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How to connect directly with your decision makerYou've started a petition backed by a crowd of supporters. Awesome! Now, to get to a win, it's time to connect directly with the decision maker. Why is talking to your decision maker important? Although a small percentage of petitions succeed without a real-time conversation or meeting, most victories take at least some direct contact. Talking to your decision maker helps prove you're serious about making a change.
Having an in-person chat with your decision maker may seem scary -- but it doesn't have to be. By prepping beforehand, writing out a script for yourself and enlisting support, you'll have the answer you want in no time.
Step 1: Prepare
- Decide the best way to contact your decision maker
- Decide your "ask" and define what winning is
- Practice different scenarios
- Be polite, yet firm
- Have potential responses prepared
- Decide on "next steps" before you end the conversation
- Thank your decision maker and remind him/her of your petition
- Report back to your supporters
- Escalate your campaign
Step 2: Call or meet with the decision maker
Step 3: Follow up
Step 1: Prepare
- Decide the best way to contact your decision maker
- Decide your "ask" and define what winning is
- Practice different scenarios
Decide the best way to contact your decision maker
Are you targeting a small business owner? A public figure? A CEO? Depending on the decision maker, where they're located and how accessible they are, choose what type of contact will work best. An in-person meeting should be your first choice, but a phone call or a chat with a representative can also give you helpful information.
Before you plan a call, or schedule a meeting, find the phone number of the decision maker you're trying to reach. Is he/she accessible -- available simply by calling the main number of the decisionmaker's office and asking for him or her? Or do you need to call someone else in the decision maker's organization -- typically someone in the public affairs or media relations department? Google the person's or department's phone number, or call the company switchboard and ask for the best way to reach him or her. You could also try searching old press releases.
You may have several requests or demands in your petition letter. Write out -- in an email, on a sheet of paper or a marker board -- what exactly you're going to ask the decision maker to do when you talk to them.
Keep in mind that there may be several steps you're asking the decision maker to go through, and define what "winning" means to you. Is it a promise to investigate? A new policy? A meeting?
Practice different scenarios
You may call your decision maker, walk into his or her office, and be greeted with a friendly hello. You may find it difficult to get through to him or her. You may even be met with hostility. The road to change can be tough, and it's important to prepare for different scenarios before you pick up the phone. Here are some possible pitfalls -- and solutions -- that you should rehearse beforehand.
Practice Tool: Different Decision Maker Scenarios
"The decision maker is not available to speak with you."
Be persistent. Explain who you are, ask when a good time would be and if there is someone else you can speak with. Try calling at a few different times, and send a personal email.
"I'm sorry, we're not aware of your petition."
Have a brief explanation of the petition prepared. If the decision maker asks to read the petition before responding, politely ask the best email address to mail it to, and set up a time and date to follow up.
"I'm not the person responsible for this decision."
It's important to differentiate when this is really the case -- and when the decision maker may be giving you the runaround. Ask politely who a better decision maker would be to target, but continue to press for a response and consider escalating your tactics.
"We'll have a response by XX date."
It's important to keep your campaign's momentum up, and waiting too long before a response can mean a loss of energy and supporters. It's helpful to have a deadline of your own, or plans to send out a press release by XX date, to counter.
"We're not going to do anything."
Even though this may be discouraging, having a firm negative statement from a decision maker can energize your campaign. Write down or record your decision maker's response (while following all laws) and consider escalating to next steps.
"We're going to make the change you've requested."
This is great - but don't pop the champagne bottles yet. If possible, get the decision maker's response in writing, and have a specific timeline agreed on. Will there be a way to monitor, or approve, the changes that the decision maker puts into place?
- Be polite, yet firm
- Have potential responses prepared
- Decide on "next steps" before you end the conversation
Be polite, yet firm
It can seem overwhelming to call or meet with a corporation, official or influential group as an individual, but practice beforehand with a friend and you'll feel more confident. If you're doing the meeting in person, wear a professional outfit that you feel comfortable in (some people find it helps them to wear professional clothes when they're on the phone, as well).
When you arrive or when you begin your call, shake your decision maker's hand firmly and introduce yourself by your title (mother, employee, artist, voter) and that you've started a petition with XX signatures asking the decision maker to do XX.
Practice Tool: Introduce Yourself To Your Decision Maker
WRONG: "Hi, my name is Amanda and I have a petition targeting you."
RIGHT: "Hi, my name is Amanda and I'm a mom in your school district. I wanted to let you know that I've launched a campaign on Change.org asking you to do XXX. Have you seen the petition? What is your response?"
Have potential responses prepared
Remember the list of possible pitfalls we showed you before? Have your answers prepared and be ready to counter common replies. Don't be discouraged if you don't feel the conversation going as you'd hoped, and feel free to take a breath, think, and then respond to the question or statement.
Decide on "next steps" before you end the conversation
Don't end the conversation until you've figured out "next steps" with the decision maker -- make it clear that you're committed to the goals of the petition and will be following up with them.
Step 3: Follow up
- Thank your decision maker and remind him/her of your petition
- Report back to your supporters
- Escalate your campaign
Thank your decision maker and remind him/her of your petition
After your conversation, email a thank-you to the decision maker and recap the conversation, including any next steps you decided on. This is a good opportunity to show that you and your supporters are committed to your cause.
Report back to your supporters
Use the "Message Petition Signers" tool to let the Change.org members who signed your petition know how the conversation went. Try to be positive and ask for feedback and ideas.
Escalate your campaign
If the conversation didn't go well, it's time to up the ante. Go back to the Tips & Guides menu for advanced tips on media outreach, using social media and planning on-the-ground events.
Step 2: Call or meet with the decision maker
Go Back To Tips & Guides
- So funktioniert eine Online-Petition
- 1. Schritt: Petition starten
- 2. Schritt: Petition bewerben
- 3. Schritt: Entscheidungsträger kontaktieren
- Unterstützerbasis mobilisieren
- Kampagne in die Medien bringen
- Social-Media-Buzz starten
- Petition übergeben
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CSI will only license and support MasterFormat 2004 after Dec. 31, 2009.
