It's Good Times for the Rich: Luxury Spending Surging Worldwide

Thursday, May 30th, 2013
By George Leong, B.Comm. for Profit Confidential

Consumer spending on luxury goods continues to ramp up.

The easy monetary policy by the Federal Reserve has created a whole new generation of millionaires, or the ?new rich,? as the stock market propels to new records.

The spending on high-end goods in the retail sector was further confirmed on Tuesday after high-end jeweler Tiffany & Co. (NYSE/TIF) delivered an impressive quarter, driven by a rise in global spending. The fact that spending on luxury goods is on the rise globally is bullish.

Recall my recent Profit Confidential article in which I stated that the rich continue to spend (see ?Higher Taxes: Who Cares? Not the Rich?). The Shullman Luxury and Affluence Monthly Pulse, which is an excellent metric detailing the spending habits of consumers making over $250,000 annually, suggested that higher taxes will not impact the spending patterns of 61% of those earning over $500,000 annually. (Source: Frank, R., ?Wealthy Say Higher Taxes Don?t Hurt Spending,? CNBC, March 27, 2013.)

It appears Tiffany is proving the research correct.

In the first quarter, Tiffany reported a nine-percent rise in its worldwide sales to $895 million. If you looked at the sales numbers on a constant-exchange-rate basis, the increase was 13%. Interestingly, the sales increase was worldwide, which bodes well for Tiffany.

In the main Americas region, sales increased six percent to $408 million, representing 46% of total sales. I feel this allocation will shift, as Tiffany expands its presence in Asia, which currently accounts for about 41% of total sales.

The Asia-Pacific region including China but excluding Japan reported impressive sales growth of 15% year-over-year to $223 million. Tiffany?s key comparable store sales jumped nine percent.

The results from Japan were affected by the weak yen, which made the currency translation impact quite noticeable. Yet sales still managed to rise two percent to $145 million. On a constant-exchange basis, sales in Japan surged 20%, with comparable store sales up a whopping 21%. See what the easy monetary policy in Japan is doing?

Even the economically challenged eurozone region managed to pull off a six-percent increase in sales to $93.0 million, which is good, given the mess in this region.

With the report, Tiffany?s shares surged to a new 52-week high on Tuesday and have outperformed the S&P 500 over the past 52 weeks.

Chart courtesy of?www.StockCharts.com

While Tiffany reported excellent results, my favorite luxury-brand stock continues to be apparel and accessories-maker Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE/KORS).

In the handbag area, I continue to favor Coach, Inc. (NYSE/COH), which you can read more about in ?These Stocks Benefiting as Rich Spend Lavishly at High-End Retail.?

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Source: http://www.profitconfidential.com/stock-market/its-good-times-for-the-rich-luxury-spending-surging-worldwide/

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Zalora MD on building a billion dollar business in ... - The Next Web

Southeast Asia witnessed one of its most significant funding deals to date last week, as Zalora, a fashion-focused e-commerce service backed by notorious German incubator Rocket Internet, landed a $100 million round of investment.

Though huge, the deal got a muted response from many technology watchers in the region since it follows a slew of other multi-million dollar investments in Zalora and Lazada, its sister site and fellow Rocket Internet company focused on technology.

Yet, despite the scepticism, Zalora has raised upwards of $150 million so far (some rounds were undisclosed) which is quite a feat for a company that is barely one year old, let alone one in Southeast Asia?s nascent online retail industry. The scale of investment being pumped into Zalora (and Lazada) makes them ? in appearance, at least ? very different companies from the kind that Rocket Internet found notoriety with.

That is to say that, rather than cheaply-made clones of successful companies built with acquisition and exit in mind ? for example, Rocket Internet?sold CityDeal to Groupon for $126 million ? the firm and its partners are investing hundreds of millions to make a nascent industry mainstream in a market where most of the world?s biggest e-commerce firms are not present.

Aloha Zalora

Launched in March 2012, Zalora is a Rocket Internet-backed company that runs an online platform selling a range of fashion items such as dresses, shows, bags, shirts and more to shoppers across eight markets in Southeast Asia and beyond: Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The company is aimed at filling a gap in the market. While the region?s 500 million plus consumers are as focused on fashion and trends as the US, Europe or any other part of the world, there?s no ASOS, Zappos or other online fashion retailer that is catering for their needs across the region.

Internet usage varies from market to market by, with smartphone owners growing on a meteoric scale, increasingly fashion conscious consumers are going online ? often via mobile ? but with no recognized retail platform stepping up to serve them. That opportunity ? -which grows as affluence and Internet usage continues to increase ? is the spot that Zalora is targeting.

Billion dollar dreams

?The goal is to build a multi-billion dollar firm, the biggest e-commerce company in the region,? Zalora Managing Director Michele Ferrario?tells TNW in an interview. ?We?re investing heavily to create the best place for consumers to shop online in Southeast Asia.?

The latest $100 million round included investment from a range of regular Rocket Internet financial partners ? Summit Partners, Kinnevik and Tengelmann Group, along with Verlinvest ? each of which, Ferrarrio says, brings experience to the table. Zalora?s backers include both consumer-focused retailers and those that have found success online. Their feedback and interaction are critical to success, he adds.

Rejecting opinion that Zalora is ?just another Rocket clone?, Ferrario?argues that the business aims to be sustainable and long-term.

?We are not looking to sell fast or anything like that. This [type of business] is not new for Rocket Internet, Zalando?[an online retail service in Europe] is similar but around four years further ahead of Zalora. Rocket Internet is still very involved [in Zalando], as the strategy has not been to sell, rather to build a new large, profitable business.?

Likewise, for those that accuse the company of copying Amazon, Rakuten or other successful business, Ferrario?points out that 99 percent of business success is about execution, adding:

?Selling fashion online isn?t copying. If you open a coffee shop, you?re not copying someone else, like Starbucks. We?re just selling fashion online and I don?t see that as copycatting,? he argues.

Focusing on service

Zalora recently delivered its one millionth order and, while?Ferrario does not disclose any details about company revenue ? despite TNW?s keen interest in the topic ? he does say that the company has delivered to customers in more than 16,000 cities in Southeast Asia (yes, sixteen thousand), emphasising that service is very much the focus.

?Our three biggest priorities are value for money, selection [of product] and service,??Ferrario explains. While those three elements are staples of any business involved in retail and service, Zalora has come up against problems in Southeast Asia, notably the immaturity of delivery networks and lack of established infrastructure.

?We?re ?investing in our regional footprint, to provide a last mile fleet [for delivery] in most capital cities across Southeast Asia. We can do next day or one-day delivery in major cities, and delivery in one or two days in others,? he says, explaining that the goal is one-day delivery to any place in the region.

Those issues may have prevented big companies from launching in Southeast Asia (although Amazon recently began delivering electronics to the region) in the past, but Ferrario ?expects? that to change sooner or later.

