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I met Alex Vavoulis in February.
I was working on a column about the death of Leslie Bassett, a 1947 Fresno State graduate who won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for music. Vavoulis, a retired Fresno State chemistry professor, was able to fill me in on important details related to Bassett. As a longtime president of the Fresno Free College Foundation, which still runs radio station KFCF 88.1 FM, Vavoulis helped me with an interesting tidbit about Bassett and how for seven years, beginning in 1978, the Pulitzer winner helped judge a Fresno State competition for young composers.
In terms of my connection to Vavoulis, that should have been it. He was just one of dozens of sources I interact with each week. I knew a little about him – his chemistry career, the foundation, his interest in classical music – just as I know a little about lots of people.
If you'd told me that eight months later I would know much of his life story, I would have been surprised.
But sometimes you just connect with a person. Call it journalistic chemistry. That's what happened with me and the 91-year-old Vavoulis. Part of it, I suspect, is his voice: gentle but authoritative, still with a trace of a Brooklyn accent, soft-spoken but sometimes erupting with a wry chuckle. I just like listening to him talk. It relaxes me. I'm intrigued, too, by his Greek roots. His parents were immigrants. Vavoulis and his wife, Vasiliky, still return to Greece for extended visits. I visited Athens in January, and we had fun comparing notes.
Then I started learning more about his story. That's how I ended up writing this column today. This piece isn't tied to an upcoming concert or shiny new trend (though there is an interesting book to mention). Instead, it's simply a reminder that many of us – especially those who have been around for a number of decades – have fascinating and uplifting stories to tell.
Summer camp
Here is the inspiring story Vavoulis shares:
When he was 14 years old, living in a hardscrabble Brooklyn clawing its way out of the Great Depression, he got the chance to go to a summer camp called Duck Island. It changed his life.
His parents had met and married each other after coming to America. The oldest boy, Ted, was born in 1922. George came in 1923. Alex followed in 1924. The only girl, Alice, arrived in 1925. (Talk about clockwork.)
Vavoulis' mother and father ran a working-class diner in Pittsburgh until the economy tanked. They moved themselves and their four children to Brooklyn to be close to relatives. And thus began an inner-city childhood, one that was tight-knit and steeped in Greek traditions and culture (the kids went to Greek school at 4 p.m. daily after regular school) and family drama (he still remembers his grandmother screaming when his aunt eloped with her violin teacher) but without much money to spare.
Then came a summer camp run by a man named Tony Duke.
A young man from a wealthy Long Island family, Duke – at the tender age of 19 – decided to start a summer camp for underprivileged boys. He and his Ivy League college buddies threw the thing together on their own, acting as staff and counselors. Starting in 1937, Vavoulis and his brothers got to attend.
Those two weeks each summer for Vavoulis were golden. He and his brothers learned about discipline, cleanliness, competition and how to interrelate with other kids and adults. He looked up to Duke as a role model. Duke would take the boys on an outing to his family home in Montauk, on the tip of Long Island, and Vavoulis remembers the lawn out front being so big it looked like it would take forever just to get to the front door.
Duke showed the boys there was another world out there.
In the Greek language, Vavoulis says Duke would be called a leventis – a fine, upstanding man with a powerful build and generosity of heart.
"Carl Jung spoke of the 'life tree' metaphorically when he wrote that annually the tree produces new leaves and blossoms that are more beautiful than the previous ones; so it is with the tree life of humans," Vavoulis tells me one day, one of several times we got together these past months to talk about his experience. "Tony Duke helped me become optimistic about life."
It turns out Duke had found a lifelong calling. After a break for World War II, Duke founded the now famous Boys and Girls Harbour organization, based in Harlem, which is still sending kids to camp eight decades later.
Vavoulis shows me a book, "Diamonds in the Rough," published this year by the foundation telling the stories of former campers over a period of 80 years whose lives were changed. He's featured in the first chapter as one of three original campers.
Duke died in 2014 at the age of 95.
Chemistry doctorate
In our talks, I learn a lot more about Vavoulis: how he joined the Navy in 1943 when he graduated from high school; how he went to Brooklyn College under the GI bill and got a bachelor's and master's degree in chemistry; how he went on to get a doctorate from University of the Pacific.
I learn how his beloved older brother, Ted, was killed in 1944, from wounds received at Normandy. (When he talks about Ted, it's the only time in our various conversations I can remember his melodious voice coming close to breaking.) In an illustration of how life's coincidences can add up, he tells me how deeply he felt when he learned that Tony Duke commanded one of the ships that landed troops at Normandy.
There is much more I could write about Vavoulis and how he's added to the texture and fabric of Fresno over the years: the students' lives he touched as a chemistry professor at Fresno State; the trouble he stirred up using the Fresno Free College Foundation, which was originally founded to protect the academic freedom of poet Robert Mezey, who was fired from his teaching position; the importance of KFCF as an alternative radio voice.
Then there's his love of Greece. I love listening to him talking about Greece. Think how proud his parents, who left their homeland for better lives, would be knowing how far their children came in terms of the American dream.
But I'll save that for another time. Another discussion.
If you're like me, you meet different people throughout your life as the days march on, and you interact with them in a fairly narrow way in terms of getting to really know them. Think of the clerk who rings up your groceries, or the hygienist who cleans your teeth, or the neighbor you bump into walking your dog each day. Or even the people you think you know well: colleagues at work, friends at church, maybe even your own parents.
