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Saving you money for life tip: Money-saving myths
5 Feb 2010 | 9:43 amWhich tips will save you money and which are busts? During these hard economic times, everybody is searching for ways to save money. But is everything you read true? Probably not. The Dolans at... 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. -
Five Little Known Facts of Life Insurance That Can Have Big Implications for Older Americans
4 Feb 2010 | 10:50 amI found this press release by Golden Gateway Financial and thought it would be a perfect topic to share… especially because many of us are, or know older Americans who are struggling as a result of... 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!
3 Feb 2010 | 12:45 pmFebruary 03, 2010 Changing bad habits can save you a fortune on your life insurance Description: You may be paying more than you have to for your life insurance coverage. Byron Udell, the nation’s... 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. -
SENIOR SIGNALS: Medicaid may deem it an asset
2 Feb 2010 | 9:00 amAn article in The Bristol Press explains that while term life insurance policies do not count as assets for Medicaid eligibility, the value of whole life policies (the kind that accumulates cash... 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 Feature: Amazon S3 now supports Object Versioning
8 Feb 2010 | 8:56 pmWe've added beta support for Versioning across all Amazon S3 Regions. Versioning provides an additional layer of protection for your S3 objects. You can easily recover from unintended user errors or application failures. You can also use Versioning for data retention and archiving. Once you have enabled Versioning for a particular S3 bucket, any operation that would have overwritten an S3 object (PUT, POST, COPY, and DELETE) retains the old version of the object. Here's a simple diagram of Versioning in action: Each version of the object is assigned a version id. For example, each… -
Kindle: more than an e-book reader, it's a development platform
5 Feb 2010 | 4:14 pmLast month we announced the forthcoming release of the Kindle Development Kit, a suite of programming interfaces, tools, and documentation that allows you to build active content that you can promote in the Kindle Store. I travel a lot, and I'm seeing more and more Kindles every time I fly. Kindle owners never hesitate to tell me how much they love their devices and its capabilities -- the long battery life, an easy-on-the-eyes display, an incredibly convenient form factor, the instant gratification of accessing and downloading new content on-the-go whenever something strikes their fancy. -
Debug your Elastic MapReduce job flows in the AWS Management Console
3 Feb 2010 | 8:47 amWe are excited to announce that we’ve added support for job flow debugging in the AWS Management Console – making Elastic MapReduce even easier to use for developing large data processing and analytics applications. This capability allows customers to track progress and identify issues in the steps, jobs, tasks, or task attempts of their job flows. The job flow logs continued to be saved in Amazon S3 and now the state of tasks and task attempts is persisted in Amazon SimpleDB so customers can analyze their job flows even after they’ve completed. Very simple… -
AWS Outbound Data Transfer Prices Reduced By $0.02/GB
1 Feb 2010 | 10:11 pmWe've reduced the prices for data transfer out of AWS by $0.02 (two cents) per GB across all regions. Effective February 1, 2010, pricing for data transferred out of Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon SQS, Amazon RDS, and Amazon VPC will change as follows: Level Old Price New Price First 10 TB per month $0.17/GB $0.15/GB Next 40 TB per month $0.13 $0.11 Next 100 TB per month $0.11 $0.09 Over 150 TB per month $0.10 $0.08 Pricing for data transferred out of Amazon CloudFront will change as follows (these are prices for the US region; prices in the other regions have also been… -
Server Density - Easy Server Monitoring
28 Jan 2010 | 10:18 amThe Server Density monitoring service now supports Amazon EC2 using data collected and made available via Amazon CloudWatch and an optional lightweight monitoring agent. Provided as a fully managed hosting service, Server Density can provide a snapshot of server status at any time. Alerts can be triggered from any of the metrics and can be delivered via cell phone (SMS), email, or iPhone. All of the data can be graphed, and a "tactical overview" dashboard provides a quick look at the latest monitored values for each server under management. There's a free level (one…
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American Express
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8 Financial Considerations of Ecommerce
8 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pmFrom Gregory Go: Selling products online uses the same basic principles and strategies as offline (or "brick & mortar") retailing. Provide a good product, at a reasonable price, with some exceptional customer service. Buy low, sell high. Repeat and profit. Online retailing involves the same principles, but the tactics and mechanics are different. Here's a look at 8 facets of ecommerce that will affect your retail business' finances and processes. 1. Lower prices When you’re the only widget seller within 10 miles, you can charge list prices. When you’re competing online in a… -
How to Avoid Gullibility
8 Feb 2010 | 2:34 pmFrom Guy Kawasaki: Who among us have not fallen for a stupid idea, pitch, or proposal? At some level, we’re all gullible where “gullibility” is defined as “an unusual tendency toward being duped or taken advantage of.” Fortunately, Stephen Greenspan has written a book called Annals of Gullibility: Why We Get Duped and How to Avoid It. In the conclusion of his book, Greenspan explains how to become less gullible: Don’t rush big decisions. When we make big decisions in a rush or when we are exhausted, they tend to be bad ones. We have to decide few things… -
What Super Bowl Advertising Can Teach Your Small Business
8 Feb 2010 | 1:48 pmFrom Rohit Bhargava: How many of you reading this article have an extra $2.6 million lying around to spend on a single TV ad? That was the price tag this year to place a 30 second spot during the Super Bowl on CBS. To a small business owner, several words probably come to mind when thinking about those brands that did spend this kind of money on a single ad. Irresponsible comes to mind. Wasteful is likely somewhere in there too. Certainly a word that probably doesn't come to mind at all is strategic. After all, it's tough to imagine a talking baby or a house made out of beer cans having any… -
Inventions: Solutions in Search of Problems
8 Feb 2010 | 12:31 pmFrom John Mariotti: The title of this short article represents one of the toughest “sells” in the field of innovation. There are millions of clever ideas out there. The challenge is whether there is a need for these ideas that is strong enough to cause someone to “buy them.” Just because an idea is neat, unique, clever or even useful, doesn’t mean that discriminating buyers will pay for it. (NOTE: I discussed this in my last OPEN FORUM article: “I need that!…”). When you have a problem and someone offers a solution,… -
The Advocate's Approach Versus The Creative Approach: Negotiation Techniques for Creative Solutions
8 Feb 2010 | 12:04 pmFrom Thursday Bram: When you start a negotiation, you're looking for a solution to a problem. Whether you're talking to a client, a vendor, or someone else, a negotiation is meant to find a compromise. In many cases, those compromises are simply splitting the difference between what you need and what the other party needs. That approach doesn't necessarily provide an answer that either of you are happy with, though. But what if you could find a solution that provided benefits for everyone involved? What if you could finish a negotiation with a win-win solution? If you start with the goal of a…
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American Red Cross
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Podcast Episode #21: Part of Something Larger
9 Feb 2010 | 5:58 amWhile a massive relief operation is underway in Haiti, the American Red Cross continues its work in communities across the country. >> Listen Now >> Episodes 1-20 of Cross the Globe You can subscribe to this podcast in iTunes by going to your iTunes Store and searching for “Cross the Globe.” -
Video: Items We Are Distributing in Haiti
5 Feb 2010 | 9:01 amTracy Reines, Director of International Disaster Response, shows you a few examples of items we’re distributing to survivors in Haiti. -
“The Haitians Are Leading The Way”
4 Feb 2010 | 9:54 amAmerican Red Cross volunteer Winnie Romeril returned from Haiti this past weekend after spending two weeks working on relief efforts there. Winnie has been instrumental in providing information about her experiences to us for sharing on this blog. On Monday, she spoke at a round table briefing at our National Headquarters. Here are some descriptions of the work she took part of, and her impressions upon leaving the country. The Red Cross firmly believes that we must work with the community to figure out their needs. One example is how our water purification teams talk to community leaders to… -
Haiti: Social Web Love
4 Feb 2010 | 9:52 amYou are coming together in an incredible way to support people in Haiti. Check out some of our favorite Tweets and Facebook comments from the last 24 hours: lhtorres: @Samasource teamed up with @crowdflower, @ushahidi, @redcross and others to crowd source relief with Mission 4636 http://bit.ly/bNeEas Cool CharlotteCtyARC: A Haitian/American whose home came crashing down on him after the earthquake, came into the Chapter today. He wants to be a #RedCross vol. SteffChilds My company, ConAgra, donated $100,000 to the @RedCross Haiti Relief Fund on @TheEllenShow today. So proud of our work! -
Update from the Ground: Haiti Earthquake
1 Feb 2010 | 11:38 amBelow are two video updates from American Red Cross Emergency Response Unit team members on the ground in Haiti. Watch to get a sense of how distribution at camp sites is assessed and carried out. The Red Cross is focusing on three areas – food, clean drinking water and other relief items such as hygiene kits, blankets, tarps, sleeping mats, tents and water containers. The relief items are helping more than 10,000 families (50,000 people) to date – with plans to increase this number. About 79 percent of the funds spent or committed by the American Red Cross have been for food and water;…
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Analog Devices
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New Touch-Screen Controllers Offer Robust Sensing for Portable Displays
1 Feb 2010 | 11:33 amTouch-screen displays are replacing mechanical buttons in smart phones, MP3 players, navigation systems, laptop computers, and other devices. First generation devices suffered from low accuracy, false detection, and high power consumption. New devices--which offer improved accuracy, lower power consumption, and result filtering--can also sense temperature, supply voltage, and touch pressure. -
Driving PIN Diodes: The Op-Amp Alternative
1 Feb 2010 | 11:32 amPIN diodes, which sandwich a lightly doped intrinsic region between heavily doped P and N regions, are used extensively in RF and microwave applications. PIN diode drivers--which provide a controlled forward bias current and reverse bias voltage--use discrete designs or specialized ICs. As an alternative, widely available op amps can be used. Op amps in this class feature wide bandwidth, high slew rate, and enough steady-state current to drive PIN diodes. -
ADIsimPower Provides Robust, Customizable DC-to-DC Converter Designs
5 Jan 2010 | 2:35 pmDesigners of dc-to-dc converters are faced with an overwhelming number of options for power management ICs. Finding the best combination of features, performance, integration level, and price can be difficult enough, and the actual design work can be daunting. ADIsimPower™ simplifies the IC selection process and provides the information required to build an optimized dc-to-dc converter. -
Termination of High-Speed Converter Clock Distribution Devices
5 Jan 2010 | 2:17 pmWhen using clock distribution devices or clock fanout buffers to clock ADCs and DACs, two main sources of signal degradation need to be dealt with: PCB traces behave like low-pass filters, attenuating clock signals and distorting clock edges as they travel along the trace; and reflections can cause undershoot and overshoot, severely degrading the signal and the overall clock performance. -
Adjustable-Gain Difference Amplifier Circuit Measures Hundreds of Volts, Rejects Large Common-Mode Signals
1 Dec 2009 | 7:51 amA diff-amp in a feedback loop with an inverting op amp is useful for measuring differential signals up to 500 V. This circuit also rejects large common-mode voltages, and allows the differential gain to be set by a ratio of resistors, enabling the user to select the level of attenuation.
