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In 1982, a group of computer science students at Carnegie Mellon were tired of walking up and down the stairs, only to find an empty Coke machine.
Their solution? Rigging microswitches from the vending machine to their office computers. That way, they could see how many Cokes were left (and if they were cold) without taking a step. Coincidentally, this was also the first year the word "Internet" was used.
Fast forward 30 odd years. The Internet now permeates our lives, and the Internet of Things has moved way beyond the Coke machine. Welcome to a new era where everything is connected—and it's only going to accelerate.
Angelo Blot, founder of SmartHome Estimate, has picked up on the trend. And he's tapped Typeform to help him get the word out (while making a little cash on the side).
Angelo loves smart technology, and he wanted to share his enthusiasm.
"I wanted people to see that these cool smart devices are real things, and they can help you in so many ways. They can make your house more secure, they can reduce your heating and lighting expenses, and some just make life a bit more fun."
So Angelo opened an office near his home in Montpellier, France, to provide customized smart home services. From there, he catered to all kinds of living spaces—from tiny apartments to large houses. There was a ton of interest in this technology, but Angelo knew the market was even bigger.
"I was spending a lot of time looking for customers and making estimates just for my own geographic area. But what about other people who wanted a smart home? People liked how I was helping them, but I knew the market demand was bigger. Just see how many connected objects are selling each day!"
And that's how SmartHome Estimate was born.
"I had the idea to create a simple form that could give our users an idea of what a smart home could be, what functionalities they could get, and finally, a way to estimate the cost of building their perfect smart home."
But ideas don't build products. So Angelo needed a way to turn this concept into reality. Don't take our word for it, try it out for yourself:
After looking around, Angelo found his solution.
"What first made us decide to use Typeform was the amazing look of the form that you can create with a mix of videos, pictures, and colors. It was easy to create logic jumps and use the Calculator. And what really drew us to Typeform is the ability to link a lot of tools to our form using Zapier."
There's a lot stirred in there. So let's break it down a bit.
Smart home tech is really cool, but to the uninitiated it might seem a bit sci-fi. Angelo uses pictures and videos to show how smart technology can improve everyday life.
"When we added the videos, our analysis showed that people stay a little bit longer on the typeform. That's a great metric for us because we see people are more interested in seeing what functionalities each product provides."
To get started, Angelo used one of Typeform's pre-designed templates, then adjusted colors and fonts to fit his brand.
"We removed the Typeform branding so we could say we developed the forms on our own. But we had so many questions about how we designed it and what tool we used that we had to tell our secret."
Angelo had the look and feel he wanted. He also had over 50 possible questions to help estimate the cost of a smart home. But Angelo only wants people to answer the questions they care about. That's why he used logic jumps.
Example? He asks respondents if they want to make their home safer. If they say "yes," he shows them some smart devices that can help. If they answer "no" to improving home safety, his typeform skips to the next section on improving heating systems. Pretty cool.
And to add it all up at the end?
"Typeform makes this possible thanks to Calculator. It lets us provide an estimate for the entire list of the products needed. And it's easy—you can add all your questions and design to the typeform first, and then go back and add the logic jumps and recall information like 'score' to tailor the flow of the conversation."
After clicking submit, here's what happens:
And it all works automatically. How? Angelo set up an integration between his typeform and his CRM system (Podio) using Zapier. These apps are simply snapped together, making it easy to manage the entire process.
According to Angelo, "Results have been awesome." When he first launched, he had more than 800 estimates in less than a month. Now those numbers are in the thousands. And last time we checked, he had a 42% completion rate on his typeform. Nice.
What does Angelo get for all his effort? For one, he set up an Amazon affiliate program. So when people buy something that he's linked them to on Amazon, he gets a little commission for his efforts. Passive income well deserved.
And he has plans to expand. Angelo is looking to add extra consulting and installation services soon. In fact, he's already doing this in France, following the success of his original French estimator, MaSmartHome.
We've definitely come a long way from the lonely Coke machine. And as Angelo has shown us, the future of smart technology has plenty of room to grow.
Want to build a typeform app to pursue a passion? Maybe make some extra cash? Here are some of the steps that Angelo took. If you haven't already got an account, you can sign up for Typeform for free.
Will a picture explain your question better than a sentence? Will a video engage your respondents more than a paragraph? Then stop telling and start showing. Find out how to add pictures, videos, even animated GIFs to your typeform.
Do you need to send respondents to different questions, depending on the responses they give? Then you need to use Logic Jump.
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Are you checking your results page every two minutes to see if someone answered? Stop! You can get answers to specific questions, or every question, sent straight to your inbox with Self notifications.
Typeforms are great for interacting with your customers. But they're even more powerful when linked up to other applications. Here's how to connect Typeform to your favorite tools.
When you click on SmartHome Estimate's call-to-action button—Get Your Estimate—the typeform opens in a slick popup right there on the website. Learn how to launch your typeform in a pop-up.
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Seventy-Five Members and Associates of the Black P-Stones Street Gang Charged with Narcotics Violations in Task Force Investigation and Community-Focused Initiative Known as "Operation Red Dawn"
|FBI Los Angeles May 19, 2011
LOS ANGELES—Over 900 officers and agents participated in the execution of pre-dawn arrest and search warrants targeting members and associates of the Black P-Stones street gang, announced Steven Martinez, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI in Los Angeles; André Birotte Jr., United States Attorney for the Central District of California (Los Angeles); Chief Charlie Beck of the Los Angeles Police Department; Los Angeles City Attorney, Carmen Trutanich; and Special Agent in Charge, Jim Todak, of Housing and Urban Developments Office of the Inspector General.
Over 50 arrest warrants were served primarily in the southwest area of Los Angeles. Twenty-five state search warrants were also executed during today's early morning operation, known as Operation Red Dawn, as it relates to the targeting of the Black P-Stones, a faction of the notorious Bloods street gang.
