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It's surprising how many project managers don't know the difference between a framework and a methodology. It's time to clear the air and clarify the differences.
It's surprising how many project managers don't know the difference between a framework and a methodology. It's time to clear the air and clarify the differences.
Time consuming, friction inducing and potentially costly, there is plenty that you would want to avoid when properly building IT service management. Yet if you hold your nose and do it right, you can establish a strong and effective process.
IT Service Management is rich and complex. So how does an IT manager navigate these choppy seas? There are a few ways to make the process much easier. Here we look at ITSM from a user and technology manager perspective.
Successful ITSM requires a true partnership between departments. Nowadays there is much more of a balance between IT and the business groups that it supports--there is recognition that the two departments need one another more than ever before. However, in many organizations there is still a little bit of a divide--and to really leverage one another there needs to be a true partnership.
Project management involves creating, facilitating and improving processes. But no process is perfect, and improvements can always be made. These five steps will help make sure that the process is carefully evaluated and corrected.
Running an IT department isn't about the technology, it's about the business. To be a strategic contributor, IT needs to take a much more proactive view to managing the technology portfolio--driving business-focused projects with bottom-line benefits.
Most of the information available on Service Level Management focuses more on the technical and logistics side of implementing various agreements--and on the relationship management side of the equation. While the technical and logistics aspects of SLM are very important, there seems to be an abhorrent vacuum around the intrapersonal side of making SLMs truly flourish.
Cloud delivery projects are a culmination of people, process and technology, but project management fundamentals still apply and there is work to be done. Here we give delivery management professionals some base foundation knowledge regarding the Cloud, why these projects are different as well as some of the skills and capabilities to focus on.
Developing a phased approach that brings continuous and measurable improvements is key to implementing an effective SLM capability. SLM isn't about service level agreements, layers of complex processes and such. SLM is about aligning the services and capabilities IT provides to the organization with its fundamental operational and competitive sustainability needs.
For some, the tough economy means there is a greater willingness to accept risk on projects in exchange for lower costs--and that brings the benefits of ITIL into question. Is the additional structure, process and service quality worth the cost and schedule impact on initiatives?
Ever stop to think what the differences are between ITIL Service Level Management and mainstream Customer Relationship Management functions? Are they complementary to each other? Is CRM contained within SLM, or visa versa? The answers are a click away...
Can you use ITIL as a differentiator over your competition? Is this a meaningful differentiator that will make potential customers choose us over the competition, or is it just another thing that you have to do in order to keep the playing field equal and that only becomes a differentiator if you don't do it?
Maybe we should consider our internal customers as just that--customers. That doesn't mean that we stop using ITIL and start entering them into our CRM system, but we should provide them with the same standard of service--and expect the same level of commitment.
Since service management is far more important to our customers than information technology, the acronym should be SMIT--or Service Management through Information Technology--rather than ITSM. There are many methods for structuring the improvement of the service that we provide to our customers, but all of the complexity boils down to a few important considerations.
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library has become the recognized standard for managing IT service levels throughout the enterprise. What should you know about ITIL and service level management? Wrap your arms around the components and terminology contained within this extensive framework by reading on.
ITIL analytics can be a powerful enabler in helping better understand the performance of a set of services--and will help you identify ways to streamline and automate operations.
Soon after launch of a migration to ITIL, progress can get bogged down. What tactics should you use to regain traction? That depends on the problems you're experiencing.
A strong alignment between the organization and its technology infrastructure is an essential first step in starting an ITIL initiative.
ITIL brings with it tremendous potential to transform an organization. However, it requires unwavering persistence and commitment to leverage the transformation potential.
ITIL appears ready for prime time. So why isn't it being implemented with great success across the board in IT organizations? As we continue to look at how you can successfully evolve ITIL standards into your organization, we present the remainder of ITIL's modules along with implementation recommendations.
ITIL appears ready for prime time. So why isn't it being implemented with great success across the board in IT organizations? This two-part series will set forth some observations and insights on how you can successfully evolve ITIL standards into your organization.
ITIL reduces the disguised costs of poorly managed projects and thereby improves support. It may not be cheap, but it enables its followers to do more with their operations--and increase their potential.
What does it mean to be service-oriented? A service-oriented project management model adopts its philosophies from the professional services arena.
As we think about how we evolve our portfolio management disciplines, it is important to practice portfolio management within the context of service management. Ideally, an IT organization clearly defines its set of products and services via a service catalog and each customer works with a service portfolio manager to manage the lifecycle of services that is pertinent to them.
Like most projects, the value of ITIL needs to be quantified and communicated clearly to the rest of your organization. The combination of information on benchmarked cost saves--paired with baselined metric data or value drivers--will present them with the information needed to tell a convincing story and sell the business case.
