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Why Use Digital Signage in Your Dispensary?
Digital signage is a powerful communications tool
Digital signage is a powerful communications tool, that when used effectively, engages your customers and increases sales. Messaging via digital screen enables you to promote or feature particular products, educate your customers and enhance the in-store experience.
According to InfoTrend research in December 2013, the digital signage market is growing at a rate of 40 percent per year as digital screens are being used by many businesses to give them an edge over their competitors, particularly at retail. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is expected to continue at 8.94% through 2020. (Source: TMC News article 2014).
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Currently, and for these reasons and others, retail is the leading industry for digital signage, making up 25% of sales as 68% of customers note that digital signage would make them more likely to buy advertised products. Forty-four percent even stated that it would influence them to buy the advertised product instead of a product they already planned to purchase. (Source: Nielsen in-store networks survey, 2006)
When Nielsen tracked 120 grocers who use digital signage in their stores, they found that 80% of them saw as much as a 33% boost in sales, when compared to the use of print signs.
These numbers are compelling, another reason why digital signage also complements current marketing and merchandising strategies to further enhance the shopping experience, build loyalty and increase sales. By using digital signage to provide relevant information to customers at point of purchase, retailers have generated higher brand awareness and sales lift.
Digital Signage is Useful, Convenient and Effective
Compared to the use of static signs, which are costly and time consuming to print and install – and wasteful upon disposal, digital screen images are visually compelling. Moving images on the screen attract and hold customer attention helping to ensure that you engage customers effectively.
Importantly, the messaging is instantaneous because messaging can be changed on your own computer to feature different products or information – if necessary, at different times of day. Which means that you are in control of what is being displayed and can change messaging as required to benefit your business.
Digital signage is not just a great way to share news, product and updates regularly while a customer is in-store, but it also enhances the customer experience.
Enhance the Customer Experience
Digital signage can transform the in-store customer experience elevating the perception of your dispensary, while at the same time putting customers at ease with information that is relevant to their visit. Having digital signage at point of sale helps to educate and guide customers in their purchase journey demystifying product and making it easier to buy.
Because customers aren't separating their online and offline retail experiences, they expect to have a connected experience wherever they shop. Adding digital signage in-store and supporting messaging via social media is one way of providing unified messaging.
Digital Signage Applications
Digital screens can be used in a variety of ways, from infotainment to capturing point-of-purchase activity, to creating an alternate stream of revenue via advertising:
- Menu Boards – Product menu boards are an easy way to showcase the products you carry and highlight featured products.
- Interactive Screens – Interactive screens or kiosks can provide additional information via selection menus.
- Point of Purchase – Small screens positioned near particular product offerings can provide specific information and help close the sale – even if no purchase was planned.
- In-Store Advertising – Manufacturers who sell product through your store may be a source of advertising revenue.
Digital Signage Benefits
- Education – Inform and entertain your customers during their shopping experience.
- Specific Messaging – Entice your customers with interactive content, provide exclusive promotions, cross-sell other products or invite them to attend product seminars.
- Promote Loyalty Programs – Get to know your customers by promoting and using loyalty programs that connect with the customer in-store based on shopping behavior.
- Sales Tool – Increases overall sales lift, margins and attachment rates of tertiary products.
- Staff Training – In-store displays can be used for staff training after hours.
Content is King
However, to realize the benefits of digital signage, your screen must show effective content. Don't assume information alone will suffice. To motivate customers to purchase there should always be a call to action that encourages purchase.
Creating customer engagement is what makes content and your digital screen effective. But, to be engaging, the message must first resonate with the audience. Content must address customer concerns and questions, which means that content must be developed with the customer in mind. Knowing whom the customer is and on what he or she will base their purchase decision is essential to ensuring that they will be interested in what information is being displayed.
Developing a Content Strategy
Before crafting any message it is essential to develop a content strategy to ensure that your communications are planned out, resonate with your target audience and serve your business goals. The great thing about creating a strategy is that it forces you to think through the communication process based on several points key to your success.
- Articulate your business goals. These could include sales goals for particular high margin products; signing a certain number of customers up for regular e-newsletter communications to build a steady customer base; and/or communicating particular information to make sure your customers are better educated about the products you carry.
- Identify Your Audience. A rule that holds true in marketing is that 20% of the customers buy 80% of the goods. Knowing who fits into your 20% – what their profile looks like – will allow you to speak and cater to their needs, build long-term relationships and upsell successfully.
- Create a Communications Calendar. Your communication strategy should accommodate any seasonality in your market that changes buying patterns. Sometimes that means an influx of visitors, or the return of residents from vacations. Capitalize on gift-giving opportunities around established holidays and birthdays of those in your customer database.
- Plan Regular Message Updates. Pay attention to the length of time customers spend in the store on average. How long is there attention available to absorb whatever messaging you develop? Consider communicating in small "modules" of information that can be quickly absorbed and changed out frequently so that information is always "new."
Designing the message
When selling any product it is essential to craft and communicate a customer-focused message, which means defining what you want to accomplish and who your target audience is before you begin designing any messaging. That means you may wish to conduct a customer survey, which could be a simple in-store questionnaire tied to inviting customers to sign up to receive opt-in email information about new or featured products.
Digital signage works at retail to engage customers, increase sales and enhance the in-store experience. Importantly, there are place-based digital signage networks, which are advertiser supported and programmed by a third-party network operator. The benefits of having a digital network operator install a digital screen in your dispensary are several-fold:
- Equipment, installation and maintenance cost you nothing.
