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While Chinese manufacturing was once characterized by low-cost, low-quality products for low-end markets, several companies located in the Yangtze River delta, surrounding Shanghai, took a different tack. In the process, they created the Zhejiang Model, reshaping the stereotyped images of Chinese manufacturers.
Chinese security vendors are usually regarded as nothing more than contributors, albeit key ones, to low-end manufacturing. Chinese government investment in small and medium-sized companies and the high-tech industry, coupled with low labor costs, however, have elevated companies in Zhejiang. Familiar names include Dahua, Dali, Hikvision and Hisome for DVRs; Skyvision (a subsidiary of the CSST Group) for DVR software; AB Group, Lihong and Pearmain for matrices; H3C for IP video surveillance solutions; Obtelecom for fiber-optic transmission; Reformer for smartcard solutions and Miaxis for fingerprint verifications. They all are quite technologyoriented companies, focusing on R&D investment and requirement toward product quality. Their existence forms a conglomerate of one complete industry chain of security equipment in central part of China and become one of the most important manufacturing center of Chinese security industry.
Contributing to success was the fact that Zhejiang is a manufacturing center of electromechanics, textiles, chemicals, food and construction materials. This propelled growth of Zhejiang's security industry. "In Zhejiang, we have a good supply chain of different electronic industries, which benefit security manufacturers here greatly." said Weiping Wang, President of Pearmain.
The Zhejiang provincial government prioritized and encourages entrepreneurship, supporting local companies in high-tech research and development. Zhejiang University and Zhejiang University of Technology have also buttressed such efforts. Dali and Hikvision both split off from national research institutes in Zhejiang.
Plus, large public investments were put into infrastructure and the production of low cost goods in bulk to support both domestic consumption and export. Zhejiang has made itself one of the richest provinces in China, forming the "Zhejiang model."
Moreover, the down-to-earth personality of Zhejiang residents also creates "Zhejiang spirit," which becoming a legend within China. R&D is regarded as the foundation of company development for Zhejiang enterprises. Not only is sales growth important, but what matters even more is long-term corporate management.
In the following, we highlighted how those Zhejiang security manufacturers utilize their technical know-how to strengthen their capability and expand their business in this industry.
Major DVR Vendors
Hikvision was listed on Forbes 2006/2007 "Top 100 Chinese Firms with the Most Potential" as well as Deloitte's 2005/2006 "Top 50 Fast Growing High-Tech Firms" in China. Sales of standalone DVRs and A/V compression cards are ahead of other Chinese manufacturers.
Originally, Hikvision was a research institute, and this laid a solid foundation for its R&D capability. In 2006, Hikvision and Texas Instruments co-established a DSP laboratorya landmark in Hikvision's corporate development. Based on TI's DaVinci platform, Hikvision developed diverse products with MPEG-4 and H.264 compression, such as standalone DVRs, A/V compression cards, video servers and IP modulesthe latter are used in cameras and speed domes to make them IP-enabled. Recently, Hikvision has added IP storage devices and management software to its product mix. Hikvision receives more TI chip sets annually than any other TI partner.
Using one single platform to develop products has reduced the time and cost that it takes to develop new products. "We are using the same platform to develop other products and focus on how to effectively use our investment in R&D," said Yangzhong Hu, President of Hikvision.
Hikvision serves mainly middle to high-end markets, though it is also planning to launch entry level products, such as four-channel, standalone DVRs. Then, it will have a complete product range all the way from the low to high end. In all, the company will focus on edge products, cameras, video servers and storage devices (DVRs and IP storage). "After we complete the product lines for IP video surveillance, our next step is to strengthen our overseas marketing and sales team," said Hu. "Eventually, we expect a 50-50 breakdown in sales (domestic vs. export) in three years."
Dahua sales of standalone DVRs and capture cards are also among the top three of Chinese manufacturers. In April 2007, Dahua was listed among the Top 100 Chinese Software Companies, based on its income from software. Last year, Dahua moved up 26 places to No. 46 on the list. Dahua also invests heavily in R&D. In total, it has more than 300 people on its R&D teamengineers account for 52 percent. In the entire Chinese DVR industry, Dahau has the biggest investment for R&D.
The company provides a full array of video surveillance products, including embedded DVRs, capture cards, mobile DVRs, speed domes, network cameras, IP storage devices, video servers, IP modules and central management software.
"The security industry has become very competitive due to the entrance of IT players," said Liquan Fu, President of Dahua. "IP network solution providers, telecommunication companies and Internet service providers (ISP) are all involved in the security business. We can no longer offer just one or two product lines, such as only DVRs."
