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The mother of a toddler who died after choking on a jelly cube at a Wimbledon nursery wept as the jury found the nursery guilty of 'gross failure' over the little girl's death today.
Tiya Chauhan's mother, Dipa, was emotional as the jury's verdict found 22-month-old Tiya died of 'an accident contributed to by neglect'.
An investigation was launched after the toddler was found not breathing on the floor of the Dicky Birds Nursery in Dundonald Road, Wimbledon.
Paramedics removed a jelly-like substance from the youngster's throat before rushing her to St George's Hospital in Tooting where she died the next day, coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox heard at an inquest into her death.
After a day of deliberations, the jury foreman said today: "The jury concludes that there was a gross failure on the part of the nursery to provide appropriate care to Tiya.
"Inadequate communication between all staff led to a gross failure of supervision of Tiya, which was a significant contributing factor to her death," the foreman said.
Coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox personally spoke with Tiya's distraught parents, of Graham Road, Wimbledon, following the hearing, praising their resolve and bravery.
Outside court, father Chetan Chauhan said he was shocked the Dicky Birds nursery was still running.
"They should not be operating," he said.
"It angers me they are still operating.
"Ofsted have the power to revoke their licence."
Mr Chauhan described his daughter as a happy child, bubbly and full of life.
He said: "She had just started to create a personality of her own.
"The coroner has been fearless in her inquest."
Mr and Mrs Chauhan leaving court.
Tiya, aged 22 months, was found to have died accidentally, contributed to by gross neglect.
In a statement, the family rued the fact the nursery continue to blame the jelly.
It said: "Nothing we can say or do can bring back our beautiful daughter Tiya nor relieve the pain of not seeing our little bundle of joy grow up with our family.
"All our hopes and dreams for Tiya have been taken from us.
"This hearing, although hard to bear, has helped us and we are grateful to the coroner for conducting a thorough inquest.
"This has provided us with an opportunity to better understand the circumstances in which Tiya died.
"We are extremely disappointed that it has taken an inquest hearing two years after Tiya's death to identify for the first time the basic failures of the Dicky Birds Nursery to supervise very young children and to operate a free-flow system without assessing the obvious risks of babies being left unattended with access to dangerous items such as raw jelly.
"The nursery has continued to deny any responsibility or accountability for Tiya's death in the face of overwhelming evidence and even to this day continue to blame the jelly.
"The Nursery has shown no compassion or remorse and the manner in which the Dicky Birds Nursery has conducted itself has been regrettable and has added considerably to our pain.
"Our aim has always been to establish the truth of how Tiya died so that other nurseries and governing bodies may learn by the mistakes made here.
"We believe the inquest has gone some way to achieving that."
The inquest opened on Monday, July 7, at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
After a short break, the inquest resumed on Wednesday, September 3 and concluded today.
The inquest heard staff at the nursery initially blamed 'an unknown medical condition' for her death.
Jurors were told by the time police had arrived at the nursery the scene 'had been cleaned and some things moved'.
The jelly cubes in question had also been lost or thrown away, 'by a person or persons unknown', the coroner said.
The inquest heard claims the nursery's operations manager Derek Hayes 'deliberately minimised' the incident in his formal report to Ofsted.
He also admitted picking out a member of staff, Natasha Collins, at random and suspending her following the death.
Mr Hayes said he had done so 'because she had cold sores' but Miss Collins 'thought it was something to do with Tiya's death'.
Concluding her summing up yesterday, Dr Wilcox told the jury: "He stated there was no logic to this suspension."
But Mr Hayes specifically denied there had been a management cover-up of this incident, Dr Wilcox added.
The coroner recalled how the toddler's parents were first told that 'an unknown medical condition had not been ruled out as the cause of Tiya's death'.
On hearing this, grieving father Chetan Chauhan threw his head back in anguish as he sat beside his wife, Dipa.
The coroner continued: "The death was subsequently referred to the police.
"By the time the detective took photographs, the nursery had been cleaned and something moved.
"The jelly had been disposed of by a person and persons unknown, possibly by the cleaners."
Ofsted have since allowed the nursery in Dundonald Road, Wimbledon, to reopen.
"Jelly has been completely excluded and food-play stopped.
''Free-flow' [play] has been suspended" the coroner concluded.
Dicky Birds Nursery in Wimbledon.
The tragedy occurred at the nursery at around 9.40am on August 23, 2012, when the jelly was being used in a sensory game.
