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Yesterday DH and I took some time at the pool. I was only able to float....the water was warm around 85* so it was not bad. Swimming takes energy and since I do not seem to have much of it to spare....I decided to just float and soak up the sun. Soon though it got really cloudy and looked like rain so we our trip was ended soon. Did not want to get caught out in the rain...we are due to get showers again today.
Here is hoping each of you had a good night's rest and I hope today will be a good day for us all....with little to no pain. I think this is what we all hope for each and every day.
I am much better today. It is not a good thing for me when I have stomach issues. It works on both the mind and the body. I have to skip taking my vitamins and supplements it this throws off my entire system and schedule both.
So much going on around the country again. I guess the internet just allows us to be more aware than it use to be. I think I could actually do a lot better not knowing about most of it....since there is nothing that anyone can actually do about it anyway. This is the way the cookie crumbles. I have also learned more than I care to know about when something needs to be addressed. My daughter and her husband has spent a lot of money on attorneys and we are now into the 6th month of court dates and have no idea just how much more is in store for them. Her DH thought that you pay an attorney and got things straightened out....but this is NOT how the system works. It is a very long and drawn out thing and no one gets in any hurry. Of course there are several ways to actually *look* at this...it takes a lot of money to *research* things and get them resolved, possibly a lot more than anyone expects it to be. I often wonder how some people can actually ever have any kind of peace.
It is hard to know that school will soon be up and running again. I noticed they are getting all of the school supplies in again in the stores....with lists of what each grade needs to have. I am now on the look out for the special sales on jeans as well. I normally get the ones which companies put on sale right around school time. My older grandson is really growing tall and he will need new ones this year. He use to wear slim size but that is not the case now. Children really grow up fast.
Welcome to the new members who have joined our FM support group recently and to those who have been missing for a while. I am sure things will soon get better for you. Hang out here with us and learn what others have found that has helped them cope better. Check out the info under *tips* and *resources* and be sure and review the *member toolbox*. You have to figure out what you can put into your *toolbox* which works for you.
It does takes a trial and error process which does take time and effort. There are no quick fixes that I am aware of, if you happen to find something different which works for you, I hope that you will share this with others. What works for some may or may not work for others.
Learning how to pace, pace and pace even more is important for me. This too is a process which is sometimes hard to do. Pushing one's self does not do any of us any favors though. In the end, it is not worth doing so. Most of the time it is taking one step forward and several steps backward. We must continue to try to move forward.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it...
Having a pretty good weekend. Hubby is home this weekend. Yesterday our daughter's family came over to fish and eat with us and I have been getting a lot of time in with my grandchildren. Just love their ages! 1 and 2 y/o. Mimi's post reminds me they grow up fast so I need to soak in all that toddler fun I can get.
Sat out on the dock and fished with Hubby a little bit. I think I caught just a real small fish. Between all of us we caught quite a lot yesterday but only a couple were big enough to keep--but we didn't keep any.
Our power washer needs repair and we have been getting a lot of mayflies here, in waves of different hatchings. Spiders make webs across the sun room windows and the mayflies get caught in them. The result gets pretty gross sometimes. Hubby put a scrub brush on a pole with our hose and scrubbed and washed off the mess yesterday but of course by night there were more. Still it is much better than it was.
Those windows are our view of the lake and we just love them--so not fond of them being covered with dead bugs.
I'm feeling OK, still have a neuro apt on the 31st. Am having some swelling in feet--so probably need to change my blood pressure pills. Been having more sciatica and a lot of stiffness in my legs used to be just my feet/ankles now its up to my knees. Even though nothing is horribly painful seems like there is always something 'weird' going on. I'd rather just live my life and not be concerned with such things, Really hate going to doctors and messing with so many drugs for this that and the other thing. More and more it reminds me of my Mom and I feel bad that I never realized what a pain things had gotten to be for her. Its easy to say to someone you are on too many meds--but--when you have lots of different issues, it happens pretty easily--and then one thing doesn't work well with another or you get side effects, etc.. very frustrating.
I got the vitamin B1 I mentioned from that study. Funny it took so long to get here by mail--and my brain being what it is--I now have to go look up why I wanted it. It had to do with fog or energy, I think.. LOL.. so crazy.
Well my bright spot this weekend is definitely my grandkids, I don't forget much about them. So that's good.
Have a nice Sunday folks!
Thanks for my breakfast of words you lay down eachday....you are the best. It was so crazy yesterday with the front from Canada coming down....thunder and lightening while in the pool then sunny and hot after. It was IN and then OUT and then IN...crazy.
My poor Olivia woke with an eye shut! She went to the pediatrician and it is another stye*. Geez this girl, I never see her wiping her eyes to get these but it is becoming clear there is a problem here for her. I saw J$J shampoo (no tears) is a good wash for your to use, I am sharing that today with my DIL. I had to run to the Pharmacy to get her antibiotic and I then just ran over to visit a minute with my Godchild who was here with me for the day.....great day.
Today is little EMILY's Baby Shower. It is Sweet n Sour at the same time. But I have a smile on my face and love this girl before she arrives. Sad for my son as the new norm will be different than any of us have had. We will handle it all with them and support them with whatever they need.
Today the weather is to be better and less humid (THANK YOU CANADA) it is not in the winter that I say this, but now!
Spiders have taken over already which is an August thing, but I can see they are confused as the heat is August like. Crazy stuff.....the garden is growing so well though.
OK. Off to pay bills and finish laudry for the week. Not enough time today. Two glasses of distraction going on! .
Hugs to all, Nancy B
I heard some sad news. My aunt Ann went to the hospital with sepsis yesterday and is on a fast decline in hospice care. I don't see her much, but she is a great, feisty gal. She has been in a wheel chair for at least 30 years. I forget her exact disorder, spinal issues since birth. She lost her legs due to many infections in them about 20 years ago. She still managed to live on her own, always smile, and be a rock for her 2 children the Dr. said she could never have. As children we saw her often while playing with my cousin. I will miss her.
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I miss my twin lately as well and wanted to see him this weekend. I went to a BBQ he and friends were at to catch up. I kind of wish I hadn't because he unloaded all his dirty laundry in front of many others. He has a 26 year old wife, (we are 38), who left her life as a party girl when they wed. They decided to have a child together, a beautiful 8 month old named Holden. His head is completely flat because neither parents wants to be responsible and expects the other to be. He spends all his time in a car seat. He will likely need a helmet to correct it.They created a storm that never settles, finger pointing, and uncomfortable people around them when they are in a group. He expects her to change, not drink, while he drinks almost daily. This cannot end well.
