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We live on a lake and have a dock, we set the tree up on the dock. It is enjoyed by all the homes that surround the lake. The trees reflection in the water is very beautiful.
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As we set it up I wished the strings of lights had each been wrapped individually. The twisting & wrapping of the strands took too long to set them up. As I put it away I will use cord wrappers to keep each line separate from the others and make the following years set up quicker & easier.
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For the past few years IAB has been encouraging companies to invest in their employees by having them take the Sales, Ad Ops and Data certification exams. We've been quite successful—over 7,000 applicants so far. But, not surprisingly, we hear objections from time to time.
There's one particular pushback that makes no sense to me at all. That's the statement that certification merely increases the risk of a certified employee looking for a better opportunity somewhere else; in other words, encouraging employees to earn a credential that demonstrates professional capability actually hurts the company.
Or, as leadership specialist Peter Baeklund puts it, when someone says: "What happens if we invest in developing our people and they leave?" the proper response is "What happens if you don't, and they stay?"
Doesn't it make sense that people would prefer to work for companies that invest in developing their capabilities and keeping their skill sets relevant through constant learning opportunities? Doesn't this type of commitment to the employee foster a commitment to the company in return and contribute to a better corporate culture?
There's no denying that retention is a major problem during the boom times in our industry, but depriving managers of learning and development opportunities isn't the answer—and it's definitely not going to help the company either. The only talent issue that's greater than retention today is leadership; that is, the lack of training programs that target leaders at all levels, but particularly those in the middle.
Nearly half of all Millennials currently have some leadership responsibilities according to a Deloitte study, yet 66% of the companies Deloitte surveyed reported they have weak capabilities when to comes to providing leadership programs for that demographic.
IAB recognizes that not every company can create the type of leadership program that teaches core management skills, foundational understanding of business functions, and basic business and product strategy. And that is why we have created the IAB Digital Leadership Program. This is a new approach to helping managers not only acquire knowledge, but also the skills required to take on the roles and responsibilities that our fast-changing industry requires. This is a program that's being developed by industry professionals and subject matter experts for industry professionals. The first semester kick off this fall in both a three-day intensive and one night a week classroom format.
I encourage you—as an individual interested in taking responsibility for your own professional growth, or as a team leader who has responsibility for the growth of others—to review the IAB Digital Leadership Program and consider making an extremely worthwhile investment in the development of your staff. If you have any questions just drop us a line at [email protected], we'll be glad to answer them.
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On Tuesday, January 28th, the Wall Street Journal posted an article focused on the release of an IAB paper "Privacy and Tracking in a Post-Cookie World." The story on WSJ.com originally contained three errors related to fundamental aspects of the IAB's membership, technical ramifications of described technology and the nature of the document discussing current technological alternatives to the cookie. We appreciate the Journal's willingness to make those fixes resulting in a decidedly more accurate representation of the IAB and the digital advertising industry. However, I would still like to address a few instances of language selection that could be easily misinterpreted by an average reader.
First, I would like to explain what a cookie is and how it works, since the description in the Wall Street Journal wasn't on the mark.
The IAB's Wiki calls it "a string of text from a web server to a user's browser that the browser is expected to send back to the web server in subsequent interactions." Yes, the cookie is also the means by which tracking and preference management happens today in digital advertising, but "code" is another word for software that implies active functionality. As anyone familiar with web or internet technology knows, a cookie is just a marker like a security badge (the analogy given in our whitepaper) or a supermarket customer loyalty card.
Second, within the article, there is an implication that client-generated state management (device IDs) could consolidate online tracking in the hands of specific vendors.
In fact those vendors would only control the underlying mechanism that creates the IDs and not the nature of the way those IDs are used by the industry. This is equivalent to saying that the phone company has control over your supermarket loyalty program data because in that case the ID is your phone number. In fact, within this particular solution class, we have seen two very privacy-centric implementations by Apple and Google in their respective mobile operating systems.
The third potential misinterpretation comes from the statement that device IDs solve the problem of cross device tracking.
Since client-generated state is created within a specific operating environment (such as a device operating system or a browser) it does not enable cross-device tracking. In fact, no current implementations of client-generated state allow automatic industry-wide cross-browser or cross-device tracking. This can and should only ever be possible at the bequest of the user.
Lastly, the cloud solution class described in the document is meant to be a connector between different state management technologies, not a warehouse of personal data, as asserted in the article.
In fact, the cloud technology envisioned in the whitepaper could become the technology that enables a user to synchronize their advertising preferences across devices and domains.
