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Defining lead nurturing tracks are a critical part of any lead nurturing program. It is common for marketers to lay out simple nurture tracks that send out a series of emails that flow from awareness to evaluation, regardless of the prospects actions. However, simple nurture tracks are not always effective and marketers may at times find the need to lay out more complex or intelligent tracks. Such tracks allow them to adapt their nurturing approaches based on internal scores, changes in prospect behavior/demographics or market conditions, effectively moving prospects gradually down the funnel.
Some intelligent nurture tracks B2B marketers must consider including in their game plan are:
New prospects welcome track
This track focuses on informing and educating new prospects about your company and your products. The early stages of engagement are the best time to get prospects excited about your business and build trust. Even though they might not be sales ready, you want to let them know that you are glad they got in touch. Send them varying content and calls to action that allow you get to know them better. As prospects move along the welcome track, be attentive to any triggers which might enable you to move them to a more accelerated or slower paced track.
Low intensity contact track
As prospects move along the welcome track, you might realize that some of them are just not going to be ready to buy anytime soon. Move these prospects to a low intensity track which sends them communication at regular intervals and reminds them of your presence. You can also move prospects from accelerated tracks who suddenly decide to delay their buying decision, to this track. Remember that many of these prospects are likely to convert to leads at some point, and when they do, you need to be on top of mind recall.
Specific information track
At times you have prospects that show interest in certain topics or specific types of information. Move them to a track where they will continue to receive follow ups focused on these interests. Build a rapport and use the opportunity to educate them and answer all their questions or doubts. Give them the confidence they need to move further down the funnel.
Wake up track
Very often prospects in the welcome track or perhaps even those in more accelerated tracks become inactive. Move them to a track that focuses on delivering innovative, interesting content that will nudge them awake. When they begin to show signs of activity or they begin to respond to some calls to action, move them back onto one of your other tracks.
Accelerated engagement track
Prospects that show a definite interest in buying need to be set on a nurture track that accelerates them through the buying stages. Give them content that makes them confident that your product will fit their need and is the best solution.
Sales returned lead track
It sometimes happens that prospects that are sales ready, when passed on as leads, are not qualified by the sales team. Bring these prospects back to a track that continues to send them useful content with the hope that you can again convert them to a qualified sales ready lead.
Lost lead track
There will be times when you will lose a prospect to a competitor. Do not at that point delete them from all lists. Instead stay in touch. Find out why you lost their business. Ask them for feedback as this will help you improve your nurturing tactics. By staying connected, you could win them back, should their contract with your competitor expire, or they are unsatisfied with their service.
After sale track
When a prospect finally closes a sale, officially becoming a customer, don't stop communicating with them. Ask for feedback and assure them that you are there to support them while they install and start using your product. Keep them updated about product upgrades, company achievements, or useful tips and tactics. Strengthen the bond you built up while nurturing them, so they continue doing business with you.
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Friendship-West Baptist, DallasMembers: 12,000
Staff: 63
Budget: $10 million total
Rev. Rick Hill spent most of his professional life in the corporate world. He earned a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Houston and then worked for U.S. Gypsum and later DAP Industries in Houston; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Dallas.
Although he was a church member and supporter for years, Hill thought he knew enough to stay out of the church-business world until he got a call from Friendship West Senior Pastor Frederick Haynes, who asked him to help run things.
"This is a multimillion-dollar business, but the church is so much more difficult than the corporate business," says Hill, who's now Friendship West's executive pastor.
"If we did all the things people do in the corporate world, people would accuse the church of being cold and hard-hearted," he says. "We have to be [both] loving and efficient."
Although Friendship West has avoided layoffs and salary cuts over the last several years, it did have to close its church school this summer due to the economic downturn.
"We worked hard to save the school, but had to close it," Hill says. "That was a very hard thing to do. But that is part of keeping the body of the church together.
"I feel Dr. Haynes gives us the what and the why," Hill adds. "I focus on the how and the when."
Like many large churches, Friendship West operates with multiple entities, including social and human services, a development group, a social-justice operation, and an educational arm.
"We have a large, multimillion-dollar note on our building and we have a $25,000 to $35,000 utility bill a month, depending on the season, but we have to let the ministry of the church go forward," Hill says. "We give away $100,000 to $125,000 just to the poor and homeless every year."
One newly employed tool for financial success is applying for more corporate and government grants, which can be used for some facets of the church operation. Another strategy is embracing a money-saving concept rarely seen at many large corporations: the power of volunteers.
"We have 2,500 volunteers at Friendship West. There is no way we can run the church on a dozen paid staff people," Hill says. "We are asking people to work for free, and then asking them to give significantly to that work. You don't ever see that in corporate America.
"As a business, I get to work for the creator of the universe," Hill says. "If my game was good outside the church, it better be even better here."

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"It would be a dream come true to play in the SEC," Brown told AL.com. "I'm still keeping my options open. I'm looking for a college with great athletics and academic prestige. I want to have the chance to play and feel at home."
Tuscaloosa Academy head coach Robert Johnson said he believes Brown could play as many as four positions in college, depending on what the school needs.
"He's a big, rangy kid with good size," Johnson said. "He has the frame to
comfortably carry 250 pounds. He runs very well, jumps well and has real good
instincts. Defensively, he reads plays really
quickly. He'll fit in a hybrid scheme as an outside linebacker who can put his hands on the ground and rush the passer."
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College Hockey:Midweek picks – ECAC Northeast and MASCAC semifinals
The ECAC Northeast and MASCAC tournament semifinals go down this week, with championship hardware to be decided this weekend.
ECAC Northeast
Wednesday, March 5
Curry at Nichols
Curry is playing very good hockey right now, beating Johnson and Wales in the final game of the regular season and Salve Regina in the ECAC Northeast quarterfinals. The Colonels will have to beat another tough test in Nichols, a team they lost both games to in the regular season. They played the Bison tough losing 2-0 and 2-1. I think this will be another good game. Nichols wills fight off rusty legs early on, but will come away with a 4-3 win.
Johnson and Wales at Wentworth
This should be a battle. Wentworth has played well in the second half of the year and Johnson and Wales has been consistent all season long. The teams split this season with each team winning on their home ice. This will be a back and forth game, but I see Johnson and Wales winning this one 5-4
Tuesday, March 4
Westfield State at Plymouth State
This game should be a wide-open contest. The two teams met in the final regular-season contest of the year with Plymouth State winning 5-2. The Panthers did win the season series, though, outscoring the Owls 17-8 in three games. I think this game will be within two goals with the Panthers pulling off the tough task of beating an opponent four times in a year. Plymouth State 5-3.
Framingham State at Salem State
Three weeks ago, Framingham State came away with the 4-3 victory at home. Framingham State is the only team to beat the Vikings at the Richard H. Rockett Arena this season and that's where this semifinal matchup is being held. Both teams have a win, loss and a draw this season. Someone will have to win this game and I will take the Vikings in a 3-1 game.
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With 11:19 remaining and the score tied at 20 on Sunday at the Superdome, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees stood in the Girod Street end zone, head down, away from his five offensive linemen who hovered nearby.
On the Saints' sideline, Coach Sean Payton huddled with wide receivers Marques Colston and Devery Henderson, tight end David Thomas and running backs Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas.
Ninety-eight yards and the begrudging Carolina Panthers stood between the Saints and the go-ahead score.
"We all knew what we had to do, " Pierre Thomas said. "We said, 'Let's take it 98 yards, let's take it all the way and keep this thing going.' "
The Saints fell short of their goal, but "this thing, " as Thomas calls it, remains alive and kicking.