I wish people would have there own crap together before having a child. This angers me about society to no end. We create little carbon copies of ourselves. We have to ask ourselves if the world needs more of us. A child is not to be taken for granted or used as a pawn is a relationship. Too many parents just don't care. This is very sad.
I am doing okay, I still feel pretty rough, but life goes on. I count my blessings every single day. I have a loving wife, we compromise when not in agreement and work things out. That's how we have been together for over 22 years. I have two wonderful, kind hearted, carbon copies:) I don't know what their lives will be like, but they will have the right tools to succeed.
You folks are all wonderful, I enjoy being welcomed in to this circle. It is an amazing tool of my own. Thank you for the support.
I hope you all have a cool, dry, pain free day. Take care everyone.
About *family issues*....Cory, I think we all have them. Well, at least I know that I certainly have had them off and on throughout my entire life. Funny thing about this is that my mother took off and eloped when she met and married my dad...(none of the children knew this though)...and I also eloped, although I did have a church wedding and got married right before I graduated from high school. This is a very long *story*....anyway, I did not find out about this until I had my own children...(many, many years later)....so I guess one can say this came back to bite her...(actually in more ways than one).
You are so right though...there are people out there who do not need children....as so many of them do not care for them and some actually *abuse* them. Children are indeed the parents responsibilities...and they require a lot of work. Actually, I look back now and wonder just how we raised our 3 children. My children were good children though and grew up to be good adults. It does take 2 people though to raise children. There are so many *single* parents these days. Some people actually NEVER GROW UP....and they are still child like when they are adults. A good parents wants what is best for their children and will do whatever it takes to make sure that their children are provided for and looked after. Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family in dealing with this. I hope they can work things out and take care of the baby like they should. Perhaps the age difference has something to do with this. But like I said, some people never grow up.
Cory, by the way...it is ok to rant. I think we all have done this at one time or another...The good thing is that you can come here and *get this out*...and we understand. I do not think anyone here will judge you for doing so. And even IF they did...it really does not matter....since we are all FMily.
I would like to say that when this little boy gets a little older....you can become a BIG part of his life....and make sure that you and your family stay close to him. You just might be quite surprised how this can and will influence him and make a difference in his life as well. I know that with my son's daughter, she is really close to not only her dad but my daughter as well, who is her aunt...they have a very close bond and one which will never be broken.
I hope you will get rested today and will be ready for your work week tomorrow.
Take care....thoughts and prayers are with you and those you are close to as well.
Yesterday DH and I took some time at the pool. I was only able to float....the water was warm around 85* so it was not bad. Swimming takes energy and since I do not seem to have much of it to spare....I decided to just float and soak up the sun. Soon though it got really cloudy and looked like rain so we our trip was ended soon. Did not want to get caught out in the rain...we are due to get showers again today.
You were already wet so you should have relaxed some more, unless it was t-storms approaching. It gave me a good laugh! Lou
Just a couple of weeks ago there was a young girl who was on a swimming team and an electrical wire snapped and dropped to the ground. (it was outside the fenced area and not that close to the pool at all) The current ran through the ground and as this little girl was trying to get out she touched the metal ladder and was killed. They said the reason for this was because of all of the rain that the area has had recently allowed it to travel quickly under ground. There were others there who watched this take place. I think she was 11 years old. No one even thought about something like this happening but they *felt* something in the pool which did not *feel* exactly right.
I guess these children were lucky that they got out fast and no one else was hurt or killed.
I am one who has never liked taking chances on any thing that might cause any sort of danger. Better be safe than sorry, I guess one might say.
Take care.
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The 17th annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will be held April 19-20. Paper sessions will take place in Marsh Hall classrooms on Saturday, April 20.
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STILLWATER, Okla. —
That's been the theme for the Stillwater High School offensive line this week as the Pioneers have been preparing for their homecoming game against Bartlesville at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
"It doesn't matter if we're passing or running the ball, we just want to dominate them any way we can," Stillwater senior offensive lineman Aaron Patterson said. "We all feel like we have something to prove. We want to prove that we are the best offensive line in the state. ... We gave up our first sack of the season last week so pass protection has been a big thing for us this week."
Plagued by injuries, it was Booker T. Washington that did the dominating in Stillwater's 41-22 loss last week.
"Last week, Cody Knight hurt his finger and we had some other injuries so we had to move some guys around a little bit," Stillwater coach Tucker Barnard said. "This week we've had a little bit more time to work with them and more time to prepare them for what they're going to face on Friday night. It's still a lot of mixing and matching, but we feel a lot more confident now."
What Stillwater (3-3, 1-2 in district) will face will be a variety of blitzes and stunts from Bartlesville's defense as the Bruins (3-3, 1-2 in district) hope to rattle sophomore quarterback Taggart Brown.
"I hope we've put them in a position where they're starting to feel more comfortable," Barnard said. "We're not doing these things because we want to, we're doing them because of injuries. It just depends on who is out and what spots we need filled."
The pressure of trying to plug guys in to fill voids will drive a coach mad, but having to handle that during Homecoming week has made it that much more difficult on Barnard and his staff.
"Any time you have Homecoming, there's always a lot going on," Barnard said. "It can be a difficult week, but we still have work to do."
For Patterson, he knows exactly how much work has to be done. The team that loses will likely be staying home for the playoffs, while the winner could still be competing for a playoff spot.
"This is an extremely important game for us," Patterson said. "If we lose this, we're probably not going to the playoffs. On top of that, it's Homecoming and — as a senior — I'd like to go out with a win in my last Homecoming."
No doubt there will be nerves — particularly from some of the younger players like Brown — but Barnard hopes the experience in the offensive line will help Stillwater overcome the jitters.
"We trust those guys to step up and be leaders for us, not just in this game but in every game," Barnard said.
"I know I'm definitely going to be nervous," Patterson said. "We just have to go out there and do our best. We have to work hard, find a way to dominate and just stay confident."


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By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Shares of Melrose PLC led U.K. stocks lower Friday after the firm issued a cautious outlook on 2013, while shares of resource companies gave ground on escalating fears over the outlook for the global economy.
The FTSE 100 index (FTI:UK:UKX) sank 1.3% to close at 5,605.59, the lowest level since early August. The benchmark closed out the week 2.8% lower.
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Record fine and penalties are related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Photo: Getty Images
Posting the biggest loss in the index, shares of Melrose (LSS:UK:MRO) tanked 11%. The investment company said its sales outlook for 2013 has become more uncertain and that its businesses are not immune to "worsening of macroeconomic conditions internationally."
Energy shares were also on the decline.
