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Behind the scenes at Joni Mitchell's home
SubscriptionsGo to the Subscriptions Centre to manage your:My Profile(Leslie Stojsic was part of a CBC team that visited Joni Mitchell at her home in California to record an interview that airs today. This is Stojsic's behind the scenes look at the interview and Mitchell's home, from the koi filled fountain to her stirring artwork. The wafting scent of American Spirit cigarettes,alhambra van cleef and arpels replique, hearing that voice in real life more alto now than her early years, but still unmistakably Joni well, at least we were in the right place.I arrived with CBC camera guys Doug Husby and Jonathan Castell, (Jian Ghomeshi and his producer at Q, Richard Goddard, joined us shortly after.) Joni's friend Mark Gaillard greeted our crew and took us to see her.The National: Highlights of Joni Mitchell's CBC interviewWatch: Jian Ghomeshi talks about his interview with Joni MitchellLong flaxen hair clipped up, minimal makeup,van cleef and arpels alhambra replique, she was dressed in a Missoni striped knit sweater, denim printed silk sheath pants and long blouse. Joni welcomed us and showed us through the home where she's lived in since 1974. It was built in the 1920s, and Joni tells us she's only the fourth owner.It is a beautiful home. A huge fig tree perches above a koi filled fountain in her courtyard."I've been here so long, that fig tree wasn't even here when I moved in." A seed blown in by the wind or in the droppings of some bird, Joni muses.She lets us explore the home and set up, as she goes out for a bite.We weren't allowed a site survey in advance,imitation van cleef et arpels, and had no idea what we were getting into. Would there be handlers? Staff? Minders? Luckily, there was only Mark, and he is really cool. He's only known Joni a short time but they are close, having bonded through music.Mark is a musician with jazz in his blood his father Slim Gaillard recorded with such giants as Dizzy Gillespie,imitation van cleef and arpels homme, Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk. His half sister was married to Marvin Gaye.CBC's Leslie Stojsic and Mark Gaillard, who took her on a tour of Mitchell's home. (Leslie Stojsic/CBC)Joni said painting is her mother tongue, and it's a language she articulates beautifully. Her art is exquisite. And its impressive range of subjects, styles and genres makes it hard to believe that one person was responsible for all of it.
SubscriptionsGo to the Subscriptions Centre to manage your:My Profile(Leslie Stojsic was part of a CBC team that visited Joni Mitchell at her home in California to record an interview that airs today. This is Stojsic's behind the scenes look at the interview and Mitchell's home, from the koi filled fountain to her stirring artwork. The wafting scent of American Spirit cigarettes,alhambra van cleef and arpels replique, hearing that voice in real life more alto now than her early years, but still unmistakably Joni well, at least we were in the right place.I arrived with CBC camera guys Doug Husby and Jonathan Castell, (Jian Ghomeshi and his producer at Q, Richard Goddard, joined us shortly after.) Joni's friend Mark Gaillard greeted our crew and took us to see her.The National: Highlights of Joni Mitchell's CBC interviewWatch: Jian Ghomeshi talks about his interview with Joni MitchellLong flaxen hair clipped up, minimal makeup,van cleef and arpels alhambra replique, she was dressed in a Missoni striped knit sweater, denim printed silk sheath pants and long blouse. Joni welcomed us and showed us through the home where she's lived in since 1974. It was built in the 1920s, and Joni tells us she's only the fourth owner.It is a beautiful home. A huge fig tree perches above a koi filled fountain in her courtyard."I've been here so long, that fig tree wasn't even here when I moved in." A seed blown in by the wind or in the droppings of some bird, Joni muses.She lets us explore the home and set up, as she goes out for a bite.We weren't allowed a site survey in advance,imitation van cleef et arpels, and had no idea what we were getting into. Would there be handlers? Staff? Minders? Luckily, there was only Mark, and he is really cool. He's only known Joni a short time but they are close, having bonded through music.Mark is a musician with jazz in his blood his father Slim Gaillard recorded with such giants as Dizzy Gillespie,imitation van cleef and arpels homme, Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk. His half sister was married to Marvin Gaye.CBC's Leslie Stojsic and Mark Gaillard, who took her on a tour of Mitchell's home. (Leslie Stojsic/CBC)Joni said painting is her mother tongue, and it's a language she articulates beautifully. Her art is exquisite. And its impressive range of subjects, styles and genres makes it hard to believe that one person was responsible for all of it.
Conservatory concert series
The Victoria Conservatory of Music is celebrating 50 years with a series of concerts. are grateful to have these world renowned performers performing for audiences as part of the school year long celebration, said Cynthia Funnel,replique arpel and van cleef, director of marketing and communications at the non profit organization. promises to be an amazing evening. As well, this is the first time Michael van der Sloot has played in front of a Victoria audience in a long time. Pieces to listen for include M or Fairy Tale Pictures, for viola and piano (Op. 113), and Liederkreis (Op. The poems were gathered by Schumann and his wife to be Clara during their courtship. The collection served as an artistic and spiritual bond for the couple during the times they were apart. 9), an early work completed eight years after the death of Beethoven. The concert is the second in a series of five shows to celebrate the music school, which offers a variety of classes, including full time,van cleef bijoux replique, two year diploma programs for students who want to pursue a professional career in music. It reaches 800 young children in 37 different locations through the school Children Music Education and Outreach Program and 1,900 students in its Community School program. Tickets are $35. at the Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave. Festival an apple lover dreamIf Johnny Appleseed were alive, he would no doubt make it a point to attend the Saltspring Island Apple Festival, which takes place on Sunday. According to organizers, it might be the largest collection of varieties in one location in Canada, attracting as many as 1,500 apple lovers. Not an apple a day type of person? Then how about apple pies? The Saltspring Island Women Institute Pie Ladies will bake about 300 pies and sell them by the slice. Experts from Oregon will name mystery apples (please bring at least three from the same tree) supplied by the public. at various locations on the island. Tickets and maps are available at Fulford Hall on the island. Expand your palate at inaugural Victoria wine festivalTaste wines from across Canada and around the world and learn more about what you are sipping at the inaugural Victoria Wine Festival,imitation van cleef et arpels bijoux, the region only dedicated wine festival, which takes place Friday. Visitors can choose between one of two public tastings or attend one of the three seminars that showcase in depth looks at international wines. Wine lovers will have an opportunity to experience products from different regions side by side, served by knowledgeable experts. The public tastings will expose your palate to more than 200 different labels, including Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Viognier, Muscadet and Sauvignon Blanc. There are three seminars. The Loire: Welcome to the Garden of France gives people a taste of the sub regions of the Loire Valley. Her seminar will feature eight wines, including two Shiraz Viogniers, which she describes as alchemy of co fermentation. seminar, Australia vs. California, a Comparison of Two Hemispheres is sold out. Attendees will taste eight wines that represent the ultimate expression of each region unique terroir and micro climate. Appetizers will be provided. Hospitality Foundation,bijou van cleef replique, which supports hospitality industry workers in times of financial crisis related to medical conditions. Tasting tickets $75, seminars $25 each. at the Parkside Resort, 810 Humboldt St. Visitors get to step back in time to see military re enactors in uniform going about the daily activities of garrison life lit by gas or oil lanterns. The tour introduces everyday life for soldiers stationed at the former military base through vignettes. Visitors will walk from site to site between vignettes. Advance sales are highly recommended. at the National Historic Site, 603 Fort Rodd Hill. Call 250 478 4389 for tickets. No pets please. While junior and intermediate modellers had been represented in previous contests, an extra effort to encourage youngsters to get involved was initiated by the death of local model builder Harry Page in the spring. His biggest wish was to encourage young people to take up the hobby. The winning entry, which must be from an entrant 18 and younger, will be chosen by ballot at the event. Admission is by donation ($2 suggested). Kids under 13 are free. at the Salvation Army Citadel Auditorium, 4030 Douglas St. There has been a lot of newfound curiosity about curling due to the recent success of our Olympic team. The open house is geared toward children over eight and adults who are interested in trying the sport. Prizes, coffee and league information will be available. in the curling rink at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre, 1767 Island Hwy. Also, you can meet new friends and get fit at the same time at a Learn to Square Dance class tonight. The event is hosted by the Promenaders Square Dance Club, with lessons geared for beginners or as a refresher for former dancers. No partner needed since there will be members to dance with you. First three lessons are free. at the View Royal Community Hall, 279 Island Hwy. Free parking. Transit No. 14 stop nearby.
