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Innovation in Social Media
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Social media offers much more than an opportunity to 'reach new audiences'. It offers powerful new efficiencies, better fit marketing, products and services your customers demand and care about – and new business models.
It can't be layered on to your current strategies. Better-than-ever-connection with stakeholders (customers; potential customers; suppliers; employees; and anyone who cares about achieving what you have set out to achieve) places social media at the heart of what you do
It creates disruption and opportunity in equal measure. This breakfast briefing will identify who is taking advantage – and how you can, too.
Areas for discussion include:
Location Based Services: 90:10 Group has researched the impact of LBS in social media. We'll answer which brands are having success with FourSquare, Yelp and Gowalla and whether there is scale for LBS to matter to enough of your customers in the UK and beyond.
How innovation must shift from making better messages to making better things:
We'll address how using the tools and techniques of social media delivers the ROI of better things, more fit for those they are intended for and how those better things come pre-loaded with the peer-to-peer power of the advocates who helped make them.
Scaling co-creation:
Bringing people together to share ideas and inspire creativity is nothing new. The scale and affordability delivered through social media is. What does this mean for everything from Marcomms planning to customer service, New Product Development to sales?
Innovation in the org:
Those who take a few steps into social media soon discover that old silos and ways of organising fail. What is CRM is PR is Customer Service is NPD and R&D.
We'll make the case for change in the way organisations should organise and how they should now define their role as platform organisations.
Based on the forthcoming book: Platform thinking: How social media changes the organisation of business and the business of organisation.
All of this will be supported with case studies and data to take us from the theory to the practice.
Speakers' and panelists' profiles
David Cushman
David Cushman is MD of the social media business consultancy 90:10 Group. Based in Holborn, London and with offices throughout Europe, 90:10 uses the tools and techniques of social media to drive business efficiencies.
David is also author of The Power of the Network and of the forthcoming Platform Thinking: How the web changes the organisation of business and the business of organisation.
He blogs at FasterFuture.blogspot.com and tweets as @davidcushman
Before 90:10 he was Director of Social Media at BrandoSocial (a Cossette Group business) and previous to that spent 20 years in print, radio, digital and mobile at emap/Bauer where he served as Director of Digital Development.
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Surprised nobody else has posted on this series yet, it is getting rave reviews and I have been slow catching it.
The story is the reminiscence of an innkeeper named Kote (but who is in reality an infamous adventurer and magician named Kvothe) to a chronicler who has tracked him down for the purpose. What follows is his life story, told in an autobiographical manner but with occasional interludes as they come back to the troubled present.
Ordinarily I would not like a story like this - it is quite gently told, where I favour the brutal; there is not a lot of action, and a large part of his story focuses around his days at 'The University' where he is training at the Arcanum. Normally anything with the slightest whiff of Harry Potter would see me avoiding it like the plague. Add to that the books are not exactly action packed, and you are probably wondering why I am posting.
Well, put simply, the books (The Name of the Wind and the sequel A Wise Man's Fear) are fucking superb. I can't explain why, other than that Rothfuss is a masterful storyteller and the tale just hooks you and reels you in.
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All of these mechanism described (push/pull/twist) still have the same fatal flaw: They rely on lighting fast human judgement and reaction times. As long as this is the case, there will continue to be many more fatalities in Kiteboarding.
What ever happened to the company that was developing an automated quick release? The concept was spot on: The quick release could be set at different tensions (beach setting vs. on the water) to automatically release under a certain load. On the beach - any load greater than the riders weight (i.e. lofting/dragging) would trigger release. This product never came to fruition - so I suspect it was rather difficult to engineer.
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A rich and poor suburban town of San Diego. I.E. Upper Windmill Poway (rich) and Lower Windmill Poway (poor). Formally known as the "City In The Country". Also known for the hottest bitchest girls around, milfs, and professional athletes. Topping it off with nearly nothing to do except; see movies or do something illegal. Come stare at huge houses with huge price tags come to Poway
by shultz August 21, 2004
A town that's a suburban paradise located just outside of beautiful San Diego, California. With a population of around 48 thousand. The town's nickname is "The City in the country". Although it's not really in the country anymore. The town boasts beautiful parks and other great recreational areas, such as Lake Poway, and Blue Sky Reserve. The town has a great sense of "community" with lots of great community events. The southern part of the town is where your average middle class citizens live along with the low incomed people. The north part of the town is where rich people like CEO's and Major League Baseball players reside.
It's home to lead singer of Blink 182 Tom Delong. Baseball great Ted Williams grew up around Poway. Thus the name "Ted Williams Parkway".
by CaliAmes June 21, 2005
A small town outside of San Diego where the richest of the rich and the poorest of the poor live. It's kind of like a whole bunch of rich people came and took over a white trash hick town, which makes for an interesting setting. It's home to poway high school where the only thing the kids have to do for fun is smoke a bowl and go bowling. The cops in poway are lazy bitches who have nothing better to do then sit around and give everyone they see a ticket for going 5 miles over the speed limit. If you want to see a town where the rich and the por actually coexist then poway is the place to be.
Poway High Student:"what do you want to do tonight?"
Me:"Lets go drunk bowling!"
Poway High Student: "ok!"
Me:"Lets go drunk bowling!"
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by I<3keg February 08, 2006
A city near San Diego known for a lot of money and also Garden Road where the poor ass bitches reside. Known for extreme underage drinkings, sexy pre-pubescient teens, hot moms, a lot of pain killers, and a youth that just doesnt give a fuck Poway is home to about 100,000 proud Moms and Dads and substance abusing children. If ever traveling to poway, watch out for Espola Road where drunk driving is rampant (also heers house). The sports teams are known more for getting fucked up then for winning. Poway high school is satelite school of "OC." With nothing to do, kids avoid the nagging police while popping oxycontin and drinking beer from parking lot to parking lot. Come and enjoy POWAY!
Poway is sick as fuck.
by jose March 07, 2005
A social experiment conducted during the turbulent Civil Rights era of the 1960s where the government transplanted the entire white population of a small rural Alabama town, rich and poor, to see how they would get along with zero minorities in the mix. The result gradually became a town full of people on antidepressants whose kids take every form of drug known to man to pass the time, and run by Nazi sheriffs who stamp out every instance of fun and excitement with an iron fist. The "city" of Poway is really a modern day Pleasantville, except everyone realizes they are black and white, and as a result, are clinically depressed.
Dude, you wanna go snort some lines, smoke a few bowls and pop a couple bottles of pills with the Poway kids?
For sure! Let's go bowling after.
For sure! Let's go bowling after.
by Carbomb January 09, 2011
A total cesspool filled with trashy redneck hicks throwing a fit because their dirt roads were paved decades ago, also there's the middle-class to lower-upper-middle class pompous asses fixated on social status with their disrespectful whiny punk kids whose parents teach them, by way of example, that the absolute most important thing in life is "winning" at everything and playing Keep Up With The Joneses........ and last but not least the phoney "Christians" who glow with holey righteousness, yet who point out how all the minorities, gays, and other "undesirables" are ruining their perfect Utopia.
"Hey Johnny, how about helping your old man put another coat of wax on the Lexus."