Now, 80 percent of Dahua's business involves security. In the future, it hopes to become a pure security player, focusing on video surveillance, while integrating its R&D and sales teams as well as marketing and sales channels. "Product diversification is the direction that we are heading," said Fu. Recently, the company plans to adopt a new R&D management system to integrate internal R&D resources, using them more efficiently between different departments.
Dahua also sees IP cameras and domes as security products that have the greatest potential. "The technology used in IP cameras is maturing, CMOS performance has improved a lot and prices are dropping," said Fu. "The timing is right for Chinese manufacturers to enter the market."
The enterprise has already launched several IP cameras. By manufacturing IP cameras, it is able to partner with more software developers and IP storage vendors. "Security markets have multiple layers," said Fu, "involving many hardware and software manufacturers, distributors and system integrators. We pay special attention to our partnerships with other vendors and aim to develop more value-added products to create high profit margins for our partners."
Another leading Chinese DVR manufacturer, Dali, also started out as a research institute and was the former Zhejiang Testing Technology Institute. Unlike other security companies, Dali has two main productsinfrared thermal imaging cameras and MPEG-4/H.264 DVRs. In fact, Dali has the largest market share of the former in China. In 2007, these products accounted for 50 percent of total revenue each.
The surveillance camera market will see dramatic changes due to maturing IP camera technology and dropping prices. As more software players enter the security market, Dali will manufacture products in areas where it has expertise like infrared. "While infrared has been mostly for military applications," said Huimin Pang, CEO of Dali, "infrared surveillance cameras are becoming very popular in the security industry. In fact, security has the second largest demand for infrared right now." Pang also expects use of infrared will increase in security and defense industry.
In terms of DVR manufacturing, Dali carefully selects components and designs main board layout and quality control in every single step of manufacturing. Dali even has surface mount technology (SMT) machines to do the assembling of main boards for DVRs. It also provides customization to a high degree. In addition, by following comprehensive factory management principles, stringent quality control standards are ensured. It ensures that stringent quality control standards are met. "These measures, however, naturally price it out of certain low-end markets. Meanwhile, in terms of marketing and sales, the increase of overseas market investment, of course, is Dali's latest plan."
IP Video Surveillance Platforms
While the shift to IP is perceptible, no one is sure when it will finally replace analog. China's Safe City projects require IP network transmission and this is pushing many players to launch solutions for video surveillance that, unlike overseas players, use fiber-optics to transmit uncompressed video. Quality of video is ensured by adapting to different bandwidths in different areas.
H3C is a leading China-based supplier of IP network products and solutions. Offerings include routers, ethernet switches, wireless LAN, security, voice and video over IP products, SOHO products and network management systems. H3C used to be owned by Huawei, a telecommunication networks provider before being sold to 3COM in 2006. Recently, H3C launched its iVS (IP video surveillance) solution.
The H3C iVS video surveillance solution replaces analog optical transfer devices and control matrices with IP network devices. The system features open-standard architecture and intelligent management that is applicable to large, dense surveillance projects that require high-quality images. The H3C iVS surveillance solution, which has already been deployed in Fushun City, Futian District, Shenzhen City and the Beijing Olympic transportation system, etc. won the 2006 China CIO (China Information Organization) Annual Award.
As an innovative IP-based network architecture solution provider, H3C introduces some new ideas and technologies into video survillance. For example, H3C was also the first to adopt the ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) technoloy in video surveillance. This solution uses passive optical splitters to evenly split a single optical input into multiple optical outputs. This function is required when a single optical pre-amplifier is used to drive a large number of optical power amplifiers.
With IP network surveillance becoming mainstream in developed countries, H3C is confident that its edge in video surveillance and strong sales channels will offer it numerous opportunities. To further its aims, it looks to partner with traditional security companies, while becoming a leading IP video surveillance solution provider.
Zhongwei (Obtelecom]
Zhongwei (Obtelecom), which specializes in fiber-optic communications, was established by a group of professors from Zhejiang University of Technology. Moreover, Zhejiang Public Fiber-optic Communication Technology Research and Development Laboratory is also managed by these professors. In 2000, the company first launched fiber-optic products for uncompressed video streaming in China. In 2001, Zhongwei developed all-in-one transmission products that integrated IP networks, Ethernet and telecommunications. "Since 1998," said CEO, Xugang Shi, "we have been promoting IP networks for security even though, at that time, very few players talked about IP. It was only in 2000 that many players started entering the market." Unlike its competitors, Zhongwei transmits uncompressed video. They, said Shi, put the emphasis on decoding technology, but that compromises video quality.
