barefoot is a textile design company based in sri lanka , which exports its clothing and soft furnishings globally .

barefoot has two retail stores in colombo and one store in galle .

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barefoot - 213 - a ( em ) smmoa j . w . diokno blbd . brgy . 76 , pasay , metro manila - retailer
bare foot - retailer of gents designer t shirts , gents red colour t shirts & kids designer t shirts in delhi .
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“what barefoot does best is colour and proportion . our beautiful , clear and simple colour…
barefoot ( pvt ) ltd , a shop that has something for everyone , celebrates 50 years . well known for its handloom fabric , barefoot was founded by barbara sansoni , an artist , writer and designer . barefoot’s shops sell alongside their own brand , a wide range of carefully selected local products . barefoot under the guidance of dominic sansoni’s fosters creativity in [ . . . ]
barefoot ( pvt ) ltd , a shop that has something for everyone , celebrates 50 years .
since 2009 grey havens acres and barefoot saddle canada are proud to be the canadian importer bringing quality and innovative barefoot treeless saddle systems from germany to horses and their owners across all different disciplines . we specialize
the famous barefoot handlooms go into creating a stunning range of linen that combines colour and texture with traditional needlework – tablecloths , tablemats , napkins , cushion covers , wall hangings and bedspreads . barefoot linen is of the highest quality and is famously long lasting . everyone has a barefoot tablecloth or bedspread they’ve been using for decades .
barefoot toys are carefully crafted and simply adorable . barefoot mice are one of barbara’s oldest designs and are an enduring favourite . but there’s much more – just about every animal you can think of from elephants to penguins ,
well known for its handloom fabric , barefoot was founded by barbara sansoni , an artist , writer and designer .
all in all barefoot has something for everyone . it’s the perfect place to buy gifts and treat yourself as well !
“what barefoot does best is colour and proportion . our beautiful , clear and simple colour schemes and the geometric patterns they follow are what defines us , ” said jane conrad , design coordinator at barefoot . quite natural then , that their newest exhibition is titled ‘cube and colour’ - a collection of weavings and patchwork from the barefoot design team and [ . . . ]
complete the outfit with a barefoot bag . beautiful and practical barefoot bags are 100 % cotton , washable and durable . they are available in a variety of designs to suit various purposes . check out the newest addition – the isabella camera bag .
by their very nature feet are designed for walking barefoot on natural ground where weight is evenly distributed across the entire foot .
barefoot’s shops sell alongside their own brand , a wide range of carefully selected local products . barefoot under the guidance of dominic sansoni’s fosters creativity in all its in house designers , artisans and suppliers resulting in original and exciting products and inspiring sri lanka’s creative community .
at the heart of the barefoot range are barefoot textiles , with which the whole story began . hand woven in a variety of textures they are known for the use of vivid , vibrant , colour . created by a dedicated team of designers , weavers and dyers , barefoot designs are inspired by the colours of sri lanka - the blue oceans or the green paddy fields or the golden sun .
“what barefoot does best is colour and proportion . our beautiful , clear and simple colour schemes and the geometric patterns they follow are what defines us , ” said jane conrad , design coordinator at barefoot . quite natural then , that their newest exhibition is titled ‘cube and colour’ - a collection of weavings and patchwork from the barefoot design team and a retrospective of barbara sansoni - lewcock’s textiles sculptures .
barefoot offers several brands of luxury ceylon teas , quality sri lankan spices delicious and chutneys , jams , love cake and milk toffee .
barefoot toys are carefully crafted and simply adorable . barefoot mice are one of barbara’s oldest designs and are an enduring favourite . but there’s much more – just about every animal you can think of from elephants to penguins , monkeys to octopi , and lizards to frog princes .
monkeys to octopi , and lizards to frog princes . the barefoot bookshop provides of exquisitely chosen selection of books to suit a variety of interests .
the birkenstock footbed was inspired by the natural print a foot leaves in the sand , which allows the foot to function as if it is walking barefoot .
treat yourself to some luxurious beauty and bath products by spa ceylon and spice island as well as barefoot’s own range of all natural soaps in many tempting varieties .
barefoot also offers several brands of luxury ceylon teas , quality sri lankan spices delicious and chutneys , jams , love cake and milk toffee . and when you’re tired out after a hard day’s shopping , the barefoot café , nestled in a frangipani garden at the back of the shop , is the perfect place to unwind and recover .
like the barefoot brand ? we also have our own custom barefoot private label that launched in 2014 . it includes , but isn ' t limited to texas tees , wine tees , georgia pride tees , iowa pride tees , and barefoot pride tees . . . which are our favorite . . . but we might be a little biased : ) why should you shop at barefoot you ask ? we specialize in imprinted garments and general campus wear . our product is quality controlled and guaranteed to satisfy all university quality requirements . we set the standard in the printing industry and our quality standards are second to none . . after all , we have been doing this for 10 + years .
accessorise your new barefoot outfit with a beautiful piece of jewellery . barefoot offers stunning pieces of locally crafted jewellery inspired by traditional sri lankan designs and made with sri lankan gems . there are also special collections by celebrated designers – cantaloupe , sarika durrant and more . check out the emerge collection created by an organization that protect and safeguard vulnerable young children .
this is therefore an all - round choice , inspired by “the desire to walk barefoot on a warm product” , laid on a floor that is heated in winter and cool in summer .
adjoining the café is the barefoot gallery , which regularly hosts exhibitions by some of sri lanka’s most talented artists . don’t miss the laki senanayake exhibition which begins on the 19th of december 2014 until 4th january 2014 .
riders and horses can find our quality products around the world where barefoot saddles are being used in all disciplines and all levels – western , english , endurance , dressage , jumping , trail , competitive or pleasure .
the barefoot bookshop provides of exquisitely chosen selection of books to suit a variety of interests . there is a fabulous collection of art and photography books . there is also an excellent collection of fiction . the sri lankan section provides a huge selection of sri lankan authors . there’s a separate section for perera hussein publications . there is also a wonderful selection of children’s books . the bookshop also offers some wonderful vintage ceylon posters and postcards and the skeen & co collection of black and white photographs of colonial ceylon as postcards , posters and framed posters . the barefoot stationary collection features notebooks , sketchbooks , photo albums and more all beautifully covered in colourful barefoot fabric .
it was left to swiss engineer karl muller to discover the secret of the masai : the simple fact that walking barefoot on soft , natural ground means that they have to balance their bodies with each and every step .
the nike free hit the fourth year of production with the v4 , at a time where barefoot running had hit its peak with the publication of chris macdonald’s book and countless articles on the subject . following nike’s system of 1 . 0 being a barefoot shoe and 10 . 0 being a traditional runner , the 5 . 0 was advertised as the perfect transitional shoe . the all - mesh upper featured minimal supportive bands , leaving room for improvement in future models .
the ‘warehouse’ section of barefoot displays fine craft from around the island . painted wooden objects like candle stands , stools and boxes have become collectibles . skilled craftsmen make well - made dining tables , chairs and coffee tables for the store .
