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Nantucket Harbor Beach Life
Harbor Red, Red Boats, Beaches Life, Mary Photography, René Mary, Cottages Life, Sailing Away, Nantucket Harbor, Beaches Cottages
Nantucket Harbor, Red Boat by René Marie
Sail Away
Nantucket Harbor Red | René Marie Photography | Beach Cottage Life | https://www.facebook.com/BeachCottageLifePhotography
Floating fruit market in Taiwan
Vietnam Travel, Color, Halong Bays, Beautiful Places, Thailand, Adventure Travel, Photo, Aodai, Ao Dai
Market boat in Halong Bay, Vietnam. Click here for amazing adventure travel : http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=2204&id=119939
Woodif Co Photo - Buddha temple, Bangkok, Thailand Is the the Temple of the Dawn? It looks like i... 195726637349331
Halong Bay, Vietnam. Photo credit is LifeInAsiaNZ. This person would have to be supremely confident in his/her own boating skills, in water and weather conditions, and in the boating skills of the other people on the water around #aodai #ao dai
Floating Fruit Seller | Flickr - Photo Sharing! Taken in Halong Bay, Vietnam. These small boats came up to ours selling fruit. Surprisingly, some of the fruit sellers could speak Mandarin - guess they must get plenty of Mainland Chinese tourists here as well. It was 38C the day we were there so the fruit wasn't the freshest which is understandable but it certainly was colorful.
Floating market, Halong Bay, Vietnam @chanbrotherstravel #chanbrothershotel #chanbrothersflight #vietnam #travel #halongbay #floatingmarket
Halong Bay, Vietnam, a beautiful place to visit
Engagement Photo, Color Schemes, Luxury Travel, Boats, Lakes, Places, Colour Schemes, Dylan O'Brien, Nepal
Colour scheme in this amazing! Amazing color scheme.
One of the main attractions of Pokhara is the shore of Lake Phewa (Phewa Tal) . Colourful boats line the shores where their owners tout short tours across the lake. At dawn, Macchapucchre ( Fish Tail Holy Mountain ) is visible when the skies are clear. An awesome place!!
One of the main attractions of #Pokhara is the shore of Lake Phewa (Phewa Tal). Colourful boats line the shores where their owners tout short tours across the lake. At dawn, Macchapucchre ( Fish Tail Holy Mountain ) in Nepal, is visible when the skies are clear. #Luxury #Travel Gateway VIPsAccess.com
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Brule Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota. Hello Fall.
Canoeing is one of my favorite outdoor ways to get around Minnesota for the outdoors.
Brule Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota • photo: Dave Berryman on Flickr
Bamboo Dock, Indonesia - photo via besttravelphotos
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Bamboo Dock, Indonesia (photography, photo, picture, image, beautiful, amazing, travel, world, places, nature, landscape, boat, lake, sunset, water, dock)
Canoeing Trips, Lakes House, Company Picnics, Summer Picnics, Summertime Fun, Sweet Summertime, Country Rivers, Places, Summer Time
Lake House - my happy place
Summer Time...
Cannot wait for the first canoe trip of the year. Sand, Sun, surrounded by water and good people!
summertime fun in Milacs.
Sweet summertime...
Canoeing Trips, Canoeing Camps, Beautiful Canoeing, Summer Travel, Canoeing Adventure, Birches Willow, Summer Fun, Camps Trips, Floating Trips
Gotta go on a float trip with all my favorites soon.
canoe trip
beautiful canoes on a still lake :)
summer travel
Canoe adventure
#canoe #camping #portage
birch willow
Canoeing Area, Minnesota, Water Canoeing, Fall, Outdoor, Boundary Water, Area Wilderness, Lakes, Photo
Brule Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota. Hello Fall.
Canoeing is one of my favorite outdoor ways to get around Minnesota for the outdoors.
Brule Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota • photo: Dave Berryman on Flickr
Yellow Boats, Caribbean Beaches, Clear Water, Caribbean Shore, Beaches Life, Wooden Boats, Crystals Clear, Silver Sands, Sands Trelawni
Beach life
Silver Sands Trelawny - Jamaica. The most beautiful clear water I've ever seen, is in Jamaica.
Silver Sands Trelawny, Jamaica. Absolutely stunning! #travel #Caribbean #beach
Caribbean, yellow boat, old wooden boat, water, crystal clear, cloudy sky, photo
oh so peaceful
Green Gables, Remember This, Quote, Art Prints, Lakes, Deep Breath, A New Beginnings, Boats Riding, Rivers
Boat ride in a misty river
Every day is a new beginning take a deep breath and start again | Anonymous ART of Revolution of Green Gables says "It's a brand new day with no mistakes in it
"The Old Lake" Fine Art Print by Carlos Casamayor
Every day is a new beginning, take a deep breath and start again. I really have to remember this most days
Every day is a new beginning, take a deep breath and start again... quotes for inspiration
#Quote. #Every day is a new beginning. #Lake. #River. #Boat on water.
David Fuller
Blessed America, America Americana, American Flags, Photo Credit, David Fuller, Bristol Ri, 4Th Of July, God Blessed, Credit David
God Bless America. Photo by David Fuller
Bristol RI photo credit David Fuller...Bristol has one of the best 4th of July celebrations in the nation. #soRI
Bristol RI photo credit David Fuller...
canoe at dusk
Canoeing Trips, Beautiful Mornings, Sunsets, Outdoor, Beautiful Places, The Lakes House, Canoeing Boats Solitari, Activities Lifestyle, Calm Lakes
Canoe Trip
Active lifestyle outdoor
sunset canoe
at the lake house….
Beautiful Morning on the Lake.
Canoeing on a calm lake!
Malta Monogramsvac, Canoeing Trips, Boats Life, Nautical Colour, Fish Boats, Malta Lov, 2015 Trips, Photo, Malt Boats
Malta #monogramsvacation
Summer 2015 trip
Small tenders to fishing boats, Malta
happy nautical colour
crw_2002 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Boats Green, Green Color, Color Green, Green Boats, Fish Boats, Green Canoeing, Boats Ships, Row Boats, Shades Of Green
shades of green
Enjoy your ride in these cute green canoe. #green #boat via @Andrea Thorp Taylor Gluttons
Green fishing boats
Green canoes #summer #green #color
love the color green
Row boat green
Lotus Ponds, Boats Photography, Boats Canoeing, Flower Water, Row Boats, Bateaux Barqu, Lilies Ponds, Lotus Flower, Water Lilies
in the lotus pond
Boat Among the Water Lilies
Lotus flower flower water outdoors nature art lake boat
Life Around The Lily Pond
Beth Chatto Gardens, Essex, UK
Water Gardens, English Gardens, Small Boats, Spaces Entertainment, Beth Chatto, Chatto Gardens, Outdoor Spaces, Row Boats, Photo
Beth Chatto Gardens, Essex, UK: Beth Chatto is well known on the horticultural scene as an outstanding plants-woman whose mantra has always been 'right plant, right place'. Her gardens contain many unusual varieties which are used in highly creative and aesthetically pleasing combinations, with particular emphasis on the role played by foliage. This photo is part of the water gardens linking a number of small lakes. The use of water in English Gardens: Water has long played an important role many UK gardens. Some of the best English gardens have been built around natural water features, such as streams running down secluded valleys or tranquil pools in a rural setting. Many of the grand English landscape gardens use water on a very large scale indeed, often creating artificial lakes that appear to be natural features of the landscape. Other gardens use water on a smaller scale with detailed, intimate planting around a brook or small pool. Even a small fountain or water feature adds a sense of movement to a garden. However water is used in a garden, it adds another important element to garden design. Large flat reflective surfaces give a sense of peace and tranquillity. Moving water bring dynamism and sound – difficult to resist on a hot summer afternoon. Incorporating water into a garden also provides an ideal environment for a wide variety of moisture loving plants, many of which have architectural foliage and provide great structure too. I hope the photos in this set will be of interest to anyone studying garden design or just seeking inspiration for using water in their own garden. © 2014 ukgardenphotos
Anybody for a row boat ride?