- Professionally produced educational content is supplied and regularly updated – and costs you nothing.
- National advertising, comprised of cannabis companies advertising in an environment at point of sale, comes as part of the package, which raises the perception of the content.
About the Author
Philip M. Cohen is CEO of CMN Holdings, Inc. and their subsidiaries, Cannabis Medical Network, a digital media network airing in cannabis doctors waiting rooms and Cannabis Lifestyle Network, airing in dispensary waiting rooms. Phil has operated a dozen ad supported digital signage networks in doctor offices and at retail since 1985 and is a past Chairman of the Digital Signage Federation.


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Truly something for everyone, wherever in Corsica you plan to spend a week or two... remember Corsica is pretty much a year round resort, with even winter temperatures usually remaining mild, and spring and autumn can be the perfect time to visit and explore this lovely island.
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Don't forget you might also need car hire during your visit - it's probably best to reserve well in advance to be sure of availability and a good price.


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Here's how we celebrated Chinese New Year in February.....I had seen the wonderful Chinese New Year dragons made from red Solo cups all over the internet, fell in love with them and had to make one. However, I wanted my dragon head to be more dramatic and reusable. So back to the wooly fibers for inspiration. This time I used needle felting and hot glue to make the happy dragon of my dreams, (not wanting to frighten the children I chose a happy faced, toothless version).
I wasn't intending to blog this idea at the time that I made it so I do not have any "in progress" photos. Hopefully I can describe what I did in a clear and concise way.
Here's what to do....
Gather the following materials;
COLORFUL wool fiber, especially red
large styrofoam ball
knee high stocking
fiber stuffing, (Poly-fil or other)
needle felting needles
hot glue and glue gun
pompoms for embellishments
Solo cups, (1 for each student)
small Dixie cups to be used as spacers, (the size used for bathroom cups)
heavy string
small Dixie cups to be used as spacers, (the size used for bathroom cups)
heavy string
peel and stick foam designs for cup embellishment'
Sharpie markers and pompoms
Sharpie markers and pompoms
gold mylar wrapping paper or tinsel
Using fiber filling, stuff the toe of the knee-high until it measures about 8" wide and 8" long. Insert the foam ball next, stuffing and shaping as desired. Tie off hose securely leaving the end of the knee high to be used to attach the head to the string of cups, (body).
Cover the head with red fiber using the needle felting needle to attach the red fiber to the head. Wet felt two balls to be used as eyes. Use black faceted cabochon for pupils. Make eyelids and other embellishments with the fiber, (glue or needle felt these features to head). Pull tufts of fiber from batts to make the mane. Glue these on with hot glue. Add further embellishments, such as pom poms, as desired.
Using the hot tip of a hot glue gun, poke holes into the bottom middle of each Solo cup, so that it can be strung. Likewise, poke holes in the spacer cups. (Note: spacer cups are used to prevent the Solo cups from stacking into one another when strung).
Allow children to decorate a cup using foam stickers and Sharpie markers, (making certain that the decorations are at the large end of the cup, otherwise they won't show when dragon is strung together).
Using heavy string, tie the end of the hose to the string end. thread Solo cup onto string with the wide part of the cup facing away from the head, then string the small spacer cup, (which sits inside of the Solo cup and is visible from the outside). Repeat until all cups are strung together. Glue mylar paper, cut into fringe, around the inside lip of each Solo cup, (or use tinsel garland).
Hang from ceiling and enjoy.


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These are INCREDIBLE photographs aren't they…
This is Dean Potter, one of the world's best climbers, walking between ledges of a U-shaped rim above Hell Roaring Canyon, a 400-foot sheer sandstone wall on his right, a 900-foot drop to a dry riverbed on his left. He is using no leash to tether him to safety but is relying on a parachute to save his life if he should fall, as he says "now instead of dying, I am flying!" Even then there is danger involved. If he has an 'unplanned' fall his 'chute could snag against the rock sides or he himself could be blown into the cliff sides. It is better to jump when you realize that you are about to lose your balance so you have a controlled departure!'
At 35, Potter has long stirred wonder as a climber. Six years ago, in Yosemite National Park, he became the first person to free climb El Capitan and Half Dome together in less than 24 hours, meaning he used ropes only for protection in case he fell, climbing only with his hands and feet for a vertical mile. It was an effort requiring remarkable concentration and speed that would be unthinkable for an average weekend climber.
He is believed to be the first person to combine the adventure sports of highlining and BASE-jumping and renaming it Baselining.
Highlining is a high-wire version of slacklining which in itself is an extreme cousin of tightrope walking in which no pole was used for balance and the rope was elastic.
"When there's a death consequence, when you are doing things that if you mess up you die, I like the way it causes my senses to peak," Potter said. "I can see more clearly. You can think much faster. You hear at a different level. Your foot contact on the line is accentuated. Your sense of balance is heightened. I don't seem to feel that very often meditating."
Dean Potter is pioneering the new extreme sport of baselining!


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Vulcano Accommodation
Searching for hotels in Vulcano (Italy) or Vulcano accommodation? Vulcano is one of the exotic volcanic Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea of Italy. The island boasts several natural attractions for the adventure seeker, nature lovers and those seeking relaxation. The island is an exceptional place for hiking with its interesting geology and volcanic mounts and craters. Several mud baths such as the legendary Laghetti di Fanghi with their therapeutic effects can be found in Vulcano and a trip to these areas is highly recommended.
