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Apple Versus Nokia: The Primacy Of Design
Posted by George Colony on July 29, 2010
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If you're a typical CEO, you probably find design to be somewhat of a mystery. In a thoughtful moment, you may have pondered whether there is a quantifiable return on the design of your products.
Here's one case where design has massively inverted the economics of a business.
Nokia and Apple reported Q2 earnings two weeks ago.
Apple offers two phone models. In the second quarter, the company sold 8.75 million iPhones for $5.3 billion in revenue. Forrester conservatively estimates that Apple's net profit in the phone business was $1.1 billion, for a net margin of approximately 21%.
Nokia offers over 86 different models of cell phones globally. The company sold 111 million phones in Q2 for revenue of $8.8 billion. We estimate its net profit in the phone business to be $286 million, for a net margin of 3%.
How can this be? You can point to Apple's stranglehold of AT&T, or its retail stores, or its formidable brand. But all of those advantages are muted without one essential element: design. Of hardware, of experience, of software, of subtlety.
Sony was there
Comment from Ed Kahn on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 09:12
When I joined Sony in 1997, my manager asked me whether I knew what the magic was behind the company's incredible success. I spent three years learning the answers but their global Design Center organization was one of the most important reasons. It amazes me how few technology companies appreciate this for what it can be worth, great highlight George!
Courage and design
Comment from George Colony on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 15:39
Design is not objective -- you can't logic your way there. Perhaps that's why Sony's best design happened when Akio Morita was CEO -- he had a sense and and he had the courage and he had the power to take radical stands in design.
Not many CEOs have the courage to support design breakthrough.
How CEOs might alternatively think about impact
Comment from Charly S-P (not verified) on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 11:58
Your point about design is well taken, and very good (Apple's design is iconic); and, good design certainly makes the user experience more enjoyable.
But, I don't think that margin or the kinds of financial numbers you bring up are necessarily the way in which CEOs that are personally or otherwise driven by a desire to leave a legacy might think about the two companies and their impacts on the world...During the last quarter, what do you think more revolutionized the lives of people around the world, $30 phones (that are often quite robust) or $500?
Good point Charly
Comment from George Colony on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 15:43
Yes, you are right. Putting cheap cell phones in the hands of many people all over the world is having more societal impact than putting a beautifully-designed phone in the hands of a wealthy minority. But the point of my post centered on the financial return on design, not the societal return.
Thought provoking
Comment from Chis J (not verified) on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:26
A very interesting post--and a thought-provoking response from Charly. Makes me look at the whole thing differently.
Design and Profit: Correlation or Causation?
Comment from Hemant Puthli on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 00:10
Good post, and I take your point that design is key to a successful product (and a successful business). However, design is necessary but not sufficient. Revenue and profit, for a corporation, come out of having done many other things well, or not.
An outstanding design may 'fail' due to poor strategy and/ or sloppy execution. A mediocre design may 'succeed' thanks to smart strategy and efficient execution. There is considerable evidence (in the history of consumer and industrial products) to substantiate each case.
So is the relationship between design and financial return (and we agree that such a relationship clearly exists) one of correlation or one of causation?
Design, profit, and execution
Comment from George Colony on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 16:02
A great design with bad execution can generate good profits. A mediocre design with great execution can generate good profits.
Only when you can marry great design with great execution will you get the highest profit.
Keep IT Simple, do More with Less
Comment from Ton Verkerk on Mon, 08/02/2010 - 13:17
That's what is all about there is.
Just keep IT simple, do More with Less.
You hit the nail on the head.
I think Apple has a 'no-choice' strategy
Comment from Ricardo Lage (not verified) on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 09:29
It is not necessarily related to design but to the fact that there are too many brands and phones out there. How can you really rationally choose one? You can't and therefore you go for the simplest alternative - the iPhone.
I elaborated this more here: http://meonthego.posterous.com/the-no-choice-strategy-of-apple
Good design is easier to spot than to create.
Comment from Josh Bernoff on Tue, 08/10/2010 - 11:59
Unlike efficiency, good design is about taste. It's hard to measure, and subject to personal preference. Managing for good design has to be near-impossible.
I can tell you this -- good design requires somebody with authority making decisions. Compromise is its enemy.
Good design and the modern corporation...
Comment from George Colony on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 16:05
So what you are saying Josh is that the modern corporation, which is driven by consensus, committees, and multiple check-offs, is built to create inferior design. Only when you get pushy large shareholders like Jobs will this dynamic be negated...
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(Opening Statement)
"I'm really excited to pick up to more players to be a part of our football team, to have the ability to get stronger up front and also to add a receiver to help this football team next year."
(On DT Brian Price)
"Well when you talking about what we had in the past and things we've been able to do, you're talking about guys with dynamic pass rush, guys that create disruption and guys that are going to be constantly in peoples' backfields. So, with the ability of these two players to play together, it really excites us. When you bring these guys in on your visits you talk to them about scenarios and the different things that you can do, you become really excited. We were very creative last year with some of our tackles and some of our schemes and some of the things we were able to do, and with these guys coming into play all kinds of thoughts and ideas are running through your head, especially as a defensive coordinator. I'm really excited about that and what those two players can do together."
(On the DT rotation)
"You guys have been around here for a while, you see that rotation in there has been pretty consistent, has been constant. It's gone from three, to sometimes four and at times, as many as you can get up, so having three young players like that packaged with some of our older players, you may have there as well, you can be excited. We can even put this thing to as far as a four man rotation to keep them fresh. We do live in Tampa, it's really hot, we talking about bigger men, were talking about creating a pass-rush-how do we get back there. I don't know our sack production off the top of my head right now, but they haven't been what we want and what we need and these young men and these guys were putting together creates a lot of disruption for people, it creates problems in protection, creates miss matches up front and we look forward to those opportunities to get them out there together."
(On the dimension WR Arrelious Benn adds to the receiving corps)
"Well when you turn on the tape and you watch Benn you see a guy that catches the football and then after he catches the football, he's tough to get on the ground. You see a guy run after the catch. I had a lot of experience with Benn. My year at Kansas State, I had the ability to go out and recruit the young man and he was highly recruited. You're talking about one, if not the number one- one of the top five recruited coming out of high school that year. All he did was go to Illinois, go out there and produce as a freshman, came as sophomore and really produced, had really big numbers, and this year he produced, not as much as he did as a sophomore, different coordinator, lost [Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach Mike] Locksley, different quarterback, but all he's done is catch a lot of balls, be very productive when he's caught those balls and run after the catch. It excites me to provide a playmaker for what we already have on our football team, and to go along with Josh Freeman."
(On how Benn fits into the passing game)
He fits in wherever you may need him. You've seen him play the slot in college before, especially this year. He was featured as an outside receiver as a freshman, he did both as a sophomore, he has the ability to do all those things. But, what is coming here is the void we had left over from Antonio [Bryant] at the 'X' position, so just naturally you'll just start out there, you let him grow into himself and let him come out here and become his best player and were excited to have him, excited to be able to get him the ball and were excited to see what he can do with the ball. Here we go man, a playmaker."
