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Here's a quick question for you. What do Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr., Greg Biffle, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Clint Bowyer and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all have in common?
If you said they all makes tons of money, that's technically correct, but it isn't the answer we're seeking.
All nine of these Sprint Cup drivers have yet to win a race this season. Add it all up, and you get 188 Cup wins as a combined victory total for this group.
The 2008 winless brigade includes four former Cup champions and three Daytona 500 winners. All of them except Earnhardt won at least one race last season.
Seven of them made the Chase in 2007 (all but Earnhardt and Biffle), but only five rank inside the Chase 12 after nine races this season.
Winning still is underemphasized in NASCAR's points system, but it is important over the next 17 races before the Chase begins. Drivers are seeded in the playoff based on victories.
Earnhardt ranks third in the standings. But he would start the Chase tied for seventh if the playoff began today, 30 points behind top seed Carl Edwards, whose three victories would place him first even though he ranks 10th in the standings.
The guys outside the top 12 need to race consistently to get back in the playoff picture, but a win or two along the way could change things when the Chase starts.
A driver gets more points for winning, of course, but a couple of victories would bring another advantage.
For example, let's say Ryan Newman ranks 12th after 26 races, but has two wins. He probably would start the Chase third or fourth, ahead of all the drivers who didn't win or had only one victory.
Last season was the first time NASCAR used the seeding-by-victories format. Each win is worth 10 additional points when the Chase begins.
It didn't change who won the title last year. Jimmie Johnson would have started the Chase 15 points behind Gordon instead of 20 points ahead, but Johnson still would have won the championship.
However, all the drivers realize it could make the difference in who wins the title. The pressure is on to win some races as the contenders head into the summer months.
Just finishing in the top 10 doesn't cut it. Winning matters, and that's a good thing. Drivers accustomed to seeing the checkered flag need to find their way back to Victory Lane.
Ashley Force proved herself
In September, I questioned whether Ashley Force had the toughness to get the job done as an NHRA Funny Car driver.
I happily say now I was 100 percent wrong.
Force became the first woman in history to win an NHRA Funny Car event, beating her dad, John Force, last weekend at Atlanta. She leads the points standings and has reached the finals in three consecutive events.
Few racers ever go through what Ashley endured emotionally last season as a rookie. She lost teammate Eric Medlen, who died after a practice session crash in Florida.
Ashley came away unscathed from a scary accident at the Seattle event in July, then watched her famous father suffer serious injuries in a crash at Dallas.
She was shaken at the time. The danger that lurks on every pass at 300 mph had taken a big toll on her family in only six months.
It wasn't clear if her heart was in it. Who would blame her if it wasn't?
But Ashley, 25, has proven she has that same competitive fire that made her father the greatest drag racer in history.
As her career continues to blossom, Ashley probably will look back on the hardships of 2007 and realize it made her stronger.
Adding it up
A few oddities to ponder heading to Race 10 of the Cup season:
David Ragan is 15th in the standings, only 35 points outside the Chase cutoff.
David Gilliland is 18th, ahead of Matt Kenseth (19th) and Kurt Busch (20th) in the standings.
In only six starts, Mark Martin (30th) ranks ahead of four drivers who started all nine races -- Michael Waltrip, Reed Sorenson, Sam Hornish Jr. and Regan Smith.
Gibbs had an easier weekend
For the first time in four years, Joe Gibbs wasn't sweating it out on NFL draft weekend, trying to decide which player was the right one to pick as the head coach of the Washington Redskins.
Gibbs was in Talladega last weekend, enjoying himself while watching his drivers win both events -- Tony Stewart in the Nationwide race Saturday and Kyle Busch in the Cup race Sunday.
Gibbs, who retired in January after Washington's playoff loss to Seattle, said sitting on the pit box beats the heck out of stressing over a top draft pick.
"You have just a few minutes to make a huge decision," Gibbs said Sunday. "And most of the time you can't plan for it because something comes up that changes things. It's an exciting day and it's challenging, but I'd rather be here."
Terry Blount covers motorsports for ESPN.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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THE GOOD --- The Mediterranean Palace Hotel (like The Cleopatra) is in an excellent location – probably one of the best in Tenerife. Part of the Mare Nostrum Resort - i have now stayed in both hotels.
All members of staff are extremely friendly and keen to help – however they are reactive rather than proactive as would staff be in a true 5 star hotel.
We went Bed and Breakfast and cannot fault choice or quality of breakfast – it was excellent.
Booked a pool view room and that's what we got and we never really had a problem getting a sun lounger (despite the early birds putting towels down)
Entertainment every night – not of the highest standard but it was of a mixed variety and they all certainly tried their best -- there even was a mini market one of the nights selling mixture of goods – why – in a 5 star hotel?
THE BAD -- The Mediterranean Palace Hotel may be 25 years in existence and obtained a 5 Star rating but I suggest the 5 star rating was based on what it was like 25 years ago.
This hotel is very dated and is in need of maintenance (skirting boards hanging of walls in restaurant), a good painting (stairwells and corridors) and a rigorous cleaning starting with the bedrooms -- providing fresh towels and tyding rooms every day is not enough – some of the surfaces and doors in rooms and throughout the hotel were never cleaned during our stay
The extras in the hotel are a bit of a joke – you have to pay to use room fridge, 15 euro deposit for pool towel, vending machines with possibly the highest charges in Europe, chargeable water with evening meal, 1 euro for 30 seconds for checking weight of suit case (other local hotels free) AND if you want to use the table tennis (two extremely worn bats and a ball) you must pay a 5 euro deposit. These 'extras' / levies are a joke and The Mediterranean Palace Hotel must realise its 2013 not 1988.
I had serious problems with noise from another room on two subsequent nights – 1st night a party (we didn't report) to ~04:00 – the second night with a TV at full volume we contacted reception at 02:00 – noise stopped at 02:33 – interesting when I enquired with customer relations the next day they had NO record of me contacting reception. They did contact me later to say that security had been unable to locate the source of the noise. They told me if any more issues to let them know -- a proper 5 star would have been proactive -- showed they cared and contacted me and at very minimum asked at check out.
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Our Towns; Compost Battle: Who Protects Environment?
By MICHAEL WINERIP
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NORTH EAST, N.Y.— Coleman Station Road, a two-hour drive from New York City, is a scenic mix of farmers, country people and well-to-do second-home residents. Usually they go their own way, but awhile back they united to form Citizens for North East, a group concerned with ''good government and local environmental issues.''
''This group has come together because of the concern of its members for the deterioration of their environment,'' their lawyer wrote. They were particularly upset about the opening here in 1987 of Moody Hill Farms, which a Citizen environmentalist leader, Robert Quinlan, a Manhattan realtor, calls a ''solid waste management facility.''
Elizabeth Klippel, a Citizen environmentalist who operates a dog pound, says the manure that Moody Hill hauls in to make fertilizer smells and attracts flies. Wendy Curtis attributed 50 rats in her barn to Moody Hill. ''Neighbors are concerned about the effects on the air quality,'' Mr. Quinlan wrote. Citizen environmentalists are doing their best to shut Moody Hill.
That worries Tom Richard of Cornell, who says Moody Hill is ahead of its time and runs one of the best composting operations in the state. Recently Mr. Richard brought farmers from all over New York to show them Moody Hill's ''environmentally sound'' composting. To Mr. Richard, Moody Hill smells good. In the America of 1990, everyone from the biggest oil executive to the neighbor who doesn't want a group home on his street has learned to call himself an environmentalist. It can get confusing when all the cowboys buy themselves white hats.
Karl Hammer said he thought he was the environmentalist when he started Moody Hill, an all-organic operation.
Local horse farms were filling landfills with manure. ''All this manure was being wasted,'' he said. He trucks in manure and composts it, creating all-natural fertilizer that he sells to farms and garden stores and uses on his vegetables. ''I didn't expect trouble,'' he said. ''This is a manure-intensive neighborhood.'' ''This stuff just arrived,'' he said, leading a visitor over to a manure pile recently. His compost was piled in six 150-foot-long, 4-foot-high rows. All unusually neat. ''Thank you,'' he said. Even standing right on a pile, you couldn't smell anything. ''The whole key is the carbon-nitrogen ratio,'' he said.
''Now here is a new manure pile before composting. It has odor. I never said manure doesn't.'' It did have a smell, though that disappeared withing 10 feet. Mr. Richard of Cornell says Mr. Hammer does such a good job blending and exposing his animal manures to air that there is little odor.
Everything about Moody Hill seems futuristic. There are groundwater monitors. ''This is a Cornell lysemeter,'' he said. ''They just invented it. These flags are for a Federal Soil Conservation project.'' The State Department of Environmental Conservation visited several times after Citizen environmentalists complained. Dr. Sally Rowland was impressed with the runoff controls, including clay-lined holding ponds, rock filters, back-up pumps and sod beds. The state checked local wells and found no contamination. The Dutchess County Health Department found no rats.
Citizen environmentalists pressed zoning officials, arguing that the town code did not specifically permit a composting operation in the agricultural district. Mr. Hammer thought composting fit one of the town's definitions of ''farm.''
The chairwoman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, Julie Schroeder, acknowledges that the town code is not very precisely written. ''When they wrote the ordinances, no one was thinking of composting,'' she said. Last year the zoning appeals board ruled a composting operation was not allowed in the agricultural district. But the appeals board added a statement favoring composting in general and suggested that the town board might want to change its laws. It hasn't so far. Moody Hill has been allowed to stay open while appealing in court.
One of the most plain-spoken opponents is Kenneth Duncan, who owns 450 acres across from Moody Hill. Mr. Duncan does not talk like a Citizen environmentalist; he talks like a farmer, which he has been all his 70 years. His children do not want to farm, and so he hopes to sell his land for housing lots.
He is not bothered by Moody Hill's smell. ''Not worth complaining about.'' Rats? ''Have a couple, but I don't want to say it's them, this is a farm.'' Flies? ''We had flies, but they could come from our cows.'' Then why oppose it? ''Those compost piles will hurt my land values. You can see them plain. I never made much farming, by geez. I got 450 acres and I think that I should get some compensation for my land value. I want to get every nickel I can.''