In fairness to the journalist, I recognize that this is rather technical for a general business audience. But, we at the IAB feel it is important to accurately represent technology and prevent the perpetuation of misunderstanding for the purpose of easy readability.
About the Author
Steve Sullivan
Steve Sullivan is VP of Advertising Technology at the IAB, and on Twitter at @SteveSullivan32.
Demand for programmatic buying in mobile has skyrocketed in 2013. At the IAB, we saw this trend unfolding and launched the Mobile Programmatic Buying Working Group, led by Joe Laszlo as staff manager and Victor Milligan of Nexage as chair, to address this rapid growth and the unique aspects of mobile programmatic. As the working group's leaders, we co-wrote this post to outline some of the key takeaways from the group's conversations, and share our thoughts for 2014.
While there are certainly similarities between PC and mobile programmatic, the differences warrant a working group dedicated to mobile. These differences are critical design points for publishers, exchanges, buyers, agencies, and advertisers, and include:
- Mobile's unique and massive applications and game ecosystem
- Mobile's data model that is built absent a universal, persistent third-party cookie
- Mobile's unique targetable data including location (notably lat/long), mobile OS (iOS and Android), carrier, connection type, and device types.
- Mobile's form factor and the importance of creative that is optimized for smartphones and tablets
The Mobile Programmatic Buying Working Group brings together 40 individuals at a diverse array of IAB member companies with a shared interest in how programmatic is evolving in mobile and how the IAB can help members understand and fully capitalize on programmatic.
The group's first task was to organize the broad concept called programmatic and focus on those items important—and unique—to mobile.
Given that programmatic has come onto the digital landscape quickly and that programmatic itself describes a family of technologies, we needed to itemize and define the different programmatic markets. Aligned with the IAB Programmatic Publishers Task Force, we identified four types of marketplaces:
- Automated Guaranteed (reserved inventory at a fixed price, just transacted via an exchange, also known as programmatic reserved or guaranteed)
- Unreserved Fixed Rate (unreserved inventory at a fixed price, also known as preferred deals or first right of refusal)
- Invitation-Only Auction (unreserved inventory sold at auction, but to a select number of potential bidders, commonly referred to private marketplace or exchange); and
- Open Auction (unreserved inventory sold at auction, to any bidder, usually using real-time bidding [RTB]).
Although the world of ad exchanges (in both PC and mobile) started with a largely open auction model, other models such as various forms of invitation-only auctions like exclusive or first-look private exchanges have generated a great deal of interest from publishers and buyers alike. A recent analytics report from Nexage describes trending in programmatic and the extraordinary uptake in private exchanges, as publishers and buyers become more comfortable and adept at using private exchanges to accelerate their businesses.
The task force then began to discuss key mobile programmatic issues that will guide our work. Examples include:
- The data model: The lack of cookies in mobile has an impact across most elements of programmatic buying. Because third-party cookies are not typically available, mobile ad inventory relies on proprietary means of targeting, tracking, and accountability, which aren't always articulated clearly to buyers. Nexage views exchanges in all their various manifestations as serving as a critical integration point between first-party data (e.g., from the publisher/network/inventory owner), brands' CRM data, and third-party data.
- Targetable data: There are a number of data types that apply in mobile that don't have PC analogs, including location, operating system, carrier, network connection (wifi, 3G, 4G, etc.), and even handset maker/device model. Some of the parameters, are sometimes considered complicating aspects of mobile fragmentation, but they can be better seen as methods for better targeting in an exchange setting, providing a valuable proxy for consumer demographics (e.g., iPhone users are different from Android users).
- Transparency: Ensuring that programmatic is not a black box but a clear box where transparency aids impression level decisioning is a priority. For example, latitude/longitude (lat/long) is a critical parameter for hyperlocal campaigns, but not all lat/long data are created equal. Some are GPS derived, but others are derived from zip code or post code, called centroid lat/long, which are far less precise. Some exchanges already have business controls to enable buyers to know which is which and target and price accordingly.
Looking Forward
Across both PC and mobile, programmatic is shifting from a disruptive force to a valuable (and necessary) solution connecting ad buyers with desired ad opportunities. As we get into 2014, we have several ambitions for our working group:
- Analyze the issues related to mobile programmatic's unique factors to help members best understand and capitalize on the opportunity.
- Provide input to the IAB's other programmatic efforts, making sure that mobile's unique aspects are represented.
- Continue to serve as a forum for exchanging experiences and sharing knowledge.
