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I begin this brief post by remembering a Polish giant of the concert stage, Ignace Paderewski, not for his memorable and supremely musical performances, but for his famous epigram about diligence:
"If I don't practice for one day, I know it; if I don't practice for two days, the critics know it; if I don't practice for three days, the audience knows it."
Indeed, a telling quasi-penitential piece he wrote in The Paderewski Memoirs 1939 states unequivocally that for the pianist practice is constant torture and privation. "It prevents you from reading, from thinking, from developing your intellect – this practicing every day the indispensable hours." He goes on to pen, "I still need four or five hours a day of practicing with the concentration of mind that does not admit any intrusion. It is a slavery from which there is no escape."
When Paderewski entered politics in the service of his country, he stopped playing altogether. He didn't touch the piano for over four years. Admittedly his fingers became strong again. But when he got back on to the concert circuit in Europe and America, the strain was unending and the pressure of work terrible.
On technique, he offered some words of wisdom on tempo rubato (robbed, or stolen time.) It is, he averred, the irreconcilable foe of the metronome, and one of music's oldest friends – older than Mozart, older than Bach. Chopin made very ample use of it, and Liszt also. Paderewski goes a little further and states it is necessary, but should not be abused – it should not become a license. Yes, it is a fascinating subject for most musicians – both supporters and critics alike!
Here are three examples of early piano recordings made of his playing works of Chopin:
- Victrola: Nocturne in F major Op.15-1
- Victrola: Etude in A minor "The Winter Wind" (Op. 25, No. 11)
- Etude in C minor Op. 10 No. 12. (Revolutionary Etude)
The nocturne was recorded on July 12, 1911 at A. Chalet Riond-Bosson, Morges, Switzerland. The first etude above was recorded on April 5, 1923, and the second etude was an Electrola recording ca. 1930.
References: Wikipedia; The Music Lover's Companion 1971 edited by Gervase Hughes & Herbert Van Thal.
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A while back I was having trouble updating transactions in my TIAA-CREF account. I used to update my entering each transaction by hand every so often, but then a few years ago (when I rolled over a Rollover IRA, which I had parked my 401k of my previous employer, as the invisible money fee was huge....share counts would drop every month, with no explanation in the account statements.) I let them generate the funds I should spread my retirement into...which makes it much harder to be entering transactions by hand.
I had tried the Quicken download option, but the dates of the transactions didn't line up with my pay days or the website's transaction history. So, making the download match what I was entering was tedious, as was not entering any by hand and adjusting after download. Also, the download likes to splatter my register with placeholders, and the complain that the placeholders are missing information so it can't do gain calculations.
So, originally, I'd only like invest in 6 +/- 1 funds. Basically a fund out each slice and some multiple of 5% rather than the specific percentage an investment tool had suggested for me.
Now, I have my retirement funds spread of 12 funds in my Mandatory Plan, and 19 Funds in my Voluntary Plan (since the Voluntary has access to more choices than those specified by pension administrator.) The Mandatory Plan is funded by the mandatory 5.5% that comes out of every paycheck, plus an 8.5% match from employer. While the Voluntary Plan is money that came from other sources, which could be in the form of additional deductions from pay. But, in my case it represents what was in my previous 401k.
So, I just let the Quicken download be as it is....deleting most of the placeholder transactions, because the only transaction that doesn't appear anywhere is the share count growth of my TIAA-CREF Traditional Annuity. But, I just change them into reinvestment actions with a price of $1. Not sure how I would get quicken to tell me what the gain/loss % is from that....
Somebody had described how to do the math to get include re-investments into the overall gain, perhaps I'll have to look into that someday.
Anyways, I noticed that I somehow hadn't done a download in almost 2 months (since the download ranges are 30, 60, 90 or All), so I try to do it about every 30 days. Quicken doesn't seem too bright on knowing transactions that overlap the previous download aren't new, and it'll refuse to let me manually match them with the correct transaction, since it the transaction had already been matched (or created by a previous download). So, I have to delete some of the new transactions, along with all the placeholder entries...before accepting the rest.
Normally this works great....even if the dates happen a day or two before payday. It makes the transfer from my associated cash account for my Mandatory Plan...sure it might go negative...but it all zeros out in the end, usually.
But, then last fall, there was a weird extra $3 and change in my cash account. I kept looking for a missing transaction, but didn't see one. Eventually, I found that when it had done my annual birthday re-balancing...where it sells parts of some funds and Quicken transfers into my cash account, an then buys amounts in the other funds with Quicken transferring out of my cash account. It didn't do that when it added to my Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Fund Institutional. I fixed it by hand, somehow and continued on my way.
Now there is no linked cash account for my Voluntary Plan, since I didn't envision having a whole lot to invest on that basis. Since, any extra that I have for saving towards retirement is going into my Roth IRA and I haven't been able to do that annual max in quite some time. Its what happens when you take a 40% pay cut to go work for a University....(where on average we're making 77.5% of the median salaries among other land grant universities in the top 50 public research institutions ... the comparison group being the University has a 2025 Visionary Plan to be among the top 50 public research institutions.) My CY 2013 gross pay is close where my gross pay was during FY 2001. In my previous jobs and this job Fiscal Year starts July 1st, which I suspect was due to the origin of the company was to commercialize technology developed at a University. The shift to CY, is that we haven't had any state raises in many years....in the soon to be 7 years that I've been here, I've only had 1. But, last couple of years there have been 'mid-year' University raises. Take home is another story...though a good chunk of why is for funding my HSA and Limited FSA. Though I try to resist spending my HSA as much as possible, in hopes to build a good amount that will help me in retirement.
Though this year I've been using it on DME expenses, even though they had made DME coverage the same across all 3 plans this year. But, I've switched to a mask that my DME provider doesn't want to carry because they have some notion that the CPAP Pro (and Tap Pap?) is a dental appliance. Though I wonder if I'll get bit by not submitting the self/out of network purchases against the $2500 deductible?
Anyways.... Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Fund Institutional continued to occasionally not be entered as a 'BoughtX' (Bought with Transfer), but just a straight 'Bought'....causing the cash account to fail to zero out correctly. Which I somehow managed to coax back into being right.
