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We've been having another great week at Linaro Connect Q4.11 here in Orlando, with some major work progressed and important decisions reached. But I just want to spend a few paragraphs talking about our Linaro Celebration Evening.
On Wednesday, we took everyone from the Linaro Connect Q4.11 event to BiCE restaurant, next to Universal Studios (great restaurant and location by the way) for a meal and then a short awards session to recognise some of the outstanding work delivered by Linaro guys since we started.
Its worth reflecting on the difference a year makes. This time last year, we had engineers from Samsung, TI, ST-Ericsson, Freescale and others talking and working with each other for the first time. It was amazing that we had achieved that in itself, but it was unusual if they would also socialise together. Fast forward a year and at the BiCE restaurant, the atmosphere was buzzing. Relationships have moved beyond merely work into friendships, and there is a deep sense of trust and community. That's a credit not just to the guys themselves, but also their companies and the way they have invested into Linaro.
As I mentioned, the evening concluded with an awards session. I was a little worried about this – had we identified the right guys? Would other people feel offended if they weren't nominated?
Is doing something like this too much for us conservative Brits J? The answer was definitely no, with loud cheers not just for those who received awards but also for the many people mentioned in dispatches. This is because each of them has done something special, not just in Linaro but in the wider Linux community as well. I've listed the awards and names at the bottom of this blog.
We finished the evening by unveiling posters listing the achievements from every team in Linaro and the list of people by start date who've made Linaro what it is today. There's way too much to mention in a short blog, so do read them, you'll be mighty impressed (I had to restrict the Tech Leads to 1 poster each – a number of them had put together achievements spanning several slides…).
So, finally, here are the award winners:
Greatest Upstream Contributor: Peter Maydell, from a standing start to number 1 QEMU contributor in the world, which has included fixing many, many long standing issues and support of OMAP3 and Versatile Express
Upstream Stamina Award: Linus Walleij, who's done an amazing job consolidating the Arm kernel – check out his pinmux and pin control patches on kernel.org
Person Most Likely to Deliver On-time Whatever is Asked of Him: Alexandros Frantzis, whilst the nomination is pretty self-explanatory, he's generally recognised as one of our rock stars with a strong desire to pass along what he knows and understands to others so that they become better contributors
Most Patient and Effective Leader: Alexander Sack, who genuinely cares about those he works with and works to keep everyone working together smoothly. He is effective without being harsh and inspirational with out being superficial.
Best Cross Team Worker: Tom Gall, part of the Developer Platform team but also deeply involved with other teams, like Graphics (helping package Chrome OS components), Multimedia (helping maintaining the libjpeg-turboproject), Android (helping with libjpeg-turbo integration and making adb and other tools available as packages for Ubuntu).
New Starter with Biggest Influence in Linaro: Zach Pfeffer, who's formed the Android team from nothing to delivering monthly Android LEBs based on the latest Linux kernel and GCC toolchain, so we're ready to work with our Members to accelerate adoption of the upcoming ICS release
Pioneer Spirit Award: Lee Jones, Mathieu Poirier and Philippe Langlais, founder engineers of the ST-Ericsson Landing Team (our first Landing Team) who broke the path the other teams would follow. They were the first team to up level their kernel to 3.0 and continue to support the Snowball LEB.
Most Pervasive Innovation: Andy Green, the kernel tracking tree model and Android branch he implemented for the TI Landing Team has been adopted by all the Landing Teams and is now starting to get used by our Members' internal engineering teams