- Start collecting emerging good or best practices and case studies to illuminate what is working for buyers and sellers alike.
- Organize an industry town hall conversation to help disseminate our learning to marketers and agencies that need it.
It's been an exciting year for mobile programmatic buying, and next year promises to be even more so. We're looking forward to kicking the Mobile Programmatic Working Group into high gear, addressing challenges and ensuring continued growth for everyone.
About the Authors
Andrew is the CEO and a co-founder of Studio One and co-chair of the IAB Content Marketing Task Force. Previously, Susman was an executive at Time Warner and Young & Rubicam. In addition, he serves on the boards of the Advertising Educational Foundation, and Business for Diplomatic Action. A native of Missouri, he is also a certified sharpshooter and is a major supporter of the ASPCA.
IAB releases Publisher's perspectives on programmatic as first part in educational series
Programmatic buying and selling of advertising, real-time bidding, and marketing automation is changing the way we transact digital media. Though numbers are very sketchy, by some accounts over 20% of all digital advertising is sold "programmatically" - and it's growing rapidly.
Yet programmatic competes with Native advertising for the title of "Buzzword of 2013". And the hyperbole couldn't be more extreme. Concerns are rampant. Sales people are worried about becoming obsolete, losing their jobs to machines, and declining yields. Some buyers of digital media are worried that only crappy inventory is available programmatically. Aside from perhaps the ad tech community, there's a great deal of smiling and nodding going on when people talk about the importance of programmatic, and not a lot of understanding. Ad agencies are worried that automation will mean standardization and less of a role for creativity and creatives. On the other side, many see new technological innovation as the source of great potential value - creating significant efficiencies, new markets, and continuing to drive advertising dollars to digital.
There is significant confusion in the marketplace around the meaning of terms like "programmatic", "RTB", "programmatic direct", "programmatic premium", and other verbiage, often being used interchangeably. New technologies are emerging which are creating significant value, but there is also a lack of clear technical standards to ensure interoperability across different platforms. Buyers and sellers are concerned with the limited transparency and number of vendors involved in the programmatic transaction. And programmatic raises internal, organizational challenges for brands and agencies, and particularly for publishers with their existing direct sales teams and incentives.
Agencies and their clients have a lot to lose if programmatic isn't implemented coherently: a set of technologies that aim to create market efficiencies could, instead, create a fragmented, illiquid marketplace if each media agency insists on creating its own proprietary marketplace with its own standards and its own technologies.
In the spirit of creating value for the entire marketplace and driving advertising dollars to digital, the IAB is working to tackle many of these challenges. Today it is releasing Digital Simplified: Programmatic and Automation - The Publishers' Perspective, the first in a new IAB educational series that offers easy-to-understand documents for the industry. The piece aims to provide clarity, from the publishers' perspective, on the different "programmatic" transaction types. It outlines the four main ways of buying and selling "programmatically" and provides a clear framework for distinguishing between them. It also highlights other factors commonly associated with each of these types of "programmatic" selling.
This is the first output of a newly created IAB Programmatic Publishers Task Force, chaired by Alanna Gombert, Senior Director Programmatic and Trading at Condé Nast and formerly of Ad Meld and Google. The new Task Force is aimed at providing premium publishers a forum to come together to work on issues related to the programmatic agenda and how it impacts them. Its goal is to help publishers establish market clarity and education around the programmatic ecosystem - both internally and externally. Barely a month after its launch there are now over 30 premium publishers participating in this initiative and the list is growing. In addition to working on clarity around definitions and terminology, the group is also working on issues around transparency across the value chain and sales force organizational issues.
The Programmatic Publishers Task Force is a key part of the overall IAB programmatic agenda. This agenda focuses on firstly identifying and addressing the key business issues in the programmatic landscape, and secondly working on technical standards and implementation of standards to address these issues. On the business side, in addition to its work with publishers, the IAB, in conjunction with The Winterberry Group, is conducting a thought-leadership research study to provide an effective roadmap to "programmatic" capabilities based on surveys and interviews with its members, to be released by the end of 2013. It is also working on mobile specific programmatic issues. On the technical side, it is working on both digital automation implementation and open RTB standards.
For more information on the IAB's work on programmatic marketing please go to iab.net/programmatic or contact Carl Kalapesi (below).
About the Author
Carl Kalapesi is the Director, Industry Initiatives at the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) focusing on Programmatic, Quality Assurance Guidelines (QAG) and brand safety, performance marketing, networks & exchanges and multicultural. He can be reached on Twitter @carlkalapesi or via email at at [email protected].
