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Defending H-P in Age of Tablets
CEO Meg Whitman Stands by PCs, Printers Amid Turmoil at Tech Company
When Meg Whitman came out of semiretirement last year to head Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ -0.46 % , she took on a big task: Save the struggling computer and printer maker.
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H-P has had a hard time in recent years as the market moves away from desktops and laptops to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. But many of its wounds are self inflicted, such as the turmoil that comes from firing two CEOs in just over a year.
H-P said last month its quarterly profit fell 31% and revenue dropped 3% from a year earlier. H-P's stock price has fallen around 10% during Ms. Whitman's tenure, and is down by half over the past two years.
Ms. Whitman was made CEO in September when H-P's board fired then-CEO Leo Apotheker and was also debating whether to keep the company's personal-computer business. Ms. Whitman, who decided to hold onto the PC unit, has since taken on a massive restructuring: H-P said last month it would eliminate about 27,000 jobs, or 8% of its workforce, over the next few years.
The 55-year-old Ms. Whitman, who ran eBay Inc. for 11 years before launching a failed bid to become California's governor in 2010, spoke to The Wall Street Journal Tuesday about H-P's strategy, layoffs and its tense relationship with rival Oracle Corp. ORCL -0.51 % Edited excerpts:
WSJ: H-P's four biggest businesses all face secular headwinds. How do you improve businesses when the tides are moving against you?
Ms. Whitman: Our PC business is a $40 billion business. It would be a Fortune 50 company all on its own. This fall, we're obviously coming out with a Windows 8 tablet. We need to move faster into tablets than we have in the past and we're going to do that.
With regard to printers, I don't actually believe there is a secular decline. The switch from analog to digital is huge. The estimates are that there will be 200 billion incremental pages shifting from offset printing—the big Heidelberg presses—to Web press printing. So I'm actually pretty bullish on printing.
WSJ: You're going to cut 27,000 jobs over the next two years plus. How will you deal with the effect on morale?
Ms. Whitman: You never undertake restructuring without a lot of thought because these are very difficult decisions that affect a lot of people's lives. But I'm convinced that we can't afford to wait.
I think people understand what we are trying to do. Will you find people who feel badly about it? Absolutely. Will you find people who disagree with the strategy? For sure. But I don't think it is too bold to say that the majority of H-P people understand what we are trying to do and they understand that we have to change the way we do business.
WSJ: How long do you think you have to get there?
Ms. Whitman: Most turnarounds in American industry are anywhere between four and five years. And we're at the beginning of the journey, not the end of the journey. Ultimately, you will see the sales decline slow and start to grow again, with the caveat that our services businesses may be a smaller but more profitable business.
WSJ: The track record of the CEO job at H-P isn't great. What makes you think you can break the streak?
Ms. Whitman: I have to provide consistent leadership for this company on a strategy that I think makes sense and we have to deliver. In the end CEOs are always judged on the results. It took H-P a while for us to get into the circumstances that we find ourselves in and it will take us a little while to get out. So this is not an overnight fix.
WSJ: You don't have a hardware background. Has that hurt you?
Ms. Whitman: I've gotten my arms around the portfolio of H-P products. But fortunately we have people who are really very deep into the technology, people at H-P who can go as deep as you want to go in server technology, on nanotechnology.
WSJ: What's your take on H-P's relationship with Oracle and what have you done to mend it?
Ms. Whitman: I'm sorry about the state of the Oracle-H-P relationship because for many years Oracle and H-P were the best demonstrated practice of collaboration between a software company and hardware company. We'll see how the court trial works out. [H-P is suing Oracle for breach of contract.] I have a great deal of respect for Oracle and I would like to over time rebuild the relationship between the two companies.
WSJ: A year ago, H-P's board, which you were a part of, decided the company needed to reinvent itself. Has anything changed?
Ms. Whitman: Well the CEO has changed and obviously CEOs have different points of view on the direction to take the company. My very strong conclusion is that we are in terrific businesses and we should be proud that we are in these businesses. I'm not transforming H-P into a software company. I don't think it's the right thing to do and I don't think it's possible.
WSJ: What was the role of the board in the decision to spin out the PC business?
Ms. Whitman: Listen, the CEO of every company, it's their job to drive strategy to set the future course. And the board's ultimate authority is to decide do we have the right CEO leading this company. And I think what you saw a year ago is that the board decided that a change was in order.
WSJ: H-P's board has been criticized for years. Should the board have a different role other than to just make a decision on the CEO?
Ms. Whitman: You know what I'd say? I can't change the past but I can change the future, and that is what I am all about. I am all about the future and what H-P can become. I think the board is [now] made up of a great group of individuals with strong track records. And I use them to help me run the company. I use them as sounding boards, I expose them to every part of H-P.
WSJ: Is H-P a broken company?
Ms. Whitman: Not at all. It's a strong company that needs leadership, needs focus, and needs to remember that the customer is the focus of everything we do.
I'm quite helpful in that regard because I'm not an enterprise sales executive. I'm a customer. That's how I first got to know H-P. At eBay, we used to buy a lot of H-P gear.
WSJ: Yet revenue has been down and profit as well.
Ms. Whitman: It's a very competitive business. The company has been through a lot. And what I have tried to provide since I arrived in September is a steady hand on the tiller. I made the decision to keep the PC business, reorganized the company so I think we will be easier to buy from and make it easier to sell. And obviously announced a restructuring that will give us the financial capacity to invest, first and foremost around R&D. If we do that we will end up with differentiated products, differentiated services that will allow this company to start growing revenue again.
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OECD Report Urges Japan to Do More to Fight Climate Change and Protect Biodiversity
16 November 2010: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released the "OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Japan 2010," saying that Japan should do more to fight climate change and protect biodiversity.
Although Japan has recently allocated about US$28 billion of its financial crisis response package to environmental issues, the report says that this is countered by support given to polluting industries. The report highlights that although Japan is a green technologies leader, and its energy usage is among the most efficient globally, Japan is also far from reaching its Kyoto Protocol targets.
