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Consumers' growing preference for mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, and increasing internet penetration encouraged service providers to build payment solutions based around mobile devices. Technological improvements in cloud computing and the use of open application programming interfaces (APIs) are also supporting the emergence of cost-effective solutions for cashless payments. The increased revenue potential due to the low cost of innovative payment solutions and the burgeoning market for digital payments are attracting investments from venture firms and participants in the payments industry, such as financial institutions, technology vendors and card scheme providers. Investments in e-commerce and online payments are the preferred investment sector, followed by mobile payments and card processing services. An increase in e-commerce sales activities and expected further expansion has created strong revenue generation potential for investors and payment solution developers alike. New market entrants are experimenting with social media to capitalize on opportunities in using social networks as a platform for conducting e-commerce activities.
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There is also an increased focus on international money transfers and peer-to-peer (P2P) domestic transactions. Investments in mobile wallets also gained momentum in 2013, with their adoption expected to improve over the next five years.
Among the various investment types – acquisitions, asset transaction and venture financing – venture financing leads investment activities in terms of the volume of deals made in the cards and payments industry. Venture capitalists also emerged as key investors for mobile payment developers. Unlike acquisitions and asset transactions, which involved single investors, venture financing deals registered participation from more than one investor. In terms of the regional dynamics, North America and Europe collectively accounted for the majority of investment deals made in the cards and payments industry during the last five years. Investment activities have been limited in the emerging markets of Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. However, the growing use of cards, large consumer markets and flexible regulatory environments are expected to make these regions key areas of investment over the forecast period.
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So, was the Corvette the solution to a lifelong dream? Joe thinks so. He points to the many people he and Sue have met. When their 10th wedding anniversary was coming up, Joe ordered a yellow '03 Corvette for her. Then he wrote a letter to Dave Hill, chief Corvette engineer. "I asked Dave if he would hand the keys to Sue at the Birthday Bash. He responded with a yes. Sue thought she was going for a tour of the Museum with everybody else. When she spotted Dave Hill, she kept poking Joe, saying 'It's Dave Hill. It's Dave Hill.' " Joe laughs because four months earlier, she didn't know who he was. Hill didn't give away the surprise. He asked who the delivery was for, and the Museum official turned and said, "Sue Carlozo." Joe says, "Her jaw dropped when Hill handed her the keys. We have pictures."
Joe says he could kick himself for not buying a Corvette sooner, but he's thrilled to have one now.
Joe Carlozo's '01 Corvette CoupeExterior Modifications*Ronal wheels (18x9.5 front; 19x10 rear) with Michelin Pilot Sports tires (235/35-18 front and 295/30-19 rear). Wheels are gloss black with Torch Red accents and chrome outer ring*Wilwood cross-drilled and slotted rotors*C5 logo tire-stem caps*Splash guards, gloss black*Chrome fullsize front bumper and rear-hatch C5 logo*Chrome smaller-size C5 logo on B-pillar*Billet C5 badge on side markers*LED taillights, diamond-cut backup lamps with 1457 bulbs and diamond-cut side markers*Z06 screens front and Z06 functional brake ducts*PIAA foglamps*Billet LS1 emblems*Sylvania Silverstar 9006 & 9007 headlight bulbs*Screens: front brake duct, side vents, rear*Corsa Indy Pace exhaust with 311/42-inch Pro tips and X-pipe*Rocker rails, frame savers, and skid plates*Stainless steel front & rear "CORVETTE" letters*Hotchkis front & rear sway bars*Z06 calipers*GM DuraStop ceramic brake pads with Goodridge stainless steel brake lines*Stainless steel brake-pad cover*License-plate holder, gloss black*License-plate cover, clear*Turn-signal bar, gloss black*Corvette decal Torch Red stripes for hood*Windshield logo, "CORVETTE" in chrome reversed
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Telecommunication subscribers in Nigeria have thrown their weight behind the ban placed by the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) on lotteries and promotions.
They told newsmen at the 53rd edition of the Consumer Outreach Programme (COP) organised by NCC at Ogbomoso in Oyo State that improved services were needed rather than lotteries and promotions.
Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, the President, National Association of Telecom Subscribers (NATCOM), urged telecom operators to roll out infrastructure that could accommodate hitch free calls from the available SIM cards.
"All we want is better infrastructure that is commensurate with the available SIM cards," Ogunbanjo said.
He commended the NCC on its efforts to ensure that consumers get value for their money, urging it to always consider compensation for consumers when reeling out sanctions to providers.
Chief Mathew Fashola, the Caretaker Chairman of Ogbomoso South Local Government, urged telecom operators to replicate what operates in neighbouring countries in terms of tariffs and service delivery.
"I think they should concentrate more on improving their services than these promotions and lotteries.
"The tariffs should also be looked into to replicate what operates in neighbouring countries," Fashola said.
Mr Stephen Oke, a retired principal and winner of N1 million in the Globacom promotion, confirmed that Glo promo was real, adding that more was needed by subscribers in terms of service expansion.
Earlier in his remarks, Mr Okechukwu Itanyi, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management of NCC, said promotions and lotteries were banned by the commission to enhance service delivery, adding they had adversely affected services reeled out.
Itanyi, who was represented by Dr Olufemi Atoyebi, the Assistant Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau of NCC, said the commission was committed to the protection of consumer rights.
"We have taken several initiatives by coming up with projects that will ensure and guarantee that consumers' interest are adequately protected," Itanyi said.
Representatives of the various telecom outfits, however, described the promotions as an avenue to compensate subscribers for loyalty in patronage, adding that whatever was beneficial to a few subscribers was lottery.
They urged subscribers to be wary of fraudulent messages, adding that customer care services of all telecom outfits be contacted in such cases.
Mr James Akpomienue, Globacom Business Director for Oyo 2, assured subscribers of adequate compliance with the guidelines of the NCC. NAN


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Tigers fall to East Carolina 41-7
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GREENVILLE, N.C. - In a match-up of Conference USA East Division foes, East Carolina quarterback Shane Carden passed for 308 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Pirates to a 41-7 league victory Saturday before a Homecoming crowd of 45,137 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Carden was on target most of the contest, connecting on 25 of his 33 pass attempts. Justin Hardy and Justin Jones were Carden's main targets. Hardy had six receptions for 137 yards and two scores, and Jones added five catches for 80 yards and three touchdowns.
The Tigers offense got in a rhythm late in the game, resulting in a touchdown and another drive deep into Pirate territory.
