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Kevin's post on BB10 OS Update for PlayBook
I've just read Kevin's post.... While I agree with most of his comments, I would like a bit of an update to the PB OS.
Content Consumption
Personally, I'd like the PB OS to improve videos to include AC3. I'd like the photos to improve Zooming resolution to get 1:1 for pixel peeping.
Content Creation
BB10's new multimedia offerings are awesome as rich content creation ideas. That might be too much for the PB. But an improved keyboard might well be within its 1GB RAM limitations. Evernote, Blogs, CrackBerry apps and other similar offerings are in the "Text Creation" space. But to do that you need a good keyboard. I would love the Zed10 keyboard in the PB OS.
Browser Capability
HTML5 and Flash is great. However the present PB browser can't view SSRS reports very well and can't run Silverlight sites at all. If this is to be a corporate tool, the PB can get a distinct advantage over iPads or Androids who also can't handle Microsoft's web internal webs inside many corporates. Microsoft's tablet offerings may have a distinct advantage here. I'm sure this is Microsoft's fault. Improving the internal browser (or a different browser) for the "Ballmy" Microsoft world is what we need to keep the PB relevant in the corporate world. Otherwise it remains a personal device. Don't just tackle "security" ... handle "functionality" (in the corporate) too.
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Nice post!
Yeah, I'd definitely like to see a LOT still come to the PlayBook... so long as performance is not compromised.
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I think my primary reason for wanting BB10 on my PB is for the app selection. I feel like PB OS is kind of dead right now, there isn't too much incentive for the devs to bring stuff to it. I don't blame them of course, I'd much rather them focus on BB10.
BB10 would simply bring new life the guy. I was able to play with an evaluation unit of a Z10 with only 1 GB of RAM (release has 2) and I thought the performance was great. I would imagine (or maybe I should say hope) that the difference between the TI OMAP 1 GHz dual core on the WiFi PB and the Snapdragon 1.5 GHz dual core on the Z10 would only be slight.
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My primairy expectation is indeed more apps and maybe a browser with a little bit less checkerboarding. And oke now i'm going a keyboard thats does work so anoyingly when typing in the google searchbar when being in the pictures category (really after each letter it changes search results (stalling your typing), it must have something to do with the realtime OS kernel and direct input or something).
And a very simple addition for people just jusing it for surfing on the coutch and no bridge or email usage on it, the ability to let it drop the wifi connection automaticly after x minutes screen off and reconnect after waking it. That way the battery will last much longer and if you receive your mail on your phone you dont need a playbook connected all the time.
But the good thing about the playbook, it's my first BB device and it made me annoyed with my android phone and wanting a Z10.
just my 2 cents
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My current workflow really relies on the PlayBook's gestures. Switching between running applications with one single swipe and checking date, time, connectivity, orientation lock with half a swipe (aka a peek) from a top corner became natural for me. I'd like to keep the gestures, so upgrading the app ecosystem incl. native BBM and the like would be a sufficiently large step in improving the PlayBook. Hoping for a soon PB OS 3.0 release.
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Is BB planning to release lower end phone (like curve) with BB10 ? If so I doubt they will have 2gb RAM...and probably these phone will have similar spec as playbook.
Heavy RAM as more to do with gaming than other everyday use.
I love my playbook but what I miss the most is the USB OTG (to connext external HD or for ethernet) and would do with improvement for the browser. I hope an update will bring me that.
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The biggest feature I want to come the playbook with the bb10 update, is the return of the bridge functionality, a portal into our z10 pim...
Kevin, how would you suggest we let BlackBerry know we need this functionality back, in the most effective way?
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I think the new BB10 will bring a lot of core APIs, libraries etc. to the PB and this means we will probably see an increase of apps and functionality. On the other hand I'm not so sure if they will exactly bring to the PB what they call Flow as well as the hub as these things are currently tailored for a phone screen experience.
My personal wishlist is:
- I want to use my PB for Video chats so Skype is one of the most awaited apps (in a hopefully proper integrated way)
- DLNA!!! I want to use my PB as remote control to stream content to my TV and Room Stereo Systems (FROM the PB and(!) FROM my NAS)
- Navigation: So far the GPS unit on my PB is pretty useless and I would be happy about an even (not up to par) BB Navigation & maps
- A proper filemanager
Of course I also would appreciate
- A better & faster browser
And for all others hope they bring back the functionality of the bridge
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Specs matter, but the playbook should be more than sufficient if the software is optimized correctly. I am writing this on a dell mini dual booting OSX and Windows 8. If I can optimize my netbook to run the these OS comfortably with just 1GB ram, a mobile OS should easily run on the playbook.
Only a poor operating platform requires 2gb, think about the competitors and what such a statement means.
Latest iOS runs on a 800mhz Ipod touch with 256mb ram
I run custom rom of ice cream sandwich on my old ZTE blade (same specs as ipod)
Lets say those are the absolute min specs for the core OS, any developer therefore has plenty of power/ram to play with on any higher spec phone. BB would be shooting themselves in the foot in the base OS required the majority of the ram or CPU usage of even a high spec phone.
New OS = New bugs on an old tablet with limited shelf life.
Let's just get what we have fixed and working. I don't think Blackberry will want to spend another two years fixing BB10 on the already two years old Playbook.
I would rather Blackberry produce a couple more updates for 2.1 for those of us that just want to see out the next 18 months/2 years with our Playbooks in peace and then maybe an optional BB10 OS pack for those that desperately want to land themselves in a world of pain.
I don't see the 1Gb of RAM as an obstacle really. The Playbook or at least the ones that are only WiFi, won't be using some of the resources that the phones do like LTE. This frees up both processor and memory to some extent.
I see it as a mistake to delay very long as it would help in phone sales for people that are on the fence about the Z10 but own a Playbook already. I for one have a cheaper Android phone and would consider BB10 if I see it run on my Playbook. I have a fair amount of money tied up in Android apps and some fairly expensive Playbook apps. I've been on the fence for a while debating on a Galaxy S3 or possible S4 (coming soon) but a preview of BB10 on my playbook could make me side with a new Z10. The delay could very well cause me to go with a new offering from Samsung in the next month.
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I'm not surprised to see Kevin's article appearing AFTER the release of BB10 -- so as not to interfere with the hoopla surrounding the launch. As one of the few who have been playing with BB10, he must have realized that migrating it to the Playbook would have problems some time ago. I see this article as the first "semi-official" word from Blackberry not to expect much from any BB10 update on the Playbook. No doubt we'll here more when the "April time frame" gets closer
Perhaps its for the best. It's been apparent to me for some time that RIM has not had the slightest clue how to fix the problems with the Playbook and, in fact, kept creating new problems with each update. This had nothing to do with the development of BB10 as far as I could see. I'll give 2 examples.
