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Rain and peppers, too much?
Howdy, in the past 5 days we've gotten about 2-3 inches of rain with more on the way for the forecastable future. My plants are in containers sitting in a mixture of about 1/3rd perlite and 2/3 potting mix. We had a solid 10 days of rain in June and they all survived that deluge quite nicely.
My question is: What do I need to look out for during the damp time? Mold, mildew, leaf color, etc... And what are the remedies? This year my plants are doing better than ever before and I really don't want to lose them.
I can put an "umbrella" over them if needed, but that will take some time to assemble. Think it's needed? We have rain predicted through next Tuesday. I think there might be one dry day in there too.
- Mark (goatlike)
Thanks. They certainty don't look like they mind the rain. In fact, they've grown so wide they're almost acting as an umbrella for their containers themselves. I'll take a "wait and see" attitude and go from there.
Guess I'm just nervous. These are our best plants in 4-5 years of growing, and I wanna keep 'em that way. We might actually get more than 3 pods per plant! Yay! :)
A few of my plants are now starting to drop bottom leaves. Some of those leaves look kinda moldy, but nothing rubs off in my hands, almost as if there's mold inside the leaves. However, the plants that are dropping leaves are also the plants that are starting to bloom.
Is leaf drop normal for a blooming plant? Do leaves get moldy and drop if too wet for too long?
The good news is the big rain ends today. Tomorrow should be dry, then it's isolated storms for the next week. Should give the leaves time to dry out.
Update: The Orange Bell that was looking so great is not well. Limp browning leaves are dropping daily. I shoulda built my "umbrella" for them. The two Anaheims are drooping as well, but not turning brown. The Hot Wax, Ancho, and Jalapeños look fine.
Time will tell, but I think 5 straight days of wet leaves has done some significant damage to a few plants.
Here's a photo of one of the damaged leaves on the Orange Bell that suffered the most. I'd put this particular leaf in the middle of damage the scale. The ones that were worse have dropped, as have some flowers and buds. There is similar but milder damage on the Jalapeños.
The solution:
From left to right in the black pots: 2 Orange Bells, 3 Hot Wax, 2 Jalapeño, 2 Anaheim, and 1 lone Ancho that we started last December.
Works so far, but it's only been up for 24 hours. Only a few leaves get wet when it rains and they quickly dry. It also seems to give the plants some welcome shade right in the middle of the day. Usually around noon the leaves on all the plants just go limp only to perk up as soon as the sun goes behind the trees. That wasn't the case today. I'm gonna just leave it in place for now and see if it helps for the long term.
The materials, if yer interested, are 20"ish wide by... 15' long plastic sheeting that was leftover from a basement project, sticks that were also leftover project bits, some rocks, and a bunch of staples.
Frankly, I'm surprised it's working as well as it is.
The Ancho in the corner is finally setting fruit. Jalas and Hot Wax are a few days away, and the Anaheims haven't even flowered yet. Clearly we need to get things started earlier in the season. The Orange Bell that took the worst hit is still limping along. It dropped all it's blooms and has started over with many leaves missing.
The good news is the umbrella is working. Not only does it offer mid-day protection from the sun, but keeping the rain off not only has been helping the leaves stay dry and healthy but also allows me to control how much water the roots have to deal with. There has been no further leaf damage since the umbrella went up.
I'm hoping that using seeds from each years crop will give me plants that can handle the unpredictable climate up here. I might be pipe dreaming that one. Time will tell, and we don't have much left of that in our season.
Thanks for letting me rant!
- Mark


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Yes, I'm using the same one as scrowe. I've added a spigot to mine also so I don't have to move it when filled with 6 gallons of wort. That will also make is an easier move to a Hot Liquor Tank when I move to larger boiling pot. For 5 gallons it's good for a full boil, but when doing a full boil to yeild 6 Gal. you have to hawk over it until the danger passes.
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BTW, I'm using one of their burners also, I was given both as a gift from my mother, who ordered them form Amazon.com
I use the 44 quart with the SP-10 burner and am loving life not scorching my stove top.
I use 3 62-qt pots, all equpped with valves and thermometers. They work great for 5 or 10gal batches, but you need to watch for boilovers on the 10s.
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Writers: Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle | Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Boris Karloff, Thurl Ravenscroft, June Foray, Dal McKennon
24. Max & Ruby (2002–2013)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Family
The adventures of two little bunnies, three-year-old Max and seven-year-old Ruby, as they try to get along in day-to-day life.
Creator: Rosemary Wells | Stars: Jamie Watson, Rebecca Peters, Billy Rosemberg, Julie Lemieux
25. Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Family
Winnie the Pooh and his friends experience high winds, heavy rains, and a flood in Hundred Acre Wood.
Writers: Larry Clemmons, Ralph Wright, Julius Svendsen, Vance Gerry, A.A. Milne | Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Sterling Holloway, John Fiedler, Jon Walmsley
26. The Lorax (1972 TV Short)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Family
A ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.
Writer: Dr. Seuss | Director: Hawley Pratt | Stars: Eddie Albert, Bob Holt, Athena Lorde, Harlen Carraher
27. Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Family
Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.
Writers: A.A. Milne, Larry Clemmons, Xavier Atencio, Vance Gerry, Ralph Wright, Ken Anderson, Dick N. Lucas | Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Junius Matthews, Hal Smith, Howard Morris
28. Pippi Longstocking (1969)
27 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The adventures of Pippi Longstocking, an eccentric, super-strong, redheaded moppet, and her best friends Tommy and Annika, based upon the famous books by Astrid Lindgren.