barefoot campus outfitter has all of your apparel needs . we have collegiate long sleeve tees , collegiate short sleeve tees , collegiate pants , collegiate shorts , collegiate headwear , collegiate gift items , collegiate hats , barefoot hats , texas hats , georgia hats , iowa hats . . . anything you need , we got it ! our retail stores currently serve over 220 , 000 students . we also have a retail store located in fredericksburg , texas that focuses on our own apparel line and retro collegiate apparel .
it’s hard to believe it’s been almost ten years since the first nike free hit the market . the shoe that brought the concept of barefoot running to the mainstream has remained a best seller for the swoosh , equally accepted by athletes and fashionistas alike .
adjoining the café is the barefoot gallery , which regularly hosts exhibitions by some of sri lanka’s most talented artists . above the gallery is the newly opened print gallery which sells photographs by the three blind men , dominic sansoni , sebastian possingis and rukshan jayawardene .
barefoot ( pvt ) ltd today is a design house that produces beautiful handloom fabric , which is sold by the metre or made into a wide range of cleverly created practical products . today these are sold in three shops in sri lanka and exported around the world .
muller’s discovery did not happen in africa but during a residence in korea . whenever he suffered from back pain he walked barefoot over paddy fields - which quickly relieved his complaints . he tried to understand this perplexing observation - and stumbled across the secret of the masai .
in addition to our own barefoot line , we also offer products from nike , under armour , adidas , bella , reef , smith , suncloud , holloway , columbia , american apparel , alternative apparel , augusta , 47 brand , legacy , richardson , pacific , etc . . .
thanks to “natural motion engineering” technology , nike took the challenge of then - new barefoot running trend to the masses by encouraging athletes to build a stronger feet . the v2 featured a snug medial fit , a tripled - stitched heel , and a little more forefoot cushioning then the original .
after his return to switzerland karl muller began to develop a footwear technology that would make the natural instability of soft surfaces accessible to people forced to move on hard ground . over many years of research and development “masai barefoot technology” was perfected to the stage where it was ready to be introduced to the market .
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ideal if you & apos ; re a runner who wants the strengthening and natural gait management benefits associated with barefoot training , but also needs the cushioning , traction and underfoot protection of a shoe . a brs 1000 carbon rubber outsole and a phylite midsole provided the durability and flexibility in version 3 of the trainer .
ventilation upgrades made the v2 an out of the box pleaser , with a one - piece mesh upper for lightweight comfort , breathability , and flexibility . the no - sew overlays furthered the barefoot - like fit and feel , while the heel shape was updated to better fit the foot and the forefoot was expanded for a roomier toe - box .
the second generation of the ‘everyday’ running shoe served as a transitional shoe for people that were interested in the benefits of the barefoot running trend without wanting to jump in headfirst via a pair of vibram fivefingers . the everyday was the only free shoe that featured a nike zoom until in the heel , a cushioning material for extra support and durability .
and when you’re tired out after a hard day’s shopping , the barefoot café , nestled in a frangipani garden at the back of the shop , is the perfect place to unwind and recover . sitting beneath a tree at the barefoot café , you won’t believe you’re in the heart of the city . and the food is to die for - delicious international and fusion cuisine . the black pork curry is a particular favourite with regulars . and the cheesecake is simply out of this world . live music is a particular feature of the café . on friday evenings there’s jazz by the music matters trio at 6 . 30 to 9 . there’s a regular live performance on saturday afternoons . and on sunday afternoons there’s sunday jazz from 12 - to 4 .
released with numbering system from 0 ( barefoot ) to 10 ( “normal” running shoe ) from free 3 . 0 to free 7 . 0 , there was talk of nike wanting to do a scale of 0 – 12 , but years later we & apos ; ve only seen a 3 . 0 , 4 . 0 . 5 . 0 , and 7 . 0 . ( the reason for a
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sole , but then again the nike free has never stuck to the a simple titling or numeral system like most brands . ) this original free featured a skeleton print on the insole for a literal interpretation of a “barefoot” ride , an upper that leaves room for improvement for breathability , and a traditional lacing system .
perhaps considered a redemption shoe for many runners of past generations , the nike free is a landmark shoe for the brand that sustained many running myths over the past few decades including a raised heel or excessive cushioning and overlays . the original free from 2004 transitioned from the brand’s approach to barefoot running to eventually accommodate training to become everyone’s favorite coffee shop runner today , here is the complete performance history of the nike free .
who remembers the nike free mary jane si ? well the free gym + could be seen as the performance - enabled conclusion to the slipper - like free , marketed as a
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for yogis and gym goers alike . created as a dynamic foot protector , this free brought back barefoot ' s first love , toe separation , for a slipper to keep athletes safe with a herringbone traction outsole and multidirectional flex grooves . < ! - - nextpage - - >
the team is celebrating a much - awaited comeback into the exhibition arena . breaking the tradition of what used to be an almost - annual event , they last showed to the public about five years ago . there were many reasons in the mix for the hiatus , say the designers , but they couldn’t be more thrilled to be back on home turf taking a break from their positions of authority within the barefoot team to just kick back and do what they love the best : create .
“i ended up having a 20 - minute talk with my principal about the company and the mission . he thought it was a great concept , but also talked about sanitation policies for the school , ” said kaufmann . “i suppose i didn ' t think about walking barefoot through a school of 2 , 000 high school students and what could be living among the hallways , cafeteria , locker room , etc . yet , that was the point ! children in other countries were walking among much worse things . ”
originally engineered by tobie hatfield and eric avar , the free was first inspired by stanford athletes that were training barefoot on the university’s golf course . taking this study back to the nike campus , in 2002 a group of men and women examined wearing pressure - measuring insoles taped to their feet and captured their data with high speed cameras to study the foot in motion . the result of an eight year extensive study yielded the understanding of a “natural” landing stride , demanding a new running shoe from the brand with minimal heel to toe offset , unconventional shape , and a super phylon flexible outsole .
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a small team of dedicated designers headed by barbara’s son dominic sansoni work in collaboration with dyers , weavers and skilled sewers to produce a small number of high - quality garments .
at his house , kumudu s . munasinghe has large , carefully framed photographs of what initially looks like a silver cube on barren . . .
aod ( academy of design ) - sri lanka’s international design campus , is showcasing its graduating class of 2012 with an internationally . . .
it’s been nearly five years since nelun harasgama last had a solo exhibition , yet her paintings remain hauntingly familiar – . . .
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the vibrantly coloured , discreetly patterned and beautifully crafted garments by c . h . a . r . l . e . n . e . has been all the rage in colombo since the . . .
