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3D Digital Dimensions 2012
(Online + Social Media + Mobile) ResearchAmsterdam / 4-6 November
Digital technologies are revolutionising business and shaping a new society. Market research plays an essential role in discovering how these new tools are changing the way people interact with each other. Translating digital insights into business impact is now the name of the game.
This conference goes beyond any other online research event by exploring 3 thematic dimensions:
Join us in Amsterdam to dive into the digital world - a 3D experience!
Martin Oxley (Committee Chair)
Gerd Callewaert
Mike Cooke
Philip Garland
Charles Hageman
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|Sunday, 4 November
09.00 - 20.00
|08.00 - 09.00
|Workshop registration
|09.00 - 17.00
|Workshops (in parallel):
|16.00 - 19.00
|Conference registration
|16.00 - 20.00
|19.00 - 20.00
|Welcome reception
|Monday, 5 November - Conference day one09.00 - 18.00
- Exhibition (08.30 - 19.00)
|09.00 - 09.05
Mike Cooke, ESOMAR Vice President
|09.05 - 09.20
|Introduction to programme and opening keynote
Martin Oxley (Committee Chair)
|09.20 - 09.50
|Opening keynote speaker
Media Research in the Eye of the Storm
Laura Chaibi, Director of Research, EMEA, Yahoo!, UK
|Setting The Scene
|09.50 - 10.15
|Reality Check in the Digital Age
The relationship between what we ask and what people actually do
Alice Louw, TNS, South Africa
Jan Hofmeyr, TNS, South Africa
|10.15 - 10.20
|10.20 - 10.50
|Networking break
|First Dimension: Online Panels and Data Collection
|10.50 - 11.00
|Introduction by session chair
Philip Garland, SurveyMonkey, USA
|11.00 - 11.25
|Rules of Engagement
The war against poorly engaged respondents - guidelines for elimination
Steven Gittelman, SampleSolutions, USA
|11.25 - 11.50
|Better Answers to Basic Questions
Enhancing the accuracy of online reach and audience metrics
Piet Hein van Dam, Wakoopa, The Netherlands
|11.50 - 12.15
|Writing Wikipedia
An online-offline Ethnography about Wikipedians
Jörn Schulz, Telekom Innovation Laboratories, Germany
|12.15 - 12.25
|12.25 - 12.30
|Sponsors fast track
|12.30 - 14.00
|Second Dimension: Social Media Research and Online Communities (Part I)
|14.00 - 14.10
|Introduction by session chair
Charles Hageman, Air France-KLM, The Netherlands
|14.10 - 14.30
|Socialized Research
It is the end of market research, as we know it, but we feel fine!
Michael Rodenburgh, Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange, Canada
|14.30 - 14.50
|Porsche Research Rally
Can social media research replace traditional research methods?
Martin Einhorn, Porsche, Germany
Olaf Hofmann, SKOPOS, Germany
|14.50 - 15.10
|AOL Breaking Social Media News
Uncovering hidden triggers of user-generated content engagement
Christian Kugel, AOL, USA
Joseph Blechman, AOL, USA
Curtis Frazier, Probit Research, USA
|15.10 - 15.30
|15.30 - 16.00
|Networking break
|Second Dimension: Social Media Research and Online Communities (Part I) - The session continues...
|16.00 - 16.05
|Introduction by session chair
Charles Hageman, Air France-KLM, The Netherlands
|16.05 - 16.25
|Solid as an MROC
How text analytics helps to get solid results out of research communities
Istvan Hajnal, iVOX, Belgium
Steven Deketelaere, CONECTA, USA
Jo Steyaert, iVOX, Belgium
|16.25 - 16.45
How social media can uncover different facets of Asian youth
Rakesh Kumar, Firefly Millward Brown, Singapore
Madhumita Chakraborty, PepsiCo International, India
|16.45 - 17.05
|The BBC Olympic Flame
Understanding social media activity during the London Olympic Games
Dan Brilot, YouGov, UK
Anita Penn, BBC, UK
Andy Morris, YouGov, UK
Angharad Houlden, YouGov, UK
|17.05 - 17.20
|19.00 - 23.00
|Networking evening
From Digital To Human Dimensions
Amsterdam cruise and dinner experience
Network with the 3D crowd while experiencing the Amsterdam skyline on the historic and famous Dutch passenger boat, the Prins van Oranje. Relax, unwind and enjoy the ambiance and charm of this ship and the beauty of Amsterdam by night!
Transportation will be available from 18:15 outside the Novotel City Hotel to transport delegates to the networking evening.
|Tuesday, 6 November - Conference day two09.00 - 17.30
- Exhibition (08.30 - 18.00)
|Second Dimension: Social Media Research and Online Communities (Part II)
|09.00 - 09.10
|Introduction by session chair
Gerd Callewaert, Ipsos, Belgium
|09.10 - 09.30
|Holland 2.0
Assessing a social media strategy for the promotion of Holland
Jos Vink, Blauw Research, The Netherlands
Anke ten Velde, Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions, The Netherlands
|09.30 - 09.50
|Facebook Under the Spotlight
Evaluating the impact of social media alongside TV
Robert Ellis, COG Research, UK
|09.50 - 10.00
|10.00 - 10.30
|Networking break
|10.30 - 10.40
|Introduction to guest speaker
Mike Cooke, GfK, UK
|10.40 - 11.10
|Guest speaker
The World Goes Mobile
Feryal Hemamda, InMobi, UK
|ESOMAR Session
|11.10 - 11.15
|Introduction by session chair
Mike Cooke, GfK, UK
|11.15 - 12.10
|Spyware, tracking and mobile research
Mobile research has ushered in a new range of technology enabled data collection tools. Which ones can consumers trust?
Chaired by:
Reg Baker, Consultant to ESOMAR's Professional Standards Committee and Senior Consultant, Market Strategies International, USA
|12.10 - 13.30
|Third Dimension: Mobile Research Fast Track
|13.30 - 13.35
|Introduction by session chair
Mike Cooke, GfK, UK
|13.35 - 13.50
|Research in the Mobile Mindset
Exploring the unexplored in the mobile research space
Anouk Willems, InSites Consulting, Belgium
Annelies Verhaeghe, InSites Consulting, Belgium
|13.50 - 14.05
|Research Goes Mobile
Findings from initial smartphone application research
Christian Dubreuil, Research Now, UK
Sally Joubert, Luma Research, Australia
|14.05 - 14.20
|Device Diversity
Understanding the complexity of varied devices for taking surveys – a case study
Misha Tsvelik, EasyInsites, UK
Lindsay Veling, Cint, USA
|14.20 - 14.35
|Impact of 3D Objects in Mobile Market Research
Innovative app-based mobile research
Navin Williams, MobileMeasure, China
|14.35 - 14.50
|14.50 - 15.20
|Networking break
|15.20 - 15.25
|Introduction by session chair
Martin Oxley, BuzzBack Market Research Europe, UK
|15.25 - 15.45
|Future Mobile Research
Mining reality through the mobile phone
Francesco D' Orazio, Face, UK
|15.45 - 16.15
|Closing keynote speaker
How Gamification Will Transform Research
Gabe Zichermann, Author, Entrepreneur & Gamification Guru, Gamification Co., USA
|16.15 - 16.20
|16.20 - 16.30
|Programme summary
Martin Oxley (Committee Chair)
|16.30 - 16.40
Pravin Shekar, ESOMAR Council member
|16.40 - 17.10
|Farewell drinks
Monday, 5 November - Conference day one
Setting the scene
Opening keynote speaker
Laura Chaibi, Director of Research, EMEA, Yahoo!, UK
The digital media research world moves FAST; so fast that as soon as you've built up research techniques to measure and research within this space, it's moved like a disruptive tornado. Listen to what it's like being in the eye of the data storm as a digital media researcher and discover business techniques being used to stay relevant in today's 3D world.
Alice Louw, TNS, South Africa
Jan Hofmeyr, TNS, South Africa
The era of the long and drawn out survey is drawing to an end. In the digital age, we can no longer afford to waste time asking irrelevant questions. Attention spans are short and new research methodologies such as mobile simply cannot support long questionnaires. To succeed in today's research environment, a clear focus is required. This presentation examines a variety of classical survey measures to establish which measures link to reality and which do not. The time has come to sift through all of the "standard" measures and spring clean: what is worth keeping and what should have been thrown away a long time ago?
First Dimension: Online Panels and Data Collection
Steven Gittelman, SampleSolutions, USA
The war for online quality is being fought at respondent engagement. So far, the solution appears to be identifying offenders and eliminating them. However, not all satisficers are equal, we need rules of engagement that guide us toward eliminating those respondents who provide us with poorly considered data and have an impact on the deductions and decisions we might make from that data. It is not enough to eliminate the worst offender; some measure of how much damage they cause needs to be included. This presentation addresses the construction of a new metric that includes considerations of satisficing, data shift, and sample size. In a real war there are rules of engagement that dictate under what circumstances commanders can order their troops to fire, here such guidelines are provided for our industry.
