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A press release from GM said Volt sales were up 13% in July, and more than 65,000 have been sold since the car was introduced in 2010, making it the best-selling PHEV in the U.S. market according to the automaker.
Chevrolet Chief Marketing Officer Tim Mahoney said, "Volt is the perfect example of the ingenuity that drives everything we do at Chevrolet. Volt fully delivers on the promises of Find New Roads and will continue to provide consumers with the transportation solutions they need and deserve in the future."
According to the press release, Chevrolet Volt drivers are driving 63% of their overall miles without using the car's gasoline engine range extender, driving a grand total of more than 500 million gas-free miles since 2010, saving a reported total of more than 25 million gallons of gasoline. If you believe the press release, Volt owners who plug in to charge regularly drive more than 970 miles on a single tank of gasoline.
As for specifics about the soon-to-debut 2016 Chevrolet Volt, the press release didn't volunteer much information. There was only the teaser photo of the new Volt's vivacious rump seen above. After our experience driving a high-end Porsche Cayman S e-hybrid PHEV that could easily be optioned out to cost three times as much as a Volt, we're just hoping we get the opportunity to test the next-generation Chevrolet Volt. It would certainly seem like a lot more practical PHEV option than something that costs more than my house.
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Ciber Inc. (NYSE: CBR), an information technology consulting, services and outsourcing company, today announced that CFO Peter Cheesbrough is leaving the company. Claude Pumilia will replace Cheesbrough as CFO effective April 4.
Cheesbrough, who is leaving to pursue an interest in serving on other companies' boards of directors, will work closely with Pumilia through the end of April to ensure a smooth transition, the company said.
"Peter has provided sound leadership to the operational organization, was instrumental in instilling our new operating regimens and has been a strong voice on our board, for which we are all grateful," said CEO Dave Peterschmidt. "This is an opportune time to transition to a CFO with deeper industry experience who will continue to drive the momentum we have started in pursuit of our objectives," Peterschmidt added.
Cheesbrough has been on Ciber's board of directors since 2002 and CFO since 2007. Cheesbrough also served as interim CEO from April through July 2010.
Most recently, Pumilia has served as CFO for the city and county of Denver since 2007. Pumilia restructured $3 billion of publicly-traded debt and led cost-reduction efforts that closed more than $300 million in deficits. Previously, Pumilia has also held senior finance and leadership roles with CA Inc. (formerly Computer Associates), Hewlett-Packard, and Compaq.

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Arlington High goes green with solar panels
Arlington High School has taken advantage of Snohomish County Public Utility District's voluntary Planet Power green energy program by installing solar panels on the roof of the stadium.
"We are excited to be the recipient of a PUD Planet Power grant and to be bringing a solar energy project to Arlington," said Sid Logan, executive director of operations for the Arlington School District.
The project will help educate students and the public about solar energy while producing planet-friendly power for years to come, Logan said.
Eight-kilowatt solar units were fitted on top of the stadium. The five rows of panels will produce direct-current power and newly installed inverters will convert electricity to alternating current.
The power produced is expected to reduce energy costs for the school district and for taxpayers, and will be used at the school and stadium. Schools use a lot of power during the school year, but during summer months or at night solar energy can go back to the grid to benefit other users.
The installation cost for the Arlington High School project was funded mostly by PUD's Planet Power grant.
In addition, the power data collected from the stadium building will be used as a teaching tool when Arlington High students connect with other schools in Snohomish County, including Granite Falls High School, Park Place Middle School in Monroe and Sultan High School via an interactive Web page. Students will share and monitor solar panel performance with other schools.
Having local businesses in the area with solar expertise brings a sense of community to projects such as the one at Arlington High School. The panels were purchased through Silicon Energy, a local photovoltaic module manufacturer whose headquarters are in Marysville.
The Arlington High School panel installation was a large job for Ben Miracle, a commercial journeyman electrician with Arlington Electric, the company responsible for fitting the panels.
"It's different on composite roofs" and those built with other materials, Miracle said. "But the components are the same."
Even with gray and rainy weather, the Pacific Northwest provides a surprisingly good climate for solar energy.
"The largest solar producing nation is Germany," Miracle said. "Their weather is no better than ours."
For those who believe that hot climates produce more power for green energy, Miracle says that desert dust settling on solar panels does cause problems.
"Dust impedes performance," Miracle said. "The rain here washes it away."
Arlington Electric priced the job for Arlington High School to see that the school got the most kilowatts for the dollar.
"The modules produce more wattage," said Joan Tilton, president of Arlington Electric. John C. Larson Stadium has good solar access, its roof is flat and has no shading. To have buildings facing south is optimum.
From grant application to finished plan, the solar power project took only a few months. The application was filed in early spring with the notice to proceed in September. The job was completed mid-November.
Tilton acknowledges the increase in solar power demand throughout the U.S. as private customers ask if fitting solar panels will put money in their pocket. It does when homeowners take advantage of loans and tax credits through programs like Solar Express, which offers an incentive to people who want to have solar panels on their own property, said Leslie Moynihan, program manager with Snohomish County PUD.
Snohomish County businesses and residential customers support Planet Power. The PUD makes it easy for interested customers to add $3 to their utility bill specifically for Planet Power projects. Planet Power has awarded 21 grants since its founding in 2009.
"In 2012 we awarded six grants," Moynihan said. "It's not just energy production but education."
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What you need:White construction paper , Q-tips , red paint , optional glitter , glue and ribbon for garland.
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O.k. Here is my situation.
