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Dual-Listed Shares and TradingClark LiuTsinghua University - PBC School of Finance Mark S. SeasholesHong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) December 15, 2011 Abstract: We study companies with dual-listed shares in China (mainland) and Hong Kong. When China has a short-sale ban, Chinese stock prices are 1.8x as high as Hong Kong prices (on average). Stock pairs with higher fundamental volatilities or more volatile order flows have higher price disparities (on average). The average stock pair's return difference is volatile and has a standard deviation of 8.8% per week. This paper shows that order flows can affect both a company's fundamental price and/or its transitory prices. In Hong Kong, transitory variance accounts for 39% of a stock's total variance. These results are surprising because the average market capitalization is over USD 8 billion for the Hong Kong-listed shares and the turnover is over 2.5x per annum. We exploit a quasi-natural experiment in which the short-sale ban is lifted for some Chinese stocks but not others. After the ban is lifted, the affected shares trade at parity. We estimate that lifting the short-sale ban in China (mainland) reduces weekly transitory volatility in Hong Kong by 49 bp per week because it enables a hedging mechanism. Number of Pages in PDF File: 41 Keywords: Dual-Listed Shares, Trading Imbalances, Cost of a Short-Sale Ban JEL Classification: G12, G14 Date posted: March 15, 2012Suggested CitationContact Information
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No, I have never had comment like that on Facebook. But then I only post personal and snapshots on Facebook for the most part.
But what I have gotten and have been pretty annoyed by is gushing praise for a snapshot, you know, the kind everybody gets because no one can be honest anymore about if something is good or not.
I would rather be critqued than constantly praised like most of Facebook and Flickr does.

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Featuring a muted colored palette enhanced with a unique diamond stitched design, this comforter set updates any bedroom. With a comfortable polyester construction, the set is easily machine washable.- Set includes: Comforter, bedskirt, two shams, four decorative pillows
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Quality isn't that great. The quality of this item isn't great. The seams are double stitched and not stitched straight which is very noticeable where it is quilted. The material is thin. Throw pillows are very small. I guess you get what you pay for.
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Very Nice!! I purchased this comforter set for my son... I was very impressed in the quality of this product, and the thickness of the comforter!!! I would recommend this product to anyone, it is worth the money!!!
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The charcuterie really is at the center of the place: the thin, ruddy slivers of duck ham that shine like leather jerkins in Rembrandt paintings, the paper-thin slices of cured beef that resemble Italian bresaola, or the salted mutton shoulder. But there is cooking here beyond the charcuterie plate - simple food, butchers' food, strong food, but real food nonetheless, maybe half a dozen dishes listed on a smeary blackboard high above one end of the dining room. And as you might imagine, apart from a rustic, spicy preparation of steamed mussels with seared tomatoes, and the requisite plate of fish, what you get here is meat: a superior, grass-fed, profoundly aged New York strip steak, deeply charred yet wet, blood-sour inside, with a splash of reduced wine. Or a bit of braised pork shoulder plopped onto a bed of whatever bean seems to strike their fancy. Or a ruddy, thick hamburger, also smacked with age, with a glop of melted cheese and a rasher of bacon on a bun baked practically to order. Or a pork chop, a lamb chop or an enormous rib eye for two.
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Albrecht Mayer (Oboe, Oboe d'amore, English horn, Conductor)
Born: 1965 - Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
The German oboist (and sometimes conductor), Albrect Mayer, sang as a child for many years in the Bamberg Cathedral Choir. He studied with Gerhard Scheuer, Georg Meerwein, Maurice Bourgue and Ingo Goritzki. Albrect Mayer began his professional career in 1990 as principal oboist of the Bamberger Symphoniker. Since 1992 he has occupied the same position with the Berliner Philharmoniker and has been principal oboist there since, together with Jonathan Kelly. It's no wonder that Albrecht Mayer ranks today among the most sought-after oboists and has appeared as a soloist with Claudio Abbado, Sir Simon Rattle and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Along with his solo projects, Mayer considers it important to find time for chamber music. He has no dearth of requests and opportunities, and performs regularly with partners such as the pianist Hélène Grimaud, Leif Ove Andsnes and the bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff, with whom he recorded a CD of Bach cantatas. In his search for new repertoire for his instrument, Albrecht Mayer is constantly fascinated by the idea of lending his voice (that of the oboe) to "foreign" works - pieces written for other instruments or for singers. Having sung as a child, he is especially attracted to the human voice, as the most "natural" of all instruments. He's already provided convincing proof of that claim in the recording "Lieder ohne Worte - Bach transcriptions for oboe and orchestra", in which the Baroque style and bel canto are delightfully combined. The CD immediately entered the German classical charts at number 2. His CD "In search of Mozart" recorded with Claudio Abbado and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra made it to the top of the German classical charts, the recording "New Seasons" presents music by Georg Frideric Handel in a stunning new light. In August 2008, the oboist's latest album "In Venice" was released by Decca, featuring Baroque oboe concertos from Venetian composers. A new CD with works by J.S. Bach was released by Decca in autumn 2009. Albrecht Mayer joins the Berliner Philharmonisches Bläserensemble and the Berlin Philharmonic Winds Soloists ensemble, amongst other chamber music ensembles. Albrecht Mayer's playing has both listeners and critics raving, with expressions like "divine spark" or the "miraculous oboe" that the German player has elevated to become an "instrument of seduction". He has been elected "Instrumentalist of the Year" and was rewarded with an ECHO Klassik Prize by the German Phono-Akademie in 2004 and 2008; in December 2006 he was awarded the E.T.A.-Hoffmann Prize by his German hometown Bamberg. Albrecht Mayer used to play a Green Line Oboe by the French company Buffet Crampon, but in 2009 switched to a line of instruments (Oboe, Oboe d'amore, English Horn) named after him by the German instrument maker Gebr. Mönnig.
