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Holiday fic #7, for Chibs, who requested J/L: Once Jane realizes what her schedule is, he finds a new hobby in (secretly?) watching Lisbon work out.
Just FYI, this one might require a little bit of suspension of disbelief.
Working out
The first time he saw her, it actually was completely innocent.
Really, it was.
He'd been at the park, just out for a walk really, totally minding his own business. Actually, he'd just needed to get outside. After several hours lone in his motel room, he'd gotten desperate for a little natural light. Midmorning on a Saturday, that wasn't hard to find.
He'd slowly made his way to the park, lost in thought. He'd found an empty bench in the shade, sheltered by a rather large shrub of some kind (or maybe it was a group of shrubs), and sat down. Jane remembered being distracted by a rather loud dispute between a pair of teenagers walking by, something about a betrayal of some kind. It seemed one of the pair had dared to sit at a lunch table with the other's mortal enemy, and now she was voicing her displeasure.
Jane hid a smile. The things people argued about. He glanced around him, wondering how many little betrayals had been perpetrated by the people around him. They all looked perfectly normal, but you never knew what secrets they hid.
He'd been watching the elderly couple walking their dog on the other side of the park when he was distracted by someone running past them along the path. Jane wasn't sure why the woman caught his eye at first, possibly just a combination her speed and where she'd happened to be at that exact second.
Then he recognized her.
It was Lisbon.
Teresa Lisbon was running in the park.
She was still a fair distance away, but he was sure it was her. Jane leaned forward on his bench without realizing it, too distracted to pretend that he wasn't.
So Lisbon went jogging. Well, that wasn't surprising. She was in excellent shape after all. And anyway, it was fairly obvious, just from looking at her (or watching her chase down and tackle suspects) that she exercised regularly. Jogging on the weekends only made sense. Jane'd just never actually seen her in action before. Not until today.
It was... interesting.
He also wasn't sitting directly beside the path, so it was unlikely she'd see him. Jane was suddenly very glad of the protection afforded by his overgrown chunk of shrubbery.
He watched as she came slowly nearer. Lisbon's rhythm was steady, but not slow.
Her hair was tied back in a ponytail which swung back and forth behind her. She was wearing a white t-shirt and dark shorts (which well deserved their name).
She looked good.
And she was wearing perfectly sensible running attire, of course.
Perfectly sensible, Jane mentally repeated, but nothing like what he usually saw her in. He usually saw professional Lisbon, the Lisbon who wore variations on pant suits or when she was feeling more causal, a pair of dark jeans and some kind of jacket.
This was not a pantsuit. Not a pantsuit at all. It wasn't even in the same league as her leather jacket. This was Lisbon in active wear. Which was something else entirely, a whole other side to her. He told himself it was the novelty that had caught his attention.
Not that Jane hadn't seen her legs before. He had. Although, usually in situations where he wasn't supposed to be looking at them, because he was supposed to be concentrating on something else (usually something stupid, like work, or catching a killer). Well, he could look at them now. They were practically begging to be noticed.
Why on earth didn't that woman wear skirts to the office more often? She should. Jane wondered briefly if there was any possible way he could suggest that to her. He suspected not.
Which obviously meant that he should appreciate Lisbon's legs while he could see them. Her running shorts certainly set them off to their advantage. And come to think of it, the white t-shirt, though not nearly as form-fitting as the shorts (and possibly even a little baggy) certainly wasn't what he'd call oversized.
As he stared at her, Jane was pleased to note that the path that she was following curved a bit closer to his bench. Confident that his handy shrub would hide him, Jane stayed where he was and waited for her to run by.
Eventually she did. Jane swore he could see the muscles working in her legs (though he supposed that might have been his imagination). Lisbon was sweating slightly, but not overheated or panting (and her shorts were even better up close).
She was stunning.
And completely was lost in her own little world. Jane wasn't sure she'd have noticed him even without the shrub. Lisbon had headphones in, probably listening to music she'd be embarrassed to admit to in public. Suddenly, Jane wished he knew her playlist. He wondered if the Spice Girls were in the mix somewhere. Lisbon seemed very focused on the path in front of her, barely glancing in any other direction as she ran. Jane suspected she had a set distance she wanted to get through that morning.
He wondered what she was thinking about. He hoped it wasn't work.
He followed her with his eyes until she was out of sight.
And Jane stayed on the bench for another ten minutes, lost in his own thoughts.
He'd certainly gotten more of a distraction than he'd expected when he'd come outside in search of a bit of a sun.
The second time he saw her, it was mostly innocent.
After the first Saturday morning in the park, Jane found himself almost fascinated by Lisbon's exercise routine. He wondered if there was more to it than jogging. He was sure there had to be, But what?
He wanted to find out. Just to get to know her a little better, maybe unravel part of the mystery that was Teresa Lisbon. She'd told him once that he didn't know everything about her. Well, maybe that was true. Maybe he should try to figure more things out. Things that weren't associated with murder (and maybe were associated with sweat and sportswear).
So Jane found himself at the park on successive Saturday mornings, telling himself each and every time that he was just looking for a bit of fresh air and a walk. He never quite believed himself. He also didn't see Lisbon again. He wondered if she'd come earlier or later than usual the week he had seen her. Even after several failures, he was determined to catch her. After a while, he got so desperate he started making innocent remarks about exercise routines when speaking to Rigsby, Van Pelt and Cho.
He learned far more than he'd ever wanted to about yoga from Van Pelt, before he finally learned something useful.
It seemed that Lisbon had joined a new gym near her condo, one that offered an impressive array of yoga classes according to Van Pelt. Jane supposed his punishment for his nosiness was having to listen to a description of every single one. He'd have to start being more careful, or Van Pelt would start insisting he attend a yoga class with her, just to try.
Although... if Lisbon was at the class as well...
Jane shook himself. After all, Lisbon wouldn't be in the class. She'd clearly found other yoga classes that she liked. Not that Jane knew which ones those were exactly.
Clearly what he needed to do, was find her gym.
He realized he might have sounded a bit like a stalker, but it wasn't like that. He didn't want to hurt her. He was just fascinated by seeing Lisbon in other, non-professional scenarios. He didn't want to spy on Lisbon like some creep, he just liked seeing her when she wasn't Agent Lisbon. He liked seeing that other side of her.
(It wasn't all that he liked seeing.)
It took him two weeks to find the right gym. He'd taken to walking around her neighbourhood when he wasn't working, just on the off chance that he ran into her. He didn't have any luck right away. Then, one cloudy Tuesday, there she was.
He was walking by a gym about ten minutes from her house when he happened to glance in the window and see her.
Her back was to him, but it was still her. He'd recognize those shorts anywhere.
She was on a stepping-machine. Which Jane was sure worked a whole other set of muscles than jogging, based on his own limited observations at least.
