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Teva Bucked Trend on Wilting TASE as Investors Took Profit
Brand shot up 30% on Intel contract, Walla surged 5.5% on upbeat Harel analysis
Profit taking lowered Israeli stocks for a third consecutive session, after the indexes reached record heights on Wednesday last week. Blue chips fell about half a percent Monday, after retreating one percent on Sunday. Banks and real estate stocks did even worse, with their representative indexes losing more than a percent.
The day opened with mild losses that worsened as trade continued. Finally the TA-25 index lost 0.6% to 832.8 points, the TA-100 index dropped 0.8% to 851.3 points but the TelTech-15 index beat the trend with an 0.2% gain. Turnover was heavier than usual at NIS 1.4 billion.
Bonds went nowhere particular: long-term Shahars lost 0.1% and linked Galils ended unchanged.
Eyes were on Teva (TASE, Nasdaq:TEVA) as it rightfully regained its title of the world's biggest generic drugs company, upon closing the acquisition of Ivax Corp. Its stock rose half a percent, despite starting with a 2% leap north, as analysts weighed in. Credit Suisse raised its 12-month price target to $53 after it closed the deal buying Ivax.
Teva also disclosed that sales of Copaxone soared 26% in 2005 to $1.18 billion in 2005. Fourth-quarter sales of the drug, used to treat \relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, reached $323 million, the company said.
Nor was that all: as may befit a company as big as Teva, there was more news. It also received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its $200 million a year hormone replacement tablet Desmopressin Acetate, over which it is involved in patent litigation in Delaware.
Walla surged 5.5% on relatively hefty turnover, for it, of two million shekels, after Harel released a Buy recommendation for the stock and suggested it had a 30% upside.
The banks index sank 1.8% as Hapoalim lost 2.1% on huge turnover of NIS 163 million, and Leumi sank 2.4%, also on respectably gargantuan volume of NIS 107 million. In two days Bank Hapoalim has lost almost 5% of its value, and Bank Leumi about 4%. Mizrahi sank 0.4% and Bank Discount clawed back to gain 0.4%.
Insurance also took a beating. Migdal dropped by 2.5%, Harel Investments dropped 1.1% and Clal Insurance lost 0.2%.
Investors also took profit from real estate, which had been powering ahead through much of January. The Real Estate-15 index has lost 5% in two days. One company to beat the blah was Gazit Globe, which revealed ambitious plans to invest $1.5 billion in European real estate, and that's without touching its plans to invest enormously in North American properties as well. The management is also mulling investment in Asia, an area still untouched by that company at least.
Azorim lost 2.7% and Jerusalem Economic Corporation fell 3.6%.
Still in real estate, Ocif stood out with a 1.8% dive on heavy turnover of NIS 11 million. From January 1 its stock has risen 26%.
In the broad market, metal works company Brand Industries leaped 30% after revealing that a contract to build the steel shell for an Intel building in Kiryat Gat should roughly double its 2006 revenues.
While on building, soy products Solbar Industries has some to do in order to restore profitability. The company said today that it will be firing 20% of its staff and paring spending to the bone. Its stock rose 6.1%, perhaps some comfort to investors who've had to watch it lose 66% of its value since its initial public offering.
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BEAUMONT (KYTX) – A 32-year-old Nederland man has been sentenced to federal prison for robbing a bank in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
Christopher Levi Woodcock pleaded guilty on Sep. 27, 2012 to bank robbery and was sentenced to 43 months in federal prison on Jan. 24, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark. Woodcock was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,971.00.
According to information presented in court, on Jan. 13, 2012, Woodcock entered Community Bank at 2008 Hwy 365 in Nederland and presented a note demanding money from a teller. Fingerprint analysis of the demand note and community tipsters led to the arrest of Woodcock.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Nederland Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Craft.

