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Q&A with eBay's first UK marketing director
By Sarah Shearman, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Tuesday, 25 September 2012 08:00AM
Marketing talks to Amanda Metcalfe, eBay's first marketing director for UK and Ireland in her first interview since taking on the role in June, about the brand's new strategy to target women by adopting the marketing tactics of a retailer.
Why is it strategically important for eBay to move from being an auction site to a retailer?
"We haven't traditionally behaved like a retailer – and we are not a retailer, we are a platform. But 70% of our business is now from retailers and brands, rather than consumer to consumer sellers. So as we move into that territory we need to behave much more like a retailer.
"We are creating a retail calendar and will be making sure we surface the right inventory at the right time for our partners.
"For example, enabling a retailer like Argos to sell to students through back-to-university deals, or allowing House of Fraser to sell winter coats and knitwear when the weather turns.
"This is the first quarter you will see eBay behaving like a retailer, events, discounts and heading into a sale. We will go into sale when the other retailers drop, rather than a few weeks into January like last year.
"That is to enable retailers to get the best out of our platform and be relevant to the customer."
How far is this messaging penetrating UK consumers? Is there still an overarching perception of eBay as an auction site?
"We still have a lot of work to do and our new brand campaign is to help with this messaging. But we are still very protective of our auction heritage.
"We are supporting that with a radio ad running at the moment and press ads due to break this week.
"Consumer to consumer is our bedrock and if our consumer business is healthy, the whole business is healthy, because typically the money she [the consumer] makes on eBay she spends back on eBay.
"So while its only 30% of the business, it has a huge impact on the other 70%.
Is this perception changing among retail brands?
"The perception is certainly changing with retailers – we are at a tipping point with retailers where the heard mentality is kicking in.
"Lots of merchants and retailers are joining eBay because they see their competitors on the platform.
"I think we've got the right amount of selection now to start hitting the perception. And when we start behaving more like a retailer on site, and surfacing the right inventory, that will really help with the perception."
What new developments in technology can we expect from eBay?
"We want to move to having real time merchandise on the website. At the moment, a lot of the homepage space is taken up by ad banners or recommendations based on what you last looked at.
"We want to be able to act like a merchandiser, who can surface the right product at the right time, based on insight.
"EBay is such a barometer of what is happening in the UK and we can use our data to spot trends starting.
"For example when feather earrings appeared on 'The X Factor', you could see within 12 hours, searches for feather earrings were up 1,400%. So we want to get clever with data we've got, and surface inventory in an inspiring way.
"A lot of the changes to the site are thinking through how women shop, looking at everything, from navigation through to home page visibility. The want to come to the site and have a mooch."
By targeting just women, is there a chance you will isolate men from the site?
"I think the men will still come in their droves and do what they have always done - go straight to the search bar.
"I hope in the next six 12-months woman will be surprised, it will look so much better – and not they will just see tech on the homepage."
Since you joined as the first UK and Ireland marketing director for eBay in June, how has the department taken shape?
"There has been a lot of change. The UK is our fastest growing market, so to that end the business has taken a decision to let us lead through a marketing standpoint.
"We've got a small marketing team and are on the starting blocks and working through how to resource the department accordingly.
"We are recruiting for senior marketing managers and marketing mangers. It's early days and we've got what we need to get through to the end of the year, and we are no looking at how we resource up next year."
How do you perceive the competition from online retailers?
"We see retailers as partners and want them on our site. The more we can grow a retailer's business the more we can grow too.
"We look at competitors and want them selling on eBay – getting ASOS or Net-a-porter selling on eBay would be the nirvana for us – they know we are never going to compete and buy stock, unlike Amazon which does compete with retailers."Follow @shearmans
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Photograph - Botanical Gardens, Nantes, France, circa 1927 Reg. No: MM 113630
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- One of ninety three images from a photograph album brought to Australia by Archibald Gordon Maclaurin when he migrated in 1928. It includes early photos of his pre-migration trips to France, as well as photos he added once in Australia, including photos sent to him by family in England, and images from his migration journey.
