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LONDON (AP) — A raft of U.S. economic figures failed to give markets any momentum Friday at the end of a week that's seen many of the world's major stock indexes rise to multi-year highs.
U.S. stock markets have been at the forefront of the global advance, with the Dow Jones index recording a series of highs during a ten-day winning streak — its best run since 1996 — and the broader S&P 500 on the cusp of its own historic peak.
The run of U.S. economic data did not alter the flat tone that had prevailed in markets through the day as investors cashed in following a stellar run. However, the Dow remained within striking distance of a higher close, which would be its eleventh consecutive.
A stronger than expected increase in February industrial production figures offset a surprisingly big fall in consumer sentiment as measured by the University of Michigan.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down 0.5 percent at 6,496 while Germany's DAX fell 0.3 percent to 8,036. The CAC-40 in France was 0.5 percent lower at 3,851.
In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average was down 0.2 percent at 14,514 while the S&P fell 0.1 percent to 1,562, about 3 points from its all-time high.
Developments on Wall Street and the U.S. economy have largely dominated market sentiment this year despite ongoing worries over the global economy, particularly in Europe.
"Among the investor community, the idea that, economically speaking, the U.S. is leading the pack is still widely shared," said Herve Goulletquer, an analyst at Credit Agricole.
A summit of the 27 European Union leaders in Brussels failed to deliver any fundamental change in economic strategy though there was more talk of the need to promote growth rather than just cut debt.
"Despite the previously entrenched positions, there are signs from the tone and language of the meeting that there may be a slight softening of their austerity position," said Rebecca O'Keeffe, head of investment at Interactive Investor.
The soft tone in stock markets was echoed in the currency markets as investors booked some recent dollar gains. The euro was up 0.5 percent at $1.3075 while the dollar fell 0.6 percent against the Japanese yen, to 95.44 yen.
One currency that has been in the ascendancy over the past day has been the British pound after Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said he suggested the currency was "properly valued."
Traders took his remarks as a sign that the Bank does not want to see further falls in the currency, which has been in retreat for the past few weeks on expectations of another monetary stimulus from the central bank. His comments Thursday pushed the pound back above the $1.51 mark.
Earlier in Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.5 percent to 12,560.95 — its highest close in more than four years — after both houses of parliament endorsed Haruhiko Kuroda, the current president of the Asia Development Bank, to head the Bank of Japan.
The vote allows Kuroda to stand in for current Bank of Japan governor, Masaaki Shirakawa, after he steps down on March 19. Another vote is required to make Kuroda's appointment permanent.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.4 percent to 22,533.11. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 advanced 1.8 percent to 5,120.20. Benchmarks in mainland China, Thailand and Indonesia rose.
Oil markets were relatively subdued, with the benchmark New York rate up 52 cents at $93.55 a barrel.


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A painting is not thought out and settled in advance. While it is being done, it changes as one's thoughts change. And when it is finished, it goes on changing according to the state of mind of whoever is looking at it.
Saturday, 17 April 2010
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Monday, 12 April 2010
With their backs to the world
"In the begining it helped.It was a comfort.Then everything got worse.My nerves were shot,I grew afraidof everything.I drank even morejust to calm myself down,but then I got nervous again,so I drank even more,and finally I was just a nervous wreck..."
" I came close to losing grip totally,and realised I had to put aside the bottle for good."
By Emma Lazarus, 1883
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

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Introduced by David Vann
Illustrated by Abigail Rorer
Set during the Alaskan gold rush of 1897, Jack London's classic adventure story inspired Kerouac and Orwell. In this Folio edition, Abigail Rorer's drawings depict the fierce beauty of the frozen Yukon. David Vann introduces.
Published price: US$ 39.95
The Call of the Wild opens during the Alaskan gold rush 'in the fall of 1897, when the Klondike strike dragged men from all the world into the frozen North'. Not just men but dogs are required, strong pack animals with long coats to pull sleighs full of gold ore and provisions. Buck, a 140-pound cross-breed, is stolen from his comfortable home in California and sold into a life of slavery. He is passed from owner to owner, brutally clubbed and whipped, and forced to drag backbreaking loads over thin ice. After being beaten nearly to death, he is rescued by a prospector named John Thornton, who earns Buck's passionate devotion. In Thornton's care Buck flourishes, and becomes the most famous pack dog in all Alaska. But when the tie with Thornton is broken, Buck escapes the world of humans and fulfils his destiny to become a leader of wolves.
Bound in cloth.
Blocked with a design by Abigail Rorer.
Set in Perpetua.
120 pages.
Frontispiece and 7 black & white illustrations.
Book size: 9" × 6¼".
'He saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club … The facts of life took on a fiercer aspect; and while he faced that aspect uncowed, he faced it with all the latent cunning of his nature aroused'
Readers who first encountered The Call of the Wild as children will find re-reading it richly rewarding. The story is moving, its themes powerful and elemental: the thin line that divides civilisation from nature, the relationship between humans and animals, and the true meaning of strength, both mental and physical. It is also a great adventure story; a classic American tale of a drifter and survivor. Jack London himself took part in the Yukon Gold Rush in 1903, aged just 21, and three years later The Call of the Wild was published to immediate acclaim. London's writing would prove to be a great influence on authors such as Jack Kerouac and George Orwell, directly inspiring Kerouac's On the Road. David Vann, author of the bestselling Legend of a Suicide, set in the Alaskan wilderness, has contributed a new introduction to this edition, and Abigail Rorer's illustrations are thrillingly evocative of the frozen Yukon.
'One of the writers we read to understand America'
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"Awesome edition, wonderfully and firmly constructed. The illustrations and cover are a fine companion to the text."
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WASHINGTON — President Obama can take action to relieve much of the crisis caused by tens of thousands of unaccompanied children crossing the southern US border without waiting for what is likely to be a contentious and lengthy congressional battle, say two key lawmakers, one a Democrat and the other a Republican.
At issue is a provision in a 2008 human trafficking law that puts the fate of young immigrants from countries that don't border the United States in the hands of immigration judges.
The Obama administration has expressed interest in asking Congress to change the law to give the administration more leeway in dealing with the crisis. It can take years for cases to make their way through immigration courts.
But Representative Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that wholesale changes by Congress may not be necessary and that Obama has the authority to return the children to their native countries.
Since October, more than 57,000 children, mostly from Honduras, El Salvador, or Guatemala, have crossed the Mexican border without their parents.
Obama ''has tools in his toolbox'' to solve quickly what most officials say has become a humanitarian crisis and to deter more children from coming to the United States, Rogers said.