The Black and Gold drove 76 yards to the Panthers' 22, where John Carney kicked a 40-yard field goal for a 23-20 lead with 4:36 remaining. A few minutes later, defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove put the game out of reach with a 1-yard scoop-and-score touchdown on a recovered fumble en route to a 30-20 come-from-behind victory before a deafening sellout crowd of 70,011.
The NFC South leaders improved to 8-0 and stayed a game ahead of the Minnesota Vikings (7-1) in the race for home-field advantage in the NFC.
In the process, the Saints established a franchise benchmark with an 8-0 start, besting the 7-0 start by the 1991 team under Coach Jim Mora.
"Man, 1991 is a long time ago, " Hargrove said. "I was 8 years old, in foster care in Queens (N.Y.). I remember my third grade teacher was Miss Schneider, but I didn't know nothing about the Saints.
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"8-0, huh? A franchise record? I ain't never been 8-0 before. This is awesome. This is crazy."
And it has the potential to get crazier and crazier with road games against the lowly St. Louis Rams (1-7) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-7) the next two weeks.
For those keeping score at home, back-to-back wins against the Bucs and Rams would make the Saints 10-0 going into their nationally televised Monday night encounter against the New England Patriots on Nov. 30 at the Superdome.
Crazy? Now that would be crazy.
"Eight-and-0 is nice, " Saints free safety Darren Sharper said. "But we'd rather go for the big 19-0. That is our ultimate goal."
"Going 16-0 and finishing the regular season would be great, but we want to win the division and get home-field advantage, " Saints defensive end Will Smith said. "The only thing this win today guarantees us is 8-8. That's all."
Unlike the Saints' first five victories -- games in which they never trailed -- Sunday's victory was in doubt from the outset.
The Panthers racked up two touchdowns in the first eight minutes and seven seconds, thanks to scoring runs of 66 and 7 yards by Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams, a punishing scatback who finished with 149 yards rushing on 21 carries.
Carolina finished with 182 yards rushing, but only 86 in the final three quarters.
"We weren't overconfident by any stretch, " Panthers Coach John Fox said. "We played this team before, and we know their potency on offense. It's a 60-minute game."
In the second quarter, Carolina sandwiched a 32-yard field goal by John Kasay between field goals of 23 and 25 yards by the John Carney, leaving the Saints trailing 17-6 at halftime.
Ten of Carolina's points were the direct result of two Brees turnovers -- a fumble at the Saints' 11 and an interception by cornerback Chris Gamble at the Panthers' 4.
Those mistakes might have hurt past Saints teams but not this year's team.
"I take responsibility for the way we came out offensively, " said Brees, who finished with more-than-respectable numbers of 24-of-35 for 330 yards with one touchdown and one interception for a 96.1 passer rating. "I turned the ball over twice. I'm really disappointed in myself, knowing how important the game was today.
"What I can take pride in is the way we bounced back, our entire team. We know we got what it takes to come back and win."
The Saints wasted little time getting back in the game, driving 80 yards in four plays for a touchdown with the second-half kickoff. Thomas capped the drive with a 10-yard run, trimming Carolina's lead to 17-13 with 13:14 remaining in the quarter.
Kasay provided some breathing room at 20-13 with a 25-yard field goal at the 3:27 mark. But Carolina's lead was short-lived as Brees and wide receiver Robert Meacham collaborated on a 54-yard scoring pass on the final play of the third quarter to tie the score at 20.
In a sense, the Saints had Carolina right where they wanted it, based on their previous seven games in which they had outscored the opposition 81-18 in the fourth quarter.
That trend continued as the Saints blanked Carolina 10-0 in the final 15 minutes, leaving Payton to put his team's 8-0 start in perspective.
"There hasn't been a rich history here, " said Payton, while acknowledging the number of good teams under Mora during his 10 1/2-year tenure. "But (8-0) doesn't really promise you anything.
"I am encouraged with how we've been playing. I'm encouraged that we've been able to win some games without playing our best football. We made a few mistakes -- a turnover in the red zone after we had just gotten a turnover. Those are all things that can potentially hurt you in a game. But you never lose sight of your ability to come back. So, that was encouraging."
The victory also allows the Saints to regain state bragging rights, ending the Panthers' seven-game win streak in Louisiana. Six had come at the Superdome dating to 2002, the other at Tiger Stadium during the Hurricane Katrina season of 2005.
But that was a distant thought for the 2009 Saints on Sunday. Most players focused on the present and not-too-distant future.
"It's great, " Brees said. "1967 until now, and we're the only team to have done that. I feel like we have a special group of guys. We feel like we have what it takes to continue to win, as long as we take care of the little things and continue to get better.
"We understand what's at stake here and the opportunity we have."
That opportunity continues to take on a life of its own with each passing victory.
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What happens when you gamble with The Devil and actually win everything you've ever desired? What you get is an entertaining moral tale from writer Ross May (TMNT Adventures) and artist Brett Wood (The Silver Bullet). I got a chance to sit and chat with "Devil Dealers" writer Ross May to discuss about his latest graphic novel.
Alex: "Devil Dealers" invokes quite a moral dilemma regarding greed and whether we humans actually enjoy the things we want or just lust after the chase of a dream. Was that the mindset when writing this group of characters and how did the story come about?
Ross May: It was one of the things I had in mind. In the story Greg Gagné is this great gambler, and in a game with the Devil wins half of all the world's money. So cash is just appearing for him everywhere now, like in accidents made by his bank that give him $666 thousand dollars. For Greg in particular, this is great for around a day, but then he realizes his ability as a gambler is now useless. He wins every match by luck, when before he was really skillful at it. I don't think we touch too much on humanity in general, but for Greg the chase was better than the ultimate win.
About the group of characters, I like folk tales where people outwit the Devil. I don't think anyone has put together a super group like that before, but it seemed right to me. They don't really have super powers, but you have this great gambler, a chess master, and a fiddler, and somehow these abilities are going to help them beat Satan. My favorite is the woman who asked to be faster than anybody else, which Satan agrees to, but now every time the Devil tries to claim her soul she is faster than him and can run off. It reminds me of the Road Runner and Wil-E-Coyote.
There was definitely a diverse dynamic between the characters and The Devil. Each gambler interacted with The Devil differently and it was fun to see those interactions play out. Is this incarnation of the Devil based on anything in particular?
Personality-wise, the Devil here is based more on folk tales than anything out of the bible. Stories people have told where the Devil appears in a puff of smoke one night and tries to trick you or proposes a contest. Religion comes into the story a few times, but a lot of that's playing around with extra little rules, like the idea that holy water could be effective in stopping Satan. It's about as religious as knowing how to stop vampires.
In many fiction stories, The Devil usually takes the form of a suit wearing mustache growing swindler. The Devil in "Devil Dealers" however, takes on the form of beautiful women more prominently so than male. Do the human disguises also attribute to the folk tales you mentioned?
The Devil taking human form in general goes back to folk tales, certainly. I just figured Satan could transform into anything, which is not an original idea. There's a Twilight Zone episode where Julie Newmar plays the Devil, making the obvious connection that the Devil could be physically seductive as well as persuasive with what she/he is offering.
You worked on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series during its Mirage days. What was it like working on such a well known brand?
Writing for Ninja Turtles was great! On top of being famous characters, I grew up during the original turtle-craze, so they hold a special place in my heart. The 1990 movie might be the first thing I saw in theatres. And I got to work a little bit with their co-creator Peter Laird, and Steve Murphy and Chris Allan. They were all people whose work I had read growing up. Steve Murphy, who actually wrote 90% of the Archie "TMNT Adventures" line of comics under the pen name Dean Clarrain, told me I was the first person to work on the Ninja Turtles who had grown up watching the cartoon and reading the comics. I'm the first of this second generation working on them, which is cool to me.
