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Writing off the 25% pop in YHOO since she took over to optimism, large numbers of people -- financial media types, tech geeks, investors, plumbers, you name it -- say Mayer "hasn't done anything yet" or "she needs to prove herself."
Seriously ... ? Have you ever worked for a large company? You know, one with two or more employees? Have you ever witnessed how pathetically long it takes to get the most basic task accomplished?
Hey, we want to change bottled water providers or Let's move the share buttons on the homepage and the "vision" runs into a thousand layers of management, another hundred or so opinions from the peanut gallery and, if it ever does happen, it doesn't go down even close to how you conceived it.
I'm certain that, among other things, corporate inertia held Yahoo! back for the last several years.
But then, suddenly, Marissa Mayer walks in and within a few months overhauls and reinvigorates Flickr at the same time as revamping Yahoo! Mail. Of course, she accomplishes all of this as a first-time CEO, who had a baby and recently began the awesome task of raising it, while completely reorganizing a broken company and firing up a staff lacking morale.
Yeah, right, she hasn't done anything yet. She really needs to prove herself.
She could step down tomorrow and Marissa Mayer would have accomplished more than the last handful of Yahoo! CEOs did during all of their tenures combined times two.
To that end, Marissa Mayer had a few months to assemble a team, vision and stamp approvals on Flickr. She not only got it out the door, but it looks like a product that took more than a few months to revamp. Relative to Flickr, Instagram looks like it was thrown together overnight.
That's nothing to sneeze at. Just look what happened at Apple (AAPL) during MappleGate.
Mere mortals would have needed a heck of a lot longer than Mayer and Yahoo! to get Flickr ready for primetime.
The more I play with apps (I deleted my music from my iPhone just so I had enough room for all of them!), the more I come to the conclusion that it's next to impossible -- outside of using general terms -- to say why one is superior to another.
It's broad and uninformative to say yeah, well, it's easy to use or it's just intuitive . But why? Why do you say these things about a "good app?" That's something I'm not sure I can answer. It might take a developer, but I bet few can really explain how they make magic in layman's terms.


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Eagle Point School District Talks to Resume Thursday
Bargaining teams are taking the day off and resume talks tomorrow in the Eagle Point School District 9 strike. A spokesperson for the district reports that by the time talks recessed Tuesday, progress had been made. Both sides reportedly agreed on the district's $4.3 million dollar employee compensation plan and a compromise on subcontracting that would keep the district from subcontracting through December, 2013.
The two issues are struggling to reach common ground with regard instructional time and linking insurance to hours worked.
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VoiceThread bridges the gap between real-time discussions and standard video lectures or online presentations. This makes VoiceThread the platform for teaching, learning, training, and collaborating, on-demand. The following premium accounts are built for Higher Ed:
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We are working with a goal of true Accessibility for VoiceThread, so that any "door" used to access VoiceThread is equally effective for each individual's means of participation:
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Educators and Administrators contact us frequently for scholarly articles and studies that can be referenced in applications for educational grants or federal funding for VoiceThread. Here we've compiled a list of sources for research relevant to VoiceThread in Education.
Atkinson, Simon. Burden, Kevin. Evaluating pedagogical affordances of media sharing Web 2.0 technologies: A case study. Published in the proceedings of Ascilite, 2008 (Melbourne, Australia) . Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://hull.academia.edu/KevinBurden/Papers/73672/Evaluating_pedagogical_affordances_of_media_sharing_Web_2.0_technologies_A_case_study
Abstract: This short paper describes a small, ongoing case study exploring how the affordances of a media sharing Web 2.0 application (VoiceThread) can be evaluated for its pedagogical value. Web 2.0 technologies emerge so quickly it is difficult for educators to gauge their actual value in practical terms. In many cases, the latest Web 2.0 technologies are superseded almost before they emerge from their beta testing phase. Rather than focusing on the individual characteristics or details of the technology itself, this case study uses a new learning design framework (the Digital Artefacts for Learner Engagement framework: DiAL-e) to chart the affordances and uses which educators might find valuable. The tool has been used as the basis of an on-line pilot project for the Joint Information Service Committee (JISC) in the UK, in which academics from further and higher education have been learning how to harness the potential of digital artefacts and Web 2.0 tools to enhance teaching and student learning. The initial responses from participants and tutors indicate this is a useful instrument through which to evaluate the potential pedagogical value of a particular application set within a wider socio-cultural context.
Augustsso, G. Web 2.0, pedagogical support for reflexive and emotional social interaction among Swedish students. The Internet and Higher Education. Special Issue on Web 2.0. Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2010, Pages 197-205. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2010.05.005
Abstract: Collaborative social interaction when using Web 2.0 in terms of VoiceThread is investigated in a case study of a Swedish university course in social psychology. The case study method was chosen because of the desire not to manipulate the students' behaviour, and data was collected in parallel with course implementation. Two particular circumstances made the case study method appropriate: the impossibility to control student activities, and the study of contemporary and ongoing events. The results show that use of Web 2.0: a) supports students' reflections concerning their own and others' thoughts and emotions, b) supports individual students and integrates them into a work group, and c) develops students' identification and awareness in relation to self, a task and others. The findings implicate that Web 2.0 technology can be used as a valuable supplement in a campus course where other teaching takes place in time and space.