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... or should I say "commando day!"
I rarely forget any garments. Occasionally, I'll forget a cell phone or my camera. Rarely clothing, though. Unfortunately, I managed to leave behind the one thing I don't have a spare of. I actually used to, but I... well, never mind.
So. How 'Bout them Royals? Okay, enough dilly-dallying.
It's been getting bright in a hurry in the mornings, but I still get to watch the sun rise from a totally dark sky. Leaving my abode in to the stygian void will only last a few more weeks.
The ride in was a bit of work. The wind often worked in my favor but coming in from Wyandotte County, it turned into a nasty head/crosswind. Once I got downtown, I'm not sure what came over me. Okay, the desire to switch my route up and get pictures from other parts of town came over me. They overrode basic instinct and rationality. I slogged (quite literally) up Summit. Summit has some sections that are easily 20% grade, with a total elevation gain of more than 200 feet in under a mile. On a loaded-up mule such as My Twelve, this is a formidable climb, even though you can't tell from the photo.
There is a lot of really interesting architecture in Westside. Some of it's pretty quaint and classic while there are some newer buildings with more modern and eclectic designs.
Some photos overlooking KC and Crown Center from 16th and Jefferson in Westside.
The Muehlebach Hotel is another part of Kansas City with some interesting history.
One Kansas City Place is officially the tallest structure in the region. It was just being finished when my family moved here from rural Nebraska.
I saw Karen and a few other bike commuters out this morning. As usual, I sipped my morning dose of caffeine with Lorin and JR. It's definitely getting to be bikey out.
Random Tunage:
Lisa Loeb - How (a spine chiller, I really enjoyed Lisa Loeb when she was popular)
Shakta - Lepton Head
Thursday, May 01, 2008
May Day! May Day!
... or should I say "commando day!"
5 comments:
- Apertome said...
More great photos. What a fun detour on the way to work, I should do that. I get bored with my commute route sometimes, but there's no need to go the same way all the time ...
- May 01, 2008 9:51 AM
Great photos! I'm not an everyday commuter, but I try to ride in at least once a week. Summit Rd is my path into downtown as well.
I would be curious as to what your route is, since I come up from Prairie Village, and you from Lenexa.
- May 01, 2008 10:12 AM
- Noah said...
I am not masochistic enough to ride Summit regularly. This is my third time conquering it, and my last time for quite a while. It was just a detour. Here's my usual work-bound route. Homeward is usually a bit different but it's about the same north of Shawnee Mission Parkway.
- May 01, 2008 10:18 AM
- sallymander said...
Okay, I'm pretty certain that you were still at work when this happened, and this isn't part of your route, but ping us when you get a chance.
Bicyclist Hit At 87th, I-35
- May 01, 2008 5:59 PM
- Noah said...
I'm alive.
That whole stretch of 87th street is simply BRUTAL. Motorists regularly blast through at 60 miles per hour or even faster. The lanes are convoluted and if you're not going at least 30 MPH, the yellow light and the delay for the green are simply not long enough for anyone to get through the intersections.
Traffic engineers, concerned with getting a few million more cars shuffled onto and off of the highway per year, sure got their wish. City planners, who wanted a snazzy, pretty bridge with streetscape got theirs as well. Pedestrians and cyclists still have few safe ways to get from one side of I-35 to the other, aside from using the pedestrian bridge on Quivira, which is also convoluted and (IMHO) dangerous, just not as bad.
Case and point, getting from my apartment (right near where this crash occurred) at 85th and Monrovia to the JoCo Library at 87th and Farley, my best bet would be to take monrovia across 87th, take Santa Fe Trail drive up to the viaduct to cross I-35, ride down to 91st street, then go east to Farley and north. A genuine pain in the butt. I usually ride on 87th, or VERY, VERY, VERY carefully on the sidewalk on 87th. And I don't simply obey traffic laws, because on 87th street, that's how people like this guy get hurt. No one else obeys the laws, so you have to not only wait to get a crosswalk, you have to know when to command your position and know when you are in danger.
Basically, everyone that I've heard that says they want to use 87th, I tell them to find another way across. This stretch of road is a crash in progress just waiting for someone to victimize. Hell, cars can't even help from hitting each other almost daily between Switzer and Quivira on 87th.
- May 01, 2008 7:14 PM
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Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn is letting artists of all stripes pay for their medical bills by trading "credits" they earn by donating their skills & time to patients in recovery. The program called "Artist Access"  was born last year, when Dr. Edward Fishkin, Medical Director of Brooklyn's Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, met Laura Colby a former dancer turned performing arts agent.
The Artist Access program allows artists to provide interactive art programs for patients in exchange for health care credits. The  credits are deposited in the artist's personal account, 40 credits for each hour of work which equates to about $40 an hour and can be used to cover sliding scale fees in Woodhull's HHC Options program. Proposals have to be submitted for review and accepted with priority given to those that match the needs of departments such as the Pediatric, Geriatric, or Rehabilitation Units.  The hospital has focused initially on performance programs, but has tested teaching drawing in the Pediatric Unit in exchange for treatment. Mural projects for the many walls and stairwells in the hospital buildings are also being considered.
It isn't a soulution for the masses and looks to be a bureaucratic ousourcing of rehabilitation entertainment & inspiration program development but it's a brave step in the right direction and a good fit for the Williamsburg, Bushwick, Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Fort Greene Art scene. There is a real opportunity for a few groups to develop appropriate rehab courses that can be easily repeated on a weekly basis and make some considerable money towards their healthcare services.
I would not be surprised that this is an independent contractor position with the hospital & am largely sure there will be tax liability for the artists but definitely something to look into. If anyone has completed a project in this program we would love to hear about your experiences.
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That's just one of the many options up for grabs in the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation's Primetime Emmy Season Online Auction. That title is kind of a mouthful, but it's all part of a pre-Emmy event that's currently being hosted by eBay.
Now, don't think that your bids are being used to fund freebies for the stars or anything. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation is actually the charitable arm of the Television Academy, and all of the auction proceeds will go to supporting education and archival programs.
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Of course, prices are subject to change, based on the auction action – so get your bid in! The event will end on August 30, 2012. The 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air September 23, 2012, on ABC.


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Nothing compares to race day when it comes to my job. It seriously is one of the most emotional, stressful, amazing, crazy, busy, exhausting days ever. There is so much adrenaline, work and crazy things to do and finish and then it all comes together and seeing everything you've been working on come to life is amazing. So many girls are really into planning their wedding. It's like that rush and feeling x 25,000 people and add not sleeping and excitement and all that emotion. :) Of course, there are things that do go wrong and those are mostly what we have to focus on, but reminding ourselves that there were a majority of people so happy makes me so incredibly happy too.
We were down at the staging area and volunteer tent at 2 am after a quick hour nap and ready to get moving. There were a few final things to be set up so we got to work, hanging signs, checking in with vendors, wondering when the HECK the personal item storage people were going to get there. I about had a heart attack! But everyone showed up, things were slowly coming together, 3 o'clock time check and things were right on task. Around 4 o clock, people started to arrive slowly, along with volunteers. I was working the volunteer tent and with the VIP section and with medical. So many things going on at once and so many questions! Most of the questions were easy and I could answer them quickly which was helpful. All I kept singing to myself was no sleep till Brooklyn! I don't know why, but it was in my head.
Then this happened.
source: my iphone
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The sunrise was maybe one of the most beautiful I've seen in my life. It was seriously breathtaking. I texted a few of my co-workers to make sure that they were looking up and just taking a deep breath. Wow, nothing can really top that. Maybe it was a sign that I wouldn't die that day, who knows. Anyways, it was pretty lucky and something that I will always remember. Tired or not, it was simply amazing.
Then it was finally time for bikers to arrive. The one hard thing for me to see I think is people who bandit a race. Who didn't pay and just show up to run. This is really a huge problem with our bike tour and it's really sad when I see people who are out there and not paying. It's like they cannibalize their own kind. They take the medals and food and then people wonder how we can run out of stuff. Oh well, what can you do. Race ranting over.
So the bike tour took off. I was still working mostly over at the finish line area, helping the crew guys and at the volunteer tent. Runners were arriving and asking questions and I just wanted the race to start. I was starting to feel a little anxious for everything to get going. My friend was working the start line and send me some pictures to keep me updated on what was going on up there.
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All lined up and ready to go!
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FINALLY! Start time! It's crazy once they start you just wait an hour for everyone to come back and pray that everyone out on course is doing what they are suppose to be doing. So off they went without much of a hitch. Then it's making sure everything is prepared for their return. It was crazy. It's always crazy. It's crazy to know that we all worked together to make this happen. That 2,000 + volunteers come out to help us, that our crew of 17 guys who work round the clock for 80 hours, our little run racing staff of 7 that keep it going and even though we are a weird dysfunctional family, everything works out, the 26.2 club members who oversee sections and our entire staff did it all together. We did it for the 20,000 people running one of the many events part of marathon weekend. It's that so tired, so sore, so high on monster feeling with adrenaline that makes you want to do it again. The finishers started to come in.
It's a great feeling because you know you are ALMOST there. You just have to get everyone back to the finish line and then it's just clean up time. It's like you're about to finish the race too. You just want everyone to make it back, safe and sound. Finishers started to pour in, it's amazing to see the fast people come in. More and more just kept running towards the finish line and wha-la. They just keep coming all morning long. The 5K started and those finishers raced in. It was about 9 am and it was just getting hectic with the bulk of the half finishers coming in around 2-3 hours.
Finally we had our first full finishers and it was the most crowded time and also where all the trash piles up. Clean up starts to begin and I wander around with trash bags and start picking up trash and talk to those on my radio who might need help. Everything kept going so smoothly though, it wasn't making sense. Last year, I was so excited and I felt very defeated after being yelled at all morning by participants. This year, it was like a chorus of angels singing all morning. I think maybe I was so scared something would go wrong, that I braced myself for the worst. So besides picking up nasty trash and being a sweaty monster, it was a great day. It fills my little running heart with joy when I saw people finishing all across the board, from in the 2 hours to in the 7 hours. Teary as I was picking up banners and snipping down finishing signs people STILL were finishing. I know how it goes out there and just finishing a marathon is such a feat, and the fact that I'm a part of making that race happen for some people still makes me excited and happy that they choose our race do finish at. I clap for them as they cross the line and seeing them cry, or their families cheer for them, makes me so emotional. It's crazy to be so exhausted and so happy at the same time. My body felt like it was going to just topple over. I'm always so sore after events!
I mean yea, I get emails like this.
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but I also get to watch this happen, as I pick up trash.
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It never, ever gets old to see people complete their goal, and to know that I was a little part in helping them complete that goal. Ever.
It was a hot day, but it was a great day. We had a few small mishaps and we are working on getting them all taken care of now, and debreifing, analyzing and making sure all our bases are covered, but overall, a great day and a great event to be a part of.
I am so happy to work for Run Racing, through it all. I didn't cry between a portapottie and a dumpster this year. I am so thankful for all those who came out and Ran Long Beach this year, becuase without you guys it wouldn't be the great community event that it is. I've finally waded through my 1,000 + emails from this weekend and turned off my auto responder and now, looking back, I'm so happy with how everything event. Amazing day. I've caught up on my sleep finally and am ready to start training for my next event.
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Thank you to those who came up to me and introduced themselves this weekend! Thank you to those who said thank you and I'm so grateful to all those who helped make 2011 a great year for Long Beach.