Over the last 2-3 years, a friend of mine modeled for me on a couple of occassions. She was a very willing model and great fun to work with. She even was THRILLED when I posted the images on the web for review. She in fact encouraged it. And yes, some, but not all, were nudes.
Fast forward to the recent months....
She meets this guy up in Phoenix. WIthin under a month he asks her to marry him. She being young, and apparently out of her freakin' mind, says yes. So they plan on marrying in August.
Now, last month, at my wedding (my one for the family...see the "Details for Jorge" thread), she came to me during the rehearsal dinner and said her husband to be (whom I shall call Butthead for want of a better term), was "really upset" that those pictures were out there, and that they wanted the negatives!
Of course here I am with my entire freakin' family around, so I said "don't worry, we can talk after the wedding." And then I downed a Manhattan at the prospect of dealing with this crap.
Anywho, the day AFTER the wedding she and Butthead tried calling me every hour, on the hour, and even waited outside the house for my wife to show up and they asked her for the negs! And not just the nudes! ALL of them! Even some very clothed ones. One of which I printed an 11x14, selenium toned print of, and mounted so she could give it as a gift to her dad (no thanks there I guess...) Now, I was working on a project and just simply not available. My wife was dealing with all the family members who were leaving, and in the case of her parents, staying around for a while.
Needless to say, the verbal lashing they got from my wife was extreme. Never piss off a working-class lass from North Yorkshire!
Anywho, later we get an apologetic e-mail. Haven't seen both of them since, but I figured maybe things calmed down.
Now, keep in mind, ALL of this concern is coming from HIM. She is just trying to "make things work" and keeps saying she is proud of the pictures, etc. And I have reassured her that I will not, hell I CAN NOT, sell the images, they won't be on the web is she doesn't want them (all the Photo.net critiques were deleted), etc. But she says Butthead doesn't like the fact that "someone out there has pictures of his wife". In fact he even sent ME an e-mail stating this. So I know it is his psychosis here starting this crap.
It should also be pointed out that a previous boyfriend was given prints of these pictures (I paid for prints for her modeling for me), and still has them. Making me, to say the least, a "minor threat" as I have a professional reputation to garner here, and the ex does not.
So today I get an e-mail from her. She is asking to BUY the negatives. She even is willing to finance the purchase of them!
So here are my concerns -
1 - This Butthead guy is nucking futz and even engaging in talking to her on any level may trigger who knows what in this guy. Should I even bother?
2 - This girl has little money. I would of course charge market rates, with an appropriate discount for her share of the work. But that will still be a financial stress on this person. To NOT charge market rates would be unprofessional, and I feel somehow cheapen the whole concept of pro photography. Kinda like if I started shooting weddings for free. I mean those negs are MY work and worth something. But should I allow someone to put themselves in that much debt when I know it would be harmful to them?
3 - They want all the negs. First off, I see value in revisiting work. Especially to see how I have progressed. So I am reluctant to give them up. The nudes, I probably could, but I got some other good shots and THOSE I want to keep. They are good. Am I too attached here? I would get paid.
4 - This issue is apparently causing much stress in their relationship. Part of me is inclined to say "Look, you gotta deal with her past." The fact is these are MILD nudes. Just boobs and butt. Far from porn, and the fact that he wants ALL the negs seems to indicate some sort of Talibanesque mentality towards her past. I mean her sitting on a rock looking sad with a beer is OFFENSIVE to him? Her DAD has that picture! In glorious 11x14 B/W! If he so so riled up that it is causing friction between them (which she indicates in her e-mail), why discourage it? The guy is obviously some sort of nut-case and I'm thinking in the back of my head "Well, maybe if he dumps you over this, it will save you from a horrible future." Or should I just ignore that, realize it is her fault, and take the cash?
Any help here? I am not too worried about this, but I want to behave professionally.
Which is why I never once threatened to wring her scrawny boyfriends neck like a wet towel....
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I think a more apt name would have been Two and a Half Man, but you would risk getting sued! This is interesting and original, with the only thing bugging me is the fact that the vertical lines are slightly tilted. It seems it's the structure itself that wasn't straight though, as the horizontal line is quite straight looking to me, so it's not a question of rotating the image as it would offset the horizontal portion.
Well done! Was this shot in Malta?
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So, I've loaded this in an editor and noticed that the verticals on the far left are tilted, whilst the two in the middle are almost perpendicular to the horizontal line at the bottom, with the right-most vertical line being just slightly tilted (key word here is slightly). I think I noticed the tilting more given that if you move your eyes from left to right, you start off with the area where the verticals are tilted, and by inference you perceive the middle ones as being tilted as well. As I said though, this is not because the photo was taken at a tilt, but because the subject itself was tilted, and I don't think it needs correcting actually. It simply stood out a bit, though at the same time it adds character I guess.
One more thing, have you considered giving this the mono-treatment? There are some nice textures here and taking away colour can only bring them out more!
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i love the subject and the textures are great but i wonder if the main interest is in the panel with the figures and if a stronger shot would have resulted from a tighter crop with vertical format on just that board. im finding the panel on the base distracting a little.
its a great idea but i think simple though it is it needed a considered approach to the composition
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Uploaded a modification in b/w myself actually. I've forgotten to add a further detail. Cropped off a bit from the image as I tried to fix the tilting I was referring to by using distortion correction tools in Paint Shop Pro (vertical perspective correction). The lines look more vertical to me now so there's less of a distraction for those like me who nit-pick on these elements!