In the center of a majestic ocean, I sat next to my master in a tiny boat. "How vast and beautiful it is," I gasped in wonder. Smiling with sparkling benevolent eyes, he whispered,"The ocean you behold is merely the surface of your precious golden heart. Immerse yourself into its glorious depths, and behold your true spiritual nature. You are soul, the inimitable splendour of God's divine love."
Water, Sun Ray, Blue Sky, God Is, The Ocean, Cloud, Sunray, Photo, The Sea
* Photo of the Clouds. I love how the sun shimmers through onto the water. #photography (sp)
I was born in the sign of water and it's there that I feel my best. The albatross and the whales, they are my brothers. It's kind of a special feeling when you're out on the sea alone, staring at the cool moon like a lover....
...you two in the ocean, like a leaf on the water.
Sunrays, Clouds & Water.
.suns rays shining through clouds to reflect on the water.
A Beautiful Area of the Deep Blue Sea Where God is Shining Down on the Ocean Making it Absolutely Glorious!
blue water, blue sky, blue clouds
Boats on the River Nidd, Knaresborough viaduct, Yorkshire, England
London Boats, Rivers T-Shirt, Rivers Nidd, Rivers Yorkshireengland, Travel, Knaresborough Viaducto, Rivers Yorkshire England, Photo, United Kingdom
London boats
Knaresborough viaduct and river Nidd, Starbeck, Yorkshire, England | Flickr - Photo by MMortAH
Boats on The River Yorkshire, England
Barcos en el río Nidd, Knaresborough viaducto, Yorkshire, Inglaterra
Isle of Iona, Scotland
Scotland Iona, Small Islands, Bonnie Scotland, Iona Scotland, Brough Christian, Christianity, Scottish Islands, Boats, Scotland Isle
IONA, SCOTLAND, UK - For me Personally, the most beautiful scottish island. Lovely memories from when i was little!
IONA, SCOTLAND, UK -- The small island of Iona is famed as the relgious center where St. Columba brough Christianity to Scotland. To book go to www.notjusttravel.com/anglia
little boat
Boats on The River Nidd, Knaresborough Viaduct, Yorkshire, England ~Repinned Via Tyler Latimer
London Boats, Rivers T-Shirt, Rivers Nidd, Travel, Rivers Yorkshireengland, Knaresborough Viaducto, Photo, Rivers Yorkshire England, United Kingdom
London boats
Knaresborough viaduct and river Nidd, Starbeck, Yorkshire, England | Flickr - Photo by MMortAH
Boats on The River Yorkshire, England
Barcos en el río Nidd, Knaresborough viaducto, Yorkshire, Inglaterra
[ wood boat ]
Canoeing Trips, Boatbuild 078815 2, Pebble Beaches, Wooden Boats, Boats Building, Remain Simple, Woods Boats, Saga Boatbuild, Boats Ships
Boat building. | Photo by Andrew Montgomery
remain simple
Saga Boatbuilders, Andrew Montgomery
Wooden boat
Canoe trip.
Pebble beach, boat & oars.
Aspra is a beautiful seaside village east of Palermo, about 3 Km (1.9 mi) from the nearest town, Bagheria. Every morning a charming fish market run by local fishermen sells fish and seafood caught fresh from the bay on board the characteristic wooden colorful fishing boats olso called "Lancitiedde" in sicilian.
Aspra by Fabio Montalto on 500px - Palermo, Italy
Aspra, Sicily Italy, Color, Palermo Sicily, Beautiful, Boats, Palermo Italy, Places, Photo
Photo Place: Aspra - Palermo, Italy
Bright beautiful colors: Aspra - Palermo, Italy
Aspra, Palermo, Sicily, Italy...I can't wait to photograph these beautiful places!!!!
Aspra, Palermo, Sicily, Italy | Fabio Montalto, on 500px. Photographer wrote: "Aspra is a beautiful seaside village east of Palermo, about 3 Km (1.9 mi) from the nearest town, Bagheria. Every morning a charming fish market run by local fishermen sells fish and seafood caught fresh from the bay on board the characteristic wooden colorful fishing boats also called 'lancitiedde' in Sicilian."
Lake Orta ♦ San Giulio, Italy
Travel Pictures, Dorta, Lago D Orta, Places, Lakes Orta, Italy, Beautiful Pictures, Photo, San Giulio
This is not only a beautiful photo, but I like that boats and water now have new meaning for me, thanks to you. xoxo (Lake Orta ♦ San Giulio, Italy)
Lake Orta ♦ San Giulio, Italy. What a beautiful picture!
Lake Orta, Italy – Amazing Pictures - Amazing Travel Pictures with Maps for All Around the World
Lago D' Orta ♦ San Giulio, Italia www.bbselection.it
Beautiful Lake Orta in San Giulio, Italy. Oh the places you'll go! #SeeTheWorld –– FondlyOfTheStars.com
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Wedding Inspiration: Rustic Elegance
With chilly wintry days beginning to fade away and wedding season just around the corner, we are beyond excited to share this gorgeous rustic elegance styled shoot with you lovely brides-to-be.
With chilly wintry days beginning to fade away and wedding season just around the corner, we are beyond excited to share this gorgeous rustic elegance styled shoot with you lovely brides-to-be.
We're searching for a talented Master Pattern Maker to join our fabulous San Francisco team! The ideal candidate has 10+ years pattern making experience in first through final pattern development, a discerning eye for detail, style, and fit, and excellent communication and organizational skills. This is a terrific hands-on opportunity to create patterns for couture wedding gowns and ready-to-wear styles in our beautiful downtown San Francisco location.
We are pleased to announce that our London gown is our 2015 giving gown for our Gowns That Give campaign! This style will support the SF Marin Food Bank's mission to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin counties. For every bride order of London, we will put $50 towards our annual donation to the SF Marin Food Bank.
Our prayer flags arrived!
As one of our favorite non-profits, and a partner in our "Gowns that Give" program, the Breast Cancer Fund works diligently to expose and eliminate the environmental causes of breast cancer. Their preventative research alone inspires and gives hope, but we recently learned about "Climb Against the Odds". We are blown away by its truly beautiful gesture.
Our 2014 designs are inspired by legends like Beryl Markham, Zora Neale Hurston, Jane Goodall, Rosa Parks, Marilyn Monroe, and Eleanor Roosevelt (to name just a few). Their fabulously complex and layered personalities are what drew us in. Like these women, our brides, too, are layered with character and complexity.
Congratulations to our fabulous Administrative Assistant, Lauren! She's been promoted!
We're eager to find her replacement. We have so many emails, and so little time! Letters to write, calls to answer, calendars to organize, boxes to ship...
Are you our next SUPERSTAR?
We're looking for a Full-Time Administrative Assistant for a Tuesday-Saturday Schedule:
Giving back is important to us, and it feels really terrific to support our favorite charities.
A few years ago, we started a philanthropy program as a way for us to give back to our community. With each new collection we select a "giving gown" to match to one of our beloved non-profits. Every time a bride orders one of these charitable gowns, we put $50 towards that charity's annual donation. It's an excellent way to support the amazing efforts of our charity partners - and our brides love that their wedding gown purchase contirbutes to a worthy cause. Everyone feels good!
We love what we do here at AKSF, so you can imagine how tickled we are to announce our latest opening! Yes, that's right, we are looking for another utterly fabulous sales consultant to join the AKSF team! Please review the information below and let us know if you are the person we are looking for... with the perfect proposal we just might say, "I Do!"
With love,
The AKSF Team
P.S. We can't wait to hear from you!
Part-Time Consultant, Saturdays & Evenings
Inspired by the sophistication and effortless glamour of the 1920's, our 2013 Collection is continuing to make strides. The collection is subtly influenced by the playfulness of the flapper era and romantic notions of The Great Gatsby.