"Sure thing pops! We do such a better job than those stupid Mexicans down at the car wash."
"Come to Poway, a lovely suburban Shit Hole."
"Sure thing pops! We do such a better job than those stupid Mexicans down at the car wash."
"Come to Poway, a lovely suburban Shit Hole."
by ClearPlanetBlueAndGreen August 18, 2013
a middle sized county near san diego known for gay fucking cops who write traffic tickets 24/7 and roll parties at 8 pm. there are also a tiny amount of black people...which is probably good considering they would be killed by the overwhelming amount of racist nazis (not that im complaining). poway has a high school that fucking dominates wrestling and wins state almost every year and is also over run with mexicans that use a whole bottle of hair gel every morning and smell like cologne that you buy at a swap meet. the asian population is small yet smart and usually occupy themselves at an arcade playing ddr. gay fucking emo fags and vegan bitches try to promote their culture all over poway but are too fucking retarded to get anywhere. in total poway is not too bad of a place despite all the minorites thinking they are hot shit and rich fucks that walk around in abercrombie and get their asses beat in the bathrooms. poway is also home to the dankest bitches in so cal that will put out whenever you want if you buy them enough shit
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"ya dude bro dude...?"
"lets go to poway and watch all the mexicans cross the street by wal-mart!"
"sick bro...then we can go to nickel city and unplug the ddr machine and watch the chinks cry...!!"
"sick idea dude.."
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"lets go to poway and watch all the mexicans cross the street by wal-mart!"
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Benedict stunned the world when he announced Feb. 11 that he would resign, citing his age and frail health. His resignation, which took effect Thursday, ushered in a period known as "sede vacante," or "vacant see" - the transition period between papacies when a few Vatican officials take charge of running the church.
All cardinals worldwide have been summoned to the Vatican for a conclave to elect Benedict's successor. The new pope will inherit a church facing a tide of secularism in Europe, as well as clergy sex abuse and corruption scandals that have underscored the need to pick a formidable successor to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.
Churchgoers and the clergy in the Philippines said they were not worried by the temporary absence of a pope, but nevertheless felt the vacuum.
"There is something missing more or less in spirit," said the Rev. Joel Sulse, who celebrated Mass at the Santuario de San Antonio parish in an upscale residential enclave in Manila's Makati business district. "It's also a challenge. It's like when there is no leader, you really have to stand for your convictions."
Many churchgoers said their faith would endure at all times, expressing confidence that the Catholic church would soon have a new pontiff after a transition with its key doctrines intact.
"We know they will elect a pope, so there will still be a pope," said Ely Santos, who went to Mass with her husband and daughter at Christ the King church in a middle-class community in Manila's suburban Quezon city.
Sulse's parish and other Catholic churches across the Southeast Asian nation offered prayers for a hassle-free Vatican conclave of cardinals to elect a new pope.
Although Sulse noted that a new pontiff from the developing world may have a better grasp of problems afflicting many Catholics, he said Filipinos should pray for any pope who "can be strong yet loving."
"How we wish that, you know, there will be a pope coming from the third or fourth world," he said. Such a pope, he said, would be familiar with the realities in impoverished Catholic nations.
Such yearning for a strong successor to St. Peter's throne echoed from people from all walks of life. At the chandelier-lit church where Sulse said Mass, many traveled in SUVs from nearby exclusive residential enclaves to the air-conditioned parish building with beautifully manicured lawns.
Churchgoer Miguel Ma. Guerrero said the next pontiff should be a dynamic leader who can lead the church in a modern era beset by long-pestering problems such as poverty. Technology could help the church accomplish its mission, he said.
"He must be able to use his efforts and achievements to bring the Christian world to a modern state of which we are now experiencing because of the advent of technology," Guerrero said.
In another Manila church, in the working-class district of Baclaran, Catholics said they yearned for a pope who would be able to lead the younger generation onto the right path. One churchgoer said she wanted somebody like the late Pope John Paul II, who was welcomed by millions when he visited the Philippines in 1995.
"I have been praying for a new pope to be just like Pope John Paul II, who was close to the people and was very humble," said Charlene Bautista, an insurance broker.
For the first time, a Filipino cardinal, Antonio Luis Tagle, has been regarded as among the group of cardinals who have a chance of succeeding Benedict. Although considered a long shot, Tagle's inclusion among the so-called papabile, or papal candidates, has electrified many in the country, where past pontiffs were welcomed by millions like rock stars.
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Hitting the charts hard with her debut sing "Stay Up" featuring Fat Joe, Miss Issa is definitely taking the airways by storm. With her sexy style and her catchy beats, Miss Issa has the potential to make all of her fantasy's come true. Born to a Filipino father and a Mexican mother in San Diego California, Miss Issa experienced many obstacles throughout her life. As the youngest of five, Issa has always dreamed of becoming a singer like her mother. "I grew up listening to Motown", says Issa. "While listening to these Motown records, I begin to develop my style, mixing it up with a Latin twist", she says. Miss Issa developed her love for music by growing up in a harmonious atmosphere. She was constantly surrounded by the beats of rhythm and blues, based upon the fact that her mother was a singer as well. "When I was young I would spend countless hours watching BET and MTV, wishing that I can someday display my talent", explains Issa. "Through my hard work and determination, I can say that I achieve a piece of my goal".Although Miss Issa had a chance to possibly join the chart topping group TLC on their show "R U That Girl" Issa suddenly had a change of heart. After she was chosen as a finalist to appear on the show, she refused to sign the contract that was sent to her. By receiving a finalist position, it proved to her that she has can pursue a solo career of her own. . She was introduced to Kairi Bown, who recognized the potential she had and quickly signed her to Sound on Sound Entertainment.
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LRM: Miss Issa, what are you trying to bring to the music industry that no other female artist has ever delivered before?
Miss Issa: I just want to represent me. I'm different…you know. Im unique in my own way and present Issa, which I think is different within itself.
LRM: If you can do a duet with any artists, who would it be and why?
Miss Issa: I would love to do a duet with either Usher or Ne-Yo. I love their music and they are so talented. I would want to do a new rendition of "Secret Lover". That's baby making music (laughing).
LRM: What do you consider to be the hardest apart about being in the industry?
Miss Issa: To me the hardest part is being a female in this business… you know, not being able to be taken seriously.
LRM: I feel you … well aside from that, if you were able to change 1 thing about the industry what would it be?
Miss Issa: The development of an artist… I mean it takes forever for to get out there. It takes a long time for an artist to gain exposure.
LRM: Okay Miss Issa… now lets get to the good stuff… describe to me your ideal man, and keep it real…?
Miss Issa: (Laughing)…I need a guy that is cool, who is down for me. I mean besides all that he has to be good looking. Actually do you know who is fine… Antonio Sabato Jr. and Taye Diggs. Those two men are fine and by watching it them, it seems as though they have cool personalities as well.
LRM: Would you ever date a guy in the industry?
Miss Issa: Well…I don't know. In the industry it seems as though everyone is so busy and we wouldn't have time to hang out together. So I would say no. I would rather date a guy that isn't in the industry.
LRM: Do you have a lot of time to hang with friends and family?
