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A dozen years short of a century ago today, Sultan Mehmed VI departed Constantinople.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Departed Constantinople
Posted by J.K. Baltzersen at 5:09 AM
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2 comments:
- John (Ad Orientem) said...
More importantly it has been 557 years and 6 months since the last true Emperor departed his city and life. On a side note I assume you meant century and not decade.
- November 17, 2010 at 6:10 AM
- J.K. Baltzersen said...
Corrected, sir! Thank you! :-)
- November 17, 2010 at 9:08 AM
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Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing
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Color Image Denoising Based on Guided Filter and Adaptive Wavelet Threshold
1Smart City College, Beijing Union University, Beijing 100101, China
2Beijing Key Laboratory of Information Service Engineering, Beijing Union University, Beijing 100101, China
3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
4Beijing City University, Beijing 100083, China
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Received 29 May 2017; Revised 20 August 2017; Accepted 21 August 2017; Published 6 November 2017
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EARTH AT RISK - Conference Notes
Sponsored by Fertile Ground Institute, Bellingham, WA
San Francisco November 21 and 22, 2014
This past November, some of the world's preeminent strategists in environmental defense, social justice, and grassroots activism came together to share their insights and speak toward ONE goal: crafting game-changing responses to address the converging crises we face.
Keynote Speakers: Derek Jensen, Chris Hedges, Alice Walker, Thomas Linzy, Vandana Shiva.
Members of 350 Sonoma County attended the Earth at Risk Conference. Anna Jacopetti wrote this article to share her experience. The conference was an indictment of our culture which has allowed the economic sphere, with power concentrated by global capitalism, to dominate and essentially take over the political and cultural spheres.
Corporations view the natural world as a resource for commodities and identify people as consumers of material goods and/or wage slaves. An unrelenting quest for profit has resulted in unfettered growth and unlimited consumption that are destroying our biosphere. Those in power are infused with a neo-liberal ideology – a cult of the individual that bears no responsibility for any larger public good. This form of capitalism is intrinsically sociopathic and requires permanent war to defend its hegemony. The result is increasing polarization of wealth, a glut of wasteful products and a dearth of public goods (education, health, social safety net, etc.). We have a fictive democracy that maintains procedures, but has little substance. Charles Derber calls it Corpocracy. Sheldon Wollen (through Chris Hedges) calls it inverted totalitarianism. This rule is buttressed by a militarized police and a mass surveillance apparatus. Our judiciary has largely been co-opted and our main stream media are corporately owned and controlled.
The results have been devastating for the biosphere with runaway global warming resulting in climate chaos. We are potentially on track for an unthinkable temperature rise of up to 6 degrees by 2050. Two hundred species are going extinct every day. Half of all vertebrates have been annihilated in the last forty years. Vandana Shiva reports that we have already lost 22% of the world's biodiversity.
There is also increasing evidence of social pathology. Twenty two veterans commit suicide each day. Between Newtown and June, 2014 there were 74 additional school shootings. The pornographic industry underlies increasing incidents of rape and sexual violence. One in three African American men will spend time in prison and will be disenfranchised. One in six Latino men will go to prison. No accurate statistics are available for the number of black and brown men who have been killed by the police.
What can we do? The presenters at this conference did not advocate trying to work with our existing system. They recommend that we:
1) Decolonize our hearts and minds by challenging our conditioned belief systems about America and our role in the world.
2) Ask ourselves "What do we love?" and commit to defending our beloved.
3) Shift from being informed to doing an action
4) Build community and alliances for our actions.
The indigenous First Nation people on the front lines of pipeline and tar sands resistance are exemplars. They inspire us to reconnect with the natural world and to be willing to defend it with our lives, knowing that we are, in fact, defending "Life" - our own, the lives of our children and our grandchildren. We can be inspired by actions like those of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, led by Thomas Linzy, who are calling for legal status for ecosystems. They have won suits in Ecuador, the first country to give inalienable rights to the biosphere and are currently engaged in Pennsylvania in a suit between Little Mahoney Watershed and the PGE Corporation over their right to build a fracking injection well against public rejection of the plan.
Resistance movements also offer us an opportunity to come together and to heal our profound disconnection from the earth and from each other as we build strong and creative communities.
