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Antitrust Saga: European Union v. Google
Ever since its foundation in 1998, Google search has been able to continue a dominant position in the search engine market. Apart from being a market leader in the search engine, Google has also diversified its service offered over the years, including Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Maps, Drive etc. With such a huge dominance and influence over the search engine market, it comes as no surprise that it has faced repercussions and criticism for abusing its dominant position. The European Union spent a decade investigating Google against antitrust laws, a slow and deliberate process, during which the company's influence and power continued to grow in the market. Google has abused market dominance by preventing rival companies from competing in the online search advertising market. Google did not exhibit that the clauses created any regulations capable of justifying its misconduct.
Google earns its revenue predominantly through advertising on its search engine, it has substantial control over the placement of advertisements and search results and thus it is impossible to ignore Google's dominance as a search engine and effect of that position. This status gives its power to determine the future of thousands of product developers. Google has illegally misused its market control and dominance by imposing a number of restrictive characteristics in contracts with third party websites which prevented Google's rivals from placing their search adverts on the websites. The misconduct denied other companies the possibility to innovate, discover and compete on the merits and consumers the benefits of competition. Since 2010, the European Union has started three separate antitrust investigations into Google for violation of the union's competition laws due to its strong influential position in the market. These accusations have resulted in formal charges against Google related to Google Shopping, Google AdSense, and the Android Operating System. To date, Google has been found guilty of breaching antitrust rules of EU in the cases related to Google AdSense and Android and has been fined over € 8 billion by European Commission. The EU has also started a full investigation of Google's proposed acquisition of fitness health tracker company, Fitbit, under the EU Merger Regulations.
The Commission's fine represents the duration and gravity of the infringement. The clear victor out of this antitrust scrutiny is, confidently, the consumer.
Google Shopping Charges
The European Commission on 10th November, 2010, started a formal investigation into Google's search algorithm, following a member of complaints registered by smaller web companies against Google that it was downgrading their placement in Google's search results and that Google was intentionally favouring their own products over competitors.
Five years into the investigation, the EC in April 2015, issued its first Statement of Objections against Google Shopping products in search results. The complaints issued by EC included:
Google systematically arranges and prominently displays its own comparison-shopping services regardless of the merits of how well the Google Shopping results met the results of search query.
Google's conduct has a negative influential impact on consumers and innovation, the users do not necessarily see the most relevant shopping results in response to their queries.
Google does not apply the system of penalties to its own comparison-shopping services, which it applies to other shopping services, that lead to the lowering of the position in which they appear in the Google's search results pages.
Froogle, Google's first comparison shopping service, which did not give any preferential treatment and therefore performed poorly.
Google's systematic favouring of its comparison-shopping services resulted in higher rates of growth experienced by "Google Product Search" and "Google Shopping" than that of rival comparison shopping services.
Google was found guilty of the charges and was fined €2.4 billion in June 2017, the fine constituted over 2.5% of Google's 2016 revenue. Google has denied the accusation issued by European Union and said 'its services had helped the region's digital economy grow'.[1] After the fine imposed by EC, Google in order to abide by, is constructively separating its comparison shopping service, the Google Shopping service still will be a part of Google but will operate separately with its own profits and revenues. According to Bloomberg, this step will allow Google to avoid further fines as it complies with the European Union's order of allowing fair and even treatment to businesses.
Google AdSense Charges
The Commission had also launched a Statement of Objections to Google on the ground that the company has placed on the ability of certain third-party websites to showcase search advertisements from Google's competitors. The practices have empowered Google to protect its dominance in online search advertising and prevented existing and potential competitors from entering and growing in this commercially important field.
The complaints focused on how Google authorized AdSense and breached EU antitrust rules by imposing the following characteristics:
Googles needs third parties not to source search ads from Google's competitors.
Before making any change to the display of competing search ads, Google requiring third parties to obtain their approval.
Google requiring third parties to take a minimum number of search ads from Google. They reserve the most prominent space on their search results pages for Google search ads so that competing search ads cannot be placed above or next to Google search ads.
As a result, the European Commission imposed a fine of € 1.49 billion on Google for its abusive malpractices in online advertising in March 2019.[2] In addition, Google stopped using the exclusive contract clauses in 2016.
Android and Mobile Apps Charge
The European Commission has started formal proceedings against Google to investigate if the company conduction in terms of Android mobile operating system has breached the antitrust rules of EU. In order to acquire the right to install application and service on Android devices, manufacturers need to enter into various agreements with Google. The majority of smartphone manufacturers use the Android operating system in collaboration with a range of Google's exclusive applications and services.
Following on the complaints filed by Fair search and Aptoide as well as its own initial investigations, the Commission has opened an investigation focuses on following three allegations:
Whether Google has illegally hindered the innovation and restricted the market access of rival mobile applications or services by requiring smartphone or tablet manufacturers to mandatorily pre-install Google's own apps or services.
Whether Google has prevented smartphone and tablet manufacturers from developing and marketing modified and potentially competing versions of Android who wish to install Google's applications on some of their Android devices.
Whether Google by bundling or tying certain Google applications distributed on Android devices with other Google apps and services.
Android is an open-source system and it can freely develop and used by any manufacturer to create a modified mobile operating system ("Android fork"). But, if a manufacturer wishes to install Google proprietary apps including Google Search and Google Play store, Google requires it to commits to not to sell devices running on Android forks and enter into an "Anti-Fragmentation" agreement.
The Commission believes that these illegal business practices may lead to the monopolistic dominant position of Google Search in general internet search services. These practices hinder the development of operating based on the Android source code and opportunities they would offer for innovation and development of new apps and services and therefore affect the potential of competing mobile browsers to compete with Google Chrome.
EU has fined Google € 4.3 billion in July 2018 for breaching of EU antitrust rules in relation to Android operating system. In compliance with the EU decision, Google announced in March 2019 that it will give European Android phone users an option of which browser and search engine they want on their phone at the time of purchase.
Fitbit Investigation
The European Commission on 4th August 2020 announces that it would be opening an in-depth formal investigation into Google's proposed acquisition of the health platform and fitness tracker, Fitbit under the EU Merger Regulation.
The Commission believes that due to the data advantage, Fitbit's fitness and health data in addition to Google's existing personalization data would result in disadvantaging advertisers and publishers by lowering choice and increasing costs and also raise the barriers to entry for new entrants to the online advertising market. The Commission announced that it had 90 working days until December 9, 2020 to validate its findings from the investigation and take a final decision.
Breach of Antitrust rules of European Union
The implementation of antitrust provisions is defined in the Antitrust Regulation (Council Regulation No 1/2003), which can be applied by the European Commission and by the national competition authorities of EU Member States:
Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) decisions of associations of undertakings and prohibits anticompetitive agreements.
Article 102 TFEU prohibits the abuse of a dominant position which may prevent or restrict competition and affect trade.
Article 54 of the European Economic Area Agreement prohibits the abuse and misconduct of a dominant position.
The decision concludes that Google is dominant in the market for online search advertising intermediation in the European Economic Area since 2006. Market dominance is not illegal in particular under EU antitrust rules. But however, dominant companies have a special obligation not to abuse their powerful market position by not allowing and restricting competition. The dominant position in the market is based in particular on Google's very high market shares, exceeding 85%-90% of the total. The market dominance is also characterised by high barriers to entry, which includes significant initial and ongoing investments required to develop and maintain general search technology, a search engine platform, and considerably a large portfolio of both advertisers and publishers.
The Commission based on broad range of evidences found that Google's conduct harmed consumer and market competition and stifled growth and innovation. The rival companies were unable to grow and offer alternative online search advertising intermediation services. As a result, owners of websites had limited options for monetizing space on these websites and on the other, consumers were also forced to rely almost solely on Google.
Q.1. What Are the Three Separate Antitrust Investigations Against Google By European Union?
Ans. The European Union has started three separate antitrust investigations into Google, the accusations have resulted in formal charges against Google related to Google Shopping, Google AdSense, and the Android Operating System.
Q.2. When Did European Commission Announces the Investigation Against Fitbit?