Fiber-optic company Zhongwei insists on innovation, usually beating its competition with product launches. It also develops "EPON" solutions with one foreign company. Compared with other solutions, Zhongwei adopts open-platform designs, providing for a high degree of integration and flexibility in central management. Recently, Zhongwei launched its VideoAnyRoute (VAR) transmission system, which supports transmission in all digital video formats (uncompressed digital video, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and H.264). This replaced traditional converters, making IP network transmission more standardized and central management more flexible. The solution has been used in many Safe City projects. "Different areas of China have different bandwidths and we are trying to connect all the video through different networks. Therefore, the integration and flexibility of our solution is very important."
Software Developers
The Zhejiang provincial government has set out strategies to develop software technology. Part of this effort involves supporting university research.
Skyvision is one of the biggest software developer of H.264 capture cards for PC-based DVR, video server, IP camera and standalone DVR in China.The company was just acquired by CSST Group this year, becoming the companyˇs software development center. Skyvision focuses on digital video surveillance software used in DVRs for recording, PTZ control and alarm management. "Our products stand out in terms of reliability, smart-search functions and playback within charts," said Jitao Dong, Deputy General Manger of Skyvisioin. "Intelligent video analysis is our next step."
The companyˇs founder also used to participate in the research institute in Zhejiang. Participation in numerous Safe Cities projects gave Skyvision the ability to design a universal user interface for capture cards and standalone DVRs, even those from different manufacturers. With regard to the important role that central management software plays in the security system, the company has also stressed development of management software, customizing it to different market sectors.
Skyvision also co-works with the Zhejiang laboratory of the application software for Safe Cities project. "Chinese government projects, like Safe Cities," said Dong, "have special standards. Skyvision is responsible for testing software to verify whether the equipment used complies with those standards."
Miaxis is one of the few Chinese companies that focus on research and development of fingerprint algorithms. Main fingerprint products include verification modules (optical, electric and capacitive), readers, smartcard verification terminals, USB flashes, Ukey, mouse products, etc. It also offers bank teller identity fingerprint management system solutions, bank escort fingerprint management solutions, fingerprint door lock solutions, fingerprint safe solutions, fingerprint access control solutions, etc.
When Miaxis was established, it attracted investors from not only China but also overseas, such as Intel, Shanghai Belling, etc. Miaxis' core technology is its algorithms. "Very few Chinese companies can develop fingerprint algorithm independently," said Jack Wang, Manager of the Overseas Business Department at Miaxis. "Since 2000, the Hangzhou city government has provided us with financial support to encourage our software research as well."
Miaxis was the first Chinese manufacturer to produce embedded fingerprint modules by using DSP chipsets. Its products have been used by the Brazilian government and Nigerian governments. It is also one of the Chinese members of the BioAPI Consortium, which advocates establishment of fingerprint standards. Miaxis is the only Chinese company that participates in Fingerprint Verification Competition (FVC) and ranked among the top 10 continuously since 2000. In addition, its fingerprint algorithms have received tens of patents in China and USA.
Miaxis also highlighted their service of customization. "We can also change parameters in fingerprint modules to fulfill needs of different environments and applications," said Wang. Miaxis also predicted the high popularity of using fingerprint in PC device, such as fingerprint USB flash, fingerprint mouse. Miaxis is planning to sell those products in some wholesale stores to end users.
Solution Providers
Reformer has been providing smartcard solutions for campuses in China since 1993. One card can, therefore, be used to access buildings, borrow books from the library and eat meals in the cafeteria. In 2002, Reformer began focusing on access control for the security industry.
"Reformer is a solution provider for access control used in commercial high rises, parking lots, residential communities, hospitals and shopping malls," said CEO Linjian Zhou. In fact, the company has supplied front door access control system for The People's Government of Tianjin City, systems for parking lots at The People's Government of Beijing City, as well as devices for visitors in Shanghai's Park Place, which adopting very strict security criteria as Taiwan 101 building. The technology know-how and requirements toward security are quite different and complicated in these two buildings. "We have also embedded more intelligence into our access control systems," said Zhou.
Reformer entered the smart-card market quite early. With a strong software background from the IT field, the company has the technical ability to respond quickly to market needs. "Our capabilities in problem solving, customization and comprehensive solution planning are our strengths," said Zhou. "We do not provide basic products like many other vendors. Reformer delivers complete access control systems with management functionality." In addition, Reformer is one of the few Chinese companies willing to put much investment for a unique product design.