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>> The 2011 Golden Globes red carpet is well under way, and already, awards favorites like Marchesa, Giorgio Armani, and Versace are well-represented. Natalie Portman, who was expected to wear either Christian Dior or Rodarte, threw a curve ball, turning up in a pink Viktor & Rolf gown. And for those who were wondering, Tom Ford's work did show up — on Annette Bening. But there are a few up-and-comers — Winter's Bone's Jennifer Lawrence and True Grit's Hailee Steinfeld — also rocking fashion in a big way (Louis Vuitton for Lawrence, Prabal Gurung for Steinfeld). See those looks, plus more, in the slideshow! And stay tuned . . . we'll be adding to the gallery as more looks roll in.
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Fixed by Camel: On Gender, Books, and Children 0
Imposing my version of gender, my preference for skepticism and nonconformity, isn't any more appropriate or healthy than forcing him into army fatigue onesies or calling him "Daddy's Big Guy."
Post-40 Bloomers: You've Come a Long Way, Lady James 2
James's detective novels represent the best qualities of the genre: they are absorbing, intellectually challenging, emotionally satisfying, and artfully constructed. The process of unraveling the mystery demands the reader's attention and patience as the investigators work through the evidence, and yet the solutions that emerge seem simultaneously surprising and inevitable.
Maybe We Need New Words: The Millions Interviews Nicholas Mennuti 1
The first thing to remember is that the government has never, ever respected your privacy. At least not since post-WWI and the Communist threat in America. They've been opening your mail for years. They've been wire-tapping without warrants for years. The only difference is that it's easier now.
Friday Night Fumble: When Mediocre TV Masquerades as High Art 44
Friday Night Lights is bad television. And if it is art, then it is art that is purposefully misleading, which is art of the worst kind. Something is truly rotten in the state of Texas.
Oil Plumes and White Noise: On Rereading DeLillo 1
We are in a situation similar to the one Delillo lays out in White Noise: things are bad, danger is lurking, but we don't know its full extent. Our exposure has been consummate, and fatal for the health and economic stability of many, but the final tally is not yet in.
Decompensate Your Way To Better Fiction 2
I've been working the last two years on my first novel, which has certain elements of autobiography to it, and in that time I can't help but notice a certain decline in the indicators of good mental health.


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Following is a list of resources that you can read for more information about the benefits of camel milk:
Camel milk as an adjunct to insulin therapy improves long-term glycemic control and reduction in three stars
RP Agrawal, R Beniwal, DK Kochar, FC Tuteja, SK
Diabetes research and clinical practice
, 2005 - Elsevier2005-01-01
Effect of Raw Camel Milk in Type 1 Diabetic Patients: 1 Year Randomized Study
Effect of Camel Milk on Glycemic Control, Risk Factors and Diabetes Quality of Life in Type-1 Diabetes, A Randomized Prospective Controlled Study
Other Clinical Trials in Israel and Germany that demonstrates anti-diabetic properties
Camel Milk for Food Allergies in Children
Etiology of Autism and Camel Milk as Therapy, International Journal of Human Development, Volume 4, Issue 2, p.67-70 (2005),
Authors:Shabo, Y.; Yagil, R. Abstract: 4 yr old drank camel's milk after 40 days, no more autistic symptoms; 15 yr old autism disappears after 30 days when drinking camel's milk; 21 yr old drinks camel's milk and autism symptoms significantly reduce.
Konuspayeva G, Faye B, Loiseau G, Levieux D.
Lactoferrin and immunoglobulin contents in camel's milk (Camelus bactrianus, Camelus dromedarius, and Hybrids) from Kazakhstan.
J Dairy Sci. 2007 Jan;90(1):38-46.
Article in Russian:
1: Vopr Pitan. 1981 May-Jun;(3):10-4. Links
[Effectiveness of peptic ulcer diet therapy using rations
containing whole mare's and camel's milk]
Agrawal RP, Budania S, Sharma P, Gupta R, Kochar DK, Panwar RB, Sahani MS.
Zero prevalence of diabetes in camel milk consuming Raica community of north-west Rajasthan, India.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2006 Nov 10
Camel Antibodies Are Unique And Rare
"An unusual source for antibody–based therapeutics"
Excerpt: "Llamas, camels, and their relatives create extremely small antibodies, which scientists hope can be used to burrow into the crevices of a cancerous tumor or a pre–arthritic joint—places that conventional antibodies are too large to enter."