Ans. The European Commission on 4th August 2020 announces that it would be opening an in-depth formal investigation into Google's proposed acquisition of the health platform and fitness tracker, Fitbit under the EU Merger Regulation.
Q.3. How Much Did Eu Fined Google For Breaching Antitrust Rules in Relation to Android Operating System?
Ans. EU has fined Google € 4.3 billion in July 2018 for breaching of EU antitrust rules in relation to Android operating system. In compliance with the EU decision, Google announced in March 2019 that it will give European Android phone users an option of which browser and search engine they want on their phone at the time of purchase.
"EU accuses Google Shopping of search 'abuse'". BBC. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2018. ( https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32315649 )
Scott, Mark (27 June 2017). "Google Fined Record $2.7 Billion in E.U. Antitrust Ruling". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 November 2017 ( https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/technology/eu-google-fine.html )
Antitrust: Commission opens formal investigation against Google in relation to Android mobile operating system ( https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_15_4782 )
Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on Android operating system and applications ( https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_16_1492 )
Vincent, James (4 August 2020). "EU launches full investigation into Google's Fitbit acquisition over health data fears" ( https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/4/21353947/google-fitbit-acquisition-eu-investigation-antitrust-health-tracking-data )
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_16_2532
[1] Scott, Mark (27 June 2017). "Google Fined Record $2.7 Billion in E.U. Antitrust Ruling". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331
[2] "Antitrust: Commission fines Google €1.49 billion for abusive practices in online advertising". European Commission.
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Q: Different results returned between SUM()/total rows and AVG() in sql server I have a table #time_per_bike with 6549 rows (no duplicates present. Even the bikeid column has unique IDs). Please see the sample -

Can anybody tell me why am I getting different results between the two queries (since I believe they do same operation. Please correct me if I am wrong)?
select SUM(AVG_WAIT_TIME)/6549 from #time_per_bike
-- Returns 69499

select AVG(AVG_WAIT_TIME) from #time_per_bike
-- Returns 69520

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"Except for the COUNT(*) function, all aggregate functions perform a
  Null-elimination step, so that Null values are not included in the
  final result of the calculation." Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_(SQL)

So you have some NULLs present in your data.
You have two choices depending how you want to treat nulls in your data. You can either treat as a zero value, or eliminate the rows entirely so they won't contribute to COUNT(*) (as AVG() does).
From referenced wiki page:

For example, in the following table, AVG(i) (the average of the values
  of i) will give a different result from that of AVG(j):
Table
i         j
150     150
200     200
250     250
NULL      0

Here AVG(i) is 200 (the average of 150, 200, and 250), while AVG(j) is
  150 (the average of 150, 200, 250, and 0).
A well-known side effect of
  this is that in SQL AVG(z) is not equivalent with SUM(z)/COUNT(*)

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The Philippine export sector is poised to cut its three-year growth target, amid concern that last Wednesday's decision by the Federal Reserve to flood the US market with more money would further spur the appreciation of Asian currencies like the peso.
In a press conference, Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr., Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) president, said the previous 25-percent annual exports growth target set for 2011 to 2013 would likely be slashed to 10-percent because of the peso's appreciation.
The public-private Export Development Council is drafting the Philippine Export Development Plan 2011-2013, which President Benigno Aquino 3rd would approve before yearend.
Ortiz-Luis said Philexport has received reports that "a lot" of small and indigenous exporters downsized their operations when the foreign exchange rate was at P46:$1, while some semiconductor and electronics manufacturers "dropped some lines" when the forex slid below the P45:$1 level.
Business process outsourcing (BPO) players are also considering expansion in other locations such as Indonesia, with the forex breaching the P43:$1 mark, the Philexport official said.
Philippine economic managers however ruled out state subsidies in the form of a development or support fund for exporters.
"I think we will still see net positive growth [of exports next year], but at a slower phase than [with forex at between] P45 to P46 [to the dollar]," Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Gregory Domingo said.
"Some products will be less competitive, some not at all," he said.
If the exchange rate stays at the P42:$1 level for a long time, exporters may have to shift to producing higher-value products and supplying higher-end markets, the DTI chief said, adding that shipments to the US will be most affected by the weaker dollar.
But "I don't think the government, at this point, can give subsidies," he said.
Manufacturers should instead tap other markets with which the Philippines maintains a free-trade agreement (FTA), the DTI chief said.
The Philippines has a bilateral FTA with Japan and, as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, has trade pacts with Australia and New Zealand, China, Japan and South Korea.
Separately, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga said the government would best "invest the dollars that are coming into the country in the needed infrastructure, like highways."
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At the Philippine Dealing System, the local unit slashed 17 centavos to close at 42.70 against the greenback from Thursday's 42.53 finish.
"The correction came just on time, with dollar holdings expected to accumulate over the weekend. It will help smoothen volatility especially with the strong momentum of the peso," a trader said.
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Elon Musk, the entrepreneur nerd icon, unveiled the grand underground vision of his brainchild, The Boring Company, which will give a facelift to all your transport shenanigans. Musk hosted The Boring Company's first public Information Session on Thursday at Leo Baeck Temple in LA. The presentation centred around reformed bricks, a model 3 engine in a locomotive, an update on flamethrower delivery, and the most groundbreaking was the all-electric loop shuttles.
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Jerry Stiller, comedian and 'Seinfeld' actor, dies at 92
In this Feb. 11, 2011, photo, Ben Stiller, left, and his father Jerry Stiller arrive at the Help Haiti benefit honoring Sean Penn hosted by the Stiller Foundation and The J/P Haitian Relief Organization, in New York. Comedian veteran Jerry Stiller, who launched his career opposite wife Anne Meara in the 1950s and reemerged four decades later as the hysterically high-strung Frank Costanza on the smash television show "Seinfeld," died at 92, his son Ben Stiller announced Monday. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Comedy veteran Jerry Stiller, who launched his career opposite wife Anne Meara in the 1950s and reemerged four decades later as the hysterically high-strung Frank Costanza on the smash television show "Seinfeld," died at 92, his son Ben Stiller announced Monday.
He died of natural causes, his son — a comedy star himself — said in a tweet.
Jerry Stiller was a multi-talented performer who appeared in an assortment of movies, playing Walter Matthau's police sidekick in the thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" and Divine's husband Wilbur Turnblad in John Waters' twisted comedy "Hairspray."
He also wrote an autobiography, "Married to Laughter," about his 50-plus year marriage to soul mate and comedic cohort Meara, who died in 2015. And his myriad television spots included everything from "Murder She Wrote" to "Law & Order" — along with 36 appearances alongside Meara on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Stiller, although a supporting player on "Seinfeld," created some of the Emmy-winning show's most enduring moments: co-creator and model for the "bro," a brassiere for men; a Korean War cook who inflicted food poisoning on his entire unit; an ever-simmering salesman controlling his explosive temper with the shouted mantra, "Serenity now!"
Stiller earned an 1997 Emmy nomination for his indelible "Seinfeld" performance. In a 2005 Esquire interview, Stiller recalled that he was out of work and not the first choice for the role of Frank Costanza, father to Jason Alexander's neurotic George.
"My manager had retired," he said. "I was close to 70 years old, and had nowhere to go."
He was initially told to play the role as a milquetoast husband with an overbearing wife, Estelle, played by Estelle Harris. But the character wasn't working — until Stiller suggested his reincarnation as an over-the-top crank who matched his wife scream for scream.
It jump-started the septuagenarian's career, landing him a spot playing Vince Lombardi in a Nike commercial and the role of another over-the-top dad on the long-running sitcom "King of Queens."
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Stiller was considerably quieter and reflective in person than in character — although just as funny. The son of a bus driver and a housewife, Stiller grew up in Depression-era Brooklyn. His inspiration to enter show business came at age 8, when his father took him to see the Marx Brothers in the comedy classic "A Night at the Opera."
Years later, Stiller met Groucho Marx and thanked him.
Stiller earned a drama degree at Syracuse University after serving in World War II, and then headed to New York City to launch his career. There was a brief involvement in Shakespearean theater, including a $55 a week job with Jack Klugman in "Coriolanus."