As the Chinese smart-card market is getting saturated, Reformer's next step is to increase exports and strengthen integration of existent sales channels.
Open Design
Established in 1996, Pearmain's main products are matrix, speed dome and fiber-optic converter. "Analog products will still exist in some markets," explained Weiping Wang, President of Pearmain, "no matter how much IP influences the security industry. That is why we are keeping some analog products, even though our main focus is also on developing IP products, such as those with fiber-optics."
Open-platform designs give Pearmain products a high degree of compatibility, integrateability and flexibility. "Our partners," said Wang, "often encounter problems because of the number of different formats used by different products during system integration. Our products- -cameras, matrices and fiber-optic convertersare all components of one video surveillance system, so I think when they all are included into one solution, they needs to work perfectly with other brand's products."
System integrators, who buy Permain matrices and fiberoptic converters, can easily integrate them with storage devices from other companies. Moreover, Pearmain speed domes work with any brand of camera module.
However, for many of our competitors, their products tend to be closed; not open to other products. Once the systems integrators use their products; they need to use all the products from the same vendor. "It is like the single-vendor approach, taken by our competitors, but ours is taking a multi-vendor approach," said Wang.
Final Words
Zhejiang gathers many excellent and visionary security players in one place. Regarding their technological capabilities, they have no problems facing worldwide competition and meeting strict requirements of quality. However, more importantly, Zhejiang vendors need to think about how to integrate their strong R&D capability with effective marketing and sales to market their products to the world
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Amazon.com is quietly launching its own deal-of-day discount offers in Chicago, the home city of daily deals darling Groupon. WSJ's Shira Ovide has details.
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Charity begins at home
Charles Dickens popularised the idiom, 'charity begins at home and justice begins next door'.
Its origins stem from the bible and state. Your responsibility is to first look after your family and friends before looking after others.
Sadly the UK government does not adopt this philosophy and proudly gives away over £10bn in foreign aid this year, whilst imposing ever more cuts in the living standards of all but the wealthiest of those at home.
Even worse the money that our government gives away to countries like Zimbabwe, and even wealthy countries like India, has to be borrowed, so it's not as though the UK is some wealthy philanthropist with money to spare.
We are in fact the most indebted country in Europe yet we contribute the second largest amount in the world after the USA. Most other EU countries have drastically reduced foreign aid in order to help their citizens yet the UK has increased its foreign aid contribution and even passed it into law that 0.7 per cent of GDP will be given away every year.
It is clear our elected lords and masters in Westminster have no clue of the effect of their so-called austerity measures on the average taxpayer.
These predominantly wealthy career politicians who have never had a real job are cushioned from ever increasing costs and stagnant wages. They would rather give hundreds of millions to countries run by hostile governments such as Zimbabwe or Pakistan, even corrupt wealthy governments, than spend the money at home on the NHS or education or maybe even just borrow less.
They scoff at food banks, turn a blind eye to the millions struggling to make ends meet, whilst demanding that the four already subsidised bars in Westminster reduce their prices!
Paradoxically the only party campaigning to cut these extravagances and also the foreign aid bill is headed by a man who is always portrayed with a cigarette and a pint of beer and considered by many in the 'establishment' as a maverick.
I would say he knows what the people want!
Mike McCarthy, Ribbleton
Put quality of well-being first
Lord Howell, the father-in-law of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, reported, after a recent visit to fracking sites in the United States, that the thump of compressors and the whiff of diesel could be sensed two miles away from a fracked well.
His recommendation was that fracking would not go down well in Conservative constituencies in the south, but it would be good for the industrially ravaged north.
Actually, the sites that Cuadrilla wants to exploit in Lancashire are in Conservative constituencies, but the response of local MPs has been limp and ineffectual.
Surely the first duty of politicians should be to protect the quality of life and well-being of the people they serve.
Even in the United States, where the economic benefits have been considerable, the population is turning against the industry and increasing numbers of towns and cities are voting to ban fracking.
In England the economic benefits will be paltry in comparison to those in the USA, but the impact of noise, increased traffic, light and air pollution, the threat of earthquakes and subsidence, the storage and transport of toxic substances and the risk to the health of the population will be far greater as Lancashire is densely populated and intensively farmed in comparison to the wide open spaces in the USA, Canada and Australia where fracking takes place.
Lancashire County Council must put the quality of life of its electors first and refuse to accept the hydraulic shattering of our beloved county.
Mike Ellwood, Fulwood, Preston
Panto season is here again
The Pantomime season has been extended until May 2015.
Among those who will be auditioning are paler shades of Red Ed, (hope he remembers his lines), Devious Dame Dave, with his blue rinse Demon King partner, George.
