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The mob guys were leery of taking Laurie in on the big job, even though, at 28, she was one of the best cat burglars on Miami Beach. "They didn't want to bring me because I was a girl," Laurie Lichtman remembers. "Phil told them, öShe's better than any one of you.'" Phil knew. He had been throwing grappling hooks onto hotel balconies with Laurie for years. Phil had seen her walk into a swanky hotel, long blond hair swinging, all blue eyes and innocence, and back out again, pockets stuffed with jewelry and cash.
But this hit was bigger than most: cleaning out the safe-deposit boxes at the Seasons, on Collins Avenue at 50th Street. The take was promising because the place was frequented by a lot of European and South American tourists, who kept large stashes of valuables in the metal safes behind the desk. The crew, which ended up including Laurie and three men, rented a yellow van and parked it outside about 3:00 a.m. Laurie tied a red scarf over her hair and walked in the front door just in front of Phil, a slightly built Filipino with a face of aged leather and a gun in his waistband.
"I went to the guy at the front desk and I said to him, öI'm looking for Mrs. Niesolowski,'" she continues. "And with that, the guys came in and tied the people up. One couple was too nosy, so we had to lock them in the office. The bread man came. They knocked him down. There was one guy with us who froze. I was a woman and I didn't. Only thing was, I didn't like hurting people." They loaded the van with loot and took off.
Legendary crime writer Edna Buchanan wrote about the heist the next day in the Miami Herald, August 10, 1978 -- big robbery, seven people tied up, a parking attendant pistol-whipped. The lead read, "A blond woman and an escaped convict were arrested at shotgun-point Wednesday, less than thirteen hours after a robber gang tied up seven persons and took more than $200,000 from 59 safety-deposit boxes at an oceanfront Miami Beach apartment-hotel."
It was the rental that did them in. Phil had gotten the van under his real name, Manuel Bacolod. Employees at the Ryder rental place remembered him because there weren't many Asians in Miami back then. Phil had also used the actual address where he was staying, the Pied Piper Motel on Biscayne Boulevard. The cops caught up with Phil and Laurie there. Phil had escaped from a prison work release program a few months prior. He wanted to run, but outgunned, he stopped. Laurie was also arrested. Most of the money was already gone.
What didn't appear in news stories at the time was the apartment-hotel's spitting distance from aging mobster Meyer Lansky's condo at the Imperial House. The gang had heard he had some dealings at the Seasons, as did other crime figures. In fact, they figured if they got away with it, they'd get away clean because a lot of the money was dirty. "Lansky respected her for it," claims Laurie's mother, Joane Tufano. "I heard from some people who knew him. Who would dare to rob him?"
A year later, Laurie was sentenced to life in prison for her part in the crime. With good behavior, she got out in ten years. Ten years was also about the amount of time she'd spent as a thief, a scam artist, and a heroin addict in Miami. Concurrently she stole anything stealable, and ran a hooker house in Miami Shores. Outwardly fearless, she was a tough broad with two vulnerabilities -- dope and the sense of entitlement she derived from her associations with the Miami underworld.
South Florida is famous for its thieves. The criminal underworld has always lurked under the sun-blasted surface. In the heyday of Miami Beach, roughly the Forties through the early Sixties, the underworld was the barely disguised flip side of the tourism industry. This was true even later, as the glitter faded and was replaced with crumbling tenements filled with the elderly, the displaced, and the hopeless. In the Sixties and Seventies, Peter Salerno regularly led the Dinner-Set Gang into the homes of the wealthy while the owners entertained at dinner parties.
Another well-known local kleptomaniac was Jack Murphy, a.k.a. Murph the Surf, a Miami Beach surfing champ turned jewel thief. He gained fame for stealing the 563-carat Star of India diamond from a New York City museum in 1964, which he then stashed in a Miami bus station locker.
But no thief has had quite the trajectory of Lauraine Lichtman. By the time another ten years had passed from her last day in prison, she had become a minor luminary in the world of Miami politics and a thriving businesswoman in the first legitimate profession of her life, the towing industry. She won back her civil rights and those of her husband. She was championed by the likes of former state legislator Elaine Gordon, was a regular in the Tallahassee stomping grounds of Gov. Lawton Chiles, beloved by North Miami police chief Kenneth Each, and was present on the dais with Joe Carollo the day he was sworn in as mayor of Miami in 1998.