But his life and career took off after he met Meara in spring 1953. They were married that fall.
The seemingly mismatched pair — he a short, stocky Jewish guy from Brooklyn, she a tall, Irish Catholic from the Long Island suburbs — shared an immediate onstage chemistry, too. They were soon appearing on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and working nightclubs nationwide.
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Larry McShane, a former staffer of the Associated Press, was the principal writer of this obituary.
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Has gold found a $1200 base with a turbulent and divisive future?
January 19, 2017 lawrieongold
Gold Today –New York closed at $1,205.60 on the 18th January after closing at $1,215.60 on the 17th January. London opened at $1,203.30 today.
Overall the dollar is stronger against global currencies today. Before London's opening:
– The $: € was stronger at $1.0652: €1 from $1.0687: €1 yesterday.
– The Dollar index was stronger at 101.20 from 100.69 yesterday.
– The Yen was weaker at 114.80: $1 from yesterday's 113.45 against the dollar.
– The Yuan was weaker at 6.8767: $1, from 6.8425: $1, yesterday.
– The Pound Sterling was stronger at $1.2302: £1 from yesterday's $1.2298: £1.
SHAU /
$ equivalent 1oz @ $1: 6.8767
Shanghai continues to trade over 271 Yuan holding its ground. The reason for the fall in dollar prices was a strengthening of the U.S. dollar.
In the last month the Yuan gold price has gone from 259 to 272 with the gold price in Yuan.
We stated yesterday that, "if pricing power does reside in Shanghai as it has done in the last fortnight the Yuan price of gold will either hold or rise in the Yuan." It has held these levels.
New York closed $21.89 lower than Shanghai on yesterday. London opened at around $24.19 lower than Shanghai was trading today. This is a wide differential so the next day will see which center follows which.
LBMA price setting: The LBMA gold price setting was at $1,203.35 this morning against yesterday's $1,212.50.
The gold price in the euro was set lower at €1,129.06 after yesterday's €1,135.25 as the dollar weakened.
Silver Today –Silver closed at $17.08 at New York's close yesterday from $17.17 on the 17th January.
Right now with no U.S. gold ETF buying the exchange rate of the dollar is moving the dollar gold price. In the euro and the Yuan, it is much more stable. It has overcome the psychological barrier of $1,200 and is building a firm foundation for moves higher in line with the steadily rising Yuan price.
India – We haven't seen any sign of Indian demand affecting the gold price, but it is coming as fast as the Indian printing presses can print the new high denomination notes.
President-elect Trump continues to be a 'master of the media', with every seemingly outrageously attacking comment he makes, making headlines. Was it Mae West who said, "There's no such thing as bad publicity"? It seems that Trump agrees. He comes in tomorrow [with an argument in the press of how many will attend his inauguration – really!] as the President of the U.S.A. for four years at least!
In Davos at the World Economic Forum the concern is about the rise of 'Popularism' and the threat to the establishment. Also job destroying, artificial intelligence is a concern. These two do have the potential to make global electorates most unhappy, particularly in the west. These two will be a major factor in social unrest, not of themselves but underpinning other issues that cause people to force change in the future. The sum total of the reports out of that haven is that the future will be turbulent and divisive.
In China, these undercurrents will be felt less as most of its people are government supportive as they have only recently escaped poverty and are content. But even there, the popularity of gold continues to grow as the alternatives have been disappointing. With the government taking ever greater measures [while avoiding direct capital controls] to stem the outflow of funds from the country, many will turn to gold to avoid the falling Yuan. At the end of the day the government will give into downward pressures on the Yuan. Never in history have government measures succeeded in halting a devaluation of its currency when overwhelming, market forces push it down.
The question for Trump is, "Does the Treasury have enough resources to push the dollar down?" as he wants?
U.S. physical selling from the U.S.-based gold ETFs continues to be absent from the market. But there was a small purchase into the Gold Trust yesterday.
Gold ETFs – Yesterday, in New York, there no purchases or sales into or from the SPDR gold ETF (GLD) but there was a purchase into the Gold Trust (IAU) of 0.45 of a tonne of gold, leaving their respective holdings at 807.96 tonnes and 198.75 tonnes.
Since January 4th 2016, 205.83 tonnes of gold has been added to the SPDR gold ETF and to the Gold Trust.
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Everyone should own a good pair of headphones. They're the most essential, yet also the most affordable and easiest to use consumer audio devices out there. Yet, the most common reason for not owning one of these highly useful gadgets is 'I wouldn't be able to afford one', or, even more common, 'I wouldn't be able to afford a good one'.
Well, consider yourself proven wrong in case you ever thought that way since we're here to show you the best headphones under 50 dollar and less. So sit back, relax and grab your purse! You may see a change in the current price of the product. At the time of publishing article, the price of every product was under $50.
Here are some cheap but quality headphones under 50 dollar.
If you know anything about Sennheiser, you may be scratching your head at the sight of this one on our list.
Aren't they that one audiophile-grade luxury brand that prices their top-of-the-line headsets for four figures?
I hear you ask. Well, yes, that's the one, but they also produce a few budget models like this one.
Okay, so perhaps the MSRP of $60 is not quite within the boundaries of '$50 or less', but since we're talking about a model that's already a few years old, it's easy to find a pair of HD 201s for $35 or even less on various online marketplaces and audio shops.
Anyways, how do they sound? Exquisite would be one way to describe it. Simply put, what you're getting with the HD 201s is a no-nonsense, bare-bones package of Sennheiser's finest audio tech, the likes of which is usually put in headphones worth much, much more, priced this low simply due to its simplicity and lack of luxury appeal.
Take our word for it: These headphones blow almost any other in their price range out of the water in terms of audio performance.
However, that's also the biggest problem with the 201s: Due to the heavy focus on performance, a lot of comfort and convenience "usually hallmarks of Sennheiser products" has been lost.
So, what you end up with is a high-tech audio system encased in a boring-looking, plastic-heavy, cheaply made body that doesn't feel superbly comfortable to wear.
So, if you're one of those rare budget audiophiles "something that should honestly be considered an oxymoron by now" then the Sennheiser HD 201s may be just your kind of thing, pumping out the best sound you can get for less than $50.
The confusingly-named SENSO Bluetooth Headphones, "which are in actuality earbuds, not headphones" are designed mainly with sports enthusiasts in mind, offering a variety of gym-friendly features, the most prominent of which is probably the large wings protruding from each earpiece.
These are simply designed to hold the earbuds in place while you're wearing them and prevent them from slipping off at any angle.
As the name obviously implies, the SENSOs also features Bluetooth for practical, wireless connectivity, but there's still an audio cable running between the two earpieces.
For some added convenience, there are also two extra pairs of silicone ear tips provided, sized differently to accommodate almost any ear shape and dimensions.
To top it all off, there's an integrated battery with one full charge lasting 8 hours and the construction is designed to be fully waterproof. You even get a little SENSO-branded bag to store your earbuds in. And all of that comes in at a measly $30!
However, there are two problems that quickly become evident when using the SENSOs for any lengthy amount of time.
The first is the audio quality. It's sufficient, and mainly geared towards volume in exchange for some lack in quality, but it will most likely be enough for the intended target audience. Just enough.
The second is the build quality. Waterproof or not, the SENSOs rely very heavily on plastic, and not the kind of thick, ugly plastic used on the Sennheiser HD201s, but the entire opposite: Good-looking, but incredibly thin and flimsy plastic that is easily bent and broken.
If you are a sports freak, the SENSO Wireless earbuds might seem like a match made in heaven and a great deal at the same time, and rightfully so.
No wonder, with a large set of features catering mainly to highly active gym users and workout-aholics. Just make sure you know how the price of $30 is a compromise in some areas before buying.
You might not recognize the name Mpow, but they're a well-established manufacturer of inexpensive audio hardware. One of their most popular models is this one, simply called the Bluetooth Headphones.
So, like the SENSOs, these feature wireless connectivity, but unlike them, they are over-ear, full-sized proper headphones, much like the Sennheiser HD 201s above. Still, the price tag of just $37 remains pretty low.