Seventy-five members and associates of the Black P-Stone Bloods were identified for arrest during this investigation that lasted over one year. Twenty-one defendants were charged in 15 indictments returned by the federal grand jury sitting in the United States District Court for the Central District of California with a variety of federal statutes relative to the possession and conspiracy to possess methamphetamine and cocaine base, also known as "crack." An additional 54 state arrest warrants were filed with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. A large share of the state defendants were arrested this morning; the remainder were already in custody on unrelated charges. An additional 20 individuals were arrested during the course of the lengthy investigation but are not included in today's overall numbers.
Prior to today's operation, the investigation had resulted in the seizure of:
- 135.5 grams of PCP
- 41.2 grams of methamphetamine;
- 25 kilograms of marijuana;
- 1.7 kilograms of cocaine; and
- a variety of firearms.
Assistant Director in Charge Steven Martinez said, "The task force coordinated this joint effort to have the greatest impact on the landscape of the P-Stones' gang-controlled neighborhood. The strategy involved dismantling the gang's infrastructure by arresting the main players and by removing the businesses where gangs launch their criminal activity. By working jointly with the LAPD, the City Attorney and HUD, we have a chance to provide the community with an opportunity to move forward."
The federal defendants are listed below:
- Tiana Renee Baudoin, a.k.a "A-Dogg," 25, of Inglewood
- Kenneth Richard Bell, a.k.a. "K.B," 26, of Los Angeles
- Rodney Dewar Bourgeois, a.k.a. "Gangsta/G Rod," 44, of Los Angeles
- Jiles T. Bradshaw, a.k.a. "Lil B-Ball," 33, of Los Angeles, fugitive
- Huey Jacque Carter, a.k.a. "Reesio/Baby Huey," 41, of Los Angeles ( in state custody)
- Lawrence Issac Cooks, Jr., a.k.a. "Sandman," 37, of Los Angeles
- Rudolph Valentino Cotton, a.k.a. "Rudy/X," 50, of Los Angeles
- Jose Desiderio Gaitan, a.k.a. "Lil Brazy/B-Dog," 26, of Minot, North Dakota
- Hector Alex Garcia, a.k.a. "Alex," 40, of Los Angeles
- Jorge Hernandez-Calderon, 34, of Los Angeles, fugitive
- Michael Jerome Lawrence, Jr., a.k.a. "Big Mike/Tone," 36, of Los Angeles, fugitive
- Andrew Joseph McMillian, a.k.a. "Drew/Unc," 59, of Los Angeles
- Charles Ray Moore, Jr., a.k.a. "Mo/Lil Mo/C.K. Mo," 37, of Los Angeles
- Christopher Earl Patterson, a.k.a. "Fat Rat," 39, of Los Angeles
- Sylvester Ivan Payne, a.k.a. "Bo," 50, of Los Angeles
- Milo Koshawn Perkins, a.k.a. "Lo," 39, of Los Angeles
- Norman Paul Reed, a.k.a. "Poochie," 47, of Los Angeles
- Sean Correll Sims, a.k.a. "Louie," 43, of Los Angeles (arrested in Phoenix, AZ)
- Chance Lorane Willis, Jr. a.k.a. "Lil Chance," 29, of Los Angeles
- Kimya Wilson, a.k.a. "Rock/Lil Kimi," of Los Angeles, fugitive
- David Andrew Winzer, a.k.a. "Hitman," 33, (currently in federal custody)
"The Justice Department is committed to a long-term approach to public safety, a strategy that involves taking hardcore gangsters off the streets, but also includes helping local communities reclaim, rebuild, and restore their neighborhoods," said United States Attorney André Birotte Jr. "Today's action targeting the P-Stone Bloods is the latest example of our collaborative effort to identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals responsible for bringing misery into our communities."
During the investigation, the task force augmented its suppression efforts by partnering with agencies that will address long-term community stability. The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office is pursuing civil actions to include property abatement, evictions and case conferences for 15 of the gangs controlled businesses and residences. In addition, the Office of the Inspector General for Housing and Urban Development (HUD-OIG) is addressing violations related to Section 8 Housing, which will include the removal of tenants.
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said, "As the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, I have been committed to working closely with our federal and state law enforcement partners. This morning in a joint task force, we executed federal and state warrants which targeted a notorious street gang. I am very pleased with the results of this morning's operation. I will continue my commitment in our fight to reduce crime and the fear of crime in our communities and to keep these dangerous predators off the streets of Los Angeles."
The Black P-Stones (BPS) have a history which dates back to the early 1960s. Since then, BPS membership and territorial boundaries in, primarily, the lower Baldwin Village area of Los Angeles, have increased to approximately 894 documented members. They are ranked among the top 10 gangs in Los Angeles and approximately 275 members were served under a current gang injunction.
City Attorney Carmen Trutanich said, "Through our joint efforts, we are removing thugs from the streets of Los Angeles, one gang at a time, so the residents of Los Angeles may once again walk in their neighborhoods without fear. My office's Project T.O.U.G.H. is filing nuisance abatement actions against three gang-related properties based upon evidence of drug sales and criminal gang activity by members of the Black P Stone Bloods criminal street gang and their known allies at those properties. I want to thank our law enforcement partners, including the FBI, LAPD, and United States Attorney's Office, for their part in dismantling these gangs."
The BPS have strong established ties to other Blood gangs in the area, as well as to Blood prison gangs. The BPS are known to be involved in a variety of violent crimes to include murder, assault, robberies, narcotics violations, and firearms violations.
The federal investigation employed effective narcotics violations to target the gangs upper echelon, as well as mid-level operators and known founders of the gang.
HUD-OIG Special Agent in Charge James Todak said, "One of the primary goals of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General is to reduce fraud and abuse in HUD's rental assistance programs. To that end, we will aggressively strive to ensure that federally subsidized residences will not be used by criminals in furtherance of their unlawful acts. We continue to work with our law enforcement counterparts to help us achieve this goal."
In a similar case, known as Operation Stone Cold, the same task force targeted the Black P-Stones in 2006. In that case, 17 federal targets were convicted and sentenced. There were also 12 state defendants convicted.
A sustained approach will be made locally by the implementation of a Community Recovery Plan, which will include measures such as, increased police patrols, including enforcement and nuisance teams in the targeted neighborhood; community clean-up days, graffiti removal; abandoned vehicle impound; trash clean up; community meeting with property owners, and the coordination of youth programs in the targeted neighborhood.
