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Papa and his helper returned this morning for the final touches on the fence, and to cut down the tall grass which has grown up where the two lots were originally divided. The grass will be fed to Papa's goat.
Joining them were my son, my wife, our domestic helper and myself. I spent my time digging in the area where I will eventually plant the squash. I also carried my bucket and shovel to gather carabao manure.
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It's certainly a given that the Kansas City Wizards are going to bring in a designated player before they open the stadium. The Wizards front office have said it's their top priority and Peter Vermes told me earlier this year that they were looking to the summer transfer window to make it happen.
Late last night, Thad atThe Back Post
reported "the Wizards either have come to terms or are close to finalizing terms with a player that will become the team's second DP in history."
There has been no comment (officially or unofficially) on this topic ... so, let's do some random speculating!
We know from Thad's link (and from watching the team play this season) that the player will be an attacking player (and likely a right-side midfielder or striker). You could also infer from "come to terms" or "are close to finalizing terms" that the player is likely not involved in the World Cup right now.
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He's without a club and is one of the best tempo-setting midfielders in the entire world. Would pair nicely with Stephane Auvray.2. David Trezeguet.
The French striker lacks the Thierry Henry buzz, but is a world-class finisher and would definitely improve the Wizards bite in the attacking third.3. Omar Bravo.
The Mexican striker would be a decent fit in the MLS and would be a decent draw in the Hispanic community. Though I'm not sure you could employ both Josh Wolff and Bravo.
Having said that, I would prefer to sign these two players:Jesper Gronkjaer.
Has shown with Denmark in the World Cup that he's still got touch, pace and vision. Would dramatically increase the right-side of our attack. Was born in Greenland, which I find beyond cool.Esteban Cambiasso.
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Ripple Effect: Frank Gehry's Acclaimed NYC Skyscaper Debuts Upper-Floor Luxury Rental Units to High Demand
July 29, 2011
Call it the "ripple effect"—the real estate world continues to buzz as the spectacular upper floor residences of New York by Gehry are released to an eager market and renters continue to throng the rental gallery to seek a home created by the architect, Frank Gehry.
Praised by architecture critics and beloved by photographers worldwide, the 76-story New York by Gehry—with its stainless steel cladding draped like fabric—is an inspired addition to the Manhattan skyline, a shining symbol of Lower Manhattan's resurgence as a vibrant residential, commercial and cultural neighborhood.
Following the exceptionally successful springtime release of studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom rentals on the lower floors of Eight Spruce Street, the focus moves skyward, to floors 40 through 76 with larger, family-friendly two-and-three bedroom residences, featuring unique layouts, expansive views and elegant finishes.
During a sunset event held Tuesday, July 26th, over 150 specialty brokers got their first look at these upper floor apartments, presented by developer Bruce Ratner and architect Frank Gehry. The party showcased a terraced three-bedroom model unit on the 52nd floor with expansive views of the city. Guests enjoyed skyline panoramas featuring the Empire State Building to the North, the Freedom Tower and Hudson River to the West, and the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges to the East. Guests also toured the building's newly opened, 22,000sf of amenity spaces and new model apartments on the 45th floor.
This broker preview event was catered by renowned chef David Bouley, featuring selections from his newest venture, Lower Manhattan's acclaimed eatery, Brushstroke, a much-anticipated culinary collaboration with Japan's Tsuji Institute. (See photos of the event below)
Gehry's Design Vision, Inside and Out
In a rare arrangement, Frank Gehry not only designed the building's exhilarating façade but all of the interiors and amenity spaces, curating all finishes and fixtures, and styling the building's 20 model apartments. The artist's hand is in evidence throughout Eight Spruce Street–from the striking sculptural concierge desk in the lobby to the screening room's free-form amphitheater-style seating in the amenity space, constructed in Gehry's signature honey-colored vertical grain Douglas Fir.
"I designed a building I would want to live in as a New Yorker." Said Frank Gehry, "You could say this is my love letter to New York City. I'm thrilled we were able to do it in Lower Manhattan, which allowed me to be part of something so meaningful—to stand with this building's neighbors, the residents and businesses of this neighborhood. We worked together over the past seven years to create a new icon for Lower Manhattan."
Bruce C. Ratner, Chairman and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies said, "There is a reason Frank Gehry is considered the world's best architect, and we know from the enthusiastic response we've received that people from around the world want to experience Frank's singular vision of a beautiful, functional, New York City lifestyle. Our residents are excited and proud to live here, and it's been extremely rewarding to collaborate with Frank to bring his ideas to life."
Brisk Rentals = New Residential Trends
New York by Gehry's 37th floor Rental Gallery has been a hub of activity since the building opened in February. Its leasing and marketing team—Citi Habitats Marketing Group led by Cliff Finn, and Nancy Packes, Inc. led by Nancy Packes—can attest that the building has arrived on the luxury rental marketplace at the perfect time to meet a healthy demand.
Said Nancy Packes, "We have already rented over 40 percent of the apartments—the equivalent of a standard residential building. New York by Gehry's tenants show how much the Manhattan matrix has expanded beyond just the finance industry. In fact, a lot of our tenants are in the creative sectors—writing, design, TV, media—and of course, tenants from finance and the legal arena are immediately drawn to the beauty and convenience of this building."
Said Cliff Finn, "The opening of the amenity spaces and release of large apartments on the top floors, coupled with the opening this fall of a school at the base of this extraordinary building, make New York by Gehry extremely appealing—not only to young professionals and internationals, but also to families choosing to make their homes in Lower Manhattan. The high level interest is attracting everyone from jet-setting couples and cosmopolitan families to empty-nesters looking to move back into the city after raising their children in the suburbs."
Resort-like Amenities in a Rental Building
Residents of New York by Gehry have exclusive access to a host of lifestyle services extending from a full-service concierge, on-site valet services to health, wellness, social, and entertainment amenities across 22,000 square-feet of indoor and outdoor space. A 6th floor Grilling Terrace with stunning views of the Woolworth building is outfitted with dining cabanas, picnic tables and café seating. The adjacent Game Room with billiard tables, gaming consoles and golf simulators is furnished with custom seating by Frank Gehry. On the 7th floor, a 50-foot sky-lit swimming pool is surrounded by fully-retracting glass doors, creating a seamless expanse of indoor and outdoor spaces that includes a wraparound sundeck.
Overlooking City Hall Park to the north, a large Drawing Room with a grand piano is adjacent to a Private Dining Room which can be reserved for resident events and serviced from a Chef's Demonstration and Catering Kitchen. A Spa Treatment Suite and state-of-the-art Fitness Center with views of the Brooklyn Bridge are located on the 7th floor, with Group Fitness, Pilates and Private Training Studios on the 8th floor. A Tweens' Den and a Children's Playroom are outfitted with games and toys to engage younger residents in the building. A Screening Room features Gehry-designed amphitheater seating and a Library with a well-curated collection of books and periodicals has seating nooks and reading tables for quiet enjoyment.
The amenity spaces are alive with robust programming tailored to tenant interests. Golfers can arrange a workshop with a top teaching professional. The pool hosts safety swim classes for children. The Fitness Center offers top tier personal training, Pilates instruction and Golden Gloves-winning boxing instruction. Post-workout, treatment rooms await those seeking world-class massages and facials. In addition to a speaking program in the Drawing Room and films in the Screening Room, the Chef's Kitchen will be a venue for events presided over by some of the culinary world's biggest names. Kids can look forward to weekly story-time and take part in art and music classes. The Tween's Den is perfect for Gossip Girl Mondays, Rock Band Fridays and more.