The Construction Specifications Institute ( CSI ) board of directors voted to stop licensing and supporting MasterFormat 95 during its Annual Convention in Indianapolis. CSI will only support the updated MasterFormat 2004 beginning in 2010.
The MasterFormat standard has been used by the construction industry to organize project manuals and detailed cost information, and to relate drawing notes to specifications for many years. The 2004 updates, which accommodated new technologies and building practices, were the most significant changes to MasterFormat since the standard was introduced in the 1960s. Using two different versions of the standards hinders interoperability and communication.
"Now that the new edition has been widely accepted by the industry, we felt it was time to complete the transition to MasterFormat 2004," said CSI executive director and CEO Walter Marlowe.
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My #1 rule in any dangerous situation is simple. My loyalty,and attention is to my family and those in my charge that are present at the time of action.
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U.S. Rep. Timothy V. Johnson will hold a press conference Friday to discuss the House Agriculture Committee's inquiry into MF Global's bankruptcy and the disappearance of $1.2 billion in customers' investments, including millions from Central Illinois investors.
The press conference will be at 11:15 a.m. Friday at Rep. Johnson's home at 413 Beringer, Urbana.
Rep. Johnson was one of the lead interrogators Thursday of former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine and staff of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, which regulates commodity trades. The House Agriculture Committee is conducting the hearings as it has oversight authority over the CFTC.
MF Global's collapse is the 8th-largest bankruptcy in the history of the United States and its impact is sweeping, impacting thousands of farmers and ranchers who invested in futures markets to help protect against risk and price volatility.
"Many of my constituents have been left holding the bag and need to be made whole," Rep. Johnson said. "This is not an inside the beltway, or even inside Wall Street scandal. This is rural America that's been fleeced."
The House Agriculture Committee voted unanimously last week to subpoena Corzine. Thursday's hearing was the first public inquiry of Corzine since the firm filed for bankruptcy Oct. 31. As much as $1.2 billion may be missing from customers' futures accounts, accounts that were supposed to be safe and segregated. The firm declared bankruptcy after disclosing its exposure to investments in risky European bonds.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the FBI are also investigating.
Rep. Johnson is the third-ranking member of the Agriculture Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rural Development.
Corzine, a former Democrat Senator and Governor of New Jersey, resigned after MF Global declared bankruptcy. Coincidentally, Corzine and Rep. Johnson are both Phi Beta Kappa graduates of the University of Illinois Class of 1969.
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I've been having strange behavior on my machine where dns and tcip/ip routing stops working and I'm forced to reboot. I installed ZoneAlarm as I was concerned that my machine had possibly become exploited and I wanted to track outbound network traffic. I was very surprised to see IE sending packets to 127.0.0.1 on startup before issuing a dns query and page request for the default homepage. It seemed even stranger than blocking this connection attempt disables all subsequent network activity for that IE session. I'm glad to see the topic already being discussed and wondered where I could find more info on why this behavior is "safe and very normal". I'd just accept the answer as fact but it still feels like something isn't right and I'd love to know more about what this initial connection to local host accomplishes and why it occurs in any app that hosts IE.
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"Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays, it insists on it." Russell Baker
"You cannot succeed by yourself. It's hard to find a rich hermit." Jim Rohn
"Madness is rare in individuals – but in groups, parties, nations, and ages, it is the rule." Friedrich Nietzsche
Morning, all! Ruthy here. We've got a great buffet breakfast lined up for you guys and I brewed a fresh pot of joe...
Grab a mug. There's flavored creamer to your right and food to your left. Every table is stocked with a loaves-and-fishes bowl of M&M peanut candies. Yup, you got it: bottomless! Talk about comfort food! Sit back and relax because today we're going to chat it up about influencers and I don't mean the kind who post kindly reviews on B&N or pass a new novel around, drumming up new readers.
This kind of influencer, good or bad, is all up to us, the writer.
Modern day writers and publishers make a fortune off books homilizing a positive attitude. Head to your local Barnes and Noble, Borders, or the public library. Each one of these devotes precious end-cap or display table space to this sought after information, plus an individual shelving section designated for the same purpose.
Scan Amazon.com and gaze upon the proliferation of morale building, self-help volumes abounding there, geared to help us be a more positive, productive, uplifted, goal-seeking, outcome-oriented person.
Now I'm not going to lecture about this growing trend. Sheesh. We'd need a host of blogs just to skim the surface of why people who live in the greatest country on earth, rife with freedom and opportunity, can't make themselves happy. We'll just save that little ditty for another day.
Jim Rohn's website deals with the topic for free, my favorite price tag. A click of the mouse and you're in, ready to absorb words of wisdom from one of America's most renowned business philosophers. With over fifty-seven years in broadcasting, motivational speaking, writing, and recording, Rohn has seen it all and addresses the topic of negativity point blank.
Avoid it at all costs.
Rohn's pretty direct about the whole issue, and the man breeds success like Anheuser-Busch breeds Clydesdales. Big and strong, with perfect deportment. (I can't mention Clydesdales without remembering Superbowl commercials... The one with Hank, the rejected horse who worked with unwavering persistence to make the team, guided by the "Pauly" Dalmation, while the theme from Rocky plays in the background??? Oh my stars, I'm tearing up just thinking about it!
Or the donkey who tried hair extensions because he wanted to be a Clydesdale???? Oy vay, pass the tissues, I'm all ver klempt here!)
You're a writer, at a specific point in your career. This varies depending on your work, motivation, time spent, etc., but the fact is, you're moving toward something at a pace of your choosing.
Who do you hang with? Who are your associates? Your partners, critiquers, friends and cohorts. Are they a positive influence? Do they pretend to be a positive influence, even as they drag you into the depths of despair? Whose fault is that?
You know that answer as well as I do. We allow others to influence our lives by allowing them a portion of our lives.