"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust
I was beyond tickled when I received this beautiful photo, a gift from my very talented and lovely salon team.
The playful spirit captured in this image highlights their infallible charm.
Their smiles are genuine. Their thoughtfulness, sincere.
Lucky for me, or rather, we...these gals are the source of our strength and the heart of our business.
Thank you, ladies! It's a pleasure to have you on our team!

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No more NBC Nightly News podcasts. The bigger loser? NBC News.
Soon to be available nightly, zero days a week
The flexibility of being able to download audio and video programmes to my mobile devices is one of the things that's revolutionised by media consumption in the last decade. I have a 64GB ipod which is pretty much dedicated to podcasts, and it's usually complaining that I'm about to run out of space.
I'm a massive consumer of documentary and current affairs, but I watch very little on-the-day TV news. And thanks to NBC's decision to kill the podcast feed of Nightly News, I'll now be watching even less.
I've been downloading NBC Nightly News pretty much every day for the last couple of years. It's a great contrast to UK daily news programmes. I enjoy the different presentational style, I enjoy the different editorial decisions. But I also enjoy the very traditional collection of 'stuff that happened today' packaged into one simple bulletin.
There's a helpful announcement pointing me in the direction of other ways to watch, via the dedicated app, or on the web, but here's why the other options don't work for me:
Both the app and website options need a live internet connection. I don't always have one. The fantastic thing about a podcast or download is that it works wherever you are, even when your connection is patchy. I'm almost always enroute somewhere when I'm watching, hence my internet is always patchy.
Neither the app or wesbite options allow me to watch at anything other than real-time. I have something like 35 programmes on my device and in order to fit everything in, I almost always play things back at a faster speed.
This may seem extremely geeky (and I admit it probably is) but I often listen or watch up to 5 hours of media in a day, and I only have about three hours to do so. The ability to compress time is really valuable.
I chose an ipod specifically because is has the best implementation of this that I've found so far, as it attempts to keep the pitch the same, while increasing the speed. It doesn't sound normal, but it isn't so strange that you can't listen or understand for quite long periods. A 30 minute show magically becomes 15 minutes long and I have 15 minutes to watch something else.
The audio version of Nightly News will still be available yes, and I could download that and play it back at a higher speed. However, without the pictures, I would do better with a dedicated radio programme instead, radio reporters don't constantly refer to things you cannot see.
I don't know the reason NBC are getting rid of Nightly News in video, but in doing so, mainstream TV loses another viewer and they hurt their overall accessibility at a time when ease-of-access is one of the most important things for a media producer. Make it harder for people to get to your offer, and the majority just won't bother.
If I had the time, I could probably do a screen-scrape of their web video and get the programme back, but there's so much competition out there, I'll probably just switch to something else.
I never cease to be amazed at how organisations suffering from audience-flight make decisions which will exacerbate the problem, but at least my ipod has a bit more space now.
Score: Innovation 1, mainstream media nil. Again.
Travel offpeak in London? 2.5% fare increase? Double it, then double it again. Still not close.
Off-peak – not a thing anymore
Welcome to 2015!
I don't normally write about topics which appear everywhere else in the mainstream news, but here's something that I can't understand isn't a bigger story, judging by the comments I've seen online today.
The news in London, and across much of England is that with today being the first work day of the year for many, it now it costs on average 2.5% more for the train or bus to work.
Here's the headline you haven't seen:
Price of off-peak travel in London leaps 38%
You read that correctly. If you, like many, like the cost-saving and lack of crush of travelling after 0930, then you just got what must be the largest fare increase in the country.
In 2014 an offpeak travelcard for zones 1-6 cost: £8.90
In 2015 an offpeak travelcard for zones 1-6 is now £12.00, a rise of 34.8%.
There are some other interesting changes.
The Anytime Travelcard is now also £12 for zones 1-4. There seems to be no incentive at all to travel offpeak anymore with this type of ticket. Live further out? Your fare jumps another 40% higher:
Buy a travelcard at 8am in Oakleigh Park – £12. Buy it at New Barnet about a mile further up the road, and you'll pay £17. My advice, walk the mile! (Does TFL have a secret pact with the NHS to encourage pedestrians?)
Price capping
It gets even more interesting when you look at what's happened to the price caps. This is the maximum possible you will pay in a day if you use an Oyster card, or a contactless payment card.
In 2014 the offpeak price cap for zones 1-6 was: £8.50
In 2015 the offpeak price cap for zones 1-6 is : £11.70, an increase of 38%
And in these zones, TFL have effectively abolished offpeak fares. The peak and the offpeak caps are the same.
Where this does make a difference is outside zone 6. Let's stay with north London for a price example:
Use Oyster at Enfield Lock at 8am on a weekday and you won't pay more than £11.70 for the entire day. Do the same at Waltham Cross, again about a mile further away and you will pay a whopping 70% more! The peak cap in zone 7 is £20.
Now let's compare last year's peaktime price caps, because in 2014, there was a significant premium for travelling with the herd.
In 2014 the peak price cap for zones 1-2 was: £8.40. It's now £6.40, a fall of 23%.
In 2014 the peak price cap for zones 1-3 was: £10.60. It's now £7.50, a fall of 29%.
In 2014 the peak price cap for zones 1-4 was: £10.60. It's now £9.20, a fall of 13%.
In 2014 the peak price cap for zones 1-6 was: £15.80. It's now £11.70, a fall of 26%.
It seems if you live in zones 4 or 5, you're not seeing your fair share of reduction, and those living in zone 1 (possibly those who can afford high prices the most) also see a significant reduction.
Silver lining
There's one upside however, if you're not travelling through zone 1. The price of a single between zones 2-6 is still £1.50. After 0930 you can travel from Hammersmith to Heathrow, or from Mile End all the way to Epping for just £1.50. That's a bargain, a weird sort of bargain, but a bargain nonetheless.
Getting rid of paper
For the last few years, we've had a significant additional cost to buying a single paper ticket with cash, now that's grown to day travelcards as well, with the cost of the paper travelcard being well above the price caps, both peak and off peak. Here's an expensive example:
Travelling from Sidcup in SE London before 0930 an Anytime travelcard is £17, but the peak price cap is £10.90 so you'll pay 55% more for that paper ticket.
I can see how the cost of dealing with paper tickets must have increased proportionally as usage of them has dropped. After all, they still need to keep all the gates taking paper, and offices and machines issuing them. But has the dropoff in the use of paper tickets in the last few years really brought us to the point where the cost is 55% more?
And with 2015's fare regime it looks like off-peak travellers are being massively penalised. And penalised for what exactly? For waiting a bit longer, thus allowing more space for people who don't have a choice about when to travel?
There isn't a financial incentive any more if you live within zones 1-4. Just crush onto the trains with everyone else, because with the price-caps the same, you're not going to pay any more than they are.
By travelling off-peak in 2015 you're now paying more, not less. While those travelling at peak times can pay less, not more. That's a strategy I don't understand.
If you do understand … or you have a sensible comment, let me know.
My radio apps choices for Radio Festival's Techcon14
On behalf of the BBC Blue Room, I'm presenting a couple of sessions at The Radio Festival and Techcon (for engineers and technicians).
This morning I outlined some apps I think show interesting trends for the radio and audio industries, and for reference, here they are, with a couple of additions I didn't get a chance to show.
The first three are all examples of text-to-speech developments. There are many organisations trying to achieve reliable mechanisms to automatically create speech radio.
Soundgecko – for Android and iOS
This takes any webpage or RSS feed and turns it into speech. The computer voice is surprisingly listenable!
Newsbeat – for Android and iOS
Newsbeat adds many more options for customisation and features a combination of computer speech and real human voices to. Weirdly, I find it hard to tell the difference sometimes, not because the computer voices are so good, but because the human voices can be very robotic.
This requires subscription to unlock all the features, but even without a mobile you can get a good idea of what's it's like by looking at their website.
