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|Truly "green" rubber gloves--no triclosan in these
As a rule, I avoid products marketed as "antimicrobial" or "antibacterial" because many of these contain triclosan. In fact, in turns out that "Ultra-Fresh" is a trade name for a triclosan additive.
What is Triclosan?
Triclosan is an antibacterial chemical found in thousands of consumer products, including soaps, dishwashing liquids, cosmetics, cutting boards, sponges, shoes, and toys. It is a pesticide. This ubiquitous chemical has adverse effects on our health and the environment, while at the same time being largely ineffective at what it is supposed to do. For example, the FDA and many other groups say there is no evidence that triclosan in antibacterial soaps provides any benefit over washing with regular soap and water.
Health Effects
Triclosan is so prevalent in consumer products that a study by the Centers for Disease Control detected it in the urine of 75% of Americans aged 6 years and older. Triclosan is absorbed through the skin and the mouth when we use products containing the chemical.
Animal studies have shown that triclosan is an endocrine disruptor that can, among other adverse effects, decrease levels of a thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormones are critical to brain development and function, particularly in children. These studies, according to a 2010 letter by the FDA, "raise valid concerns about the effect of repetitive daily human exposure to these antiseptic ingredients." (A link to a PDF of the letter can be found in this article.)
More recently, a paper published this year found that triclosan impairs muscle function, including cardiac muscle function, in both humans and animals.
Finally, some studies have raised the possibility that triclosan contributes to making bacteria resistant to antibiotics! Products marketed as protecting us from bacteria may actually be helping to breed drug-resistant bacteria or "superbugs."
Environmental Effects
Most of the vast quantities of consumer products containing triclosan get washed down our drains and end up in our waterways. Triclosan is one of the most frequently detected chemicals, at some of the highest concentrations, in U.S. streams. One reason that this is a cause for concern is that triclosan may react with UV rays to produce low levels of dioxin, a highly toxic substance. Furthermore, triclosan is toxic to various types of algae, making it it a potential disruptor of aquatic ecosystems.
Triclosan is also discharged into the ocean. A 2009 study found traces of triclosan in the blood of bottlenosed dolphins tested off the coasts of South Carolina and Florida. The triclosan was found in their blood in concentrations known to disrupt the hormones, and growth and development, of other animals. Scientists called the accumulation of triclosan in these wild marine mammals--top level predators in the food chain--a worrisome finding, because it demonstrates that the chemical is building up in the ocean's food web.
Avoiding Triclosan
The bottom line is that the use of triclosan in consumer products is a marketing gimmick that poses a whole host of threats to our health and to the environment, while at the same time providing no real benefit whatsoever. My rubber gloves are a good example of how prevalent this unnecessary chemical is. What possible good could be derived from adding this chemical to rubber gloves?
How to avoid it:
- Read labels: Antibacterial soaps and body washes, toothpastes and cosmetics are regulated by the FDA. If these products contain triclosan, it will be listed as an ingredient on the label.
- Stay away from other products labeled "antibacterial" or "antimicrobial," such as cutting boards, towels, yoga mats, shoes, clothing, towels, bedding and toys. These items may also be labeled with terms such as "fights germs," "protection against mold," "odor-fighting," or other similar claims.

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Worksop has been adorned with rainbow LGBT flags in preparation for the town's first gay pride festival this weekend.
Festival organiser Crystal Lucas, members of Worksop Out Wednesdays from the Centre Place andBassetlaw District Council chairman Councillor Jim Anderson also raised the LGBT flag in Civic Square to mark the historic occasion.
Coun Anderson said in his speech: "The United Kingdom is a ccountry founded on equality, compassion, justice and tolerance.
"The district is determined to see these fine British values upheld in Bassetlaw.
"Thank you for inviting me today to demonstrate Bassetlaw District Council's commitment to these aims."
Crystal finished by quoting actor Daniel Radcliffe: "You don't have to be gay to be a supporter, you just have to be human."
Worksop Pride will take place at the Masonic Hall on Sunday, July 10 from 12pm to 6pm.
The event is free and will feature entertainment, stalls and a celebrity guest.
For more information visit www.worksoppride.co.uk.


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Eric: Sent follow up to Harald on
IRI JNDI issue (action 73) - there was one question left -
whether we prefix custom properties on the IRI
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Roland: and the additional parameters will be uncommon
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Roland: Maybe need to strengthen the statements in 2.2
Amy: The environment includes JMS message
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Six more projects have been given received Vital Sparks funding to put art and creativity into the heart of the community.
The Plymouth Culture project, led by Plymouth City Council and funded by Arts Council England has awarded bursaries to groups that promise to create a buzz in their own communities.
All these new and inventive pieces of work will be realised in the next six months and will provide opportunities for local people to explore their own creativity.
Dom Jinks, Chief Executive for Plymouth Culture said: "I am delighted to see the range of work in these six projects. They all demonstrate communities in Plymouth working with artists and organisations in exciting and thoughtful ways and we're now beginning to see more of these projects in Plymouth, thanks to Vital Sparks."
Deputy Leader Councillor Peter Smith added: "The people of Plymouth are brimming with great ideas for projects that can transform their communities. Now we have momentum, we need those applications to keep coming in."
Successful applicants include Moor View Park in Mutley which will be the centre of two exciting events including its own Holi festival. Whitleigh will celebrate its heritage through the written word and Union Corner on Union Street will get a creative facelift.
