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Leading up to the BeatCleaver 1.2 release, we've talked about what's coming next and gone into more detail on the new fluid zoom we've implemented. The next feature we're going to talk about came as a suggestion from bleo.
Bleo's problem was that he had written a song on his guitar and recorded it, but now he wanted to use parts of it for live sequencing in littlegptracker. He wanted to be able to open up his recording, specify a tempo, and have the recording sliced up into 4 bar segments. He could then trigger and remix those segments in littlegptracker, Renoise, or Ableton Live.
I've run into a similar dilemma myself. I've written many songs in energyXT2, and I wanted to export soloed segments from each track so I could reconstruct the song and resequence it live using littlegptracker. This turned out to be incredibly labour intensive. I had to set loop points in XT2 around each segment I wanted, then solo the track or try to do a multitrack export from that point. It started to get frustratingly difficult, and I eventually gave up.
With BeatCleaver 1.2, we now have a solution to both problems. Via the new "Advanced Slicing" menu, you can have BeatCleaver slice your song by some beat or bar interval, given the tempo. For Bleo, he can load his guitar recording, specify the tempo and slicing he wants, and then instantly export the slices for sequencing. For me, I can now do a multi-track export from any DAW and slice up each track with ease. I can then resequence or remix my own tracks live using hardware samplers or even throw them into the sampler decks in Mixxx.
We're now very close to a BeatCleaver 1.2 release, so you should be able to try out this new feature for yourself in the next few days. Stay tuned!


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Endorsements for a bunch of losers?
I hope they all still get their animal crackers and juice boxes after next week's game.
And throw in a competition trophy, too!
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WHRI trains individuals who feel called to address hunger through agriculture and food systems locally and around the world. Interns work and study for one year on our 40-acre farm in central Texas, followed by an optional three-month experience working with one of our partners around the world.
Goals of Our Internship Program
- Develop skills in sustainable agricultural production and problem-solving.
- Learn approaches to community development, cross-cultural communication, and adult education.
- Develop a holistic approach to Christian missions.
- Understand the socio-political contexts of world hunger and identify appropriate Christian responses.
- Become familiar with food technology, nutrition and health issues.
How Interns Learn
The WHRI farm produces organic vegetables, milk, eggs, and meat for sale in the local market. Interns are, therefore, involved in all aspects of running a working farm (planning, production, research, marketing, etc.). We try as much as possible to utilize production techniques appropriate to developing-world settings. These include composting, cover cropping, biointensive integrated pest management, drip irrigation, multi-species rotational grazing, pastured poultry, etc.
Food Systems Interns lead school tours and Service Learning groups on our farm, teach classes, and speak to church and community groups. Food System Interns also participate in general farm work (including weekend duty on a rotating basis) and sell at the Farmers Market on Saturdays (on a rotating basis). Those interns who choose to participate in the optional international internship will be encouraged to raise support through fund-raising activities. Interns may also choose to learn skills in animal traction through a one-month exchange agreement with Tillers International in Kalamazoo, MI.
To supplement their practical learning, interns attend classroom lessons two afternoons per week. Curriculum for these lessons covers a broad range of topics, but centers on sustainable agriculture, food policy, and (optional-for-AmeriCorps-members) Christian Missions. Field trips are also organized to other farms, and interns are encouraged to attend conferences, and workshops around the country. Click here to view the current class schedule.
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WHRI provides interns with housing, utilities and staple foods. We try as much as possible to consume food produced on the farm including vegetables, fruit, grains, legumes, meat, eggs, milk, cheese & yogurt. Since some of this production is seasonal, it is supplemented by purchased staples. Non-staple foods may be purchased at the intern's expense. We are located around 1 mile from a grocery store and post office and approximately 7 miles from downtown Waco.
In keeping with our emphasis on sustainable living, intern housing is simple but adequate. Our dormitory houses up to 15 single interns and volunteers. In addition, we have limited housing for families. The dorm has a communal kitchen, and residents work together to keep the facility clean and healthful.
A stipend of approximately $500/month is provided through AmeriCorps. Interns should plan to reserve a portion of this stipend for basic health insurance, which is required for all interns. It will be up to the intern to secure their own insurance, though we can offer assistance in figuring out which insurance policy may be best-suited for you.
Intern assistants are assigned management responsibilities and have coordination responsibility in one of three areas:
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6:30 am | Milking (rotates between community members) |
7:00 am | Breakfast |
8:00 am | Devotions (optional) and meeting for work assignments |
8:30 am | Daily Farm Work (weeding, planting, leading tours, community outreach, etc.) |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
2:00 pm | Classroom Lessons (M, Th) or garden club, volunteer management, lesson planning (T, W, F) |
4:30 pm | Milking (rotates between community members) |
How to Apply
Download the Intern Application at the top of this page, and email inquiries or questions to our Training Manager. You may email your completed application to our Training Manager (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Food Systems Internships are from June to June, lasting approximately 13 months. The deadline for FSI applications is February 1st.
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Drones, OWLS or Royal Mail? Delivery Innovation for E-Commerce
A perfectly-timed publicity stunt by e-commerce giant Amazon certainly had the media fooled last week. News outlets all fell for the story - first mentioned by Amazon CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos - that Amazon was testing the use of unmanned drones to carry out doorstep delivery services. The service - appropriately named Amazon Prime Air (Amazon Prime is the real service they wanted to promote) - was featured in the video below.
What are the potential downsides of allowing drones to make deliveries? Perhaps having hundreds of thousands of them in the air at the same time? And what if Amazon's drones accidentally come into contact with an alternative delivery service - OWLS from Waterstones?
Still - a great example of effective seasonal PR
read more...»Digital advertising: further developments to billboards
Billboards are enjoying a new lease of life. By 2011 the first new digital billboards were beginning to become more widespread. These combine the advantages of a traditional approach with moving images, the ability to add updates and to reflect a current news story. Now British Airways have launched a new campaign to take the technology further.
read more...»Games consoles and the Product Life Cycle
Christmas is coming and it's time for the new generation of games consoles to be released. It's also a good time for students to refresh their coverage of the product life cycle concept.
read more...»Strategic Choice - On What Should Japanese Camera Makers Focus?
A superb short video here from the business team at Reuters which highlights a strategic challenge facing camera manufacturers in Japan.
Top-end cameras for professional use are almost all Japanese - Japan made 81% of all digital cameras in 2012.
However, the emergence of high quality photography features on smartphones has slowed down demand for mid-range digital cameras.
Camera makers are moving away from compact digital cameras and moving towards the high-end market segments where sales might be lower but profit margins are higher.
read more...»A Golden Hour on Radio 4 Archive
"The 20th Century was about dozens of markets of millions of consumers. The 21st Century is about millions of markets of dozens of consumers."
So said Joe Kraus, founder of a search engine called Excite in the middle of the 1990s. Never heard of it? That's not surprising; in 1999 it was a $6.7bn enterprise with hundreds of employees, but a year later the dot-com bubble burst and it disappeared from the market place. But this quote is one of in an article about Peter Day's Radio 4 Archive programme to be broadcast tonight, and already recommended by Michael Owen in his blog below; forgive me for this repetition, but this is such a brilliant article that it really merits a second look, and hopefully between us we will convince you of that!
read more...»Innovation Innovation Innovation
Innovation turns business markets upside down, it alters the price and use of resources, it creates and destroys revenue flows and profitability as well as the way we work.