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" The bearish pressure continues and the currency pair is now slightly above the 200-day moving average support. Our outlook for EUR/USD remains bearish but a decisive break of 200-day moving average support near 1.2775 is critical to expect further downward moves. In case a decisive break below 1.2775/1.2760 range takes place then we would expect further deeper moves towards 1.2605/1.2610 support zone. On the upside resistances are expected first near 1.2790 and with any break of that near 1.2870. Both 22-day and 55-day EMA lines are converging near 1.2870."
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Euro-US Dollar (EUR/USD) could not break below 200-day moving average support mentioned. The currency pair went as low as 1.2661 but jumped up to 1.2802 and after finding resistance below 22-day EMA, dropped by 112 pip before closing for the week at 1.2742. The movement during the later part of the week has been non-directional.
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I have very oily scalp and need to wash my hair everyday. I thought this would be a good fit but it dries out my hair too much - even with conditioner after. I like the scent but I can see why some people might not. I haven't used it in a while and for what it costs I would give it 2 1/2 stars.
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this is my 5th day (2nd wash) with HDF shampoo. i could already see the difference. i hv very oily scalp which need shampooing daily. during shampooing there's lots of hairfall. with HDF i could wash alternate day. my greasy scalp feels more balanced & hair still got bounce 30+hrs after wash. this is a breakthrough for me. i hv med-short hair, even tho bottle is small i only need the tiniest amount. it spreads well but doesnt foam up much. scalp feels clean after wash which is the most important thing. i massage well & leave it on for 1min before washing off. i'm still losing just as much hair during shampooing though. hair felt a little dry but it's ok after i applied leave-on-conditioner. as for all the banging ingredients & amino acids, i hv yet to see if it does something good to my hair in the long run...i am hoping that over time, hairfall will be less...let's see shall we. very happy with this product.
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This is a non SLS and no paraben shampoo with nice coconut milk smell.I like the texture and leave my hair fresh and smooth after shampoo. easy to rinse and enjoy the moment of washing my hair. recommended for this price range shampoo.
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Shampoo is moisturising and leaves a conditioner-like coating around the hair. Despite being sulfate free, it lathers up pretty well. Been through a whole bottle and would definitely repurchase. Price is pretty reasonable too as only a small amount is needed for each wash. Good for all hair types. Especially thick and dry hair.
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Bought this shampoo to try as it is sulfate and paraben free. I absolutely love the scent of this shampoo! However, the scent doesn't linger long after each wash. I thought this product was rather pricey for such a small bottle but was pleasantly surprised that a tiny amount of product will suffice to lather up your locks. I felt like there were less breakages and hairfall after a period of usage. The downside is that I have sensitive scalp and I did not see much improvement in reducing flakiness. It would've been the ultimate shampoo for me if it could eliminate the scalp flakiness problem.
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It smells good, however as I bleached my hair, it is not moisturising enough for it. If its normal hair, i think its fine to use it daily. Its difficult to squeeze it out of the bottle as well, it smells like thick coconut cream.
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I like the natural ingredients in this and it cleans my hair very well. The scent is pleasant but does not linger and my hair feels slightly softer and smoother after using this for about a week. Works nicely with the conditioner. Lathers very well, only need a small amount :)
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I have had a hell of a time trying to get the USER Portal accessible to the other computers on my network. I can only access the Portal from another computer when the windows firewall is turned off. I have made sure that spiceworks was listed in the allowed programs list in the firewall. I have created a new inbound rule to allow connections to spiceworks. I have used the netsh commands and still no luck. Has anybody been able to get the portal to work from a Win7 machine?? If so please let me know if I am missing something.
Oct 1, 2010 at 7:41 UTC
Have you opened up port 80 or whatever port the Spiceworks server is running on?
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Oct 1, 2010 at 7:41 UTC
Have you opened up port 80 or whatever port the Spiceworks server is running on?
Oct 1, 2010 at 7:49 UTC
Haha.... Leo you were right... I just created a new inbound rule opening up port 80 and it now works ... I guess I thought Port 80 was open already!!! Thanks Leo!!!
Oct 1, 2010 at 7:52 UTC
I have Windows 7 at work and I can access the user portal. Check your AV/security suite, (McAfee, Symantec, etc. if they are blocking it.).
Oct 1, 2010 at 7:52 UTC
That's great glad you are sorted
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I think we started talking about this at Spiceworld 2009 but it's something that keeps cropping up.
How do you go about getting the CEO, CIO, CFO, CTO, VP Directors etc inside and outside of IT to make the right technology purchasing decisions?
How influential/impactful are these guys on IT purchases?
Love your thoughts and any ideas
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May 17, 2010 at 10:09 UTC
IT Journey, LLC is an IT service provider.
Wow that is a tough one.
I would start with, make sure you have all the facts before you start talking to your boss about something. Going in with only half an idea (not matter how good it is) is always a bad idea. There are too many possibilities and potential pit falls to working like that.
Write it out and then prove prove prove.
Try pitching the idea to someone else before going to your boss. See what questions that other person comes up with, and find those answers.
May 17, 2010 at 10:11 UTC
Proof is a lot of it, relationship is another. Too many people exclude themselves from the decision process by not interacting with the folks who make decisions. They have to trust you that you know what you're talking about. Build communications, and stick with it.
May 17, 2010 at 10:12 UTC
maybe i have been lucky but a lot of the people outside the IT department listen to the IT department and take there advice. since we have been stuck with the daily grind we know where the quirks are and who's hand you have to hold through everything. so when a new purchase decision is made for IT related software or hardware the IT department has a large part in it. i know at my old job and even my current one anything IT related passes by my desk before a final purchase. if i don't think it is a good option i offer something else. it is carefully considered and the times where i would lose out is mostly when the price is significantly increased from what they want to what i think is the better option.
May 17, 2010 at 10:22 UTC
Sadly, Big decisions will always have to pass "Big Guys" approval.
- Good tools for ROI calculation are always good to have with you. This guys always like to hear about savings and return of investment to judge new projects.
- Good Project guideline also helps to clarify and point to improvements.
- Demo presentations are also valuable.
May 17, 2010 at 10:53 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Same way as any decision going past the "business" side of things - budgets, options, proposals, recommendations. Although to "real" CIO will fall into this category. An actual CIO, IMHO, will be the most technical person in the organization and will understand the real details. If that isn't the case you don't have a CIO but just an "manager" over IT. The title might be CIO but the role isn't.
In any quality organization these C roles have very little to do with IT. They might approve budgets and confer on large contracts, especially vendor contracts, but should mostly step away to focus on the business, not the under the hood details of the IT department. If the business can't handle not micro-managing the IT department then not only have they failed to grasp IT but they've failed to grasp their business as well!
May 17, 2010 at 11:05 UTC
For me, a good CIO has a different sent of technical capability. They need to understand what they're technical people are telling them. They need to understand why this application needs this database, or what Exchange can and can't do. But I have ZERO expectation that they actually know HOW to do those things (so I think I'm in agreement with SAM?).
