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AccuQuote
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Saving you money for life tip: Reduce energy use
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Annuities can be useful savings tools
5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amIn today’s economy, saving is a much harder task to achieve. Whether it’s adding money to an emergency account or saving for retirement, the fact is you’re money probably isn’t growing as fast as you... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance. -
New AccuQuote Podcast!
4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amNovember 4, 2009 What to look for in a policy illustration Description: When purchasing a life insurance policy there are so many things to consider, such as the price and features of the policy.... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance. -
It’s time to buy Return of Premium term life insurance
3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amDid you know that there’s a great type of life insurance available right now that’s slowly being discontinued? It’s called Return of Premium (ROP) term life insurance and there’s no better time to... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance. -
AccuQuote earns spot on the 2009 Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America
2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amEvery year Inc. magazine honors entrepreneurial companies that have shown evidence of significant accomplishments. This year, AccuQuote is represented among some of the most successful businesses in... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance.
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Amazon
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New EC2 High-Memory Instances
27 Oct 2009 | 12:00 amIn many cases, scaling out (by launching additional instances) is the best way to bring additional CPU processing power and memory to bear on a problem, while also distributing network traffic across multiple NICs (Network Interface Controllers). Certain workloads, however, are better supported by scaling up with a more capacious instance. Examples of these workloads include commercial and open source relational databases, mid-tier caches such as memcache, and media rendering. To enable further scaling up for these workloads, we are introducing a new family of memory-heavy EC2 instances with… -
Amazon EC2 - Now an Even Better Value
26 Oct 2009 | 11:59 pmEffective November 1, 2009, the following per-hour prices will be in effect for Amazon EC2: US EU Linux Windows SQL Linux Windows SQL m1.small $0.085 $0.12 $0.095 $0.13 m1.large $0.34 $0.48 $1.08 $0.38 $0.52 $1.12 m1.xlarge $0.68 $0.96 $1.56 $0.76 $1.04 $1.64 c1.medium $0.17 $0.29 $0.19 $0.31 c1.xlarge $0.68 $1.16 $2.36 $0.76 $1.24 $2.44 This represents a reduction of up to 15% from the current prices for Linux instances and is a direct result of our policy of working non-stop to drive our operating costs down for the benefit of our customers. This does… -
Introducing Amazon RDS - The Amazon Relational Database Service
26 Oct 2009 | 11:56 pmWe are always looking for ways to make it faster, simpler, and more fun to develop applications of all types. Every hour that you don't spend fiddling with hardware, tracing cables, installing operating systems or managing databases is an hour that you can spend on the unique and value-added aspects of your application. Today I'd like to tell you about our newest service, the Amazon Relational Database Service, or Amazon RDS for short. Now in beta, RDS makes it easier for you to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. You get direct database access without… -
New Public Data Set: YRI Trio
19 Oct 2009 | 12:52 pmThe YRI Trio Public Data Set provides complete genome sequence data for three Yoruba individuals from Ibadan, Nigeria, which represent the first human genomes sequenced using Illumina’s next generation Sequence-by-Synthesis technology. This data represents some of the first individual human genomes to be sequenced and peer-reviewed (the full story is here). This article contains full information about this remarkable and ground-breaking effort. The data is described as "containing paired 35-based reads of over 30x average depth." Basically this means that the data contains a large… -
AWS Workshops in Beijing, Bangalore and Chennai
18 Oct 2009 | 2:36 pmI will be in China and India starting next week. Apart from other meetings and presentations to user group, this time, I will be taking up 3-hour workshops. These workshops are targeted at architects and technical decision makers and attendees will get a chance to play with core AWS infrastructure services.If you are a System Integrator or Independent Software Vendor, Enterprise Architect or a entrepreneur, this will be a great opportunity to meet and learn more about AWS.Seats are limited and prior registration is required:AWS Workshop in BeijingOct 24th : http://sd2china.csdn.net(in…
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American Express
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What We Can Learn From Designers
6 Nov 2009 | 2:23 pmFrom Matthew E. May: Warren Berger is the author of Glimmer: How Design Can Transform Your Life and Maybe Even the World, just published by Penguin Press. I found the book to be a breed apart from all of the many design thinking books hitting the shelves, and worth a further look. Question: Why did you write Glimmer? Answer: This book started with me trying to answer for myself the basic question, “What is design?” I’d been writing about it on and off for years, for magazines like Wired, and it was always interesting to me that the term was used in so many different ways. As… -
Market Using Your Grandfather's Business Model: Barter
6 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pmFrom Shira Levine: No overhead is quite the pleasant notion for small businesses struggling to stay alive and profitable in this economy. Often times advertising, marketing and PR budgets are the first to be slashed when times get tough. Yet those are the very legs that bring more business. Businesses that think outside of the box and even a bit Old Country, using the classic old school barter and applying it online and using social media are finding it easier to keep costs down and their communications departments alive. Bottom line: Hustling an online barter can remove the exchange of… -
The 40-30-30 Rule: Why Risk is Worth It
6 Nov 2009 | 2:07 pmFrom Michael Schwalbe: Many of the strategies employed in competitive and recreational sports are often applicable in business and our personal lives. One lesson I learned from alpine ski racing was the "40-30-30 Rule." During training, early on, I tried to go fast and I also focused on not falling. On a ride up the ski lift, my coach told me I was missing the point. He explained that success in ski racing, or most sports for that matter, was only 40% physical training. The other 60% was mental. And of that, the first 30% was technical skill and experience. The second 30% was the willingness… -
Student Entrepreneurs Turn Dorm Rooms into Business Offices
6 Nov 2009 | 1:52 pmFrom Jill Fehrenbacher: Few stages in life are as ripe with learning and experimentation, curiosity and exploration, as one’s college years. College used to be viewed as the last rite of passage prior to entering the ‘real world’ -- the last stop before figuring out what you really wanted to do with your life before taking the plunge. But an increasing amount of enthusiastic college students are pairing their diploma earning efforts with entrepreneurial endeavors, resulting in lofty, passion fueled businesses with dorm room roots. Boldness is a crucial element required… -
Choose the Right Metrics...or Make the Wrong Decisions
6 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pmFrom John Mariotti: Have you been ill and had a temperature lately? You probably compared your temperature to “normal” which you were taught for years was 98.6 F. Wrong. The correct human body temperature is closer to 98.25F (and that is an average, because there are variations from person to person). The 98.6F reading was developed in 1868, when Carl Wunderlich published a seminal paper on body temperature in 25,000 adults. But his study was done using imprecise measuring devices and techniques of that era, yet it has been widely accepted over 100…
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American Red Cross
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Update to Ft. Hood Shootings
6 Nov 2009 | 1:51 pmThank you all for supporting us and each other in the wake of the terrible event at Ft. Hood. We have some updates for you concerning Red Cross activities for Ft Hood: Thanks to those who donate blood regularly, the Red Cross was able to support local area hospitals as they worked to meet the immediate needs of those injured in the events at Ft. Hood. At this time, all emergency blood needs have been met. However, it is important for eligible donors to continue to make appointments to donate blood in the coming weeks and months. If you are eligible to give blood or have questions about… -
Fort Hood Shootings
5 Nov 2009 | 2:28 pmOur deepest sympathies to those affected by the shootings at Fort Hood today. UPDATED 10:00 AM EST, FRIDAY NOV. 6 If you are looking for loved ones on Fort Hood you can visit the Red Cross Safe and Well List. In order to complete a search you will need to know the phone number or address of your loved one. If you are on the post, we encourage you to register on Safe and Well so others know you are safe. If you have spoken to loved ones on Fort Hood, you can register them on Safe and Well by visiting www.redcross.org. Safe and Well does not provide a specific location of those who have… -
Taking The First Step to Learning CPR
5 Nov 2009 | 12:05 pmCPR is a potentially life-saving skill that most of us know is valuable, but it can be intimidating to take the first step in learning how to perform CPR. I know I’ve wondered before whether I would even have the presence of mind in an emergency to administer CPR correctly. Fears like that are generally unfounded; in most life-threatening situations, doing something is better than doing nothing at all. Additionally, committing time and money to taking a course can be a huge obstacle for many people who find it difficult to give training top priority in their busy schedules. Combine this… -
Robinson Cano: World Series Champ and He Knows CPR
5 Nov 2009 | 8:51 amCongratulations to Celebrity Cabinet Member Robinson Cano and his fellow Yankees on their 2009 World Series Championship. -
Louis Vuitton Bags to Benefit Red Cross
3 Nov 2009 | 6:13 amTo celebrate 150 years of helping vulnerable people around the world, Louis Vuitton is partnering with the Red Cross to raise funds. In November, when you buy one of the four most iconic bags from the company’s USA Web site, 10% of the price will be donated to the American Red Cross. To add to the excitement, on November 17, Louis Vuitton’s European headquarters office is hosting a charity auction at Sotheby’s in London. Celebrated artists, such as photographer Annie Leibovitz and fashion designer Marc Jacobs, have contributed special travel-themed creations that will benefit the French…
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Analog Devices
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Using Isolated RS-485 in DMX512 Lighting Applications
3 Nov 2009 | 10:41 amTheatrical lighting applications have evolved from lanterns in open-air theatres into the more complex systems available today. Modern lighting equipment includes dimmers, flashing lights, moving lights, colored lights, and gobos. These lighting systems are often controlled over long distances—up to 4000 feet—using the DMX512 communications protocol. -
Synchronizing Device Clocks Using IEEE 1588 & Blackfin Embedded Processors
3 Nov 2009 | 10:40 amIEEE 1588 defines a protocol to synchronize distributed clocks on a network. The preferred clock synchronization method for many applications, it is cost-effective, supports heterogeneous systems, and provides nanosecond-level synchronization. The ADSP-BF518 Blackfin® processor includes dedicated hardware support for IEEE 1588. This article shows clock synchronization performance obtained using this solution. -
Automobile Tail Lamp and Brake Lamp Controller
6 Oct 2009 | 11:53 amLight emitting diodes (LEDs) are recently finding uses in automobiles, where they provide signaling, daytime running lights, and interior lighting. As this technology hits the road, manufacturers continue to investigate new ways to apply it, taking advantage of the styling possibilities afforded by LED headlights and taillights. -
Isolation in High-Voltage Battery Monitoring for Transportation Applications
6 Oct 2009 | 11:47 amBattery stacks for transportation can provide hundreds of volts. These high voltages can prove lethal to human beings—and even lower voltages can damage electronic equipment—so safety is a key concern. Although these stacks are inherently dangerous, they must still communicate with the cell monitoring electronics. Galvanic isolation is thus required to make the communications method safe and reliable. -
Phase Response in Active Filters, Part 2: Low-Pass and High-Pass Responses
1 Sep 2009 | 12:04 pmThe transfer function of an active filter can be viewed as the cascaded response of the filter transfer function and an amplifier transfer function. This article examines the phase shift of the filter transfer function itself. While filters are designed primarily for their amplitude response, the phase response can be important in applications such as time delay simulation, cascaded filter stages, and especially process-control loops.
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Avaya
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Social Media and Enterprise Communications
3 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pmI attended the 140 Characters, Exploring The State of Now conference in LA last week. It was a "non-techie" type of conference and for that reason alone it was a very different experience, yet very relevant to Avaya and the Future of Communications. You may ask, why would someone from Avaya R&D attend a conference like this? Two reasons; my interest in social media as a new and highly popular mode of communication, and my passion for integrating social media with Avaya business communications systems that are in use in businesses today. I was invited to be a member of the Tuesday panel… -
The Tipping Point and Your Contact Center
3 Nov 2009 | 5:39 amBack in the year 2000, Malcolm Gladwell published his landmark book called The Tipping Point. And little did he know 9 years later he would have set the stage for how many Contact Centers handle Social Media? Let me explain … Many of the most Socially advanced Contact Centers today are using tools to listen in on Conversations. Conversations that are happening about their brand, conversations that are happening about their competition, and of course conversations that revolve around Customer Support! Customer Support makes for an easy anchor of any good Social Media strategy so it stands to… -
Reflecting on Nashville - in a Tennessee Whiskey kind of way
31 Oct 2009 | 8:26 amThose of you who follow such things will know that Avaya recently held its annual Sales Conference at the epicentre of country music; Nashville, Tennessee. As I was travelling from Australia – a journey that took about a day in the air no less, I thought it wise to arrive early and do my best to get into the time-zone. Perhaps catch up on a bit of sleep the following day of my arrival so I would be at my freshest and keenest as I sat through the key-note addresses of Messrs Kennedy and Abbott – not to mention the insights from the other leaders of this great company… I think that idea… -
My Bags Are Packed and the Taxi's Here...
30 Oct 2009 | 9:52 amThis week leading up to the VoiceCon show has been one of the busiest of the year for me. I've spoke to a wide number of DevConnect partners this week about their solutions and how they link to Avaya's new and existing offers. I've blogged about some of these partners in previous posts, and before I board my flight to San Francisco, I want to mention two other Platinum DevConnect partners I'll be visiting with at the show. First up - Acme Packet (booth #401), who'll be demonstrating their Net-Net OSE, a software-based Session Border Controller. As more and more Avaya customers migrate to SIP… -
Measure Twice, Cut Once
30 Oct 2009 | 8:42 amEvery carpenter or seamstress knows the adage "Measure twice, cut once." And if you've been involved in a converged network migrations, you probably have your own variation of this, covering your need to measure and assess your data network infrastructure and voice usage before you implement and migrate your voice traffic to IP. Let's call it "Measure twice, implement once". Earlier this week, I had a chance to talk with Integrated Research, a Platinum DevConnect partner, and they made a very profound observation to me. It's not enough to simply measure and assess voice and data usage before…
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Avis
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Avis Cool Cars
5 Nov 2009 | 5:08 amThere is always lots of talk around the office about what cars we might potentially get on fleet, which cars we would like to see and what we think our customers would like to drive. Following on from Robert’s blog post on the Frankfurt Motor Show and news of our exclusivity on the Porsche Panamera in Germany, I was inspired to take a look at some of the other desirable cars available with Avis. The focus of my attention starts in the US where they have a range of cars, similar to our own Select Series fleet – Cool Cars. Immediately, the selection of cars available in the range had me… -
The life of an Avis car
3 Nov 2009 | 8:12 amBeing an Avis car means being a busy car. On average our cars travel 14,000 miles, are rented 45 times and spend 10 days in the body shop being repaired. In order to get them into the right place they are moved by 4 times by transporters spending 2 full days on the road without the cars wheels even turning. They travel the length of the country and are used for glamorous film shoots as well as for taking the kids to school. As well as all these miles driven our cars also spend a lot of time idle. A great proportion of this is when they are awaiting collection from our corporate or home… -
Christmas shopping in the UK
30 Oct 2009 | 7:23 amI’ve always considered the switching on of lights in London the official kick off to the festive season, and this morning it was announced on the radio that lights ceremony would be next weekend. When I arrived at the office, ready to share my new found Christmas spirit, one of my colleagues pointed out he is way ahead of me, as he has already finished his Christmas shopping. This sparked an animated conversation about the best places in the UK for Christmas shopping, here are our favourites. Let us know what you think and give us your suggestion. Westfield shopping centre –… -
Avis helping the Small Business customer
22 Oct 2009 | 2:59 amAvis have produced a white paper on Duty of Care to help small to medium business (SMEs) who require members of there staff to travel for work. FACT: 200 drivers are killed or injured each week whilst travelling on company business* That’s a chilling figure, but the law of averages says that many of these drivers will be working for SMEs simply because they employ more people than any other sector of UK corporate business. Research has consistently shown it is the SME sector which is least aware of the responsibilities facing employers around their driver’s safety and for that reason puts… -
Act on CO2 – Smarter driving tips
20 Oct 2009 | 11:40 amI recently read Tim Flannery’s “The Weather Makers”, which assesses the impact that the burning of fossil fuels is having on climate change and the potential consequences of this. The evidence presented overwhelmingly concludes that the burning of fossils is having an impact and, depending on the level CO2 we continue to produce, the potential economic, social and health implications could be pretty dire. Now, I’m not going to claim that I know or understand all the facts, nor am I sufficiently tooled to scrutinise or verify his analysis but, given just how bad things…
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Best Western
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SeaWorld Orlando raises ticket price. Do you care?
3 Nov 2009 | 9:43 amSeaWorld Orlando is raising its base ticket price to almost $80, the Associated Press reports.The base price of a one-day ticket to SeaWorld will rise $4 to $78.95. The move brings SeaWorld's base price to just 5 cents less than single-day, single-park tickets to Disney or Universal, both of which raised their own prices over the summer.The news caught my eye because my family is going to Orlando soon, and my children are asking about visiting to SeaWorld. A $4 increase isn't huge, but $79.95 sounds like a lot. What do you think? Is the price too high? Or does it seem reasonable? -
Thanksgiving road-trip tips
3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amPlanning to drive over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house this Thanksgiving holiday? AAA offers up the following tips to ensure your trip is safe and smooth.Get proper rest. Set aside time to pack your clothes, load your vehicle and get a full night's sleep so you can set out fresh and rested. Buckle up, and make sure all passengers are secured properly with safety belts and age-appropriate child safety seats. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, eight in 10 safety seats are not installed correctly. Contact your local AAA club to have a licensed… -
Noisy 2-year-old kicked off Southwest Airlines flight: Is this fair?
31 Oct 2009 | 9:15 amYesterday, the Associated Press reported on a 2-year-old boy named Adam and his mom who were kicked off a San Jose-bound flight for being too noisy.Story goes Adam was screaming "Go! Plane! Go!" and "I want Daddy."The mom figured Adam would quiet down once the plane took off, but instead the plane returned to the gate in Amarillo Texas, and escorted them back to the airport.The mom is demanding an apology and compensation for a portable crib and diapers she had to buy for the extra night away from home.Southwest spokeswoman Marilee McInnis told the AP that removing a crying child from a… -
Vampire vacations
28 Oct 2009 | 10:31 pmMy parents grew up with Stroker's Dracula. I was an avid reader of Anne Rice. And now the next generation is reading the popular Twilight books, and vampires are more popular than ever. No doubt, a vampire themed vacation could appeal to just about anyone in the family--and Forbes just put together a roundup of 10 destinations around the world where you're bound to find someone who will want to suck your blood.The area of Romania known as Transylvania—"home to Vlad the Impaler, the historical inspiration for Dracula"—is on the list. So is New Orleans, where you can go on a Haunted History… -
Boo at the Zoo Halloween events
28 Oct 2009 | 10:06 pmZoo animals can't eat candy but who says they can't join in all the Halloween fun. This Saturay, a handful of zoos across the country will be celebrating the spooky holiday by opening their gates to kids in costumes and offering all sorts of Halloween fun, from pumpkin carving to haunted houses.Here are a few zoos that will be throwing scary parties this weekend:Detroit ZooSaint Louis ZooBronx ZooBirmingham ZooPhoto: Bronx Zoo
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Bigelow Tea
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Tea for Two – Bigelow Tea Celebrates the New York Yankees and Their 27th World Series Championship!
6 Nov 2009 | 10:13 amThe 2009 World Series is in the history books now, as the New York Yankees do it again! The Bronx Bombers showed their stuff at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night, adding another chapter to the proud history of the Yankees organization with a decisive, 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in game six of the World Series. Bigelow Tea would like to congratulate the Yankees on a fantastic victory and their record 27th World Series Championship! Image Courtesy of the New York Yankees The Yankees will be celebrating this 27th world championship on Friday, when New York City hosts a… -
Customer Service Week Celebrates our Successes!
6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 amDuring the week of October 5-9 my Customer Service and Call Center departments celebrated Customer Service Week, a nationally recognized event that acknowledges the efforts that customer service professionals give to an organization and its customers. We celebrate this event every year and it truly is a pleasure to recognize my staffs in a variety of ways during the week. This year the team celebrated as in years past with breakfast on one day and a team lunch at the end of the week. During the week each team member also received special gifts, a token of my and the company’s appreciation… -
American Diabetes Month® Bigelow Tea Is In The Fight Against Diabetes!
4 Nov 2009 | 5:00 amJoin us “in a national movement to Stop Diabetes℠… help us confront it, fight it, and most importantly, stop it.” American Diabetes Association November is American Diabetes Month®, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association to raise awareness about the disease, which affects approximately 75 million Americans. The focus will be on the “Many Faces of Diabetes” – who is affected by diabetes, how it can be managed, controlled, and most importantly, prevented. Bigelow Green Tea Diabetes is caused by an excess of glucose (blood sugar) in the bloodstream. The build-up… -
Autumn is “High Season” for Bigelow Tea
3 Nov 2009 | 5:00 amFor those who read my blog entries, I apologize that it has been so long since my last one. Things have just been a tad busy, for it is that time of the year again. The leaves are changing color, there is a crispness in the air and tea season is in full swing. This is the time of year when I hit the road, visiting numerous customers, etc. As our year moves into “high season” I have to say so far this has been an incredible season! How fun for a 65 year old company to be experiencing the growth we are experiencing so far. When people ask me “our secret,” I always… -
Star Watching for Tea Tweets: Giuliana Rancic, Jordin Sparks and More Tweet About Their Tea Habits!