Everyone has a story. All you have to do is listen. I'm already looking forward to hearing what else Alex Vavoulis has to say.
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You cannae shove yer granny off a bus – but you can steal her wedding ring.
That's according to callous teen Danielle Hughes, who helped herself to her gran's prized possession – before pawning it for easy cash.
The 19-year-old from Ayr's Elba Street appeared at court this week in heavy eye make-up and sporting a gravity-defying beehive hairstyle to admit the offence.
The court heard grannie Frances Bryson had tucked her wedding ring in a jewellery box at her Craigie Way home in Ayr after she had been out at a wedding in January.
But the ring was missing when she went to put it on again in March.
Hughes, who works as a cleaner, had been taken in by her grandparents and was living in their home at the time.
Depute fiscal Stuart Bell said Mrs Bryson confronted Hughes, but she: "Denied any knowledge of it."
And when Mrs Bryson said she would be calling the police, Hughes left the house and did not return.
Then in March, a DVD player in the house also went missing – and this time, police were called.
But savvy officers checked pawn shops in Ayr, until they tracked down confirmation Hughes had indeed off loaded both items to a broker.
Defence agent Mandy Stewart said her client struggled to give a reason for her behaviour.
Miss Stewart said Hughes: "Advised me she was under stress."
But added: "She did accept responsibility at the outset."
Sheriff John Montgomery said: "This is a particularly mean thing to do, to steal from your grandmother who had taken you in."
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- Provide information so participants can estimate the amount of cash needed and appropriate timing for three years
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Discover how to maximize cash flow, learn the importance of cash, and find out your role in your organization's financial success.
Course Outline
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- Why cash is so important in business
- What are the cash-critical stages in business
- What internal sources of cash are possible
- What potential external sources of cash there are
Reporting and Evaluating Cash Flow
- Review of the Cash Flow Statement
- Review of Projected Cash Flow Report
- What the Cash Cycle communicates
- What improvements can be made to shorten the cash cycle
- Calculating cash cycle
Projecting Cash Needs
- How much cash the business needs
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- Making comparisons with other businesses in the same industry
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- When: 7/2/18 - 7/27/18
- Total Number of Hours: 16
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Mosi-oa-Tunya,means The Smoke that Thunders which is what the Victoria Falls was called by the natives that discovered it.It is one and a half km.long and 102m drop and is a World Heritage site and one of the seven wonders of my world.
Was here last May when it was full pool and was awe struck at the volume of water flowing over the edge and the sound of it roaring in the canyon below,words cannot describe such a magnificent site.The downfall is that there is so much spray it makes viewing difficult,but now and again the mists drop and you can have a quick koekeloer.This obviously makes photography difficult,but fortunately with my eagle eye and natural ability, was able to take some stunning photos capturing the essence and power of this majestic wonder.
I had to travel down to Livingstone last week,which is 280km away,of which 180 are on
sand tracks and mud and gravel roads.Was hosted by Steve and Gail at the Waterberry Lodge,which is 20km from Livingstone on the banks of the Zambezi.The attention to detail is quite remarkable,the gardens and lawn are manicured to perfection and the cottages are pristine,amazing attention to detail like the beds have some flowers on and welcome spelled out on little bamboo sticks and the toilet paper is folded with a little feather on top,I don't know if it was meant to be used for anything else???
After having several Mosi's on the veranda overlooking the Zambezi listening to the hippo's snorting we went for dinner and had a 5 course scrumptious meal,with a few more Mosi's to wash it down.To end the evening in true African fashion we sipped on an Amarula Liquer,which doesn't take long,which is what makes it the 2nd most sold liquor in the world.That does not surprise me with the way South Africans consume alcohol!Then I retired to bed where the mosquito net had been folded down and the sheets pulled back i drifted off to sleep with the hippo's still blowing away.
Up at six and was lucky to catch a 2hr river cruise amongst some hippo's,the crocs were obviously sleeping in cause they were nowhere to be seen.Brad and Ruth the managers I am sitting in for,left from there to South Africa via Kazangulo which is just up the road but only has one of three ferries working!You got to be happy with that,this is Africa.
I then went and did the most craziest thing in my life,don't know if it was the Amarula kicking in or the African air.I went where no man should go.
Swimming 110ft across from the edge of the Victoria Falls,but 40ft from the edge,and the current was fairly strong and washed you towards the falls about 25ft,to a rock outcropping,We then scrambled up onto the rocks which is 15 ft from the edge,where we proceeded to jump into Devil's pool which is 8ft from the edge,but when you surface and your little balding airhead pops out of the water,and you are now breathing very heavily,due to having no brains,you are 2ft from a 102meter drop to certain death.
It is inconceivable that anybody can be this stupid.It was absolutely amazing though,I then proceeded to the very edge,laying flat I lent over the edge,safely of course,it is even scarier now thinking back on it.What an exhilarating feeling,your heart(yip and I do have one due to contrary belief)just goes nuts and your insides go to mush,words can't describe the feeling and thrill and excitement being that close and lying over the falls looking down.Your innards feel like they have been flushed,well it was a fantastic experience and probably not for the faint hearted.
The pool itself as you can see in the photo's is maybe 10ft in diameter and if you go too far right you will get washed over the falls,so after jumping in,and then surfacing knowing you are are mere feet away from the edge and not to go too far right was a little scary.You have just got to come and do it and see for yourself,so sorry Charmain that life insurance policy you took out on me,you can cancel now.Want to do the rafting down the Zambezi,it is rated as one of the scariest raft rides in the world.You got to have trust.
