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Justia columnist, George Washington law professor, and economist Neil Buchanan argues that today's policy debates should not focus too far on the future, contrary to Paul Ryan's and others' arguments. Buchanan notes that leading economists are now increasingly acknowledging that our longtime focus on debt and deficits is no longer appropriate. Thus, Buchanan contends that we need to focus, for instance, on preventing cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid that will definitely harm people, not on long-term forecasts about debt that may or may not prove accurate.
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Evans v. Michigan: The Supreme Court Mulls Over Double Jeopardy, Again
Justia columnist and Cornell law professor Sherry Colb discusses two Supreme Court Double Jeopardy cases, Evans v. Michigan and Blueford v. Arkansas, that turn on what ought to happen when a judge makes a mistake about state law and consequently takes a case away from the jury. Since the mistake in Evans helped the defendant, Colb argues that the resolution of Evans will tell us a lot about how principled—or unprincipled—the Court's application of its Double Jeopardy doctrine will be: Will the Court be consistent about the Double Jeopardy doctrine, even despite the possibility that its ruling might help criminal defendants? Colb also comments on the contrast between Evans and last year's ruling in Blueford, where the judge also made a mistake, but not, in that case, a mistake that helped the defendant.
When a Friend Is Really a Foe: Why U.S. Consumer Protection Bodies Should Regulate Debt Collectors' Use of Social Media
Justia columnist and U. Washington law professor Anita Ramasastry comments on the legal issues regarding debt collection and social media. As Ramasastry explains, certain debt collectors currently take to social media to harass debtors after first posing as, for example, a Facebook friend. Ramasastry describes the current law regarding how debt collectors may operate, and the alterations in the law that will likely be enacted in the near future, in order to accommodate the technological changes that have occurred since the initial debt-collection laws were put in place, long before the advent of social media.
Battle of the Sexes: The Department of Defense Lifts the Restriction on Women in Combat
Justia columnist and Hofstra law professor Joanna Grossman comments on DoD's recent decision to remove the ban on women in combat. After providing a brief history of women in the military, Grossman characterizes the ban as having been a stubborn form of sex discrimination, and notes that the ban had been honored in the breach, as military women were increasingly participating in combat roles that put them in harm's way, as a number of their deaths have sadly proven. Thus, Grossman calls on the military to recognize the reality that women already occupied what are in effect combat roles, even before the DoD restrictions were lifted, and to ensure military women's equality by addressing the high level of sexual abuse in the military.
Down the Rabbit Hole: A Review of Errol Morris's A Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald
Justia guest columnist and law professor at Touro Law Center in Central Islip, New York, Rodger Citron reviews Errol Morris's book on one of the most infamous murders in American history, in which Army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald was convicted of the 1970 killing of his wife and two daughters. MacDonald, however, has consistently maintained that not he, but four intruders, committed the murders, and has pointed to the stab wound he incurred, which punctured his lung, as evidence of his claim. MacDonald is still in prison, but should he be? Citron considers the evidence.
Dealing With Aaron Swartz in the Nixonian Tradition: Overzealous Overcharging Leads to a Tragic Result
Justia columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean comments on the Aaron Swartz case—in which the brilliant young computer programmer was, according to many commentators, including Dean himself, overzealously prosecuted—and eventually chose suicide over the likely lengthy prison sentence that he faced, based on his downloading for free numerous journal articles that otherwise would have cost money to access, and using MIT facilities to do so. Dean recalls instances where others have proved more reasonable, such as the case of a Vietnam War demonstrator with which Dean was familiar, and deems the Swartz case an instance of blatant prosecutorial overcharging. Dean also warns that there is nothing unusual about Swartz's case, in that prosecutorial overcharging is rife.
The Release of the Los Angeles Archdiocese's Records Relating to Clergy Child Sex Abuse: The Insights It Reveals, and Why the Justice System Deserves Great Credit Here
Justia columnist and Cardozo law professor Marci Hamilton comments on a recent development relating to the fight for justice for victims of child sex abuse: the release of the records of the Catholic Church's Los Angeles Archdiocese in one case, with many such more records to come, pursuant to a 2007 settlement. Hamilton argues that, in addition to the brave survivors who have come forward to report abuse, and the journalists who exposed the truth, our justice system deserves credit for bringing the perpetrators to justice. Hamilton also notes the key role of statute-of-limitations window legislation in ensuring that the victims' cases could be tried despite the expiration of the original statutes of limitations.
Marking the Fortieth Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Part Two: Why the Court Did Not Go Too Far Too Fast
Justia columnist and Cornell law professor Michael Dorf continues his two-part series of columns on Roe v. Wade on its 40th anniversary. Here, in Part Two of Dorf's two-part series, he addresses a common criticism that has been voiced by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, prior to her joining the Court, and by others as well: the criticism that Roe went too far, too fast and that having more of a dialogue beforehand might have led to less controversy surrounding the decision. Dorf disagrees with this criticism of Roe and its timing, contending (1) that the criticism may well have been mistaken from the very beginning, and (2) that the passage of forty years since Roe was handed down has surely and clearly refuted the too far, too fast critique of Roe. (Part One of Dorf's series on Roe appeared on January 17 here on Justia's Verdict.)
Labor of Love: Sex, Jobs, and Workers' Compensation
Justia columnist and Hofstra law professsor Joanna Grossman, and Justia guest columnist and Stanford law professor Lawrence Friedman comment on a case that raised the issue whether workers' compensation covered an injury that was incurred during sex on a business trip, with the injury at issue involving a broken and dangerous light fixture. Grossman and Friedman explain why, though the Australian woman who suffered the light-fixture injury prevailed on her workers' compensation claim, and most American claimants injured during sex on a business trip likely would, too, other would-be claimants with sex-on-a-business-trip injuries have been left without any remedy from workers' compensation.
Do Special Legislative Protections for Labor Picketing Violate the First Amendment? The California Supreme Court in the Ralphs Grocery Case Says "No," Disagreeing with the D.C. Circuit and Setting Up a Split Only the Supreme Court Can Resolve
Justia columnist and U.C., Davis law professor Vikram David Amar comments on the possible First Amendment issues that could arise from the application of laws that especially favor labor picketing, above other kinds of picketing. Amar covers a recent California Supreme Court ruling on the issue, and the relevant U.S. Supreme Court precedents as well. Amar critiques the California Supreme Court's analysis, but also concludes that, in the end, the California Supreme Court's result was the right one. Amar also notes the reasons why this important First Amendment/labor rights issue may ultimately land at the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming years.
Marking the Fortieth Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Part One: Where Three Common Criticisms Go Wrong
In the first in a two-part series on Roe v. Wade on its 40th anniversary, Justia columnist and Cornell law professor Michael Dorf explains where three common criticisms of the controversial Supreme Court precedent each go wrong. The criticisms run as follows: (1) that the constitutional text nowhere mentions abortion; (2) that the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment did not encompass a right to abortion; and (3) that the courts ought to stay out of socially divisive issues. If these objections are carefully considered, Dorf concludes, none of them holds water. Still, Dorf notes, Roe was nonetheless a hard case. (Dorf will continue his commentary on Roe's 40th in his Wednesday, January 23 column.)