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Spy Away
This story appears in the March 2000 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
When Jay Bloom leaves a trade show, his pockets are stuffed with his competitors' brochures. When he reads trade journals, he scans the pages for new products, promotions and other changes at rival firms. A clipping service sends more articles containing selected key words. If the customers who call his service center mention competitors, he asks for details. Partners and investors provide gossip about rivals. Employees patronize competitors to investigate others' offers and service from a customer's angle.
Bloom is no spy, merely a practitioner of competitive intelligence, or CI. Keeping tabs on the competitive environment helps the 32-year-old founder of Pet Assure Inc., a provider of prepaid pet health plans in Dover, New Jersey, with everything from marketing to acquisitions, explains Bloom.
"We want to know what our competitors are doing, what their products are like and what their offers are," says Bloom. That sounds sensible, but annual surveys by The Futures Group, a Hartford, Connecticut, CI consulting firm, find that only about 60 percent of respondents have organized CI operations, and those are mostly large companies.
Small companies have a tendency to ignore competitive intelligence, says John McGonagle, managing partner of the Helicon Group, a CI consulting firm in Blandon, Pennsylvania. Entrepreneurs are often strapped for time, of course, but arrogance also plays a role. "Entrepreneurs tend to think they know all about their competitive environment," McGonagle says. "They think they're on top of things, but they aren't."
If you think you're on top of things, you may be--or you may not be. To help you make the call, Entrepreneur examined Pet Assure's CI activities and added McGonagle's expert commentary for a case study on what it really means to know who your competition is. The results reveal what one successful entrepreneur does right when it comes to competitive intelligence, how he could do better, and what other entrepreneurs can learn from his experiences.
Mark Henricks is Entrepreneur's "Cutting Edge" columnist.
Seek And You Shall Find
Bloom had his first exposure to the ways of competitive intelligence when he worked in risk management at a large New York City bank. There, he gained practice studying big financial institutions, primarily through monitoring the information in public filings. His motivation for becoming an entrepreneur, however, came from a much more personal encounter with competitive intelligence.
"When I was at the bank, I had a golden retriever named Lucky who, unfortunately, did not live up to his name," says Bloom. "He had a condition called hip dysplasia and needed surgery that cost about $3,000."
Bloom had a health-insurance policy on Lucky, but he discovered it excluded the treatment his pet actually needed, plus many more. When he looked for a better deal, something like the prepaid membership plans humans use for dental care, he found nothing for pets.
Further investigation revealed most pet-insurance policies carried limitations similar to those that had left him so dissatisfied. After confirming the niche was underserved, Bloom left his job at the bank in 1996 and started Pet Assure. One of the most important assets he brought with him was his appreciation of competitive intelligence.
As a result, Pet Assure has unusually comprehensive intelligence. At 15 to 18 trade shows per year, Bloom and his employees drop by rivals' booths to ask questions and gather marketing material. "You find your competitors there, and it's easy to gather information," he explains. In addition to pet-industry conventions, Bloom attends shows concerning employee benefits because selling memberships to companies for use in their benefits packages is an important distribution channel.
Bloom also subscribes to numerous periodicals covering the pet and veterinary industries. Although Pet Assure rarely markets directly to consumers, preferring to sell to intermediaries such as insurance companies, PPO networks and other businesses, Bloom reads the likes of Cat Fancy and Dog Fancy to see articles about, and advertisements for, rivals who do. Veterinary Economics and similar publications illuminate opponents' approaches to the vets who care for Pet Assure's members' animals.
And it doesn't stop there. Bloom employs a clipping service to read a wide variety of general and special-interest publications. When a key word turns up, the service sends him a copy of the article. "Clipping services are great," he says. "We use generic key words as well as our competitors' names.
"Customer feedback is also important. We get a lot of calls complaining about competitors' products." Employees answering the phone at Pet Assure's call center are instructed to take notes when customers complain, compliment or make any comment about the competition. The information is forwarded directly to Bloom, who distributes it to sales, marketing and other departments.
Some customers of competitive plans come from an unlikely source: the ranks of Bloom's employees. "A great way to find out what's going on with competitors is to have staff enroll in their programs," he explains. Competitive shopping, as the practice is known, offers deep insight about rivals' offerings, marketing, pricing and service.
One Pet Assure employee who signed with a competitor found the company was automatically enrolling anyone who called a phone number and tacking the fee onto the customer's monthly phone bill. Learning about the objectionable practice alerted Bloom to an opportunity for stressing his own more ethical billing methods to prospects in the competitor's market.
Pet Assure's financial backers are also naturally interested in competitive trends, and they provide another backstop. Not long ago, an investor noticed a rival's ads suddenly increasing in number and frequency and tipped Bloom off to the potential threat. Bloom found the competitor had formed a strategic partnership to get the cash for its invigorated marketing effort. Bloom used the information to form his own partnership with a rival of his competitor's new ally. "We have over 100 investors," he says, "and they call me every time they see anything on pet insurance."
Perhaps Pet Assure's most valuable CI resource consists of the 2,000 veterinarians enlisted to care for members' pets. When rival firms contact a Pet Assure-affiliated vet, the vet usually calls Bloom to discuss the offer. Sometimes Bloom even gets to peek at rivals' contracts. "We get a ton of information from our provider network," Bloom says. "There's no other way to find out about the small, regional players."
Bloom uses his CI findings in a variety of ways. When a customer call alerted him to the fact that a competitor was the target of a consumer lawsuit in a nearby state, Bloom moved quickly to run down details. "That kind of information about a competitor has a lot of value, especially when you're bidding against them," Bloom says.
A major concern is trying to find out whether a pet insurer is moving into Bloom's favorite markets: employee benefit programs, retail pet stores and banks, which offer memberships as inducements to credit-card customers. "We want to know what our competitors are doing, what their products are like and what their offers are," Bloom says.
Lately, Pet Assure has looked into acquiring some smaller competitors, and CI plays a key role by letting Bloom evaluate acquisition candidates without tipping his hand. "The monitoring lets us form opinions on who's worth pursuing a relationship with and who's not going anywhere," he says.
The Expert's Analysis
Pet Assure goes further than most small companies in competitive intelligence, says McGonagle. That probably comes as no surprise to hard-working entrepreneurs out there who can barely find time to run their own businesses, let alone monitor others. But Bloom's personal exposure to competitive intelligence in a corporate environment led him to put CI high on his entrepreneurial to-do list. "The entrepreneur's involvement is the biggest obstacle in small businesses," says McGonagle. "But, obviously, [Bloom] didn't just buy into this; he was the driver."
McGonagle lauds the way Bloom personally oversees collection and dissemination of intelligence throughout the organization. "That's the model for small business," says McGonagle. "He's using it the same as information about profits or regulatory issues."
Another key is managing CI to get the most return for your investment. "One thing that discourages small business from getting involved in CI is that they have so few people, and they're all busy," McGonagle says. Bloom's experience shows you can mount a part-time CI effort that's effective and efficient.
While large companies may have entire departments devoted to competitive monitoring, entrepreneurs need not assign even one full-time person to the job. Simply informing customer-service representatives about your interest in competitive feedback can produce loads of valuable information, McGonagle says. "If no one asks them about it, they don't tell you about it," he adds.
Bloom's competitive shopping gets high marks from the expert. "It's something that surprisingly few people do: become a customer of the competitor," McGonagle says. "People don't realize how important it is to get on [competitors'] mailing lists and get catalogs." You can learn all kind of things, including, if you pay attention to what else you start getting in the mail, whether competitors are selling the names on their customer lists to other marketers. You can then gain an advantage by crafting a customer-privacy policy that promises not to sell names to list brokers.
Using trade shows, industry periodicals and clipping services is basic CI, McGonagle says. Likewise, many firms find that partners, such as the veterinarians in Pet Assure's case, can be useful sources. Bloom gets extra credit, however, for employing investors to collect information. "We tend to think about suppliers, customers, sales forces and employees," says McGonagle. "But there, he's tapped into something I've rarely heard about with entrepreneurs."
Using CI to scope out potential acquisitions, as Pet Assure is doing, provides an unusually high return on investment, McGonagle adds. Quietly monitoring buyout candidates is far preferable to making direct information requests. Even preliminary formal negotiations require hiring expensive lawyers and accountants to audit the financials. Worse, before revealing anything, firms may ask you to promise not to enter their market for months or years. "That's a big price to pay if you decide you don't want to dance," notes McGonagle. "If you do it yourself with CI, you may not get all the information you need, but you don't have the restrictions."
Room For Improvement
Even Bloom can improve in some areas, McGonagle contends. The expert likes to see as much attention paid to protecting your own information as to learning about others. Requiring customers to keep materials confidential helps, he says, but you should take it for granted that if you can get your competitors' materials, they can get yours. "Never assume the competition isn't as smart as you are," he warns.
Verifying information is another area Bloom may need to emphasize. For instance, a customer could be telling you about a competitor's offer in hopes you'll try to beat it. "They give you information for a reason, and you have to understand that," McGonagle says. "Especially if you don't have documents, make sure you check on it."
Along those lines, Bloom needs to verify papers such as provider contracts aren't being obtained improperly. "Make sure the documents are not marked confidential and for the use of the recipient only," advises McGonagle.
McGonagle is somewhat concerned that it took a customer to alert Bloom to a lawsuit against one of his competitors. Careful monitoring of regulatory actions and reports, especially in a highly regulated area like insurance, might well have revealed the issue sooner, he says. Timely awareness of a lawsuit is crucial, McGonagle explains. There may be limited opportunity to see court documents, many of which are full of valuable information, before a competitor arranges to have records sealed from public view.
Entrepreneurs in most industries can get surprising amounts of information from the government, adds McGonagle. Tax assessments might reveal the quantity and type of machinery behind a rival's factory walls. Bids on government contracts and applications for environmental permits might do the same.
One last key to operating an effective CI program is to involve employees as much as possible. McGonagle likes to see active incentives for workers to take part. This can be as simple as letters of praise in their personnel files. "People die for that kind of stuff," he says, "because it can mean a promotion."
For entrepreneurs themselves, competitive intelligence can mean the difference between teaming up with the right partner and getting trampled by an unseen opponent. Bloom, whose company has gone from start-up to a 22-employee firm in three years, is a believer. "You're not in a position to compete without competitive intelligence," he says. "It's like running a race without looking at the other runners."
Next Step
- The Internet Age of Competitive Intelligence(Quorum Books) by John J. McGonagle and Carolyn M. Vella discusses the impact of the Internet on the acquisition and use of information about business opponents.
- The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals is an international group that sets standards, provides education, hosts events and publishes information about competitive intelligence. Contact SCIP, 1700 Diagonal Rd., #600, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 739-0696, Fax: (703) 739-2524, email@example.com, http://www.scip.org
- Competia.com is an online publication containing news, analysis, tips and techniques from the world of competitive intelligence. It's available at http://www.competia.com
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By Jordan Davidson
Special to DNAinfo.com New York
INWOOD — Bread and Yoga will host its popular holiday market featuring the work of local artists in a donated Inwood storefront this weekend — a year after a fire destroyed the studio's building.
The fate of the holiday market was thrown into doubt when Bread and Yoga and several other small businesses lost their space in a massive fire that tore through its building on the corner of Broadway and West 207th Street nearly a year ago.
Edison Properties, the owner of the Inwood Center located at 5030 Broadway, donated the space for the holiday market.
"It was too important to give up on it," said Marcela Xavier, Bread and Yoga's founder and director. "There's so much talent in Inwood, and Bread and Yoga offers a home to nourish that talent."
The thriving yoga studio quickly became a community cultural center, offering art and cooking classes for children and adults before the blaze. Classes have continued at Holy Trinity Church at 20 Cummings St. while Xavier searches for a permanent space.
"The past holiday markets were like opening the doors to my home for a big celebration," she said. "The space on loan this year feels different, but it's still very exciting."
The one-room space is larger than the former Bread and Yoga studio. Xavier intends to make the holiday market an attractive venue with artwork from the studio's after-school program adorning the walls, installations from local artists, live music, a DJ and wine tastings.
More than 20 vendors have committed to the market, and more are expected to trickle in as the weekend approaches. Confirmed vendors include Manor House Soaps, Spot On- Society Preserving Old Things and Odd Notions, The Peralta Project, Katherine Carey Millinery, Bonnie B Jewelry, Greengarten's, Dr. Superhelga, Lisa Nedoff, Rolling Heads and Friends, Penny Made It, Art by DJBoy, Word Up Books, Brazen Lingerie, Inwood Soaps, Cutco Cutlery, Shannon Park - Make Up Artist, Adriana Quesada Jewelry, Chickpea and Olive, Little Chicken, Eco Mundo, and Jon Resnick photography.
"We have wonderful, local people making amazing products," Xavier explained. "You can do all your holiday shopping right here. You can keep your money up here. You don't have to go Downtown."
The Bread and Yoga Holiday Market takes place Dec. 8-9, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Dec. 15-16, from noon to 6 p.m. at 5030 Broadway, at the corner of 213 Street.