Our Way Art – £3,460
The Plymstock-based group has received funding for its 'Roaming Pin Board' project to tie in with the Big Draw. Plymstock School pupils want to engage new audiences in seeing, experiencing and creating art through events and creative challenges. They aim to produce a moveable gallery – which could be an art wall or pin board – for community events which will have free illustration or arts workshops.
Whitleigh Arts – £2,842
Celebrate 65 years since the first houses in Whitleigh were built with the Whitleigh Words Festival. Throughout 2015, word workshops will be held by Whitleigh Arts culminating in a festival later in the year to mark National Poetry Day.
Friends of Moor View and University of Plymouth Students' Union – £2,500
The friends of the park on Mutley Plain have teamed up with the university to deliver a series of artist-led workshops exploring 'What Life Means?' Local people, including students, refugees and people with disabilities, will work with artists to produce a piece of art or performance for an event at the park.
Stonehouse Action – £2,400
Stonehouse Action will commission artists to create works for Union Corner on Union Street. Currently a derelict space, Union Corner will be used to test community and business ideas to help regenerate the street. Stonehouse Action would like everything that people touch from door knobs to special chairs to be created by artists with materials sourced from the site.
Tempo £2,390
How would it feel to play a piano on the Hoe facing out to sea? Liberating? Spiritual? TEMPO, a group of young people based at Plymouth Music Zone will be bringing 'Piano for a Day' to Plymouth Hoe and the Piazza encouraging locals to have a play! The experiment will be made into a film and podcast.
Hindu Society at Plymouth University £300
Funding will go towards a Holi festival in Moor View Park. Run by Hindu students at Plymouth University, the event is open to everyone. Holi is widely-known as the Hindu festival of colours and symbolises the victory of good over evil and the beginning of Spring. Festival goers will throw coloured powder and water at each other with the hope of bringing everyone together to celebrate the diversity of the area.
The third round of Vital Sparks funding is open. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2015.


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Samantha Cade opens the door to her West Campus apartment with a warm, welcoming smile, both of her palms dyed bright red from kneading fondant for one of the week's 14 cake orders. Her olive eyes are tired, yet eager. As a McComb's business management student and the force behind Cade's Cakes, sleep comes last on her list of priorities. Story by Ashley Lopez
Photos by Dahlia Dandashi
Cade is the baking super-girl behind the @samcade Instagram account and small business known as Cade's Cakes. A UT sophomore from Dallas, Cade has made her mark in Austin with her ability to single-handedly create one-of-a-kind cakes from scratch out of her West Campus apartment. Originally just a cake baker by hobby, the high demand for her creations put Cade on a fast track toward creating her own small business. "It just kind of crazily took off by word of mouth. Last January I had around 400 followers on Instagram and didn't really do cakes, and now I have close to 3,000 followers, and all of my pictures are of cakes," Cade says.
Cade's love for baking cakes all started with her large sweet tooth, she says. From doughnuts to pancakes, her palette has always consisted of pastry foods. Soon, she was baking all sorts of cakes for friend's birthdays and other special occasions. "It's a pretty expensive hobby and I bake whether or not I have orders, so I guess if I wasn't selling my cakes I would be just wasting time baking anyway. I figured I might as well make a profit," Cade says. Cade launched her small business in January 2013, and it has only grown since then. Her social media influence has been a catalyst for her entrepreneurial endeavors, creating a follower audience that has turned into customers. In December, Cade launched her official website which she says made Cade's Cakes "explode." People who may not have known her personally and felt awkward contacting her now have the ability to order via the website, and the orders do not stop, she says. With about a dozen orders a week, Cade spends most of her time in the kitchen. As she generously ices and sprinkles a layer of Funfetti cake, Cade explains that she has become used to working out of such a small space. "I probably use my kitchen more than anyone else in the building," Cade says.
And she's probably right. Above the sink hang two sorority paddles, each decorated with the names of her two roommates, and a wooden spoon with "Sam" etched in red. Luckily for Cade, her roommates support her hobby and are not fazed by the chaos that has become of their kitchen. One of Cade's roommates and main confidants, Emily Puig, says she tends to stress the business side of Cade's Cakes when Cade is too caught up in baking. From making sure the cakes are adequately priced to critiquing them as they are assembled, Puig helps Cade maximize her talent. As she arrives home from work, Puig hops onto a barstool and begins to chat with Cade about the confection she's currently assembling — a Mrs. Harry Styles themed birthday cake. It is obvious Cade values Puig's input: She asks about which colors would work best, the placement of decorations and other cake details. "I'm an advertising major, so for a while it really bothered me that Sam wasn't using social media to the fullest extent," Puig says. "She would be hesitant to Instagram too often for fear she'd lose followers, or she wouldn't Instagram a certain cake because she's too hard on herself and didn't think it was cool enough."