2 Nov 2009 | 5:00 amHello there, Bigelow Tea and twitter friends! We just finished scoping out twitter once again to bring to you the latest and greatest tea-drinking celebrities. Check out our most recent collection of celebrity tweets…. Thanks to newfilmdimension.com and dailymakeover.com for the Images E! News host, Giuliana Rancic recently tweeted about green tea and trying to kick that coffee habit, saying: Drink green tea…for energy. RT @ginahasson@GiulianaRancic Any tips for quitting coffee? Luv ur meal plan, thanks! xo Gina A repeat tea tweeter, British TV presenter Philip Schofield mentioned a…
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Boeing
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Magic carpet ride
3 Nov 2009 | 9:16 amWe often talk about environmental progress in aviation in terms of improving fuel efficiency and developing sustainable biofuels. But there are many other initiatives going on, including one that is literally under our feet. It involves carpet tiles for airplane passenger cabins. Maybe you read about it. A sustainable, 100% recyclable carpet tile concept took flight aboard a Southwest Airlines 737-700 from Dallas to Seattle - what Southwest is calling their Green Plane. Boeing co-developed the concept along with carpet manufacturer InterfaceFLOR and industrial design firm Teague. The… -
Second line
28 Oct 2009 | 8:01 pmOn Wednesday Boeing approved the choice of North Charleston, South Carolina for a second final assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner. Boeing Charleston will serve as a final assembly location, as well as supporting the testing and delivery of the airplanes. The second 787 assembly line will do a couple of things. It will expand our production capability and diversify our manufacturing base. We think ultimately this will reduce costs on the program, and that’s important for maintaining our competitiveness. You can read some of the details of the announcement in our news release. Boeing… -
Slow recovery, long-term growth
26 Oct 2009 | 3:05 pmSYDNEY - I've been on the "road" again in Asia and the Pacific region. I'm in Australia at the moment, where we've had an opportunity to talk about Boeing's outlook for the region we call Oceania - Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific Islands. Later this week I'm off to Melbourne and then to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand. Meantime, we've had some good media coverage of our forecast, which indicates that the economic downturn has reached bottom. It's going to be a long, slow process to recovery, but we've seen that the economy in this region has fared a bit better than the rest… -
Results and progress
21 Oct 2009 | 5:23 pmAny time you’re reporting a net loss for the quarter, you’re having a tough time. Clearly the bottom line about Boeing’s 3rd quarter was that our bottom line wasn’t good. You can read the full earnings news release on our Boeing Mediaroom site. But there’s another significant part of the story that I’d like to stress. And that is, despite our setbacks, we’re making good progress on our Commercial Airplanes development programs. Our new BCA leader, Jim Albaugh, told employees today that our teams are working through the challenges. And although it’s not going to be easy (and… -
Rumours
17 Oct 2009 | 2:44 pmYou’ve probably seen or heard some reports over the past couple of days implying that we’ve had to get “back to the drawing board” on the 787 modifications. Don’t believe it. As 787 vice president and general manager Scott Fancher told employees on Friday, the reports that we’ve had to somehow redesign part of the side-of-body modification solution are “off base.” On the contrary, the design of the side-of-body solution is on track, Scott said. Installations of the fittings are proceeding well and the program is pleased with the progress. ZA002 inside the temporary structure…
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BreakingPoint Labs
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DDoS and Botnet Test Methodology Released
5 Nov 2009 | 2:05 pmDistributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have become an enormous risk, shutting down businesses, halting bank transactions and disrupting government communications. Yesterday, BreakingPoint hosted a webcast diving into many of the issues surrounding DDoS and botnet attacks and what people can do to prepare. The main lesson? Test, test and test! I've included the webcast below, slides and audio, the discussion was highly informative, so take a look. Additionally, we have just published the BreakingPoint DDoS and Botnet Test Methodology, which details, step-by-step, how to replicate a… -
Live Video Webcast: Preparing for DDoS and Botnet Attacks
3 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pmUPDATE: Today's WebCast has concluded, but you can watch it in its entriety by clicking on the viewer below. You can also download the BreakingPoint DDoS and Botnet Test Methodology. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) and botnet attacks are an imminent threat to your network and the only way to test network equipment and application servers is by hitting them with actual DDoS and botnet attacks. Join BreakingPoint security experts right here at 2pm CT to learn the best ways of replicating DDoS and botnet attacks to find vulnerabilities before someone else does. This discussion will include… -
MILCOM Cyber Security Takeaways: Lessons from the Physical Battlefield
2 Nov 2009 | 11:07 amIf the recent barrage of government security events is any indication, civilian and military personnel are energized about hardening cyber security. The largest event in recent months was MILCOM 2009, where I had three days to talk cyber simulation and cyber warfare with some of the best and brightest. The experience was both educational and a bit surreal, as BreakingPoint showcased resiliency testing products on an exhibit floor where networking products were intermingled closely (almost perilously, in my case) with military hardware like satellite receivers and armored vehicles. These… -
Preparing for DDoS and Botnet Attacks: Webcast and Test Methodology
29 Oct 2009 | 6:57 amDDoS and botnet attacks are an imminent threat to every network. Just look at the damage we saw over the summer. In July, cyber attacks targeted a number of government, news media, and financial websites in both South Korea and the United States. Shortly after, we witnessed DDoS attacks, aided by botnets, bringing down social networking services such as Twitter, Facebook and Google. In the face of an imminent threat how do you prepare? If I can channel my inner Sun Tzu for a second; it is critical to know your enemy in order to protect your network assets. This means testing your network… -
Demonstrating Cyber Range Simulation During MILCOM
18 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pmThis week we have a team in Boston at MILCOM 2009, demonstrating cyber range simulation. MILCOM, for those not familiar, is a "conference for military communications, and attracts the best and brightest with high-level attendance from government, military, industry and academia. MILCOM 2009 gives industry the opportunity to promote communications technologies and services to commanders from all branches of the armed forces, Department of Defense, federal government, and the heads of multi-national forces from around the globe." BreakingPoint will be demonstrating how our products deliver…
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Chrysler
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A New Plan, A New Direction
3 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pmBy now you’ve probably heard. Tomorrow - Wednesday, Nov. 4 - is a big day for Chrysler Group LLC and its future. The doors to Chrysler Headquarters in Auburn Hills, MI will swing wide for hundreds of analysts and members of the global media for nearly the entire whole day. Here’s why: Chrysler will provide a detailed road map charting a new course for the Company over the next several years in what is simply called the “Chrysler Group LLC Business Plan.” Led by Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne and Chrysler Group Chairman C. Robert Kidder, several… -
October's Numbers
3 Nov 2009 | 10:17 amThe top line numbers from Chrysler Group LLC’s October sales: Sales were up 6 percent compared with September 2009 Six out of nine Dodge cars post total sales boosts versus September 2009 Dodge Avenger posts 13 percent year-over-year sales increase. Dodge Caravan increased sales 8 percent vs. the same time last year. Chrysler Brand sales rose 42 percent versus September 2009. Those are the top bullet points from October’s sales tally, which totaled 65,803 vehicles sold. Chrysler Group narrowed its inventory by 60 percent compared with October 2008, to finish with 159,428… -
Webcast-Chrysler Group LLC 2010-2014 Business Plan
3 Nov 2009 | 6:16 amThe rollout of Chrysler Group LLC's 2010-2014 Business Plan will be available through a live audio webcast on Wednesday, November 4th starting at 11 a.m. EST until approximately 6 p.m EST at this link. Audio from the business meeting at Chrysler World Headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, will be accompanied by speakers' presentation slides." -
Moving at the Speed of Technology
3 Nov 2009 | 5:39 amJayanthi Iyeng The technology pushing advanced powertrains and electronic propulsion systems is moving … and fast. As Director and Chief Engineer of Chrysler Group LLC’s Electrified Propulsion Product Development unit, Jayanthi Iyengar’s job is keeping one step ahead of it. Iyengar’s post is equal parts theory and practice. She and her team both develop and apply electrified propulsion technology to all Chrysler vehicle applications. Specifically, Iyengar has responsibility for electrified systems development including controls, calibration,… -
Fired up: Dodge Motorsports Expands Penske Partnership for 2010
30 Oct 2009 | 5:53 pmPenske Racing's Justin Allgaier, Driver of the No. 12 Verizon Dodge Challenger (left), and Tim Cindric, President of Penske Racing (right), introduce the 2010 NNS Dodge Challenger at Talladega Superspeedway B-A-D. It’s another way to spell the 2010 Dodge Challenger revealed by Dodge Motorsports as the “New Car” for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. At the same time, Dodge Motorsports will expand its partnership with Penske Racing starting in 2010, which is sure to delight more than a few NASCAR fans. Here’s the skinny: Dodge will provide support for Penske…
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Cisco
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FAQ on Virtual Computing Environment
5 Nov 2009 | 12:57 pmCisco’s recent announcement of the Virtual Computing Environment Coalition received quite a lot of buzz in the media and social web. So we got Gary Moore, Cisco’s SVP of Advanced Services, and Chuck Hollis, EMC’s Global Marketing CTO, to address some of our most frequently asked questions. They answer the following: 1) How does Virtual Computing Environment Coalition affect Cisco’s UCS offering? How does Vblock differ from UCS?2) How will the Coalition help to deliver benefits to smaller… -
Cisco Q1 FY2010 Earnings Results and Video Highlights
4 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pmWatch Cisco EVP and CFO Frank Calderoni discuss the highlights of our Q1 FY2010 View our earnings press release here -
VIDEOS: Virtual Computing Environment Coalition
3 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pmWhat would an announcement from Cisco be without VIDEO? To tell you a bit more about our Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) coalition that we announced today with EMC and VMware, we went to Mark Fulghum, Cisco Vice President of Data Center Solutions and asked him to talk about how VCE addresses the challenges of pervasive virtualization and private cloud computing. We also asked key thought leaders Savvis CTO Bryan Doerr and Purdue University CIO Gerry McCartney to discuss VCE. -
Cisco, EMC, VMware = Virtual Computing Environment Coalition
3 Nov 2009 | 8:00 amTo say that it has been busy at Cisco these past several weeks would be an understatement. We’ve announced some acquisitions recently, we announce Q1’10 earnings tomorrow, and, in the “WAIT, there’s more!!” category, today, we announce our Virtual Computing Environment Coalition with EMC and VMware. Rather than giving you the tick-tock on today’s exciting announcement, I thought I’d let our CEOs quote in the press release sum it up for you. “Today’s announcement addresses our customers’ greatest challenges and opportunities in… -
Cisco Announces Agreement to Acquire DVN Set-Top Box Business
2 Nov 2009 | 2:40 pmCisco today announced a definitive agreement to acquire the set-top box business of DVN (Holdings) Limited. Listed in Hong Kong with major operations in China, DVN is a market and technology leader in digital cable solutions in China and shares Cisco’s vision of a high-performance, scalable and services-rich cable interactive platform extending into every home. In addition to the acquisition, Cisco has entered into a go-to-market alliance with the remainder of the DVN organization in order to utilize the company’s middleware and advanced applications as well as…
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Clorox
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Removing Transferred Dye
5 Nov 2009 | 6:34 amQ. I hope you can help me with the following two questions: 1. Can you please let me know which is the best detergent (in terms of removing stains/dirt and keeping the colors) for whites and which one for colors? 2. I’ve noticed that with some clothes I own with fabrics containing black and white, the white parts got a bluish look after washing the clothes with liquid Tide. What can I do to make the white “white” (as the original fabric was) and not bluish? A. Let’s take the questions in order: 1. For general laundering, the leading brand is Tide and it’s about as… -
Cleaning Your Washer With Bleach
3 Nov 2009 | 8:24 amHello there, As I’ve said many times before on this blog, one of the reasons to use liquid bleach in your white loads is to get the best cleaning, whitest whites and kill unwanted germs so they can’t be transferred to other clothes. I came across a clip recently that I thought I would share with you all. It is from a segment on the “CBS Early Show” that addresses the issue of bacteria buildup in washers. (View the clip here: CBS Early Show, Germ Warfare: The Laundry Room.) CBS points out that with each load of laundry; your machine accumulates bacteria shed by the clothing… -
Removing Olive Oil Stains
29 Oct 2009 | 8:11 amQ. What do you recommend for removal of an olive oil stain on a colored shirt? I have tried “Spray n’ Wash,” but that didn’t help this time. That has always been a good stain remover. A. You didn’t mention what type of fibers the shirt was made from, or whether or not you had dryer dried the residual stain. Synthetic fibers (polyester) tend to “hold” oily stains tighter, especially after drying, making the residual stain more difficult/impossible to remove. For colored items, I find that a good liquid laundry (Tide) or dishwashing detergent(Dawn) are… -
Disinfecting Linens
27 Oct 2009 | 3:17 pmQ. If used properly will Clorox completely and safely disinfect the soiled linens from the contaminations of an ambulance? Do you have information that documents the types of bacteria and virus Clorox will kill? Our local hospitals are no longer exchanging the soiled linens from the ambulances for clean sets. Our agency does not charge for its services, so in order to continue to offer this free service we need to cut costs where we can and therefore launder soiled linen vs. buying disposable linen may be more desirable. But how safe is it? I’m hoping you can provide me with back up… -
Down Vest Feathers on Jacket
23 Oct 2009 | 7:49 amQ. HELP! A down vest exploded in my washer and is all over the 100% cotton quilted lining of a jacket. I’ve tried clothes brushes and several strong tapes to no avail. Aside from plucking this bird, how can I remove the down? A. I know those little feathers are tenacious from some pillowcase experiences. Other than the options that you mentioned, I was thinking the lint brush with its sticky surface and ability to roll it over the surface may be the best approach.
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Coca-Cola
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Spotlight On The World Of Coca-Cola - Airline Cooler
6 Nov 2009 | 8:27 amFor our World of Coke spotlight this week, I wanted to both highlight the artifact and the reason we chose it for the museum. I have blogged in the past about Delta Airlines and the early cardboard cooler used to serve Coca-Cola. By 1942, those coolers were replaced by the stainless steel coolers we now call "airline coolers." These distinctively shaped coolers were made to fit compactly on the aircraft.While most of the coolers were painted red, some, such as the one in the photograph to the left, were produced as all stainless steel. All were embossed with the Coca-Cola… -
New Look For Blog
4 Nov 2009 | 7:00 amAfter more than a year with the same design for the blog, we are about to make some changes this week to both the layout and the way we organize the content. The overall goal of the blog to provide insights into the role of Coca-Cola in pop culture and collectibles has not changed.We recognize that many people find our blog while looking for information on the value of their collectibles. While I have periodically posted that we can not evaluate all the items submitted, we have contributed quite a few post with information and resources for the collecting community. We will now have a… -
Cooking With Coca-Cola - Mixologist Greg Best
3 Nov 2009 | 12:08 pmThe second of our Cooking with Coke videos features Mixologist Greg Best of Holeman & Finch Public House in Atlanta. Greg's drink recipes have been featured in GQ Magazine and his Southern Cola was named one of the 10 best drinks in America. Download Coca-Cola Drink Recipies - Southern Cola Enjoy the demonstration and make sure to visit next Tuesday for the next creation. -
CNBC Special - "The Real Story Behind The Real Thing"
2 Nov 2009 | 11:28 amWe have been working the past several months with CNBC on one of their original programs, "The Real Story Behind The Real Thing." The CNBC crews were given unprecedented access to the Archives and conducted an interview with me surrounded by our paintings. We also provided vintage films and photographs. If you have ever wondered what the Archives storage space looks like, here is your chance to get a glimpse inside. This one hour special on The Coca-Cola Company will air on November 11 at 9PM. Keep an eye out for your favorite collectible during our segment. -
Congratulations to Chef Linton Hopkins
30 Oct 2009 | 2:11 pmI hope that you have had the opportunity to watch the first of the "Cooking with Coca-Cola" videos we posted on Tuesday. The video features Chef Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene and Holeman & Finch Public House preparing a salad with a Coca-Cola balsamic dressing.We were excited to learn yesterday that Restaurant Eugene was named the Atlanta Journal Constitution 2009 Restaurant of the Year. What a great and well deserved honor for Chef Hopkins and his staff.
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comScore
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Page Load Performance Can Affect Consumer Behavior: How Does Your Site Measure Up?
4 Nov 2009 | 12:02 pmI am very excited to announce that comScore recently introduced a new capability for measuring page load data, which allows Web site operators to benchmark the performance of their sites vs. their competitors. This new capability was made feasible through a software upgrade that allows us to record each time a web page fully loads and the amount of time that action takes to complete. The load time is meticulously tracked down to the millisecond, making it possible to accurately compare loading performance across sites. -
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Offer Hope for Long-Term Economic Recovery
28 Oct 2009 | 3:30 pmThis past Saturday, I was invited back to speak at this year’s annual conference of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Association (CEO) in Chicago’s McCormick Place. CEO was founded in 1997 by Dr. Gerry Hills, then an entrepreneurial professor at the University... -
Forget the “Click” – How the Click-Thru Metric is Holding Back Digital Media Spend
26 Oct 2009 | 11:15 amI recently spoke at ad:Tech London about online advertising effectiveness and addressed the topic of how online display ad effectiveness compares to that of TV. One recent comScore study revealed that the view-through impact of online display ads can have... -
comScore Wins 2009 Chicago Innovation Award
21 Oct 2009 | 2:16 pmLast night comScore was a proud recipient of the Chicago Innovation Awards, which celebrates the creative spirit of the Chicago region by recognizing and honoring the city’s most innovative new products and services. comScore was selected as a winner of... -
Can Newspapers Turn Sizable Online Audiences Into Profitable Ones?
16 Oct 2009 | 12:26 pmJay Leno included in one of his monologues recently a word of congratulation to the New York Times for being in business for 158 years. The punch line, however, was that he had read about the milestone on the Internet....
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Daimler
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Neulich auf einem Innovationsworkshop
5 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pmDie Zeit rennt mir davon Noch 36h bis zum Workshop und noch immer habe ich keinen vernünftigen Einstieg entworfen. Wie soll ich nur die Teilnehmer für einen Workshop zum Thema „Innovationsmanagement“ motivieren? Da will ich über Kreativität reden und über die Möglichkeiten sie zu fördern und jetzt verlässt mich selbige. :-/ Ok. Wo ist man am kreativsten? In der Natur (28%). – Fällt aus, die ist mir zu weit weg. Auf Reisen (13%). – Klingt gut … bringt mir nur gerade nichts. Beim Freizeitsport (9%). – Soll ich jetzt wirklich… -
Plus/Minus: Finanztraining für junge Menschen
3 Nov 2009 | 4:42 amWie teuer ist eine Wohnung? Wie viel Geld braucht man monatlich um seine laufenden Kosten zu decken? Wie teuer sind meine materiellen Wünsche eigentlich genau? Und wie komme ich an Geld? Solche und ähnliche Fragen rund um das Thema Geld waren der Schwerpunkt in dem Seminar Plus/Minus, welches Daimler Financial Services in Zusammenarbeit mit der StreetUniverCity in Berlin-Kreuzberg veranstaltete. Das Seminar zählt als Pflichtseminar zur Erlangung des „StreetMasters“, der den Jugendlichen die erworbenen sozialen und kreativen Kompetenzen belegt. Das Seminar ging über 1… -
INTERVIEW: Blutuntersuchungen als Einstellungsvoraussetzung?
29 Oct 2009 | 7:04 am„Daimler verlangt Blutproben von Bewerbern.“ Das ist der Tenor in der heutigen Medienberichterstattung. Auf der einen Seite steht die Fürsorgepflicht des Arbeitgebers gegenüber seinen Mitarbeitern auf der anderen die Privatsphäre des Bewerbers. Die Medien sind voll von Gerüchten und Vermutungen und die Verunsicherung ist groß. Um diese Diskussion mit Fakten zu untermauern, haben wir mit dem Leiter des Bereichs Gesundheitsmanagement und Arbeitsschutz und Leitendem Konzernarzt von Daimler, Dr. med. Helmut Schmidt, ein Interview zu den Einstelluntersuchungen im… -
Banker renovieren Jugendzentrum
27 Oct 2009 | 12:45 amYes we can: Der 2. Day of Caring in Stuttgart: Mitte Oktober 2009 war es auch in Stuttgart wieder soweit. Die Mitarbeiter der Mercedes-Benz Bank und von Daimler Financial Services konnten beim diesjährigen Day of Caring zum sozialen Engagement des Unternehmens beitragen. Schauplatz war das Kinder- und Jugendhaus am Hallschlag. Mehr als 160 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter hatten sich angemeldet, um gemeinsam dem Kinder- und Jugendhaus einen neuen Anstrich zu geben. Das Kinder- und Jugendhaus Hallschlag befindet sich in Bad Cannstatt, dem größten und ältesten Stadtteil… -
Arbeitskultur und Arbeitsweise in Japan (Teil 2)
22 Oct 2009 | 11:26 pmGestern habe ich ja bereits hier über zwei wichtige Erfahrungen mit japanischen Kollegen während meines 10wöchigen Projekteinsatzes für FUSO in Kawasaki gebloggt. Heute möchte ich das Bild noch mit zwei weiteren Erkenntnissen bereichern: 3. Emotionen müssen erfühlt werden und werden nicht geäußert! Eines der wichtigsten und schwierigsten Themen bei einer erfolgreichen Zusammenarbeit mit Japanern ist die Art und Weise der Kommunikation. Wichtig hierbei ist, möglichst langsam und nicht zu laut zu sprechen. Lautes Sprechen wird als unhöflich…
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Dell
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Adamo XPS: Thin, Elegant and More
6 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pmYou might have seen some of the online buzz about the Adamo XPS on sites like Gizmodo, CNET and Engadget since our recent announcement. I wanted to take moment and provide some insight into this addition to our Adamo product line-up. Like Lionel mentioned, the Adamo brand has always been about providing cutting-edge innovation, premium design, craftsmanship, and luxury to the high-end consumer. This started with the original Adamo Thirteen which utilized authentic materials throughout including an aluminum frame and glass display assembled with Swiss watch-like craftsmanship. With… -
The Clipper Group: Simplifying the SMB IT Experience
6 Nov 2009 | 6:45 amToday I would like to share the following article, Dell Expands the Data Center Options, which discusses the importance of simplifying the SMB IT experience. SMB datacenters have the same requirements from large data centers to remove complexity and make simple the IT process. This article does a great job presenting how well Dell is working to address these requirements from a SMB perspective. SMBs need to improve efficiency with more flexible and agile data center requirements, while controlling the costs. With our newest enterprise offerings – servers, storage, software and… -
ATI CrossFireX – Dual 1GB ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4870 with GDDR3 memory
4 Nov 2009 | 11:01 amA few days ago I ran across an interesting thread on notebookreview.com, where Alienware customers noted some confusion regarding the graphics memory on the ATI HD 4870 in the Alienware M17x. Some folks were reporting that their invoices listed the memory as GDDR5 instead of GDDR3, and were wondering which memory was actually on the card. Just to clear up any remaining confusion, the card definitely has GDDR3, *not* GDDR5. While we’ve taken steps to correct the invoicing error, I hit up some folks from our engineering team to provide more detailed information on the… -
OPI Colors Now Available in Dell Design Studio – That’s La Paz-itively Hot!
3 Nov 2009 | 5:00 amAs you may have read, Dell has partnered with the color experts at OPI to bring 26 classic nail polish colors to the Dell Design Studio. Starting today, you can personalize your Dell Studio, Inspiron or Mini laptop with your favorite OPI color at Dell.com, whether for yourself or a holiday gift for the color lover in your life. Many of OPI’s top selling colors including I’m Not Really a Waitress, Big Apple Red, Princesses Rule!, Louvre Me Louvre Me Not, Cajun Shrimp and Green-wich Village are now available. Looking for something bright? Check out Need Sunglasses? yellow, In… -
What You Need to Know About the Windows 7 Upgrade Process
30 Oct 2009 | 2:45 pmIt’s been a busy time since Windows 7 launched last week. Many customers who bought systems after June 26 have registered for upgrade kits to move from Vista to the of Windows 7. So many, in fact, that we've had to address performance issues on the Windows 7 upgrade site. We've also recently corrected an issue that was causing incorrect ship date information in some cases. Update: I heard from customers like Direct2Dell reader johnkett, shf doc and a couple of others that they could not get beyond documenting their current version of Vista during the registration…
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Delta
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Wrap Up: Delta Museum Collectibles Show/Sale
30 Oct 2009 | 12:09 pmWe really enjoyed hosting this year’s Airline Collectibles Show and Sale in Atlanta on October 17th. Close to 700 aviation memorabilia vendors, collectors, and enthusiasts of all ages joined us in Delta’s Historic Hangars 1 and 2, and we raised over $16,000 for the non-profit Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum. Visit the Museum’s Flickr page to see more pics. I had a great time visiting all our vendors and shopping for the Delta Archives! I don’t usually buy much Delta memorabilia, because we have such a good collection already, but often look for items from… -
Log On For Free WiFi And Fight Breast Cancer
30 Oct 2009 | 6:15 amOn October 31, Gogo Inflight Internet will be free on all Gogo-equipped Delta flights and for each free session that day, Aircell will donate $1 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, up to $10,000. Additionally, all Gogo proceeds from the Pink Plane in the month of October will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Customers can help support the Foundation’s mission to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by accessing Gogo on their Gogo-equipped Delta flight this Saturday for free using the code GOPINK. -
Why Can’t Every Day Be Pink?
