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Tudor Lodge Hotel50 Field End Road, Pinner, Harrow, HA5 2QN (Show map)
Score from 254 reviews
location breakfast
st helens
The cooked breakfast was exceptional. Lovely large grilled tomatoes, very nice sausages (not your usual frankfurter), bacon lean and thick cut, scrambled egg really firm with plenty of eggs in it . Would stay there just for the breakfast
Great breakfast included in room rate. Main building rooms are very dated but modern rooms in 2 storey extension building.
The location which is closed to station.
Breakfast not too bad
comfortable bed. Surprisingly quiet.
Located just 10 minute walk from Eastcote tube station and not far from A40, with free car park and good breakfast included in the overall price of the room.
Lovely spacious room, fab breakfast.
Friendly,helpful staff. Location was great for us. Breakfast very good . Value for money Bathroom good with plenty of instant hot water.
St Mars Sur Colmont
Location and general layout of the hotel. friendly staff.
This charming converted 16th-century farmhouse is in Northwest London, a 10-minute walk from Eastcote Underground Station. It has Wi-Fi available to use at an additional charge, and free parking on site. Tudor Lodge Hotel is within easy reach of the M25, M40 and M1. The Tube from Eastcote Station has access to the Metropolitan and Piccadilly Lines, and takes about 30 minutes to reach Central London. Rooms are contemporary in design, and have a TV and a work desk for guests to use. Each also has facilities for making tea and coffee. The hotel's restaurant and bar serves seasonal cuisine, and offers a range of fine wines. A full English breakfast is available in the morning. Hotel Rooms: 46 The most recent booking for this hotel was made on 13 Dec at 09:36 from the United Kingdom.
OutdoorsGarden ActivitiesNewspapers Food & DrinkRestaurant, Bar InternetWiFi is available in all areas and charges are applicable. ParkingFree! Free public parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed). Services24-hour front desk, Room service, Meeting/banquet facilities, Dry cleaning GeneralNon-smoking rooms, Facilities for disabled guests, Family rooms, Non-smoking throughout Check-inFrom 14:00 hours Check-outUntil 11:00 hours Cancellation/
Total Hotel Score:7.1
Based on 254 reviews Guest reviews are written by our customers after their stay at Tudor Lodge Hotel. |
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This hotel was very good value for money the staff was very efficient welcoming and friendly room was large comfortable came with en suite & very clean. This tudor building had lots of charm and character. Very close to the shops & restraunts, Eastcote railway station was a 5 min walk away with a direct line into London & to wembley stadium. The hotel is ideal base for visitors wishing to see the sights of london would highly recommend a stay here & we will definitely return.
The cooked breakfast was exceptional. Lovely large grilled tomatoes, very nice sausages (not your usual frankfurter), bacon lean and thick cut, scrambled egg really firm with plenty of eggs in it . Would stay there just for the breakfast
Great breakfast included in room rate. Main building rooms are very dated but modern rooms in 2 storey extension building.
Crazy drunk or drugged woman running around in her towel at 2:30am knocking on every door. Cleaner didn't vacuum carpets once during my month long stay and. I kept forgetting to report it.
The location which is closed to station.
No restaurant on site. Only provide pub food on particular date of the week.
Breakfast not too bad
A little outdated and could do with a freshen up Curtains in room needed a clean Room very noisy with other occupants nearby
The bedroom was dusty, had not been cleaned. I have wrote to the Hotel Manager to complain and I await his reply
comfortable bed. Surprisingly quiet.
Too hot with heating, not able to fully open window
Located just 10 minute walk from Eastcote tube station and not far from A40, with free car park and good breakfast included in the overall price of the room.
Some areas of the old building could do with refreshing and the net curtains certainly need a wash
Good bar meals Pleasant enough staff Walking distance from Tube (see didn't like) A useful back up location though getting there can be a problem with traffic Despite my items in the red box I would stay there again as I'm easy going, in my job I have to have an eye for detail so these things leap out at me. Comfy bed and had a good nights sleep
Traffic getting there. Looks like the LVA were haveing a meeting so no spaces in car park Unable to get out of car park next day because a coach it seems sometimes parks there overnight and this time it blocked the exit for people like me staying in the overflow (gravel) car park. I had to leave before breakfast so no breakfast, then couldn't get car out (receptionist did say she knew where the driver lived so obviously just used as a coach park). I had to use the tube (Eastcote) about 15 minutes WALK. Shower room soap tray white with old soap, toilet badly stained, gunge round bottom of shower on outside and inside of shower screen
Ok considering this hotel was on the edge of London the price was not too bad. The dining area was quite attractive. The accommodation wing we stayed in was jaded...not the old Tudor wing but the '60's wing although rooms were of adequate size. The bathroom was clean and satisfactory.
The worst part was filthy 'net' curtains. Also there were some large cobwebs above the kitchen bench. The description of the hotel gardens needs updating as there are certainly not two acres of manicured gardens anymore. A large 'newer' wing obviously has used this garden space and what gardens are available are not manicured. One of the single beds had obvious protruding springs which would be more of a problem for heavier weight occupants.
Lovely spacious room, fab breakfast.
Nothing all good
Friendly,helpful staff. Location was great for us. Breakfast very good . Value for money Bathroom good with plenty of instant hot water.
Outside of hotel grounds a bit tatty. Cigar butt and empty cigarette packets in path area .Outside area looked a bit tired .
Wash basin plug inefficient No teletext
Location and general layout of the hotel. friendly staff.
Poorly maintained fixtures in the room.
The style of the old Tudor buildings and the location was straightforward to find. The staff were very helpful over the phone with all aspects from booking thru to greeting on arrival. Very comfortable rooms, clean and all you require in yr room. The breakfast was very nice, with a complete variety right across the range, from cereals and croissants and yoghurts to english fried/grilled breakfast.Good variety of drinks too, coffe/tea/fruit juices and milk. All in all a well run hotel.
Nothing. However, i think the new buildings/extensions would`ve looked nicer if they had been built in keeping with the old tudor style original bulilding, but they were very nice too and no faults.
Location to venue
Should have been given a delux room it was bog standard at best. service at breakfast very poor had to ask twice for toast! Pillows uncomfortable
Staff efficient. Breakfast very good. Bed comfortable
The shower was awful - only a dribble of water. Booming music until midnight right under our window.