Was there a huge transition between writing an already established property and creating your own original content?
Not a huge transition. For Devil Dealers I had the freedom to do what I liked, but when I write for big properties I know what's acceptable and what's not very early on. I'm very rarely ever told "no" when working on someone else's characters.
Did you have an idea already for how the characters and The Devil should look like? How was the collaborative process like with artist Brett Wood?
Brett and I hashed out what characters should look like early on. I think whatever disagreements we came to, we got them out of the way at the start of working together! It just took us a short while before he understood exactly what I meant at times, and I knew what he was going to put down. I remember I described the Devil as being skinny, and Brett ended up drawing him huge, sort of like a sumo wrestler. And Brett was definitely right on the money for that one, because our Devil is this guy who's living off vices and if he were human, would exhibit all these signs of excesses like greed and lust and gluttony. So making him big and almost naked was perfect!
I can't say it enough, but I hit the jackpot in working with Brett. He's a terrific artist, and taking on around 120 pages of a comic was a huge commitment that not many other artists would be willing to do. So I'm a lucky writer to have partnered with him.
Are there any plans for additional stories with these characters? The ending of the story seemed to leave the door open for the group. If not, do you have any other other projects in the works to follow up "Devil Dealers?"
We would like to do a sequel. If you read Devil Dealers, you'll notice there's this macguffin of a book written by Faust that the Devil and all the characters are after. You don't really find out what's inside it, though everyone treats it as this important thing. There's a sequel planned out that would explore what that book contains, and it should be quite exciting.
"Devil Dealers" is now available for digital purchase at https://m.comixology.com/Devil-Dealers/digital-comic/49141
and in print at http://www.quickcomics.com/comic/devil-dealers
Official"Devil Dealers" website: http://www.devildealers.com/


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Human Resource Development Program
The Human Resource Development Program (HRDP) was initiated in 2006 in recognition of the corporate leadership and specialist roles that HR managers are required to fulfil.
Each year HRDP recruits the best talent from premier Indian business schools and Tata companies, based on their performance, interest and capabilities, and trains them for a year with rotations through sub-functions such as recruitment and sourcing, performance management system, training and development, employee relations, community development, etc. The programme ensures accelerated long-term growth through customised as well as certified training and development during this period.
HRDP process:
- All HRDP managers are selected by senior HR and business executives in Tata companies after undergoing a rigorous three-stage process of filtering, post which they are placed on a project-basis at Tata companies for three-month periods.
- Managers undergo three rotational stints in core HR functions. They also undergo a community development stint, where they work with the Tata trusts on assignments in the domain of corporate sustainability for eight weeks.
- Managers are then placed with a Tata company on a full-time basis after completion of the four rotational stints.


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Last night saw the opening of Kiki Kogelnik: Early Works, 1964-1970 at Simone Subal Gallery. Kogelnik is a notable artist who was both rightfully and wrongfully lumped in with the Pop art movement in the 60's. We absolutely adore her and we heavily suggest that you make some time to head off to the Simone Subal Gallery.
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Safeway sold to investment group representing competitor Albertsons for $9.4 billion. Cerberus Capital Management made the deal, which was approved by Safeway's Board of Directors unanimously. According to I4U on Mar 7, shareholders will receive about $40 per share.
Investors at Safeway are entitled to receive $40 per share, consisting of $32.50 in cash.
Safeway sold to the investment firm, which owns Albertsons will now make the chain the number one competitor to Kroger. The chain will now consist of over 2,000 stores and 240,000 employees. None of the stores will be closing according to the company.
CEO Robert Edwards will head Safeway sold to Albertsons up. Albertsons CEO will be the executive chairman going forward. It is expected that the national company will have revenues of $60 billion and be well represented in markets from coast to coast.
The Safeway-Albertsons merger will likely be completed in the fourth quarter. The company that Safeway was sold to, AB Acquisition also operates Albertsons, ACME, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Shaw's, and Star Market. The $40 per share price represents a premium of 1.3 percent to Thursday's closing price.
This was not the first time Safeway sold. The grocery chain was taken private before by KKR in 1996, then sold off in 1999.
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Hot with chance of storms for Volusia, Flagler
Published: Monday, July 21, 2014 at 6:12 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 21, 2014 at 12:08 p.m.
The summer pattern continues into a new week for Volusia and Flagler counties with more hot temperatures and a good chance for afternoon storms that have the potential to deliver plenty of lightning powerful winds and locally heavy rainfall that could create flooding in low-lying areas.
Monday will be partly sunny with temperatures peaking near 90 along the coast and a wind of about 5 to 10 mph turning from the northeast in the afternoon, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service in Melbourne. Rain chances are about 60 percent, with the best chance coming in the afternoon.
Rain chances fall to 30 percent in the evening under mostly cloudy skies. Overnight lows will be in the mid-70s.
Expect more of the same for much of the week, with temperatures hitting the low 90s and rain chances ranging from 60 percent again on Tuesday to 40 percent by the weekend.
At the beaches, watch for a moderate risk of rip currents. Check with a lifeguard for local conditions before entering the water.
For boaters, the greatest storm danger is likely to be over inland lakes. Boaters in those areas should plan to get out of the water by early afternoon.
On the roads, the Florida Highway Patrol reported no accidents affecting traffic in Volusia or Flagler counties.
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The largest cable provider Comcast is looking to take over the second largest provider Time Warner Cable, in a deal worth about $45 billion.
The impact of Comcast taking over Time Warner Cable raises many questions for cable consumers. Will cable prices increase? How will this impact net neutrality?
Merger raises many business questions
The proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable would create a company with a 70% share of the cable market in the United States. The biggest question raised, as discussed in the attached video, is what would the merger mean for consumers.
Consumer groups are already gearing up their opposition to the merger saying the newly formed super sized company would drive prices up. The cable companies involved in the merger say the combined company would save money and improve their technologies.
Comcast Corporation is the largest mass media and communications company in the world by revenue. Comcast is the largest cable company and home Internet service provider in the United States. Should a merger be allowed that creates a company with 70% market share?
Possible impact on net neutrality
It will also be interesting to see how much the Comcast and Time Warner Cable merger adds to the net neutrality debate. Could allowing a Comcast and Time Warner merger give the FCC a new avenue to imposing net neutrality regulations?
Although the boards of both companies have approved the deal, the final authority comes with government approval. Both the FCC and FTC will be looking at the potential impact of the merger.
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Precioso apartamento en Salvador (Apartamento 202)
N.º máximo de huéspedes14
Cuartos de baño3
Tamaño92 m²
- Apto para familias / niños
- Internet/WiFi
- Se permiten mascotas
- Aire acondicionado
- Lavadora / secadora
- Aparcamiento disponible
- Se permite fumar
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|Tipo de propiedad
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|Tasa de aceptación
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|En pocas horas
|Calendario actualizado
|Hace más de medio año
El apartamento tiene una cuidada decoración y cuenta con habitaciones con aire acondicionado. La disposición de opciones para dormir es flexible y tiene capacidad para alojar hasta 14 personas. Cuenta con un luminoso salón con cómodos asientos y un televisor de pantalla plana, además de una moderna cocina para preparar comidas. Los huéspedes pueden utilizar el gimnasio y el spa contiguo.
En el barrio hay un gran número de tiendas y restaurantes. Varias líneas de autobús paran a sólo 150 metros del apartamento. El Museo Rodin de Bahía se encuentra a 25 minutos a pie y está dedicado a la obra de Auguste Rodin. En 20 minutos en autobús se puede llegar a la Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Conceição da Praia.
