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Obituary: Robert J. Weeks
Date: January 2, 2013
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Robert J. Weeks, 78, of Longboat Key and Sea Girt, N.J., died Sunday, Dec. 23.
A New York native, Mr. Weeks graduated from Manhattan College and attended Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business' leadership training program. He had a successful 35-year career at Dun & Bradstreet, for which he was vice president of operations. Mr. Weeks was also a Korean War veteran.
Mr. Weeks loved wintering on Longboat Key, where he was active in the Spanish Main Yacht Club community and an avid golfer. In Sea Girt, he regularly volunteered for AARP Foundation Tax Aide and the Sea Girt Community Appeal. He also served in various capacities at St. Mark's R.C. Church.
Mr. Weeks was preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth Moore.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Patricia; seven children: Christopher Weeks, Lori Gouldson, Mary Beth Snyder, Michael Weeks, Thomas Weeks, Nancy Harman and Jamie Weeks; brothers Richard, Donald and David; sisters Muriel Alex and Patricia Porvasnik; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at the O'Brien Funeral Home, in Wall, N.J. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at St Mark's R.C. Church, in Sea Girt, N.J.
Memorial donations in Mr. Weeks' memory may be made to the St. Mark's Social Concerns and the Sea Girt Community Appeal.
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Retro design getting mixed reviews from fans, players
TORONTO -- It took until he stepped onto the ice at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton at the 1986 world junior championship for Joe Nieuwendyk to appreciate what it meant to wear a Team Canada jersey.
"I didn't really understand the magnitude of what it meant until that moment: skating out there in front of 19-20,000 people, flags flying everywhere," Nieuwendyk said. "It was a special feeling."
On Tuesday morning, he got to pass that feeling on to about a dozen teenage players chosen to model Hockey Canada's 2014 Olympic jerseys at the official unveiling at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Hockey Canada told them they'd be doing some promotional things, but the players didn't learn exactly why they were at the arena until just before the event.
-- Hockey Canada president and CEO Bob Nicholson
"Their mouths dropped, a little awestruck," Nieuwendyk said. "They didn't realize what they were here for. When they saw the jersey for the first time, it hit them like it hits any NHL guy that's going to don that jersey."
For many hockey fans it wasn't the first glimpse of the red, white and alternate black jerseys that the men's, women's and sledge hockey teams will wear at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi. Pictures of the uniforms have leaked out over the last month.
But that didn't damper the enthusiasm for the teenagers who stepped onto the ice amid club music and laser lights and skated around to show off the uniforms.
"First to ever try on the Team Canada Olympic Jersey and unveil it to everyone. Speechless," Paul Coffey's son, Blake, wrote on Twitter afterward. "Honoured to get the opportunity to unveil the 2014 Team Canada Olympic Jersey Launch."
Hockey Canada's reveal was another opportunity for fans to give their opinions about the jerseys. Some said it looked like Petro-Canada's logo, while others wanted to go back to the jerseys used when Canada won gold in Vancouver in 2010.
"People talking about how they feel about a jersey that's close to their heart and represents their country is a great thing," Nike creative director Ken Black said.
The red and white jerseys feature a Maple Leaf logo with a stripe across the chest, while the black jersey has "CANADA" written across it in white letters on a gold stripe. All three include 12 gold maple leaves inside the collar to commemorate the eight men's, three women's and one sledge hockey gold medal the country has won at the Olympics.
Black said the jerseys were inspired by the 1920 team that won gold at the Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, with touches from the 1972 national team uniform.
"The best resource that we have in our country are our players and our people," Hockey Canada president and CEO Bob Nicholson said. "This really respects where it all started back in 1920."
Back then there were fewer avenues for fans to express their feelings about jerseys. This time around criticism began in early September when a photo of Jonathan Toews wearing Canada's red jersey surfaced online.
Montreal's Caroline Ouellette, a forward on the women's team and a three-time Olympian, offered a very positive review.
"I think they're lighter and they seem very comfortable," she said. "I think every time change happens, there's some people that resist it. I know we've heard some negative comments on it so far, but for me the jersey becomes the memories we make with that jersey."
-- The Canadian Press
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Spain's parliament considered a petition signed by 500,000 citizens asking for official protection of the sport. Approval may mean two regional bans on bullfighting could be overturned.
MADRID — Spain's parliament voted Tuesday to consider protecting bullfighting as a cultural asset, angering animal rights campaigners and authorities in two regions where the sport is banned.
Members of the ruling People's Party, which has an absolute majority in the parliament, voted to debate a petition signed by 500,000 members of the public.
Under the proposal, bullfighting would be promoted and Spain would push to have it recognized by UNESCO as part of its heritage, joining world cultural symbols such as China's Dragon Boat Festival and the Castells human tower formations from the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia.
Bullfighting has gone on in Spain for centuries. Its fans included the U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway and Spanish artist Picasso, who celebrated it in their works.
A positive vote could potentially help supporters of bullfighting overturn regional bans — in place in the Canary Islands since 1991 and in Catalonia since 2011.
Protecting bullfighting could also make it easier to gain state subsidies to rear bulls and maintain bullrings.
The sport already receives significant subsidies in many regions, and critics say it would not survive in some areas on ticket sales alone. Some regions have been forced to cut back subsidies in order to meet stringent deficit targets.
The wealthy Catalonia region banned the sport after accepting a people's petition at the Barcelona parliament, in what some people saw as an attempt to further distinguish the region culturally from the rest of Spain.
Catalonia's regional government has pledged to hold a referendum in 2014 on secession.
Esquerra Republicana, a leftist separatist party from Catalonia, said approving the petition was provocative.
"Never, ever, will we accept bullfighting in Catalonia," Alfred Bosch, the spokesman for the group in the Madrid parliament, said in a statement.
Reporting by Sarah Morris
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Margherita Caffi, Still Life of Flowers in Vases on a Stone Ledge, 17th century
Luca Giordano (Fa Presto), Perseus Turning Phineas and His Followers into Stone, early 1680s
Jean-Hugues Taraval, Perseus Turning Phineas and His Followers into Stone, 1767
Paul Liegeois, Plums and Figs in a Basket, with Apricots on a Stone Ledge, a Snail and Button Mushrooms, c. 1660
Jan van Kessel the Elder, Insects on a Stone Slab, c. 1660-70
Jan Baptist van Fornenburgh, Still Life with Tulips, Crocuses, Primroses, and Other Flowers in a Vase on a Stone Plinth with Shells, 17th century
Jacques Stella, The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, c. 1623
Adam Elsheimer, The Stoning of Saint Stephen, 1603-4
Willem van Aelst, A Still Life with Grapes, Plums, Figs and a Melon on a Partly Draped Stone Ledge, 1653
Giovanni da San Giovanni (Giovanni Mannozzi), Hell, c. 1634
Jacopo Ligozzi, Table of Flowers, 1617-9
Jacques Stella, Jacob's Ladder, c. 1650, oil on onyx
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This week Conscious Magazine published the below article I wrote about parts of my past. My soul feels naked and exposed having these words out there for you and the world to read. I have felt more vulnerable in the last few days than I have in a very long time, but what I want more than anything is for people to know that in brokenness there is HOPE. God is good. He is faithful, and his promises abundant. If just one person can connect with my story, and be encouraged then I am grateful to have shared it!
