Every product requires a well prepared production and sales process. One of the most important things is the packaging. This case also concerns medicines.
Designing and making a great product packaging is not a simple issue.
Marketing specialists and graphic designers are working on the ideal packaging that will attract the customers attention. Packaging is a basic element, clients very commonly choose their products by looking only at how they look. Marketing specialists know the methods of thinking and psychological information about the choices of customers. They use this knowing for packaging design. Medicines are a special kind of products. A lot of patients in need of help don't think about drugs like products and purchase their chosen drugs regardless of their appearance and pricing. However, there are also medications chosen in a different way. Pharmacy customers also look at the appearance of products. Medicines that are not needed for living and maintaining good health are chosen in another way. People analyze the appearance of the packaging and the cost. This is why pharmaceutical packaging is a very valid issue. A large competition in the market and modern trends make the packaging style change. The packaging is made for clients. They have to be sure that the medication will help them. Another one valid element is the method of packing. Using the drug must be easy and quick. There are many types of packaging, but majority of them are made of paper.
Pills, syrups and other medications have specially designed packaging. An efficient medicine that has a great packaging is a product that will gain the trust and sympathy of customers who will always want to have them in their home.


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Mike Tirico
Michael Todd Tirico (/tɪˈriːkoʊ/; born December 13, 1966) is an American sportscaster working for NBC Sports. He is perhaps best known for his 10-year run as an NFL play-by-play announcer on ESPN's Monday Night Football from 2006 to 2015.[1] During his 25 year tenure with ESPN, Tirico also called a multitude of sports for the network, including the NBA, college football and basketball, golf, tennis, and hockey. He was one of the anchors of ESPN's coverage of the FIFA World Cup along with Bob Ley.[2]
Tirico in 2017.
Michael Todd Tirico
(1966-12-13) December 13, 1966 (age 52)
Queens, New York
Sports announcer
ESPN (1991–2016)
NBC Sports (2016–present)
Debbie Tirico (wife)
Tirico left ESPN when his contract expired in the summer of 2016, and was subsequently hired by NBC Sports. Tirico debuted during its coverage of the 2016 Open Championship.[3] Although it was reported that NBC had intended Tirico to serve as the lead play-by-play for newly acquired portion of the Thursday Night Football package, contractual obligations required the positions to be filled by NBC's existing Sunday Night Football broadcast team. However, Tirico would call a limited schedule of games from both packages in the 2016 season, primarily as a substitute for lead commentator Al Michaels, and on several NFL Network-exclusive games. Tirico would become the lead play-by-play commentator for NBC's Thursday Night Football games in the 2017 season. After calling three Notre Dame games in 2016, Tirico also replaced Dan Hicks as the full-time play-by-play man for Notre Dame football in 2017.
On February 9, 2017, it was announced that Tirico would become primetime host of NBC's coverage of the Olympics, beginning at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and as the on-site host for NBC's coverage of the NFL beginning in the 2017 season, both replacing veteran sportscaster, Bob Costas.[4] In August 2018, he was named the new studio host of NBC's Football Night in America, replacing Dan Patrick.[5]
ABC and ESPN (1991–2016)Edit
Tirico joined ESPN in 1991 as a SportsCenter anchor,[6] after four years as Sports Director at CBS affiliate WTVH-TV in Syracuse, New York, during his undergraduate years at Syracuse University.[7] Tirico is noted for his versatile nature and the variety of assignments he has handled for SportsCenter. Tirico was the very first host seen on ESPNews.[8] Tirico has handled the play-by-play for ESPN's Thursday night college football package (1997 to 2005),[9] college basketball coverage (1997 to 2002),[10] NBA coverage (2002 to 2016), and golf coverage for ESPN/ABC (1997 to 2015). Tirico has also hosted studio coverage of various ESPN and ABC covered events, including a stint on ESPN's Monday Night Countdown (previously known as NFL Prime Monday) from 1993 to 2001 and ABC's NBA studio shows. He also broadcasts NBA games on ESPN/ABC and usually does play-by-play for the NBA Finals on ESPN Radio. He anchored the 2009 U.S. Open (tennis) and co-anchored the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016 (his last assignment at ESPN).
NBC Sports (2016–present)Edit
On May 9, 2016, after a leak the prior month, it was officially announced that Mike Tirico would join NBC Sports effective July 1, 2016.[11] Tirico signed off for the last time on ESPN on June 30, 2016, during the conclusion of that day's coverage of the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer tournament.[12] Tirico's first on-air appearance on an NBC property came during the 2016 Open Championship on NBC's Golf Channel, calling play-by-play for the first three hours of first and second round coverage. Tirico moved to the studio host role in the afternoons on both Thursday and Friday, and he hosted all on the coverage on NBC proper over the weekend.[13]
Tirico served as a studio host and contributor for NBC's broadcasts of the 2016 Summer Olympics from Rio de Janeiro in August.[11] Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated suggested that Tirico could potentially succeed Bob Costas as the primetime host of NBC's Olympics coverage. NBC Sports chairman Mark Lazarus explained following the 2014 Winter Olympics that the division had begun to "think about what life after Bob might be, whether post-Rio, post-Pyeongchang, post-Tokyo, whenever he does not want to do it anymore." Deitsch also felt that Tirico's experience in radio could allow him to contribute to the NBC Sports Radio network.[14]
Sports Business Journal initially reported that Tirico would serve as NBC's lead play-by-play announcer for Thursday Night Football (which was expanding to NBC during the upcoming season), and was likely to be a future successor to Al Michaels.[14] The NFL later stated that its contract with NBC required that the network use its lead play-by-play commentator for all primetime broadcasts.[15] In the meantime, Tirico called the two preseason games allocated to NBC,[16] and was placed on play-by-play for NBC's first three Notre Dame college football games to fill in for Dan Hicks, due to Hicks' conflicts with his lead play-by-play role on NBC's golf coverage, including the 2016 Ryder Cup. Tirico would join Hicks to host Sunday coverage of the event.[17][18]
Tirico was assigned to two late-season games in the Thursday Night Football package produced for NFL Network, held on a Saturday and Christmas Sunday respectively, with Doug Flutie and Tony Dungy.[19] In November 2016, NBC announced that Tirico would perform play-by-play with Cris Collinsworth on three Sunday Night Football games (including the Thanksgiving primetime game) and one Thursday Night Football game, filling in for Al Michaels. Michaels had requested time off due to NBC's increased NFL workload.[19][20]
On February 9, 2017, Bob Costas announced that he would be retiring as the primetime host of NBC's coverage of the Olympics, and that Tirico would replace him beginning at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Tirico also replaced Costas as studio host for NBC's NFL coverage and Football Night in America.[21][22]
On May 31, 2017, it was announced that Mike Tirico would permanently replace Al Michaels as the play-by-play commentator for all of NBC's Thursday Night Football games.[23] In 2017, Tirico took over the role of Tom Hammond in Triple Crown coverage,[24] and succeeded Dan Hicks full-time as the play-by-play commentator for Notre Dame football.[25]
In the 2018 season, after losing Thursday Night Football to Fox, Tirico was assigned to NBC's Thanksgiving game, joined by his Football Night in America colleagues Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison.[26][27] He also called two NFL Network Special games in December.[28]
On February 20, 2019, Tirico called his first NHL game on NBCSN's Wednesday Night Hockey, between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings, joined by Eddie Olczyk on color commentator and Brian Boucher as the "Inside-the-Glass" reporter. Although he has served as studio host for selected NHL broadcasts, this marked his first broadcast as commentator.[29] His performance was well-received by viewers and sportswriters.[30]
Broadcasting partnersEdit
Tirico has been paired in the college football booth with Tim Brant,[31] Terry Bowden,[32] Mike Gottfried,[33] Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, and David Norrie. His partners in NBA coverage have included Tom Tolbert,[34] Hubie Brown, and Greg Anthony.[35] His color commentators for golf coverage were Curtis Strange,[36] Ian Baker-Finch,[37] Nick Faldo,[38] and Paul Azinger.[39] He has worked with Len Elmore on college basketball coverage. Tirico worked with Jon Gruden on NFL Monday Night Football and also the Outback Bowl (2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014) and Orange Bowl (2011 and 2012).