Vulcano is also home to some nice beaches. Sun bathing, swimming, sailing and other water sports are popular here. Boat excursions are available. Vulcano's Black Sand Beach has the best volcanic sand among the islands in the region. A number of adventurous excursions can be enjoyed on the island. The Valley of Monsters is a major attraction with unusually natural rock formations of bears, eagles, dinosaurs and other creatures. The Gran Cratere with its spectacular views of the other islands should not be missed.
Many local shops, restaurants and bars can be found on the island. A great nightlife can be experienced at Cantine Stevenson. Quite a few exciting annual events are held in Vulcano. The main roads light up in January with the Living Crib and Torchlight Procession. The Festival of the Broom is held in June while Our Lady of the Graces occurs on the first Sunday in July in honor of Our Lady in the hamlet of Gelso. In October, the lively Guardian Angel event is held and the year closes off with the Living Crib cultural event in the streets.
Several beautiful hotels, apartments and holiday homes can be found in Vulcano, many of which lie on or close to the beach. Cabins and cheaper accommodations can also be found near the thermal areas and volcanic attractions. The four star Garden Hotel sits in the vicinity of the beach and provides stately accommodations with several modern comforts for its guests. The Mari Del Sud Hotel with its amazing mountain backdrop is another wonderful place to stay. - Browse the Vulcano Map or compare Vulcano accommodation from Hotels, Motels, B&Bs, Lodging & Hostels to Holiday & Caravan Parks.
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The Heritage is a superb barn conversion set in the hamlet of Whitsome, close to the village of Swinton in the Scottish Borders. This single-storey cottage sleeps four people in two bedrooms, consisting of one double and one twin, as well as a bathroom and an open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with woodburning stove. Outside the cottage has off road parking for two cars and a side patio with furniture. The Heritage is an ideal base for a couple of family who wish to explore nearby places including Coldstream and Duns, or visit the many stately homes and castles in the area.
All ground floor. Two bedrooms: 1 x double, 1 x twin. Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Open plan living area with fitted kitchen, dining area and sitting area with woodburning stove.
Gas central heating with woodburning stove in sitting area. Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, washing machine, dishwasher, TV with Freeview, DVD, CD/radio, iPod dock, selection of books and games. Fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Off road parking for 2 cars. Patio area to side with furniture. One well-behaved dog welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Village shop 10 mins walk, pub 3 miles. Note: Car and VW camper van hire available by prior arrangement with the owner. Note: 27th June - 4th July 2015 charged at £451, 4th - 18th July 2015 charged at £573 and 10th - 24th Oct 2015 charged at £451.
Swinton is a village in the Scottish Borders, 5 miles north of Coldstream and 7 miles from Duns. The area offers stately homes, castles, golf, fishing and walking.
From the lush green farmlands of the Borders to the ruggedness of the Highlands, the Scots are proud of their land and identity. Scotland also has some of Britain's best beaches with glorious stretches of clean sand over which to roam.


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Writer-director Manish Gupta, who is currently shooting his upcoming film ''Main Nahin Anna'', says the movie does not support anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's agitation.
"Our film is not pro-Anna. It exposes the hypocrisy of a society. People who flock at Hazare's agitation in thousands, are those who on their way back, if caught by an RTO officer, have no qualms in paying bribe.
"Just pointing fingers at politicians is not right. The fault lies within ourselves, we need to look within us and fight corruption from inside," Gupta, who was also the writer for Ram Gopal Varma's "Sarkar" told PTI.
The director has cast well-known supporting actor Manmauji to play Hazare on big screen as he found his looks similar to the Gandhian.
Manmauji is popular for his comic roles in films like, "Aankhen", "Phir Hera Pheri", "Aunty No 1", "Dhule Raja" and others.
In the film, the character has been named, Prasanna Sathe.
"I think he fits the bill. In real life he is very polite, humble, gentle...down to earth. Also in terms of looks he bears some resemblance to Hazare. But the name of his character is not Anna Hazare, as we did want to get into legal issues," Gupta said.
Actor Prashant Narayan of "Murder 2" fame essays the role of a cop in the film, who takes bribe and then becomes a changed man, but again the circumstances force him back into corruption.
The shooting for the film began in February this year and it is slated to release in September.


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Panthers knew that playing Demons was going to be tough and especially without a full team. All players went onto the court determined and focused. Jen Campbell worked hard on driving to the circle edge before feeding the shooters. There was some great shooting and rebounding from Krystina Te Kanawa Coffin and Katie Henderson continued to work hard on picking up intercepts. A huge thanks to Phoebe Cobb who stepped up and played a whole game as GD. We really appreciated it ! Although we were disappointed with the final result we managed to get the bonus point !
A great start to round 2 in the newly formed Division 1. The Tigers managed to dust off the cobwebs and come out firing. Some great movement down the court from our middies, Laree Te Kanawa, Jess Hogan and Ash Miller, presented our shooters with plenty of opportunities in the goal circle. Defence saw the return of Chanelle Candy in GK, working well with Cat Eldering as if they'd been a duo all season! Shout out to our shooters; Fran, who played as if she'd been with us all season, and our MVP Nayaab Murshed who shot nothing but net when it really counted. Keep it up Tigers!!!
