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Indian software services firm Infosys Technologies Ltd (INFY: Quote, 500209, INFOSYSTCH) on Friday reported higher profit and revenue for the fourth quarter and issued a weak full year guidance, warning of challenges ahead amid a tough economy.
While earnings per share met analysts' consensus estimates, revenue fell short of view in what the company called "a very difficult quarter." The stock is plunging over 9 percent on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Profit attributable to owners of the company increased to $463 million from $402 million. Earnings per American Depository Share or ADS grew to $0.81 from $0.70 in line with the company's guidance.
On average, 15 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $0.81 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
Revenues for the quarter increased to $1.771 billion from $1.602 billion, but slipped 1.9 percent from the previous quarter. Analysts expected revenues of $1.81 billion.
The company's Chief Financial Officer V. Balakrishnan said Infosys experienced "a very difficult quarter" and was able to deliver on earnings per share guidance due to its strong financial discipline and high quality growth. "The global currency market volatility continues to be a challenge for the industry," he added.
The Board of Directors recommended a final dividend of 22 rupee per ADS for fiscal 2012 and a special dividend of 10 rupee per ADS on account of completion of 10 years of Infosys BPO operations. This translates to final dividend of about $0.43 per ADS and special dividend of $0.20 per ADS.
Infosys and its subsidiaries added 52 clients during the quarter and had a net addition of 4,906 employees.
A major portion of the company's revenue is generated in the U.S. Infosys competes with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (532540: Quote), Wipro Ltd. (WIT: Quote) and Accenture Plc (ACN: Quote).
For the first quarter, Infosys expects to earn $0.73 per ADS, up 9 percent from last year. Revenues are expected to be in the range of $1.771 billion - $1.789 billion, which is an year-over-year improvement of 6 percent to 7.1 percent. Wall Street expects earnings of $0.76 per share on revenues of $1.87 billion.
Full-year earnings are expected to grow 4 percent to 5.7 pecrent from last year to a range of $3.12 - $3.17 per ADS. Revenues are estimated to rise 8 percent - 10 percent from last year, varying between $7.553 billion and $7.692 billion. Analysts expect full-year earnings of $3.25 per share and revenues of $7.96 billion.
S. D. Shibulal, CEO and Managing Director of the company, said, "The year ahead looks challenging for the IT services industry, with slow recovery in the global markets. We are executing on our Infosys 3.0 strategy which is meant to deliver high quality growth in the medium to long term. We are making investments and have put in place a structure to deliver on this strategy."
The stock is plunging over 9.09 percent on the BSE at 2,500 rupee.
INFY closed on the Nasdaq on Thursday at $56.77, up $0.30 or 0.53 percent, on a volume of 3.48 million shares.
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Review: Langer's Delicatessan - Los Angeles
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Situated across the street from MacArthur Park, you don't really want to cruise the streets at night or hang out here too long. But step inside and it's a whole different world with a nostalgic feel of a mom and pop coffeeshop back in the 60s, but more on a larger scale with about 7-8 cooks behind the counter, piling on the meat on top of the sliced breads. And many, many waiters and waitresses running around the restaurant to serve the hungry customers.
Langer's is always crowded, especially during lunch time. Lines out the door is pretty common. The huge menu could get overwhelming with different selections of sandwiches, steaks, and salads. Even grilled liver is on the menu if you dare try. But whenever I come here, I just order their most popular item: #19.
Pastrami sandwich with swiss cheese, cole slaw, and Russian style dressing served on rye bread (14.95
)The outer crust of the rye bread is crispy while the inner part of the bread is quite soft. I love sinking my teeth into the generous portion of the smokey flavored pastrami and swiss cheese. I would think the cole slaw would come as a side, but piled atop of the pastrami just completes this delicious sandwich altogether. Every bite is scrumptious!
The famous #19 pastrami sandwich is a pricey $14.95 but really worth it for the hefty pile of meat. I wouldn't share this sandwich with anyone, don't want to be giving death stares at each other. This delicatessen is a place worth coming back to over and over again. Langer's is notably THE place for the pastrami sandwich in the West Coast; Katz's being THE place in the East. I would say that Langer's beats Katz's in the battle of East coast and West coast. (The parking lot is on 7th Street and Westlake. Get your parking ticket stamped for a 1 hour validation).
To me, there is absolutely nothing complicated about the Katz-Langer's dichotomy.
When in NY, go to Katz. When in LA, go to Langer's.
It is great that both are on such a high level. -
There are only two delis in LA that have with very narrow half-Gaussian distributions of rating stars on an unnamed website, Langer's and Brent's (just the Northridge one). Interestingly, both distributions are uncannily similar! That's overall, of course, I'm guessing if they were stratified, Langer's would prevail in pastrami and rye bread categories. BTW, Katz's distribution is Gaussian too, but not nearly as narrow as Langer's & Brent's. So, who's king of delis? Assess the data & draw your own conclusions.......
re: Servorg
1. So, among the three, what does your dental processing tell you?
2. While undoubtedly effective, it's more efficient to decide a priori whether or not to bother performing dental processing. Sure, you can base your decision on hearsay, SIV or her ilk, or throw the dice. But in my experience, given a large enough sample size (>100 is optimum, 30 minimum), a narrow half Gaussian distribution is an extremely useful indicator of potential worthiness.
re: ns1
"I have no desire to go to Katz (again)"
That line reminded me of this joke that has been making it's way around the net recently (again). Warning: Gentle (adult) humor ahead...
Question - Has anyone here ever ordered it on a different bread? I love pastrami, but hate rye bread. At Brent's, I usually order mine on sourdough and I really like that. Would that work for Langer's? And please do not try to convince me to try the rye. I flat out hate the smell and taste of rye bread. And the seeds always look like bugs to me.
re: Jelly71
"And the seeds always look like bugs to me."
There are real bugs (microscopic) living in all of our eyebrows that are much scarier than the seeds in rye bread. Focus on that thought that for a moment, and suddenly rye seeds seem like superheroes...
