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Aug. 29 - Dominique Strauss-Kahn strolls to his Georgetown home after meetings at the IMF during his first trip to Washington since stepping down. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
(ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION) Dominique Strauss-Khan returned to his Washington, DC home on Monday afternoon (August 29), after a brief visit to the International Monetary Fund. Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn apologized to the institution's staff in his first return visit since charges of sexual assault against him were dropped and was greeted with warm applause. Strauss-Kahn, who was with his wife French TV personality wife Anne Sinclair, met briefly with his successor and fellow French national Christine Lagarde. He later addressed a packed auditorium of his former staff members. As he drove out of the IMF's garage Strauss-Kahn waved to the dozen or so televisions crews and photographers who had camped outside all day. The IMF said the visit by Strauss-Kahn was personal and arranged at his request. His visit to the IMF had been greeted ahead of time with dismay by some IMF staff, while others said they felt sorry for him and wanted to pay tribute to his time at the global lender. Strauss-Kahn led the IMF as managing director for four years and resigned on May 18 following his shock arrest in New York for criminal sexual assault and attempted rape involving a hotel maid. In a dramatic development last week, prosecutors asked that the charges against him be dismissed after they lost faith in the credibility of his accuser, an immigrant from Guinea. Strauss-Kahn had been expected to be voted France's next president in the 2012 election before his arrest.


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Where have you seen this?
Chances are you saw if often if you were in Australia, New Zealand, Japan or Europe during the 1989/early 1990 "Love
Town" tour. It seems that during this tour, The Edge was experimenting with the new (at the time) Clapton Model Stratocasters.
Perhaps, this was to see about replacing the older models that he owned or perhaps, merely an experiment.
It seems that the yellow Clapton saw a bit more use than the red, but there are a handful of photos from the Australian
leg of the tour of The Edge playing the red Clapton.
Post "Love Town" the Clapton models seemed to lose favor. The only one used after that tour was the pewter Clapton that
has a Rene Castro paint job applied. (snake and skeleton). The pewter Clapton was used during the ZOOTV and ZOOROPA tour performances
of "Desire" and "The Fly".
It, as all Clapton's of the era, has Golden Lace Sensor pickups and a 25db mid-boost.
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The End Violence Against Children East Asia programme is operating in Cambodia, China, Laos-PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The goal of this programme is vulnerable children and youth (girls and boys of 12-24 years) are cared for and protected from child trafficking, abuse, neglect, exploitation, and all other forms of violence, within supportive families and communities. To achieve this goal, WV will leverage and build upon existing strategies and policies in partnership with government, civil society and the private sector.
Across East Asia, children faced with disrupted social support networks, low socioeconomic status, stigma and discrimination, and lack of economic opportunity are exposed to uncertain atmospheres which in turn make them prime targets for violence and trafficking. Though the contexts under which these children live differ vastly across the region, fundamental gaps in child protection at the community level where children live contribute to environments which do not serve to protect children adequately from threat to their well-being, including the threat of violence in all its forms, especially child trafficking.


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Social Capitalism Analytical Essay by Jay Writtings LLC
Social Capitalism
An analysis of the concept of social capitalism.
# 116553 | 2,452 words | 12 sources | APA | 2009 |
Published on Oct 07, 2009 in Political Science (Fiscal Policy (economy)) , Economics (General) , Economics (Globalization)
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This paper explains social capitalism as the idea that social and economic progress can exist side by side and that the process of building richer societies involves the global economy placing more value on people. The paper identifies the four elements in the European social model and focuses on Norway's developed system of social capitalism. The paper also discusses social capitalism's shortcomings in regards to fiscal policy and looks at China's expansion and move towards capitalism that is coming at the expense of its people and the country. The paper shows how social capitalism provides an alternative to the point of view that capitalism and social benefits cannot go hand in hand.
From the Paper:"Capitalism can be defined as "an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods, characterized by a free competitive market and motivation by profit" (Encarta, 2007). On the other hand socialism can be thought of as "a political theory or system in which the means of production and distribution are controlled by the people and operated according to equity and fairness rather than market principles" (Encarta, 2007). Given these two definitions the term "social capitalism" then seems like somewhat of an oxymoron. Capitalism itself is anti-social in nature, so surely then "social capitalism" is a contradiction in terms? What the new economy ''social capitalism'' argues is that government is not invisible, as described in Adam Smith's ''free market'' model of capitalism. Neither is the government all intrusive, as with Keynes. The government is in fact active and protects societal issues that impact on every citizen in all sectors that have an impact on an economy: education, infrastructure, health, water, energy, and the environment (Clark 2004)."
Sample of Sources Used:
- Encarta(r) World English Dictionary. 2007 Microsoft Corporation. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Retrieved on May 3rd, 2007 from http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861594662
- Pankaj, M. "China's New Left calls for a social alternative". The New York Times Magazine. Oct. 13, 2006
- Bloom, D. "Social Capitalism & Human Diversity". River Path Associates. Mar. 2000.
- European Council, Presidency Conclusions (2000) 'Lisbon European Council, 23 and 24March', URL (consulted Feb. 2006): http://www.bolognaberlin2003.de/pdf/PRESIDENCY_CONCLUSIONS_Lissabon.pdf.
- Weinstein, W.A., Sept 2005, "Intelligence Brief: Norway" Retrieved from http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_report&report_id=369&language_id=1
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4 April 2016
It is with pleasure that Babbage announce the purchase of land surveying practice McKay Knarston. In business for more than 50 years, McKay Knarston is a well-established, widely respected firm of land surveyors, based in Takapuna. The McKay Knarston team work primarily in the land development sector specialising in residential subdivisions, but have capabilities in all aspects of land surveying.
The addition of the McKay Knarston team will greatly add to the capability of the Babbage Land Development teams and will allow McKay Knarston to offer expanded services to their clients.
With the purchase effective from Monday 4 April, McKay Knarston will continue to work from their existing Takapuna offices to ensure service continuity with their current clients but will be working integrally with Babbage to foster new business opportunities and expanded service offerings.
The Babbage Civil and Environmental teams are currently working together on several projects and we expect there will collaboration with other Babbage disciplines over the coming months.
Babbage would like to welcome the McKay Knarston team and look forward to bringing all our clients enhanced Land Development and Survey services now and in the future.
Learn more about McKay Knarston and their service offering on there website here: www.mkk.co.nz/


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Specialisterne (The Specialists in Danish) operations around the world can provide a range of services to meet today's business needs. The services range from software management to data testing and logistics, to consultancy and design – all depending on the profile of the Specialisterne Consultant, and on the specific services offered by the Specialisterne operation in question. Specialisterne Services can be grouped into three areas:
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For years, Bethany Cycles, located on Route 26, was a destination for cyclists in the Bethany Beach area. Last December, the shop was bought by Bicycle Connection, which has another location in Maryland, and as a result it can now offer customers a wider variety of bicycle- and kayak- related products.
"We just have a lot more available than we had before," said Manager Tommy Riebel. "We switched the line. We're going back to Trek and the Electro line of bikes. They also have the Townies, which are very popular."
The shop carries Trek road bikes and hybrids for all skill levels of riders and carries Electro as their beach cruisers, for those looking for a bike to use in the bike lane on Coastal Highway or on local boardwalks.
Not only does Bicycle Connection carry a variety of bikes, it also carries a variety of bike accessories, including bicycle shoes, seats, pumps, locks, storage bags, racks, trailers and baby seats.
"Not everybody's got shoes," explained Riebel. "We have some cycling shoes — shoes that also work for spin class, which is popular around here with a couple gyms."
For kayakers, the store carries Hobie kayaks and accessories, including their new patented MirageDrive system with pedals.
"We're doing exclusively Hobie kayaks, supporting everything they've got," said Riebel. "They've got the MirageDrive system, which is the pedals for the kayaks. They're the only ones doing it. They own all the patents on that, and it's a fantastic piece of machinery — it works really well."
The store also does bicycle repairs — an area of expertise that Riebel said comes from their training.
"We all go through certifications. Trek has a school they put us through so we learn all the technology," he said. "Anything that needs to be done on a bike we can do here."
The store is located at 792 Garfield Parkway in Bethany Beach. You can call Bicycle Connection at (302) 537-9982 or visit their website at www.thebicycleconnection.com.


