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Previous coverage of Tour de L'Aude >> 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Tour de l'Aude 2010 WCN quicklink >> Stage 9 Stage 9 Full Stage 8 Stage 8 Full Stage 7 Stage 7 Full Stage 6 Stage 6 Full Stage 5 Stage 5 Full Stage 4 Stage 4 Full Stage 3 Stage 3 Full Stage 2 Stage 2 Full Stage 1 Stage 1 Full Prologue Prologue Full Preview Preview 2 |
On this page >> Write-up Results Comments General Classification Photos Stage 4 - Abbott and Pooley double to victory and race lead Osseja 97 km Mara Abbott (USA) won stage 4 in the sprint between her and Emma Pooley (Cervelo Test Team). Pooley goes into a 2 minutes 34 second lead on general classification after the pair broke away on the climb to the finish from the lead group. Evelyn Stevens (HTC Columbia) crossed the line in third 43 seconds back. The 4th stage had to cover three big climbs in the eastern Pyrenees. It always promised to be a tough race that would upset the general classification. On the first climb, US National Team's Katheryn Mattis-Curi attacked after 11km of racing, but she was caught at Font-Romeu just 16km later. Mattis was joined by a group that included three Cervelo Test Team riders, Regina Bruins, Sharon Laws and Pooley. Emma Johansson (RedSun), Stevens (HTC-Columbia) and Abbott (USA) also bridged the gap. They were quickly joined to create a leading of 15 riders. Claudia Häusler and Carla Ryan (Cervélo), Trixi Worrack (Noris), Annemiek van Vleuten (Nederland Bloiet) and Ruth Corset (Tibco) joined the group first followed by Andrea Bosman (Leontien.nl), Edwige Pitel (Michela Fanini) and Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Vienna-Futuroscope). The chase group which included the yellow jersey Adrie Visser (HTC Columbia) were 58 seconds back. As the leaders reached the descent of the Col du Calvaire, Pooley, was on the front of Stevens and Abbott. The gap increased to 50 seconds after 50 km. As the leaders approached the Col de Creu. Johansson and Laws lost touch in the last kilometer of this rise and passed to 15" of Pooley, Abbott and Stevens. In the descent, Laws missed a turn and Johansson only drove out, behind the trio which disaggregated in its turn in the rise of the col de la Llose. Pooley from went away only, continued at a few seconds by Abbott and Stevens, with a dozen seconds. To wear, Abbott returned on Pooley and crossed the collar at the head, with Pooley in its wake. Stevens passed to 34", Johansson was to 1 ' 58", Laws with 2 ' 32" and the group, tiny room to 20 competitors and conduit by Ferrier-Bruneau, conceded 5 '. In spite of its efforts, Stevens did not manage to return on Pooley and Abbott, which were explained to the sprint with Osséja, with advantage with Abbott, faster than Pooley. Stevens 3rd emerged to 43", Johansson with 1 ' 57", Laws with 3 ' 05". The avant-garde of the group, regulated by Your (6th) in front of Häusler and Ferrier-Bruneau, had approached to 3 ' 15". Emma Pooley (Cervelo Test Team) enjoyed a time loss swing of the pendulum right in her favour, to the tune of 2 minutes 34 seconds, with five stages remaining. "I am very happy today. It is always great to be in the leader's jersey of Tour de l'Aude," said Pooley. "So far I have a good gap over Adrie Visser. We still have some races to go, and something can always happen but I am confident." Egon van Kessel (Cervelo TestTeam Sport Director) enjoyed the days racing. The attack by Pooley and Abbot came from a six rider breakaway that escaped during the mountains. Pooley had the advantage of having team-mates Sharon Laws and Regina Bruins in the breakaway with her and Abbott. "It was a nice day today, we had sun, no wind and now as well the yellow jersey," said . "The peloton with our other riders reached the finish about 3:20 later so there are still five of our riders in a good overall position. Our team is in a comfortable position for the upcoming stages." Results - Top 10 - click here to see full result
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Who's keeping score: Carrier use of driver-ranking tools
The final installment in our investigation of third-party driver-scorecard services details carrier practices using the tools to rank current and/or prospective drivers in the perspective of CSA.
