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What I need to know about Living with Kidney Failure
On this page:
- What is kidney failure and how is it treated?
- How should I choose the treatment that's right for me?
- How will kidney failure affect my life?
- Can I continue to work with kidney failure?
- Can I be active with kidney failure?
- Where can I find help for coping with kidney failure?
- Does kidney failure run in families?
- Eating, Diet, and Nutrition
- Points to Remember
- Hope through Research
- Pronunciation Guide
- For More Information
- Acknowledgments
What is kidney failure and how is it treated?
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Kidney failure means your kidneys no longer work well enough to do their job. You need treatment to replace the work your damaged kidneys have stopped doing. The treatments for kidney failure are
- hemodialysis*
- peritoneal dialysis
- a kidney transplant
Your kidneys filter wastes and extra fluid from your blood to keep you healthy. The wastes and extra fluid become urine that is stored in your bladder until you urinate. When your kidneys fail, dialysis can take over a small part of the work your damaged kidneys can no longer do. You can make treatments work better by
- sticking to your treatment schedule
- taking all medicines your doctor prescribes
- following a special diet that keeps wastes from building up in your blood
- being active most days of the week
Hemodialysis is a treatment for kidney failure. Hemodialysis uses a machine to filter your blood outside your body. First, a dialysis nurse places two needles into your arm. A pump on the hemodialysis machine draws your blood through one of the needles into a tube. The tube takes the blood to a filter, called a dialyzer. Inside the dialyzer, your blood flows through thin fibers that are like straws. The wastes and extra fluid leave the blood through tiny holes in the fibers. Then, a different tube carries the filtered blood back to your body through the second needle.
Read more in Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis and Home Hemodialysis at www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov.
Peritoneal Dialysis
The other form of dialysis, called peritoneal dialysis, uses the lining of your abdomen, or belly, to filter your blood inside your body. A doctor places a soft tube called a catheter in your belly a few weeks before you start peritoneal dialysis. You empty dialysis solution from a plastic bag through the catheter into the empty space inside your belly. The dialysis solution soaks up wastes and extra fluid from your body. After a few hours, you drain the used dialysis solution into another bag. Then you start over with a fresh bag of dialysis solution. Read more in Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Peritoneal Dialysis at www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov.
Kidney Transplant
A kidney transplant places a healthy kidney from another person into your body. The kidney may come from someone who has just died. Your doctor will place your name on a waiting list for a kidney. A family member or friend might be able to give you a kidney. Then you don't have to wait.
The new kidney takes over filtering your blood. The damaged kidneys usually stay where they are. The new kidney is placed in the front lower abdomen, on one side of the bladder. Your body normally attacks anything that shouldn't be there, such as bacteria. Your body will think the new kidney shouldn't be there. You will take medicines called immunosuppressants to keep your body from attacking the new kidney.
Read more in Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Transplantation at www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov.
*See the Pronunciation Guide for tips on how to say the the words in bold type.
How should I choose the treatment that's right for me?
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Learning about different treatments for kidney failure will help you choose the one that best fits your lifestyle. Talk with your doctor and people on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis to learn about the pros and cons of each treatment. Ask your doctor about the transplant waiting list and about medicines required after a transplant. Talk with people who have had kidney transplants and ask how it has changed their lives.
If you plan to keep working, think about which treatment can help make that easier. If spending time with family and friends means a lot to you, learn about which treatment may give you the most free time. Find out which treatment will give you the best chance to be healthy and live longer.
Talking with your doctor ahead of time about your options can help you take control of your care. Understanding the treatment you choose and getting used to the idea that you will be receiving this treatment takes time. If you choose one type of dialysis treatment and find it is not a good fit for your life, talk with your doctor about selecting another type of dialysis treatment that better meets your needs.
While kidney failure can make your life harder, treatments can help improve your life.
How will kidney failure affect my life?
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Kidney failure will affect your life in many ways. You may find you cannot do all the things you used to do at home or at work. You may have less energy and may feel depressed. Physical problems may include
- ankle or belly swelling
- stomach sickness
- throwing up
- loss of appetite
- feeling tired
- weakness
- confusion
- headaches
Having kidney failure does not have to take over your life. Having kidney failure does not have to mean giving up hobbies, work, social activities, or time with family.
Can I continue to work with kidney failure?
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Yes, many people with kidney failure continue to work. Your employer may give you lighter physical jobs or schedule your work hours around your hemodialysis sessions. If you are on peritoneal dialysis, you will need space and time to change the dialysis solution in the middle of the work day. Most employers are happy to make these changes.
As a result of the Americans with Disabilities Act, an employer cannot fire you because you are on dialysis or had a kidney transplant. The law requires an employer to make reasonable adjustments to the workplace for a person with a disability. If your employer is not willing to meet your needs, your dialysis clinic's renal social worker may be able to help find a way to satisfy both you and your employer. As a last resort, you may need to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Your renal social worker may be able to help you with this complaint, or you may need the help of a lawyer. Many times, just the mention of legal action is enough to cause an employer to make reasonable changes in the workplace.
Can I be active with kidney failure?
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Yes. Physical activity is an important part of staying healthy when you have kidney failure. Being active makes your muscles, bones, and heart stronger. Physical activity also makes your blood circulate faster so your body gets more oxygen. Your body needs oxygen to use the energy from food. If you are on dialysis, physical activity can help more wastes move into your blood for dialysis to remove them.
You will find that physical activity can also improve your mood and give you a sense of well-being.
Talk with your doctor before you start an exercise routine. Start slow, with easier activities such as walking at a normal pace or gardening. Work up to harder activities such as walking briskly or swimming. Aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise most days of the week.
Where can I find help for coping with kidney failure?
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When you start dialysis or are referred to a transplant center, you will meet many people who can help you. These people make up your health care team. Your health care team can help you with the emotional and physical problems and changes caused by kidney failure. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. Talk with your family, friends, and health care team about your concerns.
