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I never could decide what to title this blog post:
- The Chicken or the egg: Which came first?
- Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein
- Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast – Peter Drucker (attributed)
With one of my clients (but certainly not just one) we had just concluded our third Culture Survey over a span of about four years. And the results continued to decline. Every year, the culture results were worse than the previous year and every year the reaction by the leadership was the same "Let's take the survey again next year. We're sure the results will improve." Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein
I thought I had my title. But wait, there's more.
When I suggested that we need to spend some time on the leadership issues that are causing the culture results to drop year-over-year, the answer I received was "We'll get to that soon but right now we need to dedicate our (precious) leadership time to developing our long-term strategy." "Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast" – Peter Drucker
Once again, I thought I had my title. But wait, there's still more.
When I pressed the issue that culture work needs to come first, the answer I received "Look, good cultures are the results of good performance. If we get our long-term strategy right and executed we'll have great financial results and everyone will think the culture is great." The Chicken or the egg: which came first?
And there's the third title for this post.
Which does come first? When I first met Dan Denison, he had recently published "Corporate Culture and Organizational Effectiveness." Since then the Denison Consulting Group has continued to grow and refine their Denison Organizational Culture Survey (DOCS). Recently Forbes Magazine wrote an article about research done a few years ago and published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior. Results from cross-lagged panel analyses (survey speak 😉 indicate that culture "comes first," consistently predicting subsequent ratings of customer satisfaction and sales.
Culture comes first. Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast. Stop pushing for better results and ignoring the culture.
The purpose of leading a company is to build great teams that allow the best in everyone to rise to the top, grow as leaders and grow other great leaders and to create a culture that inspires innovation, contribution, and drive. Team, Leadership, and Culture. Focusing on results first doesn't work. Results happen because of great people thriving in great cultures.


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a Spiritual Card
The stars! Look
about you in the night. Rare
indeed is the person who is not moved when stopped on a country
road on a clear night. Who has not been hushed by the splendor of
the sparkling diamonds that stud the indigo cloak of God? Perhaps the astrologer sees shining dewdrops
on the web of destiny -- but still the noctilucent vastness dazzles
and intrigues. What do
we really mean when we speak of "Star-Children"?
Are we saying that the nighttime glory, which is a source
of beauty and inspiration for us all, is something more
for some of us than for others?
To begin, we will say that Star-Children are specific incarnations
among the category of Alien
Souls. Briefly, we will define Alien Souls, as the
portion of Earth's population, that are here in Service.
Let's say, that the purpose of life can be
assumed to be the Growth, Evolution and Expansion of the Soul. (This postulation is the basis of my earlier
book What's All This About,
Adopting this premise, we can use a school analogy and
say that we are "attending the Universe", perhaps, working
on an "MA of Self". For our purposes, we will designate the Earth
School as a Junior High, maybe at 6.0 on a scale of 10. Continuing, we can say that our course of study
is karmic lessons in the development range of, 4.5 to 6.0, and
that this level of Growth dictates that the Soul produce an "Expression",
i.e., a body/personality, to acquire the knowledge.
Whew! Are you with
me? Good!
Now, if a given Soul has already experienced these lessons
(on this planet or elsewhere) and consequently exists on a level
of perhaps, 6.5 or more, that Soul may
elect to produce an Expression on Earth, that is then a "service
incarnation". That is to say, that this Soul then possesses
a level of development that is different
from most of the population on the Earth, ipso facto an Alien
Because these Alien Souls are more developed, i.e., more
refined, the Expressions do feel that they are
different. This combination of feeling different and extreme
sensitivity are the
common denominators of Alien Souls.
Much of the information in this article on Star Children
applies, generally, to Alien Souls.
Some other categories of Alien Souls include, Walk-Ins,
Projections, and Resident Aliens who are the most plentiful, (those
who have had upwards of 30 lives in service on the Earth.)
Now on to our topic!
working definition of Star Children would be:: Those souls presently
in physical incarnations upon the earth, who have served for extended
periods of time aboard ships in Space.
A major difference between Star-Children and
Resident Aliens is that they will be likely to experience their
distinctions and sensitivities, (and resulting alienation), to
a greater degree. As small children they may become fixated upon
the skies and convinced that their "true parents" are
really aboard a ship and that that ship will come for them. Many conclude that they were adopted. For these children life can be unbearably lonely and in their sleep
states they are comforted by those Souls to whom they are "related". The
unusual characteristics of the bodies of many Star-Children definitely
deserve mention. In my
own healing practice I have worked with Star-Children that have
had the following abnormalities within their structures:
A double uterus, single ovaries, shrunken miniature kidneys,
and hermaphroditic sex organs.