TripPak names rewards winner
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Plus, Jacqueline Laurita is shocked by a new development with Nicholas' health.
The June 9 episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey was all about changes: Melissa and Joe Gorga are moving forward with the sale of their house, Jacqueline Laurita's son Nicholas' development improves and Caroline Manzo and Teresa Giudice come to some sort of agreement.
Caroline Manzo Confronts Teresa Giudice
After promising Joe that she'd talk to Teresa, Caroline keeps to her word. She sends Teresa a text, asking her to meet. Of course, Teresa is with her BFF Kim D. when she receives the invitation.
Surprisingly, though, Kim D. thinks it's a good idea for Teresa to meet with Caroline, so she reluctantly agrees.
Caroline rents out a room at a restaurant (The Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern) so that she and Teresa can talk in peace. (That's definitely a good idea in case any table flipping goes on.)
Teresa arrives and they kiss each other hello. (Shocking!) Instead of pointing out her "blubber," Teresa tells Caroline she looks really good.
They have a lengthy conversation, but essentially Caroline tells Teresa she should make up with her brother before their dad dies. Teresa agrees to meet Joe and Melissa halfway, but not before she throws Caroline's rift with sister Dina Manzo in her face a time or two.
This feels like progress. (We can only hope.)
Jacqueline Laurita Gets A Surprise From Nichloas
Jacqueline is keeping busy with research and further developing Nicholas' vocabulary.
The Lauritas invite over the entire cast of RHONJ — except for Teresa and Joe Giudice — for a night of poker and snacks! Chris surprises Jacqueline and has Nicholas say he loves her — he hasn't said it in over a year. (So cute!)
Joe & Melissa Gorga Have An Open House
Joe and Melissa are moving forward with the sale of their house. They have a few potential buyers take tours of the home, but can't find anyone that's willing to buy the house.
Maybe Joe, Melissa and Teresa can mend their broken relationship and no one will have to move. Do you think that's possible?
What did you think of tonight's episode of RHONJ, HollywoodLifers? Tell us below!
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I think the main problem in this stupid show is the troll known as Joe Guidice. He is disgusting.The way he speaks about his wife, her brother, and her brother's wife is vile. Theresa seems like she is about to break and I feel sorry for her. She is trying to keep her family together but she knows she did not marry the man she thought she did. He is a criminal. She is ridiculous. Her behavior is a reult of high anxiety. The more cornered she feels, the worse she behaves. She needs o get a grip and apologize. Her behavior is spiteful and makes no sense. I hope she can get it together.
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Are Bad Schools Immortal?
Are bad schools immortal? Based on the pioneering analysis in these pages, it would seem so, at least for most such schools most of the time. About three-quarters of them stay open—and stay bad, certainly when judged by the meager (bottom quartile) proficiency levels that their pupils attain.
Even more troubling, this glum track record is nearly as weak in the charter-school sector as in the district sector, despite the acclaimed charter-movement doctrine that "bad schools don't last—either they improve or they close."
Would that it were so. Yet 72 percent of the original low-performing charter schools examined in this study were still operating, and still low-performing, five years later, compared with 80 percent of district schools. That means very few schools picked themselves up, rolled up their sleeves, and "turned around" their low achievement levels to above the state average. Bona fide turnarounds were rare: Just 1.4 percent of district schools and less than 1 percent of the charters earned that accolade.
We must, however, register three disclaimers. First and most obvious, analyst David Stuit did not—could not, talented though he is—actually examine eternity and thus we cannot truly speak of immortality. He tracked 2000+ low-performing public schools (1,768 of them district-operated,
257 of them charters) in ten states from 2003-04 through 2008-09. It's possible, even likely, that by spring 2010 at least a few more of them had improved or closed, and that this process is continuing. (It's just as possible, of course, that some schools in Stuit's larger sample that were not low-performing in the base years of his analysis could later have slipped down into that category.)