Knowing when and how to engage with key groups in the release of your project deliverables is a crucial aspect to achieving project success. And this is where ITIL can be of most value to the project manager in the trenches: by providing insight and guidance on how to accomplish this important step.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions."
- Leonardo Da Vinci
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(Long time lurker, first time poster) There are many "invisible" disabilities and medical conditions/illnesses that mean someone requires a wheelchair part-time. This idea that you are either permanently confined to a wheelchair and incapable of taking a single step without it, or you're faking, is completely wrong and very damaging. I have M.E. and a neurological/balance disorder. I can walk okay most days, but not long distances, and standing is a million times harder and more painful than walking - some days I am physically incapable of standing still for longer than maybe 30 seconds without collapsing. Yet I might still be able to walk a medium distance fine that day and I walk fast. So when I go somewhere that will involve walking long distances, or standing still in a queue for a long time, I will usually bring my wheelchair. My doctors and I know my medical status and my medical need for a wheelchair - if an official wants to challenge me, I am happy to show my disability paperwork, heck I will give my neurologist permission to tell you about my medical status. But it's not the business of random observers. Just because I get out of my wheelchair and walk does not mean I've been "caught faking" and should be penalized or called out.
This isn't any specific story, but it's something I've noticed over the years in parking lots. People just don't seem to hurry to get out of your way anymore, or maybe I'm noticing it a bit more. Exceptions being people trying to corral little kids or people with limited mobility. No, I'm talking about people who can move, but choose not to.1. Crossing the parking lot without looking to see if traffic is coming, then giving you the stink eye when they surprise you into slamming on your brakes. Bonus points if they throw up one or both hands in a "The HECK you doing?!" gesture.2. Walking side-by-side in a slow amble, making you drive so slowly that it barely registers on your speedometer.3. Walking right in the middle of the drive aisle, cart or no cart, like they own the place.I grew up learning that, if at all possible, you stay off to one side or jog to get out of the car's way. When I worked at a store with a big parking lot, customers like this made me late, even when I left early to avoid it.
I'm not sure if they were actually special snowflakes or just annoying (and maybe they had some good hidden reason though they appeared to have no problems with mobility) but I don't think that a very full bus (so that people have to stand) is the place to transport a bicycle, especially if it involves only travelling maybe 500 meters (and if they walked they could have taken a short cut), arguing with an old lady with a walker and some other passengers and passive aggressive sighing and counting to ten in a loud voice (to show how she was trying to calm her anger). She was also commenting to her companion about how it's always so difficult in Finland (the companion was a foreigner). With a little better attitude she might find things easier.
2. Walking side-by-side in a slow amble, making you drive so slowly that it barely registers on your speedometer.
Quote from: CrochetFanatic on October 06, 2012, 04:07:20 PM2. Walking side-by-side in a slow amble, making you drive so slowly that it barely registers on your speedometer.Please remember that not all handicaps are visible and/or qualify for handicap parking spots. On my best days, my fastest pace is described as a "slow amble" by my DH. He keeps pace with me in the parking lot to help if needed.
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"Due to high levels of expenditure for new technologies and models as well as investment in the production network we expect to report group profit before tax on a similar scale to 2012," Chief Executive Norbert Reithofer told reporters during its annual earnings conference.
In 2012, BMW posted earnings before tax of 7.82 billion euros ($10.13 billion).
As a result of the higher investment costs, Reithofer expects free cash flow at its core automotive business to fall below 3 billion euros in 2013 from 3.81 billion in 2012, while its EBIT margin will decline to 8-10 percent from 10.9 percent.
The Munich-based company forecast volume growth would rise by a single-digit percentage rate from about 1.85 million vehicles sold last year thanks to new models like the BMW 4 Series Coupe due in September.
With euro zone jitters returning, executives are placing their hopes on rising demand in the United States and Chinese markets to offset weakness on this side of the Atlantic.
BMW and its local joint venture partner Brilliance are investing roughly 500 million euros in China to expand their production capacity to about 300,000 cars annually in the medium term, with another 100,000 coming on top if required.
Given BMW's growth rate of 40 percent in China last year, that could very well be necessary, since its two local plants produce less than half of the cars it sold.
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Analysts say it is not just volume growth that makes China so crucial to BMW, but its profit margins as well.
"We firmly believe that China now accounts for significantly more than 50 percent of BMW's profits," wrote Bernstein's Max Warburton in a research note published last week.
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A Cheaper Cup of Coffee
Published on - July 12th, 2006 (by J.D. Roth)
David Bach likes to refer to the latte factor — that daily indulgence you can't resist. For many people, it's a cup of premium coffee from Starbucks (or a local coffee stand). These people love their coffee, and they're willing to pay for it. Bach notes that many people think they cannot afford to make investments, but they routinely spend $5/day on a latte (or on comic books or on lunch). That $5/day is roughly $2000/year, which is a nice start on an IRA.