The report makes a total of 38 concrete recommendations on: greening the Japanese economy; implementing environmental policies; international cooperation; climate change; waste management and recycling; and nature and biodiversity. Many of the recommendations have to do with reforming the overall policy mix and considering inter-sectoral linkages, inter-sectoral cooperation, and improving evaluation. [Report website] [Press release]

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We're not including it in this year's Scramble, but go ahead and make your predictions about where unrestricted (and restricted) free agents will go in here.
18 replies , Last at 05 Mar 2010, 8:35pm by PatsFan
The Bears sign -everybody- by noon tomorrow.
By midnight tomorrow, the team is up for sale.
The population of Illinois is halved by Sunday.
There will be less-than-normal spending because the owners have a gentlemen's agreement in place to save money, act as a unity against the NFLPA, and not agressively go after each other teams players, most notably RFAs.
There will be little-to-no going after other people's RFAs for the same reason. I think some RFAs would be very interesting for me even if tendered at 1st+3rd level. This can still be a good deal considering draft is a coin flip and you get a developed player. You know what you get, these are young players, you can get a good deal on the price, and you either hurt the other team by having them lose a good player or by making them spend more money _on a long-term deal_.
I think especially owners like Bowlen, Kraft won't spend big, and most likely even guys like Jones and Snyder.
Though I understand it needs only one desperate GM to spend for a guy like Peppers.
The only way to spend big is with guaranteed money in 2010, and that money is gone instantly and cannot be recovered even if the player gets suspended.
Totally agree with you on established players being worth a first and a third...but it seems nobody in the league has the guts for that. They treat draft picks as sure things and totally overvalue lower-round picks. Losing a first is something to think long and hard about, but unless you hit the lottery, a third rounder is never going to be a huge part of your team.
Does anyone else expect a team like the Redskins to take advantage of the uncapped year and stuff like 90% of a huge contract for Peppers into 2010?
Someone has to pick up Atogwe, and maybe even Kirk Morrison.
I'm also curious to see if teams deliberately avoid free agents from teams like NO & Indy so that they won't be able to sign any free agents themselves. Not like the Colts were going to be big spenders, but still could be interesting...
Indy only had 2 UFAs. One was Gary Brackett, who they just resigned. The other was their kicker, who is retiring. So they won't be allowed to sign anybody. Not that they are typically big players in the free agent market regardless.
By looking at the Restricted Free Agents I would not be surprised to see these guys change teams:
QB-Troy Smith, Bal. would only cost a 5th round pick, I would assume that the Browns are taking a look at him. He isn't any worse then the players already on their roster at QB, and he was a Heisman Trophy winner at Ohio State.
LB-Keith Ellison, Buf. I am not sure he would fit the 3-4 scheme the Bills want to run next season, and could be had for just a 6th round pick. Could sign with the Giants, Bears, or Colts (if the Colts lose a restricted free agent).
LB-Kirk Morrison, Oak. why we was tendered for just a third round pick is beyond me, I would assume that he would be manning the MIKE spot for the Giants, or even the 49ers.
WR-Jason Avant, Phi. even though I think the second round price tag would be prohibitive to him changing teams, I also think it is likely that the Browns or the Ravens could sign him. Browns because Heckert drafted him, and the Ravens because they need WRs and he would be cheaper to to get than Brandon Marshall.
the eagles get de peppers and fs rolle .sb in 2010/11
the eagles get de peppers plus fs rolle......super bowl in 2010/11 !!!
LZ called it last year with Haynesworth, so it looks like Peppers is heading to the Redskins.
RE last year: If you pick "Redskins will land biggest FA out there", you used to be right half the time. That's a ridiculous prediction ...
Zierlein's well connected (son of a long time NFL line coach) and knows his stuff. He's right a lot more often than he's wrong.
Peppers: Washington (though New England wouldn't surprise me in the slightest either)
Rolle: Washington
Robinson: Washington
Kampman: Philly
On top of that Lance got bashed big time for saying that Haynesworth would go to the Redskins before anyone else did. It was unbelievable how many people were trolling around the Chron Blogs just to say how much of an idiot Lance was (until he was proved right of course), I really thought he kicked someone's dog or something...so no, it wasn't an easy guess at all, all redskins FA jokes aside
CHI gets Kampman
Dansby to Miami
Kampmann to Philly
Peppers to Chicago (looks like a done deal)
Atogwe to Philly eventually.
Clifton to Washington.
Peppers to Chicago (looks like a done deal)
chester taylor signed by bears and peppers imminent:
He's already taken a physical and dollar numbers are already being reported.
Pats make Wilfork highest-paid NT in NFL


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Ordinarily, when campaigning for a tax levy, school officials warn of cutbacks that would occur if the issue were to fail. Board members and administrators claim programs, activities, instructors and other staff would be reduced or eliminated unless the voters approve more revenues.
In Tiffin City School District, which has a 4.9-mill levy on the general election ballot, the opposite has occurred.
Last spring, Tiffin City Board of Education approved reductions totaling $1.25 million effective for this school year.
Those reductions lead to the loss of 30 positions in the district.
The school board also approved cutbacks totaling $1.1 million for next school year. That would result in the loss of 16 more jobs.
Also next year, the district plans to close two of five elementary schools. Average class sizes are to rise from 23 students to 30 for grades K-5.
And - here's another departure from typical levy campaigning - the reductions envisioned for the 2012-13 school year are to occur even if the levy passes.
Let's make that clear: Next school year, two elementaries are to close, another $1.1 million is to be cut from the Tiffin City Schools budget, and the district would lose another 16 positions.
If the levy fails next Tuesday, the outlook would be even more bleak.
Superintendent Donald Coletta said without the added millage, the district would have to cut programs and reduce quality; "... everything will be on the table," he said.
"We're to the point where, quite frankly, we're not sure what else to cut," he said, "because we want to maintain the programs that make this district the excellent district that it is."
Whoa. Back up five words. In all this doom and gloom, it's easy to overlook that in the previous school year, Tiffin City Schools rated "excellent" on the state report cards. That should indicate more than any other data that TCS administrators, faculty and staff are making the most of the resources they are given.
But the phase-out of a tangible personal property tax cost the district $600,000 this year. The district is to lose another $2 million due to cutbacks in the current two-year state budget.