Between managing her own baking business and keeping up with school, all-nighters are a frequent routine for Cade. "I can stay up all night and do cakes easily because I enjoy it," Cade says. "I'll do school work until 3 a.m. and then do cakes into the morning," she adds. Cade also admits she probably does not spend as much time on school as she should, but she still manages to keep it all together. Puig says another fallback on Cade's part is her failure to recognize the worth of her talent. "She used to really undercharge people for their cakes, so one day I made an Excel spreadsheet of how much each cake should cost based on how many people it should feed, if she would use fondant, if the cake was 3D and so on," Puig said. "We have a running joke that I'm her manager." Cade confesses she thinks people trust in her abilities more than she does. Despite having worked in a bakery during high school, she was never mentored on cake baking. "I've never taken a class or anything. I think people are a little too confident in me, and a lot of times I just have to figure it out," she admits. This summer, Cade hopes to broaden her knowledge of baking in New York City. She is moving to the concrete jungle during the summer break with one of her closest friends and has applied to work at several bakeries. Her enthusiasm for learning more about her craft is evident when discusses her plans for the future. "After college I want to go to the International Culinary Institute in New York. It's a 10-month-long program, and then I just want to open up my own bakery in Dallas," Cade says. And to top off the coolness that is Samantha Cade, she has a tattoo of a whisk on her left wrist.


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Milburn was born in Bombay on the 28th of November, 1958. Categorising Milburn Cherian's paintings into a particular cultural, chronological, or indeed even symbolic single perspective or style, except to point to archetypal truths embedded within an external visual Indian extravaganza. Therefore it is quite obvious for one to hesitate to know from which angle to begin to write about them. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that her individual painting will ultimately rely on an underlying invisible diagram. It is a fascinating journey as it begins to unfold and one begins to trace the line through which her painting transcends into the realm of the known and yet unknown. The single shapes in their myriad multiplicity are discordant notes sounded in dissonance, but they are equally in harmonious relationship to one another. There is not an iota of empty space which would have modified the intense sense of cluster of the constantly moving forms. The more one observes, the stronger is the effect of clash and harmony reconciled. This integration is Milburn Cherian's glorious achievement. Cherian says that she learnt art from reading a lot of books and going through reproductions of several famous painters. There is a certain sadistic element in most of her works. Floating twisted torsos, with heart torn apart, dominate the canvas. She also has painted ghost like creatures floating through air as if they were floating on water. "Distorting the human body helps me to convey the pain and wretchedness of modern life around us. But I do not think of any particular issue when I am painting. My work is very spontaneous and these patterns come easily to my mind," she says.
Milburn Cherian has held more than 20 exhibitions in India, Germany and UK.
She lives and works out of New Delhi.


text: This past week, the final deluxe scale figure in Eaglemoss's Classic Marvel Figurine Collection released. This is a collectible line that has been running for many years, and it's finally winding down. There are still two or three standard scale releases that will be coming, but Skurge is the last of the supersized ones. Eaglemoss has ended their standard DC and Marvel series but now is making DC Chess figurines and Batmobile replicas. I am not collecting either of those lines, but you can bet I'll jump back in if they revive either of these main series or pick up another license I care about (Star Wars, anybody?).


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Absinthe and Its Silver-Tongued Marketers – Thujone's Role in Absinthe Sales
Definition of silver-tongued: a person who is able to clearly and effectively express themselves, or who has a clever way with words. While at once it is admission of sophistication, it is in some cases an accusation of deceptiveness.
I wanted to make sure I clearly defined that term before I moved on any further. I am referring to the latter bit of the definition.
I'm currently working on a blog article for my own blog, over at Rantings, but I thought that this little piece of the pie deserves even more attention due to its level of deceptiveness.
What I'm talking about is thujone and how some of the less scrupulous absinthe brand representatives spin the info to make it seem like it plays an important role in the consumption of absinthe.
For those of you who have not yet read my previous blog post about the authenticity of absinthe that is available in the U.S., let's just say that thujone really plays no part at all. Reports of its significance and/or its effects are highly exaggerated, and have been proven incorrect by recent scientific studies.
Many producers who are creating some of the most highly regarded absinthes, both in Europe and in the U.S. will go out of their way to make sure the public is educated about thujone. Marteau, Jade absinthes, and Emile Pernot are just a few amongst many who work hard to dispell the myths about thujone. One producer and historian has even gone so far as to create an entire website dedicated to providing as much scientific data as possible about thujone.
But then there are others. Those who, in my opinion, feel their money is better spent on marketing misinformation, and misleading potential customers by skirting around the subject, and using clever plays on words to state correct information in a way that is still misleading. For example, I was perusing the Facebook site of a certain group of brands, and came across multiple questions regarding the thujone content of their brands. Here's an excerpt from the page:
Question: Does this actually have thujone or wormwood in it?
Answer: Yes it does. Our products have the maximum amount (emphasis mine)… out of any Absinthes sold in the U.S. and most European countries, which is 10 parts per million of thujone.
My retort: (I'm paraphrazing because the comment was deleted shortly after I posted it) By law, absinthe in the U.S. must be thujone free, which is defined as less than 10ppm. So, by saying you have the maximum amount allowed by law, you are also saying that it contains no thujone at all.
Their response: (also paraphrazing) We prefer to answer questions directly. We simply answered the question. We stated that our brands contain the maximum amount allowed by law. These are factual statements with no other implication (again, emphasis mine).
I think you can all guess what my feelings are about their response, but what do you think? Do you believe that making the statement that the product contains the maximum amount allowed by law is implying that thujone is important? Do you think that they are trying to grab up the consumer who is viewing thujone as a potential recreational drug, and they are hesitant to dispel the myths like the other producers I linked to because they don't want to lose that business? Is this, in your mind, dirty and misleading marketing?