Umano is fully human speech. How do they achieve this? The power of crowd-sourcing! You can audition to become an Umano reader, and then upload your finished readings. The users themselves select the stories they think should be turned into audio.
A couple of examples of content companies who have looked at the trends in online music listening and are seeing how they can use those in speech radio.
NPR diligently tag all their live radio and their app creates a live-sounding news and current affairs station. You can tell it what you like, it will start to give you more of that. I like it a lot.
CBC Radio – just for iOS so far
It doesn't have the personalisation features of NPR, but if you want programme segments, rather than hour-long chunks of radio, this is a nice way of doing it.
Storytelling with audio at the core
Operation Ajax – a comicbook-style docustory. Listen with headphones. I would happily plug in and spend hours going through, not just the story, but all the supporting material as well. An excellent example of genuinely multimedia storytelling.
Vio, is a live vocal processor for iOS. Headphones are a must. Hate the sound of your own voice? You won't with this!
There must be many other interesting apps for audio and radio, if you know of others that you think are progressive or innovative, do let me know in the comments :)
11 things about geography everyone voting in Scotland's referendum should know
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You know when you hear something and you just have to respond?
This is one of those posts …
News this week in Britain is full of the imminent independence referendum in Scotland. BBC Newsbeat has been covering it too, with a particular emphasis on teen voters. The 9th of September edition heard from two 19-year-old girls in Edinburgh, both called Sarah.
One was for independence, the other not. Here's what the first Sarah said when asked why she thought Scotland should leave the United Kingdom.
I feel like Scotland should be independent, there's not really other unions in Europe.
I thought this was a slightly odd reason, and it wasn't challenged by the reporter, so let's examine it now in a rough blast through Europe and with apologies to history scholars everywhere! :-)
1. France
France has been getting bigger gradually with various unions since 843 AD. Many gains came from marriage, such as Brittany in the north-west of France. (One might say 'speared' onto the side of France, lol) Brittany was semi-independent but joined France in 1491 when Anne, the heir of Brittany married the King of France, Charles VIII.
2. Spain
Spain as we know it has been around since about 1492. Before it united, much of Spain was run by Muslims from north Africa. Historians called it an unusually tolerant society where Christians and Jews and Muslims lived in relative peace. Oh to be back there now.
3. Belgium
Tiny Belgium is currently a union between French and Dutch and Flemish speakers. It used to be an even smaller collection of around 6 independent states. There are occasional calls from the Dutch-speaking side, that they should make a union with the rest of the Netherlands.
4. The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Netherlands was created from a group of provinces under the Union of Utrecht in 1579, after a fight with Spain over religion. (The war theme – actually quite a strong driver of unions in all these countries to be honest!)
5. Greece
Greece is particularly difficult to summarise, the story of this country goes back thousands of years, Ancient Greece, natch. Philip of Macedon started unification during 300 BC. His son was Alexander the Great, who continued in the unification tradition by marching into new places with a large army and saying: "You're all part of us now".
6. Sweden
Sweden was probably consolidated from separate towns into a single nation around 1200 AD. It's hard to say for sure, because no one in Sweden appears to have written anything down.
7. Switzerland
Switzerland is a union of self-governing Cantons. Assessment: Mostly harmless.
8. Italy
Italy as we know it didn't exist before 1861, it was created by a union of dozens of different regions and city-states. Important factors: All spoke same language and enjoyed olive oil with everything.
9. Germany
Before 1871, Germany was a series of large separate states including Bavaria, Saxony and Hanover who were united by Otto von Bismark, who was running yet another separate Kingdom, Prussia.
Germany was artificially separated after WW2 and East Germany was run by a communist government. In 1989 when the Berlin Wall fell, East and West Germany united into a single nation again. Also, Berlin is fun. You should go.
10. Russia
There have been two significant breakups of country unions in recent times. The big one is the break of the USSR in 1991. Russia had run out of money.
11. Yugoslavia
This contributed to Yugoslavia falling apart the next year. It was a federation of republics that had been pushed together after World War 2. When they broke apart in 1992, it led to another conflict with over 100,000 deaths.
Bonus fact for getting this far …
Not part of Europe of course, but let's not forget the USA. Starting in 1776, it is a gradually growing union now with 50 separate States, each with their own parliament and laws.
The sale of stuff from TV Centre – Valuable? Or Junk?
Useless things – worth more than they cost to make
The contents of a building where I used to work are being slowly sold off.
The closure and sale of BBC Television Centre has ignited strong emotions and there was a protest to prevent planning permission for a redevelopment, involving some high-profile celebrities of British culture, to no avail.
As an armchair economist it's fascinating to pick out a couple of results of some of the completed parts of the auction, because for me at least, the prices just don't make any sense.
Take for example, lots 1455, and 1456. These are what's left of some of the interior signs.
They sold for a combined total of over £1,000!
I'm amazed, particularly as there's not much about these which is scarce. The BBC still occupies three buildings across the road from TV Centre – I'm in one of them most weeks – and there's still a machine that makes these signs and labels. If they're worth this much money, someone should be running that machine night and day cranking more of them out!
How about lot 1444:
£55 for a door to nowhere, and you could surely make this for half that price with bits from a DIY shop. With this piece though, I can understand more why it is valued highly
It would be interesting to know the history of this door. It's possible it was originally made for radio drama and came over to Wood Lane if it was needed to re-dub sound effects for TV. Or it could have a longer heritage and started life in a film dubbing suite, maybe in Ealing, or in Lime Grove. It could however just as easily been knocked up in 20 mins by a TV Centre carpenter in the 1980s.
It's clearly the possibilities of this history, and the unusualness of the item which make it worth more.
Time for a reality check though. TV Centre was also full of functioning valuable equipment. Great for radio stations, universities, or small TV / film companies. Let's take a look at the going rate for something still being used, like a professional digital videotape recorder.
New, they are sold for thousands. Even second-hand, you'll get hundreds for them. There were many like these for sale in TV Centre's auction. Here's lot 1505.
I think 'thetoplens' got a bargain there!
The sale of stuff from TV Centre isn't over yet! Two more auctions are scheduled, more equipment here, and you can still buy the satellite dishes and comms equipment. Although being unmaintained and exposed to the elements for well over two years, I'm not sure how much operational value there's left in them. Plus for a domestic bidder in need of a new birdbath, you're going to need a very large garden, and probably planning permission!
flickr / peterdaniel
Let me know in the comments if you got a bargain, or whether you consider you got something valuable, no matter what you paid.
Found in a drawer: Palm m125
While rummaging in the back of my odds and ends drawer today, I came across my old Palm device.
Welcome back to 2001! Palm called this a 'handheld computer', although I think I thought of it as a digital diary. I put in a couple of AAA batteries and it powered straight on (no proprietary batteries or connectors – yay!).
The m125 had a 33Mhz processor, was the first Palm to include an external memory card. It sold for $250 thirteen years ago, about the cost of a top-end Nexus 7 or a mid-spec iPhone 5S today.
Incredibly, you can still buy them new from between $50 and $150!
Although, before you decide you should read this excellent review from Ed Hardy.
The memory card in mine was still in place and still had applications installed!
Let's see what we have:
AK Mirror: Could turn your palm into a torch. Maybe on a different model. This has no camera, no flash and a black & white screen. AKeysoft now nothing more than an abandoned WordPress page.
Avantgo. Now part of Sybase and appears to be some kind of mobile content pushing system, if it's even still being used. That's a shame. Avantgo was the RSS and Instapaper of its day.
Bol.com – still around and same logo. Buy.com was bought by Rakuten.
And a couple of games. Dopewars is basically a free-market simulator. It's still around online, and mobile. Here's the Apple version with modern graphics, and an android version that's much closer to the original.
And just to prove the thing does work, here's me playing Hardball (a version of Breakout)
Skype to make group video chat free
Not so exclusive anymore.