We then had to swim back,upstream and then you are washed downstream swimming with a purpose like you can't believe,you end up on the bank,safe and sound.Then had lunch on the little island with a couple of beers and then got on the boat and motored back to dry land of the Zambezi shores,body still in shock mode.
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We Indians are damn lucky that a normal lower class person can afford services of another human being to do his/her daily housework....We call it maid/servant
When i was in 11th/12th standard my school timing was a bit late. My bro and sis used to wake up too early for they have to catch school bus and go far far away....
Our maid used to come early in those times .My mother used to wake me up early so that my room can get cleaned. And I used to be like Let me sleep first then do whatever u want to do but NOOOOO , so i used to spend rest of my morning on Sofa
As in most of the households CLEANING is the most important thing that should happen and rest of the stuff like (eating, sleeping, playing etc etc ) takes backseat. And if u r home on sunday u have to constantly switch from one room to other so that ur so called HOUSE can get completely cleaned.... suckssss
Coming back to current state, since i started working i am living with friends of mine and for bachelors Maid is like Kaamdev baba or Saraswati mata of cleaning (safai). If she is not there than our houses would have been worse than that found in front of each city's railway station.
In most of the bachelor houses it so happens that one person will open the door for Maid in morning, she will do all cleaning and by the team she finishes, rest of the inmates will still be in sleep mode, while going she will wake one of the inmates to close the door. What happened, how it happened, who did no one cares....
It used to so happen that we got one new maid for our home, and at that time one of my friend used to go to office late, so maid used to come around 9 or 10 am , clean the house and go . SO it so happened that she didn't saw my friend's face for 3-4 months.
One saturday she complained to me and my other friends "bhaiya , aap unko uthate kyun nahin , maine unki shakal nahin dekhi 4 mahine ho gaye ".....And then we shouted
"XYZ ,teri muh dikhayee ka samay aa gaya hain bachhe Uth jaa " After making repeated attempts of waking him up, he finally came out of his bedroom, The maid said "SO glad to finally see u " (Translated in English here )....And he replied Ya Same Here
Now why i m writing this Maid syndrome , well it so happened that I bought new tooth brush recently. Next day I didn't find it, and it sucks when u dont have ur toothbrush . Next day i bought a new one and next day again i lost . And i really got pissed off , bcoz no one was at home for two days so only reason i could think of "Maid must have taken it "... PPl may think why this cheap thinking, well its not my fault its the only reason i could come up.And why i thought in that manner, well that has another story which is below..
2 years back we group of friends were sitting and watching tv. One of my friend comes in a furious manner, lets call him S
S:Again it happened.
We: what ??
S: I have lost it again
We: what have u lost wallet/ATM?
S: NO, one of my New UG is missing
We: look around u will find it , must have been mixed with someones else.
S: no i looked around, couldn't find it.
We: Chk our neighbors ( BTW that had 4 girls living there ) gallery , U know its a male UG must have got attracted to female one's and flew next gallery ..U know opposites attract
S: hahaha oh shut up, I am thinking it must be our MAid
We: Wat>?? why will maid steal ur UG
S: well sometimes she washes my clothes, must have stolen ...that's my thinking
WE: oh u r sick minded , why will she steal ur UG , she doesn't steal a single rupees from our purses even though our purse has so much cash and she easily has access to all of them as we sleep like Guinea PIGs while she cleans the house....
S: I dont know, i have that feeling, i have lost 3 UG in one week. tats too much
WE: ok , Lets assume that she steals ur UG, but what will she do with it , U know that ur ass errr rrr sorry ur waist is too bigger for her to fit in....
one crazy person : kahin tujh par marti to nahin wo , hey bhagwan kya zamana aa gaya hain abhi tak to ladke tharki hote suen the maid par ab maid bhi tharki hone lag gayee maaliko par, ram ram
S: oh shut up , it might be that she is taking so that it can be used by her family members..
We: Wallah tera CID dimaag , thats wat her work is too steal guys UG from each apartment , give them as a birthday gift to her relatives ...give us a break and stop mourning....
S: well i am telling u, beware anyone can be targeted next
Well till today the mystery of missing UG's is not solved . SO u see why i thought that my brush can be stolen by my maid...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
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The sky was looking promising last night after work, so my wife and I headed out to Ocean Beach in San Francisco before the sun went down, spending most of our time on the beach in an area of ruins; the remains of the once glorious Sutro Baths. It was also interesting to sit and people-watch, as couples snuggled together for the sunset, and others ran around on the beach, enjoying the the warm temperature.
The sky was so beautiful, and the weather was perfect. We stayed and hiked around till past dusk, snapping off shots and just relaxing and taking in the beauty of light, held and radiated by sweeping clouds. This area was truly a photographers playground, with so many angles and composition possibilities. We'll have to return again and again!
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My desire is to be known by the Father.
I am coming to the realisation that to be known of man bears no consequence on that final day. To be known by millions or even thousands has no relevance when I will stand before my Maker.
Will he know me? Gladly I would throw away all that I have worked toward that I may be confident in knowing that I am known by the One who loved me first.
Is it the desire of The Lord that we make the most of who we are on this earth, that we may increase in capacity to do his will – to love and to serve each other that more may know of his great love?
Of course. He says to go in his name and make disciples, heal the sick, set the captives free.