All of the defendants face charges that carry a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison. The majority face charges that carry up to a statutory maximum sentence of up to 40 years in prison.
The federal defendants will be prosecuted by the United States Attorneys Office. They will have an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles this afternoon. The state defendants will be prosecuted by the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office.
An indictment complaint contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.
Media Contact:
FBI: Laura Eimiler, Lourdes Arocho (speaks Spanish) & Ari Dekofsky: 310 996-3343
United States Attorney's Office Spokesman: Thom Mrozek: 213 894-6947
LAPD: Media Relations: Norma Eisenman 213 486-5925
City Attorney's Spokesman: John Franklin: 213 215-2707


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One-year-old dead after dad 'left baby by hot shower in the early hours to help clear cough' before going back to bed
Mum gets up to find the tot unconscious in the bathroom of their home in Brooklyn, New York
A BABY has died after his dad left him by a hot shower in the middle of the night so the steam would help his cough, according to reports.
The 27-year-old father told police that his son Mordechai Halpern woke up coughing at about 3.30am on Thursday, the New York Daily News reports.
Wanting to help, he gave the one-year-old a bottle filled with water, lemon juice and sugar.
But this did not relieve his cough.
So he then strapped the tot in his pram, covered him with a blanket, wheeled him into the bathroom.
The dad reportedly then turned on the shower using only hot water to make steam which would then act as a humidifier.
He then closed the shower curtain and went back to bed, setting his alarm for 5am.
When it went off the baby's 22-year-old mother got up to check on the baby.
But she found the baby boy unconscious in the bathroom, according to the New York Daily News .
An ambulance rushed the child to nearby Maimonides Medical Centre, but he died at 5.49am.
Police were then called as is routine after a child death.
According to news reports, the baby's body temperature was more than 42 degrees when it should be about 37 degrees.
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A post-mortem examination will aim to find the baby's cause of death.
Police believe it was an accident, the New York Daily News claimed.
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A 22-year-old Philadephia woman is charged in the weekend kidnap and carjack case that sources say involved an off-duty police officer.
Minnie Collins is accused of taking off in a car that was left runningwith two kids inside -- a baby and teenager.
The car belonged to an off-duty Philadelphia police officer, according to law enforcement sources who did not want to be named because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the case.
Neighbors came to the rescue during Saturday's carjacking, stopping the stolen Cadillac and pinning the alleged carjacker on the ground.
Philadelphia police say the ordeal began when the off-duty officer arrived at her mother's home in the 2000 block of East Firth Street in North Philadelphia around 10:45 a.m. She had her 14-year-old niece and a 10-month-old child in the car.
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One of the things about the representation of dreams in Japanese art is the way in which they really mine that sort of state of irreality that comes at the cusp between sleep and waking. One of the best illustrations of the dream tale in Japan is a tale of Wakeful Sleep. It shows the woman lying down in the reclining position with her eyes closed, and near her head is the letter that she dreams of receiving.
There's another scene where the dream lover appears and is shown appearing in the woman's dream. And the dream lover is sort of hovering above her head, which suggests that the image of him is actually the inner workings of her imagination. The viewer is caught in this moment of asking whether or not is this a real man or is this the vision in her dream.
So, while dreams were commonly connected to the spiritual or to sacred encounters with Buddhist deities, they were also the territory of romantic yearnings and amorous experiences. Nevertheless, a lot of those Buddhist undertones remained, even in romantic narratives, so that a given relationship between a couple could be kind of cast with a tone of spirituality and given a kind of sense of a fated dimension or something that was divined to be."


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La Selva Giardino del Belvedere can generate those new ideas and new energy. This has always been true for our family's satisfying relationship with the Selva and we would now like to offer our house and garden to those capable of appreciating the Spirit of the Place; a pervasive feeling which, I assure you, is strong and positive.
Consider meeting in Tuscany with your collaborators and partners in a three-hundred-year-old stone farmhouse, in the midst of a vast natural botanical garden (32 Acres) surrounded by centuries-old oaks, olive groves and fields, all situated in the Chianti hills.
Consider the restorative, invigorating and inspiring energy found in a place offering real isolation, but at the same time located only 10 minutes from Montevarchi and the A1 motorway Valdarno exit, and only 30 minutes from Florence, Arezzo and Siena.
Consider gathering in a group, speaking to each other face to face seated around a large cherry table, with fires blazing in the hearth and in the cast iron stove;everyone fully benefitting from the warm relaxed atmosphere, with each person expressing his or her own ideas and opinions and simultaneously picking up on those signals our "antennas" perceive in the moment: this is the energy that La Selva fosters and generates.
All around the particular silence of nature, the special flavor of hand-crafted materials such as real wood, authentic terracotta, organic stucco, natural sounds and spaces tailored to make one feel at ease.
Spend a day in a different way, in a place offering a once-upon-a-time quality lifestyle combined with the technology of the present.
Take a walk in the garden, continue discussing things while all around the woods are full of life. A bird flies past - who knows its destination! A woodpecker sings for a mate, a butterfly flutters in the warmth of a sunbeam. Just a few steps away you might stumble upon the stone amphitheatre, where you can sit and talk just like the ancient philosophers, or occupy center stage for a song and a dance.
This is La Selva, a place where everything surrounding you is truly authentic, a place where quality of life becomes a tangible daily expression; and, above all, a place where your sensations, ideas and emotions will undoubtedly be exceptional, incomparable and indelible.
We wish you an abundant harvest of ideas and rewarding work.
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Outside: 150 persons
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Brian Ashton was appointed England's rugby union head coach yesterday, taking over from Andy Robinson.
The 60-year-old Ashton will take over his coaching duties with immediate effect, the English Rugby Football Union (RFU) said in a statement.
His first game in charge will be the Six Nations opener against Scotland at Twickenham on Feb. 3.
"It's a massive privilege and honor to be asked to do the job," Ashton said. "I recognize the challenges ahead of us and along with the other coaches my focus now is to prepare the England team to play Scotland."
Ashton was appointed England's attack coach in May and he will continue to work with forwards coach John Wells and defense coach Mike Ford the RFU statement said.