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Avaya
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Greetings
8 Feb 2010 | 2:41 pmWelcome from the newest blogger on the Avaya blogroll. My name is Wilson Korol and I am the new Sustainability Business Leader here at Avaya, coming over from Nortel in the acquisition that took place in December 2009. My contributions to the avaya.com blog will focus on green and sustainability in the corporate setting, with particular attention paid to the tech sector. As you are surely aware, green is a big topic, and getting bigger seemingly every day/month/year. As a starting point, I will be looking at topics such as how and where we work, the lifecycle of products from design to… -
Real Time Collaboration in a Virtual Desktop Environment
7 Feb 2010 | 5:43 pmThe scenario: In a virtual desktop environment the users have only a thin client on their desks. The thin client (a web browser, Citrix client or Wyse terminal) accesses the business and office applications running on a server in the data center or in the cloud. Technical terms used for this are Desktop Virtualization (VDI, Microsoft Web Access) or Cloud Computing (Google docs and Apps). In my humble opinion (IMHO) desktop virtualization is great when you want to ensure nobody can copy your customer data and walk away with it. There is simply no way to copy any data on a USB drive if you have… -
The Communication Revolution - Device Overload
4 Feb 2010 | 8:31 amApple recently announced it's long rumored iPad tablet device. With all the buzz the announcement is creating, it reminded me of another modern communications issue I have; too many devices! The explosion in device technologies and types is a major part of the communication revolution and the challenges it presents to us. The communication revolution is driven by new communication modes being adopted today; social networks, texting, IM, video, blogs, RSS feeds and more. It's also driven by the emerging new devices and technologies, especially smart phones, and the ever advancing capabilities… -
The Lessons of Recent Events
4 Feb 2010 | 4:59 amRecent natural disasters cause us to pause for many reasons. We grieve for the many lost lives and those who continue to suffer. We wonder how events of such horrible magnitude can occur. We marvel at our society’s ability to rally in the face of such devastation and we feel kinship in the outpouring of support for those in need. For those of us who are remote from the immediate impact of these events, these events should cause us to learn and act. Will we be prepared when the future earthquake, tropical cyclone, wildfire, flood or other catastrophe impacts our organizations? There are many… -
#Hashtag Karma
1 Feb 2010 | 5:28 amIn Eastern beliefs, “Karma is the law of moral causation.” You don’t have to understand the intricacies of this ancient philosophy to see the wisdom in the Sanskrit text, “According to the seed that’s sown, So is the fruit you reap there from…” During our last conversation I mentioned two bodies of work on the subject of the importance of customer service and customer experience. Adding to this dialog, a recent survey by the research firm Strativity Group contributes that, “Customers continue to reward exceptional customer experience even in tough economic times.” I’ve…
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Avis
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Road trip to Stonehenge
25 Jan 2010 | 7:56 amI recently decided to visit one of this country’s most mystical landmarks, Stonehenge. And as I live in London, I decided to see what else was on offer in that area, because I rarely get to explore this country’s heritage outside of the city. On this road trip I discovered the marvellous array of attractions and historic sites around Stonehenge itself. I also found a recently renovated English tradition along the way. Coming from London the journey involves taking the M3 south before heading West on the A303. It is here, near Basingstoke, that I discovered the reborn English tradition… -
Welcome to the new look We Try Harder blog!
22 Jan 2010 | 5:46 amWith 2010 already upon us we are pleased to unveil the upgraded Avis We Try Harder blog, including a fresh look to go with the new decade. We have been working behind the scenes updating systems so the site runs faster and along with the design improvements, helping to make it quicker and easier for you to find what you are looking for and generally making it a better blogging experience for you! We have also added links to our Twitter page, where you can keep up to date with all our latest Tweets. Don’t worry about losing track of your favourite posts, as all of our old blog posts and… -
Avis’ NEW office at London City Airport
15 Jan 2010 | 3:11 amAs part of the team at Avis London City I am proud to announce that we are now the premier car rental company for London City Airport, and will be for the next 7 years. This means that Avis now are the only car rental company with access to the main front car park and our customers do not have to take the lengthy walk to the long stay car park to collect their rental car. We are also excited as we have had a brand new office, which is situated just next to the terminal building and has a Traffic Master and Flight Information Screen to help get your journey off to the best possible start. Also… -
Travelling around Egypt
13 Jan 2010 | 6:42 amI recently returned home from a holiday around Egypt and, seeing as I haven’t written on the blog for a while, I thought I’d take the opportunity to write about it. I covered a lot of ground in my 16 days there and I found it to be an incredibly diverse and rewarding country to visit. Below is a summary of my top 5 destinations: Cairo Makes the list for the Pyramids of Giza alone. But, while visiting the pyramids will place a tick on anyone’s “places to visit in my lifetime” list, there is so much more to Cairo than the world’s only remaining Ancient Wonder… -
Highways Agency – Be prepared when driving in winter!
5 Jan 2010 | 2:50 amWith wind, rain, ice and snow – winter can throw the very worst at us. So to help make sure you are prepared when travelling by car this season, here’s some helpful advice from the Highways Agency. For a smoother journey check your vehicle is ready for winter. Regularly servicing and checking your vehicle is in good running order before setting out, will reduce your chances of breaking down on the road. It’s worth making these checks regularly – especially before a long journey: • Check and replace the anti-freeze in the radiator • Make sure your lights are clean and check the…
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Best Western
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Teaching kids geography
7 Feb 2010 | 10:59 pmWhen the National Geographic Society surveyed 18- to 24-year-old Americans in 2006 to find out what they knew about the world, only 37 percent could find Iraq on a map, despite the fact that U.S. troops have been in that country since 2003, according to the Harvard alumni magazine. Places closer to home didn't fare much better: 50 percent couldn't locate New York, the country's third largest state.I'm determined to teach my children that there's a world outside their own community. Travel can certainly help with that but I'd also like them to be able to look at a map and identify states,… -
Big cities on a budget: $150 or $200 a day?
7 Feb 2010 | 8:34 pmIn less than two months my kids get a week off from school. Spring break!We're planning to head East for a whirlwind tour of our nation's best big cities. We'll fly into Boston, head for New York, and then end up in D.C.As usual we'll be traveling on a tight budget. But how tight should we make it? $150 a day? $200 a day? This needs to cover food, lodging, activities, and transportation.What seems reasonable? -
Where I want to bring my kids next: Oaxaca
7 Feb 2010 | 11:08 amI have always wanted to visit Oaxaca, the southern Mexico state stretching between the mountains of Chiapas and the Pacific Ocean. The rich moles sauces, the colonial capitol, the ancient ruins, the lazy beach towns--all of these things have called out to me.After a friend brought her two children to Oaxaca the city and told me about taking a cooking class, I started to think about bringing my kids. And then I read a story highlighting Oaxaca's many kid-friendly attractions in the San Francisco Chronicle and now I'm convinced I must go. When? Not sure. But it has officially been put on my… -
Truckee, Calif.: A snowy spot for families
31 Jan 2010 | 9:55 pmTruckee was once a place you stopped to fill up your car with gas on the way to one of the many ski resorts that circle Lake Tahoe. But now skiers are staying over night in this small town, located about 30 minutes from Reno.With a handful of great places to bed down, a happening restaurant scene, and a main drag lined with old Western facades, Truckee offers more charming delights than you'll find at any of the ski resort villages.My family recently spent two days in Truckee, and we discovered a great places were travelers can stay, play, and eat.Stay: With feather beds, an outdoor hot tub,… -
A few tips on kids and ski gear
31 Jan 2010 | 4:01 amWe're in the midst of our second trip to the snow this year, and I've learned a few things when it comes to kids and ski gear:1) Dress kids in layers: Children are miserable when they're cold--and when they're hot. Dress them in layers. On the top, put them in a long underwear top, a wool sweater or fleece shirt, and a waterproof, well-insulated ski jacket. On the bottom, they need waterproof pants or bib tops, and likely a pair of long underwear.2) Wool socks are a must: Tiny toes freeze without them. Soft, thin wool socks are most comfortable. Never double up with two pairs, or else they'll…
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Bigelow Tea
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Happy Birthday Ruth Campbell Bigelow!
9 Feb 2010 | 7:04 amSpecial day for the Bigelow Tea company…..114 years ago Ruth Campbell Bigelow was born on this day in Providence RI! Happy Birthday Grandma….thanks for all you did for all of us here at Bigelow! Cindi Bigelow -
Bigelow Tea’s Teabags and Wrappers are Much More Than Just Packaging!
9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 amBelieve it! Your Bigelow Tea teabags and the wrappers that envelop them have a significant impact on the aroma and taste of the tea you drink! While many people think wrappers and teabags are simply forms of packaging, at Bigelow Tea the bag and the foil wrapper are carefully crafted components, integral to the overall tea-drinking experience. When tea lovers got together with Cindi Bigelow for a Tea Social in New York City in January, Cindi talked to her special tea guests about the often-overlooked teabag and its wrapper. The Tea Scoop was at the event, and afterward shared a fantastic… -
Bigelow Tea Celebrates Black History Month
8 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war, that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality…. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Image Courtesy of Awarenessdates.com We are a nation of dreamers, fuelled by inspirational leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., who planted the seeds of Hope in our hearts and minds when he addressed all people – black, white and every shade in between – with his memorable “I have a… -
The Who: What, When and Where!
5 Feb 2010 | 6:00 amThanks to The Who for the image Never mind the chips, salsa and beer. The refreshment of choice during Super Bowl XLIV should have been Bigelow Tea—at least during halftime! That’s when The Who, one of the greatest rock groups ever, performed their dynamic live set in Miami, as part of the most-watched television program in history! If you were one of the 106.5 million viewers who saw the New Orleans Saints defeat the Indianapolis Colts, you probably enjoyed seeing Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey rock the arena with a medley of their classics, like “Pinball Wizard” and… -
The Bigelow Tea Weight Loss Update
3 Feb 2010 | 9:45 amWEIGHT LOSS UPDATE: Ok to make matters worse with our weight loss contest, a wonderful woman I work with in Sales and Marketing just lost 10 lbs in 3 weeks using Jenny Craig. Meanwhile my friendly Vice Presidents (VP HR and VP S&M) have lost 2 and 5 pounds respectively in 14 weeks. What is wrong with this picture? I will tell you that by venting my frustration on our blog about the lack of progress, the VP Sales and Marketing seems to be much more serious about this endeavor. Maybe that is the piece of the puzzle I needed to better motivate them. He read what some people said on our…
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Boeing
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Up in the air
8 Feb 2010 | 2:18 pmFirst flight of the 747-8! The -8 Freighter took to the skies at 12:39 p.m. Seattle time on Monday. It's all just a little bittersweet for me. Obviously, I worked hard in my previous role to sell this airplane, and I'm extremely excited to see it flying. But since I'm still in Asia following the Singapore Air Show, and visiting customers, I didn't get to see this historic flight in person. Nonetheless, I'm sure I'll get to see this great airplane fly many times in the future as we begin our flight test program. 747 Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein and Capt. Tom Imrich were at the controls for the… -
Gonna fly now
6 Feb 2010 | 9:50 pmThe first flight of the 747-8 Freighter is set for Monday, February 8, at 10 a.m. Seattle time. We completed taxi tests on Saturday, the last functional test planned before the -8 flies. We're told that the airplane reached a top speed of 90 knots (103.5 mph, 166.6 kph) during the tests, with Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein at the controls. The 747-8 during taxi tests in Everett on Saturday. We'll be making available a live Webcast of the takeoff and landing at this site. That site will be available 24 hours before the flight. You can check out more information about the first flight at… -
I gotta feeling
5 Feb 2010 | 12:30 pmSINGAPORE - I just finished up my 2nd Singapore Air Show. What a week! Things for me got started with the ATW (Air Transport World) awards. Air New Zealand took home the big prize, “Airline of the Year, and Air Tran Airways won the “Airline Market Leadership Award.” Perhaps the highlight of the ATW event was the amazing sight of Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe, up on stage taking part in a “haka,” the traditional Maori dance ceremony. Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe (on the right in the foreground) does a haka at the ATW Awards in Singapore. Photo courtesy: Air Transport World At my press… -
Heat of the moment
3 Feb 2010 | 1:39 pmSINGAPORE - I delivered my media briefing here on Tuesday at a very hot, muggy and busy air show. A lot of the news coverage so far has focused on our outlook for the next couple of years - essentially that 2010 will be another year where we won't see a huge demand in terms of aircraft sales, but that we see this year as a year of recovery, with 2011 the year airlines return to profitability, and 2012 when we expect to see a rebound in demand. I also had the opportunity to "co-host" a segment on CNBC Asia's Squawk Box this week. As I mentioned on the show, Asia is the hot aviation market… -
GOL!!
