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Adaptive Action Sports and Dirtfish Rally School present "Stay on Track" Rallycross Camp!!
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On July 11-12, four injured veterans, working with Adaptive Action Sports "Veterans in Action" program, will have the opportunity to skid and tear their way across coarse terrain as guests at a two-day training being donated by the DirtFish Rally School (www.dirtfish.com) in Snoqualmie, WA.
The training is the kick-off event in a rallycross train and race series called "Stay on Track" by Adaptive Action Sports (AAS), Inc., a non-profit whose mission is to create and promote Action Sports camps, events and programs for youth, young adults and military personnel/veterans who live with permanent physical disabilities. Since its founding in 2005 by Amy Purdy, a below-the-knee double amputee, and board sports enthusiast Daniel Gale, AAS has primarily made skateboard and snowboard opportunities available to that segment of the disabled population who thrive on meeting the challenge and risk offered by these sports.
"In 2010, we expanded our existing programs to include a Veterans-in-Action focus," explains Daniel Gale, AAS Executive Director. "Our first two AAS Veterans Learn to Ride and Race snowboard camps, held in 2011, were very successful. From these camps, we learned that 'getting back in action' is the preferred means by which many injured military personnel successfully cope with their disabilities."
In response to Veterans' requests and with help from sponsors like Freedom Innovations and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), AAS is launching continuing opportunities for Injured Military Personnel and Veterans to learn and improve their rally racing skills or "Stay on Track." The Track will eventually provide competition opportunities.
The camp will be held at DirtFish Rally School, North America's premier rally training facility. Their 315 acre property offers a unique environment to learn. With mud, gravel, and dirt surfaces peppered amongst abandoned warehouses and buildings, DirtFish offers a classroom akin to a real-life video game. DirtFish recently hosted the second stop on the Global RallyCross circuit.
DirtFish offers a range of training programs for all levels of drivers. In addition to many passionate thrill seekers, DirtFish has also worked with action sports stars like Dave Mirra and Shaun White. "We're thrilled to support Adaptive Action Sports in their mission," said DirtFish President, Ross Bentley. "We're really looking forward to working with these students and giving them a great foundation of skills on their quest to be professional rally drivers."
Participants at the July 11-12 camp will learn left-foot-braking, advanced steering skills, handbrake turns, braking on various surfaces, skid control, advanced cornering skills, competition starts, the use of pace notes, and techniques for reading the terrain. Courses will include asphalt, gravel, dirt and mud surfaces to be experienced in whatever weather conditions prevail. Each camp day will include approximately six hours of driving and instructed observation time.
Experienced AAS staff and volunteers will be on hand to address the "adaptive" needs of camp participants. Adaptive Moto X two-time Gold Medalist and accomplished racecar driver Chris Ridgway, a single below knee amputee, will be on hand to address the special needs of an adaptive race car driver.
On Day 2, one camp participant will be selected (by a to-be-determined method) to be awarded transportation to, and a full access pass for, the 2011 ESPN X Games 17 where he/she will have the opportunity to meet top rally drivers.
A long-range "Stay on Track" goal is to provide sanctioned, recognized rally racing opportunities for adaptive drivers. "Our down-the-road vision," Gale said, "is adaptive divisions within regional Global RallyCross Championships and X Games Rally contests."
For additional information, contact Bruce Cleland of DirtFish Rally School at 425-577-2616 or AAS Executive Director Daniel Gale at 619-770-0240.
Check out Shaun White getting down and dirty at Dirtfish with BFGoodrich! Find more videos of Shaun at Dirtfish Rally School at http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/shaunwhite/.


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In an unrelated matter, Viciedo switched agents 10 days ago and is now represented by Scott Boras. Viciedo is signed through 2012.
Viciedo's old agent was Jaime Torres.
Cot's on Viciedo's contract:
- 4 years/$10M (2009-12)
- signed Major League contract with White Sox 12/12/08 as an amateur free agent from Cuba (via Mexico and US)
- $4M signing bonus
- if Viciedo has enough service time to qualify for arbitration after 2011, he may void 2012 season (if voided, club may exercise option at $3.5M)
- award bonuses: $15,000 for Silver Slugger; $25,000 each for Gold Glove, All Star start ($15,000 for All Star selection); $50,000 for TSN All Star; $75,000 for LCS MVP; $0.1M for WS MVP; $0.1M for MVP ($90,000 for 2nd in vote, $80,000 for 3rd, $70,000 for 4th, $60,000 for 5th)
- agent: Scott Boras (previously Jaime Torres)
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Jack LaLanne will receive a posthumous lifetime achievement award next month as five new members will be inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame.
This year's class includes William "Bill" Crawford, the owner and operator of Bill Crawford's Basic Training, Scottsdale, AZ, and Sara Kooperman, the CEO of SCW Fitness Education, Les Mills Midwest and WaterinMotion. Other inductees are Francis "Rudy" Ruettiger, owner of Rudy's Gym, Shorewood, IL; Dave Parise, one of the top personal trainers in the country; and the late Sylvia Ulback, a Hollywood fitness guru in the early 20th century.
LaLanne was a 2005 National Fitness Hall of Fame inductee.
"I will never forget the time Jack came into my Nautilus Club on Westwood Boulevard in Los Angeles," Crawford recalls. "It was early in my career, somewhere around 1979. He told me that this time, fitness was here to stay and encouraged me to stick with it. He said I was on the right track. At a time when my friends and family were trying to convince me to get a real job, his words of encouragement meant a lot."
The induction ceremony will take place April 29 in Glendale Heights, IL. TV fitness personality Gilad Janklowicz, a good friend of LaLanne's and a 2007 National Fitness Hall of Fame inductee, is scheduled to accept the award on his behalf.
On Saturday, LaLanne was one of six inaugural inductees in the International Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony that was part of the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH. In addition to LaLanne, the inductees were Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cory Everson, Mark Henry, Randy Couture and Chuck Wepner.


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kanchankoya necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 70 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
SwitchBiotics is an early stage drug discovery start-up currently in stealth mode that aims to discover and develop novel antibiotics for life threatening bacterial infections, particularly those caused by gram negative bacteria like Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. There is a tremendous need for new antibacterial medicines with novel mechanisms of action to combat the alarming rise in drug resistant bacterial infections.