Therefore, the board has asked residents in the district to help defray those losses. More importantly, it has asked voters to help maintain an excellent school system. We urge a "yes" vote for the levy.


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World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Proceedings: Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Automobiles from United States
This Notice document was issued by the Office of United States Trade Representative (USTR)
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[Dispute No. WTO/DS440]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States—Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Automobiles From the United States
Office of the United States Trade Representative.
Notice; request for comments.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") is providing notice that on September 18, 2012, the United States requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("WTO Agreement") with the People's Republic of China ("China") concerning China's anti-dumping and countervailing duties on certain automobiles from the United States. That request may be found at in a document designated as WT/DS440/2. USTR invites written comments from the public concerning the issues raised in this dispute.
Although USTR will accept any comments received during the course of the dispute settlement proceedings, comments should be submitted on or before November 16, 2012, to be assured of timely consideration by USTR.
Public comments should be submitted electronically to , docket number USTR-2012-0016. If you are unable to provide submissions at , please contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-9483 to arrange for an alternative method of transmission. If (as explained below) the comment contains confidential information, then the comment should be submitted by fax only to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-3640.
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Dan Stirk, Associate General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative; or Joseph Rieras, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative. Contact information is: 600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395-3150.
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Section 127(b)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act ("URAA") (19 U.S.C. 3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and opportunity for comment be provided after the United States submits or receives a request for the establishment of a WTO dispute settlement panel. Consistent with this obligation, USTR is providing notice that the United States has requested a panel pursuant to the WTO Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ("DSU"). Once it is established, the panel will hold its meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, and would be expected to issue a report on its findings and recommendations within nine months after it is established.
Major Issues Raised by the United States
The United States considers that certain measures imposing antidumping and countervailing duties on certain automobiles from the United States are inconsistent with China's obligations under the WTO Agreement. The measures are set forth in the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China ("MOFCOM") Notice No. 20 [2011] and Notice No. 84 [2011], including any and all annexes. These measures appear to be inconsistent with Articles 1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 5.4, 6.5.1, 6.8, 6.9, 12.2, 12.2.2, and Paragraph 1 of Annex II of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ("AD Agreement"); Articles 10, 11.4, 12.4.1, 12.7, 12.8, 15.1, 15.2, 15.4, 15.5, 16.1, 22.3, and 22.5 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("SCM Agreement"); and Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ("GATT 1994"). On July 5, 2012, the United States requested consultations with China. That request may be found at contained in a document designated as WT/DS440/1. The United States and China held consultations on August 23, 2012, but the consultations did not resolve the matter.
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Interested persons are invited to submit written comments concerning the issues raised in this dispute. Persons may submit public comments electronically to docket number USTR-2012-0016. If you are unable to provide submissions at , please contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-9483 to arrange for an alternative method of transmission.
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We have a query in our product that runs very slowly at a customer site. The query is over XML data (using contains/HAS_PATH) and relies on a CTXSYS.CONTEXT index. In comparing the plan for the query locally with one at the customer site over a similar number of records on 11g the cost difference seems to come down to the use of the CONTEXT index:
From Local Plan:
TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'CAN_XMLDATA' (TABLE) (Cost=613 Card=1 Bytes=126)
DOMAIN INDEX OF 'XMLIND2CAN_XMLDATA' (INDEX (DOMAIN)) (Cost=613)
From the customer plan:
TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'CAN_XMLDATA' (TABLE) (Cost=8595 Card=1 Bytes=128)
DOMAIN INDEX OF 'XMLIND2CAN_XMLDATA' (INDEX (DOMAIN)) (Cost=8595)
I don't believe differences in the amount of data can justify the difference in cost, so my question is: could an index in need to optimization affect the cost this way?


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One of the most popular events in the Big Rapids and Mecosta County area every year is the Wheatland Music Festival. It's an annual celebration of music and the arts.
While summer typically plays host to a bevy of outdoor music festivals, Wheatland stands out and remains a staple of summertime in Mid-Michigan.
Its origins center around the notion that since the farmers didn't leave during the harvest season, a local festival featuring old-time music would be welcomed and be a major hit for the community.
The festival found its home on the farm of Mark and Gladys Wernette—which is now owned by the Wheatland Music Organization. The 160-acre farmland includes rolling hills, meadows, and wooded areas featuring sugar maple, american beech, red oak, black cherry, aspen, white, and jack pine trees. Its naturalistic setting serves as the perfect companion to the musical stylings of the festival.
Over time, additions have been added to the farm, like a visitor's building, a log cabin to house performers, a kitchen building, multiple stages, and much more.
The main stage is bermed into the jack pine wooded hillside. Another stage is a dance pavilion, as it comes complete with a dance floor perfect for those with the urge to do some knee slappin' to the music or partake in a square dance. The third stage is known as Kid's Hill, as it was built for storytelling and it also features a playscape.
On Sept. 6 through 8, the Wheatland Music Festival will play again for its 40th year.
A slew of local and national artists will be hitting the multiple stages for a weekend chockfull of folk music, fun, games, and art.
What makes the Wheatland Music Festival extra special, is you can camp out for the duration on the property. You'll also find plenty of activities for children in between set times—the entertainment never dries up during the three-day long festival.
The end of summer is a bummer. But, what isn't a bummer is joining in on an eventful way to see summer out. Let the Wheatland Music Festival be that summer goodbye filled with good times, and even better people.
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The All-Faith Racial Reconciliation Alliance (AFRRA) is conducting its own survey to look at what qualities the new Bethlehem Area School District superintendent should possess.
The group formed in May 2008 to tackle racial and diversity issues in the district and its scope has expanded. Member Jean Johnson says the group decided to put together the survey because it didn't think the community had enough notice for the district-sponsored focus groups and some groups were not well-represented.
"We're just saying bring the community in more," Johnson said two weeks ago.The district's superintendent search consultants held two community focus groups in January, which Johnson and some others participated in. AFRRA wanted to get a broader sampling of community input so it created its own survey. Results will be posted online here.
The input will also be submitted to the school board. You can take the anonymous survey here.