Finally, I think this can work in a different composition too as Phil suggested, though I quite like this approach as it gives more information on where the three men were sprayed, whilst isolating them might lose out on this element. I don't know though - maybe a mod would help Phil?
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First off I love this, I rather wish that awards weren't disabled! It's the fact that those ghostly stencilled figures are on a layer of paint which is peeling away, so they will gradually disappear from view.
The textures and tones are beautiful - paint fades to such subtle pastels. There was enough directional light to give shadow to show up the textures but not enough to kill the colour. I remember a member who specialises in this sort of subject said a while ago that the test of a peeling paint image is when you feel you could scrape it off the monitor screen - this passes.
The 'vertical' on the left is a bit distracting but basically this is a structure that probably doesn't have a single true right angle to its name. So I would go with Alistair's perspective adjustment but keep the colour. I might look at a crop though. A Mod will follow...
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I've uploaded a quick Mod. I've tried to give two true verticals, plus a tighter crop keeping the original proportions - just so show a simpler composition as an alternative. I looked for a square crop but didn't like the results.
I also set the Burn tool to shadows, 4% exposure and a large brush size, and simply swept it over the screen. That adds to the 'scrapablity' factor for me, makes the peeling paint more tactile.
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I love Moira's mod as well. Truly a picture worth playing with! Good job Mario.
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id love to do a mod but ive been without photoshop for near 2 weeks whilst my computer is repaired sorry but im using a borrowed laptop right now
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Alistair is right about the B+W mod however this image also needs some colour to bring out the detail. In my mod I have merged a B+W layer with the colour layer and then reduced the opacity of the colour layer to 65% this keeps the colour although it is muted and allows the B+W layer to show off the detail in the wood.
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black and white would work I think, and I would emphasize the texture
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A fascinating image which is effective in either mono or colour. I would keep the right hand panel as there are three vertical strips of peeling paint on this which match the three figures on the left.
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A fascinating image which works well in either mono or colour. I would keep the right hand panel as it has three vertical strips of peeling which match the figures on the left - this comes out well in Derrymaine's mod.
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Of all the mods, I think Mrs. Woolybill has the right idea. This is a great subject, and for me the mono simply detracts from it. That wonderful blue peeling paint is half the beauty of this.
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Quote: the right hand panel ... has three vertical strips of peeling which match the figures on the left
Good observation, I instinctively retained those strips without really thinking why.
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You would think that a Ten on Tuesday topic like "10 Favorite Time Wasters" would be a breeze...but it didn't turn out that way for me. That isn't to say I never putter around and waste time, of course. It's more that I can't come up with ten specific, different ways that I do it - most of my time-wasting activities fall into fairly broad categories. I'm also inclined to consider something more of a waste of time if I don't enjoy it and/or it's totally unproductive; I would be more inclined to consider the activities I like as "guilty pleasures." Therefore, I decided to split my time-wasters into five "favorite" and five "least favorite."
For the record, I consider reading books and blogging to be neither time-wasters nor guilty pleasures!
Twitter, especially reading some of the @user tweets - it's like eavesdropping on a party from the fringe of the group!
Google Reader, which never stays empty for very long
Web surfing - these days, that usually means leaving Reader or Twitter to check out links
Shopping (online or off-) without buying anything!
Least favorite
Sitting stuck in traffic (I live and drive around LA; I do this one a lot)
Being on hold on the phone (especially considering how little I like to use the phone in the first place)
Waiting in line (without a book to read!)
Meetings without a clear agenda
Re-doing something I thought was already finished (which actually makes the first go-round the waste of time, I guess)
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The residents of Chester's Mill become trapped inside a transparent dome.
Last week ended with Barbie refusing to plead guilty to charges of murder brought by Big Jim Rennie, Julia and Angie hiding out in the hospital basement and Linda following the kids to Ben's house, where the egg is emitting a high-pitched scream. This week the butterfly hatches, but as it takes wing, it leaves black splodges when it touches the mini-dome.
Outside, the large dome turns correspondingly black until Chester's Mill is plunged into total darkness. Wanting answers, Linda tries to take the egg into custody but is thrown back against the wall. As she staggers to her feet, the kids seize the egg and run. They need to hide before Big Jim arrives.
Meanwhile, Barbie is sprung from jail by Julia and Angie and they rendezvous with Joe, Norrie and Junior in the tunnels under the town. As they discuss what to do next, four handprints appear on the mini-dome. It shatters when the teens touch it, releasing the butterfly. As it flutters around Barbie, Joe declares that he must be the monarch. However, the egg starts shaking violently and only stops when Julia picks it up. As the butterfly settles on it, Barbie says: "She's your monarch."
All this is too much for Junior. He thinks that his father should have custody of the egg and refuses to believe that Big Jim is a murderer. He threatens Julia with a gun, but Barbie takes him on to enable the others to get away. As Junior overcomes a still handcuffed Barbie and hauls him back to jail, the others take the egg and make their way into the woods, where they encounter a familiar figure who is supposed to be dead.
Meanwhile, Big Jim has not been idle. Having brainwashed the townsfolk into thinking that Barbie is evil and responsible for the darkness, he has paved the way for his execution...
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Packaged enterprise applications from SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft and others have had a positive impact on the productivity of corporations, substantially cutting the cost of finance and administration while improving inventory and asset productivity. That, however, is no longer enough. Today technology can deliver more. The nearly total adoption of the Internet by business has created a universal network. This, along with fast processors and cheap memory, finally has made it feasible for people to interact with systems in business terms, rather than bending business processes to fit the way technology works.