We need a logo that represents our biomedical research and operational backgrounds - something lean, very corporate and professional with an antibacterial drug discovery theme.
Our initial target audience is very conservative and expects cutting edge science, speed, reliability, and trustworthiness.
Our potential investors are looking for breakthrough ideas and innovators who will execute on their business plan, thus minimizing the risk in their investment.
The logo will be used to pursue business development relationships and approach investors. Here are some elements you may find useful to think about as you start brainstorming:
- The company name to be written with a capital S and B as in SwitchBiotics
- To either create a separate logo or to creatively incorporate the logo into the company name
- A creative way to use an abstract form of bacteria, particularly gram negative bacteria that are shaped like rods.
-A creative way to depict the discovery stage of drug development.
-A creative way to depict the idea of "switching ones mindset" to think about new kinds of drugs and breakthrough medicines
It's important for the logo to be lean and not use too many colors. For example, we really like the logos of these four companies:
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Val Kilmer Gossip
Val Kilmer gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Smutty Social Media, April 27, 2017
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Sarah once wrote about the joy of Val Kilmer's Twitter feed. And his reddit AMA is a goddamn delight. He talks about Top Gun 2, Cindy Crawford's caviar pasta, filming The Island of Doctor Moreau, and writes a glowing tribute to Kurt Russell. Full Story
Val Hearts Cate
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2017 being a nonsense year, it makes perfect sense that Val Kilmer went on a weekend-long tweet-spree to declare his admiration of Cate Blanchett Full Story
Smutty Social Media, February 2, 2017
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Gather 'round, it's storytime with Val Kilmer. He's been reconnecting with social media and loves anecdotes – like the time 50 Cent gave him a red muscle car. A U2 concert with Daryl Hannah. A private jet with "pre-Brad" Angelina (and running into her recently on a commercial flight!). Full Story
Chris & Elsa in Portofino
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Mimi and Packer were just there too! As Maria pointed out recently, a lot of celebrities are heading to Italy this summer. Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky are the latest. Here they are with friends and family in Portofino yesterday. Chris has been in London shooting The Huntsman. He's supposed to move on next to the Ghostbusters movie, as the receptionist. Full Story
The Grammys 2012
Aside from a few moments here and there - thank you Adele - the Grammy Awards last night, they ...um... lacked something, right? For starters, several musicians performed twice. As Sarah noted during our liveblog, how is it that the Recording Academy can't find enough artists to fill the show? And, well, if you can't. Full Story
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You look less carby next to him
At the premiere last night of MacGruber, this is Ryan Phillippe giving us his douche face looking considerably less carby in comparison to his co-star Val Kilmer. Oh Ice...it's like, it's like it's not even the same person. Kilmer and Brando worked together on The Island of Dr Moreau. Full Story
He still has his hair
Iceman I mean. Val Kilmer. Many men struggle with hair loss. It's a major confidence killer. And Val, well, Val still has his. A lot of it. It's thick and long, it's well spread around his scalp, it's something he can hang on to, it's where he derives his mojo. Here's Val at the American Music Awards last night, no idea why, fronting like it's 1984 and he's still Kazansky in uniform. Full Story
Top Gun 2007: Mav > Ice
By the grace of Xenu, the GMD is clearly still winning the battle after 20 years. Val Kilmer showed up last week at the premiere of Cirque du Soleil's Wintuk in NYC and again last night at the I'm Not There screening. As you can see…not sweet. Especially the old man runners. In fact, in comparison, Tom Cruise in the right light, with the right angles, just like my Rumey Willis, is almost still Maverick. Full Story


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A running discussion on the Cincinnati Reds and everything else in the baseball universe.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Big Ben, Leo, and Organizational Intelligence
The Herd, Tony, and Big Ben
I was listening to Colin Cowherd on ESPN radio and he made an interesting comparison between Tony Romo and Ben Roethlisberger. This will likely be the only time football gets a mention on this blog, but the underlying concept is intriguing and would seem to have parallels to baseball.
If you have any exposure to ESPN or sports talk radio, you know that Tony Romo is constantly raked over the coals, while Big Ben is continually lionized. However, Cowherd posited that if you were to switch the two quarterbacks, then their respective levels of success would switch as well, and not because of the different personnel. He suggested that the differing levels of success experienced by Romo and Roethlisberger were the result of organizational structure.
The Cowboys are an undisciplined, flamboyant, star oriented organization, while the Steelers are very structured, disciplined, and team oriented. In the Cowboy system, Romo feels the need to do it all by himself when the game is on the line, whereas the Steelers have established a team-first style that doesn't require Big Ben to try to do too much. The respective organizational structures enable one quarterback to excel, while causing the other to fail.
Baseball Implications and Leo Mazzone
To a certain extent, I think this is true in baseball as well. If you look at the best organizations, then you notice that everything just seems easier for them. The players they draft tend to be good values. The players they develop tend to develop faster and fit easily into the MLB lineup. The free agents they acquire tend to fill defined roles that put them in a position to succeed. Everything just works.
The reason why it "just works" for the best organizations is that they have consistently put talented people into management and coaching positions. They have had such elite talent in these positions for so long that they begin to change the culture of the organization. The players begin to buy into the program, which only serves to reinforce it in the clubhouse and with the newly acquired players. The talented coaches and front offices personnel imprint the organization with their knowledge and ability. Over the years, the impression on the organization gets deeper and deeper as their influence gets greater and greater. The impression gets so deep that it begins to channel talent much more efficiently to the Major League level, which is a significant advantage over other organizations. The value of efficiency in the organization cannot be overstated.
The structure of the organization is a key to any kind of long-term success. Once the structure is in place it creates a kind of organizational intelligence. At that point, you could even remove an individual component and the structure would still be intact, at least for a few years. There is inertia to the organizational quality that would take significant time to alter.
In short, everything just seems to be ~10% easier for these organizations, because they have built up this structure and organizational intelligence. It gets to the point where it becomes less about the particular players, because so many players work within the structure. It becomes easier to acquire talent and part ways with that talent when it is advantageous to do so. For teams that struggle to overcome a faulty organizational structure in acquiring talent, it is more difficult to part ways with that talent. In fact, they may hang onto that talent for too long because they fear they will struggle to replace it.