Everyone has one, and it shapes who we are, what we think, and the way we interact with ourselves and the world around us.
Story has the opportunity to tear down or create. Story has the power to change my life, your life, the world, and the generations after us.
I choose to believe that my journey has power.
I choose to believe that one person indeed has the power to impact generations. What if we all got to the place where we believed our unique individual stories mattered so deeply that we collectively changed the world together? Hand in hand united for the greater good. A story is a spark, a small flame with the power to blaze an entire forrest…if we choose it to.
Freedom begets freedom. Creativity begets creativity, and it all begins with a story.
Here is a bit of mine.
From the outside it looks like I grew up in upper middle class in Dallas Texas, one of six kids, made good grades, was captain of the Varsity tennis team, went to state, and later played on a full ride college scholarship, was involved in church, and had a ton of friends. You could say that my life was pretty suburbia. Sure my parents split when I was 10, and both remarried but that is seemingly pretty normal these days…right?
Yet, in between the lines of a storybook childhood there were moments, days, and years, riddled with fear, heartache, and brokenness in my heart and in and throughout my entire family.
What really was going on for the majority of my high school and college life was a life where my father abused alcohol and drugs. My holidays were filled with broken promises, dad simply not showing up, or showing up under the influence. Intervention after intervention and nothing would stick longer than a few months. Memories upon memories of living with my dad in the summer and him disappearing for days at a time only to return home shirtless, shoeless, without a car or dime to his name.
Over and over again my heart was broken; it got to a point where it felt like such a bloody mess that I decided no one could come near. I decided that my heart was not worth fighting for because if it was then my daddy would stop using. If I was worth it, he would do whatever it took because he loved me, because he loved my sisters and brother. But nothing I ever did was ever enough.
I tried finding my worth in grades, in sports, in boys, and later on men, and nothing quite answered my question: am I worth it? Am I beautiful? Am I lovable? Am I enough?
Near the end of my college career I mourned the death of my father. Even though he was still alive he was light years away from living. I watched him go from being a successful business man to a homeless man on the streets of Dallas who lost everything and everyone that was precious to him. I lost all hope that he would ever be sober on this side of life.
Then something miraculous happened.
Over my senior year of college my Dad got sober. I could hardly believe the transformation that was taking place before my eyes. He started calling me everyday to let me know he was sober, in a program, was living a life surrendered to God, and that he loved me. This went on for months. I begged him to stop calling, told him I did not want him in my life and that my heart could not handle another heart break.
But my father persisted nonetheless, and looking back I needed him to pursue me during that time. My wounded heart needed to know my father loved me, and would do whatever it takes to restore a relationship with me and my brother and sisters.
And he did just that.
What seemed like an irreparable situation was repaired.
What seemed impossible was more than possible.
What was broken is now fixed.
What was death is now abundant life.
My dad is almost 8 years sober now, and has a redeemed and beautiful relationship with each of his children. He is one of the greatest heroes of my life.
Through this immense pain in my family I have learned about hope, identity, value, redemption, forgiveness, and the reality that love is messy!
So much has transpired in my heart, in my family and throughout our lives over the last 8 years. I have come to believe the message in my soul that I am to share with the world is that there is HOPE! My question of worth has been answered: I am enough, I am beautiful, I am worth the fight…and guess what: so are YOU!
My message is for young women to know their value, and their unimaginable beauty and worth. That I, we, as women are beautiful and of infinite value because of WHO we are not WHAT we are.
My vehicle for this message is photography and my lifestyle blog. I am a voice to my family, to my community, to the world that love actually does win. That beauty is more than skin deep. I want to change the way we as a culture view beauty. I want to see diverse women on the covers of magazines, I want to see young ladies chasing their dreams with reckless abandon. I want my story to ignite fire inside the hearts of young people that your story, who you are, where you have been, where you are going matters!
We live in a world full of damage and heartache, but I believe that truth sets people free and story changes lives. Take heart, and have hope for I believe nothing in this universe is so dark, so lost, so broken that it cannot be repaired.
We are a resilient creation, teaming with hope. So go ahead…share your voice. The world needs you.
Travel and exploration is near and dear to my heart. (My next few months are jam packed with jet setting!!! Can't wait to share with y'all).
In fact I would dare say it is one of my core values, or at least my life would lead you to believe that.
What I love most is being a tourist in my own city, finding those hidden, off the beaten path cafes + boutiques that only "the locals" know about. Each day in Brooklyn I feel as though I discover another hidden gem, and this day was no different.
My sweet friend Hilary Rushford introduced me to this amazing boutique in Brooklyn called A Lovely Universe. Like seriously ladies, when you walk in you'll want to move there; it's incredibly charming!
Here's why I love A Lovely Universe: they have such cute clothes (ahem…my blouse + accessories), and the cutest knick knacks for your house including coffee table books (I bought the Wes Anderson Coffee Table Book myself), and Brooklyn cardboard coasters, to martini shakers.
If you're in Brooklyn you definitely need to check out this hidden gem…you won't want to leave!
I'm not a huge ring person, but I was all sorts of happy over this turquoise ring at A Lovely Universe.
Honestly though, those antlers? The cutest.
Yes the uber fashionable gal, Sarah, I'm standing next to is owner/buyer/curator of the boutique. I sort of want her to decorate my entire apartment!
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You guys. At some point I know winter on the East Coast is going to really hit, like a ton of bricks. But for now, I am enjoying every single second of fall.
Each day it's something completely new. This past week after a long day of editing I walked to Prospect Park around sunset, and it was like I was in Narnia. The trees were gold, maroon, orange, and almost every color in between. I was that girl in the park who had her iPhone out taking 1,000 pictures. (Those girls are so annoying). But you know what…I don't even care. I feel like a giddy school girl running around this city.
Last fall I bought this red wool pencil skirt from JCrew. Obviously living in Newport Beach I did not get much use of it, maybe my soul knew that I would be moving to NYC the next year. Yes…I think that's it.
Also, fun fact, a few months ago when I was visiting Cali Miss Beth Jones of BJones Style took me shopping at Crossroads Trading Co., and found this fabulous brown turtleneck for me. This may be TMI, but I've worn it the last 3 days straight; it may be the warmest thing I own. Dear Crossroads Trading Co…you're the bomb, thanks for this gem, and thanks Beth for finding me this gem.
The End.
Fall just can't quite seem to make up it's mind here in Brooklyn. Today it was almost 80 degrees outside. I feel like I'm back in SoCal, but with just a tad more (ok…a LOT more) humidity!
I have been on this big hoop earring kick, I'm not quite sure why, but they make me feel womanly and sassy. Also, I kinda think it's hilarious that I can stick my entire hand through my hoop.
Recently Club Monaco has been stealing my heart. I cannot get away from their wonderful, extremely versatile, pieces. I'm trying to slowly add more pattern to my life, so I thought this pencil skirt had just enough fun to take me through my fall-ish day today!
