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|By Kenneth Mikkelsen, journalist
6 January 2012
Many of our assumptions of globalisation are formed by personal bias and public opinions that are expressed without substantiated data. As a result, executives lean towards dangerously flawed decision-making too often and pursue global one-size-fits-all strategies. In an interview with Pankaj Ghemawat, one of the world's most accomplished business professors and global strategists, journalist Kenneth Mikkelsen investigates the current state of globalisation and the implications for executives who have to navigate through the heavy fog of misinformation.
One early morning in 1971, John Lennon sat down at his Steinway piano in the bedroom at Tittenhurst Park, his estate in Ascot, England. Many people would later characterise the outcome of his work that morning as his greatest musical gift to the world. From later interviews it is clear that Lennon already knew that he was writing something special, as the lyrics found their way onto a piece of paper:
"You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us and the world will be as one"
The song Lennon composed was off course "Imagine" – an ode to a united world without countries or religions. Looking at the predominant debate that has taken place over the past ten years, one might actually think that we are close to fulfilling Lennon's vision of an inter-connected world. Globalisation is no longer a hot trend but rather a fact of life that is happening at a fast pace. At least that is the central premise of Thomas Friedman's 2006 book The World is Flat – a bestseller that became a reference point for several prominent leaders, from Colin Powell to Tony Blair, during the first decade of the twenty-first century.
The overall message is that the earth is flat and that companies and countries have been closely linked through the Internet and technological advances. It is a comprehensible take on the ways of the world – a convenient simplification of a complex matter.
However, nothing could be farther from the truth, if you ask Pankaj Ghemawat.
The reality of globalisation
Indian-born Pankaj Ghemawat is a professor of global strategy at the Anselmo Rubiralta Center for Globalization and Strategy at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. He belongs to a new generation of management gurus in the business world. In 2011 he published his latest book World 3.0: Global Prosperity and How to Achieve It, which was recently awarded the Thinkers50 Award as the best management book of 2011.
Just like the child in The Emperor's New Clothes, Pankaj Ghemawat raises a concerned voice and points out that the debate about globalisation is somewhat "naked" and that economic data simply don't support the view that we live in a flat, connected world, even if we are technologically connected with everyone, everywhere, all the time. We live, he says, in a semi-globalised world at best. To prove his point, Ghemawat headlines several data-based indicators in his book:
Only 2% of all telephone calling minutes are international
Only 2% of students attend universities outside their home countries
Only 3% of people live outside their country of birth
Only 7% of the world's production of rice is traded across borders
Between 2006 and 2008, only an estimated 17-18% of all Internet traffic transcended national borders
Only 7% of directors of S&P 500 companies are foreigners
The percentage of the world's population that is composed of immigrants is the same as it was in 1910
Less than 1% of all American companies have foreign operations
Numbers suggest that global export accounts for only 20% of the total value produced in the world (GDP)
Foreign direct investment has averaged about 10% over the last few years – suggesting that 90% of all fixed investments in the world is still domestic
People get 95% of their news from domestic sources, and those sources focus most of their coverage on domestic news. 21% of U.S. news coverage is international, and of that, half deals with U.S. foreign affairs. In European countries about 38% of news is international, but almost half relates to stories involving other countries in Europe
This is the reality of what Ghemawat calls "World 3.0". It is a rejection of two existing paradigms: that the world is neither a set of distinct and isolated nation-states (World 1.0), nor the stateless ideal (World 2.0) where markets are fully integrated, which seems implicit in the strategies of so many companies.
Get your calibration right
The last couple of years Ghemawat has encountered several incidents where his data-driven advocacy of globalisation has clashed with the widespread Friedmanology. One of the incidents relates to an article in the prestigious magazine Foreign Policy back in 2007 when Ghemawat talks about why we tend to exaggerate the impact and the extent of globalisation.
"When I wrote an article about the topic in Foreign Policy, one of the people who contacted me in very irate words was Thomas Friedman and his point was that my data was narrow. This prompted me to go back and look through The World is Flat page-by-page, and I realised that this was a 450-page book without a single table, figure, reference, chart or footnote. So, if that is where people are getting their intuition about globalisation from, then I think it is not too much of an exaggeration to say that the debate is largely data-free and far from reality. My point is that you might not like my data, but go and look at any data before you form your views.
"You might not like my data, but go and look at any data before you form your views"
Secondly, a large proportion of the people that are engaged in the debate live more globalised lives than people in general. When I ask my students what percentage of cross-border phone calls are international, I get very high responses. But since 80% of the students at IESE Business School are non-Spanish nationals, their personal phone bills are more internationalised than the intuition they express about the world in general. My point is that we should be cautious not to make the mistake of thinking that the rest of the world is like us; otherwise we are going to be very surprised along multiple dimensions.
A third reason is that we tend to believe whatever we most desire or fear, as the French writer of fables, Jean de la Fontaine, observed. It is a psychological element or predisposition. For businesspeople, there is the big draw of unbounded profits in a borderless world. And for many others, there are deep-seated fears that globalisation might be exploitative, harmful to our cherished cultures and dangerous for the natural environment.