What better way to defeat the latte factor than by learning to brew your own coffee? Here are some ideas to help you drink good coffee for less.
- Switch from a fancy coffee drink to something simple. Starbucks sells regular coffee, too, and for less than half the price you're paying for your latte.
- Better yet: brew your own. If you're not up for cheap brewed coffee, learn to make your own fancy stuff.
- Keep your coffee maker clean for best flavor.
- Roast your own beans. Mary Hunt buys quality green beans online for $4/pound. She roasts them in a popcorn popper! It takes little time to prepare a week's worth of roasted beans.
- If you buy or roast your beans in bulk, freeze the extra until you're ready to grind them. (They'll keep much longer than in the refrigerator.)
- Grind your beans when you're ready to use them. You'll get more flavor this way.
- Allow your beans to come to room temperature before grinding and brewing them.
- Buy a re-usable filter. Though expensive, it will pay for itself in the long run. And the coffee will be better.
- I have a couple of friends who swear they get the best coffee by grinding fresh beans in a coffee grinder, adding them to a French press, and then pouring in boiling water.
By learning to make your own premium coffee, you'll develop a skill to impress friends and family while saving money at the same time!
("You can't tell people to switch from a latte to regular coffee," my wife told me when she read this. "That's like asking them to switch from chocolate cake to bread. The key is to just have chocolate cake less often.")
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Here's a better idea – drop the coffee habit altogether. Most places let you bring in a water bottle, and/or have coolers/water fountains for easy refills.
I drink a ton of water instead and tend to feel better (and I never get the caffiene shakes or the headaches some people get from drinking too much/little), and it's healthier, too! (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/02/030205073358.htm) The only downside is it comes in one flavor, for one price.
Of course, occasionally I still get a cup (for $1 from the cafe downstairs) – but one cup every few weeks is still cheaper then buying daily/brewing my own.
Though I've never been a slave to the local coffee shops, I do make my own coffee, but not every day. I buy bulk beans from the grocery store and grind them myself. I've seen the reusable filters for as low as $10, so they aren't that expensive. I keep forgetting to pick one up. I don't know if my coffee is "premium", but to me coffee is coffee, unless it's Tim Horton's (yuck).
I'm Guilty! I spent just over a $1,000 bucks last year at Starbucks-and I really don't like their coffee. For many, starbucks has become a new front porch where you can talk to new found buddies, do a little networking and meet business associates. I think your suggestion makes a ton of sense but as an investor it's up to me to figure out how to generate additional income for my little vice!
If you like straight coffee, get a Bodum french press for $20 – $40 and make it yerself in the morning, its easy and fun. It comes with a little scoop so you don't have to worry about how much to put in.
The ones in Starbucks are more expensive than the one I got at Bed Bath Beyond.
Add in the cost of half and half/soy and beans and you are still ahead and save time and gas at the very least
If you like latte/cappacino drinks, you will need an expresso machine. These cost anywhere from $35 up to many tens of thousands, but you can find a decent one for less than $300.
You will really really save money on the expresso drinks. At $5 a pop, do the math…. it will pay for itself in a couple months, and again, its more fun to do it yerself.
I used to be a Starbucks junkie until I bought a Phillips-Senseo pod coffee maker…I was impressed by the flavor of their own pods (not exactly the cheapest, still cheaper than Starbucks)
But imagine my bliss when I learned [online] how to make my own fresh pods with cheap 4-cup coffee filters (you can get 200 for about a buck). Now I can make it as strong or weak as I like, with whatever fancy roasts and blends I choose. The Senseo machine is flawless, easy and fast to use, and BY FAR the easiest clean up of ANY coffee making system. I've got all my coworkers and family hooked on it too, they all bought the same machine (geez, I should be getting a commission).
I also own a Nespresso machine, which takes a similar single-cup approach to brewing espresso. It is a very nice machine that makes great espresso, but it's much more pricey (about $.55 per 4-ounce shot). Still a deal compared to coffee houses.
I'm with Steve, although I go to a couple of independent coffee shops and bakeries. I've made friends with the regulars and the employees. Going in there before work is a great chance to relax and unwind (or network) before I head into the office.
I'm not cutting that out so here's how I save money. Many independent places will give you a discount of up to 50 cents for bringing a reusable mug. Also friendly baristas will often give you discounts or special deals for your loyalty.
Coffee tips:
* ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS grind your own beans. Ground coffee will start to lose its flavor in as little as 15 minutes.
* If you care about how your coffee tastes, use a French Press. This has the added bonus of letting you make one or two cups of coffee at a time.
* Don't drink Starbucks. I've yet to visit a town that doesn't have its share of independent coffee shops. The coffee is often much better, and you can rest assured that your money isn't lining the pockets of a suit.
* If you like espresso coffee, try an Americano.
* Only drink fair trade coffee.
* And last, but probably most important: always tip your barista. $2.00USD isn't outlandish when you're ordering a $5.00 latte.
