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eCommerce sales will account for 10% of money spent by shoppers this year. If you run or manage an eCommerce store, it'll help you a great deal knowing the latest trends in your industry. After all, knowing is half the battle won!
While you don't have to follow all the trends listed here, the knowledge can help you identify areas in your online store where you can improve.
Let's go!
They're almost everywhere now. The global takeover of chatbots is imminent. Over the last year, Chatbots recorded a massive 24.3% growth (CAGR). In a end-user survey, 45% of users preferred chatbots as their first choice for raising customer service requests.
In another study by Drift, 38% of consumers preferred engaging with a bot over a human.
2020 is going to be a big year for chatbots. Salesforce's global "State of Service" survey (August 2019) found that 53% of service organizations are planning to use chatbots within the next 18 months.
With the rise of messenger apps such as Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, chatbots are slowly invading users' mobiles too. And for a good reason.
Chatbots help you reach your customers in a fun and meaningful way. And it happens with the least friction possible. There's nothing to download or install, no registration or login page. It's right there for the users to jump in right away.
Everyone uses email—to keep in touch with friends, family, and their favorite brands. There's a new use for emails now: email checkouts. It's a way for consumers to complete their purchase directly from an email.
Interactive emails were popularized by a startup named RebelMail (acquired by Salesforce recently). It has grown in usage tremendously since then.
Interactive emails allow subscribers to take quizzes, review products they've purchased, and even checkout abandoned carts, all within the body of the email itself.
For instance, Old Navy used it to let customers view photos of a product, choose its color & size, add it to their cart, and then finish the purchase.
Here's a cool interactive email from Harry's that suggests a product based on your choices (this ties into the personalization trend too).
Despite the rise of other communications channels, emails are still the most used medium. It makes sense then that brands will maximize its potential by letting customers buy directly from their inboxes. Its scope is so huge, that it just may give rise to a new eCommerce category—emailCommerce.
Delight your customers with how unique they are to get great marketing results. A study by Experian Marketing Services found that personalized emails achieve 6X higher transaction rates than those that aren't.
To win at personalization, you need to cover your customer's journey from start to finish. A majority of shoppers do research before committing to a purchase, so help them with that. Build personalized content and search features to attract your target audience.
Reward your customers for sharing their personal information. You can then use this data to personalize their shopping experience. And later, you can customize your customer loyalty schemes too.
Guide your customers throughout their online shopping journey.
For instance, Victoria's Secret guides you with a sports bra selector interface. The North Face helps you find the perfect jacket. Bodybuilding.com helps you find the right supplement in just three easy steps. IKEA's planner tool helps you plan your dream home.
Personalizing the consumers' shopping experience helps simplify purchasing decisions by helping them find exactly what they're looking for.
Brands that learn how to do this will have better chances of winning against their competition.
Instagram's ad revenue more than doubled in 2018 and generated 9 billion dollars. This growth is mostly due to its new eCommerce push, and is expected to continue through 2019.
Currently, Instagram is the No.2 social media platform with 768 million monthly active users (MAU), right behind its parent company Facebook. By 2023, it's expected to reach more than 1 billion MAU.
Yet another Insta-hit in the making. (Source: Instagram)
Instagram's eCommerce-friendly features are growing by leaps and bounds. Their product tagging feature and shoppable Instagram Stories stickers have been a huge success with brands and marketers alike.
Early this year, they announced the Checkout on Instagram feature (still in beta), which allows shoppers to buy products they see on Instagram without leaving the app. Nike, Adidas, H&M, Prada, and Burberry are some of the top brands testing it out right now.
Mobile is still on the rise. By 2021, 53.9 percent of all eCommerce sales are expected to happen on smartphones. A majority of consumers browse products or services on their mobiles, but finish their purchase on a desktop.
Hence, it's important to have your eCommerce store present on all devices. This is called an omni-device eCommerce strategy. It helps customers switch shopping easily between their various devices.
Even inside a physical store, 80% of shoppers used a smartphone to look up product reviews or compare prices. They usually visit social media pages, YouTube, and review sites to feel confident about their intended purchase.
Thus, it becomes crucial for brands to have a presence on all platforms. Even if they're majorly a retail brand. This is called a omni-channel strategy.
An omni-platform and omni-device strategy puts your customers at the center of your marketing efforts, rather than your brand. It aids them in their shopping journey, no matter which device or platform they're on.
If you already have an eCommerce store, it's worth checking out the benefits of Progress Web Apps (PWA). PWAs are websites that work pretty much like apps, but they're platform independent. So, they work on almost all devices. They're heralded to be the future of mobile apps.
Super Progressive Web Apps is a highly-rated WordPress plugin as is PWA for WP & AMP (which has been updated more recently) that you can use right now to convert your WordPress site into a PWA.
Virtual Reality gives customers an experience that's equivalent to traditional shopping. Well, almost. Plus, there's no hassle of traveling and being physically present at the store. If you're wondering how, here's a cool in-store VR demo by inVRsion.
According to a survey conducted by Frulix—a virtual reality startup that helps create VR videos right inside your browser, 72% respondents said they'd be interested in buying things through a VR experience. 58% thought that VR could be a game changer for retailers.
As per IDC, spending on virtual and augmented reality is predicted to surpass $20 billion in 2019. IKEA, Converse and Lego are some of the top brands who have invested heavily in VR and AR.
As the VR space picks up pace, eCommerce brands will need to create better experiences for their consumers. It's definitely a trend to keep an eye on (pun intended).
Voice-commerce accounted for $2 billion in sales last year, according to OC&C Strategy Consultants. This number is estimated to grow to $40 billion by 2022.
Voice assistants like Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa are growing popular day-by-day. They can be used hands free while doing other things, and also help you get answers and results faster.
Naturally, using them for purchasing things is just a matter of time. More than 62% of households that own smart speakers have used voice assistants to buy groceries. And 35% of them have used the same to buy retail items.
As the tech matures, eCommerce businesses are eager to leverage this new platform to create dynamic shopping experiences for their users.
EMarketer predicts that smart speakers market in the US will grow to 76.5 million by 2020. This combined with consumers' preference for smart assistants would mean that voice-commerce will play a significant role in the growth of eCommerce industry.
On the internet, slow speed kills. First, it kills businesses by damaging their conversion rates. And then, it kills them by damaging the site's reputation.
According to a user study by Google, 53% of smartphone users abandon a site if it takes more than 3 seconds to load. And 79% said that they won't return to a site with poor performance.
That was a major reason behind Google's Speed Update to their search algorithm last year. With all things being constant, the faster your site loads, the higher it'll rank in Google's search results.
Hence, if you're running an eCommerce store, you need to go with a reliable hosting partner that delivers (hint: WPMU DEV Hosting is blazing fast).
Online shoppers are looking for speed and performance. Just make it happen!
More people today shop online, buy items on social network platforms, become brand ambassadors and contribute to other users' purchases through User-Generated Content (UGC) and buying recommendations.
Instagram, for example, let's you set up a mobile shopfront, tag products in photos, videos, and stories, and turn posts into opportunities for millions of users to buy from your store. You can display your Instagram shop and products on other social platforms like Facebook and on your WordPress eCommerce store.
With a little creative thinking, you can launch UGC initiatives like competitions asking customers to share photos and stories of themselves consuming, wearing, or engaging with your products and services. Users can share products they want with their social network and get feedback and suggestions on purchases from their friends.
How do you tell customers that both they and your business are special and deserve to be together? Successful eCommerce businesses are finding ways to do this by combining their Unique Selling Proposition (USP) with personalized user experiences.
