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Friday, June 21, 2013
Tropical Storm Barry bears down on Mexico's coast
VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) ? Tropical Storm Barry hit Mexico's Gulf Coast on Thursday, lashing the state of Veracruz with heavy rains but causing only minor flooding and no heavy damage in its first hours over land.
The second tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season packed sustained 40-mph (64-kph) winds. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm hit Veracruz just before 11 a.m. EDT. Civil defense workers readied emergency shelters and forecasters warned that heavy rains could trigger potentially deadly flash floods or mudslides.
Between 3 to 5 inches of rain were possible with up to 10 inches in some areas, the hurricane center said. Classes were canceled around the state but flights were operating normally out of the main airport in the city of Veracruz.
At the center, Hurricane Specialist Lixion Avila warned the rains could trigger life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, especially over mountains.
"There is still going to be a lot rain in the hours ahead," he told AP by telephone.
Early Thursday, blustery winds were already being reported around the Gulf Coast areas closest to the storm's center. Forecasters said tropical storm conditions were already being felt in some areas and that strong winds would continue through Thursday morning.
A tropical storm warning was in effect from Punta El Lagarto to Tuxpan, in Veracruz state.
Veracruz state Civil Protection Secretary Noemi Guzman said 2,000 shelters had been readied in the state with mattresses, blankets, water and canned food. She said the shelters at schools and recreation centers could house up to 306,000 people.
The port of Veracruz was closed to small vessels because of the strong winds, Guzman added.
The storm had formed as a depression off the coast of Belize on Monday and began moving northward, dumping heavy rains on parts of that country and northern Guatemala before entering the Gulf of Mexico off Mexico's Bay of Campeche and strengthening somewhat over warm Gulf waters.
After moving inland Thursday, the storm was expected to weaken throughout the day and then begin breaking apart Friday as it crosses southern Mexico, the hurricane center said.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/tropical-storm-barry-bears-down-mexicos-coast-092832654.html
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Instagram gets video
by Joanna Stern/ABC News
Those selfies and food photos in your Instagram feed might soon be a little less stationary. Starting today, the Facebook-owned service will be adding video features to its popular iPhone and Android apps.
"We talk about Instagram as capturing and sharing the world's moments. It's not just about photography," Instagram founder Kevin Systrom told "Nightline" anchor Bill Weir in an exclusive interview. "There are a ton of moments in the world that can't be captured in single images."
They can, however, be captured in video clips under a half a minute long, said Systrom. An update to the current Instagram app, which will be released today, will allow users to capture anywhere between three to 15 seconds of video, apply a new set of filters and then easily share them with their Instagram friends or through other social media services.
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Filters, 'Cinema Mode' The new version of the app will look and feel a lot like the older version, because it was meant to be all about keeping the interface "simplicity."
Users will now hit the camera button and get a choice of a still camera or video camera option. Selecting the video option will bring up the usual viewfinder, and then, similar to Twitter's Vine app, holding down the video icon will capture video. Releasing it will allow you to pause the video, readjust your shot and then start capturing again.
Then comes the part that has made Instagram so popular with more than 100 million people: the filters.
"We put the power of a photography studio in the palm of your hand. We've done the same for video. So now you can take beautiful video and basically share it with the world," Systrom said.
There are 13 new video filters, which range from your usual black-and-white effect to others that brighten or blur videos. You can add filters during the playback of your video and switch between them to decide which one you want to select before sharing it. You can also select a frame from the video, which will be the cover or photo that appears in the stream.
But there's also another feature Instagram has added to make sure your mobile video looks good. Called Cinema Mode, the feature stabilizes video to make sure it isn't shaky. Cinema Mode will only be available for the iPhone, at first.
A Seamless Addition When video posts appear in the Instagram feed, the videos will begin to play automatically but only when you stop scrolling. The auto play feature can also be disabled in the settings. All videos will play back with sound as well.
Systrom and his co-founder, Mike Krieger, want those who are worried about these big changes to know that the team has spent time making sure it is a very simple experience and that adding lots of video doesn't slow down the Instagram experience.
"The infrastructure team has spent a bunch of time building a fast, reliable backend that we've optimized for speed and quality," Krieger told ABC News. "We are aiming for as seamless an experience as possible and will continue to focus on speed and performance over time."
The Vine Effect? All the big questions about how the app will work have been answered, but the big question for many will be: Is this better than Twitter's Vine, which allows iPhone and Android users to share six-second video clips -- and was this addition to a response to it?
