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Guinness has a blog. Not perfect, not groundbreaking, but not bad for a corporate brand job, taking their first baby steps. I've seen worse.
The good news is, the marketing team decided to do it themselves, not hire the job out to an ad agency. Otherwise I'm sure the results would have been utterly disasterous.
The thing is, they don't have the same luxury that most new bloggers have i.e. making their mistakes when very few people still know who they are. So kudos to them for having a go.
I guess the next issue is, as marketers, what are they REALLY trying to achieve here? Serious question.
[Thanks to Rachel for the link.]
Posted by hugh macleod at February 16, 2006 5:53 PM | TrackBackThis is a first: a blog that actively excludes folks from its blog. No 'America', 'United States of America' or 'USA' listed among the countries. Strike one. (Perhaps some folks would disagree.) I tried to enter the site as a 96 year old from Papua New Guinea, and received the message "Sorry, we are unable to allow you access to our website due to regulations in your country of access." Strike two. Same for a 20 year old from Austria, and a 25 year old from Norway. You're outta here!
If they only want Brits and the Irish to visit the site, then why on earth have a(n incomplete) list of other countries? Very bizarre.
Posted by: Stuart at February 16, 2006 6:43 PMI'll agree with Stuart's comments and add, it will make me think twice about ordering a Guiness next time I'm out and about.
Posted by: Paul W. Swansen at February 16, 2006 6:45 PMIf you pick a country like 'Algeria' or 'Cambodia' before you enter the blog, it gives you message that due to some law or other it can't let you access the content and then redirects you to Yahoo!
Posted by: Bjorn at February 16, 2006 6:51 PMOh I see people have already commented on that. Whoops.
Posted by: Bjorn at February 16, 2006 6:52 PMWelcome to the wonderful world of company lawyers ;-)
Posted by: hugh macleod at February 16, 2006 6:52 PMOh dearie me - all four legs sawn off before the gates have opened. Back to the drawing borad.
Posted by: Patrick Dodds at February 16, 2006 7:08 PMSimply i say to them : go to hell with your reverse psychology
Posted by: AGRADA at February 16, 2006 9:05 PMI am a 50 year old from Australia,We bathe in the stuff and they booted me...ok we do tell the odd irish joke but jeeeez
Posted by: lance d boyle at February 16, 2006 9:36 PMThe gateway is something that is done on all of the company's sites. The subject is age restricted, so it is asked that all visitors are over the legal purchase age. Also in many countries it is not possible to advertise alcohol, so those countries are screened as well. Finally, the is the blog of the GB team, hence those restrictions. As Hugh says, welcome to company legal and marketing guidelines. It's a start - I wish them luck.
Posted by: Rachel at February 16, 2006 9:54 PMGiven how strictly regulated the spirits industry is, I'd say this is a bold move, and a move in the right direction.
Pour me another.
Posted by: David Burn at February 16, 2006 9:58 PMFirst, I must add my voice to all the previous comments about the stupidity of the access page.
That said, I'd like to try and address Hugh's question. What is Guinness (or any company that launches a blog) trying to accomplish?
My answer is that they are trying to PARTICIPATE in the conversation that is inherent to marketing and the Internet.
Let me give you a worst case example of where the blog might come in handy.
Someone EVIL tampers with some of the black gold they sell (full disclosure, yes, I like to drink Guinness). The news breaks via blogs first.
The natural response of bloggers is; let's go see what the company has to say about the crisis.
Where do they go first?
To Guinness's blog. Not to some canned news story or a press release in pr speak but straight to the source.
Because a well-built and maintained blog is a VOICE of a company that can hopefully speak in a human way or, in other words, engage in a conversation.
But being the VOICE is only half the equation.
The EARS are equally important.
Right now, if they were smart, they should be posting on their blog about the comments on Hugh's post about the access page and their response to it.
Do they really understand the power of the blog? If you read the background information on their blog, I'd like to believe that they do.
But will they act on it?
Will they PARTICIPATE?
That is what I want to know.
Of course you can always subvert the lawyers and pretend to come from England, and be old. That's what the youngsters in my house do all the time for poorly programmed stuff like this. It's not even really a hack to get in :-).
Eric's right though, are they listening?
Posted by: ninefish at February 17, 2006 1:10 AMapparently, you can't be a 40 year old from andorra and enter their blog either. not that i'm a 40 year old andorran, but it does happen to be true. as far as "actively" preventing americans from entering, i'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that the programming of this isn't done. i'll give them a week. if it is intentional, i do find that a bit offensive, especially considering how i've always plugged guinness. meh. boddington's is yummy too.
Posted by: drexel at February 17, 2006 3:26 AMI have to agree with drexel, and everything else stated.
Guinness is my beer of choice. But boycott Americans?
Maybe it was unintentional (did anyone find an email address for them?) Maybe I'm being self-centered (I did mention I'm American, right? )in expecting to be on that silly list of all the other countries in the world. But maybe I should just boycott the tastiest beer in the bar.
Posted by: n at February 17, 2006 5:56 AM"Given how strictly regulated the spirits industry is, I'd say this is a bold move, and a move in the right direction. "
I agree with Dave Burn.
Posted by: hugh macleod at February 17, 2006 9:28 AMOk, I went looking for an email address. The only one on the blog that I can find is for their general consumer help line.
The reason they give is:
"The problem is that we get so much correspondence that we just don�t have time to read it all and respond. Well, to be more honest, we don�t have time to do that AND do our day jobs. (Indeed some of letters are people asking us what our �day jobs� actually involve!)."
My response...hire more people. If you're not willing to participate in the conversation via email, you're shooting yourself in the foot at the starting line.
A blog is not just another place to post marketing announcements.
Also, while I appreciate the honesty of:
"We�re afraid we don�t check comments on Saturdays and Sunday, as much as we love working on GUINNESS�, we don�t work at the weekend!"
I'm not sure that it is realistic in the connected 24/7 world that we live in. How much effort does it take to approve comments (and/or respond to email) when you've got a whole marketing team to split it up among?
C'mon Guinness. I love the beer but I want more from the blog.
P.S. In case you're curious, Technorati says roughly 75 blog posts per day mention Guinness.
Posted by: Eric Mattson at February 17, 2006 11:31 AMHello! Lou here from the Guinness brand team in Great Britain. I�m one of the people writing the Guinness blog (which we are trying out to see if we can create some kind of real conversation with people into Guinness in our market). It�s early days for us but I�m pleased that the blog has been picked up by people like yourselves and am really interested to see your comments and views you have.
I totally understand your feelings on the �gateway page� and can see how it�s annoying for you that if you say you're from a country other than the UK then you cannot see the blog. We want to explain the reasons why:
1) We HAVE to have this sort of gateway page to ensure we are marketing GUINNESS� responsibly. We have a strict marketing code we adhere to and lots of countries have different policies and laws regarding the legal age at which people can view materials to do with alcoholic products and how alcohol brands can and cannot market their goods. For this reason we are legally bound to ask people where they are from (in case it�s a country that doesn't allow alcohol marketing) and how old they are (to ensure they are of legal purchase). So that's the reason for having a gateway page in the first place.