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barbara sansoni was 11 years old when she met maria montessori . having fled to india after being exiled by mussolini during wwii , maria’s school in the olcott garden bungalow already had a small complement of students . now , here was this child in need of her guidance . barbara , enrolled close by in a boarding school in [ . . . ]
fully occupied : barbara at home with her books , crossword and creations . pic by susantha liyanawatte
over the course of their conversation , maria discovered that barbara loved to draw and her advice was that she draw as much as she could – history would be figures of people , maths little groups of pebbles that she could add to or subtract from . this made sense to barbara , whose letters home were already filled with sketches of cartoon figures , each more expressive to her than any sentence she could have constructed . “still , it wasn’t as easy as that , but she was a wonderful woman , ” says barbara , remembering .
she would write in a poem titled houses and faces : ‘to me it isn’t important who lived in the house , history / doesn’t make ugly things beautiful – but age does / a face , after all , is a house , built centuries ago by genes . ’ by the beginning of the 1960s , barbara’s drawings of old buildings were already being published in the ceylon daily mirror . she would go looking in villages and rural hamlets for architectural gems ( and would often be asked by the villagers if she could sketch them too . ) she did this ,
she says , because she wanted to share her pleasure in the buildings but her sketches now serve too as memorials to structures long torn down and destroyed . it was these that first brought ronald into her life – visiting the island to conduct research , he had been determined to meet the artist who had created these charming drawings and who simultaneously penned pragmatic articles on the use of perforated walls that ‘breathed . ’
when barbara became involved in the project , the women were only weaving towels and dish cloths with a simple stripe at one end . barbara saw that if they were to make a profit from these and sell them abroad , she would have to bring an entirely new aesthetic to the design that would appeal to a much wider audience . “i was also a friend of the traditional weavers and i didn’t want to get my weavers to start copying their things , ” she says .
increasingly , barbara saw they were doing good in the communities they worked with . she is echoing maria montessori’s opinion when she says : “when you meet children who have been uneducated you can’t go back , too many years have passed , a skill is the best education a brain can have . ” proficiency in weaving could still develop the whole person . they would simultaneously acquire a whole gamut of other abilities – from problem solving , to basic mathematics , manual dexterity and a discipline that would serve them well in all aspects of their lives .
when money became tight , barbara took the extremely unconventional step of selling the girls’ products in her own home ( her invitation to drinks read : ‘you will find various things , handwoven by poor girls around the place . don’t let me feel ashamed that i have put them there . ’ ) her trusted butler ekanayake would be standing at the ready to offer a price on the neat little parcels and would handle the money afterward – barbara never having overcome her fear of doing math .
from that point on , the small business would only grow in renown . in 1970 a prestigious rockefeller scholarship would allow her to tour 14 countries and meet some of the world’s most emminent designers , but she really knew she had arrived when geoffrey bawa chose to use her fabrics in the lighthouse hotel . ( they were friends , but she knew he would not have singled her out unless he genuinely admired her work . ) her design team also swelled to encompass the likes of marie gnanaraj and preethi hapuwatta , who she would collaborate with in years to come .
her confidence and stubbornness sprang from how fully she embraced life . “i love life , i like laughing , i don’t take it seriously…those were the clothes i felt most comfortable in and they were lovely to look at , ” she says .
as we talk , ronald writes in a copy of ‘a passion for faces’ and hands it over for barbara to sign . her voice softens always when she speaks to him , he who probably knows her best and takes such pride in her accomplishments . there is much joking about how she wields her walking stick to bring him into line . as i am about to leave , having been pressed to accept a milk toffee , she pulls me back to tell me sotto - voce that she is most profoundly grateful for him . “write that down , ” she says , “and also that i wouldn’t have been able to do it without the stick ! ”
the dumbara weaving products are produced with a family of sinhala weavers using traditional arabic designs that the family’s been using since the seventeenth century . this beautiful range includes cushion covers , bedspreads , table runners and wall hangings . there is also a range of batik cushion covers that were originally created using designs by ena de silva .
above the gallery is the newly opened print gallery which sells photographs by the three blind men , dominic sansoni , sebastian possingis and rukshan jayawardene .
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in 2006 , blake mycoskie started toms , a for - profit business with a social mission , with the simple idea of wanting to put a pair of shoes on a child . since its inception , toms has grown into a global business that , for every product purchased , donates to help a person in need . today , toms gives in over 70 countries and has distributed more than 35 million pairs of shoes to children in need .
anna kaufmann , 23 , a recent graduate from hope college in holland , michigan , participated in two one day without shoes events while in high school , mentioning that she felt awkward and nervous at first because she was not sure how her peers would respond .
in 2006 she participated in the event before toms was a well - known company . being one of few high school students to participate , kaufmann was escorted to the principal’s office and asked to put shoes on due to the school’s sanitation policies .
kaufmann explains that she wanted to participate in the event because of her passion for social enterprise and a desire to educate her peers on issues facing the world outside their school hallways . she says , “people were incredibly intrigued and i know at least one peer of mine ended up buying a pair of toms . ”
“i think it ' s important to first introduce the mission and the passion , ” kaufmann explains , “with this type of event , people participate because they know attentions will be caught and hopefully lead to a call to action . that ' s the key . ”
kaufmann’s experience proves what toms hopes to accomplish through its one day without shoes campaign because the company wants their consumers to understand how their products are helping those in need . moreover , the company has evolved into a social movement working alongside like - minded retailers to engage and interact customers beyond their purchases .
with the initiation of the toms marketplace , the company has been able to provide a platform for other socially conscious organizations to sell their products . toms uses the online marketplace to present products from other purpose - driven brands , which has helped consumers find other retailers with a social mission , such as krochet kids , the honest company and cleobella . when you arrive on the marketplace landing page , it reads , “our online destination to support like - minded brands that give back” and customers can filter by the retail products or companies they are interested in .
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providing it with the necessary structure and making it superior to any treeless saddle on the market . the unique patented vps panel system offers improved spinal clearing and allows for optimal freedom of movement without the usual restrictions that come with a rigid tree . the saddle is anatomically designed to constantly adapt and flex to the always changing physique of the horse , whether in motion or during growth and training .
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containing a sturdy brs 1000 outsole for extra durability and what looks now like a completely archaic upper , the mesh upper was a material upgrade from the previous version which featured heavier fabric overlays . the two panel mesh upper created a snug , compression fit , while the eva midsole and strengthening brs1000 carbon continued to supply durability . weighing in at 5 . 6 ounces , the 3 . 0 was a super lightweight runner .
the nike free concept spreads to crosstraining with the sparq with less cushioning than a traditional shoe . said to perform well on lateral moves , this cross - trainer featured more overlays than the current offerings .
weighing in at 11 oz , the training shoe featured a two - way stretch upper for improved movement and a firmer midsole for greater lateral support . the beefed - up trainer may have packing extra weight , but this was the free & apos ; s first foray into cross training categories that would later serve as a major part of the nike free brand .
the successor to the discontinued nike free 5 . 0 v4 , the run + featured a sensor to work with the run + running monitoring ipod system . breathability received vast improvements in this model , as the run + was designed with a two part upper to provide more structure than the previous model . this shoe was a trailblazer in the looks department for the free , with the early signs of sleek mesh and sporty overlays .
the n7 collection is nike & apos ; s eco - conscious effort to build high performance with a low environmental impact . with an asymmetrical lacing system to reduce pressure over the top of the foot and a molded sockliner made to mimic the curvature of the foot , the phylite midsole solidifies a resilient ride .