What is the Future of Digital Audio Advertising? Solving Audio Ad Tracking and Highlights from IAB Digital Audio Agency Day
Despite my silent goal to never again take a multiple-choice exam post college, I found myself on July 31st at the NetCom testing center on West 33rd, preparing to take the IAB Digital Media Sales Certification exam.
The IAB launched this training program over a year ago to help increase the knowledge of digital sales professionals. As a marketing exec at PulsePoint, a data-driven content technology provider, I considered myself lucky to take the exam alongside our entire salesforce. In an effort to continue to adopt and help drive industry best practices, our SVP of Sales, John Ruvolo, instated the requirement that all sales support teams - sellers, client services, account managers, ad operations, and marketing - successfully complete the training and obtain certification. Now, I must admit - having to carve out time to study on top of the daily grind was a challenge, but as I started digesting the impressive body of study preparation materials created by the IAB, I found myself happy to do so.
I have worked my entire professional life in the digital media space and truly appreciate that the IAB has provided a training program that deepens my understanding of our industries ever-changing processes, rules and regulations, best practices, definitions and of course…all those acronyms. Our space evolves at a dizzying pace to (try to) stay ahead of the mind-blowing technology being created every day. Chrome TV, one-click mobile payments, location sharing apps…it's enough to make you seriously consider one of those 'digital detox' retreats. But without that evolution, without the constant influx of fresh ideas and new ways of connecting consumers to an amazing online experience, it would not be the exciting and fulfilling environment so many of us call home every day.
It has been common practice to learn and grow alongside all of this change through a mix of self-education and information sharing amongst colleagues, partners, and friends. What a relief to have a trusted, accredited program led by our industry body that helps to educate and benchmark our top professionals against rigorous industry standards. We finally have proof that we know what we are talking about…well, most of the time.
This IAB Certification process is something that digital execs across all business channels of our industry should undergo. I am proud that PulsePoint has embraced the program and offered it to employees beyond direct sellers; we are already exploring ways to incorporate this into all new hire training. Activating this program at the sales level of an organization and beyond can also impact future hiring decisions. It enables us to narrow candidate searches to only the best, most qualified applicants and allows us have even more faith that our teams are making the most educated decisions possible.
In order for digital media to continue being one of the most sought-after industries to work within, we must take responsibility to ensure that those dedicating their livelihood to it have the right tools to be as successful as possible. The IAB has taken great strides in creating a framework within which this critical professional development can happen, and I look forward to seeing it continue to grow.
About the Author
Lindsay Boesen
Lindsay Boesen is Director of Marketing at PulsePoint, and on Twitter @PulsePointBuzz.
Peter Minnium
As the Head of Brand Initiatives at IAB, Peter Minnium leads a series of initiatives designed to address the under-representation of creative brand advertising online. He can be reached on Twitter @PeterMinnium.


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MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., /PRNewswire/ -- Sun National Bank has grown its commercial lending team to expand its focus in Central New Jersey. The bank has appointed Patrick Farrell Senior Vice President and Regional Manager to lead the new territory. Steven Forleiter has been named Senior Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager, and Brian Schoener has been named Vice President and Relationship Manager of this Central New Jersey commercial lending team. Experienced lenders who are well-known in the regional banking industry and business community, Farrell, Forleiter and Schoener will develop business and manage commercial client relationships in Mercer, Somerset and Hunterdon Counties.
Patrick Farrell is an accomplished financial services leader with more than 25 years of experience in commercial and consumer banking. Before joining Sun, he held progressive leadership roles at TD Bank, including national sales manager of the healthcare professionals group and regional vice president of commercial, small business and retail lending in Central New Jersey. Earlier in his career, he was a commercial lender at the former Summit Bank and CoreStates Bank. Farrell was recently named to the Credit Committee for Regional Business Assistance Corp. He is active with the chambers of commerce in Princeton and Mercer County and is a past board member of the Hamilton Partnership and the Princeton Chamber of Commerce. Farrell is also treasurer and a member of the board of directors of Princeton Pop Warner Football.
Steven Forleiter, who has more than 25 years in the commercial banking industry, is a former vice president and senior business development officer with Webster Business Credit Corp. In that role he developed new business and served clients throughout Central and Southern New Jersey as well as Pennsylvania. In the past, Forleiter served on commercial lending teams at TD Bank, PNC Bank and Trust Company Bank of New Jersey (North Fork Bank). Forleiter is a member of the Association of Mergers & Acquisition Alliance, the Risk Management Association and Garden State Credit Associates.