1 Feb 2010 | 11:31 amSINGAPORE - I'm at the air show and getting ready for my press briefing here. There's a lot to talk about as always and I hope to fill you in as time permits. Meantime, Boeing reached a pretty neat milestone just recently, that I couldn’t pass up telling you about. Over the holiday break in December, at our Commercial Delivery Center at Boeing Field, two flight crews from Brazilian airline, GOL, boarded a pair of white and orange liveried Next-Generation 737-800s and jetted off to Brazil. Why was that a milestone? The first of those two airplanes to depart was the 3,133rd Next-Generation…
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BreakingPoint Labs
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A Cybersecurity Education: House Bill 4061
8 Feb 2010 | 7:55 am"Now you know, and knowing is half the battle," were words spoken at the end of every G.I. Joe cartoon during the mid-1980s and served as a conclusion to public service announcements. For some reason this statement has always stayed with me and I often use the saying, typically in a sarcastic manner. But late last week and again this morning this 80s era disclaimer resonated once again after the U.S. House of Representatives passed bill 4061, "To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards". The main tenant of the bill requires President Obama's administration to… -
Setting The Standard
5 Feb 2010 | 11:37 amNext week is my favorite week of the year. It's the Sales Operations meetings held at our headquarters in Austin. Each year we bring the sales people and sales engineers together to review the previous year and preview the year moving forward. More importantly I get to show off. 2009, from all facets, was an incredible year here at BreakingPoint. Sales had an amazing year, with huge growth. Our employee base grew by nearly 30%, much of that being our heavy investment in the security group. We put out 3 major releases and 3 minor releases of our firmware for the BreakingPoint Elite. And our… -
Answers to the Top IPv6 Questions
5 Feb 2010 | 5:53 amMedia headlines tell us we should be concerned about IPv6. After all, cyber criminals are already "taking advantage of IPv6 vulnerabilities" and we are running out of IPv4 addresses "at an alarming rate". But there are so many unanswered questions around IPv6 and shifting through what is truth and what is hype can be a challenge. We figured we would take on the IPv6 conversation in our next webcast and answer the questions you have been asking: What does IPv6 actually mean for my network? Will we really run out of IPv4 addresses in 2011? Is IPv6 only about address allocation or is it also… -
Applying Probability to CyberSecurity
29 Jan 2010 | 5:50 amIf you ask your IT team if your network is secure, hopefully they'll say 'yes'. If you ask a hacker, I'm pretty confident they will say 'no'. Technically, it is the hacker that is right, but a more informative answer is 'somewhere in between'. It's a black and white question with a gray answer.I minored in physics, and while that didn't turn me into a great physicist, it did teach me a different perspective on the world. If you stick with physics long enough to cover the Heisenberg uncertainty principle you learn that nothing is certain in the universe. The best you can do is a probability… -
Upcoming Cyber Security Events
19 Jan 2010 | 7:33 amTomorrow begins a mad rush of cyber security events throughout the country. BreakingPoint will have people at several shows over the next month, and in most cases we will be providing on site cyber security simulation demonstrations. In case you are attending one of these shows or simply live in the area and want to meet up give us a shout here or on Twitter. I've listed some of the upcoming events below: DoD Cyber Crime ConferenceJanuary 25-27, 2010 | St. Louis, MO BreakingPoint will be exhibiting in booth #404 at the Cyber Crime…
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Cisco
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FIVE Years of Cisco Blogs!!
8 Feb 2010 | 1:54 pmAbout.com tells me that the fifth anniversary gift is…wood. I’m not sure what to do with that, but what I do know is that five years ago this past February we posted our first external blog entry on our first external blog. I’m proud to say I started the first blog at Cisco on the topic of High Tech Public Policy, and as Laura Ipsen, then the VP of Government Affairs (now SVP/GM of our Smart Grid Business Unit) stated in our first blog entry, entitled “Welcome,” the purpose of this medium was to interact and listen: “Fundamentally, Cisco’s… -
VIDEO | Cisco@25: SVP R&D Joel Bion Remembers Early Days
8 Feb 2010 | 9:43 amContinuing with our 25th anniversary celebration this year, we’re highlighting Joel Bion, SVP of Research & Advanced Development. Joel has been with Cisco a little over 20 years and his best memory is the family-like atmosphere of Cisco. He emhasizes Cisco’s “figure-it-out” attitude, no matter what the issue is. This attitude, he says, has been carried over from the earliest days of Cisco to make it the successful company it is today. Joel also discusses Cisco’s IOS software that was developed at the inception of the company and has… -
BOLD FACED Names at WEF2010 in Davos
5 Feb 2010 | 8:56 amBrad Pitt. Lady GaGa. Madonna. Britney Spears. Justin Timberlake. Bono. Montgomery Burns. These luminaries of entertainment were not at the World Economic Forum last week in Davos, Switzerland. Or, if they were, I certainly didn’t see them. Although, Monty Burns would have been a welcome addition. I thought I would post a list of names of people that I did see or run into at WEF. Not to (only) namedrop, but just to demonstrate who the attendees of the conference actually are…to give you a sense of who attends…and that,… -
Cisco CFO Frank Calderoni on Q2 FY2010 Earnings
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Wim Elfrink, EVP, Chief Globalisation Officer, at WEF2010 in Davos
1 Feb 2010 | 12:53 amWim Eflrink, EVP and Chief Globalization Officer, talks about his experience at WEF2010 in Davos, Switzerland. He talks about sustainability, the relative mood of attendees this year compared to last, and what he hopes can be accomplished as a result of this year’s conference.
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Clorox
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Removing Yellow Stains from Washing
4 Feb 2010 | 7:25 amQ. I’ve used Clorox bleach to clean my white t-shirts, but I’ve noticed yellow stains after washing them. I do my laundry at a neighborhood laundry that has front-loading machines. I dilute the bleach with a gallon of water and add it after the water has gone into the machine for the wash cycle but still get the yellow spots. Is there any way to remove them? I don’t think non-chlorine bleach is as effective on white t-shirts. A. It’s a little difficult to be sure what the likely cause is without seeing the “yellow stains”. Here are some potential… -
Bleach & Expiration Dates
2 Feb 2010 | 7:03 amQ. I work at a hospital. They are very strict on expired products. The powers that be say that the date stamped on the bottles is an expiration date. A. It is always good to have fresh product available, especially in hospital settings. On the Clorox® Regular-Bleach bottle shoulder there is a 2 line ink-jet code. The topline has a letter followed by a 7 digit code. The letter and first number are producing plant identification; the next 4 digits are a Julian production code and the final 2 digits are a shift identification. The second line is the EPA registration number (5813) followed by a… -
Removing Orange Residue
28 Jan 2010 | 7:40 amQ. I would like to ask if you may know why blotches of orange are showing up on our clothes. I use bleach on my whites only, but I’m getting orange on all our clothes, beached or not bleached. Any ideas why? Could it be the water or the old washing machine? A. Sorry about the blotches. This is a little difficult without seeing the exact problem. Here are some potential causes and solutions: Since it is on all clothes, not just specific wash loads, then likely it is a water quality issue. Some metals become dissolved in either well water or come from old metal pipes, which creates rust,… -
Removing Burn Stains
26 Jan 2010 | 6:08 amQ. I just made a burn stain on my favorite linen shirt. Do you know if I can take it out with some bleach? A. The dividing line for scorch marks is how badly/deeply the mark is in the fabric. Light marks usually can be removed, while deep ones probably will always have some/a lot of permanent discoloration. I’m assuming the linen shirt is white or bleachable, and not severely discolored. Your best bet is to try and make a 50/50 hydrogen peroxide solution, add it to a dampened old white cloth, and apply it to the scorched area. To help increase the removal, use another piece of dry white… -
Bleach & Hot Water Usage
22 Jan 2010 | 6:41 amQ. During a recent training session, an instructor told the group that using regular bleach in hot water deactivates the disinfecting properties of the bleach. Is this true? The topic at hand was the use of bleach in a machine and disinfecting the “faces” of manikins used in CPR training, if that affects your response. Additionally, will using regular bleach in cold water still disinfect surfaces? And will using the newer cold-water bleach disinfect fabric as well as clean? A. Let’s take the questions one-at-a-time: Definitely a great idea to clean up the dummies’ faces.
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Coca-Cola
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Boys And Girls Club of America
5 Feb 2010 | 1:10 pmI am a little late blogging about this, but I still wanted to share an opportunity for everyone to get a sneak peak at one of the ads from this weekends big game and to support the Boys and Girls Club of America.As you can tell from this 1948 photograph showing a delivery truck with a message for the Boy's Club, The Coca-Cola Company has a long heritage of supporting the Boys and Girls Club of America. Many of our Chairman from Woodruff on down have served on the Board of BGCA culminating in Roberto Goizueta announcing a 10 year $ 60 million dollar commitment.This year, if you give a… -
Spotlight on The World of Coca-Cola - Mean Joe Greene Jersey Poster
5 Feb 2010 | 8:13 am30 years ago during the big game, the all-time fan favorite Mean Joe Greene commercial aired while his team went on to take the victory. Last year, we did a two part (Part 1, Part 2) interview with him about the making of the commercial and he told us that the boy who starred in the commercial with him, Tommy Okun, got the actual jersey used during the filming. Did you know that you too also could have had a Mean Joe jersey? This poster, which is in the World of Coca-Cola's sports and entertainment Milestones Gallery, was part of the Joe Greene "Wear my number and name"… -
Collector Focus - Krystal Gaubert
4 Feb 2010 | 11:29 amLast week I posted a story about James Love and his Coca-Cola Collection, I have also received a Twitter post from Krystal Gaubert with some photographs and a link to a newspaper article on her collection that I wanted to share with you.Krystal sent me the some information on her collection.I have been collecting since I was 7. One piece at a time, till it has now grown into something beyond my control! I have a few favorites! Its impossible to choose just one. A few favs: a Coca-Cola neon sign I received as a Christmas gift, a couple cans from various countries with all the text in a… -
Saving Your Treasures - How to preserve a poster
3 Feb 2010 | 9:59 pmOver the next few months, we'll be presenting a series on the blog that will teach you how to preserve your historic photos, documents and items in your own archives collection, using as examples items from our Coca-Cola Archives. This first example - fitting for of Black History month - features a poster from an early series of ads in the 1950s featuring African Americans. A colleague of mine brought this poster to me that hung in her grandmother's store in Alabama years ago. There was a lot of wear and tear on the 50 year-old poster, so I asked preservationist Bob Inge of Inge… -
Happy Birthday Norman Rockwell
3 Feb 2010 | 8:43 amToday, February 3rd, is Norman Rockwell's birthday. I posted a few weeks ago about the new painting by Rockwell that we had acquired, but I wanted to take the occasion of his birthday to spread the word that we are still looking for three of his paintings used for Coca-Cola ads in the 1920s and 1930s. We periodically spread the word about the missing artwork, so let us know if you have ever seen any of these three, and Happy Birthday Norman!