breaking in a brand new upper construction , the nike free walk + included a combination of mesh and perforated synthetic leather overlay , a phylite midsole and rubber inserts for extra durability in those high - wear zones . the “walk” was never super popular , but did make an important stride to bringing extra durability to the former running model . < ! - - nextpage - - >
with an improved fit thanks to an enlarged toe box and slightly assymetrical lacing system , the free run 2 didn & apos ; t just look good , it felt better than the previous running models . the version responsible for the massive lifestyle following the shoe now carries , the run 2 featured sleek synthetic leather overlays for a completely new look than what you & apos ; d expect of a running shoe . the sole & apos ; s segments were adjusted as well for more consistent flex grooves to inspire a smooth ride .
designed for comfort and support , the tr was built for any workout , from kick - boxing to pilates . this low profile shoe relied on an internal structural support system for multidirectional movement . the combination synthetic leather and mesh upper that supports the no - sew , one piece upper supplied breathability while the internal heel counter was coupled with an overlay at the heel for a better fit , even in the most demanding situations .
weighing in at 9 . 3 ounces for a men & apos ; s 9 , this free was the lightest 3 . 0 model yet , boasting an abrasion - resistant carbon rubber for a higher durability rate and reflective details on the upper . nike free run + designer mark miner demonstrates how the shoes move in this clip :
nike women’s training introduced the free advantage , adapted for multidirectional movement to offer the feeling of bareboot thought the sharpest of transitions .
nike free haven 3 . 0 released april 16 th , 2012 , designed for multi - directional training for a variety of terrain including field turf , track , concrete , or hardwood with a flexible , multidirectional grip .
nike tiger woods 2013 released june 8 , 2012 , bringing the flexible concept to pro golf on a global platform .
september 25 , 2012 unveiled nike shield footwear collection for rain , cold and dark featuring the nike lunarglide + 4 shield , the free run + 3 , and the air pegasus + 29 .
free technology meets flywire in the latest free run model , working as a apart of the lacing system to supply a fit that moves naturally with the body as it needs . not only can you customize the colors on the edition of the free , but the upper can house a 3 . 0 or 5 . 0 sole for a truly customized feel .
minimalism fused with stability and comfort for no distractions , lightweight , breathable , and working with the natural motion of the bodyl mesh upper of enforced polyurethane support , in the form of strand - like lines that increase and decrease with sice over the shoe for a supportive looking pattern .
increased flexibility , new comfort tongue that lays flat on the top of the foot and uses a mesh layer sandwich to reduce lace pressure . the aim here was less distraction to keep women light on their feet with a freedom of motion . 02 / 15 / 13
nike introduces the free trainer 5 . 0 , taking inspiration from a chinese finger trap to bring the same flexible concept to the upper of the shoe from the outsole .
giampiero caria is a young , bold constructor who designs and creates high level , technologically avant - garde solutions in which design and functionality are the main elements .
“i have always loved the square lines of post - fascist buildings and this is the style i wanted to give the building in which i created my apartment . the area in which it is built has a large stone wall and the travertine represents an element of continuity : it plays a leading role , together with basalt and stainless steel” .
the prestigious attic is defined by furnishings and objects in line with its minimal , comfortable , functional and linear style .
it has a distinctive technological imprint : the most advanced automation for complete control of the home . it is an “intelligent” building in which new technologies allow the coordinated , integrated and computerised management of systems ( air conditioning and heating , water , gas , electricity and security systems ) .
wood has also been used for the outside : strips of thermic ash from the free time range cover the whole terrace with a view over the gulf and the old town .
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hard surfaces are quite a strain on our feet , as our weight is only distributed over three pressure points .
healthy posture begins with our anatomically formed footbed . our neutral heel encourages a healthy , balanced walking gait , keeping 90 % of the body’s weight focused on the heel , where it should be , rather than shifting pressure onto the more delicate metatarsals and toes . walking in high heels leads to an abnormal posture , where the body’s axes are out of balance .
many shoes are designed much too narrow for the shape of the foot and as a result the natural walking action of the foot is constrained . the birkenstock footbed was inspired by the shape of a healthy foot and provides feet with the room for movement they naturally require .
1 . deep heel cup – gives the foot a firm hold and stabilises the heel . 2 . transverse arch support with metatarsal raise – helps shift pressure from the middle to the front of the foot . 3 . medial and lateral longitudinal support – balances the feet when walking . 4 . toe grip – guides the toes and promotes natural rolling motion of the foot . 5 . cork , latex and jute footbed – is extremely flexible and naturally cushions the foot to allow a more natural gait . 6 . suede leather cover – absorbs moisture and significantly increases wearing comfort as a result of skin friendly features . 7 . footbed rim – extends upwards to cradle your foot and protect the toes .
in 1774 johann adam birkenstock was listed in church archives as a shoemaker and subject .
at the beginning of the 1960’s karl birkenstock developed the madrid fitness sandal , which had the first flexible deep cork footbed in the world , thereby laying a cornerstone for today’s comfort shoe market .
birkenstock has enjoyed enormous success since its introduction to ireland in 1990 by woodstock footwear ltd .


people pattern is a digital marketing company based in austin , texas .

the company 's text analytics software applications extract facts , relationships and sentiment from unstructured data , which comprise approximately 85 % of the information companies store electronically .

corporations that use or have used people pattern software include mcdonald 's , charles schwab , campbell 's soup , discover , wal-mart , nintendo , the university of texas , and cisco systems .

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people pattern raises $ 4 . 5m to help you uncover the personality of your sales leads
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people pattern , an austin startup , is fittingly staging its coming out party at this year’s sxsw .
people pattern delivered validation and contributed to product development as well as fulfilled its assigned task , cho said .
people pattern provides audience insights to companies by using data science to turn public expression into actionable persona sets .
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cho said other companies are working in a similar area but none possess people pattern’s hard - core science approach .
the program that baldridge and the other data scientists at people pattern have developed taps into social network databases to gather information , classify words , associate people in groups , and analyze the data .
with the databases and the tools of data science people pattern can do in days what takes months for traditional marketing campaigns to do .
people pattern uses complex data science techniques to extract actionable marketing insights from the ocean of unbiased opinions and data generated by social media users .
the company hired people pattern to figure out switchers , a segment of customers who go back and forth between its restaurants and those of competitors .
beyond that core task , cho said people pattern matched research about customer categories that the company had learned over 35 years of market research . people pattern also uncovered a group of “breakfast only professionals” in sacramento , which led to a market test of all day breakfast in the california capital .
as an example , cho and baldridge recounted work people pattern did for a large fast food company known for its hamburger restaurants arching across the world .
beginner - start with a 4 - person pattern and decide who comes next .
people pattern applies data science to analyze indicators such as the words people use and the people they associate with – their patterns – to identify specific segments and sub - segments of customers . with that information companies can tailor messages for specific groups , develop content , generate sales leads and in media planning .