Doctor. Your doctor can help you with many of the physical and emotional health problems caused by kidney failure. You will see your doctor often as you start dialysis or recover from transplant surgery. After a while, you will see your doctor regularly, though less often than at the beginning of treatment. If you have a transplant, you will see your doctor once or twice a month during the first 6 months after your transplant surgery. Then, if everything goes well with your new kidney, you only need to see your doctor once every 6 months.
Dialysis nurse. If you receive hemodialysis at a dialysis center, your dialysis nurse will oversee your treatment. The nurse will take your blood pressure, pulse, and temperature; watch your breathing; and explain your lab results. Your dialysis nurse will also make sure you are taking your medicines correctly and can help you find ways to lessen the side effects of dialysis. If you do home hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, your dialysis nurse will teach you how to set up your treatment, take care of the equipment, and watch for infections or other problems.
Transplant coordinator. Transplant coordinators work with people who need a transplant. They are usually nurses with special training in transplantation. Your transplant coordinator guides you through the transplant process, from setting up your first physical exam and getting you on the kidney transplant waiting list to calling you when a matching kidney has been found and preparing you for transplant surgery. The transplant coordinator also works with you after transplant surgery by
- scheduling your follow-up care
- teaching you how to care for and protect your new kidney
- helping you find ways to cope with the side effects of medicines
Renal dietitian. Renal dietitians help you learn about your nutrition needs and why you must avoid or limit certain foods. A renal dietitian will help you plan healthy meals you will enjoy. See the section "Eating, Diet, and Nutrition" for more information about nutrition for people with kidney failure.
Renal social worker. Dialysis centers have a social worker, called a renal social worker, who works with people on dialysis or who have transplants. Your renal social worker can help you find answers to problems such as
- keeping a job or changing jobs
- getting help with financial issues
- finding services to help with transportation or chores around the house
- finding counseling services to deal with family or couples' problems
Mental health counselor/psychiatrist. Your health care team may recommend you see a mental health counselor or a psychiatrist. A mental health counselor can help with depression and other mental health issues by talking with you and suggesting ways to deal with stress and unhealthy thoughts and behaviors. A psychiatrist is a doctor trained to help people with mental health issues such as depression and to prescribe medicines, if needed.
Family and friends. Your health care team members are not the only people who can help you cope with the problems and changes caused by kidney failure. Having a strong support system of family and friends can make it easier to deal with problems and life changes. Now is not the time to stop seeing your friends. Make a point to spend time with friends or keep in touch with them by phone or email. Attend social functions and community events.
You. You can improve the quality of your health care by letting your health care team know how you want to be treated. Don't hesitate to ask questions when your doctor or nurse tells you something you don't understand. Let your dialysis nurse know if you feel light-headed or sick to your stomach during dialysis. If you do home hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, tell your dialysis nurse about any problems you have with equipment or supplies. If you have a transplant, talk with your transplant coordinator if your medicines cause digestion problems or other side effects. You are responsible for taking your medicines and keeping your appointments. Taking charge of your own medical care will help you feel more in control of your life.
Does kidney failure run in families?
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Yes, kidney failure runs in families, so your blood relatives are at risk. You can help prevent relatives from having kidney failure by talking with them about their risk. Members of your family may already have chronic kidney disease (CKD), which means their kidneys are damaged and do not work as well as they should. CKD tends to get worse over time. CKD often, though not always, leads to kidney failure. CKD most often has no symptoms, so the only way for your family members to know whether they have CKD is to get tested. Simple urine and blood tests can show if they have CKD. The earlier CKD is found, the sooner your family members can take steps to keep their kidneys healthy longer, including taking medicines that help control blood pressure and prevent further kidney damage. Exercising and eating a better diet can also keep CKD from getting worse.
Eating, Diet, and Nutrition
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Eating the right foods can help you feel better when you are on dialysis or have a kidney transplant. Staying healthy with kidney failure requires watching how much of these elements are included in your diet:
- Protein is in many foods you eat. Protein is in foods from animals and plants. Most diets include both types of protein. Protein provides the building blocks that maintain and repair muscles, organs, and other parts of the body. Too much protein can cause waste to build up in your blood, making your kidneys work harder. However, if you are on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, you need lots of protein to replace the protein that dialysis removes.
- Phosphorus is a mineral that keeps your bones healthy. Phosphorus also keeps blood vessels and muscles working. This mineral is found naturally in foods rich in protein, such as meat, poultry, fish, nuts, beans, and dairy products. Phosphorus is also added to many processed foods. You need phosphorus to turn food into energy; however, too much can cause your bones to weaken.
- Water is in drinks and in foods such as fruits, vegetables, ice cream, gelatin, soup, and popsicles. Your body needs water; however, too much can cause fluid to build up in your body and make your heart work harder.
- Sodium is a part of salt. You can find sodium in many canned, packaged, and fast foods and in seasonings and meats. You need sodium to help control the amount of fluid in your body; however, too much can cause high blood pressure.
- Potassium is a mineral that helps your nerves and muscles work the right way. Potassium is found in fruits and vegetables such as oranges, bananas, tomatoes, and potatoes. You need potassium for healthy nerves and brain cells; however, too much can make your heartbeat irregular.
- Calories are found in all foods and are especially high in oils and sugary foods. You need calories for energy; however, too many can cause weight gain and high blood sugar.
Talk with your clinic's renal dietitian to find a meal plan that works for you. Each treatment requires a different diet. If you are on hemodialysis, you have to stay away from foods such as potatoes and oranges because they have lots of potassium. If you are on peritoneal dialysis, eating potassium is fine. Instead, you may need to watch your calories. Your food needs will also depend on your weight and activity level.
Changing your diet may be hard at first. Eating the right foods will help you feel better. You will have more strength and energy. Having more energy will help you live a fuller, healthier life. Read more in Eat Right to Feel Right on Hemodialysis at www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov.
Points to Remember
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- Kidney failure means your kidneys no longer work well enough to do their job.
- Learning about treatments for kidney failure will help you choose the one that best fits your lifestyle.