Borup, J., Graham, C.R. Velasquez, A. The Use of Asynchronous Video Communication to Improve Instructor Immediacy and Social Presence in an Online Course. In D. Gibson & B. Dodge (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010. (pp. 337-344). Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://www.editlib.org/p/33358
Abstract: In this paper we share our experiences with using asynchronous video communications to increase teacher immediacy and social presence during a technology integration course for pre-service teachers. We describe three cases where asynchronous video was used to facilitate instructor-student and peer-to-peer communications. The online tools used were Facebook, VoiceThread, and video blogs created by the Center for Teaching and Learning at Brigham Young University (BYU). Our initial findings indicate that the use of regular video instructor-student and peer-to-peer communication can be an effective way to improve instructor immediacy and social presence in an online environment while maintaining the flexibility that draws students to online learning.
Boyle, Ian. Dyment. Janet E. O'Connell, Timothy S. The intersection of Web 2.0 technologies and reflective journals: An investigation of possibilities, potential and pitfalls. Independent.Academia.Edu. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://independent.academia.edu/IanBoyle/Papers/303036/The_intersection_of_Web_2.0_technologies_and_reflective_journals_An_investigation_of_possibilities_potential_and_pitfalls._in_press_
Abstract: Reflection is a core component of many outdoor education programs with many educators relying on journal writing as a means of facilitating reflection. Yet the classic tattered leather journal that has for centuries had aesthetic appeal has a direct competitor that is much more alluring to many students: Web 2.0 technologies, such as Blogs and Voicethreads. The allure is particularly strong for students who have been labeled as "digital natives" and who are known for their expertise with digital technologies compared with previous generations. We speculated that it might be worth trying to engage these students with "their technology," and in this paper we explore if and how Web 2.0 technologies can support student journal writing behaviours in outdoor education. We begin by describing the technological opportunities that can be used by educators to facilitate this approach to journal writing. Specifically, we look at the tools of digital recording (ed., Ipods, cameras, voice recorders ) and Web 2.0 applications (Blogs and VoiceThreads). We then turn to a discussion of the advantages of this form of journal writing before concluding with an examination of their limitations.
Brunvand, Stein and Byr, Sara. Using VoiceThread to Promote Learning Engagement and Success for All Students. The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC): TEACHING Exceptional Children. March/April 2011 issue. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://voicethread.com/media/misc/support/JTECVoiceThread.pdf
Abstract: Consider these three students: Jeremy, who is easily distracted and who has difficulty staying on task in social studies; Brad, who has specific learning disabilities that place him at risk of dropping out due to lack of motivation and fear of failure; and Angelina, who has received interventions through several grade levels to address her struggles with assignments and assessments. This article shows how a web-based learning tool can boost the learning skills and motivation of these students and many others as they work with multimedia to explore subject areas, express their ideas, and share information - and all at their own pace and learning level.
Bush, L. Viva VoiceThread: Integrating a Web 2.0 Tool in the Additional Language Classroom. In I. Gibson et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009. (pp. 3247-3250). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://www.editlib.org/p/31146
Abstract: Today?s classrooms are definitely changing. While in the past, additional language teachers might have only had target-language newspapers and periodicals at their disposal to create an authentic L2 language learning environment for their students, today's technological tools erase the barriers that once separated L1 and L2 learners and their environments. With the advent of Web 2.0 tools, additional language educators can extend their classrooms beyond the traditional brick-and-mortar walls to communicate with the world. One of the best ways to do so is to introduce VoiceThread into language lessons. In doing so, students can create conversations that extend across the classroom or across the globe.
Chen, J. & Yildiz, M. Preparing English Language Learners for Academic Success in the 21st Century: Teaching Multiple Literacies. The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC): TEACHING Exceptional Children. (pp. 3152-3155). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://www.editlib.org/p/33854
Abstract: During this session, we will: 1) discuss the emergence of new literacies, especially digital storytelling, in the teaching and learning of English Language Learners (ELLs); 2) engage participants in an interactive discussion concerning the implications of the various new literacies for pedagogical practice; 3) demonstrate the power of digital storytelling in promoting the learning of ELLs by showing on a laptop a digital story produced by one of our students; 4) share the process of creating personal stories using a storyboard technique as a learning and teaching tool; and 5) invite participants to share their experience of creating a personal story as a way to explore how they would translate this written story into a digital form. Through these activities, we hope that participants will be motivated to explore other pedagogical possibilities for helping ELLs acquire new literacies and literate skills, thereby broadening these students? educational experience.
Elwood, S. Digital Storytelling: Strategies Using VoiceThread. In D. Gibson & B. Dodge (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010. (pp. 1075-1079). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://www.editlib.org/p/33496
Abstract: Digital Storytelling has and will continue to evolve as current and emerging digital social network tools contribute towards redefining our society?s communication styles and patterns. This review takes a look at current digital storytelling protocols and strategies currently displayed through VoiceThread creations, as well as detailed strategies conducive for a powerful digital storytelling tool such as VoiceThread. Samples using such strategies will be presented, along with the planning and process tools employed to create the final stories.
Heintz, A., Borsheim, C., Caughlan, S., Juzwik, M. M., & Sherry, M. B. Video-based response & revision: Dialogic instruction using video and web 2.0 technologies. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education. 10(2), 175 - 196. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://www.citejournal.org/articles/v10i2languagearts2.pdf
Abstract: This article documents the curricular decisions made by a teacher educator research team whose guiding theoretical focus for intern practice is dialogic instruction. Over a 2-year sequence, teaching interns used video and Web 2.0 technologies to respond critically to and revise their teaching practices in collaboration with peers and instructors. This article describes how a focus on dialogic instruction and an adoption of a multiliteracies pedagogy guided the implementation and use of technologies within the project. Through multiple examples of curriculum, including excerpts from course materials, screencasts of the adopted networking platform, Voicethread, and video of class sessions, the authors describe how a focus on the dialogic creates spaces for interactions that allow responsive and revisionary attitudes toward not only teaching practices, but the potential and place of technologies in teacher education.