2. The Keyboard: First, the positive: the predictive text is amazing. Well done RIM! Now, the negative: Why is it after 2 years we can't have a question mark and exclamation point on the default keyboard? People have been asking for this from the beginning. When I finally bought my first Android phone this past fall, I thought the so-called predictive text sucked BUT, by simply holding the M or X key for a split second longer, I could type a ? or !. Why couldn't RIM do something like that? Or simply get rid of the 2nd shift key and move the language selection key to settings, thus creating space for these common and heavily used punctuation marks? The answer is that RIM could have easily made a fix but just didn't bother. The implication is clear: it wasn't listening. Apparently, changing its name to Blackberry hasn't improved its hearing. I've read reviews of the Z10 mentioning the requirement to swipe to another screen to use both the ? and the ! in the new, B10, super duper keyboard.
Obviously, there were other, basic fixes and improvements required and ignored, for example, the file system. And this was in a tablet designed for business. Yes, Angry Birds was a priority. No, fixing the browser and file access system wasn't.
There is so much that is good about the Playbook and I still enjoy both of mine. What I don't enjoy is the existential dread I experience each time I see the update notification. (In fact, that's why I bought the 2nd Playbook -- I keep one un-updated so I still have a usable Playbook if an update is buggy. Of all the updates I have installed, only one was 100% trouble-free (the first Os 2). Every single other update screwed up something: one made browsing impossible for a more than a week (before a fix was issued), one changed the naming of camera pictures, my contacts and calendar appointments were deleted irretrievably, and my browser got slower with every release. Rim put aside complaints with the boilerplate mantra: "Wait until BB10!!!".
Now BB10 has arrived and RIM has changed its name to Blackberry, a baptism designed to wash away all of its previous sins. Blackberry has been "born again" and is leaving behind its past.. As I said in a previous post, I expect some half-assed OS update will bring us a feature or two of BB10 and that will be it for the Playbook. Whether this causes yet more problems for Playbook users can't be known for sure but, given RIM's poor record in providing trouble-free updates, I wouldn't be surprised. Most of us would be happy with some basic improvements to the Playbook's OS and native apps but I don't expect this to happen. RIM didn't listen for 2 years and Blackberry just wants to leave the mess behind.
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Re: Kevin's post on BB10 OS Update for PlayBook
Very true.
Indeed, now lets wait for the next few posts going..."But when do I get BB10 on my Playbook!" or "I still want BB10! They pwrooomised!"
The reality of the current situation just doesn't sink in. No one bothers to think about the consequences anymore. It's all now now now I want the shiny!
It isn't a matter of "I want" it's a matter of if this is the right way to do business and is it fair.
Maybe, maybe not. The core apps I have give me the functionality I need, I still seem to be getting half a dozen updates a week on my Playbook, no less than normal. However, since I got my Nexus 4 and Chromebook a few weeks ago the Playbook is getting a bit left out.
Things move on.
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Edit: Having said that, I do agree devs are probably much more focused on BB10 apps at the moment.
Of course this is to say why I don't agree with Kevin's rational, I see the delay in BB10 for the Playbook as a bad business decision because of the apps it offers.
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I would also say that silently sitting out the topic of BB10 on PB is not a good business option. Users like me who come from Nokia or other brands got exited of BB10 and the Playbook (I bought 3) which were the first outlook to this cool new QNX powerd OS. Letting us wait for more information let me consider to switch horses once again :-(
I have full understanding that BB10 might arrive only in 2-4 month due to technical issues, etc. and I don't expect a 1 to 1 copy of the phone. BUT i would like to know sooner than later what the upgrade will bring, and when we approximately can expect it!
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If BlackBerry did give us an significant OS update, resources would have to be shared. Kudos that TH and team have stayed focused and not raised false expectations, sent out mixed messages or changed the game plan mid-way. I just last week contemplated getting another cheap PB 64GB (third one) but decided against it. My thinking was that Z10 should be all that I want (when I get it) and I shouldn't need my PB upgraded for a while. When that upgrade eventually comes, I'll have a bit more life in the old fella, and I'd be so grateful. So I remain a nerdy, biased and stubborn Crackberry, thank you very much.
If, in the mean time, an iPad Mini 2 appeared, or a 7" Surface Pro, or a Nexus ... I'd recommend anyone who has spare $$$s to go for it. BlackBerry aren't out to be number 1 anymore. Hopefully they remain aware that its about working with others instead of suing the pants off the others. (BTW, I suspect Alicia Keys won't be a monogamous Z10 user. She said she'd try! .)
BlackBerry should pick the fights it can win (or give a good fight) and not try to fight in all the battles ... recipe for ruin. I happen to believe that the Enterprise is an area they can win. The building blocks are there. A solid solutions-based enterprise strategy is critical. BB PB needs Apps, but ... who's kidding who? If I want plenty of Apps, I should get an iPad, Nexus or Surface Pro. What PB needs in the OS is Enterprise solutions and tools. Androids and iOS are chasing the consumer, does BB want to lead or can they survive by just leap frogging and keeping up?
An Enterprise needs to bring corporate data, tools and processes to users in a simple and stable manner. Target users are desktop and laptop users... an maybe phone and tablet users. That last 'maybe' clause is there because the current range of phones and tablets each need a custom solution. If the PB can do this without a visit to the app store ... it an Enterprise game changer. One CIO convinced and possibly > 500 "cheap" PlayBooks are rolled out to staff with data, tools, and processes available to the enterprise mobile users that works! Enough of the user-based BYOD!!!
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The main addition I want to see BB10 bring to the PlayBook is Cascades. As a developer, the ability to create native apps for both the BB10 powered phones and the BB10 PlayBook with minimal porting work is a plus that should bring more high quality apps the PlayBook 's way.
I agree with Kevin that there should be some user interaction differences between the phone and tablet versions of BB10. The side swipe gesture for switching between apps is definitely something that needs to stay.
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Monads are Trees with Grafting
Unfortunately, I used a few more LaTeX features than I ought to have while drafting it making it hard to get back into HTML form cleanly. So here is a PDF: Monads are Trees with Grafting.
Probably the main inspiration was this post by Derek Elkins.
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- onemillionmilesaway said...
thanks for your tutorial, didn't know about the tree-comparison until now. Really helpful!
On page two in the monad tree instance you wrote
Leaf a >>= f = f a
shouldn't that be
Leaf a >>= f = Leaf (f a)
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Dan, I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but thanks for everything. Your posts have taught me a lot. Happy new year!