Second, we're tough graders. To be deemed a turnaround, a school in its state's lowest decile (i.e., proficiency at or below the 10th percentile) at the beginning of the period had to surpass the 50th percentile within five years. That means a school might have made substantial progress (e.g., 2nd to 50th percentile) yet not qualify as turned-around.
Third, this analysis relies on absolute proficiency scores on state tests (variable as these tests and proficiency definitions are) to judge school performance. Stuit did not—again, for the most part could not—undertake "value added" analysis. We may fairly surmise that some of these schools are adding considerable academic value to significant numbers of children even as they remain well below average in getting kids to "proficiency," compared with other schools in their states. Still and all, the picture is not pretty. We find in these results two large takeaways that policy makers and educators should ponder:


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Tortilla Tuilles
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You dont need much to make this delicious Mexican-inspired recipe come alive: Flour tortillas are sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and baked, then topped off with scoops of tangy vanilla-raspberry frozen yogurt.
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Calories | 286 |
Total Fat | 5g |
Saturated Fat | 2g |
Cholesterol | 30mg |
Sodium | 183mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 52g |
Dietary Fiber | 2g |
Sugars | n/a |
Protein | 8g |
Calcium | -- |
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Serves: 4
Total Time: 30 min
Prep Time: 15 min
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- 4 fajita-size (6- to 7-in.) flour tortillas
- 3 teaspoon(s) cinnamon sugar
- 1 pint(s) vanilla-raspberry swirl frozen yogurt
- Heat oven to 375°F. Crumple each of four 20-in. strips of foil into a ball; place on a foil-lined cookie sheet.
- Cut twenty-eight 8 x 1/2-in. strips from paper. Spray both sides of tortillas with nonstick spray; place in a single layer on wax paper. Lay paper strips on tortillas; sprinkle each tortilla with 3⁄4 tsp cinnamon sugar. Carefully lift off strips. Center a tortilla, cinnamon-sugar side down, over each foil ball. Gently press tortilla around foil to shape.
- Bake 11 to 13 minutes until lightly browned and crisp. Remove tortillas from foil with tongs to a wire rack to cool.
- Drop scoops of frozen yogurt into tuilles. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs, if desired.
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Royal Dutch Shell Sells Australian Assets For $2.6B
NEW YORK (The Deal) -- Royal Dutch Shell's (RDS.A - Get Report) $15 billion asset sale continued apace Friday as the company notched its fourth sale in under two months - and its second in as many days - with the A$2.9 billion ($2.6 billion) disposal of its Australian downstream business.
Dutch oil trading company Vitol Group will take over Shell's 870 Australian gas stations, a loss making refinery as well as bulk fuels, bitumen and chemicals operations.
Vitol, which was backed by sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Council, edged out a rival consortium of Macquarie Group Ltd. and Glencore Xstrata plc in an auction of the assets.
Shell and Vitol declined to provide revenue or earnings figures for the Australian assets. "The margins are not great at the moment because of the losses at the refining business but Vitol is confident it can improve performance," said a Vitol spokeswoman. Shell had planned to close the Geelong, Victoria-based refinery if it couldn't find a buyer for the operation.