Stars: Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg, Margot Trooger
29. The Grinch (2000 Video Game)
E | Animation, Comedy, Family
You're the Grinch in this 1-player non-violent action adventure game. You must spread the holiday gloom by smashing presents, ruining houses and stealing gifts. All what it takes to ruin ... See full summary »
Writers: Dr. Seuss, Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman | Star: George Lowe
30. Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004 Video)
G | 65 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Roo is upset when Rabbit cancels Easter and declares "Spring Cleaning Day" instead.
Writers: A.A. Milne, Tom Rogers | Directors: Saul Blinkoff, Elliot M. Bour | Stars: Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, Jimmy Bennett, David Ogden Stiers
31. The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Stars: John Fiedler, Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, Paul Winchell
32. Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
G | 73 min | Animation, Family
Worried that he costs too much to feed, Clifford runs away to join a carnival act and help win a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies.
Writers: Robert C. Ramirez, Rhett Reese, Norman Bridwell | Director: Robert C. Ramirez | Stars: John Ritter, Cree Summer, Kel Mitchell, Wayne Brady
33. Jackanory (1965–1996)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Creators: Mary Tourtel, Alfred Bestall, Joy Whitby | Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Bernard Holley, Ray Smith, Rodney Bewes
34. Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Family
Rabbit is tired of Tigger always bouncing him, so he get's Pooh and Piglet together to come up with an idea to get the bounce out of Tigger. Rabbit suggests they take him into the middle of... See full summary »
Writers: A.A. Milne, Larry Clemmons, Ted Berman, Eric Cleworth | Director: John Lounsbery | Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Dori Whitaker, Paul Winchell, Sterling Holloway
35. Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999 TV Movie)
45 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When Santa cancels his annual flight because of a hurt reindeer, a young Christmas loving dog named Olive is convinced she has what it takes to get Santa's flight off the ground and save Christmas.
Writers: J. Otto Seibold, Vivian Walsh, Steve Young | Director: Steve Moore | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Dan Castellaneta, Joe Pantoliano, Edward Asner
36. Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973 TV Short)
25 min | Animation, Short, Family
Writer: Dr. Seuss | Director: Hawley Pratt | Stars: Allan Sherman, Hans Conried, Paul Winchell, Bob Holt
37. Horton Hears a Who! (1970 TV Short)
26 min | Animation, Family, Short
Horton The Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbours who refuse to believe it exists.
Writer: Dr. Seuss | Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Hans Conried, June Foray, Chuck Jones, Thurl Ravenscroft
38. Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)
Unrated | 107 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Young Tom Long is forced to stay with his kindly Aunt and Uncle while his brother recovers from a bout of the measles. At their flat, he is disappointed to find there is no garden to play ... See full summary »
Writers: Willard Carroll, Philippa Pearce | Director: Willard Carroll | Stars: Nigel Le Vaillant, Marlene Sidaway, Serena Gordon, Alfie Lawrence
39. Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
G | 65 min | Animation, Family
Ring in the season with Winnie The Pooh in a holiday adventure.
Writers: Brian Hohlfeld, Ted Henning, Karl Geurs, Mark Zaslove | Directors: Gary Katona, Ed Wexler, Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen, John Fiedler, Michael Gough
40. The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)
G | 97 min | Family
A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit someday.
Writers: Cindy Kelley, Michael Landon Jr., Margery Williams | Director: Michael Landon Jr. | Stars: Jane Seymour, Tom Skerritt, Ellen Burstyn, Matthew Harbour
41. Timothy Goes to School (2000– )
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Family
The adventures of an exciting and bright raccoon at his local school where he meets up with the rest of his friends.
Creator: Rosemary Wells | Stars: Darren Frost, Rob Stefaniuk, Austin Di Iulio, Laurie Elliott
42. The Mr. Men Show (2008– )
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Family
The life of the Mr Men and little Misses presented in short skits.
Stars: Alicyn Packard, Joseph J. Terry, Aaron Albertus, Sam Gold
43. Wild Chicks (2006)
105 min | Family
Sprotte is about 12 years old and has a "gang" with her three friends Frieda, Melanie and Trude. Together the girls take Care of Sprottes grandmothers chickens. The new girl in School, ... See full summary »
Writers: Cornelia Funke, Güzin Kar, Uschi Reich | Director: Vivian Naefe | Stars: Michelle von Treuberg, Lucie Hollmann, Paula Riemann, Zsa Zsa Inci Bürkle
44. Moondial (1988 TV Mini-Series)
30 min | Family, Fantasy
A teenage girl discovers a portal through time, and tries to help two children of the past.
Stars: Siri Neal, Tony Sands, Valerie Lush, Arthur Hewlett
45. Pippi in the South Seas (1970)
G | 86 min | Adventure, Family
With the help of her friends Tommy and Annika, Pippi Longstocking ventures to the South Pacific island Porto Piluse to rescue her father, who was captured by ruthless pirates.
Writers: Fred Ladd, Astrid Lindgren | Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg, Beppe Wolgers
46. Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Family
Winnie the Pooh and friends decide to throw a birthday celebration for gloomy, old Eeyore.