I think most true Engineer's... the real technical ones, well, finding one that wants to be a CIO would be pretty rare.
Had a great boss at PC Connection. He could sit and talk with our DBA's, programmers or infrastructure people all day about what's going on and give reasons why we could and couldn't do things. But he couldn't actually DO any of it (well, he probably could some, but he took great delight in telling us he couldn't!).
This really worked well.
May 17, 2010 at 11:09 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
@Martin - Yeah, I expect the CIO to be insanely technical but not necessarily the most technical person for any one particular task. As the CIO they should "get it" but, nearly always, defer to the "in the trenches" technical guys for the latest, most relevant opinions and experience. I'd expect that a decent CIO would always have been an amazing hands-on tech at one point but not doing it every day makes it tough to remain that way.
CIOs have to be generalists which is really, really hard to do well. But then again, we don't need very many CIOs. So that might work out. They need to be generalized technical plus grok the business. It's a tough line to walk.
May 17, 2010 at 11:10 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Had a great boss at PC Connection. He could sit and talk with our DBA's, programmers or infrastructure people all day about what's going on and give reasons why we could and couldn't do things. But he couldn't actually DO any of it (well, he probably could some, but he took great delight in telling us he couldn't!).
That sounds like how I think a CIO should be.
May 17, 2010 at 11:15 UTC
I learned a VERY valuable lesson my first year in the States. One of my first jobs here in Austin TX was to basically get my company into the C Level execs at the major wall street firms. circa 2004.
I set up a call with the CTO of one of the biggest firms on Wallstreet, He suggested I then speak with the Head of a equities trading LOB ( which is really all i wanted out of the call) I said, may I have your permission to call you in 2 weeks to let you klnow what I found out and report back. Kenny of course, no problem."
Just as I was about to put the phone down, he said " Kenny one second, Where you from?" " Essex, a county nr London in England" I replied
The way you approached my business was one of the best I've seen but do you went some advice?" Sure".
Next time you have someone like me on the phone think of me as a Garage owner." "You spoke about a tool, that is 4 levels down in my toolbox, right next to twenty other tools that are useful." " However, What I would like to hear is how you can help me run my Garage"
Lesson learned.
May 17, 2010 at 11:18 UTC
I've always approached the "big guys" like this:
- State a Problem (could be a scenario)
- Quickly follow that up with a solution (that I've already researched)
- Tell them how it will impact the business (if it is a problem)
Or how it will improve the business (if it is an enhancement)
- Give my expert opinion based on resources and community discussions
- Tell them how much it costs... (I don't always present them with solutions that cost money, which gives me leverage and makes it so they don't see money flying out the window evertime I walk into the room.)
- Tell them how it will improve production, effeciency, save time, save payroll, shift focus... (because they didn't really listen during my 3rd step)
- List the difference in features (in layman's terms) between free (if available) and costly solutions.
- Let them make the ulitmate decision.
This way they can't say I didn't present them with all of the options.
I have been fortunate enough to have management and owners hear me out with an open mind and (usually) let me make the final decision.
May 17, 2010 at 12:16 UTC
Is there anything in the spiceworks app/community that could help in your opinion?
May 17, 2010 at 12:38 UTC
The CIO should be the technical liason and the business liason. She needs to be able to articulate both technology and business. I've seen C-levels on both ends of the spectrum: So in love with technology that they are blown about like a leaf in the wind to every technology that he sees at a trade show, to the technophobe that would be happy if all he had were a calculator and a legal pad.
Both of those types are dangerous. There's nothing worse than an IT infrastructure that's either spiraling out of control cost and maintenance-wise or horribly outdated and on the verge of collapse. Most CIOs I've seen tend to be MBAs with little direction who can whip up a mean spreadsheet and has some serious Access skills so the CEO puts him over everything computer-related.
Too many techies out there (including me) really enjoy just being techies and don't want to deal with the B.S. and politics that come with having a seat at the boardroom table. Maybe that has to change. IT is in serious need of champions who can "talk the talk" and also wade through the B.S. of sales reps. A good CIO surrounds herself with people who augment her weaknesses without her feeling threatened. She should be able to walk into a room with a sales rep trying to convince the CEO to buy an $80k SAN and explain why that won't be good for business and how the $20k SAN would be better.
Most CIOs today would do whatever the CEO wants, which is basically whatever the sales guy told him to want, buy the $80k SAN and just fire the $60k sys admin and outsource the IT department. "Look at me, I'm smart! I saved us $60k!"
In short, convincing the boss about IT strategy should be the CIOs job.
May 17, 2010 at 12:48 UTC
most of the people in the exec circle are not "tech savy" however they are generally dollars and cents savy..... so my what i see is putting a solid business case mapped out in front of them that explains the ROI and all other numbers related to the "issue" in front of them..... this business case should be in plain english and not "tech speak" so that the exec's can understand what is being conveyed to them....
I've learned that this is typically the best way to gain their trust and "sell" them on the IT needs....
Our needs are always described in terms of how it will impact the company and how IT can better improve certain job flows..... improve efficiency etc....
May 18, 2010 at 6:55 UTC
Late to the party again. All good thoughts.
We're a small outfit, and I do get to decide what to buy and how to do things, but my boss gets to decide if anything will be funded. For out situation, I think it works well.
Before asking for funding, I'd be sure I knew what I was asking for and the reasons for the decision. My boss needs to feel that HE knows I know what I'm talking about. If these two conditions are met then he can make his decisions based on a broader picture than mine.
May 18, 2010 at 10:01 UTC
That's right. Keep it simple, Stupid.
If your hear the CEO, for example, wants to purchase some sort of computer equipment... let's say an external drive for discussion sake...
Write an e-mail, don't go over and talk to them. Write down the pros and cons of several recommended (your recommendations) devices. Write to them with any explainations of how it works, are there any extraordinary benefits or will it cause some sort of problem. Why would it cause the problem? How the problem could be solved if there is a solution and give them alternatives with explainations if there are any employee hours consumed and for what.
It's a whole new ball game when it's in black and white.
Then... if something goes awry, you will have a copy of the email that shows it was not recommended and they will know that.
May 21, 2010 at 1:49 UTC
In my opinion, if you have your projects (whether they involve purchases, or require time resources) aligned with your core business strategy and vision and can prove how these projects support that strateby and vision, then no one can argue their value or relevence. Then it is simply a matter of budget. I think you must ALWAYS begin your projects by looking at their value in this manner. Doing so makes sure that they are the most vital for your company, and aligning them this way takes care of the "selling" aspect. Of course, this only works when everyone is on board with the current vision and strategy. Otherwise...good luck with anyone selling any project that requires money, or cross departmental resources. Once everyone is aligned, they all know what is at stake and understand the value of what they are doing or paying for.
May 21, 2010 at 5:43 UTC
It is extremely helpful to develop an annual budget. I have seen too many small IT shops that don't do this, so they have to beg for funding one project at a time.
When I came on board at my current job (13 years ago) this was one of the first things that I did. It was entirely voluntary on my part and not required by the CEO. But it showed that I had developed long-range plans and had evaluated priorities. You can't tell me that you don't have a pretty good idea of how you would like to spend your IT dollars for the next 12 months. So put it in writing.