Facts About Camel Milk
Camel milk can be easily digested by lactose-intolerant individuals.
The lactoferrin in camel's milk has antibacterial and antiviral properties. It also has anti-tumor properties (Ueda et al., 1957).
Camel milk has an apparent positive effect on breast cancer (Eiseler et al., 1998).
Camel milk has three times the amount of vitamin C than cow's milk.
Camel milk has been used for centuries to treat liver disease, and studies have been performed for hepatitis and liver cancer with promising results.
Camel milk is rich in B vitamins and iron.
The immunoglobulins in camel milk have been shown to protect against types of cancer (Fage et al., 2005).
Camel milk has been used to aid in the treatment of the following illnesses:
Autism (Shabo and Yagil et al., 2005)
Milk allergies (Shabo et al., 2005)
Tuberculosis (Agarwal et al., 2005)
Crohn's Disease (Shabo et al., 2005, 2006; Donechenko, 1975)


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Operation Holiday application sites open around Wichita today
WICHITA – Operation Holiday application sites open today at nine locations around Wichita.
The sites are at Inter-Faith Ministries Enrichment Center, Inter-Faith Ministries Holiday Distribution Center, Atwater Neighborhood City Hall, Evergreen Neighborhood City Hall, Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet School, Stanley Neighborhood City Hall, Victory Baptist Community of Faith, Indo-Chinese Center and Wichita Community Action Inc.
Hours of operation vary by location. Addresses and hours for each location are available on the Inter-Faith Ministries (IFM) website, www.IFMnet.org.
Eligible recipients must live in Sedgwick County or surrounding areas and be no younger than 17. Total household income is considered. Only one application is accepted per household and participants may apply for only one holiday program.
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S.Y. Bancorp Announces Higher Third Quarter Earnings as Net Income Per Diluted Share Increases 11% to $0.41.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBT), parent company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, with offices in the Louisville metropolitan area, Indianapolis and Cincinnati, today reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Highlights of the third quarter included higher earnings, largely driven by ongoing growth in non-interest income, particularly with respect to the Company's investment management and trust services, and the continuation of strong credit quality characteristics in the loan portfolio, which have helped counter increasing competitive pressures affecting loan growth and interest margins. A summary of results for the third quarter and year-to-date period follows:[TABLE OMITTED]
Commenting on the announcement, David Heintzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Against the backdrop of an intensely competitive operating environment, which has affected our loan growth and pressured our net interest margin, the Company continued to produce solid earnings performance and high returns for our stockholders. Our success despite difficult industry conditions demonstrates the importance we have placed on expanding our revenue base, with one key factor in those efforts being the growth of our investment management and trust operations. These services continue to complement and provide synergy for our banking activities. This department has developed a sound and growing reputation supported by solid, consistent investment performance for our clients. We were gratified to see revenue growth of 12% in the third quarter from our investment management and trust operations, clearly the largest source of non-interest income, as total assets under management increased 13.3% to $1.7 billion over the past year primarily due to market appreciation.
"It is noteworthy that the Company has produced consistent earnings even as we have ramped up our expansion activities, adding to our presence in Indianapolis and entering the Cincinnati market," Heintzman continued. "The Indianapolis market has been instrumental to our overall loan growth over the past year, and we expect that the upcoming opening of our second office there will add further momentum to our efforts to reach new customers. In Cincinnati, we recently selected a prominent downtown location for our flagship office and are well underway in building a team of experienced lenders to lead our expansion there."
Concluding, Heintzman added, "Looking ahead to the final quarter of the year, we remain concerned about general market forces, including a highly competitive marketplace, the effect of declining interest rates, and overall conditions in the economy. Competition will continue to restrain loan growth and will place additional pressure on net interest margin. Taking a longer-term view, however, we remain excited about the prospects of expanding our reach to new markets and the growth opportunities created by that expansion."
Net interest income, the Company's largest source of revenue, declined $66,000, or less than 1%, in the third quarter of 2007 compared with the year-earlier period. Net interest income increased $504,000 or 1% in the first nine months of 2007 compared with the same period last year. The third quarter decline in net interest income reflected modest growth in the Company's loan portfolio, which was more than offset by net interest margin compression. Net interest margin for the third quarter, at 4.18%, declined eight basis points from 4.26% in the second quarter of 2007 and was 21 basis points lower than the 4.39% reported in the year-earlier period. This ongoing margin pressure, which began in the third quarter last year, reflects the persistence of a relatively flat yield curve coupled with the impact of higher interest expense associated with local competition for deposits. The Company expects pressure on net interest margins to continue in the near term, and further reductions in short-term rates by the Federal Reserve could add more pressure.
