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Flyers' Schenn chips in as rookies roll over Leafs
TORONTO — The Flyers' rookies have proven their worth all season. They were at it again Thursday night, combining for four goals and two assists in what became a 7-1 blowout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Brayden Schenn scored the first two goals of the game, and Matt Read and Eric Wellwood each had one, running the total number of goals by Flyers rookies to 59 — best in the NHL.
"If you look at the rookies we have on the roster, they're all very highly touted," said Danny Briere, who had four assists playing on a line with Schenn and Wayne Simmonds. "You know that it's going to come at some point. You have guys like Brayden Schenn and what he's done in junior and at the world junior championships. Sean Couturier was a very high draft pick. Matt Read was highly touted, and everybody wanted him last summer.
"There's a lot of guys we were expecting good things from. It's a surprise, but it's not at the same time. You know those guys have a lot of talent and sometimes it's going to go their way."
Last season, the Flyers didn't get a single goal from a rookie and only three saw any ice time. In 2011-12, the Flyers have iced 12 rookies. Read leads the way with 23 goals, Sean Couturier has 12, and Schenn 11.
"I don't remember having so many rookies on the team," Briere said. "And now, not even just rookies taking spots — they're playing key roles on the team. It's fun to see them contributing. Nobody expected this, but it's a very nice surprise. They keep getting better, so all the credit goes to them."
Simmonds also scored twice to help the Flyers hand the Maple Leafs their 11th straight home loss. Jakub Voracek also scored for the Flyers, and Sergei Bobrovsky, who would have started for only the second time in 21 games even if Ilya Bryzgalov hadn't suffered a chip fracture of the right foot Monday, made 16 saves.
Mikhail Grabovski scored for Toronto.
The disgruntled Toronto fans chanted "Let's Go Blue Jays!" on a couple of occasions, a clear sign most have already turned their attention to baseball
season. Continued...
Injuries have played a role in Toronto's struggles and popped up again when starting goalie Jonas Gustavsson took a shot off his left knee in warmups and had to be helped to the dressing room.
That left Jussi Rynnas to make his first NHL start against the NHL's third-highest scoring team. An emergency AHL call-up because of James Reimer's upper-body injury, Rynnas stopped 23 shots but didn't have much of a chance with a dispirited team playing in front of him.
Two of Toronto's four remaining games will be played at home — Saturday against Buffalo and next Thursday against Tampa — where the Leafs haven't won since Feb. 6. The 11-game home losing run is four games longer than the previous mark for futility, set in 1984 when the franchise still called Maple Leaf Gardens home.
Schenn scored twice in the opening 12 minutes — the first came with brother Luke, a Toronto defenseman, on the ice — before Grabovski got Toronto on the board with a beautiful breakaway goal.
Simmonds extended the Flyers' lead to 3-1 at 3:55 of the second period and Read added to it with a short-handed marker at 12:03.
The "Let's Go Blue Jays!" chants started before the period was out and resumed in the third just as Wellwood made it 5-1 at 5:49.
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NOTES: Toronto fell to 4-8-2 since Randy Carlyle replaced Ron Wilson as coach March 2 ... The Leafs have more wins on the road (17) than at home (16) ... Read leads all NHL rookies with 23 goals ... Three of Brayden Schenn's 11 goals on the season have come against the Leafs.
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New matching behavior for phrase and exact match keywords
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 | 2:08 PM
Labels: Announcements, Keywords
Consider these three exact and phrase match keywords in AdWords.
[waterproof sunblock] "bollard cover" [single serving coffee maker]
Now have a look at these two rows of search queries.
1. waterproof sunblock buy bollard cover single serving coffee maker
2. waterpoof sunblock buy bollard covers single serve coffee maker
Today, only the search queries in the upper row (1) are considered a match and allowed to trigger an ad that can appear in the results. The close variants in the bottom row (2) are not considered a match by AdWords, despite the similarity in user intent.
This will change soon. Starting in mid-May, phrase and exact match keywords will match close variants, including misspellings, singular/plural forms, stemmings, accents and abbreviations. Based on our research and testing, we believe these changes will be broadly beneficial for users and advertisers.
Focusing on user intent
People aren't perfect spellers or typists. At least 7% of search queries contain a misspelling, and the longer the query, the higher the rate.
Even with perfect spelling, two people searching for the same thing often use slightly different variations, such as "kid scooters" and "kid's scooter" or "bamboo floor" and "bamboo flooring."
Google's organic search systems detect and compensate for misspellings and close variants.
Benefits for many advertisers, control for all
Our early experiments looked at the impact on advertisers getting a third or more of their clicks from phrase or exact match. On average, the new matching behavior increased AdWords search clicks by 3%, with comparable CPCs. Keep in mind that results may vary by advertiser.
We've been testing this new improvement with advertisers, and participants have seen positive results. "Previously we spent a lot of time making sure to include hundreds of versions of brand misspellings and to include plural forms of all our keywords," said Dana Freund, Senior SEM Manager at GameDuell. "With the improvements to exact and phrase match we don't have to worry about these keywords anymore. We get more relevant impressions for a smaller number of keywords, and it's been a significant time saver for us."
If you don't want the potential for more clicks and prefer to maintain the current matching behavior in your campaign, you'll still have that option. In the coming weeks, we'll begin rolling out controls which will allow you to adjust your keyword matching options. Once they're live, log in to AdWords and select the campaign settings tab. Under "Advanced settings" select Keyword matching options:
Again, these controls will begin rolling out in the coming weeks to all AdWords accounts. But, to be clear, the new matching behavior won't actually start until mid-May.
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My allergies are acting up, so spring must be here. Post your ride!
How was your ride today? Week of March 29th, 2010
After yesterday's ride in
Submitted by pinkrobe on
After yesterday's ride in the sun, it was a little disconcerting to be faced with the cold, well, brisk temps this morning. Further disconcerting was the large Arborcare truck out front front of our neighbour's house trimming their elm tree with a CHAINSAW at 7 a.m. JHTC, was that ever annoying. It's a good thing I wasn't trying to sleep in.
The wheelset I built for the Wabi is so choice. It's laterally stiff and vertically compliant. I found myself trying to go faster, turn harder, etc. No, I'm not racing to get to work or anything, it's just nice to be riding on quality equipment.
Who causes accidents?
Fancy Pants
Quiet out there
Submitted by sherryrunswest on
Back from holidays. It was really quiet this morning, I did get an earlier start though so that might be why. For the first time I woke up and only pressed snooze once (my usual is 3-4 times!). Found it much easier to get up this morning. I must say it is nice to be back on my own bike again.
While in Maui (rented bikes for the week), on a morning ride, was passed by a couple of guys. As they came beside us they asked where we were from. I shouted out "Calgary" as they kept going. They shouted back "Had to be, 'cause Americans don't ride!" and they continued on their way. Had to laugh!