A Good Neighbor In the Lower Manhattan Community
The mixed-use development includes a five-story, 100,000-square-foot public school, the first ever built in New York City on private land, set to open this September, as well as doctors' offices for physicians associated with New York Downtown Hospital. There will also be 1,300 square feet of neighborhood-oriented ground-floor retail space and 26,000 square feet of below-grade parking for 175 cars for hospital use. Another highlight of New York by Gehry is its ground floor outdoor open space, two beautifully-landscaped public plazas totaling 15,000-square-feet, designed by Field Operations, the creative force behind Manhattan's High Line, in collaboration with Dutch horticulturist Piet Oudolf, who collaborated with Gehry on Chicago's Millennium Park.
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text: This year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Billy Bragg's excellent debut LP, Life's A Riot With Spy Vs. Spy. To celebrate, Bragg and Cooking Vinyl have launched "Get Behind Billy Bragg," a video series around the recent re-release of the album. Each "Get Behind" clip features the always-charismatic Bragg chatting candidly about his past material and extensive career. The A.V. Club is premiering a never before scene clip of Bragg's "Greetings To The New Brunette," the opening cut off another Bragg classic, 1986's Talking With The Taxman About Poetry. That's below, and Bragg-heads can order the reissue of Life's A Riot With Spy Vs. Spy right here.


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Every church praying for lost people
GPS (God's Plan for Sharing) is clearly a rallying cry that strikes a chord at the very heartbeat of who we are as Christians. Rooted in Scripture and forged on the anvil of commitment, the witness of scores of generations has become the benchmark for reaching the world for Christ. With it we embody the essence of Jesus who became for us not only a living sacrifice for sin, but also a living example of fleshing out God's Plan for Sharing.
The writer of Hebrews draws us to this reality by saying, ". . . let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith . . ." (Heb. 12:1-2). Just as the Living Word became flesh for us, so too must we become living examples of God's Word fleshed out for all the world to see.
Careful study of Christ's life finds he made no wasted steps because he understood and remained in the will of the Father. The miracles he performed and the messages he preached were all a direct result of God's power to transform lives, and every chapter of Christ's life was prefaced by one unchanging and unchallenged element – prayer.
As GPS finds its way into the hearts of Alabama Baptists, the will of God will afford us the blessing of God and our journey will certainly realize A Decade to Make a Difference.
This journey of faith begins with the first step, prayer.
Prayer is the foundation and continuous undergirding for a successful missional strategy to reach our world. Without a lifestyle of prayer, our influence becomes limited to a style of life bound by human reason and void of divine resource.
It is a call for a spiritual awakening and a great movement of God among Alabama Baptists – a call for every church to pray for our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth.
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The Bible reminds us of three important reasons the call to pray must be answered:
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R.A. Torrey wrote, "Prayer is the quintessential ingredient in every Christian's life." Regular conversation with God nurtures and develops a personal relationship paramount to fulfilling the Great Commission. It prepares us to be on mission and, without prayer, our lives are devoid of the fruit of effective ministry.
C.H. Spurgeon admonishes us to this day with a powerful message not to neglect the fundamental element of prayer: ". . . The soul-winner must be a master of the art of prayer. You cannot bring souls to God if you go not to God yourself." He goes on to say, "If you are much alone with Jesus, you will catch His Spirit; you will be fired with the flame that burned His breast, and consumed His life." Prayer develops our potential and prepares us to prevail in the fight for hope.
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2. Perception Through Prayer
Christians will only realize the will of God through careful examination of personal priorities and objectives. If our Savior's objective was to "seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10), then it follows that our passion should likewise be the same. Prayer penetrates the cloud of sinful human nature allowing us a clearer perspective of the need our world has for salvation. Prayer enables us to see the world through the eyes of Jesus.
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Oswald Chambers wrote, "The reason prayer is so important is, first of all, because our Lord told us that prayer on the ground of His redemption is the most mighty factor He has put into our hands. Second, it is important because of the personal presence of the Holy Spirit in the day in which we live. . . God grant us that we may work His victories for Him by taking His way about it." Jesus Himself said, "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest." (Matt. 9:38)
Praying, engaging, sowing, going and harvesting will bring to fruition God's Plan for Sharing. A lifestyle of prayer allows us the privilege to know the will of God, through the Word of God to advance in the way of God to the glory of Christ our Savior. It is exciting to consider the difference a decade will make through GPS and that the difference will be in you.
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My friend Dave Koenders is one of Galatea's best salesmen. He has been with me since I started the company. I wanted to make a ring which means something very dear to him.
Dave is a Christian, and tells me about his Faith frequently, so I used the symbols he told me about to make my rendition of Christ, from an artist's perspective.
When I created the face of Jesus, I wanted His eyes to capture His pain. But I also wanted them to show the love He has for all people. The lily on one side of the ring is the symbol for the Resurrection. The Holy Spirit, symbolized by a dove, is on the other. There are multiple crosses on the ring to remind believers to take up the cross daily and in doing so, live like Christ.
One of Dave's favorite Bible verses is, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. You shall love your neighbor as yourself." This verse, from John 3:16 and Mark 12:31, is written inside the ring. I believe you can do anything if you act in accordance with these words.
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These rings were created to salute the captain in every man. A "captain" is defined as a leader, a person who takes charge. He is the one who protects, who enters the unknown first for the benefit of crew or clan and does so with dedication and love.
These are men's rings that celebrate the most important elements in a man's life: Loyalty, Beauty, Wisdom, Honor, Family, Hope, Strength and Love. The inspiration for my designs came from ancient Japanese Samurai swords maker, Unno Moritoshi.
Years ago, I saw an exhibit of such artifacts at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. I was moved by the strength, love and dedication it took to create these instruments. So much artistry was required to decorate these swords--swords of honor yet also weapons of war and death--with delicately inlaid symbols.
Today, each ring in The Capitan Collection contains small elements and talismans that are forged, like the ancient swords that came before them, into deeply oxidized Sterling silver and 14k yellow gold.
With each ring, a legend is told and unfolds. And yet, like most good tales, the story of a man's life continues as the Universe moves forward. This is the never-ending story, the beauty of Life in all its mysteries. This is what I give you with The Capitan Collection.


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Earlier this year CMI published a major piece of research on the business benefits of management and leadership development. It showed that organisational performance and management abilities are clearly correlated, with effective management development linked to a 23 per cent variance in organisational performance (McBain et al 2012). The research revealed that qualifications, in particular, hit a 'sweet spot', with managers rating business school and professional body qualifications as the most effective forms of MLD.
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Alexander Pereira has been CEO and Artistic Director of Teatro alla Scala since September 1, 2014.
Born in 1947 in Vienna, he worked initially in tourism management and then for Olivetti for twelve years. In his free time, he studied vocal performance.
From 1979 to 1983, he was a board member for the Frankfurt Bach Concerts. In 1984 he was appointed Secretary General of the Vienna Konzerthaus, where he managed to modernize the concert scene and attract a new and younger audience.
From the 1991/92 season till 2012, Alexander Pereira was Director of Zurich Opera House, where he began his tenure with an acclaimed Robert Wilson production of Lohengrin. From the start, Alexander Pereira realized that the continuous development of the ensemble was his most important task.
He also attached great importance to encouraging promising young singers, staging productions in accessible form and involving audiences, as well as to co-operating with great artists.
The central goal of Alexander Pereira's Zurich programming is to present the great repertoire of opera, from Mozart to Verdi, although the house has also won acclaim for its contemporary productions. Schlafes Bruder by Herbert Willi, based on the novel by Robert Schneider, was commissioned by the Opera House and premiered in 1996, and in 1998, Heinz Holliger's opera Schneewittchen, based on a story by Robert Walser, saw its first performance. These were followed by Beat Furrer's Invocation and Heinz Karl Gruber's opera Der Herr Nordwind in 2005.
In addition, less well-known works in the repertoire are regularly included in the program, such as Rameau's Les Boréades, Haydn's L'anima del filosofo, the operetta Simplicius by Johann Strauss, Giordano's La cena delle beffe, Wolf-Ferrari's Sly, Schubert's Fierrabras, Zemlinsky's Der Kreidekreis, Chabrier's L'Etoile and Halévy's Clari.
