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GlyphsJuly 25, 2005
Oh, the fun to be had with Unicode.
Unicode, for those still unfamiliar, is a universal character encoding standard, jointly developed by a consortium with dozens of corporate and individual members around the world. The Unicode character set currently tops out at over 70,000 characters, and contains character sets from around the world, in both modern and ancient forms.
A bit more background follows, and then some usage analysis. Interspersed throughout this article are various Unicode characters; it's highly unlikely that your browser/OS knows what to do with all of them. So unless you're running Safari, click on any set to view an image-based equivalent (which is a screenshot of how they actually do render in Safari).
Although Unicode is meant for characters, the term 'character' appears to be used rather loosely. The scope of Unicode is quite broad:
Unicode covers all the characters for all the writing systems of the world, modern and ancient. It also includes technical symbols, punctuations, and many other characters used in writing text. The Unicode Standard is intended to support the needs of all types of users, whether in business or academia, using mainstream or minority scripts.
If you've never opened a character selection utility, there are a whole bunch of goodies waiting to be discovered. Both Mac OS X and Windows have useful utilities that allow you to get at the extended characters you won't find on the average keyboard. Windows has the Character Map (All Programs ➝ Accessories ➝ System Tools ➝ Character Map) while OS X has the more functional and comprehensive Character Palette (System Preferences ➝ International ➝ Input Menu ➝ Character Palette). Both of these will enable you to browse around the higher Unicode characters that one normally can't get at directly from the average keyboard.
Given the current state of internationalization amongst modern operating systems and browsers, we're coming close to actually being able to use some of these advanced characters on the web. The issues are similar to those of specfying typefaces for a browser: the user's system must be able to render the character in question.
The biggest advantage I can see, aside from the obvious foreign language support, is the ability to include pictographs and icons within a document, without having to send an image over the wire. A little CSS styling means they can be set to any size, without consuming any more bandwidth, so the visual opportunities are promising.
Though, the biggest caveat is that any character you choose must have a representative glyph (the character pictograph itself) in the font you're displaying it with. It's unlikely that we'll ever be able to rely on a specific glyph/font combination being present on the computers of every user. It's also pretty much a given that the average typeface simply won't have glyphs for all 70,000+ characters, considering the work that goes into producing even a basic latin character set. We're lucky, though, that most of the standard web sets — Verdana, Georgia, Arial, etc. — have a larger number of glyphs designed than an average font (thank you, Microsoft).
Browsers are not equal in their rendering, unfortunately. This article was composed while testing in Safari, and looks absolutely great. Any other browser, including Firefox, doesn't. I can't even begin to speculate why this is, as I had assumed Unicode character assignment occured on the operating system level. Suffice it to say, all browsers are not equal when it comes to rendering advanced Unicode characters.
Although it's probably easier and more reliable to embed these in an image for now, if you pay attention to the character sets and font combinations, it's possible to render them as text within a browser. Once you have a Unicode number (which you can find in your character viewer of choice) you've got enough to start playing. There are at least three ways to include them as character data, and likely more:
- As a literal character, copied and pasted into your markup from the character viewer. Make sure your site uses a Unicode encoding like UTF-8. (Although this is true for all three options in this list.)
- As an escaped character entity in your markup, using the
NNNN;format (for example,
›) where NNNN is the Unicode number (can be less than 4 digits, e.g.
·) (Unicode Character Lookup)
- As generated content via your CSS, using the
:afterpseudoselectors and the
"\NNNN"format. (eg.
li:before {content: "\203A";}
But it can be hit and miss since so many variables are involved. Still, the opportunity to experiment is there, and you may have noticed certain Unicode characters showing up in the wild — from the mundane © copyright symbols all over the web, to accents like John Gruber's stars on the Daring Fireball Linked List (they appear after each link).
It might be nice to have a reference sheet with a bunch of reliable cross-browser glyphs that work today, were anyone up to experimenting. Otherwise, consider all this a simple look at the possibilities of what we might get to play with in a few years, if all the major browsers play ball. I'll leave you with a couple of enhanced, gracefully-degrading generated content examples (screenshot here) to show how you might consider using these characters in a non-harmful way.
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Pluto
The Road to Enlightenment
Littering a dark and dreary road lay the past relics of browser-specific tags, incompatible DOMs, and broken CSS support.
It sounds like more than just Safari is doing justice to this page. As it's obviously not purely a browser issue, there are a number of reasons why your setup differs from mine, and why my copy of Firefox renders it differently than yours, which renders it differently than hers, which renders it… you get the idea. OS version, installed fonts, and international language options are all factors here. So, if you see this page as intended, great!
You say that this gracefully degrades, but Firefox renders question marks for all the symbols it can't figure out. Not so graceful looking to me.
Great article only I'm wondering if it's wider usefulness will be limited for some time to come simply as you can't tell if your reader will get the symbols or the square. Language after all is about communication.
Although, don't get me wrong, the applications of delivering to different languages is good stuff. I just mean it may still be quite limited in it's usefulness to the average joe. Hardly what I would use to put sexy bullets on my site, for example. As far as I can tell anyway.
This page is a handy guide to some of the more mundane Unicode characters that are pretty much guaranteed to work in Windows.
This is also a pretty good online character chart:
(more useful than the authoritative ones at Unicode.org because those are only available as PDFs)
Lastly, I hope it isn't considered spam to link to my own blog here, but I did make a little project of organizing all the Unicode characters that correspond to characters of the IMB PC "OEM" character set back into their original codepage order:
Between Lucida Grande and Arial Unicode, both Mac and Windows users should have pretty good Unicode glyph coverage. Linux is lagging in this area.
For the browser's part, the correct behaviour, whenever encountering a glyph not included in the CSS-specified font, should be to render it in a suitable alternate font. Obviously, that requires the browser to know which fonts make which glyphs and character sets available. Safari seems to shine here, while Firefox and Camino have mixed success. I've experienced a lot of frustration trying to make Firefox on Windows show certain characters I knew were present in Arial Unicode font.
I get no "question mark" characters in iCab 3 beta 319 (on Mac OS X 10.3).
Sure it's not finished and not generally available yet (at least to non-paying customers), but it's coming along nicely.
Between Lucida Grande and Arial Unicode, both Mac and Windows users should have pretty good Unicode glyph coverage. Linux is lagging in this area.
For the browser's part, the correct behaviour, whenever encountering a glyph not included in the CSS-specified font, should be to render it in a suitable alternate font. Obviously, that requires the browser to know which fonts make which glyphs and character sets available. Safari seems to shine here, while Firefox and Camino have mixed success. I've experienced a lot of frustration trying to make Firefox on Windows show certain characters I knew were present in Arial Unicode font.
They all looked good on my browser - Firefox 1.0.4, Windows 2000 SP4+. I did notice that the browser used utf-8 (as it would have had to, to show the glyphs).
Firefox on Windows seems to do pretty well. Only three glyphs seem to be missing: The recycle symbol, the fifth "non-latin" character, and the sideways ü. Opera on the same box is also missing non-latin #4, and IE has less than half. It doesn't even manage the arrows in the text (though I've used the same character—I think—with a numeric entity). And the alchemy symbols? Not a chance!
Linux is a bit more dodgy, but that's at least partly due to fonts. I've got a lot of symbols that show up small and/or blocky in FF and Opera, and not at all in Konqueror, so I suspect I only have them in bitmap fonts. I'll have to install some missing fonts or try it on another box.
It's funny… with Firefox 1.0.6 on WinXP SP2, I only manage to correctly render 8 of the glyphs properly. But that could be because I don't have the proper fonts loaded into my Suitcase…
On OSX 10.3.9, Safari looks great as you already said, and Firefox 1.0.6 looks fairly decent, except for a couple of characters.
I look forward to greater support for Unicode in the future.
It's an issue of browser combined with OS combined with the fonts you have installed.
On the PC I'm on right now, I don't have many fonts installed at all. As a result, I get only 9 glyphs and the Mars and Venus (male/female) symbols. Funny, those last two.