''We can safely get them home,'' Rogers said on NBC's ''Meet the Press.'' He said, ''And that's where the president needs to start. So he needs to reengage, get folks who are doing administrative work on the border. They need to make sure they send a very clear signal.''
Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California and the author of the provision in the human trafficking law, said a change in regulations, not the law, could speed the children's return.
The law already allows the departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services to write regulations to deal with ''exceptional circumstances'' that would allow officials to return the children more quickly to their home countries, Feinstein said.
''I would urge HHS and DHS to sit down and set the exceptional circumstances — it may be the number of children coming through in a week or a month, however you see it — and how the process might be modified to give you more time,'' she said Thursday during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.
The committee is considering a $3.7 billion emergency budget request from the White House to deal with the growing crisis on the border.
Feinstein did not elaborate on what changes to the current system she believed the law already allows the president to make.
Under the current law, the Homeland Security Department has 72 hours to transfer child immigrants traveling alone to the Health and Human Services Department's Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Amid the crush of children traveling alone, more than 39,000 other people traveling with their families, mostly mothers and young children, have also been caught in South Texas. An undisclosed number have been released into the community with notices to report back to immigration officials or in court at a later date.
A case for urgency
Obama said the $3.7 billion in emergency spending would help the government deal with the flood of unaccompanied child immigrants. Some of the money would help fund about 40 additional immigration judge teams.
Federal immigration courts have a backlog of more than 375,000 cases. It can often take several years for an immigrant to receive a final ruling.
Republicans have balked at the size of Obama's spending request, arguing that he needs to do more to secure the border and do more to stop immigrant children from making the trip from Central America in the first place.
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell met privately with dozens of governors in Nashville on Sunday as the Obama administration tried to get support from the leaders of states that will host thousands of the Central American children.
The discussions were held on the sidelines of a meeting of the National Governors Association. Governors of both parties expressed concerns about the cost to states, including providing public education for the children, according to those who attended the meeting.
In Southern California on Sunday, immigrants were flocking to churches to see a wooden statue of a saint cherished by border-crossers who make the perilous journey to the United States.
The 4-foot-tall statue of Santo Toribio Romo Gonzalez was flown from the Mexican state of Jalisco and was making stops in churches in three California counties.


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Several weeks ago we launched a project called Android Bounty. By offering incentives to developers, we hoped to encourage them to code new ideas. Our first run was a little bumpy, but we acheived what we set out to do. Today I would like to announce our first Bounty winner and give you a preview of his application.
New visitors can read the original article, but our first idea we set out to create was a Torrent client for Android that could also scan barcodes. The idea sprouted as a technology demonstration to explore the potential, marketable uses of Torrent files. Even though Torrent files are sometimes associated with piracy, there are many commercial uses for distributing media. We do not condone the use of piracy.
Several developers stepped up to the challenge, but Alec Holmes was the first to produce a working application and claim the bounty. His app is named Torrent Droid and meets all the requirements we set. Following is a short video demonstration of the app in use.
Alec had this message to share:
"This version of Torrent Droid is a work in progress but the video shows the core features work. The full consumer version will be released within a month. I enjoyed making this application, and look forward to releasing it soon! To stay up to date visit Zerofate.com"
Call me crazy for uploading this to YouTube, but I wanted to show the app in use. All DVDs seen in the video were purchased by me from Amazon. In this short video I scan a DVD barcode, locate a torrent, and send the file to my laptop. For speed purposes, I performed this demo over a local WiFi network. However, I have also tested it over the Edge network and had no problems.
Stay tuned to our site and Alec's for further developements on this app. If you have any suggestions, comments, or hate mail, please leave a comment. We are also accepting ideas for our next Android Bounty contest. Hopefully for the next contest we can atract more pledges and sponsors to offer a larger bounty prize.
Even if you do not care for this application, do you think the Android Bounty program is something to expand?
UPDATE: Torrent Droid is now featured on TorrentFreak.


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Channing Tatum and Zac Efron are among the stars who have signed on to test their survival skills in a new TV adventure series.
Running Wild with Bear Grylls will track the adventurer and celebrities like Tom Arnold and Ben Stiller as they spend 48 hours in the wilderness, attempting to survive and get back to civilisation.
The six hour-long episodes will debut on the NBC network next month (Jul14).
Grylls says, "Running Wild allows viewers to see inside the hearts and minds of these guests in a very open, honest and vulnerable way, pushing them out of their comfort zones and seeing what they are like in real life when stripped of all the benefits of celebrity.
"Ultimately, this show is about taking these stars on the adventure of a lifetime and being alongside them when they discover something new and empowering about themselves and their world. For me, that is always a privilege."


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NYON, Switzerland – Real Madrid will face Manchester United in a mouthwatering Champions League last-16 clash that sends Cristiano Ronaldo back to where he made his reputation, and Jose Mourinho to the club many believe he wants to coach one day.
"It is going to be thrilling for everybody," Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno said.
In another blockbuster pairing in Thursday's draw, Champions League favourite Barcelona and Lionel Messi will play seven-time winner AC Milan.
Arsenal will face Bayern Munich, last season's beaten finalist, and big-spending Paris Saint-Germain was paired with Valencia.
Also, it was: Celtic vs. Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Borussia Dortmund, FC Porto vs. Malaga, and Galatasaray vs. Schalke.
First-leg matches are to be played from Feb. 12-20. Return matches are from March 5-13.
The storied history of nine-time European champion Madrid and three-time winner United would be enough to ensure the tie top billing, with the first leg in Spain on Feb. 13.
The friendly rivalries of Mourinho and Alex Ferguson in the dugout, and star forwards Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney on the pitch add an extra dimension.
"(Mourinho) is a fantastic manager, a fantastic coach and of course this tie is going to be a challenge for all of us," Butragueno said, declining to discuss speculation that the Portuguese will leave Madrid after the season, and covets the United job.
It was at Old Trafford where Mourinho truly arrived on the international scene with a flamboyant victory sprint down the touchline as his Porto team eliminated United in the last 16 in 2004, the first of Ronaldo's six seasons in England before joining Madrid.
"It is going to be very special for Cristiano," said Butragueno of the Portugal forward, who is the competition's top scorer with six goals. "He is an extraordinary professional. I am sure he is going to do his best to help us qualify."
United defender Rio Ferdinand wrote on Twitter: "Oh yes, Madrid!! What a great couple a games that'll be!! (at)Cristiano see u soon bro!!"