Since the autumn of 1996, he also held the post of Artistic Director and was a member of the Artistic Committee of the Zurich Festival, in whose creation he played a leading role and which took place for the first time in the summer of 1997. Lately, Alexander Pereira focused much of his attention on shaping an active and diverse education program for the Zurich Opera House, and on creating an increased presence for the Zurich Opera productions on the international DVD market.
From October 1, 2011 till August 31, 2014 Alexander Pereira was Artistic Director of the Salzburg Festival.


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The Yankees had been thrashed in Game 6 of the World Series, and their manager, Joe Torre, wanted a clear mind-set for his players before the finale of the 2001 season. He turned to Gene Monahan, the Yankees' trainer for decades.
"I had Geno talk, and he got pretty emotional, about the pride of being a Yankee," Torre said on Thursday, back on the same field here in Arizona. "Mariano, on his own, got up and just talked spiritually about 'It's our game.' "
Hours later, fate reminded Mariano Rivera that he was not in control. When Rivera failed in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Diamondbacks, not the Yankees, won the championship. Even when an outcome seems preordained, baseball can have other ideas.
On Saturday, the Yankees will hold a news conference at which Rivera, baseball's oldest active player at 43, is expected to announce he will retire after this season. The news is no surprise; Rivera would probably be retired already had he not torn a knee ligament last May.
But Rivera did not want to leave that way, crumpled to the warning track during batting practice in Kansas City. A career of such dignity and grace deserves a more dignified farewell. A celebration on the mound, and a parade through Lower Manhattan, would be most fitting.
With the Yankees, in the age of Rivera and Derek Jeter, that has always seemed possible. They have captured five championships, four with Rivera on the mound for the last out. In the other, in 1996, Rivera stifled the Atlanta Braves in the seventh and eighth innings of the finale.
"Man, this guy's nasty," said Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta's current closer and a lifelong Braves fan, recalling how it felt to watch on television as Rivera ousted his favorite team. "Look at all these bats he breaks, and he strikes everybody out."
Kimbrel is 24 years old, with 89 career saves. Rivera did not record a save until age 26. Now he has the record, with 608, and Kimbrel smiled and shook his head when asked about it. There is only one Rivera.
"He's kind of the mold everybody works off of," Kimbrel said. "You want to be as good as he is."
Kimbrel met Rivera last winter, at the New York baseball writers' dinner, and Rivera gave him one piece of advice: stay healthy. The saves record could fall someday, maybe even to Kimbrel, with a lot of health and luck. It will not be Rivera's legacy, anyway.
The postseason distinguishes Rivera from every other reliever, before or since. His regular-season earned run average is 2.21. His postseason E.R.A. — in 96 games against the best competition, under the most pressure — is 0.70.
His rookie season was the first in the era of wild-card playoff teams, so Rivera has had more chances than his predecessors. And the Yankees defied the odds with their success, especially early. Executives call the postseason a crapshoot; Rivera, Jeter, Paul O'Neill and the others called it theirs.
"I don't think anybody will get an opportunity to do in the postseason what he did," Torre said. "It's not that somebody may not be special out there; his career is one thing. But to look what he's done in postseason, it's amazing, it really is. He basically made my career."
Torre — who is here for the World Baseball Classic, which starts for the United States on Friday against Mexico — will be in the Hall of Fame someday, with Jeter and, almost certainly, George Steinbrenner. Already, though, Rivera is exalted among his peers.
David Wright, the Mets' third baseman, once beat Rivera in the ninth inning with a long single over Johnny Damon's head at Shea Stadium. He said he would tell his grandchildren about it someday, never mind that it happened in a May game.
"There's certain players that, when you see them, no matter what you've done or how many years you've been in the game, there's a certain awe about them, and I think Mariano has that," Wright said. "No matter if you're a Yankee, a Met, a Red Sox, whatever, you just have the utmost respect for guys like that."
Rivera has been demonstrative in October, memorably bolting from the dugout to the mound in 2003, overcome with emotion after Aaron Boone's home run won the pennant against Boston. But he has never shown up an opponent, never done anything to disgrace the game. He gives respect and gets it in return.
"He knew how good he was," Torre said. "But it was for him to feel and for us to know."
Rivera could always change his mind between now and Saturday. Whatever he says will not be binding, and he has always said that a greater power guides his decisions.
But this is probably it, and last season's injury reaffirmed the truth Rivera discovered here in 2001. The perfect ending can be painfully elusive. Very few get the Ray Lewis story, in which a retirement announcement inspires a final, joyous ride.
Rivera is leaving the Yankees when they seem especially vulnerable and brittle, lacking obvious successors to the champions who came before. The new collective bargaining agreement has blunted their advantage, limiting their ability to spend on amateur talent and enticing them, so far, to be disciplined about payroll.
This is a strange new world for the Yankees, a portal they would rather not enter, if only they had a choice. But for one more season, when they arrive at the ninth inning with a narrow lead, they can turn back time, watch the master at work, and feel safe.


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Whew! Your nonprofit's peer-to-peer fundraising campaign is over. Everyone involved deserves a few days (at the very least) to feel good, celebrate success, smile and laugh. Most importantly show gratitude to each other and everyone involved. Be quick to connect with your participants, fundraisers, volunteers, donors and sponsors.
Connecting with your supporters, whether a supper enthusiast or a general supporter, will secure your success in future years. Below is a short list of ideas as to how you can maintain and build a deeper connection with all your supporters through your peer-to-peer fundraising site.
Immediately After The Event
Use the E-mail Tool to show gratitude and get feedback.
- A unique thank you message to each group of supporters that takes them to your site to share the details of your success
- A thank you message to the sub group of individuals within each group that went the extra mile to support the campaign
- An e-mail to each group asking for feedback on their experience with the campaign: two question max for each
Update your 'Home' page content with photos, videos and memories from the event.
- A post event thank you from staff, event leaders and influencers: include a video if possible
- A post event recap- summary with 2-3 key metrics
- Images from the event
- Direct people to the 'About the Event' page where you celebrate select fundraisers campaign stories
- Direct people to the 'Sponsors' page where you celebrate sponsors event day stories
Use the 'About the Event' page to recognize your top super enthusiasts.
- Highlight a select group of fundraisers with commentary and pictures
- A post event recap- detailed
- Quotes from fundraisers, donors, volunteers
- Highlight sponsors event day experience
- Quotes from sponsors
In The 3 Months After The Event
Show gratitude with your site and communications tools
- Highlight the efforts of the nonprofit's staff
- Highlight the efforts of everyday volunteers and fundraisers
- Urge volunteers and fundraisers to recruit others for next year's campaign
- Highlight select donors
- Highlight sponsors
- Offer sponsors an incentive to recruit other sponsors for next year
This list is by no means is complete. Use it as a starter list to create and monitor your ongoing supporter engagement plan. At Blue Sky Collaborative our goal is to help you maximize the benefits of online peer-to-peer fundraising to achieve your mission. To learn more about how we can help, visit our website www.blueskycollaborative.com or call us at (p) 800-330-4109 ext. 803.
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- Technology user friendliness is essential to fundraising success.
Blue Sky Collaborative is a peer-to-peer fundraising software developer and design services firm. Our SWEET! online peer to peer fundraising platform is ideal for any company, non-profit or school, large or small, that holds participant or pledge events: CSR, walk-a-thons, golf-a-thons, run-a-thons, any-a-thons. The company was founded in 2002.
At present thousands of people use Blue Sky Collaborative's software to support events and campaigns of all types. Several hundred companies, non-profits and schools, in multiple languages, use Blue Sky Collaborative's peer-to-peer fundraising software to raise tens of millions of dollars.