Rohn puts it this way: "Some people you can afford to spend a few minutes with, but not a few hours."
Pretty succinct. We pick and choose a portion of the effect on our lives, our careers and our writing by the company we keep. Positive or negative, strong or weak, accepting or complaining, we make choices without always considering the level of influence that association allows.
You want to be good at what you do? Avoid the "misery loves company" set. You want to be the best you can be? Steer clear of those who settle for mediocrity. Do you have goals and aspirations whose glow illuminates the end of the tunnel? A tunnel can seem pretty long and dark when traveled with low expectations.
Rohn says: "Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you."
Limiting negative exposure time may seem simplistic, but it's a huge step toward being the more assertive, positive, successful writer you want to be. Success threatens some people. Unfortunately, there are those who find great comfort in limiting your success to their levels. What's up with that? Not kosher. Definitely not something a true friend would do, but that takes us back to the whole misery loves company theory. Your success may reflect their lack. That's a bitter pill for some to swallow.
Your achievements as a person, daughter, husband, wife, father, sister, writer, Christian, homemaker, lawyer, nurse, midwife, teacher, accountant, etc. depend on you. They are not guided by luck or circumstance. You are the captain of your ship. The tack you take is yours to decide. Fill your sails with wind and dare the open sea, or drift aimlessly. So much of what we choose is guided in small but steady ways by the company we keep. The influences we allow in our lives.
Have you noticed when a person wants to help a struggling marriage, they seek the wisdom and guidance of those who are successfully married? When that same person wants to end a marriage, they seek the discontented, those whose marriages have failed. We seek our ends by the choices we make, large and small. Want success? Surround yourself with those willing to work for it.
"Rohn contends: "Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day."
If we waste time on the shallow voices in our lives, we tune out the valuable ones, those that challenge us to do our best. Rohn advises us to seek out and be around those who have something of value to share. He believes that influence can be both powerful and subtle.
"…You wouldn't let someone push you off course, but you might let someone nudge you off course and not even realize it."
Oh, yeah. Most of us can see that all around us. The subtle, invasive negatives we allow into our lives. Avoid them. Limit them. They are a downfall.
Helen Keller said: "The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but no vision."
Prophetic words of wisdom from a woman who overcame adversity that would boggle the mind of the sighted, hearing community. I couldn't agree more.
Seek success. It won't just find you. Choose your associates with careful decision. Above all, challenge yourself to rise above, be the best you can be. It's the least you can do with the marvelous gift of life you've been given, no strings attached. Show your gratitude with your growth and heightened expectations. Your shining light can help others 'see' the way.
Candles are popular right now. They come tall and short, thin and wide, scented or non. Some clever person even thought to fashion them in jars. Pretty savvy! A jarred candle has a built-in holder, no dripping wax, a wick that burns bright and a cover to smother the flame…
Which are you? The wick or the cover?
I thought so. Examine your work relationships. Make them all they can be. Let your light shine, even if you have to trim your 'wick' or polish your 'jar' by adjusting work schedules and relationships. Seek the strength and favor of positive people. Aim high, and don't let anyone suck the wind from your sails. If you do, whose fault is it?
(Inserting motherly arched brow and look of patient understanding here…)
Ruth Logan Herne likes to be called "Ruthy", she loves God, her family, her country, coffee and chocolate, thinks snakes should always live outside, possums should leave cat food alone and all grandchildren should be named for her. A mother and grandmother to seriously smart (read: know-it-all) young people, she writes stories of humor, hope and faith, embracing God's love and life's opportunities. Now an established author with Love Inspired Books, all three books of her North Country books secured the coveted 4 ½ Star Romantic Times rating which only means that some reviewers CAN be bought. She's looking forward to the April release of Reunited Hearts, the first book of her "Men of Allegany County " series. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com or through Seekerville where Tina screens her mail because Ruthy is THAT sensitive.
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Welcome to Alethia Farm! We are a small, family, backyard operation. The name Alethia was derived from the Greek word for TRUTH. We chose that name as a constant reminder to strive to live in the truth and to always seek the truth. We became interested in Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats back in 2005 when searching for a dairy goat breed that would be suitable for my daughter Siena, to raise and show as her 4H project. Having been horse breeders for years, we knew that in order to produce quality animals, you have to start with quality animals. After much research into the breed, and communicating with many breeders, we had a good idea what we were looking for. We really gravitated to the refinement, elegance and extreme dairy character of the bloodlines of goats from the Rosasharn Farm in Mass. We purchased our first two doe kids from Algedi Farm in Oregon. They were out of two of Algedi's best Rosasharn does, "CH Rosasharn's UMT Tupelo Honey" and "CH Rosasharn's TL Zenith". Thanks to Penny at Copper Penny Nigerians, Tamera and Kaylee from Algedi Farm, Shannon from Poppy Patch and Anne from Rosasharn Farm, we are well on our way! Please contact us about goats available for sale.
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Anyone who's ever walked through woods in winter knows the serenity of natural beauty. Stillness is Mother Nature's gift to the season.
Standing in contrast to the razzle-dazzle that often defines holiday decorating, earth's decor is sensational in its simplicity. It soothes with quiet, natural beauty.
As if in response, trends in holiday decor this season commemorate the natural world and its unassuming earthy colors. Natural elements, styles and designs prevail, pushing aside shiny, bright wreaths, flashy trees and dazzling tablescapes.
A potpourri of earth-friendly objects pays tribute to winter. Reclaimed and recycled materials including twigs, grasses, pine cones, logs, bark, berries and acorns are crafted into all manner of decor.
Colors are subdued greens and browns dusted with faux snow and interspersed with snippets of red.
Natural fabrics of cotton, jute or wool are woven in red and green plaid or printed in earthy hues. Images of wildlife take the place of trains, nutcrackers and snowmen.
Instead of Victorian grandeur, rustic cabins reside on mantels and entrance tables. Twig trees with twinkling lights transform entryways into winter wonderlands.
