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What's known so far about the search for the missing Titanic submersible
The submersible last headed for the Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland is still missing as of Tuesday morning.
The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the operation with assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Kopit Hopson 1752 and air search from the Royal Canadian Air Force Aurora aircraft out of 14 Wing Greenwood.
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The passenger submersible operated by OceanGate left St. John's, N.L. on Sunday morning and then lost contact with surface crews one hour and 45 minutes into the expedition.
Time is of the essence in the search due to the 96-hour oxygen supply aboard the vessel.
Here's what we know so far about the missing submersible:
WHO IS ON BOARD?
The submersible is carrying five passengers, including Hamish Harding, a billionaire and explorer, Paul-Henry (PH) Nargeolet, a French explorer, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, members of one of Pakistan's prominent families and, according to Reuters, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush.
"We started steaming from St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada yesterday and are planning to start dive operations around 4am tomorrow morning," Harding wrote on Facebook on Saturday. "The team on the sub has a couple of legendary explorers, some of which have done over 30 dives to the RMS Titanic since the 1980s including PH Nargeolet."
WHAT THE SEARCH LOOKS LIKE
Former U.S. Coast Guard captain Andrew Norris told CTV's Your Morning on Tuesday "time really is the enemy."
"The challenge is finding it… that's going to be difficult enough, but then affecting some sort of rescue," he said. "That indicates the challenge that rescuers will face to do some sort of recovery, even if they do find it."
Search and rescue teams are battling the clock as the oxygen onboard the submersible lasts about 96 hours. Norris indicated there could be emergency oxygen supplies on board as well.
"They would have the normal oxygen supply that we're talking about that is a 96-hour window, but they'd also have — like on a plane if there was a fire or something — they'd have the ability to put on some sort of oxygen breathing device," Norris said.
The U.S. Coast Guard said at a press conference Monday that sonar technology is playing a key role in the search efforts.
If the vessel is found, Norris says, the rescue would be in "very difficult circumstances."
"The Sea State has to allow the deployment of that equipment, they have to and then it has to work kind of perfectly the first time so it's really a challenge," he said.
Beth Penney, a reporter with CTV News affiliate NTV in Newfoundland, told CTV's Your Morning on Tuesday that weather conditions have not been good for search efforts.
"We learned through social media, that this was going to be the only expedition that OceanGate was going to take to the Titanic wreckage this year, and that's because of poor weather conditions in Newfoundland and Labrador," Penney said.
CANADA'S ROLE IN THE SEARCH
The area where the submersible went missing is under U.S. jurisdiction, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Joyce Murray, told CTV News.
"There is a unified command under the U.S. Coast Guard’s leadership that Canada is playing a very committed role in," she said. "The Canadian Coast Guard is doing everything that we can to help. We have the CCGS John Cabot (that) has sonar and it is headed to the site."
Both the U.S. and Canadian coast guards have teams looking for the submersible and the Royal Canadian Air Force has an aircraft flying above.
"Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Boston has requested assistance from Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Halifax in the search of an overdue submarine," a spokesperson from the RCAF told CTVNews.ca in an email. "The submersible has lost communications with its surface vessel located 380NM south of St. John’s N.L."
Kathryn Hallett, a spokesperson from Fisheries and Oceans Canada told CTVNews.ca in an email, "Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Halifax is providing assistance as required."
Murray says two other Canadian Coast Guard ships are in St. John's ready to port equipment.
When asked if any Canadian facilities came in contact with the submersible Murray initially said she would not "go into details."
"Because this is a hugely emotional issue for those who are doing this work to save the people aboard the submersible and their families, and every effort is being made," she said. "It's an international initiative at this point with assets coming from Great Britain and Germany."
However, Murray confirmed that Canadian facilities are doing "everything in their power" to assist in the search.
WHY IT COULD HAVE LOST CONTACT
Norris says there are multiple ways for a submersible to lose contact with the surface crew.
"There could have been a catastrophic breach, which would have resulted in an implosion, it could have had some sort of fault that caused it to lose communications and or the ability to lift itself off the seabed," Norris speculated.
Other potential issues include getting caught in debris that can be found along the ocean floor and near the Titanic.
Officials have not confirmed why the submersible lost contact.
WHERE WERE THEY GOING?
OceanGate Inc. is a privately owned U.S.-based company that provides tourism explorations to the deep ocean.
The company's website says the five-person submersible, named Titan, can reach depths of up to 4,000 metres — 7.2 times as tall as the CN Tower.
The Titanic, which sank in 1912, is located about 600 kilometres southeast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic Ocean. OceanGate expeditions to the wreck cost passengers about C$300,000.
The submersible is made of carbon fibre and titanium and is 6.7 metres long.
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Jo Penney, Toronto based talent and modeling agent
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Count Your Pennies
Brick and mortar retailing has been taking it on the chin for a number of years now, but this year has accelerated every trend that was in place before the pandemic set in. Many companies with co-morbidities have either filed for bankruptcy protection, or shuttered completely.
But then there is the case of JC Penney, the longstanding department store chain born in 1902 to one James Cash Penney. No, really. That was his name. With 840 locations in the US today, the chain had lost its relevance and was foundering on its own. The pandemic sent that tailspin into over-drive, only to see the chain be rescued by Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners this last September for $800 million in cash and debt.
That was a hell of a deal for shareholders, who were able to cash out--ahem, in keeping with the founder’s name--before the company could completely tank. But as time wears on, it is becoming pitifully apparent that while JC Penney is trying to survive the holidays and exit bankruptcy, its future still looks grim.
And I can’t help but remember that I called this a few months ago.
