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welcome to this fluid world
this fluid world delivers business innovation through learning & development and strategic consulting, enabling companies to capitalise on the constant changes in the business environment
major brands around the world have chosen this fluid world as their strategic partners. they have told us that the reason for choosing us is our broad and deep understanding of business, our agnostic approach, track record and personality. below is a list of clients we have had the pleasure of assisting recently
this fluid world was founded in 2009 by liri andersson and jonathan macdonald to assist organisations in capitalising on opportunities and addressing the challenges their business face due to fundamental shifts in the business environment
the proprietary tools, models and methodologies used by this fluid world are developed by the founders and are based on their extensive experience, in addition to their broad understanding of what drives success in today's business world
click below to find out about the co-founders:
Liri Andersson's experience spreads across nations, industries, brands, business problems, and disciplines. Her contribution in the area of strategy, innovation, marketing and organisational management is a testament to the breadth of her experience, talent and energy.
Liri was born in Albania to Swiss and French parents, grew up in Sweden, studied in Ireland and Spain, before working in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, the US, and now London. With a 'round-the-world-ticket' upbringing, four fluent languages under her belt, and an intuitive understanding of cultures and people, she was destined to work in international business.
Liri is experienced in a broad range of industries where her work has proven invaluable to the many global brands she has worked with over the past 17 years, including: IKEA, Bacardi, General Mills, Cisco, Yahoo!, Nestlé, Levi's, WPP, Ogilvy, and MediaCom. The positive impact she has had on the business of these brands show an unparalleled understanding of a global and challenging business environment, the increasingly demanding needs and changing behaviours of customers, and the mechanics of large and complex organisations.
Liri's 360° thinking and experience, in addition to her unique ability to merge solid strategic planning with effective operational execution, means she brings an entirely innovative perspective and fresh solutions to the challenges she faces when charged to enable commercial success through the creation of clear and relevant visions, compelling business strategies and powerful organisations.
In 2009 Liri co-founded this fluid world, a business innovation unit that enables organisations to exploit new opportunities for commercial growth through strategy innovation, marketing innovation and management innovation. this fluid world has gained an impressive track record and has the good fortune of being the trusted advisor, at a senior level, of many global brands.
Liri holds an MBA specialising in Strategy and Management, and a BA in Marketing. She is a guest lecturer at INSEAD'S prestigious executive business programme, as well as other major universities.
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Jonathan expands thought around the potential of technology, the shaping of society and the realities of business, all of which are constantly influenced by fast-paced, relentless change. This thought expansion inspires a deeper understanding of real-life challenges and opportunities, enables people to utilise that knowledge to explore what the future could look like, and unlocks unique insights for any audience that would benefit from a better mindset and more effective tools to maximise their potential.
Through all of his work, Jonathan enables people and organisations to modify their approach from one-off change management to the management of perpetual change. His exceptional perception is often the catalyst that a business needs to grow because of change, helping them to shape the future of the market and open up new revenue opportunities.
Over the last decade, he has spoken at leading industry conferences and events, to audiences from the largest companies around the globe and on numerous other platforms, landing these business-critical messages through his impactful delivery style and highly engaging personal charisma.
As one of the first people in the country to study behavioural economics and then practically apply that knowledge to several multi-million pound business successes, Jonathan is ideally placed to open up the minds and the thinking of a diverse range of people; facilitating strategic discussion and dialogue with the most senior level executives, or inspiring an entire workforce to embrace new opportunities for a brighter future.
He is widely recognised as a significant contributor to the most cutting edge thought-leadership platforms including Google's Think Insights and has a massive online following. Some of his influential opinions have been captured in his recently published book, 'Business Poison: diagnosing and treating the infectious poisons that determine your business success' http://jonathanmacdonald.com/books. He also runs the Thought Expansion Network (TEN), which offers cutting edge insight and expert opinion via video content, online masterclasses and live events http://jonathanmacdonald.com/ten.
Jonathan consistently receives the highest feedback of any speaker on the circuit and leaves a lasting impact on every audience who has the pleasure of hearing him, which translates into tangible, bottom-line business benefit.
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we spend a lot of time observing, understanding and developing opinions on what is happening in the external business environment. here's a sample of our thoughts:
cutting through the noise: branding in a digital world
brand democratisation white paper – an analysis of the socialisation of brands
an alternative scenario to the BP oil crisis – benefitting from transparency and collaboration
a survival guide in a new communications and business world
the opportunities within big data
the communication ideal (Jonathan MacDonald's 2nd published book)
due to the constant changes in the business environment, organisations must innovate to capitalise on the emerging opportunities and this is what we deliver at this fluid world
we believe there are two areas that urgently require business innovation
1. how business is done within an organisation – for example: reading of the external environment and creation of strategies through to organisational management
2. how business is done in public – for example: development and delivery of products and services through to the establishment of frameworks and protocols for communication
we powerfully deliver this in two ways
1. learning & development – enabling clarity and understanding of what is going on and how it impacts all parts of business, allowing powerful and efficient decision making
2. strategic consulting – enabling the development of relevant strategies that will resonate in a modern marketplace for commercial benefit
click the learning & development and strategic consulting tabs for more details
you can access this entire 'what we do' section as a PDF, including testimonials and information about the founders, by clicking on this link: http://tinyurl.com/overviewofthisfluidworld
our work in the area of learning & development has the objective of building powerful brands and achieving commercial results
we have a track record in creating ground-breaking immersion sessions and strategic programmes aimed at fuelling an organisation's workforce with a deep and relevant understanding of the new business world, empowering them to make powerful decisions around, among other things:
- strategic direction
- budget allocation
- investment
- forecasting
- partnerships
- deployment of technology
- hiring & training
the focus of the programmes is on integrating knowledge, new techniques, skills, confidence and energy into a work force with the purpose of accelerating a different way of thinking, and working, ensuring real impact on an organisation's business and its bottom line
to ensure optimal results we bring our expertise and wide experience in business, marketing, communications, and development of educational programmes to the creation and delivery of each programme
our strategic consulting has the objective of achieving superior performance and identifying new sources of revenue and growth in a changing business environment
we add value to an organisation's strategic process in many ways, of which some are:
think tank: the generation of ideas for developing business solutions, solving business problems, or capitalising on business opportunities in a powerful way
stress testing: the testing of ideas, concepts and strategies to ensure relevance and suitability to today's and tomorrow's business world
strategy development: the creation of strategies and solutions that ensure a competitive advantage, relevance and commercial success. areas of engagement tend to be around ensuring powerful purposes, products, processes, people, marketing, and business growth