Shares of oil major BP PLC (LSS:UK:BP) (NYSE:BP) fell 2.1% as investors digested Thursday's settlement in which it agreed to pay about $4.5 billion over the disastrous Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, marking the biggest penalty ever levied by the U.S. Justice Department. See: BP resolves federal spill charges for $4.5 billion.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC shares (LSS:UK:RDSB) (NYSE:RDS.B) gave up 2.1%, while BG Group PLC (LSS:UK:BG) lost 1.7%. See: Oil inches lower as dollar rises
The broader sentiment in London was further hampered by concerns over whether U.S. policy makers would make little or no progress at the onset of formal negotiations on how to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.
Democrats and Republicans have until the end of the year to reach on agreement to avoid tax hikes and spending cuts that otherwise automatically will come into effect and hammer growth next year.
Also Friday, mining shares traded lower, taking a cue from declining metal prices. See: Gold futures dip to extend losses.
Shares of Rio Tinto PLC (LSS:UK:RIO) (NYSE:RIO) (ASX:AU:RIO) slumped 2.2%, while those of Vedanta Resources PLC (LSS:UK:VED) dropped 2.3% and BHP Billiton PLC (LSS:UK:BLT) (NYSE:BHP) (ASX:AU:BHP) nudged 1.3% lower.
Among banking shares, Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSS:UK:LLOY) (NYSE:LYG) dropped 3.8%, while HSBC Holdings PLC (LSS:UK:HSBA) (HKG:HK:0005) fell 0.9%.
Pointing in the other direction in London, shares of Serco Group PLC (LSS:UK:SRP) gained 1%, after the international services company said it sees improved performance in second half of the year.


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Dude I love those wheels! What brand of tires and rims do you got there?
Do ur tires rub at all?
All smoked, love it man nice looking rig
thanks bro. ill half to order some what brand did ya get
Thanks!!! It is my baby, I have wanted one for so long and finally was able to get it.
what kind of tint is it? it looks clean
bad to the bone truck man, . do u have fog light covers or what
pretty sweet!!!
congrats on the win man!!
Thanks for the nomination man! And love the truck!
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Jacksonville College's winning formula in its 98-79 leveling of visiting Angelina College on Thursday was strong play in the closing minutes of the first half and in the opening minutes of the final segment.
The Jaguars improved to 16-6 overall, 7-4 in Region XIV by ending the first 20 minutes of play on a 10-3 run and then by not letting up coming out of intermission.
JC opened the final 20-minute period by going 6-of-9 from the field while holding Angelina (14-9, 7-5) to a paltry 1-of-9 on its field goal attempts during the same six-minute window.
During that time the Jags were able to forge out a 44-31 advantage.
The Roadrunners would later go on a couple of moderate runs that pulled Angelina to within five points on two different occasion, with the last coming with 9:30 to go in the affair, that was played before an estimated crowd of 450.
The JC men answered the last Angelina progression by outscoring the 'Runners 12-3 to build a 69-55 margin with 6:31 showing on the clock.
Angelina was spent at that point.
Fans of free throw shooting were in the right spot Thursday as the teams combined to shoot a total of 52 freebies in the second-half alone — JC lofted 32 of those shots, and each team made exactly 75-percent of their tosses from the charity stripe.
"In the past eight days each of our players have shot 400 free throws," JC head coach Jody Bailey said. "I think we shot 74-percent from the line, so all those shots paid off in a big way."
Every Jag that suited up scored at least two points, with Mitchell Farr and Kennedy Eubanks sparking the Jags with 18 points each.
Farr hit 4-of-7 from beyond the arc while Eubanks drained 5-of-7 on twos.
Davon Anderson and Daniel Skinner delivered a dozen points apiece, and Skinner excited the crowd with several rim-rocking dunks that have become his trademark this season.
Nimrod Hillard IV also finished in double figures for the Purple and White, scoring 11 points.
Angelina was paced by Jaylen Daniel'a 19 points. Fifteen of those came in the second half.
JC held Jamie Farrie, Region XIV's Player of the Week last week to just three points on the night.The Jags will travel to Lamar State-Port Arthur today. Tip off is scheduled for 4 p.m.


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Our priorities are s bit screwed in my opinion when we as people put more emphasis on sports than we do our own governmental issues. Not everyone knows the ins and outs of how government is supposed to work. Main stream media, at least here, doesn't seem to get it. One sorry about government and one minor follow up story on a possible murder. Must just be me.
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Go Tigers!
America's greatest past time, in this day and age, should be their failing government's (state and local). There is time for the other stuff later.
We are failing as a country because some of our major priorities are screwed up. I watch more people getting pissed off at "their team" losing than about the 4 Americans being killed in Benghazi while our government did nothing. Just one example.Do not war for peace. If you must war, war for justice. For without justice there is no peace. -me
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Missed circling one buddy. The weather delay was about the game also.
I agree with you as far as what they should put an emphasis on reporting and the reports should be unbiased, but fact is LSU Sports is a big seller around these parts, and that's all that really matters to them. As for why they do it. I believe the reason is a large percentage of the people have become lazy and self centered. It's a hell of alot easier to sit in front of a TV and listen to what the news channels tells you is happening than to try and keep up with State, Local, U.S. or World events yourself and get your own view of what is really going on. These people only care about events that have meaning to their lives and only get angry if things aren't going the way they think it should. Also, they can't report negative things about the current tenant of the White House because doing so is racist. If you don't agree with him it has to be because you're angry a black man is holding the office. They get it, believe that. Report what sells or what they want you to believe, and I'm positive it's not just Baton Rouge area stations that do this. I don't have time for their Jedi mind tricks. Only time I will turn on one of our local news broadcast is to catch up on the weather or sports. At least it's kinda hard for them to spin the weather or outcome of a sporting event in their favor.
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I have worked with fellow coppers like that, too. You can tell them about the latest felony warrant or residential burglaries in the area, but they could care less. Then, start talking about the Minnesota Vikings, and you have their attention. Go figure.
I've said it before, the media does not care about truth or accuracy, only selling advertising.
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Eatonville Celebrates 125th Anniversary with Gateway Ribbon-Cutting
The small town of Eatonville just north of Orlando is famous for being the oldest incorporated African-American municipality in the United States. It is also known for being home to historical landmarks like the first Central Florida school for African-Americans, and to notable figures like writer Zora Neale Hurston. This weekend, the town is celebrating its 125th anniversary by cutting the ribbon on the crown jewel of a multi-year refurbishment project...an archway visible from Interstate 4 that welcomes visitors to the town of Eatonville.
From its intersection with I-4, Eatonville's historic main street – East Kennedy Boulevard – stretches five blocks through the town's business district.
Eatonville Mayor Bruce Mount can't hide his enthusiasm about the changes that district has seen over the past few years, notably the repainting, repaving and complete re-landscaping of the roadway.