There's something comforting about natural decor void of bright colors and glitz. Calm and nurturing, it foretells a silent night.
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Lady Antebellum front woman Hillary Scott is loving being a first-time mama, but she isn't loving is the pressure to quickly lose the baby weight. The singer refuses to let any expectations regarding her body bring her down.
Baby Eisele Kaye was born in July, and Hillary Scott recently opened up to People Magazine about the intense scrutiny that mothers face after giving birth.
Scott explained "There's so much pressure on new moms, especially who are in the public eye, to get back into shape as soon as possible, which translates to, 'As soon as possible, look like you were never pregnant or had a baby.'"
The Lady A singer went on to say "The women who get there the fastest are celebrated like it's an accomplishment. I think that is so wrong and sends such a bad message to young women."
Hillary has a great support system with her husband Chris Tyrrell, and decided not to focus on losing the baby weight despite the media expectations.
"That pressure really forced me to take a deep breath and accept and embrace me for me, which is always a work in progress, but more important now that I have a daughter," she explains.
The new mom set to hit the road with fellow Lady Antebellum bandmates Charles Kelly and Dave Haywood for their Take Me Downtown Tour in January. The baby girl will be along for the ride, and baby fever could lead to more small additions on the way for the band.
"It will be interesting to see how having a baby on board affects their relationships. There is something so beautiful about the innocence of a child and the grace and joy a child brings to everyone," Scott says. "I'm curious to see who's next! It's only a matter of time."


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Cheezburger, With Dreams of Domination in Internet Humor, Grabs $30M From Foundry Group, Madrona, Avalon, SoftBank
Cheezburger became a viral Internet success story on little more than the moxie of its founders and a shoestring budget. But now it has opted to take big-time venture capital to pursue its dream to become a much bigger, more lucrative empire for humor on the Internet.
The Seattle-based company that runs a network of online humor and entertainment sites is announcing today it has raised $30 million in its Series A venture round from a quartet of big names—Foundry Group, Madrona Venture Group, Avalon Ventures, and SoftBank Capital. Cheezburger, founded in September 2007, had until now only raised $2.25 million, primarily from Seattle-area angel investors such as Andy Liu and Geoff Entress. The new financing means Cheezburger is getting three new board members who also have a lot of Web startup experience—Brad Feld of Foundry Group, Greg Gottesman of Madrona, and Rich Levandov of Avalon.
Cheezburger has shown an uncanny sense for what Web surfers will find funny and popular, rolling up a series of irreverent websites such as I Can Has Cheezburger?, FAIL blog, Memebase, and The Daily What. Through a rapid-fire acquisition strategy that extended through the first half of 2010, Cheezburger says it has built a network that now attracts 16.5 million unique visitors a month. That's a lot of people, and they are spending a lot of time on the sites, uploading and sharing an estimated 500,000 pictures and videos a month and viewing 375 million pages, or more than 22 pages per visitor per month. Cheezburger doesn't say publicly how much advertising revenue it has been able to generate from this beehive of activity, but it has been profitable from the start, and now employs about 50 people.
Founder Ben Huh has long resisted overtures from the venture capitalists who have knocked on his door before, but opted to take the money now. At a point when growth has plateaued at Cheezburger, Huh says he and his team reconsidered the no-VC philosophy, and started wondering how far they could take the online media empire with a little more dough.
"We wondered, if we had enough money to feel safe and comfortable, would we take bigger risks?" Huh says. "We started thinking bigger and bigger."
Feld, an early investor in Internet gaming sensation Zynga, said Cheezburger fits into his strategy of investing in already large online markets that can be transformed by a venture-sized capital infusion. Feld and Huh have personally gotten to know each other over the past year and a half. Feld says he was deeply impressed by Huh long before talks heated up on the investment front.
"What they have done to date as a company with limited capital is unbelievably impressive," Feld says. "We think Ben and his team can grow a much, much bigger company."
Exactly what the company will look like post-infusion is still a bit unclear. Huh says he doesn't have a "grand plan." Huh plans to move quickly to hire about 20 to 30 people, mainly engineers, marketers, and some in editorial, he says. By the end of the year, the company could grow from 50 to about 100 people, he says. The efforts of the new staff—like those who work at Cheezburger today—will be focused on engaging Internet humor sites that mainly harness user-generated humor content, Huh says.
Engagement is the key word in that last sentence. Cheezburger already has a big audience, although it's not much bigger than the last time I heard Huh talk about the company's reach when he spoke at a University of Washington business school event back in May. Audience growth has slowed in the last six months, Huh says, and he wants to enlarge that pie. But even more importantly, he wants to increase user engagement, measured through things like how much sharing people do across the Cheezburger network, how much time they spend on the sites, and so forth.
The company's mantra, Huh says, is still to deliver its customers "five minutes of happiness per day."
Cheezburger has always relied on acquisitions of independent humor websites for its growth, as well as organic growth of its existing sites, and the new capital will allow it to think about bigger acquisitions, Huh says. The cash will allow Cheezburger to move fast on some straightforward development tasks—like iPhone and Android mobile apps—but also allow the team to think about creating features that aren't available on the Web today, Huh says.
"Our emphasis will be on creating the best product not on the market today. We need to experiment," he says.
Many professional commentators may bemoan the fact that sites using silly cat photos and misspelled captions are attracting mass audiences and big cash infusions, while traditional media outlets locked into obsolete business models are dying on the vine.
Huh, who trained as a journalist at Northwestern University, has heard it all before. But those critics are the least of his concerns. When I asked whether he sees something like Comedy Central as a competitor, he dismissed that, saying he's much more concerned about how a lot of startups "kill themselves" by becoming complacent, veering into the wrong market direction, or becoming fixated on differentiating from competitors. Cheezburger is about engaging with users, he says.
So what is Huh afraid of? He will certainly be under more pressure, as some very prominent people are betting $30 million that his company could disrupt Internet humor the way Zynga did for Internet gaming.