- Many people with kidney failure continue to work.
- Physical activity is an important part of staying healthy when you have kidney failure.
- You can help prevent relatives from having kidney failure by talking with them about their risk.
- Eating the right foods can help you feel better when you are on dialysis or have a kidney transplant.
Hope through Research
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In recent years, researchers have learned a great deal about how the kidneys work. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) sponsors several programs aimed at understanding what happens when the kidneys are damaged. The NIDDK's Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases supports basic research into normal kidney function and the diseases that impair normal function at the cellular and molecular levels, including diabetes, high blood pressure, glomerulonephritis, and cystic kidney diseases.
Clinical trials are research studies involving people. Clinical trials look at safe and effective new ways to prevent, detect, or treat disease. Researchers also use clinical trials to look at other aspects of care, such as improving the quality of life for people with chronic illnesses. To learn more about clinical trials, why they matter, and how to participate, visit the NIH Clinical Research Trials and You website at www.nih.gov/health/clinicaltrials. For information about current studies, visit www.ClinicalTrials.gov.
Pronunciation Guide
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catheter (KATH-uh-tur)
chronic (KRON-ik)
dialyzer (DY-uh-ly-zuhr)
dietitians (DY-eh-TISH-uhnz)
hemodialysis (HEE-moh-dy-AL-ih-siss)
immunosuppressants (ih-MYOON-oh-suh-PRESS-untss)
peritoneal dialysis (PAIR-ih-toh-NEE-uhl) (dy-AL-ih-siss)
psychiatrist (sy-KY-uh-trist)
renal (REE-nuhl)
For More Information
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American Association of Kidney Patients
2701 North Rocky Point Drive, Suite 150
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: 1–800–749–2257 or 813–636–8100
Fax: 813–636–8122
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.aakp.org
American Kidney Fund
11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 1–866–300–2900
Internet: www.kidneyfund.org
Life Options
c/o Medical Education Institute, Inc.
414 D'Onofrio Drive, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53719
Phone: 608–833–8033
Fax: 608–833–8366
Internet: www.lifeoptions.org
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016–5337
Phone: 1–800–622–9010 or 212–889–2210
Fax: 212–689–9261
Internet: www.kidney.org
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Publications produced by the Clearinghouse are carefully reviewed by both NIDDK scientists and outside experts. The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse would like to thank the following individuals for assisting with the scientific and editorial review of this publication:
Eric Edwards
Board of Directors
Dialysis Patient Citizens
Washington, D.C.
Nancy Kutner, Ph.D.
Emory University, Atlanta
Thank you also to Vicki McClelland, executive director, and Brian Testerman, operations manager, of the Free Medical Clinic of Northern Shenandoah Valley for facilitating field-testing of this publication.
National Kidney Disease Education Program
3 Kidney Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 1–866–4–KIDNEY (1–866–454–3639)
Fax: 301–402–8182
Email: email@example.com
Internet: www.nkdep.nih.gov
The National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) is an initiative of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NKDEP aims to raise awareness of the seriousness of kidney disease, the importance of testing those at high risk, and the availability of treatment to prevent or slow kidney disease.
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3580
Phone: 1-800-891-5390
Fax: 703-738-4929
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov
The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1987, the Clearinghouse provides information about diseases of the kidneys and urologic system to people with kidney and urologic disorders and to their families, health care professionals, and the public. The NKUDIC answers inquiries, develops and distributes publications, and works closely with professional and patient organizations and Government agencies to coordinate resources about kidney and urologic diseases.
This publication is not copyrighted. The Clearinghouse encourages users of this publication to duplicate and distribute as many copies as desired.
This publication may contain information about medications. When prepared, this publication included the most current information available. For updates or for questions about any medications, contact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration toll-free at 1–888–INFO–FDA (1–888–463–6332) or visit www.fda.gov. Consult your health care provider for more information.
NIH Publication No. 14–7711
March 2014
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Excellent Sound Written By Chris B, Albany NY on Monday, August 25, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Excellent balanced sound with RTiA7's and RTiA3's for surround. Nice construction, reasonable size to fit on mantle of fireplace, and cherry vener is very attractive. Highly recommend. Pros: Everything. Cons: NONE!
POLK CSI A4 Center Channel Written By Darryl, Charlottesville VA on Wednesday, August 06, 2014 My Polk CSI A4 are a great addition to my older towers. I was worried when my center channel went down. After replacing it with the Polk CSI A4 I am back up and running thanks to the experts at CRUTCHFIELD. Pros: Full dynamic range. The black Crow finish matches the rest of my system. Very pleased. Thanks Crutchfield Team. Darryl
Center speaker upgrade Written By Poorrichard, Pawleys Island, SC on Monday, May 19, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Upgraded my center speaker from Polk CSI 10 to the Polk CSI A4. Excellent clear dialogue, surprising bass quality and crisp highs. It adds a real punch to music playing through the surround sound system. TV sounds is directed through this center for the greatest supplemental effects. Well worth the price. Pros: Great sound for the units size and price. Cons: None
clear dialogue even at lower volumes Written By Anonymous, bay area, CA on Tuesday, April 08, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) satisfied I did not skimp on the center speakers. we watch a lot of movies/tv shows at night while kids are asleep. and i always hated turning the volume up to hear dialogues and down on explosions. this one's great (the receiver helps a lot of course) Pros: clear dialogues at low volumes deep base
csi a4 Written By William, Swartz Creek Mi. on Thursday, April 03, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) great sound ,good looking
Polk audio CSi A4 Center channel Written By Tholliday, Memphis, TN on Saturday, March 01, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I've had this center channel now for over a month and the sound quality is great. The speaker provides a very rich detail and sounds very well at any listening level. I actually was pleasantly surprised at how well it sounds at very loud listening levels. The only thing left to be desired is I wish the highs out of the speaker were a little more pronounced. That being said, this is an extremely good buy for the price. I've heard much more expensive center channels that this one outperforms. As always, crutchfield is awesome and got this to me very quickly!! Pros: Great performance for the price, especially at loud volume levels. Cons: Highs not as pronounced as what I would like.