I ate at Langer's a few weekends back. Everything was as good as it's ever been. I was wondering if anybody knows whether the cutters weigh out the meat for each sandwich or whether they eyeball. My sandwich seemed a little on the light side. It's really nitpicking because they was more than enough meat for one sandwich it just seemed a little lighter than I've had in the past. In my picture it was a uniform 2 to 3 slices at every part of the sandwich. I'm wondering if maybe it was just the illusion of a smaller sandwich by not packing in more meat in the middle and leaving a smaller layer at the edges.
re: Porthos
Yes you do get more meat at Katz's, but I find Langer's pastrami has a deeper, richer flavor and of course that amazing rye is on a whole other level. I have never had a dry sandwich at Langer's after 15+ years of eating there. I also found the coleslaw at Katz's to be watery and lifeless compared to Langer's.
re: Ernie
I never bought into the Langer's>Katz idea. I always thought the pastrami was easily superior at Katz's and that the bread was easily superior at Langer's. But then again, I only care about the pastrami with a nice swath of mustard. The rye at Katz's suffices for me and I even prefer it in a nostalgic sort of way.
Nora Ephron, writing in The New Yorker on Langer's Pastrami:
The hot pastrami sandwich served at Langer's Delicatessen in downtown Los Angeles is the finest hot pastrami sandwich in the world. This is not just my opinion, although most people who know about Langer's will simply say it's the finest hot pastrami sandwich in Los Angeles because they don't dare to claim that something like a hot pastrami sandwich could possibly be the best version of itself in a city where until recently you couldn't get anything resembling a New York bagel, and the only reason you can get one now is that New York bagels have deteriorated.
. . . .
The resulting sandwich, slathered with Gulden's mustard, is an exquisite combination of textures and tastes. It's soft but crispy, tender but chewy, peppery but sour, smoky but tangy. It's a symphony orchestra, different instruments brought together to play one perfect chord. It ... is, in short, a work of art.-
re: wienermobile
I was in NYC this weekend and tried Katz's pastrami on rye for the first time. I have to say I definitely vote for Langer's due to the bread. Based on memory of the meat itself, I think I tip it slightly in favor of Katz's but the rye bread at Langer's is the defining memory of eating the pastrami sandwich. Although the bread at Katz's is fine, as a whole, I prefer the sandwich at Langer's.
re: ns1
Well, I think I call it "fine" because the bread itself was identifiable as rye, relatively fresh, and did not disintegrate as I ate my sandwich. If any of those conditions were not met, I would've likely called it "bad". I also spied Alton Brown (my food hero) two tables over enjoying his time there so the experience could just be better in my mind than what it actually was. :P
re: taiwanesesmalleats
I did a 24 hour taste comparison circa ~2005? (wrote about it here, somewhere...) and came to precisely the same conclusion. I gave the slightest edge to the flavor of Katz's meat, but victory to Langer's sandwich as a whole. Now imagine Katz's pastrami on Langer's rye.... good lord.
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
Here's how you could try that without going all the way to NYC.
http://katzsdelicatessen.com/shop?cat=3 -
re: Mr Taster
"I did a 24 hour taste comparison circa ~2005? (wrote about it here, somewhere...) and came to precisely the same conclusion. I gave the slightest edge to the flavor of Katz's meat, but victory to Langer's sandwich as a whole. Now imagine Katz's pastrami on Langer's rye.... good lord."
+2, agreed on all counts.
"Here's how you could try that without going all the way to NYC.
http://katzsdelicatessen.com/shop?cat=3"What's really sad is that I'd probably spend less getting it ordered and shipped here vs what I actually spent to go to Katz when I was in NYC.
It is touching that we are still discussing Langer's after Nora Ephron's passing. I think she would be happy about it.
re: Ciao Bob
She wrote a lovely piece for the New Yorker on Langer's: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2010/0...
I finally got to Langer's and understand the controversy on this discussion about the merits. As maxzook said a couple of years back, the kind of pastrami at Langer's is completely different than other pastrami.
Having grown up on the kind of pastrami served at Junior's, I was surprised by the denser pastrami at Langer's. Not to say it wasn't good; it was just different.
And I understand the discussion of the rye bread now too. I've never had a bread that was so crispy on the outside and, as another poster said, almost cake-like on the inside. I liked that too and it is just different.
The coleslaw was good...not sweet. It was a nice accompaniment to the meat and bread.
My server Ari was fabulous. He was helpful and wry and I loved his hipster retro deli-man look.
re: quddous
I am sorry you were disappointed in Langer's but, presuming you had the pastrami, the comparison to Schwartz's is not entirely apt. Montreal smoked meat is a different, albeit related, preparation than pastrami, often involving a different, albeit related, cut. Having tried both pastrami and smoked meat at numerous places, including Schwartz's, I can see the appeal to both but the bottom line for me is that I enjoy Schwart'z's but I crave Langer's [No. 1, no Russian dressing, on their fantastic rye bread with brown mustard].
Here goes yet again. Went to Langer's again after prodding from this board as to very rare to get a bad #1 at Langers. Went with three other people, two from east coast, one from Los Angeles. We went on a weekday at 12:30 when the place was a zoo, so hoped and expected to see them at their game-on best. Sorry, the meat was warm this time but again quite dry and lean, as though it had never been steamed. From the looks it seemed to be made from single deckle brisket, not with double deckle and its wonderful fat layer in the center. It had a thin edge of fat on one side but looked like it tasted, lean. All with me agreed and again left most of the sandwich. Again the bread, condiments, and staff were the same as last year. Must be my bad, l have to give up.
News alert!
For discussion of best deli rye see Jane and Michael Stern's article in the latest April Saveur, page 34. They love Langer's, which is made by Bea's Bakery in Tarzana.
Was there today for a company lunch.
I ordered the straight pastrami on rye, my bosses ordered the #19, and our secretary ordered a green salad and a baked potato. (Vegetarian/gluten intolerant.)
The sandwiches were outstanding on all counts. Perhaps the pastrami wasn't quite hot, but it was warm, juicy and succulent. One of my bosses grew up in LA and had never even heard of Langer's. He didn't like the neighborhood. He balked at the short line out the door. But by the end of the meal, he was talking about taking his kids and 90 year old mother there this weekend.
And while I would never recommend getting a salad at a Jewish deli, this one was actually surprisingly good looking... iceberg with a ton of brightly colored veggies (and a poorly garnished radish) decoratively layered on top. Cucumbers sliced on the bias lining one part of the bowl on the side.
Mr Taster
re: Delucacheesemonger
Did your sandwich look like this?
Those are both typical Langer's pastrami sandwiches, and are clearly not dried out end pieces-- and is very representative of the sandwich I got today, and have gotten many times in the past.. Don't hesitate to send it back next time if it's not up to snuff.
As for the bread, it's a corn rye which is more popular in these parts than it is back home. It's different for sure but I would never dream of classifying it as "puffy non Jewish/non-sourdough" (the sourdough comment came way out of left field for me... still not sure what you meant by that.)