?We already know that millions of people in Southeast Asia are online, the Internet population here is already very large now and it will continue to grow fast.?Nobody has really offered a professional retail service in this region, some infrastructure is here but nobody is offering the service to match.?

Some may feel that a lack of widespread Internet access in many countries means that Southeast Asia is still some way from being online, but Ferrario points to the travel industry for proof of potential in the region.

?Online travel is fairly well developed, for example,? he says. ?People book flights and buy tickets in large numbers already, airlines went online first and people began picking it up. We?re making sure people are finding fashion retail online.?

Given the lack of competitors, it?s fair to assume that Zalora is, in effect, building an industry and demand for its services, as well as its own business. Ferraro, however disagrees.

?I think we are building awareness of fashion retail online, since e-commerce is already here and successful,? he says.

Zoning in on the difficulties of doing business in Southeast Asia, a region where cultural, politics, language and many other market patterns vary significantly from country to country, he adds:

?Southeast Asia is a complicated market to be in, you really need to invest time and effort in several things. If you want to provide a good service, you need to be there. [Operations] requires investment and capacity to be there, and that?s a big roadblock. Likewise, offering content from brands isn?t easy since distribution rights are fragmented.?

Working with ?thought partner? Zalora

Zalora and its electronics-led sister site Lazada are very often thought of in tandem. In addition to sharing common investors, both companies are aiming to grow in Southeast Asia and create an environment for e-commerce, so how do they co-exist?

?We are separate companies. We talk regularly and often have offices that are together so you could say we are thought partners,? Ferrario explains. ?We are creating an e-commerce market together, towards the same goal, so we look at each other and find ways to think about a market in separate way.?

Given the supply chain challenge, the two companies do share warehouses in some locations, but the operations and areas are clearly separated for each company, according to Ferrario.

Staffing churn and the revolving door

Early in its time in Southeast Asia, both Lazada and Zalora got a reputation for a high amount of turnover from staff.

That worked in two ways. Firstly, it was said that in many in places ? such as Bangkok and Singapore ? new joiners from Asia struggled to adapt to the company?s mentality and the demands of working life. That was said to include late nights in the office, a gruelling schedule and other in-office demands that are common with a company that is starting out.

That led to many leaving the company within months, or weeks, of joining, and both companies become known for operating a ?revolving door? of employees in some Southeast Asia cities.

At the same time, many of the European managers brought in to oversee operators came and went. Past defectors told TNW that this was in part due to cultural and adaptation issues, and in other cases due to the constant turnover of junior staff and other business-related issues.

A year on and Ferrario doesn?t believe that the turnover has been notably high. Either way, he says, Zalora has found its core team and that it is a place for those that want the kind of challenge that an ambitious, growing business offers.

?We have a very stable team, but, obviously, with more than 1,000 people some kind of churn is natural. Someone else launching a similar biz would struggle to attract the quality staff we have,? he suggests.

?It?s a very, very hard job to build a company at this scale and speed; it isn?t for everyone. There were people who joined and left [in the early times] and that?s part of trying something that?s very hard. Now we have very stable team in place.?

Rocket Internet companies in Southeast Asia have helped birth a number of new firms across Southeast Asia, with execs and junior staff alike leaving to start new businesses, such as HotelQuickly, after a taste of startup life.?Ferrario takes this as a compliment and believes it is emblematic of the ethos of the company

?If you teach entrepreneurism some people will want to do things on your own, it?s natural, much like McKinsey sees many employees leaving for managerial jobs,? he says.

Profitability by 2015

Ferrario insists that ?there is no plan? to reveal revenue and other financial figures just yet, but he does tease that revenue is already in the double-digit million (US dollars) range across the region. Pushing further, he expects the company to be profitable before 2015.

?We are a young company investing heavily to be leader in the market, and the aim is to be profitable by 2015,? he says.

Reflecting on the company?s mission, Ferrario adds that ?this is a very hard job. When people ask me what keeps me awake at night, I say it?s that we need to be perfect everyday, there?s no Sunday. We need to pack all orders, deliver super fast and be super structured every single day.?

While service is obviously a key area, so too developing for mobile is an important focus for Zalora. The company launched mobile versions of its websites in the beginning of the year and its iOS app, launched one month ago, has performed ?above expectation?, according to Ferrario.

Right now mobile accounts for around one-quarter of all sales, but he foresees that changing in the coming period.??We expect that within 18 months or two years, we will see more sales via tablet than desktop and PC,? he predicts.

Explaining that tablets are the particular focus of mobile because the larger screens are better suited to shopping and Internet browsing than a smartphone, Ferrario?adds that the devices ?are more present in customers? lives?. They are particularly important, he argues, because many consumers in Southeast Asia leapfrog the desktop PC experience, going straight to mobile.

A new approach in emerging markets

Rocket Internet and its businesses, like Zalora, aren?t about to undo their reputation as copycats, but, in the case of Southeast Asia, there?s a strong case to be made that they are genuinely pushing the barriers and providing a service that is unique to the region. It?s barely fair to call the company a startup ? its revenue from investment is on another planet ? but, as we?ve said before, it is inspiring some would-be founders to believe that they can make a company in Southeast Asia, helping young people get a taste of entrepreneurism and educating the wider market about e-commerce; all of which is most definitely?a good thing, irrespective of whether you believe Rocket Internet is little more than a clone factory.

Whether or not Zalora or Lazada will stifle small e-commerce players, or be rivalled by another large company in Southeast Asia is unclear at this early stage. Going on feedback from friends and family, the service is still lacking the quality and consistency of major fashion firms like ASOS, while there still appears to be a steady stream of staff leaving despite comments to the contrary. With Ferrario?up all night worrying ?about service and Rocket Internet investors continuing to pour money into the company, both companies are the online commerce players to watch in Southeast Asia despite those concerns.

Headline image via Zalora, money image via Thinkstock

Source: http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/05/31/zalora-md-on-building-a-billion-dollar-business-in-southeast-asia-copycats-and-profitability-by-2015/

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Raising Children in the Digital Age: An Interview with Lynn Scofield ...

Your book is full of evocative phrases and concepts. One of my favorite is that of ?emotional downsizing.? When and where does ?emotional downsizing? occur and what does it tell us about the context in which contemporary parenting occurs?