Very Quiet
Submitted by amf673 on
The roads were very quiet this morning. It is spring break for a lot of kids, and a 4 day work for most of us. I suspect many people are taking some time off. Should make for a nice week of cycling.
The prediction is for warm with strong SW winds this afternoon. Looking forward to that as the way home is NE!
oh yes
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
spring break, that would be why it was quiet today, I forgot about that.....nice ride this morning, robins serenaded me most of the way in to downtown, the trees along the river were full of them.
Not looking forward
Submitted by umgray on
No problems this morning coming in from the south. Decided to use the single speed and had fun. Will be a different story on the way home as I battle the head wind but hey, plus 16 and not in a car - can;t complain really. The weather looks steady for the week not as hot but normal. When is the spring snow dump coming? I guess when somebody takes the snow brush out of the car!
Had a great ride in today.
Submitted by sj_mckenna on
Had a great ride in today. Although I've been frustrated lately by cyclists who regularly change from roadways to sidewalks, essentially run red lights by making a quick right turn followed by a U-turn (both this morning along Dalhousie Drive), and ride on the wrong side of the street (last week on 40th Ave NW).
People complain about cyclists doing these things, I don't understand why some fuel the fire. There are obviously situations where being on a bike is unique and we can do things cars can't, but when we're on the road we need to obey basic traffic laws.
Sidewalk salmon
Submitted by pinkrobe on
I was walking to the office along 1 St. SW, and what do I see but a guy on a bike zipping up the sidewalk against traffic. He went up a block, went diagonally through traffic to the right side of the road, filtered up to the front of two cars and then jumped the light and rode in the street. Did I mention that up until the one red light, there was no traffic where he should have been. Just bizarre...
Who causes accidents?
Fancy Pants
bikes gone wild
Submitted by 2wheeler on
I think people should realize that unless they have a licence, they're not couriers. Leave that kind of riding to the pros.
Nippy morning
Submitted by meandmybikes on
A little chillier weather than I thought forced me to hike up my socks to my knees in an attempt to block some wind coming down Edworthy hill but thankfully no snow or ice to test my metal on!
Pathway was clear but with more sunlight in the morning some people are trying to save batteries by turning them on/off when they see oncoming traffic (or going lights nude altogether). Not super helpful
Got to the top of Bowmont Park just as the sun was rising... what a sunrise!
first encounter with an e-bike
Submitted by Dionysis on
Wind was not as bad as I was expecting on Monday afternoon as I rode west. Of course, it helps having a new road bike rather than pumping away on the old MTB! And nice having a tailwind this morning - almost did not have to shower!
I was heading downtown on the pathway on the north side of the Bow this morning and just as I was approaching the Crowchild underpass, some idiot goes streaking by me. Surprised me because this jerk must have been doing at least 35 kph. He passed with no signal and what I found strange was that he was sitting up-right (at that speed, I thought he would be hunched over a bit). Then I noticed his feet were not moving! He obviously had an e-bike and was using the motor despite the fact there was a strong tailwind!
There was another thread on e-bikes elsewhere in this forum but as far as I am concerned, if you are going to drive that fast, get off the pathway!
Submitted by critninja on
maybe you should install a mirror and an EMP (electro magnetic pulse) so the next time one of those e-bikes passes you you can blast him! :)
seriously though, will be interesting to watch how the city deals with this imminent threat to pathway safety.
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
you ride the same route as I do, I mentioned previously in a thread that there is a guy in the neighborhood that uses that same pathway and rides an ebike with absolutley no regard for anyone else.....have to wonder if you saw the same guy I refer to. This dude rides fast and weaves in and out passing people on bikes, walking, kids with puppies...you name it. You used the word "jerk"....that was nice of you!
The longest line
Submitted by pinkrobe on
Rolling up to 14 St., I saw a bike go by, then another, and another. Five bikes in all, in a span of 30 seconds! Then I chased them! Tee-hee! It's great to see so many people out on their bikes riding to work. The roads are dry and the gravel is pushed off to the sides. Now, we just need to get more women riding to work - out of all the people I saw on bikes, my wife was the only female. That's got to change!
Who causes accidents?
Fancy Pants
Agreed, we are a minority
Submitted by sherryrunswest on
It makes me feel good knowing that I can bike to work just like any other guy out there and even better that I'm not just a fair weather rider. Sure it is my first year commuting but I committed to this year round and I have stuck to it from +30 to -30.
woot woot!!
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
I have recruited another lady rider from my office!! Yipee, she even got access to the bike room (long waiting list) so no excuses now.
There's one in every
Submitted by BCDon on
You know, there's one in every crowd. The vast majority of us attempt to ride with civility and are careful out there so that:
1) We don't cause any accidents.
2) We do portray a positive view of cyclists.
3) We scare the snot out of unsuspecting MUP users.
But, there are always a few who ignore this. Likely the same ones who are weaving in and out of traffic etc.
I personally like the idea of allowing eBikes on the pathways but NOT so they can go by at 35KPH with no regard for others. Now everyone thinks "eBikes = fast and irresponsible". Not a good message at all. Time to put the left arm out to signal a left turn just as gets close to you so that he gets swacked in the chest with a fist.
Women bikers
Submitted by Cindy on
I ride in any weather and wind. Have been commuting to work for years. There are a lot more male riders, so I agree more women need to get out there.
I ride in at 5 :15 am and the people I do see, I try to say goodmorning, but boy are some rude! must have had a flat on the car and was force outside for some exercise!!
Come on ladies, show our strength.
Cool hard ride in.
Submitted by BCDon on
I wimped out yesterday (my excuse was that I was going to the gym which I did). But managed to get up this morning. So, I get up in the dark, layer on multiple clothes, go down to the garage and open the door and as I'm getting the bike out I can feel this wind.
I'm in SW, the wind is, as far as I can tell from my ride, coming from the WNW. Part of my route has me cycling West along the Bow - wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. Maybe my legs were tired from yesterday but it took longer to get in and I felt like I put more into it. Ah well, another 850 calories burned off according to the Garmin. Do that 4 times and it may count for a pound.
Hoping the same wind keeps up for the trip home and doesn't turn to the S too much.
Commute attempt #2!
Submitted by litui on
View Commute #2 in a larger map Don't worry, I wasn't driving on buildings. My phone was in my pants pocket so GPS wasn't terribly accurate. Edit: Oh yeah, cycling with a 10-15 pound backpack is way harder than without as I did 23km easy on the weekend with friends.
Submitted by BCDon on
Litui, good job on #2.
A couple of things I've found:
1) I generally have pretty warm hands so even this morning a thin glove worked well for me. I'll be cool starting out but after 10 minutes or so my hands warm up.