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One Selfless Act of Support for Relief Efforts Inspires Others
Written by Kevin Titus , Special to Redcross.org
Thursday, September 08, 2005 — GULFPORT, Miss. – When Drake Cox's two daughters saw the devastation from Hurricane Katrina on their television set in Springfield, Mo., they asked their father: "Who's going to help them, daddy?"
Initially Cox told them he didn't know. Then, his little girls, ages 5 and 9, asked: "Daddy, can't you help them?" That is when he knew he had to do whatever he could.
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"They inspire me to do everything," said Cox about his loving, concerned daughters.
Moved by his children's generosity, Cox knew that he too could make a sacrifice. So he sold his beloved 2002 Honda Shadow motorcycle – that he had pampered and treasured – on eBay and gave 100% of the money to the Red Cross in support of the relief efforts. Their act of selfless charity has spurred others to action; when friends, neighbors and even strangers heard about it, they made sacrifices of their own and donated to the relief effort.
Cox, with his employee Jeff Paul, then set off to deliver their donations in person to the Red Cross on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The last thing he did before he left for the coast was stop by his children's school to say goodbye. His nine-year-old daughter gave him tearful hugs of pride, while his five-year-old girl gave him a high-five.
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The sacrifices of this little family in support Hurricane Katrina relief operations has attracted a lot of attention from the local media and even People Magazine – although Cox made it clear that this wasn't about them. He indicated that his family didn't want the attention; they only wanted to provide whatever help they could.
It is thanks to the generosity and compassion of families like this that the Red Cross is able to provide relief to the victims of disaster.
Kevin Titus has been deployed to the Red Cross relief efforts on the coast since before Katrina made landfall. Residing in Cincinnati, Ohio, he weathered the storm in a Red Cross shelter near Biloxi and is currently providing Public Affairs support in the area.
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We were at CN last March and it seemed pretty full. We are thinking of coming in July this year. Will the number of people there be the same? Just curious if it was more or less crowded in the summer.


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Innovation Guideline Paper
Julie Malone
University of Phoenix
OI 463 The Innovative Organization
Eric Hogan
September 1, 2008
When it comes to rules, every company needs some type of direction on what to expect from upper management down to the employees on innovation needs. This report introduces seven different guidelines of innovation (exert strong leadership on strategy and portfolio, integration into business mentality, align with strategy, manage creativity and value capture, neutralize organizational antibodies, establish networks, and use metrics and incentives) that companies need to focus on to make a growing and thriving organization succeed in this competitive global society, along with the samples of how each guideline effects the Siemens Corporation.
Innovation Guideline Paper
In the book Making Innovation Work (Davila et al., 2006), the authors say that a key to successful innovation is for the CEO of a company to perform a periodic health check to determine exactly what part of the organization needs attention. In order to achieve results within a limited time frame and resources requires the ability to focus on the parts of the innovation effort that need the most attention. What is surprising is how few companies have effective diagnostics for the overall innovation activities. Without solid innovation diagnostics, managers have a hard time knowing where to begin, and when the innovative process can become entangled making the task of separating the symptoms of the problems from the root cause. In addition, without periodic diagnostics, a sense of complacency builds lack of focus on maintaining the right mix of innovation. While conducting research, the authors located a short list (known as the Seven Innovation Rules) of the most important aspects of innovation in which senior management should examine.
1. Exert strong leadership on the innovation strategy and portfolio decisions: Managers need a clear direction from the top of the organization and saturates down to employees in order to motivate, support, and reward the activities that encourage innovation (Davila et al., 2006). Siemens offers management training programs that teach managers how to leverage effectively and develop the talents of its employees across the entire spectrum of similarities and differences (Siemens, 2008).
2. Integrate innovation into the company's basic business mentality: Innovation is not a magic trick on special occasions or a "nice to have" element, but an integral part of the way a company operates every day and is essential to the continuation of the organization. Innovation encompasses two established activities – technological (research and development) or new product development and is strategic (defining the business model) (Davila et al., 2006).
Since 1847, Siemens offers technological advancements in information and Communication (telegraphy, telecommunications and microelectronics), power (power plants, circuit breakers, and gas turbines), transportation (electric railway, subway, and electromagnetic levitation with the Transrapid), healthcare (x-ray apparatus, echocardiography, and cardiac pacemaker), lighting (various lamps), and household appliances (washing machine, television, and dishwasher). For over 150 years Siemens has been a technology powerhouse in electronics. The factors that drive the company's success include a clear portfolio policy, long-range financial planning, an international setup and strong employee orientation.
3. Align the amount and type of innovation to the company's business: Innovation may or may not be the key to success for the overall business strategy; management has to determine the types and amounts of innovation needed to support the business strategy and more is not necessarily better. A company's business strategy is focused on winning innovation is a fundamental element of long-term success. The importance of innovation depends on timing of the last innovation, the nature of the competition, and the overall business strategy. The CEO and senior management team decides which innovation strategy best fits the external competitive and market situation and the company's internal condition is the responsibility (Davila et al., 2006).
Since 1847 Siemens has always been an innovative company; but in the 1940s and during the final years of World War II, numerous plants and factories in Berlin and other major cities were destroyed by Allied air raids. To prevent further losses, manufacturing was moved to alternative places and regions not affected by the air war. The goal was to secure continued production of important war-related and everyday goods. Siemens was operating almost 400 alternative or relocated manufacturing plants at the end of 1944 and in early 1945. Germany's political, military and economic collapse led to the closure of Siemens' plants in Berlin on April 20, 1945. By the time the war came to an end, the greater part of Siemens' buildings and industrial installations had been destroyed.