Piet Hein van Dam, Wakoopa, The Netherlands
Market research is happily embracing the possibilities offered by new technologies, such as online research communities, gamification and mobile surveys. Yet, with the proliferation of the internet, we will also have to do the hard work – getting the metrics right. Our clients, publishers and advertisers alike, need better answers to the two basic questions they have: How many people are visiting my site, or seeing my ad? And who are they? Cookie-based techniques are falling short, despite complex and time- consuming techniques like data-fusion. This presentation presents an alternative to serve clients better. Using robust statistics and a single source panel equipped with state of the art behavioural metering, one can obtain more accurate data on online reach and audience.
Jörn Schulz, Telekom Innovation Laboratories, Germany
Wikipedia, the biggest (online) encyclopedia the world has ever seen, has an enormous impact on how information and knowledge is being codified, presented, and consumed today. Thus, it is essential to observe the social actors behind the project. Questions that need to be asked are: Who are the Wikipedians, the thousands and thousands of volunteers that write and edit and rewrite the millions of Wikipedia articles? What motivates them to undergo this laborious but unprestigious task? Quantitative surveys do not bring answers to these questions. However, ethnography seems to be an appropriate research method for exploring the lifestyles, daily routines, and beliefs of those diligent editors.
Second Dimension: Social Media Research and Online Communities (Part I)
Michael Rodenburgh, Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange, Canada
In an attempt to leverage social media data within the context of traditional survey research, Ipsos OTX is changing its approach to conducting research by focusing on Socialized Research. Socialized Research blends traditional MR techniques with forward-thinking social media and technology solutions to truly revolutionize our industry. Today's social media environment allows researchers to collect massive amounts of individual-level data; a trend that will continue across all digital devices in the field. This singular view of consumer data will change marketing research forever. Socialized Research is about blending active, passive and interactive research methodologies. This presentation will outline lessons learned, guidelines and considerations for these new approaches to MR.
Martin Einhorn, Porsche, Germany
Olaf Hofmann, SKOPOS, Germany
The amount of user-generated content (UGC) in social media is rising constantly. More and more consumers exchange their product and brand experiences using social media platforms. For this reason an in-depth analysis of content in social media seems to be an attractive alternative to traditional research methods because data is already available and at first glance it only has to be analyzed. A joint project between Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG and the market research agency SKOPOS examines whether and to what extent social media analysis is able to provide valid insights. In what cases and when does social media analysis replace traditional research and when does it reach its limitations?
Christian Kugel, AOL, USA
Joseph Blechman, AOL, USA
Curtis Frazier, Probit Research, USA
Social functionality has transformed the online news category. Sharing via social networks and adding comments to articles creates a new dimension to how people experience current events. For example, readers generate six million comments every month on The Huffington Post, making it among the most social content sites on the Internet. What has been missing to date is an understanding of how comments enhance or detract from the readers' experiences. To illuminate this void, this research used a ratings-based conjoint to disentangle 16 various attributes of user comments to create a standard measure for their marginal utility. This structure was then used to create a composite index of major news sites to determine the composition, and ultimately, the user value of each sites' comment base.
Second Dimension: Social Media Research and Online Communities (Part I) - The session continues...
Istvan Hajnal, iVOX, Belgium
Steven Deketelaere, CONECTA, USA
Jo Steyaert, iVOX, Belgium
According to Forrester, more and more agencies offer Market Research Online Community (MROC) services alongside other methods. Nonetheless, efficiently coping with the huge amount of text that some MROCs produce often remains a challenge. This presentation looks at how Text Analytics can be a helpful tool for a community moderator and for a qualitative researcher in dealing with these problems. More specifically how Cluster Analysis, ConceptNet, WordNet and Latent semantic analysis (LSA) can be deployed in the context of Community Research is examined. A case is presented in which these techniques were used to improve efficiency of deploying an MROC, both in terms of improving monitoring and in terms of supporting qualitative researchers in the reporting phase, leading to more solid results.
Rakesh Kumar, Firefly Millward Brown, Singapore
Madhumita Chakraborty, PepsiCo International, India
For youth marketers like Pepsi, this means that social media could be a potent tool to keep abreast of changing youth values, expressions and aspirations. While marketers realize the growing importance of tapping into youth conversations in channels outside of qualitative FGDs, in most of these countries face to face research is still the norm; and social media is seen as largely a channel to communicate - not really listen - to youth. Firefly's approach of e-mmersions understands the 'schizophrenic self' at play. The qualitative social media shadowing process reveals nuances of their double lives and the impact it has at a sub conscious level, thereby enabling deep insighting that could leverage consumer insights to the next level.
Dan Brilot, YouGov, UK
Anita Penn, BBC, UK
Andy Morris, YouGov, UK
Angharad Houlden, YouGov, UK
The London Olympic Games is the major global sporting event of 2012 with four million viewers expected for the opening ceremony. Social media now plays a prominent role in TV, and is key for brands, active in social media arenas, to understand how to mobilise the power of social media exposure, utilise it to increase engagement, and affect the legacy of the brand in a positive way. Brands regularly associate themselves with major sporting events around the globe, and these social interactions have the opportunity to affect relationships between the audience and brands to a higher degree than ever before. Through the delivery of successful social media activity around an event, brands can create advocacy for their brand long after the event has finished.
Tuesday, 6 November - Conference day two
Second Dimension: Social Media Research and Online Communities (Part II)
Jos Vink, Blauw Research, The Netherlands
Anke ten Velde, Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions, The Netherlands
In the last few years, organisations have realised the potential that social media offers as a way of communicating their messages and helping to deliver their marketing strategies. Equally, we as researchers have been focused on the potential of social media as a new source of information to understand consumer behaviour. This has prompted the development of automated 'social media analysers' which can monitor volume, reach and sentiment of what's being said on Facebook, Twitter, etc. In this presentation, Blauw demonstrates that the measurement of these KPIs is not only insufficient but can lead to erroneous conclusions. Blauw demonstrates that traditional analysis techniques are essential if meaningful and actionable conclusions are going to come from the analysis of social media content.
Robert Ellis, COG Research, UK
Facebook has become a highly attractive advertising medium, but effectiveness and how the channel works are still little understood. Metrics such as 'likes' are available but offer little insight. We believe that social media work differently to conventional ads, but just how do they work, and how well? This research used a new implicit test (IRT) developed by COG to track effects from two social media campaigns for a major brand, and the effect of each in combination with mainstream TV advertising. The research took place within Facebook pages among users, and provided dramatic evidence of how effective social media campaigns could be, and how different approaches produced different outcomes.
Guest speaker
Feryal Hemamda, InMobi, UK
As media continues its transition from the physical and analog world to the digital screen, it's important to understand how this has impacted consumers' consumption habits. The second wave of the Media Consumption Study series by InMobi (conducted among 16,000+ respondents across 5 continents) provides a robust view on the changing media consumption and mobile usage behaviors in high growth markets. This session will identify how consumers' media & shopping behaviors have changed with the increase in smartphones & tablets, including the who, when, what, where and why.
Third Dimension: Mobile Research Fast Track
Anouk Willems, InSites Consulting, Belgium
Annelies Verhaeghe, InSites Consulting, Belgium
2012 is the year of mobile, and many great market research attempts at integrating mobile in the toolbox have been made. So far, however, there are a couple of dimensions missing in the discussion. This presentation will describe: 1) the benefits of mobile surveying, beyond the tool; 2) the use of mobile in Market Research Online Communities; and 3) mobile as a topic of research and a huge business opportunity . This presentation will provide answers to these missing dimensions with the aid of case studies of eBay Classifieds and a retailer.
Christian Dubreuil, Research Now, UK
Sally Joubert, Luma Research, Australia
Mobile research has long been discussed, but now it seems the opportunity and the capability are intersecting. Collaborating with Luma Research, this case study looks at the future of mobile, and will explore how Smartphone applications impact the approach, conduct, and results of research. The findings indicate that Smartphone research is likely to present a relevant and engaging opportunity to the conduct of market research, and has the potential to become one of the main methodologies employed in market research in the short to medium term. Join this presentation as the possibilities that lie ahead of us with mobile research are explored.
Misha Tsvelik, EasyInsites, UK
Lindsay Veling, Cint, USA
What happens when different devices are used to access and complete online surveys is examined in this presentation. As smart phones and tablets become increasingly popular, respondents are attempting to participate in online surveys with their various devices, yet online surveys are not necessarily entirely compatible across these devices. When surveys do not work on these alternative devices, no doubt respondents are frustrated and either cannot complete these surveys or enter data that is of poor quality. Further, when respondents experience this frustration, they are less likely to participate the next time they are invited.
Navin Williams, MobileMeasure, China
Mobile technology was harnessed in this study to place the respondent in a real shopping environment to make choices of placing new virtual 3D beverage products in a real life environment in real time. The decisions and choices the users made were recorded on their mobiles and then analysed to map out a brand profile amongst the beverage set available for the new virtual mobile 3D beverage. Adding mobile to the research delivery mix not only improves efficiencies, it also helps put the respondent at the centre of the point of consumption/purchase.