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IBLA (International Biotech and Lab Automation Europe), which will be held from 15 to 16 November in London, UK, will arrange for free coach transport for invited visitors, sponsored by major exhibitors, from selected science hubs, initially throughout the south of the UK. The exhibition and conference is in its fourth year. www.internationalbiotech.com, www.labautomationeurope.com
The D-CIXS X-ray spectrometer on board the European Space Agency's (ESA) SMART-1 spacecraft has made the first unambiguous remote-sensing detection of calcium on the Moon. SMART-1 is currently performing the verification and calibration of its instruments, while flying in orbit 450km above the Moon at its closest distance.
Although it is still preparing for full lunar operations, D-CIXS has already started sending back high-quality data. D-CIXS is designed to measure the global composition of the Moon by measuring its X-ray fluorescence. Under normal solar illumination, it can detect elemental Mg, Al and Si and several other elements during solar flares.
On 15 January 2005, between 07:00 and about 09:00 Central European Time, a solar flare occurred. "The Sun was kind to us", said Professor Manuel Grande of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK, leader of the D-CIXS instrument team. "It set off a large X-ray flare just as we took our first look downwards at the lunar surface."
At the time of the solar flare, D-CIXS was observing Mare Crisium, and detected the presence of calcium there in other neighbouring areas (see Figure).
D-CIXS is an ultra-compact X-ray camera and forms one of the most innovative elements of the SMART-1 scientific instrumentation. It is a cube just 15cm wide, weighing less than 5kg. D-CIXS is the first instrument of its kind to be tested in space. It is also the first X-ray spectrometer ever flown around the moon with sufficient spectral resolution to separate signals coming from different chemical elements. www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/
The winner of the 2005 Hirschfeld Award, presented by the International Council for Near Infrared Spectroscopy (ICNIRS), is Professor Ana Garrido-Varo of the University of Córdoba, Spain. The award was presented at the Pittsburgh Conference in Orlando, FL, USA in March.
Professor Garrido-Varo's main scientific work is in developing robust calibrations for use in the Spanish agro–food industry and the evaluation of analysis modes for the precise analysis of unground/intact agro–food products. www.icnirs.org
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A new report, Mass Spectrometry: Opportunities in the Life Science Market, is available from Research and Markets. It analyses the market from the perspective of the end user and provides information on current usage of mass spectrometers as well as the suppliers researchers are most likely to buy from. www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c16181
The Shroud of Turin, thought by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus, has been through a number of analytical procedures. In 1988, 14C tests set the age at 1260–1390 AD, meaning that it could not have been authentic. However, new evidence shows that the sample used to date the Shroud in 1988 was taken from an expertly rewoven patch. "Pyrolysis mass spectrometry results from the sample area coupled with microscopic and microchemical observations prove that the radiocarbon sample was not part of the original cloth…" according to Raymond Rogers of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in NM, USA. His results have been published in Thermochimica Acta: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2004.09.029
According to a report (RG-228R The Process Spectroscopy Market) from Business Communications Company, the worldwide market for process spectroscopy instrumentation is expected to grow from $178 million in 2004 to $232 million in 2009, an average growth rate of 5.4%.
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Several trends are seen to influence the market. There is an increasing tendency for UV and visible systems manufacturers to develop cheaper, more portable versions of their high-end systems in response to competition from miniature spectrometers. Development of low-cost Raman devices is seen as well. NIR and FT instruments do not see significant competition from portable devices, and high-end systems, particularly in the NIR, continue to dominate many process markets.
New technologies, however, have the potential to change that situation. Micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) technology offers the potential to make a "spectrometer on a chip" and are expected to become a viable option for process monitoring, if not during the forecast period, then shortly after. Acousto-optic tunable filters (AOTFs) are being produced commercially and used in NIR systems selling in the $45,000 range. Both of these are seen as indicators that the process spectroscopy market 10 years from now may be significantly different from today's market, with cheaper and more portable systems operating in many manufacturing applications. www.bccresearch.com
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What to do when all brands are publishers
In November I started to outline how the ideas in my Books in Browsers presentation, "The Opportunity in Abundance", might be applied to the prevailing publishing supply chain.
It can be an intricate argument to make. We're accustomed to evolving the rules of the road in a series of "two-party, one-issue" negotiations. The established rules, valid not that long ago, worked reasonably well in static or at least stable systems.