Rotterdam-based Vitol will seek to bolster its new Australian operation with further acquisitions of distribution assets in Australia, Vitol chief executive Ian Taylor told journalists on Friday. "We will be encouraging local management to come up with plans to expand the business. That is indeed exactly why we bought it," he said. The deal takes Shell's CEO Ben Van Beurden's disposals to more than $4.7 billion since he took control of the company in January with a commitment to slash capital costs by offloading $15 billion of assets by the end of 2015. "We are making tough portfolio choices to improve the company's overall competitiveness," Van Beurden said in a statement. Shell on Thursday announced the sale of its Italian downstream assets, including 830 service stations, to Kuwait Petroleum International for an undisclosed fee. The Hague, Netherlands-based oil company in January sold a 23% stake in a Brazilian exploration block to Qatar Petroleum International for $1 billion and two Western Australian liquefied natural gas projects to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Corp. for $1.14 billion. It has also confirmed plans to sell oil rigs in the North Sea and some Norwegian assets. The deal for the Australian assets is the second between Vitol and Shell in recent years. Vitol teamed with PE shop Helios Investment Partners LLP to acquire an 80% stake in Shell's downstream business in 14 African countries for about $1 billion in Feb. 2011. Vitol said Friday that it had been assessing a host of assets offered to it by large oil companies, which are selling downstream assets to focus on more profitable exploration operations. It is "a good time to buy," Vitol's Taylor said. The deal is dependent on regulatory approval, including foreign investment clearance, and is expected to close by the end of 2014. Separately, Vitol's commodity trading rival Trafigura Beheer BV also announced a deal on Friday, revealing that it had acquired a 30% stake in a Chinese copper smelter operated by Jinchuan Group. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but the agreement includes a supply deal that secures Trafigura a 30% share of the smelters' forecast 400,000 tons per year of production. The deal is the first by a trading company in a Chinese copper smelting business, according to Trafigura. Shares in Shell traded Friday afternoon at 2,202.5 pence ($36.76), up 7 pence, or about 0.03%, on their Thursday close. Vitol, owned by its management and employees, is not listed.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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I'm glad he dropped out. His being forced to mingle with those awful men calling themselves Conservatives made me feel dirty.
The whole election is based on just how Christian Gov. Huntsman really is.
What ever happened to a limited government? Those right wing nuts want more government with prohibitions to keep Americans under some kind of religious rule. What ever happened to free enterprise Capitalism? Banning gays from getting married? It that the start of free enterprise? Banning birth control? Keeping minorities from voting?
We don't need stronger candidates, we need a whole new political party based on free enterprise capitalism. If we're going to lose, let's lose with dignity and for a fighting chance at change.
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Jeremy Lin, formerly of the Knicks and now with Houston, visited Taiwan to play some outdoor hoops. Lin is a rock star in Asia drawing huge crowds in every location he visits.
Jeremy Lin is shown celebrating with Knicks teammate Steve Novak during action last season. Lin signed a deal with Houston in the offseason. He says he surprised NBA fans because he doesn''t look like every other NBA player.
Jeremy Lin moved from the New York Knicks to the Houston Rockets in the offseason. He was the starting point guard for New York before a knee injury ended his season.
Jeremy Lin, shown Feb. 19, won over New York last season but left for Houston this month.
Jeremy Lin speaks to the media as he is introduced during a press conference at Toyota Center. Lin signed a three year $25 million dollar contract with the Houston Rockets.
Houston Rockets NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin, right, flanked by team owner Les Alexander, left, comments during a news conference on Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Houston. The 23-year-old Lin returned to Houston after signing a three-year, $25 million offer sheet that the New York Knicks decided not to match.
Jeremy Lin is leaving New York and taking Linsanity to Houston.
Film director Spike Lee is shown wearing a high school jersey of Jeremy Lin when he played for the Knicks. Lin merchandise is at a premium because of his global impact.
Point guard Jeremy Lin will be sporting a Rockets jersey next season.
Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks parted ways Tuesday night and the point guard became a member of the Houston Rockets.
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New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin (17) argues a call with referee Kane Fitzgerald as head coach Mike D''Antoni looks on during the second half against the New Jersey Nets at Madison Square Garden.
Jeremy Lin playing for the New York Knicks last season. Now that he''s going to play for the Rockets there is Gotye parody out there about the move.
Jeremy Lin is shown playing for the Houston Rockets in 2011. Lin is headed back to the Rockets after the Knicks did not match an offer sheet for him.