Writers: A.A. Milne, Peter Young, Steve Hulett, Tony Marino | Director: Rick Reinert | Stars: Hal Smith, Ralph Wright, Laurie Main, John Fiedler
47. The Slurb (2001)
102 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Writers: Paul Maar, Ulrich Limmer | Director: Ben Verbong | Stars: Ulrich Noethen, Christine Urspruch, Aglaia Szyszkowitz, Armin Rohde
48. Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation, Family, Musical
Writer: Carter Crocker | Director: Keith Ingham | Stars: Jerome Beidler, Brady Bluhm, Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings
49. Busytown Mysteries (Hurray for Huckle!) (2007–2009)
Animation, Family
Childrens' show based on the classic works of author and illustrator Richard Scarry centers on six characters solving the mysteries of everyday life in an imaginary place called Busytown.
Stars: Kevin Dennis, Joanne Vannicola, Paul Wensley, Ellie Ellwand
50. Deltora Quest (2007–2010)
Animation, Adventure, Family
The whole series (so far about 32 episodes) is based on the first series of the Deltora Quest novels where Lief a blacksmiths' son, Barda former leader of the palace guards and Jasmine a ... See full summary »
Stars: Adam Hunter, Carol Anne-Day, Tom Edwards, Onalea Gilbertson


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It was a very nice hotel. My girlfriend loved it. She works for the airline industry so if she was impressed that says it all. I will go back.
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This is a budget motel. For it's proximity to the marin area and the sonoma/napa area, it is a great spot to stop for a quick stay. For a budget motel you can't expect much more. Clean with a very comfortable bed.
I felt this hotel was an excellent value and a pleasant surprise. I had a family emergency and had to book at the last minute over Christmas holiday. Room was very spacious and clean. Staff was helpful and accommodating. I would stay there again.
Only thing I did not like was there was no safety/security latch in addition to regular door lock. It appeared to be a safe area and I had absolutely no problems, but I would have liked to have had the safety lock.
Loved the boutique vibe that the hotel has, it seems SF is lacking modern hotels that are similar to the Ace and plentiful of tacky hotels. The decor is very minimal, with concrete floors- it feels similar to a loft you would want to live in. The restaurant downstairs had a really great brunch and the staff were very friendly. The actual location is pretty central, so it's not that difficult to leave the touristy area of Union Square.
There wasn't a mention of the $45 (plus tax) for the valet. So that got a bit expensive. You also have to call 30 minutes ahead.
The shower is also a lukewarm temperature. And a bit difficult to work with it being stuck.
Great place to stay. Breakfast was wonderful and filling. The location was very convenient. I would stay here again.
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This hotel was fantastic! The rooms had plenty of space, the staff was attentive, we will definitely return!
VERY friendly and attentive Bellmen. Delightful Staff
It was a beautiful hotel. The staff was incredibly accommodating, we even got a free room upgrade. We loved the wine and cheese hour, even bought a bottle of wine for later. Will definitely return again.
Great staff, good food for the breakfast. Lovely view from the terrace.
Parking was difficult the first time, due to a wedding at the venue.
Cozy, quaint, very quiet. Nice people, Nice breakfast, very pleasant.
Windows didn't open and the air conditioner was noisy so it was uncomfortably warm during the night.
Charming hotel in the middle of a small village. You felt like you lived in someones home. Delicious homemade breakfast.
THat was close to good places
no breakfast
Room had very tasteful decor, bed was comfortable, staff friendly and helpful and location perfect for the first three days of a travel vacation.
Wine and nibbles
People in the next room had a party on Sunday night. Called the front desk 3x... 10:30, 11:00, 12:30. Finally they did something at 1245. People left, but 2 drunk girls kept on yapping until 1:30 am. Never again.
Sounded like I was in an apartment complex. Stomping on floor above started at around 5am. 0 water pressure. Just a little dribble coming out of the shower head. Did not get a good nights rest at all.
Very serene location. It was perfect for our one night getaway.
We could hear every sound from the neighboring rooms and hallways. Didn't get as nice a night of sleep as we would have liked. But otherwise, it was a great hotel.
The location is good.
The front desk person was a trainee left alone and unable to fulfill basic functions of their job. The room was loud and stuffy. Our original room had no functioning windows or air conditioning. Several dead birds outside locked window. After an hour at the front desk we finally got a better room. This motel is extremely noisy. Don't plan on sleeping past 7 am as all doors open into a courtyard and slam as guests leave.
I liked the location.
I didn't like that parking at the hotel was $35 a night. It would of been nice if it was in the description. Parking was a rip off.
Good continental breakfast, helpful staff, complimentary cookies that were tasty, clean room, eco-friendly, microwave/fridge/silverware in room
No central heat/AC, street noise
Nice cozy rooms, good accomodations, good area.
Doors are a bit stiff. Walked in on another patron that hadn't realized the door wasn't closed.
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This guide describes corporate branding, the value of logos, and the influence of employees, and their cultures. The document includes information regarding brand architecture, different branding platforms, the corporate mission statement, implementing the corporate culture and personality into your branding, and a naming and branding decision tree to help users identify their company logos. Use this document to assist a person or entity when making decisions on how to successfully brand a product or service.