Fourthly, there is a social pressure that we need to be global to be on the beat. It is fashionable to say that the world is flat, borders don't matter, countries are irrelevant or distance is dead. It is almost like a badge of maternity. And if you don't believe it, you are treated as a dinosaur that has no idea about what has been happening over the last few decades. But perhaps the most powerful reason why most people buy into apocalyptic notions of globalisation has to do with our almost religious worship of technology. I like to call this techotrance and it has to do with an exaggerated faith in technology as a means of obliterating cultural differences," says Ghemawat.
Why is it important not to get carried away with the perception of a fully globalised world?
"I think there are two broad reasons. If we believe that the world is close to being fully integrated, we inevitably miss out on the large potential gains from additional integration because we assume that we are already there. Secondly, if we assume a 100% integration, this ends up stoking people's fears of globalisation as a destructive force that takes over their lives, leaves them with no independence and obliterates cultures. In reality, both of these perspectives are misguided. Increasing cross-border integration offers the potential for huge economic and other gains, but not through the development of stateless corporations that sell the same things to everyone, everywhere. And most of the prevalent fears about globalisation are also overblown, or otherwise amenable to mitigation. That is why it is important to get people's calibration right," he emphasises.
Take distance into consideration
In most countries in the world today, only 10-15% of economic activity crosses borders. The Netherlands are the world's most globalised country where exports account for 30-40% of the GDP. To organise thinking around how distance affects the relationship and trade patterns between countries, Ghemawat features a framework in his book named CAGE. It refers to a range of barriers or distances that matter in setting a business strategy.
He operates with four basic types of distance:
- Cultural
- Administrative
- Geographic
- Economic
As distances increase, cross-border interactions tend to decrease. It is possible to have a global strategy and a global organisation in such a world. However, Ghemawat stresses that they must be based, not on the elimination of differences and distances among people, cultures and places, but on an understanding of them. The mind-set, strategy, organisation and employees of these firms will not be orientated towards the global citizenship model implicit in corporate rhetoric. Instead, they will start with a strong grasp of one's roots and what is distinctive about them, recognise relative similarities and differences and flag the differences that are particularly worth watching out for. In his book, Ghemawat also argues that two otherwise identical countries will engage in 42% more trade if they share a common language than if they do not, 47% more if both belong to a trading block, 114% more if they have a common currency and 188% more if they have a common colonial past.
What should companies do to succeed in a World 3.0?
"Too many executives believe in a world without borders, and thus access to revenue and earnings. Instead, they face a world where there are big differences in each market. They must concentrate on what I call The Cosmopolitan Corporation. It is those companies that understand and respect the differences between countries. The biggest challenge is the composition of top management in global business. GE, for instance, produces about half of their revenue outside the U.S., yet 80 per cent of their top 200 managers are Americans. It is not only a question of getting more officers into top jobs abroad – there is still a tendency to search for colleagues of their own nationality. The fact remains that the bigger the cultural community, the more contact you have with each other," Ghemawat tells.
Is there such a thing as a perfect global strategy?
"In my previous book, Redefining Global Strategy, I described three fundamental ways that companies can create value across borders: the 'AAA strategies' of adaptation, aggregation and arbitrage. Adaptation strategies try to adjust to differences between countries and respond to local needs. Aggregation strategies attempt to overcome differences to achieve economies of scale and scope across national borders. Arbitrage strategies seek to exploit differences – by, say, buying low in one country and selling high in another. I advise managers to tailor a combination of these strategies to their company's industry, position, capabilities and intent," says Ghemawat.
He argues that the oldest mistake in international business is to assume that if you have a strategy that works at home that is exactly how you should compete overseas. More often, a "the-world-is-flat" view would be congenial to such mistake and beliefs about how much a global strategy can simply be transplanted without modification.
It is a widespread perception that we need to become citizens of the world to survive in the future. But is the notion of a "global mind-set" even realistic?
"It is not nourishing to talk about buzzwords like a global mind-set because it is a content-free statement. The notion that somebody is perfectly at ease everywhere to me suggests that one is not at ease anywhere. The expression "Glocal" does have a way of suggesting a linear combination of a perfectly flat world (World 2.0) and a perfectly national world (World 1.0). Rather than dichotomising between national and global, I prefer the term "rooted cosmopolitan", because it suggests that deep connections to particular people and places are necessary for the cultivation of an individual's capacity to live a cosmopolitan life," Ghemawat underlines.
If you could mould a person into a suited survivor in tomorrow's world – which areas would you concentrate on?
"Anyone should have a fundamental respect of differences and an understanding of one's own roots and how those affect where one would likely be relevant and competent. Also, I propose that every global manager should have a minimum body of globalisation-related knowledge. Companies can help their employees develop cosmopolitan attitudes by pulling on four key levers," he says.
|The four levers that Ghemawat refers to are:
|Conceptual frameworks
Bring order to the mass of facts about foreign countries and help fine-tune executives' perceptions
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Is necessary to develop a true appreciation of how the culture, politics and history of a region affect business there. This tends to require months – not weeks or days
|Projects and networks
That cross international borders soften the ethnocentrism of the executives that participate in them
|Assessment tools
Can help companies get a read on managers' global skills and knowledge, and target areas for improvement
How do you advise executives to deal with the extreme complexity they face today?
