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Alex Rodriguez takes another big hit in his battle with baseball as arbitrator gives Yankee slugger 162-game ban, plus the postseason.
He's out.
Alex Rodriguez, once Major League Baseball's biggest star, was slammed Saturday with an historic drug suspension that encompasses all of the 2014 season, including the postseason, and will cost the Yankee third baseman $ 25 million in this year's salary, plus millions in any performance incentives he would have earned.
The ban comes after a year of vicious attacks on Major League Baseball and the Yankees, public denials that he acquired massive amounts of performance-enhancing drugs from a seedy Miami dope den, and millions in legal bills from a team of high-profile lawyers, crisis managers and private investigators.
Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz struck the 14-time All-Star and three-time Most Valuable Player with the 162-game suspension, plus the offseason, in an endorsement of MLB's accusations that Rodriguez scored an array of PEDs from Biogenesis, a now-shuttered Miami-area anti-aging clinic operated by Anthony Bosch, in clear violation of the game's collectively bargained drug program.
MLB announced the suspension — the longest drug suspension in the history of the program — Saturday morning in a short statement.
For the 38-year-old Rodriguez, the ruling is a death blow to his already PED-tainted career, even though the decision by Horowitz reduces the 211-game ban baseball commissioner Bud Selig imposed in August and is based on non-analytical evidence — Rodriguez has not failed a drug test since baseball's 2003 survey testing year. He is unlikely to take that small victory as a sensible stopping point in his legal crusade, however, and his attorneys have threatened to immediately file an injunction asking a judge to stay the suspension pending further legal action. Rodriguez has already commenced a lawsuit against the league and others he claims have conspired to frame him as the most tainted ballplayer since Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.
The decision comes about seven weeks after Rodriguez stormed out of his grievance hearing on Nov. 20, professing that he had been treated unfairly. The walkout saved him at the last minute from going under oath with denials.
Assuming the suspension stands — it is highly unlikely a judge would interfere with a ruling issued under binding arbitration — Rodriguez's suspension is immediately effective, meaning he will not be allowed to participate in spring training or any other Yankee activities. He will lose his entire 2014 salary — $ 25 million — plus millions in the performance bonuses he was closing in on.
The decision wraps up a tumultuous process that began Aug. 5, the day Selig banned Rodriguez for doping and interfering with MLB's Biogenesis probe. While Rodriguez immediately elected arbitration, more than a dozen other players implicated in the scandal accepted their bans. Most of them have already served 50-game suspensions (Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun accepted a 65-game suspension) and are now free to take the field in spring training, something Rodriguez will not be allowed to do.
The arbitration process was a slow-motion disaster for Rodriguez, the best-paid player in baseball and once its biggest star. Evidence in the case suggests Rodriguez continued using steroids and human growth hormone long after he vowed he was clean — even after his relationship with Canadian HGH guru Anthony Galea embroiled Rodriguez in the federal grand jury probe that made Galea a felon.
The voluminous text messages and detailed descriptions of an extremely close relationship between Rodriguez and Bosch were apparently too persuasive to allow Horowitz to significantly reduce the suspension. "The 211 games made sense when Selig issued it," said one source of MLB's original suspension, "because they wanted him out of the game in 2013, too. But this is validation of their program. Of all the guys that were suspended, he was the biggest violator."
Rodriguez's involvement with Bosch and Biogenesis also destroyed his relationship with the Yankees — he has sued Yankee team doctor Christopher Ahmad, accusing him of misdiagnosing a hip injury that led to surgery last January — and may have torpedoed any lingering hope Rodriguez had of getting into the Hall of Fame.
"He would have been better off admitting he got drugs from Bosch and tried to make a case for 50 games as a first-time violator," said a baseball source who has closely followed the case.
Instead, Rodriguez publicly denied a relationship with Bosch, at one point describing him as a "consultant," and escalated his attacks on the arbitration process.
Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News
Alex Rodriguez was originally given a 211-game ban for his role in baseball's Biogenesis scandal before appealing the decision.
By Nov. 20, after claiming to be outraged that Selig wouldn't be forced by Horowitz to testify, A-Rod walked out of the negotiating session, hopped in a waiting car and headed straight to the studio of radio host Mike Francesa, where Rodriguez adamantly denied doping beyond the years in which he has already confessed to using steroids (2001-03, when he was with the Texas Rangers).
Those claims contradicted voluminous evidence of drug use, including a stream of electronic communication between Rodriguez and Bosch, who authenticated the messages while testifying at MLB's behest during the arbitration and is believed to have provided detailed descriptions of injections gone awry, schemes to avoid the drug testers and records of payments for drugs.
In an apparent gesture toward transparency, Rodriguez's PR rep vowed in November that Rodriguez's legal team would release MLB's evidence for public consumption, but never followed through with that promise.
It's unclear what the arbitrator's ruling means for Joe Tacopina, the bombastic lawyer A-Rod hired to lead an army of lawyers and public relations wizards to fight the ban. Tacopina, who told a television interviewer that Rodriguez didn't deserve a single inning of suspension, worked hard throughout the fall to reframe the Biogenesis scandal as a story about MLB's anti-doping enforcement tactics even as Rodriguez's team put on a limited defense of their client in the arbitration room.
Meanwhile, MLB was presenting the results of the most intense investigation in the history of its drug program. The Biogenesis scandal had erupted in the summer of 2012, soon after MLB banned former Yankee Melky Cabrera, who tested positive for testosterone and then orchestrated a bizarre cover-up scheme that involved a fake website. Cabrera, a Biogenesis customer, was assisted by an employee of Seth and Sam Levinson's sports agency.
MLB's Department of Investigations deployed numerous agents and resources during its months-long probe, and ultimately 14 professional baseball players were suspended in the case. Among them was Braun, the Brewers star who successfully appealed a 50-game ban after testing positive for synthetic testosterone in 2011 but later confessed when his name surfaced in media reports as a Biogenesis client and accepted a 65-game ban.
Bosch was only faintly familiar in baseball circles when the Daily News first reported A-Rod's association with Bosch and MLB's interest in him on Jan. 26, 2013, three days before a Miami New Times report linked Rodriguez and numerous other baseball players to doping through Bosch and his Biogenesis anti-aging clinic. When former slugger Manny Ramirez was suspended 50 games in 2009 for a doping violation, Bosch's father, Pedro, was reportedly the source for a banned female fertility drug that Ramirez had obtained and used. A DEA probe into Pedro Bosch and his son ensued.
