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It is pretty shambolic that with 11 months to go until the introduction of the retail distribution review the industry is still calling for clarity on the future of trail commission.
Reading a number of responses to the FSA's recent legacy commission consultation paper, trade bodies still have concerns about the future of such a fundamental part of many firms' income streams. In this week's Money Marketing, Aifa director general Stephen Gay warns the FSA's stance on trail commission is still open to interpretation and has called for the issue to be "clarified beyond any doubt".
Throughout the RDR, the FSA has pledged that trail commission from pre-2013 business can continue to be paid and included this point in its final rules published late last year. This was based on concern about the effect retrospectively tampering with trail would have on the IFA industry and the legality of any such move.
However, the wording of the FSA's legacy consultation paper has led to worries that giving any kind of advice to a client would lead to all trail being turned off. The paper states that trail can continue if it is "payable for advice provided pre-RDR". Aegon and others have pointed out that this can be interpreted as meaning that if any post-RDR advice is given all trail must cease.
Aifa has called for clarity on what constitutes the "termination" of a product for the purposes of trail commission while various providers and advisers are unclear whether fund switches, or switches within packaged products, would end the trail agreement.
Many advisers have built up their firms on the recurring income received from trail and have made assumptions on the future of their businesses on the basis of the FSA allowing trail to continue.
The RDR will herald a more transparent way of charging but it was never agreed that this charging model would apply retrospectively for very good reasons.
In its haste to meet its arbitrary RDR deadline, the FSA has already refused to revisit its cost benefit analysis on the effect of the legacy commission ban on providers, despite most providers basing their original feedback on costs to the regulator on completely different assumptions to the final rules.
The costs and benefits associated with the RDR have been developed under the assumption that trail commission will remain for pre-RDR business. Any radical deviation from this agreement from the regulator should require a proper cost benefit analysis and consultation.
With the RDR clock ticking, the FSA must make its intentions clear as soon as possible.
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I told the regulator that the more I look at this the bigger the pickle we will end up in.
SilenceAnyone in their right mind will have now lined up alternative income streams to retail investment advice. There is no clarity, so no serious business planning can be done and therefore no guarantee of a viable future business model. Plan B required urgently by all sane parties who don't already have one.
We're all doomed. Get out now.
Finally, somebody talking sense!! I agree with Tricia, we are all doomed.
The FSA will not stop trying to drive us out of business so that ALL financial advice will be given by the Banks.As a product provider; it is not just unclear it is contradictory, on one hand we know that a customer can transfer adviser and the trail will flow to the new adviser, er.. right up to the point that new adviser suggests a switch and the trail ceases.
We also want to know what happens to non advised increments, are we allowed to pay more than 100% allocations? We think pocketing the commission and paying 100% or less is not TCF, so whats it to be.
Come on FSA! this is basic stuff we already had asked about but was not clarified at all in January. We have to make system changes involving external suppliers, time is running out and costs are rising.
Bear in mind some trail commission function starts computing 12 months in advance and we are already inside that window.


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Porterfield in the 1973 Sunderland squad |
Personal information | |||
Full name | John Porterfield | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 11 September 2007 | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Surrey, England | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1964–1967 | Raith Rovers | 117 | (17) |
1967–1977 | Sunderland | 229 | (17) |
1976 | → Reading (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1977–1979 | Sheffield Wednesday | 106 | (3) |
Total | 457 | (37) | |
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1979–1981 | Rotherham United | ||
1981–1986 | Sheffield United | ||
1986–1988 | Aberdeen | ||
1989–1991 | Reading | ||
1991–1993 | Chelsea | ||
1993–1994 | Zambia | ||
1996–1997 | Zimbabwe | ||
1997 | Oman | ||
2000–2001 | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
2001–2002 | Kumasi Asante Kotoko | ||
2003–2006 | Busan I'Park | ||
2006–2007 | Armenia | ||
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John "Ian" Porterfield (11 February 1946 – 11 September 2007) was a Scottish professional footballer, and an experienced football coach who worked at both club and international level for almost 30 years. At the time of his death, he was the coach of the Armenian national team.
As a player, Porterfield scored the only goal of the 1973 FA Cup Final as Sunderland memorably overcame the odds to beat Leeds United. As a manager, he has the dubious honour of being the very first manager to be sacked in the FA Premier League era, when he was fired by Chelsea. He replaced Alex Ferguson as manager of Aberdeen in 1986.
Playing career[edit]
Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, at the age of 15 Porterfield had a trial for Leeds United but returned homesick to Scotland, where he joined Raith Rovers. Moving south of the border in 1967 he signed for Sunderland where he experienced his finest moment as a player when he scored the winner at Wembley in the 1973 FA Cup final, giving them a shock victory over Leeds United, who were among the finest club sides in Europe at that time. He stayed at Sunderland for ten years, with a brief loan spell at Reading in 1976, before moving onto Sheffield Wednesday in July 1977, first as a player and then as player-coach.
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Coaching and management career[edit]
Upon retirement as a player he went on to manage Rotherham United winning the Third Division Championship before joining Sheffield United on 6 June 1981. He was given the task of getting the Blades, newly relegated to the Fourth Division back into the First Division in five seasons with a long-term contract exceeding that particular time-frame.
Given funds by new Chairman, Reg Brealey, Porterfield strengthened the team and achieved the first step of his mission at the first time of asking, winning the Fourth Division championship in his first season. Despite huge financial losses, Brearley continued to provide transfer funds for United's march toward the top division. However, United were never in the hunt for promotion, finishing 11th.
The following season, the playing staff was cut and promotion was achieved, but only due to Hull City only beating Burnley 2-0. A third goal would have seen the Humberside club promoted instead. However, ground improvement required by promotion to the Second Division meant there was no further funds for new players. Porterfield was unable to complete the final step into the First Division and finally paid the price being replaced by Billy McEwan on 27 March 1986.
In November 1986, he was appointed as manager of Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier Division following the departure of Alex Ferguson to Manchester United. In his 2 years at Pittodrie, Aberdeen reached the Scottish League Cup Final, and qualified for Europe twice. After resigning in 1988, he made a quick comeback to football as assistant manager to Bobby Campbell at Chelsea and oversaw their promotion back to the First Division and Second Division champions in 1988–89.
In October 1989, Porterfield was named manager of Third Division side Reading but was sacked 18 months later, having failed to mount a promotion challenge.
Porterfield returned to Chelsea as manager for the 1991–92 season, following Bobby Campbell's decision to resign as manager and become personal assistant to owner Ken Bates. 1991-92 was an uneventful season, but 1992–93 began with Chelsea looking like surprise contenders for the first Premier League title. However, the good form had gone by Christmas and Porterfield was dismissed on 15 February 1993, gaining the distinction of being the first manager to be sacked by a Premier League club.
Porterfield was named manager of the Zambia in the summer of 1993 and later managed Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe, all very much developing countries on the football map.