Lopez, Dr. Omar. Lighting the Flame of Learning for English Language Learners Through the Use of Interactive Whiteboard Technology. White Paper, Su-2006-01. The Corporation for Public School Education K16 www.cpse-k16.com. Summer 2006. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://extranet.mypromethean.com/us/upload/pdf/ELL_WhitePaper.pdf
Abstract: This paper describes the value of an interactive white board (IWB) for meeting the goals set forth by The National Research Council (2000). VoiceThread meets these goals in the same way, yet goes beyond the IWB by allowing for more media-types, freedom for peer feedback, as well as for trial-and-error presenting, and more.
McCormack, Virginia. Increasing Teacher Candidate Responses through the Application of VoiceThread. International Journal of Arts and Sciences. 3(11): 160 - 165 (2010) CD-ROM. ISSN: 1944-6934. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://openaccesslibrary.org/images/RLN147_Virginia_McCormack.pdf
Abstract: Free Web technology tool integration into education settings is growing exponentially because the tools promote creativity, collaboration, and communication. It is essential that teachers understand how to generate reflective learning opportunities using Web technologies to create optimal reflective learning environments. The author explored the use of VoiceThread, a Web 2.0 tool for more in-depth reviewing and reflecting on shared learning experiences. Participants were 25 teacher candidates, who participated in semi-structured interviews. The findings of this study suggested that the development and implementation of VoiceThread assignments increased student reflective response, engagement, and Web technology literacy.
Myers, J., & Beach, R. Constructing critical literacy practices through technology tools and inquiry. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 4(3). 2004. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://www.citejournal.org/vol4/iss3/languagearts/article1.cf
Abstract: This article describes how students have made use of technology tools in several critical literacy activities that help to achieve the paramount goals of language and literacy education to enable students to develop critical consciousness and community agency through literacy. The technologies helped students define intertextual connections, pose questions about the basis for meaning, integrate multiple voices and perspectives, and adopt a collaborative inquiry stance. The technology tools include software programs for video editing, hyperlinked knowledge bases, and asynchronous virtual communication. Examples of technology projects are embedded as links in this article.
Nakagawa, Alan. Using VoiceThread for Professional Development: Probeware training for science teachers. ETEC 690. Spring 2010. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/15364
Abstract: The development of technologies such as probeware requires training, not only in its use, but also in its integration into the curriculum. It is a common practice for schools to spend large portions of their budget on purchasing technology while neglecting to provide funding for the much-needed professional development. The availability of online professional development has provided in-service teachers opportunities to overcome traditional barriers of distance and time and allowed them to seek out and participate in much needed training. In recent years online instruction has incorporated the use of Web 2.0 tools to facilitate professional development for science teachers. While research on the use of Web 2.0 tools in professional development have been conducted, research on newer tools, such as VoiceThread, that can be used to deliver instruction is limited. In light of the increased use (purchase) of probeware in our schools the question of whether or not professional development can be effectively delivered through the use of VoiceThread has been the focus of this research.
Pacansky-Brock, Michelle. VoiceThread: Enhanced Community, Increased Social Presence and Improved Visual Learning. Award winner: 2010 Sloan-C Effective Practice Award. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://sloanconsortium.org/effective_practices/voicethread-enhanced-community-increased-social-presence-and-improved-visual-lea
Abstract: VoiceThread is used in a community college online art appreciation class to supplement a course designed primarily in Blackboard. The visually-centric environment of a VoiceThread, utilized as a formative assessment that remains available to students for continued review and learning after a due date, increases the students' ability to understand visual concepts, while the video and voice comments increase community, as well as the students' perception of the instructor's social presence.
Smith, J. & Dobson, E. Beyond the Book: Using VoiceThread in Language Arts Instruction. In T. Bastiaens et al. (Eds.)Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009. (pp. 712-715). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://www.editlib.org/p/32538 on 1/27/11.
Abstract:New information and communications technologies (ICT) are redefining the concept of literacy. Language arts educators have the responsibility to integrate new literacies into their instruction. VoiceThread is a web-based, collaborative, multimedia presentation tool that teachers can use with their students to improve reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. This paper is a description of collaboration between a university faculty member in elementary education and an instructional technology consultant to incorporate ICT within a required graduate language arts methods class utilizing VoiceThread. A follow-up research study is in progress to determine 1)whether Web 2.0 tools, such as VoiceThread, effectively impact student literacy development 2)if teachers feel adequately prepared to implement 21st century skills in language arts instruction, and 3)barriers that exist for teachers in using Web 2.0 tools in promoting literacy.
Wane, Ling. Integrating communities of practice in e-portfolio assessment: Effects and experiences of mutual assessment in an online course. The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 13, Issue 4, Special Issue on Web 2.0. December 2010, Pages 267-271, ISSN 1096-7516, DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2010.07.002. Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6W4X-50JPNDC-1/2/3bbcd67720cc20e75e760b0eeb898ccd
Abstract: This study investigated the effects and experiences of a mutual assessment framework (CoPf) in an online graduate course at a mid-west university. CoPf was integrated into the course structure as an innovative application of the standard e-portfolio assessment tool. Using a mixed method, the study first explored the effects of CoPf compared to the standard e-portfolio in relation to the promotion of revisions to students' work, students' final course grades, and interactions both between the students and the instructor and among students. Qualitative analysis was then conducted to inquire the students' experiences in the CoPf course and how they perceived these experiences. Findings from the data analysis were presented and the contributions/implications of the study were discussed.