From my perspective (also having grown up an east coast secular Jew with lots of pastrami notches on my belt) it's quite clearly identifiable as a nice rustic Jewish rye. It's leagues better than the stuff that Katz's uses, which is much more in the vein of what Jewish delis use... which is to say rye out of a plastic bag with a chewy, not crispy crust.
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
Just to set the record straight (as they say), the rye that Langers uses for its sandwiches doesn't arrive at the deli with that crispy crust. Rather, they re-bake it briefly to crisp the crust -- a great move, if you ask me. As noted above, you can buy the same bread from Langers's purveyor, Bea's Bakery in Reseda, and crisp the crust in your own oven.
Bea's Bakery
18450 Clark St, Tarzana, CA 91356 -
re: Mr Taster
If my sandwich was that picture, l highly doubt l would have posted anything other than delight. As l described it was as far from that px as a sandwich could get.. What l was trying to say regarding the bread, was the rye l got in the east where l was brought up , by numerous bakers was chewy, very firm crust that split rather than be bitten into more times than not, it was a very firm sourdough base, not SF sourdough but simply the bread was sour. The bread at Langers was, forgive the expression, a gentile or even German rye, nothing wrong with it, and for that style a good one, but not what l was raised on or what l like.
re: Delucacheesemonger
Now that you mention it I do now understand what you mean by the rye having a sourness to it. I haven't lived in the east coast since 1992 so quite frankly, I'd forgotten about it... for me, it's not a make-or-break characteristic, but certainly a distinct one.
As for the distinction between Jewish vs. "gentile" style rye, I wonder how much of the distinction comes from east vs. west coast variations on a theme? I'd be very curious to hear your impressions of an LA vs NY best-of rye bread crawl.
Mr Taster
This is written with a huge IMHO in front of. l am an east coast guy, having my pastrami habit formed in New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. One of my major life missions was to eat the best pastrami at the best places l could ever find. Again please note the previous disclaimer.
Last weekend while visiting my daughter in Los Angeles, we made sure we tried Langer's. As always in my evaluations ordered a basic hot pastrami , cole slaw and Russian dressing on the side, well here goes.
Bread, always lauded in reviews, was puffy non sourdough, non jewish rye, not what l like
Meat, Wow, how brutal, very small cold slices from the small end, dry as stone, almost all
was left by me. Either they had a bad day with me or you guys have a different way
of gauging quality. Thank God they gave a portion that was less than half a Katz's sandwich or more would have been chucked.
Egg cream, weak not enough syrup or milk.
Service, perfect, very nice, helpful, and competentl rest my case, for your comparison of what l enjoyed, the perfect two were Pastrami King in midtown NY a few decades ago, and Schwartz's smoked meats in Montreal everytime
re: Delucacheesemonger
"Meat, Wow, how brutal, very small cold slices from the small end, dry as stone, almost all
was left by me. Either they had a bad day with me or you guys have a different way
of gauging quality"i think the pictures are pretty self explanatory. did it look like the pictures? if not you got hosed. i've never had cold dry pastrami from Langers.
Not saying your review aint justified but you probably got hosed.
re: Servorg
Puffy crumb, yes, almost cake-like, but in tandem with the crunchy crust it's rye-bread heaven, even for those of us who are generally lukewarm to rye bread. Poor Delucacheesemonger had the disastrous luck to be the one guy in maybe thousands to get a lousy sandwich from Langer's … and to come all the way from NY for it. I'm sure a properly-voiced complaint would have gotten him an improved sandwich, though if he doesn't like the bread I'm not sure what would please him.
re: Will Owen
I had a bad Langer's sandwich last week. The bread was fantastic as always but the pastrami was not. It was dry and lean. I always order the plain pastrami on rye. The meat was bad enough that I took some of my brother's coleslaw and put it in the sandwich. We do curbside pickup from Langers about once every 2 months. The sandwiches are usually very good but there is more variation in meat quality the past couple years than there was before. I never know if I'm going to get a good sandwich or a great sandwich. I would like to expect great pastrami every time. Now I can only count on the bread being great.
re: Delucacheesemonger
I am sorry to hear your experience was less than stellar. I was just there today with a client from out-of-town. His first visit and he had the #19, while I had my usual #1. Both were outstanding melds of meat and bread. While Schwartz's smoked meat is wonderful for what it is, it is not what I (or most people in Montreal, for that matter) would call "pastrami."
There is no line out the door at Langer's because the line is a block away at the parking lot.
re: J.L.
I haven't been inside Langer's for years, because I get curbside pickup and eat the pastrami with my fingers, curbside, a few blocks away. I carry napkins and wet wipes in the car for cleanup, although a working hose would do more to qualify me for an "A" card in the front window. Langer's juicy, luscious pastrami is better than any I knew when I lived in Chicago and Miami -- better, in fact, than any in my experience except at the defunct Pastrami King on Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens.
As a Bronxite visiting family in LA I had to try Langer's pastrami. I figured there is no way any place in LA could possibly have a better more iconic pastrami sandwich than Katz's,. I've eaten at Katz's many dozens of times. Here's my verdict. The level of spicing and the strength of the flavor is very different than Katz's. Katz's has a stronger flavored rub. I did enjoy the sandwich a lot. I should also note that for the sake of purity I did have it sans coleslaw, NY style, on rye with a nice slather of brown mustard. Because of the very different flavors I can't say one is better. I'll just say that as far a quality, tenderness, curing, sufficient/insufficient level of fat and preparation Langer's pastrami is very, very good and on these measures the equal of Katz's. The bread however is unique and extremely good. It adds a great deal to the sandwich. It would be awesome indeed if Katz's had bread that good.
re: johnindabronx
Your experience almost exactly parallels mine from nearly six years ago.
Mr Taster
re: JudiAU
JudiAU, I must respectfully disagree... as one in this forum who has been relentlessly defending the honor of the pure, unadorned (i.e. Guldens-only) Langers pastrami sandwich against the torrential downpour of swiss cheese, coleslaw and Russian dressing for perhaps 7-8 years, from my perspective the default sandwich for LA Chowhounds has always been the #19.
However, I do see positive changes in the last 8 years in that there do seem to be more people these days trying and subsequently espousing the virtues of the unadorned sandwich... whereas 8 years ago, it was me screaming into the void.
So, progress.