Until recently. For the recent download of 60 days...it made all the fund purchases just 'Bought'. And, no amount of re-editing would convince it to be BoughtX. So, I ran a Validate and Repair....it said it fixed a few things, and that some other things (splits) might be missing....because it goes by its quotes service as to when a split occurred and not when the split reflected by transaction downloads (which don't come in the form of a split...but rather and add or subtract of shares, along with crazy reorg fees and maybe some change for fractions.
And, it reported there were some questionable transactions that I should look at. They turned out to be paycheck transactions (in January), where it had broken the connection to my paycheck. This is because I have different percentages of my paycheck going into different accounts (currently its two checking accounts and two savings accounts.) I fixed them up...or so I thought. And, went on.
Somewhere along the way, I apparently got complacent that Quicken's online balance tracking what the register balance was good enough, where difference would be uncleared transactions, etc. Until the problem I lamented about back on April 15th happened again. I hunt through the register and find that two disconnected deposit transactions along with the two connected deposit transactions are in my register (all marked as reconciled, since the main paycheck transaction had already been reconciled then and I was just trying to get it to reconnect all the other deposits.)
Guess I don't have as much a float in my account than I thought I did, in fact as a result of the error I have no float (I have a really old uncleared transaction in my register to blocks a chunk to help ensure that I don't drop below the minimum balance requirement to avoid getting dinged $10 a month....which has only happened once in the nearly 13.5 years that I've had this account. The bank is only about 1 year old than my account.... Hmmm, didn't realize that it had gone public, wonder if I'll add INBK to my portfolio....
BTW, the Validate and Repair didn't fix the Bought vs BoughtX issue...which I suspect is because Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Fund Institutional is a fund that I have in both my Mandatory and Voluntary plan, so after it had done a 'Bought' for it when my Voluntary plan got rebalanced, in its mind that it do that every where else now...and then at some point it decided that if it did that for one transaction in my Mandatory account, that all the others would also just be Bought instead of BoughtX.....
Wonder what future downloads will look like...this year when I ran the wizard, Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Fund Institutional was not among the resulting funds....though didn't look to see what's common between the two accounts (other than TIAA-CFREF Traditional)
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Guest Voice by Sarah Gillespie and Mary Bogle from the Urban Institute.
President Obama has said it many times: a child's course in life should not be determined by the zip code in which he or she is born.
In keeping with that philosophy, the Obama administration has invested millions of federal dollars in initiatives designed to interrupt the status quo for communities facing seemingly intractable challenges, such as failing education systems and growing crime and violence. These place-based initiatives, like Promise Neighborhoods and Choice Neighborhoods, seek to raise the quality of life for all residents.
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Sarah Gillespie is a research associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center at the Urban Institute, where her research focuses on place-based initiatives and community development as well as technical assistance for performance measurement and evaluation. She manages technical assistance efforts to support implementation grantees of the US Department of Education's Promise Neighborhoods initiative and the national evaluation of the Administration for Children Youth and Families Partnership to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Supportive Housing for Families in the Child Welfare System. She is also involved in other research in Washington, DC, and communities throughout the country.
Before joining Urban, Gillespie worked as a program manager at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she focused on public-private partnerships and innovative investment models. She holds a BA from Vanderbilt University and an MPA from American University.
Mary Bogle is a senior research associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Her research focuses on policies and place-based interventions which help poor parents overcome economic, equity, and mental health challenges that interfere with their efforts to create healthy, productive, and safe environments for their children. Bogle is the principal investigator for a feasibility study for a two-generation school wraparound model in Washington, DC, as well as for the final report of the Ascend two-generation outcomes work group. She wrote a technical assistance guide for US Department of Education Promise Neighborhood grantees on how to use case management data to improve performance. She develops the infrastructure and research design for the Housing Opportunities and Services Together (HOST) network.
Bogle is the former principal of Bogle Consulting, LLC, which assisted nonprofit, government, and foundation clients to plan, implement, and evaluate programs and policies that benefit low-income children and families.
Bogle has worked for street-level organizations, served as the executive director of Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families, and led the planning effort for the Washington, DC Promise Neighborhood initiative. She also worked as a program specialist for the federal Head Start Bureau, where she played a pivotal role in designing and launching Early Head Start, the premier federal initiative for low-income families with infants and toddlers. She coedited Beacon of Hope: The Promise of Early Head Start for America's Youngest Children.
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Frappe (フラッペ, Furappe?) is a character from Dive II Hunt: The Adventures of Sorbet. She is the tournament receptionist and operator who helps Sorbet to go through the Diving Tournament to become the "Hunter Dive Master", just like her father. Frappe gives Sorbet tutorials and watches from a boat and is in charge of selling missions and upgrades.
A message from the game producer of Dive II Hunt describes Frappe as the "poster girl" and says the plans for her outfit varied from bikinis to a Hawaiian dress, before her final outfit was decided.
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Frappé or Frappe is a frozen fruit-flavored dessert made with shaved ice, similar to sorbet.
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Anees Bazmee's laugh riot, Mubarakan, starring Anil Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor in the lead roles is all set to hit the theatres this Friday! For the first time ever, the chacha-bhatija, Anil Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor will be seen sharing the screen space together and interestingly, in themovie also they play chacha-bhatija. Arjun Kapoor plays double role of two brothers–Karanveer Singh and Charanveer Singh. The film also features Athiya Shetty and Ileana D'Cruz. Produced by Boney Kapoor, Mubarakan seems to be on the line of Bazmee's previous hits, No Entry and Welcome, i.e. a complete family entertainer.
Mubarakan is the story of two identical twins, Karan and Charan Singh who, through a twist of fate end up becoming cousins. While one is brought up in Chandigarh, the other one is London. Their paths collide when their families start searching for a bride for them, without knowing the fact that they already have girlfriends. The fun begins when their genius uncle Kartar Singh, played by Anil Kapoor comes to their rescue. A series of confusion and laugh riots begins. Will Kartar Singh be able to get them out of this mess or will he create some more mess and confusion? Meet this craziest and funniest family in cinemas near you this Friday! Already announced as the year's cleanest comedy by Censor board, Mubarakan is expected to do wonders at the box office.
Source – DNA India
The music of the film composed by Amaal Malik has been garnering praise ever since its release. Especially the song Hawa Hawa in the trailer has become a party anthem. The film promises more foot tapping songs. Desi numbers? Check. Club songs? Item numbers? Check. And since wedding forms an integral part in the film, expect some Shaadi Shenanigans as well.