Peter Day a former BBC presenter considers a significant changes in a BBC Radio 4 series this weekend. Consider how the internet, search engines and 3D printing or additive manufacturing might alter market production processes, job opportunities marketing and economies.
There is much to discover and discuss in his superb introductory article linked above. The broadcasts are linked here.
Xiaomi - The Apple of China?
Here's Lei Jun (on the left). Notice something familiar about him? The blue jeans; dark top and introducing a shiny new smartphone to present to the world's media. Uncanny.
Lei Jun is the founder and CEo of a firm called Xiaomi which the Chinese media have nicknamed the "Apple of the East."
Lei Jun himself is also increasingly being called the "Steve Jobs of China" - and not just for his dress sense and presentational style!
read more...»Can Retrenchment Really Save Blackberry?
It looks to me like the last throw of the dice. A final attempt to cut costs, stem rising losses and rationlise a business so that a buyer can be found - even in its current distressed state. But will the announcement of 4,500 job losses be enough to save Blackberry?
read more...»Alibaba Beats Amazon to the E-Commerce Prize in China
Say the word e-commerce in the US, UK and many other developed economies and one word usually comes to mind – Amazon. The Seattle-based multinational claims to be the world's largest online retailer. It has highly diversified operations that have taken the business well beyond the original proposition - selling books online. CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos launched Amazon.com in 1995 and over the next two decades Amazon has expanded its retail websites to dominate the market in Canada, the UK, France, Germany and elsewhere.
However, in China, say e-commerce and a different "A" word is on everyone's lips. Alibaba is a private Chinese company that is now the largest business-to-business and consumer-to-consumer company in the world. Amazon might dominate global business-to-consumer online retailing. But, in China, Amazon has a very small market share and it is Alibaba that dominates.
In fact, Alibaba can legitimately claim to be the world's leading e-commerce business. Reports suggest that Alibaba handled total sales of $170 billion in 2012 – which is more than the transaction value handled by Amazon ($96bn) and eBay ($75bn) combined!
After more than eight years of effort, Amazon has less than 1 per cent of China's $196bn e-commerce market. Alibaba is estimated to have a market share of nearer 75 per cent.
To put this into perspective, China's e-commerce market is already the largest in the world and by 2020 is forecast to be bigger than the existing markets in the USA, UK, Japan, Germany and France combined. So Alibaba's market share of over 70% makes it a very big player indeed.
read more...»Nokia: Elop Raises the White Flag and Sells to Microsoft
It's all over for Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and his 32,000 employees in the core of Nokia - their mobile phones (handset) business. After several years of struggling to turn the business around in the face of intensive competition from Apple, Samsung, Google, Huawei and others, Elop has decided the best option is to sell the business to Microsoft.
read more...»Technological Change - The Decline of Blackberry
We've featured Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins and the plight of smartphone brand Blackberry several times here on the Business Studies Blog and in our BUSS4 exam workshops. Over the summer of 2013, things have not gone well for Blackberry despite the launch of two crucial new products in March 2013 and now the future of Blackberry's parent company - RIM - is in doubt.
read more...»Is the Tesco Tablet Doomed to Fail?
Imagine the scene. You've left what looks like your most promising Christmas present to open last. The package indicates something tablet-sized & the box feels pretty sturdy. You asked Santa for a tablet computer - so this looks promising....
read more...»Google and Youtube - One of the Best Takeovers in History?
I've been updating my records of large takeovers and mergers in recent years and looking at whether shareholder value was created or destroyed by each deal.
One takeover which strikes me as being highly successful is that of YouTube by Google. Here is some evidence that supports that view.
read more...»Abundance
Here's a nice summer concept to consider. Suppose the future is much brighter than we commonly imagine. In fact, so good that within a few years the common problems we associate with scarcity will be a thing of the past.
My holiday reading has taken me in this direction, and it's a fantastic idea to grapple with. How will business and the economy adapt to deliver this Promised Land? And what will it mean when we get there?
read more...»Measuring Innovation
I finished my academic year with a discussion of innovation, and new ideas. On an optimistic note, I've just seen that the UK comes second in a new ranking of global innovation.
read more...»Strategic Choice: Apple: Differentiation v Scale
A fascinating, short interview here with Tim Cook, CEO of Apple.
Cook compares Apple's performance to its competitors, and explains his product strategy in an onstage interview.
His argument is clear. Apple's strategy is one of differentiation, not cost leadership based on market-leading scale. For Apple, it is not about making the most of each of the product categories in which it has a presence - it is about making the best in the market.
So, Samsung is now the clear global market leader in mobile phones (including the fast-growing smartphone segment). But Cook argues that Apple makes the best phone. Compare the iPhone 5 with the Samsung Galaxy S4 - is he right?
For students, an important question to consider is this - what the key advantages that a successful strategy of product differentiation can bring? And can it be sustained against the intensive competition that Apple is facing from the likes of Samsung, Google and Huawei?
read more...»Strategy & Technological Change: Will Google Glass be as Big as the Smartphone?
Could Google Glass have as transformational effect on our lives as the smartphone? Yes is the answer - according to leading venture capitalist Marc Andreessen - who explains why in the CNN video below.
Rory Cellan-Jones from the BBC has also been examining Google Glass. In this article Rory asks whether Google Glass is the most exciting technology product of recent years, or whether it might turn out to be the 21st Century equivalent of the Sinclair C5!
read more...»Marks and Spencer invests in stock control
A couple of topics here: I've chosen to make the main focus one of stock control, but this blog is obviously about the rise of the online economy too.
read more...»Leadership & Culture: The Depends On Factors that will Determine Apple's Future?
Can Apple's CEO Tim Cook provide the right leadership to sustain the firm's reputation for innovation?
That's the question posed in this short Businessweek article which looks at three key factors which may determine whether Apple's innovative culture can be sustained and nurtured.
It's a good piece and well worth reading not just as an example of analysis and evaluation!
read more...»3 Businesses That Have Thrived during the Economic Downturn
It is now six years since the global financial crisis triggered a prolonged downturn in economic activity. The UK economy, like other developed economies, has struggled to escape from a period of stagnant economic growth.
However, despite the weak economy, many UK firms have succeeded in significantly growing their revenues and profits.
Here are three examples of such businesses. Their strategies for success are different – but there are also some similarities.
Can you compare and contrast these three – and also identify some other businesses that have enjoyed similar success despite the tough economic environment?
You might also consider:
- What factors have driven revenue growth at each of the three
- Has their growth strategy been based on organic or external
- To what extent has their growth been driven by international
- Do you think their recent success can be sustained?
- What factors might that continued success depend on?
Innovation: Will eBikes Power Ahead?
Pedal power has been around for a while. But are turbo-charged eBikes the way forward? The specifications of electric bikes are impressive - but will the price put potential customers off?
read more...»Strategy: Profiting from the Smartphone Revolution
Consumers around the world are falling in love with mobile devices, notably smartphones and tablets. However, as this excellent short FT video explains, many businesses (including leading brands) are struggling to adapt to the migration of consumers from desktops and laptops to mobile devices.
read more...»'Feel free to browse' … for how much longer?
'Feel free to browse' often strikes me as an odd sign in many shop windows. Why wouldn't I feel free to do so? Well, the answer should have struck me by now. Apparently, many 'bricks and mortar' retailers are feeling the pressure from 'showrooming' – when people see something they wanted in a shop, try it, check the price online on their smartphone, find it's cheaper, and walk out.