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Fishermen's house for sale Ile de Bréhat Côtes d'Armor, Brittany
布列塔尼, Cotes-d'Armor€480,000 ID: 138182
The sandy beaches, small sheltered coves ... An authentic heritage, typical and preserved ... The whole on an archipelago of Brittany without vehicles and without noise ...
A charming property which will allow you to enjoy these Bréhatins pleasures! Seaview from the terrace and the bedrooms.
On the ground floor, a living room with a part kitchen and a part living room centered on its fireplace extended on the back by a small library lounge area. This area could be converted easily to a bedroom. On the first floor, a corridor serves three bedrooms and a water room with toilet.
Adjoining the house, a convertible shed of 12 sq² accessible directly from insideThe property is sold fitted and with furniture.
Located in the heart of one of the most famous Breton islands. Shops, school, beaches, shipway accessible on foot ... or by bicycle.
Price: 480 000 € Agency Fees Included
Price excluding Fees: 460 00 €
Fees: 4,35% TTC at the expense of the purchaser
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- Cottage/Mazet
- Status
- Good/some renovation
- Special class
- 海濱物業
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- Grounds 0-1 HA
- Total number of rooms
- 4
- 卧室
- 3
- All bathrooms
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Saturday morning. 11:00. My hotel room at the charming LaGuardia Airport Hotel. I woke up still in a half-daze to my weekend roommates Jenna and Sarah jumping on my bed, making me feel genuinely sorry for doing that to my parents all those times growing up as a young lad. After struggling for another hour and deciding if I actually wanted to get out of bed, I staggered myself to the bathroom, brushed my teeth, and showered. As I threw on my jean vest, we called down for an SUV to take us to the parking lot at Citi Field. After waiting out front of our hotel for the SUV, a white stretch limo pulls up to us and asks if we were going to Citi Field. After unsurely answering yes, we soon learned that all the SUV's were being used currently, so we had to settle for a limo to bring us to EDC. I really don't know how many times I've had an opportunity to ride in style to a parking lot, so this was a pretty sweet surprise. I'll tell ya, pulling up to a stadium in a limo really lets other people know that you've made it, even if the stadium you pull up to is where the Mets play. Our limo driver was a pretty chill dude who apparently liked to party, and after snapping a few pics for us, we were on our way to the wonderland that is: EDC Day 2.
|Radical Rick likes riding in style.
One of the parts that worried me about Day 2 was that it sold out. I spent all 30 minutes of my slumber that previous night tossing and turning, having a nightmare about drowning in a sea of people in neon. Nonstop pushing and shoving while the bass kept dropping. It was freaking me out, man. After spacing out while thinking about this impending clusterfuck, it hit me that I would be able to do more people watching. I never look on the bright side of things, so this kinda took me aback that I was looking for the good in something: the more people there, the more weirdoes present to blog about. Speaking of weirdoes, as we walked over to the entrance, we ran into my ex-roommates Ryan and Sean, which really added something to our group. With Ryan, the group added a much needed boost of common sense. With Sean, we were blessed with his EDM street cred. You see, Sean aka DJ Party Shark is a rising DJ on the EDM scene, and by this time next year, he should be dropping the bass at the Neon Garden at next year's EDC NY. It was such an honor to spend the day with a rising DJ.
|Hanging with DJ Party Shark
|These bad boys would've made Elton John blush in the 70's!
|This qualifies as 'dancing'
While at the Circuit Grounds, I have to admit I had a minor panic attack. I believe it was during Bassjackers when a troupe of Mimes came out on stage and inexplicably started to dance around. This freaked me out, especially the mimes on stilts. I hate mimes. They scare the wholesomeness out of me. Mimes know something that the rest of us don't, and they just cannot be trusted. If I want to tell someone something and I'm not a mute, I'm just going to say it. Not act something out using hands and pretend I'm trapped in a box to get a message across. What a joke. I'm all for EDC being a carnival atmosphere, but did the mimes really have to get in on the act? I was having a nice weekend until they showed their painted mugs up on stage.
After this minor panic attack and sudden urge to go jump a mime or two, I forgot about it, mostly because I saw this kid with one of the strangest haircuts ever.
|Hard time telling if the side design was lightning or roots.