Imprinting the organization with an intelligent, effective structure is key. In essence, it's the difference between swimming with the current and swimming against it. The Reds have a chance to hire a mere pitching coach or a Hall of Fame caliber talent who can define the pitching philosophy for the entire organization. Hiring a coach like Leo Mazzone would help create a bit of organizational structure that has been lacking in Cincinnati for quite some time.
If the Reds are serious about building a winning organization, then they'll start getting serious about the people they are placing in the coaching and management positions. In professional sports organizations, success truly flows from the top down. For the Reds, a nice place to start would be hiring Leo Mazzone, which would not only begin the process of establishing an organizational structure, but also signal to all of baseball that the Reds are serious about becoming an elite, first class organization.
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i think alot of that has to do with the amount of money these particular teams have, its harder for small market teams to get that effect because those managers/coaches and players cost money.ReplyDelete
True, money and the financial structure of baseball underlie all baseball operations. Still, given that the best GMs, managers, and coaches cost a fraction of the amount of the best players, one could argue that there is little excuse for not having elite talent in the managerial/coach positions.
In fact, there is a net cost savings to having top notch front office and coaching staff, as they will draft and develop MORE on-the-field talent.
For example, the A's and Twins are constantly churning players, because they are confident that they will be able to replace that talent. The Reds, on the other hand, haven't gotten to the point where they have the steady flow of talent, so they feel less comfortable parting ways with the talent they have.
For years, the Braves have enjoyed great stability at GM, manager, and pitching coach. It lead to tremendous success and, at one point, John Schuerholz created such a strong organizational culture that he felt he could bring in any malcontent player (i.e. Barry Bonds) and have them conform to the culture of the organization.
It's expensive to build a top notch front office and coaching staff, but it's more expensive not to. And, a non-large revenue team like the Reds, simply can't afford NOT to.
Anyway, thanks for the comment!


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Fisher Business Management
We are a consulting firm, focused on small business. We help small businesses get their hands around their back office operations -- we'll overhaul the whole staff (not usually), or clean up the bookkeeping, audit the HR stuff, etc. We don't just do the plan - we do the work, too!
We already have a business card and logo. The website is being worked on (the new one will match)... I'm hoping you can take our letterhead and power point presentations to the next level!
You can see a sample proof of the business card we have here. This gets clipped to have rounded corners:
My current logo is here:
The letterhead will be used for general correspondence that doesn't use email (mostly, that's what we use), and for proposals.
Our target audience is small business owners. These are plumbers, small medical practices, archeologists, the list goes on - but it varies as wide as business itself.
Our audience is generally a business casual set, and most of our clients are aged 35-60. We get many compliments on our business card, so it's important to me that the whole thing coordinates.
There are five total things I'd like to end up with...
1. Main Page
2. Second Page
3. Cover Page (for proposals)
Please size these to 8"x10.5", so I can keep 1/4 page margins and do the directly in my word processor (and print on my printer).
This can be a standard picture file, and I will load it on power point manually. This should be oriented landscape, and I think needs to be 8x10 (I may edit this to conform to MS Power Point needs).
I'd like the overall image to include the rounded look (our business cards have rounded corners). We like the green, so please try to match (I'll find out the exact color, but if you're close, it's fine). I enjoy the modern, clean look.
About the cover pages - both the power point and the printed cover stock... There needs to be a place to add titles / topics / client name, what ever. The Fisher logo & name should be an element, but NOT the centerpiece. The client or the speaking topic is the centerpiece.
As an example, we could do a speaking topic of "Using 99Designs to Elevate Your Marketing"... That would be on the Power Point cover slide (not the master), but Fisher and all that should be an element. Need to have space for that title.


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Can points be assessed against my Maryland driver record if I am convicted of a vehicle-related violation in another state?
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Volcanoes National Park, HI
Posted by: budgettravel in Hikes, Interesting Natural Feature, United States of America 2 years, 9 months ago
Geology of the Hawaiian Islands
I find that I appreciate a place more when I know how it got there. The stories of its origin, its geology, add to the depth of what I see before me. We learned some interesting geology facts from a Ranger talk and a sign posted at the Hohei Sea Arch trailhead. Volcanoes National Park consists of Mauna Loa and Kilauea Volcanoes. I've included the other 3 volcanoes here for the sake of completeness.


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Fully enjoying this, with a bun in the oI was quite pregnant at this concert. We parked right at the stadium, had no permission, but as soon as they saw me, they okayed it. My two sisters went right up into the heart, I was a bit nervous and stayed where my big belly had enough space. My oldest sister later raved: Bono looked right at me. She never fully recovered from that. Is this where the coexist message was at the large screen?
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Beautiful day in BrusselsI remember the whole day perfectly. I had a written psychology exam in the morning. Guess what, I was the first who had finished it and I immediately took a train heading south to Brussels with my best friend. After we took a bite at a local 'restaurant', we went to the gate where we waited for 5 hours or so before we were able to enter. In the meanwhile, I was interviewed by Belgian television and was in prime time on the 7 o'clock news! Which I only found out on Monday when my friends told me, because I thought the interview was really bad :-). So the doors opened and we ran, we ran so far away, until we arrived on the first row of the middle section of the floor. I was exhausted, so I immediately went for some refreshments. One hour later The Thrills walked on stage. But I honestly can't remember anything about it, because I was so excited to be able to see U2 after the 15 years or so I've known them. After The Thrills it was Snow Patrols turn to try and grab my attention. I remember the mexican wave going around the stadium for several minutes. U2 time! Just when I saw the band arriving on stage, a cameraman had the great idea to put himself right before me and I 'elegantly' moved him a bit so I could fully enjoy the march of the Irishmen! The show itself was like a rollercoaster. Everything was breathtaking and before I could realize what had happened, I was on the way out. I had just discovered my miracle drug and it was U2. They've had played my favorite song of all time (New Year's Day) and Bullet The Blue Sky was a great great moment in the show. Me and my friend we didn't talk on the way out, we looked at each other and we knew what we had just witnessed. After the show, we missed our last train and walked around Brussels until we finally had a train around 6 in the morning on the day after. Maybe the time is right, maybe tonight! It was a beautiful day, and I'll never let it get away! See you on September 22n in Brussels again!