Francesco D' Orazio, Face, UK
Market Research approaches to mobile focus on production and upload of geo-located content on the go. Traditionally Mobile Market Research has mimicked what can be done on the web, with poorer interfaces and engagement. Beyond geo-located content, a key opportunity in mobile is life logging, the passive and active recording of a person's online and offline daily life in a quantitative way. Sensors in the mobile handset can be used to capture communication, proximity, location, and activity data alongside the more established prompted inputs, a 360-degree approach becoming known as Reality Mining. The result is a depth of data on behaviors, interactions and states that can reveal patterns and insights that would be impossible to spot in an exclusively qualitative approach.
Closing keynote speaker
Gabe Zichermann, Author, Entrepreneur & Gamification Guru, Gamification Co., USA
Gamification doesn't mean Xbox or Angry Birds. It means using game mechanics and features of game design to boost the effectiveness, friendliness and engagement of your research. Never has this been more important than in this era of consumer technologies, where the instant gratification of collecting points, tweeting and friending have become a part of daily life. Join author and expert Gabe Zichermann for this fast-paced session as he shows how gamification is transforming consumer and employee engagement.
Director of Research, EMEA, Yahoo!, UK
Laura has spent the last 5 years at Yahoo! building up an award winning research team and research programs focusing on timely, relevant, and strategic consumer and commercial insights. Well known industry studies she and her team have conducted include Shortcast: a contemporary and future view on short form video to 2015, Exposure & APPetite: about mobile media usage and advertising, and digital memories: a thought provoking piece focusing on the impact technology is having on our ability to remember things including advertising. She leads a team that continues to push boundaries with their insights and have been consistently recognized by trade bodies and at industry awards including: IAB, IAB Europe, the AOP, MRG, Campaign and the MRS.She is a qualified marketer holding an Advanced Certificate in Marketing from the Chartered Institute in Marketing and is also a member of the MRG, the Media Research Group. In the last 15 years, she has held various marketing and research roles at Orange, the BBC, AOL UK and Tourism Australia. Laura is originally from Vancouver, Canada and has lived in the UK since 1998.
Author, Entrepreneur & Gamification Guru, Gamification Co., USA
Gabe Zichermann (b. 1974) is an entrepreneur, author, highly rated public speaker and gamification thought leader. He is the chair of the Gamification Summit and Workshops, and is co-author of the book "Game-Based Marketing" (Wiley, 2010) where he makes a compelling case for the use of games and game mechanics in everyday life, the web and business. Gabe is also a board member of StartOut.org and facilitator for the NYC chapter of the Founder Institute. A native of Canada and resident of NYC, Gabe frequently muses about games and the world at Gamification.Co.
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Marketing Director, InMobi, UK
Feryal Hemamda joined InMobi with 11 years of commercial marketing experience, predominately working in broadcast media before entering into the mobile advertising industry. Feryal started her career in sales at Capital Radio before moving into Commercial Marketing at Channel 4 Television. Whilst at Channel 4, Feryal worked across business functions to promote the value of television to advertisers and media agencies. After a short spell with Discovery Networks, Feryal spent three years helping ITV Television to launch its programme brands to UK advertisers and media agencies and also to international Television networks looking to acquire content. On a personal note Feryal is a keen photographer, and enjoys travelling to new destinations. She lives in south east London and is married.
Global Brand Equity Consultant, TNS, South Africa
Alice Louw is a Global Brand Equity consultant at TNS. She worked in the marketing research industry for nine years, specialising in brand equity research. She has travelled extensively and worked with many of the world's top brands in America, Europe and Asia. She has written, presented and won awards for research papers covering a range of marketing related topics.
General Manager Europe, Arbitron Mobile, France
As Arbitron Mobile's General Manager for Europe, Andreas Piani is in charge of driving syndicated research and bespoke projects for Arbitron's real-time Smartphone and Tablet tracking solution. Andreas has over fifteen years of experience in media and telecoms market research and industry analysis, holds an MBA from the Steinbeis Business School in Berlin, and is Co-Chairman of the Ethics & Standards Committee of the Mobile Marketing Research Association.
Group Director of New Products, YouGov, UK
Andy Morris is Global Director of New Products at YouGov, where he is responsible for the development and rollout of products across the YouGov group and has led the process of developing YouGov's social media audience measurement tool (SoMA) over the past year. He's been in market research for 15 years, much of that at the cutting edge of the industry making new technologies and mediums improve the way we research. He is in his second spell at YouGov, having previously been at the company as an Account Director from 2004-2007. In between he managed the UK office of Vision Critical and was Managing Director of Panel Services, pioneering the introduction of custom panels in Europe. Andy started his career at TNS in London before joining Arnold&Bolingbroke in Sydney to run their fledgling quantitative department.
Research Executive, YouGov, UK
Angharad Houlden is a Research Executive at YouGov. She has worked in market research for just over two years and has experience with clients from a variety of sectors, including FMCG, Health and Beauty, Media and Finance. Angharad has expertise in the area of social media having run trackers in the UK and across other European markets. She also works on an international Smart TV tracker and is involved in many ad hoc projects for a variety of media clients. She has a degree in History and a Masters by Research in History from The University of Leeds.
Research Manager - London 2012, BBC, UK
Anita Penn is Research Manager - London 2012 at BBC where she is responsible for overseeing all BBC audience research relating to London 2012 and ensuring that audience insight is at the heart of all BBC activity. Anita joined the BBC in November 2004 as Research Manager for BBC Sport. During this time she has been responsible for audience insight on major sporting events, such as the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as well as yearly BBC events such as Wimbledon and Six Nations. She has over 15 years' experience working in media research. Prior to joining the BBC Anita worked at the media agency New PHD before moving to broadcast media, holding roles at Flextech Television and GCap Media. Anita played a core role in helping guide the idea development based on audience insight for the return of Formula 1 at the BBC in 2009.
Market researcher, Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions, Netherlands
Anke ten Velde is a market researcher working for the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions (NBTC) since 2006. Previously, as a researcher at a research agency she has gained experience in various sectors and various forms of (online) research and reporting. At the NBTC she coordinates the extensive research inbound tourism and she is involved in various research on our websites (old and new media). She has lots of experience in, among others, market analysis, desk research and measuring the effectiveness of campaigns. Anke has a master degree in Leisure Studies at the University of Tilburg and has a degree at EQF level 6.
Head of Research Innovation, InSites Consulting, Belgium
Annelies Verhaeghe is the Head of Research Innovation at InSites Consulting. She has an interest in consumer insights and neo-observational research techniques such as multimedia ethnography and social media netnography. Annelies won the ESOMAR Young Researcher of the year Award in 2009 and has been a regular speaker at ESOMAR and other market research events and has several publications in academic and trade journals.
Senior Research Innovator, InSites Consulting, Belgium
Anouk is 'Senior Research Innovator' at InSites Consulting; with a background in marketing, she's on a quest to merge research with structural consumer collaboration. After managing online research communities for global clients like Unilever, Danone and Heinz, she's now focusing on the role of online research communities in marketing domains. Besides working at InSites, she founded a DIY website 'Klusopedia' 3 years ago (sold in 2011) and has great affinity with online marketing & social media. Anouk was nominated with her work by ESOMAR ("Research Effectiveness Award 2011" - 'Bringing consumers alive within Unilever R&D') and finalist of the NewMR Young Researcher Competition 2011.
Senior Vice President - Northern Europe, Research Now, UK
Chris Dubreuil is Senior Vice President-Northern Europe at Research Now, where he oversees the company's Consumer and Media channel in Northern Europe, and is responsible for the core consumer market research segments, and developing new products in the media sector. Since joining the company in 2006, Chris has played an integral role in significantly increasing revenue and presence for Research Now's business in the UK. Chris brings 16+ years of industry experience, and started his career at NOP in 1995 where he was one of the early pioneers of the online research methodology, and a founding member of NOP New Media in 2000. Chris has also held a number of management and senior management level positions with Michael Herbert Associates, BDRC and Synovate, where he served as Research Director and Head of Online Research for the UK business prior to joining Research Now.
VP - Consumer Analytics & Research, AOL, United States
Christian Kugel is VP, Consumer Analytics & Research at AOL. He oversees the market research and sales research teams and is responsible for infusing the voice of the consumer throughout the organization, developing new advertising ROI solutions and surfacing salient consumer insights for the product and sales functions. Prior to AOL, Christian was SVP, Strategy & Innovation at VivaKi, where he focused on emerging media for global clients including Hewlett Packard. He was named an 'Agency Innovator' by Internationalist, his work in social media was recognized with the 'Most Innovative Research' award by WOMMA, and he was nominated for the Goodyear Award for best international research.
SVP/Principal, Probit Research, USA
Curtis Frazier is SVP/Principal at Probit Research. As part of a boutique research agency, he is responsible for a little bit of everything, though his primary focus is on advanced analytics. His areas of expertise include conjoint methods and segmentation. Curtis has 20 years research experience. Prior to Probit, Curtis was VP-Marketing Science at Millward Brown. Prior to his life in market research, Curtis taught research methods and political science at the University of Houston. Curtis is a frequent presenter at professional conferences and co-authored (with David Bakken) the conjoint methodology chapter for the Handbook of Marketing Research.