2) Lots of people from countries outside of the UK are asking why they can�t access the blog. There are two answers to this. Obviously Guinness is one great brand that's widely loved in about 150 countries. But the drinkers in those countries are all different so what the various marketing teams get up to differs also. What's on this blog is specifically about our GB plans - hence the focus on those drinkers. There are legal issues with us making content the GB team have written available to other countries. We are looking at what can be changed but this may take a while so bear with us.
Secondly and to be really honest we really didn�t think anyone from outside the UK would be interested in what we had to say. BUT, now that we have seen that there is interest from people outside of the UK we are going to talk to our legal team and work out if there�s a way to open the blog up so everyone can see it (at least people in countries where marketing alcohol is not prohibited). This may take us a little while so please bear with us � we�ll keep you posted. We've already told our colleagues around the world to get thinking about this.
We are listening to you and learning as we go so thanks again for all the comments.
what do you mean with
"Obviously Guinness is one great brand that's widely loved in about 150 countries. But the drinkers in those countries are all different so what the various marketing teams get up to differs also." regarding the blog? Does an Australian blogger likes bathing in Guiness (so someone did confess above) and we Germans like to sleep in Guiness tanks? Hence you have to differentiate with whom you speak? With Germans tankish and with Aussies bathish?
If that flood of negative comments doesn't represent a disastrous start, then I guess the other sites must be truly bad.
And Hugh, did you not think to mention that Rachael who provided the link works for Guinness? I have no problem with that but I'm not sure how many people would have found that fact out by clicking on the link you provided
Posted by: john at February 17, 2006 5:11 PMP.S. Personally I think that the absence of an RSS feed is disastrous in any corporate blog purporting to "wanting to create some kind of real conversation"
Posted by: john at February 17, 2006 5:21 PMoooh i must say this string of comments has been the highlight of my morning. i'm an american and i'm well over the legal drinking age. Drinking guinness is LEGAL in my country. I should be perfectly free to read any blog in the world that I like. I understand making sure someone's 18 first, but making sure they're not american just validates the stereotype even if that's NOT the intention, and is a really bad move in my opinion. if they're THAT concerned with what's right, why are they getting the world drunk for a living anyway? it's all just twisted around and goofy. blog or don't.
Posted by: drexel at February 17, 2006 5:43 PMBeer Blogging as Marketing Disruption? Talk about "negative marketing disruption".
"blogging quartered guinness sales in less than SIX months"
John, the lack of RSS might just be an oversight, which is easily remedied...
Baby steps etc.
Secondly, the other comments were about the front "access" page, which ahd a lot more to do with (A) corporate lawyers and (B) the legal minefield that is internation liquor laws... both which IMHO they addressed upfront in this comment section, and with candor.
Your "disastrous" choice of words might just be a wee bit of commenter "stick it to the man" melodrama.
So tell me, besides remembering to put in the RSS feed (fair point), what would you have done differently if you were them?
[Disclosure: i have no connections with Guinness or Diageo]
Posted by: hugh macleod at February 17, 2006 6:21 PMNot sure, why there are restructions !!
I dont see Hugh's--Wine Blog have nay restrictions !
Posted by: pete at February 17, 2006 6:39 PMThe wine blog has different lawyers than Guinness ;-)
Posted by: hugh macleod at February 17, 2006 6:55 PMGiven the restrictions, maybe blogging isn't for this particular part of the drinks industry? The medium doesn't respond well to rules and censorship - comments, disagreement, free access - those are the interesting parts.
Posted by: Patrick Dodds at February 17, 2006 7:10 PMI think I'll just pretend to be welsh. Then I'll go to the pub and have a black & tan.
Posted by: beth at February 17, 2006 7:29 PMMy disastrous comment was just a tease as well you know - but I do think that bad publicity is BAD publicity and the access issue is a very old website usability issue that really should have been avoided.
Other than that I would have focussed on the passion which was highlighted as a reason for the blog (and I think we agree it's the best reason) rather than allow a tone of corporate marketing-speak permeate many of the postings. As you have rightly said so many times, this is not advertising or web-based press releases.
I don't know if you agree, but in this world of proliferating blogs I think that as well as operating in a category of the blogosphere that the blogger can effectively colonise, it is increasingly important to come out of the traps with the right tone lest one gets the reaction that led to my comment. That means no to the agency designed site for sure, but I think it also requires constant internal criticism of what's going to appear (ie being sure of the answer to your question "what are they trying to achieve") and a rigorous usability assessment. There are enough good blogs and usability lessons out there for a company to look around and see the pitfalls. Though, as you say, it is early days.
I have never been accused of wanting to stick it to the man - my business school professors would be shocked! I just have highly developed critical senses which I try to focus in a constructive way - I'm not saying "that's crap" I'm saying "change that and it will be better" - well at least that's the conversation in my head - how it comes across top others is perhaps a moot point!
Posted by: john at February 17, 2006 9:03 PMLou,
First, bravo for listening and responding to our comments.
Second, it might be useful to point out to your lawyers that anyone intelligent enough to use a computer can probably figure out how to game the system and get access to the blog.
Welcome to the blogosphere.
Take care,
Hmm...error 404 - ie - page doesn't exist - once I entered my details. Crap.
Posted by: Dennis Howlett at February 18, 2006 1:49 AMActually - this frigging sucks. It now only wants UK folk - Error 404 again. i don't care what Guinness says about legal responsibility - you can't drink a web page. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Better stil - fire tha lawyers.
Posted by: Dennis Howlett at February 18, 2006 1:55 AMPathetic. Have they forgotten what the first w in www means?
Posted by: John at February 18, 2006 2:05 AMThese people are brain dead. "Secondly and to be really honest we really didn�t think anyone from outside the UK would be interested in what we had to say. BUT, now that we have seen that there is interest from people outside of the UK we are going to talk to our legal team and work out if there�s a way to open the blog up so everyone can see it (at least people in countries where marketing alcohol is not prohibited). This may take us a little while so please bear with us � we�ll keep you posted. We've already told our colleagues around the world to get thinking about this."
Is their brand so stale they've forgotten about test marketing? Have they done no demographics on the people who live outside the UK - I'm in Spain and we have Irish bars for chrissakes.
Don't they understand that asking a person's age is probably the dumbest form of gatekeeping? It's almost in a par with US entry visa questions (are you a Nazi - sure. Been convicted of pandering - why not etc etc)
Are they planning on putting up hangover cures or v*i*a*g*r*a ads for those who reckon that 6 pints of Guinness is a good starter in the legover stakes? What do they do about TV avertising prior ot the 9pm watershed - "If you are less than 18, shut your eyes?" Noooooo.
I can see the next step - where you from - Spain - you get it in Spanish - like Apple does the same stupid thing. Haven't these companies heard about ex-pat living and the value of that community?
As I said before - FIRE THE LAWYERS.
Posted by: Dennis Howlett at February 18, 2006 2:08 AMif alcohol = blogs about alcohol,
and laws = arbitrary decisions,
then it must therefore be true that i am a hooker with a bad crack addiction.
If you have to select either 'England', 'Scotland' or 'Wales' - what do you select if you were Irish?
Doh. Why did I have to tell it to remember me? Now I'll have to go look for that cookie and delete it so I can start over and lie. I mean I'm American and 22, so it's only a half lie, right?
It's kinda funny that the "Sorry" page redirects to Yahoo, but if you click on the link it goes to Google. I guess they were trying to be fair to each site. But now I'm just nit picking because I'm jealous that I can't view the blog.