Other physical aberrations common to many Alien Souls include
low body temperature, abundant allergies, low blood pressure,
and low or high thyroid output. These are only some of the physical differences
these people may manifest. More
significantly, virtually all have at least two accelerated sensory
capabilities: super sight (beyond 20/20), accelerated hearing,
extraordinary olfactory skills (much sought after by perfumeries)
and acute tactile sensitivities.
The Expressions that these Souls have created in some former
lives may have been in bodies that had less density than those
they must manifest for life on the Earth.
Their Souls are compatible with a form that requires neither
sleep or food nor excretion -- as we know these processes on earth.
All forms within creation do take in energy and therefore
can be said to "eat". Indeed, those inspired souls who attempt breatharianism
are most often Star-Children.
Eating disorders of all kinds are common among them. That is not to say that all bulimics or anorexics
are Star-Children -- but there is often much confusion and imbalanced
behavior concerning food. As
young children they may find the sight of adults eating upsetting. How these reactions are handled and their
parents own attitudes will determine how well the child copes
and adjusts. True 'star-bodies' could be expanded or slimmed
with a thought. Body
hair, sweating, bowel movements, gas and other bodily properties
had no counterparts in the star-body.
The fragile consciousness may find these alternately frightening,
confusing, amusing or disgusting.
As adults, Star-Children tend to look younger than their
age, sometimes by ten years or more.
Although other guides and masters will work with them,
most of their guidance comes from Souls serving in space, as they
have, for eons past. Yet, the Star-Child will, most probably, have been on the Earth
for some previous incarnations.
It is sad to say that the adversity in adjusting to being
on the Earth, so dense and so dominated by lower emotions, often
results in self-destructive behaviors in Star Children.
Identification and awareness of oneself as a Child of the
Stars can be a valuable step in a healing process, as well as
pondering the parable of the Ugly Duckling.
The variety and richness of manifestations
which exists within creation staggers the human mind. A Being MUST relate to that which he needs
to fulfill the growth and service of his present incarnation. He MAY relate to whatever his mind through
probing and imagination can grasp.
As a conscious personality expands his awareness to include
the reality beyond the egoic perception that 'Man alone is sole
bearer of conscious life in the Universe' he becomes able to receive
guidance, from such Beings. As you stretch your Energies out into your
evening skies you may call upon us and We shall be with you.
Julé is a writer, teacher, spiritual counselor,
healer and the author of What's
All This About, Anyway? A Metaphysical Companion. She has appeared on radio and television and is a frequent presenter
at the Whole Life Expos. For
further information, or to schedule a private session with Julé,
contact Lorelynn Cardo, At Arise Counseling: 503-617-0972.


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If you want to avoid losing your staff then it is vital that you conduct regular employee appraisals, make time to help and support your staff, set clear boundaries and work targets, and be approachable and personable to encourage your employees to come to you with any issues they may have. If not, you may find that they walk out on you as a manger, thereby affecting the entire company.
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#1 Consistently set unachievable deadlines
#2 Force your staff to work overtime with no extra pay
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#6 Micromanage staff and constantly check up on them
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#8 Fire employees without warning or cause
#9 Never listen to your employees or consider their opinions
#10 Penalizestaff for failing to meet deadlines
#11 Blame all mistakes on your employees even if it is your fault
#12 Belittle your staff and make them feel insignificant
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#14 Make important decisions based on biased views and favoritism
#15 Be a contender rather than a moderator in office disputes
#16 Place yourself in competition with your staff
#17 Create new rules as and when you please, without informing others
#18 Break your own office rules as they only apply to staff
#19 Keep your distance with your staff and be as unapproachable as possible
#20 Don't pay your employees on time, or at all!


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Report of Phase II Archaeological Investigation at 20Wa458, Huron Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Author(s): Michael Shott; Paul D. Welch
Year: 1984
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History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest. Page: 52 of 232
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-commissioned for their bravery at El Caney : First Sergeant
Andrew J. Smith, First Sergeant Macon Russell, First Sergeant
Wyatt Huffman and Sergeant Wm. McBryar. Many
more were recommended, but failed to receive commissions.
It is a strange incident that all the above-named men are
native North Carolinians but First Sergeant Huffman, who
is from Tennessee.