Room was nice - apart from bathroom lights not all working. Breakfast facilities and food were fine.
Staff were not friendly at all. Not one member of staff was friendly towards us. When we arrived we didn't get a hello even, I've never arrived at a hotel when I've not been greeted or asked how my journey was. In the mornings (both) not one member of staff said morning. When we arrived at the hotel on the Saturday at around 10pm and asked if the bar was open, the man just looked up and pointed at the door. He didn't even speak to us! Our bathroom had 2 lights out of 3 not working. Told them on our first night and 2 days later still not resolved. On checking out, the guest before us reported to the desk their room had the same issue. Expensive meals in restaurant - there are much cheaper within 5 mins walking distance.
The garden breakfast coffee in room close to bus line helpful staff
no water pressure in shower must flush 2 or 3 times no safety bars to hold on to in shower/bath made it difficult to get in and out of tub bedding was not great not many channels on tv
We have stayed at the Tudor Lodge several times and will stay there again. Breakfasts are really good.
Unfortunately, we stayed in room 17. The water supply in that room was dreadful. Hardly a trickle for the shower or the loo. We didn't have time to mention it as we had a very early start the next day. We are staying again for a family party, and hope that room 17 water supply is much improved for that occasion, as several family members will be staying.
Friendly, welcoming, accommodating.
No tv remote, slightly dusty room
Delightful hotel, very olde worlde charm. Rooms very comfortable. The breakfast was amazing. Staff courteous, helpful and friendly. Lovely little gardens. Very surprising to find such charming the centre if London. Rooms cleaned regularly.
Should be fans in all rooms. Very little soap. Could be very noisy when there were functions going on. Would have liked more of a cutoff time for people to stop partying.
Hotel is very nice, dining room is lovely, staff all helpful, rooms clean and nicely furnished, breakfast very good.
It would be useful if the bar served snacks/sandwiches on a week-end.
The guest reviews express the personal opinions of Booking.com customers who filled out a questionnaire after their stay at the hotel. These opinions do not necessarily represent the views of Booking.com.
The Harrow HotelHarrow Hotel is just 0.5 miles from Harrow's town centre, tube and rail stations. English and international cuisine is served in the Lanfranc's restaurant. Free parking is available for residents.Most recent booking for this hotel was yesterday at 16:39 from £55 |
Best Western Cumberland HotelSituated in North-West London, in the middle of Harrow town centre, Best Western Cumberland Hotel is a 2-minute walk from Harrow-on-the-Hill Underground Station.Most recent booking for this hotel was today at 10:07 from £44 |
Comfort Hotel HarrowComfort Hotel Harrow has a quiet location in the London suburb of Harrow, a 10-minute walk from the rail and Tube stations. It has wireless broadband access and free parking.Most recent booking for this hotel was today at 09:41 from £40 |


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Amarok MTP (Android) GSoC: Final Report
Newer MTP device configuration dialogBefore I sum things up, let me quickly mention what I've done the very last week. In short, it was full of little features and polishing.
What I've done this week:
- Fixed small glitches in playlist tooltips (properly escape HTML markup) and in MemoryMeta (show non-compilation albums with empty album artist).
- Implemented reading of the device folder structure, showing the actual track path as its location (the format is compatible with kio-mtp):
- Implemented better fall-back when we fail to read device's storage entries (mostly because the Android device has its screen locker). It turns out that (at least Samsung's MTP stack) only blocks storage listing, but happily lists all the files and other entries. So we exploit that and infer storage ids from them. :-)
- Added support for specifying the Music folder, the folder where new music is put into. I was trying a handful of approaches how to make this editable by user and ended up with an editable combo box that shows root items and provider nice completion for all folders. I had to implement full QAbstractItemModel of MTP folder because of this, but it was fun. ;-)
- Finally added option to show only tracks under the Music folder. This is handy in order not to pick up misc music files like ringtones.
- KCompletion is weird and subclassing it to my liking seems impossible because few methods are virtual and other ones use private d-pointer extensively. Fortunately QCompleter is much nicer and works (pretty well) even with a hierarchic model.
- MTP folder/storage model is weird. There are storages (e.g. Internal memory vs. SD card) and folders, so in order to remember "put things here" you have to save either storage or folder id and whether it is a storage or a folder. I guess this is because it was designed by Microsoft...
Wrapping up
- Complete MTP Collection rewrite that removes the dependency on deprecated MediaDevice framework: Check
- Actual communication with the device is strictly asynchronous (threaded) in order not to block the UI: Check
- Zero-configuration device detection and enumeration, plug & play: Check
- Enumeration of tracks on the device along with their metadata: Check
- Playback of tracks stored on devices with on-demand background loading: Check
- Ability to transfer tracks out of and to MTP devices, with possibility to transcode: Check
- Full playlist management (for devices that support them): No, see below
Future work
- The problem with playlists is that the ones created in the most popular music player on Androids, the Google Play Music, aren't visible through the MTP API. It needs further investigation whether and how these could be accessed. In short-term I'll try to add support for traditional playlists, but I'll need external testers for that.
- I haven't touched the album API at all, because my device (S III Mini with Android 4.2) happily ignores it and shows albums correctly without it. It might be however needed for proper album support on older devices. If it turns out this is the case during user testing, I'll add support for it.
- Ability to specify custom file naming when uploading music would be nice.
- Album art. My device displays album art embedded in file tags and I plan to add generic support to embed these to our transcoding/copying framework, but we could make use of the MTP thumbnail API.
Amarok MTP (Android) GSoC week 13: Transcoding
On-the-fly transcoding has come to Amarok's Android (MTP) collection.
- Implemented a little configuration dialog that shows some information and lets you set some preferences (more in the future). Accessible from Collection Browser:
- The little wrench opens the configuration dialog.
- Implemented support for renaming the device (setting friendly name). The name is actually sent to the device and is also picked up by kio-mtp etc.
- MTP device configuration dialog. Notice the Transcode label.
- Implemented on-the-fly transcoding when copying/moving tracks to the device, yay! Your transcoding preferences can optionally be remembered (as is usual in Amarok) and the encoding even makes use of more than one of your processor cores. See:
- Done small tweaks like correctly releasing the device when Amarok is closed, trying not to confuse user, improving feedback...