To learn more about how we can help, visit our website www.blueskycollaborative.com or call us at (p) 800-330-4109 ext. 803.
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You may remember my post a while back about Nat.ive and me gushing about how much I love Neal's Yard. Its the most adorable little courtyard with some of the yummiest little restaurants nestled together. So when I popped over this time, I wanted to try a new one!
The Barbary takes its food inspiration from the Mediterranean, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, combining exotic products with flavoursome spices and different cooking techniques. Its another small plate style restaurant, which seem to be all the rage at the moment. The menu is nicely split into Land, Sea, Earth and heaven, making it pretty straightforward to try a bit of everything.
The restaurant itself is small, much like the majority of the restaurants in Neal's Yard. The seating area is centralised around the chefs working away in the middle of the room with bar style standing at the side while you wait.
While we waited for our table we ordered a portion of halloumi fries, something I can't say I've had before, but was certainly intrigued by, being a huge fan of halloumi…..and anything fried!
They were really delicious. Not at all greasy and perfectly crisp, they were the best snack to tide us over. If I'm honest, I could have eaten a whole portion to myself!
Once we were seated we had the menu explained to us by our lovely waitress, suggesting we try one or two dishes from each section of the menu. We started off with a Jerusalem Bagel, a beautifully warm, freshly baked ring shape portion of bread which was sesame seeded and also served with za'atar to sprinkle on top. We also ordered a portion of Tbecha roasted tomatoes and baba ghanoush to go with it.
The roasted tomatoes were lovely, but also had a real kick to it, so if you're not a fan of spice, maybe try something else instead. The baba ghanoush was also delicious and is always a fail safe option when ordering dips.
Up next we went for the Salmon Pharoah Style and Chicken Msachen for myself, and a portion of Cauliflower Jaffa Style and a Fattush Salad for the vegetarian friend.
Personally I prefered the salmon over the chicken. Both were lovely, but the flavours and seasoning on the salmon were just divine. The cauliflower was also a huge hit. Usually I find cauliflower has to be smothered in cheese for it to have any sort of flavour, but this came in a light but fragrant tomato sauce that would have gone perfectly with any of the main dishes. The salad was also very very tasty. Again very light, but packed full of flavour and spices.
By the time we were finished we were both sufficiently stuff and couldn't possibly manage dessert. The food was all delicious and the service was also great. The only downside to this little gem is that they dont take bookings, so I wouldn't recommend coming here if you have somewhere specific to be after you've eaten, such as a play, or if theres a big group of you as you may be waiting a while.


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In the middle of everything else that's going on right now, we're working to get the latest FrontlineSMS ready for launch. Among a few of the more minor changes (bug fixes and additional language support, for example) this new release will see the inclusion of FrontlineForms, a fully integrated SMS-driven data collection tool. Although it's been ready for some time, we've been busy getting the core system up to scratch before adding the first of a range of exciting new functionality (the ability to do MMS - multimedia messaging - comes later this year courtesy of our Hewlett funding). Of course, none of this is of any use if you can't afford a computer to run anything on. As part of our goal to lower the barrier to entry for prospective FrontlineSMS users, we have plans to develop USB stick and mobile versions of the software. More news on that in the coming weeks and months.
In the meantime, thanks to great forward planning from Masabi - our developers - FrontlineSMS will already run on a range of emerging low-cost computers. Here's the latest build (1.5.2) being tested on an Acer One (it's also running happily on the even lower-cost EEE PC). This kind of set up - a low-cost computer, a GSM modem and a handful of low-end mobile phones - forms the backbone to our thinking of what an "SMS Hub in a Box" might look like.
We're hoping to do something with that idea when we have a little spare time on our hands.


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What No One Tells You About Sharing A Birthday With Your Child
Seven years ago today, I got the best 30th birthday present imaginable: my daughter, Ava. We were born 30 years and 90 minutes apart from one another. I LOVE sharing my March 10 birthday with Ava; it's a connection we'll have for the rest of our lives.
There is nothing like celebrating the day you were born. When I was growing up, my parents always celebrated me and my sisters' birthdays no matter how old we were. To this day, birthdays are a big deal; even more so actually with my two daughters, my niece, and my soon-to-be nephew. So for the first 29 years of my life, March 10 was MY day and no one else's.
That all changed on March 10, 2011.
Ava was originally suppose to arrive on April 1st--April Fools Day--but I guess the joke's on me as she was ready to enter the world three and a half weeks early. I remember the day like it was yesterday. It was a crazy ten and a half hours and Ava was small, but thankfully, she was healthy.
There are plenty of advantages to sharing my birthday with her like getting to plan fun birthday parties. We've done bowling, gymnastics, Scotties Fun Spot, and plenty more. And I get to be a "kid" again on my own birthday too! Plus, people stop asking me my age, because all of THAT focus has shifted to Ava. As for me, I'm forever 29.
The best part though? I get to watch her get excited as we both open presents together. She opens one then I open one and back and forth until they are all opened. It's something special that we will have forever. So this March 10th, I will be making our favorite spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread and sharing our annual "Happy Birthday Ava and Mommy" birthday cake (and playing with all of our presents).
Of course nothing will ever be as good of a present as she was seven years ago. I hope that we do this every year, even as she grows into her 20s and 30s, because March 10 isn't my day anymore. It's ours. And I love it.


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Sun has purportedly gone out of its way to draw Linux developers to its hardware platform. Analysts even say that Sun has finally made peace with Linux. But if you look at their web site they appear to have a different story to tell as they attempt to build community support for Solaris10. Frankly, we believe Linux beats Sun in so many categories that we don't even have a race. While Sun wants you to "get the facts" we notice that they persist in comparing Solaris10 to Red Hat's enterprise model. But that's not the only Linux out there.
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LXer: Linux News: What are the writers really writing?
If you learned critical analysis in school, you may want to apply it to ferret out what the press has to say. In this close-up of the forms of articles we separate journalism from bigotry. For example, John Dvorak's writing has always come into question, especially when he pens Will Apple Adopt Windows? You don't have to call him names or say he's stop taking his medications. Just get a handle on the content he provides and you can dismiss him quickly.
Content deals with the subject matter of an article and its value apart from a writer's ability. In article writing content requires vetting or satisfying the reader's need for empirical evidence rather than theory or subjective reasoning. You can write an editorial but don't consider it an article.
Over the last several months, I have published several pieces related to Microsoft's involvement in the lobbying of government officials. I spent approximately three years digging through archives, copying registration statements, reading SEC filings and court transcripts.
I also waited for an inciting incident before I started any portrayal of the subject's actions. By looking into sworn statements and acknowledgements made in court documents, I felt the data had substance.
I also found that timing makes a difference when offering content to the public. You have to judge your audience's condition for communication. Know if your reader's attention has become fixed on something unrelated to your material.
Recently, I wrote an article about the timing of IBM's subpoena with regard to Linux. I laid out the facts for myself and arranged the article in a chronological pattern. I also asked myself if the material allowed for an interpretation of events so the reader could better understand them and/or did it challenge the reader to think in different ways.
After publication, the first comment out of the bag came from a person with a clear agenda. I read the comment carefully and concluded that it came right out of the disinformation manual for discrediting journalists. One of the obvious features of the comment involved the failure to read the article.
The commentator started with the notion of conspiracy theories. He then went on to write several paragraphs aimed at distracting anyone from the material contained in the article. Knowing our terms of service, I recognized that the comment fit the criteria for moderation and so I moderated it.
Conspiracy theories
Much of what you see in news-wire articles have a sprinkle of fact in them combined with editorial content. Such material fails the test of a conspiracy theory. So, what qualifies as a conspiracy theory?
If someone claims that people work in secret to obtain some negative goal but cannot supply empirical evidence, then you have a conspiracy theory. You can easily identify one because they have a "they or them" in the treatise. As they say, that's what makes a good conspiracy theory.