4. Manage the natural tension between creativity and value capture: A company needs strength in creativity and profit; innovation requires processes, structures, and resources to manage significant levels of creativity (developing new concepts and ways of doing things) while executing (transforming creative concepts into commercial realities) (Davila et al., 2006). In April 1994, Siemens Medical Systems suffered about a $140 million decrease in sales as a result of suspended production at three manufacturing facilities which manufactured patient monitors, ultrasound equipment, radiation therapy devices, pacemakers, hearing aids and other devices were not manufactured in conformance with the FDA's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). The FDA determined that Siemens did not adequately address consumer complaints and that the company's quality-assurance programs were inadequate (findarticles, 2008).
5. Neutralize organizational antibodies (resistance): Innovation necessitates change, and change stimulates explicit routines and cultural norms that act to block or negate change. When people have experienced success for a long time, there can be a tendency to become complacent and resist change. In order to innovate, senior management must create a culture that has the ability and the courage to change, explore, and innovate at the same time can be stable enough to deliver on its innovations. Part of an innovation-friendly culture is recognizing that what brought success in the past does not necessarily bring success today. This requires a culture that is open to questioning assumptions and to debating alternatives to the current approach to business. Managers must also understand that only by taking risks (preferably small risks where the cost of failure is low), closely observing results, learning from them, and trying again, can innovation occur (Davila et al., 2006).
In the 1900s, Siemens changed from a company dealing mainly with public customers in regulated markets to a global competitor increasingly due to pressure from the shareholders. To meet these new challenges effectively and efficiently, the company introduced programs that represented a radical change of approach, based on the strategic pillars of productivity, innovation and growth. The company had to optimize its business portfolio through divestments, acquisitions, the formation of new companies, and the founding of joint ventures.
6. Recognize that the basic unit (or fundamental building block) of innovation is a network that includes people and knowledge both inside (R&D, marketing, manufacturing) and outside (customers, suppliers, partners, and others) the organization: A successful organization excels at combining its internal resources with selected portions of the vast resources of the world's capitalist economy. Innovation requires developing and maintaining this network as an open and collaborative force, which is no easy task considering the complexities of relationships, differing motivations, and differing objectives. Some companies choose to isolate innovation efforts from the organization to avoid its antibodies, through stand-alone departments or incubators. These approaches can be successful but only if they establish and maintain a rich network with the critical resources in the company and with outside partners. These stand-alone or incubator innovation initiatives often fail because, in an attempt to isolate the innovators from organizational antibodies, they sever critical links with key resources and ideas (Davila et al., 2006). Today, Siemens has 66,000 employees in the US and 400,000 persons working in 190 countries worldwide. Siemens builds and strengthens the world's infrastructure in everything from energy and transportation to healthcare and water technologies to communications and lighting (Siemens, 2008).
7. Create the right metrics and rewards for innovation: People react to positive and negative stimuli, and a company's innovation is no exception. A manager will never achieve the level of innovation that is needed if people do not have the proper rewards to drive performance. Often these rewards focus on meeting budgets and avoiding risk. Rewards of this type cause managers to invest in safe products to prevent big loss but also little chance of a big profit; these rewards totally block whatever motivation there may exist to explore riskier paths. A badly designed measurement or reward system will mute the rest of the rules, even if optimally designed. The question then becomes: What should a company measure and what type of rewards would best motivate employees to get the innovation results that management needs? In some companies, the measurements are a big part of the problem (Davila et al., 2006). Siemens has a tendency of looking at the rewards system from the top downward; upper management receives praise and yearly bonus and the hourly wage-earner receives a small raise if the budget permits. If the company needs to downsize due to economic conditions, the hourly white-color and administrative workers are the first to exit the company.
Organizations need systems in place that provide the proper measurement, motivation, incentives, rewards to foster innovation that is aligned with the innovation strategy, and need to create an environment where taking risks on breakthrough innovations is recognized as valuable to the company. The first innovation rule is leadership since it is where a company needs to start, metrics and rewards is the seventh and last innovation rule since it closes the circle, and creates the motivational and behavioral links to all of the other innovation rules (Davila et al., 2006).
Davila, T, Epstein, M .J., & Shelton, R. (2006). Making Innovation Work. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Wharton School Publishing.


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'Good brothers' in town as hungry Ghost month gets into full swing
GEORGE TOWN: Chinese opera, puppet shows and singing performances are the order of the day as the Hungry Ghost month gets into full swing.
And none of the audience will be brave enough to be seated on the front row – these are reserved for the "good brothers" (hau siong ti in Mandarin), a rather polite way of referring to the ghosts, until Sept 19.
After that, the Chinese believe that the "gates of hell" closes again and the ghosts will be forced to return to their woeful realm.
But until then, nearly every temple and Chinese association in Penang will hold nightly shows and kotai (singing) performances as is customary to entertain ghosts while they feast on the offerings.
Penang Teong Guan Association chairman Heng Yak Hoi said most celebration committees would consult the Tai Su Yeah (King of Hades) through a medium to decide on which performance to opt for.
"The usual choices are Hokkien, Cantonese or Teowchew operas, puppet shows or modern singing. They can also present a mix over the three or five days of their celebrations,'' he said, adding that more than 200 such committees, called Phor Thor in Hokkien, would hold street celebrations all over Penang.
Penangites and tourists also get to explore the nightlife of George Town on foot as they revel in the celebrations.