So, how are they? One word: Comfortable. That's the main advantage the Mpows have over other products in their price segment, comfort.
We don't want to belittle the sound quality this way, which is also above-average, no doubt, but thanks to protein earmuffs, an adjustable headband, and other comfort-enhancing features, the Mpows just happen to excel at this particular discipline more than any other.
For some added convenience, the whole pair can be folded and stored in the bundled carrying bag. Sounds like one well-balanced pair of headphones, doesn't it?
We concur, and the Mpows are solid performers in many areas, but there are yet a few things to nitpick about them. Like the integrated microphone. Yes, there is one.
Why didn't we mention it before? Because it is barely usable. The call quality is borderline horrible, and there are some issues with drivers on newer versions of Windows.
Then there's the Bluetooth implementation, which works fine in terms of connectivity, but at the expense of degrading sound quality, so, despite being advertised as Bluetooth Headphones, the Mpows only really shine when used in wired mode.
So, for a pair of headphones worth $35, the Mpow Bluetooth Headphones are quite the nice deal. Just forget about the name, only use them in wired mode and, oh, ignore that stupid mic.
Once you get past the name, these Panasonic earbuds are the embodiment of a very simple premise.
Designed as the ultimate budget offering, they are tiny in terms of size, packing only the minimal amount of components necessary for outputting sound, nothing more.
Then again, with a sticker price of $8.50, who could refuse?
Okay, so we can't really talk too much about the Panasonic' strengths, since, well, there aren't that many besides the form factor and price.
On the other hand, there are plenty things to criticize, like the dull sound, cheap plastics, lack of comfort and boring looks.
But does that really matter when it's just a question of $8.50? Forget about headphones under $50, for this is the ultimate budget product.
If you just want to know what the lowest possible price point is at which it is still possible to buy a quality product, in this case, headphones, then, well, the Panasonic RP-HJE120-Ks sit right at the edge of that price point. Whether that's a good thing or not is up to you, of course.
These earbuds seem awfully similar to the SENSO earbuds above at first glance, and just like them, they are mainly geared towards sports enthusiasts.
And for only $25, much less than the SENSOs, you can't go wrong, right? Considering features, the TaoTronics are loaded full of them.
You get wings to hold the earbuds in a place like on the SENSOs, but also Bluetooth 4.1, a magnetic tip to clip the two earpieces together for easy storage, an integrated mic with in-line controls and noise isolation via the ear tips.
All in all, a nice package, and the sound quality don't disappoint, either. So, what's the catch?
Simply put, the Bluetooth connectivity, probably the TaoTronics' most convenient feature, is a little of a hassle to work with.
It's notorious for not pairing properly with a whole slew of different devices "Just check the reviews for it on Amazon" and overall, a lot less refined than the Bluetooth in some other headphones we've tested.
In addition to that, we found the volume on the TaoTronics to be a little dim compared to the competition. If you like to blast music out on full volume, these are not for you.
Other than that, though, you're getting a very nice pair of earbuds considering their price.
The market for low-priced sports-optimized in-ear headphones just became more complicated thanks to the TaoTronics Bluetooth Earbuds.
Like any other device, they've got their strengths and weaknesses, and like any other on our list, the former outweigh the latter, but it's up to you to decide ultimately if unusually low volume and finicky Bluetooth is worth a well-performing, well-equipped pair of earbuds for $25 or not.
The confusingly-titled MDRZX110NCs by Sony is a very typical pair of on-ear headphones, compact budget-friendly hybrids that try to bridge the gap between usually higher-end over-ear and size-optimized in-ear headphones.
Are they well-priced? Yes, unless you consider $40 to be too expensive. Do they sound nice? Sure, very much so, in fact. Do they look nice? But of course!
Do they feel nice to wear? Let's just say they've got some of the thickest cushioning we've ever seen on a pair of headphones in their price range. And what extras do they come with? Unfortunately not much.
The frame is foldable and adjustable, so there's that for practicality's sake, but apart from that and the Bluetooth function, which includes a heavy-duty battery with staggering 80 hours of playtime, there isn't anything to look at. Nothing.
If you're looking for more than just good sound, these are not your kind of headphones.
So, while the Sony MDRZX110NCs might not be as chiefly focused on pure sound as the Sennheiser HD 201s "and they really can't be compared in that regard" they do both plays in the same league.
Both are rather basic, but inexpensive headphones for the aspiring audiophile, the Sony model just adds a few slight creature comforts to the formula.
The Hussar Magicbuds could easily be mistaken for the SENSO Bluetooth Headphones, and for good reason.
The two look almost exactly alike at first glance; most likely, there's one OEM supplying both Hussar and SENSO with the respective components.
However, some details are notably different between the two. For example, the battery used for the Hussars has been slightly improved in comparison with its SENSO counterpart, now offering up to 9 hours of playtime instead of just 8.
Also, new controls for playback and volume have been added to the earpieces for quick adjustments. There's a new Active Noise Cancelling feature, too. And on top of that, the price has been lowered to $27!
The problem with all of these new features is that they're inherently flawed in ways that expose them as Hussar-made additions to a formula laid down by SENSO.
For example, we didn't observe any difference between the playtime of the SENSO earbuds and the Hussar Magicbuds in spite of the different ratings.
The new controls are a nice idea, but we found the buttons too small and flimsy to work with, so adjusting settings via our phone was much easier, just like on the SENSOs.
And finally, although Active Noise Cancelling is a nice idea, the system employed here significantly degrades sound quality and volume once activated, almost ridding it of its purpose.
As yet another alternative to the SENSO earbuds, the Hussar Magicbuds don't really disappoint, offering most of the former's strengths, but do consider your buying decision.
You may be paying $3 less, but you are paying for some new features you may not need or find useful. On top of that, walking around with what could be described as counterfeit merchandise may not be that attractive for some buyers.
Ah yes, AmazonBasics. The go-to brand for cheap-as-hell electronics. Of course, they also sell a pair of on-ear headphones.
Rivaling the price of a certain kind of Panasonic earbuds, they come in at an outrageous $15, and just like the aforementioned Panasonic, they disappoint in almost every way besides the low price.
Expect poor sound, so-so comfort levels, a cheap, and we do mean cheap construction and, to top it all off, a non-adjustable frame that may or may not fit you properly. But at least they only cost $15, right?
You may wonder why this product is on our list. After all, it has more cons than pros, shouldn't it be disqualified from a 'Best-of'? Our answer is that we think the AmazonBasics serve as an example, a statement that must be said.
That statement is, 'Don't overdo it!' Budget-hunting is fine, but eventually, if you go too far, you may end up in AmazonBasics territory.
Don't get us wrong, the AmazonBasics On-Ear Headphones are okay, otherwise ,we really wouldn't be including them in our lineup, but there are so many better alternatives out there for just $10 or $20 more!
Imagine the possibilities! If you're on the strictest possible budget, though, well, you're not gonna get anything better than this.
Yet another competitor of SENSO's, the Anlo Bluetooth Headphones, which, yet again, are actually earbuds in spite of the name, feature an attractive, angular design that promises high-end materials in and out.
Like many other SENSO-derivatives, the Anlos try to be attractive to prospective buyers via a lowered price of $22.
You also get controls on the earpieces similar to the Hussar Magicbuds and Bluetooth 4.1 with an estimated battery life of 7 hours as well as active noise cancelling and an integrated mic.
The latter two features are unfortunately fundamentally flawed in a number of ways. Whilst the noise-cancelling in this headphone is unexpectedly poor at doing just that, cancelling noise, the microphone is so low-quality we actually forgot about its existence halfway through testing.
If you want to use these earbuds as a makeshift headset, well, don't. Buy a something else. Well, what do we have here? Another pair of earbuds just like SENSO's?
Oh well, at least these have a mic. That you can't use properly because it's that bad And Noise Cancelling, they've got that, too! But it doesn't really work that well, either'!
Truth be told, the Anlos are SENSOs, and the main reason to buy them is if you found the SENSOs nice but want to save a few bucks. In that case, be our guest, grab yourself some Anlos.
