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A survival prepper and his videographer daughter are forced to survive for real when Phoenix is hit by a nuke. Read more
A survival prepper and his videographer daughter are forced to survive for real when Phoenix is hit by a nuke.
About this project
The Story
Jack Phoenix is the story of John Stanford, who quit his job as CFO of a major corporation to become an online survivalist sensation. While shooting some videos for Doomsday Survival Skills, a nuke obliterates Phoenix, and now Jack, his daughter, and his video crew must survive in the Southwest desert.
As food and water become scarce, Jack faces life-threatening heat and declining civilization, and he will uncover the mystery of why his former employer became a terrorist threat.
The Style
The movie will have a camera style similar to Cloverfield and Blair Witch. Instead of being the means by which we observe the movie events in the third person, the camera is "live" in the story, which means that the characters are aware of it and it forms part of the action. The camera's presence is a plot point.
Our Goal
Our goal is simple: Raise $10,000 in order to produce this film.
What if we reach our goal but people still want to give? You can keep on giving as much as you want. We will put that all directly into the production. Remember, "More is better".
What if we don't reach our goal? We will make the movie anyway. Remember, if we don't get ALL our funding we don't get any of it. So if you gave and we didn't get full funding then your money goes right back to you. But let's not let that happen:)!
The Producers
Manny Edwards - Producer / Director / Writer
Manny is an attorney, movie producer, traveler, and self-styled "freedom expert." He is the author of The Truth About Liberty. His previous feature films include MYSTERIOUS WAYS, COME WHAT MAY, starring Kenny Jezek, and HERO, starring Burgess Jenkins (REMEMBER THE TITANS).
He was born in North Carolina, USA, in 1967, and moved to Switzerland when he was seven years old. He has also lived in Quebec, Florida, Maine, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, and most recently in Tennessee.
Manny has visited nearly every state in the United States, as well as several European countries; he speaks fluent French and some German and Spanish. He has friends in Canada, China, Russia, Nicaragua, England, Spain, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, Australia, Philippines, India, Congo, Morocco, Japan, South Africa, the United States, and several other countries.
After receiving a B.S. in Chemistry from Abilene Christian University, Manny attended the University of Toledo College of Law and obtained his J.D. in 1992. He was Note and Comment Editor for the Toledo Law Review. For two years Manny was a law clerk for a federal judge, then he was a trial and appellate lawyer licensed in Tennessee and Michigan. In 1999, he began writing and producing movies. He has produced three feature films and was the co-director of the 2006 Georgia Independent Christian Film Festival.
Kenny Jezek - Producer / Lead Actor
As an actor Kenny has had lead roles in three independent feature films, "Come What May", "Karla Faye Tucker - Forevermore" and "A Father's Heart". He also starred as Lars Englund on "Days of Our Lives". He has had guest starring roles in "Hill Street Blues", "St. Elsewhere" and "FAME". As one of the top working dancers in the country, Kenny often toured teaching master jazz and tap classes in the US, Europe and Canada. Some of his dancing credits include the Los Angeles (National Touring) companies of two Tony award winning Broadway musicals; "Cats" and "42nd Street", a regular series dancer in FAME, and a featured dancer in the movies "Pretty In Pink" and "Fast Forward" the latter directed by Sydney Poitier.
Kenny has worked with some of the most recognizable names in entertainment in capacities that include, dancing, choreographing, directing and staging. Some of them include; Chita Rivera, John Travolta, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Helen Hunt, Sydney Poitier, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dinah Shore, Paula Abdul, Olivia Newton-John, Gordon MacRae, Kenny Ortega, Gregory Hines, Howard and Fayard Nicholas, Jeffery Hornaday, Jaime Rogers, Trevor Nunn, Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber, Jillian Lish, Vincent Paterson, Michael Peters, Rick Atwell and Gloria Loring. He has numerous national and local commercial, music video, industrial and community theatre credits as well.
Kenny holds black belts in several martial arts disciplines and is a Full Instructor in Jeet Kune Do Concepts and the Filipino Martial Arts. He is currently the martial arts program director for Aspire Kids Sports Center in Chandler, and continues to teach a select group of students JKD/FMA at his home. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Glendale Community College teaching tap as well as Jeet Kune Do Concepts and the Filipino Martial Arts and as if that isn't enough, Kenny and his wife Karen head up a Chandler based theatre production company called Command performers which has produced 5 successful productions since it's inception.
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Bayliss & Henninger Halls
Bayliss and Henninger Halls are home to nearly 400 residents each in a co-ed environment joined in the middle by Bayliss/Henninger Dining Center. Bay/Henn (as commonly referred to by students) houses first year students and was renovated in 2001. Named after the second president of WIU, Bayliss Hall is known for establishing very strong floor and hall communities that demonstrate high involvement in activities such as hall government and Homecoming week events.
Bay-Henn is also known for their strong campus programming. Mud Volleyball is an annual tradition to kick-off the first weekend and is planned by the students living in Bay-Henn. This large 120 team event raises money for the local Fire Department Training Facility.
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Hall Contact Information
Bayliss Desk: (309) 298-3400
Henninger Desk: (309) 298-3068
Hall Clerk: (309) 298-3401
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Sarah Moore
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Bayliss Mailing Address
720 W. University Dr.
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730 W. University Dr.
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Bayliss and Henninger Halls consists of mostly double rooms with a very limited of selection of singles. All rooms, single or double, are carpeted and equipped with two sets of stackable furniture, including two desks, desk chairs, dressers, closets, and bed frames and mattresses.
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Hill Farm Road, West Tisted
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In addition we are working with many other parishes in undertaking housing needs surveys, finding suitable sites and designing affordable housing schemes to meet local needs.
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Through 'Project 500', Hampshire County Council aims to make suitable plots of land available to provide many affordable homes across the county. Where the plots of land fall within the HARAH rural area, the County Council will usually work with HARAH and the homes will be delivered by the Hyde Group.
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A local homeless activate has filed paperwork with the city clerk's office to begin a recall effort, an employee with the city clerk's office tells News First 5.
She said Patrick Ayers filed the intent this morning. Ayers held a media conference last week to announce his plans. He called Mayor Lionel Rivera and Vice Mayor Larry Small arrogant and said the mayor acted unethically in his dealings with the U.S. Olympic committee.
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"Quotas Quashed," crowed the front page of the June 13 New York Post. "High Court Sinks Most Affirmative Action Programs." Inside, Post writers described the Adarand v. Pena ruling, in which the Supreme Court tightened criteria for some race-conscious federal programs, as a "bombshell decision" that "dealt a crippling blow to affirmative action."
All the June 12 ruling really said was that federal programs must meet the same narrower requirements already established for the states. Some specific programs were challenged, but the court explicitly acknowledged the ongoing existence of racism and sexism and the continued need for remedies. The mainstream press has often been less inclined than the court to acknowledge these realities.
Although most reporting has been more subtle than the New York Post's, affirmative action coverage has, with a few exceptions, been marked by inaccurate and misleading language, the absorption of all policy issues into presidential politics and the tendency to portray what is, after all, a question of past and continued discrimination against women and people of color as most importantly the concern of white men.