The problem is that two companies with zero history in retailing, but both with an immense background in mall ownership and management, purchased JCP. That is a recipe for disaster. It would be like the bank buying McDonald’s if they were ever to fall into financial disrepair. Simon and Brookfield bought JCP not so much because they thought the chain has a future, but instead because of their own self-interest.
They did not want their malls to look empty if Penney’s were to go completely under.
I get it. The absence of Sears in many American malls is bad enough. Stir in some Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Belk, and others, and malls are starting to look like a ghost town. Take away Penney’s, and about all you have left is Dillard’s. Suddenly the neighborhood doesn’t look so attractive.
But this is just a case of good money chasing bad, and I saw this yesterday at the Penney’s in Amarillo. Thanks to a very serious weight loss regime of diet and intense exercise this year, to the tune of at least 50 pounds going by the wayside, I am in serious need of a new wardrobe. Yes. Seriously. My clothes look like they should have come with tent poles. It’s that bad. I have been reluctant to venture out during the pandemic to shop, but at my wife’s coaxing, finally decided to get at least a few new pieces just in case I need to be seen in public again. You know. As in dressed at least business casual.
Since our local Jos. A Bank has closed, and Dillard’s has limited shopping hours, I found myself inside JC Penney at Westgate Mall yesterday morning. I couldn���t believe what I saw, because the last time I had walked through, which was a long time ago, the place looked like a dump with rack after rack crammed together. It was a zoo that screamed disorganized and cheap.
Imagine my surprise when I saw everything spaced out as if this were a high-dollar department store, so much so that I could see many square feet of uncovered carpeting. I had difficulty finding a long-sleeve shirt in my new, svelte size, and actually saw an employee wandering aimlessly.
I asked him for assistance, but before he went to the stockroom, I asked if the lack of inventory was because of COVID. He replied, “No. It’s because we can’t get delivery trucks, and when we do, it’s often wrong.”
Wow. In other words, the stark, spare look of the local JCP was not by design, but because they cannot stock their own stores. Now whether their supply chain problems are because of COVID is uncertain, or maybe the newly-purchased company just can’t get its head above water.
Either way, I left there with only two shirts and two pairs of pants, which I could not try on because I couldn’t find a fitting room. I would have bought more, but they simply did not have much on hand. If I were 240 pounds, I would have been able to buy all the pants and shirts I wanted, but we skinny guys--ahem--are just out of luck at Penney’s right now.
Which makes us all question why Simon and Brookfield would divvy up $800 million for a sinking ship, one of which they knew nothing how to manage. It’s one thing for your parents to bail you out when you hit a rough patch; it’s quite another when heavy hitters break open the checkbooks and fork over enough money to run several cities.
I am not holding my breath for JC Penney, and will try on these pants today in case I need to make a return. Because I just don’t see a bright and rosy future for them.
Dr “Saving My Nickels And Dimes“ Gerlich
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J.C. Penney names former Jo-Ann’s Stores exec as CEO - Tue, 02 Oct 2018 PST
J.C. Penney is counting on a former CEO of the nation’s largest fabric and crafts chain to inject some energy into the struggling department store chain.
J.C. Penney names former Jo-Ann’s Stores exec as CEO - Tue, 02 Oct 2018 PST
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Rebel Without A Cause-Ch 3
A/N: This is a day late because I was so busy at work yesterday I let it slip my mind. But, hey now you don’t have to wait so long. LOL Next update will be Friday as previously scheduled. For now enjoy……and don’t forget to leave feedback. :)
“Shopping!” Jo announces, answering Maggie’s question of how she was going to be transformed into a rock music groupie. “New clothes, new make-up, whole new hairstyle,” she continued, counting off things on her fingers. “Give me 3 days and I’ll have you looking the part!”
“I-I don’t know,” the shy girl stammers. "I've…”
“Margaret,” Jo interrupts, placing a hand on her new friend’s shoulder. “You gotta just have faith.”
“Please call me Maggie,” she tells her coworker. “Margaret is such an old woman’s name.”
“Well Maggie, then we need to get you to quit dressing like a Margaret and start dressing more like a Maggie. ‘Tis a cool name though. I like it.” Jo says with a smile.
“You really think you can make me look like I belong in the crowd at a rock concert?”
“Sure I do!” Jo exclaims. “Let me ask you this, how against dying your hair are you?”
In the end, Jo convinces her to meet up at the mall first thing the next morning, a Saturday. “The earlier the better, since the families who usually crowd the mall will still be at home”, Jo declares. Maggie is still hesitant about the change of hair color but agrees to at least get a trim. Her rust-colored hair falls halfway down her back when she loosens the clip holding it up.
'Wow! You’ve got to tell me your secret. Other than some dead ends, your hair is beautiful!“
"Good morning!” Jo chirps as she passes a styrofoam cup toward Maggie the next morning. She had been standing just outside the entrance to the mall when Maggie walked up. “Ready to be revamped?”
Maggie smiles at the blonde as she takes a sip of the steaming liquid. The coffee is sweet nectar to Maggie since she hadn’t had a chance to brew any herself in the rush to meet Jo at the appointed time. Somehow, Jo had known that and had provided exactly what she needed. Maggie wondered if this was a sign that the woman in front of her would actually be able to help her get what she needed; a behind the scenes look into the nuances of the Winchester Sex Bombs.
After work the evening before, Maggie had spent hours scouring the web and all articles related to the band. The group was made up of five childhood friends, two of them brothers. The lead singer, Dean, was the older brother to the bass player, Sam; the keyboardist (Seriously? A keyboardist in a rock band?) Meg Novak was married to the guitarist Clarence, or Cas as most know him as; the loner was Benny, the drummer. He was an unattached drifter that probably saw quite a lot from his view on stage; Maggie speculated if that could be an angle she could use for her piece? She wanted to keep a low profile with the band, not wanting to draw the lead singer’s attention at all.