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White Blouse: Club Monaco
Leopard Pencil Skirt: Club Monaco (on sale ladies!!)
Army Jacket: Thrift (similar)
Welcome to the second of our Refined on a Dime series. Last week I got to spend time with thrift store extraordinaire Beth Jones of BJones Style. Seriously this woman knows how to find a deal! I'm still learning the ropes of how to thrift well, and not curl up under a clothing rack and suck my thumb (people it's overwhelming…sooo many racks of clothes!)
But…I'm learning, and with the help of ladies like Beth, I feel that in no time at all I will be a thrift queen.
Our goal for this Refined on a Dime was to take the intimidation out of thrifting. We did this by bringing our favorite piece of denim with us to the thrift store, and our aim being to complete the look.
Beth brought her favorite pair of dark high waisted denim skinny jeans, and I brought my light denim button up. I knew I wanted to find a cute skirt or dress to pair with my top, and that I'd want to find an oversized belt to sinch my waist.
Ladies going in with a goal made my experience a million times better. I knew what I was looking for, so I wasn't wrought with feelings of panic at the rows and rows and rows of clothing racks.
Tip #1: Go in with a Goal!
Also, I knew I didn't want to spend a lot of money. My goal was to get an outfit under $20, and I ended up getting a whole outfit plus an extra shirt for $14!
Tip #2: Have a budget in mind.
Tip #3: No pressure!
For those of you ladies that are new to thrifting like me, keep these three tips in mind! You can do it. If I can, you can. And also, just have fun with it. No pressure! I believe in you:)
Check out Beth's Post + Video on our thrift outing here!
Picking a shot for instagram…obvi.
SPARKLY KEDS!!! I really blew it not buying these babies.
Beth helping me figure out which skirt to get. She's urging me to get out of my comfort zone and take more fashion risks. People this is scary. You know I love blue, white, and tan!
Now onto the complete outfits!
We're being models. Can't you tell??
Ok…we had so much fun! Ya, I definitely want to do this again!
Michelle Kim thanks for taking such rad pics of us! I just love you girl!
We have been so excited to hear the feedback from the new series we launched on Monday! We are seriously so grateful to the women who are joining us in styling our staples - the best part is that it's a total inspiration to us too in this blogging journey.
Today we wanted to share more details and outtakes from our outfits on Monday - partly because Michelle + Jessie took such great photos for both of us!! - and also because I think this challenge gave us a newfound appreciation for the versatility of the pencil skirt! Fun. Classy.
It's everything the Refined Woman loves all wrapped up in one piece.
Get Kat's Look :
Pencil Skirt: JCrew
Lace Top: TJMaxx (similar)
Belt: Thrift (similar)
Cell Phone Case: JCrew
Get Em's Look :
Pencil Skirt : Anthropologie
Shirt : Jcrew (Similar)
Necklace : Jcrew
Satchel : Dooney + Bourke
Pumps : Banana Republic
How are you going to wear your pencil skirt now? We would love for you to join the conversation with us on our facebook page!
Kat + Em
The Pencil Skirt. Every woman should have at least one if not multiple. As a working woman on-the-go; it's one of those wardrobe pieces that you cannot live without!
Our favorite place to get pencil skirts you ask? JCrew's No.2 Pencil Skirt does it right every time!
There is such freedom in wardrobe staples. BUT if you're anything like me, then you get stuck wearing your staple pieces the same way over and over. I get so uninspired when I stare at my closet each day. Sometimes you just need a fresh set of eyes to get you to rethink the way you put together outfits.
We thought what better way to get inspired on getting out of your comfort zone with those go-to pieces then getting together with some of our favorite bloggers once a month to see how they wear their staple pieces!
Em and I are simply tickled pink that such fabulous women are partnering up with us on this collaboration!
Em of The Refined Woman.
Kat of The Refined Woman.
Casey Leigh of The Wiegands
Hilary of Dean Street Society.
Sara of Glitter and Grace.
Jen of The Effortless Chic.
Erin of Apartment 34.
Stay tuned for our Wednesday Post as Em and I give details on where our looks are from!
Kat + Em
P.S. Mark your calendars for our next Refined How To Collaboration Post Monday June 10th!
There has never been a post this long in the history of The Refined Woman because there has never been a day so epic to recount.
Though I am a fan of the Hyperbole I promise I am not exaggerating when I say yesterday was the day that all the dreams our little hearts could hold were fulfilled.
Lest you think I still exaggerate. Let me begin with some images. I keep looking at them to remind myself it was real.
But first, what I wore. Because that's important, right? Maybe not as much as all the aforementioned dreams being realized, but I am happy to say that after yesterday, all the money I spent (3x more than the pants themselves!) to have these thrifted leather pants tailored seems like it was worth it.
Cardigan : JCrew / Blouse : Lush by Nordstrom / Leather Pants : Thrifted (similar) / Heels : Louboutin / Camera Satchel : ONA
From Kat : What is on my bucket list you may ask? Among sky diving and being fluent in another language is attending a JCrew Presentation at New York Fashion Week.
When Em and I found out we had tickets to the Fall 2013 JCrew Presentation there may or may not have been squeals, tears, and a little dance party.
(Spoiler alert : we screamed like girls.)
Here's a shot of THE JENNA HERSELF with Anna Wintour. NBD. (REALLY BIG DEAL.)
From Kat : What I love about JCrew is how each season they push the envelope with their mixture of patterns, textures, and colors with classic silhouettes; it's why they're able to appeal to the 18 year old hipster, the 30something business woman, and Anna Wintour. You can't beat class, and you cannot beat Jenna Lyons innovative mixture of all things new with all things timeless.
From me : That about sums it up. This collection rocked my world in every way possible.
(JCREW SHOW BONUS : The guys. ) Sorry to state the obvious here, but these gentleman I mean how good looking can you get? Really?
From Em : I think Kat may have found a husband. I saw them making eyes.
Now, while it would have been MORE THAN ENOUGH to just see Jenna Lyons in the flesh, we were able to say hello after the show and she was so gracious and lovely to us. We may have even handed her a business card and snapped her photograph before swooning. She kissed us and the cheek, complimented our outfits, and was super sweet.
Truly, Jenna, you are THE Refined Woman. Thank you for inspiring women in fashion everywhere.
That's not all.
At the J Crew Presentation I was able to introduce myself to a woman who really inspired me to follow my passion for fashion blogging and photography… Garance Dore. I took a photo of her at the presentation (the lighting was just OK… but Kat took this one later on which I just adore. Go Kat!)
Garance, thank you for being so gracious in person. You do not know how much it meant to me.
and THEN. (then!!)
I took a photo of the man, the legend, the Sartorialist himself.
As I bent back to photograph him in my heels and ridiculous leather pants I almost ATE it on the concrete of Lincoln Center. I imagine that's where this little smile came from…
And then I died of embarrassment and I am pretty sure I ran away. I guess it's a good to have some moments to keep us humble, am I right?
If you looked at and read this whole post, bless you. More good stuff to come tomorrow.