Yildiz, M., McNeal, K., & Salika, L. The power of social interaction technologies in teacher education. Paper presented at the National Educational Computing Conference, Washington, DC. (2009, July). Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/uploads/NECC2009/KEY_43159577/Yildiz_YildizNECC2009_RP.pdf
Abstract: The article discusses the impact and power of social interaction software and outlines its promising implications for education, creativity and collaboration among its users. Social Interaction Technologies and Collaboration Software have been changing the way we experience our world. Social interaction software has great benefits for education. From showcasing digital portfolios (secondlife) to posting online reflections and journals (blogspot), co-writing books (wikibooks) to co-producing digital stories (voicethread, footnote), social interaction software is increasingly being used for educational and lifelong learning environments. The usage of social interaction software develops opportunities and supports ?Open Learning? practices and processes, and promotes exchanges, connections, and collaboration among people who share common ideas and interests.
Zorigian, K. A. The effects of web-based publishing on students? reading motivation. Unpublished doctoral thesis. The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. (2009).Retrieved 3/30/11 from: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=1844640011&Fmt=7&clientI d=79356&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Abstract: Researchers have suggested that students referred to special education services for specific learning disabilities also experience reading difficulties. Research also suggests that students who experience reading difficulties also tend to have low reading and achievement motivation scores. This study examined the effects of a web-based publishing website Voice Thread have on student reading and achievement motivation. The study specifically addressed two questions. The first question: will students' reading motivation improve after participating in a Voice Thread web-based publishing project? The second question: What aspects of the technology used during the Voice Thread project will students perceive as positively impacting their reading motivation? Findings indicated that through participation in the web-based publishing projects student reading motivation increased. Additionally common themes were established and highlighted as a result of student responses according to the specific aspects of technology that helped increase their motivation.


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Stocks Slide as 'Fiscal Cliff' Pessimism Mounts
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Major U.S. stock averages slid Thursday as more signs of discord in Washington over the "fiscal cliff" talks overshadowed a handful of better-than-expected economic releases.
House Speaker John Boehner, speaking on live television, once again broadcast the criticism among Republicans of President Barack Obama's most recent budget plans as anything but balanced.
He is "far more focused on tax hikes than spending cuts," said Boehner, who added the president is "just not serious" about cutting spending.
"Spending is the problem
The house speaker warned that the economy is at risk of being walked "right up to a fiscal cliff," potentially putting the job market in jeopardy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 75 points, or 0.56%, to 13,171. The blue-chip index began the session up about 8.5% in 2012.
Breadth was negative, with losers overtaking winners 25 to five. The steep blue-chip decliners were Merck (MRK) , Disney (DIS) , Boeing (BA) and UnitedHealth (UNH) .
Advancers included Caterpillar (CAT) , Wal-Mart (WMT) and American Express (AXP) .
The S&P 500 lost 9 points, or 0.63%, to 1,419. The Nasdaq sank 22 points, or 0.72%, to 2,992.
At final check, Google (GOOG) shares ticked up 0.74% and Apple (AAPL) shares slid 1.7%.
Google's Maps app is again available on Apple's iPhone. The online mapping system returned late Wednesday, nearly three months after Apple replaced Google Maps with its own navigation tool but with disastrous results.
Volumes totaled 3.32 billion shares on the Big Board and 1.83 billion on the Nasdaq. Decliners were edging advancers by nearly a 2.3-to-1 ratio on the New York Stock Exchange and about 1.7-to-1 on the Nasdaq.
The large majority of sectors in the broader market were in the red, weighed down most heavily by energy, consumer cyclicals, health care and utilities. Only the transportation sector was in the green.
Averting the cliff before Christmas will likely help the S&P 500 to rally to 1,500 by year-end or early January, provided that the 2013 fiscal drag does not exceed 1.5% of gross domestic product, according to David Bianco, U.S. equity strategist at Deutsche Bank.
"However, further upside will be sensitive to the legislation's details," he noted. Bianco said that if top income tax bracket rate hikes were to be curbed from what's scheduled, the S&P 500 could reach 1,550 by the end of 2013, and if the new top dividend tax rate was at 25% or less, the benchmark index could reach 1,600 by then.
"The lesser the tax hikes, the more tolerant investors are likely to be of any weak macro data in early 2013," Bianco said.


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Skip to comments.Flag Flap in Houston (CITGO lowers United States, Texas and Venezuelan flags)
Posted on 03/07/2013 10:18:39 AM PST by llevrok
If you drove by CITGOs corporate headquarters yesterday you would have seen what many consider a disturbing sight.
Many Houstonians are up in arms after driving by CITGO's Eldridge Parkway headquarters and noticing the U.S., Texas and Venezuelan flags being flown at half staff, and you let your feeling show on Matt Patrick's afternoon show.
I gave them a call, and the operator told me that it was in observance and respect of the death of Hugo Chavez, Teddy told Matt Patrick on his afternoon show on The 9-5-0 yesterday.
Teddy wasnt satisfied with the companys explanation.
I told the person that answered the phone that if she had a problem with raising the flag back up that I could come down and do it for her, he said.
