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College Art Faculty Shows at Banfill-Locke
College Invites Public to College Hour Reading by Local Authors, Sept. 10
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Welcomes New Faculty to Fall Semester
College's Annual Prairie Home Delights Fundraiser, Sept. 25
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Welcomes Students to Fall Semester with Week of Activities
Fall Picnics Kick-Off New Academic Year at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Welcomes Chinese Exchange Faculty Member
Community Organizations Step Forward to Sponsor College's Annual Prairie Home Delights Scholarship Fundraiser, Sept. 25
Roles Cast in College Fall Play, "The Laramie Project"
Senator George McGovern Speaking at Anoka-Ramsey's Cambridge Campus - Public Welcome
President Johns of Anoka-Ramsey Community College Named 2008 Pacesetter of the Year
Discover Possibilities at Anoka-Ramsey Community College Open House
College Students Cut Acting Chops to Perform Intriguing Docu-Drama, "The Laramie Project" Oct. 24, 25, 30, 31, Nov. 1
Coffee House Series Rocks Anoka-Ramsey Community College Each Month, October Through April
Prairie Home Delights Grossed More Than $27,500 for Student Scholarships at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Bachelor's in Special Education Continues at Anoka-Ramsey Community College Through Partnership Renewal with St. Cloud State University
Cambridge Campus Hosts Renowned Author
New Season, New Coaches, New Life for Men's Basketball Program at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
New Board Members Bring Wealth of Experience to Coon Rapids Campus Foundation
College Art Faculty Curates Watercolor Invitational
New Board Member Brings Wealth of Experience to Cambridge Campus Foundation
College Offers Wide Array of Veterans' Services
Anoka-Ramsey Art Faculty Receives Printmaking Award
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Hosts Fallen Comrade Ceremony Nov. 12 to Honor Veterans
Women's Volleyball Team Forges to Successful Season Close
College Student Art Sale-Unique Gifts, Good Cause, Great Value
College Choir Performs Winter Choral Concert
KARE11 Features Anoka-Ramsey
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Proceeds Deliberately After State Deficit Announcement
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Thanks Donors at Second Annual Legacy Dinner
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Embarks on Strategic Planning Process; Public Invited
Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation Donates $25,000 for Nursing Scholarships at Cambridge Campus
Tuition Cut in Half at Anoka-Ramsey Community College to Retrain Unemployed Workforce
Annual Cambridge Campus Scholardazzle Fundraiser Seeks Guests, Sponsors to Support Students
College Reschedules Public Meetings for Strategic Planning
College Offers Accelerated, Eight-Week Business Courses
College Offers Unique Experience for Jazz Musicians
College Announces Cast for "Hormel Girls" Musical
Golden Rams Rally, Split Weekend Games
Number of Season Bests in Victory over St. Thomas JV
Men's Basketball falls to Madison Tech
Rams Defeat St. John's JV
Rams Split Weekend Games
The Golden Rams Split Matches in Illinois
The Anoka-Ramsey Men's Basketball team split their two weekend games, losing to the defending MCAC champion Central Lakes College 88-71 on Friday night, and defeating Fond du Lac 80-76 on Saturday afternoon.
In Friday night's game, the Golden Rams rallied from a 24 point second half deficit to pull within nine with just under five minutes remaining. Anoka-Ramsey was unable to sustain the momentum and ultimately fell 88-71.
The Golden Rams made a season-high 12 three-point field goals and shot 45% overall (27-60), but it wasn't enough to make up for 22 turnovers. Anoka-Ramsey was led by Michael Kizzee and DeAndre Mason, both scoring 14 points, followed by Mohamed Camara with 10 points.
On Saturday the Golden Rams faced the Thunder from Fond du Lac and came away with an 80-76 victory. Solid defense in the first half led to numerous steals and fast-break opportunities for Anoka-Ramsey as they went into halftime with a 42-33 lead.
The Golden Rams built a 14 point lead in the second half, but a combination of missed layups and free throws for Anoka-Ramsey, and some deep three-point shots from the Thunder allowed Fond du Lac to close within three points with under a minute left. For the second time in less than a week, Bryce Wagner hit a free throw to ice the game for Anoka-Ramsey.
The Golden Rams made a season-high 49% from the field (30-61) and came away with 16 steals. Two players scored double digits for Anoka-Ramsey. Antonio Tate led with 21 points and recorded 7 steals, followed by Kyle Matuska with 16 points. Wagner nearly had a double-double, finishing with 9 points and 9 rebounds (5 offensive) off the bench. Michael Kizzee put in a strong overall performance with 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.
The Golden Rams return home for three games beginning Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 7:00pm vs. the St. John's JV. Anoka-Ramsey defeated the Johnnies earlier this year 74-66. The Golden Rams will host Vermilion on Friday, Dec. 12 at 8:00pm, and Mesabi on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 3:00pm. Anoka-Ramsey is now 4-5 on the season.


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To those who fished it in its heyday, Hat Creek was enchanting and often cruel. Its trout were picky, its hatches dense, and its underwater weedbeds a deep, gorgeous green.
It was CalTrout's first big conservation victory in 1972; back in 1983, it boasted approximately 5,000 fish per mile.
Today, that population has fallen to approximately 1,000 fish per mile.
It's gotten bad enough that CalTrout is launching a restoration effort; you can read all about what's happened to Hat Creek and learn what CalTrout wants to do about it here.
At the end of the article you'll find Mikey Wier's first sizable video effort for CalTrout: The Hat Creek restoration video (or you can see it here sans article).
Read the article or watch the video; either way, you'll know a lot more about Hat Creek than you did (and why excessive sediment is not our friend).
UPDATE: Forgot to embed the video. I'm old…
See you on Hat, Tom Chandler

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The Co-op ICM and You Gov polls on shale highlighted in the Guardian earlier this week confirmed my suspicions that the energy debate in the UK outside of shale is open to all sorts of misconceptions, misunderstandings and just plain ignorance.
The YouGov poll showed that 55% of people want more windfarms, compared to just 17% who want more gas power stations. It also showed that less than one in three people thinks the government should give the go-ahead to fracking. RenewableUK's deputy chief executive, Maf Smith, said: "Support for renewable energy is consistently strong, in this and other independent polls. One stark message from this survey is the public's evident disenchantment with fossil fuels, including the unpopularity of fracking."