2) I don't generally ride sidewalks UNLESS they become an optimum choice. This would happen if I deem it safer for a secton of road to be on the sidewalk or if doing so would substantively make my route better (decrease distance, increase relaxing etc.). But, haveing said that I cycled down Macleod from the Casinos to downtown two weekends ago so I'm not worried about being on the road. YMMV.
3) Lots of side roads have embedded loop sensors which require a certain amount of magnetic material on top of them before the trigger (like a car). "Sometimes" you can trigger these with your bike, but many times you can't. Your options are then to either walk over to the post and press the walk button or proceed cautiously against the red light when there is no traffic around. This last suggestion comes from Idaho where they have enacted legislation for cyclists where a bicycle rider can treat a stop sign as a yield sign and a red light as a stop sign. While not the law in AB, I do, at times, adopt this.
4) I really hate wearing a back pack. It makes my alrady sweaty back even worse. I do wear one sometimes but not often. I have a rear rack on my commuting bike and a single Pannier (from MEC). On my road bike (no racks), I'll wear a fanny pack which at least keeps the extra sweat down to one area.
5) You will have found it taking longer to cycle in today due to the wind. Cycling on a small gradient (like 1%) it becomes really noticible and will easily change that to be like a 2% or 3% grade.
In any case, keep up the good work.
Submitted by litui on
1) Not here, unfortunately. My hands are coooold.
2) I've mostly just been getting irked at cyclists around me doing crazy shit. Maybe I'm just noticing it more now that I'm cycling, but I can really see how some of them could be a menace to both drivers and pedestrians.
3) Looks like (if it's safe and empty, as this intersection is likely to be first thing in the morning) the sensor can be triggered by laying the bike down momentarily over the sensor ( http://bicycleuniverse.info/transpo/triggering-signals.html ). I might give it a go.
4) I may have to consider getting my home system prepped with everything needed to work from home instead of hauling my laptop every day. It's really the laptop that necessitates the backpack. I'm considering some manner of rack/pannier for tools/windbreaker/etc, but I don't think I'd trust a laptop to one.
5) True! There's a lot of height fluctuation on this ride and the hills seemed ridiculously steep today.
Thanks! I'll do my best.
Submitted by 2wheeler on
laptop = courier bag!
Submitted by vonbergm on
Have been lugging laptops around In a pannier on a daily basis for many years now, my current MacBook for almost four years with zero issues. However, I stongly recommend a pannier that has some internal structure suitable for carrying laptops and that is waterproof, like the ortlieb office bag. I used to use one of the more conventional bag-type panniers and I used a fairly sturdy laptop case in conjunction with these, since the laptop was only supported at the corners.
I have a Mec back pack that...
Submitted by NW_Tri_and_Bike on
Does the trick nicely...
full on biking
Submitted by 2wheeler on
Well my truck left me yesterday morning, so I'm down to bike only for now. The only problem I'm going to have is with getting the groceries. Perhaps a new cargo bike?
the makings of a country song
Submitted by umgray on
You have the makings of a great twang country song!
gettings the grocs
Submitted by ride on
If you don't want to buy a whole new bikes, you could consider a BoB trailer; I've hauled up to 30kg of groceries in one. Learn to park it at a 90-degree angle to the bike prior to piling in the big weight, and you'll be fine.
Bobs are great. While not as
Submitted by ggdub on
Bobs are great. While not as stable as two-wheeled trailer, they're far more maneuverable, which is great for riding in traffic.
Submitted by Spinner on
I used to carry 9 bags on my JTS. 3 heaviest in my pack, and 3 on each side of the handle bars. If the weight was evened out steering wasn't too bad. Then I picked up a nomad trailer and life became much easier.
oops just noticed this is the how was your ride thread, so to keep things on track. The ride was awesome. Nice cruise to work making the lights green that are usually the longest wait when red, and a good workout with close to a direct headwind for about 1/2 the trip home. One slight mishap on the way home, a tractor/trailer decided to move back over when he was only about 3/4 past, luckily he did signal so I had time to hit the brakes. Thought about giving him an ear full when he turned into the truck stop,but in the end I just kept going. Must be getting old.
Grocery Getter
Submitted by Cword on
The home built alternative
Touch of grey
Submitted by pinkrobe on
That setup seriously needs some duct tape...
Who causes accidents?
Fancy Pants
On his forehead? ;-)))
Submitted by majchers on
On his forehead?
I like his flaps (sandals?)
Submitted by majchers on
I like his flaps (sandals?) best!
come try one out!
Submitted by critninja on
we have 3 different styles/models...JoeBike, Yuba, Madsen, and a 4th - the Xtracycle. If you have an old MTB in working order, you can add the Xtracycle on to it and - PRESTO! - cargobike.
Trailers too!
ExtraBike - Accessories
Submitted by Vince Roberts on
Would be good if you had some trendy seat cushion covers for the back on the ExtraCycle ... even slip-ons. I looked the supplier up on their WebSite .... and their stuff shows no artistic flair. I'm having mine re-upholstered in Leather @ the moment. I know you guys/gals have got good taste in artwork down there .... so I'll continue dropping by.
Also thanks for the "One Less Car" wrap-around. I asked BikeCalgary about the spoke stickers but the rap-around is exactly what I needed .... stops the Battery pack on my Raleigh e-Bike from stripping the paint-work off, is quality and IS a statement.
we have a seamstress we're working with...
Submitted by critninja on
...and she is making u-lock holsters, belts, pogies, and top tube pads - and could probably do something cool for the XtraCycle if need be.
just let us know!
Sounds very good.
Submitted by Vince Roberts on
I'll drop down .... I have a "just a few things" that fit exactly into that category. You know how it is .... after riding these bikes for a while you need things changed so they function correctly .... not pre-canned ... and you're bound to have something there that catches my eye.
Are you guys open Friday or over the weekend ?
Submitted by critninja on
Beautiful morning, beautiful
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
Beautiful morning, beautiful sunrise, everything went beautifully!! Have a great day all.
Felt slow...
Submitted by pinkrobe on
...but I didn't ride slow. My wife had to catch a flight at 6:30, so I was awake more than an hour early. I left the house late, but made up time on the ride. Since I wasn't waiting for my wife to catch up at lights, I made it through 2 more intersections than usual, which dramatically altered my place in traffic. Regardless, until I got downtown I felt really sluggish, but the clock said otherwise...
Who causes accidents?
Fancy Pants
Sunglasses both ways
Submitted by mercator on
Today was the first day this year that I needed my sunglasses in the morning.
I think a woo-hoo is in order.