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Students will move back to campus Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 18 -19. You will receive an email with a moving schedule and assigned time. All dorms, with the exception of Ross and Johnson, will be open. The Penton Street apartments also will be open.
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A story of co-parenting, of a parenting contract and a modern day family - Brian Kelly is from Cork, Phoenix, the mother of his child is Chinese - and their daughter, Ever Elizabeth Jade Kelly, is Australian
Brian Kelly from Cullen in North Cork has always wanted to be a Dad. For most, becoming a father is something that is taken for granted -and that it will just happen some day. As Brian grew up he realised that becoming a Dad looked highly unlikely – Brian is gay.
Brian has settled in Sydney, Australia. On the eve of his 40th birthday, single and on a sailing trip with his family on the Great Barrier Reef, he slept the first night on the deck of the boat under the stars. As Brian lay there looking up at the ethereal night sky he recounted his life and his hopes for the future. He gave gratitude for his life and his fantastic family in Ireland. He asked the universe and the God of his understanding that if it was meant to be - he would like to become a Dad.
In the Aboriginal culture when you meet something or someone new you "sing" them into being. That night under the stars he "sang" his child to himself, and when he finished his prayer two shooting stars shot across the sky. He was filled with a deep sense of peace and comfort.
Beyond his wildest dreams, just over a year later on the 21st May 2012 at 4.46 pm in the afternoon at Westmeath Hospital, Sydney his daughter Ever was born into his hands. Brian's journey to and with this child has been and continues to be a deeply spiritual one for him.
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- Banks give $10.6 billion in relief under mortgage settlement
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For some gorgeous sky watching go to skyley.blogspot.com Some of the best can be found there.
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Outdoor Wednesday
Welcome to another addition of Outdoor Wednesday with Susan and friends. We all gather at http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com Take a minute and enoy all the great outdoors.
It is not easy keeping your ducks all in a row.
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How To Build Reputation With Your Blog – Interact With Your Audience
- 1.How To Build Reputation With A Blog – The Series
- 2.How To Build Reputation With A Blog – Clearly State Your Expertise
- 3.How To Build Reputation With A Blog – Write Constantly
- 4.How To Build Reputation With Your Blog – Interact With Your Audience
- 5.How To Build Reputation With Your Blog – Interact With Your Peers
- 6.How To Build Reputation With A Blog – Differentiate
- 7.How To Build Reputation With A Blog – Create Value
- 8.How To Build Reputation With Your Blog – Be Patient
- 9.Ebook – How To Build Reputation With Your Blog
This is the third article from the How To Build Reputation With A Blog series.
Today will talk about an important part of this process, namely the part in which you start to interact with your audience.
Listen To Them
The first and most important part of this process is to listen to them. Period. They are your audience, they are consuming your products and they know better than you what they want. Really listening to your audience is especially difficult in the first stages of a blog, when all you want to do is to get "out there", make your message heard and be sure it's heard by as many people as possible. In this stage, every negative comment will be taken personally. That shouldn't be a problem. unless you respond in kind. Bitterness and irony are the most common reactions to negative blog comments, especially in the beginning. Well, don't. Don't answer in kind.
Taking it off of your chest will make you feel better, but I don't think it will add to your reputation, on the contrary. As you advance in the blogging world you're going to realize that negative comments and positive comments aren't different at all. They're just reactions. Some of them are signs of a positive reaction you ignited with your post, some of them are signs of a negative reaction. And it's ok to be like that. You're not the beholder of the absolute truth and you don't know their personal circumstances. They have the right to say whatever they want. And you have the right to take from their comments whatever you want. I had my own share of negative comments in some (quite popular posts), you can find one of them here: 33 Ways To Start Your Day.
I started (a little abruptly, I admit) with negative comments because they are pivotal part in the blogging process. The moment you'll start to generate negative comments is the undoubtable mark of popularity. You're becoming important. Your words are counting enough to get on the people nerves. You're bringing in a change and change is always received with rejection (people love their comfort zones, you know). I'm not saying you should hunt for negative comments, that would be equally easy and lame. I'm saying that if you do your job constantly, at some point you will create some opponents. It's natural, don't be upset. Don't get nervous. Don't panic. Go on and do your job as usual.
Comments Policy
A blog is about interaction more than it is about broadcasting. The huge success of this phenomenon is due exactly to this part. Traditional media is a one way communication process. Blogging (and social media) is a two way communication process. Your readers can openly state their opinions. And that's a very good thing.
As a general rule, I think you should keep your blog open to comments. And to answer to as many comments as you can, if possibly, to all. There will be milestones when you could get rid of the comments, but only in some special contexts, I'll talk about them in a second. In the beginning, you should keep your blog open. And pray for some comments, too. Answer to them carefully, even if the are just short sentences like: "nice post, I like it". Just say "thank you". Answer to them even if they are (or especially if they are) negative comments. Try to find out why they are negative. In other words, don't get offensive or defensive. Try to start an interaction.
From a certain level, managing comments could become harder than maintaining the blog. Especially if you get 50-60 comments per post or more. From this level up, I think you could update your comment policy. You can gradually go to answer only to certain comments, and then you can leave your readers only share their opinions or discuss. Some of the most popular bloggers found an interesting way to keep the interaction going on, while getting rid of the chore of maintaining or answering to hundreds of comments for every post: they created special forums. On these forums people will still have a chance to make their opinion heard, but it will be a much more open discussion space. I think Steve Pavlina did that a couple of years ago, and also Leo Babauta did that recently.
Email Strategy
A good part of your interaction will be hidden from your blog. Namely, you will be contacted directly, most of the time by email. You should have a strategy for answering emails as well. Some people think that because of the private nature of this communication channel, it wouldn't count as much as comments and tend to be a little lazy when it comes to email, or even ignore it completely. I think this is a mistake. Not only it will create a (maybe false) image of an isolated individual, but it will make people reluctant to get in touch with you in the future.
Almost my entire business communication related to my blog is done by email. I couldn't imagine how I could create some revenue with my blog without creating a more personal approach with my audience. Some of my readers become my blog business partners and I become a blog business partner for some of the blogs I follow. Not having a proper email strategy in place will create a serious financial handicap in the long run. Seems hard to believe but it's real.
I usually receive three types of emails: people are asking for advice, people are asking for business opportunities and people are just telling me that my blog helped them. Didn't got any angry email so far, but there's time. And I have patience :-). I had my share of online hatred and irony, mostly from Romanian bloggers, but no direct email so far. Anyway, my email strategy goes like this: if I can give advice, I give it within the time frame of a week. If I can't, I refuse politely, usually in a day or two. If the business opportunity looks interesting, I follow up. A few of my most profitable affiliate deals were created as a result of some long email discussions.
Social Media Strategy
I said it before, I'll say it again: your blog goes beyond your blog. You're not having only a single outlet, you have access to a lot of streams which can carry and deliver your message pretty fast to a huge audience. And that's social media. In my experience, as a blogger, there are only a few places which can be of interest: twitter, Facebook, StmbleUpon (since I already talked extensively about StumbleUpon before, and since SU is mainly a promotion outlet, I won't talk about it in this post, feel free to check out this post: The First Six Months Of Blogging – Promotion) Some people may have had good results using digg or reddit or delicious. I had a few myself, but not enough to draw some clear conclusions or to create some repetitive processes out of them.
From a reputation point of view, being at least on the most popular social media networks is a must. People are hanging out there. And they will expect to find interesting people there. It's like everybody hang out in the big cities and if you chose to isolate yourself in the countryside, it will take a while to make those big city guys know that you're around. You may still do it, but you'll have to shout a little louder.
It's a "hit and run" network. It has a very good link generation potential, and it can also act like a reputation enhancer. Your followers can act like broadcaster for you, transporting your message to their followers and so on. A few people told me they discovered me not through Google or direct recommendation, but by Twitter. The structure of this network will make it very easy to propagate your message to a potentially very big audience, very fast.
But it has a few downsides too. Being so fast, it means others are waiting for their messages to be delivered too. Your message will get out of focus almost instantly. If you're not "floating", meaning if you're not generating enough retweeting activity, your links, after a 5-10 minutes spike, will become almost dead. The biggest interaction happens in the first 5-10 minutes on Twitter.
This "floating" can happen in a lot of ways and I don't think this is the time and place in this post to cover all of them. The most common situations are: your tweet has been retweeted by an influencer (an influencer is a twitter person with at least a few tens of thousands of followers), you have a very big audience (hard to believe it will happen in the beginning) or you just got lucky, creating some very powerful viral content. I've experienced the first and the last of these situations quite often, especially the last one. There are few posts which are still retweeted daily even after a year: 100 Ways To Live A Better Life.
How do you create reputation on Twitter with your blog? Well, first of all, maintain a clear profile. Create and maintain a twitter landing page. Tweet your posts. Engage in conversations if people are asking you. Tweet other, non-blog related, stuff. People will know that you're real and not a WordPress plugin. Create interactions.
It's a place for human interaction rather than link sharing. In this respect it's more human than Twitter, but it's also more picky. Building a strong presence on Facebook will ensure a constant (albeit small) flow of links. If you get links from Facebook, you can be sure that those who shared those links are really enjoying your content. There is no reciprocal "pay-off" for sharing, as it may be in Twitter, when reteweeting is often a currency for supporting each other.
I admit I didn't do much of an effort to create a Facebook presence, other than placing a link to my Facebook profile on my blog sidebars. And yet, I get friendship requests on a daily basis. Many of these friendship requests are generated by my blog. In fact, almost all the requests are generated by my blog.
Being mostly centered around relationships, Facebook will be a nice place to hang out with like-minded people, chat, exchange ideas or just seeing other people lives unfolding in front of you. If you got an organic Facebook audience, I guess the most important thing is to be consistent. Sharing stuff on your wall which has little or no connection with your blog will dazzle your audience (I did it a few times and it does 🙂 ).
Why Is This Important And What Are The Benefits
Direct interaction with your audience is a great gift. You have instant access to what people really like or dislike about you or your work. You know immediately if you did a blunder or if you hit it big. And you have a chance to meet a lot of people in real life. I personally met a few bloggers I respect while I was traveling last year and it was a fantastic experience.
Reputation is not something you carry on yourself, show it to somebody and they will recognize it. It doesn't work like this. Reputation is in fact created and maintained by your audience. You may brag about how good and skilled you are as much as you want, if other people won't agree with what you say, it will mean nothing.
So, if you really wanna know if you have built reputation don't look in the mirror, don't re-read your blog posts, don't get out in the front of your house and shout out from the top of your lungs: "I'm the best guy in my field!".
Just look at your audience. Your readers will never lie to you.
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The spooky thing about depression is that it sneaks in. There aren't really trumpets and loud voices announcing: "Hail, hail, this is depression entering the room, all rise!" Nope. It's slow, silent, creepy. It doesn't even look like depression. It starts with small isolation thoughts like: "Maybe I shouldn't get out today, I just don't feel like going out". And then it does the same next day. And then the day after that and so on. And then it starts to whisper louder and louder in your ears: "Why would you go outside, you loser? Didn't have enough yet? Want more people to make fun of how much of a big, fat loser you are?"
And then you start to breath in guilt and shame, instead of air. Every breathe you take is putting more dark thoughts into your body.
Until you get stuck. You can't move anymore. At all.
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Hi Dragos,
One of the greatest & unexpected surprises of starting my blog me was the level of interaction with the commenters. People leave such genuine, honest comments and my response helps take the conversation deeper. It is an unintended benefit to regular readers. In fact, I'm so pleased by the level of comments, I started a "Best Comments of the Week" feature… winners receive a complimentary copy of my book.
I really strive to live this way in my blogging, and in my life too. The interactions I have with folks are all like little threads that weave together to build a strong supportive community. Yes, it's good for my blog, but it's bigger than that. It helps create a place and a space that feels safe and supportive, and when people see me on other sites, away from the blog, that same sense of approachability and comfort follows along. Community is a blessing – a lot of work, yes, – but so rewarding.
Indeed, keeping up (and trying to be nice) with comments can be stressing. For a recent post I wrote, I got around 30 comments in a night, lengthy comments. Some of them a little bit harsh or slighltly insulting or condescending. Luckily I'm getting stronger in the "let go" you suggest… Anyway, it took me one hour answering all of them, felt really tiring.
The article still got more comments, and luckily I could cope with them as they came, but answering takes its toll. But as every blogger is also a commenter, if you don't feel like answering, think again. Don't you feel better when you get an answer for your comment?
Excellent and very practical. I especially appreciated the advice about receiving negative comments gracefully. It's an art to learn not to react – useful in blogging and in life. The section on social networking was also full of jewels. I'm really enjoying the series. Thanks so much!
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The commenting and exchange of ideas is half the fun of blogging. I love seeing how words are received and interpreted and it's fun to banter over a post or just sincerely thank an author. For me it's not only about building a reputation but enjoying a huge part of this playground we all share. I am liking this series very much! 🙂
Hi Dragos,
Enjoying the series so far. I think I've been really lucky with my reader's comments so far – not a negative one in the bunch and I've got 000's so far. I'm sure that I will PO somebody at some point, but nothing to the extent that you've talked about. I guess that's certainly one way to grow a thick skin though. Don't let the negative people get you down. I don't really agree with those who have turned off comments – personally, I think it's a cop-out as there are other ways to manage your readers, but each to their own.
I find most comments that say things like "nice post" are spammers. In fact, there are a lot of longer comments that may seem like true comments but are in fact, spam. Cut and pasted on dozens of other blogs word for word.
When I do get real comments, I can still take the time to answer each one at this point. I love those that truly take the time to leave a comment after reading a post. I think they deserve to be answered as well as I can. I always point to Liz Strauss who seems to answer every comment to her.
It's been said before that comments make a blog a blog.
As a new blogger myself (about 2 months in) I really appreciate the tips. Thanks for leading by example!
You have great tips here Dragos. I learned early on not to take negative comments personally. I love it when people aren't afraid to express a difference of opinion. So far, its been done respectfully and I think I could handle it even if that wasn't the case. I just love interacting with readers and seeing how they respond to what I've put out there.
You offer great tips on reaching your audience and promoting you blog. I discovered you through Sandra and I'm glad I did. Really nice site you have here. I'm a novice writing a blogging tips blog not an easy task, but I love the challenge. I've bookmarked you site for further reading. I'll be reading and re-reading your 'reputation' series as I see great value in it. I love what you say about having patience. Not a virtue I have much of, but blogging is teaching me that. Wishing you all the best in your blogging!
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I personally don't like blogs that close the comment section after a certain period of days. I mean why should you? I think blogs are there to comment and there should be a way to share your personal opinion about things, even if the article itself is old.