If a reporter has facts included in his or her treatise which point to easily obtainable public information then you may not have a conspiracy theory. For example, when Ralph Reed's employment by Enron came to public view while he worked on the Bush 2000 campaign, that raised a flag. When court evidence indicated that the Vice President arranged the employment that ended speculation.
When reports filed with election officials confirmed Reed's employment by Microsoft while he worked on the campaign, we saw another flag. When he admitted to a conflict of interest and promised to cease lobbying the former governor for Microsoft , then the speculation had to stop. He worked for a litigant in an action taken by the Federal government and lobbied the front runner in the election for President. That is not a conspiracy theory.
Slanting or spinning material
Reporting of news rarely qualifies material as an article or what we also call a story. When two writers can reach different conclusions about the same events, then you have a slant or spin. For example, IBM wrote a subpoena and presented it to Microsoft, what did it mean?
If you read the subpoena you can see the defendant gathering evidence for a presentation to the court. They want original documents or documents the witness claims as true. By reading the subpoena, one has to look for the purpose.
If a reporter explains the requests and correlates them in a larger context to other events, that indicates an interpretation of events. But if a writer reports that IBM issued a subpoena to simply go on a fishing expedition that's slanting or spinning the event. If another writer reports that IBM issued a subpoena because they know something about Microsoft, that's also a spin.
Unfortunately, readers rarely qualify as analysts. So, an uniformed reader usually concludes a report using selective perception. He or she fits the information into a belief system that fails to recognize anything that does not fit previously made conclusions.
A muckraker investigates and exposes societal issues such as political corruption, corporate crime, child labor, conditions in slums and prisons, unsanitary conditions in food processing, fraudulent claims, etc.
Ralph Nader provides an example of a contemporary muckraker in his book, Unsafe at Any Speed (1965). This book questioned corporate power and their ability to transfer risk to consumers which increased a company's profits. In his letter to the court in US v Microsoft, he questioned that same issue.
Muckraking started just before the time of Theodore Roosevelt. Citizens worried about unsafe working conditions, political corruption and social injustice at the start of America's industrial age. Proliferation of inexpensive newspapers and magazines in the late 19th century exposed the public's opposition to industrial conditions.
Writers aimed their articles at trusts such as oil, beef and tobacco, prison conditions, exploitation of natural resources, the tax system, the insurance industry, pension practices and food processing, among others. While you might think that nothing has changed much in the last 100 years, they have. We have more people and higher taxes.
The Jungle (1906) by Upton Sinclair's prompted federal legislation regulating food and drug practices. Like Nader, he failed as a political candidate. He helped found the American Civil Liberties Association. He also wrote fiction and won a Pulitzer Prize. Consider him a muckraker.
Another writer, David Graham Phillips created momentum that would culminate in the adoption of the 17th Amendment. He wrote an article for Cosmopolitan entitled "The Treason of the Senate". The article exposed political corruption and even provoked President Roosevelt.
Knowing your audience
Writing articles involves determining if you have an audience and knowing if they would benefit by your writing. I chose to write for the open source community. I saw an audience that could use an interpretation of events from the perspective of someone familiar with technical issues, business and finance and law.
Before I started writing for this community, I wrote a dozen books for CPAs who didn't understand investments, insurance and financial planning. At the time, that audience needed help. As a fellow CPA with a Wall Street reputation I trained them in portfolio management, fundamental and technical analysis of stocks, bonds and mutual funds and how to write financial plans. That worked well enough that my investment banking firm became an acquisition candidate and finally I sold out to a NYSE company.
Pamela Jones has chosen to write for the free and open source software community. Thank God she did. I ghost wrote a book on intellectual property law because I interned at the Library of Congress in the Copyright Department while in college. But, Pamela's expertise and writing ability puts her in the category of a Pulitzer Prize winning writer. I could never have done what he has. I doubt many people could.
Pamela knew her audience, saw the critical nature of the issues and became both a muckraking journalist and an interpreter par excellent. Her seized the moment and we're all blessed that she did. She's transcended the community and become an authority quoted by major publications.
A writer who specializes in articles should take note of Pamela's formula. Have the tools to write, know the subject, do your research and serve your community consistently. That will take you far in this field.
Final Thoughts
Remember that content drives articles and serves an audience. How a writer is viewed by his or her audience and colleagues have to do with what he or she write and how they do it. If you think you have enough celebrity, you can get away with writing editorials. Otherwise, stick to the facts; like in Just the Facts, Ma'am, just the facts Sargent Friday.
Microsoft doesn't seem to worry about missing a software release. They also haven't worried about paying off private anti-trust cases. But when they start posting exhibits on their web site in defense of legal rulings, then doubt, suspicion, or lack of confidence in future outcomes have become a preoccupation in Redmond.
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LXer: Microsoft Evidence: A No-Show for IBM re Linux?
Congress may have failed to take into account Microsoft's special effects department. Instead of focusing on the movies, this might turn out as reality TV. Have you heard about the case of the disappearing email?
When IBM goes shopping for key information related to Microsoft's involvement in the SCO scandal, defendant IBM may discover smoke in a bottle. While the Federal Government established rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sox) aimed at preventing the shredding of documents, they may not have anticipated Microsoft. One judge discovered even after the establishment of Sox that Microsoft adopted policies that, to put it mildly, encouraged document destruction from 1995 forward.
While Sox demands retention of documents, the evidence needed may fall outside the domain of the Act. You should look at the American Institute of CPA's
summary of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which shows that evidence relates to financial issues.
If you ever watched "Mission:Impossible", then you might think the show inspired the self-destructing message reportedly used in Redmond. Imagine an email with a trigger device that goes up in smoke. That's what Burst.com discovered in its case against Microsoft.
A court casereferenced in a comment on Lxer gives you an idea of what Microsoft can do to Sox. From the article:
The latest court documents to be unsealed by Judge Frederick Motz in Burst.com's suit against Microsoft paint a picture of Microsoft document handling procedures which destroyed the very emails that were likely to be most relevant to several antitrust actions, Burst's included. According to Burst's lawyers Microsoft's status as "a defendant in major antitrust cases since at least 1995" means that it has a duty to preserve potentially relevant evidence. But "Microsoft adopted policies that, to put it mildly, encouraged document destruction from 1995 forward."
As Microsoft's retention policies remain for the moment a closely-guarded secret it would be absolutely wrong of us to draw any inference as to what they might be solely from what happens. What happens, though, is pretty damn peculiar. The system as a whole defaults to swift destruction of employees' emails, while there is clear evidence that Microsoft takes a very narrow view of whose documents may be relevant to a particular case. In some cases its choice of 'relevant' employees to be subject to retention seems perverse and misleading.
Flim-Flam you say. Let's just see Microsoft as a self-learning entity that had a crucial lesson in its long court case in the US v Microsoft. The best lawyers money could buy almost lost it.
But the glamour company of the 1990s may have made its last millionaire. One can hardly ignore the anti-trust cases in Korea and the EU. They made a slight blunder in the handling of the Peter Quinn affair in Massachusetts. Now, IBM wants to know the big Redmond company's involvement in trying to kill off Linux.
On October 1, 2004, at an appearance at the Computer History Museum in northern California, someone asked Bill Gates about a possible threat from Linux and Gates replied: "Microsoft has had competitors in the past. It's a good thing we have museums to document this stuff."
Well, perhaps he has it backwards.
Shed new light on the Redmond's attacks on Linux, MS has a subpeona. Microsoft isn't a party to the litigation but that's under scrutiny since 2003, when Microsoft began licensing Unix technology from SCO.
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Most Linux people don't know much about JBoss, the open source firm reported in talks with Oracle about a $400 million purchase. JBoss did it without any initial outside funding, generated revenue and self-funded and stayed true to open source 100% while selling services.
