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Ho! Ho! Ho! It's the holidays! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! And Happy New Year! Everything falls within a week of one another this year. I think the universe knows that we all need a week of celebrations, joy and light. What a year it has been!
Aside from the hundreds of other reasons that 2016 was tricky (do I even need to list them?!), roughly a year ago I was coming to the realization that I was experiencing postpartum depression, anxiety and anger. The whole kit 'n caboodle. Faaaantastic. When I look back on this year I feel like I experienced it in a fog. I was here, but some days I did not feel very present. In short, 2016 was really hard for me and my little family as we worked to find a balance that helped me to be a better person. We are so very fortunate to have close friends and wonderful families that love and care for us when we need it the most. And in that way, 2016 was amazing,
When it came time for the Porter Annual Post we almost didn't do it. It felt like too much to handle and do. Designing an idea, finding clothes, props, coordinating calendars with Kelly, working around naps and cranky children, putting the cat on a diet (kidding!), decorating the tree early, yadda yadda yadda. Soon though (early November), people started telling me how excited they were to see the 2016 edition and how much they looked forward to it each year. I eventually knew that we could not take away that small joy, especially when some days we need every ounce we can gather.
And so, I present to you the 6th Edition of The Porter Annual Post! Many thanks to the lovely Kelly of Mountain Dog Photography who helps make our vision come together each year! It's a fun tradition that I am so glad we tackled again this year.
Enjoy this year's card and have a peek at all of the previous years! It's a fun little trip down memory lane.
It all started in 2011 when Devin and I moved into our vintage farm house. It was done as a joke because Devin used to tell his kindergarten class that he read the Wall Street Journal at home! 🙂
2012 I was very busy with my business, so Devin had to do the baking.
2013 we added a new model! Oh my goodness, he was so little!
2014 was cozy and nice.
2015 we celebrated with a New Years card because there was no way I was getting Christmas cards together with a 3 week old and 2 year old around! 😀


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Jay-Z x Sleigh Bells - Jay Bells
It's a proven fact that Jay-Z can be mixed into any form of alternative rock and still sound amazing — be it The Beatles' White Album, Coldplay, Radiohead or Weezer — so why not fuse Jay-Z's immortal rhymes with the inescapably catchy noise of Sleigh Bells? WHY NOT?
DJ O-Face was brave enough to ask that question and the results are quite glorious. The project, dubbed Jay Bells, spans six songs, conveniently using my favorite Sleigh Bells songs. Below you can listen to and download the entire set.


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After two soccer games this weekend, including one at 8 a.m., I have decided to embrace my inner soccer mom. But right now frankly, that soccer mom wants, nay NEEDs, a super-duper, deluxe, soccer-sideline chair.
In short, I want the SUV of portable chairs and I want it now. No more sore butt before coffee. I'm done with that.
I've calculated that over the course of each sports season, I am sidelined at least 90 minutes every weekend between warm up, game, halftime and snack time. Baseball takes even longer. Assuming an average 12 soccer games in the fall and 12 baseball games in the spring, we're talking more 2,500 minutes annually in that chair, not including summer sports.
That is a lot of time on my patootie in a portable chair. I really want one that comes with a footrest, adjustable sunshade, cup holder (seriously, that's a must), head rest (optional, but nice), and a cooler (also optional, but really helpful). Cushioned is preferable.
A friend, perhaps a sarcastic "friend," asked if I wanted room service with that. HaHa. No. But a cabana boy would be great. (Note to husband: Kidding.)
I swear I will not do this with my chair.
After much research, I can't find what I want. I have found almost-perfect chairs, but they always lack something. Finding one with an attached footrest and a sunshade appears nearly impossible, unless you buy a clip-on accessory, which frankly seems tacky.
And while we don't like to promote products on this site unless, apparently, you can drink them, I wanted to share my two top choices so far:
1. The "Big Bubba Lounge Chair . Anything with that name has to make the top two, right?
2. The other one (picture, above) looks a bit geeky, sure, but note that it has pockets, insulated cooler, padded arm rests and a tray. Nice right? Just missing the footrest.
I can't be the only parent that wishes kid soccer games would come with a Tiki bar. You know, like the ice cream truck, but with, well, blenders. So, I will settle for the chair. Cabana boy optional.


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Oral pronunciations from the heart are not to restrain
Oral pronunciations from the heart are not to restrain
The perfectness of listening ears to our pronunciations comes not from our heart but intelligence of our brain to keep everything peaceful.
Emotions and tantrums cause outbursts of anger and showing our true character, but is not clever in public places in society against social relations or for eavesdroppers.
Deviations mood and mood swings frustrations come as a shock and give us heartache whereby we get nervous with a responsiveness as hot-tempered.
As well as a predator who wants to engulf and devour its prey, but therewith we go wrong within regarding of the law and society.
We must governed remain controlled and emotionless, without blinking our eyes, accept the call take over with disregarded all bad what we have heard.
In such pronouncements of others, we must not lose our control and must remain cold blood and mastering submit with terrestrial origin intelligence our reply.
Therefore take a deep breath and swallow twice and answer of that those words have never been said or heared and stored it in our memory room as memorable.
If we make a consideration for our reputation, we cannot afford our own as a dragon fire spitting on everything that bothers us.
Therefore is it thoughtfully to everything we seeing move or hear, and disagree with that, to communicate this in a diplomatic and decent manner.
Respond directly from our heart is honest, but do not become methods that are accepted in society, so control is influential and highly prevail and prominent.
Undisturbed in harmony something resolve how difficult it sometimes is, it is a sign of mastery with Intelligence.
Someone who his brains let labor perform and thereafter as a peaceable winner pops out in a predictable losing battle.
Normally for both, because every problem is a losing fight for all participants.
So this person is a very smart individual, spry and resourceful for contingency recovery opportunities in human lifetime.
Personages or a person with malicious intent don't uses his brains and subsequent behavior is already always incorrectly.
There than for the sake of emotions pathetic argue against it is an unwise move and we would with this make ourselves lower, just like them, with the chance to still keep more problems after the discussion.
Be faced with others their negative points and shade does not give us a pleasant disposition.
To repay in kind and give a uncouth backlash would only bring us down to the same level as them, what's something unnecessary and not fit by us.
Save everything that is happened in our brain room, so that we can achieve something with it, therewith we know their mindset and intentions and also with whom we have to do.
With deception and uncivilized behavior they attempted to impress us, but we stay continue relax and give a reply so with this we also know their intentions.
It's hard arrived the conduct actions of them and emotional we are upside down from it with heartache.
But should remain the boss of ourselves and not showing our emotion of the mind through emotionally respond on these inequalities and better quickly recover from the shock.
Disillusioned, we must provide a tactful response and we found out through our factual belief that we are dealing with a two-faced duplicitous personality.
Fact that we can realize with a balanced and well thought words or considerations for these intercourse to continue with an overall picture and provide intelligent actions.
Peacefully communicate without showing emotions endured a humiliation is in all situations for to be the wisest in this.
Try to improve all the spoken words or proceedings well to improve in good oncoming and indulgent compliance is the smartest.
Oral pronunciations from the heart are not to restrain, but with a controlling behaviour can we see the cunning of another and with to manage that, predominate it.
Utilising our brains in life it will be only a matter of time to select the right Friends for enjoy the bliss together.