If I'd install Japanese/Asian Languages on this PC, I bet I would see a few more, perhaps even a lot more.
Safari hooks up right into the OS, if I recall correctly. That would be why it shows everything for you whereas your Firefox doesn't. Firefox uses its own font interpreters I believe, and may have a limited amount of fallback-attempts (unlike an OS itself) before giving up.
Mind you, my knowledge of the technical implementations of either browsers is really quite limited, but this is my guess anyway.
Aha! I just copied the Arial Unicode font from the Windows box to the Linux box, and now I get everything but the sideways ü on both FF and Opera, though the recycle symbol is still pulled out of some bitmap font and Opera seems to prefer the bitmap of the hirigana(?) symbol in line 2 to the vector that Firefox picks. I can't get Konqueror to pick up the new characters, and I have way too much running on this box to lock out and back in.
"OS X has the more functional and comprehensive Character Palette."
…which is generally easily available within most apps under Cmd+T, or the Edit menu as "Show Character Palette." No need to dig through System Preferences to see it.
They all seem to show up fine in Panther, both in Safari and Firefox. I'm running Mac OS 10.3.9 with Firefox 1.0.6 & Safari 1.3.
Oops, scratch that… looks like the Phone and the Recycle icon aren't showing up correctly, and the fifth icon from the left in the "Intricate non-Latin characters" section.
Hope that's helpful.
I'm running Firefox on Windows, as well. I see all characters, but the recycling symbol and the last two non-latin characters. Those are some sweet characters, though, on the screenshot. Sometimes I wish English looked like that.
This may sound a bit nitpicky but I really dislike the use of Chinese characters as "glyphs" or as little decorations.
As someone able to actually read Chinese, the paragraph with the character for love really really threw me off. For one thing, I was reading things that were layered on top of one another, the two were still understandable, but I failed to see how the character was related to the English text and ended up somewhat confused.
Just wanted to register my disapproval with the appropriation of a language into just "something that looks pretty" (never mind tattoos with Chinese characters…)
OT: I think there's a problem in the source of the page. I see:
< ! & # 8 2 1 2 ; spans embedded in an a […]
so there you go. & # 8 2 1 2 ; >
Some filters is rewriting the < ! - - and - - > here.
Otherwise, great article, as always.
I've long been a Unicode fanboy, and it always makes me smile to see others I respect singing its praises as well. People often challenge me to explain the usefulness of having Unicode around, and I will add this article to my list of support. To prevent this post from being totally useless, I share this page I created as further demonstration:
Here is a chessboard made of text and CSS. Use your browser's font size bigger/smaller feature to watch it scale (Cmd+ and Cmd- in Safari, for instance).
Hsiu-Fan – no, you're not being nitpicky at all. I'm a big fan of http://hanzismatter.com/ so I'm aware of how silly it looks for an English speaker to use Chinese characters out of context. (Though, to be fair, it's my understanding it works both ways, and non-English speaking Asian designers are known to use English phrases for the same reasons [ie. "It looks cool"])
But you might be walking away with the wrong interpretation here. The paragraph you're referring to is taken from csszengarden.com, and the character is the same as the favicon for that site. So the connection isn't exactly obvious in this context, but there was a purposeful link between the two. (Of course, since I was the guy who created the favicon in the first place, you could argue it's the original usage that's flawed…)
we all know that dave's a lover, not a figher. so in that context, it's entirely appropriate.
It shows up fine on IE6/XP, just don't understand why they devised so many codes for all the same squares?!
"The project [..] has the objectives
of creating a basis for fundamental typographic research and facilitating a textual approach to the
characters of the world for all computer users"
I am using a freshly installed copy of Windows XP 2005 MCE, and Firefox 1.0.4, and I can only see 5 of the characters.
When I view the page in Internet Exporer, same result.
To see more of the characters on Windows, you need to add Supplemental language support.
In the Control Panel: Regional and Language Options, on the Languges Tab, select Install files for East Asian languages.
"As a literal character, copied and pasted into your markup from the character viewer. Make sure your site uses a Unicode encoding like UTF-8. (Although this is true for all three options in this list.)"
When you use numeric character references (NCR) or character entity references (CER), you do not need an Unicode encoding. US-ASCII or any other character set/encoding works (as far as you use NCRs or CERs for characters not in the character set). But of course, UTF-8 is a good choice in most cases. For example old Netscape 4 does support some more NCRs if you deliver the pages as UTF-8 (instead of ISO-8859-1 or US-ASCII, for example).
"As an escaped character entity in your markup, using the NNNN; format (for example, ›) where NNNN is the Unicode number (can be less than 4 digits, e.g. ·) (Unicode Character Lookup)"
I do not recommend the hexadecimal notation for NCRs (That means: If you use NCRs. Direct input is much better). Use the decimal notation (and a scientific calculator to convert number systems). The reason is simple: Netscape 4 and earlier browsers. There are still some users on this dinosaurs. And they understand some of the decimal NCRs, but none of the hexadecimal ones. So it is nearly no work for us writing Web pages to use decimal NCR instead of hexadecimal ones, and some users might profit.
The glyphs shown on the image-based page are beautiful. What font is that?
I'm using Firefox Windows and I get 'em all. But I always go nuts on the fonts when I install Office!
On a related note, and the reason I'm posting, there's an often interesting blog (if you're into that sort of thing) by one of Microsoft's Unicode developers. He has an ongoing "Every character has a story" set of posts.
I've been a fan of unicode ever since I read Tim Bray's excellent explanations - http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2003/04/06/Unicode Absolutely worth a read, but, my main reason for posting is to point out that there are the excellent bitstreem vera fonts - http://www.bitstream.com/font_rendering/products/dev_fonts/vera.html - which are free and open source. Being open source there is also a more exhaustive font based on vera called DejaVu fonts see their page - http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page.
Hope I haven't over done the linking, but, the fonts are good and free, the more users who install them the more freedom we will have when it comes to typography.
Also worth considering is as more users have extensive fonts maybe we will be able to start using the ff fl fi ligatures and em dashes en dashes. It is also nice to use the actual caracter for ' ' then having to encode them. I know we're not quite there yet but it is so much neater, and more readable when you're doing the coding.
You know this unicode stuff might just catch on one day
Firefox 1.06 on XP SP1 with basic US install here, and I'm getting all but about three of the glyphs. And I'm very impressed with that. I'm assuming Microsoft's fonts deserve the credit here.
sIFR is, of course, the solution here.
(there's probably something windows related somewhere too)
There are several browser test pages, including:
And I have some links:
Your advice on how to use Unicode in files is subtly inaccurate but has been mostly corrected in the comments.
I am not sure if this has anything to do with the use of Glyphs (probably not) but I thought I'd mention it. I just installed FF 1.0.6 under Mac OS 10.4.2, and when I mouse over any of the links in the main content, the Glyph characters, and the white box area below the Glyphs shifts to the left. If I then mouse over the Glyphs themselves, everything shifts back to the right as it was before.
Also, hovering over one set of Glyph examples, and then hovering on another set of Glyph examples causes the same shift scenario.
Could be a FF 1.0.6 Mac bug? I have seen this before on pages I have worked on, but I cannot remember what the fix was, or what was causing the problem.
Safari 2.0 handles it perfectly, with no shifting.
IE/Mac 5.2.3 does not shift, but on mosue over it does produce one large blue block on top of the entire set of glyph examples making a large blue horizontal bar. I can send screenshots if you're interested?
My Firefox doesn't have any problems except two characters on the right in two top rows. So, it's not Safari only displaying it correctly. (and is does not depend on the browser only!)
Did anyone follow Dave's link to the Unicode site?
Using this procedure I enabled all but 3 of the characters in FF 1.0.6 on Windows XP Sp2, which is the same result as Kelson (another FF user) at the top
It is a bit difficult to get one's mind (mine anyway) around the Unicode universe. If you use Mac OS X, there's a free utility that has been a great help to me : Unicode Checker (http://earthlingsoft.net/UnicodeChecker/index.html)
Among other things, for every glyph, it shows what installed font, if any, can display it. Some of the characters in the post exist only in a few fonts (some asian) and one or two only in the "Apple Symbols" font. Apparently, Firefox doesn't fall back on this font if it doesn't find the glyph elsewhere.