I've just been reading about the phenomenon and was reminded of the sign I've used to illustrate this blog, which appeared in a shop window after the British camera chain went into administration. "The staff at Jessops would like to thank you for shopping with Amazon". (I think any discussion of tax avoidance can be saved for another occasion).
read more...»Strategy: Kazou Hirai's First Year as CEO of Sony
Kazou Hirai took over as CEO of Sony on 1 April 2012 replacing Howard Stringer. Hirai inherited a business with many problems and experiencing heavy losses. What has he done in his first year?
read more...»Strategy: eBay bets on Mobile Payments and PayPal
Another fascinating interview with a tech CEO here. Some great insights into how technological change is providing opportunities for his business.
read more...»Nokia: Has Elop Found Himself with a Problem Child and Dog?
Has Nokia got a problem with its product portfolio? The market seems to think so. Nokia's shares down 13% today on news of disappointing sales for the first three months of 2013.
Nokia has enjoyed some recent success with its Lumia smartphone range. However, sales of its traditional more basic feature phones are very weak and facing intense competition in emerging markets against low-cost competitors.
So, Nokia's smartphones are doing well, but Nokia has only a small market share in a fast-growing market. If we were applying this to the Boston Matrix, Nokia's smartphones would probably be considered to be "problem children" or "question marks".
What about Nokia's feature phones. A falling market share (once the market leader) but in a low-growth market. That looks like a "Dog" in the Boston Matrix - or at least on the way to becoming a dog (maybe a puppy?).
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Is there a Business Opportunity from Your Digital Afterlife?
What happens when we pop our digital clogs?
I'd like to think that my collection of Tweets and Blogs might be acquired by the British Museum and placed in a special room that you could all visit. My collection of fascinating photos on Facebook are surely destined to become a national treasure - possibly.
Or possibly not.
But what happens to everything you do online once you've passed to a different kind of social network in the cloud?
There are an increasing number of businesses who spot an opportunity here. And now Google has decided that it has the ability to offer services to help people manage their "Digital Afterlife".
read more...»Are supermarket economies of scale beginning to fade?
Bigger is better, or so it seemed to the UK supermarkets over the last 20 years. Size seemed to offer all kinds of advantages (or 'economies of scale' in business terms). Many of those economies are still very present for the larger chains (especially with purchasing and technical benefits), but I've been reading that this mood is shifting. Since the early 90s, the UK's £160bn a year grocery business has understood that one of the key routes to success has been the ability to open more and bigger shops.
Now it seems as though the major players have come round to thinking that size is not necessarily what matters, because shoppers are changing their habits fast. Has the "space race" run its course?
read more...»Innovation: Google Glass - the Computer Your Wear
Will Google make a success of Google Glass? We're about to find out as more details of Google Glass emerge - including the two videos below.
Google Glass is a wearable computer with a head-mounted display (HMD). Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format that can interact with the Internet via natural language voice commands.
Would you like a pair? If so, why?
read more...»Are Businesses Too Slow to Change?
This is superb stimulus material for any business lesson strategic change and change management. The short animated video reports back on a recent Economist debate about whether businesses are too slow to adapt to change. It features some of our favourite examples and case studies, including Kodak and HMV. Some great quotes and simple, powerful ideas here.
read more...»Researching the Royal Mail - A Great Case Study in Change Management
Royal Mail is fast becoming a must-cover case study for advanced business students. Royal Mail is now well into a significant transformation programme under the leadership of CEO Moya Green. The business is preparing for and approaching privatisation and faces intense competition in the profitable parcels business.
So I thought I'd dig out a few links which might help students get started with exploring the Royal Mail case study.
read more...»Will Toyota's I-Road Change How we Travel?
A fascinating example here of product innovation which the world's largest car manufacturer hopes might revolutionise the way we travel (well, short journeys at least).
Toyota's new I-Road concept car was revealed last week. The video below shows it in action. What do you think? Might it take-off?
The three-wheeled i-Road is targeted at urban commuters and has a maximum range of 30 miles. It can be fully charged in just three hours using a domestic socket - which sounds a fully-charged I-Road lasts about as long as my fully-charged i-Phone!
If we all start using the I-Road (or the inevitably similar models that will appear from competitors if demand rises strongly), then one benefit might be less congestion on our roads. Toyota claims that four i-Roads can fit in a single parking bay.
The i-Road features a stability system called 'Active Lean', which allows the i-Road to lean into corners like a motorbike. Driver and passenger are completely enclosed so don't have to wear helmets. The i-Road's turning circle is just three metres. I'm not sure how much luggage the I-Road can carry: probably not a lot!
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Some great insights into how technology is transforming the high street
A superb short video here from the FT which examines ways in which high street retailers are exploiting advances in technology - specifically the capture, analysis and use of "big data" and smartphone apps - to add value to the retail process.
read more...»The importance of ICT and electronic banking services
Many AS Business candidates are asked about this question, and perhaps one of the most helpful ways of looking at this topic is seeing what happens when things go wrong. The latest headache was a short disruption only this week at RBS, and is covered by the BBC and The Guardian.
read more...»Changes in culture and leadership at Yahoo spells trouble for teleworkers
Teleworking is a great concept to discuss in Business Studies, as the topic covers everything from organisation to leadership, motivation and business culture. Recently I wrote about trouble for teleworkers, following after the findings of a report that suggested that many potential teleworkers fret that time away from the office means missing out on promotion opportunities. Apparently, the report by the London Business School finds that companies still reward 'presenteeism'; telecommuters are less likely to be promoted because they aren't present in the office.
Now we learn that Yahoo are to place severe restrictions on opportunities for teleworking, promoting more interesting debate and coverage. For one thing, the boss of Yahoo is female. You might think this point irrelevant, but to many commentators, this is yet another angle to a fascinating debate….
read more...»Mobile Strategy - the Battle for 3rd Place in Operating Systems
The market for operating systems that power mobile devices is dominated by two clear leaders - Android (owned by Google) and IOS (owned by Apple). So is there room in the market for a strong third-placed option? This video from the FT analyses the current state of play in the mobile operating market, which Nokia's Stephen Elop described as a "battle of ecosystems".
read more...»Nokia: Is A Slimmed-Down, More Agile Business Starting to Sing?
A good update here from the ever-excellent Andrew Hill at the FT on the strategic progress being made by Stephen Elop at Nokia.
Is it really two years since Stephen Elop issued his infamous "burning platform" memo to the employees and management of Nokia which explained the dire strategic position the business was in?
Days later Elop announced his decision to partner with Steve Ballmer's Microsoft to use the Windows mobile operating platform. Tens of thousands of Nokia employees have lost their jobs since as Elop has pursued a dual strategy of aggressive operational retrenchment, closing 200 of its 500 locations worldwide.
The Nokia organisation structure has been significantly streamlined to encourage more effective teamwork and collaboration. The share price has risen strongly in the last 6-9 months (after sharp falls in early 2012) and Nokia's new product ranges seem to be better received.
I sense a turning of the tide for Nokia - and for business students it remains one to watch closely.
Sony Rolls the Dice on Gaming Again with the PS4
Lots of hype this week around the announcement of the new PlayStation 4 by Sony - although the formal announcement didn't actually include sight of what the PS4 console will look like or the price it will be sold for!