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Falko Timme will be thirty this year. He's possibly one of the most popular mentors for people wanting to become Linux system administrators on the Internet. His step-by-step tutorials have gained a large readership. He's also has a very interesting background.
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LXer: Howtoforge: Quality Linux Tutorials
My first encounter with Howtoforge began with "The Perfect Setup" for Debian Sarge by Falko Timme. I found a site loaded with fundamentally sound and easy to follow setups for Linux administration. This is a location on the WEB that people needing to administer Linux should bookmark. But then there's more.
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When I met the Chairman of Corel in 1999 at the inaugural LinuxWorld in San Jose, I decided I wanted to change my consulting work and focus strictly on Linux. I recall Michael Cowpland's commitment to Linux before any other major software vendor came along. First, he chose to bring out WordPerfect 8 for Linux. That was the first commercial word processor for Linux distributed free.
Michael also committed to have Corel work on WINE and contributed back to the project. Corel also ported their WordPerect Office Suite and Corel Draw using WINE and made it available for Linux.
Michael then brought out Corel 1.0 Linux and put it into retail stores across North America. He had the clout to make Corel Linux the number one selling distribution by getting and paying for premium aisle space and putting out a remarkable package that retailers and customers liked.
During the Christmas selling season, Corel sold 400,000 units of the full-blown Corel 1.0 Linux. Now the product goes by the name of Xandros. It still has a Debian core and uses KDE for its desktop. Corel 1.0 was my first exposure to Debian and I loved it.
In fact, the first Insight Server used Corel 1.0 as its operating system. We found Exim to work well with our package. At the time Michael ran into Microsoft's machine, I had begun working with him to release a server pre-packaged with Corel.
As a side note, I felt like Michael got the same treatment as Peter Quinn. I just didn't recognize it at the time. Suddenly, Michael was investigated for security issues and his planned merger with Borland went astray. Out went Michael and in came Microsoft with $150 million to save the company. Next, Corel stopped its Linux work completely.
Regardless of the turmoil and the set backs, I thank Michael Cowpland for introducing me to Debian.
I spent some time evaluating Xandros as a server for the late Rick Berenstein in the fall of 2003. Rick had wanted to bring out a groupware product to go along with the Xandros desktop. Rick wanted to do what Falko Timme has done with his tutorial.
An article on DebianHelp.org discussing Falko's tutorial, explains one of the issues with which we dealt six years ago. The author of the article, IntnsRed wrote:
A while ago I moved the debianHELP site to another server and was faced with the prospect of building the box from scratch. To me, handling Apache or MySQL is no problem, but I loath setting up virtual e-mail domains. Being of the lazy sort, I decided to examine free software hosting control panels and to install one on the box I was going to build.
debianHELP uses one of the products which Falko supports called ISPConfig a free software project hosted at sourcforge.net. Like the author of the debianHelp article, I consider it one of the best panels for system administrators and people just wanting to set up a web site.
While I like ISPConfig, I'm even more impressed with what the project maintainers have done. Howtoforge appears unrelated to the team that has taken 42go.com's control panel and contributed it to the community. Howtoforge also appears unrelated to the commercial venture. But they all fall under the umbrella of projektfarm GmbH.
Falko, who works on the ISPConfig project, gives his tutorials away. He gives his time away. He has written some remarkable tutorials such as The Perfect Setup series for Debian, Fedora, Mandriva, SUSE and Ubuntu just to name a few. I used his tutorials in that series to setup different boxes for testing. He has taken the hard work out of such things as setting up encryption, putting DNS in a chrooted environment, using MySQL as a backend for DNS, using CPAN to set up dependencies for things like SpamAssassin.
Howtoforge is a literal treasure trove. It has also gained significant momentum as additional authors have joined the ranks to contribute a host of quality tutorials on Apache, Samba, Xen, kernel hacking, DNS, Sendmail, MySQL, Postfix and so forth. The authors also have the kind of giving attitude one would expect from the "open" source community.
I see several opportunities with the projektfarm GmbH team. One of the areas I enjoyed in my earliest days in Linux had to do with setting up servers for ISPs. Then, I discovered Cobalt and knew I was a couple of years away from having a product comparable to the Qube or RaQserver.
The ISPConfig team has released a mature product beyond anything Cobalt had. You can obtain ISPConfig for free. So, for anyone wanting to start a Linux business, here's a perfect opportunity. Install and support ISPs and work with the project to learn.
ISPConfig also provides an opportunity to set up and manage your own web site. Within a day, you can have a secure and stable server that you can take to a hosting facility and have up and running immediately. Read the debianHelp article to get a feel for this.
You can also use Falko's tutorials to set up a server to use internally on your network. You can have a stable server running to service almost any need you might have in a small to medium size business. You don't have to be a guru either.
So, I encourage you to poke around Howtoforge. What do I think of their materials? I see the best of class. I have studied their work thoroughly and have tested their products. I consider them the next "Up and Coming" open source opportunity.
In case you missed the earlier ones, don't fool around now. These guys are for real technically and they know how to behave themselves. Get in early.
LXer: The Myth of a Linux Talent Shortage. Is it true? You tell us.
Last fall I wrote an article entitled "Critical Shortage of Linux Talent Slowing Adoption". I composed a parody, a spoof about the ignorance of human resource management. I wrote:
Most human resource people believe Linux is an air conditioner company. They get confused between the term Linux and Lennox. So, HR recruiters define their job profiles like this:
Linux programmer needed by enterprise. Skills required:
Five to ten years of relevant training and master plumbers' license required. Will accept equivalent for H1B applicants. Microsoft Certifications a plus.
The article title has become an urban myth and from the comments I have read about it, most people took the title to heart and never read the article. So, let's set the record straight.
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In an article published about a year ago, people who know the market refuted the myth of a Linux talent shortage. Here are some comments. The first from an OSDL representative.
"We see skills coming from so many different vectors in the Linux community that it's hard to imagine that there is a skills shortage," Bill Weinberg, an open-source architecture specialist with Open Source Development Labs in Beaverton, Oregon, told LinuxInsider.
There's a huge existing base of people in the IT and developer community who know Unix and other Unix-like operating systems, he observed. "About 90 percent of their available expertise is directly applicable to Linux," he said. "That conversion is value straightforward and happening all the time."
Red Hat also had an opinion of the myth.
"We're not experiencing a shortage of Linux talent," Leigh Day said. "We're hiring a good number of people in all parts of our organization, and we're not finding it hard to find those people."
The article also mentioned another survey from Forrester Research which said 57 percent of respondents using Linux or open-source software said their biggest concern was lack of support and another 36 percent said they experienced a lack of skills or knowledge.
Forrester's survey centered around respondents using Linux who said they experienced a lack of skills or knowledge. The key term in this survey, if you missed it, dealt with respondents using Linux or open source software. Those firms had an incidence of 36%. That's not a high figure and again they only had a concern.
Later in the article where people tend to stop reading, Bill Weinberg added:
The real myth out there when it comes to operating system skills is that there's an abundance of Windows professionals. I've tried to put together Windows teams to do certain kinds of development and found it difficult to get real expertise of any depth. I found it very difficult to hire resources for anything but the most superficial Visual Basic kind of development.
My Experience
I have seen no shortage of Linux talent even back in 1999, when I recruited programmers, system administrators, webmasters and gurus. I have attended and keynoted at enough UNIX User Groups and Linux User groups to also say a waste of Linux talent exists. I blame the myth on hiring practices.
When I speak with Linux people after my presentations I hear war stories. High quality, talented Linux people without Microsoft certifications get the run-around. Hiring managers seem afraid to go with Linux people since the hiring manager doesn't know enough about Linux to judge performance.
I went on a number of interviews in the Dallas area for Linux system administrators. I didn't have a problem flashing my Microsoft certifications or my experience programming Windows servers. (Let's not forget I broke MS Exchange's wire line protocol).
