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A fire early this morning caused about $350,000 damage to a township home and its contents.
Firefighters were called about 2:30 a.m. today to the home at 9021 Altura Drive.
Crews cleared the scene about 9 a.m. Sunday.
No one was home at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported.
A cause hasn't been determined and the investigation continues.
Smoking ? Arson ? High dollar damage . Were they up on their mortage payments ?
Such a positive person !! Accidents DO happen.
lefty83 :
"STAN, you really need to get a life."
What do you suggest ?
this house is next door to my daughter's house, beautiful home, nice quiet neighborhood, u gotta have money to live there. they r good people, they have been living there for over 30 years. WHY so quick to judge them ?? there r facts i am sure that have not been released yet because of the on-going investigation. could have been a number of things. DONT make judgment until u KNOW the facts. GET A LIFE !!! I am sure if it had been UR house and people made these rude ignorant comments, U would be screaming at them.
The origin of the fire and the financial situation should be investigated . Then we can make a judgement if they are good people .
Pretty harsh Stan. That will all come in due time.
I am not AT ALL ON STANS side but just because people once had money doesn't mean they will always have money. Trust me I know people who have lost a business or had other things happen that got behind on payments. I'm glad nobody was hurt and I hope it was an accident.

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You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat........(Isaiah 25:4)
Shelter, refuge, shade.........for you and me in our distresses, is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Sometimes it's difficult to believe that, especially when the storms are bearing down upon us. So was the state of the disciples when the storm hit them. They cried out, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!" (Matthew 8:25)
But he just got up and and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. (Matthew 8:26)
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When former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel took over as mayor in 2011, he brought with him Washington's forward-thinking former transportation director, Gabe Klein, and an ambitious agenda to reinvigorate Chicago's bike network. The Streets for Cycling 2020 plan calls for the installation of 100 miles of separated bike lanes over the next four years, a commitment local bike advocates refer to as "staggering."
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Bolton Wanderers boss Gary Megson laid into his side's defending following their 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Fulham.
The Trotters gifted their visitors all three goals at the Reebok Stadium, with Andy O'Brien and Gavin McCann guilty of individual errors that proved decisive.
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"It is a bit galling to get to this stage of the season and have to revisit what we should be doing with experienced players.
"We are all culpable and there is only Gary can honestly come out and say he did okay. It was a poor day for us right the way through."
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Actress Jessica Alba covers InStyle magazine's January 2012 issue. The mom-of-two, Jessica Alba is showing her perfect body on cover wearing sexy bodysuit from Prada Spring 2012 collection.
Photographed by Chris Colls and styled by Katherine Green, 30-year-old star is also spicing up her look with a jeweled silk coat and a belt, both from the same Prada collection.
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On what she found most surprising about becoming a mother: "That I felt completely different. I really came into myself as a person. Before, I was always working for my identity. And then you take the focus off of yourself. I was probably-definitely-a bit of a narcissist. When you are young and an actor and driven, it's a bizarre state of mind to be in at times. I was so focused on things that didn't matter at the end of the day. Now I have what I do for a living in perspective. Working was everything to me, my entire identity, and once I got to step away from it, everything changed."
On what's different with the second baby: "I'm more relaxed. Every sneeze or runny nose or little bump on the head that would have freaked me out before…I am more easygoing with that sort of thing. And the sense of knowing that I can get Haven to stop crying. It was all new with Honor and I wasn't confident, and she could feel that so she continued to cry. That didn't happen a lot, but when it happened I felt like I would crack."
On how Cash feels about being the only guy in an all-female household: "He's totally great and a real hands-on dad. He's just such a nice, good person…His biggest thing is that he doesn't like the idea of them growing up and dating! He's kidding, but I can tell he's kind of thinking of the future already."
On her go-to gadget: "I just got the new iPhone 4s and I haven't really figured out how to use it; I have the iPad at home. I had a BlackBerry before, so it's all kind of new."
On Haven's must-haves: "With a baby you always have diapers, and diaper wipes, and a change of clothes – the essentials. And a pacifier of course."
On Honor's must-haves: "She likes to carry around different princesses, like Jasmine or Rapunzel or a Barbie, or some kind of dolly. Honor loves to carry around random things that she finds for the day, like sunglasses or binoculars. It changes all the time…Honor is really girly. She likes to dress up, try on my high heels and play with purses."
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It's time for a showdown. Long days and nights of summer sporting affairs are opening up before us, and, until recently, I would have said that there was only one game worth courting: baseball.
But after spending the last two summers playing cricket in England, I can feel my mind's eye, once so faithful to America's favorite pastime, wandering. I feel it lusting after country fields and tea breaks at the very moment I eat my good ole hot dog on the third-base line. The question continually raging is this: Are these just phantom yearnings or does cricket really have something over baseball? Which is the greater game?
There are myriad factors to consider, some more superficial than others. Here, follow some of the categories (and their winners) that might best help lead us to an answer.
Position Names: Cricket. At any given time, 11 players from one cricket team are fielding while two batsmen from the other try to score. Should you refer to the position of one of those fielders on the so-called cricket pitch, you might reference any of the following: wicket keeper, gully, fine leg, square leg, third man, slip or silly mid-off. It's a veritable linguistic circus, hardly to be rivaled by the achingly literal "pitcher" or "catcher."
Length of game: Baseball. Baseball games might seem longer than those of other American sports, but they hardly hold a candle to the four days a cricket game often takes to complete. If baseball is a TV movie, cricket is an all-weekend Lifetime marathon. As engrossing and rewarding as it might be to invest that much time in one event, it's a logistical nightmare to set aside that much time for anything week after week.
Outfits: Cricket. Cricket uniforms, which invariably consist of plain all-white pants, tops and shoes (with floppy white hat optional), are easy on the eyes. The players manage to actually look classy while playing competitive sports in their ribbed sweater-vests, and that accomplishment outweighs the monotony of their duds.