Miss Issa: I make time to hang out with friends and family. They keep me grounded as well as focused.
LRM: How was it working with Fat Joe?
Miss Issa: He was real cool. He was so laid back. He laughed every now and than. LRM: If you did not have the desire to sing, where do you think you would be?
Miss Issa: I would probably be a loan officer, because that's what I was doing in order to pay bills (laughing). Or eventually real estate.


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Canada Wins Exhibition Series Against Russia, Lightning Prospects
Canada 1 vs Russia 0 (OT)
D Nikita Nesterov, RUS: 0-0-0, 0 PIM
D Artem Sergeev, RUS: 0-0-0, 0 PIM
G Andrei Vasilevski, RUS: Loss
After Team Canada won 4-2 in regulation in Halifax on Tuesday night to knot the four-game series at two wins apiece, both teams began a special overtime session in hopes of a series-deciding victory. The Canadians, the distinct aggressors throughout much of the three periods played previously that night, kept pressing their Russian counterparts and were rewarded with the clinching goal just a few minutes into sudden-death. On the play, Canada's Ty Rattie managed to keep the puck in Russia's end, which led to Ryan Strome getting the puck on his stick near the top of the left face-off circle, where he didn't waste any time using some crafty stick-work to make his way to a better angle in the high slot where, with a quick release, he fired a wrist shot that found its mark past Vasilevski.
Series Recap
After providing game-specific critiques for each of the three Lightning prospects, it seemed appropriate to take a step back and look at their performance with the bigger picture in mind.
D Nikita Nesterov, RUS: 0-2-2, 6 PIM
The Lightning's 2011 5th round selection may not have wowed anybody in this series but he did yeoman's work for Team Russia, highlighting his dependability with plenty of quality minutes and his versatility by skating in all situations. Nesterov caught the eye of Cody Nickolet, a color commentator for the Saskatoon Blades who runs the blog WHL From Above and is a scout for Future Considerations, who told us he thought Nesterov stood out for the Russians:
"He didn't seem to show many flashes of brilliance in one aspect of his game, but he proved that he's a smooth skater and a fairly well rounded defender overall. The Lightning were very high on him when they drafted him in the 5th round in 2011 and it's clear that he's continued his growth as a player while staying in Russia. He may not project as a top 3 defender on a team going forward, but he's an underrated prospect at this point and a player that should be close to cracking the Bolts roster sooner than some might think."
D Artem Sergeev, RUS: 0-2-2, 2 PIM
Signed just last month, the new Lightning prospect made an indelible impression as a quality skater who boasts a powerful yet fluid stride that makes him look at ease whether moving the puck on the attack or out of danger. Throughout the series Sergeev showcased a heady, talented offensive instincts at even-strength and particularly while anchoring the Russian power play that, combined with the prowess and poise he displayed in his own end, should bode well for his future in the Lightning's system. Nickolet heaped substantial praise upon Sergeev, whose performance, of the three Lightning prospects, he was surprised by the most:
"He showed off a variety of skills during the Canada-Russia Challenge and that might not have been that big of a shock to some others considering he has spent the last 3 seasons developing in North America. I was very impressed with his ability to skate, move the puck and generate offense through his mobility. For a guy that's listed at around 6'2, these are impressive skills to have. He also wasn't afraid to block shots and play physically and that is a great sign in his development going forward. I expect this kid to challenge for a roster spot on the Lightning sooner than some expect."
For Brendan Ross, who writes for DobberProspects and The Hockey Writers, what he saw from Sergeev was enough to warrant a spot in his Top-5 Russian Players in his write-up on the series. Ross was, like Nickolet, particularly taken with Sergeev's combination of size and mobility and thought he showed "excellent puck-moving abilities" as "Russia's go-to quarterback on the powerplay."
Cory Pronman, who covers prospects for Hockey Prospectus and ESPN, also weighed in favorably on Sergeev, calling him a "smart, skilled puck-mover" who "was better defensively than I've seen from him before although his strength is clearly on offense."
G Andrei Vasilevski, RUS: 2 Losses, 66 saves on 73 shots (in regulation play)
After being drafted by the Lightning in the 1st round in June's draft, it's understandable if the highly-touted goalie prospect faces some extra scrutiny after losing both of his starts in the series. Vasilevski may still be somewhat raw and there are undoubtedly elements of his technique that will be refinemed in coming years but, whatever the perceptible flaws, there's no denying he held the fort for the Russians with little in the way of offensive support, especially in Game 4. For Nickolet, Vasilevski's performance was a mixed bag:
"He showed glimpses of solid play, but overall he left me wanting a bit more when it came to his play between the pipes. With that being said, he's still a top notch prospect to have going forward. I like his size and his athleticism for a player that is 6'3. He plays his angles well and controlled his rebounds for the most part. But, he did seem to have trouble on low shots through traffic and struggled from time to time when Canada crashed the crease. He definitely needs more refining in many areas, but Tampa Bay could have a fantastic goalie on their roster in a few short years.
Ross, on the other hand, included Vasilevski on his list of Russian notables without any real criticisms, calling Vasilevski "excellent" and citing his performance in the final game as reason the Russians were not blown out.
Series Replays
If you missed any or all of the action, TSN has the entire series available, if you're interested, for online viewing:
Game 1: Canada 3, Russia 2 - Period 1, Period 2, Period 3
Game 2: Russia 6, Canada 3 - Period 1, Period 2, Period 3
Game 3: Russia 6, Canada 5 - Period 1, Period 2, Period 3
Game 4: Canada 4, Russia 2 - Period 1, Period 2, Period 3,
Canada 1, Russia 0 - Series-Deciding Overtime
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Dave D'Onofrio's Sox Beat: Bullpen becomes land of questions
Red Sox stumble again, drop third straight to Twins
BOSTON -- As Monday night turned into Tuesday morning, the home clubhouse at Fenway Park was happy. The fight had taken nearly five hours, and was at different stages quite frustrating, but the Red Sox had managed to snap a three-game losing skid by outlasting the Twins in 11 innings. Rap music blaring in the background, the players spoke proudly of what that win said about them. They were pleased.
Except for Joel Hanrahan. He was the reason for extra innings, having yielded a game-tying homer in the ninth - but his spirit wasn't broken by the gopher ball as much as it was the arm injury that forced him from the game. Standing there, his mouth said it was forearm tightness; his body language and blank expression both said it was something more serious.
Three days later, the truth was proven to live in his downtrodden disposition. After undergoing an MRI on Wednesday, Hanrahan will visit renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews today, but before even considering the recommendations of that consultation, the Sox on Thursday moved the right-handed reliever to the 60-day disabled list. They added Jose De La Torre to the major-league roster.
And they sought a split of a four-game series against the Twins with their bullpen - once thought a strength - in a state of chaos.
"Not knowing the extent or total number of days, we felt it was still going to require some recovery time," Manager John Farrell explained before Thursday's game. "Then, when you factor in the build-up back from that, it felt like it was going to be a couple of months total at a minimum."
