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And she SHOULD be fired, along with the other two teachers who participated.
I suppose I'm not surprised that the usual suspects are posting on here supporting the abusive teacher, but she is clearly incompetent and should not be in a classroom, nor allowed to be alone with children.
A suspension is insufficient.
And all the idiots on here whining about kids "taking responsibility for their actions" need to understand that the kids are victims, and this teacher is the one who needs to take responsibility here.
And it's clear that several of the posters here need to have DCS investigate their homes, it's clear that they are too dangerous to be around children.
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Writes Erica in New York: "I don't think this woman is aware that the aggressive automatic flush makes water splash all over the toilet seats…but she's obviously very angry."
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I get that you're trying to make a point here, lady…but…really?
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Beth in London says this is only the most recent in a series of sad/hungry/angry household items created by one of her flatmates. "We're all fairly disorganised," she admits, "but one guy, possibly fearful of confrontation, prefers to avoid addressing any issues directly."
Adds Beth: "A loo-roll holder with eyes is not a very appealing bathroom companion, by the way."
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Our submitter in Huntsville, Alabama says one of her male co-workers shared this note from the men's restroom at their office. "And yes," she says, "we really do work for NASA."
By the way, if you're traveling to Indonesia any time soon, you can pick up some papier-mâché materials of your very own!
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Jo spotted this testimony in a restroom at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
I guessing this particular portion of the Gospel of (the) John was lost in translation from the Greek or some such — a shame, cause "God doesn't like ugly" would make a great protest sign.
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Is your toilet acting up again? Has your plumber already thrown up his hands and said he's done everything he can? Perhaps it's time you turned to Dr. Josiah Carberry, foremost expert in psychoceramics, to determine what's really got your pot cracked.
Just take a look at these real-life examples:
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2. Diagnosis: Gross motor skill impairment
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Russell Hobbs Buxton 17869 Reviews
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Newest Review: ... the whole I think for £18 this kettle is a fairly good purchase. It is a nice size and I have never needed to refill and the ... more
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Customer Russell Hobbs Buxton 17869 Reviews (4)
by - written on 06/11/12 (Very useful, 42 readings)
First off I feel that I must point out that I did request a link for the kettle I am about to review and Dooyoo have told me to post my review here. As you can see from the review photograph at the top of this page this is a black Russel Hobbs kettle, referred to as the Black Buxton however mine is the same feature and appearance wise as this kettle shown though mine is white, to go with the rest of the white appliances I have my kitchen! For me like many people reading this review a kettle is of the upmost importance to me. I love my hot drinks and the likes but since I have had my own flat I have always simply gone out to a supermarket and bought which ever ... Read the complete review
by - written on 26/09/12 (Very useful, 24 readings)
This kettle was bought in conjunction with a Russell Hobbs toaster (see separate review). A matching kettle of a good price was the requirement and this was fulfilled, though for a kettle on its own I perhaps wouldn't choose this one. To me, a kettle and a toaster are basic kitchen necessities, though I don't tend to use either a huge amount. For this reason it's more important that they look nice rather than have a huge range of features. This one matched the said toaster and the rest of the kitchen well - it was black, simple and clean looking. I must say however that it looked slightly on the tacky side to me. I don't necessarily believe in the saying 'you ... Read the complete review
by - written on 19/09/13 (Very useful, 58 readings)
==Russell Hobbs 17896== I generally don't seem to have too much luck with kitchen appliances and the last time I purchased a new kettle and toaster together I decided to not go for the cheapish ones I normally go for and plash out on a little bit more expensive ones and ones that matched too. Unfortunately these lasted around 18 months (just out of the guarantee period!) and therefore I have gone back to buying ones that are relatively cheap and cheerful. Of course, when I purchased this black Russell Hobbs kettle from my local Tesco Extra store at a price of £18 it wasn't the cheapest they had on the shelves but it was the cheapest branded name ... Read the complete review
by - written on 28/07/12, updated on 29/07/12 (Very useful, 42 readings)
My kettle had stopped working- I had to find a replacement fast! I'd saved my Tesco club card vouchers and it just so happened that their 'double up your vouchers on small appliances' offer was on. There was a lot to choose from but I settled on the 'Black Buxton' kettle by Russell Hobbs as I always find this brand reliable. This kettle is priced at only £22.97 which is a reasonable anyway but it only cost me £10 worth of vouchers and a couple of quid in cash which was great!! It can be found cheaper online and the white one is a slightly cheaper but the black one is more stylish I think. The box it came in was the usual- black with a picture of ... Read the complete review
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"Easy access to all of Dallas"
great hotel, good breakfast !Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
This hotel is definitely not a resort...I wouldn't pay $50 a night for this place. The tube TV is extra small, the walls are thin enough that you can hear the busy interstate all day and night, the bed was neither firm nor soft. Don't waste your money, because there are very little amenities hereGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Rude, Poor Service, Smelled Musty"