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- Black and white silver gelatin photograph.
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- Botanical gardens in Nantes showing trees, lawn, a lake and fountain.
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John, Liza B, Trengove, Monique C, Fraser, Fiona W, Yoong, Simon H and Ward, Alister C (2013) Pegasus, the 'atypical' Ikaros family member, influences left-right asymmetry and regulates pitx2 expression, Developmental Biology, vol. 377, no. 1, pp. 46-54, Academic Press, Maryland Heights, Mo. [C1]
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John, Liza B., Yoong, Simon and Ward, Alister C. (2009) Evolution of the ikaros gene family : implications for the origins of adaptive immunity, The journal of immunology, vol. 182, no. 8, pp. 4792-4799, American Association of Immunologists, Bethesda, Md. [C1]
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2007 School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Yoong, Simon, O'Connell, Bree, Soanes, Anna, Crowhurst, Meredith O.*, Lieschke, Graham J.* and Ward, Alister (2007) Characterization of the zebrafish matrix metalloproteinase 9 gene and its developmental expression pattern, Gene expression patterns, vol. 7, no. 1-2, pp. 39-46, Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands [C1]
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Citation counts: Scopus - 15, Thomson - 17
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2004 School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Onnebo, Sara M.N., Yoong, Simon H.S. and Ward, Alister (2004) Harnessing zebrafish for the study of white blood cell development and its perturbation, Experimental hematology, vol. 32, no. 9, pp. 789-796, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands [C1]
ERA journal ID: 16110 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-4444325344
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Higher Degree by Research Completions supervised by Mr Simon H S Yoong
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- For another embellishment idea, cut shapes from water bottles (heart or star). Paint back of shape. Let dry. Punch two holes and attach to bracelet with embroidery floss.
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Y'all need to CHECK yourself if you think that bmgf is the 'general consensus' for the pokemon anime.
Do you really think that a community of like maybe 100 active members (with possibly only about 20 really vocal ones) determines the mindset of an entire fandom of thousands of fans?
Do you think that the only "valid" opinions are those that are formed from people who've religiously watched every episode since the beginning? Or from forum goers exclusively?
Or that isolated communities from Youtube/Tumblr/Deviantart don't have extensive knowledge about whatever they're interested in?
Because the pokemon fandom is so much more than just criticizing the writing or complaining about the character's developments. It's so much more than just determining which saga is the best or which matches were poorly drawn out.
I have met some of the most insightful, creative, funny, talented people through the pokemon fandom, and not just the forums. They all share a common feature: they love the anime and they will do whatever they can to contribute to it.
Discussion is very important part of a fandom. Opinions and analysis are also very important. But in the end, they are just that - personal musings. Just because you may have the illusion that your opinion is the most valid/logical/whimsical/fantastical/important WHATEVER doesn't mean that it IS WHAT THE ENTIRE FANDOM THINKS. ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A DIVERSE AND LARGE FANDOM AS POKEMON.
In large fandoms, with HUNDREDS of characters, worlds, shippings and settings, do you really think that you can summarize the "fandom" as those who've engulfed themselves in every single aspect of it??
Eyo, I'm not saying that Best Wishes doesn't have its flaws in writing; it's honestly a big train wreck at this point. But if you can't see the bright side it; if you can't step outside your comfort zone and see that you can still be a "fan" in other ways; then why are you hurting yourself?
The point of a fandom is to have fun. There's no right way to do it.
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Nope, not cheating.
The fact that something is prohibited or required in the Code does not mean failure to comply amounts to cheating. Here is an example:
So. If you do not call a ball out with a visible or audible call, you are cheating?
Want another example?
So. If you do not take a careful second look at any point-ending placement close to a line on a clay court, you are cheating?
Want another example?
So. If you loop a first serve fault back to the server, you are cheating?
My point is that the Code contains many provisions that are advisory. They do not amount to cheating, and there is no automatic penalty if you do these things. They are a matter of courtesy, not cheating.