And it wasn't just at the corporate headquarters. Flags were at half staff at a refinery in Corpus Christi as well.
A caller named Doc told Patrick, I called their facilities manager and led a march of about 800 patriots from one of my Facebook pages.
Doc also said he would head down to the corporate headquarters and take matters into his own hands if necessary.
Im ready to go down there. Eldridge isnt far from my house. Ill either remove the flag or I will put it at full mast, he stated.
CITGO, a Venezuelan owned company, released a statement explaining why the flags were lowered, confirming it was to honor Chavez, who died on Tuesday from cancer.
The flag may only be lowered for the death of foreign dignitaries if indicated in Presidential instructions.
simple, boycott for a month
Disgusting. I used to fuel up at 7-11 but haven't since I started using Hess. Now that Hess is going away, I'm afraid my choices my be limited since Hess and 7-11 are the predominant fuel providers in the area.
I can't remember last time I went to a Citgo.
I'd rather run out of gas and call AAA.
I'd love to see that Citgo sign in Boston's Fenway neighborhood removed. Upsets me every time I watch a Red Sox game
The Texas flag should never fly at half mast for a Tyrant..
A month? I haven't bought gas there in the last several years.
On Alamo Day no less.
Just incredible
I feel like I read alot of fictional stuff now. Can't be real.
..some people might not have a choice....but I don't use CITGO and LUKOIL
Citgo, a place I do not do business and will never do business.
Why do people put up with crap like this?
We're on a PERMANENT boycott of CITGO; were already on it before this.
Chavez nationalized (stole) oil industries and they are bowing to the dead god.
Texas, sure. But why the other two?
I will not buy their gas anymore.
No more soup for Citgo.
Outrageous. Citgo no longer a choice for fuel.
I stopped patronizing CITCO Stations years ago.
A worm goes to join the other worms. That calls for a celebration.
It's their property, their company, their flags and their flagpole.
And you can boycott Citgo but being that oil in fungible, you likely cannot avoid buying Citgo oil products.
7-11 stopped using Citgo as a supplier in 2006
Citgo used to have a handful of gas stations in my town some years back. After the word got out they were using Venezuelan oil, enough people boycotted the stations that they all closed down within a year. Haven't seen on in the area since.
Good news then! Thank you for that information, Athos.
Eff CITGO! They are all over our area - including only a couple of miles from our house... my husband and I will NOT use their gas. We've been boycotting 'em for many years now, and the boycott continues.
Just about every picture of Fenway Park shows the Citgo sign behind The Green Monster.
Disgusting !
You live in a great area with a lot of good patriots! Unfortunately, here in the People's Socialist Republik of Connecticut, Citgo stations are thriving... people are always at the pumps, getting their "cheap" gas (selling their souls to the Devil, IMO).
My husband and I have been boycotting Citgo for many years, even though their stations are all around us...
A month? My husband and I (and everyone we educate about Citgo) have been boycotting Citgo every since Dictator Hugo Chavez took it over.
Those damn Citgo stations are all over our area, and their gas is usually the least expensive, but we always drive right past 'em...
Same here, Twinkie!
Citgo's not owned by the US or TX government, last I checked. It's owned by the Venezuelan governemt. If they want to fly their flag at half-staff, that's their business. But they shouldn't have lowered the US and TX flags as well. I would caution anybody intending to go there and raise the two flags by force, that would be trespassing and criminal mischief.
Does anyody know? Do they normally fly the US flag below the Venezuelan flag?
I see. And I see they follow the correct protocol of the US flag being on the left, when facing the building.
I wouldn't have lowered the non-Venezuelan flags if I were in charge there. Probably would the Citgo flag, being a governmentowned company.
But there are a lot more things to be pi$$ed at Citgo for.
From Wiki article:
The first sign, featuring the Cities Service logo, was built in 1940, and replaced with the trimark in 1965. In 1979, Governor Edward J. King ordered it turned off as a symbol of energy conservation. Four years later, Citgo attempted to disassemble the weatherbeaten sign, and was surprised to be met with widespread public affection for the sign and protest at its threatened removal. The Boston Landmarks Commission ordered its disassembly postponed while the issue was debated. While never formally given landmark status, it was refurbished and relit by Citgo in 1983 and has remained in operation ever since.
CITGO was previously known as Cities Service and was headquartered in Tulsa. Their choice to take the HQ to Houston left many disgruntled here in Tulsa, resulting in a significant loss of business for those local CITGO-branded stations.
I've seen Lukoil stations, but didn't realize they were Russian owned until I googled it after your post.
According to Wikopedia they have also purchased Getty Oil and some stations selling other brands:
"In 2000, Lukoil purchased Getty Oil and converted a number of Getty stations in the US to Lukoil in 2003.
"In 2004, Lukoil acquired Schlotzmeyer Bros., who formerly owned the Mobil stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Many of these stations had Circle K stores, which Lukoil converted to its own Kwik Farms brand. However, many Mobil franchisees in the area did not want to convert their stations to Lukoil, because it sold its fuel at the same prices as more established brands."
The NAS Jacksonville gas station took down its CITGO sign several years ago. I don't know if they still buy their gas FRom CITGO, but I haven't bought gas there since Chavez stole Venezuela.
I haven't been anywhere near a CITGO station since then, come to think of it, and I get a large grin when I see a closed CITGO station.
I've avoided Citgo since Chavez showed up on the world stage but I wonder if he was really any worse than the arab states that provide so much of the other gasoline.