The five of them hailed from a small town in Kansas, Lawrence. They all went to high school together, forming the band in the senior year of four of them. Sam was a few years younger than the others, the baby of the group. He had joined when the original bassist had moved away to go to college. Maggie briefly wondered if that was a good thing or a bad thing. The band he left behind was finally making a name for themselves, traveling the continental US to play in a different city every couple of days, but was also leaving behind carnage and unflattering reports in their wake.
After finishing off their beverages, Jo and Maggie head into the mall.
“Okay, first things first. The outfit!” Jo announces as she claps her hand together. “New shirts, new pants, shoes….oh, you definitely need boots, at least. The higher the better!”
“Jo, I can’t walk in heels,” Maggie informs. “I’ll break my ankle and neck. Aren’t I supposed to be able to dance and….mosh?”
“Look at you!” Jo chuckles, putting an arm around Maggie’s shoulders. “You’re already learning the lingo. But no, these boots have flat to minuscule heels. I meant they have to at least be knee-high and zip up. Easier to get off when you want to get busy, ya know”
Maggie couldn’t help but blush. The only kind of 'getting busy’ she was doing was typing up her story at the end of this assignment. The last thing on her mind was getting laid…but after some thought, it had been a while. It’s been six months since her ex-boyfriend Luke left her for Sabrina and probably twice that long since she and he had been intimate. 'Has it really been almost a year since I’ve had sex?’ Maggie ponders as they head for the Shoe Plaza.
“Here. Go try these on,” Jo demands, shoving a pair of jeans in Maggie’s direction. “And I wanna see, so come out here and model for me.”
In the dressing room, Maggie removes her slacks and holds up the garment Jo had given her. The material is a dark blue with a few places looking worn, the fabric frayed. The left knee has a patched hole on it. As she studies them, she realizes she is going to have to practically pour herself into them. She glances at the tag, thinking Jo had picked up the wrong size but unfortunately that wasn’t the case.
Pulling the material over her hips, Maggie is astonished at how comfortable the jeans were. They aren’t as hard to button as she assumed either. Turning left then right, she eyes herself in the mirror. Maggie hadn’t worn anything this form-fitting in years, if ever. The fabric hugs her curves perfectly. Taking a breath, she opens the door and steps out.
“Oh my god!” Jo exclaims. “I was right. Look at you! Look at that ass! Those jeans make it pop,” she announces, making sure to snap her lips on the 'p’ “I swear if I wasn’t confident in my sexuality, I’d turn lesbian for you. Girl, you are hot!”
After leaving J.C. Penney’s with a few pairs of jeans, the two women head to what Jo calls the 'ideal rockstar outlet’, Hot Topic. Maggie balks at the site of the store. The lights inside are dimmed, making the place look ominous. There are floor-to-ceiling displays of numerous different styles of band t-shirts and apparel. In the back, there is a glass counter with glowing jewelry and ornaments. The place is empty as they enter, Maggie looking back and forth taking it all in. Some of the outfits she wouldn’t be caught dead in! Like the leather full bodysuit with zippered pockets throughout or leggings that were so thin, they were practically see-through. “Do people actually wear this stuff?” she whispers to Jo. A chuckle from behind causes both of them to turn to see a younger woman standing there. She has the goth look down. Thick black winged eyeliner, a nose piercing, and her hair is jet black and lays in waves down over her shoulders. “Nah, those are mostly for aesthetic. Although, those-” she says pointing toward the transparent leggings, “-they really work if you’re trying to turn your man on. They come crotchless too,’ she continues with a wink.
"Oh my god! Why would anyone…”
“Easy access”, both Jo and the girl, Francesca by her nametag, declare with a laugh.
“How can I help you two today?” Francesca asks.
“My friend here is going to her first rock concert next week. She needs to look the part,” Jo explains with a nudge to Maggie’s side.
“Oooo, which band?”
“Um, Win-Winchester Sex Bombs,” Maggie stutters out.
“Ah, yes. They’re coming to the River, aren’t they? Music’s pretty good but I don’t think that’s what’s making them such a hot commodity. It’s that lead singer, Dean. He and his dreamy green eyes. And those thighs! Damn, the things I could do on those.” Francesca proclaims, Jo nodding her agreement. “Could you imagine the power of his thrusts!”
Maggie blushes at the girl’s lack of a filter. She and Jo keep talking about their fantasies if they were ever to get a night with the man as Maggie steps away, not wanting to have those images in her head as she interviewed the band. As she perused the array of clothing she picks out a couple of shirts with sayings on them that were funny and one with a picture of her parent’s favorite group, The Beatles.
Jo eventually joins her, with an armful of clothes. “Here, this is what you’re wearing with those jeans and the gray suede boots.”
Hanging on a hanger is an ivory-colored lace top with sheer fabric underneath. Maggie knows that the top would definitely show her underclothes and shakes her head. She couldn’t wear that! No way.