When the New Times report was published, Rodriguez's name was the biggest in the litter, and came on the heels of the slugger's second hip surgery in four years. Enmeshed in the most extensive doping scandal since BALCO, Rodriguez was banished from his team while he rehabbed the hip and dealt with the fallout from Biogenesis. His PR flack at the time issued a statement saying the documents published in the New Times were "not legitimate."
In the ensuing months, as the MLB Biogenesis probe heated up, a cast of oddball characters surfaced in the saga — everyone from former Biogenesis employee Porter Fischer, who gave the stolen Biogenesis documents to the New Times, to Bosch, who went from MLB target in a lawsuit to MLB informant, to Tacopina, the attention-grabbing attorney who joined Rodriguez's legal team late in the summer of 2013.
The Biogenesis investigation represented an unprecedented step by Selig, who has been accused of turning a blind eye to steroid use during the 1990s and early 2000s, to clean up a game that has been hit hard by performance-enhancing drugs. Several high-profile players failed drug tests in 2012, including Melky Cabrera, Guillermo Mota, Bartolo Colon, Marlon Byrd, Yasmani Grandal and Carlos Ruiz. Those incidents led MLB and the Players Association to revamp the drug-testing program to include the more sophisticated carbon isotope ratio exam that can detect the presence of exogenous testosterone in a player's urine sample.
MLB used every means at its disposal to bring the players it believed were using PEDs to justice, filing what was considered to be a longshot lawsuit against Bosch and others involved in Biogenesis, and purchasing damaging Biogenesis documents from Bosch's associates. Without subpoena power, MLB faced an uphill battle in convincing witnesses to cooperate — but once the lawsuit was filed, and the defendants' lawyers' fees began to pile up, the wall of silence crumbled.
Bosch became a cooperating witness after MLB agreed to drop him from the lawsuit, pick up his legal bills and indemnify him as long as he provided them with credible evidence and information.
Now it looks likely that the 38-year-old third baseman will be near 40 by the time he is allowed back on the field, assuming his health allows him to return. The Yankees still owe him about $ 84 million — minus the 2014 salary — on a contract that doesn't expire for four and a half more seasons but Rodriguez has endured two hip surgeries in the last five years, including one last January, and is markedly diminished as a player.
If he heads to court, he faces millions more in legal fees and the prospect of having to testify. As one source told the Daily News last week: "It's great to feign outrage and file something. But once the ball starts rolling, you could lead yourself into criminal exposure. Is he going to testify that he never got performance-enhancing drugs?"


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'Bionic Woman' Is the Fall TV Season's First Hit
What did Vulture say about Bionic way back in May?
After a bunch of new fall TV shows posted fine-but-not-great numbers in their premieres, NBC's Bionic Woman became the first of the new series to break out in the ratings. Wednesday night's premiere of the show — from Battlestar Galactica producer David Eick — gave NBC its highest ratings for a Wednesday night premiere since 1999's The West Wing. Bionic even built on its lead-in, Deal or No Deal, to beat ABC's eagerly-awaited Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice (though Practice also posted good numbers, and can be easily called a success as well).
We're pretty excited that Bionic did well, because way back in May, we declared our love for the show but fretted about its commercial prospects, calling it "quirky enough to have 'early cancellation' written all over it." Happily, it looks like we were wrong, and it could well be the season's first breakout hit. At last, America's nerd TV watchers, gay TV watchers, and bionic TV watchers have found a show about which they can all agree!
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It's been forever since I've posted, but with a two-week hiatus coupled with a computer that crashed (such a sad day!), I haven't been able to do much creating and blogging. That will all change this week, though, as I write, create, and photograph 24/7 to produce quality content for you guys to enjoy beginning next Monday.
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OS451-01 The CORE OSER Dataset: A Community Resource for Assessing Patterns in Ocean Sciences Graduate Education. CORE Member Institutions with Graduate Ocean Science Programs. JOI/CORE Institutions Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Oregon State University Texas A&M University
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OS451-01 The CORE OSER Dataset: A Community Resource for Assessing Patterns in Ocean Sciences Graduate Education
CORE Member Institutions
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Ocean Science Programs
JOI/CORE Institutions
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Oregon State University Texas A&M University
University of California San Diego University of Hawaii University of Miami/RSMAS
University of Rhode Island University of Washington
S. B. Cook, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, firstname.lastname@example.com; J. Farrington, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, email@example.com; R. E. McDuff, University of Washington, firstname.lastname@example.com
OSER Workshops and the CORE Dataset: Past and Present
In 1980, the education "Deans" from the JOI schools began to meet annually to assess graduate education in ocean sciences (with ocean engineering added later). Mr. A. L. "Jake" Peirson (Associate Dean of WHOI - now retired) originally suggested the idea to Dean Charles D. Hollister of WHOI and Professor Arthur R. M. Nowell, then Director of the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington. Initially, the schools funded participant travel and in the mid 1980s JOI and ONR provided funding (Nowell and Hollister, 1988). Sustained leadership for the effort through the 1980s by Nowell and Hollister led to the assessments we have today.
After CORE was established in 1994, participation expanded to include deans, associate deans, department chairs and program managers from additional graduate programs. Consortium membership now stands at 85 with 3? members granting graduate degrees in some aspect of ocean science. CORE sponsored workshops are now held every other year in the fall at a CORE member institution and are referred to as Ocean Science Education Retreats (OSER). Nine to ten months prior to each workshop, CORE staff distribute Graduate Program Surveys, Faculty Workforce Surveys and Funding and Facilities Surveys to the CORE membership. Dr. Arthur Nowell has continued to play a leadership role in data analysis and community discussion of trends and patterns (see www.coreocean.org/education/ for OSER03 data). In 2005, Dr. Russell Mc Duff reviewed survey data from academic years 2003 and 2004 and summarized patterns and trends for OSER05 participants.
Graduate Programs in 2003-2004
Graduate Programs at CORE institutions are part of a rich and complex tapestry. In 2003-2004, programs ranged in size from very small (n=8) to large (n=200). Between 1996 and 2004, applications to 8 programs increased with the number of interested students doubling while 9 programs were less sought-after with some showing an almost two-fold drop in interest. In 2003, 87% of the student population was supported by institutional or government sources.