The hotel clerk was quite rude when I checked in. I was there for a convention; when I asked where it was being held in the hotel, he gave a vague answer... when I repeated my question, he responded by telling me where the elevator was located. The room, while appearing to be freshly renovated, smelled old and musty. And the room heater stunk. Although […] most the convention members were placed in rooms away from the street, I was placed in a room close to the freeway. Because the hotel is on a freeway, heard freeway noise all night. MOST APPALLING was the restaurant! First, the posted hours are NOT the hours actually open. Second, went to The Lobby restaurant (the only one open at night) and sat at a table for 15 minutes and was completely ignored by all the waiters... one even went half way around the restaurant when serving food at a table near me to avoid walking by my table. Fortunately, there are lots of other restaurants nearby. Third, same horrible service the next morning with continental breakfast. The only thing positive I can say about entire the hotel is that the continental breakfast was actually quite good, in spite of the horrible service. I think the hotel was completely overpriced. There are newer, cheaper ones nearby. DevamıGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
I thought the rooms would be more updated and the bedding more comfortable.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Nice stay"
Stayed here because of a conference at the hotel. Staff were helpful in providing late checkout.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
Nice hotel, good continental breakfast, reasonable ($5) upgrade to hot buffet.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
Very relaxing!Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"wedding trip"
Everything was fine except the continental breakfast. I went downstairs to get coffee and was not allowed to take my coffee to my room. Then they check your name off a list before I could get coffee or anything else, which to me made me feel uncomfortable. I always drink coffee while I am getting ready for the day. Other hotels we have stayed at, allow […] us to get coffee and anything thing else without having someone check our names off a list. We are also allowed to take our coffee to our rooms. Your hotel doesn't. That's the only complaint we have. My husband wasn't happy because he is disable and had to go downstairs for coffee. DevamıGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"hotel is run down"
This hotel is very run down. The beds are hard as a rock and everything is outdated. I will say the room was clean, but had an old, musty smell. The breakfast was sad - room temperature milk in a large jug that everyone must share, etc. You had to pay $5.00 per person extra to upgrade to eggs and sausage/bacon. Based on the condition of the hotels, […] this was not appropriate. I have stayed in much, much nicer hotels that serve a complete breakfast/buffet to all guests. Maybe this appeals to those that are nostalgic for Dallas, but even then, there are only cheap posters of the characters on the walls. I would definitely not stay at this hotel again and would not recommend it. DevamıGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Very happy - Clean rooms"
A suite at this hotel is cheaper than a standard room at a name brand hotel. Huge in size. Nice pool/hot tub area. Old carpets and walls inside hallways but extremely clean hotel throughout. In-house food/bar. It was mostly an older crowd staying at the hotel but everyone (guests/employees) were very welcoming and accomodating. Would definitely stay […] again. Extremely great value for the price (Suites). DevamıGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Several problems PROMPT RESPONSE"
GREAT SERVICE....lackluster accommodation. ...had to call maintenence twice in a 2 day stay first bc the tub didn't drain and the second bc the heater wasn't working....However when we called the desk they had maintenance out in less than 5 min both times and quickly got the problems resolved....then in the middle of the night the ac went out....didn't […] realize it till morning....decent place would stay there again bc of the service...can't expect nothing to ever happen and when it did they were on top of it. DevamıGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Non Smoking smells like smoke."
Not all appliances stated in description were in the room. TV did not work had to move to another room. I paid in full ahead of stay and they required a fifty dollar deposit at check in? False advertising at best in my opinionGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
Was a standardhotel no specalitiesGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Close to family."
It was interesting. Old mixed with new . Was surprised to see the old phone and TV but it was perfectly ok with us. The bed was very comfortable . I would stay there again .Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Pleasant Surprise"
I was very pleasantly surprised with the Southfork Hotel. I always price shop and sometimes wish I had paid more. Not this time! It is a lovely, clean hotel and the personnel were friendly and competent. I will definitely stay there again. The only thing I didn't like was I thought the breakfast buffet was free. The continental breakfast is free but […] you have to pay approximately $5 for the hot meal. That irked me at first, but it was well worth it. The made to order omelets were out of this world and the waffle in the shape of Texas made me smile. DevamıGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
Cleanliness of room/hotel Quality of service Hotel amenities Hotel location all worked well for me, Very grateful and ThankfulGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Excellent Place!"
This hotel blowed my mind, it was really big, nice & very clean, comfortable. Lots of good restaurants in less than miles distance made it even attractive...Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Texas Vacation"
Stayed at hotel on overnight trip to Dallas. Was very impressed w/service given by staff&how accommodating staff was. Complementary pick up&drop off to SouthforkRanch &area locations,which was a big PLUS,since we didnt know area.Would defiantly stay there again!!Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Room on the first floor."