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Yeahs just got my stimulus check! It's been at my dad's trailer the whole time. Thanks man! He's not such a bad guy really you can see him here in this photo with my Nana Burns Auntie Jo, Aunt Penney and Aunt Peggy in the 1940s in Haverhill Massachusetts. All that stuff about Amazon might be real, I remember he said it and that's why I'm looking for people to come forward with information regarding my ownership. PS as you can tell her clearly didn't harm me, that I stopped saying as soon as I was being imprisoned on Martha's Vineyard in 2005.😀🇺🇸🏷️🗒️🤯✨🏎️📃 #chinavirus🔥 #blackplague https://www.instagram.com/p/CPJiAlXjs5l/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Stores that will match Amazon's Prime Day prices — and those that won't
Stores that will match Amazon’s Prime Day prices — and those that won’t
Bed Bath & Beyond, J.C. Penney, Lowe's and Jo-Ann Fabrics say they will match Amazon's prices in most cases. Their policies apply to items that are … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
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疫情无情：近二百年历史美国知名老店申请破产
零售商洛德泰勒 (Lord & Taylor) 和裁缝品牌 (Tailored Brands) 星期日(8月2日)申请第11章破产，加入了受新冠病毒大流行影响的一系列破产公司名单。
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Lord & Taylor 是美国历史最悠久的百货商店之一，可以追溯到1826年。Tailored Brands 是男性服饰( Men’s Wearhouse) 和乔斯·班克 (Jos. A. Bank) 两家知名男装店的母公司。
申请第11章破产可以让公司重组债务以维持运营。多数今年申请第11章破产的公司在疫情爆发之前就已遇到财务难题。对很多公司来说，3月早些时候强制关闭非必要业务的抗疫措施暴露了它们之前就已经存在的问题。
Lord & Taylor 在维吉尼亚东区的联邦破产法庭申请破产。该公司在其网站宣布了这一决定，并说，公司正在寻找新的所有人。该公司在去年被法国服装租赁公司托特衣箱(Le Tote, Inc)收购。
Tailored Brands 在德克萨斯南区申请破产，并表示该公司的重组方案将把公司长期债务削减至少6亿3千万美元。
除了Tailored Brands之外，还有好几家为专业人士服务的服装店遭到新冠病毒重创，原因是疫情让很多前顾客开始在家工作。布克兄弟 (Brooks Brothers) 以及安·泰勒 (Ann Taylor) 的母公司也在最近申请破产。
其它已在今年申请破产的零售公司包括 J.Crew、JC Penney 和尼曼·马克斯 (Neiman Marcus)。
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does everybody hate my walks down memory lane yet?
This one’s actually a year older than the others. 2009 vs 2017
BASIC INFORMATION
Name: chelsea.
I mean my last name has changed but my first name hasn’t.
Birthday: july 26. -- 274 days till i'm 21!!
I guess 274 days till I’m 29?
Shoe Size: eight.
Nine. My feet got fat along with the rest of me.
Hair Colour: dark reddish brown.
Several different shades of reddish brown. Plus some grey.
Eye Colour: hazel.
More like green on the outside, brown on the inside. Hazel would be its own separate color.
Relationship Status: taken.
Married.
Zodiac: leo.
Still.
School: none.
Been done with that shit for a decade now.
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FAVOURITES
Colour: green.
Green, plaid, black, grey.
Male Celebrity: mike lobel.
Jensen Ackles.
Female Celebrity: sophia bush.
Danneel Ackles.
Shoes: chucks & flip flops.
My grey BareTraps booties.
Brand: starting to realllly love old navy. especially when i can get pants, 2 shirts, and a jacket all for 36 bucks lol
That’s really broad. Like brand of clothes? I don’t have one. Brand of makeup? Tarte. Brand of shoes? Nike. Brand of food? Great Value idk lol
Book: second helpings.
The dictionary. JK it’s still and will always be Second Helpings.
Sport: football.
Football.
TV Show: one tree hill.
Supernatural.
Gum: bubblicious hubba bubba max blue raspberry.
I don’t like gum anymore.
Hair Colour on Opposite Sex: brown or black.
Brown.
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NAME SOMETHING THAT STARTS WITH
A: aftershave...no idea why that popped in my head haha
Absolut vodka.
B: bubbles.
Barnacles.
C: chicken.
Cheerleading.
D: dark.
Dartboard.
E: entertainment.
Elliptical.
F: fooooood.
Frontierland (spn).
G: great.
Gyration.
J: jizz lol
Jell-o.
K: knife. that was jo's answer but i can't think of anything else.
Kiss.
L: latino - where the hell are these words coming from lol
Laser.
M: mother.
Megaphone.
N: nicotine.
Narcolepsy.
O: otter.
Outback Steakhouse because I just ate there the other day.
P: poker.
Petticoat. Wow.
Q: quailman!
Quaker Boy. Man I miss that job.
R: reese's cup.
Rage.
S: shit.
Salmon.
T: titties?
Tupperware.
U: underwear.
Uganda.
V: van.
Ventriloquist.
W: walker.
Wakeboard.
X: xylophone - and no you spelled it right lol
X-ray.
Y: yorkie.
Yosemite.
Z: zane (hot guy on H2o).
Zillow. I’m in the market for a house.
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LOVE
Have a Crush: you could say that.
Many, on celebrities.
Do they like you back: yep.
They don’t even know me.
Or are you in a Relationship Now: yeah.
Married.
If Someone Likes You: doesn't matter.
It’s whatevs.
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5..
5 FAVOURITE MOVIES
1. bring it on.
2. grind.
3. halloween.
4. dirty dancing.
5. degrassi goes hollywood. not so much for the movie, but for the fact that manny & jay got back together.
Mean Girls, Bring it On, Grind, Halloween, and Pocahontas.
5 FAVOURITE CELEBRITIES
1. keith urban.
2. mike lobel.
3. sophia bush.
4. hilarie burton.
5. and yes, james lafferty.
Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Jared Padalecki, Randy Owen, and Johnny Rzeznik.
5 THINGS YOU FIND IN YOUR ROOM
1. pandas - everywhere.