CORE Graduate Institutions
College of Charleston
College of William and Mary/VIMS
East Carolina University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida State University
Louisiana State University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology/WHOI
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Naval Postgraduate School
North Carolina State University
Nova Southeastern University
Old Dominion University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Stony Brook University
The University of Southern Mississippi
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
University of California Santa Barbara
University of California Santa Cruz
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Maine
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Wilmington
University of South Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
OSER 05, October 27-28 at Woods Hole, Ma.
45 participants from 21 CORE Institutions. Hosted by CORE and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Steering Committee members: Dr. John Farrington (MIT/WHOI) Dr. Arthur Nowell (U. Washington), Dr. Peter Betzer (University of South Florida), Dr. Gary Griggs (U. California @ Santa Cruz, and Dr. Nancy Targett (University of Delaware). CORE staff: CORE Education Director Dr. Sue Cook, CORE President Richard West and staff members Susan Haynes and Henry Hope.
In 2003, males made up 50.5 % of the ocean science student body at CORE institutions (Table 2). Gender ratios were approximately equal in chemical oceanography, marine geology and geophysics and coastal and estuarine science. Women were somewhat better represented in marine biology/biological oceanography and marine affairs. Men predominated in ocean engineering, physical oceanography, the 'other' category and to a lesser extent Fisheries and Aquatic Science.
Keynote Address: Ocean Sciences Graduate Education: Status and Trends, Dr. Russ McDuff, U. Washington.
Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention (MPOWIR), Drs. Amy Bower and Robert Beardsley, MIT/WHOI
Group Discussions: Recruitment Strategies, Dr. P. Betzer; Financial support, Dr. G. Griggs; Retention and career services, Dr. J. Farrington
Funding Opportunities for Research on Ocean Science Graduate Education, Dr. N. Targett
Panel 1: Insights and Recommendations on Diversity
Panel 2: Graduate Student Opportunities to Contribute to K12 Education
USCOP Recommendations 8-7 and 8-10, What can the Community Do Now? Dr. G. Griggs
Discussion of Gaps in Knowledge, Funding sources for gap analysis and Next Steps for the Community, Drs. Griggs and Farrington
GK12 Panel Take Home Message:Involving graduate students in the K12 classroom benefits students in multiple ways from self-organization and priority setting to effective and clear communication of the value of their science.
Ms. Teresa Greely (USF), Ms. Shay Saleem (USF), Ms. Desiree Plata (MIT/WHOI), Ms.Liz Tyner (USF), Dr. Robert Chen (U. Mass.Boston), Ms. Julie Callahan (UMB) , Discussion Lead, Dr. P. Betzer (USF)
The Ocean Sciences community is already responding to the U.S Oceans Commissions and the Pew Ocean Commission reports with respect to all levels of education. As examples, the involvement of graduate students in K-12 activities has been launched and the sharing of best practices is in progress for these activities and for increasing diversity in ocean sciences. Attention to evaluation of success of programs is important and is being incorporated into more programs.
"(The program…) challenged my own way of learning…" "I enjoyed helping students understand and discover the world around them…"
-(Quotes from GK12 Fellows)
Diversity Panel
At OSER05, a five member panel provided a candid, personal look at the realities of recruiting and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups.
Applications (the supply side of the graduate school equation) are cyclic. In the 1980s, data collected by JOI show a decline in applications to member institutions with numbers peaking in the mid 1990s and dropping again in 1998-2000. Since CORE has been surveying its members, application numbers were highest in 1996 and 1997 with a drop in 1998-2000 and a rebound in 2001-2004. When data from a subset of 17 schools are compared, the same 'up-down-up' pattern occurs: 2247 in 1996, a minimum of 1780 in 2000 and a rise to 2073 in 2003. In 2003 and 2004, cohort selectivity (from applications to offers to acceptances) was similar between biological, chemical, physical and geological subdisciplines.
Dr. Ambrose Jearld, NOAA; Dr. Brandon Jones, US EPA; Dr. Letise Houser, U. Delaware, Ms. Camille Daniels (USF), Ms. Regina Campbell Malone (MIT/WHOI Joint Program)
"Cultural competency is key. Different approaches are needed. There must be personal contact - websites and letters don't always work. Career fairs and visits to HBCUs do work".
-(B. Jones, EPA)
"Our scientist has opened up my eyes to more of the real world and scientific studies …It was unfathomable how much fun it was learning like this"
-(GK-12 Participant, 2005)
The most recent CORE survey data show that the graduate student pool in the ocean sciences is still dominated by Caucasians. In 2003, of the 79% US citizens in residence, 90% were white, 2.9% were Asian American, 1.5% were African American, 3.2% were Hispanic, 0.4% were Native American and 2.3% classified themselves as other.
Farrington, J. W., 2001. Oceanography, Volume 14: 34-39.
Nowell, A.R.M. and C.D. Hollister, 1988. EOS 69: 834-835; 840-843.
USCOP, 2004. Final Report. Chapter 8, pages ; Appendix IV.
Third grade after school enrichment in science class from Maynard Academy in Cambridge, MA brought to WHOI for a tour and a visit to a nearby beach by MIT/WHOI Joint Program Graduate Students Desiree Plata and Ari Shapiro - enrichment class volunteer instructors.


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Executive Committee (until 2019): David Bond, Robert Duerr
Executive Committee (until 2020):
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Greater Kuala Lumpur
Greater Kuala Lumpur is the geographical term that determines the boundaries of Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Though similar to the term "Klang Valley", there remains a variation between the two. It is similar to Greater London and Greater Toronto. It covers an area of 2,793.27 square km.[1]
Before 1974, when Kuala Lumpur was still part of Selangor, there was once a greater Kuala Lumpur district covering what is today the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Ampang, Batu Caves, Gombak, Ulu Klang, Petaling Jaya, Puchong and Sungai Buloh.[2]
It is defined as an area covered by 10 municipalities surrounding Kuala Lumpur, each governed by local authorities - Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj), Shah Alam City Council (MBSA), Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), Klang Municipal Council (MPK), Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj), Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), Selayang Municipal Council (MPS), Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) and Sepang Municipal Council (MPSp) consisting of Cyberjaya/Salak Tinggi/KL International Airport.[3]
Greater KL is a relatively new term as compared to the more prevalent and established Klang Valley term. The term Greater KL was espoused by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak as an urban agglomeration to spur the country's economic growth by the billions in the Economic Transformation Programme announced in 2010.