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comScore
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Update on the Evolution of comScore Media Metrix 360
24 Jan 2010 | 7:48 amIt’s been nearly seven months since comScore first announced the introduction of Media Metrix 360, our new panel-centric Unified Measurement of digital audiences. Our stated premise behind this initiative was to bring the digital media industry a solution which integrates server-side web analytics which do a good job of measuring total page views (if properly filtered for non user-requested traffic and counted correctly as one beacon per page) and panel-based audience measurement which provides insights into behavior of individual people, as opposed to cookies or machines. -
2009: Another Strong Year for Facebook
21 Jan 2010 | 8:09 amLast week comScore released our December 2009 U.S. Media Metrix data, which means of course that we can now look back at 2009 and take stock of what happened in the digital world during the past year. We’re in the process of summarizing these key stories right now and we’ll be releasing The 2009 U.S. Digital Year in Review report in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more on that… -
Advertising Effectiveness 101
19 Jan 2010 | 10:35 amLast week I had the pleasure of teaching Advertising Effectiveness 101 as part of the IAB professional development series. I've taught a few of these before and every time I come away more pumped up about the opportunities ahead for... -
Growing Number of Smartphone Users Bodes Well for Mobile Web
12 Jan 2010 | 9:30 amMany key developments in digital media stand poised to redefine the way we consume content across platforms in 2010. Among these will be the introduction of paid-for content, further blurring of traditional TV broadcasting and online video distribution, and a significant acceleration in mobile internet use. This last is particularly important, for while content will continue to converge under the digital umbrella, the mobile internet can bring it to a wider and more consistently engaged audience. -
The Click and Affiliate Marketing
5 Jan 2010 | 7:02 amYesterday, Fred Wilson posted some extremely interesting observations that relate to the problem of using clicks on referral links to measure attribution and assign credit to affiliates for referrals. Fred’s conclusion is that using clicks fails to give affiliates full credit for the value of their referrals. As you can imagine, Fred’s post resonated with me because of comScore’s extensive research into online advertising effectiveness. We have come to the same conclusion as Fred. I responded to Fred with a comment that I hope you’ll find valuable.
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Daimler
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Gazellen im Schnee – Rennfahrerinnen gesucht!
7 Feb 2010 | 11:41 pm„Mach das Rad runter.“ „Nimm das Rohr als Verlängerung, dann geht die Schraube besser auf.“ „Der Sprinter ist ganz schön in den Schnee gefahren – aber den kriegen wir Mädels gemeinsam da raus.“ „Schnee ist wie Wüste. Bei beiden Extremen gilt: Unter diesen Bedingungen zu fahren, ist eine wahre Herausforderung!“ Wenn Frauen so reden, dann sind sie bei Rallyevorbereitungen. Rallye? Rennen? Frauen? Schnee? Ja genau, alles das ist die ‚Aicha des Gazelles’. Ein Wüstenrennen von Frauen für Frauen. Doch heute bin ich im Auftrag der… -
B-Klasse F-Cell: “Ein bisschen wie in der S-Bahn”
4 Feb 2010 | 12:15 amWie schon am Montag berichtet, gab es in der letzten Woche für Daimler-Mitarbeiter die Gelegenheit, die B-Klasse mit Brennstoffzellenantrieb (F-Cell) Probe zu fahren. 1800 Kollegen an den Standorten in und rund um Stuttgart (Untertürkheim, Mettingen, Sindelfingen und Möhringen) nutzten diese Chance und hielten die vier Fahrzeuge zwischen 10 und 17 Uhr eine Woche lang im Dauereinsatz. Die Reaktionen waren durchweg positiv. Besonders der niedrige Geräuschpegel begeisterte die Testfahrer und einige meinten, dass allein das Gefühl, emissionsfrei Autozufahren, den… -
„Isser schon an?“ – eine Testfahrt mit der B-Klasse F-Cell
1 Feb 2010 | 2:44 amDieser Montag war ein ganz spezieller Tag. Ein Kollege hatte nach Freiwilligen gesucht, die mit ihm drei Wasserstoff-angetriebene B-Klassen (B-Klasse F-Cell) von Möhringen ins Werk Untertürkheim überführten und begeistert habe ich natürlich sofort ja gesagt. Diese Chance wollte ich mir nicht entgehen lassen. Halb neun morgens stehe ich nun also – von unserem Blog-Prakti Piotr begleitet – auf dem Campus in Möhringen und erhalte den Schlüssel ausgehändigt. Zum Start bekommen wir noch ein paar Tipps („Wundern Sie sich nicht, wenn Sie den… -
DH-Studium bei Daimler – die neue Generation ist da
29 Jan 2010 | 2:10 amAm 01.10.2009 morgens um 8 Uhr begann für 47 junge Menschen der Schritt in ein neues Leben. Wir gehören zu ersten Generation die als „DH-Studenten“ beim großen Stern beginnen darf, nachdem aus der Berufsakademie die Duale Hochschule wurde. Ich, Tobias Bantle, habe mich für das Maschinenbaustudium mit Vertiefung Antrieb und Fahrwerk im Werk Untertürkheim entschieden und bin dafür von einem kleinen Dorf nahe der ältesten Stadt Baden-Württembergs (Wer jetzt direkt an Rottweil gedacht hat, darf sich ausdrücklich selbst loben) ins schöne… -
Spielst Du noch, oder fährst Du schon?
27 Jan 2010 | 11:40 pmDer Nürburgring gilt als eine der schwersten Rennstrecken der Welt. Genau die richtige Herausforderung für den SLS AMG. Doch wer kommt schon in den Genuss, sich hinter das Steuer dieses Supersportwagens zu setzen und mit 571 PS unterm Fuß über den Asphalt zu jagen? Die Antwort ist überraschend einfach: jeder, der zwischen dem 26. Januar und 28. März das Mercedes-Benz Museum besucht. Hier gibt es die weltexklusive Chance, mit einer speziellen SLS AMG-Demoversion des heiß erwarteten Rennsimulators Gran Turismo 5 (erscheint für die Sony PlayStation 3) sein…
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Dell
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NAB Solutions – Greener Cloud Computing
8 Feb 2010 | 3:55 pmLast month, my team had the pleasure of visiting the offices of NAB Solutions, a hosting company headquartered in Sweden. NAB Solutions is a SaaS supplier to businesses across the country. The company specialises in hosted services for a range of Microsoft applications such as Microsoft Dynamics NAV business software, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and the Microsoft Office suite. One of the biggest challenges for companies offering cloud computing solutions is to ensure they have an efficient platform to deliver their SaaS service. For NAB Solutions,… -
Technology Business Research’s Perspective On Dell’s Green Product Development and Manufacturing Strategy
3 Feb 2010 | 3:25 pmWe at Dell are working hard to make "being green" easier and more cost-effective for our customers. So we were thrilled when industry analyst firm Technology Business Research (TBR) recognized us in its most recent Sustainability Spotlight. TBR provided an overview of Dell's product design and manufacturing strategy, and concluded with this summary: "In TBR's previous report on Dell's energy usage strategy, we wrote: 'For Dell, sustainability is not a corporate social responsibility issue that sits in a separate office; it is integrated into its business,… -
OPI’s Hong Kong Collection Comes to Design Studio
3 Feb 2010 | 6:10 amIn my post back in November, I told you all about Dell's exciting new partnership with OPI to produce designs for our laptops in the Dell Design Studio. Many of you were anxious to find out if your favorite nail polish color made the list, so you could match your nails to your e-mails. Today we're continuing the color obsession and adding six new, spicy shades to the batch, all from OPI's newest collection inspired by the city of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Collection features an eclectic mix of signature shades - from China's traditional good-luck shade of red sizzle to a… -
Dell Latitude 13 Ultraportable and Updated M6500 Mobile Workstation
2 Feb 2010 | 2:55 pmIt's been one of those busy product days today. Earlier we unveiled the Alienware M11x portable gaming laptop. Now, I'm going to shift gears a bit to talk about two new products for business customers: the ultraportable Latitude 13 and the updated Dell Precision M6500 Mobile Workstation. The Latitude 13 builds on the success we've seen with the Vostro V13 and small business customers who value the thin and light design, solid performance and strong battery life. ZDNet even referred to the Latitude 13 as the "Enterprise version of the Vostro V13," which is not far off the… -
The M11x is Finally HERE!
2 Feb 2010 | 5:00 amI recall a time not so long ago I sat in the line at Quakecon and marveled at the gaming rigs devout fans brought with them to the BYOC. Some people's systems were stock Dells, some folks had gargantuan XPS systems and Alienware ALX's, and some folks had huge monstrosities apparently created by their own two hands. It was a gaming convention, and these folks were gamers. Power was their main concern, not portability. Like many aching backed attendees, I longed for the day when portability wouldn't necessarily be sacrificed for power in a gaming hardware. I'm happy to announce…
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Delta
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Employees Celebrate Another Merger Milestone
5 Feb 2010 | 1:42 pmJanuary 30th marked another significant milestone in our merger and to mark the occasion we gathered at LAX with the crew and some very special customers for the last “official” NW departure. Employees & their families fly on NW #2470 NW 2470 departed for LAS (on time I might add) with a crew of five and about 20 reservations and technology department employees (some accompanied by family members) who purchased tickets well in advance and traveled from around the system to be there. It was pretty impressive that this group of dedicated employees didn’t even stay to enjoy LAS —… -
Delta Museum’s Aircraft History Now Live!