The negro played a most important part in the SpanishAmerican
war. He was the first to move from the west;
first at Camp Thomas Chickamauga Park, Ga.; first in the
jungle of Cuba; among the first killed in battle; first in
the block-house at El Caney, and nearest to the enemy
when he surrendered. FRANK W. PULLEN, JR.,
Ex-Sergeant-Major 25th U. S. Infantry.
ENFIEBD, N. C. March 23, I899.
They Comprise Several of the Crack Regiments in Our Army-The Indians Stand
in Abject Terror of them-Their Awful Yells Won a Battle with the Redskins.
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that American Negroes are faithful, devoted wearers of
uniforms," says a Washington man, who has seen service
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of the United States-two outfits of cavalry and two of
infantry. All four of these regiments have been under fire
in important Indian campaigns, and there is yet to be
recorded a single instance of a man in any of the four layouts
showing the white feather, and the two cavalry regiments
of Negroes have, on several occasions, found themselves
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God decided it was time to take several of my not so good attitudes and do a work over; and because I don't listen right off, He has had to get my attention other ways. Well, without warning, lightening broke through the sky and zapped me right on the (pause), well nevermind where...
LOL, I would've totally deserved it, but instead God being gracious like He is, gently broke through my acidic thoughts and asked me a significant question. This one question turned my thought life around. I began to learn how to control those grumbly, gripey attitudes by reminding myself that I am no better than the next person (I would like to add, that it felt like it took forever to learn. In the mean time, I learned to dodge lightening quite well *winks*). What you are about to read came from this life changing quiet moment with The One That Worked Me Over.
The One That Worked Me Over
So, to get on with the story… I continued cleaning and God popped me the question, "Veronica, what is the difference between your pride and their addiction?"
Let's see, did I rub my chin or scratch my head (or maybe I just stood there with my mouth gaping open. That would've been a beautiful site, eh?) while I took in that amazingly meditative question? Woah!! That was deep and it changed my attitude about others and the things they do (They're still annoying though).
You see… We all know that we like to secretly judge what others are doing. We even like to think that what we do is right (and of course it is, right?), while keeping tally of all the things others do wrong (You can buy a tally book like mine at www.TallysForLosers.com. Just kidding). On a serious note, while there are some things that have greater consequences than others, in God's eyes there is no sin that is better or worse than any other sin. Sin is Sin, yo!
Let's focus on ourselves above anyone else. Then with insight we can catch ourselves before we start heading down that dreary Judgment Alley. It's a spooky, dark and bustling place, that everyone gets sucked into. We easily get bumped and shoved due to all the travelers. The consequence for traveling this Alley doesn't seem to be painful enough; as we seem to enjoy going back over and over again (I usually travel it disguised, so no one knows it's me, smart eh?).
Let's be honest (*cough cough*), we all have a tendency to visit there, even when we know better.
Remember that time you learned that reeeeeally hard lesson (Ya, that one…), I'll betcha anything that God had something to do with it. No matter how many times your family or friends told you, it didn't hit you until God spoke to you in your quiet moment with Him (He worked YOU).


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A Woman's Voice: Biblical WomenBy: Marcella Bakur Weiner (author), Blema Feinstein (author)Hardback
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About AuthorDr. Marcella Bakur Weiner received her doctorate from Columbia University and her post-doctorate certificate in psychoanalytic training from the Mental Health Institute in New York City. A former Senior Research Scientist for the New York State Department of Mental Hygeine, she has been on the faculty at Columbia University, City and Brooklyn Colleges of the CUNY, and Fordham University. Dr. Weiner is the author or co-author of numerous books and articles. Dr. Blema Feinstein received her doctorate from the City University of New York. She is the author of numerous articles in Jewish publications including Bas Ayin, Amit Women, and Midstream.
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Taking a jibe at the Congress-led state government's decision to celebrate the completion of its two-and-a-half-year rule, former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Tuesday said the state was heading towards a midterm poll in wake of severe internal conflicts in the ruling Congress.punjab Updated: Jun 16, 2015 20:49 IST
Taking a jibe at the Congress-led state government's decision to celebrate the completion of its two-and-a-half-year rule, former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Tuesday said the state was heading towards a midterm poll in wake of severe internal conflicts in the ruling Congress.
The open revolt by certain Congress legislators and ministers over various issues was indicative that the Virbhadra Singh government would not complete its full tenure, the BJP leader said.
Talking to mediapersons after presiding over the closing ceremony of the Chail fair in Kandaghat sub-division here on Tuesday, Dhumal said it was a matter of grave concern that despite liberal financial assistance by the Narendra Modi government, the Congress government had miserably failed to maintain the condition of roads, drinking water supply and various schemes.