Peace bridge construction
Submitted by sherryrunswest on
After being away last week, I encountered a new detour on Monday's ride home. I was on auto pilot and missed the detour signage (assuming they were posted on my route to the path) because I came to a near stop at a chain link fence installed across the south side path between 6th & 7th Street SW (and it extends right to the river so closes the ped. path along the river too). I had to hop the curb through a parking lot and around to continue on my way. Out of curiosity I checked the City of Calgary site for pathway detours and nothing was listed on Tuesday morning so sent a request for info to 311. Got a call back this morning and he said the detour will be in place till November 15th for the new Peace bridge construction, completely forgot about this new bridge. It is now on the City's website. I didn't see any mention of it in past threads so maybe it doesn't affect many (or maybe it was in the news last week when I was gone explaining the construction and detours)... It really is a very minor detour so not a big deal.
I "ran into" the same detour
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
I "ran into" the same detour last week, also oblivious to the signs telling me in advance that it was coming...I now just go on the other side of the river.
Amazing ride today. Quite
Submitted by majchers on
Amazing ride today. Quite fast too. Both ways. And the wind was not that cooperating...
What a nice break...
Submitted by sherryrunswest on
...from the wind on the way home last night. I was thinking to myself, the first 5 minutes out, that pedaling seemed effortless...realized the one thing missing was the relentless wind. For once it wasn't in my face. Rather enjoyed the ride home.
As for this morning, easy going but slightly cooler than it has been recently.
Good feeling knowing I don't have to get up at the crack of dawn tomorrow. Thursday mornings are usually the toughest for me, fatigue has set in from the week and just the thought that I have one more day to go makes it that much more exhausting.
Enjoy the long weekend all.
No biking today
Submitted by pinkrobe on
Today was one of the few days each year that I don't ride to work. Both the Bankers Hall and Bankers Court bike parking are closed for maintenance today, tomorrow and Saturday, and I just didn't feel like leaving my bike out in the open. Somebody might breathe on it or something. Anyway, we walked in. Good conversation too, including
- how soon we want to pay off the house
- why somebody would walk their dog in pants with holes in the ass [we could see her bum]
- the changes to 17 Ave. S.W. [many businesses out of business]
- the changes to 11 Ave. S.W. [I'm still stunned that Coconut Joe's is now a day care]
- wondering aloud about future development along 10 Ave. S.W., once the train yard moves outside the city
- etc.
Good times!
Who causes accidents?
Fancy Pants
Another beautiful morning,
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
Another beautiful morning, excellent sunrise and the always pleasant robin's song. Persevered with the short pants in spite of the cooler temp, they'll be fine for the home ride.
Happy Easter to all.
Oh My Dear Lord!
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
A client sent over 350 cinnamon buns from Sunterra, each bun is the size of a dinner plate!! Thank goodness I was only obligated to eat one bun. I hope my little bike doesn't collapse under me when I get on it to ride home.
It burns when I breathe
Submitted by scottmeyers on
There was a lot of smoke in the air this afternoon. Downtown and Nosecreek path to about 64th...
There was a huge column of
Submitted by xcrider on
There was a huge column of smoke originating around the PetroCan at Highway 22 around 4 PM. Most likely a grass fire as the smoke was grey. I want to make a donation to your ride.
AHHH The long weekend
Submitted by Spinner on
Now its off BC for camping. Leaving about midnight, should get to the turn off at the logging road about day break. Then its 20Km up to the washout, where we park, and another 3-4 Km on bikes up to where we camp. Should be just about ready for breakfast when things are set up. When its time to leave, I often ride down and jump in the Jeep at the highway. Nothing like a 24Km down hill ride in the mountains.
Road Bike Ride but cool
Submitted by BCDon on
Well, went to the Gym this morning to work out and then for my Cardio I went on a 2 Hr. + ride. From my home in SW, out to 22X, West to the hill before Cochrane and South for another 5Km or so as I wanted to get in a minimum 50Km ride.
The wind was rather interesting, felt like a bit of a tail wind when I headed either West or East but interspersed with a head wind at times. Mostly it was a Southerly wind which let me spin up nice in top gear.
I had a thin jersey, arm warmers and a warm vest on top but that really wasn't quite enough, my arms were chilly. Legs weren't "too" bad and feet lasted OK although they were chilled.
Took a nice long HOT shower when I got home.


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Exhibition of works by Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher opens at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn
A visitor looks at piece by world famous Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn on August 16, 2012. The exhibition ' M.C. Escher, Walks through Time' houses 80 pieces by Escher at the peak of his life and will be on show till October 18, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ANP / ROBIN UTRECHT.
Soestdijk Palace
is hosting a unique Escher exhibition: M.C. Escher, Walks through Time.
This exhibition houses 80 works made by Escher at the peak of his life. Escher lived in Italy for 13 years and in Baarn for over 30 years. 'Walks through Time' reflects Eschers most productive period in Baarn, where he walked through the woods at least 2 hours a day. The exhibition displayed in several rooms of the palace includes many of the highlights of M.C. Eschers work put in a very personal context.
Escher as travelling companion
A personal collection of his private photographs enables visitors to connect with the places that were a source of inspiration for M.C. Escher. In addition, the exhibition displays many personal artefacts, sketchbooks and letters, offering visitors a personal insight into his life. Visitors walk through timewith Escher as their travelling companion by reading his personal quotes. These provide them with background stories and themes that are the foundation of his spectacular works.
You only see what you see but what do we see?
-----Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898 1972)
M.C. Escher is one of the worlds most famous graphic artists. His art is admired by millions of people all over the world, as proven by the many websites dedicated to Escher. The Dutch artist is known for his woodcuts, wood engravings and lithographs, in which he often played with mathematical principles. His engravings often represent impossible structures, studies of infinity and tessellating geometrical patterns (divisions of the plane) that gradually change into something totally different. Most people are familiar with his so-called impossible drawings, such as Ascending and Descending and Relativity, but his metamorphoses, such as Metamorphosis I, II and III, Sky and Water and Reptiles are also well-known.
Since 1960 Eschers graphicworks have appeared in scientific books and study material. In the 1960s, his work was much to Eschers surprise embraced by hippies and pop stars, mainly due to the fantastic parallel worlds. An exhibition on the magical world of Escher in Rio de Janeiro was the most visited exhibition of 2011 and attracted over 573,000 visitors.
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Soestdijk Palace with its collection, gardens, history and story, is a great venue for a totally different event. All 30 performances of the Orfeo opera that were held at the Palace were sold out. The combination of the palace and the event was one of the reasons for the success.
During the Escher exhibition visitors are able to explore Soestdijk Palace and walk through the gardens. A walkthrough the gardens of Soestdijk Palace is also a walk through time.
The M.C. Escher exhibition is on display from 16 August up to and including 28 October 2012. During the exhibition there will be special package deals, workshops and activities. Openinghours:Thursday up to and including Sunday from10am to 5 pm. You can order fast lane tickets on this website or at the entrance of the palace.