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Silverlight ScrollViewer doesnt have events to listen the scroll change, but the scroll bar will have the events to listen this. So you can get the ScrollBar in Scroll view by iterate through the VisulTree. By hooking the events with that scroll bar you can listen to the chagne.
Name of Horizontal scroll bar is "HorizontalScrollBar", name of vertical is "VerticalScrollBar"
/// Finding Scroll Bar ScrollBar hscrollBar = (ScrollBar)this.Scroller.FinElementWithName("HorizontalScrollBar"); /// Hooking events hscrollBar.ValueChanged += new RoutedPropertyChangedEventHandler<double>(hscrollBar_ValueChanged); hscrollBar.Scroll += new ScrollEventHandler(hscrollBar_Scroll);
I have used Extension class to iterate through the visual tree.
public static class DependencyObjectExtensions { public static FrameworkElement FinElementWithName(this FrameworkElement element, string name) { FrameworkElement obj = element as FrameworkElement; if (obj != null && obj.Name.Equals(name)) { return obj; } if (element != null) { int numChildren = VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(element); for (int i = 0; i < numChildren; i++) { FrameworkElement child = FinElementWithName(VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(element, i) as FrameworkElement, name); if (child != null) { return child; } } // Popups continue in another window, jump to that tree Popup popup = element as Popup; if (popup != null) { return FinElementWithName(popup.Child as FrameworkElement, name); } } return null; } }
Hope this will helps you.
I have named my scroll viewer as "scroller", hence my code will have that name. Based on your code you have to change the name. And also you can use this method only when the scroll view's template has applied. To ensrue the template applied you can use of LayoutUpdated event of ScrollViewer but use that with a flag, because it will be invoke frequently.


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Manitoba Tourism Awards
Don't forget that entries are now being accepted for the Manitoba Tourism Awards. Read more about the categories and how to submit a nomination for a deserving colleague, mentor, volunteer, or even yourself!
Canadian Tourism Awards
Nominations are now being accepted for the Canadian Tourism Awards until July 5. The awards are open to members and non-members of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, with the nomination fee waived for full members.
The Canadian Tourism Awards are designed to recognize the people, places, organizations and events that have gone above and beyond to offer travellers superior tourism experiences in Canada. The awards will be presented on November 30, 2016 in Ottawa.
Signature Awards
Travel Manitoba was delighted its work was recognized with two Signature Awards, the Winnipeg Advertising Association's annual awards recognizing the best in local advertising, design, and marketing innovation. McKim Communications' Manitoba, Canada's Heart…Beats ad featuring the Canadian Museum for Human Rights won in the best print category and Tactica Interactive took home the award for best website for Travel Manitoba's Heart Wall, www.travelmb.ca. Travel Manitoba was nominated for 11 awards in total, and was named a runner-up in six categories.
Travel Manitoba was a runner up in Best Communications for our #ExploreMB enewsletter; in Best Social Media for our Roadside Madness campaign; in Best Non-Broadcast for our Jurassic World promotion with the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre; in Best Corporate Design for our 2014-15 annual report; in Best Experiential and best Microsite for Tactica Interactive's work on Travel Manitoba's Heart Wall.


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Fix Version/s: 1.1
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I would like both MimeTypes and the POIFSContainerDetector to be able to detect files created with Star Office Draw, Impress, Writer and Calc.
I started working on this, but stumbled upon a POI issue, which I posted to poi-user.
Nick? Yegor? I know you're on the Tika list as well. Could you take a look? How to get the raw content of CompObj entry?
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Committed in r1221686. Thanks for the tip about DocumentInputStream. The commit fixes the indentation in few places, as noticed by Nick in dev@tika email:
for .sdw and .sdc you can just look onto names of streams in root directory: they should be /StarWriterDocument and /StarCalcDocument, but for .sda and .sdd it's more compilcated - they both have /StarDrawDocument3 entries, so you'll need to parse CompObj as you suggested
Note that it looks like the strings are prefixed with a 4 byte long length field, and are null terminated. It looks like the first one may always start in the same place in the file, if so you can probably skip forward to that, then use the POI utils to read you the string from the DocumentInputStream
The files I want to distinguish inside POIFSContainerDetector. Impress and Draw have the same set of top-level names. I'd like to distinguish them by strings contained in the raw content of the CompObj entry, but I don't know how to get that content via POI. Please have a look at my user@poi question.


