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If aliens ever do land on Earth, don't get all huffy if their greeting turns out to be: "Take me to your ant."
That ant might be a queen mother, weighing about the same as a few grains of salt. But she, along with other queens and their worldwide empires, would match the weight of the seven billion people seething across the planet these days. Plus, the queens and their offspring have been living in large, highly organized, cooperative societies—practicing activities from strategic army warfare to agriculture and livestock herding—for at least 50 million years. We've been at it for, what, 10,000, tops?
I'd nominate entomologist and photographer Mark Moffett as the aliens' escort. During years of jungle quests he has discovered new ant species and astonishing ant behaviors. Even over breakfast here in the rain forest of Queensland, Australia, he's pondering what sort of organism an ant colony amounts to, since it is this social group as a whole, not the individual, that really competes in the struggle for survival and evolves over time. Consider the colony as a unified body in which individual members are like cells, with castes of them performing separate duties like specialized organs.
Just above our heads, in the rain forest canopy, streams the almost perfect society. In other tropical and subtropical woodlands, scores of different ant species may share a single tree. But there's little room for coexistence where the ants known as Oecophylla make their home—one species here in Australia and in southern Asia, the other in parts of Africa. Long-legged and lithe, they so aggressively dominate huge territories in the forest canopies that locals simply call them the tree ants.
Or weaver ants, because they make their soccer-ball-size nests among the branches by sewing leaves together. Each weaver ant colony inhabits from half a dozen to more than a hundred nests at any given time, forming a metropolis of boroughs and suburbs connected by busy commuter routes. A hierarchy of workers and soldiers maintains and defends this territory, which spreads from treetops to the forest floor, staying in sync through constant communication. They touch each other with mouths, forelegs, or antennae. They lay down scents with different glands to send different messages. They release more pheromones into the air to broadcast signals quickly and widely. They even display symbolic behavior: To warn of an approaching enemy, for instance, they jerk their bodies in a kind of ritualized fight.
Scientists have likened weaver ant communication to a type of language with primitive syntax. Urban planners examine the organization of ant societies. Mathematicians draw upon analyses of ant behavior to devise parallel computing formulas (where multiple problems are solved simultaneously). Ants serve as models in all kinds of studies aimed at figuring out how big, complex jobs get done with small parts and a minimum of instructions.
Here is how a weaver ant nest-construction project gets under way.
A single worker stands on a leaf and reaches to grasp the edge of another leaf nearby. If the span is too great, a second worker climbs over the first, and the bottom ant grasps the newcomer by its wire-thin waist and holds it out closer to the goal. Still not enough? A third ant clambers over the first two and is lifted out farther yet. Ant by ant, a living chain grows into thin air like the arm of a construction crane. Once the distant leaf is grabbed, the squad pulls in unison, often with nest mates that have formed parallel chains and reinforcing cross-links, to draw the leaves' edges together. Workers begin to array themselves like live staples along the seam between the leaves, legs holding on to one edge, jaws gripping the other. And then? They wait.
As evening comes on and the humidity rises, more workers arrive from nearby nests. They're carrying larvae that are about to enter the pupal stage and metamorphose into adults.
Larvae of other ant species spin individual protective cocoons of silk. Oecophylla larvae donate their silk to the colony. Straddling the leaf seam, an adult uses its antennae to tap the head of the larva held in its jaws, telling it to extrude silk from its salivary glands. A worker's operating manual would read: Swing head to one side. Tappity-tap larva. Dab glob of its silk onto leaf. Swing head opposite way, drawing thread across to other leaf. Keep tappity-tapping larva. Dab next glob there. Step forward. Repeat procedure. When finished, move on to other tasks.


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George "The Great Moonbat" Monbiot has an unscheduled trip down memory lane:
A group of us had occupied a piece of land on St George's Hill in Surrey, 70 miles from where we now sat. In 1649, the Diggers had built their settlement there, in the hope of establishing a "common treasury for all". Our aim had been to rekindle interest in land reform. It had been going well — we had placated the police, started to generate plenty of public interest — when two young lads with brindled staffordshire bull terriers arrived in an old removals van.
Everyone was welcome at the site and, as they were travellers, one of the groups marginalised by the concentration of control and ownership of land in Britain, we went out of our way to accommodate them. They must have thought they had died and gone to heaven.
Almost as soon as they arrived they began twocking stuff. A radio journalist left his equipment in his hire car. They smashed the side window. Someone saw them bundling the kit, wrapped in a stolen sleeping bag, into their lorry. There was a confrontation — handwringing appeals to reason on one side, pugnacious defiance on the other — which eventually led to the equipment being handed back.
They wound their dogs up, making them snap and snarl at the other occupiers. At night they roamed the camp, staffies straining at the leash, cans of Special Brew in their free hands, shouting "fucking hippies, we're going to burn you in your tents!"
We had no idea how to handle them without offending our agonised liberal consciences. They saw this and exploited it ruthlessly. Eventually the police solved the problem for us. Most of the cars parked at a nearby attraction had had their windows smashed and radios stolen, and someone had followed their lorry back to our site. As they were led away, my anarchist beliefs battled my bourgeois instincts, and lost.

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It is that time of year where you typically start to hear more information about the upcoming CloudDevelop conference. You're probably curious as to what is happening for CloudDevelop 2017.
The CloudDevelop board of directors has made the difficult decision to suspend CloudDevelop for at least one year. There will not be a CloudDevelop conference this year.
Many factors went into arriving at this decision, such as:
- The board has noticed an increasing amount of fatigue when it comes to getting great sponsors and speakers. Those two items are vital to holding a great conference. A great conference must be affordable and offer compelling content.
- While the content at CloudDevelop has overall been good, it has not had the breadth which is needed to serve the community. There have been too many sessions on Microsoft Azure and not enough on AWS, Google Cloud, or other platforms.
- CloudDevelop started over five years ago as a way for software developers, architects, and business leaders to share their passion and experiences related to building solutions on "the cloud". Today, running modern solutions on "the cloud" is much more mainstream. The technology landscape is still rapidly evolving and much innovation is still taking place. However, it is debatable if a cloud-focused event serves the needs of the community. Cloud-based talks are common at many of the other popular regional technology conferences, such as StirTrek, CodeMash, Dog Food, and Visual Studio Live.
This does not mean CloudDevelop is shutting down permanently. CloudDevelop is taking a break. We're hitting PAUSE. We want to take this year to figure out how to best solve some of the challenges and make a better CloudDevelop. If you would like to help, we would love to hear your ideas! Please reach out to use via Facebook, Twitter, or email.
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By On Feb 12, 2018 Subaru
Subaru is ready to fight back with a completely refreshed version of the WRX and WRX STI. When the current WRX debuted back in 2015 it became an instant hit for Subaru. I mean the 2018 Subaru WRX and 2018 Subaru WRX STI name is a big vehicle for the enthusiast market. 2018 now approaching Subaru has made some pretty big updates.
The 2018 Subaru WRX STI front end is where a lot of you are probably gonna notice the difference there's a new grille a new front fascia this STI model that I'm showing you sports standard LED headlights that now steer with the stereo steering wheel inputs which is new you can also get that on the WRX limited the WRX model will have new fog out board fog lights this particular STI that I'm showing you does not.
I think the looks a lot more aggressive I really like the blacked-out headlight that you get with a signature Subaru LED daytime running light. Around the side these 19-inch wheels are also new for the STI you also get bigger cross drilled brakes with 6-piston Brembos.
You can also get Brembos on the regular WRX they're four piston they're not quite as large but i really like the fact that there are yellow painted calipers.
Around the side unfortunately you do not a super still doesn't offer this car in a hatchback you can only get it in a four-door sedan body style which i think is personally a mistake especially considering that Ford is offering a hatch and then you also can look forward to the upcoming Civic type-r which will which will be a hatch as well.
At the rear of 2018 Subaru WRX STI the styling changes aren't really as noticeable the taillight flip the same you still have LEDs you still have this large wing on the 2018 Subaru WRX STI model which you can delete I believe if you guys don't want to go for the boy racer looks.
The 2018 Subaru WRX exhaust there so the quad look I mean honestly you're not going to really notice any differences from the back most of the design changes are going to find or out in the front face.
Underneath the hood those of you who are hoping for more power will be disappointed because the engines haven't changed. The STI is still rolling on the same motor that Subarus been using for the past 10 plus years this is still the same 2.5 liter flat 4 turbocharged 305 horsepower. The WRX still has the 2-liter the newer 2-liter with direct injection about 200 the a horsepower expect an all-new engine to debut in the STI for the 2020 model year when Subaru actually redesigns the car but until then it all goes through there symmetrical all-wheel drive system a six-speed manual only on the 2018 Subaru WRX STI with a six-speed manual or CVT on the regular WRX.
The inside of the 2018 Subaru WRX and STI Subaru actually says they made some pretty big updates and really improving the interior quality was one of them upping the technology. Supers in the past I've never really had great interior quality and this one definitely will impress you especially if you haven't really sat in some of the newer products you can see here there's lots of contrasting red stitching there's lots of soft materials as well there's some new leather stitching here along the center console along the instrument panel hood
The materials on the dash are all soft touch I love the red stitching on the steering wheel on the shifter on these seats by the way these are the new Recaro seats that you can that come standard I believe on the STI available as part of a pre RA performance package on the regular WRX which also deletes the sunroof but you get upgraded brakes as well.
The seats themselves I think they're extremely comfortable actually much more comfortable than the Focus RS. they just don't hug you quite as much and they're also power it's definitely new I mean I never expected that I'd find power seats on a WRX.
The infotainment system of 2018 Subaru WRX is also new instead of the old 6.2 inch Subaru StarLink you have the new seven-inch display I don't believe it has Android auto and apple carplay you have to wait or you have to go to the all-new Impreza to get that which I believe Subaru will probably save for the redesigned WRX.
But overall the six-speed manual in here our Subaru also said they revised the gearing they revised the clutch feel and it actually has much shorter throws in the last WRX that I drove which was a 16.
The clutch itself is you know relatively heavy but it's a very short travel so I'll have to wait until I actually drive this vehicle to give you my final judgments on the changes Subaru also said that they maybe interior quieter with more insulation the ride has also been tweaked with different steering tuning a different suspension tuning so they've made this car a little bit more livable which is definitely a criticism of mine the old darby directs was definitely a little bit hard to live with as a daily driver wasn't quite as refined as the golf bar very soon.
The all new 2018 Subaru WRX will actually go on sale in the spring of 2017. I expect to stay right around the $25.000 range for the 2018 Subaru WRX and mid $30.000 for this 2018 Subaru WRX STI.
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It has come to my attention that black magick tends to be a spreading trend with the young generation. How ever they tend to shy away and almost rebuke white magick. First of all i must say to readers we know magick truly has no colour, i am quite tired of hearing this. We use the terms white black and so on to tell a difference.
going back to the matter at hand, the earth's negative energy level has risen due to the use of evil craft, too much young people are using magick for the wrong reason and forgetting the true path of a witch.
all they care about now is themselves only and who gets in their way, many misuse their power and hex innocent people for fun!
only for their amusement, i am not coming against anyone here on this site, i am stating the point of dark arts usage and misuse of spells.
i urge the good few to repair the damage that is being done and teach the new witches of this era that with this power we have a responsibility not to infringe on any person's will or cause chaos.
we should be happy to help another person and bring joy to their lives. so please lets not give witches any more bad names, lets not revive the Salem witch trials.


