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There�s a place nearby where worries are eased, fears are calmed, and families are cared and provided for free of charge.
There�s a place nearby where worries are eased, fears are calmed, and families are cared and provided for free of charge.
The Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte opened in 2011 and provides housing and support to families with sick children in the hospital. So far, 5,000 people have stayed in the house. The first Ronald McDonald House was built in Philadelphia in 1974, and now 300 houses exist worldwide, including five in North Carolina.
Charlotte�s 3,500-square-foot building features a living room, play room and outside playground, kitchen with four of every appliance, laundry room, media room, teen room, library and 28 bedrooms. The land for the house was a gift from Carolinas Medical Center, and most of the furniture was donated by Lazy Boy.
�We are a distraction. That�s our mission,� said Jenna Westbrook, RMH of Charlotte development and communications director. �We serve the families so they can serve the children. � They don�t have to worry about anything now except their sick child.�
The families
The Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte gives families living outside of Mecklenberg County a place to live while their child receives treatment through Levine Children�s Hospital, Hemby Children�s Hospital, area doctors� offices or specialists. The families must be referred to RMH through a hospital or medical center, and there is no income restriction. They can stay until their child is released from the hospital, Westbrook said.
Both area and international families come to RMH. Many have premature babies in the hospital, which means family members often remain at the house three to five months until their little one is strong enough to go home.
�A lot of times, families come to us in crisis. A lot of families come here literally with the clothes on their backs,� Westbrook said.
Many people must go straight to the hospital and don�t have time to stop at home first, and the RMH works to provide them with necessary supplies, such as toiletry kits and changes of clothes. A pantry is filled with foods that families can help themselves to.
Since 2011, 47 families from Cleveland County have made this house their home away from home.
Amie and Chuck Wheeler of Mooresboro didn�t even know there was a Ronald McDonald House in Charlotte when their son, Corban � born prematurely at 26 weeks � was taken by ambulance to Levine Children's Hospital on July 10, 2012. Amie had to stay at Cleveland Regional Medical Center for 12 hours before she was allowed to travel to Charlotte with her husband to see their son.
"As soon as we got to Levine to see him, they said, �Call Ronald McDonald house,�� Amie said.
The Wheelers were put on a waiting list, but they didn�t wait long. Before they were ready to leave the hospital, they received a call that a room was waiting for them and Corban's sisters, Megan, 9; and Kristen, 15.
�It was a true blessing,� Chuck said about staying at the house. �They fed you every night and on weekends they fed you breakfast and supper. Every day, they had a cookie crew.�
The cookie crew was responsible for making cookies every day, which always filled the house with mouthwatering aromas, Amie said. The staff and volunteers also did little things to make Megan and Kristen and other children staying at the house feel special.
�The younger kids get a card to pick out a free toy,� Amie said. �A teen room has a pool table, games and lap tops.�
A volunteer makes a blanket for every family to take home with them. Groups of volunteers provide special activities to give the families a chance to relax and recharge after the stress of waiting beside their child�s bedside all day. Corban�s lungs were fragile and Amie spent many hours willing her son to keep breathing. After spending the day in the hospital, she was too worn out to even think about driving an hour to get home.
While Amie stayed at the hospital all day, Chuck went to work and drove back to Charlotte every evening to be with his family. The RMH third shift manager went out of his way to help him get ready for work every day.
�I had to leave every morning between 4:30 and 5 and he always had coffee made for me,� he said.
Corban came home from the hospital on Oct. 12, 2012, with a heart monitor and oxygen. He has achieved all his developmental milestones, but takes breathing treatments because he has a wheeze.
Westbrook said a lot of families keep in touch with Ronald McDonald House after they leave and send updates on their children.
�They all have that common denominator,� Westbrook said. �They have a sick child. A lot of our families make lasting friendships here.�
The volunteers
The Charlotte house sees 6,800 volunteers in one year, and most of these are from surrounding counties, Westbrook said. Currently, there are three volunteers from Cleveland County.
The trained volunteers clean, check families in and out, answer phones, greet visitors and help with movie nights, bingo nights and special events. They also make baked goods as well as cook dinner for the families every night and eat with them.
Westbrook said these helpers keep the operational costs of the Ronald McDonald House to a minimum and allow the organization to run on a small staff.
�The volunteers really do run the day-to-day operations of the house,� she said.
Cleveland County Commissioner Susan Allen volunteers for special events at Ronald McDonald House. Before she was elected a commissioner, she logged more than 172 hours as a volunteer.
�Throughout the years, I have known families who have stayed at Ronald McDonald House who expressed how they didn�t know what they would do without RMH being there for them � emotionally and financially,� Allen said in an email to The Star. �I always said if a RMH was built near me I would help those families pay back by being a volunteer. After getting involved, I found how much I was also helping families from Cleveland County.�
Allen has volunteered in several areas from house operations, which involves serving at the front desk, checking in families and other duties, to being a driver for the shuttle that takes families to the hospitals.
She has also enlisted the help of family and friends to cook a meal at the house several times a year.
�The RMH supports families of sick or injured children in their greatest time of need,� she said. �They offer a home away from home to hundreds of families so they can be close to the hospital and make this hard time of their lives a little easier.�
Some of the former RMH families have even come back to volunteer their time.
�We are planning to go to the house and cook dinner soon,� Amie said.
Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte
Where: 1613 E. Morehead St., Charlotte
For volunteer opportunities: Visit www.rmhofcharlotte.org/ and click on �How You can Help � or call 704-335-1191.


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Main Material : 18ct gold plated silver and silicone |
Length (mm) : 90 |
Fitting Type : Post or Stud |
Dimensions (mm) : 90x20x15 |
One of a Kind : No |
Metal : sterling silver |
Hallmarked : No |
Wire Material : 18ct gold plated silver |
Finish : satin
Gorgeous and glamorous pink and orange drop earrings by designer Jenny Llewellyn. Perfect to add a splash of colour to your outfit and great for a night out. The pink and orange cups cascade from 18ct gold chains to add movement and sparkle. Made from silicone these earrings will glow in the dark! The silver has been gold plated in 18ct gold to contrast beautifully with the pink and orange.
Colours may vary slightly from the picture.
To see pieces glow in the dark place under bright or UV light, then take to a dark room and see them glow!
Designed and handmade by designer jeweller Jenny Llewellyn.
The Silicone is very flexible but should be handled gently, please take care not to pull silicone parts away from the silver
Silicone parts - damp fingers in soapy water (washing up liquid can be used) and gently rub silicone between fingers. Dry with a hairdryer (If a towel is used silicone may pick up fluff from the towel)
Once completely dry a little unperfumed talcum powder can be dabbed over the surface then rub off excess.