If you're one of the people who got a free year's subscription to Skype Premium as part of the Christmas collaboration offer, and are congratulating yourself for saving over $100, then hold on! It might not be as great a deal as you think.
Skype are about to make some big changes.
First the 'Collaboration Premium' freebie doesn't include any free phone calls to real phones (one of the main parts of Skype Premium), the other important part, group video calls is about to be offered free to everyone anyway.
Skype is also ditching both the 12-month subscription offer (with its 50% discount) and the 3 month version.
Here's part of the email reply I got from Skype when I enquired where the 12 month option had gone.
The reason behind these changes is that Skype will soon include Group Video Calling for free for those users who will link their Skype Accounts with MSA [Microsoft account]
I'm guessing this means if you have a hotmail, outlook or live.com email address.
So, if you're about to buy or renew your Premium account, might be worth waiting to see if you can do with just Skype Credit (which is 30% off at the time of writing if you buy a git card)


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Following years of growing apart, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrives at Kumar's door on Christmas Eve, his attempt to redirect it to Harold's house ends with the "high grade" contents - and Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree - going up in smoke. With his in-laws out of the house for the day, Harold decides to cover his tracks, rather than come clean. Reluctantly embarking on another ill-advised journey with Kumar through New York City, their search for the perfect replacement tree takes them through party heaven - and almost blows Christmas Eve sky high.
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No one else seems to use the argument I use, which I find is quite persuasive. Basically, I look at meat consumption metaphorically in (stock) market terms: its a massive "position" that mankind had taken, and you just can't dump this position back into the market all at once or you'll create a lot of disruption and instability. "Dumping the meat position" is the key part of the metaphor. What I mean by that is that we can't all stop eating meat tomorrow because there are millions of domesticated animals dependent on our care, living in a humongous factory system that requires vast amounts of power and human effort to manage -- shutting that off overnight would cause environmetal breakdown and untold misery for both animals and humans alike. Where will all the cows and pigs and chickens go to live? If we keep them alive in farms but dont eat them, their children would become an ever-increasing burden on humanity. So, what do we do - sterilize them? The ethical questions alone are overwhelming, but the impact on our economy would clearly be devastating.
No...we have to "unroll the position" carefully, just like you do with a massive stock postion. Sell off a little here and there till the market begins to stabilize, then increase the sell-off...you may have to buy some back along the way to keep the market balanced. I see meat consumption the same way. Vegans are the vanguard...we need them -- they're the first wave of "sell-off". Behind them comes the meat-once-a-week crowd, the folks that the article is talking about (I'm in this group...and I'm a Buddhist). The fact that this trend exists is evidence that my metaphor has some validity! The "long tail" will be populated by die-hard meat eaters who will support a long-lived small-scale meat industry. By then, meat will be a gourmet food item, a fringe market, expensive and exclusive. That situation almost guarantees that the animals will be well-cared for. Eventually, that too will fade away.


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Before I start, NB I am referring to Campag Power Torque, not their Ultra Torque system.
Has anyone got experience of fully servicing a Campag power torque BB/chainset? I intend to get the Park CBP3 and CBP5 tools, and can see how to use them to remove the chainset and drive-side bearing. However, removing the non-drive side bearing from the cup seems a bit of a mystery! The only ref I have found so far is from the Park website:
"The left side bearing is pressed into the cup. It is Campagnolo's intention that this entire cup with bearing should be replaced when bearing is worn out."
If this is the case, it doesn't seem too helpful a design as I will need to buy more than just a pair of bearings...has anyone had experience of successfully replacing the bearing from the non-drive cup?
Can't help you but I've just bought, but not yet installed, a Centaur groupset, complete with Power Torque bottom bracket.
I'll be watching your thread with interest.
posted by mike the bike [383 posts]
1st December 2012 - 15:06
erm i run power torque (veloce) from what i have gathered the one on the crank can be changed relatively easily. the one in the cup is a bin and buy affair. the bottom brackets can be had for £15/20 if you gave some effort you probably could remove it but i reckon you would only save £5-6 over buying new.
incidentally mine is on my winter bike and going strong! due to our 'summer' i my winter bike has done around 3500 miles since the campag went on and it runs perfectly so its up to the job.
tip for crank removal, buy a gear puller and stick 2 coins in where the massive bolt comes out (think i used 2 foreign coins) saves on pricey park/campag tools.
posted by russyparkin [578 posts]
1st December 2012 - 15:14
Good thinking Russ. I've already figured out that my small puller ( bought years ago for car use ) will do the job if I grind the ends down to size.
But to be honest, I don't anticipate having to replace the bearings for at least ten years. This will be my new "best bike" and will lead a relatively sheltered life.
posted by mike the bike [383 posts]
1st December 2012 - 15:23
Thanks for your comments Mike and Russ.
The installation was pretty straightforward Mike. I got a 14mm allen type sump drain plug socket to fit on my torque wrench for the big securing bolt and fitted the cups with a standard 16 notch BB tool. In retrospect I would have got the Campag socket, which from reviews is a really good fit, and allows you to torque the cups up properly (I was too impatient to get my new bike built!)
Good to know you are getting decent mileage out of your BB Russ. Mine has done around 1500 miles so the bearings don't need replacing yet...however I read somewhere else it is a good idea to pull the LH crank off now and again or it can seize on if left too long. I've got the carbon cranks so I will probably still get a purpose designed puller like the Park one, as I don't have an old one knocking around that I can butcher on the grinder. The Park tools also come with extra bits to make drive-side bearing removal/replacement look easy. With Crimbo looming I can at least give the missus a good pressie idea (lucky me!)
As far as I can tell the replacement Power Torque bearing set (FC-AT012) contains 2 bearings, which would imply you should be able to replace the RH and LH side. It would be annoying if you have to buy this at around £20 just to replace the one pressed onto the chainset, as well as get a pair of BB cups (£15 to £20 as you say) just for the pressed-in non-drive side. Oh well, it wouldn't be the first time the Campag way of doing things has annoyed me! I usually forgive them though as the end product of their labours is generally so good. In this case I will definitely forgive them if the bearings last me 10 years!
cheers, Jem
The older I get, the faster I was
posted by hubba [8 posts]
1st December 2012 - 18:20
Hey Jem!
Did you manage to change the bearings without buying a new set of cups . If so, any tips and tricks?
Carsten Meilandt
posted by cmeilandt [9 posts]
2nd April 2014 - 15:31
Hi Carsten
I've not needed to replace the bearings yet, so can't be too much help. Did about 4000 miles on this bike last year including the Raid Pyrenean and the BB is still as smooth as the day I installed it...maybe it will last 10 years?!
I would be interested to know how you get on with replacing the bearings though...having been foolish enough to make the above statement the BB will probably pack up next ride
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posted by hubba [8 posts]
2nd April 2014 - 16:48
I have just replaced the bearings on the 2012 Athena Powertorque chainset of my winter bike. It's quite involved but now done! After 2 winters, the drive-side bearing was quite gritty and needing replacement.
I did it using:
14mm allen key
Campag tool UT-FC-090
Machine mart 2 leg puller (see below)
Homemade protector shim
Flat-bladed screwriver
Wooden mallet
To avoid shelling out £70 for the Facom tool U.301 puller, I bought a Clarke CHT436 puller from Machine Mart (#040211436) for £8.39 and dremmelled the slots to make it open slightly wider. I made a crank protector from some 0.2mm thick plastic card to avoid denting or scratching the front, side and rear surfaces of the cranks during removal.
I followed the general theme on the Campag YouTube video:
And once removed, I used a mallet and screwdriver to get the old bearings off the crank and off the shell on the non-drive side. I very carefully used the same tools to fit the new bearings, making sure to tap on the edge adjacent to the crank and shell rather than on the bearing side. You could use the Park tools in the video below, though.
It took me about an hour in total, although modifying the puller and making the shim took a lot longer, as did doing the research to find out how to do it!