We start by having a discussion of the plan and how it will impact my budget compared to the current year. Then I put together the numbers (my estimates based on the current market). When we have the final budget meeting I lay out the significant changes since last year and get approval for the budget, including any new large projects.
At the time of purchase I just have to get a signature on the PO and remind the C-level folks that the item is in my budget. The idea is that by the time I have a PO in hand they have heard the theory and how the purchase fits into the company's overall strategy and they have seen the numbers before.
Since implementing the IT budget, I have had only 1 major project rejected. In that situation it was a knee-jerk reaction to some other technology not being reliable. So I heard let's fix X before we take on another big project.
May 22, 2010 at 8:32 UTC
MvT is an IT service provider.
There is a great list of it/business books that I think most of us should read here: http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/86673?page=1
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Dec 13, 2010 at 6:10 UTC
Regarding my other thread "The Business of IT" this is good stuff.
Dec 14, 2010 at 1:02 UTC
This is a very good thread, but I can see I am certainly late to the party.
Trust is a significant factor in how much of the other stuff you have to do, in some cases it might have taken years of all the other stuff to build the trust, but once aquired it is very valuable capital to have on hand.
Aside from that you need to approach them in a way that is non-technical, focus on why it's needed, why it's not, what it will do , how it will improve or fix a solution and how it will impact the bottom line. If you have a long term vision sell that, the big picture often helps.
Lastly think like management, think like a bean counter. Ask yourself the questions they will have, the concerns they will bring up and have your answers at the ready.
Dec 14, 2010 at 1:28 UTC
Interesting discussion
Another thing that does NOT help is traditional sales ( read: consultative, problem based or needs based selling) is in equipped to deal with the majority of the situations above.
Sales is focussed on selling and addressing specific needs in isolation. The traditional sales mindset can NEVER trully understand all the illicit and explicit details that make up the systems we work in day in and day out. There is no trick, technique or sales book answer. ( Thank god : How boring)
systems define needs NOT problems. If we can become better change management specialists and NOT "sales" people we will ironically help our businesses quickly and with less expense.
Dec 15, 2010 at 9:52 UTC
We have to be able to speak their language which (unfortunately) is always dollars and cents. With most executives, who have short shelf lives to begin with, they only care about short-term gains, so if the ROI is a couple or three years out it's hard to get them motivated.
So if I'm not able to show them both short term and long term savings, then I usually resort to preaching doom and gloom. I'm very pessimistic when it comes to any network I'm responsible for. This isn't my home network and if something breaks it affects alot of people.
Dec 15, 2010 at 2:20 UTC
I usually try to show how the solution will provide a competitive advantage.
It's typical to show savings, or efficiency so the typical ROI stuff is important as well. However it's also important to show that the IT department understands what is important to the business vrs the competition in the industry.
Each executive will have different hot buttons, but clobbering the competition is universal.
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Heather Davis took a sip of her coffee and looked at the brass clock on the mantelpiece. Her nineteen-year-old daughter Rebecca had said she'd be here by 8:00 P.M., and it was already eight-twenty.
Surely Becky knew how awkward this was. She had said she'd wanted a meeting with her parents--both of them, simultaneously. That Heather Davis and Kyle Graves had been separated for almost a year now didn't enter into the equation. They could have met at a restaurant, but no, Heather had volunteered the house--the one in which she and Kyle had raised Becky and her older sister Mary, the one Kyle had moved out of last August. Now, though, with the silence between her and Kyle having stretched on for yet another minute, she was regretting that spontaneous offer.
Although Heather hadn't seen Becky for almost four months, she had a hunch about what Becky wanted to say. When they spoke over the phone, Becky often talked about her boyfriend Zack. No doubt she was about to announce an engagement.
Of course, Heather wished her daughter would wait a few more years. But then again, it wasn't as if she was going to university. Becky worked in a clothing store on Spadina. Both Heather and Kyle taught at the University of Toronto--she in psychology, he in computer science. It pained them that Becky wasn't pursuing higher education. In fact, under the Faculty Association agreement,their children were entitled to free tuition at U of T. At least Mary had taken advantage of that for one year before...
No, this was a time of celebration. Becky was getting married! That was what mattered today.
She wondered how Zack had proposed--or whether it had been Becky who had popped the question. Heather remembered vividly what Kyle had said to her when he'd proposed, twenty-one years ago, back in 1996. He'd taken her hand, held it tightly, and said, "I love you, and I want to spend the rest of my life getting to know you."
Heather was sitting in an overstuffed easy chair; Kyle was sitting on the matching couch. He'd brought his datapad with him and was reading something on it. Knowing Kyle, it was probably a spy novel; the one good thing for him about the rise of Iran to superpower status had been the revitalization of the espionage thriller.
On the beige wall behind Kyle was a framed photoprint that belonged to Heather. It was made up of an apparently random pattern of tiny black-and-white squares--a representation of one of the alien radio messages.
Becky had moved out nine months ago, shortly after she'd finished high school. Heather had hoped Becky might stay at home a while--the only other person in the big, empty suburban house now that Mary and Kyle were gone.
At first, Becky came by the house frequently--and according to Kyle, she had seen her father often enough, too. But soon the gaps between visits grew longer and longer--and then she stopped coming altogether.
Kyle apparently had become aware that Heather was looking at him. He lifted his eyes from the datapad and managed a wan smile. "Don't worry, hon. I'm sure she'll be here."
Hon. They hadn't lived together as husband and wife for eleven months, but the automatic endearments of two decades die hard.
Finally, at a little past eight-thirty, the doorbell rang. Heather and Kyle exchanged glances. Becky's thumbprint still operated the lock, of course--as, for that matter, did Kyle's. No one else could possibly be dropping by this late; it had to be Becky. Heather sighed. That Becky didn't simply let herself in underscored Heather's fears: her daughter no longer considered this house to be her home.
Heather got up and crossed the living room. She was wearing a dress-hardly her normal at-home attire, but she'd wanted to show Becky that her coming by was a special occasion. And as Heather passed the mirror in the front hall and caught sight of the blue floral print of the dress, she realized that she, too, was acting as Becky was, treating her daughter's arrival as a visit from someone for whom airs had to be put on.
Heather completed the journey to the door, touched her hands to her dark hair to make sure it was still properly positioned, then turned the knob.
Becky stood on the step. She had a narrow face, high cheekbones, brown eyes, and brunette hair that brushed her shoulders. Beside her was her boyfriend Zack, all gangly limbs and scraggly blond hair.
"Hello, darling," said Heather to her daughter, and then, smiling at the young man, whom she hardly knew: "Hello, Zack."
Becky stepped inside. Heather thought perhaps her daughter would stop long enough to kiss her, but she didn't. Zack followed Becky into the hall, and the three of them made their way up into the living room, where Kyle was still sitting on the couch.
"Hi, Pumpkin," said Kyle, looking up. "Hi, Zack."
His daughter didn't even glance at him. Her hand found Zack's, and they intertwined fingers.
Heather sat down in the easy chair and motioned for Becky and Zack to sit as well. There wasn't enough room on the couch next to Kyle for both of them. Becky found another chair, and Zack stood behind her, a hand on her left shoulder.