Mr Taster
re: ns1
Funny, ns1. I am not anti-coleslaw, and I can absolutely see how one could enjoy a refreshing contrast to the richness of the pastrami... in moderation (i.e. on the side). Not in every. single. bite. The whole reason the pastrami is so great is precisely because of the richness and texture. Why mitigate the very characteristics that make the pastrami so unique and desirable in the first place?
re: Mr Taster
cuz for me the pastrami is rich and hearty enough to cut through EVERYTHING so every single bite is glorious perfection with a little bit of rye, pastrami, cole slaw, and russian dressing. This is what I like MOST about langers, that everything is done so evenly and perfect (WRT the #19). Also, I get enough plain bits when they drop out of the sandwich :)
I want a #19 now.
re: ns1
Servorg, agreed re: too much of a good thing. However, your argument presupposes that a full plain Langer's sandwich is too much of said good thing. I emphatically disagree!
Since the sandwich is actually quite modest in proportion (particularly when compared to comparable NYC behemoths), I certainly do not find that a Langer's pastrami-only sandwich is excessive in any regard. In fact, it's the #19 that's excessive, by its very "gilded lily" nature!
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
Nora Ephron, writing in The New Yorker, about the plain pastrami sandwich at Langer's:
"The hot pastrami sandwich served at Langer's Delicatessen in downtown Los Angeles is the finest hot pastrami sandwich in the world. This is not just my opinion, although most people who know about Langer's will simply say it's the finest hot pastrami sandwich in Los Angeles because they don't dare to claim that something like a hot pastrami sandwich could possibly be the best version of itself in a city where until recently you couldn't get anything resembling a New York bagel, and the only reason you can get one now is that New York bagels have deteriorated.
. . . .
The resulting sandwich, slathered with Gulden's mustard, is an exquisite combination of textures and tastes. It's soft but crispy, tender but chewy, peppery but sour, smoky but tangy. It's a symphony orchestra, different instruments brought together to play one perfect chord. It ... is, in short, a work of art"-----
Langer's Delicatessen
704 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90057 -
Oy, your review give me mishigas!
1) Langer's closes at 4pm so even in the bleakest of dreary winter afternoons there's no nighttime pastrami.
2) The meat at Langer's is generally considered to be adequately portioned, not generously portioned. "Hefty pile of meat" is more evocative of the Carnegie behemoth than the much more demure Langers sandwich.
3) In the two dozen or so times I've eaten there, I have never seen a line out the door.
4) #19 is blasphemous! Milchig on your fleishig? What's to stop the mayo and white bread from coming next? Oy gevalt! :)Mr Taster
re: Briggs
I've only been there for a weekday lunch twice, and both times there was no line, no velvet rope... (velvet rope? really?)
Also, if I may make a point on my own point, mayo in the cole slaw means that technically the #19 is implicitly violating another one of the Hallowed Hallmarks of Ashkenazic Cured Deli Meats.
By the way, I am saying this tongue-in-cheek, but I do wish that Langer's would pimp their awesome, plain pastrami sandwich first, and allow people to come to the #19 (or other modifications, blasphemous or not) only after they've learned to appreciate the pastrami minimally adorned. Diving into the #19 without first having a regular pastrami sandwich the way our New York Jewish forebears intended (with just a dab of Gulden) diminishes one's capacity to appreciate the perfection of the pastrami itself.
So please, Langer's newbies, eat the plain pastrami sandwich first. Love it. Appreciate it. Then move on to the #19 (or don't, if you prefer, as I do as well as generations of eastern European Jews who died to bring you such deliciousness. A shonda it is!)
How's that for a schmear of Jewish guilt?
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
"mayo in the cole slaw means that technically the #19 is implicitly violating another one of the Hallowed Hallmarks of Ashkenazic Cured Deli Meats." Yes, but not the dietary laws, since mayonnaise has no dairy in it, IF it's properly made - Hellman's did after all originate in a NY deli. As the only Jews in my family are ancestral to the women I've married (Yes! All of them!) I can't speak of guilt or innocence, at least along those lines, but I would not object to a dab of mayonnaise on my otherwise pure pastrami sandwich. And yet although I've been known to put mayo on any sandwich that didn't feature peanut butter, I don't feel my usual NEED for it on Langer's pastrami. The meat itself is so succulent, so rich, so tender yet assertive, that anything but a stoutly garlicked homemade mayonnaise would just get lost in the shuffle. For once, mustard is enough.
re: PommeDeGuerre
Agreed. But there are historic, cultural and religious reasons why food customs develop in a particular manner, whether it's pastrami or Irish soda bread or stinky tofu. My point was to emphasize the understanding of what makes Langer's pastrami itself so great. (You're there first and foremost for the pastrami, right? Not the swiss cheese, the thousand island dressing or the cole slaw? Because if you are there for those things, my point is not valid). If after trying the pastrami sandwich in its purest form you prefer to gild the lily, then that's certainly your perogative. I just think that Norm Langer is doing a disservice to pastrami newbies by pimping the tarted up #19 concoction to people with no real understanding of what makes his pastrami better than virtually anywhere else.
Mr Taster
re: Servorg
What's irrelevant is that I horribly misspelled prerogative. Food and culture go hand in hand... "personal taste" is not an island. Unless you're developing completely new flavor compounds in a space lab somewhere, you have developed your personal tastes based on the options that have been presented to you, and those options have been determined entirely by the culture, history and religions of the people who developed them.
Mr Taster
re: Servorg
Jesus likely followed those dietary laws, so I think they're a little older than 2000 years! But that, as you say, is irrelevant.
Like it or not, you can't separate the religion from the culture and the resulting food... they are inexorably intertwined. Whether you accept it not, that pastrami is the end result of a long storied history of Jewish (and non-Jewish) culture in which ancient dietary customs and laws contributed, in some part, to mold that very thing you enjoy. It doesn't mean you can't enjoy a Langer's pastrami sandwich slathered with Russian dressing, cream cheese, halvah, chocolate sauce or whatever you choose to schmear all over it. And I'm not saying that you shouldn't (I might have before, but not anymore).
What I am saying is that appreciation of sublime simplicity is a lost art and I encourage people to tread these waters gingerly before diving head first into a pool of Russian dressing, cheese and coleslaw. If nothing else, it will give newbies a frame of reference as to why the pastrami is so divine, other than "everyone on Yelp says so."
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
When one invokes superstition (and the contrived attempt to control others using mythology and words like "culture") to convince me that one taste is better than another, I recall why my food selection is informed by my own taste buds, and not the meaningless stories that surround and flow from religious dogma.
re: Briggs
For what it's worth, my dad and I were there for lunch this past Saturday a little before noon and we got a seat right away. When we left about 40 minutes later there were only two parties waiting but room at the counter and some tables were being cleared.