Great center channel speaker! Written By Ivan, Houston, TX on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Polk CSiA4 is great speaker for my home theater needs. The sound is crisp, and speech dialogue is very clear. This center channel speaker can handle all the wattage from my Yamaha receiver, which considers this Polk a 'large' speaker during auto setup. Also, the build quality is top notch. Pros: Clear dialogue Top notch build quality Cons: none
Polk Audio CSi A4 Written By George, Haddonfield, New Jersey on Saturday, January 11, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Excellent addition to my Polk Monitors. It has filled in the voice range and added much more clarity to the sound. I had to reboot my Marantz SR but Crutchfield technical support walk me through this step with good technical assessments!
Very Satisfied. Written By David P, Cape Coral, Florida on Saturday, November 16, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Speaker is outstanding. Great sound thanks to the silk Dome Tweeters. Plenty loud for its size compared to the CSI-6. Clarity is outstanding compared to aluminum tweeters.Thank you Polk Audio. Pros: Looks Great Sounds Great . I Definitly recommend to buy. Very Satisfied Cons: None
Polk home theater Written By C Grant, Key West, Fl. on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) CSi A4 center channel-cherry RTi A3 front speakers-cherry FXiA4 dipole rears PSW125-cherry @ 90w RMS Denon AVR-1913 Samsung 55". 6100 Through a Panamax M4300PM Room- 10x18 First I'd like to say the craftsmanship & design are elegant.. I've been breaking them in for a few months now and they sound better every day..@ 90w I'm in the solid middle power range and believe another 25-35 would really make them shine however I get no complaints the way they are- my center channel is + 1.5 for voice I do recommend Bi-amping the front speakers to help the high frequencies as Polk aren't as "Bright" as others however the sound is very good and movies "rock" I got the free sub deal ($50 upgrade to 12") and an open box here or there as well several 10% offs and paid $2400 for what you see above~ Pros: Design, room filling sound, clarity Cons: Try and give these their middle to upper RMS need- Size may put a few people off however its well worth it for the $
center of attention Written By geronimo, west babylon, ny on Thursday, June 27, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I upgraded my center from onkyo center to this bad boy and I can hair the difference very clean clear sound and more ofs ooverall filling experience
Polk Audio CSi A4 Written By Polk Audio CSi A4, Soddy Daisy Tn on Saturday, June 15, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) THIS SPEAKER IS SO CLEAR YOU CAN UNDERSTAND AND PICK OUT BACK GROUND CONVERSATIONS
Fantastic Written By Ron, Iowa on Monday, June 03, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This center channel is locate just below my big screen at ear level. Crystal clear when watching movies. I matched this with a pair of RTI-A1's Just set these speakers up in a 27' x 14' room. I installed the RTI-A1's with bookshelf hangers from Sanus . I installed these at ceiling height but was able to tip the speaker down to direct it into the listening area. These speakers are powered by an Onkyo HT-RC260. Hidden is a powered subwoofer. Rear speakers are Bose. This system rocks. So much dimension you swear your in the middle of the action. Clear, Clean, undistorted sound. Pros: Great Looking! Cons: None
Great Sound Written By Eric, Edmond, OK on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Works great! Best sound I have ever had.
Polk Audio CSi A4 Center Speaker Written By EdJ, St. Paul MN on Monday, May 27, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Excellent sound production. Beautiful cabinet workmanship. Pros: This center speaker has excellent sound production throughout the spec. range. The cabinet workmanship is excellent. Cons: None
EXCELLENT Written By TONY J., Harrisburg, PA on Sunday, April 21, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) These unit really enhances movie sound and music. I didn't know what I was missing. Matched them with a pair of Polk RTi A1 and a pair of Polk RC80i ceiling speakers. Great sound!!!!!!! Pros: Great looks and great sound.
polk center Written By Anonymous, naples Fl on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) had the energy take system, and with many movies found myself having to rewind to clarify dialogue i had missed. was driving me nuts. replaced center and the two fronts with voice matched Polks and dialogue is clear and crisp. Pros: clarity Cons: none
Excellent Speaker (Continued) Written By Mack, Accokeek, MD on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Bought the center channel speaker with two sets of the RTi A1s and performance is outstanding. Thought about the floor standing option but wanted to save space; nevertheless, not missing a thing as movies and music sound 10 x better! Thanks Crutchfield; you all ROCK!!!!! Pros: NONE Cons: NONE
Excellent Center Speaker Written By gulfvet, Shirley, MA on Monday, March 11, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Excellent sound quality. Beautiful design. Pros: Sound quality, design Cons: none
Polk Audio CSi A4 Written By john, kinston, nc on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) beautiful speaker...awesome with 7.1 system
Great Center Speaker Written By CaptSail, Yorktown Heights, NY on Thursday, December 13, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) First, I want to thank Crutchfield. Bill Crutchfield is running one of the most customer-oriented and supportive businesses I have ever encountered. His sales and support staff are absolutely the best. They are there for you 100%. I would rather buy from them then the store around the corner because of their wonderful support and return policies. You are always treated like gold, even when returning a product. Prior to this I had purchased the Polk Audio RTi A3's, which are great for bookshelf speakers. I do not have a surround system, just the two RTi 3's. I wanted simply to enhance the voices when watching TV or DVD's. The Polk Audio CSi A4 center speaker fit in perfectly as it's voice-matched to the RTi 3's. Now when watching we have much more depth to the sound and real stereo effect when music or sound effects are played. Also, the cabinetry is beautiful. Pros: Voice-matched to the RTi 3's. Beautiful cabinetry. Excellent sound quality. Easy set up. Nice curve to the top. Cons: None really. Just carefully measure out your space as this speaker might be a bit larger than you expect. Still well with it, as it looks great.