Focusing on micro-markets, building a community, and holding in-depth conversations with potential and existing customers are just some of the ways businesses are accessing better user data to figure out what customers are looking for, deliver them a unique and special experience, and create the perfect match.
In a recent BazaarVoice survey, 70% of retailers listed personalization as a top priority [PDF]. With trends like dropshipping, vendors can craft a unique selling proposition, set up online stores focused on micro selling, and use personalization tools to improve customer engagement on their website.
Frictionless shopping is all about making the buying process faster, simpler, less stressful, and more enjoyable to consumers. Subscription-based eCommerce is a perfect example of this.
According to global management firm McKinsey, subscription eCommerce has grown by more than 100 percent each year for the past five years. Online subscriptions alone generated more than $2.6 billion in sales in 2016 (up from $57.0 million in 2011).
Whether customers buy online to avoid running to the shops all the time or to save themselves the embarrassment of asking for personal products over the counter, more companies are offering auto-shipped products, allowing users to subscribe and get anything and everything home delivered.
New eCommerce experiences are combining artificial intelligence (AI) with augmented reality (AR), particularly in areas like mobile commerce.
AI and AR are separate but complementary technologies. AI-based predictive technologies can learn and identify users' buying patterns and behaviors to tailor-make customized shopping experiences and generate timely offers, and 3D-based modeling with AR tools can be used to let users visualize, 'test out' and 'try' things like homeware products and clothing apparel or accessories before they buy.
By 2022, BusinessWire predicts that global retailer spending on AI will reach $7.3 billion per annum by 2022 (up from around $2B in 2018), and PR Newswire estimates that over 120,000 online stores will use AR to offer their customers a richer buying experience and that by 2020, 3% of all eCommerce revenue with be generated by AR experiences.
How can you target your ideal customers online when there are so many places they can be found? Businesses today need to have an online presence everywhere and be able to deliver an exceptional level of personal service that will make customers feel special and want to return and buy again and again.
The key is to be very targeted in your marketing efforts and concentrate on building your business using a multichannel (omnichannel) approach that provides customers with a seamless, consistent, and personalized shopping experience no matter where they are located or how they interact with you.
So… if you want to get somewhere with them, be everywhere and be there for them!
If you believe that the growth of eCommerce will lead to the demise of brick and mortar stores, think again. Retailers are embracing eCommerce and finding new ways to augment the online experience with physical stores.
Many brands are profiting from 'brick and click' stores that combine retail and eCommerce, require less physical footprint areas and employees to operate, and offer a more personalized and interactive in-store visit. Amazon's "4-Star" stores, for example, let customers interact with top-selling devices and products in person.
Digital kiosks allow users to engage directly with the store. Pop-up shops, trade shows, and mobile field reps are embracing flexible technologies like POS-enabled tablets, mobile card readers, on-site/on-demand printing, and flexible space leasing arrangements.
Customers today can order meals in restaurants through interactive menus, and fashion retailers are placing tablets inside change rooms, so shoppers can request more clothing items to try on. Some retailers are even integrating virtual shopping experiences of their physical stores and showrooms using AR technologies.
Remember the good ole' days when you spent hours online researching gaming laptops to find one that fits your budget and used keywords like "Alienware 13 Gaming Laptop PC i7–5500U GeForce 960M" to search for it in your favorite computer store website?
Well, you no longer have to. Typing long keywords to search for products is so 2018! Intelligent search algorithms and filters are getting better at learning what customers are looking for, even if they misspell the words or just search for things like "gaming laptop under 2000".
Smart technologies like dynamic filters allow customers to quickly sort and find what they want on sites with huge product catalogs and many variations like prices, size, color, budget, brands, makes, models, and more.
We're not quite at the "Think It – Found It" stage yet of product search, but we're definitely getting closer…
With eCommerce, success ultimately depends on customers feeling confident, safe, and secure when buying online. It's estimated that retailers will lose around $130 billion in digital CNP (Card-not-Present) fraud between 2018 and 2023.
There are no blanket solutions that can address all online security concerns, but eCommerce security methods and standards are evolving.
More businesses are now implementing multilayered fraud management strategies to reduce risk, improve data security, and increase consumer trust and confidence. This includes choosing eCommerce platforms with secure shopping cart software that meets PCI security standards, sensitive data encryption, multiple firewalls, and no credit card data being stored on sites.
eCommerce began as a way to order and buy products online through desktop computers and web browsers. When people began making digital purchases using mobile phones and wearable technologies to 'tap and pay' for purchases, companies realized they had to rethink their approach to eCommerce.
The solution? Headless commerce. This is where the frontend and backend use different services and platforms to handle eCommerce processes. Customers interact with the frontend like a browsing a website, mobile app, or scanning a QR code label on the back of a wine bottle, and a separate platform handles backend areas like managing and tracking inventory, processing transactional data, payments, shipping and fulfillment, invoicing, and other functions using various web services and Application Programming Interface (API) calls.
The benefits of headless commerce for web developers means spending less time putting together an entire eCommerce solution for clients, focusing on creating a better experience for their users instead, and then easily joining the frontend and backend together to get projects done faster.
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VAT crackdown yields £3.4bn from SMEs
HMRC collected an extra £3.4bn from SMEs in the tax year to April 2017 after a crackdown on firms that fail to pay VAT, according to tax investigation insurance company PFP. VAT accounted for 49% of the extra tax take, compared with 45% last year. PFP managing director Kevin Igoe said: "Over the years the Revenue has widened its net – cracking down on smaller businesses, as well as larger organisations. It's clear from the high tax take that the Revenue has found investigations into SMEs to be fruitful, and therefore it is likely that this focus on smaller organisations will continue. In order to avoid scrutiny, SMEs must make sure they are filing their returns correctly, so as not to incur a hefty fine."
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PFL Champions Ceres-Negros leaned on late-game salvo to produce a 3-0 win over Kaya Iloilo and complete the undefeated run in the league.
OJ Porteria, Bienvenido Maranon, and James Younghusband all found of the back of the net in the final twenty minutes to the delight of the Ceres fans.
Porteria had the earliest chance in the fourth minute but his attempt rolled straight to Ace Villanueva. Maranon had a lovely chip ten minutes later but the ball slammed the upright on the play.
The Busmen should have scored with Miguel Tanton but a well-worked set-up from Stephan Schrock and Robert Lopez Mendy as the left footed chance went wide.
Super was forced into action on the 22nd with a dangerous cross from Kaya but he was quick to clear the danger away. Maranon, on the ensuing play, slid into the box but his final shot was blocked by Omura.
Maranon found Porteria inside the Kaya box in the 38th but couldnt find the target. The Ceres-Negros winger struck a free kick from twenty yards but the Kaya keeper did enough to tap it over.
Kaya had their best chance of the half with a free kick in the 40th minute but the ball went straight to the arms of Roland Muller. The half would finish with both teams scoreless.
It was the hosts who had the best chance early in the second half from Jayson Panhay but the ball went straight to the Ceres keeper.
The 73rd minute saw the busmen going ahead when Stephan Schrocks creative wing play produced a cross for Porteria who headed in the opener.
Robert Lopez Mendy almost scored when he shot onto the open goal after drawing the keeper out but the Kaya defense made a goal line clearance.
Mike Ott lead a fine run in te 83rd before he cut the ball back to Maranon but Villanueva did well to tame the effort.
Schrock was at it again in the 90th minute on the wings which allowed him to find Maranon who brilliantly slotted the ball past the keeper.
The Busmen made it three in the third minute of added time when substitute James Younghusband eluded the onrushing keeper and finished from a very tight angle to make it 3-0 to send the fans into a frenzy.
The final whistle blew and Ceres-Negros completed the impossible by finishing all league matches undefeated.