CITGO pulled a name change to try and hide the fact they are owned by a Marxist. Their retail centers were are under the Valero name. Don't be fooled, same anti-American crew there.
I have a love hate relationship with that sign. It has been around so long it has become a part of the area. I hate what it stands for, but would miss it if removed.
I know of several that closed in my area. The ones that remain open are in small towns as the only station.
The 7-Elevens in mt state switched from Citgo to another brand after Chavez' "sulfur" remark.
I thought most people got wise to CitGo way back in the early Bush years. Most of them only managed to survive because of their convenience stores, but we caused enough business impact in our area to force one to sell out the petro vendorship to ARCO.
That's true! CITGO = Valero
I'll bet the city inspector of signs would find them to be half rusted thru and need to be taken as a hazardous condition now exists.
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Heinz Winkler has left a lasting mark on gourmet cuisine in Germany – from starting out at Tantris to building up Residenz Heinz Winkler, his accomplishments have been extraordinary and he has influenced a whole generation of chefs. He quickly developed his own signature 'cuisine vitale', a classically based, produce-centred style of cooking, with the aim of presenting the finest ingredients as naturally as possible; in Winkler's words, 'to honour and ennoble' the food. This resulted in wonderfully light cuisine featuring highly flavoursome but not heavy sauces, with particular emphasis on herbs and vegetables, long before they became fashionable in the wake of the Scandinavian trend. Winkler's cuisine is contemporary and succeeds in delivering the maximum amount of flavour from only a few elements on the plate, which has always been his maxim.
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"I am the benchmark!"
Ever wondered why some quotes live on for decades?
The great ones use clear, vivid words. Words everyone can understand and relate to.
Just because you're in management doesn't mean you can't aspire to greatness in what you say. Every jargon word you add dulls your message and acts as a barrier to understanding.
Just one can be enough to kill a sentence stone dead.
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1. "That's one small step for a man, one giant positive outcome for mankind." Neil Armstrong
2. "Beware the Ides of Q3 going forward." William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
3. "And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can action for you - ask what you can action for your country" John F. Kennedy
4. "I may be drunk, Madam, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be attractiveness-challenged." Winston Churchill
5. "I have a vision and value statement… that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood." Martin Luther King
6. "In this country, first you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the persons." Al Pacino, Scarface
7. "Government: of the stakeholders, by the stakeholders, for the stakeholders, shall not perish from the earth." Abraham Lincoln
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Today, President Barack Obama traveled to Fort Bragg, North Carolina -- home of the Airborne and Special Operations Forces -- to salute the service of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, and Marines who fought in Iraq and helped to bring the war to an end. President Obama said:
"...Today, I've come to speak to you about the end of the war in Iraq. Over the last few months, the final work of leaving Iraq has been done. Dozens of bases with American names that housed thousands of American troops have been closed down or turned over to the Iraqis. Thousands of tons of equipment have been packed up and shipped out. Tomorrow, the colors of United States Forces-Iraq -- the colors you fought under -- will be formally cased in a ceremony in Baghdad. Then they'll begin their journey across an ocean, back home.
"Over the last three years, nearly 150,000 U.S. troops have left Iraq. And over the next few days, a small group of American soldiers will begin the final march out of that country. Some of them are on their way back to Fort Bragg. As General Helmick said, 'They know that the last tactical road march out of Iraq will be a symbol, and they're going to be a part of history.'
"As your Commander-in-Chief, I can tell you that it will indeed be a part of history. Those last American troops will move south on desert sands, and then they will cross the border out of Iraq with their heads held high. One of the most extraordinary chapters in the history of the American military will come to an end. Iraq's future will be in the hands of its people. America's war in Iraq will be over."
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Ashim C. in India writes:
He said this..he is doing this...he can and USA can
Perez Iyiola O. in Nigeria writes:
Barack Obama has lived up to his promise of 2008, to America and the World, to withdraw American Troops totally out of Iraq...This action is greatly appreciated by the whole World, and it has won Obama and his Administrative Team many great, unannounced medals of honours, integrity and celebration from the hearts of Global Watchers and Lovers of Democracy and Liberty for Human Rights from Tyranny, and haters of Terrorism around the globe...GOD has proven Obama as HIS Gift to AMERICA. If this man and his Administrative Teams and with their innovations, inspite of the contradictions of the Economic Depression which he inherited from his predecessor and the additional stifling environment visible to all the Earth created by his the opposition Party; I say, inspite of all, could still achieve that much in Conquests against Terrorism on the borders of AMERICA and such Tremendous Victories over Tyranny and Despotism around the World, in tune and resonance with The Passion of The AMERICA's FOUNDING FATHERS, of which we can never forget such names as Washington, Abraham Lincoln and few others but more relevantly in this regard, Franklin D Roosevelt(US) and Winston Churchill(Great Britain), the duo destroyers of the Terror of Adolf Hitler, a threat to the quantum leap of massive extermination of Peace from the Earth; So therefore in the same spirit of the America's Founding Fathers of sorting out despots and possible spreads of Terror to the rest of the World, and rooting them off before it's too late, Obama and his Administrative Teams and with their Enviable Innovations have achieved that much as we have all seen around the World in this regard in a short while of his first term, despite the Economic odds around them which they inherited, I foresee a great stunt this man and highly innovative, amiable and enviable Team of People of Integrity could pull on the AMERICA'S ECONOMY in his second term now that the WAR ON TERROR has gotten tremendous supports around the World much now than before,(courtesy of their Innovations by GOD'S ENDOWED GRACE), and his Administration is now withdrawing Armies(MASSIVE TROOPS) back home...The implications now are that, costs of war minimised, huge money saved to be pumped into AMERICA's ECONOMY, in creating more jobs in years ahead speedily now, more innovations of socio-economic developments to be embacked upon speedily in time of lesser wars in years ahead now...I am not a politician and never will be, but as an oracle(voice) of GOD, I hereby speak...I foresee a great future speedily for AMERICA and her People...I see a priceless, unbeatable winning ticket with OBAMA/CLINTON...Honestly I raise my voice above the rooftop, I am only speaking what I am seing in the spirit realm, which is truthful and faithful...So sorry I am not a politician, if I have offended anyone, forgive me...The future of AMERICA is more than a man...All here said is for the Explosion and Bloom of AMERICA to her Place securely in GOD on the Earth. I cannot but speak what GOD has revealed and shown unto me as HE gives me The Grace to do...I wish all AMERICANS and her Lovers, Merry Chrismas and Happy New year in advance...(for details of these my posts, you may check "BBC News" and "Washington Post" on their facebook posts on: end of war in Iraq also. There are other details there I put). Thank you all, for your obedience...It is well.