Terms of Debate
"Affirmative action" is the general term applied to a variety of federal, state and private sector programs aimed at achieving racial and gender diversity in the workforce and in education. Affirmative action is surrounded by misconceptions, which its opponents find easy to exploit. But rather than carefully examining--and perhaps defusing--the issue, many in the press have further clouded and inflamed things with misapplied terminology.
The most obvious example is the word "quota." Quotas are illegal unless imposed by a court, as every relevant Supreme Court ruling since the 1978 Bakke case has made clear. Anyone who has been denied a job through an illegal quota can find a ready remedy in the courts.
But this fact, reiterated in the Civil Rights Act of 1991, hasn't stopped media outlets from using the hot-button term as shorthand for any and all affirmative action. Not only right-wing papers like the Washington Times, which referred in one news article (1/8/95) to "affirmative action (read: race-based quotas)," but outlets like the New York Times have made this error (7/21/95, 7/22/95).
Some pundits simply disavowed any attempt to correct the record, as when columnist John Leo wrote, "Everyone knows that 'goals and timetables' means 'quotas' but nobody is supposed to say so out loud." (U.S. News & World Report, 3/13/95)
No less misleading is the reference to "racial preferences." This term plays on the idea that affirmative action policies artificially promote some groups over others, without regard to qualifications.
In fact, most affirmative action programs rely on tools like aggressive recruitment and outreach plans to achieve diversity. When set-asides have been used, as with construction contracts, it is because there is proof that qualified applicants have been rejected on the basis of their race. As the law stands now, all federal and state affirmative action programs must establish a record of discrimination--in other words, that it is whites or men that have been receiving "preferences."
Media's frequent use of the term "racial preference" also obscures the fact that the policies aim at gender as well as racial equity. The Washington Post (2/23/95), for example, referred matter-of-factly to "the beneficiaries of affirmative action (commonly African Americans)," although most studies, including one by the Labor Department in 1984, indicate that the primary beneficiaries have been white women (Washington Post, 5/31/95).
Crucial Language Choices
Despite the inaccuracy of the term, as Washington Post columnist Dorothy Gilliam pointed out (6/17/95), major media regularly substitute "preferences" for affirmative action. USA Today (7/19/95) refers to "affirmative action, which provides preferences for minorities and women in hiring, contracting and college admissions." The Sacramento Bee (7/23/95) reported that Clinton "rejected calls...to dismantle affirmative action programs, arguing that racial preferences are fair and do not discriminate against white men."
But if there's one thing pollsters have shown, it's that the language used to talk about diversity programs is crucial. An April survey by Louis Harris and the Feminist Majority Foundation showed that white people make strong distinctions between the terms "affirmative action" and "preferential treatment." Fifty-five percent of whites think "preferential treatment" means "hiring minorities and women who are not otherwise qualified over qualified white men," and 47 percent equated it with "reverse discrimination--against white men."
But only 26 percent of whites accept the claim that "affirmative action" means "giving one race or one group an advantage they don't deserve"; 71 percent said that it was "making opportunities for everyone, including women and minorities."
The authors of the so-called California Civil Rights Initiative have based their whole campaign on this linguistic deception. The referendum bans the use of race or sex as criterion for "either discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to" anyone doing business with the state.
Eighty-one percent of Californians surveyed in the Harris/Feminist Majority poll said they supported the referendum. But when asked if they would still support the measure if it would "outlaw all affirmative action programs for women and minorities"--which both opponents and proponents think it would--the 81 percent support drops to 29 percent, and opposition rises from 11 percent to 58 percent.
Based on results like these, pollster Harris concluded that "it is not only misleading to use 'affirmative action' and 'preferential treatment' interchangeably, but it is nothing less than deceitful as well."
His comments might have been directed at the press, whose misuse of such charged terms not only misrepresents the issue, but also gives a deceptive accounting of public opinion. People may be opposed to "quotas" and "preferential treatment," while still favoring "affirmative action," which is reducible to neither.
But leading media seem bent on depicting the nation as hostile to affirmative action. A Time feature (3/20/95) asserted that "the public overwhelmingly wants to get rid of affirmative action." As "proof," it cited only an L.A. Times poll (2/21/95) in which 39 percent of respondents said that affirmative action "goes too far." If 39 percent is an overwhelming majority, then Walter Mondale was our 41st president.
The Real "Wedge Issue"
In their "fallout" coverage after the Adarand v. Pena ruling, the country's major dailies couldn't resist the urge to tell the story in terms of what it might mean for Bill Clinton or the Republicans. Comments from presidential contenders Sen. Bob Dole (R.-Kansas) and Sen. Phil Gramm (R.-Texas) got precedence in page one stories, while the responses of, for example, the Congressional Black Caucus or civil rights leaders came further down or on back pages.
The June 13 front-page stories in the New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times also managed to omit any exploration of ongoing, present-day racism--which is the real "wedge issue," and the underlying problem that affirmative action programs, whatever their particular form, attempt to address.
Reporters would not have needed to search very hard for compelling evidence of continued racism. They might have pointed to a 1991 Urban Institute study found that white job-seekers were more than 50 percent more likely to be hired compared to identically qualified blacks. Or surveys that show that a majority of whites still retain cling to negative sterotypes about blacks.
Reporters could have cited many recent examples of corporate racism, like Denny's excluding black customers as late as 1993, or the major D.C.-area bank that was forced to pay $11 million after being caught "redlining"--denying mortgages to minority neighborhoods.
And on the very day (3/15/95) that Bob Dole claimed that "the American people sense all too clearly that the race-counting game has gone too far," the Glass Ceiling Commission initiated by his wife, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, released a report that revealed that 97 percent of top managers in the biggest U.S. companies are still white men, and that women and minorities are still disproportionately represented among the working poor. (John Leo dismissed the study as "a wonderful example of desperately rooting around for bad news"--U.S. News & World Report, 6/5/95.)
Such information would have undermined opponents' claims that affirmative action is no longer necessary and refocused attention on the ongoing problems of discrimination. But confronting the reality of racism and sexism--in other words, considering affirmative action from the point of view of those most directly affected--has not been mass media's favored approach.
No White Men Need Apply?
In the last congressional election, many mainstream reporters found "angry white men" and their "swing vote" the single most interesting factor, while the non-voting of millions of disgruntled black, Latino and working-class people elicited little interest or concern. Similarly, a number of pundits appear to believe that the most important thing about affirmative action is how white men feel about it.
This skewed focus was epitomized in the Feb. 13 U.S. News & World Report, whose cover asked the absurd question: "Does Affirmative Action Mean...NO WHITE MEN NEED APPLY?"
In the guise of explaining the "sound and fury" around the subject, U.S. News' Steven Roberts simply recounted many of the most prejudicial myths about affirmative action. The notion that what's at issue is "past racism" was flagged in the article's subhead, which defined the debate as "whether women and minorities still deserve favored treatment." As evidence that racial minorities are "no longer disadvantaged," Roberts states that "most of the young people applying for jobs and to colleges today were not even born when legal segregation ended"--the simplistic implication being that any prejudice that might impede minorities' advancement disappeared with Jim Crow laws.
