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Options abound for those who shop by foot or pedal
Retailers are responding to new supermarkets in high-density areas — and more shoppers taking a shine to walking or biking to the grocery store — with a cavalcade of reusable bags, carts, baskets, trolleys and the like to ease the transition to shopping by foot or pedal.
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It's tough to walk through a market these days without spotting a green bag. Or a red bag. Or a purple polka-dot and teal-striped bag.
No matter what becomes of Seattle's 20-cents-per-plastic-bag tax, many shoppers already are replacing them with reusable bags. And as the bring-your-own-bag movement swells and gas prices remain high, retailers are responding with umpteen takes on the once-humble canvas tote, plus options galore to haul those bags home by bike or foot for those within range or on a good bus line.
Take the Hook & Go ($59.95 at www.surlatable.com), a folding, tripodlike contraption on rubber wheels. Its extendible arm can dangle several sacks of groceries packed into (what else?) reusable bags.
Or the Xtracycle (www.xtracycle.com, $489), a hitchless bike trailer and extender that resembles a skateboard bearing wide, deep saddlebags on either side with room for plenty of groceries in the bags or lashed on top.
Or the bakfiets (say bok-feets): Dutch bicycles that resemble low-slung wheelbarrows built for cruising (www.dutchbikeseattle.com). Stephan Schier of Dutch Bike Co. Seattle says he can't keep the $3,000-plus bikes in stock, with customers across the country wanting to swap their cars to ferry food, children and cases of beer (sometimes all at once) in the bike's roomy box.
For those who cringe at such prices, there's always the trusty backpack. Tyler Myers has spotted plenty, along with those collapsible wire shopping carts familiar to anyone who's lived back East and a cavalcade of reusable bags, at his Kress IGA supermarket in downtown Seattle.
He expects even more will give carless shopping a go as gas prices and parking remain continual challenges, as concern for the environment grows and as density levels climb around supermarkets (such as the condo forests fringing downtown Bellevue's Safeway and South Lake Union's Whole Foods Market).
"We see a really high usage on reusable bags. I've stood there and watched people. It's amazing how much people can put in their purse or their backpack," Myers said.
Time was, grocery shopping was something you did in dribs and drabs throughout the week, often by bus, train or on foot. A bakery here, the butcher there, produce from the produce man and butter from the dairy. You bought fresh because you had to; artificial preservatives weren't around to keep bread from going stale.
Shift in shopping habits
Cars made it possible to haul a dozen bags of groceries home at a time, plus bulk items. For newcomers to shopping by bike, foot or public transport, the shift includes adjusting how and when they shop.
Hardware-store manager Jennifer Mullins walks from Belltown to the Westlake Whole Foods several times a week now, rather than the weekly supermarket trip she once made in her car.
"I buy smart and often and carry two bags, although I do have friends who have cars so I'll hitch a ride with them to Costco and stuff. All my friends are always griping about gas prices and insurance and maintenance and everything. It's worth the $10 cab ride every now and then just to not."
That said, "It does make it tough for those times when your favorite glass-bottled juice is on sale and you'd like to buy 20 of them and you can't get them home."
Her Ace Hardware location in South Lake Union has a hard time keeping expandable pushcarts ($41.99 and up) in stock, especially since condos in the neighborhood have begun snapping them up for residents to use, she says.
The cycling shopper
Foot and pedal evangelists have been out in force. Walkable-community proponents Feet First distributed 90 carts this summer in West and South Seattle to encourage shoppers to walk and shop.
Cascade Bicycle Club has been sending bike ambassadors to Puget Sound farmers markets to demonstrate how to shop by bike and highlights gear and techniques in its Commuter 101 classes. (One tip: Be sure your panniers are loaded evenly, and that you rig them out of reach of your heels so you're not knocking your produce and milk into traffic.)
"We found a lot of people who said, 'I want to get around by bike. I want to use my bike more for transportation. So what else can I do? How can I shop by bike?' So we slowly started integrating that component into classes," said Chris Cameron, Cascade's commute director.
To wit, REI is selling more and more commuter-type bicycles and accompanying accessories, said spokeswoman Courtney Coe, including a popular pair of Novara Round Town panniers ($55, www.rei.com) that riders can clip off and carry right into the store.
The options are boundless with bikes: waterproof, roll-top bags (Cameron recommends Germany's Ortlieb brand, $93 and up at Gregg's Cycle, www.greggscycles.com and REI), a variety of baskets (he likes Topeak, www.topeak.com), racks ($29 and up) and trailers (around $200). He also sees plenty of folks rolling past with good ol' plastic milk crates lashed to their racks with zip ties or bungee cords (free, if you know the right person).