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
President Obama promised to VETO the National Defense Authorization Act, which permits imprisonment without trial for American citizens in violation of our Bill of Rights - and then he immediately broke his promise and signed the treasonous Bill.
Where is the honor in that lie to America and then discarding over 200 years of constitutional law?
If the President can't keep a promise made to his own country, what hope do foreign leaders have of him keeping promises to them?
Eric in New Mexico writes:
You neglect to add that one must meet the definition of a terrorist in order to qualify for unlimited room and board for as long as folks think detention appropriate.
And the President has a lot of leway in his decision making with regards to individual cases.
It's not like the gov is going to round up all the homeless just because someone in gov might consider them to be a security risk in some hairbrained Orwellian fixation upon what's permitted in societical norm, and that the less fortunate represent a danger to the status quo of political/corporate fat cats and dictators everywhere.
Unless you are a terrorist and there's good probable cause for you to meet that definition, I don't believe you have anything to worry nor complain about.
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
"Terrorist" has proven to be an infinitely flexible term, with some democrats calling republicans terrorists; Homeland Security calling military veterans, Ron Paul supporters, constitutionalists, survivalists and anyone buying guns and storable food, "potential terrorists" - so yes, any US citizen can now be "a terrorist" if the President decides he doesn't like them.
And Eric, if you were a real, patriotic, liberty-loving American, you would not be an apologist for one guy having much power over his countrymen. You can only hope that the President does not abuse his discretion in ordering arrests inside America. Hope is not a check or balance.
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
Congress has no power to nullify the Bill of Rights. No president ever had the power of imprisonment without trial. The Bill of Rights removed that power. The US Supreme Court already held that imprisoning American citizens of Japanese ancestry during WWII was unconstitutional.
Your president-alleged was supposedly a law professor and knew before he signed that the provision he requested to imprison Americans was illegal and prima facie unconstitutional.
The President-alleged has approved a law which the State Department has spent years and millions of dollars trying to abolish similar laws in foreign countries as a human rights violation.
John in Canada writes:
@ eric define terrorism – how cute.
How about the banking sector that requires only to hold 5 or 6% of your debt in cash.
Look at it this way a 200K home – you give a 20K down payment – you have just provided the capital to the bank for the loan value on your home and another home and guess what all that debt you just agreed to – the bank have put up nothing – you provided the full capitalization for your own home and for the privilege of capitalizing your own home (not to mention the other home you provided capitalization for) you get to pay the bank twice the value of your home in interest over the mortgage period (and they can finance another idiot)– and the bank makes a whole lot of cash for absolutely nothing.
Now imagine that same bank after entering into an agreement with you – takes your money and offers nothing to you but debt – that bank now decides to raise the value of your loan by raising interest rates beyond which is affordable – you lose your home -they (the banks)cry bankrupt – the tax payers bail the banks out – the banks take back the home you paid them for (perhaps for years)– now your on the street broke and the banker is sipping champagne -planning their next heist. Oh yeh and the tax payer will pay for years for this also.
Eric if I gave you 5 dollars and you could instantly convert this into 100 dollars – would you – could you ever go broke? I hope not but guess what – the financial institutions manged to do just that.
Meanwhile the average joe is expected never to default on debt – if the banks cant manage with such a sweet deal – what makes anyone in their right mind think they can get out of debt or even a nation? A sucker or fool is born every day.
How many folks have killed themselves over debt? How many have lost their retirement? How many have lost their livelihoods? How many people have lost their future? I call that terrorism. I also call it deliberate.
The notion that what has happened is immoral but not illegal – is flat out false.
Again I ask you eric if I gave you 5 dollars and you could make it into 100 dollars – could you ever go broke ?
if you could get people to finance their own debt at no cost to you and make huge profits off of compound interest – could you ever go broke?
You would be a flat out liar if you say you could – the only way you could go broke is if you did it on purpose. Now thats terrorism and it is illegal.
Side note -I read how starbucks has spent millions in lobbying to prevent labeling issues on their products – they should be forced to label their products– my wife became deathly sick after consuming a starbucks coffee – they should label their goods -but labeling or not – I wont buy another starbucks coffee again – trust once its broken – is not easy to fix. Perhaps my family should sue them for their tainted coffee. But then again the courts are no place for justice. If they were we would see OBL in front of one and along side him some bankers. Seems Mr. Obama has the same faith I have in the courts at dispensing justice - hence no bankers or OBL in front of a court. Although I am waiting for the 4am raid and the bullet to head/heart on the financial terrorists.