All the best for You with a Good Health
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Special Olympics gold medalist Loretta Claiborne, who grew up in York, was chosen as one of 50 special olympic athletes to be featured in an ESPN documentary about the Games' 50 years. York Daily Record
Loretta Claiborne is no stranger to media attention.
The York native has been the subject of numerous stories, videos, even a Disney movie because of her knack of helping others and her success in Special Olympics.
ESPN combined the two in a 6-minute clip that aired Wednesday morning on "SportsCenter." Claiborne's video is one of the network's "50 Game Changers" who are being recognized as part of the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics.
The video segment was filmed a month ago in York and aboard a Greyhound bus, her favorite mode of transportation.
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Brazil will field a near full-strength squad against the Westfield Matildas when they take the field at the QSAC in Brisbane this afternoon.
Brazil will field a near full-strength squad against the Westfield Matildas when they take the field at Queensland Sports & Athletic Centre in Brisbane this afternoon. The world No.6 will be without superstar Marta, missing due to injury, but will still boast a formidable lineup for the two game series.
Former World Player of the Year finalist Cristiane will certainly be one to watch, while diminutive midfielder Formiga is set to receive her 100th international cap for the Seleção. Brazil coach Marcio Oliveira will use the matches to run his thumb over his squad as they prepare for the South American Championships, which double as their World Cup qualifiers.
A representative of the Brazil women's team Fernanda Coimbra said the side had acclimatised well to Brisbane's conditions and were looking forward to some much needed game time after an arduous journey.
"The team arrived in Brisbane on Thursday night after nearly 40 hours in transit so we have had a relatively relaxed buildup in preparation for today's match," said Coimbra.
"The conditions have been beautiful - it's almost like we haven't left home so we're really looking forward to playing some good football.
"We've just been working on our positional play but certainly as the coach has said we're here to win."
Meanwhile the Matildas will be eager to put a tumultuous couple of days behind them with reports of unrest from a section of players within the squad. The Aussies will surely be looking to do their talking on the pitch and concentrate on their own World Cup qualification plans, with the Matildas seeking to defend their AFC Asian Cup title in Vietnam next month.
Co-Captain Kathryn Gill has the opportunity to equal Cheryl Salisbury-s record for the Most Number of A-International goals by a Matilda which stands at 38 goals. While Rhali Dobson, Casey Dumont and Amy Harrison are all in line to make their senior international debuts.
Brisbane fans will have the opportunity to see a number of their state representatives in action, with eight Roar players selected in the 23-player squad. Tickets for this afternoon's match are still available and the game will be broadcast live and exclusive on ABC TV.
Matildas Squad: Teigen Allen, Laura Alleway, Mackenzie Arnold, Nicola Bolger, Hannah Brewer, Tameka Butt, Kim Carroll, Stephanie Catley, Brianna Davey, Lisa de Vanna, Rhali Dobson, Casey Dumont, Kathryn Gill, Katrina-Lee Gorry, Amy Harrison, Michelle Heyman, Elise Kellond-Knight, Alanna Kennedy, Leena Khamis, Clare Polkinghorne, Vedrana Popovic, Hayley Raso, Emily van-Egmond
Brazil Squad: Thaís Picarte, Kaká, Bruna Benites, Andreia Rosa, Gislaine, Poliana, Fabiana, Barrinha, Tamires, Formiga, Thaisa, Djenifer, Bia, Rosana, Andressa Alves, Debinha, Adriane, Darlene, Cristiane
Westfield Matildas - International Friendly Match Schedule - April 2014
Westfield Matildas v Brazil Queensland Sports & Athletic Centre (QSAC), Kessels Road, Nathan, Brisbane Sunday, 6 April 2014 Kick-Off 3:00pm AEST Gates Open 2:00pm AEST
Ticket Prices Adult - $20 Child/Concession - $10 Family - $40
Ticket Prices are inclusive of GST & Booking Fee. Transaction and credit card fees may apply.
Concession (Pensioner, Student, Child) Pensioner - Aged,TPI (valid ID cards) including seniors cards Student - Full time tertiary and secondary school students (valid ID required) Child - 4-16 years inclusive (children 3 years and under are free unless they are occupying a seat) National Companion Card Accepted
Family Definition: 2 Adults and 2 Children or 1 Adult and 3 Children
Ticketing details are available from www.footballaustralia.com.au/tickets
Westfield Matildas v Brazil Queensland Sports & Athletic Centre (QSAC), Kessels Road, Nathan, Brisbane Wednesday 9 April 2014 Kick-Off 4:30pm AEST Gates Open 3:30pm AEST
Please note that access to this match is by invitation only. No public ticket sales.
Today's match will be broadcast live and exclusive on ABC TV from 2.55pm AEST.
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OTTAWA, July 31 (Reuters) - Canadian producer prices rose 0.5 percent in June from May, the sixth consecutive increase, on higher prices for non-ferrous metal products and motorized and recreational vehicles, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.
Of the 21 major commodity groups, prices were up in 16, down in four, leaving one unchanged.
Over the 12 months ended in June, the agency's industrial producer price index rose 5.1 percent, the most since May 2017.
Primary non-ferrous metal products gained 1.5 percent on higher prices for unwrought copper and precious metals and their alloys.
Prices for motorized and recreational vehicles rose by 0.7 percent, thanks largely to a 1.9 percent fall in the value of the Canadian dollar in June. Many vehicles are priced in U.S. dollars and become more expensive when the Canadian currency weakens.
The raw materials price index rose by 0.5 percent on higher prices for animals and animal products, with hogs increasing 23 percent.
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If the white of your child's eye and the inside of his lower lid become red, he probably has a condition called conjunctivitis.
Also known as "pink eye" or "red eye," this inflammation usually signals an infection but may be due to other causes, such as an irritation, an allergic reaction or (rarely) a more serious illness. It's often accompanied by tearing and discharge, which is the body's way of trying to heal or remedy the situation.
Treatment of Eye Infections
If your child has a red eye, he needs to see the pediatrician as soon as possible. The doctor will make the diagnosis, prescribe the necessary medication, and show you how to cleanse the eyelids. Never put previously opened medication or someone else's eye medication into your child's eye. It could cause serious damage.
In the newborn baby, serious eye infections may result from exposure to bacteria during passage through the birth canal, which is why all infants are treated with antibiotic eye ointment or drops in the delivery room. Such infections must be treated early to prevent serious complications. Eye infections that occur after the newborn period may be unsightly, because of the redness of the eye and the yellow discharge that usually accompanies them, and they may make your child uncomfortable, but they are rarely serious. Several different viruses, or occasionally bacteria, may cause them, and topical antibiotics (eye drops prescribed by your pediatrician) are the usual treatment.


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Why are some people able to achieve so much more out of their lives than others? Why are some people able to produce outstanding, extraordinary results, exceeding what is commonly expected?
Is it because they have a lot more talent or capability? Do they have superior resources that other people lack?
Did the Wright brothers, inventors of the airplane, possess more aerodynamic and engineering expertise than the sum of all the engineers and inventors of their time?


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The Translational Research Institute (TRI) at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH), Dutton Park, is a compelling work of architecture by Wilson Architects and Donovan Hill. It is one of a number of new science research institutes built in Brisbane in recent years, mostly connected to major universities and hospitals. This building program, with its progressive development and design strategy testing, has been instrumental in attracting high-performing researchers and further research funding and has led to growing expectations for quality, architecturally designed workplaces within the close-knit science community.