Superintendent Joseph A. Lewis announced his retirement last spring. It became official at the beginning of 2010, although he stepped down from overseeing day-to-day operations at the end of September 2009. Thomas E. Persing, an educator with a reputation for helping struggling districts, has been serving as acting superintendent for the year.
Pennsylvania People Solutions is conducting the district's search for a new superintendent. Last week, the application process closed.
As of March 6, 30 people had requested applications for the job. The district hopes to have a new superintendent in place by this summer.


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I rather like Linkin Park, haven't heard anything from this new album though, so I'm guessing you're saying it's not worth the buy in your opinion?
Like if someone liked all their usual stuff then this is too different?
Alright, so about every person that knows what music is knows that Linkin Park is a band, a popular one on top of that. Whether you hate em' or love em', you know em' and have to live with em'.
So, I want to hear people's personal opinions on their new album that debuted today, "Minutes To Midnight".
I, for one, was very disappointed. When I heard they were straying away from their nu-metal screaming stuff (I also heard that the lead singer was actually SINGING throughout the whole album), I was like, "NICE! Something new, this should be great."
No where in this album, and I mean no where, is there a climax like in their previous albums. It's all very soft stuff, especially from LP. What I was hoping for was basically "Hybrid Theory" with not as much screaming and better drums...not even close.
This is their worst album by far IMO (instrumentally and lyrically). So, without further delay, voice your opinions.
- DO NOT say shit like "Oh, what a 12 year old band, my GAWD you stupid n00bs." I don't mind if you explain why you don't like them, i'm not biased, just don't spout shit you can't back up
- NO flaming of other people's music tastes
- THIS IS a thread for debating and discussing, you don't just have to say "Ya, I thought it was good/bad." EXPLAIN your reason well.
I rather like Linkin Park, haven't heard anything from this new album though, so I'm guessing you're saying it's not worth the buy in your opinion?
Like if someone liked all their usual stuff then this is too different?
Linkin Park was a great band, but with this album I just don't know what to say anymore...
Meteora was their best album IMO, and I though that they were going to keep it's music style in this new album, turns out the album has nothing to do with the previous albuns.
I feel like LP has gone...
One of my favorite posters.Originally Posted by surfinrach90
I'm torn what to tell you! I think you should buy their new album to get your voice on this as a fellow LP lova, but I don't want you to waste your money if you'll end up not liking it.
Grr...i'm going to suggest you to BUY IT. Only because I want to hear what you have to say, but honestly Rach, if you don't have the extra cash, it's not a must buy.
Thanks for that =]
I might just find a couple of their songs online, if I like what I hear then I'll get it, but of not then I'll leave it,
Thanks for the advice
YES.Originally Posted by demonflair
I think you'll agree with me hear, there's only one song on there that's ok at best. "Given Up".
The Live version of "What I've Done" is a lot better than the recorded version too IMO.
You're very much welcome. The best songs on there are "Given Up", "What I've Done (Live)", and "Shadow of the Day"....unfortunately.Originally Posted by surfinrach90
great band.com
i tend to listen to 'numb' over and over again...
shame about the album
Quite a shame. I had a high anticipation for it which has been killed now. I thought this was going to be an amazing album (and I haven't had heard one in a while now).Originally Posted by Cpt.McCloud
Numb is one of my favourite songs from them.Originally Posted by Cpt.McCloud
But when they did that remix with Jay-Z it all went down...
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Chris Gayle hits 37 runs in over against Kochi Tuskers
Chris Gayle, who has already scored two centuries in the four game of the IPL this season, showed that he had not given up on the ghost. Chasing a meagre score of 126 for a win, Gayle opened the innings with T Dilshan for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and smacked the ball around from the word go.
You can watch Chris Gayle hitting P Parameswaran for 37 runs in over on YouTube here
In the first over, Gayle hit only one six off the bowling of RP Singh, but it was in the third over of the innings and first from Parameswaran that he really went after the bowling.
Gayle started off with two sixes, the second of which was a no-ball. This was followed by two boundaries and two more sixes before the last ball went for a four again to plunder 37 runs in one over from Parameswaran.
Later, Gayle was dismissed for a 16-ball 44 by Vinay Kumar, but by then, the deed had been done and the Royal Challengers Bangalore were well and truly on their way to winning the game.
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Owen County High School Head Football Coach Adam Fowler recently had the privilege to watch another one of his players sign to play football at the next level.
Daniel Dauwe and his family joined members of the coaching staff in the Owen County High School Library to sign with the University of the Cumberlands.
Last year, the Patriots finished 9-2 and captured the Mid-South Conference East Division title for the third-straight season. They finished the year ranked No. 10 in the NAIA.
The Owen County track team spent its Saturday in Walton-Verona at the Bearcat Open.
The top performer for the girls was Haley Decandia who won the high jump with a jump of 4 feet and 10 inches.
The boys' best showing of the day came from both Daniel Cummins and Dillon Mears who finished third and fourth in the discus.
In other girls' events, Kristiana Johnson finished 18th and Shelby Ogden 27th in the 100-meter dash. The pair then finished 20th and 24th in the 200-meter dash.
While many of their classmates were playing on the sand of the beach last week, the Owen County softball team was playing in the dirt at Carroll County and Grant County.
The Lady Rebels travelled to Carrollton April 6 when they took on the Carroll County Lady Panthers.
Owen County scored runs in the first three innings and another in the seventh to record the 5-0 win.
The Owen County Freshman softball team has gotten off to a good start in 2010. The team recently won a freshman tournament at Grant County. The Lady Rebels went 2-1 in the three games they played to bring home the trophy. Owen County defeated Anderson County in the opener behind the pitching of Katelyn Sutherland. The Lady Rebels then dropped a close game to Trimble County in their second contest.
The Owen County High School baseball team entered last week in search of its first win.
By week's end, they had it.
Owen County began the week March 29 with a road trip up I-71 to take on Walton-Verona.
The Bearcats and Rebels played a tight game but in the end it was the home team Bearcats who came away with the 7-6 win.
The team then returned home Wednesday afternoon for a game with Simon Kenton.