Okay, we promise we'll stop. Just this one. That's it. So, the Otium Bluetooth Headphones are yet another derivative of the SENSO model of the same name!
They largely feature the same technical specs save for some slight changes, such as a different exterior design, lower price of $20 and a different set of buttons for quick setting changes.
Though their functions have been reduced to just one button for 'Next' and one for 'Previous', even though other SENSO-derived headphones in some cases possessed ones for volume settings and more.
So, what more can we say? Same basic advantages as the SENSOs, but also all the flaws.
The plastic is still cheap, the mic is still useless and the Noise Cancelling is, too. The list goes on. This is the ultimate reduction of the SENSO design.
If you wanted to know how many bucks you could shave off of something that already costs $30 in its default form, then this is the answer.
It doesn't get budget-ier than this. Of course, only some will appreciate such a cost-saving product, but those that will will probably only have good things to say about the Otium Bluetooth Headphones. We just tend to see things a little more two-sided, you see.
Yes, the Sennys take the cake for us. Whilst they may not be the most well-made or the most comfortable, in terms of sheer sound, they have no equal in the sub-$50 region.
And you get todisplay the famous 'S' logo proudly while you're wearing them, making your friends scratch their heads in disbelief at how you got to wear such a high-quality, high-prestige product.
That is until they step closer and discover the cheap plastic it's made of. But hey, on a pair of headphones, the sound should matter more than anything else, right?
In conclusion, you may not share our opinion completely when it comes to the best headphones under $50, but that's not actually that important, you see. What's important is that you now recognize that, yes, headphones are not a luxury item. They're not reserved for the upper class. You can own a pair, too, a really good one, even, you just have to look around.


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How Hospitality and Entertainment Companies Can Advance Gender Equity
Business leaders can make a real difference—at businesses large and small
Jan Jones Blackhurst
Executive Vice President of Public Policy & Corporate Responsibility, Caesars Entertainment
The recent surge of the #MeToo movement does not represent the discovery of a new problem—it's a long-needed vocalization of an issue that's always been present in women's lives. To be honest, I've never seen anything as fast growing and powerful as the #MeToo movement, and it feels like we've hit the tipping point. Finally, women who have been victims of harassment can come forward without fear of cultural alienation or even being fired for using their voice. #MeToo is an overdue catalyst for companies to break down the environments that allow for unacceptable behavior. I believe there are some core ways in which business leaders can combat sexual harassment while also addressing its root cause: the enduring lack of equality and equitable distribution of power between men and women.
1. Create a Strong Zero-Tolerance Culture
When women experience the abuse of power in the form of sexual harassment, fear of retaliation can make them hesitant to speak out. But how can we create an environment in which women (and men) who are subject to harassment aren't afraid? I believe the onus is on each company to foster a culture of zero tolerance for intimidation, including that of a sexual nature. At Caesars Entertainment, that's the culture we do our best to create for everyone, from our guest-room attendants to our corporate office employees to our entertainers.
Companies large and small should consider how their values inform an environment—from the top down and the bottom up—with clear expectations for appropriate behavior. They should outline the concrete steps that will be taken if those boundaries are crossed. This will lead, ideally, to workplaces in which employees can feel safe, protected, and empowered.
2. Set Goals and Measure Progress
Anyone working in a corporate environment is familiar with the cliché "What gets measured gets managed." I believe this is true no matter the type of performance you're talking about—which is why at Caesars we decided to set a gender equity goal. In an industry where we have 50-50 representation at the entry level, but less than 22 percent women at the executive level, we're taking a first step by addressing women's representation among manager-level and higher-ranking employees. By striving to achieve a 50 percent level of women among our corporate and casino-hotel managers by 2025, we will be establishing a strong pipeline of female leaders to break the industry's glass ceiling.
Until companies are willing to set bold and actionable goals to achieve gender equity, they won't be able to hold people accountable. Caesars also recently conducted a gender pay equity assessment—this is a good way for companies to evaluate their performance in this area, and set benchmarks for getting to equal pay.
A useful way to advance diversity and inclusion is through the introduction of something like our new Equity Councils at the corporate and regional levels—these are task forces of leaders, guided by external experts, who will help implement our gender equity initiative and support activities such as the rollout of unconscious-bias training for Caesars management teams.
3. Live Your Values
Supporting women in business means advocating for those beyond the walls of any given company. For example, procurement executives can look to their supply chains, and IT leaders can establish behavioral expectations among partners. In addition to considerations such as price, quality, and value, leading professionals in the field are already asking questions about whether suppliers recycle and track carbon emissions. Why not ask about the percentage of women at the manager level? And what about at the executive level?
Recent McKinsey research found that companies in the top quarter for female representation on executive teams were 21 percent more likely to experience above-average profits than companies in the lowest quarter and 27 percent more likely to experience better long-term value creation. Closing the gender gap at the executive level is more than "doing good"—it's a needed step to increase the bottom line.
These values must come from the top in order to trickle down to each level of a company—the CEO and C-suite executives must see the economic and social value of overcoming unconscious gender bias. The head of Caesars Entertainment, CEO and president Mark Frissora, has advocated for our goal of 50-50 by 2025, and many other CEOs have pushed for women's equality, with the top execs at Salesforce, Best Buy, and Campbell's committing to do more to advance gender diversity.
Ultimately, we need a gender equity and equality index similar to the Corporate Equality Index of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which evaluates companies based on how well they support LGBTQ employees. There are 609 companies on the 2018 list, including Caesars Entertainment. I'd love to see corporate leaders strive for a spot on a similar, gender-focused index—because it takes changing policies and practices to improve scores on lists like these.
Jan Jones Blackhurst is the executive vice president of Public Policy & Corporate Responsibility at Caesars Entertainment. She is a political and business leader who has left an indelible imprint on the lives of millions of people. She spent most of the 1990s as one of the most popular mayors in the history of Las Vegas. She then joined Caesars Entertainment, where she and her teams developed the gaming industry's first Responsible Gaming practices, and are creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, advancing environmental stewardship, advocating for important social issues, and giving millions of dollars to individuals, families, and communities in need.
Dropping Gender Norms Can Make the Drinks Industry More Inclusive
Shelby Allison, Sharon Bronstein, and Caitlin Laman Founders, Chicago Style
These basic steps can benefit LGBTQ+ guests and workers alike—they're also at the heart of hospitality
Changing the Game to Make Wine More Diverse
Bertony Faustin Owner and Winemaker, Abbey Creek Vineyard
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Marlene Gordon Vice President and General Counsel, Bacardi North America Corporation
A Bacardi VP shares her proven framework for success
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Jesus Guillén Owner and Winemaker, Guillén Family Wines
You have the power to change lives by cultivating the talent in your vineyards
We've Made Progress—Now Let's Make It Permanent
Ivy Mix, with Lynnette Marrero Founders, Speed Rack
A call to action for a bartending code of conduct to handle sexual harassment
Jan Jones Blackhurst Executive Vice President of Public Policy & Corporate Responsibility, Caesars Entertainment
Building a Culture of Inclusion Is Easier Than You Might Think
Clarice Turner Founder and CEO, Carneros Associates
Start with awareness, then move on to the hows and whys of encouraging diversity
Stop Calling It a Journey—Implement a Women's Leadership Plan
Jeffery Tobias Halter President, YWomen
The path to gender equality requires commitment from all leaders, male and female alike
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The next step is assessing the strengths and gaps of those who can help drive your top priorities. Knowing the capacity of your team will help you determine what to delegate and to whom versus what may need to be rolled out more methodically. If members of your team are more seasoned, your energy should be spent aligning on expectations and then checking in on progress or problem-solving. If your team members are less experienced, you'll spend time teaching, modeling, or coaching on new tasks. And because all delegation is not created equal, you will have to differentiate between "reviewing and giving feedback" and "co-developing." One takes approximately 30 minutes, while the other is more like 60 minutes.
Have a regular chunk of time where you plan ahead for at least the next 2-3 weeks. Additionally, have a regularly scheduled time each week where you do some "calendar maintenance," moving appointments around and getting set for the week ahead.