- A known bug where transcoding a track with embedded cover image creates a video ogg file, the metadata thereof (most importantly file size) are then refused to be read by Amarok.
- Infinite loop in libmtp when the actual size of the file you want to upload is different than what you claim. Complements interestingly the above bug.
- Ability to see & specify file structure of the on-device tracks.
- Polishing.
Amarok MTP (Android) GSoC: weeks 11 & 12 - Full Sync!
Amarok copying tracks to Android device
- Added fancy progress bars when downloading/uploading/updating tracks on the MTP device. The progress bars are "cumulative", which means that there is only one progress bar for a given type of operation and device. Potential new jobs are added to it when it is already running.
- Reworked locking in order not to hold 2 locks simultaneously. There are N + 2 locks in each MTP collection (where N is the number of tracks) and holding any 2 of them simultaneously creates a potential deadlock situation (unless lock order is preserved) and may stall the UI for significant time. I managed to sneak in a fancy static (compile-time) assertion because I had to provide a copy constructor for a libmtp library object.
- Implemented removal of tracks on MTP device. This was rather easy, also comes with a progress feedback, but it is too fast to be screeshot-able. :)
- And finally implemented copying/moving tracks to the MTP device. This means that Amarok is now able to fully manage audio content of your Android phones and other MTP devices! It took a bit of effort, but it works nicely now. I've even tested crazy things like plugging the device out in the middle of a move operation to check the behaviour is correct (it is and Amarok doesn't crash nor eat your kittens (YMMV)).
- Allowing to specify a folder structure and show human-readable folders for existing tracks.
- A config dialog for each device.
- Transcoding (low-level part is virtually done, only needs UI).
Amarok MTP (Android) GSoC: week 10
- Reworked how MTP devices are initialized. The device is no longer shown in the Collection Browser with 0 tracks while it is being initialized, an (abort-able) progress bar is shown instead. This is also a pre-requisite of the point below...
- Implemented restoring of MTP tracks from their uid. This means that if you quit Amarok with some MTP tracks in you playlist, they turn from grayed-out to playable once you plug in your device on next Amarok run. It also means that Saved Playlists (in Amarok db) with MTP tracks now work.
- Implemented copying of tracks from the MTP device to other Amarok collections (i.e. the first half of MtpCollectionLocation), yay! It works quite well here, although I need to add some progress bars.
- Copying tracks to the device, also removing tracks from the device (easy).
- Config dialog.
KDE accepted for Google Summer of Code 2013
I'm happy to announce that KDE has been accepted as a mentoring organization in Google Summer of Code 2013. This is our 9th consecutive year. Congrats to all accepted organizations, and a big thanks to everyone who helped to make this happen for KDE!
This year KDE will also participate in the Free and Open Source Outreach Program for Women, an internship opportunity running almost simultaneously with Google Summer of Code, from June to September. Please note that while the Outreach Program for Women shares many goals and methods with Google Summer of Code, the two programs are not related. Unlike Google Summer of Code, the Outreach Program for Women also allows non-coding contributions. For more information about applying, see KDE's Outreach Program for Women wiki page.
KDE will also be hosting Season of KDE 2013, with more information to come in the following weeks. Season of KDE is expected to start later in the summer, around the Google Summer of Code midterm.
Students. Now that you have a list of accepted organizations, it's time to start working on your proposal. The KDE community maintains an ideas page which is an excellent starting point, and don't forget to check our student guidelines. Also, last year I published an article with some tips on how to structure your proposal, you might find it useful.
You can come up with your own idea or base your proposal on something from the ideas page, but either way it's very important that you get feedback from the team you wish to work with well before the submissions deadline. If you have general questions about getting involved with KDE as a Google Summer of Code student you're welcome to ask on our IRC channel #kde-soc on Freenode, or join the mailing list email@example.com. For questions about a specific idea please contact the relevant team (subproject) directly.
Finally, make sure to keep an eye on the official Google Summer of Code timeline – those deadlines are always closer than they seem
Mentors. Now that we know that KDE has been accepted, it's time to get ready to mentor some students. If you wish to be a mentor your next steps should be:
- subscribe to email@example.com,
- sign up on http://www.google-melange.com and apply as a mentor for KDE,
- contact one of the admins to approve your requests.
For questions you can reach the admin team in #kde-soc on Freenode or at email@example.com.
And most importantly, in the following weeks you'll be contacted by prospective students with questions and feedback requests for their proposals. It might take a bit of time and you might get questions with very obvious answers. Please be patient and keep an eye on the timeline
The free AMZ downloader is ready / Amarok Amazon store improvements
Some time has passed since I last blogged about the Amarok Amazon MP3 store integration. Much polishing has taken place since then. But during the last few days a few major features have shown up as well. And one might even kill a showstopper for Linux on the desktop for many users.
AMZ Downloader
Amazon really sucks in terms of usability. If you buy more than one music file they don't offer a package with several MP3s in it for download, but an encrypted .amz file with download instructions. Even worse: Their application to handle those is proprietary, buggy and seems to be broken on 64 bit systems. But fear no more, those dark times are over! I hereby present: AMZ Downloader, a small utility to make downloading from Amazon as easy as eating a pie.
The screenshots should tell you the rest:
Opening an .amz file is a matter of one click.
Downloading just takes another one.
From a technical point of view the AMZ Downloader is also quite interesting. It is a separate utility, only requiring Qt and clamz, a command line .amz downloader. So maybe we are going to see AMZ Downloader shipped with other music players than Amarok, too? We'll see.
Context view
But that's not all there is. Amarok now offers further infos about a selected item in the context view.
And it's not just viewing, it's browsing! Click on an artist name to browse through the store and discover other stuff from the artist. Clicking on a song adds it to the playlist. And you can also add a song to your shopping cart with one click.
Amarok Amazon URLs
This is possible thanks to Amarok Amazon URLs, which have been enhanced in latest git. This one for example searches for "Cure" in your store and that one adds a great album to your shopping cart. This could be a great area for script developers to play with...
So, you want it?
Check out git master or wait for Amarok 2.7, our most awesome release ever made!