I really hope this haircut was a one time thing, similar to me wearing a jean vest out in public. I believe that some things should just stay in EDC. Then again that somewhat defeats the purpose of this blog, so forget I said that. In addition to hanging out with DJ Party Shark, I also got to chill with deadmau5, which was pretty rad. He was a cool guy. Not very talkative. Wasn't quite sure why he wasn't backstage or in the VIP area, but who am I to judge a patriotic DJ?
Also, it was pretty cool that ET showed up to support the exploding EDM scene.
Sometime during the day, I hopped aboard the Ferris wheel with my friend Paula and my foe Chris. What a moment, you guys. The view was breathtaking.
|I now have a sudden urge to watch Ferris Bueller
I was somewhat thrown off with two random girls who were in line behind us also got into our vestibule (definitely the first, and certainly not the last time the term 'vestibule' has been used in this blog). It was one of those moments where I'm sure all three of us just wanted to be our normal stupid selves and make awful jokes and say terrible things about each other and our friends, and we couldn't do it with these random chicks in the vestibule (yes!) with us. It seemed as if we had to put a filter on ourselves because of these weirdos and just shut up and enjoy the view.
After snapping some pics and kinda freaking out by how high up we were, we came back down to earth. I think it was a solid 7 minute ride after waiting in line for 45 minutes. Although I'm bitter about this, the view was definitely worth it, as you can probably tell from the pictures.
|If you look hard enough you can still spot Sean's shorts
Fun fact, for the first time during the weekend, I realized that the stage was meant to look like a boom-box. Attention to detail, am I right?
After the Ferris wheel, we caught some of Calvin Harris, which was very crowded, and then I made my way over to see Empire of the Sun. Let me tell ya, Empire of the Sun was a trip and a half, man. Personally, it was nice to finally see a guitar on stage. It was also cool being in the front row to see them and their show. I haven't been so confused by an onstage performance in a long time (not counting the goddamn mimes). There was an abundance of headdresses and people in what looked like tin foil, and at one point there was like a second bass player whose outfit kind of blew up like a jiffy pop bag. I spent a lot of time with one eyebrow raised and my jaw slightly dropped, while trying to figure out how many 9$ Coors lights I had. It hit me that this is most likely what you get when you have a band where the lead singer is on a bad acid trip that never ends. That being said, it was quite the sight! They put on an awesome performance, and seeing 'Walking On a Dream' live was pretty sweet. Fireworks went off during their set, so it was kind of awkward at one point where the band was on stage but everyone was facing the opposite direction to watch the truly breathtaking fireworks display.
|First Jiffy Pop reference I've made since the 90's. Yes, this was part of the costume.
We left a bit before Empire of the Sun finished, mostly so that we could get everyone together to make the trek over to the Kinetic Field to see Porter Robinson. Just when we got the gang together, my dear friend Steve decided that it would be a perfect opportunity to go fill up his camelback thing with some much need H2O. We told him this would be okay but to hurry on back. He didn't hurry on back. Like 14 parents waiting on a child, we were starting to grow more and more worried that some guy in a white van had offered him some kandi and took off with him. We searched a solid 10 foot radius to try to find him and even started to show people his picture asking if they saw him. "I am trying to find Steve, have you seen him?" we asked the festivalgoers, only to have quite a few people respond with "Don't you mean molly? I think you mean molly". This brief confusion led us to realize that people assumed that we were looking for molly, the drug, instead of our friend, Steve. You know, since molly and Steve are so easy to mix up. One is a drug, or a good Irish girl's name, the other is a scrawny 22 year old who looks like he could still be singing in a children's choir somewhere. People are idiots.
|One step away from putting this on a carton of milk
Porter Robinson was awesome. It was definitely a performance that kind of let him prove that he should, in fact, be headlining a festival. The lights and graphics on screens accompanying his music was really helpful, since I was a solid 16,000 rows of people back it was nice because I couldn't actually see Porter himself. It was also amusing seeing my foe Chris start weeping when Porter closed his set with his smash hit single 'Language'. I laughed and I laughed when I looked at Chris and he was wiping away tears and yelling out insane things like "EDM SAVED MY LIFE!" and telling us how he was going to name his firstborn 'Porter'. Porter Rizzini. Woof. Sounds like a great name who will one day get his lunch money taken away from him. In the video below, you will see my foe Chris turn around, wipe away some tears, and actually shout "EDM saved my life". I kid you not, this really happened.