Unfortunately, he couldn't stand in the middle of the sidewalk gawking at Lisbon (and there really was only so long a person could pretend to read a sign), so after a few minutes Jane was on his way again. (Although, he may have circled the block. But only once. Okay, twice.)
Then he really did leave Lisbon alone. He'd found where she liked to work out, seen her outside of work. He'd gotten what he wanted.
He'd really should have left it at that.
Because that was when things started getting even less innocent.
Jane had never really understood why gyms some gyms were full of windows, but luckily for him, Lisbon's was one of them. It also boasted a snack bar. A snack bar that was open to the public, and also mostly windows. Windows that divided it from the gym next door.
Honestly, it was almost like it'd been designed with his purpose in mind.
Well, except for the fact that the room where they held the yoga classes was on the other side of the building. And that room didn't have windows. He'd checked.
(Okay, he'd overheard it.)
Luckily, Lisbon didn't only go to yoga classes. She was usually at the gym either Tuesday or Thursday mornings (if not both) for some reason or other. She tended to mix up her exercise routine. (And she still went jogging, Jane'd discovered, early Saturday morning. Earlier than he'd thought.)
She liked to use the machines in the main room of the gym, the one that faced the street. Or she was in the room beside it, where the gym held various non-yoga classes. Today was some kind of aerobics, Jane didn't really care about the specifics. It was a class that Lisbon seemed to like.
He could see her out of the corner of his eye from his table at the snack bar next door. The place actually made a decent smoothie, which gave him an excuse to be there. Or at least made him less suspicious, considering the smoothies weren't the real attraction of the place at all. Although, he'd told Carrie, one of the college students who worked there that he couldn't get enough of the pomegranate punch.
Today, the shorts had made a reappearance (Jane was beginning to wonder if she owned several identical pairs), and Lisbon was wearing her usual t-shirt, this one a dark green. Jane could see all of her muscles flexing as jumped and bounced along with the instructor.
Lisbon was definitely sweating more today. All the exercise was agreeing with her.
She looked so alive.
Not like the frustrated woman he'd come to recognize at work, the one with the weight of the world on her shoulders.
Jane was beginning to wonder if that was half the reason he did this. Lisbon looked so worn down at work sometimes. It was nice to know that she wasn't always burdened with other people's problems.
Jane smiled at Carrie as she came to collect his empty cup; he started to leave her a (rather generous) tip.
"You know, you should really just ask her out," the young women said conversationally as he stood to leave.
Jane's head whipped around. "What?"
"Whoever she is," Carrie explained. "Or he. I'm not judging, but you really should just ask them out. It'd probably be easier."
Jane told himself to calm down. Carrie didn't actually know anything. She was just making a guess. She had no way of knowing... "I don't know what you're talking about," he said with a smile.
The young woman smirked. "Sure you don't," she replied. "Okay. Just keep coming in every week for the smoothies then."
"I will," Jane assured her, ducking out of the snack bar before Lisbon's class ended. He didn't want to run into her, or make it too obvious who he was watching.
He wondered if he'd failed on that second front.
Maybe he should start stopping by the snack bar for smoothies on days he knew she wouldn't be there, just to be safe.
The next time Jane caught Lisbon working out, he genuinely hadn't meant to.
It was late, the team had just gotten back from a long (and particularly brutal case). His insomnia was horrible. He hadn't wanted to go back to his hotel room, but the attic had ghosts of its own.
So he started wandering the CBI building. He didn't worry about someone seeing him walking the halls. For one, it was late. For another, he was already considered such an eccentric figure at the CBI, that even if someone did notice him, they wouldn't mention it.
Eventually he ended up in the basement.
The building was mostly deserted (except for security), so Jane was surprised to hear a faint thudding sound coming from down the hall. Curious, he made his way towards it, only to find himself outside the CBI gym. The gym wasn't particularly well used by the CBI employees as far as he could tell, and with good reason. It was in the basement,there were no windows, it was dark, and small, and not the most up to date facility in the world. Jane knew (or at least he'd surmised) that some people used it when they needed to blow off steam, but it was rarely crowded.
He was surprised anyone was there at all tonight.
Then he'd glanced in the door.
And there was Lisbon, wearing one of the t-shirts he'd become very familiar with lately (this one a pale blue) and a pair of calf-length yoga pants (making Jane think this little visit to the gym wasn't exactly planned). Her hair was tied back out of her face, as it usually was when she was working out.
And she was absolutely beating the crap out of a punching bag.
Jane winced as he watched her.
It was obvious the goal of this workout wasn't to improve her right hook (not that it needed it). He could practically feel the frustration coming out of her, could see it in the way she was holding her shoulders, and hear it in every thud of her fist hitting the bag in a rhythm that was too out of control to be deliberate.
He'd known the case had been hard for her. It'd been hard for all of them. Teenagers disappearing from a southern California town and found, hours later, tossed in a field, covered in cuts. They'd caught the sicko, three victims later. Jane had contented himself with the fact that they'd stopped him from finding victim four.
Lisbon hadn't said much at all.
But she'd been strong. Her team had looked to her for that. Maybe he had as well.
Who had she looked to?
After all, she was only letting out her own frustrations now, late at night, long after she'd thought everyone else had gone, and hidden away in the cramped gym in the basement of the CBI.
Jane had a sudden urge to go to her, maybe offer to hold her punching bag. But he wasn't sure if he'd become a help or a target. The way she was going, he wasn't sure she'd be able to control her frustration. She probably couldn't have named its source, or its target herself. There were so many things she was constantly up against. So many things that had to prey on her, even if she never let people see it.
Sometimes, when he thought about it, Jane worried she was fighting herself.
He didn't like to think about it.
Something that Lisbon didn't make easier by suddenly slumping against the punching bag in what could have been either defeat or exhaustion (or a mixture of both). Jane watched her shoulders shake slightly, and prayed it was from the exertion.
His heart ached for her.
Then it hit him.
He wasn't supposed to be here, wasn't supposed to see this. He had no right.
It wasn't like he could go to her. That wasn't their relationship.
Anyway, she wouldn't want him. Would have hated knowing someone had been watching her in her private moment.
Suddenly filled with shame, Jane had quietly turned and made his way back upstairs. He made sure he was safely back in his attic by the time Lisbon made her way upstairs again. He wouldn't say a word about what he'd seen.
But he had left a chocolate bar on her desk for her.
Just because.
Two Saturdays after finding Lisbon in the basement, Jane found himself back on his favourite park bench. Couldn't help himself (and he'd gotten used to the early morning walk).
He hadn't been to her gym in the last week and a half. After all, what had he thought he was doing? This wasn't a game.
Seriously, what had he been thinking? Basically stalking his boss for over a month...