This outfit was clutch for the last wedding I photographed in San Francisco with Emily Scott. Literally from the moment we drove up to the Bride's house until we left the reception it was RAINING. Not misting but pretty much pouring buckets, and need I remind you that it is winter? My hunter boots were one of those purchases that I was not so sure about because of the price, but over and over again they have come through to shining victory for me!
Blazer: Zara
Top: Similar (Zara)
Skirt: Anthropologie
Tights: H&M
Infinity Scarf: Handmade by a friend find one Similar
Boots: Nordstrom's
Sweater + Pencil skirt : J Crew
Top : Nordstrom
Heels : Zara
Bag : Dooney + Bourke
Photographed in San Francisco by Simply Jessie


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This is the last Tactile Tuesday with longer nails because I have cut them back to nubbin length. They were getting a little to bendable and were not that healthy because the tips were old growth. I am starting this week to grow them back out so the shape in the next few Tactile Tuesdays may look a little off. This week, I am showcasing one of the polishes that I purchased from the 1/2 off Sephora sale called What's Your Sign?
Bottle shot (in the shade)
Sephora by OPI What's Your Sign (in the shade outside)
Sephora by OPI What's Your Sign (in the shade outside)
What's Your Sign is a golden peach-orange shade with a heavy silver shimmer. The heavy silver shimmer was a pain in the butt to clean up (as you can see). I tried removing it with the brush and q-tips..it didn't move until I used a sugar scrub twice. So I will have to figure out something to avoid the silver shimmer craziness next time. The color and formula, however, was gorgeous. I really like SOPI's brush, which is probably why I bought so many of those 1/2 off polishes.
The Sephora by OPI polish sale is still going on if you are interested in any of the Sephora by OPI polishes (including this one).


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September 18 2014 Latest news:
Locals are campaigning for the development of the former Tuttles building. (left to right) Brendan Mortlock, Kevin Bacon, David Mortlock and Jane Bacon
By Anthony Carroll
Thursday, November 10, 2011
IT was once the talk of the town and a landmark to be proud of.
In the late 1880s, the Tuttles store in Station Square became one of Lowestoft's most distinctive and prominent buildings, and a popular destination for shoppers from across north Suffolk and beyond.
But more than a century on, the former department store is a shadow of its former self: large parts of the block are unoccupied, and many people regard it as an eyesore and a blot on the landscape.
Now, in an effort to secure improvements, a campaign has been launched, calling for action to tackle what organisers claim is now a civic "embarrassment" that hampers efforts to attract visitors and shoppers.
An online petition has been set up called "Save a part of Lowestoft's heritage: The old Tuttles building".
It asks Waveney District Council to force the building's owners, Elizabeth Holdings, to improve its poor condition. And if this does not happen, it is hoped the council will compulsorily purchase the block and offer it to a developer.
The website petition says: "We consider the state of the building, which has for many years been allowed to fall into an advanced state of disrepair, is to the detriment of the whole town.
"It creates a poor impression on visitors and negated the efforts of the council, inhabitants and traders to present the town centre as a pleasant place to use."
On Tuesday, some of the petition's backers, Kevin and Jane Bacon and David and Brendan Mortlock, gathered in Station Square to explain why they felt it was time something was done to improve the building.
As well as demanding something is done to renovate it, the campaigners want local people to be asked by the council what should be done to the site if improvement work ever goes ahead.
Mr Bacon, 62, who lives in Waveney Road and runs the Baconsdozen tool store, said: "I just want to see it as an asset to the town instead of being a liability to the town. It is just a horrid eyesore at the moment."
David Mortlock, 58, of Normanston Drive, said: "It is just a right awful mess. Something has got to be done about it."
His son Brendan, 24, said the building was one of the first things people saw if they arrived in Lowestoft by train: "There is a lot that could be done to it and should be done to it. Just leaving it like that is not going to help the area."
The move to breathe fresh life into the building comes as local shops and businesses throw their weight behind The Journal's Love Local campaign, which seeks to promote all that is best about where we live.
In response to the petition, Elizabeth Holdings, which has an office in Lowestoft, said it wanted to convert the upper floor of building into flats but was prevented from carrying out any work due to a flood risk assessment.
Chris Trindall, company director, said he shared the campaigners' frustrations over the state of the building, especially as they had carried out some work on improving the part of the site nearest the Bascule Bridge.
However, he was hopeful there would be "some developments next year" involving businesses moving into the lower tier of the building. Mr Trindall added: "Like everyone, I want to see something done about it."
The online campaign can be found via Google by searching for "Tuttles petition".
Shops and businesses interested in our Local campaign should contact our sales representative, Perry Bartram, by ringing him on 01493 335043 or emailing him at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Casting my mind back a few years, I believe the Wetherspoons chain wished to purchase it, and give it a make over. Guess what? Local publicans complained... on the pretence that the competition from a decent pub serving decent food would've been too much for them.. As usual, they'll talk about it, and then do nowt. Anyone who steps off train is greeted with one of two views - a row of takeaways & flats from one door, or a building covered in bird cr@p and netting from the other. Surely we can do better than that?!?
Friday, November 11, 2011
I wish this campaign every success. The Tuttles site is in a key area of Lowestoft town centre. It is not only part of the 'gateway' into the town from the Railway Station and the sea front, but also a major feature on Station Square. I wonder whether this building is listed? It looks as if at present Elizabeth Holdings are allowing it to deteriorate to such a degree that demolition and a dreadful 'design and build' redevelopment will be the likely outcome. Wouldn't this be a wonderful location for the Maritime Museum, a Lowestoft collection, and maybe an art gallery? We really need something to mitigate the depressing dominance of McDonalds and Argos in this area. Not to mention the disgraceful appearance of the Railway Station.
Friday, November 11, 2011
I hope it isn't simply flats especially if Elizabeth Holdings or any of Lowestofts other DHSS specialist rehousers is involved.There is enough low quality,housing in the town centre already. One idea of the petiion was to try and get something done with the present mess that would benefit the town,not just redidstribute Social security payments.EH have had the building for years and have done nothing,they and WDC should be now be out of excuses.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
So Elizabeth Holdings are already considering converting the top floor to flats? Are EH well-known for their architectural innovation? I'm visualising stud-work walls and DSS. Maybe I'm just an old cynic.
Friday, November 11, 2011
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Unite Behind Boks At Fans' Farewell
Rugby supporters will have the opportunity to send off the Springbok team to the Rugby World Cup next Thursday (September 1) when the team will make a public farewell from Sandton, broadcast live on national television and radio.
Thousands of fans are expected to pack Sandton as the team makes an on-stage appearance in Nelson Mandela Square before walking to the Gautrain station where they will travel with a group of lucky supporters to OR Tambo International Airport.
The "Fans' Farewell" is a joint initiative between SARU, Lead SA, SuperSport, Absa and the Department of Sport and Recreation.
The public send-off event entitled "The Fans' Farewell" will be broadcast live on radio stations such as Talk Radio 702, 94.7 Highveld Stereo, KFM and Cape Talk will be shown live on SuperSport for all supporters to share in the excitement. A satellite farewell event will be hosted at the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town and.