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Frederic | Wednesday, November 24, 2010
It could also be the maximum amount of their wormwood distillate they can add to the mix without a problem with the law. Too much purification (through distillation or other) to remove the thujone also removes the flavor components in wormwood.
It could also be tradition and the definition of the spirit.
Frederic | Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Well, they did not have GS-Mass specs during the Belle Epoque so getting a reading much less an accurate one would be impossible.
I don't get too heavily into the absinthe lore since we're more cocktail people and very unlikely to drink that much of it at any one sitting (save for an occasional fountain or other). And for cocktails, while we use absinthe now, there are some really good pastises out there that have just as good flavor for half (or less) the cost.
Frederic | Wednesday, November 24, 2010
I disagree that there are major flavor differences between pastis and absinthe. Especially considering how many styles of absinthe there are. By your comment, there is a truth to one absinthe has as much to do with another absinthe as one absinthe has to do with a pastis.
There are 3 major differences. Pastis is generally capped at 80 proof instead of the general 110-130 range of absinthe. Pastis lacks wormwood. And many, but not all, pastises contain sweetener. Other than that, there's no difference, and in many cases, a company's pastis was based on their old absinthe recipe.
Henri Bardouin pastis is an excellent one but slightly sweetened. And Pastis d'Autrefois is rather good and just as dry as any absinthe on the market. Herbsaint Legendre is another fine example (originally marketed as an absinthe but lacked any wormwood).
Frederic | Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Also, for most cocktails, it's the anise/licorice/fennel component that rings out the strongest for many people. For example, 6 drops of absinthe in a Zombie is detectable for that component and not the wormwood. Although I will concede that your palate could be much more honed into that latter flavor.
Frederic | Thursday, November 25, 2010
If I grabbed 2 bottles of absinthe, the cocktails would taste differently too.
St. George, Versinthe la Blanche, Obsello, or the Scope mouthwash-like Le Tourment Vert all modulate a drink differently. Unless you can provide me a spirit with and without the single botanical, this experiment is moot.
After talking to a few bartenders and one bitters maker last night at an event about the role of absinthe in cocktails (since we are talking cocktails at this point), a few salient points were brought up using the Sazerac as an example.
• Proof doesn't mean much in a rinse that amounts to less than half a barspoon. If you mean diluting a spirit versus the original cask strength, that is a different matter. Against 2 oz of rye and a few dashes of Peychaud's, you would need a lot of decimal places to see a difference.
• Sugar doesn't mean much. A standard Sazerac recipe calls for a sugar cube and I've been served them both here and in New Orleans with as much as an ounce of simple syrup.
• As for lacking wormwood, no one of the people in the group thought they could detect the wormwood in the cocktail. One even mentioned that the other flavors in absinthe were built up to mask the medicine (the wormwood), although they did concede that in absinthe heavy drinks, this does matter.
• Fetishism over the proper ingredient in Sazeracs from whether the twist is dropped in or thrown out, whether simple syrup is acceptable, or the identity of the anise-delivery system is rather high with some individuals.
As for the comment about not tasting many fine absinthes, I've tasted a good number around town and at one of your events (Absinthe Soirée at Tales 2009) besides the ones in my collection. I won't comment at your rudeness (no offense intended).
Alan | Friday, November 26, 2010
Interesting discussion but now "back on topic."
Writing this from Prague where thujone has always been a big factor in absinthe "marketing." I don't comment on the brand(s) being discussed in the article, but it's clear to me that in Prague, marketing people who hype thujone do so because their brands have no other redeeming feature. So I tend to see brands that hype thujone as brands that probably don't taste too good.
To go to the specific questions asked at the end of the article and to answer them generally, rather than about this specific example (so amending your questions a little):
Do I believe that making statements about maximum thujone amount implies that thujone is important? YES.
Do I think that this type of language is aimed at the consumer who views thujone as a potential recreational drug? POSSIBLY.
Is this type of language dirty and misleading marketing? It's certainly surprising marketing, especially noting brands that have made similar claims in the past and that have now decided not to use the "maximum thujone" claim any more. The original Doubs used the same words in the past, as did Le Tourment Vert. They don't know (as far as I know) That suggests to me that they recognised the claim ultimately had no marketing value, and could even be counter-productive.
Alan | Friday, November 26, 2010
In the last paragraph "They don't know (as far as I know)" should read:
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First, a Happy New Year to the E-consultancy community. I was delighted to be asked by E-consultancy to write a blog about customer management. I am a passionate believer in providing customers with a great experience and, like many people, the start of a New Year is a good time for looking forward. I want to use my first blog here to kick off a discussion, so here's a starter for ten.
2006 was the year when Web 2.0 generated a following in the business community. I think 2007 will be the year when it really starts to change how those companies think about managing their customers.
The first change that we will have to get to grips with is the very nature of customer management.
In the past and still in most companies today, the concept of customer management means what the company does to its customers. But in the world of Customer Management 2.0 (a term I first heard from Graham Hill of Sophron, a UK consultant living and working in Germany) this one way street no longer works.
In CM2.0, customers are active participants in a dialogue - indeed in many areas, they are taking control. Like many changes, they will trickle through slowly and there will be much more talk than walk for many, but case studies will begin to show just what is possible.
Here are a few ideas about what matters in the world of CM2.0.
Communities shape your world
Whilst much of the Web 2.0 hype and activity focus on consumer-based social networks such as YouTube, MySpace and Friends Reunited, it is important to remember that businesses are also social networks – employees, customers, partners, influencers, those things called stakeholders.