The TRI is the result of a limited competition won in 2007 by Wilson Architects and Donovan Hill in association. It opened in late 2012, soon after the completion of their joint project for the Science and Engineering Centre at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Both practice histories include major science research institutes: Wilson Architects, for example, designed the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland (UQ) with John Wardle Architects in 2007; and Donovan Hill designed the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) at QUT's Kelvin Grove Campus in association with PDT Architects in 2006.
The purpose of the TRI, built within the grounds of PAH and less than fifty metres from the hospital itself, is to undertake translational "bench-to-bedside" research and to encourage collaboration and innovation in biomedical research fields such as cancer, diabetes, obesity and musculoskeletal disease. The TRI building accommodates four partner institutes: UQ's Diamantina Institute, the Mater Medical Research Institute, the PAH Collaborative Centre for Health Research and Education (CCHRE) and elements of QUT's IHBI. The institutes comprise a population of 950 (650 researchers plus 300 additional staff), gathered for the first time under one roof to undertake this significant collaborative research.
The competition brief for the TRI called for a second entry to the hospital grounds in the south-western corner off Kent Street, and this was incorporated in the architects' proposal for a precinct-wide network of landscaped avenues. The brief also included incorporating the TRI's companion operation, BioPharmaceuticals Australia (BPA). The selected site, in the far south-western corner of the PAH grounds, was for many years the territory of a helipad and Vision Australia's two-storey brick building, which was to be either retained or demolished. A cleared site presented an opportunity to reconsider its land-use potential and at the competition stage the architects argued for the large, consolidated site to be conceived as dual sites for two separate buildings. This would allow for separate staging, reduced bulk and increased natural light and ventilation, benefiting both the buildings and the hospital grounds' bleak environment. Subsequently the architects' commission covered both the TRI and a new building for BPA, to be located on the adjacent sites. BPA has been constructed, simultaneously but in staggered phases, immediately to the south of TRI and is due to be completed later in 2013.
The eight-storey, forty-metre-tall TRI has been built on high ground within the hospital's hillside campus and today stands as one of the tallest buildings in the neighbourhood. Although it has a smaller footprint than the hospital itself, the TRI's height, protective carapace, colour and formal inflections make it visually prominent on the campus. And while subtly related to present-day surroundings through material and colour references, in height and scale the TRI stands apart in anticipation of future building within the constrained precinct.
Comprising many materials, the TRI building exterior presents a formal composition in reds and whites, largely free of material and structural coding. Recycled bricks from the demolished Vision Australia building set the red palette, augmented by custom bricks and pavers, terracotta tiles and copper sheeting. West-facing sunshade panels are freely composed to form a single white screen contrasting with, and fixed proud of, the red wall plane. Apart from a slice of green glazing – a nod to the BPA, trees and contrast – another bank of white sunshades fills out most of the eastern elevation. The sunshades introduce a long terracotta wall, signalling a formal entry off the stone-paved terrace. At the northern corner the wall joins other articulated and textured elements to form an earthbound terracotta base for the building. Apart from a few enigmatic openings, the TRI's "blind" facades withhold the interior functions and character until well into the entry sequences. The austere presence of "blind" exteriors is mitigated here by tending to proportions, relative dimensions, colour, textures and composition, along with more than a few grace notes.
The TRI stacks four research levels, an administration level and a rooftop plant above the main entry level. The entry level incorporates reception, offices, an auditorium, a coffee shop and a generous gathering space, along with teaching spaces that can accommodate up to three hundred students in well-appointed laboratories, seminar spaces and a student lounge. Additional laboratory facilities, infrastructural facilities and the building's loading dock are located on the lower ground level.
The primary function of this medical research institute is the laboratory. Various configurations of the brief's generic units (laboratory for fifty staff comprising offices, laboratory spaces and laboratory support spaces) were tested by optimizing critical factors, including the number of units on one floor that would allow interaction through contiguous relations and the requirements of secure environments, back-to-back labs and write-up spaces.
Other objectives included facilitating interaction between researchers, providing outlook beyond the building and maximizing natural light through transparency and permeability across the deep plans. The optimal configuration of four units per floor, where each unit is provided with direct access to vertical services, resulted in four laboratory floors capped by a floor of meeting rooms – an arrangement which led to the adoption of the "U" plan and which in turn generated the grand space of the TRI's six-storey atrium. And whether or not the atrium emerged as the result of rationalizing and optimizing laboratory layouts at the diagram stage, the "U" plan's central space is a defended outdoor room – a recurring element in many Donovan Hill projects.
Architectural design operates with a myriad of competing elements – including instinct – to clarify concepts and arrive at a synthesis resolved for building. The TRI's central atrium carries the symbolism of a singular room gathering all other rooms to it. It stirs recognition of the collective research endeavour. Visibility from upper and lower levels and across to partner labs reinforces awareness of the presence of the whole TRI community – its staff, visitors and the public – and of occasions such as conferences and celebrations.
A network of landscaped pathways through the hospital campus offered the TRI two significant addresses, ensuring easy circulation between the building and the campus and providing the essential conditions for the atrium to operate as a piazza. The east entry at the vehicle drop-off area brings visitors in at grade, past terracotta-red bollards and under a dropped bulkhead, along an interior passage. At this point there is a sudden release of space, with views into a vast volume that appears to be a great glass grotto, sparkling with the mirrored reflections of a thousand lights. A big opening with layers of staggered rosy glazing frames a slow shifting sky. At other times, entering the atrium via the north entry at dusk, the low sun appears to transform the interior, reducing contrasts as light from the west flattens out and seems to dissolve the glass.
The entry level and the lower ground level are united in the terracotta base of the building. Clay elements are put to work to offer variety, texture, pattern and shape in floors and walls, in places that can articulate territory and enclosure, and in elements such as the fountain, the arch and the plinths for seating. This "outdoor room" anticipates and supports serendipitous interaction between researchers, hospital clinicians and others. Lifts and the central staircase connect the secure areas on upper levels with the reception and teaching spaces at atrium level. The large lecture theatre has stepped seating aligned with the terraced garden and with the contours of the adjacent terrain, opening onto the piazza with its garden, fountain, cafe and exhibition space.
The plush ambience of the atrium is both unexpected and vaguely familiar in its spatial grandeur and finishes associated with high-end hotels and offices. Rational planning of laboratory spaces, however, permitted the remaining budget to be distributed for quality materials, furnishings and fittings in restrained abundance throughout the building. A recent evaluation comparing the cost of the TRI with ten other institutes, benchmarked to 2010 when the TRI was tendered, indicates that the final building cost rate for the TRI will be very competitive.
The pronounced use of well-known motifs by other architects is a surprise in this work and tends towards a postmodern interest in architectural quotation that will intrigue students. First among the TRI's many architectural gifts, however, is the atrium – a piazza that opens freely onto common ground outside, offering respite from the relative chaos and clinical environment of the hospital. Open day and night to patients, staff and visitors alike, this defended outdoor room presents a memorable sheltered place with water, trees, air, sunlight and views of the sky.
