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In-Flight Wi-Fi Report: Flyers Bemoan Loss of Foxhole
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With as many as 800 planes in the U.S. morphing into mile-high Wi-Fi hotspots in the next two years, here's a thought that may not have occurred to the airlines: Some fliers are less than thrilled that one of their best excuses for ducking an annoying colleague or a last-minute work assignment may be snatched away from them.
That, at least, was the buzz among some pin-striped business types at an Airfinance Journal conference in Manhattan this week. According to one source, groans were heard when the topic arose. If the boss could fire off a demand while you're trapped in an aluminum tube, you're stuck--can't exactly sneak out to lunch, can you?
It appears that in-flight Wi-Fi providers are aware of this issue. Row 44 president Gregg Fialcowitz recently suggested in an interview that users who would rather read or nap can fall back on that time-honored excuse: "the system is down."
"We recognize the technology will annoy some, if not many," Fialcowitz conceded.
Still, in-air Wi-Fi may soon be ubiquitous, judging from American's recent pledge to expand Air Cell's Gogo service from 15 to 300 planes in two years; Delta aims to finish wiring a similar number by the end of 2009. Virgin America, while much smaller, says it will be the first U.S. airline to be all Wi-Fi by June. Alaska Airlines and Southwest are going with Air Cell rival Row 44, a satellite-based service that charges $8 versus Gogo's $10 to $13, depending on the length of flight. And both charge less for handhelds ($6 at Row 44, $8 at Gogo) meaning that CrackBerry addicts will be presumed to be online the whole time they're away from the office. In-flight phone calls, however, remain verboten under federal law.
I have to admit I was surprised that anyone would oppose Wi-Fi access in the air. I've tried it myself and thought it was great--but then again, as a freelance writer who is not tied to an office, I don't have the same fear of getting cornered, so to speak. It seemed a fine way to relieve the tedium of a three-hour coach flight.
What do you think? Do you ever use the "Oh, sorry I couldn't get back to you--I was on a plane" dodge for work or personal reasons? And if you have tried in-flight Wi-Fi, we'd love to hear about your experiences.
Further reading:
* American previews Wi-Fi, but Skype gets blocked
* Cell phones on transatlantic flights? Yes if you don't talk
* On the Fly: The airline industry


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Kind of re birthing an older thread, but thats some scary stuff. But I see some potential for this. Thinking about several opportunities I've had to breech doors to make entry to say a stroke pt or seizure pt
Actually heard a story of a EMS crew on scene of a patient who called 911 and tried to make it to her front door to unlock it, she only made it far enough to be right in the path of the door. Several people on scene wanted to make forced entry but didn't. The land lord made it with a key, that choice probably saved her from massive head trauma from a door hitting it.
Off subject but being able to bypass a lock that easy is scary stuff, glad I know now about that

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The sea pulls,
Always pulls,
The motions,
Of the waves,
Drawing everything.
Back to it,
Even that,
Which it never had.
The fathomless deeps,
Unseen by man,
The ultimate mystery,
Greater then space,
Because it claims souls,
With its change of mood,
And will just as easily take a heart,
Just as it took mine.


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Right now, Minnesota has a chance to pass the first Fair Repair bill in the nation. We have a chance to guarantee our right to repair electronics—like smartphones, computers, and even farm equipment. We have a chance to help the environment and stand up for local repair jobs—the corner mom-and-pop repair shops that keep getting squeezed out by manufacturers.
We've been working with local repair companies, non-profit refurbishers, and tech-savvy politicians to come up with a solution. And they've done just that — Minnesota is the first state to consider a Fair Repair Bill.
If you agree with us, find out who represents you in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Tell them you support the bipartisan Fair Repair Bill, HF 1048. Tell them that you believe repair should be fair, affordable, and accessible.


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Travel Photography Photos tagged as tradition
Mazamitla, Jalisco, Mexico
Christmas tradition in Mexico
Mexican tradition at Christmas time
Another costume by the traditional dancers
in Foshan Ancestral Temple
My son and neice waiting for the paella to cook. Cooked outdoors the traditional way on a pile of burning grape vine branches my Spanish brother-in-law made the perfect paella.
Leaf market in Karlskrona, Sweden! The Leaf market is a truly traditional Karlskrona market, in fact this market has been a yearly tradition in Karlskrona for over 200 years. Full post at: http://ropcorn.com/d/Leaf-market-time-in-Karlskrona.html


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You Tool
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You Tool is a retail, home improvement and hardware store featured in Grand Theft Auto V. It is a parody of The Home Depot and Lowe's, two competing big-box hardware stores in the U.S. The orange signage and shopping carts near its entrance are likely references to The Home Depot, while the dark blue building and the arched shape of the store front is likely a reference to Lowe's.
A You Tool store can be found on Senora Freeway in the Grand Senora Desert, Blaine County, though it is inaccessible. It includes a large parking lot, a Discount Jewels shop and a self-storage service named Carson. A Sprunk vending machine can be found directly outside the entrance.
- A crowbar can be found left to the main entrance, next to the washing machines.
- The name is a reference to the insult "you tool," a "tool" being a person who lacks the mental capacity to know they are being used.
- A carboard box outside the store reads the date "31/08/08."
- The You Tool store shares some similarities with the Davis Mega Mall. Both locations include the same Discount Jewels shop and the Carson Self-Storage service.
- Flags atop the building depict the national flag of the United States and the San Andreas state flag.
- The business is advertised on the radio and by Imran Shinowa during the reality show "Fame or Shame".


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Man ordered to stand trial for murder in brutal killing of neighbor girl
SALT LAKE CITY — After nearly a week of evidence and testimony, a Burmese man was ordered Thursday to stand trial for aggravated murder in the brutal killing and sexual assault of a 7-year-old neighbor girl.
Esar Met's face stayed as open and unchanged as it had throughout the six-day hearing when the judge announced his decision.
"Based on the evidence presented, including the testimony of witnesses and exhibits, there is probable cause that the offenses, as charged, were committed and the defendant, Mr. Met committed those offenses," 3rd District Judge William Barrett said.
Met is charged of aggravated murder, a capital offense, and child kidnapping, a first-degree felony, in the death of Hser Ner Moo.