people pattern is a software as a service platform that supplies meaningful audience insights to the world’s biggest brands . via semi - supervised machine - learned algorithms and natural language processing , people pattern turns vast , messy public expression into actionable persona sets , helping brands gain an edge in the race to win , retain and serve customers .
cho said that within eight days people pattern pulled in 600 , 000 social media profiles , harvested relevant information from posts and tweets and other interactions , and analyzed it .
people pattern found that the hamburger chain shared 25 % of its switchers with a chain of sandwich shops . the switchers subbed in sandwiches for burgers because of health perceptions .
challenge accepted , social distillery ! in support of # als , people pattern corporation completed the # icebucketchallenge . we nominate the folks at gage , sooth and the university of maryland ' s professor philip resnik . keep in mind , friends , people pattern has pledged $ 250 to support als with 100 % participation ! you have 24 hours .
people pattern , a company that evaluates social media to deliver insight about sales leads and other potential revenue drivers , has closed a $ 4 . 5 million round of new funding .
above : ken cho , cofounder and chief executive of people pattern . cho opted to give the company ' s head shots some life , to be different and humorous , he said .
many people wake up at night and panic ,
he says .
i tell them that what they are experiencing is a throwback to the bi - modal sleep pattern .
[ … ] people pattern digs marketing data out of social mediasilicon hills news , on mon , 09 mar 2015 21 : 26 : 45 - 0700cho , a founder and former chief executive of social marketing company spredfast , brings the digital marketing expertise to people pattern . the data science comes from co - founder jason baldridge , an associate professor of linguistics at the university … [ … ]
in many historic accounts , ekirch found that people used the time to meditate on their dreams .
people pattern can also craft custom algorithms that can tell customers what they want to know about leads . for example , one algorithm can figure out where a potential customer currently sits in the sales lifecycle .
“we’re able to scale it , collapse the timelines and you’re able to take action directly , ” ken cho , a people pattern co - founder and chief executive , said of the market research process .
we use artificial intelligence to develop audience insights and people - based datasets with both probabilistic and deterministic data .
and these hours weren ' t entirely solitary - people often chatted to bed - fellows or had sex .
when people typically think of valentine’s day they think of romance and roses with dinner at a fancy restaurant . but let’s be honest , most of us end up spending it at home with our favorite streaming service , such as netflix or hulu . this year we decided to use people pattern to dig in and see . . .
what are panels ? panels are curated groups of people who fall within a particular niche . these groups can be general , such as tech opinion leaders or blog authors , or they can be more specific , like construction workers in the greater chicago area . in order to create a panel , the people pattern plat . . .
[ … ] a similar move to what twitter did in 2007 , new data company people pattern is planning a major launch at this year’s south by southwest . in the age of big - data , this [ … ]
we know that the most valuable insights come from studying the people behind the conversations . via @ peoplepattern # audienceintelligence urltoken
people pattern looks to catch a rising wave of corporate spending on digital marketing . the gartner group reported that while digital marketing is still a fraction of traditional marketing spending , more companies are transitioning to digital channels and increasing spending to address them .
people pattern has been refining its data science algorithms to make the systems work right . the new funding , cho said , will help the company bring on more staff fluent in techniques such as natural - language processing — the notion of pulling key information out of people’s real written words . people pattern’s other cofounder , jason baldridge , is well versed in that process , as an associate professor of computational linguistics at the university of texas at austin . and baldridge brought with him to the startup two data scientists who studied under him at the university , cho said . but the team could use some help in developing the product further .
cho and baldridge had met six years ago and cho had kept track of baldridge . ( “he was stalking me , ” baldridge joked . ) when cho shared his ideas with baldridge , the professor , as he’s called around people pattern , was on board .
marketing automation has hit a high point in the past year , too . marketo went public in april , and oracle bought eloqua for $ 871 million last year . oracle enriched its holdings by laying out $ 1 . 5 billion for responsys . but software from oracle , as well as urltoken and adobe , represent complementary technologies , not competition , cho said . that’s because people pattern goes beyond just summarizing what people are saying on facebook and twitter and categorizes people based on the things they say on social media .
cho , a founder and former chief executive of social marketing company spredfast , brings the digital marketing expertise to people pattern . the data science comes from co - founder jason baldridge , an associate professor of linguistics at the university of texas who conducts research in computational linguistics .
but for legal and safety reasons , a human had to be onboard . superhuman pattern recognition could help to make temporarily empty robot taxis acceptable .
a third factor is the broader societal changes that occur within a generation’s life cycle . these changes have a bigger impact on the political views of younger people , who are still in the process of forming opinions . older people are more likely to reflect the values prevalent when they were growing up . the greater acceptance of homosexuality and interracial dating among young people than older ones today are examples of this .
cho can talk marketing , personas and market all day . baldridge matches him step for step on the technology side . he researches computational linguistics , particularly natural language processing and machine learning . he’s on leave from ut austin during the 2014 - 2015 academic year to work on people pattern .
mohr davidow ventures led the round for the austin , texas based company . the round also contained contributions from private investors . the deal comes on top of a $ 250 , 000 round of seed funding earlier this year , people pattern cofounder and chief executive ken cho told venturebeat in an interview .
“jason is doing fundamental work in machine learning and geo - temporal grounding of natural language , among other things , ” said anthony woodbury , chair of the department of linguistics at ut - austin . “there is therefore a very close connection between jason’s research and teaching , and his work with people pattern . ”
strong evidence of this shifting attitude is contained in a medical journal from 1829 which urged parents to force their children out of a pattern of first and second sleep .
paint , pattern & people shed new light on distinctive local variations of furniture , presenting rare examples for which the maker or family history is known . the exhibition was accompanied by a fully illustrated , 304 - page publication . join us for an in - depth exploration of this diverse region and its various creative expressions .
while most social marketing tools focus on analyzing conversations about a brand , we know that the most valuable insights come from studying the people behind those conversations .
during this waking period people were quite active . they often got up , went to the toilet or smoked tobacco and some even visited neighbours . most people stayed in bed , read , wrote and often prayed . countless prayer manuals from the late 15th century offered special prayers for the hours in between sleeps .
paisley - the - town’s dominance in shawl production explains how the boteh pattern got renamed “paisley” throughout the western world . ( europeans also used the word paisley interchangeably with shawl —as in , “gertrude , your paisley is crooked . ” ) the pattern acquired other nicknames and associations in its migration westward : the french called it at one point “tadpole , ” the viennese , “little onion . ” quilters gave the pattern their own tender nicknames : “persian pickles” from the americans , “welsh pears” from the welsh .
the circle of paisley’s irony is now complete . a pattern of exclusive royal privilege in the east becomes the pattern of western capitalist longing . it trickles down on humbler fabrics to working men , gay men , gang members , and boy scouts . it signifies free love and forbidden love , belonging and exclusion—a seemingly impossible range of human experience .
in the early 1990s , psychiatrist thomas wehr conducted an experiment in which a group of people were plunged into darkness for 14 hours every day for a month .
this could be the root of a condition called sleep maintenance insomnia , where people wake during the night and have trouble getting back to sleep , he suggests .
kids are still much better general pattern recognisers , of course . but today our nn can already learn to rival them in important limited domains . and each decade we gain another
associations with night before the 17th century were not good ,
he says . the night was a place populated by people of disrepute - criminals , prostitutes and drunks .
generally , numbers were assigned beginning in the northeast and moving westward . so people on the east coast have the lowest numbers and those on the west coast have the highest numbers .
another major influence on the political character of successive generations is the political climate and events that people in each generation experienced as they reached adulthood and began to form their political identities .