This hostility show that the shale debate is now poisoning conventional natural gas as well, which should mean that the entire natural gas industry, including Gazprom and Qatar also need to get involved. The reality is shale gas molecules can be no more removed from anyone's natural gas supply than one can choose to buy petrol that only comes from the North Sea and doesn't include any refined from Iranian, Venezuelan, Nigerian or anyone else's product.
Although we have yet to produce so much as a molecule in Europe, the time is fast approaching when US shale gas as LNG hits Europe in massive quantities. The moral choice for the shale antis will then be that if they truly believe that Pennsylvania is being poisoned, then they should put their money where their mouth is and stop using natural gas to heat homes or cook food and boycott all businesses that continue to use "just another fossil fuel"
This slide from Bentek Energy at the Platts LNG Forum earlier this month shows the current state of US LNG exports. It was only two years ago that Cheniere Energy proposed exporting shale to LNG from the Gulf Coast and at the time, the conventional wisdom said it would never happen:
I am not sure the economics work out in Cheniere's favor," said Zach Allen at Pan Eurasian analysts in Raleigh North Carolina.
"Cheniere is either projecting some change in the market that is going to force LNG prices up to oil parity or it doesn't work."
But since then Cheniere have actually started construction on two trains, and has proposed four more.But they are not alone with multiple LNG projects on the horizon. We can certainly expect that not all of them will make it, just as few of the projected import terminals in 2004 ever reached Final Investment Decision
But enough will reach fruition to send very large volumes into world markets. The base case of 6.7 Billion Cubic Feet per day exports translates into 69.2 Billion Cubic Metres per year. How big a number is that? 25.3BCM of LNG was imported to the UK in 2011. The world's single largest customer Korea's Kogas bought 49 BCM, India bought 17.2 and China 16.6. US exports will inevitably balance LNG markets.
These slides show the impact on prices, first from the Gulf of Mexico:
But what has recently developed is the very high likelihood of LNG exports from the Marcellus via the Cove Point terminal near Baltimore:
When I proposed the inevitability of Cove Point exports to Europe three years ago based on discussions I had had with Statoil, few people in Europe had even heard of shale gas. Yet now, US shale gas is headed straight to Europe from 2017 onwards.
LNG costs from North America will depend primarily on distance, which makes two pieces of news out of Atlantic Canada this week even more interesting. First from Reuters this on a project from Nova Scotia:
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Pieridae Energy Canada said on Wednesday it aims to build a C$5 billion ($5 billion) liquefied natural gas export terminal in Nova Scotia, a first for Eastern Canada, with the aim of exporting the fuel to Europe and India.
The proposed facility would have a capacity of 700 million cubic feet a day and be in service in late 2018, said the privately held company which was founded by its current president, Alfred Sorensen. Sorensen sold his last major LNG plan - on the Pacific Coast - to independent energy companies in 2010.
The site on the southeast coast of Nova Scotia is adjacent to the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, which carries gas to Atlantic Canada and the northeastern United States from the Sable offshore gas project operated by Exxon Mobil Corp.
This sounds out of left field but with Sable Island gas that was originally earmarked for New England perhaps by that point getting pushed out of the market by new pipeline capacity from the Marcellus, this may only sound as nutty today as the other projects were three years ago. It's noteworthy that Alfred Sorensen was the guy behind the Kitimat project. But the news was quickly supplanted by someone talking up another project that would see the existing Canaport import terminal in Saint John, New Brunswick being converted. New Brunswick shale gas has been talked about for years and gone nowhere although at the time 3 years ago I thought it would only work via exports. But that was then and this is now. Even with NB shale still stuck in controversy, exports of gas from as far away as Alberta are now posited. In this case, where the gas comes from isn't as important as who it is closest to:
A liquefied natural gas export terminal proposed for Goldboro may have some company.
Indian gas giant
"For half the cost of a new export facility, it could be turned around," said Phillip Knoll, who heads
The good news about North American shale LNG exports is that they will knock down dead any fears of either shortage or high prices of LNG. But the bad news is that if we don't start using our own shale resources, we could end up swamped by low priced LNG that would make some shale projects, although not Cuadrilla's I would think, uneconomic. The alternative right now to UK shale is to give the money for the gas we need anyway, to keep Qataris's in Ferraris. It may be more worthwhile to keep the Canadian economy afloat instead, but what have they done for us lately?


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A Florida witness at Rotonda West reported watching a silent "bar of soft light" about two to three feet long move to near ground level and float between several nearby bushes, according to testimony in Case 51982 closed March 5, 2014, as an Unknown Aerial Vehicle from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
Florida MUFON Field Investigator Robert Upson investigated.
The witness was outside observing a meteor streak across the sky about 1 a.m. on November 2, 2013 when the incident occurred. The case was filed with MUFON November 2, 2013.
"A few seconds after this, I watched a bar of soft light, two to three feet long and approximately five inches wide, descend in to the large Brazilian Pepper bushes directly across from me," the witness stated. "This light moved from bush to bush starting from my position directly across the street and moving to the north."
The witness described the light.
"The light was bright enough to illuminate an area in the bush for a second or two before moving to the next bush. It did this to about 7-10 bushes, hopping from bush to bush. It did not appear to be fire flies because the initial light was a 'bar' of light which did not appear to illuminate the bush. The illumination appeared just before the bar of light winked out. No sound was made."
Several minutes later the witness moved to the front of his house and observed the light again.
"Looked due north of my position and saw one more bar of light about 300-400 feet from my position."
Field Investigator Upson said the sighting occurred about 75 feet from the witnesses' position.
"It was a 'beautiful' bluish, bright white light, made no noise, and gave off enough light to illuminate the trees it was near," Upson stated. "Its size was under 4 feet long, 4 inches wide and had a traverse portion towards the trailing edge. The appearance was of a classic sword."
Upton interviewed the witness about his experience.
"Before it left the bush, it left something in the bush that kept the illumination on at the bush for a second as it skipped to the next bush. He notes it skipped because the object light went out and it disappeared and then reappeared at the next bush. It did this to about 7-10 bushes, hopping from bush to bush. It did not appear to be fire flies because the initial light was a 'bar' of light which did not appear to illuminate the bush. The illumination appeared just before the bar of light winked out."