Arjun Kapoor was last seen in Half Girlfriend with Shraddha Kapoor. The film got mixed reviews at the box office. Arjun has not yet managed to give a big blockbuster since his debut in Bollywood with Ishaqzaade in 2012. He has been praised for his acting skills, but still lacks a big hit. Can Mubarakan prove to be that hit film for Arjun? Time will tell, but we know one thing for sure, his Sikh avatar and camaraderie with uncle Anil Kapoor in Mubarakan looks promising enough to pull crowds to the theatres this weekend.
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A new exhibition at Cardiff University's Special Collections and Archives explores David Jones's work as a wood engraver. Curated by Prof. Judi Loach, School of History, Archaeology and Religion, the exhibition includes rare examples of his work for interwar private presses such as St. Dominic's Press, Golden Cockerel Press and Gregynog Press.
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Writing Insights: Character Driven Storytelling – your characters, your protagonists, your antagonists, are the ones who need to drive your story
"The antagonist needs to be a stronger driver of the plot than the protagonist in several ways – to provide a threat and complications for the protagonist, to create conflict and hence create an engaging story with high stakes…" By Ian Kennedy, WriteMovies Director of Worldwide Development.
Individual character motivations are often taken for granted by writers who think they have a well-executed plot – and these scripts are often marked by undistinctive characters who behave predictably ("this is what a hero would do", "we need her to say this for the sake of the plot"). But it is usually due to the characters' own drive and commitment to the story that the plot actually involves us and works. Character-driven storytelling is an important part of making a connection with the audience: if it's not the characters themselves who are driving the story forward at every point, the story feels fake and forced and artificial.
If the plot isn't strongly driven by a character or a group of characters, we feel a disconnection from it – we feel as though the action bears little importance, and that the plot can, and will, probably be solved by an external influence or set of coincidences.
Having a "Deus ex machina" plot device (such as a 'miracle cure' discovered, or some higher power coming down unprompted to solve a problem for our characters) is the ultimate way to disconnect an audience from the plot and the characters. This is when an external, godlike force is brought in by the writer to bring about an unexpected solution that the plot doesn't deserve. Here are some several high-profile examples of a "deus ex machina" used in films.
Unsatisfying Plot Developments
One well-known deus ex machina plot device is used in THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT trilogies. At one crucial point, giant eagles suddenly appear to attack the enemies and rescue our characters; so why didn't the Fellowship just ride the eagles to Mt. Doom to destroy the One Ring in the first place? While it is arguable whether the eagles are plot holes or not, they are most certainly deus ex machina plot devices in the films and frustrate many viewers:
- The first time the eagles are used as deus ex machina is when they save Gandalf from Orthanc, the stronghold of Saruman. Gandalf has been taken captive after the betrayal of Saruman and there is seemingly no escape. Out of nowhere, a moth flutters near to Gandalf and he recognizes this as a sign that the Eagles are coming to rescue him. Thereafter, Gandalf jumps off the top of Orthanc, onto an eagle and flies away. We never see the connection between Gandalf and the eagles or the history they share, and because of that, Gandalf's escape seems unjustified and unsatisfying. The character we feel a connection with, Gandalf, has not done anything himself to make us believe in this rescue.
- The second occasion the eagles are used as deus ex machina is when the eagles save Sam and Frodo from the erupting Mt. Doom. Sure, the eagles have been set up with the previous example and they have come to help Aragorn's army against the forces of evil. However, this cannot be seen as a setup and a payoff, but rather the repeating of this unsatisfying plot device. Frodo and Sam have seemingly given up on surviving, and so too have the audience. This saving of Frodo and Sam is affected by the lack of information given to the audience for the previous example. If we knew why the eagles saved Gandalf previously, we would be more willing to accept the eagles saving Frodo and Sam, too.
- Finally, in THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, the eagles come to save Bilbo, Gandalf, and the Dwarves from a band of Orcs. While this second Middle-Earth trilogy was released ten years after the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, there is still no setup within the plot for the eagles coming to save them and, once again, characters that we should feel connected with have been saved by forces out of their control – and, importantly, beyond their deserving.
The books provide some information and Gandalf explains his connection with the eagles and their reasons for saving him and the other aforementioned characters. This can be achieved with just one piece of dialogue in the films by Gandalf, or even the eagles themselves (who are able to talk in the books).
While we can possibly accept the eagles' appearances in these trilogies in the second or third instance because certain visuals are repeated to signal their coming (the moth appears to Gandalf every time just moments before the eagles arrive) there are other much more ridiculous examples of deus ex machinas in film. In HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, Harry confronts a young Voldemort and a basilisk (a giant snake with the ability to kill just by looking in the eye) in the Chamber of Secrets and there is seemingly no way Harry can win.
Suddenly, Fawkes – the phoenix that Harry met in Dumbledore's office – flies into the Chamber carrying the Sorting Hat. This is seemingly innocuous, but within the hat is a sword that presents itself to Harry. With this sword, Harry is able to defeat the basilisk and Voldemort, but the sword literally comes from nowhere. This is the issue with stories that use magic – it can so easily be used as a "get out of jail free" card if the writer has worked themselves into a corner.
How Characters Can Drive the Plot to a Satisfying Resolution
The "deus ex machina" is a deeply unsatisfying way to resolve a plot or piece of action because this is an unrelated occurrence that is not driven by the characters. It is disjointed and frustrating to find that something irrelevant has solved a problem that we were emotionally invested in. Of course, these sorts of coincidences and external influences happen in real life, but that is part of why we turn to fiction a lot of the time – we don't want to live in an arbitrary world, we want to feel as though everything is connected, because then we may have some influence ourselves. It's far simpler and more empowering to experience an utterly interconnected story, than be reminded of the complex and muddled reality of things which we came to the cinema to escape.
A more satisfying example of a similar plot device comes in HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. The story has various connections that flow throughout the plot, that are connected to Harry also, and these connections are used to resolve an otherwise impossible situation in the climax – there's a satisfying use of setup and payoff.