Unfortunately we started out flat, and they took advantage of that and got off to a strong lead. We'll be working on our passing into the circle at training next week. Some good play in our defense end, including Sally Cranston as GD getting pulled up for contact on our goal third, and managing to sprint 2/3rd of the court to get the intercept in the goal circle. Co-MVP Sal & Kirsty Sullivan in defense.
So it seems a 3 week break filled with festive eating and drinking was just what the Cougars needed! A strong start to the second half of the season with all players hitting the ground running in the first quarter, giving us a 7 goal lead at the first break. The Cougars managed to maintain the momentum through the game with good movement of the ball down the court and effective spacing. Lilli Thannhauser was on fire as GD, marking the strongest shooter of the opposition and making numerous interceptions in the process. Lucy Hewitt-Smith had a great game as Centre for all 4 quarters and shooting was spot on target from both ladies at the goal end - Sophie Hamon and Jen Feng. The Cougars are full of motivation from the win and looking forward to building on it through the second half of the season and working our way up the table.
Have only been within 2 goals the whole game, the Leopards fought hard to stay on their opponents and maintain steady passes down the court and were within a whisker of the win. The defence around the opposition circle took some great intercepts to turn the ball around and bring it back down the court into Leopards' territory. There was also good feeding around our circle but unfortunately the shooters weren't always able to secure their positions with tight defence to contend with. For the first game back after the silly season, we were remarkably light on our feet and now looking forward to getting back into training for the new year.
In our first game of 2017, we came up against HKU Duchesses. For many of us it was our first run around after an indulgent holiday period and therefore it was always going to be a challenging game. However, by sticking to a slow and steady pace down court, we unsettled HKU's fast style of play. The scores were even throughout the game and our defence in the circle shone as usual. Unfortunately in the last quarter HKU adjusted to the slower pace and some unforced errors by the Jags allowed HKU to pull ahead to win by a single goal. The final score was 16-17.
Valley Cheetahs had a frustrating start to 2017 against the Prime. The match began with confident, sensible passes and building up good phases of play. The match was hotly contested and as a result each of the first three quarters ended in a draw. Due to injuries and low players numbers we only had 7 players in our team. Sadly, in the last quarter the lack of fresh legs led to some silly passes and missed shots, allowing the Prime to take the victory. Not all together a disheartening performance as lots of players were playing out of position and there was good driving on to the ball. Special mention to Sigrid Balle for stepping out of defence into WA and being awesome with feeding around the circle. As well as Jackie Charlesworth for being her usual outstanding defensive self; causing all sorts of hassle to the other team. Onwards and upwards, Cheetahs.
It was a great start to the season for the Lions. The team worked well together where we paced ourselves to produce clear passes down the court and into the D - Even without our superstar Cici Hui as GS we achieved many goals. A talented and tall GS that is new to the opponent team did make the game more challenging and we ended the game with a lost with a score of 21-27. Nevertheless, our good team work is giving us the confidence to win in the upcoming games. This week's MVP goes to Fiona for her fantastic interceptions and owning the mid court.
The match against the Jolly Rogers was highly anticipated as we previously only lost by one goal difference. Lynx were hoping for their first win with their first match of the year. Unfortunately, due to illnesses and work commitments, only 6 players were able to make the game. Despite this, the lack of players was not evident, with even the opposing team only noticing our absent WD halfway through the game! As if determined to make up for the absent players, the girls were playing at the top of their game leading to us being only three goals down by the end of the third quarter. Perhaps due to exhaustion and the various injuries that occurred on court, we lost it in the last quarter and thus the match. Nevertheless the team are still feeling very positive with their game and cannot wait for the first win with the whole team. Woman of the match goes to Sarah Mends who played Centre for all four quarters, working tirelessly up and down the court with some great interceptions. A special thanks to our Captain Kate Chadwick who came to support us despite being injured herself, giving us much needed optimism and motivation!
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- 236 refugees and asylum seekers received trauma recovery care since the Mosaic Healing Center opened in 2016
- Clients come from 30+ countries including Afghanistan, Burma/Myanmar, DR Congo, Eritrea, Guatemala, Honduras, Jordan, Mexico, Syria, Uganda, Yemen and more.
- 25% of individual clients are LGBT and have fled LGBT persecution abroad
- 20 Global Healing and Human Rights (GHHR) graduates with potential to serve at least 8,000 more refugees and asylum seekers during the course of their careers.
- 20 Refugee Voices Interpreters, most of whom are refugees themselves, form a core part of the in-person therapeutic team.
- 25+ unique languages spoken by clinical team and Refugee Voices interpreter team
- 20 psychology and social work GHHR Trainees received Advocacy Training and 8 trainees and interpreters engaged with policymakers or the media.
- 20+ partners, to provide holistic support to clients including legal, medical, housing, resettlement and social services. Close collaborations nonprofit legal service providers serving asylum seekers. Large, long-standing international organizations have sought partnership with us.
- 30+ psychological evaluations provided to attorney partners representing asylum claims
Honors and Recognition
- Became the 12th official Trauma Recovery Center in the State of California and 22nd in the country
- PTR won a 2018 Honorable Mention for the Annual Scattergood Innovation Award
- PTR won the 2017 Community Organization of the Year from the Alameda County Psychological Association
- PTR won the 2017 Diversity in Training Award from Palo Alto University's Center for Excellence in Diversity
- PTR won a 2016 Honorable Mention from the United Nations Association of the East Bay
- Huffington Post, "Trump's Department of Homeland Security is Cruelly Separating Asylum-Seeking Families"
- Elle UK magazine, "Tortured and Alone: Trauma Recovery for Refugees is 'A New Field' Worth Investing In"
- CBS Bay Area Focus, Partnerships for Trauma Recovery – Helping those impacted by trauma with PTR Founder Monika Parikh and PTR Ambassador Hector Estrada
- Daily Californian, "Berkeley-based mental health clinic opens to provide integrated services to refugees, asylum seekers and human rights survivors" with quote by Leah Khagani, PTR Global Healing and Human Rights graduate.