In 2010, the Greater KL population was estimated at close to seven million and it contributed about RM263 billion to the nation's Gross National Income (GNI). Kuala Lumpur ranks 79th out of 140 cities in the Economist Intelligence Unit's survey on liveability.
- ^ "The Straits Times Singapore".
- ^ "Peta Selangor". Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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Robert Britton graduated as an Alexander teacher in 1978. In addition to his private practice in San Francisco, he has taught the Alexander Technique to musicians at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music since 1984. He has helped train Alexander Technique Teachers since 1988, and now teaches at the Alexander Educational Center in Berkeley. He regularly teaches in Berlin at the Ausbildungszentrum für F.M. Alexander-Technik Berlin, as well contributing to the well being of the international Alexander Technique Affiliated Societies, and the Annual Members Meeting of the Affiliated Societies. He is a faculty member of the Bay Area Summer Opera Training Institute (BASOTI), and a director of the International Congress of the Alexander Technique in Lugano Switzerland. He served as chairman of the American Society for the Alexander Technique from 1997 to 1999. In April of 2012 Bob was awarded a George S. Sarlo Award which is given for excellence in teaching in Northern California universities and colleges.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Its time for 2 things I love around my home again!
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bandages really? i had no idea!ReplyDelete
and wow, andy has some talent!
that little house is so stinkin cute!
thanks for playing along again this week brittan!
I love all of your things! I'm so jealous of your giant geranium because I haven't had the best luck with them, but they're one of my favorites.ReplyDelete
Andy really is talented. It's hard to see all of the detail in the pictures, but I can still tell it's really a work of art, so I imagine it's beautiful in real life!
Are you feeling any better today?
I love Geraniums too! We have to huge ones in our backyard. I really only got into gardening last year and now I love it.ReplyDelete
Danielle, I love that geranium, I had 2 but the other one died last winter... Sometimes I have good luck and sometimes I dont... I don't know. Thank you, yes, I am feeling a lot better today. I still cry on and off and it doesn't help that our pup, Jacob is having some health issues. But Micaela is part of the reason I am feeling better (which I will post about tomorrow). Hope you had a great tuesday!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2010 at 4:58 PM
Aww, I love the wicker elephant! I've never had much luck with geraniums... not sure why. And how incredible is that little fairy home?!ReplyDelete
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Development Costly but Delivery Variable: Costing and Pricing Online Offerings. "As we continue to improve the total student experience at a distance there will continue to be new costs we haven't even thought about yet, whether for technology, innovative pedagogical approaches, student support, or student engagement activities. Rapid improvements in learning and content management systems will reduce costs as we know them today. However, as I mentioned above, new technologies will add costs that we cannot fully predict today."
An Idea Offered Freely to Candidates. "So, here's the idea: matching funds for operating budgets. For every dollar a state or locality pours into a college, the feds put in one to match. So a state puts, say, five million towards a college, but its economy gets ten million worth of activity. (The exact multiplier is obviously adjustable; I'm just using one-to-one for the sake of simplicity.) Given that colleges are, among other things, local employers, the appeal could be significant. And the one-for-one would work both ways; cuts to college budgets would mean leaving money on the table."
Less Than 1%. "Less than 1 percent of the learners in the massive open online course partnership between Arizona State University and edX are eligible to earn credit for their work, according to enrollment numbers from the inaugural courses."
McGraw Hill's New Personalized Learning Authoring Product. "It may not seem like it, but by making this move, McGraw Hill is also making a bet on one possible future for personalized learning products. Specifically, they are making a bet against the software as a replacement for the teacher and against big data. As long as the content in SmartBooks is locked down, then it is possible to run machine learning algorithms against the clicks of millions of students using that content. To the degree that the platform is opened up for custom, newly created books, the controlled experiment goes away and the possibility of big data analysis goes with it."
The Art & Science of Expectation Management. "There is, however, little coherence when it comes to meeting the expectations of the stakeholders. Our constituents are diverse in several dimensions – age, gender, technical expertise, appetite for change etc. – and while it might be a natural impulse to try to find a coherent set of expectations about the services we deliver, the sheer diversity makes such a tract a non-starter. Let us look then at the art of involving the community in managing expectations."
Mystery Solved? "The program didn't even follow the usual "script" for "disruptive innovations." It came in at a higher cost than a respected, existing alternative. That's not how disruption is supposed to work. I have to wonder at the implied invisibility of the single largest sector of American higher education, but that's another discussion. ASU was essentially trying to charge premium prices for Prior Learning Assessment and hope nobody would notice. A savvy student could simply watch the MOOC and then take a CLEP exam for credit for less than a hundred bucks. I admire the audacity of the effort, though I admire more the clarity with which most people saw it."
What's So Funny About Unity, Focus and Understanding? "There's an essential step before 'marketing better.' The real reason for marketing is to motivate the audience to do something. I don't want to be dismissive of sincere efforts to wordsmith a brochure or webpage, improve a message, or inform the public. But before you request that logo, brochure and webpage, ask yourself the following three questions. Without clear answers your marketing trifecta is essentially worthless."
EdTech and the Wider Higher Ed Conversation in 2016. "The answer, of course, is that technology alone will never address the fundamental challenges that we face in higher ed. Technology can wow, and technology can distract. Alternatively, technology can be an effective tool to reach our larger goals and to reflect our most important values. It all depends on how we go about using the technology."
Fresh Perspectives on Alternative Credentials. "Both coding boot camps and ATP programs focus on supply and demand problems in particular sectors. We have yet to see an alternative credential provider attempt to span multiple disciplines or target the liberal arts. In which other fields might a supply and demand crunch push innovation? Federal assistance may be the only route to true scale, but it is interesting to see both boot camps and alternative teacher preparation programs offer financial aid through employer sponsorship and foundations."


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Green Dot and Netspend are both non-traditional financial vehicles in that they are not affiliated with financial institutions like regular bank accounts. The purpose for these options is to provide a similar ability for people who prefer to not deal with traditional banks, or for some reason are unable to have a standard account. Performing transactions such as money transfers between non-traditional accounts requires a more involved approach.