London Ambulance crew removed a piece of 'jelly-like substance' from Tiya's airway, the inquest was told.
Tiya was taken by ambulance to St George's Hospital but died later the same day.
Dicky Birds Nurseries is a family-owned business with other nurseries in Wimbledon, Raynes Park, New Malden and Surbiton.
The cause of death was asphyxiation caused by a foreign body.


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Irina Shayk Doesn't Shave Her Legs
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model Irina Shayk apparently doesn't shave her legs because here she is in LA yesterday looking a tad, I dunno, let's say "Kardashian-esque." Now, for a fun little experiment, try and find a single man who would let this deter him from having sex with her, which will, of course, be next to impossible. To put things in perspective, her leg hairs would have to be physically swatting my penis away, and even then I'm pretty sure I'd just find the least rape-ish way to bring a machete to the bed. "So, listen, I'm going to pull out a large, sharp knife now, but don't worry, baby, it's not what you think. Or is it? Ha! Kidding! But seriously, you're gonna want to stay on my good side."
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PHILADELPHIA - In a midweek non-conference game, the University of Pennsylvania baseball team defeated Saint Peter's, 8-4, on Wednesday afternoon at Meiklejohn Stadium.
Penn freshman Tim Graul had perfect day at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run and a double, while collecting three RBIs.
The Quakers (16-11) found themselves down 1-0 after the first pitch of the game as Saint Peter's (7-21) Jon Kristoffersen took freshman left-handed starter Jack Hartman deep to right center field for a home run. Hartman would wind up earning a no decision, throwing three innings, allowing two runs, while striking out five, leaving with a 3-2 lead.
Penn scored one run in the second inning after Mike Vilardo doubled and advanced to third, before a Ryan Mincher sacrifice fly RBI. In the third, Graul singled and scored on an Austin Bossart double, who was then driven in by Jeff McGarry, for the Quakers third run. In the fourth, Penn took a 4-2 lead on Graul's first home run of his collegiate career.
Mitchell Hammonds came on to throw for the Quakers and threw 2 2/3 innings allowing two runs on three hits, walking two and striking out two. Relieving Hammonds in the sixth was sophomore Mitch Holtz who threw 1 1/3 innings, picking up the win.
Penn took the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth in déjà vu fasion, as Graul singled and Bossart doubled driving in the freshman. Bossart would score after a Rick Brebner RBI single. In the seventh inning, the Quakers would add two more insurance runs when Graul drove in Gary Tesch, who doubled, and Brandon Engelhardt.
After Holtz, reliever Pat Bet continued a rather impressive run on the mound. The senior made his eighth appearance of the season, and has yet to allow a run. On Wednesday, Bet pitched two innings, striking out four Saint Peter's batters.
Up next, Penn puts its 8-0 Ivy League record on the line, as it hosts Gehrig division rival Cornell in a weekend long series with a doubleheader on Saturday and Sunday at Meiklejohn Stadium. Games begin at 12 p.m. both days.
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British filmmakers raising $120m through Enterprise Investment Schemes
EXCLUSIVE: With Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) rules about to change, there are currently 15 offers out raising funds in the UK, including Oscar-winning producers who between them have made hits including The King's Speech, My Week With Marilyn and Harry Potter. Tim Adler surveys the EIS landscape and looks at the leading EIS offers on the market now.
The amount raised next year could be five times bigger if the European Union approves British government plans to raise the cap on each EIS fundraise to $16m (£10m) [More details of EIS changes are expected to be announced as part of the UK Budget on March 21.]
Financer Christopher Figg says that going out into the market and raising $16m could be actually easier as it gives investors more choice with bigger projects to invest in. Stuart Sutherland, CEO of Ovation Films, describes a $16m cap as a "game changer".
Some see this as the biggest gold rush to hit British film since sale-and-leaseback. The tax authority has already approved many of these schemes, going some way to reassure investors who got burnt investing in British films in the past.
The big question is whether there will be enough investor appetite out there if British film tries to raise over $625 million in 2012-13. "It's a very hard road with a sceptical audience," says Martin Churchill, editor of Tax Efficient Review. "Financial advisers are sceptical about film because they don't understand it."
Neil Thompson, a producer who has raised over $5m through EIS to date, says: "There are a limited number of people out there with an appetite for film."
"People are much more cautious," agrees Matador Pictures producer Nigel Thomas.