He was given the task of rebuilding the Zambian team following a tragic air crash in 1993 that claimed the lives of many of the nation's most gifted players. However he was to resign before the rebuilding process was completed after becoming entangled in a row over money with the former Wimbledon and Aston Villa player John Fashanu.
In January 1996, he returned to British football to become the assistant manager of struggling Premier League team Bolton Wanderers. The club had been rooted to the bottom of the table for the most part of the season and Bolton's new manager Colin Todd was looking to his former Sunderland team mate Porterfield to assist an unlikely escape from relegation, but survival was not achieved.
A drink-driving charge in May 1996 prompted his hasty resignation from Bolton and he returned abroad to manage both the Oman and Trinidad & Tobago national teams.
In 2003 he was appointed as the manager of Korean club side Busan I'Park and he led them to a Korean FA Cup victory in 2004. The team went on to claim the K-League first stage title, as it simultaneously continued its unbeaten run through the group stage of the AFC Champions League.
Porterfield left Busan I'Park on 4 April 2006. He signed a contract to coach the Armenian national team in August 2006.
He died, aged 61, on 11 September 2007, as a result of cancer of the colon, which had been diagnosed earlier that year.[1] A minute's silence was held before Sunderland's next home game, by coincidence against another of his former clubs, Reading. A pub named The Porterfield is named in his honour in Sunderland.
As a player[edit]
- 1973 F.A. Cup: winner
As a manager[edit]
- Football League Third Division champions 1980-81
- Football League Fourth Division champions 1981-82
- Football League Third Division promotion 1982-83
- Korean Cup winners 2003–04
External links[edit]
- Ian Porterfield management career statistics at Soccerbase
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- BBC Wear - Pictures: Ian Porterfield memorial at Sunderland Minster
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Ah ha, I'm feeling better about this thread now.
I'm trying to remember how far away we would be when we make our changes and about 5 miles seems likely, that would be about 10 minutes away at 30knts.
If we took care to make a call before the 6 mile mark (which happens to fit nicely to my radar marker rings) then everyone should be happy.
Having said that I'm using radar and AIS with a fairly modern plotter on a fast boat. The kit works it out for me.
Quite what I'd do in limited vis on a 5knt sailing boat, hard on the wind, in iffy sea conditions while feeling a bit seasick I hesitate to consider. But then that's probably why I switched to a mobo.
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24-01-11, 21:58 #164
I likewise rely heavily on my modern plotter, radar and AIS. As that's what i have and i'm in a mobo, i make my decisions based on that. No point worrying what the raggy i the distance, with the paper chart, glass eye and parrot on his shoulder will do, that's his problem.
I take action as early as possible and make a very decisive turn. The ship skipper now knows what i intend and will continue on his course. I'll then keep changing my course a little to bring me back closer to my original course, but still pass the stern of the ship, which will also be obvious to the ship skipper, his ARPA will still show me passing his stern.
If i was to get into a close quarters situation, i would follow Colregs, as there isn't time for second guessing each other. As i'm on the East Coast, i don't get into so many close quarter situations as the South Coast guys and when i do, it's usually in narrow channels, so a different approach is applicable (different rules, big draft, narrow channel etc)
There may be factors that will affect the above decision making, other ships/boats in the area etc. But that's the general gist of my technique.
24-01-11, 23:49 #165timbartlett Guest
It feels like a lifetime ago, but here's what I wrote on Scuttlebut, last week, on the first day of this marathon. The only thing I have changed is that I have added colour to highlight a point that so many people seem determined to miss:-
My position on this is exactly the same as it was when I wrote the RYA book on the colregs two years ago, and almost exactly the same as I was taught 37 years ago at BRNC Dartmouth. I guarantee that it hasn't changed over the past six days -- despite DAKA's attempts to trip me up and HLB's insistence that the rules only apply to professionals and poor people.Last edited by timbartlett; 25-01-11 at 00:03.
25-01-11, 00:34 #166
I didn't follow the Scuttlebuut thread, as i don't frequent the forum.
I actually agree with :
(1) No risk of collision -- do whatever you like
(2) Risk of collision identified -- standing on is compulsory
(3) Give way vessel identified as not taking action -- stand on vessel has option of taking action
(4) Give way vessel cannot avoid collision -- stand on vessel must take action.
The problem is identifying when you cross the line between the different phases.
The first one is relatively easy. We have legal precedent that says six miles is in phase 1
But at some distance less than 6 miles, we move into phase 2.
I also feel the the distance between 1 and 2 can be variable, depending on your own circumstances. Are you onboard a sailboat or a mobo, how fast are you going, how fast can you go, etc. The data that is available to the skipper must surely play a part too, it's so much easier to make a quick decision from a long distance if you have radar and AIS, than if you were plotting a course with nothing more than a paper chart, for instance.
Reading back through some of the thread it certainly is a blury line where some are saying you must stand on and some are saying they change course, but i can't help but feel underneath it all, we are mostly singing from the same hymn sheet.
Although, with respect to all, there are some post where, for example, you yourself haven't been clear about distances (although you posted the afore mentioned on Scuttlebut) which seems to lead some to believe you advocate standing on until the death. Then there are the post on the other side of the fence that advocate turning to port, which seems to fly in the face of Colregs, when i fact, they are turning to port early enough for it not to impact Colregs.
I suspect that in reality, most people are actually following Colregs.
Whatever, i've found some of the thread interesting and informative. If nothing else, it makes one step back and consider the actions one takes
25-01-11, 00:35 #167
Damn, i think i just agreed with Tim, can a mod please delete my last post ?
25-01-11, 08:15 #168
It hasnt been my intention to trip you up.
As I have being trying to say for the last day or so is that we(the whole forum and boating community) are all acting in a similar way and complying with col regs.
The gap between us is one of explanation on how we actually act, you make the col regs sound like a suicide pack to some of us.
If a ship alters course 5-10 degrees to go round my stern I am still not comfortable in standing on.
The reason being it is not safe to pass 1/4 mile infront of a Tanker .
a) you cant be certain he has seen you
b) there are numerous reasons why my speed can be interrupted leaving me a sitting duck.
Your plan to turn to starboard and wait is also flawed
a) it puts me closer to the kill zone
b) I loose my magical and impressive agility.
that is meant as a serious post...........
Now lets look at the 6-2 mile stand on in more detail .....
Mrs Barking gets on the Seacat from Ryde bound for Portsmouth at 1300 hrs one sunday, 2 hours latter she gets off in Brighton and asks the hostess where they are
' I am sorry Mrs Barking, the Captain has bought himself a yacht ready for his retirement , he's taken it all very seriously and been on an RYA course"
Mrs Barking protests, "But my husband is waiting for me in Portsmouth, he is not going to be very happy"
Hostess " Well the Captain has learned that he cant helm to Port when standing on to craft 6-2 miles away and the solent gets rather busy on a Sunday afternoon."
Mrs Barking "You just wait until Tim finds out about this"
Hostess "Sorry Mrs Barking, you should have been here last week during the Bank Holiday, we ended up at Folkston".