This guide describes corporate branding, the value of logos, and the influence of employees, and their cultures. The document includes information regarding brand architecture, different branding platforms, the corporate mission statement, implementing the corporate culture and personality into your branding, and a naming and branding decision tree to help users identify their company logos. Use this document to assist a person or entity when making decisions on how to successfully brand a product or service. 2013 Branding Your Company Logo Corporate Branding The Value of Logos Managing Your Corporate Brand/Logo Branding Company Logo s Table of Contents Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 What is Corporate Branding? .................................................................. 2 Brand Architecture ................................................................................ 3 Kinds of Brand Architecture ................................................................. 4 Corporate Brand Platforms ..................................................................... 4 Positioning ........................................................................................... 5 The Corporate Principle Statement .......................................................... 6 The Corporate Mission ........................................................................... 6 Communicated Corporate Composition .................................................... 7 Corporate Culture ................................................................................. 8 Corporate Personality ............................................................................ 9 Key Tools to Use .................................................................................. 9 Naming & Branding Decision Trees ....................................................... 10 Branding Company Logo s Introduction What is Corporate Branding? C orporate branding is when your company's name is used as a product brand name in an effort to influence corporate brand equity and to build product brand recognition. It is a kind of family or umbrella branding. As an example: Disney includes the word "Disney" in the name of many of its products. Other examples are Heinz and IBM. This strategy is different from individual product branding. In individual product branding, each product has a unique brand name and the corporate name is not promoted to the consumer. Corporate branding can produce major economic opportunities because one advertising campaign can be used for several different products. It also helps when introducing new products for acceptance because prospective buyers already recognize the name. This strategy can be harmful when creating distinct brand images or identities that are designed for different products. An overarching corporate brand reduces the company's ability to position a brand with an individual identity, and can veil the unique characteristics that a different product may have. Corporate branding is not limited to a specific mark or name. Branding can incorporate many touch points; and can include: logo, customer service, employee treatment and training packaging advertising, stationery Branding Company Logos the quality of the products and services Any way that the general public comes into contact with a specific brand represents a touch point that can affect the consumer's perceptions of the corporate brand. The long standing debate has been that successful corporate branding often stems from a strong coherence between what the strategic vision of the company's top management is, from what the company's employees know and believe; and from the company image as viewed by the external stakeholders. Misalignments among these three components may indicate a corporate brand that is underperforming. This kind of corporate brand analysis is often referred to as the Vision-Culture-Image (VCI) Alignment Model. Brand Architecture Brand architecture is the arrangement of brands within an organizational entity. It is how brands that are contained in a company's portfolio relate, and differ from each other. The architecture should identify the different groups of branding within the company. It should outline just how the corporate brand and sub-brands relate to and support each other; and how the sub-brands reflect or reinforce the core purpose of the corporate brand to which they belong. Architecture can be described as an integrated process of brand building by establishing brand relationships among branding options in the competitive environment. The brand architecture of a company by and large, is a legacy of past management decisions, and the competitive realities that the company faces in the market place. © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 3 Branding Company Logos Kinds of Brand Architecture Branding has three main levels: Corporate brand, umbrella brand, and family brand – Examples include Virgin Group and Heinz. These are brands that are used across all the firm's activities. The name is how they are recognized by their stakeholders who are the consumers, employees, shareholders, partners, suppliers and other parties. These brands may also be used along with product descriptions or sub-brands: like Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup, or Virgin Trains. Endorsed brands, and sub-brands – For example, Nestle KitKat, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Sony PlayStation or Polo by Ralph Lauren. These brands include a parent brand that can be a corporate brand, an umbrella brand, or a family brand as an endorsement to a sub-brand or an individual product brand. In the eyes of the consumer, the endorsement adds credibility to the endorsed sub-brand. Individual product brand – For example, Procter & Gamble's Pampers or Unilever's Dove. The individual brands are presented to consumers, and the parent company name is given little or no prominence. Other stakeholders, for example shareholders or partners, will know the producer by their company name. Corporate Brand Platforms These are actionable articulations of management's intentions broken out into six separate parts. They are broken out into three sections which are: 1. The vision or defining the destination a. Positioning b. Purpose © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 4 Branding Company Logos c. Mission 2. The desired culture a. Personality statement 3. The communicated work In practice, it helps to break the 'vision' piece into three elements (positioning, purpose and mission) and to add a 'personality' statement to the 'culture' piece. Responses to these six expressions of the leadership intentions are the most useful for specifying the purpose of planning, designing and managing the corporate brand: 1. Positioning – What we hope to be instilled in our consumer's minds in comparison with other companies? 2. Purpose – What are we in business to accomplish? 3. Mission – Aside from the economics, why is it worth doing it? 4. Composition – How the company is viewed. Is it structured enough to achieve its purpose? 5. Culture – What are the distinctive and shared behaviors that best support the company's common purpose and mission? 