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<title>Adrian Martin - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<title>Visit the Gemba When Process Mapping</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When documenting your processes, one of the most fundamental concepts is to ensure you engage the process stakeholders by visiting the shop floor or the workplace where the process your documenting is usually carried out. Process mapping can be fairly simple - describe the inputs, the transformation or activity steps and the outputs. This can be done visually through a process map (from a simple flow chart or if required through more complex means like a value stream map) or through words describing the process.]]></description>
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<title>Jazz Guitars - 5 Guitars for a great Jazz Tone</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:55:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a musical genre traditional Jazz requires a fairly specific Guitar sound - generally this has involved a very clean dry tone - with little to no effects (perhaps only a hint of reverb) - usually the neck pickup is used with the resultant sound required to be clear enough to pickup the subtle nuances and articulation of the playing.  ]]></description>
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<title>10 Top Jazz Guitarists</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Some of the most influential and innovative guitarists have emerged from the world of Jazz - often with breathtakingly fast technique and intricate phrasing - Jazz maestro's can match anything that rock and roll can produce - indeed the Jazz genre has been popular for almost 100 years and from trad jazz to new world fusion pioneers they are a diverse breed producing a wide spectrum of sound.]]></description>
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<title>10 Classic Bass Guitars</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:55:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Electric Bass guitar has been around for over 70 years and has become an integral part in modern music.  Whilst there have been a few design changes over the years - the fundamental role of the instrument remains forming the rhythmic, tonal and heartbeat of the music]]></description>
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<title>All Time Great Bass Lines</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:38:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When thinking of great rock performances, often as not it's the guitarist or the vocalist who get the plaudits - typically with a band situation they tend to have the more in-your-face personalities - the pyrotechnics - the flashiest gear or technique  - often it's left to the drummer and bass player to hold the fort making sure everything hangs together.  However when it comes to the music - bassists more than hold our own - we're renowned for inventing some of the most compelling hooks and melodies in music as this list of all time great bass lines shows.]]></description>
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<title>Support not Reports - A new way to think about Management Information.</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:23:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's often said that you can't manage what you don't measure - one of the most important parts about business is monitoring your organisation's performance.  Traditionally this is done via a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).  These usually support the organisations strategy or targets - for example if your business has a target of customer satisfaction you may have a KPI to have less than 1% customer returns made.]]></description>
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<title>Why Rationalize Your Supplier Base</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:13:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Organizations that procure commodities or multiple services often find themselves with a range of suppliers.  As organizations grow the number of suppliers may increase, large companies may have a supplier base of tens of thousands of suppliers and this "tail" can become increasingly complex to manage coupled with a relatively poor return from fragmented use of spending power.]]></description>
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<title>10 Things To Do When Starting A Business</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Starting a business can be one of the most stressful things you'll ever do - there can be many pitfalls so starting off on the right foot is important - here we list the top 10 things to do when starting your own business.]]></description>
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<title>Top 10 Bass-Players You Should Listen To</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Having a good and varied "musical diet" is important no matter what instrument you play - this is certainly true of bassists - but from a vast array of bass players who should you listen to?  Well to start with we'd suggest a broad range of music - sure listen to your favorites but don't limit yourself just to that genre - to help you with this we've put together a list of the top ten bass players that have been an inspiration to many who have picked up the bass guitar - get yourselves some CD's and learn some of their chops - you'll soon see the benefit!