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In an effort at greater transparency (and to counter recent criticism by US Trade Representative Susan Schwab), AllofMP3.com hosted a virtual press conference today at which it took questions from journalists about its business model and legal dispute with record labels. Unfortunately, what emerged was a mass of contradictory information.
The Russian site, which offers two-dollar downloads of major-label albums, says that it wants to support artists. In response to a question from Ars Technica, Director General Vadim Mamotin said that his company pays 15 percent of its earnings to ROMS (the Russian Multimedia and Internet Society), from whom AllofMP3 has a license to sell digital music. Copyright holders in both the UK and the US assert that they have not seen a dime from the site. AllofMP3 simply asserts that "it's ROMS responsibility to compensate the appropriate copyright holders." Where's the money going? No one knows, and AllofMP3 provided no details or explanation.
The site owners say they want to work directly with artists and help them make money from their content, yet they went ahead and ripped music using a collective license from ROMS, which is not authorized by any copyright holders. International rights society CISAC booted ROMS back in 2004 because it "has been issuing licenses to copyright users without the authority to do so from all relevant copyright owners."
In response to several questions about why it offers the site in English and includes charts from other countries, AllofMP3 simply asserts that "we don't actively market to other countries. For example, we don't purchase ads or run online commercials." But they also argue that their business may in fact be legal in other countries, and they cite the vagaries of "conflicting international laws and country-specific laws" to defend this claim. (Note to AllofMP3: it's pretty clear in most countries that you are violating copyright law if rightsholders cannot stop you from making copies of their work and selling them. This is pretty much the point of a copyright.)
AllofMP3 determines the value of albums unilaterally—artists and rights-holders have no say in the price of their own work. Still, the site operators claim that they are not devaluing music, saying, "It is not up to us to determine value. We price our music based on the Russian market. To us, who love music, all music is priceless." Or worth two dollars.
To AllofMP3, the entire mess is the fault of the music labels, which have taken advantage of artists for years. "The record companies have little regard for the majority of musicians. They are concerned with making money for themselves, not the artists," says Mamotin. "In our opinion, we and the artists would be better off dealing directly with each other. In fact, we believe that is the future of the music industry. We think labels will fade, not disappear but fade, and that artists will have much greater freedom to actually control their work, which they don't the minute they sign their contract."
The irony of that statement is delicious. Artists should have "greater freedom to actually control their work," so AllofMP3 ripped their music without asking said artists and offered it for sale to the world at a Russian price point. Artists are no doubt thrilled at this level of "control."
Users like it, though. The combination of low prices, quick servers, and high-bit rate (though transcoded) downloads on the newest music makes the site attractive, no matter what its legal status. The lack of DRM doesn't hurt, either.
Recent changes in Russian copyright have threatened to derail the site, and the US pressure has clearly made impression on the owners of AllofMP3, but they remain optimistic. When asked by Ars if they would be in business a year from now, the answer was immediate: "Of course, we will survive. The music industry is rapidly changing and we will change with it."