Silver parts:
Matt finish - use a green scourer and rub over silicone parts to remove any stains/marks on surface.
Shiney finish - a silver cloth can be used
Do not use any other silver cleaning products as the chemicals can damage the silicone
An after care service is available if any of the silicone parts get damaged or you are unsure about cleaning.

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U = Uranium
T = Titanium
I = Iron
S = String
B = Bucket of Water
E = Ancient Dried Spawn Egg
R = Redstone
A = Apple
W = Wood of some sort
C = Cactus
G = Gunpowder
D = Diamond
. = emptyTo Re-hydrate Ancient Dried Spawn Eggs:
Ultimate Sword:
Ultimate Pickaxe:
Ultimate Shovel:
Ultimate Hoe:
Ultimate Axe:
Ultimate Bow:
Ultimate Helmet:
Ultimate Chestplate:
Ultimate Leggings:
Ultimate Boots:
Ultimate Fishing Rod:
Magic Apple: (OMG! No! Don't!!!!)
RRR <—Redstone BLOCK
RAR <—Redstone BLOCK (middle is an apple)
RRR <—Redstone BLOCK
Critter Cages: (W = STICKS!)
Hoverboard: (W = WOOD PLANKS!)
Lava Eel Armor:
Crafted the same as regular armor, just use Lava Eels instead!
Moth Scale Armor:
Same as regular armor, but you have to kill Mothra first!
This stuff looks seriously cool!
Put corn in the furnace.
Two buckets of milk on the crafting table.
Salt Ore in the furnace.
Buttered Popcorn:
Popcorn and Butter on the crafting table.
Buttered and Salted Popcorn:
Buttered Popcorn and Salt on the crafting table.
Bag of Popcorn:
Six Buttered and Salted Popcorn, plus three Paper on the crafting table.
Miner's Dream !!!:
CCC <- Cactus
RRR <- Redstone BLOCK
GGG <- Gunpowder
Raw Corn Dog:
Raw Chicken, Raw Pork, Corn, and a stick.
Cooked Corn Dog:
Put a raw corn dog in the furnace.
These things satisfy a serious amount of hunger for a long long time.
Uranium/Titanium Blocks:
Eye Of Ender Blocks:
EnderPearl Blocks:
Same as any other ingot-type block. Put nine on the crafting table.
Apple Tree Seed:
Place an Apple on the crafting table.
Extreme Torch:
Coal, Redstone, and a Stick on the crafting table.
Spider Web:
Eight strings arranged like wood for a chest will make you a spider web block!
Instant Stairs Up:
..C (C is cobblestone)
Instant Stairs Down:
C.. (C is cobblestone)
Instant Stairs Accross:
… (C is cobblestone)
Emerald Armor:
Same as regular armor, with emeralds.
Emerald Sword and Tools:
Same as regular sword and tools, with emeralds.
(If you like green, these look totally awesome!!!)
Experience Orb Catcher: (to make Bottles o' Enchanting)
.B. – empty bottle
.S. – string
.W. – stick
Experience Sword:
Emerald sword in the middle, surrounded by Bottles o' Enchanting.
(Emerald Sword must be NEW, not used)
Experience Armor:
Emerald armor piece in the middle, surrounded by Bottles o' Enchanting.
(Emerald Armor must be NEW, not used)
Experience Tree Seed:
Apple Tree Seed in the middle, surrounded by Bottles o' Enchanting.
To Reload a Ray-Gun:
Put one used Ray-Gun and one block of redstone on the crafting table.
Presto. Reloaded!
Useful items and tips:
Critter Cages only work about 80% of the time. You may have to throw more than one. Keeps things interesting. And yes, they catch almost all types of critters, including dragons! Very useful to simply transport farm animals. Also handy against creepers. Warning though… they work better on some critter than others! Just throw one at an entity/mob to catch it. Right-click it on the ground to release the captured critter. No, critter cages do not work on Robots.Craft an Ultimate Fishing Rod and go fishing in Lava!!! You'll catch all sorts
incedibly useful things. Including:
Spark Fish
Fire Fish
Sun Fish
Lava Eels
and Sunspot Urchins.
Yes, I know. The fishing rod works kinda iffy. Not my code. It works just like the regular fishing rod. Find a bigger lava pool if you keep getting stuck on the bottom or sides. Some day I might rewrite it when I have time… sigh.
Lava Eels can be crafted into some pretty awesome armor. Looks rather spectacular too, if you ask me! Seriously. Lava Eel Armor is more durable than diamond, and fire resistant too!
Sunspot Urchins can and should be thrown! Try a few!
To use a Spawn Egg, after you've re-hydrated it, just right-click with it on the ground. Ancient Dried Spawn Eggs can be mined/found only at shallow depths. Ancient Dried Spawn Eggs are actually fun to collect, and to spawn upon an unsuspecting friend! Ancient Dried Spawn Eggs have been updated to include all standard Minecraft critters. Can you find them all?
Catching Experience Orbs can be tricky. Don't even bother with ants. You have to catch significant experience. Kill something your own size. Try right clicking under the orb as it just passes into the block you're sighted on. You'll get the hang of it eventually. All you need is a little experience. Lol! I crack me up…
The Miner's Dream block is pretty damn cool! You've gotta try it! Make one. Take it underground, tap it on a stone block directly in front of you (not on a diagonal), and be amazed!
Salt blocks kill ants. Great for keeping ants out of places you don't want them! Or, you can just dig up the Ant Blocks whenever you find them. That'll take care of most of them.
Extreme Torches are about 10% brighter than normal torches.
Emerald things are pretty durable. Definately worth making. And they look awesome!
Experience Armor is only active while you have an Experience Sword in your inventory or hotbar. Basically, just wearing it will give you experience… just for looking so cool…
An Experience sword gives you extra experience when hitting mobs. It also deals extra damage based on your experience level. It starts becoming fairly deadly once you get up over about level 20 or so.
Uranium and Titanium can be mined/found only deep underground. Uranium and Titanium require a diamond pick-axe to be mined. Yes, you need to find 3 diamonds and make a diamond pickaxe first. It's a pain, but believe me, it's worth it. Uranium and Titanium ore blocks are 'entangled'. Hit one and they all sparkle! Nine ingots of Uranium make a Uranium block. Same with Titanium. Cool, sparkley blocks…
Ultimate Armor is enchanted. Very useful. Awsome stuff and looks cool too!