Milan had the misfortune to draw Barcelona again after being unable to beat the Catalan side in four matches in last season's group stage and quarterfinals.
"They're not pleased, we're not pleased but this is what the destiny is," Milan director Umberto Gandini told The Associated Press with a smile. "We have to go over the most difficult team on the planet."
Barcelona director Amador Bernabeu said the tie, which opens in Milan, would be a meeting of two "important, classic teams."
Hours before the draw at UEFA headquarters, Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova underwent surgery on his throat and faces weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment.
UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino opened the ceremony with a message to "a friend of ours. Tito, we are all with you."
Barcelona hopes Vilanova will be on the bench at the San Siro on Feb. 20, Bernabeu said.
Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said the runaway Bundesliga leader "can be happy" with facing Arsenal, which has struggled this season.
"We can manage this, we're going as favourites there," Rummenigge said. "It's important that we try to get a good result in London, to score a goal and set down a marker."
Shakhtar shaped as a team to avoid, and German champion Dortmund — which won a tough group against Madrid, Ajax and Manchester City — must go to Ukraine for the first leg on Feb. 13.
"They finished first in a very strong group," Shakhtar chief executive Sergei Palkin told The AP. "Our overall goal is to win the Champions League."
Paris Saint-Germain and talismanic forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic will start favourite against Valencia, the Spanish club's director Jordi Bruixola said.
Celtic coach Neil Lennon, who masterminded a group-stage victory against Barcelona, said the Scottish champion would respect the European tradition of two-time winner Juventus.
"In terms of glamor it's great, in terms of qualification it's going to be very tough," Lennon told British broadcaster Sky.


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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The King University men's track and field team opened 2014 at the Wake Forest Invitational at the JDL FastTrack. The Tornado set three personal records at the season opening event.
Jordan Smith turned in a stellar performance in the 5,000 meter run as he took first with a new personal record time of 16:35.43. Reggie Warren also had a solid day as he posted a 60 meter dash time of 7.10 seconds and finished 10th in a deep 200 meter dash field with a time of 22.49 seconds.
In the weight throw, Jeremy Stamper set a personal best with a toss of 13.03 meters, placing him ninth. Ryan Hardin set a personal record by more than a full meter in the shot put with his toss of 10.90 meters to place 14th. Stamper turned in a fifth place performance in the shot put with a distance of 13.30 meters.
Brent Swiney started his season with a solid performance in the 3,000 meter run. The sophomore finished fifth with a time of 8:59.52.
King will be in action again on Saturday at the Niswonger Invitational hosted by East Tennessee State University.


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Crash Causes Power Outage
ST. MARYS — A St. Marys woman was arrested Thursday night on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
According to a news release from the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, troopers responded to a crash at 9:13 p.m. Thursday on Ohio 364, near Greenville Road, and determined Nia M. Kennedy, 23, of St. Marys, was driving a 1992 Toyota Corolla north on Ohio 364 when she drove off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole, snapping it off the ground and pulling down another pole connected to wires. The vehicle continued down an embankment and into a waterway.
Kennedy reportedly left the scene of the accident and was later located at a nearby residence. She was arrested for OVI and reportedly had a blood alcohol content of 0.189. The legal limit is 0.08 in the state of Ohio.
Dayton Power and Light was contacted and arrived on the scene because of a power outage. Several local residences were without power because of the crash.
Assisting at the scene were the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office, St. Marys Township Fire Department, St. Marys EMS and Auglaize County EMA.


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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria said it targeted an Israeli vehicle that crossed a ceasefire line into its territory earlier this week because it was heading toward a village with a large rebel presence.
In a letter to the U.N. Security Council circulated Friday, Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said his country exercised its right to self-defense and would respond immediately to any other violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Syria accused Israel of violating the U.N. Charter and the separation of forces agreement that followed the 1973 Arab-Israeli war when it sent the vehicle into Syrian territory and launched two missiles on Tuesday. He said Syria expects the Security Council "to put an end to Israel's violations."
Israel said an Israeli jeep came under fire during an overnight patrol on its side of the cease-fire line in the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau which Israel captured from Syria in 1967 and later annexed. Syria has demanded its return.
Syria claimed it destroyed the vehicle, but Israel said the jeep suffered only minor damage and no one was hurt. Israel said it returned fire at the source and scored a "direct hit."
Since the Syrian civil war broke out in March 2011, there has been growing concern of spillover across the tense border with Israel. The incident Tuesday was the latest in which gunfire and mortar shells have struck the Israeli side of the Golan in recent months. Israel believes that most of the fire has been incidental spillover from the Syrian conflict, but that several cases, including Tuesday's, were intentional.
In his letter, Ja'afari said that at 1:10 a.m. on May 21, "an Israeli vehicle crossed the cease-fire line and proceeded towards the village of Bi'r Ajam, which is located in the liberated area of the Golan within the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic."
"The presence of armed terrorist groups in that village led the Syrian armed forces to target the above-mentioned Israeli vehicle," he said.
Syria refers to opposition fighters as "terrorists."
Ja'afari reiterated Syria's claim that Israel is interfering in Syria's internal affairs "through its provision of logistical support for armed terrorist groups in Syria, including those that are active in the area of separation of forces."
Israel's air force chief, Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel, warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel needs to be ready. He said Russian S-300 air defense systems are "on their way" to Syria, though Israel asked Russia not to supply the advanced air defense system to Syria.


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Ms. Opal Evelyn Mealer, 90, of Big Spring passed away Monday, March 7, 2011, in Big Spring. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Welch Rosewood Chapel with the Rev. R.T. Havener, retired Assembly of God minister, officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olive Memorial Park.


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Deadly attack comes as international envoy set to begin talks in Damascus
A government airstrike on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria killed more than 60 people on Sunday, activists said, casting a pall over a visit by the international envoy charged with negotiating an end to the country's civil war.
The strike on the town of Halfaya left scattered bodies and debris up and down a street, and more than a dozen dead and wounded were trapped in a tangled heap of dirt and rubble.
The attack appeared to be the government response to a newly announced rebel offensive seeking to drive the Syrian army from a constellation of towns and village north of the central city of Hama. Halfaya was the first of the area's towns to be "liberated" by rebel fighters, and activists saw Sunday's attack as payback.
"Halfaya was the first and biggest victory in the Hama countryside," said Hama activist Mousab Alhamadee via Skype. "That's why the regime is punishing them in this way."
The total death toll remained unclear, but the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 60 people had been killed. That number is expected to rise, it said, because some 50 of those wounded in the strike are in critical condition.