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<title>10 Guitarists You Should Have As An Influence</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:25:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most important factors in shaping a guitarists sound are the influences that musician has.  What music they have listened to - what licks and riffs they have learned - what they're musical ear has picked up.  For a musician this is almost as important as what you eat - listen to the wrong tracks and your playing will sound tired and lifeless - listen to the right tracks and you'll be blazing with the best of them - here's 10 influences we think every guitarist should have.]]></description>
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<title>Why Play a Rickenbacker Guitar</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:36:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[These days there are a ton of electric guitars on the market - from the prestige instruments such as the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul through to their myriad of replicas.  With so much similarity in instruments available it takes something a little special to get you noticed or to produce a sound that's different - that's why you should look at Rickenbacker guitars.]]></description>
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<title>How To Construct A Financial Forecast</title>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the more important aspects of management is financial forecasting.  Forecasts are an important part of business as knowing your financial position over coming months or years will help shape your business decisions and strategy.  Getting it right can help enormously - getting it wrong can result in costly mistakes (e.g. extra inventory or staff).]]></description>
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<title>Why You Should Track Your Competition</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 09:30:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While it may seem obvious that competition poses a threat to the success of your business many organizations fail to effectively track their competition within the marketplace.]]></description>
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<title>Performance Measurement of your Businesses Suppliers</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006 08:36:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The question of how to manage and measure suppliers can be complex.  An effective supplier can positively influence your bottom line whilst a bad supplier can cause manufacturing delays, impact on the customer and ultimately affect revenues.  Supplier measurement doesn't have to be difficult.  By basing measurement around three basic principles businesses can begin to analyze their supplier base and begin to identify poorly performing suppliers.  These measures are Quality, Cost and Delivery.]]></description>
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<title>Businesses not on the Internet Fall Behind!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 07:44:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even though an increasing number of small businesses have a presence online only a small percentage of these sell online.  There is a perception that trading online is expensive to set up and troublesome to maintain.  This is driving many businesses to loose out on increased revenues and the trading opportunities that the internet brings.

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<title>How To Manage Meetings Effectively</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2006 11:15:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Meetings - they are often seen as a huge drain on time and resources.  Poorly co-ordintated meetings are ineffective and time wasting.  So what's the best way to run a meeting and make the most of both yours and your attendees valuable time.  Follow our five step plan and you'll be well on the way to an effective meeting.  ]]></description>
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<title>How to get a Jazz Guitar Sound</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 14:08:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Getting the right guitar for a jazz sound can be complicated.  From the right archtop guitar through to the amplifier it is often difficult to know what to choose - in this article we'll help guide your way.]]></description>
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<title>Why You Need to Play a Hollow Body Semi-Acoustic Guitar</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 13:36:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ok so you play guitar or are looking to learn - but which guitar do you buy?  It's a question that guitarists the world over ponder time and time again.

Sure there's the ever greens such as the Fender Stratocaster or the Gibson Les Paul and their inexpensive copies.  But that's a well trodden path - what you want is a little character a little something that makes you stand out - what you want is a hollow body semi acoustic.
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<title>The Beatles and Epiphone Guitars</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 17:41:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Throughout their career they used a variety of guitars and you can see many photographs of the Beatles with Rickenbacker's (325's in particular) various Gretch, Fender and Hofner. However they are also linked with Epiphone Guitars and often choose Epiphone guitars over all other guitars for recordings and live performances.]]></description>
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<title>The Importance of Disaster Recovery Planning</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 17:17:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Picture the scene, its Monday morning and you've traversed the morning rush hour and arrived at the office only to find a disaster zone.  Over the weekend the office has experienced a fire that has all but destroyed the premises.  IT, key documents, plant and machinery - gone - what are you going to do?]]></description>
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<title>The Importance of Practicing With a Metronome</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2006 20:27:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Musicians are often criticized for two things, playing out of tune and playing out of time.  Both of these can have catastrophic results for your audience and the rest of your band!   The good news is that help is at hand, your timing can be improved through using a simple piece of technology which coupled with some regular practice can solve any tempo issues that you have.]]></description>
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<title>The Gibson Explorer Guitar</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2006 10:18:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With its angular body, and sharp headstock the Gibson Explorer is instantly recognisable.   First released by Gibson in 1958 (along with the equally famous Flying V guitar) the Explorer was a radical departure from its more famous sibling the Gibson Les Paul.  ]]></description>
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