I used the term ?emotional downsizing? to talk about parental expectations regarding family life and how media fit into these expectations. This comes up in a specific example about a mother who talks about how she wishes that her family could do more activities together, but they don?t due to the time pressures they face (the parents have demanding jobs and the teen and preteen children have school, activities, and for the younger child, time in child care rather than at home). The mother wished that they could engage in different kinds of activities together ? like hiking or playing board games together ? that would require them to be ?unplugged.? Yet sometimes, the pressures of everyday life meant that she needed to lower her expectations about what was realistic and possible. This is how ?movie night,? while not a preferred activity for this mom (and for many of the parents I interviewed), became nevertheless a positive instance of ?family time.? Doing something together, even if it?s a less parentally approved activity, is still worthwhile and sometimes it?s the best we can do in what can be an exhausting schedule of family life. Parents therefore lower their expectations of an ?ideal? family activity, or engage in emotional downsizing, coming to see the up side of engaging in mediated activities together.

Incidentally I discovered after writing my book that I use this term in a way that differs from sociologist Arlie Hochschild?s use of it, although I refer to her work on family life throughout my book (e.g., I use her term ?emotion work? to talk about what parents go through when justifying the decisions they make in relation to emotions rather than rational decision-making). In her book The Time Bind, Hochschild uses the phrase ?emotional downsizing? to refer to what happens when parents assume that their children need them less than they do, which is followed by ?emotional outsourcing,? or leaving children in the supervision of hired caregivers. I observed both of these, but I wanted to highlight how television, movies, YouTube sharing and other mediated leisure activities ? often discussed as less desirable than other activities ? come to be part of something that family members view positively as ?family time.?

At a time when many of us are writing about the values of ?connected learning,? your book offers a ?reality check.? What kinds of obstacles or challenges do you see in trying to create richer educational opportunities for youth through the informal learning sector or for connecting what takes place in the home with school-based learning?

That is a great question. U.S. families across the economic spectrum are so busy these days, whether that?s due to work and activities in the best of situations, or due to the chronic health issues, doctor?s visits, and inconvenient transportation and work schedules that tend to be part of the most challenging family experiences. I love the ideas involved in connected learning: the interest-powered, peer-supported, and academically oriented learning principles and the production-centered, openly networked, and shared purpose design principles. But I do see two key issues.

First, both parents and young people need to see how connected learning is in the interests of the young people themselves. This is obviously the point of developing case studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of learning in places like Quest2Learn and the Digital Youth Network. These will demonstrate that connected learning helps young people develop skills and literacies they will need to survive in education and beyond.

But secondly, both parents and young people need to see how connected learning is consistent with their goals as a family. How can programs of connected learning give parents opportunities to share their values and life experiences with their children? How can programs of connected learning help young people to feel that their experiences and perspectives are valued by their parents? Of course, connected learning isn?t a ?program? so much as an approach, but parents may need to see specific programs in order to recognize how it is that their child?s school wants them to engage and will value their life experiences and familial goals in the process. I think that embracing a family-centric approach will move ?connected learning? out of the headspace of ?homework? or ?youth after school activities? and into the space that I think the connected learning innovators want to go, which involves strengthening bridges between home and school life.

While the book is primarily descriptive of a range of different models of parenting in the digital age, you end with some normative advice about the ways parents might improve upon the quality of experiences they have with digital and mobile technologies. What philosophical commitments govern this advice for you?

I wanted to avoid giving very specific advice about hours spent in front of screens or with mobile devices. Instead, going back to your first question, I wanted parents to be able to think about the ?parent app? that best fit their own situation and needs. For me, I think my primary philosophical commitments are to the inherent worth and dignity of every person and to the interconnectedness of all people and living beings of nature. I believe that we each need relationships of trust, mutuality, and compassion to survive, and we each have responsibilities to act in ways that foster those relationships. Maybe this is especially so in our primary relationships with our families. So I wanted to end the book with some suggestions rooted in the idea that all of us share a desire for meaningful relationships of mutuality and respect. I have a longer list in the conclusion, so here?s the edited version:

1. Be clear and fair about expectations regarding digital and mobile media, but be willing to change as children grow older and their needs change
2. Model the behavior you want, which includes prioritizing time together
3. Let children take the lead in teaching you about their media lives

But I also didn?t want to lose sight of the fact that for a lot of people, our experiences are related to and limited by not just what we can choose to do, but our cultural and social environment. So, I wanted to propose that collectively parents can work with others to shape an environment that better meets our desires for trust, mutuality, and compassion.

Thus, in relation to the bigger picture:
1. Change the situation for young people
2. Change the media to change the culture

As I write at the end of the book, the digital and mobile media that are so much a part of our lives may seem inevitable, but the particular forms they take and the organizational patterns governing the industries that make and distribute them are not. It is up to us to choose how these media will fit into our collective lives and how they will shape the lives of our children and families in the future.

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Lynn Schofield Clark?is Associate Professor, Director of the Estlow International Center for Journalism and New Media, and Interim Chair of the Media, Film, and Journalism Studies department at the University of Denver. ?In addition to co-parenting two teens, she is author of?The Parent App: Understanding Families in a Digital Age?(Oxford U Press, 2012), From Angels to Aliens: Teenagers, the Media, and the Supernatural?(Oxford U Press, 2005), and co-author with Stewart Hoover, Diane Alters, Joe Champ, and Lee Hood of?Media, Home, and Family?(Routledge, 2004). ?She teaches qualitative research methods and journalism courses, and is currently involved in a community engaged youth participatory action study of news and story-sharing among high school aged recent immigrants to the U.S..

Source: http://henryjenkins.org/2013/05/raising-children-in-the-digital-age-an-interview-with-lynn-scofield-clark-part-three.html

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Adam Bernstein to direct FX's 'Fargo' premiere

By Tim Molloy

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Emmy Award-winning director Adam Bernstein has signed on to direct the premiere hour of FX's first limited series, "Fargo."

The "Breaking Bad" and "Rescue Me" veteran won his Emmy for "30 Rock." He also directed the premiere of "Alpha House," one of five new shows ordered by Amazon on Wednesday.

"Fargo," a 10-episode series inspired by the 1996 Coen brothers film of the same name, will feature a new crime story but retain the original's humor and darkness. Production begins this fall, and the show is expected to debut in spring 2014.

It is written by Noah Hawley ("The Unusuals," "My Generation") and executive-produced by Hawley, Joel and Ethan Coen, and Warren Littlefield. Berstein, who is represented by ICM Partners, will also executive produce the premiere. FX Productions and MGM Television produce.

The film "Fargo" was nominated for seven Academy Awards. The Coens won for Best Original Screenplay and Frances McDormand won for Best Actress. It was named as one of the 100 Greatest American Movies by the American Film Institute.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/adam-bernstein-direct-fxs-fargo-premiere-004633125.html

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Patrick, Stenhouse make up following wreck

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) ? Danica Patrick left the bumpy ride with boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on the track.

The relationship is still smooth sailing at home.

Patrick says there were some "silent moments" on the way home from Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 after Stenhouse drove his car into the side of his girlfriend's car and ended her race. It was the first run-in for the NASCAR rookies since they announced in February they were dating.