"If you haven't been down Kennedy Boulevard lately, you will not know Kennedy Boulevard," says Mount.
Famous African-American institutions including the Hungerford Normal and Industrial School and figures like writer Zora Neale Hurston shared addresses along the storied piece of pavement.
And now, Eatonville is getting the kind of gateway its leaders say it deserves. A new iron archway mounted on brick columns stretches across Kennedy, facing I-4. A sign at the top extends a welcome to Eatonville and displays information about the historic town and its 125th anniversary. Mount says the whole structure lights up at night.
"It has a clock on it and it also has some nice plaques on it," Mount adds. "The Zora Neale Hurston plaque is there, the school [plaque] is there, so that is a very nice theme to the streetscape…the citizens are proud. I'm getting calls all the time."
The vast majority of those calls about Kennedy's overhaul are positive, he says.
And so is most of the conversation down the street during a recent lunchtime rush at Vonya's Southern Cooking Café on Kennedy. The customers were buzzing about the Eatonville's beautification.
"Huge difference already," says nine-year Eatonville resident Darrius Gallagher. "It should be very beautiful. It's a very historic town."
Esther Critton has lived in Eatonville all of her nineteen years. "With them doing the construction, it gives the town a better look and then makes the people feel good, makes the town run smoother," she says. "So, we're coming a long way."
While Gallagher and Critton celebrate Eatonville's present, Maye St. Julien is keeping track of the town's past. St. Julien is the Chair of the Eatonville Historic Preservation Board.
She explains the significance of the year 1887 for Eatonville, and why it's being recognized 125 years later. "What we celebrate is the actual signing of the articles of incorporation making it an official town recognized by the state."
The town was actually founded in 1881 by a freed slave named Joe Clark, says St. Julien. She says since African-Americans could only buy individual plots of land back then – enough for one house – Clark sought the help of his boss, citrus industry entrepreneur and retired military captain Josiah Eaton.
"The town is named for Mr. Eaton because he was the major contributor and the major supporter of Joe Clark," says St. Julien. "And he advertised, and you can see on the newspaper back in 1880s, for people of color to come to Eatonville and own your own land, and you could purchase a lot for $35, or $50 if you needed credit. And that's how this town was made."
Six years later, in 1887, men from 27 of Eatonville's 29 families incorporated the town.
"There were 29, but there was a bit of intimidation on the part of the whites when it was learned that the blacks had acquired this much land," explains St. Julien. "So, two of them became a little concerned and chose not to participate in that, but thank goodness and God bless the 27 who did."
Now, 125 years after the 27 men signed the articles of incorporation for Eatonville, Mayor Mount will help honor those men by cutting the ribbon on the gateway that commemorates the town's anniversary. The ribbon will stretch the whole five blocks to the smaller brick columns marking the east end of Eatonville on Kennedy.
Those columns do not have an arch to support…and that seems to be a bit of a problem for one nearby business owner.
Former Eatonville Mayor Abraham Gordon Junior owns the Be Back Fish House, the business closest to those columns. He had a different vision for his end of the street, including a sign and, ideally, an archway like the one close to I-4.
"It should've been the same height that is down on that end," says Gordon, "and just had across 'Welcome to Eatonville' and that would've made it somewhat complete."
He says he'd also like some parking in front of his business. But, he adds, he's seen the changes Eatonville has undergone since he first arrived in the early 1950s, and he says it's come a very long way from the cluster of houses surrounded by dirt roads and a strained wastewater system that it once was.
As for the refurbishment of Kennedy in general, Gordon calls it "very nice" and says he will remain supportive of it. "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem, and we don't need any more problems."
Besides, Gordon says, he thinks there will be more changes coming.
Gordon is right about that, says Mayor Mount. The changes that Mount have in mind include plans for more development near the new gateway.
"We want it to be mixed use – amphitheatres, the eateries, the hotels," he says. "That's what we want. We want Eatonville, when we're talking about the future, to be a tourist destination. And because people say, 'What do you have to sell, what do people have to sell?' Our history."
Mount says that plan is still in the early stages. Next step – a visioning meeting with the town council as Eatonville continues to evolve…and celebrate its anniversary throughout the year.


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HONG KONG—Confronted with a rising tide of bans and boycotts, the outfits that sell shark fin are fighting back – just this week, with a high-profile onslaught of ads in the industry's epicenter that says sharks aren't endangered, and charges that Western cultural supremacy lies behind the global campaign to shun this unlikely delicacy.
The protests, according to the leading trade group for shark products, are intended "to incite the public to discriminate against our own eating culture." It claims Western conservation groups "use the shark issue as a fund-raising gimmick. We now make a vow to voice out and unveil those lies."
But shark-finning interests fight this battle mainly behind closed doors. They pack the UN-endorsed group that's supposed to protect sharks with friends – consultants who work for them, government officials who are supposed to promote their home industries, lobbyists who front shady educational groups, and even outright employees.
The result: feeble, dilatory, and otherwise ineffective oversight of a business that according to research oceanologists takes as many as 73 million sharks a year, and damages ecosystems that support fisheries feeding hundreds of millions. According to the Pew Environment Group, shark populations have declined from 70 to 80 percent over the last 50 years, and 30 percent of species are now endangered including the hammerhead, whose fin is especially prized for soup.
Blame prosperity. Many of the world's Chinese crave the social status they get for offering shark fin soup at banquets and weddings. Now more and more of them can afford it, even at prices exceeding $100 per bowl, and consumption has gone up dramatically over the last two decades,
But overfishing can have devastating consequences for ocean life. And shark-finning itself – often slicing the fin from a still-living shark and tossing it back into the ocean to drown, making room for more of the highly-profitable fins—arouses widespread revulsion. A number of cities and states in North America have passed laws against serving shark fin, and a number of top Hong Kong restaurants and hotels have followed suit.
"The UN treaty is supposed to protect animals from becoming threatened by international trade, but pro-trade lobbyists have managed to rally the one-third of the vote needed to veto any proposal," according to Peter Knights, executive director of the global anti-smuggling NGO, WildAid, referring to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES. Such vetoes cast in secret balloting kept the hammerhead off the list at a CITES meeting in Doha, Qatar in 2010.
In a more recent example, an event in Singapore, an influential member of the CITES shark group described the campaign against shark finning as a Western "attack on Chinese culture." Dr. Giam Choo-Hoo claimed most sharks are caught by small-scale subsistence fishermen, most shark fin is a product of accidental catches, and sharks don't need protection anyway. Everything he said in this forum flies in the face of a vast consensus of scientific data, and is extensively disproven by dozens of research organizations and academic institutions.