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Rethinking the Retail Model
Zeynep Ton's terrific new book titled The Good Jobs Strategy strengthens the case that many retailers might be well-served to reconsider their strategy and put human-capital investment higher on their priority list.
By Peter Cappelli
One of the major changes in the U.S. economy has been the shift in who the big employers of less-educated workers are: It used to be manufacturing; now it's retailing.
Wal-Mart replaced General Motors as the largest employer in the country years ago. And while manufacturing jobs paid well, retailing jobs do not. In fact, they are about the lowest-paying jobs in the country, many of them at or near minimum wage.
Why is that? For one thing, unlike manufacturing, retail does not have to compete with low-wage foreign competition. You still can't pick up your groceries from a store in China. Yes, retail jobs may require little skill, but that's true in many other industries as well.
The fundamental reason for such low-paying retail jobs has to do with the business strategy of most in the industry. Profit margins for retailers are often really low, so the companies have to put pressure on costs to make money. Fair enough, but why do we think low wages translate into the lowest costs, given that we know low wages are associated with higher turnover, lower employee engagement and so forth? Well, the companies say that not many of those factors matter in retail work. But here is what always bugged me: Has anyone checked to see if this is correct?
So now we come to a terrific new book, The Good Jobs Strategy, by Zeynep Ton, an author, speaker and adjunct associate professor at MIT. She actually did check, and it's not true. Her field is operations research -- industrial engineering -- not human resources, and her specialty is studying retail operations.
Here's the key insight: We think of retailing as being a very simple business model, but behind the scenes it is as complicated as a factory. The big challenge affecting the profitability of these stores is logistics. Stores that succeed keep products that people want to buy on the shelves where customers can find them and do it without having tons of expensive inventory in the back.
We have heard how companies such as Wal-Mart have become great at inventory management, but what Ton finds is that those systems break down once the inventory arrives at the store. If you don't think so, next time you are in one of those big stores, ask an employee in one department where something is in another department, just to see if he or she knows.
A major reason the systems break down, Ton finds, is because the stores underinvest in human resources. They don't hire enough people, they don't pay enough to get good ones and they don't train or empower them to use good judgment to solve problems. So the companies fall into a vicious cycle: Wall Street analysts yell at them to cut costs, they squeeze even harder on labor, which is one of their few controllable costs (or so they think), store performance doesn't go so well and they are forced to squeeze even harder on costs.
Fortunately, as Ton points out, there is another model. It is to retail almost exactly what the Toyota system was to traditional assembly operations in manufacturing, and there are stores in most segments of the retail market that do it, even fast food. (For those fans of West Coast burger chain In-N-Out Burger, it is one of the operations that does things differently.)
The alternative model changes many things in order to get the logistics right, and one of them is to offer fewer choices. How can that be good? Partly because having 20 varieties of toothpaste does not cause customers to buy more. In fact, it turns them off, and, in terms of the logistics system, it complicates the operations of the store enormously to have to stock 20 different brands, keep track of the different vendors that supply them and their inventories, and keep all 20 stocked on the shelves. (Multiply this by thousands in a typical store.)
This model also requires a lot more from employees. Successful inventory systems cannot be managed completely from the center. In a well-run system, employees on the floor have to make lots of decisions and have to use their judgment. They typically don't understand enough about how their inventory systems work to make the right decisions - thanks to a lack of training -- and companies trying to manage from the center don't give them the ability to make those decisions. And we haven't even gotten to customer service yet.
There are sophisticated models using data from retailers that shows how the performance of a store improves if it invested more in human capital: higher wages that would get better workers and keep them, cross-training to handle the fluctuations in customer demands without crazy work schedules and part-timers, and empowerment. One of these models was developed by my colleague Marshall Fisher and his co-authors.
In her book, Ton tells a great and revealing story about the reaction of a retail CEO when he was shown how store profits would go up were the company to spend more on employees: He just refused to believe it. I'm sure if the study had demonstrated how more spending on computers would improve profits, he would have been all for it.
So here is the evidence, with all the fancy math and statistics behind it. A few of them already use it. Will the big-box retailers change their practices to improve profits? Or will they also refuse to believe it?
Peter Cappelli is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management and director of the Center for Human Resources at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. His latest book is Why Good People Can't Get Jobs: The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It.


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Chce się spotkać
- Ostatnie logowanie about 8 years temu
Aby zobaczyć pełny profil użytkownika BEN, dołącz do Couchsurfing. To nic nie kosztuje!
O mnie
I currently reside in Melbourne via Tokyo & Small town New Zealand. My passion is Architecture so i guess my interest in people and places is what has driven me to explore the small part of the world that I have seen. Apart from designing public spaces, my second love is cycling and most days you will find me riding my Fixie around the city, racing in Alleycat's or basically just riding. Although I'm a wee bit of amateur when it comes to travel I cant wait to see more, eat more and meet more!
Less Is More
Dlaczego jestem na Couchsurfing
I haven't hosted or stayed with anyone officially through couch surfing but I've inhabited many couches! Im more than happy for people to come and stay in our sun room or else show them the local side of Melbourne.
From park benches in Tokyo or old Tatami in Koyosan I reckon I've slept on most surfaces, but not many places
Considered Architecture, Conscious Hip hop, Design in all forms, Fixed-Gear Cycling, Indie Music/Films, Drawing... Seeing,Watching,Listening,Doing
- architecture
- design
- clubbing
- movies
- traveling
- drawing
- music
- cycling
- surfing
Muzyka, filmy i książki
Too many but some standouts include
Movies- Amores Perros, Waltz With Bashir, Gleaming The Cube
Music- The National, Talib Kweli, Atmosphere, Lightspeed Champion, Lykke Li, Beirut, Hi-Tek, Jean Grae, etc
Books- "100 years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, "Klingsors Last Summer" Hermann Hesse, "The Curves of Time" Oscar Niemeyer, "Modulor" Le Corbusier etc
Jedna niesamowita rzecz, którą zrobiłem(-am)
I met my favourite mc, Talib Kweli at a club in Osaka and helped him buy cough lozenges in japanese from the seven eleven next door. My japanese was pretty poor though so im not sure if they were actually cough drops!
Ucz innych, ucz się sam, udostępniaj
Aotearoa is maori for New Zealand!
Kraje, w których byłem(-am)
South Korea
Kraje, w których mieszkałem(-am)
Australia, Japan


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The Fianna Fáil sub-committee that will recommend whether the party contests the upcoming Presidential election met today in Dublin.
The committee's recommendation is expected to be adopted by the 36-member parliamentary party when they discuss the issue on Wednesday.
The meeting of the six-member sub-committee follows long weeks of speculation on whether Fianna Fáil will contest the 27 October election.
It comes just days after MEP Brian Crowley, one of three internal candidates who expressed an interest in standing, ruled himself out.
Mr Crowley said the party leadership has already made clear its opposition to running an internal Fianna Fáil candidate.
That belief is fuelled in part by Micheál Martin's ill-fated summer offer of support to broadcaster Gay Byrne, who ultimately decided he would not contest.
Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has denied that a decision has been made not to run a candidate in the election.
Mr Calleary also said that today's meeting was not an exercise in optics.