The reusable filter is a good idea but remember this. When coffee is exposed to heat it releases a number of beneficial compounds. It also releases some that are not. One of those is a compound that can increase cholesterol levels in a human. Fortunately it tends to stick to a paper filter and has little or no effect because of it. Espresso and other unfiltered coffees can potentially raise your cholesterol. Be cautious if you decide to go sans paper filter.
Sorry, no, reusable filters suck. I bought an expensive Braun gold filter, it's supposed to work in automatic coffee makers or a Melitta cone. It is just porous enough to let fine coffee grounds through the filter. The water runs right through without extracting much. The resulting coffee is weak, watery, and full of silt.
If you want to save money on coffee, let me offer two suggestions.
1. Make your own coffee at home in the morning, then carry it with you in a thermos.
2. Drink less coffee.
If you're going to use disposable filters, get the unbleached kind. They're a little more expensive, but they'll make your coffee taste a lot better.
Also: NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER store your coffee in the freezer. It'll destroy the oils and ruin the flavor of your coffee. The best place to keep beans is in an air-tight opaque container in a cool, dry place. Try putting your extra beans in a Zip-Lock bag and "rolling" it to get all of the extra air out. Seal the bag and put the whole mess in a Tupperware container in the cupboard.
At the risk of sounding like a member of the corpocracy (which I certainly hope I am not), I once read an article (New Yorker?) about how Starbucks is not as evil as we might think. The argument was that Starbucks did initially put some coffee places out of business, but that in the long run, they actually enable a larger total number of coffee places to survive by: 1) raising the prices people are willing to pay for "fancy" coffee drinks thereby raising profit margins for everyone and 2) getting large numbers of people hooked on the coffee shop experience. In the Northwest, Mecca for Starbucks, there are still countless independent coffee places/carts as well as several other coffee corps/franchises, all cashing in on our love of the latte. I'm not sure how valid this reasoning really is, but it made me feel a bit less guilt-ridden for ordering my grande extra hot (180) nonfat mocha no whip. Of course, it's an indulgence I have about twice a month.
[...] Over at Get Rich Slowly, there is an article on coffee (mmm cofffffeeeee, it's become like medicine since Erin was born, 5 cups a day helps you work, work, and play!), although it is aimed mostly at saving money, there are some great tips on how to improve your coffee making. [...]
Fresh ground beans and a french press! There's no better way to enjoy a cup of coffee. I had the wonderful pleasure of touring a coffee roasting factory today in Cleveland Ohio. I felt like a kid at Christmas time. It was the freshest and best coffee I've ever tasted.
I'm the business administrator of our church. http://www.sugarcreekfmc.org we are getting ready to relocate and we are putting 2 cafe's.
A two dollar tip for a five dollar latte?!?! Sorry buddy, but a 40% tip in any industry is insane.
I buy green coffee beans from a local roaster at wholesale prices with no shipping costs. I roast my own in a Zach and Dani's roaster. [Got it on eBay for half price.] And brew in a french press or a very inexpensive Melitta "Ready Set Joe."
This coffee is awesome, cheap and infinitely better than anything I could buy at Starbucks.
P.S. You can get green coffee beans cheap at greencoffee.coop
Your wife was right!! Latte != Coffee, they're totally different!! You could tell people to buy an espresso machine, but those are pretty spendy to get a good one.
I'm a big caffeinated-beverage fan, but I don't drink it every day for many reasons: 1) It's expensive 2) If I drank a latte every day, I really wouldn't like lattes and 3) Caffeine addiction = bad.
I'm glad I came back to read the comments. I won't be buying a reusable filter any time soon. I would like to get a coffee press though, but not if I have to pay a lot. I mostly don't like Starbucks because they are expensive. We only recently started getting them here outside of Chapters. Now we have 2 on one street, which I don't get, but at least it's not another Tim Horton's (I live in Halifax, NS, in case you're wondering).
While I like a good cup of coffee at home, or even tea, I still like the whole coffee shop atmosphere. Since there are 4 Starbucks within 3 miles of my condo, I go to Starbucks fairly often.
One other option to consider: I changed my drink at Starbucks. I switched from a latte to a cafe misto. It's not on the menu, but it's more like a cafe au lait. For just over half the price of a latte, I get a 50/50 mix of good drip coffee with hot soy milk (that I didn't scorch on the stove like I so often do at home)
Cafe au lait pwns cafe latte, IMHO.
I have a great suggestion for THE BEST poor-man's (or woman's) coffee maker.
It's called the Aero Press – look it up online. It was invented by the same guy who invented Aerobie frisbees. I first read a review for it in Outside Magazine and picked one up for maybe $30 bucks. Since then I've NEVER used my fancy Cuisinart coffee maker that I received as a wedding present.