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To help you make the most of your trip, following are a few recommended itineraries using Las Vegas as a starting point.
Tour 1: Tecopa, Shoshone and Death Valley
From Las Vegas, take Hwy 160 toward Pahrump. 13 miles before Pahrump, turn left onto the Old Spanish Trail (sign says Tecopa Road) and travel 36 miles to Tecopa Hot Springs.
- Stop at China Ranch for a date shake and hike the Amargosa Canyon.
- Soak in a hot springs bath at Tecopa Hot Springs and visit the Tecopa Artists Gallery (Open year round), or dine at Pastels Bistro (Open seasonally from mid October-May).
- Take Hwy 127 from Tecopa Hot Springs Rd. and go 7 miles north to Shoshone. Stop in at the Visitor's Center at the Shoshone Museum. Pick up the Walking Tour Map, which includes the Shoshone Cemetery and Dublin Caves. Services include a gas station and General Store, and the Crowbar Café. Στο Amargosa Conservancy, learn about area conservation issues, or sign up for one of their educational outings.
- Just north of Shoshone, take Hwy 178 W (Badwater Road) into Death Valley National Park via Badwater. Walk out on the Boardwalk.
- Continue on to Furnace Creek and visit the numerous facilities at Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch. (see Itinerary 4).
- Tour the Furnace Creek Visitor Center and enjoy the extensive exhibits and gift shop.
- Continue on Hwy 190 to the Route 5 turnoff to Scotty's Castle, and exit the Park through Beatty or Scotty's Castle to Hwy 95.
Tour 2: Ash Meadows, Shoshone, Tecopa, and Death Valley
Take Hwy 95 north from Las Vegas to Lathrop Wells. Head south on Hwy 373. In California, Hwy 373 becomes Route 127.
- Visit the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
- Be sure to stop at the Amargosa Hotel and Opera House at Death Valley Junction.
- From there, take Hwy 190 into Death Valley National Park to Furnace Creek, or continue south on Hwy 127 to our Visitors Center at the Shoshone Museum. See Itinerary 1 for details.
- Soak in a hot springs bath at Tecopa Hot Springs, visit the Tecopa Artists Gallery, or dine at Pastels Bistro. (Bistro open seasonally from mid October-May).
- Visit China Ranch for a date shake and hike the Amargosa Canyon.
- Take Hwy 178W into Death Valley National Park via Badwater to Furnace Creek and Stove Pipe Wells Village.
- Exit the Park through Scotty's Castle or Beatty back to Hwy 95.
Tour 3: Weekend Getaway from Nature's Wonders to Art and Opera Saturday
From Las Vegas, take Hwy 160 toward Pahrump. 13 miles before Pahrump, turn left onto the Old Spanish Trail (sign says Tecopa Road) and travel 36 miles to Tecopa Hot Springs.
- Stop along the way at China Ranch for a date shake and hike the Amargosa Canyon.
- Soak in a hot springs pool at your choice of facilities at Tecopa Hot Springs. For total luxury, add a massage session.
- For a glimpse of the desert muse, take a turn around the Tecopa Basin Artists Gallery. Check the Calendar for Exhibits and Artist Receptions.
- Spend the night at the Amargosa Hotel and Marta Becket's world famous Opera House, Attend a performance. The Opera House calendar lists artists and performance times.
- Sunday: Have brunch at Longstreet's Casino 8 miles north. Explore Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and learn about the amazing pupfish.
- Travel north to Lathrop Wells, and return to Las Vegas via Hwy 95.
Tour 4: Weekend Getaway Hiking, Golfing, Brunching
Saturday: Take Hwy 160 to Pahrump and 372 (turns into 178E in CA) to Shoshone.
- Just north of Shoshone, enter Death Valley via Hwy 178W and the Badwater Road.
- Tour Death Valley National Park, with stops at Badwater, Devils Golf Course, Artist's Drive and Golden Canyon on the way to the Furnace Creek.
- Explore the Furnace Creek Visitor's Center and its extensive exhibits and gift shop.
- Play golf at Furnace Creek Ranch (call for tee times and reservations).
- Spend the night in Death Valley at the Furnace Creek Inn, Furnace Creek Ranch or the Stovepipe Wells Resort. Visit the Harmony Borax Museum and other historical sites.
- Δοκιμάστε ένα από τα πολλά μεγάλα χώρους για δείπνο. Πάρτε ένα χαλαρωτικό μπάνιο, go bicycling, rent a Jeep, ride a horse, or just swagger into the local saloon.
- Sunday: Indulge yourself with the lavish Sunday brunch at the Furnace Creek Inn.
- Exit Death Valley National Park via Beatty or Scotty's Castle to Hwy 95.
Tour 5: Weekend Getaway Retreat into Nature Saturday
Take Hwy 95 north from Las Vegas, then head west into Death Valley National Park via Beatty or Scotty's Castle.
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- Follow the Old Spanish Trail back to Hwy 160, and proceed back to Las Vegas.
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- Return to Baker on Kelbaker Road, and continue north on Hwy 127 toward Shoshone. Spend the night in Shoshone or Tecopa Hot Springs.
- Just north of Shoshone, head into Death Valley National Park on 178 W via Badwater. Spend the day touring the many wonderful stops in Death Valley.
- Exit the Park via Beatty to Hwy 95, and head back to Las Vegas. There are overnight accommodations in Pahrump, Tecopa, Shoshone, Amargosa Valley, Death Valley Junction, Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells and Beatty. Check "Lodging" for details.