As a design engineer by trade, I am surprised how involved this job is. The last cranks I worked on (Shimano 105) were an absolute doddle in comparison.
posted by AyePea [2 posts]
29th November 2014 - 18:00
The PT bearings are 37x25x7mm if you want to upgrade the things.
In my experience the bearings are the biggest drawback in PT, my old cranks' (Red Centaur) bearings have always been stiff. I have a pair of Centaur UT that spin much smoother in comparison.
I used a cup removal tool and a dead blow hammer to pop the bearing out of the LH cup. Just follow the UT instructions for remove the crank bearing. Much easier to do with the cup in the frame BTW but not impossible.
posted by CACyclist [1 posts]
16th January 2015 - 23:31
ah yes, power torque .... getting the non drive side arm off can be
entertaining. The park tool version is a waste of time if the am is
"stubborn". i ended up getting the cyclus ones !
you can get the bearing out of the cup using a blind bearing puller
as well .....
still on the 3rd switch-back of Bwlch !
posted by therevokid [922 posts]
17th January 2015 - 18:35
Thanks for the recent posts on this...interesting to hear some people have successfully replaced the non-drive cup bearing. I got the Park tools a while ago and successfully removed the chainset. The bearings were fine but I reckon it's a good idea to pull off the LH crank now and again anyway to avoid it becoming stubborn one day.
The older I get, the faster I was
posted by hubba [8 posts]
17th January 2015 - 21:36
Did it twice using the campagnolo puller, but have also flushed out creaking bearings and dirt with wd40 and forced in new marine grease with a pointy grease gun. Works!
posted by Freddy56 [58 posts]
17th January 2015 - 21:51
Interesting, I had a cracking develop on my Centaur power torque bb, even though it had had little use. After a good deal of faff I took my bearing to a bearing specialist in order to match correctly. I was stunned to hear from the guy serving me that the bearings I was replacing were an inferior brand sourced from China.
As the cranks and bb were now removed I opted to replace with the latest Shimano Tiagra four bolt ring fastening offering. Fitting is a dream by comparison, no doubt replacing bb's in future will be easy even if bearings have a shorter life. I now have a nearly new Campag chainset with a new set of bearings with a decision hanging over me, fit or forget.
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Is organic food worth its hefty price tag? There has been much debate over this, with not a lot of conclusion. Some say that it isn't since the taste is no different from conventional food items. Others feel that its positive impact on the environment and our health makes the cost of organic a small price to pay.
But when many of us are trying to pinch our pennies, it's hard to just opt for more expensive organic items just because we've been told they're better. So should you do organic or shouldn't you? The answer: yes and no. And that's especially true when it comes to produce.
The Environmental Working Group offers a comprehensive list that outlines the 12 most pesticide-contaminated fruits and veggies, referred to as "the dirty dozen" (plus two more that were borderline this year), and the 15 produce options that have hardly been contaminated, called "the clean fifteen." When it comes to those on the dirty dozen, it's best to cough up the extra dough and get organic. But with the clean fifteen, it's up to you if you want to pay the price of organic or not.
Watermelon can easily ward of pesticide contamination thanks to its thick rind. Only 28 percent of samples had traces of pesticides, so enjoy this refreshing -- and nutritious -- fruit without a second thought.
Don't try to pinch your pennies when it comes to bell peppers. This year they came in as one of the most contaminated veggies. A single bell pepper sample was contaminated with 15 different pesticides. Overall, they found 88 different types pesticide residues on peppers.
Eggplants are the least contaminated vegetable and you've got their thick skin to thank for that. More than 90 percent of eggplant came back with no more than one pesticide detected.
Ninety-eight percent of apples tested were positive for pesticides. And these pesticides sometimes make their way into apple juice and sauce. So it's a good one to choose organic for any apple product.
Kiwi's fuzzy and prickly skin, which you just can't bear to bite through, seems to ward away the pesticides. About 75 percent of kiwis tested had no trace of pesticide residue. But it's still a good idea to give them a quick rinse before cutting one open.
Following behind bell peppers in high levels of pesticides, cucumbers have been found to be treated with 81 different types pesticides.
You don't have to risk a cob full of corn earworms -- you can get non-organic sweet corn. (Yes, organic corn does run the risk of surprising worms munching on your kernels.) That silky husk protects the corn from pesticides.
Domestic blueberries are one of the fruits most affected by pesticides. After apples, they clock in as the most contaminated. When in the mood for these little fruits, opt for organic.
Just like with corn, onions are protected by their layered skin. When you peel of the layers, your peeling away any pesticide problems. Just be sure to give your onions a rinse before cooking with them.
Sweet as they may be, imported nectarines are one of the worst offenders in harboring pesticides. Every single sample of imported nectarines tested positive for pesticides and the average tested nectarine had a much higher total weight of pesticides than any other food crop.
The mango's inedible skin protects the fruit from pesticides. About 78 percent of mangos that were tested were clean of pesticide residue.
Grapes have more types of pesticides than any other produce, with more than 64 different types. And you can find up to 15 types of pesticides on just one single sample. That's a lot of chemical with your sweet fruit snack.
Lucky for you, these peas aren't just delicious, they're also one of the safest vegetables to eat. More than 90 percent of sweet peas came back with just one type of pesticide detected.
Lettuce is delicate and fragile, and it doesn't do well with pesticides. It's best to opt for organic next time you want to make a salad.
It's a wonder that anyone was brave enough to cut this spiny fruit open and discover the sweet flash inside. And it's that rough, spiny skin that protects it from being contaminated by pesticides.
Strawberries are susceptible to a pesky fungus which means that farmers must treat them heavily with pesticides to keep a healthy crop. Keep this in mind next time you pick up a box.
The avocado's tough skin means that pesticides used to treat them don't normally make their way through to the flesh. You should still rinse the fruit before cutting it open, to wash off any chemical residue that may left behind.
One single sample of celery was shown to have 13 different pesticides on it. If you can't find it in the organic variety, you might want to skip it altogether.
Like the other thick-skinned fruit, cantaloupe is a safe one to skip on organic. Sixty percent of domestic cantaloupe tested for pesticides came back without a trace.
Spinach, a softer green, is usually heavily treated. Eating a bag of pesticide-riden spinach will surely outdo the good that comes from its nutrients. Best to spend the extra bucks and go for organic with this one.
Asparagus is one strong stalk -- making it often times free of heavy pesticides. More than 90 percent of asparagus samples came back with no more than one pesticide.
Potatoes may seem safe because they grow in the dirt, but 91 percent of them tested positive for pesticide contamination. That means that you have a very high chance of buying potatoes with pesticide contamination if you don't buy organic.
Sweet potatoes are pretty clean when it comes to pesticides. When tested, it had virtually no detectable pesticide residues. It's actually one of the best options to turn to when it comes to pesticide-free baby food.
Peaches are easily tainted by pesticides, and it's not just the skin either. Pesticides have also been found in canned peaches, though far less than in the fresh ones.
Whatever pesticides are sprayed onto the skin of this citrus are kept from the fruit thanks to the thick layer of pith beneath the skin. It's a pretty safe way to get your fill of vitamin C.
Even though not officially on the dirty dozen list this year (though it was for 2011), this fibrous green is specially noted for containing "pesticide residues of special concern."
Cabbage isn't contaminated with many pesticides because they don't require a ton of spraying for growing. Feel free to skip organic when it comes to this vegetable.
While not officially on the list of dirty dozens, green beans have been specially noted as not being all that clean. They showed potentially unhealthy levels of organophosphates residues -- a neurotoxic.
Even though mushrooms show up last on the list of the clean fifteen, they're still on the list nonetheless. Enjoy these earthy mushrooms without too much worry about pesticides.
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The newest technology available has led to the expansion of the scope of the chief marketing officer's role. But in some cases, the data-collection technology is outpacing the marketer's skill in knowing how to use it to make strategic business decisions.