"Instead of accelerating the pace of development and launching welfare schemes, the Virbhadra Singh government seems to be focussing on settling internal scores ever since it come to power," Dhumal remarked.
Turning to the land acquisition bill, Dhumal said Congress' opposition to the bill reflected that it only used the hapless farmers to regain power and did nothing to uplift them: "The proposed land bill by the NDA government will help farmers get better deals for their land, besides safeguarding their interests."
He also castigated the state government for targeting the sports bill that would debar talented Himachali youth from participating in national and international levels.
Earlier, the BJP leader visited the community halls of Sidh Baba Balak Nath temple, Laxmi Narayan temple and the Panchayat Bhavan of the local gram panchayat and dedicated them to the public. Former health minister Rajeev Bindal, Shimla MP Virender Kashyap, Rajya Sabha MP Bimla Kashyap and Kasauli MLA Rajeev Sehjal were also present on the occasion.
BJP leader inaugurates Bhawan constructed with state govt's funds
SOLAN: Constructed with the state government's funds, the Panchayat Bhavan at Kandaghat was on Tuesday inaugurated by Prem Kumar Dhumal, a leader of the Opposition BJP, bringing the district administration's role under the scanner. A senior Congress leader, not wishing to be named, said the district administration instead of sailing in two boats should work in accordance with the policies and programmes of the state government. He added that the matter would be brought to the notice of the party high command as well as the chief minister.
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Two Truths and a Lie
Have all of you played that icebreaker game called Two Truths and a Lie? You put on a name tag and list 2 things that are true about yourself and one that is a lie. People try to guess which is which and in talking, they get to know you better. This is a game-meme thing kind of like that. Post some sets of 3…2 truths and a lie. And then come back here and do some linkage love. Here are mine:
Animal Planet (Please don't tell P.E.T.A!)
1. Finding a dead gerbil (mummified) in the air conditioning/heater system in our Jeep. No wonder it always smelled funny when we turned it on.
2. Finding half (top half) of our hamster, Cinnamon on the living room rug. The cat ate the bottom half.
3. Starting the car one cold winter morning and hearing a terrible racket. Opening the hood and finding a bull snake curled around the engine. In pieces.
Emergency Room for Dummies
1. Breaking my pinkie when I get stuck going down a slide with my nephew in my lap. I weighed about 97 lbs at the time and was scary-skinny.
2. Breaking my whole body falling off a driveway while toilet papering.
3. Having my son Tanner break his thumb 3 days later at school. His teacher didn't believe him, and thinking he was disrespectful, she made him stand by his desk for the entire class period.
Take this job and…well you get the idea
1. Delivering singing telegrams as a part-time job in college.
2. Getting stuck in the belly of a C-130 airplane I was 'investigating' (read: poking around, unauthorized).
3. Going to a loan closing in someone's house where they kept live goats. I guess it's better than dead goats. They informed me their goats sleep in the bed with them. That's just…wrong on so many levels.
Tomorrow, I'll come back with the big "reveal." You can find out which ones are true and which ones aren't. Let's play!
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- My ADHD Me said...
This was fun. I'll probably do it on my next post. But I'll have to figure out the Mr Linky thing.
I'm going to go and re-read your and come back with my answers.
- October 1, 2009 at 11:24 PM
- My ADHD Me said...
Animals #3 is false
ER #1 is false
Job #3 is false.
That was harder than I expected!
- October 1, 2009 at 11:29 PM
- 2nd Cup of Coffee said...
I think Animal option 2 is false because I don't want to think this could be true. Traumatic!
ER: I know one of these! So that leaves me two. I think (hope) #3 is the lie.
Job: I know one of these, too! I'll say #2 is false.
OK, I have already posted for today, and I'm probably going away this weekend, so I won't get to link. But do this again, let me know ahead of time, and I will be there for ya.
- October 2, 2009 at 3:04 AM
- lavenderkitten said...
false answers:
- October 2, 2009 at 8:27 AM
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3 different comments with almost completely different answers.
I'm interested to see the answers!
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BIFF&BIL 2011 showcased over 1,100 booths and 35 fashion shows featuring Spring/Summer 2012 collections from renowned ASEAN brands and designers as well as creations from young and aspiring Thai designers throughout the event. A special Royal Project Pavilion showcased the 'Mystique' collection created by the Institute of Business Economic Research and Development Foundation (IBERD) using traditional Thai cotton produced by weavers under The Support Arts & Crafts International Centre of Thailand along with creations designed by Vivienne Westwood in honor of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit. Picture below is our Director and CEO, Mr. Phongsak Assakul, who is also the President of the Thai Textile Manufacturing Association. Learn more
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In efforts to provide an opportunity for everyone to perform the Open workouts at CrossFit PDX, the Saturday schedule will be modified over the next 5 weeks.