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What is an orthodontist?
A specialist orthodontist was originally a dentist, prior to completing an additional three-year degree focused on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of malocclusions and jaw issues.
What age should my child see an orthodontist?
The recommended age for a child to first see an orthodontist is 7 years. Embrace can identify any developmental issues and when necessary will recommend preventative treatment in order to isolate any orthodontic issues early and reduce the time in braces that may be needed later on.
Do I need a referral to see an orthodontist?
No, you do not need a referral to visit a specialist orthodontist.
What treatment options are available?
Lingual braces (hidden behind the teeth), Clear and metal braces (front of teeth) and Invisalign
If I have fixed braces on the front of my teeth, will I have bracket marks when the braces come off?
This can usally be avoided. If plaque builds up around the brackets (the metal or ceramic squares that are fixed to the teeth) then the acid in the plaque dissolves the minerals in the tooth enamel, causing bracket marks on the teeth. This can be avoided by using the correct brushing technique. Our hygenists will give you a training session after your braces have been placed and will closely monitor your oral hygeine during treatment. And by the way, you also get a new Electric Toothbrush when you start treatment. So your training session will be with the actual toothbrush you will be using to take care of your teeth.
Is my treatment covered by private health insurance?
Every health fund is different and your level of cover will determine the rebate you receive. Embrace Orthodontists is required to adhere to the Australian Dental Association Guidelines and their Item Numbers are below:
Initial Consultation Item no. 011
Braces Item no. 881
Invisalign Item no. 825 x 2. (This includes aligners for both the top and bottom teeth. Please note that some health funds will require this item number for each appointment so that you are able to receive a rebate comparable to braces.)
We advise that you speak to your health fund directly about your particular rebate and we will always give you any assistance you need to help you through this process.
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Dr. Paula Salvio
How do education and the youth-based anti-Mafia movement in Sicily that you have been studying relate to sustainability?
It is important to recognize that organized crime is not confined to the south of Italy but is global. The youth-based anti-crime movements in Sicily offer educators examples of how collective intellectual and artistic creation and emerging screen cultures can revitalize societies, challenge communities to consider what is worth sustaining, and assist people in engaging with ecological, cultural and societal issues.
How does your work as an educational theorist with specializations in feminist and literary theory, continental philosophy and psychoanalysis connect with sustainability?
Global media report on the persistent erosion of girls' and women's rights to an education and how rising income inequality, breakdowns in the rule of law, and the increase in displaced and stateless persons impact ecologies of education. Political and economic institutions, both national and international, implicated in creating these critical situations now struggle to respond, often with inadequate or counter-productive "reforms." As a teacher, I emphasize the responsibility educators have to expand awareness of these issues and to research and design school and community based pedagogical approaches that can inspire, inform and guide constructive, sustainable deliberative action. I draw on the humanities and arts to address these challenges.
What motivates you personally to be involved in sustainability?
I spend a lot of time in urban schools and community centers where people work together to demystify public policies and to create and sustain more diverse community participation. The teachers, students and activists I work with are my greatest source of inspiration.


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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jason Blake can't remember ever having played with a linemate who can skate as fast as Phil Kessel.
Now the Leafs winger is hoping to get his own game up to speed.
The team's leading scorer from 2008-09 got a boost last night with just his second goal of the season. It was a big one at that, coming late in the third period of the team's 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Even better that it was the game-winner for Blake, who led the team in that category last season with five goals.
As Kessel works his way back into game shape, might he be the spark Blake needs?
"I think it has him celebrating," Blake said with a laugh when asked of the benefits of being on a line with the renowned sniper who played just his second game of the season last night. "I gave him about eight back-door (passes) last game.
"It obviously helps with Phil on the line. He's got a tremendous amount of talent and he's fast -- really fast -- so it's exciting. Hopefully we can use our speed together and create some offence."
Blake's winner last night rattled off the post and behind Carolina goaltender Cam Ward. Including last season, it was Blake's second goal in 23 games.
"It was a relief obviously," Blake said. "But keep doing the little things and keep going to the net and hopefully good things will happen."
Kessel didn't look out of place last night, but certainly showed signs of weariness. After logging 23 minutes and 50 seconds in his first game and firing 10 shots on net in his debut, he was held to two and saw the ice for 19:42 last night.
"He's dead, huffing and puffing especially when I shortened my bench," Leafs coach Ron Wilson said of Kessel. "But he was dangerous a few times. It's only a matter of time before the puck starts going in the net for him."


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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Although the unrest in the Middle East has not decreased the global supply of oil so far, analysts say fear and uncertainty about the region are to blame for a sudden hike in gas prices.
Gasbuddy.com said this morning the Kangaroo on Oleander Drive boasts the highest price for unleaded in Wilmington at $3.41 a gallon.
Driver Bo Foster said he filled up there because he was on "E" and would not have made it to another station. Foster said he's not sure why prices have spiked, but they're affecting his health.
"Gas prices need to go low," he said. "It makes me not eat as much, because I don't go out."
Other prices we spotted around town include $3.39 and $3.29.
Analysts are not sure when or if gas prices will go back down and customers are fearful it's going to be an ongoing trend.
"I just retired," said Gwendolyn Robinson. "I can't afford to pay the prices and it's not going to go down anymore. It's going to go up higher and I'm just going to have to stay home."
While some are planning to alter their daily routines by driving less others say that's not a choice. When it comes to understanding the increase in the price customers don't have an answer.
"It's a little ridiculous," said Thaddeus Leonard. "I don't know what's going on. It just kind of spiked over the last couple of days and I don't know what's going on."
Drivers say the escalating gas prices are just one more frustration for people struggling to make ends meet in this economy.
"Grocery bills are high," said Robinson. "Light bills are high. The CFPUA is going up on the water bills so how are we going to live? We can't afford it. We can't afford to do it."
When it comes to finding a good deal at the pump customers say it's hard to find, but some have a secret spot where they feel they can get the most bang for their buck.
"It's all of them," said Leonard. "I frequent one. I'm not going to say their name but it's a little lower."
To find the lowest prices near you visit http://www.northcarolinagasprices.com/.


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One of the first, lame criticisms of Apple's iPad was that it would only be useful for consuming content, not creating it.
Sure, the iPad is great for reading web pages and watching videos. But it has also become a very potent, very cool device for being creative.
Its creative use cases range from a DJ kit -- that's iPad DJ Rana Sobhany pictured -- to a tool for making amazing illustrations and music.
And app developers and artists are creating new uses all the time. Let us know if we've missed something cool.


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As morose and hopeless as ever, indie-rock Jesus-follower David Bazan (the key songwriter and only permanent member of Pedro the Lion) has crafted another stunning, despondent record with Achilles' Heel. Fairly unique among indie and emo whiners, Bazan is a devout Christian. But rather than preach a clean lifestyle or dedicate his music to his savior, Bazan's songs are about questioning and challenging his faith. He mentions the Devil and the Lord on Achilles' Heel, but there's also plenty about drinking and carrying on. On one song, he even uses the word "fuck," rare for fragile emo songwriters and Christian musicians alike.
Elliott Smith, in his time, wrote some very sad songs. Lou Barlow and Mac McCaughan of Superchunk also managed to convey their wussy feelings about girls in a sometimes heart-rending fashion. But Bazan takes despair a step further with his songs about death, decay and hopelessness, sung in a slow moan with plenty of feeling and misery delivered with each word. "Transcontinental" is a song about a paralyzed man who has his legs amputated. It's kind of a downer. In the exquisite "I Do," a woman contemplates how her marriage has caused her to bury her dreams and live vicariously through her son. And "Forgone Conclusions" is the only upbeat song -- not quite, though. There's still a sad undercurrent in Bazan's voice that he probably couldn't rid himself of if he wanted to.
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Unlike so many sensitive emo dudes, such as Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional, who cause their teenybopper fans to weep with the sappiest lyrics, Bazan's mature compositions on Achilles' Heel aren't simply about being dumped by some girl with bangs and horn-rimmed eyeglasses. These tunes go deeper, and the result is quite lovely.