A week that began with two close losses ended with a blowout win for the Owen County softball team.
The Lady Rebels began last week by hosting a pair of district rivals in Henry County and Gallatin County. Both games ended with disappointing losses.
Owen County was scheduled to host Simon Kenton last week, but the game was rained out meaning the home opener was the next night against Henry County. The teams played a scoreless game until the fifth inning when the Lady Wildcats got to Katelyn Sutherland and put three runs on the board.
The Owen County track team opened up its season last week. The week began at Shelby County and wrapped up at Western Hills on Saturday.
Both the boys and the girls had some good performances.
In the girls' meet at Shelby County, Rachel Dauwe finished 11th in the 100 Meter Hurdles. Haley Decandia finished 13th and Kelsey Johnson finished 14th. In the 300 Meter Hurdles, Dauwe finished ninth while Kalynn Workman finished in 12th place. In the 800 Meter Run it was Danielle Hoop who ran to a second-place finish.
Jensen Wainscott had three hits and scored three runs. Kenzie Criswell had a pair of hits and knocked in three runs. In the end, however, a late comeback was not enough as the Owen County lost its opener against Gallatin County last week.
After the Lady Rebels rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game, the Lady Wildcats pushed across a run in the bottom half to win the game 7-6.
It was not the kind of start head coach Kevin Webster was hoping for.
The Owen County baseball season got under way last week for the Rebels. The team opened the season with a home game Anderson County. The Bearcats defeated the Rebels 14-0.
The Rebels then travelled to Woodford County over the weekend to play in the Lead-Off Classic. Owen County dropped a close one in the opener against Mercer County. Neither team had a problem scoring runs. In the end, however, it was the Titans who scored one more than the Rebels in their 12-11 win.
The Owen County Boys' Sixth Grade Basketball Team won the NCKC Youth League Championship Tournament Feb. 27 at Henry County High School.
The team entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed after going undefeated in the regular season. They coasted to a first-round victory over Williamstown and then took on rival Walton-Verona in the championship game.
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It might have been excruciatingly difficult to sit back and watch the Philadelphia 76ers go through a train wreck of a season, but it's impossible to deny there were memorable games in their 82-game schedule.
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According to an earlier report, police said that Chuya repeatedly had criminal sexual contact with a 10-year-old girl he had assumed the responsibility of care for at his Knollwood Dr. home.
On several occasions between 2010 and Oct. 2013, Chuya touched the girl on her buttocks and had her touch him for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying himself, or to humiliate her, police said.
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The American Bel Ami trailer, prominently featuring Robert Pattinson, has been launched online. (Please scroll down.) It looks exactly – or rather, almost exactly like the British Bel Ami trailer released last December. The one difference that I could find: The US version begins with the Magnolia Pictures logo; the British version begins with the StudioCanal logo.
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So I have a particular "injury" that I tend to get, and its not always weight lifting related, but the weight lifting I did this morning did injure it
The area (I don't know the terms) between my neck and shoulder blade often get tight/sore, usually after playing golf, sleeping, or various other reasons. My posture has a little bit of my head too forward, so I have tried to keep it back. I think the muscles surrounding my neck and back are just weak.
Anyways, I can barely turn my head to the right, and the pain runs basically in my neck only, with the severe pain right in the dead middle of the right side of my neck.
Attached is a graphic to illustrate the area that typically gets strained/sore.
I have taken 2 advil this morning and have iced it once, but I plan on taking a couple more advil, doing light stretching, and more ice.
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What can I do to strengthen this area. My workout right now is a total body workout and consists of
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Strained muscle between neck and shoulder blade (picture inside)
That is the upper trapezius muscle that you are having problems with. You might have knots in that area that are giving you the tight neck pain. A good massage therapist could prolly give you some good insight of what is going on in that area and if there are any options for treating it.***MISC Orthopedic Injury/ Recovery Advisor***
Heat will be very effective as well, especially in the morning when its stiff. Apply a heating pad for 10 minutes and then stretch deeply afterwards (a hot shower works wonders too).
Be sure to completely warm up and do light stretching before lifting.
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I started diong this last night, which will be equivalent to the deep stretch:
Call me crazy, most of my family members/close friends have at some point... but it sounds to me like you have classic TMS symptoms. TMS stands for Tension My-something Syndrome and it is a disease that has been discovered by Dr. John Sarno. I discovered his books when I was suffering with terrible low back pack. I had seen six different types of doctors/medical people who all told me something was different with my back. One said I had a fractured bone, one said herniated disc, one said muscle spasms, etc, the list goes on.
ANyways, what Sarno suggests (and is correct in doing so) is that pain is often a result stress and tension that comes from our brains. Our brain actually deprives oxygen at some parts of our body and this causes the pain. The lower back area is one common place for TMS, the other two areas are the places you marked on that image.
The cure? Really it's quite simple. You read his books and become convinced. Once you are convinced, you basically talk to your body, tell it to cut the ****, and the pain eventually goes away. The pain often moves around. RIght now I am suffering from the neck pain that describe once in a while, but I know that it is TMS and it is slowly subsiding.
I hope you don't think I am a nut, because this stuff is for real, it has changed my life. I was out of the gym for months because the doctors told me my discs were all F'ed up and i'd never be able to work out again. Now I am squatting and deadlifting like its my job. Check out his book, mind body connection. Trust me.
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so last night I slept on a thinner/flatter pillow. Not much of a change today, but like you said might take a couple weeks.
One "stretch" I have started doing, which ultimately feels good but is quite sore doing..is I stand up with my feet shoulder width apart. I push my chest toward the ceiling, and I lean my head backwards while my arms are hung to my sides. This creates quite a stretch/pressure in/around the area where my neck meets my shoulder/trap.
For an extra stretch, I will hold dumbbells in my hands and let the gravity help stretch it.
I think doing this for a week or so will ultimately make it feel better...however after 2 days its still quite sore.
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Me too!!!
SO - i read this post and I can totally relate.
I'm currently doing crossfit and this happened to me ! in the exact same spot- i have an appointment with my massage therapist tonight- im hoping she can help me because this pain is really bad!!! I get my body pump certification in two weeks and i CANNOT be out of commission!


