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Chemwatch Independent Material Safety Data Sheet
Issue Date: 29-Jan-2010
Version No:3
Air freshener.
Company: Benji Distributors Pty Ltd Address: 17 Grandview Pde Moolap VIC, 3221 Australia Telephone: +61 3 5248 1469 Fax: +61 3 5248 6696
NON-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE. NON-DANGEROUS GOODS. According to NOHSC Criteria, and ADG Code.
|Body Contact
|SCALE: Min/Nil=0 Low=1 Moderate=2 High=3 Extreme=4
|■ Cumulative effects may result following exposure*.
|■ Do not breathe gas/fumes/vapour/spray.
|■ May produce discomfort of the eyes and skin*.
|■ Avoid contact with skin.
|* (limited evidence).
|■ Wear eye/face protection.
|■ In case of contact with eyes, rinse with plenty of water and contact Doctor or Poisons Information Centre.
|quaternary ammonium compound
|nonionic surfactants
|NOTE: Manufacturer has supplied full ingredient
|information to allow CHEMWATCH assessment.
· Immediately give a glass of water.
· First aid is not generally required. If in doubt, contact a Poisons Information Centre or a doctor.
■ If this product comes in contact with the eyes:
· Wash out immediately with fresh running water.
· Ensure complete irrigation of the eye by keeping eyelids apart and away from eye and moving the eyelids by occasionally lifting the upper and lower lids.
· Seek medical attention without delay; if pain persists or recurs seek medical attention.
· Removal of contact lenses after an eye injury should only be undertaken by skilled personnel.
■ If skin contact occurs:
· Immediately remove all contaminated clothing, including footwear.
· Flush skin and hair with running water (and soap if available).
· Seek medical attention in event of irritation.
· If fumes or combustion products are inhaled remove from contaminated area.
· Other measures are usually unnecessary.
■ Treat symptomatically.
· There is no restriction on the type of extinguisher which may be used. · Use extinguishing media suitable for surrounding area.
· Alert Fire Brigade and tell them location and nature of hazard. · Wear breathing apparatus plus protective gloves for fire only. · Prevent, by any means available, spillage from entering drains or water courses. · Use fire fighting procedures suitable for surrounding area.
· Non combustible. · Not considered a significant fire risk, however containers may burn. May emit poisonous fumes. May emit corrosive fumes.
■ None known.
Gloves, boots (chemical resistant).
· Clean up all spills immediately. · Avoid breathing vapours and contact with skin and eyes. · Control personal contact by using protective equipment. · Contain and absorb spill with sand, earth, inert material or vermiculite.
■ Moderate hazard. · Clear area of personnel and move upwind. · Alert Fire Brigade and tell them location and nature of hazard. · Wear breathing apparatus plus protective gloves. · Prevent, by any means available, spillage from entering drains or water course.
Personal Protective Equipment advice is contained in Section 8 of the MSDS.
· Avoid all personal contact, including inhalation.
· Wear protective clothing when risk of exposure occurs.
· Use in a well-ventilated area.
· Avoid contact with moisture.
· DO NOT allow clothing wet with material to stay in contact with skin.
· Polyethylene or polypropylene container.
· Packing as recommended by manufacturer.
· Check all containers are clearly labelled and free from leaks.
■ None known.
· Store in original containers.
· Keep containers securely sealed.
· Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area.
· Store away from incompatible materials and foodstuff containers.
|TWA ppm
|TWA mg/m³
|Australia Exposure Standards
|ethanol (Ethyl alcohol)
The following materials had no OELs on our records
|• water:
Type A Filter of sufficient capacity
· Safety glasses with side shields. · Chemical goggles. · Contact lenses may pose a special hazard; soft contact lenses may absorb and concentrate irritants. A written policy document, describing the wearing of lens or restrictions on use, should be created for each workplace or task. This should include a review of lens absorption and adsorption for the class of chemicals in use and an account of injury experience. Medical and first- aid personnel should be trained in their removal and suitable equipment should be readily available. In the event of chemical exposure, begin eye irrigation immediately and remove contact lens as soon as practicable. Lens should be removed at the first signs of eye redness or irritation - lens should be removed in a clean environment only after workers have washed hands thoroughly. [CDC NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin 59].
· Wear chemical protective gloves, eg. PVC. · Wear safety footwear or safety gumboots, eg. Rubber.
· Overalls. · P.V.C. apron. · Barrier cream. · Skin cleansing cream. The local concentration of material, quantity and conditions of use determine the type of personal protective equipment required. For further information consult site specific CHEMWATCH data (if available), or your Occupational Health and Safety Advisor.
■ General exhaust is adequate under normal operating conditions. Local exhaust ventilation may be required in specific circumstances.
Clear liquid with a baby powder fragrance; mixes with water.
Mixes with water.
|Molecular Weight
|Not applicable
|Melting Range (ºC)
|Not available
|Not Available
|Boiling Range (ºC)
|Not available
|Solubility in water (g/L)
|Flash Point (ºC)
|Not applicable
|pH (1% solution)
|Not available
|Decomposition Temp (ºC)
|Not available
|pH (as supplied)
|Autoignition Temp (ºC)
|Not applicable
|Vapour Pressure (kPa)
|Not available
|Upper Explosive Limit (%)
|Not applicable
|Specific Gravity (water=1)
|Not Available
|Lower Explosive Limit (%)
|Not applicable
|Relative Vapour Density (air=1)
|Not available
|Volatile Component (%vol)
|Not available
|Evaporation Rate
|Not available
|■ log Kow (Sangster 1997):
|- 0.3
· Presence of incompatible materials.
· Product is considered stable.
· Hazardous polymerisation will not occur.
For incompatible materials - refer to Section 7 - Handling and Storage.
|■ May produce discomfort of the eyes and skin*.
|■ Cumulative effects may result following exposure*.
|■ * (limited evidence).
|■ * (limited evidence).
■ unless otherwise specified data extracted from RTECS - Register of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances.
|Oral (rat) LD50: 7060 mg/kg
|Skin (rabbit):20 mg/24hr-Moderate
|Oral (human) LDLo: 1400 mg/kg
|Skin (rabbit):400 mg (open)-Mild
|Oral (man) TDLo: 50 mg/kg
|Eye (rabbit):100mg/24hr-Moderate
|Oral (man) TDLo: 1.40 mg/kg
|Eye (rabbit): 500 mg SEVERE
|Oral (woman) TDLo: 256 mg/kg/12 wks
|Inhalation (rat) LC50: 20,000 ppm/10h
|Inhalation (rat) LC50: 64000 ppm/4h
No data
|Persistence: Water/Soil
|Persistence: Air
· Recycle wherever possible.
· Consult manufacturer for recycling options or consult local or regional waste management authority for disposal if no suitable treatment or disposal facility can be identified.
· Dispose of by: burial in a land-fill specifically licenced to accept chemical and / or pharmaceutical wastes or incineration in a licenced apparatus (after admixture with suitable combustible material).
· Decontaminate empty containers. Observe all label safeguards until containers are cleaned and destroyed.
· Containers may still present a chemical hazard/ danger when empty.
· Return to supplier for reuse/ recycling if possible.
· If container can not be cleaned sufficiently well to ensure that residuals do not remain or if the container cannot be used to store the same product, then puncture containers, to prevent re-use, and bury at an authorised landfill.
· Where possible retain label warnings and MSDS and observe all notices pertaining to the product.