Defense attorney Michael Peterson unsuccessfully argued that Barrett should drop the kidnapping charge, because he said the evidence didn't place the girl "in direct contact with Met at any given time." He said the evidence didn't show that Met had detained the child or that he had her long enough to rise to the level of a kidnapping.
"We don't have anything more than guess work," he said.
But prosecutor Rob Parrish said the judge could use the evidence and "common sense" to infer that the girl's injuries pointed to a prolonged event.
"What we have here is not a single fatal act, but we have five different types of trauma … that takes time," Parrish said.
"I agree with Mr. Parrish," the judge said.
Experts have previously testified that the girl died from a number of injuries, including strangulation and blunt force trauma to the head, neck and torso. There was also evidence of a sexual assault.
FBI agent James Lamadrid testified Thursday that he was one of hundreds of law enforcement officers searching for the young girl who was reported missing on March 31, 2008.
They were shown a picture of Hser Ner Moo, 7, on April 1, 2008, and were told to first search the single family homes near the South Parc Townhomes where the girl lived. He went to apartment 472 with other agents and searched the main floor and upper level.
"We searched for signs of foul play, blood spatter, anything to indicate a crime had occurred there and found nothing," FBI agent James Olson said.
Both agents testified the four men who lived there did not seem nervous. The men told the agents they stayed in the upper levels of the home, but a fifth occupant lived in the basement. Lamadrid and Olson went to search there and Olson said he saw dark, brown spots on the floor.
"I was concerned immediately that this was potentially dried blood," Olson testified. Soon after, they noticed what appeared to be spattered blood on a west wall.
"That kind of sealed the deal for me that that this was not only blood, but the place where the victim was beaten and/or killed," Olson said. "I think it was significant because it confirmed all the other brown things which could have been paint or cigarette burns were, in fact, dried blood."
Realizing there were other areas they had not searched, Lamadrid made his way to the bedroom and a utility closet before opening the bathroom where he found the girl's body.
"I just kept calling her name," he said. "I took my flashlight and pointed it on her back to see if there was any rise and fall. There was no movement."
South Salt Lake fire paramedic Andrew Maurer was called to the scene. He said he knew there was a search for a missing girl at the apartment complex, but he was not told about why they were called.
"Normally we know what we're going on, we know what we're going into," Maurer said. "This was very hush hush."
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Article ID: 2199576 - View products that this article applies to. SYMPTOMSYou might encounter the SQL Server error message 1204 when your application executes a TSQL statement that requires a large number of locks: The instance of the SQL Server Database Engine cannot obtain a LOCK resource at this time. Rerun your statement when there are fewer active users. Ask the database administrator to check the lock and memory configuration for this instance, or to check for long-running transactions. CAUSEWhile executing queries there will be a constant need to acquire and release locks. Acquirng a lock uses up the the lock structures from the available pool of lock structures. When new locks cannot be acquired because there is no more lock structures available in the pool, the above error message is returned. RESOLUTIONYou can encounter this problem when you have setup the sp_configure option "locks" to a non-default, non-dynamic value. You can use the sp_configure system stored procedure to change the value of locks to its default setting by using the following statement: EXEC sp_configure 'locks', 0 If you encountered the above error message when using the SQL Server trace flags 1211 or 1224, please review thier use and disable them while executing queries that require a large number of locks. Trace flags 1211 and 1224 are used to control the lock escalation behavior of the SQL Server. MORE INFORMATIONlocks Option
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Life with a Toddler
> Does anyone else sign with their kids??
Oh my, I just found this one. Do I EVER sign with my dd -- I'm deaf, myself. ASL is her first language. (She's hearing.) She's been signing since she was 4 months old, and had a vocabulary of over 500 signs when she was 18 months old -- I've lost track since then.
I got a lot of "yes that's nice that she signs but is she TALKING yet" for a while, and now she's talking a ton in addition to signing a ton. Sign + voice, just sign, just voice, all over the place.
In general, people have been absolutely astounded at her language abilities for a while now. I remember when she was like 14 months old and was carrying on a conversation with me at the playground -- "that baby has a pink hat. That boy's sister is tall." etc, and the other moms were just goggling.
Which is to say, I highly recommend it!!
Definitely real ASL, though, with proper grammar if you possibly can, rather than some "made up" sign system.
hi there
My dh and I are both hard of hearing. We sign ASL with our dd who is now 2.5 years (time flies). Her first sign was at 6 month 'milk'...then the usual pattern like others mentioned of more, please, eat, etc....
Her sign vocab is so huge. She was a late talker...partly because she is being raised bilingually (or shall I say trilingually) in English and German. At the moment she signs and speaks. I am glad she is not dropping her signs like my nephew did when he started to acquire language. Instead she is constantly learning new sign words and even makes up her own signs too.
She also understands the German signs from the German Deaf here in Germany but only signs ASL signs, hard for my deaf friends since they dont understand her sign. But that is ok, its the same for those that dont understand her speaking English.
I think its great that everyone is signing to their kids. Such a reverse though...in the past the 'specialists' warned parents not to 'sign' to their deaf and hh kids or 'they will never learn to speak' so they say. Now a big boom of encouraging parents to sign to their hearing kids as kids understand and can communicate before they can verbally communicate.
Congrats everyone to signing to your kids.
If anyone has questions with specific signs dont hesitate to ask me.
proud mom to trilingual toddler and another soon to be trilingual on the way (due jan 03)
We love signing! My son is 24 months old, and the talking is going slowly. This is normal for us though. Anyway, he signs like crazy! I am hurrying to check out more videos from the library and Amazon, so he can learn more. Yesterday, he bumped his head and to my great surprise he signed 'Pain', and then pointed to his head!
He told me the 'squirrel' 'walked' and ate a 'cookie' (cracker on the ground). He saw a squirrel from his high chair, and it was running along our rock wall. I am continually amazed that he is stringing sentences with three signs in a row to tell me something. Tonight he signed to me for the first time 'music', and then pointed to the radio knob. We videoed him signing many animals and objects important to him, and I'd say he knows at least 50 plus signs now. It is so exciting to see them respond. I had zero signing knowledge, so I am learning too. Now, his language is picking up speed, but I am so pleased that this has been available.