Patrick says it was impossible to stay quiet for too long since they shared a ride home. She says "we're fine."

Patrick participated Wednesday in the Stewart-Haas Racing testing session at Pocono Raceway.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/patrick-stenhouse-following-wreck-180359879.html

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Weightlessness of space used to design better materials for Earth

May 29, 2013 ? Researchers from Northeastern University are among the many scientists helping NASA use the weightlessness of space to design stronger materials here on Earth.

Structural alloys might not sound familiar, but they are an integral part of everyday materials, such as aircraft wings, car bodies, engine blocks, or gas pipelines. These materials are produced through solidification? -- a process similar to the making of ice cubes. "Solidification happens all around us, either naturally, as during the crystallization of familiar snow-flakes in the atmosphere, or in technological processes used to fabricate a host of materials, from the large silicon crystals used for solar panels to the making of almost any human-made object or structure that needs to withstand large forces, like a turbine blade," said Northeastern University Prof. Alain Karma, who was a collaborator in this study.

The transition of a structural alloy from liquid to solid is morphologically unstable, meaning that the interface between solid and liquid evolves from a planar morphology to a non-planar cellular structure during solidification -- essentially, the same instability is responsible for the branched star shape of snow flakes.

But what if you could take gravity out of the mix? Researchers say by observing the solidification process in a microgravity environment -- in this case, the International Space Station -- they were able to study how this morphological instability develops in three dimensions to shape the structure of materials on a micron scale. "Without gravity, there is no buoyancy force to mix the atomic constituents in the melt by fluid flow," said Prof. Karma. "As a result, solidification creates unique, more organized, structures that cannot be observed on earth. Understanding how those structures form in space gives insight for designing lighter and stronger materials that can be made on earth."

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_technology/~3/PbmEoHNZO8E/130529133505.htm

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Postcards: A Much More Pleasant Way to Browse Tumblr

The Tumblr app is, admittedly, a wonderfully designed one. And there's no denying it has more functionality than something like Postcards. But for those who use Tumblr more as a means of finding articles to read instead zipping through streams of GIFs, this might be exactly what you're looking for.

What does it do?

Turns each post on Tumblr into individual "cards," which you can then swipe left and right to move backwards and forwards in your dashboard. As far as functionality, you can double-tap to like a post, hit reblog, or view all posts from a single user. And that's all there is to it.

Why do we like it?

Whether or not you'll be a fan of Postcards depends very much on how you use Tumblr as a whole. If you like to casually pass through pages of GIFs, pictures, and short little quips, this app probably doesn't make much sense. But flicking side-to-side is a fun, intuitive way to change up how you interact with your dashboard. And for someone who uses Tumblr to discover reading material, the lack of features brings along a welcome lack of distraction from your desired content. You can't create new posts, though. So if anything, Postcards is probably more of a nice enhancement to your Tumblr consumption?not a replacement.

Postcards, Download this app for: iOS, $2

The Best: Distraction-free browsing

The Worst: Highly limited functionality

Source: http://gizmodo.com/postcards-a-much-more-pleasant-way-to-browse-tumblr-510565305

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iPad mini VS iPad 3 (used) : whitch should i buy?

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Serial+ for iPhone review: Never lose track of warranty info or serial numbers again

If you own a lot of gadgets and software programs, and let's face it, most of us do, keeping tracking of warranty information and serial numbers can become overwhelming. Serial+ aims to solve that problem by bundling them all into one easy to use app complete with Dropbox sync, so no matter what happens, all your product information is safe.

Serial+ has one main purpose: to store all the information that matters about your electronics, gadgets, and software. This includes general information such as model numbers, serials, purchase amounts, and photos. These are excellent items to keep track of in case you ever need to file a warranty claim with an insurance company. Beyond that, you can also store manufacturer's warranty information as well as any extended warranty info you need. Warranties will default to one year but you can change them if you need to by just editing the information manually.

When it comes to storing software information, this is where you'll want to put all your product licenses and activation codes. Serial+ also gives you a spot to store version numbers and how many licenses a serial provides. You can plug anything else you need to know into the notes field. If a serial number is tied to an email account, you'll also have a place to save that email address as well. You can also choose to passcode lock the app so unauthorized individuals can't access your records.

As far as backing up your Serial+ data, you've got a backup option via Dropbox. Just link your Dropbox account and Serial+ will start creating backup files of your warranty and serial information. If you ever get a new iPhone or have to replace one, you can simply hop into settings and bring down all your information from your last Dropbox backup. If you need to share information with someone whether it's for a warranty claim, or you just want a hard copy to send to yourself periodically, you can export your information into a .csv or plain text file. These two formats should be sufficient for any insurance claim you may need to make.

The good

• Entering in products in straight forward and comes with plenty of options
• Dropbox sync and export options ensures that your data is always protected from loss
• Option to take photos and store them with each product, great for insurance claims
• Easily view which items you own are under warranty and which are expired
• 256 bit encryption when syncing to Dropbox so you know your data is secure when being backed up
• PIN lock option for the app itself to prevent others from accessing your information

The bad

• Dropbox sync is currently a little buggy, I received quite a few time outs before it actually created a backup file

The bottom line

If you own lots of electronics or software, it's essential to have a way to track all that information. Not only can Serial+ help if you ever get into a situation where an item is stolen and you needs its information for a claim, but can help expedite tech support calls. I've had numerous times where I need to call about a product and don't have the serial on hand. With Serial+, that problem is all but gone. I can just pop into the app and access serials and warranty info in a few simple taps.

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Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/Os_smr95B6g/story01.htm

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Top 10 Best-Dressed Stars at the Cannes Film Festival

After two weeks of captivating movies and breath-taking fashions, the star-studded Cannes Film Festival came to a close on May 26. The French film La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2 ("Blue Is the Warmest Color") won the grand prize, and the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis (starring Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan) came in second.

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NYPD Dismisses Amanda Bynes Sexual Harassment Allegation

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Qatar Airways hosts senior airline HR management from around the ...

Qatar Airways was honoured to host the 64th Annual Conference of Airline Personnel Directors? Council (APDC) in the capital city of Doha.?The two-day conference brought together over 40 senior human resource management delegates from airlines around the world to discuss issues and challenges facing HR practices in their respective businesses, as well as those that affect the industry collectively. ?

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker (second left) joins Airline Personnel Directors? Council (APDC) outgoing executive vice-president Manfred Merz (left), incoming executive vice-president Bernhard Rikardsen (second right) and Qatar Airways Chief Human Resources Officer Elizabeth Johnston for the APDC?s annual conference in Doha

With the airline industry in the State of Qatar young and flourishing at a phenomenal rate, hosting the event gave Qatar Airways the opportunity to share the successful business model that has been built during the 16 years it has been in operation with airlines from around the world. The Doha-based carrier shared its experiences and challenges with some of the legacy carriers that have been around for 60 years or more.