The 0900 class will now be allocated to our Foundation program members.
At 1000 we will run the Open workout.
Everyone is encouraged to come! There is little difference between these workouts and any others you participate in at the gym.
Please be prompt and be prepared to run through a general warm-up on your own.
At 1015 we will bring everyone together to run a warm-up specific to that days workout.
If you need a judge to confirm your score, please communicate with your peers to identify who can be there for you.
If you are unable to make the Saturday class to perform the open workout, general Friday workouts will be arranged in a way that will allow you to perform it during your typical class time.
If you must perform the Open workout on a Friday, you must sign up for class with "(open)" following your name, Ex. David (open).
Please don't hesitate to ask any of the coaches if you have any questions or concerns.
The 2015 CrossFit Games Open started last Thursday. You have until this Monday at 1700 to sign up and submit your 15.1 score. This is a great event that we ALL can participate in. SIGN UP, test your fitness, find your limits and set new goals.
We NEED certified judges to make this a successful event at the gym. Completing the JUDGES COURSE will not only support your fellow gym members in their journey thought the Open, but it is also an excellent tool in learning how to identify quality movement vs. sub par movement. This will take your coaches eye and self awareness to the next level. The cost is $10, but as someone who does CrossFit regularly, it is well worth your time.
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Hometown DemocracySeptember 14th, 2009 by flanews
A proposed constitutional amendment to limit growth is causing contractors to rush their projects.
Amendment Four, also known as Hometown Democracy, would require voter approval in order to change a city or county�s land-use plan. The Department of Community Affairs has seen a surge in applications for development since the amendment was approved for the 2010 ballot. Joyce Tarnow, President of Floridians for Sustainable Population says the housing market is already saturated with empty homes and a push to change non-residential zones to residential will only make the situation worse.
�Any new additions opening up agricultural land or ranch lands for more housing developments only ads more taxes,� said Tarnow.
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Marcus Füreder (born November 27, 1974 in Linz, Austria) better known by his stage name Parov Stelar, is an Austrian musician, producer and DJ. His musical style is based on a combination of jazz, house, electro and breakbeat. He is known as one of the pioneers of electro swing.
Marcus Füreder first appeared as a DJ at nightclubs during the mid-late 1990s. He got involved in producing and publishing in 2000. Having released his first maxi singles on Bushido (still using his real name and his stage name Plasma), Füreder founded the record label Etage Noir Recordings in 2003. A year later, now with the stage name Parov Stelar, the EP Kiss Kiss was immediately picked up by the influential Austrian radio station FM4. KissKiss, soon followed by the LP Rough Cuts, provided him with a breakthrough on the international electronic music scene.
Parov Stelar was among the first who produced electronic swing music in Europe. With his album Shine the BBC named Parov Stelar as one of the most promising producers active in Europe today.[5] His specific approach to music production, combined with a proven sense of sound aesthetics, led to a reaction from audiences and colleagues all around the world, giving him a reputation as the founder of a new genre: Electro Swing.
In November 2005 Parov Stelar had his first appearance together with a Live-Band. This kick-started a concert series in various European cities and prompted appearances at music festivals like Glastonbury, Eurockéennes, Rock Werchter, Solidays and Zurich Open Air as well as performances in Istanbul and Mexico City. The cast varies from the Parov Stelar Trio up to the full cast of the Parov Stelar Band consisting of Parov Stelar (Programming), Cleo Panther (Vocals), Marc Osterer (Trumpet), Max the Sax (Saxophone), Willie Larsson Jr. (Drums) and Michael Wittner (Bass).
He won three Amadeus Austrian Music Awards in 2013 (Best Live Act, Best Electronic Act, Best Album), one in 2012 (Best Electronic Act), one in 2014 (Best Live Act) and one in 2015 (Best Electronic Act). Parov Stelar worked with Lana Del Rey, Bryan Ferry and Lady Gaga. He released six albums, more than twenty EPs and sold more than 250,000 albums independently. The track "Booty Swing" reached top chart positions in the electronic US and Canadian iTunes charts.[8] "Booty Swing" samples a 1938 song by Lil Hardin Armstrong called "Oriental Swing".