Any how - terrorism - I would say the financial mess more than qualifies as a terrorist act – there is no conceivable way that what has happened was an accident – if I forced my neighbor into poverty, created conditions that made my neighbors kill themselves, destroy entire nations - so I could have more money (most of which does not even exist)– think its not illegal – think again.
But then again Japanese after WW2 had been executed for water boarding westerners– water boarding being torture- but that some how was redefined as not torture or is it now again torture?
So I guess you can make anything that terrorizes a person, family or nation into terrorism so long as its convenient to do so – I bet a whole lot of people out there are feeling financially terrorized at the moment.
But hey its not illegal – just immoral. I would laugh but its no laughing matter.
Maureen in Massachusetts writes:
@ Eric in New Mexico
Umm, ouch.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Maureen,
Some years back an Afghan friend of mine was despondent and wanted to test a theory, so he dialed 911 and said, "I'm al quaida in SantaFe, come get me!"
They came, they saw, they detained, and took him to the hospital because he was drunk and possibly a danger to himself in his state of mind.
No charges broght, just a psyc evaluation and breakfast in the morning before being discharged from the hospital.
Funny thing resulted in that he'd spent a number of years after 9/11 living in paranoia and occasionally harrased by citizens in who's ignorance they associated his homeland with those who attacked us, and he's a US citizen.
After this little episode with SFPD, he never again lived in fear of being mistaken for a terrorist.
Oddly enough it actually restored a bit of his faith in America.
Now I don't think Z will be testing his beliefs in like manner as my friend, but if he does, I'll give you even odds he'll live through it if he's drunk enough and unarmed.
Hope this true story helps folks put the war on terror in perspective.
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
@ Eric in NM, you are too comfortable with a government which can secretly designate "suspected" enemies of the state to make them disappear.
Every day the U.S. is becoming more like North Korea.
Let me explain so that even a 5 year old could understand:
Barry cannot throw little Newt in prison for the rest of his life just for fun, but Barry CAN imprison Newt forever if Barry falsely accuses him of being a "suspected" terrorist, if it makes Barry happy. Got it?
Reliance on a presidential "terrorist designation" to protect citizens is naive and dangerous. After all, the federal government has a record of accusing innocent Americans of terrorism.
Documents released by the Department of Justice in Obama's first year in office listed practically everyone - from returning veterans to pro-life activists to 2nd Amendment advocates - as possible "domestic terrorists." The only possible reason the government takes GPS readings for your home is for targetting. Homeland Security says that people who pay in cash may be terrorists.
The Patriot Act was also sold to us as intended only for "designated terrorists" but according to a Justice Department report, the majority of crimes in which it is used are NOT related to terrorism. The Patriot Act was abused from the beginning on all kinds of crimes.
Regardless of your view, the Bill of Rights remains protected by our federal constitution. That's our law.
Moreover, according to Secretary Clinton, it is a violation of human rights to imprison citizens indefinitely without charge, without trial, and without legal counsel. She has said so many times, in many different forums. She is correct, and an educated American citizen would agree with her.
Designating ordinary citizens as "terrorist" does not allow a court hearing. That label is attached to a citizen in secret - a clear violation of the due process clause of the 5th Amendment and the right to counsel in the 6th Amendment.
Indefinite detention without trial and verdict of guilt is cruel and unusual punishment under the 9th Amendment and a violation of the UN treaty on human rights.
In America, the Bill of Rights cannot suspended by statute or federal regulation because those rights are fundamental rights that supersede such legislation. Congress has no power to enact an unconstitutional law. The President has no authority to enforce an unconstitutional law and nobody has any duty to obey it.
The Constitution cannot be amended except by its own terms, so the provision in the NDAA regarding indefinite detention of US citizens is void as an illegal attempt to overturn our Bill of Rights.
You should not want this country to ignore fundamental human rights as a matter of official policy, Eric. That would be un-American. Perhaps you have forgotten who we are.
Senator Diane Feinstein said "I strongly believe that constitutional due process requires that United States citizens apprehended in the United States should never be held in indefinite detention."
Representative Jerry Nadler (NY) said, "We are in danger of losing our most precious heritage not because a band of thugs threatens our freedom, but because we are at risk of forgetting who we are and what makes the United States a truly great nation."
Human Rights Watch said, "It establishes precisely the kind of system that the United States has consistently urged other countries not to adopt."
There is barely a difference between the powers granted to Obama by the NDAA and what the military junta in Burma claims the right to do to its citizens. In Burma, people fighting for liberty were called terrorists, much the same as Homeland Security called our military veterans in the MIAC Report and its followup to the MIAC Report.
Secretary Clinton just spent time and money going to Burma to argue against indefinite detention that our government now wants to do in America. Obviously, she needs to spend more time in the Oval Office to present the same argument to her president who thinks liberty is a threat to national security.


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Topic: [SOLVED] Updating a part inside a page without reloading
I'm currently adding a new feature on an old rails app (version 2.1), and I would want to do something similar to this:
I have a matrix table that needs to be updated/refresh every now and then (probably by a certain minute). Can this be done in ruby on rails without refreshing the page?
I've used periodically_call_remote but I would want to use another approach since periodically_call_remote is already deprecated and even if I'm still using an old version, I think it would be more better to use another method instead.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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