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Early voting in Senate District 6 race wraps up Tuesday
Early voting in the special election for state Senate District 6 ends Tuesday. The election is Saturday.
More than 6,700 voters had cast their ballots through last week at seven locations in Houston, Baytown and Galena Park. The district covers much of Houston's East End, as well as parts of Baytown and Pasadena.
Eight candidates - five Democrats, two Republicans and a member of the Green Party - are vying to succeed state Sen. Mario Gallegos Jr., who was elected posthumously in November. Gov. Rick Perry set the election date last month and will set a runoff date if none of the candidates gets 50 percent of the vote.
Two of those Democrats, state Rep. Carol Alvarado, 45, who also served six years on the Houston city council, and Sylvia Garcia, 62, a former Harris County commissioner and city of Houston controller, are considered the frontrunners.
Also running are R.W. Bray, 37, a Republican who lost to Gallegos in November, and Dorothy Olmos, 54, who ran for the State Board of Education in November.
The three other Democrats in the race are Joaquin Martinez, 32, who describes himself as a "silent community leader in the East End"; Rufolfo M. "Rudy" Reyes, 59, a business consultant and former member of the League City City Council; and Susan Delgado, 48, a real estate broker and former stripper who challenged Gallegos in 2004 and 2008. The Green Party candidate is Maria Selva, 52, a community organizer.
The district is majority Hispanic and leans Democratic.