His tracks have been used on hundreds of compilations worldwide as well as in TV shows, TV series, movies and advertising spots which brought him international recognition. The video clips using his music count over 100 million views by now. A performance by Australian-based Canadian dancer "takeSomeCrime" to the electroswing track Catgroove has over 25 million views on YouTube. (wikipedia -2016)
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We talked about Nokia's App Highlights app (odd to say, no doubt) a little while ago. It's similar to other apps in the Marketplace that bring attention to certain, very popular apps or "must haves". It also showcases apps for local developers in certain regions, giving the spotlight to indie devs who may be lost by the big software houses.
The app itself is not too remarkable but it's not bad either. You can shake the phone to get a "surprise me" feature, similar to IMdB on Windows Phone. It also has push notifications and a Live Tile for app updates, with the former missing from Windows Phone currently. Overall kind of cool and great for people new to the platform, but old hands familiar with the OS will quickly grow bored.


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Belmont, N.C. – North Greenville women's soccer team fell to 0-7-1 in Conference Carolinas play on Wednesday after falling 4-0 to Belmont Abbey.
The Crusaders battled closely with second place Belmont Abbey, trailing by just one after the first half. The Crusaders from BAC scored the go ahead goal in the 13th minute as Cierra Skyers put her squad up 1-0 with an assist from Nicole Ferren.
North Greenville looked to tie the game early in the second half as Lindsay Tuten fired the first shot of the half but BAC keeper Kaitlyn Paul came up with her first save of the game to keep North Greenville scoreless.
Abbey would then strike for the second time as Tallee Zamiela would find her way through the North Greenville defense and score from 10-yards out to put the Crusaders up 2-0 over NGU in the 46th minute. BAC would score once more in the 56th minute, finding the back of the net on a rebound following a solid save by Madelynn Schober on a prior try. Allyson Elliot would get credit for that goal as well as one more in the 81st minute, taking advantage of an Abbey corner kick from Ferren, who totaled two assists for the game.
North Greenville continued to apply pressure to the BAC defense as Jaimie Schutt put NGU's second shot on frame in the in the second period but came up empty as Paul earned her second save of the night. NGU keeper Madelynn Schober turned in another solid performance in the net for NGU, finishing with 10-saves in the net on 14-total shots from Belmont Abbey.
The Crusaders are now 2-9-1 on the season overall with four games remaining. The Crusaders will host the University of Mount Olive on Saturday afternoon at 2pm.


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By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 22, 2004; Page A02
President Bush's push to create individual investment accounts in the Social Security system would hand financial services firms a windfall totaling $940 billion over 75 years, according to a University of Chicago study to be released today.
Sen. John F. Kerry plans to use the paper, by economist Austan Goolsbee, as he campaigns in Florida today, hoping to open a new line of attack against Bush. The Democratic presidential nominee is expected to say that Bush's Social Security plan is a sop to Wall Street donors, who are among the Bush campaign's biggest financial backers.
Bush has expressed strong support for allowing workers to divert some of their Social Security taxes to accounts that could be invested in stocks and bonds. But he has never embraced a specific proposal to revamp Social Security, even after his own Social Security Commission presented him with three reform options. Goolsbee, an informal Kerry economic adviser, examined the option that is often cited as the most realistic.
Under that plan, workers could invest as much as 2.5 percent of their earnings -- or about 40 percent of their share of Social Security taxes -- in private accounts, which Goolsbee anticipates would be managed by private investment firms once their balances reach $5,000. He estimated that annual management fees would be 0.8 percent, a conservative figure, he said, considering that management fees across the spectrum of mutual funds average 1.09 percent.
The result: Over 75 years, fees would total $940 billion, more than a quarter of the $3.7 trillion deficit the Social Security system will run over that time period. That would be the largest windfall in U.S. financial history, Goolsbee said, more than eight times the revenue loss that Wall Street suffered during the 2000-02 stock market collapse.
Scott Stanzel, a spokesman for the Bush campaign, called the analysis "a Kerry campaign pseudo-study" and "an attempt to divert attention from the fact that John Kerry does not have a plan to strengthen Social Security."
Financial and insurance industry officials have donated $20.7 million to Republicans this campaign season, compared with $11.4 million they have given Democrats, according to the nonpartisan Political Moneyline.com. But Kerry has showcased his support from executives to bolster his contention that his fiscal policies would ease market anxieties over record budget deficits.
Still, the Kerry campaign's economic policy director, Jason Furman, said the candidate would not hesitate to link Bush's Social Security position to his donor base.