KDE 4.8 Release Party in Ulm
The last party in Ulm was a blast, so we decided to repeat the event for this release as well. We will provide some finger food, live streaming, and plenty of space for having fun. For the details please see here, and add yourself to the list if you'd like to come:
KDE 4.8 Release Party @ Ulm
See you there!
Google Plus and Blogging
If you have ever wondered why some KDE folks are blogging less frequently now, the reason could be that they have switched to G+. Many FOSS and KDE people are now posting regularly on G+, among them Thiago, Linus Torvalds, Rob Malda of Slashdot fame, Glyn Moody, Trever Fischer, Harald Sitter, and myself.
What makes Google+ so attractive? Basically it combines a social network, quick status updates like Twitter, and blogging, and it's far quicker to do than traditional blogging. As opposed to Facebook, which I am no longer using, its UI is very minimalist, and the "Circles" feature makes it easy to select your target audience. Most of my contacts on G+ are FOSS people and work mates, and I rarely get "Friendship" (what does this mean anyway?) requests from people that I don't know.
You might like or dislike this trend, but it's a fact. Many of my posts on G+ are technology related, but not all of them. Most of the time, my posts are "public", so you can read them without having an account. This is my feed on Google+ (if you check my contacts, you will find many KDE people):
Is this trend worrying, a good thing, or simply a new technology that we must accept?
Update: This is an interesting (public) article on the benefits of blogging on G+:
Join us at the Qt Contributors' Day
If you wish to take part in furthering the collaboration between KDE and Qt, and indeed other projects, then join the Qt Contributors' Day on Monday the 24th of October at the Dolce Munich Unterschleissheim. To join in, send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com to that effect
You don't have a ticket to Developer Days, you say? Well, not to fret! The KDE e.V. has been given a bunch of tickets to be given out to community members. To get your hands on one of these tickets, give me an email at email@example.com to inform me of this.
Please note! If you decide that you want to join us, get in touch with me BEFORE the end of this week! (i.e. before Sunday the 9th, which is when i send off the list of people requesting tickets and the like to the e.V. board for evaluation).
So - come to the Qt Contributors' Day at Developer Days 2011 in Munich, and let's make this thing epic! Qt 5 is ahead, and with the launch of the Qt Project, we have more to say than we ever did before!
I'm going^W^W I went to Randa
Hello World!
This is my very first *Amarok* specific blog post. Yay!
(Okay, admittedly I did not really blog at all since now. This will change now, of course!)
As you may know, I've been a rather semi-active Amarok contributer until now, hacking Amarok's codebase to improve the User Experience. My major *feature* contribution is the KNotify backend in Amarok (which of course is not the most crucial part of Amarok). Other than that I was mostly fixing bugs noone cared about or exceeded the patience of the average Amarok developer when trying to be solved. I think there's going to be more activity on this blog now, since I seem to get involved in Amarok more and more these days (which is exciting).
The past week I've been at Randa, the most important KDE Sprint this year, I guess. To work on Amarok and KDE Multimedia in general. See http://community.kde.org/Sprints/Randa/2011 for hints an information about this event. The most important aspect of the meeting was the Platform 11 meeting of course, where the future of KDE with regards to Qt's Open Governance Process was discussed. This however, is not part of this blog, as I was not really involved in that discussion.
Let's talk about the work spent in Amarok land during the spring in Randa. We (mainly Mamarok and me) managed to close about 92 bugs according to her statistics. Of course most of them were duplicates or already fixed bugs by other commits. However, with a rough estimate: I think I managed to *fix* (as in: fix by committing something) about 10 more or less severe bugs and quite some other annoyances/glitches. Currently, our bug count in bugzilla (bugs.kde.org) is down to 210, an impressive good rate per LOC in open source software with a huge code base like Amarok has. This number refers to the currently open "malfunctions", e.g. no wishes or bugs marked with WAITINGFORINFO (see: https://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?cmdtype=dorem&remaction=run&namedcmd=al...).
The Randa sprint has been an adventure this time which involved meeting new friends and meeting old ones. During the event Bart and me managed to work quite focussed on some issues regarding Amarok without being too distracted by other stuff. That was a really nice opportunity.
The list of commits that went into Amarok by me during the Randa sprint is listed here (42 commits during ~7days):
* e7666c2 - Minor: Fix typo in ChangeLog (2 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* a4f56ea - Minor: Reduce header dependencies (4 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* f716da8 - ChangeLog++ (Browser backgrounds) (4 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 7a39afb - Apply background images to the various browsers (4 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 3df0c45 - Minor: Collections: s/Counting/Counting.../ (4 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 83533cb - Add scripting interface for KNotify (4 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* e43a711 - Use warning() for DEBUG_ASSERT (4 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 9320d5f - Pushing an example use of DEBUG_ASSERT (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 8737ace - Add another debug helper: DEBUG_ASSERT(cond, stmt) (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* c8ef564 - Reset playlist error counter after match (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* c4cceaf - Possible fix for crash in CV (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* df9ec60 - Minor: Reformat code (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 01ed71d - Fix possible crash in VideoClipEngine (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* fbbb47f - LyricsApplet: Disable scrolling when editing (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* dfbf424 - Minor: Simplify some API in Albums applet (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 9aa81ce - Fix invokeMethod call to non-existent slot (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* ed5448b - Minor: Remove annoying debug output (SqlRegistry) (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* d21bab5 - Fix playlist tooltip getting too tall (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* cb86a84 - Make equalizer keywords (dB, kHz, ..) translatable (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* fbb54ff - Remove unused (+useless) PNGs from src/data (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 8098b22 - Unbreak Equalizer presets API a bit (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 471f0ac - Minor: Prettify ChangeLog (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 1170062 - Fix regression introduced by 34163f8 (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* bb5c2f9 - Remove some outdated documents from docs/ (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 34163f8 - Make preset names translatable (5 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 66ef047 - Add script error reporting at runtime (6 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 34bbda9 - Minor: Improve debug output (6 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 82d102b - Fix "Happy" moodbar theme (6 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* fcc420c - Fix crash by invalid scripts during stop phase (6 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 3157057 - Minor: Header/include cleanup (6 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 0406303 - Remove leftovers from a5628ac (6 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 6d93167 - Fix collection context menu items ordering (7 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* f6799cd - Header cleanup starting from CollectionTreeView (7 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* e902c44 - Minor: Rename hintlineedit(cpp|h) to HintLineEdit (7 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 76e9be8 - Fix strings in status bar (7 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 5eb2862 - Move the playlist length info into the playlist (7 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* cae9d5a - Minor: Rearrange some code (8 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 8879afd - Remove outdated handbook/ directory (8 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 36ca680 - Remove stale OXYGEN file (8 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* 48023de - Remove unused class ExpandingControlsWidget (8 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* f524292 - Replace some other "LastFM" strings (8 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
* b72b933 - Fix crash when accessing The::statusBar() (9 days ago) <Kevin Funk>
PS: We (Team Amarok) also managed to win the Randa foosball cup 2011, by rocking all the other teams. Team Amarok consisted of Bart and me. Evidence can be found in the picture attached picture!