Salvador ofrece numerosas oportunidades de ocio que incluyen excursiones de buceo, surf y visitas a la hermosa ciudad de Bahía.
Respete las horas de silencio después de las 22:00.
No se permiten fiestas.
El incumplimiento de las reglas de la casa puede conllevar el desalojo inmediato.
Los huéspedes deben informar inmediatamente al anfitrión si algo está roto o dañado.
El check-in después de las 20:00 conllevará un suplemento de 20 €.
El check-in después de las 00:00 conllevará un suplemento de 20 €.
Los gastos de energía y de agua se facturán después de la estancia de los huéspedes.
|Tarifa para > 4 huéspedes
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Apartamento muy bonito en pleno centro de Munich, pero ilegal!!!!
El segundo día de estancia, apareció en la puerta una inspectora de alquileres haciéndonos cientos de preguntas, y preguntándonos que hacíamos allí.
La inquilina sabía que esto podía pasar y no nos avisó. Para que no abriremos la puerta nos dijo que los vecinos estaban locos, cosa que era mentira.
No lo recomendaría.
Tampoco recomiendo Windu. Se supone que es una página fiable y por lo que veo no ha comprobado que este apartamento cumpliese con la ley
Pasamos una estadía excelente en el apartamento de Salvador. El que nos recibió fue William y realmente lo hizo de una manera muy profesional.
- Envió un taxi a buscarnos en el aeropuerto
- Solucionó rápidamente los pequeños problemas (lavarropas, wifi)
- Siempre estuvo a disposición para lo que necesitaramos
Recomiendo ampliamente este anfitrión.
I booked this property based on the infortmation stated on the wimdu description; which (at the time i booked this property) provide accomodation for up to 6 adults, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and the property could be access by elevator. Other services also included on the descriptions like internet, balcony/terrace, kitchen, TV, towels and parking.
In short, I booked this property for 5 adults (Dad, Mom, Uncle, Aunt and me) and we planned to stay for 2 nights. The booking process is smooth and I need to check-in earlier than the stated window (15:00-17:00, only 2 hours window for check-in) so I need to pay €35 for early check-in. Rule is rule, it's already stated on the description. I also asked whether I need sheets and towels for €5 pro person (which it should be inclusive to the price) and they need to reserve the deposit of €500 by charging my credit card directly (not through Wimdu). All this happens shorts after my booking is confirmed.
On the day of my arrival.
I called the contact number but no one is answering, I waited for almost an hour in front of the property without knowing what else to do until they called me back and told me to ring the property with no information or guide before hand how to access the property. There is no sign whatsoever or even the apartment number and name. After we enter the front door then we welcomed by a lady and told us that our apartment were at floor no.2, when I asked where is the elevator she said there is no elevator (while pointing the stairs).
In shock, I said WHAT?!? NO ELEVATOR?!?
I booked this apartment because we need the elevator access, my aunt had problem with her knee and had to use cane for walking. And now she had to use stairs to the apartments and again to go out and we had to do it for 3 days and 2 nights because we already booked it and it's not easy to find replacement in short time.
In germany floor number 2 means we had to go up 2 level, because germans count ground floor as one level (Erdgeschoss) and then floor number 1 after that floor number 2.
Not only that, I also had to lift all of our luggages and belonging 2 floors up and down when we checked out.
When I enter the apartment I try to asked the lady about the situation but she is hardly speaks german or even english, I found out that she is the cleaning lady. She don't know anything about my booking, and had to prepare another bed because she was informed to prepare bed for 3 persons. She cannot answer anything so she just called her boss and gave the cell phone to me. For me, the most important thing is the elevator for my Aunt. I asked this matter to the boss, and the boss told me this "There were mistake on wimdu website, there is no elevator on the property, do I need to build an elevator for you!".
I don't think that's an appropriate way to talk to customer. Enough said.
I told him that I will file complaint to Wimdu and he don't even care.
I try to follow the guide via Wimdu but it's also useless and complicated and at the end I could not file any complaints. Which later on I found out that other people had the same problem with me. It's hard or maybe not possible to file complaints.
And now about the property itself:
- The property location is wonderful, near to supermarkt, shopping center, restaurants, cafe and Viktualienmarkt.
- There is only 1 bedroom without any door, only some curtain.
- The kitchen is nice with all utensils, but some of them is rarely or never been cleaned. At least don't use the water kettle.
- Bathroom is clean.
- One of the bed in the bedroom is almost collapsed, but still in use.
- Sofa bed on the living room/dining room/kitchen is not possible to be used for 2 persons.
- Internet is good.
- TV is good.
- Balcony/terrace??? Cannot found it.
Overall we enjoyed our stayed at the property, except for the harsh reception and we had to take stairs all the time.
The deposit for the property also given back to me after I asked for it.
At the time I write this review some of the property description had been changed (at least for the elevator), but more detailed information would be nice.
ps: It would also be nice if Wimdu could verify all of the offered property through their website.
Thank you so much and have a nice day.
The appartment has a perfect location, very quiet, very spacy, with a few good restaurants around. Huge kitchen, Huge entrée, reasonable bathroom. It has 1 "real" bedroom with a kingsize bed, very smaal and without window though, entered through the kitchen, one room which obviously was used as a bureau without blinders, where one double bed has been "fitted in". Then a living room with a couch where you can sleep. Not enough cushens, bed linens, bed covers So, although very spacy, not comfortable enough to rent for 4 single people, as described in Wimdu. May probably be suitable for 2 couples..
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
Find an alternative to Wimdu. It is one of the most ridiculous companies I've ever made the mistake of using. I booked an apartment in Munich for 8 people only to have the host say that they 'upgraded' us to another apartment. After days of asking to see the new place, I finally get photos and the 'upgraded' place is terrible and only has one bed. Horrible host! Later when I told her that there is absolutely no chance that we were going to stay there and asked if the original apartment was still available, she said "you will not find anything better" and that we should cancel.
But when I contacted wimdu about the situation and to get my 2100 dollars refunded, there is complete silence. No phone number and no one to talk to. And it's been weeks and I sent multiple emails. In the meantime, we booked a new apartment through airbnb.
All of a sudden, Karla, the host asks if we are ready for our stay. WHAT? She told me to cancel! At the same time, someone from Wimdu finally contacted me and told me that Karla never said the apartment wasn't available, that she wanted to upgrade us and that the original one was available for us the entire time. It was like they were teaming up against me to make me feel like I lost my mind. I pointed out the multiple parts of our conversation where Karla said that we need to cancel the apartment. They twisted it so that it sounded like I made an ultimatum for an early check-in or would cancel. At this point, I was tired of Wimdu and the host and the back and forth emails and asked multiple times to cancel. It never happened.
When you call Wimdu, you get an answering machine. There is no real person to talk to. There is no customer service. This whole website is a scam. Do not use it. I made the mistake of using it and threw $2100 dollars in the trash with no remorse on Wimdu's part. There are plenty of apartment rental companies out there that are good and trustworthy companies. Wimdu is NOT one of them.
Moral of the story is to run far away from Wimdu and their hosts and their apartments so you don't end up losing significant amounts of money.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
Also es hat alles wunderbar geklappt mit der Schlüssel und der GEldübergabe, bzw. der Rückgabe der Kaution.
Der erste Eindruck war ein wenig gedämpft, weil der Vorhang vor dem kleinen Lager im Wohnraum und der Stuhl mit einer Armlehne nicht zu übersehen waren, auch das Schlafsofa im Wohnraum war so abgenutzt, dass da niemand von uns 3 schlafen wollte, aber es gab ja in 3. Bett.