Future Films CEO Steven Margolis adds: "Raising the cap won't be some El Dorado. For us, it's a long term haul once we demonstrate the returns we said we would achieve."
Here are some of the leading EIS film offers in the market now:
Admit One is raising $3m covering up to 35% of the budgets for films between $2.3m and $13m. Principals Christopher Figg and Robert Whitehouse, executive producers of We Need to Talk About Kevin, have teamed up with financier Lisa Lambert.
Argentum Films is a combined offering from The King's Speech producer See-Saw Films and Ruby Films (Jane Eyre) raising $6.3 million between them. (See full story here).
Altus Productions is raising $3m with Prescience Film Finance acting as its adviser.
Artemis Films, the production company of Coriolanus producer Julia Taylor-Stanley, is raising $2.3m to develop its slate. Projects include the $50m Formula 1 drama Ferrari – La Scuderia, written by Manish Pandey (Senna), and the $16m biopic of poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Investors recoup alongside other equity and the investment is also partially covered by the production company overhead, executive fees in the budget and a portion of the tax credit. Taylor-Stanley says she plans to go out and raise a further $10m in production equity, subject to EU approval. "Private investment has been crucial to us as a company," says Taylor-Stanley. "Our investors are invited to be a part of the process where possible. Some of them are interested in how the films are made – it's not always just about the money."
Formosa Films is raising $3m for romantic comedy Top Shelf. The company has a track record in EIS-funded production, having just completed thriller Twenty8K [pictured]. Formosa raised $2.5 million for Twenty8K, which AV Pictures is selling. It raised the same amount for Clubbed, although producer Neil Thompson admits his investors lost everything on that one. Despite this, half of his investors came back for more, says Thompson, as Formosa encourages its investors to get involved.
Future Production Services is raising $3m for its fourth Future Production Services EIS. Future has raised $2.7m so far through its first two EIS offers, providing production services for projects including The Last Passenger, starring Dougray Scott, and US movie The Secret Life of Dorks, currently in post. Future Films CEO Stephen Margolis says that so far his "agnostic" fund – as opposed to one tied to a sales company or a single production company — has been delivering investors promised returns.
Good Film Productions, the investment vehicle of producer Miriam Segal (The Great Ghost Rescue), hopes to raise $13m for six projects over five years. It will invest up to 45% of a project's budget as an equity investor. Projects on Good Film's slate include the $70 million The Infiltrator with Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) attached to direct.
Juno Pictures is a $3m development and co-production fund for My Week With Marilyn producer Trademark Films. The company is vaunting the expertise of its principals, which include Shakespeare In Love producer David Parfitt. It is developing two children's novels as features: fantasy novel The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray and classic The Silver Sword about children trapped in Poland during the Second World War. Trademark's Ivan Mactaggart says that development is the cheapest part of the process when it comes to owning the film.
Matador Films is raising $9.3m through three International Pictures funds providing minimum guarantees. The first International Pictures fund raised $3m for the John Cusack thriller The Numbers Station, being sold by Content.
Motion Picture Capital, the London-based subsidiary of India's Reliance Entertainment, is raising $34m for projects involving IM Global and David Linde's Lava Bear. It plans to co-finance 8-10 movies a year. Leon Clarance, former head of media investment at fundraiser Octopus Investments, says: "Reliance Entertainment is raising money in the UK because it wants to become a credible funding source in Europe."
Ovation Films, which is raising $16m, has an interesting twist in that it will only invest in movies shooting in Louisiana. Harry Potter producer David Barron is leading this vehicle with fellow producers Stuart Sutherland and Michael Ohoven (Capote). The Louisiana tax credit covers 30% of local spend. Ovation will lend against the tax credit and pre-sales contracts and chip in another 5-10% of equity. It hopes to finance 10 films in this way. Arclight Films will be selling all movies financed through the scheme.
Quickfire Films is raising up to $9.4m through EIS, putting up sales advances against unsold territories, pre-sales and tax credits. The company has raised £12m historically under EIS, backing projects including Welcome to the Punch and Burke and Hare.
Revolver RDT Film Partners is raising $3m for its Gunslinger production label. It has already raised enough to finance half the budget of its latest production Offender, being sold by IM Global. Nick Taussig, deputy MD of Revolver, says that investors have bought into Revolver's strategy of making high-concept, low-budget features with guaranteed distribution.