PPS: A nice picture collection of the event in Randa can be found here: https://picasaweb.google.com/valorie.zimmerman/RandaSwitzerlandKDESprint - Thanks to valorie for sharing and commenting all the pictures!
AttachmentSize Randa_2011_foosball_scoring_board.jpg839.59 KB Banner_NilsFurrer_went_to.png31.46 KBDesperately seeking graphical/interactive designer
The company that I have recently co-founded, Memolane.com is in need of a graphical and interactive lead designer.
So what do we offer?
As a very young startup, we offer long hours, constantly changing tasks (we all need to pitch in wherever needed) and huge responsibility for doing the best you can as there is no one else to fall back on.
But for the right person we also offer a unique opportunity to help shape a new company from a very early stage, to become a key part of a small, young and dynamic team, a very decent (for a young startup) salary and a nice little bag of lottery tic... uhm... stock options
If this person is you, get in touch with some examples of your previous work. If it is not you, but you know someone who might be interested, a good bottle of champagne or two is up for grabs for the person who refers us the designer we end up hiring.
Anyone interested or who wants to know more can mail me a "Nikolaj{at}memolane.com" or leave a comment below.
Job opening: make libgpod work nicely on Windows and OS X
One of the projects I have been in touch with is of particular interest to me, as even though it is for a commercial company, the project that they need someone to work on would very much benefit the Free/Open Source software community in general and Amarok in particular, and therefore I offered to blog about it in the hopes that someone else might be interested in working with them. Had I not just a week before more or less accidentally co founded a startup (much more on that later), I would have been all over this project myself!
Basically they need a way to synchronize iPods on Windows and OS X, and rather than going a commercial route, they want to look into using libgpod and friends. Libgpod however is currently not ready for this task, as various bits are missing or needs to be improved on Windows and OS X, so the job is basically to do whatever is needed to fill in these missing bits.
They are looking for someone who can work full time on this and are willing to pay good money for it
If this sounds interesting, leave a reply here (remember to put your email in the comment form so I can get back in touch with you)


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Updated: 11/02/2012 - All this week we've been telling you about a local organization that has journeyed around the world and back to save children from one of the most horrible injustices in the world: slavery. The Mercy Project's very first rescue was made possible by some of you watching tonight.
Posted: 10/25/2012 - News 3's Nicole Morten provides a glimpse of what's expected for 24 children rescued from a fishing village in Ghana. Where are they now, who's watching out for their well being?
Posted: 10/26/2012 - Bryan/College Station based non-profit Mercy Project just returned to Texas after having successfully rescued 24 trafficked children from a small fishing village in Ghana, Africa.
Posted: 10/30/2012 - The door bangs open and a flurry of color and giggling girls fill the space – eyes wide as they take in the room and choose their very own bunk beds.
Posted: 10/30/2012 - We arrive at the temporary overnight shelter the next morning to pick up the kids and begin the long drive south to the rehabilitation center.
Posted: 10/30/2012 - I'm kneeling in the sand, and it's eerily quiet all around me. Final words have been exchanged with the villagers, and the children are ready.
Updated: 10/30/2012 - We follow the villagers into their little mud-brick church. They've clearly already discussed and organized a system, and the kids are sorted according to the list of trafficked children.
Updated: 10/30/2012 - July 2010 was my first trip to Ghana, my first glimpse at Lake Volta, the first time I laid eyes on the trafficked children there.


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Some Lee County residents who had hoped to score big on natural gas are left with nothing but a hard lesson.
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Don't bother looking around for villains. Mineral rights are bought and sold all the time. What this discovery brings to light is another of Those Lessons someone once tried to teach you: Get it in writing; never sign anything you haven't read; never co-sign a note for anyone; and read the deed.
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Ashley Gronlund, Sasha White, and Jessica Engstrom, seniors at Superior High School, recently described what they learned about leadership and themselves last summer when they attended Camp RYLA — Rotary Youth Leadership Award.
Ashley Gronlund, Sasha White, and Jessica Engstrom, seniors at Superior High School, recently described what they learned about leadership and themselves last summer when they attended Camp RYLA — Rotary Youth Leadership Award.
The three students, along with Brian Glonek, who was not able to attend the program, were sponsored by the Superior Rotary Club to attend the program at the University of Minnesota Crookston campus.
The one-week leadership camp features well-known speakers, group discussions and challenging physical activities. RYLA participants learn more about themselves and team building by exchanging ideas, opinions and plans with other young people. Through the exchange of ideas, opinions and plans, they learn how to manage and lead community service projects and discuss effective and appropriate strategies for resolving family, social and professional conflicts. In addition, camp participants become familiar with Interact, a Rotary sponsored service club for secondary school students, and Rotary International programs and scholarship opportunities.
Gronlund said that RYLA participants were grouped into families of eight.
"We talked about our group values and standards, and this gave me a better understanding of group and family dynamics," Gronlund said. "My Ryla family made me more open-minded and non-judgmental."
"This was a real growth experience for me," said White.
Engstrom said that learning about different leadership styles taught her about leading in different ways.
"We were able to apply our team building and leadership skills to real life situations," Engstrom said. All three students agreed attending RYLA was a tremendous experience filled with learning, fun, and opportunities to forge new friendships. Gronlund plans to apply for a junior facilitator position at Camp RYLA in the future.
Typically, students selected to attend Camp RYLA have completed their sophomore or junior year in high school. The Superior Rotary Club pays all fees for the students it selects to participate in RYLA. Students with a solid academic record and involvement in school activities such as athletics, fine arts, government and non-school-related activities and work experience, are encouraged to apply to attend RYLA. Information is available at www.campryla.org. and from Angela Johnson who coordinates RYLA applications and advises the Interact Club at Superior High School.