But Dr. Giam's impartiality is in question. According to the Washington Post, he introduces himself as a representative of the shark fin industry. He advises leaders of the trade group, the Marine Products Association (which just recently took the words 'Shark Fin' off its name), and he vigorously slaps down measures to protect sharks at CITES meetings around the world, as described in a police investigator's report endorsed by Sea Shepherd, the Seattle-based conservation group.
He's not even a shark expert – his specialty is crocodiles, and he works for companies that make them into luxury handbags. But he does take the shark fin issue seriously. He explains that because shark fin soup is the "number one most prestigious thing to serve at a big event in China," Chinese people do not want it banned, and he campaigns avidly for that result.
Others wonder why the 78-year-old veterinarian has a public forum in the first place. "Only here where the industry is strong and the press is weak can you characterize such a biased charade as an impartial debate," Knights said.
Thank you for taking the time to pen this piece. It is important. Having tracked shark species for many years, and Executive Produced a film that premiered worldwide on National Geographic (Directed by Erin Calmes) that resulted in a rapid protection of whale sharks by the the Philippine and subsequent governments, I am especially appreciative of the fact you focused on shark fin soup, and the frustrating gaps in the CITES treaty (of which the US is one of the major signatory offenders).
Sharks are by and large utterly gentle creatures, though my heart certainly goes out to those few individuals who have been attacked by sharks. But the numbers say it all: humans kill over 120 million sharks per year. Sharks kill but a handful of humans. Most shark species are in sharp decline, or threatened or endangered or critically endangered. They are not predators. They are simply trying to survive.
Those you used to kill sharks but now have gotten the religion of sharks and lead eco-tourists on non-invasive shark observational journeys have it right. Those who continue to imagine that eating sharks is "OK" are simply ecologically illiterate or in heinous denial. I hope your essay here in Forbes helps the desperately needed paradigm shift. Let everyone remember the recent story of the man who saved a Great White who, in turn, followed him, flipped over and allowed (with great pleasure) that individual to rub its belly. Sharks are no different than big gentle giants. Some of their teeth (the herbivorous whale sharks and the megamouths being huge exceptions) may look frightening. But that is evolutionary show-and-tell that has no causal relation to the fact most sharks -among the nearly 450 species – date back over 480 million years and eat to survive, in no different a manner than lions of the Serengeti. The latest shark attack records (2006) show a mere 46 unprovoked attacks by sharks on humans, or less than 1/3rd of 1 percent of the number of human attacks upon sharks leading to known shark mortality.
These numbers suggest that sharks are forgiving of the outrageous human behavior meted out to their kind. Given the fact one bowl of shark fin soup may cost in excess of US 300 dollars, and that most sharks appear headed towards extinction at current human predacious rates, it is super critical that people become informed, renounce the absurdist "Jaws" perception, and recognize that sharks are among the most finely honed of all marine creatures by evolution; among the most elegant and lyrical of all fish species. We need to revere, love and admire them.
Thanks for the work you do! Films like yours and articles like this need to be seen by anyone who cares even the slightest about the oceans health.
Donald — excellent piece. Great reporting on a topic that needs more coverage. Although some try to play the "culture" card and defend the practice of shark finning, the truth is that the ban here in Calif. was championed by Asian Americans who know this is BS — a bad, anachronistic practice is just that. (Calif. bill AB376 was introduced by Assemblyman Paul Fong). Thankfully, the whole West Coast gets it: Hawaii, Calif., Oregon and Washington have all outlawed finning. Hopefully the rest of the US will too, and that will influence other countries to do the same.
Great piece! I have no idea why more reporters aren't covering the CITES story. The UN Treaty has been a failure in terms of protecting sharks. As you rightly point out, shark populations are in dramatic decline. Out of roughly 260 shark species that have been assessed for their conservation status, over 50 percent, or 141, are endangered – either now or in the near near future, according to IUCN. This is a critical moment for sharks, which are essential to the health of our marine ecosystems. Yet, the UN treaty that is supposed to provide a measure of protection, is stacked with pro-trade lobbyists and thus fails miserably. Again – as you so rightly point out, given the urgency, how CITES does not require members to disclose personal financial interest in the matters they rule on, is beyond me. Let's hope this changes in time to protect sharks and our oceans.
I am saddend by the fact that a fellow veterinarian is espousing the cruel practice of cuttng off the fins of a live animals and letting them go. Perhaps I should not be surprised, given the fact that members of my profession are engaged in cruel activities in many countries. Another such a one occurs right in China, where bear farming is practised. The bears have in-dwelling catheters inserted into their gall bladders and are kept in tiny cages where the bile is regularly drained for use in human medicine. Not surprisingly there is a high incidencve of peritonitis. It is not just China. Vets are involved in rhino poaching in South Africa.
Beyond this is the whole inane CITES thing. I'm not sure how much of my Linkedin response got to a wider audience, so here is a slightly expanded version of it.
In his book "What I Tell You Three Times is True" Ian Parker wrote a chapter titled "CITES – The Unworkable Treaty." His book is about elephants and ivory and he knows intimately of what he writes. If you are interested in this subject, and want an unadorned view of that world, track the book down and read, mark and inwardly digest it.
I have quoted Parker in my own "The Trouble With Lions" and said that he "considers them [CITES] to have become a top-heavy bureacracy that is held by up by its own inertia." Parker also describes the treaty as 'an orgy of siliness." This shark story seems to fit and so we continue to kowtow to the huge financial interests and political machinations of a nation whose attitude to wildlife (other than the charismatic species in their own country) is not the same as mine or many other people's.
Perhaps the veterinary profession in China has little concern with animal welfare, or perhaps this one vet has been seduced by dollars.


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On this day in 1973, 39-year-old Don Young was sworn in as an Alaskan Congressman for the first time. Four decades, eight Presidents and 20 full terms later, Rep. Young is now Congress' fifth longest-serving member.
Next week, he will even take the title of the longest serving Alaskan Member of Congress from the late Senator Ted Stevens.
Rep. Young said during his time in office, Alaska's greatest asset "has always been the people that call Alaska home."
He said it was an honor to fight on behalf of Alaskans and had enjoyed representing "the unique needs and aspects of a state like Alaska; large in geography, small in population, and far away from the halls of Congress."
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NFC North Spin cycle: Packers, Vikings in, Bears left out
The Vikings earned a rematch with Green Bay in the wild-card playoffs but the Bears have nothing to show for 10 regular-season wins.
Week 17 Players of the Week
This week, PFW selects Alfred Morris, Everson Griffen and Darius Reynaud as its Players of the Week.
Peterson misses record, but leads Vikings to playoffs
Adrian Peterson came within 9 yards of Eric Dickerson's rushing record, finishing with 199 yards and powering the Vikings into the playoffs, 37-34 over Green Bay.