1. Contact the Netspend customer account service department by calling 1-86-NETSPEND (1-866-387-7363). Provide your account number (card number), your password, and your address of record.
2. Ask the customer service agent for the routing number for the financial institution that backs your Netspend account (Metabank) and your personal account number. Record the numbers for future use.
3. Contact Green Dot's customer service department at 1-877-434-3578. Provide the necessary account verification information and retrieve the routing number for Columbus Bank and Trust Company (the issuer of Green Dot Cards) and your personal account number.
4. Transfer funds from one account to another through customer service. You will need to initiate the transfer from the "from" account. Nothing needs to be done in relation to the destination account other than providing the routing number and account number.
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The account number necessary for transfers is the actual bank account number and is a separate number from the 16 digit account number on the face of your Green Dot or Netspend card.
The account number necessary for transfers is the actual bank account number and is a separate number from the 16 digit account number on the face of your Green Dot or Netspend card.
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Caribou – Helen M. White, R.N., 94, wife of the late Lendal White, died November 20, 2017 at Presque Isle. She was born at Woodland November 28, 1922, the daughter of the late Roy and Eva (Thibodeau) Doak. Mrs. White attended Caribou Schools and was a 1941 graduate of Skowhegan High School and 1947 graduate from Eastern Maine Medical Hospital. She was a dedicated registered nurse for 37 years, 25 years on the maternity ward. at Cary Memorial Hospital as well as Cary Medical Center. Mrs. White was a long time active member of the Caribou Untied Baptist Church. She was a member and past Matron of Elizabeth Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, as well as a member of the Dorcas Rebecca Circle. She survived by 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Nadine and Eric Ahlsen of Cape Elizabeth, Eleanor and Dick St. Peter of Connor Township, and Charlotte and Alan Willey of Caribou. Her grandchildren, Matt and Lucas Ahlsen, Vicki Conley and Doug, Kirk St. Peter and wife Kristi, Tiffany Vencil and husband Ken, and Krystal Willey. Great-grandchildren, Colton and Carter Conley and Marienna St. Peter and Autumn Vencil. A great-great granddaughter Addylin Conley and great-great grandson Jameson Conley. Friends may call at the Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir Street, Caribou, Saturday, November 25, 2017 from 11 a.m. until time of service, which will be held at 1 p.m., from the funeral home with Rev. John Kiehn officiating. Interment will be at the Evergreen Cemetery.
My prayers and deepest sympathy to your family at the passing of Helen. I knew Helen, Lendal and (baby) Nadine as the young couple, in the little white house on Bridge Street in the late nineteen forties to early nineteen fifties. I lived in the house at the top of the hill overlooking their home. I often would help 'keep an eye' on Nadine while Helen did some household chores. Time moved on and so did we. I lost track of "The White family' over these many years, I wish I could have known Helen was still near to Caribou. May God welcome this great and giving lady to her Heavenly Home!
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Once a white-washed Scandinavian home, this Copenhagen apartment was re-born in a riot of colour – like its owner, as Antonia af Petersens finds in her new book, New Nordic Colour.
A spacious and serene villa in the peaceful Copenhagen suburb of Gentofte is home to Danish art collector and gallerist Sara Lysgaard. Once decorated in a fashionably pale and pared-down Scandinavian palette, her recently redecorated home boldly embraces colour and pattern. A break-up a few years ago proved a turning point both personally and stylistically, and gave Sara the opportunity to develop her own vision. The result is a glamorous yet playful interior full of art and colour that gives her energy and inspiration.
Once a popular summer retreat for Copenhagen's wealthy bourgeoisie, Gentofte is now a leafy, pleasant suburb located just 10 minutes away from the city centre. The house where Sara lives was originally a large family home complete with gardens and stables, but it has been converted into separate units that now house six families. Her portion of the house is split over two floors and has its own lovely garden. Sara moved in seven years ago, along with her boyfriend. Their newly renovated house was a clean white shell with white walls, white curtains and bleached wooden floors. Simple and stylish, the pared-down, typically Scandinavian interior suited the couple perfectly at the time.
But times change, and when Sara's relationship came to an end, she decided that she wanted to remain in the house but to make a fresh start and create a new home to suit her new life. Sara began the process by putting all of her furniture, art and other possessions into storage, leaving her with a blank canvas.
Realising that she had a new appetite for bold colour, she turned to Jannik Martensen- Larsen — a friend who also happens to be the owner of celebrated Danish design company Tapet-Café, which was founded in 1974 and is located in an old house close by in Gentofte. Sara asked Jannik to realise her vision of a home filled with timeless yet bold colours and richly patterned textiles in matching hues. With Jannik's encouragement and collaboration, Sara was able to commit to her vision of a colourful home.
The results are breathtaking. A palette of petrol blue, peppermint, powder pink, grass green and citrus yellow is combined with attention-grabbing artworks, patterned rugs and eclectic furnishings. Sara does not miss her all-white interior, saying that, while it suited her at the time, in retrospect it was bland and didn't make enough of a statement.
Her attitude towards colour has undergone a complete change during the past few years, and Sara describes herself as something of a colour addict now, automatically opting for rich, vibrant shades when it comes to clothing, furniture and art. She explains that the transformation of her home has allowed her to be true to herself and her own personal tastes.
Sara grew up in a home that was filled with art. At the tender age of 18, she asked her father to withdraw all the funds from her childhood savings account so that she could buy her first piece. Today, as well as an art collector, Sara is owner of a holding company that makes various investments, and, until recently, was a partner in a gallery in Mallorca.
As part of her job, Sara travels to art fairs around the world and cities such as Venice, New York and Paris, among others, and says she feels privileged to be able to visit some of the world's most beautiful cities on a regular basis.
However, despite the globe-trotting to glamorous destinations, Sara says that landing at Copenhagen airport is her favourite feeling. During her travels she leads a very busy and sociable existence, so her home is a place to retreat, rest and recharge the batteries.
Sara's art collection is eclectic and diverse, encompassing paintings, photographs, drawings, sculptures and more. Each and every piece has a story behind it and was chosen with thought, love and care. When it comes to buying, Sara looks for works that she has an immediate connection with and which speak to her in some way.