I also didn't share my resume as a manager on any of those jobs. Even so, the feedback at those interviews centered around the notion of too much experience and a fear that I wouldn't stick. This wasn't 2001 when people jumped ship every few motnhs for better pay.
What About You
Since I don't have the kind of scientificly manipulated data or the slant that Forrester and other analysts seem to have, I'd like to see some of your war stories. What's your experience? Have you seen discrimination and what kind?
Tell us your stories.
We know talented Linux people who can't find work and yet people
report a scarcity of bodies. How have you fared finding a job with your
Linux/UNIX skills these days? Know anyone who has?
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Commercial software companies like SAP don't get it about FOSS. Neither do VCs. The ecosystem is not cash but first trust and then monetization. Those concepts are not understood where there is long-term view. Linux took a long time to go mainstream but look at the consequences.
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Commercial software companies like SAP don't get it about Free or Open Source Software. Neither do Venture Capitalists. The ecosystem doesn't rely on a medium of exchange but first on faith and trust and then monetization. Those concepts don't fly well in a system where decision makers cannot take a long-term approach to business. Look how long it took Linux to get into the mainstream and look at the changes in the industry once it broke through.
In a monthly meeting Saturday, discussed the provisions of the GPLv3 draft. Members of the group expressed concerns about the language used in the anti-DRM, license compatibility and license termination sections of the revision draft. Read on.
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People complain about sites that require you to obtain a subscription and you don't want to sign up. So, you miss the opportunity to read an article. So, here's a place to go when you just want to read an article they submitted here or Google News, etc.
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Andy Oram, author and long-time O'Reilly Media editor writes about his anger about the hearings going on in the US Congress over the network neutrality bill. Anyone who cherishes freedom of the Internet should get a handle on these issues.
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On a lot of locations, you are forced you to use Windows, but you are not allowed to install anything on your networked PC. It is possible to put 'portable' apps like Firefox, OpenOffice and Gaim on an USB stick, and use it in Windows without installing anything.
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This is a great article and one that should smoke. Except for the gentler tone, Greenmeier and McDougall muckracked the analysts at Gartner, Forrester, IDC and the Yankee Group. Finally, you say.
I particularly liked this quote:
Money changes hands, and the vendor that commissions a report often reviews it before general distribution. Microsoft's
I don't believe the reports from IDC and others on desktop Linux use. I keep fiddling with statistics and I get a higher figure. I think people want to know why you use a specific distribution, if you have any annoyances with it and if you'd like something added.
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[A]ny doubts about the source of innovation in information technology, you should look at the Mozilla web site. count 1,028 extensions contributed. Then take a look at the themes section. Even the colossus of Redmond with its billions of dollars hasn't mustered that kind of development effort. Now, let's get familiar with underlying reasons.
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The Detritus Anthology is Here!!! Happy Friday the 13th
The impulse to collect springs from deep within the human psyche Squirrels gather acorns, rats collect shiny things, but only humans assign meaning to the objects they collect. Detritus is a collection of stories about the impulse to collect, preserve, and display gone horribly wrong. Kate Jonez and S.S. Michaels have assembled a diverse range of exceptionally disturbing stories from authors from around the world. Each of the stories, whether about a collection that is world changing or intensely personal, is sure to linger in readers' thoughts and make them consider the possibility that malice and evil just might lurk in their own hoard of stuff.
Featuring: Kealan Patrick Burke, Jeremy C, Shipp, Mary Borsellino, Brent Michael Kelley, Phil Hickes, L.S. Murphy, Michael R. Colangelo, Neil Davies, Louise Bohmer, Edmund Colell, S.P. Miskowski, Michael Montoure, Lee Widener, Pete Clark, and Opal Edgar
Ebook available on Amazon
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It's very common to have more seedlings than you need. Sometimes, you sow extra seed to ensure that you end up with enough plants for your garden. Sometimes, as is the case with beets, one "seed" is actually a cluster of seeds, and you have to get rid of all of those extra plants that pop up.
Most often, our first instinct when thinning seedlings is to simply pull them out, the way we'd pull a weed. The problem with that is that pulling a seedling can result in damaging the root system of the seedling you want to keep. If seeds were sown fairly close together, the root systems can very quickly start growing and tangling with each other. So if you pull one plant out, you can easily end up pulling out or damaging other nearby plants.
An easier, safer way to thin seedlings is to use a small pair of scissors to snip off the seedlings you don't want. Just snip the stem at soil level, pick the trimmings up off of the soil (if you're thinning seedlings in flats -- if you're thinning out in the garden, this isn't necessary) and move on to the next seedling to be thinned. Very easy!


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Empower Her WHISTLER was a great success.
On September 17th, 2018 women from accommodation, food service, recreation and tourism were connected for an evening of networking with an inspiring panel discussion. Empower Her brought together a community of hospitality leaders to expand their network and create meaningful relationships.
Presented by HR Galaxy, a panel of Whistler's top female executives shared inspiring ideas about issues that impact women in the workplace. Their perspectives and insights helped inform, inspire and empower women as we collectively identifed ways to accelerate women to senior roles in the hospitality and tourism industry.
Panelists Included:
Katrina Frew, Director of Festivals & Events, Gibbons Whistler
Barrett Fisher, CEO - Tourism Whistler
Theresa Ginter, General Manager, Nita Lake Lodge
Katherine Tilley, General Manager - Ziptrek Ecotours Inc.
Thank you to sponsors HR Galaxy, Nita Lake Lodge, Gibbons Group, The Hotel Association of Whistler and Nespresso.


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Prepared from nettle herb, this provides homeopathic first aid for insect bites, burns, nettle rash etc. Also increases milk flow in lactating females.
The administration size is always the same for any size or breed of animal but the frequency of administration varies according to the condition being treated: For insect bites and burns give 1 every 30 minutes for up to 3hrs or until relief is obtained. For other uses give 1 three times daily for 1 week. In the case of burns always seek veterinary advice. It is preferable, but not essential, to avoid giving homeopathic remedies within 15 minutes of food or drink. Having taken advice from today's foremost homeopathic vets, we are pleased to be able to reassure clients that there is no need to discontinue giving garlic in any form while also giving homeopathic remedies.
This remedy has been compiled in consultation with homeopathic veterinary advisors to ensure that the remedies offered are safe for you to give to your animals.
Each dispenser contains approximately 100 pillules and is unique as it enables the tiny pillules to be administered straight into the mouth of the animal without being touched by the hand, as this should be avoided when giving homeopathic remedies.
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Below are some recent questions we've received regarding Dorwest Urtica Urens Homeopathic Vials, including answers from our team.
Is there any scientific evidence to prove that this product helps with milk production in lactating bitches? I can't find anything online and would like to read. Thanks!
This product is a natural supplement rather than a licensed veterinary medication and as such has not undergone rigorous clinical trials therefore you will not find any scientific evidence relating to it. Its effect is theoretical and based on positive results by owners. It is a safe supplement and should not cause any problems if you wanted to give it a try.


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MIDTOWN — Celebrity makeup artist Bobbi Brown is preparing to launch a cosmetics pop-up shop inside Grand Central Terminal.
The pop-up — the brand's first ever such endeavor — will occupy 800 square feet inside the terminal's Lexington Passage and is expected to remain open from Aug. 20 through January of 2013.
"A broad cross-section of women pass through Grand Central every day," Brown said in a statement. "So it is the perfect location to be in the middle of all of the excitement and capture women on the go."
The pop-up shop will carry Bobbi Brown's entire collection of color cosmetics, fragrance and skin care, with a full-time staff of five make-up artists who will offer makeup lessons and Brown's signature five-minute "instant pretty" touch ups.
To celebrate the grand opening on Aug. 20, Brown's personal manicurist will offer 10-minute manicures to customers on a first-come-first serve basis.