There is a website called 'Sign With Your Baby' that is helpful. The lady will demonstrate many signs, which is easier than a book..
Check out 'Talking hands' from Amazon. Very helpful. Also, 'Simple Signs', a book with great pictures just right for toddlers. Your little ones will love looking at the bright pictures too.
Kanga Mom
We also sign. One of our children is profoundly retarded and almost totally nonverbal. She uses sign to communicate. The other children just picked it up watching her.
Her vocabulary is fairly limited, so my children couldn't, for example, hold a meaningful conversation with a deaf adult.
My 'normal' children started signing when they were around nine months old. They probably would have done it sooner if we'd used sign with them more, but they just picked it up watching their big sister sign.
I loved the stage where they were combining oral language with sign- it's so cute.
Kanga Mom
Originally posted by sozobe
[B]Oh my, I just found this one. Do I EVER sign with my dd -- I'm deaf, myself. ASL is her first language. (She's hearing.) She's been signing since she was 4 months old, and had a vocabulary of over 500 signs when she was 18 months old -- I've lost track since then.
Sozobe, what were your daughter's first signs? I have long been fascinated by reports that within the deaf community, children of signing parents begin signing as early as 4-6 months. I really do not think we give our babies credit for knowing as much as they know.
Hi Kanga,
Dd's first sign was "Mama", of course.
Actually, that sign is thought to have come from the fact that it is one of the first "meaningful" motions that many babies make, similar to the fact that some variation of "ma" or "ba" is one of the first sounds that a baby makes, so most languages have a similar word for "Mama". After that came "Papa", then the first non-parental word was "dog." After that was "milk", "more", "finished", all of that by about 7 months, I think.
I agree about not fully realizing how intelligent little babies are. They can't vocalize, per se, but signing is a great tool for them. My daughter has been making sign sentences for a very long time (I SO have to write this stuff down), and is now telling detailed stories with sign and voice combined. (Just now: "Mama and Papa and [her name] and Grandpa go to beach. Ocean [signs 'ocean' several times, setting scene.] They see Elephant! They play with elephant. They play in ocean. They sleepy. They go nap.")
One thing that's really cool is how she is using grammar, now -- I transcribed the above approximately, but she does some things perfectly in ASL. For example, she will lower her eyebrows while saying "where's Papa's coffee?", then return them to their normal position, nod, and make an "ah" mouth when she finds it, then say "there's papa's coffee!" That's like, "I looked for Papa's coffee and found it right over there!" It's pretty complex. (All "wh-" questions should have lowered eyebrows, an ASL grammatical rule, plus the if/ then structure... argh, I'm not explaining it well, but it was cool to see.)
We use some signs too. It is sort of on and off. But DD (14 mo) knows bath (very helpful if I am trying to convice her to come inside-she knows a fun activity is coming), more, eat, bird, fish, and baby. It has helped me figure out what her words are. Mmmm = more, be = bird (or plane or a squirrel on the telephone wires
) Since she uses the sign and makes the same sounds at the same time. Recently she stopped using the sign for more and uses eat more. In fact her appetite amazes me.
I researched the signing some and there is no evidence of sign language delaying sound language.
nuggetsmom, right, in fact what research there is indicates that there are general lingustic gains for hearing kids who use sign (especially those who are fluent) up until about 5 years old, but it seems to level off at that point. The research isn't extensive, though, and I'd like to see more happen.
Hi there Sozobe--would it be possible for you to describe how your family signs Mama and Dada for me? I was interested in what you said about it being one of 'the first meaningful gestures' babies make. I looked those up on an ASL website and it showed moving your hand away from your brow for dad and the same thing at chin level for mom---is this what you meant? Thanks! DD says mama and dada but I'd still like to add those signs. She knows about 16 now.
One other yopic I'd love to get some input on from everyone is using signs to talk about emotions. I'm in a place in my life of learning to get in touch with and express my emotions in non-hurtful ways, and am seeking to get to a place where I can model this for dd, and just have a family where we are comfortable and accepting of all kinds of feelings...Anyways I was wanting to add some feeling signs...happy, frustrated, bored, scared, hurt, excited....Does anyone have any stories about how you use feeling signs? A La Leche League woman told me how once she taughter ds the sign for frustrated he stopped biting during nursing and would instead look st her and make the sign---talk about an improvement in non-hurtful communication!
Oh yeah, if any of you are using emotion signs, it would be really helpful if you could briefly describe how you make that gesture, too!
The idea of introducing emotion signs is kind of scay to me...I've never been comfortable with anger especially, and it makes me nervous to imagine dd signing that she's angry...but I know its the right thing to do to empower her in that way. Hopefully she'll grow up being more aware and ok with all of her feelings, and I'll grow right along with her! Thanks mamas!
I, too, began signing with my kids as infants. With DD I didn't intend to *teach* her, just expose her to my Deaf friends and not make accomodations for her. (I'm a *retired* interpreter, I've been signing myself since age 10, professionally interpreting since 16) At 18 mos, she came to me with a closed mouth and gestured for me to sign to her without speaking
She is now pretty fluent at 6. DS was *taught* to sign, as he was soooo frustrated with not being able to speak but had a strong drive to communicate. We started with nurse (I used the baby sign for water), drink, eat, more, all-done, all-gone, cracker, mom, dad, help me (which is actually a fist planted on an open palm and directed to oneself ~ the help described above sounds like the sign for happy??) ... I can't think of the others right now, but it has blossomed to smooth communication with Deaf people and a great way for me to communicate with them in high stress situations without raising my voice
I'll try to describe some of the signs requested:
Mom: "5" hand, thumb on chin
Grandma: move "mom" sign outward
Girl: rub thumb of closed hand down jawline
Dad: "5" hand, thumb on forehead
Grandpa: move "dad" sign outward
Boy: "puppet hand" like you're grabbing the bill of a baseball cap on forehead
(female signs on lower part of face, male on upper)
Happy: open palms on chest in an upward movement (big smile)
Sad: open hands drawn down the face (sad face)
Scared: open hands on chest, shaking inwards (scared face)
Excited: "5" hand with middle fingers pointing inward to chest and hands alternating up, fingers tapping chest (excited face)
The baby signs are examples of how children modify ASL, we should, as adults, model the appropriate ASL sign (if you're teaching this as a language, not necessarily if you're aiding communication temporarily) and the children will modify the sign to their ability ~ they don't have to be perfect! My friend's daughter began signing my children's names (I fingerspell them instead of assigning a name sign) by just wiggling her fingers and pointing, now she gets a few letters in there, as her ability to form them has increased: Hannah now looks like H (wiggle wiggle) N (wiggle wiggle) H, and Hayden is H (wiggle) Y (wiggle) N; before long she'll get all the letters in to duplicate the whole handshape of the word
Heres a great animated dictionary
edited to fix this link
Hi Wildflower,
hahamommy has some great explanations. The thumb-on-chin "Mama" sign is one a lot of little babies seem to make naturally. I always have ASL radar going, and I can't tell you how many times I've seen a little baby saying "Mama", then said something about it to the parent, ("Oh, you sign with your baby!") and got a "huh??" reaction. They're usually tickled when I tell them what the baby is "saying," though.
