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Software-defined networking, a set of technologies to help networks better adapt to user needs with less manual effort, may at last be getting the common foundation it has needed for interoperability and efficient development.
Most of the major vendors working on SDN have joined in on OpenDaylight, a project being announced on Monday that will develop an open-source SDN framework. The vendors, which include Cisco Systems, VMware, Juniper Networks, and Ericsson, will contribute software and engineers to the effort, according to Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, which is hosting the project.
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With OpenDaylight, the networking industry will take the same approach to developing its next generation of technology as the big-data sector did with Hadoop or Web browsers with WebKit, Zemlin said. It will be a vendor-neutral group that no single member can dominate and in which "the best code can win," he said. By pooling code and engineering effort to build core infrastructure software, vendors will free up their own research and development resources to build value-added products on top of it.
On an OpenDaylight conference call with media on Friday, Cisco committed itself to this model.
"Cisco plans to use OpenDaylight as the foundation of several product offerings and include aspects that might be specific to Cisco," said Colin Kincaid, the company's vice president of product management, marketing and architecture.
OpenDaylight launches with a group of backers that includes most of the major makers of network infrastructure. Cisco, Brocade, Ericsson, Citrix and SDN specialist Big Switch Networks make up the top-level Platinum group of sponsors. Other members include IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Dell, Intel, NEC, Arista Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent's just-launched internal SDN startup, Nuage Networks.
SDN is designed to turn networks into programmable platforms instead of collections of boxes that have to be managed on their own. While virtualized servers and storage can be reconfigured and moved around quickly from a central management point, networks still require many manual changes.
SDN emerged through development of the OpenFlow protocol and the formation of the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) in 2011 to standardize the technology. But since then, networking vendors have developed other SDN tools on their own, saying OpenFlow solves only some parts of the problem. OpenDaylight is a development body and will be complementary to ONF, which is a standards body, according to Zemlin. The two groups have had discussions, he said.
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When we laminate the fiberglass cloth to the board, we try to squeegee all of the excess resin off. This leaves a very heavily textured finish. A Hot coat is a layer of resin that fills that texture. It is called a Hot Coat because it has a high amount of catalyst in it to make the resin gel quickly. Any resin left in the bucket will get rather warm when it begins to harden.
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I then put all of the fin blanks on a rack and graded them. 12 were selected and sent to 1 World in Florida where Juan Rodriguez masterfully foiled them. Then he put the bead on and shipped them overnight to Waterman's Guild. Kudos to Mr. Rodriguez who went way beyond the call of duty. He is in a class with Greg Martz as a craftsman.
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Last year, former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy announced that he'll be teaming up with director Ron Howard to create a short film inspired by photography submissions from a contest sponsored by camera manufacturer Canon. Now, Murphy has posted a short video online in which he reveals the plot of the upcoming flick.
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Marc Stein: Sacramento, of course, still trying to convince Monta to commit to Kings. @Vivek Ranadive can amnesty Salmons to help with creating more cap space Twitter @ESPNSteinLine
Marc J. Spears: Kings' contract talks with Bucks free agent guard Monta Ellis have been described as "aggressive," a source told Y! Sports. Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo
I hear that there are many Monta Ellis rumors. I would say at this point they are just rumors. Some of them don't make sense to me. I don't see the Hawks using much of their remaining cap space on one player - but I could be wrong. I'm also not sure that Jeff Teague going to the Bucks in a trade could happen. Stay tuned on those fronts. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Alex Kennedy: The Atlanta Hawks are negotiating with Monta Ellis, per a source. I'm hearing deal would be about $10 million a year. Not sure about years. Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA
Alex Kennedy: Nothing is imminent between the Atlanta Hawks and Monta Ellis at this point, but the two sides are engaged in talks. Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA
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As the free-agent negotiatiing period opened Monday morning, the Knicks expressed an interest in pursuing a deal with Bucks shooting guard Monta Ellis, league sources told CBSSports.com. A union of Ellis and the Knicks is viewed as a longshot, as the Knicks only have the $3.2 million taxpayer mid-level exception available. Ellis just opted out of a deal that would have paid him $11 million next season in Milwaukee. CBSSports.com
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Darren Wolfson: Asked an #NBA executive for some names hot-and-heavy in trade talks. Said: Granger, M. Ellis (sign-&-trade), Thomas Robinson, and Vesely. Twitter @DarrenWolfson
Darren Wolfson: Asked an #NBA executive for some names hot-and-heavy in trade talks. Said: Granger, M. Ellis (sign-&-trade), Thomas Robinson, and Vesely. Twitter @DarrenWolfson
Monta Ellis is certain to be courted by several teams during free agency, but there are more and more NBA officials who expect him to end up in Sacramento. Racine Journal-Times
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Alrighty everyone, here's the answers to your questions! I did all the ones I could & grouped the similar ones together. Thanks for all your questions! :o)
- drewcalvillo answered: how did you start out in a band was it hard to find other band members?