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Ah - but you miss one critical point - once you have turned to starboard as per colregs then there is no longer a collision risk and therefore the colregs no longer restrict your movement - so you can turn back to port and then pass around the stern.
Alternatively you could turn 270° to starboard ...
As an alternative alternative you could just change your speed ....
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Clock Day 2005 It's the celebration of the Clock Crew's fourth birthday!
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Members of the clock crew come together to create this music video to DJ Shadow's "Blood on the motorway". The general theme was 'loss'. I feel this came out real good, with some pritty arty parts. The collab was started at Xmas 2004, and totals to around 10 minutes long.
Sqeezy, Brit, Tropizilla, Evilberry, Wonchop, Irish, Tobacco, Clay, Rasta, Messiah, Harmony, Grey, Redneck, Bgryder, Rilstix, Terror, Knuckles and Golfball
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Perfect x'O
Oh it was just great :*( Do not read this review, look at the movie... such great... so much emotions... great...
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Wow that was sad....I didn't quite get it, but it was sad :,(
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Powerful message
Tearfully good
Why is it that all the clock movies are getting more and more depressing and represent the clock crews death, can we not bring back the laughs that I everyone had when Strawberry submitted the .swf's that annoyed everyone :( *sigh* those were the days. Please tell me what's driving everyone to make these kind of movies, Some are quite sad...
I understand that the original CC may not want all the people joining them but we should all unite as a big crew and make amazing flash together.. :O Wouldn't it B good
Please bring back the old laughs...MBC


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Coyotl (10,790 posts)
Black Female Lawmakers Walk Out After White Republican Spews Racism And Misogyny (VIDEO)
"White Republican" seems a bit redundant!
Black Female Lawmakers Walk Out After White Republican Spews Racism And Misogyny (VIDEO) http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/05/01/black-female-lawmakers-walk-out-after-white-republican-spews-racism-and-misogyny-video/ November 2014 elections cant come soon enough. More and more of our tax dollars get spent on GOP efforts to hack away at womens rights, specifically womens reproductive rights, and now, specifically, black womens reproductive rights. My blood runs hot with this one.
This is the story of a white, male, Florida lawmaker who thinks he knows more about whats best for black women and their reproductive choices than they do. Hes concerned, bless his little heart. House Bill 845, sponsored by Rep. Charles Van Zant (R-Keystone Heights), would make it a third-degree felony in Florida to perform an abortion based on the race or gender of the fetus. What? When did that become a problem? The unstated insult here is that a white male baby would never be aborted because of its race or gender so we have to keep an eye on women, particularly black women. You know, just in case. ....
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Black Female Lawmakers Walk Out After White Republican Spews Racism And Misogyny (VIDEO) (Original post) |
Coyotl | May 2013 | OP |
SunSeeker | May 2013 | #1 | |
vlyons | May 2013 | #2 | |
blackspade | May 2013 | #3 | |
Orrex | May 2013 | #4 | |
deutsey | May 2013 | #5 | |
mojowork_n | May 2013 | #6 | |
spanone | May 2013 | #7 |
Response to Coyotl (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 12:53 PM
SunSeeker (10,900 posts)
1. We need more Gwen Moores in the House. A lot more. nt
Response to Coyotl (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 01:29 PM
vlyons (862 posts)
2. Amen sister!
The world has enough unwanted children. Support Planned Parenthood.
Response to Coyotl (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 03:39 PM
Orrex (44,985 posts)
4. He should add an amendment to do something about that extra bone in their feet, too.
Seriously? What century are we living in?
Response to Orrex (Reply #4)
Thu May 2, 2013, 03:51 PM
deutsey (19,074 posts)
5. Well, our adversaries have just about erased most of the progress made
during the 20th century, so I'd say we're circa late 1800s/early 1900s right about now.
They're now currently busy at work erasing the Enlightenment and all gains made after it. |
Response to deutsey (Reply #5)
Thu May 2, 2013, 05:59 PM
mojowork_n (2,332 posts)
6. That just gave me a vision of Willard ("Mitt") Romney & Ann...
...wearing velvet three-cornered hats with feathers on them, jumping around
on dancing horses, in some kind of sculpted garden that would make Versailles look like a nicely kept midwestern strip mall. What's the damned point? "I've got mine. F' U." ...Props to *MY* congresswoman, Gwen Moore. |
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Thu May 2, 2013, 06:10 PM
spanone (80,605 posts)
7. you can become a congressperson with less than a 1st grade education


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Alpaca Shawl for wife.
Thought I would post pic of scarf I made for christmas. Has a turtle on it (a little hard to make out).
Working on a Shawl from "Folk Shawls Today (?)" Pattern has a 308 cast-on. On the increase row, to 330 stitches, pattern said knit 18 stitches, kfb, knit 12, kfb..... knit 17 stitches.
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Need Input: Credits for All Concepts?
Thursday, June 10, 2010 | BY Andrew
17 Comments:
- Michael Gunner said...
Great idea Andrew! I think this will work, it's better than any idea I had. Thank you for putting the time in for this :)
- June 11, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- Patrick Niebrzydowski said...
I think this could work, so long as people are actually awarded credits.
Another option may be to just use the voting (i.e. 1 vote on a review = 1 credit), and premium concepts still work with awards and more credits, or something to that extent.
The only other solution I've really come up with is a minimum length, but that might be a little too restrictive and it's easy to write random BS words. - June 11, 2010 at 10:59 AM
You could keep the free model after five reviews, but the reviews would need to be designated as helpful by the concept owner.
- June 11, 2010 at 5:46 PM
- Andy E said...
I think you have the right idea, but as Patrick mentioned, concept owners need to reward reviewers not only with credits, but with votes as well. Unfortunately, I've seen a lot of great reviews that have not received a vote. In most of these cases, the concept owners even responded with thanks, etc.., but didn't take a moment to click on the vote to reward the reviewer. Perhaps some type of encouragement to do this would be beneficial to the site.
Thanks for continuing to improve this already awesome site! - June 14, 2010 at 12:45 PM
must i say that i do not like this at all. indeed 1 lined reviews are an issue however basing the entire site on money transfering amoung it's members will cause two main things
1. people will start focusing on the financial aspect of the site instead of the art/work aspect a thing which will remove the community feeling of the site and exchange it with a more "capitalist" feeling
2. less people will post things for having no credit and the amount of projects being uploaded will decrease - June 16, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- reshe said...
- keep the 5 review system.
- add a new voting system like "bad review" or something like that with the following functionality:
if you get 5 "bad review" votes it resets your review count to 0.