29 Oct 2009 | 11:49 amDelta raised the bar this year with its breast cancer awareness and fundraising efforts. This year’s highlights include: · Melissa Etheridge performing an in-flight concert for approximately 60 employee breast cancer survivors on Delta’s signature Pink Plane. Click here to view the embedded video. · Delta employees staffing 25 Pink Boutiques at airports and other Delta facilities across the system. The Boutiques featured a variety of clothing and other pink accessories with all proceeds benefiting BCRF. · Onboard, flight attendants sold pink lemonade donated by The Coca-Cola Company as… -
Image of the Week: Amelia Earhart
23 Oct 2009 | 11:36 amFamous aviator Amelia Earhart is once again in the public eye this weekend with a new movie starring Hilary Swank as Amelia and a major exhibit at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. What you may not know is that Earhart was briefly part of Delta history through our merger with Northeast Airlines in 1972. We have several images of her in the Delta Archives including this one: Amelia Earhart is standing with airline and railroad officials at the launch of Boston-Maine Airways service in 1933. She was one of four partners who invested in the small New England airline operating 8-passenger… -
12 Family Vacation Preparation Tips
14 Oct 2009 | 11:52 amWhether you are taking a family vacation on a warm, sunny beach or traveling to Washington, D.C. for a first-hand lesson in American history, you will have more fun and relaxation if you plan ahead using these tips: Book early. When you book early, you can take advantage of early booking discounts, special hotel offers, not to mention the dates you need to fit into your children’s school schedule. Choose family friendly destinations. You may not want a destination that features nightclubs if your children go to bed at 8 pm; instead you will want plenty of entertaining daytime activities…
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EMC
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Perspective.
6 Nov 2009 | 2:36 pmNot that I fully agree with everything in the following but there are some concepts here I hadn't thought of.The New Horsemen. On the rise of Cisco, EMC, VMware, Dell, and Oracle as platform players.AndEMC/Cisco/VMware vBlock – an Economists Perspective.One of the ideas I find most interesting is that Cisco/EMC converging on this area alone is going to the speed up the move to private cloud as everyone else repositions and tools up to work with or go to war against the alliance. -
Dedup Roadshow comes to Dublin
6 Nov 2009 | 10:06 amWhile my home town of Cork has been named in the top ten cities of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2010, the EMC Backup Recovery Systems Dedup Roadshow comes to Dublin on the 18th of November. Well the place had to get something I suppose. Join us and you’ll see why Data Domain does for backup what the iPod did for digital music and why VMware and Avamar go together like strawberries and cream on a warm summer day. See you there. :-) -
Storage Management Futures
6 Nov 2009 | 8:18 amSo, we’re working on something and if you answer 11 questions you can have a hand in deciding how it turns out I’m not going to say what just yet, lets call it Project Ice Climber for the time being, but we’d like to solicit some feedback from end users. Here’s a quick survey on Next Gen Storage Management if you’re an EMC customer, EMC partner or an end user of storage arrays, (EMC or otherwise) your feedback is something we’d like. It’s pretty quick and you can be as detailed, or not, as you desire but the more you put into it the greater the chance you’ll move our thinking… -
Vblock and Ionix Unified Infrastructure Management
6 Nov 2009 | 4:50 amOne of the differentiators with Vblock is the fact that Ionix Unified Infrastructure Manager (UIM) comes designed in. Ionix UIM provides a single management point for servers, storage and networking and has been tested and validated at every point in the VBlock product from VMware vSphere to Cisco servers and switches to EMC storage. Unified management is an integral part to a Cloud based solution as it’s one of the ways you can slash OPEX and reduce if not entirely eliminate the ridiculous amounts of custom scripting people have to hammer out as they… -
Getting To Good: Vblock + Acadia Customer Reaction
6 Nov 2009 | 3:57 amSo, I now have been in front of 6 different senior IT audiences since Tuesday's announcement.Note: this might give you a sense of how frequently I have the privilege of interacting with customers.I've been able to present the case for VCE, focusing on Vblock and Acadia, and I"m starting to see a consistent pattern in the reaction -- at least so far.Thought I'd share it with you, because I think we're going to see more of this going forward. The BasicsAdmittedly, this is a small sample size, and it's skewed towards very large IT organizations in the financial sector, so please take all of this…
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Stay Tuned: TV on Facebook
6 Nov 2009 | 12:32 pmThe following is part of our series on different ways you can use Facebook to connect with public figures and organizations around the world. Read the previous blog post in this series here. From reality television to prime-time dramas, I admit it, I can be a bit television-obsessed. I often find myself spending an evening after a long day's work catching up on my favorite television shows. Unfortunately, a busy schedule can prevent even the most devoted fan from catching key plot lines and dramatic twists. Luckily, I can keep up to date on my favorite shows with my friends on Facebook, so I… -
Get Educated on Facebook
5 Nov 2009 | 10:12 amAs a recent college graduate, I use Facebook to keep up with the latest news from my alma mater, Pomona College, in Claremont, Calif. For instance, I learned about a happy hour for young alumni via a status update, and I saw photos of John Krasinski, who plays "Jim" in "The Office," on his recent visit to campus. Pomona isn't the only college utilizing Pages. In fact, in addition to colleges and universities, a number of academic groups are now on the site. We also recently launched a Facebook in Education Page on the site as a resource for teachers, professors, administrators, counselors and… -
Facebook Tips: How Do I Change My Email Notifications?
4 Nov 2009 | 10:40 amThe following is part of our series, Facebook Tips, which answers some of the most commonly asked questions about using Facebook. While we hope the tips we share on the blog will be informative, remember that we are unable to answer individual questions here. We'll always direct you to the Help Center for additional information about the topics we cover. You don't have to be logged in to Facebook to get the latest updates from friends. Email notifications allow you to know when people interact with you on the site, whether through Wall posts, comments, tagged photos or friend requests. -
Cyber Security Is a Shared Responsibility
30 Oct 2009 | 4:38 pmMichael Kaiser is the executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a U.S.-focused nonprofit organization that works to keep people secure online. The organization focuses its efforts on cyber security education to provide information and tools for people to take control over preventing cyber crimes and attacks. As October and National Cyber Security Awareness month come to a close, we asked Michael to share his thoughts on precautions people should take online. Many people believe they know their way around the digital world as well as or better than the physical world. -
The Fight Goes On
29 Oct 2009 | 7:29 pmUPDATE on Thursday, Oct. 29: Today, a San Jose, Calif. court awarded Facebook $711 million in damages against Sanford Wallace, one of the spammers who accessed people's accounts without their permission and sent phony Wall posts and messages. While we don't expect to receive the vast majority of the award, we hope that this will act as a continued deterrent against these criminals. Most notably, the judge referred Wallace to the U.S. Attorney's Office with a request that Wallace be prosecuted for criminal contempt, which means that in addition to the judgment, he now faces possible jail time.
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FedEx: Citizenship Blog
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My Marine Corps Marathon
5 Nov 2009 | 8:32 amOn October 25th, the United States Marine Corps hosted their annual marathon in the nation's capital. This 26.2 mile journey through the streets and past the historical sites and monuments was a thrill. The 4:45 am wake-up call was not.read more -
Practical Environmentalism
4 Nov 2009 | 6:18 pm"A house can have integrity, just like a person" - Ayn Rand - Practical Environmentalism is strategic and transformational environmental stewardship that adds tangible value in the effort to be more responsible. It doesn’t matter if the organization practicing it is a household, a business, a state, regional or national government.read more -
When It Roars, Go Indoors!
27 Oct 2009 | 4:06 pmWith an excited group of 100 enthusiastic, fired-up students from several schools in Philadelphia, and in the company of Lloyd Ayers, Fire Commissioner, City of Philadelphia and Tom Foley, CEO of the Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, we wrapped up our series of "Race to Prepare: events with Red Cross, FedEx and our NASCAR team on Thursday, September 24th.read more -
Running for Safer Streets
26 Oct 2009 | 1:36 pmI am not a runner. Never have been, never will be. Despite this fact, I continue to engage in the sport and deceive myself into believing it's a good way to improve my health. Every time I jog over the Brooklyn Bridge or run through Prospect Park, I see "fast people." These are the "real" runners - I am just getting exercise.read more -
Denny Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing Salute FedEx Team Members
20 Oct 2009 | 3:23 pmGreetings to all FedEx team members and FedEx racing fans! The weekend (Oct. 24 & 25) is big for FedEx Racing as we celebrate the teamwork that all of the FedEx team members around the world display every day. As we wind down the 2009 NASCAR season, I'll have the #11 FedEx Toyota on the track at Martinsville Speedway in the Sprint Cup Series, gunning for a win at my home state track. My teammate at Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, will be running a very special #18 FedEx Toyota in the Nationwide Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park.read more
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Fandango
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Want to Have Your Name on the 'Paranormal Activity' DVD?
6 Nov 2009 | 5:35 pmYou came. You saw. You kicked its ghostly ***. Well, sorta. At the very least, Paramount would like to thank you, all the Paranormal Activity fanatics out there, for helping the 'little fright movie that did' garner nearly almost practically $100 million at the box office (expect that notch to fall here quick). It is official, though, P.A. is the most profitable return on an investment ($15,000 to produce, a few million here and there to promote, and gazillions of dollars in return) in the history of cinema. So now that you've had the bejesus scared out of you over and over, the studio has… -
You Pick the Hottest Story of the Week!
6 Nov 2009 | 3:58 pmWelcome back Fandango Fanatics to another installment of You Pick the Hottest Story of the Week – the game that pulls aside five scorching hot news stories and asks you to vote on which one you think deserves to be singled out and showered with hottest-story-of-the-week praise. Here are this week's contenders: Oscar Hosts Announced – After a lengthy search in which folks like Hugh Jackman, Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. turned down the gig, actors Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin accepted the role of Oscar co-hosts for Hollywood's biggest night, which airs on March 7, 2010. The… -
Box Office: Who Will Win the Weekend (11/6-11/8)
6 Nov 2009 | 1:51 pmAfter taking a week off to let Michael Jackson's concert doc This Is It do its thing, we're back now with four brand spanking new movies ready to climb over one another for a chance to claim the weekend's top spot at the box office. Who will it be? Before we let you decide, here's who's joining the competition this week… The Box What's the Scoop: James Marsden and Cameron Diaz star in this retro-style thriller about a couple who receive a mysterious box from an even more mysterious stranger along with a set of enticing-yet-deadly instructions. Why It Might Win the… -
'Precious' Exclusives
6 Nov 2009 | 11:38 amIn case you're looking for something different than the average blockbuster at this weekend's box office, be sure to check out the just released Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. It was the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and has been greatly championed by media giants Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey. While its tale of an obese, illiterate, sexually abused 16-year-old may sound awfully grim, it's also a story about the hope Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) discovers through her relationship with a teacher (Paula Patton) at… -
Poll: Would a '2012' TV Series Be Too Depressing?
5 Nov 2009 | 2:05 pmOn November 13th, Roland Emmerich's latest end-of-the-world epic hits theaters, and it's called 2012. This time around Emmerich isn't using his big budget to fight aliens or global warming – instead, 2012 shows us what happens when the ancient Mayan prophecy springs to life and the world actually comes to an end in the year 2012. Yeah, in case you couldn't tell, this one's a bit of a downer. But that's not stopping Emmerich, writer Harold Kloser and producer Mark Gordon from wanting to extend 2012 to the small screen for a tie-in TV series about what happens after the world is…
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Fiskars
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Paper or Plastic?… Or Handmade?!!!
6 Nov 2009 | 6:08 amHow many times have you gone to the grocery store for one item and the cashier asks “Paper or plastic?” Or you’ve walked into the local library to pick out one book and somehow you leave with a stack of books that you have a hard time balancing in your hands? Today’s featured entries from my fall bag challenge I think are perfect carrying things of all sorts and sizes… tote bags! These bags are perfect for those trips that we all make to the grocery store or perhaps the local library to carry home a borrowed book or two. Perhaps some of these bags will… -
Gardening is My Passion
5 Nov 2009 | 9:54 pmMy name is Patty and I live in Southern California. I’m fiskateer #23 and I’m excited to share my passion with you. Flowers are my passion and my garden is my refuge! Living in a condo, my garden is a perfect size to manage and enjoy with no grass to mow! I really love sharing my garden with others and hope that it is a reflection of me. The plants I have accumulated are all very personal and really special. My favorite thing to do is visit small or unique nurseries in Orange County. Living in Tustin, I have Armstrong which has always carried any type of plant… -
Denim & Upholstery Fall Bags
5 Nov 2009 | 8:18 amI recently I tossed out a call to all Fiskateer to create a bag that they could use during the fall season. There were fifteen Fiskateers who took on this challenge and they had an entire month to create their bags. For this challenge, I asked all the participants to submit photos and a short write up about the bag that they created. So, before I announce the random winner from this challenge, I’m going to share all those stories and photos with you for the next few days. Several different mediums were used for this challenge. Denim seemed to be the popular fabric of… -
Finally- pictures of my finished Halloween projects
4 Nov 2009 | 10:01 amIt took me awhile to wrestle with these photos but I still wanted to share. Last year, I made my own costume: so I would look like the Fiskars’ Heidi Grace Witch Halloween line: This year, I used my Fiskars Rotary Cutter and disassembled my costume to make a Halloween table runner (I added coordinating fabric for length): and to jazz up the witch hat I made for this year’s costume to match all my friends and neighbors who had decorated their hats at my witch hat decorating event the week before. So save your costumes, you never know how you might be inspired to recycle them next… -
I’ll See You Right Here!
4 Nov 2009 | 7:02 amHello, Fiskateers! Are You ready for the next on-line crop? Well wait no further… actually, You’ll have to wait until Nov. 21st so mark Your calendars! I have a lot of Fisk-a-Fun planned with some great challenges and lots of fun prizes, of course. But there is always room for more fun so if You have a challenge or RAK idea or something that You would love to see happen during this crop, leave a comment here or email me at kellyjo@fiskateers.com. So get your crop space cleaned and stock up on adhesive (but not too much because I think lots of Fiskateers are going to be…
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Garmin Blog
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Peg’s Posts: Meeting a hero
6 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pmI keep a copy of the Dec. 2006 issue of Runner’s World at my desk. It’s the annual “heroes of running” issue and one page is carefully marked so I can refer to it often. The story is on Molly Barker, who was honored as a hero for her role as founder and vision keeper of Girls on the Run, a program that instills self-confidence and educates young girls through a curriculum-based running program. This week, I had the pleasure of meeting Molly at a local conference for women involved with this organization. Molly confided that she’d been wanting to check out a Garmin fitness watch and… -
Caddy Confidential: Tips From The Tips
6 Nov 2009 | 7:15 amYou can't help but be excited about playing a two-man scramble where the head pro boasts about putting the pins and tee-boxes in "places you'd never imagine." Such was the case at the season ending "Tilly's Terror" that a buddy and I played in a few weeks back at Swope Memorial. And with par fours that normally play 380 yards playing 450 yards, we felt like we had a bit of an advantage with our Approach G5. When we saw that the "tee box" for the first hole was set behind the practice putting green (pictured below), we knew our G5 would come in handy because we'd be playing from spots we… -
Garmin Buzz at AOPA Summit
5 Nov 2009 | 1:48 pmIt's day one of the AOPA Summit and our booth is packed with people wanting to see the aera. Although the aera is our big show announcement, we definitely don't want to overlook two other announcements that were made this morning. First, if you're planning to install new avionics to your aircraft between now and Christmas, you should check out our Soar into Savings rebate program. You can get up to $7000 in rebates on equipment like the G600, GNS 430W/530W, GWX 68, GDL 69/69A, and more. We understand the economy is tight right now, and this rebate will help you stretch your dollars a little… -
Victor's Vectors: See the aera at AOPA Summit
4 Nov 2009 | 11:42 amTomorrow is the opening day of AOPA Summit and we've heard from numerous customers who plan to attend the show so that they can see our new touchscreen portable GPS, the aera. If you're one of the many that will be at AOPA Summit, make sure you visit us at booth #1213. Since announcing the aera, many of our customers have asked how the new product line compares to our traditional GPSMAP aviation handheld series. If you're familiar with the GPSMAP series, it may be helpful to know that the aera 500 has similar features to the GPSMAP 296, the aera 510 has similar features to the… -
Getting ready for race day
3 Nov 2009 | 9:37 amIt's a big weekend for Porsche Carrera Cup Japan (PCCJ) fans.In case you weren't aware, Garmin sponsors Porsche Carrera Cup Japan car #88 with driver Sho Hanawa. This weekend, drivers will be at the Shanghai International Circuit, which features enough straight stretches to offer smooth rides, yet throws up some treacherous curves to set up tricky moments. Unique snail-like turns at two points of the track may also pose a special challenge to drivers, and prove to be sufficient opportunities for overtaking maneuvers. Go Garmin!
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General Electric
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Improving maternal health worldwide
2 Nov 2009 | 6:56 amEvery mother wants to be healthy for her baby, but in many rural areas childbirth is a dangerous business. In the US about five hundred mothers die every year during childbirth. In Africa it’s around 280,000. That’s tragic, because it so preventable. Ultrasound imaging can help identify the mothers at risk, those where the placenta [...] -
Ferrofluids: The science behind the blob
29 Oct 2009 | 7:58 amHello all. I haven’t blogged in quite a while, I’ve gotten really busy over the past few years working on some exciting projects around novel nanoparticles for medical imaging applications. However, something that I’ve worked on in the past, our ferrofluid demonstration, has been getting some attention recently. Our Global Research headquarters in Niskayuna [...] -
Talking Smart Grid with the Business News Network
28 Oct 2009 | 1:21 pmHi everyone. I was just interviewed by the Business News Network in Canada to talk about the Smart Grid. I was asked to explain what the Smart Grid is and and what benefits can come from making our grid more intelligent. -Click here- to check out the interview. -
Creating a digital revolution in anatomical pathology
28 Oct 2009 | 11:59 amIf you follow the world of pathology, you might have read recently about Omnyx’s new autofocusing patent. In a nutshell, it is the essential piece of IP needed to digitize a world that for more than 125 years has relied on a microscope and glass slides. To read more about Omnyx and GE Healthcare’sjoint venture with [...] -
The art of battery technology
27 Oct 2009 | 1:31 pmHi! I’m Job Rijssenbeek, I am a chemist at GE Global Research and I work on the chemistry behind our sodium metal halide battery. This battery technology was previously highlighted by my colleague, Glen Merfeld, on this blog and is the basis for this summer’s announcement of a GE battery manufacturing plant in Schenectady, NY. [...]
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General Motors
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We’re Not Declaring Victory … But We’re Here to Report Progress
3 Nov 2009 | 11:08 amBy Susan Docherty Vice President, US Sales Today, we reported October sales for the new GM of 177,603 units, up four percent from last October – our first US sales gain in 21 months. Retail sales were up 15 percent for the same period. So, while no one is declaring victory … we are seeing signs of progress. Our estimated share of the US market for October was 21 percent. That was better than September and significantly better than last October. With 95 percent of our retail sales for the month attributed to Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, our sales mix is healthier than it was… -
Webchat: Chevrolet Volt Leadership Change
2 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amGlobal electric vehicle development chief Frank Weber is moving back to Europe to join the Opel/Vauxhall senior leadership team and Doug Parks will takeover the reins of the Chevrolet Volt development team on Dec. 2. Doug was the global compact car team leader, or more specifically, the leader of the same architecture on which the Volt is based, and we expect he will provide the same tireless work ethic and attention to detail put forth by Frank and the entire Volt team. We’re sure there are lots of questions you have for Frank and Doug, so they’ll both be available here for a… -
Mark Reuss on Autoline After Hours
29 Oct 2009 | 3:30 pmOur new head of Global Vehicle Engineering Mark Reuss will be on Autoline After Hours tonight at 7 p.m. EDT and you can join the webcast right here on FastLane. Mark is the son of former GM President Lloyd Reuss and is back stateside from a stint down under running Holden. He is a certified car guy and has been known to throw a car or two around such famed race venues as the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany. Get your questions ready and join Mark, John McElroy, Peter Delorenzo and others right here on FastLane to talk cars, culture and customers with an… -
CTS-V Answers the Challenge
29 Oct 2009 | 1:17 pmBy Bob Lutz GM Vice Chairman Today, at the Monticello Motor Club in New York, the Cadillac CTS-V stood tall in the V-Series Challenge, a race pitting the CTS-V against several of the best production sedans on the market today — those that showed up, that is. Here are the results from the track. There were no winners or losers today – the point was to have fun with great cars because that’s what they’re all about, and to show that GM vehicles can compete with the best in the world, in every class. It was a great day for the CTS-V, and an exceptionally fun day for me. I’ll have to… -
Global Vehicle Engineering VP Mark Reuss on Autoline After Hours Tonight
29 Oct 2009 | 9:20 amOur new head of Global Vehicle Engineering Mark Reuss will be on Autoline After Hours tonight at 7 p.m. EDT and you can join the webcast right here on FastLane. Mark is the son of former GM President Lloyd Reuss and is back stateside from a stint down under running Holden. He is a certified car guy and has been known to throw a car or two around such famed race venues as the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany. Get your questions ready and join Mark, John McElroy, Peter Delorenzo and others right here on FastLane to talk cars, culture and customers with an…
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Goodwill
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Guest Blogger: Bring on the Bling
6 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amI was walking along Madison Avenue during the Pre-Fall season, and I noticed the twinklings of a trend in the storefronts. Showcased in glimpses from Dior to Barneys was a hard silhouette that was hard not to notice: a subtly-fitted waist that sloped, darted, or folded into a nearly geometric hipline. Diamond Hips are upon us.How did this look skip my attention from all the shows last February, which seemed more about black, show-stopping footwear, and a sidelong glance of an intellectual femininity? And how could I miss it, since I’d placed a secret bet with myself three years ago that… -
Intervention, Please!
5 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amHi. My name is the DCGF, and my closet has become unmanageable.I can no longer control the management or maintenance of my wardrobe.It has taken over my house, my car, my office, and even my husband’s closet and dresser drawers. He is none too pleased.I can’t do laundry because if I do, I have no place to put the clean clothes. My dresser drawers are so full that I broke the face off of one of them. My three closets are overflowing, and I don’t have the time or energy to clean them out. Not only that, but lots of things no longer fit me, but I’m convinced I will fit into them again… -
Here's What It Is!
4 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pmOh goodness dear readers, we have many of these in our stores! It's a coffee maker.Goodwill’s fashion blog provides detailed knowledge and insight on vintage and contemporary clothing and accessories that are valuable to fashion shoppers. The facts and opinions shared present readers with entertaining, exciting and value based information on vintage and contemporary fashion and shopping trends. -
What Is It??!
