeated over and over by current and former coaches.
"It's just not right. Throwing the ball, that's unbelievable," said former St. John's coach Lou Carnesecca, another Hall of Famer.
The 70-year-old Calhoun and his contemporaries emphasized that the reaction to the Rice video wasn't some new-fangled political correctness: Physical contact has always been unacceptable.
"Don't tell me that's the old way. That's the wrong way," said John Thompson Jr., the Hall of Famer who led Georgetown to the 1984 national title.
Thompson, the father of current Hoyas coach John Thompson III, called the images "child abuse."
Like Calhoun, other coaches acknowledged they've yelled plenty at players, and sometimes regretted it afterward. But, Carnesecca said, "You can never make it personal."
"We are talking about a level of crossing the line and making a human being feel so small," Calhoun explained.
His former colleague at UConn, women's coach Geno Auriemma, is famous for histrionics on the sideline, not unlike many other coaching greats. Auriemma, winner of seven national titles, has the Huskies in their sixth straight Final Four. Thinking about Rice's rants was difficult for him because Rutgers assistant Jimmy Martelli is the son of his friend, Saint Joseph's men's coach Phil Martelli.
"Believe me, I've acted like an idiot at practice more times than I can ever, ever recount," Auriemma said. "But some of the stuff that I saw ... there is no line that could be drawn that would make that behavior acceptable."
The most famous case of a coach accused of abusing a player is Knight. Indiana put him on a zero-tolerance policy in 2000 after a university investigation into a former player's allegations that Knight had choked him during a practice. When a student alleged that Knight grabbed him later that year, Knight was fired.
Knight, who now works for ESPN, declined to comment, a network spokesman said.
Cal coach Mike Montgomery was publicly reprimanded by his conference and athletic director for pushing Pac-12 Player of the Year Allen Crabbe with both hands during a timeout in a February game. Montgomery, who reiterated Wednesday that he didn't intend to push Crabbe but was trying to fire him up, has said he had a "couple of sleepless nights" and there was no excuse for the behavior, which he called out of character.
His reaction to seeing part of the Rice video: "Whoa."
"Coaching by intimidation is not the best tactic," Montgomery said Wednesday. "I was shocked. I'm surprised it's taken this long to come to light. I found there was a time I was cussing more than I liked. Those are just words.
"That part of it, obviously, in today's world, there's no place for it. You really have to be careful. You have to know big brother's watching and you have to know you're on the (right) path."
Louisville's Rick Pitino, who has the Cardinals in the Final Four in his 28th season as a college head coach, echoed Calhoun in saying he had never seen anything like the Rice video.
"It was very difficult to watch that, very disappointed," he said. "I hope Mike gets some issues taken care of."
The Minnesota Timberwolves' Rick Adelman played in the NBA before starting his coaching career. Speaking recently about his coaching style, he said his experience as a player informed his decision not to yell much.
"I didn't like to be coached like that," he said. "I didn't like the intimidation factor that coaches had."
He understands that some coaches find yelling effective, and he gives his assistants a lot of leeway so players will hear different voices.
Players may not appreciate hollering at first, said Hall of Fame former Princeton coach Pete Carril. But if the criticism is constructive, it works.
"Some players might not like you right away with how demanding you can be of them and you don't praise them for every little thing they do right," Carril said. "But as the kid develops, he realizes what you are doing for him."
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Wouldn't be surprised if we won.
Anyone see the picture that Sky Sports put up when they announced the live games in April, said showing the Manchester and Merseyside derbies, the pic had Salah, Pogba and KDB, no Everton player at all, it was taken down and changed after about an hour, they've shoehorned Rooney in there now. Twitter was full of angry blues pissed off with sky and their bias
Don't know who's got less fight in them - Everton fans or Everton players
Reckon I would bang schneiderlin
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It's messed up that he's still by miles our best defender
A surprisingly decent match for the Schneiderlin/McCarthy pairing. They're not good but we actually had some control, somehow.Still lots of work to do in the chance creation department.I think we'd pretty okay with a midfielder who can pass forward and a left back who can do anything with the ball.
This is true. We whiffed hard on the Williams and Keane signings. Like whoever sanctioned the deals gave no consideration to tactical fit.Keane/Williams would be a good pairing for a team with no ambition of leaving its own penalty area. But defending in space... they're not so good.
I am hoping Keane can still come good. England seems to like him, and for all the shit the national team gets, they typically can't actually be described as a team that has "no ambition of leaving its own penalty area."Holgate, besides his moments of rashness today, might be catching up to Jags, who has become a bit more mistake prone in his old age.