Brian Schoener was a vice president and relationship manager in commercial lending at M&T Bank, with a territory of Central N.J., based out of Princeton, before joining Sun National Bank. He also spent 15 years at TD Bank /Commerce Bank, where he was named "#1 Small Business Relationship Manager" in TD Bank's entire footprint for three consecutive years and also held progressively responsible positions in retail banking. Schoener has been an active member on the Central New Jersey board of directors of Junior Achievement of New Jersey and an active member of the Mid Jersey Chamber of Commerce.
"Pat, Steve and Brian all have a dedication to client service and a record of achievement in commercial lending, and we welcome them to the Sun team," said Brad Fouss, Executive Vice President and Director of Wholesale Banking, Sun National Bank. "We established this new team to capitalize on our success in this region and are eager to serve the wide range of commercial lending needs of companies in Central New Jersey. We look forward to enhancing the service we provide to existing customers here and to introducing new clients to Sun's unique competitive advantage."
Patrick Farrell added, "Steve, Brian and I have all worked together in the past, serving the needs of businesses here in Central Jersey, and we are thrilled to team up again to provide a premium level of personal service, customized solutions and local market insights to benefit our clients in the region."
The lending professionals at Sun National Bank offer the best of both worlds – the experience, knowledge, products and services of a big bank, combined with the local relationships, market knowledge and accessibility of a community bank. The bank serves commercial customers in all 21 counties in New Jersey as well as New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
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Proust Was a Neuroscientistby Jonah Lehrer
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The young Lehrer's keen portraits make for a winning read. Using Woolf, Stravinsky, Cézanne, Whitman, and a handful of others, he shows how art has given us as much insight into the human mind as science has.
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From a rising journalist and Rhodes scholar, a dazzling look at how five writers, a painter, a composer, and a chef discovered the truth about the mind.
In this technology-driven age, it's tempting to believe that science can solve every mystery. After all, science has cured countless diseases and even sent humans into space. But as Jonah Lehrer argues in this sparkling and original book, science is not the only path to knowledge. In fact, where the brain is concerned, art got there first.
Focusing on a group of artists — a painter, a poet, a chef, a composer, and a handful of novelists — Lehrer shows how each one discovered an essential truth about the human mind that science is only now rediscovering. We learn, for example, how Proust first revealed the fallibility of memory; how George Eliot discovered the brain's malleability; how the French chef Escoffier discovered umami (the fifth taste); how Cezanne worked out the subtleties of vision; and how Gertrude Stein exposed the deep structure of language a full half-century before Chomsky. It's the ultimate tale of art trumping science.
More broadly, Lehrer shows that there is a cost to reducing everything to atoms and acronyms and genes. Measurement is not the same as understanding, and this is what art knows better than science. An ingenious blend of biography, criticism, and first-rate science writing, Proust Was a Neuroscientist urges science to listen more closely to art, for the right minds can combine the best of both to brilliant effect.
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Prelude ix
1. Walt Whitman
The Substance of Feeling 1
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The Biology of Freedom 25
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The Essence of Taste 53
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The Method of Memory 75
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The Process of Sight 96
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The Source of Music 120
7. Gertrude Stein
The Structure of Language 144
8. Virginia Woolf
The Emergent Self 168
Coda 190
Acknowledgments 199
Notes 201
Bibliography 216
Index 231
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The new Kia Soul 2014 arrives next month with the advertising slogan 'totally transformed'. But at first glance you'd be excused if you missed it. However look closer and you'll spot that, while it's instantly recognisable as a Soul, the newcomer is completely new.
Bigger and more grown up than before, the new Soul shares a platform with the Cee'd hatch, but retains the curved A-Pillars, floating roof and boxy dimensions that raised eyebrows on the launch of the original in 2008. Overall length has increased by 20mm, it's 15mm wider and 10mm lower - and it now looks more self confident in its funky SUV inspired body.
Full UK prices have yet to be announced but they'll range from just over £12,000 to £20,000 across a choice of five trims – Start, Connect, Connect Plus, Mixx and Maxx.
The last two get an Urban Styling Pack that adds to the bold looks with gloss black trim treatment on the bumpers, side skirts and wheelarches. Mixx models can be specified with a choice of four two-tone designs with coloured roofs, while the flagship Maxx gets a panoramic glass roof. Top spec models also get 18-inch wheels.