None (ADG7) NOT REGULATED FOR TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS: ADG7, UN, IATA, IMDG
POISONS SCHEDULE None
Regulations for ingredients
"Australia Exposure Standards","Australia Hazardous Substances","Australia High Volume Industrial Chemical List (HVICL)","Australia Illicit Drug Reagents/Essential Chemicals - Category III","Australia Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS)","Australia National Pollutant Inventory","Australia Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons (SUSDP) - Schedule 5","GESAMP/EHS Composite List - GESAMP Hazard Profiles","IMO IBC Code Chapter 18: List of products to which the Code does not apply","IMO MARPOL 73/78 (Annex II) - List of Other Liquid Substances","IMO Provisional Categorization of Liquid Substances - List 2: Pollutant only mixtures containing at least 99% by weight of components already assessed by IMO","International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Agents Reviewed by the IARC Monographs","International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations","International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) - High Production Volume List","International Fragrance Association (IFRA) Survey: Transparency List","OECD Representative List of High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals"
Paul Milward-Bason
17 Grandview Parade
Moolap 3221
Victoria Australia
■ Classification of the preparation and its individual components has drawn on official and authoritative sources as well as independent review by the Chemwatch Classification committee using available literature references.
A list of reference resources used to assist the committee may be found at:
■ The (M)SDS is a Hazard Communication tool and should be used to assist in the Risk Assessment. Many factors determine whether the reported Hazards are Risks in the workplace or other settings.
This document is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, review or
criticism, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written
permission from CHEMWATCH. TEL (+61 3) 9572 4700.
Issue Date: 29-Jan-2010
Print Date: 18-Nov-2010
This is the end of the MSDS.


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Katonga Wildlife Reserve
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Katonga Wildlife Reserve
Katonga wildlife reserve is located at the banks of Katonga River in south western part of Uganda in Ibanda and Kamwengye districts. It's named after Katonga River, which flows from Lake Victoria to Lake George. Its 211square kms in size, it's a home to about 150 bird species and 40 mammals which live in the wetlands mixed savannah, papyrus swamp and rain forest with acacia woodlands.
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(3 Days) Mgahinga gorilla safari
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3 Days Mgahinga gorilla safari
Gorilla Tracking in Mgahinga Park- One of the smallest gorilla parks in Africa home to only one gorilla group known as Nyakagezi. Look through gorilla tour itinerary and book yourself a trip to Mgahinga gorilla park
Day 1: Kampala to Kisoro
After breakfast our company representative from 1st Challenger Tours And Travel Ltd will pick you from the hotel in Kampala and drive you to Kajansi airstrip for your chareter flight to Kisoro or drive you to southwestern part of Uganda to Kisoro town which is about 520kms drive about 8-9 hours. Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 2: Gorilla trekking
After breakfast the driver guide will pick you from the lodge with packed lunch and drive you to UWA park headquarters for briefing. After briefing you will go for trekking which takes about 1 to 8 hours. You will have one hour only with the gorillas. During the trekking you may spot animals like black fronted duikers, South African porcupines, golden monkey, giant forest hog, bushbuck, buffalo, giant forest hogs, bush pigs, buffaloes, elephants, and side striped jackals, for kin birders you may see birds like White-naped Raven, Black Kite, Rwenzori Turaco, Blue-headed Coucal, Paradise Fly-catcher, Rwenzori Batis, Double-collared Sunbird, Rwenzori Nightjar, Ibis, Pin-tailed Whydah, Speckled Mousebird, Stone Chat, Grey-capped Warbler, Wax Bills and Yellow-vented Bulbul. After trekking you may visit the batwa communities. Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 3: Transfer from Mgahinga National Park to Kampala
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5 days Kampala City, Jinja Town Tour
Day 1, Transfer to Jinja
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be met by our company driver guide who will transfer you to Jinja a place for your rafting adventure that will start at the Adrift Camp near the source of the Nile and raft for 31km. Enjoy the awesome buffet lunch on a private mid river island and complimentary drinks after the first day of trip stay for overnight at Jinja Nile Resort/Gately on the Nile/Hairy lemon.
Day 2, white water rafting for a Full day
After breakfast, go rafting and spend a day on the river and raft for 48km Malalu point. Have lunch at this point and return for overnight at the Jinja Nile Resort/Gately on the Nile/Hairy lemon
Day 3, Bungee Jumping
Today after breakfast, you will go Bungee jumping near the Adrift Camp site and later in the afternoon; do some Quads which after drive back to Kampala City. Dinner and overnight at your Hotel in Kampala
Day 4, Kampala City Tour
After breakfast at the lodge, you will go for the city tour visiting places like the Kasubi Tombs which is a special burial place for the Buganda Kings, the Namugongo Shrines where the Uganda Christian martyr's where burnt live, Bahai Temple the only one of its kind in Africa and African Craft Village which is the best place to buy African art, carvings and other handcrafts. Overnight at The lodge/Cassia lodge
Day 5, Departure
Depending on the time of departure you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home.
Murchison falls crocodile safari Tour
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Uganda Murchison falls wildlife Holiday
2 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari in Murchison fall National Park.
Day1- Kampala /Murchison falls crocodile safari Tour
Uganda Wildlife Safari starts with early breakfast and depart by road for your trip to Murchison Falls National Park. Lunch on the way then a nature at the top of the falls is rewarding. You will trail around the top of the falls go right up to the water's edge. You have the opportunity to hike to the top of the falls from where you will be able see how the calm Nile forces itself through a narrow gorge through which it explodes into the falls. . In the afternoon, another experience of Uganda Safari by taking a boat ride to the base of the falls. This will allow you to get close with the animals. Among them, you will see the hippos in addition to some enormous Nile crocodiles. The bird life safari is surprising with colored kingfishers and bee-eaters flitting along the riverbanks. an experience of Uganda Safari. After you will proceed to your lodge for dinner and overnight at After you will proceed to your lodge for dinner and overnight at
Budget Accommodation: Red Chilli Camp or Global Village Guest House
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Luxury Accommodation: Paraa safari Lodge or Nile safari Lodge
Super Luxury Accommodation: Chobe safari lodge
Day 2-The Uganda Wildlife Safari starts with a Game Drive and River Nile Boat Cruise
After breakfast, take off for Uganda Safari by going on 2 hours game tour to northern part of the Murchison falls vacation for a game drive. You may see animals like Buffaloes, Elephants, Lions, Bushbucks, Leopards, Oribs, Jackson heartbeats and a variety of bird species. Another experience of Uganda Safari,The bird life safari is surprising with colored kingfishers and bee-eaters flitting along the the way as you drive back to Kampala. This is an experience of Uganda Safari that you will never regret.
End of you Uganda Safari.
We still have other Uganda Safari option like 3 days Gorilla Trekking/ tracking, chimpanzee trekking tour, bird watching tour, Fishing Safari, Uganda culture tour, Mountain hiking safari.
Nile High Bungee
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Things to do and see on River Nile in Uganda
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A rafting trip on the Nile River near Jinja – the East-African Adventure Capital switches in mere moments from lazy relaxation on one of the world's most iconic rivers to crashing through class five rapids. We partner with Adrift, an excellent rafting company, providing good training, equipment and refreshments.
The Rafting Trip-starting out with a safety orientation and then off down the river for the most exciting ride of your life. Lunch on an Island on the river and after the rafting trip- free drinks and transportation back to Kampala. Transportation is included if you're living in Kampala. It's one great experience and if you miss it then you miss the reason for being in Uganda. The rafting guides are great people full of knowledge of the area and help to make the whole experience a memorable one. The video of the trip is worth purchasing if only to understand a bit better just what you survived.
A day or two White Water Rafting if you so choose on and in the ancient River Nile, we can add this to any of the safari tour packages we offer. An overnight safari with Jinja sightseeing is most recommended to make your day even more special and the next day you can raft once again or do one of the many activities offered here along the River Nile in Jinja.