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Ten High School Students Charged With First-Degree Rioting After Food Fight Gets Out Of Hand
Were you ever in a food fight in school that got this out of hand?
Ten high school students at Westhill High School in Connecticut have been arrested and charged after a food fight they started got entirely too wild. A school resource officer was nailed in the head by a full can of soda during the fight, and another teacher was "trampled by a mass of students" according to the police report.
The ten students, ranging in ages from 15-17, were arrested on charges that included first-degree rioting, breach of peace, reckless endangerment, and assault on a police officer. Westhill principal Michael Rinaldi released a statement on the school's website slamming the kids for their "disturbing behaviors that took place that day."
Rinaldi also made sure to rip the bystanders who stood and did nothing but record the fights on their phones. He wrote, "In this moment these students chose to serve their self-interest and satisfy their desire for ''likes' and 'reposts' over safety for their classmates and, quite frankly, themselves. Let it be known that the images that went up on social media from this incident are not images and stories to be admired or liked."
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Getting the Band (And Your Sales Funnel) Together: Kicking off Monsters of Funnel
Think of who your favorite band was when you were growing up. You probably couldn't imagine them without the guitarist, right? Each individual member comes together to form something bigger and more powerful, a signature sound. This was exactly our same thought process as we were assembling a group of rock star marketers to talk about the sales funnel.
We've assembled a monster lineup, in what will be a revolving door of standout marketing and sales virtuosos, to talk about each phase of the funnel, what it means, how it stands today, and what you can do to make sure your efforts have maximum payoff. We were dedicated to the idea of a "supergroup" of marketers, each the best in their discipline, taking the stage as a part of a collective to make sure that sales and marketing professionals were hearing from only the best.
The result: Monsters of Funnel.
Hand-picked and comprised of the best and most trusted minds in marketing today, think of it less like the Beatles and more like Led Zeppelin: all standouts, but a little left of center. Innovation with the right amount of attitude.
Much like rock n' roll, the sales funnel has been pronounced dead any number of times. But also like rock n' roll, the funnel lives on. No matter how many people try to say otherwise, the sales funnel is a tried-and-true method for mapping out strategies and revving up your sales engine. The funnel ain't dead, man. Read on to meet the Monsters, learn about their rockin' past, and why we tapped them to take the stage and rock your sales and marketing efforts like a hurricane.
Click here to get an exclusive VIDEO sneak peak of the Monsters of Funnel!
Check out the lineup:
Craig Rosenberg:
Co-Founder, TOPO
Founder, the funnelholic
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Craig is more than just "the man" when it comes to straight talk about the marketing funnel. He was weighing in on B2B marketing before it was cool, all the way back in 2008 when his blog looked like it was built on Geocities. Things have changed big time since those early days – Craig now enjoys somewhat of a split personality: a full time industry analyst by day, building an agile marketing research firm in TOPO, and operator of Funnelholic, the moniker and blog which continues to spew forth authenticity in hopes of bringing reality to the sales & marketing stage. Under either banner, no one brings more straight talk to the sales element of marketing. For this reason and more he was the natural choice to tap to talk about the "sales handoff" portion of the funnel.
Jon Miller:
CEO and Co-Founder, Engagio
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As Marketo's founder and original mad scientist, Jon literally invented the buzzwords that you hear smart marketers framing their careers around. The concept of the funnel, its design, its science, and the constant search for analytical justification all started with Marketo's Definitive Guides, which Jon's strategies penned and passed on to become a staple in marketing best practices. At Jon's new venture, Engagio, he tackles the one area that the science of Marketo never could answer. It's that brand of pragmatism that has made Jon a literal no-brainer to join the Monsters of Funnel and discuss account-based marketing and the topic of sales qualification.
Jason Miller:
Senior Manager of Content & Social, LinkedIn
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Rock and roll, man. Jason's attitude and background permeates his strategies around content marketing – and therefore due to the influence he's garnered – your strategies around content marketing. As a rock and roll photographer Jason has some non-traditional views about content and its role in the funnel, which is great because the old way of doing things is dead. After literally writing the book on content and its role in the marketing funnel, he was kind enough to grace us with his presence to talk TOFU strategy and how to turn our own content up to 11!
Maria Pergolino:
Vice President of Marketing, Apptus
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As the third former Marketo employee to sit and jam with the Monsters of Funnel, Maria was someone we wanted to shake things up in this series, which she is absolutely great at. As the exec who took the Marketo vision and actually made it happen, Maria has built a marketing process literally coveted by every marketer we've spoken with – they want what Marketo had! She's now gone on to lead the Apptus team, easily the most visible partner in the Salesforce.com ecosystem – and it's by her hand that status has been garnered. We originally wanted to talk to Maria about late stage funnel, but as she often does she grabbed the mic and took over the stage. An area of the funnel we hadn't originally expected to discuss turned out to be one of the most engaging and important points. When Maria talks about how to get your org to understand your funnel and really get behind your efforts – people listen. Don't miss the insights she shares here – they are beyond critical.
Matt Heinz
President, Heinz Marketing
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One of the most engaging presenters in the game, Matt knows how to integrate sales process into the complex world of marketing and he does it seamlessly. As the President of Heinz Marketing he is designing and implementing best of breed sales and marketing process at cutting edge organizations – and doing it really well. When it came time to talk about the definition of a lead and marketing's need for criteria in order to accept those leads there is no better resource to tap than someone with a rock n' roll sales mentality.
Click here to get an exclusive VIDEO sneak peak of the Monsters of Funnel!
Meet Justin Gray
Justin is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of LeadMD, the world's largest revenue operations agency having implemented over half of the Marketo user base. Justin has made a career of launching successful companies and scaling them, with successful exits of over 200MM+ in the last decade. Justin's latest endeavor launched in 2016 when he co-founded Six Bricks an online learning startup designed to combat employee and customer churn through experience-based education. Over the past 10 years, Justin has emerged as a strong voice for entrepreneurship, marketing and culture. As a recognized speaker, Justin has been published over 350 times in industry publications and holds his own column, Tribal Knowledge in Inc., while writing for Entrepreneur, Tech Crunch and others. Justin and his wife Jennifer met over marketing and three years later welcomed their son, Grayson, into the world in April of 2017.


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Byron young guns step up
THE Byron Bay Services Club Rams enjoyed a heartening return to form this week, thanks to the emergence of an exciting new generation of football talent.
Backed by the skills and determination of Byron's veterans, youngsters Otis Adlington, Rick Muir, Jack Martin and Zac Miletic took full advantage of their opportunity to shine.
Wednesday night's Anzac Cup semi-final saw the lads put in an inspiring performance that helped drive the Rams to a 2-0 victory over rivals Richmond Rovers. Goals to Ethan Archer and Simon McCarthy secured a berth in the Anzac Cup final at Crosier Field in Lismore on Saturday, April 27, when they will meet the Bangalow Bluedogs. Kick-off is at 4pm.
Sunday's away game at Goonellabah (round 3 of the general season) produced more outstanding performances from Byron's young recruits.
The Reserves set the tone with a strong 3-2 win over Goonellabah before the young Premier Division hit the ground running.
Three minutes into the opening stanza, 17 year-old Zac Miletic cut through the Goonellabah defence and curled a stunning strike inside the near post to give the Rams an early lead.
Stung into a vigorous response, the Hornets fought back for the remainder of the first half and for much of the second but were unable to penetrate James Tomlinson's back line.
With young legs showing little sign of tiring, Jonno Pierce came off the bench late in the match to reinvigorate the Byron attack.
Jack Martin broke away from the Hornets defence and after solo sprint towards the Goonellabah goal, put away number 2 for the Rams.