On April 21 and 22, 2007, he appeared as a guest host, filling in for Michael Wilbon, alongside Tony Kornheiser on ESPN's Pardon the Interruption.[40]
Radio careerEdit
Tirico hosted his first show from WAER radio in Syracuse, the station where he started his sports broadcasting career, on the campus of Syracuse University. Fellow Orange alum Bob Costas was his first guest. On September 20, 2007, Tirico began hosting the short-lived The Mike Tirico Show on ESPN Radio with co-host Scott Van Pelt (later renamed Tirico &Van Pelt in May 2008), replacing Dan Patrick in its previous timeslot. On May 19, 2009, Tirico announced he would be leaving the show to focus more on his television duties; the show would carry on as The Scott Van Pelt Show, with Ryen Russillo becoming the new co-host.
Sexual harassment controversyEdit
Tirico's period at ESPN was not without controversy. Two books about the network, ESPN: The Uncensored History (2000) by former New York Times sportswriter Michael Freeman and 2011's These Guys Have All the Fun (by Washington Post writers James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales), recount allegations of sexual harassment. Tirico, for example, was suspended by the network for three months in 1992 for multiple incidents involving attempted groping, sexual solicitation, and stalking of female co-workers.[41][42]
Following the ouster of NBC colleague Matt Lauer in late 2017 over sexual misconduct, along with other high-profile names in the media industry, the network indicated it knew of Tirico's past when it hired him from ESPN and received assurances from Tirico that he had changed. Thus NBC has no intention of replacing him on Olympics coverage.[43] According to John Wildhack, a former ESPN executive who is now the athletics director at Syracuse, "That happened well over two decades ago and Mike has been nothing but the consummate professional (since)."[44]
Tirico grew up in Queens, New York, and graduated from Bayside High School and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.[45][46] Tirico and his wife, Debbie, have two children. The Tiricos have lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 1999.[46]
Despite his dark skin and non-white features, Tirico claims he is not African American. He has stated that he's seen pictures of his father and immediate family, all of whom are white. "The only contact I had growing up was with my mom's side of the family. And they are all as white as the refrigerator I'm standing in front of right now."[47] In regard to a genealogical test to see if he has a black ancestor, he said "Yeah. I'd like to find out the truth at some point, so I can answer questions for my kids", but made it clear he does not feel any urgency.[48]
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^ Mac Nwulu. "ESPN Hosts for FIFA World Cup in Brazil". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "NBC names Mike Tirico host of 2016 British Open coverage". Golf Digest. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
^ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/sports/mike-tirico-olympics-nbc-korea-race.html
^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/08/20/mike-tirico-taking-over-as-host-of-sunday-night-football/37544317/
^ [1] Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ [2] Archived November 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Mike Tirico's last day at ESPN is Thursday, 25 years to the day he joined the network". 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
^ [3] Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "ESPN Sets Announcer Pairings for 2011-2012 College Basketball Season". Sportsmediajournal.com. 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
^ a b "Mike Tirico Set to Join NBC's Olympics Coverage". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
^ "Sportscaster Mike Tirico says goodbye to ESPN after 25 years". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
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^ a b Deitsch, Richard. "For Mike Tirico, move to NBC should mean big money - and big opportunities". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
^ "Al Michaels, not Mike Tirico, will be calling Thursday NFL games". New York Daily News. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
^ "Mike Tirico will be play-by-play voice for NBC's NFL preseason games". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
^ "Media Circus: Mike Tirico on his future with NBC's NFL coverage". Si.com. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
^ "NBC's Mike Tirico gets a first this weekend". USA Today. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
^ a b "Syracuse University alum Mike Tirico to call NFL games on NBC". Syracuse.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
^ "Mike Tirico to replace Al Michaels on four NFL broadcasts on NBC". USA Today. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
^ "Bob Costas steps down as NBC host of Olympics; Mike Tirico to replace him". USA Today. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
^ "Brennan: Bob Costas has been the face of the Olympics for Americans". USA Today. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
^ "Tirico To Call "Thursday Night Football" For NBC This Season". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
^ "2017 Kentucky Derby: Mike Tirico succeeds Tom Hammond". NBC Sports. April 25, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ Rosenthal, Phil. "Mike Tirico takes over as NBC's Notre Dame football announcer". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
^ "Mike Tirico, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison to call Thanksgiving Falcons-Saints game". Awful Announcing. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
^ "NBC to use studio personnel to announce Thanksgiving game". USA Today. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
^ "NFL Network sets Week 15 and 16 broadcast teams". Awful Announcing. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
^ "NBC's Mike Tirico, Ann Arbor resident, will call first NHL game on Feb. 20 in Detroit". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
^ "With video: Mike Tirico earns rave reviews for NHL debut at LCA". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
^ Farmer, Sam (2004-07-16). "Michaels Is Mr. Monday Night - Page 2 - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
^ Marla Ridenour (2012-01-14). "Marla Ridenour: After time away in broadcasting, Zips coach Terry Bowden resumes his true calling - Top Stories". Ohio.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
^ "ESPN has plenty on hand, little to say for Miami game - tribunedigital-baltimoresun". Articles.baltimoresun.com. 1994-10-10. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
^ "The ABCs of ruining the NBA, Part II — Sports Media Watch". Sportsmediawatch.com. 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
^ Shaughnessy, Dan (2004-06-24). "He's ready to mock this draft - The Boston Globe". Articles.boston.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
^ Scott, Jason (2005-01-02). "On the record with Mike Tirico". Michigangolf.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
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^ "The 2011 Masters, TV Schedule: Nick Faldo, Jim Nantz, Mike Tirico Highlight ESPN's Friday Coverage - SB Nation Bay Area". Bayarea.sbnation.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
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^ McCormack, John. "PTI: Tirico speaks out". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
^ "ESPN — Worldwide Leader in Sex". Detroit4lyfe.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
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A children's picture book. Learn what eggs are, where eggs come from, how to cook tasty and nutritious eggs, and how to raise backyard chickens.
Matilda loved nursing. She called it "baba." As she grew, she began to eat blueberries and other delicious foods.But she still loved baba. One day, Mama said it was time to say bye-bye to baba. She threw Matilda a party with a bye bye baba cake! Then little brother Luke arrived and he got all the baba.


The Imants Ziedonis Museum takes a creative approach in showing the poet's contribution to Latvian culture. In the second half of the 1970's, Imants Ziedonis provided lyrics to the work of composer Raimonds Pauls. The project All Truths arose from museum research and a musical collaboration. It took the form of an exhibition and a concert (over 3 evenings) featuring Raimonds Pauls and Imants Ziedonis cooperation from a new perspective. The exhibition presented the literary, musical and cultural context of Latvia in the 1970's within which both men were working. The concert programme consisted of a remake of popular songs from the 1970's performed by well-known Latvian musicians. In addition to concerts, the CD and a vinyl edition of the record were issued. Overall, in 2018 the exhibition and concerts were visited by over 2,500 visitors.
Why is it important for the museum to cooperate with creative industries?
Collaboration with creative industries gives an opportunity to create new products and services. It is yet another instrument of communication for the museum.
The biggest challenge was to demonstrate the value of the research for the creative industries partners, proving that the in-depth study provides a higher value for the end product. One tension which manifested was the collision in approaches; between research (slow and long process) and business (need to do everything quickly and cost effectively). The creative industries are more prone to the business dynamic, while the museum leans towards in-depth research, so there is a challenge at every turn. Nevertheless, by working together, both parties expanded their audiences.
Cooperation like this gives us a chance to work together to develop new products and services for the target groups, which in general yield economic benefits. Through mutual cooperation and exchange of information and knowledge, a two-way learning process takes place.
All Truths is one of the case studies featured in the report Museums and Creative Industries. Case studies from across Europe which will be presented at NEMO annual conference in November, 2018.
Thanks to contributor of the case study Dace Zariņa, director of Ziedonis Museum.


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Home Web-development Sass and Compass for Designers
Sass and Compass for Designers
By Ben Frain
Getting Started with Sass and Compass
Why do we need CSS preprocessors?
Why you should use Sass and Compass
What is Sass?
What is Compass?