Jeremy Lin took this team photo while with the Rockets during preseason play in 2011. He was cut.
New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, right, presents Jeremy Lin, left, with the best breakthrough athlete award onstage at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles.
NBA player Jeremy Lin poses in the press room during the 2012 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Jeremy Lin in April attended the Time 100 Gala in New York celebrating the Time 100 issue of the Most Influential People In The World.
Guard Jeremy Lin could be the difference for the Knicks in many ways, including keeping them ahead of the rival Brooklyn Nets.
Knicks free-agent guard Jeremy Lin signed an offer sheet with the Rockets for three years and about $25 million.
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NBA player Jeremy Lin poses in the press room during the 2012 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 11.
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New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin wore glasses while watching the Knicks lose to the Heat. Lin, however, apprarently needs his specs to, well, see.
New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson talks with point guard Jeremy Lin during a game last season. Lin is a free agent after tearing up his knee at the end of the season. He was the game''s biggest breakout star before the injury.
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New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin is shown from early in the season. The Knicks guard believes he can come back from knee surgery and play in the first round against the Miami Heat. The Knicks lost by 33 points in the opener.
At a March 31 press conference Jeremy Lin announces he''ll miss the rest of the regular season because of his knee injury
Jeremy Lin played in the NBDL before becoming the New York Knicks starting point guard.
New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin (17) during the first quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Cente in March. Lin, who has had knee surgery, is out until later in the playoffs at the earliest. There is a documentary in the works on the guard.
Jeremy Lin reacts to a play against Cleveland in February
New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin (17) during the first quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Knicks defeated the Sixers 82-79.
Jeremy Lin will miss a third consecutive game for the Knicks on Friday night
Jeremy Lin, playing against the 76ers last week
New York Knicks'' Jeremy Lin during an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Wednesday, March 21, 2012, in Philadelphia.
New York Knicks intermin head coach Mike Woodson speaks with point guard Jeremy Lin (17) and small forward Carmelo Anthony (7) on the sidelines during the second half against the Portland Trail Blazers at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks have won three games by an average of almost 24 points since Woodson took over;
''Jeremy Lin: Rising Star'' by James Buckley Jr.
The New York Post back page indicates that the Jeremy Lin-era is over for the New York Knicks. A story has interim coach Mike Woodson will depend on Amar''e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony
New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin (17) and guard Landry Fields (2) hug at the end of the game against the Utah Jazz in February.
There is now a strain of marijuana named for Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin reacts after getting knocked to the floor by Jason Kidd
New York Knicks'' Jeremy Lin smiles during warm-ups before an NBA All Star BBVA Rising Stars Challenge basketball game in Orlando, Fla. Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris O''Meara)
Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks appearing on his second straight cover of Sports Illustrated which newstands Feb. 23
By Clay Jones, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.
New York''s Jeremy Lin recorded 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds Monday for the Knicks in a losing effort to the New Jersey Nets.
Jeremy Lin and the Knicks are seeking their ninth win in 10 games.
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The Hornets harassed Jeremy Lin into nine turnovers as New Orleans snapped New York''s win streak at seven.
Jeremy Lin and the Knicks are in search of their season-high eighth consecutive win.


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ayebatter wrote:Darvish is a true number 1 starter, from everything I've read and the few video's Ive seen Tanaka is probably a 3 maybe a 2, and I see Dodger Blue in his future.
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Bozo wrote:Oops, my bad. I see what you're saying now. That he would be a number 2 on YOUR fantasy team, not on the Dodgers.Sorry about that.
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Bozo wrote:Hmm, a little confused with that statement. A number 2 if he signs with the Dodgers but a number 3 if he signs with the Yankees? I would think with the Dodgers he would probably a number 4 after Kershaw, Greinke, and Ryu. With the Yankees wouldn't he arguably be a number 1?
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George Zimmerman is going to get his day in court. The neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin in Florida two months ago made his first appearance Thursday, acknowledging second-degree murder charges against him.