Harry is in his fourth year at Hogwarts and is taking part in the Triwizard tournament, despite not actually having entered himself into it. By various means, Harry overcomes several difficulties and he, and fellow pupil Cedric Digory, find the Triwizard cup, but they are transported to a dark place, to Voldemort. Cedric is murdered and Harry is outnumbered by Voldemort and his followers – it seems there is no way out for him. But Harry has learned about two very important things this past year – portkeys and the "accio" spell. Portkeys are magical objects that transport people to various places in the world, and this was setup early on in the plot and used again here to transport Harry to Voldemort's hideout. However, the portkey is too far away from Harry for him to escape. Fortunately, Harry has learned a spell that summons objects to him – the accio spell. Harry used this spell in the plot earlier, too, in a previous Triwizard challenge, and now he is using this new skill to escape Voldemort's clutches. This is enjoyable – but what is more disappointing is that it takes several of Voldemort's victims' ghosts to also suddenly appear and provide additional protection from Voldemort in order for Harry to execute his clever escape. Here, J.K. Rowling has given us a perfectly viable internal solution to a plot problem – and spoils it by also throwing in a deus ex machina sideshow.
Harry has grown and developed as a character in this film, he learns about new and wondrous things that he uses to help him out of certain situations. Perhaps most importantly, the audience is learning about these magical objects and spells as Harry learns about them. Therefore, we feel connected to Harry as a peer and we don't have to suspend belief when Harry uses his new abilities and knowledge to resolve an impossible situation.
So, we have to feel connected to the protagonist. But perhaps more importantly, we also need to feel a connection between them and the antagonist, so that the plot doesn't feel like an arbitrary genre movie. The antagonist needs to be a stronger driver of the plot than the protagonist in several ways – to provide a threat and complications for the protagonist, to create conflict, and hence to create an engaging story with high stakes. So we need to feel a connection between the protagonist's character-driven story, and that of the antagonist, also. One powerful way that this can be achieved is through 'twinning' the hero with the villain… as I'll explain in another article!
The follow-up article "Why you should 'twin' your hero and Villain" is coming soon. Meanwhile, check out other writing insights articles such as "Insights: Genre and what it really tells us" and What your scripts have been telling us: January to June 2016
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At first glance the energy and athelticism of the Afghan Hound is obscured by its regal stature. Originating from the Middle East, the Afghan Hound has roots in both nobility and servant. Functioning equally in both levels (although more closely associated with its nobility as it is considered aloof) is probably the reason the Afghan Hound is such an acceptable pet. The Afghan Hound is distinct with its long and straight hairy coat that completely covers its slender physique. The athletic prouse of the Afghan Hound is one to watch. Its strong legs carry the Afghan Hound sprightly at high rates of speed and distance.
Afghan Hounds are dogs that are truly after their master's own heart. They are loyal, protective, and independent. The Afghan Hound is generally tame, but may resemble a wayward child when unable to be active. Afghans' gentle and playful nature make them suitable for children.
Height and Weight
The slender frame of the Afghan Hound measures a maximum height of 29 inches and maximum weight of 60 pounds.
Health Problems
Most Afghan Hounds will live their life without any major health problems. Of those that do experience illness, they are usually afflicted with problems of the eye, such as cataracts and corneal dystrophy that are genetically linked.
Ideal Living Conditions
Spacious environments that enable the Afghan Hound to express its penchant for lengthy running sessions are best. They are suitable for apartment living, but they must have daily opportunities to run and play.
Energy is something that abounds within the Afghan Hound. As long as they have the space, they can obtain sufficient exercise on their own. If their living environment confines them to the indoors or small spaces, at least two hours of each day they should be allowed to leave this environment so that they can release some energy.
Life Expectancy
10-14 years
Litter Size
The flowing and silky mane of the Afghan Hound is one of its most attractive qualities, but requires daily attention to keep its stunning appearance. Since the hair is long and thick and easily tangled, daily brushing is a neccessity. Careful attention to the mane is recommended during warm weather to prevent the hair from becoming excessively dry and matted.
Afghans vary in color, but rarely exist with markings or color variances; the coat is usually one shade througout.


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Every national government is an employer. Like every other big enterprises, nations are in the business of staying in business and in a big way.
This requires the recruitment and retention of government employees and successful enterprise promotion and performance to protect both the jobs and the organization, including marketing of the national brand, through iconic branding as well as through various maneuverings, a successful "product and service line", e.g., citizenship,and a stable revenue or borrowing stream.
Designed by Kids with Crayons?
So, the question that occurred to me as I gazed at the flags mounted on the window shown in the photo I recently took during my stay at the Guest House Asahikawa, Hokkaido was why are the majority of national flags so boring that they look like they were designed by seven-year-olds equipped with only a set of crayons, a ruler and the imaginations of seven-year-olds?
Taking that question very seriously may provide insights into a branding concept that, although counter-intuitive, is apparently very successful when applied by nations: boring branding.
Contrary to the conventional expectation that a brand should be visually distinctive and engaging, the world's flag designers and approvers seem to be fixated on the least imaginative designs since Neopolitan 3-flavor ice cream blocks.
The easiest part of the analysis is demonstrating just how boring most national flags are: For example, there are way too many, barely distinguishable variations on the pure tri-color bar theme, i.e., three horizontal or vertical bars and three colors.
These include Armenia, Yemen, France, Ireland, Italy, France, Russia, Estonia, Holland, Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, Belgium, Romania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Chad, Mali, Colombia and Gambia (sort of, against a white background).
What ever happened to product differentiation, ease of recall, prevention of brand confusion and the delightful element of creative surprise?
But don't get me started (although I already have): Then there are the stars, the moons (mostly crescent), the birds, the suns, the crosses, the triangles, the bars and stripes, and, of course, combinations of these.
Without bias, and being as objective as anyone can be, I have to credit the Canadian flag with two distinctions: the maple-leaf design is not only unique in being the only obvious single leaf (although Somalia's flag has clusters of them), but also in being an approximate, albeit fuzzy fractal—with its basic smaller 3-prongs within a bigger 3-prong design fuzzily replicating the bigger core's details.
Anyway, you get the idea, dramatically illustrated by the vapid array of tricolor flags that are about as interesting as any of Piet Mondrian's simplest colored grids, themselves candidate flags for some as yet unfounded nation.