- Architect
- Wilson Architects
Spring Hill, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- Project Team
- Timothy Hill, John Thong, Michael Hartwich, Damian Eckersley, Hamilton Wilson, Brian Donovan, Fuller November, Simon Swain, Sophie Atherton, Domenic Mesiti, Melissa Dever, Lucas Leo, Sarah Russell, Chris Hing Fay, Sarah Neale, Tim Jukes, Simon Depczynski, Ash Every, Wei Jien, Lauren Wellington, David Evans, Charlotte Guymer, Robert Myszkowski, Alisha Renton, Jasper Brown, Michael Herse, Roland Fretwell, Greg Lamb, Beth Wilson, John Harrison, Kamil Kuciak, Ilka Salisbury, Paul Jones, Phil Hindmarsh, Hyun Kim, Martin Arroyo, Daniel Tsang, Michael Bailey, Sarah Woodhouse, Andrew D'Occhio, Tomoyuki Takada, Peter Harding, Nick Lorenz, Dana Hutchinson, Phillip Lukin, Michael Hogg, Shaun Purcell, Rebecca Lee, Jessica Riske, Sally Tyrell, Brent Hardcastle, David McRae, Michael Ford, Briohny McKauge, Maddie Zahos, Santanu Starick, Neil Wilson, Kae Martin, Lisa Matray
- Architect
- Donovan Hill
- Consultants
Acoustic engineer
Ask Acoustics & Air Quality
Builder Watpac
Building certifier Certis Group
Civil engineer Opus International Brisbane
Cost planner Davis Langdon
Electrical engineer Aurecon Brisbane
Environmental consultant AECOM
Fire engineer Exova Warringtonfire Brisbane
Heritage ERM
Hydraulic engineer Opus International Brisbane
Landscape architect Wilson Architects, Donovan Hill
Mechanical engineer Multitech Solutions, Hawkins Jenkins Ross
Process engineer TBH
Specs writer Kim Humphreys
Structure and facade engineering Aurecon Brisbane
Surveyor Certis Group, Eric Martin
Vertical transport engineer Cundall Australia
- Site Details
Dutton Park,
- Project Details
Public / commercial
Type Tall buildings
Published online: 6 Sep 2013
Words: Brit Andresen
Images: Christopher Frederick Jones
Architecture Australia, July 2013


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2001, public performance
Inspired by panhandlers who hold up cardboard signs, the artist held his own signs in a heavily trafficked intersection. The labels were specific to the artist's identity: "CHILD OF DIVORCE," "WATCHED TOO MUCH TV AS A KID", "5'7" 172 LBS.," and the like.
The piece was logged on a Web site through its duration:
This piece was successful in its ability to engage the public in a non-art setting. It failed conceptually in that the underlying message implied by a man holding a cardboard sign is that he wants money. It also had an air of making fun of people who carry cardboard signs for "real."
Another piece is in the works to address these failings. Stay tuned.


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Dan has worked for the Office of Personnel Management for 29 years in various budget and financial management positions including Assistant Inspector General for Policy, Resources Management and Oversight, Associate Chief Financial Officer for Budget and Performance, Performance Improvement Officer, and currently as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer.
As Acting Chief Financial Officer, Dan is responsible for managing OPM's financial systems, budget, accounting, and internal controls as they relate to financial matters. This includes financial oversight and reporting for the employee and annuitant trust funds for retirement, health benefits, and life insurance that OPM manages, whose assets exceed $800 billion.
In 2004, Dan became a member of the Senior Executive Service and greatly appreciates all of the opportunities he has been provided by OPM from his initial GS-4 retirement claims technician position to his current senior leadership role.
A graduate of the University of Maryland with a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration, Dan resides in Damascus, Maryland with his wife Kathleen.


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11 Hilarious Memes of Mark Zuckerberg's Testimony to US Congress
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is having a rough week. On Tuesday, the *sometimes* awkward CEO was grilled by US senators regarding the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Luckily, the Internet was here to spread the memes…
1. *not a robot*
When you're trying really hard to look like a real person and not a robot. pic.twitter.com/x5NVmg6NUI
— Aly Ellis (@alykeves) April 10, 2018
2. References to The Social Network movie were inevitable
"Help me, Justin Timberlake!" #Zuckerberg pic.twitter.com/cFFXjvhGC8
— Christina Warren (@film_girl) April 10, 2018
3. Even Getty Images had jokes
Deer. Headlights. 📷: @somogettynews pic.twitter.com/mxzVlhnd4X
— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) April 10, 2018
4. Some were having Myspace flashbacks
I bet Tom from #MySpace is having a bloody great day as he laughs his head off and sips a cocktail on the beach . #FacebookDataLeaks pic.twitter.com/NecwjFh78h
— Tom Fenwick-Smith (@tomfenwicksmith) April 10, 2018
5. … And there was this
🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/QmlKr6ckR6
— Bottlerocket (@bottlerocket) April 10, 2018
6. … and THIS
Zuckerberg on his Facebook profile vs Zuckerberg at this Congressional hearing pic.twitter.com/P3bi2Ry5r4
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) April 10, 2018
7. Folks found humor in the generational divide
"Mr. Zuckerberg, I have just one question about Facebook: Where do I find my Hotmail?" pic.twitter.com/51f5cxnJiq
— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) April 10, 2018
8. But the memes were relentless…
me when I realize my actions have a consequence pic.twitter.com/kNx4rL2uGl
— Amber 🏹 Discko (@amberdiscko) April 10, 2018
9. … And pretty spot on
Watching Mark Zuckerberg testify on Capitol Hill? Play our Facebook Bingo game while you follow along https://t.co/5hHA29PYRG pic.twitter.com/1TGwdZzZP7
— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) April 10, 2018
10. Duhhh!
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— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) April 10, 2018
11. *mic drop*
Every time I see Mark Zuckerberg in real life, I like Jesse Eisenberg's performance in The Social Network more and more. pic.twitter.com/1ynZcT8Aye
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Books, bugs, and birds are constant parts of the blog. Gardening shows up a lot, so do books on gardening.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Link List: Minecraft Libraries, the Life of Yeast, Insect Dioramas, and Other Delights
Though I also remember that some of the methods area little...odd. Remember rePOOPulate?
2) Insect Dioramas for your delight and delectation. I'm rather fond of the sunbathing caterpillar.
3) "Edible Opera"
Michael Burton and Michiko Nitta (Burton Nitta) have created The The Algae Opera: they use mezzo-soprano opera singer Louise Ashcroft's voice--or rather, her carbon dioxide--to help grow algae which they then feed to the audience. It's meant to be an environmental statement about interdependence and food-growing alternatives, and it certainly is memorable.
I tend to trip on the statement:
"The singer has trained herself specially for this project so that she can further enhance her lung capacity to produce the best quality algae possible. The slightest changes in pitch and frequency can apparently determine the algae's color, texture and even whether it will be sweet or bitter."
Drawn from a longer, more serious article on LiveScience.
*Walks off pondering voice and taste and wondering whether the algae is served with a side-dish of cooked insect.
4) I bake a lot of bread, partly because I like the end result and partly because I enjoy the process. I love watching yeast divide, but, while I enjoy the fact that yeast is alive, I've not thought a lot about it. For example, I tend to think of it as a plant. It's actually a fungi, or rather, several fungi, that are only vaguely related. The budding stuff we use in bread is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and it reproduces by budding (see below).
There's plenty more food for thought about all kinds of yeastsover at this Scientific American article--and maybe there's a couple things you don't want to think about. I certainly won't lose the thought of ethanol as "yeast pee" any time soon.