Baseball uniforms, while perhaps not so elegant, can be an extra source of pride for the team; players bear their loyalties on their chests in team colors of their own. However, some baseball players have recently (and ominously) donned distracting logos, too. If only for the World Baseball Classic, the Puerto Rican team sporting bright-yellow Best Buy tags the size of guinea pigs on their shoulders, I'm going to give this one to the cricketers.
Throwing: Baseball. The cricket equivalent of pitching is called bowling, and each requires its own nuanced skill set. Throwing the right type of ball at the right moment requires thoughtfulness and precision in both cases, but baseball takes this category for two reasons.
One is that the American game wins in terms of speed. Although this is due purely to throwing style, the fastest bowlers rarely make it into three digits, while pitchers regularly top 100 mph. The other reason is versatility. Although bowlers and pitchers might need to master similarly diverse throws, a bowler lacks the added dimension of picking off base-stealers. And everyone loves a nice, old-fashioned runner-pitcher face-off.
Catching: Cricket. The balls in baseball might be going slightly faster when they cross the plate, but baseball fielders have big leather gloves they can use to catch the subsequent hits. Cricket fielders stop those blazing shots sans glove (or any other protection for that matter). However much cricket players might look like sissies prancing around in their white outfits, there's nothing as gutsy as their taking line drives with the palms of their hands.
Ambiance: Baseball. On a big-league basis, the games have much in common; thousands of fans gather en masse and pay outrageous prices for mass-produced food. On a smaller level, though, the atmosphere is palpably different. At local cricket games, people bring blankets and lounge on the sidelines, entertaining themselves during the hours of lulls that come between great moments of action in the game.
Although excitement might not be lacking overall, wild cheers are: There are instead polite claps and similarly demure sandwiches eaten halfway through the match. Baseball, while not as thrilling as, say, European soccer games (filled as they are with unified merry-making and spirited abuse), does supply a sense of community and continual tension that cricket doesn't always provide.
And that ambiance (drum roll please) is what leans my scales toward baseball, despite my cricket itch. Well, that and my imagination tells me I would be tarred, feathered and made to mingle with the business end of a bat if I didn't show some serious American loyalty during playoff season.
Katy Steinmetz is a columnist and reporter for the Missourian. She moved to Columbia after spending two years teaching in Winchester, England, and one year in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has freelanced for a variety of publications, including 417 Magazine in Springfield, Mo., and the Guardian in London. Katy plans to complete her MU master's degree in 2010.


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Peace and Disarmament | Aug 15 2006
Soka Gakkai Youth Remember Victims of War
In commemoration of the 61st anniversary of the end of World War II, for the 34th consecutive year, the Soka Gakkai held special prayer meetings in several locations in Tokyo and throughout Japan for the repose of all victims of all wars and violent conflict. 300 youth representatives and surviving ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Aug 15 2006
War Experiences DVD Launched by Women's Peace Committee
In view of the increasing age of many war survivors, Soka Gakkai's tradition of collecting war experiences has been stepped up recently. The Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee has launched a DVD containing excerpts from 31 interviews with women war survivors from a total of 181 who were interviewed throughout Japan. ... read more
Culture | Aug 13 2006
SGI-USA Presents Festival of African Culture at Friendship Center in Los Angeles, California, USA
Performers at the Festival of African Cultures in Los Angeles On August 13, 2006, a Festival of African Culture took place at the SGI-USA Los Angeles Friendship Center, with more than 1,000 attending. The event's theme, "Rites of Passage," focused on strengthening trust, appreciation, character, socialization and dedication to the community. ... read more
Buddhism | Aug 11 2006
SGI-USA Hosts Leadership Study Conference for North America-Oceania
Participants represented the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia Mr. Morinaka lectures on "The Opening of the Eyes" In a message, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda quoted from Nichiren's writings: "Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism" ("The True Aspect ... read more
Buddhism | Aug 10 2006
SGI Young Men's Division Members Celebrate 55th Anniversary in Argentina and Thailand
On July 16, commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Young Men's Division (YMD), some 1,000 SGI-Argentina YMD members gathered at 12 venues, including Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city. At the SGI-Argentina Peace Hall in Buenos Aires, Argentina Academy of History President Dr. Juan José Cresto spoke on the relationship of ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Aug 10 2006
Nagasaki Soka Gakkai Remembers Atomic Bomb Victims and War Dead on 61st Anniversary of the Dropping of the A-bomb
On August 9, commemorating the 61st anniversary of the second atomic bombing, Nagasaki Soka Gakkai members participated in a World Peace Prayer service in solemn remembrance of atomic bomb victims and victims of all wars throughout the world, at the Soka Gakkai Nagasaki Peace Center in Nagasaki City. In contrast to ... read more
Buddhism | Aug 9 2006
SGI-Portugal Youth Hold General Meeting
Some 180 SGI-Portugal youth gathered in Lisbon on July 30. Titled, "The Power of Youth," the meeting commemorated the 55th anniversary of the Young Women's and Young Men's Divisions. Nine representatives shared their experiences of practicing Nichiren Buddhism. Youth Division Leader Etsuko Motoki called on everyone present to spearhead a ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Aug 9 2006
Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa Institute of Education, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Hosts Exhibition on 20th Century Peacebuilders
From July 10-21, Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa Institute of Education, the Barquisimeto campus of Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador in Venezuela, hosted "Gandhi, King Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace" (GKI), an exhibition introducing three individuals from different cultures and continents and their shared path of profound dedication to promoting human ... read more
Culture | Aug 9 2006
SGI-Korea Fife-and-Drum Corps Participates in International Festival