Bread, meat and some mustard is all I need on my sandwich. Well maybe a few bites of pickle and wash it down with some soda.
re: Briggs
*shrug* just a data point I was throwing out since you didn't specify day of the week. I almost can never make it over there during the weekday. So good to know if I am in the area during the week that the window you specified is bad.
Now that I think about it though, I must have gotten lucky a couple of months back. I was there on a weekday and walked in about 11:30 and got seated no problem at the counter. When I left at noon there were plenty of tables, counter seats and no lines.
re: wienermobile
Which of course, is not a Reuben (corned beef); it's a Rachel:
re: Motosport
One other thought. In Santa Monica on Montana is a place called R+D Kitchen (which is one of the Hillstone Group's places who brought us Houston's and Bandera as well). They have sandwich called a "Reubenesque" which has some of the most tender and delicious corned beef I've ever had with cole slaw on a great thin corn rye. It's a great sandwich.
R+D Kitchen
1323 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403
re: Mr Taster
"What's to stop the mayo and white bread from coming next?"
My late friend Joe Hacker (may he rest in peace), as good a Jew as any and probably better than most, once surprised me -- you might say shocked me -- by putting mayo and sliced tomatoes on a pastrami sandwich he made. But in the pilpul following the shock, he explained it this way: "Look," he said, "you love a nice BLT, right?" No question, of course, who doesn't? "And a BLT is made with smoked meat, with mayo and sliced tomato, right?" Who could disagree? "And so," he concluded, "What could be bad about mayo and sliced tomatoes with another kind of smoked meat?" And you know what? He was absolutely right. (He drew the line at Wonder Bread, through -- he made his PLT with mayo on a good sourdough, the way God commanded on Mt. Sinai.)
This is not to say that in Joe's memory I ALWAYS eat my pastrami with mayo and sliced tomatoes -- but I do sometimes, without shame and without worrying about the traditions of my people. Joe WAS my people.
Which brings us back to Langer's, where I would never order pastrami with mayo or sliced tomatoes. Like many here I go the pure route: pastrami. rye. Gulden's. BUT! BUT! I order slaw with it, and a little bowl of the Russian dressing on the side, and sometimes I'll put a little slaw on a bite, and sometimes I'll dip a bite into the Russian, and sometimes I'll take a bite pure, and sometimes I'll mix 'n' match. Trust me: Joe approves.
Katz's rye bread is not even close to that of Langers'. Katz's rye is almost a Wonder Bread, pasturized rye. The pastrami, however, is comparable.
re: JudiAU
I suggest trying Katz's Russian dressing. It destroys that nasty 1000 Island they have at Langer's. All in all, the meat is very close. I would give a slight edge to Katz's because of the other delicious options such as the Brisket, Corned Beef and Hot Dogs are also top notch. Also the mustard at Katz is far superior as well for the pastrami purists.
I am dreaming about that Russian dressing at Katz's though. : (
Now, now, Langer's may be good, but not the only great corned beef and pastrami in the LA area. Have you ever had a pastrami sandwich at Tommy Pastrami's? I ate at the Huntington Beach location and the meat was delicious, the bread freshly baked, and the prices reasonable. Trust me on this, my grandfather ran a Bronx eatery.
re: Discerning1
It's an apples-and-oranges comparison that has tied Chowhounds into knots.
There are two kinds of pastrami: the (relatively) lean, dense, dry Jewish deli pastrami of which Langer's is the master, and the fatty, chewy, moist pastrami served on hoagie rolls at places like Johnnie's and the Hat. IMHO, the best of the latter can be found at the Oinkster in Eagle Rock.
The two styles are very different, each is very good in its own way. I consider myself fortunate to live in a city that has both.
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re: Peripatetic
Funny, but I had the opposite Oinkster experience this past Friday - and I'm no Oinkster fan.
But for the first time, everything came together. Place was packed, nice vibe throughout, the line moved quickly, and the order takers had their act down. Sandwiches arrived without much delay.
It's still not Langer's by any means, but for the FIRST time I thought the Pastrami at Oinkster was pretty good. Fries were great and son loved his burger.
I wouldn't say I'm a fan, but I guess I'm not as much of a detractor. At least for now.
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re: Briggs
I'm still an Oinkster fan, but a disillusioned one. I used to go at least once a month. Your report doesn't surprise me -- their problem seems to be consistency, not quality, so they still have good days. It's just that recently the good days have been fewer and the off-days have been really off.

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Summary: Granin (chromogranin or secretogranin)
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Granin (chromogranin or secretogranin) | |||||||||
Structure of SS-cyclized catestatin fragment from chromogranin A.[1]
Identifiers | |||||||||
Symbol | Granin | ||||||||
Pfam | PF01271 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR001990 | ||||||||
SCOP | 1cfk | ||||||||
SUPERFAMILY | 1cfk | ||||||||
OPM superfamily | 328 | ||||||||
OPM protein | 1lv4 | ||||||||
Granin (chromogranin and secretogranin) is a protein family of regulated secretory proteins ubiquitously found in the cores of amine and peptide hormone and neurotransmitter dense-core secretory vesicles.[2]
Granins (chromogranins or secretogranins) are acidic proteins and are present in the secretory granules of a wide variety of endocrine and neuro-endocrine cells. The exact function(s) of these proteins is not yet settled but there is evidence that granins function as pro-hormones, giving rise to an array of peptide fragments for which autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine activities have been demonstrated in vitro and in vivo. The intracellular biochemistry of granins includes binding of Ca2+, ATP and catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine) within the hormone storage vesicle core. There is also evidence that CgA, and perhaps other granins, regulate the biogenesis of dense-core secretory vesicles and hormone sequestration in neuroendocrine cells.
Apart from their subcellular location and the abundance of acidic residues (Asp and Glu), these proteins do not share many structural similarities. Only one short region, located in the C-terminal section, is conserved in all these proteins. Chromogranins and secretogranins together share a C-terminal motif, whereas chromogranins A and B share a region of high similarity in their N-terminal section; this region includes two cysteine residues involved in a disulfide bond.
- chromogranin A (CgA)
- chromogranin B (CgB)
- secretogranin II (SgII) (see also secretoneurin)
- secretogranin III (SgIII)
- secretogranin V (SgV)
Two other proteins (secretogranin IV and VI) are also proposed to belong to the granins on the basis of their physico-chemical properties.