5) A library in Minecraft? Why, yes. Mattituck-Laurel Library in Mattituck, New York built their complete library into Minecraft, complete with clues pointing to the location of physical books, and treasure chests, and hunts.
6) Ever heard of fore-edge painting? I hadn't! It's the art of painting a picture on the book's edge in such a way that the image is only visible if the book is held at just the right angle. Some books may have more than one image! "The Secret Fore-Edge Paintings Revealed in Early 19th Century Books at the University of Iowa" has a whole collection of them, plus a couple of more videos. It's pretty amazing.
How on earth did the artists hold the books still so they could paint these? These aren't little sketches here, they're full fledged paintings!
7) And, speaking of book art, take a look at these images. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to get a translation of the main page, but I think they're all by the live journal author in question. My personal favorite is the giraffe chewing the edge of the page. What's yours?
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Where do you always find such interesting links? I love the fore-edge paintings. How did people discover those? I'm imagining someone came across the first one by chance, and then went through an entire library tilting the page block to see if there was a miniature painting. I wonder do the pictures correspond with the book's contents? I'd love to see one of those in person!ReplyDeleteReplies
Glad you enjoy them! I wonder about the fore-edge paintings myself. Does something show a little bit? Is it only or mostly nineteenth-century books? Is someone practicing the art now?Delete
Something to look for! And now you now one of the ways I find links! I also have a lot of newsletters I follow & spend a lot of time following rabbit trails & then deciding this is just too interesting not to share.
Your question got me to at least read the Wikipedia article linked. Fore-edge painting goes back to the 10th century and is painted in the margin of the book, not at the edge itself--which makes the artist's ability to keep track of what's where even more remarkable.Delete
I'll have to look into this further. I bet there are modern practitioners somewhere.
So it's a little sliver of color on the very edge of the page, not on the outer edge itself? I have to puzzle hard about that- off to read more myself, now!ReplyDeleteReplies
The outer edge itself is often gilded, so it's juuust inside, and that's how some books have more than one, but as to how it's done, I'm still not sure!Delete
Let me know what you find, will you?
I'm especially hoping to find a video or step-by-step showing how and where the paint is applied.
Well, I did find the names of two artists who currently paint these: Martin Frost and Clare Brooksbank. Look them up and you'll find out more. There are special presses that will hold the pages in the right fanned angle to display the hidden painting; I assume that it also holds the book that way for the artist to apply the paint. How fascinating.ReplyDelete


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City fights back in Rawlins case
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
With the possibility of state laws restricting Local Improvement Districts (LID), Keizer officials are fighting back.
City Attorney Shannon Johnson and City Manager Chris Eppley have been meeting with legislators and released documents regarding the Rawlins property in Keizer Station, which is at the heart of the potential state law changes in House Bill 4017.
Johnson said Tuesday morning he and Eppley met with state representatives Brian Clem and Kevin Cameron last week, then met with John Davis on Monday.
"We have requested meetings with the other members of the Rural Communities Committee, but nothing is scheduled yet," Johnson said. "The intent of the meetings is to point out the problems with the portion of HB 4017 that attempts to void the city's LID lien against the Rawlins property."
Though the ongoing saga between the city and the Rawlins family dates back to 2005, the issue became more heated last year when the Rawlins family went to state lawmakers to protest LID charges on their Keizer Station property, which sat undeveloped while surrounding parcels were built on.
A letter addressed to city leaders last June from state Sen. Tim Knopp and Rep. Gene Whisnant called into question the $6.7 million LID on the property.
"The Rawlins are a family of modest means, and we have been told that the amount of the LID greatly exceeds the Rawlins' ability to pay the assessment," the letter read in part. The letter also stated the LID was placed on the property "over their strenuous objections."
Attorneys for both sides attempted to negotiate a settlement last year, to no avail.
Last week, for the first time, Johnson released a timeline for the Rawlins LID, dating back to when the Keizer Station LID process was started in early 2005.
According to the timeline, the Rawlinses challenged the LID by filing a lawsuit in circuit court and appealed to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) in mid-2005. Later that year the two sides entered into settlement discussions.
In October 2005, the Rawlinses and Chuck Sides' company Northwest National LLC entered into a long-term ground lease on the two parcels of land.
"The lease provides that Northwest National will pay the LID assessments and property taxes on the Rawlins' properties, along with net rent to Rawlins of $12,500 per month for the first year and $25,000 per month thereafter," Johnson wrote.
The timeline then notes the Rawlinses agreed to dismiss the lawsuits and LUBA appeal in November 2005. Both parties signed a settlement agreement allowing the city to make improvements in the LID and to assess construction costs against the Rawlins properties.
Work between November 2005 and December 2007 resulted in "significant sewer, water, storm drain and transportation infrastructure" being done. According to the timeline, the Rawlins properties were assessed at $256,920 in 2006 by Marion County but $7 million after the improvements.
In February 2008, the properties were assessed at approximately $6 million. The timeline notes the Rawlinses did not object to the assessment. From then until August 2010, LID payments were made.
Last spring, city leaders began a foreclosure process on the LID assessments after nearly three years without payments.
Johnson further noted rent payments to the Rawlins continued even though LID payments stopped.
"The total estimated rent paid to the Rawlins is in excess of $2 million," Johnson wrote. "The Rawlins have never paid or offered to pay any of the LID assessments. The Rawlins purchased the subject properties for $139,500 in 1994."
Johnson summed up his case thusly: "If the LID lien is voided, it would mean the Keizer taxpayers pay $6 million and the Rawlins make nearly $2 million and still keep their property."
Johnson also released the city's pleas entered into record last month in Marion County Circuit Court.
Keizer Mayor Lore Christopher made mention of the issue at the end of Monday's Keizer City Council meeting.
"It's easy to understand," she said. "The attachment of the recent plea is so good. It completely tells the story. Folks, for first time, we've told the story and showed everything that has transpired. We worked diligently to work with these people. It certainly tells a compelling story. We worked with the people and we did everything right."


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In the harpsichord world, it's quite common these days to have transposing keyboards. This enables you to deal with playing in modern pitch, A440, "baroque pitch" A415 (really G#), and sometimes even "old French pitch", A390 (really G). The transposition process is quite quick and easy. Typically, you drop the keyboard, leaving the jacks hanging from the strings by their dampers, slide the keyboard in the desired direction, and lift the keyboard again. Voila, convenient transposition, and no need to touch the tuning.
I wondered if this has ever been attempted on carillon? I could see this being useful to carillons that are already transposed when playing with other instruments. Anyone aware of such a feature?


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Crunchy Spicy Corn Fritters / Corn Appetizer
Crunchy Spicy Corn Fritters:
Spicy Corn Fritters is a real treat with amazing taste. This is always an instant hit when entertaining or as a evening snack with tea. You can use fresh corn kernels or frozen ones, but my choice is for fresh sweet kernels.
This delicious fritters are made with besan flour and kernel corn. It takes only minutes together to prepare this fritter batter. It tastes zesty and awesome, by serving it hot with a selection of chutneys or tomato ketchup…!