So it's a bit tricky to know when dd started signing, as she was doing the "Mama" sign very early (2 months? 3 months?) but only seemed to have some intention behind it later. Same as a ma-ma-ma-ma babbling baby.
In terms of using emotion signs, she usually does so in retrospect, talking about something that happened. However, being able to talk about it seems to really help her process it. She'll say that she cried, for example, and then explain why she cried. Then big hugs and she seems to feel much better.
hahamommy, yeah, it's great to be able to communicate "secretly" in public situations, too.
I began signing to my dd when she turned 7 months old. She signed back at 10 months and never looked back. She turned 18 months yesterday and has about 15 signs she uses consistently and the rest is a combo of speech and sign. We use ASL. My parents were very surprised at how well she is able to communicate her desires and observations. I think signing is an invaluable tool in helping children through the rough period where they want things but cannot express what it is they want. Fewer tantrums. Happier kids. I love it. Plus my DD can easily communicate with hearing impaired people now too. We can communicate silently when we wish to so she can ask to nurse without embarrasment and I can tell her "no" without making a huge scene. We used the Garcia book and The Complete Idiot's Guide to ASL.
I'm starting to sign with my nearly-9-month-old. A few questions for you veteran signers:
I've read Baby Signs and SIgn WIth Your Baby, but it doesn't explain:
1. Is there a difference between "all gone" and "all done?" If there is, I know "all gone," but don't know "all done."
2. What is the sign for "nurse?" I can only find the one for "drink."
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'll do my best to describe the signs:
All done: arms up palms toward body and fling hands outward (ASL sign "finish"); for kids, just arms up and hands waving
All gone: we do flat hand palm up, 2nd hand moves from wrist to fingertips closing, ending in a fist (ASL sign "used up")~ variation: flat hand out from mouth and puff on palm (like *poof* all gone)
We used the baby sign for water to sign nurse: index finger tapping lips ~ the sign for breastfeeding is just as obvious as saying it, nullifying the privacy aspect
There are as many signs for this as there are made up words
Oh, I forgot to include crabby (one of our favorite signs) in my list of emotions: "5" hand, palm in front of nose, all five fingers "scratching" into face, as in how your face scrunches when you make the "mad face"
Facial expressions are really important, be sure your face matches your signs, kids will figure it out easily, even if they don't know the exact signs. i.e. question face always has eyebrows raised (it's considered ASL *punctuation*)
We also use ASL numbers for counting, you can begin this easily enough by using two fingers and thumb for three (the only difference 1-5), six is pinky on thumb all the way to nine being index finger on thumb and 10 is just the thumb. (the standard three is either 6 or W ~ my kids correct people regularly
I asked this on another thread, but thought I'd ask here as well ...
What sign do you use for nursing? The one suggested for "milk" in BABY SIGNS is like milking a cow, which kind of puts me off as a sign for breastmilk. Any other suggestions?
Edited: Oops, I just saw that someone else had just addressed this above -- but, still, any other suggestions would be welcome. Thanks!
For nursing we use this:
hold hand in front of you like you are going to shake someone's hand (hand open, flat, palm facing left or right not up and down, thumb pointing up at the sky). Then curl up your fingers like you are gripping something but keep your thumb pointing up. reapeat opening and closing the fingers
IT's a bit like the milking gesture but I never think of it that way.


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Singer, song and instrument captivating in Early Music Now concert
Which came first - the aria or the diva?
Soprano Ellen Hargis and theorbo master Paul O'Dette introduced the 17th-century diva to an Early Music Now audience Saturday, at the Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts. »Read Full Article
Present Music ends season with delicious fun
No one closes out a concert season quite like Present Music.
Milwaukee's new-music ensemble mixed art installations, solo and ensemble performances of music by the likes of Elliott Carter and Ted Hearne in Turner Hall Ballroom Friday evening. An after party, with food, drinks and live music from rock-ska band Something to Do, followed. »Read Full Article


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Candidates hang on for primary runoffs
Only one, Hilderbran, concedes race
AUSTIN — Texas statewide candidates are staying until the bitter end of their primary runoffs.
Wednesday marked the last day to withdraw, and only one has folded.
A coalition of tea party and conservative groups noted that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst got 28 percent of the vote in his primary re-election bid, and that state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, got 41 percent of the vote in the four-person race.
State Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, meanwhile, needed 6 points to win the Texas attorney general race without a runoff in the three-person race.
And agriculture commissioner candidate Sid Miller leads opponent Tommy Merritt by about 14 points after their five-person race.
"The March 4th Republican Primary was monumental for the conservative cause. Voters sent a clear signal to the Austin political class," JoAnn Fleming, the executive director of tea party organization Grassroots America, said in a statement. "Now, we are firmly committed and fully prepared to take an aggressive ground campaign into voting precincts across this state to turn out the vote to elect our constitutional conservative candidates."
Robert Miller, a lobbyist with the law firm Locke Lord in Houston, reportedly sent out an email telling clients that the primary runoff races for attorney general, comptroller and lieutenant governor are pretty well decided.
After a Texas Tribune report of his email surfaced, state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, conceded to state Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, who needed less than 0.1 percent to have won his campaign for comptroller outright.