President Obama's Least Bad Options: Understanding Two Independent Constitutional Justifications for Exceeding the Debt Ceiling, and Exploring Two Ways to Do So
Justia columnist, George Washington law professor, and economist Neil Buchanan continues his ongoing commentary (which has, at times, been co-written with fellow Justia columnist and Cornell law professor Michael Dorf) on how President Obama should handle the debt-ceiling situation. More specifically, Buchanan focuses on what he calls the President's two least bad options, should he decide to issue debt in excess of the debt ceiling. They are (1) issue new debt as usual, and (2) issue IOUs to the public. Buchanan acknowledges that neither option is without risk, but he points out that those risks exist only because the Republicans in the House have insisted on creating this crisis, and thus the responsibility for any such risk should be laid at their door, not that of the President.
Revenge Porn Returns, with Home Addresses: Why the Site Is Legal and What Legislators Might Do to Fix That
Justia columnist and U. Washington law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses the way in which Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) has unintentionally offered a safe harbor to websites on which people's exes post nude or other intimate photos that were taken during the course of a relationship, and that were intended by the subject of the photo to be forever kept private. Ramasastry notes how adding additional information to the photo, such as a home address, could be a crime, as it aids cyberstalking. In addition, she urges that Congress ought to amend Section 230 in order to prevent unintended negative consequences like these.
Can Health Care Providers Ethically Go on Strike?
Justia columnist and attorney David Kemp considers the ethics around health care providers going on strike. Invoking various philosophical viewpoints relating to the matter, Kemp notes that while the unjust treatment of any group of employees is intolerable, there is a unique set of factors present when discussing the labor conditions of health care providers. Kemp points out that both the patient and the individual employee are impacted by unjust or unfair working conditions, but argues that because the health-care provider's first duty is to care for the patient, the strike may not be an ideal negotiation device. Kemp concludes that although there are strong arguments on both sides, the risk of harm to patients ultimately outweighs the need for health-care workers to strike in a majority of circumstances.
Why President Obama Could Easily Be Impeached Over the Debt Ceiling If Congress Fails to Raise It
Justia columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean discusses the debt-ceiling crisis and how it might play out. Dean notes that if both sides remain adamant in their positions, we will be in unchartered territory, and that President Obama is refusing to negotiate this time around. To make the stakes here clear, Dean describes the impact of failing to raise the debt-ceiling limit. Moreover, citing the work of fellow Justia columnists Neil Buchanan and Michael Dorf, Dean also explains the constitutional and legal problems that will arise if the debt ceiling is not raised, and why its not being raised is a real possibility. Dean also questions whether an out-of-control Congress might even attempt to impeach President Obama if he were to be forced to break the law in order to prevent the U.S. from defaulting, and avert a financial catastrophe.
Football, Sexual Assault, and the Web: The End of the Institutional Cover-ups of Sexual Abuse and Assault
Justia columnist and Cardozo law professor Marci Hamilton comments on the confluence of forces that have made the victories in the fight against child sex abuse possible. Among the key factors, Hamilton argues, are the end of the old boys' network; survivors who are empowered by the justice system; and revelations that go public far more quickly than they could have prior to the Age of the Internet, when victims and critics of abusers have a strong, far-reaching voice and the ability to recruit allies and supporters. With all these developments, together, sparking public outrage, Hamilton notes that even previously untouchable football institutions can be made accountable—noting, for instance, the crimes toward a young woman in Steubenville, Ohio, by members of that town's team.
The U.S Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Upholds Restrictions on Medical Abortion: Why Should Anyone Care?
Justia columnist and Cornell law professor Sherry Colb discusses the ramifications of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit's decision to uphold a series of restrictions on medical abortions (such as abortions effected by taking the drug RU-486) against various constitutional challenges by Planned Parenthood and others. Colb explains why making medical (as opposed to surgical) abortions more difficult can also have other ramifications, as well. For instance, she suggests that the restrictions at issue may be motivated by politics, and not by concern for women's health. In particular, Colb points out that medical abortions do not require clinic visits where women seeking abortions must face down pro-life protesters; and that such abortions, with no health care provider involved, may defeat a pro-life strategy of vilifying abortion providers and painting women who seek abortions as victims of society's decision not to fully support motherhood.
When Good Courts Go Bad: The Iowa Supreme Court Issues an Absurd Decision on Sexual Jealousy and Employment
Justia columnist and Hofstra law professor Joanna Grossman takes strong issue with a recent Iowa Supreme Court decision holding that a male dentist did not violate a law banning sex discrimination in employment when he fired his very competent dental assistant simply because he was attracted to her. Grossman argues that the Iowa courts should, in this case, have recognized that the dentist perpetrated what is called "sex-plus discrimination," which joins sex discrimination with another factor, such as an attraction to a particular person of that sex. Thus, Grossman explains, it is not a factor in the dentist's favor, legally, that he had hired other female assistants, and did not harass them. When women are treated worse than men at work because of their gender, Grossman concludes, discrimination law must apply, regardless of how many women are harassed or how selective or attraction-based the harasser may be.
What Can The President Do When Congress Gives Him a "Trilemma" of Unconstitutional Choices? Understanding Why the President Must Exceed the Debt Ceiling
Justia columnist and Cornell law professor Michael Dorf and Justia columnist, George Washington law professor, and economist Neil Buchanan argue that, faced with a trilemma of unconstitutional choices, President Obama effectively has no choice but to exceed the debt ceiling, and they explain exactly why that is. Buchanan and Dorf describe why, to honor the Constitution, a President must choose to issue debt in excess of the statutory limit, if the budget otherwise requires him to do so. They also argue that even Republicans in Congress should want the President to issue more debt, if Congress itself is unable to find a way to do its duty and increase the debt ceiling as needed. In their analysis, Buchanan and Dorf also invoke the idea that some choices are more unconstitutional than others; constitutionality, in other words, isn't just either/or.
The First Amendment and a New York State Newspaper's Reportage of the Names of All Area Individuals Holding Pistol Permits
Justia columnist and attorney Julie Hilden comments on the controversial decision by the suburban New York newspaper The Journal News to report the names of area residents who possess pistol permits. Hilden discusses both a possible defense for the newspaper's controversial action, and also some reasons why that action, while legal under area law and First-Amendment-protected, may not have been prudent—particularly since revealing who is armed in a given community also implicitly reveals who is unarmed and thus potentially vulnerable and therefore, the newspaper's reportage might cause many area residents to arm themselves.


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"We're Going To Punish The Wicked" Christians
Last May, then Vice President Joe Biden praised Tim Gill for his wonderful work in advancing the LGBTQ agenda saying "no telling where the agenda would be without Gill."
Attorney Mary Bonauto, who argued successfully in the same-sex marriage case "Obergefell v. Hodges" ---the case where the Court supposedly redefined marriage---agrees with Biden in praising Gill.
Tech Millionaire Tim Gill is now telling Rolling Stone Magazine he is going to "punish the wicked" who stand in the way of "progress."
Who are the "wicked" in his mind?
Christian writer Rod Dreher in his new book, "The Benedict Option," is calling for Christians to retreat to "conscience-forming communities" similar to those of 3rd and 4th-century monks to avoid the coming persecution.
Some Christian leaders agree.
Tim Gill told Rolling Stone Magazine he plans to "punish the wicked who hold traditional views about sexual morality."
That would be most biblical Christians.
He says he is not satisfied with the fact that marriage has been redefined by the Supreme Court, he now plans to target conservative "red states" with laws that protect religious people who disagree with the homosexual movement---and the people who support those laws.
Gill has already poured $422 million of his own wealth into this assault on the "wicked"---more than any other individual in America.