Upton said the witness did try to photograph the object.
"He ran inside to get a camera and returned, maybe a minute later. He looked up the street and in front of his neighbor's house. He saw the bar of light. It then went out and that was the end of the sighting. I went to Google Earth and measured his neighbor's house as 700 feet to the north. He remained outside for another two hours and observed nothing out of the ordinary. The next day he did go to the bushes in daylight and could not observe anything in or about the bushes that supported his sighting."
The case was closed by Upton as an Unknown.
"I believe the witnesses saw a UAV-Unknown Aerial Vehicle, an object not unlike, except for shape, of the numerous orb sighting reports we receive. The temperature was 77 degrees and it was clear. The wind was out of the south at 5 mph at 1 a.m."
Rotonda West is an unincorporated community in west Charlotte County, FL, population 8,759. Florida has a current UFO Alert Rating of 3 with a high number of recent reports nationally. Florida had 39 UFO reports in February 2014 - the 2nd highest reporting state - while California had 59 reports - the highest reporting state in the nation.
You can read more details about other recently reported cases at the UFO Examiner home page.
The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.


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A Sparkling Social Engagement
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Return to Sender: Making Package Returns Easy, Part II
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On Saturday singer Miley Cyrus was reportedly packing for her upcoming tour when the LAPD rushed to her home in Studio City apparently for an unknown reason.
Cyrus seemed to be unaffected by their presence as she was posting several images to Instagram while they were inside her house.
In one of the so-called selfies Cyrus tagged the image "Selfie in the dopest gift of all time @madonna #canttellmenuffin." In the picture Cyrus appears to be wearing a cowboy hat that she received from Madonna during her MTV Unplugged show.
Several cops are seen in the images posted by Daily Mail laughing while leaving the singer's house. While the reason for their visit is still unknown at this point, they left shortly after they arrived and Cyrus returned to packing for her Bangerz Tour.
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March 19, 2006
Lorenzo Romar | Brandon Roy | Bobby Jones | Game Notes
On the game:
"That was a great ballgame. I'm not just saying that because we won. That Illinois team is a team that as soon as we made a few mental mistakes in the first half down the stretch, bam, we were behind on a 12-2 run or whatever it was. In the second half whenever we made mistakes they capitalized on those. That is the mark of a very good basketball team. You just have to give (credit), obviously to these guys that are here (Brandon Roy and Bobby Jones) but also Mike Jensen. They did tremendous jobs, we felt, on Illinois' two players Dee Brown and James Augustine. Augustine hurt us in the first half - 13 points. Mike Jensen did a great job of trying to deny him the basketball and I don't think we could have won the game without it. What made me so proud was they stuck together. They continued to guard, continued to put the heat on. We were able to get (Illinois) into foul trouble. These guys put a lot of pressure on them."
On Mike Jensen defending Illinois' James Augustine:
"Throughout Mike Jensen's career he has guarded some great basketball players: Channing Frye, Andrew Bogut, Ike Diogu, and Leon Powe. He has done a phenomenal job in his four years for us. We always feel that if they've got a post player that is really good, then Mike (Jensen) can do a good job. Mike wasn't on him the entire time in the first half and there were some mental lapses. When Mike decided to knuckle down and really try to prevent him from catching the basketball - he was strong, he was smart enough to do it - and there it was. We've got a lot of confidence in Mike in being able to do that."
On Illinois head coach Bruce Weber:
"Coach Weber is unbelievable. They run such good stuff. They play such good defense. You've got to give him a lot of credit for just how they were able to isolate him (James Augustine) and take advantage of our defensive scheme's early on. Give him a lot of credit for that."
On defending Illinois' Dee Brown on the final possession:
"We were okay because if it had been a situation where maybe they needed to score a basket or it was a one-point lead, maybe a little more fearful because maybe he could have gone around him. Knowing that Jamaal (Williams) has long arms and that he is a smart basketball player, he was going to make sure he contested that shot."
On possibly fouling on the final possession:
"The only reason it crossed my mind was because after that Stanford game I've been asked that question 7,003 times. I did think about it and say well, here is that situation again. Given the fact that we have been in that situation a half a dozen times this year and we've lost one time, the other times we didn't lose. We lost one time. We had to go with the percentages."
On beating Illinois:
"For us, we've played tough teams in the Pac-10 so we felt we were capable of beating tough teams. The reason this means so much is because we are back in the Sweet 16. It didn't matter who we were playing against. We won the second round, and we are going to Washington D.C. It didn't matter who we were playing against, we knew we had to win this game to advance and we did. Obviously, all of us looked forward to playing Illinois because they are a high profile team and have been very successful. As a competitor you want to play against the best, what the best has to offer. Beyond that, the win means we advance."
On this being the type of game he expected:
"Absolutely. If you look at the statistics there were so many (categories), it was very close - I think it was dead even on the boards. You guys may have hit a nerve with Bobby (Jones) when you bring up the soft thing. He is not close to being soft, at all. We've had two games where we were ouy-toughed this year - at Washington State and at Oregon in the first round (of the Pac-10 tournament). For whatever reason, everybody ran with that and said maybe we are a soft team. We're not a soft team at all. You can't manufacture toughness all of the sudden. If that wasn't in us we couldn't have won that game today if we weren't a tough team."
On guarding Illinois guard Dee Brown:
On the current reputation of Washington:
On Illinois' defense:
On coming back after Illinois' big run at the end of the first half:
On Illinois forward James Augustine and the inside game:
"It was all mental. Like coach says, whenever we make mistakes, it wasn't because they were doing something great, it was because we weren't doing our principles. When we were in the huddle in one of the timeouts, they made it simple that if we don't stop him, they're going to have a great chance to win. Coach looked at Mike (Jensen), Mike looked at him and Mike came to the conclusion, this could be it for him, so might as well go out like there's no tomorrow, which there isn't. We just wanted to make it as hard as possible for him to score. He's great and everything, but you have one great player and you have five other people on the court trying to stop him, that makes it hard for him to score."