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker officially opened the event, hosted by the airline for the second time in six years.?Speaking at the? conference hotel, Oryx Rotana, he welcomed delegates with an inspiring speech in which he talked about the airline?s dramatic growth and the State of Qatar?s dynamism in undertaking scores of infrastructure projects.

With Qatar Airways being an economic vehicle for the country?s growth ? a nation that is investing over US$150 billion in numerous infrastructure projects such as a new metro system, new hotels and the 2022 FIFA World Cup ? recruitment opportunities are endless, said Al Baker.

Akbar Al Baker addresses international human resources delegates of airline human resources management at a conference hosted by the airline on the challenges and opportunities faced with exponential growth and a multi-national workforce

?We are not retrenching, but recruiting on an unprecedented scale. It?s not about being the biggest airline or taking market share, it?s about being the best at what we do in all areas to attract customers and employees alike.??As part of its recruitment drive, Qatar Airways is?hiring Qatari nationals?to train and?develop?them as future leaders.

The Qatar Airways Nationalisation Programme has focused on?designing development programmes to create distinctive experiences for Qatari students, graduates and professionals to make them proud of Qatar Airways? success story.??

The drive to hire more Qataris ? both graduates and scholarship students ? to join the organisation, is in line with the country?s 2030 vision for a sustainable future. The solid foundation that has been built by Qatar Airways since 1997 with a workforce drawn from aviation experts from around the world, has?well positioned?the airline well for further aggressive growth.?

With a global group workforce of over 28,000 employees ? 16,000 of which being airline staff ? Qatar Airways? staggering rise has not been unnoticed by industry peers.?Al Baker highlighted some of the HR challenges faced by the Doha-based airline that comes with growth and recruitment.??Our workforce of over 150 nationalities work in different disciplines within the airline and our subsidiaries,? said Al Baker.

?English is a second or third language for the majority of Qatar Airways? workforce, so undoubtedly proving a challenge as English is the working language across the industry, Qatar Airways HR department works hard to address these challenges because as a Qatari organisation that proudly preserves its Arabic culture and heritage, Qatar Airways is ultimately a global network airline.

?Our dynamic growth is due to the vision of His Highness The Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani to create an airline of the highest quality and standards flying to all corners of the world, and to be the best in the world. And we are delighted to have reached the industry summit as the best airline in the world for the past two years.?

With a total order of over 250 aircraft woth more than US$50 billion and a staggering route network growing by more than 12 new destinations each year, the job opportunities are enormous, added Al Baker.

Qatar Airways hosted the 64th Annual Airline Personnel Directors? Council (APDC) conference for airline HR management from around the world. Pictured in Doha with CEO Akbar Al Baker (centre front row) are delegates, including HR management from Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways operates a modern fleet of 124 aircraft flying to 127 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and The Americas.?Qatar Airways has so far launched five destinations this year ? Gassim (Saudi Arabia), Najaf (Iraq), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Chicago (USA) and Salalah (Oman).

Over the next few weeks and months, the network will grow further with Basra and Sulaymaniyah (Iraq on June 3 and August 20 respectively), Chengdu, China (September 3) and recently-announced new routes of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (September 18), Clark International Airport, Philippines (October 28) and Philadelphia, USA (2 April 2014).

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Game On! Sports TV Lineup 5/28/13

Greetings, sports fans! I hope your Memorial Day weekend was fantastic, and that your transition back to the work week has been smooth. Tonight we have a couple more playoff games tonight; one a Game 7, as well as some other stuff. Let's see...(all times eastern.)

Stanley Cup Playoffs:
9:00pm - Sharks @ Kings on NBCSN
Western Conference Semifinals, Game 7
Series tied 3-3
Bet QBucks on this game!

NBA Playoffs:
8:30pm - Heat @ Pacers on TNT
Eastern Conference Finals, Game 4
Heat lead series 2-1
Bet QBucks on this game!

MLB:
In Progress - Braves @ Blue Jays
In Progress - Rockies @ Astros
7:00pm - Yankees (Kuroda) @ Mets (Harvey) on ESPN/WatchESPN
7:05pm - Orioles (Gausman) @ Nationals (Karns)
7:08pm - Pirates (Gomez) @ Tigers (Porcello) on FOX Detroit
7:10pm - Phillies (Lee) @ Red Sox (Dempster) on NESN
7:10pm - Marlins (Slowey) @ Rays (Hellickson) on SUN
7:10pm - Indians (McAllister) @ Reds (Latos) on FOX Ohio
8:10pm - Twins (Diamond) @ Brewers (Figaro) on ROOT Sports
8:10pm - Cubs (Jackson) @ White Sox (Sale)?
8:10pm - Cardinals (Lyons) @ Royals (Santana)
10:00pm - Angels (Blanton) @ Dodgers (Ryu) on ESPN/WatchESPN
10:05pm - Giants (Kickham) @ Athletics (Parker)
10:10pm - Padres (Volquez) @ Mariners (Maurer) on ROOT Sports

Soccer:
In Progress - Syrianska FC v Gefle IF
2:45pm - Sligo v Dundalk
2:45pm - St. Patricks v UCD
2:45pm - Turkey v Latvia
7:00pm - Richmond v DC United
7:30pm - Orlando v Colorado
7:30pm - Ft. Lauderdale v FC Dallas
7:30pm - Charleston v San Jose
7:30pm - Philadelphia v Ocean City
7:35pm - Rochester v New England
8:00pm - Canada v Costa Rica on Sportsnet
8:00pm - Canada v Costa Rica
8:30pm - Sporting KC v Des Moines
9:00pm - Independiente Santa Fe v Real Garcilaso
9:30pm - Real Salt Lake v Atlanta
10:30pm - LA Blues v Chivas USA

Tennis:
In Progress - Men's French Open
In Progress - Women's French Open

I'll be watching my Mariners and hockey, as usual. What about you?

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House chairman subpoenas documents on Benghazi

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A House chairman has issued subpoenas for State Department documents related to the widely debunked talking points about the cause of the deadly attack on U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year.

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa (EYE'-suh), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is seeking material from 10 current and former State Department officials. He sent a letter on Tuesday to Secretary of State John Kerry pressing for the documents by June 7.

Issa said the 100 pages of emails and other information released by the White House earlier this month did not answer questions about who at the State Department, other than former spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, expressed reservations about the talking points.

Four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed in the attack.

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Roger Clemens still dogged by NY steroids case

NEW YORK (AP) ? Despite Roger Clemens' victory last year in his perjury case, a defamation lawsuit filed against the former Yankees ace more than four years ago in federal court in Brooklyn is threatening to keep alive allegations that he used steroids and cheated on his wife.