- ^ Preece NE, Nguyen M, Mahata M, et al. (April 2004). "Conformational preferences and activities of peptides from the catecholamine release-inhibitory (catestatin) region of chromogranin A". Regul. Pept. 118 (1-2): 75–87. doi:10.1016/j.regpep.2003.10.035. PMID 14759560.
- ^ Huttner WB, Gerdes HH, Rosa P (January 1991). "The granin (chromogranin/secretogranin) family". Trends Biochem. Sci. 16 (1): 27–30. doi:10.1016/0968-0004(91)90012-K. PMID 2053134.
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- Chromogranins at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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Pseudofam: | PF01271 |
SCOP: | 1cfk |
SYSTERS: | Granin |
This tab holds annotation information from the InterPro database.
InterPro entry IPR001990
Granins (chromogranins or secretogranins) [PUBMED:2053134] are a family of acidic proteins present in the secretory granules of a wide variety of endocrine and neuro-endocrine cells. The exact function(s) of these proteins is not yet known but they seem to be the precursors of biologically active peptides and/or they may act as helper proteins in the packaging of peptide hormones and neuropeptides. Apart from their subcellular location and the abundance of acidic residues (Asp and Glu), these proteins do not share many structural similarities. Only one short region, located in the C-terminal section, is conserved in all these proteins.
Chromogranins and secretogranins together share a C-terminal motif, whereas chromogranins A and B share a region of high similarity in their N-terminal section; this region includes two cysteine residues involved in a disulphide bond.
Gene Ontology
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Cellular component | secretory granule (GO:0030141) |
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Seed source: | Prosite |
Previous IDs: | none |
Type: | Family |
Author: | Finn RD, Bateman A |
Number in seed: | 9 |
Number in full: | 290 |
Average length of the domain: | 329.00 aa |
Average identity of full alignment: | 22 % |
Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: | 89.82 % |
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Family (HMM) version: | 12 | ||||||||||||
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Thank-you for visiting the world's leading wine tours company. Our small experienced team of wine tours specialists have personally set up every detail of these wine tours and are eager to take you on a wine holiday beyond the ordinary. Travelling with Arblaster and Clarke, the leading Wine tour specialist, you'll discover a higher level of wine tour.
In the company of knowledgeable yet approachable wine experts and sociable travelling companions, you'll taste and learn about superb, rare and undiscovered wines. You'll enjoy private lunches and sumptuous dinners as guests of the estates.
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Choose from our extensive selection of expert-led escorted Winetours throughout the wine-world; Vineyard Walks in Europe; Gourmet Tours, Wine & Opera Holidays, independent Wine Breaks and Opera Weekends or ask us to set up a wine tour exclusively for your group.
Our wine tours include special visits to the cellars and you are treated to private wine tastings often with the winemakers themselves. You'll enjoy gourmet and regional food, deliciously matched to the wines. Dining as a private guest at a bodega, winery or renowned Bordeaux chateau is one of the ultimate experiences that you can have on a wine tour experience and being taken by one of the world's great experts to the 'unvisitable' domaines in Burgundy is another. Arblaster & Clarke make these kind of remarkable events happen.
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By Matt Doiron
According to a filing with the SEC, Jeffrey Smith's Starboard Value now owns 4.2 million shares of Regis Corporation (RGS), giving it almost 7% of the total shares outstanding. The fund had reported owning 2.8 million shares at the end of September, making it one of the five largest single stock holdings by market value in Starboard's 13F portfolio (see more of Starboard's stock picks). Regis is a $960 million market cap company which operates and franchises hair salons with a focus on the United States. Its brands include Supercuts and MasterCuts as well as Regis Salons itself; the company generates about 20% of its revenue from in-location product sales. Starboard is an activist investor, most notable these days for its position in Office Depot (ODP). The fund had originally gotten involved with Regis in 2011, frustrated that the company did not look more extensively for outside CEO candidates and convinced that it needed to sell non-core assets (something that the company has done since then to some degree).
Revenues slipped 5% in the first quarter of Regis' fiscal year (the company has a June fiscal year end) versus a year earlier. Operating income was flat; net income was reported considerably higher than in the first quarter of the last fiscal year, but that was due to a nonrecurring foreign currency related item. Analyst expectations are for 68 cents per share of earnings in the current fiscal year ending in June 2013, which implies a current-year P/E multiple of 25. We're surprised that the stock is trading that high, as we wouldn't consider hair salons to be a growth industry and certainly Regis' recent performance doesn't suggest that it warrants that kind of a multiple. The forward P/E is 21. There is a case to be made that Regis Corporation isn't that bad a value in terms of cash flow. However, the enterprise value is 5.2x trailing EBITDA, and while that doesn't make it a buy it at least makes for an argument against shorting the stock.
Our database of 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors has Starboard as being the largest hedge fund holder of Regis Corporation at the end of September. The company had also been a favorite of Kingstown Capital Management; that fund, which is managed by Michael Blitzer, also had Regis as one of its ten largest holdings. Cliff Asness' AQR Capital Management reported a position of about 650,000 shares (check out Cliff Asness's stock picks).
The company's closest peer is Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance (ULTA), though that company is primarily a retailer with a side business as a salon services provider. Ulta Salon also looks pricey, at 40 times trailing earnings. It has been experiencing high growth in revenue and earnings, however, and given that much of its products and services are likely higher-end than Regis' we can see why the company would trade at a premium. Still, in absolute terms it's challenging to see a value case for a stock with a forward P/E of 28 - how much further can the company actually grow its net income?
We can also compare Regis to Steiner Leisure Limited (STNR), a provider of spa services and personal care products, and to Weight Watchers (WTW). Each of these stocks carries a trailing P/E multiple of 13, placing them in more conventional value territory in that regard. Weight Watchers has been struggling, with earnings down last quarter versus a year earlier, but it might be worth a look - we'd certainly expect the market demand to continue to increase. Steiner actually combines its multiple with a decent financial performance: in the third quarter, revenue was up 14% compared to the same period in 2011 and earnings rose 7%. Its market cap is only about $690 million but we think that it could prove a good value opportunity, particularly considering the high multiples we find in Ulta Salon and Regis.


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4-star hotel in Atrani near Municipal Museum of Amalfi
Located in the city center of Atrani, this hotel is near the airport and within walking distance of Church of San Salvatore del Birecto and Municipal Museum of Amalfi. Also nearby are Cathedral of Amalfi and Ancient Arsenals of the Amalfi Republic.