5 Feb 2010 | 12:37 pmCheck out the new, expanded Aircraft section of the Delta Museum’s website! All pages are now live, and full of aircraft history from the Delta Archives. You can learn about each type of plane Delta has flown: view unique photos, original documents, and links to video and related websites. Shown here, Delta Douglas DC-10 (N603DA) on a rainy night in Atlanta in the early 1970s. Thank you for your earlier comments & suggestions! We are working on incorporating them. Keep sharing your ideas & let me know if you see anything that needs a fact check. Enjoy! Marie Force… -
Latest “Cubicle Travel Tips” from Delta Vacations
3 Feb 2010 | 9:58 amHow do you travel for a full week in one carry on? We’ll show you how in this edition of Cubicle Travel Tips, plus other useful travel information you need before you pack. Click here to view the embedded video. Do you have other useful travel tips? Share them below or tweet them @deltablog. Sean C, Delta Vacations -
Always a Tiger…
26 Jan 2010 | 2:28 pmLast Thursday, the Delta team in Detroit enjoyed an amazing afternoon with members of the Detroit Tigers when they stopped by DTW to mingle with more than 135 employees and customers as part of their Winter Caravan. The Winter Caravan takes Tigers players, coaches, and broadcasters across the region for two days as they visit with fans. Delta is the official airline of the Tigers and the DTW visit was one of their first stops. During the almost two-hour visit, Tigers players helped DTW staff make boarding announcements and scanned boarding passes for customers as they helped board flights to… -
Spring Break Vacations
26 Jan 2010 | 5:00 amNow is the perfect time to escape winter and head to the beach! Some of the best spring break destinations are Hawaii, Costa Rica, the Caribbean, and Mexico, where you can find all sorts of adventures and activities. But what are the most fun things to do? I first took a look at the top 10 places to go on a sunny beach vacation, and then put together the coolest things to do in these places. If you are looking for spring break fun, check out these travel tips for these top 10 popular vacation spots in Hawaii, Costa Rica, the Caribbean, and Mexico. And, as you are planning your spring break…
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EMC
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Why Cisco's OTV Matters For The Private Cloud
8 Feb 2010 | 9:31 amWe've all been hearing about it for a while, but I've just noticed that Cisco is getting more public in talking about their OTV (overlay transport virtualization) technology.I consider this one of the key "enabling technologies" for many cloud models, and private clouds in particular.And here's why ... DisclaimerI am not a network guy. I don't even pretend to be one.Also, I don't work for Cisco, although they're one of EMC's key partners. So if I screw up this description, please use your greater expertise to help me out!The ProblemIf you disassemble the term "private cloud"… -
Private Cloud Adoption -- The TOS Model
8 Feb 2010 | 5:04 am"Nothing good is easy ; nothing easy is good".I don't remember who said that originally, but that thought has always stuck in my head.And as I work with more organizations who have started down a private cloud road (or something very similar), I'm beginning to see repeatable patterns emerge.In a previous post, I presented my observations on different adoption models I've been seeing in my travels and conversations.Today's post has to do with entirely separate discussions in different parts of the organization -- regardless of adoption model.See if this makes sense to you? Rewinding ... A… -
The Web as a Platform for Innovation
8 Feb 2010 | 2:00 amThe discussion of the impact of the Web in the last 20 years and predictions of what it might look like in 2030 has continued with many bloggers. I am tracking the conversation in a wiki document in the new Innovation & Research community on the EMC Community Network. Andrea Meyer wrote a great post on the topic and introduced me to Jim Todhunter of Invention Machine, who agreed to have a discussion on the impact of the Web on Innovation. JIM TODHUNTER | CTO of Invention Machine → Invention Machine is a innovation software company. Its technology, Invention Machine Goldfire, helps… -
My Friday Rant (Again)
5 Feb 2010 | 4:24 amTwo weeks ago, I posted "My Friday Rant" -- nothing more than getting a few industry observations off of my chest without provoking the usual competitive response.People tell me they liked it, so -- yes -- I'm going to attempt to do it again.And -- once again -- the same disclaimer. If you don't like rants -- better skip this post! The Ideal Gift For My Vendor Colleagues Yes, it's the ubiquitous "chill pill".I'd recommend that we all take one when you start taking all of this vendor competitive stuff too seriously.There's more to life than tirelessly arguing why you're approach is a… -
Exploiting Distance
5 Feb 2010 | 3:07 amLast September, I wrote an extended post on "Overcoming Distance".In it, I made the case that real-world issues around coordinating multiple copies of information at significant distances permeated so much of how we think about IT on a global scale.Now, looking back, I realize my mindset might have been wrong.Perhaps we need to start thinking in terms of exploiting what distance can do for us, rather than simply overcoming it. OriginsIf you read the post, you'll realize that it was triggered by the joint work EMC, Cisco and VMware did around an extended distance VMotion solution last…
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The Importance of Thinking Before You Post
8 Feb 2010 | 10:10 pmToday is Safer Internet Day in the European Union, a day that promotes safe and responsible use of the Internet and mobile technologies among young people. We asked Childnet International, a member of Facebook's Safety Advisory Board, and its CEO Will Gardner to share more about this year's theme and how the organization is working with young people on Internet safety. When young people discuss the future of the Internet and new technologies, a central theme is keeping safe. Many see it as a right. At Childnet International, we saw this reaction firsthand as part of the recent Youth IGF… -
Faster, Simpler Photo Uploads
5 Feb 2010 | 2:57 pmFacebook is the largest photo-sharing site with over 2.5 billion photos uploaded to Facebook each month. In order to make sharing photos even easier, today we are announcing a new and improved photo uploader. Recently we've received feedback that people struggle with our current photo uploader due to various technical issues, while others are confused by the installation process. In this new version of the photo uploader, we have solved many of those problems and developed a fast, stable and simple experience for sharing photos on Facebook. The new uploader will be rolling out gradually over… -
Introducing Your New Navigation
4 Feb 2010 | 6:46 pmOver the past few months, we've been testing several different designs of the home page to improve navigation to and discovery of commonly used features. Today, we started rolling out the most recent navigation updates to help you find what you are looking for on Facebook. Now from the top and left menus you can quickly get to what's new and important. Stay Updated from the Top Menu In the top menu, you will find your newest notifications, requests and messages. For example, when you receive a Facebook notification about someone writing on your Wall or tagging you in a photo, you'll see a red… -
Six Years of Making Connections
4 Feb 2010 | 5:41 pmToday we're celebrating our sixth birthday, and this week there will be 400 million people on Facebook. Just one year ago we served less than half as many people, and thanks to you we've made great progress over the last year towards making the world more open and connected. Facebook began six years ago today as a product that my roommates and I built to help people around us connect easily, share information and understand one another better. We hoped Facebook would improve people's lives in important ways. So it's rewarding to see that as Facebook has grown, people around the world are… -
Connecting with... Sam Gosling: Facebook Psychologist
2 Feb 2010 | 12:56 pmAt Facebook, we're constantly connecting with interesting people—from experts in their field, academics and researchers to celebrities or visitors to our office. Occasionally, we'll share these conversations on the Facebook Blog in our "Connecting with...." series. I had the opportunity to speak with Sam Gosling, professor of psychology at The University of Texas at Austin and author of "Snoop: What your stuff says about you." He recently published research that found that people are expressing their real personalities on social networks like Facebook, rather than inflated takes on…
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FedEx: Citizenship Blog
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Rebuilding Haiti for Sustainable Success
8 Feb 2010 | 2:54 pmWhile the world is still grappling with the pressing need to save lives in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters to hit the Western hemisphere, it is also confronted with the challenge of rebuilding Haiti into a prosperous nation with a sustainable economy. From the ashes and devastation may come Haiti’s greatest opportunity to construct a solid and stable country that can actively participate in and contribute to the world economy.read more -
Grow U.S. Exports, Grow Jobs for Americans
8 Feb 2010 | 9:25 amLike many of you, I watched President Obama's recent State of the Union address. And I was very pleased to hear about his goal of doubling U.S. exports of goods and services by 2014 to support two million jobs for Americans.read more -
Making Mexican Cities Economically Competitive & Better Places to Live
3 Feb 2010 | 12:25 pmFedEx would like to introduce Nancy Kete, the Director of EMBARQ (The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport), an agency who recently received funding support from FedEx for sustainable transportation in Mexico. Nancy oversees a network of Centers for Sustainable Transport in Mexico, Brazil, Turkey, India and the Andean region, which work with cities on mass transit projects, public space improvements and cycling and pedestrian initiatives.read more -
Washington Post Live Chat with FedEx: Shipping Pandas to China
2 Feb 2010 | 3:11 pmTai Shan will fly Feb. 4 nonstop from Dulles International Airport aboard a giant FedEx 777F air freighter. The plane will be mostly empty, reserved especially for him and one other panda, and will have big black and white panda logos painted on its fuselage. Dave Lange, managing director of aircraft charters at FedEx, was online Friday, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m. ET to discuss all the details of Tai Shan's 8,642 mile airplane journey to his new home in the mountains of central China. read more -
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
29 Jan 2010 | 6:54 amIt was Martin Luther King, Jr. day. As the morning rolled around, my alarm went faulty. As a woman who is known for being inappropriately early for everything in life – flights, dentist appointments, dinner at Mom’s, etc. – imagine my frazzled state when I realized I slept in. It was just the start to a bad day, and I was in a foul mood. But we had a mentoring and volunteering project planned so I grudgingly loaded my car with supplies for the day’s service project and was on my way.read more
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Fandango
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Missed Any Superbowl Movie Trailers? Watch Them Here!
8 Feb 2010 | 3:05 pmThe 2010 Superbowl has come and gone, and we congratulate the New Orleans Saints on a well-deserved victory. Oh wait, there was a football game played yesterday? I thought we only tuned in to watch commercials and scope out the latest movie trailers. Sound familiar? Those of you who were actually interested in watching the game probably took the time to go to the bathroom or cook up some tasty grub while the commercials were on. If that was the case, you may have missed one or more of the many movie trailers/TV spots that aired during the game. So, to make things easier for you, we’ve… -
'Dear John' Beats 'Avatar' at Box Office
8 Feb 2010 | 2:54 pmNot to toot my own horn or anything, but did I or did I not go way out on a limb and predict Dear John to finally beat Avatar at the box office this past weekend? Those Fandango Fanatics who follows our Friday box office posts should already know the answer to that question. Yes, based on the sappy nature of the film and the power of the female audience (plus those who, like, so totally adore The Notebook), I had a really good feeling that Dear John would topple Avatar before Valentine's Day could get its rom-com mitts wrapped around those funky blue aliens. And it did! Dear John finished the… -
Taylor Lautner is Stretch Armstrong
8 Feb 2010 | 2:41 pmYes, out of all the possible movies Taylor Lautner could've signed onto following his break-out success co-starring in the Twilight franchise, the dude will join Universal's upcoming Stretch Armstrong movie as Stretch Armstrong himself. In the film, which will be pushed from 2011 to 2012 in order to bring it to audiences in 3D, Lautner will play an uptight spy who winds up stumbling across a stretching formula and now must adjust to everyday life while being able to freakishly stretch his body in all different directions. Stretch Armstrong will be based on the Hasbro toy of the same name, and… -
'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' Remake Being Planned Minus Pitt and Jolie
8 Feb 2010 | 2:22 pmAll aboard the remake train! Next stop: Mrs. and Mrs. Smith! You remember the 2005 film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a married couple who learn they're each a secret agent working for a competing agency, right? You may also recall that this was the film that helped create the entity that is now known as Brangelina, since shortly after it came out Brad Pitt left Jennifer Aniston for Jolie, and the two lived happily ever after with their hundreds of kids. Well, now, after unsuccessfully attempting to re-launch Mr. and Mrs. Smith as a TV show, the Powers That Be over at Fox New… -
Box Office: Who Will Win The Weekend?
5 Feb 2010 | 2:08 pmI feel like we're at that point where all the other films are cautiously sneaking out from their hiding spots, whispering "Is it over yet?" in regards to Avatar and its massive box office takeover. Unfortunately for them, it's not over yet, as Avatar continues to rake in the cash (earlier this week it slid past Titanic in domestic grosses, and is now the highest grossing film of all time here at home, too). And while a lot of folks think that Valentine's Day (the movie, not the actual day) will be the film that finally topples Avatar, I have a feeling that Dear John may just have a…
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Fiskars
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My Handmade Apron
8 Feb 2010 | 6:02 pmWhen planning for the Fiskateer Garden Party at CHA, the other leads and I decided that we would wear aprons. I thought that we decided that each of us were going to make our own apron using a fabric that would reflect our personalities and still go with the garden theme. Imagine my surprise when I got to CHA and discovered that I was the only one who thought we had to make our own apron and that the other leads let someone else make their aprons for them. (Even though that would have been a huge time saver, I ended up being glad that I misunderstood and made my apron myself.) I… -
Brave Girl Camp Update ~ Dressed for the Event
6 Feb 2010 | 3:19 pmHello all, Again, I’m so eager to share with you the part we play as a community and company but also the experience at Brave Girl Camp. Some of you even shared in your comments and emails that you have been pondering going. I highly encourage you to do so . . . you will come back refreshed, changed and inspired. I can’t wait to share more. So, yesterday I’m driving home from work and I get a text from a friend and a fiskateer sharing with me to check out another fiskateer friends Facebook post. So I did and it said . . . “This is for you . . . for all you… -
Hey, Mother Nature!