Systrom said the company has actually been working on the video feature for more than two years. Before Instagram was created, Systrom and Krieger were working on an app called Burbn that let you share your location and videos and photos of where you were.
"When we decided to work on Instagram, we took the best parts from that project and created Instagram," he said. "But we left video on the shelf. All we're doing today is bringing it back into the product."
Twitter released its standalone Vine app in January and it quickly became one of the most popular apps in Apple's App Store. Recently, data from Topsy Analystics showed that Vines were being shared more on Twitterthan Instagram photos.
"I think that Vine's doing a tremendous job with it. There are others, too, whether it's, you know, Cinemagram or other apps that do video," Systrom said. "At the end of the day, though, we all do it in slightly different ways."
Prior to the Instagram event, Vine put up a post teasing new features, including a new draft feature that lets users start working on a video and save it for later.
An Unfiltered Lead But while Systrom obviously believes his way is the best, it might not even matter. Instagram's 100 million active users share 40 million photos a day and, for many of those users, the ability to add video will just be another way to share what they are seeing.
"Instagram itself has a significant number of users, even when you compare it to Twitter directly. And it's quite a bit bigger than Vine," Gartner analyst Brian Blau told ABC News. "In the end, I think people are going to stick with what they know. If they like Instagram and there is a video feature, they will probably use it."
Sure, that means more informative food and selfies in your feed, but it also means a lot more.
"Instagram not only is about lattes, babies, cute dogs," said Systrom. "It's also about these moments in the world that let you peer in to understand different cultures, different political situations."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/instagram-gets-video-173346383.html
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Kickstarter Says It Was Wrong About Sleazy ?Above The Game' Campaign, Bans Future ?Seduction Guides'
Kickstarter just published a blog post offering its take on a controversial campaign to fund a book called Above the Game: A Guide To Getting Awesome With Women. The title of the post, "We were wrong," makes the company's position pretty clear. What was so bad about the campaign? Well, comedian Casey Malone had a pretty damning blog post about it ? Malone basically quoted the parts of the guide that have already been published on Reddit, with tips like:Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/gVXPNg724no/
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Of Course the NSA Can Keep Inadvertently Acquired Data on US Citizens
US officials have been at pains to insist that the NSA is only supposed to target non-domestic communications. But the series of guidelines, approved by the secret FISA court and Attorney General Eric Holder back in 2009, outline how domestic US communications can be retained for five years under the right conditions:
- If communications are "reasonably believed to contain evidence of a crime that has been, is being, or is about to be committed"
- If communications are encrypted
- If communications are "reasonably believed" to be of use in maintaining cybersecurity
The guidelines also explain how "unminimized" communications can be handed straight over to the FBI or the CIA, if those agencies specify their own "minimization" procedures. Coming on the back of Obama happily claiming that data collection policies outlined in Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) "does not apply to any US person", it looks like the government is sending out some mixed messages. [Guardian via Verge]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/of-course-the-nsa-can-keep-inadvertently-acquired-data-528225772
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
This Week in Small Business: Small Data - NYTimes.com
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A weekly roundup of small-business developments.
What?s affecting me, my clients and other small-business owners this week.
Must-Reads
Christopher Mims says most data is not ?big,? and businesses are wasting money pretending that it is. A. Craig Burnside, Martin Eichenbaum and Sergio Rebelo question whether the housing market upswing will last, and Rick Newman offers five reasons the housing recovery remains wobbly.
The Economy: Budget Pressures Fade
Payrolls are rising but labor productivity is decreasing. Corporate profits as a percentage of gross domestic product are at their highest levels ever (and Berkshire Hathaway?s cash hits a new high). As the red ink recedes, pressure fades for a budget deal in Washington. Cicadas invade the East Coast. A new TD Bank survey shows performance on track for small businesses, and Hispanic small-business owners have a positive outlook. A study from Wells Fargo and Gallup shows optimism among small-business owners. A new study concludes that as the economy picks up, more people with high net worths move from being employees to business owners. But 78,000 people still want to leave Earth and live on Mars.
Mother?s Day
Even presidents can be embarrassed by their mothers.
Management: Procrastinate Like a Boss
John F. Demartini says the business leaders who are best at maintaining balance in a company ?will be the most loved, loving and sustainable.? Karol Krol offers suggestions for procrastinating like a boss. Joanna Warwick has the ultimate quick fix for solving any problem in your life. This is how to make the best use of small-business downtime, and here are four tips for keeping your business organized. Dennis McCafferty learned 12 management lessons from Disney U, and Matt Kemp teaches a lesson in kindness. Brad Farris is not a fan of swearing in the workplace: ?For me, it turns into a kind of verbal litter, cluttering up the communication.? Bill Clinton tried to reunite Led Zeppelin.