"We have been asking fans to Unite behind the Boks and we are excited about creating an opportunity for them to show the team that the country is truly united behind them. We would like to invite all South Africans in and around Sandton to join us in the festivities of 1 September," said Mr Oregan Hoskins, SARU President.
"Rugby World Cups hold a special place in the history of modern South Africa and we want to make a memorable statement about national support for the Springboks as they head for New Zealand."
Access to Nelson Mandela Square will be controlled to those with VIP tickets – which will be available through giveaways on 94.7 Highveld Stereo, Radio 702, the Pretoria News and The Star newspapers. But West Street - from Nelson Mandela Square to the Gautrain Station – will be accessible to all-comers.
Gates open at 12h00 and the festivities will start at 15h30 with live entertainment by South African artists, prize competitions and other activities, building up to the performance of SARU's Rugby World Cup campaign song "Let's do it again!" performed by Freshlyground and Goldfish, an aircraft fly-over display and the arrival of the Springbok squad.
Fans are urged to wear their official Springbok jerseys and licensed apparel on Fans Farewell day as well as on Bokday – every Friday to the end of the tournament as well as on Springbok match days.
SuperSport will broadcast the event live from 15h30 from Mandela Square and there will be regular crossings to the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town, where former Springbok and current SuperSport rugby commentator Breyton Paulse will anchor the proceedings.
The event organisers will on Monday issue a detailed run order of the exciting events of the day as well as updated traffic and security arrangements. People can also contact the Call Centre on 083 666 1636 regarding road closures of traffic information in the Sandton CBD.


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"This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes."
-Hannah Arendt
"This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes."
-Hannah Arendt
August 1, 1981:
MTV begins broadcasting in the U.S. and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
"Each one of us continues to carry the heart of each self we've ever been, at every stage along the way, and a chaos of everything good and rotten. And we have to carry this weight all alone, through each day that we live. We try to be as nice as we can to the people we love, but we alone support the weight of ourselves."
-Banana Yoshimoto
July 31, 781:
The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji.
Photographed above, Elizabeth is wearing the Honeybadger in black: http://bit.ly/11shg2r
Lip magazine has conducted an interview with Viral Content and Social Justice Editor at PolicyMic, and all-around terrific woman, Elizabeth Plank. You can read it here: http://lipmag.com/opinion/feminist-of-the-week-elizabeth-plank/
Why do we love Elizabeth Plank?
She uses her talent for writing and thinking critically to bring attention to important feminist issues. From supporting Wendy Davis' epic filibuster to shaming the New York Times for their condescending "Do Women Have What it Takes to Lead" series, Elizabeth is always on-point, keeping her content current, relevant, and inspiring.
Keep up the good work, Elizabeth!
Read her Policymic articles here: http://lizplank.policymic.com/
Join her facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/feministabulous?ref=br_tf
Follow her on Twitter: @feministabulous
July 30th, 1962:
The Trans-Canada Highway, the largest national highway in the world, officially opens.
Take advantage of our exciting 2 for 1 Summer Love event launching at 9:00 a.m. today!
Simply buy one pair of BonLook's eyeglasses, and then choose your free sunglasses. Easy!
Click on the link to enjoy these limited-time savings right now:http://bit.ly/1bCK9zP. Offer is applicable to promoted eyeglasses and sunglasses only.
"Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error."
-Linus Pauling
DaintyJea is lovely in a pair of chocolate tortoise Honeybadgers: http://bit.ly/11qhmHS. Check out her blog post here: http://www.daintyjea.com/2013/07/just-breathe.html?m=0
Elsie of A Beautiful Mess is looking cute and 60's-inspired in her color-blocked dress and our Russian Doll sunglasses in olive: http://bit.ly/12yx9as. See her blog post here: http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2013/07/sister-style-running-in-the-rain.html
Garlands are a fun, on-trend summer accessory popularized by celebrities like Lana Del Rey (pictured above in a still from her "Born to Die" music video).
Here's a set of easy DIY instructions, so you can make your very own customized piece!
You will need:
1. Garden wire
2. Flowers
3. Garden shears or very strong scissors
You can likely find all these supplies at your local dollar store. Choose flowers of any size and color and feel free to mix and match. You can even add leaves. The choices are endless!
1. Fit the garden wire around your head and add two inches. It should be around 25 inches in circumference.
2. Clip the wire to the desired size and twist the ends together, overlapping them where you've given an extra two inches.
3. Remove each flower from the stalk, if any. Each flower should have a hole in the center. If they do not, this is fine.
4. Cut off a two-inch long section of garden wire.
5. Loop the two-inch garden wire through the hole in the center of the flower and twist it onto your garden wire crown (what you've measured on your head in step 1). If your flower does not have a hole in the center, simply attach it by twisting the wire around its base.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you've covered your garden wire crown with flowers… You're done!
Beware of cat! All those wires and flowers lying around are sure to arouse the attention of your feline companion, if you have one.
Finally, enjoy your new hair garland! I guarantee you won't be able to make just one.
Here I am poolside wearing the Urban Dandy in black: http://bit.ly/16uIyVD
"The really important kind of freedom involves attention and awareness and discipline, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them over and over in myriad petty, unsexy ways every day. That is real freedom. That is being educated, and understanding how to think. The alternative is unconsciousness, the default setting, the rat race, the constant gnawing sense of having had, and lost, some infinite thing."
-David Foster Wallace
July 29th, 1958:
U.S. President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
We at BonLook find inspiration in many places. With a staff full of cyclists, we believe that a sturdy bike frame is a true summer essential, getting you where you need to go in an environmentally-friendly way. We've matched this bike's bold red frame with a pair of our glasses -the Honeybadger in cardinal. Allow our frames to take you in a new style direction! http://bit.ly/16jZZrX
I put together a list of top 5 albums replete with incredible female artists for your listening pleasure. From calm, folksy tunes to high-energy songs that'll make you want to dance, it has all you need to suit a variety of occasions this season.
I've also included a song recommendation within each album.
What's the soundtrack to your summer?