Week 16 Players of the Week
This week, PFW selects Russell Wilson, Geno Atkins and Blair Walsh as its Players of the Week.
Week 17 playoff scenarios
Seeding is up for grabs in the AFC, while five teams fight for two spots in the NFC playoffs in Week 17.
NFC North Spin cycle: Packers roll, Vikes control fate
The Packers might have wrapped up the North, but the Vikings' win Sunday means they control their fate in Week 17.
Redskins-Cowboys flexed to prime time in Week 17
The Week 17 game between the Redskins and Cowboys for the NFC East title has been flex into the primetime slot.
Vikings upset Texans 23-6
Christian Ponder threw a touchdown pass, Toby Gerhart added a score and Blair Walsh kicked three field goals in the Vikings' win over the Texans.
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After this season, the receiver position is set to undergo a facelift in Minnesota, with Percy Harvin's return still to be determined.
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Peterson, Watt make MVP cases, rally contenders
In what might be one of the few true head-to-head battles for MVP either Adrian Peterson or J.J. Watt might have the chance to earn the award in Week 16.
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The Packers continued their dominance over the Bears, sweeping the season series and clinching first place in the NFC North.
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Adrian Peterson ran for a season-best 212 yards, and the Vikings spoiled the Rams' home finale Sunday with a 36-22 win.
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The Vikings re-signed Loadholt on Tuesday.||||||| Loadholt has been the Vikings starter at right tackle for his whole career, missing only one game in four seasons.
The NFL has fined Loadholt $10,000 for two unnecessary roughness penalties in the Vikings' Week 1 game against New Orleans.||||||| Loadholt was disciplined for twice grabbing a Saints' face mask, in the second and fourth quarters of the game Sept. 9.
Loadholt returned to the Vikings' lineup for Sunday's game against Baltimore after missing the previous game with a sprained left ankle.|||||||
The Minnesota Vikings have signed Loadholt, their second-round draft pick.||||||| The team announced the move on Wednesday, ensuring the right tackle will report to training camp on time. Players are required to report by Thursday and the first practice is Friday. The 6-foot-8, 343-pound former Oklahoma Sooner is expected to challenge for the starting job at right tackle. Ryan Cook and Artis Hicks both struggled at that spot last season.


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Section 1. The chairnan of the board, president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, two regular members, and one member of the advisory staff shall serve as the board of directors.
A. The immediate past president shall serve as the chairman of the board.
B. The two regular members elected to the board of directors shall be elected at the annual general election and their terms shall be staggered. They shall not serve more than two consecutive terms.
- The immediate past president shall be the president proceeding the president now holding office.
- In the event the immediate past president is unable to serve as chairman of the board for a period exceeding four months the board of directors shall appoint a regular member in good standing to fill this position. Said member shall serve until the position can be filled in the regular manner.
Section 2. Board meetings shall be open to the regular membership, but only board members may vote at such meetings.
Section 3. Any member of the board of directors who absents himself from four (4)consecutive meetings of the board may have his office declared vacant by a majority vote of the directors present at a duly called meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present.
Section 4. Subject to the limitations of the Articles of Incorporation and these bylaws, the board of directors shall have the power to:
- Conduct, manage, and control the affairs and business of the association, and to make or approve such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the efficient operation of the association.
- To approve or disapprove applications for membership.
- To appoint such agents or employees other than named in these by-laws, as shall be deemed necessary for the transaction of the business of the association.
- To borrow money or incur indebtedness for the purposes of the association, and to cause to be executed and delivered therefore, in the association's name, promissary notes, bonds, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecations, or other evidences of debt, and securities therefore.
- All other duties and powers as outlined in these by-laws or the association standing rules.
Section 1. There shall be an advisory staff to the board of directors which shall consist of:
- The vice president-general manager.
- The chief administrative officer of each department.
- The chairman of each committee.
Section 2. The duties of the advisory staff are:
- To advise the board on any matter concerning the acquisition or disposition of any equipment, facilities, or other materials.
- To advise the board on any matter concerning museum policy.
- All other duties as directed in the association by-laws or standing rules.
Section 5. The general manager shall preside over all meetings of the advisory staff.
- In the event the general manager cannot preside at a meeting, the general superintendent shall take his place for that meeting.
Section 4. The advisory staff shall elect from its members, a delegate to represent them as their member on the board of directors.
- This delegate shall be elected at the first staff meeting of the year.
- The delegate shall serve a one year term and shall not succeed himself.
- The general manager is not eligible for this position.
Section 5. The advisory staff shall meet a minimum of once every quarter year or:
- On request of the general manager.
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If you're a figure skater/spectator and truly love and care about figure skating then continue to read, however if you only care about the naughty look thus seek attention from males then please do not proceed.
This is about why you should wear your figure skating dress first and then your tights cause all figure skaters deserve to know the truth. (unless your bottom underwear part is too short and small)
The truth is males started figure skating, and they designed the figure skating outfit.You can ask yourself as a skater why in the world would i wear any kind of underwear, attached or not over my tights, well there is no reason why you would.
Figure skating tights look exactly like pantyhose tights so you can picture yourself for example wearing underwear over pantyhose tights and then the skirt or dress, imagine how irritating it must feel around the bums and front which is also very unhygienic. (for the girls who think tights is underwear and therefor it should not be worn over the attached briefs part are wrong, the build in briefs/attached briefs of the figure skating dress is also basically exactly like underwear)
The only reason why you would wear the tights first is cause of the norms or if the attached underwear part of the figures skating dress is too short and the tights won't go up high enough, this matter is discussed later.
Males came up with figure skating dresses having the attached underwear worn over tights so they can see the underwear and the bum with the oval shaped tight looking crotch which is so repulsive, think about it, is that really what you want, milions of perverts to look at that?
Now let me tell you about the reasons why figure skaters should wear the figure skating dress first and then the tights instead.
1 - it's much more comfortable cause tights next to the skin there is rather irritable and ickky.
2 - It's less revealing like there's no bum falling out look, or the wedgie that makes the briefs look all baggy and wrinkly from the front and back which also gives a naughty slutty underwear look.
(below are one of those examples where you can see the wrinkly underwear look and the bums falling out when you wear the top bottom underwear part of your figure skating dress over your tights instead of under, notice the shape of the crotch part also becomes much more revealing which you wouldn't see if it was worn under the tights)
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Mirai+N...ay/wN8-Ni9cGOv (in this one you can clearly see how the top bottom underwear part rides up while skating and becomes a very nasty wedgie)
3 - It upsets and keeps perverts away who want to look at the bum and the crotch area when the tights are worn over the bottom underwear part of the figure skating dress.