I found the hotel to be very nice. The room and bathroom was very clean. The bed was very comfortable. The only complaint I have is that the restaurant closes after breakfast even with several conventions going on throughout the hotel. There were a lot of us from our pageant that wanted to buy some lunch and dinner but unless we went in the bar, there […] was no food to be had. We had to get in our vehicles and travel to go get food. DevamıGerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
The hotel was conveniently located on Hwy. 75. The room was clean and spacious. The air conditioner worked well but was quite noisy. Continental breakfast is included. On the whole, it was a good experience. Good value.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Older but updated some ..."
Older with some updates ... could use a few more. Very clean, beds comfortable.Gerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
All I can say is everything about my stay at this hotel was truly great.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
This hotel has delicious breakfast. The rooms should have curtains. Id never been in a hotel with bo curtains. That was kind of weird. And the TVs should be updated. Bed was very comfy !Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
Excellent location in for visiting Southfork Ranch. Mall and restaurants within convenient reach. Very good breakfast. Valu for money.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Good Value Hotel"
Room was very clean. Receptionist was very helpful although I checked in rather late. This hotel was cheaper than others near my business conference. Only 2 MINOR problems: hair had not been removed from shower when I arrived, and ice machine was out of ice after midnight on a Tuesday night (but worked well Wed. at 11 a.m.). I would stay here again […] if I needed a hotel in the area. DevamıGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
The hotel was clean and the service was excellant. Great for a one night stay before leaving for the airport.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Shopping Trip"
This is an older hotel. It is okay for a one night stay. If I were staying longer, I would look for a different hotel. The hotel, including the room, was clean The room did have a distinct smell though. The television was old and unplugged. I had to move the dresser to plug it back in. The lighting wasn't very good either. The shower didn't work well […] and the tub drained slow. While drying my hair with my personal hair dryer, we lost power in the room. Had to call the front desk and they had it back on in just a couple of minutes. The stay was okay for what we needed, just a place to sleep during two days of shopping. DevamıGerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"Loved this hotel"
Outside the hotel was clean and modern looking. Inside was a pleasant surprise. Very "Dallas" with comfortable leather chairs and sofas. Dining room beautifully decorated, large and comfortable. Breakfast area clean, well stocked with great food (buffet and made to order). Room was large, very clean. We experienced a problem with the shower and once […] reported, was if Ed in less than 20 minutes. Staff was friendly, helpful and always there when needed. They supply free transportation to the southfork ranch to and from, as well as any restaurants etc you wish to go to within a short timeframe...and there were plenty of restaurants and shopping. DevamıGerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"Great hotel. Very Texas!"
We really enjoyed our stay here! Staff was great. We have a 6 month old and they asked us if we wanted a crib (pack n play) for him.Gerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"Pet friendly - not so much"
We stayed here because of the discount to the South Fork Ranch Tour Tickets. Overall the place is nice. Lighting in the hallways could be brighter but the room and staff were great. The Pet Fee is very steep relative to other hotels both locally and across the Southwest. With the high pet fee we expected a dedicated pet area but were disappointed. […] There seems to be enough parking that if 3 or 4 spaces were converted to a dog walk they would hardly be missed. Our only real disappointment was dinner. The Shrimp Cocktail was delicious. Our first steak was tough and overcooked. We returned it (bar tender did a great job), the replacement steak was raw in the middle and barely seared and it was still tough with a lot of grizzle and fat. DevamıGerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"Everybody was super; need more plug ins"
great experience; I enjoyed all the pictures, pool, hot tub.Gerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"Hidden Gem"
We've been to Plano many times but didn't realize this hotel was even there. We were very pleasantly surprised. It has a rich feel to it with beautiful wood accents and the rooms are good size. Plus, they accept pets, which for us was required. Everyone was very friendly and the breakfast service was quite nice and very reasonable if you want to upgrade […] to the full service. It's not exactly hidden, in fact it's right on the US 75 access road, but it just doesn't jump out at you so it helps if you have GPS to help you find it. Even though it's on the freeway, we heard no road noise in our room. We're looking for reasons to go back. DevamıGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"A beautiful place"
This was a stop for us on a trip to San Antonio. It was a beautiful, clean, amazing hotel. I would have like to have stayed another night and made the trip to Southfork, but it wasn't in our schedule to do so. Expect top quality service, a great restaurant and bar.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"good location for my visit"
We chose the executive suite. Well worth the extraGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Nice hotel in accessible area"
The hotel was very nice with wide hallways and clean room. The minute you walk in, if you are a Dallas tv show fan, you start to feel that Southfork/Dallas feeling. Everything has the SF emblem on it and they run the show on a large screen tv behind the desk <3<3 The pool and hot tub were very clean, and the staff were very friendly and helpful. All […] in all I felt like one of the Ewings from the time I checked in! Def recommend to anyone who is a Dallas television show fan, and the REAL Southfork Ranch is only 8 miles away for easy access to the wonderful tour they offer. The hotel offers a shuttle to the ranch as well. I recommend this hotel as a great place to stay for any Dallas fan or anyone just needing a place to stay on your travels. DevamıGerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"south fork hotel in east Plano"
This years 4th of July was perfect to suit all my needs at this huge, quite, clean, & friendly hotel.Gerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"Loved the Western Decor"
The room was nice and surprising very quiet even though it was just off the expressway.Gerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"It was nice and well kept, but it was dated."