"It's so good to see you, dear," said Heather. She opened her mouth again, realized that what was about to come out was a comment on how long it had been, and closed it before the words got free.
Becky turned to look at Zack. Her lower lip was trembling.
"What's wrong, dear?" asked Heather, shocked. If not an engagement announcement, then what? Could Becky be ill? In trouble with the police? She saw Kyle lean slightly forward; he, too, was detecting his daughter's anxiety.
"Go ahead," said Zack to Becky; he whispered it, but the room was quiet enough that Heather could make it out.
Becky was silent for a few moments longer. She closed her eyes, then re-opened them. "Why?" she said, her voice quavering.
"Why what, dear?" said Heather.
"Not you," said Becky. Her gaze fell for an instant on her father, then it dropped to the floor. "Him."
"Why what?" asked Kyle, sounding as confused as Heather felt.
The clock on the mantelpiece chimed; it did that every quarter-hour.
"Why," said Becky, raising her eyes again to look at her father, "did you..."
"Say it," whispered Zack, forcefully.
Becky swallowed, then blurted it all out. "Why did you abuse me?"
Kyle slumped against the couch. The datapad, which had been resting on the couch's arm, fell to the hardwood floor with a clattering sound. Kyle's mouth hung open. He looked at his wife.
Heather's heart was racing. She felt nauseous.
Kyle closed his mouth, then opened it again. "Pumpkin, I never--"
"Don't deny it," said Becky. Her voice was quaking with fury; now that the accusation was out, a dam had apparently burst. "Don't you dare deny it."
"But, Pumpkin--"
"And don't call me that. My name is Rebecca."
Kyle spread his arms. "I'm sorry, Rebecca. I didn't know it bothered you, my calling you that."
"Damn you," she said. "How could you do that to me?"
"I never--"
"Don't lie! For God's sake, at least have the guts to admit it."
"But I never--Rebecca, you're my daughter. I'd never hurt you."
"You did hurt me. You ruined me. Me, and Mary."
Heather rose to her feet. "Becky--"
"And you!" shouted Becky. "You knew what he was doing to us and you didn't do anything to stop him."
"Don't yell at your mother," said Kyle, his voice sharp. "Becky, I never touched you or Mary--you know that."
Zack spoke in a normal volume for the first time. "I knew he'd deny it."
Kyle snapped at the young man. "Damn you--you keep out of this."
"Don't raise your voice at him," said Becky to Kyle.
Kyle fought to be calm. "This is a family matter," he said. "We don't need him here."
Heather looked at her husband, then at her daughter. "Becky," Heather said, fighting to keep her own voice under control, "I swear to you--"
"Don't you deny it, too," Becky said.
Heather took a deep breath, then let it out slowly. "Tell me," she said. "Tell me what you think happened."
There was silence for a long time as Becky apparently composed her thoughts. "You know what happened," she said at last, the accusatory tone still in her voice. "He'd slip out of your room after midnight and come to mine or Mary's."
"Becky," said Kyle, "I never--"
Becky looked at her mother, but then closed her eyes. "He'd come into my room, have me remove my top, f-fondle my breasts, and then--" She choked off, opened her eyes and looked again at Heather. "You must have known," she said. "You must have seen him leaving, seen him come back." A pause as she took a shuddering breath. "You must have smelled the sweat on him--smelled me on him."
Heather was shaking her head. "Becky, please."
"None of that ever happened," said Kyle.
"There's no point staying if he's going to deny it," said Zack.
Becky nodded and reached into her purse. She pulled out a tissue and wiped her eyes, then got to her feet and began walking away. Zack followed her, and so did Heather. Kyle rose as well, but in a matter of moments, Becky and Zack were down the stairs and at the front door.
"Pump--Becky, please," said Kyle, catching up with them. "I'd never hurt you."
Becky turned around. Her eyes were red, her face flushed. "I hate you," she said, and then she and Zack scurried out the door into the night.
Kyle looked at Heather. "Heather, I swear I never touched her."
Heather didn't know what to say. She headed back up to the living room, holding the banister for balance. Kyle followed. Heather took a chair, but Kyle went to the liquor cabinet and poured himself some Scotch. He drained it in a gulp and stood leaning against the wall.
"It's that boyfriend of hers," said Kyle. "He put her up to this. They'll be filing a lawsuit, betcha anything--can't wait for the inheritance."
"Kyle, please," said Heather. "It's your daughter you're talking about."
"And it's her father she's talking about. I'd never do anything like that. Heather, you know that."
Heather stared at him.
"Heather," said Kyle, a note of pleading in his voice now, "you must know it's not true."
Something had kept Rebecca away for almost a year. And something before that had--
She hated to think about it, and yet it came to mind every day.
Every hour...
Something had driven Mary to suicide.
"I'm sorry." She swallowed, then after a moment, nodded. "I'm sorry. I know you couldn't do anything like that." But her voice sounded flat, even to her.
"Of course not."
"It's just that..."
"What?" snapped Kyle.
"It's--no, nothing."
"Well, you did have a habit of getting up, of leaving our room in the middle of the night."
"I can't believe you're saying that," said Kyle. "I can't fucking believe it."
"It's true. Two, three nights a week sometimes."
"I have trouble sleeping--you know that. I get up and go watch some TV, or maybe do some work on my computer. Christ, I still do that, and I live alone now. I did it last night."
Heather said nothing.
"I couldn't sleep. If I'm still awake an hour after I go to bed, I get up--you know that. No bloody point just lying there. Last night I got up and watched--Christ, what was it? I watched The Six Million Dollar Man on Channel 3. It was the one with William Shatner as the guy who could communicate with dolphins. You call the TV station--they'll tell you that's the one that was on. And then I sent some e-mail to Jake Montgomery. We can go to my apartment right now--right now--and look at my outbox; you'll see the time stamp on it. Then I came back to bed around one twenty-five, one-thirty, something like that."
"Nobody accused you of doing anything wrong last night."
"But that's the kind of thing I do every night I get up. Sometimes I watch The Six Million Dollar Man, sometimes The John Pellatt Show. And I look at The Weather Channel, see what it's going to be like tomorrow. They said it was going to rain today, but it didn't."
Oh, yes, it did, thought Heather. It came down in fucking buckets.
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This was my second Sawyer book, and to my surprise, the second "decode an alien message" story from him (the other being the novel "Rollback"). Both books use that puzzle to carry along other human problems, giving Sawyer ample time to develop characters that we like. "Factoring Humanity" was a very quick read, and I liked the depth his characters here had. The science was extremely mystical, however, and that cop-out has never made me happy when I've found it. If the real world winds up with all humanity wired into each other, I'll be sorely disappointed. I happen to actually *like* individuality. Anyway. The book was actually still a fun read, the characters were enjoyable, and the situation presented was interesting. Four stars.
Sci fi writer Robert J. Sawyer has won both the Nebula and Hugo Awards, and is nominated again this year. Factoring Humanity is the fourth book I've reviewed by this author, and each one is exceptional. Sawyer excels at putting a human face on technology and breathing soul into scientific data. This sci fi thriller is a prime example. Heather Davis is a Psychology professor at the University of Toronto. Her husband, Kyle Graves, experiments with Artificial Intelligence and quantum mechanics at the same university. Their marriage has been strained by tragedy, and shattered with their youngest daughter's allegations of sexual abuse. Both are devastated by loss and throw themselves into their work. Heather's project is particularly intriguing. Every 31 hours and 51 minutes like clockwork, a new data message is received from space. Its origin, a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A. Heather and her colleagues around the world work at translating the messages without success, until one day she stumbles onto the key. Quantum physcs, mathematical equations, and parallel universes play a part in the mystery. First Heather and then Kyle is drawn into the conundrum with world changing results. Will the messages from space unlock the mysteries of the human mind? And will they be a path to healing or total annihilation of the human race? As in every novel by this author, the underlying technology is first rate and the characters well defined. Long time fans of Sawyer will love Factoring Humanity, and new readers of his work will understand why he wins Hugo and Nebula Awards.