Try out this scrumptious corn appetizer..;)
· Corn kernels - 1 cup
· Gram flour / chick pea flour / besan flour - 1 cup
· Rice flour - ½ cup
· Red chilly pwd - 1 tsp
· Ginger - small piece
· Cumin pwd - 1 tsp
· Turmeric pwd - ¼ tsp
· Garam masala pwd - ½ tsp
· Onion - 1
· Green chilly - 1 or 2
· Oil to fry
· Salt to taste
· Freshly chopped coriander leaves
1. Take fresh corn kernels in a bowl.
2. Add little water and cook until it is tender.
3. Drain and reserve.
4. If you are using frozen corn kernels, microwave it for 3 minutes.
5. In a mixing bowl, add gram flour, rice flour, red chilly pwd, grated ginger, cumin pwd, turmeric pwd, salt and garam masala pwd.
6. Chop onion to fine slices and slit green chilly to small pieces.
7. Add this to the bowl, add cooked kernels and freshly chopped coriander leaves.
8. Combine well. Add little water to form a thick batter.
9. Heat oil in a fry pan.
10. Take a lemon sized ball out of the batter, pat it flat.
11. Drop it in hot oil.
12. Deep fry until it is golden brown on all sides.
13. Drain and place in kitchen tissue.
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Guide to... British Restaurants in Kensington & Chelsea
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Notting Hill based brasserie serving Michel star quality food. Clare Smyth was for many years Gordon Ramsay's head...Read more
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The Browns building in Mayfair was originally Wells & Co, a high-end gentlemen's outfitters. (We believe that Winston...Read more
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Balans Soho Society (Kensington)
We are Balans Soho Society and we live by the philosophy that too much of a good thing is a good thing, the best plan...Read more
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The Ivy Kensington Brasserie
The Ivy Kensington Brasserie brings the familiar luxury of The Ivy on West Street to a relaxed yet sophisticated...Read more
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Coco Momo
Coco Momo is a true café bar and brasserie, open from 9am for breakfast and serving what several customers have told...Read more
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Handy for the Natural History Museum, Science Museum and The Victoria & Albert Museum, this Garfunkel's is the...Read more
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Rib Room Bar & Restaurant (at Jumeirah Carlton Tower)
Join us in the elegant surroundings of The Rib Room Bar & Restaurant for breakfast, drinks and bar bites. We...Read more
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Motcombs Restaurant & Brasserie
Belgravia's favourite neighbourhood restaurant and brasserie, Motcombs is a wonderful British affair situated just...Read more
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The Alfred Tennyson
Your much loved neighbourhood pub The Pantechnicon Rooms has been re-named 'The Alfred Tennyson'. But don't worry,...Read more
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Corrigan's Mayfair
Corrigan's Mayfair is home to acclaimed celebrity Irish chef, Richard Corrigan. He opened Corrigan's Mayfair in 2008....Read more
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Boisdale of Belgravia
Lively Scottish restaurant in Belgravia, London with cigar terrace, whisky bars, private dining rooms and live jazz...Read more
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Sea Shell of Lisson Grove
Offers traditional British fish and chips and other fish dishes. Includes a take away menu and details on party...Read more
The Punchbowl
As one of Mayfair's oldest pubs, we know a thing or two about good food and wine and pride ourselves on offering a...Read more
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The Dining Room (at The Goring Hotel)
In the luxurious setting of a five-star London hotel, The Dining Room is beautifully elegant - a place where...Read more
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Butlers Restaurant
Our warm and intimate Butlers Restaurant, famously the home of "the best Dover Sole in London", offers elegant dining...Read more
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Angus Steakhouse (Woodstock Street)
The steak on our menu is sourced primarily from Las Pampas region of Argentina where they specialise in breeding...Read more
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The Guinea Grill
The Guinea is a traditional Grill located in the heart of Mayfair. We serve premium Scotch beef in the Grill room as...Read more
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Le Caprice
The classic St James's restaurant, Le Caprice is close to the Royal Academy, Burlington Arcade and Bond Street and...Read more
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Alyn Williams (at The Westbury)
Alyn Williams is a born and bred Londoner his culinary journey started at home where his father both grew vegetables...Read more
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The Windmill (Mayfair)
Pies are our passion, our Steak & Kidney pie has even recently won a shiny, new award from the very prestigious,...Read more
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Goodman (Mayfair)
Beef ageing on site, six tonnes of it. Steak cut every day and on request. Meat from the UK, USA, Spain and beyond....Read more
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English restaurant, serves seafood and game. History, menu, seasonal specialities and recipes. St James's.Read more
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Little Social
Quite literally across the street from flagship restaurant Pollen Street Social, Jason Atherton has created a heady...Read more
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The Golden Lion
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Founded by Jamie Oliver, Barbecoa reinvents the classic steakhouse in the heart of London. Barbecoa sources...Read more
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Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill
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Avatar Catch-Up: "Ikran" Scene, Na'vi Design Featurette & Game Developer Diary 4!
Michael here with some cool Avatar stuff that has popped up over the last day or so. As we approach December 18 expect the floodgates to open even wider as we get our first reviews of the film, the cast and crew make the talk show rounds, and things just get generally insane.
1. Ikran full scene. The banshees look absolutely phenomenal. Whenever I see them move I feel my brain is accepting them as real, pteradactyl-like creatures. And I love the face Ney'tiri makes when she says "when you are ready." It's just perfect.
2. A very interesting look at Stan Winston Studios' work on designing the Na'vi:
3. Watch Game Developer Diary 4, "Blockbuster Action" below. Avatar The Game comes out this Tuesday!
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GetResponse asked me to share a #marketingautomation tip on twitter. Love how they used it in this blogpost: http://ow.ly/IDq1301XUDU
GetResponse asked me to share a #marketingautomation tip on twitter. Love how they used it in this blogpost: http://ow.ly/IDq1301XUDU
In the fragments of the lives we live today, they are best summed up as the stolen media moments in-between. Examples? The quick look at todays news while you're on the bus on your way to work. The link you came across and clicked while you were really only checking a message on Facebook while waiting for a friend in a restaurant. The search you did in that same restaurant to figure out an item on the menu in French. And the reviews you checked on the way there to just to be sure. And then there's that YouTube video you searched up at work to find out how the new microwave worked when the manual had already been lost. The list is endless for just one single day. Try it for yourself for a day – you might be surprised.
Some buzzword seekers try to limit it to a mobile phenomena. Which it is. But not just. Through the eyes of Google it may seem like a search thing. Which it is. but not just. It's about how we behave, largely because of two things:
We jump in and out of media on one subject at a time, many times a day. Yes, we may sit down and read page by page or surf around once in a while, but at the end of the day, the majority of our media consumption is spent in many very small increments.
It means that inbound marketing, aka. pull marketing, is the only way to stay relevant to the consumer in these very short media moments. Now more than ever you need to match your marketing to where that consumers head is at that moment, as relevant as possible. Demographics and old fashioned targeting is much less important than what they wan't at that moment. If my micro moment is playing a game while I wait for the bus, I wan't to be entertained. It's hardly the time to sell me insurance. But you can sell me other entertainment alongside that game. And if I'm seeking a restaurant in a given area, you might be able to hijack me to another. Or to a bar near by first. But probably not to an appliance store in another town.
Obviously, It's impossible to follow these micro-moments with marketing manually. This is one of the reasons why it's such a Google thing – search is and has always been rigged for this. Search engine marketing has always been triggered by what you seek in any given moment. But that doesn't mean other forms of marketing can't maximise on the same benefits. Programatic offers vast new possibilities to target your advertising to consumers by what they are doing right now. A set of conditions can easily dictate what creative is served. But it requires a different way of thinking about developing good campaigns.