He would then have nine further games before England launch their World Cup defense against the US in Lens on Sept. 8.
Robinson was sacked last month after presiding over 13 defeats in the 22 internationals since he took over from his former boss, the World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward.
Elite Rugby Director Rob Andrew, who recommended Ashton, said he was the most experienced coach in England.
"He has enormous respect with the players and he has massive international and club experience," Andrew said.


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Thursday, 13 September 2012
Smallwood goes for gold.
Peter Smallwood has announced his intention to run for Conservative Future National Chairman on Twitter.
This website announced Smallwood wanted to run for the top job in 2011 and emulate his good friend Ben Howlett after managing his campaign for the CF election in 2010. However Howlett stood again and won.
This time around, for elections in 2013, tbg. reported Smallwood was considering running yet the CF'er remained tight lipped to questioning from tbg. This website has been expecting an official announcement from the Smallwood camp since.
Smallwood is on the correct side when it comes to freedom and civil liberties but what else does he have to offer young tories up and down the UK? Smallwood joins Oliver Cooper and the Ineligible Alastair Wilson in bids for Conservative Future National Chairman.
Edited & Posted by theblueguerilla at 11:03:00
3 comments:
- Ron Wild said...
Surely a Conservative should not be preaching a change? By definition he should be preaching to maintain the status quo.
- 8:34 pm, September 13, 2012
- Anonymous said...
that'd be a conservative, Ron.
- 5:23 pm, September 14, 2012
- Anonymous said...
Is this the same guy whos FB status was:
News flash! I'm drunk, I'm turning straight because I want to have babies with a woman! Cause then she will be in labour! Labour, the best political party ever!!!! :)
The guy is a joke!
- 10:57 am, September 19, 2012
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I have to tell y'all a story though. The first time I cooked this was also the first time I ever purchased fresh salmon (rather than the frozen fillets, which are much cheaper and thus my usual purchase). I bought a beautiful 1.5 lb fillet, and I was all excited until I got home and pulled it out of the packaging and realized it still had the skin and scales on one side. I was all "Jeff! This looks like a real fish! Oh my gosh... it's all scaly! Eww it feels like a fish!"
The next twenty minutes consisted of me, using my fillet knife for the first time (it's a miracle that I even knew which one in the knife block was the fillet knife), shouting things like "ahhh there are scales going everywhere!" I've figured it out though since then (here's a website with instructions for anyone else like me), and I'm proud to say I've conquered my fear of salmon scales.
The moral of the story: this is a delicious recipe, and it's well worth a little scale snafu. :o)
Recipe adapted from here.
4 salmon fillets (4-6 oz each, you can just buy one large fillet and cut it up)
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
4 tsp Splenda or Stevia
salt and pepper to taste
1. Preheat your broiler to high. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, soy sauce, Splenda/Stevia, and garlic.
3. Place the salmon on the baking sheet, and brush both sides of the salmon with the glaze. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Broil for 4-5 minutes on one side, then flip the fillets and broil another 4-5 minutes on the other side (or until cooked through).
(this is what you start with... see how it doesn't look like there are scales on the other side?)
(honey + soy + Splenda + garlic powder)
(after the first 4-5 minutes)
(All ready to eat! Mine always get a little broken when I flip them...)
(See all that black stuff on the pan? That's why you want to line the baking sheet with foil!)
(Jeff really likes peas.)


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Setting up any sourcing function (in-house, agency or an RPO-type megacenter) is a massive exercise.
Many think that hiring a handful of experienced sourcers will make the game. Great sourcers know what to do (and how) and their previous expertise will automatically solve everything.
Others more believe in focusing on the continuous learning and development part of sourcing. These leaders are often aiming to build a sourcing SWAT team that is perfectly trained on the latest and newest trends (and tricks and tips and armed with techs). While there is nothing wrong with this (really, nothing! it's great) the story just should not have an end here.
Interestingly, only a few leaders realize that sourcing is actually a service and as such it is not enough to only focus on the people and the tech/training sides but "boring" things like service level agreements, communication plans, products and deliverables, measures etc-etc. (things that usually characterize any other business services) should all be in most-focus for the sourcing leader, too.
Building a successful sourcing function is probably one of the most difficult and complex gigs in recruiting. It is tricky, super challenging and can be little rewarding at the beginning.
Below, I gathered the top 25 questions I learned during my sourcing builds. Hope it can help your organization, too, to start the build in the right direction and raise the critically important questions in the right order.
Let me know your thoughts (and arguments) in the comments below!
Before you start… check where your client stands
Don't fall into the trap that your sourcing mojo will impress everyone. Nope, you can be the ever best, technically perfect sourcer on the planet if you are not fully-fully aligned with what your client needs you will never fulfill the story.
It is not true that providing great candidates will validate a sourcing function. Maybe it is a good start but the initial fame will definitely not last too long. At the end of the day hires validate everything in recruitment. If you cannot contribute (or cannot transparently showcase how you directly contribute) to this end-goal your efforts are just in vain.
Start the brainstorm with deeply understanding your client(s):
- What are the most painful parts of the current recruitment delivery? Is it cost? Time? Quality? Satisfaction? The talent tomorrow, scarcity? All jobs or only some job families? Or maybe lack of market intelligence, knowledge? Don't let your client say: all the above. No – you must have focus and priority here otherwise you won't be able to create the right, tailor-made sourcing solution.
- Where will the sourcing function bring in the most value to the entire recruitment organization? How does good look like? When will the efforts be considered as successful and most valuable? Can a crystal-clear agreement be composed and signed off by both (recruiting/TA and sourcing) parties at the very beginning of the collaboration?
- What is the expected ROI (return on investment)? How can the value of sourcing be measured: quicker procedures? fewer third party fees? What about the non-monetary measures such as HM satisfaction improvement or strategic market intel gathered? What is the amount of investment that a company needs to make to build the ever best (or just the necessary) sourcing function – is it worth the total investment
Designing the service portfolio
Here we talk about the regular service elements so all our knowledge around marketing, communication, design, product development and so are greatly helpful.