text: {- This module combines multiple External Core modules into a single module, including both datatype and value definitions. -} module Language.Core.Merge(merge,uniqueNamesIn,nonUniqueNamesIn) where import Language.Core.Core import Language.Core.CoreUtils import Language.Core.Utils import Data.Char import Data.Generics import Data.List import Data.Maybe {- merge turns a group of (possibly mutually recursive) modules into a single module, which should be called main:Main. This doesn't handle dependency-finding; you have to hand it all the modules that your main module depends on (transitively). Language.Core.Dependencies does automatic dependency-finding, but that code is a bit moldy. merge takes an extra argument that is a variable substitution. This is because you may want to treat some defined names specially rather than dumping their definitions into the Main module. For example, if my back-end tool defines a new primop that has the type IO (), it's easiest for me if I can consider IO and () as primitive type constructors, though they are not. Thus, I pass in a substitution that says to replace GHC.IOBase.IO with GHC.Prim.IO, and GHC.Base.() with GHC.Prim.(). Of course, I am responsible for providing a type environment defining those names if I want to be able to type the resulting program. You can pass in the empty list if you don't understand what the purpose of the substitution is. -} merge :: [(Qual Var, Qual Var)] -> [Module] -> Module merge subst ms = zapNames subst topNames (Module mainMname newTdefs topBinds) where -- note: dead code elimination will later remove any names -- that were in the domain of the substitution newTdefs = finishTdefs deadIds $ concat allTdefs (allTdefs, allVdefgs) = unzip $ map (\ (Module _ tds vdefgs) -> (tds, vdefgs)) ms (deadIds,_) = unzip subst topNames = uniqueNamesIn topBinds (concat allTdefs) (topBinds::[Vdefg]) = finishVdefs deadIds $ concat allVdefgs {- This function finds all of the names in the given group of vdefs and tdefs that are only defined by one module. This is because if function quux is only defined in module foo:Bar.Blat, we want to call it main:Main.quux in the final module, and not main:Main.foo_Bar_Blat_quux, for file size and readability's sake. Possible improvements: * take into account that tcons/dcons are separate namespaces * restructure the whole thing to shorten names *after* dead code elim. (Both of those would allow for more names to be shortened, but aren't strictly necessary.) -} uniqueNamesIn :: [Vdefg] -> [Tdef] -> [Qual Var] uniqueNamesIn topBinds allTdefs = res where vars = vdefNamesQ (flattenBinds topBinds) dcons = tdefDcons allTdefs tcons = tdefTcons allTdefs uniqueVars = vars \\ dupsUnqual vars uniqueDcons = dcons \\ dupsUnqual dcons uniqueTcons = tcons \\ dupsUnqual tcons res = uniqueVars ++ uniqueDcons ++ uniqueTcons nonUniqueNamesIn :: [Vdef] -> [Tdef] -> [Qual Var] nonUniqueNamesIn topBinds allTdefs = dupsUnqual allNames where allNames = vdefNamesQ topBinds ++ tdefNames allTdefs -- This takes each top-level name of the form Foo.Bar.blah and -- renames it to FoozuBarzublah (note we *don't* make it exported! -- This is so we know which names were in the original program and -- which were dumped in from other modules, and thus can eliminate -- dead code.) zapNames :: Data a => [(Qual Var, Qual Var)] -> [Qual Var] -> a -> a zapNames subst qvs = everywhereBut (mkQ False (\ (_::String) -> True)) (mkT (fixupName subst qvs)) -- also need version for type and data constructors -- don't forget to *not* zap if something has the primitive module name -- We hope and pray there are no top-level unqualified names that are used in -- more than one module. (Can we assume this?) (I think so, b/c -fext-core -- attaches uniques to things. But could still perhaps go wrong if we fed -- in .hcr files that were generated in diff. compilation sessions...) -- (This wouldn't be too hard to fix, but should state the assumption, -- and how to remove it.) fixupName :: [(Qual Var, Qual Var)] -> [Qual Var] -> Qual Var -> Qual Var -- For a variable in the domain of the substitution, just -- apply the substitution. fixupName subst _ oldVar | Just newVar <- lookup oldVar subst = newVar -- We don't alter unqualified names, since we just need to make sure -- everything can go in the Main module. fixupName _ _ vr@(Nothing,_) = vr -- Nor do we alter anything defined in the Main module, -- in the primitive module, or the Bool module (this is because primops -- have no definitions to insert into the new module, and the Bool module -- is depended on by primops, so it can't be combined with the new module -- either). fixupName _ _ vr@(Just mn@(M (pname,_,leaf)), _) | mn == mainMname || mn == wrapperMainMname || (pname == primPkg && (leaf == "Prim" || leaf == "Bool")) = vr -- For a variable that is defined by only one module in scope, we -- give it a name that is just its unqualified name, without the original -- module and package names. fixupName _ uniqueNames (_, v) | okay = (mkMname v, v) where okay = any (\ (_,v1) -> v == v1) uniqueNames -- This is the case for a name that is defined in more than one -- module. In this case, we have to give it a unique name to disambiguate -- it from other definitions of the same name. We combine the package and -- module name to give a unique prefix. fixupName _ _ old@(Just (M (P pname, hierNames, leafName)), varName) = let new = (mkMname varName, -- see comment for zapNames (if isUpperStr varName then capitalize else id) $ intercalate "zu" (pname:(hierNames ++ [leafName, varName]))) in -- trace ("old = " ++ show old ++ " new = " ++ show new) $ new where capitalize (ch:rest) = (toUpper ch):rest capitalize "" = "" mkMname :: Var -> Mname -- icky hack :-( -- necessary b/c tycons and datacons have to be qualified, -- but we want to write fixupName as a generic transformation on vars. mkMname v = if isUpperStr v then Just mainMname else Nothing isUpperStr :: String -> Bool isUpperStr (c:_) = isUpper c isUpperStr [] = False dupsUnqual :: [Qual Var] -> [Qual Var] dupsUnqual = dupsBy (\ (_,v1) (_,v2) -> v1 == v2) -- We remove any declarations for tcons/dcons that are in -- the domain of the substitution. Why? Because we assume that -- the substitution maps anything in its domain onto something -- with a different module name from the main one. If you want -- to substitute Main-module-defined things for Main-module-defined -- things, you can do that before merging modules. finishTdefs :: [Qual Var] -> [Tdef] -> [Tdef] finishTdefs namesToDrop = filter isOkay where isOkay (Newtype qtc qtc1 _ _) = qtc `notElem` namesToDrop && qtc1 `notElem` namesToDrop isOkay (Data qtc _ cdefs) = qtc `notElem` namesToDrop && cdefsOkay cdefs cdefsOkay = all cdefOkay cdefOkay (Constr qdc _ _) = qdc `notElem` namesToDrop finishVdefs :: [Qual Var] -> [Vdefg] -> [Vdefg] finishVdefs namesToDrop = filterVdefgs (\ (Vdef (qv,_,_)) -> qv `notElem` namesToDrop)