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Steal This Book
Cover of Steal This Book
|Abbie Hoffman
|United States
|Pirate Editions / Grove Press
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|HX843.7.H64 A3 1971a
Steal This Book is a book written by Abbie Hoffman. Written in 1970 and published in 1971, the book exemplified the counterculture of the sixties. The book sold more than a quarter of a million copies between April and November 1971.[2]
The book is, in the style of the counterculture, mainly focused on ways to fight the government, and against corporations in any way possible. The book is written in the form of a guide to the youth. Hoffman, a political and social activist himself, used many of his own activities as the inspiration for some of his advice in Steal This Book.[3]
The main author of the book, Abbie Hoffman, was one of the most influential and recognizable American activists of the late-1960s and early-1970s, gaining fame with his leadership in anti–Vietnam War protests. Aside from Hoffman, several people were involved in the compilation of Steal This Book including Izak Haber, who is listed as "co-conspirator", and Bert Cohen who is listed as "accessory after the fact" on the cover. Tom Forcade was not credited in the book, but Hoffman later admitted that he had taken part in some of the editing before being replaced by Bert Cohen.[4][5] Steal This Book was written in the climate of the counter-culture, in which opposition to tradition and government was rampant, and experimentation with new forms of living was encouraged. When the book was published, it took hold among the new left, especially among students on college campuses, such as Brandeis University, where Hoffman had been a student.[6]
Steal This Book is divided into three sections, "Survive!", "Fight!" and "Liberate!". Each section has several sub-chapters. As the book has aged, the specific details of the various techniques and advice Hoffman gives have become largely obsolete for technological or regulatory reasons, but the book iconically reflects the hippie zeitgeist.
"Survive!" describes techniques of obtaining "free" things through legal and extra-legal means to survive "on the run." It includes chapters on how to acquire food, clothing, furniture, transportation, land, housing, education, medical care, communication, entertainment, money, drugs, and other assorted items and services. Suggestions include the use of slug coins, taking advantage of government and church hand-outs, and a variety of shoplifting techniques.
The section "Fight!" includes chapters on starting an underground press, guerrilla radio, guerrilla television, what to bring to a demonstration that's expected to be violent, how to make an assortment of home-made bombs, first aid for street fighters, legal advice, how to seek political asylum, guerrilla warfare, gun laws, and identification papers. This section also includes advice on such topics as growing cannabis, living in a commune, and obtaining a free buffalo from the Department of the Interior.
The third section is "Liberate!", and focuses on local solutions in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The book also includes an appendix that lists "approved" organizations and other books worth stealing.[7]
The "Pig Empire"[edit]
In the book, Hoffman referred to America as the "Pig Empire" and stated that it was not immoral to steal from it: In fact, Hoffman wrote, it was immoral not to do so.[8] The term was picked up by the Yippies, and was widely used by what became known as the "Woodstock Nation".[9] In place of "America", Hoffman also referred to the nation as "Amerika."
Cultural response[edit]
Steal This Book was rejected by at least thirty publishers before it was able to get into print; an editor at Random House publishing commented that he would not even let his own child read it. Hoffman was eventually forced to make a publishing company of his own, Pirate Editions, in order to sell the book, with Grove Press as the distributor. The book initially received no reviews and was not advertised in any of the major newspapers.
Once it got into print, Steal This Book had widespread readership and became a bestseller mainly through word of mouth. News sources did not want to or were afraid to advertise the book, and many regional distributors and bookstores were unwilling to carry the book, citing its subversive nature and the literal encouragement of theft the title provided.[10]
On the success of the book, Hoffman was quoted as saying, "It's embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller's List." He would eventually write several other books, including Steal This Urine Test: Fighting Drug Hysteria in America, Revolution For the Hell of It, and The Autobiography of Abbie Hoffman.
Hoffman would not respond to accusations that he had plagiarized the book[clarification needed], as claimed in an article by Izak Haber in Rolling Stone magazine (No. 92, 10 September 1971), entitled "How Abbie Hoffman Won My Heart and Stole Steal This Book";[11] Haber is acknowledged in the book as having done a great deal of the research.
See also[edit]
- Steal This Movie!
- Woodstock Nation (book)
- The Anarchist Cookbook
- Steal This Film
- Steal This Album!
- "Steal This Episode"
- ^ CATNYP: New York Public Library online catalog
- ^ Bill Hartel (August 26, 1996). "Steal This Book-Abbie's Magnum Opus".
- ^ Linder, Douglas O. (21 Feb 2012). "The Chicago Seven Conspiracy Trial". UMKC School of Law.
- ^ Kaufman, Michael T. (September 2, 1971). "Abbie Hoffman Accused Before 'Court' of Peers". The New York Times.
- ^ "Simplified Justice". The New York Times. September 3, 1971.
- ^ Gitlin, Todd (1987). The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage. Toronto: Bantam. ISBN 9780553052336. OCLC 781900043.
- ^ Hoffman, Abbie; Izak Haber; Bert Cohen (1996). Steal This Book. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows.
- ^ Raskin, Jonah (1996). For the Hell of It. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21379-3.
- ^ Harris, Randy (1993). The Linguistics Wars. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509834-X.
- ^ Rader, Dotson (July 18, 1971). "Book Review: Steal This Book". The New York Times. p. BR19.(subscription required)
- ^ Haber, Izak (September 30, 1971). "An Amerika Dream: A True Yippie's Sentimental Education or How Abbie Hoffman Won My Heart and Stole 'Steal This Book.'". Rolling Stone: 32–33.


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Fixed income indexes present distinct challenges in comparison with their equity index counterparts. The fixed income investment universe is considerably larger, with included securities issued by government issuers, corporations and other entities. Index turnover is necessarily higher than for stock indexes, as outstanding debt matures naturally and new debt is issued continually to meet a particular issuer's financing needs. Fixed income investments are traded over the counter, typically with much less trading activity than equities, making their value more difficult to determine.
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A couple of years later, Italy, Greece and Spain were among the world's most troubled borrowers. Adding Japan to the list, which in September 2009 represented approximately 24% of the index, these four countries represented nearly half of the global bond index. Critics of traditional approaches to fixed income indexing say that upon any measure other than debt, it would be hard to argue that these countries should comprise nearly half of a global bond index. Each of these countries was over-represented in many respects—viewed by population, GDP and economic strength.
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Research Affiliates published research in 2010 into alternative fixed income indexes, drawing from the methodology used to create its popular series of fundamental equity indexes. Their published research is the foundation for a series of bond indexes offered in partnership with Citigroup. Research Affiliates' objective was to "sever the link between price and portfolio weight." For corporate bonds, Research Affiliates devised and back-tested indexes with weighting schemes based on assets, dividends, cash flow and sales. The Research Affiliates methodology excluded privately owned or employee-owned companies, as well as companies based in foreign countries. Back-tested results for the corporate bond indexes (investment grade and high yield) showed that each index outperformed the corresponding traditional index.