According to Wikipedia, LinkedIn, the business network, has more than 8.5m members and is used regularly for business development and job-hunting. Social networking will have a massive impact on business.
Knowing who your key communities are and where they talk is an important starting point for CM2.0. Whilst you might offer your own vehicles for enabling this dialogue, it is unlikely that people in the communities of importance to you will operate there and nowhere else.
Reputation is everything
How many of you have heard the infamous AOL customer service call on YouTube? Think how hard AOL has to work to overcome such a negative and widespread comment on its service.
Companies will have to be much more active in tracking what is being said about them. Reputation, or the perception of quality and service, is everything. Knowing your standing in the communities that you do business in is vital.
With blogs, podcasts, wikis and websites generally, the opportunity for customers to comment on your performance is growing.
And it's not just customers. Industry commentators, analysts and even your competitors can shape what communities think about you. Making sure that you are being fairly represented and address any incorrect claims will demand more and more time.
The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) provides useful help and is proposing a series of common measures for tracking what is being said about a company. This is not new. Customers have always had their say.
If they had a bad experience, they were quick to spread the word to friends and family, more so than when they have had a good experience. What differs today and is increasing rapidly are the ways that they can vent their feelings.
Voice of the customer really matters
Measuring the customer experience by gathering feedback is already becoming much more sophisticated.
Whilst still used by a few companies, the days of the annual 'do you love us?' survey are gone. Measuring the customer experience at each stage of the customer journey is essential if companies are to remove the (often little) things that they do to frustrate us.
Using feedback to make a company easy to do business with is essential. And increasingly, that has to be multi-channel (web, email, phone, mobile) and in real time.
Companies that fail to continually collect, share and act on customer feedback are not only missing out on opportunities to improve; closing the feedback loop with customers demonstrates a willingness to listen and act and thus strengthens the customer relationship.
Customer knowledge is powerful stuff
Your customers are experts in being customers. That might sound silly, but all too often, their expertise in what they do with your product/service or how they do business is overlooked.
Panels have long been used by market research organisations to identify un-met needs and test new products. The most significant section of a market, however, is often a company's existing customers.
Customer panels - a representative sample of a company's customer base - are being used by an increasing number of companies to test new products and ways of doing business before they are launched. Much more of this will come 'in-house' as technologies enable companies to do it for themselves and the recognition of the competitive value of this information grows.
The act of involving customers, often without reward, helps to develop advocates, strengthening the positive word of mouth in the community. On-line panels will grow as companies seek to tap into customer knowledge increasingly.
Active participation
Customer panels are a small step towards much more active participation of customers.
The software world has led this with the open source movement, with the operating system Linux as its guiding light. Initially dismissed as unworkable, Linux has become widely used by large companies, as well as enthusiasts. Even proprietary software companies are using mash-ups to enable users to become much more active in the design and build of their implementations.
Wikis bring the same capability to support and service companies. "When Rod Smith, IBM's vice-president for emerging internet technologies, told the information technology chief at Royal Bank of Scotland about wikis last year, the exec shook his head and said the bank didn't use them. But when Smith looked at the other participants in the meeting, 30 of them were nodding their heads." [Business Week].
The boundary between the producer and the user is increasingly blurred and will become more so. Whilst lawyers might argue about intellectual property, smart companies will press ahead with enrolling customers in the design and build process.
Unstructured data is difficult but vital
Much of what people talk about is unstructured, such as a comment to a friend about a good restaurant or a recommendation to a colleague to try a different supplier.
Experiences and feedback are often distilled down to numbers, but many of the real insights come from the comments customers make in support of their ratings: they are the source of ideas for improvements and new products.
There are approaches to dealing with such data, such as post-process categorisation, self-categorisation or simple word/phrase count and there are an increasing number of software applications that can be applied to crack this particular nut.
Still, the best approach to date is to get this data into the right hands. This is not a new problem and much has been written about it under the guise of knowledge management.
Many-to-many and one-to-one communications
What all the above adds up to is a shift in emphasis in communication with one-to-one and peer-to-peer taking precedence over broadcast methods.
Social networking in a customer management context means enabling customers to talk to each other. Of course, they do this anyway, but unless your company is involved in facilitating this, you might be unaware of what is happening.
You might not like what people say about you, but at least you will be aware and there may well be some gems in these customer-to-customer communications that you can exploit.
When it comes to transacting with a customer however, companies need to keep it personal. Use everything that you have learned about the individual to tailor the offering and the message to them.
Personalisation that is recognised and valued by the target is what one to one marketing has always been about. CM2.0 will require a significant increase in the integration of customer data.
A single and integrated view of the customer is an essential foundation. The boundary between transactional, service and marketing will have to disappear.
Prepare for culture shock
CM2.0 has the potential to challenge the culture of many companies, particularly the larger and more fragmented ones.
Many will struggle with the realisation that the only way to retain real influence is to cede much of the traditional control over marketplace communication to customers.
CM2.0 will also put a strain on the internal structure and power base of many companies. The integrated customer view is at odds with the fragmented structure and systems of many organisations.
Some IT departments will also struggle as the boundaries of their systems broaden to provide access to customers and other influencers.
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After months of laughing off attacks from her Democratic rivals, Sen.
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The fireworks began early on when Obama rapped Clinton on her past equivocation on whether or not illegal immigrants should be granted drivers' licenses.