BTW, I also don't think much of your definition of cheating. I think this is better:
In the examples I gave, there is no unfair advantage, and there is no deception or trickery.
I think some of you are going off the deep end here. . . .
Your examples suck , here's why.
- If you do not call a ball out it is considered good, I have had a friend at a tournament not make any call or signal out on a ball that was over a foot wide. When there was a discrepancy in what the players thought the score should be the official asked if he had signaled or called it out on that point and when he was honest about not doing so the fact that it was obviously out did not matter and his opponent was awarded the point. This is a rule that is seldom enforced but intentionally violating it is still cheating.
- The rules say "should take a look" at any point ending mark not "shall take a look". So doing so is encouraged , not required. Learn the difference between "should" and "shall".
- If you loop back a first serve that is "obviously out" yes you are cheating by causing a unnecessary delay between the servers first and second serve. This is usually unenforced because you really need an official to see that the serve was "obviously out" and then do something about it. Just because something is "unenforced" doesn't make it not cheating
As for distracting, I pointed out that anything that happens to which a person is aware is distracting to a certain point. You calling out a warning to your partner may or may not be enough of a distraction to make them miss but the fact that your opponent hears it at all means it distracted him a small amount while his brain processes this unexpected sound that he heard. The advantage you gain could be as much as a missed shot that they would not have missed had you not talked, or maybe more subtle such as an overhead that is returnable rather than one that is completely out of your reach.
The rule says "shall not talk..." you talk anyway even though you know the rule, and yes it does gain you an advantage. You are cheating.
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The Sedalia City Council and city department officials established several goals for the upcoming fiscal year during a special budget strategy session, held Saturday at Katy Trail Community Health.
City Administrator Gary Edwards first gave council a quick update on the ongoing budget process. Despite being down most of the year, Edwards noted sales tax numbers from January were up slightly, though there will still be an approximately $1 million shortfall in incoming sales tax revenue.
ōBased on what weÆre seeing, itÆs looking like there will be about a $1.8 million shortage between projected general fund revenues and expenditures,ö he said. ōNow, those numbers are as of right now. They will likely change before our major budget presentation later this month.ö
Edwards said that while the next fiscal year, which starts April 1, will be ōchallenging and toughö the cityÆs fund balance was enviable at about $9 million in the bank.
ōWeÆre going to have very tight budgets this year and thatÆs something to keep in mind as we establish these goals,ö he said.
With the help of professional facilitator Bob Saunders, council worked to set broad goals for the next year. The biggest, and one that caused the most discussion, involved pay raises and retention rates. Early on in the meeting Ward 1 Councilman Steve Galliher said heÆd like to see city employees receive pay raises this year, though some council members disagreed.
ōWe spend 62 percent of our budget on salaries. Now, IÆm not saying we shouldnÆt give raises but we canÆt just say, æOK, hereÆs a 2 percent increaseÆ without looking at the big picture,ö countered Ward 4 Councilman Ken Norton. ōOtherwise weÆll have very well-paid employees but crumbling roads.ö
City Personnel Director John Rice noted the 62 percent figure is fairly standard among comparably sized cities.
ōThe thing that worries us is the retention rates,ö Rice said. ōSalary-wise weÆre about mid-range but if you cut that too much, youÆll start to lose people and have a disparity in service. When we have police officers and firefighters going to LeeÆs Summit because the pay is better, weÆre losing out.ö
ōBut weÆre never going to be able to compete (with LeeÆs Summit salaries,)ö said Ward 2 Councilwoman Wanda Monsees. ōIÆm not saying our employees donÆt deserve a raise, but we canÆt compete with a city that size.ö
Department officials also spoke to council about a need for staff increases. While each department said they could use more staff to help with workloads, council focused on the police and fire departments specifically. Fire Chief Mike Ditzfeld said the SFDÆs current staff level was fine for the time being.