Finally, in the dying moments of the match, Pierce out-flanked the Goonellabah defence to deliver a superb cross from out wide as Martin and Miletic stormed into the box.
A cool-headed move saw Martin step over the ball to allow Miletic a clean strike into the Hornets net, sealing a much needed 3-0 win for the Rams.
The victory lifts the Rams from the bottom of the table and has them fired up for the next round in Alstonville on Wednesday, May 1. Reserves kick off at 6pm and the Prems at 8pm.


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JASON A. MCNEILL is a trial lawyer and a founding partner of McNeill Von Maack.
Since 2002, Mr. McNeill has successfully represented clients in complex commercial matters, obtaining notable verdicts and settlements in the courtroom and arbitration. Mr. McNeill is licensed to practice law in Utah and Nevada, where his law practice spans all areas of commercial law, including trademark infringement, copyright infringement, patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, partnership disputes, contract law, intentional torts, real estate disputes, construction litigation, government contracting disputes, and other commercial matters.
Mr. McNeill is AV rated by Martindale-Hubble's (TM) peer review ratings, the highest peer rating an attorney can receive. Mr. McNeill is also rated a "Preeminent" lawyer by the Martindale-Hubbell (TM) client review ratings, the highest rating a client can give an attorney. Mr. McNeill has also been routinely voted by his peers as one of Utah's Legal Elite, as published in Utah Business Magazine. Mr. McNeill is a member of the David K. Watkiss-Sutherland II Inn of Court, and a member of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society.
Areas Of Practice
- Complex Civil Litigation / Commercial Litigation
- State / Federal Trial and Appellate Practice
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Trade Secret misappropriation
- Trademark Infringement
- Trade Dress Infringement
- Patent Infringement
- Copyright Infringement
- Partnership Disputes
- Business Disputes
- Contract Disputes
- Restrictive Covenants / Non-Compete Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Employer / Employee Litigation
- Business Torts
- Unfair Competition
- Uniform Commercial Code
- Construction Litigation
- Government Contracts
- 8(a) Program / SDVOSB and SBA set aside contracts
- Federal Acquisition Regulations
- Government Debarments / Suspensions / Show Cause Proceedings
- False Claims Act
- Deceptive Trade Practices
- Creditor Rights
- Federal and State Appellate Practice
Bar Admissions
- Utah, 2003
- Nevada, 2002
- U.S. District Court District of Utah, 2003
- U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2009
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2013
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 2019
- University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California
- Honors: cum laude
- Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah
- 2001 - 2002
- University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Major: Finance
Representative Cases
- Elliot Collins v. Toyakoi Ventures, LLC et al. (Won $904,000 Jury Verdict after 2-Week Trial in complex business dispute including breach of contract, tortious interference and defamation), 2019, 2nd Jud. Dist. Ct.
- S.C. Johnson & Son , Inc. v. Nutraceutical Corporation and NutraMarks, Inc., 2019 WL 1320313, 2019, E.D. Wis., No. 11-CV-861-PP
- Fluent Home Ltd, No. 2:18-CV-00570 TC, 2019 WL 1002365 (D. Utah Mar. 1, 2019) (Trade Secret Misappropriation case involving a proprietary alarm system)
- Cornaby's LLC v. Carnet, LLC, reconsideration denied, 0462JNPDBP, 2017 WL 4772416 (D. Utah Oct. 20, 2017) (trademark infringement dispute), 2017 WL 3503669, at *1, 2017, D. Utah, No. 214CV00462JNPDBP
- Nutraceutical Corp. v. Affordable Nats., LLC, 2017 WL 4564739, 2017, E.D. Wis. , No. 11-CV-861-PP
- Cornaby's LLC v. Carnet, LLC, (trademark infringement dispute), 2017 WL 1437063, at *1, 2017, D. Utah, No. 2:14-CV-00462-JNP
- Crystal Tones, LLC et al. v. Utz, (Obtained Temporary Restraining Order to recoup $700,000 in company partnership dispute), 2017, 3rd Jud. Dist. Ct., Utah, Civ. Case No. 170902135
- Garcia v. Unique Auto Body, Inc., (Employment and FLSA dispute), 2016 WL 6603990, at *1, 2016, D. Utah, No. 2:16-CV-848 TS
- Flowserve US Inc. v. Optimux Controls, LLC, (Misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract dispute), 2016 WL 5349729, at *1, 2016, D. Utah, No. 2:13-CV-01073
- Big Stick Enterprises, LLC v. Daniel C. Copper (Obtained Judgment against Seller to acquire $968,058 and eleven parcels of land for commercial real estate project), 2014, 4th Jud. Dist. Ct.
- Language People, Inc. v. NexTalk, Inc. et al. (Won $1.4 million arbitration award in complex trade secret dispute for California software company), 2013
- National Accreditation Alliance of Medical Transport Standards v. Commissions of Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems, (Successfully resolved Copyright Infringement dispute between competing medical transport companies) , 2012, D. Utah, Civ. Case No. 2:12-cv01118
- MP NexLevel, LLC v. Codale Elec. Supply, Inc., (fiber optic cable construction defect dispute), 2012 WL 2368138, at *1, 2012, D. Utah, No. 2:08-CV-727-CW-PMW
- MP Nexlevel, LLC v. Codale Elec. Supply, Inc., (fiber optic cable construction defect dispute), 2010 WL 1687985, at *1, 2010, D. Utah, No. 2:08-CV-0727 CW
- Chung & Associates, Inc. v. Sanders Management Services, Inc., (Won Temporary Restraining Order freezing bank accounts to recoup over $405,000 in an SBA 8(a) Program Government Contracting Dispute), 2010, D. Utah, Civ. Case No. 2:10-cv-165
- Macris et al. v. Sevea International, Inc., (Obtained $1.3 million judgment against defendant in a company partnership dispute), 2009, 3rd Jud. Dist. Ct., Utah, Case No. 070903010
- Free Conference Call Holdings, Inc. v. Powerhouse Commc'ns, LLC, 2009 WL 2916749, at *1, 2009, D. Utah, No. 2:07-CV-893-CW
- ClearOne Commc'ns, Inc. v. Chiang, (misappropriation of software trade secret dispute) , 2009 WL 273325, 2009, D. Utah , No. 2:07-CV-37-TC
- Clearone Commc'ns, Inc. v. Chiang, (misappropriation of software trade secret dispute), 2008 WL 5449791, 2008, D. Utah, No. 2:07-CV-037 TC-DN
- Cap Barbell, Inc. adv. Icon Health and Fitness, Inc., (Successfully resolved Trademark Infringement dispute between competing businesses in health and fitness industry), 2007, D. Utah, Civil Case No. 1:07-CV-009
- Klein-Becker usa, LLC v. Home Shopping Network, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (false advertising dispute), 2005 WL 2265007, 2005, D. Utah, No. 2:05-CV-00200 PGC
Honors and Awards
- Rated a "Preeminent" Lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell (TM) Client Review Ratings
- Voted by his Peers as One of Utah's Legal Elite, as Published in Utah Business Magazine
- Named a Super Lawyer in Mountain States Super Lawyers (TM)
- American Jurisprudence Award, Property Law, Bankruptcy Law, Internet Law
- Medal of Excellence Award, American Bankruptcy Institute
Professional Associations and Memberships
- David K. Watkiss-Sutherland II Inn of Court, Member, 2006
- J. Reuben Clark Law Society
- Salt Lake County Bar, Member


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Kidnapping ordeal started with online chat
A MAN who was the victim of an alleged extortion and kidnapping south of Brisbane yesterday, told police he was lured to a home by a woman he met on social media.