The Victoria Conservatory of Music is celebrating 50 years with a series of concerts. are grateful to have these world renowned performers performing for audiences as part of the school year long celebration, said Cynthia Funnel,replique arpel and van cleef, director of marketing and communications at the non profit organization. promises to be an amazing evening. As well, this is the first time Michael van der Sloot has played in front of a Victoria audience in a long time. Pieces to listen for include M or Fairy Tale Pictures, for viola and piano (Op. 113), and Liederkreis (Op. The poems were gathered by Schumann and his wife to be Clara during their courtship. The collection served as an artistic and spiritual bond for the couple during the times they were apart. 9), an early work completed eight years after the death of Beethoven. The concert is the second in a series of five shows to celebrate the music school, which offers a variety of classes, including full time,van cleef bijoux replique, two year diploma programs for students who want to pursue a professional career in music. It reaches 800 young children in 37 different locations through the school Children Music Education and Outreach Program and 1,900 students in its Community School program. Tickets are $35. at the Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave. Festival an apple lover dreamIf Johnny Appleseed were alive, he would no doubt make it a point to attend the Saltspring Island Apple Festival, which takes place on Sunday. According to organizers, it might be the largest collection of varieties in one location in Canada, attracting as many as 1,500 apple lovers. Not an apple a day type of person? Then how about apple pies? The Saltspring Island Women Institute Pie Ladies will bake about 300 pies and sell them by the slice. Experts from Oregon will name mystery apples (please bring at least three from the same tree) supplied by the public. at various locations on the island. Tickets and maps are available at Fulford Hall on the island. Expand your palate at inaugural Victoria wine festivalTaste wines from across Canada and around the world and learn more about what you are sipping at the inaugural Victoria Wine Festival,imitation van cleef et arpels bijoux, the region only dedicated wine festival, which takes place Friday. Visitors can choose between one of two public tastings or attend one of the three seminars that showcase in depth looks at international wines. Wine lovers will have an opportunity to experience products from different regions side by side, served by knowledgeable experts. The public tastings will expose your palate to more than 200 different labels, including Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Viognier, Muscadet and Sauvignon Blanc. There are three seminars. The Loire: Welcome to the Garden of France gives people a taste of the sub regions of the Loire Valley. Her seminar will feature eight wines, including two Shiraz Viogniers, which she describes as alchemy of co fermentation. seminar, Australia vs. California, a Comparison of Two Hemispheres is sold out. Attendees will taste eight wines that represent the ultimate expression of each region unique terroir and micro climate. Appetizers will be provided. Hospitality Foundation,bijou van cleef replique, which supports hospitality industry workers in times of financial crisis related to medical conditions. Tasting tickets $75, seminars $25 each. at the Parkside Resort, 810 Humboldt St. Visitors get to step back in time to see military re enactors in uniform going about the daily activities of garrison life lit by gas or oil lanterns. The tour introduces everyday life for soldiers stationed at the former military base through vignettes. Visitors will walk from site to site between vignettes. Advance sales are highly recommended. at the National Historic Site, 603 Fort Rodd Hill. Call 250 478 4389 for tickets. No pets please. While junior and intermediate modellers had been represented in previous contests, an extra effort to encourage youngsters to get involved was initiated by the death of local model builder Harry Page in the spring. His biggest wish was to encourage young people to take up the hobby. The winning entry, which must be from an entrant 18 and younger, will be chosen by ballot at the event. Admission is by donation ($2 suggested). Kids under 13 are free. at the Salvation Army Citadel Auditorium, 4030 Douglas St. There has been a lot of newfound curiosity about curling due to the recent success of our Olympic team. The open house is geared toward children over eight and adults who are interested in trying the sport. Prizes, coffee and league information will be available. in the curling rink at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre, 1767 Island Hwy. Also, you can meet new friends and get fit at the same time at a Learn to Square Dance class tonight. The event is hosted by the Promenaders Square Dance Club, with lessons geared for beginners or as a refresher for former dancers. No partner needed since there will be members to dance with you. First three lessons are free. at the View Royal Community Hall, 279 Island Hwy. Free parking. Transit No. 14 stop nearby.
Celtic and AC Milan take their places in last 16
Celtic and AC Milan took their places in the last 16 of the Champions League despite vastly contrasting fortunes on Tuesday.
Celtic celebrated one of the best nights in their long history of European competition by beating English rivals Manchester United 1 0 in Glasgow to ensure first or second place in Group F and a berth in the knockout stage for the first time,van cleef rose gold fake bracelet.
Shunsuke Nakamura scored the only goal of the game with a free kick eight minutes from time, while Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc joined him on the hero's rostrum by saving Louis Saha's weakly taken 90th minute penalty.
Manchester United would have advanced with a win or draw at Celtic, but they now have to avoid defeat at home to Benfica in their last match on Dec. 6 to ensure they do.
Celtic top the group with nine points, followed by United (9), Benfica (7) and FC Copenhagen (4). Benfica beat Copenhagen 3 1 in the other game in the group.
While Celtic were rejoicing, AC Milan lost 1 0 at AEK Athens, who have now won their last two matches after establishing an unenviable record of 21 games without a victory in the competition.
Julio Cesar scored the only goal from a free kick after 32 minutes but despite the defeat Milan cannot finish out of the top two places in Group H.
Milan have 10 points followed by AEK (7), Lille (6) and Anderlecht (3).
CSKA Moscow and Lille could also have clinched their places in the last 16 but results went against them and prevented them from doing so.
In Group G, CSKA lost 2 0 at home to Porto who won with goals from Ricardo Quaresma and Lucho Gonzalez.
That setback, together with Arsenal's 3 1 comeback win over Hamburg SV in the same group, meant CSKA slipped from first to third in the standings behind Arsenal and Porto.
Arsenal have 10 points, Porto are also on 10, CSKA have eight and Hamburg none.
Arsenal made hard work of beating the bottom team in the group though, with the Germans taking the lead when Rafael van der Vaart scored with a superb shot after four minutes.
It took Arsenal until the 52nd minute to equalise through Robin van Persie before Emmanuel Eboue and Julio Baptista added two more for the Gunners in the last seven minutes,van cleef arpels alhambra fake bracelet.
However, Arsenal will be without Thierry Henry for the match in Porto after he picked up his third booking of the competition and now faces a one match ban.
Lille could have advanced with Milan from Group H but after being held to a 2 2 draw at home by Anderlecht they now face an uphill task in their last match at Milan.
In Group E,sweet knock off alhambra bracelet, Steaua Bucharest's 1 1 draw with Dynamo Kiev means the Romanian side qualify for a UEFA Cup place while Dynamo are eliminated from Europe.