"I just had a great conversation with Glenn Hegar and I told him I was withdrawing from the runoff and endorsing him as the Republican nominee," Hilderbran said in a statement. "I am proud of the campaign we ran, and I will always be grateful to my tireless campaign team and the hundreds of contributors and thousands of supporters that we had from all over Texas.
Dewhurst, meanwhile, already told people on the campaign trail that he is ready for the next stage.
"On Monday, Lt. Gov. Dewhurst told supporters at the Northwest Forest Republican Women's Candidate forum that he was excited about the race going into overtime and that he is fully committed to doing what's necessary to achieve victory on May 27," Travis Considine, a spokesman for Dewhurst, said in an email.
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Yes, it's the Monday before the last Monday before Christmas and we are finally getting around to posting a holiday gift guide… but give us a break – we're a small team. And speaking of the small team, this post is a combined effort of three of our most dedicated. Emily, Christina, and Danielle are here to give you their respective suggestions on tech, literature, and entertainment present ideas for that special lesbian in your life. (And don't miss Cirrus' Guide to Gender-Fluid Gifting as well.)
Emily's Nerdy Grrl Top 3
1. SmartWatch
2. Bose SoundDock Digital Music System
3. Assassins Creed III for Xbox 360
Christina's 2012 Best of Lesbian Fiction
1. Dreaming of Her by Maggie Morton
2. Lunatic Fringe by Allison Moon
3. Jacob's War by C.P. Rowlands
Danielle's TV Lover Must Haves
1. Game of Thrones Stark Siblings Women's tee shirt
Show your support for the King of the North and his tortured siblings with this hand printed Game of Thrones t-shirt. As an added bonus, you'll be able to find fellow TV geeks (hopefully of the lesbian variety) when they invariably compliment you on your excellent taste in clothing and television.
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Antioxidants serve as a powerful first line of defense against oxidative damage from aging, stress, and inflammation. Moreover, antioxidants appear to contain cancer-fighting properties and to support the immune system (among many other benefits). The ones included in this graphic are considered some of the most important. Though many, many foods contain these valuable antioxidants, we've listed a few of the most potent and popular choices for each class of antioxidants.
- Antioxidants can be broken into two general categories: antioxidant nutrients (including phytonutrients) and antioxidant enzymes. Vitamins, minerals and the various -noids detailed below are in the first category.
– Flavonoids (also called bioflavonoids) are pigment compounds and are polyphenolic. They are present in most flowering plants and number in the thousands. They are commonly grouped under anthocyanidins, proanthocyanins, and phenolics. The coolest fact about flavonoid antioxidants: they offer a double-punch because they improve vitamin C's antioxidant capabilities!
– Carotenoids are fat-soluble. (Beta carotene is the most studied, but there are 600+ carotenoids we know about so far. Other popular ones include lutein, zeaxanthin and lycopene.) Carotenoids are not interchangeable with vitamin A, nor is vitamin A an antioxidant! This is a common misconception. Beta carotene can convert to vitamin A in the body, of course.
– The antioxidant enzymes are superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx). SOD: Cruciferous vegetables are a must! CAT: Get enough iron from beef, tofu, mushrooms and sturdy greens to ensure proper catalase production. GPx: Selenium activates this enzyme, so get plenty of eggs, chicken, and fresh garlic in your diet!
This list of antioxidants is certainly not comprehensive, as there are thousands of phytonutrients currently being studied and more are discovered every year. Bottom line: the more you get, the better! A combination of prudent supplementation and plentiful, colorful vegetables is your smartest bet.
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Although I have some different tastes than others.... I prefer ones like Colt, S&W, and Ruger. I like their track records and almost any good smith can work on one when it breaks. I don't know too many Windicator smiths.
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I've seen 2 of them in person. The fit & finish on one of them was merely OK. The second one was very rough and looked like it was made in a shed in someone's backyard. I'd pass...
My buddy has one of these. First of all I think that 280 is too high. Think he got his for something like 240 new. Secondly, the gun doesnt function as well as anything that I would trust my life on. His is very picky about what brands of ammo you can use and some 357 rounds will jam the cylinder. It also seems like when the gun heats up the cylinder jams too. I dunno.....different guns for different people. I would shoot it first.
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I have one. I bought it for $205 brand new. But the dealer I buy from sells really cheap. I don't listen to stories about a friend of a friend or any second hand info. I have had two EAA revolvers. The Windicator is a great gun for the money. It is heavy though. I also had a Big Bore Bounty Hunter. Also a great gun. I have probably got 1000 rounds through my Windicator. Very accurate. Never a miss-fire or a jam. I would trust my life with mine. I keep it in my bedroom closet. It is my wifes shooter.
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I had both the 38 version and the 357 version. I bought the 357 model first for a boat gun. I figured if it feel over the side it only cost me $230. I still have the 357 magnum model. It has worked flawlessly. It worked so well in fact that I bought the 4" 38 SPL model as a home defense gun for my aging grandfather. He doesn't shoot much, so he wanted me to fire it to smooth out the trigger. I fired 120rds the first range trip. During the second range trip at around round 200 the gun locked up. I couldn't open the cylinder at all and the hammer was still back over a live round. The trigger would not drop the hammer either. I put a strip of leather in front of the hammer and tied it on leather thong and used a rubber mallet to pop open the cylinder. When I got it open the frame where the star locks in was fractured. I was only using factory 158 grain FMJ. I don't reload and I never put a +P in it (my grandfather could not handle it). I sent it to EAA and it was an exhaustive repair process. At which I sold the 38 SPL and bought him a used S&W model 64. It has always worked. On the other hand, the 357 mag model is still trucking along. I think the 357's steel frame is the key. The 38 SPL model is an Alloy and EAA's site doesn't say what alloy.
I'm a revolver man for sure. I have several autos but I carry a revolver and keep one by my bed and one hidden in my living room. If that day comes where the gang bangers are at my door dressed in black planning on hurting my family it will be my .357 magnum that sends them back to the ghetto in a body bag. I have a Windicator and it is a good little gun. I have never had a problem with it. It fires every time I pull the trigger no matter what ammo I use. I agree with the people above that have stated it is a little heavy to carry but that extra weight makes it a good gun for a first timer. That weight absorbs the recoil. The Windicator with heavy grain hot loaded .357's kicks about the same as my Airweight with .38 Specials. It's no Colt for sure but it is also a small fraction of the price of a Colt. I like it just fine.