Non-performing loans for the third quarter declined 11% on a linked-quarter basis to $4,244,000 from $4,769,000 in the second quarter of 2007, and were 37% below non-performing loans of $6,765,000 in the third quarter of 2006. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 0.37% in the third quarter of 2007, down from 0.41% in the second quarter of 2007 and 0.61% in the third quarter last year. Net charge-offs totaled 0.03% of average loans in the third quarter of 2007 compared with 0.04% in same period last year. However, in view of near-term concerns about the economy in general, the Company increased its provision for loan losses to $850,000 in the third quarter from $450,000 in the third quarter of 2006. For the first nine months of 2007, the loan loss provision totaled $2,090,000 versus $1,400,000 in the year-earlier period. The Company's allowance for loan losses was 1.08% of total loans at September 30, 2007, compared with 1.04% of total loans at June 30, 2007, and 1.11% at September 30, 2006. Management noted that the Company has no sub-prime loans in its portfolio.
Non-interest income increased $557,000 or 8% in the third quarter compared with the same quarter last year, primarily due to higher investment management and trust income, which rose $345,000 or 12% during the quarter. This, along with higher bankcard transaction revenue, service charges on deposit accounts, brokerage fees and commissions, and other non-interest income offset lower gains on sales of mortgage loans for the quarter. Non-interest income increased $1,295,000 or 6% in the first nine months of 2007 compared with the year-earlier period, again driven primarily by higher investment management and trust income.
Non-interest expense declined $386,000 or 3% in the third quarter of 2007 versus the same period last year. The decline for the third quarter primarily reflected the non-recurring impact in the year-earlier quarter of the write-off of $879,000 of unamortized issuance costs associated with the Company's trust preferred securities that were redeemed on July 1, 2006. Also, as a result of revised standard costs applied to the loan production process and an increase in loan volume, the Company's deferred salaries associated with loan originations in the third quarter of 2007 exceeded those amounts in the same period last year. These factors helped offset a rise in salaries and employee benefits expense related in part to the addition of staff associated with the development of a second office in the Indianapolis market and the Company's recent entry into the Cincinnati market. Non-interest expense declined $584,000 or 2% in the first nine months of 2007 compared with the year-earlier period, again primarily due to the write-off of unamortized issuance costs on the Company's trust preferred securities in the year-earlier period and the impact of deferred salary expense in 2007. These factors, along with a first quarter 2007 reduction in state bank taxes, resulting from tax credits purchased in the quarter, helped offset higher salaries and employee benefits, data processing and net occupancy expenses for the first nine months of 2007. The Company's third quarter efficiency ratio was to 53.95% compared with 53.22% in the second quarter of 2007 and 57.07% in the third quarter last year.
S.Y. Bancorp's total assets for the third quarter increased 4% to $1.410 billion from $1.354 billion at September 30, 2006. The Company's loan portfolio also increased 4% to $1.157 billion from $1.117 billion for the year-earlier period, primarily due to steady loan growth throughout the year. Deposits of $1.067 billion at September 30, 2007, were level with the year-earlier period.
In July, the Company's Board of Directors expanded the Company's stock repurchase plan by 550,000 shares, or approximately 4% of the Company's total common shares outstanding, increasing the remaining authorization at that time to 567,500 shares. In August, as a part of this stock repurchase program, the Company established a Rule 10b5-1 stock trading plan. During the third quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 316,000 shares, or about 2% of its shares outstanding. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had remaining authorization to repurchase approximately 251,500 shares. In August, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, which was distributed on October 1, 2007, to stockholders of record as of September 14, 2007.
Louisville, Kentucky-based S.Y. Bancorp, Inc., with $1.410 billion in assets, was incorporated in 1988 as a bank holding company. It is the parent company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, which was established in 1904.
This report contains forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act that involve risks and uncertainties. Although the Company's management believes the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of these assumptions could be inaccurate. Therefore, there can be no assurance the forward-looking statements included herein will prove to be accurate. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: economic conditions both generally and more specifically in the markets in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate; competition for the Company's customers from other providers of financial services; government legislation and regulation, which change from time to time and over which the Company has no control; changes in interest rates; material unforeseen changes in liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company's customers; and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company.
Unaudited supplemental financial information for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, appears on the following pages.
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Internet bullying needs to stop. It has become a real problem in our society and I worry about the message it sends to our children. We need to teach respect and acceptance of others, even if you don't share the same point of view. It is okay to disagree, just don't be a jerk about it.
Great post. Understand your audience, build relationships with that audience, and connect with them regularly with content that matters to them. The foundation that all marketing communications strategy should be built on.
This post is so timely, because I was just thinking about my own personal LinkedIn strategy for 2015. It's funny because I know LinkedIn is the social network I should spend the most time on, but I don't. I am inspired by the examples you gave and it seems like the network is moving in the right direction to encourage engagement, not just connections.
I would definitely be interested in a Spin Sucks conference, I'd love to meet you and the other crazies in person. Also, I just finished your book yesterday, nice job! I got lots of great ideas and tips from it. Good luck toward your 2015 goals.
Happy New Year! Thank you for all of useful insights in 2014. I really enjoy following this blog.
Excellent post! Engaging the reader from the beginning is so important, but so few in business do it well. Any tips on writing good leads with limited space like on social media outlets? If I have to read "check out our...." one more time on Facebook or Twitter I'm going to lose my mind.
I think you hit on a couple of good points here for both introverts and extroverts. I believe a few keys to being a good leader are: 1. To be yourself. (Trying to lead exactly like someone else never works.) 2. Know your strengths and use them. 3. Know your weaknesses and accept them. Thanks for the post!