His Gill Foundation underwrites academic research, polling, litigation, data analytics and field organizing---all to advance the agenda---and now "punish the wicked."
He reminded Rolling Stone last week that he has already had success.
Last year he rallied more than 100 corporations, including Coca-Cola, Google, and Marriott behind a front group called "Georgia Prospers," threatening to pull out of the state unless Christian Georgia Governor Nathan Deal vetoed a "Religious Freedom Restoration Act."
Deal caved and vetoed it.
He has also had success in North Carolina. NC Gov, Pat McCory signed a state law regulating public restrooms, locker rooms, and other intimate facilities on the basis of biological sex---not gender preference or identification.
Gill did the same thing in NC. He rallied PayPal, the NBA and other high profile companies who promised to pull out corporately or cancel events if McCory didn't veto the bill.
You may recall that Seattle Seahawk quarterback Russell Wilson had planned to get married in North Carolina last year, but moved the wedding to Europe because of this issue.
McCory did not cave.
When McCory wouldn't veto, Gill then attacked the "wicked" Christian Governor and succeeded in defeating him by the narrowest margin in his reelection campaign. The election winner Democrat Roy Cooper had attended Gill's meeting in Manhattan where Biden was praising Gill.
Clearly, all this has an impact on Christians in the culture.
The Christian Post reported on a meeting a couple of weeks ago where scholars and defenders of religious freedom had come together at the National Press Club to discuss a new book by author and columnist Rod Dreher titled, "The Benedict Option," which is creating a onsiderable buzz both in and outside the Christian community.
Dreher says two events have changed everything. "First, the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision redefining marriage, and secondly, the capitulation of conservative politicians under pressure from big business in not backing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act."
I agree that those two issues are monumental to freedom of religion in America.
The book explains at great length how dramatically American culture has shifted away from Judeo-Christian norms and argues that "Christians who value theological orthodoxy must create conscience-forming communities patterned after Benedict of Nursia, an Italian monk who lived from 487-547 AD."
He says, "Such an effort is necessary if the Christian faith is to survive the onslaught from increasingly hostile secular progressives."
I disagree. Christians are not called to survival. We are called to be "salt" and "light."
While the Christian Post reports on the discussion, I found very little substance in relation to what is a major consideration of our time---how should Christians respond to the chaos in our culture?
On the other hand, The Atlantic, a widely read Left to far Left magazine, has written a feature article on Dreher's book titled, "The Christian Retreat From Public Life."
Ironically, The Atlantic, while not supportive of biblical Christianity at all, has raised the questions you would expect in a Christian publication.
They begin with this: "Rod Dreher makes a powerful argument for communal religious life in his book, 'The Benedict Option'. But he has not wrestled with how to live side by side with people unlike him."
Their point of view in the question is that of so-called politically correct "tolerance," but the question must be asked.
After their review of the book, they say, "Nothing in this language [of the book] suggests that Dreher is ready to live tolerantly alongside people with different views. If progressives wrote about the Bible as a 'lot of babble about Jesus and God', using language similar to that of the parent Dreher cites, he would be quick to cry foul against the ignorance and intolerance of the Left," calling his language "dismissive and mocking."
Clearly this shows their own intolerance toward biblical Christianity.
While they miss it, it also reveals the difference between the goals of the secular progressive and the biblical Christian.
While the New Testament instructs us to be at peace with others, it also instructs us not to be conformed to this world, but be transformed---different than the others outside of Christ.
Secularists want to "conform people" while biblical Christians are called to be "transformed."
And, frankly, the biblical goal for God's people is not a contrived unity, but it is to influence---go into all the world and preach the gospel---to be "salt" and "light."
The Atlantic says this: "Dreher does not engage: How should Christians be in fellowship with people unlike them?"
Christians are not called to "fellowship" with unbelievers, but to influence unbelievers.
The lengthy Atlantic article claims Dreher and others like him are acting out of fear---fear of people who are different then him.
Tim Gill is counting on that.
And they conclude that Dreher probably wrote the book for people like himself---"those who share his faith, convictions, and feelings of cultural alienation," but even for those Christians who want to withdraw from society...they say, "Dreher's monastery walls may be too high, and his mountain pass to narrow."
This, I believe, brings focus to a very important question---perhaps the most important question of all for biblical Christians.
How then should we live? In fear? Or in faith? In isolation? Or in the world, but not of the world?
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- Anonymous9:15 AM, July 24, 2017
While Oxford English Dictionary gives the meaning of "wicked" as "Bad in moral character, disposition, or conduct"ReplyDelete
It really got that definition from being associated with the Hebrew and Greek words it was used as a translation.
The word "wicked" is used as a translation 344, in the Bible, 320 times in the Old Testament, 24 times in the New Testament
The various Hebrew words, in the Old Testament, translated as wicked, mean bad, morally wrong
Of the 24 times wicked occurs in the NT, 18 are a Greek word which occurs 76 times in the NT and is more often, 48 times, translated as evil. The meaning of this Greek word means hurtful.
So the Bible translators associated the English word "wicked" with Hebrew and Greek words which means bad moral behavior which is hurtful
So that is the definition we give it today, whereas the word "wicked" comes from the Old English word "wīcan" means, to be weak, to give way
Doubt Tim Gill is a reader of the Bible so his definition of wicked is probably closer to the original English, which means he wants to be hurtful to the weak Christians.
- Anonymous8:32 PM, July 24, 2017
When a Christian politely says, "No, I would rather not dress up, adorn, promote, decorate. or otherwise show up, to encourage your ways, which would be contrary to my serving God.", it's Bam!, you wicked person!, and this kind of thinking is being promoted by elected judges. Such judges have apparently lost their morals, and are unfit to judge. When judges promote this kind of thinking, this is what we get. It's un-American.ReplyDelete
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If you're like me, well, your interest in combat sports came hand-in-hand with Japanese pro wrestling. Odds are that you probably aren't and are scratching your head right now, but stick with me. If you are unaware of the Fire Pro series, Fire Pro is a Japanese 2D wrestling game simulation series that has been around since the late 80's. They're actually where legendary weirdo game designer Suda 51 got his start (and he left his dark mark on the series, for sure), and after a twelve year absence, the series is making a return this summer with Fire Pro Wrestling World.
Now, not only are Fire Pro games some of the most unique and incredible experiences for wrestling fans, but starting with Fire Pro D for the Dreamcast, they included MMA, right down to a many-sided cage. MMA and kickboxing stars have been mainstays for quite a while now (of course, they look different and are under goofy fake names), with stars like Peter Aerts, Ernesto Hoost, Andy Hug, Musashi and Sem Schilt as regulars in the games. They even created a mode called "S-1 Rules" which were essentially K-1 rules. That meant that you could set the amount of knockdowns that could happen per round before a TKO was declare and if one of the characters went for a grappling or wrestling move the two characters would initiate a clinch and sorta hug for a few seconds.
Fire Pro Wrestling World will be taking the "Early Access" route to a release, with a planned release of Q2 of this year (meaning this month, most likely) on Steam for the PC. It'll only include thirty pre-made characters, unlike past games, none of them based on real wrestlers or fighters. MMA modes will be making a return, but the company decided to remove the K-1 rules mode. Now, if there is demand they could change their minds and put the mode back in, but they were quoted in saying that it was no longer popular.
It feels like an understandable choice considering the death of FEG's K-1 and K-1 Japan's slow crawl back to prominence. But, it should be noted that K-1 Japan has been putting on incredible shows, has a late-night network television deal in place and is planning a triumphant return to Saitama Super Arena in 2018.