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Overview of the Collection
Biography of Henry H. Anderson
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Henry Hill Anderson was born in New York City on 1893 Dec 19. He attended the Adirondack-Florida School in Onchiola, New York as a young man. Following his graduation there he took a pleasure cruise on board the bark FOOHNG SUEY from 1911 Nov-1912. She sailed from New York to Hawaii around Cape Horn. Following his trip he attended and graduated with his B.A. from Yale University in 1916. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1917 and, following cavalry school at Ft. Leavenworth, served along the Mexican border. He was honorably discharged in 1919. Anderson married Helen James on 1920 Aug 21 and they had three sons, Henry Hill, Jr., Walter James, and David Anderson. Anderson graduated from Columbia University Law School in 1922 and was admitted to the New York bar that same year. He joined the law firm Carter, Ledyard & Milburn and worked with them until 1925. At that time he joined his father and uncle's law practice, Anderson & Anderson. From 1928-1944 he was a partner with his father at Anderson, Gasser, Ferris, & Anderson, subsequently Gasser, Ferris, Hayer &ition aboard the GEORGE B. CLUETT and the STRAHCONA from 1939 Jun 24-Sep 3 on a voyage from Boston to Newfoundland and Labrador. Anderson, Jr. also served in the Field Artillery, the Third Army, and Ninth Army during World War Two and was honorably discharged as a captain in 1946, after which he served as a reservist in the 77th Division.
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This collection was largely organized by Henry H. Anderson's son, Henry Jr. and the original order was kept. The Henry H. Anderson Papers are arranged by series as described below.
Series 1: Correspondence. 1911-1912, undated
Series 2: Unbound Journals, Logs, and Narratives. 1911-1995, undated
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Yanks pocket a Series win
New York - The mandate was simple, and the company checkbook was open.
The New York Yankees were moving into a spanking new $1.5 billion baseball palace. Owner George Steinbrenner, who had turned over operation of the club to his sons, was in poor health.
After eight years of failing to add a 27th World Series championship and coming off a season in which the Yankees didn't even make the playoffs, general manager Brian Cashman was told to do whatever it took to put the team back on top in 2009.
At a cost of $423.5 million, Cashman signed three top-level free agents - left-hander CC Sabathia (seven years, $161 million), right-hander A.J. Burnett (five years, $82.5 million) and first baseman Mark Teixeira (eight years, $180 million). It was an unheard-of expenditure for three players, and each played a huge role as the Yankees posted the best record in the majors and roared through the postseason to win it all.
Anybody who says money can't buy happiness missed the Yankees' raucous celebration after closing out Philadelphia, 7-3, in Game 6 Wednesday night at new Yankee Stadium. They partied like it was 2000, and an emotional Derek Jeter admitted that he wondered at times if a fifth World Series ring was meant to be.
"I never lost sight of the fact that it's very difficult to get to the World Series, much less win one," said Jeter. "You realize and remember how hard it is."
Jeter is one of four veteran Yankees who were on hand when the club started winning championships in 1996. Mariano Rivera, the most successful closer in postseason history, left-hander Andy Pettitte, the winningest postseason pitcher ever, and rock-solid catcher Jorge Posada also were there at the start.
And that pinpoints another reason for the Yankees' success. Not only do they have money to acquire new players, they have money to keep the ones they want. No Yankee ever goes to another club for a sweeter deal. While small-market clubs struggle to keep their elite players, New York employs them as long as it wants.
You can do a lot with a $206 million payroll, by far the highest in the major leagues (Philadelphia started the season at $113 million). The Yankees have the revenue to support that level of player compensation and aren't bashful about flaunting it.
All of which led to the goal of "win one for The Boss" in 2009 in an effort to pay back the ailing Steinbrenner for his ongoing generosity. Cashman's contract expired after last season, but he signed an extension and went to work spending his owner's money on the right players.
When the Yankees lost the 2001 World Series in seven games to the upstart Arizona Diamondbacks, they never dreamed eight years would pass before returning the big trophy to New York. They were dispatched in six games in 2003 by the Florida Marlins, who had the audacity to pitch Josh Beckett on short rest and win the clincher at Yankee Stadium.
New York hadn't won a World Series at home since 1999, so it was only fitting that the Yankees finished their first season in the new ballpark by winning in front of their joyous fans.
"We worked hard for this one," said Rivera, who recorded the final five outs. "I can't be happier than I am now to play on this special team."
The night began and ended with old soldiers on the mound for the Yankees. Pettitte, pitching on short rest, gutted his way through 5 2/3 innings to record his 18th postseason victory. Fans chanted his name along the way and provided a thunderous ovation when he walked to the dugout in the sixth inning.
"My command wasn't real good, but I was able to get through it and make some big pitches when I had to," he said. "I'm just very thankful for that."
Another proven veteran, designated hitter Hideki Matsui, came through once again in Game 6 with six runs batted in. Matsui walked away with the MVP trophy, but it might have been the last time he dons Yankees pinstripes.
It's not that the club can't afford Matsui. It's just that money might be allocated elsewhere. There's talk that the Yankees might go after the most expensive hitter on the market, Matt Holliday.
Such a pursuit certainly would fit New York's modus operandi.
The Yankees never rebuild. They merely retool. They needed two more arms for their rotation and went out and signed Sabathia and Burnett at top dollar. Wanting another big bat to wreak havoc on opponents, they outbid everyone - including hated rival Boston - for Teixeira.
Whatever the Yankees deem necessary to repeat in 2010, they'll spend the money to get it. It's the Yankee way, like it or not.
Much to the consternation of clubs that have to pinch pennies, the Yankees - after an eight-year absence - once again are the best team that money can buy.
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My Humble Kitchen Composter
By Deb, 3/14/08
Nearly all of the compost-worthy scraps from my kitchen go into an enclosed compost bin. This eliminates concerns about foraging critters who might otherwise feast upon the mix of peelings, cores and coffee grounds. I got the bin more than 10 years ago, through a county program aimed at encouraging residents to compost wastes instead of sending them to the landfill.