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Creating Social Media Visuals That Actually Work
When it comes to getting attention in social news feeds, visuals work. With reams and reams of content competing for views and engagement, marketers need to get creative. Did you know? According to research, 44% of users are more likely to connect with content that includes images because it elicits an emotional response. Success with social media means taking advantage of this, but at the same time guiding your followers to take a desired action.
When it comes to choosing images, it's important to consider the different social media platforms and what works on each one. For many reasons, a visual that would get a lot of interaction on Instagram may not work as well on Twitter or Facebook. The best way to start is by creating visuals for your most active platform, putting and effective system in place before moving on to create visuals for another platform.
Donna Moritz of Socially Sorted has created a Visual Content Blueprint, which contains five elements to consider when creating images and other visuals that actually work.
The first step is to decide on what the image will be after you have researched what works on that specific social media platform.
Secondly, decide on what the call to action will be. Examples include subscribe, buy, recommend, comment with feedback, share, etc.
Third, consider where you are going to send people who click through. Will they see a particular blog post, a free download, or services and products?
Fourth, think about what it is you want people to do. This is closely related to the call to action, but it's a wider target. Think beyond a specific action to the next steps. Is it about changing somebody's view of your company or increasing their loyalty to your brand?
Lastly, be sure to add value to your users' experience. This is a golden rule that should always be obeyed!
Each visual that you create and post should be able to stand on its own so that if it is shared out of its original context, other people will be aware of what it means and the call to action.
There should be something in the image that provides context, whether that's within the image itself or by using a text overlay. You can then add more information in the description when you upload it, as well as a link if appropriate.
Remember that you can add a link on most platforms except Instagram so when it comes to this one, get creative and point readers to the link in your bio. You'll also need to make sure that the content you are promoting is easily accessible from that link if you do this.
First and foremost though, ensure your processes are firmly in place for collection, creation and sharing and you'll be on the right track to producing awesome attention-grabbing images.