"This study makes it clear when you choose individual accounts, seniors get hurt, the economy gets hurt, and the only institutions that benefit are the financial institutions that get nearly a trillion dollars in additional revenues," Furman said.
Michael Tanner, a Cato Institute analyst who has pushed for individual accounts, said Goolsbee's administrative cost estimate is slightly higher than Cato's, which put management fees at as much as 0.65 percent, but "not unrealistic."
White House officials questioned why Goolsbee assumes management of the accounts would shift from the federal government to private fund managers. Bush's Social Security Commission suggested that shift could happen but did not mandate it.
The windfall to Wall Street is unavoidable, Tanner said. "The question is whether we're giving young workers more of a return [on investment] than they'll be getting today."


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It's interesting to see how Thailand is becoming one of emerging leaders in Southeast Asia –in term of social media adoption and tech innovations. Despite the fact that the country's Internet penetration remains low at 26%, but its mobile penetration rate is quite impressive: 125%!
Alyssa Kritsch writes:
Thailand serves as an interesting example of the effects of social media on emerging markets throughout Asia. Booming industries, such as tourism and retail, are experiencing a significant opening up — as both visibility and discoverability via online mediums provides greater marketing opportunities for remote businesses. Thai businesses have been quick to adopt social media not only to promote and advertise their services, but also as an element of savvy business strategies targeting international audiences.
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|Sitting atop one of the bales.
Let's talk hay bales. Yeah, I know. Ex-cit-ing. OK, not really. But, now that I've hauled off to the country I have to admit they're a little fascinating. Still not convinced? Yeah, me neither. But now that I have first-hand knowledge as to how they're created, I'll never look at another hay bale the same. You see along with a house and all of that, we also acquired four acres of alfalfa. Which, at first, I thought was kind of useless (especially after we found out we couldn't sell off the extra land and make a big fat profit). But then we started brainstorming all of the wonderful ways we could develop the land. Unfortunately we don't have the patience for pumpkins or even close to what it takes to establish a winery, so those dreams died pretty quickly.
The dreams may have died, but alfalfa remained - and we knew it would take an eternity for my husband to get through it with his 22-inch Tecumseh push mower.
Lucky for us, a local farmer showed up one day with his tractor and cut it. Then, said farmer arrived a few days later with another piece of farm machinery (a baler perhaps?) that raked it all up, wound it into a huge gigantic ball, and shot it out the back end. That's the cleaned up, PG version of what happened. Apparently the farmer will send us a check at the end of the year for all that hay. Cool. We'll probably get just as rich off that as we would the winery.
And if not, the bales make perfect targets for a little game of pasture golf. We could totally charge admission for that.


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Betty produced a large number of pieces of paper with her calligraphy so that we could all have a famous quote about love in our hands. We each had an opportunity to read the quote and add to it any thoughts or interpretations. We had several discussions about what caring and loving means to each person… not so much romantic love which St. Valentine's day famously promotes. We talked about all kinds of love… even love of pets and included at one point in the discussion, love of Pizza.
Here is an example of Betty's conversation starters.
Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and great each other — Rainer Maria Rilka
Love is the fabric of life, without it we have nothing but tangled, shredded, ravelings that knot or scatter. Live is so short. love is so rare, accept it.
If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive –Mother Theresa
The world is full of beauty when the heart is full of love.
In your light I learn how to love — Rumi
The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.
I have decided to stick with love, hate is too much to bear — Martin Luther King
When the power of love overcomes power, we will have peace.
To love others, you must love yourself.
At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.
The heart wants what it wants.
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What a week it was inside the Indiana Convention Center! Our friend and long-term Team interlínc leader of Church of God Anderson youth ministry (Andy Stephenson) hosted IYC2018 and right in the next hall Ben Stephens hosted the Church of God in Christ Youth & Music Conference. The highlight for everyone was when the two conferences came together for a KB concert followed by prayer time together. As Dr. Stephens put it, "This won't be seen on CNN, but it should be!"
Andy and Ben paired up African American students (from Ben's conference) with suburban and rural white students (from Andy's conference) for a time of guided prayer in the conference hall for IYC and then... we all walked over to the COGIC Conference hall had prayer together there!
In Christ there is no Jew or Greek, no male or female, no black or white.