I will give you an example:
I have 3 reviews posted and the next review is "bad review" because I write "bla bla" just to have a new review. 5 users vote me as bad review and from 3 reviews counted I go to 0 and have to add another 5 good reviews to be able to post a concept. - June 22, 2010 at 10:47 AM
i dont agree with this, being free is one of the things that makes CF really GREAT, you see it GREATLY helped me to be a better designer.. not all of us has the money or the means to purchase credits.. it will surely lessen the number of visitors here because all is about money already. I dont wish to see CF like that..
yes, there might be spammers but surely there is another way for designers to post their concepts for free, how about instead of just 5 reviews you make it 5 or 10 THANKED reviews...
whereas the review can only be counted when it is THANKED by the designer..that way the people would post more sensible & constructive feedbacks rather than just one liners..
CF being free is mostly what drives people to give feedbacks, but surely even one liners can be very helpful..
The CF community is already great as it is even with the one liners, it has really helped new and old designers alike to improve their skills..
please dont make this all about money.. - June 28, 2010 at 6:11 AM
- Andrew said...
@Dan - I think you may have misunderstood my post, concepts will still be free for those who are "thanked" (or awarded credits) by the concept host as you say. For those who do not care to write quality reviews, they can still purchase credits, but those members who wish to post for free can earn credits by reviewing concepts. They will also have the ability to post premium concepts assuming they earn enough credits.
Concept Feedback is, and will stay, committed to the community (which is why we will always have a free option). The community is what makes CF what it is. However, to continue improving the website and deliver a quality experience, it takes time and money to develop, which is why we are trying to come up with creative ways to generate revenue, ways that do not take away from the member experience.
Thanks for the comments! - June 28, 2010 at 9:55 AM
I like reshe's solution, or at least something similar. Sometimes, a review genuinely may need to be only one or two lines. If someone has submitted a really outstanding concept, my only response might be something like, "There is very little to change. Maybe try a more vibrant color in the text." It's not very often, but it does happen.
I think this can work if you allow the community to do the "policing" for you. Those who are genuinely committed to giving and receiving positive feedback will, I think, be more than happy to honestly assess whether a review is bad and will mark it accordingly.
To take it one step further, perhaps the site managers could keep track of users who are constantly receiving bad marks for reviews and either close their account or block them from posting until they achieve a higher total score. - June 29, 2010 at 11:04 AM
Frankly, I don't think this is a good idea- you will loose a lot of new visitors, they will visit - write a few reviews and then wait to get credited- and once credited, then again come back and post their concepts- i am sure, too many good people will leave in this whole process.
i know you are doing this to push people to buy credit instead and i see why, financial gain but again, i think that might backfire.
the beauty of this site- you visit now, post reviews now and then post your concepts now.. the moment you introduce a wait in between- you will loose.
and yes, why one liners are bad if they are to the point and could help.. "looks good, good job- keep it up" - i know they are too generic and bad.. but sometimes shorter meaningful feedback is more helpful. - June 29, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- Ivan said...
Well, I`m new here, but this sounds like a good idea. Maybe even if it is possible to have some "word counter". And on the basis of that principle of giving credit for as many words (for better and larger reviews) someone will get larger credit, ie. one point for a small brief review, two points for a comprehensive and quality review. Sorry for my bad english! :)
- July 1, 2010 at 3:22 AM
- Glen said...
I'm a newbie as of about 10 minutes ago :-) but it seems like requiring a certain number of up-votes on a reviews would be a significant barrier to adoption. (I have not gotten my 5 credits by writing garbage, btw.)
If people are gaming the system a little in order to post their own concepts, that's still a positive contribution adding value to the site, right? - July 1, 2010 at 3:33 PM
- Andrew said...
@Jackson - I agree, there is nothing wrong with a short, constructive comment, and that is not what we're trying to prevent.
@abhishek - Agreed, waiting for awarded credits is not ideal, but it does require people to be invested in the site before they take advantage of the free service. We are discussing ways to speed up the credit process.
@Ivan - We thought about a "counter", but I think it might be too restrictive.
@Glen - Point taken. Barriers are not what we want, but I do believe that offering credits on all concepts will not only improve the quality of concepts (b/c they are more difficult to post), but also give more reviews to free concepts since there will be credits available to earn.
@ALL - We are still discussing all of these ideas internally and have yet to come up with an ideal solution, so please keep sharing your thoughts and ideas. Thanks for all the great feedback so far! - July 2, 2010 at 2:05 PM
- rorschach design said...
Just joined today, I have posted 3 reviews, as currently I cannot afford the paid versions. I also want to see what kind of feedback I get, and should I receive feedback that helps me better my designs, I will probably happily pay.
I don't even entirely understand the system yet, but feedback is something that is so crucial to any design that I'll happily review concepts in the hope of making the designs better, or providing that different perspective that can be so very helpful when you've been holed up working on a design for weeks or months.
I think that @reshe's solution is perfect. It guarantees (or almost) that their is engagement between concpet poster, and concept reviewer.
If you're just trying to get yr credits to post and get called out, it's either going to thin the crowd out of people who have no interest in being part of the community, or it will be the little kick start they need to start taking an active part in the community, thus building a stronger community. - July 2, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- Ivan said...
I must admit that I`m one of the users who also using option of posting my concept for 5 reviews, but after a while I have realized that while I`m reviewing someone`s concept I`m also learning something, and if someone find my comment useful that is also a confirmation for me that I`m thinking in a right way (generally for me that is almost like I have posted my concept and someone has liked it). But as someone from good people from this blog sad it should not be heavy to response (as a concept holder) to someone`s review (if reviewers have time and will to help you with your concept, than in a respect to that reviewer you should take time to click that you find that review useful).
- Try to add a "dislike" option(to scare a bad reviewers)
- Add a prise for a good reviewers (not just free concept for 5 reviews) who give 20 or 30 reviews which someone finds useful!
P.s.: I have just read that someone has already suggested the same thing as me earlier. Sorry........... :( - July 4, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- Scoremore said...
sounds good idea and very interesting.surely many of the members will go for it.and made more credit to post for them to gain more credits award.i just hope this system will work out and surely it will...thanks for sharing this.
- December 1, 2010 at 5:54 AM
- Scoremore said...
i guess this is a good idea the more credits you use to post, the more credits you will have available to award,i'm pretty sure there are members will go for it.I liked your blog it's very interesting, your information had helped me very much, Please keep on posting the related information regarding this Article.
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Category: '2012 NHL Draft'
Tampa Bay Lightning Goalie Andrey Vasilevskiy Improves at Prospect Camp
July 12th, 2013 at 12:23 PM
During the Tampa Bay Lightning prospect camp, Russian goalie Andrey Vasilevskly showed immense improvement. After the conclusion of camp on Wednesday, Vasilevskly finished three-by-three play with 110 saves on 127 shots equaling an .866 save percentage, which was the best among the four potential goalies at the Lightning camp.
Before being selected...
Tampa Bay Lightning Prospects in Game 2 of 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge
August 10th, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Game 2 of the 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge took place this morning in Yaroslavl.
After the Canadians took Game 1 by a score of 3-2, the Russians exploded offensively in Game 2 to even the series with a 6-3 victory, in a game they never trailed.
Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Andrei Vasilevski got...