(On if offense can get vertical with its receivers)
"Stretching the field, you're talking about a guy [Benn] that ran a 4.52 at his pro-day. When he was in college, the ability to stretch the field with his size, his girth, his mass; he's more of a bigger type of receiver. Brandon Marshall, so to say, didn't run well at the combine, T.O [Terrell Owens] didn't run well at the combine, but they're bigger bodies, they're harder to defend down the field, they create space with separation with their body control and all that stuff that they're used to doing. Just speaking of some people from the past, the Michael Irvin's of the past, and you don't want to put the young man [Benn] in that type of category yet, but those are the things- that's how you separate the field, there's different types of people. There's DeSean Jackson's that just run by you, these big men that are able to run down the football field and harder to get down on the ground by some of the smaller corner's in this football league, it excites you when you got a chance to get them."
(On what he like about Benn)
"I love the fact that he can catch the ball, and after he gets it, he's tough to get on the ground. He'll have some route development that we look forward to getting him with. He's done a lot of routes, he's been in a bunch of different spots at Illinois-he's been in a bunch of different spots, so you've seen him run the jerk-routes, and all of those type of things. You've seen him outside running the dig-routes, the go-balls, the routes required to run on the football field and in the game. We look forward to getting him down here in a position to run those routes."
(On the trade)
"We gave up a 5th [round pick] in this year's draft to move up those spots to get Arrelious [Benn]."
(On why they moved up)
"You go get your guy, we got these guys targeted, we've been studying our board for awhile, been looking at our board for a while. We get excited up there in the draft room, you go get your guy, you make your moves and we got him [Benn]. He was excited when you talked to him on the phone, everybody we've talked to today they've been passionate about coming down to Tampa and playing for you guys. They love it, they've all been here to visit, we've met some of these guys at the combine, we've met some of these guys in other situations and scenarios and everyone we've talked is excited to come down here to Tampa and play in this sunshine."
(On Price's versatility)
"It really excites me, all those guys, talking about the last three guys we drafted[at defensive tackle] Roy Miller, last year he was able to go in there and play some nose for us, he was also able to play some three-technique for us, we were able to play left and right with those types of guys, it really excited me. We talk about [DT Gerald] McCoy, we got him, we were able to see him at in-college, some three-technique in college, you're able to see him be versatile and do multiple things. He's no different than the young man we brought in today. We've seen him play nose, you've seen him play the three technique, but the main thing, simplified answer to the question, is a guy that has the ability to cause disruption, gain a pass rush, getting to the backfield and cause fear in some of these quarterbacks and that's what we look at, that's what we look for and that's what we covet."
(On the importance of stopping the run)
"You guys have all been in Tampa for a pretty long time and we've always used this phrase around here and we say it a lot during the off-season, 'it starts up front.' It always started up front, there's no secret about it. It starts right up there. If we're playing our game up front…we can end this game ourselves. It makes your linebacker better, your secondary better, it makes everybody better. It makes the guy calling the plays better and its awesome feeling and we're really excited about that."
(On whether the edge-rushers get better)
"You know everybody, you're talking about disruption up the middle, that makes people flush outside the pocket, try to rush up in the pocket and you got rushers outside that can close gaps come back, fall back, make plays, the speed guys, your linebackers, your Geno Hayes', you Quincy Blacks, they can rally to the football and that's the game we like to play. We're a speed type of team and we got faster today, we got more disruptive and we got a pass rush."
(Opening statement)
"I think everyone feels good about what they've done to this point. I certainly do. I'm very excited about the draft class we've started to put together right now and I'm looking forward to continuing to utilize the picks that we have. I would say that with the young men that we've drafted, we're staying consistent with what we've preached about concerning the importance of what they are, not only on the field, but off the field. These are great young kids and the more you get the chance to meet them, the more you'll understand why we're not only excited to draft them as football players, but as part of our community and part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."
(On having drafted three defensive tackles in the past two drafts)
"People have been known as quarterback collectors and I guess I'm a defensive tackle collector. The truth is, we brought Brian Price here on a 30-man visit. We have 30 people that we're allowed to bring into the organization and get to know them. Coach Morris wanted to sit down with him and talk to him about what his thought were about nose tackle, what his thoughts were about left and right and what you do about rushing the passer. We're very excited about Roy Miller. We're very excited about Brian Price. We're very excited about a lot of our defensive tackles-certainly Gerald McCoy-and a lot of the guys on this football team. But we play in Florida in the heat. We have not had a good pass-rush on this football team and it starts up front by attacking the quarterback. Brian Price, we feel, is like that. When you look at his statistics, when you look at his production and the way he played in college, you're going to see a very powerful, explosive young guy, who, as we play in this system, we believe can not only play the nose, but he can play the three, you can take him outside and play some end in certain situations. The idea is to take advantage and become a better pass-rushing football team, and we want to do that inside. That was the mindset. And again, you try to stay as true to the board [as you can]. Brian Price was very high on our board and that's why it made sense and that's why we were trying to be proactive in terms of bringing him in to make sure that the fit made sense if he was still available. We want physical guys. Tough, physical football players. Roy Miller is that. Brian Price is that. And I certainly know Gerald McCoy is that. So over the last two years, I absolutely feel very confident."
(On how closely the Draft has fallen to original plans to this point)
"You try to stick to your guns all the way through the draft-at least to the beginning of the third round. You have places where you feel you can have patience and you have places where you feel you need to make a move, and we've had both of those in this draft. I feel like it's fallen well for us so far, but I'm certainly looking forward to the other picks we still have to use."
(On trading up for WR Arrelious Benn)
"Absolutely there was apprehension [that Benn would be gone]. Last year we traded up twice. We traded up to get Josh Freeman, we traded up to get Kyle Moore. I don't think it's any secret that Tampa Bay was looking for wide receivers. You all made that very clear-to everybody, so thank you very much. But that's part of the poker you play in the National Football League. We felt like Benn was clearly the highest-rated receiver on the board and I think he somewhat justified that in my personal opinion because of how long it went for another receiver to come off the board. You do your homework and you try to look around the league. I knew our pick was about to come up so I thought it was worthwhile for us to secure the guy we wanted with that fifth-round selection."
(On offers for the 35th overall pick)
"We fielded phone calls, but in the end we decided to stick with Brian Price because we felt that was great value and a good addition to this football team in many ways."
(On CB Myron Lewis' position with the Buccaneers)
"Myron's going to play corner for us. I think there are some people out there that talk about safety, but he is a defensive corner for us. He's a big, tall, athletic corner, he's got great ball-skills, he's a good tackler, he's a great kid off the field as well, he's got very good feet for such a big man. Part of what we want to do here is build a bigger football team and I think we did that today with his selection as well. We're excited for him. We see him going outside right away this year and competing for that nickel outside job. We hope that he does a good job-we obviously selected him to do so."