Now, supply-chain roles are blending, with customers starting to look like suppliers, partners and even competitors. We've entered an era in which abundance, fueled by lower barriers to entry in a digital era, makes it possible for anyone to take on non-traditional activities.
These changes can feel like a gold rush or a land grab, both of which are zero-sum games. As Eric Hellman described earlier this month, zero-sum games soon enough begin to look like wars.
That's not the future I think we need to accept.
We're at an actionable crossroads. We can fight to preserve the distribution-centric model that has been in place for much of the last century, or we can examine options to shift to a publishing model that measures our success in supporting customer-valued outcomes.
In "Abundance", I talked about repositioning publishing as the "engine of the engagement economy". In my earlier post, I linked that back to something John Battelle had first posted in 2006, five of what he called "the golden rules of publishing". These included:
- Conversation over dictation
- Platform over distribution
- Service over product
- Iteration over perfection, and
- Engagement over consumption
As I noted in November, Battelle adds to the original five with new, uncomfortable sixth: all brands are publishers.
Right now, we're worried about an abundance of authors, a blending of roles, a evolution of platforms and a host of challenges maintaining the infrastructure in place to support the creation and distribution of physical books. Our ultimate customers - readers - are worried about none of these things.
Soon enough, all brands will become publishers, and all authors will seek to become brands. Not all brands, or authors, will be successful, but the ability to market and distribute content efficiently won't remain the hallmark of successful publishers. Success will likely start with meeting the explicit and implicit needs of readers, and users.
A closing note: I'll be exploring other aspects of these ideas in posts that follow. I've also been invited to join an O'Reilly Media "Executive Roundtable" in New York on February 13, at which I'll present "Abundance" and engage in a discussion that includes Lean Startup author Eric Ries. The event is invitation only, and you can ask for more information by contacting O'Reilly and completing a brief form.
Hey Brian, something I've been pondering about point #4 - iteration over perfection - is how to make this work in the context of fiction? I can see it demonstrated beautifully with non-fiction, such as Book: A Futurist's Manifesto, for example.
But how to iterate works of fiction? I can think of experiments that have been tried, such as authors who have blogged their novel in progress and then released the whole as a finished work (hopefully after editing). I wonder if you could build a publishing platform with a community of authors prepared to work this way? And I also wonder how many readers would embrace it? The answers might be "yes" and "many", but for the moment I feel like the expectations of both fiction writers and readers resist an unfinished story.
Is this even what you mean when you say iteration over perfection, or am I horribly misinterpreting it? I devote a lot of brain-space to pondering how fiction publishers could be more rapid, agile, iterative, open etc and its the "iterative" I often get stuck on.
I had borrowed the language from John Battelle, who I interpreted as advocating for "trying things" rather than "trying to solve every problem before doing something". More recently, O'Reilly has been talking in terms like "fail forward fast".
Hugh McGuire and I are iterating "Book: A Futurist's Manifesto", releasing it in stages and revising parts of it based on feedback received. We even changed the line-up in sections 2 and 3 based on what we learned doing the prior components.
You're right that this does not directly apply to works of fiction. Here, we need to think about evolving the form.
New tools or platforms like Smashwords, Byliner and Atavist give writers opportunities to write and sell shorter-form works (something Harlequin has been testing on its own). Companies like FrancoMedia in Calgary are writing stories across multiple platforms - blogs and Twitter, as well as in books and eBooks. The story evolves over a period of time.
Fiction authors might also think of fan fiction as a form of iteration. The original works create a platform, and others take on the roles and evolve the story. This sometimes gets people riled up, but think of how a branded author like James Patterson works. He guides the stories that in some cases other people write on his behalf.
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Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - Backup Brian Hoyer threw for a touchdown and the Patriots won their preseason opener, 7-6, over the New Orleans Saints.
Tom Brady played the first two offensive series for the Patriots and completed 4-of-7 passes for 30 yards, but he was also flattened on a sack and fumbled the ball away.
Drew Brees threw just four passes and played the first two series for the Saints, who were coming off a 17-10 win over Arizona at the Hall of Fame Game Sunday night.
Chase Daniel backed up Brees and went 4-of-6 through the air for 62 yards with an interception. Luke McCown went 9-of-16 for 86 yards passing.
Hoyer connected on 8-of-15 throws for 45 yards, including his three-yard TD pass to Britt Davis in the third quarter to cap a 14-play, 97-yard drive.
Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski played despite having ankle surgery shortly after the team's loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI. He caught a pair of passes for 20 yards.