When I ask leaders who say they "have no time" to look at their calendars, I'm always surprised when I see only a sprinkle of appointments across their calendar and a ton of open white space. Unaccounted time is the first place minutes get lost. These were the times when I found myself aimlessly walking the school hallways or, worse, getting lost in the black hole of email (which is a whole other topic!). Usually, I left these unplanned activities with more things to do rather than less!
After you have added calendar appointments for personal needs (drop kids off, eat lunch, workout, etc.), fixed meetings (principal meetings plus travel time), driving your priorities (classroom observations, check-ins, coaching sessions, professional development), work time, and email clean-up time, you will have white space. Don't leave this space blank! Instead, account for it as "flex time." In the appointment, list 3-4 things you could get accomplished during this time. That list could look like: "Meet with parents," "approve expense report and payroll," "draft leader professional development," or "send check-in emails to X, Y, Z." This list can be helpful when you find yourself sitting at your computer drawing a blank about how to use a sliver of time. These flex-time blocks are also great to schedule time to "be visible" around your building or do things that bring you joy, like hitting the recess yard or hanging out with students. Just account for this time in your calendar!
During your weekly "calendar maintenance time," look ahead at the flex blocks for the coming week and fill them in with your 3-4 to-dos.
Avoid having your calendar look like one lightly colored blob of boxes. Categorize and color-code your appointments so you can easily see how you are spending your time in a given week. Some categories for color-coding can include "work blocks," "classroom observation time," or "leader development time." This is a good way to assess if the way you spend your time actually aligns with your priorities.
Once you have your calendar filled out, share it with your leadership and front-office teams. This helps build transparency (and empathy) around how you are using your time and lets your team know what blocks of time are available for scheduling parent meetings or other tasks. Teammates will be able to understand what appointments are important on your calendar and why, how you are moving the school towards your stated priorities, and where flex time may be used for unexpected drop-ins. Sharing your process models how your team should manage their time and build their own calendars. It also helps them align their calendars to yours and not the other way around.
Some weeks in the school year are just going to be overwhelming and you are not going to be as productive or use your time optimally. Acknowledging this fact and having strategies to step back and reassess will help you from getting stuck in those moments too long.
For those interested in getting more tools and strategies, I highly recommend picking up a copy of Maia Heyck-Merlin's book The Together Leader or checking out her website.
Thanks for such concrete, easy to implement strategies. I especially appreciate the push to make sure it's aligwnd to values! Cheers to that!
Do what matters. Don't just do.


We buy smoked cheese and ham to have with pancakes. With blueberry jam and peach and cashews, red pepper and goats cheese also.
I ask Vesi if it's true what Nick's students said, that there are 3,000 herbs on the mountain. She doesn't think so – a lot, but not 3,000. Some of them have good names: 'the blood of St. John' and 'priest's little spoon'.
Over rose cordial from her mother's garden (with only certain roses) Nick and Vesi argue about whether snakes on the mountain are poisonous. Maybe the fat one is (fat like a sausage).
There is a long discussion about where to go. The lake would take four hours to get to, so how about walking from the monastery to the peak? The walk would take twelve hours, so how about rafting on the lake? We can't go rafting in the state we're in, so how about the place with the bells? The fish restaurant? Vesi calls her mother to check, and to reassure her: we have eggs.
and we'll all feel good when we see a little tinsel.
for less than you'd think.
show them to your loved ones.
Oh, this ring of plain dough for 55p? Very plain. Humble humble.
Oh, did I forget to mention the egg wash with just a little sugar?
Oh, should I have said the dough is lighter than any croissant?
Oh, these? These are just nigella seeds to blow you away.
Rob's read a book on how to do something you can't get started on. You break the thing down to a much smaller thing, then you do that thing until it's nothing. To exercise walk for ten seconds a night. To draw try a straight line each day for a month. To write write a sentence and leave it at that.
Boys, wearing shorts, and crossing the street below.
That's good we saw the inside of his mouth.
Remember we went on that boat? Not that small one. The small ones bounce and I'd throw up. The one we went on was like an airplane. With a coffee shop on it. It had black smoke coming out the back at every stop. I can't swim but I know I would have saved you.
Jamie used to skate – that Jamie. You see on the ceiling ↑ ? I don't know if that's a trace of it, but one day someone covered this whole place with silver diamonds. It's true. Remember jumping off that sculpture? I've got a video of it. Remember feeding seagulls chips with Jason? These aren't so big; maybe they get bigger towards the sea.
← That's called a dazzle ship because it dazzles us, like: aargh! They used to paint war boats like that, 100 years ago. That's the First World War. Not the one with Hitler. The idea was we'd be confused by them, whether they were moving or not. Like: oop, moving left; oop, moving right. They could've just had me driving. I never know where I'm going.
I don't think that guy's crazy, I think maybe he just likes playing his keyboard to the river. Remember those 'votive offerings'? In those drawers, in the museum, all the legs and noses and ears and things? People sometimes like giving things to the river. You want to go out on that jetty?
We've been in there before; there was a painting that had witches in it if you looked hard enough. I've got friends working in there but I don't think you've met them yet. That chimney is just a bit shorter than St Paul's. I suppose they'd have liked it taller but you've got to be careful around St Paul's.
This is a really old theatre. I mean, it's pretending to be old. There's a play on about King Henry – but not the eighth. See: no hands on hips. And there, we had pizza there one time. We watched them make it underneath us, which seemed like a bad idea because you could have fallen on someone's pizza. I could have dropped you on someone's pizza. A special topping.
We're near to where they use to hang pirates. Would you like to live on one of these luxury boats? I'm not really sure. I can't swim so I'd feel nervous. Do they come with kettles? Maybe if they come with kettles.
You hear those waves? They sound like they're coming from the buildings. This is where they predict the tide – it's special because of that. They know how high the river will come at this exact point. It's complicated but remember how we talked about the moon? With Jason on the beach? And you watched the waves from his shoulders cover up the mud, the samphire, the rocks we'd thrown.
We're close to where we cut your fingernails, balanced on that wall above the river. I did a good job of not being afraid of falling in, right? We let the nails fall into the water so the witches wouldn't get them. That reminds me of those votive offerings. Maybe that's why they grow so quick on you. It's quiet around here. Perfect for adventures.
because I stop to draw them.
When I cut myself shaving it gave me enough time to draw nasturtiums before I left to meet Rachael. I was a good half an hour late. We walked around Nunhead Cemetery and thought about names for Jessie's baby.
There would have been lemons on our kitchen counter for us to paint. My parents gave us the paint for them. I'm sure there was always a yellow just for lemons, an oil and a watercolour. So our good flat lemons always looked the same.
We drink bubble tea; we regret bubble tea; we look for a way through (in Whole Foods); and forget bubble tea.
I was at a dinner party last night and they were talking about dividing up a dead woman's things. I tucked my napkin in my collar and pulled out the corners to make it look like a kite. I am Poirot. Today I am hungry because I didn't get to eat anything.
Today I came to breakfast already wearing a napkin that covered my whole body. I looked like a ghost. I held a saucer and teacup for a bit and watched everyone talk about who faked the will. I am Poirot and I am thirsty because I forgot to drink my tea.
Last night Zoë Wanamaker put some feathers on her head. I could see them across the dinner table but I couldn't see her because there were waterlilies and candles in the way. I am Poirot.
I like wine when it comes from a bottle wrapped in a napkin. I was wrapped in a napkin last night. I am Poirot. I made a joke about how nobody is cleverer than me and everybody laughed!
Do you know what goes well with a napkin? A tiny fan! I used one at dinner. In Mesopotamia the tables are quite small, even for a big party. I smiled at a lot of people. Sometimes a kind little smile and sometimes a just screwing my face up smile. I am Poirot. There was a fish and someone said 'Arabs don't understand fish' but I don't think he was the murderer.
At lunch today I became very jealous of my friend's meal. I am on a special diet where I can only eat rice and jelly? He had a whole roast chicken and chips. I had a dark green drink the waiter said was nettle water. I am Poirot. My friend did not even wear a napkin.