(On Lewis being a replacement for CB Ronde Barber once Barber retires)
"I hope that Myron Lewis comes in here and competes and can earn a job like that because Ronde Barber has been a great football player for the Bucs."
(On the edge-rushers for the Buccaneers)
"Stylez White is still on this football team, coming off the right side, [Tim] Crowder did a good job for us last year, a young man we picked up named Michael Bennett did pretty good for us, and we're looking forward to Kyle Moore contributing a lot more for us this season from either the right or left end position, since he's a hybrid and can handle both spots. We're expecting those young men to step up and we certainly still have selections to continue to work on this football team overall."
(On having a three-man rotation with McCoy, Miller and Price)
"Depending on how we dress the defensive line, yes, absolutely. We want to get back to how we've done in the past. We've had a lot of success over the years in terms of rotating the defensive line in terms of peoples' stamina in our heat or just our football team. We're looking forward to that."
(On Head Coach Raheem Morris' influence on the draft board)
"Coach Morris has a lot of impact. Not only in knowing the kids off the field, but Coach Morris is a very good talent evaluator, so [his opinion] carries a lot of weight with me as we go through those discussions in terms of who to select. A lot that went into this draft was getting guys who played at big programs for three years as starters and I think we've accomplished that. I don't like potential as much as I like production. That's really important when you look at the draft. I think that's where a lot of teams can make some mistakes. That's what we really focused on, making sure these players had played a lot of football and had been productive at their universities. That's why we're excited to have them here on the team."
(On having planned for acquiring both McCoy and Price)
"We wanted to be prepared. I think that's the main thing. We certainly wanted to be prepared and we felt like there was an opportunity that Price may fall a little bit. To sit there and say for certain that he was going to be there at number 35, no, but we wanted to certainly be prepared. That's part of the motto. Some clubs take those 30 visits and use them for college free agents that they're going to recruit. We take those visits in different capacities, and part of that is that you're trying to prepare for any scenarios as they go along. You put together your list and make sure you're ready for those situations when they occur. We did, and that was helpful in making the selection because of what he talked about and because of what Coach Morris and he spoke about in terms of what his role is going to be on the defensive line."
(On Benn's production in college)
"Benn was very productive in college-this guy was extremely productive. He caught over 60 balls and had 1,000 yards two years ago. This isn't an unproductive football player. He's been extremely productive in college and was widely regarded to duplicate that kind of year, but was just unfortunate that it didn't work out with his system that he was in with the quarterback he had, but we've seen a very productive player. [Picking Benn] wasn't a projection at all."
(On the three-day format of the Draft)
"It was good. We had a chance to sit there at 35 and really look at a game plan and also field the offers that we talked about. I'm sure I look like I spent the night looking at the board. That's how I feel right now to be honest with you. But it was very good and we look forward to taking tonight, also, for really looking at the board and really looking at this football team and the players that we've acquired so far and what we can do to make this draft as successful as we think it can be for this team. I really liked the three-day format. I'm an advocate for it and think we should keep it this way going forward. I do think it's good TV, but it's also good for clubs and organizations to make sound decisions and get the right [players]. If we're going to pay these guys we might as well make sure we get the right ones."
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"We"? you enunciate America as if it were a complete oneness, it's almost as if you're suggesting every American is void of individuality, or by association are inherently a patriot.
The american dream is to be the very best. Like noone ever was. To beat them is our real test, to exploit them our cause.
Pretty much. Though stereotyping americans is unfair, the dream itself is more-or-less just a capatalists wet fantasy. We all want more, now, with no effort. That's what we always wanted, that's what our dream was. We wanted security without surrendering rights. We wanted happiness without surrendering practicality. We wanted freedom without surrendering security. It was and is a cyclical pipedream where chasing one leads us deprived of another, but we still dream and hope we can have it all. Though not really "we", only ourselves because everyone will go to any extent, no matter how much it deprives another of it, to achieve their own dream.
The american dream isn't what we want it to be, it isn't what we tell people it is, it isn't what it used to be. It used to be to secure our natural rights (life liberty and property) without being the oppressive thing we ran from. It's become securing all the property we can, going out of our way to make our lives the best, and forcing our "justice" on other countries. We are far from special, we are far from the best. But who wants to admit defeat. Not an american. So our dream has changed to do whatever it takes to be the very best. To feed our self imposed sense of superiority and rights.
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The American dream has always been an ideology and nothing more.
Like religion, a mindset to help people deal with their tough situations, and to give hope that they can get somewhere if they try hard enough, even if in reality, it is not the case.
The people(or man), who made the term was probably pretty clever. I'm pretty sure that a minimum wage worker, with no prospects, will work much harder if he's naive enough to think he'll one day be boss. It's a great way of pushing people of the lower classes into working their asses off for only the idea of potential gain.
Ironically, when the states were founded, they buildt it with slavery. Tell me how slaves got to take part of the American dream? It's obvious that the concept was a sham from the start.
Now, due to the impossibility of systematically and efficiently ruling extremely large countries, polarization of public opinion, poor public education and messy politics, the American dream is just as limited as it always was - limited to certain people of very specific backgrounds.
It is funny, that through the entire U.S history, despite repeating this axiom over and over again, it has never once been true for all it's inhabitants, and not even close.
I can mention quite a few countries(Most of Scandinavia, Netherlands, Japan, Switzerland etc) where the chances of achieving the "American dream", is actually higher than in the U.S - Mainly due to having much less poverty and social differences between than in the U.S.
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Reports of the American Dream's death are greatly exaggerated.
Belief in the American Dream can give people the ambition and drive they need to succeed. True, it is an ideology "and nothing more" as hian stated, but like any ideology, it's the people who internalize it and not the ideology itself that has power.
My parents are immigrants, a good majority of my friends have parents who are immigrants. I fully expect that they would have succeeded in Canada or England or Switzerland or anywhere else, but they wanted to come to America because they believed in this dream, that America was a place that they could prosper and thrive. And because they believed in this, this worked extra hard to achieve happiness and prosperity. Was there some mythical force called the American Dream that guided their way? Of course not. Ideas themselves are meaningless, but when people believe in something, the effect of an idea can be apparent to all.
Quite true. It's just ironic that we speak of the "American dream", as if other countries and people in other places are somehow intrinsically less motivated to prosper, or that you're somehow more likely to prosper if you go to the U.S. Again, statistically speaking, chances of prospering is higher in a lot of other countries than the states, which means that what was once the trademark of the nation, just isn't working(nor did it ever) anymore.
People don't need to flee from most parts of Europe, in order to get away from dictatorships and economical inequality. Ironically, a lot of people of the working class in the U.S would arguably be better off in countries like Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Japan.
So, while it might be true that America is still "a land of opportunity", it is no longer "the land of opportunity" - Which makes it redundant to speak of the American dream. Might just as well refer to it as the Industrialized dream, or just "the dream".
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Always one of the most popular highlights of the Festival, the 6x6 Wild Arts Project showcases 200 unique works of donated art, each existing within a 6 in. x 6 in. space. These small gems sell out fast, and Festival regulars know to line up early to get first dibs on this exhibit.