(if you still believe it makes no difference wearing the top bottom underwear part over your tights instead of under when perverts can't see any wedgies and such then have a look here) http://forums.superiorpics.com/ubbth...pics/1923220/1 or http://forums.superiorpics.com/ubbth...igure_skating_
Below you can see the millionth reason why you should always try to wear your top bottom underwear part of your figure skating dress UNDER your tights cause they come in all sizes if you have noticed.
(Another link with more examples of why you should never wear your tights first and then your dress which i'd never ever do heh)
(the links below are some ballet versions but are pretty much the same, a leotard dress with tights, here you can clearly see the tights are worn over the top bottom part, thus no sloppy brief look)
4 - Wearing the tights over the top bottom part gives it a neat and tidier look which keeps the briefs in one place, but the tan color makes it look nude, colored tights gives it a nicer and beautiful look.
5- Wearing the top bottom part of the figure skating dress over your tights makes your bums more revealing like in the link below, under the tights does not.
6- Another important reason in the link below which makes you want to wear your figure skating dress first and then your tights because the skating dress brief is already an underwear piece.This comes in very handy cause you don't need to wear an extra pair of underwear under the tights or have to wear those uncomfortable thongs, which solves this important problem.
7- When wearing the top bottom underwear part of your figure skating dress over your tights there's a chance you might get yeast infections, more reasons to wear it under your tights.
8-All the more reasons to wear the top bottom underwear part of your figure skating dress under the tights is cause guys always look at your butt, this happens like i told you before if you wear your bottom underwear part over your tights which makes your butt look too revealing to them, it is degrading to us who love to figure skate.
For anyone who thinks it looks nude if the tights are worn over the top bottom underwear part, that's only true if the figure skating dress is nude.
Let me prove it does not look nude because you can still see the attached briefs worn under the tights giving it a flat neat and tidy look in the link below instead of a naughty slutty stripper look where you can see a tight crotch hanging out as well as the bums falling out. (it may be a roller skating example but the outfit is exactly the same)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtbT4o-RnDs (look at 1:30)
9- This just keeps on going why you should just try to wear you figure skating dress first then your tights, look at the biggest reason why most guys watch figure skating http://www.ownagepranks.com/forums/t11550/
This is what a figure skater said before:
"if they wore the dress first then the tights, the tights cant really be pulled up too high, which means that there's the possibility of the tights dropping while they skate"
(here in those links are examples where the tights clearly can be pulled up high enough and you can literally see the attached briefs are made to be worn under the tights without any chance of the tights dropping.
Now look below and you can see these kind of tights would fit perfectly over the top bottom underwear part of the figure skating dresses shown above (colored tights preferred for a less revealing look of course)
(the links here under are examples of the tights worn over the attached briefs part where you don't see that ugly crotch or bum look unless the video has a bad quality, nonetheless don't pay attention to how good or bad they skate, it's about the less revealing part considering in the long run you'll skate better wearing it this way)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFSVCQEkn5I (watch from 1:37 to 1:138 for if you don't believe it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_TUQNb5rik (0:50 to 0:54) (2:37 to 2:41)
Here's what a figure skater herself said that just makes you want to wear the figure skating dress first then the tights.
" Unfortunately it's true...I've seen way too many pictures of female skaters that made me think "could she show any more of her bum?" or "I wonder if it fell out of her briefs completely at any point?" or "did the audience notice her skating at all, or just her pseudo-strip-show?" Plus I figure it'd be hard to skate comfortably and concentrate if you knew half your bum was hanging out of your costume or wondering if you'd done a good enough job tidying up the ol' bikini line. "
So my point is it works, try wearing a figure skating dress first and then the tights.
If the tights won't go up high enough cause of the skirt there are always different sizes, also try to wear different colored tights, it looks a lot better than nude color tights.
The best part of this all is you don't have to get rid of the skating dress,perhaps the tights like i explained earlier.
Last but not least, wearing it this way makes you skate much better in the long run,meaning less pressure from the wind against your bums and crotch which makes you gain more flow and speed in your triples or other skating moves.
The results are you will perform better, believe it or not.(let them criticize and never be ashamed,you know you wear it the right way)
(ps:i don't i give a hoot who disagrees or complains this has been a familiar topic, it's only for figure skaters who agree and think about it )


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Closing the Gap - Regional Telecommunications Review - Indigenous Communications Program
Closing the Gap - Regional Telecommunications Review - Indigenous Communications Program
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Key Elements
The Indigenous Communications Program will deliver:
- a fixed or mobile community phone to around 300 remote Indigenous communities that do not currently have access to a public phone;
- ongoing monitoring and maintenance of these 300 new phones and 250 existing phones; and
- in collaboration with state and territory governments, the installation of public internet access facilities and delivery of computer training in up to 120 remote Indigenous communities that have limited or no public access internet facilities.
The objective of the Indigenous Communications Program is to improve essential telecommunications services, basic public internet access facilities and computer training for remote Indigenous communities. The program will build upon existing programs to ensure remote Indigenous communities receive greater access to enhanced and more flexible solutions to address their telecommunications needs.
Telephone services element - Remote Indigenous communities with a population of less than 50 that do not have access to a public phone may be eligible for a community phone. Eligible remote Indigenous communities will be nominated by relevant Australian Government, state or territory agencies, or appointed community liaison officers.
Internet access and training element - Public internet access and training services will be provided to eligible communities that are nominated by state and territory governments. The public internet access and training element will target remote Indigenous hub communities, typically with a population of 100 or more, that have limited or no public internet access facilities.
The Indigenous Communications Program will commence on 1 July 2009.
Total Government Funding
The Australian Government has contributed an additional $3.7 million to the $30 million Indigenous Communications Program.
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I need to parallelize a library through the use of a graphic accelerator. I have had no trouble doing similar work on Linux but I am struggling with using Visual Studios 2012.
I can't figure out how to do analogs to simple things. I can't figure out how to do simple things like specifying linkage, libraries, and include files.
I need to move quickly from understanding the Linux build system to the Windows build system.
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I write about social, mobile and marketing trends.
"One thing a person cannot do no matter how rigorous his analysis or heroic his imagination is to draw up a list of things that would never occur to him." Thomas Shelling, Nobel Prize winner.
Imagine a CIO who had never configured a router. Imagine a CIO who had never led an IT project. Imagine a CIO who had never managed the implementation of servers into a server environment. Imagine a CIO who had never sourced, negotiated or selected a solution from an IT vendor.
Now imagine if this CIO had been asked to design your organization's next generation network infrastructure. Would you trust her?
Remarkably, in our research only four CIOs in the Fortune 250 have an active blog. Only 10% have a Twitter account. 1/3 have either no LinkedIn profile or a profile with minimal connections.