After Porter Robinson finished up playing, my comrade Kyle and I frantically ran over to the portapotties, only to arrive there just in time for a huge security guard who probably played for the New York Giants to yell at everyone that those portapotties were for some reason closed. This was a very stressful moment. When you have to go, you gotta go, right, you guys? We ended up finding more portapotties that apparently stayed open past 11:00 pm and then made our exit out of the EDM Wonderland. It turns out finding a cab after a music festival is very difficult. After a few cops told us some really hilarious jokes about walking, we were determined to find a cab to haul all 9 or so of us back to our hotel. We ended up walking. It was a nice night for a stroll, even if we did have to cross over a weird bridge and walk along the shore of some body of water and marsh where there is no doubt in my mind a few bodies are buried. At midnight my acquaintance Matt Rizzini turned 23, so we got to celebrate that by half-heartedly singing him happy birthday while we were dragging our feet to the hotel. In a it's-a-small-world-ain't-it? moment, a kid who was walking a few feet in front of us turned 21 at the same midnight, so we pretended that we cared about him and I think we might have wished him a happy birthday as well. What a country.
After finally making it back to the friendly confines of the LaGuardia Airport Hotel around midnight, we were all starving and decided to get some of this famous New York style pizza that everyone always told me about. We ended up ordering from a pizza parlor called Domino's who delivered to our hotel room. First thoughts on New York style pizza: not impressed. If this Domino's pizza is like the rest of New York style pizza, then I'm not a fan. Pizza was subpar, the cheesy bread was quite lacking, and the buffalo wings weren't even mediocre. I think that was the most disappointing part of the weekend to be honest. All of my friends at PC would complain to me that "Providence Pizza is nothing compared to New York pizza". You're all wrong. I'm taking Antonio's, Nice Slice, or Crugnale's pizza before any NY pizza any day of the week. Honestly I'm not sure how you guys can even call yourselves a pizza city.
After choking down the swill that was considered pizza with some warm champagne, it was time to retire to our quarters and dream about the hours of driving we had to do the following day. We ended up departing New York and making it home, with sore legs, hearing loss, a 3 part blog series, some scraped shins, and a whole lot of memories and new friends from a very EDM weekend. EDC NY, it was a wonderful time. I didn't know what to quite expect from you, but you gave it your all and so did we. It was a weekend that will not be soon forgotten.
|Our EDC family
Rage on my friends, and keep dropping the bass.
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- A former Mutya ng Davao winner went missing for nearly two weeks
- The family has sought the help of the authorities and social media to locate the missing woman
- She was finally found staying at an undisclosed hotel, a relative has confirmed
- The family requested privacy on the matter
MANILA, Philippines – The former Davao City beauty queen who was reported missing by her family for nearly two weeks has finally been found staying, a local police official confirmed on Thursday, April 14.
Mary Carmel Osmeña, a former Mutya ng Dabaw 2002 titleholder has been reported missing since April 2. Her father, Celso, sought the help of the authorities to find her missing 34-year-old daughter.
The family also appealed for help from social media users via a Facebook post, the Sun Star Cebu mentioned in its article on the story of Osmeña's disappearance.
According to the police, Osmeña, who is married a British national, has withdrawn P40,000 cash from her bank account at the Banco de Oro-SM-Ecoland branch around 3:28 pm on April 4, two days after she disappeared.
She had never been heard since and the family started searching for her in Tagum and Digos. The father said her daughter had intended to enter the convent if she could not bear a child with her husband.
The Sun Star said the couple's relationship had been on the rocks and the woman stayed with her parents.
The family also searched all the convents around the province but could not find the former beauty queen.
However, on Thursday, Osmeña's father received a call from someone claiming to be a security guard telling him that his missing daughter had been staying at their hotel.
"The description of the security guard on Mary Carmel was confirmed by Celso," Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Milgrace Cajes Driz told Sun Star in phone interview. (Click here to read more)


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One of the residents of Brisbane managed to photograph the snake, which "drives up" on the back of a frog. In the suburbs of Ipswich Gudna, submerged by flood, the streets were seen two roundnose sharks.