Ironically, making the architecture disappear from a user's perspective requires a lot of software engineering. (And, we admit, it is not likely to do away with the industry's penchant for three letter acronyms.) For SAP, its Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA) means creating a focused set of process, business object and integration scenario components, and making them available to partners and customers. ESA goes beyond service oriented architecture (SOA) by providing the business semantics necessary to organize and execute business processes. The resulting composite applications match more closely the familiar business processes that people use either alone or in collaboration with others.
ESA permits much more automation of repetitive work, which in turn increases efficiency, shortens the time needed to complete tasks and reduces risks of error and fraud. And this approach should make it feasible to organize the execution of business processes in a way that makes business sense. Software systems no longer will limit where these activities take place and who executes which steps. Thus, corporations should be able to increase the number of shared services they use internally to increase efficiency, or to outsource more easily functions (such as payroll) that service providers can execute more efficiently.
The ESA approach also can reduce the amount of effort needed to put an application in place. TLA systems usually required Global 2,000 companies to spend two to five times the cost of the software to implement them, and an ongoing maintenance cost accompanied these modifications. SAP and other firms attempted to reduce the modification burden by verticalizing their offerings, adding industry-specific process and data structures. The new architecture takes this idea one step further. With ESA, companies no longer will need industry-specific add-ons, so it will be possible to have software that performs end-to-end processes using the specific idioms and methods associated with that industry.
It is still early in the evolution beyond monolithic applications. SAP has taken substantial steps, but much more work remains to be done in fleshing out its products and getting others to participate in this vision. Certainly, SAP must demonstrate that its approach meets the performance, scalability and availability requirements of its most demanding customers. SAP also has studied history, and recognizes that the extensive migrations required in the shift from mainframe to client/server applications were far too painful for too many companies. It intends this shift to the next generation to be as gradual or as rapid as companies desire. Ventana Research asserts that true success of the new strategy will be measured not by "customer success stories" but by the frequency with which CEOs and CFOs recommend SAP's approach to their peers in private conversations.
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MATTHEWS, N.C. (AP) — Family Dollar says it will be cutting jobs and closing about 370 underperforming stores as it looks for ways to improve its financial performance. It says it will also cut prices on about 1,000 basic items.But Bryn Winburn, public relations manager for the company, told News 3 that four stores scheduled to open in late summer or early fall in the Las Vegas area remain on track.Those store locations are: 2154 N. Nellis Blvd.; 2035 N. Hollywood Blvd.; 4895 E. Tropicana Ave.; and 2797 E. Charleston Blvd.Winburn added that no decision has been made whether any of the 11 active Las Vegas or Henderson locations are targeted for closure.
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Guruji, I love you a lot. But whenever I come in front of you, tears start rolling down my eyes. Is there something wrong with me?
No, it is absolutely fine. There is nothing wrong with tears rolling down your eyes. It is very natural and good. There is no problem with it.
When the heart blossoms then tears come, this is very natural.
What happens when you come close to one who is dear to you, close to the Guru?
There is a shloka in the Upanishads which says, 'Bhidhyathe hridaya granthi, Chidhyanthe sarva samshayaah, Ksheeyanthe cha asya karmaani, Tasmin drista paraavare'
The knots in the hearts are undone, questions and doubts in the mind vanish, karmas are washed away, by being the presence of a loved one or a Guru or a Gyaani.
This has been said. This means what is written in the Upanishad is true!


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So I set off to write a "puzzle" song. RosellaWeigand put me up to it in the Challenge Collab:
"I challenge you to write & sing a song about puzzles. Interpret this theme as you see fit. ;)"
After losing sleep over this for about a week and a half, I thought not about puzzles...I'll make it a puzzle! The only downside to this is that I didn't exactly sing. Once I got pretty far into this I decided it would sound best without vocals. I hope that's okay, Rosella!
The song is [supposed to be] structured to resemble the experience of playing with a puzzle. It build on itself, one piece at a time, until we reach the full work; at which point, the whole thing is torn apart and boxed back up. Enjoy! :)
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Paciugo Gelato & Caffè, a family-owned and operated franchisor of authentic Italian gelato, announced that Keith Albright was named the company's new chief operating officer. Albright has served as the company's senior vice president of franchising for the past year. He will now oversee franchise operations/relations and marketing, in addition to spearheading the company's domestic and international franchise growth.
"Keith is a natural born leader who well understands franchising," says Ugo Ginatta, chief executive officer and cofounder of Paciugo Gelato & Caffè. "Since joining our executive team 12 months ago, Keith has added considerable value to the Paciugo brand and its operations, which includes opening our first airport location (Cleveland Hopkins International). We are very pleased about having him take a larger role supporting our growing family of successful franchisees."
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The Koninklijke Bibliotheek in the Netherlands has developed a Strategic Staff Planning Programme to deal with the challenges of an ageing workforce, succession issues for management and specialised positions, and short-term budget cuts in combination with expected long-term staff shortages. This article describes the reasons for the Programme, steps taken to develop it, and preliminary results. The programme includes a Trainee Programme, a Management Trainee Programme, Individual Career Counselling and a Career Service Centre.
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Michael Blagg has been the manager of Midland Arts & Antiques Market for two years. He says 75 percent of his home's furnishings are from the market.
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This game stinks. I remember jumbling it up with game genie back in the day. Now that was fun! Leave this one in your memory or watch Angry Nintendo Nerd's video of it.