"That dude is fast. We already knew from day one how quick he was. He's an All-American, he was player of the year last year in his conference, went to the championship game and if he didn't get hurt last year, he'd probably be in the NBA. I looked at it as a challenge and I like to rise to those kind of challenges. I feel good when I can I say stopped and I slowed down some of the best players in the country, because that's what I do best. I love to play defense and I just want to make it hard for them, because as a team, everybody has to do a little bit of something. What I thrive on is playing defense and sticking the best players and just bugging them and annoying them. I feel like that's what I did today, contest every shot--get in on them and don't let anything seem easy for 40 minutes. He played a lot of minutes already, so on top of that, he should be pretty tired, because I know I am, chasing him around all game."
"We're going to play the way we know how to play. We played probably the toughest team in America, UCLA, twice and won both games, at their place and at our place. It doesn't get any tougher than them. We never back down from anybody. Just because a couple bad situations happened to us, and where we had to be the bigger men and take the situation on the nose, that doesn't mean anything about us being soft. I hope this game proved to everybody that we're not soft, because everybody's seen Illinois one of the toughest teams in the Big Ten."
On Justin Dentmon's four-point play:
"Like we've been saying the last half of the season, Justin Dentmon, he's labeled as a freshman. But we don't look at him as a freshman anymore. He's had experience all season long. He's stepped up in many big games and tonight we said, 'J.D. just go out there, have fun.' And he's not afraid; the kid's a warrior. It's late-game situations and I look over there and he wants the ball. I'm smiling like hey, this is cool. This kid has heart. When he hit that shot, came back and knocked his free throw down, that really made us feel like we had a chance to win this game. He stepped up big time."
"I still think UCLA did a great job, but that was a great defensive effort by them. They were physical, they were banging me, coming off screens they were grabbing me. It's just one of those games and I knew it was. Coach (Cameron) Dollar came to me and said, 'get to the free throw line, keep penetrating, keep fighting and don't shy away from the contact.' I think I did a pretty good job to keep attacking those guys, but they're a great team and to beat them, it was going to take a 40 minute effort from us."
"Coach came in at halftime and said, if we were down by 14 in the first half, we probably would have made a run too because we're a good team and Illinois is a very good team, so they're definitely going to make runs. When they made their run, coach came to us and said, look, this is their run now let's make ours. I think we did a great job of answering the bell. They hit us with some punches, but it was a total team effort. Everybody stepped up and made plays. We knew it was going to be a game of runs. They have good players and they're going to make plays, but we feel like we have some talented players and we could make some plays too. It was just a matter of who was going to make the most plays down the stretch and we did a better job than they did."
Washington advances to the Sweet 16 and will play the winner of first-seeded Connecticut and eighth-seeded Kentucky on Friday.
On guarding Illinois guard Dee Brown:
On the current reputation of Washington:
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I may be in the minority, but I don't hate Kim Kardashian. I don't even dislike her. I wouldn't call myself a fan (mostly because I'm not sure what she does that requires the response of fandom), but she's a perfectly amusing media presence that occasionally enriches my life through ridiculous tabloid stories. Lately, though, I find myself feeling a bit bad for Kim, which is an emotion I never expected to have. She's pregnant, and from every angle, people are all up on her about her weight, her Givenchy getups, her unwillingness to be an ideal pregnant woman. Given how much Kim's wardrobe changed when she got together with Kanye, he's probably had some "input" as well. Amidst all this noise, I'd like to present a compromise: the Givenchy Printed High Top Sneakers.
We know all about Kim's (and Kanye's) love for Givenchy, and she's worn a good bit of it since she got pregnant. I'm not of the belief that pregnant women should be pressured to stop wearing their high heels (although I do think we put too much pressure on women in general to always be in heels, and we should stop that, particularly for pregnant women), but for the vast majority of women, there comes a point when pregnancy changes your center of gravity enough that wearing them becomes treacherous. Not to mention, of course, that crazy foot-swelling sometimes makes it impossible.
For the knocked-up glamour puss, the designer sneaker trend has to be a godsend. Not only is it trendy to wear fancy high-tops with pants, but I've seen plenty of totally stylish people pull off the look with dresses as well. So I'm not saying Kim should wear these shoes, exactly, but when the time comes, if she so chooses, here they are. (Also, I want a pair, and I'm not even pregnant.) Buy through Net-a-Porter for $595.


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Sep 26, 2011 10:29 AM
We like mushrooms on our pizza, in our omelets, mixed in with some pasta and certainly sautéed with some onions on a steak. Might as well take this love affair a little further and put some on our face. Origins Mega-Mushroom Skin Relief Facial Cleanser ($28) uses three different mushrooms to gently cleanse the skin and slow signs of aging. How, we don't know. We'll have to consult the magical mushroom fairies that grew this cleanser in FernGully. Obv.
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George Harrison's guitar – a 1962 Rickenbacker 425 black and white electric guitar – sold for $657,000 at auction on Saturday. Going for more than the estimated auction take, Julien's Auctions predicted that the guitar would get somewhere between $400,000 and $600,000. The former Beatles band member who passed away in 2001 at age 58 played the guitar on numerous occasions, according to a Chicago Tribune report on Sunday.
Harrison played the guitar when the band recorded "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – the Beatles' first number one record on the United States music charts – and on the song "This Boy" which the four-man band recorded in 1963. Harrison also played the guitar on two British television programs – "Ready Steady Go!" and "Thank Your Lucky Stars" – in which he performed with the band in 1963 prior to becoming a huge international success, according to a Chicago Tribune report on Sunday.
Harrison bought the electric guitar for $400 to $500 before the Beatles became successful in the United States but had already become well-known in England. He bought it at Fenton's Music Shop in Mount Vernon, Illinois in 1963 while he was visiting his sister who lived in Benton, Illinois. He went there to buy the guitar as he was told that the shop had a Rickenbacker electric guitar which Harrison wanted to purchase because it was like the guitar his fellow-band member John Lennon had.
The auction also saw other Beatles' items sold for high amounts of money. A handwritten placard with doodles signed by the late John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono fetched $187,000. The placard was from the couple's 1969 anti-war "bid-in" in Montreal, Canada. Also, a Hofner bass that was previously rented by band member Paul McCartney in the mid-1960s was sold for $120,000.