In November 2010, Australia began the tropical storms that have provoked the most serious flooding in decades in the northeastern state of Queensland. Element has already affected more than 200 thousand people. Flooding in Brisbane was the strongest since 1974.
One of the residents of Brisbane managed to photograph a snake on his back in an attempt to escape a flood climbed frog, writes
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The Holiday season—no better reason to look and feel your best. This time of year is one of our busiest as clients prepare for family festivities, trips and special events with touch-ups of Botox and Fillers, as well as treating themselves to luxury facial services, and CoolSculpting body contouring and much more.
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Fillers are our most popular way of adding volume back into the lips and face, Dr. Arlette recommends getting new Fillers or touch ups a minimum 7 days prior to big events. As Fillers may cause some swelling or bruising, give yourself some extra time before any social events you want to look and feel fierce for.
One of our most requested treatments is Botox, which is great for wrinkles around the eyes, forehead, frown lines and excessive sweating (Yes! Guys, we can help you with that!). Dr. Arlette and Nikki recommend coming in for your Botox treatment 4 days prior to your social event. We always say, the sooner the better so you can be sure to see your favourite doctor, or cosmetic nurse, of course.
CoolSculpting is the most innovative and seriously cool treatment for shaping and contouring your body. The results can take up to 2 – 2.5 months. So while you may not see a flat belly right before Christmas, you will see results just after the Holiday season and just in time to start crushing your New Year's Resolutions, or for that beach vacation you've been planning in 2018—get ahead of the bulge! Nikki, our talented CoolSculpting Expert can start treating you as soon as you complete a consultation. We also have added a second machine to our practice to allow for quicker, more convenient treatments with DualSculpting –freeze twice the fat in half the time. P.S. Nikki offers free consultations.
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If you want to smooth and enhance your appearance, Halo is a hybrid ablative laser technology that can treat various skin conditions including the signs of aging, uneven tone and texture, large pores, dullness, discoloration and sun damage. Halo helps you reveal a glowing and refreshed complexion. Dr. Arlette recommends giving yourself as much time in advance as possible as you may require more than one treatment. This procedure is not as abrasive as a resurfacing treatment, but will require a social downtime of 3 to 5 days. P.S. Consults are free, and we can often treat you same day!
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Why Wal-Mart's newest idea is good (and bad)
By Dr. Burt Smith September 29th, 2017
Wal-Mart is experimenting with not only delivering your groceries to your door, but with actually coming in your door, entering your kitchen, and stocking your fridge and pantry with your groceries. Seriously. I'm not making this up. You can read all the details for yourself here.
To be fair, this is a good idea not so much because of the specific approach they're testing, but because of the thinking that Wal-Mart seems to be demonstrating in desperate response to the big chunk of their business they are losing to Amazon and the like. Kudos to them for asking how they can differentiate themselves by offering additional value for their customers.
It's a bad idea because not only are there way too many moving parts in this approach, and not only because I predict it's highly unlikely that there will be a big enough target market who will trust Wal-Mart with the "keys to their home", but because they are getting too far outside what they know they can do well. Their core competencies if you prefer the fancy schmancy MBA term.
On the grocery side, Wal-Mart does a super job of using their buying power and the efficiency of how they operate to offer the consumer a vast selection and a remarkably low price. Bravo, Wal-Mart. Expanding the services they offer in that vein to include online ordering and curbside pickup makes excellent sense. Grocery delivery seems like a bit of a stretch and a gamble, but operationally that isn't terribly far fetched, so that's an idea worth a look. But to think that Wal-Mart will be able to cost-effectively field a team of competent delivery staff who their customers deem trustworthy enough to let into their homes I think will prove to be a promise they'll have a hard time delivering on.
Whenever you chase after another target segment, chances are you'll chase away your original customer. Whatever you do, you should not get greedy but stay true to your product type, your attribute, or your segment." – Jack Trout and Steve Rivken, Differentiate or Die
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Find a space, send a message…
By Dr. Burt Smith September 12th, 2016
If there is an opportunity to get in front of an audience, you can bet marketers will find it. The picture to the left illustrates one such example.
The good folks at Coca Cola determined that those concrete poles that serve as safety/security barriers to the entrance to such places as Wal-Mart were not being used to their full potential. So they came up with a cardboard overlay that featured their latest promotion. Hard to miss as you walk through the main entrance, and I offer them a tip of my marketing hat for their creativity.