Below are some of the frequent things/questions that customers ask and we have provided answers to help have a better understanding of the entire white water rafting and bungee jump trips on the Nile River;
Who can go rafting?
We have a large variety and selection of trips suitable for ages 2 – 72 years. There is an adventure for everyone.
When can we raft?
Rafting is done every day, year-round based on a minimum of 6 people. Many people join on their own
What should we wear?
Remember that you will probably be in the sun most of the day. Bring a T-shirt, swim suit, board shorts and waterproof sunscreen for wear on the river (you will not need shoes or sandals). The water temperature is 27°C (49°F) all year round! For the end of the day, pack a towel, change of clothes and warm top.
What about the Bujagali Dam, won't this be the end of rafting?
No. The Bujagali Dam was constructed and finished in 2010. However, many of the best rapids on the Nile remained unaffected and rafting trips now start further downstream.
Things you should leave at home…
Valuables, jewellery, cameras and anything you don't want to lose!
How can we book and pay?
You can book with Uganda's best hotels, Challenger tours and travel ltd . We take US dollars, Uganda Shillings, and Visa and Master card. http://payments.pesapal.com/challengersafari
What about photographs and a video?
Our professional photographer takes a series of magnificent still photos of each whitewater rafting trip. You can purchase this unique memento of your experience. $US10 for each quality 'Sub-dye' (6?x8?) photograph or $US50 for a magnificent set of six in beautiful photo folder.
Whitewater Rafting Rates
- Full Day Rafting – $ 125
- Half Day Rafting - $ 115
- Extreme Rafting - $145
- 2-Day Rafting /River Surfing - $ 250
Nile High Bungee
Leap over the source of the Nile from one of the most spectacular bungee jumping sites in the world. We specialize in tandem jumps, water touches and full-moon jumps
Frequency: Jumps can be organized at most times (including in the dark)
Your jump includes:
Award-winning river crew, by far the most experienced on the continent
Purpose-built bungee jump constructed and operated to the highest New Zealand standards
FREE vehicle shuttles from Kampala and Jinja
Nile High Bungee Prices
- Bungee Jump - $ 115
- Raft / Bungee Combo:
- $ 195 – Full day rafting – can only be done over 2 days !
- $ 185 – Half day rafting
- Min age 13-years
Nile High Bungee Details
Nile High Bungee is one of the most spectacular sights you can imagine. The views from the bungee tower are sensational and when the tower is not in use for jumping a troop of Vervet monkeys stand guard against the Nile.
The views over the source of the world's longest river lead you to dozens of heavily forested islands with flocks of long-tailed cormorants swimming in the swirling currents below and crowds of onlookers cheering from the nearby bar. Nile High is 44m above the inviting waters of the Victorian Source of the Nile and this gives jumpers the opportunity to water touch – a single splash in the river on the first bounce; and you can do it with a friend!
The tower can jump 235kgs at once so you can choose a big friend, a bicycle, chair, kayak or just about anything you can imagine. By far the most popular way to jump is using the ankle tie but there is the option of a full-body harness as well. This means you can somersault from the edge or choose any form of freestyle that will give you the best bragging rights in the photographs
Is it safe?
For over 25-years, we have been offering safe, fun and rewarding adventure experiences throughout the world and we pride ourselves on this. As you will appreciate, safety considerations are fundamental to every aspect of our operations.
We feel strongly that the key to providing the best experience is to effectively combine perceived risk with integral safety and we achieve this by making sure we have the best crew, training, equipment and procedures in place to ensure the experience is as safe and fun as possible.
The company has in place a number of checks and balances, including very thorough and comprehensive task analysis and inspection routes which ensure we are operating at or above the very high standards that have been set elsewhere in the world.
Nile High Bungee tower operates to the most exacting standards set by law in Australia/New Zealand Standard™ Code of Practise for bungee jumping. Commercial bungee jumping originated in New Zealand and advice was sought from the construction, adventure tourism and alpine industries. The standard is reviewed bi-annually and is altered or updated as new innovations or situations arise.
Every item of operational equipment gets extensively tested and then assigned an appropriate working life span; calculated as the expected length of time, or amount of use, the equipment can with stand before its performance is likely to be degraded to the point where it is only three times stronger than the expected working safety load.
The equipment in use is recorded by staff as it takes place and then compared to recommended times and instances.
Our adherence to this code is entirely voluntary. The company self-governs its policies and procedures and provides an avenue where any staff member can take safety issues to the right people and ensure that the situation is solved to the satisfaction of all concerned.
What is the cord made of?
The Nile High Bungee cords are made of pure white latex rubber which is of the highest quality and used by the best underwear manufacturers in the world. When you really need support, be it for your underwear or while dangling over the Nile, this is the best material available. During each jump the cords stretches to approximately four times it's resting length and gently slows the jumper down at the bottom of the trajectory.
Do I have to touch the water?
It is an option to touch the source of the Nile and you can choose whether you would like to stop short of this or take the plunge. Imagine being able to say that you jumped for 44 metres for your first touch of the world's longest river.
* conditions apply
The trip includes:
- Award-winning river crew, by far the most experienced on the continent
- Safety rafts and kayakers, photographer and video-kayaker
- High-flotation life jackets, helmets, spray jackets; custom-made rafting equipment and New Zealand manufactured jet boat.
- Famous' lunch on our private mid-river island, complimentary beer/sodas after the trip Complimentary 'Threesome' T-shirt
No rafting or swimming experience is required
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You've cast these scars across my face, You can't bring me down. You think I'll never be the same. And I don't know what's wrong with me, I wanted to be all the things you need, all the things you need. And now I'm standing here alone, I'm waiting for it all to come and go, all to come and go. Maybe I just have to let it go. Make it up, make it up when you're not around. Break it up, break it up can't you hear the sound of the sun, rising from the ground? Make it up, make it up when you're not around. Break it up, break it up, do you always want to be the one running from yourself? And nothing's ever as it seems, when all your dreams exist in memories, exist in memories. And all the trauma takes its toll, I don't remember all our common goals, all our common goals. Maybe you just have to let me know. It's not you I'm afraid of. But I'm not scared of myself. You'll lie with or without me. You'll never need my help.


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Title text: There are also a lot of global versions of this map showing traffic to English-language websites which are indistinguishable from maps of the location of internet users who are native English speakers.
In the comic, by comparing three graphs, Cueball comes to the conclusion that the unnamed site should begin catering to Martha Stewart and furry porn fans. The actual reason the graphs are same is they all matches the population concentration, because there is no relation between geographics location and any of mentioned subpopulation. The title text reflect similar situation in world maps, where the website written in english is read by english-speaking users no matter the location, so the visitors geographics graph matches the graph of english speaking population.
- [Three near-identical charts of America are shown with heatmaps depicting population density. The first chart is labelled "Our site's users," the second chart is labelled "Subscribers to Martha Stewart Living," and the third chart is labelled "Consumers of furry pornography." Cueball is standing with a stick pointing at the charts.]
- Cueball: I think the business implications are clear.
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- Geographic profile maps which are basically just population maps..
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So does this mean... that all the subscribers to Martha Stweart Living are secretly furries? *gasp* 18.104.22.168 23:00, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
No. It means that to people who give motivational talks to people who want to sell you things, all the people included in such maps are called prospects or prospective customers. It is a good explanation for spam. I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait (talk) 07:13, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Clearly it means that the furries are, in general, Martha Stewart fans, not the reverse. Are you mad? -- 220.127.116.11 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- It's a subtle hint that xkcd will be transitioning into Martha Stewart furry porn.126.96.36.199 05:05, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
I thought that it was implied that if they switched to furry advertising/content, they could be as successful as Marth Stewart... not that they should combine marth stewart and furry content into their site. -- 184.108.40.206 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
I was expecting some reference to George Lucas' THX 1138 for this comics.