In sending Hanrahan to see Andrews, the Sox are trying to determine if a ligament in his elbow has also been compromised in addition to the flexor tendon injury that their doctors detected on initial examination. Depending upon what they find, Hanrahan could need Tommy John surgery, another arm surgery, or merely rest and rehabilitation.
In any case, though, the earliest he'll pitch again is around the time of the All-Star break, so the more pressing concern for the Sox' front office and coaching staff is determining how to get the most from the corps of relievers who are still here, and how to make sure the roster is equipped sufficiently enough that Farrell can effectively manage the key moments in games.
At the start of the year, that all seemed so simple. Hanrahan was brought in from Pittsburgh to be Boston's closer. Andrew Bailey, a two-time All-Star in Oakland, would pitch the eighth inning. Junichi Tazawa would handle the high-leverage situations that arose before then. So would veteran strike-thrower Koji Uehara, while lanky southpaw Andrew Miller would take on lefties as the situation dictated. Power arms abounded.
Now, however, Hanrahan's done, maybe forever as far as his Red Sox career is concerned. Bailey had won the closer's job from him, but he's now on the 15-day DL with an ailing biceps, and after beginning his throwing program Thursday he didn't commit to saying he'd return when eligible next Tuesday.
In the interim, Tazawa has taken over the closing duties, but he's never held that responsibility before, so it's unknown how a 1.93 earned run average and .168 batting average since the start of last September will translate to this new role. Some can make the transition; others can't.
The role change is significant, too, for Uehara - not in terms of which innings he pitches, but certainly in the number of innings he does. He's 38 years old, and when the year began, the club said it would try to avoid using him on consecutive days - but already they've done so three times, and the ranks have thinned to the point it could henceforth happen frequently.
Thankfully, Andrew Miller has been good since (coincidentally or not) he cut his hair and beard, letting only four of 21 batters reach base, while striking out 11, over the eight appearances that led into Thursday. But Boston will need more than that.
It will need Craig Breslow to hurry his recovery and become the dependable veteran he's supposed to be. It will likely need more from classic middle man Clayton Mortensen. And it may even need both Alex Wilson and De La Torre to pitch meaningful innings.
Wilson has a 1.54 ERA in his first 10 big-league appearances, though all but one has come with the Sox trailing or leading by at least four runs. De La Torre earned his promotion by allowing only five hits and 10 walks in 17 1/3 innings at Pawtucket - but he's 27 and Thursday was his first day in the majors.
So what once seemed so well-arranged has suddenly become a giant experiment for the Sox - and such uncertainty could be dangerous. In losing five of six, Boston's flaws began to surface, the Sox were reminded of their slim margin for error, and Baltimore pulled even in the East.
Simply put, the Sox can't afford to give away games the offense and starting pitching has set them up to win. The division is too tight, and the team isn't talented enough to survive many of those. They need to figure out who fits where among the relievers, how to make it work, and do it fast. There's urgency if they want to sustain the level of expectations they reset with their terrific opening month.
"Regardless of the injuries that we're dealing with right now, our expectation and our level of play shouldn't be compromised by that," Farrell told reporters. "That's the expectation here, to go out every night, to prepare and put a game together to win."
Problem is, as far as the bullpen is concerned, it's hard to really have expectations when you have no idea what to expect.
Dave D'Onofrio covers the Red Sox for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is


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Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) is a statutory body of the Ministry of Health. It is established under an Act of Parliament (The Nurses Act) Cap. 257 of the Laws of Kenya to make provision for the training, registration, enrolment and licensing of nurses; to regulate their conduct and to ensure their maximum participation in the health care of community and for connected purposes.
The NKC is located in the Department of Research, Standards and Regulatory Services, which provides administrative support to the Council.
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Under the Nurses Act Cap 257 Laws of Kenya, the Functions of the Council are:
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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Health System Fact Sheet 2009 Kenya has a population of 38,610,097. Life expectancy in Kenya (2007) was 54.3 for males and 59.1 for females. Under 5 year mortality per 1000 live births in 2009 was 74 (both sexes) and infant mortality per 1000 live births was 52 (both sexes). Maternal mortality in 2009 per 100,000 live births was 488. The major causes of death are HIV/AIDS, lower respiratory infections, diarrhoeal diseases, and tuberculosis. HIV prevalence - 6.3% Total fertility rate (2009) 4.6%.
Budget allocation to the health sector (2009/2010) - 7% of the total estimated government budget and 1.7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Development goals have been set by the Kenya government to improve health outcomes for the population.
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EDT:Tutorial: RUI With DataBase Lesson 4
Access a database with EGL Rich UI
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Lesson 4: Create the Rich UI handler
Start to build the handler by using EGL wizards and then the Rich UI editor.
You can add widgets to a web page by dragging content to the Design surface of the Rich UI editor. The drag-and-drop and subsequent interaction with the editor updates the source code for the Rich UI handler that you are developing.
Two sources of drag-and-drop content are available:
- A palette of widget types
- The EGL Data view, which provides data-type definitions such as EGL Record types. You first drag content from this view and then choose from among the widget types that can display the type of data you selected.
By default, the widget palette is at the right of the editor, and the Data view is at the lower left of the workbench.
In this lesson, you create a Rich UI Handler and add a data grid to display all rows in the database. Later, you will add a grid layout to display the fields in a selected record.
Create the initial layout
To create the handler:
- In the PaymentClient project, select the EGLSource folder and click New > Handler.
- In the New Rich UI Handler window, enter the following information:
The new Handler opens in Design view in the Rich UI editor. EGL creates the handlers package for you in the EGLSource folder.
EGL automatically created a grid layout as your initial UI. By default, this widget has four rows and three columns. Compare this layout with the sketch in lesson 1, which uses only four cells.
- To reduce the size of the layout, click into it and go to the Properties view, which by default is one of several tabbed pages below the editor pane. On the General page, set the rows property to 2 and the columns property to 2, and then click the Design surface. A later step demonstrates a different way to change the number of rows and columns in a grid layout. The main layout of this Rich UI handler now has a first row, where the handler will display two sets of buttons, and a second row, where the handler will display the following content: on the left, a list of records, and on the right, a layout for displaying the details of one record.
Create a data grid to hold a set of database rows
Create a data grid by dragging a record array variable onto the Rich UI editor.
To create the data grid:
- Create a record array variable.
- Click on Window > Show View and select EGL > EGL Data to bring up the EGL Data view. The EGL Data view, which is located by default in the lower left corner of the workbench, lists all of the primitive and record variables for the handler that is currently open in the editor. Right-click the empty space below the entry for the PaymentFileMaintenance file. Click New > EGL Variable.
- In the New EGL Rich UI Data Fields wizard, request a new record variable based on the paymentRec record:
This process creates the following record declaration in the source code for the handler:
allPayments paymentRec[];
In the EGL Data view is now a record variable that you can drag the variable onto the editor.
- Drag the allPayments record variable from the EGL Data view to the lower left cell of the layout.
EGL displays the Configure data widgets page of the Insert Data wizard. Use this page to configure the widgets that EGL creates. The widget types depend on the type of fields in the record array that you dragged onto the Design surface.
- Make the following changes in the Insert Data wizard:
- Under Create Widgets for, leave the default value of Read-only data.