Mound of human flesh
Amateur videos posted online Sunday showed residents and armed rebels rushing to the scene. One stopped to cover a mound of human flesh lying in the street with his coat.
More than a dozen dead or seriously wounded people lay in the street near a simple concrete building, some in puddles of blood. Near its front wall, bodies jutted from a pile of dirt and rubble on the sidewalk.
Rebels screamed in distress while trying to extract the bodies, while others carried away the wounded.
It was unclear from the videos whether the building was a bakery. Nearly all the dead and wounded appeared to be men, some wore camouflage, raising the possibility that the jet had targeted a rebel gathering.
For the past week, rebels have been launching attacks in the area, most notably in the nearby village of Morek, where they hope to seize control of the country's main north-south highway, preventing the regime from getting supplies to its forces further north in the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo.
On Saturday, one rebel group threatened to storm two predominantly Christian towns nearby if their residents did not "evict" government troops they said were using them as a base to attack nearby areas.
UN envoy arrives in Damascus
The activist accounts could not be independently verified due to restrictions on reporting in Syria. The government of President Bashar al-Assad does not respond to requests for comment on its military activities.
The attack coincided with the start of a two-day visit by Lakhdar Brahimi, who represents the UN And the Arab League, to meet with top Syrian officials.
Brahimi has made little apparent progress toward ending Syria's crisis since assuming his post in September, mostly because the sides appear more interested in fighting it out than in sitting down for talks.
Brahimi did not speak publicly upon arriving in Damascus for a two-day mission, and it was unclear whether he would present new ideas to end the war. His trip appeared troubled from the start.
Instead of flying directly to Syria as he had on previous visits, Brahimi landed in Beirut and travelled to the Syrian capital by land because of fighting near the Damascus airport, Lebanese officials said.
The Lebanese officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Brahimi was expected to meet Syria's foreign minister later Sunday and Assad on Monday.
The trip is Brahimi's third since taking the job following the resignation of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan after both sides disregarded a cease-fire he brokered in April. While not advancing a comprehensive peace plan, Brahimi has called on the sides to negotiate a solution.
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blogger cribs @ the material girls
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I loved your dining chairs!!!! LOVEDD Are they for sale? PLEASE...
- Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 9:25:00 AM PST
M21, I'd live in your garage if I had the chance. I'm considering buying that same brass and glass coffee table from my neighborhood consignment store.
- Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 10:49:00 AM PST
- maison21 said...
anon- they are trashed- never recovered or restored them- but if you are looking for a project, they are most definitely 4 sale!
elizgonz, i 'd love to rent my garage out to you! in this economy i could use the rent check!
buy the table- they are classiques.
- Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 4:47:00 PM PST
- Things That Inspire said...
OK, please tell me that your pictures were professionally taken - they looked amazing! If they were not done by a pro, you are a great photographer.
I did not realize the magnitude of the post, I casually responded to the Material Girls' request with one little photo of my entry. But, I do like my entry, so all is well.
- Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 6:10:00 PM PST
- Suzy said...
Your place looks amazing! And I am absolutely head over heals in love with that brass shelf thingy in your living room - fantastic!
- Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 9:03:00 PM PST
- maison21 said...
thanks inspire- just my lil camera and me, but i know a little photoshop so i'm crafty at cropping, adjusting lighting, etc.
i loved your entry- that chest is stunning. i did the reverse of you though- i sent the girls all those photos thinking they'd select one, or possibly two at most, to run on their blog. i was shocked to see so many!
- Friday, March 6, 2009 at 2:01:00 PM PST
- maison21 said...
thanks suzy! i'm rather fond of that etagere myself. it's part of the permanent collection here- one of the items i never grow tired of.
- Friday, March 6, 2009 at 3:34:00 PM PST
- International Decor said...
really i love your pretty tastes
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- Italian corner said...
you have great ideas and fantastic blog
- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 2:48:00 PM PST


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Monday August 09, 2010
Ms Murky Mondays:
Summer Table Cloth for 30
We've got lots cooking but not in the kitchen....
I am in full gear on the preparations for the Country Living Magazine / Berkshire Grown event at my house on August 22nd!! And I know the devil is in the details.
Menu planning is in full swing. I spent Sunday afternoon making my lists!! We are expecting 30+ guests to share in an authentic farm to table dinner. We'll tell all about the menu and the cooking prep as we get closer to the event. Right now - it's all about the table setting....
I was agonizing over finding just the right "tablewear" and just when I was in deep despair I remembered that I have a treasure trove of fabrics in my closet ... and lucky me - do I have the PERFECT fabric for a table runner. Goes to show you that the instincts to buy cool/unique fabric for some future project really do pay off. The sales receipt was still attached - I bought the fabric in 2002.
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Monarchs post overtime triumph over SpringfieldStaff Report
November 24. 2012 10:52PM
The Manchester Monarchs registered a 4-3 shootout win over the host Springfield Falcons Saturday night.
Manchester improved to 9-6-2 and will host Portland today at 3 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Arena. Springfield fell to 10-2-4.
Captain Marc-Andre Cliche scored the deciding goal in the shootout, beating goalie Curtis McElhinney to give Manchester a 3-1 edge in the shootout through four rounds.
McElhinney had been sharp all game, including the close of regulation and overtime when the Monarchs applied steady pressure. McElhinney was AHL Player of the Week earlier in November and made 33 saves on Saturday.
Peter Manninno made 21 saves and came up big in the shootout by stopping three of four Falcon shooters.
Monarchs rookies Jordan Weal and Tyler Toffoli scored in the first two shootout rounds for Manchester. Nick Drazenovic scored in round three for Springfield while Monarch Thomas Hickey was stopped.
Mannino stuffed Ryan Johansen to open the fourth round and then Cliche won it.
The Monarchs opened the game with a recent trend that they'd like to shake, that of getting behind early.
Springfield took a 1-0 lead at 4:32 of the first period on a power-play goal from Johansen.
Manchester was able to tie the game with a power-play goal of its own at 8:47 when rookie Tanner Pearson scored his fourth of the season, putting home a rebound shot after McElhinney had made several saves during a flurry.
The Monarchs took a 2-1 lead at 9:31 of the first, again striking on the power play. This time it was defenseman Nick Deslauriers, who netted his second of the season with a blast from inside the blue line that made its way through traffic.
Deslauriers scored his first of the season on Friday night in the Monarchs' 4-3 overtime loss to Worcester.
Manchester extended to a 3-1 lead with yet another power-play goal in the first. Toffoli scored at 16:14 for his eighth of the year.