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It is well documented that income inequality is on the rise, with the richest 10 percent earning up to 40 percent of total global income. The poorest 10 percent earn only between 2 percent and 7 percent of total global income. In developing countries, inequality has increased by 11 percent if we take into account the growth of population.
These widening disparities require the adoption of sound policies to empower the bottom percentile of income earners, and promote economic inclusion of all regardless of sex, race or ethnicity.
Income inequality is a global problem that requires global solutions. This involves improving the regulation and monitoring of financial markets and institutions, encouraging development assistance and foreign direct investment to regions where the need is greatest. Facilitating the safe migration and mobility of people is also key to bridging the widening divide.
Goals in action
Staying the Course in Supporting Land Reforms in Zimbabwe
With EU and UNDP support, key stakeholders in Zimbabwe's land sector held face-to-face talks in Harare, setting the stage for a dialogue process that is crucial in unlocking the country's huge agricultural potential through a sustainable land reform process. MORE >
Youth in Eritrea gain skills to unlock employment opportunities
Eritrea faces wide scale youth unemployment, pushing many young people to brave their chances and migrate in search of better opportunities. To address these issues, a project by the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students, with financial support from Norway, Japan and UNDP, is providing youth with vocational skills and training to help them find jobs. MORE >


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I'm talking about those who turn their nose up at free music because they assume it's all crap.
For example: I can't tell you the number of times I've received demos over the years at DataObscura and have replied with where it needs some more work and what tracks are weak, only to see it come out shortly after on a netlable in the original and, in my mind, sub-standard form.
Yes, I agree that's a problem. But it think underscores the need for more curators on the netlabel scene.
And to repeat/add to what APK and Mike said, the other issue is where artists will release EVERYTHING they produce, resulting in mostly mediocre music. I think that's the quickest way for an artist to tire their listener base and lose them.
Thanks for posting about IRIS sraymar. I remember VAZ, didn't that come on the scene around the same time as NI's first generation of Reaktor?


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With recovery of the Indian economy, India's real estate market appears to be more dynamic. A lot of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) are also relocating to their country. Good growth prospects, good education system and the feeling of reconnecting with their native place are some factors that drive most NRIs towards India. Real estate has also advanced with modern technology and offers a wide variety to choose from- for mere investments or for relocating. India's economy is booming and hence NRIs are looking towards returning to India for investment, at the same time maintaining their individual jet set lifestyle. India has been a great motivation for builders commercial/residential to come up with projects of international standards.
What does an NRI seek for in Indian Real Estate?
- Investment and the capital appreciation Indian real estate offers.
- A second home
- Maintaining an international lifestyle
- Immovable asset in your own backyard
- India's globalization and maybe relocation


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HBO airs Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
CONCERT "2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony"
WHEN | WHERE Debuts at 8 p.m. Saturday on HBO
REASON TO WATCH Roosevelt hip-hop group Public Enemy, rockers Rush and Heart, bluesman Albert King, singer-songwriter Randy Newman, disco queen Donna Summer, legendary producer Quincy Jones and manager Lou Adler join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT Rock and roll is a living art form, one that changes with each artistic and technological innovation. This year's induction ceremony, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles in April, was designed to stretch the genre's boundaries -- welcoming groundbreaking hip-hop group Public Enemy into the fold alongside disco pioneer Summer, while also honoring some of rock's most dependable stars, Rush, Heart and Newman, all of whom have deserved induction for years.
Public Enemy's Chuck D. addressed all the "there goes the neighborhood" talk about the group's worthiness for a rock honor in his acceptance speech. "Let us not forget, we all come from the damn blues," he said. "Let's not get it twisted."
The band then followed it up with a fiery performance of the guitar-heavy "Bring the Noise" that should have put the question to rest. The finale of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads" -- featuring John Fogerty, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Gary Clark Jr. and members of Heart, Rush and Foo Fighters -- was also reworked by Chuck D. and DMC to state, "The blues gave birth to rock and roll."
Leave it to Jones, who famously produced the unifying "We Are the World," to bring the night's disparate parts together, saying, "I truly feel as if I've finally arrived at the family reunion."
MY SAY The HBO editors certainly had their work cut out for them, trying to cut the more than five-hour extravaganza down to a manageable three hours. Memorable performances -- including Jennifer Hudson's take on Summer's "Bad Girls" and Heart's lovely "Dreamboat Annie" -- had to go. So did a lot of Jones' acceptance speech, though Oprah Winfrey's intro to his induction was intact, as well as Harry Belafonte's induction of Public Enemy. However, the editors did manage to crystallize all the speeches to their most salient points -- even Flavor Flav's wild, rambling speech became a nice thank you to Chuck D., who refused record contracts that didn't include Flav.
BOTTOM LINE Broadening the definition of rock, paying tribute to everyone's role.