The Memphis scoring drive began early in the final quarter, and Tigers quarterback Jacob Karam directed a nine-play, 76-yard possession that culminated in a Jai Steibthree-yard touchdown run. The score was the first of Steib's Memphis career.
Karam was 2-of-4 passing for 50 yards on the drive, including a 44-yard connection with Marcus Rucker to open the possession. An Eric Mathews 12-yard pass to Jesse Millesonon a 3rd-and-4 play from the Pirate 15 yard line kept the possession alive for the Tigers.
On their final possession, the Tigers did not score, but moved the ball deep into East Carolina territory as time ran out. Memphis started on its own 34 yard line and moved inside the Pirate 10 on the strength of Steib's ground game. Steib picked up 28 of the Tigers' 57 yards on the 12-play drive.
The Tigers got in a hole early when East Carolina hit pay dirt on its first two possessions. On the fourth play of the game, Carden hit Hardy across the middle around the Memphis 45 yard line, and Hardy out-raced the Tigers secondary to the end zone for a 7-0 Pirate lead.
After a Memphis punt, the Pirates scored on the their second possession when Carden hit Jones in the end zone from 39 yards out to increase the home team's advantage to 14-0 with 7:30 left in the opening quarter. The scoring striking came after the Memphis defense pushed the Pirates back to a 3rd-and-22 situation as the result of an Akeem Davis10-yard sack.
The Tigers' best scoring chance early on came in the final five minutes of the first quarter. After a second Memphis punt gave East Carolina the ball on its own 20, Tigers defensive lineman Kendrick Golden forced a fumble on East Carolina's first play from scrimmage, and Ricky Hunter recovered the loose ball at the Pirate 22. Memphis, though, was unable to move the ball, and Tyler Spurlock's37-yard field goal attempt missed right.
In the second quarter, the Memphis defense held the Pirates to only 67 total yards and forced three Pirates' fumbles, but the Tigers managed to recover only one. The lone score in the quarter was a Warren Harvey 37-yard field goal to extend the East Carolina lead to 17-0 just before the half.
The Pirates, though, responded to Memphis' tough second quarter defense with an offensive explosion in the third period. Carden threw two more touchdowns - 11 yards to Hardy and 14 yards to Jones - and Harvey added a 45-yard field goal for a 34-0 lead to break the contest open. Carden tossed his fifth touchdown pass of the game early in the fourth quarter.
Karam paced the Memphis offense with 14-of-23 passing for 153 yards, and his top target was Rucker, who had seven catches for 88 yards. With his seven receptions, Rucker moved into the No. 9 spot on the Tigers all-time catches list. Keiwone Maloneadded four receptions for 29 yards.
Vintavious Cooper led the Pirate ground attack with 96 yards on 16 carries.
Memphis managed 281 total yards, while East Carolina had 369 total yards. The Tigers defense shut down the Pirates rushing game, allowing only 61 yards on the ground, and added six sacks. The Tigers' six sacks were the most since a Sept. 27, 2008, contest versus Arkansas State.
Cannon Smith led the Tigers defense with nine total stops, and Davis added eight total tackles and one sack. Martin Ifediled the squad with 3.0 TFL (18 yards) and 2.5 sacks (17 yards) to go along with five hits.
Gabriel Woullard led the Pirates defense with 10 total stops, 2.0 TFL (9 yards) and 1.5 sacks (7 yards).
The Tigers return to action Oct. 20 when they welcome UCF to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium for Homecoming. Game time is 7 p.m. (CT), and the contest is slated for a Comcast Sports South (CSS) broadcast.


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Most prominently, Bhutan officially adopted the Gross National Happiness Index as a basis for national policy in 2008. It covers nine aspects of happiness, including psychological well-being, time use and community vitality, and is underpinned by extensive research. It has been debated internationally as a more holistic alternative to GDP-driven policy.
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Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake
@BiancaBlancaBlanc, Oh my that sounds delightful!
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@BiancaBlancaBlanc, Oh my that sounds delightful!
still haunts me that I couldn't try it cause they were closed...I hate Sundays for this reason and many more.
I just brew using a large (8 cup) french press, let it sit and cool, then put the french press in the fridge. I usually make it right before I go to bed on Sunday and have iced coffee for 4 days straight, um, Friday is fancy coffee day ;) Pretty easy!
hahaha, hilarious rip! looks like he's sportin some greaser rolled up semi "skinny" jeans...and in reality respected designers never accepted jncos plus "skinny" jeans did originate from a much cooler event in cultural history. looking like johnny ramone will always be cool, this guy did not nail that. back to burgers..I will finally stop at this tent Adam, thanks :)
@ssdf23 - I can't stand glazed buns, but I do like sugar and pearl sugar instead of over sweet gooey glaze is thee way to go with bullar of any scandinavian origin :)
I don't know if it was egg coffee or not (thinking NOT) but I think Swedish coffee is excellent and superior to most coffee here in the US. I don't know what brands I tasted but I always drank it at my families' homes there not out.
Dark and stormy! Or any spins off that general flavor combo!
@somechick, you could always have DH do the cooking and dishes ;)
It's probably the powdered sugar. Do you know those chocolate cookies that have the cracked look on top? Well those are coated in powdered sugar and then baked to make them appear that way. The recipe my grandmother gave me doesn't call for powdered sugar and they never look cracked. I refrigerate the dough and then roll out and cut out shapes. Hope that helps!
I really enjoyed making this, more veggies would be delicious I agree! I am only cooking for 2 so it made for a very easy leftover. I really could care less what my dish looks like as long as it tastes great but if it bothers you what about red bliss potatoes? I'm sure that would brighten it up.
How about mini Shepard's Pies (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aaron-mccargo-jr/mini-shepherds-pie-recipe/index.html)? Or Chili Cheesy Mac (http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/01/cheesy-chili-mac-recipe.html)? Or stuffed shells? As for sweets, you're probably covered, but cinnamon buns are always good!
sherried mushroom empanadas!
Cakes, cookies, pizza, cheese, sausages, hot dogs, ribs, bacon, and ice cream? Good god that list sounds like my last meal on earth (if of course I was warned of said event). Also, isn't the solid fat part of pizza cheese anyways, so what's with the repeating?!!! Way harsh USDA.
cumin and thyme or sage...I'd just chop up fresh garlic if i needed it since it's a vegetable too :) otherwise garlic would be #1
Anytime I've had great wings and I've asked what hot sauce they use the inevitable answer is Frank's...it's really kind of amazing. Frank's and melted butter are delicious soul mates.
@chieatta11 - totally agree...and 9 dollars for glorified snickers seems less than cheap but then again I'd order it in a heartbeat.