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Hi, What's the right way to change the compression algorythme for a cf? Can I simply disable the table, alter the table with the new compression alg info, and enable it back? As a result, I will still have a table compressed with the previous algorythme, but at some point in the future, it will slowly move to the new one when compactions are occuring? That mean that one table can have more than one compression alg used at a time, right? Or this is not possible and I need to make sure it's fully un-compressed before I enable another compression algorythme? Thanks, JM
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What is Heterodox Economics?
Cognitive dissonance and the inferiority complex
It's the ultimate academic nightmare, and unsurprisingly it takes its toll. Perhaps this explains my observations of heterodox economists' intense emotional oscillations between tremendous hubris and deep depression (sometimes from one moment to the next), and their intellectual turn inwards as they resolutely refuse to engage with the contemporary economics mainstream that refuses to recognise them.This makes it very hard to offer any constructive criticism, since it is often seen as an attack, while the isolationist mentality leads to an increasingly erratic and dogmatic style of thinking. One finds, in short, a kind of existential inferiority complex.


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The Winners And Losers of E3 2010
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E3 2010 has come and gone quicker than you can say Portal 2, but now is the time to take a look back and uncover the winners and losers of the three-day gamers' paradise.
No hard feelings, Mr. Gates.
XBOX 360 Gets Rid of Controllers, Gives Wii Some Competition
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Everyone is aware of how fun and interactive Nintendo Wii can be. There's Wii Golf, Bowling, Tennis, Fit (and the Handshake staff favorite, Wii Dance).
But now, XBOX 360 is challenging the Wii with something that's potentially better.


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Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
Every Pac-10 team will be young somewhere... so what are the green units?
Arizona -- OT: Both starting tackles are gone, including potential NFL first-round pick Eben Britton. The four tackles on this spring two-deep roster have combined for only five starts, all by right tackle Adam Grant.
Arizona State -- QB: Combined starts of the five candidates to replace Rudy Carpenter at quarterback? Zero.
California -- TE: When Cameron Morrah, the Bears second-leading receiver in 2008, unexpectedly bolted a year early for the NFL draft, he left behind four combined receptions for backups Tad Smith, Anthony Miller and touted redshirt freshman Spencer Ladner.
Oregon -- DT: Both starting defensive tackles are gone and this unofficial depth chart shows 14 combine tackles for seven potential replacements.
Oregon State -- DE: Sackmasters Victor Butler and Slade Norris and their 41.5 combined sacks over the past two seasons are gone. Sophomore Kevin Frahm and senior Ben Terry, who split two sacks between themselves in 2008, are in.
Stanford -- K: Kicker Aaron Zagory is gone and either Travis Golia or David Green will take over, though neither has kicked a college field goal.
UCLA -- P: After four years of huge boots, punter Aaron Perez is gone. Redshirt freshmen Jeff Locke and Danny Rees will compete to replace him.
USC -- LB: All three starting linebackers, including All-Americans and future first-round draft choices Rey Maualuga and Brian Cushing, are gone. Chris Galippo, Malcolm Smith and Michael Morgan aren't exactly chopped liver, though.
Washington -- K-P: The Huskies need to replace both specialists with players who have no college experience.
Washington State -- TE: Devin Frischknecht and Ben Woodard, the top two guys on the 2008 depth chart, are gone and the expected replacement, JC transfer Peter Tuitupou, unexpectedly opted to go on a two-year church mission.


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I mostly install GNU/Linux to either mess around with or to code on and build Haiku.
For playing around I tend to stick with what get's me up and running the quickest which usually tends to be Ubuntu. I like the mix between the relative stability of Debian and the "bleeding edge" mentality of OpenSuSE.
For coding I stick with a minimal, console-based enviroment I've cobbled together on top of Arch. No huge fan of their packaging system but I like it's bare-bone style and ease of managment.
Edit: I also have three Unix systems gathering dust in a closet, one DEC Alpha PWS500AU running Tru64 and two SGI Indigo2 of which one is running IRIX 6.5 and the other one's for spare parts.