The rooms were clean and everything was well-maintained. But it was obviously built in the heyday of the original Dallas series. The rooms were nice and spacious, but there were few outlets to plug in laptops, mobile phones, tablets, etc. TVs were tubes and not HD flat screens. Not someplace I would recommend to a business traveler, though the desk […] and chair were nice and spacious. The restaurant was OK, but the bar had minimal offerings in terms of good whiskeys and other premium spirits. It was acceptable for traveling on a budget, which I was, but if I came to Dallas on my own dime, I'd have spent more to stay someplace nicer. DevamıGerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"Work in Plano"
Breakfast was average. Television was at least 15 years old and reception fuzzy. Biggest concern was the card accessed alternate door did not fully close and was therefore not locked.Gerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
could not read in room because of cheap bulbs.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Musty smelling rooms"
rooms smelled musty. Phones didn't work part of the time.Gerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"Near the Ewing ranch"
Good value for money. Stayed at this hotel as it is situated close to Southfork Ranch which we were visiting. Also provided a shuttle service to that location. Breakfast buffet at $4.95 excellent value.Gerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"Dallas trip"
Excelent !!!! Love it The hotel is small but beautiful The breakfast deliciousGerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
Staff was wonderful, especially in the dining room.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Great Hotel"
Staff was super frendly, And very helpful in heling us find places to eat and visit!!!!!Gerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"My stay at Southfork"
friendly staff and willing to go the extra mile to please guests. Rooms were very clean and temprature in the room was perfect. Stayed on the 2nd floor, the passage way could have used some air freshner. Overall, the price was right and felt very safe in the hotel. The breakfast was great and the bar service was very good.Gerçek Expedia misafiri yorumu
"Short stay for business."
the hotel was a good clean place for a short stay, it was perfect. The hotel needs updating, but then one would pay much more for their room.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"dont miss this one!"
Loved it. Awesome place to stay!Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Decent stay with good location"
This is second stay at Southfork. We had to ask for refrigerator and microwave as we were staying for whole week. This room, which was on the bottom floor,needed some updates. The ceiling had water stains and some of the walls were scuffed up. The location is great, close to shopping and easy to get on highway. Close to eating places.Would be nice if […] there were more lights in parking lot. The front desk was always willing to help.. Would probably stay here again. DevamıGerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
"Close to Southfork Ranch"
Excellent value. Breakfast presentation could be better.Gerçek Hotels.com misafiri yorumu
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The US and the Sunni Gulf kingdoms want to impose a Wahabi dictatorship in Syria
Dear Editor,
The US policy of regime change in Syria and Iran is unrealistic. It will only lead to more mayhem in the Middle East. The US demands that the Bashar al-Assad regime confine its army and police forces to the barracks are brainless. Who will take their place as the country spins into sectarian violence? The US and its Sunni Gulf kingdoms, led by Saudi Arabia, want to impose a Sunni Wahabi dictatorship that will make Syria look like Iraq when the US invaded that country. However, this will be worse. Lebanon will naturally spin out of control dragging Israel and Hezbollah into the conflict. The United States of America learned nothing from the security void it created during the invasion of Iraq. But Russia and China quickly ended the US seeking United Nations Security Council condemnation of Syria, which many saw as a pretext to invade Syria.
Looking at the issues addressed in the paragraph above, one can understand why many Caricom/ALBA member nations aren't willing to support the US-Saudi emotional crusade of seeking regime change in Syria and Iran. In accessing the situation in Syria, Sunday Stabroek in an editorial on June 3 failed to question the responsibility of the Sunni Gulf monarchs for the death of many Syrians. SN should take into account the highly emotional approach that Sunni hold towards Shia's, which I was witness to, having lived in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf for over four years. These kingdoms import Sunnis from Baluchistan, Pakistan to change the population demographics, and more significantly recruit them into their armies. Hence, in order to break the Iran-Syria alliance that existed since the 1960s, Sunni monarchs are openly flaunting sending weapons and mercenaries into Syria. The Washington Post reported that "Syrian rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have begun receiving significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, an effort paid for by Persian Gulf nations and coordinated in part by the United States, according to opposition activists and U.S. and foreign officials." Russia publicly called on Saudi Arabia and Qatar to stop sending weapons and mercenaries into Syria.