Queso fresco topping, mmm. I second the cumin suggestion, always a hit or you can dust your tortilla chip with it instead. Also, sometimes I'll use habanero peppers instead of jalapeno (watch out it's very spicy/hot!).
I used to go to this place pho bang at chatam sq. near mott that was my pho go to for like 12 years, but then they closed about 5 years ago :( They had delicious curry soup with fresh french bread on the side in addition to an excellent pho menu (which was way cheap to boot! 4 bux for basic beef pho). I would beg my parents to go there whenever we went out for dinner when I was to young to go running around the city. Anyway, I never knew if they moved or closed but then I went to some place that had the same name but it wasn't the same at all. I would love to see if anyone has a any really good recos!! Thanks for starting this topic jeffmoore.
@katzimmer-I had no idea Fika has another location, and only a few avenues away from here. You just made my day!
Perhaps the Swedish Church on 48th street (between 5th ave & Madison;north side of the street and close to 5th ave). They have baked goods (like bullar and I think lussekatter during the holidays) and open face sandwiches as well as Swedish drinks and candy! I think of it as more of a cultural center for Swedes away from home than a church (which is on the second floor) because they also have Swedish magazines and papers and you can find many fellow Swedes just having a coffee there too :)
Mmm, these sound wonderful and very much like a no bake swedish treat my mom used to make during the holidays just using cocoa powder, butter, rolled oats, sugar, and a drop of coffee (http://annesfood.blogspot.com/2008/01/swedish-chocolate-balls.html)!
This is so cute. I used to make little mock thumbprint cookies out of the left over pie dough when my mom made apple pie...but this looks so much more delicious. Boy, do I have a surprise for my mom this holiday.
Thanks David, those are on my hit list now (well Flour +Water was already but I have anxiety about the possibly never ending line to get in)!
My husband and I are going to SF over Thanksgiving and my sister in law and her friend are joining us. Since we're all away from home we will be eating out for Thanksgiving. Here's the tricky part: My husband is not a fan of traditional turkey dinner, I am, and my sister in law is veggie (and not sure about her friend). Maybe there is no solution to keep everyone happy but it would be so nice...a girl can dream right? I have a list of places we want to eat but none have info on their T-day plans...any native SF-ers here that can help me?? Giving many thanks already if you can :)
So I got alot of awesome peppered bacon from Loveless Cafe 2 weeks ago and then a friend who was south also brought me more of this bacon. I mean, I love bacon, but dang, I have a lot of bacon. We opened it this weekend and ate a lot of bacon and egg breakfasts, mmm. This stuff is well cured but doesn't hold up well in my sad little fridge (yeah the thing is 1/2 or 3/4 size) so I cooked the rest yesterday and used some of it crumbled in a salad last night. But needless to say there's a ton left...what else can I do with this extreme excess of cooked bacon beside salad topping and a carbonara?
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With his guitar trio, the Scott Fields Freetet, the guitarist wants to get even for all the problems caused to him by people he trusted and especially the one he loved. The titles of the tracks leave nothing to the imagination : "Yeah, Sure, We Can Still Be Friends, Whatever", "Go Ahead, Take The Furniture, At Least You Helped Pick It Out", "My Love Is Love, Your Love Is Hate", etc, etc. And with that knowledge in mind, you would expect some raw, frustrated, angry or even violent music, or at best some sad blues-drenched wailing. What you get is nothing of the sort, though. You get abstract and free music, nervous and agitated, often sounding like Joe Morris, all in the mid-tempo range, with the exception of the fifth track, "I Was Good Enough For You Until Your Friends Butted In", which is a little slower and closer to a blues in form and feeling. Sebastian Gramss on bass and João Lobo on drums play well and supportive, because Fields is not always easy to follow. Despite many good ideas, the emotional disconnect between theme and form is too big a gap to bridge for me. This soft-toned, gentle, open yet nervous music is the opposite of the destructive anger you would expect. Fields would have done better by presenting is music "as is", leaving more to the listener's imagination, rather than pointing the direction with words. Now, it's just a nice album which will certainly be of interest to modern guitar-players.
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Freetown — Residents of Kissy, especially those around the Kissy mental hospital in the east of Freetown, have called on the hospital and the government to control the movement of insane patients within the community.
Speaking to Concord Times, Madam IsatuKargbo, said she is not comfortable with the way insane people roam up and down the neighbourhood without any control from the doctors or the hospital management which she described as dangerous to inhabitants.
For IyeSesay, she is usually scared of leaving her children at home for fear of being harmed by any of the patients. She added that even though not all of the insane people who roam around are admitted in the hospital, majority of them are patients in the hospital and should be taken care of by its staff.
Marie Conteh explained that despite the fact that the mad people sometimes help some people with chores like fetching water, splitting firewood amongst others, residents tend to fail to realize that those people are not mentally alright.
"Sometimes, they are helpful to some people when they feel better but they misbehave sometimes. We want the doctors to be in command of their movement within the hospital premises and send them home when they think they are better," she said.
Saidu Bah said if he could recall an unpleasant incident some years ago when a mad man killed one child while on errand to fetch water at the stream. Bah said the rise in the number of mad people within the community and the country as a whole is increasing rapidly which is a serious matter for the government to look into.


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UFT paraprofessionals work in the classroom as part of an educational team providing educational and supportive services to children. The teacher is the team leader and has sole responsibility for introducing new material. The paraprofessional is the reinforcer for the teacher's lessons.
If you're a general education paraprofessional, you work in the school's classrooms, libraries, reading or math labs, resource rooms or with small groups of children, reinforcing the day's lesson.
If you're a special education paraprofessional, in addition you may be involved with feeding students, brushing teeth, toileting, changing diapers, giving wheelchair assistance or performing other tasks specifically listed on a student's individual education program (IEP).
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All poor and mostly women, paraprofessionals first joined the nation's schools in small numbers in the 1960s through a Great Society antipoverty program. It wasn't easy at first. Some encountered discrimination and disrespect. They were made to do jobs no one wanted, like taking children home and cleaning up if they got sick. That slowly changed, and it had a lot to do with the leadership of the UFT.


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Arts center's museum suggested as library's home
Background: Escondido's growing population has outpaced the space and equipment in the city's main library, built in 1981.
What's changing: City Council members Sam Abed and Olga Diaz have suggested moving the library to the museum at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. That would eliminate the need to raise money for a new library, and may generate patrons for the revenue-starved arts center.
The future: Council members Dick Daniels and Marie Waldron have rejected the idea.