In Jalan Samak, off Jalan Datuk Keramat, septuagenarian Tan Li Ching was spotted enjoying a Cantonese opera performance.
Tan, 78, said she loved watching Cantonese operas for their plots.
"Normally, I watch for about an hour-and-a-half," she said when met at the show on Thursday, adding that she learnt the Cantonese dialect while working in Hong Kong during her younger days.
Factory operator Jacky Lim, 50, said it was hard to find big crowds for Cantonese operas in Penang because the majority of Penangites spoke Hokkien.
The Cantonese Penangite said it was his first time enjoying a Cantonese opera show.
"A friend sent me the timetable of opera shows during the Hungry Ghost month, so I dropped by as I'm staying nearby," he added.
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833. Motacilla borealis *.
The Grey-headed Wagtail.
Motacilla flava borealis, Sundev. Aefv. K. Vet.-Acad. Fork. Stockh. 1840, p. 53. Budytes viridis (Gmel.), apud Blyth, Cat. p. 138; Horsf. & M. Cat. i, p. 350; Jerd. B. I. ii, p. 222; Anders. Yunnan Exped., Aves, p. 608; Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 617 ; Oates, B. B. i, p. 161. Budytes cinereocapilla (Savi), apud Hume, Cat. no. 593; Brooks, J. A. S. B. xliii, pt. ii, p. 248 ; Barnes, Birds Bom. p. 238. Motacilla borealis, Sundev. Sharpe, Cat. B. M. x, p. 522, pl. vii, figs. 1.3.
The Indian Field- Wagtail, Jerd.; Pilkya, Hind.
Coloration. Male. In normal winter plumage, on first arrival in India, the forehead, crow, nape, and hind neck are bluish grey, a few of the feathers with greenish tips; the back, scapulars, and rump dull olive-green; upper tail-coverts dark brown edged with olive-green; the four middle pairs of tail-feathers black, narrowly edged with olivaceous; the two outer pairs almost wholly white ; coverts and quills dark brown or black, margined with pale fulvous, sometimes with a greenish tinge; lores, cheeks, and ear-coverts dark slaty black, the ear-coverts paling to bluish grey posteriorly; the whole lower plumage yellow, tinged with ochraceous across the breast, and the feathers of that part with dark bases showing through, and giving the breast a mottled appearance; traces of a white interrupted supercilium are frequently visible over the lores and ear-coverts, but these traces are quite absent in most birds.
As the winter passes the upper plumage becomes worn and browner in colour, and the black bases of the breast-feathers larger and more distinct.
After the spring moult the forehead, crown, nape, and hind neck are dark slaty grey; the back, scapulars, and rump yellowish green; the upper tail-coverts dark brown, with greenish margins ; the wings and tail as in winter, but with the margins of the feathers of the former decidedly yellow; lores, cheeks, round the eye, and the ear-coverts black; traces of a narrow supercilium sometimes present; the whole lower plumage very bright yellow, with concealed black bases to the feathers of the breast; these bases become more conspicuous as the summer passes.
Female. In winter does not differ from the male ; in summer it has the upper green parts duller, the crown and nape very faintly tinged with slaty, and almost concolorous with the green back, the lower plumage less brilliant yellow, with the mottlings on the breast more developed, the lores, cheeks, and ear-coverts brown, not black, and the supercilium generally slightly developed and of a pale fulvous colour. As the summer goes on, the head becomes greyer owing to the green tips wearing away.
The young bird on first arrival in India has the entire upper plumage greyish brown, tinged with blue on the rump ; the upper tail-coverts black, edged with grey ; tail and wings as in the adult, but with the margins of the wing-feathers very pale and almost white ; a very broad and nearly white supercilium; lores and ear-coverts greyish brown ; lower plumage white, with a row of brown spots on either side of the throat, meeting and forming a gorget across the breast.
During the winter a series of changes are undergone, tending to make the young resemble the adult, and the full plumage appears to be assumed by the first spring.
Iris brown ; bill blackish brown, the base of the lower mandible yellowish; legs, feet, and claws dark horn-colour.
Length about 7; tail 3.1; wing 3.2; tarsus .9; bill from gape .7.
Distribution. A winter visitor to every portion of the Empire except the higher parts of the Himalayas, where this species is only found on migration. It occurs in winter in the Malay Peninsula. In summer it ranges to Northern Siberia, and it is also found according to season over a considerable portion of Europe and Africa.
The true M. cinereicapilla, a closely allied species, is confined to Southern Europe and portions of Africa,
* I agree with Sharpe that Brown's figure of the Green Wagtail is quite unrecognizable, and that consequently Gmelin's name of viridis, founded on this figure, must be rejected.


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The white beach in the distance marks Kapo Waiura – Spirits Bay. Its name comes from the ancestor Tohe some 700 years ago, when he departed from that place on a journey.
Tohe was old and longed to visit his daughter far away. His people feared he might die before he returned. He said to them, 'Kapohia taku wairua!' That is, if his spirit passed that way on its final journey, his people should reach out and catch it, not let it go on.
Catch my spirit – Cape Reinga
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scarf - vintage
tee - urban outfitters
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Also I don't know if you kids can tell but I got my hair colored for the first time ever (!). Which is very exciting :) Although I am afraid of change, so it's not permanent, & pretty subtle - but still it is fun!
More outfit posts in the future, since I have a new amazing room full of sunlight to take them in!


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Hello JJP Bouncers! I bring you the debut of JJP! Please enjoy!