You can be one of the select group of 200 by transforming a 6x6 canvas into an imaginative work of art to benefit Portland's wildlife. As always, the subject is "birds." Let your imagination take it from there!
Blick Art Materials is donating the canvases — you create the art. Donated artwork will be exhibited and sold for $45 each at the 2016 Wild Arts Festival at Montgomery Park in Northwest Portland. All proceeds support the conservation, environmental education and wildlife rehabilitation work of the Portland Audubon Society.
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- Sign out your 6x6 canvas at either Blick store beginning September 6th:
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- Paint, assemble, or create your art using your medium of choice. Be creative and have fun with the subject of "Birds." Be sure to keep artwork within the 6x6 area.
- Delicate work (ex. pastel, cut paper) should be submitted with appropriate protection. Do not submit a canvas with wet paint. Give yourself adequate lead time to allow the paint to dry thoroughly.
- Print your name clearly on the back of your canvas.
- Return your finished canvas along with a completed participation form by October 30 (Sunday) to either Blick store.
In addition to being part of a fun, collective project and supporting an important cause, artists will receive two passes to the Wild Arts Festival and discount coupons for Blick, the Portland Audubon Nature Store and the Backyard Bird Shop.
Artists will be recognized in the Festival program, on the Portland Audubon website, and in the 2016 6x6 video. Watch for your mailing after the October 30 deadline.
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The first 25 pieces of art received at each Blick location will be displayed as part of a 6x6 Sneak Peek Show at that store. Art will go up as it arrives, so submit your work early and then check back often to watch as the show takes shape.
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What if I can't get to Blick to pick up a canvas?
Blick generously donates canvases for this project but if you are unable to get to a Blick Store, you are welcome to use your own or obtain one elsewhere. Just make sure your artwork is no larger than a 6 in. x 6 in. x 2.5 in. canvas.
How critical is the deadline?
All artwork must be submitted by the October 30th deadline in order to be included on the poster and in the slideshow.
An email reminder will be sent to all who gave a readable email address when signing out canvases from Blick.
What is the purpose of the participation form?
This is the official donation form and must accompany every piece of artwork. It is also the source we use to ensure that artist names are spelled correctly on the poster and slide show. Please print clearly!
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Can I submit more than one painting?
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What happens to any unsold artwork?
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Mahindra has introduced a premium version of the e2o electric car, made in partnership with Reva. The car features a range of almost 75 miles, power steering, infotainment, rear-view parking camera, driver information display and an emergency power reserve feature, called REVive, offering an extra five miles of range activated through a smartphone. Mahindra also launched a program called "Goodbye Fuel, Hello Electric" in which customers pay to use the e2o by the mile. Learn more at The Indian Express.
Toyota City, Japan, August 29, 2014―Toyota Motor Corporation has received approval from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to self-inspect and manufacture high-pressure hydrogen tanks for fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). This makes Toyota the first company to become a registered manufacturer of 70 MPa (700 bar) hydrogen tanks under Japan's High Pressure Gas Safety Act, revised in 1997 by METI. Toyota will now be able to increase the efficiency of the process of manufacturing safe high-pressure hydrogen tanks that ensure customer confidence.
Under the Act, all containers and accessories for storing gases at pressures of 1 MPa (10 bar) and above must be type-certified by METI, and are subjected to witnessed inspections by the High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan (KHK) during the manufacturing process. Hydrogen tanks require an additional inspection upon completion. Since the tanks cannot be used in vehicle assembly until they pass these inspections, until now, KHK inspectors were required to be present during the manufacture of hydrogen tanks for Toyota's various test vehicles, such as the Toyota FCHV-adv. This, in turn, meant that tank inventory control and manufacturing plans, in addition to broader FCV production plans, needed to be adjusted around tank inspection schedules.
Due to ongoing plans to bring an FCV sedan to market in Japan before April 2015, Toyota applied to register as a container manufacturer in order to be able to self-inspect and manufacture high-pressure hydrogen tanks. To receive approval, a company must meet KHKS 0102, a set of stringent criteria containing 194 requirements set forth by KHK, and must demonstrate that it possesses a high-level manufacturing quality management system.
To meet the KHKS 0102 criteria, Toyota developed a quality manual and container inspection rules based on its extensive quality management expertise, and established a fully documentable hydrogen tank quality management system that extends to affiliated parts companies. In June, following KHK's onsite audit of its high-pressure hydrogen tank production process, Toyota was judged to have met KHKS 0102 criteria. The following month, Toyota submitted an application to the Chubu Kinki Industrial Safety and Inspection Department to request approval from METI.
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Kat Chadwick's incredible 'Neighbourhoods Map' adorned one wall of the gallery… visitors were asked to flag their neighbourhood.
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You are probably wondering when I am going to stop going on and on and ON about this fantabulous calendar we have made :) …wellll I can't make any promises…. but I did think these gorgeous pics of the launch last week were worth one more post! Such extreme cuteness – cute artwork, cute colourful flags, cute catering, cute people and super cute kids…. aghhhh it's all a bit much really.
It was really hard choosing favourite pics… therefore I have uploaded the FULL GALLERY (70 pics!) over in the photo galleries section! Do pop over and have a little look! You might even spot yourself in there….! All these beautiful photos were taken by the very talented Ms Jessica Leski. Thanks Lesk! x
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Friday rejected a call by Canadian National Railway for a ruling by the end of the year on its purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad, but agreed to limit on how long the review will continue.
The Surface Transportation Board ruled the environmental impact review of CN's planned purchase of the Chicago-area rail line will be completed between early December and the end of January, and it will issue a final decision "as soon as possible" after that.
The unanimous ruling rejected calls by opponents for an extended review comment process, but one board member included a warning in the decision about the deal's impact on some communities along the EJ&E's tracks.
The STB issued its decision on scheduling along with a lengthy draft environmental impact statement.
Canadian National had warned it needed a decision on the deal by the end of the year or the EJ&E's current owner, United States Steel Corp., would cancel the $300 million agreement. The deal had been expected to close in mid-2008 when it was announced last September.
Canadian National said it was studying the board's decision, but was pleased it had agreed to limit the comment period during the review to 60 days.
The terms of the draft environmental impact statement "conform to our view that the environmental issues raised in this proceeding are not unusual and can be reasonably mitigated," the railway said.
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Dion is one of Tesco's in-house electronics brands and the VSTBAW10 is one of its cheap and cheerful Freeview boxes. It's not HD-ready, but it provides a quick and easy way of watching digital channels on older TVs not already equipped with their own digital tuner.
On the outside the VSTBAW10 is an attractive looking device, sporting a fetching white finish and slender dimensions – it's about the same size as a Blu-ray disc case. Curves at each end are another nice touch. Build quality isn't great – it's plasticky and light as a feather – but we refer you to that ultra-low price tag. On the front is a black strip, embedded into which is an LED that glows red when in standby.