ESCONDIDO Two unlikely political allies in Escondido are promoting an idea that could give the city a new library and generate patronage for cultural events at its struggling arts center.
City Council members Sam Abed and Olga Diaz have suggested moving the 28-year-old main library at Kalmia Street and Second Avenue to the museum at the California Center for Arts, Escondido, on North Escondido Boulevard adjacent to Grape Day Park.
"The library needs to be expanded," Abed said. "We would need $50 million to build a new, state-of-the-art library, but we don't have $50 million, and we cannot issue bonds in this economic climate. So why not integrate the library with the museum, and use the Center for the Arts more efficiently?"
Diaz agreed.
"It's got parking, lighting and the space," she said. "Maybe it's not feasible. Then we will think of something else."
The two council members, who have clashed on issues related to illegal immigration, reason that library patrons could easily become interested in performances offered by the arts center, which is starved for revenue and has required tens of millions of dollars in city subsidies over the years to stay in operation.
Under the Abed-Diaz proposal, the library would share the 38,000 square feet occupied by the museum and an educational wing nearby. The limited space could be overcome by computerizing research materials.
The children's library would move to the Children's Museum on the arts center campus.
Under this scenario, the library would be in the center of civic activity at Grape Day Park, where City Hall and the Escondido History Center also are located.
The 40,000-square-foot main library was built when Escondido had 64,000 residents. The city now has a population of 143,000.
Last year, 577,494 people used the main library, which is equipped with 60 computers. As more and more residents use the machines for job searches, librarians are seeing lines of up to 40 people waiting their turn, said Laura Mitchell, the city's librarian.
Although the city also has a 13,000-square-foot branch library on East Valley Parkway, demand has outpaced supply, said Mitchell, who declined to comment about the Abed-Diaz proposal.
Two years ago, a city task force concluded that Escondido should have an 85,000-square-foot library, but the city has not found the money to build it. The city failed to secure federal library grants it applied for.
Alex Galenes, president of the Escondido Public Library board of trustees, said the museum may be too small for the new library, but he suggested building a facility on the arts center campus, an idea endorsed by center president Vicky Basehore.


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The International Institute for Analytics (IIA), the leading research firm focused exclusively on serving the business analytics industry, announced today keynote speakers and presenters for its 2nd annual Chief Analytics Officer Summit that will convene the greatest minds in analytics June 18-19, 2013 in Chicago, IL. The CAO Summit is a signature event for IIA clients and punctuates the research firm's ongoing efforts to guide enterprise clients in building and sustaining their analytics programs.
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Friday, September 28, 2007
Emile Cohl - "Fantasmagoria"(1908)
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Thursday, September 27, 2007
Marc Johns Main site here.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Glen Canyon before the Lake Powell flooding with photos of the slow restoration of the Canyons.
Here's some Historic 3D photos from the 19th Century [Should you happen to have 3D glasses].
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Friday, September 21, 2007
Ingmar Bergman Soap commerical
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
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The Essence of Line From revealing preparatory sketches to exquisite finished watercolors, more than 900 works by artists such as Eugéne Delacroix, Honoré Daumier, Paul Cézanne, and Edgar Degas illuminate the range of French art over the course of a century of innovation. [The site search is hard to figure out. Try putting in Artist names. Or go to this page to get the artist names.]
Monday, September 17, 2007
Cash Origami [via Nag on the Lake]
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Friday, September 14, 2007
Useless Dog
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
California Dreamin' by Henry Diltz
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High Maintenance by Phillip Van. A tale of on-again off again modern love.
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England is part of the United Kingdom (UK), an island nation in north-western Europe, composed of the countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (also known as Ulster). London (population: 6,770,400) is the capital of the UK and of England, is only 35 km from France now linked by tunnel under the English Channel.
England is a nation of 50 million people. The major ethnic groups are Anglo-Saxons, Scots, Welsh, and Irish, but Indians, Pakistanis and many others make England one of the most diverse nations in the world. You will be surprised at how abruptly the urban scene gives way to beautiful landscapes; how the architecture of medieval times blends with modern buildings; and how people of varied ethnic backgrounds coexist in this diverse land.
You can read what other Massey students have written about going on exchange to England.
There are two types of student permits for studying in the UK. A summary of these options are listed below.
One Semester Exchange
New Zealand citizens who are going to the UK on exchange for under 6 months do not have to obtain a visa before arriving in the UK. Citizens of some other countries may need to apply for a Student Visitor Visa. Students will be listed as a Student Visitor by their host university. A Student Visitor is not able to work while in the country and is not able to extend their stay after completing their course of study. On arrival at the airport, students need to show the Entry Clearance Official at the border the visa letter provided to them from their host university, to be permitted entry into the UK.
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Students planning to study in the UK for longer than 6 months must apply for a Tier 4 Adult Student Visa before departing from New Zealand. Applicants will need to provide the following documents when applying for a student visa:
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The African Union Special Summit of Heads of State and Government, held under the theme, "Ownership, Accountability and Sustainability of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Response in Africa: Past, Present and the Future", which opened on Monday at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Nigeria ended on Tuesday by adopting the Abuja Action Plan Toward the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis, and Malaria in Africa by 2030.
The Declaration highlighted the need to implement effective and targeted poverty elimination strategies and social protection program that integrate HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria for all, particularly vulnerable population, grant priority to the area of health in the post 2015 development agenda and the AU Agenda 2063 in general.
It also called for a focus on the elimination of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria in Africa and the achievement on agreed upon targets by accelerating the implementation of the AU Roadmap on shared responsibility and Global solidarity for ATM response in Africa.
The Declaration thanked all development partners for their support to the "Abuja Commitment" and called on them to accelerate support for its implementation.
In his closing remarks, Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn said "the Summit is successful in that we were able to reflect on the achievement of the last decade and we had the opportunity to take stock of the many challenges we still continue to face in our campaign against these diseases."
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After eight years exposing safety lapses at US biodefence facilities, the Sunshine Project - a non-profit organisation in Austin, Texas, that monitors the use of biological agents - is closing due to lack of funding. "It was always a struggle to raise funds," says Ed Hammond, who ran the project. "You can only work under these circumstances for so long."
One small step for Europe
Europe's foothold in space has got a bit firmer. On Monday, Atlantis astronauts installed the European space laboratory Columbus on the International Space Station. On the same day, French president Nicolas Sarkozy called for space powers such as the US and Russia to join forces with Europe to explore Mars.