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|Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss in Hacksaw Ridge (Cross Creek Pictures)
Very few movies that focus on one's faith are made well or do well in the theater. One reason might be because it's truly difficult for an actor to portray the faith of another. Faith is a personal thing and often times a character will come off too preachy or the filmmaker, not wanting to offend an audience, will barely show any evidence that the character believes in God outside of attending a church service. Hacksaw Ridge is not that kind of movie.
The story of Desmond Doss, an army medic who refused to carry a weapon into the battle of World War II, is an incredible tale of sacrifice and the serving of others. Director Mel Gibson describes Doss as a real "superhero," not one who wears tights and I can't think of a better person to portray him than Andrew Garfield.
Desmond Doss grew up in a Seventh Day Adventist family. His mother Bertha (Rachel Griffiths) sang in the church choir. His father Tom (Hugo Weaving) fought in World War I and lost a lot friends there. He became an alcoholic and would beat his wife and kids from time to time. They were not a rich family and Desmond and his brother were a scrappy pair. Not exactly a perfect Christian family. When a consequence happens after a seemingly normal event, Desmond finds himself wrestling with faith at a very young age.
Years later, Desmond's brother, Harold (Nathaniel Buzolic) without the approval of his father, signs up for war while Desmond helps out at his family's church. When a man is hurt outside the church, Desmond rushes the man to town's hospital where he sees injured military men and meets the love of his life, Dorothy (Teresa Palmer) a nurse who appears to be as innocent as he is. Then, while seeing her and the other medical professionals care of the injured soldiers, he realizes that he has a desire to work in the medical field as well. However, as the war goes on, Desmond is more drawn to wanting to serve in the war. His father questions who he can go to battle having the convictions that he has and Desmond replies that he can go as a medic and take care of the injured soldiers. He wouldn't have to fight but he could help them win the war.
Before Desmond goes to basic training, Dorothy agrees to marry him when he comes back on leave. At his basic training, we get to meet his fellow soldiers as he does including Smitty (Luke Bracey) who judges Desmond even gets to his bunk, Andy Walker (Goran D. Kleut) who goes by the nickname of "Ghoul," Milt "Hollywood" Zane (Luke Pegler) who likes to work out in the nude much to the chagrin of the others and Milo Gibson (played by Mel Gibson's son, Milo, who looks just like him). Perhaps the biggest surprise here is Vince Vaughn playing the role of Sergeant Howell. His background in comedy helps a lot to set up the scene. He's hilarious and Desmond can't stop snickering at the comments he makes to the boys. But he's tough. He's going to turn these boys into men.
Hacksaw Ridge is basically two movies in one. The above is the first half that plays out looking very Norman Rockwellish. With some exceptions, most of the scenes are "cute" and present an idolized image of American life. There is little if any swearing in this half. There is actually quite a bit of comedy too. Desmond tries to steal a kiss from Dorothy and gets slapped. In fact, this is one of the few love stories on screen today where the couple don't make love until their wedding night.
Then the second half of the film begins literally with a bang and Hacksaw Ridge becomes a terribly violent war movie and I suspect, very accurate. Gibson is not afraid to show violence in his films and doesn't hold back here at all. Characters who we've met are blown away instantly and we saw war for all of its ugliness. Understandably, Desmond is horrified by what he sees and can't seem to understand why God called him to serve in the war. To make a long story short, he saves 75 men during what is known as the bloodiest battle of World War II without every using a weapon. His prayers go from "Why am I here?" to "Just one more. Just one more." It's not easy to watch and though the story ends on a high note, you can't help but feel drained after watching it but also inspired to do more with your life than just the same old, same old.
Though Doss received the Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman in 1945 for his service, he chose to live a quiet, humble life after the war. There was talks of bringing his story to the screen earlier on, but he didn't want the notoriety. The film's producer, Bill Mechanic, says "Desmond never wanted to sell his life rights, he didn't want to popularize himself, feeling that that would be a contradiction to who he was. It wasn't until late in his life that people convinced him that it was time to tell the story so that it would live on."
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Friday, May 4, 2012
The Inside Opening Night! More shows all weekend!
Opening night was great! The Inside by Lydia Diamond, Adapted by Tasia Jones will be playing all weekend at Dot2Dot Cafe at 1739 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester MA. Running til Sunday May 6 at 8pm, doors at 730pm. Ticket price includes light refreshments and appetizers. www.cantwaitproductions.com/tickets Just in case missed us on WBUR 90.9 FM Radio Boston May 3 here's the podcast interview with playwright/actress Tasia A. Jones and Can't Wait Productions' Artistic Director Adobuere Ebiama http://radioboston.wbur.org/2012/05/03/lydia-diamond-inside
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