Start-Up: The Start-Up Gap
Martin Jones explains how to start a business when you?re fully employed. Here are four things your start-up needs to attract venture capital, and here?s what Google Drive means for start-ups. This comic strip shares some simple rules for freelancers. Start-ups in Iowa lead the country in revenue, and crowdfunding is easing the cash squeeze for Arkansas start-ups. The Securities and Exchange Commission issues a call for crowdfunding suggestions to promote small-business capital formation, while a ?Kickstarter for the black community? aims to close the African-American start-up gap. One venture capitalist advises against motivating start-up employees with a bonus. Neil Irwin explains why Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce would be a terrible stock.
Employees: Ridiculous and Annoying
Here are 17 ridiculous office rules companies actually enforce and 20 of the most annoying things about working in an office. And here are four reasons employees shouldn?t have set hours. A new book explains why you should have those crucial conversations with your people. Here are eight tips for retaining information technology talent. Crispin Jones discusses the benefits of a diverse workplace, and here are a few tips for building a strong team.
Entrepreneurs: The Least Favorite Question
This is how Australian entrepreneur James Fox has built a leading company, and Kathryn Minshew reveals every entrepreneur?s least favorite question. It appears that the shorter your first name, the bigger your paycheck. Neal Jenson says being able to sell anything is one of eight skills every entrepreneur should have. An Oxford University researcher says William Shakespeare was the first great ?writer entrepreneur.? These teenagers are getting $100,000 each to drop out of school and start businesses.
Cash Flow: Early Warning Signs
Big manufacturers continue to put pressure on smaller suppliers. Here are a few cost-reduction strategies for small businesses. The Credit Managers? Index drops, and Michael Monroe explains how to spot early warning signs of bad debt. This is how small businesses should leverage their debt in an unpredictable economy. Gerri Detweiler asks when you should consider bankruptcy.
Red Tape: Online Sales Tax
Adam Liptak says this has been the most business-friendly Supreme Court since World War II. The Senate approves an online sales tax bill, Senator Ted Cruz explains why he opposes it, and here?s who would be the winners and losers. John Berlau explains how the bill could tax your 401(k). This is a small-business wish list for tax reform, but Joy Taylor predicts that capital gains tax breaks are going away. A new rule means more government contracts for women.
Marketing: Pointless!
Here are a few tips for embracing green marketing. Jim Jacques says there has been a rebirth of phone answering services for businesses. Peter Hupalo explains how to make money from seminars and workshops. Gary Shouldis gives five reasons your advertising isn?t working. Dustin Heap says setting up call tracking is one of three ways to increase the return on your marketing spending. David Newman?s new book tells business owners how to improve their marketing: ?Don?t be an idiot on social media.? Rob Fuggetta says this is the ultimate question you should be asking customers. Jeremy Porter explains how to take a newsroom approach to content marketing. Rhonda Campbell offers examples of blog content that drives sales, and Henry Davids believes that an average Web site is like a blunt pencil: pointless!
Local Marketing: Bleeding
Michael Borland explains how Yelp makes money. Dave Conklin offers five reasons your business needs to be doing more local search engine optimization, and a new report demonstrates how heavily mobile is used for local search. A study says daily deal sites are bleeding each other dry, and Chris Brogan wonders if local businesses deserve your money. Spike Jones says you can?t create a community because ?you can?t build people.?
Social Media: Fans Beat Followers
A study shows small businesses find growing value in social media ? and that two million Facebook fans are better than a Super Bowl ad, a celebrity endorsement or Twitter followers. Here are some tips to market your business through social networks, three tips for better social media engagement and a few hints for understanding Google Analytics. An infographic explains how social sharing improves e-mail results. Here are five quick steps for using LinkedIn to recruit and three easy ways to use YouTube to promote your business. Adam Vincenzini lists his favorite social media tools of 2013. Heidi Cohen has proof that social media drives sales, but John F. Dini says the army of social media fanatics that ?go ballistic at any hint that social media isn?t the be-all, end-all and answer-from-above for every marketing need on the planet are just wrong.? This is what really happened when Facebook bought Instagram.
Around the Country: Reality TV
Small and big businesses are competing for subsidies. Small-business owners will be honored this week at a conference in Columbus, Ohio. This is how small businesses around the country have been helped by reality TV, and this is how you can turn a small business into a reality TV star. These are the best cities for college grads.