The SGI-Korea young women's Arirang Fife-and-Drum Corps performed in the 5th "Gangneung Youth Performing Arts Festival" from July 27-30, in Gangneung City, Gangwon Province, South Korea. Their dynamic performance, combined with graceful and intricate marching formations, drew approving applause from the audience. The festival brings together performing arts groups from ... read more
Buddhism | Aug 8 2006
SGI Members in Austria and Eastern Europe Hold Combined Summer Study Session
Youngsters from SGI-Austria and Eastern Europe who shoulder the future take a large leap forward From July 12-16, SGI-Austria and SGI members from Eastern Europe held a combined summer session at the SGI European Center in Trets, southern France. Some 170 members, hailing from Austria, Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Serbia, Montenegro ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Aug 7 2006
Hiroshima Soka Gakkai Remembers Atomic Bomb Victims and War Dead on 61st Anniversary of the Dropping of the A-Bomb
On August 6, Soka Gakkai members in Hiroshima participated in a memorial service at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hall in solemn remembrance of victims of the first atomic bombing in humankind's history on their city 61 years ago. Among the participants were A-bomb victims, their families and descendants, and youth ... read more
Education | Aug 6 2006
Teachers College Press to Release Ideas and Action: Enduring Visions of the Philosophy and Practice of Education in Winter, 2007
A book compiling the ideas of some of the twentieth century's most farsighted educational philosophers from diverse cultural and historical perspectives is currently being readied for publication by Columbia University's Teachers College Press in winter 2007. The project, initiated by the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century (BRC), explores ... read more
Education | Aug 6 2006
SGI-UK Hosts Third Children's Model United Nations General Assembly at Taplow Court, UK
On July 13, the SGI-UK Taplow Court Grand Culture Center in Berkshire, UK, hosted its third Children's Model United Nations General Assembly. Some 120 students from 12 junior high schools in Slough City participated. Participants broke into groups of three, with each group representing a country, and discussed critical human ... read more
Culture | Aug 6 2006
Seikyo Press Hosts Shinanomachi Neighborhood Association's Bon-odori Dance Festival
On August 4 and 5, the 22nd "Shinanomachi Furusato Bon-odori" summer dance festival was held in the courtyard of the Seikyo Press building in Shinanomachi, Tokyo. Several thousand residents, young and old, gathered during the two-day festival to folk dance in their yukata (summer kimonos), partake of delicious summer fare ... read more
Culture | Aug 6 2006
"Joy of Life Culture Festival" in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
A magician performs at the festival On August 6, 2006, 1,200 SGI-USA members and friends in the Southeastern Region attended the "Joy of Life Culture Festival" held at the Clayton County Performing Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia. The festival consisted of twenty performances organized into four acts: "The Origins of Art," featuring ... read more
Culture | Aug 5 2006
Min-On Founder Commended for Longstanding Contributions to Russo-Japan Cultural Activitiess
On August 4, a Russian delegation comprising Yury Mikhailovich Serebryakov, member of the National Maritime Collegium of Russia (NMCR) and chair of the Primorsky Region's Budget, Tax Policy and Financial Resources Committee; Andrey Chugunov Matveevich, vice director of the NMCR Cultural Agency; and Yury Fedorovich Podzorov, leader of the Russian ... read more
Culture | Aug 4 2006
SGI-Korea Young Women's Division Chorus Wins Silver at International Competition in Amoy, China
The SGI-Korea Young Women's' Division Azure Light Chorus traveled to Amoy, China, to participate in the World Choir Games 2006 from July 15-26. The Azure Light Chorus's impressive performance won it the silver award in two categories--Folk and Women's Choir. With the motto, "Singing together brings nations together," more than ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Aug 3 2006
119th Hiroshima Study Lecture Series--"The War Generation's Pacifism"
On August 2, Hiroshima Soka Gakkai sponsored its 119th Hiroshima Study Lecture at the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Center, inviting former Hiroshima City University President Reiji Fujimoto to speak on "The War Generation's Pacifism." Dr. Fujimoto began his talk saying, "This is the first time for me to speak about my ... read more
Education | Aug 3 2006
Mexican University Hosts Forum on First Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi's Pedagogy
On July 14, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY) (Yucatan Autonomous University) hosted a forum titled "Learning from Tsunesaburo Makiguchi's Educational Philosophy" attended by 100 educators and students. Using as reference material a collection of theses titled Tsunesaburo Makiguchi's Philosophy of Value Creation published by Universidad Central de Venezuela (Central University ... read more
Education | Aug 3 2006
Kinmen County, Taiwan, Hosts Exhibitions of Li Chi-Mao's Art and Daisaku Ikeda's Photography, Charity Concert, and Soka Joy Summer Camp
In July, SGI-Taiwan held various events in Kinmen County, Taiwan. At the beginning of the month, SGI-Taiwan Student Division members sponsored a Soka Joy Summer Camp for students at the Guning Elementary School on Kinmen Island. Soka Joy Summer Camp is an SGI-Taiwan Student Division initiative to contribute to children's ... read more
Interfaith | Aug 2 2006
Dialogue Series between Preeminent Theologian Harvey G. Cox Jr. and SGI President to Begin in September Ushio
A dialogue series between leading religious studies expert Harvey G. Cox Jr., Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard University, USA, and SGI President Daisaku Ikeda will begin in the September issue of Ushio, a monthly Japanese literary magazine. Titled "Peace and Religion in the 21st Century" (tentative translation), they discuss ... read more
Buddhism | Aug 1 2006
SGI-Serbia Members Gather for Commemorative Meeting
On July 8 and 9, SGI members in Serbia met at their center in Belgrade to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the establishment of SGI-Serbia Chapter (formerly SGI-Yugoslavia). Then, the former Yugoslavia was mired in ethnic conflict, leading to NATO intervention--the bombing of Belgrade and the stationing of a NATO-led ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jul 31 2006
Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Okinawa Youth Hold Annual Peace Summit
On July 29, Soka Gakkai Youth Peace Conference (YPC) representatives from Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Okinawa held their annual youth peace summit at the Hiroshima Peace Center. The respective YPC of each of the three prefectures have collaborated on antiwar publications, video recordings of atomic bombing and war victims' experiences, and ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jul 30 2006
Soka Gakkai Women in Chubu and Ishikawa Regions Sponsor Peace Forums