Seattle cyclist Brian Peterson shops with two panniers attached to his bike's rear rack and finds he typically can squeeze a week's worth of groceries inside, taking care to bundle frozen foods together on the journey between the Wallingford QFC or University District Trader Joe's and his home near Green Lake.
The key is not buying too many bulky items at once, a lesson he learned his first time shopping by bike about three years ago.
"The first time, I tried to buy a gigantic package of toilet paper along with my regular groceries," he says. "I had to improvise on the way home and held it under one arm."
Now, he knows enough to visit the store several times per week and straps larger items to his bike with bungee cords. Or, he'll take along extra friends for more carrying capacity.
Alas, the eternal Northwest question: But what to do when it rains? There are those lovely waterproof Ortlieb panniers. But in a pinch, Peterson will cover his panniers and purchases in — you guessed it — plastic bags.
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Davenport, IA – June 21, 2012 - Officials of the Bix 7 revealed today that Bob Madison of Moline, IL was selected to "Race For The Jackpot" of $2,500 from Rhythm City Casino. The announcement was made today prior to the first Iowa American Water Bix at 6 training run.
The 38th Annual Bix 7 will be held Saturday, July 28th, 2012. Applications are available at locations throughout the Quad City Area. You can also register at www.bix7.com with a valid Visa or MasterCard. Registrations will only be handled through the website, via mailed printed applications or those dropped off at 500 E. Third Street, Davenport.
Madison was chosen from all entries received prior to June 15th. He will be provided a head start on the course based on his prior performances. If he beats the first elite runner back to the finish line, he receives $2,500. This program began in 2004. Six of eight previous participants have successfully crossed the finish line ahead of the elite winner.
"Bix is special because it was the first road race I ever ran and of course it's THE race in the area," said Madison, who will be 60 when he participates in his 32nd Bix 7. "I'm usually pretty competitive in my age group. This gives me a chance to do something different and I hope win some money for a charity I'm close to."
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Japan Ranks 22nd of 54 Countries in EF Global English Proficiency Index
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Tokyo, Feb 21, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - Japan ranked 22nd of 54 countries in the second EF Education First ("EF") English Proficiency Index ("EPI"), EF Education First Japan Ltd. (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Sang-Chul Lee) announced today at an event in Tokyo attended by leading figures from industry and academia. According to the results, Japan recorded an EPI score of 55.14, below the average of 58.58 among OECD member countries. In the Asian region, Singapore and Malaysia scored the highest in 12th and 13th positions respectively, with South Korea in 21st place, Hong Kong in 25th, and China 36th.
This second edition of the index combined a unique set of data gathered from 1.7 million adults in 54 countries worldwide using free English tests over a period of three years, from 2009 to 2011. This is the first time the results have been disclosed and discussed in detail in a Japanese context.
The findings for Japan(*) showed differences by region, gender and age group. Scores from Tokyo and the wider Kanto region exceeded those of other areas of the country, likely due to the greater concentration of international business operations and opportunities to use English. The index also found that women in Japan scored slightly higher than men, while by age group, young people between 18-25 had the highest scores, with English proficiency then gradually declining for middle-aged and older people. The results showed that once learners leave school, it is difficult for them to enhance English skills themselves through further education. This is in contrast to China, where English proficiency rises steadily from the early 30s.
EF Education First Japan President Sang-Chul Lee said, "Despite Japan's record of excellence on international tests in areas such as mathematics, its English proficiency is still relatively weak compared to other developed countries. However, with the focus on English education in elementary and junior high schools in recent years, and Japanese companies increasingly adopting English as their official language, many people are diligently learning English. The problem from a Japan perspective is that, although knowledge of grammar may be relatively strong, having the confidence and ability to actually communicate with international citizens remains a challenge. Particularly in this increasingly globalized environment - with Japanese companies accelerating international expansion efforts - it is critical to be able to break down not only language but also cultural barriers and operate as truly global citizens."
EF announced the EPI results today during a symposium on "Current Needs in Japan's English Education - Cultivating a Japanese Workforce Able to Compete Globally," which was attended by more than 170 education industry officials and experts. The event also featured a panel discussion covering issues including the current state of English education in Japan and the challenges faced by corporations as they accelerate efforts to foster internationally-minded human resources. Panelists included Mikael Palmquist, President and CEO of IKEA Japan K.K., Kiyohiro Sugashita, Special Advisor for the Dean of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and an international financial consultant, Hiroshi Deguchi, Visiting Professor at Hiroshima Jogakuin University and advisor for the Test of Logical Thinking, and Satoshi Koyama, Deputy General Manager, Metals Group, Corporate Strategy & Planning Department at Mitsubishi Corporation.