6 Feb 2010 | 1:55 pmHey, Mother Nature!… ENOUGH ALREADY ! How many of you have watched the Weather Channel in the last couple of days? Has the weather been the top story in your local news? When you look out your window, do you see any signs of life or does it look like a ghost town? Most of you know I live in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. The sky is nothing but shades of white. My area has received more snow in the last 24 hours then it’s received in the last the ten years. Well, that might not be the most accurate fact, but it sure seems like it to me. So, today I’m… -
Superbowl Tips from an Expert
6 Feb 2010 | 12:56 pmI am a Buffalo Bills fan. As you may remember, the Bills went to the Superbowl 4 years in a row. (They lost all 4 times but that’s not the important part of my story.) A few years later, I won a trip to Superbowl XXXV where I saw the Baltimore Ravens beat up on the New York Giants. Since the Bills 1st Superbowl loss was to the Giants with the infamous ‘wide-right’ missed kick by Norwood (a.k.a. him who we do not speak of), it was slightly satisfying to be there when the Giants lost. That, and winning a FREE Superbowl trip is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I… -
I’d Like to Round Up a Few Fiskateers
5 Feb 2010 | 11:24 amIt’s official. I will be in Houston, participating in the Houston Area Scrapbook Roundup organized by Scrapbooking Roads ( more details here: http://scrapbookingroads.com/- stop by or call a participating store to see about picking up a passport for this event). I will be traveling to stores starting the morning of March 4th and continuing through March 6th. I have contacted the stores participating in the shop hop and I’ve asked if they would like to let me host a bigger Fiskateer event on Saturday afternoon. I’ll continue to update as my schedule gets fleshed out. …
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Garmin Blog
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A heartfelt thanks to Forerunner for monitoring health
9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 amUsed by world-class cyclists and record-holding distance runners, the heart-rate monitors on our fitness devices aren't just for finding your optimal training exertion. These excerpts from an email sent my Charles from Phoenix sum up the importance of tracking your health and wellness. I am writing simply to say thank you. I am a 70-year-old who uses your Forerunner 305 daily as I run the hills and golf courses that are just outside my door here in Phoenix. Back on October 1, I fainted while out on a short hike due to a heart arrhythmia. I have rheumatic heart disease as a result of having… -
Ask Garmin: How do I use Voice Studio to add voices to my nuvi?
8 Feb 2010 | 11:49 amWhen we announced Garmin's new Voice Studio at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, we turned heads, raised eyebrows and got a lot of people talking ... as the voice on their own nüvi. And because Voice Studio is a free and easy way to customize your nüvi, you can record your own voice, or have your kids give you directions, or let your spouse navigate, or practice your impressions to surprise and impress your friends - or a little of everything. So because the answers to the most popular questions - "How much does it cost" and "How long does it take" - were "nothing" and "not long," the… -
Garmin Connect: Optimize performance by updating device and upload software
5 Feb 2010 | 8:23 amSometimes updates to devices and improvements to the site may slip past even the most diligent of Garmin Connect users. Today we want to highlight the importance of keeping your ANT Agent and/or Garmin Communicator Plugin software updated with the latest and greatest, as well as encourage you to keep your device up-to-date with the latest firmware. With each release of upload software there are important updates that may correct bugs or add features that you will find useful and beneficial. As a rule, updating your device firmware as well as the upload software will make for smoother, faster… -
Jake's Journal: New products are perfect cure for January jet lag
4 Feb 2010 | 1:00 pmIn a month's time, I covered four time zones for work trips, flying to Chicago, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Orlando to talk about Garmin's latest and greatest. And here's one of the great things about working for a company that covers so many different markets and activities - those conversations never got old. In Chicago, with temps in the teens, I spent the afternoon with American cycling star Christian Vande Velde, who told the crowd packed into the Garmin store on Michigan Avenue how he and his Garmin-Transitions teammates use the Edge 705 and Edge 500 in the world's biggest cycling… -
February fun with Vancouver cityXplorer, free winter sports icons
3 Feb 2010 | 3:02 pmAre you fired up for February's frigid festivities in western Canada? Maybe you're one of the lucky ones heading to the Vancouver/Whistler area to catch some competition. If so, you can navigate like a local with help from Garmin's cityXplorer Vancouver/Whistler edition. For just $9.99, you get all of the detailed map coverage your nuvi needs to help you navigate city public transit. It can show you where to walk, as well as where to catch the bus, subway, tram or other transportation, and how long it will take. And with cityXplorer's points of interest database, you can find fun and…
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General Electric
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Don’t let your research flop, find out what’s on top!
9 Feb 2010 | 4:54 amWelcome to my first Chemical Technologies and Materials Characterization 2010 blog! The outer most layer, or the surface, of ... -
Power Conversion Systems at Global Research
8 Feb 2010 | 10:29 amHi, I’m Arvind Tiwari, manager of the Electrical Power Technologies laboratory based in Bangalore, India. I joined Global Research in ... -
Water scarcity around the world
5 Feb 2010 | 10:44 amWater scarcity is a major concern and spreading. The fact that there is so much water on the planet unfortunately ... -
Chemical Technologies and Materials Characterization
5 Feb 2010 | 8:31 amMy name is Vincent (Vin, Vince) Smentkowski and I am a surface chemist/analyst working in the Micro and Nano Analysis ... -
Stay Connected with Edison’s Desk on Twitter and YouTube
5 Feb 2010 | 4:15 amHey, I just wanted to let you know of a new tool that will help you to stay connected with ...
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General Motors
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Photo of the Day: Chevy Impala
8 Feb 2010 | 1:02 pmToday’s photo comes from THEjdawg. Be sure to look at all of THEjdawg’s photos and our other albums. And if you would like to recommend your favorite photo with a GM car or truck in it, put it up on Flickr and tag it with “gmfyi.” -
Chevrolet Volt at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver
5 Feb 2010 | 3:13 pmBy Marc Comeau Vice President, Chevrolet in Canada There are some exciting things happening with Chevrolet in Canada, especially in Vancouver as the world focuses its attention on the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Chevrolet is proud to be part of this iconic event, along with the entire General Motors of Canada family, through our partnership with the Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) as the Official Vehicle Partner of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games and Paralympic Games. First, the Chevrolet Volt just arrived in Vancouver and is creating quite the buzz. Launching in Canada in 2011,… -
Photo of the Day: 1966 Buick Riviera GS
5 Feb 2010 | 8:32 amToday’s photo comes from Brian Starr. Be sure to look at all of Brian Starr’s photos and our other albums. And if you would like to recommend your favorite photo with a GM car or truck in it, put it up on Flickr and tag it with “gmfyi.” -
Photo of the Day: 1958 Chevy Corvette Montage
4 Feb 2010 | 1:17 pmToday’s photo comes from Paulo Keller. Be sure to look at all of Paulo Keller’s photos and our other albums. And if you would like to recommend your favorite photo with a GM car or truck in it, put it up on Flickr and tag it with “gmfyi.” -
One Giant Leap in Robotic Technology
4 Feb 2010 | 3:59 amBy Alan TaubGM Global Research and Development Vice President I remember back in 1969 when Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon and made the legendary statement, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Today, GM is working with NASA to take another step – in the development of the next generation of robots and related technologies that will be used for both the automotive and aerospace industries. And, while this may seem like a small step to you, it’s a huge step for GM. Using leading edge control, sensor and vision technologies, GM and NASA built…
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Our approach to maximizing advertising revenue for online publishers
9 Feb 2010 | 5:30 amAll website owners need to pay for the costs of creating content and making it available online. Whether delivering entertainment, products, news, services, social networking or opinions, they need to pay their way by selling advertising or charging their users.Website owners, or "online publishers," span the range from individual bloggers to multinational companies. If they sell advertising, they can do this directly themselves, via their own sales force. Alternatively, they can use an ad network to place ads on the pages of their website. Many publishers use a combination of these methods… -
2010 Super Bowl: Some search touchdowns
8 Feb 2010 | 11:29 amWhile 106 American football players sought yardage in the 2010 Super Bowl, millions of people sought information related to the big game from Google search. We looked at some game-day search trends and data* to see what football fans were searching for this year.Most searched-for teamTo the victor of this year's big game went the search spoils: The New Orleans Saints captured both the NFL championship and the lion's share of Super Bowl team searches in 2010.Most searched-for playerFor leading the New Orleans Saints to their 31–17 win over the Indianapolis Colts — with 288 yards, two… -
Love and the Super Bowl
7 Feb 2010 | 5:51 pmIf you watched the Super Bowl this evening you'll have seen a video from Google called "Parisian Love". In fact you might have watched it before, because it's been on YouTube for over three months. We didn't set out to do a Super Bowl ad, or even a TV ad for search. Our goal was simply to create a series of short online videos about our products and our users, and how they interact. But we liked this video so much, and it's had such a positive reaction on YouTube, that we decided to share it with a wider audience. If you like it too, we hope you'll watch the others. Enjoy. Posted by Eric… -
This week in search 2/5/10
5 Feb 2010 | 6:16 pmThis is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs weekly. Look for the label This week in search and subscribe to the series. - Ed.In addition to language improvements this week, we released several other new features:Haitian Creole translationWe've now added Haitian Creole (kreyòl ayisyen) translation to Google Translate, so that you can translate between Creole and 51 other languages, and also hear spoken versions of Creole translations. While this translation system is still evolving (when translating to/from Creole, English performs better than other… -
Google Apps highlights – 2/5/2010