Not too long ago I had a wide-ranging conversation with Steve Herrera on the expanding role of the chief marketing officer (CMO) and the marketing organization within the enterprise. Steve knows about such things because he's a director with SEBA International's Go-to-Market executive search practice, which specializes in placing marketing executives within some of the most noteworthy companies in the country. He spends a lot of time speaking with chief executives (CEOs) and boards of directors about what they need their CMOs to accomplish.
There's no doubt that the role of marketing is undergoing some rather radical changes. Once a sub-discipline to the sales organization and tasked with generating leads, creating sales collateral, and organizing customer events, "the CMO is playing a much larger stakeholder role these days, and expanding into just about every function in one way or the other," says Herrera. "Take sales as an example. The hand-off from marketing to sales now happens far further down the funnel than it did just a few short years ago. Many CMOs now have revenue targets to meet."
And that's just the beginning. The marketing group now works collaboratively with product development, engineering, technology, and customer service; many CMOs are assigned specific goals and key performance indicators (KPIs) for these added functions. And, thanks to their seats at the CEO's table, CMOs are influencing the strategic direction of the company as a whole. Perhaps that explains why so many are asked to meet with the board of directors, and are paraded out at stockholder meetings to present the company vision.
What's driving the CMO's newfound cache? As Herrera rather astutely pointed out, it all comes down to technology. "Over the past five years we've seen the advent of sophisticated tools for marketing automation, demand generation tools, and audience segmentation," he says. "As a result, we have a tremendous amount of information available that allows us to track the movements of the consumer, and it's all measurable. The technology has led to the expansion of the scope of the CMO role."
In other words, the tools that are now available to the marketing organization allow them to get super close to the consumer, and keep their thumbs on the pulse of the market. They can measure the smallest of changes in sentiment, and assess when consumer behavior indicates a need for new products or features. The earlier these signals are detected, the quicker the product roadmap can be updated to meet customer demand. No wonder the CMO's input is in hot demand; marketing can quickly detect and articulate what the consumer wants, and provide ample data to prove it.
For their part, consumers tend to reward companies with that level of responsiveness with long-term brand loyalty.
Of course, collecting the data and knowing how to glean actionable insights from it are two different skills. And frankly, the data-collection technology is outpacing the marketer's skill in knowing how to use it to make strategic business decisions. Right now the CMO's biggest challenge lies not in data analytics, but knowing how to use those analytics to make recommendations on a wide range of issues that touch just about every department within the corporation. Marketing automation tools will get the CMO just so far, after that it comes down to instinct - the ultimate people skill.
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Thanksgiving is on record as being America's second-favorite holiday (Christmas wins first prize, of course), so it makes sense that Thanksgiving lore is a part of our shared cultural history and something we start learning early in our lives. But it turns out a lot of what we think we know about Turkey Day is wrong.
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Updated: 08/27/2007 - Quarterback Kevin Flack finished 6-12, with two touchdown passes in last night's win over East.
Updated: 08/27/2007 - Quarterback Kevin Flack finished 6-12, with two touchdown passes in last night's win over East.
Updated: 08/28/2007 - Jacob Koehler completed 17 of 27 passes with one touchdown throw.
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Updated: 08/27/2007 - Matt Scholl scores twice to lead the Marcos past Durand.
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Posted: 08/24/2007 - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has been suspended indefinitely without pay by the NFL today.
Posted: 08/24/2007 - The Chicago Bears hoped scenes like this were a thing of the past.
Posted: 08/24/2007 - Kasey Kahne has won the pole for tomorrow night's Sharpie 500 NASCAR race.
Posted: 08/24/2007 - Josh Beckett is the first 16-game winner of the major league season after pitching into the sixth inning of Boston's 11-3 rout of the Chicago White Sox in the first game of a twinbill.
Posted: 08/24/2007 - Packers general manager Ted Thompson says he's hopeful that top receiver Donald Driver will be ready for Green Bay's opener on September 9th.
Posted: 08/24/2007 - The shortstop-turned-centerfielder has been trying to figure out what has changed. Then a couple of weeks ago, Hall finally discovered the problem.
Posted: 08/24/2007 - The Milwaukee Brewers are pleased with the way their road trip started, but they're still looking up in the NL Central standings.
Posted: 08/24/2007 - Michael Vick will not admit to killing dogs or gambling on dogfights when he enters a guilty plea in a Richmond, Virginia, federal court next Monday. That's according to a report on ESPN's Web site.
Updated: 08/25/2007 - Thunder Win First Game By Forfeit
Posted: 08/23/2007 - Josh Willingham homered twice with a career-best six RBIs with a grand slam in the third inning to help the Florida Marlins stop an eight-game losing streak with an 11-3 victory over St. Louis.
Updated: 08/25/2007 - All Huskie athletics have been cancelled for the weekend.
Updated: 08/23/2007 - South Beloit/Pecatonica football game will be played in Pecatonica.
Posted: 08/23/2007 - Rory Sabbatini attacked Westchester Country Club on his way to an 8-under 63 for a one-shot lead over Rich Beem and K.J. Choi after the opening round of the Barclays tournament outside New York City.
Posted: 08/23/2007 - Matt Cain was a hero on two fronts in the Giants 4-1 win over the Cubs. He was the winning pitcher for the third time in his last four starts and he hit his second homer in a month to aid his own cause.
Posted: 08/23/2007 - Craig Monroe quickly found himself back in a pennant race today when the Detroit Tigers traded the slumping outfielder and cash to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later.
Posted: 08/23/2007 - Tonight's game could help the Green Bay Packers decide whether to keep two or three quarterbacks for the season.
Posted: 08/23/2007 - The national president of the NAACP says Falcons quarterback Michael Vick "is not a victim" and should be held responsible for his actions involving a dogfighting ring in Virginia,
Updated: 08/22/2007 - The clock is winding down on the Harlem Football team's season opener.
Updated: 08/22/2007 - Former NIU Quarterback Phil Horvath is getting another shot with the Detroit Lions.


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It's no secret that I have major volume issues with my hair: it's that I have none. Nada. Zilch. Zero. My hair is as flat as they come, which has led me to years upon years of trying every single method; methods that led me to write this post, 8 Ways to Get More Volume in Your Hair.
While those methods have helped greatly, I don't really like doing much to my hair; meaning I don't want to wake up an hour early to blow dry it, wash it excessively with volumizing products and style it everyday. These methods work greatly for some – that's why I wrote the post – but for myself and other lazy ones, I just like to wake up with big hair. So far, the only way that happens is to get a perm.
In the past I've had disastrous cold perms, which end up being a big frizzy mess – I looked like a clown, and not to mention my hair was completely damaged. But I never learn, and this time around I wanted another perm, not only because I wanted more volume around the crown area, but I decided I wanted wavy hair – no more straight hair I've had all my life (minus that year of that hideous perm)!
I wanted something that was the least damaging to the hair, and researched – and heard so much – that digital perms are great.
What is a digital hair perm, and why is it "better"? First of all, it's said to minimize the 'frizz' look, because heated rollers control it, and secondly, these heated rollers generate less damage to the hair. In other words – I was sold at that point, did some research where lots of girls claimed that they loved it, and when my friend got a digital perm that turned out fantastic, I booked an appointment immediately.
Perhaps that's where I went wrong – I didn't research the place. I went to an ordinary salon near my house (because I wanted it done asap, ah, the curse of being impatient!), and though it was close to my house and very convenient, it was a reputable brand – they had many branches all over the country, so I thought why not.
First, I revealed my concerns: my hair is hideously damaged, but vanity overpowers that and I still wanted waves. I said I wanted my hair to be big, fluffy waves from root to tip, especially my crown area, to be wavy. (Most digital perms start off with straight roots and goes into curly ends.) I also specifically pointed out that I wanted that kind of volume, but with much more tighter curls.