Here is the music video. Below is the JJP singing in the on Vline! They are still great!
I must say watching them sing and dance to this song currently, is just so amazing! They are so great together!
Anf we have the kids singing and supporting their parents and Bouncing with them! This was another amazing time! The support the kids have for their parents is just AWESOME!
Here is the making of the MV for Bounce!!!
And the debut of JJP on Music Core! I wish them the best and to please continue making music. See you next time JJP Bouncers! Hope you enjoyed!
~☆JJP Shake it Crew☆~
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We have some wonderful needlepoint tours coming in 2018!
We hope you'll join us on our adventures as we travel, stitch, see the sights, stitch, shop, stitch! Each tour is filled with unique opportunities to learn new techniques and tackle exclusive projects. You'll find information below on our 2018 tours. Details are subject to change, but we'll make sure to keep you informed.
Northern Odyssey Tour
London & Yorkshire
Sunday, October 14th to Thursday, October 25th, 2018.
Our Northern Odyssey will start in cosmopolitan London where you will have the opportunity to visit some of the sights of our incredible city and spend a day at the world-famous Royal School of Needlework at the Tudor Palace of Hampton Court. Our tour will proceed to the North to visit the famous county of Yorkshire, a region of stunning hill scenery, fascinating towns and cities, including medieval York. And it won't be complete without you.
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Cornwall Extension Tour
Thursday, October 25th to Wednesday October 31st, 2018
Our Cornwall and Wild West Tour Extension will be a continuation of our Northern Odyssey Tour. We will proceed on Thursday 25th October from Woburn to Stonehenge, the famous prehistoric standing stones, then onwards to the Southwest of England. This is available as an add-on to the Northern Odyssey Tour.
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A Rolling Stitch Party and Shop Crawl
May 3 – 12, 2018
We hit the road for ten days of stitching, needlepoint classes, shopping, sight-seeing, wine tasting, Shakespeare and more! Each needlepoint shop we visit will offer exciting surprises and discounts. We'll be riding in comfort on a chartered bus from Washington State down to California, and staying in some of the most comfortable accommodations on the West Coast.


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Posted by: Myra
Date: February 27th, 2010
After two lengthy conversations last week with a pediatric oncologist at Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago it became clear the treatment options available to Evan we're not what we had hoped for. Neither were curative, and the risks far outweighed the benefits. We are so grateful for the amount of time this doctor spent with us (and for us) evaluating and talking with a number of other doctors on behalf of Evan. He was truly empathetic and responsive to our needs. This particular doctor was part of the team that helped develop the initial 52-week protocol Evan received, so he has a great understanding of rhabdomyosarcoma. As much as anyone can understand it, I suppose.
At the end of last week, our ped/onc here put us in touch with St. Louis Children's Hospital to discuss a Phase I treatment option which includes the use of an angiogenesis inhibitor. Angiogenesis inhibitors slow down the growth of cancer by blocking the formation of new blood vessels. We've been in contact with St. Louis and are awaiting confirmation on an appointment for this coming week. Evan couldn't start any new chemo until March 1st because most trials require that you be off any previous therapy for three weeks.
Tuesday of this past week marked a turning point with Evan's pain. Up until then he had still been feeling pretty good. However, that evening he complained of extreme head, cheek and jaw pain. He also complained of fuzzy patches in his right eye (these are called floaters caused by pressure on the optic nerve). Since then he has suffered tremendously. It's been a matter of trying to stay ahead of the pain with the right amount of medication. It hurts us so badly to see him suffer.
There is no medicine like hope
No incentive so great
And no tonic so powerful
As the expectation
Of something better tomorrow.
– Orison Swett Marden
Posted by: Myra
Date: February 20th, 2010
I'm sorry the posts have been fewer and farther in-between lately. It just gets harder to share setbacks and disappointments. The news regarding Evan's latest MRI was not what we hoped for. After further evaluation the tumor appears to have grown since the scan done on 12/31, which means the new chemo is not working.
Evan has had most of the Phase III and Phase II drugs that are the first line of treatment for rhabdo. And unfortunately, the doctors here are not authorized to use Phase I (experimental) therapies like the bigger institutions. So, we'll be heading to the Univ. of Chicago next. Why didn't we go there in the first place? Because with the original diagnosis they would have followed the exact same protocol Evan received here. It doesn't matter if you're in New York, Colorado, Michigan or Texas -- they all follow the same protocol for newly diagnosed rhabdo. In some cases we know of, patients actually received fewer drugs than Evan did. However, it all changes when a patient relapses. Then the treatments begin to vary and that's why we sought out surgery. And, why we'll now need to travel to find other treatment options.
We've already been in contact with a doctor in Chicago, so our specific prayer is for the evaluation process to move quickly and smoothly.
We are forever grateful for your continued prayers and support. Thanks also to the many rhabdo/cancer families that have shared their positive stories and words of encouragement.
With love and hope,
Myra, Jeff and Evan
Posted by: Myra
Date: February 11th, 2010
First, I just want to say how awesome Evan is with having an MRI. He used to need anesthesia to have the procedure and now he walks right in, jokes with the technician, docks his ipod and takes a nap. It's so much better than be anesthetized each time.
There are pros and cons of dealing with larger institutions such as the hospital in Pittsburgh. One of the cons has been trying to get Evan's scans from December 31 sent to our doctor's office. It's been frustrating as hell, actually. After being told by Pittsburgh that we would for sure have the scans by today, we still don't. They've now told us (again) that they will be overnighted and we'll have them tomorrow. Why they can't send them electronically is beyond me. If we would have been in our right minds while we were there we never would have left without a copy of the scans on disk.