Media Consulting Director, YouGov, UK
Dan Brilot is Media Consulting Director at YouGOv and an expert in the field of understanding the global digital consumer. His current main focus is on understanding digital and social media consumption. Dan has considerable expertise in all new digital research methodologies with previous experience gained at TNS Global Digital, Research Now and the Media Effectiveness Centre at GFK/NOP.
Chief Innovation Officer, FACE, UK
Francesco D'Orazio is Chief Innovation Officer at FACE. He specialises in exploring the new opportunities emerging at the intersection of technology and research. At FACE, Francesco focuses on designing new methodologies and tools for conducting research specializing in open innovation, social media research, mobile research and social simulations. He holds a PhD in Social Sciences and Digital Media (2004-2007) from Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza' and from University of Toronto at the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology where his research focused on Immersive Media, the evolution of Audiences and the rise of Social Software. His work has been featured in the likes of BBC, CNET, New Media Age, The Guardian, Techcrunch, and O'Reilly Europe (GMT).
Global Mobile Knowledge Leader, Kantar Operations, UK
Guy Rolfe joined Kantar in 1998 and took up his current role focused on Mobile in 2008. Guy is currently responsible for the mobile data collection strategy of the Kantar group. He has overseen the development of Kantar systems to enable mobile research and continues to spearhead the exploration of emerging technologies and techniques. He also facilitates group-wide collaboration and fosters collective learning, acting as both mobile evangelist and knowledge hub; he works closely with researchers to help them fully explore and exploit the product potential. Prior to joining Kantar Guy completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture at the University of Kent.
R&D Director, iVOX, Belgium
Istvan Hajnal is R&D Director at iVOX, Belgium. He began his career as a researcher in the University of Leuven. In 2000 he became a statistician based in the European headquarters of AC Nielsen. In 2010 he was promoted to Vice President of the Global Measurement Science Training Center of Excellence reporting into the Chief Research Officer of The Nielsen Company, and in 2011 he joined iVOX in an R&D role. Istvan received a Master's degree in computer sciences, a Post Graduate degree in quantitative methods in the social sciences and a PhD in the Social Sciences from the University of Leuven, Belgium.
Chief Researcher - Behavioral Change, TNS, South Africa
Jan Hofmeyr is Chief Researcher - Behavioral Change at TNS. He joined Synovate in 2006 and became a member of the executive board in 2010 where he was responsible for developing their brand equity and customer loyalty offers. Prior to that he invented the Conversion ModelTM, ran the Customer Equity Company (which was sold to TNS in 2000), and was a senior political advisor for the African National Congress during and after the first democratic elections in South Africa. He is the co-author (with Butch Rice) of Commitment Led Marketing and the author of numerous award-winning papers on brand equity.
CEO, iVOX, Belgium
Jo Steyaert is CEO of iVOX. Jo began his career as a researcher associated with the University of Leuven, Department of Communication Sciences. In 2003 Jo was the Managing Partner and initiator of Indigov, a spin-off of the Catholic University of Leuven. In 2004 he became Managing Partner of iVOX Research Facilitators, Managing Partner of iVOX Ukraine LLC in 2008 and Managing Partner and initiator of Proximity Partners in 2009. Jo received a Master's Degree in Sociology and Master's Degree in Communication from the University of Leuven, Belgium.
Managing Partner, Blauw Research, Netherlands
Jos Vink is Managing Partner, Blauw Research. He is a highly experienced researcher in the field of branding and communications, and in the last 14 years has advised over 100 organizations in building stronger brands. More recently he has specialized in social media research since it has an enormous influence on people and the way they think about brands. Jos is a gifted speaker who creates impact in combining robust market research insights.
Senior Manager, AOL, United States
Joseph Blechman is Senior Manager at AOL. He has 10 years of research experience, including nine years in digital research. Joe specializes in reaching low incidence populations and online panels. Joe has a dual major MBA in Statistics/Economics from Baruch College and a BS in Management Science & Information Systems & International Business from Penn State University.
Research Assistant, Telekom Innovation Laboratories, Germany
Jörn Schulz is a Ph.D. student and research assistant in the team User Driven Innovation (UDI) at the Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T- Labs). For more than two years he has planned, managed, and conducted ethnography projects as well as other UDI studies like scenario modeling, user clinics, and field tests for various project fields within the T-Labs and, thus, for the Deutsche Telekom AG. Jörn studied European Ethnology at the Humboldt University, Berlin.
VP - Global Quality, Cint, USA
Lindsay Veling is VP - Global Quality, at Cint. She has worked in market research for over 10 years and has a particular passion for understanding quality drivers in relation to online panels. Having worked in academic research, she was a lecturer in statistics and criminology at the London School of Economics. While she has also held senior sales positions at online panel companies, her role at Cint is to ensure that the company's quality as it pertains to online panels and market research evolves with the online industry. Lindsay holds an MSc from the London School of Economics.
General Manager – Consumer Insights & Strategy, PepsiCo International, India
Madhumita Chakraborty is General Manager - Consumer Insights & Strategy at PepsiCo International in India. Madhumita is a trained economist with an MBA in Marketing Communications. She has over a decade's experience across consumer research, business research, sales and advisory services spanning food and beverages, telecom, financial services, and durables sectors. Having been a provider of research and advisory services, she appreciates the true value of market research in her present role as a user of research at PepsiCo India, where she heads Insights and Strategy for the Flavours portfolio and Brand Health. Madhumita is a regular participant at ESOMAR events and has previously presented at many conferences. She also periodically conducts workshops and industry outreach sessions with students at prestigious business schools in India.
Executive Director, MMRA, USA
Mark Michelson is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Mobile Marketing Research Association (MMRA), a global trade organization that advocates the use of mobile devices to understand opinions and behaviors of consumers, shoppers and B2B audiences.
Mark also co-founded the Mystery Shopping Provider's Association (MSPA) and has served on the board of the Qualitative Research Provider's Association (QRCA). Mark's experience as a market researcher includes 28 years of developing and implementing strategic marketing research programs for many of the world's leading brands in a variety of industries including technology, food service, healthcare, retail and CPG. Mark is also President/CEO of Threads Qualitative Research , a global qualitative consultancy with partner offices in 22 countries.
Head of Market Research, Porsche AG, Germany
Martin Einhorn has been Head of Market Research at Porsche AG since 2008. From 2005 to 2008 he was affiliated with Market and Trend Research Audi AG, and a Lecturer at the University of Zurich and St. Gallen. Martin has attended the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, University of Marseille, France, and University of Leipzig, Germany.
Vice President - Product Development, Canada
Michael Rodenburgh is Vice President, Product Development for Ipsos. In his role he leads an innovation team for the Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange team dedicated to Socialized Research. Michael has over 18 years experience in the research business and has held several executive positions in client services, product development, and business development. Known for pushing the boundaries in the research profession, he has played an instrumental role in developing new research approaches with his previous appointments at Vision Critical and POLLARA. Michael is an award-winning researcher and was awarded MRIA's "Best in Class" award in 2002 for the best overall research project in Canada. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.
Research Operations Director, EasyInsites, UK
Misha is Research Operations Director at EasyInsites and has been with the company since August, 2009. During that time he has scripted surveys, tabulated / analysed data and been involved in every stage of the research process, focusing mainly on quantitative research. Misha also builds and manages both access and custom panels, including designing and building panel websites and focusing on user-experience in panels and surveys. Recently Misha has done work on researching and enhancing survey accessibility and data quality in surveys taken across mobile and desktop devices.
Prior to EasyInsites, Misha spent two years as the Panel Manager at Opinium where he was responsible for setting up, recruiting and managing all aspects of their panels. Prior to Opinium, Misha spent two and a half years at Lightspeed as a Senior Project Manager working on a wide array of online quantitative and qualitative (online bulletin boards) projects. Misha began his career as an economist and researcher at the Office For National Statistics and has a BSc Honours in Economics from the University of Bath.
Managing Director, SKOPOS GmbH, Germany
Olaf Hofmann has been Managing Director of SKOPOS GmbH since 1995. Previously he was involved in the study of Psychology at the University of Bonn. Olaf is a lecturer at the German Research Association BVM. He represents Germany as a delegate at the ISO level.
CEO, Wakoopa, Netherlands
Piet Hein van Dam is CEO of the internet startup Wakoopa. Wakoopa supplies the MR industry worldwide with online metering technologies and analysis dashboards, and follows more than 40.000 respondents in over 20 countries. Previously he was managing director of Motivaction International. Piet has a PhD in physical chemistry and enjoyed his 'corporate' career and education at Unilever and KPMG, in the area of business development and marketing. In 2008 he was awarded with the Deloitte '50 Best Managed Companies' in the Netherlands and in 1997 with the Unilever 'Golden jubilee award for research excellence'.