2. bed.
3. guitars.
4. tv.
5. clothes all over the floor.
Mini fridge, bookshelves, record player, still clothes all over the floor, and Dave because he’s sleeping right now. Or he’s trying to.
5 THINGS YOU CANT LIVE WITHOUT
1. friends.
2. music.
3. chicken.
4. my phone.
5. beer.
Money, Netflix, family/friends, Rockstar, and music. And cigarettes.
5 BEST ARTISTS/BANDS
1. goo goo dolls.
2. poison.
3. keith urban.
4. the spill canvas.
5. firehouse.
Goo Goo Dolls, Alabama, Matchbox Twenty, All Time Low, and Sara Bareilles.
5 BEST BRANDS/STORES
1. old navy.
2. arizona/penney's.
3. avon.
4. spencer's.
5. thsirthell.
Amazon, ULTA, Hot Topic, Sheetz, and Joann Fabrics just because I get a discount and they have all my Halloween decorations.
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QUESTIONS
1. Have an obsession?
a few.
Many.
2. Where do you plan to go this summer?
road trip down south with mah bee eff eff.
Well the Foo Fighters are gonna be in Cleveland July 25, which is the day before my birthday. So I wanna go to that. Also you can do tours of Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville.
3. What Month is it?
octoberrr.
Obviously since I took this quiz eight years ago today, it’s also now October.
4. Anything big coming up?
not really.
Hopefully buying a house and moving home soon.
5. Why are you doing this?
need something else to do while i watch gymnastics & wait for it to be 4 so i can watch the bills beat carolina.
The sound on my tv keeps cutting out and it’s really aggravating so I got on my laptop to catch up on youtube videos but I got sidetracked doing this.
6. Like your parents?
no.
My dad yes. My mom...ehh, things are slowly improving.
7. Do you sleep with a teddy bear?
heffalump.
Nope.
8. Do you eat when you're nervous?
i eat all the time.
I didn’t even read my previous answer and “I eat all the time” popped into my head as soon as I saw the question.
9. Own a dress?
surprisingly...i have like four or five...yeah, that's a lot for me lol
I have a couple but I can’t wear them because of my skin.
10. Are you a fast typer?
quite.
80-90 wpm.
11. Do you wanna have kids?
no.
Yes.
12. Who do you usually have Christmas dinner with?
my parents, my sisters, mark, austen, maranda (now that she's here haha), cindy, and emily. and diane & the kids show up at some point during the day.
My family but I won’t be home for Christmas this year.
13. Who do you celebrate New Years with?
i haven't really celebrated it at all lately...but this year the crew's getting smashed for sure.
I don’t celebrate it.
14. Where do you live?
here.
Ohio. Unfortunately.
15. Have you made a cootie catcher in your younger years?
oh god, so many.
Yeah a lot.
16. Plans this weekend?
it's over. bowling, shopping, out with people, dinner, out again.
Well this past weekend we went to Canton on Friday, I worked Saturday and then we got groceries, and we went home Sunday and came back here Monday. Next weekend I have no plans except work.
17. To your left is:
wall, window, fan, cabinet, cd tower, atari stuff.
Table, Dish remote, lamp, bottle of water, picture of my sister, some random mail, two candles, and Dave’s wallet/keys/deodorant/Axe spray.
18. To your right is:
wall, fridge, pandas, guitars, amp, cabinet.
My phone, Vizio remote, sound bar remote, another table with a bunch of crap on it, and the couch.
19. In your pocket is:
nothing.
Cigarettes, lighter, my debit card, and a Sheetz receipt.
20. Nervous about anything?
kinda.
Not really.
21. Scared of the Dark?
nope.
Negative.
22. Have any phobias?
several.
Driving, bridges, weather, specifically tornadoes even though I’ve never seen one, bees, being in public, the possibility of finding out that I can’t have kids, riding in a car with Dave, planes...I’m sure there are more but I can’t think of them all right now.
23.Your Opinion on Turtles?
indifferent.
Same.
24. Whats a Store near your house?
save a lot, tops, arby's, family dollar, dollar general, the liquor store, CVS, the music store, goodwill, country fair, and all the places on main st.
The closest one is a hair salon but idk if that counts as a “store”...probably one of the restaurants on 3rd st or Dollar General.
25. What did you do last march break?
nothing?
I don’t have March break.
26. Like Gum?
only one kind.
No.
27. Age you’d like to be?
274 days older than i am.
Don’t care.
28. Place you would rather be?
i'm good.
Bradford.
29. Were you ever obsessed with High School Musical?
haha yeah, i was for a while.
You betcha. I still love it. Not the third one though.
30. Movie You Would like to see?
paranormal activity.
For the record, Paranormal Activity was shitty AF. I want to see Thank You For Your Service
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THE END
Happy you're done?
kinda.
I have to poop so yeah I guess.
What are you gonna do now?
watch tv, watch football, then eat dinner.
Poop, smoke a cigarette, and watch youtube videos.
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Millenial Hit List
Here’s what we successfully killed recently:
Abercrombie & Fitch - 60 stores
Aeropostale - 154 stores
Alfred Angelo - 60 stores
American Apparel - 110 stores
American Eagle Outfitters - 150 stores
Applebee’s - 135 locations
The Children's Place - 200 stores
Crocs - 160 stores
Family Christian - 240 stores
GameStop - 150 stores
Guess - 60 stores
Gymboree - Up to 450 stores
HHGregg - 220 stores
J.C. Penney - 138 stores
Jos. A. Bank and Men's Wearhouse - 250 stores
The Limited - 250 stores
Macy's - 100 stores
Office Depot/Office Max - 400 stores
Payless - Up to 800 stores
RadioShack - 1,000 stores <--- WOW!!! Way to go team AMAZING numbers
Sears and Kmart - 320 stores
Teavana- All of em <---Now THOSE are results WOOHOO
Walgreens - 500 stores
Amazing work team, we’re really killing it this quarter!! Don’t forget, even though most of the jobs being lost to these closings belong to millenials, it’s still all our fault for not spending the money we don’t have at these places. Now let’s get back out there and destroy more capitalism!!!!