A magistrate judge in the civil case last week ordered lawyers for Clemens to turn over government documents to the plaintiff, former strength coach Brian McNamee, including 22 FBI reports and notes from an Internal Revenue Service agent that refer to Clemens' alleged affairs. The lawyers had argued the material, some based on FBI interviews of various women, was made up of "inadmissible rumors."

Judge Cheryl Pollak wrote that adultery "is not usually found to be probative of a witness' character for truthfulness or untruthfulness." But, she added, lawyers for McNamee "might be able to cross-examine Mr. Clemens about instances in which he allegedly lied about his relationships, since in that case, the basis for impeachment would be dishonesty."

Given "the sensitive nature" of the FBI reports and IRS notes, Pollak said they would be filed under a protective order that would keep them private for now.

Lawyers representing Clemens in the civil case had sought to withhold more than 1,600 pages of documents from the government's criminal probe on the basis that they were grand jury material. However, the judge found that much of the material ? including bank statements, letters and business records ? should be turned over to the plaintiffs, saying that "documents produced in response to federal grand jury subpoenas does not automatically shield them from disclosure."

Pollak's order "gives us the essential fruits of the government investigation" in a civil case that doesn't require the higher standard of proof needed in the criminal one, Richard Emery, an attorney for McNamee said Sunday.

"All we have to prove is that Clemens more probably than not lied and that McNamee didn't," he said.

The 2009 federal lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, alleges Clemens launched an "intense and coordinated public relations offensive" against McNamee after the trainer told federal investigators and Congress that he injected Clemens more than a dozen times with steroids and human growth hormone from 1998 through 2001.

The suit quotes Clemens saying in a YouTube video in 2007 that McNamee "did not inject steroids into my body either when I played in Toronto for the Blue Jays or the New York Yankees." It also cites an interview with ESPN in May in which Clemens, when asked about McNamee, responded that it was a case of "somebody out there that is really crawling up your back to make a buck."

McNamee called Clemens a "pathological liar" in a story published Sunday in the Daily News.

"Steroid abuse was rampant in Major League Baseball and he was the father of it," McNamee said.

There was no response to messages left Sunday with an attorney for Clemens. Neither he nor McNamee are expected at a status conference set for Wednesday in Brooklyn.

Last year, a Washington jury found the seven-time Cy Young Award winner not guilty of lying to Congress about steroids and human growth hormone. He had adamantly denied using either substance at a 2008 congressional hearing.

The prosecution's case at a two-month trial had relied heavily on the testimony of McNamee, who told jurors he injected Clemens with steroids and HGH many times. The defense focused on how McNamee's story evolved over time, and there was no one else to claim firsthand knowledge of Clemens' drug use.

Former country music star Mindy McCready, who died this year, made headlines in April 2008 when she claimed a longtime relationship with Clemens. He has denied that claim.

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'Should I stay or should I go?' Scientists link brain cell types to behavior

May 27, 2013 ? You are sitting on your couch flipping through TV channels trying to decide whether to stay put or get up for a snack. Such everyday decisions about whether to "stay" or to "go" are supported by a brain region called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), which is part of the prefrontal cortex. Neuroscientists from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have now identified key circuit elements that contribute to such decisions in the ACC.

CSHL Associate Professor Adam Kepecs and his team today publish results that, for the first time, link specific brain cell types to a particular behavior pattern in mice -- a "stay or go" pattern called foraging behavior. The paper, published online in Nature, shows that the firing of two distinct types of inhibitory neurons, known as somatostatin (SOM) and parvalbumin (PV) neurons, has a strong correlation with the start and end of a period of foraging behavior.

Linking specific neuronal types to well-defined behaviors has proved extremely difficult. "There's a big gap in our knowledge between our understanding of neuron types in terms of their physical location and their place in any given neural circuit, and what these neurons actually do during behavior," says Kepecs.

Part of the problem is the technical challenge of doing these studies in live, freely behaving mice. Key to solving that problem is a mouse model developed in the laboratory of CSHL Professor Z. Josh Huang. The mouse has a genetic modification that allows investigators to target a specific population of neurons with any protein of interest.

Kepecs' group, led by postdocs Duda Kvitsiani and Sachin Ranade, used this mouse to label specific neuron types in the ACC with a light-activated protein -- a technique known as optogenetic tagging. Whenever they shone light onto the brains of the mice they were recording from, only the tagged PV and SOM neurons responded promptly with a 'spike' in their activity, enabling the researchers to pick them out from the vast diversity of cellular responses seen at any given moment.

The team recorded neural activity in the ACC of these mice while they engaged in foraging behavior. They discovered that the PV and SOM inhibitory neurons responded around the time of the foraging decisions -- in other words whether to stay and drink or go and explore elsewhere. Specifically, when the mice entered an area where they could collect a water reward, SOM inhibitory neurons shut down and entered a period of low-level activity, thereby opening a 'gate' for information to flow in to ACC. When the mice decided to leave that area and look elsewhere, PV inhibitory neurons fired and abruptly reset cell activity.

"The brain is complex and continuously active, so it makes sense that these two types of inhibitory interneurons define the boundaries of a behavior such as foraging, opening and then closing the 'gate' within a particular neural circuit through changes in their activity," says Kepecs.

This is an important advance, addressing a problem in behavioral neuroscience that scientists call "the cortical response zoo." When researchers record neural activity in cortex during behavior, and they don't know which type of neurons they are recording from, a bewildering array of responses is seen. This greatly complicates the task of interpretation. Hence the significance of the Kepecs team's results, for the first time showing that specific cortical neuron types can be linked to specific aspects of behavior.

"We think about the brain and behavior in terms of levels; what the cell types are and the circuits or networks they form; which regions of the brain they are in; and what behavior is modulated by them," explains Kepecs. "By observing that the activity of specific cell types in the prefrontal cortex is correlated with a behavioral period, we have identified a link between these levels."

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Critical Facets Of Tantric Massage Hong Kong Connoisseurs ? Hot ...

There is something magical about human touch that no science can explain thoroughly. Just the mere act of rubbing, kneading, rocking, pressuring, putting in friction and compression are truly efficient when done by an expert. It can release one from anxiety, stress and tension, migraine headaches and other physiological problems indicative of a stressful everyday life. Aside from the usual, there is another branch that delves solely on the erotic side of things. When thinking of tantric massage Hong Kong is often foremost in every traveler?s mind as a haven where health and overall wellness is always on constant practice.

Tantra Hong Kong massage maybe not as prolific as regular body massages sprouting in the metropolis and all over globe. But it is quite popular among many ardent lovers of complete relaxation and harmony albeit discreetly. It is an erotic manipulation of sensual energy wherein yoni?s ?divine passage? and lingam?s ?wand of light? theories are considered as basis for such expert manipulation.