"It is difficult to get rid of complexity. Still, there are things that can be done to simplify the challenge. Recently I worked with a company who has operations in more than a hundred countries. Here, the top ten countries account for more than 95% of their sales and profits. One way for companies to reduce complexity is to down weight, if not eliminate, operations in countries that don't matter very much from the organisational architecture," says Ghemawat.
Pointing to data on flows of trade, capital, information and people, Ghemawat shows that actual levels of globalisation are surprisingly lower than many of us think and that this implies that we have tremendous potential to expand prosperity by increasing integration. By and large Ghemawat believes that the process of gradual global political and economic integration is irreversible. However, to avoid structural collapse along the way, he argues, that resetting out worldviews to World 3.0 is urgent because we desperately need more prosperity and security. In reality we have no choice but to encourage cross-border integration through better and wiser global strategies – especially to create global growth that can bring us out of the current financial deadlock.
About Pankaj Ghemawat
Pankaj Ghemawat is a professor of global strategy at the Anselmo Rubiralta Center for Globalization and Strategy at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. From 1983 and 2008, he was on the faculty at Harvard Business School where, in 1991, he became the youngest person in the school's history to be appointed full professor. Ghemawat was also the youngest "guru" included in the guide to the greatest management thinkers of all time as published in 2008 by The Economist. Ghemawat's books include Commitment, Games Businesses Play, Strategy and the Business Landscape and Redefining Global Strategy.
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Chapter 1 Summary
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- The narrator begins by telling us he has born with "water on the brain" (1.1). Actually, wait, not really, it's just that he was born with "too much cerebral spinal fluid" in his skull (1.2). That is, "brain grease" (1.2). Okay, really it's a condition called hydrocephalus.
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- Indian Health Service also skimps on the eyeglasses. He only gets the "ugly, thick, black plastic ones" (1.16).
- The narrator bombards us with even more self-deprecating details: he's skinny as can be. He has huge hands and feet. And his skull? Enormous. (Something tells us he's being a little hard on himself. What do you think?)
- The narrator also had seizures on a regular basis which damaged his brain. He hasn't had one in seven years, but he's still susceptible to them.
- More details of humiliation pile up: the narrator has a lisp and a stutter. According to him, this makes him "the biggest retard in the world" (1.36).
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| iron_worker
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Experience: 5-7 Years
Well some of you guys are some pretty serious heavy hitters but here are my lifts...
Bench: 185lbs 3x5 -> Pretty happy about this cause last time I tested my max I only got out 185lbs for a 1RM (we're testing our maxes again next week, I'll post up again)
Squat: 215lbs 3x5 ... last month I maxed out at 225lbs for a 1RM... we'll see what I can do next week)
Deadlift: 125kg 1x5 ... last month I pulled 140kg for a 1RM...hoping for 150kg this time round... I'll let you guys know)
Oh yeah I'm up to 182lbs as of today which is 4lbs heavier then last week.... I think I have some water retention.
| iron_worker
Rank: Light Heavyweight
Experience: 5-7 Years
Thanks Sentinel. I really appreciate the support. Unfortunately I wont' be doing another max test for a few more weeks cause we've recently moved into a deload phase. So it might end up being the end of Nov before another max test happens. O well, shit happens.
| iron_worker
Rank: Light Heavyweight
Experience: 5-7 Years
Well it wasn't max day but we were just foolin around on bench and I hit a PR.
205lbs x 1 --> Not much for you monsters but I was damn happy.
| bigcommo
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This week I hit 3 personel records.
Bench 225x1
Deadlift 255x1
Squat 300x3
I'm very happy with this, considering 6 weeks ago I was here.
Bench 200x1
Deadlift 185x5
Squat 215x5
Rank: Lightweight
well before i start back out tough these are mines. havent lifted real consistant in like years. didnt have a sufficient gym in college. and near the end i got reactive arthritis from eating some bad chicken. couldnt even walk for a few months. started on my grind like around aug-sept but couldnt really do to much due to massgae therapy school on the side. traveling for work, and of course when i wanted to start this week i got a cold. but now its a go and there is nothing to stop me. so this is what i can do at the moment right now. i dont go to the heaviest weight i can lift because i am big enough as it is. i will try my personal bests in a little to get an idea, but i will put up my best of reps i have tried recently
5'7- somwhere between 280 to 290
bench. 315 x 12
a2g squats 315 x 12
military press 225. i did 7 but it was after my chest day so i should be able to do more.
deads- i have no idea right now. my back wold kill me at massage class. so i will let you guys know next week.
i have done over 400 on the bench squat and deads before. just cant give an exact number for what i can do now
my goal is to drop some weight but get my legs back to where they used to be before i got messed up with the reactive arthritis. so im going to be throwing some gvt in for my legs. due to the arthritis. i havent done really heavy squating because my form wont stay straigth throughout. but from prior experience i know my form will come back with an abundance of reps. oh and sorry for typing so much. im at work and im super bored
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| Darkhorse
Rank: Light Heavyweight
Experience: 7-10 Years
Very strong work! Especially on the squats!