I actually joined after Lydia was already a band. There was another female before me that didn't work out. I had friends who toured & knew I was eager to be doing the same. So In late 2005, Loren, Lydia's drummer at the time, contacted me wondering if I was interested in checking out the music because he had heard from fellow friends of some girl in Nashville who might fit the band. Pretty much, they came through, I saw them live, tried out in the van on acoustic & joined just a month later.
- changeincolors answered: Mine's more of a request than a question…Will you guys pleaseeeee play fate or, sleep well orrr, a story4supper on this upcoming tour
haha Blanca! I will talk to Leighton about it and see what he says :)
- sarahbethlove answered: how do you keep your hair so dang perfect all the time?
haha it is so NOT perfect ever! But if I can be girly for a second: I basically use my straightener (Chi) to curl it since it's only halfway curls if I let it airdry. I don't wash it but every 3-4 days because it's easier to manage that way, plus it's a royal pain anytime you take a shower on tour cause people are fighting for the bathroom. oh and my secret weapon: baby powder. Just a little bit helps, it's like dry shampoo.
- ohhsaraa answered: i thought i asked you something already but how did you come up with Lydia ? :D
I'm assuming you mean the name "Lydia," and I wish there was a cooler story than this… but basically Lydia was thought up by Steve. Leights & Steven actually had another before Lydia called "Next to Best" and when they decided to change the music they didn't think of a name before they had shows booked. Steve said they were about to go on one night and didn't even have a name and the guy said "well give me…something, anything" so he said Lydia. haha
- theshizz answered: how did you get that recyclable cup from starbucks?
- xoxobunny answered: HIHI! haha i was just wondering where you got your non-throw away cup from starbucks. did you just ask for it at the store?
Oh man! They stopped selling them! They're online I heard for $50 some places too. But mine was a gift from someone who knew I'd been searching high & low for one.
- vivalakogge answered: This isn't a question but I go to Eastern Kentucky University and you should come perform up here.
We will try our best! We love college shows. You can contact email@example.com for a serious college show booking..
- aheartdivided answered: when will get to see some of your own writing & lyrics? leighton's is beyond wonderful, but you make me so curious. also, australian tour?
Well I have my own stuff I do when I get the time. It's just garageband stuff I really just record for fun, but I write like crazy. I helped with "Illuminate" lyrics. I have plans of putting an EP out of my own stuff in the future, just takes tiiime & money, two things I need to acquire first. haha
- ichaichu answered: When will Lydia come to Indonesia? And what is your favorite drink from Starbucks? ;)
We want to travel internationally so badly! It just depends on when we can get the right tour to bring us out there. But hopefully soooon! And as far as starbucks drinks, I'm pretty boring. I like really bold plain coffee (hot or iced) with a tiny bit of soy & splenda in it, haha. But sometimes I'll add a syrup to it, or I'll spring for a soy chai latte :)
- song answered: If you had to pick between a Martin or a Taylor acoustic, which would you pick?
I want to say Taylor, but I've heard some pretty amazing guitars before that we neither of the 2. I think it aaaall just depends on how they're made/the actual person who makes them
- erinpierce answered: What made you decide to pursue music/kick started your interest?
- hollyrockwood answered: How did you get into music ?
- meeesh answered: did you always know you wanted to be in music? because im going off to college and i have no idea what i want to do/be. ha
- brytie answered: when did you decide to be in music and do you write music.