Other rock and roll memorabilia sold at the auction as well, according to a Reuters report. A white jumpsuit that was worn by Elvis Presley during one of his 1971 concerts sold for $197,000. A car that was owned and used by Lady Gaga sold for $125,000. The car is a 1990 red Rolls-Royce Corniche III convertible.


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All IT shops that reach a certain number of servers have some of form of inventory. In web operations , but not limited to, there is some incarnation of the Truth concept - a comprehensive database that describes all the equipment, relation between them and other information. An idealized Truth database can be asked any question about anything that's in the colo/server room and it will have some information about it. We use Racktables for that and have a bunch of scripts to generate configuration files for different things (nagios, dhcp, etc.).
We are also exploring some alternatives like a ldap directory server or some text files based thing (to keep it in subversion and have a history of changes).
What do you guys use ?
I know about GLPI and similar products but those are mostly for office LANs. We run a averaged sized colo (almost 1000 units) with linux servers.


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Amenities in our rooms
Private bathroom with bath or shower, hairdryer
Individually controlled heating-A/C
Direct dial telephone
Free satellite TV with Sky Sat-TV and international channels in the main European languages with main international Sporting events and English movies
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Mini bar – refrigerator
Outdoor private space with gorgeous sea view
Continental breakfast for registered guests
Daily room cleaning service with linen changing until midday
Optional Extra services
Additional bed available only in the rooms Molazza, Olivaio, Frantoiano and Sansario, Euro 25,00 daily;
babycot for a child: 15 euro per night
Private car parking (off site) the rate depends on the period and on the car size;
Wi-fi or cable Hi-speed Internet connection with an Eee Pc
Laundry service (off site) the rate depends on the quantity;
Limousine service (off site) for excursions and shuttle service from / to the airports or train stations.
Excursions (manages by travel agency)
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Comfort, elegance and relaxation: our rooms in Praiano
The Bed and breakfast Villa Il Frantoio rooms are furnished and designed to maintain the traditional atmosphere reminiscent of the old mills, all the 6 rooms have a special fascination, as the fusion between the ancient and the modern, to bring to our guests the authenticity of yesteryear revisited in a modern .. maintaining maximum comfort and attention to detail.
Staying in one of the rooms of our bed & breakfast in Praiano is an unforgettable experience!
The names of our six rooms relate to the traditional process of oil making.
Room "La Molazza" (Suite)
La Molazza is our main suite and contains the olive presses. It features a bathroom with shower; a beautiful Sea view; a large double bed that can be turned into two singles, and a third optional bed. In this large room of about 40 square meters (430 sq feet) plus a terrace of 20 s.m. (about 215 sq. feet) you will find all modern conveniences. The floor of the room is marble and it is furnished with antiques. The room also has a convenient kitchenette with a two burner stove, cutlery and dishes. The view from its spacious terrace is simply gorgeous.
Room "L'Olivaio" (Superior)
L'Olivaio is a superior room featuring a double bed with a lovely bathroom with shower. The room is about 25 square meters (270 square feet) plus a terrace of 20 square meters (215 square feet) and all modern conveniences are provided. The floor is marble and the furnishings are antiques. The terrace offers an incredible Sea view.
Rooms "Il Sansario" (junior suite) e "La Cisterna" (Junior suite)
Il Sansario and La Cisterna are our rooms with whirlpool bathtubs. Each has an area of about 25 square meters (270 sq feet) plus a large garden-terrace of 30 s.m. (about 320 sq. feet) including all modern facilities. The floors are colorful marble and the rooms are furnished with antiques. Each room has a convenient kitchenette with a two burner stove, cutlery and dishes.
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I Friscoli and Il Frantoiano are our two rooms, each with en-suite bathroom with shower. The area of each room is about 22 square meters (230 square feet); each room offers an outside area where you will find a porch and a garden-terrace of about 15 square meters (160 square feet). You will enjoy all modern conveniences. The floors are colorful marble and the rooms are furnished with antiques. Each terrace affords a beautiful Sea view.
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"I left home to work for them when I was 18 years old. I did not know I would become their slave cooking, cleaning, taking care of their elderly parents and their grandchildren. I worked from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. or later every day with no days off. I was never allowed to go anywhere by myself. They took my documents. They threatened me with deportation and jail. One time she tried to hit me. I was a slave and a prisoner. This went on for 16 years. I never got to get married or have children. I wasn't even allowed to have friends or go to church."
A local human trafficking survivor
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. It is one of the fastest growing criminal industries in the world, after illegal guns and drugs, with children accounting for half of the victims. And it happens right here in King County.
What is human trafficking?
Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud or coercion to compel a person into any form of labor against their will. Human trafficking can occur in any industry, including agriculture, construction, domestic service (housekeeper, nanny), restaurants, salons, commercial sex work, massage parlors, and small businesses.
"He lied about the job, now he won't let me leave."
"He promised me a place to stay, then forced me to work as a prostitute."
"She promised me work, then forced me to give up my passport and my wages."
Victims of human trafficking can include:
Victims are lured away from family and friends by the promise of a better life. They are forced to perform both legal and illegal work ranging from prostitution to exotic dancing, street peddling to housekeeping, child care to construction and landscaping. Some victims are forced to work in restaurants, nail salons and factories. They are drawn into servile marriages or criminal activities.
Victims are controlled physically, emotionally and financially. Escape is difficult because victims of human trafficking are often invisible. Some don't speak English. They are afraid to approach authorities because they fear threats of harm against their families or deportation if they are not US citizens. They may have no idea where they are or how to get help. They are ashamed.
Help stop human trafficking
The first step toward ending human trafficking begins with raising visibility of the issue in our community, recognizing the signs, and learning what to do if you see or hear something.
Signs of human trafficking
Victims are often kept out of sight and are afraid to reach out for help. According to the Polaris Project of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, the following may be signs that someone is a victim of trafficking:
Are you being forced to work against your will?
Help is available in our community. To get help, contact the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline at 1-888-3737-888. Operators are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Interpreters are available for up to 170 different languages for those callers that require interpretive services. They will connect you to local assistance. There are many local organizations to provide support that is safe, confidential and free.