Holgate was fantastic today he's going to be great next season.Really annoyed Niasse left the post there. Avoidable goal
Holgate is my #1 has-to-start CB right now. He'll make mistakes because he's young, but he's quick, calm with the ball at his feet, and does a better job passing forward from deep than any of our midfielders (except Rooney).I think Keane's passing is interesting but I worry about his lack of pace. It's not necessarily a deal breaker but it requires... something, whether it be better positioning or a system that does a better job of protecting him.
So Martina isn't Dave Thomas, can we get a rebate??? fucks sake
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A few days ago I was corresponding with Deana Sidney at Lost Past Remembered about dummy boards – sometimes called silent companions – those evocative painted figures that occasionally lurk next to the fireplaces or on the staircase landings of historic houses.
I thought I would show some of the dummy boards that survive in National Trust houses.
Their lifelike quality can render them a little spooky, as you suddenly come upon a solemn little child, a gesturing servant or even a soldier with gun at the ready.
They originate in 17th century Dutch trompe l'oeil painting.
Perhaps because of their slightly uncanny presence, a number of myths sprang up about what they were for, including – rather touchingly – warding off loneliness.
But in reality they seem to have been used to send out visual messages to the visitors entering a house, either as a welcoming presence – as in the case of the gesturing servants – or as sentinels guarding doorways – as with the soldiers.
They also relate to chimney boards, the decorative painted panels used to close off fireplace openings in summer.


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Somebody should probably get this kid a sippy cup of water because I'm like 99 percent sure he's on ecstasy and I've heard through the grapevine that such things can desiccate one's inside parts. With all the positive reinforcement he's getting from the crowd, it's only a matter of time before he grows into one of those fine gel-haired gentlemen who lurk around clubs like dancing hyenas, pouncing on whoever makes eye contact with them.
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I have been painting for about ten years now, I started by attending Life Drawing sessions at The-Art-Room in Footscray, Melbourne. Then I did some courses such as Drawing for Beginners and Painting for Beginners with Erika Gofton, I ventured into Portrait painting with Celeste Chandler who I love as a teacher and a human being. I did many other courses and learned and kept growing my art skills. I did regular Open Studio sessions at the Footrcray Arts Centre with Darian Pullen, as well as with Erika at The-Art-Room, both supported me with various paintings. My main medium at this early stage was oil on linen, however, I have also tried Pastels, charcoal, ink, acrylic paints, lino-cut printing, etching and paper stuck onto hardwood board to create collage.
Thanks for enjoying and loving my art creations. I am currently a student at RMIT Fine Art and I am focussing on video/moving image as well as sound art, late 2018 I have returned to painting with acrylics and abstract styles, which Rotary shows are not really enamoured of. And I still attend many classes at The Art Room where I investigate painting, portraiture and classical art techniques.
2016 I spent travelling round Australia in my car with a tent and two dogs, wow, what a great way to find yourself, experience our beautiful country side and enjoy yourself. 2017 I went overseas with RMIT to Venice Biennale, Berlin, Kassel Documenta 14, Paris, and Arles Photography Festival, this was amazing, people had photographs stuck on their outside house walls, everyone was in on it. As well I went on my own to Barcelona and Madrid where I saw Picasso's famous Guernica, which is really magnificent. 2018 I went again, with RMIT to Florence, italy, we had a base at SACI Instittue (USA owned) and walked the streets each day visitine museums, galleries, cathedrals, drawing, painting, collage (in the studio), photography, sound art and video. i also visited Sicily, Puglia, The Lakes, Milan, Naples, Pomeii (which blew me away) and Rome, of course.
I am a lucky, lucky person, so get into art, you can do anything and even express your opinions and ideas....
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to submit my artwork into the West Torrens competition. All the submissions were excellent and would like to see where this competition takes these artists. Again, thank you so much for your opportunity you give to all South Australians.
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When Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí was asked to hurry along his work on Barcelona's famous cathedral, Sagrada Familia, he was known to reply, "My client is not in a hurry."
Of course, he wasn't talking about the archbishop of Barcelona. He was taking about God, and that's how he viewed his imaginative, soaring work — as something built for God, not man. Gaudí was known for piety, and he's been dubbed "God's architect." A cause is underway for his sainthood, which is pretty impressive, since few artists have been given the honor.
Now, almost 130 years after Gaudí began his church, it's finally being consecrated — and they pulled in the big guns to do it. No less than Pope Benedict XVI himself will pray the ritual Nov. 7 for its consecration during a papal trip to Spain.
The consecration of a church formally distinguishes the space as sacred, rather than "profane," or common. Usually, churches are consecrated at the beginning of their use, after the buildings are finished. Although Sagrada was dedicated to the Holy Family, it was never consecrated, probably because it was never finished.