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Ralph Lauren once said, "I don't design clothes, I design dreams," according to GQ magazine. But at retail, clothes have become the stuff of nightmares.
"According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, from 1977 U.S. Households spent 6.2% on apparel and in 2017 that declined to 3.1% spending on apparel in U.S. Households," Shawn Grain Carter, professor of fashion business management at the Fashion Institute of Technology, told Retail Dive in an email. "That is a 50% drop over four decades."
And it's taking a toll.
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So far this year, 10 of the 16 major retail bankruptcies were filed by companies that mostly or exclusively sell apparel and/or footwear: Forever 21, Avenue, A'gaci, Barneys New York, Charming Charlie, Diesel USA, Payless ShoeSource, FullBeauty Brands, Charlotte Russe and Gymboree. Another, Shopko, was a discount department store with an assortment that included clothes.
Things are not likely to end there. In its latest analysis of CreditRiskMonitor data, Retail Dive found 28 retailers that could go bankrupt in the next year — and half sell apparel. In the worse-off list, which includes businesses with a 9.99% to 50% chance of filing for bankruptcy (a FRISK score of 1) — three are specialty apparel retailers: Christopher & Banks, Destination Maternity and J. Crew. A fourth, Ascena, is a conglomerate running five apparel brands after recently dumping two. It's reportedly contemplating also dropping its plus-size brands. Executives there recently assured analysts that bankruptcy is not a consideration, however.
In addition to those retailers, department stores J.C. Penney and Neiman Marcus also make the list. A seventh, Bluestem, is also a conglomerate with a portfolio of e-commerce brands somewhat less dominated by apparel.
Seven more apparel retailers have a 4% to 9.99% chance of filing for bankruptcy (a FRISK score of 2). They include RTW Retailwinds (a portfolio of brands formerly known as New York & Co), Tailored Brands (which runs Men's Wearhouse and JoS. A. Bank), Express, Francesca's and J. Jill, plus department stores Hudson's Bay Co. and Stein Mart.
"It is unsurprising that apparel stores are one of the most distressed parts of retail. This sector is saturated with supply and is arguably over-stored."
Neil Saunders
Managing Director, GlobalData Retail
The situation is at once stark and logical, considering the state of the market. Globally, the top dozen apparel retailers, on average, saw earnings downgrades of nearly 40% since 2016, according to a note from Morgan Stanley Friday, where analysts said the "online channel shift is clearly unhelpful, but it doesn't fully explain the malaise." For two decades, falling apparel prices were offset by growing volumes, but those "now seem to have peaked and prices are likely to keep falling, so clothing markets would appear to be going into structural decline."
Apparel retail, which has to keep up with the fickleness of consumer taste, has long been a tough business, according to GlobalData Retail Managing Director Neil Saunders. But that's just the beginning.
"It is unsurprising that apparel stores are one of the most distressed parts of retail. This sector is saturated with supply and is arguably over-stored," he told Retail Dive in an email. "Online has been unhelpful too as it has eroded margins somewhat and has also contributed to the issues of over-supply. On the periphery there are a number of emerging trends which are adding pressure, including the rise of rental and resale – both of which are mostly focused on clothing. Put all of this together and it's a recipe for a difficult sector."
In other words: Apparel retail is under siege on multiple fronts.
New consumer priorities
Financial roadbumps stymying consumers outside of top-tier incomes are forcing some to prioritize, and that's pushing apparel far down on many lists. Average spending on women and girls' apparel has especially declined for lower-income earners, with the "only bright spot" in footwear, where share in apparel expenditure has risen across income levels, according to a Deloitte report last year. More recently, rising consumer debt, including record levels of student loans shouldered by younger consumers, is chipping away at discretionary spending.
But apparel spending declines are broad-based as priorities shift, according to Carter and others. "Apparel has lost market share to higher spending on experiences," she said, including a diverse set of activities like fitness, self-care like spas and manicures, sports (both participation and entertainment), other entertainment including streaming services of all types, restaurants, travel and electronics.
"The Boomers characteristically consume less apparel as they get older and their offspring are burdened with crushing student loan debt, generally rising prices in the consumer space and a very glaring lack of new and interesting apparel and accessory products."
Mark Cohen
Retail Studies Professor, Columbia University Business School
Mark Cohen, Columbia University Business School retail studies professor, likewise believes that "consumer electronics and the services that go with them with regard to ever more consuming technology continues to eat up the consumer's available disposable income," but notes other forces at play.
"The Boomers characteristically consume less apparel as they get older and their offspring are burdened with crushing student loan debt, generally rising prices in the consumer space and a very glaring lack of new and interesting apparel and accessory products to draw their attention," he told Retail Dive in an email. "Some appear to be gob smacked with the opportunity to 'rent' things rather than buy them — though this trend may very well turn out to be short lived just like the ubiquitous Gilt Flash Sale."
For younger shoppers, as they choose which apparel brands do get their attention, sustainability and other cultural issues are often at the forefront, according to Carter. Forever 21, for one, in contrast to at least nominal efforts by rival H&M, ignored that, to its peril, Carter said.