It used to be believed that white walls provided the best backdrop for contemporary art, but in recent years, they have started to look slightly outdated and most galleries have embraced softer hues. The strong, saturated wall colours in Sara's home perfectly showcase her collection, although Sara declares that neither the colour palette nor the furnishings were deliberately chosen to match the art.
Friends and acquaintances have often sought her advice on buying artworks to match a decorative scheme, but Sara says art should be chosen because it sparks an emotional connection, not purely to match an interior decorator's mood board.
When she talks about her home, Sara compares it to life in general: always changing, constantly evolving. The original decor — white, cool and pared-down — has developed into something colourful, confident and bold, and for the first time in a long while, Sara feels that her surroundings are completely in tune with her personality.
Extract taken from New Nordic Colour: Decorating with a Vibrant Modern Palette by Antonia af Petersens, published by Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd, RRP £19.99


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During a visit to a garden in the Cóted'Azur, Jean was fascinated that night by the scent of the seringa, the tuberose, the honeysuckle and the jasmine which mixed together in a symphony where each partner outdid the other in charm and feminity. It is the eau de toilette of the elegant woman who loves opulence and refinement.
Description: Seringua, Narcissus, Honeysuckle, and Tuberose.
Family: White flower. Feminine Fragrance


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Well, any idea I had about continuing this blog once I returned to the U.S. turned out to be utterly naive. I just don't have the inclination to work on a blog during the small amounts of free time that I do manage to snag. It's too bad, because I did have kind of fun ideas about things I could do. Maybe once I get tenure, or maybe next summer. We'll see. Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting.
A final photo album from Rome is available. Rome was spectacular, even better than I expected. Rome is a dream location for archeology/history types like me. I will be back.


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I grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne and have lived in various parts of the world as diverse as the metropolitan delights of London and the third world environment of Fiji.
I grew up trying to sing like Robert Plant and write like Phil Lynott. I still draw inspiration from Thin Lizzy's music; they never forgot that the street wasn't just the thing between the hotel and the limo. They also wrote great singles as well as great album tracks.
I try to put the emphasis on the song, telling a story in the lyrics. I guess that is the influence of a certain irish bassist coming out again!
I like to write about real things, although the names and places may be obscured. I think its important to be sincere - I can't understand why the kids on my estate in Wigan see themselves as gangstas!
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Mudslinging!" The report came crackling over Central Radio Dispatch at MERCY ST. TAXI CORPS. "Mudslinging! Play Plaza No. 5."
Hero, Little Child, and Amanda were touring the taxi headquarters. Since New Day Rising and the ousting of the Enchanter, there was no need for an underground resistance. Now the taxi company was involved in rescue operations that could be carried out in broad daylight. The efficient restored garage was a command center for the Restoration.
The report came crackling again. "Mudslinging! Play Plaza No. 5. Mudslinging! Play Plaza No. 9."
Hero groaned and hurried to the strategy planning map that was mounted high and filled one whole wall. Climbing the platform, he located the two trouble spots. In frustration, he slapped his hand against the map. "Chaos," he mumbled. "Always happens after Power-Outs. " He motioned to Amanda and Little Child to join him on the scaffolding.
The Chief Cabby hastened to the map wall and looked up, "Pendrant three and penclrant four. Whaddaya expect?"
"These were the pendrants that were energy futile in the Power-Out," Hero explained.
The Chief pulled an alarm bar, sounding a loud signal: Trouble! To the streets! Trouble! To the streets!
Hero stepped down from the platform and grasped his brother's shoulder. "This is one of the reasons Power—Outs are dangerous to the city, L.C. When the energy fails, some people act as though the Enchanter still ruled.


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Rafael Nadal advanced to his first major final since the 2014 French Open with a stirring 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4 win over Grigor Dimitrov to book his spot opposite Roger Federer in Sunday's championship match. The Spaniard will be aiming to break a tie with Pete Sampras for second on the all-time major title list and win his 15th Slam. Nadal will also be looking to become the first man to win the career Grand Slam twice in the Open era.
The first game was a sign of things to come as Nadal fended off two break points to post an opening hold. In the fourth game, the Spaniard built a 15-40 lead on Dimitrov's serve. The Bulgarian saved the first break point with an ace, but a blistering forehand down the line forced a Dimitrov forehand volley error and it was 3-1 to the 14-time Grand Slam champion.
The rest of the set was routine holds and at 5-3, Nadal served out the set to 15, a forehand-volley combination closing out the set and putting the 2009 champion a set to the good.
Dimitrov drew first blood in the second set, breaking to love. Aggressive hitting forced a Nadal backhand slice wide to set up triple break point and a forehand wide by the Spaniard gave Dimitrov a 3-1 lead. Ahead 4-2, he lost his advantage. After saving break point at 30-40 with a forehand winner, Nadal set up a second break point with a backhand winner and a Dimitrov double-fault put the set back on serve.
After trading breaks to see Dimitrov lead 5-4, Nadal saved four set points to level the score at 5-5. More aggressiveness, this time in the form of a volley winner, saw Dimitrov at 15-40 with two more set points and when Nadal's backhand was long, the Bulgarian captured the second set 7-5, squaring the match at one set all.
The third set saw Nadal with two break chances at 1-1, but good serving got Dimitrov out of trouble. He wasn't as fortunate the next time he served as his backhand let him down. At 30-30, he missed just wide and at 30-40, his slice went long to hand Nadal the break. Undeterred, the 2014 Wimbledon semifinalist came back to break and return the set to parity, where it would stay until it eventually went to a tiebreak.
After trading minibreaks to open, the set would swing back-and-forth until finally at 6-5, a limp forehand from Dimitrov found the bottom of the net after another grueling rally, Nadal taking the tiebreak 7-5 and with it, a two sets to one lead.
The fourth set was all about the server as both men held all six times they stepped up to the line. The closest either player came to a break was in the fourth game as Nadal got to deuce on the Dimitrov serve.
The tiebreaker produced the first minibreak for the Bulgarian as Nadal's backhand missed well long to give Dimitrov a 3-2 lead. That lead would be increased to 6-3, bringing up set point. After a Nadal forehand winner saved the first, the 15th seed's strong serve won him the tiebreaker 7-4 to force a fifth and deciding set.