It was a long process. I sat there for 4.5 hours, listening to bad Ke$ha songs on the radio, waiting for the solution to set in (20 mins), rollers being put in (30 mins), heating the rollers (30 mins), taking them out, and then applying neutralizer (about 20 mins). In between, I got a trim and a treatment done, plus random waiting intervals, so by the time I was done my brain was mush and I was ready to pass out!
Here's the funny part… When everything was done, I saw minor waves. MINOR. The stylist told me to go home and put some products in, because apparently digital perm needs products to aid the curls. Dang, so much for not spending time on my hair – but still, I did what he said.
When I got home, I applied some kind of curling product I had from ages ago and I got big, fluffly waves. I was estatic! It was literally like the photo of Kristen, except it was more suited to 'me', and I adored it. However, I sat down for dinner and once I was done, less than half an hour later, the waves were gone. My hair was back to being stick straight, and worse of all, FLAT. My crown area never looked so flat, I can basically see the whole shape of my skull. Yikes.
I called the stylist to ask what was up – I spent $300 and almost 5 hours sitting at the salon and it resulted to absolutely nothing! He asked me to come back to the salon and for him to look at it, and of course he said something about blowdrying it into curls and blah blah blah. (Told you those Ke$ha song were getting to me!)
But it was too late, my hair was still straight, they said they can't do anything about it, so now I am $300 poorer. (I used all my Chinese New Year money for this perm!)
To say I'm disaapointed it an understatement. I'm not sure what went wrong; my hair used to be able to take perms perfectly, and the steps he was doing seemed to be correct. The products he used were Revlon, and I don't think it's a bad brand (is it?).
I did more research online, (i.e., "my digital perm isn't curly and I'm pissed" on Google) and found out many had my complaints. Damn! Lesson learnt: Research the good, the bad, and the ugly reviews. Research, research, research!
So for me, digital perms are not worth it: apart from my money and time, my hair is now completely straight (my friend even asked me if I had rebonded my hair. I nearly slapped her!) Not to mention, my hair is now full of chemicals from root to tip, so I have to be extra careful not damaging it further. A real bad experience and I'm disappointed. :(
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In this Gorski Blog we're going to continue to explore the remaining four things people want to get out of using alcohol and other drugs. In the last blog we reviewed the first three. 1: To Get High, 2: To Relax, and 3: To Be More Social.
Fourth, some people use alcohol and drugs To Manage Feelings. They may want to get rid of "bad" or uncomfortable feelings. They may want to start feeling good, or they may want to make "good" feelings better. The mood altering effects of alcohol and other drugs make them perfect tools for managing feelings. If you do not like the way you feel, relief is just a swallow away.
If you are addicted and do not like the way you feel, relief is just a swallow away.
The problem is this, when a person manages their feelings with alcohol and drugs, they have no need to develop or use other emotional management tools. As a result, they need to use alcohol or other drugs in order to cope with any strong feelings. One of the primary tasks in adolescent development is to learn how to responsibly manage strong feelings and emotions. People who start using alcohol or other drugs on a regular basis during their teenage years never learn these skills. Why work hard at learning how to manage feelings when a quick dose of alcohol and drugs will allow you to manage it with little or no effort? As a result, most addicted people find it very difficult to manage feelings and emotions when they try to get into recovery.
Fifth, some people use alcohol and drugs To Get More Energy. They want to get stimulated, feel excited, and be powerful. The drugs that are most likely to produce these energizing effects are the uppers such as amphetamine and cocaine. The problem here is that this drug induces a sense of power and it is a false sense of power. You feel down on yourself, lonely, and weak. Then you snort a line of cocaine or shoot up some amphetamines all of a sudden, you feel like superman or superwoman. Are you really? Of course not!. You are the same person you were before you took the drug with one very important exception, the drug is distorting your judgment and making you feel like something you're not. You are not stronger, tougher, or more competent than you were before. You just feel like you are. If you are dumb enough to put this drug-induced delusion of strength to the test, you will probably end up falling flat on your face.
Sixth, some people use alcohol and drugs To Block Out Pain. They want to get rid of unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and memories. The narcotic drugs, like heroin and morphine, are most likely to produce this effect. The primary pain people want to escape from is emotional pain. This is because in using drugs to manage their feelings, they have never learned to manage emotional pain. So whenever their feelings get hurt, out comes the bottle or the needle or a line of coke. Why? Because the pain feels unbearable and they don't know any other way to handle it.
Seventh, some people use alcohol and drugs To Be More Spiritual. They want to alter their consciousness and have mystical feelings.
They want to be spiritually connected and learn to transcend themselves by connecting with some higher power, higher vision, or higher set of values. They also want to feel closer and more deeply connected with other people. The Mind Benders like LSD, and Ecstasy are most likely to produce this effect. Once again, there is a problem. Most drug induced spiritual experiences are not genuine. They are merely the affect of the drug disrupting your brain chemistry in a social setting suggestive of spirituality. The same is true of intimacy. If two people take Ecstasy and fall in love with each other, they usually are not experiencing a genuine sense of love. What they are experiencing is a shared love of the euphoric high that they are sharing in the moment.


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This week's Budget has brought major change to the world of pensions. The headline policy is that individuals will, from April 2015, have full flexibility in what they do with their defined-contribution (DC) pension pots, with no requirement to purchase an annuity or enter into a drawdown arrangement. As a precursor to that, relaxations are being introduced from 27 March 2014, which will allow more members to take all their benefits as lump sums and make drawdown more widely available.
Many schemes will want to offer their members access to these options as soon as possible. As well as being popular with members, it will mean far fewer low-value benefits for schemes to administer. Some schemes will have sufficiently wide provisions to allow this; others may need amending.
New rules are also being introduced immediately to close a loophole used in pension liberation arrangements as well as giving HMRC wider powers to refuse to register pension schemes. Further changes will follow in September 2014, introducing a 'fit and proper person' test for scheme administrators and allowing tax relief where a pension liberation arrangement is reversed…
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Interestingly, the researchers want subjects as young as 25 and as old as 80. "Age makes no difference when it comes to making improvements," Adamovich adds. Even more surprising, they've had people come to them as many as 15 years past their strokes and make even better progress than individuals six months after the event.
Today's work is based upon a research paper by Adamovich that appeared in 2006: "Sensorimotor training in a virtual reality environment: Does it improve functional recovery post-stroke?"(Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair). The paper detailed an earlier version of what's in his lab today. "We weren't using the kinds of robotic arms that we have now," said Adamovich. "Subjects played computer games using hand/finger motions in a special glove capable of measuring their finger movements." Additionally, the training used only hands, unlike now, in which the technology has enabled hand-training to be combined with robot-assisted elbow and shoulder-training.
Adamovich, a physicist by education, began studying how the brain controls hand and arm function because of an underlying interest in the basic research principles of brain and body movement, planning and execution. Several years ago, he moved into applied research. "We believe that motor control and learning are important when trying to understand rehabilitation," he said. "Neuroscience has demonstrated through animal studies that you can induce changes in adult brain networks through intensive stimulation and sensory motor training. And, thanks to the recent changes in technologyespecially the availability of robotsthis whole area of neuro-rehabilitation has taken off."
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text: > View Product Details Please select the size of the product. Please enter valid quantity. Giorgio Armani navy leather foldover flap briefcase overview details Retail: $1,095.00 Reduced: $865.99 20% Off : $692.79 color : We're sorry. This style is sold out. Navy For accessories and essentials that are as stylish and sophisticated as the pieces in your wardrobe, look no further than Armani. Color: Navy Soft, smooth leather with polished silvertone hardware Foldover flap with dual pushlock closure Clip removable logo-detailed 45'' grosgrain shoulder strap with 27'' drop; 9'' flat top handle with 3'' drop Logo jacquard interior lining features side zip pocket, two pen holders, organizational pocket, and cell phone pocket Measures approximately 15'' at widest x 10½'' tall at center x 2'' deep; weighs 2 lbs. Leather; Italy; style#322287901