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ETFs have been developed to track the fundamental corporate bond indexes, with mixed results to date. ETFs based on the high-yield and investment-grade bond indexes have lagged the indexes they are meant to replicate since inception, as well as their respective traditional Barclays index counterparts. Some of the tracking error for the high-yield ETF may be attributable to transition issues in moving from a legacy index to the RAFI Index, but liquidity and transaction costs may also be a factor. Although the intellectual capital behind the fundamental indexes is compelling, we are carefully monitoring performance of the ETFs to see whether performance over a market cycle delivers compared to the back-tested results.
What We Do in the Meantime
With the choice of investment vehicles based on broken indexes or ones based on unproven alternative indexes, how are thoughtful investors building fixed income portfolios? Many use a two-pronged approach. The first prong is diversification. Start with a core fund that tracks the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index Bond Index; then add funds with exposure to high yield, international debt and other areas that are absent or under-represented in the Agg. The second prong is active management. Identify funds managed by skillful portfolio managers who are mandated to find opportunities in the bond market and are not tied to an index.
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It dominates the headlines of the news each day, it seems. The reality of paying $3.00 for a gallon of gas is upon us, and it's clear that the continued escalation of fuel prices has had an effect on the new equipment many manufacturers have recently introduced. While power and productivity are still important criteria among grounds maintenance crews, managers have understandably placed a higher emphasis on the efficiency of the new equipment they purchase.
Manufacturers have responded to this call for increased efficiency with a wide variety of solutions. Diesel power has long been a popular option for extending equipment fuel economy, and the future of diesel engines in landscape applications including mowers, skid-steer loaders, small tractors and other equipment continues to look bright.
Gasoline engines with Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) are a recent development that can offer greater fuel efficiency than traditional carbureted engines. Kohler Engines has been a leader in the adoption of EFI, and the company's product manager for twin-cylinder engines, Cam Litt, has predicted that it's only a matter of time before every landscape contractor uses equipment with an EFI-equipped powerplant.
And he might be right. As fuel prices continue to escalate, the potential 25-percent savings on fuel costs possible with EFI-equipped engines become even more attractive, as the engines' fuel savings can quickly cover the increased up-front costs associated with the technology. For each $3.00-gallon of gas, operators running an EFI-equipped machine will likely save about 75 cents. That's impressive, and the list of manufacturers using the Kohler EFI engines is growing. Toro, Exmark, Hustler, Dixie Chopper, Walker, Bush Hog and Gravely are just a few of the equipment manufacturers that have already begun to incorporate EFI-equipped engines into their product offering.
Propane is another alternative that a number of manufacturers have tapped into as a way to combat escalating fuel costs. Dixie Chopper has chosen a converted 30-hp V-twin engine from Generac for its new Alternate Power propane-fueled model. Envirogard also offers two models of commercial zero-turn riders that utilize propane-converted Kawasaki and Briggs & Stratton engines.
In commercial mowers, cut quality is still king
Efficiency is clearly not the only force driving the new products of 2006 however, a fact that's especially apparent in the zero-turn rider market. The push by contractors to achieve increased cut quality using larger 60-plus inch cutting decks while running the mowers at higher speeds has led a number of companies to introduce new deck systems, or entirely new mower models, to the market.
Lastec has stepped into the commercial landscape market with an innovative line of articulating deck zero-turn mowers. Company founder and president, Jeff Laskowski, says that, after years developing its belt-driven articulating mowers to meet the needs of golf course crews mowing terraced or uneven fairways, he's ready to show landscape contractors the benefits his articulating decks can give them.
"A standard 60- or 72-inch cutting deck has very limited ability to adapt to the contours of the turf," Laskowski says. "By allowing our deck to articulate, our 72-inch deck effectively cuts with the accuracy and quality of three 25-inch decks side-by-side.
"In the golf market, articulating decks have pretty much become the standard. We're developing mowers for landscape contractors because the guys we're talking to tell us they want the same quality of cut the golf courses are getting, and their customers want it too. I look at articulation as the 'next zero-turn mower' in its potential impact with commercial landscapers."
Lastec manufactures a number of different mower types, all of which use articulating deck technology. The company offers both wing-style and standard mid-mount zero-turn riders, in addition to the PTO-driven and front-mount Articulators Lastec primarily sells to golf courses. All utilize the company's patented belt-drive system, which Laskowski says is lighter-weight, more efficient in power transfer, and costs the owner less money, both up-front and in the long run.
Speaking of articulation…
Mowers aren't the only equipment type that can benefit from articulation. In fact, Turfco has introduced a new tractor-mounted overseeder that introduces articulation to the seeder category for the first time. According to Turfco Executive Vice President Scott Kinkead, the company employs three independently articulating 20-inch seeder heads on its new TriWave 60 overseeder, which allows crews to achieve more even, consistent seed placement, especially in uneven terrain.
"We saw the frustration golf course superintendents were having with the overseeding process," he says. "From the disruption of the existing turf, to the inability to follow the terrain contours found on any golf course, or the limited seed germination that was being achieved, existing designs weren't very successful."
The floating heads on the TriWave combine with close 1.5-inch blade spacing and a newly designed "wave" blade system, which Kinkead says achieves successful seed placement, yet causes minimal disruption to existing turf. The reduced disruption is especially important on golf courses, where the consistent visual presentation of the turf is a high priority.
Deeper decks = increased capacity
Keeping pace, Exmark has introduced a new high-capacity Triton cutting platform for its 2006 zero-turn riders. The new 6-inch-deep Triton decks are now standard equipment on Exmark's Lazer Z, Lazer Z XS and compact Lazer Z HP models, and the decks feature an adjustable discharge baffle that allows the operator to maintain the correct amount of airflow in a wider variety of cutting conditions. Exmark says the efficiency of the new deck design actually requires less horsepower than other deck designs it's tested.
The benefit of deeper cutting decks is primarily one of increased capacity for grass clippings. The increased airflow that manufacturers engineer into the decks helps them reduce the occurrence of clumping and uneven cutting that can occur in heavy grass.