Syria has a significant Shia population and its ally, Iran is overwhelmingly Shia. Now imagine, you have Taliban educated Sunni mercenaries sent to Syria by Saudi Arabia? This sends a shiver down the spine of secular Syrian Muslims and Christians.
Sadly, the US in its quest for cheap oil from the Saudis continues to support the Saudi government in its quest to overthrow Bashar al-Assad. The US will find itself soon in a bigger bloodbath between Sunnis and Shia that will engulf the region from the Persian Gulf to India. And India should be very careful not to fall for the new US rapprochement and its offer of a security pact with New Delhi. That could drag India into the Sunni-Shia debacle. India has lived with ancient and modern Iran as a peaceful neighbour. India could possibly be home to the 3rd largest Shia population in the world today. Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf States fail to understand that empires come and go and that they will have to live with Iran in a world where the US and the EU's political and economic power is in decline.
Condemnation of the Syrian regime killing civilians from the West is loud, but the media is yet to expose the many Sunni weapons and mercenaries sent by Saudi Arabia to fight the Bashar al-Assad government. And why are the media not asking the US for its post Bashar al-Assad plan for Syria? You just can't enter the Middle East and topple governments without a political solution in place. Libya was a piece of cake for them but Syria and Iran won't be. The West should listen to Russia and let Moscow take the lead in finding a political solution to the Syrian crisis and that must include the involvement of Iran.
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Footsmart.com doesn't sell four-inch spike heels or the latest toe-pinching fashions. The shoe e-retailer's customers favor fashion combined with comfort, and the site's core demographic fall in the 45-65 age range. When the e-retailer decided to update its product pages last year, this meant taking a careful look at what web site design styles and functionalities were most effective at selling to this age group, says Sarah Payne, senior manager of user experience and analytics for Footsmart.com.
"We had a stale product detail page that we hadn't updated in five years," she says. "Our competitors were using features and had functionality we didn't have on our site, like multi-view images and zoom." However, rather than update product pages to match competitors' feature by feature, Payne says Footsmart.com decided to get a better grasp of its target audience's priorities when it came to shopping on the web. "Our objective was to do qualitative and quantitative research so we could provide users the best experience going forward."
Footsmart conducted tests with a dozen adults in the audience segment, and found that some of the bells and whistles popular with competitors didn't much matter to them. "Things like zooming weren't as important," Payne said. "A lot of younger users would be interested, but for older consumers there's not so much value in it."
The research, which Payne described during her presentation at the Internet Retailer Web Design & Usability Conference last week, included usability testing and eye tracking so Footsmart could understand where and what consumers looked for on product pages. Payne says Footsmart also used its web analytics data to see which actions consumers commonly took that triggered error messages to appear. She says repeated error messages for the same problem meant that the page design wasn't clearly communicating which actions consumers should take.
Armed with the research findings, Footsmart made some simple changes, which it then tested with another group of consumers before making them live on the site. The e-retailer's consumers often spent time reading product ratings and reviews, so the site moved consumer ratings of products from the bottom of product detail pages to just under the product name. Footsmart also updated the language of another consumer review area that features slider bars where consumers can rate the fit and comfort of a style. The research showed that consumers thought that it was Footsmart providing these ratings, not consumers who had actually used the product.
The e-retailer also made the color blocks consumers click to select the product color they want larger and added more white space between the blocks, which Payne says improved navigation for older shoppers. During its research, Footsmart also found that customers in its target audience preferred copious amounts of product information, so whereas other shoe e-retailers were focusing on emphasizing product photos, Footsmart chose to double the space allotted to product descriptions. "With an older demographic, they read that information and they're patient," Payne says.
Footsmart.com's redesigned product pages went live in October. Since then, the site has seen a 19% lift in conversion, which Payne says was better than she expected. "It was huge," she says. "We were not expecting such a large lift from small changes."
Payne said Footsmart.com's parent company, Benchmark Brands, No. 183 in Internet Retailer's Top 500 Guide, is on track to have $100 million in online sales this year.
A wide swath of retailers report strong mobile sales for the holiday season thus far.
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A 24-year-old man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault has been released on police bail.
On July 31, a woman in her twenties was attacked as she walked along the Lee Valley path near Highbridge Street, Watham Abbey, between 7.30pm and 8pm.