Shelley Media Fund, offered by Ingenious, is raising $23m. Ingenious, the biggest UK film financier in the market, has raised $38 million through Shelley to date, 80% of which has gone into 20 features including Sally Potter's new film (previously titled Bomb) starring Elle Fanning. Stephen Fuss, investment director, says he is interested in providing more "substantial contributions" to British films.
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Well its nice to see the UK tax payer is helping to support the film industry in Louisiana. Far better than funding the essential public sector services in the UK that are getting slashed, I think not.
Lending against tax credits or presales, or putting up sales MGs, is not a qualifying trade for EIS purposes. Such activity would invalidate the investor's EIS relief. If this is what these companies are really doing, what did they state to HMRC the proposed trading activity was, something else? I can see EIS & film going the way of s48 as companies pile in to exploit the relief...
The above is correct, "the lending of money or the bearing of the customer's financial risk" is an excluded activity. The general rule for a trade that receives royalties or licence fees (ie the way a film generates income) is that it is excluded unless the EIS company creates "the greater part of it in terms of value" of the intangible asset. Just lending or providing a guarantee would prima facie appear to breach EIS rules. It only really applies if the EIS company is the principal producer of the film. See http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/vcmmanual/vcm17000.htm
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She's one of the most gorgeous moms on the planet! JESSICA ALBA rose to fame in films like "Sin City," "Fantastic Four" and "Valentine's Day." Now she's dedicated to making life easier for moms around the world! Her book, "The Honest Life," documents her efforts as a new mother to find trustworthy information on how to live cleaner and healthier, and she's sharing it all with Ellen!
Then, SCOTT FOLEY'S charming smile wooed us for four seasons on the hit show "Felicity." He went on to star in shows like "The Unit" and films like "Scream 3." Now he's starring with the stunning Kerry Washington in the runaway hit show, "Scandal." Find out what scandalous details he's revealing about it today!
Plus, someone wins a trip to Australia! This Tuesday, Ellen is the best thing on both sides of the equator!


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RON ARAD Oh, the farmer & the cowman should be friends
Before you get all excited and whip out the credit card, you should know this is an original work of art.... in a gallery. So its very very very expensive. Anyway, its pretty amazing and well worth it probable five digit price tag.


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CRADLEY Town manager Nigel Birch will leave the club at the end of the season.
Birch will step down after accepting a senior position outside of football that will see him relocating to the south west.
He has so far guided Cradley to seventh place in the West Midlands League Premier Division during his first season in charge.
Birch, who will now help find his replacement, said he is frustrated that he can't finish what he has started at the club, but is pleased with what he has achieved in such a short amount of time.
"Plans, both on and off the pitch, have gone really well. We are ahead of the three year plan we put in place to get the club back to the Midlands Alliance," he said.
"When I came in I had to start from scratch, so to get to our current position so quickly is something I'm proud of. I now want to hand over this squad to someone who can continue the work we have started."
The club will begin the formal search for a replacement from March 31.
Cradley continued their progression this campaign by beating Bromyard 2-1 at home last Saturday thanks to a brace from captain Scott Devlin.
They will now travel to play Wellington this Saturday.
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Letzen Sommer bin ich nach Deutschland und Paris geflogen!
This past summer I traveled to Germany and Paris with my family! We started out in Northern Germany, before driving 6 hours to Paris, then back up to Bavaria to visit my grandmother. While in Paris, We went and saw the world famous "love bridge" or "lock bridge". Its fairly new, but the concept is to sign your name on a lock with someone else, link it to the bridge, then throw away the key! I did it with my sister, it was a lot of fun.
When we got to Germany, we took the train to Nürnberg one day. This is a fun city in southern Germany in which there is lot of shopping and places to grab a bite to eat. We had pizza and coffee at a small cafe after a long day of hitting all the cute boutiques in the city!
Overall, the trip lasted 2 weeks. It was so much fun, I hope to go back again soon!
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JESS Banks made a promise to her sister - that she would use her legs as much as she could.
Now Jess, 27, has just completed her first half-marathon and raised more than £1,600 for the Cotswold Care Hospice.
She ran in memory of Harrie Banks, who died last year at the age of 31.
Harrie, a talented musician, composer and actor, was well-known in Stroud.
She was diagnosed with spinal cancer.
"After her first operation in 2008 Harrie became paraplegic," said Jess.