Rear socketry is as simple as it gets – an RF input for your rooftop aerial, a loopthrough output (which you'll need if you need to pass the signal onto another device) and a single Scart output, which offers composite and higher-quality RGB pictures.
The most eye-catching feature of this box is the ability to access Channel Zero, a range of over-the-air interactive services using Trove technology, created by Electra Entertainment. It's a way of delivering connected TV-style premium content and apps to non-connected set-top boxes, and Tesco is the first of the company's retail partners. Among the content on offer at present is Reuters news, Met Office weather updates, What's On TV magazine and PlayJam games. It's accessed from the EPG or by hitting the dedicated button on the remote. It doesn't come with Channel Zero installed – you have to activate it onscreen and it's downloaded while the box is in standby, which takes a few hours.
Please take this as a constructive criticism rather than a complaint: I'm happy to skim or skip reviews that I don't find interesting, but it seems a bit incongruous with the flavour of this site for you to be reviewing a bargain basement set top box which has got some sort of glorified Teletext thing bolted on. If it wasn't for "Channel Zero" (which to me seems a worthless feature) I doubt you'd have reviewed this. Is it your view that Channel Zero is a sufficiently interesting addition to merit reviewing a product that you'd otherwise have ignored?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the box - it has its place in opening up Freeview access to less well off people who have an old TV and are yet to make the leap to digital, but (and I accept I may be wrong here) I don't expect you have more than a handful of readers who fit that demographic.
Thanks for this review. I'll purchase one (or something very similar) to use with my old DVD/PVR box as a stop gap until the tech I really want improves a bit and, possibly, drops in price.
I bought a Dion Trove recorder (DTR500SS11) as it had a lot of recording capacity and was a reasonable price. It is probably the worst piece of electronic kit I have every purchased. Frequently the box will completely hang mid-operation. The only way out is to power on-off and then it declares it has a hardware fault and requires a complete reformat. Despite 2 complete reformats the errors just keep on reoccurring. During recording you may as well forget trying to use it to see other recorded programs as is suddenly stops responding to the remote. So a fast forward will carry on forwarding to the end. Save your money and get something better.
I read this review with interest.
My 50"Samsung TV, sound bar and Sky 2TB Box are in the Yellow Box storage. I have an old LG TV which was mounted on a wall bracket in the kitchen about ten years ago and has been in a plastic box ever since.
I tried to tune the TV in my temporary flat. Plugged it into the aerial socket and tried auto tune, fine tune and manual tune. Nothing but fuzz and snow although I did pick up the security cameras.
I bought an indoor aerial. Still nothing.
Read this review. Returned the aerial and bought this cheap as chips box.
Used the same aerial cable. Plugged it into the Dion. SCART into TV. Power cable in.
Bang. It autotuned itself immediately and I was watching the news within two minutes of unpacking it.
Not sure the picture quality is the best although that might be the old TV.
I bought this as an experiment as I assumed the tuner on the TV was knackered. My only regret now that the experiment was positive is that I didn't buy a more expensive device, something I may well do now I know I can get Freeview here.
Getting DAB radio is a bonus (although I cannot get Planet Rock).
I will explore Channel Zero for the sake of it but it holds no major interest to me.
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(WASHINGTON) -- Sales of existing U.S. homes rose by 2.1 percent in October to an annual pace of nearly 4.8 million, up approximately 11 percent from a year ago, according to a report out Monday from the National Association of Realtors. It's the eighth straight month that this figure has increased.
"We've not seen that since the end of May 2006," National Association of Realtors spokesman Walter Maloney said.
The national median existing home price was $178,600 in October, according to the report.
Part of the reason for the upward climb, Maloney said, is that fewer homes are on the market.
"With limited inventory, home prices continue to rise and home equity is recovering," he said.
Maloney continued, "Each percentage point of price appreciation is adding $190 billion to total home equity, so we could see close to a trillion dollar gain next year with prices expected to rise another five percent."
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The dollar firmed above ¥113.50 in Tokyo trading on Thursday, supported by upbeat Tokyo stocks, but its topside was capped by receding expectations for an additional interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
At 5 p.m., the dollar was at ¥113.93-94, up from ¥113.46-47 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.1127-1127, down from $1.1168-1168, and at ¥126.78-79, up from ¥126.71-73.
After hovering around ¥114.10 in the early morning, the greenback soon advanced to around ¥114.30, reflecting a "risk on" mood following overnight gains in the U.S. stock market and crude oil prices.
The dollar eased below ¥113.90 in midmorning trading, dragged down by selling from Japanese importers and dovish remarks by James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Speculation about a Fed interest rate hike in March diminished after Bullard said in a speech on Wednesday that it would be "unwise" for the Fed to continue a monetary policy normalization strategy in the current environment.
"The dollar came under pressure versus the yen as Bullard, who had been known for his hawkish stance, showed strong concern over a fall in U.S. inflation expectations," a currency broker said.
The dollar temporarily regained ground and rose to levels around ¥114 after the Chinese central bank set its official midpoint rate for the yuan against the U.S. currency at a higher level compared with its previous fixing.
While the dollar was underpinned versus the yen by the rise in the Nikkei average, its topside proved heavy. The greenback was directionless in late hours amid crosscurrents of selling and buying.
"Following volatile exchange rate movements last week, the market was led by position adjustments," an official at a currency margin trading service provider said. "Market participants are seen waiting for fresh trading incentives for now."
"For the dollar to chase higher ground vis-a-vis the yen, the U.S. economy needs to show a clear sign of recovery in a way that an additional interest rate hike by the Fed comes in sight," an official at a major Japanese bank said.


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Kimberley Walsh has been shimmying and shaking her way through Strictly Come Dancing for the past two months and while she revealed last night that her whole body is aching and she is battling a number of niggling industries, there are some good side effects of the show.
Kim has been able to eat whatever she wants for the past eight weeks and as much of it as she can handle and she's loving giving in to all her chocolate cravings!
Walsh has had a crazy few weeks, between her efforts with Pasha Kovalev on Strictly, her Girls Aloud Children In Need reunion, her birthday and a whole heap of charity work, so she hasn't had time to cook healthy meals and choose the good eating options.
She's found herself turning to junk food more and more often and Kim told The Daily Mail:
"I'm eating more than I ever have in my life as I am dancing so much. It's great, bring on the chocolate!'"
"We are doing the jive this week and Pascha is like a little Duracell bunny."
Rehearsals haven't been easy for the blonde beauty and she tweeted today:
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger right…#Jive #scd".
However the support of her fans are getting her through and Walsh added:
"Reading all your lovely messages on my way to rehearsals! That should help me get my jive on…here we go! #scd #teampasherly"
She's elated to have survived Sunday's elimination and be progressing to this week's quarter final and wrote:
"You could probably tell from my reaction I am so unbelievably happy to get through! Cannot thank you enough for your AMAZING support! #scd"
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- 1-1/2 pounds pork chop suey meat
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup sliced onion
- 2-1/2 cups water
- 1-1/2 cups sliced celery
- 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
- 2 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- Hot cooked rice or mashed potatoes
- In a skillet over medium heat, brown pork in oil. Add onion and saute for 10 minutes. Add water, celery, mushrooms, bouillon and ginger; cover and cook for 30-40 minutes or until pork is tender.