Posted by: David at February 18, 2006 10:17 AMHugh,
I'm wondering how you know they "decided to do it themselves"?
I'd be surprised if they didn't get some outside help to build it, but I wonder who advised them on strategy?
From all these negative comments, it seems that going it alone could be even more disastrous for them. I'll admit that not all agencies get it (nor do all in-house teams or freelance consultants), but the right one would have anticipated this reaction and advised them appropriately.
Posted by: Niall Cook at February 18, 2006 5:16 PMBy the way, why does your blog not let me post a comment if I enter my Hill & Knowlton blog URL?
Posted by: Niall Cook at February 18, 2006 5:18 PMSeems to block my email address too (ncook at hillandknowlton dot com)
Posted by: Niall Cook at February 18, 2006 5:20 PMDon't know, Niall.. didn't blacklist you, as far as I know ;-)
Posted by: hugh macleod at February 18, 2006 5:58 PMPhew. For a minute there I thought you had an anti-agency filter going ;-)
Posted by: Niall Cook at February 18, 2006 11:08 PMLike your comment, Dennis Howlett. Besides, if the lawyers are so well paid and Guinness is rather big, then they should know that there are sufficiently similar legal systems in most of the common law jurisdictions. Australia and New Zealand, for instance, are similar to the UK when it comes to drinking laws. So much for global brands.
I just fed in England, since I hold dual nationality and my passport hails from there. Figure it covers me.


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How To Wash Your Pillows
Most people launder their sheets once a week, setting aside the actual pillows for less frequent washings. It's a bit of a bigger job and one that tends to get put off, so if you haven't done it in a while, why not take care of it this weekend for a nice fresh start to the new year? To get you started, here's Martha Stewart's method:
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Washing Pillows:
According to MSL, pillows should be washed at least twice a year (the covers once a month, along with your mattress cover). Check the care label to confirm that your pillow (down or synthetic) can be machine washed - most can be. Use mild liquid detergent rather than a powder to avoid residue. Wash a pair of pillows together to keep the machine balanced and run them through the rinse cycle twice to rinse them fully.
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Happy washing and enjoy those clean pillows! Do you have any pillow washing tricks that have worked for you?
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Niall Sheehy became the fourth contestant to be voted off Superstar tonight after a tense sing-off with Rory Taylor.
The 31-year-old hopeful had put up a stellar effort throughout his time on the show, but found himself in the bottom two after he and Rory received the lowest number of votes from the public.
The boys fought it out in a performance of Alyssa Reid's Alone, before facing Andrew Lloyd Webber, who had the tough decision of picking who stayed and who left.
And for the legendary composer there was one clear winner – Rory. He told host Amanda Holden: "Amanda I'm not going to do some corny reality show moment where we wait for a tense pause, because obviously I'm going to save Rory.
"But I want to say something to Niall. This is very, very true. A very well known West End producer called me this morning in my hotel and said he'd seen a completely new Niall.
"I know there are roles for you in the West End. I think you could be a wonderful Marius in Les Miserables or a wonderful Raoul in Phantom of the Opera. I think you are going to have a long West End career – good luck!"
Niall had faced some tuning issues tonight during his solo performance of The Calling's Wherever You Will Go earlier in the night, something which all the judges had picked up and commented on.
Andrew had told him after that performance: "I think acting-wise you've come up a huge amount. But I think what happens is when you go for the notes you're pushing yourself and you go a big out of tune. But I really do congratulate you on the way you've come through with the acting."
Mel C told the hopeful: "Now Niall I know you weren't happy with your comments last night, but I think something nobody said is that your performances have been improving night after night. But I'm not sure about tonight. I really enjoyed the acting side but personally for me vocally I think you might be falling behind the rest of the pack."
And Jason Donovan added: "You've got a lovely smile, Irish charm, you're a charmer, but I just go back to this point that you need to be more consistent. There were some great moments there but at this point it needs to be outstanding. Night after night you have to come in and give 110 per cent."
Niall wasn't very pleased with the feedback, insisting he was putting his all into each and every performance and pointing out that he had been sick for four days. But it wasn't enough to save him and he became the latest act to be axed from Superstar.
Niall has been given good feedback throughout the competition, but has also faced some less positive comments too.
On Monday he sang The Script's The Man Who Can't Be Moved and Jason Donovan admitted he loved him despite a less-than-perfect performance.
The next night he upped his game with powerful performance of Michael Jackson's Dirty Diana, and on Wednesday he gave a brilliant rendition of U2's anthemic hit One.
But despite his efforst, tonight Niall's Superstar journey finally came to an end.
Following Niall's departure the remaining seven finalists battling it out for the ultimate lead role are: Ben Forster, Jeff Anderson, Nathan James, David Hunter, Roger Wright, Rory Taylor, and Jon Moses.
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How can you build a good resume for an internship this summer?
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Purdon, Aileen (2001) New teachers' perspectives on continuing professional development : accountability or professional growth. Scottish Educational Review, 33 (2). pp. 110-122. ISSN 0141-9072
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This article explores new teachers' views on the purpose and benefits of continuing professional development (CPD) and considers the resulting implications for a national framework. It is based on a study carried out during 1999/2000 in which a sample of new teachers were asked about their perceptions of teacher professionalism and their attitudes to CPD. The study was set within the context of the developing role of the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland), although it also has implications for other educational bodies and institutions in Scotland. While the study provided some interesting insights into the views of this particular group, it also highlighted the fact that the new teachers involved had had few opportunities to engage with debate on professionalism and CPD. The article therefore concludes that if the post-McCrone education community is to foster a climate of trust, respect and collegiality that encourages talented new recruits to enter and stay in teaching then access to, and participation in, professional debate must be seen as fundamental aspects of the professional role.
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21 Best Behind-the-Scenes Oscar Moments
the 86th academy awardsGo inside Oscar weekend with Sofia Vergara, Reese Witherspoon, and others.
This may have been the most retweeted selfie ever, but it wasn't the only fun moment during Oscar weekend.
Stars rightfully made the most out of Hollywood's biggest and most exciting night even hours before the ceremony, held Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Following are 21 pictures of celebrities before, during, and after the 2014 Oscars and its related parties and events.
1. Sofia Vergara gets ready
2. Even her toes are ready for the big night:
3. Nothing stops her in Roberto Cavalli
4. That awesome moment when you find your table
5. And that even more awesome one when you meet Carolina Herrera
6. And Lady Gaga
7. It's all in the family!
8. Elton John and Jane Fonda: Do we need to say more?
9. Presenter Jessica Biel ready to hit the marks
10. Performer Bette Midler getting through the big night
11. Charlote Jones Anderson hitting the Vanity Fair party
12. The most fashionable lady
13. And the gents
14. Camila arrives
15. Amy Paffrath: flawless
16. Molly Sims
17. Ready for her close up
18. Reese Witherspoon's "getting ready" group selfie
19. Robert DeNiro and Penelope Cruz (who the Academy mistook for Salma Hayek on its Instagram page)
20. Coco Rocha, Zac Posen...and Lupita Nyong'o
21. Mrs. and Mr. Tatum
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Redifining marriage still doesn't make it right just because you want it to be. And no, 40% unmarrieds having kids isn't right either, just to be clear. Harming the kids in the long run just to make yourselves "feel better".