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Canyon County
That possible explosive device in Caldwell was found in a repossessed pickup truck
Employees of a Caldwell car dealership handled the small device Tuesday before deciding it could pose a danger and notifying police.
"My first reaction was that it wasn't a real device," said Scott Emry, owner of Hum Motors at 6719 Cleveland Blvd. "I picked it up and looked at it, went through all the (serial) numbers and realized I shouldn't be handling this."
Emry then set the item, which carried the word "explosive," on the ground. He evacuated the shop and called police, asking them to evaluate the device. Emry said it had an aluminum housing that was slightly bigger than a soda pop can, and weighed about as much as one.
Caldwell police had a bomb squad from the Nampa Police Department remove the device. Authorities have not said whether it was an actual explosive device, but Emery said he believes it was.
"It was some kind of military device," he said. "It had patent numbers on it and all kinds of manufacturer's numbers, plus wires protruding from it. After looking at it, we realized it must have been a real one."
Caldwell Lt. Dave Wright said the cylinder is being viewed as a "suspicious device" and is being evaluated by the Nampa bomb squad.
The family-owned dealership took possession of the 1995 Nissan extended cab pickup after its owner was arrested by police, Emry said.
He said he was thankful no one was injured.
"Without thinking about it, my son handled it, my other son came and looked at it and we were all standing around talking about it. I handled it," Emry said. "My two oldest boys and myself could have been gone if it had gone off."
Police have said very little about the case, and would not confirm Thursday whether the pickup's owner was arrested and if so, why.
The man, whom Wright declined to identify at this stage of the investigation, had been behind in his truck payments, Emry said. Hum Motors had been looking for the man to repossess the vehicle, Emry said.
After the man's arrest, a tow company impounded the vehicle and later notified Hum Motors, which was listed as a lien holder on the vehicle's records.
One of Emry's sons paid the impound fee and took possession of the pickup, driving it back to the company's detailing shop. The owner's possessions were to be removed and the pickup cleaned so it could be resold.
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Resources for University Faculty
What do Princeton students learn about writing as freshmen?
All Princeton students take a topic-based Writing Seminar during their first year. The seminar introduces them to the fundamentals of academic inquiry and research, including how to construct interesting problems and questions, develop an original claim that intervenes in a scholarly debate, and assess and integrate a wide variety of sources.
They also develop the habits of revision and peer review at the heart of the scholarly enterprise, meeting in writing groups and offering each other constructive feedback on drafts.
The interdisciplinary nature of the seminars gives students early exposure to disciplinary differences in reading, writing, and research practices. Students enact this learning in small-scale writing assignments that culminate in a 10-12 page research essay.
Additional Resources
- Current Writing Seminars
- A short video about student perspectives on the Writing Seminars
- More information about the Writing Seminars
How can I build on that learning to help my students develop as writers?
The Writing Seminar begins students' journeys as academic writers by introducing them to the principles of academic inquiry and argument. Yet we know from research that writing is a local practice that's discipline and genre-specific. Approaches that work in one context may not transfer readily to another. Students will need your guidance to learn how familiar writing concepts play out in your discipline.
The good news is that you can take advantage of what students already know as you help them gain confidence and skill as writers.
Reinforce Writing Concepts
One powerful way to reinforce student learning is to discuss professional and student writing in terms of the Lexicon (.pdf) familiar to all students from their Writing Seminar. The lexicon is a list of key terms describing the core elements of academic writing. Research suggests that students are better able to transfer their learning to new contexts when faculty and students share a language for describing writing.
Require Drafts and Set Draft Deadlines in the Syllabus
One of the best ways to improve student writing is by requiring drafts—ideally at least a week before the deadline for small and medium-scale projects. Requiring a draft increases the likelihood that students begin the writing process early and have an opportunity to revise--the key to producing their best work.
You can encourage students to visit the Writing Center at any stage in the writing process. Our motto? Every Writer Needs a Reader.
- Responding to Student Writing (.pdf): Best practices for commenting on student writing.
Put Students in Writing Groups
If you're unable to comment on drafts, consider having students provide each other feedback in writing groups that meet inside or outside of class. In their Writing Seminars students learn how to offer each other rigorous and constructive feedback on their drafts. They also submit cover letters with their drafts telling their readers what they think they did well and what they'd like to improve in the revision. If you're an advisor, you might consider requiring cover letters so that you can focus your feedback on students' concerns.
- Writing Groups (.doc): Sample instructions to give students about Writing Groups
- Draft Cover Letters (.docx): Sample student instructions about how to write Draft Cover Letters to accompany their essays or thesis chapters and direct your feedback.
- Sample Guidelines on Getting and Giving Feedback (.doc): a handout to help students working in Writing Groups understand how to collaborative effectively and avoid infractions of the honor code.
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Students produce stronger writing when assignments are clear and complex projects scaffolded as discrete tasks. For example, if you assign a research essay, you could set deadlines in your syllabus for a research proposal, an annotated bibliography, a section of the draft, and the complete draft. Again, Writing Groups can be a useful resource. Consider asking students to meet in groups to offer each other feedback on their progress. To help your students gain a clearer sense of your expectations, you might set aside fifteen minutes of class time to workshop a sample student essay as a model.
- Elements of an Effective Writing Assignment (.pdf): Tips on how to craft assignments that are more likely to prompt focused and strong arguments.
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Students learn more efficiently when faculty communicate their expectations for good writing and develop assignments that help students practice acquiring this expertise. See Teaching with Writing, a short handbook designed for Princeton faculty for a range of practical ideas about issues like designing effective assignments, teaching writing in your discipline, and facilitating peer feedback,
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What kinds of writing resources are available to my students?
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I joined forces with two other artists, David Aylward and Laura X Carlé to produce an "Anchor Fest" under the umbrella title "Deptford Is Forever". (www.deptfordisforever.net).
Our aim was to draw attention to the Deptford Anchor which used to sit at the top of Deptford High Street. It was removed earlier this year by the Council as part of regeneration works being done to the high street. Originally the anchor had been installed in 1990 as part of previous regeneration works, but was mounted on a low plinth that over the years had became a sit-down gathering point for the local street drinkers – in full view of the A2 traffic into and out of central London. Undoubtedly, the anchor's removal was intended to displace the street drinkers. A not very well publicised consultation took place in 2012 asking people if the anchor should stay in Deptford or go back to Chatham Historic Dockyard where it originally came from. Overwhelmingly, the response was to keep it in Deptford, since people had become very fond of it and it was the only visible manifestation of Deptford's rich seafaring and shipbuilding history.
When asked when the anchor would return to the high street, Lewisham Council let on that it might end up as part of the new riverside redevelopment at Convoys Wharf at the north of the high street. Lewisham Planning are currently considering an application for the redevelopment of this huge riverside site, but should the site ever receive the permission its owners want, it would be another five years before even the first phase of building is complete.
So we called on citizens to join us in our demand to Lewisham Council to "Give Us Back Our Anchor" and return it to the high street. I designed two single colour tattoos – one as a logo for the project (above), and the other a design to go on white paper counter bags, of which 5000 were printed to be given free to shop keepers and market traders to hand out to customers with their purchases.
This design also demanded that the Royal Dockyard was "saved". This year is the quincentenary of Deptford Dockyard – originally founded by Henry VIII in 1513 – which is now under threat from Convoys Wharf s.a.r.l., a company set up by Chinese conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, owned by the 8th richest billionaire in the world, Li Ka Shing. They want to build 3,500 luxury flats, with three towers of 48, 38 and 38 storeys and most buildings between 12-18 storeys. All would be built over the historical remains of the dockyard – the slipways, the great basin, the mastponds, Sayes Court Garden (founded by John Evelyn), and other buried structures. Only two structures are to be saved – the double dry dock next to the privately owned (and listed) Master Shipwright's House, and the listed Olympia Shed which covers two other slipways.
A white "ghost anchor" was commissioned from the local florist/grocer High Street Flowers to hang in their window. This wreath was incorporated later into a procession (see below).
Kids Love Ink in which people could get a little anchor tattoo in return for a donation of up to £15 to a local charity Deptford Reach (who look after people like the street drinkers) and local project Build The Lenox (who want to build a replica 17th ship on the site of the double dry dock).
The Waiting Room coffee shop next door to the tattoo parlour joined in by using our specially stamped takeaway coffee cup cuffs.
And the grand finale was a procession through the high street on market day (Saturday 5th October) with David leading a giant cardboard anchor made by Laura, followed by a band of "rough music" players (brass and drums), and local assorted followers. The procession began at the Dog & Bell pub next to the Convoys Wharf site, and progressed up the high street to the site where the anchor once stood, and stopped along the way at other potential sites – Deptford station and Giffin Square. Eventually the cardboard replica was processed to Lewisham Arthouse, and to Laura's studio where she had originally built it.
We produced T-shirts and cotton shoppers to fund the project. More pix are on the website I designed to document the project.


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Thursday after the Last Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Scripture: 1 John 3:1-12 (NKJV)
1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. 4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. 10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. 11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, 12 not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous.
This has to be one of the most beloved texts for anyone who refuses the means of grace. "See I told you, I don't sin! I hear God's command to not sin. I love God! I don't swear! I go to church! I love my parents! I haven't killed anyone! I, I, I, I! I purify myself with righteous life!"
Wow! Maybe you've heard such comments, and say to yourself, "how sad?" to think you're in a relationship with God because you don't sin. You have to ask them immediately, "Have you ever wondered why Christ had to die!"
Such is the love of God that keeps the world from knowing who are the children of God. It's called grace! It is called God's undeserved favor, or as another old Lutheran once told me, "God's riches at Christ's expense!" For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
The key words are: "born of God." Here John is talking about those who have been born not of the flesh but through water and the Spirit; namely, Holy Baptism through which God regenerates and renews the heart and mind to have this hope in the work of Christ; as we trust in His promises; as we wait for His return.
We pray: By grace God's Son, our only Savior, came down to Earth to bear our sin. Was it because of thine own merit that Jesus died thy soul to win? Nay, it was grace, and grace alone, that brought Him from His heavenly throne. Amen.