"I'm afraid of being caught napping," Huh says. "This is our market to lose. It's our audience to lose. One of my fears is we will we be overcome with indigestion from acquisitions, lose our focus, lose our culture. We are here because of our users." He added: "This is a lot of money. We can make a lot of mistakes with that money."
Feld sounded less concerned. "I'm not afraid of anything, fear is a useless emotion in business," he says. "The way I invest, I recognize there will be lots of things that don't work. One of the things that appeals to me about Ben and the team is that they are extremely good at trying things out, iterating, and getting them on track with very little money, very quickly. They'll make mistakes along the way." He added: "We made the investment because we think Ben and the team can create one of the key and critically important companies on the Internet."
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Ex-French President Convicted of Graft
PARIS—A French court on Thursday sentenced former President Jacques Chirac to a two-year suspended jail term after his conviction on graft charges, the first time a former head of state has been convicted by a court in the post-World War II era.
Mr. Chirac, who had denied the accusations ahead of the criminal trial, won't appeal the ruling, his lawyer Georges Kiejman said.
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My grandmother and her hospital roommate -- aged, tiny, frail, and sporting matching bright pink hairnets.
They looked like twins -- two thin shrubs in winter that had each sprouted an improbable, big pink rose.
Although sick and scared, my grandmother had admired the pink hairnet on the lady in the next bed, so my mother bought her one too, to make her feel better.
It was 1966 and the first time my 77-year-old grandmother had ever been a patient in a hospital.
I felt sorry for her. Her English was broken, her understanding of medical science minimal, and her outlook definitely "old world." She was here to find out why she felt so weak.
But over three days, as the parade of physicians, nurses, and assorted medical professionals marched in and out of her room, with endless examinations, questions, and tests, the poor lady found she had something more to worry about than ill health.
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The title, Motive #9 Soothing Dream, may be a key. The music, performed by a quartet featuring Mark Sherman on vibraphone, has a relaxed sensibility. The quartet performs ably and ambles around and around, like an amiable conversation outside on the back deck with old reliable friends sitting on Andirondack chairs sipping on iced tea on a breezy, sunny summer afternoon. Nothing heavy. Nothing somber. Just a gathering that is soothing and enjoyable. And, the music, with its reliance on the vibraphone, has a lazy, dream-like feel that lets one drift in and out of consciousness.
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ABC Action News has an article up HERE that discusses Andrew "Test" Martin's death being an accidental overdose. I suspect that we'll see more stories surfacing in the next week or two about Martin's death.
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Southeastern Specialty Crops Producers And Institutional Food Services: Supply Chain Concerns And Considerations
The centralized nature of the US food production, processing, and distribution system effectively precludes specialty crop producers, particularly those with small-scale operations, from serving as suppliers to institutional food service operations (schools, hospitals, etc.). Due to age, economic, and/or health status, it is often the clients of these food services who would most benefit from an increase in their consumption of specialty crops. Institutions, however, are often limited in their resources and lack the market-based incentives to incorporate these foods into their menu planning. This study seeks to identify and suggest solutions to the barriers that limit the ability of small and medium-scale specialty crops producers from serving as suppliers to institutional foodservices. Several common barriers were identified which were consistent with those previously reported in other studies. This study also identified unique marketing challenges with regard to delivery challenges, required certifications and food-safety practices, and insurance requirements. Potential solutions to these barriers are identified and reviewed.
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If you often find yourself chalking up things to a "senior moment," it may be time to train your aging brain.
Scientists have confirmed that brains continue to grow through and beyond middle age. The trick is finding ways to keep brain connections in good condition and to grow more of them.
"The brain is plastic and continues to change, not in getting bigger but allowing for greater complexity and deeper understanding," says Kathleen Taylor, a professor at St. Mary's College of California.
One way to nudge neurons in the right direction is for adults to challenge their assumptions. Learning new facts isn't as valuable as "bumping up against people and ideas" that are different and getting out of your comfort zone.
For example, take a history class where you're reading new, multiple viewpoints. Then reflect on how what you've learned has changed your worldview.
Or simply take a different route to work.
— Adapted from "How to Train the Aging Brain," Barbara Strauch, The New York Times.
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Sylvia Dowstrom of Jackson Mississippi, recently packed up her bags, left a short note for her husband of 38 years, and headed out to Vegas.
"Dear John, I am sorry to leave so abruptly after all of these years, but I have fallen in love with Cris Angel and am going to Vegas to try to make him fall in love with me. The "magic" has gone out of our marriage and I only know of one man that can make that happen again. Outoflove, Sylvia".
It is not known how Cris Angel will react to this news, as we have been unable to reach his agent or Mr. Angel himself.
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This Day in History 1965: Baseball Legend Refuses to Pitch on Yom Kippur
For Jews, Sandy Koufax's decision to refrain from leading the Los Angeles Dodgers in an important championship game encapsulated a moment of pride, sacrifice and commitment.
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Opinion: Fishing for big pike can be rewarding
A continuation of last week's column, today I'll conclude the recent road trip to Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada, and the subsequent fly-in to Kwinigans Lake by eight Wagner-area anglers.
After my last Kwinigans adventure, I told myself that if I ever return, I would put down my walleye rig, as much fun as it is, and make a concerted effort to take some of the lake's large northern pike. That is exactly what I did, even though many of the big pike that have been caught in the past came on small jigs by walleye anglers.
I firmly believe that walleye anglers, whether they fish South Dakota's reservoirs or Canada's pristine lakes, will catch more walleyes by tying their jigs directly to the ends of their lines as opposed to snapping the jigs onto a leader. Why? Better lure action.
There is one major problem. If a toothy northern pike takes the leaderless jig, he'll shear it off as though a razor cut it. The angler won't even feel the slightest tug. For this reason, I spent part of my time fishing a jig with a black steel leader. However, I also believed that my best chance for a really big pike would come on a big spoon or spinner.