Sony is a great case study for business students and the 7 year development phase for the PS4 is a crucial part of the strategy of Sony's new CEO Kazou Hirai (who originally made his name in Sony's gaming division).
Rory Cellan-Jones from the BBC has this good piece which questions whether console gaming has changed fundamentally since the launch of the PS3.
Below, I've provided some punchy video reports on the launch, which touch on the competitive issues that Sony faces as it "rolls the dice" on console gaming driving profit growth once more...
read more...»Big Data: Retail is Detail!
Big Data is becoming increasingly significant in business management and we're always on the look out for practical examples of how it is being used in large and small businesses.
This latest video guide from the FT is simply superb material for business lessons, highlighting some practical applications among UK retailers / etailers.
read more...»Huawei - are three CEOs better than one?
I've been researching the rapid growth of Chinese technology firm Huawei this week and came across a feature of Hauwei#s leadership structure which stopped me dead in my tracks. Most big companies have one CEO (Chief Executive Officer). But, Huawei has decided to do things differently. It has decide to have three!
read more...»Understanding corporate culture - the importance of stories & the HP Garage
Johnson & Scholes in their model of the Cultural Web of an Organisation point to the importance of stories as powerful descriptors and shapers of the culture of a business.
The more organisations you work in or with, the more you come across stories. They are told about a business to reinforce (or deny) a company's vision, values and way of doing business. Told well (and often) they help send strong messages to those who hear the stories, particularly those who work inside the business or customers who build loyalty to a business & brand.
One of the most famous "stories" in corporate culture is that of the Hewlett-Packard Garage at 367 Addison Avenue, Palo Alto, California. The HP Garage is known as the "birthplace of Silicon Valley".
As HP today describe the Garage:
read more...»Tucked away on a quiet, tree-lined residential street near Stanford University, the HP Garage stands today as the enduring symbol of innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit. It was in this humble 12x18 -foot building that college friends Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard first pursued the dream of a company of their own. Guided by an unwavering desire to develop innovative and useful products, the two men went on to blaze a trail at the forefront of the electronics revolution.
Design Becomes Part of the Culture at Google
Take a look inside the Google campus here in this video which looks at how Google has approached the development of apps for the two key smartphone ecosystems - IOS and Android.
The video provides a useful and fascinating insight into the changing corporate culture of Google and the impact of Google CEO Larry Page who has transformed the business around the vision of innovative design (competing now with Apple?).
A good example of this is how Google redesigned the Gmail app that works on Apple's IOS operating system. It had to look like Gmail (Google) but have an Apple feel!
A real feature of this video is the importance of teamwork in app design - another strong feature of the Google culture.
read more...»Blackberry's Last Hope - What it costs to make the Z10
Many seasoned industry observers believe that RIM's survival hopes rest on the recent launch of the Z10 - the new Blackberry smartphone designed to compete directly with the iPhone 5 and Samsung's range.
RIM needs the new phone to generate some pretty significant profits and a key part of that will be achieving a strong gross profit margin in a highly competitive, price-sensitive market.
In this video, the basic manufacturing unit costs of the Z10 have been analysed and compared with the iPhone 5. What are the results?
read more...»Strategic Change & Culture - Kodak and the Winds of Change
Is there a better example of a firm that failed to embrace the need for change in the face of rapid technological advances than Kodak?
Kodak is a great example to use with students to introduce the concept of technological change and this video provides a thought-provoking piece of stimulus material!
read more...»Analysing the present to understand the future
When firms set their strategic, long term aims, they need to have some kind of vision of what the future may hold.
read more...»Technological Change: Could Business Models like Spotify Actually Save the Music Industry?
Since it launched in 2008, the music streaming service Spotify has gained 20 million users, many of whom are prepared to pay for the premium service. Of this revenue, approximately 70% is paid back to the music industry by Spotify.
Spotify is one of several firms in the rapidly-growing music streaming industry. Can its business model work?
This video from the Wall Street Journal takes a look behind Spotify and discusses the issues with music industry stakeholders.
read more...»Is New Leadership Making a Difference at Yahoo?
At times, it seems that Yahoo has had more CEOs than Chelsea FC have had managers. Yahoo has tried several times to change strategic direction through new leadership but has struggled to compete with Google in search engine and email.
However the appointment of former Google director Marissa Mayer appears to be working. Yahoo's share price has risen 30% since her appointment and for the first time in four years, Yahoo's revenues are now growing.
read more...»From Public Company to Private Company - Michael Dell Buys His Company Back!
Michael Dell founded Dell Computers back in 1984 with just $1,000 in capital. For the alst 25 years, shares in Dell have been traded publicly. But now Dell has taken the company "private" with the help of venture capital and Microsoft, paying $24.4bn for the privilege!
Planet Money
My students know that I love the radio. Many a spare half an hour can be whiled away with a podcast of The Bottom Line (which returns on Thursday/Saturday this week), or More or Less, or Peter Day's World of Business. And the great thing about this form of learning is that it can overlap with other tasks – there's no opportunity cost! Listen to a business/economics podcast whilst at the gym, going for a run, doing the washing-up, whatever…
But whilst Radio 4 is well-scouted territory, but one students might not be so familiar with is NPR's Planet Money. This show, from America's public radio, is quite close in style to R4's More or Less with a more of a business focus. 2 fifteen minute shows are podcasted a week.
This edition is a great place to start.
ICT company finds developer 'Bob' outsourced his own work to China
Here's a funny story to accompany a more serious post about the future of outsourcing – which is where a firm hires the services of outside companies to perform a business process currently completed 'in house'.
Apparently one US worker hired people in China do his work. Having outsourced his job, 'Bob' would spend the day at work browsing sites on the internet. (If you believe it), the US-based software developer has been caught outsourcing his work to China for less than a fifth of his six figure salary - while he spent his time messing around on Facebook, LinkedIn, eBay and Reddit.
read more...»Now Blockbuster fails ... is the High Street dying?
I adapted the title for this blog from an article and video clip I came across in the Telegraph, which contains the observation that "consumers forgot that Blockbusters still existed". I don't really think its demise was very hard to predict, and I think most of you will have seen this coming for some time.
But with the decline of Blockbusters - and so much other bad news on the High Street - I've decided to bundle together a lot of ideas and links to encourage students to work independently on this topic, to see if they can understand some of the forces putting pressure on our High Streets at the moment.
read more...»Dreamliner or nightmare
A directive from The US Federal Aviation Administration has stopped flights of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, until the plane maker has satisfied the regulator that it has resolved problems with the aircraft's battery systems. Boeing's shares had dropped by 2% $72.80 (£45.50) after the announcement. The share price of GS Yuasa the Japanese battery maker had fallen 11% since 7 January when an electrical fire broke out on a JAL 787 at Logan International Airport in Boston.
Leadership & Strategy at Amazon - Be Obsessed with Customers and Think Long-term
This short video interview with Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is business studies gold dust.
Jeff Bezos was recently named Fortune Magazine Business Person of the Year for 2012. Here he talks about his long-term strategy for Amazon. Bezos has always maintained that the success of Amazon is based on long-term thinking, recognising that not every innovation or invention will work.