Firefox (for me 126.96.36.199 and OS X 10.4.4) doesn't display Cyrillic characters on an UTF encoded page even if the font is set to Lucida Grande (an Apple installed unicode font with Cyrillic characters). Oddly enough, if the encoded characters are encased in a PRE tag, they display properly.
Further experimentation revealed that if I used a simple stylesheet rule to declare "* {font-family: serif;}" or "* {font-family: monospace;}" the Cyrillic would display, but not if I defined the font-family as "sans-serif" or any specific font (regardless of whether the font supported Unicode or not).
Neither will Firefox show the Cyrillic characters even if they are encoded as HTML entities as nn; or nnnn; so I'm not sure what gives here. Is this just another failing of making a one-size-fits-all browser (XUL-based and not taking advantage of System-level tie-ins)? Is it that Firefox will only behave with UTF if the server is delivering the document as xml/application instead of text/html (I can't test because I don't have access to that on the server)?
Safari seems to play nice with any of the techniques that I mention above.


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DSST is one of six finalists in the challenge, which were selected for their dedication to academic excellence and for graduating students who are college- and career-ready. The public is invited to rate each of the finalists by going to www.whitehouse.gov/commencement before 11:59 p.m. Thursday, after which the administration will select one school where the president will deliver the commencement address this spring.
DSST students will visit the Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering Senior Design Expo on Thursday from 10:10 to 11:15 a.m. as part of daylong activities sponsored by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
The ECEE Senior Design Expo is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to noon in Engineering Center rooms ECEE 1B24 and 1B32. A solar power design competition will be held outside on Herbst Plaza starting at 10:30 a.m.
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A classic.
There's not much we could say about the Fizik Arione that hasn't already been said. What speaks louder, though, is a quick look at the bike storage racks in the office –if it has drop bars, it almost certainly has an Arione on it. The secret is Fizik's Wing Flex technology, which allows the saddle edges to flex as you pedal. This translates to a more natural pedal stroke and less fatigue on long rides.
- Slightly longer and narrower than the Aliante
- Wing Flex technology
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not for me, but good quality
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I rode this saddle for about a year before I finally decided it wasn't right for me. Despite this, the quality is spot-on and the aesthetics are clean. I did like that this saddle affords many positions to sit in (sliding forward on climbs, etc.).
A standard
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I switched to this saddle about 2 years ago and I am sold for life. I was switching saddles almost once a year before I found the Arione. As soon as I put it on my bike and went for a ride I knew it was a perfect fit. There was no breaking it in or getting used to it. It was perfect from the beginning. Even feels great on a century. I also love the Fizik saddle bag that attaches to the back of the saddle.
Only reason I gave it 4 stars is because it is slightly heavier than comparable saddles. However, you can upgrade to the Arione with carbon braided rails to save on weight.
A classic
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
There isn't a lot to say, but if the saddle fits, wear it! First rode a friend's Arionne years ago when they first came out. Comfy from the get go, and plenty long to change positions depending on terrain, pace, etc... Tough to go wrong if it suits your anatomy, and even better that it's not necessary to blow the budget.
My Favorite Saddle
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Just the right combination of size shape padding, plus wingflex.
Nothing like it.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
The Arione is, by far, the most comfortable road saddle I have ridden in about 10 years of riding. I have tried a slew of Specialized saddles but none have compared to the Arione. If you need a saddle to get you through those 3+ hour rides, look no further. Now they just need to make a gold one...
Go Black/Black Suede Stripe
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The black suede stripe totally adds just enough grip to keep me from sliding around. My previous saddle was white and the bike seat never stayed stark white.
Some seats address comfort by adding a butt load (see what I did there?) of padding, but in my opinion that strategy only gets you a bouncy ride and a sore butt. This saddle bends and flexes at all the right spots so less bulky padding is needed to make an extremely comfortable ride.
True to other reviews, this is a long saddle. For me, I found it to be advantageous!
Flite (90') vs Arione or Arione Cx
I have problems with flite, because that saddle does not allow you much positions changes, so because of friction by high cadance, and lots of pressure on soft area, my bibshort also sport short are worn out, I'm flexible but I am not sure that I should buy arione. What is your advice that which kind of fizik saddle I should buy?
In addition, can you tell me what are the certain differences between arione and arione cx by all edges?
I have had Arione for years now and only have had the "basic" Arione Ppros 225gm. I bought a bike that came with the Antares, no luck, I tried the Arione EVO, too hard, I also tried the newer arione with the cutout, no flexibility. I now have gone back to the basic Arione and am quite happy with that model ( I am 5'-9" and about 155 lbs. Start with that one is my advice
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little longer than other saddles
Nice saddle, comfy for me but saddles are a very personal thing.
Weight is actually 248Grams, so I reduced to 4 stars for this fact.
I am a Believer
I had an average saddle that came with my bike when I bought it. I decided it was time for an upgrade and I am so glad I did. I tried this saddle out because I took the "Fizik Test" online, (for those who don't know Fizik's website has a test to see what saddle fits you best.) This saddle is great. I used no chamois cream and was able to ride 75+ with no soreness. Great design and feels great.
My favorite saddle
Saddle comfort is a personal thing and for me the Arione is great. It a long saddle and super comfortable. I've used it on double century rides and recommend it highly.
great for long rides
Used this on my first double and without cream I didn't start hurting till around mile 165. All saddles are made for different behinds but this one is well constructed and offers compatibility with the Fi'zi:k clip saddle bags.
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Hi guys, whats the width of this particular model? I've heard there is a large Arione, with a width measure of 142mm. Thanks
Does anybody have a preference between the...
Does anybody have a preference between the suede strip of glossy strip in the middle? I was thinking the suede would be make the seat 'sticky' so I'd move around less, but I'm worried it might be too 'sticky' for actual use.
The strip is supposed to make you more planted in the saddle and it does keep you from slipping around but its not noticable until you ride on another saddle and start slipping.
I was measured for a saddle at 143mm. I'm...
I was measured for a saddle at 143mm. I'm 5'11" and weigh 260lbs. I want to find a saddle that will be comfortable for long distances. Working on doing 100 miles a week and want to improve on that. Which Fizik saddle would be right for me? I've been riding for a year now and 35 miles is my longest ride so far.
Fi'zi:k saddles focus mostly on the way you bend forward.
How you bend forward will determine how to find the right angle for your sit bones/taint area. This is an area that Fi'zi:k does well at.
going from 30-100 is obviously a big change in riding style and stamina (not in the way you are thinking).
I am very happy with my Fi'zi:k but i went to an authorized dealer to confirm my saddle fit.
Write your question here... What is the...
Write your question here...
What is the best seat for a big guy 60years old, 6'1" 260lb ride 120 mi/week?
Man that is alot of miles for a big guy, you may not that big if you keep it up. I assume you have a larger frame structure since you call yourself a big guy.
There are few seats if demographic and this seat, the Arione you will want' to avoid forsure. One seat that is still high-performance and light weight but is made for larger guys is the Selle Italia Flite Max. It is a awesome and comfortable seat with 150mm width.


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The company started under the name of Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K in 1946. The current Onkyo Corporation umbrella includes the Integra and Integra Research divisions as well as the main Onkyo brand. At present, it is headed by Naoto Othsuki. During the early phases of its history, Onkyo grew as an innovator and fashioned itself into a force in audio, making the name Onkyo synonymous with sonic excellence and high-quality loudspeakers and components. Through the 70's, Onkyo receivers were critically acclaimed. The products of the 80's, including cassette tape decks, M-series amplification, turntables, AM/FM tuners like the T-909 and T-9990 along with receivers garnered acclaim from critics and consumers. In 1993, Onkyo became one of the first major corporate entities to radically transform its corporate management by following a "cash flow first" and "simple and speedy" philosophy. Concentrating on management reform allowed increased profitability for the entire Onkyo group.