Install Sass and Compass
Installing and working with Sass and Compass on the command line
Graphical tools for working with Sass and Compass
How to work with Sass files in text editors
Setting Up a Sass and Compass project
Understanding the config.rb file
Creating and using partial files
Sass comment formats
A basic index.html file
A base for future projects
Nesting, Extend, Placeholders, and Mixins
Styling a site with Sass and Compass
Separating layout from visuals
What nesting is and how it facilitates modules of code
Using the @extend directive to extend existing rules
Use placeholder selectors to extend styles only when needed
What mixins are and how we can use them to easily produce oft-needed code
A cautionary note about generated CSS
Manipulate Color with Ease
Only define a color once
The lighten and darken functions
Markup amendments and diversions
The complement (and invert) functions
The invert function
The adjust-hue function
The saturate and desaturate functions
The transparentize/fade-out functions
The opacify/fade-in functions
The grayscale function
The rgba function
The mix function
The adjust-color function
The scale-color function
The shade and tint functions
Responsive and Flexible Grids with Sass and Compass
Arguments against grids
Reasons to use a grid system
What is Susy?
Installing the Susy Compass plugin
Including Susy in a project
Setting up a Susy grid
Defining a context for the grid
Making a 'mobile first' responsive grid
Making breakpoints with Susy
Creating an entirely fluid grid
Creating a static 'fixed' grid
Using Susy grid helpers
Pre, Post, Squish, Push, and Pull
Grids within grids
Sub-pixel rounding issues
Advanced Media Queries with Sass and Mixins
Media queries in Sass
Inline media queries with Sass
Creating a mixin to easily handle media queries
How the MQ media query mixin works
Writing inline media queries
Gzip and CSS compression = victory!
Testing the real-world difference between inline and grouped media queries
Reviewing CSS code
Easy CSS3, Image Sprites, and More with Compass
Easy CSS3 with Compass's mixins
The border-radius syntax
Multiple columns
Background gradients
Adding background images with the Compass image-url helper
Image width and height helpers
Compass image sprites
Compass's text replacement mixins
Creating data URIs from images
Easy fallbacks for non-SVG capable devices
CSS transforms
Programmatic Logic with Sass
Math calculations with Sass
Control directives and how to use them
Stripping and adding units to values
Writing functions in Sass
Using the @debug directive
The @warn directive
Becoming a Sass and Compass Power User
Turning off Compass support for specific vendors
Adding experimental support for bleeding edge CSS features
Defining experimental values
The Sass interactive shell
Adding the Sass globbing plugin to import batches of partial files
Creating multiple separate style sheets
Converting partial files to standalone style sheets
Compass statistics
Clearing the Sass cache
One-off Compass compiles
Avoid conjecture with tools and testing
The CSS preprocessor, Sass, is becoming the de-facto standard for producing cross-browser CSS more maintainable and with more ease. It supercharges CSS with features that make previously difficult and time-consuming tasks trivial. This book concentrates on distilling the techniques in a straightforward manner making it accessible to all, even to those that only know HTML and CSS.
Written by the author of the bestselling "Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3", Sass and Compass for Designers will explain everything you need to get Sass and Compass installed, mastered, and making your life easier. There will be no perplexing terminology or baffling syntax left unexplained. We'll get you set up and then build a site together, step by step, using the incredible power of Sass and Compass.
We will start with a completely unstyled HTML document and build a responsive Sass and Compass powered website step by step.
Sass and Compass make CSS easy. You'll learn how to manipulate color in the stylesheet with a single command, create responsive grids with ease, automatically create image sprites, and create CSS3 powered rules that work across all modern browsers.
"Sass and Compass for Designers" explains how to produce great CSS easier than ever before.
Chapter 1. Getting Started with Sass and Compass
Writing style sheets with Sass and Compass makes them more flexible, more maintainable, and faster to produce than ever before. That's why companies including eBay, bet365.com, BBC, Instagram, LinkedIn, Square, and Groupon all use Sass and Compass to produce their CSS.
One thing that kept me away from using Sass for too long is how difficult it seemed to get up and running. The thought of needing to use the command line to get something working made me tremble with fear, so when instructions included phrases like 'install ruby gems' and 'run the watch command', I was lost. In the words of Dr Evil, "Throw me a frickin' bone!"
If you're primarily a designer, you may have had a similar reaction. The aim of this book is to make Sass and Compass as understandable and easy to use as possible. That way all of its incredible features can be put to good use right away. I want to assure you right now that if you can write HTML and CSS you can easily master Sass and Compass.
Sass describes itself as a meta language. It's more commonly described as a CSS 'preprocessor'. Either way, the reality of using Sass is simple. Code is written as one file (a Sass file with an extension like .scss) and when the file is saved, Sass converts it into the same CSS you already know how to write (and if you don't know how to write CSS, put this book down and move to another shelf).
It's actually simple to make a Sass file too. Take any existing CSS file and change the file extension from .css to .scss. That is now a fully functional Sass file that you can add extra Sass based functionality to; just think of Sass as supercharged CSS.
If the command line side of things still bothers you, fear not. There are now a number of user-friendly graphical tools to make working with Sass and Compass simple. We'll cover those in this chapter (as well as using Sass and Compass from the command line for those feeling brave).
As this book is aimed at designers, after extolling the virtues of Sass and Compass, this chapter is primarily focused on understanding what Sass and Compass are, how the two relate, and then getting them both installed. Then we will be ready to start our first project.
In summary, in this chapter we will learn:
Why CSS preprocessors are needed
What Sass is
What Compass is and how it relates to Sass
How to install Sass and Compass on OS X and Windows
Which graphical tools are available to negate the need to use the command line
The different syntaxes of Sass
CSS is a declarative, not a programming language. This simply means that the style properties and values that we declare within the rules of CSS are exactly what the browser uses to paint the screen. A programming language on the other hand provides some means of defining logic. Crudely put, a logical statement might be in the form of: if the h1 elements are in a nav element, make them blue; if they are in the header elements, make them red. A programming language also facilitates variables. These can be thought of as placeholders for something reusable (for example, one might have a variable for a specific color value). Then there are functions, a means to manipulate values with operations (for example, make this color 20 percent lighter). Sass and Compass provide these capabilities and more.
If some of the terminology in that last paragraph sounded alien, fear not. We will be dealing with all those concepts in due course. For now, let's just consider some common misgivings about CSS preprocessors.
If it ends up producing CSS, why not just write CSS?
My initial reaction when looking at the CSS preprocessor Sass was, 'If it ends up producing CSS, why don't I just write CSS?' Turns out, this is a reaction many people have. After all, we use CSS everyday. We can (hopefully) use it to fix all the usual layout problems that get thrown at us, build responsive websites that are displayed beautifully on all devices, and generally make ourselves feel like, for the most part, we know what we are doing.
Let's be clear from the outset. Sass won't necessarily make us produce better CSS. For example, if you don't understand how to use CSS now, Sass and Compass won't fill that gap in your knowledge. However, Sass enables us to write CSS faster and more easily while also keeping the style sheets far more maintainable.
Sass, LESS, or Stylus?
The chances are, if you are reading this, you have already done a little research and decided to look into Sass as opposed to LESS or Stylus. LESS and Stylus are also CSS preprocessors that do similar things to Sass. It is my humble opinion that Sass is a better and more powerful language, although I'll concede that the documentation for LESS in particular can make it seem easier to get to grips with. However, if you'd like to read a good summary of the various pros and cons of Sass and LESS, take a look at this great post on the CSS Tricks website, written by CSS maestro Chris Coyier: http://css-tricks.com/sass-vs-less/.
As mentioned previously, there is a growing number of organizations such as the BBC, eBay, and LinkedIn that have already embraced Sass and Compass and use it to write and maintain their style sheets. It stands to reason that when large organizations are switching from writing CSS directly to using the Sass preprocessor there must be some enormous economies to make it worth their while. There are! So let's take a brief look at some of the headline features of using Sass now. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but hopefully it provides a tantalizing taste of what's possible and how Sass and Compass can make writing CSS easier than ever before.