Hong Kong tantric massage?s benefits to the body are quite vast. From increased circulation of the massaged area, this prevents one from taking synthetic medications for lack of sexual enthusiasm, zero orgasm and erectile dysfunction. Instead, it expertly manipulates sensory nerves and surrounding musculature to open up blood vessels on these particular areas and increase sensation.

Better sleep and overall relaxing feel is what makes it more enticing to many. Deep relaxation and orgasm bring about refreshingly deep sleep. Once chemicals are released during orgasm, neurons can relax and shutdown making both mental and physical processes to shut down. When one is well-rested, rejuvenating feeling can emanate thereafter.

Relief from pain can also be enjoyed through orgasm and relaxation. As physiological characteristics are interconnected in humans, stimulation of one nerve ending can eventually stimulate another point of discomfort. Through coordination stimulus, tantra massage relieves these points of pain and discomfort. As a rule, sexual release during orgasm breeds natural relaxant for the muscles and nerves.

Intimate and profound, tantric massage increases one?s awareness of his or her physicality. People are innately withdrawn from physical interactions due to fear of rejection and lack of confidence thereof. This sensual manifestation will help overcome one?s limitations and increase level of confidence in overall self. With increased confidence and sensual perception, relationship factors will also be boosted leading to a more satisfying life.

Most tantra massage practices lean on couple involvement in the process. It is done to promote two-way awareness on sensuality wherein one is aware of his or her sensuality and its effect on the other. This two-way system allows relief on problems involving sex and intimacy. Couples naturally become one in union and this increased awareness help build strong foundation for relationships to flourish. When there is cohesive interaction, harmony will be prevalent in a relationship.

You have to remember though that when thinking about tantric massage Hong Kong specialists strongly recommends you do some research first about the practice. Negative assumptions are prolifically associated with this well-rounded practice making it almost negative to others. When, in fact, learning proper etiquette during massaging will prove to be enlightening and rewarding.

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Memorial Day Weekend Shootings: Chicago Violence Leaves 6 Dead, 11 Hurt Since Friday

A memorial for 47-year-old Denise Warfield is attached to a fence next to an abandoned church building on May 6, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Warfield was found stabbed to death inside the church on Saturday May 4. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A memorial for 47-year-old Denise Warfield is attached to a fence next to an abandoned church building (R) on May 6, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Warfield was found stabbed to death inside the church on Saturday May 4. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Roya Mitchell leaves a message on a memorial for her friend 16-year-old Tywon Jones near the spot where Jones was killed by police in front of the Greater Galilee Missionary Baptist Church on May 6, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. According to police Jones was killed May 5 after he fired a pistol at police who were trying to stop him as he rode a bicycle away after shooting at a crowd of people moments earlier. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A Chicago Police investigator tries to see the caliber of a shell casing left in the street at the scene of a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood on May 14, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy stands in front of a small display of guns, including a .22 cal. rifle (front), during a press conference in the Englewood neighborhood on May 6, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. McCarthy said Chicago police confiscate an average of more than 130 illegal guns each week. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy leaves a police station in the Englewood neighborhood following a press conference on May 6, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, center, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, left, and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, right, discuss gun violence at a news conference Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, in Chicago. During the news conference McCarthy, Emanuel, and Alvarez said they will push for state legislation that increases the minimum sentences for those who violate the state's gun laws. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

A family member is consoled before six-month old Jonylah Watkins' funeral at New Beginnings Church in Chicago, Tuesday, March, 19, 2013. Jonylah's death was the latest to draw national attention to Chicago's struggle with gang violence and murder. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

This undated Watkins family photo shows Jonathan Watkins, 29, of Chicago, holding his 6-month-old daughter Jonylah Watkins. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 19, 2013 for Jonylah who died Tuesday, March 12 after being shot the night before while sitting on her father's lap in a minivan when a gunman approached on foot and shot them both in Chicago. The father was seriously injured in the attack. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Watkins family)

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy points to a poster showing three offenders that committed murders while on parole for prior gun convictions during a news conference Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, in Chicago. During the news conference McCarthy Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said they'll push for state legislation that increases the minimum sentences for those who violate the state's gun laws. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

This March 11, 2013 photo shows a Chicago police officer looking over a minivan on the city's South Side where 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins was shot while sitting on her father's lap. The child died the following day. Hundreds of Chicago police officers are hitting the streets on overtime every night in dangerous neighborhoods, the latest tactic by Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration to reduce killings in a city dogged by its homicide rate and heartbreaking stories about honor students and small children caught in the crossfire. (AP Photo/Devlin Brown)

Danyia Bell, left, 16, and Artureana Terrell, 16, react as they read a program for the funeral of Hadiya Pendleton outside the Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church after the service, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Chicago. Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral service Saturday for a Chicago teen whose killing catapulted her into the nation's debate over gun violence. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, right, offers the city's condolences to the Pendleton family, from left, Nathaniel Jr., Nathaniel Sr., and Cleopatra during a news conference seeking help from the public in solving the murder of Pendleton's daughter Hadiya Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Crime scene tape hangs on a light pole across from Noah Foods December 28, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Nathaniel Jackson, believed to be the 500th murder victim of the year in Chicago, was shot in the head and killed outside the store on December 27. After news organizations began reporting about his murder, the Chicago Police Department's News Affairs Office issued a statement stating Chicago's murder total remains at 499 because classification of one death investigation remains pending. They would not specify which death is pending. The total number of murders in the city has only once exceeded 500 victims since 2004. The murder rate is up about 11 percent from 2011, much of which is attributed to growing gang violence. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A police vehicle sits outside Noah Foods December 28, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Nathaniel Jackson, believed to be the 500th murder victim of the year in Chicago, was shot in the head and killed outside the store on December 27. After news organizations began reporting about his murder, the Chicago Police Department's News Affairs Office issued a statement stating Chicago's murder total remains at 499 because classification of one death investigation remains pending. They would not specify which death is pending. The total number of murders in the city has only once exceeded 500 victims since 2004. The murder rate is up about 11 percent from 2011, much of which is attributed to growing gang violence. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Candles burn in the alley near the spot where Federico Martinez was gunned down on December 28, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Martinez was believed to be the 499th murder victim in Chicago when he was killed on Wednesday December 26. After news organizations began reporting about the city's 500th murder victim, the Chicago Police Department's News Affairs Office issued a statement stating Chicago's murder total remains at 499 because classification of one death investigation remains pending. They would not specify which death is pending. The total number of murders in the city has only once exceeded 500 victims since 2004. The murder rate is up about 11 percent from 2011, much of which is attributed to growing gang violence. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Graffiti is painted on a garage near the spot where Federico Martinez was gunned down two days ago on December 28, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Martinez was believed to be the 499th murder victim of the year in Chicago when he was killed on December 26. After news organizations began reporting about the city's 500th murder victim, the Chicago Police Department's News Affairs Office issued a statement stating Chicago's murder total remains at 499 because classification of one death investigation remains pending. They would not specify which death is pending. The total number of murders in the city has only once exceeded 500 victims since 2004. The murder rate is up about 11 percent from 2011, much of which is attributed to growing gang violence. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 photo, a lone cross stands in a vacant lot on the corner of 79th and Loomis in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. Up to 80 percent of Chicago's murders and shootings are gang-related, according to police. By one estimate, the city has almost 70,000 gang members. A police audit last spring identified 59 gangs and 625 factions; most are on the South and West sides. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