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if decision of TWO high court different on one matter than decision of which court will prevail.
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Dear Sir / Madam,
The decision of the apex court (Supreme Court of India) will prevail.
Answered on 7/27/13, 12:27 am
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I must be missing it, I can't find where/how to run XUbuntu from the DVD. I don't even see an install option. I got the KUbuntu DVD ok.
I must be missing it, I can't find where/how to run XUbuntu from the DVD. I don't even see an install option. I got the KUbuntu DVD ok.
I have downloaded twice from a mirror site. Should I just get a bittorrent downloader?
yes you must be "misisng it".
assuming tou plan to go with DVD:
1. download the iso
2. burn the .iso to DVD
3. reboot the maschine and open the boot order menu or access the BIOS. select to boot from DVD in BIOS.
4, once it boots select try it to boot into Xubuntu
what was your procedure? and where (at what step) the do you fail?
Easy to understand Ubuntu manual with lots of pics: http://ubuntu-manual.org/
Do i need antivirus/firewall in linux?
User friendly disk backup: Redobackup
Kubuntu is Ubuntu with the KDE desktop environment
They reside on different iso files. You will not find Xubuntu on the Kubuntu iso file or CD/DVD/USB install drive. Or was it a typing error? Do you have a Xubuntu DVD?
i just use the torrent, no chance of bad download that way
if you are on windows burn it using infrarecorder (burn disk image)
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I frequently edit my post when I have the last post
I download from a mirror server? As I don't have software currently for bittorrent. I burn the DVD, then restart. On the Kubunto the icon was there as well as a program to install to make sure it starts on reboot.
On a separate disc is the Xubuntu, and I can't find any of that. I was thinking I hadn't looked far enough as one of the 'read me' files says there should be something there.
- Did you 'burn from the iso file' or did you make a data DVD with the iso file 'copied' onto it for Xubuntu?
- Do you remember or can you check if it is made from a 'desktop iso file' or an 'alternate iso file'? (The alternate iso file installs in text mode, which is good for computers with low RAM. The final result is Xubuntu with graphical desktop interface anyway.)
- What happens when you try to boot from the Xubuntu DVD?
- What does the Xubuntu DVD look like, when inserted into a running computer? What files can you see?
I get 9 folders.
and a md5sum twxt document and README disc defines file.
in Install I read the doc about the sbm. It won't run. It opens on the note pad is all. It doesn't install.
I used a torrent download and the same thing. I'm trying the 12.04 this time. Tried Ubuntu but it was going to take 8 hours to download. That's an over nighter.


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Gen Con starts next Thursday. If anyone happens to be there, drop by the Mongoose booth and say hi, I'll be there signing prints, taking pre-orders on CthulhuTech and running demo's.
-Mike V
Gen Con starts next Thursday. If anyone happens to be there, drop by the Mongoose booth and say hi, I'll be there signing prints, taking pre-orders on CthulhuTech and running demo's.
-Mike V
I'll come by and say hey. Towards the end of the day I'll be at the Dark Skull Studios booth on Thursday signing copies of a book I did some illustrations and writing for. I expect it will be real uncomfortable and awkward so feel free to come by and give me a hard time.
Cant wait for it. I'm a noob to the whole Con scene and this'll be my first time at Gencon. I'll have to stop by both booths.
I had intended on making it this year, but reality has gotten in the way yet again. Whatever the case, good luck on the pre-sales and demos for Cthulhutech, Mike. I'm sure it'll do fine, though
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Thanks Eric, it sucks that you wont be there but I understand. I'm surprised that more artists from this site aren't going to Gen Con to try and break into illustration in the RPG market.
I'll be there on Friday to do some hob knobin. Getting excited as it'll be my first year there.
Cool, I´ll try to find you guys
would be awesome to meet
I will write down the booth names
and check the map.
Artkitty and me would be at Octopi´s booth #829
drawing and doing game demo´s on Pox Nora
seeya there guys 8)
I'll be at the Mongoose booth 2221! Any of you guys want to go get some drinks on Wednesday night after setting up?
Undertow: seems a company is gonna set up for us
since we arrive on wednesday afternoon/night
but that would be cool dude, I guess we should PM
you Mike with our contact info.
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Organizers of the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards are encouraging members to vote electronically for the nominees and winners.
Paper ballots for nominations for the 19th annual honors are set to be mailed to the nomination committees. The 2,100 members of the two committees, which decide film and television nominations, should receive them shortly after they're mailed Nov. 21, the union announced Tuesday.
The nominating committees, which also have the option of voting electronically, must have their ballots in by Dec. 10. The nominees will be announced two days later. Final voting information will be mailed to all eligible voting members of SAG-AFTRA on Dec. 31. Members must have paid their November dues by Nov. 30 to be eligible to vote, an official noted.
Due to the size of the union's membership, paper ballots will only be mailed to those who requested them. Those requests must be made by Jan. 14, and the deadline for voting is Jan. 25, with the results revealed during the awards telecast from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center two days later.


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A Canterbury debut this Wednesday will kick off a possible Caulfield Guineas 2015 campaign for Gerald Ryan's promising three-year-old Deploy.
The unraced Fastnet Rock colt is accepted to run in the second race on the midweek Canterbury card in Sydney taking on the likes of the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Kindergarten Stakes fourth placed Magic Diamond and his stablemate Typecast in the $40,000 TAB Rewards Handicap (1100m).
The sprint feature for three-year-olds runs at 1:50pm (AEST) and has attracted a capacity field of a dozen starters plus two emergencies including Montauk for Chris Waller who debuted with a brave second behind subsequent Listed The Rosebud winner Sebring Sun at Canterbury on July 29.
Ryan has a high opinion of Deploy who has his maiden run with Brenton Avdulla in the saddle, the only concern being his outside barrier draw that his trainer admits could be hard to overcome with no previous race experience.
"It will be tough from the barrier," Ryan told Racenet.
"Without sitting down and doing the form properly, there looks to be a lot of speed underneath him so we might be a chance of riding him back in the field and see how he goes.
"The strike rate from that barrier at Canterbury is not very good and the rail is out six metres."
While he hasn't had an official start, Deploy has twice trialled at Rosehill Gardens and won both his heats over 900m, most recently beating home Group 2 Silver Slipper winner Headwater and Group 1 JJ Atkins champ Press Statement on August 4.
This weekend along with the outside alley, the handicap conditions of the race also see him carry 57.5kg giving away lots of weight to some quality types including the Gai Waterhouse-trained Themis (54.kg).
"He's shown good ability at home but he's still got to do it on race day," a realistic Ryan said.
"I reckon the last few midweek races for these two and three-year-olds have been tough."
Deploy is nominated for the $1 million Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) over the mile on October 10, but will need to do a lot between now and then to make the field for the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival classic.
Early Caulfield Guineas odds at Ladbrokes.com.au have the Gai Waterhouse-trained Golden Slipper winner Vancouver, who suffered his first loss first-up last weekend when fourth behind Waller's flying Japonisme in the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1200m), as the clear $3.80 favourite.
Further down the all-in Caulfield Guineas betting markets punters can find Ryan's outside hope Deploy who pays $51 to score an upset.
To get behind your favourites at Canterbury on Wednesday and to access all the best Group 1 markets for the upcoming majors make sure you've got an account open online at Ladbrokes.com.au where your first deposit will be matched up to $500 as a bonus bet when you use the code SPRINGBONUS!