- Oakland Post, "Oakland Schools Face Increased Challenges to Support Newcomer Students" featuring Nouf Alrashid, PTR Global Healing and Human Rights graduate.
- Private and Corporate Foundations: Bigglesworth Family Foundation, Firedoll Foundation, Genentech, Gilead, Global Whole Being Fund, Kaiser Foundation, Mamube Fund, San Francisco Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation
- Government Foundations: Alameda County Behavioral Health Systems, California Office of Emergency Services' Victims of Crime Program, California Victims Compensation Board


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Writer: Wes Craven
Cast: Martin Speer, Robert Houston, Janus Blythe, Susan Lanier, Virginia Vincent, Russ Grieve, James Whitworth, Michael Berryman, Lance Cordon
Cert: 18
Running time: 89mins
Year: 1977
What's the story: A white-collar suburban family, stranded in the California desert, are targeted by a cannibal clan, igniting a desperate fight for survival.
What's the verdict: On the accompanying audio commentary (recorded in 2003 for an Anchor Bay release of The Hills Have Eyes) the sadly departed Wes Craven refers to this 1977 mini-classic as his second movie, omitting his 1975 porn film The Fireworks Woman, made under the pseudonym Abe Snake.
Fitting however for the Craven canon that The Hills Have Eyes is the official second movie as it s...Read More


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A unique example of a rural business which achieved economic profitability based on innovation and environmentally-friendly practices.
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Total results: 4.
An example on how the process of preparing a local development strategy was used for stakeholder consultation on key rural development issues.
A company that produces wine and olive oil developed a strategy to improve its water use efficiency and receives AECM support for its water-saving agricultural good practices.
Transnational cooperation between a French and Portuguese LAG on the topic of urban-rural relations has resulted in mutual learning about new ways to improve the scope and effectiveness of short supply-chains for local food.


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Iran on Friday warned the United States that any attempt on the part of Washington to extend the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan to other Islamic countries could heavily backfire.
Any effort to carry the battle against terrorism by US to Iraq, Sudan and some other Islamic countries is not acceptable to Tehran, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi told reporters while addressing a joint press conference along with Pakistan Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar at the end of his two-day visit.
Replying to questions about alleged US plans to attack Iraq and Sudan, Kharazi said, "Certainly not acceptable. Nobody in the Islamic world, or outside, will accept the US strategy. Therefore, it is better for them to think twice before attacking any Muslim country, as it may heavily backfire."
Kharazi said Tehran was also opposed to the deployment of US forces in Afghanistan.
"We do no find it productive for US troops to stay in Afghanistan. We are against the deployment of troops. The security of Afghanistan has to be maintained by the Afghans," he said
Any proposal by the United Nations to deploy monitors in Afghanistan could be considered, he added.
Significantly, Kharazi also deplored the alleged massacre of prisoners in Mazar-e-Sharif by the Northern Alliance, Iran's ally.
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As U.S. astronauts performed the final spacewalk of the shuttle era on Tuesday — removing a broken pump from the International Space Station, and installing a robotic refueling module — a mad dash to replace their employer was going on 220 miles below. The end of NASA's 30-year space shuttle program has created a power vacuum in space, the AFP reports, and now the agency is trying to help a handful of startup companies fill its oversized shoes. "We are transferring 50 years of human space flight experience from NASA to the private sector," says Phil McAlister, NASA's head of commercial space flight development.
NASA has been criticized recently for letting the shuttle era end without a replacement, and a congressional panel grilled NASA chief Charlie Bolden Tuesday about his agency's slowness in picking a design for its next-generation deep-space rocket. "We've waited for answers that have not come," Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, told Bolden. "We've run out of patience." While NASA's search for a new deep-space rocket drags on, however, it's turning over the more routine task of flying into low-Earth orbit — mainly to service the ISS — to the private sector. As McAlister tells the AFP, that means "bringing financial resources," and "also helping them technically." The U.S. already disbursed nearly $270 million in seed money earlier this year to four companies — Boeing, SpaceX, Sierra Nevada and Blue Origin — in hopes of easing their ascent, and President Obama's proposed 2012 budget includes another $850 million for that purpose. Within a few years, NASA aims to make sure there's more than one company capable of sending astronauts into orbit. "Competition is a key aspect of our strategy," McAlister says. "We want very much to have competition, with multiple providers."
That competition already seems to be escalating into a new space race — not like the bitter, bilateral rivalry that fueled the first one, but a warmer contest among starry-eyed capitalists. "We have laid out a viable program that does test flights in 2014 and will be ready to carry crew in 2015," says Boeing's John Elbon. "With NASA's support, SpaceX will be ready to fly its first manned mission in 2014," counters Elon Musk of SpaceX, the first company so far to send its own capsule into orbit and back. Elbon, Musk and other cosmic executives will have to wait a little longer before the era of commercial space flight finally dawns, though — NASA decided this week to add one extra day to its farewell shuttle mission, meaning Atlantis will now spend 13 days in space before returning to Earth forever on July 21.