- The check boxes under the allPayments variable indicate the fields that are to be used as columns in the display. Clear all the fields by clicking None.
- Check the following fields:
- category
- description
- amount
- Change the labels for those fields:
- Change category to Type.
- Change description to Description.
- Change amount to Amount due.
The wizard uses these labels as column headers for the grid.
- Click into the Properties view:
- Ensure that the following title is displayed: DataGrid (allPayments_ui). If not, click into the data grid, ensure that the title is displayed, and click back to the Properties view.
- On the General page, change the selectionMode property to SINGLE. This property indicates that the user can select only one row of the grid at a time.
- On the Layout page, change the verticalAlignment property to TOP.
This property ensures that the allPayments_ui data grid will line up with the detail grid you will add later.
- Click the Source tab at the bottom of the editor to see the code that you already created.
Take this opportunity to reduce the width of two columns in the data grid. Specifically, consider the DataGridColumn declarations for the category and amount columns and change the width property from the default 120 pixels to 90 pixels. Here is the data grid declaration after your change:
allPayments_ui DataGrid { layoutData = new GridLayoutData { row = 2, column = 1, verticalAlignment = GridLayoutLib.VALIGN_TOP}, columns =[ new DataGridColumn{name = "category", displayName = "Type", width = 90}, new DataGridColumn{name = "description", displayName = "Description", width = 120}, new DataGridColumn{name = "amount", displayName = "Amount due", width = 90} ], data = allPayments as any[], selectionMode = DataGridLib.SINGLE_SELECTION };
Add prototype data in the start function, which is referenced in the onConstructionFunction property of the handler and which runs before the user first accesses the web page. Specifically, assign an array of records to the data property of the data grid:
function start() allPayments_ui.data = [ new paymentRec{category = 1, description = "test01", amount = 100.00}, new paymentRec{category = 2, description = "test02", amount = 200.00}, new paymentRec{category = 3, description = "test03", amount = 300.00} ]; end
Now to preview the file,
To create the Add, Delete, and Sample buttons on the Design surface:
- Click the Design tab.
- In the Palette view, go to the Layout drawer and find the GridLayout widget type. Drag a new grid layout to the upper left corner of the main layout. Assign the following name to the new widget: buttonLayout
- Click into the new layout, right click a cell, and notice that you can insert or delete content from the menu.
- Click Delete > Row.
- Click again into the new layout, right click a cell, and click Delete > Row. A single row remains, with three columns.
- Create the Add button:
- In the Palette view, go to the Display and Input drawer and then to Button (Dojo). Drag a Dojo Button widget to the leftmost cell of buttonLayout.
- Assign the following name to the button: addButton
- Go to the Properties view:
- On the General page, change the text property to Add.
- On the Events page, select the row for the onClick event. A plus sign (+) is displayed at the far right of the line. Click the plus sign and specify the following name for a function that will be invoked when the user clicks the Add button: addRow
The Source view opens to display the addRow function. Rather than complete the function now, finish laying out this section of the web page. Click the Design tab to return to the Design surface.
- Create the Delete button:
- In the Palette view, go to the Display and Input drawer and then to Button (Dojo). Drag a Dojo Button widget to the middle cell of buttonLayout.
- Assign the following name to the button: deleteButton
- Go the Properties view for the button:
- On the General page, change the text property to Delete.
- On the Events page, assign the following function name to the onClick event: deleteRow
- When the deleteRow function is displayed, click the Design tab.
- Using the same process as in previous steps, create a Dojo button in the rightmost cell of buttonLayout. Name the button sampleButton, change the text property to Sample, and use the following name for the onClick function: sampleData. The sampleData function is displayed.
- Inspect the source code, noting the code that was provided for each of the buttons.
- Click the Preview tab.
- Save the file.
Add a variable to handle a single row
You previously created an array to hold the database rows. You now declare a variable for a single row and then drag that variable onto the Design surface to create a layout for displaying the row.
To create the variable:
- Click the Design tab to display the Design surface.
- Right-click the background of the EGL Data view, which is likely to be at the bottom left of the workbench. Click New > Variable.
- In the Create a new EGL Data Variable wizard, request a new record variable based on the paymentRec record:
As noted in the Preview section of the page shown, the following record declaration is created in the source code for the handler:
selectedPayment paymentRec;
Add grid layout for a single row
To create the grid layout:
- In the Palette view, go to the Layout drawer and find the TitlePane (Dojo) widget type. Drag a new title pane to the lower right cell of the main grid layout, next to the cell that holds the allPayments_ui grid.
- Assign the following name to the title pane: editPane Click OK.
- Make the following changes to the properties for the editPane widget:
- On the General page, change the title property to Payment record
- On the Position page, change the width property to 350. This value leaves room for error messages.
- On the Layout page, change the verticalAlignment property to TOP.
The web page should now look like the following image:
- Save the file.
- From the EGL Data view, drag the selectedPayment variable to the bracketed area inside the bracketed area in the payment record pane.
The Configure data widgets wizard is displayed.
- Note: If you cannot drop the record into the pane, select the source view of the Visual Editor. Change the children attribute of editPane from:
children = [ new Div { } ]
- to:
children = [ new Div {innerHTML = " "} ]
- Then switch back to the design view and you should see that the bracketed area is displayed. You should now be able to drop the record variable into the bracketed area and continue with the next step.
- Make the following changes:
- Under Create Widgets for, select Editable data.
- Make sure that the Widget Type for the selectedPayment record is GridLayout.
- Change the Label fields as shown in the following table. These labels are used to identify the fields in the display:
Table 1. Revised names for selectedPayment fields Default name Revised name paymentID Key: category Category: description Description: amount Amount: fixedPayment Fixed pmt: dueDate Due date: payeeName Payee: payeeAddress1 Address 1: payeeAddress2 Address 2:
- You must specify colons explicitly, as they are not added automatically to labels.
- For the category field, in the Widget Type column, click DojoTextField. A down arrow is displayed. Click the arrow, and then click DojoComboBox.
- For the amount field, in the Widget Type column, click DojoTextField. A down arrow is displayed. Click the arrow, and then click DojoCurrencyTextBox. This widget provides some basic formatting for currency.
- Ensure that Add support for formatting and validationis checked. The selection creates a Form Manager, which uses the EGL Rich UI Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework to manage Rich UI validation and formatting. Here are the settings:
- Click Finish.
The new grid layout contains a form.
Note: You might need to click the Refresh button in the upper right corner of the Rich UI editor to see this change:
- Make the Key field read-only:
- For a more uniform appearance if the amount's field type is money(16,4) instead of decimal(10,2), do as follows:
- Click the DojoCurrencyTextBox widget for Amount until only that widget is surrounded by a dotted line.
- On the Position page of the Properties view, set the width property to 166.
To add the Clear and Save buttons:
- In the Palette view, go to the Layout drawer and find the GridLayout widget type. Drag a new grid layout to the upper right corner of the main layout and assign the following name: detailButtonLayout
- With the new layout selected, update the number of rows and columns in whichever way you prefer: in the Properties view, or by deleting the rows and columns, or by changing the source code. In any case, ensure that the layout has 1 row and 2 columns.