Just an FYI. If you really want the secret to getting your leg size increased, I would rather tell you to get that 315 x 12 squat up to 315 x 20! You do that, and I guarantee more results than doing some GVT. That said, if it's still something you want to try, then I'd stick to doing 10 x 10 squats, and absolutely nothing else that day!
Rank: Lightweight
yeah i found some success in doing it before when i was like 19. since i got the reactive arthritis i dont have the explosion and proper form i would like for doign heavy squats. so i will do the gvt just so i can get a good amount of volume with some explosion in my reps. i was able to get that explosion in my arms by starting of with sets of 10 push ups. yes just 10. it was that bad.
but a month ago when i was tryin some stuff out for about 3 weeks i felt that explosion and proper form coming back on the heavier sets. i just wasnt able to keep workign on it at the time.
i will start to post my work outs on the personal journal forum next week, so people can critique me. my work out will kind of be all over the place because i have different goals for different areas.
all in all. i have different goals for some body parts and strength wise i want 20 reps with 405 with the squat. and 30 reps with 315 fo the bench. i feel as though i can get to those because the stats i have now is from not working out to much at all. i am hoping i will be able to do power snatches and power cleans in the process. i can only do them with that bar right now. i feel like if i can start to do them with some weight i would have acheived at least some of that explosivness i lost. i will also be doign sprints to aid in the wieght loss and acheiving some explosivness in my compound movements.
oh and with that gvt for my legs i was supersetting with squat goodmornings........would that be over doing it? i didnt feel like i was. but i am open to whatever critisism
| Darkhorse
Rank: Light Heavyweight
Experience: 7-10 Years
Yeah, that's overdoing it lol. If you're going heavy enough, and minimizing your rest between sets of squatting to 90-120 seconds, you shouldn't be able to do much else other than catching your breath.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is issuing a new regulatory guide (RG) 3.74, "Guidance for Fuel Cycle Facility Change Processes." This regulatory guide describes the types of changes for which fuel cycle facility licensees should seek prior approval from the NRC and discusses how licensees can evaluate potential changes to determine whether NRC approval is required before implementing a change. This regulatory guide also describes the level of information that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use in documenting and reporting changes made without prior NRC approval.
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Petraeus: Bitten by an FBI 'bulldog'
Frederick Humphries has lived up to his deadly reputation by setting in motion the investigation that brought down David Petraeus as CIA director.
Frederick Humphries has lived up to his deadly reputation by setting in motion the investigation that brought down David Petraeus as CIA director.
US President Barack Obama has delayed General John Allen's nomination as Nato's supreme commander pending a probe into a sex scandal.
A US commander in Afghanistan apparently sent "inappropriate" emails to a woman linked to the sex scandal involving ex-CIA director David Petraeus.
The plot surrounding the shock resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus thickened on Sunday.
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They have stretched out a little bit but I wonder how they'll be after washing. Since I followed Silver's Sock Class, (being only the second pair of socks I have knit up) I didn't worry about gauge or measuring. I probably could have done with casting on fewer stitches as the cuffs of the socks were a bit bigger than my ankle anyway. I feel confident enough with socks now, however, to follow a stricter pattern next time.
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I get so many emails from people telling me that it all just gets so overwhelming they don't know where to start.One day everything is okay and the next it seems as if the paper is all over the place, they can't find what they need on their computer, they have thousands of emails in their inbox and they're paralyzed with overwhelm.
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1. tackle one thing at a time
If your paper is driving you crazy, then spend an hour or two focused on nothing else but sorting the paper. If it's your email, then set your timer, set a goal and start replying.
I'm a very visual person and so I can't work with an untidy desk. I keep nothing on my desk except the current project and usually if I'm feeling very overwhelmed, I first clear my desk and then I can focus on my to-do list.
2. maintain the area
The key is to spend 5 minutes a day maintaining that organized space. It is amazing how spending just 5 minutes in each area of your office will set you up for success the following day.
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3. Use 10-minute pockets of time
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Some tasks that I like to keep for those 10 minutes are:
* filing
* tidying my desk
* de-cluttering a file
* making a phone call or two
* going through my sent items and following up on email
* easy web maintenance
* uploading blog photos
If you stick to these 3 steps, you should be more focused and productive with your work.
Marcia Francois is a time management coach and speaker who inspires busy women to break out of overwhelm, make the most of their time and take purposeful and focused action so they have the time and freedom to live life to the full.


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Eakins In Light And Shadow
The man who may be America's greatest artist liked to fend off the curious with the statement "My life is all in my works. " He was right, but the works and the life take on new poignance with the release and exhibition of a once-private collection of his letters, photographs, and sketchbooks.
September 1991 | Volume 42, Issue 5
Eakins received excellent grades in drawing, and the year after graduating he competed unsuccessfully for the position of professor of drawing, writing, and bookkeeping. That same year, 1862, he registered at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he drew from casts of antique sculpture and attended lectures on anatomy. A few months later he was permitted to draw from the live model but, following common academic practice, he still did no painting. At the same time, he attended anatomy courses at Jefferson Medical College, and he appears to have considered making a career in medicine.