No fashion heroes
The "glaring lack" of newness noticed by Cohen could be a reflection of a new fashion reality — that consumers themselves are dictating what to wear, gleaning clues from social media and seeking advice from influencers there who include their own friends.
"The tastemakers of fashion used to be the designer, fashion editor, fashion buyer and celebrity," said FIT's Carter. "Today, however, social media influencers, peers, and stylists have replaced the role of fashion sages for consumers to purchase apparel, footwear, and accessories. Instagram, YouTube and other social media platforms dictate how one should dress for Gen Z and Millennials. Besides, they don't shop in a mall or socialize in retail stores as did previous generations of youth."
"To be a merchant right now in apparel, that's a hard job. To work at The RealReal is so much easier than turning around J. Crew."
Lee Peterson
EVP, Thought Leadership & Marketing, WD Partners
That grassroots approach to fashion is making it difficult for merchandisers, at least those building seasonal lines from scratch, according to Lee Peterson, executive vice president of thought leadership and marketing at WD Partners. Resale businesses like ThredUp and The RealReal are better positioned than traditional retailers because of the way consumers mix and match styles, brands and price points, he said in an interview.
"You can't merchandise the way the customers buy now. I feel sorry for anyone working for Ascena and those guys putting together a line," he said. "To be a merchant right now in apparel, that's a hard job. To work at The RealReal is so much easier than turning around J. Crew. And to be a buyer there is easier, too, because you're treasure hunting for all your treasure-hunting customers."
Another reality pressuring sales is that nobody needs as many clothes as they once did, say Carter and Peterson. Peterson noted that, even as an executive, he was wearing a flannel shirt and Vans on a Thursday.
"No 'career wear' or business wardrobe is necessary anymore since the beginning of the 1990s era of 'Friday Casual' morphed into everyday 'Business Casual' at the majority of companies, schools, service industries and banks in America," Carter said. "One need only trace the rise of wearing sneakers to one's office, college, opera house, theater, church or temple to see that consumers see no value in 'dressing for work' vs. dressing for leisure. Even Goldman Sachs has suspended the Tie and Suit rule once and for all!"
Too much supply
So, consumers can't spend as much on apparel as they once did, would rather buy other things and don't need as many clothes. Yet there's a glut of apparel for sale, and, increasingly, for rent.
"Thirty years ago the apparel and related accessories business were booming. The department stores couldn't wait to jettison lesser margin businesses like housewares, home and electronics so as to devote more selling space to soft lines," Columbia's Cohen said. "But apparel and accessories like most individual consumer segments are cyclical in the way they perform. What was the ever rising tide is no longer."
It doesn't help that the traditional mall, which functioned well for suburban Americans for decades, is now a fairly inconvenient way to shop in an era when most households need two wage-earners, both pressed for time, and when so many things can be bought online. That's leading retailers as diverse as Gap and GNC to leave those locations to set up shop in strip malls and invest in e-commerce instead.
"Now the remaining department stores have too many physical stores in the face of the explosion of commerce and too much square footage devoted to off-trend apparel and accessories," said Cohen, who has decades of experience at retailers like Sears and Target. "Some of us balked at this short-sighted thinking of the past but we lost the argument and now the chickens have come home to roost. There obviously was a ridiculous over-investment in apparel and accessory specialty retail, largely based upon an increasingly large number of now superfluous malls."
Macy's is exhibit one, as a retailer that has scrambled in recent years to unwind its massive brick-and-mortar expansion of more than a decade ago, but it's not just a department store problem. Forever 21 also over-built its fleet, too often in sub-standard centers, and now plans to close 178 stores in the U.S. alone.
A giant retreat
While it's easy to see how e-commerce undercuts store traffic and sales, the apparel over-supply extends online. In fact, Walmart's recent loss of appetite for running its newly acquired pure-players could have something to do with the fact that they are apparel businesses. In a stunning retreat, the retail giant sold its ModCloth apparel brand and is reportedly shrinking the Bonobos menswear operation, not long after buying them.
"Against this backdrop, Walmart will be cautious about getting too deeply into apparel. At heart, Walmart isn't a fashion focused player; their primary business model is a volume play based on everyday products sold at low prices," Saunders said. "As such, the company has determined that ModCloth, and possibly Bonobos, are not a good long-term fit. This is especially so given the challenge of bringing these divisions into strong profitable territory."
Walmart in recent years grabbed those businesses, along with outdoor apparel retailer Moosejaw, to glean knowledge and is likely now ready to graduate, according to Saunders.
"Having extracted what they needed, Walmart is changing tack and is focusing more on their core e-commerce business via Walmart.com," he said. "Walmart sees its future in fashion as improving its own offer via stores and online, doing selective things in specialist areas like plus size, and partnering with other brands via its marketplace. That makes sense as it allows Walmart.com to widen its fashion appeal without Walmart taking on too much of the risk. It's a nimbler and likely more profitable model."
More nimble and more profitable: suitable, if difficult, goals for the entire apparel industry at the moment.
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Being a reference list for characters in my novel Bad Man Standing:
1993
ALLISON, Arthur Norbert
Heavy in the Decker outfit.
BLAKE, Reyna Jo
Daughter to Richard and Zelma Blake.
BLAKE, Richard
Second in Bradley Decker’s Granford outfit.
BLAKE, Terrence
Son of Richard and Zelma Blake.
BLAKE, Zelma
Wife to Richard Blake.
CALLAHAN, Ian
Quartermaster at RAF Underworth.
CARMICHAEL, Michael
Heavy in the Decker outfit.
CARTWRIGHT, Shelby
Driver in the Decker outfit.