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PUBLISHED: 21 Nov 2012 00:32:53 | UPDATED: 21 Nov 2012 00:32:53PUBLISHED: 21 Nov 2012 PRINT EDITION: 21 Nov 2012China is looking to halve the tax rate paid by its domestic iron ore producers in an effort to maintain local supply and drive down the prices received by Australian and Brazilian miners. Domestic producers account for about a third of China's market, but are under pressure from falling iron ore prices as steel demand slows.
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Giant Strides Towards Success
by Daniel Jacobs on October 17, 2014My first year as a fully-fledged baseball fan (as in I somewhat knew what was happening and went to a number of games) was in 2010 – a year in which the San Francisco Giants marketing slogan, "It's Magic Inside", seemed eerily accurate. By the time they had won the World Series in October, it was hard not to wonder what sorcery had been at play. 4 years and another World Series win later, the Giants are back in baseball's finale and again the questions are being asked about the "luck" that seems to follow this team – particularly when it seems to really matter. Of course, it's not just luck that leads to continued success, so what can we learn from this unusual and spirited group?
Energy Storage Gets Real
by Jessica Appelgren on September 8, 2014
One of the most exciting things about working at Saatchi & Saatchi S is the kind of people and companies that partner with us. Our call to make sustainability irresistible is often met by like-minded entrepreneurs, heads of sustainability and marketers who understand that we need to make environmental and social issues relative to people's lives, and then we work together to find the best ways to accomplish that goal.
CODA Energy is working to do just that. Our newest client, CODA designs and builds scalable energy storage solutions that support a smarter, cleaner, and more resilient grid.
Kids Draw the Darnest Things!
by Annika Harper on August 29, 2014For the past four months, we have been working closely with our Saatchi & Saatchi network colleagues in Tokyo, Japan on a very exciting project inspiring creativity in kids all over the world. It's called Dream Car of the Day, and it stemmed from an annual art contest that Toyota Motor Sales & Marketing hosts each year as a part of its social contribution programs. Children ages 4 to 15 are asked to submit drawings of what they imagine their dream car of the future to be.
This year, the judges had to sift through over 660,000 submissions from over 75 countries in order to arrive at the 90 Finalists, who then had their artwork turned into remarkable Vine videos by the creative team at Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon. These aren't just any 6 second loops; 3D printed models, stop-motion animation, CGI, papercraft and more were used to truly bring these imaginative drawings to life.
The campaign officially ended this week, but I found it so moving I'm just not ready to stop talking about it! Specifically, I want to share the fresh and insightful perspectives of the young participants now that all 90 Dream Car Vine videos have been released.
As sustainability communications professionals, we were blown away by how many kids chose to include solutions to environmental problems in their designs – something that wasn't a specific requirement for the contest. While they may not yet be in the realm of possibility (hey, it wasn't too long ago that the idea of generating electricity from the sun seemed outlandish), the fact that kids from every continent had the earth in mind when imagining technology and vehicles in the future makes me feel hopeful about the fate of this troubled planet.
For your viewing pleasure, I rounded up my favorite Dream Cars that go way beyond transportation, offering innovative approaches to environmental sustainability and looking pretty darn cool while they're at it. Click on the Dream Car names to see their Vines!
Aqua Tour by Deepak Saji Kumar (age 14), Qatar
Designed to draw out water from the humid atmosphere, this car contributes to irrigation and generates drinking water after purification.
The Population and Pollution Balance by Shanzay Shafqat Bajwa (age 14), Pakistan
Not only does this car run on fuel generated from pollution, it has the ability to create a livable atmosphere so we can live on Mars when the Earth becomes overpopulated!
Recycling Plant Car by Sumeeth Singh (age 10), South Africa
This car sucks up any broken plastic items and turns them into building blocks for housing.
Soil Improver Car by Matthew Kofi Barfour Twuma (age 6), Ghana
A gardener's dream! Illustrated in pretty watercolors, this micro vehicle aerates the soil for maximum crop yield. Imagine what it could do for sustainable agriculture!
Powered by Waste by Gelanyi Kata (Age 13), Hungary
Renewable energy and recycled waste come together to drive this environmentally friendly car.
Nature Sound Music Car by Sethumdee Dulanya Dewagamage (age 6), Sri Lanka
What other sources of renewable energy can power a vehicle? In this dream car, the sounds of nature is transformed to fuel!
From the wacky to whimsical, to just plain heart-melting, there's more to be seen on the Dream Car Vine account.
While we were all fast asleep this past Wednesday, 31 children from around the world gathered at the Mega Web, Toyota's exposition center in Tokyo, for the 8th annual Dream Car Art Contest award ceremony. Winners were awarded with Gold, Silver and Bronze distinctions in three different age categories.
From the breadth of amazing submissions and the winners the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, it's clear we need to encourage the dreams and ideas of children, no matter how nonsensical they may seem…you just may be talking to the next Elon Musk!
Genie, You're Free
by Daniel Jacobs on August 12, 2014
For most of us, life is a series of challenges we must work to overcome. Whilst many are able to hurdle those obstacles, others find them increasingly difficult to negotiate. Some find them simply impossible to the point where even trying to take the first step is a step too far. And for those faced with the seemingly insurmountable, too often there appears to be only one way out.
As the news about Robin Williams found its way around the globe, there was – at least at first – a collective sense of disbelief. That this father, husband, actor, comedian and philanthropist had been stolen from us at only 63. But then, all too quickly, reports began to suggest there was another story to tell. That the private demons that had haunted Williams for so long had finally won their war.
Buzzed Inhibitions
by Mckenzie Earley on July 29, 2014Confidence is magnetic. People want to have it, to be around it. Combined with purpose and humility, it commands respect.
To me, confidence means being unapologetic for exhibiting strength and upholding personal values. It means surrendering fear in exchange for liberation.
I recently made a decision that required my own confidence: I buzzed my long locks to a mere half-inch. My peers' reactions suggest that my decision reflects bravery, but I do not entirely identify with this sentiment. I strive to carry myself in a way that mirrors my values, and now that my hair is gone I feel as though I have better accomplished that. Now, only I am left, with no hair to hide behind. I tossed aside vanity for the reward of feeling powerful, and therefore being powerful.