organisational enablement: the creation of enabling structures to deliver on a company's strategic requirements, ensuring successful deployment
the focus of our strategic consulting work is on close cooperation with our clients and the advice given is not just transferred from us, but is created during a process of active collaboration. this approach has proven to spread understanding and accountability throughout the organisation, facilitating action, results, and long-term effect
to ensure optimal results we bring our expertise and wide experience in business, marketing, and communications across industries, brands and business problems to each strategic consulting project
as a business consultancy with a commercial or performance enhancing objective our work is only as good as the results we show. we are extremely proud of the work we have done for some of the most powerful brands in the world. see below for a selection of written testimonials
"Thanks a million, you did a terrific job. The office was buzzing, your impact was awesome" Sharon MacLeod, VP Marketing, Unilever
"We've seen a lot of thought leaders and coaches on how technology has changed consumer behavior & expectations from companies & brands. However, until we met this fluid world we had not seen a partner that could help us figure out the HOW. this fluid world can help you understand WHAT is needed and have the expertise on HOW to do it" Brad Hiranaga, Senior Marketing Manager, General Mills
"this fluid world moved us away from developing just a digital strategy for heineken and helped us shape the way we plan to build the premium credentials of the brand going forward" Bruce Reinders, UK Brands Director, Heineken
"this fluid world have an outstanding capacity to take teams into a "bubble of clarity" where short-term views and assumptions are left outside. They unleash creativity combined with a sense of execution, which is easy to say but much more difficult to achieve. The best consulting money I've ever spent" Thomas Labarthe VP Mobile Commerce, Alcatel Lucent
"this fluid world were good fun to work with, delivered genuinely actionable outputs, and took us to a different place, in addition to making us think differently about a problem, which is exactly what you want from a consultant" Glen Wilson, MD, Posterscope
"I would definitely recommend this fluid world if you need to turn an idea into a solid business model. It's consultancy at its best" Hans Veldhorst, Digital & Marketing Director, Ogilvy
"We contracted this fluid world to create a social communications strategy for the launch of one of our new technological solutions. They showed a deep level of understanding of the social media landscape and their strategic guidance was outstanding. This resulted in a robust and effective communications initiative that we have incorporated globally with great success" Luc Devisscher, European Head of PR & Marketing Communication, Nokia Siemens Networks
"this fluid world offers a fantastic mix of trends/facts/truths and thoughts to better understand what is going on in the world right now. Beyond understanding they excellently triggered the thinking about how to capitalize on this. The way they opened our minds and hearts was truly unique and unrivalled so far. What they present, and how they present it is just outstanding. They fully reached and touched our colleagues! Since the presentation at least 20 people mentioned how impressed and inspired they felt during, and right after the presentation. They have asked to keep the spirit alive. They are eager to form integrated teams to work on projects that really matter in "this fluid world". So this fluid world is a place we simply love to think of to remind us of what is possible, and why this is the perfect time to live and work" Thilo Ritz, Head of Planning, DDB Tribal Berlin
"We got an enormous amount out of the collaboration. In essence we scotched out the details of the next 12 months, were the flaws and strengths were, what we should be ignoring, and where we are going. It created clarity and allowed us to focus our efforts. I absolutely feel it was money well spent, and I would recommend this fluid world to anyone else" Lawrence Royston, the Managing Director of Groupcall
"I trust them, and when you bring in clients who are spending money you have to trust that you will be getting a good outcome. That is what this fluid world does, they allow you to come up with lots of ideas that clients can act on immediately, and ideas that can go into development. At the end of the day clients are super happy!" Nicole Yershon, Head of Innovation, Ogilvy Group UK
"We were constantly challenged to turn our traditional views up-side down, while giving us tools to facilitate the necessary change. The sessions were brilliantly facilitated; we were pushed to look at our business, business in general and the world from a different perspective. They were successful in getting 8 different personalities to agree on a vision, which we felt excited about, and one that is also true to the organisation. Much of the thinking that came out of the work we did together will form part of a new marketing campaign" Paul Salador, Group Finance Director Clinton Cards Plc
1. we work with a selective number of clients
our choice to collaborate with only a small number of companies each year, and to work with people we believe in
2. we achieve results
our size means we trade principally on our reputation and word of mouth, hence the only outcome we accept is absolute happiness and satisfaction from our clients
3. we understand the external business environment
our world-class ability to understand and decode what is happening in the external business environment for internal decision making and productive action, in addition to our knowledge of trends in advance of the news, enabling our clients to be one step ahead of the game at all times
4. we understand the digital environment
our true strategic understanding of digital, not just as a channel, but of the role it plays in achieving strategic business objectives
5. we view the world agnostically
our ability to think agnostically as we operate independently to execution
6. we understand organisations across the value chain
our understanding of organisations cross-functionally, ensuring the creation of strategies that have a positive impact across the value chain
7. we have proven processes
our powerful processes that have taken organisations from an initial objective through to profitable growth
8. we are a pleasure to work with
our clients consistently tell us that they find us easy, trustworthy and enjoyable to work with due to a combination of the above factors, and our hard-working, energetic and enthusiastic personalities(!) here's a video of a recent client sharing her experience of working with us:
we charge using a self-created algorithm called 'vCost' which is determined by a combination of the likely value of a project's outcome and the related costs in creating that value. we quote on a project-by-project basis rather than an hourly fee
how many people do you employ?
none. we are painfully unscalable, by design. this has various advantages for our clients, mainly that every single project involves our combined thinking, totally committed and undiluted
how much availability do you have?
we choose to work with about 6-8 clients a year of various sizes. a project can last between one week and several months. in any initial conversation we are always very clear about our availability and none of our clients have been disappointed
how do you win business?
we rarely pitch for business as we're fortunate enough to get approached via personal recommendations by an existing or past client. also, as we frequently speak at events, people experience our thinking and sometimes wish to see how this could benefit their organisation
as a business consultancy with a commercial or performance enhancing objective our work is only as good as the results we show
we are extremely proud of the work we have done for some of the most powerful brands in the world. choose from the below client case studies for an overview of our achievements
creating a senior leadership development programme for DDB Group
what DDB was looking to do
DDB was looking for an educational programme to expand senior managers minds, increase their level of understanding of the modern business and marketing world, in addition to shaping an environment where senior managers can act on the acquired knowledge
what we did
- this fluid world collaborated with DDB to create a leadership development programme (LDP) where 50 senior managers from five continents where brought together for three days to better understand the macro trends faced by businesses, the fundamental shifts in the marketing environment affecting brands, ways to manage an organisation to ensure relevance, agility, and innovation
- this was in addition to understanding how to create effective business and marketing strategies in the 21st century
- the programme ended with powerful ideation sessions where game changing and revenue generating business initiatives were identified for immediate implementation
what happened
since the delivery of the programme the participants are working on the chosen business initiatives and are supported by this fluid world to ensure success
is it working?