So how can we trust CIOs to deliver on the promise of the social enterprise? Sabine Everaet, the CIO of Coca-Cola Europe nailed this point exactly, telling me: "If CIOs don't engage and understand social externally, then I don't see how it's possible from them to build an internal solution for their organizations."
The future workplace in large part, relies on the importance of the CIO. We have heard a great deal, and with objectivity about the need for businesses to become more social. Let us look for once beyond the social business, to the CIO role whose social skills are stamped upon it.
There isn't much CIO social expertise stamped upon today's businesses. And herein stands the great challenge ahead. Yet, those gifted with social talents are hearing the message, which the top 25 display to us in the form of participation.
Jeanette Horan, IBM's CIO Sums it up perfectly, "With the experience our employees have as consumers, I believe it is important for me as CIO to understand the experiences they are enjoying and how to bring those same experiences into the workplace in a 'fit for business' way."
Instead of stating it in words harmon.ie (see disclosure below) has stated it in the form of an infographic shown
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For CIOs, managing is about understanding an organization's people, information and technologies. Their task is to make people capable of exceptional performance, to enable teams to collaborate and to prepare an organization to be more effective. This is what the true role of the CIO is all about, and it is the reason that she is critical to building a social business.
To understand that LinkedIn is important for networking and identifying subject matter experts; to see that Twitter can be used to communicate ideas to a broad audience; to grasp that Facebook is a valuable tool for connecting friends and family through shared interests; to appreciate that Google+ represents a new break-through in long form communication and collaboration are all important to understand when designing the information flow and technologies for the social enterprise.
I asked Wayne Shurts (#6), CIO of SuperValu why he became a more social executive, he said,
"For me, the number one reason is I want to understand it, I want to know it, I want to see what's happening in that media, and I want to see that first hand. Being on Facebook and Twitter, and being active. That is how I learn the media. And that's way better than getting a consultant's PowerPoint on the topic. The best way to know and understand the media is to be in the middle of it."
You ask "how can we trust CIOs to deliver on the promise of the social enterprise" – Simple, we trust them to assemble the right team of experts (both internally and external consultant) to help them plan and implement the various IT projects throughout their organization.
A CIO is not just responsible for their collaboration tools. They also are accountable for the HR, finance/billing, supply chain, database, customer support, and a dozen other systems that the company uses. Do you expect them to be an expert in each of these tools as well? Of course not. That's why they have VPs, directors, project managers, etc. under them.
Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see everyone, CIOs or otherwise, be engaged with their (internal and external) communities. Of course there are wonderful stories of executives like Tony from Zappos who understand and embrace social media, but I don't think it is a requirement for the success of their job.
Your comparing my comment about VP and Directors to "interns and junior level employees". Oh well, it's ok for us to disagree.
Alan, I fully disagree. As a CIO I have to play three different roles:
- Functional CIO: responsible for the day-to-day operations including delivery of IT Infrastructure Services and Application Services
- Transformational CIO: Be part of the business transformation in improving e.g., revenue and margins
- Strategic/innovative CIO: Driving direct impact on the company's service and product portfolio through innovation.
In all three roles internal and external communication is critical to share the value creation with the different stakeholders. It has to move out of the black box! In this case social media is a MUST have communication tool for CIOs.
Oliver, I'm glad you're embracing social media and as I said, I'd love to see everyone engaged with their communities.
As opposed to delivering on IT projects, strategic CIO's need to focus on delivering on business projects.
While we do not expect CIO's to be experts on each of the tools, there is an expectation that they have a good understanding of the top business initiatives of the organization and can bring innovation (like social media) in to support those objectives.
First, I agree that a CIO needs to be social and that it takes effort, of course.
But the rankings you present make me wonder. Is this woody or what methodology was used to get these numbers?
We call these navel gazing metrics. We explain what the problem is here:
===> http://securl.de/CIOmetrics
Why would Forbes publish something like this, was the article itself not good enough?
First, I agree that a CIO needs to be social and that it takes effort, of course.
Second, the rankings presented make me wonder. Is this woody or what methodology was used to get these numbers?
We call these navel gazing metrics. We explain what the problem is here:
===> http://securl.de/CIOmetrics
Why would Forbes publish something like this, was the article itself not good enough?
An active social media mindset is becoming more and more critical for any leader in an organization, whether CIO, CMO or CEO. A social presence allows a CIO to keep colleagues and staff informed quicker; it allows for conversations which can open up issues or challenges and solutions, and it allows the CIO to keep aware of internal and external customer concerns. What business leader WOULDN'T want to keep in touch this way?
For CIOs going social is a must, especially as organizations continue to embrace the next generation of professionals. This crew lives and breathes by the ability to communicate and ultimately collaborate within a social environment. I wouldn't expect CIOs to be experts at social per say, but I would expect them to have the business acumen to strategically guide the integration, growth and support. CIOs today need to be transformational leaders capable and the uprising of social is a prime example.


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Miguel Sano on Tuesday hit a home run for the New Britain RockCats. The Twins prospect then took almost a half-minute to round the bases.
The Twins Double-A affilate then benched him for four games. He didn't play again until Sunday.
The benching of Sano — currently rated by Baseball America as the No. 3 prospect in all the minors — created something of a social media storm, as twits with 130 characters and less information accused the Twins of overreacting or even of trying to quash his home run production.
It seems likely that Sano was out of the lineup for reasons that go beyond the "pimping" of Tuesday's homer. In the one bit of original reporting on the incident I've seen, Patrick Reusse said that:
- Sano and the pitcher, Bobby Lanigan, had had a clash earlier, before the Twins released Lanigan;
- Terry Ryan, the Twins general manager, was at the game, saw the incident, talked with Sano afterwards and, in Reusse's words, "didn't like what he heard."
The slow trot was the catalyst, certainly, but such issues as comportment with teammates and respect for bosses may well have entered into the discipline.
Sano is hardly the first 20-year-old minor leaguer to get a disciplinary benching, and he won't be the last. It's part of the process of maturation.
But this one got attention because it was possible to focus attention on it.
It wasn't that long ago that the only information most Twins fans got about the farm system was what dribbles the front office fed to the metro beat writers. For the more intense fans, there were little snippets in The Sporting News and, later, Baseball America.
Today there are at least three bloggers, led by the estimable Seth Stohs, who essentially specialize in following the Twins minor leaguers. If Byron Buxton isn't in the lineup on Tuesday, it's on Twitter before the first pitch. There's a video of the Sano at-bat and slow trot on YouTube, so we can see and judge that. (But we're not privy to his encounters with Ryan and manager Jeff Smith.)


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