Head of Firefly AMAP, Firefly Millward Brown, Singapore
Rakesh Kumar is Head of Firefly AMAP, Firefly Millward Brown, in Singapore. A true nomad, Rakesh is a world traveler who is constantly engaged with diverse places and people. He has worked across various geographies in order to develop a deep understanding of socio-cultural frameworks and trends. Consequently, he is strongly positioned to conduct international research projects that focus on deciphering and connecting the "different textures" of people. His experience with consumers spans many categories, including FMCGs, automobiles, telecom, liquor, tobacco, contraceptive products, social research, financial services, infant and child care, household care, luxury products, tourism and healthcare. Rakesh holds a degree in Economics and a post-graduate degree in Management from India.
Consultant to ESOMAR's Professional Standards Committee and President and Senior Consultant, Market Strategies International, USA
Reg Baker is President and Senior Consultant of Market Strategies International, a US-based research company specializing in healthcare, information technology, financial services, telecommunications, and energy utilities.
Reg Baker is also a Consultant to ESOMAR Professional Standards Committee.
Throughout his career he has focused on the methodological and operational implications of new research technologies including CATI, CAPI, WEB, and mobile. He writes and presents on these and related issues to diverse national and international audiences and blogs off and on as thesurveygeek. He is active in a number of national and international research professional and trade organizations including ESOMAR, the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), and the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO). He has twice chaired the ESOMAR Online Conference, has published in Research World and participated in task forces to develop guidelines for both mobile and online research. He chaired the AAPOR Online Panels Task Force and is a member of the ESOMAR project team responsible for the ESOMAR 28 Questions.
Director, COG Research, UK
Rob Ellis is a founder director of COG Research, an innovative UK based agency. He left Oxford with a degree in Politics and Philosophy, joined BRMB as a researcher, and then spent some time in advertising as an account planner. He then founded Navigator, and pioneered the use of NLP in qualitative research. Looking for new challenges he was an early adopter of online research, setting up first Prism and then COG. He is intrigued by the way the mind works, and delighted that neuroscience is confirming many of our hunches about how important decisions get taken 'impulsively'.
CEO, Luma Research, Australia
Sally Joubert is the CEO of Luma Research in Australia and a leading figure in advertising research world-wide. She is co-founder of Luma, a specialist brand, advertising and communications research agency. In 1991, Luma developed a unique advertising pre-testing technique called add+impact® which is now licensed to MR companies in 43 countries. Over the past 20 years Luma has pioneered evolving approaches to advertising testing, providing its clients with a powerful combination of fresh intelligence and a wealth of experience. Sally has worked with some of the largest global advertisers and has spoken at many conferences and seminars, sharing her experience and passion for developing great advertising. Sally holds a BA (Hons) and an MA (Psychology) from the University of Melbourne.
Founder, EverydayLives, Belgium
President of the Mobile Marketing Research Association, Siamack has been described as the main populariser/spokes-person for commercial and video ethnography around the world. He hosted UK Channel 4's "Shop Til You Drop" and the BBC Money programme's, "Shoppers in the wild". Both programmes explored people's everyday lives in the context of shopping.
He stumbled into research at the Henley Centre for Forecasting in 1992 (WPP Group), moved to JWT London then DDB London where he ran this own ethnographic research units within the Planning departments. He became a director of EverydayLives, a pure ethnographic research agency, in 2000 before establishing EthOS Labs, a mobile ethnography platform in 2008. Siamack lectures in ethnographic/observational research at universities including Oxford SAID business school, Kings College London and Valenciennes design school in Valenciannes France. He has conducted ethnographic research in markets ranging from Korea and Japan to the US and Brazil.
His ultimate dream is to collect examples of human behaviour in a shareable archive and thereby make the world more lucid.
CEO, CONECTA, United States
Steven Deketelaere is the CEO of CONECTA in the United States. He was a Research Director at Synovate Censydiam (now Ipsos). In 2004 Steven became Managing Partner at iVOX. He is owner at iVOX International, iVOXTOOLS, iVOX Ukraine, and Chairman at Proximity Panels. Since 2011 Steven is CEO at CONECTA and at iVOX Research Solutions Inc. He received a Master's Degree in Sociology from the University of Leuven, Belgium.
Chief Research Officer, SampleSolutions LLC, United States
Steve Gittelman is Chief Research Officer of Sample Solutions LLC in the United States. He has passionately pursued online quality and has brought such landmarks as Grand Mean Project, a study of some 300 online panels in nearly forty countries, to the industry. Steve is the founding partner of Mktg, Inc. and now Sample Solutions LLC, a company dedicated to applying the science gathered with his partner Elaine Trimarchi over the past four years to producing better online samples. Steve is often a speaker at various market research events, has written many technical papers and is the author of four books. Among his personal accomplishments is the designation as Socially Conscious Entrepreneur of the year for his work as president of the Dinosaur Society. For his efforts on behalf of dinosaur research he has had two new species named after him.
The newly renovated Novotel Amsterdam City is a 4-star hotel in the heart of Amsterdam's business district, only 15 minutes from the city centre and with convenient transport access by train and tram to Schiphol Airport as well as famous Amsterdam destinations such as Dam Square, Leidseplein, Rembrandtplein and more…
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Caption Contest IX - Holiday Quadruple $$ Edition
Many of you know how this works but here it is again:
* Three rounds, One photo per round.
* Enter as often as you like, Please limit your captions to three per post, Please limit comments about previous captions to the title line if you would.
* You will have 12 to 24 hours notice when the pictures are about to change.
* Each time I bump this thread I will repost the current picture being captioned as a reminder
* You can't win if you don't play and there is no entry fee, So you have nothing to lose.
* Each photo will have a single cash prize of $20000 for the best caption. OH YEAH!!
* Just to clarify: There is no required minimum membership time period or any other criteria like that for this contest. All members can play.
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Bring it onGas mileage isn't everything OIIIIIIIO
Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
Why pretend there are no stupid questions? Actually, There are many stupid questions: "Should I drink this bleach?" Is just one example.
Having said that, Just because it's a stupid question doesn't mean that it shouldn't be asked. It's better to know.
A warm beer is better than a cold beer. Because nothing is better than a cold beer, and a warm beer is better than nothing.


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It's too bad that guy responded on the other forum and pissed everyone off.
He doesnt know what he's talking about.
I have one or two here you couldn't get for X£", But haven't we all?
There are also a few 'Titled' dogs that I personally wouldn't give 'Tuppence' for!! ...But Hey?....You/me. Probably got hooked on the script at one time?
If it does what you want,and you have seen what you want, then it is probably what you want!, and if you want it ..You will buy it.
One Shooter One Spaniel One Retriever
John Cottenham aka jacduck in many circles before the internet
"Duck hunter's minds are like concrete. All mixed up and permanently set."
Yeah, well, I've been running HT's and FT's along the coast for years, especially in Louisiana, and have never heard of the "pro" he claims he apprenticed under. Either the guy retired a long time ago or was simply a gun dog trainer (nttawwt). His claims of seeing lots of FC, AFC, MH and SH dogs is BS as far as I can tell.
I know both the breeder and trainer of the dog in question, and I would advise you to consider trying to arrange a viewing if the other deal falls through. It never hurts to ask.
I looked at that redstar post and if I were in the market for a gun dog or a possible competitive dog, I would look at him real hard. Good description of a well trained young guy especially at that age.
Good luck with the search.
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When life gives you pomegranates... make lemonade. In this refreshing version, a splash of pomegranate juice adds a sweet-tart note, as well as plenty of good-for-you antioxidants.
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By Teresa Rivas
Citrix Systems (CTXS) was making up some ground today from yesterday's fall, on news that it is developing apps for Google (GOOG) Glass.
The South Florida Business Journal broke the news that Citrix is developing business-related apps for the Glass. Citrix VP of mobility solutions Chris Fleck told the paper that the firm is very interested in wearable technology and sees plenty of opportunity for Google Glass, especially in record-keeping: "For example, doctors or nurses could interview a new patient using Google Glass, and it would all be recorded, hands-free."
Citrix been drifting downward in recent days as investors fretted about potential competition from Amazon's (AMZN) AppStream.


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Music in the Garden 2013
Quintet of the Americas
Sunday, June 16, 2 to 3:30pm
Fee: Free with Garden Admission
Celebrate Father's Day as we welcome back the popular and talented Quintet of the Americas, featuring music by Queens composers. Presented in collaboration with the Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, the performance will be held in the Visitor & Administration Building Auditorium.
The Yowana Sari Gamelan Orchestra
Saturday, July 13, 6:15 to 7:45pm
Fee: Free with Garden Admission
Don't miss this visually and aurally stunning concert featuring Yowana Sari, a Balinese-style gamelan orchestra, on stage in the Oak Allée. The haunting sounds of this percussion ensemble will be particularly effective and enjoyable in an outdoor setting. Bring blankets for seating on the Oak Allée!