this is what some participants say:
"Inspiring me and my team to find new ways to increase our profit margins by new ways of working and providing new services" Rodrigo Leoni, CFO, DDB Brazil
"The unique combination of being inspirational, intellectual and actionable" Stacey Grier, Chief Strategic Officer, DDB San Francisco
future proofing the global marketing division of a major drinks brand
what our client was looking to do
our client was looking to create a marketing academy unlike any other corporate education programme, one that feeds inspiration, creativity and real-world problem solving, rather than simply educating marketers about digital platforms and methodologies
what we did
our client chose this fluid world to create and deliver the marketing academy to its 500 marketers around the world. the academy is being developed through the following process:
- stakeholder education of the changing business and marketing environment to ensure the task force assigned to the project operate from the same level of understanding while developing the marketing academy
- creation of a vision, through scenario planning, of the future marketing landscape in the context of our client's business
- identification of knowledge, behaviour, and skills required to be a world-class marketer moving forward
- gap analysis to identify the gap between present understanding, skills and behaviour, and the ones identified as necessary for success
- creation of a powerful format and relevant content to address the identified knowledge, skills, and capability gaps
- roll-out of the marketing academy to 500 marketers in 10 countries
what happened
at the time of writing significant progress has been achieved by the project team made up of key client stakeholders and this fluid world. a powerful vision of the future of marketing has been developed, and the process of identifying knowledge, skills, and capability gaps, is underway
innovation strategy for Unilever
what Unilever was looking to do
Unilever was looking to explore ways in which technology and modern world consumption could innovativley be brought into their brand's vision
what we did
- working with Ogilvy Labs, this fluid world facilitated a strategic workshop for Unilever to explore opportunities in this area
- an interactive presentation and discussion was held to identify how future competition, emerging technologies, changing social behaviours and purchase habits could effect Unilever brand's vision
- a group session was facilitated where a clear vision for future purchase behaviour, and usage of products, was created, taking the new learnings from the first phase into consideration
- a number of scenarios were developed to define retail and purchase habits of the future
- the ultimate scenario was selected to be fed into Unilever's vision development
what happened
Unliver's vision around technology, and modern world consumption, was subsequently developed upon to incorporate the findings from the workshop
Asad ur Rehman, Global Communication Planning Director says "Jonathan, from this fluid world, is an energetic and brilliant facilitator. We will gladly continue to use him for innovation strategy!"
maximising customer loyalty for Heineken
what Heineken was looking to do
establish greater loyalty amongst retail customers, trade customers and consumers
what we did
- Heineken commissioned this fluid world's ideation services to run an ideation session for senior Heineken personnel, including representatives from sales, marketing, commercial development and CRM. the focus of the session was to
- challenge conventional ways of looking at loyalty by imagining what the future of loyalty could look like, and what behaviours would impact decisions relating to a brand
- create scenarios around the future of loyalty in the context of customer and consumer types, while acknowledging how decisions on what to buy or sell are made
- bring scenarios to life by identifying, and sketching out, specific and detailed ideas
the ideas perceived to have the greatest impact on loyalty were taken into a brainstorm with Heineken's creative agency
what happened
the chosen approach has gone into execution. Bruce Reinders, UK Brands Director says "What's great about Jonathan from this fluid world is that although he knows strategy and has loads of experience with regards to digital applications, his real talent lies in fundamentally getting to the nub of the problem, and then extracting the most effective creative solution. This approach moved us away from developing just a digital strategy for Heineken, and helped us shape the way we plan to build the premium credentials of the brand going forward"
defining a mobile advertising proposition for Alcatel Lucent
what Alcatel was looking to do
Alcatel was looking to develop a unique, and relevant, mobile advertising proposition that would stand out in an over-saturated market
what we did
Alcatel commissioned this fluid world's consulting services due to our vast experience in mobile, media and advertising, and our success in developing go to market strategies
the project included two main phases:
1) an extensive analysis of competitive activities and offerings, present innovations and market needs, in addition to an Alcatel capability audit around technology, people, resources and commercial relationships
2) close collaboration with senior management at Alcatel to define an offering that would capitalise on Alcatel's strengths, appeal to phone operators through a new revenue stream, advertisers and brands through enhanced relationships, and most importantly to the end user by offering them a service based on value
what happened
together with our client we created a unique permission based mobile marketing platform called Optism, an offer that has launched successfully and has lead Thomas Labarthe, VP Mobile Advertising Solutions, Alcatel-Lucent to say that working with us was "The best consulting money ever spent". the venture continues to get extensive press
developing a commercial digital strategy for a major healthcare organisation
what the client was looking to do
our client was looking to future proof their organisation and grow revenue through a commercial digital strategy. they had already commissioned a world renowned consulting firm to create the strategy but questioned the advice given. on personal recommendation, this fluid world was asked to develop a commercially viable digital strategy based on our view of the future of the modern business and marketing landscape
what we did
this fluid world conducted an analysis of key trends, competitive environment, and potential for digital revenue streams in the identified space. a strategic recommendation was made based on the analysis and due to our expertise and experience in the digital space. the deliverables where:
- an overview of what a relevant digital offer would look like in this space
- potential revenue streams backed with justification
- direct costs associated with the development of a relevant offer and the generation of revenue
what happened
the success of the analysis and recommendation lead to our client commissioning this fluid world to carry out a deeper investigation into one of the commercial models proposed. the deliverables of this phase were:
- elaboration of the opportunities identified initially in terms of merit and commercial viability
- a potential client list for each opportunity based on an assessment of the marketplace
- development of the revenue model in terms of context, monetization, and timeframes outcome
the strategy was accepted by our client and was put forward to the board for implementation
optimising a business plan for Ogilvy Amsterdam
what Ogilvy was looking to do
having been proactive and brave in incubating a small start-up the management team at Ogilvy was looking to road test the new business concept, and collaboratively develop a commercially viable proposition in advance of going to market
what we did
Ogilvy Netherlands commissioned this fluid world's strategic consulting services to ensure the proposition was in-tune with the modern business world, and commercially viable. success was ensured through the following stages:
- the business plan, and marketing material, was analysed to assess the viability, strengths and weaknesses of the proposition. changes and opportunities needing to be explored further were also identified
- the findings from the analysis were brought into a strategic workshop attended by senior management at Ogilvy, and the incubated company. during the facilitated session, the main components of the proposition were re-built, ensuring optimum market and commercial viability
what happened
following the collaboration between this fluid world, Ogilvy and the start-up, the proposition has become a substantial business case and is now seeking funding
Peter Paul Blommers, CEO of Ogilvy Group Netherlands said: "We hired this fluid world to make an incredible fluid business idea as concrete as possible, and they succeeded in doing that"
Hans Veldhorst, Digital & Marketing Director, Ogilvy said: "I would definitely recommend this fluid world if you need to turn an idea into a solid business model. It's consultancy at its best"
identifying new revenue streams for Posterscope
what Posterscope was looking to do
Posterscope was looking to explore ways in which the organisation could add value, or exploit new revenue opportunities, in the retail space
what we did
- Posterscope commissioned this fluid world's consulting services to explore this further due to our background, and experience, in retail and digital. during the project we worked closely with the MD of Posterscope, and senior management, to ensure ultimate advice, and strategic fit with the organisation
- early investigation showed that looking at retail from a broader perspective would allow Posterscope to benefit from new revenue opportunities
- we conducted a full market analysis and combined the findings with our extensive expertise and Posterscope's strong capabilities. from this analysis we identified five realistic opportunities for Posterscope, each opening up new revenue opportunities
what happened
Posterscope is actively looking for partnerships which will allow them to execute on the ideas. James Davies, Director, Posterscope & CSO Posterscope USA says, "The concepts that we have ended up building on have been particularly innovative, highly based around digital, and really very much geared to the future of the communications landscape."