"Quite soon after she came out of hospital, she said to my dad that we should use our legs as much as we can - dance, walk, run.
"So in honour of her, I dragged myself off the sofa and made myself run."
Jess, who works as a stage manager in London, took part in the Cardiffhalf-marathon with her best friend, Rachel Burgess.
"Harrie was an amazing person, through everything she was strong, loving and knew what she needed to do to be happy," said Jess.
"I loved her so much and miss her deeply. The run felt like a positive way to remember her."
Harrie and her family were supported by Cotswold Care Hospice.
"The hospice was truly brilliant during everything. Harrie would go there for counselling and art sessions."
"They provided essential counselling for my mum, dad, Harrie's amazing wife Karen and me," said Jess.
"Harrie was able to stay at home throughout her final months with great help from the Cotswold Care Hospice at home nurses.
"They would come for night shifts so we could catch up on sleep, the work the nurses did was invaluable and made everything feel safer and that little bit easier in such a hard time."


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The Series with Villanova: The Wildcats lead the tightly contested series, 14-13-2, and have a 10-3-2 lead in games played on the Main Line. Villanova has won six in a row in the series, but after losing 4-0 in 2009 and 2010 Penn fell just 2-1 a year ago. The Quakers have not won at Villanova since 1994, losing eight in a row on the Main Line.
About Villanova: The Wildcats (6-11) have lost six in a row as they enter a final homestand that sees them also hosting Georgetown on Friday. Leah High leads the attack with seven goals, while freshman Kayla Kenney and sophomore Jessica Swoboda are tied with four scores. Kenney leads the team with five assists. Alex Diekmann has posted 105 stops on the season in the cage.
Around the Ivy League: While Penn does not play until Sunday, hosting Brown (1-4) at noon, the other six teams in the conference play on Saturday. Princeton (5-0) is at Cornell (3-2), while Columbia (3-2) is at Yale and Harvard (1-4) is at Dartmouth (4-1).
About Penn
*With seven wins already this season, Penn has its best win total since the 2007 team went 8-9 overall.
*Penn has also scored 37 goals this season, its best offensive output since the 2007 squad tallied 41.
*Junior captain Julie Tahan led the way in Penn's 3-2, Ivy League win over Yale last Saturday. She assisted the first two goals, then scored what would prove to be the game-winner. As a result, she was named to the Ivy League's weekly honor roll on Tuesday.
*Tahan is now tied for the team lead in goals (7) and also has three assists for 17 points, good for second on the team.
*Sarah Hasson and Sunny Stirewalt also scored against the Bulldogs, in both cases their seventh goals this season. Hasson leads Penn with 20 points, while Stirewalt is fourth on the team with 14 points.
*Hasson has six assists, which is tied for the team lead with freshman Elizabeth Hitti. Hitti, who has also scored five times for 16 points, is a two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week this season.
*Penn fell to Fairfield in a non-conference game on Sunday, 4-2. Sophomore Helene Caniglia scored her second goal of the season, while Katie Harrington netted her first for the Quakers.
*Penn's 3-2, double-overtime loss to Columbia on Oct. 12 dropped the Quakers to 0-2 in extra-session games this year.
*Penn pitched its only shutout of the season on Oct. 7, dropping Radford 4-0 at Franklin Field.
*Sophomore Carly Sokach has played every minute in goal so far for Penn; she has a 2.86 goals-against average and a .707 save percentage. She had 13 saves in Penn's win over Yale last Saturday.
*Senior Mandy Epstein and Tahan are this year's captains.
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Penn hosts Brown in its final home game of 2012 Sunday at noon. The program will have "A Celebration of the Decades" alumnae event that day; click here for more information!


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Apple Moves to Ban More Samsung Devices in U.S.; Samsung "Mimicry" Questioned in South Korea
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Apple is looking to pile on with a Galaxy S III ban, despite that phone not being involved in the case.
South Korean analyst: Samsung "may lack in innovation, but right now, no one can beat Samsung in playing catch-up"
The crippling U.S. patent court
$1.05B USD copyright infringement verdict
against the
world's largest smartphone maker
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Apple, Inc. (
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ban all currently on-sale products
that were found to infringe in the case
another couple products not listed in the case, which include Samsung's flagship
Galaxy S III smartphone
Apple previously tried to ban the Galaxy S III,
but failed
I predicted
it would now try to lump in such a ban on the wings of its massive victory, and indeed it did.