Call if you:
The national hotline helps determine if someone is a victim of human trafficking, addresses the trafficking situation, and connects individuals and families to local resources available in King County that can help to help protect and serve victims so they can begin the process of restoring their lives. You can learn about local organizations in our community that do this work.
King County's response to human trafficking
King County recognizes that human trafficking is a violation of human rights and a threat to public health and safety nationally as well as in our own community. The Washington Task Force against Trafficking Persons reported that Washington State is a hotbed for the recruitment, transportation and sale of people for labor due in part to the multiple ports, International border with Canada, and vast rural areas. Because many victims are youth and children, and others are isolated linguistically and physically from their local communities, the issue of human trafficking is an equity and social justice issue for our community. Through local law enforcement efforts, prosecution of traffickers, and providing services to vulnerable populations, King County is a key local and regional player in stopping human trafficking.
King County launched the "Help Stop Human Trafficking" campaign on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, January 11, 2013, to raise awareness of this important issue in our community with signage on 200 Metro buses. Watch a video of King County leaders launching the campaign. The campaign was made possible through the support of partners including Grey Media, Titan Advertising, the Washington Anti-Trafficking Rescue Network, Seattle Against Slavery, New York City Office of the Mayor, the Somaly Mam Foundation and other community partners. In addition, the King County Council issued a proclamation to bring regional attention to the ongoing problem of modern-day slavery.
King County will also train key staff to recognize signs of human trafficking and take action. King County will also be working in 2013 towards collecting key data, identifying best practices for county government and funding opportunities, and creating an integrated, ongoing response with our local partners.
Commercial sex trafficking of youth
A 2008 study of commercial sexual exploitation of youth in King County estimated that at least 300-500 girls were being trafficked at that time. Law enforcement experience suggests that this is an under-count. Some victims are as young as 11 years old. Youth especially at-risk of trafficking are those who run away, often from abusive or neglect situations.
Learn more about commercial sexual exploitation of youth in our community.
Youth in need of help - SafePlace
Youth who are in crisis have an option of going to a SafePlace. A partnership started in 2011 between King County, YouthCare, Auburn Youth Resources, Friends of Youth, SafePlace is for young people in crisis who now need only find the nearest bus driver and request a SafePlace. Through the national SafePlace program, youth may also text SAFE and their current location to 69866 and get help within seconds.
How does SafePlace work?
A young person age 12-17 in need of help approaches any Metro bus driver, who will then make a call to trigger contact with a youth service provider. What happens next depends on the needs of the youth. Sometimes it's counseling and providing help to reunite the child with family or friends. In the absence of alternatives, youth can be taken to a safe shelter.
In addition, "Text 4 HELP" is a National Safe Place service that uses SMS text technology to offer information about the closest location to access immediate help and safety. By texting the word "SAFE" and their current location to 69866, youth can get help within seconds. In our area, they will be referred to shelters that will provide the assistance they need.
"She offered me a job in the U.S. working in her restaurant. When I got here I was locked in an apartment and forced to have sex with 10, sometimes 20, men every day. Every one of them raped me. I still see their faces. She told me she had all the power because I was illegal. She threatened me, called me names, and imprisoned me."
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Menifee Historical Assn. Plans Workshop on Family Histories
Members of the Menifee Valley Historical Association will share information on how to compile one...
The topic will be how to share and preserve your family history and memories. There will be poster displays and family history books from some Menifee families and others. Autobiographies of area residents collected in 1954 and 1973, along with more current ones, will be displayed. There will be brochures available to help one start compiling and recording one's family history.
Family histories and posters featuring the Bouris, Evans and Harrison pioneer families of Menifee will be on display. Visitors are encouraged.
The meeting will be held at the Rural Center on Haun Road, just north of Garbani Road.


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The A.G.E. in this product's name refers to advanced glycation end-products (AGE), which are not good for the body or the skin. AGEs are formed by the body's major fuel source, namely glucose. This simple sugar is essential for energy, but it also binds strongly to proteins (the body's fundamental building blocks), forming abnormal structures—AGEs—that progressively damage tissue elasticity. Once generated, AGEs begin a process that prevents many systems from behaving normally by literally causing tissue to cross-link and become hardened (Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 14, 2000, pages 2809–2813).
SkinCeuticals' theory is that by breaking these AGE bonds you can undo or stop the damage they cause. AGEs and free-radical damage may be inextricably linked (Sources: European Journal of Neuroscience, December 2001, page 1961; and Neuroscience Letters, October 2001, pages 29–32), but none of the studies indicate that there are any substances that can be included in skin-care products to affect this process.
Specific to this product, the only ingredient it contains that is known to inhibit the formation of AGEs in skin is one that L'Oreal did the research on. Because L'Oreal owns SkinCeuticals, this research can hardly be considered impartial. Surprisingly, the blueberry extract L'Oreal used in this study (and in this product) did not fare as well as aminoguanidine, another ingredient known to inhibit AGEs (Source: Experimental Gerontology, June 2008, pages 584–588). Knowing this, why would you want to purchase this SkinCeuticals product when the parent company's own research shows that what they're including to inhibit AGEs is not as effective as another ingredient that they didn't include?
If anything, this product is a big step backwards for SkinCeuticals. It's mostly slip agents, silicones, and wax, plus the questionable AGE-inhibiting blueberry extract, although even if this extract could help, it won't remain potent for long thanks to the jar packaging (not to mention that there's hardly any of it in this product). For $150, you have every right to expect a whole lot more than this no-better-than-average product provides.
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I tired this product a few times. It goes on smoothly, feels silky and initially feels light. But after a brief time it feels like my skin can't breathe. I have to wash the product off to get relief from this suffocating feeling. So stopped using the product.
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Specifically formulated to improve the creping, thinning appearance of mature skin caused by intrinsic or internal aging processes such as glycation.
Water, Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Isohexadecane, Glycerin, Synthetic Wax, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Phenoxyethanol, Bismuth Oxychloride, Magnesium Sulfate, Salicyloyl Phytosphingosine, Acrylates Copolymer, Vaccinium Myrtillus Extract, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Coumarin
SkinCeuticals At-A-Glance
Strengths: Great line to shop if you're looking for well-formulated vitamin C and retinol products; some outstanding sunscreens (including for sensitive skin), and every one provides sufficient UVA protection; one effective AHA product; good self-tanner; several fragrance-free products.