Overall, most decks on current commercial zero-turn mowers are at least 5-inches deep, but deeper decks are clearly perceived as a good thing by production-minded contractors, and as such, it's a trend that's likely to continue, especially as more and more powerful engines become available to take advantage of the increased deck capacity.
Resurgence of the front-mount zero turn?
The front-mounted zero-turn mower, which has one or more caster wheel behind the drive wheels, is a mower category that hasn't seen as much development in recent years as other mower types, in particular the mid-mount zero-turn. That seems to be changing, and for contractors focused on caring for residential or highly landscaped properties, it's a mower type that can offer interesting benefits.
Since they don't fully support the weight of the mower like those on a mid-mount zero-turn model do, the caster wheels ahead of the cutting deck are typically smaller on front-mounted zero-turn mowers. Their decreased height allows them to easily mow under and around trees and flowerbeds, in addition to providing a more even cut when mowing through ditches and depressions. The sensation of maneuverability is very high with front-mount zero-turns as well. Because you sit directly over the drive wheels, you're right above the mower's pivot point, and you feel it in the handling of the mower.
Also, the decks of front-mounted zero-turn mowers often detach or flip-up easily, making routine deck and blade maintenance distinctly easier to perform. Exmark gave its new FrontRunner a hydraulic deck lift system that raises or lowers the deck at the push of a button, and that's about as easy as it gets.
Perhaps just as significant to contractors is the reduced trailering space front-mounted zero-turn riding mowers. With their decks flipped-up, the footprint of front-mounted zero-turn models decreases significantly, allowing a greater number of mowers onto trailers. For many growing businesses, the decreased footprint of these new models is a benefit that could allow them to handle more work without the immediate need to upgrade trailering equipment.
Engine diversity defines hand-held equipment
Today, the majority of hand-held equipment in use is 2-stroke powered. Operators still like the light weight and responsive power of 2-stroke engines in these applications, but tightening EPA emissions regulations have led to the development of lightweight 4-stroke engines that can be operated at any angle.
Since 4-stroke engines don't burn oil and gasoline premix, they typically produce fewer emissions than their 2-stroke counterparts. The 4-stroke valve-train also limits the amount of unburnt fuel that escapes into the exhaust with each intake charge. Reduced noise is another benefit of the new 4-stroke powerplants. The issue of engine angle is one that manufacturers have addressed with dry-sump, pressurized lubrication systems that spray an oil mist at strategic points inside the engine to provide necessary lubrication at any angle.
While Echo and other companies continue to develop cleaner, leaner-burning 2-stroke technologies, and Honda develops its micro 4-stroke powerplants, Shindaiwa and Stihl have pursued a relatively new engine technology that bridges the gap between 2- and 4-stroke engines.
Shindaiwa calls its technology C4, while Stihl calls its engine the 4-Mix. And while each company developed its engine independently from the other, both engines are essentially a 4-stroke design that burns a 50:1 fuel/oil mixture, just like a 2-stroke. Why? Because it eliminates the need for a separate engine lubrication system — a necessary component in a traditional 4-stroke engine. This eliminates the opportunity for oil starvation when the engine is operated at an angle, so it's a good fit for hand-held trimmers, chainsaws and the like.
Because the 4-stroke valvetrain is employed in the Shindaiwa and Stihl engines, emissions can be reduced through more effective cylinder sealing and more complete combustion of the fuel/oil mixture. Plus, according to Shindaiwa, fuel economy is significantly increased on their C4 engines, when compared to traditional 2-stroke powerplants.
The bottom line
While increasing fuel efficiency has become a high priority for those purchasing new equipment, it's clear that there are many other factors influencing manufacturers today. Productivity is still a very high priority, and you are likely going to buy the equipment you feel will help you get the job done well in the least possible amount of time. You won't purchase equipment that will hamper your productivity — bottom line. That said, if a more efficient solution exists that is capable of the same, or greater productivity than the equipment it replaced, the value proposition will quickly become crystal clear, and the product will likely be a huge success in the marketplace.
Matt Weber is a freelance writer who currently resides in Lincoln, Neb.
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Fish Meal, Rice, Corn, Barley, Poultry Fat, Wheat Flour, Corn Gluten, Wheat Shorts, Potato Protein, Protein-Hydrolysate, Rice Bran, Beet Pulp, Dicalciumphosphate, Limestone, Chicory Powder, Yeast, Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulfate.
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Crude Protein 25.0%
Crude Fat 15.0%
Crude Fibre 2.5%
Moisture 8.0%
Crude Ash 7.0%
Calcium 1.25%
Phosphorous 0.95%
Potassium 0.60%
Sodium 0.35%
Magnesium 0.12%
Vit A 15000 iu/kg
Vit D3 1200 iu/kg
Vit E (Alpha-Tocopherolacetat) 150 iu/kg
Copper (as copper-II-sulfate, pentahydrate) 10 iu/kg
Metabolizable Energy 15.9 MJ/kg
Omega 3 0.40%
Omega 6 2.80%
Ratio Omega 6/Omega 3 7.0:1
Expected contents of other vitamins and trace elements (not guaranteed)
Vit. B1 (Thiamin) 12 mg/kg
Vit. B2 12 mg/kg
Vit. B6 7 mg/kg
Vit. B12 100 mcg/kg
Biotin 500 mcg/kg
Pantothenic acid 30 mg/kg
Nicotenic 50 mg/kg
Folic acid 3 mg/kg
Vit. K 1 mg/kg
Vit. C 70 mg/kg
Choline Chloride 2000 mg/kg
Iron 195 mg/kg
Zinc 170 mg/kg
Manganese 25 mg/kg
Cobalt 0.4 mg/kg
Iodine 3 mg/kg
Selenium 0.4 mg/kg
Vitamin A 15000 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 1200 IU/kg
Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherolacetat) 150 IU/kg
Copper (as copper-II-sulfate, pentahydrate 10 IU/kg
With Antioxidants (extracts of tocopherols of natural origin, propyl gallate)
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First ingredient is a named meat product
Insufficient meat content, fat of unidentifiable origin, controversial filler
The first ingredient in the food is a named meat meal. This is a fish product, but we find no sign on the manufacturer's website that they guarantee the use of ethoxyquin-free protein sources (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to fish ingredients but that is banned or heavily regulated in human food production due to the belief that it is carcinogenic). This is the sole meat ingredient in the food. Protein hydrolysate (usually from whey) is a low quality means of boosting the protein content of the food.