Brady drove the Patriots from their own 17 to near midfield. Facing a 3rd- and-16 from the New England 48, he was sacked by Will Smith. The veteran defensive end stripped the ball and it was recovered by linebacker Curtis Lofton.
Brees' lone completion came on a four-yard pass to Darren Sproles, and the Saints settled for a 46-yard field goal from John Kasay.
Brady came right back for the ensuing possession and he hit Gronkowski for an 11-yard gain on 3rd-and-18.
Garrett Hartley kicked a 27-yard field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter, but Kasay missed a potential go-ahead kick from 41 yards out with 3:07 left.
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Mark (played by George Whithead) is a troubled student at Lamont School.
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Amanda (played by Monica Dolan) is the headmistress of Lamont School.
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Ian (played by Bryan Dick) is a new teacher at Lamont School, and makes a connection with Mark, the troubled child in his class.
BBC TV blog
The producer writes: Excluded isn't a consummate drama with years of development and finessing behind it, but it is a great example of a film that is of its moment, written from the heart.Misha Mansion-Smith on the BBC TV blog
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This programme is part of School Season on BBC Two, a collection of programmes focusing on education, our schools and the tough choices parents have to make.Go to the School Season website
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Finding a Financial Adviser
A professional who knows the trucking industry can help you organize your paperwork, take advantage of tax deductions and give you key advice throughout the year.
Selecting a professional to help you with your finances isn't as easy as flipping through the phone book. There are several kinds of financial professionals, and one of them should fit your needs:
CPA. Not every owner-operator business needs a Certified Public Accountant. Because CPAs have extensive training, they are more expensive than basic accountants.
ENROLLED AGENT. An enrolled agent (sometimes referred to as an EA) is a half-step below a CPA. Enrolled agent is a designation of the Internal Revenue Service. To achieve this designation, the agent is required to pass a two-day examination on taxes administered by the IRS. In addition, the agent must take a minimum of 24 hours of continuing tax education each year. Many EAs are former IRS employees. CPAs and EAs are qualified to represent a taxpayer in an audit or in court without the taxpayer being present. An EA generally charges less than a CPA or a tax attorney.
STOREFRONT PREPARER. Commercial tax-preparation services, such as H&R Block, prepare mostly personal tax returns and are very conservative about the deductions they will let you claim. They usually are not well-versed in trucking-related aspects of the tax code, so they might neglect legal ways to cut your tax bill. In addition, they are tax preparers only and cannot give you year-round tax-planning advice.
ACCOUNTANT. Using a full-time accounting service familiar with trucking is the most common practice for accounting and tax preparation in the trucking industry.
Know that a good accountant isn't cheap. Expect to pay $100 to $200 for an initial consultation and $50 to $150 a month. If you gross $80,000 per year and pay $1,000 for accounting services, that amounts to only 1.2 percent of your total gross. If you run 100,000 miles per year, it's only a penny per mile. A good financial adviser can easily pay for his services with the money he saves you, and a good accountant will provide you with monthly and quarterly reports, which include profit-and-loss statements and balance sheets.
More than that, your accountant should be able to help you:
- Develop a business plan.
- Determine which business structure is best for you.
- Set up your business books.
- Manage your cash flow.
- Prepare periodic business assessments.
- Determine when to upgrade your equipment.
- Analyze the tax consequences of business decisions.
- Maximize your tax deductions.
- Select computer software.
- Choose an investment adviser.
- Establish a retirement program.
- Develop an estate plan.
You don't necessarily need an accountant who specializes in trucking, but it's better if he has trucking experience. Not every accountant is familiar with the tax deductions that a trucker is allowed. If you find an accountant you like who doesn't have trucking experience, plan to spend time explaining what you do and what kinds of reports you need. If you can't find an accountant who's experienced in trucking, at least find one who caters to small service businesses.
Start your search by asking for referrals from other successful owner-operators. Many accountants advertise in Overdrive and other trucking publications.
When you talk to an adviser, make sure you ask: Do you offer a free in-person consultation? What is your fee? Do you charge by the hour or by the month? What services does your fee include? Can I call you any time with questions?
Because you are on the road so much, the answer to the last question is especially important. You need to be able to call your accountant from time to time without incurring a great deal of cost. Find out whether he allows unlimited calls for a set rate or charges for each call after a certain number.