Inside, the cabin has taken a step upmarket with a redesigned dash, modern switchgear and deep-set TFT dials. As with all Kia's latest models, the layout is straightforward, build quality is excellent and kit levels are generous. Top-spec models come with excellent touch-screen navigation and a high-end audio system, while piano black inserts brighten up the cabin even further.
There's a wide range of wheel and seat movement, and with thinner A-Pillars, visibility is better than the old car. Thanks to the 20mm longer wheelbase there's enough room in the back for adults to sit comfortably, but the middle seat is narrow and the rear seats don't slide or do anything clever - there's just a traditional 60/40 split/fold set up. On the plus side, boot volume has grown to 354 litres, the tailgate is wider and there's a handy under floor storage area.
When it comes to the driving experience the Soul has the same well-enginered ease of driving and composed handling as the Cee'd. With a 29 per cent increase in torsional rigidity compared to the outgoing car and upgraded sub-frame bushings, it's better to drive and more refined.
Kia's Flex Steer system gives you a button on the wheel to switch between Sport, Normal and Sport steering modes, but while weighting increases a bit, there's little real difference in feedback or feel. However, the Soul turns in positively enough, and in spite of the raised SUV stance, body control is decent. The six-speed manual gearbox has a light but pleasant shift action, and from Connect trim onwards there's the choice of a six-speed auto, as well.
Offered with a 131bhp 1.6-litre petrol or 126bhp 1.6-litre diesel engine, the well-proven CRDi diesel tested is noisy at idle, but on the move, road and engine noise is well isolated from the cabin, especially if you keep the diesel in the mid-range, where performance is adequate enough to ensure the Soul feels relatively eager.
The old Soul had a disappointingly firm ride and the new car's base set-up is more compliant, although the large 18-inch wheels thump into imperfections, upsetting the Kia's composure somewhat. But in spite of a smooth stop/start system, perhaps the biggest disappointment is the relatively high 125g/km emissions, which rise to 158g/km if you choose the automatic.
However, the often over looked Soul has been bought bang up to date and is a now a far tougher rival for cars like the Nissan Juke and Renault Captur.
"the high standard kit list and value for money seen on Kia's other products will make the Soul appealing – especially to those looking for a quirky, better value alternative to the Cee'd or even the VW Golf"
Given Autoexpress unbridled love for VW products, I must say that praise doesn't come any higher than this. As far as the car is concerned I'm not a fan but my cousin told me its all the rage in the States.
It's ugly & expect the naff Faux Leather seats and nasty hard plastics et al.
Oh what about the 7 year warranty, I ask who keeps a car more than about 4 or 5? I don't.
I would never buy this car, it's awful.
All the pun intended, I think it lost its soul.
God this is an ugly brute!
The long warranty is just a clever marketing trick with Kia/Hyundai. They are basically 3 year warranties. After the 3 years there are many get-out clauses, and items that are not covered. Its a cunning way of making Korean cars seem higher quality than they really are. Its a selling point and many buyers are taken in by it.
If it were all that easy, all manufacturers would be copying it. But they don't. Why do you think that is?
Maybe the fact that small turbo engines commonly have reliability issues above 35000 M has something to do with it?
Did you even bother to READ this review, much less others on the new Soul? (No need to answer that since it is a rhetoric ?)
The interior is much improved on the predecessor and is quite nice.
As for "ugly" - the xB, Element, Cube were all on the uglier side.
And yet, Hyundai and Kia have higher CSI scores/ratings for service/repair than their Japanese competitors.
DId YOU? More than likely not because the version reviewed wasn't the UK spec version, Not that the beginning of the last paragraph starts: UK specs are not yet confirmed.
So expect an inferior specification.
I stand by my comments that the car is ugly and will almost undoubtedly have awful plastics, faux leathers seats just like the god damned awful Sportage, suffer just as poor engine which will lack any form of refinement whatsoever.
I would suggest from the way they you try to big up the Soul, that you are yet another member of the worst car forum in the UK, Kiaownersclub, where any form of fun & banter or criticism of the brand is strictly disallowed.
This car was ugly at its launch.
Nothing has changed.
That nose needs Plastic surgery!
Version 1 of the Soul was, to my mind, an ugly duckling with mediocre specs. But it was the quirky looks of the 2014 model that caught my eye and attracted my interest. The 2014 model and features now checks my boxes in ways that the earlier models would not have.