Irish/Celtic/Folk Fiddler, Tony DeMarco
Saturday, August 10, 6:15 to 7:45pm
Fee: Free with Garden Admission
Join us as we welcome the popular Irish fiddler, Tony DeMarco, a leading proponent of the New York/Sligo fiddle style, along with bouzouki player extraordinaire Eamon O'Leary, and Irish step dancer, Siobhán Butler, an accomplished percussive dancer who has performed internationally with the likes of Celtic Crossroads and Cherish the Ladies.
Pack a picnic snack to enjoy on the Oak Allée during the performance.
Arab Music and Dance Ensemble, Zikrayat
Saturday, September 7, 6:15 to 7:45pm
Fee: Free with Garden Admission
Zikrayat (meaning "memories" in Arabic), is a musical and dance ensemble dedicated to presenting the classical music and dance tradition of Egypt, Lebanon, and the greater Arab World. Their lively repertory includes traditional and standard numbers, as well as original compositions in both the classical and folkloric styles.
Music in the Garden is made possible through the generous lead support of Astoria Federal, with additional support from Green Mountain Energy.
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Posted on: 16 September, 2011A $2 million gift to the ECU Foundation Inc. from entrepreneurs Harland and Shirley Stonecipher will provide a major boost to the construction of a new business school and conference center at East Central University.
The 62,000 square-foot building – which will house the Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business – will be located due west of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center and is estimated to cost $10-12 million.
Posted on: 14 September, 2011
Being involved in East Central University's Global Education Program is a two-way street for students Elsa Mouly, Natalia Kulinichenko and Olga Prudka.
Mouly, from France, along with Kulinichenko and Prudka, both from Ukraine, are on the ECU campus to not only learn and study, but to teach others about their countries and cultures.
Dr. Olena Bagumian, from Ukraine International Christian University, is here for one semester as a visiting instructor.
Posted on: 13 September, 2011Dr. Jennifer Weber, an assistant professor of history at the University of Kansas, will discuss "Lincoln and Executive Power" at East Central University Monday [SEPT. 19] in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.Weber, who specializes in Civil War studies, will speak at the Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture in Public Affairs at 6:30 p.m. in the Estep Multimedia Center in the Cole University Center.
Posted on: 13 September, 2011Melissa York of Ada, a senior at East Central University majoring in psychology with a legal studies minor, has been awarded a $1,500 Alfred H. Nolle Scholarship from Alpha Chi national college honor society. She is one of only 10 winners nationwide.York's award-winning research, "Emotional Timeline: Expectations Regarding the Emotional Reactions of Sexual Assault Victims," was presented at the Alpha Chi convention in San Diego last March. The convention featured scholarly and creative presentations by more than 260 students.
Posted on: 09 September, 2011A $100,000 gift to East Central University from an Ada bank will go toward theconstruction of a new Business and Conference Center and School of Business on the Adacampus.Vision Bank combined a direct gift of $75,000 with a $25,000 economic developmentgrant it received from Federal Home Loan Bank for the gift to ECU.The FHL Bank, a wholesale financial institution, awarded the grant to Vision Bankthrough its Joint Opportunities for Building Success (JOBS) program. JOBS helps financial
Posted on: 07 September, 2011With drug and alcohol abuse now considered the top health issue in Oklahoma, a new organization has developed a 12-step plan that involves the community in the fight to prevent abuse and help people who are addicted to find a lasting recovery.
Posted on: 07 September, 2011The East Central University Athletics Department is partnering with McDonald's in Arlington Center on September 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. for ECU Athletics Night.Not only will athletes and coaches from numerous sports be working at the restaurant to raise funds for their department but they will also be participating in a pep-rally at 7 p.m. in the Arlington Center parking lot.
Posted on: 07 September, 2011ANDY GROSS BRINGING 'MIND BOGGLING' COMEDY, MAGIC, VENTRILOQUISM SHOW TO ECU THURSDAYOne of the hottest comedians, magicians and ventriloquists performing today will bring his "Mind Boggling" variety show to East Central University Thursday [SEPT. 15] for the opening of ECU's Fine Arts Season.


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Jazz ensemble plays Ellington, March 3
Posted February 24, 2007; 06:49 p.m.
The University Concert Jazz Ensemble and Swingtet will present the music of Duke Ellington in a concert titled "Never No Lament: Duke Ellington and the Blanton-Webster Band," at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The musicians, directed by Anthony D.J. Branker, will play such Ellington songs as "Jack the Bear," "Cottontail," "Ko-Ko," "Across the Track Blues," and "Harlem Air Shaft." The concert will focus on the period when legendary bassist Jimmy Blanton and tenor saxophone soloist Ben Webster played with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The addition of Blanton and Webster to the orchestra is known as one of the most creative periods in Ellington's career.
Over the years, the award-winning University Concert Jazz Ensemble has dedicated itself to the performance of historically significant music of Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. The student performers have appeared in concert with such internationally renowned jazz artists as Clark Terry, Phil Woods, Slide Hampton and Jimmy Heath.
The University's jazz program, in partnership with the Princeton Public Library, received a 2006-07 "Looking At: Jazz, America's Art Form" grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in collaboration with the Jazz at Lincoln Center, the American Library Association and Re: New Media. The concert is an offering from this program.
Tickets are $5 for students and $15 for others, and may be purchased at the box office in Alexander Hall. They also are available online through University Ticketing or by calling (609) 258-5000.


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How to Wear a Bow Tie Vol: 2 with Charles Eames
Charles Eames perfectly executes the disheveled bow tie.
Charles Eames perfectly executes the disheveled bow tie.
We put these together on special order today for @mathewsandoval. Still a bit to warm in LA to be wearing a wool bow tie to a wedding, so these cotton ties should do the trick.
Cheers & Happy National Bow Tie Day! We have officially opened our web store today. As a very (very) small business, we count on the quality and integrity of our products as much as we do the relationships and strengths of our wonderful community. For all those out there who have helped us get off the ground, I hope we can thank you enough.
We are looking forward to the organic and natural growth of both our products and the future of Smith Brand.
Friend of Smith Brand, Mike Bruny just posted this wonderful video on his blog in regards to tying a bow tie. He is attempting to pull this off while using only his monitor as a mirror, no easy feat as far as I'm concerned.
Thanks again for the shout out, that pink tie looks dynamite! Find more bow tie videos from Mike at www.ambassadorbruny.com
Twitter just released a new user photo gallery feature. It shows recent photos tweeted by said user. I see a general theme happening in my stream, can you tell what it is?
As Charles Eames once proudly proclaimed, "The details are not the details. They make the design." That single phrase perfectly describes why my new work shirt is the best work shirt this world has ever seen.
My wonderfully beautiful and wildly talented lady recently took up the task of crafting the perfect work shirt for me. The pre-production happened in two steps; first by measuring my awkward body, and secondly in having me choose the details that I find important in a good shirt. These two steps being the perfect balance of form and function.
Form (her); neck size, arm length, wrist diameter, chest size, arm hole size, shoulder width and front and back panel length.
Function (me); pen pocket, expanded box pleats, drying loop, button down collars, rear collar button, sleeve placket button and most importantly...the perfect fabric.
I say "awkward body" because I'm 6 feet tall and weigh 130 pounds. That means a long thin torso with equally long and skinny arms. Off the rack shirts either fit my body well and come up short in the sleeves, or fit my arms well and have a baggy and boxy torso.
As you can see in the photo above on the left, this shirt fits well in both my torso and through the full length of my arms. That sleeve length allows me to ride my bike, run a sewing machine, high 5 hobos, really anything in total comfort and ease.
Nearly every single shirt I own has a button down collar. I have a narrow neck and face, so the taller, more structured shape of a button down collar ends up framing my head in a much more flattering way.
I use my breast pockets in the most un-cool ways possible. Basically, if it will fit, it's going in. I love keeping my phone there, money, paperwork, I would keep a sandwich in my breast pocket if the size was right. With that in mind, the pen pocket custom sized for my favored Uni-Ball Vision Micro really kicks this pocket up a notch.
Men's shirts come standard with a box pleat in the center of the back. From a design standpoint, this is a useless detail. As you can see in the top left photo, I had Yuko spread that pleat all the way out to the shoulder-blade, allowing for more mobility in the shoulder and upper arm.
The top right photo shows the rear collar button. This keeps a necktie or bow tie from slipping out of its propper placement inside of the collar. The same photo also shows the drying loop on the yoke.
The lower photos above show the impeccable finishing details that you simply will not find in a off the rack shirt. The photo on the left is the top closing button, and the photo on the right is the cuff and sleeve placket button. Notice that no button stitching is visible. The buttons are attached using only the top fabric layers, leaving a clean smooth finish on the other side.
The first piece made was the collar, once the size and fit was perfected, the rest of the shirt construction can continue. The final touches are the button holes, 15 total.
If you would like to order a hand made shirt from the lovely Yuko, too bad, she is my tailor, and my tailor only, hahaha...
In Las vegas this week for MAGIC/Capsule with @OkudairaYuko. I just overhead somebody say this week is scheduled to be the hottest week of the summer.