Also Nick, who will play any part as long as he gets billing, and not forgetting Nigel, who wants to be in the show as long as it is in a different theatre.
Older people should be very afraid. Although they all need your applause (votes), they are all willing to cast you as ready victims, for whoever later plays the role of the Sherriff of Nottingham.
A chorus line made up of SNP, UDDP and the Greens will present a picture of disharmony that will make the former coalition look like a church choir.
The elderly in the audience, many who, through years of hard work, thrift and prudence, alien to many of the present generation, have achieved what are now enviously described as wealthy lifestyles.
They will be picked off individually, by stealthy welfare reductions and turning a younger generation against them.
All done to keep this pantomime tradition on the road.
Meanwhile, the Capitalist Finance Corps, backers of the last failed production (Golden Follies) have been allowed to escape their bankruptcy, free to continue with their Whitehall Farces.
Pensioner concessionary tickets to the show will soon be a thing of the past.
Denis Lee, Ashton
No crystal ball at hospital's A&E
Why has the NHS been set targets, and by our masters in Parliament? A&Es have no crystal ball, knowing who is coming in next.
This November my husband and I took a neighbour, 86, into Royal Preston, about 10.10pm. It was not too busy, and we were attended to quickly by dedicated staff, but whilst we were waiting, people were coming in from pubs and clubs. Most the worse for drink, but they could just as well have come off coaches or trains after accidents. The hospital is only half a mile from the M55.
As for our masters in the House? The number of sitting days 2013/2014 – 149; average attendance 497. It's not do what I do, it's do as you are told! And how many nurses are we short of? Thousands, enough said.
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Curves make a comeback in Bollywood
With the new generation of leading ladies in Bollywood preferring full-figured looks, industry seems to have given size-zero fad a break.bollywood Updated: Aug 10, 2012 18:20 IST
Gone are the days when being skinny was considered hot. With the new lot of actors such as Sonakshi Sinha, Parineeti Chopra and debutante, Alia Bhatt, flaunting their voluptuous bodies, B-town now thinks curvy is the new sexy.
"I work hard to maintain my figure and always try to look better. But I don't believe in going to an extreme or being stick-thin. Also, if I have been accepted for the way I look, why would I do anything to change it? I'm happy with the way I look," Sonakshi told HT Café some time ago. She used to weigh 90 kg before she signed the Salman Khan- blockbuster Dabangg (2010) and lost 30 kg prior to the shoot of the film. "I don't believe in the size- zero fad. Girls should be lean and healthy rather than stick-thin. In fact, I feel boys also don't like thin girls," says Alia with a laugh.
Ask trade analyst Taran Adarsh about it, and he says, "Somewhere down the line it's definitely working well for these actors and their films. Everyone was not too happy with the size-zero fad. It was an exception. Back in the '70s, being curvy was considered sexy. Even the sex symbols of the time — Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi — were not essentially thin or skinny." With these actors, who are more confident and comfortable in their skin, the focus is now moving from being thin to being a better actor. Producer
Ramesh Taurani says, "We need more heroines in Bollywood. This new lot is definitely doing great. And as far as being curvy is concerned, it's working well for our films. Also, the way they look depends on the film."
Director Sajid Khan agrees. He says, "Voluptuous has always been sexy. Yes, these actors are confident, they're smart and are on the right track. They're also comfortable with the way they look."
Ask psychologist Mansi Hasan if she believes that the views of the masses are now changing, and she says, "To look attractive is important, but being skinny is not the way to be anymore. The importance of being healthy is being highlighted with actors like Sonakshi and Parineeti. They're curvy, not fat."
She adds, "People's perception is changing. Being a size-zero or very thin indicates a certain kind of obsession with losing weight. Even nutritionists nowadays are making women look curvaceous." fans feel... Shruti Sharma, 24: "I think being curvy is sexy. Size zero makes you look anorexic. I like the way Parineeti looks. She's pretty and has a healthy body."
Zeeshan Sheikh, 27: "I like thin women. Personally, I'm not a fan of skinny women, but I'd like them to not be plump either. I guess, someone like Deepika Padukone has the perfect body. She isn't fat or too thin."
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Miley Cyrus has destroyed pop music and made it unsafe and unwise to turn on the radio, but this time time she`s really twerked over the line.
The artist formerly known as "Hanna Montana" has released a video that demolishes the concept and spirit of Christmas.
Fox News can stop hyping the "War on Christmas"; the twerking pop tart has destroyed the Christmas spirit forevermore.