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1946 On 17 September Onkyo is created as "Osaka Denki Onkyo" and begins with research work for pick-ups and loudspeaker chassis.Osaka Denki ONKYO K.K is created and begins with the production of clay/tone arms for record players. The Onkyo CP-100 - the first product, which carries the Onkyo mark - comes into the trade. Its retail price: 300 Yen - in a time, in which the average monthly income amounts to 500 Yen.
1948 The development "non pressed cone" (not pressed loudspeaker cone) revolutionizes the loudspeaker industry. Onkyo starts with the structure of a loudspeaker factory and designs special diaphragm materials
1950 First success - development of the revolutionary non pressed PAPERS cone is final. The Onkyo ED-100 loudspeaker. The Hifi Player Onkyo OP-670 4-Speed stereo comes on the market.
1955 Onkyo OS-88 Radio amplifier launched.
1956 Coaxial loudspeaker chassis are marketed. Announcement of the first loudspeaker with plastic cone and the first "compact unit" from record player and receiver.
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1958 Horn loudspeaker Onkyo MD-47 launched.
1960 Onkyo MX-8P, the first loudspeaker with integrated feedback (Motional Feedback) is introduced. Loudspeaker production exceeds 100,000 in the month. The production of stereo-Anlagen starts.
1963 Introduction of the stereophonic all in one Onkyo ST-400DL sound system.
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Photographer's Note
It continues to rain, but this year the snow has not showed up in my part, and I think a winter landscape in the gallery it takes .... ehehe ... remembering last year, a view of the Navigli Grande after the snowfall last February ....
The Naviglio Grande was the first artificial canal in Europe and the most important of the Milan navigli. Probably originating as a ditch dug in 1157 between Abbiategrasso and Landriano as a defense against Barbarossa, it was one of the largest post-medieval engineering projects, allowing development of commerce, transport and agriculture.
Continua a piovere,ma quest'anno la neve non si è fatta vedere dalle mie parti,e penso che un paesaggio invernale nella gallery ci vuole....ehehe...ricordando lo scorso anno,una vista sul Naviglio Grande dopo la nevicata dello scorso Febbraio....
Il Naviglio Grande, il più antico, fu costruito negli anni 1177 a 1257 e nasce dal Ticino. Con la sua lunghezza di 50 km serviva come sistema di trasporto fluviale dal Lago Maggiore e la Svizzera e fu essenziale per trasportare i marmi utilizzati per la costruzione del Duomo.
Ancora oggi i Navigli servono per irrigare i campi e sono indispensabili per lo sviluppo dell'agricoltura.
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mesutilgim (115392) 2014-01-04 14:42
Hello dear Luciano,
Wonderfull wintery scenery perfect captured !
A photographic work with the taste of a good poem.
TFS and have a nice weekend
imageme (1790) 2014-01-04 14:50
Hi Luciano, A very special winter scenery presented here. I like very much its grey tone and it enhances the cold mood in the area. The curve path along the lake gives great sense of depth to the composition. The lake water adds extra life to the snow which always dull to view. It is really a beautiful winter landscape with sound of music from the running water in the lake. Thank for sharing
Kamilutka (8107) 2014-01-04 14:55
Hello Luciano,
I like this shot even if the light was not the best. Somehow you managed to achieve very interesting result with quite sparse colors - well done! I like the POV you chose as well as the harmonic composition.
carlo62 (81023) 2014-01-04 15:54
Ciao Luciano
manca ancora un po' a febbraio, vedrai che nevicherà anche quest'anno, non disperare.
Ottima la linea sinuosa che si inoltra in profondità, con i leggeri riflessi sull'acqua e quel cielo nevoso.
Buona domenica
tyro (29026) 2014-01-04 17:27
Ciao caro Luciano,
No, we haven't had any snow here either - just rain, rain and more rain!
This is a delightful winter scene with beautiful fresh snow. Your composition is excellent, the curving canal leading the eye well into the distance. The distant view is almost monochrome yet the foreground shows some colour in the trees on the left.
Lovely light and contrasts, perfect exposure and exquisite details and sharpness.
Have a Wonderful 2014!
jcpix (14030) 2014-01-04 18:58
Ciao Luciano,
A chilling Winter scene, the complete opposite of what I'm enjoying now with the sun and blue skies. :) We'll take some of that rain from you though, something we can always use. For as cold as it may be, it still conveys a beautiful display of nature in her simple glory. This appears to be an instance where a dull sky doesn't actually take away from the impact, in fact, it only serves it better. Hope you had wonderful holidays with family and friends. All the best in 2014!
Friendly wishes,
mcmtanyel (54491) 2014-01-04 21:11
Hello Luciano,
You've got lots of time till the end of winter. I remember having had snow storms as late as April, so relax, you'll get your chance.
As for this photo, the curvature in the canal gives it a pleasant sense of depth. The reflections on the water provide a horizontal symmetry and the subdued colors due to snow render a dreamy mood.
pajaran (92082) 2014-01-04 23:07
Dobar dan.
Lep pogled ...
Dobra kompozicija i perspektiva, lepo pokazano mesto sa snegom.
Dobar snimka i kontrast, lep refleks na vodi.
Lepa priroda sa snegom.
Imajte lep dan za odmor, sve najbolje.
Good afternoon.
Nice view ...
Good composition and perspective, nice place shown with snow.
Good length and contrast, nice reflection on the water.
Beautiful nature with snow.
Have a nice day to relax, all the best.
jjcordier (79299) 2014-01-04 23:25
Une image qui donne presque envie de retrouver un vrai temps hivernal avec neige à la place de pluie et vent.
emka (139102) 2014-01-04 23:27
ciao Luciano,
Snow? What is it? :). The same is i n Warsaw, I haven't seen any snow this winter. But fortunately we had quite warm weather without rains and storms like are friends in England. marvelous view, you chose fantastic vantage point with a curve of the river. And fabulous reflections too.
Warm regrads Malgo
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-01-04 23:40
Hi Luciano,
Lovely composition of snow and the river .Keep sharing.Sorry points for the day is over.TFS.
SnapRJW (31631) 2014-01-04 23:41
Happy New Year dear Luciano, I hope 2014 is a bumper year for you! Delicate colours and the flat light give this shot a quiet, silent look which is so typical of some days in winter. Here the isolation and loneliness that winter can bring is beautifully captured. Warm regards from sunny and hot Windhoek! Rosemary
jurek1951 (42198) 2014-01-04 23:49
Ciao Luciano,
A good simple image of winter with all this snow and the long perspective, excellent sharpness,
Silvio1953 (191151) 2014-01-05 0:24
Cia Luciano, gran bella, deliziosi riflessi, magnifica invernale, saluti da Frascati in una bufera di pioggia ciso Silvio
ikeharel (98746) 2014-01-05 0:44
Winter in full swing, Luciano, tradtionally you make at least one pic. like this in every year.
Used well the mild light to show how trees loaded with ice, and gave a fine reflection on water.
DOF along and fine clarity collected well, inspite the harsh conditions.
Buona domenica,
jmdias (91870) 2014-01-05 0:45
a marvelous winter mood in the image. I liked the texture of the snow in the trees and the soft curve in the canal, interesting details. TFS.
subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2014-01-05 2:05
namaste Luciano,
this frame is such an attraction which can deliver some delight and as well some sorrow in my mind in first sight. Perfectly composed with nice soft light. Excellent one. It made my Sunday mood!
grigand (20290) 2014-01-05 2:08
Ciao Luciano,
Bella immagine invernale, è caldino anche qui e piove a dirotto, per la neve hai dovuto cercarla nell'archivio dell'altranno ... spero migliori per domani ! Buona domenica
snunney (130965) 2014-01-05 2:37
Hello Luciano,
I like very much this wintry composition with the gently curving canal that helps draw us ever inwards. Ideally exposed despite all the white tones and very evocative of a cold winter's day. Lovely light and reflections.