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Volleyball league moves to Windhoek
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 16:45.The Bank Windhoek National Volleyball Ladies League will fully kick off the 2013 season on Saturday, 18 May at the DTS Hall in Windhoek.
The first game of the year was played in Grootfontein on 27 April 2013, and saw EWVC coming out victorious against DTS, 3:1.
Four games will be played in the Ladies League, with last year's winners, NDF ladies considered the top favourite in the league.
The ladies of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) and Khomas Nampol VC (KNVC) will play against Revivals VC and Sport Club Windhoek (SKW) respectively.
It's the Big One
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 16:06.The biggest soccer match of the year takes place on Saturday when Black Africa and African Stars lock horns at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.
Not only will the match in all likelihood determine the outcome of the 2012/13 Namibia Premier League title, but it will also lay down a marker in the struggle for Namibian soccer supremacy.
In recent years Black Africa and African Stars have emerged as the powerhouses of Namibian football, with Stars winning the title for two consecutive seasons from 2008 to 2010 and Black Africa winning twice in a row from 2010 to 2012.
Windhoek United, Blue Boys open gap
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 07:31.Windhoek United and Blue Boys remain the pace setters in the Southern Stream First Division, having opened up a sizable gap on the rest of the field, following last weekend's Round 17 matches.
Windhoek United beat Unam 1-0 on May 11 after a first half penalty by Thomas Nakale, while they were held to a 1-1 draw by Bee Bob Brothers in Mariental the next day.
They remain at the top of the log on 36 points from 17 matches - one point ahead of Blue Boys, who also collected four points over the weekend.
Namibia off to winning start
Submitted by editor on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 20:56.Namibia's men's tennis team got off to a winning start in the Davis Cup BNP Paribas Africa Zone Group III competition in Cairo after beating Rwanda 3-0 on Wednesday.
Namibia's singles players Henco Serdyn and Tuki Jacobs had comfortable victories as they both won their matches in straight sets.
Serdyn beat Dieu Donne Habiyambere 6-3, 6-3, while Jacobs beat Jean Claude Gasigwa 6-1, 6-3.
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Submitted by editor on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 15:42.The Namibian Fistball season will continue in Swakopmund on Saturday when the SFC Sport Club will host the Coastal Indoor Classic.
The tournament is Namibia's only Indoor Fistball tournament and teams from Cohen FC, DTS, Atlantis (Walvis Bay) and SKW will be in action.
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Allows the children of Skyrim to be die. Affects the Breton, Imperial, Nord and Redguard children.
Go to: Drive Letter:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\
For those who don't have bought the game on steam, the SkyrimPrefs.ini file is located in Drive Letter:\Users\<USERNAME>\Documents\My Games\Skyrim
- Allows Breton Vampire Children to die.
- Allows Aventus Aretino and Nelkir to be protected when the mod is enabled.
File Name | Release Type | Game Version | Downloads | Date |
Killable Children 1.02 | Release | 38,165 | 11/22/2011 |
I don't need to install this manualy because I have Steam. :/ Sorry people without it, you have to do it manually.
Seriously, thank you for this! I've wanted to kill the Jarl of Winterhold's child for the longest of time! (Because I always choose Wood elf as my race) And I really think it's stupid how you can kill just about EVERYTHING in this game except the children. If I can chop off the head of an innocent man or woman I should be able to kill a child too(especially since they are in the way of my uncalled for assassinations sometimes).
And for the poor little anxious people flipping over this; It's just a game.
puts a tear in my eye to see dovahkiin stab jarls son, die you son of a bitch!
nice finnaly i can kill those anoying things
oh and can you support it with the curse cilent
Aha! Jarl's son-whose-name-I-forget, death awaits you! I'm going to enjoy the peace and quiet. I'd kill Braith too but Amren's "daughter in my arms" quote gets me all soft. Thanks for the awesome mod!
And to the people who are getting bent out of shape over this:
Don't get mad about the killing of children in a game, unless you are going to get mad about the killing of adults, animals, and other sentient beings in a game as well. In which case you shouldn't even be playing Skyrim, and thus shouldn't be on this page. Killing is killing. If killing children bothers you, so should killing animals, adults, and other creatures. That's just my view.
I bet you all killed first either Braith,Frodnar or the Jarls son!
I am a sick minded freak, and I enjoy killing children, animals, innocent people... so no offense taken here :D I just wanna impale some brats with my two handed sword, so nice mod buddy.
PS: The fact that children got a death cry in Skyrim without modding is... weird isnt it?
Nerds read: its easy just add it to the computer/C:/Programs/Jackpot you did it
Normal people read: add it to the Computer/You need winrar WTF?/cantfindshit/not working/Get Techsupport/ 404-Somthing Error/Holy shit is my Computer gonna die?
Yaaay... get your shit on Curse client so Dum Dum's can enjoy your nerdmods aswell :o) thnx.
You need to go to skyrim.prefs both locations and,
Look for the line:
And add it like this:
Another wandered here to lick my father boots good... aaahhh...


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Phillies receive poor grades from Sports Illustrated
Those of us with far less optmistic worldviews had our fears confirmed when Sports Illustrated released the team's off-season report card.
Phillies receive poor grades from Sports Illustrated
Justin Klugh, Assistant Sports Producer
Some people have convinced themselves that Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Roy Halladay will bounce back and have healthy, productive years; that Michael and Delmon Young will provide cheap, adequate power in the middle of the order; that somehow, through a combination of willful ignorance and changing the channel, the Phillies' defense will work itself out.
Those of us with far less optmistic worldviews had our fears confirmed when Sports Illustrated released the team's off-season report card and saw a big red "D."
"Though the trade for Revere gives the Phillies a cost-controlled centerfielder to grow on, they've taken steps backward with most of their other moves," the article states. "[The Phillies] are more likely to repeat last year's middling showing than contend in a division where the Nationals and Braves have upgraded in impressive fashion."
Sure, this was just one media outlet's opinion. But by using "information" and "facts" to back their arguments, SI painted an inarguably hideous picture of Amaro's winter tinkering.
On Delmon Young: "The money is inconsequential enough, but it looks like an overpay for a player who hit .267/.296/.411 with 18 homers last year with a −0.9 Wins Above Replacement Player mark even while being limited to just 31 games in the field, all of them in left."
On Michael Young: "He'll take over third base in place of Polanco, who to be fair is a year older and about half as durable, but at least able to do something besides imitate a matador at the hot corner."
On Ben Revere: "Amaro did actually acquire some youth in the form of speedy 24-year-old center fielder Ben Revere, who stole 40 bases last year but hit a thin .294/.333/.342 with just 19 extra-base hits..."
Grim stuff.