ōYou have to remember though, if I want to add one position, thatÆs 24-hours seven days a week, thatÆs actually four guys,ö he said. ōRight now I think weÆre fine. I would say in the five- to seven-year range, IÆd like to add two positions (eight employees.) Obviously thatÆs something that needs to be planned for and IÆd like to see maybe in our comprehensive plan a strategy for how weÆre going to fund those staffing increases.ö
Police Chief John DeGonia said he would ask council for two more officers this year, saying the department hasnÆt had a staff increase since 1974.
ōWeÆre going from call to call to call,ö he said. ōTwo more officers will help us maintain the level of service weÆre providing and it will also help cut down on my overtime. Right now IÆm spending $100,000 in overtime because we donÆt have the manpower we need.ö
DeGonia estimated the new hires would decrease his use of overtime by a third, saving the city money.
Other goals council will pursue include:
Ģ Assisting the Parks Department to look into building a community center. Currently the Parks Department budget includes funding for a study of how much a community center built at Liberty Park would cost. All council members were on board with the idea, though some didnÆt like that a sales tax would be likely.
ōWeÆre already at 8.1 percent sales tax, if we had another one on top of it, weÆll be too high,ö said Ward 2 Councilwoman Becca La Strada.
Parks Department Recreation Superintendent Amy Epple said she gets several calls a month from people thinking of moving to Sedalia asking if thereÆs a community center.
ōI think itÆs a quality-of-life issue,ö she said. ōI live in Warrensburg and I know a lot of people who will travel there just to go to (the Warrensburg Community Center.) I think if we had something like that it would be a big selling point and something that may speak to retention rates of people wanting to stay in the community.ö
Ģ Analyze the current agreement with the Sedalia Animal Shelter.
Ģ Complete the downtown streetscape project.
Ģ Continue clean up and demolition efforts.
Ģ Increase pursuing retail growth and working toward increased economic development; also pursue lobbying efforts related to the use tax.
Ģ Establish an online registration system for the Parks Department and work toward being able to take credit and debit card payments.
Ģ Develop a new comprehensive plan that includes looking at zoning ordinances.
Ģ Develop a five-year capital improvement plan with financing.
Ģ Start addressing unfunded Sedalia Police Department liability retirement funds.
Ģ Continue ongoing improvements at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Ģ Possibly hiring a full-time technician for the technology department. City Information Technology Manager Monte Richardson said the cityÆs current contract for a three-day a week technician will end in April. He would like to hire a full-time technician, saying it would be cheaper than renegotiating a contract position.
Council will discuss the Fiscal Year 2014 budget more in depth at its Feb. 19 meeting.


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"Great history of Google"
This was a very thorough description of how Google started and grew with fairly in depth details of the various important areas of Google and its milestones.The author had seemingly unfettered access to many Googlers and went on trips around the world with them.
This is a great read or listen if you are interested in Google or hi tech. I highly recommend it.
"A great story, well written, and well read."
This book not only tells the story of Google the writing seems to capture and convey the mood and sentiment of those portrayed as well. I liked the reading as well and felt entertained as well as educated. I learned a lot about the high tech world that I was unaware of, as well as quite a bit about Google, Apple, and corporate culture. A good book all in all and I have already recommended it to friends.
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I got this book because it was mentioned on TWiT by one of the people participating in the show. Its a great background story of what really took to get Google going. It also goes in depth as to how other companies finally realized the threat they've become and what they did to get rid of them. This book explains how Google came up with all their products ideas and an in-depth look at how some of them got them in trouble. Unlike Facebook Google can't make changes without everyone saying 'Your being Evil' and violating 'Don't be Evil' the companies motto. Facebook can suddenly make all their people's private data public and says, 'We're sorry.' Then change it back. Google faces 'News media' for months and lawyers because it could be a violation of 'Users Rights'. I found this book great for the background story and a rare look behind the scenes and why they keep, so much information secret.
"Better than I expected"
I heard great reviews about this book - but I was overly impressed with the storytelling as well as the research behind this extensive telling of insight into one of the greatest companies of our time.