Then there's the idea that women and minorities are themselves affirmative action's staunchest enemies. Polls have repeatedly indicated these groups' support for the programs (for example, the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, in Public Perspective, 6-7/95). But Roberts cites instead conservatives Thomas Sowell and Linda Chavez (described as "a Hispanic activist," not as a former Reagan speechwriter) who claims, without evidence, that going to university on an affirmative action program is a "very disheartening experience" for young people.
Roberts also trots out the familiar accusation that the "civil rights lobby" has suppressed any discussion of the topic; an unidentified congressmember claims, "The problem is political correctness--you can't talk openly." Later, however, we're told that critics of affirmative action "control the key committees and the congressional calendar."
Comparatively little consideration is given to the arguments of affirmative action's proponents. And Roberts can hardly contain his wink to the reader as he says that the job of these proponents is "to debunk the 'myth' that unqualified women and minorities are being hired in large numbers." If Roberts has proof that, in fact, "large numbers" of "unqualified" women and minorities are getting jobs they don't deserve, he doesn't provide it.
A vivid demonstration of U.S. News' confusion between unsupported rhetoric about "reverse discrimination" and the realities of racism is the graphic that accompanies the story. In the drawing, a ladder descends to earth, shaped like a large hand, the stars and stripes on the sleeve indicating that it depicts a "helping hand" from Uncle Sam. While black men and white and black women climb the proffered ladder, a white man is left grounded, separated from the "ladder of opportunity" by a gaping abyss.
The image of "the white man left behind" is repeated on the following pages, juxtaposed, ironically enough, with statistical charts indicating white men's continued dominance of the job market, and their utter outstripping of all other groups in terms of wages. Black men make, on average, 74 percent of what white men make; white women 70.8 percent. For black women, the figure is 63.7 percent; for Latino men and women, 64.8 percent and 53.9 percent, respectively. It's hard to believe that no one at U.S. News noticed the obvious contradiction between the illustration's message and the reality presented in the facts and figures.
Affirmative action is undoubtedly a politicized issue, with leading politicians vying to see who will come out firmest against it, or, alternately, who can support it most restrainedly. But covering the issue primarily as "a hot topic on the presidential campaign trail," as Time did in its March 20 feature, often means that deeper questions about the effects of the policies on people's lives go unexplored.
Newsweek's Joe Klein subsumed the issue almost completely to party politics; his June 26 column warned Clinton that "race" itself "could wreck his presidency." Klein exhorts the president to "tell blacks that government can't cure racism" or "force integration." But what affirmative action proponent claims that the policies "cure racism"? And why should anti-discrimination policies' inability to "force integration" be an argument for their elimination?
Klein's motives are revealed when he explains why white people ought to care about opportunity for minorities: It's all those "alienated fatherless children creating havoc in the streets," he warns: "The chaos they cause could destroy this country." Naturally, the first thing Klein recommends whites do "for" blacks is to "spend more on policing."
Columnists like Joe Klein claim that they are vehemently opposed to affirmative action only because of their longheld beliefs in a "merit-based" society. Pundits who've never used the word "class" except pejoratively now claim that their problem with affirmative action is that it doesn't "fix class disparities." And columnists whose concern for the advancement of black people has been heretofore undetectable are now desperately troubled by the "stigma" affirmative action purportedly attaches to its beneficiaries.
Indeed, the mainstream press is overflowing with earnest calls for "colorblindness" from the likes of U.S. News' John Leo (2/13/95) and the Washington Times' Wesley Pruden (2/28/95), disingenuously invoking the memory of Martin Luther King. But anyone who reads these columnists knows that while they're outraged by the tiny incidence of "reverse discrimination" (less than 3 percent of federal job discrimination complaints are made by white men), rampant examples of plain old discrimination scarcely register with them.
In a December 1994 column, for example, James J. Kilpatrick bemoaned "the racism in reverse that has done such fearful damage" to our society (Baltimore Sun, 12/9/94). This is the same James J. Kilpatrick who in the 1950s and '60s fiercely fought school desegregation and wrote, as recalled in Z (5/95), that "in terms of values that last, and mean something, and excite universal admiration and respect, what has man gained from the history of the Negro race? The answer, alas, is 'virtually nothing.'" Why on earth should we credit calls for "equality" from people like this?
The anti-affirmative action pundits' disingenousness is most glaringly obvious from their failure to support any concrete method of actually achieving the equality of opportunity they claim is their ideal. If the goal were really a "level playing field," would the elimination of anti-discrimination programs really be the first step--more important than substantial investment in public education, or health care, or urban infrastructure?
Yet pundits like New Republic managing editor Andrew Sullivan (New York Times op-ed, 7/23/95) throw in such recommendations--which would be monumental if intended seriously--at the end or in the margins of their diatribes against any form of anti-discrimination policy organized around race or gender.
At this argument's most perverse, support for affirmative action is actually equated with racism, as when James Pinkerton, in the "Column Right" section of the Los Angeles Times (1/19/95), argued that "those who...have emphasized racial categories at the expense of colorblindness must bear some responsibility for legitimizing the racially categorizing thinking that results. One such result is The Bell Curve."
In other words, arguing that blacks and other minorities are systematically discriminated against is the same as saying they're genetically inferior. Big Brother would be proud.


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March 27, 2011
Hi Greg,
I was wondering what you thought about this idea. When I teach organizational leaderships courses there is a distinction that is made between leaders and managers. Managers manage tasks. Leaders lead people. What I have found is that the difference is that what they bring to the table re: strategy also differs. And when you have a manager leading the company, things are done very tactically. When you have a leader leading the company, things are done from a visionary point of view. Of course the best would be if you had one of each at the top, but because they generally don't mix, and like hires like, you end up with staff and people reporting to them that are more like themselves… How do you think that fits into your model above? These two ways of approaching strategy?[Reply]
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March 27th, 2011 at 9:19 pmDr. Nat,
Fantastic question!
Great leadership is certainly within the domain of strategic intent. That's what forms a group identity and drives the organization forward. Strategic moves and operational strategies are much more management oriented.
However, I genuinely believe that you have to walk and chew gum at the same time. Jim Collins likes to talk about "Level 5″ leaders who aren't particular charismatic. Others have natural leadership skills, but need to learn to the nuts and bolts of running a business. Still other times, great partnerships form where two people can form a whole greater than the sum of the parts.
So, in the final analysis, I think it's a false choice (as it is between strategy and execution, incidentally). Everybody comes to a job with certain skills and needs to learn others.
Thanks a lot for such a great question!
– Greg
DrNatalie Petouhoff Reply:
March 27th, 2011 at 9:23 pmI think you are right, that "leaders" come with a certain set of skills. The books say that great leaders don't lead tasks they can lead people. That means that they can easily gain followership (of people.) And those that lead tasks, are managers, but don't end amounting to being about to get followership. thanks for writing back!