The Aeropress, in my opinion, is better than the french press because it forces the coffee through a paper filter. And don't worry, the company does not use the Gilette model to sell you the filters expensively – they are quite reasonable, and it comes with something like 300 of them (i change them once a week or so).
Get yourself one – you'll be very happy with the purchase!


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Nick, looking good dude. I really need Photoshop.
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Manet's portraits: the artist on the knife-edge of photography
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court revised its standards for allowing eyewitness testimony Thursday while ordering a new trial for a man whose murder conviction was largely based on the account of a woman who was critically wounded in the attack and couldn't identify him in initial police interviews.
In a unanimous opinion, the court said there were "serious questions" about the reliability of the identification evidence presented at the trial of Samuel Lawson, who was convicted of killing Noris Hilde and critically injuring Hilde's wife, Sherl, at an Umpqua National Forest campground in 2003.
Sherl Hilde could not positively identify Lawson in the weeks after the shooting, saying she had seen him for only a few seconds at most. Two years later, at trial, she was certain it was him. The court says the woman's conflicting statements indicate her memory was influenced by police suggestion.
The opinion written by Justice Paul De Muniz said the standards for the admissibility of eyewitness testimony, established in 1979, needed to be revised in light of developments in law and scientific research.
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"We're very concerned about eyewitness misidentification because it's the leading cause of wrongful convictions, and we think that this test is going to provide much greater protection to innocent defendants," said Karen Newirth, eyewitness identification litigation fellow at the Innocence Project.
The Hildes arrived at their campsite on Aug. 21, 2003, and discovered that Lawson's yellow pickup was in their parking spot and that he'd been staying in their tent. Lawson apologized, gathered his gear and moved to a vacant campsite.
That evening, Sherl Hilde was shot in the chest with a hunting rifle. Her husband called 911 but was fatally shot during the conversation.
The operator called back, and Sherl Hilde said she and her husband had been shot but she didn't know who fired. Following surgery, Sherl Hilde failed at least twice to identify Lawson in photographs supplied by police.
The court said it was dark during the attack, and stress, fear and physical injury tend to impair memory. Moreover, the suspect covered Sherl Hilde's face with a pillow and was wearing a hat, which obscured key identifying features.
"It was not until after she had seen a newspaper article with a picture of defendant, and was later brought by police to a preliminary hearing to view the defendant in person, that she was able to identify him," De Muniz wrote. He noted the circumstances in which Sherl Hilde viewed Lawson were "highly suggestive of his guilt."
At the 2005 trial, when asked if she had any doubt about the identification, Sherl Hilde said: "Absolutely not. I'll never forget his face as long as I live."
Lawson's attorney, Daniel Casey, did not return a phone message seeking comment.
Bronson James, a Portland defense attorney who filed an amicus brief in the case, said the decision was "huge" because courts need to keep up with the current research. James said he has a case in which the victim identified the accused not from a police lineup, but by going to a website and finding a mug shot.
The state Supreme Court decision recognizes that the science of memory, perception and identification is "monumentally different than it was 35 years ago," James said.
"We can now put some real guidance on what does it mean it be suggestive?" he said. "The court spends 80-something pages trying really hard to track what is close to the best science."


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Microenterprise project transforms lives in Middle East
The sale of olive wood crafts provides support for families in the Middle East. CBF photo
Editor's note: Due to global security concerns names and specific locations of some CBF field personnel will not be publicized.
ATLANTA – For centuries, the olive tree has been a central part of Middle Eastern cultures. In Christian and Jewish traditions, the olive branch has long been a symbol of peace, as in the biblical story of Noah and flood, the dove returns to the ark with a leaf from the olive tree, giving hope that the world will be well again.
Now, for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship the olive tree represents a new way of embracing the world. Elizabeth, one of CBF's field personnel in the Middle East, watches as lives are transformed through the simple process of creating crafts from olive wood. In this microenterprise project, individuals with disabilities and others who have been marginalized by their communities are able to work and provide for their families.
"For many, this is their family's only source of income," said Elizabeth. "The project not only provides employment, but it raises their self-esteem."
In communities where jobs are scarce and many live in poverty, people with disabilities have a difficult time finding employment. The microenterprise model enables those with little money and a good idea.
Many widows provide for themselves and their families through the crafts they make. These women are able to work from home, sewing table runners or tote bags. They then bring the products back into the shop where they are sold, primarily overseas clients. From individual online orders to church sales, the table runners, Christmas ornaments and nativity sets that are created in this project represent a new way of life for the workers who create them.
For Elizabeth, the most important part of this whole project is the relationships. She loves to sit at a table with girls who are creating crafts or to visit the workers in their homes in the evenings. In fact, hospitality is one of the greatest lessons Elizabeth has learned from living in the Middle East.
"The people we work with, they have so little, but when they invite you into their homes, they share everything they have," she said.