Polk CSi A4 Center Speaker: Excellence Written By SteveL, Kern, CA on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Very impressed with this center speaker. Terrific sound and clarity, surprisingly good bass for a center speaker. Watching movies I know well, I hear details from this speaker I've not noticed before. It's a very nice match with my Polk RTiA3 speakers. Works just as well with music as for movies.
Great speaker! Written By Doug, AK on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I upgraded my center from an old Pioneer HTiB center channel, which was very small...needless to say, I was surprised at how big real centers are. Had to move a few things around to make room, but it was well worth it. The voices and sound effects are very clear, and match my RTi bookshelves perfectly. The sound flows smoothly from channel to channel with the action in the movie. I like to crank up the volume when watching a movie, and this speaker does not disappoint. Was a huge upgrade for my system. Pros: Clarity, matches my other Polks both in sound and looks, good price, solid build.....and free shipping to AK :) Cons: none so far
Polk Audio CSi A4 Written By John G, Ulster Park,NY on Sunday, April 01, 2012 Purchased this Polk Audio center channel speaker when I upgraded my audio amp. and left the cathode ray tube world behind upgrading to a Sony 46'' LED Bravia TV. It blends in fairly well with my 10 year old Polk RT35i's. Probably would sound better yet with new Polk bookshelfs. Pros: Sound,fit and finish. Cons: None so far.
Csi a4 Written By Danielb, Palmer, Alaska on Friday, February 03, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Originally got the A6 but it was to big to fit under my new tv. Crutchfield was great and took it back and set me up with the A4. It sounds incredible and fits perfectly. Pros: Sounds great, reasonable size. Cons: None
Tower Speakers Optional Written By DS, Henderson, NV on Thursday, January 26, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I already did my research and chose the RTiA3s for the main speakers and FXiA4 surrounds in my new HT setup. Choosing the voice matched CSiA4 was a no brainer, it blends in perfectly. I want to write about the musical surprise of this speaker. I "settled" on the RTiA3's for my main speakers because I couldnt afford the larger A5s, or A7s with the center, surrounds and sub that are a must have for HT. I have a 7.1 amp so I figured I would start with the A3s in the front and move them to the back when I can afford the towers. This was the plan because my simple understanding of music is that it is usually recorded in 2 channel so it sounds best with 2 monster floor speakers right? I'm not so sure I will ever need those monster floor speakers - this CSiA4 adds 2, 5 1/4" woofers and a 1" tweeter to the already impressive sound of the RTiA3s and produces an overall better sound than 2 speaker stereo. turn on the FXIA4 surrounds and you get 2 more 5 1/4" woofers and 4 more 1" tweeters bringing to life a timbre matched 360 sound field supported by a DSWPRO 550wi SUB that IMHO would be hard to beat with just 2 speakers no matter how great they are. Dont get me wrong I'm not suggesting anyone buy this spreaker as a stand alone music option, I have over $1000 of sub woofer, surrounds and bookshelf speakers supporting this center channel...my primary goal was home theater with a plan to upgrade to tower speakers for music but I dont feel like I'm missing out...Tower speakers optional. Pros: Excellent sound and beautiful cabinet. Pefectly matches RTi / FXi line of speakers. Crutchfield's customer service is second to none! Order with confidence. Cons: More of a caution than a con. the CSiA4 is larger than many center channel speakers.
Classical Music Lover Written By Ron, Southern California on Monday, November 21, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Works seamlessly with my Polk RTi A7 Towers Pros: Having upgraded to Polk Towers I found that my existing Yamaha center channel was not blending too well. I obtained the CSi A4 since the A6 was too large for the available space, I'm well pleased with it, the improvement was obvious from the moment it was first fired up. Cons: Since in my set up only the grill is visable the lovely wood finish is a waste of money, a black vinyl finished version would have been my first choice and this must be a common complaint, given where this speaker is usually located.
Amazing Written By Dave S., Oberlin, OH on Monday, June 06, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I recently replaced my failing Sony STR series receiver with the Denon AVR 1911. Once installed, the sound was really good. But my old bookshelf setup was lacking the thundering bass we were looking for. With that said, my wife let my pull the trigger on a set of RTi A5's and I found that this center was voice matched to those speakers. This is an amazing edition to the new set up! The sound is incredible! Not only that, even with the audyssey setting up the crossover for this speaker, the bass is still incredible! Crisp highs, tight/deep bass punches. The center is the heart of any surround sound system and this is the perfect foundation. I am so glad I took the time to call and talk to a customer service representative. He helped me select the right towers and complimenting center. Thank You Crutchfield for showing me that customer service is still alive somewhere!
Polk Center Speaker Performs !!! Written By Dick, Renton, Washington on Friday, March 18, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This Polk center speaker produces very good clarity and punch when needed with no distortion. It is a much needed addition to my Boze surround system. I'm also running a Polk S/W... Overall combination is fantastic. The Speaker also looks good with the cherry wood....great addition to the furniture of our home !!! Many thanks to the Crutchfield techs for answering all my concerns !!!
Polk Audio CSi A4 Written By Misterkraft, Sammamish, WA on Sunday, February 06, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I have a 12x14 bonus room dedicated to movie watching, this center is paired with the RTi A7 as fronts and in-wall RC85i as my surrounds. I don't have a lot to compare too, but this center is very clear and capable of producing some good mid-range bass too. I debated upgrading to the CSiA6 but I thought that would be a little overkill considering how good the CSiA4 is. Everything is powered by an Onkyo TX-NR807 which seems pretty solid so far. If I had a larger room I would consider getting the A6 and some Emotiva amps to push everything, but right now I couldn't enjoy it any louder and its still very clear. Very happy with this speaker for my purposes.
Incredible quality Written By Andy, West Lafayette, Indiana on Sunday, January 31, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Excellent sound quality, looks great too! I have this center speaker matched with Polk's RTiA3's up front and it's just an unbelievable sound field. I've wanted this type of home theater setup for years. It's a music lover and movie lover's dream come true.