Real Madrid's 2 2 home draw with Olympique Lyon in the same group ensures the French champions finish top although both teams knew they had already qualified after the last round.
Lyon have 13 points,bracelet alhambra fake van cleef, Real 10, Steaua four and Dynamo one.
Real became the first team to breach the Lyon defence in the competition this season but could have inflicted a first defeat if Ruud van Nistelrooy, who got Real's second in the 83rd, had not had his 89th minute penalty saved by Gregory Coupet.
Celtic and AC Milan took their places in the last 16 of the Champions League despite vastly contrasting fortunes on Tuesday.
Celtic celebrated one of the best nights in their long history of European competition by beating English rivals Manchester United 1 0 in Glasgow to ensure first or second place in Group F and a berth in the knockout stage for the first time,van cleef rose gold fake bracelet.
Shunsuke Nakamura scored the only goal of the game with a free kick eight minutes from time, while Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc joined him on the hero's rostrum by saving Louis Saha's weakly taken 90th minute penalty.
Manchester United would have advanced with a win or draw at Celtic, but they now have to avoid defeat at home to Benfica in their last match on Dec. 6 to ensure they do.
Celtic top the group with nine points, followed by United (9), Benfica (7) and FC Copenhagen (4). Benfica beat Copenhagen 3 1 in the other game in the group.
While Celtic were rejoicing, AC Milan lost 1 0 at AEK Athens, who have now won their last two matches after establishing an unenviable record of 21 games without a victory in the competition.
Julio Cesar scored the only goal from a free kick after 32 minutes but despite the defeat Milan cannot finish out of the top two places in Group H.
Milan have 10 points followed by AEK (7), Lille (6) and Anderlecht (3).
CSKA Moscow and Lille could also have clinched their places in the last 16 but results went against them and prevented them from doing so.
In Group G, CSKA lost 2 0 at home to Porto who won with goals from Ricardo Quaresma and Lucho Gonzalez.
That setback, together with Arsenal's 3 1 comeback win over Hamburg SV in the same group, meant CSKA slipped from first to third in the standings behind Arsenal and Porto.
Arsenal have 10 points, Porto are also on 10, CSKA have eight and Hamburg none.
Arsenal made hard work of beating the bottom team in the group though, with the Germans taking the lead when Rafael van der Vaart scored with a superb shot after four minutes.
It took Arsenal until the 52nd minute to equalise through Robin van Persie before Emmanuel Eboue and Julio Baptista added two more for the Gunners in the last seven minutes,van cleef arpels alhambra fake bracelet.
However, Arsenal will be without Thierry Henry for the match in Porto after he picked up his third booking of the competition and now faces a one match ban.
Lille could have advanced with Milan from Group H but after being held to a 2 2 draw at home by Anderlecht they now face an uphill task in their last match at Milan.
In Group E,sweet knock off alhambra bracelet, Steaua Bucharest's 1 1 draw with Dynamo Kiev means the Romanian side qualify for a UEFA Cup place while Dynamo are eliminated from Europe.
Real Madrid's 2 2 home draw with Olympique Lyon in the same group ensures the French champions finish top although both teams knew they had already qualified after the last round.
Lyon have 13 points,bracelet alhambra fake van cleef, Real 10, Steaua four and Dynamo one.
Real became the first team to breach the Lyon defence in the competition this season but could have inflicted a first defeat if Ruud van Nistelrooy, who got Real's second in the 83rd, had not had his 89th minute penalty saved by Gregory Coupet.
are expensive cables a waste of money
You always get a free cable in the box: a phono interconnect with a CD player, an HDMI lead with a Blu ray device. But should you use it?
Speak to a shop salesman, audiophile or home cinema geek and they tell you that they not worth bothering with; they a weak link preventing the best picture or sound quality. If you want true quality, you need to spend hundreds or thousands of pounds on high end cables.
Others will tell you that spending just a few pounds on a well constructed lead will suffice. That as long as it isn shoddily made, the signal will whizz through with little or no degradation, thanks to the laws of physics.
We have spoken to cable manufacturers, engineers and psychologists, and conducted our own listening test, to get to the bottom of this controversial issue.
There are really two types of cable that we talk about here: digital and analogue. Inside a speaker cable, for example, is an analogue signal which literally drives the speaker. But inside an HDMI cable there resides a stream of digital image and audio data which the television interprets and displays in a systematic way.
Some information from the audio source is lost in the cable
Kevin Kelly, managing director of Atlas Cables, tells me that the problem to solve in analogue cables is attenuation; your sound source sends a signal to the amplifier which loses intensity on the way. Similarly, the amplifier sends a signal to the speakers which loses clarity before it arrives.
The very best cables and Atlas make some which cost up to 3,500 for a two metre length are designed to lose as little as possible.
can add anything, he tells me.
Kelly likens what his team of engineers do to the work of cycling coach David Brailsford, who helped Bradley Wiggins to victory in the Tour de France with his philosophy of gains Brailsford shook up the sport by using advanced science, medicine and engineering to eek out hundreds of tiny, miniscule improvements that,van cleef fake bracelet, when added together,van cleef and arpels fake clover bracelet, made the difference between being on the podium and not. the game we in, said Kelly.
For instance, the company believes that tiny inclusions and imperfections in the copper used by many manufacturers weakens the signal. So it uses a specially sourced type of copper that is cast in a continuous wire to achieve purity of 99.99999 per cent. This carries a signal better, it claims, but does not react well to being heated or bent, so it cannot solder connectors and has to crimp them at greater cost. For the same reason, it can coat the wire directly with hot,van cleef knock off alhambra bracelet, molten insulation, so has to wrap it with a tape like Teflon first. This all adds cost. But does it add sound quality? Or, at least, remove less?
come in and say just a wire well it not quite. There a lot of engineering in the process that trying to make a better and more efficient product. But the proof of the pudding comes down to the customer coming in, putting it in their system and justifying whether the value there or not.
could bamboozle a customer with lots of physics about the cables, but what we tend to do is give them a demonstration. The customers are trying to get closer to the music.
There is genuine value in R and materials going into these high end cables, Atlas claims. It makes the same profit margin, in percentage terms, on every cable it makes from 45 to thousands of pounds.
Not everyone agrees that you need to spend four figures, though, even among cable makers themselves.
Andrew Rothwell, founder of Rothwell Audio, claims that his reasonably affordable 69 interconnect cables are costly compared to the cheapest options for good reason, and more than good enough for most applications: cables are put together by hand, we don have millions of pounds worth of machinery to assemble things, and we don use far eastern labour.
done by hand in the UK and the price that you see on the website is the retail price. Once you taken VAT off that, and the shop profit margin, we not selling them to the shops for a vast amount of money. We don make a vast amount of money on each set. Its not as if we profiteering.
Rothwell is pragmatic about the effect its cables can have, and reflects this in its jargon free advertising: don make any rash claims on the website. I don claim that they or or Some people do, and to be honest I do take issue with some of their claims. I just say that they neutral and good quality.
have heard different cables sound subtly different. Possibly just due to small differences in capacitance, I don know. But it not simply a matter of one cable costs twice as much so it twice as good. Anyone can ask a lot of money for a cable, and some people will automatically assume it very good. I a little bit of a cynic.
you got an MP3 player or an iPad on a docking station with tiny little plastic speakers, you not going to hear any difference. But at the other end of the spectrum,van cleef fake gold bracelet, where you got speakers costing tens of thousands, you will hear something differences, not necessarily improvements.