When she first began serving in the Middle East 11 years ago, Elizabeth said it took time for her to adjust to the new language and culture and she was often discouraged. With a medical background, Elizabeth's ministry originally focused on medical missions. She continues to use her medical skills as she visits workers and their families, providing health education and screenings.
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The Uses and Misuses of Animal Spirits (2009)
5 Traverse Gallery, Providence, RI
The Uses and Misuses of Animal Spirits is Jo Dery's imaginative exploration of the economic crisis of 2008/2009 and its affect on the personal notion of home, as well as a poetic examination of the mind as a kind of shelter. Both themes are framed by whimsical interpretations of economist John Maynard Keynes' and philosopher Rene Descartes' use of the phrase "animal spirits" – spun into a narrative about a frustrated chimney sweep, the tortoise he finds in a dream, and the family of raccoons who live in his chimney. Drawing, printmaking, book arts, animation and sculptural objects combine in an installation that aims to create a myth for our times, as well as a summoning of the "animal spirits" for help with our current predicaments.
From Art New England, Jan/Feb 2010
JO DERY: THE USES AND MISUSES OF ANIMAL SPIRITS by Martina Windels
Jo Dery is a storyteller. Working across disciplines, the Providence animator and printmaker uses short films and books to tell her stories, often incorporating animal characters and visual language found in children's books to tell fables for adults.
Dery's current installation at 5Traverse Gallery, an exploration of home as shelter in light of the economic crisis and the more poetic notion of the mind providing shelter of a different kind, is based on a narrative involving a frustrated chimney sweep (as a vehicle for Dery's voice), a family of raccoons squatting in his chimney (acting as his conscience) and a tortoise emerging from his dream and helping him to move house (representing his unconscious).
This narrative is broken down into a fractured installation, presenting a moment of the story frozen in time, depicting the chimney sweep's living room, complete with a table, an overturned chair, prints and drawings – by Dery, with imagery extending form the narrative – on the wall, a soup bowl indicating that the turtle has met it's fate before we enter the story, and a fireplace, doubling as a screen for a vision encountered by the chimney sweep and providing a clue as to why he may have left the scene.
On the cracked mantel, next to copies of a book entitled 'The Uses and Misuses of Animal Spirits', a companion to the installation, containing drawings and text and intended to be taken home by the viewer, sit hand-embroidered busts of the economist John Maynard Keynes and the philosopher Rene Descartes. Both presumably represented here because of their oft-cited quotes about animal sprits and, in Keynes case, its relevance to a tale offering commentary on the economic crisis.
Dery's stories often start with an image or sound as "a twirling glittering nugget in my head" which she then spins into the fabric of a narrative, grounding that initial impulse in intentional articulation while leaving room for coincidence and chance in the process of letting the story unfold. By framing the narrative in a tableau and presenting it in a gallery setting, Dery encourages the viewer to explore the multiple layers packaged in this modern tale to draw her/his own conclusions.


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Here's the schedule for January 2012, including our new end-of-the-month feature, American Mystery Classics.
Two of our featured authors this month have visited with us here before, only under different names. I'll leave you to figure out who they are!
More guest blogs are forthcoming, including one by the fabulous FAYE KELLERMAN (date to be announced)!
Week of January 2 - LUCY BURDETTE
Guest Blog, Thursday, January 5 - CHARLES TODD
The Confession (Inspector Ian Rutledge Series)
Week of January 9 - LOIS WINSTON
Monday, January 9 - Guest Blog by JEAN HARRINGTON
Tuesday, January 10 - Guest Blog by JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING
In the Bleak Midwinter (Clare Fergusson Series #1)
Week of January 16: CHRISTOPHER MORGAN JONES
Tuesday, January 17 - Guest blog by MARY JANE CLARK
Week of January 23 - DOUBLE FEATURE!
Featured Author - HEATHER BLAKE
And Featured Author - CATHY PERKINS
Week of January 30 - AMERICAN MYSTERY CLASSICS: ERLE STANLEY GARDNER
The Case of the Horrified Heirs
Perry Mason and the Case of the Curious Bride


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Puig with the walk-off home run bitches!!
Puig with the walk-off home run bitches!!
Puig with the walk-off homer, epic batflip and for good measure slides into home. He does some stupid **** but he sure is entertaining.
I love the slide into home! Classic. As for the bat flip, well, they should be mandatory on walk-offs.
2-1/2 game lead and growing.
Great pitching to take 3 out of 4 from a really good Reds team.
Beat those Damn Yankees!
Where'd this ****ing team come from??
Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Bullets are cheap. Life is priceless.
Walk offs are different. You also have the entire team jumping up and down at home plate waiting for the run to come in. I don't see anyone complaining about that.


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Having your criticism of a tax cut and eating it, too.
What follows is not a discussion of the pros and cons of a tax cut, but on the ability of some lawmakers to stand up for what they believe.