Use variables (only define a value once)
How many times when you work on a website do you need to declare the value of a color in CSS? Usually as a hex (hexadecimal) value like #bfbfbf. 10 times? 20? However many it ends up being, I often (in fact usually) struggle to remember hex values, especially with 2-3 colors in a site. With Sass, we can just define the colors as variables. A variable is merely a mechanism for referencing a value. Take at look at these three variables:
$red: #ff0b13;
$blue: #091fff;
$green: #11c909;
Understanding the syntax of variables
The dollar sign indicates to Sass that we are defining the start of a variable. Then comes the name of the variable (with no space after the dollar sign). Then a colon indicates the end of the variable name, meaning that the value will come after the colon but before a closing semicolon. In this case, the variable $green is going to be the color of green we want as a hex value. With those colors defined as variables, we can use them anywhere in the Sass style sheet like this:
.i-want-to-be-green {
color: $green;
Here is the CSS generated on compile:
color: #11c909;
In Sass, compile just means to go from Sass to CSS.
In Sass speak, you will see the term 'compile' used frequently. For our purposes, all you need to know is that compile just means go from Sass (in either .scss or .sass format—more of which shortly) to CSS. See? Easy!
Writing and remembering variable names is far easier than remembering unnatural hex values, no? Furthermore, when those color values need to change, they only need changing at the variable and everywhere else takes care of itself. No more 'find and replace' when the colors in a design change—Woo Hoo!
Automatic RGBA color values and conversions
RGBA (Red Green Blue Alpha) and HSLA (Hue Saturation Lightness Alpha) colors are supported increasingly in modern browsers. To provide a fallback for older browsers it's common to declare a hex color value first and then an RGBA or HSLA value for newer browsers (that way, new browsers use the RGBA/HSLA, while older ones use the solid hex value). To exemplify that technique, to enable a color with some alpha transparency, at present we might do this:
.color-me-bad {
color: rgba(17, 201, 9, 0.9);
If picking colors from a composite in a graphics application (Photoshop, Fireworks, and the like), it is not always simple to get both hex and RGBA values. Before Sass, I had a handy little application just for the job. Now, I am pleased to say that thanks to Sass, that application has gone the way of the Dodo. With Sass, it is possible to simply do this:
.color-me-good {
color: rgba($green, 0.9);
We're using an easy to remember variable name to represent the color and then using a color function of Sass to convert that color to RGBA. In the preceding example we are asking Sass to give the value of the color (defined as the $green variable) as an RGBA value with an alpha channel at 0.9. When compiled, it produces the following CSS code:
For those in the cheap seats not paying attention, Sass has automatically provided the color as an RGBA value. The alpha channel is at 90 percent. This means that we can see 10 percent of whatever is behind the color in browsers that understand RGBA.
Forget about vendor prefixes
I'm a big fan of CSS3. It lets us ditch images and do more things with pure CSS than ever before. However, implementing these new features (background gradients, box-shadows, transformations, and a few more), that are often still experimental features, often requires the use of vendor prefixes and occasionally different syntaxes. You know the drill. As an example, this is what historically has been needed for rounded corners:
.rounded {
-moz-border-radius: 4px;
-ms-border-radius: 4px;
-o-border-radius: 4px;
With Sass's authoring framework, Compass, we get heaps of free mixins (don't worry about what a mixin actually is, we'll get to that shortly). Instead of remembering prefixes and associated syntaxes, you can just write the following code:
@include border-radius(4px);
And that would produce exactly the same CSS on compile; all of the vendor prefixes get automatically generated. It's a huge time saver.
Nesting rules
Sass allows rules to be nested within one another. So for example, if you wanted to make a set of links with a nav element and provide alternative pseudo states for hover and active states, you could write this in Sass:
nav {
color: $red;
&:visited {
color: $blue;
We are putting the anchor links (the a tag) within the nav element and also nesting the hover tag and visited states within the a tag. This probably looks more complicated than it actually is. Here's how that compiles to CSS:
nav a {
color: #ff0b13;
nav a:hover {
nav a:visited {
color: #091fff;
I like to do this on little self-contained modules of CSS as it keeps all the associated styles together, especially where pseudo classes (like :hover and :active) are needed.
Keep in mind that it's rarely good practice when writing CSS selectors to make them too specific. For instance, here is an example of the kind of CSS rule that can make life difficult:
#container .callout-area ul#callout-one li.callout-list a.callout-link {
color: #bfbfbf;
The resultant selector is many levels deep, making it very specific. From a maintainability point of view it would be far easier to simply have this to achieve the same effect:
.callout-link {
So, keep in mind that just because you can nest rules doesn't mean you always should.
Media queries the simple way
Unless there is a good reason not to, I believe all websites should be built responsively (cough, buy my book Responsive web design with HTML5 and CSS3). In CSS terms, this typically involves writing lots of media queries for the different breakpoints in a design. For example, to change the typography at a certain viewport/device width you might write this CSS:
@media only screen and (min-width: 280px) and (max-width: 479px) {
.h1 {
That code sets a different font size on the h1 element depending upon the screen width in pixels. Personally, I think this is quite verbose and a lot to remember.
With Sass, instead, it is possible to do this:
@include MQ(XS) {
@include MQ(S) {
@include MQ(M) {
A variable is defined for XS, S and M elsewhere (each is just a width value). The value of the variable is then used inside a mixin called MQ. Using that MQ mixin, media queries can be placed easily wherever they are needed, arguably making it simpler to understand where they are being applied in the code.
Automatic compression of CSS for faster websites
I've talked about some of the compelling features of Sass and Compass and not even mentioned @extend, placeholder styles, partial files, or image sprites; I hope you'll stick around for later chapters when we get into using them. In the meantime, as Columbo and Steve Jobs would say, 'Just one more thing…'.
How do you compress CSS before using it on a live site? Compressing the CSS makes it a fraction of its original size, resulting in faster code for every device that requests it. Compressing CSS can easily reduce the file size by half its original uncompressed size. Sure it's possible to copy and paste the CSS into an online compression tool, or perhaps your text editor has a built-in feature for the task, but Sass is better still. It just does it.
Sass can be configured to compile the CSS in a number of formats, one of which is compressed. So as soon as the Sass file is saved, it gets automatically compiled into compressed CSS; production ready and in the smallest possible file size. A time saver and something every user of the sites you build will benefit from, even if they don't know it.
So that's it; I've given you a few brief nuggets of what Sass and Compass can do. Next, let's get a handle on what Sass and Compass actually are and then we'll get up and running.
The website of Sass (http://sass-lang.com/) makes this description of Sass:
Sass is a meta-language on top of CSS that's used to describe the style of a document cleanly and structurally, with more power than flat CSS allows. Sass both provides a simpler, more elegant syntax for CSS and implements various features that are useful for creating manageable style sheets.
The Sass website also provides some insight in to how Sass came about and developed. Sass was first given life by Hampton Catlin (also the creator of HAML) in 2006. Since then, it has been fostered, loved, and cared for by a number of others. However, most notable in the development of Sass is Nathan Weizembaum (the primary designer and developer who developed Sass with Hampton Catlin until Version 2) and Christopher Eppstein (who joined Weizembaum on the Sass core team in 2008 and developed the project with him from Version 2.2 onwards. Eppstein is also the creator of the Compass framework). There are also a number of other contributors to the Sass project. The project's GitHub development homepage can be found at http://github.com/nex3/sass.
As Sass started life in the Ruby community (Ruby is itself a programming language), much of the documentation associated with Sass has always been programmer friendly. Historically, this has made Sass difficult for non-programmers to get their heads around. This is a great shame, as designers who also write their own frontend code arguably stand to benefit as much as anyone else from its power and features.
Sass also supports two syntaxes. The original syntax (known as Sass, with files ending in a .sass extension) is terse and based on indentation. It removes the curly braces we're used to seeing in CSS. You can find more documentation on the indented syntax at http://sass-lang.com/docs/yardoc/file.INDENTED_SYNTAX.html.
The syntax we will be using throughout this book is the SCSS based syntax, with Sass files ending in the .scss extension. This syntax is more verbose than the original indent-based syntax but similar to existing CSS.
Wynn Netherland, Nathan Weizembaum, and Christopher Eppstein have their own book on Sass and Compass, Sass and Compass in Action. As Nathan Weizembaum and Christopher Eppstein are the current maintainers of Sass, while the title isn't specifically targeted at designers, it may be worth your attention. Take a look at http://manning.com/netherland/.
Sass is free to use, requiring no license.
The Compass website is at http://compass-style.org. It describes itself as follows:
Compass is an open-source CSS Authoring Framework.