6. Personality – What is our chosen style and manner? How does it set us apart from our competitors? All companies are not able to articulate all six statements. Sometimes their units will not share a common purpose that is meaningful to the agency's mission or culture. In circumstances like this, the corporate brand is made weaker by definition because the units themselves may constitute the stronger and more relevant brands. This six-part process is proven to be an effective identity planning tool. © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 5 Branding Company Logos Positioning "Positioning" offers a short, specific, definitive statement of the exclusive 'position' that the company hopes to earn, in the minds of its audiences, and in relation to other companies. The statement should cover three areas: 1. Industry – The definition can be conventional or creative. For Dow Jones, a "business knowledge" category was created in which it could believably be a leader. 2. Geographic scope – Establishes the regional, national, or global scope of the entity's leadership ambitions. 3. Ranking – Establishes a comparative position that the entity aims for within its chosen industry and geography, and generally is tied to 'the leading, 'premier', 'preferred', or one of the 'industry leaders'. The ideal positioning statement is ambitious; it defines a "goal;" that must be earned daily. The positioning statement offers the essential one-line press release and oftentimes is the basis for the company tag line. Examples include: Dow Jones – "The world's preferred source of business knowledge." Eastman Chemical – "The world's preferred chemical company." Malden Mills – "Innovative fabrics, engineered for performance and beauty." Celera Genomics – "The definitive resource for human genome knowledge and its medical application." Flowserve – "The world's premier provider of industrial flow management services." © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 6 Branding Company Logo s The Corporate Principle Statement The corporate principle statement articulates the company's functional reason-for-being, including what it does and what it makes or provides daily. The corporate principle is not to just make money. To clarify this, it is beneficial to add verbiage that suggests that "by doing this well, we will provide exceptional returns to our employees and to our shareholders." The principle statement gives a sustained focus for corporate decisions, and for communications. Examples include: Dow Jones "Our corporate purpose is to comprehend the business of the world. By sharing that comprehension as universally as we can, helping people everywhere to understand the business in their lives, we will provide an exceptional return to our shareholders." Flowserve "We are in business to provide industrial customers with the world's most effective, efficient, durable and reliable flow management capabilities." The Corporate Mission If the corporate principle statement depicts "what we do," the Mission statement is "why, beyond economics, it is worth doing." When defining them, they are both quite different. Separating the "what" from the "why" makes it easier to distinguish and to write them. In every big company, leaders and employees are inspired beyond earnings and dividends. They are inspired by the belief that by achieving its daily purpose, the company, in some way makes the world (or its branch of the world) a better place. If formulated properly, the Mission statement expresses this contribution. Branding Company Logos The premise that a company's contribution is distinctively meaningful to human society is the most robust driver of management, employees, customers and even investor loyalty. It is as close as you can get to a corporate soul. A credible Mission statement that is compelling is not easy to articulate, but definitely worth the effort. As a rule, Mission statements are usually written for internal audiences. Here are some examples: Dow Jones "We are motivated by the conviction that the free flow of business knowledge is fundamental to free markets, and free people." Celera Genomics "By helping the world fully know the human genome, we will contribute health and well being to human life in current and future generations" Communicated Corporate Compos ition What are the principal components that define the company? How do they relate to one another so as to achieve the corporate purpose? Recognizing the many audiences' need to understand the company's basic composition, this statement explains the company in terms of its organizational concept and/or components. More specifically, the question is "to best support our positioning, and how we want people to identify with our make up?" The communicated composition is what matters, which may differ from the legal, the reporting or the accounting configuration. © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 8 Branding Company Logos The Composition statement gives the strategic platform for unit branding and naming. It provides for the unit signature system, for product endorsement, and for other characteristics of the sub-corporate identity. A useful Composition statement may emphasize convergence with the parent brand, as in the Dow Jones illustration. More often, it will merely list four or five basic areas of competence that support the overall purpose. Or it can predict evolving specializations, as in the Celera Genomics instance like in these examples: Dow Jones "Although historically we are formed of strong, freestanding businesses, today convergence and coherence are more important to us than division. Our purpose is best served by an open flow of ideas, skills, people and information throughout Dow Jones." © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 9 Branding Company Logos Celera Genomics "Today we are one team, wholly focused on decoding the genome. As we learn more, we expect to divide into more specialized teams, each a global leader in a human health field." Corporate Culture The Culture statement identifies any specific, distinctive behaviors that actually help to differentiate or further characterize the corporate brand. The corporate leaders believe this is helpful if not critical to achieving the corporate purpose. Considerations include how the company culture relates to those of its industry, its national base, and its owners and founders. In some companies, the stronger culture is at the division or the subsidiary level. When this is intentional, the Composition and the corporate brand statement will indicate its supportive role. When it doesn't, that means work needs to be done with the company leadership. To be of any assistance, the Culture statement has to extend beyond the boilerplate, beyond parity expressions of quality and the like. Examples: Dow Jones "Our most fundamental passion is for the integrity, accuracy and relevance of the information we provide. This Dow Jones value crosses all unit lines." Celera Genomics "We are at home in the cultures of pharmacology and medical care, of information technology, and entrepreneurial commerce. We contain all these but above them we are scientists, driven by the need to know and understand." Commonfund © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 10 Branding Company Logos "Our corporate culture easily, indeed proudly captures the aggressively competitive, performance-driven values of finance, in service to our educational mission." Corporate Personality Culture identifies a company's basic behavioral values. On the other hand, Personality identifies a company's preferred style and manner. The Personality statement is particularly useful when