House Democrats had it both ways the other day when they stood up and strongly criticized House Republicans for supporting a tax cut that doesn't amount to a hill of beans…unless you consider 7 cents a day a hill of beans. Then most of them sat down and voted for the thing.
"It's a political gimmick," Rep. Phil Cavanagh (D-Redford Township) asserted during floor debate.
We will not "go away quietly," threatened the House Democratic leader as Rep. Rick Hammel (D-Mt.Morris) correctly pointed out that those who make more money will benefit the most from this tax cut.
Everybody knows that everyone in the House is up for re-election and now house members can go back home and say, "I cut your taxes. See what a good boy and girl am I."
The Democrats did try to amend the package to put a few more bucks in it, but the House Republicans voted no, while defending their plan as a way to give back to the citizens their money in the first place.
But then came time for the final vote. Given all the rhetoric from the D's, to be consistent, you thought they would vote against the plan out of principle.
Not even close.
The vote on rolling back the date for the income tax cut was a whopping 103-5. There were five Democrats who voted on principle but as you can clearly see the rest of the D's locked arms with the R's to pass it.
A pat on the head goes to Representatives Tim Bledsoe (D-Grosse Pointe) Doug Geiss (D-Taylor), Rudy Hobbs (D-Lathrup Village, Ellen Cogen Lipton (D-Huntington Woods) and the aforementioned Mr. Cavanagh who had the guts to vote against something they felt was wrong.
All the other Democrats, thinking self-preservation, voted yes saying "something is better than nothing," underscoring once more that when it comes to principle vs. politics, the later almost always wins out.


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For those who have been going to see Rick Springfield for years – and trust us, his fans are so dedicated they even required their own documentary – you know what to expect: A run through as much of his catalog as possible (because, yes, even though the perception is that he's just the "Jessie's Girl" guy, he's had 16 other Top 40 hits), some casual chit-chat from Springfield, many flashes of his dimpled grin and the chance to get a whiff of his shampoo when he hops into the crowd and cruises across seat backs during "Human Touch."
For those few first-timers, though, a Springfield show has to be impressive. The guy is 63, for goodness sake, and not only looks 20 years younger, but still plays, moves and sings like a rangy Australian teenager.
Thursday night's show at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre might not have been packed (the venue was about half full) and the sound, especially in the first third of the show was unusually echo-y, but Springfield acolytes had to be sated by the 90-minute no-frills show.
With nary a stage prop in sight, Springfield and his four-piece band attacked the opening twofer of "Who Killed Rock and Roll" and "Affair of the Heart" with gusto, Springfield immediately going to his signature move of windmilling clutches of fan-bestowed red roses against his guitar strings.
Clad in a black jacket and gray jeans and T-shirt, Springfield whirled his guitar around his neck during the galloping "Living in Oz" and bopped around the stage during the band's spot-on cover of Wings' "Jet," a song he's been playing live for years and finally included on his outstanding new album, "Songs for the End of the World" as a bonus track.
That, obviously, is the reason for these tour dates (though he said in a recent interview that he's already planning a new tour for 2013),and in between the hits came a couple of fresh tracks – the fun, tuneful singalong "I Hate Myself" ("a darker 'Jessie's Girl'," Springfield called it) and the engaging pop-rocker "Our Ship's Sinking."
But Springfield, who sounded strong with a hint of rasp to his voice, made sure to cover his bases, putting many of those numerous hits into a medley that included "I Get Excited," "Bop 'Til You Drop," "Calling All Girls," "Celebrate Youth," "Don't Walk Away" and "State of the Heart."
He also showcased his underrated guitar skills on a cover of "Crossroads," played on what he called his "steam punk" guitar, a cool-looking dark metallic instrument, and waded into the crowd for his first trip during "Don't Talk to Strangers," even pausing to take a sip from a fan's glass of red wine.
"I'm not driving," he joked, a reference to his DUI arrest last year (he received a reckless driving plea deal).
The mostly female crowd – though some dutiful male mates were spotted – blissfully shouted along with "Love Somebody" and tripped over each other trying to reach Springfield when he returned to the orchestra pit during "Human Touch."
He, of course, relished the attention and, as he has throughout his career, took the extra step to make fans feel appreciated by getting close to them and never going through the motions – even on the overplayed "Jessie's Girl," which wrapped the set.
But soon Springfield was back with a cover of The Beatles' perky "Can't Buy Me Love." No need to, with this devoted fan base.
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November 30th, 2012
8:29 am
wow half full, can't believe that many people actually paid good money to see this old dude, i mean i think my grandma used to listen to this old dude back in the old days
November 30th, 2012
8:37 am
Hey Christy Girl, I can't believe anyone would pay money for this junk they play on the radio today. In twenty years nobody would know any of this people. Rick is still the man
November 30th, 2012
8:47 am
christy girl — Rick might be old(er), but he can still sing and put on a great show. Go back to listening to the crap you like, and learn how to use capital letters. Tool.