In 1866 Eakins decided to study art in Paris. His father fully backed him in this decision, assuring him that he would provide support not only for schooling but, if need be, for the rest of his life. In Paris Eakins worked in the studio of Jean-Léon Gér'ôme at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he drew extensively from the nude model. One of the most successful academic painters of the day, Gér'ôme was known for his meticulously detailed rendering of historical and exotic subjects and his incisively dramatic compositions. He was also a sworn enemy of realist and modernist painting, so much so that in 1893 he fought against the French government's accepting the gift of impressionist paintings from the bequest of Gustave Caillebotte.
Possibly because of his teacher's bias, Eakins appears to have had no interest in the French realists or impressionists, even though they were his contemporaries. And although in just a few years Eakins's paintings would have more in common with realists such as Courbet than with Gér'ôme he stayed loyal to the memory of his academic master for the rest of his life. Eakins's notion of realism was tied to an almost photographic mode of visual perception that was very like Gérôme's. The blatantly subjective technique of the impressionists remained forever outside his purview.
Yet within the somewhat narrow limits he set for himself, he sought to be independent, socially as well as artistically. Even though he knew that he could depend upon an income, he was anxious to support himself. After he felt comfortable with his progress, he wrote his father from Paris: "I will never have to give up painting, for even now I could paint heads good enough to make a living anywhere in America. I hope not to be a drag upon you a great while longer."
In addition to his studies with Gér'ôme, Eakins sometimes worked in the studio of the portrait sculptor Augustin Dumont and the painter Léon Bonnat. He also greatly admired the work of Thomas Couture, who had been Manet's teacher (although Eakins seems not to have noticed Manet's work at the time). In particular he was intrigued by Couture's freely brushed technique, which was quite the opposite of the tight, almost invisible brushwork favored by Gér'ôme. Eakins felt that the evidence of painterly process in Couture's pictures seemed true to the essential nature of the medium, and Couture's influence is evident in some of his earliest independent paintings.
This interest in a more painterly technique deepened when Eakins went to Spain toward the end of his European sojourn. There he saw the works of Velázquez and Ribera, which he said embodied what he "always thought ought to have been done" in painting—"so strong so reasonable so free from every affectation." Velázquez in particular seemed to have achieved a unity of subject and technique that would become one of Eakins's own main goals.
He returned to Philadelphia in the early summer of 1870 and only a few months later painted his first masterpiece, The Champion Single Sculls , better known as Max Schmitt in a Single Scull . Schmitt was a friend who had won the first Schuylkill Navy Single Scull Championship, and Eakins had followed his amateur racing career all the time he was in Paris. In October 1870 he was able to witness at first hand Schmitt's finest triumph, when he recaptured the championship in an unprecedented four-boat race. Eakins commemorated the victory with a portrait of Schmitt seated in his winning scull, Josie .
Eakins is not a painter, he is a force," Walt Whitman said.
In the background of the painting there are other rowers, and among them Eakins looks out toward the viewer. Single scull racing was highly esteemed at the time for combining physical strength with mental discipline and for cultivating a highly refined technique—attributes similar to those necessary for artistic success. The single scull racer was, after all, completely on his own: He provided both his own power and his own steering, and like an artist, he was entirely responsible for the success or failure of his undertaking.
In 1875, when Eakins had been working on his own for only five years, he received the commission for his largest and most ambitious painting to date, a portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross, one of America's leading surgeons and a teacher at the Jefferson Medical College, where Eakins was again studying anatomy.


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Arts, visual art, video
Somebody teach me Dutch now! The formula for a fabulous new Dutch internet series is simple: a visual artist is seated at a table with a work of his or her art, joined at the other end of the table by a parent. There is a brief explanation of the piece (with constant parental interruption) which leads into a sometimes rambling, sometimes heated conversation. There is just one problem: the producers of this brilliant experiment only inserted English subtitles into the first episode. Still, I keep watching. The universal language of a parent attempting to understand their spawn is universal and mostly consists of some variation of: "huh," "okay," or "nah." Enjoy!
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Garth Brooks is Now a Grandfather
Welcomes his first granddaughter.
It's a Baby Bonanza—the Royal Baby was born this week, then Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott!
Today Garth Brooks has announced that he has become a grandfather for the first time! Garth's middle daughter, August Anna (19), and her longtime sweetheart, Chance Michael Russell, welcomed baby Karalynn into the world. August is a student at the University of Oklahoma.
In a release to Tulsa World, Garth's hometown newspaper, he said, "Our family would first like to thank everyone for their warm wishes and sweet celebration of Baby K's arrival. Our children's lives have always been extremely private and they have been endlessly encouraged to be their own people. We have always wanted them to be individuals and NOT be known as 'someone's daughters.' I have been amazed and grateful how the press has always respected this. I now ask that respect to please continue as this young family begins the greatest days of their lives."
Congratulations Brooks and Russell families!
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A good handyman always brings the right tool for the job. In the computer world, PC Health Advisor is your fully stocked toolbox. This advanced software packs everything you need to fix and optimize your computer as well as boost security.