Nicou (188378) 2014-01-05 2:53
quel décor hivernal la belle neige qui recouvre la végétation et la rivière qui serpente au milieu sueprbe ensemble.
Bravo et amitié
timecapturer (49288) 2014-01-05 3:22
Hi Luciano
lovely sweeping and enticing lines in this beautiful snow scene. There is a grace and elegance emanating from this wonderfully executed shot. I cannot help wondering how the UK would look at present if the rain we had been deluged with recently had been snow, it would be about 3 meters thick!! Gulp!
Enjoy your Sunday - B.
Romano46 (18472) 2014-01-05 4:18
se ti lamenti te della mancanza di neve....io è meglio che non parlo.
Questa mattina: caldo, acqua e vento da tropici e strade allagate.
Quasi, quasi ripropongo anch'io un po' di Roma con la neve.
Ciao e buona domenica
jhm (191287) 2014-01-05 5:01
Ciao Luciano,
This is real a dream picture, nice winter image.
You chose a very well angle.
Wonderful through the curve and reflection in water.
Sharpness and clarity be superb.
Excellent panorama view about these area.
Composition and presentation are pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice Sunday,
jacquest (19251) 2014-01-05 5:04
Hello Luciano,
Sorry you don't have snow yet. I can ship free boat loads your way if you pay the transportation. Here, this is a wondeful winter scene with good deepness created by the ondulating river betwee those frosted trees. The reflections on the water add to the composition.
Best regards
Sergiom (115632) 2014-01-05 6:11
Ciao Luciano,
On imagine difficilement Milan sous la neige. Mais c'est très beau. Le canal qui sinue entre les arbres recouverts de neige donne de la profondeur à la composition. J'aime l'impression de noir et blanc.
holmertz (83280) 2014-01-05 6:58
Hello Luciano,
A very elegant curve and fine contrasts of white and light green. Snow is nice to watch, less nice when you have to walk through it in a city, but in January I would still prefer some snow to just rain and winds.
Kind regards,
No_One (4) 2014-01-05 7:42
Hi Luciano,
It seems to be a warm and stormy winter in Europe this year, we have seen no snow in Ireland either. It doesn't matter though, its nice to be able to view your beautiful winter capture. The river leads into the scene in a wonderful way, and there is a frost in the air which makes this picture very biting. Beautiful shot,
all the best
aleXundar (1256) 2014-01-05 8:48
Hello Luciano,
A wonderful snow-scape with unique tonal effect. Great composition with curved snow-covered path and the trees on the other side of the waterbody. Marvelous atmosphere created in this beautiful shot.
With regards,
Fis2 (142565) 2014-01-05 9:26
Witaj Luciano!
Lack of snow this year :(
Interesting POV and composition.
I like reflection.
Well done.
Good evening
SimoAle (646) 2014-01-05 9:49
Ciao Luciano credo che dalle tue parti un inverno senza neve sia come un Natale senza albero. .. questa composizione mi trasmette tanta tranquillità. Bella silhouette del fiume e dello specchio dell' acqua. Una bell angolatura.
Complimenti! !
npecanhuk (79319) 2014-01-05 12:13
Ciao Luciano!
A very beautiful and pleasant-looking winter picture!
Snow might mean a tough winter sometimes, but it surely makes places different and attractive in a unique way!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, chosen pov and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
adramad (62618) 2014-01-05 15:11
Hello Luciano.
Great perspective that gives the channel, this beautiful composition with the trees covered in snow, winter is a real postcard, very nice reflections on the water surface, the light mist that envelops the background makes the picture more suggestive.
The image is very bright and has a good sharpness.
Well done.
I wish you a good weekend.
Best Regards ..
Mics (984) 2014-01-05 20:25
Hello Luciano,
What a chilly winter shot...bbrr!:-) I like the curve of the canal from the vantage point where you took the photo giving a sense of how long the canal is. I like your light management as well in what I suppose a difficult lighting condition. Well done!:-)
Subhogen (4067) 2014-01-06 1:54
Hello Luciano,
Fantastic winter shot almost in monochrome. The absence of colors work well here to convey the cold atmosphere. Well chosen POV to use the curvature of the embankment to create depth. Thanks for sharing.
I hope your wait for snow ends soon :-)
eldancer1 (36343) 2014-01-06 7:38
Beautiful winter scene but the people of the Midwest and Northeast of the U.S. don't have to remember snow, they are under it now! Good pov and dof with nice details. Well done, tfs.
macjake (92603) 2014-01-06 9:27
Hi Luciano
yes, i keep hearing from people on TE from Europe that they're getting lots of rain.
I think you posted a similar style photo last year?
anyways, this is one of those shots where it proves that a white sky in a photo can be just as good as a blue one with clouds.
i feel cold looking at this one already.
love the frozen branches the most.
Gigidusud (21669) 2014-01-06 13:01
Ciao Luciano,
L'hiver n'est pas finis! Chez nous aussi on a de la pluie mais il fait très doux, +15.
Très joli paysage hivernal avec la courbe du canal qui donne un impact graphique à la photo.
mkamionka (53742) 2014-01-06 13:18
Ciao Luciano,
I was so surprised to see it at first thinking that Italy must have a really cold winter this year :)
So far there was not much snow in England either.
Abundance of snow of course creates great opportunities like this one here which you have perfectly used. The river provided a nice motif and the reflections.
Very well seen and captured.
Corry (4508) 2014-01-06 20:53
Bonsoir Luciano
Belle prise de vue de ce canal sinueux. Le mur recouvert de neige donne de la profondeur à l'image. Belle composition. Beau paysage hivernal. Salutations.
krzychu30 (15512) 2014-01-07 0:48
Hi Luciano,
the same problem we have in Germany my friend.Today we expect 14C(in January,wow).It feels more like a Mediterranean,just without palm trees:)
But seriously your composition is magnificent!It shows winter from its most beautiful side with a lot of snow(the trees are really beautifully covered with it).
I think all we can to do is waiting.I´m sure it´ll come and then we will miss summer:)
Have a good day
trevormoffiet (3112) 2014-01-07 2:39
Hello Luciano,
I have no desire to live in a cold climate but I love images like this with snow. This one is beautifully composed and balanced with the curving snow capped wall on the right and the canal leading our eye deep into the image where the river disappears.
Best regards,
danos (110395) 2014-01-07 4:01
Ciao Luciano,
fortunatelly here in Athens we have not a bit of snow just some rains,like your snowy postcard.Excellent and well chosen the POV as adds depth and perspective in the image.I like to see the beautiful snowy environment but ...not to live in it.Well done.
amaryllis (37039) 2014-01-07 8:29
une photo superbe couleur sur la gauche et noir et blanc ou comme tel à droite et ce canal sinueux avec les reflets
une composition de toute beauté
chrislo (4097) 2014-01-07 9:20
Ciao Luciano,
Une belle image hivernale avec le givre sur les arbres qui donne une beauté particulière à la nature. On dirait que les couleurs se sont envolées pour laisser place à la simplicité monochrome de la neige. J'aime la courbe du canal qui nous amène vers les profondeurs de l'image. Le froid n'ayant pas figé la surface de l'eau, de superbes reflets viennent agrémenter cette jolie composition.
m (0) 2014-01-07 11:20
Hi Luciano,
so you too think of snow looking at the last year's pictures!:) It's very beautiful I must say. The lovely white branches and the curve of the river - all looks amazing. Our rivers are not totally frozen yet as well, the warmest January ever!
Thanks and best wishes!
nikkitta (17070) 2014-01-07 12:53
Ciao Luciano
Here you present a very beautiful winter landscape, in soft tones that makes it so atractive, the curve of the water with the reflection provides a creative POV
Well done
Ciao et buona settimana
ourania (51103) 2014-01-08 8:26
Ciao Luciano,
elegantissima la tua composizione e la quasi monocromia che rende questa immagine invernale molto atmosferica e particolare. Mi piace tanto la curva elevata ed il modo dinamico in cui ci guida verso lo sfondo. Le tesstiture e le tonalita' sotilissime sono incantevoli. Complimenti e grazie!