He said that the average person seeking better sound quality would have more luck experimenting with the position of their speakers than buying expensive cables. The difference doing this makes can be and costs nothing but the inconvenience of having them in the optimum spot acoustically, rather than practically. Cables are often seen as a shortcut to better sound that requires less effort.
cable looks cheap. Because the market goes up to more than 3,000, people look at our cables and think can be very good, so let not bother with those If there was nothing over 100 on the market we probably sell more cables.
Obviously cable manufacturers are biased, so we turned to an impartial source for clarity. Patrick Gaydecki is a professor of digital signal processing at the University of Manchester School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Firstly, he told me that claims of higher quality made regarding digital cables like HDMI and USB cables are all nonsense The only real problem that could occur is a reflection of the signal bouncing back from the end of the cable, creating a spurious signal. Such problems are avoided by ensuring what is termed "impedance matching" and this has no bearing on cost all modern cables do this equally effectively.
cheap cable costing you 5 will perform no better or no worse than a cable costing orders of magnitude more, he said.
The Equator HDMI cable from Atlas Cables costs 75 for a metre
This is backed up by extensive and highly rigorous tests, such as this one from Expert Reviews, which have shown that HDMI cables varying from 5 to 150 produce literally identical results down to the exact shade of each and every last pixel.
So, it can be said with a high degree of confidence that you should spend enough on an HDMI cable to ensure that the connectors are robust and well made, but no more. Even if very occasional errors should creep in, modern televisions have built in circuitry that can spot an anomalous pixel caused by a stray bit and blend it in. You would never notice.
Turning to analogue, Gaydecki said once again that extremely expensive cables were a waste of time and money with one caveat.
You always get a free cable in the box: a phono interconnect with a CD player, an HDMI lead with a Blu ray device. But should you use it?
Speak to a shop salesman, audiophile or home cinema geek and they tell you that they not worth bothering with; they a weak link preventing the best picture or sound quality. If you want true quality, you need to spend hundreds or thousands of pounds on high end cables.
Others will tell you that spending just a few pounds on a well constructed lead will suffice. That as long as it isn shoddily made, the signal will whizz through with little or no degradation, thanks to the laws of physics.
We have spoken to cable manufacturers, engineers and psychologists, and conducted our own listening test, to get to the bottom of this controversial issue.
There are really two types of cable that we talk about here: digital and analogue. Inside a speaker cable, for example, is an analogue signal which literally drives the speaker. But inside an HDMI cable there resides a stream of digital image and audio data which the television interprets and displays in a systematic way.
Some information from the audio source is lost in the cable
Kevin Kelly, managing director of Atlas Cables, tells me that the problem to solve in analogue cables is attenuation; your sound source sends a signal to the amplifier which loses intensity on the way. Similarly, the amplifier sends a signal to the speakers which loses clarity before it arrives.
The very best cables and Atlas make some which cost up to 3,500 for a two metre length are designed to lose as little as possible.
can add anything, he tells me.
Kelly likens what his team of engineers do to the work of cycling coach David Brailsford, who helped Bradley Wiggins to victory in the Tour de France with his philosophy of gains Brailsford shook up the sport by using advanced science, medicine and engineering to eek out hundreds of tiny, miniscule improvements that,van cleef fake bracelet, when added together,van cleef and arpels fake clover bracelet, made the difference between being on the podium and not. the game we in, said Kelly.
For instance, the company believes that tiny inclusions and imperfections in the copper used by many manufacturers weakens the signal. So it uses a specially sourced type of copper that is cast in a continuous wire to achieve purity of 99.99999 per cent. This carries a signal better, it claims, but does not react well to being heated or bent, so it cannot solder connectors and has to crimp them at greater cost. For the same reason, it can coat the wire directly with hot,van cleef knock off alhambra bracelet, molten insulation, so has to wrap it with a tape like Teflon first. This all adds cost. But does it add sound quality? Or, at least, remove less?
come in and say just a wire well it not quite. There a lot of engineering in the process that trying to make a better and more efficient product. But the proof of the pudding comes down to the customer coming in, putting it in their system and justifying whether the value there or not.
could bamboozle a customer with lots of physics about the cables, but what we tend to do is give them a demonstration. The customers are trying to get closer to the music.
There is genuine value in R and materials going into these high end cables, Atlas claims. It makes the same profit margin, in percentage terms, on every cable it makes from 45 to thousands of pounds.
Not everyone agrees that you need to spend four figures, though, even among cable makers themselves.
Andrew Rothwell, founder of Rothwell Audio, claims that his reasonably affordable 69 interconnect cables are costly compared to the cheapest options for good reason, and more than good enough for most applications: cables are put together by hand, we don have millions of pounds worth of machinery to assemble things, and we don use far eastern labour.
done by hand in the UK and the price that you see on the website is the retail price. Once you taken VAT off that, and the shop profit margin, we not selling them to the shops for a vast amount of money. We don make a vast amount of money on each set. Its not as if we profiteering.
Rothwell is pragmatic about the effect its cables can have, and reflects this in its jargon free advertising: don make any rash claims on the website. I don claim that they or or Some people do, and to be honest I do take issue with some of their claims. I just say that they neutral and good quality.
have heard different cables sound subtly different. Possibly just due to small differences in capacitance, I don know. But it not simply a matter of one cable costs twice as much so it twice as good. Anyone can ask a lot of money for a cable, and some people will automatically assume it very good. I a little bit of a cynic.
you got an MP3 player or an iPad on a docking station with tiny little plastic speakers, you not going to hear any difference. But at the other end of the spectrum,van cleef fake gold bracelet, where you got speakers costing tens of thousands, you will hear something differences, not necessarily improvements.
He said that the average person seeking better sound quality would have more luck experimenting with the position of their speakers than buying expensive cables. The difference doing this makes can be and costs nothing but the inconvenience of having them in the optimum spot acoustically, rather than practically. Cables are often seen as a shortcut to better sound that requires less effort.
cable looks cheap. Because the market goes up to more than 3,000, people look at our cables and think can be very good, so let not bother with those If there was nothing over 100 on the market we probably sell more cables.
Obviously cable manufacturers are biased, so we turned to an impartial source for clarity. Patrick Gaydecki is a professor of digital signal processing at the University of Manchester School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Firstly, he told me that claims of higher quality made regarding digital cables like HDMI and USB cables are all nonsense The only real problem that could occur is a reflection of the signal bouncing back from the end of the cable, creating a spurious signal. Such problems are avoided by ensuring what is termed "impedance matching" and this has no bearing on cost all modern cables do this equally effectively.
cheap cable costing you 5 will perform no better or no worse than a cable costing orders of magnitude more, he said.
The Equator HDMI cable from Atlas Cables costs 75 for a metre
This is backed up by extensive and highly rigorous tests, such as this one from Expert Reviews, which have shown that HDMI cables varying from 5 to 150 produce literally identical results down to the exact shade of each and every last pixel.
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Porte displayed fine form at the Criterium du Dauphine earlier this month and held his own in the mountain stages alongside defending Tour champion and former teammate Chris Froome (Sky).
The Tasmanian transferred from Sky to BMC this season with the opportunity to chase his own success at the Tour an impetus.
Porte has a handy arsenal at his disposal with BMC, which aided Cadel Evans to become the first and currently only Australian to win the Tour de France in 2011. Bookwalter, Burghardt, Moinard and Schr all assisted Evans to victory that year.