Moth Scales can be crafted into some pretty darm cool armor too!
Did I mention the Lava Eel armor? Use Lava Eels to craft.
Yes. Yes you do want to make an Ultimate Sword. OMG. Way too cool. In fact, you'll want to make two! One for you. One for your Girlfriend!
Ultimate tools wear out even slower than Diamond. They seem to last pretty much forever. One of each is probably all you'll need.
Try an Ultimate Axe on a tree! Wow!
Ultimate Swords do only minimal damage to Players and Girlfriends. (Yes, really. These things are so deadly I had to put code in to protect against accidents!) Although, you may still catch fire if you get hit…
Ultimate Bows (arrows) bounce off Players and Girlfriends for the same reason Ultimate Swords do only minimal damage. Otherwise, they're too deadly to use! Ultimate Bows will never run out of arrows. You don't even have to carry one in your inventory. Ultimate Bows need only be 'tapped' on the right mouse button. They shoot fast, like a semi-automatic!
Ultimate weapons and tools may not appear enchanted at first (if you cheat and get them in creative mode). They will auto-enchant on first use.
Oh yeah! Almost forgot. Lava Foam! Yeah! Wicked cool stuff! Slipperier than snot on a doorknob! Try walking on it. And bouncy bouncy bouncy. Run into it, and get bounced off. Gee, kind of like a pinball bumper… What would happen if you made a floor and walls of the stuff, and then put a Zombie or a few Enderman in it? I wonder… Lava Foam can only be found/mined near lots and lots of lava… somewhere like, the Nether!!!
Laser charges can be thrown. Please do. They're fun!
Ray-Guns and Laser Charges, being the advanced weapons that they are, were built to be ineffective on robots!
Hoverboards are priceless for getting around in the Nether. Lava lakes? Feh. Who cares. Hop. Hover. Explore.
No, you cannot craft shoes. You may be many things, but Cobbler is not one of them.
Have you tried the Stairs? Make a few. It's easier than placing or mining blocks to get around!
You'll need an Experience Orb Catcher to make Experience Armor and an Experience Sword. It's worth it. Pretty awesome effects!
You'll also need an Experience Orb Catcher to make an Experience Tree Seed. It's a must! Otherwise, where will you put the dance floor for your Girlfriend to dance?
Ender-Pearl and Eye-of-Ender blocks are just decorative, at least for now…
More Food:
Fish that live in lava provide fire protection and hunger points when eaten. No, you don't need to cook fish that were caught in lava. Yes, you can eat lava fish any time. You don't need to be hungy. Great stuff to take along to the Nether!A bag of popcorn gives more health than just the popcorn that went into it. No, you can't have just salt on your popcorn! Yuck.
Corndogs have an amazing amount of healing/hunger power. I love corndogs!
Strawberries are delicious.
Corn is yummy too.
Plants and Trees:
Strawberry plants can be found in the forest. Yes, you can transplant them to your garden. You don't plant strawberries, you plant the little strawberry plants!Sky Trees are cool as shit! They're increbibly delicate. Break one log, and they all fall! Sky Tree logs can be used to build all sorts of stuff, then one little hit, and poof! Sky Tree logs turn into Oak Planks if you put them on the Crafting Table. Need a lot of wood fast? Find a sky Tree. You'll only need one! But be careful when building with Sky Tree logs…
Did I mention the Duplicator Tree? See if you can find one. Place a valuable block or two near the base. Just like having a Zerox machine… Yes, you can chop down a Duplicator Tree and replant the logs on dirt blocks. It will grow again! And then it will duplicate whatever is nearby…
Corn plants can be found in the plains. Wait until the corn ripens to harvest it. Corn can be planted in your garden to grow corn plants. No, bone meal doesn't work on corn plants. Tough noogies. They are worth the wait!
Put a regular old run-of-the-mill apple on the crafting table to get yourself an Apple Tree Seed. Right-click your Apple Tree Seed on a dirt/grass block to grow an Apple Tree! Reap your rewards… then plant an orchard, and come back often to pick up the drops!
Plant an Experience Tree Seed. Wait. Might be quick. Might be slow. Who knows. But once it grows up, prepare to be amazed. Build a dance floor, hang a few lanterns, get yourself a few girlfriends, and prepare to have some fun! When night falls, the party begins…
Moth, Butterfly, and even Mosquito plants can be dug up and replanted.
Apple trees are prolific producers. You'll never be hungry if you plant an apple tree.
Experience Trees are a fantastic sight to behold, especially at night!!!
Wind Trees always point the same direction, kind of like a compass.
DON'T plant that "OMG! No! Don't do it!" magic apple! I warned you! Well, yes, you really should, but read the WARNINGS section below!
Critters and Mobs:
Mosquitos can be seriously annoying. There is a config option to turn them off. Mosquitos spawn from mosquito plants, usually found in the swamp.Moths are harmless, and spawn from Moth Plants at night. Moths like to hang out near torches, just like real moths! Kind of nice to just sit back with a cold one and watch the moths fly around the torches…
Butterflies are harmless as well, and spawn from Butterfly plants during the day. Make a butterfly garden. It's relaxing and colorful…
Brown and Rainbow ants are fairly harmless. Red ants are not!
The WTF? eats stone. It's slow, and hates everything. But may be usefull if you're too lazy to mine yourself… Hey, what do you think made all those caves anyway?
CaveFishers are annoying.
Baby Scorpions are annoying too.
Dragonflies eat ants, mosquitoes, butterflies and birds!
Mosquitoes tend to follow you around once they get wind of you, just like real life!
Cryolophosaurus is annoying. But tastes like chicken!
Baryonyx just eats grass. Harmless, kind of like a cow. Tastes great too!
How about that WaterDragon! Is he cool or what?
Basilisk lairs have the best loot! Sometimes more than you can carry! Entrance is on the surface in the Red And World. Kinda pyramid shaped. Can you get through the maze without cheating?
Giant Emperor Scorpions spawn in the desert. Nobody messes with the Emperor. Run. Just. Run.
Robots spawn in the Village (Rainbow Ant) world. Nothing to say here but GTFO!!! Get out before sundown. It's your only hope.
The Alien. Yeah. THE Alien. Not just any alien. But THE Alien. 'Nuff said. Bring clean underwear with you while mining in the Red Ant World! Lol!