It's weird, I was a sports freak from ages 4-17. I played everything I possibly could & I was set on a scholarship for softball. My dad was my coach my whole life, and I think just after a while I wanted to see what else was out there for me to do. I got dragged to a show choir audition from a friend who'd heard me sing, and once I made it and was given solos & felt that rush on stage…. I knew I wanted to be singing more than anything.
- tamedbakedbeans answered: Can Lydia come to Dayton, Ohio???
- onyourwings answered: Can you get Lydia to come back to Detroit? Grrrrrl, you guys are so amazing
We have been there before! But I'm sure we will again soon. thank you!
- lolkayjk answered: how do you stay in such good shape?
haha I don't know about that, but I'm lucky enough my mom passed me her skinny genes…. atleast for now cause sweets are the thing I love the most, I'm sure they'll be haunting me soon.
- heyxoomgmarisa answered: what's your fave thoreau quote?!
Oh man.. I have so many, but I love this one from Walden:
"Kings and queens who wear a suit but once, though made by some tailor or dressmaker to their majesties, cannot know the comfort of wearing a suit that fits. They are no better than wooden horses to hang the clean clothes on."
- whoismarti answered: what made you fall in love with alice in wonderland? And when did you start playing the piano?
I just remember being so amazed by the weird and curiousness of the movie. I have a huge imagination, I think I was just in awe. haha. And I picked up piano by playing around with my parents keyboard probably around 5th grade, just for fun. I've still never had lessons, just play from sound.
- agisophie answered: Any chance to see Lydia in germany any time soon? :)
- kkkrystie answered: do you think lydia will come to the uk? :)
Oh man, we'd love to! We have plans of touring internationally as soon as we can!
- crodriguez answered: with so many bands and artists out there using auto-tune, how do you feel about it as a musician?
ehh, I can understand using in the studio for little parts if a person is struggling to get it absolutely perfect (if they're sick or whatever), but when I found out that people were actually using it LIVE in concert it completely blew my mind. It's like …ok if I wanted to hear an auto-tuned performance I'd save money on a ticket and just listen to your cd. I kind of like hearing the little flaws of live performances, as long as it's not terrible or anything. It lets you know they're HUMAN and it's not just listening to the record.
- amandaraaae answered: When are you coming to east coast? I need to see Lydia and meet you all:)
We're always everywhere… haha We've played east coast tooooons of times. We are coming back in sept/oct too, so check the dates. :) myspace.com/lydia
- megzred answered: I can't think of a good one, so I'm going to be lame and ask you your favorite restaurant or shop in Nashville because I live here too haha
Woo fun question! I love Pangea on Hillsboro Ave for fun little weird/random trinkets and things and Ru Sans for awesome affordable sushi.
- schmidthead answered: Seeing as you are a role model to a lot of us, who have been your best role models and why do you feel as if they are the best people?
- lettheshowbegin answered: who has inspired you the most?
- Audrey Bowser answered: Who/what is one of your overall biggest inspirations? It could be for music/style..anything!
Oh, wow … well thank you! I have so many role models for so many reasons. Karen Carpenter, Judy Garland, & Emily Haines for their gorgeous voices, musical abilities, and for keeping it CLASSY, unlike a lot of performers today. My MOM for being one of the strongest and silliest people I know. My dad for being an amazing musician & raising me to have a sense of humor. Arthur Rackham for his GORGEOUS art. Henry David Thoreau for living through simplicity & teaching us all how to do so! And pretty much anyone else who I've encountered in my life who has an amazing genuine soul and are not afraid to dream.
- arewedancer answered: What would you be doing/pursuing, if not music?
I'm all over the place with things I like to do, so that's so hard. But either something with cooking/vegetarian foods/nutrition, own my own coffee/cafe place, maybe something to do with philosophy, or helping with animals.
- singanddrinkandsleeponfloors answered: Are you ever going to do anything with those solo tracks you were working on?
still workin on them. just need more time & money to record! eessh!
- allshedreams answered: Is Paula Deen your favorite TV chef?
Yes! on the food network atleast
- greeneyesblueskies answered: what inspired you to become a vegetarian? any advice?