Now approaching the four-hour mark, this instant classic headed to a final set. The opening game was a struggle, 16 points and three break chances for Nadal, all erased by Dimitrov. After the Spaniard saved a break point in his first service game of the set when a Dimitrov forehand flew errantly off of his racket, he nearly took the lead again at 2-2, but a missed backhand eventually led to a Dimitrov hold and a 3-2 lead.
The key sequence came with the Bulgarian leading 4-3 and now with 15-40 on the Spaniard's serve, a golden opportunity for Dimitrov to break and serve out the match, but a cold winner followed by a forehand volley putaway ended those thoughts as Nadal went on to hold. The next game proved to be decisive as an unlucky net cord set up break point for Nadal, which he would go on to convert with a backhand down the line, taking a 5-4 lead and serving for the match.
Dimitrov would challenge Nadal, getting to 30-30, but an ace set up match point. Dimitrov would save that and another, but on his third chance, Nadal finally finished off the encounter when one last Dimitrov backhand went just over the baseline–the Spaniard and tennis fans the victor in this 4 hour-56 minute spectacle.
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Austin, like an increasing number of US capital cities, is in the throes of city wide culinary overhaul. The same thing is happening in Madison. It's so exciting to see super talented chefs opening up new top-notch restaurants and food trucks, and one of my top things to do on my visit to Austin is eat! Read on for a summary of all the different food trucks, restaurants and cafes that I tried during my 5 days in the city.
Our first order of business after getting off the plane was getting some Texas barbeque. One of the most famous BBQ joints in Austin is the Salt Lick, located about 25 minutes outside of town in the country. We dropped our bags off and headed straight there, ready to stuff our faces with meat. With 8 of us, we did the all-you-can-eat Family Style Meal. We could get unlimited refills of beef brisket, pork sausage, and pork ribs. The unlimited sides included potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans, bread, housemade pickles and jalapenos. I think my favorite was the beef brisket which was super tender and fatty, but smokey and well-seasoned. The sausage was also really good, especially slathered in their house made BBQ sauce. The baked beans were SO good, just the right balance of sugar maple-y and bacony.
In such an amazing house, the GHT team couldn't help but want to stay in and eat dinner. Austin has an amazing food scene though, so we felt like we would miss out if we didn't go out. That's when we decided to have the best of both worlds– hire a private chef! We invited Mike from Nola Kitchen to the Loft House to cook us a delicious Cajun & Creole 4 course meal for the evening. Mike was super social and talktive, and gave us tons of information about New Orleans as he cooked.
For our first course, we enjoyed a baked brie cheese (only my favorite cheese!) topped with a sweet and spicy pepper jam. Served with simple crackers, this was a rich and comforting way to start the meal. A crab & remulade salad made up our second course. This fresh but spicy traditional New Orleans dish isn't something I would normally order, but I did thoroughly enjoy it. The highlight though was the seafood and meat gumbo. The rue stock was so incredibly flavorful I could hardly believe it was cooked in only an hour. The flavors were really complex and rich, but you could still taste each gumbo element. The final dish was bananas foster served tableside. I've never had bananas foster, since I used to hate bananas. But after this one, I would definitely order it again! It was just YUMMY! So rich, gooey and sweet, this dish made me happy.
For lunch after zip lining, we stopped at a roadside food truck spot, Trailer Park Hangout in South Austin. There are seriously so many food trucks here, I was overwhelmed by choices! But Torchy's Tacos was a recommendation by our tour guides as the "best tacos in Austin". Just about all the tacos on the menu looked amazing and deciding which ones to get was tough! I settled for 3 different ones, all on corn tortillas — the Fried Avocado, the Crossroads and the Trailer Park. I dare say that these tacos may be the best I've ever had. The tortillas were so fresh and flavorful, and the toppings were well balanced. Plus, they have a variety of tasty salsas go alongside for dipping and drizzling. The creamy poblano on the fried avocado taco was my favorite combination. And the queso. WOW! Seriously, best queso dip ever. So rich and creamy. I could eat that every day and die happy!
For dinner in Austin, we decided to go "bourdaining" as my coworkers nicely call it. It's basically when you choose a street or a neighborhood in a city, and then go into all the restaurants & bars that look good to order something. It could be a small plate, a snack, a drink or a coffee, but you try a bunch of different shops. We decided to do this on E 6th street past the highway. Not the "dirty 6th" but the up and coming part. There were a bunch of places to check out, so we started our food tour at Licha's Cantina.
With a beautiful outdoor patio, this upscale new Mexican eatery was a cool hang out with a perfect sharing menu. There were a bunch of dishes I had never even heard of such as huaraches and pambazos. We got a bunch of things to share, including an amazingly delicious conchinita cazuelita, which is cooked in a small clay pot, and an creamy avocado sopecito.
The next stop on our bourdaining tour was Liberty Bar, home to the East Side Kings food truck. This food truck is the brain child of Top Chef winner Paul, and has an excellent selection of unique Asian fusion food. The menu is packed with buns, curry plates and meshi. The five of us split 3 orders of bun as well as the beet fries. The beef tongue buns were really well seasoned and the meat was pretty tender (for tongue). The peanut curry sauce was AMAZING. But the poor qui's buns were definitely the winners. So much flavor! The beet fries were perfectly cooked and strangely delicious. I had never eaten something like that before!
The next day, we headed over the South Congress street to do some Sunday shopping, which proved to be the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon. We had a cheap tex-mex breakfast at Gueros. The atmosphere here was great, very fun! I ordered the chilequiles, and an order of queso. The food was decent, pretty standard Mexican food. Definitely a comforting hangover cure!
The last stop we tried was Joe's Coffee. Home to the famous "I love you so much" mural painting, this is a street side joint with an adorable outdoor patio. On Sunday's, they have a live house band playing folk rock and blue grass style music. We wound up hanging out here for nearly 3 hours because the ambiance was so inviting. It was a beautiful warn & sunny day, and there were tons of people hanging out in their patio area. Older couples were line dancing together while families with their children colored in coloring books. We all ordered different coffee drinks, including the Iced Turbo which was by far my favorite! Made with espresso, chocolate, milk, coffee and syrup, this rich and sugary concoction went down a little too easy.


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North Quabbin Energy had an information table at the Garlic and Arts Festival again this year. People enjoyed spinning the wheel to test their energy sense and discuss lawns, food and energy use with NQE members.