5 Feb 2010 | 12:26 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.Developments over the last couple weeks really showcase how Google's other innovation focus areas — including Search, Mobile and Chrome — help make Google Apps even more useful.Updates to Google Search in Gmail LabsOn Tuesday we made some helpful changes to the Google Search feature in Gmail Labs. The search gadget now runs some of Google's most popular search features, like dictionary definitions, spelling suggestions,…
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Graco
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Pinkalicious Nautilus
8 Feb 2010 | 1:12 pmAs a mom of an almost 4-year-old girl, my house is exploding with pink. Pink clothes, pink sheets, pink stuffed animals, pink cars, pink tutus…you name, I have it. The one pink thing that I did not have is a pink car seat. Pudding Pop is now at the age that she thinks her car seat is a “baby seat” since she sees her little sister in her car seat. So, in order to get around this (and to add some color to my back seat), I got a pink Nautilus 3-in-1 car seat (in the Miley fashion to be exact). I was shocked by how excited PP got when she saw the box. She jumped up & down… -
Staying Connected with My Kids as They Grow
5 Feb 2010 | 12:10 pmFor a parent, feeling immediately bonded with your newborn is not something that should be taken for granted. It’s sometimes not as easy as 1-2-3. Happily there are plenty of ideas out there to share if someone is looking for help. There are ideas to promote bonding between both parents and baby here and here, but it can also be as simple as a massage with sweet smelling baby lotion, wearing your baby in a sling, or taking a stroll in a face to face stroller. As babies grow into toddlers, they take on a new persona of independence. They start wanting to try and walk, feed themselves, get… -
Becoming a Brother Isn’t Always Easy
4 Feb 2010 | 3:18 pmThanks so much to our friend Tiffany over at Lattes and Life for this adorable post! Make sure you pay her a visit and check out more great stories like this one. Growing up an only child I often wondered what it would be like to have a sibling. Someone to play with, argue with, plot crazy schemes with. Someone who would have my back as we grew older, and be my confidant. Being an only child was very lonely, especially since I was raised by a single mom. Because of my experience I knew I wanted more than one child when the time came. I wanted my kids to experience the camaraderie and… -
Bundles, Bumps & Babies! #1
3 Feb 2010 | 2:06 pmToday we’d like to introduce the first of our “Bundles, Bumps & Babies” series – a new little bundle of joy who arrived exactly two weeks ago! Congrats to new daddy Brian Ashton, Finance Leader at Graco. She’s just beautiful! We’ve been having so much fun on Wednesdays, sharing wondrous moments of our Graco family’s children and friends in our weekly “Wondrous Wednesday” blog posts. And it seems like our readers have too, because we’ve gotten a lot of questions asking, “Can you put my baby on the blog too!?” Our Graco Blog team thought it… -
Face-to-Face Time to Connect with Baby in the New Alano FlipIt
2 Feb 2010 | 1:47 pmI love working here at Graco for many reasons..but being able to try new products definitely tops the list on why I love it here. Recently, I received the Alano FlipIt for my little daughter, Pinkie Pie. The Alano FlipIt stroller is one our newest strollers to hit the market–and one of my favorite innovative features about this product is the reversible (and adjustable!) handle. When Pudding Pop was Pinkie Pie’s age, I used a traditional stroller (baby faces out). Now with Pinkie Pie, I had the chance to use a stroller which gives you the option to face your baby while strolling…
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Guardian
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An address to the General Synod | Rowan Williams
9 Feb 2010 | 7:30 amIn the last few weeks we've seen a number of topics coming up in public discussion, all centring on one set of questions – a set of questions which I think reflects painfully accurately some of the problems we face in our church, locally and internationally. The heated debates around the equality bill brought this out in one way, some of the renewed flurries of pressure and anxiety about euthanasia and assisted dying in other ways. And as we look forward to our own debates later in the year on women bishops and on the Anglican Covenant, we may see the parallels. And in the middle of all the… -
Resilient, but still not radical | Michael Macdonnell
9 Feb 2010 | 7:30 amGordon Brown may be holding on while the Tory poll lead lessens, but Labour needs to push forward a reforming agendaGordon Brown's resilience is astonishing. Just weeks ago a politically insane leadership challenge seemed to promise electoral annihilation. But like one of those clown punching bags, each devastating blow only energises the rebound of the prime minister's weirdly grinning face. Not that this resilience is purely down to him. The Tories have amateurishly led with their chins, losing points in an election fight with confused and ill-defined messages. Single-digit poll leads at… -
Winter Olympics? Oh, the horror | Sean Patrick Sullivan
9 Feb 2010 | 7:00 amContrary to what you may have heard, Vancouver isn't gripped by dread – Canada is embracing this opportunity to celebrateNo matter the situation, there's always someone intent on spoiling other people's fun. Such is the case with Vancouver's Olympic games, where a cadre of loudmouth, red-in-the-face activists and hyperbolic critics have unleashed opinion pieces that blame the games for the closure of local schools and stoke fears of an impending police state. What nonsense. While playing host to the Olympics may have its shortcomings, the massive, games-led public investment in Vancouver's… -
A snitch in time | Open thread
9 Feb 2010 | 6:30 amLabour is considering the idea of rewarding people who inform on benefit cheats. Would you tell on your neighbour for cash?Under proposals being examined by Labour's manifesto team, people who inform on benefit cheats could be given a share of the resulting savings. Proponents of the idea believe it would appeal to traditional Labour voters who resent it when others don't play by the rules. Opponents are concerned that whole plan is impractical and dangerously divisive.As every £1bn of fraud and error is estimated to cost each taxpayer £35, are the risks worth taking for the potential money… -
Britain's forgotten EU students | Ros Coward
9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 amThe number of Europeans studying at UK universities has soared, yet they have not figured at all in the debate about cutsRecently, I've been teaching journalism at a British university. It's a popular course already turning students away. But now, with the requirement for universities to trim their sails and cut student numbers coinciding with a hike in applications, it is likely to be turning down an even larger number. This will add to the hordes of disappointed students we have been hearing so much about in the press recently.Given what we've been reading, I can hardly look them in the…
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Hewlett-Packard
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Watch out for a software event near you
8 Feb 2010 | 1:29 pmI am pleased to announce this year’s edition of Business Perspectives, our dedicated event for HP Software Partners. Business Perspectives 2010 will unfold in a series of local events across Europe, Middle East and Africa - the perfect opportunity to learn the greatest and latest around HP Software strategy and solutions. Come and meet our top executives presenting this year’s key strategic updates, along with many sessions designed to help you driving better business results and broaden your Business Technology Optimization portfolio knowledge. The events will take place between… -
Tukwila is Here – What’s Next?
8 Feb 2010 | 12:58 pmToday HP joined Intel in announcing the latest quad-core Itanium 9300 processor, previously known as "Tukwila". This is a significant step forward to help customers advance business performance and future-proof their technology infrastructure investments. The battle for mission-critical computing is heating up. This announcement is important to HP because the Itanium 9300 processor is a key component of our next generation Integrity Servers that will redefine mission-critical computing for the demands of the modern world. HP will continue to leverage future… -
Economy Down, Virtualization Ratios Up
8 Feb 2010 | 9:04 amI've been talking to a lot of our customers recently about their HP Software installations and the way they are evolving their IT infrastructures. Inevitably a common thread with most of them has been their adoption of Virtualization. What has surprised me a little is what seems to be a significant increase in terms of the number of virtual machines (VMs) that folks are aspiring to host on a virtual server. We've done some analysis in this area in the past - and discussed it with folks like VMware. Roughly speaking, 12 - 18 months ago we were seeing… -
HP TRIM 7… How we got here?
8 Feb 2010 | 7:50 amBy Kris Brown With today’s launch of HP TRIM 7 , I thought it might be time to reflect on how we got here. So for effect, blink your eyes very quickly alternating from left to right, to have us fade into a dream sequence . The year is 1985 . Ronald Reagan is sworn into a second term as US President. “We are the world” is released to raise funds for the famine in Ethiopia. Mike Tyson wins his first professional fight, and Michael J Fox stars in “Back to the Future”. Norway...(read more) -
Meet the Clones in My Neighborhood
8 Feb 2010 | 6:40 amI recently posted on my other blog how our development team is using the JUNG (Java Universal Network Graph Library) to build HP’s next generation of Visual Intelligence Tools. (You're Only as JUNG as You Feel). Up till now, our approach has been to leverage existing tools like GUESS to interactively explore legacy source code. The snapshot below is from a large COBOL application. The clusters show grouping of similar code. The problem has been that we have to manually isolate each cluster and determine what the code is doing, why so much code is shared. In our second generation,…
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Hitachi Data Systems
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The Use of Switches in Storage Systems
8 Feb 2010 | 1:14 pmHitachi Data Systems was the first vendor to deliver a switch based storage architecture over ten years ago. Recently we are starting to see storage vendors deliver storage systems that include a switch in their architecture. However, the new switch architectures are designed for loose coupling of modular storage nodes while the Hitachi architecture is designed for tight coupling of storage resources. In 2000, Hitachi Data Systems introduced the Lightning 9900 storage subsystem with an internal switch that tightly coupled Front End (FE) and Back End (BE) port processors through a… -
What is the role of cache in a virtual data center environment?
4 Feb 2010 | 11:28 amI recently spoke to two storage analysts about the effect of server virtualization on storage resources. Both agreed that the effect of virtual machines will be to increase the I/O workload coming from the VM hardware platform by the number of VMs that are virtualized and that the resulting I/O would be very random. They agreed that the increasing workload required a storage system that could scale up as well as scale out as I noted in my previous post on Scale up or Scale out. Their next question was about the need for cache when I/O loads are random, since random I/Os are… -
If I am doing more with less people and disk are getting cheaper, why are my costs increasing?