developing a consistent corporate "voice" and visual design. It can also drive the design of the corporate logo. This is particularly clear in the Dow Jones example, where the preference was to design a "bronze plaque" kind of logo. It was strong but it was wrong, and it had to be directly dealt with. Dow Jones "We are not a bronze plaque. Our defining personality is dynamic, fast- moving, real time. We are innovators." Celera Genomics "We are proudly aggressive and impatient... focused by our purpose, and driven by our mission." Key Tools to Use The information that follows outlines the key instruments that can be used when diagnosing, planning, and managing identity solutions. © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 11 Branding Company Logos Components of Identity – Come up with three factors that need to be understood in order to settle on and fashion the company's identity. Corporate Identity Process – The four universal phases of an identity program: 1. Analysis & planning 2. Creative development 3. Application design 4. Documentation/launch/maintenance Corporate Brand Platforms – Come up with three factors that need to be understood in order to settle on and fashion the company's identity. Corporate Brand Matrix – A comprehensive means for planning an institutional rebranding. In a sense, it is an attempt at defining a 'universal theory' of corporate branding, on one page and with clarity. Decision Trees – A powerful tool that controls naming and branding decisions all through the company, using a method that everyone accepts and understands. Naming – A more disciplined method for brand naming. Guidelines & Standards Manuals – Examples of the documents that are needed to maintain great brands. Implementation Checklists – The corporate media that usually requires auditing and re-design. Links that are useful – To associations and top agencies. Naming & Branding Decision Trees The big companies adore creative entrepreneurial managers. It stands to reason that creative managers thoroughly enjoy giving creative names to everything they create or manage. They will give it its own logo if they are © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 12 Branding Company Logos able to. This can be a good thing because it can create new brand wealth. Unless it is controlled, it is also be a recipe for brand chaos, confused customers, lowered quality impressions, excessive marketing budgets and eventually a corporate brand that has been diminished. Should a proposed business product, service or unit be descriptively named under the corporate brand? Should it have a descriptive name with a creative twist, with just enough distinction to warrant "TM" designation? Or, should it be more free standing under its own unique proprietary name, registered ®, and perhaps distanced from the parent? The best answer is almost always a question of optimum balance between the product or unit's legitimate business interests and the corporation's strategic and communications interests. It is pointless to attack questions as merely a "logo cop," acting on self-directed principle. You need the support of clear, unarguable policy that everyone from the product manager to the CEO can understand and will accept. The Decision Tree is a magical tool that almost makes this easy. To get a good fix on the best strategic branding balance in any given business situation, there are only four or five questions that need to be asked. The four questions that follow are universal and applicable to all industries. In situations where the company is a multi brand organization, the fifth question can help. It is the planned offering that is best thought of as an extension to an existing brand family. For each of the questions, there are three possible answers. 1. Is the business [product, service, whatever] fully controlled by our management? a. Yes (proceed to question 2 ), b. No (can't use our brand! save for required legal disclosure, in small print) -- Or it's a cooperative or joint venture, under © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 13 Branding Company Logos contract, in which case a separate set of brand policy guidelines [not discussed here] comes into play. 2. Is management committed, long term, to this initiative? a. Yes b. Not yet (for example it's a learning experience or market test) c. No (a rare answer... applies to one-time opportunity businesses) 3. How do we think this business will impact our master brand? a. It will reinforce our current brand image b. It will help to expand our brand in desired directions c. Its effect on our master brand will be neutral, possibly even negative (And as a practical matter 'neutral' is also negative, to the extent that any further stretching of the master brand will tend to dilute it.) 4. Only then, ask how the corporate or master brand will impact the proposed business. Again there are three choices: a. Positive – The master brand will help launch/establish/support the business. b. Positive if secondary – It will help, but only if it's in a secondary role as sponsor, as ultimate parent and endorser; the business needs to feature its own 'flag.' c. Neutral or negative impact – The master brand is not an asset for the proposed product or business. And that's it. With these four questions, you can construct your own "Branding and Naming Decision Tree." Each situation, each "branch," will lead to a logical and understandable approved signature type... that is, the kind of name (and visual presence) that makes strategic sense for the offering, and its verbal and/or visual association to the parent brand. (Although there are some twenty-four possible branches, there may be only a handful of signature options, six or seven at most. Why is this "tree" approach effective, in gaining support for (often) an ultimately tougher branding discipline? I think it clarifies the issue of © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 14 Branding Company Logos balance, between corporate and business-level perspectives. The two 'impact' questions -- impact of the brand and impact on the brand -- are fair and reasonable. They make room for legitimate business marketing initiatives, while reminding everyone of the equally legitimate corporate 1 reputation interests in the business's success. 1 Information source: http://www.identityworks.com/tools/corporate_brand_platforms.htm © Copyright 2013 Docstoc Inc. 15 Branding Company Logos
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Wells Fargo Championship
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Garcia, Fowler have plenty to prove in 2015
26th birthday right in the middle of December, when he won his lone event. He went through Rory McIlroy at the Wells Fargo Championship and since then it's a bagel. I'm sorry, top fives are nice, wins are what you're measured by. If we
Rory, Sergio or the field? Picking a WGC champ
and then the BMW Championship. Of course, his first win. He put the hammer down and shot 62 on Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship and everyone went, wow. All right so with all that Sergio three shot lead. Karen he has been so good this
The air up there: High-altitude training
elite athlete. He, he would burn a thousand calories in about 30 minutes. Wow! There's JD. He won the Wells Fargo Championship . Yeah. Yeah. And there's Marcus his trainer right there. This is, is hard, I mean this is hard work without
Rory vs. Rickie: How do they compare?