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Syrian rebels aim their weapons as they take position in a building during clashes with regime forces in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo in northern Syria on March 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO/JM LOPEZ
WASHINGTON: The US Central Intelligence Agency has been feeding information to select rebel fighters in Syria to try to make them more effective against government troops, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
Citing unnamed current and former US officials, the newspaper said the new CIA effort reflected a change in the administration's approach that aims to strengthen secular rebel fighters.
The CIA has sent officers to Turkey to help vet rebels who receive arms shipments from Gulf allies, the report said.
But administration officials cited concerns about some weapons going to Islamists, the paper noted.
In Iraq, the CIA has been directed by the White House to work with elite counterterrorism units to help the Iraqis counter the flow of al Qaeda-linked fighters across the border with Syria, The Journal said.
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Syrian opposition commanders said the CIA had been working with British, French and Jordanian intelligence services to train rebels in the use of various kinds of weapons, the paper said.
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Ed Boyden is the Benesse Career Development Professor and Associate Professor of Biological Engineering and Brain and Cognitive Sciences, at the MIT Media Lab and the MIT McGovern Institute. He leads the Synthetic Neurobiology Group, which develops tools for controlling and observing the dynamic circuits of the brain and uses these neurotechnologies to understand how cognition and emotion arise from brain network operation, as well as to enable systematic repair of intractable brain disorders such as epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, post- traumatic stress disorder, and chronic pain. The tools his group has invented include a suite of 'optogenetic' tools that are now in use by hundreds of groups around the world for activating and silencing neurons with light. These tools enable the causal assessment of how specific neurons contribute to normal and pathological brain functions, revealing with great temporal precision the processes for which their activities are necessary or sufficient. He has launched an award-winning series of classes at MIT that teach principles of neuroengineering, starting with basic principles of how to control and observe neural functions and culminating with strategies for launching companies in the nascent neurotechnology space.
He was named to the "Top 35 Innovators Under the Age of 35" by Technology Review in 2006 and to the "Top 20 Brains Under Age 40" by Discover Magazine in 2008. He has received the NIH Director's New Innovator Award, the Society for Neuroscience Research Award for Innovation in Neuroscience, the NSF CAREER Award, and the Paul Allen Distinguished Investigator Award. His work in 2010 was recognized as the "Method of the Year" by the journal Nature Methods, and in 2011, he delivered a lecture on optogenetics at TED. Ed received his Ph.D. in neurosciences from Stanford University as a Hertz Fellow, where he discovered that the molecular mechanisms used to store a memory are determined by the content to be learned. Before that, he received three degrees in electrical engineering and physics from MIT. He has contributed to over 250 peer-reviewed papers, current or pending patents, and articles and has given over 140 invited talks on his work.
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Procomp Motorsport found yet another way to make racing affordable; it now offers a new line of fuel pressure regulators for serious race applications. Made from CNC-machine billet aluminum and anodized in midnight black, it features a return outlet designed to assist in eliminating fuel pressure drops, a built-in fuel pressure gauge port, and includes black anodized AN fittings as well. Available in two- and four-port design PC2855 (two-port) and PC2856 (four-port), starting at about $60 retail.
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Every developer needs to understand how to communicate with the designer they work with, and every designer needs to understand what that developer is asking them for. Unfortunately this is more complicated than it should be, since each field has a different language, leading to frustrating misunderstandings and wasted time. CARET is lucky to have Oszkar, who with his dual skills as a designer and a coder provides a bridge between those two cultures. Oszkar's first degree was an unusual combination of English and Computing and his postgrad focused on user interface design in games.
Working on the Academic Networking project was a great start for Oszkar, along with Tjhien he worked with Flow Interactive several months developing ways to bring commercial practices of user centred design to higher education. Oszkar also contributes to the front end workings and design of Sakai. As well as his formal work in CARET Oszkar also took on the role of mentor to many of our summer students and helped to make their experience at CARET much richer.
Prior to working at CARET Oszkar lived and worked in London producing language learning materials; his company also worked on non-profit resources for Africa. This philanthropic streak continued when Oszkar and some of his colleagues set up Mayamiko. The charity aims to help African women by building a cotton factory and teaching them sewing and weaving skills. They also plan to set up a nursery beside the factory allowing women the freedom to work outside the home and create a sustainable income for themselves and their families.
Oszkar describes himself as the biggest AC/DC fan on earth, he plays guitar and is interested in the arts. He also makes an incredible Gulyás.
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Why I Chose Ear Candling Therapy
I have been doing ear candling on my brother, boyfriend, and my son for over six years. I do think it does good. I have used this method and saw a lot of good results. I have been told and seen the results from doing this over the years. I have removed a lot of wax from their ears. They have had an improvement in their hearing after a candling. Some time we have to do a few treatments before achieving good results. I think this a good alternative to having a doctor or a practitioner digging around in your ear to pull out the wax. This a non-evasive treatment. You need to have someone who knows what they are doing.
About My Ear Candling Session
I do the candling in a quirt environment. If it is done right the person having the candling done may fall asleep during the treatment. It should be a relaxing treatment. Should be done with safety first and use caution when using the candles since they are set on fire.
- Non-evasive treatment
- Relaxing
- Stress free
- Clearing ear of wax
- Clearing lyphm nods
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I think it was 10 yrs ago I got a Norvil rearset kit, everything to do with comfort. The Interstate tank on my 850 pushes you back 2" further than on the Roadster tank. On the highway, this causes your body to become a human kite, anything over 65mph and you are holding on for your life. The rearset kit places your feet in a perfect place for me, with my heals right under my hips,,,,,with a 5-10degree lean towards the bars, just great.
My problem is with the brake portion of this kit, where they have a much shorter cable to the rear brake, and, as a result of this setup, the rear brake is not much better than dragging your feet, seriously bad. I'm pretty sure I've routed the cable correct [I think it's still too long]. I'm wondering if anyone has a similar problem with this? I'm wondering if this is just a natural thing when you lose the great leverage of that stock big footbrake arm?
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The Sales Performance Management application (SPM) is designed to help drugmakers analyse sales performance, providing data on everything from detailing and market positioning to the impact of physician programs and co-pay schemes.
HP Solutions, part of IT giant Hewlett-Packard, said the system had been developed to better monitor the performance of sales teams, particularly given the recent trend for pharma firms to cut in-house capacity in favour of outsourced capacity.
Company founder, Hal Petrimoulx suggested that: "To date, most companies have focused their reporting on 'what is happening.' What sales forces need is to understand why things are happening and what can they do about it.
"Based on my extensive experience working with pharmaceutical companies, we've developed an approach that enables identification of what activities drive sales success at a local market level."