Toffoli missed Friday's game to attend the funeral service for his grandmother, who passed away on Tuesday.
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SALEM — With more quick-charge stations installed for electric vehicles, Oregon has completed its portion of the West Coast Electric Highway.
When completed, the electric highway will be equipped with quick-charge stations every 25 to 60 miles, according to The Salem Statesman Journal. The highway is a tri-state effort of Washington, Oregon and California, and extends from British Columbia to Baja California.
The quick-charge stations can typically charge a car battery in 20 to 30 minutes. Depending on battery-charge levels, it can take between four to eight hours at a non-quick charge station.
Portland General Electric joined with ECOtality, the company that manufactures the stations, through the Electric Vehicle Project to install the stations that completed the northern portion of the state's corridor.
Oregon's recently added stations to complete its portion, including a quick-charge one at the Shari's Cafe and Pie restaurant in Keizer. The other locations for PGE's part of the project include a southeast Portland Burgerville, Woodburn's Elmer's restaurant, the Clackamas Town Center and Wilsonville Town Center.
The Oregon Department of Transportation completed the southern stretch of the state freeway with 10 quick-charge stations along I-5 last March.
Art James, senior project executive for ODOT's office of innovative partnerships, said American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds from the Oregon Department of Energy enabled the state to install the AeroVironment fast-chargers.
Together with the ECOtality stations, the state's corridor is complete.
"By having a network of easy-to-use chargers people can get around the state and charge up when they need to," James said.
The state is working to install 33 more AeroVironment fast-charge stations through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER project. Upon completion, there will be fast-chargers along the Gorge, at the Coast, in Central Oregon and in the Willamette Valley.
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Friday, October 04, 2013 - Just and Adam RAW - FULL CONTACT
Just and Adam RAW - FULL CONTACT
We brought Just Angelo and Adam Rupert together for a duo. We find them on a bed, in only their underwear. Adam is massaging Just's feet. Then he moves up and they begin to kiss. Adam moves down Just's body, kissing it and kissing his groin. Just responds by kissing on Adam's nipples. Adam removes Just's underwear, exposing a big, stiff cock. He starts sucking on that cock and kissing some more. Then, with his underwear off Adam feeds his own cock into Just's mouth. Just sucks on that dick As is cock is sucked Adam reaches down and wanks his buddy. Then they move into 69, with Adam crouching over Just. They suck each other real well before getting onto their knees and kissing. Adam sucks Just again, this time with his ass exposed to the camera. Just reaches for that ass, rubbing the hole with his fingers and then rimming it. His tongue laps as that eager hole as Adam wanks himself. Just is ready for more and shoves his throbbing cock deep into that hungry hole. He fucks Adam so hard and deep that his buddy's cock bounces up and down under the pounding. Adam moans in pleasure as he takes that cock and they change positions. Just is on the bed with Adam sitting on his massive cock. Just thrusts his cock up and down, to fill that hole. His balls are nice and tight as he fucks. Adam is loving how it feels to have his ass worked. Moving to missionary position Adam wanks himself as Just continues to fuck him nice and hard. He really wanks hard as his hole is being filled, and shoots his cum over his belly. Just continues to fuck that ass and, when he is ready, pulls out, squatting over Adam's face and dumps his creamy cum too. Adam the sucks on that big, spent cock before they kiss again to end a lovely scene.
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We brought Ivan Cakovsky and Libor Bores in for a scene. They are both very good looking guys who love sex. We find Ivan working on the plumbing in the bathroom. Libor walks in, wrapped in a towel and complains that Ivan has not finished his work. He argues with Ivan but nevertheless climbs into the bath, oblivious to Ivan's closely attentive eyes. Ivan forgets about his work as he gropes himself as he watches Libor. He offers to wash Libor's back for him Libor agrees as he says he is in a hurry. Libor then complains that Ivan is groping himself as he washes the back. Ivan pulls his cock out of his jeans and it is already rock hard. He takes Libor's hand and places it on his cock. Then he pulls Libor's head onto that cock. Libor seems to forget that he is in a hurry and starts sucking on that huge, throbbing cock. Then he moves up and kisses the horny plumber. Going back down on the cock Libor takes it all the way down his throat as he sucks and wanks on it. He really sucks on that cock well, keeping it so hard. Then Libor climbs out of the bath, his own dick good and hard. Ivan goes right down on the cock, showing that he can suck good too. His mouth works over Libor's dick sucking the big head and licking the shaft. He Wanks himself as he sucks Libor's big dick. Libor thrusts his groin as he enjoys the feeling of that hot mouth working on his cock. Ivan stands places his big cock against Libor's wanking them together. After kissing again Libor climbs into the bath, turning his ass and pushing it out towards Ivan who quickly moves in and starts rimming the tight pucker hole. After lapping at that hole Ivan takes the shower hose and inserts it into that hot ass. He works it into Libor's ass, moving it back and forth as he wanks his own cock. With that sexy hole opened up he removes the hose and replaces it with his big, thick dick. Then he starts to fuck that hot ass, nice and deep. He really works his cock hard and fast into Libor's ass. Libor looks back and smiles as he feels Ivan's cock fucking in and out of his hole. Libor also grabs his own cock and wanks on it as he gets a good, hard fucking. He reaches back and pulls Ivan forward to kiss him as he takes the big cock. That ass gets a good hard pounding before the guys move to Libor's bed. Ivan lays on the bed and Libor joins him, sucking on his cock again. Then Libor sits his ass down on that cock and takes a ride on it. His ass works up and down the thick shaft, with Libor wanking himself. Libor is loving that cock and really works his ass over it, bouncing up and down on it for all he is worth. Then they move into a spoon position and Ivan slams his dick back into that hungry hole. He pounds away as hard as he can as Libor wanks himself. With Libor wanking himself so fast it isn't long before he shoots a big load of cum over himself. Ivan continues to fuck that hot ass till he is ready to blow too. He moves up to Libor's face and shoots his cum all over it. Libor quickly grabs that big cock and sucks on it to drain it completely, before sharing a final kiss with Ivan.
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All of use enjoyed the visit by BadPuppy's new owner, CJ and his lover Trent. We really bonded. CJ has some brilliant ideas for the future. It certainly didn't hurt that CJ and Trent are dog (and cat) lovers. I thought Trent was going to pack Aida up and take her back to Hong Kong with them. Unfortunately, the way Trent spoiled Aida, I think she might have gone. It was a great visit. I just wish the visits weren't so great and we could compare notes much more often.