But then, it is not George Lucas who's editing Xkcd...
Paulo Sedrez 126.96.36.199 18:39, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
There is an additional pun, and I do not know if it was intended. One adult furry publication is called Heat. A map of where furry porn is appreciated would therefore also be a Heat map. -- Godel Fishbreath (talk) 15:14, 17 May 2013 (UTC) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- I'm a little weirded out by the fact that our resident expert on the titles of adult furry publications has the name of "Fishbreath." Makes one wonder where his mouth has been. 126.96.36.199 17:24, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
- Godel Fishbreath. Obviously the answer to your question is undecidable. 22.214.171.124 01:41, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
The 'incomplete' tag refers to the title text. I'm not sure if this refers to the actual title text (which has been explained in the comic), or the title "Heatmap" (which I just added an explanation for). Either way, I think it's covered; I intend to remove the incomplete tag in a few days, if nobody objects. Cosmogoblin (talk) 22:54, 24 June 2015 (UTC)


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In which Daniel, Drew and Greg discuss the upcoming tragic demise of affiliate marketing in Georgia, streaming live video, and choosing the right HDTV for your home.
Although we were recording the show on video this time… there were issues. The battery in my Zi8 died before I realized that I hadn't plugged it in properly to AC. This is the first time that we streamed out to Justin.tv though, so you can watch my part of it on my QAQN page there. Next week I'll double check the main camera so I can bring the whole crew together.
Greg went to the capitol building in Atlanta to protest House Bill 993, sponsored by Rep. Matt Ramsey. This is Georgia's version of the Affiliate Tax/Amazon Tax/Nexus Tax that has already passed in several other states (though it has been defeated in several others). Greg's takeaway? Georgia is screwed. We spent a good 30 minutes or so hashing this out.
On a more light-hearted note, it looks like Death Stars aren't really all that expensive to produce, as we had reported last week.
Speaking of stars and planets, two planets and a moon in our solar system lined up for a couple of nights this week.
Do you pay your kids for good grades? We talked about whether that's a good idea and some thoughts about teaching kids about money. Drew brought up his experience with Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University.
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Josh Barnett ($250K) Takes Home Largest Payday at Strikeforce 'Marquardt vs. Saffiedine'
Josh Barnett needed only 2:11 to dispatch Nandor Guelmino with an arm-triangle choke in their heavyweight bout on Saturday night, but "The Warmaster" was well compensated for his efforts.
Barnett took home $250,000 for his victory, making him the top earner of the 22 fighters who competed on the Strikeforce "Marquardt vs. Saffiedine" bill. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $1,153,500; salaries were released by the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission on Monday.
Three other fighters earned six-figure paydays for their work at the Chesapeake Energy Center in Oklahoma City, Okla.: Gegard Mousasi garnered $175,000 for his first-round submission of Mike Kyle ($25,000); Daniel Cormier made $120,000 in a second-round TKO stoppage of Dion Staring ($8,000) and Ronaldo Souza raked $100,500 after submitting UFC crossover Ed Herman ($34,000) in the opening stanza.
Strikeforce's final event was headlined by a welterweight title bout between Tarec Saffiedine ($39,000) and Nate Marquardt ($40,000). Utilizing a relentless barrage of leg kicks, Saffiedine earned a unanimous verdict over Marquardt to become the promotion's final 170-pound kingpin.
Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their performance.
Strikeforce "Marquardt vs.Saffiedine" Salaries:
Tarec Saffiedine: $39,000 (includes $19,500 win bonus)
Nate Marquardt: $40,000
Daniel Cormier: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus)
Dion Staring: $8,000
Josh Barnett: $250,000 (no win bonus)
Nandor Guelmino: $12,000
Gegard Mousasi: $175,000 (no win bonus)
Mike Kyle: $25,000
Ronaldo Souza: $100,500 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
Ed Herman: $34,000
Ryan Couture: $22,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
KJ Noons: $41,000
Tim Kennedy: $80,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Trevor Smith: $8,000
Pat Healy: $42,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Kurt Holobaugh: $9,000
Roger Gracie: $94,000 (includes $47,000 win bonus)
Anthony Smith: $10,000
Adriano Martins: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Jorge Gurgel: $10,000
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'Fourth Messenger' review: Enlightened
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The Fourth Messenger: Musical. Book and lyrics by Tanya Shaffer. Music and lyrics by Vienna Teng. Directed by Matt August. Through March 10. Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley. Two hours, 10 minutes. $23-$40. www.thefourthmessenger.com.
A crusading cub journalist finds more than she expected when pursuing an expose of an acclaimed spiritual leader in Tanya Shaffer and Vienna Teng's tantalizing musical, "The Fourth Messenger." The guru, a possible modern incarnation of the Buddha, receives some unexpected revelations of her own in the smart, tuneful but flawed world premiere that opened Saturday at Ashby Stage.
It's an exciting and ambitious project, driven even more by Teng's eclectic, jazz, folk-rock and mantra-infused score, Shaffer's inspired rewrites of the Buddha story and their punchy provocative lyrics than by the mysteries at the heart of Shaffer's plot. The story of the crusading magazine intern has a compelling if mildly generic logic. But Shaffer's modern, distaff version of the age-old tale of how Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha is an absolute delight.
"Messenger" - the almost sung-through musical takes its title from the omens that set Gautama on his path - is Shaffer's first major project since her exhilarating "Baby Taj" premiered at TheatreWorks in 2005. Produced by Shaffer's 100 Shades of Green company, it delves into a similar mix-and-clash of East-West culture, imaginatively staged by the same director - Broadway's Matt August - and set and costume designers.
Joe Ragey's white-on-white fabrics elegantly frame the action, setting up some striking shadow play. Fumiko Bielefeldt's austere and colorful outfits stretch the visual palette from ashrams to skid row to TV cartoons.
The opening number sets an urgent tone with a sardonic overlay, as Will Springhorn Jr.'s scruples-be-damned editor drives his staff to get "The Next Big Story." Circulation is falling almost as fast as ad revenue. Anna Ishida's fiercely driven intern Raina, just returned, seething, from her father's funeral, proposes bringing down media-darling guru Mama Sid - and heads to Sid's ashram in Newfoundland on her quest.
That's the setup for a prolonged, sometimes cagily convoluted showdown between the tightly wound Raina and Annemaria Rajala's lyrically beatific Sid, interwoven with hilarious and moving production numbers from Sid's hidden past.
Ishida leads a terrific "Monkey Mind" number about meditation distractions. Cathleen Riddley is outstanding leading a strong quartet in an Annunciation-like title song to Sid's shocked parents (Alexis Wong and Springhorn). Jackson Davis, Bekka Fink, Reggie D. White, Dave Garrett, Simone Kertesz and Barnaby James shine in many roles, especially in Bridgette Loriaux's fancifully choreographed gated-community fantasy and the cartoon-comic enlightenment medley of "Sid's Temptations."
Few of the actors have the training or pipes to handle Teng's complex score, however, even Rajala, whose early healing songs are enchanting. This becomes more problematic as Raina and Sid's face-off reaches a schematic climax, undercut by shaky duets and solos under Christopher Winslow's musical direction. There's so much good news in "Messenger" that it's disappointing when its delivery falls short.
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Report by Miles Young (below)
Chief executive officer
I subscribe to the Chinese view that 'crisis' spells opportunity: and that "when the going gets tough, the tough get going."