@ginidietrich I know. It is really sad.
What happened to "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." I think for some people it's easier to contribute to the conversation by being mean and critical, rather than taking the time to contribute a new or opposing idea in a thoughtful, respectful and constructive way. Bullying is an approach that never results in positive outcome.
I love the visual of reading marketing content and pr to kids before bedtime. As a working mom it takes multitasking to a new level! I agree with everyone's comments, a good story is only a good story if the reader defines it as so. Start with your customers needs in mind and then build your story around that.
Hi Gini. I have been reading your blog for a couple years now and your most recent posts on PR metrics and ROI are some of my favorite. As a marketing and public relations professional I strongly believe the importance of defining measurable goals and determining ROI for your efforts. I think this so important for non profits to understand because so often they have very limited resources. If they start with the end goal in mind and take the time to assess the ROI on their activity it helps them understand where to best spend their time and money.
Great post, unfortunately writing good sales copy is an art that is lost on many businesses. I would add think about the medium you are writing for. The copy you put in your brochure may not work for the web. Also, think about your font choice, size and color. What may look pretty on paper (or on the screen), may not be easy for your target audience to read.
It takes a lot of courage to post this. Many industry leaders are only willing to share the good stuff, the great ideas, and the big wins, but often it's the tough stuff where the real lessons are learned. Because of your honesty you are inspiring others to be better leaders too. Thank you.
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@rosemaryoneill @ginidietrich @tnfletch @seanmcginnis No bracelets for me yet, but I will be giving my nieces Rainbow Looms for Christmas. I hope to have a few new bracelets to add to my jewelry collection by New Year's!
Rainbow Looms! My nieces spent all Thanksgiving talking about them, it's a top item on their Christmas lists. Before Thursday I had never heard of them.
Awesome post. I completely agree. Too many businesses these days jump into social media without a plan. They quickly create a Facebook page or Twitter account and just start promoting the heck out of themselves forgetting about the 80/20 rule or engaging their community. As a result their efforts get lost in the internet clutter. Social media, like all marketing tools, should always be well thought out and strategic.
Yum that sounds good too! I love any food with cheese really, I'm from Wisconsin I think it's in our DNA!
I completely agree with your recommendations and I would also add eat healthy for a strong body and mind. (Or at least try to eat healthy some of the time, I am not giving up pizza anytime soon!)
I enjoyed reading this blog post, thank you. I 100% agree on your website analogy, I feel like the work on our website is never done.
I think 2013 has been the rise of the PR professional. Companies big and small, nonprofit organizations, even local governments are seeing the need and investing in a professional to guide their communications strategy across all platforms. I live in a small town and five years ago there were very few jobs in public relations and now I am seeing new positions and opportunities being created all over. Currently the hottest agency in our region is a PR-only firm. It is a really exciting time to be in our industry!
Wonderful advice! As a communications professional a big part of our job is relationship building. The digital landscape has proven to be very tricky territory, even for those who are skilled in the art of relationships. I love this practical tip that is doable for anyone who is serious about making connections and building solid relationships. Thank you!
Good post. Also a lot of brands offer special promotions, presales, and giveaways to help build and reward their online communities.
Funny, I haven't thought about that movie in years! This industry is not for people who can't embrace constant learning and change. At least we never have an excuse to be bored!
Thank you for this post. I just started my personal blog about a month ago. This is probably my third (or fourth) attempt over the past few years. I think what gets me stuck is the lack of good info out there on how to get started. Thanks for the tips, this very helpful.
@ginidietrich @tnfletch Absolutely, I love Chicago! It's such a fun city!
I found your blog a few weeks ago and I'm really enjoying your topical and useful content. I love the #FollowFriday feature and find it so interesting to learn to from others and see what they are doing and creating in the world. I agree the #FF feature on Twitter is very vain and useless for those who are trying to connect with like-minded people who can inspire us. Thanks for sharing great content!


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2013 has been an exciting year so far, we've hosted Mini Seedcamps in 10 cities across Europe, alongside 3 Seedcamp Weeks and 2 USA roadtrips. Besides this huge schedule, we launched Seedcamp Academy and published our results from recent years. We still have a lot of exciting things planned before the end of the year and are already planning for an action packed 2014. The Seedcamp Family is over 100 startups strong and we look forward to welcoming new teams to the family in Berlin next month. If you want to be a part of the dynamic Seedcamp team make sure to read on!
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Foods that make you sick?
So, I'm coeliac, so I know anything with gluten in it makes my stomach ill and I get a rash. not fun.
But, I've also realized that nuts- plain nuts (unsalted) make me want to puke. I'll eat them... be okay... and then ten seconds later, have to run to the bathroom because I feel SO SICK and nauseous and ill, I'm scared I'm going to end up puking everywhere.
So plain nuts make me feel sick. Here's the weird part: if the nuts are not plain (ie- maple nuts or sugar coated, or in a honey nut butter/nut butter cookie) I don't get the nausea. Weird? yep.
I don't really like nuts (regardless of what they're in) so I don't eat them anyway... just thought this was really odd... Anyone else like this?