Attack Squids can cause temporary blindness… and they do have some nice rare drops… but you can't risk killing them yourself. Really. If killed by a player, there's a good chance they'll call home… for DAD. Yeah. You don't want to deal with Daddy Squid. Unh uh. No no. Find yourself a Girfriend or a Baby Dragon, or even better yet a Lizard, to kill Attack Squids for you…
Lizards are here to help you fight off the Attack Squid invasion. Ink sacks attract lizards. Ink sacks will also temporarily tame a Lizard. They are lizards after all, and they forget they're tamed after a while. Still, this creates a moral dilemma: should you really be killing innocent civilian squids just to get ink sacks?
What? You killed a few Attack Squids? It started to rain and thunder? I told you not to. Only one thing to do now… Put down your weapons. Take off your armor. Bend over. That's right. As far as you can. Now kiss your a** goodbye. ROTFLMAO! I told you not to mess with the Attack Squids. Now you've brought on the wrath of Daddy Squid, or as you might otherwise know him: THE KRAKEN!!!! And you better hope he didn't bring a few friends! ROTFL!!! Don't say I didn't warn you!!!
THE KRAKEN is exceptionally hard to kill, even in creative mode. But it is actually possible. You just have to get clever and prepare ahead of time. There are ways to kill them. A word of caution though: You know how the Attack Squids called home for help? So will a severely wounded KRAKEN if he gets away. Right. Failure is not an option.
Tameable Critters:
Camarasaurus is tameable. They are about the cutest, friendliest little critters ever. They don't do much except eat grass, leaves, vines, and cactus, but they do have a tendency to stick their nose in your face for a quick loving and trusting smooch. If you want some warm fuzzies, then Camarsaurus is the pet for you. Camarsaurus is found only in the Red Ant World. Red apple to tame. Cannot be un-tamed!!! Tail speed indicates health and/or sitting.Hydrolisc is also tameable. Pretty cool looking too! Keep an eye out for them in swamps! These critters give you extra health points when you need them. Yes they do. Watch your health bar next time you've got one of these as a pet and you get hurt! Extremely useful when battling mobs. Better than a potion of regeneration… They love water, and restore their health (and yours) quickly when in or near it. Raw fish to tame. Dead bush to un-tame. Ruffles on the head indicate health. Tail wagging indicates sitting or not.
Velocity Raptor is tameable too! He'll double your ground speed. It's like having a permanent speed potion! Red apple to tame. Dead bush to un-tame. Generally found only in random places in the Red Ant World. Feathers indicate health and/or sitting. You can toggle the speed effect on and off by making him sit to turn speed off, and then another Red Apple to turn speed back on.
Spyro is tameable as well. Though he's kind of annoying and catches everything on fire. Raw beef to tame. dead bush to un-tame. Don't bother trying to kill him. He's virtually indestructible. He should also be able to keep up with you when you're flying around in creative mode. Great little pal to have around, unless you don't like fire…
Lizards can be tamed, temporarily, with ink sacks. Lizards like to kill Attack Squids. That's what they do.
Gird Friends:
Yes, there's a lot to read here. What did you expect? Girls are com-pli-cat-ed! Right-click a Girlfriend with a Red Rose to tame her. May take more than one, or a dozen!
Right-click with a Dead Bush to break up and untame them.
Yes. Yes you can. Unlike real life, you can make your girlfriend 'stay', and shut up! Give her a diamond to hold. Presto. Silence…
Right-click with an item, and she will hold it. Right-click with an empty hand, and she will return her item. Right-click both with items, and she will trade.
No, she CANNOT use a bow. She throws shoes. Shoes are deadly against creepers. Yes, you can throw shoes too. Shoes thrown by Girlfriends will not hurt Players. Just like real life, Girlfriends seem to have a infinite supply of shoes.
Yes, they can use swords! Give her one. Really. She won't hit you. Trust her.
No, armor would just mess up her outfit. A Girlfriend has 50 health points to make up for her refusal to wear armor.
Girlfriends will self-heal over time. Right-click with food, and they heal appropriately. Right-click with red rose, and they heal instantly.
Hold a red rose and they will follow closely.
Right-click with yellow rose, and she will change clothes! There are 25 different outfits. Right-click with yellow rose while wet, and she will change bikinis! There are 12 different bathing suits.
No, you cannot mess with someone else's Girlfriend! Jerk.
Girlfriends are immune to fire, because the code is too ridiculously complex and needs to be completely rewritten to avoid even simple things like cactus. That's why everything in the Nether is fire resistant too.
Girlfriends like to swim in lava. Girlfriends will not drown, because the AI software doesn't always work right.
Girlfriends HATE CREEPERS and WILL ATTACK them!!! Girlfriends are not perfect. Sometimes they miss one.
Yes, you can take your girlfriend to the Nether:
1. She will not follow you to the Nether, but…
2. place blocks in front of the portal to make a level entrance.
3. hold a red rose to bring her close to the portal.
4. push her in!
5. Get her back out the same way.
Sometimes Girlfriends may refuse to come back from the Nether, no matter what you do. Try shutting everything down and restarting. This usually fixes the problem so you can get her back out. It's not just girlfriends. Tamed cats seem to have this problem too. You may (will!) find it helpful to build some sort of controlled access (like a door!) around your Nether portal to keep your Girlfriend from wandering in on her own.
Girlfriends do not attack Endermen, Zombie Pigmen, or other Players. Yes, that means they work great in multiplayer!
Girlfriends do not usually attack things that you attack, or that attack you. Why? Because she's not your Mother. You can take care of yourself.
Girlfriends are jealous, and will attack single girls that get too close. Tamed girlfriends get along fine. Yes, you can have more than one: be quick, and unarm your first girlfriend before trying to tame a second one!
Girlfriends are perfect as helpers for fighting and exploring caves! Make sure you carry a few red roses for emergencies. Girlfriends can be a bit annoying while mining, but will quickly get out of your way when accidentally hit with a pickaxe. Sometimes though, making a small room (4×4 square) for her to hang out, or simply going around her, is the only thing you can do. Girlfriends are generally much quieter while mining, and will let you do your thing in peace. Girlfriends follow closely when mining, exploring caves, and when it's dark outside. She will teleport to you if you get too far away.
Girlfriends whine when they are hurt, but will compliment and be nice when at full health. Just place your crosshairs on your Girlfriend to see her health status. If you don't see her health status, then either you are too far away, or she is not your girlfriend.
If you don't like the skins provided, you can always download new ones from one of the many skin sites or make your own. Just rename and replace the skin files in the mod zip. Should be obvious how to name them. girlfriend[1-25].png and bikini[1-12].png.
Dieing single Girlfriends drop shoes. Dieing tamed Girlfriends drop red roses, shoes, and whatever they were holding.