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How to install the nodejs Ghost blogging software on Azure Websites October 24, '13 Comments [23] Posted in Azure | nodejs | Open Source Sponsored By Like many folks, I watched the recent Kickstarter for the nodejs-based Ghost Blogging Platform with great interest. There are lots of folks, myself included, who believe that WordPress has jumped from blog to complete and complex CMS, and there's value in a simple platform for "just blogging." SIDE NOTE: Every time a post something I get at least 4 emails from well-meaning readers about how my spelling and grammar sucks. And I appreciate you all. For a few posts, I'm trying an online service called Grammarly that promises to be 10x better than word processors in proofreading. 10x is like 9 x's more than 1 x and it's clearly a much more bigger number. We shall be seeing how it do. ;) (Of course, Grammarly HATED this paragraph.) Ghost is very minimal, evocative of Medium in style and essence. Ghost is basic and clean publishing, plus it's open source and being very actively developed on GitHub. As of the time of this writing, it's version 0.3.3, and I will do my best to keep this blog post up to date. Things are moving fast. It'd be nice to get Ghost running on Azure, and since it's a reasonably complex node application, it's good exercise for everyone. Jeremiah Billmann and a number of others have been working on some of the small compatibility issues (like image uploads and pathing), and soon we'll be able to get Ghost up and running in just a few commands. Jeremiah has a great writeup here. He and I spent part of the afternoon Skyping and pairing and trying alternate ways to get Ghost running. My instructions are different and not meant to take away from his. There's more than one way to deploy a site. I'll point out workarounds, and again, remove them (strike them out) as Ghost takes PRs. (BTW, the Ghost Team is SO NICE. So nice.) Installing Ghost on Azure Web Sites I'm using Windows, but these commands should also work on Macs. IMPORTANT CHOICE: You can just go download Ghost at https://ghost.org/download/ and everything comes pre-built. If you download it, you can SKIP getting Grunt, Ruby, Sass, below. Just get node, and move to the Configuring Ghost before you Deploy section further down! Otherwise, if you "git clone" like I did, you're doing stuff manually, certainly more than is needed, but perhaps learning more about node. So, want it prebuilt and ready to go? Download Ghost. Learning, hacking? git clone https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost.git. Prerequisites To start, you'll want these things locally: nodejs - Get 0.10 or above. Install from http://nodejs.org Then get the node Azure command line npm install azure-cli --g Git - Get it from http://git-scm.com/downloads Get Grunt npm install grunt-cli --g ruby - Get 2.0 or above. Install from https://www.ruby-lang.org Bourbon and Sass. Bourbon brings in Sass. gem install bourbon Get an Azure Trial if you don't have one. You get 10 websites free and can run whatever you want, node, php, ASP.NET, etc. Setup the Azure Command Line Connect the Azure CLI (command line interface) to your account like this: azure account download launches browser, sign in, get cert azure account import <filename> [optional] azure account set "account name" Getting Ghost You can either download Ghost prebuilt or get the source and build it. Here's both ways. The Source is harder, but I learned some things. Getting Ghost from Download Download Ghost and unzip it into a folder.> azure site create [Site Name] --location "West US" --git# note that this line setups the "git remote add..." and you can confirm with "git remote show"> azure site config add NODE_ENV=production# sets an env var for node, up in azure> npm install# get all the modules locally, only needed if you are running locally> copy con server.js var GhostServer = require('./index');CTRL-Z, ENTER# Ghost uses index.js, not server.js. Make a server.js. Now, skip over this to the Configuring section. The --git switch above set up your remote git repo in Azure. Getting Ghost from Source Now, run these commands from the command line. Read carefully, and think. You can change Site Name, Location. You can confirm the git remote. Things with # are my comments, don't type them. Note the copy con. Don't like it? Use a text editor. > git clone https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost.git> azure site create [Site Name] --location "West US" --git# note that this line setups the "git remote add..." and you can confirm with "git remote show"> azure site config add NODE_ENV=production# sets an env var for node, up in azure> npm install# get all the modules locally> grunt init> grunt prod#preps your CSS and JS> copy con server.js var GhostServer = require('./index');CTRL-Z, ENTER# Ghost uses index.js, not server.js. Make a server.js. At this point, you have a site running in Azure with nothing in it. You currently have a local Git repo with a Git Remote pointing to Azure. Configuring Ghost before you Deploy Your cloned Ghost includes a config.example.js. I renamed it to config.js and made a few changes.production: { url: 'http://YOURSITE.azurewebsites.net/', mail: { transport: 'SMTP', options: { auth: { user: 'poop', pass: 'alsopoop' } } }, database: { client: 'sqlite3', connection: { filename: path.join(__dirname, '/content/data/ghost.db') }, debug: false }, server: { host: '127.0.0.1', port: process.env.PORT }} Go to the production section, check your URL, your user/pass for mail (mine is invalid, I'll do it later), and check the port: section. Make it "process.env.PORT" which is what Azure uses to get the Port number. Now open your .gitignore, comment out these lines. enabling you to check in these files and directories.