Tampa Bay Lightning Prospects Participate in 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge
August 9th, 2012 at 11:26 PM
Game 1 if the 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge took place in Yaroslavl, Russia, with the Canadian squad emerging victorious 3-2 after a three goal second period outburst.
Tampa Bay Lightning prospects playing for Team Russia included defensemen Nikita Nesterov and Artem Sergeev and one of the Lightning's 1st round draft picks (19th overall)...
Tampa Bay Lightning Prospects Andrei Vasilevksi and Nikita Nesterov on Team Russia for Canada-Russia Challenge
August 1st, 2012 at 5:06 PM
From Jim Corteau at BoltsbytheBay.com:
Today [July 31st] the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia released their 29 man roster for the upcoming 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge. In addition to the Number One Overall 2012 NHL Draft Pick, Nail Yakupov, two Tampa Bay Lightning picks will be playing for Team Russia: G Andrei Vasilevski and...
Tampa Bay Lightning Prospect Nikita Kucherov Headed to North America?
July 30th, 2012 at 2:02 PM
Russian forward Nikita Kucherov, 19, was drafted in the second round, 58th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
While most scouting reports indicated his skill and potential to bloom into a terrific NHLer, many also emphasized a considerable drawback to drafting the CSKA winger--the problem...
Tampa Bay Lightning Sign Val-d'Or Defenseman Artem Sergeev
July 1st, 2012 at 12:02 AM
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This book is an homage to my first digital camera: the wonderful Olympus C-765 UZ. It served between August 2004 and August 2007. I made a huge amount of pictures during that period of which I've kept a mere 5,500. So this books holds only a tiny selection from these.
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Absolom W. Blair was born on October 6, 1798 in Williamstown, Massachusetts. His parents were William and Sally Train Blair. He arrived in Indianapolis in June 1845.
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Fiji Time: 3:24 PM on Saturday 18 April
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Dawn Gibson Monday, February 18, 2013
SOME police officers will be rewarded at their annual Service Excellence Awards this week.
The Fiji Police Force's awards night is scheduled to be held on Friday at the Fiji Police Academy gymnasium in Nasova, Suva.
The awards night was supposed to have been held last year but it was carried forward to this year because of the natural disasters which affected the country in December last year.
Police spokesman Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri said there would be 40 awards up for grabs on the night.
Of the 40 awards, 35 will be individual awards and five will be team awards, he said.
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Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji's general manager Peter Hopgood will be the chief guest at the awards function.
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BASF was awarded the Pierre Potier prize 2013 within the "Innovative Processes" category for its automotive paint application process called Integrated Process II (IP II). This process for waterborne paint application to car bodies is characterized by its particularly efficient and ecological procedure.
The prize rewards innovations in the field of chemicals and promotes sustainable development. It was created eight years ago at the instigation of the French Federation for Chemical Sciences (FFC) and French Chemical Industries Union (UIC) and placed under the supervision of France's Minister for Economic Regeneration.
The innovation of the IP II consists in eliminating the second paint layer, the primer coat, and its baking phase. In their place, two thinner coats are applied directly to the cathodic e-coat without an intermediate drying phase. The coating is resistant to stone chipping and UV rays. This approach has become established at new automotive paint shops. "BASF develops new processes which are more economic in terms of energy consumption and quantity of raw materials. The Integrated Process II allows reducing the quantity of paint used. It also helps to decrease the CO2 emissions and energy consumption by up to 20 percent," explains Yannick Pichot, BASF Technical Manager Basecoat Color & Formulation in Clermont de l'Oise, France.
This is, in fact, what an eco-efficiency analysis carried out jointly by BASF and Dürr last year was able to confirm. The implementation of this process is, amongst others, being supported by PSA Peugeot Citroën and it is already being used in Shenzhen, China. PSA Peugeot Citroën is also preparing to implement the IP II technology at its production line in France.
BASF develops innovative products and processes for its customers and helps them with the implementation at their sites, for example at its main customers from the French automotive industry, Renault/Nissan and PSA Peugeot Citroën.
BASF Receives the Pierre Potier Award in France
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Maianthemum racemosum
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Conservation status | |
Secure (NatureServe) |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: | Maianthemum |
Species: | M. racemosum |
Binomial name | |
Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
Maianthemum racemosum (treacleberry, false Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume[3][4] or false spikenard; syn. Smilacina racemosa, Vagnera racemosa) is a species of flowering plant native to North America. It is a common, widespread plant known from every US state except Hawaii, and from every Canadian province and territory except Nunavut, as well as from Mexico.[4]
It is a woodland herbaceous perennial plant growing to 50–90 cm tall, with alternate, oblong-lanceolate leaves 7–15 cm long and 3–6 cm broad. The flowers are produced on a 10–15 cm panicle, each flower with six white tepals 3–6 mm long blooming in late spring. The plants produce green fruits that are round and turn red in late summer.
It spreads by cylindrical rhizomes up to 0.3 m long.[4]
Maianthemum racemosum grows in bicoastal habitats in North America up to elevations of 9,000 ft (2,743 m). The most robust and profuse occurrences of this plant are typically found in partial shade and deep, moist, soft soils. In the western part of North America an example typical habitat would be in a shaded ravine or riparian corridor with common understory associates of Dryopteris arguta, Trillium ovatum and Adiantum jordanii.[5]
The plant, like the closely related Polygonatum (Solomon's seal), is suitable for cultivation in moist, humus-rich soil in a woodland setting or in dappled shade.[6] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]
Uses and identification[edit]
The young shoots, while still tender and stripped of their leaves, can be simmered in water and eaten. Their delicate flavor is somewhat reminiscent of asparagus. However, they should not be collected for this purpose unless they are obviously abundant.
Although the young shoots are edible, the plant becomes too fibrous and bitter to enjoy after it completes flowering and seed setting stages. The Ojibwa Indians harvested the roots of this plant and cooked them in lye water overnight to remove the bitterness and neutralize their strong laxative qualities.
This plant should be consumed in moderation, as it can act as a strong laxative in sensitive individuals.[citation needed] A poultice made from the roots of this plant was used as an effective treatment for sunburns by American Indians.[citation needed] The roots of this plant were often dried and then smoked by several Eastern Native American tribes as a treatment for hyperactivity in children and emotional depression.[citation needed] The plant was also used by Native Americans as a cough suppressant.[citation needed]
When young, Maianthemum racemosum may closely resemble members of the genus Veratrum, a highly toxic plant to which it is distantly related. Consequently, this plant should not be consumed unless identification is positive.[8]
M. r. subsp. amplexicaule, Olympic National Park
See also[edit]
- M. stellatum, also known as false Solomon's seal
- Polygonatum biflorum, Solomon's seal
- Polygonatum commutatum, Solomon's seal
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ "Solomon's-plume (False Solomon's-seal)". Connecticut Botanical Society.
- ^ a b c "Maianthemum racemosum". Flora of North America.