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Twenty-nine years ago I gave my first opaque enema under fluoroscopic screen control. The publications of Pfahler and a few references from foreign literature constituted the stimulus for the undertaking. Bismuth subnitrate was the opaque salt, suspended in buttermilk. The chief aim of the study was to determine the position of the transverse colon and of the right and left colic flexures. To emphasize the contrast presented by the elaborate roentgen study of the colon as practiced now, with indications for its use covering a very wide range of pathologic possibilities, I was asked to offer a review of the evolution of the technic of x-ray examination of the colon, followed by an evaluation of the different methods.
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Are you sick and tired of losing money in the market and figuring out if you are going to keep your job?
I met an executive of a mid-sized company today that is awfully miserable in his position and has been dreaming about starting a company that he is passionate about. Get this – he's been working on his business plan for 5 years. I asked him why he hasn't started yet, this is what he said in bulletpoint form:
– I don't even know how to get started
– I have no funding
– I don't know if I can give up my salary
– It's too risky, what if I fail
– If I had a nice retirement nest egg I'd start it now
Are you making excuses as well? Well, the answer to starting a successful company is really easy, you've got to get in the game and START. It may seem obvious, but it's not – in order to win, you've got to start. There are too many dreamers and not enough executers, are you one of them? Often times, the biggest barrier to entry is YOU!
I'd always encourage people to jump with both feet in, sometimes it's just not practical so building a company and getting started in the evenings when you're not working is a great way to get started.
Here are some specifics that I'd encourage you to think about as you get serious about starting your business:
1) Be very passionate about the business. You will go through tough times, so give yourself ample time to get the model right. I'd recommend that you get comfortable with 2 years. You'll probably want to quit at 3 months if you don't see traction, that's why you've got to be passionate enough to get through those times to make it successful.
2) Build a focus plan – 30, 60, 90 days out. Small wins lead to a big victory. Set out exactly what you plan to do much like a coach of football team often will plan out the first 20 offensive plays. Then, get ready to pivot as you see opportunity.
3) Be creative. These days you don't need much money to startup and everything, I mean everything, is negotiable. Phone systems, Internet access (negotiate with your neighbor), rent, even computers (I negotiate with Dell on the phone). You can find help just about anywhere.
4) Network. Get your name out there, let everyone know you started a business, take meetings, go to social networking events, brand yourself! Set a goal to go out to lunch once a week with someone new in your industry. Don't be an island.
5) Learn to sell. This is not something you learn from business school or academia. You've got to sell workers, customers, investors, buyers, vendors, etc. Find your selling formula, soft sells, hard sells, sales funnels, etc. One of my favorite lines from the movie "Boiler Room" is ABC – Always Be Closing! Practice selling today.
I'm often asked is it a good time to start a company right now in this environment. I always say, it's always the best time to start a business right now for some obvious reasons and for some not so obvious reasons. If you don't get off your butt and get started now, you'll be sorry. Here's why:
1) People are hunkering down. Most folks just want to stay at their comfortable jobs and not start businesses. Thus, if you start a business, there's less competition and less noise in the marketplace. It's much easier to get your name out there.
2) Costs are coming down. Like I mentioned above, everything is negotiable. The cost of doing business – hiring, rent, utilities, legal, etc are all getting cheaper. If you are very resourceful, you can even get some of them for free by exchanging equity or service or even being a reference client. You'd be amazed what you can get these days. You can build a product in less time for less money than during the boom times.
3) It's easier to sell. Think about it, if you're selling to businesses, there are less companies calling on companies, decision makers can take your calls now. If you focus your pitch on how you can help other companies or individuals save money, you've really hit on something people are looking for right now.
4) You've got an out. In these hard economic times, if you're laid off, it's increasingly difficult to find another job. In fact, it really sucks out there. If you have a startup already in the works, no big deal, you've already got something cooking where most people don't. Remember, companies have no loyalty, in order to survive they also need to make hard decisions and that decision may not include you. So, build your out now!
5) You will kick-ass when the economy turns around. People will start building businesses again when the economy turns, but it will be too late. You will have already built a product, grabbed market share, and will be much better positioned to win and potentially even exit (since you'll be the only one standing) when the economy turns. No better time to be building during the down times such that in the boom times you are the recognized leader. Make it happen!
So – forget about the stock market, if you're like me, you like to play but you just get hurt everytime you try to play the market. Create your own market and get in the game today! Tell me in the notes if you think I'm smoking crack about starting companies in this crazy time or if you agree.


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Ok, well here goes.. I have never started an online diary before but reading through all the posts and being inspired by them, I thought I would give it a go..
I am on day two of Slimming world and so far I am loving it, I cannot help being annoyed at myself for putting so much weight on but am trying to see this as a new year and a new me.
In the past two years I have put on five stone, hmmm not good seeing it in writing (typing?) but am positive that it will be gone by Christmas. Ok well almost positive (deep breath erm.. yes absolutely positive!)
I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer 2 and a half years ago and went though Chemo and Surgery. Losing my hair was awful as it had always been my pride and joy, I also lost my breast and generally felt like I lost a little piece of me along the way. I took on all treatment in a really positive way and have come through it so far relatively unscathed, emotionally at least. My hair is growing back and my energy levels are returning. Now its time to find me again.
I started putting on weight after I got married at the end of my chemo, then we went on holiday a few months later and the weight started creeping on, this was followed by more holidays and parties and generally any excuse to eat loads.. I kept justifying it to myself that it was ok as it was a side effect of tablets (rubbish!) doing a desk job from doing an active job (not helpful but neither is eating sweets at the desk all day long) holidays (everyone puts on weight on holiday don't they?) and Christmas when its acceptable to eat chocolate for breakfast lunch and in between (ok so that one is ridiculous but at the time perfectly sane!)