Except that there is no evidence that having two same-sex parents harms kids in any way. All there is is your assertions. At least I know people raised by same-sex couples. And they have done very well for themselves.
And the same people who scream the most about "harming the children" try to keep same-sex couples from adopting, or complain about inter-racial adoption, and are against birth control, and want to cut social services. But, do THEY adopt? NO!
riiight, cause the children with caring parents get so traumatized when they hear their parents aren´t married …
God help us…
People like this belong to the "Do as I SAY,,, Not as I DO" school of thought,
How is adding to Marriage "Overturning" it?
Saying that allowing more people to be legally married will destroy "Marriage" is about the same logic as the Republican favorite during wartime; "We're fighting for peace!", which always seemed to make about as much sense to me as saying: "We're screwing to support virginity!" -
Remind me again which one of his marriages Bob Barr is defending? He's got a host to choose from.
What's your stand on divorce? Jail terms?
I have to agree that bastard children is a bigger threat to our society then this "gay marriage". Problem is just because it is two men or two women does not mean it is any more stable than a man and a women. All it means is that a child will be short changed. True this day in age it takes two to bring home a paycheck. It is also true that mommy government is subsidizing bastard children. And our dear leader has grown the welfare dependency roles by 70%!!!!!
The Mormon's would like it to be more than 2 people? Why can't that work then? If 2 are good, then 3, 4, or more is better, right??? They're in LOVE after all! Where does the line stop?
God helps those who help them selves.
How do you know that monogamous, and serial monogamy, "predates history?"
The economy is still in a Depression, a two parent household can't earn enough anymore.
Sounds like Scott's first marriage was before the written word.
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Almost exactly a year ago, our Zappos API was born! We've watched it crawl, walk, then run at full speed- it brings a tear to our eyes to realize how quickly it's growing up. :*) In honor of its belated birthday, we've decided to jump on the bandwagon and create an infographic - I mean, Zappographic -that offers a peek into some interesting tidbits about our API. (A special thanks to Erin from our Visual Design team for putting this together!)
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Looking back, our first year was definitely about hammering out the basics of the API. We built the infrastructure from the ground up and created the security pieces all in-house. The driving goal for the year was to "Imagine that you have to build Zappos.com all over again-- but this time, completely powered by the API". This wasn't just a theoretical situation; it quickly became reality as our Mobile team was kicked into gear. Our teams worked hand-in-hand for the latter half of the year to make this goal a reality. We wanted to make sure we provided just as awesome of a Zappos experience on the iPad/iPhone & Android apps as we have on our traditional Zappos.com website. Though our immediate goal was to power the mobile apps, the code we churned out also created more and more features for the rest of the community to start using as well.
By the end of 2010, we reached our goals and the mobile apps started rolling out in full gear!
We also started to turn on more features on the website that were powered by the API, such as our many landing pages and Zappos VIP Points. Some of our more recent fun API-fueled website goodies include Rapid Order Lookie Lou, Perpetual Cart, and Quickview... *phew*!
So now that we were pretty up to par with the website, what was next? Moar infrastructure! We set aside a few months fully dedicated to infrastructure rework during our "code freeze" time of the year. While we were cranking out new APIs earlier that year, there were some pain points that our development team felt along the way. We wanted to take a moment to breathe, step back, learn, and fix some of our less-than-perfect design decisions. It was an investment that we decided to make, and though it nearly brought us to tears at some points, we all came out of it agreeing that it was the right thing to do. As a result, we now have cleaner code, more reliable JSON output, faster serialization, and a great step towards other interesting features to turn on in the future. For example, one of the internal libraries that we integrated will allow us to do sweet things like easily serialize our responses into different formats, create WADLs, and generate auto-documentation. Yes, we are now in fact harder, better, faster, stronger!
As we start our 2nd year, our mission has slightly shifted. Now that we're no longer in "catch up" mode, this gives us a little more freedom to start working on some cool new features from the ground up, rather than just working on exposing features that already exist. The Statistics API from last year is a great example of this – the project was driven 100% from within the API team, and we've seen some great features created out of it (cough Seesmic plugin and Mappos!). Some future features we've thrown around so far include affiliate support, a new scoring system for rating nearly anything, expanding our Stats API, a recommendation API... the possibilities are endless! We've gotten some great suggestions so far from our developers, so if there's any idea that you have for us, even if you're blue-sky-ing, just throw them out there. We just might grant your wish!
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
NCC Holds the Line...in contempt
Can someone please tell me why the PCUSA is funding the NCC so extravagantly while we starve our own missionaries?
Monday, May 21, 2007
Correspondence on discipline and doctrine
I'm heartsick as I write this, but I don't know to whom I should turn.
Is Holston Presbytery aware of the theological positions of John Shuck? He broadcasts them on his blog, casting vitriolic derision on anyone who asks why a Presbyterian minister denounces the bodily resurrection of Jesus, the unique/ontological divinity of Jesus, and the inspiration of the Scriptures. Many (if not most) of his "theological explorations" end up equating God with the universe, or some other panentheistic concept. This is most repugnant because it represents a thorough collapse of Trinitarian Godhead. Given the level of misuse and neglect of the Trinity throughout our denomination (on both "sides"), the last seems especially troubling.
Am I alone in my concern for both him and the sheep entrusted to his care? I've gone to him personally, and communicated privately and semi-publicly. I'm not sure what else I can do
Here's the response I got.
Thanks for your email.
You ask, "Is Holston Presbytery aware of the…" I can't speak for all of Holston Presbytery… but I can speak for myself and in regard to the Constitution of the PCUSA. So, let me try to address those concerns from my perspective and the Constitution.
I am aware of John Shuck's blog site. John is free to express his opinions and theological views—although much of what is on his blog are the viewpoints of other scholars and theologians—even if they are different from yours or mine or even mainstream Presbyterianism. John (and any ordained officer or church member, for that matter) is not free to depart from the practice of Presbyterian polity or Scripture.
The examination of officers and candidates for ordination is where an individual's conduct and beliefs are tested and judged by the Constitutional standards and according to the session's or presbytery's sense of orthodoxy. Church discipline in the PCUSA is designed to bring about repentance, reconciliation and restoration for those who have acted contrary to Scripture or the Constitution of the PCUSA.
John has appropriately and Constitutionally been examined by the Committee on Ministry, approved for membership in Holston Presbytery, and John has affirmed the Constitutional Questions required of ordination. I am not aware that John has acted contrary to Scripture or the Constitution of the PCUSA. (Just as I am not aware that you have acted contrary to Scripture or the Constitution of the PCUSA.)
I and the Committee on Ministry are charged with the responsibility of caring for pastors and congregations. Ideally, as the entire body of Christ, we all care for one another. So, my answer to your question, "Am I alone in my concern for [John] and the sheep entrusted to his care?" would be "No, you, Chris, are not alone."
Richard L. FifieldI've sent comments along to other ministers within our presbytery, asking them to talk with John or the COM or the EP. No response has been given.
I was always proud (in a good way) to be from Holston. Good work is going on there. The gospel is being faithfully proclaimed (in word and in deed) by presbyters, deacons, and "laity." But when it comes to exercising discipline (formal or otherwise) against "troubler(s) of Israel," I'm guessing this is going to go in pretty much one direction.