- What type of services should be provided? Just-In-Time sourcing against active requisitions or future req support? Executive Search or all levels and bands? Market mapping? Pipelining? Naturally, corporations would love to have them all and in one, however again, it is crucial to build the right priorities and scope of the sourcing services.
- Is sourcing "search only" or "search and talk"?
- Is sourcing "passive candidate only" or "passive and active"? What are the benefits (and counter arguments) of having the sourcing team worked with applicants as well? How would that impact the daily job of the recruiters?
- Which other research and market intelligence services should be in the portfolio? Can those services be considered as core deliverables of the sourcing function?
- Where is the right balance between the standardized and the flexible service elements? What can (and must) be standardized and what should be kept as always full tailor-made? Which elements of the sourcing delivery are changeable (e.g. number of candidates presented) and which parts are more fix and stiff (e.g. minimum delivery time)?
- How should pricing look like? Who should pay the bill: Talent Acquisition, HR or the Hiring Manager community? What is better: having a pay-per-candidate or a pay-per-hire construction? Or maybe pay-per-time spend?
- What is the right name of the function? Sourcing can often relate to procurement and, therefore, lead to confusion, research may not refer to candidate engagement… Is it an SSC function (rather low-touch) or a value-add, CoE-type service line?
- Check data privacy! O Lord – this is one of the most dreadful parts. Do talk to the legal department before any sourcing build. Which data can be stored? Which one can be gathered? Where will you need consents? etc. Your ATS provider will not have the right answers (although they usually advise you here…).
Building the team
- What is the right team structure? Flat or hierarchical? Is there a need to have various seniority levels within the team? Or different, splitted functions (e.g. sourcers who only search while other sourcers who only engage etc.)?
- What is the right governance? Is there a need to have separate leadership on the sourcing team or maybe, the function can easily be moved under an existing TA lead? Is sourcing a separate identity of part of the talent acquisition group? Which governance model would make the collaboration become stronger and better between recruiters and sourcers? Between sourcers and Hiring Managers? How should daily, weekly etc. communication and issue management (escalations) go?
- What is the most optimum combo: how many sourcers should support one recruiter? How many recruiters can one sourcer support? What is better: having fix working "pairs" (tandems) or a more SSC-type model? Having sourcers linked to recruiters or business units?
- What is a realistic workload? How many sourcers are to be hired to support the annual hiring volume?
- What is a correct sourcing productivity? How many leads, candidates, hires per day, week, month, year etc.? What is an acceptable delivery time? Who is a top performer and who is performing below the average?
- What is the DNA of the super sourcer? Who is the right sourcer character? Requirements, skills, competencies, expertise? How to attract and select the best ones? In case of experienced sourcers, which exact previous experience is needed to be successful in a new organization?
- Buy or build? Which scenario is better? If a build (so developing, creating sourcers and not buying already experienced ones): how much time is needed to make someone "newby" become fully productive? What is the very minimum, shortest lesson curve (ramp up time) needed in case of the build?
- Compensation: what to incentivize? (big-big-big question)
Measurement, reporting
- What are the sourcing-specific measurements we need to bring into play? how? why? when? Can the in-place systems (ATS, CRM or anything else) technically support to get the right reports (or data)? What is more important to measure: time-to-search or time-to-submit or time-to-hire etc.? Is there an option to measure the entire candidate funnel (# of identified, contacted, engaged and submitted candidates)?
- What are the KPIs and SLAs that best reflect the progress and tell the story (and explain the value) of sourcing? How often should these be measured? The SLA is to be agreed upon with your client – the KPIs are there to help you best understand the productivity. Set up them wisely!
- How should the communication plan look like? Who will communicate with whom? How frequently? Will the sourcing function provide weekly reports? Or project reports? Shall the communication be standard or more free-style and customer-based?
Tech & Knowledge
- What is the must-have sourcing technology (toolkit)? Which tools are only nice-to-haves? Which CV databases to buy? Where can tech automation help the processes? What is the real need (and right time) (and right money) to invest into a CRM, a parsing engine or any other expensive systems? How should I build the sourcing technology budget?
- What is the best way to train and upskill a sourcing team? How to keep them always up-to-date? Which training can be done online and what is the need to invite a trainer in person? Is any sourcing certification worth the cost? How can the team be trained on non-core-sourcing subjects such as SEO, sales and marketing principles (think cold call, for instance), branding, persona creation etc.
- What is the best way to keep and share the knowledge within the team (and the entire recruiting/TA organization)? Via any system? Via voluntary practice-based communities? Via weekly newsletters? Folders?
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The Poindexter Report
By 9th District Delegate Charles Poindexter
I returned to Richmond on January 10 to complete preparations for the January 12 start of the 2011 General Assembly Session. As always, the first week's activities mostly consist of bill preparation, passage of House procedures/rules, attending Governor McDonnell's annual State of the Commonwealth speech to the Joint House and Senate, attending meetings and receptions, and welcoming new staff members, delegates and senators.
2011 is the General Assembly's 'short' Session year, meaning the main goal is to adjust and update the budget for the second year, in this instance Fiscal Year 2012 of the biennium. This 45-day Session has expanded over time to include business on almost every topic, so we will probably have over 2000 bills to consider. We will accomplish this through our 14 committees reporting the best bills to the floor for debate and approval or rejection.
I was most honored to be appointed to the House Appropriations Committee in 2010 and will continue that work in 2011. This Committee prepares the state budget. I serve on four of its nine subcommittees, including Economic Development & Agriculture and Natural Resources, Elementary and Secondary Education, Compensation and Retirement, and Technology Oversight and Government Activities. I will also continue to serve on the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee and the Cities and Towns Committee.
New legislators came aboard on the Opening Day of Session, including our newly elected 19th District Senator Bill Stanley, 8th House District Delegate Greg Habeeb, and Chesterfield's 27th District Delegate Roxann Robinson, who occupies the office next to mine on the 8th floor of the General Assembly building. I congratulate them all and am already working with them on legislation.
On a somber note, I learned of the passing of former Delegate Willard Finney. A Franklin County native and lifelong resident, Delegate Finney held this 9th District House of Delegates seat for 11 years, as did his father and grandfather serve before him. I was honored to celebrate his life, his statesmanship, and his devoted public service to our Commonwealth of Virginia on the House Floor during Opening Day of Session. At my request, we adjourned that day's session in his honor and memory.