Bezos defines the success of Amazon as being based on the following cultures and beliefs:
- Start with the customer - Amazon's goal is to be the most customer-obsessed business in the world
- Have a willingness to invent
- Think long-term: allow 5,6,7 years before you expect to see financial returns on investment (Bezos is dismissive of short-term payback criteria)
- Be inspired by what competitors do, but don't be afraid of them ("your margin is my opportunity")
Retrenchment Strategy - Are Things Looking Better for Nokia and Stephen Elop
Do I sense a few green shoots emerging from Finland - the home of Nokia which recently lost its position as the world's largest maker of mobile phones (a position it had held for 14 years).
Readers of the business blog will be familiar with the story of Nokia in recent times. The arrival of a new CEO Stephen Elop and his famous "burning platform" speech which set out this new strategic direction for Nokia. We've documented the resulting strategy of retrenchment which led to the loss of 000's of jobs at Nokia around the world and Elop's decision to enter into a strategic partnership with Microsoft as he chose Windows 8 as the mobile operating system ("ecosystem") for Nokia's new range of smartphones.
2012 was a pretty bad year for Nokia in total. However, there is is some evidence that the launch of the Lumia smartphones may have heralded a change in fortunes for the business. The Guardian reports here about very strong sales for the Lumia phone over the crucial Christmas trading period. And in the short video interview with Stephen Elop below, you can sense the emergence of a quiet confidence that things might be getting better.
read more...»Innovation - Behind the Scenes at the Airbus Wing Factory
Have you ever looked out of your aircraft window and stared at the wing and thought: "I hope that doesn't fall off"? No? Well I have and I'm always reassured that the wing was probably made in a high quality factory in the UK.
Here's a chance to take a look behind the scenes of the wings being made by Airbus in the UK. A fantastic video here from the FT's Peter Marsh who kindly joined us for the recent tutor2u Global Economy CPD day.
Peter (well worth following on Twtter) visits the wing factory of Airbus/EADS at Broughton in north Wales. There he learns how the factory works on a process of continuous innovation in technology, and he assesses the impact on skills and jobs across the UK.
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Sony's New Super Smartphone - A Premium Product, But Can It Compete with Apple & Samsung?
Sony is one of our favourite case study businesses and fantastic source of research insights for A2 students wanting to improve their understanding of business strategy. So we were pleased to spot this short video from the FT which evaluates the potential success of Sony's new smartphone - a so-called "super smartphone". Given that Sony only has a single digit market share in the smart phone market, can this new product provide Sony with something which will compete with Apple and Samsung?
read more...»Is the iPad inspired iPotty a viable business idea?
I love the annual CES (Consumer Electronics Show). Coming at the start of each calendar year, CES is a showcase for some major new product launches by global players like Sony as well as by smaller, niche manufacturers of consumer products. T
For example, take this new product: the iPotty. The Daily Mail has this description of the product which seeks to forge a creative link between a popular electronic item (the iPad) and a core need for parents - help with potty training.
Parents of toddlers will know that their offspring can spend a surprisingly long time "on the pot" waiting for some relevant output. So does it make sense to provide the little ones with some mental stimulation at the same time?
Priced at £25, the iPotty clearer doesn't come with an iPad. But will it take off? Of is this just another product innovation that proves to be a flush in the pan?
read more...»Jessops goes into Administration Is the Niche Market a Tomb?
This afternoon The High Court appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as Administrators of Jessops the high street camera retailer. The company has debts of £80m.
read more...»Technological Change - Robots Move On From the Production Line
The use of robots on production lines is well established. But this excellent video from the FT explains how sophisticated robotic devices are making the switch to other markets, particularly the medical market.
read more...»Technological Change - MP3 Players in Rapid Decline
A nice example here to help explain and illustrate the impact of technological change on the product life cycle.
This article in the Telegraph reports a 20% decline in UK sales of MP3 players during 2012 compared with 2011. Total sales in 2012 were £381million, a fall of £110million. According to one Mintel market forecast, annual sales could slump further to around £25million within the next 5 years as the market penetration of smartphones continues to make the MP3 player less relevant to consumers.
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GTA IV Trophy patch coming October 27
According to squillions of reports, the Trophy patch for the PS3 version of GTA IV will release next Monday.
We normally avoid "you can now get Trophies" stuff, but this is GTA, so we have to report it. We love you, GTA.


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Just three years ago, David Buckwald had trouble finding a partner to team up with for the Fordham University Debate Society. Today, the once-lackluster team of 5 has morphed into a top-ranked squad of 35, a powerhouse in the world of college debating.
''It was really frustrating, because I had no partner,'' said Mr. Buckwald, a senior, who is president of the team at Fordham's Bronx campus. (A second Fordham team is at the Lincoln Center campus.) ''Now we have a team where we send six or seven different teams of two to a debate on a weekend.''
Since its founding in 1854, the Fordham team has successfully sparred on hundreds of issues, from the frivolous (changing the national anthem to Kenny Rogers's song ''The Gambler'') to the dead serious (slavery reparations). In 1986, the team was chosen to be the host of the prestigious World University Debate Championships, the first American university to do so, and followed since only by Yale and Princeton.


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African Bio-fuels and Renewable Energy Fund
The African continent has rich supplies of natural resources and high potential for biofuels in renewable energy. Despite this fact, less than 2% of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects currently originate from the African continent due to higher perceived risks by investors. The ABREF is being set up to help overcome barriers and facilitate greater flows of investment into African biofuel and renewable energy projects in such a manner which promotes sustainable development while at the same time contributing towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere.
Objectives of the Fund
The fund will contribute to the development of the biofuel and renewable energy industry in the African region, with a particular focus on West African countries. In doing so, the fund will aim to provide investors with superior returns through investments in biofuels and renewable energy projects which will generate Certified Emission Reductions (CERs). Investors in the fund will receive CERs as part of their investment in the fund.
Target countries
All African countriesBut in the first phase (2008) the amphasis will be placed on the ECOWAS countries : Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
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The fund will consider any projects which have an ability to generate Certified Emission
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There are Americana eateries, and then there are institutions of dining, and the home of today's deal -- Michael's Restaurant & Lounge in Baldwin -- has 50 years of the same no-frills, all-about-the-food mentality. With today's deal pay $35 for a four-course prix fixe dinner for two, including two soups or salads, one appetizer, two entrées, and two desserts (a $70 value). Here, generous portions come with a heaping side of nostalgia in the form of twice-baked potatoes, liver and onions, hand-cut steaks, big-as-your-head slices of chocolate cake, cozy booths, and a piano tucked into a back corner. Though heavy on the meat and potato side of things, the menu also offers plenty of seafaring options like the deep-fried scrod and broiled langoustines in garlic butter. And with CBS Pittsburgh naming it one of the best piano bars in the 'burgh, there's plenty of reasons to yearn for a stop at this lounge of yesteryear. Want more? Check out Michael's Restaurant & Lounge on Facebook.
Since our doors opened nearly 50 years ago, Michael's has been a staple of the Baldwin community. Good food served in generous portions, reasonable prices and a great staff have made us a favorite place to gather with friends and family. A full service bar provides beer, wine or cocktails to compliment your meal. On Saturday nights, live piano music adds to the comfortable atmosphere. Although closed on Sundays and Mondays, the restaurant is available for private parties of 20 or more. Our beautiful banquet room will make any event special. We also have a private room upstairs, complete with a fireplace, for an intimate dining experience. You can choose from a sit down menu, which includes our special prime rib, or our buffet menu. Either way, our staff will make your special occasion worry free. We also can deliver our delicious food to your home or work place. We now have off premises catering. Browse our catering menu for the large selection. Under the ownership of John and Joanne we remain committed to preserving our reputation among our regular patrons and invite you to join us for a great meal. Come and see what we are all about.