It put into relief the basic reason we are in business – to produce superb work for our clients which is outstandingly effective – great work that works. Sometimes, years of growth dull the edges of such simplicity. But driven by this mantra, we spent the year laying the groundwork for a formidable bounce back.
Despite all the circumstances, we showed that we were a feisty business with winning ways. In this industry there was just one large global pitch in 2009, for UPS. We won this business in September, the culmination of months of effort. We are proud to have a brand like UPS, with a wonderful heritage and an ambitious future, join our portfolio of clients.
One of the reasons for this success is that our 360 business model – offering 'deep integration' at a strategic level – was able to leverage creative, planning, digital, analytical, and executional assets in a way which addressed the deeper business problem, not just a 'communications' lens of it. By the end of the year our North American business triumphed in two other major pitches – for CDW and Citizens Bank. In each case, the same lessons applied.
Two other clients deserve special mention in 2009. IBM, thanks to its own visionary leadership, provided the platform for the acclaimed Smarter Planet program. This body of work breaks new ground in many ways, building a digitally-enabled system of content which roots communication at the center and not at the periphery of the company's value system.
Coca-Cola was our fastest-growing client in 2009, awarding us multiple assignments, at the center and in markets around the world. Our work for them is fresh and at the edge of cultural insight and expression.
In 2009 we appointed new leaders who are writing Ogilvy's next chapter. Tham Khai Meng moved from Singapore to our global headquarters in New York to take on the role of worldwide creative director: we share the same office. Gloria Gibbons and Donna Tuths were appointed joint worldwide CEOs of Ogilvy Healthworld. Chris Graves stepped into Marcia Silverman's role as CEO of Ogilvy Public Relations in January 2010, while Marcia Silverman took on the new role of chair. PRWeek named Ogilvy PR as an agency to watch in 2010, citing that Chris Graves "will lead the firm into a new era that can provide integrated programs for global clients who need them". John Shaw and Colin Mitchell were named joint worldwide planning directors, and Tim Broadbent was appointed effectiveness director. Marie Claire Barker was named chief talent officer. John Seifert now runs Ogilvy North America. Carla Hendra is heading up our new Global Strategy & Innovation Practice. Gustavo Martinez relocated from Mexico to New York to be our first global new business director. What is gratifying is that none of these leaders is new to Ogilvy. They have continuity and carry on our culture, even as we gain from their new energy and insight.
People are the only important asset in this industry. And now, more than ever, our business requires people who really understand integration, who 'get' the new paradigms of content that are emerging, and who have experience in different disciplines. Fortunately, as a 360 degree agency, we have a very high share of these people. But in the past year we managed to attract and hire additional world-class senior talent in management, in creative, in digital and in strategic planning in particular who will help us drive the business forward.
Around the world, we approached the recession proactively by responding with targeted new offerings. Launched in 2008, our Recession Marketing Practice continued to give practical counsel to our clients on how best to cope as the recession gathered force in 2009, and helped them plan for recovery; and its publications have been praised for establishing industry leadership in this area.
We launched OgilvyEarth, a first-of-its-kind global sustainability practice. It is driven by an outstanding team from around the world, representing advertising, public relations, interactive, activation, entertainment and other of our disciplines. It has helped companies such as BP, Coca-Cola, DuPont, Qantas and Tetra Pak develop a vision of sustainability that drives business results.
Our Global Strategy & Innovation Practice, launched in January 2010, was created specifically to offer clients multidisciplinary strategic services that combine creativity with rigorous effectiveness. We seek to raise our client engagement beyond just producing solutions, to the level of diagnosing and solving business problems.
We launched a global data practice, headed by Dimitri Maex, which is driving our ambition in 'data'. This is now one of our fastest-growing specialties. Our Digital Labs around the world continue to create breakthrough campaigns and applications in all areas of digital. From a 'stealth' mobile phone application audible only to people under 25 to help Fanta engage its teenage customer base, to using augmented reality to help Lenovo sells laptops to Chinese college students, to hosting an 'Outernet' conference that brought together the foremost experts in digital out-of-home and point-of-sale technology, we are helping clients stay at the leading edge of digital technology.
All of this depends, of course, on creativity. After all, David Ogilvy founded this business as a creative business, first and foremost. In 2009, with a full-time worldwide creative director, we have made good progress.
One very noticeable example was the high profile we gained through our 360 degree campaign to promote the United Nation's Copenhagen climate change summit in December 2009. 'Hopenhagen' made an impact not just there, but with our peers in the global creative community.
open quoteWe seek to raise our client engagement beyond just producing solutions, to the level of diagnosing and solving business problemsclose quote
When you do great work, the industry notices and responds. Our creative teams captured a major share of the world's awards for creative excellence and marketing effectiveness: 40 London International Awards; 31 Cannes Lions; 19 Clios; 16 DMA Echoes; seven One Show Pencils; and 71 Effies for our work in multiple countries as diverse as Australia, Dubai, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Ukraine, the US, Uruguay, Singapore, Spain and Sri Lanka.
Our leadership in many of the world's developing and fast-growing markets is corroborated by the various industry analysts in these regions. Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific was the most-awarded agency in the region, according to the first-ever Asia Pacific Gunn Report. Ogilvy India was voted the No.1 creative agency in the region by Brand Equity Ad Agency Reckoner and named Agency of the Year at the India Effie Awards. Ogilvy & Mather Thailand was named Agency of the Year at Spikes Asia. Marketing magazine named Ogilvy & Mather Singapore Creative Agency of the Year and bestowed quadruplet honors to Ogilvy Hong Kong as Creative Agency of the Year, Digital Agency of the Year, Direct Marketing Agency of the Year and PR Agency of the Year.
In Latin America, our offices in Mexico, Honduras, Puerto Rico and Panama were singled out as Agency of the Year by key industry organizations in their countries. At the Eurobest Festival, Ogilvy & Mather Paris was named European Agency of the Year. OgilvyOne Portugal was given the same honor at the 2009 SAPO Awards, Portugal's specialist digital communications awards festival. Ogilvy Germany was named Agency of the Year by German DDP dialogue marketing award show for the fourth consecutive year.
AdFocus named Ogilvy Johannesburg 2009 Advertising Agency of the Year, and Ogilvy Africa African Agency Network of the Year. Ogilvy Johannesburg was also named Gauteng Agency of the Year at the 2009 AdReview Awards.
open quoteAs I look to 2010 and indeed to the next decade, I am full of confidenceclose quote
OgilvyOne Worldwide was named Direct Agency of the Year for 2009 by BtoB magazine. Ogilvy Public Relations was named Large Agency of the Year at the PRNews Platinum PR Awards and Asia Pacific Network of the Year by the Asia Pacific PR Awards.
It is perhaps not surprising that one of our success stories in 2009 was RedWorks. In creating this as a 'production dependent' we have arrived at a recipe which clients find very compelling. Utilizing low-cost hubs in locations like Bangladesh, Argentina and Slovakia, as well as other WPP offerings, RedWorks has delivered significant cost savings to many of them.
It provides all the cost benefits of a decoupled solution with the added value of a brand-centric approach. In other words, decouple for cost savings, but re-couple for quality assurance. We have also developed RedWorks as a project-based, creative offering that supports Ogilvy creative teams as well as providing a 'small bucket shop creative offer for non-Ogilvy clients.'
My colleagues will detail the performance of the disciplines for which they are responsible below. Meanwhile, as I look to 2010 and indeed to the next decade, I am full of confidence. Not only do we have all the hard assets, from our specialist-in-discipline expertise to our ownership of the high ground of branding; from our proven tool-kits to a legion of innovations; but our soft assets – the Ogilvy culture which makes us a global family, demonstrably unique in touch and feel – are a winning recipe.