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Coastal Woodfern (Dryopteris arguta), GlobalTwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Maianthemum racemosum". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ Gregory L. Tilford, Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, ISBN 0-87842-359-1
External links[edit]
- Data related to Maianthemum racemosum at Wikispecies
- Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maianthemum racemosum. |
- NatureServe Secure species
- Maianthemum
- Flora of Eastern Canada
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
- Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America)
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of the Appalachian Mountains
- Wildflowers of the Great Smoky Mountains
- Native Forbs of Ontario
- Flora of Michigan
- Flora of Virginia
- Flora of West Virginia
- Plants described in 1753


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Discover how to manage data entry and reporting tasks more efficiently using Access 2010. Author Adam Wilbert presents lessons on designing forms, organizing and displaying data with form controls, creating flexible queries, and building a form-based navigation system. The course also shows how to build reports from wizards and queries, highlight important data with conditional formatting, and automate reporting processes with macros.
Access's way of preparing material and data for the printed page is through the report object. Reports take data from tables and queries, applies formatting and organization rules, and bundles all of it together into documents that are ready to be sent to a printer or a PDF file, for example. In this movie, we're going to take a look at how Access organizes data into grouping and sorting levels. If you've ever used the totals row within a query, this may seem somewhat familiar, as the concept is really similar. Let's get away from the Olive Oil Company for just a moment and we're going to take a look at a database that's all about playing cards.
I'm going to double-click on this table here called Draw. We can see that this table has 5000 total records at the bottom here, and we have a listing of randomized cards. Basically, I took a random card from a deck of cards and I made a record of each pull. So, for the first pull I had 6 of Hearts, on the second pull I had 4 of Clubs. Let's go ahead and close the table and we'll take a look at a summarized look using this query here, DrawResults. I'll double click on the query and we see that this query is counting up the number of times each card appeared out of the total 5,000 draws. My Queen of Diamonds for instance, had 121 showings, the Four of Clubs appeared 118 times, and if I scroll to the bottom here, I can see that the Six of Hearts showed up the fewest number of times in my random drawings at 76.
Now, this is the data that we're going to use to build a report off of. Let's go ahead and close the query, but I'll keep it selected over here in the navigation pane. I'll go to the Create tab, in the Report section we'll click on the Report button. Access will create a very simple report for us based off of the data in that query. Now, the default layout with all the records alphabetized doesn't really allow for a detailed understanding of our data. For instance, looking over this report could you tell me which card appeared most often or how do the King of Clubs rank out of all of the Club cards? This report is not organized very we'll at the moment; it can't even help us to answer these very basic questions.
We can fix that using the Group & Sort options to better understand the layout. We can turn on Grouping & Sorting and the Grouping & Total section of the Design ribbon. Press this button here and we'll see a new window up here at the bottom. Inside of this window we have two options. We can either Add a group or Add a sort. Let's start by adding a sort. I'll click on Add a sort and then Access asks me which value I want to sort on. Let's go ahead and sort on the CountOfID that's the number of times it appeared. I can also choose to sort it from smallest to largest or using the drop down, I can change it to largest to smallest. Now, I can see which card appeared the most times.
We can also use the Grouping & Sorting to group like values together. Let's go ahead and delete this sort right now, using the X on the far edge of the bar. This time I'll Add a group, and let's say we want to group all of the cards together by color, so that all the black cards are together, and then all of the red cards appear together. I can choose SuitColor. Now, I can see in my report, I've got black here at the top and then all my black cards, the Spades and Clubs, and if I scroll down, I'll find the Red cards, and then that's where the Hearts and Diamonds are. Now, within this grouping, we can add an additional grouping.
Right now we've got a group for Red color. Let's add another group below that by Suit. We'll add a group down here at the bottom, we'll say SuitName. Now, we'll start at the top of the report. I've got Black Clubs, there are all my Club cards, and I'll scroll down, then my Spade cards, here they are. Scrolling down further, I get to the Red section with Diamond startingm and scrolling down further, there're my Heart cards. Now, within that we can add a sorting, so we can sort them ascending or descending by the value that they appeared. We'll Add a sort now, we'll say CountOfID at this point and we'll change it again to from largest to smallest.
So, now they're ranked in order, but grouped by suit name and suit color. Now, let me take a look at this report in Print Preview mode. We'll switch our view here at the top, we'll click the down arrow and we'll choose to go to Print Preview mode. In Print Preview I can scroll through the report and see what it looks like. Now, when I get to the bottom of the page here, I notice that my Red section actually starts here, but the vast majority of that data is on page number 2. I'll select this button to change our page and I'll scrub and this is the rest of the Red data. I can use our Grouping & Sorting levels to help control where the page breaks fall for my report.
If I close Print Preview, it will take me back to Layout View and here on Group on SuitColor, I can click the More button right here, and one of the More Options that I have is do not keep group together on one page. I can change that to keep whole group together on one page. Now, if I go back to Print Preview and take a look at it, I can scroll down, here's my Black Club cards, scrolling down, here's Spades. I get to the bottom of that and I don't have the Red cards anymore. I actually have to go to page 2 and up at the top to get to the Red Diamonds and Hearts.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (78 votes).