Three people were held in custody overnight over the alleged kidnapping which allegedly occurred when a 27-year-old Everton Park man went to a Crestmead address yesterday morning.
Police said the man had arranged to visit the house in Hakea St after talking to a woman online for more than a month.
Police said when he arrived, he was met by the woman and two men who allegedly drugged him and forced him into a car.
Police said he was driven to a nearby Woodridge ATM where he was forced to withdraw money from his bank account before he was let go.
The victim, who called police immediately, told officers he had been forced to sign over his BMW.
Three people were taken into custody a short time later.
A 21-year-old Beenleigh woman, a 32-year-old Beenleigh man and a 32-year-old Crestmead man were charged with kidnapping, armed robbery and extortion along with charges related to stealing a vehicle and possessing dangerous drugs.
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Cartilage injury is common which can lead to progression of osteoarthritis (OA) which is characterized by progressive breakdown of articular cartilage, and ultimately leads to functional failure of synovial joints. Regeneration of cartilage has been an attractive approach to cartilage repair and treatment of OA. However, autologous chondrocyte transplantation suffers from insufficient cell supply, new damage to the donor sites and chondrocytes dedifferentiation during in vitro expansion. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) which reside in the bone marrow and many adult tissues are capable of self-renewal and differentiation into chondrocytes and are a potential source for cartilage in situ regeneration. Microfracture induces migration of bone marrow MSC to the site of cartilage defect and promotes fibrocartilage production. However, fibrocartilage is non-durable and functionally inadequate in the long-term. SOX9 is a transcription factor belonging to the SOX (Sry-type HMG box) family and has been identified as a master regulator of the chondrocyte phenotype. We have generated a cell penetrating, super positively charged SOX9 fusion protein (scSOX9). In vitro studies have demonstrated that scSOX9 protein induced bone marrow derived MSC proliferation and differentiation into chondrocytes. This was evident by decreased production of collagen type I and type X but increased collagen type II and aggrecan, which are characteristics of articular chondrocytes. In a 21 day culture, the initial one time addition of scSOX9 was sufficient to differentiate MSC into chondrocytes and maintain the chondrocyte phenotype. Preliminary in vivo data demonstrated scSOX9 significantly improved the outcome of microfracture in cartilage repair in short-term. In this proposal, we aim to promote cartilage in situ regeneration by stimulating bone marrow MSC in a rabbit model of cartilage defect. Experiments are designed to administer scSOX9 protein at the site of microfracture of the defective cartilage. Administration of scSOX9 will be carried out by either direct delivery with a bioscaffold, collagen membrane at the site of microfracture. Regeneration of cartilage will be assessed at 12 and 24 weeks using histology and immunohistochemistry for characters of hyaline cartilage by examination of content of aggrecan and collagen type I, II and X and osteocalcine. The biomechanical properties of the repaired cartilage will also be evaluated. Immune response to scSOX9 will be assessed by measuring serum antibodies and T cells reaction to scSOX9. Efficacy of re-administration of scSOX9 with microfracture will be assessed in animals who received scSOX9 previously in contralateral knee. Molecular mechanism for which scSOX9 mediated hyaline cartilage repair will be investigated. The research plan takes advantage of the minimal invasive, simple and low cost microfracture to attract bone marrow MSC and pro-chondrogenic property of scSOX9 to regenerate articular cartilage in situ for therapy of cartilage defect. The success of this project will provide invaluable information for design of a clinical trial using the same techniques for therapy of cartilage lesions and prevention of progression to OA.
Cartilage injury is common and can lead to osteoarthritis (OA). OA is an extremely common and disabling chronic condition affecting about 27 million adults in the United States. Cartilage damage and loss is the ultimate pathology of OA. Cartilage does not have the ability to grow and repair itself. This proposal aims to regenerate cartilage at the site of cartilage defect by using a commonly practiced arthroscopic procedure called microfracture and a cartilage promoting protein (SOX9) in an animal model. Results of this project will be highly translatable into clinical development for a novel therapy of cartilage injury and OA in humans.
|Zhang, Xiaowei; Wu, Shili; Naccarato, Ty et al. (2017) Regeneration of hyaline-like cartilage in situ with SOX9 stimulation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. PLoS One 12:e0180138


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Well, here it is! It finally opened up last night. Enjoy..
WOW! I gotta find a reason for the company to send me down to Florida so I can visit all our forum friends and check out all these fantastic plants.
That's one of my favorite species in the genus! Lovely shot, Aaron!
I haven't visited my folks in a while - I need to get down to FL too. Set a date Diane, and we'll all party at Cin's! Let's see what Mr. Hicks thinks of that!
Oh my Aaron, the colors on that Schomburgkia Splendida are splendiforous.
I love the contrast of the deep rusty red and purple and the bright touch of yellow just sets it all off. Great job!
Come for the party, Tim-O, and just stay till the WOC in Miami!
Sorry Aaron we went off on a tangent. You have another beauty there,love those colors. How tall is the spike?
Thanks all! Oh, it's alright Cin! I have been guilty of the same The spike is about 5-6 feet. This one is a little peculiar, I have 4 other splendidas but nonewith this color variation. Most are ussually a puuple to a pink. This one almost looks like an undulata because of the brown color in the flower. I swear you could fool someone with it, but it's lip is deffinently a splendida.I forgot to mention the splendid scent; really nice!
Oh, I forgot to mention Cin... This one came from that one guy I was telling you about


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Under a mist of rain and the bright lights of Rhodes Stadium, Gabby Vance and Alonzo Cee were crowned Elon University's 2017 homecoming royalty during halftime at the Elon vs. Towson game last weekend.
The two seniors, selected from a group of 19 on the court — 15 females and four males — felt shock simultaneously and elation. Cee was surprised to the point he wasn't sure if he had heard the announcer right.
"I walked out very slowly because I was sort of shook," Cee said. "I just didn't know what to do."
Both seniors agree that this year's court represented some of Elon's best students. Cee and Vance said every member of the court gives their all to the community of Elon and deserved this recognition.
But the day was about so much more than that.
"You don't run for yourself, but you run for the Elon community," Vance said. "Picking a philanthropy that you really care about and having that be your drive and motivation makes it so that it's not about you in the end. It's about Elon as a whole."
Gabby Vance
Gabby Vance, a political science major from outside of Annapolis, Maryland, ran to support suicide prevention. Vance said that in high school, a good friend died by suicide, something that has affectedVance's life since. She said it is an issue that has come up each year during her time at Elon and is something that is more relevant now for the Elon community than ever.
"I know so many people that have been affected by this, and hopefully this is providing some people with just a bit of peace," Vance said.
Senior Hannah Clifford, one of Vance and Cee's biggest supporters throughout their quest for homecoming royalty, found Vance's choice in charity to come at just the right time for Elon's community following the death of student Breslin Wiley. Wiley died unexpectedly on Oct. 28. Town of Elon Police are investigating it as an "incident of self harm."
"She wanted to win for the sole reason of showing support for the hundreds of students on campus who had lost a friend, a teammate or a brother," Clifford said. "Moments like that are the times that we get the chance to see who someone really is. She shows love and respect and greater sense of duty toward this institution, and all the people associated to it, than almost anyone else. And on top of that she has a heart big enough to fill up the whole damn football field."
For Vance, winning had nothing to do with her and everything to do with her philanthropy. She was hesitant about running until she learned she could run with a philanthropic organization. When her name was called as the winner, Vance said she couldn't hold back the excitement, shock and love she was feeling. Vance walked across the field to receive her tiara with eyes full of tears.