What will stop many marketers is the thought of making all the different creative formats. Already 13 banner formats for Google Display Ads seem daunting. Multiply that by various messages to be in the right place at the right time with just the right message and it can become overwhelming. There are simple programatic solutions that change content in ads depending on context, but that means less control of the look of the ad. Most likely we'll have to sacrifice some visual control of the marketing to win contextually. Will it mean less need for creatives? I don't think so. We'll just ´need a different kind of creative work. We'll need those that thrive in imagining every possible customer journey and finding the right answer to the likely customers' every possible request. Many of the best creators, as well as their clients, will probably have to let go of some visual control of the end result, to get rewarded with more complex, exciting conceptual work instead.
We want this because, when you think about it, the programatic marketing solutions available are only as great as the creative work we put into them. And with so little time, we want every micro-moment to be great, right?
Say content marketing, and most thoughts go straight to company blogs or social media marketing of web content. But if we look up the term content marketing in Wikipedia it's defined as "any marketing format that involves the creation and sharing of media and publishing content in order to acquire customers". Not only is that a lot more than web postings, it has existed as mass marketing since the 19th century.
For example, have you thought about what an early and extremely successful example of content marketing the Michelin-guide is? It's also a brilliant example of how to build content on something exciting outside the actual product to market it – completely without talking about the less exciting product. The Michelin guide was so successful that it grew from a company brochure to become a commercial success product in it's own right, where the restaurants in today's edition are hardly roadside fast food, and the competition to get in there is fierce. Foodies from all over the world plan entire road trips by the guide, and will probably arrive om Michelin tires since the tire manufacturer has grown to be one of the worlds top two and has become an international megabrand. Today the guide has long since gone viral with apps, interactive maps and other spin-off products. But what can the Michelin Guide in its most fundamental form teach us about digital content marketing? Here are three things:
With today's Internet you have easy access to greater and more secure data, better and cheaper distribution channels and simpler follow-up and development. You also have a short way to many more customers in many more channels at once. So the next time you feel content marketing is just too much work, think of the Michelin Brothers going from auto shop to auto shop to see how their brochure is doing. You don't have to visit a single customer to find out how your marketing works – you can reach out to all of them in seconds – even the ones you don't have yet, across the globe.
All you have to remember is that still it's all about generating valuable content that your target group will both need and share. All to keep you top of mind the next time they need what you have to offer.
Back in the day when I was an Advertising Art Director we believed that the initial creative process was best kept to the Art Director and Copy Writer in a tight-lipped little team. Creativity was our magic, and we pulled it out of magical brainstorming processes alone. Sure there was a brief, but the creative process went greatly unchecked by other than subjective opinions along the way until released. Since marketing effect couldn't really be measured properly, each campaign was a fresh start to do something new, often with little learning from the previous campaign. Ah, the carefree fun we had!
Surprisingly many still think this way, even with all the new measuring and testing possibilities we have today. They cling tightly to the idea that true creative marketing is a magical secret process that will only be corrupted by data and testing. Some fear the consumer won't understand the idea before the campaign is finished, others argue that competitors will steal it if it's out there. So they spend insane amounts of money producing fancy TV-campaigns with no idea wether they will fly or crash until production is done and media is spent. Meanwhile, lean marketers like Google are laughing all the way to the bank. Creatively, too.
1. The fancy ideas that win aren't necessarily the creative ones. Nor are they the ones the customer wants. They tend to be what the team want to produce or what the client wants. In a lean process where you test early, you'll often see that the best ideas will shine already in their roughest form because the idea stays in focus rather than the execution.
2. The advertiser puts all their eggs in one basket – with no proof of success. In a lean creative process you could test a lot of ideas at an early stage. Even the crazy ones you thought too wild. This can stir up some great creative processes. And sometimes, your customer will be ready for more than you think, and an idea that would never make it past the client will win the market over. Creatively.
3. They miss a great opportunity to be creative with their customers rather than against them. In todays social climate your ambassadors are the true gold. Involving your customers not only secures that the advertising speaks to them, it builds ownership and loyalty to the finished campaign. I am frequently surprised how eager consumers are to share great campaigns, especially the ones that involve real user input and involvement of all sorts. They don't have to be as involved as the Old Spice 2010 campaign, but lean or not this shows the power of user involvement from an agency that dared. Would these commercials be as funny or viral if they had been invented by a professional team alone? I have my doubts.
Not surprisingly, Google took to Lean Marketing early. I remember when the Google concept Search On appeared on YouTube. A few full blown executions there later it was clear that one idea separated itself from the rest in terms of viewer engagement. The winner was Parisian Love, and it went on to become Google's acclaimed first Superbowl ad ever. A low cost production with a huge following before it even aired. Now that's fool proof creative and ad spending.
Wether it's previously gathered data on user behavior or it's what you learn when you test your fresh ideas, it's how you use it that determines weather it makes or breaks creativity. Used wisely it gives great opportunity to experiment and explore to create brilliant creative without wasting money. So
Only then will you have memorable campaigns and sustainable marketing at a low risk that you know will suit your target group before they've even seen it.
Yesterday, while I was gathering inspiration and new digital marketing trend tidbits at the Ad:Tech New York conference, a great idea was presented that triggered another idea in my head, and I want to share it with you while it's fresh. I think this can not only make us all better mobile marketers, but leaner marketers and communicators as well.
One of the most inspiring sessions at todays ad:tech was Tomorrows Digital Landscape, an informal conversational interview between Dave Morgan of Simulmedia and Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures. The latter is not only the source of great digital insight over decades, but has an extraordinary skill for drawing the big picture in such clear lines and plain language that you wonder why you hadn't thought of it yourself. It was filmed and I highly recommend watching the full version. There were lots of tidbits throughout, but one particularly clear suggestion from Wilson caught my inspiration and triggered my imagination. One of the less surprising major trends throughout the conference is the importance of mobile, but Wilson has an interesting fresh approach to what to do: "Make a mobile app and make it the core of your web presence." Instead of the usual gruelling stripping of the website to make it mobile friendly, this suggests starting with the simple and building on it for the web site. This boldly suggests that it's better to scale up than down, and isn't that so true for most situations in life really?
What if you combined this with lean principles? What if you started with a minimum viable truly mobile product (MVTMP?) based on a hypothesis of what it should do for your target group. The product doesn't have to be an app – a responsive design mobile page may actually even better for our more scalable purpose. The important thing is to start as simple as possible. What can we give that our customers on the go needs? Although you start with mobile needs it's highly unlikely that these needs are completely irrelevant to your web clients – you'll ad more for them later.
Based on that you test and explore as you build your site in small iterations. While the obvious bonus is the increasingly important mobile presence, there are many other benefits:
So how about making mobile digital presence you know you need your stepping stone to leaner marketing?
Looking forward to #adtechNY tomorrow! Will I see you there? http://ow.ly/f3C84 @adtech #digitalmarketing #SMM


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Motorola to release 3G datacard for MacBook ProsBy Justin Mann
For true "broadband on the go", most cellular companies have been offering plug-in 900Mhz cards that allow you to use your cell phone provider as your ISP, wherever you have cell service. Motorola is looking to please Mac users lately with the release of the Mobile Connect 3G Datacard for Macs. In particular, though earlier versions work with desktop Macs, the notebook users were left out due to the lack of PC Card support on MacBook Pro. This new version will use USB, and supposedly gets the same speed as the other cards at up to 1.4mbp/s, impressive for cell networks.