A New Dilemma for Omnivores
by Rochelle Lee on July 25, 2014A couple weeks ago, after telling an acquaintance that I work in sustainability, he responded with "Does that mean you work with farms?" Although the question was a first, I can't say I was entirely surprised that he viewed the term "sustainability" to be somewhat synonymous with agriculture. Given the popularity of Michael Pollan's books and documentaries like Food Inc., we know that the injustices of our food system gain the most mainstream attention out of any issue on the sustainability agenda. I'll even admit that my personal passion for sustainability was sparked after reading The Omnivore's Dilemma.
In the last eight years there has been a huge transformation in how we think about food, agriculture, and its environmental and social impacts. Read the fine print on most menus in San Francisco and you'll see that most restaurants claim to "source local, sustainable ingredients when possible." Even Walmart is expanding its organic grocery line. Despite the increasing availability of food that is "local", "organic", "pesticide-free", "handmade", "seasonal", "direct from the farm", "sustainable", etc., the so-called "omnivore's dilemma" has gotten much more complicated for me now that I actually know a thing or two about sustainability.
Sustainable solutions: sowing the seeds of knowledge
by Saatchi on July 18, 2014by Jessica Quiney
"Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry."
― Bill Drayton, Leading Social Entrepreneurs Changing the World
The effectiveness of different types of aid are explored and discussed by Dambisa Moyo in 'Dead Aid'. She explains that when a charity raises money for mosquito nets to be sent to a country like Sierra Leone, this practical act of charity can sometimes be highly destructive. The local net maker may go out of business as demand for his craft plummets due to the surge of free nets (subsequently he and his workers will fail their dependants); their net making skills will not be passed on and so when inevitable wear and tear causes holes there will be no one to mend the damage; and, if no parallel education is provided, it is highly probable that the donated nets will simply not even be used.
One for Argentina!
by Michael Mazzaferro on July 15, 2014Hours before last Sunday's World Cup final between Germany and Argentina, I received an inspiring email from Mario, my son Carlo's soccer coach. I have known this fine man for years, and I have always been impressed by his deep passion for both the sport and his native national team, Argentina.
You see, I am an American soccer fan. I played soccer as a kid through high school, learning the sport in the late 60's from Tony Crupi, one of the best Italian teachers you could ever hope for. While I have some field creds when it comes to futbol - I was co-captain of my high school soccer team, I organized a kids league in my hometown in the 70's, I broke my leg (2 bones, 3 places) playing the game when I was 29, and I was a sideline fixture (and linesman) at my son's and daughter's weekend youth soccer games – truth be told, I was never really THAT good. I still do not know all the rules (I lean on the Brits in the office for such details).
Even so, most of my friends view me as the "expert." I'm the "go to" person when someone has a question about soccer. And yet when someone has a question about futbol, I know I am out of my league.
Language matters. Talking soccer is very different than talking futbol.
Mi Earthship Es Su Earthship
by Mckenzie Earley on July 14, 2014If you talk with me long enough, you will discover my unfaltering excitement for design and architecture approaches that offer self-sustenance and a harmonious relationship with natural systems. Given the earth's track record of resiliency, I figure that mimicking and complementing biological processes simply makes sense. My passion in this area was ignited by Garbage Warrior, which showcases the saga of Earthship Biotecture founder Michael Reynolds.
Reynolds' Earthships popularized design approaches such as making use of nature's cycles and showed that using "scrap" building materials, or those that are conventionally considered waste, can result in beautiful and comfortable modern homes. Such bio-conscious architecture presents the idea that a building does not need to be a box in which you exist and deplete resources, but rather, a sub-ecosystem that actively creates nutrients and promotes the well-being of humans and the environment. (Also see: The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability–Designing for Abundance.) Common building materials for Earthships include old car tires for insulation, condensed plastic bottles for bricks, and gorgeous colored glass-bottles for stained glass. Earthships include systems like thermal/solar heating and cooling, solar and wind electricity, water harvesting, and contained sewage treatment. They take on a variety of appearances from modern to funky with the core commonality of integrating our homes into the environment, not separating them from it.
Life and Death
by Annie Longsworth on July 10, 2014Driving home from a friend's 4th of July celebration last week, my 12-year old son suddenly asked, "What do you think is the worst way to die?" This question quickly led to a furious argument between his father, his sister and him about the various pros and cons of being smooshed between two buildings, an alien invasion, being stabbed in your sleep by your child (should I be worried?), and drowning in jello.
As I thought about it later, I realized that while all of those scenarios sound pretty unpleasant, the worst thing I can imagine is dying from something I can take steps to prevent like lung or skin cancer. I am not expecting guarantees – we all have personal evidence that cancer doesn't discriminate – but certainly smoking a pack a day or skipping sunscreen would add serious regret to an already unhappy diagnosis.
What I can guarantee is that we, as a society, are going to regret not taking more action faster to slow and prevent further climate change, which is already the cause of more than 150,000 deaths each year. Between heat related illnesses, major weather events and a disrupted food supply, poor air quality and lack of clean water, it's not hard to imagine a bitter and unpleasant decline to human life.
It sounds trite but I hope we all agree there's an awful lot to live for, like, for example, the next philosophical question that a tween might pose. Perhaps it will be something like "Is there anything in the world that everyone agrees on?" I'd say yes: life.
Celebrating red, white & blue… with a little bit of green!
by Zoey Farooq on July 3, 2014Excited about the upcoming holiday weekend, I asked my colleagues what came to mind when they think about July 4th celebrations. Anticipating that most will respond with "Beer" "BBQ" or "Fireworks," I thought of writing a blog post about "hosting a sustainable July 4th celebration." However, I failed to recognize the creative minds of my colleagues, many of whom shared some very fun feedback.
In the spirit of celebration, I have decided to share what my lovely colleagues sent to me. I will also make a recommendation for how they can instill sustainability into their July 4th traditions. I hope you are inspired by this and think about how you can infuse a little bit of green into your red, white and blue.