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- Thiagarajan said...
Long time reader,first time commenter.
Your posts usually manage to give a tiny insight into really cool ideas,but most of the time are well above my head.Love your space.
Wish you a happy new year.
Let me see whether i have got monads right.
The function f is of type (a -> Tree b).Applying the Leaf constructor will make the result Tree (Tree b).The function f probes the content of the leaf,makes a decision based on it and returns a replacement tree for the current leaf.It is the richness of the replacement tree type which gives monad a lot of power(i think).You can use the replacement trees as markers to terminate computational branches,grow them,etc etc.
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- Roman Cheplyaka said...
onemillionmilesaway: it shouldn't.
Notice that, if it would, you'd never be able to replace a leaf with a fork -- because in your definition Leaf always transforms to another Leaf.
Or just look at the types:
(>>=) :: Tree a -> (a -> Tree b) -> Tree b
The second argument, f, already returns some Tree -- no need to wrap it into Leaf.
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- Roman Cheplyaka said...
Dan, pictures look great. How did you create them?
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- Roly Perera said...
I suspect I'm pretty close to your target audience, and I found this very useful. In the past I've found the unit/join formulation of a monad easier to understand than the Kleisli triple one. I found it easy to visualise join but didn't really have an intuition for Kleisli star.
Your paper gives me a nice feel for the Haskell bind operator (and presumably Kleisli star is something like "flip bind"), and makes the connection to substitution much clearer. (I guess I can see why the lifting of a substitution k to an operation on terms is usually written k*, as well.) Nice one.
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- sigfpe said...
As I mention in the PDF, the source is here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/828035/Monads/monads.lhs It has the LaTeX diagram source too.
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- joseph said...
Thanks for trying to clarify a confusing concept. I'm pretty new to Haskell so I imagine I'm close to your target audience. Some feedback below.
"The idea is that given a tree we'll replace every leaf node with a new subtree"
This is a confusing jump. This is not something you typically want to do with trees, so I suspect this is when things stray into conceptually-specific-to-monads territory, but it's not clear. Why do we want to do this? If you're trying to explain that this is an operation we'll want later -- then say that instead. 'The idea' refers to some ambiguous motive that the reader doesn't know about, and potentially misleads me into thinking that you're claiming that's how the grafting operation will work, but in that case it's not obvious why a grafting operation has to replace all leaves instead of just a single one.
Also, it's not clear why the tree has a Nil type. This lets you have forks with only one filled in leaf, but why not just have a leaf in place of the fork then? The only thing you gain I think is if you want to express that the whole tree is empty, in which case wouldn't you prefer a Maybe Tree?
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- greenlyblue said...
Another great post.
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- Aravind said...
Fork u v >>= f = Fork (u >>= f) (v >>= f)
Is the stack depth proportional to the depth of the tree when this function is called? Or will the Haskell compiler/runtime eliminate the tail call recursion?
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- sigfpe said...
I don't think the compiler can turn that into a tail recursion on its own.
There are three things that come to my mind here:
1. the Tree structure isn't the one you'd use for combinatorial search. I'm using it as "conceptual scaffolding" but in practice you'd use the List monad. So the bad performance of >>= for Tree doesn't matter.
2. If, for some reason, you decided you really need to work with Tree then you need to know it's an example of a "free monad". These are known to be inefficient to use directly. But there is a nice (but tricky) paper on how to fix that: http://tinyurl.com/ygywnsl
3. If you really really want a tail recursion then Conor McBride tells you how to tail recurse over free monads in another nice paper: http://strictlypositive.org/CJ.pdf
That was probably a longer answer than you wanted :-)
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- Derek Elkins said...
Since Haskell and the Tree type is lazy, the definition of (>>=) for the Fork case will not consume stack. It will behave very nicely. In fact, it is probably more efficient in many cases to use the Tree monad followed by a depth-first pass at the end than to use the list monad, and, of course, we are not limited to only a depth-first pass, so using a Tree monad is more flexible in this case.
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The Budget
1:55 p.m.
Jean-Paul Marchand Québec-Est, QC
Mr. Speaker, perhaps I should have spoken English, because I do not seem to make myself understood in French. Of course it is obvious. You would have to be nearly blind not to recognize that the government is using the money from the unemployment insurance fund fraudulently. In other words, this money is not being used for unemployment insurance but for federal deficit reduction. It is a fraud. It is dishonest-there is no other way to put it.
When they say, as my colleague has just pointed out, that the Bloc has not proposed practical measures to reduce the deficit, I would point out that, on the matter of family trusts, the Bloc suggested they simply be abolished. Some $100 billion is in family trusts in Canada. This money is not taxed. It is set aside for the wealthiest families, the super rich, which includes the Minister of Finance. That was one of the suggestions we made. In fact, I made eight this morning the government has not acted on.
So, the hon. member's repeating the Liberal government's harebrained, hypocritical and dishonest ideology does not stop me from seeing clearly that unemployment insurance funds are being used fraudulently and that the Liberal government has neither the backbone nor the guts to resolve its finances as it could have done had it really wanted to.
Statements By Members
1:55 p.m.
Jay Hill Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, 1996 is a watershed year for the town of Mackenzie in my riding.
Unfortunately it is not positive. Due to the inaction of the government, the residents of this small, isolated community nestled in the Rockies have lost their northern living allowance. Why are the residents of Mackenzie discriminated against while thousands of people living in cities further south still qualify?
1996 also marks the 10th anniversary of spring weight restrictions for trucks travelling the Alaska highway to Yukon. The continued imposition of the 75 per cent load restriction is unfair and costly to trucking companies and northern residents.
Millions of resource dollars flow out of our region and little is put back. Like the Trans-Labrador highway, the Alaska highway is not even finished yet. Northerners in my riding are fed up with their needs being ignored by the government.
When will the government recognize that the north is a vital part of Canada's economy?
Learning Disabilities
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Dianne Brushett Cumberland—Colchester, NS
Mr. Speaker, last month was designated as Learning Disabilities Month. There is not a lot of recognition paid to learning disabili-
ties even though one in ten or 2.9 million Canadians have this type of disability.
Learning disabilities are permanent disorders which affect the way individuals with normal or above normal intelligence receive, store, organize, retrieve and use information. These difficulties show up in five distinct areas: visual, auditory, motor, organizational and conceptual. Such difficulties extend to school, work, social functions and employment and can impede learning to read, to write or to do mathematics.
We can help to increase public awareness of learning disabilities by talking about them whenever there is an opportunity and educating the public to help these individuals live a fuller more productive life.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Andy Mitchell Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and thank the many constituents in my riding who took the time to take part in a public pension forum I held in Rosseau last week.