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My very center was beginning to expand, as it always did before violence, a toppled pot of black ink covering the frame of my mind, its contents ceaseless, unaccountably limitless. My flesh and scalp started to ring and tingle and I became someone other than myself, or I became my second self, and this person was highly pleased to be stepping from the murk and into the living world where he might do just as he wished. I felt at once both lust and disgrace and wondered, Why do I relish this reversal to animal? ... Shame, I thought. Shame and blood and degradation.
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A lot of CEOs with less than 12 months of capital left in the bank have been asking me for advice about what to do, given the massive economic turmoil we're facing. I thought I would take the time put these various conversations into one place to help those who are "up against it," as we say in Brooklyn. The result is intended for the entrepreneurs behind startup companies who know in their hearts that their investors have lost faith, and that Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO), or Microsoft (MSFT) aren't going to pick them up on a magic M&A carpet ride.
First, some background: I've been to the precipice and faced the fall a couple of times. I've learned some things from the experience. I can tell you that the first time it happens, you're terrified, because everything you've done—all the effort and dreams—will probably be lost (like tears in the rain).
The second time it happens, you're deeply concerned, but know it ain't over until you're splattered on the boulders below.
The third time it happens, you smile and say, "let's get it on!"
You see, there are two types of entrepreneurs in this world: real ones and the folks who play entrepreneurs for some portion of their lives. From a distance, most folks can't tell who's who. In up times, when the market is flush with cheap money and unexplained exits (Bebo, anyone?), everyone looks brilliant.
It's only when the tide goes out that you know who's naked, to paraphrase Warren Buffett.
The differences between the two types of entrepreneurs become clear when the fan and the manure meet. The faux entrepreneurs run for cover rather than dealing with the storm. They go back to their plush, somewhat mindless jobs as vice-presidents at mega-companies, while the real entrepreneurs suit up and clean up the mess.
We're going to find out who the real entrepreneurs are in 2009 because they are going to spend another 12 months, on top of the last six, cleaning up the mess. It will be two years of total pain, so before we go any further, you gotta make the decision if you're in or you're out.
Here is a really easy way to figure out if you can deal with the mess in front of you. Ask yourself if you can handle the following situations:
1. Laying off half your staff.
2. Laying off half your staff again three months later.
3. Spending 20 hours a week on the phone being yelled at and threatened while trying to renegotiate a dozen contracts—like your T1, phone system, rent, equipment leases, etc.
4. Having an investor scream at you and tell you they will ruin you, your career, and that "you'll never raise money again."
5. Laying off half your staff for a third time.
6. Getting served a half-dozen lawsuits, courtesy of the folks who you tried to renegotiate with in point number three who wouldn't deal.
7. Having one of the people you're renegotiating with come to your office every week and ask for his check in person.
8. Having the same media outlet that once claimed you were the next Barry Diller write that you're a fraud.
9. Not getting a good night's sleep for six months.
10. Having dozens of paying clients default on their bills.
11. Having staffers who you really need to double-down and focus walk out the door after you helped make their careers.
12. Have the people who begged you for a meeting at the peak not even return your e-mails or phone calls.
If you can't deal with these 12 situations, then you're out. It's time to refresh your rèsumè, tell your board you resign, sublet your place and go to Thailand. Go sit on the beach and lick your wounds for $40 a day (all-included) like the fauxtrepreneur you are. You suck. I hate you. You're smart enough to cut your losses in a way I could never understand.
If you think you can handle most of the horror above, well, then you're in. How do I know this?
Those 12 things—and more—happened to me for over a year when Silicon Alley Reporter, my first business, got whipsawed by the dot-com bust. We went from $11.6 million in revenue one year to $600,000 the next. From 70 full-time people to 12. From leasing a 20,000-square-foot office to subletting 10 desks at a public relations firm.
Personally, I went from being on top of the world, with appearances on Charlie Rose, 60 Minutes, CNN, and Fox News, to being savaged in the press as a fraud who got lucky and whom no one would ever hear from again.
My office used to get 100 to 200 phone calls a day, and I had two assistants. Six months later, I answered my own phone—on the rare occasions it would ring. When it did, it was either my mom calling to check in on me or a vendor calling to yell at me.
It was the worst year of my life, but it made me who I am today. I've never talked about the tailspin that my business went into, and how I barely managed to land the plane, but I get the sense that there are a lot of twentysomethings about to experience the same thing, and perhaps my lessons could help.
I'm not going to tell the story. (That would take 80,000 words, a hard cover, and the right publisher), but I'm gonna share some of the lessons.
If you're a real entrepreneur, you're still reading. If you're a fauxtrepreneur, you're writing your resignation letter, considering which beach to surf, and how long to grow your beard. God bless you, fauxtrepreneurs, because you're going to have a much nicer 2009 than the real entrepreneurs who are up against it.
Of course, a year from now, the real entrepreneurs will be battle-scarred beasts who are capable of taking big, bold risks, and you'll still be crying about what could have been while attending back-to-back meetings about nothing at BigCo. Not that I'm judgmental of fauxtrepreneurs, who create noise, distract investors from the real workhorses, are lousy at their jobs, and take no real risk in their lives.
No. On the contrary, I love you fauxtrepreneurs, because you create the foundation upon which real entrepreneurs grow. At the start of my career, it wasn't easy to stand out, but by the time I'd done two or three businesses and become a fixture in the technology industry, I had figured it out: Longevity is a big part of credibility. I met Esther Dyson, Fred Wilson, John Brockman, Jerry Colonna, Mark Cuban, Ted Leonsis, Seth Godin, and countless other luminaries between 1994 and 1997.
Well, it's a dozen years later, and they still take my calls and respond to my e-mails. Longevity is credibility.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot the good news: People's reputations are made in the bad times more than the good ones.
Even if you're 100% sure your company is going to crash in the next six months, you'll learn more from staying on board than you will from running. You'll also earn the respect of your peers and you'll learn exactly how people break down and lose their cool. You'll see how certain venture capitalists screw entrepreneurs, you'll see entrepreneurs screw VCs, and you'll watch the lawyers and landlords collect their vig the entire time.
Most of all, you'll realize who you are and who your real friends are.
You need to figure out your runway immediately. This is really easy to calculate: you look at how much cash you burn every month and divide that into how much cash you have in the bank. Your accountant can do this for you or you can simply look at your profit and loss and your bank statement.
Once you know how many months you've got left, you've got to do the hard work of trying to extend it by at least one quarter. This means cutting staff, negotiating with your landlord, and cutting any and all recurring bills. You then need to look at your revenue streams and figure out if you can double them. In most cases, if you do these two simple things, you will have increased your runway by 50% to 100%. If you double your runway, your chances of figuring out what your business actually is will go up exponentially.
You also need to do a monthly P&L review with your management team. Look at every single recurring cost you have and figure out how to cut it. In an up market, this level of obsessiveness is often wasteful, because you're in a race to take market share. In the case of MySpace (NWS) vs. Friendster vs. Facebook all having unlimited funds for a period of time, this makes total sense. Why worry about $100,000 in server costs if you're racing to see who gets bought for a billion dollars first? However, this is not that time. You have to change your style. There are times to hit the gas and there are times to conserve your gas.
Look at it this way: Getting the most market share and running out of cash is the equivalent of getting to the moon first without the ability to get back to Earth. Congratulations, you won the race…and now you're dead!