In fact, Compass was the first Sass-based framework. What this boils down to is that by installing Compass alongside Sass we get access to lots and lots of reusable patterns and tools for easily creating CSS. Have you seen the TV show Pimp my ride? If Xzibit took Sass into West Coast Customs, Compass would be the first thing they added!
Put another way, Compass lets you write CSS3 goodies like box-shadow, gradients, columns, and transforms with a single syntax, and it magically creates cross-browser compatible CSS of everything that just works without headaches. It also paves the way for additional plugins to enable incredible, lightweight grid systems that we will be looking at in due course.
The project's GitHub development homepage can be found at https://github.com/chriseppstein/compass.
Note: Compass is charityware. This means that while you can use it as much as you like, you are encouraged to make a donation to help the UMDF find a cure for mitochondrial disease. Once you use Compass and realize how much time it saves, I'd encourage you to make a donation at http://umdf.org/compass/.
In days gone by, to use Sass and Compass, it was necessary to use the command line to install them. Don't worry, those days are over. If you're not a fan of the command line, you don't have to use it. There are now a number of graphical tools for OS X, Linux, and Windows that will include all the necessary files to compile Sass files to CSS whenever they are saved. However, while we'll look at these tools, we can totally install Sass and Compass from the command line. Are you ready? Let's do this.
If you'd rather not, I understand, just skip ahead to the section on graphical tools. You can always come back here later. I won't judge!
Install package for OS X
For those using Mac OS X, it is really simple to install Sass and Compass. Compass creator Chris Eppstein has created a graphical installer package. Just head to https://github.com/chriseppstein/compass/downloads, download the package, and run the latest installer.
However, understanding just a little about the command line will be beneficial, so you may opt to flex your command line muscles just a little and install from there.
Getting around on the command line
There are only a few commands that are essential to work with Sass and Compass on the command line. Following are the ones you'll probably need to know:
List the items in the current folder:
Change directory/folder—moving to another folder within the current one:
Windows and Mac:
cd folder-name
Here folder-name is the name of the folder you want to change to
To move to the parent folder:
cd..
cd ..
Before we can install Sass and Compass, we need Ruby installed. If you are on OS X, you already have it.
Installing Ruby on Windows
If you are on Windows, head over to http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/, download, and install the latest Ruby installer file (for example, it will be a file link as follows, depending upon the current version: http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/76054/rubyinstaller-1.9.3-p194.exe). Just use the defaults (you don't need to put any tick boxes in the options). Linux users should be able to install Ruby direct from their package manager.
I'm assuming if you are running Linux you are savvy enough to understand what to do, if not, I'd suggest getting a Mac!
Running a gem command
Now, regardless of the system (Windows/Linux/Mac), we have Ruby ready. We're going to use the Ruby gem command. Basically, we are just saying, "Ruby, install me the 'gem' called 'compass'". Compass actually requires Sass, so by installing Compass, Ruby will automatically install Sass too.
Think of a gem as a tiny application or plugin; it simply extends the functionality of something that uses Ruby. Because Sass and Compass use Ruby, once you get into Sass, you'll often find yourself downloading new gems. For example, there are gems for grid systems like Susy, gems for button styles like Sassy Buttons, and lots, lots more.
Mac OS X command line install
Those on OS X should open the Terminal application. It's typically located in the Applications | Utilities folder. Here's the Terminal application in my Finder:
Double-click on that and you'll see a window like the following screenshot:
In case you've never been here before, this is the command line! Now just type this and then press Enter:
sudo gem install compass
You will be prompted for your user password (it's the same one you use to log into your desktop). Just type it in and press Enter. Don't be alarmed when it seems that nothing is happening. When entering a password, the Terminal provides no feedback. With that done, Compass and Sass will install.
How about that, you just installed a Ruby gem. Do you feel like a nerd now? Don't worry, it'll be our little secret.
Windows command prompt install
For Windows users using Windows 7 or Vista, just click on the Start button and type ruby, and then click on the highlighted Start Command Prompt with Ruby option. Those on Windows 8, from the Start screen, right-click, choose All apps, and then click on the Start Command Prompt with Ruby option.
The Command Prompt will now open as shown in the following screenshot:
Just type the following command and press Enter:
gem install compass
Compass and Sass will now install, and when finished you will be presented with another Command Prompt (a blinking cursor).
There, that's all there is to it. Sass and Compass are installed; you can now start writing Sass and Compass files.
Check which version of Sass and Compass you have
As new features get added to Sass and Compass from time to time, it's worth knowing how to check your current version and install the latest versions. Check the current version of Sass from the command line with the following command:
sass –v
You will see a response, something like Sass 3.2.5 (Media Mark).
To check the current version of compass, run the following command:
compass –v
You will get a response on the command line such as Compass 0.12.2 (Alnilam).
In case you are wondering, Alnilam is the middle star in the belt of Orion (yes, I Googled it).
Check which versions of Sass and Compass are available
Of course, it's possible to check the websites of Sass and Compass to find out which versions of each are available, but this can also be done from the command line. Just run the following command:
gem list sass –a –r
We are just asking Ruby to list the versions of all the gems that have sass in their name. The -r part of the command is asking Ruby to check remotely (for example, on the Internet as opposed to on your own system) and the -a part is just asking Ruby to list all the versions. Here's the same command for Compass:
gem list compass –a –r
With either of those commands, you'll get a list of all the gems that contain the word Sass or Compass respectively, with the version numbers listed in brackets. For example:
sass (3.2.0, 3.1.21, 3.1.20, 3.1.19, 3.1.18, 3.1.17, 3.1.16, 3.1.15, 3.1.14, 3.1.13, 3.1.12, 3.1.11, 3.1.10, 3.1.9, 3.1.8, 3.1.7, 3.1.6, 3.1.5, 3.1.4, 3.1.3, 3.1.2, 3.1.1, 3.1.0)
The versions are listed in reverse chronological order (latest first).
To check which prerelease versions are available, the command is:
gem list sass --pre -r
To check which prerelease versions of Compass are available, the command is as follows:
gem list compass --pre -r
Installing the latest version of Sass and Compass (including prerelease versions)
To install the latest stable version of Sass, just run the following command (the sudo part may not be needed depending upon your system configuration):
sudo gem install sass
If a future version has something exciting you want to try out but it isn't yet a full stable release, you can install the latest prerelease version by running this command:
sudo gem install sass --pre
However, be aware that there may be bugs and inconsistencies with the latest version. So, unless you have a specific reason to do so, I'd recommend only using the stable versions.
It's the same style of command for Compass:
And for the prerelease version:
sudo gem install compass –pre
How to uninstall a specific version of Sass
Now, should things go pear-shaped at any point, you can roll back to a previous version of Sass by using the following command:
gem uninstall sass --version versionnumber
Here, versionnumber is the release you want to remove (for example, 3.2.0.alpha.103).
Create a Sass and Compass project from the command line
Want to create a Sass and Compass project from the command line? This can be done by changing folders in the command line to where the site folder should be (for example, I tend to keep mine in a folder called Sites) and running this command:
compass create my-project
Hopefully that command is self-explanatory; we're just using Compass's built-in create command to make a project in the folder specified. For example, the my-project part is the name of the project folder that will be created. Compass then creates a number of files and folders. Following is an example of the resultant files in Windows:
What are the generated files in a Compass project for?
We'll cover what the various files and folders do in depth in Chapter 2, Setting up a Project based on Sass and Compass. In the meantime, here's a quick overview of what each does:
.sass-cache: This folder will contain the cache files that Sass uses to build your CSS files faster. You don't need to do anything with it.
sass: This folder will store the Sass files that will be written or amended. This folder can be called anything, but 'sass' is the default name.
stylesheets: This folder will contain the compiled CSS files that Sass will generate. It can be called anything, but stylesheets is the default folder name in Compass projects.
config.rb: This file contains the configuration defaults for a project, what the various folders are called, and where they are located. It also controls the compression style of the generated CSS.