Many cars in this class represent compromise of some kind. I am looking to down size from Mondeo Estate and I don't think I have to sacrifice much to go with the Soul. The person that takes a closer look at the Soul may well warm to it, and if they do not there are plenty more fish in the sea. Build quality and attention to detail are good, the cabin is spacious for such compact exterior dimensions, and the driving dynamics, I thought, were excellent.
The petrol engine lacked punch unless you stir it up a bit, I thought, while the diesel is refined when cruising suburbia and picks up its feet if you ask it too. Manual or automatic are more down to personal preference; each are excellent. None of the colour options truly thrill me. Black or white are OK visually but soon show the muck. I prefer the two tone cloth option interiors over leather or single tone black.
In Start and Connect models the sound of the audio was below what I would expect in car this good. In the Connect Plus and above the Infinity audio system significantly surpassed my expectations.
So, it's diesel, manual, in Connect Plus trim for me. That meets my needs and appeals to my desires. Two tone cloth interior is on my wish list too, and that points the way of Titanium Silver for the exterior colour. I think the 17 inch wheels look and ride better over the 18's.
I still perceive the Souls styling as quirky, but for me the 2014 enhancements and details are a big improvement. The former ugly duckling has plumage swank enough to rank as cool. The peculiar styling sways me, and neither the Capture nor the Juke do it for me.
I side with this Auto Express review. For the first time in my life I may well be induced to order a new car.


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In pool play, the Warriors defeated Zeeland West (25-19, 25-10) and Ravenna (25-19, 19-25, 15-11).
The Warriors faced Zeeland West again in the semifinals, falling behind 12-6, but managing to tie it up at 20 before losing 25-23. They roared back in the second game, defeating Zeeland 25-10 before disposing of them in the final game 17-15.
In the first set of the championship match with host Spring Lake, the game was tied 22-22, before the Warriors scored three straight points to win 25-22. WMC trailed early in the second set but tied it up at 21-21 before winning again by the score of 25-22.
"I was very proud of our attitude today," WMC coach Ed Bailey said. "We never backed down."
Of the three championships in the last three weeks, Bailey said, "This one meant the most because it was the hardest to win. I thought we were going home before the finals a couple of times."
WMC's Maria Ma had 101 kills, 33 digs, seven aces and seven blocks. Anna Sweetman chipped in with 25 digs and five aces. Ashley Schuitema added 32 digs, 14 kills and 11 aces for the Warriors.
The Spring Lake volleyball team went 4-0 in pool play leading up to its finals match against the Warriors. The Lakers defeated Muskegon Catholic Central (25-20, 25-14), Reeths Puffer (25-15, 25-17) and Ravenna (25-15, 22-25, 15-4), before beating the Bulldogs again in the semifinals (25-17, 25-22).
"Overall (we) had a good day," said coach Sarah Bulthuis. "We lost to a good team in the finals. We had some line up changes due to injuries.
"I was very pleased with the girls that stepped up and had to perform today. I felt like the chemistry on the court today was very good. My setter did a great job of mixing up the offense and our passing was very consistent. Defensively we are improving with every game. Senior libero Rachel Pennington had a great defensive passing day."
Pennington led the way for the Lakers with 91 digs and three aces.
Junior Kelsee Zuidema showed her versatility with 59 kills, 40 digs and seven aces.
Karley Engelsman pitched in with 134 assists, 28 digs and eight blocks.
Spring Lake is now 22-6-2 overall.
JUNIOR VARSITY: The Warriors had three close matches Saturday at the Mona Shores Invitational. They lost to Shelby (25-17, 25-14), Reeths-Puffer (25-18, 25-21) and Fruitport (25-23, 25-17).
GH, SL runners compete at Portage Invitational
The Grand Haven boys cross country team took a step forward on Saturday, finishing in the top 20 at the Portage Invitational.
The competition is considered by many to be the unofficial mid-season state meet.
Taking out one team from Ohio, the boys finished 18th out of the 37 Division I schools competing.
After finishing 16th with 445 points last year, the Bucs were not far off that mark this season. They came in with a total of 468.
"Our goal was to finish in the top 20 this year and we slid in there," said coach John Tarr. "The guys did a great job getting into position to score well. We practiced this during the week and they did well with it."
Turner Sale finished first for the boys with a time of 17 minutes, one second, which was good for 54th overall.
Also scoring for the Bucs were Andrew Tafelski (17:38), Kyle Funk (17:34), John Miles (17:36), and Nick Johnson (17:39). Jordan Diephouse (17:48), and Brent Peterson (17:51) rounded out the varsity seven.