4 Nov 2009 | 7:25 amDear readers, what is it???Goodwill’s fashion blog provides detailed knowledge and insight on vintage and contemporary clothing and accessories that are valuable to fashion shoppers. The facts and opinions shared present readers with entertaining, exciting and value based information on vintage and contemporary fashion and shopping trends. -
Goodwill Good Buy of the Week
3 Nov 2009 | 6:00 amPretty in PurpleThis week, we have some very nice purple pieces for your buying pleasure. I'm so excited about the Etro shoes. Etro is one of my favorite boutique Italian fashion houses. According to Wikipedia, "Its signature look, incorporating bright colors and bold, kaleidoscopic patterns paired with classic tailoring, have frequently featured the paisely. Its men's and women's retail collections also include shoes, leather goods and accessories." These shoes follow the bold Etro look: bright purple patent leather, funky perforation, a delicate bow tie and a small gold charm. They are in…
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Google Apps highlights 11/6/2009
6 Nov 2009 | 7:06 pmThis is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that we post every couple of weeks. Look for the label "Google Apps highlights" and subscribe to the series. - Ed. Individuals, businesses and schools are switching to Google Apps to communicate more efficiently from anywhere, collaborate without the hassle of attachments, save money, and get continuous innovation. Because you use Google Apps in your browser, improvements like new features in Google forms show up automatically. Starting today, we'll post a recap every couple of weeks highlighting significant improvements we've made in… -
This week in search 11/6/09
6 Nov 2009 | 1:35 pmThis week we brought out some new search tools for the phone and for the web. We also enhanced our universal search with a better interface for product results. Multiple pictures of products in Universal Search We've added multiple images to product results in Universal Search. On broader queries, this helps you get a sense of the range of products available to you for the query. Here's what it looks like: Example searches: digital cameras, pin nailer, glider, bouncy house, outdoor dining set Search Options panel now has page previews and is live in more languages We have added a new tool to… -
Even more music for you to find with Google search
6 Nov 2009 | 10:06 amLast week, we launched a new music search feature, which helps you search and discover millions of songs with a simple Google search. When you search for an artist, song, album or even a few lyrics, you'll find links to our partner sites — putting you just one click away from listening to and purchasing the music you're looking for. To celebrate our launch, MySpace and Lala are hosting exclusive, never-before-heard tracks from a variety of artists — and we're helping people to find those tracks through a simple Google search. So if you're a Lady Gaga fan looking for a new remix, in love… -
Transparency, choice and control — now complete with a Dashboard!
5 Nov 2009 | 2:15 amToday, we are excited to announce the launch of Google Dashboard. Have you ever wondered what data is stored with your Google Account? The Google Dashboard offers a simple view into the data associated with your account — easily and concisely in one location.Over the past 11 years, Google has focused on building innovative products for our users. Today, with hundreds of millions of people using those products around the world, we are very aware of the trust that you have placed in us, and our responsibility to protect your privacy and data. In the past, we've taken numerous steps in this… -
Introducing Google Commerce Search: Finding holiday gifts faster
4 Nov 2009 | 9:35 pmThe holiday season is right around the corner, so online retailers are gearing up for spikes in traffic. When people go to shop online, search is big part of finding the right product, whether they're looking for a gift or just something for themselves. Today we're aiming to make e-commerce searching as easy as using Google.com with a new enterprise product, Google Commerce Search.Search quality is a big factor in changing visitors to buyers online, and in making customers happy too. Visitors spend an average of just eight seconds before deciding whether or not to remain on a website, so…
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Graco
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November and December are months to CELEBRATE!!
6 Nov 2009 | 2:52 pmWe all know the holiday season is upon us - a reason for anyone to celebrate! But beyond that, we at Graco have a lot to celebrate too. We’re excited to be adding some new faces to our blog team (coming soon!), we’re planning lots of fun new content, there will be final months of pregnancy, new homes, babies on the way and travel for the team - so for the next two months it will be all about CELEBRATION to get you in the spirit (or help you cope with it.) Here’s some of the fun you can expect over the next two months: - Stories from Melissa’s maternity leave -… -
Graco Monthly Nods - November
5 Nov 2009 | 4:54 pmDonna Donnelly - The Breakup That Hurts More Than Anything: Getting Dumped By Your Babysitter - The Storked Blog Did you ever have someone breakup with you? How terrible was it? Now imagine it’s your babysitter!!! The Storked Blog page at Glamour.com had an interesting post this month discussing the dreaded end of babysitter relationships. Finding good babysitters and cultivating the relationship between your child(ren) and you and them is very difficult, especially for single parents. As a child of a single working mother, I remember well, the parade of babysitters that went through our… -
Wondrous Wednesday #96
4 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pmWe had too many adorable costumed children to post just one picture for our usual Wondrous Wednesday spotlight this week. So to celebrate ALL of the cuteness, we posted a short slide show for your viewing pleasure. Which one do you love? Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com Every Wednesday we’ll be sharing a photo showing off a little bit of wonder in the lives of our extended Graco family of customers, employees and friends. -
Graco Guest Celebrity Blogger - Actress and Mom - Gena Lee Nolin
3 Nov 2009 | 3:44 pmBest known from the international smash hit “Baywatch” - Gena Lee Nolin, actress and mom, is returning after having three children, Spencer (12), Hudson Lee (3) and baby Stella, with an entirely new image and outlook on life - and we’re thrilled to have Gena here with us on the Graco blog to chat about it! Gena is set to host a new television series, which is currently in development. Also in the works, this gorgeous mom is working on a book which delves into her own experience of postpartum depression. After experiencing postpartum depression with all three of her children,… -
Car Seat Safety Tips - Week 2 Recap
2 Nov 2009 | 1:01 pmAs you may have seen, we’ve been posting car seat safety tips on Twitter (follow us!) over the last month. We know it’s not easy to know all the answers, especially when it comes to the safety of your most precious cargo, so we hope these tips offer some help. Here are some of our most recent safety tips: - The chest clip (on the harness straps) should be placed on the child’s chest at child’s armpit level - For used car seats, make sure you know the car seat’s history, know it hasn’t been recalled & have all instruction manuals - For your child’s safety it is…
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Guardian
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The many gods of Ilford | Abhinav Ramnarayan
7 Nov 2009 | 3:00 amFor Hindus in the UK, demand for places of worship outstrips supply. The result is that everyone just has to get on"Was there a swimming pool there as well?" my mate Laurie asked when I told him about the Hindu temple I visited in Ilford. I forgive him his irreverence, because the temple in question is a converted leisure centre – and not the only one in London.With its 13,000 gods (and counting) scattered all around India, Hinduism has traditionally had more than its share of warring factions. Accounts of disagreements between devotees of Shiva and Vishnu, the two major gods, go back to… -
Are your drugs laws working? Ask a scientist
6 Nov 2009 | 5:28 pmIt's pleasing to see, in the storm of commentary over Professor David Nutt's sacking as the government's chief drugs adviser, that everyone outside politics now recognises the importance of scientific evidence in devising laws. But a strange reasoning twitch has appeared, in the arguments of politicians and rightwing commentators. Science can tell us about the molecules, they say, about their effect on the body and the risks. But policy is separate: a matter for judgment calls on social and ethical issues. Only politicians, they say, can determine the correct way to send out a clear message… -
The taxman cometh
6 Nov 2009 | 5:26 pmIn the 60s, the Isle of Man recast itself as an offshore tax haven. How will the Manx 'nation' react now that status is under threat?Of all the ways to think about the Isle of Man – tax haven, motorbike race course, former birching capital of western Europe – the most difficult for the outsider to grasp and accept is the description "nation". How big is the nation? Thirty-three miles long and a maximum of 13 miles wide. What language does the nation speak? Mainly scouse and Mancunian, mixed in with some Scots and Irish. Where does the nation shop? At Marks & Spencer, Thorntons, Boots,… -
The Berlin Wall kept me apart from my baby son
6 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pmSigrid Paul had just given birth when the Berlin Wall went up, dividing a city and – in an extraordinary sequence of events – separating her from her baby son. His first five years were in the west, while she was trapped in the east. Lena Corner reportsIn January 1961, Sigrid Paul gave birth to a little boy in a Berlin hospital. Her first child, it was a difficult labour and the baby was whisked away to intensive care. As she lay recovering, Sigrid had no idea that little Torsten, as she had named him, would become inextricably and cruelly caught up in cold-war politics. Eight months… -
Foundation hospitals: Private patients, public concern
6 Nov 2009 | 4:06 pmTony Blair's critics once dared to hope Gordon Brown had a plan to stop the slide towards the privatisation of public services. When he declared "the town square is more than a marketplace", it was imagined he had closely scrutinised all questions concerning the proper boundary between the public and the private realm, questions such as how far state hospitals should move towards receiving private patients. Yet late on Thursday – more than two years into the Brown premiership – an open-ended review touching on this very matter was slipped out on the Department for Health website. Its…
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Hewlett-Packard
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Three ways to thrive
7 Nov 2009 | 2:35 amJim Miller and Mateen Greenway (a couple of other fellows here at HP) just posted an article on hp.com about Three Ways to Thrive in an Uncertain Economic Upturn. These are a different perspective of some of the same issues Jean and I talked about in our Innovation During a Downturn podcast a few weeks back. (Please visit the site to view this media) -
Lower energy costs and safeguard your HP ProLiant servers from catastrophic events
6 Nov 2009 | 3:16 pmBy Mark Lackey, Product Manager, Insight Control power management HP is introducing Data Center Power Control, the newest power management feature of Insight Control. I want to share a cool story about how this product was invented after a nearly catastrophic event at an HP site. We used our experience to innovate and make sure your company doesn’t go through a similar experience. Last summer, a water chiller failed in the computer room at an HP site. As a result, our engineers had to run around manually turning off the systems before they crashed. We were… -
SOA buzz for a new year
6 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pmHappy New Year! Well, actually it is a happy new year for Hewlett-Packard as our Fiscal year 2010 began November 1st. As I look back at 2009 it was a very interesting year for SOA... First, SOA was dead, and then the SOA zombies started blogging and talking about what is working about SOA. Later in the year, given the economic situation, the blogging turned much more pragmatic with discussions regarding whether SOA efforts could be sustained in this cost-cutting environment. I think we've ended up in a good place now in… -
Gaining a 4D view of your data center
6 Nov 2009 | 12:50 pmBy Brandon Fears Product Manager, HP Data Center Environmental Edge Part of the focus of the HP Data Center Smart Grid is not only monitoring / managing power at the IT level, but also visualizing and optimizing the power and cooling infrastructure. This is where the newest version of the HP Data Center Environmental Edge solution is key to achieving the insight needed to measure and understand current energy usage and historical trends. The solution helps both IT and facility managers understand how their cooling infrastructure is operating and visually show where they have… -
Bringing technology into printing your photos
6 Nov 2009 | 10:42 amI don’t mean to sound like an advertisement for HP, but like everything else in our lives, this is pretty fast-evolving so I thought it might be helpful to highlight some of the technology my friends and I use, as well as one I want to try. Admittedly, I’m a geek about having fun with technology. A lot of photos these days sit on cell phones and media cards sitting in a camera, but I’ve found that HP can help me get those photos out in some pretty cool ways. 1) Your iphone and your wireless networked printer. This one is cool. Download the…
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Hitachi Data Systems
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What’s more cost effective than a $30k Virtualization engine?
30 Oct 2009 | 10:55 amSearchStorage ANZ’s Simon Sharwood posted an article referencing a NetApp presentation which was posted on a public RSS feed that NetApp provides for its user community. According to Sharwood’s article, the presentation was dated 2008 and published October 28, 2009. It was a marketing presentation that gave guidance on selling NetApp’s V-Series storage virtualization product as well as an assessment of their competition. From the assessment of the slides, NetApp’s strongest competitor for the V-Series product was HDS and the reason given was price. That may be… -
Loading Up on Virtual Servers
26 Oct 2009 | 4:19 pmI visited a customer last week who was trying to run four 6 node ESX clusters with 200 to 240 instances per cluster on a large modular storage system. It was not surprising that the modular storage system could not support that workload. That type of workload needs to be run on a monolithic storage array that can scale up. Since the reason for server virtualization is to consolidate servers to save costs, they did not want to run this on an expensive monlithic DMX. The only solution is to run this workload on a USP V with low cost modular storage virtualized behind it. The USP V has… -
Switch IT On II
20 Oct 2009 | 10:38 amIn April I wrote about our “Switch IT On” program, which provides free software licenses to help current and new USP V customers leverage virtualization across their existing HDS and third party storage assets. The program has proven to be so successful that HDS decided to add Switch IT On II, and both programs will run through the end of March 2010. For details on both programs please visit here. The key feature for this extension to Switch IT On is the addition of the USP VM, which is our modular, rack mount version of the USP V storage virtualization controller. If you have existing FC… -
Scale up for virtual servers!
19 Oct 2009 | 6:30 amMonolithic Storage Systems Developed for Mainframe Virtualization Having been in the storage industry for some time now, I have the benefit of historical perspective. I started out when mainframe storage was the only external storage available. Mainframes were the original virtual server, built for running multiple partitions of concurrent applications which drove tremendous I/O loads across special processors called channels. In order to support this type of workload, storage vendors had to build monolithic storage systems, that had multiple processors on the front ports to match the I/O… -
Introducing Agile Cloud Soultions
13 Oct 2009 | 5:03 amHitachi Data Systems announced a new portfolio of cloud technologies that delivers an integrated set of storage services across block, files and content storage to support cloud computing and enable organizations to implement cloud services at their own pace. From my perspective, we have been providing customers cloud enabling technologies since we introduced the virtualization capabilities of the USP. There are many SaaS providers and Network Computing companies like Telstra, Australia’s leading telecommunications and information services company, which is hosting and delivering their…
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Intel
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Intel Extreme Masters - Dubai
5 Nov 2009 | 10:01 amThe plane ride to Dubai was interesting. I got to the airport about two and a half hours early, and had a connecting flight to Atlanta. The thing was, it was storming in Atlanta, and in order for me to make my flight in time to Dubai, I would need to get on an earlier flight. I was lucky because there was one departing shortly and I had come early enough to grab that one. Chance, my Quake Live teammate on EG, was supposed to go from Omaha to Atlanta and go to Dubai with me on that same flight. The stormy situation in Atlanta was much worse for him, he would only have a window of about 15… -
Intel Extreme Masters - China
5 Nov 2009 | 9:32 amWe started off our team trip to Chengdu, China on a very high note. Coming from New York, where the Counter-Strike division had just won the World Cyber Games USA national championship, confidence was high. After winning the WCG title on a Sunday, we rushed to the airport (after doing some laundry) the next morning to fly directly to Chengdu. The check-in and security process at the airport went as expected - no big issues, always a hassle, but over eventually. We arrived at our gate and several of the players and I went around the terminal in search of food. … -
The holidays are coming... what's on your Intel wish list?
4 Nov 2009 | 10:54 amComputers have changed our daily schedule so much in the past few years, and as we slowly creep into the holiday season, what is on top of your holiday list this season? Do you envision building the baddest of Core i7 gaming rigs? or one of the cool new Atom based netbooks, like the HP Vivienne Tam? For myself, I’m hoping for another SSD in my Core i7 system and will be shopping for a DX11 based video card… and most likely will be adding a few games to my list! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Left 4 Dead 2 Bioshock 2 -
Tips and Insights on Windows 7
23 Oct 2009 | 5:22 pmYesterday, it seemed that every time I turned on a radio or peeked at my tech newsfeeds, there was Windows 7. I’ve been reading lots of stories and reviews today now that the new operating system is out. One of the most important questions for me as I consider updgrading is what are the best ways to backup and transfer my photos, videos and documents from Windows XP computers I have at home? Rocketboom Tech reporter Ellie Rountree has been doing some great segments, sharing her top tech tips. Here latest is titled 5 Tips Before Upgrading to Windows 7. Intel is sponsoring Rocketboom this… -
My Windows 7 Ultimate upgrade experience rates 7 out of 7!
22 Oct 2009 | 7:07 amI’ve been dying to do this upgrade for a while, and I finally did the upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate! Yes, I said “upgrade”, mostly because I just wasn’t ready to do a full OS rebuild on my Core i7. But I also wanted to try out the upgrade feature that is so highly acclaimed… Sixty-five minutes later… I was pleasantly surprised! There are several choices in the Windows 7 OS realm… but as many of you know, I’m into the Extreme side of things… Since I was upgrading from Vista 64 Ultimate, this update was a snap! While your PC is running, just…
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Johnson & Johnson
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Diabetes “Role” Call: Animas? Here!
29 Oct 2009 | 9:08 am“What is our role in social media within the Diabetes Community and who gets to define it?” All companies are trying to cross the bridge from the conventional way we’ve always communicated with customers to participating in the social communities where our customers are talking to one another. It is a scenario filled with all the adolescent angst of trying to insert yourself into a conversation between the “cool” kids in school whom you are afraid will reject you if you say the wrong thing. The truth is that every company is struggling with the same… -
How Can You Prevent Breast Cancer?
28 Oct 2009 | 5:35 amFrom Kristin Cooke, Breast Care Specialist, Ethicon Endo-Surgery October marks the beginning of many things each year: the falling of leaves, the first frost, Halloween and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You may have noticed the pink ribbons, gloves and hats worn by the players, coaches and refs of the NFL. You have probably seen billboards around your city advertising in pink. And if you have been anywhere near your local hospital, it is likely there are pink ribbons tied around trees or hanging from a banner atop the hospital. Many of you may be thinking, why all of the hoopla? Well, here… -
How to Spot the Signs and Symptoms of Depression
27 Oct 2009 | 8:10 amGiven the current state of world affairs, it doesn’t take much these days to feel a bit down. But for some, feelings of helplessness and hopelessness are part of daily life. Depression can affect a person’s energy level, mood, and concentration as well as their personal relationships. According to the World Health Organization, 121 million people globally are affected by depression, which is also among the leading causes of disability around the world. For many of us, these statistics are more than just numbers—they represent loved ones who struggle with depression. The stigma around… -
Getting Nexters Interested in Health Care
22 Oct 2009 | 1:33 pmConrad Person, Director, Corporate Contributions, Johnson & Johnson I’ve been privileged to visit many of the inspiring charitable organizations that the company supports, such as the Nyumbani Children of God Home in Nairobi. But one of the things that challenges me the most takes place right in my office. During the past four years I’ve been a mentor to students in the Johnson & Johnson Bridge to Employment program, and they’ve taught me a lot along the way. The Bridge to Employment program, which was launched in 1992, provides mentoring to high school students to… -
More on that Medical Blogging Track at BlogWorld
21 Oct 2009 | 6:00 amYou have to watch out for my colleague Rob Halper when he has a camera in his hand. During last week’s BlogWorld conference in Las Vegas, Rob was roaming the halls, looking for a chance to capture the event on film. Luckily he had a chance to interview Kim McAllister from Emergiblog who, along with Dr. Val Jones, organized the day. Check it out:
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Kaiser Permanente
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Stone Stock
4 Nov 2009 | 9:23 pmAnyone over the age of 40 years and maybe some under may know the story of Stone Soup. My memory without Googling it— An Eastern European soldier comes into a village at a time when food is scarce and offers to make stone soup. He puts a stone in a big pot of boiling water and suggests to various villagers that a few parsnips (or whatever) and other vegetables would really enhance the soup. The villagers all contribute what little they had and a communal feast ensued. Below is my version of that. Recently I had the privilege to do a series of cooking demonstrations with a real… -
Chickpea Croquettes with Greek Salad Topping
26 Oct 2009 | 4:40 pmWhether you call vegetarian dishes like this croquettes, burgers, or patties doesn’t matter. Some people call their basement the “lower level”. The important thing is that bean based dinners are quick, wonderfully tasty, satisfying, and nutritious. Unless you are already a vegetarian or vegan, going more days each week without meat is good for you, good for your pocketbook, and good for the planet. The average American eats 182.5 pounds of meat per year. Chickpea (garbanzo bean) flour wasn’t exactly a staple I had on hand but it’s easy to find at a… -
Abu Dureti’s Collard Greens
13 Oct 2009 | 4:21 pmAbu Dureti is a 17-year-old high school student in north Portland, Oregon, who immigrated from Kenya five years ago. After school a few days a week she works at a one acre organic farm on Sauvie Island near the city. “Food Works” employs a number of the community’s youth each year to grow vegetables for sale at farmers’ markets and to donate to needy people. Kaiser Permanente has sponsored this farm through its Community Benefit program. The USDA recently recognized this enterprise and awarded them a sizeable grant to continue their important contribution to the youth… -
Pit Farm All Purpose Mango Salsa
5 Oct 2009 | 1:52 pmLast week I wrote about Souk and Tracy on Oahu the fruits of whose labors grace two of the Kaiser Permanente farmers’ markets on Oahu. Everything needed for a great mango salsa is right there in front of the hospital and at one of the clinics. It’s great on grilled fish and chicken. I think it would be good on whole grain toast as well. Not having cooked with mangoes that much, it was an adventure dicing them. Turns out the pit is sort of flat and wide. I don’t think you can tell the orientation of the pit by looking at the outside. I cut a little slice off of… -
Kaiser Permanente Farmers’ Markets in Hawaii
26 Sep 2009 | 7:07 pmI write from Honolulu having had the opportunity to visit 3 of the 4 KP markets and meet with various groups of wonderful people. Wherever I went, there were warm and friendly people who seemed to almost be family with each other. And they all seemed to come to work to make someone’s life better. They each bring their own passion and expertise to offer and then one woman weaves all this together. Her name is Ashlyn Izumo. A good force of nature, Ashlyn went out on her own 5 years ago and just started finding vendors who would be willing to come to her hospital to start a…
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Kodak
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More Kodak Gallery features & Thanks Man keeps at it
5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pmLast week even more great features were added to the new Kodak Gallery!Big Beautiful Full Screen Slideshow- Facebook Sharing - cool!!!- New photobooks and a new way to make themCheck out this blog post over on Plugged In to get the scoop on these new features. Thanks Man is still working hard giving out a million free $15 gifts in 21 days as a thank you for everyone's help in making the Kodak Gallery better. Here is the latest chronicle of his progress. We have been amazed at the outpouring of love for Thank Man. We have seen comments on YouTube such as... "Thanksman for president!!!"and… -
Make a Connection and Make Someone Smile!
5 Nov 2009 | 12:03 pmIn today's world, we are all increasingly time-starved and geographically dispersed from the people we care most about -but we still have an intrinsic need to connect. It's a human need that when properly fulfilled, can elevate the spirit and revitalize the human condition. Although advances in technology like social networking sites have revolutionized the way we connect with one another, the connections often have little meaning.But we believe our products can help bridge this gap. The Kodak brand has always been about helping people strengthen relationships and sharing… -
Kodak on The Tonight Show... tonight!
4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pmTonight, Kodak returns to The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. The last episode of The Tonight Show with Kodak involved photos of sharks, sand castles and Conan in swim trunks! Tonight is going to be just as exciting as the first appearance so make sure to tune in to The Tonight Show on NBC at 11:35 pm EST/PST, 10:35 pm CST and see what goes down! -
Kodak Picture of the Day: Spooky House
3 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pmPhotographer: Hilda BurkeCountry: United States"I took this photo last Halloween as my kids were crossing the street to go Trick or Treat at this house. The house was the best in the neighborhood; it looked very spooky with the fake smoke all around it. The relation to the theme is obvious, it's a spooky photo taken on Halloween ;)It's a KODAK Moment because it makes the viewer understand and feel instantly what's going on in the photo without any explanation.".......................................................You can enter your own Kodak Picture of the Day. -
National Women's Conference
2 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pmWe just got back from spending an inspiring two days with 25,000 female architects of change - world leaders, scientists, journalists, humanitarians, celebrities and many entrepreneurs who run small and medium size businesses. It was the National Women's Conference 2009, organized by California's First Lady Maria Shriver. The Kodak brand and our unique Inkjet value proposition of quality, save on ink and ease-of-use were extremely well received in our booth, where we showcased the ESP 7, 9 and 5250 AiO printers. With all of the energy at the event, it was gratifying to see how…
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Kryptonite
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Closed For Renovations!