In this economic climate, the budget and spending is the topic on everyone's mind. Speaker Howell announced the House would reduce our operating budget another $275,000 (5%) on top of the previous $775,000 reduction. Like our citizens, local governments, state agencies and others coping with a distressed economy, the House must operate as frugally and efficiently as possible. Even before further reducing our operating costs, we are gratified to know that Virginia is ranked 46th per-capita in legislative spending.
I anticipate the major thrusts of issues this session to be the budget, jobs and economic development, government reform, higher education reform, property rights, and transportation funding. Economic indicators continue lackluster performance, especially revenue from withholding and estimated taxes, which together are almost 2/3 of our discretionary spending revenue. So, I expect the changes to the FY12 budget will be relatively minor in terms of the overall budget, yet will be hotly debated since both reductions and increases in different areas—such as jobs and economic development—are on the table.
I have grave concerns past FY12, especially as the EPA's demand to—supposedly—clean up the Chesapeake Bay is estimated at 7-8 billion and the new federal Health Care Bill's costs appear to be another 1-2 billion during the next few years. As our annual discretionary spending is around 16 billion, a train wreck is coming. My focus will be to achieve a fair balance in spending among core services and do all I can to increase jobs and improve our economy.
The economy may be dismal but I am cheered by the many visitors who came by the office this past week. Among them were Larry Heaton, Leon Moore, Lavada Robertson, Amy Trail, Doris Boitnott, Smith Mountain Lake Republican Women's Club President Nancy King and several of the club's members, and my wife, Janet Poindexter, representing the Franklin County Republican Women's Club. I enjoyed all the women's excellent company during the VFRW's Legislative Day luncheon.
Intern Chelsea Moody and Secretary-Receptionist Janet Cousins have joined my full-time Legislative Aide Lindsay Bowman as staff in my Richmond office. Please note that our local District Office in Glade Hill is closed while my staff works in the Richmond office through February 26. You may contact me in Richmond at (804)698-1009 or firstname.lastname@example.com or by regular mail at P.O. Box 406, Richmond VA 23218.


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The Glenlivet Distillery sits in a wild and remote glen, its history laced with drama and intrigue. So in every bottle of whisky we make, we capture as much of the spirit of the glen as we can. We invite you to the heart of Scotland's whisky-making country to explore the turbulent history of the whisky smugglers, delve into the intriguing mysteries of distilling and sample the golden magic that is The Glenlivet.
The following tours are available at this award-winning visitor centre:
We also have an exhibition which gives you a fascinating insight into the history of The Glenlivet , a gift shop selling a wide range of whiskies and whisky-themed gifts, and a coffee shop which serves snacks and light refreshments including home-baking, homemade soup, filled rolls and baked potatoes.
Roads:- The Glenlivet Distillery is located ten miles from Tomintoul, on the B9008. If you have a SatNav please enter the postcode AB37 9DB.
Getting there by railway:- The nearest train stations are Keith and Aviemore. Unfortunately, there is no public transport that runs past The Glenlivet Distillery.
Getting there by aeroplane:- From Aberdeen Airport go west on A96 towards Inverness. Turn left at Huntly towards Dufftown on B920. Go through Dufftown and take the road towards Tomintoul on B9009. When you reach the junction turn right onto B9008 and follow signs for The Glenlivet Distillery.
We hope to welcome you in the near future. Slàinte!


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A rural Australian gold mining and farming town famous as the birthplace of Waltzing Matilda poet Banjo Paterson seems an unlikely home for refugees fleeing decades of conflict in Sudan.
However, what started with a single pioneering family has become a thriving community of more than 300 people from the strife-torn north African nation who call pastoral Orange home.
"Maybe its best town in the world, especially the weather," Sudanese refugee Fathi Shouma said in broken English. "It is like area where we come from in Sudan, it's looking like same area and reminding me I'm living in the same area when I was born. Happy life is going on here."
Shouma's road to peace has been a long one — he and wife Neimat Darar spent three years in an Egyptian refugee camp after fleeing their native Nuba Mountains, in South Kordofan, amid raging civil war.
It was a time they would sooner forget; women were known to vanish and there were stories of refugees being killed for their organs, with overcrowding, heat and disease a fact of daily life.
"Egypt is very hard," Darar, said sadly. "We can thank God because he take us from there and we come here safely."
Proudly serving coffee in the kitchen of their modest brick home as the laughter of their children can be heard from the front lawn, Egypt seems a world away from suburban Orange, but an influx of Sudanese have made it a home away from home. At the time of the last census in 2006, about 24 percent of people in Australia on refugee visas at that time were from Sudan, making it the No. 1 country of birth for humanitarian migrants to Australia. Iraq was second, followed by Afghanistan.
It has been seven years since the first family — Osman Tag, his wife and seven children — left Sydney, where most of the refugees are initially settled, to find a new life in the 37,000-person town famed for its mines, agriculture, rugby team and icy winters.
Paterson, one of Australia's most famous poets and author of the iconic national folk-song Waltzing Matilda, drew inspiration from the region's rolling hills and rivers, and Tag was reminded of Sudan's mountain country.
"I was born in a small village, small town is better to get good friend," Tag said.
Though they are less than 1 percent of the town's general population, the Sudanese account for about 11 percent of Orange's multicultural community, which city spokeswoman Anni Gallagher described as a "significant" number.
Two-thirds of them are children and the move to rural Australia has been a sometimes challenging experience for them.
Local cultural programs include horse-riding and learning to swim in the bright blue waters of the local swimming pool — rites of passage for the town's children, but very foreign experiences for the young refugees.
"We had kids who are usually quite cocky, and they were quite frightened of the water, couldn't get their feet off the ground," program supervisor Karen Boyde said.
For the parents, too, it can be overwhelming to navigate the bureaucracy of schools, job-seeking and tenancy with little or no English and very often no reading skills due to the oral nature of South Sudanese languages.