(Sources: Agence France-Presse, USA Today, Reuters, Space.com)
House Republicans have failed in their attempt to repeal a federal requirement for more energy-efficient light bulbs, CBS News reports, but that hasn't dimmed their hopes. Lawmakers voted 233-293 in favor of the Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act — which would repeal part of a 2007 law signed by President George W. Bush — but fell short of the two-thirds majority they needed to pass the bill. GOP leaders may revive the bill under procedures that require only a simple majority, but it would still need to survive the Democratic-controlled Senate.
The BULB Act was born from right-wing concerns that the 2007 law's efficiency requirements amount to "federal overreach," in the words of bill sponsor Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas (pictured above). Talk-show hosts like Rush Limbaugh have helped stir up anger over the idea of bureaucrats dictating bulb-buying decisions, and several Republicans in Congress have further trumpeted the issue in recent weeks. Many have implied the law would outlaw traditional incandescent light bulbs, a common misconception — it just raises the efficiency standards for all light bulbs starting in 2012, effectively banning those that burn off most of their energy as heat. But next-generation incandescents will still be legal, as Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently pointed out. "These standards do not ban incandescent bulbs," Chu said. "You're still going to be able to buy halogen incandescent bulbs. They'll look exactly like the ones you're used to. They can dim. They cut out instantly. They look and feel the same."
Despite the BULB Act's failure, GOP leaders in the House may try again using rules that don't require a two-thirds majority vote to pass. Still, the bill would face dim prospects in the Senate, and could also be vetoed by President Obama. The White House hasn't issued a veto threat, but did point out the existing law will save Americans billions in energy costs. "I don't think it will go anywhere," Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., says of the repeal effort.
Scientists have come up with a variety of complicated ways to battle malaria, from releasing sterile male mosquitoes into the wild to genetically engineering female mosquitoes that can't urinate. But as the Washington Post reports, researchers in Tanzania are testing a much simpler tool for fighting the deadly disease: dirty socks.
"It's a bold idea. Who would have thought there was a life-saving technology working in your laundry basket?" says Peter Singer, a physician who heads Grand Challenges Canada, a Canadian government program that's helping fund the research. Past studies have shown that used socks are effective in luring mosquitoes, sometimes even proving more attractive than the scent of an actual human (at least until the bugs get close enough to realize they're just chasing bloodless socks). The new experiments are the first field tests to directly compare sock scents with chemicals, however, offering scientists insight into which works best at drawing mosquitoes into traps. "It is simply a cost issue and an expediency issue," says Fredros Okumu, the Tanzanian entomologist leading the research. "Socks are more readily available, and you don't have to mix any chemicals. It is the sort of thing that could be set up in a cottage factory."
The traps being used are simple boxes, each containing a different kind of bait — some house a human-odor lure made of lactic acid, ammonia and other chemicals, some contain socks worn for a day by adults, and others hold cotton pads that schoolchildren kept inside their socks. If the tactic works, it could be used to complement insecticide-laced bed nets in a low-tech strategy, the Post reports, to help combat a disease that kills nearly 900,000 people worldwide every year.
(Source: Washington Post)
Kids' meals at certain fast-food restaurants are poised to become at least slightly healthier, the Los Angeles Times reports, thanks to a new pact among 19 restaurant companies to be unveiled Wednesday. Each restaurant differs in how it plans to meet the pact's requirements — some are adding new food items, while others are just shuffling their existing menus — but overall the effort could help transform the traditionally unhealthy fast-food industry, some experts tell the Times.
"This is really a huge first step for the restaurant industry in creating and offering and promoting healthier options," says Anita Jones-Mueller, a nutritionist and consultant who helped develop the program for the National Restaurant Association. "These are really stringent criteria." The Kids Live Well campaign requires restaurants to offer at least one kids' meal with fewer than 600 calories, no soft drinks and at least two items from the following food groups: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein or low-fat dairy. They also must offer a side dish that has fewer than 200 calories, less than 35 percent of which come from sugar. "Restaurants can be part of the solution to ensuring a healthier generation and providing consumer choice in dining options," says Dawn Sweeney, president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association. "We look forward to announcing additional restaurants and meal options in the coming months."
Participating chains have 15,000 locations nationwide, Sweeney says, with each chain finding its own way to meet the requirements. Burger King, for example, will no longer automatically include french fries and a soft drink in its kids' meals, instead asking customers whether they'd prefer alternatives like milk or sliced apples. "We're asking customers to specify what they want," says Burger King's vice president of government relations. Other participating chains include Denny's, IHOP and Chili's, but there is one especially notable absence from the list. McDonald's is not participating, according to the company, because it says it already provides "balanced menu options" for both children and adults. "We will evaluate participation in this program in the future," says McDonald's spokeswoman Ashlee Yingling.
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So I wrote what has become this post a few weeks ago– more as a rant, on the train headed home one night. But after some things today, I decided to post it.
What prompted this you may ask? Well today I decided to dress up, as Wednesday is my Friday. I worn a dress that would be totally school appropriate- skirt to my knees, thick strapped, fully lined- and yet I got hollered at not once… Not twice… But 3 damn times!! (And not by the type I would appreciate it from). It upset me a bit- I didn't dress this way to show off or impress anyone. I put on this outfit because it made me feel good and that makes me happy.