My primary business right now, Mahalo.com, is lucky to have raise a large amount of capital and is going to make it to profitability fairly easily based on our growth curve, runway, modest spend, and significant traffic (we're at 5.6 million unique visitors over the last 30 days).
We couldn't be in a stronger position.
However, we recently did a deep review at Mahalo and were able to cut 30% of our costs in under 60 days. The company is still growing just as fast, and in fact we're actually more efficient. There is something strange about that: 25-person companies seem to get more done than 40-person companies in my experience (other CEOs have told me the same thing).
Perhaps it's because after you trim down you have the most efficient folks left, or maybe we're all more focused because we don't have to communicate what's going on to as many people. Does anyone know if there is any research on optimal team size for startups? I'd be interested to hear what the studies say. Anyway, we made the hard decisions and that extended our runway by a year. That means Mahalo will be here in 2013 if we make every single wrong decision and we're asleep at the wheel. Of course, we're focused like lasers on getting to profitability and developing a really helpful service. If we can't figure this business out by 2013 or 2014 then, well, either we really suck or there is no solution to combining search and knowledge exchange. (Of course, we know search and knowledge exchanges can and have worked—so we're bullish.)
Also, when your company goes through this kind of economic boot camp, I think you get stronger. You understand which parts of your business are working the best and which ones are, well, not working at all. We had one area of our business that was 2% of our spending, making 30% of our revenue. You figure these things out when you start cutting. It's a sick and sad process to be sure, but Darwin is your friend at a startup.
If you're down to six months of cash, you're going to have to cut the bottom third of your staff, if not half. This is rotten, but there is no choice. You're also going to have to cut salaries. So, here are some suggestions on how to do this:
1. Get rid of the noncore staff. Look in places like PR, marketing, and admin to cut. See if you can put some of these folks on part-time.
2. Look at the salaries of your current staff vs. market and look for ways to cut the high-priced ones who you can get more cheaply at the current market. I know this sounds cutthroat, but remember, this is advice for folks going out of business in six months.
Another way to run this test is to ask yourself: "Would I hire this person for this amount today?"
3. Go to each member of the team who is overpaid by today's market rate and tell them you're probably going to be cutting their salary and that you're increasing their options. Ask them how they feel about it. Some people can take a pay cut, others can't. You don't know until you ask.
I'm really against cutting people's pay above cutting position because you want the people remaining in your organization to be happy. Of course, sometimes that's just not realistic. Many CEOs overpay in a hot market because they feel they have to, and those folks are the ones who really need to take this hard action now.
(For those of you who are VC-funded, I elaborate on putting venture capitalists to the test in my original e-mail.)
Call your landlord and ask him to get a cup of coffee. Do this in person. Let him know that it's 50-50 whether you'll go out of business or not and that you need his help in the form of four months free rent, starting today, the ability to sublet some space (if you don't have that right already), and to keep the rent at the same rate you already have. Say you feel horrible about this, and you wouldn't ask to do this if it weren't urgent, but you didn't want to drop the bomb five months from now when there were no more options.
Remember, silence is not your friend. Tell your story and see what happens. I did this at one point and not only got free rent, I got 50% of our letter of credit freed up. It was a win-win. Trust me, your landlord is probably facing a lot of fallout right now. Better to get half than nothing.
Since you've probably got Web hosting, equipment leases, and other recurring charges on your credit cards, cancel those cards immediately. Call up each vendor and say you need six months free while you figure out your status, and if that's not possible, ask for suggestions. Then call each of the vendor's competitors and say you are willing to switch over for the first six months free. If you get one of four vendors to do this, you just saved 25%—I bet you can get two or three.
Vendors would rather eat some profits for six months than lose your business. If they can't support you in your time of need, then you should find someone who will. There is a lot of competition out there and you can negotiate harder than you may think. We've had folks offer us a year of free service to switch (of course, that's an exception, not the rule).
If you're going to ask so much of your staff, investors, and vendors, you obviously have to take a hit yourself. Make sure your staff doesn't take a bigger pay cut than you if you're doing salary cuts.
Even if it's just ceremonial, it means a lot to make cuts. I've stopped traveling as much to conferences, even though they cost me little to nothing (normally people pay me to speak or at least pay for my travel). Of course, don't cut traveling if you're going to conferences where you might find clients or investors (which is why I travel half the time)!
Put your Product to the Test. As Mark Cuban told me over and over again: "Sales solves everything." If you can't sell your product, it's not a product; it's a hobby. Take your consumer service and sell it as a software package to someone. Go on the sales calls yourself. During the final year of Silicon Alley Reporter, I made cold calls and set up lunches to sell folks on our new product, Venture Reporter (the rebranded Silicon Alley Reporter). It works. When people see the CEO making sales calls, they respect the company and take it seriously. When the VCs and staffers see you doing this, they get inspired.
Put a whiteboard up and count any stat you can: sales calls made, meetings scheduled, contracts sent, and sales closed. Give your team something to think about other than just the bottom line, because you might have to celebrate the little victories before getting the check in the door. Celebrate getting the meeting. Celebrate sending a pitch out.
What to Do if It's Over. If you're going to hit the wall, you should do so with three or four months of capital left in the bank. You should cut down to your core staff and tell them "we have 120 days of cash left and we're going to try to land the plane safely. If you want to leave at any point during the 120 days, you'll get the reference of a lifetime from me. If you help us land the plane safely, I think we'll all be better off because of it."
Then make a plan either to sell the business, close the business, or sell the assets of the business.
There's a little bit of overlap there, since sometimes you close the business and sell the assets, or you sell the assets and leave a shell behind. The point is, don't wait until you have a month left. Do it when you have 120 days left. If you signal to everyone it's over, you'll have done the honorable thing for your employees, by giving them the maximum time to have a safe landing, and for your investors, by allowing them to roll the business or its assets into another company.
The worst thing to do is to delay this process. I've gotten down to this point exactly, but when I was at break-even at my first business, we looked for a buyer, because I didn't think we had much chance of making it on our own in the 2001-2002 market. I could have been wrong about that in retrospect, but either way, I'm glad I got out because it set me up for Weblogs Inc.
And that is the final lesson: When one door closes, three more open up. When you shut down your business properly, you will have a clean slate and renewed energy to take on your next project. You might even get the investors to give you the company with the 90 days worth of capital left to start your next project with a recapitalized structure.
Remember, there is no shame in failure but there are honorable and dishonorable failures. If you're going to lose the game, remind yourself that it's just that: a game. There will be another and another and another yet to play. Don't lose your cool and don't get depressed. Just get yourself back up, dust yourself off, and get back in the game. The precursor to success is almost always failure.
(To the 17 folks who made it to the bottom: If you're struggling with failure right now, if your business is failing, and you don't think you can go on, remember that at the very least you've been lucky enough to take your shot. That's more than most people get. You're going to be much stronger for getting through the heartbreak of a failed business. Also, you've always got me—your pal Jason—if you need a shoulder to cry on. I'm only an e-mail, tweet, or IM (jasoncalacanis) away.
Jason Calacanis is founder and chief executive of Mahalo.com, a human-powered search engine. The founder and former editor of Silicon Alley Reporter magazine, he posts regularly on his personal blog. You can sign up for his newsletter here.


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Catalogs – Working with Managed or Referenced Image Files
In last week's tip, I talked about the different ways of storing images in Capture One Pro 7 with either Sessions or Catalogs and the advantages of both.
