27 Jan 12 Singapore and Hong Kong
POWER: High Bandwidth Penetration MORE POWER CENTERS
As U.S. telcos and cable companies sluggishly roll out cable and ADSL broadband Internet access across America, Singapore and Hong Kong are already nearly completely wired.
Tags: connectivity, customers, telecommunications
20 Jan 12 Instructor Choice
The instructor plays a major role in motivating boot camp participants. Correct instructor selection is the most important factor for a successful boot camp and cannot be overemphasized. (more…)
Tags: fashion, instructor, pheromones
13 Jan 12 Fun and Research
When the staff at Cooper Fitness Center decided to create a health promotion program for members, it was no surprise they came up with a program based on cardiovascular fitness. After all, as part of the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research, the center knows a lot about aerobic exercise. (more…)
Tags: speaker, sponsorships, zocor
12 Jan 12 Some m-commerce reeks of Big Brother
We are about to be overwhelmed by yet another buzzword: m-commerce.
Just when you thought you had heard enough about on-line shopping, along comes mobile commerce, another concept geared toward getting us to spend money.
Tags: applications, commerce, shopping
05 Jan 12 Team Spanked Bemoans the Tribal Council
Team Spanked has a little pow-wow where they try to decide if they want to tell each other who they plan on voting out. Eventually they decide not to tell. They love each other. They don’t want to vote. Life sucks. Cry. Moan. Group hug. It starts to rain. It means something to them symbolically. They move into the cave. More drama. Group hug. More tears.
They say goodbye to Team Church Social as if any one of them would not be returning. More piano music. Another group hug. Sadness. (more…)
Tags: explains, piano music, symbolically
27 Dec 11 Does your Program Invite Diversity
As you walk through the local mall, take note of the various cultures, ethnic groups, races, ages and body types represented in the crowd. Would individuals from all of these groups feel welcome and comfortable in your aerobics classes? What about people from different educational backgrounds, social classes and religions? (more…)
Tags: candidates, education, instruction
26 Dec 11 On-line audio and video will go mainstream
Will people watch video on the Internet?
When asked, most experts suggest not. They say that the infrastructure of the Internet is too slow. On-line video is too unreliable. And the screen — well, it’s just too small and fuzzy, and the playback too jerky. It’s absolutely painful to watch.
Tags: links, markets, telephone systems
20 Dec 11 Does your Program Offer Variety
Take a look at your class schedule. If 70 percent of it is dominated by step classes, you’re inviting boredom and denying your members the opportunity to grow. Many students are searching for ways to keep their workouts fresh and improve their training. You can help them accomplish their fitness goals by providing them with an aerobics schedule that will meet a variety of training needs and interests. (more…)
01 Dec 11 Gerard Oldfield the Man in the Rain at Horse Guards Parade, Part 2
If there was a track to best complement the weather of the night then ‘The Watchful Eye’ with its chorus of echoes eminating from water filled glasses was it. ‘Jewel in the Crown’ with its rhythmic guitar was reminiscent of Enigma with lazy eastern sounding vocals from three girls, breezing into frantic acoustic western guitar in ‘Outcast’ which made the audience ditch their umbrellas and be dazzled by the lightshow around them illuminating the stage and spotlighting prestigious Parliament offices. (more…)
Tags: dramatic, musical styles, pheromone