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ADAMS -- The Friends of the Adams Free Library will meet Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m., in the lower annex room.
New members are welcome. Upcoming events will be discussed.
McCann Tech issues report cards Friday
NORTH ADAMS -- McCann Technical School issued report cards on Friday, Nov. 16.
There will be a 1:15 p.m. dismissal on Tuesday, Nov. 20, and an 11:15 a.m. dismissal on Wednesday, Nov. 21.
Edward Jones office collecting 'Toys for Tots'
NORTH ADAMS -- Walter Lother, the local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the Machine Gun Platoon Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for this year's toy drive.
Bringing in a new, unwrap ped toy to the office at 71 Main St. during regular business hours through Dec. 16.


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Rarely available true two bedroom at the South Campus of the Clinton Hill Coop! Large top floor unit, easily converted to a three bedroom, featuring a renovated modern kitchen with pantry, five big closets and some of the best views in New York City through nine oversized windows. Designed and built in the 1940's for the Brooklyn Navy Yard workers and their families(http://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/history.html), the well-established and financially sound Clinton Coop is set among the quiet tree-lined streets and grand mansions of the Clinton Hill Historic District. Renown architect Wallace Harrison masterfully designed the two 1000 sq ft 2BR lines for flexibility of layout and maximum use of space and light. Remove three walls to create an open, airy and bright loft-like layout; add one wall and create a large corner nursery, office or third bedroom. Big bedrooms, big closets, big windows, big views. Storage and laundry in the basement. Pet friendly. G train at your door step; C train three blocks away. 2,3,4,5,N,R,D,Q,J,M,Z and the LIRR less than a 10 min walk away. 24/7 security.
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Runs from Clinton to Bedford Avenues, north from Atlantic Avenue to Flushing Avenue.
With a cornucopia of housing options — from 19th-Century carriage houses to the latest luxury loft conversions — there's more to Clinton Hill than just the landmarked brownstones for which the neighborhood is known. House hunters might find a classic Clinton Hill three-family house renovated into a single-family 4,000-square-foot living space, or consider a duplex with a garden apartment. Plenty of one- and two-bedroom apartments are also available in Clinton Hill, as well as spectacular floor-throughs with the latest appliances. Be it a Romanesque mansion, a Victorian row house or a pre-Civil War frame house —whether you're seeking a roof deck or a landscaped yard — all may be found here.
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Designed and built in the 1940s by Wallace K. Harrison (Rock Center, Radio City, Lincoln Center, UN) to house the Brooklyn Navy Yards workers, the Clinton Hill Cooperative is a 12-building coop complex split between two "campuses" along the grand mansions of Clinton Ave. The beautifully landscaped and maintained campuses are home to a diverse mix of residents that mirror the vibrancy of the neighborhood at large. It sits among renown restaurants, shopping and some of the world's finest cultural institutions, including the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Brooklyn Museum. Historic Ft. Greene Park is a short walk away and features a weekly farmers' market, a very popular dog run, tennis courts and free wi-fi. The coop is pet-friendly, features its own 24/7 private security force, and permits parent guarantors and 90% financing. Subletting is permitted after a two-year period of owner-occupancy. It carries a 5% flip tax. Financials are good to excellent.
Additional features of this building include: Parking $114/mo waiting list, Storage units available, Central laundry, Pet friendly.
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Doing an at-home bikini wax? Make sure your hair is at least one-quarter-inch long before you start.
Mist on an OTC number or pop an ibuprofen 20 minutes before you start, to minimize the pain. Veet Comfort Waxing Kit, $9, comes with a spray.
Sprinkle on baby powder to remove moisture so the wax adheres to the hair, not your skin, says Iwona Kwansiak, head aesthetician at the Repêchage Spa de Beauté NYC.
Want to go for a Brazilian-style look? Choose a hard wax formula. (It'll say so on the box.) It grabs coarse hair best. Try Sally Hansen All-Over Wax Kit, $10.
After the deed is done, disinfect the area with hydrogen peroxide or an alcohol-free astringent, then ease irritation with an aloe-rich lotion like Clinique Aloe Body Balm, $16.50.
If you're going to a salon or spa, find one that incorporates an anesthetic. Completely Bare in NYC offers a service called Relax Wax in which they numb your skin with LMX 4%.
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Want to give your guy a racy surprise? Sculpt your nether regions into a saucy shape, like a lightning bolt, a heart, or even his initials. To execute: Buy a bikini-shaping kit that contains stencils. We like Hair Care Down There The Ultimate Shaving Kit, $89, and Surgi-Wax Brazilian Waxing System, $8. Or use a bright lip liner to draw your shape, then wax or shave around it.
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Don't let ugly ingrowns ruin an otherwise stellar bikini line. Here's how to banish them for good:
Ingrown hairs are the bane of every girl's bikini line. These painful red pumps occur when a hair coils up under the skin while it's growing back after you've shaved or waxed, causing a zitlike mound, says Dr. Shamban. To purge the hair from the bump: Exfoliate using a gentle slougher, like Derma-New Crystal Resurfacing Soap, $20 it will eventually whisk away the skin that's trapping the hair, says Mona Sappenfield, owner of Mona's Spa and Laser Center in Memphis. You can also spot treat it with zit cream. Resist the urge to perform DIY surgery; the bump could get infected.
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Can I catch crabs, herpes, or any other icky infection if I get waxed in a salon?
You cannot contract any STDs, since they are the result of skin-to-skin contact or an exchange of bodily fluids, says David Kriegel, an NYC dermatologist. But you should be cautious of staph bacteria, which can thrive in a vat of wax that's not hot enough. Find a salon that keeps their wax at 99 to 101 degrees and either uses a new pot of wax per session or doesn't allow double-dipping, says Shobha Tummala, owner of the Shobha salons in NYC.
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No time for sleeping as troubadour ensembles get set for headline dates
Tickets are guaranteed to fly out of the box office for a fine quartet of shows coming up at Plymouth Pavilions in the next few months when they are released for sale today.
Topping the list, in my book at least, is Frank Turner's headline show, on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, with his band the Sleeping Souls.
The slow-burn star of the English country folk pop world, Frank is one of those artists who has been earning his spurs at grassroots level for years before finally achieving mainstream acclaim.
When I first wrote about him back in 2007 he was gigging in intimate venues like Exeter's Cavern and the now defunct Cuckoo Bar in Truro. Slowly his charm and charisma, his catchy tunes and forthright words about life, love and politics started a cult following.
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By the end of last year he had worked his way up to filling Hall for Cornwall – via slots at Beautiful Days and Port Eliot festivals, performing to 200,000 folk at the opening ceremony for the Olympics and headlining a sold-out show at the 12,000-seater Wembley Arena.
Ever the troubadour, fuelled by integrity, honesty and passion, the 30-year-old who cut his teeth fronting full-on punk outfit Million Dead, released his acclaimed latest album, Tape Deck Heart – his fifth studio LP – in April. He has been on the road ever since, right across Europe, and to the Far East, Australasia and North America.
The elevation of Bastille, who head for the Pavilions on Monday, March 3, has been somewhat swifter. The London quasi electronic band built around singer songwriter Dan Smith played the mighty Alexandra Palace on release of their debut album Bad Blood by Virgin. It entered the charts at number one in March.