Once again many people attended the talks at the Renewable Energy and Local Living Tent organized by Steve and Janice Kurkoski. Another highlight was the brief presentation made about the large solar installations contructed on untillable farm land in Orange and Athol (the Hunt Farm in Orange and the Adams Farm in Athol. Hal Gillam and Kristen Marquis told the story of meeting at the Garlic and Arts Festival five years ago and beginning a conversation about solar development for the No. Quabbin region. This conversation turned into a reality in the fall of 2013.
You can check out Photos from Garlic and Arts Festival – 2013 under Garlic and Arts 2013.


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Tamarindo is located in the heart of Costa Rica's "Gold Coast" and one of the country's most famed expat havens. Iconic images include the sprawling golden beach lined by palms and beach eateries and bars, and the crystal Pacific water dotted with surfers and sail boats. But there is much more to Tamarindo than just a beach. There's the busy "commercial center," concentrated along two main roads, the residential area, and even wide open country roads—perfect for biking, walking or hiking. And even in this developed town, nature abounds and can be seen and admired throughout Tamarindo.
One place that you'll always find activity and interesting sights is the Tamarindo feria (farmers' market). This is a meeting spot for locals and expats, and a great place to find locally produced goods and produce at lower prices than you'll find in the grocery store. The feria is open weekly, on Saturday from 8am to 1pm. From December through to February, the number of vendors grows, due to the influx of tourists. While in September and October, the rainiest months of the year, only the regulars set up their stalls. However there's still plenty to choose from.
Seeing the howler monkey's leap from tree branch to tree branch, or cross the road in front of you, never gets old. After a year-and-a-half of living here I still stop and watch them every time I see them.
A popular place to meet friends is the beach at sunset. Most people try and arrange their schedule so they can stop by just as the sun starts to go down. The colors and the way they illuminate the clouds are unique each and every day—another aspect of life that never seems to get old here.
Driving through town you'll notice most of the businesses are hostels/hotels/B&B's, restaurants, bars and surf shops—but there are plenty of business intermingled to serve the day to day needs of those who live here, including banks, pharmacy's, fitness and yoga studios, shipping services, and print shops. Life doesn't move too fast here, which is what most people like most about calling Tamarindo home.
I always describe Tamarindo to people as being the perfect combination of laidback and convenient. There are lots of beautiful, quiet places to enjoy the nature around you, but also all the amenities you might want, making it an ideal place to settle down.
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For many professionals, LinkedIn is a kind of CV they update and improve the moment they think about a next career step. However, LinkedIn can be much more than that, even in its free version.
- A rich platform for information
- A showcase of expertise
- A job board
- A service provider locator
- A connection builder
In this post, I write about building connections, because it's the aspect of LinkedIn that many people tend to most misused with the related risk to contribute to downgrade the efficiency of LinkedIn as a powerful social platform.
I have selected 3 tips:
In real life, what do you do when you receive an advertisement in your letterbox which does not seem to have any link with you nor with your needs? You just though it away, don't you? That's the same for LinkedIn invitations, if they fail to explicitly demonstrate why they are addressed to you and what's their purpose in relation to who you are, they will remain non-answered or will be deleted.
The more people send empty invitations, the less the invitations get a chance to motivate an answer.
Think about your LinkedIn invitations as any other mean to connect to someone in real life. During an event, you wouldn't go and through your business cards under the eye of people you never talked to. Would you?
You would take the time to explain why you are interested to know that person, who you are and would create some space for the discovery of what you could do together.
This is the same for a LinkedIn invitation: Remember the -Why, Who, What– approach which could be illustrated by the following example:
" I discovered your LinkedIn posts thought one of my connections, I really like what you write. Like you I am also very much interested in sustainable energy and would appreciate to be in touch and to follow your publications on LinkedIn. Looking forward to reading you, Kind regards."
There's a lot to read about LinkedIn etiquette online but to make it short and easy to understand, there's nothing different in connecting to people on LinkedIn than in connecting to people in real life. It only takes to be personable, respectful and authentic.
If you want your LinkedIn connections to be a real network, do not accept all invitations which you receive.
There are opposite trends amongst LinkedIn experts, from aiming to the largest possible network (LION strategy: LinkedIn Open Networker) to the most restricted one including only colleagues and friends.
The approach I recommend is more moderated, yet easy to adapt to your personality and sensibility: Good key questions to decide to connect or not could be: "Would I feel comfortable to help that person if she/he would ask me for help? and "Would I feel okay reaching to this person for help or advise if needed?"
Obviously when you receive an invitation from someone you do not know and which common ground with you is not obvious, you are enable to answer these questions. Therefore you need to ask for more info before you can validate the invitation.
Imagine you receive a phone call of someone you don't know asking you for an appointment without any additional explanation, what would you like to ask this person before deciding to accept the invitation or not: "do we know each other?" or "Thanks for your kind invitation, can you tell me what would be your expectation so that I can prepare myself?" or " Thanks for reaching to me, May I asked how you heard about me?" etc.
Without knowing a little bit about the intention and about who is the person, you are not likely to accept any invitation. Same goes for LinkedIn. Just ask them and then decide if yes or no you will accept to connect.
Of course you cannot daily interact with your LinkedIn 500+ connections but that's important to dedicate a bit of time to the relationship with your network.
Again, that's very similar to what you do with your real life acquaintances: Even to people you do not see much anymore, don't you try to send them a Birthday message, a happy new year mail, etc. Maybe not to all, maybe not each year but still, that's very likely an effort you make time to time.
Same on LinkedIn, when coming across an interesting article, a job ad, a new connection, you can think about one or the other of your connections and share with him/her.
People tend to think there's LinkedIn's and there are real connections. Most use LinkedIn as a way to stay in touch with "real" connections. This is probably a very powerful feature of LinkedIn indeed but LinkedIn offers more. It happens often to me that I first discover someone with whom I share some interests on LinkedIn and that I then meet and connect in real life. This would not have been possible if I and these people would not have treated LinkedIn connections with a personable, respectful and authentic manner.
You are familiar to the approach I have detailed in this blog? Maybe you can give me a tip in return then? When you have asked people for the reason for their invitation to connect and they simply answered that their only intention is to increase numerically their network, what do you do?
Read as well: Make LinkedIn a powerful resource for your job search
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