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Dining across the divide: We both feel the word woke has been overused
2025-05-13 08:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Joanne, 52, SouthamptonOccupation Knowledge managerVoting record Doesnt have a party political preference, tends to focus on local issues but mostly LabourAmuse bouche Is a huge football fan, and held a Charlton Athletic season ticket for 20 yearsJane, 58, WinchesterOccupation A little bit of property developmentVoting record Normally Conservative; wouldnt vote Reform, would deviate forthe Lib Dems, particularly locallyAmuse bouche Started her own kindergarten, and later a daycare nursery business, to develop a Froebelian approach. Its a more natural philosophy, very much about the outdoors and communityFor startersJane I wasnt late, but Im never early. She looked like a person whos always early and prepared. She was friendly, smiling. She didnt look like a person Id be meeting normally, but not in aterrible way, just different.Joanne She seemed, I think, a little bit wary. Nervous of the whole situation. Ifelt OK. For me, it was just: Im going to have a nice dinner and a ch...
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Smarter apps, powered by user intent
2025-05-12 21:45:02| Spiritual Career Counseling
In this weeks Business of Apps podcast episode, we sat down with Dieter Rappold, CEO and co-founder of ContextSDK, to explore a powerful shift in how mobile apps are built and optimized. Instead of relying solely on what users have done in the past, Dieter and his team are helping app developers focus on what users want right nowtheir real-time intent. In this article, we unpack the core ideas from that conversation and explore how intent-based personalization, powered by on-device AI, is setting a new standard for engagement, retention, and monetizationwithout compromising on privacy. From personalization to contextualization For years, app personalization has been based on historical datademographics, segments, and past behavior. But that approach is static. ContextSDK makes a compelling case that user needs shift from moment to moment, and apps should adapt accordingly. As Dieter explained, Its great to know a lot about past behavior, but past behavior is looking into the past...
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Ballet Helped This Mother and Daughter Bond and Bring Strength to Others Who Needed It: 'The Profound Impact Is Unbelievable'
2025-05-12 19:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
It was in early 2018 when Elizabeth Jacobson started noticing her decline in mobility after she injured her ankle during vacation. Simple tasks like walking across her home or balancing on one foot had become increasingly difficult, and she feared falling with each step. Her foot ached so intensely that standing for even a few minutes became nearly impossible.Jacobson was in her 70s and sure her bones were not as strong as they had been when she was 25, but as someone who had been practicing Pilates for over 25 years, the decline she experienced felt drastic. By the time I got back [from vacation], it was really damaged, she says. I had an X-ray and they said, You've really got to do exercises to strengthen it up.Instead of heading to a physical trainer, Jacobson called her daughter, Susan, a ballerina and ballet teacher with decades of experience. For the next two years, Susan instructed her to do pliés and sautés and other ballet exercises. Slowly, her mothers feetand her whole...
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