Jane stared at his shoes. He'd been invading Lisbon's privacy. There was no way around that. He'd been invading her privacy for weeks, and it hadn't even occurred to him that he was doing it. Honestly, what had he been thinking? He hadn't been, obviously. This was Lisbon. Lisbon wasn't just some woman put on the earth for his amusement. She was his friend. And he'd... he'd done whatever it is he'd done. Because he'd wanted to, and with his abilities, he could.
Jane felt a little creepy now, now that he'd thought about it. It was just... He'd really liked looking at her.
And there wasn't much he liked doing anymore.
Which was part of the reason he was back at the park.
A large part of him still wanted to see her. Except that today, Jane thought he might even wave at her as she ran by. Might try and make amends for the past mistakes (even if she didn't know about them). Try and keep things above-board this time.
Maybe that would make it all right.
"I was wondering if I'd see you here today," a voice said behind him.
Jane turned around abruptly.
And there she was, in her familiar shorts and t-shirt (this one a deep burgundy), her hair tied back in a ponytail, and she was smiling at him. She was also sweating. She'd obviously already started her run for the weekend. Jane sprang up from his bench. "Lisbon," he said stupidly.
"Jane," she replied, still grinning as she walked around the bench until she was standing beside him.
"I... Why did you think I'd be here?" he asked turning towards her (and cursing the question the second it was out of his mouth).
Lisbon rolled her eyes at him. "Because I was pretty sure I saw you here three weeks ago, and I definitely saw you here the week after that, but then you weren't here last week."
"Ah," Jane said stupidly, not entirely sure what else to say. She'd known he was (potentially) watching her for weeks?
"Like to take a Saturday morning walk in the park, do you?" Lisbon asked conversationally.
"Maybe I do," Jane defended. "What of it?"
Lisbon shrugged. "Just curious. Awfully coincidental that we're both here at around the same time, wouldn't you say?"
"Well, this park is close to the CBI, and your condo," Jane reminded her.
Lisbon chuckled. "True," she agreed. "And it's a public park."
"Exactly," Jane agreed.
"So how do you explain all those times you've been at my gym?" Lisbon asked.
Jane froze. "What? I don't... How..."
Lisbon laughed. "Gotcha. I could have sworn I saw you leaving the snack bar a couple of weeks ago."
"So I like a smoothie from time to time," Jane muttered.
"So it would seem," Lisbon agreed. "Although, I think it's more than time to time. Because while I was in there, I got talking to one of the women that works there, Carrie. She knows where I work, so she decided to mention this guy that came in sometimes during the week. She was pretty sure it was nothing, he seemed perfectly harmless, but then she'd heard about this guy who was stalking women on the news, and even though the descriptions didn't match at all, she thought it was better to be safe than sorry. So she told me about him. Wanted my professional opinion. Apparently a blond man in a three piece suit with a killer smile was dropping by the snack bar two to three times a week, always around the same time. Based on that description, it didn't take me long to identify the culprit," Lisbon explained.
"Right," Jane muttered. He couldn't believe Carrie had sold him out like that. And he'd left her such generous tips as well. Well, no more. Not that he could go back to that snack bar anyway now. And even if he could have, not that he'd been planning on it.
Lisbon took a step towards him, "Do you want to tell me what you were doing there Jane?" she asked gently.
"Uh," he hesitated, trying to think of some plausible-sounding reason for his behaviour.
"You can tell me," Lisbon pressed. "Why have you been watching me exercise?"
Jane sighed. "It's just..."
"Yes?" Lisbon prompted.
"I like..." Jane trailed off, his eyes dropping to her ankles as his gaze slowly trailed up her legs. He couldn't help himself. There they were, so close, so bare. He'd never seen them this close before. He let his eyes move from her shorts, curving up over her t-shirt, before finally landing on her face.
Her expression was surprised. "Oh," she gasped softly. Then, slowly, she smiled. "Oh. Well, why didn't you say anything?" she asked, taking a step towards him.
Jane swallowed. "Hmm?" he wondered, not entirely sure where this was going. She was even closer now. So close. He'd barely have to move his hands six inches, and they'd be resting on her waist. On her shorts.
"I mean, I wondered," Lisbon explained. "When I kept seeing you here. And then, when I thought I saw you at my gym..."
"About that," Jane tried to explain.
Lisbon didn't let him. "Of course, I thought you might just have decided to follow me around. As a kind of a joke, just for fun."
"No," Jane said with a shake of his head. It had never been a joke. She'd never been a joke.
"Why didn't you tell me you liked watching me exercise?" Lisbon pressed. "Liked watching me get all sweaty?"
Jane still couldn't think of anything to say. He didn't know how to deal with this. She was changing the rules all of a sudden. It wasn't fair. "I didn't mean to at first," he blurted out. "But you just looked so different."
"And you were curious," Lisbon said, filling in the rest. Meeting his eyes, she leaned in towards him conspiratorially. "You know," she whispered. "Maybe we could find a way of satisfying that curiosity of yours. Since you like seeing me work up a sweat."
Jane's brain was reeling. She couldn't possibly... He met her eyes. She seemed serious, even if she was smiling. And she was still standing so damn close to him. "What did you have in mind?" he asked.
Lisbon trailed a hand up his chest. "Something that would require you to become a more active participant," she said huskily. "If you think you can handle more than just observation."
Jane smiled slowly, his heart beginning to beat fast. "I think I can handle that," he assured her.
"Even if things end up getting a little sweaty?" Lisbon double-checked.
Jane's fingers began to itch to touch her. "Nothing wrong with that."
"Good!" Lisbon said cheerfully, taking a step backwards. "Come on then, I've got another quarter of a mile to go today."
With that, she was jogging back towards the path.
Jane just stared after her in shock. She'd been... she'd been teasing him all along.
Lisbon turned when she reached the path. "You coming or not?" she called.
Jane had half a mind not to, but he was too intrigued. She'd somehow managed to get a hold of all the cards, and she knew it. He jogged a few steps after her. "I'm not exactly dressed for it," he grumbled. His shoes in particular weren't the best for jogging.
Lisbon's grin was infectious, as she jogged in place and waited for him to get closer. "It's only a quarter of a mile. And I guess I just figured, you wear a three piece suit for almost everything, why not exercise? Anyway, maybe you'll be more prepared next time," she told him.
That caught Jane's attention. Next time? This wasn't just some prank she was playing as payback, then? He began to pick up the pace. "I think you'll be surprised at how well I can keep up."
Lisbon laughed and made sure to stay a few feet ahead of him. "We'll see," she told him. "Because who knows what might happen if you catch me."
With that, she took off down the path.
Jane stared after her for a moment, before breaking out into a run, not caring about what he was wearing (or the fact that this might mean he had to re-sole his shoes twice this year).
He had no intention of letting her get too far away.