I imagine that my CPM will see this as further evidence that I'm too adversarial to lead a church. Maybe. I doubt that the "heretics" at the various congregations I've served would say so. I'll talk Spong and Borg with them, and gently express what criticisms (and true statements) I find therein. But they are church members. Sometimes they are officers - but none are ministers.
As I read Paul's instructions to Timothy and Titus, the most pastoral approach to take with people that are unsteady in their doctrine is an educational one backed up by prayer for illumination and kindness. But this is not acceptable with those who would teach and lead. To turn a blind eye or deaf ear is not only unloving to the person who is stumbling in their doctrine, it's downright hateful to those who are under their teaching authority.
When I spoke with a friend in the Renewal network, I was asked if this was a hill I was willing to die on. The answer is "yes." I will risk my future in the PCUSA in order to clarify our denominational position towards those who mock the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus and decry God's merciful provision of salvation through Christ as mere exclusivist provincialism.
To that end, here are my public questions of complaint.
1. I'm not a polity guy, so there are things that aren't always clear to me. But my reading of the "shall" statements in our Directory for Worship (especially 2.2007, 3.3101(1), and 3.3401d) seem to necessitate that sermons be based upon the Scriptures. Would that mean that sermons based on the Gospel of Thomas or the Gospel of Mary are acts contrary to our Constitution?
2. If doctrine doesn't matter, why would Timothy be instructed to watch both his life and his doctrine , because his (and his hearers') salvation was impacted by it?
3. Is preaching about the rotting body of Jesus an acceptable position within Holston Presbytery?
The problem isn't that Mr. Shuck reads and posts about these things. I'm all for that sort of freedom. The problem is that he believes them - so convinced is he of the truth that the Bible is not inspired (a belief he sees as sentimental at best, spurious, pernicious, and moot at worst), Jesus' body is still in the grave, and that there is no afterlife that he PREACHES these doctrines from a pulpit of Holston Presbytery. He veers dangerously close to (if not into) gnosticism, docetism, and unitarianism. If these doctrines - which are condemned by the Church catholic - are acceptable in a Minister of the Word and Sacrament in our denomination, then I need to know now before vows bind me any further.
As for me, there seems to be a veiled implication of my activity that is contrary to Scripture or our Constitution. I must admit that I have acted contrary to both. When I see the standards of righteousness and justice set before me in the pages of Holy Writ, I know that I not only fail to meet them but in many cases I willfully transgress. When I led a catechism class through the Westminster commentary on the Decalogue, I caught a renewed sense of my error (both in omission and commission). I was also driven even more forcefully to Christ as my only righteousness before the Godhead (and a foreign righteousness, at that).
That's why resurrection is such a big deal to me. I sin in my body and in my mind. And Paul declares that Jesus was raised for my justification ( Rom. 4:25). If Jesus is just a man, then he died for his own sins and not for mine - and that leaves me with a vain faith and no hope.
I have spoken with Mr. Shuck personally. I have communicated with him electronically. A number of ministers and elders from around the country have communicated with him and he still does not recant. I have no other option but to ask the church to intervene - for his sake and for the sake of his hearers. And if this action is considered unloving, mean-spirited, or arrogant then I need to go somewhere else, because I can almost guarantee that at some point in the future, I'll need a loving rebuke too.
Hier stehe ich; ich kann nicht anders. Gott helfe mir! Amen.


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A move mistakes loser. This sentence to describe the fitting Raikkonen Silverstone British Grand Prix legitimate Raikkonen top speed approaching Hamilton, a sudden rainfall and an error to change the tire decided to put an end to Kimi Raikkonen's win machine. After the match, when Kimi Raikkonen in an interview that they only made a mistake.
Q: What game is very difficult to do?
Raikkonen: We only committed one error, that is the wrong tires. we do not expect it will rain, so the first pit stop we keep the old tires. that time, the speed of our car is fast and can win the game, but that mistake ruined us, but at least we got some points. the car did not achieve the desired competitive, it certainly could be better.
Q: in your team to make recommendations to change the tire issue you?
Levin Corning: No, this is decided by the team, the team relates to everyone, so the decision was made with. Sometimes the right decision, but unfortunately we do not do the game may be in various forms. but when the speed really quickly, but that is at that time it began to rain, the tire is too old, we are powerless. points very close to championship contender
Q: You under half season looking forward to?
Raikkonen: In the past four races for me really is not easy. us a good game did not do last game I am very fast, but the car there is a problem So if you look back on those two points of the game, look at the back of the two games, this is really not very good, but we still tied for the lead of the standings, so not too bad I can be quite sure We have a winning car, and there are a lot of games, we only need to work, I think, once we are all part of the operation in good condition, we will win the game.
Q: The game early, you Hamill Dayton faster. rule out tire problems, we can say that Ferrari is the fastest car on the track you?
Raikkonen: I have always believed that we have a good car will not be our car suddenly bad The tires we made a bad decision and put an end to the game. until that I am very fast, very easy to progress. Unfortunately, this is just bad luck.
Q: You mentioned the problem of tire. but even if it is replaced by a new intermediate tires, your speed is not fast. Why?
Raikkonen: I am behind the others. our car loaded with fuel until the end of the game, so that when our car is very heavy. off the track but also because of the rain I have several, so I am sure that the car did not show the ability to finish the race, the poor weather conditions and I am sure, if the our opponents selected tire, we will fight for victory. things like that.
Q: the game of your own work better than the team, is not it?
Raikkonen: not regardless of victory or defeat are a team sometimes we make the wrong decision, we should learn a lesson I will not complain about the team, the team will not complain I can be very simple to say, you should change the tire or no change, but sometimes difficult for a team to make the right decision and we just need to learn.
Q: outbound catch up with Hamilton when you did not ask team like Alonso, as re-tire change?
Raikkonen: no. we have been looking forward to the rain soon stopped. had never stopped, so we decided to stop. we have lost too much time, but again said that we should change the tire that is hindsight. First, we did not anticipate that it will rain, then we expect the rain to it a few minutes and eventually we kill back to fourth place, which is a disappointing game, but in the end we to obtain a little and tied for the top spot, so we did not lose hair car
Q: What went wrong?
Raikkonen: I start great, I plan from Heikki (Kovalainen drilling in the past) and Mark (Webber). But Mark to the left to rely on, I have nowhere to go fourth on the grid, Hamilton made a good start, he is more than all, I was really there was no way to go. I am very fast, but had to slow down.
Q: Can you describe the last moment the battle between you and Alonso?
Raikkonen: great fighting always enjoy one of the things those points is very important for me, but I do not want too risky for Fernando (Alonso) he did not have nothing to lose, so he can take on more risk and I must to ensure that they can get extra points, and ultimately I overtook him, it's great.
Kimi, fuel, I believe this year's championship will be you, I will always support you, get rid of Alonso's actions are really beautiful , come on!!


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Jane Schofield - 25/05/2007
I agree. A dance from yesteryear that also when done to 'Footloose' creates a big smile on lots of dancers faces at the two of the three clubs I go to (the other one wont do or teach it - snobby..lol). Fun sheer fun its worth the 5 boots.