1. Anxiety, Autre Ne Veut
Pitchfork darling, Autre Ne Veut, masterfully haromizes a rich variety of influences, like R&B, low-fi, electro, and indie rock. Avant-garde sisters Jessica and Cristina Jo Zambri are perfect, yet unexpected collaborators. This album will sound like nothing else you've listened to. My favorite track off Anxiety is "Play by Play." Listen to it via Pitchfork's review: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14847-play-by-play/
2. Shaking the Habitual, The Knife
This is The Knife's much-anticipated first full-length offering since their 2006 hit album, Silent Shout. I once heard this band's style of music referred to as "goblin glam," which remains a fitting description. Karin Dreijer Andersson's vocals are as distorted and eccentric as ever. The band's official statement about their video for "A Tooth for an Eye" is "(It) deconstructs images of maleness, power and leadership. Who are the people we trust as our leaders and why? What do we have to learn from those we consider inferior?" Awesome. The first single released off this record is "Full of Fire." The music video can be found on the band's official YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoH6k6eIUS4
3. Biophilia, Bjork
Some musicians seem to live and breathe their art, Bjork is one of them… when you're listening to Bjork, it's unmistakably her. The word that comes to mind is "authentic." This, her 8th full-length album, heavily features themes of the natural world and the cosmos. Her single, "Crystalline," boasts a music video directed by none other than Michael Gondry, whose quirky aesthetic blends seamlessly with hers. Watch it on Bjork's official YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvaEmPQnbWk
4. Metals, Feist
Canadian sweetheart Feist wins yet more fans with this successful follow up to The Reminder. This album is as cohesive as it gets, turning its back on the easy pop hook, for the most part. "How Come You Never Go There" is the single off Metals. You can listen to it on Feist's official YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h65YIvjIV7E
5. Riposte LP, Buke and Gase
This band received a lot of visibilty after they were featured on the hit podcast, Radiolab. Arone Dyer plays a modified baritone ukulele, the "buke" in the group's name. Aron Sanchez plays the "gase," a melding of guitar and bass. The duo creates a remarkably full sound using these collage-esque instruments. You can listen to their track, "Medulla Oblongata," on their Bandcamp page: http://bukeandgase.bandcamp.com/track/medulla-oblongata
We're thrilled to announce the debut of our cinnamon Jungle Chic glasses! To save $25 on these frames, simply use the coupon code: newfave25! Offer ends July 27th 2013 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Go ahead, add a little spice to your life! http://bit.ly/15kFfBj
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the epitome of class, greatly popularized the oversized frame in the 60's. Now, "Onassis glasses" or "Jackie O's" are terms used to describe very large sunglasses worn by women. Get a modern version of her look (pictured above) with our Russian Doll in turtle:http://bit.ly/1bquYcN
"I look most like myself when I'm wearing my black, nerdy engineering glasses."
-Junot Diaz
July 26th, 1951:
Alice in Wonderland, Walt Disney's 13th animated film, premiered in London, U.K.
Katie of Skunkboy Creatures is looking beautiful in our olive Russian Doll sunglasses!
We also love her hair accessory. Keep an eye on our blog, we'll be posting DIY instructions for garlands very soon!
See Katie's blog post here: http://bit.ly/15kv2ov
Diane Keaton on the set of Annie Hall in 1978. Get her look (pictured above) with the J'adore in sky: http://bit.ly/16fukYK
Emma of A Beautiful Mess is having a fun frolic wearing our Russian Doll sunnies in turtle: http://bit.ly/17GyAla. View her blog post here: http://www.abeautifulmess.com/
Q: What does the Marlowe, Drink the Cool Aid, Flanagan, and Whiskey have in common? A: Chic diamond shaped accents! Diamonds are indeed a girl's best friend.
Dainty Jea is looking fabulous in our crystal sand La Marquise glasses: http://bit.ly/13e87ar See her blog post here:http://www.daintyjea.com/2013/07/drop-waist-dress.html?m=0
July 25th, 1965:
"Bob Dylan goes from acoustic to electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music."
"For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love."
-Carl Sagan
Are you an incurable traveler who relishes new sights, sounds, and tastes? Match your daring persona with a bold color frame from BonLook's Travel Collection, like the Samba in electric, and allow your sunnies to accompany you on your exciting new adventures. What destination do you dream of? http://bit.ly/14HsqDz
In her day, Marilyn Monroe shook up the fashion world by oscillating between a girl-next-door, natural aesthetic and smoldering evening looks. Today, she remains a strong style icon. Be a taste-maker in your own right by donning an updated version of her cat eye frames (pictured above) with La Marquise:http://bit.ly/13dIFmc
"The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can."
-Neil Gaiman
Katie of Skunkboy Creatures is looking great in our olive Russian Doll sunnies! See her blog post here: http://bit.ly/12LpMHw
Summer is a great time for outdoor adventuring, but all that fun in the sun may leave you wanting to relax with a good book. Whether you're reading on a Caribbean beach, on a train across Europe, or on a porch in Southeast Asia, this list is for you!
We at BonLook love promoting talented women, so all the works mentioned here are written by female authors of today and of times past. I've also included an excerpt from each book.
Don't forget to don your stylish BonLook specs for the ultimate reading experience!
1. The Lottery and Other Stories, Shirley Jackson
This 1949 short-story collection features the famed dystopian short story, "The Lottery." Jackson is a master of the slow-build. Initially, the characters and context of each story are quite accessible. Think neighbourhood gossip, rural living, and office-life. But as each story unfolds, the reader becomes aware that things are not as they seem.
"Everything that makes the world like it is now will be gone. We'll have new rules and new ways of living. Maybe there'll be a law not to live in houses, so then no one can hide from anyone else, you see."
2. The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye, A.S. Byatt
Indulge yourself with this enchanting collection of fairy tales geared towards adults. Byatt has a remarkable gift for prose, drawing the reader into worlds that are both beautiful and terrifying.
"Such wonder, such amazement, are the opposite, the exact opposite, of boredom, and many people only know them after fear and loss. Once known, I believe, they cannot be completely forgotten; they cast flashes and floods of paradisal light in odd places and at odd times."
3. Lullabies for Little Criminals, Heather O'Neill
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This book by singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist Patti Smith is a memoir that describes her relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. The backdrop is New York in the 1960's. Smith and Mapplethorpe are immersed in a bohemian lifestyle, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Grace Slick, and Allen Ginsberg. At the core, this is a love story, but it is unlike any other.
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Guilty pleasure? The Hills (what? I know some of you watch it. This cheese refuses to stand alone). Now there's been a lot of muck-flinging about on this show about who's doing what, like starting sex tape rumors, and getting into drunk screaming matches on Melrose in fancy party dresses--but that's all secondary.
You see, when I watched the premiere episode, there was this great GREAT scene where alleged rumor-monger and boob-enhanced (and possibly eyebrow-bleached) Heidi waltzes in her super fancy co-habitating digs and is, for once, rendered speechless. Turns out her fiancé Spencer (who is a douche) decided to take decorating into his own hands.
He got the living room wall tagged with "HOLLYWOOD," complete with flares and dollar signs ("That was my idea," he says proudly. Which makes him a bigger douche.) You can practically see the wheels in Heidi's head chunking as she sputters, "Well...it's not very girly--I mean, we were supposed to pick out paint colors together!" Now, bad decor sense may not be a good enough reason to dump a guy (but if his seemingly rich self bought an engagement ring at what looks like a souped up Claire's, dumping him would be permissible. Even advisable. Also, if he doesn't know which finger to put that engagement ring on, tell him it's the middle one and walk away), but I do wonder: how would you decorate around an 8 ft graffiti mural while fighting the urge to haul out the cans of paint? Is it hopeless, or is it something a little decor ingenuity can salvage?
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If it were me, I would dump this douche bag in a heart beat simply because he did a gross error in judgement. Yes, he was trying to be thoughtful, but did so in extreme poor taste (tagging as a decor just doesn't cut it, its graffitti, plain and simple and has, in my opinion, no place in a residential place) and then go be all smug about it is just plain arrogance and those are not qualities I'd look for in a person.
He deserves the ol' heave ho.
Just my .02 worth.