- monicaintheair answered: Advice on going vegetarian? :)
- awm92 answered: How/Why did you become a vegan/vegetarian? Is it hard to keep up with? I tried and it was difficult!
My friend bet me that I couldn't last 3 weeks in high school. So I tried it, quit that day, and by 2 weeks I didn't even miss it. 5 years later now, I have never craved a single meat product. It's the easiest thing ever.
- samshatarah answered: Wanna hang out? lol :)
haha sure! come to a show and hangout!
- sarpearbear answered: what/who inspires you to wake up everyday & embrace the beauty of life?
The sunlight! Coffee! Knowing that no matter where I am or what I have planned, the possibilities are endless. I was told by someone awesome once how he thinks of it. He said he is always so excited to finally go to bed at night after having a GREAT day because he knows that he's going to wake up tomorrow and it's going to be just THAT MUCH more incredible. Positivity. It's contagious.
- brendanklein answered: why don't live in san diego as amelias nanny
haha oh brendan, don't i wish i could. cutest baby award, absolutely. i miss you!
- leighasalady answered: which side of the heart do you draw first? Right or left?
Oh wow, very unique question.. i think the right side…. Does that mean anything? haha
- breakyourneck answered: you might hate me for not knowing… but what does daggum mean? :)
well, it's like saying "dang" or "darn." haha I don't like profanity so I try not to use it. "Daggum it" is the same thing as saying "Dang it." It's a rather southern term.
- jennadm answered: where do you go shopping?
I don't shop much, I hate spending money, makes me nervous. But if i do, I LOVE thrift stores more than mall stores. But also love forever 21, urban outfitters, anthropologe.
- dorothyyy answered: What is one song you currently can't stop listening to/listen to often?
So many! "Reading in Bed" by Emily Haines. "It's Over" by John Legend. "Gold Guns Girls" by Metric. & Brighten's new record has 2 songs on it that I've probably played like a billion times. It's incredible. And I don't know why but that I can't get enough of that "Best I ever Had" song by Drake. The video bummed me out tho. ha
- tomj2006 answered: What is your favorite movie of all time?
tie between "ever after" and "dumb & dumber" cause ones my favorite love story & the other is favorite comedy by far.
- kirbymishlen answered: where did you get that awesome paula deen mug?
my mom surprised me with it yesterday. we went to cracker barrel & she got it before we ate :)
- wondrouswillowtress answered: can you tell us anything about the new record?
- vince answered: hey!!:) umm does lydia have a set release for new cd…or are you guys just starting the writing process!.please come to halifax novascotia!
Not really… yet. Just that we are working on it right now! haha and no set date either, sorry
- Tasha answered: when your not touring with Lydia, what do you do? Are you going to school or just making music?
I used to always come home and work random jobs til I had to go back but I don't do that much anymore cause it's so stressful, even though I should. If anything, I nanny while I'm here for the kids families that I used to take care of when I taught preschool before joining the band.
- marlenvictoria answered: what are sone if the perks of being the only girl in a band? & what advice would you give someone about going on tour with guys?
- suppmindy answered: what's touring like with a bunch of boys?
- kellyhope answered: Whats it like being a female in a heavly male orintated industry? Do you ever feel out of your league?
I LOVE it. It's nice cause I don't really hang with many girls as it is, so being around all guys is a lot more comfortable for me. My advice would be to only tour if you can handle it, take everything with a grain of salt, and always carry baby powder & baby wipes for you face and hair. haha
- katieleandra answered: what inspires you?
people, art, music, a pretty day, everything! things that make me pause & think. like Arthur Rackham. genuine people. random acts of kindness.
- socophoto answered: The only lydia show I've been to was at the Mad Hatter in KY, and you werent with them at the time. What made you leave/why did you come back
I left for personal reasons, & I hated to do it. I finally was able to come back a few months later & was so happy cause I missed it more than anything.
- jamminjenna answered: do you have any tattoos and if you do what/where are they?
I have "daggum" tattooed on the inside of my lip. That's it so far!
- notworthmoney answered: Do you remember meeting me at the show in Sacramento you guys played in May? I was that kid that drove from Reno.