That this highly publicized, sensationalized and politicized killing has finally made it to a court of law almost seems surprising given the hesitation by prosecutors the past 45 days. Whatever the reason for the delay, Zimmerman does deserve the benefit of a judge and jury -- not the court of public opinion.
Whether Zimmerman is convicted or not appears to hinge on whether Florida's "stand your ground" law was properly applied. The law, which grants those under attack to use deadly force in justifiable self-defense, struck us as an odd excuse why no charges were filed prior to this week.
According to reports, Zimmerman was following the unarmed Martin after the teen went to a convenience store. Zimmerman, who was on patrol, had called a police dispatcher to announce his suspicions. The dispatcher reportedly told Zimmerman to stay in his car, which he did not. The two got into a struggle, which culminated with Martin being shot.
The trial likely will reveal just what happened during the struggle. But had Zimmerman stayed in the car as instructed and let the police department do its business, Martin wouldn't be dead and Zimmerman wouldn't be facing a murder charge.
As most people in America know, Zimmerman didn't stay in his car and Martin is dead. But every call for justice resounding across the country was responding to by saying the gated community vigilante merely was standing his ground.
According to whom? The shooter?
State lawmakers in Florida already have set up a task force to examine whether the stand your ground law needs changing. Elected officials in other states that have similar laws -- there are 24 in all -- are considering the same thing. And this all was taking place prior to charges against Zimmerman were announced.
In our opinion, stand your ground laws should be revisited. Heavily promoted by the NRA, and enacted quite vaguely, they appear to give license to shoot first and ask questions later.
But the Florida law should not be revisited based on what has happened up to this point in the Trayvon Martin killing. Stand your ground might not even be used by the defense team. Even if it is, common sense would suggest a verdict is needed before deciding whether the law was applied properly in this case. The move by Florida lawmakers is yet another knee-jerk reaction by the wide variety of bystanders who have thrust themselves into the vortex of the story.
When an individual is shot to death, the shooter should not be able to claim immunity because of "stand your ground." A death warrants a full investigation, as well as careful preponderence of the evidence in the judicial system. We're pleased charges have been filed. We remain, however, bewildered why they took so long to surface.
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Innovation – Unlocking Future Growth Breakfast, WXN Breakfast
By Elaine Knowles
When asked to write a piece on my experience at this month's WXN Breakfast seminar, I was delighted. Then I realised it was on Innovation. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for innovation but the problem is, it's very hard to be 'innovative' when in this country, I was nervous I would be queuing for bread as the IMF arrived that very day.
But I pulled myself out of bed on the cold Thursday morning of 18th November and headed to the Conrad and thankfully, I wasn't disappointed. As always, WXN put on a great event. There's no painful waiting around and none of the small talk of some business events. Just genuinely, interesting business people, who happen to be predominately female. Here's some of the best bits I picked up.
Kicked off by Maeve Donovan, former Managing Director of the Irish Times, and WXN advisory board member, she gave a glowing background of the panellists and listed the accreditations.
First up, Damini Kumar, a multi-award winning designer who is also the EU Ambassador for Creativity and Innovation, as well as Director of Design and Creativity at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. If that's not enough to make you envy her, she's also invented the world's first non drip spout, which might come in handy for all sorts of things from teapots to petrol pumps. This combined with her being the beneficiary of a heap of awards, it's made me wonder what I've been doing with my career to date!
Next up was Irene Murphy from Magic Connections, a UK Based consultancy working with top clients like L'Oreal, The Body Shop, Jaguar and Ikea to name a few. Irene has the tools to give organisations the get up and go in terms of development, branding and communications, and has lots of tools, theories and methodologies to do this, which she happily shared.
Double whammy in the success stakes.
And finally, Sally Storey took to the stage – Sally is Vice President and General Manager of Pharmaceuticals for GlaxoSmithKline Ireland. With the longest list of senior roles behind her in a complex industry, that can take 10 years and €1 billion funding to develop a new product, I was impressed with her calmness that only comes with experience. These are very successful business people indeed.