After today's procedure, Evan's doctor went and met with the radiologist to hear his report. Then he came back and met with us. He pulled the scans up on the computer so we could see them. The tumor is still there and it's still big, however there's necrosis (dead tissue) in the center. We honestly don't know if this is good or bad at this point, until the doctor's here can review the 12/31 scans and make some comparisons. The tumor appears to be stable. And, we like the word 'stable.'
If the 12/31 scans arrive tomorrow, we will know more about today's findings after our doctor and the radiologist have a chance to review them.
The plan for now is to take a break from chemo next week and start again on 2/23. Another scan will be done in three weeks. The site on his stomach where the g-tube once was has been causing him some trouble as of late. Likely due to the chemo. He many need to have the area surgically closed (we thought it was healed).
Just looking at Evan – overall he looks good. He takes nutritional supplements every day. His diet is super healthy. He's greatly reduced the amount of his sugar intake (sugar feeds cancer). He's still eating well. And, there are hundreds of people praying for him. So, we remain positive.


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I named the work 'Skin' to allude to what the book is focusing on, while also hopefully placing the thought in the viewers mind to think about the concept of peoples skin as a whole while viewing the book.
The size I chose for this book (7x7inches) was chosen so that the viewer would have to get close to the artefact to view the contents. This isn't some large print they can stare at from a distance, but an intimate artefact they must handle with care. I also wanted a small book to give the impression of how I feel about my skin and the imperfections that are this artefacts contents. If I had created a large book I feel that would of suggested confidence with my body. But a smaller more delicate creation, hand bound and the only solitary physical creation I have made for the project (no large prints to accompany it) reflects a much more scared, uncomfortable intimacy with the contents that truthfully reflects my dislike for my imperfections.
Hopefully, this intimacy will impact on the viewer, and make them understand a little bit more about myself and maybe, I hope, even their own personal perceived imperfections of their body.
As I have said before … If I can make one person walk away feeling a little bit more comfortable in their own skin, then I would consider this project a success.


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Nemahay: The Ravaged Land
12 Pillars
The Twelve Pillars are twelve adepts from twelve very different walks of life. For each of their own reasons they have signed on the Library of Vasheen to aid for various reasons. Some as mercenary as money, others as vain as glory, and for every reason in between. Your Pillars for this document are:
- Ahnanai, Aztlan Freed Man and Ship Captain
- Basheel, Speaker for Tir's Dead
- Beal Dohto, Yaguarete Freedom Fighter
- Dzho, High Plains Chieftan
- Gehodzi, Enlightened Armadon Elementalist
- Hagadeh, Revered Horror Stalker
- Kaya Neshi, Voice of the People
- Lichi Gahana, Chief Historian of Vasheen
- Nahne T'Gen, T'Gen Family Man
- Nehas Uhlso, of the Kintani Uhlsos
- Sozi Yahzzi, Firebrand of the Wyrm Peaks
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There's just something about positive quotes that makes me feel so inspired and motivated. Sometimes words have a way of touching your heart. ;) I always knew that if I was given a platform, I would change other's lives in a positive way, which is why I have absolutely LOVED this series on BFFF! My heart feels so full when I see you all sharing these on social media. Some of these quotes have already gone viral on Pinterest. The more people we reach- the better! ;) Nowadays it's so easy to get wrapped up in life's every day stresses and forget where our priorities should be! Kindness always wins! So print these, save your favorites to your desktop, make one your phone background, shout them from the rooftops, or share them on your social channels, whatever feels right! These were made especially for you!!
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I am so thrilled to be finally sharing this master bedroom nook with yall! As a woman, we all dream about those little getaway spots in our home that are far from the dishwasher and laundry room:) Since our master bedroom is big, having this be my little nook worked out perfectly! It all started when I was searching the Facebook marketplace one day and discovered this statement chaise lounge in taupe and creamy white! A woman was using it in a home as a show piece so it's in wonderful condition! In all honesty I slept on the "to buy or not to buy" idea for a few days and when I couldn't stop thinking about it I purchased it. It's the boldest piece of furniture we now own and I just love it! I changed our duvet cover to white to make this velvet lounge the focal point of the room. The interior styling was so fun for this little area! The shabby chic lumbar pillow was a find at HomeGoods for only $25 and finishes off the lounge perfectly. In addition to the pillow, there are a handful of other details in the pictures from HomeGoods as well including the vase and marble tray table. I can't say enough about how budget friendly that store is y'all! The distressed gold mirror sconces are from Hobby Lobby. The ring holder is from Kate Spade, a gift from one of my besties when I got engaged. The room spray and the glass bowl are from TJMaxx. Since we are renting this condo while we find the perfect home, I'm refraining from painting the walls even though I've been wanting to paint this room a calming white. But we are lucky the owners chose neutral colors blend in with our style. The great part about this little nook is I'm relaxed as soon as I am lounging in it and it's given me inspiration and motivation to take more time to just read and unwind. I don't do that enough. Little areas like this are so important to have in a home that are just for you! I've been decorating in a way that my husband has his own little retreat as well. No matter your budget, carve out a tiny nook for yourself to take time to breathe and relax, you won't regret it! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! We have been nonstop with work all week so relaxing, date night and church are the only things on our agenda! And sleeping in;)
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