Results and analysis from the EF EPI English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) can be viewed at:
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About EF Education First
EF Education First (EF) was established in 1965 with the mission to break down the barriers of language, culture and geography. It is the world's largest private educational institution, with more than 400 offices and directly managed schools in over 50 different countries worldwide. As a private educational institution with 16 business units, EF offers a wide range of programs, from short-term language training courses to masters courses, test preparation courses, internships and specialty courses for adults. EF handles language training for more than 1,200 companies, and is the official language supplier for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.
EF Education First Japan Ltd. was established in 1973 as the Japanese subsidiary of EF Education First. For further details please visit:
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Library of Modular Services
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I'm always looking for simpler and more concise language to describe API, while writing stories and white papers for my audience. I recently used the phrase "library of modular web services", in a presentation outline at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This white paper was intended for a non-technical, state government audience, and my collaborator on the presentation asked if I could dumb this phrase down a little for the audience, providing a simpler explanation.
In this case, I think certain phrases get co-opted by the developer and IT crowd, borrowing from the physical world, resulting in them having a perceived technical meaning, but when in reality they are still very rooted in their past, and can be easily explained by taking users back to their previous meanings. One perfect example of this is the phrase, a "Library of Modular Services".
Think of each book, in a physical library as an analogy of a single API service. Much like when building an application on top of API services, when you are developing a research paper in a library, you need a multitude of resources to bring your paper together. When you visit the library to conduct your research you can browse the library directory, find a wide variety of books you will need. Early on you will be testing out many of these books, then setting aside the books that do not deliver the value and information you are looking for.
When you find the specific resources you need, this is when the modular approach comes into play. For example, if you need a book on a specific artist from history, you aren't required to check-out the entire art history section, or even check-out all impressionists artists, you can go for a very specific artist like Monet or pick and choose from the impressionist resources you need.
Using this library analogy for API services works very well. As a company or organization, instead of just going to IT to get technical services, you can visit your library of modular services to find exactly the resources you need for your project. Maybe your project is just creating a quarterly report, or maybe you want to create a visualization of product sales, all the way to launching a new mobile application.
To support employess in their work, each company should have a library where anyone in the can visit, browse, search and discovery the resources they will need for any project. This library can then be extended to have more marketplace features allowing external partners or even the public to come and browse the library of modular resources, just like they would the public library--allowing them to find just the services they need.
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at Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home in Branson with the Rev. Larry Kackley officiating. Burial will follow at Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery in Branson. Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. Aug. 1, 2014 at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of ... (Branson Tri-Lake News)
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- 2 bedrooms
- 2 bathrooms
- Sleeps 6
- House
Description from the owner
The "Beachfront Holiday Homes" is located in Zilzie, Queensland. Zilzie is located 20kms south of Yeppoon and 40kms east of Rockhampton in a region known as Capricorn Coast.
The The area is quiet, situated down a lane. The house and Cottage are surrounded by pandanus and coconut palms and is very tropical.There are paths and lanes that go straight to the sandy beach The property is beachfront and beautifully maintained. The house has lots to offer
Beachfront Zilzie Holiday Homes Capricorn Coast
Zilzie, Queensland, Australia
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Additional Location Information
The "Beachfront Zilzie Holiday Home" is situated in Zilzie 20kms South of Yeppoon and 40kms east of Rockhampton.
There is plenty of parking for your boat or cars.
The area has lots to do from Golf to boating to wildlife farms. Only 40 klm and you are in Rockhampton City.
More About This Location
Beach or lakeside relaxation, Waterfront
Rates shown in $ USD (Rental listed originally in AUD)
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Rental fees
- Extra Guests | $9 per day | Rate is for 2 guests
- Cleaning | $67 per stay | After each Stay
Additional notes from the owner
Rates include 2 guests
- A/C or climate control
- Towels Provided
- Ceiling Fans
- Alarm Clock
- Local Guides/Maps
- Central heating
- Washing Machine
- Linens Provided
- Ocean or water views
- Parking
- Freezer
- Toaster
- Microwave
- Stove or Oven
- Refrigerator
- Paper Towels Provided
- Grill
- Satellite or cable TV
- Television
- Stereo or CD player
- DVD Player
- Books
- Deck
- Patio
- Garden
- Outdoor Dining Area
- Balcony or terrace
- Swing set or jungle gym
- Pet friendly - yes
- Smoking allowed - no
- Suitable for children - yes
- Suitable for the elderly - yes
- Wheelchair accessible - yes


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