The band have just finished an impressive run of summer festival appearances, including a headline set at Leopallooza near Bude – where in 2012 they were on the second stage – Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds.
Another exciting announcement is the visit from newfound US stars The Lumineers, who come to Plymouth on Wednesday, November 27 for a show co-hosted by Cornwall-based SW1 Productions and national promoters Metropolis Music.
Fresh off the back of their packed festival crowds at Glastonbury, T in the Park, Belsonic and Reading, this date is part of their largest UK headline tour to date.
Led by frontman Wesley Schultz it's been a phenomenal year for the gig-loving Denver five-piece. They have sold more than two million copies of their eponymous debut album across the world.
And they were nominated for both Best New Artist and Best Americana Album at this year's prestigious Grammy Awards. Support for the tour comes from California alt-folk band Thao and The Get Down Stay Down.
Last but by no means least and actually happening first is a show by London electronic duo Chase and Status – aka Saul Milton and Will Kennard – on Tuesday, November 12 in support of their new album Brand New Machine.
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Nicole L. Campbell: A fitness ball looks like a large beach ball. You can do exercises for your abdomen and other core muscles on a fitness ball. You can also use a fitness ball to improve your flexibility and balance. You can even use a fitness ball as a chair.
Fitness balls come in various sizes, depending on the ball's diameter when it's inflated. For most exercises, you'll want a ball that allows your knees to be at a right angle when you sit on the ball with your feet on the floor.
If you're between 5'1" (155 centimeters) and 5'7" (170 centimeters), a 55-centimeter ball is a good choice. If you're between 5'8" (173 centimeters) and 6'1" (185 centimeters), try a 65-centimeter ball. If you're 6'2" (188 centimeters) or taller, try a 75-centimeter ball.
Air pressure counts, too. The firmer the fitness ball, the more difficult the exercise will be. If you're just starting out, you might want to slightly deflate the ball. You can inflate the ball as you gain strength and confidence.
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Obama to Announce New Remedies for Old Housing Problems
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- It's been a real mixed bag for the U.S. housing market lately, and that's not what homeowners, economists and politicians are looking for at a time when instability in the market may be sending us into a third dip in home prices. Today, the White House is set to clarify some steps to alleviate the housing market's woes.
In a speech in Las Vegas to a particularly interested group – domestic homebuilders – President Obama will unveil a series of moves that won't need Congressional approval and will hopefully help more Americans keep their homes.
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What's on the docket in Vegas today? Here is some ground President Obama should cover:
New financing plan.
The cornerstone of the White House's plan will enable homeowners with no or low equity in their home to more easily refinance their homes to take advantage of historically low mortgage interest rates (the 30-year mortgage rate stands at 4.4% this week, according to the BankingMyWay Weekly Mortgage Rate tracker).
The new refinancing rules are expected to cover only those mortgage holders who are up to date on their monthly home payments, and whose mortgages are backed by Fannie Mae (Stock Quote: FNM) or Freddie Mac (Stock Quote: FRE). The new refinancing deals will be run through the Federal Housing Finance Agency, via financing from the two-year-old Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP).
Reduce loan fees.
President Obama is also expected to announce that mortgage loan fees from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be reduced, making it easier and cheaper for homeowners to refinance their loans.
Waive fees on certain refinancing deals.
As part of its housing relief package, the White House is also expected to waive fees linked to mortgage loan deals with shorter repayment timelines.
New ceiling.
The new plan also cuts the current 125% loan-to-value ceiling for fixed-rate mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Extending HARP.
The White House plan extends the end date for HARP until Dec. 31, 2013 for loans originally sold to the Enterprises on or before May 31, 2009.
The White House hasn't given any indication when the new rules will kick in, although mortgage industry professionals say the new refinancing deal should be in place for most eligible homeowners within 30 days or so, although some elements could extend into 2012.
There's no telling whether the new housing reform plan will work or not. But the White House can't afford to stand still.
According to the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales were down by 3.0% for the month of September, as demand for new homes remained weak.
That's why the Las Vegas announcement surely won't be the only one the White House makes in the coming months.
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The beginning of a new Putin's era
On presidential elections held in Russia Vladimir Putin undisputedly won the battle for the Kremlin. Nikolai Zlobin, Senior Fellow and Director of Russian and Asian Programs of the World Security Institute (USA) shared his views with the Valdai Discussion Club website on the next steps of the new President of the Russian Federation.
Mr. Zlobin, how strong do you think Mr. Putin's position is now, given the protests that are likely to happen?
Well, he managed to win this election with very strong support, and I think the secret of his victory is that he was able to unite people with different, and quite often with very opposite opinions – people standing with slogans for stability next to people who were supporting Putin, hoping he would bring change to Russia. He was able to keep them together. He was able to win the election. He was very good on that score, you have to admit.
But he won't be able to maintain that unity, and as soon as he starts his first political actions – and I think he hasn't yet decided which ones he is going to pursue – he will lose part of his support. And the question is, how much will he lose? How much will people and his supporters be disappointed with him over the next few years? And that will determine how much political power he will have to conduct his political program. In this election, he presented a political program that includes practically everything you could include. Putin wants to spend a lot of money to build an effective economy, also he wants to bring about democratic changes, but at the same time he wants to maintain stability. This is a basis of support for elections, it's not a basis for politics. He has to choose, and what his choice is – I think he doesn't know yet –his choice will very much define what his political basis will be over the next two years.
How big a threat are the opposition protests to him? Are they a real threat?
I don't think so. I think the bigger threat for him will be people he's going to replace within his own team. There's a huge public demand for new faces in government, in local and central one.
And Putin is known as a guy who doesn't get rid of his own, but this time he will have to replace hundreds of people who have been working for him over the last 20 years. I would suspect that some of these loyal people will turn against him. They will feel deceived. And that's Putin's bigger problem, I think, because these are people with money, influence, administrative resources, connections, people who are capable of affecting public opinion, and so on. And if they join the current protesters, that will be a much more serious political movement.
So Putin has to decide whether he has to get rid of some people, how many, who and so on. Or he can ignore this public demand for new faces and bring his own team, his St. Petersburg team, or the people who have been around him for the past 20 years, and keep them, ignoring the public mood for changes in government. His decision to keep Medvedev as prime minister, I think, is kind of an indication of what he wants to do.
What do you think of Putin's speech after the elections? There appeared to be tears and he seemed to be very passionate: "This is a blow against people who would destroy Russia."
I never took Putin as a good acting politician. I always thought his acting career would be a disaster. But these last two months I've started to change my opinion – maybe he took some classes. But I would say, and you'll understand what I'm talking about – the last two months, he was campaigning very much like a Western, maybe even an American politician: running around, showing a lot of emotion, this big meeting in Luzhniki. It's very much a Western-style political campaign. So Putin could change his style. And now I feel like probably he can control his emotions and show... He was always good at feeling what people expect from him. But now he can show it on his face. Typically his face had been like an iron mask, now it's not an iron mask anymore, and that's a big change for Putin.
You've spoken recently so much about people from outside wanting to destroy Russia and do damage to Russia. Is this dangerous for the rest of the world? Do you think Putin might become more aggressive in his foreign policy?
That's what I've been struggling with for many years. I've been trying to get people to think and try to remember, what actual anti-Western, anti-American steps Putin has taken in his real politics? And people can't remember. They only remember his rhetoric. Yes, his hard and sometimes aggressive anti-Western, anti-American, anti-Western European rhetoric. But if you look at his real politics, nothing was really done. He has much fewer points of conflict with Washington than I would say Sarkozy does currently. There's much more trouble between London and Paris than between Moscow and Washington.