DEAN, Felix
Spook affiliated with UK military.
DECKER, Bradley
Granford top dog.
DECKER, Kay Harriet
Wife to Bradley Decker.
DECKER, Shannon
Son to Bradley and Kay Harriet Decker.
FRENCH, Gilbert
Lieutenant in the Decker outfit.
GREY, Marilyn
Honeytrap in the Decker outfit.
HANSON, Doctor Lynwood
Safe-house doctor in the Decker outfit.
KIRK, Roscoe
Spook affiliated with US military.
KIDD, Edward
Hoodlum in the Decker outfit.
LOGAN, Ralph Hector
Numbers man in the Decker outfit.
MULLEN, Merrill ‘Brain’
Heavy in the Decker outfit.
OKESON, Philip
Police Inspector.
ROJAS, Ericka,
First daughter to Nelda Rojas.
ROJAS, Frieda Nora
Second daughter to Nelda Rojas.
ROJAS, Nelda
Runs The Pentacle.
SALT, Frederick
Heavy in the Decker outfit.
WILLIAMS
Runs Williams petrol stop.
WONG, Wesley Shaun
Errand boy in the Decker outfit.
2003
BIRD, Benjamin
Bodyguard to Wesley Wong.
BLAKE, Reyna Jo
Daughter to Richard and Zelma Blake.
BLAKE, Terrence
Son of Richard and Zelma Blake.
CANNON, Darren
Foreman at Ten Sticks farm.
CARTWRIGHT, David
Foreman in Wesley Wong’s Granford firm.
CARTWRIGHT, Quinton
Nephew to David Cartwright.
CHANG, Doctor
Backstreet plastic surgeon.
DEAN, Felix
Spook affiliated with UK military.
DECKER, Bradley
Horse breeder.
DECKER, Shannon
Son to Kay Harriet and Bradley Decker.
GORDON
Runs the Toxoplasmic Industries furnace.
GREG
Canine companion to Kelvin Quarnstrom.
GRIFFIN, Samuel
Safe-cracker in the Decker outfit.
HARVEY, Leon
Heavy in Wesley Wong’s Granford firm.
HOBBS, Vonda
Escort.
HOLLOWAY, Thomas
Inner-circle operative at Silverman Securities.
HURLEY, Stacey
Personal Assistant to Velasquez.
HYLES, Bruce
Engineer and heli-pilot.
KIRK, Roscoe
Spook affiliated with US military.
KIDD, Edward
Hoodlum in the Decker outfit.
KOWALSKI, Ivan
Heavy in Wesley Wong’s outfit.
LYNK
Quartermaster at Silverman Securities.
MADDOX, Rex
Desk security at Velasquez House.
McPHERSON, Roy ‘Butcher’
Heavy in Wesley Wong’s outfit.
MEHLER, Doctor Sharda
Scientist at Toxoplasmic Industries.
MOSSE, Robert
Childhood friend to Shannon Decker and Terrence Blake.
O’DONNELL, Colin
Head of Silverman Securities.
PATTERSON, Randolph
Low-life opportunist.
PILLO, Doctor Lucien
Scientist at Toxoplasmic Industries.
QUARNSTROM, Kelvin
Ex-employee of Velasquez House.
ROJAS, Frieda Nora
Fiancé to Wesley Wong.
RUSAK, Gerald
Desk security at Velasquez House.
VELASQUEZ
Head of Toxoplasmic Industries.
WONG, Wesley Shaun
Granford top dog.
2011
ALLISON, Arthur Norbert
Yesteryear heavy in the Decker outfit.
BLAKE, Reyna Jo
Daughter to Richard and Zelma Blake.
BLAKE, Terrence
Son of Richard and Zelma Blake.
BURGHER, Eli
Of Leon Harvey’s crew.
CARTWRIGHT, David
Top dog in Shalepool.
CARTWRIGHT, Quinton
Nephew to David Cartwright.
DEAN, Felix
Spook affiliated with UK military.
DECKER, Reyna Jo.
Adoptive daughter of Kay Harriet and Bradley Decker.
DECKER, Shannon
Son to Bradley and Kay Harriet Decker.
DINCHER, Noah
Of Leon Harvey’s crew.
GORDON
Business partner to Eddie Kidd.
GREG
Canine companion to Wesley Wong.
HARVEY, Leon
Yesteryear heavy in Wesley Wong’s Granford firm.
HOLLOWAY, Thomas
Yesteryear inner-circle operative at Silverman Securities.
KIRK, Roscoe
Spook affiliated with US military.
KIDD, Edward
Yesteryear hoodlum in the Decker outfit.
LONG, John
Ex-mercenary.
McMANAWAY
Granford top dog.
OKESON, Philip
Police Inspector, retired.
PAPSTEIN, Myron
Numbers man affiliated with the McManaway firm.
PATTERSON, Randolph
Second in David Cartwright’s Shalepool firm.
ROJAS, Emilee
Daughter to Frieda Nora Rojas and Wesley Wong.
ROJAS, Frieda Nora
Ex to Wesley Wong.
RUSAK, Gerald
Associate of Shannon Decker.
SCHONEMANN, Roslyn
Girlfriend to Myron Papstein.
SHAPLEY, Lamonica
Winter season caretaker for the Points Lodge.
SINGH, Salvador
Driver affiliated with the McManaway firm.
STREETON, Delmer
Nephew to Richard Blake.
STREETON, Francie
Sister to Richard Blake.
STREETON, Josh
Brother-in-law to Richard Blake.
STREETON, Penney
Niece to Richard Blake.
TAYLOR, James
Mercenary.
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