Automatic compile to CSS from the Command Line
To have Compass 'watch' the Sass files for changes (which are in the sass folder of the project) and automatically compile them into CSS on save, it's necessary to first browse to the folder that holds the Sass files being worked on (it may help to refer back to the Getting around on the command line tip box in the Install Sass and Compass section for the relevant commands). When at the root of the relevant folder (when listing the contents of the folder you are in, the config.rb file should be listed) run this command from the command line:
compass watch
This Compass command just says "Compass, watch this project, and if any Sass files change, recompile the CSS". Now, whenever the Sass files within are changed, Compass will automatically note any changes and recompile the equivalent CSS files (the CSS is compiled into the stylesheets folder of a Compass project by default).
There are a number of graphical tools that handle all of this Ruby gem shenanigan business (they all include their own versions of Ruby) and compile Sass files into CSS. The three we will look at are LiveReload (OS X and Windows), CodeKit (OS X only), and Scout (OS X and Windows).
I initially used the command line to work with Sass and Compass, but nowadays, unless there are specific commands I need to run, I tend to use LiveReload or CodeKit day-to-day. However, there is no right tool to use. Just use the one that works best for you.
Whichever you choose, in a few clicks, all the business of watching files for changes is handled automatically. Just ensure the application is running and get on with writing Sass files.
Scout app
Scout is a free Adobe Air-based application. It can be downloaded at http://mhs.github.com/scout-app. Once installed, run the application and click on the big plus button at the bottom left of the interface to add a project. It's still necessary to configure the settings, but once done the compile process will be automated. It's free, but personally I think it's worth investing a little money on one of the other solutions (described next) as they offer extra functionality that can soon pay for itself.
CodeKit
CodeKit is a Mac OS X only application (sorry Windows and Linux folks). It has a great, simple user interface and not only compiles Sass files (along with a bunch of other preprocessor languages), it also reloads the browser window as files are saved; a real timesaver when iterating over styles. It can also concatenate files and a whole lot more.
What is particularly nice about CodeKit is that it gives the option to create Compass projects directly from the interface. Just specify the preferences, choose a folder, and it does the rest (and then automatically watches the project for changes).
The full version is $25, but there's a free, time-limited trial, so take a look and see if it works for you: http://incident57.com/codekit/.
LiveReload
LiveReload is similar to CodeKit, in that alongside automatically compiling preprocessor languages such as Sass, it also automatically refreshes the browser window as changes to web-related files are made. Just press the plus icon at the bottom of the interface, browse to the project folder, and then tick the Compile SASS, LESS, Stylus, CoffeeScript and others option.
It costs $9.99 (available to OS X users through the App Store). Alongside the OS X version there is also a prerelease version available for Windows. Take a look at http://livereload.com.
Create your first Sass file in under ten seconds
Remember, any existing CSS file can be easily converted into Sass files. Open any of your existing web projects and change the extension on a CSS file from .css to .scss. That file is now a fully working and valid Sass file.
Text editors are like sports teams; everyone has their favorite. There isn't a right or wrong text editor to use with Sass. However, using one that supports the Sass syntax will obviously be beneficial as it will provide lovely syntax highlighting that makes the files easier to work with.
Thankfully, most quality text editors either support Sass syntax out of the box or have third-party plugins that extend the functionality to include syntax highlighting for Sass. At the time of writing this, my current text editing application of choice is Sublime Text (cross platform, available at http://sublimetext.com), although programs like Coda 2 (OS X only, available at http://panic.com/coda), Espresso 2 (OS X only, available at http://macrabbit.com), and Aptana (cross platform, available at http://aptana.com) also have native support for Sass.
In this chapter, we have looked at a few reasons to use Sass and Compass. We have also considered exactly what each is, does, and how the two relate to one another.
Then we've either installed Sass and Compass from the command line (and wrapped our heads around what Ruby gems are) or opted to use any one of the growing number of graphical tools that support Sass and Compass. Either way, we now have some mechanism in place to watch our Sass files and automatically create CSS files whenever they are saved.
Hopefully one of the biggest hurdles, getting Sass and Compass set up, is now dealt with. We can now get on with starting our first Sass and Compass project. That is exactly what we will be doing in the next chapter. We will learn all about how to amend the configuration file, the various ways we can comment Sass files, make use of partial files, and use variables for cleaner and more maintainable style sheet authoring.
Ben Frain
Ben Frain has been a web designer/developer since 1996. He is currently employed as a senior frontend developer at Bet365.
Before the web, he worked as an underrated (and modest) TV actor and technology journalist, having graduated from Salford University with a degree in media and performance.
He has written four equally underrated (his opinion) screenplays and still harbors the (fading) belief he might sell one. Outside of work, he enjoys simple pleasures: playing indoor football while his body and wife still allow it, and wrestling with his two sons. His other book, Sass and Compass for Designers, is available now. Visit Ben online at www.benfrain.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/benfrain.
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Water as high as several feet still remained in some parts of this neighborhood, but most of the area had drained, leaving behind a half-inch thick layer of muck and mud. One resident stood in his driveway boiling coffee on a propane grill.
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Before they say "I do," Chance the Rapper and Kirsten Corley have a few things to straighten out.
The Blast got a hold of court documents that detailed the custody agreement between the two lovebirds before they got back together. At the time, Kirsten was financially dependent on Chance. She claimed she was unable to own her home (which Chance promised to help with, but didn't follow through) or get a job, and that Chance's constant travel schedule limited his assistance with their baby.
But now, with all of the drama behind them, the engaged couple is ready to move on and get married. However, the change in their lifestyle requires a change in the 2017 custody and child support decision.
The final agreement will be kept confidential.


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Niche and Profitable
By Debbi Arnold
No-sugar-added, low-carbohydrate, nut-free, dairy-free, egg-free and
gluten-free. These are a few of the labels gaining attention in stores
these days. Can one product cater to all these needs? Probably not. Can
one bakery cater to all these needs, and still remain profitable?
Definitely.
No-sugar-added, low-carbohydrate, nut-free, dairy-free, egg-free and gluten-free. These are a few of the labels gaining attention in stores these days. Can one product cater to all these needs? Probably not. Can one bakery cater to all these needs, and still remain profitable? Definitely.
Let's start with The Cake Shop — a cake, pastry, and cookie shop, based in Ottawa, Ont. Even the location — in a strip mall beside a large, grocery chain — has not stopped the business from carving its own market, with dedicated customers.
Managed and run by a mother-daughter team, Faye Kaplan and Nadine Hecht, the shop opened in 2000, selling traditional wedding cakes, pastries, and cookies. Their philosophy is to offer customers good quality, wholesome treats, without compromising on taste and ingredients. They use only the freshest and finest ingredients available, including real cream and butter – no substitutes, unless it's for a special diet customer.
After a couple of months, The Cake Shop started receiving numerous requests for special dietary products. Being small allowed a quick response to customers' needs, and before they knew it, Kaplan and Hecht were making no-sugar-added cookies, dairy-free birthday cakes, and gluten-free wedding cakes.
The requests for nut-free products started rolling in, and by January 2006, The Cake Shop became a nut-free establishment. This was a turning point of the business. Between the demand for no-sugar-added cookies and nut-free birthday cakes, The Cake Shop is turning people away. It is small, niche, profitable, and busy, refusing to be swept up into an expansion drive. In Nadine Hecht's own words, "Ottawa is starved for quality, nut-free kids' birthday cakes and desserts. Also, our biggest surprise has been the demand for cookies – especially no-sugar-added. We could split our business into two parts, and open The Cookie Shop!"
Their secret is to listen to the customer, adapting and modifying The Cake Shop's product offering to customers' wants, needs and desires. Hecht says they have found that customers are willing to pay a premium for a quality product. The business' biggest challenge, right now, is finding good staff, and retaining them.
Another niche market success story is Lakeview Bakery, based in Calgary, Alta., owned and operated by Brian Hinton, for the past 17 years. Some might call Hinton a visionary, since he has been ahead of his time in this business. He started baking organic goods long before most people had even heard of organic. His passion for innovation motivated him to experiment with different ingredients, creating unique and delicious-tasting breads and baked goods.
Lakeview Bakery initially started business as a general bakery, but Hinton soon realized that there was a demand for organic baked goods. Given this, the bakery went organic. That was 12 years ago, and Hinton and crew haven't looked back. Lakeview is the oldest organic bakery in Calgary. It also sells a wide range of special dietary products, including organic, gluten-free, egg-free, wheat-free, and low-carbohydrate breads, cakes and pastries. Lakeview Bakery breads can be purchased directly from the retail store, or from select grocery stores.