David Lean (Tramline Stompers) - 24/05/2007
I was on holiday in Malta (Melieha Bay, Seabank Hotel), back in March this year, when there just happened to be some line dancers from South Yorkshire, and they were having a good time showing this dance with a few hand movements in conjunction with the 'window wipe steps', anyhow noticed at a social in MK recently that the DJ was doing this whilst waiting to start the evening, so this inspired me to give this old timer an outing with both of my classes, we have done it to 'The Tractors' track and also a track on Fever 4, called Cowboy Boots, both classes like it and also the music, perhaps we have here another old timer classic which has been forgotten about.


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To many Hong Kong viewers, Michael Tse (謝天華) is best known for his role as Laughing Gor from E.U. <潛行狙擊>. In reality, Michael has been with TVB since 1995, when he was first cast in A Kindred Spirit <真情>. With years spent at TVB, Michael expected to win Best Actor for 2011's Lives of Omission <潛行狙擊>, but was disappointed when the award remained out of his grasp. After 17 long years with TVB, Michael finally decided not to renew his contract.
Life After TVB
Michael's contract with TVB officially ends on June 30 and it was rumored that he will be signing with either Eric Tsang (曾志偉) or Johnnie To's (杜琪峯) entertainment company. Michael laughed off the rumors and revealed that he does not have solid plans after regaining his freedom. In November, Michael will have a concert with Young and Dangerous <古惑仔> friends Ekin Cheng (鄭伊健), Jordan Chan (陳小春), Chin Ka Lok (錢嘉樂), and Jerry Lamb (林曉峰).
In response to whether or not he plans to renew his contract with TVB in the future, Michael answered, "I still have a lot to learn and I don't want to rush into anything right now. My years at TVB have been a roller-coaster ride, but I'll always remember the experiences and people I've worked with." As with HKTV's offer to have him jump stations, he expressed that he has already rejected their offer as their filming style is completely different from TVB and does not fit with his image.
Plentiful Opportunities In Mainland
Michael indirectly denied that he is leaving TVB because of the lack of recognition and awards. Since he has been with the station for almost two decades, he wants to venture out to experience new opportunities. Michael disclosed his gratitude for TVB, "I think Hong Kong is the best place for newcomers to begin their career. Luckily, the role, Laughing, earned me a ticket into the mainland market. I want to work with different artists and producers so I can keep growing. New experiences are a part of life so I don't want to remain at once place."
It was said that TVB upper management drew an eight-figure salary for Michael to stay. While Michael did not directly deny the claims, he asserted that money is not his top goal, as it is pointless to receive a lot of money just to have repeated performances. With his worth growing immensely in mainland, it is inevitable that Michael will find success in the future whether he is with TVB or not.
Source: Ming Pao Weekly #2329 via ihktv.com
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Probably have some effect especially if he was not heavily promoted by TVB management. Of course, making extra money for doing the same stuff would grealty entice his decision as well while boosting his image in China. Since he is 43 now, his years as one of the premier stars would be brief so he will need to make it big ASAP.
Michael is a natural super actor and an amazing singer, shame that TVB hav'nt notice how popular this guy really is and perhaps other cheaper entertainer's for hire to make lower budget series.
Mick should be laughin' that he could well earn more with appearances at events and at opennings, parties and sing on stage and more with his established fame.
natural my foot. michael only got lucky tje laughing role fell to him or he will stay as nobody forever! he's only good in eu and went downhill later and got overshadowed in every series and movies! good singing? how funny he sounds so old fashioned and bland! no emotion in his singing!
do you know that most comments from hk netizens show how tired they are of him and they don't care if he wants to leave.
oh well..Never was a fan and never will be. He doesn't do much for me in terms of his acting or avg looks.
agree. he was overrated as laughing!
One hit wonder. He was only good as "jien man" with Sheren Tang in that series awhile back.
Everything else has been mediocre. He's on the same boat with Joe Ma for me!
he and joe ma both don't have charisma and are better in supporting roles!
agree one hit wonder. michael was just lucky the role laughing was given to him
Who in this industry does not rely on luck to some extent? You can be the most talented actor/actress around, but without the right connections, timing, luck,etc… you are not going to get anywhere!!
I never got the hype of laughing gor. Thought his jin man was better.
I don't think Laughing is his best performance, but, I don't think he's a one hit wonder either. He has given a lot of great performances in other series such as the aforementioned 'jin man' and also as Sui Yu Chan in 'The Slicing of the Demon'. Also love his portrayal of a Stephen Chow inspired character in 'Screen Play'.
I don't think actors/actresses leave DUE to the lack of awards. They leave because they want to.. plus many other reasons like wanting to do/try something new rather (like he mentioned) than be bounded by the same one dimensional characters they've been playing for years. True, "laughing gor" was pretty big, but his roles after than are sorry, pretty boring and forgettable.
Winning the BA award probably will give him a REASON to stay, but I would say NOT a determining factor in his decision.
something new (like he metioned) rather****
Agreed! Not everyone leaves cause of an award but because of money
only the first laughing gor in EU was good. the laughing gor after that all boring and onde dimensional and overrated.
Everyone has to leave one day,especially when working with a company like TVB who pays so little and works you so hard. If any artists have better opportunities then of course they will leave once their contract is up. I highly doubt he is leaving due to the lack of awards too. Also, winning any award from TVB no longer means anything anymore since they all seem to be rigged…
Im sure everyone does get bored of their working environment at a stage, especially if artists' are working with the same colleagues over and over again with some even leaving, limiting it down even more..when they overwork with certain people they will get too familar with costars acting style etc. hence they may not give off 'new sparks' or create new chemistry imo. I read in previous article on Steven Ma, he said with his experience working in the Mainland, he noticed that the actors there had a different style of acting and that they have different ways of expressing particular emotions, hence Steven picked up techniques and acting styles to utilise to improve on his own performances.
he should just accept that kevin was much better than his laughing on that year! kevin had a breakhrough with law ba while michael was just being himself as laughing! many people say michael at best was only at 3rd place that year for tv king!
I think it's quite obvious that Michael is leaving TVB because of other reasons, it's not because he loss the Best Actor award. He already said it's because he wants to have new experiences and that's a part of life. Also when you say. "many people" say Mcihael was only at 3rd place for the tv king, who are they? What are your sources and how could those "many people" know?
the winner was kevin and michael should stop sulking over not winning anything. he's lucky enough tvb made lives of omission to promote him and made a second laughing gor movie after the series. when he and kevin film that one series together in mainland, he was only second fiddle after kevin
going to mainland means digging for money, so yes besides award maybe money is te reason since tvb lays peanut and mainland is the place to get rich
You are really biased as always sel_fi_wu. You over praise the ones that you like and blast anyone that you hate…. What's new??? I do agree with you that everyone leaves to go to China for money.However, it is not only for money but better treatment and better sleeping hours…
Michael has got that arrogant look that makes you just want to punch him in the face.
Kevin is not much better…maybe worse? kekeke
I'm probably part of the minority here but I don't think the Laughing character was overrated. It was a very fun character to see on screen. People are probably more annoyed with the success than the portrayal itself, it's an iconic character in my opinion. Even those that portrayed the character once or twice is more overrated than Laughing.
Kevin is not much of a better actor than Michael. Sadly The only work I enjoyed from him was in Split Second and Gloves Comes Off. He just looks so bored on screen. I never got the hype with Ghetto Justice either if was a fairly good series but it didn't deserve the recognition it did, now that is overrated
I'm also a minority and agree with you Austin. Well said.