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America and the World Crisis
By DR. D. F. FLEMING, Teacher and Author
Broadcast over Station WSM, Nashville, Tenn., April 21, 1943
Vital Speeches of the Day, Vol. IX, pp. 511-512.
THIS may sound like a dull subject, but I believe I can convince you that it intimately affects our future peace and happiness.
Before June 12 the Congress must decide whether or not to continue the Hull method of making tariffs by negotiated agreements with other nations. This authority has been given to Mr. Hull three times since 1934 for a period of three years each time. In these nine years agreements have been negotiated with 27 nations, including one with Iran, or Persia, signed only on April 8. All of these agreements will expire soon, unless the authority behind them is renewed.
Failure to continue this friendly, give-and-take method of making tariffs would unquestionably be taken by the rest of the world as a sure sign that the United States is headed back into another period of isolationism and extreme nationalism. The notice would be so clear that no one could possibly misunderstand it. Failure to renew the trade agreements might not seem to us to be a declaration of war but it would be interpreted abroad as something close to that—economic war in the post-war period and a third world war at the end of that road.
The renewal of the trade agreements could nevertheless be defeated by a combination in Congress of local interests, each of which wanted high tariff protection for itself, regardless of the effect upon the nation as a whole, and upon other nations. In the past tariff laws have been made mainly by this method. The result was not always disastrous in a period when we were a debtor nation and when peace depended less on peaceful trade, but in the future we dare not leave out of account the effects of our tariffs upon the national welfare and upon the welfare of other nations.
The new method of tariff making enables the national interest to be considered. It works something like this after preliminary negotiation has established the possibility of an agreement with Iran, let us say, the government of Iran will send to this country a delegation of experts tonegotiate with our people. For this discussion Mr. Hull has committees already organized in the State Department, the Commerce Department, the Department of Agriculture and the Tariff Commission. These men know a great deal about trade conditions here and abroad. All of these committees are available to study the possibilities of expanding trade with Iran to our mutual advantage. But a special committee is likely to be constituted to bargain with the men from Iran. The Iranians will propose a list of things they would like to sell in this country more freely, and they will indicate some things they would be willing to import from the United States more liberally. We of course will give the Iranians two corresponding lists that we have made up. Then each side will study the effects of the imports into its country that have been proposed. On our side the effect of every proposed import will be studied and debated. Will it hurt our producers? If so, how much? Will the import benefit our consumers? How much? Will it be a good thing for the nation?
The process of bargaining may last for weeks or months, each side arguing its points in detail. The final result is, of course, a delicate balance of compromises. We have made concessions and so have they. It is a whole series of bargains, the net effect of which is to benefit both nations and to increase the trade between them. It is by no means a onesided arrangement—just a means of admitting foreign goods into this country. On the contrary, the agreements have increased our exports far more than our imports. Secretary of Commerce, Jesse Jones, testified on April 13 that during the period 1934 to 1939 our imports from trade agreement countries increased 22 per cent while our exports to the same countries increased 65 per cent, from the seller's point of view then, we gained notably.
There is no evidence either that any of our home producers were seriously hurt. In some cases their profits have been reduced, but Mr. Hull's organization has been very gentlewith all vested interests, well knowing that if they were seriously hurt the uproar in Congress would lead to the end of the trade agreements program. It is true that the tariff adjustments made under these treaties have all been downward. It has been a way of carefully and gradually reducing our high tariff rates.
But what about the beneficiaries of our high tariffs? Do they have a chance to protest? At one stage of the process they do. Public notice is given and they can appear before a committee and present their arguments, though their lobbyists cannot influence the trade-agreements committees as much as they could a committee of Congress.
How does this new method of tariff-making compare with the old method, whereby Congress tried in one big law to fix thousands of tariff rates at exactly the right points? The last congressional revision of the tariff took place in 1930. Hearings before the House Ways and Means Committee began January 7, 1929, and the crush of those desiring protection was so great that the hearings resembled a bargain counter. Schedules were made out covering weeks in advance, yet the schedule was always falling behind. Day after day the petitioners for protection filed by, exhorted constantly to be brief in presenting their demands. The pressure was so great that five minutes was an age to the committee. Minutes were doled out by the chairman. Some petitioners were lucky to get three minutes—two minutes. At one time a crisis arose because only 118 witnesses had been heard in four days, whereas 184 were scheduled to appear. The witnesses had to be driven through faster and faster. The bankruptcy of the proceedings was openly confessed by cutting off witnesses who had more to say and were struggling to say it.
Representatives of important industries had perforce to be given more time, but all were urged to leave the rates they wanted in writing, and finally the committee attemptedto digest the vast mass of written requests for higher tariffs presented to it. There was no attempt to check briefs, to require proof of the need for protection or to secure the evidence of persons able to verify disputed testimony.
The contrast is evident between that kind of procedure and the long, patient consideration given by the Hull committees to a small fraction of the total tariff structure. Actually it is impossible for the 531 laymen elected to our Congress to know where tariff duties ought to be fixed on many thousands of different articles. A very few members may by long and hard study make themselves able to pass intelligently on some tariff rates, as Cordell Hull did while in Congress, but very few can or will undergo the long labor required to master tariff problems.
Nor is it possible to give the laymen in Congress any tariff yardstick whereby they could legislate for the benefit of the nation. The formula most often proposed is "cost of production plus a reasonable profit," but consider where this leads. What is the cost of production of typewriters in this country? What is it abroad? How are we to find out? At one time we actually tried to get access to the records of foreign manufacturers. Many factors enter into cost of production and these factors often change rapidly, so that by the "cost of production" theory the tariff rate will be often obsolete by the time it is fixed. What also is a fair profit—for our producers, and for theirs? Obviously all congressmen can do in trying to answer all these questions for thousands of rates is, in general, to vote the rates up or down.
By comparison, the Hull method is deliberate, careful, and continuous. It enables men with great knowledge of trade conditions to weigh the evidence for each proposed change. It is slow, but it operates continuously, there is never a sudden upheaval which unsettles the whole business structure of the nation.
It seems obvious that the business of tariff making has become far too complicated for any parliament to handle, but one final and dangerous objection is made to the Hull method. It is said that the trade agreements are really treaties and that they should be approved by a two-thirds vote of the Senate. At first glance this is reasonable, but in practice it would certainly mean the death of the trade agreements program, for then the old practice of log-rolling would hit the trade agreements with redoubled force, especially since a third of the senators could defeat any trade agreement whereas a majority would be required to defeat a tariff law.
When the Congress made tariffs there was never much trouble in assembling a majority of the Senate, each senator getting his special tariff favors. The same custom would enable every economic interest in the country which thought it might be adversely affected by a trade agreement with Iran to enlist senators in opposition. Any requirement that the trade agreements be approved by two-thirds of the Senate would mean the end of the program.
With the world in chaos and likely to be for a long time, this is surely not the time to give notice to the world that we propose to revert to economic war—the precursor of shooting war. We are not required to play Santa Claus to the World, but we are compelled to live in it, to buy as well as sell, to trade with all the earth and to permit it to trade with us, to live and let live.
All of these axiomatic truths would be denied by a failure to continue the trade agreements program. To kill it now Would also give a death blow to all our hopes of organizing the United Nations into a shield and protection for our future against the colossal wastes and sufferings of global wars.


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Oh noooooooo...
I just finished the last book of the box set! What am I going to do now?? I have a whole bookshelf of yet to reads waiting for me but I NEED to know what happens next! *wrings hands* Who knew book 8 would end like that? (Giving nowt away for people not there yet!)
Will have to do a mercy dash to Tesco's tomorrow now, see if book 9 is in stock, curse their early closing on a bank holiday!
P.s I still love Bill and kinda feel sorry for him... and Quinn too.
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I hope you manage to get a copy today. although the end of nine leaves you hanging as well I waiting for ten to be released next (I think) month. but have just started reading her Harper Connelly books. V.good!!!ReplyDelete
Oh no! The collection doesn't have a secret message on the spines - not like My Mr Men Library!!!ReplyDelete
Sorry. Hope you get the 9th...really, the waiting is a good thing...!
Oh yeah the Mr Men Library is certainly something else.. :)ReplyDelete
I felt totally lost when I finished all of the books and had returned them to Paige! Tempted to buy the set myself! Hope you get the next book, and hoping that when Paige gets book 10 she will read it very very quickly! xReplyDelete
Yey - they are brilliant aren't they - book 9 is cool too and then there's the one with all the different short stories in - yes I'm a Sookie Stackhouse addict! I'm now reading Morganville vampire books - but just not the same!ReplyDelete
I have not read this series yet! I know how it feels to get to the end and be desperate for the next, good luck getting 9!ReplyDelete
Just don't start reading Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time set - he died after writing the 11th one and didn't finish them (thankfully someone else is going to now) Please don't get me started on more books my bookcase is shaky as it is. Jaqui xReplyDelete