Yes, you can give an Ultimate Sword to your Girlfriend. In fact, you SHOULD!!!
Did I mention they dance? Of course they do. BUILD A DANCE FLOOR. Ground level (not raised or sunken). At least 5×5 (7×7 is a nice size) of: diamond, emerald, gold, uranium or titanium block. Best built under an Experience Tree. Party Time! You'll see why. It's totally worth it! Don't forget to hang a few lamps and plant a few moth plants too! Time to use those Girlfriend Spawn Eggs you've been saving. The action starts after dark, late at night… BYOM. (Bring Your Own Music)
Three new dimensions:
Right-clicking a brown ant will take you to Utopia. It's a a beautiful world without mobs. Well, yes, there might be a couple, but all underground. They don't spawn above ground. And there are Wind Trees, that always point the same direction, so you don't need a compass! And there are Sky Trees, which look like they grow forever and touch the sky! Apple Trees. And the Ginormous Trees. Wow… It's a beautiful, calming, peaceful world.Bored with nice and calm? Try right-clicking a Red Ant. But bring clean underwear!!! The mining is awsome in the Red Ant world. Tons and tons of stuff underground! Mining like you've never seen it before, especially if you like Lapis Lazuli! Oh, and yeah, almost forgot. Watch out for Dinosaurs!!!! Don't forget to look up. That could be fatal too. Or down. Or all around. All sorts of stuff everywhere in the Red Ant World. It's just not a safe place.
Or perhaps you're tired of mining and fighting mobs? Try a Rainbow Ant. Villages galore! Loot and pillage to your heart's content. Just don't stay past sunset. Seriously. Robots will appear. Nasty Robots. Very very nasty robots. No. You alone cannot save the village from the utter devastation and mayhem that will undoubtably result. No. Not even with your Ultimate Sowrd and Ultimate Bow. That's how nasty they are. You'll need a friend or two to help you in multi-player mode. Better to just edit the config file and disable the Robots. But if you do decide to give it a go… watch for the ray-gun drop! Wow!
Yes, your Girlfriend and other pets will automatically teleport to the ant worlds with you. Unless you've told them to sit, of course.
Be patient with the Ant Worlds. Sometimes they can take a while to generate the first time. Java isn't the speediest of languages! After the initial generation, you should be ok. Just remember, it's not hung, it's generating… This can be especially long when generating a Brown Ant world the first time. You'll see why.


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Madison Student Callie Shirley Wins $3,400 in Miss Mississippi Pageant Scholarships
Miss Mississippi College Callie Shirley didn't leave empty-handed at the 2014 statewide pageant in Vicksburg.
In fact, the MC nursing major from Madison really shined at the Miss Mississippi Pageant as she won $3,400 in scholarships. Her honors included capturing the River Region's Women in Medicine Award.
Performing the piano on stage in the Red Carpet City before a live audience in Vicksburg and thousands of viewers watching on WLBT-TV 3 in Jackson, and staying energized during non-stop rehearsals were highlights of her hectic week. Waving to crowds of well-wishers lining downtown Vicksburg in a festive parade was another unforgettable moment.
"We were constantly in rehearsals, practicing our production dances, talents and walks,'' Callie said Friday. "It was almost like a marathon. I had to pace myself and use my energy wisely."
Utilizing music to bring comfort to elderly Mississippians suffering from dementia was her personal platform. She organized a drive at MC and partnered with schools and businesses to collect IPods and get them in the hands of people in nursing homes. The campaign was something that Callie promoted from Mississippi College's pageant in January to the Vicksburg ceremonies on July 12.
Dannie Woods, assistant director for student life, speaks for the entire Mississippi College family in saying that Callie's performance at the 2014 Miss Mississippi Pageant was simply amazing.
"She truly exemplified the Mississippi College student by demonstrating her intelligence, talent, beauty, grace and Christ-centered character," Woods said. "I'm so proud to call her our Miss MC and be her director."
The daughter of Tammi and Barri Shirley is also an excellent student on the Clinton campus with a perfect 4.0 average.
While Jasmine Murray reigns as the 2014 Miss Mississippi, Callie Shirley says that just being part of the televised pageant was tremendous.
"Through this experience I have gained so much knowledge about myself, the world around me, and communication and personal skills that I will be able to apply throughout the rest of my life," the Mississippi College student says. "I will be eternally grateful for the many memories I made during my time in Vicksburg."
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb Lady Bisons are back in the mix in Top 25 voting in one softball poll.
In the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 the Lady Bisons received two votes. Lipscomb softball coach Kristin Ryman is glad that her team is once again receiving some recognition by poll voters. However, at this stage of the season she is more concerned about where the Lady Bisons are located in the NCAA Division I RPI.
"Postseason tournament teams are not determined based on the top 25," Ryman said. "We want to make sure we are keeping our RPI high."
This week the Lady Bisons are 33rd in the RPI, up from 35th last week. They do not return to action until this weekend when Mercer, ranked No. 38 in the RPI visits Draper Diamond at Smith Stadium. A doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday and a single game will be played Sunday at 1.
"Obviously, the win (Wednesday night) against UAB helped us," Ryman said of the doubleheader split. "UAB turned around and had a good weekend at Tulsa which is in top 20 right now. All of those wins help us.
"We want to make sure we are finding ways to beat top level teams. If we are beating good teams that helps us that much more."
The Lady Bisons are 31-9, 11-6 in the Atlantic Sun standings. Mercer is 29-13, 11-4 in the conference and is scheduled to play a single game at Kennesaw State Wednesday.
Two other A-Sun teams are in the top 40 in the RPI this week. USC Upstate is 24th and Stetson is 39th.
The Lady Bisons visit Stetson April 18 and 19.
"This weekend and next weekend are going to be huge for us," Ryman said. We still have one mid-week game coming up at Western Kentucky (April 23). All of those are going to help us if we beat those teams."
Ryman thinks that in order to earn an at-large bid a mid-major team would need to be ranked 35th or higher.
"We are in a great spot right now in the RPI," Ryman said. "We are right where we want to be with several high RPI teams left on our schedule.
"We have played well lately. We had a good weekend."
With no midweek games on the schedule the Lady Bisons took Monday off after sweeping ETSU this past weekend. Tuesday was reserved for individual workouts.
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I have always heard about Milan being a cold grey place but I kept seeing images like this all over the city. Sure it may not be Florence or Rome but it is not Detroit either -sorry Detroit
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
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Agreed, looks warm and welcoming to me. The beautiful people don't hurt either!