Beginning Aug. 20, the pop-up shop will be open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.


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While we all have patients who are garrulous and discuss things that are completely out of context, the vast majority of patients just do not find it easy to ask all the questions that would help them with their problems. More importantly, a large number of them have no clue about the questions that they should be asking. In the end, all that people land up asking are questions like, "It is not dangerous, right?", "What food should I eat?", etc, which do not help either the doctor or the patient.
In a recent issue of JAMA, an article discusses this issue well. It also references a website setup by the Joint Commission that has resources that help patients with the questions that need to be asked. As professionals, we need to encourage patients to educate themselves and to be better informed – this helps us as well as the patients no end and makes for a much better relationship.
Of course, in one sense it turns around the "No turn-back" issue on its head as well, doesn't it!


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Keeping Positive and Coconut and Flax Coffee Cup Muffins!/
Ever heard the saying "you are what you surround yourself with"? Well from my experience, that is the truth! I try to be positive as much as possible, I try to keep the negative thoughts to a minimum and surround myself with positive people when I can. I've had those friends who dwell on bad news and have nothing but negative things to say. But one can only put up with that for so long until those thoughts start creeping into your brain. Unfortunately, I've had to part ways with a few negative-minded friends in order to keep my sanity. But for as many people that I've had to part ways with, I've had just as many wonderfully positive people come into my life!
One of those people is my friend and roommate Jordan (aka Buffy), we knew each other when we both lived back home in Jacksonville and now live together in Brooklyn. I love Jordan because he is always very positive about everything, even in a bad situation he will find the positive, and as an added bonus he is also a healthy fitness-minded person! As you can probably imagine we get along very well! It really makes a difference to come home to that each night, especially after a stressful day of work. Jordan and I are a match made in roomie heaven!
I Recently had the pleasure of meeting his beautiful mother Lyn when she came for her first visit to NYC a few weeks ago. After spending a little time with her, I could see where Jordan gets all of his good qualities from! She too is a beautiful person both inside and out!
Well a few months back before I met Jordan's mom, he made a trip home to visit family. Lyn wanted to send home some treats for Jordan to share with me, but unfortunately it wasn't something I could have because of my soy allergy. Since I couldn't enjoy the treats, his mom emailed Jordan several recipes for "Jorge's Skinny Muffins" that she saw on the Dr. Oz show. What a sweetheart! I liked the idea of these muffins because they are soy, dairy and grain free AND they called for some of my favorite ingredients. I tried making the muffins, but they came out a little on the dry side. I wasn't giving up just yet, so I've played around with several different variations of the recipe and finally came up with a winner! It's simple to make and keeps you feeling full for hours! If you wanted to get creative, you could add fruit to the mixture or top with PB2.
Try the muffin and let me know what you think! And remember to keep it positive! :)
Xoxo - Amber
Coconut and Flax Coffee Cup Muffins:
- 2 tbsp ground flax
- 2 tbsp organic shredded coconut
- 3 tbsp unsweetened coconut milk - I use Trader Joe's brand
- 1 tsp coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- stevia to taste - I like mine on the sweet side
- 1 whole egg
Mix all ingredients together in a coffee mug and microwave for 2-2.5 minutes depending on the temperate of yourmicrowave. Remove from the mug and enjoy!
xoxo - Amber
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Aaron Gillette and Will Benenson combined for seven RBIs to power Franklin & Marshall past Ursinus 12-4 in Centennial Conference (CC) baseball action on Tuesday. The Diplomats move to 13-12, 4-3 CC with the win, while the Bears slide to 6-15, 2-5 CC.
Gillette and Benenson accounted for over half of the Diplomats scoring in the 12-run outburst. Gillette went 2-for-5 with four RBIs and scored once, while Benenson posted a 2-for-4 line with three RBIs and touched home twice. Rob Anderson added two RBIs, while Joe Gallitto and Alex Vescera each tallied a pair of hits.
On the mound, Alex Guerra (3-1) kept the Bears in check with a strong seven-inning performance. The junior righthander fanned a season-high 10 batters and surrendered just six hits and one run to earn the victory.
Pat Andrews broke the scoreless tie in the third with an RBI single to center field, and the Diplomats put together two-run frames in both the fourth and fifth to take a 5-0 advantage. Benenson and Anderson registered RBIs in the fourth, while Gillette stole home in the fifth and Benenson knocked in another RBI with a sacrifice fly to center.
After a single score in the sixth on Gillette's RBI single, F&M broke open the contest in the seventh with a five-run frame. Gillette's three-RBI triple put the exclamation point on the inning, giving the Diplomats an 11-1 edge.
A.J. Wright (0-5) suffered the loss for the Bears in six innings of work, allowing seven runs on nine hits while striking out two and handing out five free passes.
James Hoff led the way for Ursinus at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance with two RBIs and a run scored.
F&M wraps up its season series with Ursinus at home on Friday. The CC contest is set for 3:30 p.m. at Caplan Field.


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Labor unrest, strikes, and the violence associated with demonstrations and picketing, and riots, were phenomena not just in Chicago, but across the country and internationally during this period. In Chicago, a number of killings in the police files were associated with labor demonstrations, and many other killings in situations of civil unrest were not reported.
Confrontations between labor and management, and between labor activists and police and other armed authorities, had long been simmering as ongoing disputes over wages and hours, the safety of working conditions, and the laying off of workers and their replacement by lower wage irregulars during times of economic hardship. In late July of 1877 the Great Strike, as it came to be called, shut down the entire railroad system in the United States, rolling westward from Boston and New York, to Baltimore and Pittsburgh, and in a few days reaching Chicago, the railroad hub of the country.
On July 24, 1877, violent confrontations began in Chicago. Some railroads, anticipating trouble, had moved their rolling stock outside of the city. Strikers, railroad workers and others, proceeded to make the partial freight stoppage complete. The strikers then closed the stockyards, construction jobs, manufacturing plants, and other businesses.
In response business owners and managers, the police, and city officials met at City Hall, armed themselves, and cleared the streets. The police and armed volunteers confronted the strikers and engaged in pitched battles on the following day. Afer hesitating to do so, Mayor Heath called for help from the United States army. The Twenty-Second Infantry, weary from long service and a march from Bismarck, marched into the city and bivouacked in a park. The First National Guard Regiment was also ready. Mayor Heath then called upon President Hayes to send in six companies of infantry.
In the meantime many civilians had organized their employees into armed companies, and had them sworn in as civil police. Civil War veterans were also on the street, as were many regular armed police. Armed confrontations took place on Halsted Street, at Sixteenth Street, on Archer Avenue, Goose Island, at the Burlington Yards, and many other locations. Every factory from Chicago Avenue to North Avenue was closed during the height of the strike.
The companies of the U.S. Infantry kept arriving. Volunteers continued to stream in to be sworn as special civilian officers. The Board of Trade had 100 volunteers sworn in from its own ranks.
Prisoners piled up at police stations. At the end of the Great Strike, hundreds had been killed, and thousands of federal troops and other armed militia occupied the city. The armed confrontations then moved from Chicago on to St. Louis, but the lines drawn in these battles remained for a long time.
See also:
- Bruce, Robert V., 1877: Year of Violence, Bobbs-Merrill Co. (New York, 1959).
- Pierce, Bessie Louise, A History of Chicago, 1871-1893, Vol. III (Chicago, 1957).
- Lukas, J. Anthony, Big Trouble - A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America. (New York, 1997). Although a murder trial in Idaho is the principal story of this book, a great deal of relevant history and background, including the history of socialism, the labor movement and unions, takes place in Chicago. The book includes a narrative of national and state politics of the period, and the social history and personalities of a number of key political and social figures prominent in Chicago. The book is also includes a great deal of valuable history about the role of the press, and individual newspapers and reporters in covering sensational trials during this period.