# /core/client/assets/css# /core/built# config.js When you ran grunt prod earlier, it built files into /core/built, that's why we need that checked in. NOTE: Of course, we are using Git for deployment. If you don't want to use Git, you can just FTP the files into Azure. Deploy Now, add, commit, push.> git add .> git commit -m "hope this works"> git push azure master Azure (specifically the Kudu subsystem) will run npm install, so this deployment may take a while. You can watch it live in the Azure Portal if you like. You can also look at deployments from the command line:C:\Ghost>azure site deployment list hanselmanghostinfo: Executing command site deployment list+ Getting deploymentsdata: Time Commit id Status Author Messagedata: ------------------- ---------- ------ --------------- ----------------data: 2013-10-23 15:59:38 783746f6a1 Active Scott Hanselman adding server.jsinfo: site deployment list command OK OK. It's deployed...except, today...there's a bug. The Big Hack as of October 23rd...THIS HAS BEEN CLOSED AND MERGED! Here's the hack/workaround. There's a node module called Express-HBS that is a handlebars template engine that supports partials. It has a caching bug, but there's been a Pull Request opened for express-hbs with the fix. As soon as that fix gets merged in, this whole workaround just goes away. But, for now, you need to patch the express-hbs/lib/hbs.js with this version (link to RAW file) How do you patch this in Azure? You can either FTP it, or use this super-secret Azure Kudu DebugConsole that is public but no one has noticed it yet. Visit https://YOURSITEHERE.scm.azurewebsites.net/DebugConsole/ in your browser. The name and password are the same as your Git Deployment name and password. Navigate to site/wwwroot/node_modules/express-hbs/lib by clicking folders. Click the Edit button, which brings you to a live multiline textbox. Copy paste the patched hbs.js into the textbox, and click Save. Once you've patched hbs.js, you're all good. Go hit http://YOURSITE.azurewebsites.net/ghost and sign in. Where are the images for my posts stored? They are right there on the file system where Ghost put them. Here's me remoted into the Azure WebSite with the Kudu Debug Console. There's the images. You might not want to scale this website out to more than once instance, as you'll have file contention, but you could certainly scale it up. Since it does so little, I don't see Ghost having much trouble scaling to the average blog's traffic. Myself, Jeremiah, and lots of other folks are going to work on getting Ghost up and running even easier. Once that hack is gone, there's about 2 or 3 steps could be removed and this will be really quite streamlined. I've got some ideas about using Custom Azure Websites Deployment Scripts to move the Grunt build steps into Azure. They would happen after the push. We'll see! Have fun, I am! Also, check out http://friday.azure.com, my new show where I learn Azure from the folks that built it...coming soon! About Scott Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee. I am a failed stand-up comic, a cornrower, and a book author. 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CollectionViewSource is crazy useful for binding to filtered Observable Collections on Windows Phone 8 October 21, '13 Comments [8] Posted in WinPhone Sponsored By I've been working on this Windows Phone 8 app on the side (it's a news app, but mark my words, it's gonna be huge). For the initial development I've been binding to a Pivot to a basic ObservableCollection of type "FeedItem," so basically my XAML was like this. Really, the only thing you care about here is that FIRST line...ItemsSource="" <phone:Pivot Title="MAGICAL FREAKING NEWS" x:Name="MainPivot" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=NewsData.Feeds}" > <phone:Pivot.HeaderTemplate> <DataTemplate> <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=key}"/> </DataTemplate> </phone:Pivot.HeaderTemplate> <phone:Pivot.ItemTemplate> <DataTemplate> <Grid> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition Height="*"/> <RowDefinition Height="auto"/> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <StackPanel Grid.Row="0"> <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=title}" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextTitle2Style}" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/> <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=updated_at, StringFormat=F}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" TextWrapping="Wrap" /> <Button x:Name="PlayButton" Margin="0,40,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Style="{StaticResource PlayStyle}" Click="Play_Click"> <Button.RenderTransform> <!-- Changes to .5 when in Landscape --> <ScaleTransform x:Name="OrientationScale" ScaleX="1" ScaleY="1" CenterX="60" CenterY="0"/> </Button.RenderTransform> </Button> </StackPanel>...snip...you get the idea. As an aside, I really like the idea of Design Time Data, meaning that I can layout my page in Visual Studio and it will actually LOOK like my app using static data that happens at Design Time. For this, I just add this at the PhoneApplicationPage level: d:DataContext="{d:DesignData Content/NewsDataSample.xaml}" And that sample XAML file just looks like a "XAML-shaped" version of my Object Model, which is actually fed by JSON at runtime: <vm:AppViewModel xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:toawesometolive_portable.Data;assembly=icantstandit-portable" OperationInProgress="True" > <vm:AppViewModel.NewsData Force="False"> <vm:NewsData> <vm:NewsData.Feeds> <vm:Feed id="0" key="NPR" subtitle="National Public