If Apple's request is granted, Samsung would essentially be banned from selling any smartphone other than its Focus 2 Windows Phone and its non-Android quasi-smartphones.
In Samsung's home nation of South Korea, shock is in the air. Days before the U.S. verdict a Korean court had ruled that
both companies had infringed on each others' work
. That verdict stood in stark contrast to the American jurors, who decided that Samsung stole a plethora of technologies and designs from Apple, and that Apple stole nothing from Samsung.
Questions of bias persist -- at least one of the jurors had a family member
who held a large quantity of Apple stock
, according to past reports -- but South Korean analysts fear that there may be a hint of truth in the ruling. They fear that perhaps their culture relies a bit too much on imitation when looking to conquer a new field. But many of the critics also express feelings of pride in the company. Even if Apple does "kick it out" of the U.S. market, what Samsung did -- beating Apple in an unregulated market battle -- was impressive.
Comments James Song, KDB Daewoo Securities' Samsung-centric analyst, in
an interview
The New York Times
, "The ruling makes us reconsider the brand value of Samsung because it depicts Samsung as a copycat. But a copycat or not, what Samsung has done with its smartphones was a brilliant move. Look what has happened to companies like Nokia, Motorola and BlackBerry, which didn't do as Samsung did. Samsung may lack in innovation, but right now, no one can beat Samsung in playing catch-up."
Indeed -- outside of Samsung, nearly ever phonemaker that isn't named "Apple" is in bad financial trouble. Google Inc.'s (
) Motorola and Taiwan's HTC Corp. (
) are
disappointing earnings and shrinking market share. Research in Motion, Ltd. (
) is
creeping ever closer
to a breakup liquidation/fire sale. And Nokia Oyj. (
) is
requiring deep financial support
from Microsoft Corp. (
) to stay afloat.
JoongAng Ilbo
, a local newspaper, takes a more cynical bent, commenting in an editorial, "Copying and clever upgrading are no longer viable. Samsung must reinvent itself as a first-mover, despite the huge risks involved in acting as a pioneer, if it hopes to beat the competition."
II. Can Samsung Stay Ahead of Apple?
South Korean analysts acknowledge that Samsung's phones are "similar" to Apple's and that it arrived cautiously to the smartphone market, versus some other early adopters, such as RIM and Nokia, who plunged in headfirst. But they point out that for the similarities, Samsung established a unique look for its products, made them cheaper than Apple's, and endowed them with arguably superior hardware.
The company's expertise in display and chip-making gave it a key advantage, when it eventually did elect for a full-on smartphone push.
Anthony Michell, author of "Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry", tells
The NYT
, "Koreans do things quicker than almost anyone. Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry. This allows them to change models, go from design to production faster than anyone at the present time. Korean companies continually set themselves challenges, like the challenge to overtake Sony in terms of brand value in the past."
Some say its legacy of rapid adaptation will allow it to survive Apple's patent assault.
Some say despite the pending bans, Samsung may be able to stay ahead of Apple.
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Even with Apple seeking to ban all its U.S. Android smartphone sales, Samsung is racing to modify its operating system to remove features -- such as "rubber-band" graphical flourishes that the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
granted Apple exclusive rights to animate
in a mobile user interface setting.
If Samsung is able to remove the features, the ban could be reduced from months to days or weeks.
Some analysts are convinced that Apple will actually fall farther behind Samsung in U.S. sales in Q3, despite the damage to its image and potential bans. Comments Kevin Lee, an analyst at Korea Investment and Securities, "The patent ruling and Samsung's copycat image will have a negative impact on Samsung's sales of cellphones and other products. But Samsung will further widen the gap with Apple in the third quarter, though not as much as expected before the ruling."
And, of course, Samsung also
has an appeal
of Apple's court win in the U.S. federal court pipeline too -- so it potentially could undo or mar Apple's greatest legal triumph somewhere in the near future.
The New York Times
"Google fired a shot heard 'round the world, and now a second American company has answered the call to defend the rights of the Chinese people." -- Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.)