"What the American people are looking for right now are straight answers to tough questions," said Obama. "And that's not what we have been getting from Senator Clinton."
Clinton responded swiftly, questioning Obama on his commitment to reform and bold change vis-a-vis his health care plan.
"When it came time to step up and decide whether he would support universal health care coverage, he chose not to do that," Clinton said. She added that while her plan mandated coverage for everyone, Obama's would not -- a point Obama vehemently disputed.
Edwards took the next shot, accusing Clinton of double talk on issues ranging from combat troops in Iraq to Social Security to eliminating corruption in Washington. "The issue is whether we can have a president who can restore trust," he said.
Clinton, clearly irritated, said that she had been "personally attacked" by Edwards. "I don't mind taking hits on my record," Clinton added. "When someone starts throwing mud we can at least hope it's accurate and not right out of the Republican playbook."
And, as quickly as the heated exchanges had started, they ended. The audience seemed to recoil from the negativity, and the candidates -- for the most part -- sensed it. Obama largely steered clear of any more direct attacks on Clinton (although he did try to nail Clinton down on her specific plan for Social Security toward the debate's end). Edwards learned more slowly; as the first hour of the debate drew to a close, he sought to draw a polite but firm contrast with Clinton on issues only to be roundly booed by the audience.
In addition to more deftly parrying attacks from her opponents than in the previous debate, Clinton was also more prepared on questions that had tripped her up in recent weeks. Asked whether she supported offering drivers' licenses to illegal immigrants, Clinton offered a succinct "no" -- a major change from her confusing and at times rambling answer from the debate on Oct. 30 in Philadelphia.
It was Obama in this debate who was tripped up by the question. Asked by moderator Wolf Blitzer whether he supported the idea, Obama said "I am not proposing that that's what we do." Pressed by Blitzer -- "this is the kind of question that is sort of available for a yes or no answer," Blitzer said -- Obama said he did support offering licenses to illegal immigrants. Obama's advisers insisted his answer was consistent but the unfolding of the question and answer did not play well for the Illinois Senator.
The rest of the debate played to type as each of the seven Democrats offered their policies on a wide range of issues including U.S. policy toward Iran and Iraq; the future of energy policy; the need for bipartisanship; and the failures of the Bush Administration.
That's our quick take from tonight's festivities. Make sure to check back tomorrow for our winners and losers from the debate. In the meantime, feel free to use the comments section to offer your own winners and losers from tonight.
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Avnet Technology Solutions Adopts Brocade Ethernet Fabric Across Its Australian Data Centres
Solutions Distributor Designs Roadmap for the Cloud and Software-Defined Networking
SYDNEY, Australia; July 17, 2014 – To capture cloud-based growth opportunities and support its reseller network, Avnet Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distributor and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT),has deployed Brocade® (NASDAQ: BRCD) Ethernet fabric at its two Australian data centers. The new network infrastructure, based on Brocade VDX® switches and VCS® Fabric technology, is a key building block in Avnet's plan to fully virtualise and automate the data centers to support self-provisioning of cloud computing resources by its Australian resellers.
Avnet Technology Solutions collaborates with customers and suppliers to create and deliver services, software, and hardware solutions that address the business needs of their end-user customers. With Australia ranking among the leaders in Asia Pacific in terms of cloud service uptake, Avnet is providing its own reseller network with the opportunity to create revenue streams based on virtualised technology.
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Sustainability in the apparel industry is a complex global challenge that calls for global, collaborative solutions. Much of this work takes place locally, in farms and in the factories that produce clothing. Our global sustainability framework and goals support local approaches and allow us to create a roadmap for our sustainability work, driving focus on the areas where we can create the most positive change.
In 2015, we introduced our first global sustainability strategy, with the four C&A retail markets coming together using new ways of working together to meet our shared 2020 goals for fashion with a positive impact. Read more about our sustainability governance structure.
The three pillars of our strategy - Sustainable Products, Sustainable Supply, and Sustainable Lives - are supported by goals we aim to achieve by 2020.
The C&A global 2020 sustainability framework - Fashion with a positive impact
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Over 440 million polymer £5 notes have been printed since they were introduced last September — a combined value £2.2 billion.
Slowly, the paper £5 notes have been syphoned out of circulation. The Bank of England estimated that half of all old notes were switched for polymers by the start of 2017.
Nevertheless, many of the traditional notes remain in circulation, which begs the question, what happens to all your old fivers when they become obsolete?
On May 5th, cotton paper £5 notes will lose their status as legal tender, so you won't be able to use them in shops, restaurants or anywhere for that matter.
Don't worry, though, the Bank of England website states that the notes will retain their face value for 'all time', meaning you can exchange your old notes for new ones at the Bank of England in London (by post or in person), if your bank or post office refuses to do it themselves.
According to The Sun, shops are being advised not give customers old £5 notes, however, if you are given one it's best to ask for it to swapped for a new one.
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As Taki stumbles upon the home of a very powerful vampire, she gets blackmailed into killing the one whose death would set the vampire free.
However, Taki struggles between actually killing him, running away, or standing up to Aranna.
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Using Yoga For Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia can be a painful and debilitating disease that drastically decreases an individual's overall quality of life. There is also a constant search to find an alternative treatment method other than medication that can help the affected cope with the condition. While exercising can be one of them, the medical condition can sometimes be too painful to let the affected individual exercise regularly. Hence, using low impact yoga may be an effective alternative exercising option to help manage the chronic pain. Read on to learn more about using yoga to deal with fibromyalgia and the associated pain.