Radio"...snip... Fast forward some and requirements changed. Now I needed to be able to individually enable and disable new sources, as well as reorder sources on the fly. That means, if a source is not enabled, it shouldn't be in the first page's pivot. The Sources page and the Main Pivot both bind to the same ObservableCollection, except I need a filter of some kind of the Pivot for "where enabled == true." I tried lots of stuff things like other sub-collections, properties that returned filtered collections, IQueryable this and that, then discovered the (not really well documented) CollectionViewSource. Turns out, though, that WPF folks have been using this for YEARS. Here's Beth Massi talking about CollectionViewSource in 2008, for crying out loud (as I discover it a half-decade later on the phone.) You can have more than one CollectionViewSource on your page. You can use them with Master/Detail forms, for Pathing and for Filtering, which is what I'm interested in. It's also nice because any controls that you bind to the same CollectionViewSource will always have the same current item. I put one in my Phone Page's Resources like this: <phone:PhoneApplicationPage.Resources> <CollectionViewSource x:Key="src" Source="{Binding Path=NewsData.Feeds}"/> </phone:PhoneApplicationPage.Resources> Later, my Pivot binds to the CollectionViewSource by name: ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource src}}" I know folks love to do EVERYTHING in their XAML, but that's not how I roll. (Nor do I have any idea what I'm doing.) In my page's code behind I set a filter: collectionView.Source = App.ViewModel.NewsData.Feeds;collectionView.View.Filter = item =>{ Feed f = item as Feed; if (f == null) return false; if (!f.enabled) return false; return true;}; That's it. Now I can enable and disable my items in my source view and the Pivot updates nicely only showing those news sources that are enabled. Ideally I would have been able to express this somehow in XAML with some kind of where clause as an attribute, but once I figured this solution out it worked famously. I suspect there's actually a LOT of depth to CollectionViewSource and I may end up using it in other parts of my app. About Scott Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee. I am a failed stand-up comic, a cornrower, and a book author. About Newsletter Sponsored By Hosting By


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DEC wants to replace soil in whole town
MIDDLEPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) - A massive arsenic cleanup project could affect the entire village of Middleport. The soil in yards, gardens and even a school campus may have to be dug up and carted away.
The NY State DEC wants to remove soil from 181 properties in the village where previous EPA testing has shown elevated levels of arsenic. The properties include homes, commercial lots, and the Royalton-Hartland Central Schools.
Middleport is similar in size to about 500 football fields.
"Our cleanup level would be 20 parts per million, which is the background level in this area of Niagara County," said NYS DEC Engineer Robert Schick.
The excess arsenic came from the FMC pesticide plant in the village. To get rid of it, workers would have to dig up and truck away the soil and dispose of it in a commercial landfill or a special area on the FMC site.
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Schick said, "It will take some time. We estimate that it would be done in about five years. It may require multiple crews."
FMC has done some remedial work in the past, but not over such a large area.
FMC Spokesman Robert Forbes said, "We've addressed the major issues in Middleport already that need to be remediated. We've addressed them and our risk assessment suggests that their isn't a concern here and there is no benefit from further removal of the arsenic."
Middleport resident Patrick Cousins listened to the different remedial plans presented by the DEC Wednesday evening, but wasn't swayed. He believes the project would have more drawbacks than benefits.
"The only route of exposure is ingestion. So you would have to eat the soil. It's not in the water; you'd have to eat the soil," he argued.
Other residents, however, remain concerned about safety.
Royalton Supervisor Jennifer Bieber said, "You cannot find enough hours in the day to explain away that soil is not safe in someone's yard and it's safe in an area in the town behind the schoolyard. Perception is reality."
The public comment period on this project runs through July 30th and people can submit their comments through the DEC website. After that, the DEC will go through the comments and expect to make a final decision later on this fall, if not, certainly by the end of the calendar year.
If the DEC does decide to do remedial work, FMC has said it will pay up to $25 million towards the project.
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I've not found my one yet - either operating system or girlfriend still maybe this time I've found one of those
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Hopefully, I'm wrong, but I'd think it will be harder to find a suitable girlfriend than it would be to find a good distribution. On the other hand, the good girlfriend might keep you happier for longer, so hopefully you'll find her first.
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harris4802 writes:
"Zeitoun" is an amazing story, one that every American concerned about his or her civil rights should read. I see this book as being the "To Kill A Mockingbird" for this generation.
Paul Harris
Author, "Diary From the Dome, Reflections on Fear and Privilege During Katrina"
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