“historically , hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent annually on marketing , yet businesses had no real way to measure its true impact and return on investment , ” said bryan stolle , a partner in the mohr davidow venture capital firm and an investor in people pattern . “it was also very difficult to give attribution to which marketing program or dollar actually resulted in a sale . ”
jacobs suggests that the waking period between sleeps , when people were forced into periods of rest and relaxation , could have played an important part in the human capacity to regulate stress naturally .
people were becoming increasingly time - conscious and sensitive to efficiency , certainly before the 19th century ,
says roger ekirch .
but the industrial revolution intensified that attitude by leaps and bounds .
the implications of automatically determining a person’s sexuality from a handful of photos are enormous , first and most importantly because it puts lgbtq people at risk worldwide in places where they remain an oppressed minority .
[ 10 ] k . fukushima . neocognitron : a self - organizing neural network model for a mechanism of pattern recognition unaffected by shift in position . biological cybernetics , 36 ( 4 ) : 193 - 202 , 1980 .
people pattern’s rise this year coincides with a fertile funding environment for companies that help marketers do their jobs better . other beneficiaries include optimizely , a web - optimization vendor that picked up $ 28 million in april , and hubspot , an inbound - marketing software vendor that raised $ 35 million a bit more than a year ago . the czech startup futurelytics picked up $ 800 , 000 in seed money as it pushes a tool for segmenting customers .
who & apos ; s ready for mother & apos ; s day ? as someone who & apos ; s married to a mom and has a mom , i feel like there isn & apos ; t enough we can do for them to honor them on this holiday . i thought i & apos ; d use people pattern to get a better handle on what the majority of moms out there may want . i have my . . . .
the idea that we must sleep in a consolidated block could be damaging , he says , if it makes people who wake up at night anxious , as this anxiety can itself prohibit sleeps and is likely to seep into waking life too .
it took some time for their sleep to regulate but by the fourth week the subjects had settled into a very distinct sleeping pattern . they slept first for four hours , then woke for one or two hours before falling into a second four - hour sleep .
today , most people seem to have adapted quite well to the eight - hour sleep , but ekirch believes many sleeping problems may have roots in the human body ' s natural preference for segmented sleep as well as the ubiquity of artificial light .
the greater acceptance of diversity among young people extends to views of immigrants and immigration . overall , about half of the public ( 52 % ) says newcomers from other countries strengthen american society , while 39 % say they threaten traditional american customs and values .
today we spend less time doing those things ,
says dr jacobs .
it ' s not a coincidence that , in modern life , the number of people who report anxiety , stress , depression , alcoholism and drug abuse has gone up .
i still remember when in 1997 many thought it a big deal that human chess world champion kasparov was beaten by an ibm computer . but back then computers could not at all compete with little kids in visual pattern recognition , which seems much harder than chess from a computational perspective .
overall trust in government has changed little over the past year , but is at one of its lowest levels in more than half a century . ( for more , see people - press’s “distrust , discontent , anger and partisan rancor , ” april 18 , 2010 . )
his book at day ' s close : night in times past , published four years later , unearths more than 500 references to a segmented sleeping pattern - in diaries , court records , medical books and literature , from homer ' s odyssey to an anthropological account of modern tribes in nigeria .
that changed in the wake of the reformation and the counter - reformation . protestants and catholics became accustomed to holding secret services at night , during periods of persecution . if earlier the night had belonged to reprobates , now respectable people became accustomed to exploiting the hours of darkness .
he attributes the initial shift to improvements in street lighting , domestic lighting and a surge in coffee houses - which were sometimes open all night . as the night became a place for legitimate activity and as that activity increased , the length of time people could dedicate to rest dwindled .
omid reza sedaghatian brings expertise in product design and strategy to the people pattern team . this is from his years of experience engaging with both customers and engineers , and translating market needs into product features and workflows . he has worked with both saas and on - premise technologies and has a strong background in big data from his work at data focused companies such as dun & bradstreet . with his unique experience and training in areas such as human centered design and pragmatic product management , omid is able to develop a unique understanding of market needs and package those into user friendly products and services .
( nn ) were the first methods to achieve superhuman pattern recognition in an official international competition ( with secret test set known only to the organisers ) [ 1 , 2 ] . this was made possible through the work of my collaborators dr . dan claudiu ciresan & dr . ueli meier & jonathan masci .
in addition to showing the pattern according to year of birth , the conventional generational labels defining each birth cohort are also shown . for the vote in 2008 and 2010 , the higher the line on the graph , the more democratic the vote ; conversely , the lower the line the more republican the vote .
younger generations also are significantly less likely than older ones to affiliate with a religious tradition . this pattern began in the 1970s when 13 % of baby boomers were unaffiliated with any particular religion , according to the general social survey . that compared with just 6 % among the silent generation and 3 % among the greatest generation .
wehr concluded that biphasic sleeping is the most natural sleep pattern , and is actually beneficial , rather than a form of insomnia . he also inferred that modern humans are chronically sleep - deprived , which may be why we usually take only 15 minutes to fall asleep , and why we try our best not to wake up in the night .
one benefit of biphasic sleeping may be that it makes it easier to recall and access dreams . wehr ' s study subjects normally awakened from rem sleep , which is the deep sleep stage during which dreams occur . according to ekirch , the historical evidence bears that out .
waking up directly after dreaming afforded people a pathway to their subconscious ,
he said .
with morning dreams we don ' t have the opportunity to let our dreams settle . the light goes on and we get out of bed immediately . so in short , we have lost what people in the past regarded as a critically important part of their lives – their dream life .
one - in - five millennials is hispanic ( 20 % ) , compared with only 6 % among greatest generation americans ( now ages 84 and older ) and 7 % among silent generation adults ( ages 66 to 83 ) . the same pattern of greater population share among younger generations is true for blacks , although the contrast between young and old is not as dramatic .
references to
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abound in legal depositions , literature and other archival documents from pre - industrial european times . gradually , though , during the 19th century ,
language changed and references to segmented sleep fell away ,
said ekirch .
now people call it insomnia .
in other words , if you wake up in the night , don ' t worry about it .
waking up after a couple of hours may not be insomnia ,
wrote wehr .
it may be normal sleep .
ekirch added ,
if people don ' t fight it , they ' ll find themselves falling asleep again after roughly one hour .
the clearest pattern is that younger voters who turned 18 during the presidencies of clinton , bush or obama –the younger members of gen x and the millennial generation – have typically voted much more democratic than the average . in contrast , voters who turned 18 during the ford , carter , reagan and bush sr . presidencies –much of generation x and younger baby boomers– have voted somewhat more republican than the average .