Rapid roll out is key
Symphony, whose role in the partnership was to develop a product incorporating HP's analytics engine, believes the speed with which SPM can be implemented is one of its key advantages over other systems, as general manager Bob Merold explained.
"A great idea isn't of much value if it takes you over a year to implement; most companies say new solutions are taking them at least that long to deploy these days," adding that SPM can be rolled out for field sales in as little as 12 weeks.


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Star Wars Games For The iPhone
Many people love a good Star Wars game. The iPhone has several options. There are games for those that like to dogfight in X-Wings and those that like a lightsaber battle. We take a look at the best Star Wars games out there in this AppGuide.
Essential Apps
Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner
by THQ Inc.
Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner is an app that will wow you! Those with older devices are out of luck. The app only runs on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS or iPod touch 4. The game is one of the few that actually uses your own environment as the scenery for gameplay. The combination of a camera and a gyroscope turns your own backyard or living room into the game arena. To enable this feature simply turn on AR mode. There are over 20 classic arcade levels including the Kessel Run, Asteroid Field battle, Death Star escape, and many more. Game Center support is included for achievements. The app is loaded with tons of in-app purchases. These can add up quickly, so you may want to be careful about these. Falcon Gunner is a truly impressive app that every Star Wars fan should have.
Notable Apps
Star Wars The Force Unleashed
by THQ Wireless Inc.
Star Wars Force Unleashed is a gesture based action game based around the Star Wars universe. The graphics included are very good and the gameplay is tons of fun. We found the gameplay to be a little short. The game would benefit by adding new levels or some sort of multiplayer component. Those that want to just go slashing in with a lightsaber will be disappointed with this game. The gesture based controls take some learning, but we found the gestures to be fantastic especially for a small device like the iPhone. Star Wars The Force Unleashed is another app that Star Wars fans cannot be without. The game is fun, challenging, and engaging. We found it not quite as good as the essential game, but still very good for what it is.
Star Wars: Battle for Hoth
by THQ Wireless Inc.
Battle For Hoth is a tower defense styled game. THQ packs in 15 different levels for the app. The developers have added a second gameplay mode called fortress to try to increase replay value. The graphics are one area that do disappoint. We love that the game uses official music, sounds, characters, and video. The game is an authentic Star Wars game from start to finish. There are some little minor annoyances that the developers could fix, but overall a great game. We would recommend picking this one up after you finish Falcon Gunner and Force Unleashed.
Star Wars: Trench Run
by THQ Wireless Inc.
Star Wars: Trench Run recreates the classic closing battle from "A New Hope". When playing, you really do feel like you are entering the movie. THQ is also doing a great job at keeping the game relevant. The developers actually pushed out a version 2.0 of the game that added three new levels, four new ships, and some other cool features. Star Wars: Trench Run is a fantastic dog fighting game for Star Wars fans.
Decent Apps
Star Wars: Lightsaber Duel
by THQ Wireless Inc.
Lightsaber Duel lets you duel with your friends. Your lightsaber is completely customizable. You get to select the handle from four different options and the color of the blade is completely up to you. The developers pack in official music and sounds to make the app complete. Lightsaber Duel is the only lightsaber app you will ever need.
Star Wars: Cantina
by THQ Wireless Inc.
Star Wars: Cantina takes a more comical approach for gaming in the Star Wars universe. The graphics are cartoon styled and not at all meant to look like the movies. You play an owner of a Tatooine cantina. Your goal is to make sure your customers are served and happy. Star Wars fans that also love time management games will fall in love with this one. We would not really recommend this one for those expecting a more arcade styled Star Wars game. It's a great game if you approach it with the right expectations.


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Dar es Salaam — Despite being the country's leading sector in export and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) earner, Tanzania has failed to utilize the extractive industry to spur its economy as well as to create new job opportunities.
An extractive industry which involves exploitation of non-renewable natural resources like minerals like Tanzanite, gold, diamond,uranium, iron ore and, natural gas and fossil fuel, contributes less than 1% of the country's labour force.
According a paper on 'Management of the Extractive Industries', that was presented jointly by Dr Adolf Mkenda, head of department of economics from the University of Dar es Salaam and Mr Zitto Kabwe, a shadow minister for finance, the extractive industry which is one of the fastest growing sectors only contributes 1% of the country's labour force.
Presenting a paper during the post 2015 global development agenda national consultations dialogue organized by the President's Office, Planning Commission in collaboration with the University of Dar es Salaam Department of Economics, Dr Mkenda explains Tanzania fails to utilize its natural resources due to a number of factors.
According to Dr Mkenda, the country fails to exploit extractive industry due to insufficient investment in science education, unequal expertise, the Dutch disease, and volatility, living off the capital, spoliation, weak and unaccountable states.
Dr Mkenda notes that most of the developing countries lack the expertise in technology, legal and marketing skills regarding the exploitation of natural resources.
As a result, he adds, "the buyer knows more than the seller, and the seller needs the buyer just to have the product on the market." He shows that, "this gives immense bargaining power to the multinationals and thus makes it very difficult for government to extract a fair deal."
Elaborating the Dutch disease, Mkenda believes the growing foreign exchange earnings make it easier to import.
The imports compete with local manufacturing goods. The increasing labour is shifted into the natural resources sector, making it very expensive for the rest of the sectors in the economy.
"As a result two sectors benefit - extractive industry and the production of non-tradable goods while other sectors are as a result stifled (manufacturing and agriculture)," he asserts.
About volatility, Kabwe elaborates that nature of agreement between the multinationals and governments such as the provision for what is called fiscal stability clause and the inherent variation in the prices of natural resources.
Another thing according to Kabwe is the concept of living off the capital, in measuring the GDP, allowance is made for wear and tear of the stock of capital.
"Now, think, if a village idiot sells his herd of cows and his farm and spend the money eating and drinking, is the idiot's income increasing, he asks, adding "What of the government which extracts its natural resources and just spend?"
He observes that it is important to invest in education rather than reliance on extractive industry. "Look at Norway, it's not doing well because of oil, it is doing well because of investment in education, technology and science.
About spoliation, Kabwe insists since natural resources tend to be disconnected from the rest of the economy it means that misusing the resources does not inflict a direct and obvious pain to the population the way a misuse of tax money does.
"As a result, there is a negative correlation between natural resources abundance and political accountability, leading to extremely high rent seeking behavior," he said.
Elaborating the concept of weak and unaccountable state, Kabwe warns that, "You may think that natural resources bounty will strengthen the state. But this is not automatic; in fact the opposite is more likely." He insists natural resources can make government rely less on tax for revenue.