OgilvyOne Worldwide
Report by Brian Fetherstonhaugh (below)
Chairman and chief executive officer
Despite the highly challenging economic environment, OgilvyOne was able to grow in critical areas and continue to shape ourselves for the future. Digital marketing is the single greatest growth pillar for OgilvyOne, and we must relentlessly innovate to stay ahead of the pack. Forrester ranked OgilvyOne among its top echelon of leaders in its 2009 report, and OgilvyInteractive was recognized as the No.1 largest digital agency network by RECMA. Neo@Ogilvy, our innovative global search, digital media and performance marketing offering, was once again the fastest-growing part of the company.
Digital work from London, Dusseldorf and New York was honored at Cannes. At the 2009 global DMA Echo Awards, OgilvyOne won 16 medals, more than any other agency network. OgilvyOne achieved agency-of-the-year status in Germany, Greece, Hong Kong and Portugal. The Mobile Marketing Association named Ogilvy the top global agency for innovation. And, in North America, we were named Business-to-Business Agency of the Year by BtoB magazine.
Even more rewarding than industry recognition was client success: in 2009 we added significant new digital assignments from BT, Nestlé, Purina, Sony, Unilever, Yahoo! International and Zurich Financial Group.
One way we plan to stay at the leading edge of digital marketing is through the Ogilvy Digital Lab network. From our labs in Singapore, New York, London, Beijing and São Paulo, we bring innovative applications and technologies to market with our clients. Among the innovations currently featured in the lab: how to systematically measure the impact of social media; how to use augmented reality in mobile search applications; and digital point-of-sale technologies that deliver targeted messaging. The lab is gaining traction. Global clients have commissioned us to create innovation labs on their own premises, and The Mobile Marketing Association named us as the top global agency for innovation.
The future of OgilvyOne lies in our unique combination of creativity and performance results. Our mission is to help build the volume and value of our clients' customers. And data will be the fuel. To this end, in 2009 we launched the Global Data Practice – a global team of over 250 data and analytics specialists devoted to finding customer insights and connecting them to the cash register. This will form a critical platform for future growth as it underscores our rallying cry: 'We sell, or else.'
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Report by Christopher Graves (below left)
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In a year considered the worst for communications since 2001, Ogilvy PR drew upon its highly-diversified, global network to deliver solid results. While some of its more than 80 offices around the world were hit hard, others soared to record profits, reinforcing the strength of a genuine network with broad-reaching, yet deep local roots.
In the midst of the economic storm, Ogilvy PR played a central role in the Ogilvy & Mather group initiative designed to lead clients to opportunities in the downturn, called Marketing in a Recession, which won this year's WPP Atticus Award for Public Relations. Indeed it was a banner year for Ogilvy PR in terms of awards. We claimed several Atticus honors, three of the four WPPED Cream Awards for PR, and were named Asia Pacific Agency of the Year and Large Agency of the Year by PR News and The Holmes Report respectively. Many local offices won honors in their own right as well.
The specialist social media offering from Ogilvy PR, 360 Degree Digital Influence, continued to drive the transformation of client thinking while accelerating the internal training of hundreds of our people worldwide. The specialty continued to recruit top talent, created new tools and measurement methodologies and, in an industry-leading move, added resources in digital healthcare and pioneering digital practices in closely-regulated arenas. In fact, two leaders from the group, global managing director John Bell and author of Personality Not Included, Rohit Bhargava testified as expert witnesses in the US Food & Drug Administration hearings on social media in healthcare.
Healthcare and health policy specialist offerings continued to underpin the growth of Ogilvy PR, from large wins in Washington, DC (National Institutes of Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), to cutting-edge, molecular medicine communications at Feinstein Kean Health, to a fast-growing 360-degree practice in Asia Pacific called Ogilvy Health, to a joint venture with Shire Health in London, Ogilvy Health PR.
open quoteCollaborative management of global clients helped drive Ogilvy PR's relative success in 2009close quote
Collaborative management of global clients helped drive Ogilvy PR's relative success in 2009. Beyond internal connections of the network, Ogilvy PR partnered with other WPP agencies to win LG Electronics, create new value propositions for Ford, and continue to service DuPont, Unilever and Savvis globally. Meanwhile, 75% of clients polled in a 2009 survey said they found their Ogilvy PR experience to be far superior compared with other agencies and that they would recommend Ogilvy PR to others.
Confident in the state of the public relations industry, Ogilvy PR will further provide 360 degree integrated solutions to clients, noting in The Economist, "When you look at advertising versus public relations, it's not going to be those clearly defined silos. It may be indistinguishable at some point where one ends and the other begins".
Ogilvy Healthworld
Report by Donna Tuths (below left) and Gloria Gibbons (below right)
Joint worldwide CEOs
In 2009 we focused on strengthening Ogilvy Healthworld as a truly global network, with a clear global proposition for customers and with an effective and responsive infrastructure.
We established GBM Pharma, a senior management team comprised of leaders for each of our key global clients. The focus will be on developing strategic partnerships and orchestrating talent, without geographical boundaries and from a channel-neutral perspective, to best deliver against our clients' marketing and communications needs. We have experienced growth on Bayer, Pfizer and Boehringer Ingelheim.
Our clients are centralizing their marketing and their spend to hub offices – we have created global and regional hub offices in response: in New York, London, Paris, Mexico and Singapore. Despite the economic challenges of last year, it is worthwhile to note that OHW UK delivered strong growth in 2009, not least due to its role as an international hub and its collaborative 360 working model.
Working with Ogilvy & Mather regional management in Asia Pacific and Latin America we are establishing a stronger health presence in those regions too. We are diversifying the current offer and raising talent skills, as well as sharing expertise and client connections.
As we are increasingly seeing scientific expertise, data management and stakeholder mapping being requested and valued by our clients, for Rx (prescription medicines) brand positioning and market access, we are committed to ensuring that medical education is established as a core offer. A worldwide medical education plan has been launched to bed the discipline strongly across all our regions.
And let's not forget that clients buy us for ideas – creative, strategic and commercial – and the fact that we can turn these ideas into cost-effective programs that have a real impact.
In 2009 we worked hard to ensure a strong performance here:
- We won 32 creative excellence awards in 2009 for our ideas, including four globals and six marketing effectiveness awards. Our Digital and PR practices, working together, won a Pharmaceutical Marketing Digital Award for its global program for Wyeth's Naked Truth campaign. (See www.psoriasisthenakedtruth.com). The innovative print and TV work for Smith & Nephew won two Clios in the first ever Clio Healthcare Awards.
- Our ideas enabled us to innovate within our Digital Healthcare and Strategic Planning offers in the area of behavior change. We took these new approaches to clients and built Innovation Days to get brand teams thinking very differently about their marketing and communications strategies.
- We found new ways to measure what we do for clients and the ROI impact it has in our Measurement and Analytics practice. In this economic climate, it is all important to ensure we are spending budgets in the most effective way possible.
- And we built a number of multi-market delivery models for international clients, tailored to the level of central control they required and the set of metrics that are important to them, saving time, resources and money.
We look forward to rolling out these strategies further in 2010.
Report by Steve Harding (below)
Global chief executive officer
In the face of a challenging environment, 2009 was a year of positive transition for OgilvyAction. We crystallized our focus into what clients are increasingly asking for, Shopper, Trade and Experiential Marketing in particular, which resulted in significant new business gains in the later part of the year. We focused on building our credentials across the industry, extending our presence into critical new geographies, and solidifying our business with both global and local clients.
In 2009 a new global leadership team was appointed, which has been focused on delivering a diverse, yet specialized offering. A refreshed strategic focus for our company as well as a robust engagement team and road map were put in place to drive directly more business from Ogilvy's global client base.