"Interesting but biased narration."
Fascinating narration of how a tiny startup has become the giant who controls all the content on the internet. A gigantic data gathering monster who by now, knows more about you than your wife.
The author has tried to make Google the hero and paint all other corporations as evil. The character assignation of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates etc. was unnecessary and hints the fact that the author is either biased or was tasked with throwing dirt on the other Silicon Valley entrepreneurs while glorifying Page and Brin.
The part where the author downplays Google's war driving expedition during the Google street view project as just 'an act of a rouge engineer' is interesting. Earlier in the book the author describes the practice of peer-review of the code written by every engineer but doesn't explain how this data capture code could have gone unnoticed. He also doesn't make an effort to explain how the Google engineers didn't notice the huge amount of disk space being consumed from by the street view data collection. They would have done a storage sizing for the Street View project. If the space for the wireless grabs for 3 years was not considered, won't they have run out of space in few months!!!
The project was slurping personal data from private Wi-Fi networks for three years before it was identified. More than 12 countries ordered investigations against Google.
If the bias and an attempt to glorify Google are ignored, the book is an interesting read, especially to the technically inclined. A motivating saga of how innovation and aspirations of few engineers has created a corporation which has changed the way we work, think and live.
"Excellent book - detailed view from the inside."
The author apparently had access to many people inside Google including several in top management.
It is interesting to hear how they think and function and the personalities and objectives of the two founders.
It is unfortunate that some of our public institutions are not so rational and data driven.
The objective of the founders appears to be to alter the world and this they have done, but they are clearly not finished. Read the book to discover some of the projects that they pursue principally for the benefits to society which may never benefit their company.
If you are a geek it is a 'must read'. If you are an investor you should read the book to understand what drives the company in which you have invested your money.
It is perhaps the best -non technical - book on current technology.
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"Fascinating recap of Google's history"
I enjoy technology and learning about how innovations made it from concept to full integration. For the longest time Google did a great job hiding their internal workings. Now it's possible to catch up on all that happened behind the curtain. This book not only tells the story of each of the key Google people, but also tells the story of how their ideas were implemented. It goes into great depth about Google's corporate culture and how it fostered so many changes in the IT industry.
If you're looking for a book on Google or even just to learn more about how the internet has developed, you can't go wrong with this book.
"A Great Book"
A must read if you want to understand how Google works, the value of data on the web, and the current state of business on the internet.
"Engaging Google 'history', with business insights"
I was surprised at how interesting the story of Google was. It made me ponder some of the underlying factors that made Larry & Sergei succeed, such as their Montessori education. The approach to data mining is fascinating for most anyone interested in improving their business. I was familiar with Schmidt from his Novell days and so it was good to see where he fit in.
Understanding some of the Google functionality and excellence that I had taken for granted. Getting a feel for the Google 'culture' was helpful for me too.
Reading about the Google experience in China.
"Labored sycophantic rambling"
I guess anyone who wrote an entire book about the iPod was always going to be a bit fanatical, but this would have made Page and Brin nauseous. Steven Levy pumps up everyone even remotely related to Google so much that his ability to be objective on the points of actual interest has to be questioned. Continuously referring to the super intellect of everyone from Google detracts from the real subject matter to the great detriment of the book. Levy seems to imply these people are infallibly intelligent, so anything they say is both automatically correct and beyond our comprehension.
As an example, Levy clearly implies it took the genius of Googler Hal Varian to fuse the disciplines of Economics and Statistics to invent the field of Econometrics. Having not bothered to do so little as a Google search, Levy just assumes that Googlers invent whole new fields of human endeavor during their lunch breaks (never mind the term itself has been in use for over 100 years now) and that we should just be in awe of them. [Having studied Econometrics more than 20 years ago, this particularly stuck in my craw, and made me wonder what else was poorly researched and portrayed in an undeservedly good light.]