Positiv war der Gesamteindruck Fußböden, Wände und vor allem das Bad,alles relativ neu und sehr sauber. Das hat uns gut gefallen. Gut fanden wir nach der ersten Enttäuschung auch, dass die Fenster zu einem kleinen Innenhof rausgehen, weil die Sonne unsere Räuume nicht total aufheißen konnte und es trotzdem hell war.
Genial ist,die Lage der Wohnung in der Altstadt,Nähe Viktualienmarkt. Sehr gut zu erreichen aus allen Richtungen und mit netten kleinen Shops und Restaurants für den Abend.
- Alojamiento de calidad asegurada
- Verificamos telefónicamente a cada anfitrión
- Pago seguro a través de cifrado SSL


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Where the sky meets the earth is a sacred line.
On this natural line of demarcation not only do you have the heavens meeting the earth it is also where the sun rises and sets. Here too we are able to glimpse one of nature's most glorious, fleeting, and ever changing artistic masterpieces. In the skies over Lake Hefner, as with any body of water, we have the additional bonus of the water's surface at times acting like a mirror to double the wonderment of what we see. If you are ever caught in that poignant moment of pause, that pause in nature where the light and dark start to change places, remember to breath. For what is to come can sometimes just take your breath away with the awesomeness of its beauty.
This book, as the subtitle says, is an expanded edition of an earlier 8x10 book also published here blurb.com. This expanded edition has most of the pictures found in the earlier edition and of course additional images. The images in this one, and the earlier one, can take your breath away for a moment when you flip the pages and see them.
I've had the fortune of working for a company with their office right on the shores of one of the premier sailing lakes in the United States - Lake Hefner - which is located on the Northwestern side of Oklahoma City, OK. Sailing? In Oklahoma? Yes, for Lake Hefner is a man made lake which sits high in the surrounding topography. The kite-surfers and sail-boarders all love it too. Being in the middle of the prairie, with the dusty southwestern air, we get FANTASTIC sunsets. We are also in the heart of what is called tornado alley so we get dramatic cloud formations to go with the sunsets or just by themselves. Bring all of this together, along with the office looking west across the lake, and having nothing but windows on that side of the building, and you get one heck of an office view every day.
I was born elswhere in the USA yet I grew-up and currently live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Among other things I am an: Architect, Amature nature photographer, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Toastmaster
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Now Is Not Forever Published December 20, 2009
Rings of Brightness Published December 20, 2009
Forever And A Day Published October 17, 2009
A Day Of Legends And Of Life Published October 17, 2009
Life Is Just A Turning Of A Page Published October 17, 2009
Rainbow's Kisses Published November 16, 2008
Feathered Friends Published October 09, 2008
Two Brother's Tails Published September 02, 2008


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TC TO RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES ; 14 September 1840; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18400914-TC-RMM-01; CL 12: 258-260
Chelsea, 14 Septr, 1840—
Dear Milnes,
It is as well to tell you now as afterwards that my whole travelling schemes have misgone; that I travel nowhither, but sit still here, and wait till my friends return to me! So, after mature meditation, and computation rigorous as Cocker,1 have I with a sad but a quiet heart decided. It is like the life of Samuel Coleridge; it is like the walking-stick of Joseph Andrews,—"he did design" to carve upon it Mother Goose and Gammer Gurton; then he did design to carve upon it Guy of Warwick and the Dun Cow; likewise he did design to carve upon it Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, and the Pindar of Wakefield (meaning one Richard Monckton Milnes); likewise he did design &c &c,—and, alas, he ended by carving on it one nutcracker countenance, there being room for nothing more! So goes it in this world. Have I not a right to say with Dr Bowring, as I sit here in so composed a manner, "I am calm but energetic"?2
We have clear weather here, and a temperature fast hastening towards zero. I have Books round me, and paper; solitude nearly perfect,—for I walk oftenest across the River, avoiding the Wen and its ways: the smoky monster, blotting out only half my sky in that distance, plays the part of a rather beautiful theatrical phantasmagory for me,—exhibited gratis.
On Saturday night there arrived a curious present here: a German Translation of Burns's Songs by one Heinze. The man has missed the tune for most part; otherwise the workmanship is really not so bad. It seems there are three others of the same; one by a certain Kaufmann of Berlin, of whom I remember Goethe spoke to me once: Germany has had Four Translations of Burns sent forth this summer! It never rains but it pour[s.] Consider however whether this is not an interesting world, this of ours, after all? Let a poor ploughman in the dingiest slough of habitable creation, in the broken speech of mere ploughme[n] utter any wise word from him,—infallibly it flie[s] over the whole earth, and the whole earth keeps it forever!
I wish you would give up occasional poems and write one right poem (in prose I would advise) with what of true music and insight does dwell in you! And yet why should I wish it? Perhaps you could no longer be a merry-hearted man; perhaps the smile would depart out of your face, and Richard never were himself again in this world!3
With real regard and wishes, / Yours, dear Milnes,
T. Carlyle


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This blog is about the relationship between organizations and the people who work for them and the communities they operate in. And, it's dedicated to the 100s of millions of people around the world who go to work every day wanting to do a great job.
Message control
The language might be different, but are the messages the same?
Turns out trying to increase productivity and motivate and engage employees is nothing new.
Last night I was watching Antiques Roadshow [yes, it's one of our favourites]. ┬ĀAnd, someone brought in a series of "work incentive posters" from the 1920s and 30s. ┬ĀBesides being valuable [as per estimates by Swann Galleries], they were visually stunning and the messages sometimes funny and familiar. ┬ĀThe language might be different, but are the messages the same?┬Ā
And finally in this age of wikileaks and with a smile:
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Sense or non-sense?
Facebook is here to stay.
Much had been written on Facebook and other social media and the opportunity for organizations from the point of view of external and marketing communications.┬Ā And many, probably most, consumer brands are actively pursuing strategies that incorporate social media.
On the employee side of the business, the focus has been much different.┬Ā Most of whatŌĆÖs been written has focused on security issues, firewalls and the sense or non-sense of blocking employee access to social media. ┬ĀOur undeniable┬Āobsession with Facebook and social media makes me think we're still asking the wrong questions when it comes to employees.
For example, letŌĆÖs just take one data point:
57% of people talk online more than offline.
What implications, if any, does this fact have on the relationship we're trying to build with employees. ┬ĀWhat does it mean for our human resources and internal communications strategies? ┬Ā┬ĀIf, when and how does it change employee expectations in terms of work tools and tactics and the employment relationship? And, who's leading that discussion in your organization? Could it, should it, be you?
Tags: Communications, Culture change, Employee communication, Engagement, Message control, Relationship, Social media, Tools and tactics
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WikiLeaks: Take 2
ThatŌĆÖs the thing about a bad nights sleep.┬Ā You get a chance to rethink your thinking.┬Ā And what I think this morning is that yesterdayŌĆÖs post is misleading.
WikiLeaks original mission was whistle blowing.┬Ā Clearly much of what they are now publishing ŌĆō US embassy correspondence, the location of medical and military sites that are vital to national security in Canada and the US ŌĆō is not.┬Ā It is sharing information that is confidential or ŌĆśsecureŌĆÖ.
And the media rhetoric has focused on the relationship between freedom of speech and privacy of individuals, institutions, and countries.┬Ā Clay ShirkeyŌĆÖs post did a fabulous job exploring this area in ŌĆśWikileaks and the Long HaulŌĆØ.
And for me this debate misses something critical: ┬ĀThere are people in organizations all over the world who are willing to risk their jobs, their personal freedom and maybe even their lives to let ŌĆśusŌĆÖ know whatŌĆÖs really going on in their organizations.┬Ā Why?