"To know that Tejay and I will be supported by such a strong group of guys is really motivating," Porte said. "I've already raced with these seven riders a lot this season and I'm confident that we are going into the Tour de France in a really good position.
"My form is good, my legs are good and after another week of fine tuning, I'm definitely ready to race. It's an exciting time."
Van Garderen, who led BMC at the Tour last season, has observed a different lead up to the race than that of Porte.
The 27 year old will enter on the back of the severely weather affected Tour de Suisse in which he won a stage and finished sixth overall.
"I'm taking confidence out of the Tour de Suisse heading into the Tour de France, especially with the team that we are taking. I've already raced the Tour de France a couple of times with most of these guys, so I couldn't be happier to line up with them once again,replica rolex oyster datejust perpetual," van Garderen said.
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"Richie and Tejay will both receive equal support from the staff and riders within the team structure during the race itself. Throughout the race, Richie will act as BMC Racing team's road captain and as such will represent the riders' interests both on and off the bike," general manager Jim Ochowicz said.
Porte displayed fine form at the Criterium du Dauphine earlier this month and held his own in the mountain stages alongside defending Tour champion and former teammate Chris Froome (Sky).
The Tasmanian transferred from Sky to BMC this season with the opportunity to chase his own success at the Tour an impetus.
Porte has a handy arsenal at his disposal with BMC, which aided Cadel Evans to become the first and currently only Australian to win the Tour de France in 2011. Bookwalter, Burghardt, Moinard and Schr all assisted Evans to victory that year.
"To know that Tejay and I will be supported by such a strong group of guys is really motivating," Porte said. "I've already raced with these seven riders a lot this season and I'm confident that we are going into the Tour de France in a really good position.
"My form is good, my legs are good and after another week of fine tuning, I'm definitely ready to race. It's an exciting time."
Van Garderen, who led BMC at the Tour last season, has observed a different lead up to the race than that of Porte.
The 27 year old will enter on the back of the severely weather affected Tour de Suisse in which he won a stage and finished sixth overall.
"I'm taking confidence out of the Tour de Suisse heading into the Tour de France, especially with the team that we are taking. I've already raced the Tour de France a couple of times with most of these guys, so I couldn't be happier to line up with them once again,replica rolex oyster datejust perpetual," van Garderen said.
Brooklyn Officials Urge MTA to Speed Up Reopening of Pennsylvania Ave
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"We are saying to the MTA you're dragging your feet you're inconveniencing our community and we want a response from you we want this station opened," said City Councilmember Inez Barron.
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A change cannot come soon enough for local residents. They have spent the winter taking free shuttle busses to an open subway stop on Van Siclen Avenue almost a mile away but they say the busses are not very dependable.
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The MTA responded saying it "always puts the safety of our passengers first regardless of location and the Assemblyman's rant is false and beyond the pale."
Elected officials in Brooklyn held a demonstration Monday demanding the MTA reopen the Pennsylvania Avenue stop on the 3 line in Brownsville, which has been closed since being damaged in an accident last year. NY1's Michael Herzenberg filed the following report.
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"We are saying to the MTA you're dragging your feet you're inconveniencing our community and we want a response from you we want this station opened," said City Councilmember Inez Barron.
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A change cannot come soon enough for local residents. They have spent the winter taking free shuttle busses to an open subway stop on Van Siclen Avenue almost a mile away but they say the busses are not very dependable.
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The water supply is free as it comes from a diverted natural spring which gurgles out of a pipe outside, while the 'natural' fridge is a shallow well a few yards away from the front door and hidden from view by towering cow parsley.
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Despite the somewhat Spartan arrangements, Mr Buck is renting out the unusual property. But there isn't a hobbit in sight and the current tenant is a worker on a neighbouring dairy farm who pays for her lodgings in milk and cream. Cooking can be done on the woodburner, but she has installed a small gas stove in the kitchenette.
Yesterday father of three Mr Buck, 59, who lives in a more conventional home nearby with wife Sheila, 57, said: 'I wanted to show that houses don't have to cost anything. We live in a society where we spend our lives paying our mortgages, which many people don't enjoy.'
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DEBRA L. He is joined by E Street Band members, from left, Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Patti Scialfa, Steve Van Zandt, Garry Tallent and Danny Federici on the porch on the south side of Convention Hall.
Ten years ago this week, Asbury Park was the center of the Bruce Springsteen universe with the release of "The Rising."
For a 10 day period during that summer of 2002, Bruce was all over Asbury Park with private rehearsals, three public rehearsal shows, two guest appearances at a small Cookman Avenue restaurant, driving NBC's Matt Lauer around town for a tour and a live appearance on "Today" from Convention Hall marking the release of the album, his response to 9/11.
The hoopla began with a private rehearsal by Bruce and the E Street Band at Convention Hall on Tues., July 23. They were preparing to head out on tour for the first time since the Reunion Tour in 1999 2000.
ABC's "Nightline" had several cameras filming the rehearsal for an upcoming story. They did interviews with every member of the E Street Band. as Bruce was going to be there. I wasn't quite sure why, but when I arrived, there weren't that many people there.
It was there that I heard Bruce was expected to show up with Matt Lauer and a crew filming them from "Today." Word had gotten out that Bruce would be stopping by, and soon Georgie's was pretty packed.
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Bruce started the afternoon doing an interview with Lauer while walking on the Asbury Park boardwalk and they then headed into the Stone Pony for a sit down interview.
The two then hopped in a navy blue Mustang GT, with Bruce driving for a ride around Asbury Park as a camera crew followed.
"I think they're expecting me," Bruce says to Lauer as they pull up to Georgie's. Bruce, wearing jeans and a light blue denim shirt,cartier love bangle bracelet replica, has a bottled water behind the bar and signs a few autographs before heading out five minutes later.
When the footage later airs on "Today" Lauer later tells Katie Couric, "I could have been naked and no one would have noticed me."
They then stopped at Studebaker's Antiques and Collectibles on Main Street, a store on Cookman Avenue and Moonstruck Restaurant on Lake Avenue
The final stop was at Sonny's Southern Cuisine at 574 Cookman Ave. (now closed).
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The next afternoon, Thurs., July 25, there was an industry only private rehearsal at Convention Hall. Only 40 "insiders" got to hear Bruce and the E Street Band play a dozen songs, nine of them from the new album. I listened from the boardwalk with about a dozen other fans. It was very cool to hear the new material.
The afternoon of Fri., July 26, saw the first of three public rehearsal show at Convention Hall. Many in the crowd are radio station contest winners from California. Bruce and the E Street Band run through 23 songs and "The Rising" opens and closes the show as it's being filmed for a video. "Into the Fire" is played with Clarence Clemons starting the song on the bagpipes. It works pretty well here but is soon abandoned.
Bruce was surprised at how a lot of fans at the show knew the new songs already as the album wasn't due out for a few more days. Little did he know that copies leaked out to fans about three weeks earlier.
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After a quiet weekend, things heat up again on Mon., July 29. Bruce and the band go through a private afternoon rehearsal at Convention Hall as positions are set up for TV cameras and lighting for the next day's live broadcast of "Today."
Tues., July 30 is the main event. It beings at the stroke of midnight at the very hot Stone Pony. A packed crowd of Springsteen fans from all over the world are on hand as Jack's Music in Red Bank brings its midnight sale of "The Rising" to Asbury Park. The evening began with nonstop Bruce music and a trivia contest.
DEBRA L. He is joined by E Street Band members, from left, Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Patti Scialfa, Steve Van Zandt, Garry Tallent and Danny Federici on the porch on the south side of Convention Hall.