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When you walk in the room, who shows up for the other people? Is how you perceive yourself the same as how others perceive you? In this 35 minute video, Allen Slade shows how to develop a personal brand strategy so you can become influential and be effective.
Recently, we have looked at communicating change with the platinum rule for visionary change leaders and the platinum rule for "just do it" change leaders. Today's post completes the set. We will look at how people-focused change leaders can effectively communicate in the midst of change.
Heart-oriented leaders help engage and care for others in the midst of change. In Barbara Trautlein's model of change intelligence (CQ), coaches, facilitators and champions are high heart change leaders.
Self-awareness about your CQ style is important, but it is only the starting point. To be effective in leading change with a variety of people, you must know their CQ and how to best interact with them. Here's a key principle:People don't think much about your CQ style. People want to be treated according to their CQ style.
Trautlein refers to this as the platinum rule: don't treat people like you want to be treated (the golden rule). Treat people like they want to be treated.
Let's consider a front line supervisor who is a high heart change leader – a coach. The supervisor will naturally care for people in the midst of change. When the high heart leader deals hangs out with other high heart leaders, they will talk the same language and have the same people-oriented values. They will be a cardiac care unit.
However, when the supervisor gives a status report to a senior executive who is a visionary (high head change leader), the supervisor will fail if the meeting is only about people. The executive wants to know how the change details fit into the overall vision. The supervisor needs to talk like a visionary. And, the supervisor needs to get feedback from the executive on the strategic value of the project.
Suppose the high heart supervisor has a meeting with the change project manager. The project manager is an executor – a high hands change leader. Once again, the supervisor will fail if the focus is on people. The supervisor needs to talk like the project manager would talk. The supervisor should be pragmatic and talk efficiency. And the supervisor needs to get feedback on whether the project manager sees the practical impact and gets the plan for the change.
Bottom line: To make change happen, know yourself and know your people so you can communicate in their language. In other words, the high heart leader needs to communicate from the perspective of the target audience – head talk for head people and hands talk for hands people.
Being people-focused means giving them what they want, not what you want to give. Talk their talk to create dialogue and insight for intelligent change.
Hands-oriented leaders make the change happen on time, to budget and to specifications. They are the people you turn to when you want change to take hold. They "just do it".
In Barbara Trautlein's model of change intelligence (CQ), executors, drivers and facilitators are high hands change leaders.
Self-awareness about your CQ style is important, but it is only the starting point. To be effective in executing change, you must know the CQ style of the people you work with to understand how to best interact with them. Here's a key principle:People don't think much about your CQ style. People want to be treated according to their CQ style.
Trautlein refers to this as the platinum rule: don't treat people like you want to be treated (the golden rule). Treat people like they want to be treated.
Let's consider a project manager (PM) who is a high hands change leader – an executor. The project manager keeps things on schedule, under budget and to specification. With other high hands people, the project manager will communicate on the same wave length – what's next and what's the impact.
However, when the PM meets with a senior executive who is a visionary (high head change leader), the PM may miscommunicate if the focus is strictly on tasks. Executives want to know about the project's pace and bottom line impact, without all the details. They also want to see how the project fits into the overall vision for change. The PM needs to be more focused on the vision of the change and to get feedback from the executive on the overall vision for change.
In the same way, when the high hands project manager meets with a high heart supervisor, the PM needs to be more people oriented. The PM should deliberately reach out more often to the supervisor. Conversations should include celebrating success and not just project updates. The PM also needs to actively seek the supervisor's participation and check in on the project's impact on the people on the front lines.
Bottom line: To make change happen, know the people you work with so you can communicate in their language. A high hands leader needs to communicate from the perspective of the target audience. Use heart-targeted communication with heart-focused people and head-targeted communication for head-focused people.
Communicate according to the platinum rule and you will take a powerful step toward dialogue and insight for intelligent change.
Head-oriented leaders are strategic and purpose-oriented, adept at inspiring others toward the bright new future. They serve as a lighthouse to help guide others toward the long-term vision for change. In Barbara Trautlein's model of change intelligence (CQ), visionaries, drivers, and champions are high head change leaders.
Self-awareness about your CQ style is important, but it is only the starting point. To be effective in leading change with a variety of people, you must know their CQ and how to best interact with them. Here's a key principle:People don't think much about your CQ style. People want to be treated according to their CQ style.
Trautlein refers to this as the platinum rule: don't treat people like you want to be treated (the golden rule). Treat people like they want to be treated.
Let's consider a CEO who is a high head change leader – a visionary. In the executive suites, surrounded by like-minded visionaries, the CEO's conversation will be strategic, looking at change from 20,000 feet. But if we take the elevator down to ground level, the change looks different. Like the emperor in Hans Christian Andersen's tale of The Emperor's New Clothes, the power distance between the executive suite and the rest of the organization can create communication disconnects. To implement lasting change, the CEO must adapt to high heart and high hands target audiences.
With high-heart people, the CEO needs to talk about how people are handling the change and help high heart people talk business. Because of the difference in power between executives and supervisors, the visionary CEO will need to be especially adept at coaching the target audience to raise concerns.
With high hands people like project managers, the CEO must help translate the overall vision for change into practical actions. To do this, the CEO needs to be ready to talk details. And, a visionary executive needs to ensure that the project manager knows what's next and has the resources to make the change happen.
A visionary CEO may be tempted to state the vision for the change and move on to the next big decision. That violates the platinum rule.
You must look at the change from the perspective of your audience. And you cannot rely on your subordinates to correct your communication oversights. Your power and authority will tend to insulate you from your audiences. You will only know the depth of your mistake when the change fails.
Bottom line: To make change happen, know yourself and know your people so you can communicate in their language. Visionary change leaders have to guard against wearing the emperor's new clothes. Get in the trenches. Get to know the people and the project details so you can connect people and tasks with your vision for change.
Then, you will be ready for dialogue and insight for intelligent change.
Change intelligence (CQ) highlights the need to focus on hands, heart and head for successful change. There are three dynamic duos – CQ styles that complement each other:
But there is a simpler way. If heart, head and hands are all necessary for leading change, wouldn't the ideal change leader style combine all three?
Change Leader: The Adpater
Adapters are balanced, with moderate level of heart (care for others), head (thought leadership) and hands (task leadership).
Barbara Trautlein describes adapters as flexible and open to new experiences. They embrace change wholeheartedly. The adapters motto is "Looks Exciting – Let's All Try It!" They are team players – interactive and willing to hammer out a compromise. Adapters are politically aware, navigating organizational minefields that thwart other change leaders. And, they have strength in each of the three dimensions of change leadership.
So, the adapter must be the ideal style for change leaders, right?
Well, no.
Adapter is not the best style for all change leaders. Here are three reasons:
1. Adapters have real shortcomings. They can be seen as unpredictable and inconsistent. They are often overly political, even wily. And, they will talk your ear off at times, attempting to get a workable compromise.
I know the shortcomings of adapters well, because I am one. My CQ profile is adapter (leaning toward driver), and I have been guilty of all these shortcomings. One of my 360 reports said "I never know which Allen will show up at work today." Based on that feedback, I now make a conscious effort to balance my openness with constancy of purpose. But organizational politics and my desire to keep things moving can bring out the chameleon in me.
2. Being overly flexible is not always ideal for a change leader. In a post on The Leadership Paradox of Principled Moderation, I highlighted the limitations of moderation and inconsistency.
Petronius said "Moderation in all things, including moderation." Some people refer to this as a paradox. I see moderate moderation as a gentle warning of the dangers of absolute relativity. As a leader, at times you need to be a rock in the storm. You have to take a principled stand. The people you lead expect consistency in your behavior.
3. The adapter is a generalist, but often change leadership needs a specialist. The adapter may be able to articulate a vision for change, but the visionary can focus energy on change with more intensity. The adapter can create a work plan, but the executor creates a robust plan with more contingencies and better scorecards. The adapter can build relationships, but the coach cares more deeply about his or her people.
Sometimes the adapter is the best change leader. Their personal flexibility allows them to do many things well. But often the adapter works even better within a team that includes leaders with diverse CQ profiles.
If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a team to lead change. Adapters can team up with leaders with diverse CQ profiles. By working with people who are less adaptable, the adapter will be a better change leader.
Moving from solo change leader to a team with different CQ styles shouldn't be too big of a change. For an adapter.
Change intelligence highlights the need to focus on hands, heart and head for successful change. In today's post, we will start with the hands – task leadership in change. (By the end, we will cover the heart and head as well.)
Change needs action-oriented leaders. Someone has to plan the work, watch the budget and manage the schedule to keep a change project on target. In other words, change needs executors.
Change Leader: The Executor
Executors are high hands, focusing on task leadership.
Barbara Trautlein describes executors as systematic planners who are dependable, proficient and efficient. Executors plan the work and then work the plan. They focus on what is doable and they pride themselves on staying on time and on task.
The executor is master of the details. If specifications change, they work out all the implications. If there's a delay, they know the task interdependencies and the impact on delivery dates. If an unexpected cost is incurred, they dig into the budget and the contract to tack down what happened.
Executors have blind spots, of course. They can be shortsighted, losing site of the vision for the change. Executors can also be narrow, data-bound perfectionists. They can bulldoze people to stay on time, on task and under budget. Because of these blindspots, executors might need help with the heart and head aspects of change leadership.
Leader: The Champion
Across the CQ triangle from the executor, we find the champion, a change leader who is balanced on heart and head.
Trautleins's motto for champions is "Together We Can Make It Happen!" Champions are compelling and charismatic. They are often powerful and effective communicators. They are audience centered and they stay on message. They create insight and get buy-in from people for the change. Champions are true cheerleaders for change.
Champions also have blind spots. Champions can get bored by the details. They can be overly optimistic and impractical – all cheerleader when a little pragmatism is needed. And, champions are attracted to the flavor of the month. They often move on to the next trend without finishing strong.
The champion's ability to keeping people motivated toward the bright new future helps balance out the executor's weaknesses. And, the champion's weakness on details and lack of a strong finish are compensated by the executor's focus on planning and execution. These tradeoffs make the executor and the champion a dynamic duo of change leadership.
What if the executor can't pair up with a champion? An executor can look for two or more partners in change.
You want at least one visionary or driver to provide thought leadership. Then, the executor's work plan will be linked to the vision for change.
You also want at least one coach or facilitator to provide relational leadership to ensure people are cared for in the midst of change.
Bottom line: Your change leaders can be a dynamic duo of executor and champion, or they can be a bigger team. The key is to have leaders who focus on hands, head and heart – work plans, vision and engagement – to make change happen. Anything less is a plan for failure.
As we continue to think about change intelligence, today we'll look at the dynamic duo of "visionary" and "facilitator".
Change Leader: The Visionary
Barbara Trautlein describes the visionary as strategic, futuristic and purpose-oriented. In other words, he or she is a high head change leader.
Visionary leaders are important because vision is essential for successful change. In Kotter's eight steps for planned change, three are about vision:
3. Create a vision. A powerful vision creates a brief and memorable summary of the change.
4. Communicate the vision. Engage your employees in dialogue about the change. Underscore the key points and get their feedback, insight and creativity.
5. Empower others to act on the vision. Encourage people to act without your tight control. Your vision should set direction and boundaries for the change. Let others sweat the details.
Visionary leaders are masters of these steps. They create focused energy for change, much like a Fresnel lens in a light house.
A lighthouse gives clear direction. But a lighthouse cannot bring a ship into port by itself. The ship needs sailors and charts. In the same way, a visionary cannot succeed just by focusing on the "head" aspects of change. Vision gets the ball rolling, but people and planning put the change into action.
In Kotter's eight steps for planned change, the last three steps are more about heart and hands (or people and plans) than head and vision:
6. Plan for and create short-term wins.
7. Consolidate improvements and produce still more change.
8. Institutionalize new approaches.
Visionaries may falter in the heart dimension of change by wanting to move sooner than people are ready. They may be weaker in the hands dimension, lacking detailed planning and follow-through.
Visionaries should not try to lead change by themselves. A high-head visionary coach can partner with someone who is strong in heart and hands.
Change Leader: The Facilitator
Looking across the CQ triangle from the visionary, we find the facilitator, a change leader who is balanced on heart and hands.
Trautleins's motto for a facilitator is "Lean on Me – I'm Here to Help". The facilitator is involved, helpful, resourceful and practical. They are strong on heart, being a good listener like a coach. And they are strong on hands, getting stuff done like an executor.
The facilitator's strengths perfectly complement the coach's weaknesses. And, the facilitator's weaknesses – too tactical, lack of strategic leadership, hesitant to confront others – are compensated by the visionary's focus on the head. These tradeoffs make the visionary and the facilitator our second dynamic duo of change leadership. (Coach and driver were the first dynamic duo.)
What if the visionary can't pair up with a facilitator to lead the change? A visionary can look for two or more partners in change. You want at least one executor or driver to provide task leadership and at least one coach or champion to provide relational leadership. Then, the visionary's head will be balanced with the hands and hearts of others to lead the ship of change safely to port.
This post is dedicated to CWO4 Harry B. Slade, USCGR, who started with the Coast Guard in WWII and ended in 1984 managing aids to navigation, including light houses with Fresnel lens. Semper Paratus!
In this blog series on change intelligence, we'll look at the styles of "coach" and "driver" today.
Change can be discouraging. Change require sense-making, and sense-making requires emotional and cognitive energy. Being deep in the performance valley increases the stress of the change.
When you are deep in the performance valley of change, who walks with you? In my circle of trusted advisors, I have several people who act as change coaches. They focus on my perspective, my reactions and my feelings in the crisis. In other words, they focus on my heart.
Change Leader: The Coach
Barbara Trautlein's model of change intelligence categorizes coaches as heart-oriented change leaders. They help motivate and support others in the midst of change.
By focusing on the heart, coaches care for people. They are great to have on the team during change. They are positive, encouraging and tolerant. They often have a great sense of humor. They will go into the performance valley and keep everyone together.
However, coaches may need a little help on head. For example, they may not be communicating the vision for today's change or scanning for future change opportunities. Coaches should seek feedback from senior executives on the vision for change. And, they should be mindful of the need to analyze the future.
Coaches may also be weaker on hands. They may not have a detailed plan for the change. And, they may not hold themselves and others accountable for progress. Coaches should fill out their toolbox with planning tools. They should also set SMART goals for themselves and others.
Coaches do not have to lead change by themselves. A high-heart coach can partner with someone who is strong in head and hands.
Change Leader: The Driver
Looking across the CQ triangle from the coach, we find the driver, a change leader who is balanced on head and hands.
When it comes to change leadership, a driver's approach is "Just Do It". The driver is confident, pragmatic and focused. They plan the work and then work the plan. The driver's focus perfectly complements the coach's weaknesses. And, the driver's weaknesses – stubbornness, over-control, lack of listening – are compensated by the coach's focus on the heart. These tradeoffs make the coach and the driver our first dynamic duo of change leadership.
What if the coach can't pair up with a driver to lead the change? A coach can look for two or more partners in change. You want at least one visionary or champion to provide thought leadership and at least one executor or facilitator to provide task leadership. Then, the coach's heart will be balanced with head and hands to get everyone through the performance valley of change quickly and effectively.
Given that 70% of large scale changes fail, we need to slant the odds in favor of success. We need better leadership for change.
So, what makes someone good at leading change? Articulating the vision for the change? Connecting with people in the trenches of change? Technical skills, such as project management or design? And, the answer is . . .
[drum roll]
. . . Yes!
Barbara Trautlein's research on Change Intelligence: Using the Power of CQ to Lead Change that Sticks suggests three key dimensions to leading change: head, hands and heart.
Head-oriented leaders focus on the long term vision. They are strategic and purpose-oriented, adept at inspiring others toward the bright new future.
Heart-oriented leaders help engage and care for others in the midst of change. They are motivational and supportive coaches.
Hands-oriented leaders make the change happen on time, to budget and to specifications. They plan the work and then work the plan.
Some change leaders are laser focused on just one of the three – head, heart or hands. Other leaders blend two of the perspectives. And, adapters have a balance of head, heart and hands. Taking all the possibilities, there are seven styles of change intelligence.
So, which style is best? Like many things in life, leadership and organizational effectiveness, the answer depends on the situation.
Sometimes a coach engages the heart, but needs a driver to get stuff done.
A visionary may trigger the change while a facilitator is needed to bring people and tasks to the successful end point.
An executor can manage the project details but may need a champion to create the vision and provide the heart to engage people in the long term vision.
And, do not think the adapter is somehow the perfect blend. My style is adapter, leaning toward driver. While my flexibility is valuable in many change environments, sometimes I confuse people by seeming mercurial.
In other words, all seven styles have advantages and drawbacks. What matters is knowing yourself and others, then combining styles and adjusting to the situation to maximize the odds of success for your change efforts. Trautlein calls ability CQ:CQ (or Change Intelligence) is the awareness of one's own Change Leader Style, and the ability to adapt one's style to be optimally effective in leading change across a variety of people and situations.
I am on record saying that emotional intelligence is dumb. Why would I write about change intelligence?
Emotional intelligence (or EQ) implies an ability. There is a high and a low, and the high is obviously better. The problem I see is the implication that EQ imposes some upper limit on a leaders emotional capabilities. I prefer to talk about managing emotions, since that is something all leaders can master.
CQ is built on the appreciation of three change leadership focal points – head, heart and hands. There is no judgment implied that one is superior. All three focal points are essential. All seven styles are valuable.
Over the next few weeks, I will be blogging about each of the seven CQ styles – the good things as well as the pitfalls and pratfalls that each style can pose for change leaders. My intent is to use change intelligence to help you know yourself better and to know the other people facing change.
Bottom line: Know yourself, know the people around you and know what challenges you face in a change project. That trick, that knowledge, is a powerful step toward dialogue and insight for intelligent change.
Leaders trying out new skills can pose problems to their organization. Sometimes the new skills work perfectly from the start. Sometimes these skills create problems for the people around the leader. So how can leaders master the skills they need with minimum risk of collateral damage?
My fifteen year old son has his learner's permit. To new drivers, this permit represents a bright future full of freedom. But this new freedom requires mastering five thousand pounds of steel and gasoline hurtling through traffic. On my learner's permit, I rear-ended a parked Buick and slammed it into a Cadillac. Just like leaders in business, new drivers must master new skills with minimum risk of collateral damage.
Our teenage drivers start in a parking lot. The parking lot is a safe place to practice steering and stopping before going on the road. After a few sessions circling the lot, I up the stakes by adding orange cones and paper cups. I challenge my new driver to miss the cones and crush the cups.
The driver accelerates to 15 miles per hour and then attempts to crush a specific cup. They get immediate feedback from the crushing sound and the view in the review mirror. They also get positive reinforcement – praise for a job done well. And, with the orange cones absorbing the punishment of right side errors, the public remains safe.
Leaders should master skills as safely as possible. A well designed leadership development program creates a safe place to practice skills. There should be immediate feedback and lots of praise for success. Failure should impact orange cones instead of actual careers.
I recently created a leadership program to help leaders manage emotions. For realistic practice, the leaders had to experience extreme emotions – fear, vigilance, exhilaration – that can hijack a leader who is driving change, challenging an unethical decision or giving a presentation.
Obviously, we would not create these emotions by putting people's careers at risk. Instead, we had participants do a high ropes course. They climbed trees, jumped into space and took a zipline across a lake. Real emotions, but in a safe environment. Practice managing those emotions, but nothing worse than freezing up while climbing or declining to jump.
How did it turn out? Every participant mastered the zipline. Almost every participant reported fear, exhilaration or other intense emotions. And many successfully used the skills taught in the classroom to manage their emotions.
The next Sunday, I took my son out driving in the parking lot. He crushed his cups too.
And no collateral damage was recorded, on the zipline or in the parking lot.
Bottom line: As a leader, take appropriate risks. Develop new skills by practicing in safety first.
Before the big presentation, practice with a video camera first, then debrief the video with a leadership coach.
Before a difficult conversation, work with your coach to get the details right.
Before a job interview, practice your stories with your circle of trusted advisors.
Practice until you crush the cups and miss the cones. And, you won't rear-end any Buicks.