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Obama links Brazil trip to U.S. jobs | The Columbus Dispatch
There are 15 comments on the Columbus Dispatch story from Mar 20, 2011, titled Obama links Brazil trip to U.S. jobs | The Columbus Dispatch. In it, Columbus Dispatch reports that:As American missiles struck Libya, President Barack Obama doggedly promoted his Latin American agenda yesterday, praising Brazil as a soaring economic force and brimming market for trade.
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#2 Mar 20, 2011
Yea, and he states that his golf outings are to check on the environment.
#3 Mar 20, 2011
Rousseff extended a warm welcome to Obama, citing his role as the first African-American president and hers as the first female Brazilian president as evidence of nations overcoming barriers. She said that of all U.S. presidents who have visited Brazil, "You are the one that sees our country in the most vibrant moment." ------ Uh huh......
Let's look a little more into President Rousseff, shall we ???????
All Westerners should be alarmed at recent election results in one of the world's most powerful economies - Brazil.
The new president of Brazil, Dilma Roussseff is even more radical than her marxist predecessor and can in no way be seen as any sort of ally by Western governments - except perhaps the Obama Administration.
Dilma Rousseff was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1947. Her mother was a schoolteacher and her father a political exile from Bulgaria where he had been active with the Communist Party.
During her high school years, Dilma became influenced by the writings of French political theorist Régis Debray and by a teacher and future comrade who taught her Marxism. In 1967 she joined a radical faction of the Brazilian Socialist Party.
Rousseff faction of the Brazilian Socialist Party, Política Operária (Workers Politics), split and they became part of a group that favored armed struggle against the dictatorship. It soon joined with other Marxist, anti-government militant groups to form COLINA. During this time Rousseff instructed her comrades on Marxist theory and wrote for an underground newspaper.
In 1967, the small COLINA group that Rousseff, then aged 19, was a member of in Belo Horizonte, carried out bank robberies, car thefts and a couple of bombings. In January 1969, the police invaded COLINA's house and the militants responded by using a machine gun, which killed two policemen and wounded another. Dilma went underground, later participating in the formation of the Revolutionary Armed Vanguard Palmares. After that group split , Dilma was sent to Sao Paolo, where she was charged with guarding the groups weapons - which she hid under her bed.
Rousseff later ended up in the clandestine Palmares Armed Revolutionary Vanguard. In the 1960s and 1970s, members of such organizations seized foreign diplomats for ransom: a U.S. ambassador was swapped for a dozen political prisoners; a German ambassador was exchanged for 40 militants; a Swiss envoy swapped for 70. They also shot alleged U.S. torture experts sent to train the generals death squads.
Around the time she became involved with COLINA, Rousseff met and fell in love with a man named Cláudio Galeno Linhares, an older comrade-in-arms. After a year of dating, the couple married. When police broke up their guerrilla faction, the couple parted ways, with Rousseff leaving for Rio de Janeiro where she would soon meet Carlos Araújo who also had been imprisoned as a militant. The two became 'involved'.
Rousseff was labeled one of Brazil's most wanted and beautiful fugitives. After three years underground, At the age of nineteen she was captured in 1970 by Brazils military police, in a sting operation and was considered a big enough catch that a military prosecutor labeled her the Joan of Arc of the guerrilla movement. She was submitted to several weeks of brutal torture while held in the Tiradentes prison.
#4 Mar 20, 2011
Charged with subversion by the right-wing military government, she suffered through the disappearance and torture of her Marxist companions, some of whom died or were killed by the military. Rousseff was held in prison for three years, being released in 1972. The government forbade her to engage in political activities. However, as a fighter for Brazils left-wing guerrilla movement in 1969, she exchanged a wedding dress for fatigues and remained in the underground.
Following her release, Rousseff moved to Porto Alegre, where Araújo was from and where he was imprisoned until 1974. Rousseff returned to studying economics, graduating in 1977. In 1976, she gave birth to her only child, Paula Rousseff Araújo. Around this time, her former husband Galeno returned from political exile, and with his new partner, lived in the same house as Araújo and Rousseff. Rousseff lost her first job because of her subversive past and returned to university to pursue a masters degree.
In the early 1980s, as the generals loosened their grip on the country, Rousseff and Araújo became active in the Democratic Labour Party of Brazil (PDT), led by Leonel Brizola, brother-in-law of João Goulart, overthrown in the 1964 coup. The PDT won elections and Rousseff held a series of jobs as an adviser and bureaucrat at the local and state level. In 1993, the state governor of Rio Grande do Sul appointed her Energy secretary. She left that post the next year, as well as her relationship with Araújo after discovering another woman was pregnant with his child. They reconciled two years later but broke up again in 2000.
When PDT leader, Leonel Brizola, pressed members of the party who were ministers in the state government to step down, Rousseff left the PDT and in 2001 joined the Workers' Party of Brazil, led by pro-Cuban Marxist Lula da Silva. Rousseff temporarily left her government position in 2002 to work on Lulas successful campaign for president. Once in office as president of Brazil, he named her minister of Mines and Energy. Then in 2005, Rousseff took on the role of Lula's chief of staff. It was around this time that speculation began that Rousseff would be Lula's choice to succeed him as president.
In 2009, Rousseff was diagnosed with lymphoma, and subsequently treated with chemotherapy which was successful.