I have joined with my daughter who is a brilliant lil cook and already we have been coming up with some really tasty treats.. I have bought myself 10 new silver charms and will put one on my new charm bracelet for every half a stone I lose. All of the charms are incentives to motivate me to lose weight such as a bikini a flip flop an aeroplane etc.
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arulk pillai wrote:The popularity of some of the technologies/farmeworks can vary demographically. The best way to identify what the prospective employers are looking for or what the industry is passionate about is through some research, which is a vital skill to have.
1. Check your online job advertisements to see what the prospective employers are looking for.
2. Go to http://www.google.com/trends (Google Trends) and type in the search terms like EJB3, Ajax, Spring, Struts 2, etc to look at the trend.
3. Regularly visit some of the Java sites to keep yourself aware of emerging technologies/frameworks and trnda by visiting
-- http://java.dzone.com/
-- http://www.theserverside.com/
-- http://www.infoq.com/
-- http://www.javaworld.com/
-- http://java.sys-con.com/, etc
where you can learn from industry experts.
In general, you can't go wrong with learning Web Services, EJB3, Spring, Ajax, JMS, and Hiberante. Spring is vast and pick the ones like IoC (aka DI), Spring AOP, popular templates for JDBC, JMS, Hibernate, etc.
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While enjoying an airing of "Despicable Me" this morning, (I could really use a couple of Minions myself!) I saw an ad for a Disney Channel original movie about, wait for it,...
....Snowboarding! "Cloud9" was the title. All about a washed up past super pipe campion who winds up teaching a spoiled little female wanna b shred star! (...typical Disney formula naturally.)
I couldn't help but wonder if this wasn't a sure sign that snowboarding has reached, (...and ultimately passed) it's pinnacle of "Cool!"
Of course I'm being more than a little sarcastic here, but I still wouldn't have guessed that snowboarding, even given it's popularity, was considered mainstream "mild" enough for the Disney Channel! (...although, I guess at a time when a guy like SW is doing chewing gum commercials, snowboarding's days of "counter culture cool" are probably well behind it?)
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I'm thrilled to announce that Fat of the Land author Langdon Cook is our newest columnist at the magazine.
Lang, as he's known by friends, is the kind of guy that, when he says he'll be "off the grid," really means it; he's known to disappear down the coast and up to the wilds of British Columbia for weeks at a time on foraging, fishing and mushroom hunting expeditions.
And so he'll be writing a bi-monthly column, Cook's Adventures, on his varied expeditions. Jigging for squid, plucking the first morels out of the east Cascades, fly fishing for browns, razor clamming on the beaches--he'll take us all along.
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A new initiative will work on cell-based toxicity tests for chemicals.
As chemical companies develop more pesticides, cleaners, and other potentially toxic compounds, traditional methods of safety testing can hardly keep up. Animal tests, which have been the gold standard for decades, are slow and expensive, and these sorts of tests are increasingly socially unacceptable, too. What's more, the results of animal testing sometimes don't translate to humans, so researchers are eager for better alternatives.
This week, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a multiyear research partnership to develop a cell-based approach that they hope can replace animal testing in toxicity screening. Work has already begun, although it will take years to refine the techniques.
Using systems that are already employed in the search for new drugs, researchers hope to develop quick, accurate methods of toxicity testing for chemicals that are carried out on cells, rather than on whole animals.
That way, instead of having to spend weeks dosing and dissecting roomfuls of rabbits or rats, thousands of chemicals could be tested in a matter of hours using automated systems and human cells grown in a lab. Different kinds of cells could be used as proxies for particular tissues, providing a way for researchers to test the effects of a chemical on the liver, for example, and, ultimately, to predict toxic effects.
The approach "really has the potential to revolutionize the way toxic chemicals are identified," says Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute. Automated cell-based tests could screen many thousands of chemicals in a single day, compared with the decades spent so far gathering detailed information on a few thousand toxic chemicals.
"We need to be able to test thousands of compounds in thousands of conditions much faster than we did before," says Elias Zerhouni, director of the NIH. The new approach repurposes a technique that's a mainstay in pharmaceutical labs, where high-throughput screening is used to help identify new drugs. Automated systems can test hundreds of thousands of candidate compounds in a single day and identify those that have any effect on cells, and hence may have therapeutic value. The aim of the toxicity-testing research is "to try to turn that around to find compounds that might be toxic," Collins says. Their effects could be assessed according to the number of cells they kill, or by using markers that indicate whether certain functions in a cell are affected.
Because high-throughput screening can handle many thousands of tests at a time, a given chemical can be tested at different concentrations and for different exposure times during a single screening process, producing comprehensive and reliable data that's "not a statistical approximation," says Christopher Austin, director of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center. "It's pharmacology."


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Congressman Dave Loebsack visited Pella on Monday. Loebsack went on a ride along with Pella Police Chief Robert Bokinsky in the afternoon. Bokinsky says that during the ride along they discussed community projects, especially the career academy. He says that Loebsack has been working closely with law enforcement officials in the district to get their thoughts on gun violence as well. Bokinsky says that Congressman Loebsack didn't share which way he was leaning on gun control proposals, and that he was using conference calls and ride alongs as fact finding missions.