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Random New Releases Riff Round-Up
by Frank Santoro
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Hey there. I am traveling this week and do not have access to a scanner. So that means I can't really continue my grid talks. Forgive the interruption, True Believers. However, while driving, I pondered many topical goings on in comics. Here are my notes:
-I really liked Seth's new Palookaville
comic book. The story in the back is an interesting example of grid layout. It feels very natural and unaffected. I also liked the story because it seems to me that he is purposely playing around with public assumptions about himself and the genre of autobiographical comics. (Yes, indeed, I believe that autobio comics are a genre with their own conventions and tropes).
-The new Darwyn Cooke Parker book looks awesome. I bought it and read up until page 19 and then stopped. It's so well laid out and drawn that I want to savor it slowly. I think the Cooke train is really chugging along now. I think the first book was just a warm up. The framing, the set design, everything feels way more thought out than The Hunter. The action and feeling in just the first 19 pages is remarkable – as is the clarity of action.
-Clarity of action is not Frazer Irving's strong suit on the new Batman and Robin. Much as I adore his images, I'm a little puzzled by certain action scene transitions. Check it out for yourself as I can't explain much without spoiling plot points. Still, he might be my favorite mainstream artist out there right now. According to Joe McCulloch, Irving works up his images color first – not blackline first – and it really makes a difference. His images glow in a way that I do not see in most mainstream comics. Worth checking out even if you are not a Batman fan.
–Kick Ass volume 2 #1 sucks donkey dick. Romita Jr is only doing breakdowns and it shows. Palmer (inker) and Dean (colorist) just don't seem to smooth out the edges of Romita Jr's rough pencils. The colors are especially off to me. I think JR's art looks better with flat colors.
-Apparently, The Whale by Aidan Koch is out. I'm really looking forward to getting my mitts on this book. If you aren't familiar with Aidan's work, check out her website. Definitely worth a look.
–X'ed Out by Charles Burns anecdote: My girlfriend had a nightmare about alien reptile eggs and drew a picture of the eggs for me. I said that they look like the eggs in the new Charles Burns book. "What's that?" she asked. I said "You didn't see it sitting over there on my desk? I thought you read it." When I showed her the book her face went white. "I didn't see this," she said and started flipping through it. And then she started flipping out a little. It was scary. And weird. She said "The eggs look exactly the same as the ones in my dream," and then she started to cry.
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Who IS Aunt Becky?
Becky Sherrick Harks, or Your Aunt Becky, as the Internet knows her, is the creator of her very own weblog, Mommy Wants Vodka. You should know this by now if you're reading these words on your own computer screen. In 2005, she launched the sarcastic blog, Mommy Wants Vodka. She's also the founder of the (almost) non-profit weblog Band Back Together, which is a safe place created for those who have written out their demons, paired with resource pages ranging from the topics of love to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
In the time she's been a "blogger," she's gone from exactly zero followers (save for some spam bots that she likes to call "Harry") to becoming a household name. She's been nominated numerous times for the most esteemed blogging award, The Bloggies, and won exactly zero times.
Becky Sherrick Harks is, shockingly enough, a bachelor's prepared nurse, who has retired from the hospital life to spend her days surfing the Internet and annoying friends and family with stupid Facebook status updates.
She's also a freelancing writer of humor and satire, although, upon occasion, can be a heartfelt philanthropist (just don't tell anyone that – she'd hate to lose her cool edge).
Sherrick Harks lives in a suburb of Chicago with her three kids, imagining her life married to men from television and hoping that one day, ONE day, she'll see an actual pony on roller skates.
What Does She Look Like?
Yup. Maybe a little less blurry, though.
Woah, I So Totally Need To Advertise With You:
Aww, that's so sweet! You're right: you do.
For advertising, I have some ad dudes, Nate and Dave, who handle my advertising. Here are a couple of options, all proposals can be sent to this email: firstname.lastname@example.com . If you don't see anything you like, go ahead and email that email address and we'll see what we can do.
What About Writing? Do You Have A Portfolio?
Shockingly, yes, Sherrick Harks has a full profile of her work here, at Becky Sherrick Harks. She can write anything from satire, to parenting stuffs, to medical-type information. She writes so often that these sites ACTUALLY pay her to do so:
Nickelodeon, Cafe Mom, and Felicity Huffman's new site: Flicka.
Sherrick Harks is available to write for you, too, should you be so inclined.
Does She Sell Crap?
Again, yuppers. Aunt Becky has a t-shirt line AND a Zazzle Store full of inappropriate stuffs.
You should buy some.
Aunt Becky Is A Philanthropist? I Don't Believe It.
Yup, the rumors are indeed true: Becky Sherrick Harks is a philanthropist. She created, launched and web-masters (totally a word) her soon-to-be-non-profit site, Band Back Together. Band Back Together is a group blog for anyone to share their stories of abuse, trauma, mental illness, infertility, baby loss and other dark things.
Here's a bit more about The Band:
Who are we? We're The Band.
We're a band of survivors. We're here to put a face to everything once kept in the dark. We're here to show the world that you can go through hell and come out the other side.
So, pull up that old tattered leather chair and make yourself a drink. Pull your skeletons from their closet and make them dance the tango. Alone, we are small. Together, we are mighty.
We are all connected.
We are none of us alone.
Share your story.
It's time to get the Band Back Together.
What's Your Email? I Want To Send You A Pony on Roller Skates:
firstname.lastname@example.com is my email. I'm not sure you can email a pony, tho. Maybe you could fax one?
Okay, So You Say You Have A Book?
Sherrick Harks is in the middle of three books, ranging from humorous memoirs to life with a medically fragile child. While she once had agents, they parted ways, so Sherrick Harks is always looking for a new agent, as she's already got a fantastic platform for promotion.
Are you an agent? Go ahead and email Becky: firstname.lastname@example.com
You should totally publish her book.
What Are Your Current Stats?
These are Mommy Wants Vodka's current stats from Google Analytics:
What Do Those Stats Mean?
I don't know, but I think it's pretty.
Social Media's A Big Deal Right Now. What's Your Number(s), Baby?
Twitter @mommywantsvodka: 20K followers, including several celebrities such as Judy Blume and Felicity Huffman, and, her most prized follower: Little Debbie.
Her current Twitter Klout score is 61. She's not sure if that's good or bad.
Personal Facebook Profile: 2,500 friends. This makes Sherrick Harks feel popular, even though most of those are spam bots.
Facebook Page: 2,300 likes. It doesn't show the amount of DIS-likes, but she guesses they're probably far greater.
Tumblr Profile: A whopping 250 followers on Tumblr.
Pinterest Profile: 1,000 followers subscribe to see all of the crappy pictures she posts.
LinkedIn: Unsure of why she even HAS this set up, Sherrick Harks has 330 connections.
Google Plus Profile – presuming it's the "better Facebook," Sherrick Harks set it up and has over 2K followers.
What About Contests – Will You Do A Contest For My Product?
If the price is right, yes. If you think we can strike a deal, in which you pay me for my time, for sure. I mean, you're taking away precious seconds I could spend watching youtube videos of cats playing the piano.
If you think you can make me an offer I can't refuse, email me: firstname.lastname@example.com
What About Product Reviews? Are You A PR Friendly Blogger?
What does that even mean, "PR Friendly Blogger?"
If the price is right, yes. I'm really not into spending my time testing out shampoo or whatever because my audience, my awesome Pranksters, they're not going to care much about it. Frankly, neither would I.
But…if you think you've got something I might like to review, email me: email@example.com
Can You Put Up My SEO-Keyword-Heavy-Article About Stuff TOTALLY Unrelated To Your Blog So I Can Have A Link Back To My Blog?
I'm a writer. I write words. I have an audience that likes words too. So there's no way I'm going to abuse my audience by putting up something for them about 27 uses for hair gel. Unless they involved rats. Because a rat with a mowhawk is hilarious.
Can I Send You A Yacht?
I thought you'd never ask. OF COURSE you can!
3 Responses to Advertising
you're awesome. I would TOTALLY want you to pimp my product, if I actually had a product.
But can I pay you….. in GUM?!?
Oh I didn't know you sell advertising!! Awesome!!! 😀
What Do Those Stats Mean?
I don't know, but I think it's pretty. – I love this part!! Nice stats!! 🙂