6 Nov 2009 | 11:33 amDear Kryptonite Fans, Loyal Readers, Accidental Visitors,Thanks for stopping by our Unbreakable-Bonds blog. We're currently closed for renovations...what, is that a collective mumble about it being about time???You deserve to see something cool and worth the read here, so off we go to do our project. Stop by again soon and look for a new coat of paint, a couple new pictures on the wall, etc. Cheers! -
Kryptonite In Another Top 10
22 Jul 2009 | 9:19 amExcuse us while we do a little crowing! Just in time for summer travel season (yes, there's still time despite the fact that Back To School ads have already begun to air) the Kryptonite R4 retractable cable lock received a great plug in a New York Times Frugal Traveler blog. Check it out http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/top-10-travel-gadgets-under-50/ -
Back to the Future, Antique Chainless Bicycle!
16 Jul 2009 | 6:50 amThis is a very cool bit of news that I just found on Bicycle Newswire and decided there was too much good stuff not to share the whole announcement with you....A lone surviving copy of a bicycle from another era, a chainless 3-speed relic manufactured in early 1900, has been recovered and is being restored; called "The Hill-Climber," it was the first multi-speed bicycle to be produced in America. A bicycle believed to be the first production model in America to employ multiple-speed gear ratios has been found and is being restored to original condition. When found, only the patented… -
You Say Commuter, I Say Urbanista
13 Jul 2009 | 2:29 pmWell, this weekend, hubby and I got in a bit of riding and it was absolutely great! He's a happy camper riding his new bike, sporting a Kryptonite lock, bien sur...a beautiful Opus urbanista. If you're not familiar with it, check it out...www.opusbike.com. Sorry, can't find 'em too easily in the States yet, but hopefully our neighbor to the north will decide to change that in the near future because they are lovely bikes to ride! Warm sun on our faces and a nice breeze at our backs (most of the time!). Of course, today there are a few sore muscles in places that I'd forgotten and a longing… -
Freight Trains of the Atlantic
8 Jul 2009 | 12:28 pmby Roby Holland (aka the Old Man in the Sea)For those of you who don't know I have an obsession for fishing. In the last couple of years I have honed my skills targeting Stripers and Bluefish in and around Duxbury MA. This year a friend and I decided to make a go at some Bluefin Tuna on Stellwagon Bank which is about 17 nm from Duxbury Bay. We headed out at 5:30am towards the grounds with some iffy weather. The total trip took us 35 mins and the seas were between 2 to 3 ft. Once at the location we hooked up the bait and let them swim. It was only about 5 minutes till the first fish took the…
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Lenovo
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Windows 7 impressions from Akihabara
29 Oct 2009 | 6:37 amLiza Adnan Browsing online earlier this week, I found a few links around the web related to Lenovo’s Windows 7 Touch and Try event I thought I would to share with our readers… 1. Exclusive video of Windows 7 booting demo at Linux Cafe. 2. Preload Windows 7 model which is attached with Lenovo Windows 7 Enhanced Experience logo. 3. Windows 7 Launch discussion was been shared in ThinkPad Club Forum. 4. Demo and chances “Touch and Try” multi touch T400s and built-in CULV function S12. Joining us again is Mr. Masaru Kamikura who shares his thoughts and a few… -
秋葉原でWindows 7の印象
29 Oct 2009 | 6:37 am今週中にいくつかのLenovo Windows 7 Touch & Tryイベントのポストが出られました。共有することにしてお楽しみにしてください。 1. Linux CafeでWindows 7上の起動ビデオ. 2. Lenovo Windows 7 Enhanced Experienceが貼っているロゴ。 3. ThinkPad Clubフォーラムで共有するWindows 7 Launch。 4. マルチタッチT400sとCULV搭載S12の”Touch and Try“機会。 今度も上倉賢さんはレノボ．ジャパンが秋葉原にてCafé Solare (Linux Café)で開催されたLenovo Windows 7 Touch &… -
Microsoft Windows 7搭載PCTouch＆Tryイベント
21 Oct 2009 | 11:35 pmレ ノボ・ジャパンは2009年10月22日にMicrosoft® Windows® 7搭載PCの販売を開始しました。新製品の発売を記念して、レノボ・ジャパンは2009年10月24日（土）と25日（日）午前10時から午後6時まで、カフェソ ラーレ（リナックスカフェ）秋葉原にて、Windows 7搭載PCをご自由にお試しいただける タッチ＆トライ イベントを開催します。また 午前11時から一時間毎にMicrosoft Windows… -
Preload Windows 7 computer hands-on event
21 Oct 2009 | 11:34 pmby Liza Adnan Lenovo Japan began selling Lenovo PC’s preloaded with Microsoft® Windows® 7 today, October 22, 2009. So this weekend October 24th (Saturday) and 25th (Sunday) 2009, Lenovo Japan will host a hands-on event at Cafe Solare, Akihabara. The event runs from 10 am. until 6 pm. Every hour starting at 11:00 am, there will be demonstrations comparing the Lenovo Enhanced Experience Windows 7 preload performance with a normal Windows 7 out of the box install, so that participants can observe the performance differences. In addition, participants will… -
SimpleTap Touch Technology
20 Oct 2009 | 11:37 amMark Hopkins Last month, Lenovo human factors engineer Aaron Stewart guest blogged about the new Lenovo SimpleTap interface over on Design Matters, and even demonstrated the features on both an X200 tablet and our new T400s touch enabled ThinkPads on Youtube. Today, I caught up with SimpleTap product manager Lee Highsmith who took time to share his thoughts on this new capability and the growing pervasiveness of touch interfaces. Mark: So Lee, tell us about your role as product manager and how long you’ve been involved with SimpleTap… Lee: I’ve had the opportunity to…
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Look who’s following you across Groups on LinkedIn
6 Nov 2009 | 6:08 pmA couple days ago, we launched several new features aimed at enhancing the professional conversation in LinkedIn groups. We call one of those features “following”. Following makes it easier for you to see contributions made by your connections and other people you value within your groups. To get you started, you’re already following all of your connections and they’re following you. But it doesn’t stop with your connections: to follow someone who is not a connection, just click “Follow Their Name” under their name on a discussion page or on the Member page in your group. Now… -
A new design for LinkedIn
6 Nov 2009 | 12:42 amSome of you may have noticed a new site navigation experience on LinkedIn. We are in the process of testing a new design. During this testing phase, some users will see the new design, while others will not. What’s New A global navigation bar at the top of the page that provides convenient access to all LinkedIn services. Simplified local navigation within each of the LinkedIn areas (Profile, Contacts, Groups, etc.). More room available for page content. Less scrolling. A cleaner, less-cluttered look. An easier way to navigate and find information on LinkedIn We began the redesign… -
LinkedIn at ApacheCon 2009
4 Nov 2009 | 3:33 pmCode Alert! This is a part of our continuing series on Engineering at LinkedIn. If this isn’t your cup of Java, check back tomorrow for regular LinkedIn programming. In the meanwhile, check out some of our recent feature announcements, tips and tricks, or success stories. I have the honor of presenting my talk entitled “Empowering the Social Web with Apache Shindig” at the 10th annual Apache Conference this week. I’ll talk about how Apache Shindig and OpenSocial standards power our very own LinkedIn InApps Platform and hundreds of other social containers on the web. Read… -
LinkedIn for iPhone v1.5: Get Your Inbox Anywhere
23 Oct 2009 | 3:17 pmEditor’s note: This blog post is authored by Andrew He, a Stanford student currently completing his Master of Sciences degree in Computer Science. Andrew is a two-time LinkedIn intern, and spent the summer of 2009 focused on the LinkedIn mobile platform. I suppose this blog post could have been entitled: “What I did on my summer vacation.” Truth be told, I’m just thrilled to see LinkedIn for iPhone v1.5 in the iTunes app store. There’s nothing more gratifying as a developer than to see your work go live. This past summer, I was able to dedicate myself to… -
The White House’s response to the health care community
15 Oct 2009 | 1:18 pm[Ed. Note: This is a guest post from Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director at the Office of Health Reform and Counselor to the President, in response to comments from the health care community on LinkedIn regarding the challenges faced by health care professionals in their state] Thank you for joining the discussion and sharing your thoughts on the health care challenges in your state. The President understands those challenges and has made it clear that health insurance reform must bring stability and security to Americans who have insurance today, provide affordable coverage to those who don’t,…
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Lulu.com
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Self Publishing Book Expo Is This Weekend In New York
5 Nov 2009 | 8:30 amThe first annual Self-Publishing Book Expo will be held on Saturday, November 7th from 9:30 am – 5:00 pm at: The Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers 811 Seventh Avenue (53rd Street) Cost: $30 The SPBE is an exhibition that focuses exclusively on self-published books and authors, and we are proud to be platinum sponsors for the inaugural event. We’ll have a booth at the show, and throughout the day we’ll be hosting sessions about Lulu, our services and our social media offerings. We’ll be giving away a $369 Primer Pack services package to one lucky person who attends our… -
Building Selection to Boost Author Success
4 Nov 2009 | 12:49 pmDan Brown. Malcolm Gladwell. Emeril Lagasse. They all have something in common with you: They’re on Lulu. You’ll now find their works — and about 200,000 other eBook titles from traditionally published authors — in the Lulu Marketplace. We’ve added them through agreements with Ingram and other distributors to make their public catalogs available on our site. It’s a significant shift for Lulu, but one rooted in a strategy to maximize author success that has guided us from the beginning. To sell more books, you need more exposure. We’ve long provided distribution choices to help… -
New Lulu eBooks are Here!
3 Nov 2009 | 4:05 amLast summer, while sitting in a team meeting reviewing numbers (bear with me, it gets better), an intriguing stat caught my eye: 70% of our authors make their print books available as downloads, and those authors sell 30% more books than those who offer print editions only! Even without a “real” eBook publishing option, Lulu authors were flocking to make digital files available, and succeeding in increasing their sales. Since then, we’ve been on a mission to provide a better eBook option. Today, I’m pleased to announce, new Lulu eBooks have arrived! Why publish an… -
Design Chat: Photo Books and Calendars
2 Nov 2009 | 1:27 pmNow that Halloween is behind us it seems like holiday decorations are already going up! If you’re thinking of getting a jump on your holiday gift giving and want to keep to a budget, why not a photo book or a calendar that you can personalize for those special individuals in your life. If you’ve never used the Lulu Studio tool before, or just have questions about how to make your projects even better, then join me for Design Chat this Wednesday at noon (EST). We’ll go over how to use the Studio in general as well as “tricks” on how to customize your project… -
Lulu Lens - What Can We Do To Improve The Publishing Process?
2 Nov 2009 | 8:19 amObviously, one of the most important aspects of our site is our publishing process. Our wizard helps authors create a book from their digital files, and we want the system to be as easy to navigate as possible. With that in mind, we want your feedback on what we can do to improve the publishing process. Can we improve the process for adding ISBNs to your book? Is the language used to explain the steps straight-forward enough? Let us know what you think!
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Marriott
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Analysis Is the Key to Making Good Decisions
5 Nov 2009 | 12:32 pmI recently read a book about General George Custer, famous for being annihilated in Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn before the turn of the 19th century. Custer was a somewhat impetuous, but brilliant, officer. At the age of 23, he was made a Brigadier General in the United States Army and was an important contributor to the Union victory at . . . -
Being a Part of D.C.'s Heritage
26 Oct 2009 | 1:10 pmAs many of you know, our company started out as a small, nine-stool A&W root beer stand in Washington, D.C, more than 80 years ago. We quickly evolved into the restaurant business, opening a chain called Hot Shoppes.One of our very first Hot Shoppes was in the Columbia Heights neighborhood on 14th Street. The last Hot Shoppe closed its doors years ago, but the memory of that one on 14th Street is being commemorated . . . -
Colombia: The Newest Stamp on My Passport
23 Oct 2009 | 11:51 amFor as many years as I've been traveling, there is nothing like visiting a new country. My passport has stamps and visas for China, India, the UK, France, Spain, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and now, Colombia since we just opened our first hotel in Bogota. I had never been to Colombia before, but the political and economic climate is much improved for travel and tourism.Our new Marriott near the Bogota airport is owned by Ricardo Poma, who runs a family business a lot like ours. They hold many . . . -
Marriott Celebrates 20 Years in Eastern Europe
20 Oct 2009 | 12:52 pmThis month we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Warsaw Marriott hotel in Poland. We opened the hotel back in October of 1989, about the time the Iron Curtain was beginning to fall. It was a milestone property for us because it was our 500th hotel worldwide and also the first Western-managed hotel in the city of Warsaw.Back when it opened, this hotel was . . . -
Chef Laurent Tourondel Serves Up BLT Burgers
13 Oct 2009 | 1:17 pmWe have had a lot of great meals in our test kitchen, but one of my favorites took place recently when we hosted Chef Laurent Tourondel for a BLT Burger lunch. Laurent has partnered with us on several restaurants including BLT Steak at the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale and BLT Market at the Ritz-Carlton New York Central Park. He has . . .
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Masi Bicycle
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Last race of the year...
27 Oct 2009 | 11:30 pmTonight was the last race of the year on our velodrome- or as some call it, the "ghettodrome", due to its overall need for some sprucing up. This year, I think I have managed 3-4 races on the track, with the last being in June or July. After a month off the bike altogether thanks to all the recent travels, riding for a week did not exactly give me the freshest legs imaginable. Still, it was a great night and I really did enjoy being out on the oval with all my racing friends again.Tonight was another little milestone; my daughter's first time watching me race since the terrible crash last… -
Reynolds Assault C wheel test- first impressions
24 Oct 2009 | 9:30 pmIt was a beautiful day here in San Diego today- the temp was just right and the sun was out with very light winds. Exactly the kind of day that has people flocking to live here (and causes property values to go through the roof).While I was in Rhode Island, a couple of boxes of amazing sexiness showed up at the office- a pair of the new Reynolds Assault carbon clincher road wheels and a pair of the all-new Assault carbon clincher track wheels! Now, as I've said recently- I really love my current wheels I've been riding on my Ultegra 3VC bike. The Ritchey WCS Zeta wheels are amazing- hands… -
Outdoor Demo East report... part two
20 Oct 2009 | 8:30 pmAlright, I left off in Connecticut for our first day of dealer visits. Day 2 we stayed closer to "home base" in RI so we could be prepared to assist with the trailer and truck drop off at the event venue... just in case.Day 2 rained a little, but was more wind than anything which made us nervous about the tents and the coming days. Luckily, the winds died down a bit and nothing blew away or sank into the soft ground.We headed out into the wilds of Providence and braved the crazy winds blowing to visit a few shops in the town. First up was Caster's Bicycles and Fitness, which has been around… -
Join the Dark side of the Force/ Farce...
18 Oct 2009 | 5:31 pmWanna be a jedi knight and control the power of the Force? Me too! Lemme know if you have the secret knowledge...If you aren't interested in being a jedi, maybe you'd rather fly your bike nerd freak flag a little higher. If so, lemme know...Tim -
It's kinda about ODD-E...
16 Oct 2009 | 10:32 pmI wrote a monstrously long post over on the Shut Up & Drink the Kool-Aid site. Go read it if you are looking for something to put you to sleep.Hopefully this will mean the return of the blog. I have missed it very much.Tim
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Mayo Clinic
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Wrist Pain Twitter Chat
5 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pmDr. Richard Berger, the Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon who discovered the type of wrist injury that nearly ended Jayson Werth’s baseball career — as well as the successful surgical treatment that has helped him return to baseball and play in two World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies — will participate in a live chat about [...] -
Research results key for understanding, interpreting genetic testing for Long QT Syndrome, other genetic diseases
3 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pmResults of a Long QT Syndrome study in the current issue of Circulation play an important role in understanding genetic testing’s role in diagnosing disease, according to the senior author, Michael Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D., the Mayo Clinic pediatric cardiologist who directs Mayo’s Long QT Syndrome Clinic and is the director of the Mayo Clinic Windland Smith [...] -
Mayo Clinic Physician: “H1N1 Vaccine Is Safe”
28 Oct 2009 | 1:22 pmPriya Sampathkumar, M.D., of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Infectious Diseases, today reiterated the H1N1 vaccine is safe. Understanding the public has concerns about the vaccine and questions about who can and should get it, Dr. Sampathkumar sat down to discuss the issues, facts, and myths about H1N1 vaccine. -
Mayo Validates Zebrafish as Nicotine Research Model
26 Oct 2009 | 12:36 pmJournalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have validated the zebrafish as a functional model for nicotine addiction research. The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The zebrafish is valuable because it is easy to study and exhibits [...] -
Deadly Stomach Infection Rising in Community Settings
26 Oct 2009 | 9:08 amJournalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a sometimes deadly stomach bug, Clostridium difficile, is on the rise in outpatient settings. Clostridium difficile is a serious bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. These findings were [...]
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Microsoft
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Signs that the symbols in your stack trace are wrong
6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 amOne of the things programmers send to each other when they are trying to collaborate on a debugging problem is stack traces. Usually something along the lines of "My program does X, then Y, then Z, and then it crashes. Here is a stack trace. Can you tell me what's wrong?" It helps if you at least glance at the stack trace before you send it, because there are often signs that the stack trace you're about to send is completely useless because the symbols are wrong. Here's an example: We are testing our program and it gradually grinds to a halt. When we connect a debugger, we find that all of… -
The day the coffee machine exploded
5 Nov 2009 | 7:00 amSome time ago, Microsoft began installing Starbucks coffee makers in the kitchens, and caffeine addicts waited anxiously for the machines to reach their building. Or at least that's what happened on the main Redmond campus. But what about the satellite offices? I'm told that each satellite office qualified for an iCup machine when the number of employees at the office reached some magic value. One of my colleagues who works at the office in New York City told me that they eagerly awaited the arrival of the machine when they learned that they reached that threshold. The long-anticipated day… -
In the product end game, every change carries significant risk
4 Nov 2009 | 7:00 amOne of the things I mentioned in my talk the other week comparing school with Microsoft is that in school, as the deadline approaches, the work becomes increasingly frantic. On the other hand, in commercial software, as the deadline approaches, the rate of change slows down, because the risk of regression outweighs the benefit of the fix. A colleague of mine offered up this example from Windows 3.1: To fix a bug in GDI, the developers made a very simple fix. It consisted of setting a global flag when a condition was detected and checking the flag in another place in the code and… -
Good advice comes with a rationale so you can tell when it becomes bad advice
4 Nov 2009 | 7:00 amA customer asked for guidance in software design: Is there an issue with creating and using COM objects from a UI thread which was initialized as STA? I have heard that it is a best practice to create and use COM objects on a background thread which is MTA. I would like to have some more information as to why. Any help? (I still have trouble with the phrase best practice, especially when it is combined with the indefinite article: a best practice. It's like asking "Where is a tallest building?") Good advice comes with a rationale so you can tell when it becomes bad advice. If you don't… -
When asked to choose among multiple options, the politician will pick all of them
3 Nov 2009 | 7:00 amDuring the run-up to a local election some time ago, the newspaper posed the same set of questions to each of the candidates and published the responses in a grid format so the readers could easily compare them. The candidates agreed on some issues, had opposing positions on others, but the question whose answers struck me was one of the form "If budget cuts forced you to eliminate one of the following four programs, which would you cut?" Candidate 1: "I have no intention of letting our budget get into a situation in which this would become an issue. All of these programs are very important…
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Molson
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2010 Winter Games Countdown – 100 days to go!
4 Nov 2009 | 2:43 pmJoannie Rochette Just 100 days to go until Canada’s athletes get their chance to shine on the world stage. As the Official Beer Supplier of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games, we’re very exited to countdown the days and support our Canadian athletes! Cheers, MolsonTonia Molson’s Fund a Champion Athletes: Mark Arendz – Paralympic Nordic Skiing – Hartsville PEI Brittany Webster – X Country Ski – Caledon Ontario Billy Bridges – Sledge Paralympian – Mississauga Ontario Jeff Batchelor – Snowboard Halfpipe –… -
Molson Coors front and centre in Melissa’s Road Race
4 Nov 2009 | 7:53 amPhoto L-R: Simon Brockett (Molson Coors) presenting Deb Boutilier (Melissa’s) with the donation to Banff Community Foundation Saturday September 26th, 2009 saw the 30th year of the Melissa’s Road Race in Banff, Alberta – Over 4,200 participants ran either a 10kms or 22kms race through the picturesque streets of Banff, with proceeds going to support the Banff Community Foundation. Molson Coors was once again front and centre, with a couple of employees entering the race, as well as, providing a $5,000 donation to the Foundation. Link for race website:… -
François-Louis Tremblay se dit fin prêt pour les Jeux d’hiver 2010!
3 Nov 2009 | 6:17 amUn message de notre athlète en patinage de vitesse en courte piste: Bonjour à tous les employés de Molson Coors, En cette année olympique bien remplie, je me suis dit que vous seriez intéressés de savoir où en est rendue ma préparation. Côté santé, tout va pour le mieux. L’entorse à la cheville qui m’avait ralenti lors de ma préparation estivale est maintenant chose du passé. Grâce au bon travail des médecins, thérapeutes et entraîneurs, j’ai réussi à retrouver la forme d’antan et même à surpasser mon niveau de l’an dernier. Je peux… -
Former Molson Employee Pursues the Podium
2 Nov 2009 | 11:34 amFormer Molson employee in Calgary, Matt Skolnik is training hard in pursuit of the podium at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, and Molson Coors Canada is proud to support him along the way! Good luck Matt! We’re cheering for you. Thanks for being our guest blogger this week. Cheers, @MolsonTonia Matt at the World Championships in Lake Placid I was born in Slovakia and came to Canada when I was 10. Seeing my parents struggle to provide a better life for us has motivated me to take advantage of every opportunity I am given. Not being quite at the level of the top Canadians, my dual… -
Torch Relay kicks off in Victoria
30 Oct 2009 | 3:43 pmToday, I had the privilege of attending the kickoff to Vancouver 2010 Winter Games torch relay on the lawn of the BC legislature. It was an amazing experience with literally thousands of Victorians and other Canadians lining the streets for a view of the torch bearers. I’ve attached a little video that I shot. Hopefully it give you a bit of a sense of what the energy level was like; it was truly amazing. We at Molson Coors are so proud to be the Official Beer Supplier to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games and are looking forward to celebrating with Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast!
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Nestle Purina Petcare
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Does Your Pet Have Pet Health Insurance?