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The ASSE Foundation (ASSEF) is the charitable arm of ASSE. With its own bylaws and budget, ASSEF is fiscally and organizationally separate from ASSE. It does not fall under the councils in the Society's structure, rather, it is administered by a Board of Trustees, which is made up of 10 positions, including a chair and vice-chair. New trustees are appointed by the existing board and must be approved by the ASSE board. Each trustee serves a three-year term and can serve two consecutive terms.
While ASSE supports the member, ASSEF supports the profession. The mission of the Foundation is to promote the advancement of the SH&E professions engaged in protecting people, property and the environment by providing the necessary resources. The Foundation currently supports these initiatives:
Click here to donate to the ASSE Foundation.
SU: What are your primary responsibilities in this position?
MG : Under the direction of the Foundation Board of Trustees, I plan, develop, implement and oversee all activities related to fundraising, Foundation special events-such as the silent auction and donor reception-and the scholarship, professional development, fellowship, research grant and ABET accreditation support programs.
A big part of my job is negotiating gifts. Negotiating is not so much about what the Foundation is selling as it is about what the donor is buying. Many want to direct their charitable dollars toward a specific program-I make sure the Foundation can support and implement the program for the donor.
That probably all sounds pretty dry, and in a way it is, but my job is rewarding because I have the pleasure of meeting all of the students we've helped. Throughout the year, the students appear to me as names on paper. At the conference, I get to meet them and hear their stories. We work very hard all year to raise the money. When we are successful, we turn around and give the money away. Seeing the students at the conference, hearing their stories and learning that we've made a difference in the life of someone who really needs the help-it's very rewarding. I have one of the best jobs at ASSE.
SU: Describe current and ongoing projects in your department.
MG: I work with corporations, and ASSE chapters and members to raise money for Foundation programs. The scholarship program is our largest and most popular program, with more than $90,000 available to SH&E students in 2006. Essentially, I work with donors to obtain the gift and create the criteria for the scholarship or grant program they would like to support.
Once we raise the money, we turn to the students, universities, researchers and members, and "give it away" by funding various programs such as scholarships, research grants, safety research fellowships, professional development grants, ABET accreditation support, the Future Safety Leaders Conference, Career Guide to the Safety Profession , etc. . . . all to benefit the safety profession.
SU: How do these projects benefit members and support the Society's strategic plan?
MG: Scholarships for higher education bring a pool of bright, young, educated minds into the profession, which keeps the profession thriving. Student members benefit through the financial assistance to complete their SH&E degrees and members benefit from the applied safety research results (grant program) published in Professional Safety. Professional and general members benefit from funding available to help advance their professional credentials, making them more marketable. This is all tied into goal eight which supports the student members of ASSE to advance the SH&E profession.
SU: What's the benefit of the silent auction?
MG: The silent auction is a special event held at ASSE's Professional Development Conference. Since many people may not want to make a cash gift, the auction gives them an opportunity to donate something fun-perhaps it's an item from their company's product line, or something native to their geographical region. We've been holding the silent auction since 1996, and the members who attend the conference have come to expect it. It gives them a reason to visit the ASSEF booth. And it's a nice way to raise what used to be a small amount. In 2003, the silent auction raised $4,000; in 2004, $6,000; and last year, we raised nearly $12,000. The trustees used to ask whether it was worth staffing-no one asked this year.
SU: How has ASSEF grown over the years?
MG: When I started working with the Foundation in 1996, we raised less than $30,000 per year. Now we're up to $400,000 per year. Since 1997, the Foundation Board has raised nearly $2.5 million. I attribute that success in part to Fred Fortman, ASSE's executive director. When I started as Foundation manager, the position was part time. In 1997, Fred Fortman transferred my non-Foundation responsibilities to another department, making the ASSEF staff position full time. His philosophy is that the Foundation is the Society's best public relations vehicle, so we should use it to its full potential. That change served as a springboard for the Foundation's growth.
The other large part of the Foundation's success is the committed, dedicated and competent board members. They ask for the donations from corporations and visit with regions and chapters to explain our programs. My task is to support them and give them all the tools they need to get the job done. As you can see, they have come through.


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In tennis action,
Andy Murray lost in straight sets to Yanko Tip-sarevich in the opening match of the Mubadala World Championship in Abu Dhabi.
This morning, the Serb beat the Olympic champion 6-3 6-4 in the winner-takes-all exhibition tournament.