Today I ate with my best friend. I made little jokes about his love life which I think he liked. We ate surrounded by bowls of grapes. I had some white wine but could not drink it because the porter told me a young lady was asking to see me. I am Poirot and when the weather is nice I wear sand-coloured clothes. They match my napkins.
Tonight I enjoyed my first toast! It was 'to freedom'. I was at a round table with my new friends. We did not celebrate for long because an emotional woman came in. She picked up one of our glasses and threw it at a man and said he was no son of hers. I was so shocked that I pulled off my napkin and stood up. I am Poirot. I had some deep thoughts. I am told you can tell by my eyes.
I ate breakfast this morning with a man who had lost his pearls. I talked about myself in the third person and looked out of the window. We each had a boiled egg but most of the table was for the spray carnations. I am Poirot and I am here on 'vacances'. I know where his pearls are.
The restaurant I had lunch in was very modern. They provided me with a pale blue napkin. I said that there is no such thing as an accident and the rest of the meal was a flashback. I am Poirot. When I was younger I had more hair and a woman gave me a nice brooch.
A student just said cheers boy to me.
Maybe buddy without the dd.
This morning I set up some student work in a room for some managers' meeting. Then one of them asked me what I was going to do now. I said eat breakfast. She said she meant WITH MY LIFE.
The town I grew up in is famous for lace. The museum there is just drawers of lace. So I know a thing or two about lace.
Yes I want tomato plants! I looked for something to make window boxes out of today. I love your plant filled home that I've never seen.
I don't have a new haircut. It's just going to the left, not the right.
I'm going to leave soon. Remember to show me the cat. Maybe I'll learn what love is.
The HMS Scissormouth is a kind of utopian vessel. Nothing can go wrong and we all work together. We have a motto that always sees us through. It goes: 'Well, there's always starboard!' One time Dan forgot to steer and nearly killed us, but then he said 'there's always starboard!' and we all laughed and we made it.
One time a dragon attacked us by flicking water at us. Dragons are bullies. The HMS Scissormouth is an elegant vessel. We thought about defending ourselves against the dragon by throwing some bread at it, but that's not very elegant. That's not very us. We thought about f—ing that dragon up, but swearing is not allowed on the HMS Scissormouth. For a while we were worried that we didn't have life-jackets, but because the HMS Scissormouth is a utopian vessel there's never really any risk. We are a professional crew and we all work together. We decided it was better if Dan didn't steer.
On our first voyage we ran into these eye-eaters. Their mouths really clack. They wanted our eyes so badly. We thought about recruiting them and turning them on to the dragon's eyes. We passed by Goose Island. Nobody wants to live on Goose Island. But Victoria did think about becoming Queen of the Geese. Then we spied the cage they'd built and cautioned her against it. They'd put her in the cage. The day's turning out really well.
Part of our mission is to make people really jealous. We're great at it. But we also want everyone to know that they are safe with the HMS Scissormouth around. A defining moment on the HMS Scissormouth came when we saw a sign telling us to stay away and we obeyed it. We are the good ones. That dragon will ruin it for everyone. We noticed that the eye-eaters love making nests out of supermarket newsletters. We risked hooking our vessel on a tree to make that discovery. Did you know that the difference between a boat and a vessel is teamwork?
We are the crew of the elegant and efficient HMS Scissormouth – no swearing at all. We could stay on our voyage forever. We are that committed. We are constantly looking for new things – we're never bored. Victoria notices that the eye-eaters include a Doritos packet in each nest. They are a civilisation of warriors and the flavours show their allegiances. There goes Cool Original.
When we named our vessel we were torn. We already called the eye-eaters 'scissor mouths' so we were well aware of a kind of conflict. 'They're our sworn enemy,' said Victoria. But we agreed that they're also our inspiration. HMS Scissormouth is a good name and things were getting desperate. We'd had to go hard starboard a lot.
Part of our job is to set a good example. Another part of our job is to watch out for dragons. We'd do this job even if we weren't getting paid.
You should see us park this thing.
I spilt tea over Molly's laptop!
Yeah. I'll take my glasses off.
No! We could do it around your glasses!
What do you start with? The white?
Jenny, I've kind of forgotten why we're doing make-up.
But the woman phoned me and was, like: so, you're a make-up artist, right?; and I was, like: yeah, yeah I am. And then I was, like: do you have face-paints and stuff?; and she was, like: no, no; so I said: well, I haven't done it for a while so I'm probably going to need some sort of money to get top ups—glitter—because if you want it to be—it was glam rock themed or whatever... I'm going to start.
Oh my god. I really don't like this.
We can stop if you want. Do you want to stop?
No. It's fine. This is... did people do this at the ICA?
No, I didn't do this—they were all quite conservative, they wanted, like, hearts, proper—real make-up? And when I did it they were, like: oh, right, I look like a drag queen. But to be fair that is exactly what I thought they wanted. I would've been happy with that.
I think part of my face-paint phobia might be to do with— 'It'?
Oh really? Why? Did you have your face painted at the Festival Hall?
Sorry! I'm quite scared of you!
I'm quite scared of me too—I'm so glad I can't see it. Last time I was controlling the queue for the kids to get their face-painted this woman told me that I had no heart, that I had no human emotions.
Yeah. She was just, like: my daughter needs this!
You don't have any human emotions!
Yeah. At that time I really did.
Now however... Shut your eyes.
Oh god. You're just gluing my eyes together. I can see it in your glasses! I can see what it looks like!
You'll be fine! You'll look like David Bowie at the end!
No—I'm not though am I!
and you explain violet wands at dinner.
Basically, they're in this forest looking for this girl and the cop, his son gets shot by a poacher. It's an accident—the bullet goes through this deer he was looking at.
Basically, there's been this outbreak and everyone's zombies and they spend the first season getting to this centre where they're making a cure but they get there and everyone's gone and it's just this one guy and he's given up and just wants to kill himself.
Basically, there's this thing where he took her handgun off her. She's not allowed to carry one because he thinks she's suicidal so there's been multiple instances of her not being able to defend herself.
Basically, her daughter goes missing—they're looking for her daughter. The one with the crossbow—he's getting better but he's kind of pissed with everyone for leaving his brother chained-up by his wrist on this rooftop. They felt bad and went back but he'd cut his hand off.
Eilidh tells about going to her local supermarket to buy some sparkling wine, getting to the checkout and the cashier saying: "oh, it's you again, buying alcohol." Peter tells the story told him by Katherine of Ros's trousers splitting during a briefing and her telling Katherine afterwards "I've got too much junk in my trunk!" Anniwaa says how she's been seeing this guy for a while but they're both busy and she can't tell if he's serious. He rang yesterday and she asked if he rang by accident because her name's at the top of the register.
Jessie tells about a friend who got attacked by a pie in a pub, a piece sticking in his throat and an ambulance taking him to hospital where he had to stay for three days—unable to swallow—until, just as they were about to operate and informing him of the high likelihood he'd never swallow again, he coughed out the crust.
Paul tells about seeing two boys working in a shop, one with a pricing gun and the other up a stepladder with a price sticker stuck on his arse. Paul kept nudging Claire's arm and whispering "look at his arse!" Renée explains the cut on her hand from 'Isle of Dogs chavs' arriving in the café demanding Coke as she frothed milk until she turned to tell them she didn't have any and a glass fell from the top shelf, slicing her on the way down. John tells of visiting Chicago in the same way that visiting Heathrow is visiting London but the meetings there being good and getting a tour of a factory extruding complex Pampers boxes.
Peter tells about the man whose face was bitten off by a bear and the mask he wears, attached by a ball joint to what was left of his nose. Gareth tells that when a boy at his school died on the playing field sniffing glue, the headteacher left his body out there for a day and made the rest of the school walk past as a lesson.