Close to 70 people turned out to provide me with their comments, concerns and ideas about how to improve Canada's public pension system so that it will be affordable, fair and sustainable for future generations of Canadians.
My constituents invested their time and energy to learn about options to change the Canada pension plan and the details of the proposed new seniors benefit. They considered and suggested potential solutions. They participated in round table discussions with their peers and put forth recommendations that I will in turn forward to the ministers of finance and human resources development for consideration in future deliberations.
I thank my constituents for their valuable interventions on the subject of public pensions. I encourage them to keep coming forward with their thoughts and ideas.
Distinct Society
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Michel Bellehumeur Berthier—Montcalm, QC
Mr. Speaker, even after being distorted and robbed of any meaning in an attempt to sell it to English Canada as a meaningless concept that would give Quebec no additional powers, the concept of distinct society is still too much for federal Liberals.
This became obvious last weekend when the Quebec wing of the Liberal Party of Canada tried to kill the distinct society concept and replace it by stating the obvious and recognizing Quebec as the principal homeland of French language, culture and legal tradition in North America.
The Liberal Party of Canada, led by the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, is acting in an arrogant and provocative manner toward the people of Quebec by proposing nothing more than a simple acknowledgement of a fact that has been recognized since the 1760 conquest.
If this is the proposed reconciliation plan, the government is not taking the people of Quebec seriously or treating them with respect. It is reneging on the promises made in Verdun during the last referendum and, when the time comes, the people of Quebec will remember.
Parkinson's Disease
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Rose-Marie Ur Lambton—Middlesex, ON
Mr. Speaker, April is Parkinson's Awareness Month as proclaimed by the Parkinson Foundation of Canada.
Since its formation in 1965 the foundation has been devoted to the support of research into the cause, treatment and cure of Parkinson's disease, a chronic brain disorder suffered by approximately 100,000 Canadians.
Through the various chapters of the Parkinson Foundation of Canada, a number of fundraising events are being planned across Canada to raise money for research, to promote public education and to develop patient and family support services.
Each April the beautiful red and white Dr. James Parkinson tulip, the official symbol of Parkinson's, is sold to the general public and businesses. One of the selling days coincides with Secretary's Day on April 24. Other fundraising events include a national cut-a-thon on the last Sunday in April in which hair salons across Canada offer their time and talent for a small donation.
I encourage all Canadians to do their part in contributing to the search for a cure for Parkinson's disease.
Foreign Affairs
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Lee Morrison Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia, SK
Mr. Speaker, on March 1 the Minister of Foreign Affairs praised my position in the Haiti debate, but a few days later when I questioned his ministerial actions with respect to Haitian peacekeeping and aid to China he reverted to form and accused me of isolationism. I do not know which I find most offensive: praise from that particular minister or his personal attack.
The minister should understand that Canadian support for the UN in Haiti does not mean being a doormat and that Canadian trade with China does not require an annual foreign aid bribe of $162 million. Nor do relations with China require our Export Development Corporation to provide financial assistance for the Three Gorges project, a grandiose boondoggle which will displace 1.25 million people.
National Unity
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Ronald J. Duhamel St. Boniface, MB
Mr. Speaker, after more than three hours of debate, the rank and file of the Liberal Party of Canada in Quebec passed a very important resolution on national unity and cohesion.
This resolution reaffirms with great conviction and sensibility our government's main commitments on national unity. Among other things, federal Liberals in Quebec stated in clause 1.4 of the resolution that the Liberal Party of Canada supports enshrining in the Constitution the principles recognized in the December 1995 parliamentary resolution defining distinct society.
This shows once again the great synergy and ideological cohesion between the rank and file of the Liberal Party of Canada in Quebec and the Liberal government on issues as fundamental as Quebec's place within Canada.
Textiles Monterey
Statements By Members
April 15th, 1996 / 2:05 p.m.
Pauline Picard Drummond, QC
Mr. Speaker, the announcement that the Textiles Monterey mill will reopen is another indication of the vitality and entrepreneurship of the people of Drummond. Last September, 270 jobs were lost after the company declared bankruptcy. In just six months, a group of former employees, both managers and workers, came up with a business proposal to acquire the company's assets and to specialize the new company's production.
The reopening of Textiles Monterey is the fruit of the collaborative efforts and great determination of all stakeholders: the employees, the union, the financial institutions, the FTQ solidarity fund, and the three levels of government. The success of this operation stems from the establishment of a financial network and, above all, a dialogue between local resources.
On behalf of all my fellow citizens of Drummond, I wish every success to the shareholders of the new Textiles Monterey company.
Publishing Industry
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Audrey McLaughlin Yukon, YT
Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government has said it wishes to support small businesses, but wishes are not policies.
The performance of Canada Post in the north continues to make it more and more difficult especially for publishing businesses which are a small but a vital part of the economy both in the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
In December publishers were notified one week before a price change occurred. Certainly promotional material could not be sent out and the publisher was left to absorb extra costs. Also in December Canada Post put ads in a number of newspapers but not in the north regarding mandate review. Finally, publishers have recently been informed by Canada Post that there will be a substantial price increase in the coming years.
Clearly publishing is extremely important to the north as a vital business. I call on the minister responsible for heritage to meet with the minister for Canada Post to save this emerging northern cultural business.
St. Norbert Arts And Cultural Centre
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Reg Alcock Winnipeg South, MB
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the efforts of a large number of volunteers who support the St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre.
The centre is built in an old Trappist monastery that was the centre of the Metis culture during the Red River rebellion. The centre has now been completely refurbished. Thanks to the activities of a large number of people in my riding, it has become home to an international arts and cultural centre. Artists from all over the world are invited to live in residence and work on projects that are enriching the cultural life of this country.
I simply wish to recognize the efforts of these many volunteers.
The Gakhal Family
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Herb Dhaliwal Vancouver South, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today in memory of the nine members of the Gakhal family of Vernon, British Columbia whose lives were taken in the brutal and senseless massacre on April 5.
As a young and energetic couple filled with hopes and dreams, Mr. and Mrs. Gakhal came to Canada in 1970 with their two eldest daughters. They had lived in Vernon for over 20 years. The Gakhals
were contributing members of society and active participants in community life.
This Canadian family was well liked and respected. On Saturday more than 2,000 people attended their funeral service to pay their last respects.
Like many other Canadian families, the Gakhals worked hard to create a good and comfortable life for their family. Karnail and Darshan Gakhal were loving and devoted parents. They dedicated themselves to raising their six beautiful children. They taught their children appreciation of values, principles and the importance of contributing to their community. The Gakhals were close and loving.