But instead I got to see and experience a side of our culture that pisses me off- why do men feel it's OK to stare and call at women?
So, that brings me to the material I wrote a while ago and now feel I must post… It's a comment on our culture, femininity, stereotypes, and boundaries.
" Rewind to late that morning. Picture me; hot, sweaty, and red in the face. Clad in sports bra, black tank-top, purple and black Lulu shorts, and running shoes. Clearly just released from an intense work out… Not making a conscious effort to show off or attract attention. And someone- some man- on the street corner decides it's appropriate to whistle, holler, and stare at me as I make my way across the street to the train to go home– and make myself somewhat presentable for someone who actually matters… Someone I would spend the time to look decent or would care if they noticed.
Or how about this:: flashback to just a few hours ago (that night)– I'm happily settled on the idea of staying in my apartment, turning in early, and waking early for work… When the young, good looking, 23 year old lady in me decides it would be a little fun to go out and socialize- with friends and maybe a few drinks… (Isn't that what people do on a Friday night? And make it look fun??) Not realizing it would turn into a late-night, "hit on the ladies at the bar" event. And me sitting in the train (thank goodness gracious the 1 train was running tonight), alone at 2:00 am.
Being an in shape, single woman (although the single part hardly matters) in New York City, I have come to realize what a male centered culture I'm living in. How much women, so often without even trying, come off as sexual, troublesome, and "asking for" attention.
OK, so yes I wore a dress- a non revealing dress- mind you. What makes you think it's ok to holler at me on the street? Do you think I wore this for anyone other then myself? The answer is NO.
Or what makes you think it's proper to stare at me at the gym. I know I have a 6-pack and triceps to kill for– but that's for no one but myself. I work out for other reasons then to have strange men look at me– yet they seem to think it's all for them.
How do you win? As a woman who is attractive, independent, focused and interested in different things then attention from strangers?? In a culture where "Cat Calling" on the street, staring on the train, and constantly being hit on is common place, what can you do?
Some ladies work it- seeking and soaking up attention by revealing ever so much cleavage, or wearing that very short skirt. They know how to steer the conversation at a bar in their favor and get drinks on someone else's tab. Or have the spot light on them but no one touches. They have confidence on a different level… Or do they have less self confidence… So attention from strangers fixes that craving?
Me, I don't need to hear everyday that I'm beautiful or strong or attractive (although it's nice to hear from someone who matters to me and who's opinion and eyes I value). I know I am and I have my own motivations (as jaded as they may be at times). In fact, I get infuriated when men think they can come up to me at a bar and out their arm around me. Buddy, you don't know me and I'm not afraid to slug you one in the face… Maybe fracture your noise while I'm at it. What makes anyone think that's OK to do? And why should any woman let that happen. You don't NEED validation from a man- physically or emotionally- to be beautiful, strong, and amazing.
However, it seems we do- at times, in places- live in a culture where a woman is seen for her body and little else. And where so we go from there? Do we give in and fall into it? Into pleasing others- men- and settle for being beckoned like an animal or have comments made to us under a mans breath as they pass us on the street. I don't think it's something I'll ever be able to do or really get used too. "
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Do Your Performance Reports Stack Up?
If your performance reports are stacking up, unread and unused, then they're obviously not "stacking up" well.
– Stacey Barr
It's an emotional thing, performance reporting. Executives give up the precious little time they have for their families to instead paw through piles of strategic reports often more than an inch thick (or they leave the pile of reports on their desk and make decisions from their guts instead). Managers earnestly trawl through operational reports (particularly looking for the measures that give their performance contracts teeth) to check if anything needs a bit of positive light thrown on it. Supervisors and teams cynically scoff about the volumes of time and effort they waste reporting tables of statistics that track their daily activities to audiences they never see or hear from. What makes performance reporting such an ordeal?
Problem #1: Too Many Tables of Statistics
While tables are the traditional way to present performance information, mostly because financial reports like the profit and loss statement have always been tabular, the problem is that tables help you miss important patterns or trends. They do this because they usually only show you current performance compared to last month's, and that kind of comparison is absolutely incapable of telling you the full story of where performance is headed. Tables also require you to read and hold a lot of numbers in your head, rather than quickly showing you the key patterns through visual methods like graphs. Tabular performance data takes a long time to read and interpret, and often different people can draw different conclusions from it. Also, tables encourage you to focus on details of specific individual results, not on the bigger picture of relationships (such as cause-effect or lead-lag) among a collection of results.
Solution: Use graphs that are designed to make the messages in your data, the answers to your questions, visually obvious
Graphs can take up less space than tables, they are far more interesting to look at, they convey the same (and more) information many times faster, and you have more control over the way people will interpret the data. Try using line charts to present your historic data when you are interested in understanding patterns of change (such as trends and sudden shifts) in performance over time. Use Pareto charts when you want to examine the relative impact or size of a collection of reasons or causes behind a particular performance result. Use bar charts when you only have a handful of data points in time series. Use dot charts when you want to present survey ratings. Don't use pie charts.
Problem #2: Thrown Together in an Ad Hoc Structure
If your reports have no obvious structure, such as clear and obvious section headings, then successfully fast and easy navigation through them is totally proportional to the number of times a user has looked through the report - how familiar they are with its contents.
It's easy to not notice a lack in the completeness of information in a report when it's got no logical or deliberately chosen structure, too. You just take what's in it for granted, and don't necessarily reflect on whether that is the right information or not – or if it's presented in the right order.