Beautiful shot!
After having lived in both, I would say that Detroit has the potential to be far more interesting than Milan…
That's a great description …. I've always felt that tug-of-war between the industrial and fashion has been one of the great qualities of Milano
milan is not rome or florence, you're right… but it still is a nice city, expecially in streets like the one you took a pic of…
anyway, i studied there for 4 years, and just love it the way it is… i'm glad someone likes it like you do! ciao
In Milano if you look past the ugliness you see a certain beauty … Roma is for tourists, Milano is for business … they fill completely different rolls …
As a Detroiter that has followed you from day one, that stings. We have great things and great people all over this city. Maybe you should come see for yourself. Also being of Italian descent and having visited italy a number of times, I no longer am concerned with my heritage. I find the french much more friendly than the Italians. Metro Detroit is also the most generous area of the entire United States. (see link below) So that says something about the people here. And we have some incredible architecture too. And yes we all feel the need to always defend Detroit when attacked. ;-)
just kidding about Detroit
i have spent plenty of time there in and in Grosse Point, Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Troy etc
next time I will say Evansville, indiana -oops i still know people there, nevermindziktdl
milan is beautiful if you live it.
i studied there for a year and fell in love with the grey city.
How lovely! sweet shot!!
I have lived in Milan for five years. I'm from New York. My husband is from Detroit so we visit relatives there often. In my view, Milan is a very challenging city to live in for many reasons (the weather, parking motorinos on sidewalk, horrid mosquitoes, graffiti, etc). But the principal reason is that most people do not stay in the city all week. It is very common for people to vacate on the weekends (these people are called 5/7′s – meaning, they only spend 5 days a week in Milan)and also most leave for the whole summer, except businessmen. And so…the city suffers from a livability standpoint because its inhabitants aren't here full-time. On the positive side, there is no denying the impeccability of the dress and stylishness that you see everywhere on everyone. There isn't a slob to be found and that shows a great sense of pride in the people. People here have learned to look past the darker parts of the city. As for Detroit – I think the suburbs are some of the most beautiful I have seen. I don't think it is easy to compare a commuter/suburban type metro area like Detroit to a city center like Milan. Like apples and oranges.
I so agree – I was in Milan the same time as you for the first time and expected an uninteresting, industrial, unfriendly city. I fell head over heels and had one of those "I must move here" moments. I found the people so friendly, not to mention drop-dead gorgeous, and so many beautiful streets, nooks, shops, and could easily have spent a week there. Can't wait to go back…
Love this photo. You know it is Italy right away.
Evansville, hm? I wondered which part of the Hoosier state you left…I'm always kind of amazed to see where Indiana natives show up. I spent my freshman year of college at the U of E, many years ago; it is indelibly etched in my psyche. Even though my degree is from elsewhere, when I have strange dreams about being back in college I'm on that campus…
Move there? No way :-) Milan is interesting but not a city to live in (challenging… indeed). Not when you come from a quiet, medieval town called Pavia which is just 38kms from Milan and way nicer and more "human". Just do a little research on Flickr and you'll see that it is full of delightful spots like the one photographed.
As for French being less friendly than Italians, can't tell, but alas, I must recognize we are not the open people they imagine us to be, in general. I wish we were more civil, over all. I am embarassed for my fellow-countrymen, especially those who when abroad do their worst…
You've already been berated about the Detroit comment, so I'll simply add that having been reaised there, I DID leave for NYC for a reason… (Though I must say, Ann Arbor — while not truly Detroit — is one of the greatest mid-sized cities in the country.)
there is a reason i want to leave austin, and that shot describes my feelings exactly!
Very nice picture. That wooden balcony from colonial times is absolutely outstanding! these shot, because of the color, the plants and the arquitecture, reminds me to Cartagena, in Colombia.
Siempre que voy a Milan, intento pasar por Brera para admirar este balcĂłn. Es mi rincĂłn favorito de la ciudad. Verdad que es precioso?


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Lichen, Pothole, and Mac's Falls in Panthertown
A hike done June 6, 2016 with Mark. Starting from the Cold Mountain trailhead in Panthertown, we hiked up Devil's Elbow Trail to the cut off for Elbow and Red Butt Falls. Then, right upstream from Red Butt, we got into the river, and walked downstream for half a mile until the tributary on which Lichen Falls is located joined the Tuckasegee on river left. After thoroughly enjoying that waterfall, we headed back into the river, going downstream a short ways until we found a spot on the hillside on river right where we could start the short but steep bushwhack back up to Devil's Elbow Trail. We ended the hike by hiking upstream from Schoolhouse Falls as far as Pothole and Mac's Falls, and then followed Mac's Trail back to the parking area.Read More
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Milton basketball coach Lamar Reddicks served as an assistant at Harvard from 2000-2007, so he knows first-hand what it takes to excel in the Ivy League.
Reddicks thinks his 6'10" senior big man Alec Brennan has the skill set to be a very good player in the conference from jump with the potential to eventually be truly outstanding.
After taking the lone official visit of his recruitment at Princeton the weekend before last, Brennan himself was visited by Tigers head coach Mitch Henderson seven days ago and on the Milton Academy campus Brennan informed Henderson that he would be bypassing myriad high major offers to join the orange and black's 2014 recruiting class.
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Many in Japan are obsessed with iconic Amercian brands and items, like Levis and hamburgers.
But if you're a first-time vistor to the land of the rising sun, their fascination may not be so obvious, as journalist Tom Downey explains.
"When you first travel to Japan, one of the first things that hits you is the culture shock. You can't read the signs, you can't read a menu," he adds,
After a while, though, you may notice a few interesting reproductions and imitations of foreign culture.
That's exactly what Downey experienced when he first went to Japan in 2004.
He was told to go to a jazz kissaten.
After visiting, Downey became interested in other foreign influences that have fueled Japan's obsession.
There's the story of his visit to a small little town called Moriguchi where Rogin's Tavern is. The bar only serves centuries-old bourbon. Some bottles date back to the 1800s.
Downey tasted bourbon from 1904. He says the bar is a "time capsule of taste."
Seiichiro Tatsumi is the bartender at Rogin's Tavern.
Downey says, for 25 years, Tatsumi "had been driving the back roads of America, stopping in every liquor store he saw and buying up old bottles nobody else wanted because he saw the promise and possibility of old bourbon."
Downey has a theory why people like Tatsumi become obsessed. Japan doesn't have a lot of immigrants, so its cosmopolitan cultures comes from Japanese who become interested in other places.