Ten years ago this week, Asbury Park was the center of the Bruce Springsteen universe with the release of "The Rising."
For a 10 day period during that summer of 2002, Bruce was all over Asbury Park with private rehearsals, three public rehearsal shows, two guest appearances at a small Cookman Avenue restaurant, driving NBC's Matt Lauer around town for a tour and a live appearance on "Today" from Convention Hall marking the release of the album, his response to 9/11.
The hoopla began with a private rehearsal by Bruce and the E Street Band at Convention Hall on Tues., July 23. They were preparing to head out on tour for the first time since the Reunion Tour in 1999 2000.
ABC's "Nightline" had several cameras filming the rehearsal for an upcoming story. They did interviews with every member of the E Street Band. as Bruce was going to be there. I wasn't quite sure why, but when I arrived, there weren't that many people there.
It was there that I heard Bruce was expected to show up with Matt Lauer and a crew filming them from "Today." Word had gotten out that Bruce would be stopping by, and soon Georgie's was pretty packed.
DEBRA L. ROTHENBERG
Bruce started the afternoon doing an interview with Lauer while walking on the Asbury Park boardwalk and they then headed into the Stone Pony for a sit down interview.
The two then hopped in a navy blue Mustang GT, with Bruce driving for a ride around Asbury Park as a camera crew followed.
"I think they're expecting me," Bruce says to Lauer as they pull up to Georgie's. Bruce, wearing jeans and a light blue denim shirt,cartier love bangle bracelet replica, has a bottled water behind the bar and signs a few autographs before heading out five minutes later.
When the footage later airs on "Today" Lauer later tells Katie Couric, "I could have been naked and no one would have noticed me."
They then stopped at Studebaker's Antiques and Collectibles on Main Street, a store on Cookman Avenue and Moonstruck Restaurant on Lake Avenue
The final stop was at Sonny's Southern Cuisine at 574 Cookman Ave. (now closed).
Bruce performs "My City of Ruins" with the Alliance Singers in Asbury Park on July 24,bangle cartier, 2002:
The next afternoon, Thurs., July 25, there was an industry only private rehearsal at Convention Hall. Only 40 "insiders" got to hear Bruce and the E Street Band play a dozen songs, nine of them from the new album. I listened from the boardwalk with about a dozen other fans. It was very cool to hear the new material.
The afternoon of Fri., July 26, saw the first of three public rehearsal show at Convention Hall. Many in the crowd are radio station contest winners from California. Bruce and the E Street Band run through 23 songs and "The Rising" opens and closes the show as it's being filmed for a video. "Into the Fire" is played with Clarence Clemons starting the song on the bagpipes. It works pretty well here but is soon abandoned.
Bruce was surprised at how a lot of fans at the show knew the new songs already as the album wasn't due out for a few more days. Little did he know that copies leaked out to fans about three weeks earlier.
After the show, Bruce and members of the E Street Band come out on the south deck of Convention Hall and pose for pictures and chat with the crowd. Clarence Clemons leads the fans on the beach, to the amusement of Bruce,used cartier love bracelet for sale, in several chants of "You can only expect greatness of the E Street Band!"
DEBRA L.
Later, Bruce and his wife, Patti Scialfa, are back at Sonny's for a mini private show and autograph session for the radio contest winners. Taking request, Bruce plays five songs: "Back in Your Arms," "Tougher Than the Rest" (with Patti),cartier bracelet for sale, "I Wish I Were Blind," "Growin' Up" and "Thunder Road" (with Patti).
After a quiet weekend, things heat up again on Mon., July 29. Bruce and the band go through a private afternoon rehearsal at Convention Hall as positions are set up for TV cameras and lighting for the next day's live broadcast of "Today."
Tues., July 30 is the main event. It beings at the stroke of midnight at the very hot Stone Pony. A packed crowd of Springsteen fans from all over the world are on hand as Jack's Music in Red Bank brings its midnight sale of "The Rising" to Asbury Park. The evening began with nonstop Bruce music and a trivia contest.
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Mr. Thomas R. Fox has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Angie's List, Inc., effective September 24, 2013. Mr. Fox most recently worked for NOKIA, a global leader in mobile communications, as Senior Director, Business Planning and Operations, where he was responsible for developing product level profitability models to guide investment decision making. Prior to joining NOKIA in 2012, Mr. Fox worked for NAVTEQ Corporation, a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information, which was acquired by NOKIA in 2008. Mr. Fox held various executive and managerial positions at NAVTEQ beginning in 2002, including Vice President of Product Management, Vice President of Sales Strategy and Operations, Director of Investor Relations and Manager of Corporate Finance and Business Planning. Before joining NAVTEQ, Mr. Fox was a research analyst for Lincoln Capital Management Company,fake cartier bangles, and prior to that, he was an analyst with the investment banking division of Credit Suisse.
Mr. J. Mark Howell is Chief Operating Officer of Angie's List, Inc. He was Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to joining us, Mr. Howell , has served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer since March, 2013. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Howell worked as President of Ingram Micro Mobility,imitation love bracelet, Americas, a provider of technology products who acquired Brightpoint, Inc. in 2012. From 1994 through 2012, Mr. Howell held various executive positions at Brightpoint, a supply chain services provider to the wireless industry, including President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Brightpoint, he was Corporate Controller for ADESA Corporation and an accountant with Ernst Young LLP. Mr. Howell holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.
Mr. Darin Brown has been promoted as Chief Technology Officer of the Company. In this role Brown will have responsibility for all of Engineering and Enterprise Technology. He joined Angie's List in January and previously served as senior vice president of Technology. He came to Angie List from Salesforce, formerly ExactTarget, where he served in various leadership roles including vice president of the Interactive Marketing Hub (now Salesforce Marketing Cloud) product line. Brown led several key initiatives while at Salesforce, including development of the company's flagship Interactive Marketing Hub, Fuel UX, and Journey Builder products. He has more than 20 years of engineering experience in consumer search, decision analytics and enterprise software. He received his engineering degree from Purdue University.
Mr. Charles Hundt is Chief Accounting Officer of Angie's List, Inc., since May 13,love bracelet, 2014. Mr. Hundt served as our Controller since August 2007. Mr. Hundt also served as our interim Chief Financial Officer from April 2013 to September 2013 and as our interim principal financial officer from May 2010 to May 2011. He previously served as our Director of Accounting from August 2005 to August 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Hundt worked at Katz, Sapper Miller, a regional accounting firm, most recently as Manager, from August 1997 to August 2005.
Ms. Angela R. Hicks Bowman is Chief Marketing Officer, Director of Angie's List, Inc. She is co founder and has served as Chief Marketing Officer since May 2000 and has served on the Board since March 2013. As the sole employee in June 1995, Ms. Hicks Bowman started what would become Angie's List in Columbus, Ohio, serving as President from the inception in June 1995 until December 1998. She took a leave of absence from her position as President from December 1998 to May 2000 to pursue a Master of Business Administration. Ms. Hicks Bowman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from DePauw University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Ms. Shannon M. Shaw is Chief Legal Officer Corporate Secretary of Angie's List, Inc. Prior to joining us, Ms. Shaw was a labor and employment attorney, most recently as Of Counsel, at Barnes Thornburg, LLP, a law firm, from September 2003 to September 2011, where she litigated on behalf of companies and advised national and local companies on compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws. Ms. Shaw served as Media Relations Coordinator at Clarian Health Partners, a large hospital conglomerate, from 1997 to 2000, where she worked in media and public relations.