Polk Audio CSi A4 Written By ira_l, Ossining, NY on Thursday, May 21, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This speaker sounds and looks great! Dialog and centrally located efx really sound wonderful and it blends well with my other RTi speakers. Do be aware, though that it has a LARGE cabinet - it's very deep. You may notice that it sits farther off the wall than your front speakers do. Make sure to spread your front speakers far enough away from it so it doesn't overpower them. Crutchfield sent me an obviously used and damaged one; it was very dusty and the right cone was partially unscrewed. Shocked, I called them and they overnighted a brand new replacement. The replacement is fine. All things considered, this is an excellent sounding speaker. You'll love it!
Great center speaker Written By Steve, Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, February 21, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I use this center speaker in a home theater setup with other Polk speakers. This center speaker just fits in the drawer of the BDI Avion home theater cabinet. It has clear dialogue and blends seamlessly with my other Polk speakers.
Polk Audio CSi A4 Written By Brian, Nevada on Monday, January 26, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Received this speaker and upon opening the box and taking out the speaker, the right side driver fell out of the enclosure. Upon closer examination, I saw that the holes drilled into the enclosure were stripped out (probably by being over tightened at the factory). I called Crutchfield and had no problems with getting a return authorization. Decided against buying any of the RTi/CSi speakers from Polk. This might have been a manufacturing fluke, but it didn't leave me very confident in Polk's quality control.
very clean voice Written By Tacheng, Raleigh, NC on Thursday, August 21, 2008 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought this CSI A4 center speaker under scratch and dent catagory (good discount from the list price) to replace my 11 year old CS250 (I dropped it and broke the speaker component due to the heavy magnet). This speaker is better than my old one and has a very clear voice spectrum. Other than the box, this speaker is in perfect condition.
Excellent Written By Bill, Mountain Top, PA on Saturday, April 19, 2008 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought this as an upgrade to my Polk CSi20 center channel. My center channel was lacking. It didn't sound loud enough. There is a huge difference with this speaker. The clarity is excellent. It sounds great with DVDs and my PS3 games. It fits perfectly with my Polk RTi38 front speakers. I buy nothing but Polk because of their great quality. You can't go wrong with this one.


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CamilleNorth CarolinaHairLight BrownDry HairColor Treated HairFine or Thin HairChemically Treated HairBest Tweezer For Small HairsThis is the second set of tweezers I have purchased of this brand and style. Love the tweezers and they are great for getting the smallest, finest hairs. This set did not seem to be made as well as the other set I bought years ago though. These are made of a much lighter material and I do not like them as well as my original set but they still get the job done.posted May 9, 2011Link to this post
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That unfair.and not the notorious Poulsbo or now the Medfield situation
Phoronix: Intel Wants YOUR Linux Questions, Feedback
Intel's Linux graphics team is seeking any questions or feedback that Phoronix readers have concerning their open-source Linux graphics driver stack...
That unfair.and not the notorious Poulsbo or now the Medfield situation
Background: Intel seems to introduce video products before stable support is available. I got caught in that with 4500HD, which had great reviews (even here on Phoronix), but was actually too unstable to use. I ended up getting a standalone GPU, even though I didn't need the additional performance. I've since avoided Intel graphics on all subsequent purchases.
Question: What is Intel doing to insure that drivers and support are available for products at introduction in Linux, not a year or two later?
I am not sure if I got your question correctly, but as Michael has already covered in several articles here on phoronix, Ivy Bridge was fully supported on Linux, in upstream versions of Kernel, Mesa, xf86-video-intel and so on, around 1 year prior to its launch.
For the future graphics adapters, I won't disclose much details, but we expect to improve the pace even a bit further.
There was a graphics test for Fedora 16 in which I participated, I had a pretty old notebook with Intel integrated graphics(128 MB Video) i945. I found some bugs when I did this test but the reporting was to complicated. I wasn't able to report if I did not have a Fedora Wiki account which needed some license agreement and waiting for manual confirmation. My point is that Intel integrated graphics might have a lot of bugs but u maybe don't know about them yet... My problems were that it wasn't displaying the 3d models correctly, were glitchy, instead of seeing a ball for example, I was seeing only a few pixels from 1 surface. That problem was in 2 or 3 tests from something like 10.
Since the new gpus come from a third party there is poor opensource support, is there any plan to fix this introducing new intel gpus that could be supported?
Any plan to support opencl on existing or future gpus?
I'm interested in the following questions:
1) What exactly is RC6?
2) Why does it repeatedly turn out to be non-functional? Is it some unforeseen incompatibility on Intel's side? Are there some BIOS bugs to work around?
3) Can we expect universal support for RC6 (and/or semaphores) in the future?
4) Whereas Intel's integrated graphics are not really competitive in the performance segment, they are vastly ahead regarding power efficiency. Can we expect further driver improvement in that regard?
5) Will we get S3TC?
When can we expect OpenGL 3.3 support on Sandy Bridge?
When do you expect to have OpenGL 4.2 support on Ivy Bridge?
What is the status of OpenCL support on Ivy Bridge?
Will native CUDA support be introduced for Ivy Bridge or will CUDA code continue to require GPU Ocelot:


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Five Popular Web Strategies That Don't Work
At your next moment of change and opportunity, what kind of leader will you be?
This question arose again recently as we kicked off a major web project with a client. The goals of the project were typical enough: improve usability, differentiate the firm, and close the gap with competitors.
But that was the problem. These goals have become the stock objectives for most major web initiatives, pulled from the shelf and recycled for every website and product redesign. And it's not hard to see why. They're safe. They're familiar to your colleagues. They provide easy benchmarks and sometimes easy wins.
Goals like these may lead to change, but they rarely lead to progress. They're conventional thinking that will produce, at best, a conventional outcome.
Because recognition is the first step toward recovery, here are the five most common off-the-shelf web strategies that we see in our work:
Strategy #1: Parity
The parity play involves watching what your competitors do, and then either copying them or one-upping them. Parity is seductive because it's easy and safe. And it can lead to incremental improvements. But it's just as likely that you're imitating an expensive tactic that didn't work for your competitor. In either case, you can never lead your market by following the pack.