On July 29, Soka Gakkai women in Nagoya City held a peace forum titled "Conveying the Heart of Peace" at the Chubu Ikeda Hall in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. Chieko Yonezawa shared her experience as an atomic bomb victim and the importance of cherishing peace. Hiromi Endo and her mother, ... read more
Culture | Jul 27 2006
Japan-China Youth Friendship Exchange--Summer 2006
From July 21-27, 2006, 200 Japanese Soka Gakkai youth representatives visited Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin on an exchange visit to promote friendship between China and Japan. In Beijing, on July 25, the delegation met with student representatives of Peking University and held discussions on ways of strengthening Sino-Japanese ties, and the ... read more
Buddhism | Jul 23 2006
SGI Youth from 60 Countries Exchange with Members in Chiba, Ibaraki, Gunma and Tochigi Prefectures
On July 22, SGI youth, in Japan attending summer training sessions, met with Soka Gakkai members in Chiba, Ibaraki, Gunma and Tochigi Prefectures. Members from Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon attended a meeting in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture. The boys and girls Lion Cubs Sun Chorus, accompanied on the koto, performed. ... read more
Culture | Jul 23 2006
Soka Gakkai Japan-China Youth Friendship Delegation Visit Shanghai City Hall
On July 21, Soka Gakkai Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa, together with representatives of the Soka Gakkai Japan-China Youth Friendship Delegation, visited the Shanghai City Hall and met with Vice Mayor Yang Xiaodu. Mr. Yang called SGI President Daisaku Ikeda China's "old friend" and said there was much to learn from ... read more
Buddhism | Jul 20 2006
SGI Young Women Commemorate 55th Anniversary During Summer Youth Training Session in Japan
On July 19, the 55th anniversary of the Young Women's Division (YWD), worldwide SGI young women representatives attended the first SGI Young Women's Division Leaders' Meeting at the Soka Young Women's Center in Shinanomachi, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. Following words by Soka Gakkai Vice General Director Minoru Harada, SGI-Zambia Young Women's ... read more
Buddhism | Jul 20 2006
Broward County, Florida, USA, Commemorates Tenth Anniversary of the Florida Nature and Culture Center; Honors SGI President and His Wife Kaneko Ikeda
The Board of Commissioners in Broward County, Florida, USA, recently proclaimed June 19 as "Daisaku and Kaneko Ikeda Day" in commemoration of the Florida Nature and Culture Center's (FNCC) tenth anniversary. County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin entrusted the citation to SGI-USA Young Women's Leader Kimberly Hermann and a delegation of young ... read more
Buddhism | Jul 19 2006
Two Official Websites Related to Daisaku Ikeda Now Available
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) launched two official websites related to President Daisaku Ikeda in July:. Daisaku Ikeda Library - www.ikedabooks.org The first site, "Daisaku Ikeda Library," showcases Mr. Ikeda's published works. Mr. Ikeda is a prolific writer. The scope of his works ranges from novels, discourse on Buddhism and life, poetry, and ... read more
Education | Jul 12 2006
Fongbin Elementary School, Taiwan, Hosts SGI-Taiwan Students' Soka Joy Summer Camp
On July 2 and 3, Fongbin Elementary School hosted the Soka Joy Summer Camp, an initiative of the SGI-Taiwan student division providing young people in rural areas with opportunities to participate in athletic events, chemistry workshops, dances, and other educational activities. On the final day, Township Magistrate Jhang Jin-de presented ... read more
Education | Jul 9 2006
SGI-Taiwan Sponsors Second Summer Camp at Maolin Elementary School in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan; SGI President Honored
At the beginning of July, SGI-Taiwan sponsored a three-day Soka Joy Summer Camp at the Maolin Elementary School in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan. This was the second year for the camp that had its beginnings in July 2005, in the wake of Typhoon Haitang that severely damaged the school. SGI-Taiwan students ... read more
Buddhism | Jul 7 2006
Soka Gakkai Reelects President Einosuke Akiya
Einosuke Akiya (75) has been reelected as Soka Gakkai president for another five-year term, starting July 18, 2006. The Presidential Selection Committee headed by Ryozo Nishiguchi, chairman of the Executive Council, met July 6 at the Soka Gakkai Headquarters in Shinjuku, Tokyo, in accordance with the organization's regulations. The committee ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jul 7 2006
Hiroshima Youth Sponsor Lecture on "The Path to Abolition of Nuclear Weapons"
On July 6, Soka Gakkai youth in Hiroshima sponsored a lecture titled "Hiroshima Speaks--The Path to Abolition of Nuclear Weapons," by Tadaomi Saito, chair of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation. Mr. Saito stressed that when talking about nuclear weapons, the focus should be on the human toll and suffering they ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jul 5 2006
Toda Peace Institute and Simon Fraser University Cosponsor HUGG II International Conference in Vancouver, Canada
From June 25-27, the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, in collaboration with Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, sponsored "Alliance of Civilizations for Global Peace: Human Security, Regional Conflict and Global Governance," a HUGG II International Conference, in Vancouver, Canada. Some 50 scholars hailing from 23 countries gathered to ... read more
Buddhism | Jun 30 2006
Singapore Soka Association Youth and Women Sponsor Lectures by Dr. N. Radhakrishnan
On June 10, Singapore Soka Association (SSA) youth sponsored their sixth peace lecture at the SSA headquarters, inviting renowned Gandhian scholar Dr. N. Radhakrishnan as guest lecturer. Dr. Radhakrishnan is chair of the Indian Council of Gandhian Studies, director of the G. Ramachandran Institute of Nonviolence in India and former ... read more
Education | Jun 29 2006
Student Group at Teachers College, Columbia University, Hosts Symposium on the Humanistic Educational Theories of John Dewey and Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
On June 16, Buddhism for Global Peace, a student group at Columbia University, in collaboration with the SGI-USA Education Division, sponsored a symposium on "Humanistic Education: Theory into Practice--John Dewey and Tsunesaburo Makiguchi. The event commemorated the tenth anniversary of SGI President Ikeda's speech at Teachers College, "Thoughts on Education ... read more


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Since joining the commission, her impression hasn't changed much. "I don't want to come across as grandiose or above everyone else at all," she says. "I just think I am someone who wants to add a voice of reason, the voice of someone who wants to do the right thing, because that's what people want. But more than people wanting it, it's what we need. We need people who have integrity, who have ethics, who really want to move things forward for the greater good of the community.