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What Is Fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition characterized by symptoms of musculoskeletal pain, tenderness, fatigue, headaches, anxiety, depression, stiffness, poor sleep quality, poor memory, anxiety and bowel problems. It can affect both men and women (although women are at higher risk), and can cause a serious drop in the quality of living in terms of practical, social and personal functions.
Can Yoga Really Help With Fibromyalgia?
Yoga has been often noted for its healing properties and role as a low impact and sometimes strength building exercise. In this case, the yoga classes in question are of the gentle, restorative nature. Depending on the studio, it can be called gentle hatha, or just hatha yoga.
[Related – A Complete Guide To The Different Types Of Yoga]
In a study conducted by Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), yoga has been both statistically and clinically significant in helping patients combat serious fibromyalgia symptoms, including pain, fatigue, stiffness, poor sleep, depression, poor memory, anxiety and poor balance. It has helped to improve their quality of life and impacted their daily activities for the better. Pain was reduced by 24 percent, fatigue by 30 percent, and depression by 42 percent.
What Can Yoga Do For My Fibromyalgia?
Relaxation. While certain types of yoga can also help with strength and muscle building, this can come in handy later on. Initially, the most helpful aspect of yoga for fibromyalgia would be to know how to deeply relax the body and mind despite other distractions and sensations in the body, such as discomfort, fatigue, or pain. Once yoga becomes a habit, it will be easier to intentionally relax when needed outside of the class.
Peace of mind. Having fibromyalgia can be extremely stressful, and with the addition of daily worries, the mind can become cluttered, which can exacerbate symptoms. By clearing the mind with yoga, you can become mentally stronger when coping with fibromyalgia. Hatha yoga breathing exercises (often referred to as pranayama in classes and scriptures) can further induce relaxation, increase energy, heighten mental clarity, and bring peace of mind as well as enforcing a sense of well-being.
Body awareness. Since yoga is a low impact exercise that uses minimal props, most of the exercising and stretching is done with the body alone. Body awareness in each yoga pose (often referred to as "asana" in class) is also emphasized, so the person can understand how his or her own body works and how it reacts to certain poses. Through heightened body awareness, people with fibromyalgia can understand and manage their own body better than before. This can be extremely helpful when trying to control symptoms of fibromyalgia.
[Related – Common Signs And Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia]
No expectations. One of the downfalls of using exercise as pain management therapy, with or without a physical therapist, is that people may want to push themselves to the point of physical maximization. However, yoga emphasizes movement at one's own pace, and there are no expectations or judgments amongst students of the class. Sometimes, students may feel the need to "impress" teachers in exercising classes, but this is not expected in yoga classes. Hence, the stress stemming from expectations are eliminated, and it is a step closer to alleviating symptoms of fibromyalgia.
How To Start Using Yoga For Fibromyalgia
If you are considering yoga for fibromyalgia, be sure to always speak to your doctor first. Once you get the green light from your doctor, be sure to slowly incorporate the practice into your life so it will not be overwhelming. Here are some tips on how to do so:
- Do research on different styles of yoga in your nearby studios.
- Talk to your yoga teacher about your issues with fibromyalgia.
- Read some yoga literature to understand the practice more.
- Go at your own pace and listen to your body.
- Talk to your doctor and therapist often to see the effects of yoga on symptoms.
Although there is no cure for fibromyalgia, its symptoms can definitely be managed. Medication, along with diet, lifestyle changes, and now yoga can make a dramatic difference in the quality of living and pain level for someone suffering from the debilitating condition. Talk to your doctor today and check out your area's yoga studios to see if yoga will be able to become the key component in managing fibromyalgia symptoms.


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Suzy 'Pal' Powell still feels a bit strange calling herself an artist. Instead, she simply likes to tell people that she paints.
While it's obvious she has plenty of humility, the painter who hails from Plains, Texas is also quite talented. Her award-winning watercolor paintings have been put on display in courthouses and featured in a variety of art publications. Grammy-winner Christopher Cross even chose one of Powell's paintings for an album cover.
"I am always so humbled when someone wants my artwork, and I am so blessed by God to be able to create," Powell says.
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While she always had an interest in art, Powell started painting in the 1980s as a creative hobby. After her children grew up and left home, she began focusing on the craft more intensely. Powell realizes that becoming a skilled artist doesn't happen overnight. It takes plenty of work, as well as experimentation.
"I do want to say that not everything I try works out," she reveals. "Watercolor is a very strange medium. It has a mind of its own, and you have to work hand-in-hand together. A lot of the time watercolor has the upper-hand!"
Over the last couple of years, Powell also began exploring a new art form. She's become fond of torn paper collages, which are sometimes referred to as Paper Paintings. She loves how this practice creates pieces with eye-popping colors and textures.
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"I have been told my art wasn't going to make it in galleries because I am not consistent," she says. "I try to paint anything that gets my attention. I can't paint one thing for the rest of my life!"
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BAIC to Develop New Car Models Using Old Mercedes Benz Platform
China's BAIC Motor Group has gained approval from partner Daimler to develop new models using an old Mercedes-Benz E-class platform.
BAIC's first model would likely be the production version of the midsize sedan D80, which is set to hit the market in 2018, Automotive News reported citing Beijing-based website Internet Info Agency. An SUV and multipurpose vehicle (MPV) models are also in the pipeline.