In short: An excellent Marathon! All part of the feastival of running organised by Lincolnshire Council.In full: Organisation was fine with three races on the day with the Mayoress starting us all off. This is my second marathon and I'd like to say a big thank you to all the marshalls and all the guys 'n' girls 'manning' the water stations! The choice of energy drinks from mile 13 onwards certainly help keeping the legs going! Hopefuly I'll get London next year but I'll definately be running at Mablethorpe next year. Well done everyone!Date of review: September 15, 2008
In short: Ran 10k, fast route with no major organisational issues. A few could do better pointsIn full: Despite out and back, dull, promenade route of 10k I liked it. Reassuringly flat and great to know that after 6k I wouldn't be running with wind. Due to this I ran a good time. Few organisational issues, mashalling good overall and chaotic nature of route through busy seaside town doesn't help. All friendly and with the odd exception helpful and devoted a long day to helping out - many Thanks to all. Would be nice if they could get presentations in at times when other races leaders weren't finishing. Minor gripe, was told before start that showers would be "members only" which wasn't true. At end of 10k there was no setup to take chips, give out medals/t-shirts. We were told to do after 11:30, wasn't even 10:30 at time. I hung around all day to watch races but others might have wanted to be off. Good idea to get an Olympian in to present medals. I can appreciate though that with three races to organise its hard to get it all dead smooth, bigger, more expensive events have done much worse - I'll be back.Date of review: September 15, 2008
In short: Potentially a great 10k courseIn full: This has the makings of a good 10k pb course, but needs marhalls that are directive/vocal the run along the prom was a nightmare having to dodge oncoming runners and then holidaymakers, why was there no lead bike/ surely a cyclist with a whistle would have alerted people to the fact that there was a race in progress. With a bit more thought this could be a good race!Date of review: September 15, 2008
In short: Enjoyed it. Good atmosphere and friendly people. Half Marathon.In full: Good in general. The half marathon presentation coincided with the first few marathoners coming home and this needs attention and the seafront was a bit of a nightmare with tourists wandering around all over the place. Nice flat course and well marshaled and good encouragement from the marshals too. Goody bag poor considering all the sponsorship and with this in mind the £15 was a bit steep for the entry. I'm not criticising destructively beacause overall it is a good event and could be even better. The race director was very willing to take on board these points when challenged. Will do it again next year assuming I can't do the fantastic Wolds Vets Tough 10 the week before. Date of review: September 15, 2008
In short: There is room for improvementIn full: Fairly well organised, the last three miles, no markers for the marathon. Energy drinks need to start earlier. The prom was a nightmare with passers by. The end was dreadful, I had to find some water, the last thing you need after a marathon is a stick of rock. I dont usually grumble after runs, but was alittle dissapointed yesterday. The marshalls at 20 miles plus should look to give a smuch encouragement as possible and not just point you in the right direction.Date of review: September 15, 2008
In short: Friendly and well organisedIn full: I enjoyed the day. Friendly and well organised. The last mile or so needs the marshalling looked at again but the public have as much right to use the promenade as the runners, so maybe a slight change in route could be looked at. My bet is that the good reviews here will out number the not so good. You can't please all of the people all of the time!Date of review: September 15, 2008
In short: Fantastic "small race" festival and a juicy fat PB for meIn full: Great organisation from a non-running committee. A few minor improvements still can be made (energy drinks earlier on; move the marathon start to 9am rather than 10am; ask the marshalls to point out the route rather than just stand at road junctions; double check the mile marker accuracy), but these are small and the organisers have a track record of listening to and acting upon feedback.Great people, nice massage at the end, hot windy sunny day - not much to complain about!Date of review: September 15, 2008
In short: Another good race, crowds really up for it again, which really helps when you start to flag. Thoroughly enjoyable.Date of review: September 15, 2008
In short: Thank you NeilIn full: Thanks to Neil who stopped me giving up in the early miles. You really helped, hope you were happy with your 3.34. Date of review: September 15, 2008
In short: a good flat race to run a pb. liked the run along the sea front at the endIn full: the warmth of the day made the race a challenge but meant that it was nice to linger afterwards in this pleasnt seaside resort. all the helpers were particularly friendly and people went out running alongside the slower runners to keep their spirits up which i thought was amazingDate of review: September 14, 2008


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Dosojin Fire Festival
There are no gimmicks or corporate sponsors at the Japanese fire festival in Nozawa, a small village and ski-resort town just north of Nagano, the site of the 1998 Winter Olympics. That's because the scene surrounds a group of men aged 25-42 who build a wooden tower and then defend it from marauding villagers trying to burn it down. You know, just one of those 19th-century rituals to usher in a good year. Fortunately, everyone keeps their cool, thanks to free sake going around by the barrel.Nozawa is a relatively quaint town, so plan on bringing your own afterparty to the town's traditional inns and natural-spring-water bathhouses.
Location: Nozawa Onsen, Japan
Next party date: January 15, 2011


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A series of events about Nokia indicating that this company may be in serious trouble and I am picturing myself one day in not so far future bragging about how great the Lumia 920 was and how sad it was still not enough to save the company.
Think about the recent Nokia related news, none of them pretty.
-- 920/820 were released but so long they still can't announce the pricing and availability and can't seem to line up the major carriers in major countries. Even if this is their last battle worth fighting but they don't show the eagerness and energy. With Iphone 5 releasing and sold 5M in 3 days and a big success for the GS3, I would price my best devices competitive and push them to every single carrier I can find in every country on this planet.
-- latest study shows that Windows Phone is hold a pathetic 3.5% market share.
-- As soon as HTC announce 8x and 8s, they become "THE" windows phone 8 on MS WP page.
-- rumor says that MS is building their own windows phone and I suspect it is very likely. Look at the interview with Elop he sounds bitter (May I quote what Elop's response? "even if it is true, we have contractual rights to unique technology", what technology you are talking about?)
-- latest rumor is that Nokia is going to sell their HQ building...
I like Nokia, my first dummy phone is Nokia and it was very nice and cool. But all the negative news/rumors make me wonder if I should jump onto a sinking ship, maybe I should get a 8x instead?Last edited by diaspar; 10-03-2012 at 02:39 AM.
Im the other way to you, as I went and bought some Nokia shares as I think the 920/820 will be a success, well I think that they will shift more of them than the previous generation.
You only have to look at the online polls that are running, far more people want a 920 than a 8X - 10-03-2012, 02:34 AM #3
I bought some Nokia stock myself as well a while ago and I was hoping that they can do a great turnaround.
No doubt that 820/920 are good devices but good device may not be good enough to save the whole mess. Lack of execution can still ruin it. Do you think Elop is a good leader, no, I don't thinks so... The bet on WP is a mistake in my opinion. They will be in a much better position if they support both WP and Android. They get nothing from MS being exclusively on WP. - 10-03-2012, 02:38 AM #4
I can't believe any of this comes as a supprise.
Nokia has been in trouble for ages, the non-upgrading of WP7 devices to WP8 $%^&ed them right over, at a point where they were starting to gain traction in the mobile sales market.
The first month or 2 of WP8 sales will really dictate the future of Nokia. If sales are epic, things look good. If not, either Microsoft will buy Nokia, or Nokia will move to Android, and probably become an also-ran there too.
The HTC move was clever on Microsofts part. It will hopefully show the Microsoft isn't just dedicated to WP8 & Nokia. If they didn't do something like that soon, Microsoft & Nokia would be pushed too close together, and WP8 will just become a one make race.
Personally, i think the initial device line up is good, 3 very good OEMs, the WP8 feature set looks like it cures a lot of the issues with WP7, so really its down to the next few weeks. I expect Microsoft to go mad marketing WP8, same for Nokia. It'll be interesting to see just how commited HTC & Samsung are. HTC seem commited, not seen much from Samsung yet. - 10-03-2012, 02:39 AM #5
- 920/820 were announced, not released.
- While WP share is low, it's grown significantly and Nokia holds well over half of that.
- iPhone will sell millions even if it's a tin of spam
- Rumours are just that, I highly doubt this to be true, at least in any direct competitive way and even if true it's more than likely MSFT will sell these through their stores only (like surface) which would mean US only for now.
- Selling a building is a rather normal practice for huge companies like Nokia, it costs a lot of money to maintain and manage and it's cheaper to rent.
I do not see Nokia go anywhere any time soon. They have a healthy technology, services and patent portfolio, WP is still a minor part of heir revenue and they still sell devices like hotcakes on a daily basis which cost hem peanuts to make and bring in a decent margin.
If you feel you should go with HTC be my guest, but be prepared to be disappointed. HTC is nowhere near as dedicated to either the WP platform or their user base and you'll miss out on a lot of Nokia goodies in he mean time. I'll happily get myself an 820 next month, skip the 920 and then switch to the Lumia monster phone which I expect will come next year. - 10-03-2012, 02:50 AM #8
Why are people so concerned about saving Nokia? There are other companies out there.