Throughout the winter months, nothing much happens in this bin, except that it grows ever fuller as I continue to feed it from the collection bucket that resides under the kitchen sink. In January and February, it's pretty well frozen solid, so contents pile up perilously close to the top. With a few warm days in March, it thaws out enough for a bit of turning and soon there's enough microbial activity to render most of the materials unrecognizable. It's not hot, though—a test with my compost thermometer shows it hovering right around the 45 degree air temperature—but it's warmer than my still-frozen soil pile sitting next to it. It's also quite soggy in the wake of a winter's worth of kitchen cast-offs. Time to stir in a 3-gallon bucketful of last fall's shredded leaves to help balance out the overabundance of wet ingredients.
Birds-nest Compost for Spring Cleaning
Windy, rainy weather has scattered lots of twigs and branches over the yard, leaving me with the task of picking them up. This is how Mother Nature does her spring cleaning—using wind and rain to knock loose the last clinging leaves and dead wood up in the trees. Then it's my turn to tidy up and to figure out a use for this literal windfall of woody stuff.
If you want to create creating a passive, no-turn compost project, a base layer of sticks makes a fine starting point. You can imagine you're building a really big bird's nest as you pile up the twigs in a rough circle or in the bottom of your open bin or pen. When you have other ingredients, start layering them inside the frame made of sticks and random prunings. The twiggy base will let air flow up and under the pile, reducing the need for turning to get air into the heap. That's good, since turning a pile built on sticks can be an exercise in frustration—at least until they make progress toward crumbling into compost.
A few weeks ago, when I opened my winter tunnel to pull out weeds and dead plants, I piled up the debris in a vacant spot right in the tunnel. It's often nice and warm in there, so I figured the stuff would rot faster in the tunnel than in an exposed heap. I was right! The pile has shrunk by a third, and there are already earthworms moving in on the ground floor.
Inspired, I filled an open space between over-wintered parsley and spinach (formerly grown in a glass-topped box and now protected from wind with row cover) with an earthworm condo. It's a four-story affair, comprised of layers of wet cardboard and newspapers and chunky half-done compost. Between the layers, light sprinklings of grits and oatmeal will quickly rot into food for big night crawlers. As the worms drag organic matter from condo into their burrows, they will improve the soil's drainage and fertility in exactly the way Nature likes these things done.


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Pól Ó Muirí
The annual traditional music festival run under the auspices of the cultural group, An Droichead, will be held in Belfast between Thursday 26th and Monday 30th of August. Groups taking part include: Buille; Líadan; Guidewires; Lúmiere; Damien O'Kane Trio and the Kathleen MacInnes Band. There will also be a weekend Irish-language course and courses in the tin whistle, guitar and banjo (or, as it is known in Irish, an banjó,) and traditional sessions in The Ulster Museum, the Europa Hotel and Madden's Bar.


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Mighty River Power has rejected a request to top up the "extremely low" Waikato River for a Tainui festival and people are being warned that rain forecast for the weekend will not be the "silver bullet" they're hoping for.
Waikato River levels have dropped markedly because of the low volume of water coming from Lake Taupo.
A Waikato Council spokeswoman said the Waikato River levels were very low, because of the drought and the council was monitoring the river levels daily.
Electricity provider Mighty River Power confirmed that a request to top up river levels for the Turangawaewae Regatta at Ngaruawahia was denied.
Auckland City remains unaffected by water restrictions imposed on residents in other North Island centres because it tops up its water from the Waikato River.
Watercare said the river usually provided about 20 per cent of the metropolitan water supply - or 125 million litres a day - but that level was being exceeded.
A spokesman said yesterday that Auckland's water supply was not affected by the present low river levels.
"This is because our plant is designed for very low flows. The intake is only 10 kilometres from the sea so it is always affected by the way tidal flows affect the river; and the normal tidal range is 600mm."
Most of the North Island could be declared a drought zone by the end of the week.
Droughts have been declared in Northland, Waikato, the Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay, with farming districts in Auckland covered by the Northland and Waikato droughts.
Wairarapa, Manawatu-Rangitikei, Taranaki and Gisborne have also asked for help as the dry spell continues.
Urban areas are also feeling the impact, with authorities in the Wellington region looking to draw water from the Hutt River as water reserves dwindle to only 20 days' supply.
Wellingtonians are being warned that if they continue to use excessive amounts of water, more restrictions will be put in place.
Greater Wellington Regional Council is being forced to take water from the Hutt River, as well as introducing a full outdoor water ban this weekend to cope with demand.
Water supply general manager Chris Laidlaw said residents should conserve the water they have.
"If we don't see demand coming down as much as we'd like to, then those restrictions will have to be a little bit more severe."
Mr Laidlaw said the council was hoping this weekend's expected rain will help ease the situation.
- NZ Herald with Newstalk ZB


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'The LEGO Ninjago Movie' puts together a pretty kick-a** cast
Type: Post | Date: Monday, Jun 27, 2016One of Warner's biggest brands casts a wide net with its casting
Terminator: Salvation #1
Type: Gallery | Date: Friday, Nov 22, 2013A-listers J. Michael Straczynski and Pete Woods unite for the biggest Terminator story ever! Hopping between the future and the past, this sweeping, twelve-issue epic counts down the end of the Machine War—but not the one fans expect! Everything's at stake, and the fates of Skynet and John Connor will be told!
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Somewhere in Time - DVD
Type: Event | Date: Sunday, Jan 3, 2010Christopher Reeve got away from Superman and related costume roles in this dramatic fantasy film, adapted from Richard Matheson's 1960s vintage novel Bid Time Return. A young playwright, Richard Collier (Reeve), is approached by an elderly woman on the occasion of his first triumph in 1972 -- all she says to him is "Come back to me" and leaves him with a watch that contains a picture of a ravishing young woman. Eight years later, he visits the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island and comes upon a photograph of the same woman, whom he discovers was an actress who made an appearance at the hotel in 1912. He becomes obsessed with the image and what the woman -- who died the night she approached him in 1972 -- meant by what she said. In a manner somewhat reminiscent of the film Laura, he falls in love with her and her image as he learns more about her life and career. Then he comes upon the suggestion of a professor at his former college that time travel may, in fact, be possible, using an extreme form of self-hypnosis to free the person from the place they occupy in the time-stream. Collier's feelings for the woman are so strong that he succeeds, bringing himself back to the hotel in 1912 on the eve of her triumph. He meets the actress, Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour), and the two fall in love despite the machinations of her obsessive, autocratic manager (Christopher Plummer), who feels threatened by Collier's presence. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide
Lady Gaga - "Born This Way - The Remix"
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It's that time of week again as ESPN has released its week 6 'NFL Power Rankings'. Although the Giants did move up five spots to 15th, I still think they are being severely undervalued by the ESPN panel of voters considering the way they have played recently.