This week, I will concentrate fully on Catalogs and the two different methods of storing images. These are:
- Fully Managed Image Files (inside Catalog)
- Referenced Image Files (current location)
Managed files are images that are stored inside the Catalog file. Referenced image files are those which exist outside of the Catalog file.
When you create a new and empty Catalog in Capture One Pro 7, regardless of whether you choose to have Managed or Referenced images, a Catalog file must be created.
Choosing 'New Catalog' in the file menu of Capture One Pro 7 will open this dialogue:
Here, you can choose a name for the Catalog and where it should be stored. By default, it is placed in the 'Pictures' folder on a Mac and in the 'My Pictures' folder on a PC, but you can specify any location.
The Catalog file is essentially the database for your image collection. It tracks the location of images and holds information about them – for example, metadata and adjustment settings. If you use Fully Managed Image Files then they will also be stored in this Catalog file. Once created it will appear like this:
Opening a Catalog in Capture One Pro 7 is easy – just double-click on it. You can also have several Catalogs open at once, if you wish.
Once you have set up your Catalog, you can now decide whether to use Fully Managed or Referenced images, or perhaps even a combination of both.
Importing into the Catalog.
For your Catalog to recognize an image, it must be imported into it, via the Import dialog. This ensures the database is kept up-to-date and Capture One Pro 7 knows how to locate the files. It is within the Import dialog that you can choose to have Managed or Referenced image files.
In the 'Import To' section of the Import dialogue, choosing 'Inside Catalog' will copy and place the images directly inside the Catalog file. These are Fully Managed Image Files.
Choosing 'Current Location' will leave the image files where they are. These are Referenced Image Files.
The 'Choose Folder' option is useful for importing images from a memory card and copying them to another chosen storage area. These would also be Referenced Image Files as they exist outside the Catalog file.
Fully Managed Image Files
A Catalog with Fully Managed Image Files is very simple to organize and maintain as you don't have to think about where to place or store the images. The Catalog takes care of that!
Even though the original files are stored insidethe Catalog file, they are not inaccessible or completely hidden from view. In the Mac OSX Finder, right-click on the Catalog file and choose 'Show Package Contents'.
The following secondary window will appear:
This shows that your original files are stored safely in the folder marked 'Originals' and organized by year / month and date imported into Capture One Pro 7.
However! Making any changes into this structure will render the Catalog unreadable or damaged.
A Catalog with Fully Managed Image Files is very easy to backup, as it is simply one file to duplicate and sharing is also quite simple! If multiple users have access to the Catalog then simple mechanisms are in place to prevent damage.
As opening a Catalog in Capture One Pro 7 is like opening a document, you could have different Catalogs for different clients, or even types of photography. Remember though, that any search and filtering would be limited to the currently open Catalog.
Referenced Image Files
If you prefer to store your image files outside of the Catalog file, on any other storage device, then your images will be Referenced Image Files. This way you can also retain an existing folder structure.
Therefore, the images will not be copied and moved inside the Catalog file but remain in their existing location, or another location if you chose to do so in the Import Window.
Using this method means you have no limitation on your storage as you can place the image on very large external devices (for example a RAID or other kind of server) or even across multiple storage devices.
Remember also that the Catalog file and images don't have to be on the same location. Therefore the Catalog file can be placed on your laptop while the images are on your external storage.
The Catalog file holds a large high-quality Preview of every image in your database so you can still browse your entire Catalog even when you don't have access to the external storage.
You can even make image adjustments, edit metadata, and change the virtual organization!
Using the Folders area in the Library tool
The location of referenced images is shown in the Folders area of the Library Tool and can be managed here. By default, only the root of the storage and final folder location are shown. To see the complete hierarchy, right click in the Folders area and choose, 'Show Folders Hierarchy'. This will reveal the complete path from the storage to the imported folder.
Here, you can also add a Folder to the system, by clicking on the '+' icon for the Catalog to recognize. This is not a facility to add images to the catalog (the Import dialogue must always be used for that) but for making a new empty folder to move images too.
Images can easily be dragged and dropped between folders, but make sure you do this within Capture One Pro 7 to keep the Catalog database aware of the changes.
Combining Managed and Referenced Image Files
Your Catalog can also contain a combination of managed and referenced files. If your Catalog is comprised of referenced image files but you would like to go 'on the road' with the full raw data then simply drag and drop any images onto the Catalog icon in the Folders area. In the example below, it will move the file from the external storage to the catalog file itself.
Images can also be moved in the same way from the Catalog back to a storage location.
This is another good reason why you might want to add a new folder in the Folders area. For example you can shoot tethered on location into the Catalog file itself and then move these images to your external storage when you are back in the studio or office.
All the best,
Other Resources
Phase One's YouTube Channel has plenty of videos on the subject of Catalogs.
Offline Browsing
Catalogs In-depth
Working with Referenced Images
November 22 2012
By The Image Quality ProfessorCategory: Professor Tips Tags: Capture One Pro 7 Catalogs Digital Asset Management External storage Image organization managed files referenced files
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A very interesting comparison between the two choices, thanks! With other systems I've found a speed penalty when embedding images in the database, especially as the size of the database grows. Does this general rule apply to C1.7? If so, can you give any guidance on performance v database size?
Dear Malc,
There should be no difference in the user experience whether you are working with files inside the catalog or at their current location. However, if the images are on network drives you might experience a decrease in performance because working over a network is usually slower than working locally on a harddrive.
Regarding guidance on performance vs database size, we cannot provide any specific at the moment because the performance depends on your indivdual set-up. A good rule is that your performance will be affected the more images you import into a catalog.
All the best,
I am a bit confused. Does these new features in c1.7 make media pro excessive? Or will the two softwares still complement each other?
I was hoping that C1.7's use of a database would allow multiple users to access the same set of images. Alas this is still the preserve of Media Pro. Although C1.7 allows the database to be on a network drive (unlike Lightroom) and hence shared, it is still only one user at a time. Ah well…
Dear Malc,
More users can access the same database in Capture One Pro 7 on a network drive at the same time, but only one can changes to the database, while others can read.
You can enable this by going into the File menu > Lock catalog.
All the best,
Dear Magne,
For many Media Pro users, switching to Capture One Pro 7 can make Media Pro obsolete. Users that need the super advanced digital asset management features and control will still find Media Pro highly relevant in their workflow. For them, Capture One Pro 7 will then be a great complement to get the amazing image quality from their raw files.
I hope this answers your question.
All the best,
I like to use referenced files but on two external devices. I have my primary copy of RAW camera files on a large RAID array at the studio and a second identical copy on backup external drives at home. I like to do editing and printing in both places. Is there an easy mechanism within C1P7 to allow reference to identical RAW files stored on two different external drives?
Dear Rob,
Capture One Pro 7 cannot sync between two drives to keep them in sync. But if you take care of that with a third-party application, doing what you want is possible. If the setup is identical, the answer is to leave the catalog on the external drive itself and sync between the two drives. The references to files are relative to the location of the catalog, so as long as the drives are synced identically, the references should persist across the two drives.
All the best,
I realize this is a very old post. I hope someone is still monitoring comments. As you are referring to Capture One 9, it is still relevant.
I am preparing for a bit of a photo expedition in which I will put catalogs/photos on a master external drive and have others as backups.
The structure is simple. An outer containing folder. Let's call it "outer". Inside outer, at its top level, create the catalog db, call it "catdb". Add images via import image (from SD card) to folders inside "outer". Now, it is easy to move everything simply by moving or copying "outer".