A while back we talked about how Amazon did something similar.
A good idea is to look for "underutlized real estate" where you might be able to get your message out there. The more unique, and the more clever, the better.
Doing business without advertising is like winking in the dark. You know what you are doing, but nobody else does." – Unknown
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Harvey Mackay Shares 10 valuable business lessons from Santa
By Dr. Burt Smith December 23rd, 2015
I grabbed this article from BizJournals.com. It originally appeared last year, and here's a direct link if you'd like to read the original post. Good article and a good site!
Harvey Mackay: 10 valuable business lessons from Santa
Santa brings merriment to the season, but he also teaches us many valuable business lessons.
No matter how you celebrate the holidays, or even which holidays you celebrate, chances are you know about Santa Claus.
The jolly old elf brings merriment to the season, but he also teaches us many valuable lessons.
Here are 10 worth considering:
1. The value of giving
Aside from milk and cookies, Santa doesn't get anything in return for all the gifts he shares with others. That is the real spirit of giving: not expecting anything in return. The joy of giving is reward enough.
2. Marketing and public relations
Santa's image is everywhere, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't pay a dime for the exposure. He attracts crowds wherever he goes. Businesses put him front and center in ads, decorations, even in big comfy chairs in prime locations in shopping malls. They practically beg him to show up!
3. He hasn't changed his basic look
More people can identify Santa than the president. His distinctive style of dress will never get him on a best-dressed list. But he doesn't concern himself with that. His message has remained the same: a simple "Ho, ho, ho." He doesn't drive the latest model car. He is who he is and is content with that. What he does is more important than fad or fashion.
4. His attitude is contagious
He is always positive, reminding young and old alike to be good for goodness' sake. How he keeps track of who is naughty or nice doesn't really matter — he encourages people to be their best. He rewards good behavior. And who doesn't like to be recognized for trying?
5. Santa respects deadlines
He knows from one December 25th to the next that he has customers to satisfy. He is beholden to the calendar. It wouldn't work to try to stretch it into January or February. Reliability is an important trait.
6. Santa understands the value of tradition
Most of us have family or cultural traditions that bind us together. Businesses have traditions that customers anticipate. But have you ever noticed what happens when someone tries to change a long-held tradition? Santa knows better.
7. Customer service is high on his priority list
He aims to please, and he rarely disappoints. I'm guessing he reads every letter written in a childish scrawl before he makes his list. If you happen to overhear a conversation between Santa and a child asking for the hottest toy of the year, you will likely hear a promise to do his best, but he has some other great ideas, too. He won't promise what he can't deliver.
8. Teamwork is central to his operation
The demands on him are enormous. He understands that he can't do it alone. A workshop full of elves and a team of nine little reindeer help him accomplish an impossible task year after year. I've heard there is magic involved, but I have no evidence to support it.
9. He epitomizes leadership
He leads his team, but he also guides the rest of believers toward the right path. He is consistent with his values. He is patient. He works hard. He is forgiving of mistakes and loves what he does. And that brings me to my next point.
10. He lives the wisdom of "love what you do and you'll never work a day in your life"
There can be no question that this guy wouldn't want to do anything else. Santa couldn't do what he has done for centuries without real enthusiasm for his efforts. Santa takes his work very seriously, but he doesn't take himself seriously. He loves to laugh, make people happy, bring surprises, and spread good cheer. Santa understands that fun is good. a world full of serious problems, bringing a little happiness is a welcome relief. We can all do something to brighten someone else's day.
Here is a shameless plug for getting on Santa's "nice" list: This month, I will once again be donning a Santa hat and taking a shift ringing bells for the Salvation Army. For 12 years I have had this pleasure, and I hope to continue this tradition for many more holiday seasons. I encourage you to toss a few coins or dollars into the red kettle, or help whatever charity you can. Even if Santa doesn't see you, you can be sure you have embodied his spirit.
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Why you shouldn't be too quick to change a strategy (or a whole system)…
By Dr. Burt Smith July 31st, 2015
A systems approach in the design of any organization, big, small, for profit, not-for-profit, governmental, whatever, is a good idea. When you systematize the process, you have the opportunity to powerfully replicate what works and potentially avoid what causes inefficiencies. If you want to revisit some of the reasons why a systems approach will help you, you can do that here.