Maybe Deliberately Boring
But before considering applying the boring branding approach to other large-scale enterprises, e.g., Coke, or examining them to see whether they are already utilizing it, it behooves me to consider why on Earth boring branding of flags or anything else would seem like a good idea, especially given the risks of confusion and flagging interest (yes, that was a pun).
When I mentioned the concept to the hostel manager, Yukari, she agreed that they indeed could be drawn by a child. That triggered the idea that ease of imprinting and replicating the brand is a big plus in flag design and other branding, especially when patriotism is stronger the earlier it is implanted as an emotion and commitment.
This may also partially explain the appeal and durability of religious symbols as faith "brands", e.g., the simple Christian cross, the crescent of Islam and the somewhat more complex Star of David. (Notice, however, that one key principle of boring branding has not been adhered to in the case of religious branding: indistinguishability from rival brands.)
More strictly adhered to, the principles of boring branding would result in at least sect and denominational differences being somewhat obscured by very similar variations on the basic design, e.g., the simple cross vs. a Coptic cross.
Among possible rationalizations of boring branding, several immediately come to mind:
- Confident understatement: It's widely understood that the wealthiest among the wealthy are the least ostentatious, being far less inclined to flaunt their riches than the nouveau and less-riche. Likewise, a boring brand can communicate a quiet, indeed utterly mute(d) confidence in a nation's or organization's identity and mission.
This bland, unprepossessing, nondescript image may be especially appealing to faceless bureaucrats and civil servants, who, in general, will be very inclined to maintain a low profile—in part because they don't want to attract attention to their incredible perks and salaries, because they want to be hard to find when you are frustrated or angered by them, because they want to appear to be utterly innocuous and non-threatening, and because bland near-invisibility is of particular value in spy and other governmental snoop services.
That pretty much explains the basic two-piece suit, white shirt and tie of FBI agents, while inviting reflection on why the U.S. Air Force has opted for the Grim Reaper as part of its drone-force logo.
- Ease of redesign: Consider the case of the American flag. A grid of stars lends itself to easy redesign. Just add or subtract stars as required by the vicissitudes of statehood. A national flag or corporate logo that serves as a visual map of territories or organizational elements is obvious and adaptable.
Indeed, when Alaska and Hawaii joined the United States, the change in the flag was barely noticeable.On the other hand, look at what happened to the Soviet Union: the bold and distinctive, asymmetrical hammer and sickle apparently couldn't be salvaged (from at least the ideological perspective) and some serious distancing seemed obligatory.
Now, the current Russian confederation simple tricolor, in its bland simplicity, blends in nicely with the neighborhood and, in virtue of not being at all startling, can be tweaked, like the U.S. Stars and Stripes as necessary with barely a ripple—make that barely a flutter.
- Subliminal advertising, promotion and propaganda: The more boring the icon, the more likely it is to be confused with something else, especially a very ordinary, commonplace something else. You are eating your breakfast and staring at your fork-ready fried egg, sunny-side up.
Unconsciously you associate the pleasures of it with Japan and experience a blip of subtle pro-Japanese sentiment. That may sound like a joke, which it was, but consider the Nike check-mark logo, which is about as boring as an icon can ever be. When checking off items from your shopping list, don't be surprised if you are seized by the urge to add a pair of running shoes to the list.
- Ease of recall and replication: Mentioned above, this is a huge consideration. Standardizing consciousness of and identification with a nation or organization is a key management task. The less challenging recalling and replicating the iconic representation of the identifier, the more assured the desired result of broad—ideally universal—identification of and with the symbol.
Hence, if a seven-year-old can create it, everyone else can easily recognize and disseminate it.
What About the Money?
Curiously, this rationale seems not to apply to currencies—another national symbol, which, in general, are designed to be extremely difficult to replicate (and therefore to accurately recognize), despite whatever other boring elements they embody.
Viewed as a form of boring branding, currencies tend to be somewhat less so, despite their predictable insistence on displaying august dull personages along with various unexciting wildlife, such as birds.
One exception, of course, is the U.S. dollar, which, if even half of the dark allegations about it are correct, embodies enough complex, esoteric Illuminati and Free Mason occult symbolism to make cracking the WW II German Enigma code look like an easy breeze through a middle-school crossword puzzle.
Anyway, when it comes to what's boringly, if not brilliantly simple as a brand, I'll put my money—coded or not—on the average world flag.


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Hospitality Colleges
On-line Draught Cost Control Training
Looking for an Industry Recognized Certification Program that you can provide for your students? Looking for a better way than text books to train your students on beer?
You may have a brilliant Beer 101 course – there are many of those in the market, but you don't have a Draught Profitability & Quality Course.
What makes it better – it is on-line.
We have the industry's only On-line Draught Profitability & Quality Course.
Course Demo
What will your students learn?
- How a draught system works – what are regulators, couplers, faucets, and FOBs.
- Proper storage and receiving of kegs – which kegs should you store upside down?
- How to change a keg without getting a beer shower.
- Proper pour – how to explain to a guest why the head is so important so you get less push-back.
- Beer clean glasses – what you can do to make sure the glasses are clean and how this saves you time.
- Branded glasses – yup, they're a pain, but they also make your life much easier, and you make more by using them.
- Using FOBs – knowing how to use a FOB properly will save four minutes of your time and $8 at EVERY keg change.
- Troubleshooting – the system only breaks down on busy nights it seems. Wouldn't it be great if you could solve some problems on your own and get back to pouring pints?
- Industry proven ways to increase Beer Sales.
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What Are People Saying About the Better Beer Course?
"The pictures and diagrams are nice. The videos are short, sweet and to the point which is important in keeping people's attention. I feel engaged and the handouts are well paced to take good notes. Overall a well designed course and a service to the beer industry! Tip of the hat to you sirs!"Camilo A, Toronto Beer Enthusiast
"There were a lot of little details in each module that I didn't know before. I've been in this industry for over 10 years and I'm surprised that those simple things were never taught to me."Kevin, Manager, Fine Dining, Toronto
"It is very informative without being boring, it goes at a quick enough pace that it holds your attention."Christina, Bartender, Family/themed restaurant, GTA
"I liked that everything was reinforced, instead of saying things once quickly, making the course easy to follow. The videos were informative and not lengthy, I was able to keep focused. I found I learned a lot!"Ashley, Bartender, Sports Bar, London, Ontario
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Algonquin College, Ottawa
"At Algonquin College we are always looking for innovative ways to engage our students with what is happening in the industry. The Serve Better Beer on-line course provides bartending students with current and relevant techniques to improve their draught beer knowledge that will certainly help them become efficient beverage service professionals."