weavers made shawls from the thread using a laborious twill - tapestry technique , which involved weaving the horizontal weft threads around the vertical warp threads only where that color is required in the pattern . ( a “color caller” fed the weaver instructions as he progressed . ) individual sections were then carefully and invisibly joined together into a larger shawl . making a complex shawl could eat up several years of a kashmiri weaver’s life .
paisley also exploded back into vogue in the 1960s . psychedelically detailed , paisley fed into hippies’ fascination with all things indian . ( john lennon had his rolls - royce painted paisley after the beatles visited india , and the band’s embrace of everything eastern boosted paisley’s profile considerably . ) fey , unabashedly lush , rich on its own uncompromising terms , paisley’s uncoolness—its original fans were by then great - grandmothers—made the pattern ripe for reappropriation .
this landmark exhibition explored the stunning and diverse furniture of southeastern pennsylvania and the people who made , owned , inherited , and collected it . delving into the cultures and creativity of the area’s inhabitants , primarily those of british and germanic heritage , this comprehensive show featured nearly 200 objects , including unique and colorful furniture , fraktur , needlework , paintings , and other items related to the history of the region .
in the 1990s , a sleep scientist named thomas wehr discovered that everyone sleeps biphasically when subjected to natural patterns of light and dark . in wehr ' s well - known study , he subjected participants to 14 hours of darkness per night , and found that they gradually shifted to a routine of taking two hours to fall asleep , then sleeping in two four - hour phases separated by about an hour of wakefulness—a pattern that exactly matched ekirch ' s historical findings .
traditional market research provides great insights but relies on poor data . nobody answers polls anymore , and the people who do hardly ever answer them honestly . yet there is a vast ocean of open and public opinions which have no bias . this is the ocean of social data , which is growing exponentially . unfortunately , most modern social marketing platforms do nothing more than count hashtags or mentions , there is no true analysis happening and no customer intelligence being provided .
the next phase of paisley’s evolution reads like any technology race , a deadly serious battle for market share wreathed in bobbing exotic boteh . the town of paisley , scotland , eclipsed norwich and edinburgh in shawl production in the early 19 th century , thanks to pattern piracy , fast - evolving labor structures , and early adoption of the jacquard loom . ( the latter device automated the manipulation of weft and warp threads necessary to produce complex patterns . it was a total game - changer in textile production . )
ekirch explained that in the past , and especially during winter , darkness spanned up to 14 hours each night . except for those affluent enough to burn candles for hours , folks were left with little to do but go to bed early , and this gave a great deal of flexibility to their nightly sleep requirements . segmented or biphasic sleep patterns evolved to fill the long stretch of nighttime , and as observed by anthropologists , segmented sleep continues to be the norm for many people in undeveloped parts of the world , such as the tiv group in central nigeria .
in places with electricity , though , artificial lighting has prolonged our experience of daylight , allowing us to be productive for longer . at the same time , it has cut nighttime short , and so to get enough sleep we now have to do it all in one go . now ,
normal
sleep requires forgoing the periods of wakefulness that used to break up the night ; we simply don ' t have time for a midnight chat with the neighbor any longer .
but people with particularly strong circadian rhythms continue to [ wake up in the night ] ,
said ekirch .
the dominant pattern of sleep , arguably since time immemorial , was biphasic ,
roger ekirch , a sleep historian at virginia tech university and author of
at day ' s close : night in times past
( norton 2005 ) , told life ' s little mysteries , a sister site to livescience .
humans slept in two four - hour blocks , which were separated by a period of wakefulness in the middle of the night lasting an hour or more . during this time some might stay in bed , pray , think about their dreams , or talk with their spouses . others might get up and do tasks or even visit neighbors before going back to sleep .
what form of life is paisley , exactly ? the symbol sprang up millennia ago , somewhere between present - day iran and the kashmiri region straddling the indian - pakistani border . although it was originally called buta or boteh , meaning “flower , ” in paisley people have seen resemblances to a lotus , a mango , a leech , a yin and yang , a dragon , and a cypress pine . ancient babylonians likened it to an uncurling date palm shoot . providing them with food , wine , wood , paper , hatch , and string—all of life’s necessities—date palms symbolized prosperity and plenty . paisley began its life as the privilege of cosseted , powerful men .
the generational pattern is more complex when it comes to immigration . the recent wave of immigration has contributed to the nation’s growing racial and ethnic diversity , but the youngest adults are not the most likely to be foreign - born . generation x , ages 31 to 46 , contains a higher percentage of immigrants ( 22 % ) than the millennial generation ( 15 % ) . millennials , however , stand out as being more likely than all but the oldest americans to be u . s . - born children of at least one immigrant pa rent ( 12 % ) . among the greatest generation , many of whose parents came to the united states during the nation’s immigration influx that began in the late 1800s , 17 % are u . s . - born children of immigrants .
the spell of paisley finally broke in the 1870s . the franco - prussian war of 1870–71 delivered the first blow : the french lost , leaving the country impoverished and depriving the kashmiri weavers of their biggest export customer . a famine in 1877 decimated the indian weavers , too . but paisley’s popularity ultimately ended thanks to inexorable swings in fashion . in the book the paisley pattern , authors valerie reilly and frank ames describe the paisley’s demise : “the beginning of the end for the shawl fashion was seen by 1865 , when the crinoline skirt began to flatten at the front and bunch up at the back as a prelude to the bustle . ” as the telegraph dryly noted in 2007 , “after a century of adapting the shawl to fashion needs , there was simply no way around the fact that wearing one over your bustle both destroyed the point of having it and made you look like quasimodo . ” the century of paisley was over .
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“really , what we’re trying to do is define the audience and the attributes around the audience that talk about the product , brand , or company , and not just around the conversation , ” cho said .
the company does that by applying data science to available social information associated with a particular sales lead . the new layer of information about the lead — that she likes classical music , for example — can be laced into the company’s existing databases , such as a customer - relationship managing tool for managing all the sales leads or even a spreadsheet full of email addresses for users in a customer - loyalty program .
with the new data , users can group their leads into categories and start sending them more targeted content .
the startup now has eight customers , including the largest retailer in the world and the largest fast food company in the world , said cho , who previously cofounded social media software company spredfast . even though the startup has already reeled in such big customers , cho has chosen to make sure its own marketing materials — like head shots — stand out , so the company doesn’t get passed over as just another boring marketing software company . “everything else is so generic , ” he said . “i just thought , there had to be something fun in there , ” he said .