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America's Largest Private Companies
#130 Sheetz10.28.09, 06:00 PM EDT
convenience store.
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Sheetz ranked #82 in 2008.
Industry: Grocery Stores (convenience stores)
5700 Sixth Avenue
Altoona PA 16602
Phone: 814-946-3611
Fax: 814-946-4375
|CEO: Stanton R Sheetz, 54
BS Bentley College
MBA Pace University
CFO: Joseph S Sheetz
Sheetz operates more than 350 convenience stores throughout six states: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. In its stores, Sheetz sells everything from made-to-order salads to freshly baked goods to discount cigarettes. Founded by Bob Sheetz in 1953, the company remains family owned and operated.
Brands: Dot'z Bakery, M.T.O., Nova Blue Water, Sheetz Coffee, Sheetz Gasoline, Sheetz Shmiscuit, Sheetz Shmuffin, Subs and Salads
Comparable Companies: Casey's General Stores; Susser Holdings
Suppliers: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts; Teradata
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Revenues exclude excise taxes where applicable, public subsidiaries and sales from discontinued operations. Revenues are worldwide figures.
1Pro forma figure.
2Company provided estimate.
3Announced plans to go public.
4Agreed to be acquired.
eForbes estimate.
NA: Not applicable.
Comparable Companies, Competitors, Customers, Suppliers: Source: Capital IQ, a Standard and Poor's Business.