"This means that the state relies less on citizens and feel less obliged to be accountable to them," he adds.
According to him, the government may feel less need to invest in a diversified economy and pour money into oppressive apparatus. Multinationals can easily buy off the elites who control the state and thus implicitly deny citizens of their democratic rights to enforce oversight over the government.
"It is difficult for undemocratic state to properly manage natural resources. We need a transparent, democratic elected and accountable system of government of the extractive industry," he emphasises.
Kabwe says that Tanzania is rich in minerals such as tanzanite, gold, diamond, uranium and iron ore together with the massive discoveries of natural gas and fossil fuel. "The country must be able to create immense jobs," he affirms.
"In Tanzania gold exports increased by 16.5% to $2.27bn however the industry contributes less than 1% of the labour force only," Kabwe adds.
According to him, the discovery of gas and uranium reserve makes Tanzania one of the prominent players in extractive resources; however things are not as it was expected.
According to Kabwe, Tanzania has potential to reach over 60 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, because it is about nine natural gas wells which are not exploited or still undergoing exploration.
When presenting the state of the economy for 2011 in the parliament, the Minister of State, President's Office, Social Relations and Coordination, Mr. Stephen Wasira said the value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 97% for the year 2011.
Wasira indicated that FDI increased to $854.2m compared to 433.9m in 2010. "This increase was attributed to large investments on exploration of gas in Mtwara and Coast regions amounting to more than $300m."
"In that trend, who has been employed in these potential sectors which expected to be an economic engine drive and a suitable gun to eradicate poverty to most Tanzanians," he bemoaned.
According to Bank of Tanzania's Monthly Economic Review of September, 2012 the volume of gold exports also increased to 40.2 tonnes from 37.9 tonnes recorded during the year ending August 2011.
The central bank report shows that the value of gold exports increased by 16.5% to $2.27bn in the review period, due to an increase in world market price and export volume. The world market average price for gold was $1,662.3 per troy ounce, an increase of 17.2% from the level recorded in August 2011.
Kabwe says "Secrecy surrounding financials and taxes in the mining sector exacerbate the views expressed by the President."
Mr. January Makamba, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Minerals says, "the asymmetry of information favours these companies." Both parliamentarians agree that when it comes down to it, Tanzanians simply want to see their country get a fair share from their natural resources.
Therefore, in Makamba's view, 'the extractive industries (need to be) a little bit more integrated into the broader economy.'
Kabwe argues that this too could be improved. "Taking the proportion of the taxes companies are paying to total export of minerals, you will realize that the government receives peanut(s), around 13% only," he says.
Furthermore, Kabwe argues that most of the taxes mining companies pay do not originate from the companies but come out of employees' pay cheques.
Mr Semkae Kilonzo, Coordinator at Policy Forum, an umbrella Civil Society Organisation with a networked membership of over 100 NGOs in Tanzania, says that doubts about mining companies' contribution to the economy stem from a perceived lack of transparency.
Just like Kabwe, Kilonzo insists that the way to remove doubts about the sector is to make all payments and contracts public. "Secrecy creates public discontent and mistrust of mining companies of which populist leaders are compelled to react to." Consequently, without an open and honest dialogue, "that discontent is bound to continue," he argues.
The mining sector contributed 2.8% to Tanzania's GDP and employed about 14,000 people while Mohammed Enterprises, a local family owned company that deals with manufacturing and distribution of goods and services, reportedly contributes 3% to GDP and employs about 24,000 people.


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How To Create a Culture of Innovation
I define innovation as an "organization's ability to adapt and evolve repeatedly and rapidly to stay one step ahead of the competition." A culture of innovation, when done right, gives you a competitive edge because it makes you more nimble with an increased ability to sense and respond to change.
A culture of innovation has less to do specifically with new products, new processes, or new ideas. There are of course discrete innovations such as the iPhone or a battery that is powered by viruses (MIT has developed this). These are valuable and necessary in order to create a culture of innovation.
But a culture of innovation is more than new ideas. It needs to be repeatable, predictable, and sustainable. This only happens when you treat innovation like you treat all other capabilities in your business. This means having, amongst other things, a defined process.
An organization's innovation process must achieve three things. It must:
- focus on the "right" challenges
- find appropriate solutions to those challenges, and
- implement the best solutions.
These translate into three "portfolios" an organization must create:
- A portfolio of challenges
- A portfolio of solutions
- A portfolio of projects
Let's take each one at a time.
A Portfolio of Challenges
All companies have challenges. They can be technical challenges on how to create a particular chemical compound. They can be marketing challenges on how to best describe your product to increase market share. They can be HR challenges around improving employee engagement.
An organization's ability to change (i.e., innovate) hinges on its ability to identify and solve challenges. Challenges are sometimes referred to as problems, issues, or opportunities. But at the end of the day, they are all just various forms of challenges. I will use these terms interchangeably here.
Where do you find these challenges? You can find them anywhere – from customers, employees, shareholders, consultants, vendors, competitors, and the list goes on.
Let's face it, companies have no shortage of challenges.
And guess what, some of the most important challenges to solve are hidden due to organizational blind spots and assumption-making.
The "meta-challenge" for all organizations is to find which challenges, if solved and implemented, will create the greatest value. Given that organizations have limited resources and money, prioritization is critical.
My favorite quote (used many times in this blog) comes from Albert Einstein – "If I had an hour to save the world, I would spend 59 minutes defining the problem and one minute finding solutions." Most companies spend 60 minutes of their time finding solutions to problems that just don't matter.
Therefore, the first step in creating a culture of innovation is to surface, identify, and codify challenges. And then you must become masterful at valuing, prioritizing, and framing these challenges.
Think of your innovation portfolio much like you would handle a financial investment portfolio. You want some safe bets (incremental innovation) and some riskier investments (radical innovation). You also want a variety of innovations ranging from technical challenges to marketing challenges, and service challanges to performance improvement challenges.
Once you have the right challenges to solve, the next step is to find solutions.
A Portfolio of Solutions
Every challenge has multiple potential solutions. And there are multiple ways in which to find these solutions.
Some challenges are solved in the moment by the person who thinks them up. Most challenges in fact are solved this way. These challenges tend to be "unarticulated" in that they are not presented to the organization as a problem to solve.
Other challenges are more complex and require specialized expertise. You need to find the right person(s) with the right knowledge.
Others require less technical expertise and are solved through creative thinking.
For each challenge, you need to first determine which mechanism would best yield a viable solution. Approaches include, but are not limited to…
- Internal Individual/Team: This is the most common way challenges are typically solved. This is when you use internal resources whose job is to solve these types of challenges. For example, this would be the development team members assigned to a particular product. They are paid to solve their product development challenges. Brainstorming is often the tool of choice.