Novak Jokovich is targeting to win all 4 Grandslam titles in 2013.
The Serb will meet David Ferrer in today's semifinal in Abu Dhabi.
And Jokovich hopes to win this tournament to kickstart a great year ahead.
Onto football news,
Former Liverpool and Chelsea midfielder Raul Meireles has had an 11-match ban reduced to 4 matches instead.
The Fenerbahce player, appealed after being accused of spitting at the referee following his red card against Galatasaray.
The Turkish Football Federation ruled it was "physically impossible" for him to have spat while berating the referee, because Meireles was speaking all the time.
He will still have to serve a 4-game ban thou for verbal abuse of the referee.
Everton and West Ham have successfully persuaded England's Football Association, to overturn the red cards given to Darron Gibson and Carlton Cole last week.
Midfielder Gibson was dismissed for a challenge on West Ham's Mark Noble in Everton's 2-1 win at Upton Park.
Now Hammers striker Cole, who was sent off in the same game, is free to play in West Ham's game at Reading tomorrow.
And Gibson will be available for Everton's home game with Chelsea on Sunday.
Still on football,
Former Brazilian striker Ronaldinho arrived in India's western state of Maharashtra yesterday..
And that's to publicise the making of a new animated film entitled, 'Ronaldinho vs Aliens'.
The 32 year old was welcomed by a a group of traditional drummers and mobbed by fans as he left the airport terminal.
Inspired by the 1996 animated film 'Space Jam' which featured Michael Jordan, this new project is expected to feature Ronaldinho himself.
Currently playing for Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro, his visit was organised by Indian millionaire Balaji Rao, who happens to be the owner of Blackburn Rovers.


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Do you need to go on an 'information diet'?
If bings, pings and flashing screens rule your life, you may need to scale back on the value-less information you consume.
June 18, 2012 5:09 by Eva Fernandes
After much persuasion, a long-time 'dumb-phone' enthusiast friend of mine got with the times with a Samsung Galaxy. It may only be fifteen days since she has had this 'intelligent' device, but the impact it has on her life is startling. Watching how her otherwise organized day is punctuated and disturbed by random 'pings' of her phone has served as a mirror for the disruptive role technology plays in my life. I notice she furtively sneaks glances at the phone every five minutes, quite like a nervous twitch. In addition, conversations with her tend to trail off into mumbling gibberish as she taps on the screen, replying to "just one last Whats App/ email/ facebook message" she just got.
Now, I am quite aware her new found screen-tapping-obsession is the novelty of just acquiring a smart phone. Give her some time and soon she will learn to ignore the unending stream of notifications for updates and messages. Nonetheless, I just can't shake the eerie feeling of seeing my own rapid descent into social-media obsession in her behavior. It feels a bit like watching an accident waiting to happen.
Which is why, I found the concept of the CTO of Twitpic's Steven Corona 30-day-long information diet very interesting. Corona, swore of the bad stuff—Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and Hacker News—to create "more value in my life, quit hoarding information, and appreciate the time that I spent with friends." So how did he fare? Well you can check out his blog post titled How 30 days without Social Media changed my life, but if you want the Cliff Notes version, it went very well. 30 days without social media meant Corona had more time to meditate, write, build on friendships and exercise.
It is probably worth noting merely quitting social media doesn't mean you will become super productive—you need to put some effort. At the same time, it is inspiring to know just how much more productive you could be if you put aside those 'smart' distractions that seem to rule our lives. After all how much of value is checking social media websites every five minutes, adding to your life?
So do you need to go on an information diet? If you are anything like me, chances are you do. I am not proud to admit this, but I Whats App-ed on my phone more than four times during writing this very small post. Yes, I need help.
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In a complex world, Cleveland Clinic is a model of simplicity
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April 01, 2013 11:17 AM | Author: SCOTT SUTTELL
Cleveland Clinic
is mentioned prominently in
Wall Street Journal
adapted from a new book called
"Simple: Conquering the Crisis of Complexity."
In the book, co-authors Alan Siegel and Irene Etzkorn argue that "every facet of our lives, even entertainment and recreation, is complicated by an ever-widening array of choices delivered at a frantic pace."
They note, for instance, that in 1980, the typical credit card contract was about 400 words long. Today, many are 20,000 words.
"Why is it so rare," they ask, for a product or service to be launched with simplicity baked in? The missing ingredient is empathy, according to the authors.