PC Health Advisor's main scan fixes many common computer problems. It finds and removes malware (including Trojan downloaders, adware, spyware, etc.) that run in active processes. PC Health Advisor features an advanced Windows registry cleaner. It seeks out and fixes registry errors that can cause slowdowns, freezing and crashes. PC Health Advisor cleans out privacy files to protect you and improve performance.
As well, PC Health Advisor boasts a variety of other tools to tweak your computer. With the Startup Manager and Process Manager, you can stop unneeded processes to improve startup times and speed up your computer, respectively. The Duplicate Finder removes useless file clutter.
Sometimes software comes packaged with web browser toolbars. These can be an eyesore and drag down browser performance. PC Health Advisor's Browser Object Manager makes it easy to delete these. Then, with the Restore Point Manager, you can get rid of redundant restore points to save disk space.
PC Health Advisor provides easy access to Windows system options that were previously hidden behind many different confusing menus and windows. You can further optimize your PC's performance turning off hibernation or disabling desktop search, along with much more.
One of PC Health Advisor's strengths is the strong team behind it. You have easy access to a professional Technical Support team that can answer all of your questions. As well, you will receive free, frequent database updates for optimization and protection.
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Tip of the Month
Think before you click. Never open attachments from unknown sources.
Q. When I was reading about the Conficker and Zeus viruses, I kept seeing the term "botnet." What does it mean?
Signed: "Concerned"
A. Dear "Concerned"
A botnet is a robot net work of computers (sometimes called a zombie army) that are controlled by someone else. In most cases, the users do not know that someone else is pulling the strings. Computers are infected in various ways by malicious software that makes them part of a botnet. For example, it could be from software downloaded through a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, double clicking on a malicious attachment in an email or many other means.
Once your PC has been infected, the controller of the botnet could use it in several ways, including:
Denial of Service Attacks: Botnets are used to have many computers log onto a site all at once. This causes it to crash and denies service to legitimate users.
Spamming: It is common for botnets to send out spam and phishing email messages.
Keylogging: Some botnets also use keylogging software. Your banking, PayPal, credit card or social networking information is harvested and then sent up to controller.
Pay-Per-Click System Abuse: Some devious online scammers try to use botnets to click on advertisements, such those by Google's Adsense, to inflate their profits artificially.
A strong anti-virus solution, such as ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS, will prevent your PC from becoming part of a botnet.
ParetoLogic makes Profit 100's top 25
ParetoLogic made a big debut on the 2010 Profit 100 list.
The online security and PC optimization software maker placed 23rd on the prestigious list in its first year of eligibility. The list, published annually by Profit magazine, ranks what are billed as Canada's Fastest Growing Companies by revenue growth between 2004 and 2009. The rankings appear in the June issue of Profit.
"We are absolutely thrilled to debut in the top 25 of the Profit 100 list. This recognizes our success in not only 2009, but also our achievements over the past five years," said Elton Pereira, ParetoLogic's Co-Founder, President and CEO. "I must give credit to our talented ParetoLogic team and our loyal customers. We strive to create and support outstanding software that makes a difference in the computing lives of its users, and this is further evidence that we are making it happen."
Varicent Software Inc. topped the 22nd edition of the Profit 100. The companies on the list have grown their revenue an average of 1,752 per cent over the past five years. No Profit 100 company grew less than 605 per cent.
Learn more about ParetoLogic on the 2010 Profit 100 list »
ParetoLogic team honoured with VIATeC Award
Always innovative, ParetoLogic created the Business Operations group to improve flexibility and adaptability in the ever-changing online world.
Biz Ops, as it is commonly known, has certainly proven its worth and earned accolades. Recently the unit was named Team of the Year at the Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Centre (VIATeC) Technology Awards.
"In the current marketplace, a company needs to be able respond quickly to changing environments. Biz Ops is able to do this for ParetoLogic," said Gary Theobald, Project Manager and Team Lead of ParetoLogic's Business Operations. "Talented individuals from many different departments work hard to achieve great results under often tight deadlines. We are pleased that our achievements have been recognized."
Over the past year the team accomplished 71 targeted objectives, Theobald said. This helped Biz Ops capture the VIATeC Award, which honours teams that show outstanding initiative and service delivery as well as having a big impact on their company. Foreshadowing this win, Biz Ops was named ParetoLogic's Team of the Year at ParetoLogic's 2009 internal awards celebration.
Learn more about ParetoLogic's Biz Ops team »
Forget the polls! Just look at Twitter
The world is letting its views be known 140 characters at a time.
A recent study shows that the views expressed in daily Twitter tweets correlates with data gathered by trusted polling companies such as Gallup and the Index of Consumer Sentiment. The Carnegie Mellon University computer science students who conducted the research said Twitter posts could be a "cheap, rapid means of gauging public opinion," according to an Ars Technica website article.
In the study, the Pittsburgh-based school's researchers collected 1 billion tweets posted between 2008 and 2009. These were analyzed for topic and whether they were positive or negative. This data was compared to ICS and Gallup information from the same time periods. ICS and the Gallup polls had an 86 per cent correlation between them, while the Twitter correlation was 72 and 79 per cent to the well-established polling companies.
However, there are concerns about using Twitter for taking the nation or world's temperature on a specific topic. For one, should retweets and news headlines be counted as opinions?