Reason: Moved from Foods to Health and Support.
I get nausea a lot with food. I know that milk products make me nauseous, but there are other things too like pork. I had just stopped eating a normal diet and started simple like veggies, chicken, fish, rice etc. However I'm trying to eat a more normal diet again and am having lots of problems with nausea, so apparently pork and milk isn't it.
I know what you mean about eating some things and it not making you sick. I can't eat pork or ham, but I am fine with bacon so long as it's not fatty or greasy.
Pancakes. Every single time I eat pancakes, I feel nauseated.
Nuts make me sick too, but not just plain ones. It's a shame because I need them in my diet and I actually like almonds... Guess I'll stick to soynuts.
Among other things, rich, sweet foods make me sick to. I can't eat cookies or brownies and things like that. However, I can eat candy, though I don't care for it. I've noticed that full fat ice cream makes me sick, but low-fat doesn't. I have no idea why.
- Chicken and Dumplings
- Soy products of any kind, including soy nuts - especially soymilk and soy protein powder
- Cracker Barrel's pancakes
- Mc Donald's french fries
- Most ice creams and sorbet
There are others too, I just can't remember. The soy thing is awful though. It was terrible to be vegan and have to avoid most soy products.
meatloaf with the hardboiled egg inside. ugh. I like meat loaf.. I like hard boiled eggs... just Not together.
All nuts since if I ingest them that's a really not fun ambulance ride, massive ouch in the thigh from the epi pen and hives just about every where. Nope, no thanks.
anything red lobster. I love seafood but got food poisoning at one so I can't even go IN the place.
Anything having to do with smores...regular or in granolar bars or whatever. I enjoy chocolate, grahm crackers, vegan marshmalows seperate, but not together at all.
& also vegetarian chili..nauseous & ill, and just not fun so I avoid it.
Breakfast Cereals with fruit in. If I put the dried fruit into cereal I'm fine but the stuff with it already in always makes me feel queasy.
Creamy sauces. Which is a shame, because I love pasta and mushroom sauce, but I can never order it in restaurants because there's always so much cream.
I've actually heard of people being able to digest low-fat ice cream, but not regular kind (same with cream sauces), has to do with one being too high in fat/oils for your stomach to digest or something... I forget (I'm like this, and someone told me it was because of that reason)
Certain restaurants, if you've had a bad experience with them, can also make you feel sick. Like, I've gotten really sick from Taco Bell, and even though their food is gross to start with, I even more so refuse to eat from there since the food is revolting.
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Especially portabello mushrooms. Which is gutting, because I love mushrooms.
Coconut milk! It smells wonderful but uggggh. And shiitake mushrooms. Always have a tummy ache after..
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meatloaf with the hardboiled egg inside. ugh. I like meat loaf.. I like hard boiled eggs... just Not together.
Yuck! do people really make/eat/sell/purchase that? Seriously?
The smell and the taste makes me nauseous.
I had a bad McDonald's Fish Fillet experience when I was 6, and 18 years later, it still makes me queasy
haha never heard of Egg in the middle meatloaf before, looks interesting...
Only food that I can think of that makes me a little sick are scrabbled eggs (I put cheese in mine which might be the cause?). I don't get really sick from them but for a couple hours afterwards I usually feel a bit nauseous.
And another thing that's a bit off topic, toothpaste sometimes makes me feel sick for a few minutes if I brush my teeth too fast LOL weird..
Do people fight over who gets the egg in the meatloaf? Like, is it come kind of prize? (serious question)
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The smell and the taste makes me nauseous.
I had a bad McDonald's Fish Fillet experience when I was 6, and 18 years later, it still makes me queasy
Both of these.
Carrots...as odd as it might sounds; if I eat more than 1/4 cup of carrots, I feel nauseous. That and regular ice-cream, though frozen yogurt suits me well that I eat 1 cup every evening (hahaha).
Very sugary foods gives me headaches from hell
soy ice cream(Soy Delicious)
anything very spicy or high fat(lots of ethnic foods to avoid)
"random things I come upon". this one rocks. super sensitive stomach.


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The number of Ducks fans who usually wait for autographs after practice at Honda Center swelled to more than 40 on Friday morning.
Honda Center safety officer Bob Palmieri compared the size of the crowd to something he saw during last season's Stanley Cup playoffs.
The reasons for Friday's large turnout were simple. First, the Ducks were just back from a lengthy road trip.
The main reason, however, was the return of Teemu Selanne.
Selanne's return to the NHL - and the Ducks - will take on a celebratory tone tonight, as he plays his first game at Honda Center since coming back from the brink of retirement. It's a fact that wasn't lost on fans, who flocked to him as he left the south entrace of the arena after Friday's morning skate.
Stephanie Broyles, JenniferPletcher and a handful of their friends darted through the crowd to give valentine's cookies and candies to the players as they left the arena. Selanne got a little bit more.
Broyles, through a roll of the dice, was picked to sing to a Ducks player that was on a list of "hotties" that she and her friends compiled. Since Selanne was on that list, he got to hear her sing a few bars of "It's raining men", with a greeting card supplying the music.