Today I ask all my colleagues to stand in a moment of silence in memory of the Gakhal family, the second worst tragedy in Canadian history.
Kenworth Company
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Paul Mercier Blainville—Deux-Montagnes, QC
Mr. Speaker, more than a week ago, Kenworth's management announced its decision to shut down operations at its truck manufacturing plant in Sainte-Thérèse. More than 850 directs jobs are jeopardized by this announcement.
As we speak, almost all concerned are actively trying to prevent the closure of this important plant and to save 850 jobs. But the federal government has yet to take positive steps in this important issue.
Time is of the essence, and I might remind the government that it takes more than wishful thinking to prevent the 850 jobs at Kenworth's from moving to Mexico or to the U.S.
In its speech from the throne and its budget, the government boasted about putting job creation first. It should therefore get directly involved in the Kenworth matter and co-operate with the Quebec government in finding a solution, thus preventing the plant's closure.
Krever Commission
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Sharon Hayes Port Moody—Coquitlam, BC
Mr. Speaker, we have recently learned of exorbitant amounts paid by the Red Cross to Krever Commission witnesses. The Red Cross is supported in part by taxpayer dollars.
We have also learned that the federal government is providing free legal representation for two former ministers involved in this tragedy, while a mere pittance is thrown to the legal requirements of the victims.
These revelations further darken a shadow cast by a growing legacy of mismanagement. This shadow continues to obscure the truth. Sadly, similar scenarios are all too much a part of the continuing Ottawa inquiry process.
And where is the health minister? Instead of safeguarding the mandate of the inquiry, along with others he challenges its legitimacy. Instead of protecting the health of Canadians through an improved blood system, he protects the interests of those who are part of the system that failed.
Two fundamentals are at stake here: the principle of government accountability and the goal of assured health for all Canadians. The minister must change his course of action to safeguard both this principle and this goal.
Raw Milk Products
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Robert Bertrand Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle, QC
Mr. Speaker, during their discussions this past weekend, the members of the general council of the Liberal party of Canada in Quebec decided to support the claims of those who promote the consumption of raw milk products.
Moreover, the LPCQ is asking the federal government to withdraw its proposed regulations to prohibit the import and export of raw milk products. These products represent a new and very promising market for Quebec's agricultural sector.
It would be a pity not to let Quebec producers of raw milk products develop their full potential merely because of fear. This is why I join the militant wing of the LPCQ in asking the withdrawal of these draft regulations.


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(The following is an excerpt from a letter John MacArthur recently sent to the Grace to You ministry family about his new book, One Perfect Life. We thought you'd enjoy learning a little more about this new resource and how it can spiritually benefit you and your family.)
In a sense, One Perfect Life has been in the works for more than four decades. It's unlike anything you've seen, and I believe you're going to find it as valuable and enriching a devotional tool as any you've used. Allow me to give you some background on the book and why you'll want to read it.
In June of 2011, I finished preaching through the New Testament. That verse-by-verse study spanned forty-two years and produced several thousand sermons. While I preached those messages to the congregation of Grace Community Church, they went much further and wider than our Southern California church. Through Grace to You we've distributed them to every corner of the globe through tapes, CDs, radio, television, and the Internet.
Over those years, no matter what the Bible passage in question, virtually every sermon has been about one Person: The Lord Jesus Christ. The story of the Bible is ultimately the story of the revelation of Jesus Christ. For me, the predominant joy of pastoral ministry has never been the studying, the preparation, or even the preaching. The joy has been in the hours, year after year, of being brought face to face with Jesus as He is revealed in Scripture.
And of course the Person and work of the Lord Jesus is seen most clearly in the gospels. The Holy Spirit-inspired quartet of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John is the pinnacle of Scripture because in it, the Lord Jesus Christ is most perfectly revealed and God most clearly manifest. Nothing comes close to the rich reward of understanding the truth and glory of His matchless life.
Fittingly, our congregation has spent more than half of the past forty years focused on the gospels. Because each writer emphasized different themes from Jesus' life, what has unfolded is a profound, powerful composite picture of the Son of God and Son of Man. On the independent testimony of those four witnesses, God established the indisputable revelation of His Son, Jesus Christ. That composite picture has transformed our church.
Yet even though the gospels offer perfectly consistent and complimentary accounts of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of our Lord, they are still four books from four authors. And that's how most people read them and think about them—as four books. As a result, we often fail to see the cohesiveness of the story and miss the significance of what's happening in a given account.
In response, many Christian scholars have tried to harmonize the story, and traditionally that has meant simply printing the gospels side by side in four columns: One for Matthew, one for Mark, one for Luke, and one for John. The idea is that by jumping back and forth, you can follow the account in each gospel and piece together the narrative.
But that approach falls short. In that format, you still miss how the stories perfectly fit together without contradictions. You also you miss the beautiful sweep of what is the one and only divinely inspired biography of Jesus.
I've long wanted to address that limitation by taking the Scripture texts out of columns and weaving them into one, seamless story. That's what One Perfect Life does. It takes the four gospels and blends them into one text so you're reading one story, with every component of the life of Christ placed at the point it belongs.
Like The MacArthur Study Bible, One Perfect Life is built around the text of Scripture and includes explanatory footnotes on every page. Of course the biblical text is inspired by God without error. The harmonization I've done—the interpretive work that makes this resource unique—is the product of twenty-five years of studying the gospels, seeing how they most likely fit together, bringing in other relevant Old and New Testament passages, then testing them against each other. It was a challenging process I could not have done any earlier in my ministry.
What is the benefit you'll find in One Perfect Life? It enables you to read the story of Jesus in a way you've never done before. It brings a freshness and a richness, showing you the magnificent consistency and fullness of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ—past, present, and future—in one narrative.
I know this will be an encouraging, intriguing book for you and your family, as you grow in the knowledge and grace of Him who lived "one perfect life," the Lord Jesus Christ.
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God bless you Pastor MacArthur.Thank you for all that you do in faithfully proclaiming the Word of God.My contact with you is primarily through your archived sermons on the GTY website.I never cease to be spiritually informed and stirred and often convicted when listening to them.Above all,they always lead me to a place where I desire to worship, walk with, and serve the Lord Jesus Christ in a more perfect way. I have not purchased and read One Perfect Life but the Lord willing I intend to and am sure that it will be a blessing and a help to me in my walk with the Lord and service to others for His glory.Again, the Lord bless you and thank you for your unashamed stand and service in the cause of Christ.