Tags: Communications, Employee communication, Ethics, Knowledge management, Legal, Message control, Transparency
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WikiLeaks: WhatŌĆÖs wrong with whistleblowing?
IŌĆÖm guessing that you, like me, have been following the WikiLeaks story. ┬Ā┬ĀAnd if youŌĆÖre like me, I feel that weŌĆÖre asking the wrong questions.┬Ā Focused on the wrong end of things.
The fact is leaks happen.┬Ā They have happened since well before Watergate.┬Ā WikiLeaks changes the scale, but it doesnŌĆÖt change reality.┬Ā There are people in organizations all over the world who are willing to risk their jobs, their personal freedom and maybe even their lives to let ŌĆśusŌĆÖ know whatŌĆÖs really going on in their organizations.┬Ā ThereŌĆÖs something deeply wrong here.┬Ā And it has little to do with a website called WikiLeaks.
In 2008, WikiLeaks was awarded the Economist magazine New Media Award.┬Ā Today, there are calls to close down the website.┬Ā And cries of foul from the freedom of speech crowd. "There's always been a divide between those who want the Internet to be open and free and those who view that as a risk, who want information to be protected and controlled," said Jonathan Wood, global issues analyst at Control Risks. "This obviously highlights those divisions."
In June 2009, WikiLeaks and Julian Assange won Amnesty International's UK Media Award (in the category "New Media").┬Ā And, today the founder, spokesperson and editor in chief ┬ĀJulian Assange is in hiding.┬Ā HeŌĆÖs reportedly had his life threatened, Interpol has put him on its red notice list of wanted persons and there is a Europe wide arrest warrant out on him on charges of sexual assault.
What changed?┬Ā In 2010, the WikiLeakŌĆÖs focused on Iraq, Afghanistan and the US State department.┬Ā At the risk of sounding antiestablishment the leaks are getting closer to real political and economic power.┬Ā So, the reaction is not surprising.
But focusing on the website and the founder is distracting us from asking another perhaps more important question:┬Ā How bad is it in organizations that whistle blowers have to blow whistles at all?┬Ā And what do we need to do to change that?
Tags: Communications, Corporate social responsibility, Employee communication, Knowledge management, Message control, Privacy, Social media, Transparency, Work
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Just do it!
YouŌĆÖve heard it beforeŌĆ" Actions speak louder than words.
So, are we just making all of this institutional communications stuff just way too complicated ŌĆō for ourselves and the people we work for and with?
Why donŌĆÖt we just do it?┬Ā Set up the conditions that allow our employees [including managers by the way] do the best possible job ŌĆ".
Well becauseŌĆ" organizations are changing their mission, vision, values and strategies every year or two or with every change in leadership depending which comes first?┬Ā ItŌĆÖs like clockwork.
And the same time their employees are trying to keep up.
Realigning key business systems and processes ŌĆō operations, technology, finance, HR.
Realigning the organizational structures and reporting relationships.
At the same time as they are being more innovative, collaborative, nimble, engaged, customer-focused, – all fasterŌĆ"
And the organizations weŌĆÖre in arenŌĆÖt designed for all this change.
WeŌĆÖre wrapping ourselves up in knots. Putting in more hours.┬Ā Doing more stuff.┬Ā Creating Rube Goldberg Machines of our organizations?
It just can't be that complicated.
What do you think?┬Ā Can we stop all the madness and just do it?
Tags: Behaviour change, Communications, Cultural norms, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Message control, Work
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The hidden language of communication
As communicators we like to believe that the communication begins once we send the news release, change the banner on the intranet, distribute the communications tool kit for all managers, host the CEO in a virtual or real town hall, send the survey, publish the newsletter, or post the blog.
The truth is that for most important change or announcement the communication started well before, often [and sadly] long before the professional communications team was even involved.┬Ā The communication started when:┬Ā the President cleared their agenda for a week with no notice.┬Ā Or, when the GM started having way more/fewer than normal meetings behind closed doors with her most trusted advisors.┬Ā Or, when men in suits turn up unannounced at one of our distant locations.┬Ā Or, when shouting is heard coming from a boardroom during a strategic planning meeting.┬Ā ┬ĀOr, when the Director of Marketing who is due for a promotion is seen smiling for no apparent reason.
The bottom line is that communications in your organization are happening now with or without you.
Do you know whatŌĆÖs really being communicated in your organization?
Tags: Authenticity, Communications, Cultural norms, Culture change, Employee communication, Message control, Trust
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The music of internal communications
IŌĆÖve always thought about the design side of what I do as a musical composition and the implementation side as conducting.┬Ā ItŌĆÖs not something I talk about that often but I was reminded of today as I read a draft of the new introduction for Robert FritzŌĆÖs book Managerial Moment of Truth.
There Robert describes the ŌĆścomposedŌĆÖ organization:┬Ā ŌĆ£Just like a musical composition, the company can have major themes, secondary themes, accompaniment, counterpoint, balances between sections, and the overall integration of the parts to the well-structured whole.ŌĆØ
And thatŌĆÖs exactly how I think about the work I do. Internal Communications is not about pushing the right message/information to the right people at the right time.┬Ā It isn't separate from External Communications.┬Ā It isnŌĆÖt about implementing the right campaign or change management program.┬Ā It isnŌĆÖt about telling stories.┬Ā┬Ā It isnŌĆÖt about knowledge management.┬Ā ┬ĀIt isnŌĆÖt about the tools and tactics at all.
It is about how all of this is orchestrated and what that looks like from an individual employee's – executive or not – point of view over time.┬Ā It is about how all the communications aspects come together to support the institution in achieving their goals while making it easier for their employees to do their work and feel pride in the work and the organization.
When employee communications is done well it is as beautiful as a sonata and as compelling as a tango.
Is that how it is for you?
Tags: Creating meaning, Disciplined approach, Employee communication, Knowledge management, Message control, Relationship, Robert Fritz
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Waffle words
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖve challenged our team to end this year at the No. 1 [sales] position in the marketplace.┬Ā If that doesnŌĆÖt happen. . . my thoughts are simple:┬Ā If youŌĆÖre the most profitable No. 2, it may be a better position in the marketplace.ŌĆØ
Yes, this is a reported quote from a real executive: Kevin Williams, the new CEO of GM Canada, at a press breakfast yesterday.┬Ā Do you have any idea what he was trying to say?┬Ā I didn't so I asked a handful of professional friends what they thought.
In general they did not have a clue what this CEO was trying to say though one person actually thought it was a veiled threat of downsizing directed at employees.┬Ā And, they all gave a kind of resigned sigh and shrug after theyŌĆÖd thought about it for a few seconds.┬Ā ItŌĆÖs just not that unusual in the business world to read or hear statements like this.
So, in the tradition of this blog, this is less about GM and more about what it may reveal about the challenges institutions – especially public institutions – and their leaders face when their executives are out talking to the media or industry analysts.
Any of you who have worked close to a CEO knows that a team of people probably worked on this ŌĆśpositioningŌĆÖ for weeks.┬Ā So itŌĆÖs generally not for lack of expert advice and support.┬Ā ┬ĀAnd, it is highly unlikely that the whole event including this statement wasnŌĆÖt scripted from beginning to end.┬Ā Even so:
- The statement is unclear ŌĆō Our goal is to be No 1 in sales or No 2 in sales but No 1 in profit? Why isnŌĆÖt it No 1 in sales and profit?
- The statement is pretty tentative ŌĆō We might or might not make No 1.┬Ā Why?┬Ā Is it our strategy or our team?┬Ā We donŌĆÖt know what the best position in the market is ŌĆō No 1 in sales or No 2 in sales and No 1 in profit?┬Ā Is that because we think our competitors will have to buy the No 1 in sales position?