In 1926, Gaudí was hit by a tram, and he died a few days later. His art nouveau church was unfinished, and his vision was so grand that its actual completion was no small task. It remains unfinished today, although it's hoped to be finished in time for the 100th anniversary of the architect's death in 2026.
If you've never seen it with your own eyes, the thing worth knowing about Sagrada Familia is that it's absolutely wild. I mean it — it's the kind of thing that gives the imagination of Zaha Hadid a run for her money. With its eight telescoping spires, flying buttresses and sculptural forms that look like wax sliding down a 394-foot candle, it's simultaneously grotesque and beautiful, medieval and futuristic. If completed according to Gaudí's plans, it will have 18 towers, the tallest of which could soar to 560 feet.
Mass has been celebrated in the cathedral despite its construction status, and it draws an estimated 10,000 visitors each day. It's also an UNESCO World Heritage site. People are attracted to the cathedral's harmony, beauty and symbolism, Cardinal Martínez Sistach, the archbishop of Barcelona, told Zenit. It also converts, he added.
"I think the church evangelizes. Gaudí wanted all his buildings to lead people to God. I think he has more than achieved this with the Church of the Holy Family. There have been conversions, and we know some of them.
"The building of the church increasingly converted the architect himself, until he gave himself completely to this work, refusing proposals for new buildings offered to him in Paris and New York."
According to the cardinal, Japanese sculpture Etsuro Soto, who was working on the church, and his wife, became Catholic because of Gaudí's work in 1991.
"We know other examples of conversion, but no doubt they happened because a visit to the church helps to reflect on creation and salvation as works of God," the cardinal added.
It's hard to judge what's going to be more impressive — the pope's Nov. 7 consecration Mass, which is expected to include 1,100 concelebrating priests, or the cathedral itself when it's completed in 16 years.


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Spirituality And Creativity is the theme of the 14th European Transpersonal Conference hosted at the Baltic Beach Hotel, Jurmala (20km from Riga, on the Baltic sea coast), Latvia, in September 2012.
The mission of Spirituality And Creativity is to focus on the interaction of creativity and spirituality in the field of psychology and psychotherapy, as well as on the role of these phenomena in the growth, transformation, healing, everyday life of an individual and in the development of human society as a whole.
Participants and lectures. About 300 participants are expected, and about 70 lecturers, workshop leaders and performers. Leading specialists in transpersonal psychology, psychotherapy, philosophy, and arts – are being invited from more than 20 European countries, USA, and Australia. Among the presenters: Ingo Jahrsetz (Germany); Vladislav Kenga, Mara Vidnere, Aivis Dombrovskis, Guna Svence, Arija Karpova, Arturs Dombrovskis. Mirdza Liepina, Aija Dudkina, Izabella Reute (Latvia); Jure Biechonski (Estonia); Marius Daugelavicus (Lithuania); Vladimir Maykov, Gennady Brevde, Sergej Strekalov (Russia); Vitor Rodrigos (Portugal); Bernadette Blin (France); Pier-Luigi Lattuada, Prem Sambhavo (Italy); Sergej Fausto Sommer (Switzerland); Liv Evensen (Norway); Vineta Lagzdina (Australia); Steven Schmitz, Stuart Sovatsky, Christel and David Lukoff, Connie Miller, Dana Klisanin, Melisca Klisanin (USA), and many others.
Themes include:
– What do we mean by the word "spirituality"?
– Do spirituality and religiosity differ, and if so how ?
– The significance of spirituality in psychology and psychotherapy?
– Does spirituality influence creative thinking, and if so how?
– Does creative thinking and activity promote spirituality, and if so how?
– The spiritual and the material – the same or opposites;
– Spirituality and modern science;
– The interconnection between spirituality and creativity;
– Scientific research on creativity;
– Creativity in altered states of consciousness and everyday life;
– Factors promoting and inhibiting creativity;
– Manifestations of creativity from antiquity to the present day;
– The economic or spiritual crisis?
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Atlanta officials investigate how school shooter got past metal detectors
A middle school in Atlanta where a 14-year-old boy was shot and wounded in the neck by a fellow student had metal detectors, and school officials are investigating how the shooter made it past them.
Police swarmed Price Middle School just south of downtown Thursday afternoon minutes after reports of the shooting.
A crowd of anxious parents gathered in the streets, awaiting word on their children, and later many questioned why students were kept in the locked-down school for more than two hours before being dismissed.
Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis said officials on Friday would review the emergency protocol that was followed.
He said the school of about 400 students does have metal detectors, and how the gun got past them is "something we do not know yet."