Glen Wilson, MD, Posterscope says, "this fluid world were good fun to work with, delivered genuinely actionable outputs, and took us to a different place, in addition to making us think differently about a problem, which is exactly what you want from a consultant."
marketing a product through social media for Nokia Siemens Networks
what NSN was looking to do
NSN wanted to apply social media to market a new product in a cost efficient and relevant way
what we did
NSN commissioned this fluid world's consulting services to create a social communications strategy for its product launch due to our deep understanding of a socially interactive world. we worked closely with senior management to ensure success through the following stages:
- a three phase introduction to social marketing covering; what social media is, how it works, best practice, opportunities and risks involved, role of social media throughout the marketing mix, social crisis management, and ways of monetising in a socially interactive world
- working closely with the Global marketing team we created a social communications strategy by applying a bespoked strategic framework created by this fluid world. the process ensured NSN's social communications strategy took into consideration; the internal objectives, available skills and resources, strength of technology, in addition to external customer needs and behaviour, ensuring ultimate outcome
what happened
the strategy produced significant global press leading to an engaged market place in which the NSN sales team can relevantly sell in the solution. Luc Devisscher, European Head of PR & Marketing Communications says, "We contracted this fluid world to create a social communications strategy for the launch of one of our new technological solutions. They showed a deep level of understanding of the social media landscape and their strategic guidance was outstanding. This resulted in a robust and effective communications initiative that we have incorporated globally with great success"
defining a purpose for Clintons
what Clinton Cards was looking to do
although market leader since 1968, the organisation recognised the untapped potential in harnessing current, and future, marketing trends
what we did
Clinton Cards commissioned this fluid world's consulting services to assist them in exploiting new opportunities. our objective was to work closely with the Board to open new avenues for the organisation. we achieved this through the following process:
- we started by expanding Senior Management's understanding of what is possible with today's marketing, communications and technology tools through learning sessions
- through a series of strategic work sessions we defined a proposition that would achieve growth, as well as sustainability. the proposition was subsequently road tested with the target market
- in collaboration with specialists in new media, communications and technology; creative, innovative, and tangible, suggestions were generated for Clinton Cards
what happened
Paul Salador, Group Finance Director Clinton Cards Plc says, "We were constantly challenged to turn our traditional views up-side down, while giving us tools to facilitate the necessary change. The sessions were brilliantly facilitated; we were pushed to look at our business, business in general and the world from a different perspective. They were successful in getting 8 different personalities to agree on a vision, which we felt excited about, and one that is also true to the organisation. Much of the thinking that came out of the work we did together will form part of a new marketing campaign"
sense checking a business idea for the airline industry
what our client was looking to do
our client, a global advertising agency, was looking to assess and sense check a business idea they had developed within the loyalty space prior to proposing it to one of their major clients
what we did
- this fluid world assessed the business idea against assumptions made, the loyalty market in the future, perceived value by target group, major commercial, sociological, and technological marketplace trends, in addition to the validity of the idea in context of modern day best practice
- the output of this validation was a number of recommendations that challenged the existing idea, in addition to areas of unidentified opportunity that could enhance the idea moving forward
what happened
this fluid world brought in a different range of knowledge, experience, and a different perspective and understanding of the world, in addition to the exposure to, and experience of, many companies facing similar business opportunities and/or problems. this external perspective was combined with numerous ideas and cutting-edge insight into the existing idea which was significantly enhanced through the process
the idea was presented to the client who was eager to move forward with it into development
ensuring understanding of modern marketing for Ogilvy Chicago
what Ogilvy was looking to do
Ogilvy wanted to give employees, across all levels and disciplines, the necessary knowledge of a changing marketing and communications world in order to have an informed point of view, and the ability to leverage it into new revenue streams for the agency
what we did
- this fluid world recommended a tailored marketing 4 growth (m4g) programme aimed at increasing understanding of modern world marketing and communications, and creating actionable solutions that achieve real change, and revenue
- we started by putting 100 people, from different levels and disciplines, through a series of interactive knowledge sharing sessions, ensuring a solid level of understanding of marketing and communications in a changing world
- we subsequently facilitated creative workshops where, based on our expertise and participants' newly acquired knowledge, innovative ideas, and new possible offerings were generated
- the best ideas were scoped out in separate sessions, and formed into powerful client propositions
what happened
Angela Johnson, WW MD Director for Motorola at Ogilvy says, "We chose the programme to exploit changes we are facing in the modern world, and due to it being aimed at driving enterprise. The programme has helped us drive revenue opportunities, and has provided the ability to strengthen client relationships. The ideas that came out of the programme fuelled a company-wide initiative for growth"
ensuring understanding of business for MediaCom
what MediaCom was looking to do
MediaCom believed their planners would benefit from an increased understanding of business. the end goal for the agency was the ability to enter into broader, up stream, and potentially revenue generating conversations with clients
what we did
- this fluid world recommended our business 4 growth (b4b) programme designed to assist organisations in gaining, and retaining business, by increasing a company's understanding of business, and its ability to affect clients', or customers' broader objectives
- based on the principles of b4b we tailored an in-house mini masters in business called mib for MediaCom. mib delivered its learning in well-rounded, highly concentrated capsules built on business theory, real life examples, and case studies
what happened
since its inception the programme has been extended to all planning personnel. to date 80 employees have been put through 12 hours of business training to 'graduate' from mib
Sean Healy, Managing Partner Strategic Solutions says, "Liri has been spreading enlightenment throughout MediaCom by running her mib programme. She has worked tirelessly to put together a series of training sessions designed to help our people understand the impact of 99% of what business think about. MediaCommers have left Liri's sessions inspired and brimming with new ideas "
is it working?
this is what a participant says, "The conversations I have with my clients post mib go beyond just media planning, they are about their business and how we can affect it positively"
we would love to hear from you and discuss the business challenges and opportunities you are facing
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The 911 center in Albany is expecting a new look within the next few months to replace outdated equipment for emergency responders. The new center will hold more than one million dollars worth of upgrades for 911 operators.