"I'm so tired of all the cynicism. And I think everyone is. People are looking for leaders who aren't cynical. I think there are those of us around, and maybe there can be a renaissance. There are certainly a lot of things to solve in this community."
So far Sorenson has publicly addressed only a few of those problems, but already she says she is amazed that some commissioners assume her actions are motivated by something personal. For instance, following the debate about the contingency fund, Bruce Kaplan grabbed a member of Sorenson's staff in the hallway and demanded to know why Sorenson would personally attack him by challenging the Art Deco funding. Was this the start of some South Dade-Miami Beach feud, he wanted to know.
"I guess I'm pollyanna enough to think I can still have positive relationships with fellow commissioners and they will see that none of these things are personal," Sorenson says. "I really do weigh issues on the merits. I don't have vendettas against anyone. I just don't look at things that way."
When she opposed the exclusive HABDI development proposal -- arguing that it should be opened to competitive bidding -- the head of HABDI, Carlos Herrera, went on Spanish-language radio and suggested that Sorenson was a racist trying to take jobs away from minorities. William Delgado, executive director of the Latin Builders Association, wrote a letter to all commission members claiming that Sorenson's actions were "a direct attack to the Latin and African-American communities."
"I find it offensive," Sorenson retorts, "to make it an ethnic issue when it really isn't. For me it is an issue of good government. It is such a dishonest approach to say I'm trying to take work away from Hispanics. Yuck."
Despite her promising start, Sorenson's supporters still worry that somehow she will be seduced by power. "Maybe I'm being obtuse," she says in response, "but I don't feel any pressure to conform. I always ask myself, 'What is the worst that can happen?' I won't get re-elected. Okay, there are other things I can do. Nobody can take my family away from me. Nobody can take my children from me.
"I think I am one of the toughest people on this commission," she asserts. "I think I am very tough because I won't compromise on things I don't think should be compromised. I've always been told that politics is the art of the possible. Well, I don't believe that. I believe that politics is the art of the impossible. If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't be here. I'm an unabashed optimist and idealist. I always have been and I always will be.


text: Archaic wrote: > So basically you are adding undue weight to your preference make option > 2 require much more support that option 1? That seems jaded. First, > let's throw out the facts. I never really thoroughly responded to this, though I should have. I don't know if this will change anyone's viewpoint. If not, that's fine, but at least we should consider the positives of using Trac as the main site. > 1. The HTML as it stands is basically static. While that *can* be a good thing, with the Trac system, you lose power and possibilities by not using the wiki for the site. For example, currently, if you want to link to some part of the repo on the website you have to: 1) Check out a copy of the www2 repo if you don't have it already, otherwise make sure you run 'svn up' 2) Open up a broswer and find the file you want (I almost never remember the full path of the file I'm looking for...) 3) Create a link in the page by copying the link from the browser (or worse, typing it in manually). For example: [a href="http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/bootscripts/README?rev=4318&view=markup"] Bootscript README[/a] 4) Go over your new text carefully to make sure you didn't create a typo, trying to parse the thing visually in your head. (And unless you set up some personal web space somewhere that mimics the apache setup of the main site, you can't preview your changes). 5) Commit, supplying a password each time you commit, if you're doing this remotely, which is likely. 6) Check the LFS site now to make sure it came out like you intended. If not, you have to go back and fix your mistake and re-commit. With trac you would: 1) Login to the trac system 2) Go to the page you want to edit and click 'Edit' on the bottom 3) Add a link to the file in the Repo. Using the same example as above, you'd write: source:/trunk/bootscripts/README or optionally, if you want to specify a certain revision source:/trunk/bootscripts/README at 4318 4) Hit the 'Preview' button to show you what the page will look like 5) Once you're satisfied with the Preview hit 'Save' Especially when you consider the time involved, I would say that the trac way is easier. Similar sorts of links can be done directly to the bugs. > 2. The people who are allowed to edit the pages already have the > ability. Yes, but we would still have to set up permissions in Trac if we use it instead of ViewCVS and Bugzilla. So, this work is going to happen again anyway. Also, if we like, we can really fine tune with each person what permissions they have for each trac environment (one for each sub-project). There is a whole range of permissions Trac allows. See: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/wiki/TracPermissions > 3. The website is stable and works well. Trac could also be stable and work well. :) In fact, I would say in some ways it would work much better than our current setup. Which is why I'd like to use it. > 4. The website includes some already scripted and automated dynamic > content. Yes, it does. I don't see why this couldn't continue to be used in Trac. It might take a little work and imagination, but I don't see why it can't be done. In fact, some of our current scripts and dynamic content (mostly, it's just the svn logs and book renderings), could use a little more work to make them truly useful. > 5. Making the main site a wiki requires that we can no longer mirror the > website. This is not necessarily true, and Archaic, its a bit of an uneducated blanket statement. It's true that it might be more work than it is worth to get the trac environment out to the mirrors, but we don't know yet that we *can't*. I am going to try to look up more information about mirroring Trac. At the least, we might very well be able to push out static content to the mirrors with Wiki or Trac links back to the main site. Also, I'd be curious to know just how much the web mirrors are useful and are being used. My guess would be not as much as we'd hope. > Now please explain why option 1 is better. For those who may have > forgotten the OP, option one is to use trac for the main site, viewCVS, > and bugzilla. Option 2 is to use trac for viewCVS and bugzilla and leave > the main site's infrastructure in place. * Option 1, using only trac and dropping the static site, would allow us to use *all* of Trac's built in features to the fullest degree. * It would help make website editing easier, and less prone to mistakes, especially when considering the preview feature. * It allows fine-tuning of permissions, if we so desire, broken up by sub-project. * There is a backup feature, to back up the entire trac environment, and I believe it is possible to revert to specific Wiki page versions (I have to verify that) so what we currently gain by using the svn repo isn't lost. * Maintenance of the site is cut down, especially if we get to be liberal about who we allow to edit Wiki pages (as we get used to seeing people on the lists, who always offer reliable help or useful comments, we can allow wiki write privs before we ever need consider them for editor). Another important thing, IMHO, about using a Wiki in this way is that it encourages new ones to get involved. There may be more. I'm still thinking. ;) -- JH


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Country Stereotypes
I wish I could get rid of the way people judge and place labels – i.e: stereotype. This is not about individual stereotypes, but rather country stereotypes. I'll talk about race and personality stereotypes on another day.