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It has been a little while since I posted anything here. Not because I have nothing to say, it's just that there seem to be so many thoughts and ideas running through my head that I don't know where to begin. I kept waiting for a clear thought process, a clear focus, for this post to show up before I posted. Finally, I realized that if I didn't start writing, I might never write again! That's when I decided that I'd better just do it, and hope the action of writing will create the results of what I want to say. How's that working out? We shall see…
Let's deal with the "sleep-deprived" issue first. Why am I sleep-deprived? That's one I haven't fully grasped an answer for just yet. When I wake up in the morning, whether it's 4 a.m. or 7 a.m., I MUST get up. My brain and my body just won't let me luxuriate in the peaceful morning "sleeping late" privilege. At night, sometimes I might take a rest for a couple of hours in the mid-evening, 8ish or so, but after I've slept, I get a second wind and I'll come in here and work more. Basically, I sleep around 4-6 hours a night. Tops.
Now, that random thought brings me to one that I heard Thursday night. Mike Paetzold was talking about how people have different sleep patterns and needs. He is a morning person. He knows that he is most creative early morning. People who work with him in this industry do not bother him during that time frame, don't talk to him, they know to leave him alone… he's busy. Sunny Suggs is a night-owl and is at her best during the late night. The beauty of this Internet Marketing business is that you can work whenever your mind and body work best. But what you need to do, Mike pointed out is be sure to do your most creative work during your most productive work period. Grunt work can be done when you are feeling dull or lethargic or just plain lazy. Grunt work would be things like posting ads, surfing, that type of 'mindless' activity where you don't really have to be plugged in. So, take that time and make good use of it. Here's a great piece by Brian Tracy called The Golden Hour.
Launches, pre-launches, soft launches, pre pre-launches. WOW! There seem to be more things coming at us every day on the Internet. It's really hard to know what is good and what isn't. Here are a few suggestions… if it is another program to jump into because it's going to make you a bazillionaire overnight, stay away. You KNOW that ain't real! If it's a juice, pill, or potion that just been discovered by some guy doing charity work in the deep dark forests of the Amazon or on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, and it's going to cure everything from pimples on your butt to arthritis to cancer, AND it's going to make you a bazillionaire overnight, stay away. You KNOW that ain't real either. Now that you have that firmly in your head, don't be dissuaded or distracted by those things ever again. So, that leave us with this matrix and that cash gifting program and you never have to lift a finger or recruit a single person and the TEAM is going to do all the work for you and give you 5, 10, 15, 20, 100 paid signups just because you sign up. COME ON…. Stop with that gimme, gimme, gimme attitude. It's time to stand on your own two feet and become a real Internet marketer who offers something of value.
I firmly believe that if you offer something of real value, you will be successful. Successful without all the hype, bullwhip, lies, schemes and scams that seem so prevalent. There is real value in traffic, tools and information. Of course, just like anything else, those things come in all forms, some worthless and some with incredible value. But at least if you've thrown away the notion that you need to look at every other thing on the Internet, you can sort through and pick out the best resources in traffic, tools and information.
I do want to warn you about one thing though. Be careful (watch for pickpockets). Let me explain what I mean. I've been on some great training lately but every time the trainer has a call, they've got their hand out. You've got to buy this software or you've got to take this advertising package, or sign-up for this. And what happens, people get caught up in the hype, even the peer-pressure of seeing others on the call jumping on board. There was even one instance where someone did an auction for some banner advertising. And in all the hype, I ended up paying $35 a month to have a banner put on their site. Someone else paid well over $100 for another banner advertising slot there. That's not just crazy, that's STUPID to pay that kind of money for that. And YES, me included. That's what I'm telling you. Be Careful. It's too easy to get caught up in the moment. So, just be aware and don't let yourself be sold.
Now, there are a lot of incredibly AWESOME people out there too. I'd like to take a moment to express some heartfelt gratitude to some special people. I'd like to recognize my great new friend, Sunny Suggs, who answers my questions, boosts my spirits and quells my insecurities. Rick Katz, who keeps me laughing, was a great sounding board for my eBook, telling me what I needed to hear and making me listen to his voice of experience. Both Cenay Nailor and Mike Paetzold straightened me out on some blogging issues, and helped make this blog better. Eric Lafontaine and Carl Bailey, in addition to Sunny, helped me launch my site by putting out the message to their lists. And last but certainly not least, Arnold Lindstrom volunteered to create banners for my site.
And to my wonderful friends and colleagues, subscribers, and readers…. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Now, if you would, PLEASE, post a comment to let me know how you felt about this post. Should I just write and see what comes out? Is it worth reading? Let me know your thoughts. Go post a comment now about these random musings from this sleep-deprived but nonetheless clear-headed (?) Internet marketer.