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March 27th, 2011 at 11:20 pmMy father used to say, "A leader is one who has followers." Somehow, I "managed" to get through childhood:-)
– Greg
March 28, 2011
You have touched on an interesting topic and as you mentioned, defining strategy is often a Rorschach test which reflects on the management team implementing it. There is an interesting article in McKinsey Quarterly which proposed 10 timeless tests of strategy including fundamental questions such as: Will it beat the market?; Is it a true source of competitive advantage?; Does it embrace uncertainty? and Have you translated your strategy into an action plan? I find this approach valuable because regardless of the path taken to develop the strategy you need to confront the ultimate test of, "how will this help my business?" The link to this article, which I think you will find interesting, is http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Strategy/Have_you_tested_your_strategy_lately_2711[Reply]
Dr Singh permalinkMarch 31, 2011
I enjoy reading your posts a lot and you touch on some things that strike a chord of sanity that encourages me to think deeper before I consider getting on the bandwagon. Case in point, I have always questioned measurement metrics as posed by the social media gurus, and your posts on that are really insightful.
Keep up the good work
Dr Singh
April 9, 2011
Interesting post as always. Notice you are getting into your management theory – don't get sucked in. Harvard MBA programme had Enron as its case study for best management and strategic practice in 2000. By 2002 it was their case study for worse practice. Beware gurus who right rules by hindsight post rationalisation of a [previous success to create that dreaded phrase "best practice".
I do a lot with companies and "leaders" in the area of innovation. I would postulate, from observation that we are in and have been in a massive period of change both in defining what a strategy is and also leadership. The process and rules that have been learned. The consultants brought in are not working anymore. Strategy to use the line of that hugely successful ad agency BBH is zigging when everybody else zags.
A lot of the models on strategy have steps, processes, stages. Anything that helps people question their world or their organisations is good – especially as it removes them from seeing the world, their business or their opportunities from a narrow closed perspective. However, if anyone thinks strategy or leadership can be developed from some commn rules or management styles…it isn't so. Its people and thinking. The differences are the differences.
To my mind, I feel it is preferable to simplify what causes a leap in thinking that is then executed. Call it a strategy – if we want. I did a lot of work with the Economist a while back where we stopped asking the question "who reads the Economist" – instead we started asking the question "why do people read the Economist". If you make the link that Economist readers (many of which are hugely successful leaders in all sorts of fields and create strategic leaps in all sorts of fields – not just business) – it is perhaps interesting to see the results.
If there was one word that defined a typical Economist reader it was "curiosity". They were curious outside of their business area. They were – for example – more likely to be invited to an attend a meeting that wasn't directly in their area. What was also interesting was their ability to entertain and process ambiguity. They were more able to be open minded to suggestions that seemed weird and adapt their views and ideas to embrace change. The Economist took therefore to starting considering its readers more as "ideas people" (notice not leaders or C Suite…even though they were). There were three charateristics that they were also more likely to have or to appreciate in others. Change, strategy, management…leadership…if we prefer involved having or appreciating 3 abilities. These were "pioneers" (first to do..invent new things…change stuff)…."catalysts" (you may have a new idea – but how do you get it started, get others behind it, get momentum)….builders (ideas and movements are nothing if they don't happen or deliver) – the delivery or ability to make stuff real is crucial…without this we are just sitting in the bar, discussing change at university or a conference. http://theideaspeople.economist.com/ if you want to check out more.
To the point, therefore, of what is strategy and what are leaders? Is there a difference between execution and vision 0r managers are different to leaders..etc? Beware of asking the wrong questions – strategy and leadership needs both. The biggest issue many of the current leaders have is that word "leader". If you want to be a "leader" and the power is the driver…perhaps you will be less successful in the fute than you would have been in the past. Perhaps "galvaniser" might be better.
To your point Greg, it is learning to be rounded, but also assembling a team of people who think differently but can work together towards a common aim. I prefer the advice my good friend, and highly successful chief exec, Roy Jeans once gave to me when I took on a new job in a new company as exec head of strategy. I'd change "lead" to "galvanise", but it worked 10 years ago and works now – especially now in our digital, social and connected world:
1.Deal with reality as it is, not as you would like it to be.
2.Be candid with everyone.
3.Don't manage. Lead.
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April 9th, 2011 at 7:15 pmMark,
Thanks for the Economist story. I really love the magazine (and am including it in an upcoming post on media user experience, of which it is a very interesting example).
However, I want to assure you that I'm not becoming a management theorist. I got the idea about 3 levels of strategy from running a large company. Forming strategy is something you simply can't avoid doing when there are hundreds of people depending on you. Somehow, I had to come up with an answer.
Eventually it occurred to me that when people were talking about strategy, they were often meaning different things:
Core principles: These should almost never change. Wal-Mart is a discount operation. Estee Lauder is about luxury. Google wants to organize the worlds's information. You don't want to change stuff like that and you want to be able to state what you're about very clearly. Employees aren't motivated by a paycheck (they can get that anywhere), but a purpose. You need to be able to articulate what that purpose is.
Resource Allocation: If you're the boss, you need to decide where the money goes. Once it goes somewhere, it doesn't go somewhere else. That kinda stuff matters.
Everything else: If it's not included in the two categories above and didn't create a big mess, I didn't have to worry too much about it.
Once I figured that out, my job became easier. See, no theory! Just lessons learned from hard practice:-)))
– Greg
April 9, 2011
Couldn't agree more. Commercial reality is that people want to buy a system or best practice. Saying that the answer to strategy is guesswork, stories and commonsense…is harder to charge for but true. Also the concept that what the job is in strategic leadership is help people "how to think" vs "tell them what to think".
I hear recently a great story about Pret A Manger. Julian Metcalf the owner was approached by a management guru to discover the process and training he put in place to get such good customer service from his team. Metcalf told him that the secret was…we just hire happy jolly people. Cant see that getting onto the Harvard MBA course – but it should. Keep up. Keeping me thinking.
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April 9th, 2011 at 10:13 pmThanks Mark. I think the problems start when people think that strategy will give them answers instead of framing questions.
– Greg
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I am actually in the middle of my Post Graduate Exams hence I do not have the time to read all responses. However during my Undergrauate studies in Organistional Behaviour I learnt about two categories leadership in an organisation. " The Manager" and " The Boss". The manager is a leader that is, a person who has the qualities, charisma and knowledge on how to motivate people to get things done. While the Boss has the knoweldge and power to make people get things done. The prime difference I learnt between the two is that people will be willing to go beyond the expectations of the Manager. However people would only do as much as not to get sanctioned in the case of the Boss.
Drew permalinkMarch 10, 2013
Great leaders can manage but great managers often can't lead. The issue has to do with human dynamic. Leaders present concepts. They get buy in from the followers by appealing to their human needs. Managers present tasks. They don't require buy in from the followers because they direct via orders or regulations. A true leader can swap between the two as easily as someone bilingual might change languages during a threeway conversation (e.g., me talking to a German only and a English only person in the same conversation).
Drew permalinkMarch 10, 2013
To add to my comment. Leaders understand the concept of framing and have the ability to quicky asses people in order to frame the directive in a way that creates support. Managers can't be bothered with such trivial accomodations as they have to be concerned with widget throughput.