Weaknesses: Mostly problematic cleansers and toners; fruit and sugar extracts trying to substitute for AHA products when the real deal is much better; ineffective BHA products; jar packaging.
With a strong presence in the professional (meaning spa and aesthetics) skin-care market, SkinCeuticals has a mostly well-deserved reputation for producing serious-minded, research-driven products, several of which are centered on L-ascorbic acid. Company founder Dr. Sheldon Pinnell began the line after a falling out with the folks behind Cellex-C, a company for which Dr. Pinnell once served as spokesperson. The falling out had to do with both Cellex-C and Dr. Pinnell holding patents on L-ascorbic acid; Cellex-C held the patent on a formula with L-ascorbic acid (the original Cellex-C serum) while Dr. Pinnell's patent (now conspicuously absent from SkinCeuticals products) was only for the ingredient. The drama continued as, years later, the doctor who joined Pinnell to work on SkinCeuticals' vitamin C products began his own company, also selling products with vitamin C. Who needs Desperate Housewives when we have desperate doctors racing to be the authoritative word on the anti-aging properties of vitamin C?
The good news is that copious research has demonstrated that L-ascorbic acid (despite its stability issues, which, formula-wise, SkinCeuticals products do address) is a good, potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent. It has also been shown to provide photoprotective benefits when skin is exposed to UV light and is capable of stimulating collagen production - though don't take that to mean it is a cure for wrinkles (Sources: International Journal of Toxicology, 2005, supplement, pages 51–111; Experimental Dermatology, June 2003, pages 237–244; Dermatologic Surgery, March 2002, pages 231–236; Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics, May 1999, pages 453–461; and International Journal of Radiation Biology, June 1999, pages 747–755). Of course, other forms of vitamin C have equally impressive research, and some forms, such as magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, have better stability profiles (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, March 1997, pages 795–801).
As we've mentioned before, vitamin C is but one of many good antioxidants, and it's not the best approach to select any one or two antioxidants and bank on them alone to provide every conceivable skin-rejuvenating benefit. Instead, go for products that offer a cocktail of antioxidants because you'll get a greater range of benefits. Plus, some antioxidants in combination have a synergistic effect that surpasses what occurs when any of the ingredients are used alone. SkinCeuticals clearly knows this, because their vitamin C products also contain the antioxidant ferulic acid, and some add vitamin E to the mix as well. Above all, remember that as multifunctional as antioxidants are, they cannot stop aging, they won't eliminate wrinkles, and they do not replace the need for daily sun protection.
L'Oreal purchased SkinCeuticals in May 2005, and, for the time being, seems to be letting them stay on their course. That's a good thing, because despite L'Oreal's considerable financial reserves and global R&D team, the skin-care products their brands produce consistently lag behind what current research indicates are state-of-the-art options. As long as they continue to let SkinCeuticals retain its stature, there are many good reasons to shop this line; however, that said, this line is far from perfect in terms of being able to assemble a complete skin-care routine. Focusing on what they do best (which is serums, sunscreens, and specialty products) will be money well spent for visible results. Those who find the SkinCeuticals price tags to be a deal-breaker need to know that despite several notable products, they're hardly the only game in town; you can find equally superior products for less money, though not all of them follow the impressive concentration protocols of SkinCeuticals.
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Military Justice 101 - Part V
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Application to other interrogations. The agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, The Air Force Office of Special Investigations, the Army Criminal Investigation Division, and the Marine Corps' Criminal Investigation Division must comply with Article 31(b) in all military interrogations. This rule applies with equal force to civilians acting as base or station police when acting as agents of the military. Likewise, other civilian investigators, such as Federal and state investigators, must warn an accused or suspect of his Article 31(b) rights when acting as agents of the military. Additionally, Article 8, UCMJ, contains the following provision: "Any civil officer having authority to apprehend offenders under the laws of the United States or of a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession, or the District of Columbia may summarily apprehend a deserter from the armed forces and deliver him into the custody of those forces." With regard to FBI apprehension of deserters, the Court of Military Appeals has specifically held that no Article 31(b) warning was required prior to such apprehension. United States v. Temperley, 22 C.M.A. 383, 47 C.M.R. 235 (1973).
A close look at Temperley is necessary to see precisely what is authorized. All that the court allowed to be done was to ask the suspect questions about his identity without advising him under Article 31. The FBI agents here approached Temperley and asked him if his name was "Mr. John Charles Rose," and he replied that it was. It was only after this conversation, and the determination that "Mr. Rose" was actually Temperley, that he was apprehended and taken into custody as a deserter wanted by the armed forces. This initial conversation, including the use of the alias by the accused, was held to be properly admissible evidence, relevant to the charges of desertion. The court, however, also held that, once agents have taken the individual into custody or otherwise deprived him of his freedom of action in any significant way, appropriate warnings must be given including warnings as to counsel rights if there is to be further questioning.
Civilian law enforcement officers are not required to give an Article 31(b) warning prior to questioning a military person suspected of a military offense, so long as they are acting independently of military authorities. In such cases, the civilians are not acting in furtherance of a military investigation unless the civilian investigation has merged with a military investigation. Situations arise where a servicemember may be investigated by both Federal and military authorities jointly. However, the fact that parallel investigations are being conducted through cooperation by military and Federal or state authorities does not make the civilians agents of the military. Thus, no Article 31(b) warning will usually be required of civilian authorities unless they act directly for the military or the two investigations are merged into one.
Does Article 31 apply to interrogations of military suspects conducted by foreign officials? Case law and the Military Rules of Evidence indicate that, unless foreign authorities are acting as agents of the military or the interrogation is instigated or participated in by military personnel or their agents, no Article 31(b) warning is required. Mere presence of U.S. military personnel at a foreign interrogation does not rise to the level of "joint participation." Still, any statement given by a suspect to foreign authorities must be voluntary if the statement is to be used at a subsequent court-martial. Thus, if he foreign authorities use physical or psychological coercion or inducements, the suspect's statements may be held to be inadmissible.