I agree with you Austin, however, I think Kevin is not that inferior to Micheal when it comes to acting. Acting is subjective since some may love a particular actor/actress while others will hate them. It is just a matter of opinion and that is how they survive in the circle.
I guess so, I was only comparing to Kevin since someone brought him up which I don't think is fair to Michael either. Besides they're both very different when it comes to acting, one can like both of them.
"one can like both of them"
Agreed, I like both Kevin (for Law Ba) and Michael (for Laughing Gor). Maybe TVB could have figured out a way to award them both (but in different categories) for those roles/characters?
Also, Kevin left TVB even though he won Best Actor. Thus, I think Michael is leaving (regardless of the award) for better opportunities (just like most other veterans).
I think I am a double minority here. I think both Kevin Cheng and Michael Tse are EQUALLY bad when it comes to acting.
Exactly Austin, one can like the both of them so why compare or have to like one and not the other??
Personally I don't like Kevin Cheng's role as Law Bah in "Ghetto Justice" and GJ2. His acting and behaviour as a lawyer was over-exaggerated. I like Kevin Cheng because he is a handsome actor, but am not impressed by his acting overall. He did pretty well in "Split Second"and "Gloves Come Off", but not in other drama series. He did pretty badly in "A Fistful of Stances".
I haven't watched his Mainland Chinese drama series, but heard that he did very well in "Scarlet Heart" 步步驚心.
I can see why he was successful in 步步驚心, but his character in Ghetto Justice was a bit overrated. I liked him in Gloves Come off and thought he did well in a Fistful of Stances, but that it just what I think. It all comes down to personal opinions and views…
kevin LA law was the hk audience favourite in 2011
"I like Kevin Cheng because he is a handsome actor, but am not impressed by his acting overall."
First of all, I'm not a fan of Kevin Cheng. But before you said you weren't impressed by his acting, you have to beware of what you say if you don't want to be blasted by his fans in jaynestars, such as HeTieShou, Vigeya (forgot the spelling), Funn Lim, P.Tan, sel_fi_wu, etc. Once upon a time, I have previously used another name (not May) and criticized that he couldn't act and only had handsome face and virginia lok to succeed, and that his fans liked him because he was handsome, not because of his acting. And then afterwards I was blasted by all his fans I have mentioned above in jaynestars until I lost my interest to come to this website for a couple of weeks. So if you don't want the same thing happens to you, you are better advised to take back what you said and admit his superb acting skill. You have to remember that, when an actor is handsome, his fans like him regardless he can act or not. Otherwise, the actor wouldn't be called an 'actor', right?
By the way, your name sounds familiar. You were one of those fans that blasted me, weren't you?
Well, I very rarely blasted people on their preferences to certain artistes. I would criticize those artistes if they totally can't act (such as Christine Kuo or Rebecca Zhu if they acted those important roles).
1) Acting is very subjective and everyone's tastes and expectations are very different.
2) I did not say Kevin Cheng could not act. I just said that "I was not impressed by him in many of his drama series, especially Law Bah. I think he was over-exaggerated in his acting as a lawyer. Kenneth Ma also acted as a ghetto lawyer in "Survivor's Law II", but his character was very well reflected as a ghetto lawyer, and I enjoyed watching him in that series.
3) Kevin Cheng is a handsome actor, but his acting is not yet that impressive to me, and me only. There could be millions of fans here and there adoring him. I won't argue with them. Every one has a choice to give opinions on this website regarding the acting of an artiste, as long as it is not a personal attack. That is what this website is for ……. to raise our opinions.
Sis I blast anyone for saying Kevin can't act? Well I do agree! He is (or was) TVB's handsomest actor but his acting sucks. His breakthrough role was in BBJX but the rest, sucks. But I still love him.
I am actually not a big fan of Kevin but I like him and enjoy watching him. However, it is ok to criticize anyone since I am open about that and am not obsessed like some of those big fans are. But it depends on how anyone says it because some people are too "guo fen" and go over the edge… Acting is subjective and some may love a particular artist and some may hate them. If I was a big and close minded fan of Kevin, I would blasted Sandcherry, but did I do that at all?? NO!!
There is certainly an error in this article. How can the name of the series E.U and Lives of Omission both be ?? Bad translating
Is not bad translating. Is sloppy work and zero proof reading before article gets uploaded. Bad translating will be the Steven Ma article which was pointed out. Happens quite frequently on this site. But it's a free site for non- Chinese readers to get the latest entertainment news. So no complaints
I am in minority as well. I actualy enjoy michael acting
He's not a bad actor. It's just that he should have left TVB 10 years ago. As soon as he did Young and Dangerous maybe.
Wait, did Michael actually say that he didn't want to work for HKTV because their filming methods are different and don't fit his image or was that another error in translation? If it wasn't an error, then I'm curious to know what he means by that statement. Is he referring to the real location filming or the use of movie-quality filming equipment or the 8-12 hour work days? Or the 100% complete scripts prior to filming? Or to something else? Honestly, this the first time I heard an artist say that they don't like HKTV's filming methods and would prefer TVB's filming methods instead…I don't know about you guys, but that statement makes me think that Michael isn't serious about his acting career because if you talk to any consummate actor who takes their craft seriously, they will tell you that all of the above things enhance the acting experience and helps them do an even better job as actors/actresses (even artists who currently work for TVB have said how important those things are). Hmmm…..
Hi llwy12,
I'm not sure but his response made me think of his connection with his father in law, if I'm not mistaken, his wife is the daughter of one of tvb producers or something? I could be wrong but maybe that's why he turned them down and maybe he couldn't find a nicer way to put it except say thier filming methods are different. Lol.
The above test is an excerpt from the the article reported in the Chinese source. The only thing he mentioned is "畫面同鏡頭都靚一點", which just means that filming and screen shots are prettier in HKTV's drama series. Michael Tse also mentioned that the filming style in HKTV is quite different from the ones in TVB, but he never said that HKTV's filming style does not suit his image.
Therefore, the translator twisted the text as reported in the Chinese source, or he added his OWN personal opinions in his translation.
I meant the "above text", and not "above test". Sorry, it is a typo.
@sandcherry: Thanks for the clarification. That definitely makes alot more sense!
So pretty much another error in translation(argh!). I knew I should have read the Chinese version first (didn't get around to it this time). I'm actually quite shocked at how different the translation is from the original Chinese text….this is why I dislike reading condensed / paraphrased versions of articles….
from some other articles about michael leaving it was said michael wants to continue working with tvb due to the good relationship but will not renew his management contract but will like to sign a per series contract and asking price is 50,000 per an ep for his filming fee but tvb said no
I like Michael tse when he was in that drama with Miriam Yeung and Nick Cheung. His character is so fun and he did a great job in acting. I haven't watch young and Dangerous and was about to today. His laughing gor character is good too. At his age he should get some recognition and he should go out to explore.
AS long as he don't over do it, he's fine. But I feel he don't have the leading man vibe.