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Special Rant re Uranus Direct – Full Moon Eclipse Protocol now up on the Weekly Horoscopes page.
Special Rant re Uranus Direct – Full Moon Eclipse Protocol now up on the Weekly Horoscopes page.
Actually was quite nutty about the economy and the GFC last year but I feel more peaceful about it all now. I feel like something shifted. Well, let's see!
needed that, a tonic, thank you. confirms some suspicions.
david l – this is the wrong thread sorry but CHECK OUT of your hotel and demand your money back, threaten to sue etc. that is outrageous.
mercury retrograde travel trip story? it means the room is not hygenic. it has not been properly cleaned. you could catch ebola.
tell them you are making report to department of health
I'm going to use my tech skills and tell the world via some pertinent comments on quite a few travel sites. I know this doesn't sound like me but i just couldnt go down to the reception and complain. Can you get Ebola from stray pubes ?
Hi David, My (Leo) Grandfather used to say "Hygiene is not a tall girl". Hope you're ok !
hehe, I'm fine of course. I avoided the detritus and so far…no ebola !
it was probably one of mine! Sorry david – apparently they travel
oh my eyes, my eyes…(goggle imaged ebola)
Love the protocol tips, and all the helpful updates lately.
However…… what about hair???? All this incoming Uranus zappiness makes me want to do a super drastic chop. Still ill-advised? Or are we currently in an OK climate for hair modification?
(I'm heavily Virgo – Sun-Pluto-Merc.-Uranus)
I've been thinking of hacking all my hair off. I told myself I'd wait until January, but I'm not sure I can take it.
Really??? January??? Not sure I can survive that long.
Not sure what's up with this hair fixation, it's certainly not a Leo thing…
Love this pic.
Right! Well I just completed a bit of a meditative spell with a bottle of vino and the answer that came to me for my current lethargic state was that the energy in the house is stuck and requires a big cleaning session. I suppose this belongs over in the Mars Virgo thread – but still! Better late than never I suppose …
problem is … has anyone noticed that after a big cleaning detox an emotional detox of the err residents always seems to follow?
I clean when I am angry. Excellent for getting that emotion out.
All I can say is watch out if my place is sparkling.
With you there Anonymous, also helps with giving up Neptunian addictions…must be something to do with wanting our insides to be cleansed of addictions/ unhealthy situations/ thought patterns/ body/ mind/ spirit i feel.
same here! lol! releases the anger gets creative juices flowing!!
without warning, re-arranged dream/vision board, changed art on the walls, tossed pitched organized laundered and cleaned under the kitchen sink. Feeling the shift internally and externally and I'm not done yet.
Feel I've been hauling around dead dreams & dead weight for years.
no more. the energies in ME have shifted there is more good yet to come
bathroom done. loo done. back room done. bedroom done. laundry done. washing done. computer even got given a hoovering.
listening to Cocteau Twins … with a beer!
love Cocteau Twins! Cheers!
Editing my life…Yes.
Now, the trip I have been so wanting to take, not feeling it anymore. I would be on said trip during eclipse…could be amazing. Had a rough night, severe itching. So much to do here, not floating in the ethers as much.
feeling this aqua moon…..Aqua in my 6th house….
sick skin is so angry and I have a bug. boohoo.
Have you got some chammomile oil or tea bags you could make a chammomile tea let it go cold and wash gently angry skin… I had earlier in the year when started the job I now want to leave, and chammomile oil helped me….
I'm just doing more of the editing thing. No biggie. I've been doing that pretty much all year, thank Saturn!
However I wonder if this eclipse thingy will be anything like last year's around this time? Supposedly there would be big things happening but nothing happened last year. I think someone bumped into me with a shopping cart and injured my arm but that was about all Uranus did for me last holiday season. So I'm a bit skeptical right now. Forgive me, but I feel like I'm all out of polly-anna style mysticism today. :/
Also I woke up today and just felt grounded. serious. weird for me. I must be broken.
i am loving right now!!! despite finding out ive been paying someone else's electricity bill for 2 years, ( it will be repaid thank god) my main big darling trojan computer has spluttered and conked out and my lawyers bill is double what i thought. the energy is crazy but its creative and jumpy and electric and expansive. and the mars in virgo ( I have virgo rising) is like dignified bootcamp. the great thing about purges is the aftermath and sense of accomplishment.
I have to say that I really love the protocols. A previous one 'Ten things to do before Uranus gets into Aries' truly resonated with me.
contemplating major work edit – have job starting in new year, but serious doubts about it are emerging as we speak…
Also psychologist and kinesiologist are guiding me through clearing a back catalogue of trauma. this has been since early November and while not a quick fix nor painless, I am excited about the possibility of new songs.
But lovely creative writing work going at the moment One sip of coffee and three hours later, another chapter and direction for chapters ahead.
Thank You Mystic,
I woke this morning to a note written by the little almost 6 year old Aqua-Naut.
It read "13th Century Wolf" … Nice one, think i might do a piece of art to match.
Tis the Aquas and Katakans around me that seem to be asking themselves the big "in ten years time" questions at the mo.
Where as the Piscean put a note up in the kitchen yesterday reading "Don't worry where you're heading, focus on right now" (was talking on the phone to kakatan treasured friend at time, and had to walk out to hold laugh, as Mystic and Mystical contributors had recently chatted re this.)…Hmmmm Pisceans and their affirimations.
PS. As a Piscean rising i have them about too, usually in chalk on a wall, and refreshed often. (Multi Gem too).
Hope that last comment doesn't make the Mars in Virgo peoples shudder !
Well I'm mars in pisces and I love the idea of having a wall to draw on
This full moon eclipse is conjunct my Sun – close to IC. Last week I moved to a new place, now settling. For some reason I suspect this is not the end of eclipse news but am trying to focus on now.
I think I will be alright in this. Apparently I am very Uranian, 56 points, a lot of Uranus aspects. Also with Uranus planted in my natal sun right now, which it usually opposes. zero Aries in the 7th house. Always nervous about relationship upheavals. I keep dreaming lately about someone I had soul mating energy with, leaves me wistful. Never got off the ground and I liked him so much. Chalking that up to Venus and Mercury retro.
Had an interesting dream the other night that I was going to a big protest/ revolution. I was driving a van that was painted and ready to go. I was headed there but first had to hide my purse, I was worried about losing it. Then I found a stash of art supplies under a house I was looking at. I thought they were incendiary. This led me to making art collage last night the first time in months. I NEED to make art. I think we all do but this is leading me to a new chapter where I intend to put my artistic side first. My creative side may be the only thing that will save me from myself, I tend to turn way too much over and keep too much to myself and just let myself suffer under the weight of it all until it becomes unbearable and I just can't anymore.
It felt relieving and I am now writing up ideas as they come and planning the planning. The astronomer all around is very supportive of this and combined with my chart it's right on time.
this really made me think of that scene in the film adaptation of The Road, where noone has anything but the kid has some crayons and a few pieces of paper that he draws thick layers on out of necessity through lack of material. its really beautiful and essential.
last night super aqua son(13) and I are talking about his physical size. Then he gets real serious, changes the subject and says…
"I'm real worried about the state of our world."