Yours in Christ,
Bob Kearns
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My husband and I have learned so much through the years of listening to John MacArthur and reading his books. We are so looking forward to receiving this one, "One Perfect Life" to peruse and add to our growing MacArthur library.
Thank you so much Pastor John, for your faithfulness to the study of God's precious Word. What a tremendous blessing you are to us and have been for many years.....in fact since 1970 when we first heard you on the radio and started ordering your cassette tapes.
Thank you for your latest book. We can't wait to get our copy and "dig in." Blessings to you and yours at Grace To You. Diane
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Thank you Pastor MacArthur. Your books and sermons have helped not only me but my husband tremendously. You have kept him company driving back and forth to work which is 50 miles each way. I absolutely love the Study Bible and look forward to getting this book. Thank you for your faithfulness to our Lord.
Please send a copy to Bill O'Reilly, he claims his book "killing Jesus" will finally reveal the "truth" about our Lord's life and death.
Thank you for highlighting this new book on the blog. I have been blessed by "The Life of Christ in Stereo" by Johnston Cheney for 40+ years. It too weaves the four Gospels verse-by-verse into one biography. I look forward to getting this book.
I am pretty sure this will be really helpful for every christian as the all the previous books and sermons have been to me. I hope it could be translated into spanish soon. May the Lord keeps you blessed. Regards from Costa Rica
Dear John and GTY
thank you for this wonderful book I received mine almost 3 weeks ago and use it as a devotional..reading one page at night..thank you for your faithfulness to God and his precious word..know that there are many who pray for you and that God will give you wisdom as you seek the face of our precious Lord Jesus Christ..May He receive all the honor and glory because He is the lamb that was slain and is worthy of our worship and praise..anticipating the soon return of our lord and to fall at his feet and say thank you Father thank you for your grace!!!
I eagerly anticipate the books arrival in my mail box every day and am disciplined by the patience manifested as it does not show up and I have to hope (yet again) for tommorrow. How long O' LORD? Thank you John and GTY staff. Hallelujah!
I was quite excited to receive One Perfect Life in the mail today. I can hardly wait to absorb it and add it to the shelf-full of MacArthur books I am acquiring. The wonderful thing is that they are all so rich in the Word. This is just one more opportunity to learn of Jesus -- I never get enough. Thanks to God for your faithful and careful exposition.
Praise the LORD! My copy arrived yesterday. What a glorious blessing! It is as though I am reading God's revealed Word for the first time! I fear that I may have to place a veil over my face within the first few hours of reading......to cover God's glory revealed anew in my stern countenance..... O come let us adore HIM!!!!
With sincere gratitude and brotherly love for His glory as our names are written in HIS hands, our souls purchased with HIS blood, our Christ, our Savior, our God! Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah!!!
Michael Bradley Kennedy
Montgomery, AL
I love Pastor John's teachings, very Bible based. I've read his book 'Slave' and it's AWESOME!!! I just received 'One Perfect Life' and can't wait to tear into it.
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Bought this for my husband since he's a Star Wars fan and I have to admit that I actually enjoyed the exhibit as well. Where else will you be able to come face to face with Yoda, R2D2, 3CPO, Anacon, and Darth Vader a minute later? Even though it is timed entry, it does get crowded so if you want a quieter experience and are able to, go during the day on a weekday.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (194 votes).
In short: Just gets better every yearDate of review: November 15, 2009
In short: A cracking 10kIn full: Nice race this one ran on mainly quiet rural roads. Well marshalled, well organised, lovely weather (as always), chip timing - and cheap too. Bit of a tough finish but you can't run a race in Barnsley without hills! Well done to all involved.Date of review: November 15, 2009
In short: A no frills run. Nice and simple. The run was a good mixture of up and down for bit of a challenge! Date of review: November 15, 2009
In full: My first 10k and I did it in under the time I was hoping for. Glad some of the experienced runners thought it was hilly, I was thinking maybe it was just because I've not done a real race before. Maybe I should try another?Date of review: November 15, 2009
In short: Pleasant enough. Hilly towards the end.In full: Quite pleasant. Nice area.Nasty hills towards the end really spoil the feel-good factor. Also, mile markers (as opposed to km markers) were a confusing choice and don't help when trying to time/pace yourself.Will probably enter next year, but I have seen many better courses.Date of review: November 15, 2009
In short: Only my 2nd ever 10k race (or any other distance come to that!). The organisation seemed ok for a local even but the distance markers were in miles (in a 10k race?) and I didn't see many of them. The volunteers and marshalls were friendly.In full: I found it odd to have cars driving along the road whilst I was running. Great weather! Lots of hills - especially in the last few km .. and I ran out of steam and ended up walking a bit. Oops. Will know for the next time I do it though - because I will.Date of review: November 15, 2009
In full: I have just come back to running after some time off from an illness at the start of the year and this was my first race! More hills then I would of liked as i've not added to many in to my training yet, however a good race with a good mix of runners. I am gutted by my time - 14 mins over my PB however i've started the road to recovery. Please note anyone thinking of running this race it is hilly!!Date of review: November 15, 2009
In short: first time ive run this course and really enjoyed it , even enjoyed the hills ran it in 47mins sIn full: was a really good course had a bit ov everything thrown in, the hills were really testing, need to save some fuel in the tank for the last hill before the finish, the organisation was good the shower at the end was fantastic.will deffo for next year.Date of review: November 15, 2009
Date of review: November 15, 2009
In short: Glorious November weather and a challenging course.In full: This is the first attempt at my home town race and did a pleasing PB at 42:58. Good scenery/weather and encouraging marshalls made for a pleasant race. I reckon the hilly parts will have taken some beginers by surprise though.Date of review: November 15, 2009
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Topic: RAILS_GEM_VERSION seems not to work (?)
I upgraded my local version of rails to 1.2.1
Doing a 'gem list' shows that the following rails versions are available on my machine 1.2.1, 126.96.36.19918, 1.1.6
I have an app that i would like to run under 1.1.6 so i tried setting RAILS_GEM_VERSION in its environment.rb (and restarting), but running 'Rails::Info' in the console (under that aplication) shows that 1.2.1 is still being used.
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Medical personnel at Fatima Jinnah Hospital in Multan demonstrated the benefits that new equipment and trainings opportunities have made to their standard of care on Thursday, August 18, as U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Andrew Sisson toured the facility. Fatima Jinnah Hospital is one of more than 80 Pakistani medical facilities that the United States has helped renovate in recent years in Pakistan.
"Most maternal deaths can be prevented with professional medical care," Director Sisson said. "With these upgrades and improved trainings, Fatima Jinnah Hospital will deliver better care to mothers and infants in Multan."