I'm South African so people automatically assume life in SA is a certain way, when 9 times out of 10 they are wrong. To add, I'm Indian, so my some of my fellow South Africans find the need to judge and draw up assumptions of what Indians are like.
I'm not too sure which is worse, the South African stereotypes or the Indian ones? Though, the Indian ones can be pretty offensive and borderline racist actually.
But, today I want to clear up some of the stereotypes in SA,
People Think That South Africans:
Live in huts: people get shacks and huts confused. Huts are the traditional home structures for the Zulu clan and shacks are the informal structures in rural townships – know the difference. Yes, there are still traditional Zulu clans, and these people live in huts but it's a small percentage and they do not live in the suburbs.
Have elephants for pets and lions roam the streets: it's so sad that people believe this. What even makes foreigners think this? Possibly those silly American documentaries. I'm not even sure, but no… we do not have random wildlife roaming our streets.
We don't have proper infrastructure or technology: This is so stupid. I'm not even going to get in to this, but if we can host a soccer world cup, I'm pretty sure we have internet and proper buildings.
That it is full of crime: Yes, there is a lot of crime. There is a lot of very sad and very horrific crime, but that can happen anywhere in the world. I've never been affected by crime (touch wood) except that I had my cellphone stolen when I was 15 years old. Not every square inch is dangerous.
That we don't speak English: there are 11 official languages (sign language included!), but English is wildly spoken followed by Afrikaans and Zulu. My first language is English and I can hold a conversation in Afrikaans (it is like Dutch and I learned it at school) and I know the very, very basics of Zulu.
That we are all one race: why do we call ourselves the rainbow nation then? Obviously, the majority nationality is traditional Africans but there are many whites, Indians, Coloureds and Asians. Did you know, SA has like the most Indians out of India or something? Being South African is a nationality – just like being American, British or Canadian… those are not races.
That we are a poor country: we're a divided nation when it comes to money. There are very, very, very poor parts of SA… but the same can be said about America, London, India and China.
How do people stereotype your country – and how annoying do you find it? … Or do you not care?
P.S: The top photo is of Olympic 2012 Gold medalist Cameron van der Burgh – SA is proud of our Golden Boy swimmer!
13 Responses to Country Stereotypes
Liv says:
Amanda Seyfried – that is a completely great usage of a gif. Not many people do that.
I must admit when I was a little kid I thought all people living in Africa are black. But believing in stereotypes at that age is okay! It is not okay for people in their teens to think all those things about South Africa unless they are fed up shallow. A few years ago I was told South Africa was a white-dominant country because of Charlize Theron and one of my white friends who is South African. I don't think that's true.
Americans do see a lot of documentaries about Africa that contain lions, elephants, etc, but none of them are actually about human society. As someone stuck in American education, I've never learned one thing about modern Africa.
I care about people stereotyping China, because they automatically assume stuff about me. The stereotype of China is farming, undeveloped, dirty, etc. That might be true for a huge part of the country, but I am from Beijing and that city is more modernized than any American place that is not New York.
tiff says:
There are A LOT of misconceptions about South Africa and it makes me sad that we're that dumb to make assumptions on them based on the entire continent.
Like Liv, I also thought only black people lived in Africa but I was a very young child and American public education isn't really that great when it comes to geography.
The one thing that bothers me is that not a lot of ADULTS know which continent Egypt belongs to because I'm a jerk who has asked that question to my friends. Nobody knows, and I really think that since the average-looking Egyptian is not black, then surely, they can't believe in Africa because Africa is only for black people! Ah silly people…
Stephanie says:
Like Liv and Tiff, I thought that all Africans were black when I was younger. But when I got older, I learned a bit of geography in school and learned about European imperialism and apartheid, and about all the revolutions that have occurred in Africa, so perhaps I'm one of the few Americans who wasn't surprised by your post. (Also, I'm pretty sure that only royalty, if your country has ever had it/has it, can properly afford to keep elephants and zebras as pets.)
I am not sure what American stereotypes are – and I guess it's hard for me to know because I've lived in America all my life. But I can say that America is extremely difficult to stereotype because it is big. The family that lives on a farm in Kansas is worlds apart from the family that lives in a major city. There is quite a bit of the culture difference between the east and west coasts, and Alaska and Hawaii. But since America is divided into states, people in America seem to stereotype different regions/states of the country that are more similar. *sigh, people!*
Nationality and ethnicity are two different, but somewhat-related things. It's too bad that they get mixed up all the time! I am ethnically Chinese, but identify as American because that's where I was born and have always lived, and this has confused people…
cantaloupe says:
I have a friend from South Africa who's Muslim and Indian. While I knew that South Africa had white people (apartheid doesn't really make sense unless you know that…) but in my head I tended to minimize the other types of people besides black and white.
I'm American… everything they say about us is true, as long as your source is a variety of media. And boy is there a lot of media about us!
Sue says:
I didn't learn much about African countries in school, but I did learn that Europeans went to Africa to colonize it and that they divided the African continent into the countries they are now, disregarding the different tribes and where their natural borders were. I know that like other continents it's pretty diverse since we live in a day and age where traveling anywhere on the globe isn't too difficult. I really like the images you provided for this post. They really go well together and with the entry.
I don't take stereotypes seriously but I've heard Americans stereotype Asians and Chinese people and Chinese people stereotyping Americans since I have friends who are American and friends who are Chinese (nationality wise). My cousin for instance, thought most Americans were fat, but when she came here, she was surprised that a lot of the people she sees are not so. I've been called American by Chinese people and Chinese by American people.
Yeah I saw the race where Cameron van der Burgh beat Michael Phelps in the 200 fly. That was intense.