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Professor of Hospitality
George Brown College, Toronto
"The positive feedback provided by George Brown College Hospitality students is overwhelming. The Serve Better Beer course has not only provided them with a solid basis for purchasing, receiving, and handling of draught beer; it has also served as a nucleus for job placement and future employment from potential stakeholders in the industry. This is a superior well-informed course for all hospitality students…"


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You will find all the audio and video contents of our website, related to our activities and members.
Videos, pictures, press reviews or podcasts are accessible to watch, read, listen to what has been said about urban development within our network.
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The word Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word "Yuj" meaning to yoke, join or unite. Yoga (or Yog) is a continuous process of uniting leading to enlightenment. The techniques used to bring the body, mind and breath into harmony is called yoga. It is the Integration of all aspects of the individual – body with mind and mind with soul – to achieve a balanced, contented, effective life, and spiritually, ultimately uniting the individual with the supreme on a continuous basis, making the living of life an absolutely enjoyable one. Yoga is not religious but an activity to be Spiritual.
The first yogi, God Shiv passed on the secret of living in perpetual ecstasy (the Yogic techniques through his teachings known as Shiva Sutras) to his counter part Shakti Parvati. Later on, on insistence of Shakti Parvati, he shared the wisdom to his primary disciples, the seven most evolved beings, popularly known as Saptharishis (seven Spiritual saints) who in turned spread the divine secrets world wide. All Indian scriptures like Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas contain various references regarding yogis and yogic practices. Hatha Yoga Patrika (manual) is a technical manual on yoga.
Around 2200 years ago Patanjali, widely known as the Father of Yoga, methodically brought various philosophies and methodologies of yoga from various sources in one concise, integrated and comprehensive text as a set of 196 aphorisms called "The Yoga Sutras". These Sutras are considered as the most profound and enlightening study of the human psyche. Patanjali categorically demonstrates how the practice of Yoga results in our transformation by gaining mastery over the mind and emotions. It even helps us to overcome the obstacles of our spiritual evolution and attain the goal of yoga – the liberation from the bondage of worldly desires.
In the four chapters of his sutras he explains the levels of higher consciousness (Samadhi) which the aspirant experiences before reaching Kaivalya (emancipation) and the end of this world's spiritual pursuit. The second chapter deals with the methodology which must be followed to reach Samadhi and the hindrances which may be encountered. The unusual powers that may develop are also described with the warning that their lure must be avoided, while the final chapter covers the achievement of Kaivalya in detail. Being a realized master, through his evolved consciousness he shared a balanced perspective and prescribed "Ashtanga Yoga", the eight limbs of yoga, as –
- Yama – Restraints by clinging on to the universal ethics such as non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, sexual restraint and non-acquisitiveness.
- Niyama – Adhering to the principles of self conduct: purity, contentment austerity, study of self and scriptures and self-surrender.
- Asana – Practice of the body postures.
- Pranayama – Breath control by adapting various breathing techniques.
- Pratyahara – Withdrawal and control of the senses.
- Dharana – Concentration.
- Dhyana – Meditation.
- Samadhi – Establishing in the state of higher consciousness where the sense of self (ego) dissolves in the object of meditation and the individual self exists in its own pure nature.
Largely there are four primary paths that lead to liberation, "Kaivalya." They are widely known as Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga.
To be very frank, these are all definitely not exclusive paths. Since every individual is unique, everyone needs a different combination of these four primary paths. Over a period a few branches of yoga evolved from the original path with slight variations.
It must be clearly understood that there are no clear cut boundaries between these various paths as the practice and philosophy of each one often get overlapped with one another. Most certainly, the original path is filled with clear and concise structure with the core benefit of Yogic philosophy.
Yoga is the mode to maintain the harmonious balance among body, mind and the spirit to lead a healthy, happy and liberated life as it eliminates imbalances in body-mind-being. Otherwise normally we might succumb to various diseases, chronic ailments and stress/depression. Yoga is a comprehensive package that helps each individual to achieve the full potential. The asanas/posture gives a smooth massage to our internal organs ensuring flexibility. Breath has a natural rhythm with our emotions as the breath pattern changes in accordance with our emotions. Hence the pranayama (rhythmic breathing) helps us to maintain serenity and peace of mind. Through constant practice of few basic asanas, pranayama in a natural and simple way, we can lead a healthy lifestyle. Hence it is of utmost importance to learn properly the yogic science that leads to a healthy, stress free and contented life. Since the techno age citizen is a complex phenomenon reflecting enormous changes in the collective consciousness itself, our contribution through the yogic teaching will lead to the individual transformation making the experience of perpetual joy a reality for one and all.


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Claudio Aboy
Hoth Battle
Hoth Battle
by Claudio Aboy
Available in an unsigned paper or signed canvas edition
Giclee on Paper edition:
- $89.00
- 95 piece hand-numbered edition
- measures 19" x 13" (paper size), 17.5" x 10.8" (image size)
- sku: SWANH1381P
- comes with certificate of authenticity
Giclee on Canvas edition:
- $300.00
- 25 piece hand-numbered edition
- each print has the artist's authorized signature
- measures 25" x 15.5"
- sku: SWANH1381
- comes with certificate of authenticity
Stretching, Gallery Wrapping and Framing takes an additional 10-14 business days.
Stretched is a canvas stretched and stapled on the back to a thin wooden frame (also known as a stretcher bar). A stretched canvas is ready for framing.
Gallery Wrap is a canvas stretched and secured to a thick wooden frame stapled on the back with a hanging wire. A gallery wrapped canvas is suitable for hanging on the wall.
Framing varies in cost and type. Some items have custom framing. Our general framing for items is square black frame with acid-free mat, snapline and plexiglass (non UV). Canvas artwork is framed without plexiglass, generally in a float frame.


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Juliette Wolff
Interaction Designer Consultant
… the PAST
I'll show you some stuff.
And an usual resume here.
Interaction Designer . Freelance 2015-2016
Software and applications Design from Strategy to Interface Documentation.