In this scandalous video the 21-year-old singer twerks all up on Santa, pinches a dwarf`s cone bra, and dances all over the stage in a revealing costume. For good measure there`s a fluffy Chanel bag hanging from her shoulder, good to know Chanel has subsidized the annihilation of Christmas.
If your impressionable children watch this video they will think that Santa is a perv who`s traded in his elves for a stable of dwarf ho`s, and that if he climbs down the chimney he may twerk up a storm, but he ain`t leaving any presents.
The barbarians aren`t at the door, they`ve broken into your home and they are twerking up a storm. It`s all over, Christmas is dead.
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So…it's been a while since our last post, but some things just have to be shared. Venezia (Venice) is one of those things.
Brittany and I finally managed to find a weekend with no exams, classes, or other reasons not to travel. We chose to take a train north-east to the "City of Water." A warning for those of you who have read any of my other blog posts, I usually try to give a pretty good description of what you're looking at (i.e. artist name, building name, street name, etc.), but we really weren't able to do that with this trip, so it's mainly going to be pictures. I'm trying to find some info as I go, but sometimes it's just not available.
Before just bombarding you with images though, let me see if I can set the scene for you. Of course I've heard of Venice, and I've seen photos of the area and movies set in its "streets," but nothing can really prepare you for the city – you really have to see it to understand. We followed the Grand Canal through the city, and did not see any vehicles with wheels. The only means of transportation available was walking or taking a boat.
The view as you exit the train station is one of the best:
You cross a bridge into the city and then weave your way wherever you want to go.
We had a map and a destination in mind, but it was actually pretty difficult to navigate the narrow alleyways without taking a boat. We liked it this way though. It's nice to stumble into amazing things, and Venice is full of wonder. Like Bologna, every building is full of history. Our first find was Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.
This place had a ton of statues, paintings, and various other works of art, but you weren't supposed to take photos, so we just snapped a few to get an idea about how ornate the interior was.
The left portion of the front alcove:
The right portion of the front alcove:
A view from the entrance:
A view of the entrance:
Behind Frairi we found another church, Chiesa San Rocco. Though much smaller, picture taking was allowed.
This guy greeted you as you came in:
The front of the church:
The rear (entrance) to the church:
This is the detail of one of the church's pillars. Little details like this are found all over the city (and in the rest of Italy). I find it remarkable because each of these items has a story, even if it's unknown.
It really was amazing just to be lost in this city. Every time we turned a corner, a new, beautiful view awaited.
We did finally manage to make it to St. Mark's Square, which was our original destination, and it was well worth the effort. You are walking down narrow alleys, crossing bridges, passing all varieties of shops, then, suddenly, you step out onto this huge, open plaza.
One side looks pristine…almost new:
The other looks worn and deteriorated, but equally beautiful:
At the end of the plaza, several of Venice's "must see" items are on display. From left to right –
Torre dell' Orologio (St. Mark's Clocktower):
Built at the end of the 15th century…
…(according to Wikipedia) "at the top of the tower are two great bronze figures, hinged at the waist, which strike the hours on a bell. One is old and the other young, to show the passing of time and, although said to represent shepherds (they are wearing sheepskins) or giants (they are huge figures of great mass, necessary so that their form can be recognized at a distance) they are always known as "the Moors" because of the dark patina acquired by the bronze."
"Below this level is the winged lion of Venice with the open book, before a blue background with gold stars. There was originally a statue of the Doge Agostino Barbarigo kneeling before the lion, but in 1797, after the city had surrendered to Napoleon, this was removed by the French."
"Below this is the great clock face in blue and gold inside a fixed circle of marble engraved with the 24 hours of the day in Roman numerals. A golden pointer with an image of the sun moves round this circle and indicates the hour of the day. Within the marble circle beneath the sun pointer are the signs of the zodiac in gold (these are original and date from the 1490s), which revolve slightly more slowly than the pointer to show the position of the sun in the zodiac. In the middle of the clockface is the earth (in the centre) and the moon, which revolves to show its phases, surrounded by stars which are fixed in position."
Basilica di San Marco (St. Mark's Basilica):
(We went in later, so there will be more pictures.)
St Mark's Campanile:
This bell tower was originally constructed in the 9th century and stands 323 feet tall.
Again, according to Wikipedia, the tower was restored several times due to lightning strikes and fire, but in 1902 it completely collapsed. Reconstruction began immediately, and it was reopened in 1912, exactly as it was before.
And then around the corner you get part 2 of the plaza, the Piazzetta di San Marco. From left to right –
Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace):
(Again, we went into the palace, so there will be more photos.)