In this March 9, 2011 photo, Pam Bosley stands inside the Chicago's St. Sabina Catholic Church and poses with a photograph of her son, Terrell, who was gunned down in 2006. Bosley now works with kids 14 to 21 at the church, teaching them life and leadership skills and ways to reduce violence. Sometimes, she says, it?s neglectful parents who are the problem; often it?s gangs who just don?t value life. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 photo, a note of condolence is taped to the window of connivence store where in November 2012, a clerk was killed in an apparent robbery on Chicago's South Side. It?s been a turbulent, bloody year in Chicago. A spike in murders and shootings, much of it gang-related, sent shock waves across the nation and spurred new crime-fighting strategies. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

In this Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 photo, a man waits to cross 79th street as a school bus passes by in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, seen in the reflection of a window. It?s been a turbulent, bloody year in Chicago. A spike in murders and shootings, much of it gang-related, sent shock waves across the nation. Look closer and there are signs of distress and fear. Police cars watching kids board city buses at the end of the school day. Heavy security gates on barber shops and food marts. Thick partitions separating cash registers from customers. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

In this Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 photo, Bobby McComb sits on the sofa with her 14 year-old daughter, Cerria, at their home in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood of Chicago's South Side. In the wrong place at the right time, Cerria and a friend were wounded when gunfire aimed at a reputed gang member struck them, with a bullet exploding in Cerria's right leg. "I'm angry," Mrs. McComb says. "I'm frustrated. I'm tired of them shooting our kids, killing our kids, thinking they can get away with it." (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo, Rev. Mike Pfleger of the St. Sabina Catholic Church, speaks with a young man during a weekly basketball tournament at the church gym where rival gangs can play in a 12-week basketball league instead of walking the streets in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood of Chicago's South Side. Pfleger says the games help players build relationships, see beyond gang affiliation and stop shooting each other, at least for now. "I have people tell me I'm naive, I'm stupid, I should be ashamed of myself working with these gangs," he says. "I could care less. We've demonized them so much we forget they're human beings." (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 photo, a young man enters a convenience store where earlier in November a clerk was killed in an apparent robbery on Chicago's South Side. Chicago's murder rate is approaching 500, compared with 435 in 2011. More than 2,400 shootings occurred (as of Dec. 21), an 11 percent increase over last year at the same time. Gang-related arrests are about 7,000 higher than in 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A child watches a residents participating in a peace vigil walk past her home in the Washington Park neighborhood on November 30, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. About 75 children, teachers, and parents were joined by area residents and religious leaders as they marched in the streets to draw attention to the violence that plagues their Southside neighborhood. Through the end of October 436 people were murdered in Chicago, surpassing the 435 murders for all of 2011. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Dolores Walker (L) is comforted by her mother Josephine at the funeral service for her son Joseph Briggs at New Zion Grove Missionary Baptist Church on June 20, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Briggs, who turned 16 in April, was shot in the head during a drive-by shooting while he was sitting on his front porch with his sister on June 9. Briggs was one of nine people killed and 46 wounded by gunfire in Chicago during that June weekend. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Rahm Emanuel, Garry McCarthy

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy speaks during a news conference where he and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, rear, announced an initiative to prevent gang activity in and around vacant buildings on Monday, July 9, 2012 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Rahm Emanuel, Garry McCarthy

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, listens to Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy during a news conference where they announced an initiative to prevent gang activity in and around vacant buildings on Monday, July 9, 2012 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Chicago's Killing Fields

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Roosevelt Judkins watches as officials stand outside an abandoned house that they say is a haven for drug dealers and gang members, before it was demolished Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the city's building department will spend $4 million to make it impossible for gang members to use the buildings as a base of operations. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Drug paraphernalia is seen on the floor of an abandoned house that officials say was a haven for drug dealers and gang members, shortly before it was demolished Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the city's building department will spend $4 million to make it impossible for gang members to use the buildings as a base of operations. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Drug paraphernalia is seen on the floor of an abandoned house that officials say was a haven for drug dealers and gang members, shortly before it was demolished Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the city's building department will spend $4 million to make it impossible for gang members to use the buildings as a base of operations. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 20: Family and friends watch as the remains of Joseph Briggs are lowered into a grave at Oak Woods Cemetery on June 20, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Briggs, who turned 16 in April, was shot in the head during a drive-by shooting while he was sitting on his front porch with his sister on June 9. Briggs was one of nine people killed and 46 wounded by gunfire in Chicago during that June weekend. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 20: Family and friends say goodbye to Joseph Briggs during a funeral service at New Zion Grove Missionary Baptist Church on June 20, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Briggs, who turned 16 in April, was shot in the head during a drive-by shooting while he was sitting on his front porch with his sister on June 9. Briggs was one of nine people killed and 46 wounded by gunfire in Chicago during that June weekend. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 20: Pallbearers carry the remains of Joseph Briggs from New Zion Grove Missionary Baptist Church following a funeral service on June 20, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Briggs, who turned 16 in April, was shot in the head during a drive-by shooting while he was sitting on his front porch with his sister on June 9. Briggs was one of nine people killed and 46 wounded by gunfire in Chicago during that June weekend. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 11: Signatures cover a memorial to Joseph Briggs which has been constructed outside his home June 11, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Briggs, who recently turned 16, was shot and killed while sitting on the stoop of his home in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on Saturday. Briggs was one of at least 8 people killed and at least 43 wounded in shootings in Chicago this past weekend. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

In a June 9, 2012 photo, the Chicago Police gang enforcement unit stops a car with four suspected gang members and arrests one of them on a warrant. In Chicago, homicides are up over last year. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

In Chicago, homicides are up markedly over last year. In some of the West and South side streets its guns, gangs and drugs. On a Saturday night this summer, residents strolled by as a young man was being arrested. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

In a June 5 2012 photo, police arrest a suspect in Chicago. The CPD narcotics division has been conducting undercover investigations in order to move in on suspected drug dealers in parts of Chicago's South and West sides. In the fight against Chicago's gang and drug problem Chicago Police patrol the streets 24/7. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

In a June 5, 2012 photo, Devon Wright, 23, is arrested and charged with delivery of a controlled substance, in Chicago. The Chicago Police Department is waging a strategic battle against gang members and drug dealers. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

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