Takeaway: Don't chase your competitors. Chase your customers.
Strategy #2: Novelty
Every business wants to be new and different, so many business leaders equate innovation with novelty. They think if they introduce something new—something that nobody else offers—they will differentiate themselves and capture attention. But what's new isn't necessarily valuable or better than the alternatives. In fact, few business breakthroughs are actually new:
- Apple didn't invent the graphical user interface, digital music player or smartphone. They vastly improved on existing products.
- Google didn't invent the search engine.
- Nintendo didn't invent the video game.
Takeaway: Newer isn't better. Better is better.
Strategy #3: Usability
Most web initiatives cite improved usability as a business objective. While usability is a must for long-term success, it's really just table stakes. If your websites and products aren't useful as well as usable, then all the usability in the world won't help you.
Takeaway: Be useful first. Then be usable.
Strategy #4: Technology
This remains the most common approach to web innovation. It involves making a list of feature ideas or technologies, and then designing your websites or products around them. Designing products based on feature lists leads to unsatisfactory experiences because those lists aren't oriented to the perspective and needs of your customers. In fact, the majority of your customers don't care about features and technology. They just want products that are useful to them.
Takeaway: Design your business around people, not technologies.
Strategy #5: Epiphany
The notion of an epiphany—that next big idea that will change everything for your organization and industry—is at once the most seductive and dangerous of web strategies. It's seductive because it is glorified in the business press and in our cultural myths about how innovation happens. It's dangerous because it is the business equivalent of the half-court shot. While epiphanies sometimes do happen, they're too unreliable as a business strategy because they can't be controlled.
Takeaway: Don't bank on epiphanies. Processes that are repeatable and controllable are the most reliable sources of innovation.
The Solution: Aim to Be Remarkable
Remarkable sells. Remarkable gets and holds attention. Remarkable is memorable, unique and inspiring. Remarkable builds successful companies like Zappos and breakthrough products like the iPhone.
In fact, if you don't aim to be remarkable, you are unlikely to achieve even adequacy after the vicissitudes and compromises of any major web initiative. Obvious you say? Perhaps, but rarely practiced because it involves taking risks.
So, at your next moment of change and opportunity, what kind of leader will you be?
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Scott, I have been in sales for - I hate to say it - over 40 years. When I opened a small business crafting persuasive website content, I went straight back to the basics of Sales 101 that I learned my first day with Scott Paper Company in 1978. The very first thing they taught us was how to craft a benefit/ feature statement and how not to confuse the value of the two - from the perspective of the customer. Though many things have changed over the years, basic human motivation has not changed one whit. When working with clients, I try to get them to answer one thing from the client's user perspective. All else revolves around it. Answer the WIIFM question; What's In It For Me? I could care less if some of this may seem familiar to me and to some of the readers. And from years of working with clients, some of them quite brilliant, I can tell you from experience that these things are not at all obvious nor arrived at intuitively. there is noting wrong with repeating an idea in words that may reach a reader while someone else's words did not. That is the art of persuasion. It is extraordinarily difficult to accomplish these important tasks in such a manner that causes readers to engage and thereby be motivated to action. It just looks easy when it is well done. In someone else's words, fascinate or go home.
I admit to having been out of the sales and marketing field for over 20 years, but my point, at countless board meetings, was get the customer to design what they want, and then make it work; they often know their markets best.
Sorry if it's a bit simplistic.
Foregone and redundant... possibly mildly offensive. Anybody else got reminded of the joke about the shepherd and the consultant, reading this?
The idea of general rtraseint is really interesting. It reminds me of the Microsoft designs the iPod package video. The success of Apple's clear, minimal, and simple design is validated by their ability to create a successful brand image. From a birds-eye-view, they don't harp on feature lists or benefits. The idea is about listening to music or talking on the phone. Sure, they'll list the features on their website, or in a detailed presentation, but to an uneducated buyer they just see coolness. What's most interesting is that they've reached a state where the community will do that for them; people write about how good the product is before anyone has any proof.
This post seems like a really literal and cheap rip-off of Adaptive Path's book "Subject To Change".
Bravo!!! I love your article! I am so impressed after reading it and I learned so much. Please write some more.
Is this article for thick people or what? I cannot see the point in writing a series of obvious remarks.
digital innovation consultancy: does this equate with ripping stupid off?
The takeaways are all insightful, but with the exception of #5 (because creating an epiphany can not really be a strategy), saying that these strategies don't work is misleading.
Technology is an enabler, and parity and novelty are objectives which most (if not all) companies can argue have their own inherent value depending on what measures the strategy being employed defines.
Pretty much agreed. Your main focus should always be your customers, providing the best service you can to them. All those things like innovation, epiphany, usefulness... are basically side effects of pursuing that goal.
The article title states that these are "five popular web strategies," not that these strategies are prescriptive. So the fact that #1 and #2 are contradictory doesn't matter. Both get touted (not necessarily at the same time) by management that's looking at the competition rather than at the customer or market.
I would put all five of these items into a category called "Silver Bullets" because that's how they're often trotted out and used -- If only our product does X, then we'll put our competition out of business; if only our product had these 4 features our largest customer wants, then we'd kill in the marketplace; if only we replatform our product using this shiny new technology, we'll get a jump on the competition.
Nothing can replace the work done by seeing customers and the market with fresh eyes, with a sense of being completely open and without preconceptions.
Unfortunately, that approach takes time and effort, and the silver bullets seem much more tangible (and manageable) to some decision-makers.
ive found if you want to inspire innovation dont use strategies at all. planning for innovation is like planning for fun. fun just HAPPENS. you can set an area where fun is more likely to happen, you can set aside time for fun, you can get people who like to HAVE fun, but you cannot regulate how the fun will occur. nor can you say "only have fun if you can show that your fun helps me somehow and no other kind of fun is allowed"
innovation is the same way, you can get nerds together who love to hack, give em toys pay them for their time and let them go and innovation will happen. will it be useful? dont know its not part of the plan because there is no plan. they are just having fun. a lot of good innovations come out of this and a lot of poor innovations come out. the most you can do is filter the results to what you want and what you dont.
this is a method google has employed to quite the success (they encourage their employees to spend 30% of their time on personal projects.) this is a method that has proven successful in universities too (how many major innovations started as a student's or professor's pet project)
put the right people together in the right situations and innovation is inevitable.