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Major General John Fulton Reynolds was the highest ranking officer killed at the Battle of Gettysburg and one of the most senior in the Civil War. His decision to commit his infantry west of Gettysburg set the course of the fighting, but his death early in the battle was a serious blow to the Union Army. There are four statues and monuments to General Reynolds on the battlefield of Gettysburg, a sign of the respect and affection he had earned. An equestrian monument is west of Gettysburg on Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30) (39.837899° N, 77.251284° W; map) A monument marks the site where General Reynolds was mortally wounded on South Reynolds Avenue just north of Meredith Avenue. (39.834392° N, 77.250954° W; map) The earliest of the Reynolds monuments and one of the first at Gettysburg is southeast of town in the National Cemetery. (39.8213° N, 77.23033° W; map) There is also a statue of General Reynolds, a native of Pennsylvania, on the Pennsylvania State Memorial. From the equestrian monument on Chambersburg Pike: Major General From the reverse of the equestrian monument: Cadet U.S.M.A. July 1, 1837; Brevet Second Lieut. 3d U.S. Artillery July 1, 1841; Second Lieut. October 23, 1841; First Lieut. June 18, 1846; Captain March 3, 1855; Lieut.-Colonel 14th Infantry May 14, 1861; Colonel 5th Infantry June 1, 1863. Brig. General U.S. Volunteers August 20, 1861; The equestrian statue was sculpted by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, who also did the Meade and Sedgwick equestrian statues and the bust of Lincoln in the Lincoln Speech Memorial, It was dedicated in 1899, with Reynolds' nephew Charles Reynolds Evans pulling the cord that unveiled the monument. The statue weighs four and a half tons, yet is superbly balanced with only two of the horse's feet on the ground. The monument follows the unofficial rule (or coincidence) where a horse with two feet off the ground indicates its rider was killed in battle. From the front of the monument on Reynolds Avenue: Major Gen. From the rear: Here The statue of Reynolds in the National Cemetery was the first bronze statue at Gettysburg. Funded by the survivors of the First Corps, it was created by sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward in 1871, cast from four bronze cannon barrels, and dedicated in 1872. From the front of the monument: Major General From the rear: To his memory From the right sife: Killed From the left side: Born John Fulton Reynolds was born in 1820 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a little over fifty miles away from Gettysburg. He graduated from West Point in the Class of 1841, ranking 26th out of 50 cadets, then spent the next four years in the artillery of the Atlantic coast garrisons. He received two brevets in the Mexican War, then spent the next fourteen years in garrison duty. In 1860 he became Commandant of Cadets at West Point. After the outbreak of the war he quickly became a brigadier general. While commanding a brigade of Pennsylvania Reserves in the Peninsula in June of 1862 he was cut off behind Confederate lines and captured. Exchanged in August, he commanded a division at Second Bull Run. When Lee invaded Maryland Reynolds was sent at Governor Curtin's insistance to command Pennsylvania's militia. He returned to the army to command the 1st Corps at Fredericksburg, where one of his divisions under George Meade made the only break in the Confederate lines. Reynolds was called to Washington after the Battle of Chancellorsville to confer with President Lincoln. It is believed that he was offered command of the army at that time but turned it down because he felt he would be continually second guessed by Washington like the commanders in the past. Instead the army was given to his former subordinate, George Meade. At the beginning of the Gettysburg campaign Reynolds was given command of the left wing of the army: his own 1st as well as the 3rd and 11th Army Corps. He was leading the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment to the relief of Buford's cavalry in Herbst's Woods when he was mortally wounded by a shot to the head, exactly 22 years to the day after his West Point graduation. |
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Residents say they spotted her at several businesses, including Capt. Scrap's Attic Antiques & Collectibles in Upper Township and Uncle Bill's Pancake House in Avalon.
Taylor, 22, began making a name for herself in the music business in 2006. Much of her music is original, according to a website biography.
She has received Academy of Country Music's "Female Vocalist of the Year" Award, the American Music Awards "Favorite Female Country Artist" award, and the American Music Association's "Horizon" award.
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ANKARA Breaking secularists' taboos, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sparked a heated controversy by rejecting portrayal of beer and alcohol as the country's national drink, insisting that it is the non-alcoholic yoghurt drink ayran.
"Beer was unfortunately presented as a national drink," Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said at a symposium on global alcohol policy in Istanbul, Reuters reported on Saturday, April 27.
However, our national drink is ayran, he added, referring to the staple lunchtime refreshment of yoghurt, water and salt, usually swilled down with a meaty kebab.
Erdogan noted that during the single-party rule of the Turkish Republic's early years, now the country's main and staunchly secularist opposition party, state promotion of alcohol amounted to propaganda, Erdogan said.
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"There is no way you can defend as a lifestyle the consumption of alcohol which has no benefit to society, but on the contrary inflicts harm," Erdogan continued.
Approximately 99 percent of Turkey's population are Muslim, mostly Sunnis.
Islam takes an uncompromising stand in prohibiting intoxicants. It forbids Muslims from drinking or even selling alcohol.
The general rule in Islam is that any beverage that get people intoxicated when taken is unlawful, both in small and large quantities, whether it is alcohol, drugs, fermented raisin drink or something else.
Shares in Turkey's top listed dairy producer Pinar Sut, which makes ayran, rose 3 percent shortly after Erdogan's remarks.
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But Erdogan's opposition to abortion has invited the ire of secularists, dividing Turkey's conservative Muslims on the one hand and secularists on the other.
"It's true, all of you drink ayran with your pasta inside your mosques," read one comment directed at Erdogan's official Twitter account immediately after Erdogan's comments.
"We take example from our FOREFATHER who drank our National Drink: raki," the message continued, referring to Turkey's founder, soldier-statesman Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who was often photographed with a glass of the anisette spirit in hand.
"Erdogan, will you do a shot of ayran with me?" taunted another user on Twitter.
Others lamented the prime minister's intrusion into their lives: "What's it to you what the nation drinks? You go drink ayran. Leave me alone."
Yet, these concerns were unlikely to affect Turkey's AK party which first came into power in 2002 elections, and since then it has won two consecutive elections with a thumping majority.
The party is riding on a wave of popularity that it has earned due to success of its economic policies, turning Turkey from one of the weakest economies in Europe into becoming the 15th largest economy in the world.
Erdogan's government has imposed some of the highest consumption taxes on alcohol in the world.
Over the past year, other restrictions on Alcohol consumptions were applied, including decisions by an increasing number of municipalities to impose restrictions on drinking in public as well as on national advertising.
Most recently, it banned alcohol sales on all domestic and some international flights of its national carrier.
The measures have succeeded in decreasing percentage of alcohol consumption, reaching only six percent of Turkish households consumed alcoholic drinks in 2008, down from eight percent in 2003, according to the Betam research centre at Istanbul's Bahcesehir University.
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An adaptation of a standard activity wheel has been used to determine oxygen uptake of rats prior to and during exercise at 7 different speeds (16–67 m/min). Pre-exercise oxygen uptake was 2.42±0.10 (S.E.) ml (100 g×min)−1 Oxygen uptake increased linearly with work intensity (running speed). At 16 m/min oxygen uptake was 6.44±0.16 ml (100 g×min)−1 and it increased to a maximal value of 9.51±0.14 ml (100 g×min)−1 at a running speed of 53.6 m/min. Increasing running speed to 67 m/min did not produce any further increas in oxygen uptake. Some comparisons of exercise intensity between rats of various studies and rats and man can be made from these data.
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