The end


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I am attempting to develop a UVC with a source synchronous interface. I need to be able to control the flow of clock and data to the DUT such that when requested, the clock and data are gated off (essentially, the interface is disabled).
Controlling the flow of data is relatively straight-forward. Where I'm getting wrapped around the axel is with the clock. How can I drive the clock from the driver such that is can gated off/on?


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The image of cars in a showroom
Recently, along with Toronto Star Wheels reporter Richard Brennan, I interviewed Ontario Transport Minister Bob Chiarelli. Afterward, I wrote this letter to the minister:
Dear Minister Chiarelli,
Thank you for taking the time to sit down and discuss driving, infrastructure, speed limits, driver training and mass transit with us.
It was a pleasure meeting you, but I must say I was disappointed on a number of topics — but at least it wasn't all bad news.
I would certainly give you an "A" for your political savvy. You showed your abilities as a seasoned politician to dance around the actual question and throw out some statistics when the dialogue turned uncomfortable.
With respect to the proposal to raise the speed limits on our major highways, it was quickly dismissed. You recited the infamous mantra "speed kills," which is not exactly accurate. It's not speed, it is collisions that kill. Collisions are a consequence of poor driver training resulting in driver error and bad judgment.
To back up the existing speed limit you often referred to statistics that show Ontario's roads as being the safest in North America. As good as that may be, to me that's like saying, "we live on the safest street in Murder City." We are still losing over 700 Ontarians a year in fatal vehicles crashes and that is 700 too many.
Mr. Minister, you argued that we have the safest roads because the speed limit was 100 km/h, yet when I pointed out that the vast majority (85 per cent according to studies) of motorists are now driving at speed of 115 to 120 km/h, it appeared you didn't want to acknowledge that fact. It felt like we ran into a stop sign on this topic.
It would have been nice if at least you were a "car guy" and looked upon driving as more than just a form of transportation. Having a passion for the art of driving can give a person a different perspective on the skills that can take driving from just transportation to a talent worthy of pride.
I feel having a passion for something brings an added dimension to the table. If you want to be the captain of a ship, it helps if you enjoy being on water.
When asked if you had ever experienced advanced driver training, you shrugged and said "only what you needed to get your driver's licence." Sadly, this reflects the attitude of most motorists.
Being the person who has the final say over the quality of our driver training and testing, I would think knowing what possibilities are out there to improve driver education would be an asset. It's like being the Minister of Education and never having been to university.
On the topic of improving driver training in Ontario, you were eager to point out the MTO is looking into publishing a new driver's handbook this summer.
It's a good start, but only a very small slice of the driver education pie.
When I asked you if the MTO would consider making winter driving training a mandatory part of driver's education as it is in Scandinavian countries, you would only say "that it is discussed in the classroom portion of the MTO course."
Mr. Minister, talking about winter driving in a classroom with 20 or 30 bored teenagers is not nearly as effective as putting them behind the wheel and having them experience exactly how a vehicle will react on ice and snow and then showing them the technique to maintain or regain control of their vehicle.
Driving experts agree that 95 per cent of crashes are caused by driver error. This fact points to driver training as a big part of that problem.
When I asked if the MTO has any plans to improve our driver training and testing in any way, you left me with a vague answer by saying MTO is always looking at ways to improve. I feel MTO does a lot of looking, but it is action we need to save lives.
The last improvement to our driver training was the Graduated Licensing System implemented in 1994. Driver education is still in the dark ages compared to other automotive safety advancements. Over the last few decades, vehicle design has improved immensely, tire technology is vastly superior to what it was and road design has greatly increased driving safety. The one area that has stood still is driver training.
I enjoyed seeing that spark in your eye when I threw out the suggestion that maybe the MTO could work with the Ministry of Education to take driver education into our schools where it can be taught to teenagers over four years instead of only the 40 hours required now.
Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death and serious injuries in our teenagers. Our schools prepare our youngsters with life skills to be a contributing member of society. Driving is a life skill that could be taught by our schools to ensure a better quality of education, an education that can save lives.
Private sector driving schools are driven by profit. They need a quick turnover of students to make their business economically viable. These schools are more interested in quantity of instruction, not quality of instruction.
With some delight, you talked about "Delegated Administrative Authority," explaining it is an initiative that MTO has undertaken to encourage a partnership with public and private institutions to improve driver education. I was happy to hear working with the Ministry of Education is a possibility.
Mr. Minister, I urge you to "see the big picture" in driver training and testing. I invite you and your advisers to a day of advanced driver training to witness exactly how much better Ontario drivers can be.
Let's make Ontario's roads the safest in the world by building better drivers.
Ian Law
Better Driving Expert
Toronto Star Wheels


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Get Ready For The Cuties Of The Week!
1. This piglet took cute to the next level with her wrinkly little nose and her fancy flower beret.
2. This wise corgi caught up on some extremely important news and looked adorable while doing it.
3. And finally, this troublemaker somehow managed to make rolling in the mud the CUTEST ACTIVITY EVER.


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FRISCO, Texas – If FC Dallas name a head coach this week as expected, the new gaffer will have one big decision to weigh in on: who to sign as the team's third Designated Player.
The club currently has two DP slots taken up by winger Fabian Castillo and creative midfielder Mauro Diaz. By not picking up 2010 MLS MVP David Ferreira's option, FCD opened up room for a potential new high-priced impact player.
FC Dallas technical director Fernando Clavijo told media in a conference call Tuesday that he expects to have all three Designated Player slots filled in 2014, though the position they are focused on for the current opening may be a surprise.
"I think you're going to see hopefully a box-to-box kind of player," explained Clavijo (above). "Everybody, all of the [head coach] candidates have identified an issue which we already knew of in defensive midfield."
Dallas recently traded popular striker Kenny Cooper's rights and allocation money to the Seattle Sounders in exchange for defensive midfielder Adam Moffat. The team also still expects to finalize bringing La Liga veteran Peter Luccin, a holding midfielder, back to the team in 2014, but Clavijo still says, "…that's a position where we still need a little bit more cover.
"It is [our intention to sign Luccin], no question about it. Peter we all know, he played two games for us at the end of the year extremely well, but that would be the second knee surgery for him at 34. We have to learn from the past mistake, we never recovered from that last year and I want to make sure that we don't have the same issue."
- Get more FC Dallas news and notes at FCDallas.com
Clavijo said that the decision to not bring back Ferreira was largely economic – though also related to Ferreira's declining performance – and had nothing to do with the on-field scuffle late in the season between he and former midfielder Jackson.
There is still a possibility that El Torito will be in red and white hoops in 2014, though.