There has been quite a bit of Czech political news with the lection just weeks away. With so much negative stuff happening in the USA, most of you might not be interested in our little political scene. However, below are some links. And in the Blog I'll have a few comments.
Klaus says 'pull out.'
Reaction to Klaus
Student Poll
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Leading off in today's newsletter is a great duo with Just Angelo and Adam Rupert. They are followed by Peter Malik in his very good erotic video, Otakar Bubek's session stills and a lovely backstage video with Vasek Konik and Roman Koroza.
Our castings today feature three guys, all of whom look very good. They are Lukas Perda, Silvestr Paty and Pavel Havran. My pick for today is Lukas Perda.
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Chad Gaudin helps Giants blank Arizona
Gaudin, bullpen blank Arizona in 2nd-half opener
It might have gone unsaid in the Giants' clubhouse. In fact, manager Bruce Bochy demands that. Deep down, though, everybody inside understands that a mere series victory against the first-place Diamondbacks will be nothing but a glancing blow.
To land a real punch, the Giants need a sweep, a possibility that remains after they rode seven shutout innings from Chad Gaudin to a 2-0 victory at AT&T Park on Friday night.
"What a great way to start the second half," closer Sergio Romo said after he earned his 22nd save. "We just gained a game on our division leader."
And that is big news, because the Giants had not done so since June 30. They still remain 5 1/2 games back and seven games below .500, and the true threat in the National League West might be the second-place Dodgers, but any step closer at this stage is better than a step back.
Gaudin improved to 4-0 with a 2.23 ERA as a starter. He was given a 2-0 lead after the first inning and ran with it, holding the Diamondbacks to three singles and no walks over seven innings. He struck out eight.
Bochy then went all Tony La Russa in the eighth. Bochy used four relievers to face six batters in the stressful inning. Ultimately, in his first critical appearance off the disabled list, Santiago Casilla got Paul Goldschmidt on a 6-4 forceout with the bases loaded to preserve the 2-0 lead.
Romo followed with a 1-2-3 ninth, his 29th consecutive scoreless appearance against the Diamondbacks dating to 2010.
All the scoring happened after Ian Kennedy walked Gregor Blanco to start the first inning. Buster Posey hit a one-out, RBI double, and Hunter Pence singled home Posey on a two-strike, two-out pitch.
The real story was Gaudin, who has opened eyes with his strike-throwing consistency. As Romo put it, Gaudin takes the mound and says, "Here it is. Here is what I have," and for the most part, hitters have been frustrated trying to hit it.
"What a great job he did tonight, which we needed, because we stopped at two runs," Bochy said. "He's been so consistent it's hard to pick out which start has been his best. That's why we let him go the first game. This is not his first rodeo. He's been pitching for a while."
Ryan Vogelsong could return by Aug. 9, when Bochy, pitching coach Dave Righetti and general manager Brian Sabean will have to decide whether to return Gaudin to the bullpen or keep him in the rotation and remove another starter (Barry Zito?).
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," Bochy said, before acknowledging, "It will be hard to take him out."
Gaudin said he is fine either way.
"Obviously, I like to start," he said. "I enjoy starting. If they come to me and tell me to go to the 'pen, I'll be there ready to go."
Now, Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner pitch the final two games of this series.
Behind them will be a loose team. The clubhouse was far more lively and chuckle-filled than it was before the Giants took three of four in San Diego heading into the break.
"There could be some carryover from San Diego," Romo said. "The break helped us ease our minds, so to speak. Today, everybody showed their personality. This is how we typically are, how close everyone can be, how happy we can be when we show up for work."
Strong arm
On Friday, Chad Gaudin made his third start since missing time after getting hit in the elbow by a batted ball. Here are his combined stats after seven shutout innings against Arizona:
Innings pitched19
Hits allowed10
Runs allowed2
Earned runs allowed2
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The Blackberry Playbook goes live: an iPad Competitor?
Last week at ABA TECHSHOW, the tech buzz around RIM's foray into the tablet field, the Blackberry Playbook, reached a near-fever pitch. "Have you seen the Playbook? You need to see the Playbook!," I was told on more than one occasion. And having had a chance to hold and see a demo of the Playbook, I wanted to take a moment here to give my thoughts on its place in the current tablet ecosystem.
It's a beautiful device - it's smaller than an iPad, with a 7" inch screen, and the display is terrific. Having been used to the 10" iPad screen, I think I prefer the larger real estate, but that may be because I have been using it for so long. Holding the device is comfortable; although it weighs about the same as my iPad2, it's more compact and easier to hold. The materials used to create it don't feel quite as solid as the iPad2, though. The cameras are much better than those on the iPad 2 - a 5 Megapixel camera in back, with a 3MP camera in front. And of course the Playbook comes equipped with Flash, so visiting websites or viewing videos that use Flash is something you can't do with an iPad. I also prefer the Playbook's multi-tasking capabilities, which allow you to scroll through your open programs in a way that's a lot more intuitive than the iPad.
Still, there are some drawbacks to the Playbook that make it hard to recommend - at this point, anyway. Probably the biggest issue for me is the lack of an integrated email/calendar/contacts functionality. In order to read your email or access your calendar/contacts on the Playbook, you need to own a Blackberry, and connect via a Bluetooth program called the Blackberry Bridge. Once the connection is made, you can read and reply to email, view your calendar or contacts - but once the connection is broken, all of that data disappears from the Playbook. This is great from a security perspective, but it seriously hampers the functionality of the device, and it's all but useful if you happen to be an iPhone or Android phone user (unless, of course, you use web-based email that can be accessed via a web browser).
The other main reason I hesitate in endorsing the Playbook is its lack of apps, especially those for lawyers. When I saw the Playbook demo at ABA, a lawyer asked, "what are some of the ways that I can be productive as a lawyer on the Playbook?" Instead of answer, the person giving the demo said, "look at this great game!" And with reason - at launch, the Blackberry comes with 3,000 apps designed for tablets. This is nothing to sneeze at, until you consider the iPad has 65,000 tablet-based apps, and can run all 350,000 of the iPhone's apps - the Playbook can't run any of the Blackberry's 27,000 apps. As my friends at TECHSHOW said: the tablet is almost entirely about the apps. RIM has a ways to go before it can catch up with some solid productivity apps lawyers can use.
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Tide change: Concord now No.1 in poll, Exeter slips to 5th
September 30. 2013 5:57PM
THERE has been a change at the top.
Bishop Guertin of Nashua's 21-14 overtime victory against Exeter on Saturday night paved the way for Concord to move into the No. 1 spot in this week's Union Leader/WGIR/WMUR Power Poll, which was released Monday morning.