Pisces son(10)and I burst out laughing.
Aqua son…"I'm so serious. It's not even funny." so we start talking about it. He says…
"The shit is moving closer and closer to the fan at an increasing rate."
I ask, what's your personal game plan. He proceeds to tell me how we need to stock up on food, water, etc.
This time last year was amazing, so, I hope it's half as good.
I had a dream where I was trapped underneath ice… I couldn't breathe and woke up actually struggling to breathe…
I've been working hard on some things and smashing down old structures but one thing has been in and out my mind re: career and while I've haven't been in the space to figure it out. It came to me this morning in a neat little package, something that I could work with…
I'm going with it.
Good luck Barista Warrior Woman !
Would this be a continuation of the seed planted earlier this year when your beautiful Gemmie hands weren't working ? xx all the bestest hun.
Yes! It is definitely in the same vein of thought, just wasn't sure how to work it. Thanks Fleecy, loving your comments as always x
hey BGem your story made me smile. i have been trapped under ice as a kiddlin and know the relief when a big hand reached down and pulled me out. never forgot it.
Wow leogroover!!
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MINNEAPOLIS – Supervalu Inc. has installed Sam Duncan as president and chief executive officer, moving up the date for the former OfficeMax CEO to begin running the reorganized food and drug retailer.
Plans originally called for Duncan to take over as Supervalu's chief executive after the company closed its deal to sell five of its supermarket chains to Albertson's LLC and up to 30% of Supervalu's outstanding common stock to an investor consortium. But Supervalu said Monday that its board wanted Duncan to get to work on strategic plans for the new, smaller company.
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As a person who has struggled with weight issues my entire life, I can honestly say the pain of bullying never goes away. I won't bore anyone with the gory details, but the memories can still bring me to tears.
And then I find a story like this and the sorrow I feel for this family is palpable. Children are cruel creatures. But do they come by it naturally? I don't believe so. That kind of behavior is learned, pure and simple.
Whether through prejudice or ignorance on a parent's part, generations in the making, or passed along on a school bus; it is an insidious education that takes root quickly and spreads throughout civilization with abandon.
Bullying will always be a societal issue in my opinion, because it has a pervasive presence in every facet of life, from politics to the playground.
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February 27th, 2013 at 7:35 pm
Half a week late, Sage, but thanks nonetheless!
February 27th, 2013 at 9:27 pm
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thanks guys.
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That ain't paint. Looks more like a big vinyl application (clipart for the scroll...sigh) to me, especially judging by the sign company name on the back and the use of boring fonts. Painting implies time and effort, applying vinyl, not so much. - said...
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Yup - a giant African land snail, biggest land snail on the planet and often kept as a pet. Very handsome creature! It is also edible. I remember an unexpected encounter with a crate full of them at a market in London. If i hadn't had a long train-ride home i would have bought some!! But visions of 20 giant African land snails roaming a South-Eastern train late at night stopped me - unfortunately!!
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What is awesome is when they speak of other options like Patterson or Vaccaro then rave about Tavon Austin in great detail and argure that he is above those two.
-Discuss Austin's coaches raving about his toughness and how he never missed practices or games with injuries. High character guy who isnt a red zone threat but will make an offense dynamic.
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Press Freedom Can governments control the press in the Internet age? By Jennifer Koons
Press freedom around the globe declined for the eighth year in a row in 2009, with more than three-quarters of the world's population now living in countries without a free press. It was once thought that. . . .
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Freelance Journalists Have Few Protections
After police in Kasensero, Uganda, arrested Sengooba Eddie in September in connection with the murder and robbery of a motorcycle taxi driver, a group of angry fellow drivers gathered at Eddie's home. In an act of vigilantism recorded by freelance radio reporter Paul Kiggundu, the bikers burned Eddie's house to the ground.
Assuming Kiggundu was a spy for the police, the mob turned on him, kicking and beating him until he was unconscious, ignoring his screams that he was only a journalist, according to witnesses. He later died of internal bleeding at nearby Kalisizo hospital.
Shocked by the incident, the chairman of Uganda's Human Rights Network for Journalists, Robert Ssempala, said: "Injustice cannot be used to obtain justice." The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on the Ugandan police to bring the perpetrators to justice. "No journalist should be killed simply for carrying out their profession," said CPJ East Africa Consultant Tom Rhodes.
Kiggundu's death reflects the dangers faced by freelancers and journalists who work for small, independent media outlets around the world. They report on critical issues but often lack the support provided to staff reporters employed by larger news organizations. Furthermore, in an era of shrinking foreign and domestic news bureaus, struggling media organizations increasingly are relying on freelance journalists. Nine freelancers were among the 72 journalists killed in 2009.
The CPJ said impunity is the greatest threat to local journalists because it leads potential murderers to believe they will never be held accountable. "The perpetrators assumed, based on precedent, that they would never be punished," said CPJ. "Whether the killings are in Iraq or the Philippines, in Russia or Mexico, changing this assumption is the key to reducing the death toll."
Several international press-freedom organizations help journalists and freelancers cope with threats, injuries and other obstacles. For instance, when Mikhail Beketov, editor of a suburban Moscow newspaper, was viciously attacked for his coverage of local government policies, he suffered a skull fracture, concussion and leg and finger injuries that required partial amputations. CPJ's Journalist Assistance Program provided ongoing financial support to Beketov during his long rehabilitation. Similarly, during the Iranian government's post-election crackdown on journalists in 2009, photojournalist Ehsan Maleki was forced to flee his home in the face of likely imprisonment. CPJ helped him resettle in another country.
Other journalist assistance programs include:
International Federation of Journalists — Based in Brussels, Belgium; promotes international action to defend press freedom and social justice through independent journalist trade unions. (www.ifj.org/en/splash)
International Freedom of Expression Exchange — A clearinghouse based in Toronto, Canada, providing accurate, timely information on freedom of expression issues and abuses worldwide. (www.ifex.org)
Media Legal Defence Initiative — A nongovernmental organization based in London that provides legal support to journalists and media outlets around the world. (www.mediadefence.org/index.html)
The Rory Peck Trust — Supports freelancers around the world from its base in London; promotes good practices on behalf of freelancers, supports their right to work safely and provides them with assistance when needed. (www.rorypecktrust.org)
World Press Freedom Committee — An international umbrella organization of press-freedom groups; fights against press restrictions such as the licensing of journalists and imposition of mandatory codes of conduct. (www.wpfc.org)
— Jennifer Koons
[1] Nangayi Guyson, "Uganda: Journalist Beaten to Death," AfricaNews.com, Sept. 14, 2010, www.africanews.com/site/list_message/30344?data[source]=rss.
[2] "Radio reporter beaten to death," IFEX, Sept. 13, 2010, www.ifex.org/uganda/2010/09/13/kiggundu_killed/.
[3] "Freelance journalist beaten to death in Uganda," Committee to Protect Journalists, Sept. 13, 2010, http://cpj.org/2010/09/freelance-journalist-beaten-to-death-in-uganda.php.
[4] "72 Journalists Killed in 2009/Motive Confirmed," Committee to Protect Journalists, http://cpj.org/killed/2009/.