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Nine days ago, Judge Richard Kopf wrote an article about the Supreme Court's decision in Hobby Lobby that suggested, "[a]s the kids say, it is time for the Court to stfu." It was a good post, but something that seemed of such little controversy that we relegated it to an in-blurb mention within Non-Sequiturs.
And then all manner of shock and hand-wringing commenced.
It's not the first time a federal judge received criticism for speaking out. Are jurists like Judge Kopf out of control?
I'm not going to wade much into defending his precise statement on Hobby Lobby. The attacks on it are so full of sanctimony that they deserve short shrift. But what is it with the disrespecting of "lower" federal judges, reprimanding them like disobedient children, simply because they have opinions?
Judge Kopf's statement has been plastered all over the place, but few place it in its appropriate context:
Next term is the time for the Supreme Court to go quiescent — this term and several past terms have proven that the Court is now causing more harm (division) to our democracy than good by deciding hot button cases that the Court has the power to avoid. As the kids say, it is time for the Court to stfu.
That's pretty mainstream analysis punctuated by a fun bit of Internet lingo. What it isn't is a signal that Judge Kopf is about to go rogue and disrespect established precedent. He would — I presume — rule for the plaintiff if a case indistinguishable from Hobby Lobby entered his courtroom. It would be a ruling replete with dicta about the problems with that decision, but it would uphold Hobby Lobby nonetheless.
Judges are capable of walking and chewing gum simultaneously after all.
It's actually embarrassing for us as a culture that Judge Kopf is getting more flack for offering concise analysis of the legal landscape — which is kind of his job — than he got for the "ignorant sluts" fashion advice column, which fairly deserved critique.
Does his "stfu" comment show profound and unacceptable disrespect for the Supreme Court? Who cares? Judges aren't asked to swear their allegiance to the members of the Supreme Court like they're superior officers. Judges must respect precedent, they don't have to agree with it. On the flip side, Justice Scalia can go around fanning the flames for violent militia members by suggesting that people launch an armed revolution against the United States Constitution he's sworn to uphold. How is that not a bigger ethical breach than intimating that the Supreme Court made a poor policy decision that harms the democratic process? Oh, that's right, because the Supreme Court is not subject to the same ethical rules as the rest of the judiciary. What's up with that? Is everyone so fixated on the primacy of THE SUPREME COURT that we consistently ignore their breaches of common sense ethical obligations and blow out of proportion the fact that a trial court judge has access to Urban Dictionary?
Reading between the lines of the criticisms, Judge Kopf's crime was daring to — in a conversational setting — question the Supreme Court's infallibility. Justice Scalia isn't the Pope as much as he might want to be. Implicit in that is the idea that judges beyond The Nine lack the right to hold legal opinions. That seems to run contrary to how they got their jobs in the first place (excluding the pure patronage appointments).
If we really believe federal judges are among the finest legal minds in the country (let's operate under that assumption for the moment), then why cut them off at the knees whenever they express an opinion on the development of the law? Judge Jed Rakoff got reversed for having the gall to suggest that "Chevron" means less than "letting revolving door sycophants set favorable settlements for the companies they want to work for" and drew some criticism for penning a smart piece about how the government has dropped the ball on financial crimes. Judge Shira Scheindlin got removed from stop-and-frisk cases for suggesting that she treated both parties equally rather than leaning toward the government. So obviously the law couldn't benefit from these voices. In the words of Judge Kopf, district court judges "are the TTT of the federal judiciary."
Even the next tier up is getting flak for being too big for their breeches. Motorola, represented by Tom Goldstein of Goldstein & Russell (and SCOTUSblog fame), has filed a motion objecting to a decision by a panel that included Judge Posner. Based on the Motorola brief — which is admittedly a one-sided account — it does sound like Judge Posner may be going a tad afield by converting a motion ruling into a decision on the merits. At least he's consistent — he's never really felt that he's an inferior court. But the motion also criticizes Judge Posner for not taking the word of the Solicitor General's office at face value. The Supreme Court gets to make snide comments about the government and the quality of its representation all the time, and it's not somehow a travesty when a lower court — excuse me, Judge Posner, an "intermediate appellate court" — does the same thing.
It's more than just the civic importance of understanding that judges have thoughts and opinions, it's about an unwarranted excision of the best and brightest from the evolution of the law. When the Supreme Court gave the judiciary the power of judicial review in a fit of judicial activism (yeah, that's right textualists and originalists, that's what Marbury was — so to be faithful to your philosophies you should really never rule on these cases), it didn't vest that power solely within itself.
Last week there were rumors that Judge Kopf may give up blogging over this incident. He's already done that once and mercifully reversed himself.
We're hoping he doesn't ever stfu.
Remembering Alexander Bickel's passive virtues and the Hobby Lobby cases
Motorola to 7th Circuit: Make Judge Posner follow the rules [Reuters]
Pandora's Supreme Court [Huffington Post]
Err on the Side of Allowing Speech [New York Times]
Judge Might Give Up Blogging After Telling Supreme Court To 'STFU' [Business Insider]
Earlier: Justice Scalia Literally Encourages People To Commit Treason
Judge Rakoff Rips The Government For Dropping The Ball On Financial Crimes
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Federal Judge Suggests That Women Lawyers Not Dress Like 'Ignorant Sluts'
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ALBANY, Ga. — The head of the city of Albany pleaded with the local citizenry Tuesday to get involved in government, saying that through their input the community could move forward.
Speaking to the Rotary Club of Dougherty County, City Manager James Taylor said public apathy and self-loathing were perhaps the most formidable threats to progress in Albany.