Oh yes yes I do! Hello again and thanks for being so awesome :)
- gibbyphills answered: Which football (the proper one) team do you support?
haha gibby! actually no favorite. i really only enjoy watching baseball unless i'm at an actual game. YANKEES, BOOOYAH
- alexseder answered: Will you marry me?
haha you don't want to marry someone you don't know! come onnn! ha
- cambo answered: you think all these social networking sites do more harm than good, or is it just a different way to reach out to people?
I think the sites work both ways. In one way, they are amazing for allowing us to connect with friends, family, fans, etc & they've been an incredible tool in helping people succeed in areas in their lives by promotion & such. But like anything, if used for the wrong reason, they can be bad news. But it also depends on what you put out there to be read, or what you, yourself are reading. I tend to stay away from any websites where I know I might read or something that I don't want to, it's not worth it. I now only use them for things I NEED or really want to use them for.
- lastgreatstarinhollywood answered: what's your favorite thing about an early morning in the fall?
Geeeeeez I just imagined it in my head…. getting a fresh cp of coffee in hand, walking out to my back porch and seeing the trees dressed in their fall clothes & the crisp chilly wind going in circles….my favorite season!
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The holidays were fun, right? But now it's time to rejoin regular life, where there aren't cookies being proffered at every turn. Time to get back to cooking at home, and eating healthy, balanced meals. Without feeling deprived. That's where this amazing dinner salad comes in.
It's light and healthy, but packed with hearty flavors and protein, so it feels solid and substantial. No, "Oh, poor me, I'm eating a salad for dinner!" thoughts when this is served.
For the record, I've made this using fat free yogurt, and I've subbed fat free sour cream instead of the yogurt. Both work fabulously. I've also used 1T curry powder and 1T of chicken shawarma spice blend. Yum!
Mix up the above ingredients and let 4 chicken breasts marinade for at least an hour. You could do this the night before if you were more organized than I am.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. And in the meantime...
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If you've never tried making your own salad dressings, you really need to. They're incredibly easy to make, and taste SO much better than the bottled stuff you can buy!
Whisk all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Give it a good shake or stir right before using the dressing, too, to make sure all of the ingredients are well incorporated.
Also, while the chicken is cooking, cook up some brown rice. I used a mixture of brown rice and quinoa here, but it's just as good with just one or the other.
Assemble the salad portion:
Dress lightly with the lemon vinaigrette.
Top with about a half a cup of warm brown rice. Trust me on this one. I know it sounds strange, but it's so good!
The chicken is great just baked in the marinade, but if you really want to take the flavors over the top, chop op the chicken into bite sized chunks, and then coat the chicken with about 2T of Trader Joe's amazing cilantro chive yogurt dip. Holy cow, is that stuff delicious. I think it could make anything taste good.
Put the warm chicken on top of the warm rice and cool, dressed greens. garnish with a little fresh parsley if you'd like. Or crumbles of pita chips--that added crunch is really excellent with this dish!
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"If the city moves forward and adopts the TIF, then there will be an extended period of negotiation with developers, sub contractors and sub developers," North Augusta Mayor Lark Jones says.
Still, dozens of people showed up on Monday night to tell city leaders what they think about the project that would move the GreenJackets to North Augusta.
"This project will help me continue to attract better clients, keep and grow my stuff with employees who are actually smarter than I am, and provide a wonderful environment to to raise my family," North Augusta resident Jeremy Mace says.
While supporters agree that Project Jackson would be a benefit for North Augusta, opponents had plenty of questions about the city's financing plan for the project. They argue that tax increment financing is being used for all the wrong reasons.
"It's not a minor league baseball subsidy bill. It's not, let's educate our children so we can walk them to the baseball park from my house bill," North Augusta Resident Steve Donohue says.
"The supreme court of California has upheld a ban on TIFs because it's a backdoor way of councils taxing the people," North Augusta Resident Rod Berg says.
While many are concerned about the numbers, some North Augusta residents are more concerned about what the project will bring to the area. One resident asked officials what kind of shops and restaurants would be built near Project Jackson. Officials say they don't have concrete plans yet, but they have an idea.
"I've used the example that we need more restaurants in North Augusta where you don't carry your own tray," Jones says.