[5] Ibid.
[6] "Making an Impact; CPJ aids dozens of journalists worldwide in 2009," Journalist Assistance Program, Committee to Protect Journalists, www.cpj.org/campaigns/assistance.


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A friend got me a stack of old magazines at a yard sale. This one had a note taped to the cover. It raises so many questions; some amusing and some more troubling. Was something nefarious going on back in 1992?
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FOUND by Sarah Greyson
This was found outside a local market pinned next to ads for housekeeping services, dog walkers, and people seeking/renting apartments.
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Boy Scout honored for heroism
Written by Laura Stetser Thursday, December 06, 2012 12:00 am
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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Chris Schanz was looking toward his other nephew Donald when he started choking on a piece of steak during a family dinner back in May in the Egg Harbor Township home they share.
"I was looking at Donald; I wasn't even looking at Brendan," he said on Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Boy Scout ceremony honoring Brendan Crawford, an eighth-grader and Scout in Troop 389 based at Atlantic Christian School.
So Schanz, who stands 6 feet 2 inches and weighs around 260 pounds, was surprised when 130-pound Brendan jumped into action, immediately employing the Heimlich maneuver he learned in training from troop leader Bill Schmitz.
"I was fading out," Schanz said. "And I see Brendan get right up and come over."
Brendan said while his uncle wasn't looking at him, he noticed the signs of choking he had studied in the Scouts.
"He was turning red and crossed his hands up by his neck, which is the universal sign for choking," the Alder Avenue Middle School student said. "I remembered my first aid training and started to help."
Word of the Scout's life-saving deed made its way to the Scouts' National Court of Honor and he was issued a Heroism Award for demonstrating heroism and skill in saving or attempting to save a life.
He also earned a square knot patch, which is rarely earned by Scouts so young, Schmitz said.
"This one will be very noticeable. It sits above the pocket, where you rarely see younger Scouts have badges."
Schmitz said he is proud to be able to honor the boy, noting his award was the first he had seen handed down in his 63 years involved in the organization.
"He didn't even hesitate," Schmitz said. "You can't give a life back once it's taken away and the skill he used to save his uncle's life was learned in Boy Scouts."


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Palermo is the capital of Sicily in Italy and one of the biggest cities in the country. Palermo is unique in its own right; its raw pulsating energy cannot be matched by many cities in Italy. Being in Palermo would feel to most like being in a treasure hunt since most of the city's jewels lay hidden, and that's what makes it so precious since not many tourists know about some of the best places in the city. Palermo has had an evocative history, part of which can still be seen and felt here in the people as well as in the places.
Getting to Palermo
Being the capital of Sicily, Palermo has one of the biggest airports in the country. The Palermo international Airport has flights connecting to most places in the country as well as in Europe, which makes it very easy to reach the city. Regular trains also run to and fro between Palermo and other cities in Sicily as well as to Rome and Naples. Bus services are also quite comfortable and regular. Ferries are available to Palermo from cities like Genoa, Naples, Malta and other neighboring ports, ferries are usually quite inexpensive and run at regular intervals each day.
Moving Around Palermo
One of the best ways to move around in Palermo is by the public buses. The public buses are regular, inexpensive and cover almost the entire city. Tickets can be bought from one of the many ticket offices throughout the city. The best thing to do would be to buy a 24 hour pass which would allow visitors to travel to any location through the day. Moving around the city on foot is also quite pleasant and easy since most of the attractions are located in and around the center of the city. Taxis are also available for those who do not prefer buses.
Attractions in Palermo
The Catacombs of the Capuchin are located near Piazza Cappuccini and has more than 800 different mummified people who were previously residents of Palermo and the neighboring villages and towns. Some of the mummies are quite well preserved, and except for a few people who might find it a little morbid, most would find it a very interesting place.
Palazzo dei Normanni
The ancient palace built by the Normans in Palermo during their rule is a must visit. The sheer size of the palace is breath taking and the architecture and design is simply beautiful. One of the best things to see inside the palace is the Royal apartments and the mosaics in the Cappella Palatina.
Cappella Palatina
This charming chapel is located on Piazza Independenza. The chapel has several beautiful mosaics that are worth appreciating; the chapel remains mostly peaceful and is not very crowded.
The Gesu Church
The Gesu church's construction was completed in 1633 and it is known to be the most architecturally important church in the city today. The church has marbles used both on the floors as well as on the walls, which is believed to have started the famous Baroque style of architecture in Sicily for which it gained international importance.
The Cathedral
The cathedral has been standing tall in Palermo since centuries and its fame comes from the fact that Frederick II, Barbarossa's son who died in 1250 has been buried at the cathedral and his sarcophagus has been dyed in the imperial purple color.
Monreale is a small village located 8 km from the city. The little village is located on top of a hill and provides excellent views of the city beneath as well as the ocean. The charming little settlement is the perfect place to experience the real Sicilian culture. The cathedral located here is one of the best places to visit, its extensive mosaics and beautiful interiors are quite breath taking.
San Giovanni Degli Eremiti
San Giovanni Degli Eremiti is the ruins of an old church at a very peaceful location. The ruins are surrounded by a beautiful garden and although there is an entrance fee for the attraction, its well worth it since it isn't much crowded and visitors can spend hours peacefully exploring the location and relaxing in the gardens.
Stay and Accommodation
Palermo is a fairly large city so there are plenty of options in terms of hotels, resorts and accommodation facilities. Visitors can find high range as well as low budget hotels, however, during tourist seasons most hotels tend to get packed so advance reservations would be recommended. If you are looking for high end hotels some of the best options would be Excelsior Palace hotel, Grand Hotel et des Palmes Palermo, Hotel Residenza D'Aragona and Hotel Villa Igiea Palermo. Budget hotels are also in ample numbers as are the Bed and breakfasts. There are also quite a lot of villas and apartments on rent if you are planning to stay long in the city.
Eating Out in Palermo
Palermo has a large number of restaurants, bars and cafes that serve everything from traditional Sicilian food to international cuisines. Some of the best things to try out while in Palermo are fresh salads, paninis and traditional Sicilian food. II Proverbio, Al Chioschetto and Antica Focacceria S. Fransisco are some of the best known restaurants in the city that serve traditional Sicilian dishes. Apart from these there are plenty of fast food joints and restaurants serving international cuisine.
Shopping in Palermo
Palermo has plenty of shopping venues where visitors can buy almost anything they wish for. There are modernistic shopping malls selling international brands as well as local colorful markets. Some of the best places to shop in the city are the street markets at Vucciria and Piazza del Carmine. These street markets sell a variety of locally made products and handicrafts at a surprisingly low cost. The old markets in the alleys of the old quarter of the city are also worth a visit, these markets have a feel of a Middle Eastern souk, left behind from its day of the Arab rule.


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Jerry Zgoda missed the entire Kevin Garnett era, but he's back covering the Timberwolves after working the beat for their first four seasons two decades ago. In between, he covered a bit of everything: Gopher men's and women's basketball and NCAA athletics, golf, outdoor recreation, sports media and a little Vikings and Twins.