Singing aside, Broyles was excited that Selanne was back.
"I think it's an improvement," the Long Beach resident said. "He's a veteran and gives them a lift. We needed more shots on goal."
Pletcher was raised by her hockey-fan parents, who were followers of the Los Angeles Kings. The Mighty Ducks movie pushed her allegiance to hockey into Orange County.
"I'm ecstatic that he's back," Pletcher said. "He's Teemu. He's the face of this team. Even people who dont' like hockey know who he is. Just bringing him back is absolutely phenomenal."
Pletcher, Broyles, their friends and thousands of other Selanne fans will flock to Honda Center for tonight's game against the Stars. The game will feature the likes of Mike Modano, Jean-Sebastien Giguerre and Scott Niedermayer but most eyes will be on Selanne.
"It's going to be fun," Selanne said. "The building is a great place to play and the fans are great. The last time I played, I won the Cup here."
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The Leadership Traits of the Geeks and GeezersEXECUTIVE UPDATE, August 2003 Bestselling author and researcher Warren Bennis concludes that leaders young and old — so-called "geeks" and "geezers" — have been profoundly affected both by the eras they grew up in and by "crucible" experiences. The result gives rise to a new leadership model with significant implications for associations. |
Warren Bennis' study of leadership qualities based on age reveals the differences on person's historical context can make, yet underscores the similar, sometimes surprising, competencies that all leaders use.
Executive Update's Associate and Web Editor Kristin Merriman-Clarke reports. At age 32, Wendy Kopp remains the executive director of a national nonprofit organization she founded almost 13 years ago to provide college-graduate teachers to underprivileged communities. Frances Hesselbein, age 70ish, is board chair of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management) but built her longtime reputation as a CEO during her 24-year turnaround of the Girl Scouts of America. Kopp is what leadership guru Warren Bennis calls "a geek" — a leader age 21 to 35. Hesselbein is a "geezer" — a leader age 70 to 93. It was the differences and similarities in leadership styles and abilities — specifically, the impact of era — between these two age groups that attracted the attention of Bennis and his colleague, Robert Thomas, and led to their latest book, Geeks and Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders (Harvard Business School Press, 2002). Their revelations led to a much different book than originally envisioned. "It turned out that this book revealed how people evolve as leaders — how they get their sea legs, so to speak," Bennis explains. "And when we compared the nature of the major leadership qualities of geeks and geezers, we discovered that they shared four key factors. These struck me as being timeless factors that were, in a way, culture-free." Great Depression versus Dot-Com Collapse This "Era of Limits" (1945 - 1954), say Bennis and Thomas, led leaders to embrace a command-and-control style that often mimicked the military organizations in which many workers had served; a rigid work ethic and a great need for security; and general acceptance of the "one-life, one-career" concept. As a result, geezers often Geeks, on the other hand, matured in the "Era of Options" (1991-2000), which included MTV, AIDS, terrorism, globalization, the end of the Cold War, weapons of mass destruction, high public distrust of government, and influential special interest groups. The organization man disappeared as competitive speed and innovation led to flatter, more nimble organizational structures. Dot-com companies flamed out of nowhere, driven by the powerful tool that promised to eliminate political, economic, and societal boundaries once and for all: the Internet. As a result, geeks often Of all of these, Bennis identifies attitudes toward work-life balance as the most dramatic gap between the two groups: "The geezers like Bob Crandall, former chairman of American Airlines, were saying, 'What is this crap about work-life challenges? To be a leader, you have to have passion. You've got to put everything into it!' And I remember one former editor of The New York Times shouting, 'If you want a family, you shouldn't be working here!' Now, that's geezer talk. "The geeks, 32 years and younger, have a really different view," Bennis continues. "They may be working just as hard, but the geeks often have a working spouse, and they often have children. The work-life balance issue really had to be at the forefront of their existence, even though at times they were knocking themselves out, whereas the geezers grew up typically with a wife who took care of all of those chores herself. Geezers weren't given a license to either complain or think about it, and when they look back, some of them have a lot of guilt. But it's a difference in the climate today." The Commonality of Crucibles This commonality forms the heart of a proposed leadership model by Bennis and Thomas. In the book, Tara Church is a geek who, in 1987, founded a U.S. nonprofit agency — the Tree Musketeers — at the ripe age of eight. She describes her crucible as a Brownie scout camping trip. Because of drought, the Brownies discussed whether to use paper or plastic plates for meals. Church's mother talked about deforestation and, Church says, "the role of trees in holding soil in place and how they filter pollutants from the air. … It was the first time in my life that I remember being absolutely terrified. … And then we had an idea … that we should plant a tree. So we did. And that was the single most empowering experience of my life. Realizing that - while terror, while challenges, while all of these roadblocks can obstruct our view of what lies ahead — something so simple as getting a shovel and digging a hole and putting a tree in it can change the world." Crucibles are "often opportunities," says Bennis. The key distinction between crucibles is not whether they are considered negative or positive but whether the leader "dived in versus was pushed in. … Both types of crucibles involve important learning and a degree of stress." The research of Bennis and Thomas has profound implications for associations, which simultaneously are trying to develop new leaders (geeks), challenge current leaders, and retain the wisdom and skills of longtime leaders (geezers). To best accommodate geeks, Bennis says organizations should present "opportunities for all kinds of learning" that make people believe associations offer careers from