We also instilled an even greater passion for delivering impactful and innovative creative thinking and solutions that will highlight the increasingly vital role of the OgilvyAction network within the Ogilvy Group. This has already paid dividends with new business wins both globally and locally.
Having been the cornerstone of the activation business model for many years, the strategic importance of Sales Promotion is receding. It was clear from the end of 2008 that cutbacks in traditional promotional spend would affect our global business in 2009. However, increased growth in the more evolved and specialized areas of Shopper and Trade Marketing proved a timely development within our sector.
Our Shopper, Trade and Experiential disciplines, coupled with our creativity and analytical expertise enabled us to deliver successful and award-winning programs to many of our clients; Kraft, Coca-Cola and BAT to name but a few.
This focus has also helped deliver an important point of difference in new business strategy and delivery. Successes with Lego, Diageo and Kimberly-Clark, all key wins for us over the past 12 months, are proof of this.
In 2009 our business was centered in EAME which brought in nearly half of our global revenues. Asia and North America brought in around a quarter each, with the remaining revenues coming from Latin America. With continued growth expected from the BRIC markets, we expect that 2010 will create more opportunity and a more balanced regional business structure.
Significant themes in 2010 are primarily the continued growth and strategic importance of Shopper and Trade disciplines. In addition, digital will also have a significant impact in our space as the proliferation of new technologies continues apace. The increase in 3G usage and the growing influence of social media suggest that digital activity in Activation will become even more prevalent in the coming years.
As with almost every company in the communications industry, 2009 was a year that we would not like to experience again. However, OgilvyAction has just cause to be optimistic for 2010 and beyond. The key components of the Activation arena are now so vital that no marketer could consider Activation as not being an integral part of the strategic armory of their marketing and business services – and we believe OgilvyAction is well placed for the challenge.


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Spoiler: Hawkeye still kicks ass. And Aaron still loves the Avengers and all related titles.
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Premier League: Tottenham 2 Norwich 0
Gylfi Sigurdsson bagged a brace as Tottenham produced a dominant performance to brush aside Norwich City 2-0 at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
The Iceland international netted one either side of half-time, but the score could have reached double figures such was the hosts' control of the game.
Tottenham created chances galore, with new signings Christian Eriksen and Paulinho particularly impressive and Norwich had Sebastian Bassong and John Ruddy to thank for keeping the scoreline respectable.
Norwich were without Ryan Bennett (knee) and long-term absentee Elliot Bennett, but close-season signing Gary Hooper, still awaiting his debut due to a shin injury, made the bench.
Andre Villas Boas, meanwhile, handed a debut to Eriksen and named club-record signing Erik Lamela among his substitutes. Emmanuel Adebayor, Etienne Capoue and Aaron Lennon all missed out through injury.
Tottenham flew out of the blocks, creating two chances within the first four minutes and setting the tone for a dominant first-half display.
The hosts were yet to score from open play this season but first Sigurdsson and then Andros Townsend almost rectified this, both missing the target with shots from just outside the area.
Eriksen then had a good chance, jinking inside from the right and shooting low to draw a good save from Ruddy. Roberto Soldado's audacious back-heel from the rebound was saved by a combination of Bassong and the post.
And ex-Tottenham defender Bassong again came to Norwich's rescue minutes later. Moussa Dembele took out two defenders with a feint and cut-back to Soldado, but the Cameroon international blocked his goal-bound effort.
A Tottenham goal looked inevitable, and so it proved in the 28th minute when Eriksen laid the ball into Sigurdsson's path as he burst into the area and the former Hoffenheim man finished coolly past Ruddy.
Norwich had not been in the game, but they had a half-chance 34 minutes in through Ricky van Wolfswinkel. The Dutchman met Nathan Redmond's left-wing cross but was thwarted by a last-ditch Danny Rose tackle.
Rose was involved at the other end shortly before the interval, but his first-time strike at the back post soared well over.
Tottenham picked up where they left off after half-time and were soon 2-0 up. Paulinho's low cross from the right evaded Ruddy's dive, presenting Sigurdsson with an open goal.
The midfielder came close to getting his hat-trick on the hour mark, but Ruddy was equal to his rasping 20-yard drive.
Norwich were buckling under concerted Tottenham pressure and they had Michael Turner to thank for not conceding a third, as he made a fantastic intervention to deflect Townsend's right-wing cross over the bar, with Soldado lurking behind him.
Chris Hughton's side finally had a chance of their own on 68 minutes, the ball breaking to Van Wolfswinkel in the area, but Rose foiled the former Sporting Lisbon striker with a good block.
Eriksen made way for Lewis Holtby in the 71st minute, bringing a standing ovation from the White Hart Lane crowd in appreciation of an impressive debut from the ex-Ajax playmaker.
There was controversy late on as Hugo Lloris left his area to make a punched clearance. The Norwich fans called for a red card but referee Lee Mason was lenient, only showing a yellow to the France international.


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- Dazzling blend of matinee thrills and all-action gaming
- The most spectacular set-pieces in the business
- Incredible graphics and a game with real heart
- A mostly linear experience
- Works best if you've played Uncharted and Uncharted 2
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a problem with reviewing games. No matter how hard we try to pretend
that there's some kind of technical or critical practice involved, as
we pore over and evaluate the graphics, the game mechanics, the
production design and the gameplay, it really all comes down to one
thing: the experience. How does this game make you feel? With some
games, that's a tricky one. Why do you feel one way or another? Will
other people necessarily feel the same way. With Uncharted 3 it's
easy. Playing Uncharted 3 is like watching one of your favourite
blockbuster movies, but having direct control of the action. By
necessity it's a linear experience, but if so it's one of the most
thrilling and emotionally engaging games we've ever played.
some of you might not have played Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – in which case we'd urge you to
rectify this error immediately, if only because it makes playing
Uncharted 3 even richer and more wondrous than it already is.
Basically, the games chart the life and times of one Nathan Drake –
a treasure-hunting hero in the mould of Lara Croft and a certain Dr.
Jones – as he searches for fortune and glory across South America,
Europe, Asia and the Himalayas.
you were being critical, you would probably say that the gameplay is
effectively Tomb Raider meets Prince of Persia meets Gears of War,
with a nice mix of platforming, puzzle-solving and cover-based gun
battles, but this doesn't really do it justice. The trick to
Uncharted is that the mix is so perfect, and that the games are so
cinematic. We don't just mean this in the usual sense that it's
packed with movie-like camera angles and motion-captured acting, but
in the sense that the games value the things that used to make
Hollywood movies great: a good story, interesting characters,
engaging dialogue and big narrative hooks. And when the Uncharted
games go for the spectacle, they go really, really big. Uncharted 2
in particular was full of moments where you thought "they're not
really going to do that, are they? They can't!" And then they
this is true of Uncharted 3, which does a brilliant job of taking
Drake, his mentor/father-figure Sully, and the other key Uncharted
characters to new places and new dangers, while exploring a little
deeper into what makes them tick. The action kicks off in London,
before moving to French chateaux, middle-Eastern castles, secret
crypts and pirate shipyards. It starts strong and pretty much never
lets up.
team at Naughty Dog has practically perfected its pacing. Where
lesser games give you the same sixty seconds, over and over again
with a few variations, Drake's Deception moves effortlessly from
high-tension platforming to fraught gun battle to brain-stretching
puzzles to fisticuffs and chase sequences, each element never
standing out as separate, but all part of one gloriously cohesive
whole. Like the Call of Duty-style orchestrated shooter, it's
effectively a one-track thrill ride, but one that works on a much
broader emotional level than Infinity Ward's run and gun shooters
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The Delta sign is off the wall at the ticket counter, and the Silver Airways plane has arrived. Delta's last flight left Meridian this afternoon, and many of the passengers who fly into and out of the Queen City say Delta tickets are expensive and they welcome the change.