Mr. George Bell is Director of the Company. Mr. Bell brings to Angie's List 30 years of experience growing and investing in media, subscription and digital businesses. He is a five time Chief Executive Officer and twice a public company CEO. Mr. Bell has served as a Managing Director and Executive in Residence at General Catalyst, a venture capital and private equity firm with over $3 billion under management. At General Catalyst, Mr. Bell has focused on investment opportunities in consumer, new media and Internet businesses. As the mobile revolution emerged, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Jumptap, a mobile advertising technology company and a former General Catalyst portfolio company that was acquired by Millennial Media in 2013, and then by AOL. Before joining General Catalyst, Mr. Bell was Chief Executive Officer of Upromise, the country's largest college savings service, which was acquired in 2006 by Sallie Mae. During the birth of the consumer internet, Mr. Bell was Chief Executive Officer of Excite, one of first and largest search engines, where he oversaw the Company's initial public offering, the acquisition of more than 20 companies and Excite's growth into a worldwide media organization. Mr. Earlier, Mr. Bell was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of one of the first specialty cable channels, The Outdoor Life Network, later renamed Versus Network, and which is now NBC Sports Network. He was also a former senior vice president of Times Mirror Magazines, where he oversaw special interest magazines, such as SKI and Field Stream. Mr. Mr. Bell is currently an independent director at John Wiley Sons, Inc.
Mr. Eric Semler is Director of the Company. Mr. Semler is the Founder and President of TCS Capital Management, an investment fund focused on media, technology and communications companies. He founded TCS in 2001, and within several years, it was one of the largest independent funds focused on media and communications equities. Since its inception in 2001, the flagship TCS Global Equity Fund has generated returns that are more than double the returns of the S 500 Index and MSCI World Index over the same time period. Mr. Semler has been an investor in Angie's List since 2011 before it became a public company. He began his career as a journalist working for The New York Times in New York and for the Moscow News in Russia. Mr. Semler is the Co founder and Chairman of the nonprofit Bronx Baseball Dreams organization, and is a director for the Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy. Mr. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Mr. from Harvard University.
Mr. Mark Britto is an Independent Director of Angie's List, Inc., since September 2011. Mr. Britto currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Boku, Inc., a mobile online payments company, a position he has held since January 2009. He also currently serves on the boards of directors of a number of privately held technology companies. Prior to joining Boku, Inc., Mr. Britto served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingenio Inc., a service marketplace and performance advertising company acquired by AT Inc. in 2007, from July 2002 to December 2008. In 1998, Mr. in June 1999. From June 1999 until June 2002, Mr. Britto served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Services and Sales, at Amazon. Mr.
Mr. Michael S. Maurer is an Independent Director of Angie's List, Inc., since February 2012. Mr. Maurer has served as Chairman of the Board of The National Bank of Indianapolis Corporation, a financial institution he founded in 1993, and its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Bank of Indianapolis, since 1993. He also has served as Chairman of the Board of IBJ Corp., a publishing company which owns The Indianapolis Business Journal, since 1990, where he also served as Chief Executive Officer from 1990 to 2014. Since 2013, Mr. Maurer has served as Chairman of the Board of Arcamed, LLC. Also since 2013, Mr. Maurer has served as a member of the board of directors for Home Health Depot. Mr. Maurer served as President of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation from 2005 to 2006 and also served as Indiana Secretary of Commerce in 2006. From 1991 to 1992, he served as a director and member of the Executive Committee of Merchants National Bank/National City Bank, Indianapolis, Indiana, a financial institution. Mr. Maurer was self employed as an attorney from 1969 to 1988.
Mr. Mike Sands is Independent Director of the Company. While at Signal, Mr. Sands has been recognized as a Midwest Ernst Young 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year and was included in Crain's Chicago Tech Top 50 technology leaders in 2013. Prior to Signal, Mr. Sands was part of the original Orbitz management team and held positions including Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operations Officer. Mr. Sands helped take the business from startup to IPO, then through two acquisitions. He was a marketing executive at General Motors and began his career at Leo Burnett. Mr. Sands holds a Master's degree in Management from the Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Northwestern University.
Ms. Susan E. Thronson is an Independent Director of Angie's List, Inc., since November 1, 2012. Ms. Thronson has served on Board of Sonic Corp. since April, 2015. Ms. Thronson served as Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, at Marriott International, Inc., a worldwide operator,replica cartier bracelets, franchisor and licensor of hotels and corporate housing properties, a position she held from July 2005 to July 2013. At Marriott, Ms. Thronson held a variety of marketing management positions, including Senior Vice President, International Marketing, International Lodging Organization, from January 1997 to June 2005. Prior to joining Marriott, Ms. Thronson served as an Account Supervisor at McCann Erickson Worldwide.
Mr. Thomas R. Evans serves as Chairman of the Board of the CompanyMr. Evans has extensive experience in the media and internet industries and has served as Chief Executive Officer of three public companies. From 2004 through 2013, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bankrate, Inc., an internet publisher of consumer financial content and rate information. Mr. Evans also served on Bankrate's Board of Directors before retiring in 2013. In 2014 and 2015, Mr. Evans served as an advisor to the board of Bankrate. From 1999 to 2003, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Official Payments Corp., an internet company specializing in processing consumer credit card payments for government taxes, fees and fines. From March 1998 to June 1999, Mr. Evans was President and Chief Executive Officer of GeoCities Inc., a community of personal websites on the internet. In 1998, Mr. Evans led the company through its IPO and sold the company in 1999 to Yahoo! Inc. for $4.6 billion. Prior to his internet experience, Mr. Evans was a 20 year veteran of the magazine business. From January 1991 to February 1998, Mr. News World Report.
Mr. Scott Durchslag has been appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Angie's List, Inc. Mr. Durchslag has lived and worked across Asia, Europe and the United States. In 2008, Mr. In that role, he led the company's operations and oversaw Skype's design, products, marketing, payments and customer care activities and managed Skype's consumer, business and mobile business units as well as its Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. During his tenure, Mr. Durchslag oversaw substantial growth in registered users, which increased from 217 million at the beginning of 2008 to 474 million by the end of 2009, and revenues doubled from an annualized run rate of $400 million to $800 million. Before joining Skype, Mr. Durchslag joined Motorola in 2002 and was on the management team of its mobile devices business. Among his roles, Mr. Durchslag was Corporate Vice President of Global Product Experience Invention, where he led product strategy, innovation, intellectual property, product design, user interfaces, consumer experiences (music, video, imaging, productivity and mobile internet), partnerships, product marketing and customer care. At Motorola, he was also part of the team that enabled Motorola's market share to double, launched its then leading RAZR product and created strategic partnerships with other technology leaders, including Google and Microsoft. Earlier, Mr. Durchslag worked at software startups in Silicon Valley, one of which was Grand Central Networks which was later purchased by Google. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Thomas R. Fox has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Angie's List, Inc., effective September 24, 2013. Mr. Fox most recently worked for NOKIA, a global leader in mobile communications, as Senior Director, Business Planning and Operations, where he was responsible for developing product level profitability models to guide investment decision making. Prior to joining NOKIA in 2012, Mr. Fox worked for NAVTEQ Corporation, a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information, which was acquired by NOKIA in 2008. Mr. Fox held various executive and managerial positions at NAVTEQ beginning in 2002, including Vice President of Product Management, Vice President of Sales Strategy and Operations, Director of Investor Relations and Manager of Corporate Finance and Business Planning. Before joining NAVTEQ, Mr. Fox was a research analyst for Lincoln Capital Management Company,fake cartier bangles, and prior to that, he was an analyst with the investment banking division of Credit Suisse.