We also talk a lot about how you should change a strategy only when it stops optimally performing.
Systems are the tools to help execute strategy, and the same rules apply. Change them only when they stop optimally performing. Think about changing constantly, but actually change them only when they stop consistently producing the results you're after.
And this is pretty much true from industry to industry. Consider Murphy's Law of Computing:
A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine."
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Best word business ever added to its decision-making vocabulary
By Dr. Burt Smith July 23rd, 2015
Arguably the smartest business word ever uttered, and adopted into the business vocabulary, is "contingency."
The dictionary defines contingency as "A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty."
Doesn't that apply to just about every aspect of strategy in any sector?
Nothing can be predicted with certainty and nothing is guaranteed. For that matter, nothing is impossible, either. Leaders, then, have to plan accordingly. Hence the importance – and value – of contingency planning. Plan for contingencies, structure for contingencies, embrace contingencies.
And this includes every aspect of how the organization is structured. As Jim Collins stated in How the Mighty Fall,
There is no organizational utopia. All organizational structures have trade-offs, and every type of organization has inefficiencies. We have no evidence from our research that any one structure is ideal in all situations, and no form of reorganization can make risk and peril melt away."
Contingency planning means considering what could happen, and having potential actions in place if it does.
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Why McDonald's is gonna be alright.
By Dr. Burt Smith June 11th, 2015
McDonald's has gone through its share of ups and downs in its history that now spans nearly 80 years. They always seem to weather whatever storm they face, and as a shareholder, I've got faith that they'll eventually get back on track.
And I don't just feel confident about their stock price because my kid is still in "that stage" where he loves to eat there. You'll note the happy picture of him to the left, and you'll also note that his appetite alone should help keep their stock price stable!
My optimism about the future of McDonald's resides in how they are doing one simple thing: They are simplifying. Again!
Here's what I mean.
The McDonald brothers opened their first restaurant in 1937, and their hard work and customer focus helped them achieve impressive success in a short while. They found their business became even more lucrative when they simplified the menu down to just a few items that could be cooked and served assembly-line style in a rapid fashion. Their approach also helped them maintain consistent quality. Ray Kroc later bought the franchise rights to McDonald's and systematized their simplified approach so that it could be replicated, consistently, worldwide. The rest is, as they say, history.
Over time, in an effort to get their existing customers to spend more money with them (share-of-customer), McDonald's has tried a lot of things to give its customers more reasons to spend more of their dining-out dollars there. Most recently this has included growing the size of their menus to add all kinds of choices. Some of this I think is a good idea. Offering wraps and other healthier options for customers to choose from. But they also added a bunch of choices within each category. Multiple burger options, multiple dessert choices, etc., etc.
The net effect is that it takes longer to train the employees in the scope of the menu. It requires them to learn more about the larger menu so they can answer questions customers have as they attempt to decide what to order. More menu items complicates the order fulfillment process. Complication may lead to errors in customer orders, which can obviously lead to customer frustration, which can ultimately lead to dissatisfaction, which can in turn lead to the customer simply deciding not to return and sharing that frustration with those in their spheres of influence. Net result: Some ugly effects on the bottom line.
Fortunately, their current CEO has flatly proclaimed that McDonald's future is going to resemble its past in terms of its back-to-the basics approach to serving its customers. The menu is being scaled back to its most-demanded items and they are working to streamline operations and fix as many customer-reported inefficiencies as possible.
Critics say they've still got many threats to face, not the least of which is the mounting numbers of tough competitors. I don't argue with that, 'cause that's what the free market is all about, after all!
But something else I've learned not to argue with is the power of simplification when it comes to any system.
A successful business has to be at least competent in a good many knowledge areas in addition to being excellent in one. But to have real knowledge of the kind for which the market offers economic reward requires concentration on doing a few things superbly well." – Peter F. Druker
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Before you design your "Business Model," design THIS…
By Dr. Burt Smith November 21st, 2014
A lot of folks dream about owning their own business so that they'll have the freedom to do the things they most want to do. Unfortunately, once they get into the business, they find that rather than owning the business the business owns them far worse than the job they left ever did. What I'm about to suggest isn't necessarily a cure-all for that, but it is something worth considering as you think about starting your business.