The Lion of Venice:
St. Theodore:
(Just know I'm using Wikipedia as a quick reference.) There are "two large granite columns in the Square, thought to have been erected between 1172 – 1177…bearing ancient symbols of the two patron saints of Venice. The Lion sculpture has had a very long and obscure history, probably starting its existence as a winged lion-griffin statue on a monument to the god Sandon at Tarsus in Cilicia (Southern Turkey) about 300 BC. The figure, which stands on the eastern column, at some point came to represent the "Lion of Saint Mark", traditional symbol of Saint Mark the evangelist. The figure standing on the western column is St. Theodore of Amasea, patron of the city before St Mark, who holds a spear and stands on a crocodile (to represent the dragon which he was said to have slain). It is also made up of parts of antique statues and is a copy, the original being kept in the Doge's Palace."
Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (National Library of St. Mark's):
Wikipedia: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana "is a library and Renaissance building in Venice, northern Italy; it is one of the earliest surviving public manuscript depositories in the country, holding one of the greatest classical texts collections in the world. The library is named after St. Mark, the patron saint of Venice."
Another important thing we noticed about Venice is that it is very touristy. We heard more english in an hour there than we have heard our entire two months in Bologna. This also means there are many, many shops selling tourist junk (don't worry, we purchased our fair share) and it costs to get into almost everything (and once inside you aren't supposed to take photos). Doge's Palace was well worth the admission price.
Doge's Palace:
First off, it's important to know that doge means "chief magistrate." (I was under the impression that Doge was just a wealthily family for a good portion of our visit.) So this palace is not just someone's home, but rather a building designed for work (very elaborate government work mind you) and imprisonment.
First you go up the "golden staircase":
Then you enter the palace rooms…I cannot stress how stunning each of these rooms were; covered floor to ceiling in art.
The Four Doors Room:
Antechamber to the Hall of the Full Council:
The Senate Chamber:
A painting of Neptune:
The Chamber of the Council of Ten:
Brittany and I both liked this ceiling because of the range of color side-by-side with the black and white:
The Chamber of the Great Council:
According to the palace's website, the room is "53 meters long and 25 meters wide, this is not only the largest and most majestic chamber in the Doge's Palace, but also one of the largest rooms in Europe."
This was an interesting little scene in the room…this guy probably has a pretty good headache…
Off of the Chamber of the Great Council, were a few other rooms, whose names we're not sure about. The first image was very elaborate, and the second is a detail shot of the first. I took the second photo because of the guy just under the plaque, he is the only creature I could find in the painting that looked more like a skeleton than a person…thought it was kind of neat.
This room had a huge chandelier (that messed with photo lighting), a painting of Madonna and Child, and three paintings of lions. This one turned out best, but I also like that the paintings from this area all have the city in the background (i.e. paintings from Bologna all have the two towers, this one clearly represents Venice).
We also got to walk through the armory and then across the Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs), the bridge that led from the palace to the prisons.
The windows on this bridge would have been the last view several prisoners had of life outside their cell.
And finally, a couple of quick pictures of the prison cells. There were so many floors of cells, but, for the most part, they all looked about the same.
After winding through the prison, we ended up back in the main courtyard.
I feel like we could easily fill blog after blog, photo album after photo album, of just statues in and around Doge's Palace. We took as many as we could, but these guys, guarding the palace staircase, were my favorite.
After leaving Doge's Palace, we headed to Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco (The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark).
Again, we had to pay to go in here and photos weren't allowed. And again, we snapped a few when we could 🙂
Gold mosaic was the theme of this church, in fact it is nicknamed Chiesa d'Oro (Church of gold). I thought I'd change it up and use Wikipedia as my source this time…"The first St Mark's was a building next to the Doge's Palace, ordered by the doge in 828, when Venetian merchants stole the supposed relics of Mark the Evangelist from Alexandria, and completed by 832…the basic structure of the building has not been much altered. Its decoration has changed greatly over time, though the overall impression of the interior with a dazzling display of gold ground mosaics on all ceilings and upper walls remains the same."
After climbing a huge, narrow set of stairs, you reach a museum on the upper level (had to pay separately for this and still couldn't take pictures) but there is also access to the balcony, which gave an amazing view of the plaza.
When we left St. Mark's Square, we had no destination; however, the sun was starting to set and after getting lost finding the place, we thought it might be best to find the train station before it got dark…stupid daylight savings time made it dark at 5PM!
We played tourist for a while, getting a Nutella crepe and waffle, and buying some souvenirs, while still taking pictures of the amazing city.