So with a panellist like that and chaired by the multi talented Paul Farrell, Group Commercial Director of the Irish Times, I thought I might leave feeling slightly deflated about my lack of career achievements to date. But I needn't have worried. With the wealth of knowledge and experience, the insightful opinions and tools on how to be more innovate, I'm happy to say that I walked away a more energised and focused individual, which is exactly what the WXN network is there for.
Maeve Donovan had opened with her thoughts on innovation. Not to always be associated with high tech industries, true innovation, she described, can be as simple as continuously adapting to meet changing needs at all opportunities. This was the sentiment that was reflected throughout the discussion.
Damini Kumar had some very interesting views on innovation. She believes the core driver for innovation is around creativity and curiosity. Her thoughts firmly rooted in the belief that creativity is a skill you can learn. Yes some are better than others on it but our current education system leans too heavily on teaching memory skills and 'right answer' syndrome. She challenged us to be wrong and work through and understand why we were wrong. That way curiosity kicks in and drives us to find the right or better solution.
An interesting point which I fully agreed with, but it did play on my mind; how particularly in times like these, we can afford to make mistakes and get away with it?
Other points discussed were back to the labelling of creative types who drive innovation and change. Irene made some excellent points around organisations she's been consulting into, whereby during a creativity exercise the Financial Controller said 'oh that's for the marketing people'. This got the audience going and you could tell who the marketing people were with the assuring nods, smiles in acknowledgement of having come across this sentiment before. She fundamentally believes that for an organisation to be innovative, creativity must come from all areas of the business and not only be supported but driven from the board regardless of their respective disciplines. De Bono's 6 hats came up a lot as a good solution to this.
Another valid point of discussion brought up Sally, and again at a later stage by an audience member, was the flexibility of innovation. We can all be innovative, get projects scoped out, go for the finish line but the one big issue that so often arrives, is that a team of people are so caught up with getting something 'live' that they may miss the opportunity to make adjustments, which may mean the success or failure of project.
And then the discussion moved onto implementation. Businesses can be two sides of the innovation fence. On one side, you've businesses that do 'what they've always done'. Which isn't particularly innovative – where's the curiosity, where's the challenge? But on the other side, there are businesses who are full of ideas, blue sky innovation, but don't actually implement them, at pace or otherwise. This was a key point reflected by all panellists. It's no good having a great idea unless you can activate it and make some money out of it.
Damini was particularly passionate about this. Her view is to define a problem in the first place, make it clear that this challenge can be solved and solve it with a diverse team, working together. She also warned about looking at users needs. And not just what they want from something you present to them, but also, they're unmet needs – what they don't know they even want. This is holy grail innovation in my view and put perfectly by moderator Paul Farrell who quoted Henry Ford : 'If I had asked my customer's what they wanted, they'd have said a faster horse'. But back to the real world and this is something WXN events are good at doing. The breakfasts are about audience participation, and the questions flow around specific areas of industry, blockages to innovation and even thoughts on how we innovate both money and confidence back into our economy through Dublin city. All of which were answered by a very knowledgeable panel.
We need more of these discussions to bring us out of the negativity of the news and WXN consistently provides a great line up with good humour, valid commentary and topical issues – I promise you'll be inspired.
Check it out at wxnetwork.com
Elaine Knowles is Marketing Manager for the business segment at O2
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People will often argue that stunts, most of them stupid, will go viral as long as there is Internet. Icing and planking are two such examples of stupid stunts. But the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is something very different from the other stunts.
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ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a Neurodegenerative disease where the patient soon becomes paralyzed, finally becoming incapable of breathing. It results in a hundred per cent mortality rate. In the United States the disease is commonly referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease".
The Ice Bucket Challenge had its inception in July. But it was not in its present incarnation till August when the ALS Association put out its first press release about the phenomenon. Within two weeks, the charity tallied $ 5.7 million in donations.