Two things I concluded from the book: firstly, Stanford allowed it's resources and intellectual property to be begged, borrowed and stolen to create a multi billion dollar enterprise, and seems to have little or nothing to show for it. This did not rate a mention in the book, but surely is a matter worthy of some discussion. Secondly, I listened to this book as I had believed that unlike some other IT industry giants, Google hadn't behaved too badly. Unfortunately after listening to this I no longer feel that way - not because the book is filled with evidence of wrong doing, but because it is so one sided it forces the reader to take an opposing stance just to bring some balance.
The book is far too long for the actual amount of content, it seems every scrap of information available has been used to write the book and the minutiae bog it down in places.
Seems to me there is a great opportunity for someone to write a more balanced book on Google, which I would recommend waiting for.


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|PREDICTIVE INTERNET TRAFFIC STEERING - An Internet steering gateway includes a deep packet inspection (DPI) utility for ascertaining an indication of a destination remote application server (RAS) from a first packet of a data session, an RAS database to at least store an optimization profile for each of a multiplicity of the RASs, and a steering utility to steer the data session to one of at least one external optimization platform (EOP) and a RAS as per the optimization profile associated with the indication. A method for optimizing network service delivery, includes inspecting a first packet of a data session with a deep packet inspection (DPI) utility, identifying a destination address for an RAS from the first packet, looking up the RAS in a RAS database as per the destination address; and for a the RAS found in the RAS database, steering the data session in accordance with a profile associated with the RAS.
|DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MEDIA DELIVERY OPTIMIZATION - A method for alleviation of congestion in a mobile communications network includes detecting congested cells in the mobile communications network, identifying subscribers with active data sessions in the congested cells; and optimizing band-width usage for at least one of the identified subscribers. A bandwidth optimization system includes a network sampling interface to receive at least subscriber, cell and data session identifiers from a network data packet sampler, where the sampler identifies the identifiers from internal data traffic within a mobile communications network, and a network awareness engine (NAE) to at least cross reference the identifiers with external data traffic output by the mobile communications network to at least detect congested cells and associated subscriber data sessions emanating from the mobile communications network.
|DPI MATRIX ALLOCATOR - A deep packet inspection (DPI) allocator for managing bandwidth in a communication channel, the DPI allocator comprising: a DPI application for inspecting data packets propagating to a destination via the channel that enter the allocator; and at least one service application for processing data packets that enter the allocator.
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IF ONLY we could hustle President Obama and Congress into a screening room and require repeated viewings of Lincoln.
And if only we could lock ourselves in there as well, because the smartest film ever made about politics offers nuanced insights about the messy reality of governance, and about a democratic process run by flawed mortals whose noble aims often require ignoble means.
The cinematic Abraham Lincoln – rendered life-size yet iconic by Daniel Day-Lewis – says it best. He compares noble aims to true north on a surveyor's compass. True north is essential, he tells a congressman, but you also have to navigate the swamps and deserts and chasms along the way – however grubby the journey may be. If you can't do that, he asks, what's the good of knowing true north?
And so, in pursuit of a constitutional amendment to ban slavery and thus take the first giant step toward equality for all, Lincoln was prepared to do whatever it took. His face is on a coin today, but back in his day, he understood that making legislative sausage was often a distasteful exercise, particularly when it involved a House of Representatives that Secretary of State William Seward called a rat's nest ... of talentless hicks and hacks.
It was January 1865, and a polarizing president had just won a re-election race that many predicted he would lose. For four years, he had been ridiculed by the conservative opposition party as too liberal, and by liberals in his own party as not liberal enough.
His Capitol Hill critics complained that he was too passive (in today's parlance, that he led from behind), that he was intellectually arrogant and that his spooky inscrutability impaired his relations with Congress.
Nevertheless, he knew his true north: He needed the 13th Amendment. He had freed the slaves with his Emancipation Proclamation, but he had done so as a wartime necessity using his ill-defined powers as commander in chief. If the war ended without abolition embedded in the Constitution, the courts might order re-enslavement – which would undercut the whole purpose of the war and betray the men who had died fighting.