When her campaign for presidency kicked off in February 2009, the campaign presented her as the one to continue Lulas largely market friendly policies and social welfare programs. She told voters that she was "going to follow Lulas path." In March 2009, following a meeting with Barack Obama in the United States, Obama promptly asked his campaign strategists to reject a request by Brazils Social Democrats (PSDB) and to instead advise Dilmas campaign.
The significance of this move cannot be overstated. president Obama used his authority to transfer Democratic Party support from a comparatively moderate, leftist party, to a full blown ally of the Communist Party of Brazil. Lula's Workers Party, which includes major communist and Trotskyist factions, has been openly allied to the Communist Party since 1989.
Communist Party of Brazil members have held posts in the Lula Government since 2003.
#5 Mar 20, 2011
Although Rousseff had little name recognition or experience as a candidate, she enjoyed a smooth ride to presidency. Then-president Lula da Silva used his 80-percent approval ratings to campaign incessantly for Rousseff, his former chief-of-staff and political protégé. In March 2010, the Communist Party of Brazil endorsed Dilma Rousseffs candidacy. Rousseff breezed into power with 56% of the vote to 44% for Jose Serra of the centrist Social Democratic Party of Brazil, and the candidate of a right-center coalition.
The Communist Party USA predictably, welcomed Rousseff's victory, almost as enthusiastically as they welcomed their "friend" Barack Obama in 2008. The American communists stated that Rousseff's election would result in Latin American economies becoming "less dependent on their relationships with the United States."
The revolutionary governments of Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador also welcomed the new president.
At least Barack Obama now has one reliable ally in Latin America.
"Dilma Rousseff - Brazil's Radical President Profiled"; 12-6-10
#7 Mar 20, 2011
A U.S. President beset by angry mobs screaming 'Yankee Imperialist Go Home', exploding Molotov cocktails, rubber bullets, tear gas, riot police.
In 2007 the MSNBC headline screamed Protests greet Bush upon arrival in Brazil and The Guardian one-upped it with 'Angry crowds hunt Bush as protests mark start of Latin America tour'. Fast forward to 2011 as another U.S. President faces identical protests and riots. Funny thing, though, this time there is absolute stone cold silence on these protests and riots from the New York Times, CNN, AP, YahooNews, MSNBC, The Guardian, etc.
(Politico to its credit reports it).
'Anti-Obama protest turns violent'; By Josh Gerstein; 03/18/11
Brazilians protesting the imminent visit of President Barack Obama struck the U.S. consulate in Rio de Janeiro with a Molotov cocktail Friday, prompting police to respond with rubber bullets, according to local news accounts.
The U.S. Consulate in Rio said one security guard was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries after the brief demonstration. A radio reporter was hit by the rubber bullets, Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported.
The crowd was protesting U.S. participation in enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya, local reports said. While the demonstration outside the U.S. consulate didn't last long, some reports said protests in other parts of the city lasted longer.
(See photos on the link in the next post....)
The president, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha are set to depart Washington Friday night and spend most of Saturday in Brasilia before flying to Rio Saturday night.
White House officials opted to hold President Obamas major speech in Rio Sunday in an indoor setting, the Municipal Theater, rather than an outdoor venue that might have posed greater security concerns.
#8 Mar 20, 2011
Anti-Obama protest photos in Brazil...
(you know, the ones you WON'T see in our MSM)
#9 Mar 21, 2011
What would little Barry know about jobs ? He has never had one, never created one, and never earned one. Go back to college and get a degree. Maybe he can get a golf scholarship, there cannot be to many blacks on the golf team.
#10 Mar 21, 2011
He was on the beach in Rio checking out the dental floss to help form his Obamacare national dental insurance.
#11 Mar 21, 2011
USA jobs are linked to Brazil , we keep sending our jobs to them and they keep doing them .
#12 Mar 21, 2011
Clueless and should be IMPEACHED!
#13 Mar 21, 2011
While Michele was eating a bazillion ribs and ice cream!
#14 Mar 21, 2011
Obama went to Barzil to steal their oil and to borrow money to put us in bigger debt
Next he is going to Ireland to steal their pot of Gold and Irish wiskey
#15 Mar 21, 2011
Your post is correct It was on CNN and MSNBC
There were protest Telling Obama the only reason he come was to steal their oil.
The president of Brazil has a sorted pass and America needs not do business with her.
Congress has to put Air Force 1 in the hanger and Ground Obama and Clinton from all these trips. they are going around creating hatred in the world
Wellington, New Zealand
#16 Mar 21, 2011
Actually AREA 51 have seriously misjudged public perception when they released the new "Obama" and "Palin" models.
#17 Jan 25, 2013
Guys, shut UP. You think all Brazilians approve of their leaders? Brazil is probably the ONLY South American nation who doesn't want us all dead at the moment. Leftist or not, it is truly the last hope for Latin America.
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GREENVILLE — Historic preservationists are trying to figure out how to keep the owners of historic buildings in Greenville from making unauthorized changes.
The discussion was sparked by the unauthorized removal of the stucco facade of a downtown building earlier this month, the Delta Democat Times reports. Owners didn't get a city permit or consult the Joint Greenville Washington County Historic Preservation Commission.
The commission was given some control over about 90 properties in September when the City Council approved a historic district. Since then, the commission has been working with city planners department to specify the commission's authority over changes.
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After their first haircut, your child will look more like a grown-up toddler than the sweet little infant you brought home from the hospital. You won't want to forget this moment, so plan on taking plenty of haircut pictures to document this special occasion and create an adorable "Baby's First Haircut" scrapbook page.