I had an unusual experience relative to the above. Twice on early Monday afternoon, while jigging for walleyes without a steel leader, I had my jig sheared off by a pike. In both instances, I immediately dropped my walleye rig without reeling in the remainder of my now lure-less line, picked up a heavier outfit with attached spinner and steel leader, and flipped it out where I thought the marauding pike would be. Both times I got the pike, and one of them still had my stolen jig!
In spite of the fact that the lake teems with big pike, the big pike action was slow. On one occasion, we quietly slid into a shallow bay. With my Polaroid glasses, I could see big pike lying on the bottom, but there were no takers, even when Jeff and I would cast ahead of and in to them.
When we drifted over the same spots, we would see large swirls of sediment where big pike had spooked. However, my patience was eventually rewarded when I took a very large pike out of a weed edge with a Blue Fox Pixee gold spoon. Ron also took a big pike, and Jordan had his line broken by one.
I've done a lot of big pike fishing in my life, and I've had the best success when it was raining, or at least overcast. I believe the rain hinders the pike's ability to clearly see the boat. On a trip to Saskatchewan's Lake Besnard in 1977, our Cree guide, Miles Rat, told me that the best big pike action comes in the rain. He knew what he was talking about.
The lake water was tea colored, making the walleyes black on their backs and deep golden yellow on their sides. Jeff, Vern and I worked our way into a long finger that was protected at its base by a short run of gigantic boulders. Jeff exited the boat and walked our craft over them. Once clear, we came to a deep structure I named The Black Hole. It was full of almost black walleyes. I also caught a black northern pike in this remote finger. Jeff discovered a waterfall in the finger we named Jeff's Falls. Why this water was darker than the rest of the lake we don't know.
Jeff, Vern and I fished from a boat powered by a 50 H.P. engine. It was a disadvantage when compared to the smaller boats with 20 H.P. engines as it went too fast for effective trolling. However, the same boat was equipped with an electric trolling motor. When, with the electric motor, we trolled shallow mud flats with jigs and twister tails over the side, we hammered the walleyes.
I sat up front and steered the boat with the handy foot pedal. The trolling motor, along with the electronic depth finder, made that boat a fishing machine.
I had nothing to do with menu planning, and little to do with cooking, but I can tell you the food was superb. We ate walleyes, regular and spicy, at least once a day and sometimes twice. The ultimate feast, in my opinion, was a 15-pound prime rib. Ron massaged the cut a day before final preparation with herbs and spices. Then Jeff, in all the glory of his culinary expertise, used a gas grill, carefully monitored by a temperature gauge, to turn the beef slab into ambrosia, or the food of the gods.
Breakfasts were no less eventful. While Vern did the toast, I fried two pounds of Delmont bacon in a large iron skillet as Jeff chopped mushrooms, ham, onions and green peppers for another of his specialties -- scrambled eggs cooked to perfection. Meals were accompanied by fresh veggies including broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and, of course, potatoes.
The guys treated me way too well. My tremor, along with numb legs (peripheral neuropathy), give the impression that I'm a basket case. They helped me in and out of the boat and through the rocky paths. Though I'll admit that while filleting fish I look like John Philip Sousa with a fillet knife in his hand, I still have all my fingers. I'm embarrassed, but even more grateful, for their caring. What a great group!
You can make a very similar trip. Our Pickle Lake pilot, Pete Johnson, is a master aviator. He also owns 10 lakefront lodges in the area that he'll fly you into and out of with his well-maintained vintage DeHaviland Otter floatplane. If you are looking for a comfortable wilderness expedition you can reach on well paved highways at a very economical price, get in touch with Pete. You can still do it this summer. His website is www.fishpicklelake.com.
As always, I have no deal with Pete. He doesn't know I'm recommending him. Readers have gone from the Arctic to Africa to Argentina on my recommendation, and it has always been, "Thanks, Roger." Take it from me. Mr. Pete Johnson is a gem.
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Penn State Wins 2007 Collegiate Beef Quiz Bowl
DENVER - Penn State University was named the national winner of the 2007 National Cattlemen's Foundation National Collegiate Beef Quiz Bowl, held February 2 in Nashville. Regional championship teams from Michigan State University, Texas A&M University and Utah State University also competed. Teams earned the privilege of competing in the finals at the Cattle Industry Annual Convention and Trade Show in Nashville by winning their American Society of Animal Science section's competition of the Academic Quadrathlon.
The members of this year's winning Penn State team are Debbie McAllister, Ben Cloninger, Kyle Grim and Douglas Sattazahan. Dr. Dan Kniffen serves as team advisor. Dr. David Ames, professor at Colorado State University and former president of the American Society of Animal Science, served as the event moderator.
During the head-to-head, double elimination competition, students answer a series of questions about all aspects of beef cattle and the beef industry. The range of questions can include physiology, nutrition, reproduction, meat science, basic production information and current events affecting the beef industry. The National Collegiate Beef Quiz Bowl continues to develop future leaders by engaging them in competition and presenting the contestants with the opportunity to be a part of the Cattle Industry Annual Convention. The Quiz Bowl is a joint program of the National Cattlemen's Foundation and the American Society of Animal Science.
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Palmer to rescue Bengals?
The Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets hope to begin turning around their dismal seasons when they meet Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.
The Bengals (1-4) have lost four straight, including a disappointing 27-20 loss at Kansas City last weekend coming off their bye week. Cincinnati is mired in last place in the AFC North, a division they won in 2005 before missing the playoffs last year.
Oddsmakers from Bodog.com have made Cincinnati -6 point spread favorites (View NFL Football odds) for Sunday's game, the over/under has been set at 47.5 total points (Game Matchup). Current public betting information shows that 71% of bets for this game have been placed on Cincinnati -6 (View NFL Football bet percentages).
It's also the first four-game skid for Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, who claims he is not feeling any pressure for the poor start. Cincinnati is on its longest slide since a six-game losing streak from Nov. 10-Dec. 15, 2002, the season before Lewis was hired.