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As part of their tour of New Zealand, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will ride the world famous high adrenaline Shotover Jet in Queenstown later this week.
The Shotover Jet, which is dubbed as the 'world's most exciting jet boat ride' will see the Cambridges ride it on Sunday 13th, with the obvious exception of Prince George.
The jetboat ride goes through the Shotover River Canyons near Queenstown. Members of the public have been able to take rides on the boat since 1970 and has thrilled over three million people since.
Regional general manager of Ngai Tahu tourism, David Kennedy, said: "William and Catherine have requested a normal Shotover Jet boat trip, which is always cautious but it's still the most exciting jetboat ride in the world. They'll be doing 360-degree spins and going within half a metre of the rocks."
The river will be closed to the public on Sunday afternoon and security has been tightened. However, the drivers of the boat have no concerns having each clocked thousands of miles on the water.
Although Prince George will not be attending this engagement, earlier today he made his first official engagement of the week when he visited a play-group session in Wellington. Royal officials have stated the young prince will only make public appearances if he is in the right mood.
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Author Notes: Yesterday, after I posted my recipe for Ricotta-Feta Gnocchi and still had about 20 left uncooked I thought what else would be tasty melted over the Gnocchi. Here is what I came up with. This is a very useful and versatile recipe. It can be spread on toasts, melted over pancakes, tossed with ravioli, gnocchi and other pasta dishes. You can also use this spread for topping chicken or turkey burgers and if you omit the cheese it wood be delicious as a glaze for roasted fruits, squash and vegetables. Spread it on chicken, duck or turkey, before baking and add it to gravy. Use deferent spices or fresh herbs and lemon or lime instead of orange, let your imagination flay. —Kukla
Makes: 1 log (3 1/2-inches in length and 1 1/2-inches) in diameter
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• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
- Using electric mixer, beat butter, cinnamon and cardamom in medium bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in maple syrup until well blended and smooth. Stir in cheese, place the mixture on a piece of plastic wrap, form a log and refrigerate. Can be made 1 week ahead.
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AHHHHH. Fresh Off the Boat was filming in Taiwan and I didn't even know! The episode comes out today (Tuesday), so I'll probably watch it when it becomes available. The episode will also feature notable Taiwanese actress Ann Xu, whom I adore. Until then however, check out the adorable trailers and little Taiwan shorts they've been releasing!
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Although he buried it raw
hours ago, Dog looks at
me with pity--I've forgotten,
and will surely demur.
He sits in front of the oven,
where a rather large
piece of cow is
slowly roasting to a
heart-breaking tenderness.
You buried it, remember?
Looking down, I encounter
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dark, doleful eyes.
Of course, he will relish
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Roberto Bolano's collection of short stories, entitled Last Evenings On Earth.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the short stories, with their Cuban and Spanish heritage influences, something in my reading I had yet to come across. I particularly enjoyed 'The Grub' and 'Gomez Palacio' in which a poet takes an interesting car journey with his new boss at his new job in a school, highlighting the cultures are a stand out here..
My stand out piece I found was 'A Literary Adventure' in which one author, named Author B, has reviewed another character, Author A's book in a not too positive light, and is surprised at the Author A's positive review of his book.
I enjoyed the ambiguity of the character names, therefore leaving the audience to attribute the character names themselves. In the lesson we discussed our favourite pieces of the book, many of my classmates were agreeing on different possible meanings of Bolano's work. I also enjoyed learning more about the author and hearing some of his work read aloud, and I think to find out the full meanings of Bolano's work, as an audience I would encourage anyone to read more into Bolano's life and his past work.


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Beavers Suffer Severe Burns After Helping to Stop Oil Spill
Editor's note: This post is a Care2 Favorite. It was originally published on April 3, 2013. Enjoy!
Six beavers at Utah's Willard Bay State Park are being called superheroes after helping to contain an oil leak from pouring into the bay and marsh land. Sadly, three of the beavers were severely burned while the family built a dam that blocked a large portion of the spill.
The 27,000 gallons of crude diesel oil leaked from a split in a Chevron pipeline last week. It's the third leak for the pipeline, that runs from Salt Lake City to Spokane, WA, has experienced in the past three years.
All of the beavers were transported to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah for care. It took volunteers six hours to thoroughly bathe away the oil stuck to their fur. Forty large bottles of Dawn dish soap were used to gently remove the oil.
Three of the animals suffered burns on their skin and eyes and had only patches of fur left on their bodies. They are being given special care to heal their wounds and put on medication to prevent complications. Two of the beavers are under the age of one and the third is a new mother.
Late last week, one of the animals was still showing signs of nausea and respiratory problems, but the other two were starting to move around in their cages and eat. Caregivers say they are taking their recovery one day at a time. They are hopeful the beavers will be able to eventually return to the wild.
Phil Douglass, spokesperson for the Department of Wildlife Resources said, "Protecting other animals and plants is part of the beavers' daily routine. Beavers are natural homemakers."
He credited beaver dams, or "lodges," for drawing moose to Utah because moose like still waters for drinking. The dams also keep the water cool for trout and make surrounding areas healthier by inviting more plant growth.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert is calling the latest spill "unacceptable." He wants Chevron to run a more proactive operation in the state. The oil giant has been fined $400,000 for the two earlier leaks.
Chevron issued a statement offering their regrets for the incident and the impact it has on the environment. They have more than 130 people working round-the-clock to clean up the oil.
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In the spring of 2013, the Foodshelf partnered with Putney Family Services to create a Family Food Bag program serving 6 families (13 children), sending home a back pack filled with food for a family for the weekend. This program continues today, providing food for the weekend, serving between 5 and 10 families (50–55 people), primarily those without transportation to access the Foodshelf. Many of our volunteers for this program are from the Outreach Team at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Brattleboro, coming to Putney weekly to assemble the bags of food that go home with the students on the bus Fridays.
As an organization supported entirely by donations, we write grants to help us afford what we need. We have been awarded the Agnes M. Lindsay grant twice for refrigerators and freezers. We have used three Vermont Fresh grants to help us deal with fresh produce coming into the Foodshelf. We have built produce display racks with storage, bought rolling bins and attained a mobile kitchen. We promote healthy eating! We run monthly Food Demos the last Saturday of the month, showcasing how to prepare in simple ways whatever produce we have in abundance. Anyone in the community is welcome to come, discuss, taste-test, or even run our food demos!
In partnership with the Vermont Foodbank, we run a Food Drop on the fourth Thursday of every month, reaching some of those who cannot make it to the Foodshelf. Fresh produce and some nonperishables are unloaded and distributed at Putney Meadows. About 40 households are served with minimal overlap with Foodshelf recipients. As with the Foodshelf open hours, the Food Drop is open to all, not just Putney residents.
We are an active member of the Healthy Harvest Network. We distribute locally grown fresh foods and donations to our 7 area food shelves. This is a powerful partnership — food gets delivered weekly. We share our food when we have too much, we learn from one another, and we support one another.