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I have a number of irons in the fire. Here's another set.
Modernism is a plague afflicting the Church violently and virulently today. We must understand what we are up against. Pope St. Pius X, declared saint under the most stringent standards of assessment for canonization, can teach us what we are up against. The portrait of the "modernist" that he paints will call to mind recent theologians, very influential on prelates today.
Today's podcast is 28.5 minutes. I thank my good friend and brother-in-law Stephen for the awesome microphone. Much better than my previous use of the built-in computer mic.


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Department of Education to Open Registration Centers Across the City This Week for New Students
Annual Late Summer Registration Effort for New or Re-entering Students Runs
August 31 - September 16
The New York City Department of Education today announced that it will open 12 Student Registration Centers on Wednesday, August 31, to enroll new students for the opening of school. Procedures vary across the following categories of students:
All new high school students or those re-entering the system after an absence—both general education and special education— should register at a Student Registration Center in their borough of residence.
New or re-entering general education elementary and middle school students without a zoned school should also register at a Student Registration Center in their borough of residence.
New elementary and middle school students who have zoned schools should register at their zoned schools starting Thursday, September 8.
New elementary or middle school students who require special education placements should register at Special Education Enrollment Sites assigned to their districts of residence.
Parents can find their children's zoned schools, the nearest Student Registration Centers, or Special Education Enrollment Sites by calling 311 or visiting the Department's Web site at schools.nyc.gov. Enrollment staff at Student Registration Centers will meet with students and their parents to facilitate registration. Interpretation services will be available at each center. All forms and parent materials will be available in English and translated into nine languages (Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu).
Beginning Wednesday, August 31, through Friday, September 16, the Student Registration Centers will be open five days a week from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The centers will be closed on Monday, September 5, for Labor Day.
Parents must bring their children with them to register. In addition, the following documents are required:
Proof of residence. Parents must bring any two of the following documents:
A residential utility bill (gas or electric) in the resident's name and dated within the last 60 days;
Documentation or letter on letterhead from a federal, state, or local government agency indicating the resident's name and address and dated within the last 60 days;
An original lease agreement, deed, or mortgage statement for the residence;
A current property tax bill for the residence;
A water bill for the residence dated within the last 60 days;
Official payroll documentation from an employer dated within the last 60 days, such as a form submitted for tax withholding purposes or payroll receipt (a letter on the employer's letterhead will not be accepted);
Child's birth certificate or passport;
Child's immunization records;
Child's latest report card/transcript (if available);
Child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) and/or 504 Accommodation Plan (if applicable and available).
Student Registration Centers
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1301 Zerega Avenue
Theodore Roosevelt
Educational Campus
500 East Fordham Road
The Montauk
4200 16th Avenue
Brooklyn Technical High School
29 Fort Greene Place (Basement)
Brooklyn High School of the Arts
345 Dean Street
Clara Barton High School
901 Classon Avenue
George Washington
Educational Campus
549 Audubon Avenue
Joan of Arc Complex
154 West 93rd Street
The American Sign Language and English Secondary School
225 East 23rd Street
Long Island City High School
14-30 Broadway
Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School
165-65 84th Avenue
Staten Island
The Michael J. Petrides School
715 Ocean Terrace, Building B
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1301 Zerega Avenue
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500 East Fordham Road
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5619 Flatlands Avenue
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415 89th Street, 5th floor
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1665 St. Marks Avenue
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333 7th Avenue, 12th Floor
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388 West 125th Street
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28-11 Queens Plaza North, 5th Floor
25, 26
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82-01 Rockaway Boulevard
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As I sit writing this blog post, I am listening to President Barack Obama's acceptance speech after winning the election and securing his RIGHTFULLY EARNED position as the 44th President of the United States. I missed it last night, battling a headache brought on by anxiety, hope, fear, edginess and other emotions that many others were probably feeling as well. I kept reminding myself, as long as we get Florida, Ohio, Virgina and California, we've got this in the bag. But even those thoughts of comfort could not ease my mind. Just like in 2008, my daughter begged me to stay up and watch the results of the election so that she could witness history. She made it to 10:30pm before passing out on the couch. But upon sending her to bed, she said to me just as she said four years ago, "Mommy, can you let me know who wins?" Except this time she added (after seeing Romney winning so many states and not fully understanding the importance of the "battle ground states" that needed to be won)-"I got a feeling it's about to get real." I promised her that I would. But just like in 2008, I too nodded off for a brief moment and was awakened by neighbors cheering and screaming because Barack Obama had been projected the winner of the 2012 Presidential Election. Upon receiving that news...I exhaled.There are people who do not believe President Obama should have won. They claim he is not fit for the position. They think he is going to send this country to hell in a hand basket. They think the incompetence of the many US Citizens who voted for him only voted for him because he is Black. Oh how wrong too many of you are. Of course there are some who voted for him because he is "One of us". Just like there are people who voted against him because he is "one of us". I chalk that up to ignorance. But unlike many of the people who could not support their beliefs on why they felt Obama is the wrong man for the job, there were two times as many who could state why he is THE RIGHT MAN for the job with indisputable facts. One of the reasons I voted for Barack Obama because he was once apart of the 47 percent. He came from a background similar to mines as well as the people I know. He may not have grown up in the projects, but does that make his struggle to rise to the position he is in any different than mine or those struggling to make it? There are those who say he has not done anything for the Black Community. There are those who say he shouldn't be expected to single handedly repair the Black Community and the only reason people expect that of him is because he is Black. I agree on both sides (partially). There are issues crippling the Black Community that I believe Obama should focus on; such as poverty, lack of resources, violence. I believe he should focus on these issues not because he's Black and "we're" Black, but because a good portion of his support comes from such communities and that is a way to insure us that he has our back just like we have his. BUT, I also believe we need to do our part as a unit to fix these crippling aspects of our communities. How often do we participate in City Council Meetings and discuss ways to better the neighborhoods and support our children's hunger for knowledge? How often do parents attend back to school night and actually stick around to hear the plan the principals and teachers have outlined for the school year? How many parents challenge the curriculum and make it known that inner city kids should have the same quality of education that suburban children have? Raise your hands!! Before we can say outloud what Obama should be doing for "our communities", how about we stop whispering about it in dark corners, Facebooking about it and actually move together as a unit to show that "WE" are serious about change. People look back at the Civil Rights Movement and say, "well there are no more Martin Luther Kings, no more Malcolm Xs, no more Rosa Parks." Each and everyone of us have the capability to be one of them if not better, but instead we're looking around waiting for someone else to take the lead. "Niggas are scare of Revolution". I believe all together, Obama can make this country better for us all. But he can't do it alone.Like it or not Barack Obama-The Sequel is here. If you didn't vote because you believed it wouldn't make a difference, what exempts you from the problem of allowing our fate to be in the hands of other people, or the wrong people? I don't agree with everything he has done, but I look at what he is trying to accomplish, what he has accomplished and then I look at Mitt Romney. I'm not rich. I'm not white. I am a college student who does not come from a family that can cut me a check to pay for school out of pocket. I am a Black woman and I am a single mother. That makes me apart of the 47 percent, according to Mitt Romney. Therefore, he is not the right choice for me. Barack Obama-the sequel...that has a ring to it. (Thanks Sharmon!) Four More Years! They didn't give us our 40 acres and a mule. So we took 50 states and The White House...AGAIN!!!Read More