So, what is going on?┬Ā Why waffle?┬Ā Why not take a stand and clearly state the goal:
- ŌĆ£We will be No. 1 in profit by the end of the yearŌĆØ?┬Ā┬Ā In that case, you'd need to signal to investors that you're also planning for growth.
- "We will be No. 1 in sales by the end of the year"?┬Ā In this case you'd want to signal to investors that you won't achieve the growth in sales at all costs.
So, why all this signalling?┬Ā Why wouldn't you just state the goal completely and clearly.┬Ā Well, you need to give yourselves a little leeway, a little gray zone.┬Ā┬Ā Despite all the talk after the economic meltdown in 2008 big investors are still focused on the short-term.┬Ā The next quarter is only 3 months awayŌĆ"┬Ā And even for potentially decisive, bold and imaginative leaders the risk of a fickle and volatile market is just too high.
And, that leaves you and me and 10s of 1,000s of customers and employees [and potential customers and employees] scratching our heads and wondering what our┬Ā business leaders are smoking?┬Ā Is it any wonder employees and customers donŌĆÖt trust big Corporate?
What do you think?┬Ā And, perhaps even more importantly, if you agree with me, what can we do to change the game?
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ŌĆ£ChevyŌĆØ: Going, goingŌĆ" well, not quite
This summer will you might ŌĆ£See the USA in your Chevrolet?ŌĆØ but you wouldn't be "Driving your Chevy to the levy" if GM had their way.
Earlier this week, the New York Times reported on a memo GM sent to Chevy employees in Detroit.┬Ā The message was clear.┬Ā Stop saying "Chevy".┬Ā From now on their beloved product will only be called Chevrolet.
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖd ask that whether youŌĆÖre talking to a dealer, reviewing dealer advertising, or speaking with friends and family, that you communicate our brand as Chevrolet moving forward,ŌĆØ said the memo.
The logic: consolidated and consistent branding.┬Ā One product.┬Ā One name.┬Ā No nicknames.
Why would a company with the brand experience of GM want to try and reverse out of a nearly 100 year love affair between Americans and the "Chevy"? And, how could they think they could?┬Ā Chevrolet ŌĆ£… continues to hold its position as General Motors' highest-selling brand to the present day, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM."┬Ā┬Ā ItŌĆÖs ŌĆ£ŌĆ"one of the worldŌĆÖs best-known, longest-lived product nicknames.ŌĆØ
And, how could a company with the history and size of GM think that a memo like this would stay ŌĆśinsideŌĆÖ?
Just 3-days after the memo leaked and increasing public pressure, the company reportedly ŌĆ£ŌĆ"called the memo ŌĆ£a rough draftŌĆØ and ŌĆ£a bit of fun.ŌĆØ ┬ĀAnd, ŌĆ£ŌĆ"explained that there would be no ŌĆ£massive change of direction.ŌĆØ
What do you think ?┬Ā A clumsy attempt at a viral campaign?
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Are we really in a social media wasteland?
I donŌĆÖt know, maybe it's just been a strange couple of weeks, but IŌĆÖm starting to think that employee communications is a vast social media wasteland.┬Ā At the very best, weŌĆÖre nowhere near the ŌĆ£garden-of-EdenŌĆØ-promise of these tools.
With the exception of one very interesting conversation with Rex Lee at RIM about their plans for "drinking their own champagneŌĆØ and the occasional case study it seems to me we arenŌĆÖt making much progress.
Shel Holtz is still making the case heŌĆÖs been making forever against blocking.┬Ā Not blocking is so basic that itŌĆÖs pretty discouraging to think that more than half of organizations still do not allow, never mind encourage, access to social media.
And over the past few weeks, IŌĆÖve been reading about and speaking to people whose organizations are doing amazing things using social media externally.┬Ā And, after a little investigating discover that thereŌĆÖs little institutionally-driven and supported use of social media inside these same organizations.┬Ā In other words, these organizations have created a powerful b2b strategies based on Web 2.0 and social media while their employees still canŌĆÖt access Facebook from their desks.┬Ā And, they are still getting a flood of one way corporate and departmental communications by e-mail and or posted on their Intranet 1.0, punctuated by the occasional video conference or virtual town hall.
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Why arenŌĆÖt these smart customer-focused organizations being as smart about their employees?┬Ā Has it just been a bad couple of weeks, or are you seeing what IŌĆÖm seeing?
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LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Longhorns came to Lubbock Municipal Coliseum looking to beat Texas Tech, but the Lady Raiders used their not-so-secret weapon to route the eighth-ranked Longhorns 96-73 Wednesday night at the Municipal Coliseum.
Over 8,000 fans witnessed a one-athlete show, put on by junior Alicia Thompson. Thompson not only broke three Texas Tech records, but scored 47 points, breaking Sheryl Swoopes' single-game record.
Tech used a balanced attack during the first half to jump to an early six-point lead, but Texas answered two of Tech's runs with Danielle Vigliones 3-point shots. While Tech never pulled away, they were able to keep a steady hold against the Texas defense. Tech shot 53 percent despite hitting only 1-of-6 3-point shots. Texas didn't score its first bucket until Amy Smith scored at the 17:45 mark.
Thompson stole the show by hitting 18-of-27 shots, 10 rebounds, two blocks, and an assist. She scored 18 of Tech's 26 points in the first half.
"She (Thompson) was absolutely awesome," Texas coach Jody Conradt siad. "She was phenomenal. We had no inside game, and Tech played really well. This is an intimidating place to play. Their crowd gets right on you, and our players have got to learn to block that out."
The Longhorns held the last shot of the first half and Amy Smith's bucket at the buzzer was good, but Tech still held a 37-26 halftime lead.
Tech came out in the second half strong. Tech played a 2-3 zone in the second half, and Thompson was guiding Tech when they went on a 6-1 run with 11:04 in the second half. A 20-point lead at the seven-minute mark, gave Tech the largest lead of the night until the final stretch.
"She might have been the best player in America tonight," Marsha Sharp said. "This was a team win. We really moved the basketball, ran the pressure, handled the ball, and gave her good looks. This was a big-time win."
Tech shot an improved 65 percent overall compared to Texas' 41 percent. Thompson was able to get more help from sophomore Rene Hanebutt, who recorded a triple double, and finished the night with 19 points.
Thompson's 47-point show puts her third in most points scored in Texas Tech's history. Everything happened to fall Tech's way as they increased their lead over the Longhorns. Tech shot 80 percent at the free-throw line and went 3-of-3 outside the arch in the second half.
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He requested Crew Safety Panel members and any other necessary crew safety representatives to go to Sacramento, Calif., immediately, review the 20 January accident, and answer a number of questions:
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This weekend I went to see the movie "Her" which is a movie about a man falling in love with his computer's operating system. Basic synopsis is 'Man installs new OS. OS becomes self-aware. Man falls in love with OS. Man deals with social stigma of falling in love with software.'
While the movie was in my opinion rather poorly done, (there were many ways they could have explored some very real moral and ethical issues surrounding the premise – yet the producers refused to head down any meaningful path) it does raise some very interesting relationship issues that people have to deal with every day.
The biggest issue the movie dealt with was "What if you are in love with someone you can't have a physical relationship with?" This happens all the time. You can have a relationship online. You can have a relationship long distance. So the question is, "Can you have a meaningful, fulfilling SUSTAINABLE relationship with no physical contact?"