Here's another name to think about in the Wolves' free-agent pursuits beyond the usual suspects of Jordan Hill, Greg Stiemsma, Ronnie Brewer, Anthony Tolliver, etc.:
Andrei Kirilenko
It's obvious by their chase of Nicolas Batum that Wolves coach Rick Adelman feels the need to upgrade the small-forward spot as much as the position all of Wolves Nation frets about, shooting guard.
Kirilenko would address so many of their needs for another veteran presence, a perimeter lock-down defender and a complementary scorer who at age 31 still has at least two or three high-level seasons in him, if he can stay healthy.
That, admittedly, has been an issue throughout his career.
It has been assumed he will either return to play for CSKA Moscow or for Russian owner Mikhail Prokorov's Brooklyn Nets, but the Nets are tapped out on cap space and he hasn't yet committed to return to Moscow while he listens to NBA offers.
He always could agree to play for the Nets for the veteran minimum salary, but the Wolves have more than $14 million to spend and could use a chunk of it on him.
And remember: David Kahn spent about 10 days in Europe this spring and no doubt scouted Shved with CSKA Moscow. In doing so, he also would have seen Kirilenko, who has been playing very well recently.
Kirilenko did a Q-and-A that was published in Utah's Deseret News last December when he was deciding whether to stay in Moscow or return to an NBA team for an abrupt start to the lockout-ended season. Here's what he said when asked about how he liked playing back in Russia after all his seasons in the NBA.
"Good, except I hate the bad snow. I like good snow, but we are having bad black snow right now. It is the bad, wet snow. The traffic is horrible, too, and sometimes the people are hard to get used to again. It is the culture here in Russia, that's why people are tough. Everyone in Utah is happy, even though sometimes it is not how they feel inside, they always try to smile and act happy."
We're happy here in Minnesota, right? And nice, too.
If Kahn wanted to put Pau Gasol next to Ricky Rubio, why not AK-47 next to Alexey Shved, Kirilenko's CSKA Moscow and Russian national teammate whom the Wolves are about to sign.
With the Wolves still having more than $14 million to spend in free agency, you can get him, I guessing, for a bit less than that $17 million contract he once commanded with Utah or the $10 million salary he reportedly has been seeking.
The Wolves' pursuit of Batum tells you Adelman isn't comfortable relying on either Wes Johnson (duh!) or Derrick Williams as a starter at small forward.


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Lovely. South Carolina continues to walk backwards into the future. Sadly, it is all too obvious that Americans at state and national levels are too lazy or too stupid to demand hackless candidates and non-partisan politics. Same old same old.
Just a few short years ago former Governor "Wind Swept Somewhere" couldn't get a free cup of coffee in South Carolina, after the crap he pulled on his wife and on his constituency.
Now Sanford is back, engaged to his strange and talking 'bout Jesus.
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How To Participate in The Office Depot Customer Survey
Office Depot is a nationwide chain that specializes in offering a wide variety of office supplies at discounted prices. The stores are open to the public and offer great deals to individuals and families on things such as school and home office supplies as well as cameras and laptops. The store also forms contracts with businesses to be their official supplier of everything from pens and pencils to computers and office furniture. Whether you are shopping for your home and family or as the representative of a business the prices and selection cannot be beat by any other retailer of office supplies.
Store shoppers also earn rewards when they scan their Depot rewards card at the register when checking out. These rewards accumulate and will eventually earn coupons for even greater discounts. So quite simply put, the more you shop at Office Depot the more you save.
About Office Depot Customer Survey
The survey is an opportunity for your voice to be heard by the company and provides valuable feedback to them about things they are doing well and things that may need to be improved upon. The survey is by invitation only and will be listed on your receipt. You will be asked to grade things such as product selection and availability, store cleanliness and organization, sales staff assistance and friendliness, checkout wait time, etc….all of your answers will be based upon your most recent visit to the store.
In today's economic climate retailers are more competitive than ever. While consumer's number one priority is the lowest price for the highest quality merchandise, criteria such as store cleanliness and organization, product selection, sales assistance and staff friendliness as well as prompt checkout make a strong impression on shoppers. One bad experience can keep a shopper from ever returning to a store if they can buy the same merchandise somewhere else for a comparable price.
Office Depot Customer Survey Incentives
The survey takes just a few minutes and you can participate online. Upon completion of the survey you will be rewarded with a coupon that can be redeemed during your next online or in-store purchase from the store.
Office Depot values its customers and by providing them with honest feedback on very specific criteria you will assist them in making their stores and your future shopping experiences the very best that they can be. For this reason it is very important that you be as honest and specific as possible in your answers. If you had a bad experience or were disappointed in something that happened during your shopping trip express this in the appropriate part of the survey. Ultimately your feedback, positive and negative, will help the store maintain their standards and implement improvements where needed.
How can you participate in Office Depot Customer Survey website?
The entire survey can be taken online. Please make sure to:
- Have a computer or laptop with internet connection
- Have the receipt from your most recent shopping trip at Office Depot
- Have at least 30 minutes of uninterrupted time to complete the survey
Step by step instructions:
- Your receipt will direct you to go to www.officedepot.com/feedback and enter your invitation code
- Select the appropriate way in which you were invited to take the survey, whether it is from your sales receipt, an invitation card received in the store or from an e-mail from Office Depot.
- You will then be asked to enter the date you last shopped at an Office Depot. Next click 'Continue'.
- Next you will need to enter the city and state as well as the name/number of the store where you last shopped. Then click 'Continue'.
- The next selection you will make is to indicate your gender. Then click 'Continue'.
- Next you will select your resident state from the drop-down box. Then click 'Continue'.
- Here you will enter your resident zip code. Next click 'Continue'.
- Next you will be given the option to enter your employment status. Then click 'Continue' (Note: you do not have to answer this question).
- The next question gives you the option to enter your age. Then click 'Continue' (Note: you do not have to answer this question).
- Now you will answer the survey questions about your last shopping trip to the store by either making a selection from set of choices or typing out your answer in a box. Click 'Continue' as directed until the survey is complete.
- At the end of the survey you will be rewarded with your discount coupon.
The next time you shop at your local Office Depot be sure to check your sales receipt for that valuable invitation to participate in the feedback survey. Your assistance is invaluable not only to the company but yourself and other customers who visit the store as the survey results often facilitate change and improvement. Store managers cannot be everywhere at the same time and therefore cannot see everything that goes on in their store so they are eager to receive feedback from their clientele. Whether you are an individual who has discovered the tremendous selection of office supplies as well as electronics or you are the representative of a business who purchases all of their office supplies from Office Depot through a contract, you matter to the company and their primary goal is to have satisfied customers.
Each time you are invited to participate in the feedback survey from, once you complete the survey you will receive a valuable coupon that can be redeemed during your next shopping trip. These coupons usually discount your purchase by a certain dollar amount based upon how much you spend during a particular shopping trip. For example, if you spend $50.00 you can redeem your coupon for $10.00 off your total purchase. So please participate as often as invited and help make Office Depot one of the best retailers of office supplies in the United States while you also earn yourself some deep discounts.
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