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The last time I wrote about the Internet of Things, I hoped for an application layer that could sense and collect data and convert it into use cases. In fact, the title of the post was Interweb of Things, the nuanced difference between them being connection (IoT) and interoperability. (WoT) (read) In the few months since that post, there has been quite some activity in the space. I saw a very useful classification a few days ago that illustrated both the 'things' as well as the infrastructure and showed the possibilities of interoperability. (via)
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An Interweb of Things
By manu prasad in Brand, Future, Internet, Strategy 1 Comment Tags: Flic, internet of things, IoT, KipstR, Mother, Sen.se, Signul, web of things
Since the time I wrote An Internet of Things narrative, its trajectory and pace has seen tremendous acceleration, to an extent where TC has claimed that it has reached escape velocity. Indeed, there is a whole lot of activity happening that would back this claim – startups, larger companies getting interested in the space, geographic expansion and so on. In fact, the article has what seems like a comprehensive chart on applications, platforms etc.
In my earlier post (linked above) I had pointed to the distinction between the Internet of Things and the Web of Things. What was then a nuance seems much more wider now and is even more relevant. Another article on TC, titled The Problem with the Internet of Things is actually about this. One of the products that has fascinated me for a while is Mother, from Sen.se. To me, it aims to solve this problem, and the last two points in their 'Creating the Internet of Life' document is proof of it. (Like wearables in 2014, I plan to get a consumer IoT experience in 2015, and this is most likely going to be my preference) Another simplistic but potentially very useful product I have seen is Flic. The last example is Signul, which uses a beacon system to automate things used in daily lives. (both on Indiegogo)
The era of wearables
By manu prasad in Brand, Future, Life Ordinary, Strategy 2 Comments Tags: augmented human, Goqii, internet of things, IoT, mindfulness, wearables
In the post on the Internet of Things last month, I'd mentioned two narratives on social products that I considered were working in tandem to shape the future of marketing, consumption, and living itself. Both using sensors – one on things (IoT), and the other on humans (Wearables, though I stubbornly use Techsessories!) This post is on the latter.
Why I think it matters: Though nowhere remotely close to Chris Dancy levels, I have been interested in this for a while. As I mentioned in my Personal API post, I see it as an evolution of my lifelogging pursuit – from logging in experiences to sensors automatically picking up data – and something that is highly relevant to my area of work – brands. In the big picture, I also see this domain as a key player in the evolution of our species – from our persistent movement towards immortality (physical) as well as, what I hope will be, a more gradual steps towards mindfulness. (mental, emotional)
What is it? Smartwatches are just the beginning, and at a broad level, wearables can already be categorised into
- Health : From standard activity trackers like Nike's recently abandoned Fuelband to cancer detecting bras, they measure heartbeat, sleep patterns, calories burnt and so on)
- Personal Devices : From Sony's Smart Watch, among others to Google Glass, it does everything from being a personal planner to giving contextually relevant information, to augmented reality and more.
- Others: In this, I include everything from security (eg. Nymi for authentication, the NFC ring) to fashion (eg. colour changing raincoats, and keyboard jeans to more e-textiles) to specific applications (sports eg. ShotTracker; context specific: hotel bracelets) gaming and so on, until things that make life easier. (eg. Fin)
- 'Bearables': Wearables inside the body – devices embedded in the skin or ingested for enhanced biometric tracking (read for more)
(Some statistics, a primer, and a good classification to broaden your perspectives)
Where is all this going? For the scope of this post, let's briefly look at the impact/deliverables from three points of view
Consumer: There are quite a number of views (read concerns) that wearables are probably the first step towards turning us into cyborgs. (what I refer to as the augmented human here) There is another line of thought that wonders if all of this is taking us closer to 'sofalarity'. I can argue the Hug Shirt both ways! I wonder if, as we race towards singularity, there is an unconscious adaptation that our species is going through to survive, or continue to thrive. Personally, I like to think that technology is giving me the means to first quantify, and then use that data (converted to information and then to insights) to consistently work towards being a better human. ( a qualified self, so to speak) I have already taken the first step with Goqii. While there is no dearth of trackers, I found their ecosystem approach interesting. I also envision creation of personal APIs becoming easier in the next few years, allowing us to store, analyse and transmit data and information to others.
Ecosystem: At one level, there is going to be some effort in making wearables really mainstream. There is definitely going to be resistance. The answer, as always, is in using wearables as a means to address human needs. On another level, while devices are expanding in scope, quality and sheer numbers, as Chris Dancy mentions in the interview (linked earlier) interoperability is still a concern. (just as in the case of IoT) It's not just wearables talking to each other, but talking to a larger universe of the IoT.
Brands: This domain has seen its share of brands – standalone ones as well as majors like Apple, Google and Samsung who want in on the action. There are fashion brands too, and I can imagine a near future when technology will be a hygiene factor in many kinds of apparel. While this happens on the device side, the data generated finds application across spheres – think, for example, how this can be applied in the health domain, (from medication to insurance) employment, sports and so on. Thus, there are many roles for brands – a standalone device and ecosystem with minimum connectivity, or devices and/or ecosystems that work in a complementary manner with another set and provide a product/service. As privacy concerns escalate, I believe the role of the consumer will be the key one to watch. This is the opportunity for brands to connect its business purpose to the consumer's narrative. Brands should work towards gaining the trust of consumers early on and create seamless platforms for connecting devices, data, and users, working towards a common shared purpose.
From not believing that the world needed more than five computers (1943), we have reached more than 1.8 billion smartphones (source) that arguably do more than what a 'computer' can. So, a wearable (or a set of them) soon superseding a mobile is very much in the realms of possibility. As functions evolve, form factors will change – that's inevitable, and on shorter cycles. The last decade in particular has seen a massive technological evolution, but I think this is just the beginning – we're at the cusp of a sea change in the way we live and work – about to push beyond the known boundaries of the body and mind. In the context of this evolution, Carl Jung's profound statement would be a good one to remember – "Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens."
until next time, wearabouts!
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An Internet of Things narrative
By manu prasad in Brand, Future, Internet, Strategy 1 Comment Tags: consumption, internet of things, IoT, social product, web of things, WoT
Towards the end of last year, I'd written a post on the 'social product'. Its premise was that given social's conversion to media, the opportunity for fulfilling social's initial promise would fall on 'product' – using data, network effects, and relationships to connect consumers along a shared purpose. In the last few weeks, I have seen rapid acceleration happening on this front. I can see at least two narratives working in tandem, and I'm sure that at some point they will begin to augment each other really well. In this excellent post on technologies that are shaping the future of design, sensors occupy the top slot, and they are at the basis of both the narratives – one on humans, and one on things. The official classification, roughly, translates into Wearables and Internet Of Things respectively for the scope of discussions here.
This post is about the second. So, what is the Internet of things? The wiki definition is simple, but effective – "The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to uniquely identifiable objects and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure." The best primer I have come across would be this infographic, which has everything from a quick technology explanation, applications and challenges to market size, statistics, and interesting use cases. For a really solid perspective, look no further than this deck titled 'The Internet of Everything'.