November 30th, 2012
9:30 am
Rick has had a forty year career. Most popular artists today will be lucky if they last four! He is mega talented, generous and kind. We love him and always will.
November 30th, 2012
9:40 am
Probably in the best shape of any 63 year old. He looks at least 20 years younger!
November 30th, 2012
9:42 am
Christy Girl must get all her news and music from the Bert Show. Clearly pitiful.
November 30th, 2012
9:46 am
christy girl- what do you have against older folks performing? You will be that age one day and I don't think you will feel the same then. If they can do it great. There is no retirement age in rock and roll.
November 30th, 2012
11:10 am
Ladies, you're not gonna shag him, and forty years or not, it's throwaway pop. That said, as a gay man, I loves me some Jessie's Girl. He was so sweet backstage.
November 30th, 2012
10:31 pm
LOL – Poor Christy – don't mess with a classic whose fan base is as strong and true as Rick's. It was a great show for all ages. Springfield has great guitar skills and pop or not – he is obviously here to stay. Great review Melissa. My favorite part of the show was his "windmilling" – actually it was his cover of "jet' I thought it was very well done.
December 1st, 2012
10:13 am
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December 1st, 2012
1:18 pm
Love You Rick. Please come back. You said you would be back next year.
December 1st, 2012
2:05 pm
take away his wig and make-up and he would probably look like my 78 year old grandpa
December 1st, 2012
8:03 pm
The concert was awsome. Loved the windmilling of flowers. You can really rock and loved all your songs. Hope you come back soon. You are truely a legend in my book for sure.
December 2nd, 2012
9:10 am
Rick was excellent, he's an entertainer, and in awesome shape thruout his show @ the Cobb Energy. I has seen him in 83′ when he played a special show for Atl. during Christmas. He was selling out bigger venues, yet played this intimate setting in Atl. Awesome.The other nite he rocked just as hard, and had same enthusiasm as 1983-85 era. Better yet, not only is he still rocking, making new good songs, its obvious he takes care of himself. Most Springfield freaks know he's way beyond the top 40 hits..Take a listen to Tao, if any doubt. He's a solid performer, a really good guitarist and his voice the other nite was better than ever. Though he's a sexy, personable man, his talent is there, and shines on. He's proven he was always a lot more than the pretty boy image that surrounded him. He's got all the moves and more. He will be around, making people happy, and listenening for years and years. love you Rick Springfield ! Take Good Care Man
December 5th, 2012
2:52 pm
come on these kid will be wishing they look and sound that good when they are 63, if they even live that long and I kinda doubt it.
Rick is a great entertainer and as far as I,m concerned he is a rocker not a pop singer


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Several vehicles were damaged Thursday evening after hitting a big hole in Interstate 20/59 in downtown Birmingham.
"It scared me, I thought I was going to wreck," said Andrea McNellage of Fultondale.
McNellage hit the hole with her car.
"I almost lost control of my car," she told our photographer while she waited on the side of the interstate to speak with Birmingham Police.
The hole, in the northbound center lane in the Red Mountain Expressway interchange, is about four to five feet wide.
We counted at least eight vehicles pulled over at the 31st Street exit, all with some sort of tire and wheel damage, caused by hitting the hole in the bridge deck.
We found an ALDOT crew beneath the bridge deck inspecting the hole shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday.
We called ALDOT to find out what sort of repairs will be made, but no one answered our calls.
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The all-day raid that took place at Hellertown Pharmacy Thursday was part of a federal investigation into an alleged multi-million dollar online prescription fraud scheme that spanned two years, according to multiple published reports.
The Morning Call has reported that two pharmacists from the local drugstore--Lena Lasher, 45, also known as Lena Congtang, and 59-year-old Peter Riccio--are named in an indictment that was unsealed in a federal court in Manhattan.
The indictment alleges that Lasher and Riccio conspired with website operators and physicians in other states and countries to write prescriptions for addictive painkillers without following proper protocol--and the law.
According to WFMZ Channel 69 News, Lasher and Riccio were able to bankroll $13 million by participating in the alleged scheme.
The two accused pharmacists are scheduled to appear in a Manhattan court along with two of the website operators with whom they allegedly conspired, the Morning Call reported.
Lasher was the public face for the Shoppes at Hellertown pharmacy for most local customers, and .
The celebration that accompanied the grand opening included a ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over Hellertown Mayor Richard Fluck, and even a little dancing.
Also known as the "Personal Touch Pharmacy" according to its Patch business directory listing, Hellertown Pharmacy landed in hot water with North Dakota officials in the spring.
According to a story published by the North Dakota newspaper Bakken Today, Hellertown Pharmacy agreed to stop selling the prescription painkiller Tramadol to its residents, after it did so illegally.