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This happened some months back in Abuja and I came across it today.The lady was virtually taunted and molested with her undies on display..Luckily a few ladies came to her rescue ..the damage had been done already..
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Miss P, dis was since last yearReplyDelete
Mr I too know, some months ago can be translated as last year, are u related to jona d empty brained ijaw fisherman?Delete
Dont care if it was in the 17th century.I havent seen this and it is horribleDelete
This is so horrible and I believe it wil be al Those local bios in iyanyan or karomo area where they behave bushly.don't blame most of our gals don't mind what they wear at tymsDelete
This suprisingly happened in wuse market. U dont believe me? Try go there in skimpy clothes. U ll be convinced.Delete
i guess if u think of any thing unthinkable u think Nigeria,,,i don't have words to describe such a delinquent behavior of primitivity am so ashamed at times to see that people are allow to do a thing like this to an individual and some even trying to hit her as if she committed a crime ......ReplyDelete
Emeh you did a post on riri's ripped jean skirt at her butt and a lady commented that she could wear it in response to her comment i told her to try this on the streets of lagos if area boys wont expose her birthday suit to the whole world and ruin her bride price to a few packs of indomie, thats if she is even lucky. Alas, this is abuja and this unfortunate incident occurred. Ladies just be careful when you dress cause the streets of nigeria are watching.
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This is disheartening and cruel.On the other hand,ladies should be careful with what they wear.This is Africa,not YankeeReplyDelete
There goes the saying,be dressed the way you want to be addressed..Dress like a slut,be treated like oneReplyDelete
I biliv Nigerians like dis are still clinging to d old rugged cross of homogenizing tendencies of our society...i feel for the woman tho...*smh @ dem#ReplyDelete
Serves the bitch rightReplyDelete
Omg the last part of the video is sick God punish those babariansReplyDelete
This is unfair. The men of these days are devils.ReplyDelete
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I see nothing wrong in what she wore, it's just the level of illiteracy and backwardness we ve in Nigeria it's a shameReplyDelete
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Congressman Darrell Issa is the most-mentioned member of San Diego County's congressional delegation in speeches on the floor of Congress, according to a searchable online index of the Congressional Record.
Capitol Words, a project of the Washington-based transparency organization Sunlight Foundation, allows taxpayers to track what their senators and representatives talk about during speeches and debates.
According to the project's data, so far this year, the Vista Republican has been mentioned by first and last name in 10 speeches in Congress.
Many of Issa's mentions had to do with his support for a bill or were in relation to him being chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, was mentioned in five speeches, the second-highest number of among San Diego County's delegation. Hunter was followed by Rep. Bob Filner, D-San Diego, with three mentions, Rep. Susan Davis, D-San Diego, with one mention, and Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-San Diego, who wasn't mentioned in any speeches.
Many other tidbits can be pulled from the Capitol Word Project.
The database allows you to see what local members of Congress are talking about. Here are the top 20 most-uttered words for each members of the county's delegation going back to 1996, according to the database:
Brian Bilbray
Diego, Tijuana, Carlsbad, San, hi-noon, sewage, 999 (the number of a coastal environmental resolution), Bilbray, immigration, Otay, border, illegals, Jolla, illegal, beaches, aliens, Imperial, algae, beach, amnesty.
Susan Davis
Diego, 44, San, OB-GYN, mentoring, psoriasis, dietary, servicemembers, mail-in, 4939 (a budget bill), ballots, absentee, supplements, servicewomen, voters, mentors, Chavez, SSI (Supplemental Security Income), mail, torture.
Bob Filner
Diego, San, veterans, Filipino, chiropractic, Diego-Imperial, VA, merchant, Cesar, mariners, Imperial, Kurdish, GI, border, VA's, Philippines, servicemembers, PTSD, Chavez, sewage.
Duncan Hunter
Haerter, Diego, Cajon, Santee, recruiters, Choe, brownout, Leavell, McChrystal, Finn, wreaths, Grossmont, Oates, San, Afghanistan, Morrill, AWS (affordable weapon system), Deanna, Marines, Orr.
Darrell Issa
Temecula, Oceanside, Fallbrook, Pendleton, Vista, Diego, gynecologic, Palestinian, Lebanese, Lebanon, patent, San, Marine, Syria, Hezbollah, Egypt, Israeli, gentlelady, patrol, Marines.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Delphinium, Candle Delphinium, Larkspur 'Black Knight'
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|Delphinium (del-FIN-ee-um) (Info)
|Black Knight
|Additional cultivar information:
|(Pacific Giant Series, aka Pacific Giant Black Knight)
Foliage Color:
Bloom Characteristics:
Water Requirements:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Where to Grow:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 �C (-40 �F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 �C (-35 �F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 �C (-30 �F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 �C (-25 �F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 �C (-20 �F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 �C (-15 �F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 �C (-10 �F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 �C (-5 �F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 �C (0 �F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 �C (5 �F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F)
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color:
White/Near White
Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Mid Fall
Other details:
Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
Patent Information:
Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
From herbaceous stem cuttings
Allow cut surface to callous over before planting
By air layering
Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Seed does not store well; sow as soon as possible
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Albion, Pennsylvania
Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Gardeners' Notes:
On Jun 27, 2014, Jay11 from Cambridge, MA wrote:
I grew from seed the strain "Tall Black Knight" (Thompson & Morgan). Although germination is a bit of trouble because of cold stratification, I was pleased with results. From 1 packet of seeds, six plants survived. I probably could have a much better yield if I had put in a bit more effort. Most plants have dark purple flowers as expected, but one is lavender - gray in color. I planted them in the garden late last spring and they flowered in the fall. Now flowering in the second year, in June. I am pleased with how long the flowers have lasted, nearly a month. Perhaps this is due to the cool wet spring this year. I will be interested to see if they return next year.
On May 31, 2012, Jolanda40 from Amsterdam,
Two years ago I got a garden and I wanted Delphinium to be in it so much. I've read that it's not an easy plant in most gardens and I can confirm that by now.
On Mar 8, 2012, lindypuddin from stony mountain, MB (Zone 3a) wrote:
planted 2010 zone 3a
On Mar 27, 2005, lmelling from Ithaca, NY (Zone 5b) wrote:
Beautiful and impressive delphinium from the "Pacific Giant" line. Deep blue with a black eye. Mature blooms can be harvested and dried for use in fall arrangements and add a particularly colorful touch (air dry upsidedown).


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After failing to pass a budget for more than 1,000 days, the Democrat-controlled Senate is ready to go into conference with the Republican-controlled House to hammer out the details on the chambers' respective budgets. But Senator Marco Rubio is not willing to let the issue of raising the debt ceiling pass undebated.
Rubio and Senator John McCain traded shots on the Senate floor today. McCain argued that Rubio's concern about raising the debt limit was out of place and holding up the business of the Senate — and disrespectful to to the American people, who "deserve a budget."
Rubio responded moments after, arguing that routinely raising the debt ceiling has become part of the problem – and that trying to bring the issue to the floor is "not a trivial matter. It's not like I'm arguing that keylime pie be made the official pie of the United States."
Why does it seem likely that even if Rubio were making that tasty proposal, he and his colleague still would not see eye-to-eye?


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Philadelphia Needs Predictable Zoning And Development Process
The article calls for a new comprehesive plan and modern zoning code. A City Councilman was upset when a developer did not contact him prior to getting permits for a project that was allowable under the existing zoning. Rather than needing local elected officials to sign off on every project, clear zoning and planning rules should guide development.
"Too little deference toward City Council is not the problem -- and a fat fee for a friendly law firm is not the solution. In fact, our goal should be to make these kinds of counterpunchers irrelevant to life in the city."
"...the most reliable way to deal with issues like parking, height, curb cuts, shadows and everything else is with enforceable rules that govern all development -- not with deals reached on individual cases."
Thanks to Marisa Waxman