To assist in improvements to maternal and child health care throughout the country, USAID is purchasing medical equipment and supplies, while also training medical professionals, including midwives, female health workers, and other medical staff. During his tour, Director Sisson was joined by the Executive District Officer for Health and the Medical Superintendent of the Fatima Jinnah Women's Hospital. The group discussed staffing at the hospital among other issues.
Today, fewer than 40 percent of Pakistani women receive skilled medical care during childbirth. Most maternal deaths can be prevented with professional medical care. The United States is working with Pakistan to reduce the number of women who go without trained medical care during their pregnancy and childbirth.


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Great column. And he went to Willowick Middle School! My alma mater, and several others on these boards. Take a second to read this, and then take a second to vote for it on election day.
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Handicapping Ohio's Issue 3 debate
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Iknew at a very young age - per haps when I was updating my Hialeah Park jockey standings in seventh grade study hall at Willowick Junior High - that playing the ponies was going to be a lifelong passion.
Solving the puzzle, which is handicapping a race and being able to visualize how the thoroughbreds and standardbreds will reach the wire, is a fascinating and satisfying cerebral exercise.
But what I've loved doing for more than 40 years, be it at Thistledown or Northfield, is threatened. Surrounding states like West Virginia and Indiana, and soon Pennsylvania, are robbing Ohio of its best horses and horsemen because of purses that dwarf those being offered at the seven Buckeye raceways.
The richer purses are the result of funds generated by slot machines. It has put Ohio tracks at a disadvantage.
Slots aren't my game and probably never will be. However, to protect live racing in Ohio, I'm going to vote for Issue 3 on Election Day. I'm not voting against slots because why should I tell you how to spend your leisure money? Not to mention a yes vote provides millions for college-bound high school students.
And please, don't give me the hypocritical party line of Sen. George Voinovich and Gov. Bob Taft who are anti-slots because they fear the expansion of gambling in Ohio. Ask them how many lottery games were added during their administrations.
Pocono Downs, a harness track in Wilkes-Barre, isn't waiting for its Pennsylvania slots license to kick in. Management recently announced that, starting Friday, purses will be increased 15 percent to 20 percent. Pocono's bottom purse will jump from $3,400 to $4,000. That's double what the cheapest claimers race for at Northfield.
Friday's total purse distribution at Pocono will be $55,890. Northfield will pay out $43,700. If that gap doesn't appear wide to you, keep in mind that Pocono has nine races and Northfield has 14. And that slots revenue will fuel additional purse increases in Pennsylvania. There is also competition for horses from the tracks around Buffalo, N.Y. They, too, have slots.
Thistledown is in just as much trouble as Northfield, if not more. It faces competition next year when Presque Isle Downs opens in suburban Erie with both slots and horses. What horseman in his right mind would run at Thistledown for an average purse, which by then will be around $7,000, when he can van a horse 90 miles and run for nearly three times as much?
Racing might not be Ohio's biggest industry, but it employs thousands, not to mention the ripple effect, which includes suppliers of equipment, hay, straw and feed.
And, there is a connection between the public and the animal. Racehorses are elegant, even the ones who barely make enough in purse money to pay for their oats.
People love horses. How else do you explain the overwhelming interest in the continuing improvement in the health of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro? Rarely does a day go by without an update on his condition at the New Bolton Center.
So, even if you are like me and never think about reaching in your pocket for a coin to drop into a one-armed bandit, voting for the slots in Ohio in November isn't such a bad idea.
You'll help racing, you'll help a young kid get money for college, and you'll help an old kid like me in the grandstand who still likes handicapping the ponies.
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A New Zealand school that got rid of playground rules saw a "drop in bullying, serious injuries and vandalism, while concentration levels in class are increasing," reports TVNZ.
Chaos may reign at Swanson Primary School with children climbing trees, riding skateboards and playing bullrush during playtime, but surprisingly the students don't cause bedlam, the principal says.
"We want kids to be safe and to look after them, but we end up wrapping them in cotton wool when in fact they should be able to fall over," says Principal Bruce McLachlan.
Swanson School worked with university researchers on encouraging active play, then decided to throw out the rule book. When the study ended, "researchers were amazed by the results," reports TVNZ.
Mudslides, skateboarding, bullrush and tree climbing kept the children so occupied the school no longer needed a timeout area or as many teachers on patrol.
Instead of a playground, children used their imagination to play in a "loose parts pit" which contained junk such as wood, tyres and an old fire hose.
AUT professor of public health Grant Schofield said there are too many rules in modern playgrounds. "The great paradox of cotton-woolling children is it's more dangerous in the long-run." Children learn about consequences by taking risks, he said.
The research project morphed into something bigger when plans to upgrade playgrounds were stopped due to over-zealous safety regulations and costly play equipment.
"There was so many ridiculous health and safety regulations and the kids thought the static structures of playgrounds were boring."
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The (now) classic movie, "Star Wars: A New Hope," features a scene aboard the spaceship Millennium Falcon in which a blindfolded Luke Skywalker attempts to use a lightsaber to deflect energy bolts from a floating drone. This scene is presented to the viewer as a Jedi training exercise. As the old Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, calmly instructs Luke to �trust the Force,� Luke attempts to feel the energy bolts before they arrive. Luke gets zapped frequently, to the vast amusement of Han Solo.
As Obi-Wan repeatedly exhorts Luke Skywalker to �trust the Force,� Luke eventually manages to successfully deflect a few of the energy blasts. This is an important step for Luke: In order for a Jedi to exercise their powers, they must be able to feel the Force and trust it. If they can�t trust the Force, all their tricks collapse like a cheap special effect.
Trust, the speed of trust, the importance of trust, and almost anything else that has anything to do with trust, gets a great deal of press in business books and articles. There is a good reason for this: For a team to function at its maximum capacity, the leader must be able to trust the members. Trust, however, cannot be one way — the members must also be able to trust the leader and to trust one another. Unfortunately, trust is not something we can just turn on or off at will. Just because we are told to trust someone, or told how important it is to trust someone, doesn�t mean that we can immediately do it. As with Luke Skywalker learning to trust the Force, it takes time and practice for trust to develop.
In a very real sense, trust and safety go hand in hand: When we don�t trust someone, we don�t feel safe around them and, conversely, when we don�t feel safe around someone we also don�t trust them. We tend to be more on our guard and less willing to engage. Commitment, innovation, feedback, and intelligent risk taking are sharply reduced. Careless risk taking, on the other hand, tends to increase.