UX Advisor . TVA Interactif 2015
Web & mobile sites Design from Architecture & Wireframe to Analytics.
UX Designer . Orange R&D 2010 -2014
Service Design Innovation in the fields of TIC : Customer Relationship Management ; Entertainment and TV ; Connected devices ; Interpersonnal communications… Interactions on web, mobile, set-top boxes, haptic and Gnui.
Web + Graphic Designer . Freelance 2009 -2010
Visual Identities and website Design in the fields of restoration, events and crafts sales
Product Designer . Groupe Seb 2008
Small appliance Designer in internship for Rowenta, Calor, Téfal.
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text: The study sought to understand the similarities and differences between violent offenders, rapists and child molesters. The researchers studied 36 rapists, 23 child molesters and 32 violent offenders. Rapists and child molesters were found to be more introverted than violent offenders. Child molesters also had higher social desirablilty scores than the others and had a strong internal need to confess.


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Second Trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos' Absurd Comedy 'The Favourite'
by Alex Billington
September 4, 2018
Source: YouTube
"I hope I might be employed here… by you… for something…" Fox Searchlight has debuted a new full-length trailer for the new film from iconic Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth, Alps, The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) titled The Favourite. This just premiered at the Venice and Telluride Film Festivals to rave reviews from all kinds of critics. Set in early 18th century England, the film's plot involves the frail Queen Anne, played by Olivia Colman, occupying the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah, played by Rachel Weisz (from The Lobster), governing the country in her stead. However, when the new servant Abigail, played by Emma Stone, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Also starring Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, Mark Gatiss, Jenny Rainsford, and James Smith. I saw this in Venice and loved it, writing a glowing review about how the film is "hilarious and delightful." One of the best absurd comedies of the year. And this trailer also includes some the really wonderfully weird score for the film. Watch below.
Here's the full-length official trailer (+ poster) for Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite, from YouTube:
From my review: "It is delightful decadence, with so many crazy, bizarre, funny moments throughout…"
You can still see the first teaser trailer for Lanthimos' The Favourite here, for more footage from this.
Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way. The Favourite is directed by iconic Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, director of the films My Best Friend, Kinetta, Dogtooth, Alps, The Lobster, and The Killing of a Sacred Deer previously. The screenplay is co-written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. Fox Searchlight will release Lanthismos' The Favourite in select US theaters starting on November 23rd in the fall. Your thoughts?
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11/17/2015 by Attorney Dustin M. Paul
Authored by Dustin Paul
The end of school and the start of summer can provide students a rare opportunity to experience life in the workplace. Many students have traded summer jobs like lifeguard or ice cream scooper for more educational experiences, like internships. The idea of having a young man or woman around your workplace to learn the operation may sound attractive, but companies need to beware of possible implications under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
Several industries have been hit with recent lawsuits by interns claiming they were misclassified. These interns claim they were actually employees, subject to minimum wage and overtime restrictions. Although the vast majority of internships would never lead to litigation, all businesses should evaluate their programs to ensure they comply with the applicable federal law.
The U.S. Department of Labor identifies six criteria that will be applied in deciding whether an individual should be classified as an employee or an unpaid intern. First, is the internship similar to training which would be given in an educational environment? Second, is the internship experience primarily for the benefit of the intern? Third, does the intern replace regular employees? Fourth, does the employer obtain any immediate advantage from the activities of the intern? Fifth, is the intern entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship? Sixth, do both the company and intern understand that the intern is not entitled to wages as part of the internship?
The Second Circuit, one of the most prominent federal courts in the country, recently considered these issues in a case brought by interns of the Fox Searchlight movie production company. The Court concluded that the key question is whether the intern or the employer is the primary beneficiary of the relationship.
If your company cannot answer that question with an emphatic answer that the intern is the beneficiary, it may be time to reevaluate your internship program.


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The Ocala Police Department, in cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
The event will be held at the Ocala Police Department, located at 402 South Pine Avenue, Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What you can bring:
- Unwanted or expired prescription pills
- Patches
What you cannot bring:
- Liquids
- Needles or Sharps
According to a press release, in October of 2016, residents turned in over 730,000 pounds of prescription drugs at 9,200 sites operated by the DEA, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
The Take Back is a completely anonymous, no questions asked event.
Call 1-800-882-9539, for a drop off location near you.


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A couple of recent articles by Thomas Wailgum in CIO.com got me thinking – yet again – about information management (IM – for more on IM see Enterprise IT or Enterprise IM?). The first, Information Wants to Be Free, But at What Cost?, makes the point that the more information that enterprises continue to exponentially collect, the more difficult and expensive it's going to be for them to understand and disseminate that information. The second, The Future of ERP, Part II, makes the case for change in that after four decades, billions of dollars and many huge failures, big ERP has become the software that no business can live without—and the software that still causes the most angst.
In The Information Paradox, and every time I present or discuss the topic of getting real value from our increasingly significant and complex investments in IT-enabled change, I use the slide below to explain how the way we use IT has evolved.
When I started in this business, back in the early 60s, most, if not all commercial applications of IT were automation of existing tasks – where the focus was on doing the same thing more efficiently. I call this the appliance era – applications were stand-alone and very little business change was required (as illustrated by the pie chart on the slide). You could essentially have be given the application for Christmas – plug it in and it would do the job.
In the next era, which emerged during the 70s, things became more complex. We moved beyond automation of tasks to creating, storing, distributing and manipulating information. The focus here was on effectiveness – using information to do things differently and to do different things. You now had to worry about what information was needed, by whom, where, when and in what form – and people had to be trained and incentivized to work differently. Appliances now had to work together in an integrated way, and the way business was done had to change – I call this the rewiring era.
In the next era, which emerged during the 80s, we began to see what I heard a Northrop Grumman CIO describe as "game changing plays" – changing the rules of existing industries and creating new ones. I call this the transformation era. While the changes might not be possible without the technology, the bulk of the effort required to achieve the desired outcomes involves changes to the business – including the nature of the business, the business model, business processes, peoples roles and skills, organizational structure, physical facilities and enabling technology. Those appliances – now ranging from "mainframes" to smart-phones – have to work together in an integrated way, not only within an enterprise, but outside it – on a global basis.