Who must be warned? Article 31(b) requires that an accused or suspect be advised of his rights prior to questioning or interrogation. A person is an accused if charges have been preferred against him or her. On the other hand, to determine when a servicemember is a suspect is more difficult. The test applied in this situation is whether suspicion has crystallized to such an extent that a general accusation of some recognizable crime can be made against this individual. This test is an objective reasonable person standard. The analysis utilized is, "Would a reasonable individual have suspected the individual of committing the crime?" Courts will review the facts available to the interrogator to determine whether the interrogator should have suspected the servicemember, not whether he in fact did. Rather than speculate in a given situation, it is far preferable to warn all potential suspects before attempting any questioning.
When are warnings required? As soon as an interrogator seeks to question or interrogate a servicemember suspected of an offense, the member must be warned in accordance with Article 31(b). An interrogation takes place when questioning, conversation, acts, or lack thereof, are intended to, or reasonably likely to, elicit an incriminating response.
What warnings are required? (Article 31(b) UCMJ)
Fair notice as to the nature of the offense. The question frequently arises, "Must I warn the suspect of the specific article of the UCMJ allegedly violated?" There is no need to advise a suspect of the particular article violated. The warning must, however, give fair notice to the suspect of the offense or area of inquiry so that he can intelligently choose whether to discuss this matter. For example, Agent Smith is not sure of exactly what offense Seaman Jones has committed, but he knows that Seaman Jones shot and killed Private Finch. In this situation, rather than advise Seaman Jones of a specific article of the UCMJ, it would be appropriate to advise Seaman Jones that he was suspected of shooting and killing Private Finch.
Warning of the right to remain silent. The right to remain silent is not a limited right in the sense that an accused or suspect may be interrogated or questioned concerning matters that are not self-incriminating. Rather, the right to remain silent is an absolute right to silence -- a right to say nothing at all. Concerning this point, the Court of Military Appeals has said: "We are not disposed to adopt the view . . . that Article 31(b) should be interpreted to require . . . that the suspect can refuse to answer only those questions which are incriminating." United States v. Williams, 2 C.M.A. 430, 9 C.M.R. 60, 62-63 (1953).
Warning regarding the consequences of speaking. The exact language of Article 31(b) requires that the warning advise an accused or suspect that any statement made may be used as evidence against him in a trial by court-martial. In one older case, the interrogator merely advised the accused that anything that the accused said could be used against him. The words "in a trial by court-martial" were omitted. The Court of Military Appeals held that this was not error, reasoning that the advice was actually broader in scope than the provisions of Article 31. While this might be entirely true, there is no excuse for lack of precision in language when advising an accused or suspect of his rights. Many convictions have been reversed merely because the interrogator attempted to advise an accused or suspect "off the top of his head."
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I am not a blogger & don't intend to become a blogger (though I have a healthy appreciation for those who have the talent & dedication to write new material regularly!) But I do like to help spread awareness in my every day life. I am also part of an Australia-based parenting network, and every April, we have a robust discussion on the general boards of "What I'd Like The World To Know About ASD."
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference was the tipping point of Malcolm Gladwell's book writing career. Published in 2000 it was a ground breaking study about how to recognize and develop sociological and economical trends. What I found thought-provoking about reading the book in 2014 was how certain elements of trend birthing may have changed since most of the book's data was gathered in the 90s when the Internet and social media culture was in its infancy.
Gladwell writes about "The Law of the Few" which includes the 80/20 Principle that contends 80% of the work is done by 20%. This principle can be applied to a wide range of topics including the criminal element in our society – as in 80% of crimes are done by 20% of criminals. The 20% who do the "work" are broken down as mavens, connectors, and salespeople. Mavens are the ones who have the expertise. They are the ones who might know a lot about specific subjects like tires or medical care for example. Connectors are people who belong to several social circles. Often they are acquainted with people of different cultures, economic statuses, and various philosophical beliefs – they introduce one person or idea to another. Salespeople are the ones who persuade others to commit to a cause, or product, or an acceptance. Together these people are responsible for sparking a new trend.
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I enjoyed this book on several levels. Because it was written fourteen years ago part of the fun was to put newer trends into the formula as well as lament on the fates of some of the examples Gladwell used. Hush Puppies shoes are still in business but I don't think they are the shoe of choice amongst the New York hipster class…in fact I would argue that the New York hipster class are no longer the kids sitting at the popular table in the school cafeteria. Although Blue's Clues got a lot of praise in the book for taking the lessons learned from Sesame Street and going one step further; the show was canceled in 2006.
Gladwell has written several books, all best sellers, since the debut of The Tipping Point, but I wonder if he will ever revisit the material. In the paperback version of the book (2002) his Afterword warned about the "rise of immunity" in reference to email. His observations were so quaint that I felt like knitting a tea cozy. Surely the rise of social media changes the game, but how does it change it?
What Gladwell does not examine is the death of a trend (I imagine the formula is much the same except bad word of mouth and a changed context and/or altered stickiness factor). Recently in the news has been closing of Crumbs a cupcake centered bakery chain due to a delisting from Nasdaq. Crumbs never came to Kansas City but several little cupcake boutique bakeries did open in town but many are gone and their vanilla cream cheese frosting is but a distant powder sugared memory. Although I am sure cupcakes will soldier on (imagine a cherry topped confectionary leaning on an adorable edible crutch) does the demise of the nation's cupcake obsession mean the rise of the cronut or the ending altogether of stamp-sized bakeries owned and operated by two women who have known each other since third grade?
Throughout the book Gladwell uses many of the techniques he is writes about such as establishing the stickiness factor by constantly coming back to examples he used in previous chapters. In fact he mentioned Hush Puppies so much that I wondered if he had stock in the company (which was probably a better investment than the spread of syphilis cases in Baltimore).
Much like Steven Levitt's 2005 Freakonomics, The Tipping Point provides a lot of food for thought along with information that can be used in life. I recommend The Tipping Point for anyone interested in sociology, psychology, or business. Yes, some references felt like they needed a little dusting and updating, but overall the book was a fun fast read which lends itself well for discussion.
Happy Reading!
*Malcolm Gladwell and Steven Levitt in their separate books disagree as to the effectiveness of the Broken Window Theory. Levitt famously linked the fall of crime to statistics on access women had to abortions. Overall I conclude that taken together it all mattered.