- Combine cornstarch and soy sauce until smooth; stir into skillet and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Pork Chop Suey in Country Pork 1996, p56
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"I used this recipe, but replaced the pork with a piece of beef cooked in a crock pot for 5 hours with a package of onion soup mix. I added chinese vegetables, 1 can of water chestnuts. I used the ground ginger, cornstarch and soy sauce. It was the best homemade chop suey I have ever made.Donna - Groveport, OH"


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My parents bought it in the late 1960's.
It was a small motel probably from the 1940's that had about 8 units each with a double car garage where you could park your car and on the right front corner there was a gas station.
My dad networked with all the prop people he knew until he got together enough wood and facade materials to turn the entire thing into an old western town.
They rented out each renovated motel room to small store owners who sold everything from hand made crafts to old books to small bakery items. The front store on the left was my parents antique store and the old gas station was turned into a hamburger stand called "Billy Goodins".
They also rented it out as locations for movies, TV shows and once for a Playboy photoshoot.
It thrived for several years until they got a few bad tenants and they got tired of hassling with them to pay the rent and keep the place clean. There was also small deli in the back that apparently was selling more than just sandwiches and got shut down by the police.
They closed it down in the mid 1970's and it sat unused for the next 20+ years except for the old hamburger stand that got walled in and made into a Thai food restaurant called the "Thai Spoon".
This place was a huge part of childhood and I have mixed feelings about it.
I spent so many hours there, alone, while my parents worked on it.
I used to watch old game shows on a little black and white TV they kept upstairs above the general store in a small room that was always hotter than Hades because it was uninsulated.
But downstairs they had an old fashioned glass candy counter and I always got to choose a few pieces of candy to take upstairs with me... and we know how great that is for a kid.
I came across some pictures recently....
Here is a shot from across the street
Somewhere I have a close up of the painted sign on the roof line.
Its a mermaid and I have no idea how that relates to antiques, but I guess it made sense to them.
This was the "Star General Store" that my parents ran.
It was a popular place for the kids of the day to stop by on the way home from school and buy sweets from the giant glass candy counter in the back.
In it's heyday there were display pieces in those upper windows.
These next pictures are when the shops were done up for a movie that was shot there in about 1972 called "The Christmas Visit".
It starred Marty Allen who was a Christmas Elf trying to help a little boy learn about the magic of Christmas.
A really original theme.
It was made for TV and I believe that you can still buy it on Amazon.
Because my parents were always looking for an opportunity to push me into the spotlight, they got the director to let me be in the parts of the movie that was shot here.
This is a long shot from the sidewalk.
That plastic snow got everywhere and literally years later we were still finding it under stairs and in cracks.
Some more crew shots


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Marisol Boutique Hotel
Marisol Boutique Hotel
Hotel Guest Rating: 8.8/10
Paseo Malecon 161 Esquina Punta Colorada
San José Del Cabo 23406
Marisol Boutique Hotel
Just 200 metres from the beach in San José del Cabo, Marisol Boutique Hotel offers elegant air-conditioned rooms. Free WiFi is available in all areas.Marisol Boutique Hotel's elegant rooms are decorated with Mexican art. There is a variety of restaurants within a walking distance from the hotel.There is a restaurant and convenience store at the hotel. Guests can book activities and tours through the hotel's tour desk. Car rental is also available. Guests can sunbathe on the terrace.The neighbouring city of Cabo San Lucas, a popular spa resort, is a 30-minute drive away. Los Cabos International Airport is 12.5 km away. ...read more
- Internet services
- Free parking
Marisol Boutique Hotel Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bottle of water
- Car hire
- Concierge service
- Designated smoking area
- Family rooms
- Fishing
- Free parking
- Free WiFi
- Garden
- Horse riding
- Internet services
- Laundry
- Luggage storage
- Mini-market on site
- Non-smoking rooms
- On-site parking
- Parking
- Private check-in/check-out
- Private parking
- Shops (on site)
- Snorkelling
- Solarium
- Street parking
- Sun loungers or beach chairs
- Sun terrace
- Sun umbrellas
- Terrace
- Tour desk
- WiFi
- WiFi available in all areas
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Guests are kindly requested to inform the hotel of their estimated time of arrival. This can be noted in the Comments Box during booking or by contacting the hotel/property using the contact details found on the booking confirmation.Reception opening hours are from 8:00 to 21:00.Chamber maid service is available from Monday to Saturday.Please note that the property only allows children of 11 years or older.Guests should be 12 years or older, children below that age are not accepted at the property.
Hotel Guest Reviews of the Marisol Boutique HotelOur hotel ratings and reviews are from real hotel guests. Priceline.com ensures that its reviews are guests-only by proactively sending hotel surveys to customers after they've completed their hotel stays. In the post-stay surveys, priceline.com hotel customers are asked a number of questions about their stay and the hotel. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best, the survey asks guests to rate their overall experience and specifically rate the hotel's cleanliness, staff and location. Priceline.com does not allow site visitors to post unsolicited hotel reviews.
November 4, 2016
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November 21, 2013
Solo Traveler
Very nice staff
September 10, 2013
Just had a wonderful stay here. The hotel was air conditioned, clean, and comfortable. Stayed in the King bed suite with a balcony overlooking the ocean. Room has a small fridge, which is perfect for storing drinks to take with you to the beach. Hotel provides beach towels and even a cooler if you want. Location is very convenient, across the street from the grocery store, and bus stops with a few minutes walk that will take you downtown San Jose or to Cabo San Lucas. We didn't even rent a car, as the bus was so cheap and convenient. Restuarants/car and scooter rentals on the same block as the hotel give 20% discounts. Owner is very personable, and will recommend activities/restaurants/give advice. Overall, very much enjoyed our stay, would come again. ...
July 31, 2013
the hotel was reminiscent of European inns or hostels and was charming. It was clean and had a vaulted ceiling in our room which gave it a feeling of being larger. Unfortunately we had a 6am departure time so we were unable to enjoy the continental breakfast.
June 13, 2013
The service was AMAZING! Marisol (the woman at the front-desk) and her uncle were SUPER helpful and kind to us!!! I felt like they were our own, personal, trip planners. It was great! Every restaurant they suggested was great and they never pressured us into anything we weren't 100% sold on. I would go back in a heartbeat! I loved the fact that it was smaller and low-key. We got to explore Cabo the way we wanted to, eat where ever we wanted, come-and-go as we pleased, and the beach was so close! The hotel felt super safe and I really liked its location. Everything was just a short walk or bus ride away. And the price was unbeatable! Seriously, don't think just because the price is lower than the resorts that the service or quality suffers. It doesn't! I don't care for the "all-inclusive" type of hotels, so this hotel was perfect for what I was looking for. Try this hotel, you won't regret it! ...