I'd be upset that he did something so major without consulting me. Maybe I'd frame my response by saying that I wanted it to be a fun adventure that we could do together. Then I'd ask if we could paint over it and start over with a design for *both* of us. And find some stencils or something or any of the wall art options featured on AT. ANYTHING other than what is currently there.
She reacted way better than I would have. There just aren't words to describe how horrendous that thing is.
Assuming I liked the "douchebag" otherwise, I'd probably laugh my ass off. I'd throw a party at which my friends could poke fun at its hideousness. I'd take pictures. I might even live with it for a few weeks.
Then one day, in the middle of the night, it would mysteriously disappear.
wait the ole heave ho..i thought he already got a ho * ohh snap*
those two are ridiculous.
anyways, my exfiance had murals like this all over the place. even in the hallway going into our place.
he had some alex parde drawing as well painted HUGE on the walls.
so i told him. you can keep one style..alex parde or the wack ass graffiti.
and which ever you choose only 2 pieces can stay , the rest its primer time. if not. im not moving in.
it worked.
the graffiti was OUT!. i have nothing against it..if its done correctly.
Graffiti murals are easy: go industrial chic with lots of neutrals and a few accents in the same colors as the mural. There's a room in a 1980s decorating book -- gray sectional, gray walls, bright throw pillows -- that would look great with that mural.
After a year of Suburbia Bland, I'd go for a graffiti mural in a heartbeat.
I am 35 and addicted to The Hills. It's a problem. Spencer and Heidi deserve to live in a tacky hideous apartement. That guy is the biggest tool I've ever observed. He also needs some speech therapy, and they don't have one brain between them.
He made a face when she suggested light yellow, and then she comes home to this atrocity. Lauren never would have done that to the walls :)
That place is Spencer to a "T" (ashamed to admit that I enjoy the show). Everything about him is gaudy and tacky; if twinkle-brain Heidi didn't figure that out long ago, like the first time she met him, then there is no hope for her. They deserve each other.
Awesome. If I lived there, every time I would walk into the room I'd start hearing the theme from Fresh Prince of Bell-Air in my head. A big gold throne with red upholstery would complete the look....
Heidi jus' don't undastand


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Dealing with Holiday Debt
Guest blogger Danielle Hoston: The real holiday hangover is credit card debt.
Step 1: You owe it... now own it. In my personal opinion, people don't pay off their debts because they are not taking responsibility for really OWING them. The fact is, you signed on the dotted line to pay back this debt and you are only hurting yourself by not paying it back. There is good debt and there is bad debt. Credit card debt is bad debt. Pay it back and you help yourself get in line for the good debt.
Step 2: Stop using your cards! Every time you supplement your income by using your credit, you are digging yourself into a deeper financial grave. Here's a question: If you're trying to lose weight, do you carry a bag of Oreos in your purse?? NO! Put ALL of your credit cards away or hand them over to a loved one that you trust. Make sure you don't have them in your wallet or else that 5th pair of strappy black shoes will definitely find its way on your credit card bill next month.
Tip: Do NOT close any of your accounts. It can negatively affect your credit if you do.
Step 3: Trim your "budget fat." You already know this... now let's do it. Trim the extras (yes, we ALL have extras) from your monthly budget. If you already HAVE it, don't BUY it. If there is a CHEAPER way to do it, then DO it. If you don't NEED it, then CANCEL it. Directly apply those "budget-buster" savings to reducing your debt and your balances will thank you for it.
Step 4: Do NOT miss a payment and prioritize pay-down. Make minimum payments on all cards except one. Pay off the card with the lowest balance first -- not necessarily the one with the highest interest rate. You will pay it off quicker and feel good about yourself when you do. This increases the likelihood of paying off the next one. Also, zero balances on open credit lines help increase your credit score.
Step 5: Re-negotiate. In business, everything is negotiable. The same is true with your creditors. Interest rates are low all over the country. Creditors are concerned about collectability. There is room to negotiate in today's financial climate. Call and ask. It's not guaranteed but you may receive more pleasant news than you anticipated. It may just be the "hair from the dog that bit you" that you really need.
Do you have a "holiday hangover?" Tell us your story and how you're going to cure it.
Most people with cc debt can't even tell you what they bought that put them in debt.
So true. If we do not have the money for it right there and then, we don't buy.
Great advice! Credit cards are evil!
Great blog. I agree with all you said.
Great advice! I would also remind people with 0% interest rates from retail stores to mark their calendars for when that interest rate jumps from 0% to 20%! It can mean as much as a thousand dollars or more of back interest you will owe if you miss that deadline by even a day! If you have 0% interest for 2 years and are paying the $15 minimum on big purchases like appliances or electronics, it is unlikely you will be even close to paying it off in 2 years. Always remember to calculate the amortized payment yourself so you can pay it off in time and avoid paying an extra 20% for your purchases!
I'm so proud of you!!! You have endless talents and gifts. Happy Obama Years!! Julie
Great blog! I have a sticky debt of 2 grand I can't rid of..My fault. But I'll get there soon enough. Starting with all the tips I just got from this blog…thanks so much
This is very useful info and I will definitely put it to good use. Thanks!
This blog as always, is RIGHT ON! You owe it now own it!
I've got to get those Oreos out of my purse :)
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Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2014
In my latest column at Forbes, I lay out six technological megatrends that will transform every information-intensive industry over the next five to ten years.
These industries are up for "reimagination," to use a term popularized by Mary Meeker, the Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist. That's because, as the following figure shows, the exponential progression of these technologies will create openings for new killer apps that overwhelm incremental business change. Huge market share and market value are being thrown up for grabs. By Meeker's estimate, the market value of just the top 10 information-intensive industries is more than $36 trillion.
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We're pleased to report that our book, The Killer Apps: How Large Companies Can Out-Innovate Start-Ups, has been named a February book of the month selection by Kirkus Reviews and the Association of Independent Authors.
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Here's an interview of Paul Carroll being interviewed on FoxBusiness about the attempt by several Microsoft investors to oust Bill Gates.
Paul's opinion about whether Gates should be ousted: "My short answer is 'no'. My long answer is 'heck no!'."
Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Here's a CNBC interview with me on how driverless cars will transform the economy.
CNBC's the Edge explores the limitless potential of innovation—from how new products and ideas will shape our lives to the long-term investment opportunity that will bring investors high-yield returns.
Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
My Forbes series on driverless cars was such a hit—more than 575,000 views—that Paul and I expanded it into an ebook. I hope you'll download it and consider writing an Amazon review.
Look for the full book, "The New Killer Apps: How Incumbents Can Beat Startups" on October 15, 2013. More details soon. In the meantime, find out more at our Facebook page.
Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
My last few Forbes columns mark the first time I've written about markets sized in the trillions. I thought you might find them interesting.
They're part of a series on the Google driverless car. Instead of focusing on the gee-whiz aspects, as most reports have done, I explore the potential for millions of lives saved and trillions of dollars in car-related revenue thrown up for grabs.
Fasten Your Seatbelts: Google's Driverless Car Is Worth Trillions
Google's Trillion-Dollar Driverless Car — Part 2: The Ripple Effects
I'd love to get your comments. Please post them directly at Forbes or drop me a note.