- At the Design surface, create the Clear button:
- In the Palette view, go to the Display and Input drawer and then to Button (Dojo). Drag a Dojo button to the first cell of the new layout.
- Using the same process as was used earlier, name the button clearButton, change the text property to Clear, and use the following name for the onClick function: clearAllFields. The clearAllFields function is displayed.
- Create the Save button:
- Click the Design tab.
- In the Palette view, go to the Display and Input drawer and then to Button (Dojo). Drag a Dojo button to the second cell of the new layout.
- Name the button saveButton and change the text property to Save.
- On the Events page, select the onClick event and click the down arrow in the second column to display the available function names. Click selectedPayment_form_Submit, which is a function that EGL created automatically when you dragged the selectedPayment record variable onto the user interface.
- Click the Preview tab.
- Save the file, which should match the finished code in Code for PaymentFileMaintenance.egl after lesson 4
Related reference
- Help topic: Overview of EGL Rich UI
- Help topic: Rich UI DataGrid and DataGridTooltip
- Help topic: Rich UI GridLayout
- Help topic: Rich UI validation and formatting
- Help topic: Form processing with Rich UI
Lesson checkpoint
In this lesson, you completed the following tasks:
- Created a Rich UI handler.
- Created variables in the EGL Data view.
- Created a data grid by dragging a record array variable onto the editor.
- Adjusted widgets in the Properties view and by using a menu.
- Worked in all three tabs of the Rich UI editor, updating the source and previewing the web page.
In the next lesson, you create the service that will access the database.
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It looks like the days of HTC devices with Beats audio may be over. It all started when HTC purchased a 50.1% stake in the company. The two teamed up to create an audio system for HTC devices, which started out as an inflexible bass-heavy software equalizer that didn't work well. But they improved the software little by little, and the Beats tech slowly became something worth having.
A year later, Beats had purchased half of HTC's stake in the company. And as HTC has been falling from grace, Beats has wanted to be free. It's a growing business stuck with a failing smartphone company, and the founders knew that. So they have decided to buy back Beats in full, purchasing the remaining 25% stake that HTC had.
Previously, those behind Beats have stated that they are a quickly growing business and need to expand to work with manufacturers that can keep up with them. In its current state, HTC can't. Hopefully that doesn't mean Samsung will be looking for a partnership. But what will this mean for HTC?
HTC thought of Beats as an "important partner," and used the Beats technology as a selling point. However, I don't think this will affect their business much. Not too many people would look at their phones and choose them because they have Beats technology. With how trendy the headphones are, many of the users actually own iPhones in my experience. Plus, they still have their awesome BoomSound technology that they can tune in-house. I don't think this will have a negative impact on HTC.
The deal will be closing by the end of the year, and while the possibility of HTC using Beats technology after this exists (they would just not hold exclusive rights), we wouldn't get our hopes up. Do you think this is damaging to the company, or will they survive without a software equalizer and an extra logo? Leave a comment!


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Vuclip Video API - Developers
Use the Vuclip Video API to push your existing Internet videos to consumers worldwide. Mobile operators can distribute a custom-branded video search and delivery service for their subscribers. Others can push their videos to a variety of mobile devices to enhance their social site. Another option is to provide search and video delivery for millions of videos. Free sign up available and then paid partner program if you plan to monetize your app.


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NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT
Winning three straight division titles for only the third time since the 1970 league merger and advancing to the playoffs for the fifth consecutive January wasn't enough.
NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT
Winning three straight division titles for only the third time since the 1970 league merger and advancing to the playoffs for the fifth consecutive January wasn't enough.
Not by Green Bay's current standards for excellence, no matter the incredibly trying circumstances this season.
"We have one goal here, a couple goals -- one is to win the division, and the other is to win the Super Bowl," veteran receiver Jordy Nelson said. "So (for this season) to be a success, no. I think we can take positives from it. A lot of young guys can build off of it. But, I wouldn't say it's a successful season."
The Packers' 23-20 loss to visiting San Francisco in the wild-card round of the playoffs Sunday was symbolic of the woulda, coulda and shoulda that defined their unusual season.
What could have been possibly a go-ahead touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter instead resulted in Green Bay settling for a score-tying field goal after it failed to get the football in the end zone on goal-to-go from the 49ers' 9-yard line.
What would have been, if not should have been, an interception by nickel back Micah Hyde in San Francisco territory moments later instead kept alive the 49ers' fateful drive that ended the game with a field goal after Hyde dropped the football.
"It's a play that, out of our (position) room, we expect our guys to make," cornerbacks coach Joe Whitt said. "It's unfortunate that we didn't make it. ... That could have been one of those signature plays that could have finished the game for us, and especially a playoff game against a very good football team."
Of course, that the Packers were even in the playoffs and on the doorstep of knocking off one of the NFC's top teams came unexpectedly in what Mike McCarthy classified as "clearly the most challenging season" in his eight seasons as head coach.
As Green Bay transitioned to an earlier-than-usual start to the offseason this week facing an uncertain future since 17 of its players are due to become unrestricted free agents in March, the wounds from having 15 players end the season on injured reserve still were fresh. The injury casualties were far greater, none bigger than franchise quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
He suffered a broken collarbone in the opening series of what turned out to be a Monday night home loss to the rival Chicago Bears on Nov. 4. That became the start of a five-game winless streak (0-4-1) for the Packers, who suddenly transformed from a 5-2 team that looked to be hitting on all cylinders and a viable contender for the best record in the NFC to foundering to 5-6-1 and being an afterthought in its division.
"I think it could have been," McCarthy said during his season-ending news conference Wednesday, when asked if Green Bay had the makings of becoming one of his best teams pre-Rodgers injury.
"I hate doing this, especially because I call the plays, (but) I felt that this was going to be the best offense that we've ever had here," he added. "I thought we were going to go past (the) 2011 (team)" for scoring and yardage records.
Thanks in part to the emergence of second-round draft pick Eddie Lacy giving the Packers a vigorous running dimension they lacked the previous three seasons, including their Super Bowl-winning 2010 season, Green Bay had the complete package on offense. That is, until it was seemingly done in by Rodgers' bone fracture on his non-throwing left side.
The Packers rolled through four starting quarterbacks but caught fire just in time with Matt Flynn behind center. In his second stint with the team, Flynn guided Green Bay to a comeback victory over Atlanta on Dec. 8 that ended the winless slide, then came back the next week to engineer an improbable comeback from a 23-point halftime deficit for a 37-36 win at Dallas.
When Rodgers finally received medical clearance to play again for the Dec. 29 regular-season finale at Chicago, the Packers needed to only win to leapfrog the Bears for first place in the NFC North.
True to how the script played out for the team the final month, Rodgers authored the biggest comeback of them all this season, throwing a 48-yard touchdown pass to previously injured receiver Randall Cobb on fourth-and-8 with less than a minute left for a 33-28 victory.
"We feel like we fought our asses off to get to this game, to get in the playoffs, and we felt like it was our time," veteran left guard Josh Sitton said after the bitter loss to the 49ers on Sunday. "We've got Aaron back, and we've been confident. It's frustrating. We thought we could make a run here."