The Clinic, they write, has a strong understanding of this idea and "understands that empathizing with patients is critical, so it doesn't just focus on simplifying medical care but looks at everything the patient experiences: smells, sounds, greetings, hospital gowns, security and appointment scheduling."
The clinic's "guiding principle — patients first — is used as a mantra by chief executive Toby Cosgrove, who weaves patient experience stories into all of his presentations," according to the story. "Everyone at the hospital, regardless of his or her job, is called a "caregiver." Through this simple change in vocabulary, Cleveland Clinic is able to send an important signal to everyone in the organization about what's expected."
Borrowing from the hospitality industry, the authors write, the Clinic "has even paid attention to the scent in the air. No antiseptic aroma; the air smells like a signature fragrance favored by four-star hotel chains. Everything from the way doctors talk to patients (in plain English, and with a willingness to answer questions until there are none left), to the hospital gowns (designed by Diane von Furstenberg to combine ease of access with a touch of dignity), to the clear, concise bills you receive after checking out reflects a commitment to simplifying the interaction between a human being and a large, complex medical establishment."
This and that
Making their case:
The Timken Co.
is pushing back against the proposal by The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) and Relational Investors to separate the company's Steel and Bearings and Power Transmission business.
The Canton company has launched a
, at www.TimkenDrivesValue.com, which it says "contains important information for shareholders regarding its board's recommendation to vote
the proposal to spinoff the steel business."
Timken also filed an updated investor presentation with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it says highlights "the flaws" in the analysis behind the shareholder proposal from CalSTRS and Relational.
In a statement, the company said, "The materials released today are critical to aid Timken shareholders in developing a clear understanding of the flaws in the proposal from CalSTRS and Relational Investors as well as the tremendous value we believe is created by our integrated business model."
Tradition meets technology:
Cleveland Indians
rate a mention in
USA Today story
about baseball teams on the cutting edge of technology and advanced statistical analytics.
The story focuses primarily on the San Francisco Giants, the defending World Series champs and, perhaps not coincidentally, one of the most sophisticated users of technology.
For instance, the team "contracts more than 10 firms — among them, Inside Edge and Sportvision — for the best available data, video and technology," according to
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Towards the end of April, Nick Griffin, MEP received an interesting letter regarding the UK National Defence Medal (NDM), a medal that could be made available to all ranks of the British Armed Forces.
I am writing to you, regarding the contentious subject of a National Defence Medal (NDM) that would be made available, retrospectively, to all ranks of the British Armed Forces.
I am sure that you know of the NDM campaign that has been running for some time and that you are also likely aware, that several veteran organizations and many thousands of individuals are currently seeking a medal in recognition of particular periods of military service, all are throwing their wholehearted support behind the NDM concept.
Please forgive me for stating the obvious, but MoD, HD Committee and the current Government, now have an ideal opportunity to seize the initiative and settle a number of medal issues in one fell swoop. Quite simply, the issuance of a NDM would be a golden opportunity to sweep the board clean with one medal that would cover all claims since 1945.
Any 'feet draggers' could be covered by the authorization of 'clasps' pertinent to the NDM. Quite simply, the NDM is one for all!
I have studied ad nauseam the claims made about protocols that supposedly make the granting of such a medal 'impossible' and have seen for myself just how many times the 'impossible' has been achieved when it suited the purposes of the powers that be. I won't go into the details in this letter, but I can assure you that there are enough examples and precedents to make an absolute nonsense of any claims made that 'This is simply not done', because it actually has been done and quite often too! To be frank, the claims made about no precedents and so forth are arrant and palpable rubbish that do not stand up to close scrutiny.
I fully understand the constraints that 'costing' impose upon those poor souls who have to try and make sense of budgetary constraints passed down to them by those who have little or no conception of 'doing without' themselves when it is something they desire. However there are models that could deliver the medal at zero cost to the taxpayer.
You must also be aware that the British panoply of medals is rapidly becoming the only collection left amongst Commonwealth and NATO nations that does not include some form of Defence Medal that is broadly available to all ranks and all branches of their Armed Forces. As far as we are concerned, this is an unacceptable anomaly and it is simply not tolerable that a similar form of appreciation is unavailable to British Forces personnel and veterans.