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04/07/2014: Radiology Update: 2014
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive and practical review of contemporary diagnostic imaging. Optimal imaging and image interpretation of usually encountered conditions are reviewed. Pitfalls in image interpretation, including MRI artifacts, are explained and methods to avoid them are presented. In addition to lectures, multiple case presentation sessions are provided that show examples of "must-know" and "advanced" cases. An audience response system will be utilized to facilitate participation. Self-assessment modules (SAMs) will be provided and tailored to the course material.
09/16/2013: Neuroradiology Post Graduate Course: 2013
This year's highlights include symposia on pediatric neuroradiology, spinal disease, trauma, acute stroke and MR spectroscopy.
03/11/2013: MGH/BWH Radiology Review
After completing this course, participants will have a better understanding of the most effective way to image patients with a variety of disease entities, imaging findings in various abnormal conditions, the strengths and limitations of different diagnostic imaging procedures, and how to optimize newer techniques such as MRI, CT and ultrasound.
10/15/2012: Chest Imaging
Chest Radiology is no longer a field where chest x-rays are the sole modality of imaging. The specialty is now much more comprehensive and includes Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Interventional procedure. Interventional work includes obtaining adequate tissue for molecular work up in the growing field of molecular targets for lung cancer. The Radiologists role is expanding significantly in this area. This rapidly expanding subspecialty makes it difficult for those in private practice to stay current. Thus, this three day chest course will include sessions on imaging in lung cancer, interventional radiology in the chest, interstitial lung disease, vascular and cardiac diseases as well as mediastinal pathologies, airways diseases, pulmonary nodule evaluation, pulmonary infections and methods or radiation dose reduction.
05/10/2012: Sports Medicine 2012: Imaging and Managing Athletic Injuries
During two days there are separate, parallel tracks allowing registrants to focus on either Imaging or Management topics. On the third day, Imaging and Management lectures are integrated for all registrants. The half-day hands-on Ultrasound workshop is limited to a small number of registrants. The Imaging track focuses on MRI diagnosis in athletic injuries. Although basic principles, protocols and anatomy are covered, there is emphasis on advanced interpretation and current concepts. The Management track focuses on current concepts in the approach to patients with exercise-related symptoms and athletic trauma. Everyday practice situations and decision-making are covered. Attendees are invited to go back and forth between the educational tracks. The Ultrasound symposium teaches scanning through hands-on participation.
04/27/2012: Imaging Biomarkers in Clinical Trials: Current Practice & Future Trends
Imaging biomarkers serve as important endpoints for clinical trials in the approval process for therapeutic drugs. Various criteria have been developed for objective interpretation of imaging studies. Additionally, there are emerging imaging techniques that have the potential for applications as surrogate endpoints for clinical trials. In this program, taking place April 27 and 28, 2012, at Mass General, we will review the current practice of imaging biomarkers in clinical trials in oncology, cardiovascular, metabolic, bone and joint diseases. Additionally, we will highlight advanced imaging techniques that have potential as surrogate biomarkers.
04/01/2012: BWH / MGH Radiology Review
The breadth and scope of imaging procedures continues to increase. This course provides a review of the imaging findings in various disease states using a wide variety of clinically available imaging modalities. Pitfalls in image interpretation and the optimal methods for imaging various structures and disorders and are reviewed. Sessions on dose reduction in CT and treatment of contrast reactions are provided. Focused sessions provide a better understanding of the maintenance of certification process in radiology. Audience participation will be available for case review sessions. Thus, while the educational format will largely be didactic lectures supplemented by question and answer periods, small focused group sessions, judicious use of audience participation and self assessment modules (SAMS) tailored to the course material will be used.
10/15/2011: 2011 Hampton Symposium
Presented by the MGH Radiological Society, this CME course will include a symposium in the morning in the Simches Building and the Hampton Lecture and sit-down dinner at the JFK Library.
09/30/2011: First Annual International Symposium on Radiation Safety in CT (ISRC): Basic Concepts and Recent Advances
This course will impart knowledge that will help participants understand underlying concerns with CT radiation. In addition, emphasis on review of effect of technique assessment on radiation dose and image quality will help them follow and apply for dose conscientious protocols and thus reduce radiation dose with CT scanning. Reduction in radiation dose will improve patient safety. Participants will learn not only why they should know about dose and how they can reduce radiation dose but also visualize what their images will look like with dose reduction. Dedicated plenary sessions on protocol develop and image gallery will involve live two way discussion where experts will speak with the audience rather than at an audience. In addition, we are considering asking the participant in a formal manner if they considered the content of the symposium sufficient to help them change or make their practice safer in future.
09/19/2011: Neuroradiology Post Graduate Course - Head and Neck Radiology
This year's highlights include symposia on pediatric neuroradiology, spinal disease, trauma, acute stroke and MR spectroscopy.
06/15/2011: Sports Medicine and Imaging
This course is uniquely designed for multidisciplinary learning. Thursday and Friday there will be separate, parallel tracks allowing registrants to focus on either Imaging or Management topics. Saturday, imaging and management lectures emphasize injuries in contact sports. The MR Imaging track focuses on MRI diagnosis in athletic injuries. Although the basic principles and protocols are covered, there is emphasis on advanced interpretation and current concepts. The Management track focuses on current concepts in the approach to patients with exercise-related symptoms and athletic trauma. Everyday practice situations and decision making are covered, with an emphasis on the pelvis and groin, running injuries, the female athlete and the role of platelet rich plasma in tissue healing. There will be live ultrasound demonstrations.
03/21/2011: BWH / MGH Radiology Review
After completing this course, participants will have a better understanding of the most effective way to image patients with a variety of disease entities, imaging findings in various abnormal conditions, the strengths and limitations of different diagnostic imaging procedures, and how to optimize newer techniques such as MRI, CT and ultrasound.
10/04/2010: Chest Imaging
The course, taking place Oct. 4-6, 2010, in Boston, is intended to provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of thoracic imaging including computed radiography, MDCT, MRI, FDG-PET and thoracic interventional procedures. Recent advances in cardiac imaging with MDCT and MRI will also be discussed.