Trust, it must be remembered, is a two way street. As your employees learn to trust you, you also learn to trust them. That means developing an accurate picture of their strengths and weaknesses. If you force people to operate in their areas of weakness, they will be more likely to fail. This reduces your trust in them and causes them to view you as setting them up for failure. That, in turn, reduces their trust in you.
Part of building trust is recognizing process. Every person in an organization tries to work in the ways they work best. Each person seeks to develop his or her own process. That process is, in a very real sense, a manifestation of who that person is in the organizational community. If you cannot trust someone�s process, you will not be able to trust them; conversely, if you do not trust someone�s process, they will not trust you — you are essentially telling them they cannot be who they are. When you trust someone�s process, however, you build trust in him or her and enable them to trust you. This increases productivity, motivation and loyalty. Fundamentally, as psychologist Tony Putman observed, a person becomes what he is treated as being. How you treat the process is how you treat the person.
So how do you learn to trust someone�s process?
Start by recognizing that trusting the process is not just about trusting that the results will be what you expect. That is important, but it�s a surprisingly small piece of the puzzle. There is no such thing as a perfect process and no process will always execute without something going wrong. True trust comes when you know that people can be trusted to handle mistakes and unpredictable events. Trust in our own skills comes from learning that we can make a mistake and recover; without that, trust is brittle. Trust in a process comes from recognizing that the process may sometimes give us the wrong answer, but it also gives us the ability to recognize that fact and recover.
The best approach is to start small. Your employees are feeling you out just as you are feeling them out. Don�t launch into something so large that you won�t be able to resist jumping in all the time to tell people what they should do. Rather, give people some degree of autonomy and safe space to experiment with their process for getting work done. �Help them develop their process and be there for them when they make a mistake. In the practice of jujitsu, for students to develop expertise, they need the freedom to practice and screw up, and the freedom to then ask for help. If you punish people for making mistakes, you are demonstrating that they can�t ask for help and you are demonstrating that you don�t really trust their process.
To be a Jedi, Luke Skywalker had to work through the often painful and unpleasant process of learning to trust the Force. To be an effective leader, you will need to work through the often painful and unpleasant process of learning to trust your employees� processes. No, it�s not easy and you won�t experience the immediate feedback of being able to block blaster bolts while blindfolded. Far too many leaders give up, dooming their teams to under performance. If you can succeed, though, the performance of your team will increase dramatically.
This article is drawn from Stephen Balzac�s upcoming book, �Organizational Psychology for Managers.� Balzac is an expert on leadership and organizational development. A consultant, author, and professional speaker, he is president of 7 Steps Ahead, an organizational development firm focused on helping businesses get unstuck. �For more information, visit www.7stepsahead.com, or contact Balzac at email@example.com.


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Preventing another flood
Robert L. Timm, Minot
Are the city councilmen listening to anyone other than the architects of the flood control plan? I live in the flood plain. My home had 5-1\2 feet of water on the main floor. My office and my income property were also lost in flood yet I think the proposed and approved flood plan is insane.
I certainly don't speak for all flood victims but having visited with several neighbors and other flood victims I know I speak for many.
The consensus of those whom I have visited with is that with proper river management the flood of 2011 would have been avoided and what we really need is better river management by both the United States and Canada. Not one of my neighbors nor any other flood victim I've visited with has felt that such a grandiose plan is warranted yet 100 percent of those I've visited with all think this flood could have been avoided with better river management.
What will a billion dollars do? Before a shovel full of earth is moved it will make those who proposed the plan millionaires. For that brief moment of clarity when the collective considered a scaled-down version of the plan did they even consider for a moment to consult someone that wasn't going to make millions of dollars from the plan? Did the collective think about mailing out a survey to those who were affected by the flood asking if we think spending a billion dollars was/is a good idea?
What will happen as this plan is being implemented? Think about the traffic routes that you drive on and the mess they will be for many years to come. They say this project will take 10 or more years to complete. Every major traffic route in Minot will be under construction and often several at a time. You think traffic is bad now. Remember the traffic during the flood? The exact same routes will be affected, not for just a couple of months like the flood, but for several years!
OK, so Minot builds this monument to the architects who designed it, what is Canada thinking…. "Hey, we can send a whole lot more water down there now!"
Gee, what will our neighbors up and down stream think about that? Who's going to pay for all this? The entire city? Just the valley? Maybe the millionaire architects should pay for it!


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Taking Full Advantage of Energy Abundance
U.S. oil production is now over seven million barrels a day, Bloomberg reports, up 1.13 million barrels/day from just last year.The "spread" in price between West Texas oil and Brent is now over $23/barrel, notes MarketWatch, the reason being the cost of transporting oil from where it's produced -- often in North Dakota -- to where it's consumed by refineries.
The good news is Bakken oil is now starting to reach East Coast markets, which should show up at gas pumps this summer. The better news is that thanks, in part, to the natural gas glut that preceded today's oil boom, the U.S. is actually throwing less carbon into the atmosphere than before.Even better news is the continuing price spread and the gas glut combine to give U.S. manufacturers a huge price advantage over their Chinese competitors, partly offsetting labor cost differences. (Automation may help make up the rest.)
But the best news is yet to come. The U.S. trade deficit is going down, Bloomberg reports , as some of that excess oil is exported.
Wait, there's more. Vehicle miles traveled are leveling off due to higher prices, and gasoline consumption has resumed its downward slope from the Great Recession, thanks to higher-mileage cars. Only 7% of current savings come from better mileage, the Oil Drum writes , but that will rise as more high-mileage cars are sold. Detroit is rising on a wave of energy efficiency.
Taking full advantage of this abundance, however, may mean going against the interests of the people who first brought it to us. Bloomberg is editorializing this week for higher oil taxes , saying it would not push production down and could help with deficit reduction.
But all this ignores the real elephant in the room. I know, you're going to say climate change. I'm talking about the other elephant, renewable energy.
Countries that don't enjoy our oil abundance, like Australia, are now finding that wind energy actually costs less to produce than electricity from either natural gas or coal, as Alternet reports. Germans are fully supportive of that country's move to renewable energy, CleanTechnica adds , so oil export markets are becoming more competitive.
But here's the biggest news of all.
The key biomass technology pursued by KiOR (KIOR) in Mississippi, called Biomass Fluid Catalytic Cracking, or BFCC, could soon produce usable refinery inputs for less than the marginal cost of production for fracked oil, BiofuelsDigest writes.
It's this "compression spread" that has scientists at Texas A&M predicting East Texas will soon become "the Saudi Arabia for biofuels crop production," as reported in the Liberty County Vindicator . The process for turning biomass of all kinds into usable refinery feedstocks is coming into view.


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