Tanti saluti e buona serata,
boa (8039) 2014-01-08 12:19
Hi Luciano,
it is the same in Stockholm as in many other places in Europe, no snow yet this winter! I think it will be colder and more snow later in Januar.
I am no big fan of snow and Winters but i must admit it is beautiful with a white landscape. Really nice picture by the way. The canal is curved in a attractive way and you have captured it from a good spot. The snow and ice have a strong impact on the overall impression, well done!
Have a nice evening/
josepmarin (59383) 2014-01-10 4:44
Ciao Luciano,
preciosa estampa invernal en tu foto, la atmósfera fría y el paisaje nevado crean una agradable sensación de calma, a pesar del frío.
Me gustan esas curvas del canal, con su trazado sinuoso a través de este bello lugar, y los tonos verdes tan suaves que aplican un poco de color a esta blanca imagen.
Los reflejos sobre el agua son un gran complemento estético en una buena composición.
Bello trabajo, amigo.
Un abbraccio,
mvdisco (17798) 2014-01-10 9:21
Bonjour Luciano, Ciao,
Je vois que vous avez quelquefois de la neige dans votre beau coin de pays,
Ici, c'est très froid avec plus de 1 mêtre de neige !!
présentement c'est de la glace partout..avec un 2 jours de pluis avec toute cette neige..et un redoux est confirmé pour cette fin de semaine.
Enfin Bref..j'aime bien ta photo avec cette belle perpective de la rivière et cette neige collée aux arbres.. jolie composition ..
tous mes complimenti..
ciakgiak (30) 2014-01-10 9:23
Ciao Luciano
e 100!!! Ma ormai sei un abituè delle quote alte :)
La foto è meravigliosa sotto tutti gli aspetti, sia tecnici che paesaggistici!
Un caro saluto
Ciao Luciano,
splendido con tutta la neve intorno, non sono un fan del freddo e neve ma quest'anno per essere gennaio fa in effetti troppo caldo.
Kielia (24077) 2014-01-11 8:42
Ciao Luciano,
it is the grey of the colors that make the image very attractive. The pale colors of the winter make this image quite interesting but most of all I like how the light is creating these wonderful reflections. The composition is excellent. My compliments!
Warm regards
annjackman (23019) 2014-01-14 21:56
Hello Luciano,
I can feel the cold looking at this! Almost monochromatic, it gives a wonderful impression of the snowy landscape. The curve of the river bank takes my eye through the picture.
Very well done.
Kind Regards, Ann
adores (46979) 2014-01-17 3:16
Hi Luciano!
It's a beautiful winter shot! I link the reflection on the canal and the white snow covering trees and ground. We can almost feel the cold!
aliabazari (17230) 2014-01-18 18:00
Hi Luciano Dear
View of a beautiful and fascinating winter. Exposure nicely done.
Thanks for sharing.
bona (14165) 2014-01-26 10:52
Olá Luciano,
Pretty photo of this river. I like thereflections and the snow all-around. This river have hotwater, because it is not freezed.
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- Copyright: Luciano Gollini (lousat) (120953)
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- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-02-12
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Anyone else noticing that icons for items, enchants & CM/Proving Grounds are experiencing (what I think is) HTML link/tag close fails? I'm using Chrome on Win7 HP in case it's anything to do w/ software...
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D10: How Zynga Plays in the Mobile Gaming Market
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Zynga founder and CEO Mark Pincus expects mobile gaming to grow, but believes Web-based gaming will still be crucial. Facebook, he said at the AllThingsD conference this morning, remains central to Zynga's platform and distribution.
Facebook, the company's first platform, was the early accelerator for its games and is still really important in part because it has both a social stack and an app stack, he told conference host Kara Swisher.
For distribution, it has been significant, but there are other alternatives. Building a great experience matters, as does how well it is integrated into people's lives. Facebook has been a great platform on the Web and has the potential to be on mobile, as well.
Pincus was clear to mention that desktop and Web use remains big. Just as Facebook was the accelerator for play on the Web, mobile fills that role for play in more places. The majority of play, though, is still on the desktop, often from company employees during office hours.
The conversation started with a discussion on valuation and the stock market. Zynga went public six months ago, but it had been preparing to go public for two years prior to that by setting quarterly goals and having a quarterly all-hands meeting. Going public wasn't a huge transition for Zynga, Pincus explained. He believes the recent companies that have gone public are "awesome companies" with great business models, but the market is busy trying to figure out how to value them.
Zynga began with the thought there was room in the gaming market and a new business model could monetize it. Reach, retention, and revenues were the principles on which Pincus built Zynga. In the early stages, he placed 40 percent of the focus on each of the first two, and just 20 percent on revenues, but that balanced out over time. Mobile is still in the early stages, with games such as Words with Friends and Draw Something, though he expects mobile usage to grow rapidly and revenue to follow.
Pincus agrees that part of the gaming market is a "hits" market, with some games like Farmville having a very intense period of use. However, Zynga is good at releasing new content to extend the life of such games. Many other games, like Poker, are "evergreen."
Acquisitions are not in Zynga's business model, although it has made some. When the company bought Words with Friends, it had less than two million daily active users. Zynga thought the product could grow, and soon it was more than five times as popular and was building extensions. He was attracted to Draw Something because of its focus on user-generated content. Success comes by integrating a product with Zynga's platform, rolling it out to other countries, and extending the brand. It's crucial to keep a product line strong over a period of years, so it is too early for Pincus to tell if it is a success.
Zynga aims to be best operator of mobile social games and needs to have the best platform and network to do that. The company recently announced opening its platform, network, and APIs to other game makers. "We want to be a game network much like Xbox Live," Pincus said, but he isn't interested in getting into the console market.
"Innovation for us comes in lots of small places and ways," Pincus said. The company focuses on making it easier to play and filling in the gaps. Zynga, in Pincus' eyes, is a disruptor.
Pincus aspires to be a great CEO, not just a product entrepreneur. He learns things as a CEO every week. Though he's good at planning products, he realizes he must learn on the job how to manage, turning to other entrepreneurs like Intuit's Scott Cook for advice.
When asked to compare different international markets, he asserted Asia is ahead of the U.S. in converting "players to payers," but the U.S. is ahead in things like game mechanics. While the U.S is now focusing a lot on mobile games, countries in Europe are more focused on the PC. "Real-money" gaming could be very big, but is dependent on regulation changes, Pincus said.


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- John Fraser to retire as CEO Global Asset Management business, retaining his position as its Chairman,
- Ulrich Koerner to become CEO Global Asset Management,
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Zurich/Basel, 05 December 2013 – UBS today announced a number of changes to its senior leadership team and Corporate Center structure.
John Fraser, who has been Chairman and CEO Global Asset Management since 2001, has decided to retire from his CEO role and as a member of UBS's Group Executive Board, effective 31 December 2013. This follows a long and distinguished career at UBS and in finance which began in the Australian Treasury and has spanned five decades. His time at UBS began at Swiss Bank Corporation in Australia in 1993. Under his leadership, Global Asset Management has developed from a localized organization into a focused large-scale asset manager with a diversified mix across regions, capabilities and distribution channels. He will assist in the transition and retain his position as Chairman of Global Asset Management.
Ulrich Koerner, currently Group Chief Operating Officer (COO), will become CEO Global Asset Management, effective 1 January 2014 in addition to his role as CEO Europe Middle East and Africa. As Group COO, he has played an instrumental role in a number of key strategic initiatives. These include the realignment of the Corporate Center, the design and set-up of the firm's Industrialization Program and UBS's cost reduction efforts which have delivered several billion Swiss francs in efficiencies since 2009.