Rankings for the rest of the NFC East:
11. Washington Redskins - Moved up five spots to 11th off their lucky victory at home against a severely banged up Green Bay Packers. Having watched their woeful offense on a few occasions, I am not buying into all the Redskins hype.
14. Philadelphia Eagles - Moved up three spots after almost blowing a big lead on the road to the winless San Francisco 49ers. A team that has already been affected by some major injuries learned yesterday that starting defensive tackle, Broderick Bunkley, is likely out for the year. When Michael Vick is able to return, the offense should be explosive, but it will be tough for them to overcome some of the major injuries they are suffering.
19. Dallas Cowboys - The Cowboys dropped five spots after an undisciplined home loss to the Tennessee Titans. While watching this game, I couldn't help but be reminded of how the Giants lost to the Titans at home earlier this year (stupid penalties and costly turnovers). Hopefully, the Cowboys won't come back to life the same way our beloved Giants did after their sloppy loss to the Titans.
Head Scratching Rankings:
Chicago Bears (7th) and Houston Texans (13th) - I am not sure how you can justify ranking these two teams ahead of the Giants, considering they were both completely dominated by the GMEN.
Green Bay Packers (8th) and New Orleans Saints (9th) - These two teams remaining in the top ten reminds me of college football and how a team's high ranking in the pre-season tends to affect the perception of the poll voters throughout the season, despite how a team is actually performing. This seems to be the case in this situation as well. Neither are playing at the level of the New York Giants right now and both are being absolutely decimated by injuries, yet the ESPN panel of voters still have them ranked ahead of the Giants.
The Stats Don't Justify the Ranking:
The New York Giants are statistically ranked #1 in total defense and #5 in total offense.
Troy Aikman was on WFAN last Friday with Mike Francesa and stated that nobody in the national media is talking about the New York Giants this year. I think it is pretty clear from these rankings that he has a point. Historically, under Tom Coughlin, the Giants have played some of their best football when nobody in the media was giving them any credit. However, if the Giants keep dismantling opponents the way they have the last two weeks, I would think the media would be forced to open their eyes.
Don't forget to call-in tonight to the weekly "Big Blue Bloggers Round Table" and voice your opinion about the New York Giants. Based on the 'ESPN Power Rankings' the Giants are the 7th best team in the NFC. I firmly believe that the Giants should be considered one of the top 2 teams in the NFC the way they have been playing recently. Let me hear what you think about this issue by calling in to our weekly call-in show tonight at 9 PM EST.


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Kathy Hansen of the A Storied Career blog has been conducting interviews of storytelling figures large and small for nearly two years now, and has collected these into an e-book, available via this link.
I've been following the interview series with interest and, as mentioned in the title of this post, it's a very wide-ranging look at storytelling and its uses. As such, there's some of it that doesn't speak to me very much. On the other hand, there are parts that I find extremely valuable. Like this...
Cynthia Kurtz on "approaches that don't respect the integrity of the raw story and end up ... injecting the biased interpretations of people outside the community:" There are two positions embedded in that statement -- raw stories and self-interpretation -- and I can tell a story from my own experience describing how I came to my current understanding of each position. The first position is that raw stories of personal experience are far superior to crafted stories for the things I care about when working with stories. For the purposes of advertising products and services, delivering specific purposeful messages, and entertaining people, crafted stories are often (but not always) best. But for the purposes of helping people learn, think, make decisions, get new ideas, grow, and get along, I've found that there is nothing better than a raw story. (NB: The entire interview with Cynthia is so valuable I have printed it out and refer to it regularly.)
and this:
Whitney Quesenbery on storytelling in user experience design: Although user experience [UX] stories are built on insights from research, their purpose is to help create something new. Often, they explore how a new or updated product can change an unsatisfactory experience into a good one. They describe a possible future condition, and in doing so help it become a reality.
This is not all user experience stories, of course. Sometimes, we use stories to present a current or past situation. But the reason we spend time thinking about current experience is to be able to create new experiences -- and move us into the future. ... Every UX project involves managing a lot of information. Even a small site involves balancing the business goals, user needs, and technical possibilities. When you are working on a large project it's hard to stay focused on the goal of creating an excellent user experience, because you are managing so many details and (sometimes) conflicting needs. The other difficulty is keeping the "user" in sight. Perhaps that sounds strange for work on the user experience, but typically the users are not part of the design and development team, so it's easy to ignore them.
With their ability to communicate so effectively, and on such a deep level, stories are one way to manage both challenges. They are a natural way to describe events, brainstorm ideas, engage the imagination, and build community around the new design.
oh, and this (self-promotion alert):
John Caddell: There has been an immense amount of investment in the last 20 years in business-process re-engineering and process standardization and in IT systems and to support those initiatives. We've taken process improvement about as far as it can go. In fact, we've taken it a bit too far. With companies applying Six Sigma to things like sales processes (???), and not surprisingly achieving poor results, it is time to seek new tools. And narrative is a perfect tool to help shed light on complex questions (Is our reorganization helping the company to perform better? Is this a good or lousy place to work? Why aren't people buying our new product?).
Here are some of the other contributors whose work I know and respect:
Stephane Dangel
Thaler Pekar
Shawn Callahan
Ardath Albee
So, I'd recommend you take a look; you'll likely find things that you can use.


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People across the state took the opportunity Wednesday to mark the once-in-a-lifetime date of Dec. 12, 2012, or 12-12-12.
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