Around the World: Icebreaker
In Ireland, 80 percent of all employees spend 56 minutes of their working day on social media, and in China employees are sometimes made to crawl in public. Nearly half of all workers across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India think that bribery and corruption are acceptable ways to survive an economic downturn, according to a new report. This is what it?s like to spend two months on an Antarctic icebreaker.
Health Care: Power Grab?
Some small business owners sue to stop the Internal Revenue Service?s health care ?power grab.? Sarah Kliff wonders if the Affordable Care Act will lead to millions more part-time workers. Here are some wellness programs for small businesses. An ADP webcast this week will help small businesses understand the health care act.
Technology: Printing Guns
Microsoft has a Windows 8 do-over on the way. Here are eight Windows 8 apps for less than $25, 10 apps that will keep your business organized and 11 new iOS business apps. Coke introduces the ?world?s thinnest? vending machine. Staples becomes the first major American retailer to sell 3-D printers, and a 3-D printable gun reaches 100,000 downloads. ?Saturday Night Live? has some fun with Google Glass, and Marcus Wohlsen concludes that Google Glass fails to acknowledge that ?walking around with a camera mounted on the side of your face at all times makes you look dorky.? Microsoft Skydrive passes 250 million users. Rob Enderle explains why Apple won?t be around as long as I.B.M. This short video will help you decide between the iPad and the Surface Pro. A new survey offers five reasons small business are turning to cloud file management. Robert Lemos suggests five ways for small businesses to increase security, but Roger Grimes warns that too many administrators will spoil your security. A study says 66 percent of small-business owners use mobile technology. Ken Mueller says there are five things small businesses need to know about customers and smartphones. And AVG Technologies shares five Mother?s Day tips for mobile moms.
Tweet of the Week
@JoeMande ? What?s to stop someone from printing 3-D printers with their 3-D printer?
The Week?s Best Quote:
Anne Bezancon believes older entrepreneurs are better: ?This is why, contrary to popular belief, most entrepreneurs do not create companies in their early twenties. Almost always, they have experienced real economic relationships and power dynamics, and gained an understanding of where the opportunities were, in order to figure out what problems need fixing or how something can be done better. Age is not just a data point ? it signifies years spent watching, listening and learning, filing away facts and lessons, and developing the ability to recognize patterns and opportunities at the right time.?
This Week?s Question: Do you swear at the office?
Gene Marks owns the Marks Group, a Bala Cynwyd, Pa., consulting firm that helps clients with customer relationship management. You can follow him on Twitter.
Source: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/this-week-in-small-business-small-data/
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Review: Josephine Oniyama and Emilia Mitiku, Cheltenham Jazz ...
THE mercury may have been rising at the Big Top with the latest bout of glorious sunshine, but there was still something that little bit ice cool about the line-up.
Josephine?Oniyama?and Emilia Mitiku delivered two separate but equally enchanting performances that proved without doubt that Cheltenham Jazz Festival was the place to be this weekend.
I have to admit I was new to both acts and having had the chance to see Dionne Warwick in the same venue earlier in the week, felt a little worried. There was that sense of having already devoured a Michelin star main course and now I was about to be served tinned fruit and ice cream.?
Except that actually, the only cherry put in front of me was the one that both acts placed on top. And there was liberal helpings too.?
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Josephine was first up with her soulful mature vocals leading the audience through her new album, Portrait, which was littered with catchy melodies and quirky arrangements.?
The title track, Portrait, was undoubtedly my favourite with lyrics that touched on society's increasing reliance on technology. How very, 21st century.?
Refreshingly, each song had it's own distinctive flavour. All sweet without ever becoming sugary. Josephine took it up one minute, stripped it back the next.?
She's far from just another soul singer and with upbeat songs that smack of the soundtrack to a sunny cider-glugging summer, she's one to watch.
Emilia followed, bringing her booming, yet controlled voice and likeable personality to a very grateful audience.
There was a story to many of her songs, teasing the crowd with a little but reluctant to add meat to the bones. Nothing unusual to inspire lyrics of course. Think relationships and rather predictably, you're on the right lines.
But time was at the essence and certainly Emilia's music did the talking. A cover of Dream A Little Dream a particular highlight.
And that was it. Another meaty jazzy number wrapped up a gig which had flown by in a venue that was becoming more like sauna-like by the second.
Without doubt, it's becoming a melting pot for some of the finest talent.
Jonathan Whiley
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