Unfortunately, while our use of IT has evolved – our management of it has lagged. In far too many cases, the focus is still on the IT appliance – "plug it in and the value will flow". Those days are long gone. We are not today simply dealing with appliances – or with simple appliances – we are dealing with massive organizational and cultural change – transformational change. Change that is enabled by technology, but of which technology is only a small part.
The more that I have though about this, and talked about it, the more I feel that one of the sources of the perceived and real failure of investments in IT-enabled change to deliver the expected business value is that we have still not got the information piece right. (Note that in the following comments, I may appear to, and indeed do, to a certain extent, use the terms data, information and knowledge somewhat loosely. This is not because I do not understand the difference – or at least have an opinion on it – but because terminology in common use doesn't always make a clear distinction, and I don't want to bog this post down with that discussion.)
While the amount of data we store continues to grow – Gartner predicts that the amount of enterprise data will grow 650 percent during the next five years, a recent Forbes Insights survey of more than 200 executives and decision makers at top global enterprises found that nearly one-quarter of the respondents cited the availability of timely data as one of the top barriers to aligning strategy and operations today. In an earlier post, The Knowing-Doing Gap, I quoted James Surowiecki, from his book, The Wisdom of Crowds, where he said "…information flows – up, down and across organisations – are poor, non-existent or "filtered" in all directions, decisions are made by a very few with inadequate knowledge and information, and there is limited buy-in to whatever decisions are made." So, with an enormous and growing amount of data being collected, at considerable cost, why haven't we got it right? I would suggest that there are a number of reasons for the current state of affairs:
- Knowledge is power
- Not knowing what information is relevant
- Too much information
- Bad data
- System complexity
- Go with the gut
Let's examine each of these.
Knowledge is power
Building on the Surowiecki quote referenced above, Sir Francis Bacon was (among) the first to say that "Knowledge is power". Peter Drucker expanded on this saying "Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement." This presents a cultural and behavioural barrier to sharing information and to getting it to (all) the people who need it – one that should not be under-estimated.
Not knowing what information is relevant
In another life, I led a lot of what we then called Information Resource Planning assignments. We would interview key stakeholders in an enterprise to find out what information they required. Once we had their requirements, I always asked one final question: "If you had this information, what would you do differently?" Very few people could answer this question or had even thought about it. Enterprises need to take an outcome and role based approach to identifying and meeting information requirements. Expanding on my earlier question, we need to ask: " Based on the outcome(s) we want to achieve, what decisions/actions need to be taken, who needs to take them, and what information do they need – where, when and in what format – to take them, and what information do we need to know that things are working as they should be?"
Too much information
Today we are drowning in information and, as per the Gartner prediction above, it is only going to get worse. Even if the information that we require is available, it may be lost in the sheer volume of information – the information noise. This noise level is only going to increase. If we are to cut through this noise to what is relevant, it is even more critical to take an outcome and roles based approach to defining information requirements. We will also need to beyond the traditional reporting metaphor and simple, or simplistic dashboards to much more sophisticated, yet intuitive (see "System complexity" below) analytical and data visualization tools.
Bad data
One of the biggest risks to organizations is "bad data quality." Results from Scott Ambler's September 2006 Data Quality Survey show that 46% of data have some data sources that are a "complete mess" or the data itself has serious problems. In an April 2009 data quality PRO survey of Data Quality in Business Intelligence, 42% of respondents reported minor issues, 50% reported major issues, and 4% didn't know – leaving just 1% reporting no problems. A 2007 Accenture CIO survey claimed that the costs of compromised data quality are clear—billions of dollars squandered each year due to mistakes, manual processes and lost business. Of the CIOs surveyed, 29 percent said that they had minimal or limited data quality efforts in place, even for critical systems, and only 15 percent of respondents believed that data quality was comprehensively (or near comprehensively) managed. Indeed, not a single North America-based organization reported that they have a fully comprehensive data quality program today. Information is only as good on the data it is based on. It will take time to implement workarounds for, and fix the mess that we have created. In the interim, we need, at a minimum, to know how credible the information is and what confidence we can have in decisions based on that information.
System complexity
ERPs were promoted as one "solution" to the information management challenge, but have proven a challenge for many enterprises – see ERPs – Can't live with them – Can't live without them!. Where they have been successful, they may have done a good job of integrating data across enterprises, but few would describe them as easy to use. Even if relevant information is available, if it is too complex or time-consuming to get at it, people won't. While somewhat simplistic, I have often felt, and even more often heard that "if I need to be taught how to use it, I won't use it." Again, information needs to be relevant, outcome and role based, and easy to access and understand.
Go with the gut
Business intelligence was identified in the 2009 SIM Trends Survey as one of the top technologies that enterprises were planning to invest in. Research reported by Accenture in 2008 found that close to half (40%) of major corporate decisions are based on "gut feel". The reasons for this executives cited most often, which reinforce some of the points above, were: because good data is not available (61 percent); there is no past data for the decisions and innovation they are addressing (61 percent); and their decisions rely on qualitative and subjective factors (55 percent). 23 percent of respondents identified "insufficient quantitative skills in employees" as a main challenge to their company, and 36 percent said their company "faces a shortage of analytical talent." 39 percent of respondents said that IT capabilities restrictions were a major challenge and 27 percent said there was an inability to share information across organizations within their company. I also wonder if this might not also be a bit of the "cult of leadership" where they believe that they have achieved a level of knowledge/wisdom where they don't need information to make good decisions.
Information and people are the two most important and, in all too many cases, the most ineffectively utilized assets in today's enterprises. What information is available to people – be they executives, managers, workers, suppliers, customers or other stakeholders – the quality of that information, and how they use it is a key part of what determines business success or failure – value creation and sustainment, or value erosion and destruction. This is true both for "business as usual" activities and – even more so – for transformational change. If enterprises do not get the information piece right, their transformational efforts, and their survival, will be in extreme peril.


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This wasn't necessarily the ideal economic or technical choice. With Windows 7 due late this year or at the beginning of 2010, I'd be buying too early to get any free upgrade coupons or end-of-life sales discounts. As someone who needs to stay current with OS design, I'd also be facing the prospect of a forced migration to Windows 7 at that point. Given how badly Vista handled that scenario, deliberately choosing it might seem a tad foolish.
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