Hotel Features
At Palazzo Ferraioli Hotel & Wellness Center, recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna. The hotel also features a bar/lounge and complimentary wireless Internet access.
Room Amenities
Flat-screen televisions include digital channels. Guestrooms also feature beds with Tempur-Pedic mattresses, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, and air conditioning.
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Palazzo Ferraioli Hotel & Wellness Center features 2 spa tubs, a health club, a sauna, and a steam room. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. An Internet point is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 4-star property offers access to a business center and limo/town car service. Event facilities measure 215 square feet (20 square meters). This Atrani hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Total number of rooms - 25
- Number of floors - 6
- Babysitting or childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Beauty services
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Elevator/lift
- Number of spa tubs - 2
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free Wi-Fi
- Express check-in
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Parking nearby (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
- Business center
- Tour assistance
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Massage - spa treatment room(s)
- Multilingual staff
- Parking nearby
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Offsite parking reservations required
- Year Built 2010
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 215
- Sauna
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Steam room
- Health club
- Internet point
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 20
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Available in all rooms: Free wired high-speed Internet
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Parking nearby, Parking nearby (surcharge), Offsite parking reservations required
- Room Amenities
- Bathtub or shower
- Premium bedding
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- Multi-line phone
- Direct-dial phone
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- Complimentary toiletries
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- Free wired high-speed Internet
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- Tempur-Pedic mattress
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Dining
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
- Recreation
2 spa tubs are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club, a sauna, and a steam room.
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the health club or spa tub.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Kayaking nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Boat launch nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Dock on site
- Motor boating on site
- Sailing on site
- Scooter/moped rentals on site
- Swimming on site
- Spa
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Manicures and pedicures
- Turkish bath/Hammam in spa
- Massages
Palazzo Ferraioli Hotel & Wellness Center Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Guests are required to climb approximately 70 steps to reach the hotel. Guests must contact the hotel prior to arrival using the contact details found on your booking confirmation in order to be assisted with luggage transportation services.
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets not allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Valet parking fee: EUR 25.00 per day
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed.


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I agree that parents should feed their children nourishing healthy foods, but since students spend most of their day at school, the food students eat there should be healthy. A recent study has shown that students consume 47 percent of their total calories from meals and snacks at school. As a high school student, I know that the foods served are not as healthy as they should be.
Since almost half of our daily calories are consumed at school, the government should make stricter regulations to help decrease obesity rates. Having better nutrition is linked with better performance in schools. I believe that schools should provide the proper nutrition needed for appropriate development. As a student, I deserve to have the choice of eating healthy foods. For all these reasons I want legislators to support polices that put stronger regulations on healthy foods on schools, if you agree you should contact your representatives to gain their support.
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Las Vegas and Reno participate in worldwide event meant to recognize climate change.
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For the second year in a row, all hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, along with several off-Strip properties, turned off marquees and non-essential exterior lighting for Earth Hour. The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign also went dark.
Earth Hour, which took place Saturday, March 27, is an annual event in which millions of Americans turn out their lights for one hour in support of action on climate change and towards creating a cleaner, safer, and more secure future. At least 20 states, 65 cities, and 11 counties in the U.S. dimmed lights for Earth Hour 2010. "Las Vegas once again demonstrated to the world its commitment in taking action on climate change," says Leslie Aun, Earth Hour US Managing Director. "We very much hope other cities will follow Las Vegas' lead."
Clark County and City of Las Vegas leaders agree. "Earth Hour is something Clark County is proud to participate in because it emphasizes the conservation we practice and promote year-round," County Commissioner Larry Brown says. "People need a reminder that change begins at home, and change can start with something as small as flipping off a light switch."
2010 marked the third year of Earth Hour, which attracted more than 80 million participants in the U.S. in 2009, and nearly a billion people around the world, as lights dimmed on such global icons as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sydney's Opera House, the Great Pyramids of Gaza, and New York's Empire State Building.
In addition to the Las Vegas Strip, U.S. landmarks such as Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, St. Louis' Gateway Arch, Sea World in Orlando, New York's Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Washington D.C.'s National Cathedral, California's Santa Monica Pier, and the Space Needle in Seattle are among the hundreds of sites that turned off non-essential lighting for the hour. Outside the U.S., at least 800 cities in 80 countries took part in Earth Hour 2010, including Athens, Bangkok, Cape Town, Delhi, Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Manila, Moscow, Rome, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tel Aviv, and Toronto. Cities participating for the first time included Stockholm and Hiroshima.
In Reno, the Eldorado Hotel Casino, Silver Legacy Resort Casino, and Circus Circus Hotel and Casino went dark in honor of the environment. The Eldorado turned off its pink neon exterior lights, Silver Legacy Resort shut the green exterior tower lights down, and Circus Circus cut power to its exterior lighting and signs. Dozens of other businesses in the Reno area participated.
About Earth Hour:
Since its inception three years ago, Earth Hour has captured the world's imagination becoming a global phenomenon. Last year, for Earth Hour 2009 nearly one billion people in 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents turned out. In the U.S. alone, 80 million Americans and 318 cities officially voted for action with their light switch.
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While browsing through the free Sport magazine on the tube this morning I noticed that a number of the ads included QR codes.
I never scan QR codes largely because the user experience always used to be quite poor.
But as the technology has been around for a while now surely marketers avoid the cardinal sins of failing to include a call-to-action then linking to desktop pages?
I tested all the QR codes I could find in Sport to find out...
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by David Moth 23 November 2012 12:08pm 6 comments
As shoppers prepare to descend on their favorite stores this Friday as the holiday shopping season gets underway, retailers are preparing to greet them with deals that they hope will be too good to pass up.
Retailers are optimistic about their prospects this year, but they're arguably going to have to work harder than ever if they want to maximize their sales. The reason? More and more consumers are deciding to shop from home on Black Friday and Thanksgiving weekend, forcing retailers to hone their online and offline strategies.
by Patricio Robles 20 November 2012 15:00pm 1 comment
QR codes continue to be the hot potato within the marketing industry and this was especially apparent during Econsultany's recent Digital Cream Sydney event, not least on the mobile table.
Arguably QR codes seem to invoke a general divide amongst marketers – you either love or hate them – and they're something that Econsultancy has written about more than numerous times, ranging across great examples in practice, through to the shockingly bad.
But what's the consumer appetite for QR codes?