I have recently discovered several inconveniences with this because C1 (v. 9) does NOT use relative links as you state. Sadly–and mistakenly I believe–it uses absolute links.
This is very easy to verify. Connect a USB drive. Create a folder. Create a new catalog inside the folder. Import images to the catalog and save the images in folders (1 or more) inside the original folder. Close C1.
Copy this entire folder onto the local drive of the machine. Eject the USB drive. Start C1. Open the catalog db in the folder you copied from the USB drive. All of the images will appear as offline. Choosing show parent folder in library will show the folder from the now offline volume.
You can fix this quickly by locating the outer containing folder as the copy on the local drive. Now C1 adjusts all links and everything is online.
But, if it were *true*, as you indicated, that the links from the catalog to the images were truly relative this step would not be needed. Please try this simple experiment. Either you are describing what is reasonable (for sure) but not true or there is a pretty big bug.
I have done this experiment several times. Even though the physical images are clearly present, the "links" (paths) in the catalog point to the offline volume. Maybe there is a technical reason that C1 developers can point to. But, it seems unfortunate and it would be better if it really did work as you describe.


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I think about this a lot, since my inability to understand any conversation that includes words that are not numbers is a serious impediment to my overall satisfaction in life.
Monday, I stop thinking and act. I am starting intensive Turkish classes, five days a week, four hours a day for a month. I predict this will end badly, as my five previous forays into language study have. But "wishful thinking" is my middle name.
Turkish is hard because its grammar has no relation to Latin languages. But at least I am not starting from scratch. When faced with the insurmountable grammatical obstacles presented by Russian, I lamented the year I spent studying Azeri in Baku. That Azeri is going to come in quite handy now. As we are fond of saying, Azeri is basically Turkish with half as many words. "Cracker Turkish," if you will.
It's hilarious to see the look on Turks' faces when you tell them you lived in Azerbaijan. Sometimes, they simply cannot contain their amusement at the thought. It's like telling an American you spent a year learning English in Harlan County, Kentucky.
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Here goes: The pilot of Turkish Airlines plane full of Azeris announces he is preparing to land the plane. The passengers panic. Why? Because the verb in Azeri for "to land" is the same as "to crash." I crack up every time I tell this. I'm not sure if it's funnier or not now that I know it's true.
I can pinpoint the exact minute that Russian sapped my will to live. Vexed with some horrible twist of grammatical logic, I implored Yelena, my fifty-something, chain-smoking, university-level linguist teacher, to make it make sense to me.
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It's been kind of fun to see the word 'Danish' in print and in the media lately. I've been trying to find books on line in Danish, so that I can practice my reading skills, and what I found out while surfing the net, is that it has been deemed by 'the powers that be' that publishing books in danish is not profitable, and so publishers may cease to do so! Hopefully this is simply an alarmist threat. To stop publishing in danish would pose a serious challenge to the survival of the language! The Danes are a small people, sort of the nationalistic equivalent of a tribe. I'm worried now about their cultural survival.
My Danish friend, Phil, says not to worry that the Danes have weathered many storms. Perhaps my Malayalam experience in India should teach me that a small people with an odd alphabet and indiosyncratic language patterns CAN survive and thrive! Now that Amma has come along and published hundreds, perhaps thousands, of songs in Malayalam that are sung all over the world, I feel a boost that Malayalam can survive, and perhaps Danish also.
About this recent furor over the Danish cartoon...
...it is becoming clear that the real issue is simply that Mohammed was 'portrayed' as an 'illustration.' The Muslims have grave injunctions against graven images - perhaps you didn't know - there can be no illustration of anything, no portraits or statues, of anybody or anything in their culture.
Back to the subject of Danish humor...it's very dry and it's very deprecating: self-deprecating, and deprecating of others. I love my old Danish language laerebog (textbook) because it starts right in with danish idiom, like the 'belonging to' thing. Also from Lesson Two here is an example of how you have to be able to laugh at yourself in Denmark: (translation) Little Peter's grandmother has cut her hair short. She asks him the question, 'How do I look?' 'Good!' says Peter. 'Now you don't look like an old woman anymore.' 'Well, what do I look like?' she asks in reply. 'Now you look like an old man,' replies little Peter.
Not terribly PC; I wonder how pc the danes are now - my laerebog was written in 1972. Of course, as mentioned earlier, part of my study of danish is meant as an aid to reconnecting 'inside' with my father, and his heritage (my inheritance) and it is a 'stance' I find 'in here.' So how it relates to the contemporary danish scene is more a matter of curiosity than substance for me.
One more remark vis-a-vis danish cartoons. My father used to get these absolutely awful cartoon greeting cards from his sister and sister-in-law in Denmark. They generally showed these totally grotesque, slightly insane looking caricatures of people, who were obviously supposed to represent them, ie they were usually of blonde crazy-looking women. I don't quite understand it, but I think it's part of the danish self-deprecating thing: this is their humor. Also, these cards may have related to their 'troll' thing, which I don't pretend to understand. I'm thinking maybe 'trolls' are a droll way of talking about what happens to us as we grow older. We kind of turn into trolls sooner or later, what? The Danes are very 'civilized and progressive,' according to my friend Phil, so maybe the crazy inner trolls represent all the internal contradictions that we experience as human beings that have been smoothed over by the mild-mannered danish good-humor.


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Chris Spagnuolo has an interesting article on multitasking, The Myth of Managed Multi-tasking:
Last month, I was reading Andy Hunt's blog and came across this interesting quote from Pablo Picasso:
"You must always work not just within but below your means. If you can handle three elements, handle only two. If you can handle ten, then handle five. In that way the ones you do handle, you handle with more ease, more mastery and you create a feeling of strength in reserve."
He goes on to discuss the issue of multitasking from the perspective of people who are heavily embedded with technology, which has the effect of creating multitasking if you aren't careful.
I keyed onto the quote for another reason. One of the principles with the Theory of Constraints is that most systems are clogged with far too much work in process, creating all sorts of problems: slow turnaround, inflexibility, firefighting everywhere, etc. One of the early steps taken in many TOC implementations? Cut the active work. This has the effect that the remaining work is done faster AND with higher quality. (Paradoxically, most organizations see an increase in the amount of work completed over time.)


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What's the idea behind the disco shows you've been putting on?
We wanted to translate the spirit of something we'd experienced at Carnival in Haiti to a way people back home would understand it. It was the first time I enjoyed dancing as part of a huge crowd.
Are you a good dancer?
I don't think it matters – the point is to feel moved by music. I'm not someone who can dance to a song I don't like. In high school, if New Order or Depeche Mode or something I liked came on, I'd jump up. But the idea of dancing to bad house music is something I could never get behind. Ecstasy probably helps – but I never partook.
Why not?
I never needed the help. I'd rather be moved by something great, rather than use drugs to make something that's shitty seem great. There's a big difference between going to Ibiza and watching people do drugs and try to sleep with each other, and being in Haiti when there's a voodoo drummer playing and the kids come out and dance until three in the morning, and then jump in the ocean.
James Murphy [of LCD Soundsystem] is really inspired by the disco scene of '70s New York. Did that rub off on you?
Yes. But Montreal in the '70s was another hotbed of disco. David Bowie and Grace Jones would come up. There was a club in Montreal called Lime Light. People used to line up all the way around the block, hoping to get in. It was an inspiration.