Of course, Putin is not a pro-American Russian leader. But I would argue that he is not anti-American. With his domestic audience, he uses very hard anti-American and anti-Western rhetoric. But as a politician, I think he is much more careful, and I would never describe him and his politics as anti-Western. He's a rational, literal, in economic terms, a very careful politician, and I would say his big dream is to make the West the biggest friend of Russia. He tried, if you remember, in the beginning of his first term, and failed. He felt very disappointed, he felt personally deceived. I think he was angry with Washington, with Western Europe, and I think now he has a chance to overcome his bitter feelings towards the West and try again – and I think he would do that. I read his article and I would say it was a very mild, peaceful article. The word "enemy" was not used there at all. And I think that's a good sign.
What will change in Russian foreign policy after Vladimir Putin returns?
In his article regarding foreign policy, Putin said, for instance, that Russian-American relations should be relations about their economies. And I think it would be a very good turn, if Russia and America were to build economic relations like America has with China. They would build a united economy, a Russian-American economy, such that political disagreements would be so mild, so insignificant, then we would kind of calm down about all that. That's the first thing.
The second thing, I think, is that we will see how serious he is about building a Eurasian union. He didn't mention it in his article, strangely. I think this was a mistake, because according to the official line of Russian foreign policy, the post-Soviet space is a priority, and he can't ignore it. But he ignored it in his article. So I would like to see what the real story is. That's the second thing.
The third thing that I think is crucial for Russia now is to build a very smart line toward the Arab world. Russian decisions on Libya, and then on Syria, are quite different. Nobody knows what to expect next. The Russian attitude toward Iraq and toward Afghanistan is unclear now. Russia is losing its position and its influence in the Arab world. It's much more important for Russia to use the current situation to increase Russian influence in the Middle East, if Russia can manage it.
Will Russia's stance on Syria and Middle East change after the elections? What steps can we expect from Mr. Putin on this matter?
I would say he probably has to act slowly and carefully but somehow to indicate that the Russian position on Syria can be changed. And Assad is not the main goal of Russian politics in the Middle East. The Russian goal is Russian influence, Russian relations with the West and Russian relations with the Arab world – not Assad. Because those decisions I believe were made very much based on the Russian political situation before the elections. And somehow he now has to take a step back and to be much more flexible on that.
Concerning Assad, what do mean when you say he has to change his stance on this matter?
The problem is that Russia is losing its influence in the Arab world, and that is because Russia has made certain decisions based on an attitude toward Assad and an attitude toward elections in Russia. Putin wanted to look like a strong leader who can challenge the West on that front. Nobody likes the Russian position on Libya because it was indecisive. And the Arab world is crucial for Russia to have on their side vis-a-vis the West.
Putin has to show his priorities toward the Arab world. The Assad regime is not a priority. Russia's place in the Arab world is a priority. Russian participation in any decision making – how to design a new world order in this region – is a Russian priority. Not saving Assad and not building politics just to disagree with America – this would be foolish. It's good for elections, it's not good for real politics. And now he has to change from what's good for elections to what's good for long-term politics.
And what will change in Russian-American relations?
I think we're all tired of Russian-American relations repeating the Cold War agenda. It's the same story: Putin talking to Bush, Putin talking to Obama about the same topics – Brezhnev talking to Carter or Reagan – it's like a merry-go-round. So we need to bring in new content. It's empty. And the only content that this can be is business. Russian-American relations are empty, they're hungry for business. And the problem is mostly on the Russian side. American investors don't like the economic and political environment in Russia, the instability, privatization of relations. And I think it's in Putin's interest, and in Putin's power now to seriously change this environment in Russia, to bring, first of all, Western investors, Western money and Western technology.
That's what he indicated in his article, and I think it's absolutely the right idea. It's a crucial idea. If it doesn't happen then Russian-American relations will remain vulnerable to any political disagreement, such as a missile-defense system, or Syria. And neither of us needs it. America and China, as you know, have built practically a united American-Chinese economy. And political disagreements between Beijing and Washington look so microscopic compared to the huge economic basis that they have. That's what Russia's goal is.
In what spheres in the economy can we extend our cooperation?
Well, a lot, actually. I would say from atomic energy, in which Russia is very competitive, to energy itself, of course, to even, I would say, arms sales. I think Putin indicated in his article on arms that he is willing to cooperate on technology, and I think this is a good thing. Russia has to be a part of global competition. I think it's very healthy for the Russian economy. And I think that everywhere Russia is technologically capable, Russia has to be open.
And where Russia is not technologically capable, Russia has to bring in Western, American, or Western European competitors, which will be a shock to the country's economy. For instance, when the decision was made to buy the Mistral from France... I think it was important, but I think it was such a reality check for the Russian military-industrial complex. They realized that they might be forgotten. And they decided to work on it. Because if you're willing to buy from somewhere else, then people have to work. That's what I think Russia has to do.
And the same is true with the United States. Russia has something to offer. We have lots of things, from information technology, to military technology, from software to a lot of hard science, space, atomic energy, navigation, and so on – you know, America doesn't have icebreakers, for instance, not at all, and when we start to compete for the North Pole, that will be kind of important. But I think Russia is too shy to offer what it has. There's kind a feeling in Russia that we aren't compatible, that we can't bring anything to the world market – it's not true. And I think American businessmen, American public opinion regard Russia much more highly than Russia does itself. That Russian problem has to be overcome, and if Putin can accomplish this, it will be a great achievement for him.
Views expressed are of individual Members and Contributors, rather than the Club's, unless explicitly stated otherwise.


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Max Rocks!
Speaking of which, have you seen this excellent.two part video with Max Keiser which discusses the French experience with rampant fiat money printing, credit binges and speculative bubbles during the 18th century? The same tactics as being used now were tried back then, twice! Money printing, currency debasement, toxic asset stuffing of the public purse, mark-to-fantasy accounting practices, austerity measures, deliberate commodity and equities inflation, kicking the can down the road, again and again - to no avail.
All the same shit as today, even similar kinds of nefarious characters and corrupt organisations (except there was the guillotine, now there's a good idea). Once you've seen these short videos, you'll realise that there's truly nothing new or different about this particular crisis from that perspective, except for the conceit of the "Modern Age" that somehow believes that the pigmen of today are wiser than those of the past.


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It took me a really long time to wear heels after 9/11 because I was scared. Now I just don't wear them because I'm lazy.
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OhLaLa Jean Paul Gaultier For Diet Coke ... So Chic! So French!
French designer Jean Paul Gaultier is the new creative director of Diet Coke and here is our first look at the bottles printemps-été collection [source].
The fashionable bottles are available in nine countries in Europe starting this month a third limited-edition bottle will be launched this summer.
The campaign shot by Stephane Sednaoui is very fun, very French and very Gaultier ... I love it.
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 - Lightning: Requiem of the Goddess
This downloadable content features FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 spoilers. Completing the main game is recommended before playing. Get ready for a new episode in Valhalla! Complete Lightning's exciting story under certain conditions to unlock the fierce warrior cloaked in divine armor as a party member! To access this content, enter the Historia Crux (available from Chapter 2 onwards) and select "Valhalla -??? AF-".
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