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Gastroparesis is a stomach disorder. It happens when your stomach takes too long to empty out food.
If food stays in your stomach for too long, it can cause problems. Too much bacteria may grow.
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The vagus nerve gets damaged if you have diabetes and your blood sugar or blood glucose levels stay high over a long period of time.
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This film features large hunts and goes onto show clips from various horse races including a short sequence at Beechers Brook at the Grand National. More hunt gatherings follow, and the camera follows one horse practising jumping.
Part of the Worsley collection, this film contains footage from a variety of events which took place in Hovingham, North Yorkshire. The events include the installation of electricity in the village, the opening of Hovingham Village Hall, a village fete, and the Hovingham cricket team playing matches and practicing.
This film is a travelogue documentary which takes the audience on a descriptive and scenic journey through rural and historic Yorkshire.
This is an amateur film which shows various aspects of life around the village of Kirkby Malzeard. The film was made by Sir Fred Moore at the time of the Royal Silver Jubilee.
An amateur film shot by Sir Fred Moore, this film includes footage of Mowbray House, Kirkby Malzeard during a winter and summer seasons of the Second World War. The film shows the soldiers who were billeted at Mowbray House taking part in training exercises, sports and other events as well as village activities. The film is shot on both black and white and colour film stocks.
This is a film of Sir Fred Moore and his family at Mowbray Hall. Events which take place at the Hall include a fete and traditional dancing. The film also includes scenes of the village of Kirkby Malzeard complete with traditional sword dancing.
A film featuring Kathleen Cole as a very young child, a family Christmas and her cousin Geoffrey's birthday party, made by Kathleen's father.
This is a film from the Noel Beardsell Collection about a trip he and his son, Peter, make to someone living in the countryside.
This film is a compilation of local events around the town of Scissett during the 1930s. Included are garden parities, 1937 Coronation celebrations, swimming and diving, and an excursion by the Dearne Valley Wheelers to Stamford Bridge.
This is a film by Charles Chislett of a family motor trip to the Pyrenees; from Bordeaux via Lourdes and Andorra to Biarritz.
This is an idyllic film by Charles Chislett that captures four children holidaying with their families in the Yorkshire Dales. The filmmaker shows his son and daughter and two other little girls as they wander around and play in the many famous landmarks such as Buttertubs Pass, Aysgarth Falls and historic towns such as Richmond. The film also captures the process of making Wenslydale cheese. Intertitles are used throughout the film to identify the different areas that the families visit in the Yorkshire Dales. There are also extensive views of the surrounding countryside.
Made by Charles Chislett for the Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS), this film documents a trip to the Yorkshire Dales organized for underprivileged children who lived in urban areas. During their trip, the boys stay at a amp just outside the village of Kettlewell. The film includes footage of the village as well as the boys' walks around the countryside.
Made by Charles Chislett and commissioned by the Church Pastoral Aid Society, this is a film of the activities of forty boys at a C.P.A.S. summer camp at Burstow in Surrey.
This is the second part of the film made by Charles Chislett for the C.P.A.S. (See also 350). It looks at the technological changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution. There is no reference or allusion to the C.P.A.S., the Church or Christianity.
This is a film by Charles Chislett of a family holiday touring Ireland, featuring his children Rachel and John. They visit many historic sites, including the Puck Fair at Killorglin.
This is a film by Charles Chislett of a family holiday to the Austrian and Italian Alps; possibly a continuation of the holiday to Switzerland (326), with his daughter, Rachel, son-in-law and two grandchildren.
This is a film by Charles Chislett of a tour he and his wife Grace took of Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Aden and the Suez Canal.
This is a film by Charles Chislett of his family at home and visiting a nearby farm where they observe typical farm life. The film features Chislett's daughter Rachel and other small children playing in the garden and at Christmas.
Part of the Pashley Collection, this film features a parade and mock wedding in Great Ayton. The film also includes footage of members of a retirement home on a day out in the village.
This is a film showing some aspects of life and farming around harvest time in the area around Great Ayton in North Yorkshire.
Part of the Pashley Collection, this film is a wide-ranging film showing Yorkshire during the winter, including speeded up journeys along icy roads and footage of scenic snow-covered landscapes.
This amateur film is from the Kathleen Lockwood collection and captures various trips taken by the filmmaker and a friend around West Yorkshire.
This film is from the Kathleen Lockwood collection and contains footage of the flowers and wildlife that are visible in her garden at various times of the year.
This is part of the Kathleen Lockwood collection and captures the hard work that a man with a walking disability puts into looking after his large garden. There are shot of him pruning trees and grape plants and eventually picking the ripe grapes from his greenhouse.
This amateur film about Filey was made by Kathleen Lockwood and contains footage of Filey, its fishermen, and the surrounding countryside. There are also shots of Holker Hall in Cumbria and the Honley Show in Huddersfield in 1978.


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Leaders are very important to the success of a business, as they are the ones who inspire others, drive movement forward and provide the company with a goal. However, a leader with a larger than life ego can actually be a detriment to a company, holding it back and causing problems rather than encouraging success.
There is a huge difference between ego and confidence. Self-confidence is an essential trait in a strong leader as they need to be able to believe in themselves and confidently stride towards their dreams. Rather than the calm self-assuredness that confidence brings, a big ego manifests itself in pride, boastfulness, self-centeredness and an inability to admit when one is wrong.
Here are a few reasons why having a big ego is not a very good trait in a successful leader.
Leaders Need to Be Able to Admit When they are Wrong
Even though they might be put in charge because they have the most education or experience, leaders are not always right. In fact, sometimes they can make big mistakes, totally misjudge situations or get things completely wrong. This is nothing to be ashamed about, after all everyone is human and will make a mistake once in a while.
However, sometimes big leaders are afraid to admit that they have got it wrong. They are so unwilling to show any weaknesses that they will follow through with things even though all signs are indicating that they have got it wrong. They will lead their company towards disaster while pretending that they are doing the right thing, rather than admitting their blunder and asking for help.
A good leader should never let their own ego get in the way of realising when they are making a mistake. A confident leader is never afraid of confessing to a mistake and taking a new approach and if this is done with grace it will make your employees respect you even more.
Leaders Need to Be Able To Let the Achievements of Others Shine
Another trait of someone with a big ego is that they are quick to snap up all the credit when it comes to the group's accomplishments. You've probably seen it before, the team leader whose team puts in plenty of effort to achieve something and then when it comes time to receive accolades, he speaks like he did all of the work himself. These are also the types of people who are likely to choose team members who are less competent than themselves because their primary motivation is making themselves look good. In the thinking of an egotistical person, another person's success means that they have failed so they will feel better about themselves when others achieve and earn less.
A great leader needs to be able to step out of the spotlight and be gratified by the achievements of others. They must realise that they cannot accomplish or control everything, so they need to invest in fantastic team members and value their contribution to the organisation. Good leaders will know how to let another employee shine.
Leaders Need to Be Able to Unite Rather Than Divide
One of the most important roles of a leader is to be able to make each and every person working with them feel like they are valued and appreciated. They need to create a positive and optimistic working environment which makes employees feel engaged and motivated.
Unfortunately, a leader with a big ego will be too focused on themselves to make this happen. The people working with them will become increasingly fed up with their egotistical behaviour and will not be inspired to do their best. They might even cause conflict in the workplace, which further distracts people from doing a good job at work.
Instead of a big leader with an even bigger ego, it is better to have someone who does not deny reality even when it is negative and is able to admit their own mistakes. They will be able to help people get through difficult times, let the achievements of others shine and encourage everyone that they work with to put their best performance in. You will be amazed at the different that a calm and confident leader without a big ego can make on your organisation.
Having a big ego can really get in the way of providing excellent leadership and here are some of the reasons why. To find out more about our leadership programs, visit Cirrus today.