How does it affect us? For now, it is about convenience. If you're familiar with Android launchers, imagine an IoT version – it's almost there, using iBeacon! There's more – Piper, which works as an IFTTT for your home, the smart fridge that can order groceries from the online store, the smart TV that can learn preferences and help us discover content, the washing machine that can help order detergent, the egg tray that will let you know about the number of eggs it holds and their 'state', the automated coffee machine, Philips' connected retail lighting system, Pixie Scientific's Smart Diapers, the GE a/c that learns your preferences, the smart bulb that doubles up as a bluetooth speaker, (!) and so on. Some of the products are really useful and solve a need, while some others are more fads and probably not adding the value that reflects the potential of IoT. But that's just the learning curve in progress, as the market starts separating needs and wants.
All of this also means that consumption patterns will begin to change, as more purchases become automated, and more importantly data-driven. In my post on the driving forces of 2014, I had brought up technology as the biggest disruption that marketing has seen. This is most definitely one of the manifestations.
What can brands do? For starters, get interested. Think about the tangible benefits that can be offered to consumers. What are the kind of data patterns that devices (or products) can surface to help the consumer make better consumption decisions? What kind of contexts can be relevant? Instead of force feeding advertising on traditional channels and fracking social platforms, can communication to consumers be made seamless using data, contexts and easy processes? While 'device' brands might have an initial advantage, 'product' brands need not be left behind at all. As the washing machine post (linked earlier) suggests, a Unilever or P&G might subsidise a machine, because it's pre-sold with 500 washes worth of their detergent. It could even be real time, with SDK, API systems telling a partner brand to push a contextually relevant communication to a consumer. As things start storing and communicating data, privacy will be a major factor that decides whom consumers will share what with. Unlike media, trust cannot be 'fracked', it needs to be earned over a time frame.
Where does it go from here? A common language/protocol/registry is a good start, as is a white label platform – both are trying to connect an assortment of devices and gadgets. While there is value in data at an individual level (more on that in the next narrative) one of the critical factors in the success of this phenomenon is the devices talking to each other – humans acting as middle men to pass on data may not be a smart way ahead! Digital Tonto has an excellent nuanced perspective that differentiates IoT from the web of things. (WoT sounds cooler!) The difference is in connection and interoperability.
Equally important is this phenomenon's ability to solve human needs. (Internet of Caring Things)
Collaborative consumption is fast becoming a consumer reality. As always, brands (generalising) are bound to be a few years behind, but the hope is that the web of things will force them to start collaborative creation and distribution and more importantly, focus on consumer needs.
until next time, #WoTever
P.S. In a corruption of Scott Adams' idea, I think #WoT is paving the way for robot domination. 😉
P.P.S. If the subject interests you, check out my Internet of Things Pinterest board.
Brand, Marketing – 2014 and beyond
By manu prasad in Brand, Social Media, Strategy 2 Comments Tags: 3D Printing, advertising technology, agile marketing, big data, brand marketing, content marketing, Google Glass, internet of things, marketing automation, marketing organisation, marketing technology, offline marketing, promotainment, ROI, Social TV, technology, techsessories, the big shift, wearable technology
These are not really trends or predictions, it's more a set of drivers and their impact on the domain of brand marketing.
Technology: Disruption is an abused word, but I think technology is the biggest disruption that marketing has experienced. Yes, it has been so every time a new medium cropped up, but this wave is special. In this largish bucket, I'm dumping everything from the Internet of Things (IoT, which, in addition to really smarter devices and spaces, will also, I hope, give the entire domain of social a reboot) to 3D printing (HP's entry, scheduled for mid 2014, should push this further in the mainstream journey) to wearable tech/techsessories (Google Glass is the poster boy, though development is happening on various fronts) to Social TV. (a classic example of how social adds itself as a layer to existing media platforms and augments it) I also add to this the advancements in devices – specifically mobile, which is already forcing marketers to quickly rework their strategy to adapt. The reason I used the word disruption is because by fostering a new kind of phenomenon like say, the collaborative economy, and getting ready to challenge traditional manufacturing, technology is going beyond its role as an enabler and changing brand experiences.
Marketing Technology: While the first point was about technology in a relatively generic sense, this is is about the application of technology and associated tools in the marketing domain. This is everything from marketing automation to web content management to advertising technology and so many, many more things which will probably make a move towards mainstream in 2014. This very popular image would give you a vastness of this domain. With the kind of data that phenomena like IoT and wearable tech will spew out, and the levels of customisation that customers expect, everyone, across domain would have to at least attempt Amazonian levels of efficiency. Also, increasingly, technology will help us integrate offline with digital. (example)
We can scream buzzword, but big data exists, and we're only taking baby steps towards harnessing it. I can already see the first levels of it in social media advertising, where intelligent tools and dashboards allow not just better and real time targeting but also better analytics on everything from planning to attribution, to aid decision making. Extrapolate this to multiple media platforms, devices, delivery channels within each and think of the possibilities. I think the domain will move much faster because of two reasons – one, the fragmentation of marketing channels and the impossibility of managing it with only manpower resources, and two, the marketer's ROI obsession. To quote Scott Brinker, "software is the new fabric of marketing" I see the 'big' in big data moving on two paths simultaneously – qualitatively big that would help in personalisation, and quantitatively big that would help in scaling. (mass customisation for larger audience sets, better targeted)
Agile Marketing: Yes, we have borrowed it from the software development guys. No, it's not really new, nor is it surprising because if marketing is getting a technology influx, it is only obvious that software processes might be a good way to approach marketing. Everything that I have written above will ensure that by design or not, marketers will increasingly be forced to adopt this methodology as the days of predictable media platforms draw to a close. In a dynamic business environment, where new platforms are popping up regularly, and even known platforms are changing their rules constantly, the only way to cope, let alone thrive, would be to run various simulations continuously, iterate and develop incrementally, break silos and communicate effectively, and have flexible frameworks that can be more responsive to the speed of the change cycles. What I hope to see this year – at least at an early stage – are software/tools that are customised to the requirements of marketing. But irrespective of that, get ready to sprint! (read more)
Promotainment: Roughly, the phenomenon formerly known as advertising. Thanks to everything above, creativity will need to be channeled differently. In YouTube's top trends for 2013, three branded videos managed to capture a place for themselves. But this only covers part of the story. Mere entertainment will not be enough to bond with the consumer, for sufficient pull to happen, brands will have to define a purpose (business and beyond) that will resonate with consumers, and treat it differently according to contexts. These contexts could be platforms, locations, topical opportunities and a host of other things, with each experience adding to the perceptions of the consumer. Experiences and 'content' need to be created for each of these contexts, and brands need to reboot the way they handle communication. (The Making of a Content Brand) The other key player in this mix is privacy – everything from transience (eg. Snapchat) to the 'negotiation' with consumers on what information they share to get what benefit. Customisation as per contexts and audiences and yet cohesive within the larger purpose framework. Not an easy challenge. (A wonderful take on this, and more from Vyshnavi Doss – Brand Avatars)
Marketing Organisation: I came across the fascinating Big Shift concept and the three 'waves' – foundation, flow and impact – only recently. The third wave is how organisations respond to the fundamental shifts in knowledge and the flow of information that are characteristic of the first two waves. While this is a larger institutional shift, its impact will also felt in the structure of the marketing organisation. Add to this, the transformation required for agile methodologies and a fundamentally different content marketing process, and the existing marketing silos have no choice but to evolve. Technologists, ROI drivers, specialists in different kinds of brand experiences – real time, real (offline) and otherwise, data wizards to analyse the tons of data streaming in, CRM folks, creative people and many more will be part of this new structure that realigns the marketing domain to fit the new business landscape dynamics. (a good illustration)
These subjects, and in my mind, one of its results – social business – will form the majority of this blog's content in 2014. We're at the cusp of an extremely interesting era in brand marketing, thanks to radical shifts in pretty much everything happening around us – what I keep referring to as institutional realignment. Here's to an exciting year ahead!