Local retirees Sam and Jenny Grosvenor were assigned to help Fathi and Neimat with simple tasks — filling out forms and reading the newspaper — but their relationship has blossomed over the years into a firm friendship.


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The second city of the east coast, Dundee is a small but perfectly formed town on the River Tay known as the 'City Of Discovery' to it's people. The home of industry, technology and the Dandy and Beano comics (graphic novels if you want!) . The city produced ATM cash machines for the world and is the hub of computer gaming technology and game development. Quite fitting it should be home to at least one great strip club!
Not far from Edinburgh by any form of transport, it's a gem hidden away in the depths of Fife on the banks of the Tay, it has an atmosphere all of it's own with traditional pubs and Scottish cuisine, dozens of nightclubs and a popular university in the centre of town which makes the place tick!
The only strip venue is Private Eyes which also has two clubs further north in Aberdeen. Making it the only club from the far north down to the central belt.
Apart from pubs and clubs the city is proud to be the home to the Antarctic exploration boat RRS Discovery used by Scott of the Antarctic!
You won't be short of places to stop on your way to the end of the night entertainment, refuelling wont be a problem with so many varied drinking spots along Seagate, Union Street and Nethergate!
It's not short of history, sights or things to do during the day, but in the evening it comes into it's own. Local Fife ale, premium Euro beers or one of the many whiskies that Scotland is famous for, you will find the right tipple in Dundee! The little party town isn't far away from the hub of the bigger cities, near enough to be included on any strip and lap dancing itinerary.
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Beautifully bizarre, outrageously camp and undoubtedly unforgettable…this does not even begin to describe my experience at Lady Gaga's Monster Ball.
When it was announced that the 'Monster Ball' was coming to the O2 Arena in London, tickets sold out instantly. Everybody is talking about Lady Gaga, due to her ridiculously outrageous outfits, her catchy number one singles or her weird appearances on Jonathan Ross. It is fair to say that she has fascinated the nation, and for me, she did not disappoint on tour.
It would be inaccurate to describe the 'Monster Ball' as merely a "concert", as Lady Gaga (real name, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) really pulled out all the stops. She merged electro-pop with musical theatre, creating a truly unforgettable show like nothing I have ever seen before. The staging was comparable with a Broadway show, combined with the story line which ran throughout, as Lady Gaga and her team of eccentric dancers try to find their way to the "Monster Ball". My most memorable moment had to be at the end of the show, when a worryingly realistic "monster" emerged on stage as Lady Gaga performed 'Paparazzi'. Her quote of the night had to be "Everybody take pictures…and it will die".
In true Gaga style she did not fail to disappoint with her bizarre outfits. Her hair was a Seseme Street bright yellow and she performed a record breaking number of costume changes. Her outrageous wardrobe included a sequin ensemble which shot sparks from her boobs, a white feathered dress with moving silver wings (as pictured) and a green sequin Tinker Bell style outfit (also pictured).
However, stripped bare from all the glitz and glamour it is undeniable that Gaga is truly talented. When she sang "Speechless" (even though the piano was on fire and she had one leg in the air) it really hit home just how talented she really is. She introduced the song as a tribute to her father, and she stopped singing half way through as she held back tears.
She constantly referred to her fans as "her little monsters" and along with her powerful singing voice she proved she could dance even whilst wearing six inch heels. The choreography was suggestive, fast and wonderfully weird. After attending the 'Monster Ball' it is clear that Lady Gaga has a huge amount of talent and originality, she put on a show that was one of a kind, and I have to admit that I am officially a "little monster".


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India Today's exclusive ground report from Gujarat catches all the pulse of the poll-bound state. Preeti Choudhry hits the road to capture all the action. We see her traveling through different cities such as Porbandar, Somnath and Veraval, among others.
"BJP stopped the gang war culture in Porbandar. I am hopeful about the development," says Dr Sureja Shah, a gynaecologist.
Porbandar also has a lot of women working, who are said to be "stronger than most men".
As the journey through the vibrant state continues, we see fiesty women from Mehr community talking about who they'll be voting for. "I'll be voting for the first time. I'll vote for the person who will work for the betterment of our nation and its culture," said a local resident from the Mehr community.
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Are you a business owner who owns a website?
Sure having a website is fun and all, but ranking in search engines can be tedious. One way for search engines to rank you is through discoverability.
Making your website discoverable can only be done with proper Search Engine Optimization or SEO.
SEO is essential if you want to rank higher on search engines. But you'll need a guide when doing SEO to make it more effective.
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SEO can be complex for some especially those with a little background about it. When starting a website for the first time, you'll need a solid foundation of SEO basics.
But before that, let's first understand what is SEO.
Understanding What Is SEO
SEO is also known as "Search Engine Optimization". It means optimizing your website to increase its chances of appearing in the top search of search engine results.
SEO is mainly focused on getting organic search results, meaning non-paid. Know that SEO needs both technical and creative aspects.
Both work hand-in-hand to improve ranking, traffic, and search engine awareness.
Let's further discuss what each of these aspects is.
Technical Aspects
Technical aspects are focused on the technicality of the website. To explain, it focuses on website structure and visitor experience.
Websites should be structured in a way that search engines understand.
Search engines are smart but they still need help when i comes to navigation. All you need to do is build bridges to make sure they reach each of your web pages and its contents.
Creative Aspects
As for creative aspects… People want informative, juicy content to answer their inquiries.
As a business owner, it's your responsibility to provide these to your customers. Most especially when it's related to you, your products, and the business.
They can't just be any kind of content though. Content should meet demands of the target market.
This brings out the creative mind of the business owner. You'll have to think hard about topics to write or vlog about. These topics should be those that your targets are interested in.
Remember, great SEO but the poor content is useless. Some even say that creative aspects are more important than technical aspects.
Cincinnati SEO company encourages the business owner to not deceive users just to rank up.
If you run a fitness website and you decide to post blogs about fidget spinners all the time, then that's just shameless. You'll be disappointing your customers and you'll lose them for sure.
They'll see right through your antics. They'll even conclude that you don't care about your audience and you'll do anything for sales.
The Importance of SEO
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These websites contain you and your business's information, and they make customer reach easier. When customers visit your website, they'll be exposed to a lot of things.