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The new Mercedes-Benz models will feature powertrains made by Daimler thanks to its passenger vehicle joint venture with BAIC in Beijing, Car Scoops reported. It will also include a 1.8-liter turbocharged gasoline engine, a 3.0-liter naturally aspirated gasoline engine, and a six-speed automatic transmission.
BAIC's old Mercedes-Benz models will be offered under Senova brand, while the MPVs will be marketed under the Weiwang brand.
BAIC sold 232,000 light vehicles in the first seven months of the year, up 43 percent from the same period in 2015.
Furthermore, last month, BAIC also established a sales division in Mexico and started selling cars imported from China. The Beijing-based firm targets to sell at least 5,000 vehicles per year by 2018.
With the initiative, BAIC has joined a slate of foreign mobile makers who have started operating in Northern America's southernmost nation to enter the United States and Latin America. It also plans to produce gasoline-powered cars and electric vehicles in the country.
So far, there will only be three models available in the Mexican market including the D20 (both hatchback and sedan models) and the X25, which is a small crossover based on the D20. Three other models are set to be launched by the end of this year.


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Apple Maintains Lead as top smartphone vendor in US
Following a report from Strategy Analytics earlier this month that had Apple as the No.1 mobile phone vendor in the United States for the first time, research firm comScore is out today with its stats for the three-month period ending in December 2012. ComScore looked at the top smartphone subscribers by OEM and the top smartphone platforms, which doesn't include mobile phones other than smartphones like Strategy Analytics' report.
According to the report, Apple was able to increase its share from 34.4-percent in the September quarter to 36.3-percent last quarter. Samsung also increased its share—although was significantly behind Apple but still up from 18.7-percent in the quarter before—to 21 percent of the market. HTC, Motorola, and LG rounded out the last three spots in the category with 10.2-percent, 9.1-percent, and 7.1-percent of the U.S. market in December. While Apple was able to grab the top smartphone vendor position, Android maintained its lead over iOS as the top smartphone platform during the quarter.
Google captured 53.4-percent of smartphone subscribers with Android in Q4, up from 52.5-percent in September. In comparison, Apple came in at 36.3-percent and posted a slightly larger increase than Android with two points from 34.3-percent the quarter before. Growth for iOS and Android, like in previous months, comes at the expense of declines for BlackBerry and Microsoft.
This is starting to get very interesting, for the future of how merchant will do business. If you aren't paying attention to these stats from time to time, then you really need to start. This highlights another critical point that mobile websites optimized for smart phones is going to be become a corner stone of how consumers will find your products / services. So ask yourself right now… how does your website look on a smart phone?
If you don't know, then you need to find out because it could very well be impacting your cash flow and take home pay.
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Seven Deadly Sins of Business Process Management (BPM)
Organizations must be aware of the possible downfalls of implementing a BPM campaign with inadequate focus on end-user adoption.
The time is right for BPM because BPM speaks to the key interests of modern executives, argues Steve Hamby, the CTO of Orbis Technologies, Inc.
Hamby's not alone in seeing BPM as a key business enabler. He quotes IBM's CIO Survey of 2011, in which 99 percent of the CIOs with a mandate to transform their business said they are "looking into BPM to provide better internal collaborative processes to assist in that transformation."
The problem for BPM - and many other enterprise solutions - is that BPM evolved out of its own technology heritage. Forrester sees process integration as one of three integration silos, along with application integration and data integration. All of these solutions worked to create better integration and yet, ironically, they existed in separate silos. As Forrester's Ken Vollmer points out in this ebizQ interview, this makes it difficult to support end-to-end processes that involve all three.
Recently, Forrester's research found more enterprise integration platforms and tools are embedding BPM features. Vollmer told ebizQ's SOA expert, Joe McKendrick:
this situation (integration silos) is beginning to change with the arrival of more comprehensive integration tools that address the full range of integration needs. Now companies can consider all their integration requirements - application, business to business, process and data - to develop a holistic strategy that addresses them all with a minimum of technology overlap. We expect this trend to continue strongly over the next three years. In response, integration vendors are taking a more holistic approach as well.
In other words, vendors are finally integrating across the integration silos, which makes it even easier to support the improvement of processes, integration with internal applications, and integration with external partners and internal ERP apps.
This is great news for IT and business, because it will simplify integration, and that means it'll be even easier to support what Hamby sees as a key strategic deployment of BPM: Allowing business users to design their own processes without sacrificing the governance and security enterprise IT brings to the table.
"A successful implementation of BPM does not restrict empowered, technically savvy business users," Hamby writes. "Rather, BPM promotes a collaborative environment that can rapidly automate processes, where business users design processes while IT facilitates the infrastructure required to deploy the processes, provides the necessary integration points to reuse existing systems and services, and ensures compatibility with enterprise architecture standards and IT governance."
Vollmer identifies three types of BPM tools that provide different degrees of support for enterprise integration. Taken as a whole, they may be effective, but for holistic integration, companies will need to focus on strategy, not tools, he warned.
Forrester sees holistic integration as cutting across integration's own silos to create a comprehensive, end-to-end enterprise integration plan. To achieve that, Vollmer says companies should create a common planning process that oversees integration, develop an enterprise integration strategy and implement integration through an enterprise-wide Integration Competency Center.
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