"Turner ran a great race today. He got out a little faster than we wanted, but he held in there tough. If we can get our (No.) 2-7 guys within 10 seconds of him, we are going to finish the season in a great fashion."
The Grand Haven girls cross country squad finished 11th out of 32 teams in the Division I race.
Claire Borchers finished 18th overall with a time of 18 minutes, 59 seconds. Roxy Glasser (19:57), Hannah Kenny (20:24), and Lanie Kenny (20:41) all had season bests on the day.
"All seven varsity girls worked together showed a lot of focus coming into this race, which was a concern because of the homecoming festivities going on throughout the week," said coach Scott Przystas. "We are making progress and with three weeks until regionals we are getting better each race."
The Spring Lake boys cross country team was also at the meet, coming in 23rd.
Lukas Piekarski was the fastest runner for the Lakers, finishing with a time of 17 minutes, 50 seconds.
Piekarski was followed by Will Warmoth (17:53), Connor Bolthouse (17:57), Matt Hulet (18:05), Noah Rick (18:09), Will Morrison (18:09) and
Matt Schmidt (18:55).
"The boys ran well today," said coach Greg Brown. "They finished as a tight pack. Five of the seven runners had career personal records. All of the athletes ran their best times of the season."
JV: In the JV race Joe Sherman (17:37), Zach Duff (17:50), Austin Bessinger (17:57), and Gerrit Knopf (18:16) all medaled for the Buccaneers.
Zoe McGregor and Eliza Lowe medaled and finished 18th and 19th respectively to lead the JV Lady Bucs.
Middle School: Grand Haven finished seventh overall in the middle school race the boys, tying the 2007 team for the best finish ever at Portage.
The Bucs were led with a third-place finish by eighth-grader Jack Nicholson, who ran a time of eight minutes, 34 seconds on the 2.5K course. The finish placed him on the top 20 list of all-time runners at Portage.
Also placing for the middle school boys were Aaron Hughes (9:07), Sam Missel (9:22), Mason Mahacek (9:22) and Sam Braak (10:07).
Grand Haven tennis finishes fourth at conference tourney
The Grand Haven boys varsity tennis team finished fourth at the O-K Red Conference Tournament on Saturday in Rockford.
Masato Arima (No. 3 Singles), Varun Biddanda (No. 4 Singles), Reid Murphy and Evan Miller (No. 2 Doubles) all finished second on the day in their flights.
"We only had one seeded player going into the tournament, so this is a good sign, having three flights make it to the finals," coach Jeremy Case said. "We continue to improve. We still have work to do and will do so. Three teams are in front of us and if we want to go further this season we are going to need a solid day on Thursday at the MHSAA Division 1 Regional Tournament. We are going to need everyone to step up. We are (also) going to need a good draw. Most importantly, we need to get in front of either Grandville, Rockford, or West Ottawa."
WMC Soccer Defeats MCC
Three goals in just over two minutes early in the game Saturday propelled Western Michigan Christian to a 5-1 win over cross-town rival Muskegon Catholic Catholic Central.
The Warriors showed their depth, with Ben Mast, Chase Schuiteman,Will Deur, Dylan Mines, Alex Rop all scoring giaks.
WMC had an 18-5 advantage in shots.
"We had a really quick start with three goals in the first eight minutes, said WMC coach David Hulings. "It was nice to see the boys gel a little, especially on the attack. It became less about 'who' scores and rather 'how many' were included in the attacks."
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Student journalists throughout the state of California had the opportunity to interview California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White on Wednesday, Feb. 6. The press conference, held at the CSU Chancellor's Office, was simultaneously streamed to journalists who could not travel to Long Beach. More than 35 participated either in-person or online.
The chancellor answered a broad set of questions, both about his personal background and the various policy issues facing the CSU. Among the topics were the budget, online education, university quality and the quarter/semester academic term. White also encouraged students to take advantage of existing resources to lower costs, like CSU Rent Digital.
As a CSU alumnus, with children who also attended Cal State campuses, White conveyed a deep commitment to his new role. Among his chief responsibilities, White identified himself as a storyteller who will "help the public realize that what we do matters for everybody, not just the students."
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Founded in October 2011, by the son of the late Don Luis Bulnes Moleda, the Solmar Foundation offers support to the local Los Cabos Community through various efforts in honor of Mr. Bulnes. The foundation support various charities in and around the destination including orphanages, humane societies, homeless shelters and nursing homes.
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