Perhaps there are others in the media who took a more sympathetic angle, or were at least not paying as much attention.
"[The Phillies' defense] Could be comically bad. Howard? Michael Young? Delmon? Domonic Brown? My lord." [David Schoenfield, ESPN]
"I get why the Phillies think they can still compete. I don't get why they're punting half of their defense and adding more offensive question marks to a growing pile." [Grant Brisbee, Baseball Nation]
"Amaro might have been wise to pass up on overpaying for an outfielder, but unless Young bounces back into the player who led the American League in hits and finished eighth in MVP voting in 2011, a sizable hole remains in the middle of the lineup." [Ryan Lawrence, The Daily News]
"It has been a different kind of offseason for the Phillies, and it's impossible to say that they caught the Nationals and Braves based on where the teams finished last season and what they've done this offseason." [Bob Brookover, Inquirer]
"On paper, it seems the Phillies will once again be unable to contend with the two teams they finished behind in the standings last season. While the Braves and Nationals got better, it's hard to argue that the Phils did the same." [Phillies Nation]
At least one man has both faith in the Phillies and the means to share his opinion with a large audience.
"I better not say a whole lot about it, but at the same time I know Ruben is really working hard and trying to improve our ballclub, and anything that goes down I think will help us." [Charlie Manuel]
Of course, that was back around Christmas. According to Sports Illustrated, the Phillies' GPA has taken a few hits since then.
What's gotten old are the same complaints over and over again and the nitpicking over inconsequential signings that will either result in a late roster spot or a minor league assignment or maybe just a release. All at a minor cost. Everyone wants RAJ to find that gem out there but they criticize any low cost, long shot acquisition. Well, that is exactly how you find a gem (if one exists) with the understanding it's likely not going to work out.
What's also gotten old is the constant harping on all the "great" prospects RAJ has given up for "nothing". Most of the prospects he's traded have done nothing. Yeah, how could he have let Drabek, Marson, Carrasco, Donald, Taylor, etc... go? inky93- 4thand10
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1. We were hurt this off-season with big contracts to Halladay, Utley, Lee, Howard. No room to maneuver -- Amaro has said it -- and it was largely his fault. We had no choice but to go "low financial risk, high unlikely/potential reward."
2. But with Halladay, Utley, M.Young, Ruiz, Lannan, Kendrick, Nix and, remotely possibly, Lee, coming off the books next off-season, roughly 1/3rd of the entire team payroll is available next off-season. Which is why Amaro will endure two seasons (or more), to see if he can rebuild.
3. I am a FAN and have been since 1967, the first season I remember, at age 6. In 45 years, I've been blessed with two World Championships, a bunch of good seasons (most recently, 2011 -- not long ago) and a slew of pre-Amaro stinkers. I'll make the kind of prediction that the naysayers never get specific about: We will win 85-87 games this year. Not sure that will get us to the playoffs, but we'll be in the hunt.
ps. The Nats' imminent Gio Gonzalez controversy and likely suspension won't hurt.
But, Howard healthy compared to Howard last year is exactly the same as if they released him and signed a better player.
Same with Utley. Same with Halladay.
So add in those three with the Phillies moves and guess what ? ... pretty good offseason. zubzub- Copper34
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Also to all the people saying our D is horrible - relax. We are excellent up the middle where it's far more important (Ruiz, Rollins, Utley and Revere). While we aren't very good on the corners a few well placed late inning D replacements like Galvis and Mayberry to go along with our excellent D up the middle is just fine.
If this team averages 4.7 rpg they will easily get in the playoffs. PHILPHAN1- altoonaaslan


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Hello, I'm trying to create a div box with round corners and shadows all around it, what is the best way to do it? Its height has to be auto stretched and the width will be fixed. Here is the image so you can see what I mean: http://www.helpnetwork.org/tutzor/images/main-bg.gif Thanks in advance.I think the best way is working with two images. A top-image with only the round corners on the top and a bottom image very high with the bottom corners. Maybe it's even better to use three images (so you can use smaller images) but this is probably the easiest way:
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It's already late here, so sorry for any mistakes, but I just wanted to give you a quick answer, hope I did it well ;)That is what I do when working with fixed widths, but if you are looking for something more dynamic without images try javascripts. They have their draw backs too though, render time, compatibility, and sometimes massive amounts of code added to your document.I would do it with three divs, so you could have the middle repeat infinitely and still have the rounded corners on the top and bottom. Something like this:div#top {background-image: url('../images/top.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat;}
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Of course, you have to give the top and bottom dimensions since they're empty, etc. But that's the general setup.If you mean like this website where the whole page has rounded corners and has shadow around it have a look at the videos chris did about the creation (from scratch) of this website.


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posted 28 Oct 2004 in Volume 8 Issue 3
The principles of knowledge management are often misunderstood and KM practitioners can become preoccupied by the debate over who should actually be managing knowledge. Jerry Ash steps into the breach to examine the conflicts the discipline is facing, and suggests winning the war, not by surrendering, but through compromise and collaboration.
Knowledge management is engaged in life-or-death battles on three fronts, involving a hijacking, a territorial dispute and colonisation. The contests are over who gets to manage KM. On the first front, some say the technology battle is already lost and they call for surrender. On the second front, the knowledge-management community is using management domination to secure its territory while management may be winning the battle, it is losing the war. On the third front, KM professionals are merely wringing their hands in frustration over KMs colonisation.
Pogo, an out-of-print cartoon character who disappeared from news pages before KM was even labelled, could have been referring to knowledge management when he said, I have met the enemy and he is us. Instead of fighting against these natural phenomena as enemies, we should be collaborating with them as strategic partners. On all three fronts there is energy that could be tapped and converted for the benefit of KM. Resistance is only counter-productive and misses incredible doorways of opportunity through which KM could step beyond theory and help organisations succeed in attempts that would otherwise fail.
The hijacking
The hijacking of KM by the technology industry is an age-old story, and the outcome more often than not has been one of bitter failure: money has been wasted, missions unaccomplished and the developing field of knowledge management has been sullied.
Dave Pollard, former CKO of Ernst & Young Canada and blogging specialist, notes that in most organisations KM is epitomised by the corporate intranet, the extranet, community-of-practice tools, sales-force-automation tools, customer-relationship-management tools, data-mining tools, decision-support tools, databases purchased from outside vendors, and sometimes business research and analysis. In other words, it is seen to be made up of specialised technologies and information-processing roles, with a thin wrapper of knowledge creation and knowledge-sharing processes in place to complete the picture.