Authorities said the 14-year-old was shot in the courtyard. WXIA, WYFF's sister station, reported that Atlanta Public Schools public information officer Steve Alford said the student was shot more toward the back of the neck than in the head, and his injuries do not appear life-threatening.
Alford told WXIA the shooting suspect was caught by police. Atlanta Police spokesperson Carlos Campos told WXIA that the suspect was tentatively identified as a student.
Campos said the shooting happened outside the school building.
A teacher was hurt in the chaos following the shooting, WXIA reported, but suffered only cuts and bruises.
Atlanta's police chief says an armed officer working at a city middle school where a teen was shot was able to disarm the suspect moments after the shooting.
Chief George Turner says multiple shots were fired.
Police spokesman Carlos Campos says investigators believe the shooting was not random.


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It's all about bold colours and prints this Summer with looks to brighten all wardrobes for the sunny season. Reinvent the sixties trend with collar blouses and shift dresses in chic pastels, offset with hot pinks, graphic prints and flower detailing and worn with wedge sandals. Modernise the look with a soft biker jacket; a key piece for the season. Minimalist pieces, layered cut-out detailing and strong tailoring with peplum dresses highlight the feminine silhouette, while pattern is key with must-have stripes and edgy snake print. Inject freshness with super bright white pieces worn top to toe for the more daring, or with accessories seen with flashes of metallic.
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Customer feedback shows you value their opinions!julie p June 3, 2018 0 COMMENTS
People appreciate when you ask them if they are happy with your service. It shows you actually care and that you are here for them.
They feel that your goal is to solve their problems and fulfill their needs.
It puts a customer in the central position and this is the right way to run a business.
Customers come back if they feel their needs are being taken care of. Of course, you have to have a good product and a good service as well.
Involve your customers in shaping your business, so they feel more attached to your company. Listening to their voice helps you create stronger relations with them. By doing so you will not only keep and reinforce the tie with your existing customers, but you will also win new customers.
Do you know what is the best way to decrease negative social media reviews/mentions?
I give you a hint: find a way to have an in-store customer feedback system.
Customers who have a bad experience and don't have a place to complain will just leave and buy elsewhere – meaning you never get a chance to win them back – and worse of all they will go to social media and share their bad experience.
As we all know negative feedback spreads faster. We just have to watch the news or read a newspaper to prove this, the vast majority of news is about some tragedy.
This is the world we live in. So do you want to risk it and have negative feedback on a social media?
According to an Accenture research, 81% of consumers who switch loyalties say the company could have done something differently to keep them as customers.
I'm sure you will do whatever it takes to keep a customer So the question is, what can you do?
One of the best ways is to give a voice to the customer when he's still inside the store. Why? Because you can act immediately and transform a negative perception in a brand ambassador. Listen, learn and act.
As Bill Gates said: "Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning".


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After my initial post on this, I conferred several times with my friend Rosetta, who is the author of the outstanding book, "My Calabria." I was fortunate enough to try some of her father's Salsiccia di Calabria. Rosetta informed me the recipe is exactly that of the fresh sausage recipe from the book. Easy enough, I figured. However, the recipe doesn't call for a starter or any nitrate. But, that's no big deal at all, really.
This time around it was just some pork shoulder with the addition of some mangalitsa fat from Mosefund, only 10% of the total weight. Salt, hot pepper powder, sweet pepper powder, and some fennel seeds, along with some cure #2 and f-lc starter.......that's it. I stuffed these in regular hog casings. Fermented for close to 80 hours. They were hung to dry at 52 degrees and about 79% humidity. I'm not quite sure what's been going on in my chamber recently, but, my salumi have been taking an inordinate amount of time to dry, my salame, in particular. Typically, salame I make stuffed in regular hog casings can be done in as little as 3 weeks. For some reason, this wasn't ready for a whopping 8 weeks! I speculate that it could be the lack of moisture in the mangalitsa fat, but, at only 10% of it's total mass, that seems unlikely. When I introduced that lot of 30lbs. of 'nduja, the humidity jumped to over 80% and averaged about 82% for a couple weeks, but, that still shouldn't delay drying to that degree. So, I'm at a loss for an explanation.
Regardless, the flavor seems unaffected by the chamber's issues. It is very tasty. Perfectly balanced to where everything can be tasted and no component overwhelms. I did vary the recipe slightly. I only used half the sweet pepper powder the recipe called for and replaced the other half with hot pepper powder. The rest of the recipe was followed closely. As you can see by the picture, the powders turned the fat orange. Good stuff. I suggest buying this amazing book and giving this one a try.