which they can learn. "What young people are looking for right now is postgraduate school — they want to continue learning," he adds. Geeks also "want people to be attentive to work-life balance issues," Bennis continues, so organizations should demonstrate family-friendliness. Finally, geeks need to believe they are in a position that allows them to truly contribute to their organization and society at large. "These are people who want to make a difference in the world," Bennis describes. What the geezer findings mean to associations is "a tougher question," because most organizations don't know how to use the "brains and wisdom" of very mature leaders effectively — and Bennis doesn't have an easy solution. He describes one organization that has a special building for retired people, but "the good people — the ones who still have a vital involvement with life — don't want to be there. … That's where the old farts are." Geezers also desire the same constant learning as geeks. But conferences and seminars alone won't cut it, since the leaders interviewed say they did not learn their most important skills in formal training programs. Bennis understands: "Leadership training can be inspiring, but to send people to workshops where they will change their attitude or behavior and then send them back to an unchanged organization is a sin. … Workshops are not enough." Geeks and geezers alike learn best in "unstructured settings," which can only be achieved on a practical level through organizational alignment and adaptability. "These are the first things I look for as an organizational consultant," he explains. "One is alignment — everyone can tell you what the mission is, and everyone's personal values are aligned with the mission. [And two] is the adaptability of the organization. … If you have alignment without adaptability, you have a classic military organization." Four Key Competencies Adaptive capacity. "What is it that gives people the capacity to make change and want to change, to take in new data and be able to adjust accordingly?" asks Bennis. He and Thomas coined the answer: adaptive capacity. Two elements are key to this leadership competency. "One is referred to in the book as being a first-class noticer — to be a first-class observer of what's going on, not just within your organizational silo and your narrow domain but what's going on in the world," describes Bennis. Exemplary leaders recognize that "habit is a great deadener," he continues. "To break out of the day-to-dayness of things is very difficult. … It's not just observing aimlessly. It isn't just reading 60 newspapers a day. It's observing and realizing that if the observations are accurate, not to act on them would be almost a sin." The observation aspect includes the ability to build an effective team, because "none of us is as smart as all of us," Bennis emphasizes. "Expecting one person at the top to be able to observe, digest, analyze, and then be able to deploy that knowledge successfully is ridiculous. It obviously takes a team of people that collegially can look at the world, observe the world together, and what they don't know, they can explain to each other." The second major part of adaptive capacity is hardiness, which relates to "the expectation of future success." "In my decades of trying to understand and observing leaders, there's one thing that stands out about exemplary leaders: They have unwarranted optimism," Bennis says. "You can't avoid some bad news, but one job of a leader is to get people to invest in the future. … basically, we're providers of hope." Bennis' and Thomas' data indicates that adaptive capacity is the key asset that separates the doers from the wannabes. Sixty percent of the success of the leaders studied is attributable to this one characteristic. Engaging others for shared gain. Exemplary leaders are capable of suspending their followers and stakeholders "in webs of significance," Bennis says. "Whether it's a political leader or a CEO of a not-for-profit, a leader has to create and develop a sense of significance, of doing something that is way beyond his or her own self-interest." Purpose. The duo also found that for all interviewees, leadership "just seemed to be a part of how they saw themselves. It was who they were." That purpose includes vision. "Leaders have to provide some overall sense of direction," emphasizes Bennis, noting that in a recent Gallup poll of 84,000 people, the key factor that most respondents wanted from their employer is a clear sense of purpose. Distinctive voice. Distinctive voice is the combination of integrity and authenticity, which differ. Hitler was very authentic as a human being but had no "moral compass," Bennis says. When integrity and authenticity are successfully coupled in a leader, that person "tends to be comfortable in their own skin. They're present, and they're very real. They tend to have a voice that is recognizable — that sense of character, the person who isn't being hidden. That sense of voice of who you are is what people want from their leaders." With these new insights into how leaders young and old evolve and learn, Bennis hopes that organizations will reexamine their leadership development and retention efforts, perhaps linking traditional training with new opportunities that take into account this new leadership model, the power of crucibles, and the impact of era.
Bennis and Thomas hypothesized that era has an underestimated impact on the type of leaders who emerge. Geezers, for example, grew up in an era that included World War II, the Cold War, the birth of television as a social influence, the battle over civil rights, and strong public trust in government. The "organization man," who often spent his entire career serving a single company, was the standard in the business world, and the Great Depression left indelible memories of worry and financial fragility in all workers born around 1925.
Bennis and Thomas also turned up numerous similarities in their interviews, along with one surprise: the critical importance and commonality of "crucibles." Crucibles are "intense, transformational experiences" from which a leader changes dramatically and emerges much wiser.
Bennis and Thomas believe that crucibles surface four leadership competencies: adaptive capacity, engaging others through shared meaning, voice, and purpose.
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Kristin Merriman-Clarke, CAE, is an associate and Web editor for Executive Update. She can be reached at 202-326-9548 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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