6 Nov 2009 | 8:47 amI was curious about how the pet health insurance industry is doing so I did a Google search (have yet to get used to Bing, but I hear it's a good engine, also)...and anyway, I ended up on the About.com: Veterinary Medicine site which has loads of information on this topic. Just for fun, I took Dr. Janet Tobiassen Crosby, DVM's poll, which asks: Do you have insurance for your pets? My answer had to be "no, but maybe someday" as I will have it when we get a new dog, but I don't have it now. (btw, David Goodnight, President and Chief Operating Officer for PurinaCare® Pet Health Insurance… -
National Dog Show Spotlights Therapy Dogs
5 Nov 2009 | 10:57 amPurina sponsors the National Dog Show every year on Thanksgiving Day (I watchted last year and will watch again this year) and it's better than...almost anything. It certainly beats reality shows with "humans". Ok, there are humans in the National Dog Show, but they are eclipsed by the dogs. David Frei, who returns as one of the show commentators (along with John O'Hurley - former actor who portrayed J. Peterman on Seinfeld), says, "If you have a dog, it's the alma mater factor; you compare your own dog lying on the sofa next to you with the Champion Retriever or Brittany you see on TV." I'm… -
Just Wait Until Next Year
4 Nov 2009 | 8:13 amFor lots of baseball fans the words "wait til next year" bespeak the eternal optimism of the fan. We may have lost out this year but we'll get em next year for sure. Readers that live in Chicago and follow the Cubs learn this phrase shortly after they mutter "mama and dada." Other fans, myself included, that lose out in the playoffs, prefer something like, "We was robbed!" to convey our sense of loss. For us, "We was robbed," is invariably followed by, "Just wait til next year." I'm over this baseball season and it wasn't my intention to do a baseball post on a pet insurance blog, but these… -
Neighborhood Pet Circus
4 Nov 2009 | 8:04 amWe have a lot of dogs and cats in our immediate neighborhood. When Tom and I are out walking, we're very often greeted by barks from little dogs and big dogs, stuck behind chain-linked fences. All of them are pretty loud in their early morning hellos, and when they tire of barking at us, they run around their yards barking at each other. Just the other day I came across this article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about another neighborhood full of pets. Dan Harper, the writer, says, "If you want to love your neighbors, you'd better love their pets." And he then goes on to describe his… -
Dr. Bill Discusses Separation Anxiety
3 Nov 2009 | 5:23 amPetopiatv.com has a video of our own Dr. Bill Craig discussing the issue of separation anxiety with a pet owner whose dog just does not like it when she leaves the room. I suspect many of us know this feeling... and have struggled to deal with a pet that doesn't want us to go anywhere without her (or him). Luckily, we had a houseful of people when Carmie was growing up, and then, when the kids went to college and I had to go to work, she seemed to adjust rather well. Our cat, Wabby, is happy as long as someone is around to feed her on time! But, my daughter does have issues with her…
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Nike
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The Collection 3.0: Air Max LeBron VII New York
6 Nov 2009 | 12:37 pmTonight, after spending their morning participating in their victory parade, players from LeBron's favorite baseball team have made their way to Madison Square Garden to watch The King in his only game in New York this season. The next time LeBron steps out of the house with his favorite baseball cap, he can hook it up with a special - and timely - version of the Air Max LeBron VII. Check out the photographs and tell us what you think. -
Play With Heart Moments: November 5, 2009
6 Nov 2009 | 11:04 amTwo stars in Utah scored 27 points each, as the Jazz beat the Spurs for the first time since April 2008, 113-99. Along with his 27 points, Carlos Boozer had 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. One of those assists came on a pretty pass to rookie Wes Matthews in the second half. He also made two key hustle plays in the first quarter, causing two jump balls on the defensive end. That's Playing With Heart. Deron Williams had 9 assists - with only two turnovers - and 7 rebounds to with his 27 points. His steady play running the offense led the Jazz to 53% shooting for the game. Don't… -
LeBron James: Dear New York
6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 amDear New York, Thank you for welcoming me back to New York City, one of my favorite places to play in the world. The Big Apple has always been good to me so I wanted to do something special to show my appreciation. With this in mind, on November 7, 2009, I'm going to open seven gyms around NYC to host free open runs for high-school aged players. I remember being in high school and just wanting to play ball as the seasons changed from fall to winter. The Ohio winter made it tough to play outside so I always saw the opportunity to play in a nice gym as a gift. It is in giving that I've found… -
School Days: Paul Millsap
5 Nov 2009 | 10:19 amFour brothers born in Monroe, Louisiana. "I think it made me who I am. Growing up was really competitive and I think that helped us out a lot." One basketball. "We always had one-on-one games with each other - and that brought us real close." It's no wonder hooping became a family affair for Paul Millsap - it's actually a right of passage. "I started playing organized basketball kind of late - so they would actually beat (up on) me. And that was really tough. I was kind of soft back then - and they knew that. So they were always picking on me, trying to take advantage of me and usually, they… -
Play With Heart Moments: November 4, 2009
5 Nov 2009 | 9:09 amWednesday was a busy night in the NBA, with 10 games on the schedule. Five players, including a pair of teammates, Played With Heart. In Golden State, Anthony Morrow scored 24 points off the bench, including 4 for 4 from behind the arc, to lead the Warriors over Memphis, 113-105. In the third quarter, Morrow and Memphis' Rudy Gay matched basket for basket, dueling for four minutes, possession after possession. Gay would finish with a team-high 29 points, as well as 8 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani and Chris Bosh led Toronto over Detroit, 110-99. Bosh contributed on both sides of the court, with 25…
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Oracle
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Up to 2.5x faster enterprise Web queries with Sun Systems for Oracle Coherence
6 Nov 2009 | 10:21 amScale enterprise Web applications for peak performance, reduced risk, and long-term savings with Sun Systems for Oracle Coherence - the ideal platform for Enterprise Web applications. This solution converges compute, next generation storage, and networking technologies to enable continuous data availability, transactional integrity and throughput with Oracle Coherence. With Sun Systems for Oracle Coherence, mission-critical web applications: Achieve up to 2.5x faster enterprise Web queries and transactions per second by adding Sun Systems for Oracle Coherence Use up to 50% less real estate… -
Live Webcast For Social Services: Next Generation Approach to Improving Outcomes and Decision Making
6 Nov 2009 | 9:37 amAttend our live webcast for Health, Human Services, and Labor agencies. Hear experts Adelaide O'Brien with IDC Government Insights and Kimberly Ellison-Taylor from Oracle's Health & Human Services practice discuss the latest trends in social services and customer success stories. Register Now! -
Around the World
6 Nov 2009 | 9:26 amThe Word from the Web - 11/06/2009 The chatter about the show on the InterWebs is slowing down a bit, but we still found some interesting reading about your experiences at Oracle OpenWorld 2009. If you haven't been featured in our Around the World series, take this opportunity to add your two cents in our comments section. Tweeters Attending OOW09 Before the show, we told you about—and added ourselves to—the list George Woods put together of Twitter users headed to Oracle OpenWorld 2009. Now that Twitter has released its Lists feature to all users, George has turned his list into… -
Renewables and the Smart Grid
6 Nov 2009 | 8:31 amOracle recently sponsored an EnergyBiz Webcast discussing renewables and the smart grid. The panel of industry leaders and Marty Rosenberg, Editor-in-Chief of EnergyBiz magazine, discussed the potential and reality of incorporating renewables into the smart grid. The panel featured Michael Morris, President & CEO, American Electric Power (AEP); Barry Smitherman, Chairman, Texas Public Utility Commission; and Monty Humble, Vice President & General Counsel, Mesa Power Group LLC. You can hear the Webcast titled, "Renewables and the Smart Grid," here. -
links for 2009-11-06
6 Nov 2009 | 7:56 amWhy Gaming is the Future of Everything : The AppsLab "Real innovation means you must say no to a lot of things that everyone will tell you are a must have, but if you want inspiration it’s the only way. Find that core of what your application is. The one reason it lives (eg. adding a task, tracking time, sharing a file, whatever). Find it. Honor it. Strip away the noise. And then work like hell to make it FUN." -- Paul Pedrazza (tags: softwaredevelopment gaming usability productivity innovation) Video: Oracle Rackspace Cloud Computing Lew Moorman, Jim Curry, and Mark Collier of…
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Patagonia
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Fear and Laughter on Lost Arrow
5 Nov 2009 | 5:52 pmToday's post is from Patagonia Customer Service Representative, Dave Campbell. A climbing guide and instructor, Dave recently put his skills to use to lead a couple of Patagonia colleagues (one of them, his boss) up a Yosemite Valley icon, one that holds a special place in the founding of our company, the Lost Arrow Spire. Here's Dave . . .___________ As a child I always regarded Halloween as my chance to run totally wild. It was the best shot we had as kids at letting our imaginations wander free; sometimes into a dark unknown where we got scared, other times into a colorful Peter-Pan… -
2009 Adventure Film Festival - Nov. 12-14th - Get to Boulder Any Way You Can
4 Nov 2009 | 3:07 pmThe Adventure Film Festival in Boulder, Colorado is an international forum for the best and most inspiring independent films of the year. The over 30 films featured in the Festival encompass all aspects of adventure from serious exploration and environmental heroism to gripping tales from the edge of the believable. With award-winning films from around the globe‚ adventure art and powerful speakers‚ the annual Adventure Film Festival in Boulder continues to inspire and awaken us all to the world we live in. All of us at Patagonia are very proud to once again be the title sponsor for the… -
Stormfront Boomerang – Part 2
3 Nov 2009 | 5:19 pmChristian Beamish is back with his hand-built sailboat, Cormorant, and the conclusion to his story from Baja. Please read part 1 first if you missed it yesterday. This was bad, but in the realm of wilderness breakdowns, not so bad really. I was not injured, I would not go hypothermic – worst case scenario I would drift across the bay and wash in along the beach somewhere that night or the next morning. But how the hell did I know? Anything could have happened. So I guess it was a bad enough. At any rate, I soon caught sight of a panga charging towards me over the rough water, and yet again… -
Stormfront Boomerang – Part 1
2 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pmWhen you build your own sailboat in Southern California and attempt to sail it the length of the Baja peninsula you don't come back with just one story, you come back with many. Today, we're stoked to have Christian Beamish join us again with another high-seas tale to complement his Dirtbag Diaries episode "Three Eighths to Eternity." Here's Christian: A ten-mile sail across a shallow estuary, with cormorants and pelicans in their thousands on sand island rookeries, brought us to a desolate Baja village living out the hangover of a used-up fishery. One hundred miles of mangrove channels lay… -
"Takashi Sends" - from Kelly Cordes' New Alpine Climbing Blog
30 Oct 2009 | 12:39 pmPatagonia friend, product tester, writer, disaster-style alpine climber, sleeping-bag spooner (and, ahem, senior editor of The American Alpine Journal) recently realized he's not keeping himself busy enough. Nowadays, that's as good a reason as any to fire up a blog. What makes Kelly's different and special? Of course you'll have to find out for yourself, but here's a teaser: true tales of under-funded, uninformed, seat-of-your-pants style climbing epics; insightful reflections on the nature climbing's 'beginner's mind'; and some of the most thorough-yet-readable gear talk you could hope to…
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Petro-Canada
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Thanks. It's been a gas.
2 Nov 2009 | 2:44 pmHow do you say goodbye to a blog? As you can see by the date of my last post, it's taken some time for me to figure that out. I started writing my last post a few times, but scrapped them all as they just didn't seem to work. Why? Well, because even as an author, I'm just a participant in the discussion. If I was leaving a group discussion at a party, I wouldn't go around hugging everyone while tearfully saying goodbye. It would seem a little odd. So let me just say a few thanks and let you keep… -
You have questions? We have answers.
6 Jul 2009 | 1:02 pmWe've noticed a lot of new traffic to PumpTalk since the little stickers went on gas pumps across the country a few weeks ago. First off - thanks for dropping by. This blog was started almost 2 years ago to help answer the many questions you and pretty much every other driver has about gas prices. When we launched, I thought we might just be talking to ourselves and a few family members, but the number of visitors continues to grow. We've had some really interesting (and sometimes heated) discussions and they are… -
What about diesel?
30 Jun 2009 | 11:57 amFrom time to time I get a few questions about diesel pump prices. I haven't talked about diesel prices in a while, so before you VW drivers storm my office (a Jetta Vendetta?), let me share with you a good article by Tyler Hamilton of the Toronto Star. As much as I like his last name, there is no known relation. Photo Credit: futurowoman -
Your biggest driving cost? It doesn't rhyme with vasoline.
8 Jun 2009 | 6:15 amThe Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) has released it's latest Driving Costs brochure to help you understand how much it costs to operate a vehicle every year. While we often focus on the most direct costs - fuel and maintenance, it's interesting to see the total cost break down per kilometre for other things such as insurance, license fees and depereciation. Not surprisingly, the total cost of driving a car, according to CAA research, has almost doubled in the last 23 years from 20.1 cents per kilometre driven in 1985 to 38.5 cents per kilometre in… -
Gas Pump Calibration Coincidental Email Chain
26 May 2009 | 12:39 pmThis is a true story, so read it carefully... That sentence looks kind of goofy as I write it, but it seems to have magic powers when attached to an email. The latest one making the rounds has to do with gas pump accuracy/inaccuracy. By the time it got to me, it had already landed in hundreds of email boxes, so I'd like to offer a response. If you haven't already recieved it, let me bring you up to speed. The email tells the story of a guy who filled up his truck in Chatham, Ontario (or Ridgetown, Ontario depending on the email) and…
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Pitney Bowes
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WHY I OPPOSE THE PUBLIC OPTION (I’VE HEARD THIS SONG BEFORE)
31 Oct 2009 | 7:25 pmIn the October 21, Wall Street Journal, there was an article entitled “Japan Post Goes in New Direction.” Reporters Atsuko Fukase and Allison Tudor reported on a change in leadership and the potential reversal of the government’s commitment to privatization. As they described the unfolding situation, they cite a statement from the chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association, who stated that he believed that private banks would face unfair competition from a government-owned Japan Post that offers banking services. If this sounds like the concern expressed about the “public… -
DOGS CAN TRULY BE OUR BEST FRIENDS
20 Oct 2009 | 9:54 amDuring the course of determining whether I should invest in a documentary film about dogs, I gained some quite interesting insights into the potentially new role dogs can play in our health care system. Because dogs have a sense of smell that is 40 times as acute and discriminating as that residing in humans, some researchers have explored whether dogs can detect diseases as accurately and reliability as much more expensive technologies, with no need for invasive and time-consuming diagnostic processes. Two organizations, the Pine Street Foundation in California and the Sensory Research… -
HOW TO MAKE EXERCISE FUN
14 Oct 2009 | 3:08 pmAs I have thought about how to change human behavior to get people to do healthier things, I remember the 1984 movie The Karate Kid. In that movie, the lead character, Daniel LaRusso, played by Ralph Macchio, finds a master teacher, Mr. Miyagi, played by Pat Morita. He believes that he is going to receive conventional instruction on how to be a karate black belt. Instead, he gets assigned one chore after another, such as painting fences and waxing cars. It is only after he is doing these chores for a while that he realizes that each task is also serving to strengthen him for karate. … -
WHY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS NOT WRONG ON INDIVIDUAL MANDATES
12 Oct 2009 | 7:46 pmAt the risk of weighing in on a highly controversial and emotional issue, I want to comment on the insurance industry report that the Senate Finance Committee proposal would add $4,000 in insurance policy costs per insurance policy holder per year by 2019. Not surprisingly, many elected officials are extremely angry about what appears to be a last minute attempt to undermine support for the Committee proposal, which will be the subject of a vote on Tuesday, October 13. One could question why the insurance industry waited until the eve of the vote to release these findings. Their… -
THE MYTH OF THE BORN LEADER
6 Oct 2009 | 3:14 pmA lot has been written about Ken Lewis, the Bank of America CEO, since he announced his decision to retire the week of September 28. Many of the commentaries on him were highly critical, including one included in the Sunday, October 3, New York Times business section by Joe Nocera entitled “Incompetent? No, Just Not a Leader.” Nocera contrasted Lewis, whom I succeeded as Chairman of the National Urban League Board of Trustees in 2002, and who was an exceptionally capable chairman, with his precedessor at the Bank of America, Hugh McColl, whom he described as “born to be a leader.” I…
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PR Newswire
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Pub Club of New England Meeting Nov. 17 in Cambridge
6 Nov 2009 | 10:40 amThe Publicity Club of New England is hosting a meeting, “Meet the Technology Editors: Today’s Multi-Channel Content Producers,” Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Cambridge Innovation Center, One Broadway, 14th Floor, in Cambridge, Mass. Dinner and networking begin at 6 p.m., followed by the panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. Need tips for technology public relations? Learn from the experts how to garner coverage in this major media market. Competition is tough, especially when today’s journalists have the added responsibility of finding content that will “go viral.” So what really is newsworthy in… -
Media Hit – Central Valley Business Times
5 Nov 2009 | 11:46 amCongrats to ProfNet member Emilia Doerr of Web Marketing Therapy for getting her client in the Central Valley Business Times via a ProfNet Expert Alert: http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=13515 If you’d like more info on Expert Alerts, click here. -
PRSA-GA Luncheon Dec. 3 in Atlanta
5 Nov 2009 | 7:12 amThe Georgia chapter of the PRSA is hosting a meeting, “The Inside Story on Atlanta’s New Center for Civic & Human Rights Museum,” Thursday, Dec. 3. Get an insider’s view of the new Center for Civil & Human Rights museum with Executive Director Doug Shipman and members of the center’s leadership, design and fundraising teams. The meeting will take place at Maggiano’s Buckhead, 3368 Peachtree Road NE, in Atlanta. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by the luncheon and program and noon. For more information, contact Denise Grant at 770-440-6369 or visit… -
IABC Detroit Breakfast Nov. 17 in Southfield, Mich.
5 Nov 2009 | 7:08 amIABC Detroit is hosting a breakfast, “Brand Yourself: Next-Level Career Strategies,” Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., at Lawrence Technological University, in Southfield, Mich. What makes you so special? Can you describe your key differentiators in 20 seconds? Learn how to develop your own personal brand and other career boosting tips at this IABC Detroit breakfast meeting. Donna DeLosh, vice president and career management consultant at Right Management, will discuss tips for job hunting, résumés and networking skills. We’ll also practice our newly sharpened networking skills. -
Promo Opp: Auction Items for Atlanta Falcons’ Ovie Mughelli’s Fundraising Event
4 Nov 2009 | 9:08 amExposure BBC is requesting auction items for the Ovie Mughelli Foundation (www.oviemughelli34.com/community.htm), featuring Falcons star fullback Ovie Mughelli. Products can range from electronics, jewelry, getaways, apparel, eye wear, bags, etc. There is not a fee included. Your items will help to secure fundraising efforts for underserved youth. For consideration, please reach out to Bridgett Coates at info@exposurebbc.com by Nov. 26.
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Proctor & Gamble
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PSI and FHI Providing Safe Drinking Water for Families with HIV/AIDS
6 Nov 2009 | 7:09 amWe’ve learned that safe drinking water is critical for people who have HIV/AIDS because they are prone to opportunistic infections from contaminated water that can make them persistently sick and can be fatal. When an adult is sick or dies... -
PUR where it’s really needed in Ethiopia
30 Oct 2009 | 7:33 amI’m in eastern Ethiopia with Henock Gazahegn of PSI. PSI is doing a great job here in providing safe drinking water with the PUR packets. We recognized PSI at the Clinton Global Initiative with the Live, Learn and Thrive Partnership... -
Committing to 4 Billion Liters of Clean Water with President Bill Clinton and Celebrating Success
30 Sep 2009 | 7:49 amWe just participated in the 5th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and made our biggest commitment ever. P&G, through our Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program, is committed to providing 4 billion liters of safe drinking water in the developing world by... -
Climbing a Mountain to Focus Attention on the Global Water Crisis: PUR Water Filtration Partners with Summit on the Summit:Kilimanjaro and CSDW
24 Sep 2009 | 5:41 amTwitter: @DrGregAllgood I often feel that I’m climbing a metaphorical mountain in leading our Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program. We’ve provided 1.6 billion liters of safe drinking water since 2004 and estimate that this has prevented more than 66... -
Starting to Tweet , Clinton Global Initiative Case Study on CSDW, and Nursing Editorial
10 Sep 2009 | 7:18 amI’ve been asked to start Twittering in addition to blogging. I’m brand new at this, but I’m intrigued with the idea of “microblogging” via Twitter and of having a dialogue with people interested in our Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW)...
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Progress Software
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Alphameric Beats the Odds with Progress Software
4 Nov 2009 | 6:06 amIt’s always great when a company is willing to talk publicly about your products and services, even when the public statement incorporates a bad pun. In this case, Alphameric Solutions Ltd., the leading technology provider to the bookmaking marketplace in the UK and Ireland, wasn’t holding their cards close to their chest when they decided to collaborate with us on a press release. Alphameric selected the Progress® Sonic® ESB to revolutionize the way they handle content and messages across their network because they couldn’t roll the dice with unreliable infrastructure. Sonic’s… -
CORBA is now Actional-ized!
2 Nov 2009 | 6:15 amThis is really cool, and I can finally speak about it. Wow, gag orders just don't work very well for me. I mean, I can keep a secret, it's just that the really juicy ones are harder to keep than the others! And, this one's juicy. Ready... Today we will release Orbix 6.3.4 with support for Actional. Whoa! I bet at this point a lot of you are like SOA What? (yeah, remember that blog-ism we did here back when SOA was cool?) Well, let me give you end-to-end visibility into the import of that sentence above. As with all the other technologies we cover, including the recently announced SAP ABAP… -
Two Progress Customers Honored in Insurance & Technology's Elite 8 for 2009
26 Oct 2009 | 8:57 amProgress Software is pleased to report two of our customers were named to Insurance and Technology’s Elite 8 for 2009. To paraphrase the editor-in-chief of Insurance and Technology, this annual award identifies outstanding insurance technology leaders, who are managing IT in the new highly scrutinized world of financial services, with enthusiasm and determination. In this article and video Keith Sievers from Unitrin describes how they improved their operational responsiveness by implementing an ACORD-Standards based architecture “for reduced costs, better quality, faster time to market… -
The great cloud crash of 2009
21 Oct 2009 | 7:16 amI've been following the recent story of how Microsoft's Danger division and the T-Mobile Sidekick. If you don't know much about Danger, it's basically a cloud service tied to a hardware device (the Sidekick). All the data is stored in the cloud (email, contacts, etc.) and cached on the device so that when the device resets, it starts up empty and reloads its data from the cloud. Unfortunately, many customers found out recently that when they reset their device, all their data was gone. Poof. No more contacts, no more calendar entries, no more emails. It turned out they didn't have… -
Smart Integration Infrastructure for Insurance Industry
15 Oct 2009 | 1:06 pmThose of us who have been entrenched in middleware and SOA infrastructure technologies over the years know the importance of having a smart integration infrastructure. Well, today we released a press release announcing that West Bend Mutual Insurance, a property and casualty insurance carrier, chose Progress Sonic ESB and Progress Actional as core applications for their service-oriented architecture. West Bend Mutual Insurance will use Sonic ESB and Actional to supplement its existing policy administration system, so its insurance agents can conduct business more easily and effectively via a…
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Rubbermaid
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Tis' the Season... for HEALTHY snacking!
6 Nov 2009 | 10:23 amWith the holidays around the corner, I can nearly smell the baked goodness mayhem that will undoubtedly find its way to my hips. As a method to ward off extra holiday pounds, I find that keeping healthy snacks on hand a great way to avoid sugar cravings. The 2 cup Produce Saver,also known as my Pound Saver, keeps my grapes fresh and ready for me to snack on at work. It seems that work is my weakness, as all my co-workers are fantastic cooks and love to bring in munchies to share. Share the wealth, not the weight. HA! Another Produce Saver awaits me in the refrigerator stuffed with… -
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SAP
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You have the CCMS that goes PING?
7 Nov 2009 | 3:02 amThere's a scene in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life where Michael Palin exclaims to Graham Chapman and John Cleese, "Ah, I see you have the machine that goes *ping*" in an expensively furbished hospital operating room. This story has nothing to do with that. Other than the ping sound. And maybe the overly expensive tools to do simple jobs. -
What I Learned Installing Crystal Reports Server
6 Nov 2009 | 7:38 pmMy experience installing Crystal Reports Server 2008 V1 -
Café Innovation -- How about an SAP App store?