"I think I cried just because my philanthropy is so important to me," Vance said. "Just to get awareness out about suicide prevention means so much to me, and even more than myself, just benefiting all of Elon's community meant everything to me."
Not only is Vance a suicide prevention advocate, but she is also a Leadership Fellow, an New Student Orientation Leader, a member of the Epsilon Delta chapter of Delta Delta Delta sorority and a part of Intervarsity Christian fellowship. She says one of her most formative experiences was found working as an orientation leader. This experience allowed Vance to view the complex transition into college over many years and work with a variety of students.
"It just really has shown me all that Elon has done for me, and I think that's really special," Vance said.
Though she's an outspoken member of Elon's community today, Vance says running for homecoming royalty is something she never would have thought about four years ago. She first set foot on Elon's oak- lined paths as a shy freshman, noting that homecoming royalty wasn't really a part of her personality.
"I would have never done something like this in high school, but throughout my time at Elon I have felt so much love and encouragement," Vance said. "This school has given so, so much to me, and I'm happy to finally feel like I've given something back."
One of the members of Elon's community who supported Vance, even escorting her onto the football field on Saturday, is senior Devon Spieker.
"Gabby Vance is honestly one of the most incredible people I've met in my life. As a role model in my own life, she has a certain kind of compassion that makes anyone who's talking to her feel important and unique," Spieker said. "She is dedicated to Elon through her many involvements and in normal, everyday moments. I couldn't have imagined a better fit for the court."
Alonzo Cee
Alonzo Cee, a statistics major from New York City, walked across the field with confidence to receive his crown. Cee's philanthropy focuses on supporting pancreatic cancer research through the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
Cee has personal ties to pancreatic cancer. The father of one of his fraternity brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. passed away this summer from pancreatic cancer. Cee said his fraternity has tried to raise as much money as possible for this cause that has been near and dear to them.
"This was a really good way to say to our brother, 'We're still thinking of you even though you've graduated, and we want to raise as much money as possible to continue the legacy of your father,'" Cee said.
While Cee is involved in fraternity life, he said one of the things that makes him different is the expansive amount of dedication he has in different areas of campus. He started off with club baseball and worked with WSOE, the campus radio station. Cee now works as a tour guide, a part of the inclusive Community Council, and as a Greek Life Senator for SGA. He also served as president of the National Pan-Hellenic Council last year.
"I've basically been all over the place, and I pride myself in having friend groups in different areas on campus and being able to talk to people and build relationships," Cee said.
Others have noticed Cee's involvement around campus, too.
"He has done amazing things for NPHC, SGA and in his everyday life, and shown to be a true leader in the community," Clifford said.
Cee, who says he generally walks with confidence, found himself unsure in the moments before the Homecoming Royalty winners were announced.
"With this I was sort of skeptical about myself winning. I was very surprised that my name got called," he said.
Despite the nerves and uncertainty, one thing that Cee has never doubted is that he is supported at Elon.
"I have been shown such love that I just wanted to be able to give back," Cee said. "I feel thrilled to be able to represent Elon and have had such great support from the beginning."
One of the biggest endorsements echoed by both Clifford and Spieker is how driven, lovable, passionate and kind both members of homecoming royalty are.
"It has truly been a dream come true. I never would have expected this and just feel so loved by everyone. It was honestly one of the best days of my life," said Vance.


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A BUNDABERG mother is trying to raise money to help support her son's family while he battles cancer.
Kelly Ball's son Justin Colquhoun was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in January 2014.
He had three separate operations, but then found a lump under his lower lip in August 2014.
More surgery found it was a cancerous tumour, and after another bout of surgery he had six weeks of radiation, working as a backhoe operator to support his family the whole time.
A follow up scan in January this year gave him the all clear but in April he found another lump on his jawbone.
A biopsy was performed on June 3, and the results showed an aggressive cancer growing on his jawbone.
Ms Ball said her son had the whole of his jawbone on the left side removed during 13 hours of surgery.
Bone and cartilage was removed from his leg to rebuild his jawbone.
"Last week he started radiation treatment again," Ms Ball said.
"He also has to have lots of physiotherapy on his leg so he can walk again"
Ms Ball said her son also faced more surgery to put more cartilage in his jaw.
However, the long series of operations Mr Colquhoun has endured means he can no longer work.
So Ms Ball has set out fundraising in a bid to help support his family.
Ms Ball said her son was only 31, had two girls and got married a week before his latest surgery.
She has posted an appeal for donations on the gofundme website with the aim of raising $5000.
She has also placed posters around Bundaberg appealing for donations and charity tins at various locations.
"I don't know how long he can't work for," she said.
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Condemned 2, Gas Powered RPG, Wii Ghost Squad top Sega slate
Japanese publisher unveils quintet of new titles, including 360 Universe at War and XBLA Happy Tree Friends.
Traditionally, the second week in May is when the Electronic Entertainment Expo is held. However, following the event's drastic revamp and move to July, the time slot has been pounced upon by several publishers, including
Among the publishers showing their wares to a thinly stretched press corps is
No rating or pricing for Condemned 2 was announced, although an M for Mature sticker is almost assured. That's because like it predecessor, Condemned will have players "engage in visceral combat using a variety of firearms and blunt instruments," according to Sega. However, the game will sport an all-new combat system with a reworked fighting mechanic and will introduce several online multiplayer modes including (what else?) deathmatch.
Sega also announced another deal with a Western game developer, continuing a recent trend for the Japanese publisher. In 2005, the Japanese publisher bought British-based studio The Creative Assembly, developer of the highly praised Total War series. In March 2006, it struck a deal to develop a role-playing game with Obsidian Entertainment, maker of Neverwinter Nights 2. Nine months later, the game was revealed as a sci-fi RPG based on the Alien film series.
Now, the publisher is prepping an all-new, as-yet-unnamed PC RPG with Redmond, Washington-based Gas Powered Games, developer of the critically acclaimed Supreme Commander. However, the companies had nothing to reveal other than the title's existence and their enthusiasm for working with each other.
"Sega is continuing its march forward in building a strong western developed portfolio of games," said Sega of America and COO Simon Jeffery. "Partnering with well-established and visionary game creators such as [Gas Powered founder] Chris Taylor and his talented group at Gas Powered Games aligns perfectly with our strategy."
Also announced today was an Xbox 360 port of a previously announced PC game, Universe at War: Earth Assault. Set for a late 2007 release on the PC, the far-future real-time strategy game will arrive on Microsoft's console in the first quarter of 2008. Like EA's just-released 360 version of Command & Conquer 3, the game will sport a control schemed designed "from the ground up" for console controller play.
Speaking of dual PC and Xbox 360 games, Sega is also prepping a new game for both platforms based on the popular cartoon and Web short series Happy Tree Friends. The game will be released via Xbox Live Arcade and digital download and is being developed by Stainless Games (Crystal Quest).
Finally, Sega is also prepping Ghost Squad, the 2004 Sega-AM2 shooter, for release on Nintendo's new console. The game will let players use the Wii Remote as they did the game's light gun in arcades, and it will also add new, Wii-specific features like four-player multiplayer. It will arrive in stores this coming holiday season.
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Without question, the greatest story in the Bible of someone who sought after the knowledge and wisdom of God and actually received it was King Solomon in the Old Testament. What happened to this man was just about beyond belief.
When Solomon became King of Israel, he knew he did not have the knowledge and wisdom to properly rule his people. So what did he do? He went direct to God the Father and asked Him for His knowledge and wisdom to rule the people.
He admitted his weakness in this area and was not afraid to press in and start asking God for His knowledge.
So what did God do when he asked Him for His knowledge to help rule his people? God did not meet him halfway – He met him all the way!