The North Augusta City Council approved the first reading of the financing plan. There will have to be two more readings before Project Jackson can move forward.
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In spite of what you may have heard: successful investing doesn´t need to be complicated. You don´t need to be a genius or have access to a super mega computer processing information at the speed of light in order to achieve solid returns from your investments.
Finding high quality companies with strong competitive advantages and holding for the long term may require some common sense and discipline, but not much more than that. You don´t need to take my word for it, Warren Buffett has said it quite clearly.
"You don't need to be a rocket scientist. Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with 130 IQ."
Warren Buffett.
The Best Kind of Competitive Advantage
"The key to investing is not assessing how much an industry is going to affect society, or how much it will grow, but rather determining the competitive advantage of any given company and, above all, the durability of that advantage."
Warren Buffett.
Competitive advantages may come from different sources like technological superiority, cost efficiencies or special patents. But one fantastic source of competitive strength which is easy to identify and can be one of the strongest and most durable ones is brand differentiation.
Technologies change, patents expire, and cost advantages can be eroded by the competition. But great brands build an emotional connection between the company and its customers, and they can last for a long time – even forever - while generating superior profitability for investors.
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Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is the quintessential example of a company with an amazing brand power, the most valuable brand in the world according to Interbrand and – not by chance – the biggest position in Warren Buffett´s portfolio. Coca-Cola drinks sell at prices which can be double the price charged by competitors like Cott (NYSE: COT) and this allows for fantastic profit margins.
Comparing profitability figures for Coke versus Cott is a nice way to measure just how relevant a brand can be to shareholders. Both in terms of profit margins at different levels and return on equity, the differences are abysmal. Brand equity may be intangible, but it does have some big economic and financial implications when investing.
How does Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) get away with charging exorbitant prices for coffee when there are many competitors offering their products for a fraction of that value? Product quality is clearly a factor, you don´t build a successful brand without product quality, but there is much more to Starbucks than the taste of the coffee.
There is coffee and there is Starbucks coffee – brand differentiation – the company has transformed a commodity into a specialized product, and the brand is an undeniably important driver behind its success. Starbucks has a unique cultural footprint which the company has built through years of innovation, branding, and image differentiation, and that sets the company apart from its competitors.
Nike (NYSE: NKE) is another great example about a powerful brand as a competitive advantage. The company has built a rock solid position via decades of sponsoring the world´s most renowned athletes and generating memorable marketing campaigns. This has implications when it comes to profit margins, and also in terms of growth opportunities.
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Let´s assume for a second you are the person responsible for technology at your office, no you don´t need to put on your glasses and your Star Trek t-shirt for this simulation. The company´s CEO tells you to find the best solution to make sure that the company´s systems are safe from hacker attacks or industrial espionage, so you start analyzing possible choices for a comprehensive security framework.
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If the other company makes a mistake, you are going to feel the heat for that decision. IBM is a much safer choice: the company has been around for more than 100 years, and counts each of the Fortune 2000 companies as clients. A serious mistake coming from IBM sounds less plausible, and even if it does happen, nobody is going to blame you too much for choosing IBM versus other alternatives.
Interbrand rates IBM as the second most valuable brand in the world after Coca-Cola, and the company is Warren Buffett´s third biggest position in Berkshire Hathaway´s portfolio. You certainly don´t need to be rocket scientist to connect the dots between brand value, competitive advantages and Buffett´s investment decisions.
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After three successful home building projects in Blaine, the Whatcom County chapter of Habitat For Humanity is looking to build a fourth.
Speaking at a Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday, assistant director Terry Mattson said he is seeking support from the Blaine and Birch Bay communities as well as an inexpensive lot within Blaine city limits for one of several working families in Whatcom County who otherwise would not be able to afford it.
The organization has built a total of 28 homes in Whatcom County for low-income working families since 1987 – three of which are located in Blaine. The most recent of those is a 1,200-square foot, four-bedroom, two-bathroom home completed on December 31 and located on Bayview Avenue. The home was constructed for a family of eight: Gilbert and Valerie Minjarez and their six children including Michelle, 5, who is currently being treated at Children's Hospital in Seattle for leukemia.
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