But it is not just the technology industry that is to blame. In the early days, technology companies jumped out with information-management software that was re-branded as KM software, but the buyer was as responsible as the seller. Corporate decision makers were uncomfortable with the idea of dealing with the soft side of knowledge. They better understood the explicit nature of technology and dreamt of capturing knowledge and converting it into company-owned intellectual capital that could be neatly stored alongside tangible assets in the company safe. The thought of first examining and changing the way people worked was not considered an option. In short, organisations saw knowledge management as the next level of information management. Technology companies saw a new market and they capitalised on it.
According to one story, the steam engine was first used to drive the water wheel. Whether this is true or not, the story is used as a metaphor by those who warn that hooking modern information technology to an old process is as foolish as using a new power source to drive an old one. The modern-day parallel is an organisation investing heavily in up-to-the-minute computing hardware and networking software, only to do business as usual. It is easy to get caught in the technology trap.
We know now that organisations will have to do more than install new bells and whistles or go online if they are to remain relevant and competitive in a knowledge-driven society. The techies tried to tell us and we bought it, hook, line and sinker that networking information was knowledge management: this is the equivalent of saying that tossing a ball around is baseball, says David Hawthorne, vice president of NaviQuest in the US. KM leaders and practitioners know this, but they are having a hard time getting the word out while technology companies continue to dominate the term. To get some idea, have Google send you as it happens news alerts on knowledge management for a few days and see how many of them are about technology: a news release about KM as we know it is rare. The technology industry is better at creating a buzz than we are because it has legions of people preparing news releases and marketing bulletins, while we tell our stories to small audiences.
For this reason alone, we need to jump on their bandwagon. However, there is an even more important reason to team up with technologists. They are as frustrated by the poor track record of KM technology projects as we are. Contrary to popular belief, technology marketers listen to customers and try to determine their needs. Selling technology that is doomed to failure is not a good marketing strategy. Vendors dont just sell off-the-shelf software anymore; they write software to fit the business processes of the company. Unfortunately, new adopters of the KM strategy often also want to jump right into the technology before giving a second thought to addressing the issues of work processes. Technology consultants arent always viewed as business consultants. Therefore, they are not readily listened to when suggesting that a KM programme needs to be developed before KM technology can be properly developed and applied.
One technology professional and one KM-savvy professional can make a difference. For instance, take Corels Rene Schmidt and Dan Stepchuk. Schmidt, a Corel veteran with extensive experience and expertise in technology, was named chief technology officer by Corels president in March 2001. Four months later Stepchuk joined Corel as senior manager of organisation development, with expertise and experience in human dynamics, learning, organisational design and virtual teaming.
At the time, Corel, an award-winning producer of graphics and business-productivity applications, was positioning itself for rapid growth through acquisitions, partnerships and alliances. What had been a homogeneous company in a single location was about to go global. Though Stepchuk and Schmidt had entirely different backgrounds and jobs, they quickly discovered they had similar concerns about how knowledge would be managed, how people would be engaged in what they were doing, how they would be measured and how peoples work would fit into the strategy for a rapidly growing organisation. In other words, they teamed up.[1]
Rather than surrendering KM to technology, both sides would be better off following the Corel example. KM advocates can gain exposure and access to decision makers and technology providers can secure better results by applying the right technology to the right solutions.
The territorial dispute
The revelation that people, not organisations, are the primary holders of the knowledge resource has set the stage for a battle over who gets to manage that knowledge.
This has been a silent battle until recently because individuals have largely been kept in the dark about the role they can play. Knowledge-management advocates have freely admitted that people are the original source of knowledge, but most have not dared suggest individuals should be given the freedom to manage it. Instead, knowledge management has been primarily presented as a corporate function with chief responsibilities assigned to people with new titles in the corporate chain. While KM strategy is seen by most to be aimed at resources outside the hierarchy, we have seen KM immediately plugged into top-down structures, with job titles like chief knowledge officer, knowledge manager and knowledge engineer.
Yet many KM thought leaders have felt uncomfortable with the idea of managing knowledge. Whether theyve admitted it or not, the discomfort centres around the awareness that knowledge is personal and any initiative that aims to control personal knowledge could be seen as mind control. Terms like knowledge capture and knowledge mining come to mind terms transferred from information management, which is not so personal. These terms were not troublesome when people were hired for what they did, not what they knew, and were judged on their performance to company standards, not necessarily their contribution of innovative ideas that led to increased company performance.
There are those who have boldly championed the idea of personal knowledge management (PKM), sometimes at their own professional peril. For example, Steve Barth, a business journalist in the US, has written extensively on the subject of PKM but observes that a Google search produces more contrarian views and counter-views than links to his own positive work.2 Barth says some people misunderstand him and interpret his opinions to mean PKM is about doing things alone. He says the issue isnt between those who think knowledge is social versus those who think knowledge is personal. Its between those who think knowledge is social or personal and those who think knowledge is social and personal. In other words, says Barth, the two extremes dont even agree on what they are arguing about.
They do, however, seem to agree on what they are arguing against personal branding. Perhaps the most negative catalyst for confusion surrounding PKM came from the publication of Tom Peterss Brand You books. Peters is a popular and influential consultant, speaker and writer whose first chapter in his little Brand You 50 book declares, Coping rests on your shoulders. Forget they. This is your life. Period. Thats Peterss first of 50 ways to transform yourself from an employee into a brand. It implies one should forget networking and collaboration and company loyalty and stick to whats in it for me. If employers were a bit nervous about giving up control in a knowledge-based workplace, Peterss view of the future worker was extremely threatening to senior and middle management.
Neither Barth nor his adversaries agree to the solitary approach to KM, although many cant see the difference because branding and PKM are often seen as synonymous. However, this is not the case. I like to focus on how we manage the interaction between three types of potential and kinetic knowledge, says Barth: that which is explicit in documents and data; tacit in human education, experience and expertise; and implicit in cultures and communities. Stowe Boyd, president and COO of Corante, a news and business intelligence service on technology and science, called these personal, impersonal and interpersonal.
David Gurteen, knowledge networker and founder of Gurteen Knowledge in the UK, is also a recognised advocate of personal knowledge management, but he responds differently to PKM foes like Denham Grey, a KM consultant in the US. Greys unease with PKM parallels his thoughts on the paradigms that focus on individual competencies rather than social learning. For Grey, the greatest leverage and largest promise in knowledge work comes from the social aspects. I find this to be a fundamental distinction, he says. Thus I often see myself at odds with the PKM camp on many fronts. To explain, he examines some common PKM principles.
Focus on self-organisation
Organise your thoughts, gather and catalogue your knowledge assets, cluster and categorise your sources, document your network and track your activities. The claim is that knowledge creation starts with individual competencies. The focus is on fast and effective access to information. No quibble with that, Grey responds. You need to capture and organise things, but should this be the key focus of your knowledge activities?