his only two worldwide wins. Wins that first came in Korea, and Rory the runner up. And then at the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship , Rickey yeah. The wedge in the sudden death playoff. The one he hit. That's great. Just straight at that
Moore leads by one over Spieth at Innisbrook
continues to have one of the most bizarre resumes in PGA Tour history. He came out of nowhere to win the 2013 Wells Fargo Championship , and he hasn't finished in the top 25 since. He's only two off the lead thanks to a chip-in par on
You Oughta Know: Holmes looks to go wire-to-wire
career victory. He captured the Waste Management Phoenix Open in both 2006 and 2008 and last year he won the Wells Fargo Championship . Holmes has held a 54-hole lead in each of his three prior wins. He led through three rounds earlier this
Holmes' lead trimmed to two after 36 at Doral
and saw his lead cut in half; Saturday will provide another test of his mettle. The veteran last won at the Wells Fargo Championship in May, and he'll need to fend off a chase pack that includes Scott, Watson and Stenson - three of the top
Holmes overpowers 'new' Doral for course-record 62
round. It's hard to back these days up." Holmes won for the first time in six years last season at the Wells Fargo Championship . He underwent brain surgery in 2011 and missed much of the 2013 season with a fractured left ankle.
Holmes shoots 62, leads by 4 at Doral
advantage heading into Friday's round as he looks for his first WGC title and first PGA Tour victory since the 2014 Wells Fargo Championship . Round of the day: Holmes started the day on fire, and he never looked back. After a pair of birdies on Nos
Furyk in position to end lengthy victory drought
But the winner's circle has remained elusive. He finished second in back-to-back weeks last year at the Wells Fargo Championship and The Players, and he appeared in position for a win at the RBC Canadian Open before he stalled out on the
New normal of parity continues at Torrey Pines
Pines are far from "chopped liver." From Holmes, who rebounded from brain surgery in 2011 to win the 2014 Wells Fargo Championship , to Glover, who is playing like he did when he won the '09 Open – which seems about right considering a South
Fowler hopes rivalry with McIlroy is just beginning
1 steamrolled Fowler, 5 and 4. Fowler is stuck on two pro titles – the 2011 Kolon Korea Open and the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship – but the runner-up in both of those events was McIlroy. "It's not just 2015 to look forward to but
Stat attack!: Rory McIlroy
nine 40 in Round 2 at Augusta. For the year, he led the PGA Tour in back-nine scoring average (34.52). Wells Fargo Championship 69-76-65-70—280 T-8 If McIlroy matched his first-round 69 on Day 2, he would have won by one stroke
De Jonge eagles final hole to make cut
pretty rewarding." De Jonge is no stranger to slow starts. Earlier this year, he opened with an 80 at the Wells Fargo Championship , only to bounce back with a second-round 62. He went on to tie for sixth. "It's nice to have done
Cut Line: Tiger's statement, not absence, helps U.S.
Players Championship which will be held the following week. There is also the issue of how this will impact the Wells Fargo Championship , which was shifted to the week after The Players and has been one of the circuit's top events. The Match Play makeover is an improvement
2014-15 schedule: More events, but not all will prosper
however, has created a month long run of can't-miss events, including the Match Play, The Players, Wells Fargo Championship and the BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour's flagship event. Something will have to give and it's
Tour's 2014-15 schedule: A few changes, 47 events
and occupies the spot traditionally held by the Wells Fargo Championship , the week before The Players. Wells Fargo has ..... May 3 The Players Championship, May 7-10 Wells Fargo Championship , May 14-17 Crowne Plaza Invitational, May
Furyk (66) jumps back into contention at PGA
solid beginning to the season Furyk jumped onto the radar again after consecutive second-place finishes at the Wells Fargo Championship and The Players. After a 12th-place tie at the U.S. Open in June, Furyk decided to take a full month off so he could
Fowler a major contender after switch to Harmon
all his accomplishments this season, however, Fowler is not blind to the elephant on his resume. The 2012 Wells Fargo Championship remains his only Tour victory and while the competitive landscape may be changing, fans are still drawn to his style more than his substance. Which is where Harmon comes
You Oughta Know: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
six players in PGA Tour history to forfeit a six-shot advantage through 54 holes, having done so at the 2005 Wells Fargo Championship , where he lost a playoff to Vijay Singh. • McIlroy sits three shots back, but three of his seven PGA Tour
McIlroy six clear, one round away from major No. 3
curious vote considering the tandem's record in 2010. Two years later Fowler clipped McIlroy again at the Wells Fargo Championship , closing with a 69 and beating the Ulsterman in a playoff. There's also no shortage of would-be challengers
McIlroy in command at Open after Friday 66
Tournament after he cruised out to a first-round 63. There was a second-round 74 at The Players, a 76 at the Wells Fargo Championship , a 77 at Augusta National and a 74 at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. It all added up to a 72.89 second
Rory (78) unequivocally worse on Fridays than other rounds
Classic 63 66 +3 WGC-Cadillac Championship 70 74 +4 Shell Houston Open 70 71 +1 Masters Tournament 71 77 +6 Wells Fargo Championship 69 76 +7 The Players Championship 70 74 +4 BMW PGA Championship 68 71 +3 Memorial Tournament 63 78 +15 U.S. Open 71
Cut Line: PGA and PGA Tour joining forces again
choice, but only a temporary measure which has created other headaches, particularly the date swap with the Wells Fargo Championship that will likely negatively impact the field in Charlotte, N.C., one of the Tour's best events. Officials


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Decorate your table with Mosaic Coasters from Cereal Boxes from Heidi Borchers. This recycled craft isn't complicated or expensive but it's definitely fun!