until next time, have a wonderful 2014!
The Social Product
By manu prasad in Social Media, Strategy, Work 3 Comments Tags: internet of things, Nike, Product, social advertising, social media marketing, social object, social product
A few days ago, I read this post that cited studies on consumer sentiment (US, UK) about brands being present on social media. There are plenty of interesting perspectives and nuanced insights but one key takeaway is that consumers feel there is a glut of companies on social media, though it seems the younger age group feel that presence on social media adds to trust. Around the same time, I also came across the theory of peak advertising which begins with the decreasing effectiveness of online advertising and moves through various stages to suggest alternatives to the current business models that sustain the internet. Collectively, it would seem as though the (generic) advantage of just being present on social is plateauing, or probably even going down. There are obviously brands that are using these platforms effectively, but increasingly, social is being used as media and this is easily replicated by other brands. At a larger level, the advertising barrage on social is also reducing effectiveness. That led me to think – before the utopia of social business, what opportunities does social have beyond the traditional marketing, advertising media based approach, enterprise collaboration, and social CRM?
In the second Myntra post, I'd written about how I felt that 'product' was best placed to deliver sustainable business advantage. Though it was related to the website/features in that context, I'm now considering if this is applicable across the board – to physical products as well. Also, the more I see social evolving on customer care,
marketing, advertising and sales, the more I think these are becoming hygiene. I have omitted marketing because I think there is scope to build a unique brand and thus some business advantage in the long run. However, I also think that this marketing will have to significantly integrated with 'product'.
In this context, I found this Forrester post titled "There is no Internet of Things" extremely interesting. Though we're in the early stages of this phenomenon, I think it's a good time for her to have raised the point of fragmentation and apps/brands working in silos. There are some excellent examples and scenarios in that post that make it a must-read. The conceptual answer to this is in the title of this HBR post – "The Age of Social Products", and it makes a great point on 'shared purpose'. "In an age of social products, competitive advantage comes not from product features but from network effects." (though at this stage, I do think it's both and not an either/or) Nike, as mentioned in the post, (and as usual) continues to be on the cutting edge. The common theme in their case is that the product + community (user+developer) offering only uses popular social platforms to augment, and is not dependent on them.
The current approach to social (media) is either to use $ or influence. I'm not sure there's enough importance given to the network and the effect that's created over a period of time. As this superb post states on the subject of disruption and diffusion states, "It's not the nodes, it's the network" In that light, I feel social products might be able to do more justice to the promise of 'social' than its current avatars, especially social media. I did think the same way about social platforms earlier, but we live in hope!
until next time, objectifying social
P.S. I was reminded of a term coined much earlier – social objects. In that context, it was anything that could be a conversation starter, and the focus was more on its ability to connect people around a subject of common interest. Social products have the ability to take that connection and give it a platform where even people who are not in the same time and place can be part of the conversation. This is beyond its 'utility' not just as a product but also as a device that talks to other devices and makes itself more useful. I'm actually thinking of that 'bottle of memories' I mentioned in an earlier post, probably in a smarter avatar – like this or this – but also 'tagged' (say, using an augmented reality app) with the people who are part of the stories associated with it. Now, at some point, when I see the bottle, and get particularly nostalgic, I could use the same app to see what those people are up to, and quickly ping them to start a conversation about the good old times. In the collaborative and sharing economy, think of the possibilities! (If you're interested in this sort of thing, you should like this post) When I think about it, what we probably need to accelerate this is a browser (what it does for the web) equivalent.
Data beyond social
By manu prasad in Brand, Internet, Social Media, Strategy 3 Comments Tags: data, internet of things, Nike, sensors
A couple of weeks back, when I wrote about location based interactions, I'd said that the limits of my imagination prevent me from thinking of anything beyond brand 'controlled' interactive sensors in individual products as a way for non-retail brands to directly connect with their consumers – at the point of consumption.
Thanks to RWW, I found this extremely interesting presentation which gives perspectives on the future of social media analysis and how brands will capture and use the data to increase business value – for itself and hopefully consumers too. I also remembered a McKinsey "Internet of things' report from last year in this context.
"social media is still viewed by many as just a tool rather than as an immersive environment." Must admit I hadn't thought about it that way. Meanwhile, there is indeed a lot of focus on the data we can get from social networks. But that's only one source of data. There are many others too, including those which don't even involve a consumer's active communication. One look at the RFID wiki page will give you a perspective on the possibilities.
If brands can take cognizance of the rapid advancements in technology, and work on how they can capture, analyse and apply data, then the contexts and ways they can interact with their consumers will substantially increase. Perhaps their dependency on existing communication platforms will decrease too, especially if they consciously build their own platforms. One old but still relevant example, which I have used earlier too, is Nike+, which uses popular social tools to augment the fundamental data capture.
until next time, data entry barriers?


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Album Rating: 4.5Too many fist in the air moments than there should be in 10 minutes of skramz tbh.
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Album Rating: 4.0why is the re-release a 4 when this is a 2.5 tho
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LAArtParty is an arts and entertainment website. Established in 2010, it is an online go-to guide for what's happening in and beyond the LA area - this includes dining, travel and more.
Founded by journalist, and "Blues Mama" Kathy Leonardo (a longtime performer), the campy site has an unusual slant which will keep you entertained. Leonardo has been writing for the past 15 years about various subjects for the Huffington Post, THRIVE GLOBAL, LA Weekly, etc.