"I guess I'll disappoint the fans if they think there's heat," Lewis said. "My only heat is internal and that's what drives me. That's the good thing, I guess, about this position. I'm not going to get concerned.
"Our margin for error is tight. That's the result of being 1-4. That's what we need to realize. Every play right now, we're not getting the benefit of the doubt. Balls are not really bouncing our way. That's what we need to realize and keep doing things the right way. Building upon the positive things and making corrections when it's not as positive and correct."
One of the problems Cincinnati has faced is a slew of injuries, including to star running back Rudi Johnson (hamstring). He sat out a 34-13 loss to New England on Oct. 1, and had only four carries against the Chiefs. Johnson has 185 rushing yards on 62 carries and just one touchdown catch.
Right tackle Willie Anderson missed last week's loss with foot and knee injuries. The offensive line has used four different combinations in Cincinnati's first five games.
The lack of a productive running game has put pressure on quarterback Carson Palmer and receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who have combined for 1,083 yards and 10 of Cincinnati's 13 offensive touchdowns. Houshmandzadeh has seven of those scores, two shy of his career-best set in 14 games last season.
New York (1-5) enters on a three-game losing streak, and quarterback Chad Pennington has taken the brunt of the blame. Pennington has thrown all six of his interceptions this season during the skid, including one in a 16-9 loss to Philadelphia last week - the first time the Jets failed to reach the end zone this year.
With fans and media clamoring for backup Kellen Clemens to be inserted, coach Eric Mangini is sticking with Pennington.
"There's a lot of different areas that need to get better: interceptions, tackling, run fits, all those things, coaching, strategy," Mangini said. "All those things need to improve and we're all in this together. It's not a one-person issue."
Pennington completed a season-low 11 of 21 passes for 128 yards in last week's loss as the Jets' offense stalled despite a season-high 130 yards rushing from Thomas Jones. Tight end Chris Baker also criticized New York's play-calling, but receiver Jerricho Cotchery backed Pennington.
"He's our leader," Cotchery said. "He's the leader of this team, not only on offense. One guy isn't going to create a spark because each individual has to create that spark within himself to help this team out. I think that's kind of a sensitive topic because everyone loves Chad in this building."
Jones' effort was a bright spot. Acquired from Chicago in the offseason, he is averaging just 2.8 yards per carry on the road.
The Jets' defense also ranks among the bottom five teams in the NFL with six sacks and two forced fumbles.
New York has won five straight against Cincinnati, including a 31-24 victory on Sept. 12, 2004 in the last meeting.
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A very interesting read. I've never understood how it's so hard to understand the 2a's intent. But honestly I thin it's not that people misunderstand it. It's that they don't agree wit hit and therefore make attempts to undermine the amendment.
Justice Scalia describes in Heller the "A well regulated......" to be a prefatory clause in legalese.
And he goes on to rule that a prefatory clause, such as the militia clause cannot be used to modify an operative clause. i.e the right to bear clause.
So we have basically the same interpretation from a distinguished professor and a justice of the SCOTUS. That's pretty good company to be in.
That was perfectly clear before I read it. While I didnt need an Educrats view on it, he really didnt spin it, just laid it out as it is written. I bet Lawyers hate guys like him...
I never have seen what's so hard to understand about it. A well trained Militia is needed to protect and secure the Freedom of a State(remember, the Founding Fathers wanted States to be the "power" not the Federal government) from all enemies so they need the freedom to keep and carry firearms that are suitable for military use.
That's why I get so upset over all these folks asking "Why do you NEED a semi auto AR-15?", because they're suitable tools for military use, that's why. Heck, if we could get the '34 NFA thrown out we could have even more suitable tools in the forum of REAL full auto assault weapons, the way the Founders intended in the first place.
Why do you need an AR-15?
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An official says Cypriots who fought against British colonial rule in the 1950s plan to sue the U.K. government for torture they allegedly suffered at the hands of British authorities while in custody.
Thassos Sophocleous, the president of an organization of former Cypriot fighters, says the British law firm K.J. Conroy & Co. is gathering information from them to build a case following this month's landmark ruling from Britain's High Court which found that three Kenyans tortured during a rebellion against British colonial rule can seek compensation. (AP)


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Barring injuries, two San Diego Section football records will be broken in the coming weeks. Former Escondido High standout Ricky Seale holds the section mark for most career yards rushing: 6,694.
Imperial's Royce Freeman sits at 5,894 yards, exactly 800 yards back. Averaging 278 yards rushing per game, Freeman is on pace to break the record in the Tigers' seventh game, which would be Oct. 18, at Brawley.
The section record for yards passing is 8,269 by Palo Verde's David Ortega. Grossmont High senior Anthony Lawrence has thrown for 6,665 yards, averaging 275 yards per game.
At his current pace, Lawrence would break the record on the next-to-last game of the regular season.. The opponent that night: third-ranked Helix, Grossmont's biggest rival.


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Patricia Hill Bailey
Affiliation: Laurentian University
Country: Canada
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- COPD-intuition or template: nurses' stories of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePatricia Hill Bailey
School of Nursing, Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Nurs 13:756-64. 2004..To date, little is known about the nurses' understanding of the care they provide for individuals hospitalized because of these acute episodes of their chronic illness...
- Storytelling and the interpretation of meaning in qualitative researchPatricia Hill Bailey
School of Nursing, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
J Adv Nurs 38:574-83. 2002....
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School of Nursing, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada
J Clin Nurs 18:1994-2002. 2009..Secondary analysis was conducted to interpret the causes of illness stories told by patients living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
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One of the Golden State's top quarterback prospects for the class of 2010 is Pete Thomas (6-5, 215, 4.9) from El Cajon (Calif.) Valhalla. He has four offers on the table and is currently getting a lot of recruiting attention from both USC and UCLA. He took in junior days recently at both schools. He also has another Pac 10 junior day scheduled in April.