Peter tells about getting the angle of his surfboard wrong in Newquay and watching the lifeguard as he rolled under, the lifeguard watching back, while he rescued himself. Jenny tells about making chocolate crispie cakes, shoving chocolate in the microwave for three minutes, smelling burning and finding it thick with a hole burnt through the Tupperware. Peter tells the story of going into his local Wetherspoons and asking for a Johnnie Walker, the barman walking away, coming back and going "What d'ya want?" "Johnnie Walker." "Stella?" Katherine tells about having a coffee in the café last night and watching a man pretending to swallow a long balloon. Jenny tells how a friend's house got raided after he wrote something dodgy on a chatroom as a joke. Peter explains how Chinese vampires have to be buried standing on their heads because they travel by hopping around. Gareth tells the story of Johnny Cash getting drunk in the desert, falling asleep by the side of his campfire and van, which caught fire and burned down the nests of half of America's condor population.
Olga tells of Pancake Day in Russia with straw figures of Winter being burnt and phoning friends and family to offer apologies. Xan explains the slow understanding of radioactive orange glaze in Fiestaware. Josh tells the story of the friend who, looking to buy live mice for his python, had to buy a rabbit instead. When the rabbit was introduced to the tank it paused, fixed on the snake, charged and bit it on the neck, killing it dead.
Emmanuelle tells the story of being told the story of the two fishermen and one, in a storm, letting the cutlery slip overboard and to the bottom of the sea, asking the other "is something lost if you know where it is?" Lee tells about going to Guildford once a week to complete an online course on how to type, so far learning a, s, d, f, j, k, l and semi-colon. Ian mentions not knowing it was Pancake Day until hearing so on The Archers. Josh tells the story of being on the school swim team, showering one time and looking up to see a man walking toward him with a scrotum that looked like a satellite dish.
Alessia confesses asking a visitor not to touch an artefact and, when he scowled back, saying "Don't give me that look!" without thinking. Steph remembers her graduation ceremony and the marquee where there was no savoury food, just mince pies. It was in early November. Jenny tells about her tutor connecting to Chatroulette in a lecture, connecting a sixteen-year-old boy with a theatre of grinning students.
Jamie tells the story of a man in Nottingham called Shelf because, when he was young and taken to see bands, a shelf behind the bar was cleared for him to sit on. Lee tells the story of winning the Christmas raffle and a weekend at the Guildford Holiday Inn with a TV that showed your name when you turned it on. Alessia reminisces about buying her first Olivetti computer with savings—choosing for it to have a floppy disk drive over a CD. Emma laughs about a ballet teacher telling her she should have five dimples: one in each cheek, one in the chin and one in each buttock.
Jessie tells the story of the engineering student at Cambridge who invented the cox box and went on to found a University in Pakistan. She also reminisces about working at Harrods and being made to dye her hair, wear a suit and greet customers within a minute.
Martin remembers starting as a technician and mixing fix, dipping his hands in a tub of sulphite crystals at eight in the morning and it itching for a few hours until, that afternoon, all his skin came off and the head technician hit the roof. Ivor tells the story of replenishing the chemicals in the C41 machine and his glove splitting right where he had a cut. White spots started appearing then spread over his whole hand, taking two years to clear. Alison tells how her father, a book designer, used photographs of her and her brother in a book on how to raise children—she must have been six or seven—and there's a picture of her on the toilet. Nicholas tells that the Japanese tried to hold humpback whales in captivity, they tried with six whales and each died of depression.
Alright guys—guys! Why is that door open? I told you! You have to keep that door closed, you're going to piss people off if it stays open, the light'll get in and it'll just ruin everything. Okay? The second years, they're not going to react too well to that. Okay? Be really mindful of that.
Why have you got duct tape over your mouth? Why has he got duct tape over his mouth? Did you put duct tape over his mouth? What? Okay.
Look, I want to talk to you about this recipe I found on the New York Times website for bread. I know I said there's no eating in here, yeah, no drinking either—I know, I said that. No you're not supposed to drink the chemicals—a straw? Why is there a drinking straw? Is that yours? For a photogram? Okay.
Why are you hitting each other? Don't hit each other! Come on guys! Come on. So I want to talk about this bread you can make without kneading it.
So you usually have to work the dough and it's messy and takes a lot of time. But there's this recipe where you don't have to knead it at all: no knead bread. Yeah? Yeah, I like my hat too, thanks. No, no I don't have blue eyes. Well, brown or green or something. I think. Thank you. Anyway. Yeah, I know what 'swagger' means. But I want to talk to you about no knead bread. So it's normal bread stuff: flour, yeast, water. That's it, that's all there is in it—the thing is you have to leave it for a really long time. Guys! Guys please! Yeah, come on, huddle, a bit closer— just so I can talk you through this. Okay.
Could you turn the music down? Just turn it down a bit. Not really, it doesn't sound like dubstep to me. It's a bit light. I don't know, anyway, so you mix together three cups of flour, a quarter teaspoon of yeast, one and a quarter teaspoon of salt and one and a half cups of water. I'll print that out, okay? Yeah, I've got some paper for the printer—hold on though, wait a bit.
So. Meat and poultry is cheaper here.
So was the food we ate—and appreciated; set on a tray, set on our table and shared. And we realise how good it is to say goodbye to strangers and know we'll see them all tomorrow. And each will have their own night to compare.
Look: all the cars are black. As visitors—as guests—this might be true.
And we felt like guests; the hospitality of the curry house where every chair turned for us, every table joined and every diner through the door after asked politely to come back later saw to that.
Even with the sun at its peak the street anticipates the end of the day. It's to be a slow tailing off. Workmen know this, excavating the site of our goodnights.
They are careful to miss the distortion of the road, the sudden softness that fascinates the woman in the fireplace shop.
Pity anyone rushing out of News & Booze.
We were in no rush.
The road tells us the only way is forward (and any floating arrow otherwise is absurd).
So did Ioannis. Thanks Ioannis, goodnight Ioannis!
You checked maps on your phones. Before I could stop you you were tracking us. And before I could stop you you were checking hotel reviews.
We were promised threadbare towels! Grey pillows! Blood on the sheets! The decor was to be 'shabby, shabby, shabby'! You made note of every other hotel we passed. Too late to turn back?
You've already lost the way! And all we care about is the warmth of tonight. It's May and our bodies, full of mild spice, match the air. Finally (the winter's been long)!
We all but skipped chanting "shabby, shabby, shabby!" and shaking our heads!
Josh's message recorded on my alarm gets snoozed. Only sometimes I let him loop a bit. Melis knocks.
"Sh— you're right. Thank you," I say, sit up, lie down and sleep for three hours more.
When I walk down for breakfast Renée's in the kitchen boiling water for cup noodles. She waves it at me and says it looks nineties. Modern noodles are sold with fresh ingredients, strange fancies and lifestyles. She asks if I'd check her visa application and I say that I'd like to. Because I would. She brings up her application folder and sits on my windowsill while I read it.
"Half of them are definitions of war crimes!" she says.
She leaves for her room and I turn through each page. Some are good. Some pages are good. 'Please select the applicant's method of entry into the United Kingdom: Aeroplane, Sea, Channel tunnel, Other, If other, please specify.' I turn a few more pages and see that maybe Renée got lost, or maybe I'm getting lost, around D31. Or D32: 'Has the applicant ever engaged in any other activities which might indicate that he/she may not be considered to be a person of good character?' Renée ticked 'No' and I agree. There's a space provided for further details and encouragement to use a separate sheet if needed. I think she's safe from charges of genocide. Safe enough that I go to her room and tell her she can stay.
I click through Carl's Facebook photographs. With one click he runs into the sea and in another click he runs out of the sea. He puts on a bonnet or rests on a shoulder or stands on a hilltop with a dog leashed to his wrist. My undergraduate was just like this. It was alright after all. I put on the new Growing album.
I stand on a chair in the kitchen to clear my cupboard of old matzo crumbs. Josh comes in wearing a tie.
"Sorry the kitchen's a mess," he says, distracted and opening the sink cupboard for the fridge.
"Huh?" I look to a slice of toast crisping on a matchbox.
He fishes in the fridge for jam and I root in my cupboard for stock. I have every kind of stock. It's autumn in Archway and someone, somewhere close, has lit a joss stick.


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