It became famous in such a way as if it were invented in some viral factory. Everywhere in the Internet you can see people from celebrity to big corporate houses participating in the challenge. In fact, the celebrity and built-in virality, which came of course with "tagging" friends, really has some random good cause attached with it. A big effect of the ice bucket challenge is "awareness".
It is the unanimous opinion that the Ice Bucket Challenge was the coolest hot trend this summer. It was the hottest trend not only among the non-profit world but also among celebrities and just among anyone who has a camera and an Internet connection.
It is reported that prior to the craze of the Ice Bucket Challenge craze, only half of the American population knew about ALS. But the craze identified itself as the grassroots level and spread like forest fire. With this, anyone you meet today can tell you at least something about the disease.
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If you happen to be challenged by someone during their Ice Bucket Challenge you're expected to take the challenge as well. Grab a bucket fill it up with Ice Cold Water. , After dumping the Ice cold slurry of Ice and water on your head then posting your video or images for the world to see you are now entitled to challenge others to go through the same experience, the minimum seems to be challenging 3 other people to the ALS ice bucket challenge.
If you don't want to dump the freezing water on your head, what will you have to do?
In case if you don't want to dump freezing water on your head you're supposed to donate to the ALS charity of your choice. This is all in good fun for promoting awareness of a horrible disease, and it's making a real difference for the charities quadrupling the donations they were seeing last year around this time.
Several reasons contributed to the success of the Challenge. To attract attention of the young generation, it is extremely important that not only to tell a compelling story but also to make that story have a personal feeling. The Challenge has done that exactly. Social media played the biggest role in making it famous. Facebook posts, Twitter videos and Instagram photos often carry a sense of self-congratulatory: "Look at what I did to give back. Look at how I dumped water on my head. Everyone look at me doing something good." But the truth is that, this very thing is a large part which made the campaign this much successful.
To raise awareness for ALS, Bill Gates, Justin Timberlake, Ron White, William Shatner, Robert Downy Jr and Jimmy Fallon are few of the several names of celebrities such who have dumped buckets of ice of themselves. Don't be surprised to know that the viral Challenge has raised more than $53 million in donations. To fight the deadly, Lou Gehrig's Disease, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has raised more than tens of millions of dollars.
In August, Facebook FB +0.47% feeds were filled with people dumping buckets of ice water over their heads, and challenging others to do the same, or else donate to an ALS charity. Many people did both.
Barbara Newhouse, the president and chief executive of the ALS Association, told about the flood of financing "It just became craziness. Good craziness, but craziness." She also said "The challenge is managing the public's expectations that we are moving with urgency, yet spending the dollars wisely."
The goal of the ALS Association is to spend the money received as donation, carefully, not just quickly. The chief communications and marketing officer of the ALS Association said, "The possibility of spending $100 million by end of January [the firm's end of fiscal year] is slim to none"
Barbara Newhouse also mentioned "Encouraging three million ice-bucket donors to keep on giving, without the threat of ice being poured over their heads. Even the huge increase in donations pales next to the $1 billion it can take to bring a new drug to market."
The ALS association funds almost one hundred research projects which are selected through a peer review process involving top ALS scientists.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a perfect example of how technology has changed and still changing for a great number of significant causes. Such kinds of online and social media campaigns are sure to change the manner we think about causes. It will also help us in raising global colossal awareness as well as money in the innovative ways which we have ever thought of. Portraying this particular cause through social media worked well since it has got an element of fun. The challenge emboldens people to take part and engage their friends in this challenge too.
As the ALS Ice Bucket challenge has taken Facebook – and the world – by storm, social media is abuzz with a new term: "". With the ALS Ice Bucket challenge making its mark in Facebook, a new term "Slacktivism" is strongly buzzing the social media. The Oxford Dictionary defines Slacktivism as an action "performed via the Internet in support of a political or social cause but regarded as requiring little time or involvement".


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