"We'll come back with all new consoles our 800 megahertz system will be refreshed and we'll be getting a new next gen 911 system," said Communications Manager Charlotte Floyd.
The new Albany-Dougherty 911 center will be able to receive emergency text messages which is an upgrade paid for with sales tax money.
"And of course the voters had to vote on it and we are really appreciative of the fact that we were voted on to be able to do this center," said Floyd.
For now, 911 Operators are working out of the Emergency Operation Center next door to the renovations.
"It was a good move for us, it was a smooth move," said Floyd. "I'm very proud of the fact that it went so smoothly. We got all of our mission critical systems moved in less than a day."
"They work a long shift so it's good that they have good equipment so that they can be fresh and ready to respond at any time there is an emergency," said Deputy Director Jim Vaught for the Albany/Dougherty Emergency Management.
The new center will be finished by the end of August. Renovations are also underway at the Albany Dougherty Fire Department Training Center which will serve as the back up 911 center.
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NorthStar Youth Worker Fellowship
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The 2014-15 Fellowship is sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Education, the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at Augsburg College, and Youthprise.
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Red herring or not, park closure vote delayed while supes seek police input
There is only one police chief in this town, and no law regarding the usage of public parks shall pass without him. Or so they said yesterday when Sup. Scott Wiener continued for a week consideration by the Board of Supervisors of his controversial proposal to close the city's parks and plazas at night.
Wiener – champion of the legislation that homeless advocates say specifically target the City's homeless population — motioned for continuance on the hotly contested agenda item after Police Chief Greg Suhr was unavailable to discuss how the measure might be enforced. The motion was seconded by Sup. Malia Cohen and passed without objection.
But the continuance request means that Wiener will have to deal with what he calls an "epidemic of vandalism" for another week as well. The legislation would amend the "Park Code to establish hours of operation for City parks from 5am to midnight, with certain exceptions; and make environmental findings."
"It's long been illegal to sleep or camp in parks," said Sup. Wiener. "[Police] don't need another law."
"This. Is. About. Vandalism," Recreation and Parks Department General Manager Phil Ginsburg told the Guardian. "The homeless won't be thrown out. The laws are already on the books, man."
And while Wiener and those in the RPD have continued their insistence that that the legislation was written explicitly to target late-night vandalism, illegal dumping, and other nefarious activities not related to homelessness, opposition to the legislation say it's "red herring" legislation that, on its face, claims to combat vandalism, but underneath is actually a bill targeting the homeless.
Wiener disagrees with this stance, however, and actually called the argument made by the legislation's opposition — that the bill is a "red herring" ostensibly aimed at vandalism, but that really targets the homeless — a "red herring" as well. A red herring, historically, is a distraction. It's a Trojan Horse, a magician's assistant, a tool designed to confuse and obfuscate actual information or intent.
It is a term that first found a foothold in the hunting world, but made it's transcendental leap into the world of politics. Politicians have employed the use of "red herrings" in the past. But why would a group called the Coalition on Homelessness actually support vandalism, as the supervisor's "red herring" comments would suggest?
When this fact was pointed out, Wiener told the Guardian that he "wasn't going to speculate." (And neither will we, at least as to why the supervisor chose to use the phrase "red herring" to describe the COH's argument in the first place.)
But regardless of rhetoric, next week's vote promises to be close. COH Executive Director Jennifer Friedenbach told the Guardian last week that she had the support of the four most progressive supervisors — John Avalos, Jane Kim, David Campos and Eric Mar — and needed just two of the three swing votes to shoot down the legislation. Those three undecided votes rest in the hands of Sups. London Breed, Katy Tang and Norman Yee.
"This is going to be a close vote," said Wiener.
But a vote that will have to wait a week.
They are in the best position to quantify the damage and criminal behavior done by the itinerants. The pot selling is obvious to anyone walking through GG Park. The question, however, is what other crimes are happening by the vagrants, both quality of life crimes and serious felonies.
whether gypsies are good or bad for parks
Boyscout Pristine Park SkeeBall opens a second arcade!
provided funding for the homeless to buy drugs in the park and consume them there.
Well, HANC closed and I guess the homeless just get their cash elsewhere. Mugging people in the park, perhaps? Especially after dark?
I look forward to the SFPD assessment, as well as the Parks Department giving more details about all the vandalism.
let's let the mount doom orcish Gestapo tell us what the truth is
"It's long been illegal to sleep or camp in parks," said Sup. Wiener. "[Police] don't need another law."
That's the same thing that was said about sit-lie. During the sit-lie campaign, a major law firm in the Financial District did a legal study that showed that laws were already on the books for dealing with homeless people and that sit-lie was unnecessary, yet this Wiener guy and his conservative rabid supporters and their corporate media screamed "Vote for sit-lie."
"This. Is. About. Vandalism," Recreation and Parks Department General Manager Phil Ginsburg told the Guardian. "The homeless won't be thrown out. The laws are already on the books, man."
Propaganda newspeak. And vandalism WILL continue despite this purely symbolic law. This is just yet another bull shit feel-good measure like others that this supervisor has come up with. Even with this law, how do they plan to stop vandalism in the parks? It will be the same with or without this bull shit law. Why aren't there more police put in the parks to stop vandalism? You're going to have to put police in the parks anyway to kick the homeless out. Are you going to look under every tree in every park? Who has the re$ource$ for that? This is not about vandalism no matter how many times that lie is told. This is about the homeless. People are not as thick, dense and gullible as these parasites who work for these city agencies think.
This is about am ambitious politician positioning by attacking unsympathetic actors.
The way to preempt this is to shift the conversation to sympathetic actors, not ratify Wiener's framing.
That would mean putting messaging that appeals outside the circle over the articles of faith of the tribe, so it ain't gonna happen and odds are Wiener will win and the poverty activists will lose. Again.
parks closed at night
Shift the conversation from Wiener looking good by disciplining unruly unsympathetic actors to Wiener looking like a dorm RA enforcing a curfew on reasonable conduct such as a night time stroll in park, taking a break from a marathon coding session to get some fresh air, enjoying the full moon or the skyline in solitude.
Instead of this being about things that activists are concerned about, this should be made to be about things that appeal to a majority of the voters. Self interest is the one thing that can trump insecurity fueled neoliberal discipline.
Except those who are up to no good.
We should do what every other major city does and close the parks at night.
people walk through and hang out in the parks at night all the time
meet after dark.
shut in loser you are
meanwhile Eric Mar proposes another copycat bill in a desperate attempt to seem relevant
Perhaps Wiener should close the Tenderloin, North Mission, 6th Street and Bayview/Hunter's Point from 0000-0500 because the cops can't be bothered to do the police work of enforcing the law against miscreants?