Mr. J. Mark Howell is Chief Operating Officer of Angie's List, Inc. He was Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to joining us, Mr. Howell , has served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer since March, 2013. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Howell worked as President of Ingram Micro Mobility,imitation love bracelet, Americas, a provider of technology products who acquired Brightpoint, Inc. in 2012. From 1994 through 2012, Mr. Howell held various executive positions at Brightpoint, a supply chain services provider to the wireless industry, including President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Brightpoint, he was Corporate Controller for ADESA Corporation and an accountant with Ernst Young LLP. Mr. Howell holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.
Mr. Darin Brown has been promoted as Chief Technology Officer of the Company. In this role Brown will have responsibility for all of Engineering and Enterprise Technology. He joined Angie's List in January and previously served as senior vice president of Technology. He came to Angie List from Salesforce, formerly ExactTarget, where he served in various leadership roles including vice president of the Interactive Marketing Hub (now Salesforce Marketing Cloud) product line. Brown led several key initiatives while at Salesforce, including development of the company's flagship Interactive Marketing Hub, Fuel UX, and Journey Builder products. He has more than 20 years of engineering experience in consumer search, decision analytics and enterprise software. He received his engineering degree from Purdue University.
Mr. Charles Hundt is Chief Accounting Officer of Angie's List, Inc., since May 13,love bracelet, 2014. Mr. Hundt served as our Controller since August 2007. Mr. Hundt also served as our interim Chief Financial Officer from April 2013 to September 2013 and as our interim principal financial officer from May 2010 to May 2011. He previously served as our Director of Accounting from August 2005 to August 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Hundt worked at Katz, Sapper Miller, a regional accounting firm, most recently as Manager, from August 1997 to August 2005.
Ms. Angela R. Hicks Bowman is Chief Marketing Officer, Director of Angie's List, Inc. She is co founder and has served as Chief Marketing Officer since May 2000 and has served on the Board since March 2013. As the sole employee in June 1995, Ms. Hicks Bowman started what would become Angie's List in Columbus, Ohio, serving as President from the inception in June 1995 until December 1998. She took a leave of absence from her position as President from December 1998 to May 2000 to pursue a Master of Business Administration. Ms. Hicks Bowman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from DePauw University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Ms. Shannon M. Shaw is Chief Legal Officer Corporate Secretary of Angie's List, Inc. Prior to joining us, Ms. Shaw was a labor and employment attorney, most recently as Of Counsel, at Barnes Thornburg, LLP, a law firm, from September 2003 to September 2011, where she litigated on behalf of companies and advised national and local companies on compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws. Ms. Shaw served as Media Relations Coordinator at Clarian Health Partners, a large hospital conglomerate, from 1997 to 2000, where she worked in media and public relations.
Mr. George Bell is Director of the Company. Mr. Bell brings to Angie's List 30 years of experience growing and investing in media, subscription and digital businesses. He is a five time Chief Executive Officer and twice a public company CEO. Mr. Bell has served as a Managing Director and Executive in Residence at General Catalyst, a venture capital and private equity firm with over $3 billion under management. At General Catalyst, Mr. Bell has focused on investment opportunities in consumer, new media and Internet businesses. As the mobile revolution emerged, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Jumptap, a mobile advertising technology company and a former General Catalyst portfolio company that was acquired by Millennial Media in 2013, and then by AOL. Before joining General Catalyst, Mr. Bell was Chief Executive Officer of Upromise, the country's largest college savings service, which was acquired in 2006 by Sallie Mae. During the birth of the consumer internet, Mr. Bell was Chief Executive Officer of Excite, one of first and largest search engines, where he oversaw the Company's initial public offering, the acquisition of more than 20 companies and Excite's growth into a worldwide media organization. Mr. Earlier, Mr. Bell was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of one of the first specialty cable channels, The Outdoor Life Network, later renamed Versus Network, and which is now NBC Sports Network. He was also a former senior vice president of Times Mirror Magazines, where he oversaw special interest magazines, such as SKI and Field Stream. Mr. Mr. Bell is currently an independent director at John Wiley Sons, Inc.
Mr. Eric Semler is Director of the Company. Mr. Semler is the Founder and President of TCS Capital Management, an investment fund focused on media, technology and communications companies. He founded TCS in 2001, and within several years, it was one of the largest independent funds focused on media and communications equities. Since its inception in 2001, the flagship TCS Global Equity Fund has generated returns that are more than double the returns of the S 500 Index and MSCI World Index over the same time period. Mr. Semler has been an investor in Angie's List since 2011 before it became a public company. He began his career as a journalist working for The New York Times in New York and for the Moscow News in Russia. Mr. Semler is the Co founder and Chairman of the nonprofit Bronx Baseball Dreams organization, and is a director for the Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy. Mr. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Mr. from Harvard University.
Mr. Mark Britto is an Independent Director of Angie's List, Inc., since September 2011. Mr. Britto currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Boku, Inc., a mobile online payments company, a position he has held since January 2009. He also currently serves on the boards of directors of a number of privately held technology companies. Prior to joining Boku, Inc., Mr. Britto served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingenio Inc., a service marketplace and performance advertising company acquired by AT Inc. in 2007, from July 2002 to December 2008. In 1998, Mr. in June 1999. From June 1999 until June 2002, Mr. Britto served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Services and Sales, at Amazon. Mr.
Mr. Michael S. Maurer is an Independent Director of Angie's List, Inc., since February 2012. Mr. Maurer has served as Chairman of the Board of The National Bank of Indianapolis Corporation, a financial institution he founded in 1993, and its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Bank of Indianapolis, since 1993. He also has served as Chairman of the Board of IBJ Corp., a publishing company which owns The Indianapolis Business Journal, since 1990, where he also served as Chief Executive Officer from 1990 to 2014. Since 2013, Mr. Maurer has served as Chairman of the Board of Arcamed, LLC. Also since 2013, Mr. Maurer has served as a member of the board of directors for Home Health Depot. Mr. Maurer served as President of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation from 2005 to 2006 and also served as Indiana Secretary of Commerce in 2006. From 1991 to 1992, he served as a director and member of the Executive Committee of Merchants National Bank/National City Bank, Indianapolis, Indiana, a financial institution. Mr. Maurer was self employed as an attorney from 1969 to 1988.
Mr. Mike Sands is Independent Director of the Company. While at Signal, Mr. Sands has been recognized as a Midwest Ernst Young 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year and was included in Crain's Chicago Tech Top 50 technology leaders in 2013. Prior to Signal, Mr. Sands was part of the original Orbitz management team and held positions including Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operations Officer. Mr. Sands helped take the business from startup to IPO, then through two acquisitions. He was a marketing executive at General Motors and began his career at Leo Burnett. Mr. Sands holds a Master's degree in Management from the Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Northwestern University.
Ms. Susan E. Thronson is an Independent Director of Angie's List, Inc., since November 1, 2012. Ms. Thronson has served on Board of Sonic Corp. since April, 2015. Ms. Thronson served as Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, at Marriott International, Inc., a worldwide operator,replica cartier bracelets, franchisor and licensor of hotels and corporate housing properties, a position she held from July 2005 to July 2013. At Marriott, Ms. Thronson held a variety of marketing management positions, including Senior Vice President, International Marketing, International Lodging Organization, from January 1997 to June 2005. Prior to joining Marriott, Ms. Thronson served as an Account Supervisor at McCann Erickson Worldwide.