Learn more about Twitter and opinion polls »
Affiliate Summit West 2010
ParetoLogic representatives were among the more than 4,000 attendees at the Affiliate Summit West. The record attendance demonstrates how the Jan. 17-19 event in Las Vegas is the premier affiliate marketing conference in the Western United States. While at the event, ParetoLogic launched an
on-going contest in which top-selling
affiliates could win a 2010
Harley-Davidson® Super Glide® Custom.
The best meet
The Affiliate Summit West draws the top affiliates and vendors from around the globe. It was an opportunity for ParetoLogic to renew relationships and show appreciation for the efforts of its loyal affiliates. As well, it gave the company the chance to forge new relationships. The Affiliate Summit West is also a great place for vendor and affiliates to exchange ideas and network.
What awaits you online?
Malware Diaries gives you an inside look at what is going on in the world of spyware and malware and how to secure your computer and yourself from new and emerging threats.
Sound Advice - Open Mic with Malware Diaries' bloggers
Members of ParetoLogic's Spyware Analysis Team (S.W.A.T.) were guests of The Computer Information Show featured on C-FAX 1070 radio station. Our Computer Security specialists discussed malware, spyware and viruses with host Bill McCarter. Click to listen to the show's MP3 excerpts as the S.W.A.T. team gives advice and field questions from the listening audience...
Sound Advice - Speaking out on behalf of children and PGsurfer
ParetoLogic's Communications Director was a guest of The Computer Information Show featured on C-FAX 1070 radio station. Amanda and host Bill McCarter discussed Internet security and the safety benefits for families and children using the free PGsurfer software. Click to listen to the show's MP3 excerpts as our resident authority gives sound advice and fields question from the listening audience...
Does it all sound Greek to you?
Don't worry! Each month we explain a word or phrase connected to computers. As well as giving you a better understanding of PCs, you will also be able to astound people with your newfound knowledge.
RMVB is a file extension and stands for RealMedia Variable Bitrate. It is a format used for video files that has become quite common for anime and Asian movies. Because of small file sizes and low bitrates, the RMVB format is often used for peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing programs, such as BitTorrent, Gnutella and Emule. Open file extension RMVB using RealPlayer or Real Alternative. You'll need to ensure you have the right codec (compressor/decompressor) installed too.
Companion virus
What's in a name? A lot when it comes to companion viruses. They try to trick you into running them by renaming themselves or the file they are targeting. If the target file is Test.exe, the companion virus might rename that file as Test.ex and itself as Test.exe. Or it might rename itself as Text.com and hope that you don't notice and try to run it instead of the correct exe file. In some cases, once the companion virus is done running its tasks it will allow the real file to go to work so that you are none the wiser.
You can protect your PC against companion viruses, computer worms, spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers and other malware by using ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS.
ParetoLogic FileCure is an easy way to deal with unknown file extensions, such as RMVB. It analyses your files and lets you know which format they are and what to use to open them. If you do not have the right program on your machine to crack into a file, FileCure conveniently links you to it.
"I saved money to fix my fax problem by buying DriverCure, as a local technician 'in house' call would have cost me over $100.00 and no guarantee he would find the problem, and I may have had to buy a new printer/fax/scanner for $300-$500."
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"Have to say I'm always impressed with such excellent service from the team at ParetoLogic. I've no hesitation in many times recommending the products and services to many colleagues and friends."
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Here is your opportunity to get to know a member of Team Pareto!
Each month we give you a little insight into a member of Team Pareto. You get a chance to learn about the work and life of an important link in the ParetoLogic chain.
Sometimes there are things you just cannot figure out yourself. That is why ParetoLogic has people like Brian Phillips. This outstanding customer support specialist enjoys helping customers with their questions and concerns.
Brian distinguishes himself by taking on new challenges and adapting to changes. He likes that there is always something new to learn.
"Brian is a joy to have on our team," said Andrea Baird, ParetoLogic's Contact Centre Line Manager – Phone Support. "He always has a smile on his face. He is a true team player and is respectful of all his co-workers. His willingness to take on new challenges and develop his skills as an employee makes him an asset to my phone team."
Brian Plays the Question Game:
One word to describe ParetoLogic: Innovative
Song you never tire of: "Babylon" by David Gray
Movie you would recommend to everyone: V for Vendetta
Book you want to read again: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Where he plays
This Team Canada fan enjoys swimming, hiking, biking and kayaking. When he is surfing the Internet, Brian likes to check out YouTube. To keep his PC safe while he explores the World Wide Web, Brian uses ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS. Be sure to check out Internet Security Tip of the Month.


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The rumours were true: SMTOWN Live Tour III in Singapore is now reality
13 September 2012, Singapore – This is a good year to be a Singapore K-pop fan. The news all Singapore K-pop fans have been waiting for with bated breaths amidst months of speculation has been confirmed – SMTOWN Live Tour III, arguably K-pop's most iconic mega concert, is finally coming to our sunny shores this November 23rd!