Why not go for the whole pig?
charge everyone $50 to come in (san francisco residents get a $5 discount if they show their ID)
plus no one gets to sleep at night
even in their own bed
'cause they might walk in their sleep and vandalize stuff
I think that a pass should be required to leave the bantustan, I mean the homeland.
The homeless are costing us residents money by damaging the parks. The parks are not hostels or toilets.
The homeless are very resourceful at finding places to sleep, I see them in doorways, stairways, alleys, dumpsters and so on.
And there are SRO's for them too, but clearly some prefer the parks because they can drink and do drugs.
Enough already.
let's ban those too!
in fact humans in general damage the parks
ban 'em all!
no people in the parks....
our experience of the planet would be so great for us if humans simply weren't allowed to live on it
How much do the homeless pay for the privilege of pissing and crapping in our recreation area?
"... Supposedly used by fugitives to put bloodhounds off their scent (1680s), hence metaphoric sense (1864) of "something used to divert attention from the basic issue;" earlier simply "a false lead":
Though I have not the honour of being one of those sagacious country gentlemen, who have so long vociferated for the American war, who have so long run on the red-herring scent of American taxation before they found out there was no game on foot; (etc.) [Parliamentary speech dated March 20, 1782, reprinted in "Beauties of the British Senate," London, 1786]"
I'm not saying that it isn't related to hunting foxes, but my sense is that the class which includes fox hunters would be all too likely to take more credit for the idea than they deserve; maybe the fugitives thought of it first.
closes their parks at night
why this is a BFD is just simply beyond me
the outrage machine is in full effect, per usual, which just diminishes the outrage when something truly fucked up comes down the line
like this become a big deal, to the far left anyway. If this went to the voters, it would pass with 90%.
You know what this article reminds me of? A room clearing, butthole stretching, early morning soft poo that slides right out of me at the sound of the cock's crow. literally the worst I've read all day!
why don't you go back to examining your navel instead
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Yesterday, it was revealed that WWE had pulled Daniel Bryan from the upcoming European tour in November. The former world heavyweight champion was scheduled to make appearances at the live events on that continent. Reports are now surfacing that management made the decision to pull him from the tour because Bryan has received confirmation from doctors that a second surgery is needed to repair his neck injury.
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As many are already aware, Konnan has been having issues with his hips over the last couple of years. It's the reason why he has been forced to stay away from the ring. The former WCW star revealed that he wants one final match after his next surgery. Since he is involved with AAA, the belief is that his match will be held for that promotion. No word yet on who he wants as his final opponent.
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Another speed bump has presented itself in the career of Shelton Benjamin. The former Intercontinental Champion has suffered a serious knee injury while working in Japan. He is expected to miss a couple of months of action because of the surgery. Benjamin was sidelined earlier in the year when he had surgery on his elbow, but he recovered much quicker than expected from that injury.
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In order to help promote her upcoming match at Summerslam 2014 against Stephanie McMahon, Brie Bella is on the road this weekend for WWE. The company is sending her and Nikki Bella to the Wizard World event in San Antonio. Brie is still on a reduced schedule, as management wants to give her time to be with Daniel Bryan while he is still recovering from his neck surgery.
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Initially, Daniel Bryan had surgery to repair a seriously damaged neck. However, doctors found further issues for the former WWE champion recently. His shoulders are pretty messed up as well. Additional procedures could be required to repair all of the damage to his body. Bryan is out indefinitely, and there is no timetable backstage for his return.
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Some rumors have surfaced that Daniel Bryan is returning to WWE soon, and the cause of the confusion is over the fact that he was spotted in the ring with his wrestling gear on last night. The former world heavyweight champion was simply filming a public service announcement. Even though he informed the fans in the arena that he might still need another surgery to repair his damaged neck, some were still under the belief that he was coming back soon.
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Thanks to an errant throw into the guard rail by Jack Swagger, Wade Barrett has underwent ligament reconstruction surgery. WWE is reporting that the operation went well and that Barrett is at home resting now. No official word yet on how long he will be gone, but rumors are floating that it will be for several months, which is why WWE stripped him of the Intercontinental Championship on Monday Night Raw this week.
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While there is still a chance that he was working the audience during his speech at Money in the Bank 2014, the topic of Daniel Bryan require a second surgery to repair his neck is a major issue for WWE. Reports are surfacing that if it is true that he needs to go under the knife again, there is a very good chance that Bryan could miss up to a year of action.
June 30, 2014
A lot of rumors have been floating around as of late in regards to the condition that Scott Hall has been in at conventions and independent wrestling shows. Promoters and fans have been accusing the former WWE star of being in really bad shape, which has led to speculations that he might be losing his battle against sobriety. Sean Waltman, however, has been telling people that Hall is under heavy medication because of recurring pain from his hip surgery.
June 26, 2014
In a rather interesting bit of news, reports are surfacing that the audience at Monday Night Raw did not react much when WWE announced that Daniel Bryan would be making an appearance at Money in the Bank 2014. That comes as a surprise because he was really one of the most popular guys in the industry before he left to have surgery on his injured neck. It should be interesting to see how fans react to him at the pay per view itself.
June 24, 2014
Not too long ago, Rock revealed to the world that his cousin Tamina Snuka was one of the hardest working and most determined people he knows. He noted that she was a single mother of two, who went from being a janitor to being a WWE star. Her determination is showing yet again because Tamina is recovering much quicker than expected from her knee surgery, which was expected to keep her out of action until the end of the year.
June 15, 2014
If you're a big fan of Tamina Snuka, get used to not seeing her on television for the rest of the year. The WWE diva just had knee surgery to repair a torn ACL, and she is expected to be sidelined for the next six months. No word yet on when the injury actually occurred, but her last televised match was on the final episode of Smackdown in May.
June 7, 2014
Some disturbing news is coming out of WWE. Word going around is that Daniel Bryan has been losing strength in his arm. The world heavyweight champion has been trying to rehabilitate after having much needed neck surgery, but things are not progressing as well as WWE had hoped. There is a very good chance that he will be missing more time than initially expected.
June 5, 2014
During the latest WWE NXT show, an interesting injury was revealed. Adrian Neville had four teeth knocked out of his mouth during a backstage segment with Brodus Clay, who has been down in developmental for several months now. Neville had dental surgery to repair the teeth and now wears a mouth guard during matches to prevent further damage.
May 31, 2014
One of the more recognizable moves in WWE right now is the Daniel Bryan flying headbutt. It has become a big part of his repertoire. After his latest surgery, management is trying to convince Bryan to drop the move, as it has the potential to make his situation even worse than it is now. Some are citing the damage that it caused to Chris Benoit, who used that move routinely.
May 23, 2014
WWE is wrapping up their tour of Europe and the performers will be heading back to the United States. The next episode of Monday Night Raw is taking place in Tennessee, and Daniel Bryan, who recently had neck surgery, is being advertised to make an appearance. This could be a swerve by Stephanie McMahon to further sell the story line between the two.