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Pick Holiday Traditions You'll Celebrate!
'Tis the season to celebrate just the way you please!
The holidays may have their own history, but don't be afraid to keep your own favorite traditions, ditch the duds and create entirely new ways to celebrate with your family and friends.
Here are some ideas for maintaining a holiday theme while adding your own twists to tradition.
Pick your perfect party
Kicking off the holiday season with a fantastic party is a great tradition, but you don't have to stick with the same old cocktail weenies. Pick the holiday party that suits you and your guests' style. Host a unique season opener party for the holidays you celebrate this time of year. (Christmas carol karaoke, anyone?)
Gift exchanges are always a fun option, especially when you pick out-of-the-ordinary themes like dollar store trinkets, quirky cocktail napkins or best (meaning worst!) re-gifted items.
If your friends are scattered around geographically, why not try a holiday hangout online? It's not like being in the same place together, of course, but it is a way to share the spirit of the season.
If your holiday spirit takes a while to kick in, postpone your party for New Year's Day or early January when everyone could use a post-holiday boost.
Communicate creatively
The thought of sending out holiday cards makes some folks seriously stressed. This year, relax and create a well-wishing strategy that works for your busy holiday schedule and your budget.
If you are short on time and money, send e-cards to family and friends. In this time of iEverything, it's acceptable to post an online holiday greeting to your email list or Facebook friends. The best part is that you don't have to prepare your thoughts so early in the season; you can wait for the right moment when the holiday spirit strikes you.
If you prefer more traditional paper cards, mix things up by creating a custom card design through an online vendor like Folded Words. Online card design sites like this and others feature fun templates which allow you to add your own sentiments or photos based on your favorite card theme.
To make your mailing strategy easier, use a handy web-based contact list like Postable, which creates a special website where your friends can enter their mailing addresses, building your address book for you!
Make your own kind of calendar
Follow the fun tradition of counting down to whichever wintertime holiday you celebrate. In the Christian tradition, Advent calendars track the days to Christmas, with various treats or gifts associated with each day. In a similar way, you can use your own special calendar to count down to whatever day or season you look forward to, be it Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, New Year's or Boxing Day. The key is to have fun and make it unique to your family's tradition. Check out these ideas for cool containers you can adapt to your custom holiday calendar.
Start a new giving tradition
Often we get wrapped up in the tradition of "what are you going to get me this holiday season?" Why not flip the switch and establish a new type of holiday celebration where you give away instead of gather up?
One giving option is to plan a special day during the holidays where you meet with your friends and family to volunteer at a local homeless shelter or food bank. It's a great way to share your holiday cheer beyond your own home. Or consider supporting an organization like Heifer International which lets you donate food and other needed items to help challenged families thrive in other countries.
This holiday season, challenge yourself to establish traditions that are truly meaningful and fun, ones you'll want to celebrate for years to come!
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Ann Romney serves up candor in her new cookbook
Two presidential campaigns and 40 years of marriage and child-rearing behind her, Ann Romney finds herself in a surprising place: atop the best-seller lists with her own agenda in first position.
Romney's new cookbook, "The Romney Family Table," started as an effort to stitch together family recipes.
But at a time when husband Mitt's loss in the 2012 campaign was still raw, she began writing, and "it just flowed out." Critics have mocked the book as a study in domestic perfection served on Oscar de la Renta tableware, but Romney said she wanted to show that their life "wasn't always perfect" and that raising five boys could be more than a little frustrating.
Demand for the book – with its homespun recipes for Mitt's Meat Loaf Cakes and Banana Trash Pudding – may be partly fueled by curiosity: The book offers a far more intimate portrait of the family's life than Mitt Romney's consultants allowed last year. There are dozens of pictures showing Romney's buttoned-down husband with his perfect coif a mess.
Mitt Romney's strategists were uncomfortable during both of his presidential runs with stories touching on the family's Mormon faith, including his work as a bishop of his congregation. Ann Romney plunges into the family's faith traditions, including their Bible lessons on Christmas Eve and their efforts to "keep the frivolous separated from the sacred" during Easter.
"At this point, nobody is telling me what to say, or not to say, so I'm going to say whatever I feel like saying," Romney said of her decision to write about their faith.
The stories about raising their sons, she noted, would have been incomplete without delving into their religion: "For me, the faith piece is how we taught our children to be responsible and respectful of others."
Romney's family portrait is not entirely without political consideration. Son Josh, who encouraged his mother to write the cookbook, is being pressed by his father's one-time campaign financiers to run for governor of Utah. Son Matt was courted this summer by some of his father's donors, who wanted him to jump into the race for mayor of San Diego (he quickly declined). When Massachusetts Republicans were shopping for a candidate in the special election for U.S. Senate this year, they tried to recruit a third son, Tagg.
The sting of campaign criticism seems to be still with her. One of the upsides of writing, she said, was that it "was another unfiltered way for people to see who we really are. I think a lot of people never really did."


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FAA-certified, but start dates out of Carlsbad airport uncertain (psst, April)
Ken Harrison 8:30 a.m., Nov. 18
Oh, good grief. So James Gunn, who directed the nasty, brutish, and short (but also sweet, pure, and almost religious) film Super, somehow managed to get himself hired to direct Guardians of the Galaxy for Marvel/Disney. And so naturally, the Googling masses went to work, and found some raunchy bits on his blog about superheroes he would or would not like to bang. Nice. And such a surprise, coning from the guy who wrote the script for the game Lollipop Chainsaw.
But you know what? Nobody had to dig through the man's blog posts to discover his sensibilities on the matter of superhero sex. They just had to watch Super. Hello, Ellen Page:
What's that? Too little skin? Let's see if we can't find an image where she's still in costume, but minus the shirt.
There we are. Integral to the plot, I'm sure. Oh, but wait - there's more! So you comic book fans remember how Alan Moore, in his superhero-deconstruction classic Watchmen, gave us a guy who couldn't perform unless he put on the costume?
Yeah, well, Super ups the moral ante on that trick, and gives us a girl superhero who tries to convince a boy superhero that if he puts on his mask and bangs her, he won't be cheating on his wife, since, you know, it's the superhero alter-ego who's doing the banging. Nice.
On top of that, she's completely bonkers. Completely. I'm not saying anyone should watch the compilation below, but it should clarify my meaning here. (Warning: very explicit dialogue and violence, along with deeply unpleasant sexuality.)
Yessir, Disney sure can pick 'em. I can hear the executives now: "Aw, he must really love the medium." "He's in on all the jokes, so he'll be able to rise above them." "Anybody else think Ellen Page is kind of hot in that outfit?" "Shut up, Rogers."


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Extensive displays of minerals, fossils, meteorites, gems, + a walk-through mine featuring UV minerals. Local geology video. Moon rocks from 2 Apollo missions. Outdoor geology trail with many fossils. 2nd most visited earth science museum on an American college campus.
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This is a drawing of my beautiful daughter, Candi from a photo she took. I had all sorts of problems during my pregnancy with her & Dr. said she would never be born, but my God was BIG and He touched her and now she has 2 children of her own! (Ref.)
Canvas Draw Created Jan 24, 2012 460 x 640px Unless noted Copyright 2012 Salita.
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She is soo pretty!! great and very emotional work!
How beautiful!.... I'm touched with this .... Lovely draw, Sali! 5h's X
I really love this style. Great draw!
This is so beautiful, warm and loving portrait of your daughter, you are one lucky Mom and Grandma, congratulations, fabulous drawing. 5/5h
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Archived Op-Eds & Blog Posts-2011
- 11/02/11 http://bit.ly/18pygZX - The President's Fate May Hinge on 2009 (themonkeycage.org) By Larry Bartels - "Most of the ingredients in this recipe for success at the polls are very familiar to students of American presidential elections. The incumbent party tends to do less well the longer it has held the White House. Robust income growth in the year of the election provides a huge boost to the incumbent's electoral prospects. Income growth in the preceding year matters much less."
- 10/03/11 http://wapo.st/pYKKs3 - How Europe could steer the 2012 election (washingtonpost.com) By Ezra Klein - "That trend holds internationally, too. Vanderbilt University political scientist Larry Bartels has studied 31 elections held in 26 developed countries since the 2007 start of the Lesser Depression. He found that "voters consistently punished incumbent governments for bad economic conditions, with little apparent regard for the ideology of the government."