Carla says:
We, Americans, are so guilt of making comments like this. I am surrounded by so many who make ignorant and racial comments that it's sad. When I can, I try to correct certain statements but some people accept being ignorant.
Nancy says:
Hello Michelle :)
Stereotypes can come in categories by age, ethnicity, country, lifestyle, and other things. The media also contributes to some of the stereotypes.
It's hard to believe that huts still dominate the way of living in today's world. I saw some amazing pictures of South Africa around the coast and there are a lot of beautiful buildings and structures.
Documentaries out there only film the wildlife of Africa in the first place. It's a bummer since they're brainwashing everyone into believing that's how everything is when it isn't in reality.
When I come to think of it, those "stereotypes" can easily apply anywhere. I mean even in Los Angeles, there are sections being devided by wealth- as the "rich" lives in Beverly Hills while the "poor" lives in South LA. That's not entirely true…
The stereotypes about America… Everyone is obese? My weight is pretty well maintained so I beat that stereotype. The only stereotype that gets to me are the stereotypes about my race. Apparently, Asians are known to be horrible drivers. I have my drvier's license and those morons that accuse me of "being a horrible driver" don't even have a license themselves. It's annoying sometimes, but beating the stereotype is pretty awesome. But I try not to care.
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Gillian says:
Steoreotypes are definitely annoying. A lot of it results from just a lack of knowledge.
LOL at the gif. Very appropriate usage. I suppose when people think of Africa, they think black people. So they don't expect white folks. I thought much the same. I gotta admit.
I feel like people have come up with all those stereotypes cause they've associated their judgements directly with the "Africa" label. Everyone thinks that the entirety of Africa is poverty stricken and underdeveloped cause of how the media perceives it on TV all the time.
Steoreotypes of Canada, where I'm from, are basically that we're really nice and say "eh" a lot. Don't have much of a problem with those. :P
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I couldn't agree more to this post! It really is important to understand the difference and although I'm American I still don't understand how people have misconceptions as to be so ignorant and inevitably borderline racist.
It's so annoying at times.
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To help explain this, one major thing you might want to consider is the commercials. Commercials about kids from Africa and people needing to reach out to Africa, etc. Schools don't teach anything except for the fact that "we need to help Africa because they're poor", yet (got side tracked and clicked your Mish Informed TV links… I only got to see Nicki Minaj deletes her Twitter, not the Kim one :( Gr. Anyway… ILOVEYOURACCENT,OMG.) I've seen/heard people go and say it's NOT what history books, commercials, etc. say. "They have buildings and stuff…" And then they show pictures. They also said that the poverty seems similar to what we have here.
Aside from what Cantaloupe said, not all Americans are like they're described. You can find some really genuine ones (even those, like me, who think that this country is just in it for a popularity contest/whatever) who AREN'T like the stereotypes. I'm not into labels. "Whites", "Blacks", etc… I see people as clear. I actually don't even realize the color of someone, yet people are all like, "The white lady or the black lady?" And I'm like, "I don't know?" It's the personality that matters; what's under one's skin is the most important factor when it comes to who someone really is. Because if you know what's under their skin, you could possibly even get to know everything about them.
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Ah, my favorite subject!
I personally think Americans have such an ignorant view of Africa (and really, the rest of the world) because we're raised to believe ours is the only "melting pot" country where people come from all over the world to live. The idea that Africa is a diverse continent and actually populated with Arabs, whites, blacks, Chinese, Indians, etc., probably would not be understood well here. After all, immigrants supposedly only come to America. We don't really learn about immigration in other parts of the world.
As a first-generation American I myself know too well the tragedy and reality of stereotypes. It's sad but all the more reason to combat them, right?
[...] Michelle recently pointed out that one of South Africa's Olympic Gold Medalists is white, and that "South African" is a nationality as well as an ethnicity. Most of the commentators said that they understood the difference between nationality and ethnicity, and I believe that they genuinely do. However, given the way people I come across on the streets behave sometime, I would say that a lot of them are either making lots of assumptions that they shouldn't be making, or that they don't quite understand the difference between nationality and ethnicity. Ethnicity is your race. Your nationality is the country or countries of which you are a citizen. [...]
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Moroccan spice chickpeas and spinach
North Sydney is a nutritional wasteland.
There are hundreds of cafes and several food courts. All the cuisines of the world are represented. There is even an iku. And they all serve crap.
So, I take my lunch to work. And that requires time management and endless organisation. I rely heavily on beans and pulses. And I'm always on the lookout for good recipes, especially ones that yield more than 1 lunch.
This recipe is a perfect example. Spicy chickpeas = lunchtime satisfaction. It comes from one of my favourite blogs, Cook Republic. Each post makes me weep with envy at the sublime gorgeousness of the photography and styling. I want to pin everything I see! And the creator of the blog, Sneh Roy, is a Pinterest goddess. Her boards are impeccably curated. I felt a bit light-headed the first time I checked them out.
Anyway, Cook Republic. Sneh is a photographer, illustrator and food stylist as well as a clever recipe designer and the blog is where this all comes together. In the post for this recipe she describes a market in Bombay that she used to visit as a child. It's a charming story, the images are lovely and the recipe is easy and inviting.
Morrocan spice chickpeas & spinach
2 tbs olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 small red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
2 tablespoons Moroccan Spice (see below)
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup tomato paste (I used 1 sachet, which was plenty)
2 cups spinach leaves, coarsely chopped
400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
juice of half a lemonhandful of coriander leaves to garnish
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook onion, garlic and chili for about 5 mins until soft. Add Moroccan spice. Mix well.
Add tomato paste. Cook for a minute. Add the spinach and chickpeas. Cook, stirring occasionally until spinach has wilted (about 3 to 4 mins). Remove from heat.
Stir in the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with coriander. Serve hot with bread and a dollop of natural yoghurt.
Moroccan spice
5 tbs ground cumin
5 tbs ground coriander
1 tbs ground cinnamon
1 tb allspice
1 tb ground paprika
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
Combine all ingredients in a dry bowl. Mix well. Store in air tight container in a cool corner of your pantry for a month or two. Use as required.