May 21, 2014
Some good news coming out of WWE today, as it is being reported that Daniel Bryan underwent successful surgery to repair his neck injury. The procedure, which took place in Pittsburgh, went well enough to where doctors are stating that he could be released from the hospital within two days. As of right now, the guess is that he will need approximately three months of recovery time before returning to WWE.
May 15, 2014
WWE has quietly released Judas Devlin, a developmental wrestler who was supposed to have been called up to the main roster to join Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan in the Wyatt Family stable. He has been removed from the official roster page for WWE NXT.
January 26, 2014
There were some serious speculations recently that Judas Devlin was going to be brought up by WWE from developmental to join the Wyatt Family, but a serious injury, one that might end his career, has forced a change of plans.
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The Vigo County Public Library circulates library materials and equipment, which have been designated as available for lending to registered borrowers for use outside of the library.
The Library fulfills its responsibility to the community by lending only to authorized borrowers and by keeping records on all items currently out on loan. In the lending process, a transaction takes place between the VCPL system and the borrower whereby the item leaves the custody of the Library. The borrower presents a borrowers card to the library staff person who will utilize the library's computerized circulation system to record the information necessary to complete the transaction.
The Library reserves the right to limit the number of any one type of item or equipment loaned to a borrower.
Library materials are loaned for a variety of time periods, depending on the type of item, and may be returned to the Main Library or West Branch. Audio-visual equipment must be returned to the Main Library.
Borrowers who have not returned items on time will receive a first overdue notice, followed by a final overdue notice which includes a bill for replacement. Borrowing privileges will be suspended when the final overdue notice is sent, with privileges restored when all items are returned or when reimbursement for lost or damaged items is received. The first overdue notice may be delivered via United States Postal Service, email, or telephone. The final overdue notice is delivered via United States Postal Service only. Lost and damaged items will be charged at the publisher's or producer's list price, or if not listed, at the default price for similar items. Information regarding library materials and or library equipment not returned or returned damaged may be turned over to a collection agency. Collection agency fees become the responsibility of the borrower. The collection agency fee is due even if library materials and or equipment have been returned or reimbursement has been made.
Library materials that are not specifically designated for lending, such as in Reference or Special Collections, may be loaned under certain circumstances with permission of the Librarian in charge of that service unit and under such terms as the Librarian may deem to be reasonable.
The lending of library materials is further subject to such rules, regulations, and conditions as may be in effect from time to time (which shall be deemed supplemental to the foregoing policy), including but not limited to rules pertaining to the applicable time periods for which library materials and equipment are loaned as are set forth in the attached Addendum. The above policy and supplemental conditions referred to in this paragraph may be amended at any time without notice. The Library reserves the right to alter the application of the above policy should extraordinary or emergency circumstances warrant.
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Number of Renewals
Maximum Items
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14 Days
Digital Audio Devices (Playaway Audio Books)
14 Days
21 Days
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14 Days
Best Seller Express Items (Books, BOCD, Playaway Audio Books)
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For most library materials a first overdue notice is sent no later than seven (7) days after items are due and may be delivered via United States Postal Service, email, or telephone. A final overdue notice, (including information regarding replacement prices for materials), is sent no later than fourteen (14) days after items are due via United States Postal Service only. A hold pickup request notice is sent when an item is available for pick-up and may be delivered via United States Postal Service, email, or telephone.
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Temperatures outside have fallen into the single digits on several occasions this month, but six residents at Linnwood Estates assisted living in Glenwood are sleeping warmly under new quilts. Everett Shaw, Carl "Lee" Anderson, Roger Orrin Lonnevik, John Matula, Marvin E. Meggison and Eugene A. Murdock were presented "Quilts of Valor" in a special ceremony Dec. 7.
Quilts of Valor is an organization that presents veterans and service members with handmade quilts as a way of thanking them for their military service.
A proposed auxiliary gymnasium at Glenwood Community High School took two steps closer to coming to fruition at last Monday's Glenwood Community District Board of Education meeting.
The board voted 4-1 to proceed with the design and financing phase for the new gym, which would be on the north side of the building and would house a new locker room and allow for an expanded weight room and wrestling room.
A 24-year-old Council Bluffs man has been charged with murder in the death of a Glenwood woman, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety. Chad Fortner was charged Tuesday with 2nd-degree murder in the death of 47-year-old Carol Meston.
Ten Korean War veterans from Mills County will travel to Washington, D.C., next Wednesday to visit the national memorial built in their honor.
"Success breeds success" is the motto of Marrianne Driml.
Driml certainly breeds success herself. She taught English, world literature and communications at Glenwood Community High School for 38 years, retiring in 2008. She coached the high school speech team for 31 years and still volunteers to help speech students.
"I know I've coached 100 to 150 people," Driml said.
Even a normally subdued fire chief had excitement in his voice talking about the Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department's new truck.
"We're tickled to death, we've never had anything like this since I've been around," GVFD chief Butch Fidler said. "It's too bad it wasn't ready in time for the homecoming parade."
Dale Lingle thought his 16-year-old son was simply sleeping off a late night of computer and video games when he found him still lying in bed in the middle of the afternoon July 18.
"He was a typical teenager. In the summer, he would stay up late on the computer and playing video games," Dale said. "I went in to get him out of bed and he didn't wake up."
More than two months after his death, Codie Lingle's family finally knows with some certainty what caused the death of their son and brother.
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in the city of Sylvania and Sylvania Township say several car windows were smashed
in over the weekend.
break-ins happened off Brint Road, in the area of Tamworth Road and Weldwood
Lane. The owner of one of the cars says damage will cost her about $1,000.
Township Deputy Police Chief Ray Carroll says nothing was reported stolen, but
this crime could earn those responsible some jail time.
happens once in awhile," Carroll said. "There's ignorant people who go out and
just break windows for no purpose at all…Depending on how many windows are
broken, it could be a felony."
than 10 cars were damaged total. The deputy chief wants residents to keep an
eye out and report any suspicious activity to police.
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Funicello got her start at the age of 12 as an original member of the Mickey Mouse Club. She went on to have a successful career in both singing and acting, starring in the popular "Beach Party" films of the 1960s, including "Beach Blanket Bingo" and "Bikini Beach."
In 1992, Funicello announced that she had MS. Over the years, she became a spokeswoman for the disease and the terrible toll it takes on those who have it. In 1993, she started the Annette Funicello Fund for Neurological Disorders at the California Community Foundation.