What about the 'disco sucks' movement? Why did people hate it so much in the '70s and '80s?
I think disco was this gay, countercultural thing. There's a song on [Arcade Fire's album] Reflektor called 'We Exist', which is about a gay kid talking to his dad ['Daddy, it's true, I'm different from you. But tell me why they treat me like this?']. In dominant cultures there's what's normal, and everything else is abnormal. It's one of the darker tendencies of humanity to think everyone should fit into a mould.
Did you and Murphy hit it off right away?
Everything we'd read made it seem like we'd find each other annoying. But we had a ton in common. When we saw each other play for the first time, we were both, 'Hey, I really like your band!' And he has a great beard.
Are you thinking of growing one yourself?
I'm not a good hipster – if I let my moustache grow, it really just looks like I have dirt on my face.
What does that word 'hipster' actually mean?
The term 'hippy' was coined by the beatniks because in the '60s, hippy meant 'little hipster'. 'Hipster' means absolutely nothing now. If you think our band are hipsters, then … whatever. I do like a good cup of coffee, whatever that makes me.
Hipster enough for your 'Here Comes the Night Time' video to attract a shedload of stars. How did that all come about?
James Franco just happened to be in town. The Michael Cera bit was funny [Cera, of Superbad fame, plays a scornful Spanish waiter], because I called him and he was like, 'Well, I speak pretty good Spanish.' That just wrote itself: Michael Cera speaking Spanish – it's going to be funny.
What have you learned about the world recently?
One of the most powerful things I've seen was in Haiti. After the earthquake, there was no electricity – everywhere blacked out. There were people in the streets with all their belongings and joyful women singing songs of praise to be alive. I just continue to learn a lot from Haiti and Haitians about how to be grateful for what you have.
And you became a father this year. Do you worry about your son?
He's six months old. He doesn't really know what 'scary' is yet. Sometimes, though, you can see it in his eyes: he's like, 'Whoa!' – totally freaked out by something unrecognisable. But I feel that sense of wonder is all part of growing up.
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Dad of missing man reveals life has been 'hell' for last seven months as fresh appeal made to locate couple
The father of missing Willie Maughan has revealed that life has been "hell" since his son went missing in April and he made a new emotional appeal for his son's body to be returned.
Speaking on Newstalk Lunchtime this afternoon, Joe Maughan said he believes his son was "taken out" and he wants his son's body back so he can have a "decent Christian burial".
He said he realised the couple were missing on Tuesday April 14.
"My missus went out to collect them and they weren't there. My wife rang me about 3.20pm that day and said 'William is not here'. I was in work at the time and I thought nothing more of it. I thought he'd show up. She got a number off someone in the yard and I rang that number at 7pm that evening and I was told 'Willie has gone to Spain'."
Mr Maughan said that the phone number in question was not Willie's phone but "another person's phone from the Gormanstown area".
Mr Maughan also spoke directly to the people he believes know something of Willie's disappearance.
"I'm asking those people to come forward and clear your conscience. This is not something that you want to be taking with you because your conscience will never be clear until you make your information known to the Gardai."
Mr Maughan said his family would have "closure" if he learned what happened to his son.
"It would mean I could bury the pair of them. If I got permission, I would bury the two of them in the same coffin. I would bury Willie with his brother in Bonnabriew and give him a proper burial.
He revealed that he has lost another son.
"I lost my eldest son when he 30 to bacterial meningitis"
Mr Maughan was speaking in the wake of Gardai making a fresh appeal for their whereabouts this morning.
Gardai have said that they are "extremely concerned for the welfare of William (Willie) Maughan (34) and his girlfriend, Anastasija Varslavane (20), who have not been seen since 15 April 2015.
Gardai at Ashbourne Co Meath have renewed their appeal this morning and said that "significant enquires have been made to date".
The officer in charge of this investigation Superintendent James Cannon said: "We are extremely concerned for the welfare and safety of both William and Anna.
"It is completely out of character for them to go missing in this fashion. I would urge anyone with information to contact the incident room at Ashbourne Garda Station on 01-8010600, the Garda Confidential Line 1800-666-111 or any Garda Station."
Anna is of Latvian origin, but living in Ireland for a number of years. She is 5'6" in height, of slim build, with long dark hair. She was last seen in the company of Mr Maughan on 15 April of this year in the Gormanston area of Co. Meath.
Willie is described as 5' 8", of athletic build, with shaved head and green eyes.
Anna was known to frequent Balbriggan, Stamullen, Gormanston areas and was last known to be in the company of Willie Maughan. They were last seen between 2pm and 3pm in the Gormanston area of Co. Meath on Tuesday 14th April 2015.
Since their disappearance an incident room has been set up at Ashbourne Garda Station. Gardai say that significant enquiries have been made to date.
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Shh, I don't want this to get around, but today I am playing hooky.
Elijah has been sick with some sort of stomach bug this weekend, so I decided that I would be a responsible parent and NOT take him to the baby sitter's house today. Yeah, a day home from work! Even though it came at the expense of my sick baby, I get to spend the day home with my boys. I even let Luke in on the action. He has had a cough for a few days now and this morning when I said I was staying home he convinced me that he shouldn't go to school in case he coughed on someone and got them sick. Normally I would tell him to get ready for the bus, but not today. The fact that it has been SNOWING all morning has just made me feel like turning on the fireplace, staying in my sweats, and lounging around. So, that is what we have done.Lounging on the couch reading books


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Weight Discrimination in the Workplace: An Emerging Threatby GDN Shared Post August 21, 2009
Discrimination in the workplace has been one of the leading employment issues a worker faces.Not only is it an illegal practice but also a condemned act in the community. Employment discrimination in the workplace may take place in various forms. It can be discrimination due to age, sexual preference, religious belief or race.However, recent studies show that another form of workplace discrimination is currently on the rise – weight discrimination.
In a study conducted by the International Journal of Obesity, weight discrimination, especially against women, is overwhelmingly increasing in U.S. society. It is almost as widespread as racial discrimination.
From 66 percent in the past decade, weight discrimination has increased by 7 percent to 12 percent. Among obese people, approximately 28 percent of men and 45 percent of women said they have experienced discrimination because of their weight.
Rebecca Puh of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University reveals that the study is based on surveys of more than 2,000 U.S. adults in 1995-96 and 2004-06.
The institutions involve in the research are health care, education or workplace. Respondents say they are fired, denied a job or a promotion because of their weight. Manifestations of discrimination come as insults, abuse and harassment from others.
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Harry Style Gets Questions from Chris Martin, Ed Sheeran
Because Harry Styles gears as much as release his debut single album, he's in a very great position with not only popular friends but famous followers to support this journey.
Becoming a member of BBC Radio 1's Breakfast time Show, host Nick Grimshaw surprised the One Direction associate with interview questions through Ed Sheeran, Coldplay's Bob Martin, the Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood, Rita Timpul and Styles' own mom, Anne Twist. The result was obviously a mix of goofy and importance, all of which Styles handled just like a champ.
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Shape of You singer, on the other hand, played the serious media reporter with his questions, asking Designs, "What was the process of this particular album? How many songs do you write, where did you choose it and how long are you currently making it for and do you enjoy making it? "
As for Sign of the Times singers' mother, Distort, she too wanted to present a thoughtful question on her son and asked your pet to explain his favorite portion of creating this album apart from performing and recording this, to which he replied that might be the writing. He described, this for this album this individual and his co-writers set to to produce something they really wanted to hear themselves.
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