- Internal Crowdsourcing: Sometimes the best solutions are found by people who typically do not work on this problem. It might be a customer service representative finding a great new branding idea. Or maybe it is tapping into R&D people who are in different parts of the organization. Sometimes this can be achieved through company-wide competitions. Read my article on how reality TV show type competitions can be used to stimulate creativity.
- Outsourced (External Single Source): Some challenges can be solved (and potentially implemented) by a third party who takes ownership for delivering the result. Typically, outsource partners are found through some type of RFP process. eLance.com is a well-known example of a platform that matches specific challenges with bidders who are able to solve specific types of problems.
- External Crowdsourcing: Some challenges are best solved by a diverse group of external solvers who can independently work on a solution to your problem. In some circles, this is referred to as Open Innovation. InnoCentive and 99Designs.com are two good examples of this. A challenge is posted and solutions are provided by a wide variety of solvers.
These are only a few of the many approaches. If one technique (e.g., internal team) does not yield a workable solution), try a different approach (e.g., external crowdsourcing).
Regardless of which technique(s) you use, the result will be a portfolio of solutions for the given challenge. Depending on the technique you use, you may end up with a low signal to noise ratio. This is the ratio of a signal (what you want – that is, good ideas) to the noise (what you don't want – the duds). Your success is often based on your ability to separate the wheat from the chaff.
The next step is to strengthen and select the best ideas, combining them into a comprehensive solution. If you find a solution that works, the next step is to implement.
A Portfolio of Projects
The final attribute of a culture of innovation is the ability to take all of the selected solutions and turn them into programs/projects so that they can be converted from ideas into reality.
Elsewhere on this blog, I discuss many different ways of making this happen. Some of them include "Build It, Try It, Fix It" – an iterative development process where you learn by doing rather than analyzing. Other more "waterfall" type development approaches are more linear and rely heavily on analysis and testing (analyze, design, build, test, deploy).
Regardless of how you implement, without this step, you end up with lots of ideas on the cutting room floor, none of which create value.
During implementation, it is critical that you keep track of the value proposition for each project, having the courage to change direction, or, in some cases, killing ideas altogether.
Bottom Line
A culture based on surfacing, solving, and implementing valuable challenges can make innovation repeatable and predictable. This requires more than just a process, it requires an entire innovation capability [read my perspectives on the innovation capability].
My mantra is, " When the pace of change outside your organization is faster than the pace within, you will be out of business." And as we all know, today's pace of change is crazier than ever. A culture of innovation, when done right, can give you a leg up in a highly evolving marketplace.
P.S. There are many different "techniques" that can be used at each stage of the process. Communities, social networks, customer-feedback systems, etc. These will be addressed more fully in future articles.
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- July 6, 2009 at 1:02 pm
A related story from last year (http://bit.ly/1DhK6I).
I like how you've identified the three portfolios; IT groups should be able to identify portfolios of Projects and Solutions, but it takes some insight to effectively help the business see the Challenges.
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- July 6, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Jim, thanks for the comment. As you point out, I think the challenges part is the biggest challenge. Becoming masterful at this is one of the keys to success.
I look forward to taking a look at your article.
- July 8, 2009 at 8:27 am
A very indepth article on Innovation.
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- July 15, 2009 at 7:58 am
You are so right in placing the initial emphasis on innovation on the culture of an organization. Culture – or climate – comes first. Without a culture which supports innovativeness, it is unlikely that any attempt at idea creation or idea management will be successful or as successful as it should be. Just look at the culture for innovation at 3M, P&G, for example. You find that culture is multi-dimensional and not based on one significant corporate practice.
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- July 20, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Thanks for this post Steve. I think that you're really onto something with your idea that "when the pace of change outside your organization is faster than the pace within, you will be out of business." I think one of the reasons that companies are getting outpaced is because there is a ton of information out there to help companies innovate themselves, but there's no easy way to access and utilize that information. We're in the process of developing a tool that would help organize some of that "information to innovate," which we hope will help companies better understand their next step.
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- August 20, 2009 at 11:55 am
I appreciate the portfolio view of options and the connection that talent culture and motivation drive financial results.
I have practiced and advocated many of what you lay out; I am an advocate. I continually challenge myself to link talent and innovation to financial drivers and business results. Because if I do not link these to business results I am only a theorist, not a business partner.
Thanks for the post, an introduction to you, and the really fascinating work at InnoCentive.com.
I welcome continued conversation on my business blog: http://blog.amajorc.com
- October 13, 2009 at 11:19 pm
I am wondering which tools innovation consultants and the like use to drive innovation and culture change in the (i) enterprise (ii) small businesses.
All your thought are appreciated,
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5 Techniques For Recovery From Triathlons
- By Nathan Koch, PT, ATC
- Published Jun 4, 2013
- Updated 3 days ago
Active Recovery
An easy spin on the bike or short, low-intensity run.
Time it right: Research suggests that active recovery can "flush" the body and legs in the early and immediate phase and, along with compression, should be considered as an immediate recovery technique.
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... because right now I'm having a issues with google over the Daz EULA, on what i used for my animated 3d content and software. . Youtube thought it was created with a video game animation platform stock.. .lol.properly because i used Adobe premiere pro to upload directly to youtube.
so I sent them the Daz's Eula about using Daz content in rendered animation. which I had got from Chohol , so hopefully that should clear the mess up soon so i can start the other animations.
That surprises me. There are a LOT of videos on YouTube using captured game footage. And I had a series of discussions with the 48 Hour Film folks about using game footage in my animated entry. I even exchanged emails with Rockstar's tech support ("Grand Theft Auto 4", etc.) who felt that "fan films" were OK, as long as no one was making money. But the tech support folks asked me to check with the Rockstar legal folks, and they never answered (as expected).
The funny part is that the 48 Hour Film people also run a "Machinima" contest, which consists entirely of game footage. Also, Rockstar's "Grand Theft Auto 4" includes a capture feature, and even a pretty strong video editor to create videos from game footage.
I did not intend to make any money, and in fact was spending several hundred $ to enter. But the 48 Hour folks were nervous since they sell DVD compilations. Not very many, mostly just to the teams that enter. But I still decided to drop the idea, since it wasn't a big deal for me.
I recently got the Elgato game capture device for Xbox 360 and PS3, a really nice design. I am in the process of making a test animation with footage from Rockstar's "L.A. Noire" and "Red Dead Redemption".
Forgiveness is easier than permission.