After conducting exit interviews with the players Monday and Tuesday -- "A lot of things said ... were very informative, emotional," McCarthy admitted -- the head coach turned his attention to his staff. They were to pore over the video of the last game, and then McCarthy planned to take a couple weeks to evaluate the coaches.


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Danny Glover: Let's Reclaim Our Country
Danny Glover, activist, filmmaker, and YES! board member, is among those attending the U.S. Social Forum. He sat down with YES! editor Sarah van Gelder to talk about the contribution social forums here in the United States and around the world are making to the success of people's movements.
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- : Follow the YES! Magazine team at the Social Forum.
- : UNDP Goodwill Ambassador and actor Danny Glover talks about his lifelong activism.


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The PKP European Network is moderated by several regional coordinators who will view and analyse incoming posts and who will communicate with the central PKP project organization.
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Sarah Jessica Parker launched into a fiery Twitter rant on Thursday (03Apr14) after a follower reportedly insulted her children.
The actress shocked fans by targeting relationship expert and author Sarah Symonds in a series of angry tweets.
She wrote, "I'm certain there isn't a woman on this planet who would support your specific kind of cruelty. No apology, no explanation... You should be ashamed... I hope more people join me in voicing their objection to and holding accountable, uninformed and unkind women like yourself who find pleasure and delight in attacking other women."
The post from Symonds which triggered the rant was deleted from her page, further fueling the Sex and the City star's anger.
She added, "Your anonymity doesn't diminish your outrageous and vulgar tweet. And your deletion only reveals your cowardice."
Parker hinted in later tweets that Symonds' message mentioned her twin daughters Marion and Tabitha, who were born through a surrogate.
The 49 year old explained: "Before I go to sleep I want to thank everyone for coming to my defense today. I didn't relish the opportunity to publicly reprimand. But the words tossed so casually about my children and their provenance I could not abide. Nor are they true. The golden rule. Please."
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Obama Promotes U.S.-Led Project to Map Brain
WASHINGTON—The ambitious project to map the human brain that President Barack Obama detailed Tuesday faces uncertain funding and scientific challenges that could impede its success.
The project, first unveiled in February, is proposed to receive $100 million for its first year under next week's White House budget plan. Mr. Obama acknowledged that Washington's strained politics and tight finances may make it difficult to ultimately secure that funding.
"None of this will be easy," Mr. Obama said in outlining the initiative, dubbed BRAIN, or Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies. "But think about what we could do once we do crack this code."
Such a brain map could improve the treatment of schizophrenia, epilepsy and other disorders. The money mainly would be used to develop novel technologies to produce images showing the brain at work—how, for example, a memory gets formed, how it is stored and how it is retrieved.
The scientific hurdles include the fact that there are as many neurons, or nerve cells, in the human brain—about 100 billion—as there are stars in the Milky Way. The neurons are linked by about 150 trillion connections known as synapses.
Some estimates suggest that if current technology were used, it would take years to map the roughly 10,000 synapses that branch from just a single neuron. By comparison, the sequencing of the first human genome involved the mapping of only three billion base-pair sequences of DNA.
Javier Provencio, a neurologist who specializes in brain injuries at the Cleveland Clinic, thinks the project will yield benefits but is unlikely to provide a complete map of the brain.
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Not meant to be a Democrat vs. Republican issue (though I am sure folks will disagree about the extent to which this is a problem and also the means of addressing it <----this is sticky.)
Just thought this video did a nice job of displaying the reality of wealth distribution in America -- and noting the difference between perception and reality.
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A few things that left me wondering...Where did he get his data for the actual distribution?
How did he define wealth? Is it income, net worth..both?
I make more money today but by assisting two kids in college my net worth is down substanially. In my definition of wealth I'm poorer. (one more to kid to go)
A few things that left me wondering...Where did he get his data for the actual distribution?
How did he define wealth? Is it income, net worth..both?
I make more money today but by assisting two kids in college my net worth is down substanially. In my definition of wealth I'm poorer. (one more to kid to go)
The references are right below the video. He is using net worth.
The most amazing thing is how clueless most people are about actual wealth distribution. 5000 American's is too big a sample size to chock it up to hand picking the willfully ignorant.
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The references are right below the video. He is using net worth.
Missed that...wasn't watching it in a full window.
I think there are a significant number of people in this country who would have a financial net worth below zero.
Many of them are not below the poverty level based on their income levels either.
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Does everyone have to be financially equal? If I work hard for my money, which I do, why should I have to give it to someone else?
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Thanks for the video link, Jeff. Provocative stuff. When I get to navel gazing about this societal issue, I get stuck around the role of government, the role of the corporate governance, the role of individuals, et al in creating, exploiting and changing the current situation.
Then my head hurts.
But, wow, 330m people in USA. Is that right? Wow. Was about 200m my youth. No wonder it's so friggin crowded everywhere.
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Does everyone have to be financially equal?
No, which is why nobody is suggesting everyone should be financially equal.
Did you watch the video? No? Okay, let me summarize...it simply shows the disparity between what most people think is the ideal distribution of wealth vs. what they think is the actual distribution of wealth, vs. what the actual distribution really is.
It's about perception versus reality.
It's not actually suggesting you give your hard earned wealth away to someone who works less hard than you do. I'm not planning to give any of mine away either, for the record.
Very interesting link Jeff.
It always amazes me there can be such a disparity of views from the actual. Sort of like two people witnessing an event (ballgame or car accident) at the same time having completely different understanding. Except here, it seems to be a factor of lack of knowledge of facts.
I guess my take is better access to accurate information would help bring actual and perceived closer. Frankly, I thought I had a general handle on the scope but not so much.
Save the political part of this for another time. Klompus - the narrator in the opening segment poo poo'd socialism so I think redistribution is not overt in this video.
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My apologies. I admit I did not watch it until now. Anytime I hear "wealth inequality" I go into defense mode. Again, my apologies.
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I've always wondered what on earth I would do with an income that was something ridiculous, like $50k per month. Now I think $50k per month isn't even ridiculous.
When it's all said and done, no one remembers how far we have run. The only thing that matters is how we have loved.
I didn't check his references, but just looking at the domain names, I'm sure some would argue that they are all overly politicized already.
I really wish I was in that 1%...or even the top 10%....I'd like to think I would be more willing than others to give to the bottom 20%, but I can't say that for sure. Maybe I would believe what it seems they believe...That all of those people are just lazy leaches living off the government dime.
I really wish the people in charge could come up with a solution to what is obviously a problem.
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Wow. my perception was much more skeptical than average. And nowhere near reality.
npaden - true, net worth and income are not always correlated well in this country...2 of my relatives are great examples. One of them makes more than twice what the other makes. The higher income one is significantly in debt and probably only her home saves her from negative net worth...barely. The lower income one has a pretty impressive net worth given the income level.
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John Bartlik Jr. might want to consider a bigger tip jar.
Down and out in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, which Bartlik estimates washed $60,000 worth of his kitchen equipment into Long Island Sound, the second-generation Greenwich Point concessionaire got an unexpected and timely holiday bonus from two of his regular customers.