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Pe'Sla - Buying Back The Sacred
On August 23, the property known as Pe'Sla, the Heart of all that Is to the Great Sioux Nation, was withdrawan from public auction...and put up for private sale. The Seven Council Fires of the Great Sioux Nation have come together to buy their land back.
The Great Sioux Nation is in an all-out race against time to raise millions of dollars to buy back Pe'Sla, The Heart Of All That Is, sacred land in the Black Hills.
To the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota nations, it is known as Pe'Sla, the heart of all that is. It is in the heart of the Black Hills, which lies at the heart of the patchwork of reservations that surround some of South Dakota's most famous attractions, like Mount Rushmore.
To the rest of the world, it was known as Reynolds Prairies, and it was due to be auctioned to the highest bidder on August 25, 2012, to satisfy a tax lien.
Working furiously around the clock to make the world aware of what was about to happen, a group of young Native Americans who call themselves The Last Real Indians, and a determined group of native people in, from and connected to the Great Sioux Nation got word of the auction out. The United Nations got involved. The property was pulled off the auction block.
But it is not over yet...the land is still for sale.
In a historic and prophecy-fulfilling action, the Seven Council Fires of the Great Sioux Nation have come together to make an offer on the land. The Reynolds family is negotiating privately with a delegation of representatives. In the meantime, a world-wide effort to raise money is taking place, and that money is coming in primarily in small increments, ten and twenty dollars at a time. $302,310.00 have been raised on Indiegogo, the official donation site, as of 8:30 AM Thursday, August 30. The goal is one million dollars, and time is of the essence.
As of Thursday morning, details of the purchase agreement have not been released, but it is expected that the announcement will be made at any time.
Why bring world-wide attention to this one piece of land? Rhea Turning Heart of the Oglala Lakota Nation explains.
"Pe'Sla is the very heart of the HeSapa (Black Hills) and the Octi Sakowin (Seven Council Fires). It is the most sacred site of all the sites that the Oceti Sakowin hold dear to them. Pe'Sla is the most important part of our creation; this is where we come from. We come from Pe'Sla. It is a very sacred place Certain ceremonies where held there. In saying this, Pe'Sla is yet so much more than this.
"My Grandmother always told of the star knowledge, and how very important it was at these times of the year when the stars would align. She would say as she looked up to the stars, "Wana skan skan" (it is moving now). She would offer prayer. It was very sad to see her so hurt that we no longer could go to Pe'Sla and pray and hold the ceremonies that needed to be done. She would always tell us how very sacred Pe'Sla is, that it is the heart of the He'Sapa (Black Hills).
"For 136 years, our most sacred site Has been in the Reynolds family which was acquired by Joseph Reynolds and some pioneers when they fooled the U.S. Government. In 1868 the United States Government signed Treaties stating the Black Hills belong to Our people. The government did not honor the Treaties, and our Sacred Black Hills were stolen.
"In 1874 General Armstrong Custer deemed the Black Hills worthless. Maybe good for agriculture...but infested with Indians.That assessment changed just weeks later when gold was discovered in the Black Hills, in August 1874. How ironic that it is now August 2012. In 1877 the United States Government seized the Black Hills illegally!
"All the people of the Octi Sakowin are praying and trying their hardest to raise ten million dollars** to save our most sacred site.
"Pe'Sla is our birthplace. This is where we come from. Our whole lives revolve around Pe'Sla and the HeSapa (Black Hills). This is our Origin, our beliefs, our entire way of life. The HeSpa our ancestors have always said is "Cante wamakagnake" - The Heart Of All That IS.
"This is so very heart breaking for me to write. Pe'Sla is so much more then these words I'm writing. It is so sacred. This is where we come from, this is the heart of our people who have been denied our right to pray and hold our ceremonies there as we did before and have for thousands of years."
Another part of Sioux prophecy is that a time will come when all nations can come together, when the tree of life unites us, one heart, one mind, one voice. It will take such a coming together to buy back the Black Hills.
Prayers and money. It seems an odd combination, but that is what the Octi Sakowin need; enough money to buy back their own land. The prayers of every like minded soul to help it come together in a good way.
This is the beginning of the fulfillment of the prophecy. This is Black Elk's vision unfolding. This is the seventh generation realizing who we are. The Hopi say "We are the people we have been waiting for." Here we are. Let us come together.
It does not matter what color you are. We are all related. We can, and should, come forward, come together, and help the Lakota, Nakota and Dakota people buy their land back. You can make your donation here:
You can join the Save Pe'Sla Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/490836130943714/
There is also an event page - several major events are in the works - . https://www.facebook.com/events/424416784276719/
(**In a personal conversation with the Reynolds family prior to August 23, a potential value with a range of six to ten million dollars for the property was discussed with one of the people at the forefront of the movement to save Pe'Sla).
Rhea Turning Heart with recent artwork (photographer unknown)
Lakota Horse Nation, Spiritual Warriors courtesy Rhea Turning Heart (photographer unknown)
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With one heart, one mind, one voice, all people, of all faiths, from all nations, are asked to give four minutes of their time to prayer on Friday, August 31, 2012 at noon to save Pe'Sla
Everyone is asked to turn to their Creator, in their own way, for four minutes on Friday, August 31, and offer their prayers to save the land known as Pe'Sla, The center of the universe for the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota people.
The Great Sioux Nation has entered into purchase negotiations with the owners of the land, which only a week ago was scheduled to be auctioned to the highest bidder to satisfy a tax lien on the property.
Pe'Sla is located in the heart of the Black Hills of South dakota. It was land that was set aside for the Indian nations who lived there byt the Fort Laramie Treaties. But when god was discovered in the Black Hills, the treaties offered no protection for the land or the people. They were violated and ignored. Today, much of the Black Hills is owned by non-Indians. Pe'Sla is at teh heart of this land and at the heart of the origin stories of the Sioux people.
The Great Sioux Nation is now trying to buy the land back, and they are asking for the assistance of all people in this endeavor.


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Bengals 34, Seahawks 12: Reader Reaction Post
Well, that was ugly.
Seattle lost 34-12 to Cincinnati — a decent Bengals team, mind you — but the Seahawks looked awful in most aspects of the game.
Seattle slogged through the first half, but showed offensive life after halftime. The comeback was too little, too late. The Seahawks came close in the fourth quarter, making it a one-possession game, 17-12. But the Bengals ended Seattle's rally with a field goal on their next drive and followed with a punt return for a touchdown.
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Hi, Looking for a little help on writing a temperature conversion program that converts from Fahrenheit to Celsius. I should be able to enter the Fahrenheit temperature from the keyboard.
Then using a TextField it should display the converted temperature. Of course using the following formula for conversion:
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Illinois Tool Works Inc. on Friday lowered its revenue and profit forecasts for the third quarter and the year because of weak home sales and a slowdown in auto production.
The Glenview-based company said profit will be 78 cents to 80 cents a share this quarter and $3.03 to $3.07 a share for the year. Both are below analysts' expectations. Last month, ITW said it expected to earn 78 cents to 82 cents in the third quarter and $3.03 to $3.11 a share for the year.


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Man in critical condition following Sunday crash
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A Midland man was in critical condition at Midland Memorial Hospital as of 8:30 p.m. Sunday after he was involved in a two-vehicle crash on his motorcycle, according to the Midland Police Department.
Emergency personnel responded at about 7:11 p.m. at the intersection of Terrell Street and New Jersey Avenue.
An SUV disregarded a stop sign while traveling east on New Jersey Avenue and the motorcyclist collided with the SUV while heading south on Terrell Street.
The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet and there are charges pending for the SUV driver, according to an officer at the scene.


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a statesman and general of the old Roman empire, rose from being a slave to be keeper of the imperial privy-purse; was successful against the Goths, whom he drove out of Rome; d. 573.
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Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the wonderful The Broke and The Bookish. This week is the last week that Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish and I just want to thank them for hosting for so long. It really is a commitment and I'll always be grateful to them for introducing me to so many blogs and in turn, so many books. Thank you ladies!
This post is quite difficult for me because 2017 was such a poor reading year. The pile of books that I meant to read but didn't quite get to looks in danger of toppling over. Still, I"ll try to include only the books that I really, really meant to read, but never quite got around to.
Hopefully, that will also act as a reminder to get to them at least in 2018!