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garbage in , garbage out has been a truism in computing since its beginning . working with data that has no , or little , meaning leaves an information process in just about the same dire circumstances . and now there are two companies addressing these issues .
when data is not readable and is coupled with the ever - increasing glut of data coming from global sources , the problem is ratcheted up . this is a large problem in global supply chains and is a constantly growing problem in the successful handling of millions of warranty processes .
data can be hard to handle through language complexities , cultural nuance and context confusion or diffusion . the business process at hand without full data is at risk of being either unused or misunderstood .
companies need a single and unified view of data . this includes structured data that is readily available and unstructured data that may be buried or not traceable by normal procedures . if the use of data is to be optimized in a process it must be open to analysis .
in addition to data that is coded and simply numeric as data stored in rows and columns there is data that is free - form that can be from written notes , word documents , e - mail , reports , news feeds , etc . this latter data may be critical and can affect business performance , trends and customer feedback ( as in returns and warranty situations ) .
two companies have taken on this problem and offer their solutions . the companies are : teradata , a division of ncr , and attensity of palo alto , calif . the partnership means the integration of teradatas active data warehouse system and attensity ' s text analytics applications .
some of the core benefits are : consolidation of structured and unstructured data that allows for more informed analysis and clearer decision making . it allows getting deeper into root causes of problems and insights into business trends .
the way it works is the unstructured data ( from many diverse sources ) is run through a series of attensity extraction
engines
that parse and transform the data . the structured data is also processed and resides in a fused relational data warehouse .
for instance , in a warranty claim , there can be structured data that is valuable with information like a significant date or product code number . but there is also the opportunity though the processing of unstructured data to get at inspector notes that actually define the root cause of the problem : a cracked bolt on the underside of the transmission , for instance . the attensity / teradata process allows for the integration and use of both kinds of data .
eight - five percent of data is unstructured , and you need text analysis and text abstraction along with a relational database to arrive at an integrated view ,
says jerry hill , vice president of manufacturing , for teradata . he has served as the director of supply chain solutions marketing for teradata .
david bean , the co - founder of attensity and its chief technology officer and a prolific inventor of five software patents , with many pending , says ,
we have taken a different approach that is relational . we have taken the path through extraction . we break down sentences [ text ] diagrammatically as in parsing . this includes separating actors , actions and objects .
the attensity method therefore uses linguistic principles to transform free - format text fields into identifiable facts and events within a relational format . teradata then takes the already structured data and the newly attensity structured data and makes it available to users as fully traceable data within the teradata active data warehouse .
one client , whirlpool corporation , has experienced reduced warranty and recall - related exposures and experienced significant savings on cost of recalls through early detection .
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twitter emerged with a splash at south by southwest in 2007 , unleashing an ever - growing barrage of tweets , posts , photos , and other social media interactions .
the company is developing software that mines the oceans of information embedded in social media to provide insight that companies can use to develop sharply focused digital marketing campaigns quickly and efficiently .
they started the company in early 2013 . now it formally launches at sxsw with an open house at its pedernales street offices in east austin and an invitation - only party at franklin barbecue .
using computational methods in marketing , called quantitative marketing , provides accurate feedback on what works and enables precise understanding of customers , stolle said .
with a venture investment , he’s betting on cho’s marketing and entrepreneurial acumen and baldridge’s computational expertise . “i immediately saw them as a very powerful team that could build something game - changing in the quantitative marketing field , ” he said .
mohr davidow invested $ 250 , 000 of seed money in early 2013 and came back at the end of that year with a $ 4 . 5 million series a round .
in the past two years , the company has been developing its software , which involves natural language processing and analytics . and it’s putting together a track record serving a range of customers , including some fortune 500 companies .
cho said that the switchers should be targeted with messaging highlighting the hamburger chain’s healthier options .
“all in eight days , ” he said . “their ceo was blown away . ”
“this guy knows what he’s doing , ” baldridge remembers thinking . “he’s got a business problem that needs to be solved by fortune 500 companies . cool ! that’s exactly what i was looking for . ”
“we have the potential and have shown several times that within a week we can collect hundreds of thousands of profiles and run it all through this automated pipeline that then leads into something akin to personas , ” baldridge said .
stolle , for one , is encouraged by the company’s progress . “the company is definitely tracking ahead of plan – always a good sign for long - term success , ” he said .
several years ago , while developing cutting edge marketing solutions which leveraged social data at spredfast , ken cho realized that data collected from social platforms was not truly being taken advantage of . he understood that all companies must ensure that their services and marketing efforts are personalized , provide ongoing value , and continually win the hearts ( and share of wallet ) of their customers . this is traditionally done through market research , but traditional market research is broken and cannot keep up with the expanding reach that modern technology is providing to more and more customers .
this is when ken realized that it was the marriage of the two , traditional market research and the vast amount of opinions available in social data , that would be the next generation of market research . the key to this was the need for natural language processing and machine learning . this is where ken partnered with jason baldridge , then a professor of computational linguistics at the university of texas at austin , to use machine learning , exploratory data analysis and natural language processing to create the world’s best audience intelligence solution based on semi - structured social data . this allows companies to remove the silos around traditional marketing and social marketing , and leverage social data to provide value across the whole organization . insights are developed faster and customers can be activated directly on the relevant social platforms .
) . he later founded spredfast , a saas platform that allows organizations to manage , monitor and measure their social media programs .
ken has an economics degree from wesleyan and an mba from the university of texas at austin . he will maintain for eternity that oasis is the world’s greatest band .
steve was previously the director of data sciences at w2o group and founded ravel , an enterprise grade analytics solution for discovering insights from big data . his specialties include web software and services , social media data management , data analysis with hadoop and related technologies , data analysis with spark and related technologies , documented data - stores , graph databases , statistical methods , predictive analytics , time - series analyses , graph algorithms , machine learning algorithms and textual analysis .
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kashmiri shawls sprang up as early as the 11 th century but found their first promoter in zain - ul - abidin , who ruled kashmir from 1459 to 1470 and encouraged weavers from persia and central asia to move to his kingdom . their next champion was akbar ( reigned 1556–1605 ) , who made the shawls central to the kashmiri practice of khil’at , “robes of honor” ceremonially exchanged in political and religious contexts to establish a clear pecking order . ( being on the receiving end made one submissive and therefore inferior to the giver—not awesome , although scoring the sumptuous textiles made for luxurious compensation . ) shawls given as khil’at were decorated with all sorts of patterns , although some scholars wonder if the paisley motif came to predominate because it resembled jigha , a crown insignia jewel used to pin a feather to a courtier’s turban . ( gradually the jigha elongated , more and more resembling the feather it anchored . so , yet another reading : paisley is a feather . )
as with so many other luxury goods , there was nothing efficient about making a kashmiri shawl . its wool came from a central asian species of goat , capra hircus in latin or shahtoosh in indigenous terms . these animals wandered into the high himalayas , where the bitter cold made their underbellies sprout a dense , ultrafine wool . the goats shed this pashmina , as this wool was called , in the summer by rubbing themselves against rocks and bushes ; textile workers then literally climbed the himalayas , collected the fluff by hand , and spun it into thread .
shawls started infiltrating europe in the late 18 th century , when kashmiri princes began including british east india co . officers in their ritual shawl - giving . the english officers sent the shawls home to their sweethearts , who clamored for more . fresh from conquering egypt and next sniffing around india , many of napoleon’s officers found themselves stationed near kashmir and similarly tempted by the shawls . napoleon’s wife joséphine began stockpiling paisleys , and by the early 1800s , european desire for paisley had intensified into frenzy .