Tom Naratil, currently Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will also become Group Chief Operating Officer, effective 1 January 2014. The COO function will include Group Technology, Group Operations, Corporate Services and the firm's Industrialization Program. In addition, the Corporate Development function will move to the CFO area. Tom Naratil has transformed UBS's Finance organization since taking over in 2011 and has successfully driven UBS's efforts to strengthen its capital, balance sheet and funding positions.
In addition, also effective 1 January 2014, UBS is making several other changes to its Corporate Center organization. Group Human Resources, Communications & Branding and Group Regulatory Relations & Strategic Initiatives (GRR&SI) will report directly to Sergio P. Ermotti, Group Chief Executive Officer. In order to manage UBS's compliance, conduct and operational risks in a more integrated and effective way, Compliance and Operational Risk Control will be merged to form a new function reporting to Philip Lofts, Group Chief Risk Officer. The new function will continue to work closely with Legal, led by General Counsel Markus Diethelm, given the complementary mandates of both organizations. In addition, UBS's Group Security Services function will also move to the Group Chief Risk Officer area.
Sergio P. Ermotti, Group Chief Executive Officer commented, "I would like to thank John Fraser for the lasting contribution he has made as a leader, an executive board member and a colleague over the last 20 years. As we enter the next phase of our strategic transformation, I know I can draw on the proven leadership of my colleagues on the Group Executive Board to continue effectively executing on our plans."
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Raw Party!
The film, a parody of Morgan Spurlock's Supersize Me, features a woman's journey through a 30-day detox/cleanse/raw food program. She enters the program to lose a few pounds, and not only does she accomplish her goal, but she discovers a whole new way to eat healthy. The film even shows a colonic in action! Gross, but intriguing! Now I kinda want one!
But poop stories aside, here's the delicious spread of raw foods prepared by our token raw foodist member Judith:
Besides a ton of fresh veggies and fruits, Judith prepared flax crackers, dehydrated onion "bread," mini raw "burgers," some tasty onion spread, pesto, and guacamole for dipping. Yum!
Stephanie from the Poopie Bitch blog made the prettiest, tastiest (mostly raw) sushi ever! She made the Spicy Tempeh Rolls from the Veganomicon. Can you believe this was only her third time rolling? She's got skills.
I brought a Raw Cashew Cheesecake from the latest issue Vegetarian Times:
This was so simple to prepare. The filling is made from cashews, lime juice, coconut oil, raw agave, and vanilla. And the crust is macadamia nuts, dried coconut, and medjool dates. It actually tastes a little like cheesecake, but mostly it's just yummy in its own way!
At the end of the night, Stephanie (Poopie Bitch) and I enjoyed some fresh fruit:
And special thanks to Vaughan for letting us meet at his house and use his movie room to screen Supercharge Me:
Also, I should probably thank my friend Greg for helping me create my new banner! Though I was a photojournalism major in college, I have since lost all my Photoshop skills. So Greg had to help me cut the picture out and stuff. By the way, that crazy cooking lady in the pic is me in a wig!
24 comments:
- & breakfast. said...
you're the only person who can pull off talking about a colonic and posting beautiful food pictures in a single breath.
[mmmmmmm, raw cashew cake!]
- July 27, 2008 at 11:40 PM
- CeciLiA said...
OH MY GOODNESS!!! I'm so jealous here .... MMMmm... raw food, look at ALL that yummy food!! Nom nom nom ...
- July 28, 2008 at 12:00 AM
- ladyliriel said...
I love the new banner!!! Great pic. Sorry I missed out on the fun last night, the food looks so yummy.
Though I might be glad that I missed the colonic :)
Hope to see you soon.
- July 28, 2008 at 1:31 AM
- ChocolateCoveredVegan said...
Wow, what a spread! And I love your new banner.
You should take a photoshop refresher course, because it's such a fun thing to know how to do! And you can do so much with it-- my mom particularly loves that I know how to take out her wrinkles ;o)
- July 28, 2008 at 6:11 AM
- Latayy said...
i like the new design. As for the raw food party it is very interesting. I have tried this lifestyle and I never go past 3 days.. It is the same thing ppl say for veganism but to be honest that food looks great esp the raw okra. I have some in my garden I will see if I can try it raw. I heard the smaller ones are "sweeter" when eaten raw.
- July 28, 2008 at 7:20 AM
- VeggieGirl said...
A RAW FOOD PARTY?!?!?! Oh man, I'm in heaven looking at all that food, haha - I'll take the leftovers of that cheezecake, pelase!! :0)
- July 28, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Love the new look! Great picture. All of that food sounds really good. I'm tempted to try a raw day here soon.
- July 28, 2008 at 10:11 AM
- Katy said...
Ever since I read that VT raw food recipe, I've been wanting to make it. So thanks for the review and the reminder!
- July 28, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Too much fun! I need to get back to eating mostly raw, it makes you feel amazing. If only I could have a raw party!
- July 28, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Very cool! Congrats on the new banner - it looks great! Your cheesecake looks awesome and Stephanie's rolls do look amazing!
- July 28, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Oh yes, chain letters... who could forget those?! Yeah, we're old enough to remember the day when chain letters were actually sent through the MAIL.
Dammit! I missed a tequila-induced dance party? WHY?!
Your new banner is seriously crackin' me up. The dress. The wig. It is awesome. And the pic of us and the fruit... classic. I'm totally stealing that from you, btw.
Beat me to it, huh? YOUR FACE beat me to it.
- July 28, 2008 at 1:24 PM
Oh yeah, and your cheesecake? It was okay, I guess.
(okay, okay... It was the shit.)
- July 28, 2008 at 1:26 PM
I love your new banner!!
I sure do wish I could hang with some cool vegan peeps like that and have me a raw party! Love the food!!
- July 28, 2008 at 1:56 PM
- Urban Vegan said...
Looks like a rawsomely good time.
Love the new masthead!
- July 28, 2008 at 2:18 PM
- Vegan_Noodle said...
Love the new banner!! I can't believe that's you :-)
Your raw food pary and movie screening sounds like so much fun! What delicious food. I'm intrigued abou the movie, must check it out.
- July 28, 2008 at 4:38 PM
- Tofu Mom (AKA Tofu-n-Sprouts) said...
WOW! Love the raw party. Was wondering from the title if you partied IN THE RAW... heh, yeah, prolly best that it was raw foods eh?
LOVE the new... what is it? Blog-head? Letterhead? Masthead? Header? Banner? pfffff. It's all good.
- July 28, 2008 at 9:27 PM
- Avery Yale Kamila said...
What a great party! Everything looks so yummy - particularly the raw cheesecake!
- July 29, 2008 at 6:25 AM
- Lisa (Show Me Vegan) said...
Your veggie group looks like a lot of fun. You make Memphis sound like a great place to live!
- July 29, 2008 at 6:52 AM
- The Voracious Vegan said...
Even your mention of the colonic didn't deter me...that food looks scrumptious! That documentary sounds really good, I would love to watch it.
- July 29, 2008 at 7:32 AM
- Green Eyes, Green Heart said...
Tell Greg the new banner ROCKS! (As do you...) :D
~Erin @ "Vegan & the City"
- July 29, 2008 at 7:48 AM
- VeganCowGirl said...
Please please please don't go in for the colonic. I can't imagine how much that wouldn't feel good.....but, if anyone could do it and then write a good post about it - it would so be you!
The cheese cake looks amazing!! Yummy!
- July 29, 2008 at 12:19 PM
- The Vegan Snorkeler said...
Love the new banner!!! Your cashew cheesecake looks scrumptious!
- July 29, 2008 at 12:51 PM
- Jess - The Domestic Vegan said...
Okay, I know it's gross... But I have always been curious about colonics, too. I think I am too shy to get one at this point, but I'd be lying if I say I've never considered it! Haha. I don't even really want to put this in writing on the internets, but whateva.
And the food looks great! (Don't think I've ever talked about colons & delicious food in the same comment. There's a first time for everything...)
- July 29, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Sounds like you had fun! Everything looks yummy, and you're right, the sushi looks *perfect*.