Don't start with the design of the business. Start first with what kind of LIFE you want that business to give you. Do you want to travel? Or never have to travel? Spend more time as a family?
If thinking about "the kind of life you want" seems to broad, ask yourself, "What would the ideal DAY look like?" Would you get up early and only work half a day? Would you be able to sleep late? Would you be able to work when you want and take off when you want? Who would you spend your time with? What would you do during a typical day that would make you feel like you accomplished something? Simply envision what you want, or don't want, for your typical day and then you can start to work designing a business that helps you get there.
True, there are a lot more specific questions you'll have to answer along the way, but beginning with your ideal day in mind will help you make a lot of decisions about what business, and what business model, is best for you. The next step is designing the systems to make all this possible.
By the way, getting to correspond with YOU like this every week is a something I enjoy a great deal about my business. A formal THANK YOU greeting will arrive next week, but consider this an early expression of my gratitude and that of my family!
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By Dr. Burt Smith September 30th, 2014
Ready..fire…aim isn't such a bad approach to strategy. Sometimes you simply don't know if something's going to work or not unless you try it. Trying, then, gives you FEEDBACK you can use to adjust the PLAN and get better next time.
Remember, it's a process: Plan, Organize, Implement, and Control.
For some, the really hard part is the implementation. That fear of "launching" before everything is perfect, which often means not launching at all. For others, the hard part is objectively going back and examining the outcomes so the lessons derived can be used to get better next time. What simply can't be stated strongly enough is that it is a PROCESS!
Make a point of embracing that and I think you'll be amazed at how much sooner you make forward progress, and how much faster you get the ultimate, longer-term RESULTS you're looking for.
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow." – Wag the Dog (Movie)
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Put it in writing, please?
By Dr. Burt Smith September 17th, 2014
For most business communication, I've always preferred e-mail. The main reason I like it is because it offers you a "digital trail" if you ever need it. Plus, the process of putting things in writing is just good for bringing clarity to your own ideas and position in some cases.
Forbes author Jayson DeMers takes it a step further by offering 10 reasons why e-mail should not only trump phone calls, but why phone calls are essentially a waste of time!
You can check out why he says that here.
Even if you don't "Amen" what he suggests, it's still worth a look.
There is nothing like writing to force you to think and get your thoughts straight." – Warren Buffett
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Where eyeballs can be attracted, marketing shall appear…
By Dr. Burt Smith September 4th, 2014
Amazon does a lot of things right when it comes to delivering value.
Just as a full disclaimer, as I've noted here before, I'm a satisfied customer to such a degree that I don't mind being an ambassador for their brand.
Their new venture into the Kindle Fire phone will be interesting to watch, but what's already caught my eye is one of the many ways they've chosen to promote it. Take a look to the left and you'll see how they're using packing tape as a promotional tool. Not too shabby.
No sense letting that valuable marketing real estate go to waste, I reckon!
Reminds me of this quote:
Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for the bookmark?" – Steven Spielberg


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Incidents with Pedestrians.
The pedestrian ran for the pavement, but I got him.
The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.
I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road when I struck him.
To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front I struck a pedestrian.
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The car in front hit the pedestrian but he got up so I hit him again.
I saw a slow moving, sad faced old gentleman as he bounced off the roof of my car.
A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.
I saw her look at me twice. She appeared to be making slow progress when we met on impact.
Accidents with other vehicles.
I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.
A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face.
The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intention.
My car was legally parked as it backed into another vehicle.
When I saw I could not avoid a collision I stepped on the gas and crashed into the other car.
I started to slow down but the traffic was more stationary than I thought.
The accident occurred when I was attempting to bring my car out of a skid by steering it into the other vehicle.
I was backing my car out of the driveway in the usual manner, when it was struck by the other car in the same place it had been struck several times before.
I was unable to stop in time and my car crashed into the other vehicle. The driver and passengers then left immediately for a vacation with injuries.
The gentleman behind me struck me on the backside. He then went to rest in a bush with just his rear end showing.
The car in front of me stopped for a yellow light, so I had no choice but to hit him. (She pushed him through the intesection)