This series draws from research for "The New Killer Apps: This Time, Incumbents Can Beat Startups," a forthcoming book coauthored with Paul B. Carroll. To learn more, visit the book's Facebook page.
Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
We overestimate technology in the short term and underestimate it in the long term—even when we know that we tend to do so. This long-cited axiom is playing out again in the case of social media.
There should be no doubt about the short-term overestimation, given the initial exuberance and now the collapse of stocks like Zynga, Groupon and Facebook.
In an article at Forbes, I write about why the longer-term underestimation is harder to pin down, but even more dangerous to long-term success. And it is now well underway.
Please take a read and let me know what you think of it: Bubble Deflated, Social Media Will Now Change the World
Posted on Friday, August 17, 2012
You know from "Billion-Dollar Lessons" that I'm wary of using big acquisitions to fix strategic problems. You might also know that I like to play poker now and then. ;-)
In this article that just went up at HBR, I explain the why I like Google's big acquisition of Motorola Mobility in poker terms:
Why Buying Motorola Was a Good Gamble for Google
Would you buy a piece of that bet? Let me know.
Posted on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Like many, you might think of Xerox PARC as a technological marvel and a business failure. Due to high profile "failures" like it, your organization might celebrate "innovation" but frown on "invention."
In a new Forbes article, I try to topple the conventional wisdom that Xerox PARC was a commercial failure and that "invention" is foolhardy.
You probably know that PARC's early inventions underlie much of today's IT industry and power global commerce. Did you know that Xerox actually reaped hundreds of billions in revenue from those inventions, while spending only about $45 million (in today's dollars) to build most of them?
There were, of course, many things that Xerox could have done better with PARC. But, far from proving that large companies should not invest in breakthrough research, Xerox PARC shows that they must.
This is a lesson that has immediate urgency for market leaders in every technology-intensive industry. Like Michael Jordan, who always wanted the ball in clutch moments, market leaders should take greater control of their own futures in these disruptive times by pursuing more invention.
I hope you'll take a look at the full article at Forbes and let me know what you think of it.
Here's the link: The Lesson That Market Leaders Are Failing To Learn From Xerox PARC
Hope you're having a great summer!
Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
As reported in the WSJ, Best Buy's interim CEO, G. Mike Mikan, sees ending the trend towards "showrooming" as the company's number one priority. To do this, he plans to invest heavily in retraining Best Buy's workforce. It is a worthy aspiration—the big box electronics retailer is sputtering as customers increasing use it as a place to browse merchandise before buying it at Amazon or some other online rival.
But, as I wrote in a column at Forbes, Best Buy's fight against showrooming is doomed to fail, for three reasons: it consistently provides poorer service than its online competitors, it has structurally higher prices, and dominant customer and technological trends will increasingly conspire against it.
Here's the link to that Forbes column.


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The prospect of New Jersey's first online charter schools continues to stir up debate, even as the Christie administration moves closer to announcing its decision on the virtual schools.
A group of a half-dozen of the state's most prominent education organizations delivered a letter to acting education commissioner Chris Cerf this week, asking him not to approve final charters for two all-online schools until a number of legal and policy issues could be resolved.
The letter was signed by the New Jersey Education Association, the Education Law Center, and the New Jersey School Boards Association, as well as state associations representing principals, superintendents, and other administrators. Also signing were the state NAACP and the Latino Institute.
The main arguments were legal ones, with the letter making numerous citations of specific statute and regulation. It took up the now-familiar argument that the state's 15-year-old charter school law does not accommodate for online schools, nor grant the state the power to approve them.
"We have significant concerns that the Department of Education lacks legislative authority to authorize virtual or online charter schools under the Charter School Program Act of 1995," read the letter.
"There is no mention of virtual charter schools in the Act or its legislative history, which makes it clear that this new form of charter school was never contemplated, and has never been authorized, by the Legislature," it read.
The letter went on to maintain that there also remained "numerous broad public policy questions that the Legislature must address," from how the schools would be funded to rudimentary questions as to how attendance would be monitored.
Among them was a key point for critics: the role of for-profit companies in operating the schools. It is particularly germane, since K12 Inc., the nation's largest online education company, is managing one of the schools and providing the curriculum for the other.
"The proper resolution of these major policy issues is a matter of great public interest. Such issues are reserved by the New Jersey Constitution and statutes to the Legislature to address, not an administrative agency," read the letter.
Cerf would not comment specifically on the letter this week, other than confirming he received it. A department spokeswoman yesterday said the final plans for the two schools -- one a statewide K-12 school out of Newark and the other out of Monmouth County serving at-risk high school students in four targeted areas -- continued to be reviewed, with announcement on the final charters to come in the next week.
"The applications for these schools are currently under review as part of our preparedness process," said Barbara Morgan, the department's press secretary, in an email. "The final approval on their charters, just like all other schools undergoing this process, will be made by July 15."
But the move did step up the heat on the closely watched decisions, with the sudden prospect that one or both of the schools could be challenged in court if granted approval.
David Sciarra, director of the Education Law Center, the Newark-based group that has been at frequent odds with the Christie administration, said it would be premature to say a challenge was in the works until the charters have been approved.
Still, the letter itself did raise the possibility. "The grant of final approval to these virtual charter schools places their enrolled students and the districts of residence at risk of irreparable harm if the agency's actions are later determined by the courts to be unlawful."
For the school out of Monmouth, it may be a moot point, since its founders have asked for an extension until 2013, to recruit an adequate number of students. But the New Jersey Virtual Academy Charter (NJVAC) out of Newark has already signed 850 students and appears to be moving ahead.
Still, the potential of a legal challenge is not an unforeseen one, with NJVAC's initial application two years ago including a four-page memo from lawyer Stephen Edelstein of Simon & Edelstein of Morristown, which maintained the school was within the law.
Edelstein took on two specific points in the law that could be in conflict with online schools: that 90 percent of the enrollment be from the home district, and that the proposal include a description of the "physical facility in which the charter school will be located." He said the law included flexibility on both fronts and, as a whole, was meant to encourage innovation.
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All FOJRP activities take creativity and coordination to pull off. If you don't see an opportunity here that suits you or uses your particular skills or talents, please get in touch and suggest your own volunteer gig. If you'd enjoy fundraising, event planning, new projects and solutions, or are interested in joining our board, we'd also love to hear from you!
Do it yourself volunteering
If our schedule doesn't suit yours, on-your-own trash pick up is always appreciated, especially at Pony Pasture and Belle Isle. (Snorkeling for trash is just one of the do-it-yourself fun times you can have in the park.)
After a morning spent at JRAC's annual clean‐up, some FOJRP friends and members take a moment to admire the Pumphouse view at the annual picnic.
Be in the Know!
For upcoming volunteer events (Friends and related organizations), we'll send word through Facebook (become our Fan!) and send updates via E-news (sign up today!).
We count on our friends ...
... like Seven Hills, which donates middle school muscle for park projects every month on their River Day!
Volunteer in style
Our snazzy t-shirts have been getting rave reviews from river buffs. Next time you volunteer at the river, work in style!
You can order your t-shirts online or pick one up at one of our Sponsors' stores.