The verdict
Beautiful! Quick! 2 lunches!
A big success and a handy addition to the lunchtime (and late dinner) repertoire. I think it would be delicious with roasted pumpkin and some preserved lemon as well. The first time I made it I served it with a handful of broccoli sprouts from the N Syd markets (the one morning a month when the place is not a nutritional nightmare). It's a very accommodating dish!
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Despite these challenges, oyster farming is taking off across the Northeast. "It's a rapidly-emerging industry not only in this state but all the way down from the mid-Atlantic north," he said. "Oyster farming has really grown in the last 10 years, but in New Hampshire it's been in the last three years."Oysters grown in the Great Bay's cold waters are starting to appear on restaurant menus. While they are something of a novelty now, Grizzle predicts New Hampshire oysters will ultimately become mainstream. The surge in aquaculture on the Great Bay also could have a positive effect on the environment. Oysters feed on plankton, and in the process they help remove excess nutrients such as nitrogen from the Great Bay."One farm is not going to clear up the bay, but dozens of them will have a measurable impact," Grizzle said.These ecological benefits appealed to Jimenez, who works as an editorial writer for the Concord Monitor, and other members of the Joe King cooperative. The group is apparently the first group to ask the state for a recreational license, Jimenez said.
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From the cartoonery of John Atkinson and WrongHands we give you… Vintage social networking.
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The Way Social Media Used To Be
Published April 2, 2013 Social Networking , Social Networks ClosedTags: social media, Social Networks
The Biggest Moments in Social Media in 2012
Published December 27, 2012 social media ClosedTags: social media
Looking back on the year, it's easy to see what was big when we have the benefit of an infographic. At the least, there's no doubt that social adds a layer and an element to our memories. Big shoutout to Mashable and The SEO Company.
Social May Artificially Validate Motivation and Intent But…
Published December 6, 2012 e-commerce , social business 1 CommentTags: e-commerce, online marketing, social media
Don't let the title scare you. it's really a simple notion actually. It goes something like this. You're a marketer, you're tasked to sell something online. You know about Google's algorithm, you understand how to optimize for search, you know that you will be using WordPress because of it's ability to add plugins and content on the fly. You have everything that is needed except actual people, buying customers and or web traffic if you will. You decide to make it social. Or become… wink wink, social.
You're thinking that if you meet, follow, friend and like enough people that you might be able to sell them on your product or they will find your site and buy. You figure that if you create social profiles everywhere and try and be everywhere at once, you have a better chance of selling stuff. You and everyone else!
So…Are you trying to sell a product or make friends?
What's your intent? To find buyers or to find friends?
What's you motivation? To make money and to sell product or be social?
We call it social media but is social a means to an end that has nothing to do with being truly social? and what's that "media" part of the term supposed to refer to? What is being "truly social" even mean? In order for there to be harmony, success and sales, do you as a marketer need to keep swimming in social circles in order to create genuine relationships in the hopes that one day after you have gotten past the whole trust thing that your prospect/customer will eventually buy something from you the company? That's a helluva sales cycle. Most companies don't have enough time to wait for that! Is there a workaround for that?
There's an old saying and it goes like this. Quit trying to make out with the person who's name you don't even know yet.
Maybe we need to start calling a spade a spade. At the end of the day social and search may get you in the door and as a marketer you may have done your job of using what is at your disposal, but at some point it will still come down to trust, price, value and the user experience and not necessarily being everywhere and being "social." What if you made your intent perfectly clear in a social setting that you want to sell people something, how would that work out? Sadly, it might not be pretty. Which means that you're back to square one. Trust, value, price and user experience.
From a transactional standpoint social might get the conversation started for both parties and in some cases it might somewhat be artificial or even superficial for both parties-but in the end, it will always come down to you guessed it, trust, price, value and the user experience. The problem is until marketers figure out a better way to convey trust, value, price and a great user experience-they're going to have to bide their time getting to know who you are.
Are marketers okay with that?
Social Media's Impact and Effect
Published December 6, 2012 social media ClosedTags: social media, Social Networking
There's no doubt any longer about social media permeating every aspect of our daily live's. Here's a great infographic on the true ubiquity of social.
Thanks to the folks from Socially Aware Blog
Two Hurdles and One Gap in Enterprise Social Media Engagement
Published October 12, 2012 social media , social media monitoring ClosedTags: b2b social media marketing, enterprise social media, social media
Recently, my work required that I evaluate some of the top global brands in a certain industry in regards to internal b2b social media usage. I've used upwards of 7-10 free and paid social media monitoring and measurement tools to do it. I've looked at social data for a month and I have discovered two hurdles and one gap. I'm going to boil it down for you and spare you the pain of elaboration and if you happen to see me on the street I will give you the lodown on my findings.
So here it is:
It doesn't matter if you're a c-level executive, a director, a manager or the owner of a small business. One of your primary and most valuable comodities is your time. Alotting time or taking time for engagement is not really high on the to-do list right now. Though recent data says that the more social your executives are the better performing your company might be.
That's hurdle #1. Executives need to take the time to be better at being social.
Having resources to do all the things that these companies and individuals have read, heard and want to do in social and should be doing in social needs to be a priority but is easier said than done.
Hurdle #2. Organizations are resourced challenged.
And the biggest gap? The money is not there yet but social media budgets are continuing to loosen up quickly. They used to be non-existant. In some very large organizations that I have seen, social is not a priority at any level be it in internal or external, yet. The good news for all of these? You will see them all evolve in a positive manor over the next 3-5 years.
Is Social Video Effective?
Published October 9, 2012 social media optimization , Social platforms ClosedTags: social media, social tv, social video
"The goal was not to sell units, but to increase favorability about the two brands among younger consumers,"?
What do you think? The visual imagery, the soundtrack, it's just done right and yet, where is the product? Created for Intel, does this have to make sense to be good or effective? Do you think the 55 million people who viewed it felt that they have been marketed to?
Is Social Media Marketing Effective?
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