Had a fun morning at the Alemany Flea market with @OkudairaYuko this morning. As usual, tons of vintage clothes and junk. Almost pulled the trigger on a 20's coin purse and an antique watch, but neither ended up in the bag. Maybe next week we will finally pick up that perfect wool picnicing blanket.


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Excellent news that makes your drive worthwhile. The birds have been hanging out in the trees until late morning here too and going back up into trees off and on during the day.
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I was recently in New York City for a speaking engagement. I stopped by Ground Zero.
I had been to New York City many times in the past. It's always a moving and stirring experience to visit the World Trade Center site.
There, on September 11, 2001, occurred the greatest one day tragedy in the history of the United States with the downing of the two World Trade Center buildings. Recently we saw the 10 year anniversary of that horrible tragedy in America.
I visited the site not long after 9-11. I visited again two or three years later. For a long time there was a huge, cavernous hole in the ground, where the buildings had been taken down all the way to the foundations.
And I wondered, how is something so horrible going to be turned into something that could be a meaningful memorial to those who perished, for their loved ones, and for the rest of the country?
Well, New York City has done it. At the 10th anniversary of 9-11, there was a great dedication to an amazing memorial.
The footprints of the two buildings, in the exact size of the World Trade Center towers, have been turned into two of the largest man-made waterfalls in the country. The names of those who perished are engraved around those waterfalls.
A park surrounds the waterfalls and there is a museum, which will be opened in the future.
A brand new building, called 1 World Trade Center, is going up and it will be the tallest building in America. It will rise 1,776 feet to the tip of its rooftop antenna, significant because of the history of the United States.
So, the message from the 9-11 site, to me, is this: How do you turn a very difficult, excruciating moment, into something more meaningful? How do you turn a huge hole in the ground into a meaningful memorial?
You do it one step at a time. There's no way, over 10 years, to make all of that happen instantly. However, years of work, and years of planning, are turning the 9-11 scene into something very special.
What if you and I, in a very difficult moment in our lives, were to focus on the one step that we could take today? What is another step we could take tomorrow? Given enough time, chances are that we'll be able to move through the moment.
I hope to see you this week on Lifetime Television on The Balancing Act, 7-8 a.m. Easter and Pacific time.
You are special. You are unique. You are destined for greatness. You are a Champion!
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The death of glasnost: How Russia's attempt at openness failed
Before Maidan, before Tahrir Square, before the "color revolutions" that overthrew entrenched autocrats, there was the Soviet revolution of the late 1980s.
Before Maidan, before Tahrir Square, before the "color revolutions" that overthrew entrenched autocrats, there was the Soviet revolution of the late 1980s.
Sergei Magnitsky, 37, a Russian lawyer and tax adviser, died in November 2009 after spending several months in Moscow's Butyrka prison, which is known for its harsh conditions. An independent report by the Moscow Public Oversight Commission, a Russian NGO that monitors human rights in detention facilities, concluded that Magnitsky had been kept in torturous conditions and denied treatment for serious medical conditions. Before his arrest in 2008 on charges of fraud, Magnitsky had exposed large-scale official corruption.
When Mick Deane was killed in Egypt on Wednesday, he became the 1,000th journalist documented by CPJ as having died in direct relation to his work. The photos above, a sampling of those who have died over the past 21 years, serve as a powerful reminder of the cost of critical, independent journalism.
Last week, I was preparing to write a column about the anniversary of Paul Klebnikov's murder. The American editor of Forbes-Russia was murdered contract-style nine years ago in Moscow at the age of 41. He had investigated connections between Russian business and organized crime, as well as ethnic and political tensions in Chechnya. Despite numerous official promises to solve the July 9, 2004, killing, Klebnikov's murderers--as well whoever ordered him killed-- are still nowhere near the dock.
Her son's murder unsolved, Rimma Maksimova pursues a landmark case. By Elisabeth Witchel
Russian investigators have adopted a more serious tone when discussing unsolved journalist murders, but officials still lack the will to apprehend masterminds of the killings. The lack of convictions takes a serious toll on investigative journalism. By Nina Ognianova
Reports | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, Sri Lanka
New York, July 9, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Russian authorities to disclose their progress in the investigation into the unsolved murder of Forbes Russia Editor Paul Klebnikov, left, who was gunned down outside his Moscow office six years ago today.
Blog | CPJ, Colombia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia
Every day at CPJ, we count numbers:
18 journalists killed in Russia since 2000, 32 journalists and media workers slaughtered
in the Maguindanao massacre, 88
journalists murdered over the last 10 years in Iraq. But on Tuesday night at
CPJ's Impunity Summit at
Do you believe the free flow of information must be protected? Sign the #RightToReport petition and demand that President Obama immediately:
1. Issue a presidential policy directive prohibiting the hacking and surveillance of journalists and media organizations.
2. Limit aggressive prosecutions that ensnare journalists and intimidate whistleblowers.
3. Prevent the harassment of journalists at the U.S. border.
Or click here to see the full petition, and join leading journalists like Christiane Amanpour, The Guardian's Alan Rusbridger, Editor of the AP Kathleen Carroll, and Arianna Huffington in signing on.


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(Kansas City, MO – Sunday, March 10, 2013)
Don't stop exercising or dieting just because a recent study reveals that atherosclerosis — a hardening and narrowing of the arteries – may have been much more common among ancient peoples than previously thought.
This is according to Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute cardiologist Randall Thompson, M.D. and his team of international researchers who published their findings in the prestigious journal The Lancet, and presented them at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session conference in San Francisco.
Atherosclerosis – the disease that causes heart attacks and strokes – is usually considered to be a disease of modern human beings, related to contemporary risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and lack of exercise. Dr. Thompson's research suggests, however, that heart disease may be mankind's oldest health nemesis.
"In a previous study, we discovered heart disease in mummies as old as Moses. Now we can say we have found heart disease as old as Abraham," said Dr. Thompson.
His team's most recent findings also discovered that heart disease may have been more common across cultures and across disparate global regions.
An international group of researchers, including a paleopathologist, Egyptologists and an expert on aging, used CT scans to look for the characteristic signs of atherosclerosis in 137 mummies from ancient Egypt, Peru, Southwest America, and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. In mummies where arterial structure had survived, the researchers were able to attribute a definite case of atherosclerosis where they found signs of vascular calcification. In other cases, though the arteries had not survived the mummification process, calcified plaque could still be seen, which the researchers attributed to a probable case of atherosclerosis.
"The fact that we found similar levels of atherosclerosis in all of the different cultures we studied, all of whom had very different lifestyles and diets, suggests that atherosclerosis may have been far more common in the ancient world than previously thought, and not unique to an elite group of people selected for mummification in ancient Egypt," Dr. Thompson said.
In 2010, Thompson's Horus Study released initial findings of atherosclerosis after performing CT scans on mummies found in the Egyptian Antiquities Museum in Cairo, Egypt. Some of the mummies used in their research dated back 3500 years and had been found in tombs and pyramids.
"Looking at their scans, you could see calcium deposits on artery walls and along the course where the arteries should be," Thompson said. "When you see calcium build up, it's a sign of heart disease, the same red flags we see in our patients today."
Their study caused quite a stir among the medical community and even caught the attention of the mainstream press, including David Letterman. However, the team also had its detractors.
"After the release of our first paper, we had critiques stating that the research was skewed because mummified Egyptians represented the wealthier class. They ate fattier, richer foods than the working class," said Dr. Thompson.
Since 2010, Thompson's international team expanded their research to include thousand year-old Peruvian mummies, Ancient Puebloan mummies (a.d. 400-700) and Aleutians mummified as recently as the 1860s.
"We widened the net and still found heart disease – even in the hunter-gatherer societies," Dr. Thompson said.
Dr. Thompson also says his research is beginning to cast doubt that atherosclerosis is lifestyle related and questions the common assumption that humans must emulate pre-industrial or even pre-agricultural lifestyles in order to avoid heart disease.
"Our understanding of the causes of atherosclerosis is incomplete, and instead may be somehow inherent to the process of human aging," admits Dr. Thompson.Watch this:In May 2010, KCPT's Senior Producer/Writer Pam James went to Cairo with the Horus Study team to document their second attempt to CT scan fifty mummies in one week. (Approx. 10 minutes into The Local Show.)


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Don Schrader on Losing the Fat
Dear Alibi,
Why am I passionately devoted to health?
I saw my mother and my dad both suffer severe illness for decades—largely because of junk food and not enough exercise, sunshine and good sleep. I took my mother to a nutrition specialist in Houston in 1975. He asked her, "Why have you done this to your body?" From that day on—37 years ago, I made up my mind to be healthy. I do not want to suffer the hell she and my dad endured. Life is hard enough when we are healthy. No other material possession can give us more misery or more pleasure than our body.
I am strongly sexually attracted to certain lean, fit, healthy men, so I eat and exercise to be lean, fit and healthy myself.
No one gets fat, or will stay fat, eating only whole raw plant foods—greens, fruit, seeds and nuts. Any fat person who changes to eating only whole raw plant foods and exercising every day will lose the fat! No need for our waists and weight to balloon as the years roll by.