Downey has also noted Japanese interest in nostalgia.
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Hanna Abdi's Exile to Garmi Prison, Razn and Hamedan Prsion and currently Meshkin Prisonpublished on Monday, January 12, 2009
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: According to news which has been confirmed by Azarmehr Association of Women of Kurdistan, Ms. Hanna Abdi a student, womens' rights activist and a member of Azarmehr Organization was sentenced to five (5) years of imprisonment and exile to Garmi Prison in the city of Garmi. Ms. Abdi serverd 14 months of pre-trial custody, before being sentenced, and was imprisoned in the detention centre for the Ministry of Intelligence in the city of Sanandaj as well as Sanandaj Prison.
However Branch 4 of the Court of Appeal in Sanandaj reduced her sentence to 1.5 years and her exile to Razn Prison which is near the city of Hamedan. During her transfer however she was transferred to the Hamedan Prison.
While in prison Ms. Abdi requested a leave from prison, which is the legal right of prisoners, however on seeing her request, the judge on her case indicated that he had not been made aware of her exile to Razn/Hamedan Prison, and once again her case was sent to the court of appeal for investigation.
After follow up from Ms. Abdi's Family the court of Appeal has stated that Ms. Abdi will be exiled to Meshkin Shahr Priosn, which is in the province of Ardebil to serve the rest of her sentenced.
Furthermore Ms. Ronak Safazadeh, another student activist has been in pre-trial custody for more than a year in Sanandaj Prison.
Although there has been great support for both Ms. Abdi and Ms. Safazadeh, from Iranian as well as the international community, the judiciary continues its abuse of these two student activists, causing great concern both for their families and human rights activists.


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A Must-Read About Kevin Youkilis
Kevin Youkilis gets it.
He's 31 years old, about to make $12 million dollars next year, and realizes that he's in a position to use his fame and fortune to help others.
So he does. It's really that simple.
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to play golf with my friend Paul Daugherty, an outstanding sports columnist for the Cincinnati Enquirer and Sports Illustrated. During the course of our round, Paul mentioned that he had heard that Youk was heavily involved in charitable efforts and was considering writing about it. Knowing that I live in Boston and work for the PawSox, he asked me if Youkilis was visible in the community during the off-season.
I told him that was definitely the case and mentioned that Kevin had personally appeared at a fundraiser for Raising a Reader – an organization that my wife is involved with that provides books to the children of low-income families.
Paul Daugherty wrote his story today and it's tremendous.
And here's a link to Hits for Kids – Youk's charitable organization.


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(So Big That They can't Fly!)
Ostriches are the biggest birds in the world. They are taller than us. An ostrich is approximately two and a half metres (98 inches) tall and weighs 120 kilograms (264 pounds).
These birds, which live in colonies in Central Africa, can't fly. Instead, Allah has given them a different ability so that they can escape from their predators: They run very fast with their long legs. They run so fast that no man can keep up with them. Ostriches are the fastest two-legged animals in the animal kingdom and they reach speeds of 70 kilometres (43 miles) per hour. And now let us tell you something very interesting. Do you know that ostriches have only two toes on their feet? What is more, one of these toes is considerably bigger than the other. And ostriches run only on their big toes.
Besides that, thanks to their long legs enabling them to run fast, ostriches are very good warriors. To protect themselves against their enemies, they kick their predators.
The egg of the biggest bird in the world is also the biggest bird egg in the world. They dig a very deep hole in the sand and place all their eggs in it. But when they lay more than 10 to 12 eggs, they need to adjust the size of the hole accordingly. If the ostrich dug this hole in soil instead of sand, this would take a longer time, causing the birds to consume more energy. Indeed, digging sand is much easier than soil. You may even dig sand with your hands whereas you need a shovel to dig soil. For this reason, ostriches, by the inspiration of Allah, prefer digging in the sand rather than in soil and thus consume minimal energy. Then they cover their eggs with sand again without difficulty.
Another interesting piece of information about ostriches is that the care of all eggs in a flock is undertaken by a single female ostrich. But, since the nest can shelter only a limited number of eggs, the female ostrich gives priority to her own eggs. Ostriches distinguish their own eggs by the air pores on the egg shells.
The baby ostriches emerging from the eggs are utterly defenceless. At any moment, they could be attacked by a predatory bird. Yet, when new-born ostriches feel endangered, they lie on the ground and act as if dead. This way, their predators, assuming they are dead, do not attack them. Without exception, all baby ostriches employ this defence mechanism.
It is impossible for a new-born chick to think up such a tactic or to learn how to employ it! So, how could a baby bird that has only recently opened its eyes to the world act as if dead? The answer is obvious. Our Lord, the One Who teaches and educates every living being, has also taught these little babies such an effective defence mechanism, so that they can protect themselves.


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Harriet Hall has yet another post explaining why she's right and everyone who thinks otherwise is wrong. She says this is the last post on the subject, and thank god for that. This final post is about the T shirt.
Like the other two, it's not impressive. She's astonishingly unwilling or unable to admit even that her intentions were not necessarily self-evident, let alone that she simply went out of her way to make a hostile public statement about some people who had already been on the receiving end of a lot of hostile public statements.
I didn't want to talk about the T-shirt, but I've been repeatedly challenged to explain myself, and I'm afraid I can no longer avoid it. Steven Novella has recommended that we try to give other people's arguments the most charitable interpretation. I hope my critics will do that, but I'm not optimistic. If past experience is any guide, they will misinterpret my explanation and put it in the worst possible light, which is why I haven't offered it before.
See what I mean? It couldn't be that the T shirt wasn't as limpidly clear as she seems to think, no, it has to be that Other People are simply determined to be big poopy heads. It couldn't be that her critics are increasingly irritated by passive-aggressive bullshit like that very passage, no, it has to be that they are determined to misinterpret everything she says.
That's not a good start. That doesn't make me think her explanation will be honest or that she will manage to be at all self-critical.
To set the scene for the T-shirt incident, there was a complex backstory involving Elevatorgate, Richards Dawkins, insults and threats directed at women, a perception that TAM's anti-harassment policy was not being enforced, objections to a statement JREF President DJ Grothe made, accusations that Grothe had lied about reports of harassment, and numerous other incidents, many of which were blown way out of proportion. All this had left big chips firmly glued to shoulders.
Or not. That's another bad start. Maybe, just maybe, it wasn't our fault for being annoyed that DJ blamed "some women" for talking about women and harassment, maybe it was DJ's fault for blaming "some women" for talking about harassment. If Hall can't entertain even the possibility of that even for a second, her "explanation" is not going to be worth much. Maybe ours were not the only shoulders that had chips on them.