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Search engines are the primary navigation tool for searchers. Aside from social media, they are used for the purpose of searching or looking things up.
They're mostly used by customers who are wanting to buy something.
That's why your website needs to be discoverable. By doing so, you don't miss out on customers, because easy discoverability makes it easier for customers to visit your site.
When searching, users input search queries which are specific words or keywords typed in by users.
When users type a related keyword to your website, they can discover your site. Search queries provide targeted traffic, meaning more sales.
What Happens if you Rank Up
When a user searches for something, what's shown to them are search results. Users click on the first few websites that appeared in their search.
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If you rank up, you'll be viewed as a trusted site by many. By showing up on top ranking results, users will most likely visit your website.
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If you're planning to do SEO all on your own, you'll need a little bit of SEO knowledge at hand.
Always remember the two aspects of SEO. Focusing on the creative aspect can be time-consuming. You'll need a lot of content that is informative and also catching for people.
A little bit of practice and doing it continuously can help. Especially if you want to do SEO on your own.
There are also free and paid SEO courses online that can help you with some complex SEO for your business.
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On the other hand, if you don't want to do it yourself, there's another option. Have someone else do it for you.
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SEO Marketing is a key method in marketing your website. SEO helps get targeted traffic to your website leading to more potential sales.
This SEO guide by Cincinnati SEO company covered the basics of what you need to know about SEO. Remember that SEO has the technical and creative aspect that you'll need for your business.
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Walk into the Dream Home kitchen and you will instantly know which colors are on trend this year. Bright orange and turquoise make a beautiful statement in this elegent room. "Using strong colorssurrounded by a neutral palette helps soften the intensity and makes the color easier to use and more interesting," says designer Steven Ford. All of the gleaming finishes – from the lustrous granite to the striking backsplash – form a refined backdrop for the accent colors, which will easily meld with new color trends of the future. The unique glassware for the bar is from One Eared Cow Glass.
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We had planned to hook up with Alex from It's Nice That to chat through a few things yesterday and Louise from APFEL stopped by. Lovely as she is, she came with with arms full of Albion cakes and Shandy pages, fresh from the printers.
The good news was the pages looked gorgeous, but there were invariably a few problems. The funny thing is Britt keeps having nightmares that the printer will bind the book in the wrong order. Turns out the pages are still unbound, so we have to wait to see if Britt's recurring nightmare comes true, but the guys in China mis-printed quite a few pages. Nothing terrible, but they definitely need to be re-done.
We went through them all together and it was this weird combination of oooohing and aahhhing over how incredible it all looked, while still keeping a discerning eye. Alex ended up shedding some great light on it all. He said something like this: It looks really amazing, to be honest, I'd be worried if the book was completely perfect. And of course he's so right.
We have to wait a little longer while those pages get re-printed. Anna asked Louise to get the printers to send us the mis-prints so we can use them somewhere, somehow.
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Her guitar and Nora's distinctive voice are featured here and guest musicians Tom Gravino, Paul Strowe, Al Holley, Ted Mosher, John Vincent, and Jack Edward Smith add subtle touches of flute, piano, bass, drums, harmonica, and classical, bass, and rhythm guitars.
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Birmingham to offer PICS licence-free
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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust will offer its Prescribing Information and Communication System to the NHS on a licence-free basis instead of "open-sourcing" it.
EHI reported last week that NHS England is working with four different organisations, one of which is Birmingham, to put their products on a new open source electronic patient record systems framework.
The trust's medical director, Dr Dave Rosser, told EHI that Birmingham would not be offering its PICS e-prescribing system open source because it is too risky.
"We think open sourcing PICS would be dangerous. It's too complicated a programme with very complicated code," said Dr Rosser.
"It would be risky to say the least. It has 600,000 lines of code and it is all interactive. It's very easy to make a change in one part that changes something in another part that not even the programmers can predict."
Speaking at EHI Live last week, Beverley Bryant, director of strategic systems and technology at NHS England, said that up to £20m of the £250m first round of the Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards Technology Fund will go towards developing the open source option.
Twenty trusts have expressed an interest in using open source systems. IMS Maxims, HP and the US Veterans Association system, VistA, are also expected to be on the framework that trusts will be able to call-off against.
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Continuing on from other software safety risks we have discussed on the blog, a really interesting issue raised here with the complexity of an application being such that there are real concerns with having others modify it, as would be possible with open-source, because there is a serious risk of breaking the software.
This is interesting given that going open source has often been associated with improvement in software quality and reliability. Clearly the authors think the learning curve with their software is such that only those who are very involved can cope with.
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The New Year and Financial Crises
The New Year is likely to bring renewal of financial problems in the European Union. In Greece, the crisis was fiscal in origin and spread to Greek banks and banks in other countries that had lent to Greek banks and the Greek government. In Ireland, the crisis began with problem real-estate loans at Irish banks. That spread to European banks, mainly British, that had lent to Irish banks.
In its year-end issue, the Economist reminds us of the 2008 banking crisis in Iceland. The Icelandic government responded much differently in that crisis than did the Irish government to its banking crisis. Iceland let its banks go under and to some extent stiffed their creditors. It did so out of necessity. Banking assets there were 10 times the country's GDP, while they were "only" 2-3 times the Irish GDP. Iceland's defiance did not cost its citizens more than did Ireland's acquiescence.
Irish taxpayers are now burdened with their banks' debt. The ultimate beneficiaries of the Irish bailout are British banks and, indirectly, British taxpayers. The political irony of that has not been lost on Irish voters, and in the upcoming elections in March the populist political left is likely to gain. Then, whether by necessity or choice, look for calls for renegotiating (i.e., defaulting on) the debt. Calls for that are already being heard in Ireland.
If the Irish domino falls, look for others to topple. Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain are all candidates. (Together these 5 countries are called the PIIGS.) The Fed has backed EU banks through currency swaps and thus exposed US taxpayers to the EU crisis. In the words of former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, the Fed continues to operate at "the very edge" of its legal authority. (Words spoken in April 2008 speech after the bailout of Bear Sterns.)
The New Year will be an interesting one.