As you will see in the two verses I will list below, God tells Solomon because he did not ask for long life, riches, or the death of his enemies for himself – but just asked for an "understanding heart" to judge his people and help with discerning between good and evil – God tells him that He will give him a "wise and understanding heart."
But then God takes it one, more, incredible step further. He tells Solomon that the knowledge and wisdom that will be given to him will be like what no man has ever had before him and what no man will ever have after him! In other words – God will make this man the smartest man in Him that has ever lived, and that there would never be another man in the course of human history that would ever be his equal in this realm!
Just stop and think on what an incredible thing this was – to have been given so much knowledge and wisdom direct from God Himself, that no man would ever be his equal in this gift!
Then God goes one more extra step in order to put the icing on this man's cake. He then tells Solomon that since he did not ask for riches for himself, but just for the knowledge of God to rule his people – that he will now be given incredible riches and honor to go along with the knowledge and wisdom to rule his people.
Then God adds the final touch on the riches and honor he will be given – telling Solomon that there shall never be another king like him all the days of his life and that he will surpass all the kings of the earth in "riches and wisdom."
In other words – God ends up making this man the smartest and richest man in all of the earth at the time that he was living!
If Solomon was really not asking God for wealth and riches, but just for the knowledge and wisdom to rule his people – why would God go so overboard in blessing this man with this kind of extreme wealth, especially if he was not really asking for it and possibly not even desiring it at the time?
I believe the main reason God rewarded Solomon with this kind of maximum wealth was not only to show him, but the rest of His people that would come later on, the extreme importance that each and every person seek after the knowledge of God for their own lives. By blessing Solomon with this kind of extreme wealth, God is telling all of us the extreme importance that we seek after Him and His knowledge for our lives.
And you cannot get this knowledge worked into you unless you are first seeking after it!
Seek, and then you will find. But the reverse is also true – if you do not seek, then you will not find. And if you do not find the knowledge of God for your life, then the Holy Spirit will not have anything to work with to start the sanctification process within you.
Really grab a hold of these next two verses and the statements that God is making to Solomon – all because he got this ball rolling by simply asking God for His knowledge to help rule his people.
- "Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?" And the speech pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked for this thing.
Then God said to him: "Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice, behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you.
And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days. So if you walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days." (1 Kings 3:9-14)
- "So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart." (1 Kings 10:23)
If King Solomon was able to receive this kind of knowledge and wisdom direct from God simply because he asked and really pressed in for it – then what can God personally do for you in this realm if you are willing to expend the time and energy to seek after it?
This is the last part of our 19 part series on Seeking After The Knowledge of God.
1. An Introduction to the "Seek After The Knowledge of God"
2. Growing in the Knowledge of God
3. The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Receiving Knowledge and Wisdom
4. Destroyed For Lack Of Knowledge
5. Knowledge and Wisdom Are Better Than All the Material Things of This World
6. Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom
7. All Knowledge and Wisdom Comes Direct From God
8. The Holy Spirit is our Helper, Teacher, and Guide
9. Seeking After the Knowledge of God
10. Knowledge and Wisdom Will Help Keep You Safe
11. In the Multitude of Counselors There is Safety
12. Use the Knowledge That God Will Give You
13. Walk With Other Wise Men
14. A Wise Man Will Not Show Partiality in Judgment
15. Stay Humble When God Does Start to Release His Knowledge to You
16. Knowledge Will Increase Sorrow and Grief
17. The Wisdom of This World is Foolishness With God
18. Dont Cease Listening to Instruction
19. The Story of King Solomon


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Prepare for a faster Modern format!
Enemy Fastlands
Kaladesh is full of wonders. It is also full of Energy, which can be easily accessed by its denizens. Seems like a good fit to bring back fastlands – this time for opposing colors:
Fastlands have firmly established themselves as the third best dual lands available in Modern. In a less aggressive format the Sulfur Falls cycle would be a better fit with fetchlands, shocklands, and basic lands, but when it is of the utmost importance to use all your mana on the first three turns of the game instead of planning to cast 4-drops, fastlands become more interesting.
Besides Blackcleave Cliffs, which is 18€ after various spikes, the six years old fastlands are selling between 5 and 8 Euro now. The new lands should be cheaper than that, at least once the market is saturated.
As fastlands are worse in control decks, the lands with the more aggressive color combinations will sell better and therefore be more expensive as well.
While it is cool to have access to these new options for your mana bases, I don't expect them to slot into every deck easily. Take infect for example, where Botanical Sanctums can save you three life on the first turn in comparison to fetching a Breeding Pool, but which lands do you want to cut for the fastlands?
Fetchlands serve double duty with Groundswell and especially Become Immense, you can't cut many fetchable lands, and Inkmoth Nexus and Pendelhaven are essential as well.
Burn decks might be interested in Inspiring Vantage, after all taking less damage from your own lands helps winning the damage race as well. On the other hand all versions running Wild Nacatl are probably less inspired by Vantage due to looking for actual plains and mountains to buff their cat instead.
Abzan decks will be interested in Blooming Marsh (which allows casting discard spells or Noble Hierarch on the first turn) and to a lesser extent in Concealed Courtyard, especially the new versions without Siege Rhinos. Abzan midrange was the most played deck by far at worlds (8 decks out of 24), but it wasn't very successful, winning only 45% of its matches!
Living End decks will be happy to incorporate Blooming Marsh as well, but unsurprisingly that deck performed even worse at worlds than Abzan. Why on earth would you play that deck at the world championship while Dredge is on everybody's radar?
Spirebluff Canal could help make aggressive Izzet decks more viable, and it might be interesting for fringe decks like Storm, Thing Ascension, and Goryo's Vengeance decks.
SCG listed all five of these lands at the same starting price. Their prices will diverge soon enough, and Standard play may interfere with the prices as well, so when in doubt pick up the better ones for your Modern decks first.
Without considering personal deck preferences I would rate them in this order regarding their expected amount of play in Modern:
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Cheryl McPhilimy Profile
Being an instructor, the director of internship and career services, and heading a PR firm may seem each seem like full-time occupations, but the SOC's Cheryl McPhilimy manages to do all three. She has been with Loyola since 2006, and is the president of McPhilimy Associates, a public relations and executive spokesperson coaching firm she founded in 1995.
At her PR firm, McPhilimy had hired several Loyola students as interns and full-time employees. "Consistently they were our firm's favorite interns," she said, so when Loyola approached her with the possibility of being the first adjunct PR instructor, she was excited to accept the position.
From there, McPhilimy's role at Loyola grew to include becoming the director of internship and career services. McPhilimy engages with employers and helps students who come to her for advice when applying for internships and jobs. Before starting McPhilimy Associates, she had worked across several communications fields, including an ad agency, The Daily Herald, and other PR firms.
She said that the most rewarding part of her job is working with students. Because of her dual role as instructor and internship director, she gets to see students develop in different capacities. She loves seeing the individual successes of students, such as when a project they've worked on comes full circle or when they find their first job.
She particularly appreciates the development of Career Week over the past few years. She said that the caliber of professionals who attended events like the Career Fair or the panels is exactly what she had hoped for. While discussing resume night, McPhilimy said, "I love looking out and seeing 30 students, …[and] 30 really fabulous industry professionals and the interaction that's happening between them. That thrills me to the core."
At her PR firm, she assists senior leaders of corporations and non-profits on communication strategy, messaging, delivery, and media training. Working at both her own firm and Loyola has several benefits. "I love both aspects of my life a lot, and I think they each actually make me better at the other." McPhilimy said. Her real-life experience assists her in the classroom, and her vast knowledge of the communications industry in Chicago allows her to connect employers and students. She has also taken Loyola students on as interns and hired them as employees after they graduate.