It was in that context that Rebecca Watson announced in June, 2012, that she was cancelling her plans to attend TAM in July. The reason she gave was that "I do not feel safe and welcome at TAM." I was willing to take that at face value, as an "I" statement, not as a warning that women in general were not safe and welcome there.
Oh no no no no no. That's wrong. That's not the reason Rebecca gave – it's much more complicated than that. The reason she gave was that DJ pretty much publicly spat in her face by saying she was one of the women scaring other women away from TAM, despite the fact that she had promoted TAM and helped fund women's attendance there for years*. Hall must know that perfectly well. But I suppose it doesn't do to mention it, because it doesn't do to admit that DJ did anything wrong?
And that omission makes a mess of everything that follows. Hall's story is that Rebecca just randomly said she didn't feel safe at TAM, as if it were full of tigers and rattlesnakes, and Hall was just sending a counter-message on a friendly T shirt because she knew there were no tigers or rattlesnakes. But the first part is total bullshit, so the second part is too.
As an afterthought, I used the back of the shirt to express a long held opinion: "I'm a skeptic. Not a 'skepchick.' Not a 'woman skeptic.' Just a skeptic." The word skepchick predates the Skepchick organization. It was used at least as early as 1999, it was in common use on the JREF Forum for years before Rebecca's first appearance there in 2004, and the Skepchick website wasn't registered until 2005. I was thinking of the word in its earlier, more general sense, which is why I didn't capitalize it. I have explained that my stance is a matter of personal preference and does not imply any disrespect for those whose preferences are different. I even asked, "Please try to understand that 'I like to do it my way' does not equate to 'I'm accusing you of being wrong for doing it your way.'" If I say I prefer to cook my chicken by stir-frying, that doesn't mean I think you are wrong to roast yours, and I'm certainly not trying to tell you that you should switch to stir-frying. I can appreciate that both cooking methods can produce delicious meals.
Bullshit. I'm sorry to keep repeating myself, but bullshit. That would be credible if the slogan were actually about stir-frying, but it's not credible at all since it's not. And if she really seriously truly honestly meant it as just announcing a personal preference (but why? why there, and then? why on that subject?) then she could have just said she was terribly sorry, she didn't realize it would be misconstrued. She could have stopped wearing it, instead of wearing it more. She could say that now, at least. But no. She's still pretending it was just a random remark with no relevance to anyone at TAM. That is not even a little bit credible.
*Update February 22: I was vague on the details, and short on time, when I wrote that, but several people provided unvague details in comments. Rebecca owns Skepchick, which promotes Amy's grants; for several years before Amy started raising money, Rebecca single-handedly produced Skepchick calendars, the sales of which all went exclusively to sending women to TAM; and then there's edithkeeler's contribution @ 28:
I went to TAM in 2009 (came all the way from Australia specifically to go to TAM – MEGA REAL SKEPTIC COOKIES PLEASE?) and won an auction at jref forums to have lunch with the Skepchicks the proceeds (several hundred bucks from me & there were 2 winners so double that total) of which went to scholarships to attend. General JREF scholarships, not the Surly Amy ones (IIRC) so yes actually Rebecca was involved in fundraising to send people to TAM, apart from Amy's sterling work.
Rebecca herself had forgotten that one.


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Retail 2020 study identifies key lessons to help those involved in retail survive and prosper despite sweeping changes to the sector
London, Monday 26th September 2011 - Jones Lang LaSalle today launched chapter nine of their Retail 2020 study, The New Retail Rulebook: 5 Key Lessons from the Future. The Rulebook is the latest release from Jones Lang LaSalle's Retail 2020 study, which was launched in May 2010 with the aim of identifying key trends that are rapidly changing the global retail landscape. This new Rulebook aims to provide some practical solutions required in order to adapt to change.
Some of the predictions for the next decade include:
· By 2020 more than 50% of all non-food retail transactions will be digitally influenced in mature markets
· Up to 15% of shopping centres could be unsellable from 2018 in certain markets
· Up to 30% of retail space in developed markets is potentially obsolete in its current form
Guy Grainger, Head of UK Retail at Jones Lang LaSalle said: "Every stock-building cycle or quarterly rent demand drives struggling retailers closer to –or over – the edge. Meanwhile landlords' patience in keeping retailers from insolvency is being stretched to the limits. By conducting meetings with clients and retail groups across Europe and examining new data we have drawn up a detailed picture of how retail will need to evolve over the next decade but more importantly we have established a new Retail Rulebook to help retail players stay ahead of the game. Efficiency, up-skilling and flexibility will be the keys to future success."
The Rulebook captures and analyses the practical consequences of predicted retail trends in five key lessons for retailers and investors:
1. Approach technology as a mind-set, not merely a tool: There is no bigger disruptive force in retail today. It effects everything from channel strategy, pricing lease arrangements to communicating with consumers. Retailers and landlords need to stop seeing the internet as an external competitor and instead incorporate it into their make-up and adjust their business models accordingly
2. Sustainability is a big risk, but also an opportunity for retail investors: Quality new build shopping centres will offer a green premium. A well-designed and managed centre should be more cost effective to run with rental levels less likely to be discounted. Ensuring a centre is demonstrably more efficient will make it more attractive than its non-green neighbour and easier to sell down the line.
3. Upskill, partner and diversify to survive: Those with capital will increasingly need to turn to specialist owner managers whose influence will expand rapidly. Skill gaps will increase. This is particularly important for development and regeneration, considering how much of our retail stock is reaching or has reached obsolescence.
4. Get them and keep them: The fundamental basic of retail principles. For the majority of shopping centres, marketing is for the most part underplayed and often poor. Retailers and landlords need to upskill to create winning differentiated destinations which let customers know you are there, keeping them interested and ultimately spending.
5. Quality and true convenience: The nature of globalisation, of instant electronic communications, of ultra-mobility will transform retail into a world of extremes – best leisure, super dominant offer, regional catchments and highest design. The customer expects more and if your retail offer or retail property does not provide this, they have options to go elsewhere.
James Brown, Head of EMEA Retail Research at Jones Lang LaSalle, added: "Looking across Europe, despite there being some significant disparities in individual country and city performance, the overall outlook for economic growth to 2015 is bleak. To some extent, whether a country has been affected by political, economic or social unrest is irrelevant: the European consumer mood is fragile and spending will continue to be weak as austerity measures continue to bite."
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· Explored where the next generation of online retail innovation will originate
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