Being organic is the primary reason for the business' success, as it created a niche market for the bakery. Hinton finds his clients are willing to pay that little bit extra for a superior quality product.
Lakeview's biggest challenge is accessing locally produced ingredients because, as the demand for organic and special dietary products increases, the supply of ingredients tightens. Hinton continually looks for new ways to make his products better. The bakery is always trying out different ingredients — the test is in the taste.
Next, let's take a look at Heartwood Bakery and Café, a wholesome bakery and restaurant in Halifax, N.S., owned and operated by Laura Bishop for over 10 years. The business specializes in a variety of vegan and vegetarian baked breads and treats that are gluten-free, egg-free, wheat-free and dairy-free. In the "special diet" category, Heartwood sources local organic ingredients, and uses them as much as possible.
Bishop launched her bakery-café realizing there was a need for vegan and vegetarian baking. From the moment Heartwood opened its doors, the café has had a steady stream of loyal clientele.
The bakery is imaginative and creative in the ingredients used, and continually experiments with substitutions for sugar, eggs, dairy and wheat. Initially, the business primarily targeted vegans and vegetarians. But these days, Heartwood Bakery is attracting a much wider market — particularly because people are always on the hunt for good quality, home-baked breads and wholesome treats. As long as customers are willing to pay for quality products, the operation is able to manage the escalating ingredient costs.
Its restaurant has contributed significantly to the business' overall success, and allows customers to "sample" Heartwood's products — after which, it's only natural to shop at the bakery. As they say, "the proof is in the pudding" – or muffin, slice of cake, or butter tart.
With the majority of its clients being vegan or vegetarian, Heartwood sweetens all its baked goods with maple syrup, rice syrup or apple cider, and uses carob chips, instead of chocolate chips. Its clients are typically older, but Bishop has noticed an increase in the number of young people in the bakery, particularly university students.
Selling niche products can be your reason for success. It places you in a different category from the "big guys" — setting you apart from the competition. Instead of worrying about what you're going to do when that big grocery chain opens up across the street, focus on what you can do better. It is much easier for the owner-operated store to cater to varying and special needs, than for a larger store. Individual retail bakery operations tend to be smaller, and can respond quickly to market changes. What's more, they develop a relationship with their clients, and this, in turn, makes their customer base more loyal. Often, a successful product line is created as a result of customer requests – word-of-mouth (whether through the Internet, text messaging or just shared at the water cooler at work) shares the news about the "wonderful store", the "have to have" new product, and the bakery's "outstanding" customer service.
Customer service, relationship building, personalized product lines, comfortable environment – these are elements that set unique niche retail operations apart from their competitors, and give them an edge in today's commercial marketplace.
These businesses prove that you can survive and run a profitable business in a niche market. The great thing about these three successful operations is that if they were all in the same city, they would all survive. They offer unique products to unique consumers, but still hold general appeal.
Debbi Arnold is principal of DA Consulting – Marketing Solutions for your business. She can be reached at: debbi@daconsult.ca , or visit www.daconsult.ca.
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Dr Martin Elvins
Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences
M.B.Elvins@dundee.ac.uk
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Dr Martin Elvins is a senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations and has been at Dundee since September 2003.
His current undergraduate teaching contributions are a co-lecturing role on our first year introductory module 'Politics and Public Policy' and convenorship of two level 4 modules: 'Surveillance in a Post-9/11 World' and (new for 2011-12) 'The Global Politics of Illegal Drugs'.
In the broadest sense his research interests (and in turn his more specialist teaching) focuses on public policy decision-making that relates to protection of citizens from some form of harm (actual or perceived). His main area of interest is the global drugs problem and policies that relate to it in some way. He also has a particular interest in law enforcement strategies at both national and transnational levels. This is reflected in his association with the work of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR). He is currently engaged in a 2-year research study (2010-11) funded by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS). The project entails collaboration with colleagues from the University of Dundee School of Nursing and Midwifery to evaluate an innovative partnership between Tayside Police and NHS Tayside to deliver nurse-led healthcare in police custody settings.
In 2009 he completed fieldwork (spanning seven countries) for a research project entitled 'UK and Dutch counter-drugs policies in the Caribbean: a comparative analysis'. This project was made possible through the generous support of the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC): ESRC Small Grant Award RES-000-22-2411. Details of the award are available on the ESRC website.
The main focus of his research interests is policy responses to illegal drugs. He is particularly interested in international cooperation in response to drug trafficking and law enforcement strategies that seek to combat cross-border criminal activity. His main current project (detailed above) examines these matters through comparison of UK and Dutch counter-drugs policies in the Caribbean region.
Another aspect of his research is concerned with public policy in relation to the night-time economy, particularly the policing of public space. He has previously conducted research on behalf of the Home Office and for Westminster City Council and retains an ongoing interest in this field (also reflected in his co-supervision of a PhD candidate working in this field).
Suggested areas for postgraduate supervision
Dr Elvins would be very happy to hear from anyone interested in working in the following broad areas:
The Contemporary Political Economy of the International Drugs Trade
Policing Drugs / Drug Trafficking in the 21st century
Transnational Organised Crime: nature and response
Public policy (especially policing) and the night-time economy
Contemporary policing
Level 1: Politics and Public Policy
Level 4: Surveillance in a Post-9/11 World
Level 4: The Global Politics of Illegal Drugs
Contribution to MLitt International Politics and Security
Co-supervise a PhD (with Professor Nick Fyfe, Geography)


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It was daylight the morning I walked across the bridge on my way to Kathy's Diner. I was meeting friends for breakfast later than usual. When I was teaching I would have to meet my friends much earlier to get to school on time, which meant I was crossing the bridge in the dark.
But I am not teaching anymore. I am in between things.
It was cold like January can be that early in the day. Hard, flinty; brittle and bright like a blade. The sky was just beginning to pink up and the day held the promise of a warm sun, but that would be hours away.
I heard the sound the moment I stepped onto the bridge. The applause of loud water. I looked to my right.
Normally the Little Androscoggin is quiet this time of year, but with the recent thaw and then another day of rain and snow, its waters were a fierce tumble. White spray was shooting up from the rocks and clouds formed and immediately floated to the bridge's rails.
I know it isn't Niagara Falls; the little river doesn't even compare to its big cousin breaking over boulders in downtown Lewiston, but I am in awe just the same.
No matter its size, there is something about the power, the pounding, the pushing of a river. Even when it is slow and meandering...everything must go with the flow.
No matter what ends up within its liquid grasp, it will either be taken for the ride of its life, or scraped down and polished… smooth as glass. Changed forever.
I looked to my left. This part of the river was silent. Snow lay on top like a blanket. The river, exposed near its banks, revealed a faint shimmer of movement. Mostly it was a still s-curve of whiteness.
Where I stood on the bridge that morning is the place right before the spilling, right before everything changes. The in-between place.
Just not in his fullness.
It is when we have glimpses of God's glory. Touches of his healing. Revelations of understanding. In the dark. In the pain. In the questions.
I love watching a river. I always have.
As a child, if I'd managed to get the passenger side of the backseat of the car, I would press my face against the glass of the car door and watch the Sugar River, a small tributary of the Connecticut River, as it ran alongside the road near my home in New Hampshire.
In winter, snow would mound like white mushroom caps on top of the boulders standing sentinel as the river swirled around them, water constantly moving moving moving, but never freezing, and I would wonder where it was all going.
The river changed color all the time. On really cold days it would be a deep indigo blue and where the trees thinned and sunlight shone through, pockets of diamonds would sparkle among the rocks and snow. On cloudy days, the river ran black, a dark charcoal line against the snowbanks. No twinkling on these days. Just a muted palette of grays and blacks.
In the spring, I would roll the car window down until I got cold and I'd watch the river roll over the boulders, many of them completely submerged except for the really big ones. I could hear the roar of the river above the sound of the car motor and sometimes I wished my dad would stop the car so I could run to the river's edge and and let the roar of it run through me.
Summertime brought a canopy of leaves hanging from the trees that lined the banks; a fairy wonderland. Moss appeared on some of the boulders and the river trickled a bright golden ribbon. My sisters and I would step lightly in the clear waters to collect the speckled rocks we could see so clearly now. One day my not yet five year old brother straddled two big rocks and caught a small trout with his bare hands.