- July 29, 2008 at 9:48 PM


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Ferrari weekend starts in Suzuka. Over 200 Ferraris on the track on the occasion of Forza Ferrari V
On the Suzuka race track the long weekend with Ferrari as the main protagonist started in Japan. On 4 July the first FF reaching the country will be auctioned off at the Italian embassy in Tokyo to collect money to be donated to the people hit by the severe earthquake.
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My Wife's First 3-some Just another Saturday afternoon
It all started one Saturday while reading group sex stories on line! My wife Karen and I experienced a day that we will always remember. Karen is 39-yrs 5'-7" 135lbs blonde hair and hazel eyes 38-c breasts very firm with a body to match, a real head turner, and I'm 45-yrs 5'-11" 250lbs brown hair blues eyes. We have been happily married for 16 years and it was this day that will be in our minds forever!
It was around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday when I found your website. After reading few stories I called my wife over to read them with me, she is always giving me hell when I'm I called on the Web because I never include her, but today was different. I was getting hot while reading gang-bang stories. I always wanted to try a threesome with my wife but we never discussed it. Within about 45 minutes of her reading these stories she started to get horny, I could see it in her eyes. As I started caressing her breast she reached over and rubbed my hard cock. As I unbuttoned and unzipped my jeans she pulled out my cock and started sucking on it. We shut down the computer and laid on the living room floor. We took off each other's cloths caressing each other, I played with her succulent breasts, and she loves that! As reached between her legs I played with her pussy she started sucking on my cock, long and hard strokes very sensually. It was about 5:00 p.m. and we were just getting into it when Dan a good friend of mine decided to stop by. As Dan approached our front door he glanced into the window only to see Karen's hot wet pussy in the air while she was sucking on my cock. I noticed him and motioned for him to come in, at this time she had no idea that anyone else was around. He opened the door quietly an entered, he stood back just watching as he got a large hard on. I motioned for him to join us. As he unzipped his pants out came his cock, it was much bigger than mine. Now I'm about 8" and thick, he had to be about 10" and about the same thickness. As I held Karen's head down on my cock he reached for her wet pussy. As Dan started to caress Karen's wet pussy she got a little nervous and attempted to see who was touching her on her wet pussy, but at the same time she was so into it she just enjoyed it and continued to suck on me harder and harder. She had never taken my whole cock before but it was rapidly changing as she moaned with pleasure. Dan then leaned over and started to lick on her clit, she started moaning and groaning louder and louder and grinding her pussy into his face. She continued sucking more and more on my cock she got right down to my balls and was licking them she had never done that before! Karen continued to suck my cock, long and hard strokes as she moaned with pleasure. Dan was really hot; he got on his knees and inserted his 10" hard cock into her hot wet pussy. She never moaned like this before as he pushed his hard cock harder and harder into her pussy. I could feel myself getting ready to explode in her mouth; Karen never enjoyed swallowing cum. I attempted to pull out of her mouth, she would not let me out, and she kept on sucking and sucking on my cock. I could not holdback any longer, I exploded as my cum shot out she kept on sucking, sucking, and sucking every drop of my cum she swallowed. As I laid there going limp she turned to Dan pulling his hard 10"cock from her hot wet pussy and started to suck on his cock, and I mean SUCK! I watched in shock as she took his whole 10"thick cock from top to bottom sucking off her pussy juice. As he shot of his load, she kept sucking on his cock. His cum was dripping from her mouth as she continued to suck and swallow his cum every last drop! By this time I was hard again, my cock throbbing to be in her. I reached over and pulled her head to my cock she started sucking it again. Dan and I continued playing with her breasts and pussy. I then had her sit on my cock; she had her hands on my shoulders and was slamming up and down on my hard cock. Dan kneeled over me while grabbing her head to suck his cock. She inserted his semi hard cock into her mouth and started sucking she was having multiple orgasm's. It was at that time when I looked up and saw Paul another friend of mine looking into our window. Like Dan he decided to stop by, this was unbelievable. At first I didn't know what to do but after a moment I figured what the hell, I motioned for him to come in he did. As I was laying on the floor with Karen punching her pussy on my cock in and out and Dan 10" hardcock in her mouth, she glanced over at Paul and reached for his cock. As he unclipped his belt and unzipped his jeans out it came a 7" thin pure white cock she started jerking him off. Dan then got over to the right of me and laid on the floor and she laid on me moving her pussy up and down on my cock and continued to suck on Dan 10" hard cock. Paul went to the back of her and started to put his fingers in her ass. I motioned to him to fuck Karen's ass, every time I tried to fuck her in the ass it would hurt to much but today was different! She was so wet that when he put his 7" thin cock in her ass he didn't need any lubricant. Karen started to tremble like a vibrator, as she had never had a cock in her pussy, mouth, and ass before at the same time she started having multiple orgasms. We continued for about 45 minutes with my 8"cock in her pussy, Dan's 10" cock in her mouth, and Paul's 7" cock in her ass. I started to cum in her pussy and Dan shot off his load of cum in her mouth. Paul couldn't handle seeing us getting off so he pulled out of her ass and came all over her back. We all laid on the floor exhausted it was about 9:30 p.m. we all had never ever lasted this long before. We talked about how it was and how she had never experienced that before but was always a little curious of what something like this would be like. As we talked I watched Dan and Paul caress Karen's legs, ass, thighs, and breast. I was warming up and so was Karen. I watched her reach for both Dan and Paul's cocks caressing and stoking them. As we continued to talk we all got hard and she got wet. Before you know it we where at it again. Dan couldn't hold back he placed her on the floor and mounted her inserting his 10"thick cock into her hot wet pussy she loved it. Paul and I watched for a while as Dan fucked her hard and long she was reaching for our cocks saying let me suck you off! We placed our cocks by her mouth and she started sucking on me, and then him going back and forth it was unbelievable. Dan then rolled over placing Karen on top. She was hot and riding his cock like no tomorrow the sounds coming from her was unbelievable as she moaned I heard her say "fuck me please fuck me harder". I then went to her backside and saw her heart shaped ass, I inserted my 8" thick cock in it, and she was tight. As I slowly inserted my cock in her ass she let out a moan pain and pleasure and pulled me in. There we were again, Dan's 10" cock in her pussy, My 8" cock in her ass, and Paul's 7" cock in her mouth she cried in ecstasy as we fucked her harder and harder. As I attempted to pull my cock from her ass I would feel her having an orgasm and insert my cock back in harder and harder. Karen was climaxing and having orgasms left and right. After about an Hour we all shot off our loads. It was unbelievable Karen was covered in cum. As she laid there exhausted she thanked Dan and Paul for a fantasy come true! She then kissed them both on the cheek. She then excused herself to take a shower. As she went into the bathroom to take her shower we were talking how great this was so I suggested for Dan and Paul to come in the bathroom with me and we could watch her take her shower, they did and we all started to get hard again. As I opened up the shower curtain Karen was surprised. As she looked down at our hard cocks she said again! We then stepped into the shower Karen started sucking on Paul and jerking of Dan as I went behind her sliding my hard cock in her wet pussy I fucked her from the back again and again harder and harder it was too good to be true. Here I am fucking my wife in the shower with my friends. It was a day to be always remembered. After I shot off my load Dan and Paul continued. Dan mounting her from the back and Paul squeezing her breasts while she sucked his cock. When Dan started to shot off his load she stopped sucking Paul and turned to Dan's inserting his cock in her mouth swallowing his full load. As Dan stepped out of the shower, Karen turned to Paul and said it your turn. She started sucking on his 7" cock to the balls as we caressed her ass, pussy, and breasts. Paul shot off his load and she swallowed all of his cum. We then got out of the shower and dressed. Leaving her nude and worn out! Karen then decided filled up the bath tub and took a nice hot bubble bath. I then thanked them both for their unexpected visit. As they went on their way they commented on how great it was and how they never before experienced such a sexual encounter. This is a day we'll always remember they said! Since that Saturday we now make it a point to get on line and read group sex stories. We often talk about that Saturday and when we do we both get horny as hell and fuck and suck for hours!
Written by Bob
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