- Cereal boxes - for base of coaster you will need 1 piece (4"x 4" or 4" x 5") and ½" pieces cut for 'mosaic' pieces (sort into colors)
- Ruler, pencil, paper cutter
- Black acrylic paint
- Brush
- Waxed paper
- Clear plastic sheets you will need 2 slightly larger than cereal box base (I used clear shrink plastic)
- Metallic tape - silver (mine is approx 1/4" wide and is the kind used with stained glass - it has adhesive on back side)
- Glue (I've used Aleene's Tacky Glue)
- Determine the size you want your coasters (examples are 4"x4" and 4"x5"). Cut 1 piece from cereal box for each coaster. Paint the plain cardboard side with the black acrylic paint.
- With a ruler and pencil, measure and mark lines 1/2" apart going in both directions.
- Cut colorful box pieces into 1/2" squares and glue into the pre-drawn squares.
- When completely dry, if necessary cut off the excess of the pieces that hang over edge.
- Cut the two pieces of plastic.
- Cut 4 pieces of the metallic tape about ½" longer than each side. One at a time, peel the paper backing from the first strip, and place center of the tape on the edge of the plastic sheet.
- Continue with all sides. Place on table with sticky side up. Place the cardboard right side down onto plastic.
- Cut the corners of the tape.
- Place 2nd sheet of plastic over the back, lining up edges and being careful not to stick your fingers or plastic onto the sticky tape.
- Bend edges of the tape over each side wrapping around from front to back catching the cardboard and plastic. The tape should now be cleanly wrapped around all edges. Run the edge of a pencil along tape on all four sides to smooth out the tape.
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Original post made on Jan 6, 2014
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a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Jan 6, 2014 at 1:23 pm
Nothing good happens after 4:01 am, especially when it comes to racing on the freeway.
a resident of Castro City
on Jan 7, 2014 at 9:07 am
They were not racing. Julian was speeding, Nissan break checked him.
Rip buddy
Hope CHP does a thorough investigation and the driver of the Nissan gets a manslaughter charge.
a resident of Whisman Station
on Jan 7, 2014 at 9:26 am
There are 4 lanes on 280. I would imagine that at 4am, the road is wide open.
Why would the person speeding get brake checked by another car?
Something must have happened prior to the crash to provoke the brake check. Assuming that's what caused the accident.
a resident of another community
on Jan 7, 2014 at 1:41 pm
AC is a registered user.
I'm afraid illegal brake-checking is hard to prove, whereas speeding is easy to prove. I-280 in the middle of the night has a ton of reasons (true or not) for abrupt braking (like deer running across the freeway).
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Figs: How to maximize the potential for early harvesting?
Hello people I would like to know how I could maximize the potential for a fruit harvest for my potted 1 year old fig tree which is already fruiting. I'm not sure of the type but since I live in Lima Peru I'm going to take a wild guess and say it's Peruvian. If I optimize the maximum potential of my fig tree how soon can I start harvesting? How big of a pot should I plant it in? I live in a zone 11. How often should I mix in worm humus and guano manure? Watering process? Sorry for all the questions It's just that this is my first green thumb experience.
I got 6 varieties of fig in pots. To promotes early fruiting, I let each branch developed 5 leaves then pinched off the tip. This will promotes fruiting. That same branch will re-shoot with new leaves then continue to pinch off after the next five leaves. You will get plenty of figs to enjoy.
There's a difference between trying to push early fig production (Setting fruit) and improving Fig ripening.... which can be a complex issue because of the way that Figs are pollinated and how ripening is stimulated..... (I'll leave that between you and Google....)
Depending on the type of fig you have, this may or may not work... There's an ancient technique called "Fig gashing" Basically, you slice into the itty bitty un-pollinated fig and it stimulates the fig to kick into "Ripening" mode.... where it would just drop off the tree un-pollinated or sit there unripe otherwise....


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CIRT provides more punch for urban search and rescue
By Kyle Sherer
March 26, 2008
March 27, 2008 - Raytheon, which made Gizmag headlines recently with their bunker-busting warhead, has demonstrated another concrete-breaching technology – but unlike the Tandem Warhead System, those on the receiving end of the CIRT will be very pleased to see it. The Controlled Impact Rescue Tool will be used for urban search and rescue operations, and uses concentrated shockwaves to penetrate concrete and rubble far more quickly than drilling, sawing or chipping.
CIRT uses multiple blank ammunition cartridges to drive an impact head, which sends concentrated shock loads into the concrete, creating a hole large enough for a person to manoeuvre through. The 100-pound device can be operated by two people, and lacks the awkward and restrictive power cables required by drills and jackhammers.
The CIRT can breach concrete in less than half the time required by other methods. In a recent demonstration it penetrated a concrete barrier in 13 minutes, while competing methods achieved a similar result only after 29 minutes.
"This revolutionary approach decreased by 50 percent the time it takes to reach a victim trapped by concrete, increasing the probability of a successful rescue," said Guy DuBois, vice president of Raytheon's Operational Technologies and Solutions business.
Safely extracting people from building debris is obviously a time-critical and delicate operation - and delicacy is not a Jackhammer's strong-suit. CIRT will bring a higher level of control to the process, and save a lot of valuable time.Share
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