An Important Milestone

It's hard to pinpoint the exact age when a baby should get their first haircut. Some babies are born with thick, full heads of hair, while others spend their first year with just a few wispy curls. Around their first birthday, however, many babies will start to look as if they could use a trim.

Since you'll probably be holding your baby while they're getting their hair cut, plan on bringing another adult along if you want the process documented. Keep in mind your photographer will need to work fast: most babies find the experience of their first haircut to be a rather unpleasant one, so stylists try to work as quickly as possible.

Many parents attempt to prepare their children for a haircut by setting up a pretend hair salon at home. If you're set on having an array of photos to choose from, you might want to snap some pictures during this practice session.

Baby's First Haircut Scrapbook Page Titles

What's in a name? For a page that documents your child's very first haircut, feel free to be creative with a fun play on words or other saying. Some of the page title ideas for a first haircut baby scrapbook page include:

A New Look

Time for a Trim

Cutting off the Curls

Great 'Do, Dude!

Locks of Love

Lots of Locks

A Hairy Situation

Snip, Snip, Snip

How to Embellish the Scrapbook Page

If you're an avid scrapbooker, you're aware of the seemingly endless variety of baby-themed scrapbooking stickers and other embellishments. Decorations for the first haircut are no exception. You can find themed stickers and rub-ons at stores like Michaels and A.C. Moore. If you have a little girl, adorn the page with beauty parlor or glamour girl-themed stickers.

Memorabilia Pockets for a First Haircut Scrapbook Page

Lots of parents save a lock of hair from their baby's first haircut as a piece of memorabilia. Create a memorabilia pocket by attaching a vellum envelope to the scrapbook page. If you can't find a vellum envelope, simply make your own memorabilia pocket by gluing an old greeting card envelope to the page.

If the baby has their haircut at a professional salon, they might receive a special certificate, ribbon or other memento afterward. Scan these items or attached them right to the page for a 3D effect.


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So, I took the beasts out to the mall today....
(mainly to shop but also for them to play in the play area lol) and we are in VS and Pie, with his little virgo OCD self, felt the urge to reorganize all of the nailpolishes to "fill them" (fill the line of colors) by stealing them from other sections and putting them all in the same row lol. It's funny to me how different his brother is, who wanted to take everything OFF the shelves. Pie never had that stage where he wanted to pull everything off the racks or play with everything, he's always been so neat. Even at check outs he will play with toys and when it is time to go he puts them back precisely where they belong (even if that's not where he got it from lol). Agh, I just love this little man/monster I have created.
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The girl kind of knows us, from previous shopping experiences, so she didn't say anything and I think it actually looked much nicer once he was finished lol!
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Nice big room, friendly staff Poor continental breakfast
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Cleaning ladies were very friendly. Rooms need updated furniture clipped and broken. Linens were wore out thread bare.
Bed. Very firm. Had adequate outlets to plug in my c-pap machine and electronics chargers. Tv was good but no guide. Not a great selection of channels. Even this non smoking room still smelled of old cigarette smoke. AC struggled to cool sufficiently. Very low water pressure at the shower. Toilet not flushing properly. Manager not at desk and bell not working. Had to ask a passing janitor to get the mana
Very convenient to our out of the way small town destination. Reasonable price, room was larger than most motels, neat, clean, comfortable. Shower curtain bar was loose, no refrigerator in room. Limited seating for breakfast, minimal food selections but adequate for one night.
The room was good sized. Bed was comfortable. The plunger in the sink was stuck down and wouldn't drain.
value and price
Staff was very welcoming and helpful. Rooms clean and location convenient. no
overall appearance, price quality of room -- freshly painted, furnishings were nice, microwave and frig, tv, wifi heating/cooling system was noisy at times
Location There was only one bath towel in the bathroom! The pillows were so flat!!! Wasn't aware that we were on the second floor and my husband is handicapped. Thought there might have been an elevator! Not sure I would stay again.
It was very clean; conveniently located; the breakfast was good (we were out of milk, though). It was a great value for the price. I appreciated the Christian atmosphere. No: this is our second visit there this year
The beautiful girl at the desk It seemed like the beds had old sheets on them
This is a motel. You pull your car right up outside your door. No long hallways or elevators. The rooms are newly remodeled and very clean. We've stayed here before and will again. The main thing we look for is cleanliness and a good bed. Got both One thing I wish each room had was a chair with a little more comfort. There was a table and two straight back chairs but sometimes you want to relax.
Very comfortable Really liked the motel. Will stay here again
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Quaint location, very clean, easy ride to Notre Dame. Will definitely book there again. The Amish community was a welcome surprise.
Good for the money There was a bag hanging on the coat rack with fluid in it and above the water it looked like mold with seeds in it. It was was written on the bag to leave it there. No idea what it was. Table was not sturdy and tipped if anything was put on it.
very good over all beds were very good breakfast room was to small only room for ten people at a time.
Convenient location. Fairly priced. Friendly staff. Comfortable beds. Slight smell on underside of toilet seat. Small breakfast nook can be crowded.
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There Continental breakfast is a joke. Breakfast was from 7 to 9 am we got there at 7 and door was still locked rang the bell 3 to 4 times before finally someone came then when we finally got in the breakfast was not ready.
price was low. good location. Breakfast choices looked slim, like 1/3 full dry cereal dispensers and 2/3 empty milk jug visible in frig. Check in staff were not Amish and didn't speak very smooth English.
About a half hour drive from Notre Dame campus Air conditioner/heating unit kept turning on and off Bathroom fan was really loud, loud enough that the person next door complained to the front desk. No way to turn it off without the light on. Ran out of food for breakfast by 8:00am
Check-in/out was easy. The rooms were sticky/humid, the air conditioning did not work well. The bed sheets and towels had stains on it (although I'm sure they were washed). The toilet was not clean in our room. The breakfast was sufficient. We stayed here during a ND game weekend, which made our stay DEFINITELY not worth the price we paid but perhaps for other weekends this place is good for just a place to stay the night.