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Music | Review: Akala – Knowledge is Power [Volume 1]
Terrence Elliott-Cooper reviews the latest release from scholar, activist and UK Hip-Hop artist, Akala.
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Music | The Riots: A Grime PerspectiveLike much social unrest, the music of the streets has drawn its own narratives of the revolts in August 2011. Terence Elliott-Cooper picks out some of his favourites
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Music Devlin: Bud, Sweat & Beers and Live at the Islington AcademyDevlin, one of grime's rising stars has recently broken into the mainstream. Adam Elliott-Cooper went to the last gig of his tour and listened to his latest release, Bud, Sweat and Beers.
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Music Is the government infiltrating the UK grime scene?In a powerful exclusive piece, Jody McIntyre, a proponent of grime and Hip Hop music as vectors of revolutionary social change, takes two grime artists, Ghetts and Skepta, to task for seemingly allowing their message to be co-opted, and dictated, by the establishment.
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After adjusting my system settings I have lost the mouse and modem.Using CTRL+ALT +F1 as advised vai this forum returns the mouse control but it is lost again after reboot.Also the system will not recognise my modem.
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2017 Chevy Blazer K5 New Design, Price and Release Date Info. Chevrolet has Confirm to release New K5 bLAZER FOR 2017.The K5 Blazer was the actual full-sized SUV edition of the Chevy family. He was placed on the Chevy line in 1969, the full-size Blazer was changed in 1995 by the Chevy Lake tahoe. In 1970, GMC provided its own kind of the vehicle, known as the Jimmy, which stopped in 1990 and changed by the GMC Yukon in 1993.
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Halloween is upon us and retailers have been perfecting their costumes, merchandise, and decoration displays for months. With Halloween spending projected to reach $9.1 billion this year, according to the National Retail Federation, customers will be hitting the stores in droves – unless something scares them off…
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Welcome to Fad City, where forgotten retail trends thrive. Throughout the years, shoppers have seen a wide range of trends in the retail space including everything from troll dolls, to Beanie Babies, to the ever-popular pet rock. Now, shoppers are seeing new fads, such as fidget spinners, take stores by storm.… Read More
An expected 37,000 attendees from 58 countries, 1,200 exhibitors, Shark Tank host Barbara Corcoran, and tennis superstar Serena Williams will be at ICSC's RECon. With less than a week separating us from the big event, Kimco is preparing to meet Serena by brushing up on real estate terminology, and of course doing some light stretching for what is sure to be a perfect match.… Read More
Did you hear acorn squash is the new pumpkin? From scented candles to flavored lattes to autumnal room decor, retailers are going above and beyond to stay on trend this fall season and it seems that customers can't get enough.
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Looking back on this year's real estate award season, there seems to be an award for just about anything…from First Place Benches to Best Fake Palm Trees and even Coldest Air Conditioning! But all jokes aside, Kimco Realty has won some pretty major awards recently such as LEEP (Lighting Energy Efficiency in Parking), and was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, GRESB Green Star, and Newsweek's Top Green Companies in the U.S.… Read More
The end is near for brick-and-mortar! Or is it? As Conor Flynn stated on our earnings call earlier today, "To paraphrase Mark Twain, 'reports of the death of retail real estate have been greatly exaggerated,' and Kimco's strong first quarter is living proof." Maybe it is time we took off the virtual reality goggles and see for ourselves.… Read More
As back-to-school season comes to a close and kids finally return to their normal schedules, parents deserve some rest and relaxation. After weeks of shopping for the trendiest first-day-of-school looks and scoping out the latest deals in new backpacks, it's time that parents treat themselves to some guilt-free back-to-school specials of their own, because, well, they deserve it!… Read More
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Review for Lutheran World Relief, Baltimore, MD, USA
Lutheran World Relief is a wonderful organization that really helps proclaim the Evangelical Lutheran Church's motto "God's work, our hands." They are among the first relief groups into troubled areas when disaster strikes and they stay long after the new media moves on to the next "big story." Their administrative costs are kept extremely low so that more funding can do into direct aid to the people who need it most. I can't travel to Haiti, for example, but I can collect items for health kits, school kits, sewing kits, etc. and donate money, knowing that it is going to a most worthy cause and will be put to good use, directing helping those who need it.
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Magic of Spell Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988 Adventure, Fantasy, Horror 80 mins
Peach Boy and his mother live in a village. One day, there is a young man that suddenly comes to the village and asks Peach Boy to be his teacher because. At the same time, the elder of the devil palace wants to set Peach Boy to the deathtrap. They grasp children in order to have better martial arts skills. Peach Boy becomes righteous and indignant, he decides to exorcise the demons, but unexpectedly, his mother is killed by the devil. The battle between Peach Boy and the devil is unavoidable... (taken from the VCD release)
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All Heidis Are Not Created Equal
As long as it's not Heidi Montague sayin' it, we'll listen to anything HeidiSays….
As long as it's not Heidi Montague sayin' it, we'll listen to anything HeidiSays….
If you're a regular reader of this blog, you probably know I'm a fan of Kweejibo. It's where I take the husz whenever he's in the market for a new shirt. In fact, we went to the store on his birthday this year. It takes a lot (a lot a lot) to get the guy in a retail establishment, so that was pretty major. He's a generally a fan of the slim cut, but he may have to expand his horizons now that the new styles for fall have hit the store. What's more, Kweejibo has just come out with a new line of superRead More →
You love a good clothing swap, but the next time you hit one up in person, you'll be wearing elbow pads and a serious game face. 'Cause some ladies (no one you know, of course) just weren't raised right. Or you could dismiss with the dilemmas of decorum completely and head online to Dig 'N Swap, a new startup from San Francisco local Li Qiu. Users upload images of clothes and accessories they no longer want, then dig (virtually) through other users' castoffs for something that strikes their style sensibilities. See something you like? Fabulous. Offer the owner one (or several) of your items inRead More →
Tomorrow evening, get fired up for Burning Man at the Bus Stop Gallery's Seeing Double Pre Playa Sale. Count on lots of burner-friendly gear to make your week in the desert all the more colorful. Featured designers include: Bad Unkl Sista Callibug Designs Darina Drapkin E-Star Hats Fati Beloved Joseph Valliere (top hats and more) Gibbous Hooliehoop & Miss Rosie Medium Reality Minerva's Antenna miss velvet cream Tamo Design Vagadu Weyaka
We took a few days off to max and relax outside of Boulder, Colorado, a place that could easily make one question whether Jerry actually died back in 1995. But now we've returned. In other news…. – As you've probably heard, Stitch Lounge is closing next month. It's bittersweet news for the local indie fashion and crafty communities. While we know all good things must come to an end, we were still saddened to know this hub for sewing and creating is shutting its doors in favor of an online-only existence. But hey, we'll take a virtual Stitch Lounge over none at all…. – StitchRead More →


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