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It's difficult in this town to compete with the quality and price of the Smithsonian. DC is uniquely blessed with such incredible public museums that private museums often have to compete, and while they often do it incredibly well, it's tough to see one move from a free model to one supported by admission fees. The National Building Museum announced today that by the end of the month they will be charging an $8 fee for adults, and a $5 fee for children, students, and seniors. — welovedc.com
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Royal Treatment opened for business in October 2010 with the goal of offering a place for fly fishers to gather, share stories, expand knowledge and see the latest the industry has to offer. While our business has grown, thanks to the support from everyone, our focus remains the same.
The shop is stocked with the finest tackle from Simms, Patagonia, Bauer Fly Reel, Nautilus Reels, Winston Fly Rods, Scott, Sage, CF Burkheimer, G. Loomis, Abel, Hatch, Fishpond, Rio, SA, Airflo and more. Not to mention a large selection of tying materials and high quality flies.
Our website has been designed to provide the latest information for the fly angler. Here you'll find fishing reports, current river information, a variety of blogs, product reviews, guide information, fly tying instruction and an online store. While you may find everything you need here, we invite you to stop in the shop to fully experience the Royal Treatment.
We hope you enjoy the site and look forward to seeing you soon.
Welcome home.
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Royal Treatment Fly Fishing is proudly the home of the Oregon Trout Trail registration. You haven't heard about the Oregon Trout Trail? Learn more and get signed up today. We'll see you on the trail!


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Mitt Romney, E-SPLOST and Sunday package sales were favored in Pike County where once again voter turnout was among the highest in the state.
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Time Management
This half-day workshop provides the tools to plan, organize, and manage your time more effectively.
Czego się nauczysz?
In this module, you first analyze where your time is actually spent. Are you focused on the task at hand, or are you really spending a little too much time around the water cooler? Once you have a clear picture of how your time is lost, you'll have a better idea of how to adjust your routine. You will be given specific tools and methods that help people stay focused, reduce procrastination, and empower you to reach your goals — on time!
Dlaczego chcesz się tego nauczyć?
No matter how hard you try, you can't make more time. You simply have to make better use of the time you have. The key is to invest your time in the most productive way that will yield the best results.
Jak ci to pomoże?
At the completion of this module, you will be able to understand how your time is spent, overcome time management obstacles, and work more efficiently.


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The Lindenwood University School of Communications will host a digital media summer camp for high school students interested in learning multimedia, design, photography, web, or editorial skills. The three-day journalism boot camp, Media Now STL, will be June 25-27 at the St. Charles campus.
The camp will focus on developing innovative journalistic storytelling techniques through the use of immediately available resources. Instruction will be offered from top journalism professionals from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Dallas Morning News, professors from Lindenwood and Drake Universities, and high school advisers from award-winning programs in Omaha, Indiana, and St. Louis.
Media Now STL offers six workshops, featuring new media breakouts and critiques with area professionals.
The multimedia workshop will teach participants how to tell a story through the combination of video, sound, photographs, and editing. The design workshop will focus on developing design perspective and learning how to best connect print and online stories. New to the program this year, the photography workshop will teach composition basics for news and feature photography through hands-on projects.
The editor track will provide instruction on how to manage a digital newsroom, while the introductory web workshop will offer students the chance to build a site from scratch and learn the basics of managing it. A new advanced web course is also offered that will concentrate on upper-level skills, including adjusting simple HTML code and customizing elements of a site to enhance usability. Social media sharing and capitalizing on available tools will be discussed in each workshop.
The cost to attend Media Now STL is $280 per student before June 1 or $300 after June 1. The fee includes lunch and dinner each day of the camp, lab use, parking, and a t-shirt. On-campus housing is also available for $25 per night.
Two scholarships for free registration will be awarded on May 7. The deadline for essay submissions is April 30.
Lindenwood will offer two hours of undergraduate college credit to participating high school juniors and seniors and one hour of continuing education credit to advisers. The course credit fee is $60 per individual and must be paid directly to the university.
Seating is limited. For more information or to register, visit www.MediaNowSTL.com or call 314-252-8816.


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This isn't exactly topical ( a TR1 level from 2008), but I thought I'd put it here for future reference. In Four Lost Keys you spend half the level without any med packs or weapon upgrades, so when you encounter the skateboard kid with uzis, it's almost impossible to kill him.
Evidently there are a couple of better players than me out there as someone posted themselves finishing in the trophy room, and the walkthrough says you can beat him if you keep rolling a bunch of times whilst shooting. For everyone else as unskilled as I am, you can beat him by means of a glitch.
For some context, it's the part of the level where you come to a couple of pillars with a room below decorated in red/purple, with a bunch of writing on the wall and a gold key. Make sure you save before you go down (you can't get back up again) as the kid with the uzis will slaughter you.
You want to shoot him from up here, but he won't trigger off unless you're down there, and then you can't get back up again. Here's where the GLITCH comes in handy:
I managed to trigger him by jumping into and bouncing off the right side of this rectangular opening to down below (I'm guessing enough of you registers as having passed through the opening). If you bounce off this corner a few times (one side red, one side brown) you should see him skating around below you. Now quickly jump to the left-hand side where he can't fire at you and save. Now it's a case of sideflip to the right, shoot him for a few seconds, side-flip back to the left again. Repeat several times, and save every time you can do so without losing health.
You need to do kill the skateboard kid to collect his uzis so you can go against the cowboy later on. I thought this was a fantastic level except for this one piece of design. With no med packs and only your pistols, you end up getting completely slaughtered by going against someone with uzis. If the guy who built this level put a couple of med packs there before you face him I think it would rate a lot higher.
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This question has to do with the relationship between your BMR and resting heart rate (bpm). If you are training daily, aerobic and anabolic, and after a span of time you see a decrease in your bpm would your BMR also decrease due to the more efficient bpm ?
For example, you have a BMR of 1800 and after 3 months of intense cardio and weight training you decrease your bpm from 70 to 55 would this result in a decrease of your BMR ?


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