Every morning in my room I exercise vigorously one and a half hours. I have ridden in no car for 11 years.
Preventing disease is always far better and cheaper than treating disease. Most U.S. hospital beds would be empty and drug companies' sales would plunge if we all got serious about living healthy.
Flaxseed is the best natural laxative. Start with one teaspoon twice a day. Always grind or blend it just before eating it—otherwise it goes rancid soon. I eat 4 to 6 tablespoons a day in my blended green smoothies. Flaxseed is the highest plant source for the necessary Omega 3 fatty acid most people lack. Flaxseed helps cancer, depression, kidneys, energy, mood, intestinal good germs, brain, immune system, prostate, mental illness, aging, stomach ulcers, wound healing, allergies, asthma, sex, lungs, high cholesterol, infection, PMS, anemia, liver, skin, diabetes, blood vessels, digestion, constipation, eyesight, MS, arthritis, hair, heart, pain, inflammation, learning disabilities, losing fat, preventing strokes ...
As a youth I was sadly addicted to eating crap. With the help of many people I woke up and changed! We can change!
Don Schrader
Up in Arms
Dear Alibi,
The march of time is inevitable, and so is change. Radio, television and the Internet have changed the way we look at the First Amendment and freedom of speech issues. Maybe it's time semi- and full-automatic weapons with high capacity magazines change the way we look at the Second Amendment and the right to keep and bear arms issues. The cost to benefit ratio has changed a little since 1790. You could not walk into a theater and fire up to 100 shots without reloading then—you can now. Five Supreme Court justices thought there was an individual right subject to reasonable restrictions, and that some restrictions were off the table. Four justices thought there was no individual right, and even complete bans were on the table. I do not see any room for compromise there, just living with the choices we make until we make different choices.
Michael Orick
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California was the first state in the nation to address the impact of chronic brain disorders on families. Each Caregiver Resource Center (CRC) offers a full complement of family services designed to assist caregivers. Multi-lingual staff are available at some CRCs to serve diverse caregiver populations. Services are free or low-cost and include:
There are 11 Caregiver Resource Centers throughout the state. Currently, information is available in English, Spanish and Chinese.
The California Department of Aging (CDA) administers a broad range of home- and community-based services throughout California, working primarily with the Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) who serve seniors, adults with disabilities, and caregivers. The Department also works with other public and private agencies in a variety of partnerships to implement our vision. The CDA is concerned with how services can best be structured to meet the current and future needs of California's diverse population as it grows, changes, and ages in the years to come. For further information, contact the National Area Agencies on Aging office, 1.800.677.1116.
Established in 2001 as a program of Family Caregiver Alliance, the National Center on Caregiving (NCC) works to advance the development of high-quality, cost-effective policies and programs for caregivers in every state in the country. Uniting research, public policy and services, the NCC serves as a central source of information on caregiving and long-term care issues for policy makers, service providers, media, funders and family caregivers throughout the country. NCC provides the following services:
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Time in Jerusalem is often a subjective dimension, dependant upon where you are. The Old City, for example, is a classic example of past and present clashing together as a pair of cymbals; some parts of Nahlaot, on the other hand, are totally frozen at the turn of the 20th century.
Not really a neighborhood, the Nahlaot quarter stretches all the way from the Mahane Yehuda Market to Nahlat Shiva (the first of the neighborhoods) - in the city center, close to the Jerusalem Municipality's Safra Square complex. Constructed between 1869 and the beginning of the 20th century, it includes 32 neighborhoods - amongst them, Mazkeret Moshe and Ohel Moshe (named after Moses Montefiore), where former president Yitzhak Navon grew up, and based on which he wrote his play, Bustan Sephardi.
The neighborhoods were originally established by Jews leaving the Old City, mostly organized as groups based on either socio-economic or religious-affiliation parameters. Few were built as commercial developments, and some - such as Ohel Moshe (location of one of the city's first Hebrew printing presses and where Eliezer Ben-Yehuda printed his first Hebrew dictionary) and the Broida Homes (named after the donor) - were constructed as philanthropic initiatives for the poor.
Many were originally constructed as gated courtyards for security measures, now providing a unique, tranquil atmosphere characterized by cool Jerusalem stone construction, narrow alleys - where the courtyards were eventually filled-in (like Neve Shalom), and gardens - where they weren't. Falling into disrepair by the 1970s, many of the neighborhoods are now being renovated as part of the Inner-City Development Program (Lev Ha'Ir - with the letters Lamed and Vet in Hebrew making up 32 in numerology - the number of neighborhoods), and becoming sought-after residential quarters by the young, as well as new immigrants from English-speaking countries and France. Local residents received municipal stipends to renovate their homes, and a list of stringent regulations was drawn up governing further development.
An initiative begun three years ago, Pictures in Stone returns to three Nahlaot neighborhoods - Ohel Moshe, Even Yisrael and Mazkeret Moshe. Photos of the neighborhoods' original settlers are attached in the walls at the entrances to the courtyards and near the historical locations of schools, hospitals and orphanages, cafés and more. Adjacent to the specially-treated glass plated photos - explanations and information regarding the specific subject and its locale.
The best time to visit the Nahlaot neighborhoods is towards evening, when the over-numerous synagogues that spot the area begin to open and the sounds of traffic that do seep through begin to die out. Begin in the market, preferably on Jaffa street, without missing the sundial and accompanying clocks that show time in Israel and in Europe, located on the façade of the Zoharei Hama Synagogue building. Then cross down through the market towards Agripas st. and into Mishkenot st. From here, you're on your own. Leave the map at home; some roads are not even marked or named, and getting lost amidst the alleys is part of the charm. Peep into the courtyards wherever you can; look for the wells and bakeries that characterize many.The article is curtesey of the Jerusalem Tourism Authority http://tour.jerusalem.muni.il


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Black Arts Company presents variety show, March 26
Posted March 24, 2004; 11:20 a.m.
The Black Arts Company will present a variety show, "Don't Be a Menace to New South While Drinking Your Snapple in Frist," at 8 p.m. Friday, March 26, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The show will combine hip-hop dance performances with short comedy sketches. The student dance company BodyHype also will appear.
For more information, including a link to a promotional video, visit the Black Arts Company's Web site .
Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for others. They are available at the Richardson box office, (609) 258-5000.
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Well for all those of you that care two hoots :-) Mandrake won out over Debian. Why? Probably just came down to personal prefernce and I've used RedHat based systems more than anything else so it's a little easier for me to pick up the tricky bits.
However having said that I'm going to do my best to get another machine and get Debian running on it.. Looks like it's got a lot of potential.
Just a question some of you might be able to answer for me.. Is there REALLY that much difference between Helix and standard Gnome? Window Manager? a couple of customised apps perhaps? The rather beta Evolution? Was just curious as on first glance there doesn't appear to be a hell of a lot and it's something I've seen backed up in a number of articles referring to the two.
It's an interesting thing with this certification. I was a littlre surprised to see a few more people had certified me. well at least I guess that means some people are reading this drivel. But during my travels I noticed a name I recognised from the local linux community so I checked out his profile. It surprised me a little that a) he had less certs than I (I'd put my yearly pay cheque on the fact he's better known around the traps than I) and that b) all bar one of them (including him certing himself) were at Apprentice. Then there was a single one from something of a linux celeb at Journeyer and hey presto instant promotion to Journeyer. By the way I understand the system it was deserved but it was very strange as to how it happened.. I guess some peopl around here wield a serious amount of clout. :-)
I was on something of a HOWTO binge the other day a noticed some interesting things. First applause and claps on the back to the LDP since it's moved to linuxdoc.org it seems to be really firing. I remember looking at the HOWTOS a while ago and thinking that there were a number of rather important ones that were fairly out of date. One in particular (cant remember waht it was offhand) but it was referring to Linux 1.3!!! Geez, didn't Noah use that to steer the ark??.
However looking at the updated list there is a huge amount of recently updated (as in 2000) HOWTOs and a large number of them in the second half of 2000. Which brings me to my main point. How is it that some of the more obscure HOWTOs remain fairly up-to-date yet some of the more important ones esp. to new users and the less talented amongst us often fall into "disrepair". Please don't take this the wrong way as it's not a crticism or an attack on anybody for not doing whatever. Just curious how it works out.
Having said that I'm just wondering how someone like myself who knows a little (but certainly not a lot) would go maintaining some of them? Hmmmm?? Maybe a chance to further my cause lol... My reasoning behind this is a) I'd like to help out and I think this is something that's always needed. b) On occassion some of the HOWTOs are written by people who know the subject backwrds and can often be a little too technical and lose some of the less intellectually gifted or less Unix inclined amongst us. They are after all HOWTO documents <shrug> Whatever. c) I think there's plenty of people out there with the expertise and the knowledge that they'd love to impart to the unwashed masses but they can't afford the time or they don't want to start something they can't finish or whatever reason. Maybe answering a few emails and supplying some details for a "writer" of sorts might be a way around it. And besides having someone collate the document from a number of authorative sources might help. Might be time to chat to someone in the LDP
Time to go.
Until Next Time