January 22, 2013
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December 3, 2012
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May 21, 2012
Business Traveler
A few things I would like to see for my next stay here: 1) Hair Conditioner 2) A Hairdryer 3) More TV Channels in English that work 4) A Mini-bar or some place with available snacks/beverages.
February 13, 2012
Solo Traveler
Marisol Boutique Hotel is located amongst mega resorts near the beach. Every room has a balcony with ocean view. It is a short 3 minute walk to the beach, and across the street from the local Starbucks and market. A continental breakfast is included with the stay.
December 1, 2011
Clean and friendly with good location to highway and beach. Bigger beds and a coffee machine in the rooms would make it an enjoyable stay. Some English channels on the TV would also help.
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Sporting Detection Dogs?
Does anyone here compete in this?
I just went to a workshop on the weekend and had a blast! My puppy LOVED it!
Apparently it is a new sport in Canada, but has been in the US a bit longer?
Here's my puppy's and my first try at the workshop. She was a little excited. lol :D
Berlin Scent Detection Workshop - YouTube
We're not competing yet, but Tara is training in K9 Nose Work. We just recently started on Odor. It is a lot of fun and Tara just loves it.
Looks like your pup loved it too!
She's so cute, i love her enthusiasm!
I took classes for awhile, but flyball started getting in the way, so I stopped. It was fun, but it got expensive to have two sports at the same time.
Quinn and I have done two sets of classes but are not yet ready to compete. We are both really enjoying ourselves. The trainer is a little north of Newmarket Ontario.
We've been training in Nosework for a few months and Mikko just passed his odor recognition test (test that they have to pass before they can trial) for level one-birch. Our first trial is in March!
It's a lot of fun as you and your puppy have found out-she seems to love it!
one of my dogs is "
16 December Fador and I are going to compete for our second trial in
the NW2 nose work he's doing well he's an amazing searcher."
I just got a flyer about a Ramsey seminar in Durham NC in January. I have thought of going to audit, but even the audit is expensive (Beau is already certified in cadaver)-- I understand he trains more like police and has some good insights. But for someone interested in nosework, I have heard real life detection folks saying "he is the best".
Andrew is great! But yeah, it was expensive for the classes and I don't even know what he charges for the seminars.
I was going to cut back and only bring Halo because Keefer thought it was fun, but honestly, he was just happy to come along for the ride, he wasn't into it as much as she was. But Andrew said if I didn't mind bringing both of them he was happy to do a search or two with Keefer each week too, for no extra charge, because it was good for him to work with less motivated pet dogs, to learn ways to make nosework fun and interesting for them.
We're doing another workshop in late January! :)
My puppy though, at home she's sometimes trying to cheat. She's now sometimes laying beside the wrong bins and looking for a treat. Any suggestions on what I should do? Do I tell her no, or just wait it out?
I can tell she knows it's not the right one because of her body language, I think she's trying to fool me into giving her some treats. LOL
I just ingore it, then make the reward even stronger when she makes the decision to move to find the right location. Even if she is confused and does not offer you a perfect alert if she has made the choice to find the 'right one' reward that. If you can get ahold of a copy of K9 Cop magazine for Nov/Dec there is a whole article dedicated to false alerts in explosive detection dogs. It is a common problem to have to fix with real world detection dogs.
One issue with containers ( I dont know what all they teach in nosework) is that scent can absorb into the container leaving a residual odor so make sure that you only use "dirty" containers for your training aids and store the clean containers separately from the dirty ones.
I have some plastic ammo boxes I use to transport cadaver and after a spill in one I washed and bleached the box out and sat in the sun for a week and I could still smell the odor with my inferior nose. I assume the oils they use for nosework might absorb in plastic as well.
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Decision makers
- Hilda SolisU.S. Secretary of Labor
- Seth D. HarrisDeputy Secretary
- Elizabeth KimExecutive Secretariat Director
- Philip TomDirector of CFBNP
Tell DOL: Don't Deport Filipino Teachers After School System Failed Them!
PGCPS Committed Wage Theft. DOL Stole their Dreams!
The recent settlement reached by the Department of Labor (DOL) and Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) over PGCPS's violations of the H1B temporary foreign worker program is twice victimizing the teachers whose wages were illegally reduced.
Tell the DOL that these teachers should not be punished with job loss and deportation because of their employer's willful failure to comply with the law.
Stand with these teachers whose actions helped safeguard American workers' wages!
For more information go visit: http://www.pen-usa.org
NOTE: For our Philippine based and International supporters, you can support the campaign by signing this petition addressed to the Philippine Embassy.
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- U.S. Secretary of Labor
Hilda Solis
- Deputy Secretary
Seth D. Harris
- Executive Secretariat Director
Elizabeth Kim
- Director of CFBNP
Philip Tom
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Senate
I just signed the following petition addressed to: U.S. Labor Secretary, the Honorable Hilda Solis.
The Honorable Hilda L.Solis
Secretary of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, D.C.
Dear Madame Secretary:
I am writing to voice my concern over the announced settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) in which PGCPS was found to be a willful violator of the laws that govern the H-1B temporary foreign worker visa program.
Although I am pleased that the foreign teachers will be paid all the back wages to which they are entitled, I find the penalty of debarment of PGCPS from participating in any employment-based immigration program unfairly punishes the very teachers who were victims of PGCPS's willful violations. The DOL's "remedy" effectively means the termination of their jobs regardless of seniority or performance, and an abrupt end of their lawful presence in the United States. It is outrageously unjust that the full impact of the penalty imposed on an employer for violating the law is borne by the victims.
I worry that the debarment will act as a deterrent for other foreign temporary workers in similar circumstances from reporting violations. I see this aspect of the decision more akin to retaliatory action against workers who initiate complaints against their employer. This kind of ruling would be welcomed by employers who aim to terminate employees who stand up against them.
For these reasons, I respectfully appeal to the DOL to exercise discretion and allow PGCPS to continue employment-based sponsorship of these teachers to ensure their lawful presence in the U.S.
Lastly, it is important to note that PGCPS students have made significant progress in no small part by these highly-qualified foreign teachers who have provided an exceptional level of service to the county's public schools. They are committed to serve and fulfill the promise that no child will be truly left behind academically in this country. It would be a great disservice to these students if outstanding teachers were lost on account of PGCPS's willful failure to comply with the law.
I trust that you will seriously consider my appeal so that PGCPS's foreign teachers can benefit from a fair and equitable treatment that every worker in the U.S. deserves.
my representative in the U.S. House and Senate
Seth D. Harris, Deputy Secretary
Elizabeth Kim, Executive Secretariat Director
Philip Tom, Director of CFBNP
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text: Well I have been a fan since a kid, and always wanted to be the man who brought criminals to justice.So now grown up and with my own kids who love to go to Cons and the like now I wanted to participate and bought a bucket for myself. Well comes in and wow way to small.Help what should I have done to avoid this problem again.:facepalm


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Why Do I Cry? - Poem by renee martin
Why, when I call he doesn't answer?