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Type of student: International (Indian), Male
Undergrad Institution: Foreign (Indian), very well-known
Major(s): Electrical Engineering
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Major(s): Electrical Engineering
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GRE Subject Test in Mathematics:
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TOEFL Score: (105 = R27/L23/S27/W28)
Program Applying: PhD in Applied Math
Research Experience: 3 IEEE conferences and 1 IEEE journal paper on low power digital signal processing.
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Performance achievement award from recent employer, 3rd place in Altera Design Contest (poster published in IEEE), certificate of merit in a math problem solving program in grad school, winner of several mathematical olympiads at state level in my country.
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for Linear Circuit Analysis (4 semesters) in grad school.
Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Good grades in all mathematical courses (mostly As) in undergrad and grad school.
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Certificate of merit for 100/100 in mathematics (top 0.1%) in class 12 board examinations in my country.
Recommendations: 3 strong.
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1. Should I send my subject GRE score to places where it is optional but recommended?
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I bought these the end of 2016 and I've been using them constantly!
I don't know about anyone else but some days I am not feeling matte lips. Some days I want super glossy lips, so I decided to expand my lip gloss collection and buy these three lip glosses. I love Ashley Tisdale and was sooo excited to try her beauty products.
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Remembering Steve's Market
'Mom-and-pop' stores prevalent on Colorado Avenue in early '50s
In these days of Wal-Mart, Safeway, King Soopers and Albertsons, it's easy to forget simpler times when little mom-and-pop markets supplied the needs of
In the Brock family alone, around the World War II era, there were three Westside markets within less than a mile of one another.
The history is a little hazy in some details, but Glenna Brock still has fond recollections of helping run Steve's Market with her late husband (and war hero), Steve Brock.
Located about where Blockbuster's is now in the Red Rock shopping center, the little store faced onto the 3100 block of Colorado Avenue, with a gravel space in front where people could pull off the road. "People parked any way they wanted to," Glenna said in a recent interview. "There was room for several cars out front."
The Brocks sold meat, canned goods, fruit, doughnuts made fresh daily and other items. Ice was available in an insulated (non-refrigerated) box next to the store. During their last two years on the avenue (1951-52), they also had a cider stand closer to the road during the summer months.
At the time, there was no Red Rock center. The Bock family's horse stables were about where Safeway is now.
Colorado Avenue was the main road between Colorado Springs and Ute Pass. It was paved, but had only two lanes. "There was quite a bit of traffic," Glenna said. "Everyone had to be extra careful in tourist season."
According to family information, the two other Brock-family markets also faced onto Colorado Avenue. These were the Grandview Market, owned by Steve's Dad, Giacondo (and later by a brother, Gabe), about where Domino's Pizza is now in the 3300 block; and the Red and White Market, owned by Giacondo's half-brother, John, in the 3600 block (the area historically known as Adam's Crossing).
Adding a little confusion to the mix, Giacondo, wanting to be called by something easier to pronounce, changed his name to John.
In that part of town, motels with nearby markets were a regular sight along the avenue "from 30th Street all the way to Manitou," said local historian Mel McFarland, adding that some of those small motels still exist. "A lot of people would come and stay a week or two for a couple of dollars a night, cooking their own meals and shopping in these little markets," he said. "In the wintertime, sometimes people would rent rooms out all winter for 20 or 30 bucks a month."
Giacondo/John Brock had a hand in Glenna and Steve getting married. Having just moved to Colorado from Illinois in 1948 - "I was 22, and I wanted to get out and do something" - Glenna was working as a nurse's aide in a hospital. One of her patients was Steve's dad, who'd been hurt in a fall. He took a liking to Glenna, introduced her to his son and started calling her "daughter-in-law" even before they got married in 1949.
The two started the market shortly thereafter. Until then, Steve Brock had not followed in his father's market-owning footsteps. In World War II, he had been an engineer. Traveling alone on one occasion, he encountered 19 German soldiers. Though armed only with a pistol, he somehow induced them to surrender to him. This earned him the Silver Star (an award that Glenna still carefully preserves in a shadow box).
After the war, Steve worked as an airplane mechanic on North Nevada Avenue, until a machine accident cost him three fingers on one hand.
Steve was evidently already thinking of starting a market before meeting Glenna. He had acquired a surplus building from Fort Carson - six-sided, rectangular-shaped - that would become Steve's Market.
The two ran the business together on Colorado Avenue for about three years, until 1952. "We worked from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day," Glenna said. "We took one day off, Wednesday, because that was the deadest day."
One of the people that worked for them was Dottie Spann. She and her sister, Marti, who were then teenagers living across the street, got to know the Brocks and were hired to work in the cider stand during the summer, where they sold Merlino's cider by the bottle or by the cup.
Contacted this week, Dottie had nothing but good memories of the job, and described both Glenna and Steve as "wonderful" people.
She laughed about how the job worked out in terms of saving money. The second year, between potato chips and cider, she and her sister "ate up all our profits," Dottie said.
In 1952, the Brocks, trying to make more time for their growing family (they eventually had four children), moved the market to the Midland area, next to their home in the 1300 block of Market Street. For the next five years, Steve's Market operated there, although at a less active pace than before. Finally, in 1957, Steve decided he didn't want to keep it going any longer. "I didn't want to either," Glenna said. "We talked about it. He went into construction, and did that for quite a few years (he died in 2001)."
Key to getting out of the market business was increasing pressure from the major grocery stores. "The little corner stores weren't doing that well anymore," she said. "The big stores could always outdo us on prices."
Also closing in the late '50s, according to McFarland, were other Colorado Avenue markets. Apparently their proprietors saw the same handwriting on the wall that the Brocks did. Within scant years, the Safeway store would open in what was to become the Red Rock shopping center.
But nothing can take away memories, and Glenna still has plenty of those. Like the tourist who drove up to the store one day. "He wanted a jug filled with ice and water," she recalled. "We charged a dime for that. The guy was a big, blustery man, and he said, 'I can get this for a nickel in Texas.' My husband said, 'You can go back there and get it done again if you want.'
"But we used to get a big kick out of the tourists. There were a lot of nice ones."
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Google, AT&T and the DOJ: How to Avoid History's Mistakes
Can you spell DOJ?
Many of you will remember the July 7 DigitalNext post, "Why Google Voice Reminds Me of AT&T," where I broadly outlined how Google, like AT&T before it, can be undone by its ambition to dominate a key "infrastructure" sector, like the web. I contended in the article that, much like AT&T's quest to dominate information systems, Google's quest to dominate web services can divert precious resources from core businesses, leaving it weaker, not stronger.
The article generated, uh, considerable conversation; some polite, some not -- but most were incredulous that I could even dare to make such a comparison.
Now, a mere three weeks later, Wired's Fred Vogelstein chivalrously comes to my defense (however unwittingly on his part) with his article, "Keyword: Monopoly... Why is Obama's Top Antitrust Cop Gunning for Google." In it, he explores the Department of Justice's newly launched anti-trust investigation of Google (see where this is going?).
The article explains why the DOJ is going after Google now:
"Recently, Google's size and ambitions have begun to obscure its halo. Advertisers watch nervously as the company's share of the search-advertising market have jumped to 75% from 50% ...Google's largest problem isn't what the company is today; its what is plans to become. Google aims to create a world in which web services replace desktop software."
Does this not sound familiar? The government gets nervous whenever one, very large, commercial enterprise wants to dominate any key infrastructure, whether it is software, information or the web. It was why AT&T and Microsoft were targeted in their day and it explains the DOJ timing now.
This investigation is yet another element demonstrating the parallel between the two companies. Sadly, the DOJ investigation changed everything for AT&T and it is likely to fundamentally change how Google does business, even if a case is not brought for years. You see, once the government had a "virtual" seat at the AT&T table, the lawyers started running the show. It slowed us down, blunted much of our competitive bite and even restricted which technologies we considered. It simply took the life out of AT&T. Google seems prone to face similar constraints.
At this point, I hope most of you can at least understand why I continue to see a pattern repeating itself. The real question becomes what's in store for Google? What can Google do better and/or differently than either Microsoft or AT&T when they were at this critical crossroads? Maybe nothing, I don't know. Yet that does not seem to sit well given Google's well-earned reputation for its genius. So for a moment, using history as our guide, let's consider some of their choices.
In the face of a potential anti-trust suit, Google can follow Microsoft's path and fight to keep itself whole. It can use the argument that "consumers can go to any number of competitors with a better mousetrap." But that approach is not without peril: Bill Gates' now infamous court testimony resulted in Microsoft losing a decade's worth of goodwill. And the irony of following in Microsoft's legal footsteps is rich, given Google's corporate culture of being as much anti-Microsoft as it is "for" anything.
Google has another option -- one that celebrates what Google does most brilliantly: innovate with new business models to create sustainable, profitable and ethically oriented corporate growth. It is an option that follows the contours of AT&T's footsteps (read on before you all descend into an epileptic shouting fit) but avoids its failures.
Here's what I mean: AT&T eventually broke itself up into seven companies (the seven Baby Bells of which three are still around) after a lengthy and costly battle that left AT&T very much weakened in the process. Maybe, just maybe, Google takes the first, brave step to focus on getting smaller and better -- not necessarily bigger. Google can consider innovative ways to spin off smaller, more sustainable businesses via a consortium or community of like-minded companies.
This community of companies model was first tried successfully by the Bell Labs New Venture Group in the late 1990s. It operated with a structure that let connected businesses share basic, scalable overhead services like HR or marketing, but they remained relatively small to allow for innovation and ideas to flow freely. I was there that time and I can attest to the fact that with this model, we were able to more quickly assess and launch new technologies with successful outcomes.
While getting "smaller" may echo back to the AT&T "breakup," that's where the similarities can end. AT&T never really embraced the notion that smaller companies could be stronger and more profitable. Perhaps Google, by staying true to its very DNA to "be a force for good" on the internet, can free us from outmoded business models where bigger is automatically assumed to be better. Google can keep its cool by being a new role model for a well balanced company that's big enough to stay strong and innovative but not too big that it drowns in its own grandeur and bureaucracy.
It has not been done yet. In this respect Google reminds me of no one. And maybe this is what saves them.
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Judy Shapiro is senior VP at Paltalk and has held senior marketing positions at Comodo, Computer Associates, Lucent Technologies, AT&T and Bell Labs. Her blog, Trench Wars, provides insights on how to create business value on the internet.