"A lot of people have given up and don't believe there is any way to get out of the situation they're in. They've become afraid and apathetic about our future," Taylor said. "But I'm convinced that, if you come fight with us, we can make it and make this town what we all think it should be."
Taylor, who was promoted by the Albany City Commission in April to replace Alfred Lott, said he understands the city has a lot of challenges and shortcomings and readily accepted responsibility for each of them.
"This is my city. The mayor is elected to his job; I volunteered to do it, and I am responsible," Taylor said. "So tell me what your issues are. Get involved. Come to the meetings. If you feel as though you need an invitation, this is it."
In his speech, Taylor acknowledged the racial divide that permeates the community, saying it was a hindrance to progress and that it was time to put the issue to bed.
"We need to get past the race issue. I don't know how we can, but I think we can," Taylor said. "Albany is a community of shared citizenship, regardless of color."
Pointing to the challenges facing the city like the demolition of the former Heritage House hotel and police staffing, Taylor said every effort will be made to ensure that police officers and city employees have the tools they need to do their work.
"You've told the commission that you want to tear that eyesore down, and it's going to cost $1 million to bring it down. Now, how do I spend $1 million to tear (the Heritage House) down and have something useful that I can use to reimburse the citizens of Albany with?" Taylor said. "That's one of the many challenges I have to think about."
City officials are set to go to court with the owners of the Heritage House in September in an effort to get permission from the court to either force the owners to demolish the property or gain the ability to tear it down themselves.
On the police front, Taylor praised the work of Chief John Proctor and other law enforcement officials for their recent efforts to dismantle gang operations within the city. But he also said that a recent attempt to shoot a police officer had caused some on the force to rethink their lines of work.
"From what I understand, that's pretty typical. When something like that happens, the danger factor in the job becomes real," Taylor said after the meeting. "We, as a community and as their employer, need to make sure they have the resources they need to show them that we care and that we won't be deterred by any criminal element."
Proctor, who was on vacation Tuesday but called The Herald to speak on the issue, said that officers need support.
"Officers need to know the community supports them. That is what they want to hear from the community. They are ready and willing to do their jobs for the community," Proctor said.
Abytaxpayer 4 years, 3 months ago
The head of the city of Albany pleaded with the local citizenry Tuesday to get involved in government, saying that through their input the community could move forward. Taylor goes on to say "Get involved. Come to the meetings. If you feel as though you need an invitation, this is it." Albany you are being called out by your government. What are you going to do? Sit in the dark and bark and be ignored as a bunch of yappers or get off that sofa and go to Commission meetings and speak up and make a difference in Albany.
pettibone 4 years, 3 months ago
Taylor is right about apathy and race. All he has to do is look at where he is standing and who he is talking too. When was the last time he stood in a venue in the majority community and given a speech. We have to be invited down town to our city but he will come visit you, if you carry enough so called clout. His vision seem to be if you are rich and famous I will come and talk but if you are poor I dont have time to come your trailer park or your poor neighborhood. You are alwasy talking to wrong people. Ask a group of poor folks if they want the heritage house torn down? Answer: who cares we need jobs.
TrixibelleBento 4 years, 3 months ago
Do you not understand that the eyesores of this community need to go away to present Albany in a positive light? Who wants to relocate their family/business to a community that doesn't care enough about itself to demolish the structure that damage the looks of the community as well as provide shelter for vermin and the homeless? What are you saying about a community that has an eyesore like that?
Mr. Taylor does not go speak to civic organizations because it was his idea; he goes where he is invited. If your trailer park or poor neighborhood wants Mr. Taylor to speak to you, then invite him. He's a very approachable man.
He's absolutely correct about apathy and race. Until Albany stops the self-hate, this community will go nowhere.
waltspecht 4 years, 3 months ago
Heck friend, jobs would be created by tearing down the Heritage House. Provided they force the owner to do it. As far as visiting neighborhoods, thats the job of the Police Administrative Officers. It used to be called eminent presence, or special task forces. What would happen is the Captain or Lieutenant in charge of a shift would bring that entire shift in four hours early and visit neighborhoods when they least expected it. That was active Policing. It would suprise many as to the number of calls the Police would get when the Citizens actually see them out in force. Many good tips would flow in as long as the tipsters identity was protected. I remember a quopte from the old days. We sure like to take our dog for a walk, and listen to all the toilets flushing and the weapons hitting the ground. Plus the pitter patter of running feet tended to warm one's heart, knowing full well there was a complete net around the area.
KaosinAlbany 4 years, 3 months ago
Mr. Taylor is correct. A lot of people have given up on this town but the way I see it is if you don't try then nothing will change. You have to make change happen. Albany still has hope but we first must crawl out of the hole and face the light before progress can be made. I attend City Commission meetings and you wouldn't believe some of the things that go on in that room. For example: The City Commission needs to quit giving people who want to open up a business the third degree like the lady that wants to put a day care on Whitney Ave. What they put her through was just absurd. If they treat every potential business owner like the way they treated her at that meeting then no wonder people are packing up and heading to Lee Co to open their business. It's just ridiculous.
Abytaxpayer 4 years, 3 months ago
Kaos.... You are so right on both your points!!! I agree too many people in Albany are hiding in their little hole and they need to crawl out and face the Light. I too was at the meeting where they grilled the day care lady, it was embarrassing to have city officials grill her like that then in the next breath claim "Albany is PRO-Business" I guess they think if they say it enough someone might believe them.....But actions do speak loader than words. Kaos I personally want to say Thank you for going to the meeting and Challenge all who post at the Herald website to start attending too.
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