"Sounds like a good deal though because the Delta tickets are a lot more expensive than what I understand Silver's are," said frequent flier Willis O'Berry.
Passenger Gloria Brereton say that, "I'm just glad that the fares are going to be cheaper. That's the key. Maybe I can get more of my family to fly into Meridian."
Jim Barrett says he'll fly to West Palm Beach more often now that it's cheaper. "It's a six hour flight with layovers and it's a 12 hour drive. If the prices are that much lower and the price of gas keeps going up, we will definitely fly more now that it's cheaper."
Two Silver planes sat on the runway early this afternoon, one of them preparing for the early flight out tomorrow, and the other was waiting for bad weather to clear up so it could continue its trip to Greenville, where Silver will also begin service tomorrow.
Michael Walsh, Director of Training for Silver Airways says that, "We brought in a few extra crew members today. We actually have a crew based here, so we have an overnight aircraft that comes here every night. It will overnight here, and our crew will get onto the flight about 5:30 in the morning.
One of the biggest concerns for passengers has been worries that they will have to leave the terminal to retrieve their checked bags, then check in with the airline for the next leg of their trip and go through security again in Atlanta, but Silver Airways says that isn't the case.
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Lorenc Bejko is an Albanian archaeologist and the director of the Albanian Institute of Cultural Monuments (Instituti I Monumenteve Të Kulturës). Bejko lives in Durres, an ancient city with a rich historical heritage. Confronted with his town's rapid expansion and the resulting damage to its archaeological heritage , Bejko finds himself torn between two priorities:
"My heart as an archaeologist is not happy when I see circumstances in which archaeology is being damaged, even destroyed by the growing city. But my heart as archaeologist is also the heart of a person that lives within the community and understands the need of this community to improve conditions of life and develop the infrastructure of the city. I want to see the protection of cultural heritage, the use of the cultural heritage for future development on one hand, and the developing of the city on the other. … But the results of the last 15 years of development in Durres have been disastrous for the protection of cultural heritage, especially for the archaeological heritage of this city."
The need to preserve Albania's past led Bejko to be active in the establishment of the Albanian Rescue Archaeology Unit. He was director of the organisation from its foundation in 1999 until June 2007.
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Warner Baxter stars as Dan Brooks, a former penniless race horse owner now married to heiress Margaret (Helen Vinson), who has secured for her husband a place in the family's corporate empire. But Dan feels stifled and out-of-place as president of the Higgins Paper Box Company. He spends all his free-time at the stable with Broadway Bill (Broadway Bill, so say the credits), a race horse with enormous potential but kept out of competition due to Dan's new standing in the community, this despite the pleas of trainer Whitey (Clarence Muse), who recognizes Broadway Bill as a true champion.
At a family gathering, father-in-law J.L. Higgins (Walter Connolly) chastises Dan for failing to adequately look after the box company's interests, and orders his son-in-law to get rid of Broadway Bill. To everyone's shock, Dan abruptly walks out on his privileged life, taking Broadway Bill and Whitey with him. Margaret, however, refuses to join her husband. He's quickly followed, however, by sympathetic sister-in-law Alice (Myrna Loy), who like Dan despises the austere and rigid formality of life as a blue-blooded Higgins, and who's secretly in love with Dan.
Virtually penniless once again, Dan becomes determined to enter Broadway Bill in the $25,000 Imperial Derby, but needs $500 to enter his untested contender. Undeterred, Dan, Whitey and Alice use every means at their disposal to raise enough cash to enter Broadway Bill. Dan sells his car but mostly raises money through sheer bravado. Alice sells her jewelry, Whitey gambles, and they also enlist the aid of "Colonel" Pettigrew (Raymond Walburn), a southern gentleman shyster-type who haunts race tracks with Happy McGuire (Lynne Overman), conning gullible gamblers.
Broadway Bill is sentimental, old-fashioned, and manipulative in the very best sense. Baxter's Dan Brooks is an almost Herculean, Kurosawa-esque hero determined to overcome innumerable, seemingly insurmountable obstacles. At every turn, something goes wrong -- their stable leaks during a thunderstorm and Broadway Bill gets sick days before the race, creditors attach Broadway Bill and throw Dan in jail, etc. -- but Dan, Whitey, and Alice refuse to give up.
The film is an irresistible mix of effective manipulation and appeal to emotion, while at the same time offering a kind of naturalness in the performances that lend it a certain realism and sense of urgency.
Director Capra was especially good at this, and here really shows his talent for getting the most out of his ensemble cast. Baxter, best known for playing a similarly driven character in 42nd Street (1932) and later as the charming Cisco Kid, strikes all the right notes as Dan -- you really believe his entire future, indeed his very life, rests on the outcome of that horse race.
The effervescent Myrna Loy is, as she almost always was, a delight as the rebellious Higgins daughter, whose love for her brother-in-law is expressed almost entirely through her performance rather than dialogue. Similarly, Frankie Darrow, as a crooked jockey hired to ride Broadway Bill by gangster Morgan (Douglas Dumbrille), expresses an amazing range of complex, conflicted emotion while saying hardly a word. Raymond Walburn is quite amusing as an old-fashioned con artist, and in one especially good scene, both Pettigrew and Dan put on airs at a fancy restaurant, only to gradually realize that neither of them has even enough money to pick up the check.
African-American Clarence Muse carries enormous dignity as Bill's trainer. The part in some ways breaks from mid-1930s stereotyping: Muse's Whitey (well, there is that name) is a black man who is essentially the equal of the romantic leads.
Broadway Bill is given enough personality that one can understand Dan's faith and passion, yet Capra wisely doesn't over-anthropomorphize his title character, either. Broadway Bill is still an animal, serving mainly as the means for Dan's redemption.
Two of cinema's all-time great villains appear in atypical roles. Margaret Hamilton, in one of her first roles, plays a mousy landlady wanting to marry Colonel Pettigrew, while Charles Middleton, Ming the Merciless himself, appears as a sympathetic veterinarian. Sharp-eyed viewers will note many familiar faces appearing unbilled in small roles, including Lucille Ball, Ward Bond, Alan Hale, Sr., Clara Blandick (another Wizard of Oz alum) and, in his first of nine featured roles for Capra, the great character player Charles Lane (who will enjoy his 100th birthday in January!).
Ultimately, Broadway Bill's combination of rich characters and the marvelous actors playing them gives it an enormous momentum leading up to the big race. Because so much is at stake for characters so carefully considered in Robert Riskin's excellent script, the race itself is enormously exciting, thrilling even, and the aftermath quite moving.
Video & Audio
Broadway Bill looks okay but not exceptional. The image is quite soft at times, suggesting it was transferred off something other than the original negative. Originally produced by Columbia, rights to the film were sold to Paramount when Capra remade the picture for that studio. Moreover, since an enormous amount of stock footage from Broadway Bill was reused in Riding High, it's possible the original negative was pilfered for use in the remake. In any case the picture by all means is perfectly watchable. Optional English subtitles are included. The mono sound is adequate.
Extra Features
The only extra is a five-minute introduction/overview by Frank Capra, Jr., filmed in 1992, and of marginal interest.
Parting Thoughts
It's greatly overused, but the expression "they really don't make 'em like that anymore" really does apply to Broadway Bill, a bonafide Capra classic.
Stuart Galbraith IV is a Los Angeles and Kyoto-based film historian whose work includes The Emperor and the Wolf -- The Lives and Films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune. His new book, Cinema Nippon will be published by Taschen in 2005.