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A couple who frequents the town beach, sensing Bartlik's financial hardship, wrote the 52-year-old married father of four a check for $5,000 to help get him back on his feet, he said.
"Normally, I'm a very proud guy. I wouldn't take it. I burst into tears," Bartlik told Greenwich Time.
Bartlik, who is going into his eighth year running Johnnie's Concession at Greenwich Point, identified the couple as Peter and Nancy Allatt.
The charity-minded pair, who split time between Greenwich and Vero Beach, Fla., and give to causes such as the Greenwich Land Trust and Neighbor to Neighbor through their family foundation, said Bartlik has made a lasting impression during their many visits to the beach.
When their granddaughter Spencer Walsh, now 8, skinned her knee while learning to ride a bike in the summer of 2010, they said Bartlik came to her aid with a bandage, water and ice cream.
"This is the kind of guy that he is," Nancy Allatt said by phone Friday. "It may not sound like much, but boy, it left a lasting impression on a 6-year-old child."
The couple said they felt compelled to help Bartlik after surveying the damage to his concession and seeing him in such poor spirits.
"Peter and I came away and we said, `We've got to do something to help him,' " Allatt said. "This is a wonderful Christmas gift for us and him."
The Allatts thought they missed Bartlik, but ran into him on their way out of Greenwich Point.
"He laughed and he said, `That'll buy you some equipment,' " Bartlik said of the check. "I guess I looked pretty worse for the wear. They come mornings. They always get a tuna fish sandwich."
For Bartlik, whose father and grandmother ran the concession in the 1950s and 1960s, 2012 was a year to forget.
The volume of business dropped off from prior years, according to Bartlik, who pays about $78,000 in annual rent to the town for the south and north concession stands at the beach. The town also requires Bartlik to carry insurance, which he said costs him an additional $12,000 a year.
To make matters worse, Bartlik said his 19-year-old son spent much of the year battling anorexia and bulimia that required costly medical treatment.
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"I lost everything," he said. "It all floated out to sea."
While the south concession stand weathered the storm, Sandy caused major structural damage to the north concession, which is nearest to the Innis Arden Cottage. The corner of the building, which was already slated to undergo privately funded renovation, was destroyed. So was a section of the serving counter wall.
"One of the sights I remember after the storm was pots and pans and ice-making equipment floating in the parking lot. I thought, `This can't be good,' " said Joseph Siciliano, the town's parks director.
An ice machine and grill, both of which were purchased new by Bartlik last year, were gone. So were six freezers, three refrigerators, a deep fryer and a stainless steel table. None of the equipment was found.
"It might be on Kathie Lee Gifford's front lawn, for all I know," Bartlik said of the television host, who lives on the waterfront in Riverside across from Greenwich Point.
Bartlik said he explored applying for disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but became discouraged by government red tape.
"I really was at the end of my line," said Bartlik, who grew up in Greenwich and now splits his time between Stamford and Austin, Texas.
The south concession recently reopened on a limited basis after power was finally restored at Greenwich Point, a 147-acre peninsula that is accessed by a narrow causeway. Bartlik's brother, William Bartlik, who operates the Island Beach concession under a separate lease, is pitching in while his sibling is home with family in Texas.
The town's lease agreement with John Bartlik includes a provision that will allow him to pay reduced rent while the north concession building is renovated, Siciliano said. That provision does not cover lost time due to storm damage, however.
"He's responsible for anything that's not a fixed asset in the building," Siciliano said of the storm losses.
"That saved my ass," Bartlik said of the $5,000. "They gave me faith in humanity again. They made me want to pay it forward."
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Juicy Pineapple, anyway you slice it
I bought a pineapple, last week, that was as green as they come. It was on sale for $2.75. Sweet! For one week, I let that beautiful fruit sit on my kitchen window sill and ripen. On Sunday, it was ready and I want to show you one of my very favorite kitchen gadgets.
If you already own one of these, then you know what a great invention these are. If you don't own one, they can be found at Williams Sonoma, or Cooking.com.
Watch how easy this is:
Position the pineapple slicer so that the cylinder is in alignment with the core...
Keep turning, clock wise, until you feel it has reached the bottom...
I gently fan this spiral cut pineapple and cut these into individual slices...
Imagine the possibilities that you can make with this perfectly carved out pineapple!
I am so going to tease you... I've been very busy grilling, and making soups, salads and all kinds of great meals. I'm just a bit overwhelmed with work to blog about this recipe. It's my own version of grilled chicken teriyaki burgers with grilled pineapple-- and I made the sauce myself... and it was fantastic!
Oh. I've also been very busy doing this...
Enjoying the purple carpets of spring lupines in the cattle pastures off Highway 68 between Monterey and Salinas...
A cattle chute, still used for calf branding. I've helped out here...back in the day...when I was much younger and appreciated a good lookin' cowboy in tight Wranglers.
I'll be sharing more recipes by this weekend. It's been in the 90's, so I've been swimming after work and grilling and eating salads.
I love this Spring Weather!
9 comments:
- Elyse said...
Those pictures of spring are just gorgeous!! I adore pineapple. And that gadget is just the coolest thing ever!
- April 21, 2009 at 10:27 PM
- The Caked Crusader said...
I have one of those - aren't they fun!!??
I always wish I had loads of pineapples to use as I love seeing the whole pineapple come out on the devise!
- April 22, 2009 at 12:50 AM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
Great photos! I have never seen the pineapple gadget - it's fantastic!
- April 22, 2009 at 2:20 AM
- Coleen's Recipes said...
I absolutely NEED one of those gadgets. I've never seen one before. I totally butcher pineapple not to mention waste a lot of it trying to get all those "eyes" out. I can't thank you enough for the tip AND the photos, it would be hard to imagine how it works without seeing your photos.
- April 22, 2009 at 2:22 AM
- Donna-FFW said...
Oh My! I absolutely love that gadget. Gotta get myself one! Awesome! Love the pictures.. so pretty and serene. Come by my blog and enter my new giveaway.. Ive got some good things. Missed you.
- April 22, 2009 at 5:38 AM
- Netts Nook said...
We buy a pineapple every other week. I am on my way to buy that cutter thanks for sharing.
- April 22, 2009 at 7:10 AM
- Pam said...
I never buy whole pineapples because I hate to cut them...I must find this cool gadget - it's amazing.
Looking forward to your upcoming recipes.
- April 22, 2009 at 1:38 PM
- Monica H said...
I've never used or purchased one of those gadgets because I always felt they were a waste of fruit. But according to your pictures, they're not. And now I want one! My mom might have one...I'm going to have to borrow it.
You said more pictures- any pf them cowboys in tight Wranglers?
- April 22, 2009 at 9:17 PM
- mamakd said...
I saw that gadget the other day and seriously want it! Williams-Sonoma is not my pocket books friend! LOL. I also love the combination of pineapple and cottage cheese. Try a slice next time on a bagel with cream cheese!!
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Equality Florida on Monday announced the launch of Florida Business Coalition for a Competitive Workforce, a group of top employers including Walt Disney World Resort, Wells Fargo and Darden Restaurants committed to "passing a bipartisan bill that would ban anti-gay and gender-based discrimination."
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