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CA PPM Lookups are powerful and widely used while achieving customization from getting dynamic values based on user login to parameter mapping or cascaded value into different lookup etc. Today we are going to learn how to leverage Lookups power to render Html into CA PPM pages to achieve some fancy stuffs.
Before we go into code, here are some examples of fancy html lookups.
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Screen#1 Video saved in Knowledge Store and embedding Youtube Video - used in organizations for communication and trainings purpose and help videos for Project / Approval Process.
Screen#2 Images linked to JasperReport - For running jasper report inside instance,
example: running Project Status Report from Project general page.
sample backend URL: /reportservice/flow.html?_flowId=viewReportFlow&reportUnit=/shared/reports/ProfileReport&standAlone=true&decorate=no&ParentFolderUri=/shared/reports&ResourceId=5001005&output=pdf
Jasper report Output:
Screen#3 Interactive web page with Canvas and input control - For creative UI and input controls for changing view.
Possible benefit in CA PPM:
1) More flexible view with better user experience.
2) Interactive data input based on dynamic parameters passed to html.
3) Knowledge Store for saving html and javascript for easy administration.
How can we achieve Html inside lookup?
For any CA PPM Lookup to render html inside page via lookup you need to set following lookup properties.
1) Create a Dynamic Lookup with some html data to display.
For example:
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'<!DOCTYPE html>

My First Website

Home

About

Contact

This is my first webpage! I was able to code all the HTML and CSS in order to make it. Watch out world of web design here I come!
I can use my skills here to create websites for my business, my friends and family, my C.V, blog or articles. As well as any games or more experiment stuff (which is what the web is really all about).

Webpage made by [your name]

' as html_display
FROM DUAL) Html_sql
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2) Create an attribute in custom Object with this Lookup
3) Set Lookup Default Value
4) Set Lookup to Read Only
5) Set "Populate default where null", in case you have already created instance before this attribute creation.
6) Place this Attribute in Create, Edit, filter layout (Note: It does not work in List).
7) Set this Attribute to Pull-Down instead of Browse from Fields
Let's Check how our First Html Lookup looks like:
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Screen#2 Create Layout
Screen#3 Edit Layout
However, Lookup has some limitations. We can not put large sql inside dynamic lookup as it has restrictions. So, this leads to use of knowledge store to save web documents and images, which we can call in our query to achieve better dynamic approach and easy administration.
Let's achieve some HTML rendering via Knowledge Store.
Please find attached Timeline.html file as an attachment, this file need to be placed in KS and link needs to be modified in code as highlighted in bold.
1) Create a Dynamic Lookup with some html data to display.
For example:
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' ' as Html_display
FROM DUAL ) Html_SQL
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2) Create an attribute in custom Object with this Lookup.
3) Set Lookup Default Value.
4) Set Lookup to Read Only.
5) Set "Populate default where null", in case you have already created instance before this attribute creation.
6) Place this Attribute in Create, Edit, filter layout (Note: It does not work in List).
7) Set this Attribute to Pull-Down instead of Browse from Fields.
Lets Check how our First Html Lookup collaborated with Knowledge Store is looking Now.
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By using these fancy lookups, you can also achieve Project Task interactive Timelining, Status Indicator over Project, Inline of Sub Object inside Master Object, Navigation with Status Indicator. Also, lot of other stuff can be achieved as your creative thinking goes.
Upcoming Post:
Next Blog will be on Inline view of sub-object inside Master Object with Project Phase indicator and task timeline, stay connected