But, if he calls I can't help but answer.
Why do I cry?
Why do I care so much?
Why do I expect so much when he does so little?
Why does my heart hurt for someone who doesn't feel?
Why do I cry?
Why do I care so much?
Why is it, that he can make me feel so horrible, when I've done nothing wrong?
But even when he knows he's wrong, I act like nothings happened.
Why do I cry?
Why do I care so much?
Why do I continuously think about him when I know he's not thinking about me?
Why do I cry?
Why do I care so much?
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Renee, this sounds like a very big case of love. but love not returned. Great write, thanks for sharing it.
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Video catches witness horror at police beating - US news - Crime & courts - msnbc.com
Hate these stories. Can understand how easy it is to loose it after a major conflict BUT???
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Video catches witness horror at police beating - US news - Crime & courts - msnbc.com
Hate these stories. Can understand how easy it is to loose it after a major conflict BUT???
Sounds like a murder to me. Just like any other case where someone dies as a result of unnecessary force. Unless the guy was armed, they may have a hard time explaining why so many of them couldn't get him under control and cuffed to the point that they had to beat him to death. I would demand answers too if I were his dad.
That's horrible. I would be curious to see the video
As an ex-cop I have been in situations where it took several officers to subdue someone. However, it took the numbers so that no one got hurt, not as an excuse to beat someone. Sometimes injuries did occur because some folks just don't know when to quit. That does not seem to be the case here. And we didn't have tasers back then either.
Clearly more details are needed, but this does not look good. I'd really like to see that video!
Sad situation,and it will probably be swept away without any real answers.The article mentions schizophrenia.My wife worked as a client rights officer for people with M.R. and mental illness,years ago.There are so many on the streets,some will not help themselves,some cannot.I met a few who were dangerous when off their medication.I really don't know the answer as how LEO would determine the difference between a crackhead and the mentally ill.Did they beat the man out of anger?Not many details.Sad all the way around.
Police Officer's attorney, has already offerred up about a $461,000 settlement to be split among family members. Look at the pictures of him, that's excessive force. That's not learning properly how to subdue someone. These guys were relying on having numerous guys, a taser, boots, fists, and clubs to subdue him ? Sorry, but that just means you don't know what you are doing, and you don't beat the guy to death. They're responsible for his death..... blaming the real victim here is a bit absurd.
It used to amaze me (excuse how I say this) but some are really 'dumb', unprepared, and unskilled at knowing how to subdue or handlcuff someone. An example : I was average size and average build at the time. A guy I knew well (about my size, etc) was escorting a guy that was about 5'11" tall, and pure bulging muscles (Mr Atlas build), 250 lbs back to the detention area after he learned some very bad news from the Judge, and was not handcuffed because of just coming out of the courtroom. They turn a corner, and we hear a blood curdling yell , and knew a fight was on. Three of us go around the corner and he was wrestling with the guy on the floor. A friend, 6'5" tall, about 290 and strong as a moose jumps in, and another guy I knew well and just as muscular and strong as the guy being wrestled, jumps in. There was no room for me to jump in with these guys on him. They could NOT cuff this guy.
After a few minutes of this I told them to all get out of the way and let me do it, and I"ld have him cuffed within 5 seconds.
They "laughed" and said , OK... 1, 2 , 3 ... we're off. I dropped down and had him cuffed within 5 seconds. This guy was much much stronger than I was.... however, if you know the pressure points and holds to use, I don't care how strong nor big you are, it will have you submissive and crying like a baby..... you WILL cooperate as the cuffs are slapped on.
I was trained whenever possible wait for plenty of backup before going hands on to minimize injuries to LEO and Suspect.
I don't care how much money they offer up as far as a civil case,if there was e3xcessive force used that is backed up by a video,I can see the Officers being charged criminally in State and/or Federal court


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Goal: Preventing tragedy in Central Oregon
Bend police chief seeks program to head off youth violence
BEND, Ore. - In his former jobs, Bend Police Chief Jeff Sale has investigated a shooting at the Fairchild Air Force Base Hospital in 1994, and a high school shooting, also in Washington.
"Any time you end up at a scene where there's that amount of chaos, that amount of death, that amount of injury, all contained into one space, it does have an impact on you," Sale said Thursday.
He knows mental health issues become the main focus after these crimes, but Sale said dealing with it beforehand, in a prevention effort, can be confusing and run into obstacles.
On Wednesday night, he told the Bend City Council some frightening stories his school resource officers hear about kids talking about committing violence, but officers can't tell teachers about it because of federal privacy laws like HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
"We try to interact with all of our partners -- with the schools, with mental health, with probation and parole -- but everybody feels restricted," said Sale.
Lawyers often recommend saying less -- as little as possible, to avoid legal problems.
Sale wants to fund a program that researches the correct interpretation of the law, to change it.
"One of two things: Yes, you're interpreting it correctly, you can not share that information, or no, you're reading this wrong, here's what you can actually do," said Sale.
The two-year pilot program would, to the extent that's legal, bring all community resources together to share information on young people with mental issues, in order to keep the community safe.
"I spend nine months in the school, and I spend the rest of the time on the streets," said Bend-La Pine School Resource Officer Scott Vincent. "The same things you see in the streets are happening in our school district."
Just like Sale, Vincent says communication could be the answer.
"We have all the information about what took place at the school, we take that child to the hospital, and then when that child comes back to our school, we don't get the information from the hospital," said Vincent. "Because of laws that prevent that communication."
Another part of Sale's program would bring in a coordinator to oversee the program, as well as a consultant to lay out how the program could work, with research from other states where this has already been done.
Sale says the next step is to seek state funding to begin.


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[EUROPA LEAGUE] Oguchi Onyewu's TC Twente is through to the quarterfinals of the Europa League despite its 2-0 loss to
Zenit St. Petersburg on Thursday. Maurice Edu's Rangers fell at home to PSV, 1-0, and went out on aggregate by the same score.
Onyewu started at center back in place of the suspended Douglas for Twente, which won the first leg at home, 3-0.
New Jersey-born Giuseppe Rossi scored his tournament-high eighth goal to help Villarreal win 2-1 over Bayer Leverkusen and advance to the quarterfinals.
Three Portuguese clubs -- Benfica, Braga and Porto -- advanced, while English giants Liverpool and Manchester City were eliminated.
Porto 2 CSKA Moscow 1
(Aggregate: 3-1)
Liverpool 0 Braga 0
(Aggregate: 0-1)
Man. City 1 Dynamo Kiev 0
(Aggregate: 1-2)
Paris SG 1 Benfica 1
(Aggregate: 2-3)
Rangers 0 PSV 1
(Aggregate: 0-1)
Spartak Moscow 3 Ajax 0
(Aggregate: 4-0)
Villarreal 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1
(Aggregate: 5-3)
Zenit St. Petersburg 2 FC Twente 0
(Aggregate: 2-3)


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