Exeter, the poll's No. 1 team for the first three weeks of the season, suffered its first setback to a Division I opponent since 2011, when it lost a regular-season game against Pinkerton Academy of Derry.
"We made them earn everything," Bishop Guertin coach Travis Cote said. "They had only one, what I would consider to be, big play. Other than that, we didn't give them anything other than an 8- to 10-yard run."
Concord, meanwhile, raised its record to 4-0 by beating Manchester Memorial, 69-41, Saturday afternoon. The Crimson Tide led 63-28 when running time kicked in with 8:36 left in the third quarter.
Concord's only concern coming out of that game may be the 371 yards passing it allowed. Memorial quarterback Stephen Deane completed 15 of 27 passes, three of which were good for TDs.
Concord, which received five of the poll's six first-place votes, has scored 201 points in its four games.
"Concord is, on paper, the best team in the state right now," Pinkerton coach Brian O'Reilly said after his team's 35-14 triumph over Londonderry Saturday night.
Concord is one of three unbeaten teams in Division I. No. 2 Bedford (4-0) and No. 3 Nashua South (4-0) are the others. Bedford received this week's other first-place vote.
Pinkerton (3-1) is No. 4 in the poll, Exeter (3-1) having dropped from first to fifth. BG (3-1) moved from eighth to sixth.
Including Exeter, four teams in last week's poll lost last weekend. Trinity of Manchester dropped a 35-14 decision to Plymouth, Londonderry lost to Pinkerton, and Spaulding of Rochester suffered a 41-0 loss to Keene.
Trinity (3-1) fell from seventh to 10th, while Londonderry and Spaulding, teams that were tied for 10th last week, dropped out of the poll. Portsmouth (3-1), which was part of a three-way tie with Londonderry and Spaulding at No. 10 last week, also dropped out of the poll despite a 53-28 victory over Souhegan of Amherst. The Clippers did receive votes, but not enough to remain in the top 10.
No. 7 Winnacunnet of Hampton (3-1), No. 8 Plymouth (4-0) and No. 9 Keene (2-2) are the other teams in this week's top 10. Keene is the only new team in the poll.
BISHOP GUERTIN has won three of its first four Division I games, even though running back/receiver C.J. Boykin has yet to play a down during the regular season. Boykin suffered an elbow injury against Manchester Central during the Queen City Jamboree.
When healthy, Boykin is one of the top big-play threats in the state.
"Hoping to get him cleared a week from (today)," Cote said. "It's a dislocated elbow, and initially they thought it would be two weeks, but they found some bone chips.
"We're hoping to get him back for the last four games of the regular season. The fact that we've (started 3-1) without him is just a bonus."
THERE is one game on this weekend's schedule that involves teams that are both in this week's Power Poll: Friday night's matchup between No. 3 Nashua South and No. 5 Exeter at Nashua's Stellos Stadium.
Exeter has a 3-1 record against South since the Blue Hawks moved from Division II to Division I following the 2009 season.
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St. Bonaventure University associate professor of psychology Dr. Gregory Privitera's college textbook about research methods has been awarded the 2014 Most Promising New Textbook Award.
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For the true bibliophile, the book shop is one of the few retail experiences impossible to replicate online.
Yes, there are hundreds of extremely competitive ecommerce sites that offer cheaper-than-high-street books with free delivery, but what they're missing is the sensory experience of browsing a book shop's shelves; the touch, the smell and most importantly, the conversation.
I spent seven years working as a bookseller, and as my learned colleague Ben Davis will agree: once a bookseller, always a bookseller. It's impossible not to shoehorn one's innate love of books into most conversations.
Part of the joy of working with books is the interaction with the customers. It was extraordinarily easy to load up a customer with armfuls of recommendations when all they came into purchase was the latest Maeve Binchy.
This is where online book stores can match the offline experience: Conversation, interaction and engagement, all through the art of social proof.
I've previously gone into greater detail about social proof here: Whitbread and the power of social proof; this post mainly concentrated on the food, drink and leisure services as well as describing how social proofing works.
Here I'm going to use the examples discussed in that post and the examples in our 11 great ways to use social proof in ecommerce article to see how online book shops compare.
I'll be using Morrissey's recent autobiography, cunningly titled Autobiography, and controversially published under Penguin's Classics imprint, as the control throughout this article.
I figure this book, as widely covered by the media and as polarising as it is, would be prime conversation bait.
Waterstones.com has little in the way of social proof evidenced on the homepage. There are no customer recommendations, comments or 'previously bought' links.
Let's see what the product page has to offer…
Again, not an awful lot of chatter.
Below the fold you can see a list of four books that customers also bought.
There's little to suggest much in the way of consistency of theme (crime books and Bridget Jones?), so this is clearly a random selection.
When you click on the review tab, there's one single review.
Well, one person has rated it four stars and not written anything.
Waterstone's runs a blog, which is a really attractive and regularly updated page.
However there's little advantage taken with customer interaction. There are very few comments, and there is little encouragement to provide them. This seems like a shame as blogs are a perfect way to encourage conversation and engagement.
Here's our trumpet blowing article about the importance of blogging and how it's added to Econsultancy's success.
Waterstone's knows exactly what its doing with social, so it's a shame this personalisation, and personality, isn't replicated on the website to encourage more interaction.
The Book Depository
The most notable feature on The Book Depository homepage is the 'watch people shop' widget.
We've covered this in a previous social proof post but it's worth mentioning again.
Here in real time you can watch books being purchased across the globe. It's a strangely compelling and addictive experience, and as our editor in chief Graham Charlton points out "if someone in Hong Kong feels confident in placing an order, why shouldn't other customers?"
Let's check out Morrissey's product page.
There's very little social proof here, with no customer reviews. Below the product info there's an unwieldly titled 'other people who viewed this bought' section.
Again, this isn't targeted particularly well. Tony Visconti is a good shout, but I would assume the Venn diagram of Morrissey fans and Miranda fans consists of two completely separate circles.
The competition page fairs much better. The Book Depository runs a regular 'win all the books of the week' and here there's loads of customer engagement.
There are hundreds of comments like this. Surely this community can be harnessed and spread throughout the website, especially the product pages, rather than hidden away here.
Kobo is an ebook download site. The homepage is notable for having a similar layout to most VoD streaming websites.
Kobo seemingly wants to provide a contemporary user experience for digital in keeping with other new technology. There's no room for human interaction here.
Morrissey's ebook product page is as clinical and unemotional as the record industry he routinely lambasts in his ramblings.