The Perks of Being a Pedaler – Create & Impact Day 2014
by Annika Harper on July 1, 2014What if 20% of all trips made in San Francisco were done by bicycle? This is the goal that SF Bicycle Coalition is working to achieve by the year 2020.
We learned this and much more last Friday, June 27th for our team's Create & Impact Day. For the month of June, agencies throughout the Pubilicis Groupe network around the world are encouraged to take action by participating in initiatives that create and have an impact towards sustainable living.
Bicycling as a form of transportation offers a host of benefits that impact the triple bottom line – people, planet and profit:
Water Your Vegetable Garden, Not Your Toilet
by Mckenzie Earley on June 25, 2014A couple of weekends ago, I attended an all-day workshop called 'The Good Sh*t: Water-Less Compost Toilet Installation' held at Full Harvest Urban Farm in Oakland, CA. The farm is at a residential home led by a couple who champion educating "black and brown community members" to revisit their roots and to develop a relationship with their food and environment. Karissa Lewis, the farm's Executive Director, explained that members work to disengage with the misconception that people of color do not understand nutrition and to show that cherishing the earth's harvest is focal to their ancestry. Their one acre space is a beacon of resiliency and community that has four yurts, solar panels, a plant nursery, a pond, and free-range animals—ducks, chickens who rest in the trees at night, goats, and a pig named Pumba.
The focus of the day was to install a water-less compost toilet, and prior to the installation, Movement Generation and DIG Cooperative shared insights on the origin of sewage systems in Western culture, challenges of inspiring the adoption of a water-less method, and emergence of ecological and social consequences tied to sewage.
Supporting Local: Learnings from BALLE 2014
by Naomi Fukuda on June 19, 2014Last week I was fortunate to join 600 local advocates, social enterprises, municipal leaders and small business owners as they came together in Oakland, California for the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies – BALLE 2014 Conference. Over the inspiring three days we saw examples of disenfranchisement, complexity as well as stunning collaboration.
BALLE focuses solely around small and locally owned businesses as the main drivers for resilient economies – and for good reason. Businesses that are locally owned translate three times as much economic benefit back to the local economy. That economic benefit can come in the form of direct and indirect local job creation and wages, local procurement and local philanthropy. So, please do buy local!
However, it isn't realistic for every product or service to be made locally – and since businesses that don't accommodate local ownership are our current reality, I would like to consider what non-local businesses can do.
How might non-local or big business authentically and meaningfully contribute to the places in which they operate and to the people that live there?
What are You Wearing? Wearable Tech, Behavior Change and the Quantified Self Movement
by Kelly Petrich on June 12, 2014There's been a lot of talk about big data lately, but it's the tiny data you should keep your eye on. There's a movement afoot to measure, track and analyze micro data about individuals. The concept is not new: people have been collecting data on themselves to improve decision-making for years. However, there's been a rapid development in wearable technologies that is enabling the collection of vast amounts of personal data in real time and often with little to no effort by individuals. This is mainstreaming the phenomenon and leading to a burgeoning movement – and marketplace – around the idea of the quantified self.
Such easy access to personal data offers the opportunity to create powerful feedback loops for individuals to better understand how their behaviors impact themselves and others and make adjustments based on it. However as the movement continues to evolve, it's hard to decipher which applications will be most useful and have sticking power over the long run. To this end, I find myself asking a few critical questions as I follow this trend, 'What data do I really want? Will it make a difference for me? And I am going to look stupid wearing this thing?'
To explore these questions, I rounded-up a few interesting and cutting-edge wearables that are piquing my interest as we hurdle towards a more quantified you.
#SB14sd Day Three: Regenerate
by Daniel Jacobs on June 6, 2014
The 2014 Sustainable Brands conference in San Diego has three distinct words suspended above the stage each day: Reimagine, Redesign and Regenerate. Given that it's a 3 day event, I thought it would make sense to try and look at each on a separate day as I sum up my learnings.
Today's topic: Regenerate.
#SB14sd Day Two: Redesign
by Daniel Jacobs on June 4, 2014The 2014 Sustainable Brands conference in San Diego has three distinct words suspended above the stage each day: Reimagine, Redesign and Regenerate. Given that it's a 3 day event, I thought it would make sense to try and look at each on a separate day as I sum up my learnings.
Today's topic: Redesign.
#SB14sd Day One: Reimagine
by Daniel Jacobs on June 4, 2014The 2014 Sustainable Brands conference in San Diego has three distinct words suspended above the stage each day: Reimagine, Redesign and Regenerate. Given that it's a 3 day event, I thought it would make sense to try and look at each on a separate day as I sum up my learnings.
First up, Reimagine.
Five Reasons to Pedal for the Planet
by Rochelle Lee on May 29, 2014For those of you who read Daniel's blog post, you know that I returned last week from the California Climate Ride. It was a truly irresistible experience and there's no doubt that I will be participating again. Very little has felt more empowering than riding up to the capital building in Sacramento at the end of a 250 mile journey, knowing that we had collectively raised over half a million dollars (a Climate Ride record!) for bike advocacy and sustainability. Through our participation in Climate Ride, each of us have been able to demonstrate on both a community and state-wide level that cycling is a critical solution to climate change.
I'm hoping to convince as many people as I can to join one of the rides. Here are five reasons why you should consider participating in next year's California, NYC-DC, or Midwest Climate Ride:
Don't Buy This Car? If You Say So, Fiat.
by Kelly Petrich on May 23, 2014A few years back, Patagonia released a provocative ad campaign where they implored consumers, "Don't Buy this Jacket." It was a compelling strategy urging people to reduce their purchases and opt for reusing and recycling items through their newly established Common Threads marketplace on eBay.
Based on their success, I figured Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne was taking a page out of the Patagonia playbook this week when he requested people to please don't buy the Fiat 500e. However upon a closer look, it turns out I was wrong. Sergio really doesn't want you to buy one. This seems a bit odd coming from the head honcho but apparently Fiat is losing money hand over fist on these cars because it isn't able to sell them at a high enough price point in the U.S.
This is disappointing to hear since I've just recently been touting the irresistibility of the 500e environmentallysexy ads. It's a great example of a fun, humorous and engaging digital campaign that draws a consumer into the positive benefits of the car without leading with a traditional responsibility-laden 'green' message.


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