Which somehow grew even more magical at dusk.
We had dinner at a lovely little restaurant with our table mere feet from the water. By the time we finished, Venice had become an entirely different looking place.
Our final thought…we have to come back and stay longer…
Italian word of the day: treno – train (because it's the best way to get around Italy)
And now you know…


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Veteran music mogul Jimmy Iovine, now head of Apple Music, charmed the Television Critics Association press tour crowd on Saturday with tales of his time in the trenches with everyone from Dr. Dre to John Lennon to U2.
Iovine's partnership with Dre is the subject of the HBO documentary "The Defiant Ones," directed by Allen Hughes and set to premiere in the spring. The 4-part documentary also features Eminem. Iovine recalled his first meeting with Dre, not long after Iovine had launched his Interscope Records banner in 1989. What impressed him most was the quality of the sound Dre managed to capture on his landmark Death Row Records recording "The Chronic."
The low frequencies emanating from the subwoofers that help define the hip-hop had been a huge challenge to capture as a recording. But to Iovine, "Chronic" sounded like "Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' or 'Sgt. Pepper,' " he recalled. "I said 'Who did this? Who engineered this?' " When Iovine learned that Dre engineered the recording himself, Iovine knew he was immensely talented. "I fell in love with the music," he said.
The documentary focuses on the odd-couple relationship between Iovine and Dre, who came from very different background but clicked on a level that transcended race, age and experience.
"We both grew up racially charged neighborhoods," he said. "This is about the relationship between a white guy and black guy at a time when the country in this moment is so screwed up in this area… We stayed together under some of the most difficult working circumstances you could possibly have."
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Just wanted to share with you these wonderful cards I received in honor of our nation's independence day.
First, Judie Litteral sent me this unique spirelli card she made! What a great way to use spirelli! And I love the Spellbinders die (Labels 2) that she used and made it the card shape. Way to go Judie!
Sue Speck sent me the following card where she reused those bulk mail stamps; what a creative use of junk mail stamps! You can also check out Sue's BLOG and see more of her work.
Hope you have been enjoying our national holiday! And if you need to get some reprieve from the heat, stop by the Creative Corner........it's nice and cool there!
Enjoy the rest of your holiday week!


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District Sales Manager Trainee
Date: Jan 2, 2019
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While there's not much to the Windows Phone game Rapid Toss+, it's still a fun game to help pass the time with. Rapid Toss+ is a paper toss game where you're called upon to send your paper wads into the trash can. To make things challenging, you have to gauge your toss against the wind.
Rapid Toss+ is from the same development group that brought us Grow and does set itself apart from other paper toss games on the Marketplace with it's features. Rapid Toss+ offers five throwing distances/levels (level 5 is real challenging), five environments (office, moon, gravity room, winter land, and autumn land) and seventeen different backgrounds.
You also have two game modes with Rapid Toss+. A Classic Game where you simply try to sink as many consecutive baskets as possible. Then there is a Rapid Game where your racing against the clock to see how many baskets you can sink, as well as consecutive baskets, before the clock strikes zero. Oh... and to add to the fun of the Rapid Game mode, your paper wads are on fire.
You toss your paper ball by flicking at the paper ball. Angle your flick to the left or right to compensate for the wind. With the Rapid Game mode, your wind increases/decreases from one side, then switches to the opposite side of the screen. The wind in the Classic Game changes after each toss both in speed and direction.
Overall, Rapid Toss+ is a fun, feature rich paper toss game that is fun to play. If your looking for a challenge, try the furthest distance. When the wind speed is high, you really need to angle your toss to let the paper wad ride the wind into the basket.
There is a free trial version available for Rapid Toss+ and the full version will run you $.99. You can find Rapid Toss+ here at the Windows Phone Marketplace.


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To Be More Inclusive, We Need To Change Feminism Itself, Not The Word Feminism
Why Feminism Still Needs To Be Called..
Using the word "feminism" shouldn't prevent people from seeing other aspects of inequality within the movement. The whole concept of "intersectional feminism" was founded to try and broaden our understanding of discrimination against women, and make it clear that sexism is inextricably linked to race, class, and other factors.
The famous idea of "womanism," as coined by author Alice Walker, is an attempt to answer one bit of this exclusionary issue — how can women of color feel comfortable and heard in a movement hugely dominated, throughout history, by white women? It's an ongoing conversation, and it's important for everybody to have a space where they feel their struggle is the focus. But replacing feminism with something that doesn't acknowledge anybody's struggle? In my opinion, that is taking it too far.


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