There is a section called Kobo Cafe, which brings to mind Parisian coffee shops, where the literati gather to discuss the latest work by Camus or Satre.
Or at least a place where users can discuss their favourite books in a social media setting.
This couldn't be further from the truth. Kobo Cafe is a collection of corporate bore, empty sloganeering, press releases and the CEO's latest thoughts. The lack of sharing and tweeting as evidenced underneath the articles should be a clue as to how much of a waste of time this is.
Kobo makes Amazon feel like an Oxfam book shop.
Speaking of which...
Oxfam has introduced an ecommerce book site to its web presence. Centralising their second hand book distribution service, creating convenience and affordability for the customer and making some money for charity.
I wasn't expecting anything too spectacular here, but as evidenced from the Catch-22 product page (there's no Morrissey autobiography just yet, clearly people are still wading through that mighty tome) Oxfam could certainly utilise its huge network of shops and volunteers to provide reviews and recommendations, creating an online community of book-lovers similar to the in-store experience.
Foyles.co.uk has a similar lack of social proof on its homepage and its product pages.
There are no customer reviews or 'other customers purchased' links. Morrissey remains a perpetually lonely soul.
There is an intriguing looking area called Encounter Culture though.
This is full of Q&As, competitions, staff written blogs and other interesting articles on writing. Unfortunately there's no customer engagement; it's all staff or author based. This isn't a place for user discussions or recommendations.
The Blackwell's website is possibly the most austere example here. There's nothing in the way of social proof or interaction.
The product page is as unappealing as a plain text document in Word.
The review tab reveals a review written by professional music critic, not a user or customer.
Every recommendation comes directly from its staff.
There's no room for outsiders here.
In conclusion...
Amazon is the king of ecommerce social proofing. There is nowhere on the Amazon website where you don't see 'customers bought this' or 'customers recommend that'. Each product has hundreds of reviews and a thriving community of commenters.
If other online book shops even hope to touch Amazon they need to harness exactly what makes their offline retail stores so successful in the first place: the customer's passion for books.
Use their reviews and recommendations. Build communities out of them, tie these communities into your product pages. Get customers to write blog posts. Start a book club, get customers talking about books, use this discussion everywhere on your site.
People love books. People love spending money on books. People love discussing books. People love being recommended books they've never heard of… Use these truths and your online book shop will become an experience that can't be replicated by Amazon or even on the high street.
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Is it possible that when heading online to buy books people almost exclusively go to Amazon?
I am an avid reader and a big fan of printed books and brick-and-mortar stores... I've worked in a few myself! But to be honest I go to Waterstones or Foyles or wherever because I can't wait for a book to be delivered. Or because I have some free time and I feel like browsing and sitting in a comfy chair reading jacket covers for an hour in peace.
My point is... are there other points of differentiation these sites can offer, other than just trying to beat Amazon who they'll never beat? I work in social media and obviously believe in the power of community building etc. But as you said, these shops should think about what make their real life experience what it is and take it from there. Every company has a point of differentiation. The trick is, creating one online.
Most brands are so tempted to do what everyone else is doing that they overlook what will work best for them and their customers. I see it all the time.
Thanks for the read!
totally agree with you.. Great article
Great article, Christopher. As a marketer and lover of books, I've been so frustrated that no one has been able to step up to Amazon on the social proof front. There are millions of people talking about books every day online and all retailers have to do is tap a little bit of it.
Now that Amazon have bought Goodreads, they've combined the largest retail site with the largest social book site and effectively ended anyone's hopes of competing on the social front. It's a real shame as it was Amazon's achilles heel until then.
I still think there's some hope, however. Like you have said, it's a simple job to recommend a book to a booklover and we regularly impulse buy after reading positive reviews and recommendations, even buying more books than we have time to read. There are some interesting things being done by Anobii (backed by HMV Group, Penguin Random House etc) and a couple of major supermarket chains but no one has yet really delivered on the last few years of talk.
Soaring tablet ownership has opened the door for the rest of the market too, meaning customers can have several ereaders on their devices and divided loyalty.
I've nothing against Amazon but we'd all benefit from a much more open market.
It is a very nice article posted by you but as a customer i would like to buy book from bookstore because paper printed book is effective than downloaded books. we are also non-profit organization http://www.futureindiango.com/Default.aspx


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Intel, and S3/Via integrated gfx chipsets have pretty poor OpenGL support.
What? Your intel/S3/whatever works fine with all the other games? Could it be that they are putting most of their resources behind directX , and OpenGL gets treated like the ugly step child?
This game uses OpenGL for a reason, it is the *ONLY* API, that can work on Windows, Macs, and linux (and...) machines.
There are also some commercial games that use OpenGL (Quake series is the most famous), and then all the CAD & advanced visual effect software.
So where does this leave us?
In short, nobody on the dev team has inferior hardware. We have nobody that can debug the issue. We don't have anyone available that can fix intel's / S3/Via's /insert whoever here/ crappy drivers.
We have a mix of AMD/ATI & Nvidia hardware, and if we had any issues that is caused by our code, we would, obviously, try to fix it.
People who have issues with their drivers need to contact whoever the drivers came from, and complain loudly. That is the only resolution you can do to fix it.
For those that have problems, post what chipset or gfx hardware you are using, and what OS, and the driver version.
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NOTE: Window's Intel integrated graphics users. If you are crashing in ig4icd32.dll as shown in your Warzone2100.RPT file, then please try upgrading to the latest video drivers and/or try turning off shaders. There is nothing else that we can do to fix it for intel people, so please report all bugs to Intel so they can fix their driver problems! http://www.intel.com/support/feedback.h ... s#graphics
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New Met Museum Head Max Hollein gets a profile in Vogue, exploring his leadership style and vision for the storied institution. "Max likes to run things," Dede Wilsey, the main patron of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco says. "He's always way ahead of everybody in his thinking. So if he's decided this is going to work at the Met, he's figured out how it's going to work."
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Gagosian Gallery has hired dealer Andrew Fabricant after his departure from rival Richard Gray Gallery. "Gagosian's global platform and broad embrace of both historical and contemporary artists was inspirational and important to me in this decision," Fabricant said in the statement. "The gallery's international profile has influenced and informed the tastes and interests of both a seasoned and new generation of collectors."
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Research into the current state of the arts in Berlin shows that the city's artists face frequent challenges of poverty, gender pay gaps and minuscule pensions. "Most of the numbers were expected, but I was alarmed by how low the pension expectancy of artists actually is," says researcher Hergen Wöbken.
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