"I liked USC's junior day a lot," Thomas said. "I met with (USC quarterback coach and assistant head coach) Jeremy Bates and I was able to spend a lot of time with him."
"I also was able to spend time with (head coach) Pete Carroll and (offensive coordinator) John Morton. "I like the whole energy to USC's program and its intensity."
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"I also went to UCLA's junior day," Thomas said. "I liked it a lot too."
"I spent 30 minutes with (offensive coordinator) Norm Chow and about an hour with (head coach) Rick Neuheisel. Then I went to UCLA's basketball game."
"I was also able to see some of UCLA's conditioning workout regiment and that was pretty motivating," Thomas said. "The assistant (conditioning) coaches were high energy and intense."
On April 4th Thomas will take Arizona State's junior day.
"I'm excited about visiting Arizona State," Thomas said. "I've been talking to Coach Dennis Erickson a lot."
"I can't wait to meet him (Erickson) and his staff. I will take in a scrimmage when I get there."
Thomas has offers from Boston College, Maryland, Northwestern and Arizona State.
What is Thomas looking for in a college?
"Tradition, academics and good coaching staff," Thomas said. "I don't think location will be a factor."
"One of the biggest things will be my relationship with the coaches and then of course academics."
"I would like to make my mind up before my senior season," Thomas said. "So I can concentrate on helping Valhalla win their first league and CIF Section championship."
In his more immediate future, Thomas has his sights on competing well at the NIKE Camp to be held in Los Angeles on April 19th.
"If I don't get chosen for the Elite 11 after the NIKE Camp," Thomas said. "I'll go the Elite 11 regional camp in Las Vegas. As of now I have no more camps planned."
Earned League Player of the Year, first-team all-area and first-team San Diego Section all-CIF as a junior after throwing for 3,169 yards, and 28 touchdowns against 5 interceptions while hitting on 68.3 of his passes.


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The question, in this or any NFL draft, is always going to be about now. But the answers, the real answers, donĺt come until later.
ôI really believe you donĺt take all-pros in the draft, you make them all-pros,ö said John Elway, the Broncosĺ executive vice president of football operations. ôGuys have the ability, the mental makeup, the production to be good football players for you and they fit what you do. But in the end, not every guy is going to be developed at the same pace and not every position is the same. You have to always have your eye on the big picture.ö
That means some players selected in the draft this week will be ready to play this fall, but most wonĺt. Some are drafted for 2015 play and beyond.
Ask just about any scout, general manager or coach in the NFL which position leads the way in degree of difficulty to evaluate, and the answer typically is quarterback.
ôQuarterback is the hardest, the most difficult position in professional sports, not just ours,ö said Broncos coach John Fox. ôAnd it isnĺt close.ö
Having rookies such as Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson lead their teams to the playoffs is the exception. A rude awakening awaits most quarterbacks.
ôI think itĺs the speed of things,ö said Broncos backup Brock Osweiler, a second-round draft pick last year. ôIt is more complicated in terms of schemes and the looks you get on defense, but the speed that everything happens is very different. The time you have to make decisions is cut way down, the number of decisions you have to make is way up and everybody on defense can run.ö
Split-second decisions also make the offensive line the next-most-difficult position in which to make an immediate impact. Many in the NFL believe thatĺs especially true for teams with zone schemes, where players are asked to discern ôthe most dangerousö defender in their assigned area on a play rather than simply locking on a single defender at the snap.
ôI also think for a lot of guys, it just takes time to get what I call an NFL body,ö Fox said. ôItĺs there in every position, but with the linemen I think itĺs big. I always say this is a bigger, faster, stronger league and in the offensive line you can really see that.ö
In what would be a surprise to many outside the league, the third-most- difficult position for a rookie to contribute may be wide receiver. The elite wideouts in college football rarely face press coverage, with a defender just inches from them at the line of scrimmage. They are accustomed to running several yards toward a defender already backing away, with room to make their cuts.
ôItĺs a physical league,ö said Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey. ôSometimes you can bother those guys by getting your hands on them right away. The guys who make it and do things quickly (at wide receiver) are the guys who learn how to deal with that.ö
Linebackers, because of pass-coverage responsibilities, and safeties, because of the need to make presnap adjustments and get everybody lined up properly, fall next in the difficulty line.
So much so that in a year when Broncos linebacker Von Miller was voted the NFL defensive rookie of the year for the 2011 season, he was benched at various times due to missteps in pass coverage.
ôThat was different,ö Miller said. ôI hadnĺt really done that before, so it was something I had to work on. I still am, but it was a big difference.ö
Defensive linemen, cornerbacks and running backs, and to a certain extent tight ends, are considered to have the easiest transition to the NFL. The rookie-of-the-year results are telling. Since the inception of the leagueĺs offensive and defensive rookie of the year awards in 1967, running backs have won 31 times (67.4 percent). Defensively, linebackers have fared especially well with 25 winners Ś including two linebackers (Buddy Curry and Al Richardson) who shared the award in 1980.
ôHey, itĺs all hard,ö Fox said. ôIf the jobs were easy, everybody would do them.ö


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Oprah Winfrey is now admitting that she was once afraid her OWN network would never live up to the success of her daytime TV show.
"All the bells went off. This is why I lived in fear about this network. I kept thinking I have to repeat the 25-year phenomenon of the 'Oprah' show. I don't want to be Michael Jackson," she tells Fortune magazine, referring to the pop singer once saying he'd never be able to top 1983′s "Thriller."
But now?
"My fear about, 'Will the people really follow me?'– I'm past that," Winfrey says.
Still, getting the network, which is due to launch early next year, off the ground was a challenge.
Winfrey admits she was indecisive about the show lineup, causing backer Discovery Communications to invest an extra $89 million on top of its $100 million launch money, as previously reported. OWN CEO Christina Norman, who joined the network after leaving MTV as chief, was unable to greenlight any series without Winfrey's input.
"This is part of the reason OWN was stagnant," Winfrey says. "I was the holdup."