Those who think #2 and #1 are contradictions are greatly oversimplifying and completely missing the point. Number one simply is paying attention to what your customers want, rather than what your competitors are doing. Number #2 leads into this, if it is something your customers want and you can build it better - despite not being original - then don't worry about originality and just go for it.
Thanks for the post! I like your 4th point, design around people and not technology.
This is good advice because as a Front End Developer I often get too caught up in neat gui's and latest JavaScript techniques to display content in unique ways.
However, as an inspiring UX Strategist the focus should really be on the user and how they subliminally perceive design elements. In fact, most users aren't going to a site for it's design but for what it offers. A design should never take a way from the essence of the context.
I think you just read and copied what the Adaptive Path guys say in Subject to Change. Or did they just copy someone elses ideas?
Wow...this is perhaps the most useless advice I've read in a long time.
#2 almost directly contradicts #1.
Usability and usefulness are independent, unrelated concepts.
The rest is vague, fluffy pseudo-philosophy. I was expecting #6 to be something like "Maintain a positive attitude when developing your site".
Apple didn't invent the GUI:
It seems to me that the real issue here isn't that these strategies don't work, it's that the goals aren't clearly defined and thus it becomes difficult to analyze the effectiveness of a particular strategy or tactic.
Innovation occurs when someone develops a better way to achieve a desired outcome, which could be possible with one or more of the above strategies. I don't disagree with much of the above per se, but in my mind the goals, or lack thereof, are the root cause of these problems.
Don't point 1 and point 2 contradict each other?
Point 1 - don't copy competitors and attempt to one up them
Point 2 - don't create anything new, copy your competitors and attempt to one up them
Thank you Scott. You put it so succinctly. Brilliant. I share some similar trains of thought about how to go about making "better" stuff at the P.s web-space. If you get a minute to take a peek, I'd be interested to know what you think.
five years ago, my web development instructor pointed to the Apple website as the "Golden Standard" for web design. I accepted it back then along with all of the Flash bashing.
Today I see things differently. Apple is big at promoting the new technology (HTML5). however, their site is still using old visual techniques that are transparent so not HTML5.
They did blaze a trail with the iPhone and iPad, i tip my hat to them for that, but everything that glitters is not gold.
This is great advice. I've been in a hundred meetings where the goal was parity and precious few where the goal was true innovation.
Remarkable, outstanding ... that's the only way to go moving forward for businesses. That's the only way to get ahead of others. Being good does not do justice. Zappos is always over-delivering and that's what makes them remarkable.
You've provided great examples and takeaways. Thanks for the remarkable piece of work! :)
Apple did invent the graphical user interface. They did not invent the concept of graphics, computers displaying them, "windows", or the mouse. But they did invent the gui.
Unfortunately, too many people, absolutely ignorant of the history of this work, and eager to bash Apple have been pretending like Apple just licensed the technology from Xerox.
Wouldn't #2 be following #1? Don't one up the competition, but one up the competition?
Great post. You're right. It is difficult to plan for and control innovation. However, you can make it substantially more likely to occur if you understand your marketplace and what makes you unique, and if you truly understanding your users / customers and design products and services around them. In other words, if you do your homework and don't rely on the five strategies above.
That may sound obvious. Especially to those of us in the UX community. However, it isn't obvious to most of the organizations I've worked with over the last 12 years. That's job security. :-)
And yes, "remarkable" is a bit fuzzy. What I'm really saying is aim high. And don't be talked out of your ambition. That's how the iPhone happened. It could have suffered death by a thousand cuts like most ambitious ideas, but Apple stayed the course, and brought (strong-armed?) their various business partners (manufacturers, AT&T) along with them. That's rare. And remarkable.
Great stuff! Thanks again.
It seems impossible to plan for being remarkable? Most, if not all, companies would like to be remarkable, and they try their best to be remarkable given the economical and social capital available to them. In fact it seems impossible to plan for innovation at all. History show that the greatest inventions have not been subject to planning. In fact, given history, it seems fair to say that the impact a given technology has on society in proportional with the _lack_ of planning behind it (Amongst others, Donal Schön shows this in his 1967 book 'Technology and Change').
Also, your notion of 'Remarkable' is so fussy that I do not think anyone is aware what you refer to, if they stop to think about it. Sure, we all agree that the iPhone is a lot of superlatives, but does it help to show an example instead of taking the effort and explaining what it means to be remarkable? If we simple aim to do what Apple does with the iPhone, arent we actually participating in 'the parity play', which you warn about?
The trouble is that if we actually try to explain what being remarkable is, we are forced to make use of synonymes and metafors. 'A product is remarkable when it .. blah blah'.. 'Its remarkable when its.. blah blah'.. and so on. Properly, the synonymes and metafors, which we would end up make use of in such an analysis of the concept of 'being remarkable', would be the very same ones which you dismiss as being invalid in your article.
Instead my advice is this: Fire the strategist and get some work done :)


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As Dallas has already said, I'm not aware of where praying for others is part of the 4th Step.
However, as a general concept of praying for others, perhaps this will help: I was not taught to pray for the health, happiness and prosperity of others that I hold resentments toward. It was suggested that I pray that God surround them with a healing white energy. Now, that's nowhere in the BB either (that I know of), but the premise is that I am praying that they be healed of whatever sickness has caused them to behave in the manner that was offensive to me.
Dallas, you're not alone, I second-guess posts, shares at meetings, phone conversations, etc., wondering if I could have said things differently. I think your post was just fine, for whatever that's worth.