In association with Toluna, Econsultancy surveyed more than a thousand Australian consumers to explore this question and, despite a general enthusiasm amongst marketers for the mobile channel, it turns out that the majority of consumers seemingly don't even know what a QR code is...
by Jake Hird 14 November 2012 22:00pm 11 comments
Over the past couple of years, QR codes have cropped up everywhere from billboards to ketchup bottles.
They became the must-have gimmick for marketers, even when they didn't actually offer consumers any relevant or useful content.
In recent months frivolous uses of QR codes seems to be less prevalent as marketers have realised that people don't scan them in huge numbers, if at all.
But that doesn't mean that QR codes are useless. We previously reported studies which show that 19% of UK consumers have scanned a QR code, with 3.3m people doing it in Q2 alone. We've also found several examples of QR campaigns that worked well.
So if you're considering using a QR code in your new ad campaign, here are eight tips that you should consider before you do...
by David Moth 07 November 2012 09:51am 5 comments
QR codes can be useful, and there are some great examples of QR campaigns that worked well.
However, there are many more examples of dubious uses as marketers fail to consider the placement of QR codes.
Here are ten examples of QR codes that are either impossible, very difficult or even dangerous to scan...
by Graham Charlton 05 October 2012 11:20am 37 comments
QR codes have a long way to go before they're a truly mainstream phenomenon, but brands have been quick to adopt them in an effort to connect online with offline.
That has led to more than a few dubious uses of the codes, but there are signs that companies are getting more savvy about how they apply them.
Case in point: just in time for the holiday shopping season, American retailer Target is launching a new campaign that will enable in-store shoppers to buy 20 featured toys using QR codes.
by Patricio Robles 04 October 2012 15:27pm 2 comments
More than 3m UK consumers used their smartphone to scan QR codes in Q2, according to new data from a comScore survey of 15,000 consumers.
This equates to 11.4% of the total smartphone audience and represents a year-on-year growth of 43%.
But the data suggests that other European nations have actually been quicker on the uptake than the UK. For example, 18.6% of German smartphone owners scanned a QR code in Q2, a YoY growth of 128%.
While in Spain 16% of users have used the technology, up a massive 218% from the same period last year.
by David Moth 20 September 2012 11:37am 25 comments
A quarter (24%) of UK students use Google+ compared to 45% who use Twitter, according to a new survey by The Beans Group.
This will be encouraging news for Google, although the question doesn't ask how often respondents use the site or for how long at a time.
The Youth Insight Report 2012/13, which interviewed 1,698 students during April and May, confirms that Facebook is far and away king of the social networks, with 97% of respondents using the site.
Pinterest is the tenth most popular network (6%), with only Quora (0%) proving to be less popular.
by David Moth 21 June 2012 11:16am 2 comments
QR codes still have the ability to divide opinion, and finding stats on successful trial is difficult.
But judging by the number we see on billboards and in magazines, marketers are convinced that consumers want to use the technology.
NeoMedia has been involved in the mobile barcode industry since the mid 1990s, and its NeoReader app is installed on over 20m devices worldwide.
To find out more about how marketers can make best use of QR codes, I spoke to CEO Laura Marriott.
by David Moth 14 June 2012 10:38am 2 comments
The next time your spouse asks you to pick up the groceries on your way home for work, you won't have to do nearly as much work if your daily commute happens to take you through the State and Lake Station Tunnel in Chicago.
That's because internet grocer Peapod has launched a "virtual grocery store" to the location which lets commuters buy products from brands like Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble and Kimberly Clark using their mobile phones.
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What a BEAUTIFUL day it has been.
We woke to the sound of hot air balloons floating over our roof top. Ballooning in November - bonkers!
But the day was so perfect, I couldn't blame them! A crisp hard frost had hit Bristol, with glorious sunshine and hazy watery skies.
After feasting on Nutella pancakes for breakfast, we pulled on our woollies and boots. Gathered up my camera and went for an early morning stomp up through Ashton Court.
Sunlight was slanting through the yellow leaves, everything was touched by silver... glistening like fairy dust in the sunshine.
We threw leaves in the air, listened to woodpeckers, ran over the hills and bathed in the Autumnal glory of it all.
Days like these fill me with such joy, it fills me up for the week a head.
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The now-in-progress Uproar Festival, which came to New Jersey's PNC Bank Arts Center on Saturday (August 17) treads on Lollapalooza's former turf.
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After a tumultuous first day filled with consistent storming and canceled sets from Kings of Leon and more, New York's Governors Ball got back on track Saturday (June 8) with near-perfect weather. That's not to say there weren't challenges, of course.
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The annual acoustic concert always features a diverse lineup, and that was certainly true this year. Performers included Guns 'N Roses, Jack White, Flaming Lips, Gary Clark Jr., Foster The People and more.
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The last piece of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony puzzle has just been filled. Last month, presenters were announced for all of this year's inductees, except for Guns 'N Roses. Now, […]
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64th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference
Bonn, Germany
We look forward to seeing you at our yearly conference which this year focuses on the twin themes of volunteerism and sustainable development. Expert speakers, panellists and participants have all been invited to share insights, discuss challenges and ways to promote the interconnectivity of citizen engagement and volunteerism, sustainable development, human security, the environment and climate change in the world and in their lives. We hope to learn from each other and create opportunities for new collaborations to achieve sustainable societies for the benefit of mankind and the planet.
In order to facilitate these exchanges, all are requested to participate in the Conference in the spirit of constructive dialogue and fraternity:
- All participants have the right to express their views in a respectful manner on any Conference-related issue in the context of both formal and informal Conference proceedings at all Conference venues.
- Please respect other participants. This includes not demeaning anyone's race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, language, religion, political opinion, social origin, property, disability, birth or any other status.
- During question-and-answer sessions, precedence will be given to questions from NGO representatives. Time allowing, Member-State representatives and observers at the conference may also speak when recognized by the session's chairperson or moderator.
- The "right of reply" procedure will not be applicable at this Conference.
- Accepted Conference protocol should be carefully observed, including respect for the chairpersons and indicated time limitations, avoidance of interruption, rejection of all forms of discourtesy such as shouting or distribution of unauthorized materials.
- Conference Organizers have the authority to take away Conference accreditation from individuals who engage in disruptive or violent behavior.
- Conference attendees are not permitted to tape or post on the walls of the Conference venues leaflets, posters, pictures or other material.
- Conference attendees' behavior in the Conference venues must be respectful and courteous of the surroundings.
- The dress code for the conference is business casual. Eating and drinking during all sessions is also not permitted.
Maria-Luisa Chávez, Chief NGO Relations
Felix Dodds, Chair 64th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference


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