Just about every thread has someone concerned about how Nokia is going to survive.
Sent from my SGH-i677 using Board Express - 10-03-2012, 02:53 AM #9
Nothing? They've already (alledgedly) had more than a billion dollars from Microsoft, and they are the premier WP8 OEM, with access to the WP source which HTC, Samsung, etc al don't have.
Nokia have already started plugging holes in WP7 (Bluetooth, contact sharing, Backup, etc), in a way no other OEM could. I can't imagine WP8 will be any different.
Put Nokia on Android, and whats soo special about them? Other than pureview nothing, they'll be another HTC, struggling to find a niche. - 10-03-2012, 03:07 AM #10
You have a bad feeling because you read too many rumor sites where 80% of the stuff is bull****. HTC announced their devices the week after Nokia. I have yet to hear any pricing or release date for the US. They gave a month. An obvious month.
Nokia will dominate HTC in the WP8 realm. Anyone with half a brain realizes this. If some rumor about them selling their HQ building for reasons not even given has swayed you, then I have a hard time believing you aren't just some HTC troll. - 10-03-2012, 03:20 AM #12(Gaming Rig)
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The big concern is actually Samsung, if the wp8 market expands significantly, they will ramp up their activities and use their size and economies of scale to steamroll both companies.
Sent from my Lumia 800 using Board Express - 10-03-2012, 03:28 AM #14
First off , it does not take nor will it take a few months for Nokia to get it's legs back. The New lumia line has done very well with the new devices coming out as well. Now the Lumia line alone is not going to save Nokia. it's going to be a whole number of things how well the devices sell. how well they can offer there other products and Nokia getting rid of dead cash suckers such as taxes and insurance on a mammoth building so selling it and then renting is an option that I would look at if it was my Company. Nokia will be fine long term yes, and if MS does there own phone so what? it's not going to hurt Nokia you turn around and make something better =)
Exactly, they are big, and I can't imagine how desperate they are right now if they have to sell their HQ building (I would understand if it's some random building, but hey, HQ ...) BTW, the story about Nokia is selling their HQ building is on the front page of wpcentral, and if it's pure bull****, I guess we could all pack up and go somewhere else.
I don't know how big the market share they have to grab, but beating HTC is not even close. - 10-03-2012, 04:11 AM #17
I expect Nokia to bring a device to the top end which will use all of the WP8 hardware options to the max. That would include a 20Mpix PureView camera, quadcore CPU, more memory and RAM and possibly a 5inch screen.
For now the 820 will suite me just fine and I can always jump to the 920 if I'm wrong later. - 10-03-2012, 04:19 AM #18
The option to sell HQ was in the Q2 report, it's not news, nor is it an unexpected move for them. From your comments you show you do not really have an understanding of how these big companies operate in this respect.
They will sell and then lease back as that will be much more cost effective. This is actually good news as it frees up a large amount of cash to be put to good use.
Nokia is still the #1 phone seller shipping more devices than anyone else. That said they need to cut cost and this is an obvious and logical choice. - 10-03-2012, 04:43 AM #19
dont forget that Nokia just broke into the China market on the biggest carrier that has 650 Million customers and that WP dominates in China.
Well that is a dream specs for everyone. But I don't hear any rumor on such device and I am not sure if Nokia will make any announcement about such device before Feb 2013. Although once WP8 becomes Active Nokia will release more and more high end devices. But your dream device will cannabailize the sales of their own Lumia 920
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O.S.........................Windows 7 Ultimatum 64 - 10-03-2012, 05:09 AM #21
Which is why an announcement on such device would not be before March/April next year, maybe MWC 2013 at the earliest. As said, at that time I can always choose to go with the 920 anyway, so the 820 would be a good start for now. Nokia has been clear that the 820/920 are not all there is to come either up or down.
Last edited by paulheu; 10-03-2012 at 05:18 AM.
Here is a good article on the possible sale of the real estate.
Quote from above article;
"As we said during Q2 results, Nokia is re-evaluating all non-core operations, including its real estate. However, we do not have any plans to move our headquarters," a spokesperson said in an email (emphasis Nokia's). "As with most companies whose core business is not in owning real estate, it makes common business sense not to tie assets in real estate property but rather invest and focus in its core operations.
"Divesting real estate is an entirely different thing compared to the location of the headquarters. As we have said many times before, we have no plans to move our headquarters."
He points out that selling and re-leasing property is "not unusual" in Finland, with Kone doing the same in Keilaniemi in 2007. Similarly, UPM sold their headquarters in 2006 and Stora Enso did the same in 2008. - 10-03-2012, 06:32 AM #23
Nokia has a lot of operating cash. They're fine for at least the next few years.
Things LOOK bad because they are in a transition. They're not only changing their mobile OS, but they're changing their entire structure and focus as a company.
Nokia used to go a ton of different things. They are streamlining now and focusing on just a few businesses now, like mobile phones and location services. So they're cutting out a lot of divisions they no longer need, and they're writing them all off as losses tight away instead of spacing those losses out on paper over a few years.
Also, devices like the 920 are nice, but that isn't where their main growth will come from. It WI be from worldwide sales of the 520,620,720,etc... - 10-03-2012, 06:41 AM #24
I will buy the 920 when it comes out, but here are my 2 cents:
Remember how excited you were the day Nokia announced the 920/820?! Imagine you could have bought the phone 3 days after that compared to your excitement now while awaiting.
Apple has the marketing aspect of things nailed down, they announce a phone, and tell you when you can pre-order it and when it will launch and to which carriers. Nice and simple. People get very excited (over tin maybe too) and rush into stores to pre-order/buy.
Nokia on the other hand is not on top of things pertaining to announcing pricing and carrier availability which is eating away from that excitement. One proof to this is some people starting to shift towards the 8X for example which was announced to be coming to AT&T in November.Nokia Lumia 920 | Rogers Wireless Canada
HP Touchpad 32GB CM 9 ICS - 10-03-2012, 06:44 AM #25
O2 in the UK just announced they will offer both HTC 8X and 8S.
Nokia Lumia 920 | Rogers Wireless Canada
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According to Tacoma News Tribune, Twitter, tweets and a tweet-up are good for business. The paper came to this conclusion after 120 people gathered at Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma last night for the city's first major commercial tweet-up.
"It's fun if you can meet people face-to-face," said Dina Nishioka, spokeswoman for Provenance Hotels, the Portland-based owners of downtown Tacoma's Hotel Murano.
"This is great for tweeters who have never been in the hotel," she said. "This also helps strengthen our customer relationships, provide more awareness and partner with local groups."
John McPhee, a senior account executive with Anvil Media in Portland, said, "Two years ago, more or less, I got Provenance on Facebook and Twitter. It was a good opportunity for them to start listening." It was also a good opportunity to improve the hotels' search rankings with a content plan that includes blogs.
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