Without the structure having a direct link to strategic, tactical or operational objectives, it also makes it difficult to link in the information to the decision process, so you'll often see the report stacked neatly on the board room table next to each decision maker, but rarely will it be opened up at the most appropriate time to use it.
Solution: Understand the decision process the report should inform, and structure the report based on what the decisions are about
There are many ways to structure a performance report, but it should be a conscious decision, not a creative decision. For example, if your report is for monitoring progress against a strategic or business or operational plan, then structure the report around the objectives or goals or result areas of the plan. If your report is monitoring progress of a program of projects, then structure the report around the types of projects (such as maintenance versus capital, innovation versus small step improvement) or around the functional teams that own the projects (such as IT, Marketing, Sales, Research & Development).
Problem #3: A Dull, Monotonous Visual Layout
Reports that are put together with two font styles - one for the normal text and one for the headings - aren't just boring and monotonous to the eye. They are also hard to navigate, and make it quite a challenge to find the information you need rapidly and frustration-free.
In a day and age where word processing and spreadsheet software are easy to use and have a plethora of fabulous formatting tools (like colour, type faces, font sizes, borders, shading and so on), there is really no excuse for not adding a whole new layer of information to performance reports. This layer of information could be called "visual prioritisation", where the most important results are highlighted strongest to make it easy for the user to prioritise what they read first, and how to interpret it.
A dull layout and formatting design also deadens the interest of users, compels them to put it to the bottom of their reading pile, makes them feel uncomfortable or awkward using the report.
Solution: Learn the basics of good visual design so that you can make good use of white-space, alignment, fonts, colours, symbols, logos, borders, headings, titles and so on
Professional visual design achieves a few things. Firstly, it gives your report a personality or a mood, that can really encourage people to want to read it and to feel confident to read it. Secondly, professional visual design can make navigation and orientation through report many times easier, through the use of alignment and white-space and formatted headings to visually separate different chunks or types of information. Thirdly, clever formatting (using colour, type-faces and symbols) can make the most important information in the report almost jump off the page. The time to read and interpret the report ends up being a fraction of what it used to be!
Problem #4: Too Much Useless Bulk
It's getting close to becoming a natural law of performance management that performance reports only know how to grow, not how to condense. Despite the fact that we all know large reports just won't get read, we still struggle to take information out of our reports. There is story after story out there about how 3 years ago Manager Jo wanted a particular measure, say revenue earned per employee, and it's been reported ever since (even though Manager Jo only wanted it for a couple of months and has left the organisation 2 years ago anyway). After several Manager Jo's with their ad hoc measures, reports become bloated and unusable. This bulk makes navigation through the report a nightmare, it becomes an unbearable effort to produce, and the amount of data that has to be collated and analysed keeps analysts punching away at their computers until 9 p.m. for several nights after the end of month. And of course the users of the report don't really know which information they should give priority to, and which is just noise drowning out the important business performance signals.
Solution: Make a consensus decision about the types of information the report must contain, and set up guidelines for producing that information
Performance report writing tends to be a fairly evolutionary process, where it can shift and change and adjust almost every issue. Often many people that contribute content to the report, such as graphs or commentary or project progress updates, don't really know how the information will be used (most believe it won't be at all!), and therefore there is a lot of variation in the amounts and emphases of what ends up in the report. Formalise the design of the content of your report by defining each type of information that will be included (for example, graph, interpretation, cause analysis, project progress). Consider even going to the extent of writing, for each type of information, tips and examples for how to produce and present that information (for example, word count limits, specific questions to answer, format styles for graphs).
Problem #5: Using Default Excel Charts, or Whatever "Looks Good"
Microsoft Excel is certainly an easy enough graphing tool to use. While it can whip up all kind of creative and colourful graphs, it can't decide for you what is the best graph type for your data because it doesn't know or understand the question that the graph should be answering. So many performance reports that are filled with Excel default graphs (or someone's idea of a good looking graph) all too often lead to invalid interpretation of the information. Invalid interpretation means bad decisions.
All that distracting "chart junk" (like grid lines, fancy symbols, gaudy colours, three-dimensional bars and cones and linear trends lines that explain less than 10% of the trend in the data) almost turn decision making into a circus. Users experience disconnects as they work through the report, have to try to interpret so many different and complex graphs - even for the same basic type of measure (such as a trend over time measure).
Solution: Create and consistently use your own chart templates for the different types of measures and diagnostic analyses in your reports
The basic principles of excellent graph design are to keep your graphs simple, focused on a single question, choose the appropriate chart type for the data and question you have (for example, line charts for time series data, Pareto charts for cause analysis, scatter plots for correlation analysis, dot charts for survey ratings), maintain the integrity of the data you are graphing (for example, don't make differences or trends look bigger than they are by chopping off the bottom part of the vertical axis), and finally, use visual techniques that ensure the patterns in the data speak loudest (for example, don't use kooky pattern fills that make you cross-eyed, don't oversize the data points, use colours that are sympathetic to the colour scheme of your main report).
Further Reading
- Anders Wallgren, Britt Wallgren, Rolf Persson, Ulf Jorner, Jan-Aage Haaland, Graphing Statistics and Data, SAGE Publications, 1996
- Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Graphics Press, 1983
- Robin Williams, The Non-Designer's Design Book, Peachpit Press, 1994
- Stacey Barr, Making Graphs Useful, Stacey Barr, 2004
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