The next ingredients are grains - six of them - making this appear a very grain heavy food, with very little meat content likely. Rice and barley are decent quality grains, but the use of corn and wheat are less desirable. Corn is of limited value, being a difficult to digest grain that is also commonly implicated in food allergies. In corn gluten form it is that part of the commercial shelled corn that remains after the extraction of the larger portion of the starch, gluten, and term by the processes employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup. In plain English, the remains of corn after most of the nutritious bits have been removed. Wheat is believed by many to be the number one cause of food allergy problems in dogs. As wheat shorts this consists of "fine particles of wheat bran, wheat germ, wheat flour, and the offal from the tail of the mill. This product must be obtained in the usual process of commercial milling and must contain not more than 7% crude fiber". In simpler terms, the floor sweepings from processing of wheat for flour and other products. Wheat flour (in dog food commonly a byproduct of human food production) is a further grain fragment we consider primarily filler.
The fat content of the food is low quality. We prefer not to see the use of unidentified "poultry" or "meat" products in dog foods. These are almost always very low quality, and it is impossible to identify species or source. Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
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So many projects fail to meet initial budgets and/or timelines. Why? When working with the underlying principles of the Talent Dynamics profile relating to I Ching it is so clear that any great project or organization strategy needs to follow the natural flow of the seasons, natural energies and relate to the positive cycle of default question.
So, what are these links and how do they apply in a project context?
'When you're surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.' – Howard Schultz
This approach relies on digging deeply at each stage. There is potential impatience in following taking time to fully consider each step before reaching 'how' – however, the stress caused when projects have to be pulled out of disaster or at least re-worked to incorporate more realistic timing and detail can be avoided by spending the time at this early stage.
Positive Flow
Think from NHS technology to those projects within your own organizations. In researching a number of high profile and also smaller organization projects we have realized that whenever implementation has more closely followed the 'positive flow' we see high percentages of success.
The danger and where we have seen the lowest levels of success has been when either the Why has not been fully defined and when the planning has jumped from What to How. These are common issues yet a large percentage of these errors are made at the most senior levels. Often in the belief that key to speed is the ability to move thinking from what to how and an assumption that the why is obvious. Neither of these considerations are logical. When fully explored and the evidence of major project failings is so overwhelming it is time to stop the assumptions.
Stress, Timelines and Budgets
Think about the people you sit near on trains having fits of stress from phone calls about their timelines and budgets. The person I sat near last week was in deep do dah!
On listening (it was hard not to!) it was clear that so many of the 'who' questions had not been considered that he was now being blitzed by a range of people that he had never heard of now sending him irate e-mails. This he was passing onto a colleague to investigate and all of the action and task considerations would now need revisiting. Unfortunately this is a familiar tale.
Positive Depth
Essentially, once the 'Why' has been agreed at senior level and the 'what' defined then it is the time to pass the 'thinking' on the project over to a core set of project specialists and facilitators with the skills to ensure the positive flow and depth is completed. The added value from executives can then be brought to consider a fully developed approach rather than 'solutioneer' a less developed frame. Time of all is better utilized.
This is not easy to achieve though; the need for trust is key. When in place though the enhanced impact on internal trust, of workflow and on people costs and people value contribution are likely to be significant and the real value of each level of contribution is focused to greater impact.


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Diet and gym ads are ramping up this week, in preparation for the short burst of business and the sustaining influx of money they're about to get in the brand-new year. They're getting ready for what Sarah calls The Resolutionists — the crowds of people who tell themselves every year that this will be the year they lose the weight, who pay their Weight Watchers and gym membership fees up front, and whose interest and resolve peters out after weeks or months when they get weary of punishing themselves. It's such a good deal for the weight-loss industry, which after all thrives on such perseverative behavior, that I had to check Wikipedia to make sure that the New Year's resolution "tradition" wasn't made up in the last few decades, a la De Beers and the "traditional" diamond engagement ring.
I don't want anyone supporting the diet industry, and god knows we're all trying to break out of the "set unrealistic goals, fail to meet unrealistic goals, self-flagellate for failure, repeat until death" cycle. But I do kind of like the idea of New Year's resolutions, as a promise to yourself to be better to yourself. No reason why it has to be New Year's, but why not? It's as good a time as any to make the commitment to be gentler with yourself, or more nourishing, or to stop standing in your own way.
That's all that the people who resolve to lose weight are trying to do, after all. It's just that they think they can't really start until they earn it through weight loss. It all sounds awfully familiar, no?
So I invite you to revisit your Fantasy of Being Thin, and resolve to make that fantasy happen without the weight-loss step. Just skip that part — you don't need it. All it will do is ensure that you constantly feel like a failure, and that you never get around to resolving anything more fun. Resolve to stop waiting until you're thin — or until you're an acceptable person, in whatever way that means to you — to date more, or dance more, or take up martial arts, or learn a musical instrument, or wear cute clothes, or finish that novel (ahem, Kate). Resolve to remember that you don't become greater by waiting until you get smaller. In fact, you don't become greater by waiting at all.
Personally, I've worked pretty hard not to have a personal Fantasy of Being Thin, but all I've really done is reinscribed it — now it's a Fantasy of When I Have My Shit Together. What I seem to be waiting for, more than anything else, is to be the kind of person who can always keep the house clean, who never leaves clothes on the floor, who does the dishes immediately after dinner. You can see how it's just the FoBT in a different dress — it's still about docility and control. I'm much more creatively productive at other people's houses, because I don't have to be constantly faced with evidence of my failure to Have My Shit Together. So here is my resolution: I will not wait until my environment is flawlessly clean before I can do art. I won't let the presence of dirty dishes, or my disinclination to do them right now, paralyze me like it has in the past. Being neat and organized are not prerequisites for anything I want to do.
What's not going to stand in YOUR way this year? What are you going to do for yourself when you give up waiting?


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