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What could an executive coach do for me?
If you are a senior executive or manager, an executive coach could help you leverage your strengths and become more effective in your job and at work. The goal of the executive coach is to help you gain new awareness and insights and then perhaps make behavioral changes that correspond with your values and goals. As an executive or manager, you may sometimes find it difficult to get straightforward and accurate feedback from those individuals around you. The executive coach can facilitate this effort by serving as:
- an objective and confidential sounding board,
- a brainstorming partner,
- a reality checker,
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- a cheerleader, and
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College Savings Bank of Princeton New Jersey was acquired by NexBank, a Dallas-based bank. College Savings is a New Jersey bank that specializes in more than 500 plan college-saving programs. College Savings Bank will, however, keep its branding and the name but it will maintain operations as a division of NexBank. College Savings Bank was founded in 1987, and it has concentrated on college savings since then. It is also a program manager for the Arizona Family College Savings Program Bank Plan and the Indiana College Choice CD 529 Savings Plan.
Nexbank is a part of NexBank Capital Inc. an expanded financial services organization. NexBank serves its customers through three core businesses – Mortgage Banking, Investment Banking, and Commercial Banking. They strive to deliver exceptional value at every opportunity through industry leadership and a commitment to their clients. Their mission is to provide their customers with unique access to sophisticated and tailored solutions delivered by professionals who are experienced and have a proven track of record success.
NexBank has a mission to provide high quality and performance solutions that meet their customers' custom tailored and specialized needs. NexBank has its headquarters in Dallas, and it is the 16th largest bank in Texas, and it is the 266th largest bank in the United States. Their money market rates are two times the national average, and it is rated at an A health rating. The bank was established in 1934, and since then, it has served its clients and the whole of the banking community with a charter that dates back to 1922.
The acquisition of College Savings Bank has diversified the balance sheet of NexBank through an additional source of deposits. NexBank has an efficient and profitable platform that has continued to grow over the years. They have significantly increased their earnings every year and also improved their deposit and assets channels. They have also remained focused on their institutional client base and the development of their businesses in the United States.


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Michigan beat Oregon State, 35-7, in Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh's home debut.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Jim Harbaugh notched his first win as Michigan's coach in his first game back at Michigan Stadium. Here are three thoughts from the Wolverines' 35-7 victory over Oregon State.
1. Michigan shows progress
There is joy in the Big House again. While it's doubtful anyone in Ann Arbor believes Saturday's win portends a Big Ten title or even the Wolverines being competitive in the Big Ten this year, tangible proof of Harbaugh's progress was a welcome sight for the maize-and-blue faithful.
Michigan played hard but wasn't good enough in its season opener at Utah. The Wolverines had better players than Oregon State, and they played like it. Outplaying a physically overmatched opponent wasn't always a given in the waning days of the Brady Hoke era.
Michigan's offensive line looked tentative in the first half against Utah before settling and playing much better, and the Wolverines carried that confidence into Saturday. Michigan's line generated a push on between-the-tackles runs all afternoon, and that led to a game-high 126 rushing yards for De'Veon Smith and a much easier time for Michigan's passing game. The success running the ball opened up an array of play-action throws, and an efficient Jake Rudock made the Beavers pay. Meanwhile, Michigan's defense played lights-out after allowing a touchdown on Oregon State's first possession. After allowing 79 yards on the Beavers' first seven plays, the Wolverines allowed an average of 1.5 yards on Oregon State's next 37 plays.
2. Wolverines QB Jake Rudock looked much better
Rudock might have been Michigan's most improved player between weeks one and two. After throwing three interceptions against the Utes, the graduate transfer from Iowa settled and played much more efficiently against the Beavers. Rudock missed on four of his first nine passes Saturday, but he completed 11 of his next 14 as Michigan built a 21-point fourth-quarter lead.
The day didn't start so auspiciously for Rudock. On Michigan's first possession, Wolverines blockers failed to pick up Oregon State's Rommel Mageo, who got a free run at Rudock and crushed the quarterback. Rudock fumbled, allowing Oregon State to recover on the Michigan 24. But Michigan got the ball back two plays later when Taco Charlton forced a Victor Bolden fumble. Rudock made prudent choices with the ball for the most part. He had multiple chances to force throws into coverage, but he usually tucked the ball or dumped it off to a closer, more open target. In the fourth quarter, Rudock tried to crowbar a pass in to tight end Jake Butt only to have it intercepted by Mageo. The Wolverines had a huge lead at the time, but Rudock will have to be careful when the schedule ramps up again in two weeks with a visit from BYU.
3. Gary Andersen should not have punted in this situation
Oregon State coach Gary Andersen clearly didn't read this week's story about Kevin Kelley, the Arkansas high school coach who doesn't punt unless he absolutely must. Late in the second quarter, the Beavers were down three when they faced fourth-and-3 from the Michigan 39 with 1:29 remaining. The fourth down calculator on the advancedfootballanalytics.com site uses NFL data, but we don't need a completely apples-to-apples comparison to know that punting the ball was a horrible idea in this situation.
The math says Oregon State punting there was a MUCH riskier play. http://t.co/HiGSKJndfZ pic.twitter.com/czdwoo9lpp— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) September 12, 2015
Using the NFL numbers, which likely would be more conservative than college data, the expected points had Oregon State opted to go for it were 1.06. Oregon State's expected points if it punted were .04. So it was a bad idea made even worse when the Beavers took a delay of game penalty and backed themselves up five yards.
Of course, Andersen looked like a genius at first when Beavers punter Nick Porebski used the old right foot pitching wedge to get some backspin and roll the ball out at the Michigan two-yard line. Unfortunately for Oregon State, that play was nullified by an illegal formation penalty. At that point, the Football Gods intervened and punished Andersen for choosing the conventional—though not the safest, as demonstrated above—route. The next snap sailed over Porebski's head, and Michigan took over on the Oregon State three yard line. Three plays later, Michigan's DeVeon Smith punched in a touchdown.


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I rarely do well with movies over two hours. In this world of instant everything, giving something my undivided attention for that long can make me more antsy than a five-year-old on a road trip. So going into Million Dollar Arm (running time: 2 hours 4 minutes), I was not looking forward to it—no matter how much I love Jon Hamm or baseball (by the way, check out Megan's excellent interview with Jon here). But not only did I love the movie, but I never even noticed the running time. It just takes the right movie. Here are five reasons you'll love it too.
1) You don't need to like baseball. Sure, it's a movie about baseball (and based on a true story), but it's so much more than that. It's a story of redemption, of change, and falling in love. You guys know how much I love baseball, but take it from a fellow journalist friend of mine who saw the movie: "I hate baseball, but I adored this movie."
2) Lake Bell's relationship tips. OK, so it's more from Lake Bell's character, but we need more females in movies like her. She's a study in how to act in a relationship, especially when you're dealing with a guy who, to put it mildly, needs an attitude adjustment. There's a scene in which Lake's character confronts J.B. Bernstein (Hamm) in his front yard, and I'm telling you right now, take note of it. THIS is how you talk to a guy when he's acting like a jerk.
3) Pitobash Tripathy. Remember that name. I know Jon Hamm is the star of this film, but the Hindi film actor steals every scene he's in. Move over, Jonah Hill—this guy should be in 22 Jump Street.
4) It's a perfect date movie. Your guy will love it, you will love it, and you'll both go home happy.
Pitobash Tripathy (mentioned above) is on the right.
5) Sometimes to win, you have to change the game. I wish I came up with that line, but it's actually the tagline on the movie's poster. Still, it's a lesson you'll learn over and over in this movie and one that is essential to succeeding in life. All too often we want to emulate others to get to the top or follow successful people's footsteps, but that's not how you truly succeed. Sometimes failing (or just struggling) opens doors you never expected. This movie makes sure you never forget that.
Also, when I cohosted Windy City Live on abc7 Chicago a few weeks back, I got to interview Jon Hamm. If you like him even the slightest bit, I think you'll get a kick out of the game we played:
Million Dollar Arm opens nationwide in theaters today. Are you going to see it? Let me know what you think!