6 Nov 2009 | 11:49 amIn this age of people-centric technology, the iPhone revolution has brought about new business models and innovative ways in which people seek to conduct routine business. Fueling this is the availability of an increasing number of “apps” that are a result of a community-driven approach to make the mobile experience more meaningful. Enterprise application of this approach is picking up. Possibly, it is only a matter of time before we see a plethora of “apps” serving those that have enterprise needs -- including those serviced by SAP functionality. -
Be careful when using BRFplus to take actions
6 Nov 2009 | 10:53 amDon't use the action functionality of BRFplus when you are automating decision making. -
Podcast: Amit Bendov of Panaya on SAP User Attitudes Towards SAP Support
6 Nov 2009 | 10:32 amRecently, Panaya conducted a survey which asked SAP customers exactly these kinds of questions - about issues with SAP support and SAP support packs. I thought this survey had some interesting results. To get a better feeling for the survey results and also for how Panaya's content sharing approach works for them, I recently issued a twenty minute podcast on this topic with Panaya's Chief Marketing Officer Amit Bendov. I'm now sharing that podcast with the SCN community.
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Sony Electronics
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Link Love
6 Nov 2009 | 3:33 amCheck out the links below to learn what's been going on in the world of Sony this week: * Peyton dancing like Timberlake and a game of Wac-A-Mole. Check out our new commercials featuring our Panel of Experts and let us know what you think. * Want to know how the new VAIO X was made? Check out the first 2 videos in a new video series called "The Making Of The VAIO X" * You can now Play Modern Warfare 2 before anyone else at Sony Style Stores now * Sony Ericsson unveils its first Android phone. Check out this Style Byte: Getting Hands On- "the Unboxing Sony Ericsson Aino", posted by secommunity… -
Wac-A-Mole. What's that? Watch This Video and Find Out
5 Nov 2009 | 6:57 amGet ready for another round of fun ads featuring our panel of celebrity experts to hit the airwaves. By now you may have seen Payton Manning and Justin Timberlake battling over ping pong while explaining why BRAVIA televisions are the top TVs for watching sports or Amy Sedaris talking about how convenient it is to carry books on Sony's Reader. "Wac-A-Mole" and "Same But Smaller" are part of round two. Check out the videos after the jump... -
Wac-A-Mole. What's that? Watch This Video and Find Out
5 Nov 2009 | 3:20 amGet ready for another round of fun ads featuring our panel of celebrity experts to hit the airwaves. By now you may have seen Payton Manning and Justin Timberlake battling over ping pong while explaining why BRAVIA televisions are the top TVs for watching sports or Amy Sedaris talking about how convenient it is to carry books on Sony's Reader. "Wac-A-Mole" and "Same But Smaller" are part of round two. -
See the latest Ads premiering November 2009 staring our panel of experts like Peyton & Justin.
5 Nov 2009 | 1:45 amSee the latest Ads premiering November 2009 staring our panel of experts like Peyton & Justin. -
An "E" Book Experience
31 Oct 2009 | 3:05 amIt is in the spirit of families reading together that we created the latest Sony DigiDads project. Of course, we're going the updated route with eBooks and we loaned the dads Sony Reader Pocket Editions. We chose the Pocket Edition for this project because it is simple to use and small enough to fit in children's hands. Beyond being the digital and "cool" way to read with kids, ebooks liberate. As noted by Sony DigiDad, Max Kalehoff, "Like printed pages to a book spine, books are bound to my home office desk and my night table." A device like the Pocket Edition which weighs less than 8 ounces…
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Southwest Airlines
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Southwest Sends Kidd's Kids to Disney World
6 Nov 2009 | 3:12 pmAt Southwest, we always jump at the opportunity to be part of a good cause, and there is nothing better than sending kids to Disney World--the Happiest Place on Earth! For the fourth consecutive year, Southwest Airlines has partnered with radio deejay Kidd Kraddick’s charity, Kidd’s Kids, by loaning him one of our Southwest jets to send more than 50 deserving families to Disney World in Orlando for a fantastic four-day adventure. The trip allows children with special medical needs to take a break from their daily stresses and enjoy a family getaway. The charter flight departed Dallas at… -
Family Roots of the Archival Kind
6 Nov 2009 | 1:36 pmI had written this before breaking my arm on vacation. Even though I am still recuperating, I would like to thank Marie and Tiffany while the visit is still somewhat fresh. --Broken Arm Blog Boy It seems like my life at Southwest Airlines primarily consists of this blog, but I do have other duties. One of those duties is very close to my heart, and also very exciting, as I try to corral all of our archival materials. When I uncover something rare--like the pictures of our one-year anniversary celebration--I like to share them with everyone else who is "Nuts About… -
Behind Spirit’s November Issue
5 Nov 2009 | 11:03 amWant to know my favorite part of Southwest’s Spirit magazine? You don’t? Well, I can’t resist telling you anyway: It’s the upfront section called “The Numbers.” In the November issue, we learn the following very important stats: You use 100% of your brain. New Orleans was the No. 1 fast-growing city last year. We flub 6% of all spoken words. The average American keeps a car for 56 months. 17% of us respond to spam. The editor who digs that stuff up, Mike Darling, says the hardest part of doing that department is getting genuine, verifiable information. “You don’t just Google… -
Recycled Edition: If You Wear Out This Planet, Where Are You Going To Live?
4 Nov 2009 | 10:58 amWhile our resident podcaster, Steve Heaser, takes some much-needed time off, we took the liberty of "recycling" his podcast all about, well, recycling. This episode of Red Belly Radio is all about the new recycling effort that Southwest Airlines has launched. This is by far the biggest and most wide-spread recycling effort in our history. The event kicked off with the distribution of blue recycle bins for everyone who works in our headquarters. Our partner, Allied Waste, was on hand to explain recycling to Employees and also held a contest to guess how many pounds were in a… -
WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR $100?
4 Nov 2009 | 9:04 amIf skydiving from a plane in a chicken suit, arm-wrestling a polar bear, or simply drinking milk through your nose is the kind of talent you possess, we have a contest just for you. We want to put your talent to the test and see what crazy things you would do for $100! As you know, other airlines charge up to $100 roundtrip for the first and second checked bags. At Southwest Airlines, we understand the value of a dollar, and we allow our Customers to keep that hard-earned money. What would YOU do with the money you save flying Southwest? Create a 60-second video to showcase what…
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Sun Microsystems
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ZFS compression: perf, disk-space, and watts. The naked truth. (part 2 of 2)
7 Nov 2009 | 2:42 amHere is the follow-up on the first ZFS compression article where I've been discussing the performance gain that compression brings and the way to measure power consumption with OpenSolaris. I checked that ZFS compression improves the IO perf when copying a large file and I now want to measure the impact on power consumption. During the 7m19sec that it takes to copy the large file without compression, my computer consumes 3.65Wh for an average power of 29.9W. During the 5.26sec with compression=on it consumes 2.88Wh for an average power of 31.82W. To focus even more on the energy specifically… -
Oracle da señales positivas a usuarios de Sun y desafía a IBM
6 Nov 2009 | 10:09 pmEl pasado domingo por la tarde se inauguró OpenWorld, el evento anual de Oracle, la nueva dueña de Sun Microsystems. Allí, además de su CEO, Larry Ellison, se hicieron presentes Scott McNealy, uno de los fundadores de Sun y otros de sus actuales ejecutivos. El mensaje de McNealy fue de tranquilidad para los usuarios de Sun (y para los empleados de esa firma). En general, McNealy recorrió el perfil innovador de Sun; hablo de IBM, de Linux y de Apple, a veces con sarcasmo y culminando, como siempre, con la mención de Java. Conciente de los rumores que corren respecto a que Oracle podría… -
Noop: El nuevo lenguaje para la JVM de Google
6 Nov 2009 | 10:07 pmEn el evento de Sun JVM Summit que se celebró hace un par de semanas en Estados Unidos, los ingenieros de Google aprovecharon para anunciar a Noop un lenguaje para JVM con una sintaxis similar a Java pero enfocado en dos conceptos básicos que Java no tiene: Inyección de dependencias soportado en el core del lenguaje sin necesidad de recurrir a frameworks y Testability. Su enfoque a la inyección de dependencias se basa en que una clase se puede crear de dos formas: a partir de objetos que el inyector puede proveer o a partir de a creación de dichos objetos en tiempo de… -
The Sixty-Second Startup Digest
6 Nov 2009 | 8:33 pmBusy entrepreneurs need to stay on top of all the latest startup information, but who has the time? Here's a look at what went on around blogosphere and in the news this week, in case you missed it. Seattle-based Frazier Technology Ventures has been going strong for 44 years. Now it looks like it's at the end of a successful ride. Getting audited by the IRS is never any fun, and it's worse when the cold eye of Uncle Sam turns to your startup. Brush up on these five classic triggers of an IRS audit. We've all heard about bootstrapping a business, but how do you make it work for you? Here are… -
Catch up on Sun news this week!
6 Nov 2009 | 6:18 pmCatch up on what happened at Sun this week in this short podcast! Topics include new updates to Sun's Java Store Beta, Sun's new alliance with PayPal, Sun solutions in use at Columbia University and the University of Zurich, and Sun's top honor in the American Society of Training and Development's BEST Awards competition. (Brought to you by hosts Chhandomay Mandal and Maijaliisa Burkert.)
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Telstra
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Satisfying the hunger for mobile data
5 Nov 2009 | 3:22 pmIt’s the time of year when telco managers and web enthusiasts alike turn their eyes and ears towards the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. I thought I’d sift through the Summit’s presentations to see what the hot button topics are this year. One of the more interesting keynotes I stumbled upon was on the subject of mobile internet. The presentation (embedded below) is numbers-heavy but does outline where mobile internet is going. How many times on your daily commute or weekend wanderings do you see someone on their mobile? Unless the mobile is held to their ear, they are likely one of… -
Telstra AGM and Exchange launch online response
4 Nov 2009 | 8:51 pmYesterday was a big news day for Telstra, here’s some of the response: David Thodey announced that the $2.20 administration fee for bill payments made over-the-counter or by mail would be dropped. Telstra scraps $2.20 fee to pay phone bills in person or by mail – Fran Foo, The Australian Telstra drops fee to pay telephone bill – News.com.au Telstra dumps controversial billing fee – Business Spectator There was wide ranging response to the AGM and some of the topics raised: Thodey’s tender Telstra replaces Sol’s Show – Michael Rowland, ABC Hand’s Off, say Telstra investors… -
Congratulations to the ABC
4 Nov 2009 | 8:44 pmLooking at the title of this post let me reassure those of you who know me, I have not gone stark raving mad. Today, at the Media 140 Conference in Sydney, the ABC publicly released its policy in relation to its staff use of social media. I genuinely believe that Mark Scott, the Managing Director of the ABC, deserves congratulations for this policy. Like Telstra, the ABC is in the media business and guiding staff engagement online can be a tricky issue. For those who follow this area closely, Telstra took the somewhat ground-breaking decision last April to release its social media… -
What shape is that cloud?
4 Nov 2009 | 2:28 pmCloud computing has received a burst of media coverage recently – with Gartner putting it at the top of their ten strategic technologies for next year (for the second year running). I agree with Gartner and think next year we’ll see a real swell in take up and buzz, particularly in software as a service – easily the most visible arm of cloud computing to those outside the IT industry. For those new to software as a service or “SaaS” it is a model of software licensing and usage where you pay to use software made available over the internet that is built, maintained, kept… -
Welcome to Telstra Exchange
3 Nov 2009 | 12:13 pmThank you for visiting our new corporate blog. I hope you’ve had the time to view our CEO David Thodey’s welcome video, and more importantly, I hope you’ll subscribe by RSS or email and become a regular reader and commenter. This new site is really about you – whether you’re a Telstra customer, shareholder, employee or just someone with an interest in our organisation, we’re very interested to learn about you and what you need and want from us. We’ve been gathering information via our Feedback Blog and survey over the past few weeks, but with your further input, this site will…
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The New York Times
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Latest Updates on Shootings at Fort Hood
6 Nov 2009 | 4:42 amUpdates on the shooting rampage on Thursday by an Army psychiatrist facing deployment to one of America's war zones, who killed 13 people and wounded 30 others at Fort Hood, the huge Army base in central Texas. -
Mass Shooting at Fort Hood
5 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pmAs many as 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in a mass shooting at the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday. The suspected gunman, a military psychiatrist, was wounded but remains alive. -
Palestinian Leader Says He Will Retire
5 Nov 2009 | 9:17 amAides say Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, is so frustrated by the lack of progress in peace negotiations with both the Israeli government and the leadership of Hamas that he has decided not to seek another term in elections scheduled for January. -
Video of Protests in Iran on Anniversary of Embassy Seizure
4 Nov 2009 | 10:04 amState-sponsored demonstrations marking the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran were met today by opposition protests, which in turn were broken up by police and paramilitaries. -
Dogs, Forensic Science and 'Scent Lineups'
3 Nov 2009 | 9:19 pmThe practice of using dogs for suspect lineups has come under criticism.
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Toyota
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Toyota 2010 Model Year 4Runner Slated for the SCORE Baja 1000
5 Nov 2009 | 8:31 amToyota will make history by entering its 2010 Model Year Fifth Generation 4Runner in the internationally renowned SCORE Baja 1000. With over 672 miles in length and a time limit of 31 hours, the Baja 1000 is one of the toughest desert races in the world. -
Toyota Announces First Half Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results
4 Nov 2009 | 7:07 pmTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) today announced financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2009. -
Toyota to Withdraw From F1
4 Nov 2009 | 12:29 amToyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces it plans to withdraw from the FIA Formula One World Championship (F1) at the end of the 2009 season. TMC, which had viewed its participation in F1 as contributing to the prosperity of automotive culture, remained dedicated to competing at the pinnacle of motor sports, even in the face of the abrupt economic changes that started last year. However, when considering TMC’s motorsports activities next year and beyond from a comprehensive midterm viewpoint reflecting the current severe economic realities, TMC decided to withdraw from F1. -
Ring in the Holiday Season at 12th Annual GLAAD Tidings - Season's Greenings
3 Nov 2009 | 8:20 amThe Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, will host its 12th Annual GLAAD Tidings event: Seasons GREENings together with Honorary Chair Antonio Villaraigosa. The annual fundraiser to benefit GLAAD’s work and celebrate the holidays this year will feature live entertainment, an eco-friendly fashion show and silent auction. Sponsored by inviting partner Lexus with presenting partners Bud Light and Nordstrom, the event will transform the private estate of Tony & Jeanne… -
Toyota Reports October Sales
3 Nov 2009 | 2:09 amToyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported October sales of 152,165 vehicles, a decrease of 3.5 percent from last October, on a daily selling rate basis. The Toyota Division posted October sales of 132,663 units, a decrease of 5.8 percent from the same period last year. The Lexus Division reported October sales of 19,502 units, an increase of 15.5 percent over the year-ago month.
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Turkey Hill
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A ZODIAC CHART FOR ICE CREAM LOVERS
5 Nov 2009 | 4:44 amA lot of people believe in the power of astrology and horoscopes, including several members of the Turkey Hill team here in the office. That’s why it was no surprise when one of our most passionate horoscope reading co-workers found this ice cream-themed Zodiac chart. We’re not sure if the chart was made purely for entertainment (some may say all Zodiac charts are), but it seems pretty accurate for most of us. For example, it describes Tauruses as loving decadent chocolate-covered ice creams, while Virgos prefer options that cater to their healthier lifestyles. Sagittariuses and… -
THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY RECIPE CONTEST IS HERE!
3 Nov 2009 | 7:43 amThe following will be sent out via e-mail to our mailing list in a few days, but we thought we’d announce it here on the Ice Cream Journal to give you all a head start! Last year we asked you to send us your best recipes featuring our Limited Edition holiday flavors and you answered the call by submitting more than 150 recipes. We called it the Ultimate Holiday Recipe Contest (the best recipe got a year’s supply of Turkey Hill ice cream!) and it’s back again this year. Here’s how it works. All you need to do is create a holiday recipe for either of two categories: 1) Recipes using our… -
ASK ERNIE: WHAT WAS THE FIRST FLAVOR EVER?
2 Nov 2009 | 6:59 amWe’re a day late with this announcement, but we wanted to wish a very happy third birthday to the Ice Cream Journal. That’s right, three years ago the Journal burst onto the scene as one of the only all-ice cream blogs in existence and it’s stronger than ever today thanks to thousands of ice cream loving readers! And with that, here’s a another edition of Ask Ernie: JANICE K. OF SCRANTON, PA ASKS: What was the first ice cream flavor ever? Good question, Janice. We’d all like to think it was chocolate chip cookie dough or Moose Tracks, but that’s not the… -
STRANGE DAYS AND TWO MILLION VISITORS
30 Oct 2009 | 5:55 amThere’s a holiday coming up tomorrow, but I can’t remember what it is. Oh well. Last night was kind of strange in the neighborhood. Kids kept knocking on my door and asking for treats (or tricks, but I didn’t know any). And oddly enough, they were all dressed in costumes. At one point, two witches, a zombie and a Power Ranger paid a visit and they all seemed so enthusiastic that I finally dug through a drawer in my kitchen and found some tic tacs to give them. They didn’t seem pleased with that treat, but it was all I had. Wait! This happened last year around this time… -
WOULD YOU EAT IT?
28 Oct 2009 | 2:15 pmWe’ve profiled weird ice cream flavors on the Ice Cream Journal in the past, but we thought we switch things up a bit in a segment we call “Would You Eat It?” Today’s “would you eat it” flavor is Corn Ice Cream With Edam Cheese. That’s a photo of it below. Just like the name implies, this ice cream is flavored with corn and edam cheese. Edam cheese is described as a very mild cheese, with little or no smell and a slightly salty or nutty taste. In other words, not a bad cheese to add to ice cream. And before you say “What?! Cheese in ice…
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Tyson
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Advocating for Hunger Relief
30 Oct 2009 | 2:58 amBy Ed Nicholson I'm continually impressed by the way the folks at Capital Area Food Bank of Texas communicate the issue of hunger. E.D., David Davenport, along with Lisa Goddard, Kerri Qunell and the rest of the communications team are not just good adminstrators, fundraisers and communicators--they're passionate about and authentically committed to the issue, and understand that in order for there to be sustainable progress in the fight against hunger, there will need to be informed and engaged stakeholders. Their latest online project, Hunger is UNacceptable, does a… -
"That just blessed my soul..."
28 Oct 2009 | 10:36 amBy Ed Nicholson Today I had the distinct honor to join a lot of folks, including Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe (who, along with First Lady Ginger Beebe, deserves enormous kudos for a keen awareness of and commmitment to the issue of hunger), Feeding America CEO, Vicki Escarra, and many others in honoring Erma Smith as a Tyson Hunger All-Star (see the entry below). Erma is truly one of those folks who understands hunger from the neck down, and has devoted her life to the service of those less fortunte. If you ever start feeling proud of how you're helping the world out, go spend a… -
Hunger Twitterers
27 Oct 2009 | 1:25 amI ran through my Twitter follower list and quickly picked some names of folks who have been active (online or offline) in the discussion of hunger. There are probably names I've left off. From time to time, I'll re-tweet the URL to this post. If you'd like your name added to this list, comment here with your Twittername, or send a Twitter reply to @TysonFoods. I probably won't add you unless you ask me, so if you want to be added, just ask! Now. You all go follow each other and talk amongst yourselves. http://twitter.com/sharestrength SOS… -
Erma Smith, Hunger All-Star of the Month
26 Oct 2009 | 9:03 amErma Smith Erma Smith is more than a tireless advocate for the hungry. She’s also an inspiration and a role model in her determination to feed her neighbors. For 25 years, she has been active in fighting hunger, making her a natural to be named our newest Tyson Foods Hunger All-Star of the Month. Erma began as a volunteer with the Southwest Arkansas Foodbank and then served as its executive director for many years. While there, she helped provide food regularly to 100 food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other organizations. Each year, she distributed about 1.5… -
Be kind to your in-kind friends
21 Oct 2009 | 11:11 pmBy Ed Nicholson I know cash is king. Money talks...screams...and everything else whispers.. After all, you gotta pay the light bill. But sometimes money's not available. And remember a couple of things: Your in-kind donors can always--always--find other things to do with the resources they're donating. Look at what their competitors are doing as an indicator. There's always someone in that donor organization who's advocating for the donation to you. And there's someone who's advocating for other uses. Don't give the second guy ammunition. Times are…
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Vanity Fair
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Andre Agassi
5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pmAs a brash young upstart, he stretched the limits of tennis etiquette. Yet his decade-long rivalry with Pete Sampras and eight Grand Slam victories would establish him as one of the greatest to ever roam the baseline. Here, the author of the memoir Open–out this month–muses on family, Federer, and finding his true calling. -
Jim Windolf on Cuteness
4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pmAmerica has been flooded by a tsunami of cute—we're drowning in puppies and kittens and bunnies and cupcakes—that is transforming marketing (the Geico Gecko), automobiles (the Smart car), and movies (Up). But is the world bound to sour on all this sweetness? -
December 2009: Editor's Letter
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William D. Cohan on Larry Summers
3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pmThroughout his dazzling but controversial career—top World Bank economist, Treasury secretary, Harvard University president, and now head of the White House National Economic Council—Larry Summers has been his own worst enemy. As friends, colleagues, and Summers himself try to explain his reputation for arrogance, bullying, and insensitivity, the author learns about his more private battles, and why many believe he's still the M.V.P. in any financial crisis. -
Evgenia Peretz on Robert Pattinson
3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pmNot since Titanic unleashed Leo-mania has an actor sparked the overnight adulation that greeted Robert Pattinson's 2008 debut as Edward Cullen in Twilight. As the vampire saga’s next installment arrives, the author explores the frenzy, isolation, and sheer embarrassment of Pattinson's past year, his instant connection with co-star Kristen Stewart, and the life he wants when this $10 million gig is over.
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WalMart
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Most Improved Player of the Year?
2 Nov 2009 | 2:06 amEvery year the National Basketball Association honors only six individual players with annual awards. Along with the Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, and the Rookie of the Year, the NBA awards the Most Improved Player Award (formerly known as the Comeback Player of the Year). As the name implies, the award is given to the player that has made the largest single season improvement in play. For example, in the 2007-2008 season Hedo Turkoglu scored and rebounded well above his career average to earn the honor…and then the next season helped to lead his… -
Windows 7 at Walmart
16 Oct 2009 | 2:50 amNext week is a big week at Walmart. Lots going on across the electronics area. Straight Talk is launching in our wireless area, Transformers 2 releases, and on October 22nd Windows 7 will launch.Product will begin setting in stores starting Monday. There is a street date on all software and computers that have Windows 7 so we cannot sell the product until Thursday, October 22nd. We will have a lot of activity in the stores Thursday, October 22nd. If you are an early adopter, many of our stores are open 24 hours so you can come in at midnight to buy a new laptop… -
Straight Talk = Straight-Forward Savings
13 Oct 2009 | 10:33 amOne of my favorite quotes is by Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin: “A penny saved is a penny earned.” I have always felt like that quote embodies the benefits of being a coupon-clipping, sale-savvy, disciplined shopper. Now that I work in retail, I also interpret that quote as a responsibility for assisting our customers in “saving pennies.” As evidenced by many of the posts on this blog, “saving people money so they can live better” is top-of-mind for the buyers at Walmart. Not only are we committed to bringing in… -
Early Holiday Shopping- Asus Disney Netpal PC
12 Oct 2009 | 8:22 amI know parents like to get a jump on holiday season shopping. My brother and sister in-law start now and want to be done by Thanksgiving. For me I like the time of the season and enjoy the shopping with the rush of parking, shoppers, Décor and all in the stores. Enough of that, let me get back to the subject of the blog. This year walmart.com has partnered with Asus and Disney to offer the Netpal PC Designed for kids aged 6-12, the Disney Netpal by ASUS is durable, with a reinforced mechanical design, and offers a truly magical and engaging computing experience with a unique… -
Early Holiday Season at Sam’s Club
8 Oct 2009 | 10:30 amThe holidays are coming, which means it is an exciting time to be in retail. (Unfortunately, that also means the bad weather is coming… I know people like the fall/winter, but I’d prefer the warm weather all year long.) At Sam’s Club, lots of the seasonal merchandise is already out in the clubs. If you see me out in the clubs, it would be hard for you to know if I was looking at the items professionally or personally.Professionally, I’m looking at the packaging performance. Did the packaging protect the product during distribution? …
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Wear Dated Carpet
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Design Your Bathroom Around Your Rug!