As humans, we get so much comfort and communication and consolation from the simple act of touch that I can't imagine doing without. Or at least on a permanent basis. When I was dating my wife, we were apart for about a year and a half out of our four year relationship prior to getting married. We were in separate countries in Central America where there were no phones, no internet (this was way back in the stone age of the 1980s) and the only communication we had were letters. Now we had been together in college so we had had a wonderful physical relationship prior to the separation. But it was still extremely difficult. And if we'd known that our situations were not going to change I am certain that we would have eventually drifted apart.
But what about relationships that are entirely virtual? If you met your perfect mate online, your best friend, the one person in the world that completes you 100% emotionally, intellectually, etc. could you spend the rest of your life never being touched romantically again? I for one know I could not because I'm a very touchy-feely kind of guy. But I've known both men and women who just don't seem to care that much about those parts of the relationship. If you'd been abused, if you were physically handicapped or paralyzed or had other health issues that would prevent you from having a normal healthy physical relationship (this includes sex, but isn't the only factor) could you stand to never be touched again if you were able to communicate freely with your soul mate?? Or would the yearning for that touch destroy your ability to stay in the virtual world?
My mind keeps drifting to the veterans of our wars who leave their families happy and whole and come back with terrible, life-altering injuries. What is it like for their spouses and families? How do they cope? My heart goes out to them for sure as I am not sure I'm strong enough to go through what they deal with.
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- noun - an improbable and unexpected victory
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Before the start of the 1968 season, Coach Hayden Fry decided that no matter what happened SMU was going to be the most exciting team in the country. The theme was short and simple: �Excitement �68.� By season�s end, the Mustangs had indeed been one of the most exciting and entertaining teams in all of college football. This was never more evident than in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl against Oklahoma. The Mustangs edged the Sooners, 28-27, in one of the 90 Greatest Moments in SMU Football History.
The game drew 53,543 fans to the Astrodome in Houston, as the No. 20 Mustangs were set to do battle with the No. 10 Sooners. SMU was a 12-point underdog to an Oklahoma team led by Steve Owens, Bob Warmack, and Steve Zabel. Despite the belief that SMU�s high flying attack was doomed against OU�s powerful defense, the Mustangs took the field with one thing in mind: winning.
Oklahoma jumped out to any early lead, capitalizing on good field position. Warmack scored from the three and OU led 7-0. The score stayed this way for the remainder of the half as interceptions stalled both offenses. In the absence of points, the defenses started picking up their intensities. Hard hitting by the Mustangs sidelined both Warmack and Zabel before halftime.
SMU finally scored in the third quarter after recovering an OU fumble near midfield. Mike Richardson finished the scoring drive with a blast over right guard from the one. The extra point was blocked and OU led 7-6. The Sooners retaliated with an 80-yard drive capped off by Owen�s fullback pass to Johnny Barr for a score. SMU finally came to life on their second possession of the fourth quarter. Chuck Hixson engineered a quick 57-yard drive ending with an 11-yard toss to Jerry LeVias in the corner of the end zone. Hixson then connected with Pinky Clements for the two point conversion to tie the score at 14.
SMU�s defense then kept the Sooners bogged down deep in their own territory to set up good field position. Richardson found the end zone for a second time, scoring on an 18-yard run to give SMU their first lead of the game. The lead was short lived, however, as the Sooners converted a fourth-and-10 into a touchdown. Quarterback Mickey Ripley forced a pass into a crowd of Mustang defenders only to have ball ricochet off three of them and into the arms of Bo Denton for a touchdown.
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The Sooners decided they wanted to go for the win rather than settle for a tie, so they sent the offense out for the two point conversion. Ripley tried to take it in himself but was met by Mike Mitchell at the goal line. Mitchell drove Ripley sideways and out of bounds mere inches from the end zone. SMU still led, 28-27. The Sooners still had one more shot as they recovered the ensuing onside kick. With the clock moving under twenty second left, OU lined up for a game-deciding 24-yard field goal. It sailed wide left, and SMU won. The Mustangs had scored twenty-two points in the final quarter to pull off the upset. The win embodied the excitement of the 1968 season and will go down as one of the 90 Greatest Moments in SMU Football History.


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I've added some memory to my computer which has the specs 1.60 x 2 dual celeron processer and 2.5 gb ram. How many leagues potentially can it run?
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It is impossible to be specific because it will depend on how much RAM the computer is using before FM runs. The processor is very basic, the RAM is not very high, so the answer will be not very many. Start a new game and look at the recommended set up and dont exceed it and you should be OK
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Thanks FrazT :) Will test this out,
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text: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929053599129622940.post8216382819899071104..comments2016-05-06T16:34:52.262+01:00Comments on Ian Picknell - Under the Covers: Tampering with a Strong-Named AssemblyIan Picknellhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929053599129622940.post-77474498110988471932012-12-18T07:48:15.783+00:002012-12-18T07:48:15.783+00:00Well, I say can't talk as to whether the behav...Well, I say can't talk as to whether the behaviour will remain as it is, but is is the expected behaviour (at least by Microsoft, if not by the rest of us). If you take a look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc713694.aspx you'll note that Microsoft say "Starting with the .NET Framework version 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1), strong-name signatures are not validated when an assembly is loaded into a full-trust AppDomain object, such as the default AppDomain for the MyComputer zone." That's quite explicit - they don't validate strong names by default. (I mention this is the Mitigation section at the end of the article.)Ian Picknellhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929053599129622940.post-50656890166078145502012-12-17T03:24:36.190+00:002012-12-17T03:24:36.190+00:00Hi, thanks for the article. I am also interested i...Hi, thanks for the article. I am also interested in knowing if that's normal behavior or not? Also will it always remain like that? email@example.com


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Summer Positions - Bicycle Village
Submitted by David on
Sales Associate: Full and Part -Time, Westminster AND Boulder.
Lead Sales Associate: Full -Time, Colorado Springs.
Lead Bike Mechanic: Full-Time, Colorado Springs.
Bike Mechanic: Full-Time, Aurora.
Bike Builder: Full-Time, Aurora.
Bicycle Village is Colorado's finest bike shop and an integral part of the Colorado cycling community. Our customers are a diverse cross-section of multicultural people, from novice riders who enjoy cycling for recreation, to world-class professional athletes and everything in between. They expect the best from us whether they are shopping for bikes, components, clothing or accessories. And at BV it's not good enough to do just enough, we consistently exceed expectations.
Associates are responsible for maintaining outstanding customer service as per company standards, generating sales, merchandising, and safeguarding company assets.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
• Serves customers by establishing rapport, building customer confidence, providing accurate information, and promoting product through point of successful sale
• Answer all questions, providing detailed information, and establishing trust with the customer to close of sale
• Describing and promoting product in line with customer's express needs as well as promoting purchase of related products
• Stocks shelves, counters, or tables with merchandise
• Promote extended warranty/maintenance agreements, parts and accessories purchase
Job Requirements:
• Previous retail sales and customer service experience
• Passion for cycling / bicycles
• Maintain a working knowledge of products and trends within the industry
• Commitment to providing excellent customer service
• Ability to communicate fluently with co-workers and guests in accurate spoken and written English
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule; including nights, holidays and weekends
Compensation: Starting at $8.00 per hour, depending upon experience; plus commission
As a Vail Resorts employee you get way more than a paycheck or even a ski pass. Our Total Rewards program gives employees access to some of the world's most beautiful playgrounds and luxurious properties—and the goods to enjoy each of them to their fullest potential.
Some of the benefits include:
• Retail discounts at our stores including bikes and parts
• Excellent training and professional development
• Seasonal Health Insurance plan
• Free ski and snowboard pass to our world-class resorts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Go to retailjobs.vailresorts.com. Search Keyword: Bicycle Village for complete listing of positions.