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Okay, to wrap up our week of Detroit Bridal posts, here's the last part of our shoot, at Detroit's Eastern Market. We've shot there a few times now and we always find a new texture or background to play with. I was originally drawn to this really awesome metal garage door next to this and I wasn't really feeling this door covered by red bars. But Andy led our model over there and I saw this….and it's a new instant favorite. One other thing that was kind of interesting about this session is it's the first time I can remember when our 70-200 2.8 IS L lens never left the bag. This particular image was shot with my new 200L which I remarked to Andy is "chock full of the goodness of the 135L, just 12 feet farther back". (Okay I am nerd.) I promise no more gear talk for this post, mmmkay?
How badass is this blue birdcage veil? HOT. I love it.
Finally, here's all our beautiful, patient, and wonderful models rocking it out for a group picture:
Thank you ladies, you were AWESOME!!!!
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I am just head over heels in love with that AWESOME veil. Love that last shot too, the processing is cool!
Did you say 200L? Okay now you're just rubbin' it in. Lovin' the birdcage veil and the second to last is smokin'! Wow just realized I use a lot of in' instead of ing. Random I know.
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Prehistoric Bird ascends the middle of the downvalley-facing East face from a stand start below the incipient seam above. Begin with frustrating hands and feet and sort out a starting sequence that works for you. Gain a thin slopey 3-finger ripple 9 feet up, adjust your feet and bear down on the thin ripple to gain a right hand intermediate in the seam or go again via a double clutch move to snatch the lip and pull over. A good problem to work all by yourself, as one pad will do.
Prehistoric Bird is located in the middle of the downvalley-facing east face of the Second Willow Boulder, or the boulder out in the willows just before you get to Area A proper. An inobvious less than single-track path winds through the willows for 30-40 feet to reach the base of this boulder.
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The Harlem Department of Public Safety has discovered their speed detection device calibration certificate expired this past February.
Law enforcement departments are required, by law, to submit an annual radar calibration report to the Georgia Department of Public Safety in order to maintain and use radar detection devices.
Harlem's license to operate speed detection devices has been suspended until further notice.
Chief Gary Jones was working to set up the department's annual radar calibration when he discovered the oversight. After meeting with City Manager Jason Rizner aned Mayor Bobby Culpepper, it was decided that the proper course of action was to issue refunds for all speeding tickets that have been issued by the Harlem Police Department since the license expired.
Mayor Culpepper apologized for the oversight, saying, "We are all committed to making this right , and I know Chief Jones is working hard to ensure that all affected individuals are refunded fine amounts and that each driver's history is cleared of the charges."
Chief Jones is working with the Georgia Department of Public Safety to resolve the issue. The city's radar devices were properly calibrated on December 19th, but until officers are re-trained on their use and a new license is issued by the state, the city of Harlem will not be able to use their radar.
Jones said, "Although this happened under a previous police administration, I accept responsibility. I felt that the only ethical and honest response was to notify the public rather than allowing the matter to go forward undetected."
Approximately 85 speeding tickets were issued in the ten months since the city's license expired. Anyone affected by the refund will receive a certified letter after the holidays informing them how their fine will be repaid. Anyone who thinks that they may be affected may also call the Police Department immediately at 706-556-6262.
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Mazziotta, Eagles Turn In Strong Opening Day at UCF Invite
Senior tops individual standings after pair of under-par rounds
ORLANDO, Fla. – Led by a pair of under-par rounds from senior Dan Mazziotta (Fort Myers, Fla./Cypress Lake HS) that included a seven-under par 65 in the morning, the FGCU men's golf team got off to a solid start through Monday's opening 36 holes of the UFC Invitational by placing fourth out of the competitive 18-team field at Rio Pinar Country Club.
Mazziotta followed his sparkling 65 in the morning round with a three-under 69 in the afternoon to finish the day with a one-stroke lead in the individual standings. The two-round 10-under par 134 is just two strokes under-par away from equaling the program record for 54 holes.
In a field that features six teams in Golf Week's current top 100, including three in the top 50, FGCU's rounds of one-under par 287 and 290 put it in sole possession of fourth place (577). As a team, the Blue and Green have posted at least one under-par round in five of nine tournaments this season, including three straight.
No. 36 and tournament host UCF jumped out to a big lead with a 13-under par 275 over the opening 18 holes and concluded the day with a 13-stroke lead (275(-13)-282(-6)/557) over No. 39 Liberty (283(-5)-287(-1)/570(-6). No. 19 N.C. State is just two strokes ahead of the Eagles in third (291-284(-4)/575).
Mazziotta's round of 65 is tied for the second-best score in program history, equaling four other rounds in the record books. Relative to par, Mazziotta's seven-under is also tied for second-best. The Fort Myers, Fla. product sits just one stroke ahead of UCF's Greg Eason (67-68/135). As significant as Mazziotta's first round was, his three-under par 69 in round two also put him atop the FGCU record books for career rounds at par or lower. The 69 was Mazziotta's 39th career round at even-par or lower, surpassing Joseph Lamielle's record of 38 set from 2002-05.
FGCU's first round 287 came on Mazziotta's 65 and two-over par 74s from each of its other four players. Freshman Matt Cote (Palm Harbor, Fla./Palm Harbor University HS) separated himself from the other Eagles with an even-par 72 in round two to sit in a tie for 26th overall (74-72/146). Junior Brandon Pena (Clewiston, Fla./Clewiston HS) followed his 74 in the morning with another in the afternoon to finish the opening day in a tie for 38th position.
Making his first start since the fall, junior Gyles Robin (Jersey, England/De LaSalle College) turned in a 74-75/149 to place in a tie for 43rd. Junior Patrick Williams (Toronto, Canada/Crescent School), one of two players to participate in all four spring tournaments, produced a 74-79/153.
The third and final round will commence with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles missed playing with the lead group by two strokes and will play alongside Wichita State and Winthrop, who are tied for fifth place. The three teams will begin on holes 4-6.
1. Dan Mazziotta – 65(-7)-69(-3)/134(-10)
T-26. Matt Cote – 74-72(E)/146
T-38. Brandon Pena – 74-74/148
T-43. Gyles Robin – 74-75/149
T-67. Patrick Williams – 74-79/153
TOURNAMENT STANDINGS (Golf Week Ranking)
2. Liberty (39) – 283(-5)-287(-1)/570(-6)
3. NC State (19) – 291-284(-4)/575(-1)
T-5. Wichita State (139) – 292-289/581
T-5. Winthrop (195) – 292-289/581
7. Campbell (92) – 302-282(-6)/584
8. Toledo (140) – 302-288(E)/590
T-9. Akron (102) – 301-291/592
T-9. Miami-Ohio – 297-295/592
12. Ball State (86) – 292-301/593
13. Marquette (150) – 300-294/594
14. Seton Hall (202) – 301-296/597
15. Rhode Island (216) – 303-303/606
16. Houston Baptist (253) – 307-300/607
17. George Mason (196) – 310-301/611
18. Northern Illinois (148) – 311-304/615
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