29 Oct 2009 | 12:00 pmIn preparing for the 4th annual Bathroom Blogfest, I came across a tweet [i.e., a Twitter post] from @PassionForRugs with a link to an article titled Bathroom Rug Mosaic, which delighted me! It showcased a bathroom that had been redesigned around a patterned rug [pictured here].Don't you find the effect brilliant? What a marvelous way to make the 5th wall in a room the visual anchor for design!The design premise had me thinking about Thom Filicia and Designing From The Floor Up.It also reinforced what NKBA New Zealand described in summing up what it had observed from the entries to the 2009… -
Strange Carpet Store Names: What's Your Favorite?
20 Oct 2009 | 7:13 pmI recently rediscovered an article titled "Strange carpet store names can floor you - Giant Don, Big Bob, Jungle Jim -- it seems size matters" by Julia O'Malley from the 05/09/09 Anchorage Daily News that had me giggling and reminiscing.Giggling because I could picture the owners of Giant Don, Big Bob's and Jungle Jim -- and Kash's Carpet, Signs Carpet and Chubby Chicken's Cheap Cheap Carpet or Dirt's Cheap Carpet -- as they described the profound logic behind their choices of names.Now, to be fair I have spoken with Big Bob David Elyachar and, even over the phone, he comes across as bigger… -
The Latest Carpet Style Trends 2009
11 Sep 2009 | 3:16 pmChile Fashion Week grafica originally uploaded by kevinkobek.Hurray! After being on the lookout for several months, I've just come across information on the latest carpet style trends...This from the August 31/September 7, 2009 issue of Floor Covering News in an article titled "Mills roll out new products for fall, discuss trends, looks." [Subscription required for full article.]The latest news is primarily about color although Emily Morrow, Shaw's director of color, style and design states that "Hand-touched visuals are achieved in carpet through the use of striated yarns, creating the… -
Carpetology Blog Reinvents Itself
10 Aug 2009 | 6:34 amstarting from scratch originally uploaded by Rev Dan Catt. http://www.flickr.com/photos/revdancatt/ / CC BY 2.0Yes, it has been a while for The Carpetology Blog. It's not that I haven't been thinking about it. It's more that I haven't been sure how best to proceed at reinventing it given the various changes that have taken place...Chief amongst those changes is that I am no longer associated with Wear-Dated. Instead, I am chief simplifier of Simple Marketing Now, and have started a new associated blog, Simple Marketing Blog.Flooring The Consumer, though, continues strong! And, I still have a… -
Design Reviews From The Floor Up ~ Silver Screen Surroundings
24 Mar 2009 | 3:55 amMarch's Design Reviews From The Floor Up introduces you to ::Silver Screen Surroundings::, another inspiring site from interior decorator Linda Merrill, owner of Chameleon Interiors in Massachusetts.[Her company was included in a Washington Post article titled eDecorating - Web-Based Designers Click With Budget-Conscious Clients Who Want to Tackle Rooms Fast.]Linda's background encompasses both visual and performing arts, something I learned when I profiled her original ::Surrondings:: site in Design Reviews From The Floor Up ~ Surroundings. That's when I discovered ::Silver Screen…
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Wells Fargo
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Mrs. Shore's loss is women's gain
2 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pmWhen was the last time you lost $2,150? And because of a hole—not in your pocket, but in your stocking! The Wells Fargo History Museum in San Francisco recently opened a new exhibit, "Women Making Financial History." It interprets the many different roles women have played and are playing in the financial world: as bankers, as customers, as pioneers; even as images on currency. If you’re in town, I’d definitely recommend you check it out. (But until then, take a look at the mini-site about the exhibit, sort of a "sneak preview.") One of the interesting stories on the site is one about… -
Women Making Financial History
29 Oct 2009 | 10:45 amIn association with the International Museum of Women (IMOW) , the Wells Fargo History Museum in San Francisco has opened its latest exhibit, "Women Making Financial History." This exhibit examines women's roles in making and managing money, from the early history of the United States to today — all around the world. The exhibit features striking photo essays of women benefitting from micro-lending in Nepal, new entrepreneurship of Arab women in Qatar, and more. The original material is from IMOW's virtual exhibition, "Economica," which explores the many facets of women's… -
Clark, Gruber & Co. and the First National Bank of Denver
22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 pmIn past articles I covered the first national bank chartered in California and the first national bank chartered on the Pacific Coast. In this post I'll share some of the incredible history of the first national bank chartered west of the Great Plains, the First National Bank of Denver. This bank's history incorporates a gold rush, a private mint, a national bank, and ultimately a Federal mint. This is truly amazing. Our story begins in Leavenworth, Kansas Territory , in 1855 when Milton Clark set up shop as a grocer. Within two years, Clark, his brother Austin, and Emanuel Gruber… -
Build a Wells Fargo History Museum...
19 Oct 2009 | 2:52 pm...and they will come.... Minnesota may not be the center of the world in many respects, but the world certainly comes to visit us. Over a span of just two days, the Wells Fargo History Museum in Minnesota had visitors from six different countries.* First was a group of visitors from Iceland , who were on a trip tracing the paths of emigrants from Iceland to the United States. They were followed by a research scientist from Scotland, who came back the next day to show us photographs of the museum that he'd created in his village to document their local history. Next were… -
Remember and Prepare!
16 Oct 2009 | 4:45 pmSaturday, October 17, marks the anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake in the Bay Area. We've posted some stories this past week of people who remember the day. Also this past week, millions of Californians participated in the "The Great California Shake Out," a series of events that became the biggest earthquake drill ever. That morning 20 years ago, just about everyone everywhere was ducking, covering, maneuvering, practicing, checking. We're ready — but you can't be too ready, of course. That's why we practice, practice, practice. Meanwhile, the Bay Area Chapter of the…
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Whole Foods
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Hervé Mons
7 Nov 2009 | 2:00 amLearn about the art of the Affineur from a world-renowned master, Hervé Mons who discusses the business practices of Mansion Mons as well as their Tommes de Bois Noir goat’s milk cheese. -
Take a Holiday Wine Journey
6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 amTraveling for the holidays can be appealing, but let’s be honest…not all of us can afford a trip to Europe, South America or even northern California. You can take a journey by bottle instead of by plane with our “top notch wines at easy-to-swallow prices.” Your vinous passport to so many wonderful places minus the flight delays and inclement weather and – get this – all for under $15 a bottle. Now THAT is a deal that can’t be beat! This year’s top wines offer something for everybody – a veritable cornucopia of flavors to suit a variety of… -
Are You Ready for This?
5 Nov 2009 | 2:00 amIt’s November 5th and Thanksgiving Day is exactly three weeks away. (Cue Psycho-esque scary music here.) Whether you will be serving a house full of guests or a special dinner for two, preparing your kitchen ahead of time and thinking through your entertaining plan of action now can definitely save last-minute hassles on the big day. Here are some of our ideas and tips for getting ready for the impending holiday crunch. Prepare the Kitchen. Before things get crazy, organize your pantry, fridge and freezer, use things up (go all Iron Chef on it!) and make yourself aware of which holiday… -
Your Bookmark for the Holidays!
4 Nov 2009 | 11:00 amBusy, busy, busy – that’s what it’s been like around here as we tested recipes, searched out unique gifts and pulled together our very best tips to help you get ready for a memorable holiday season. Here’s a sampling of what we’ll be sharing with you on our blog over the coming weeks. Check out our introductory holiday video featuring Top Chef Season 5 winner Hosea Rosenberg and explore our great tips, recipes and creative ideas for taking this holiday season to a new level of taste. Find meaning in the present with our fantastic selection of holiday gifts. -
The Value Guru and the Five-Finger Discount
4 Nov 2009 | 1:00 amI was flipping through the October-November issue of The Whole Deal and this money-saving tip caught my eye (I wrote the piece months ago, so I’d almost forgotten it): Make Décor do Double Duty. Decorate your table with winter squash, fresh herbs, citrus, apples, pears, pomegranates and nuts, and then use them in recipes. It reminded me that the time and weather is right for my annual collection tromp. Every fall when the air gets as crisp and sweet as a new-crop apple, I grab my garden snips and a stiff bag or two and go out to essentially steal from Mother Nature. The loot is dried…
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Xerox
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Open Xerox Innovation
Nice initiative: test drive some of the latest Xerox Innovation - Open Xerox is an Open Innovation space to explore Xerox technologies, interact with Xerox scientists, or even establish innovation partnerships. Currently only one demo is available online - Natural Language Color Editing. This technology lets user use common words and phrases to change and improve color images - no need for advanced photo editing skills and tools. Nice example of making very complex technology much simpler to use and accessible, with a simpler version being part of the Xerox 7500 color printer driver. -
Geeks Unite
OK. So I guess I am a geek at heart. I’ve been doing public relations for technology companies for over 23 years. I love technology and telling the world about it. Last week the geek in me hit the jackpot. Daily, I have the opportunity to talk with some of the most brilliant minds at Xerox – the company’s research and development team. And for this announcement I worked with Paul Smith, who heads up the printable electronics lab at the Xerox Research Centre Canada, to help promote a really cool innovation – a silver ink -- that could help make plastic circuitry… -
Projetos sustentáveis e produtos inteligentes para a redução do consumo de energia e preservação da biodiversidade
[caption id="attachment_166" align="alignnone" width="440" caption="Fontes: Daniele Bori Rodrigo, Cristiana Lannes e Rodrigo Palo (Xerox Global Services)"][/caption] A Xerox é uma empresa que tem um histórico de iniciativas voltadas para o meio ambiente, sendo a primeira empresa a introduzir o conceito de redução de consumo em seus produtos além de ser a pioneira na implementação da remanufatura durante a década de 90. Hoje, a Xerox continua inovando seu pioneirismo para preservar o meio ambiente com projetos sustentáveis que combatem os atuais desafios globais: Alterações… -
Patient Care, Loyalty and "Meaningful Use"
Where did September and October go? It's November, with months passing like weeks. Holiday preparation begins, as the Healthcare industry also anticipates December's arrival of The Proposed Rule. Hopes are high that early EMR decisions and investments actually do meet requirements, while looking forward to a unified format and interoperability for patient records that will transforms the industry. However, one will not survive on EMR alone, with tightening "Meaningful Use" requirements progressively increasing as 2015 nears - and as the size of subsidized payments will decline. -
Kicking and screaming
You know I got dragged to the blogging world kicking and screaming…I was doing radio news in the days when I had the UPI and AP teletype machines clacking by my ears and I still have boxes that say teletype ribbon.. (you don’t know what a teletype ribbon is….?) Anyway I digress… I was one of those PR people who said, give me a story in a daily newspaper that reaches half a million and I’m happy. But this blogging world is pretty cool and allows me to – heaven forbid… be my own publisher. So on Information Overload…just like many of you, I start my morning coffee at home before…
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Yahoo!
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Explore Music Albums and Songs with Yahoo! Video Search
5 Nov 2009 | 8:00 amWe know that many of you come to Yahoo! Video search to find entertainment-related information. Our video search traffic also shows us that many of those queries have an exploratory intent, including digging for great work from your favorite music artists. Starting today, you can easily dive into albums and songs by your favorite music artist in Yahoo! Video Search. We have hooked into the “Web of Things” to intelligently extract the most popular albums and songs for artist or band queries. This feature lets you explore music artists intuitively and easily. For instance, say you are… -
Play That Funky Music with Yahoo! Search
28 Oct 2009 | 3:46 pmMusic is an integral part of everyday life. Since launching a partnership with Rhapsody in September 2008 and launching the FoxyPlayer last year, music has been an integral part of the Yahoo! Search experience as well. We have found that nearly 6 percent of all Yahoo! searches are music-related. Given the massive number of things people search for, we think it is pretty significant. With enhancements that we’ve made to the search experience, we are seeing a 38 percent increase in Rhapsody enhanced results served in our SERP since July. We’ve made it easier to find music videos, artist… -
Site Explorer Update: Brand New Dashboards, Now With More SearchMonkey
19 Oct 2009 | 12:08 pmThe Yahoo! Site Explorer team has created some great new features for site owners that provide you with even more information about your site. Experienced Site Explorer users will notice that we now have much more detailed page-level and site-level dashboard information for verified site owners. At the page level, you can now see your SearchMonkey object statistics. This means that if you’ve marked up your pages or provided us a feed that matches one of our existing SearchMonkey templates, your page will display all of the SearchMonkey objects we’ve indexed on that page. We’ve also… -
Accessing SearchMonkey Structured Objects via BOSS
15 Oct 2009 | 10:00 amSearchMonkey and the structured Web We’ve just announced an all-new Yahoo! Search experience, with many new features powered by SearchMonkey data. Since launching our open developer platform in May 2008, Yahoo! Search has enabled thousands of developers to shape the search experience for millions of Yahoo! users. If you are interested in building semantic applications similar to what we’ve come up with at Yahoo! Search, here are some details to get you started. What structured objects are available? All of the objects listed on the SearchMonkey homepage are available to you. With the… -
Yahoo! Sponsored Search Ads for BOSS
9 Oct 2009 | 1:10 pmEvery day thousands of developers drive Yahoo! Search BOSS traffic, serving millions of queries a day. Many of these developers have requested the ability to access Yahoo! Sponsored Search ads to monetize their BOSS innovations. Starting today, in partnership with Domain Development Corp (DDC), our first approved Yahoo! Search BOSS syndication partner, developers can get global access to Yahoo! Sponsored Search results and benefit from revenue generated by their BOSS-powered products. We invite you to apply to qualify for this program to have Yahoo! Sponsored Search ads appear on your sites.
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Zappos
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The Ballad of Melissa
6 Nov 2009 | 11:59 amThe gang writes a song for Melissa, whether she wants them to or not... -
Skate Item of the Week: Vans Classic Slip on Core Classics
6 Nov 2009 | 10:38 amWho in their junior high and high school days didn't at least own one pair of slip on Vans shoes? These comfortable, long lasting and easy to slip-on shoes are a part of our national heritage. Sitting in homeroom, doodling in pen on the rubber edge of your Vans is possibly the most 80's of memories. Well, now you can relive those glory days even in some of the retro-80's checkerboard styles with the Vans Classic Slip On Core Classics. These shoes are guaranteed to bring back memories and make your life a whole lot easier. Because let's be honest, who has time for shoelaces? You didn't have… -
Celebrity Gossip: Another Trump Wedding!
6 Nov 2009 | 10:25 amBritish songster Leona Lewis hasn't let fame change her - and she staunchly sticks by the people who have been with her from the start. In a new interview, Lewis, 24, addresses the fact that she is still with her boyfriend of seven years, Lou Al-Chamaa. Lewis says some people think you should ditch the people you knew before when you find fame, and she doesn't agree with that. "For people to think that you should leave someone because, all of a sudden, you're a singer and you have opportunities. I feel sorry for them." Lewis has also kept her residence in the "gritty" Hackney area of London. -
Outdoor Fall Season Recreational Activities: Form a Nature Club
6 Nov 2009 | 10:19 amThe fall season is a wonderful time of year for nature-oriented activities. Outdoor fall activities are a great way to stay active and nature can lend a helping hand in many ways. Leaves are changing into wondrous colors and the weather can be just the perfect temperature. Regularly participating in activities such as hiking, rock climbing, nature walks, camping, and other outdoor adventures can be a workout. It's also fun and a great way to spend time with family and friends. One way to be sure you get these outdoor activities in regularly is to form a nature club. Decide who you are… -
Workout Tip of the Week: Weekend Bootcamp Shape Up Tips
6 Nov 2009 | 10:06 amIt's the weekend, your time to sit back, relax and enjoy some late-morning snooze sessions. While weekends are great for catching up on sleep and much-needed R&R, they can offset your diet and weight loss goals that you've been keeping up with all week long. The antidote? Rev up your workout routine and squeeze in a bootcamp-style workout (or two). Experts say that interval training, otherwise known as circuit training, is a great way to rev up your metabolism and get over any weight loss plateau. If you're still struggling to lose those last few vanity pounds, your weekend could be the…
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Quicken Loans What's the DIFF?
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Adventures in corporate blogging - Quicken Loans Blog turns 3!
5 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pmWow. I can’t believe we launched this blog three years ago. So much has changed since then. Three whole years. The original team that launched this with me has all gone on to new things, with the exception of Matt Cardwell, who actually came up with the idea for this blog and wrote the first ever DIFF post (he’s been back to the pizzeria five times since he wrote that and brought several people with him). The mortgage industry has also changed tremendously in the past three years. I hope for the better. When we launched the DIFF blog, it was part of a much larger recruiting campaign. When… -
The Price of Being Obama’s Neighbor: $1,849,000
4 Nov 2009 | 2:01 pmThis article was originally published on Mortgage News, but I thought I'd share it with the rest of our readers on What's the Diff as well :) It’s a well known fact that President Obama is from Chicago. However, we rarely talk about his house or the neighborhood he lived in. This all ended when President Obama’s neighbors decided to sell their house. While social media and online marketing has long been used by corporations (i.e. Sony’s Stop Writing on My Wall Campaign), this is one of the few times we see individuals using media to sell their house. According to zillow.com,… -
Quicken Loans DIFF wishes you a Happy Halloween!
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Doctor M. David Jackson Will Tickle Your Funnybone as He Measures Your Muscles
28 Oct 2009 | 3:13 pmGoing to the doctor can be a drag. But if you have a great doctor, you might even look forward to it! Honestly, my own doctor, Dr. Peter Dews of the Providence hospital group in Detroit, is one of the great ones. In fact, when I recently called to make an appointment and learned he had moved to another hospital group many miles away, I gladly tracked him down and followed him there. He’s one that I could not let get away. In fact, he really renewed my faith in the medical profession after several bad doctor experiences. But in this post I want to talk about a doctor that Dr. Dews referred… -
YOUR EMAIL WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT READING IT
27 Oct 2009 | 2:43 pmHere's a story I find interesting.To make a long story short, the other day one of the team leaders from one of the Quicken Loans family of companies sent an email to the UFL and this is what happened. The UFL, for those not in the know, is the latest attempt to compete with the almighty NFL to supply the American public's never-ending thirst for good pro football. I don't want to mention the obvious, but lots of others have tried and failed (remember the USFL, the XFL, the World Football League, even Arena Football????), and that's what makes the email reply that the team…
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DocuSign Electronic Signature
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Just the FAQ’s: Electronic Signature for Real Estate
6 Nov 2009 | 6:55 pmWith the REALTORS® Conference & EXPO 2009 just around the corner, November 13th – 16th, we wanted to share some commonly asked questions about electronic signature. 1. What does DocuSign Electronic Signature do? DocuSign enables you to electronically send, sign, and manage your real estate and broker forms with confidence. You can use your current form creation process with DocuSign’s ability to mark up the document with yellow stick-e-tabs so you’ll never miss another signature or initial again. DocuSign also notifies your clients that they have documents to sign and will walk… -
Close It In The Cloud! DocuSign Demonstrating New Integrated ESIGN Solutions for Salesforce CRM
5 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pmDocuSign will be EVERYWHERE at the Cloud Computing Event of the year – salesforce.com Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco November 17-20, 2009. As a Gold Sponsor, we’ll have a private room for us to meet with you and discuss electronic signature or eSign services that will enable you to electronically send, sign and manage your documents from within your Salesforce CRM environment. We’ll also present three sessions: Close it in the Cloud!™ with DocuSign Smart Electronic Signatures, Electronic Contract Execution with Apttus, and DocuSign for… -
Community Energy: Fueling Sales with Electronic Signature from DocuSign for Salesforce
4 Nov 2009 | 6:58 pmSince 2002, Community Energy, L.P. has helped business, non-profits and residential customers benefit from reduced electrical costs. Community Energy works with large groups to combine their buying power to lower electrical rates from existing power providers. Community Energy’s Business Challenge Texas’ deregulated energy industry means that customers can select their electricity provider. Given that rates can fluctuate rapidly over short periods of time, residents and business owners can hunt for competitive prices but may lose their chances at the best deal. Community Energy must sign… -
Attend a RE BarCamp – Virtually.
4 Nov 2009 | 3:07 pmYesterday, we shared “5 Tips to Get the Most Out of RE BarCamp San Diego,” as we’ll be on hand to discuss electronic signature for real estate as well as other mobile office technologies. What if you can’t attend RE BarCamp San Diego? No worries – you’ll have an opportunity to discuss new, emerging technologies, tactics and tips to help you as a real estate professional in a Virtual RE BarCamp. What is a Virtual RE BarCamp anyway? From 9:00am to 4:00pm Pacific Time on November 17th, the day after the REALTORS® Conference & EXPO 2009 November 13th – 16th, dozens of the most… -
EDGAR Online: Reducing Risk with Electronic Signatures and DocuSign for Salesforce
3 Nov 2009 | 4:40 pmSince the mid-1990s, EDGAR® Online has provided analysts and investors US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory documents at an affordable price. As the first company in the US to distribute real-time SEC filings via the internet, EDGAR Online provides one of the most detailed US fundamental data sets in the world and is the leader in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) analysis and compliance tools. EDGAR Online’s Business Challenge Contracting for these unique online services involved mailing paper contracts, a process which often took days to complete as well as…
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Reckitt Benckiser
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RB digs in with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to maintain a nature reserve
As you may have read in my Tweets recently, October 23 was the New Technologies Group away day. We visited a nature reserve and spent the day helping the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the North Carr Conservation Group with maintenance of the reserve. It was a day of extremely tough manual labour – ... -
A quacker of a launch for OHOP!
The Australian RB offices have been hit with an influx of bizarre activity - cryptic concrete chalking, mirror messages and, more bizarrely, thousands of rubber duckies appearing everywhere! As part of the internal OHOP (Our Home Our Planet) committee we were challenged to develop an internal employee teaser and education campaign to ... -
Committed to making a big impact
Reckitt Benckiser is known to most as the leader in the household cleaning segment which has several mega brands to its credit. It is also known as a company which has been committed to providing superior products to consumers. However, few know of the company’s commitment to child welfare. RB has been associated with ... -
Reckitt Benckiser wins innovation award from The Economist
Last week RB received The Economist's Innovation Award 2009 for Corporate use of innovation. With this award, The Economist recognizes people and companies for their creative and innovative thinking. Also known as the "Oscar of Innovation", this award is the only one of it's kind and it is a great honor for ... -
Insights into R&D: Elaborating on my tweets
For those of you who follow me on Twitter ( @discoverRB -Edd), I’ve decided to write a blog post. This should give you a bit more insight into my job and what I’ve actually been up to recently, as it’s difficult to say much with only 140 characters. I have two ...