The token 'Veterans Badge' is a convenient idea borrowed from the Canadians which is quite acceptable as a symbol that can be worn with any civilian attire at any time so that veterans are recognisable in their daily routines. It is manifestly NOT adequate for parades and many veterans refuse to wear it on such occasions. As you know, the wearing of a properly constituted medal is an emotional issue for many service people and their dependants because it is by far the best means of honouring those still alive, or those who have passed on that have also served. In addition, a NDM which could be worn with pride at memorial services and parades, would act as a unifying and readily visible symbol that would identify and differentiate to the wider public ALL those that 'stood to' for Queen and Country, and be a significant and symbolic step to fixing the broken military covenant.
The NDM, if instituted, would truly constitute a proper and fitting reward for unwavering and loyal service to the Crown. A medal as a reward for selfless service that often involves the uprooting of family and home, as and when required, seems so little to ask for really. So it begs the question of why the opposition to the idea is so deep rooted amongst those whom we are beginning to see as the faceless and abominable 'NO' men of the HD Committee and certain individuals at the MoD whose raison d'être seems to be to reply to letters concerning medal issues addressed to Ministers and senior officers in a constantly negative fashion?
One only has to look at the thousands of veterans now defiantly attending memorial services and parades wearing 'Bling' medals to see how widespread the demand for true recognition really is amongst former service men and women. It is an utter disgrace that the need for medal recognition has to be catered to in this fashion. It only enriches those that peddle 'Bling' and in some cases, the organisations that benefit from a percentage of the sale proceeds allocated to them, without really satisfying the legitimate aspirations of those wearing the stuff.
You must be aware of how truly worthy veterans, as well as the men and women currently serving, really are to be honoured by a NDM. You should be able to understand the emotive need for a medal that promotes unity and appreciation amongst all ranks and all branches of the services.
There is sense and emotion acting as a driving force behind so many of us petitioning yourself and others to take up the gauntlet and see that the concept of the NDM is given a proper hearing, with representation from involved groups, so that a workable solution can be found that will enhance the as yet undimmed pride of veterans, reward those still serving and allow ALL who have served and are serving, to show a tangible sign that they 'stood up to be counted' when the needs arose.
We need leadership from our leaders in this struggle to get that which should already be ours, as has already been quietly accomplished by so many of our Commonwealth and NATO allies. None of us recall any quibbling or denial by the various Governments concerned when their versions of the NDM were mooted, save only that the Commonwealth countries had to opt out of the Imperial awards system because of the remorseless intransigence of the HD Committee. In a sense, those individuals that go for 'Bling' are doing the self same thing, in ignoring what they see as patent and patronising nonsense.
Good people and true have been left out in the cold for far too long, and it is not mine and others intention to leave them there. I am confident that you also empathise with the justice of what the NDM campaign is endeavouring to achieve and will therefore join with us and use such influence as you doubtless have, in order to encourage a less 'hostile' attitude to the idea of a NDM from those to whom you report, as well as others in parliament.
May I, on behalf of the many thousands who now back the campaign for an NDM, suggest that you take the time to look at the website set up to fight for NDM justice. You may then digest the emotion and rationale of Cyprus Veterans, Cold War Veterans, National Service Veterans, General Service Veterans, Post-Armistice Korea Veterans and many others for which an NDM (one medal for all) would resolve so many issues?
Thank you for the time and trouble you have taken to read this letter.
This is from a gentleman, who is Ex 5th Airborne Bgd.
Nick's Outreach Officer responded on Nick's behalf with the following letter:
Thank you for your email regarding the campaign for a National Defence Medal. Nick agrees that the brave men and women of our armed forces should be given public recognition for the service they have given their country. As the many veterans who support the National Defence Medal campaign point out, in a time when respect for our nation is diminishing, those who have taken pride in serving it should be given the opportunity to display that commitment.
As a British National Party MEP, Nick Griffin appreciates the importance of symbolism for recognition and remembrance. That is why, for example, he led a non-party political 'Protect the Poppy' demonstration outside the Royal Albert Hall last Remembrance Day. The demonstration served to ensure there was no repeat of the disgraceful poppy-burning incident that had insulted the memory of our fallen the previous year.
It is the moral responsibility of the British Government to ensure that our servicemen are cared for during and after their military service. Unfortunately, while the Coalition Government is willing to commit our troops to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that are not our concern, it shows far less enthusiasm for recognising military endeavour and ensuring that the forces have all the materials required to enable them to fight effectively.
Please be assured that Mr Griffin will continue to pressure the Government to fulfil its duty to veteran and serving members of the armed forces.