In politics, timing is everything. Lincoln, often loath to act boldly, knew he had a narrow window. He had to tame the rat's nest with great speed, corralling a two-thirds majority before the war ended. He needed 20 votes from the pro-slavery opposition party, which would never materialize if the war ended first. They would figure, who cares what happens to the slaves if we already have peace?
Lincoln also knew that the representatives would never pass the ban on slavery if he merely appealed to the better angels of their nature.
So, as accurately depicted in the film, he deputized Seward to do what needed to be done. If recalcitrant lawmakers had to be bought off, fine. Some of them were lame ducks due to leave office soon; they would be looking for work, said Lincoln, and he had jobs to fill.
The ban on slavery passed the House by the slimmest margin. Of course, many lawmakers voted yes because their consciences dictated it. But many voted yes because they had been promised sweet sinecures – as tax assessors, port inspectors, postmasters. Others voted yes for purely pragmatic reasons. And still others simply succumbed to Lincoln's charm.
In the end, the abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens observed, the greatest measure of the 19th century was passed by corruption, aided and abetted by the purest man in America. And that's politics in the real world: grimy and sublime. Compromise is the oil that enables government to work and, every once in a while, achieve something transcendent.
Late in the film, Lincoln ponders the nature of existence, asking, Are we fitted to the times we're born into? On this holiday season, we should be thankful that he was a brilliant politician fit for his time.
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The Simmons Family Foundation has approved a grant of $1 million to a program that could apply academic research intervention ideas from UT Arlington School of Social Work to Dallas County community agencies.
The Innovative Community Academic Partnership, or iCAP, initiates, supports and funds research ideas among educators to help social service agencies develop better evidence-informed practices. The aim of iCAP is to leverage the evaluative skills of professors with the frontline knowledge of practitioners to identify gaps in social service delivery, then institute those new practices.
The funding will flow through the Simmons Family Foundation Advised Fund of The Dallas Foundation.
"The Foundation is proud to support this expansion of the UT Arlington School of Social Work program into the Dallas County community," said Serena Connelly, foundation vice president. "The iCAP program is an appealing investment because it benefits all stakeholders: providers, clients, funders, faculty and students."
President James D. Spaniolo said the gift is a strong endorsement of the UT Arlington School of Social Work, whose enrollment has increased 63 percent during the past five years to 1,500 students this fall.
"We are humbled to receive a gift from such an influential organization," Spaniolo said. "The Foundation has had a significant impact in our world. We're pleased that they have the confidence in our School of Social Work to invest at this level."
The iCAP program was founded in 2010 through an initial gift from the Amon G. Carter Foundation to support work with Tarrant County social agencies. Those initial funds helped refine initiatives of agencies such as Catholic Charities of Fort Worth and a Tarrant County juvenile court.
Through Common Threads, UT Arlington researchers validated the benefits of a program that teaches weaving skills to Bhutanese refugees served by Catholic Charities of Fort Worth. Through the Youth Offender Diversion Alternative study, UT Arlington students and faculty helped a juvenile court reduce repeat offenders through alternative methods of dealing with misdemeanor family violence.
Connelly, a UT Arlington School of Social Work alumna and 17-year veteran in the field of social services, said iCAP already has increased effectiveness with its partner agencies.
"The iCAP shows the range of skills that social workers bring to the field of human services — we are not just counselors but also researchers and administrators who aim to ensure best practices," Connelly said.
Proposals considered for iCAP support are reviewed by national peers so that the best ideas receive funding, said Scott Ryan, dean of the UT Arlington School of Social Work. This year, iCAP projects are focusing on the impact of housing for homeless children and their families and measuring the impact of integrated health care, among other topics.
"We are building synergy and momentum through the success we've experienced with iCAP to date," Ryan said. "Support from the Simmons Family Foundation will enable us to expand the reach of this research-based program throughout North Texas and beyond."
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