She said that it's exciting to see the transition from student to professional.
"It keeps you really in touch with what you love about the work you do when you see someone joining your field." she said.
Erin Clark, a 2009 Loyola grad, had McPhilimy for Introduction to Public Relations and went on to intern at McPhilimy Associates. She currently works for the Art Institute in the graphic design, digital communication, and communication departments. She recalled in her class with McPhilimy they had to put together a media plan for a real-world client, putting theories into actual practice. "That class was an eye-opening experience for me." Clark said. She used a project from it to get an internship at the Goodman Theater, and later went on to work there full-time. Now Clark has her own interns, and she refers them to a book McPhilimy wrote, "Public Relations: It's Not Rocket Science." "It's a book that I still have and I have referenced it with my interns and my career." she said.
Kristin Trehearne Lane, a 2011 grad who is now a communication specialist at Loyola, also had McPhilimy for Intro to PR and interned at McPhilimy Associates. "Cheryl certainly developed me into being the professional I am today." she said. "I will 120% give her credit for everything I am capable of doing in the PR field now." Lane also appreciated the real-life experience she gained from having a live client in the classroom setting. She found this real-life experience when interning for McPhilimy. "She fully expected that she's paying these interns to be part of their team, that they're going to add value," Lane said. She appreciated how much ownership McPhilimy allowed students to have over their own projects, and said it empowered her to grow in her own career path.
Lane said she still finds McPhilimy's work inspiring: "Cheryl has a way of moving about the professional world that I really admire." she said. "Seeing a woman be able to take the Chicago business scene by storm is really inspiring."
When asked how she balances her various positions, McPhilimy responded that she would rather be "ultra-busy." "I have a big bandwidth and I'm happiest when I'm throwing myself at a lot." she said. She also joked that she doesn't keep houseplants. "I like working with students tremendously, I like that the faculty and staff here have the students' best interests at heart… I like the Jesuit influence, the vision, the atmosphere, so for me it's incredibly rewarding to be part of what's happening here."
McPhilimy's investment in her students and her work is clear to anyone who interacts with her. "I think there are a lot of people, specifically in communications, who are so self-absorbed that they forget about the people around them, but Cheryl is a very communal person, and I think that's probably why students gravitate towards her." Lane said. "She lifts people up who are around her."


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Greg AE7EL has become quite active in emergency communications, to the point that he is involved even beyond our own San Juan County Auxiliary Communications Services activities.
When I circulated DEM Director Brendan Cowan's call for new members of the Northwest Incident Management Team (NWIMT) last year, Greg applied. This Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team drills together periodically and is in place to deploy a full team of multi-disciplinary responders to emergency and disaster incidents that are larger and more complex than a local agency can handle alone, such as was done at the Oso Land Slide in March of 2014. The team is funded by numerous local agencies and covers San Juan, Skagit, Whatcom, Snohomish, and Island counties. As a member of the NWIMT's Communications Unit, Greg has a travel bag all packed and ready to go, should the occasion arise.
This level of emergency communications involvement requires training, and Greg has completed not only the required on-line FEMA classes but has also attended in-person classes. At one of these recent in-person classes he met Aaron Blake, the Emergency Communications Program Manager for the Idaho Office of Emergency Management in Boise. And perhaps because Greg remembered one of the SJC ACS Core Values being able to communicate (both in and) out of a Western Washington damage zone, Greg suggested to Aaron that an SJC EOC to Boise EOC communications test could be valuable.
And so it happened that Aaron reached out to Greg on July 8 to suggest a possible HF test with the EOC in Boise. Greg got in touch with the scheduled SJC White Box Drill net control, who suggested contacting Hoop.
On Tuesday morning July 9, from his home QTH, Hoop had successful 25 watt PSK-31 digital mode communications with Aaron KI7LOQ at the Boise EOC, demonstrating the ability to do such out-of-damage-zone communications. The QSO was on 7.085 MHz. A successful LSB QSO was conducted on 7.285 MHz. Eighty meters was not open at the time of the QSOs which was about 8:00 am PDT. Another successful PSK-31 QSO was conducted the next day, Wednesday, July 10, also on 7.085 MHz. What was not successful on both days was communications using the MFSK-32 digital mode, which is used in many locations for emergency communications. Hoop took the action item to see what changes to his system might be required in order to effectively do MFSK-32 communications.
Thanks to Greg for making the contact with the Boise EOC!
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Another glorious day today, so I've done the 3rd run for W8 .... lovely trot around my local roads with blossom trees and front garden magnolias looking beautiful. Did another 30+ minutes fairly readily, finishing off with Wagner (am sure he's not got the correct BPM for running, but what the heck?).
Would really like to get on with W9 tomorrow ... Am going to be working Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sunday (all quite physical, long days, so no chance to run too).... so if I run Mon, Wed and Friday I can graduate at the week's end. And the reason? ..... next week my first pension payment arrives, so I really want to conquer C25K before! I know I'm daft and its only a date.... but if I'm feeling hunky dory, surely there's no problem with me doing two days consecutively?
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B&W Awarded Steam Generator Services Contract for Dominion Fleet
(CHARLOTTE, N.C. – June 19, 2014) – The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE:BWC) announced today that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy, Inc. (B&W NE), was awarded a multi-year fleet services contract from Dominion Generation to provide comprehensive steam generator inspection, repair and cleaning services for the company's three operating nuclear stations – North Anna in Mineral, Va; Surry in Surry, Va; and Millstone in Waterford, Conn.
Utilizing proven, state-of-the-art robotic tooling and inspection technology, B&W NE will provide eddy current testing, visual inspections and water lancing for steam generators in a total of six units, two at each of the power plants. B&W NE's recognized technology provides the industry with a cost-effective solution with low dose rates and short outage schedules.
"We look forward to providing the Dominion fleet with exceptional steam generator inspection and repair services," said Joe Zwetolitz, President, B&W NE. "Our demonstrated technology and expertise set the B&W team apart in the nuclear industry."
The steam generator services contract will begin this fall.
About B&W
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., The Babcock & Wilcox Company is a leader in clean energy technology and services, primarily for the nuclear, fossil and renewable power markets, as well as a premier advanced technology and mission critical defense contractor. B&W has locations worldwide and employs approximately 11,000 people, in addition to approximately 10,200 joint venture employees. Learn more at www.babcock.com.
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B&W cautions that this release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the performance and timing, to the extent either can be viewed as an indicator of future revenues, of the Dominion contract. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, delays or other difficulties in contract execution, or modification or termination of the contract. If one or more of these or other risks materialize, actual results may vary materially from those expressed. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, please see B&W's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. B&W cautions not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release, and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except to the extent required by applicable law.
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Weapon Suggestion: Glock 26 (G26)
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Ngl I like Glock suggestions, but I would like to see Stylis add this one along with a Glock 43 conversion, which makes it fire .380 ACP.
I would love to see the FD917 supressor for the glock aswell
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Corgerus Glock 43 is 9mm, you're thinking of the Glock 42, however, a .380 Glock 26 is actually a Glock 28, so that would be called a Glock 28 conversion
I just went full nerd, lol
heck_god last edited by heck_god
I think the base glock models should get the ammo conversions instead of adding more glock but also add a G17L because it seem pretty unique from the other glocks
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Thich What does it look like tho?
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ILost3Accounts this thing
ExKaySeedy last edited by
That's incorrect. This is a Glock 17L. What you posted is a Glock with a Fischer Development suppressor.
moist nugget boi last edited by moist nugget boi
May as well add all glock varieties.
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ExKaySeedy I was showing him the suppressor