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It strikes me that most of the shrubs and trees in my yard are growing out of control. It also strikes me that my beautiful crabapple tree, which catches my attention this morning because it is about to burst into bloom, is a little lopsided. The tree was planted a little close to the property line, and does tend to grow over the neighbor's driveway. As I look a little closer, it has been hacked on the side that stretches over the driveway. My dear neighbor must have taken it upon himself to trim it back just a bit – that's OK. He's retired and really doesn't like to bother me. Just makes me realize that I'm really neglecting my yard. I spend so much time out there, weeding – planting – edging – cutting grass, but I never find the time to actually trim the trees and bushes.
Quite frankly, it scares me.
Of all the things I do in the yard, I've never quite mastered the art of pruning. I have been eyeing up the lilac bush for years now. It's growing so tall that the blooms are out of reach. My garden mentor once told me to trim it back to about 3 feet from the ground, and new growth will establish and bloom the next year. You don't want to attempt this pruning until after the blooms of spring are dead. If you try it in the summer, you will prune the blooms for next year. Of course, with the way that lilac has grown, I'm really going to need to get a chainsaw and get on a ladder to bring it down. Chainsaws on ladders . . . sounds like an accident waiting to happen. Are those bees actually drilling holes in my fence? Sweet distractions . . .
The crabapple itself needs to be thinned. There are so many dead branches that could be removed, as well as suckers that grow straight up. Garden mentor showed me once that if the branches cross, you have to trim one back. Make sure to trim the entire branch, so you don't make the tree sick. Of course, this might mean climbing the tree or a ladder, and just thinking about that exercise makes me want to think of pulling those dandelions out. Sweet distractions . . .
Goal for post-blooming . . . prune that lilac, and trim that crabapple. Now that I've written it, it will surely happen.


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TFN Live: Catch up with what happened at the Gathering 2017
TFN livestreamed some of the top events from the Gathering 2017 which took place in Glasgow on 22 and 23 February - catch up on what you missed or rewatch an event you loved.
Catch up on broadcasts from Day 1
Breakfast meeting with the first minister Nicola Sturgeon as she opened the 2017 Gathering conference. Other speakers include David Duke, founder of Street Soccer Scotland, Colin Macfarlane, director of Stonewall Scotland and Amy Dalrymple, head of policy at Alzheimer Scotland.
Angela Constance vows to stand shoulder to shoulder with charities - as a major funding deal is announced.
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Lucy McTernan, deputy chief executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, joins Professor Richard Kerley, chair of the Centre for Scottish Public Policy; Lorraine Gillies, senior manager at Audit Scotland and Jane Salmonson, chief executive at Network Of International Development Organisations In Scotland in discussing what Open Government, an international platform for domestic reformers committed to making their governments more open, accountable, and responsive to citizens, would look like in practice in Scotland.
Third Force News's Robert Armour interviewing Hillsborough campaigner Margaret Aspinall live on stage from the Gathering exhibition hall theatre.
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Day two of the Gathering kicks off with a breakfast event featuring Scottish Brexit minister Mike Russell MSP; Graeme Roy, director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, and Paul Reddish, chief executive of Project Scotland who will be discussing the third sector's concerns around the UK's imminent departure from the EU.
CivTech, Challenges Worldwide, Good HQ and others reveal how they are using digital technology to improve services and outcomes at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisation's Gathering 2017.
Join the OSCR chief executive and deputy director of digital at the Scottish Government, David Robb; Martyn Wallace, chief digital officer at Scottish Local Government Digital Office; Rachel Neaman, former chief executive of Go On UK; and Florence Burke, chief executive of Music in Hospitals Scotland, to explore what leadership in a digital world means.
Ruchir Shah, SCVO; Dr Andy Williamson, The Democratic Society; Kathryn Corrick, Represent; Dr Claire Bynner, What Works Scotland and Amy Dalrymple, Alzheimer Scotland try to answer whether open government provide an answer to rising inequality and polarising public attitudes at The Gathering 2017.
Ade Bamgbala of Google Digital Garage brought the Gathering 2017 to a close with a talk on how charities can make the most of their organization online.
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President Barack Obama recognizes the hard work that farmers and ranchers across the nation do every day and the essential role they play in driving our country's progress. He announces that we should all "honor their tireless efforts and rededicate ourselves to equipping our next generation with the knowledge and training they need to stay safe and healthy."
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Last week, I encouraged the use of only one space to end a sentence, not two. The old convention of two spaces harkens back to the days of typewriters. Computers ushered in a new standard of only one space. This is what we must follow.
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Over in Altha, there is no need for an election this year. Mayor Wes Johnson has been re-elected after running unopposed. Three Council seats were vacant and only three qualified - Lee Alday and Tammy Gable (both incumbents), as well as Martha Glory. Rick Watson did not seek re-election.
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John Boyega Teases A 'Star Wars: Episode 9' Time Jump
Posted on Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 by Ben Pearson
The most recent Star Wars movies, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, have either led directly into or picked up almost directly from the events of another film in the saga. But a new comment from actor John Boyega, who plays Finn in the new trilogy, indicates that a Star Wars Episode 9 time jump may happen which would bring the franchise back to its original trilogy roots.
During the promotion of a new cancer-fighting app in the UK, Boyega spoke briefly about director J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Wars: Episode 9 and hinted that a time jump may be in our future – or, uh, distant past, since these movies take place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
UK Finance quotes Boyega as saying:
"I can't wait to start shooting the next and final leg of the franchise. The first step is growing out my hair, so you can wait for the trailer to see why."
Is This The End of the Line for Finn?
There are two interesting things in that quote. First, Boyega calls this the "final leg of the franchise." We knew this movie would round out a trilogy that began with The Force Awakens, but Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has previously said, "We're looking at narratively where that might go; future stories beyond Episode IX with these new characters – Rey, Poe, Finn, BB-8." Star Daisy Ridley previously made similar comments to Boyega's implying that Episode 9 would be the conclusion for Rey, only to then clarify that she's still open to returning. So Boyega's quote probably just refers to the final film in the trilogy, not the final leg of the franchise.
Is A Time Jump Imminent?
The second part of the quote is more fun, with Boyega revealing for the first time that Finn will be growing his hair out in the new movie. We've only seen the character with short hair thus far, and the notion that he'd have a longer cut when we catch up with him again certainly seems to imply that there's a big gap between when The Last Jedi ends and when Episode 9 begins. That would return the series back to the original trilogy tradition of letting more time pass between entries, and The Force Awakens showed that Abrams was willing to ape conventions from the original trilogy. (Though, to be fair, it's unclear if that's what he would have done if, say, Star Wars had been flourishing in the years prior to the film's release.)
If you really want to stretch for meaning in this quote, a case could be made that this assumed time jump could signal Abrams' return to a more traditional style of Star Wars storytelling after Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi – a film I personally love, but one that riled up a lot of purists in the fan base. I'm very curious to see what direction Abrams has in mind for this project and how it will follow Johnson's powerful sequel.
In the meantime, a Star Wars comic has already told us what happens in the immediate aftermath of The Last Jedi. Will Boyega's long hair be enough to woo Rey, his preferred love interest in the franchise? Daisy Ridley hopes not, but regardless, at least we know we're going to see a lot of them together in the new movie instead of being separated again.
Star Wars: Episode 9 hits theaters on December 20, 2019.