When Autumn came the river would snake slowly, now a shallow place, an exposed place. Sometimes I would notice a fallen leaf here, another one there, floating down down down like a little paper sailboat. Rocks that were once hidden only months before were now open for viewing. What was not seen, now revealed.
I dream about rivers. Mostly when I'm in the middle of a big life change and I haven't the faintest idea how it's all going to turn out.
In the wee hours of my dream sleep I will be walking about when suddenly a massive river will spring up out of nowhere and I have to quickly figure out a way to navigate my way across the rapids. Sometimes I have people with me, other times I'm alone. I am never afraid, but I am always perplexed. After much hard thinking and a good bit of Providence, I manage to get to the other side every time. It is quite the adventure and most of the time I wake up feeling hopeful. But it is not lost on me that it's in the in-between places, in the now and not yet where the real navigation happens.
I am on the threshold of something I know not of. What has been tried and true for me for so long is no longer part of my day to day routine. I am under a blanket of snow, a quiet shimmer of wonder and listening. Listening for the sound of the river's roar and where it will take me next.
This is one of my favorite scenes from Lord of the Rings. When I first saw it I cried. God knows my heart for the beauty and the power and the life that is in the river.
Thank you, my friend. Love you always.


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IT professional sells home and car to join Amazon in Europe, fired
An IT professional from Kenya sold his home and his car to join Amazon in Europe got fired by the company just four days before he was set to move there.
Earlier this month, Amazon announced to lay off 18,000 employees globally, which were said to start from January 18.
Tom Mboya Opiyo was among the 18,000 people impacted by Amazon's mass layoffs.
Impacted by the layoff, Opiyo, took to LinkedIn, where he shared his ordeal.
"Well, last week I shared about my impending exciting move abroad. It was a relocation role to Europe with a leading global company. Sadly, it has fallen through due to business changes as part of the organisation's 'annual operating review' that impacted the role and many others. The organisation is shedding jobs globally and the information is available online," Opiyo wrote in his LinkedIn Post.
"We were to travel this weekend so that I start work on Monday, 16th Jan and the call came 4 days to that date," he added.
Opiyo further said that his family is truly devastated after planning for the move for 6 months and believes that God will have a better plan for them.
He also mentioned that he and his will also go for counselling.
Opiyo concluded his post by saying, "For me, I didn't expect to be in this kind of situation at this stage in my career but that's what life is about. Some have to experience certain situations so as to be an example to others. Keep us in prayers. God is good all the time".
The year 2023 has begun on a bad note for tech workers globally, and 91 companies have laid off more than 24,000 tech employees in the first 15 days this month, signalling worse days ahead.
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The power of giving
Brad Holthaus
It can be a dog-eat-dog world for anyone, but the canines seem more rampant and their fangs sharper when you're trying to make it as an owner-operator. From the moment you consider a load to the receipt of the settlement, you've got to have your feelers out for people telling half-truths, begging for favors, pushing you on hours, charging you too much or paying you too little.
That's one reason it's refreshing to meet someone such as Bruce Bryant, the 2008 Overdrive Trucker of the Year. Bryant learned early in life how to work hard and look out for number one. Now he devotes more than his fair share of time and money to looking out for others who cross his path.
Those who know Bryant talk about his consistency, compassion and generosity, and not just to his friends and family, either, but to countless strangers he encounters. When a newcomer is learning the ropes at Landstar Inway, a down-and-out guy is looking for a meal at a truck stop, or a poor family needs a sponsor to send a child to church camp, Bryant's there to help.
"God just gives it back," he says. "Not that that's a reason to give; you give because there are needs. But you can never outgive God."
Bryant has to watch out for the same pitfalls as every other owner-operator. But he's walking proof that if you operate soundly and have a mind-set of helping others more than fretting over your concerns, you can reach a high level of professional success and personal fulfillment.
In achieving that, Bryant has set a good example for all of us.
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Home » Explore Singapore
Want to explore Singapore but don't know where to start? Here's how to experience the best of the city at your own pace.
Breakfast Singapore Style
Enjoy a classic Singapore breakfast of local coffee or tea, kaya (coconut egg jam) and butter toast, and two soft-boiled eggs eaten with a dash of soy sauce and white pepper at a local coffee shop or kopitiam.
Take A Photo With The Merlion
Get up close and personal with the iconic Merlion at the Merlion Park. The half-lion, half fish Merlion is one of Singapore's most famous and most photographed icons. There's also another one – Sentosa Merlion – on Sentosa Island.
Retail Therapy On Orchard Road
Singapore's most famous shopping street, Orchard Road offers a myriad of shopping options with its wide variety of malls. The 2.2km shopping belt was named after the orchards and plantations that existed in the area until the turn of the 20th century.
Colourful Ethnic Enclaves
To learn about the traditions and lifestyles of Singapore's various ethnic groups, visit Little India, Chinatown, Kampong Glam and Katong. Learn about Chinese heritage in Chinatown, find out more about the Indian community in buzzing Little India, get to know Malay culture and history in Kampong Glam, and discover Peranakan culture in Katong.
Kampong Glam
Put on your walking shoes, fill up your water bottle and explore Gardens by the Bay and Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Take your time and wander around the two magnificent gardens which will give you a better understanding of why Singapore is known as a "Garden City".
Photo: Marklin Ang/Singapore Tourism Board
Try Local Food
To sample some of Singapore's best local foods, head for one of the city's hawker centres or food courts. Must-trys include Hainanese chicken rice, roti prata, laksa, Hokkien prawn mee, char kway teow, satay, wanton mee, rojak, nasi lemak, fish head curry, chilli crab, fried carrot cake and ice kachang.
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Spend at least half a day on Sentosa, The State of Fun. With its golden sandy beaches, resorts, themed attractions including Universal Studios Singapore, cafes, restaurants, beachfront bars, spas and two championship 18-hole golf courses, the 500-hectare island-resort offers something for everyone.
Photos courtesy of Singapore Tourism Board
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Protests arise after inauguration day
Posted byKenneth January 25, 2017 September 19, 2019 Posted inThe Archive
The New Orleans Police Department estimated that 10,000 to 15,000 people marched on Jan. 21. Photo by: Meg Denny
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"The sign that tore my heart out was that of a tall, military man. His sign said, 'So ashamed of the country I served,"' Dr. Holly Stave said of the New Orlean's Women's March that occurred the day after President Trump's inauguration.
Over the weekend surrounding Jan. 20, many anti-inaugural events were held across the nation and world; Louisiana was no exception. At the Women's March in New Orleans, an estimated 10,000+ people came together to stand up against the Trump administration and social injustice.
"[At the march] we all shared our commitment not only for women's rights, but for ALL human rights–the rights of those seeking sanctuary to find a new home, the rights of all religions…," the Scholars' professor said. "We were the face of America–multiple races, sexes, genders. ethnicities–and we were diverse. "
Photo credit: Meg Denny
The march began as a gathering with speeches from the march coordinators and guests like state Rep. Helena Moreno, D-New Orleans. As the walk from Washington Square to Duncan Plaza began, Lady Liberty was lowered into a coffin and the Jazz funeral proceeded.
"I am ashamed. I am witnessing the triumph of ignorance and bigotry, the election of a fool by fools, to quote my former student…," Stave said. The English professor said that the ght for human rights is just beginning due to the "orange monster" and the people he attracts.
Shreveport also held a Women's March, coordinated by the National Organization for Women Shreveport/Bossier chapter.
Photo by: Meg Denny
Graduate student Kirsten Doolan attended the march and wore an LGBTQIA+ pride flag as a cape.
"It was great," Doolan said. "Only one guy screamed at us." On inauguration day, Doolan said they went on a social media blackout.
"I march to show that we're not just marching for cis women, or women at all," Doolan said. Immigrant rights, rights for people with disabilities, justice for people of color and LGBTQIA+ rights are all important causes for Doolan.
Both marches' leaders encouraged participators to continue to attend community and activist events.
NOW's next action is "The March for Women's Lives" in Shreveport outside the Festival Plaza on Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. In New Orleans, Take 'Em Down NOLA, an organization that marched on inauguration day, is holding a people's assembly on Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. on 1700 Conti Street.
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