09/20/2010: Neuroradiology Post Graduate Course - Head and Neck Radiology
Highlights of this year's course, which runs from Sept. 20-24, 2010, in Cambridge, MA, include symposia on pediatric neuroradiology, spinal disease, trauma, acute stroke and MR spectroscopy.
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The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. At certain times and for His specific purposes, God, through His prophets, has directed the practice of plural marriage (sometimes called polygamy), which means one man having more than one living wife at the same time. In obedience to direction from God, Latter-day Saints followed this practice for about 50 years during the 1800s but officially ceased the practice of such marriages after the Manifesto was issued by President Woodruff in 1890. Since that time, plural marriage has not been approved by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and any member adopting this practice is subject to losing his or her membership in the Church.


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Q: What are the dark, fuchsia-flowered shrubs in the grassy areas of the MLK Freeway and at the exit ramp onto Hay Street? They are gorgeous. Can they be purchased locally? - C.R., Fayetteville
A: You may be talking about oleander bushes.
When the area was originally landscaped, oleander bushes were planted in that area along with azaleas, Chinese privet (a non-flowering shrub), dogwoods and daylilies.
Oleander has dark green leaves and flowers that can be white, pink or red.
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The village of Rothschild is embarking on a 20 year plan that includes re-developing the area.
The village board approved the multimillion dollar Pavilion Marketplace Redevelopment Project Monday night, but some fear the decision will leave them homeless.
John and Dawn Dahl have lived on Knauf Street, just a block from the Shopko Plaza, for a year but their home has been in the family for 40.
After learning the village plans to re-develop their neighborhood, meaning they eventually will be asked to sell their homes to make room for commercial properties or condos, they felt sick.
"Everybody is kinda upset in the neighborhood," said Dawn Dahl. "Everybody's worried about it."
Her husband says they don't want to move.
"We moved here in the neighborhood thinking this would be the last time we had to move," John Dahl said. "Now we're gonna have to do it again."
Village President George Peterson says the village has to do something to spruce up the area and encourage growth and development.
"It's an older neighborhood and the demand for that housing is going away," he said. "If we do not dress that area up, everything will continue to slide."
The estimated $16 million project calls for filling in or tearing down vacant buildings near the Shopko Plaza, beautifying the Pavilion Park, and building new business and infrastructure.
140 homeowners and businesses were given notices that their neighborhood would be turned into a TIF district, but neighbors say they have more questions than answers.
"It would be nice if we could get a definite time frame and definite answer to questions, because you ask a question and you don't get any type of specific answer," John Dahl said.
For now, the couple will wait it out.
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Even back when it was just a sketch we were suitably intrigued by Sony's Tablet S. Then it was the "S1," a name that, indistinct as it was, still had more character and mystery than the unfortunately generic moniker it will ship with. Still, a dull name can't obscure the most distinctive design we've yet seen in an Android Honeycomb slate, an aerofoil-like shape inspired not by a flying machine, but a rather more pedestrian folded magazine.
But, the result is a tablet that's considerably thicker than the current king of the Android hill, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (not to mention the iPad 2), a chunky design that isn't always as hand-friendly as it looks. Is this the glossy, perfectly-paginated future of tablet design, oris it just a misshapen slate with a broken crease and shattered dreams? Read on to find out.
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So what about that famous folded design? Well, the first time you pick it up, you'll wonder why all tablets aren't shaped like this. It fits comfortably and securely in either hand, with subtle dimples adding extra grip to what would otherwise be a slick, fingerprint-prone plastic back. If you're the sort who likes to hold a tablet in one hand, portrait-style, whilst tapping away with the other, you'll quickly feel right at home.
The Tablet S is also particularly well-suited to sitting on a desk in landscape, like a little keyboard. Sony thoughtfully attached a pair of rubber nubs on the top and, thanks to the gentle incline of the screen when placed on something flat, it makes for a decent typing surface — much more so than other tablets that are less inclined to your touch.
But, try to use this slate in any other position and the design becomes something of a hindrance. Sitting on a lap in landscape, for example, we found the incline a bit too steep. Meanwhile, in portrait orientation you'll never manage to get the screen flat — it's always angled one way or another.
Hold it in both hands and you'll also be struggling. We found the 9.4-inch screen to be a little too wide to comfortably type on with our thumbs. Turn it 90 degrees and it's much easier to opposably tap at the thing, but then the somewhat sharp edges on the skinny side start cutting into your palms. Unless we were sitting with this on a desk, we had a hard time getting comfortable typing on the Tablet S, and while that's a problem that can be assigned to any tablet these days, the asymmetrical styling isn't much help.
Again, all this results in a bit of a chunky girl. At its thinnest, Sony claims it's 0.3 inches (7.62mm) thick, but it of course swells out from there, growing to about 0.8-inches (20.23mm). That means it's even plumper than the Motorola Xoom on one side, but even its thinner end is no more slender than the Tab 10.1 — unless you count the beveled edge, which we don't.
Its footprint on the other two dimensions is almost identical to the 10.1, measuring 9.5 x 6.8-inches (241 x 173mm). That means it's only a fraction of an inch narrower, despite giving up 0.7 inches on the diagonal of the screen size. Sure, you probably won't miss that extra space, but why settle for less?
Look between the black bars of the bezel and you'll be greeted with a 1,280 x 800 display that Sony says uses the company's TruBlack technology — already a staple in its Bravia televisions. While such trademarked tech is usually fluff, we must say the results here are quite good. You'll get contrast ratios that hold up from any angle and very accurate color reproduction that surpasses the Tab 10.1. And, yes, the blacks are indeed about as good as you're going to get on an LCD these days — no concerns about light leakage here.
You will, however, have to worry about getting a case. The surface that covers the screen is rather sadly not Gorilla Glass and, while Sony says there's a protective layer here to keep the display scratch-free, after just one trip into a messenger bag unprotected it came out with a few new fine lines. This is a trip the Corning-clad Galaxy Tab 10.1 has made many, many times before, and it's still looking as good as the day it came out of the box.