The individual as the key engine for knowledge work
Focusing inwards, you can no longer depend on others (community, company, professional group) for your learning, security or long-term future, says Grey. The road ahead requires you to look out for yourself, build your competencies, guard your IP, brand your IC and continually market your skills. You need to take personal responsibility for your future.
Knowledge acquisition and learning need social connections. Getting ahead today means having a mother community to test your insights, a group to share and learn distinctions, an intellectual guild to filter news and increase your awareness, and a network to increase connections and gather ideas.
Grey believes that the important issues in PKM are:
- The communities you belong to, your reciprocity and empathy;
- The networked relationships you have along which knowledge can flow;
- Your openness to new ideas, your willingness to alter your mental models and your ability to list them.
Gurteen agrees wholeheartedly: If PKM is seen as the organisation of personal information then, like Grey, I cant get very excited about it. It is useful but limited and does not have a lot to do with what I think of as knowledge management and learning.
Gurteen believes we should drop the term PKM and come up with a new term that captures what KM is really about. At first he called it inter-personal knowledge management, but he wasnt too sure he liked that term either. However, he used it as a handle until he settled on people-centered knowledge management. To be honest, the label is not that important, says Gurteen. As long as in Greys words it is about dialogue, community and collaboration.
Surface issues aside, it is the labels, rather than the substance, that drive the debates. Underlying it all is the question of who gets to manage knowledge the bearer of knowledge (the employee) or the customer (the employer). For KM to be successful, the CKM/PKM camps will need to come together to develop a common strategy that will serve both the individual and the organisation effectively: each needs the other.
The colonisation
Perhaps the most grievous strategic error of all is to view efforts by existing professional disciplines to adopt KM principles as colonisation. KM purists see these efforts as misrepresentative, fragmentary and incomplete. If it isnt total KM, then it isnt KM at all.
Joe Firestone, CKO of Executive Information Systems Inc in the US, says one of the continuing problems in KM is that of conceptual drift. Since the foundations of KM as a discipline are relatively undefined and we are in disagreement over what we mean by the terms used in both knowledge and information management, from time to time KM finds itself subject to claims that KM really is or should be reinvented as quality management, CRM, data warehousing, organisational learning, collaboration management, library management, information management, human-resource management, communities of practice, content management and social networking.
I think such advice is incorrect, and thus far it has always based on a superficial account of the nature of KM, says Firestone. The reason these ideas often seem initially plausible is because those who offer such proposals do so without a careful analysis of knowledge and knowledge management. Firestone is right to be concerned that colonisation could lead to the fragmentation and disappearance of KM on the grand scale we envision. If KM is absorbed into the woodwork of other disciplines without the broad view, its promise will soon fade back into business as usual. Colonisation, in that case, is a serious threat to knowledge management. The question is, how do we deal with it? Is colonisation only a threat; or is it an opportunity that could fit into the bigger picture?
Verna Allee, US-based consultant, speaker and author on a variety of business-management subjects, pictures KM at three basic levels that all have knowledge challenges at the core. At the strategic or business level, the challenge is understanding the dynamics of value creation. At the tactical level, the challenge is about evolving the context for people to do their work together. At the operational level, the question is how can we codify and share the routine knowledge people need to complete their everyday tasks.
KM practitioners have done a credible job at the strategic and tactical levels, but a great divide still lies between them and the operational level. What a pity it would be to overlook the opportunities presented by operational functions already in place and where interest in KM is already beginning to bud. Rather than do battle with these colonial invaders, why not tap their energy and use it to take KM strategy and tactics to the frontlines of the organisation? Instead of undermining them with complaints like social networks or HR are not KM, why not laud social networks and HR for the roles they are attempting to play, help them blossom as important players in the complex world of knowledge management, or even take our own advice and network with them?
We seem to be engaged in battles on all three levels strategic, tactical and operational with enemies who should be allies. In this way we are as territorial as the organisational charts we decry. Rather than seeing opportunities for collaboration, we see threats to our supremacy as true knowledge leaders. It is ironic but true we are having as much difficulty in the transition from the industrial to the knowledge age as any we counsel. However, by admitting our own problems, we can understand ourselves and others better.
Giving up on these battles need not mean surrender. Connecting positively with technology, personal knowledge and existing professional disciplines at the delivery level does not mean the death of total knowledge management. Whether it is done within the context of the levels of knowledge work described by Verna Allee or another multi-layer structure, it will assure that the over-riding principles and scope of knowledge management are preserved, understood and actualised.
1. www.kwork.org/white_papers/lights/corel.html
2. www.global-insight.com


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The images are heartbreaking….
….like scenes from a movie that one would hope could never happen in real life….
I find myself glued to the news every time I am in front of a television and each day the images seem to get worse and worse.
The death count rises, the nuclear plant has more explosions, loved ones are still missing, towns and lives have been washed away forever. I sit at home on Baby Monday feeling completely helpless. My heart goes out to all of those people who have lost loved ones, those who don't know where to begin looking for theirs, and all of the lives that have forever been altered by natures catastrophic events in Japan. Seeing as I cannot be there to offer my help I want to try and do my part from afar and I hope those of you reading our blog will to!
Here is a list of organizations that are contributing to the relief efforts in Japan. Every $.01 helps!
Save The Children – Emergency Relief for Japan Quake
Toll free: 800-728-3843
Text JAPAN or 20222 to donate.
The American Red Cross: Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief
Text REDCROSS or 90999 to make $10 donation by text message.
Salvation Army
Toll free: 800-SAL-ARMY
Text QUAKE or 80888 to donate $10
International Medical Corps
Text MED or 80888 to donate $10
Doctors Without Borders
Global Giving
Text JAPAN or 50555 to donate $10
World Vision
Toll Free: 888-56-CHILD Text 4JAPAN to 20222 to donate $10
(information courtesy of abcnews.com)
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I cannot even begin to imagine the devastation that the people of Japan are experiencing at this very moment. You can never be prepared for something of this magnitude…. but people around the world can help them rebuild with small donations!
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Practical advice from the front-lines.
We've just gotten past the latest plague of malicious software infections. Started about mid-December, tapered about mid-January. If you didn't get hit, consider yourself lucky because a lot of victims were NOT sloppy internet users or people who open every email they're sent. You got lucky.
A couple pieces of advice:
1) STOP using Internet Explorer! It is the number 1 target of every hacker out there.
Use Firefox, Chrome, Opera or Safari as your primary browser. Internet Explorer might be needed for some sites you visit but use it for only that.
2) GET a PAID antivirus on your PC. We recommend NOD32 available at www.eset.com . Although we've seen this last infiltration get past every AV out there, the infections appear milder with the paid antivirus solutions. The cost of prevention is less than $50 each year. The cost of cure can be 4-5 times that. And that doesn't count your lost productivity.
Stay safe out there, and happy computing!


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