Currently boasting an impressive lineup of SM Entertainment A-listers including BoA, Girls' Generation, and Super Junior, SMTOWN Live Tour III is set to take place at The Float @ Marina Bay. It will also be the first time audiences will be able to set foot on the floating stage, and mosh pit ticket holders can expect to get as close as 10 feet away from the stage. Not only will this be the first ever concert to be held at the venue, SMTOWN Live Tour III is also likely to make history as Singapore's largest ever concert should it sell out its 18,000 capacity.
Organisers Running into the Sun have promised fans a spectacular four-hour long show, complete with top-notch concert effects in addition to dazzling performances from the K-pop superstars against Singapore's majestic skyline. Unlike its other venues before Singapore, this will also be the very first time SM Town Live is taking place on a floating platform.
"SM Town is truly the mother of all K-pop concerts and we're madly excited to bring this to Singapore. As a massive concert that has only been staged so far at iconic international venues, we hope this concert will impact Singapore and the region to bring progressive music and quality productions here," says Beatrice Chia-Richmond, Creative Director of Running Into The Sun.
SM Entertainment artistes are no strangers to our little red dot, with Girls' Generation and Super Junior's last visit in 2011, but fans are anticipating Queen of K-pop BoA's arrival, as this will be her first time in Singapore since her debut in 2000. Other SM Entertainment acts that have yet to be confirmed in the line-up of the Singapore leg include TVXQ, SHINee, f(x), and EXO.
SMTOWN Live Tour III has been performed in 2012 at Anaheim, United States; Hsinchu, Taiwan; Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Korea. SMTOWN Live Tour III in Singapore will be the concert tour's sixth stop and is expected to attract audiences from Singapore and around the region.
Catch some official snippets of the explosive concert in Seoul below:
Despite the mammoth production value, tickets will however remain affordable to the masses with a variety of 4 ticket categories – Cat 1 (VIP) S$268, Cat 2 (Moshpit) S$238, Cat 3 S$218, Cat 4 S$168 – available from 29 Sep 2012 (10.00am) to 1 Oct 2012 (11.59pm) for a 3-day priority booking period for Samsung and OCBC Card customers; and 2 Oct 2012 (12.01am) onwards for public sale. This will also be the first time audiences will be able to set foot on the Marina Bay floating platform at the mosh pit zones.
With the incredible influence that SMTOWN Live World Tour III in Singapore holds, audiences are expected to come from countries around the region such as Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Australia. Official travel partner Konsortium will also start offering special travel packages for fans around the region to travel to Singapore to catch the concert.
"The growing popularity of K-pop music and culture across the world or more popularly known as "Hallyu" has brought many diverse communities together and Samsung is happy to be one of the key drivers behind this celebration of cultural diversity. Samsung is proud to present the widely popular and iconic SMTOWN Live Tour III in Singapore, to delight fans and most importantly, our loyal customers who will get to receive limited edition memorabilia and stand more chances to win concert tickets," says Ms Irene Ng, Vice President, Marketing, Samsung Asia Pte Ltd.
Event Details:
Name: SMTOWN Live Tour III in Singapore
Venue: The Float @ Marina Bay (Floating Platform)
Date: 23 November 2012
Time: 1830 Hrs
Artistes Lineup: Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x), EXO
Ticketing Agent: Sistic
Ticket Sales:
Priority Booking Period: 29 Sep 2012 (10.00am) to 1 Oct 2012 (11.59pm)
- Tickets to SMTOWN Live Tour III in Singapore will be available via SISTIC for Samsung customers who produce any Samsung handset or tablet and OCBC Card members who purchase using any OCBC Credit or Debit card
- The first 250 Samsung customers and first 250 OCBC Titanium and Elite customers to purchase tickets will enjoy a 5% discount.
- Each purchase is capped at a maximum of 8 tickets per transaction
- Tickets will be released for public sale from 2 Oct 2012, 12.01am onwards via all SISTIC counter, phone and online bookings
- Malaysian fans will be able to purchase their tickets from Ticketcharge
- Each purchase is capped at a maximum of 8 tickets per transaction
Ticket Prices:
- Cat 1 (VIP) S$268
- Cat 2 (Moshpit) S$238
- Cat 3 S$218
- Cat 4 S$168
- Moshpits A, B and C will be split into half and barricaded, as the middle of each moshpit will be made for "exciting things" according to the organiser.
- Please note you will only be able to choose between moshpits (and not which half to be in). The ticketing system will select the best available area for you, and it will be on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Do visit KAvenyou and our various portals below for more great content, to help you immerse within the Hallyu.
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Article by: Rachel @ KAvenyou
Photo Credits: SMTOWN Facebook Page


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As a new legislative session gets under way, a new task force will be looking at the issue of rundown school buildings.
The Senate Task Force on School Housing Aid is charged with reviewing the state law that provides money to local districts for school construction projects and determining how the state should handle such projects in the future.
Lawmakers placed a moratorium on all but the most urgent repair projects in 2011, and that moratorium expires on June 30.
The task force's first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, at the rise of the Senate.
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To Whom Do These Itty Bitty Bikini Backs Belong?
- By Bossip Staff Categories: Bikini Body, Cakes, Crotchy-licious
Y'all remember Audrina from "The Hills" riiiiight? She's reportedly set to take over to host a travel show for NBC. Hope it works out for her — otherwise all that plastic surgery is for naught!