The rest of the Tablet S is similarly scratch-prone, with a few fine scuffs appearing on the pimply back, and should you make the mistake of tapping on it you're greeted with a sound that can only be described as hollow. Meanwhile, the sides are made of what can only be called plastic, with a fine matte silver paint job that offers a high-end look, but a low-end feel. This is best demonstrated with the flimsy door that covers the tablet's full SD card reader. But, we must make it very clear that this is not the storage augmentation you might be hoping for.
The tablet cannot directly play media from the SD card; it must first be copied to the internal storage. So, if you had dreams of buying the 16GB version then slapping a cheap 16GB SD card in there to make up the difference, let this be your rude awakening.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Austin Hollins scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds as Minnesota pulled away from South Dakota State for a 75-
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota center Maurice Walker has been suspended for six games for a violation of university policy.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota coach Richard Pitino is on the verge of his first game with the Gophers.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has cleared transfer Joey King to play this season for Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has denied forward Rakeem Buckles' appeal for a waiver request to play this season after following coach Richard
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Richard Pitino left Florida International to take the job at Minnesota, he planned to bring a couple of his players with
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota will play nine of its 13 nonconference games in 2013 at home, facing at least three teams who made the NCAA
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota will face another national power in a tropical November tournament.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shooting guard Malik Smith will be able to play for Minnesota this season after coming from Florida International with coach
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota has put a practice facility for the men's and women's basketball programs in a priority group of
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Gophers basketball team has added another Minnesota native to the roster.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Guard Malik Smith has signed his tender to transfer from Florida International to Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Coleman is the first player to transfer after the coaching change at Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has signed point guard Deandre Mathieu to a national letter of intent for next season.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — New Minnesota coach Richard Pitino has hired Dan McHale from Seton Hall to complete his staff.
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by April Wareham on November 25, 2013
Community Outreach for National Adoption Month
In celebration of National Adoption Month our staff at Children of All Nations and Great Wall China Adoption engaged in community outreach projects around Austin, Texas. Adoption Knowledge Association Staff members manned a booth for families to explore the process … Continue reading
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Editorial: MTA fare hikes are bitter medicine
Millions of riders swiped pricier MetroCards through subway turnstiles and into bus fare boxes without a hint of confusion yesterday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said. If card machines malfunctioned, or if reset turnstiles rebelled on the first commuting day after the latest fare increase, their numbers weren't great. That shouldn't be surprising.
New Yorkers have had plenty of practice with fare hikes lately. The round of hikes that took effect on Sunday is the fourth in five years -- a price escalation that sharply outpaces the rate of inflation.
And what are straphangers getting for their money?
Nothing to brag about.
Nearly all new money from the latest round of increases will be needed just to pay for existing projects and MTA debt, says state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
Which means the MTA is rolling down a treacherous stretch of track now. Money is tight, revenue is uncertain, contract talks are dragging, and the top job is up for grabs.
It's been two months since Joseph Lhota quit as executive director of North America's largest transportation system to run for mayor. Time's up. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo needs to find a successor now.
The new chief will have to hammer out a deal with the Transit Workers Union, figure out how to finance ongoing projects like the much-needed Second Avenue subway, and keep the trains and buses running smoothly without reaching into riders' pockets yet again.
Because the MTA's riders are totally tapped out.
Even before the latest fare increase, city subway riders were paying 72 percent of the system's operating costs -- the highest rate in the nation. Commuters on New Jersey's PATH trains pay just 35 percent. Riders on Chicago's L system pay 53 percent.
Thomas Prendergast has done well as the MTA interim executive director. But his day job is running the subway and bus system. No one should do both jobs for long.
The MTA needs a long-term financial stragegy and riders need relief from incessant, wage-eating fare increases.


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Interview with Iain McConnon of BoxPAY on the Evolution of Mobile Phone Billing
Over the last years, carrier billing became a mainstream payment method for all kinds of digital goods and services. We talked to Iain McConnon of mobile payment company boxPAY about the evolution of mobile phone billing. Iain co-founded boxPAY together with his brother Gavin McConnon in early 2011. BoxPAY provides a mobile payment platform that allows online merchants and app developers to bill their customers through their mobile operators in over 60 countries.
Payment Observer: First of all, can you give us some Background Information on boxPAY?
Iain McConnon: I founded boxPAY together with my brother Gavin, after the experiences gained from Global Billing Solutions, a direct-to-consumer mobile content company. We had developed billing relationships with mobile operators in many countries, so creating a carrier billing company was a natural next step. An important part of our business model is continued global reach, constantly integrating new countries and carriers, now available in 62 countries, and adding more every day. Recently opened an office in SF earlier this year.
Payment Observer: What are the advantages of carrier billing compared with other payment methods?
Iain McConnon: Carrier billing allows merchants to charge their customers for digital content via their phone bill. The main advantages of carrier billing are:
- Global Reach: 5 billion mobile phones vs. 3 billion credit cards
- Convenience: it only takes seconds, especially useful for small transactions where the consumer is looking to make a quick purchase and doesn't want to fill out lengthy forms
- Security: people are reluctant to provide their payment details like their credit card number online
Payment Observer: How did phone billing evolve over the last years?
Iain McConnon: Phone billing was mainly Premium SMS (PSMS) for ringtones and wallpapers over the last 10 years. Over the last 18 months, carrier billing became a mainstream payment method not only for mobile content, but also for other verticals such as newspapers, dating and gaming.
More and more direct carrier billing relationships (where the content is billed directly to the phone bill without PSMS or premium numbers) are being established. This is a new level of payment integration that provides merchants with more price point flexibility and higher payouts. The end customer won't see a big difference in their user experience, but for merchants it's a big deal.
Payment Observer: There is a lot of competition in the carrier billing space. What makes boxPAY stand out from its competitors?
Iain McConnon: BoxPAY's advantages:
- Experience from Global Billing, tested reliable platform with extensive real-time reporting
- Self-service for smaller merchants, much like the Google AdWords sevice
- Subscription billing and recurring payments are often requested by merchants
- In-app purchases on Android
- Service available also in emerging market where it's a very appealing way to monetize users that don't have credit cards. Recently went to India and Asia
Check out more about boxPAY's Features here.
Payment Observer: What will be the next for phone billing?
Iain McConnon: Carriers will increasingly become aware of the revenue potential of carrier billing, and more direct carrier billing integrations will become available. boxPAY just released our billing option for Smart TV, so look for carrier billing options on new devices too!


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