31 Jan 2010 | 9:32 pmIT costs are increasing about 7 to 8 % per year. But when you look at industry spend on storage hardware that spend has been flat for many years, primarily due to Moore’s law. Storage densities continue to double about every 18 months. So where are we spending our IT budget? Most customers will agree that it is in increasing operational costs. I recently visited a customer who asked me what a good FTE (Full Time Employee) to TB ratio was for measuring productivity. I told him that FTE per capacity managed was no longer a good measure of productivity. In the past when we… -
New Considerations for Tiered Storage
26 Jan 2010 | 8:03 amTiered storage is one of those terms which people use freely and assume that everyone understands. The basic concept is that you can reduce the cost of storage by assigning your data to different cost tiers of storage depending on the requirements of the data. However, there are different technologies to address tiered storage which can make a great deal of difference in the value or benefits that can be derived. In fact some implementations of tiered storage may end up causing more complexity and cost. Here are a number of considerations which may be helpful. Often I hear people talk about… -
StorageIO Slam Dunks for 2010
18 Jan 2010 | 8:35 amGreg Schulz posted a very comprehensive set of predictions on his StorageIO blog. He not only covers what he expects to see in 2010 and 2011, but also trends that will be gaining ground in 2010 and trends that will not. There is a lot to agree with and a lot to disagree with, but overall it is well worth a read. As the title of the post indicates, many of the trends and predictions will be more of the same from 2009. Of the trends that he predicts will be “slam dunks” I agree with his first four trends: • More cloud conversations and confusion • More server, desktop, IO…
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Intel
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Intel Extreme Master Asia: Counter-Strike semi finals round 1 is set
8 Feb 2010 | 6:53 pmRound one of the Counter-Strike semi finals has been set, Korea’s team Wemade Fox and Taiwan’s team UMX have advanced from Group A into round 1 of the semi finals. From Group B its Singapore’s TitaNs eSports and Australia’s Team Immunity grabbing the final two slots. Oh, did I mention that Team Immunity is sponsored by Intel? Will I be showing a little favoritism? You Bet!!! I have to admit I’m going to be cheering my boys onto the finals (hopefully). The first match of Round 1 will pit team Wemade Fox against TitaNs eSports and the first team to reach 16 points… -
Intel Extreme Masters, a look around the booth
8 Feb 2010 | 11:20 amI’ve been doing a fair amount of blogging about the Intel Extreme Masters Asia gaming competition, what with match updates and all, so I thought I would talk a little bit about the booth portion of Intel Extreme Masters and some of what we are seeing out there, away from the competitions. First let me say we have some awesome games set up for the general public to play, individual games like Avatar, Wolfenstein, Operation Flashpoint and Dirt 2. Plus we have some head to head games like Guitar Hero where two people can face off and jam against one another and Unreal Tournament 3 where we… -
Intel Extreme Masters Asia: Button Bashers win World of Warcraft championship
7 Feb 2010 | 2:30 pmKoreas Button Bashers brought their game today thrashing mousesports Asia Wow 4:1 in the Intel Extreme Masters Asia World of Warcraft finals. Unrelenting attacks were the key and spelled defeat for their opposition, the BB’s were unmerciful in their domination of mousesports Asia Wow. There was quite the crowd assembled in the spectator area loudly cheering on the competitors as battles unfolded, all in all a great match to watch. The Button Bashers pocketed $9,000.00 for their win, with second place mousesports Asia Wow winning $4,000.00 for their efforts and third place SK Korea… -
Intel Extreme Masters Asia Quake Live finals
7 Feb 2010 | 1:15 pmWell the Quake Live competition has been completed with Fan Zhibo defeating proZaC in 3 consecutive maps. proZac couldn’t stand up to the quickness and accuracy displayed by Fan Zhibo who seemed to be able to pickoff proZaC at will. Fan Zhibo took home a cool $1750.00 for his efforts, proZac was happy to take home $800.00 for second and uNleashed netted $550.00 for third place. Fan Zhibo and proZaC have earned a spot in the Quake Live World Finals at CeBit in Hannover, Germany in March so we look forward to seeing them compete against other finalist from around the world. Here’s a… -
Intel Extreme Masters Asia championship: WoW and Quake Live Playoffs have begun
7 Feb 2010 | 11:25 amFirst round playoffs for World of Warcraft and Quake Live have begun here at the Intel Extreme Master Asia Championships. Round one battles are completed where eight WOW teams fought for the four slots in round one of the championship playoffs and seven individual competitors fought to be one of four competing for the Quake Live championship. World of Warcraft The four teams that earned a hard fought place in the playoff are: Button Bashers from Korea Death Blooms from Taiwan SK Korea Mousesports Asia WOW from Korea Action was fast and furious, even frantic at times, with teammates shouting…
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Johnson & Johnson
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More Perspectives on Text4Baby
8 Feb 2010 | 10:09 amI just had a chance to go through some of the online chatter about the announcement last week of the new Text4Baby mobile phone service that provides useful information for new and expectant moms. There are some more details on what this service means on the JNJ.com website (Johnson & Johnson is one of the founding sponsors) as well as on JNJBTW and BabyCenter, but I thought I would highlight a few of the posts I came across: 1) MobiHealthNews provides a snapshot of how mobile services are being used around the world to improve health literacy, highlighting a presentation made by Paul… -
White House Launches text4baby
4 Feb 2010 | 12:01 pmWhen my son Alex was small, his baby sitter told us of a horrible personal tragedy that befell her young niece. This seemingly healthy young woman died in childbirth. As the details of the tragedy came to light it became apparent to me – and the family — that with proper prenatal care, the outcome may have been different. Earlier today, the White House announced the launch of a new public health initiative, text4baby – the US’s first-ever free mobile health service that provides timely and expert health information through SMS text messages for pregnant women and new moms. -
Chairman and CEO Bill Weldon Highlights Johnson & Johnson’s Strategic Framework
26 Jan 2010 | 10:24 amI thought I would also highlight one other topic covered during the earnings call today. In addition to focusing on a common value system as defined by the company’s Credo, for many years, Johnson & Johnson has worked under an operating model that includes being broadly based in human health care, managing the business for the long term, taking a decentralized management approach and focusing on employees and the company’s value system. Within this strategic framework, the company will rally around common, high level priorities that reflect the current environment and the… -
Reflecting on the Past Two Years
26 Jan 2010 | 10:23 amAt the beginning of each year, most people reflect on what they had accomplished over the previous twelve months and consider whether they met their own personal goals and expectations. Though most of us do this routinely – usually during the aftermath of New Year’s Eve – we often forget that organizations need to do the same. In his remarks to analysts today to discuss the fourth quarter 2009 earnings, Chairman and CEO Bill Weldon took a look back at what was said back in 2008 and then to see what the company has accomplished. So what exactly were those accomplishments? You can listen… -
Chairman and CEO Bill Weldon Provides Additional Context on the McNeil Recall
26 Jan 2010 | 10:20 amDuring the earnings call earlier today, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Weldon provided some further context around the recent recall announcement by McNeil Consumer Healthcare. In his remarks to financial analysts Bill provided a more detailed account of what the investigation entailed and the complexities of identifying the source of the odor, which I have reprinted here for those who are interested: “We’re very conscious of the bar we set for ourselves and that consumers expect more from us than from others because of our history and reputation. Our recent consumer…
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Kaiser Permanente
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Chicken with Tomatillos, Poblanos, and Anaheims
7 Feb 2010 | 8:04 pmSometimes I live a little on the edge. I’ve been known to remove those labels on pillows that say “do not remove under penalty of law”. I’ve also “topped off” a few times at the gas pump. And, making this wonderful dish last night, Iwasn’t able to remove every bit of skin on the poblanos and Anaheim peppers, but no one noticed. This recipe takes time — but it so worth it. The flavors were new to me. I will come back. Having some leftover brown and wild rice made it a little easier. I didn’t use one of the standard ways… -
Food, Inc Nominated for Oscar
4 Feb 2010 | 12:22 pmI can’t say that I usually follow the Oscars that closely. Sometimes I don’t see the best picture until decades later on Netflix. But this one got me excited. Who would’ve thought that a documentary on the food system would be up for “Best Documentary”? Oprah said “see it” when she interviewed Michael Pollan and it instantly became one of the top DVD rentals in the country. Now if she just told everyone to cook just one more meal at week at home using nothing but fresh produce…………. Check out this post about Food,… -
Pasta Puttanesca
28 Jan 2010 | 9:55 pmOne of the very first recipes I shared almost 7 years ago was a version of this basic sauce for pasta. I forgot to add anchovies then and was reminded by a number of readers. Today’s offering rectifies that error. Only some of the ingredients for this are available at your local farmers’ market this time of year, but you can find most of the other needed ingredients in the non-processed food parts of your grocery store. At least you can find onions, garlic, herbs, and parsley where Michael Pollan suggests shopping — on the edge of the store. I served this over a… -
Grilled Caesar Salad
16 Jan 2010 | 6:27 pmPeople who give advice about what fish to eat tout the ecological and health benefits of eating smaller fish which are not endangered and don’t have a lot of mercury. What better excuse to eat more anchovies. I can do good things for the environment and have another really good version of a Casesar salad. Grilling the romaine and the croutons outdoors would be a nice touch, but I just used a grill pan then finished the croutons in the oven. I also used an egg substitute instead of a raw egg not because of salmonella phobia but just trying to reduce a little fat and… -
Sweet Roasted Root Vegetable Soup
12 Jan 2010 | 9:25 pmI think I have finally been cooking food from scratch long enough to begin to trust myself. I found this recipe for root vegetable soup that called for two of almost everything. Maybe there are baby turnips, rutabagas, parsnips, etc where you are but not at my markets. Two each of very hefty root vegetables would have made enough soup for many more people than the 6-8 touted. I peeled and diced them all and froze about 2/3 of them to figure out how to use another day. This took a lot of time. Peeling a celery root isn’t like peeling an apple. But it was all worth it. …
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Kodak
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Insider's view
8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pmHave you ever noticed how homes look different in one part of the country than in another? Or how they vary from one country to another?Perhaps even more pronounced are the differences inside the homes. Each country has its own style of interior décor.When I travel, a special treat is to be invited into people's homes. Each house is a reflection of both the culture and its owner. Because I've visited Ukraine several times, I've been inside quite a few Ukrainian homes. I'm fascinated by the rugs on the walls, the embroidery, and the bright colors. The homes shown below have a distinctly… -
Look a little closer
7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pmIn every photo Cole takes there is more than meets the eye. Cole uses unique perspectives and the background to tell the story. Sometimes as a viewer you need to look a little closer to really see what is going on. Sometimes Cole likes to portray a puzzle for you to piece together. What do you see in the photos on our homepage? What is their story? Interested in learning more about Cole? Here's a little background: He has been photographing since the age of thirteen. He is known for his snowboarding images. Cole enjoys shooting with both film and digital. You can see his work in Nike… -
A Kodak Z980 and My Backyard Menagerie
4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pmLet me set the record straight right from the start - I do NOT live in the country.That being said, we live in a house that backs up to some woods and we seem to be a magnet for all kinds of wildlife and I am not talking about my kids and their friends.I use my Z980 camera to take pix of our various visitors and thought that I would share them with you. Most of these photos were taken through our kitchen window using the 24x zoom on this camera.First up - birds. I could do a whole series on this alone but here are just a few; a finch, small woodpecker, and a titmouse.There is a rabbit that… -
Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping
3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pmThis past Christmas, I decided to give a little "greener" by making gift bags instead of using gift wrapping paper. "Reusable" gift wrapping is even better than recycled or recyclable gift wrapping paper! I went to the fabric store in search of some holiday fabric, but in the end, I opted for festive fabric that can be used for any occasion. I pulled out the sewing machine and got to work. Although I created drawstring style bags, I preferred the look of tying the bows lower and creating a "neck" on the bags (see pictures below). I used close-up pictures of the recipients to create simple yet… -
Pet Videography - Videos Shot by Pets
2 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pmAlmost four years ago I wrote a post about attaching a Kodak digital camera to my dog Oscar, setting the timer and letting him take pictures. Now that we make pocket video cameras, I thought it was time to see if he could shoot videos too. To create dog videos, you need 1. a dog... 2. a pocket video camera (used here - the Kodak Zi8)... 3. a Kodak helmet mount (attached to the bottom of the Zi8) and 4. lots of treats. Just as he did with the digital still camera, the moment I attached the Zi8 to Oscar, he assumed a pathetic "Why me?" expression. Ok, so on the first try I attempted to attach…
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Lenovo
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Act Now! – Windows 7 upgrade program ending soon
28 Jan 2010 | 1:05 pmThe Windows 7 upgrade program is ending soon. Eligible systems must be purchased by January 31st, 2010, and registration through the Lenovo Windows 7 upgrade site must be entered no later than February 28th, 2010. While the upgrade program has been a huge success, as evidenced by the tremendous volume of orders submitted, all good things eventually come to an end. Here is a list of important dates for customers wishing to take advantage of this program. January 31, 2010 – Last day to purchase a qualifying Lenovo PC February 28, 2010 – Last day to register via the Lenovo… -
Lenovo Live @ CES
4 Jan 2010 | 9:09 amLenovo’s new LIVE @ CES 2010 site is making it’s public debut today. David Churbuck, VP digital marketing for Lenovo, shares his excitement for the 2010 CES… “Welcome to the next best thing to being there — but without the cab lines and the casino buffets — Lenovo Live@CES, where myself and a dozen other Lenovo bloggers will be reporting from the Aquaknox Restaurant, Lenovo’s headquarters at the world’s largest consumer electronics and computer show. From January 7 through the 10th we’ll use this site and a variety of social services from Flickr to… -
Countdown to CES 2010
30 Dec 2009 | 11:33 amCES 2010 is going to be huge. Perhaps even epic. While the planning and preparation related to the products themselves go back many months, the excitement has become palpable as the new systems are loaded into travel cases, event schedules are finalized, and site support staff ready the Lenovo showcase in the Aquaknox lounge. More than twenty new Lenovo products will be making their debut. I feel certain that several will inspire new thinking while others will likely spur online discussios as new designs stretch the envelope and challenge convention. Lenovo CEO, Yang Yuanqing… -
Playing with the Chrome OS on a S10-2 netbook
21 Dec 2009 | 10:57 am- Mark Hopkins I’d like to introduce David Churbuck, our VP of Digital Marketing, who thoughtfully shares some of his personal experiences loading Google’s Chrome OS on a Lenovo S10-2 netbook. David, a quintessential leader in the Social Media space has guided the launch and evolution of Lenovoblogs, spurred the launch of our community, and as an early adopter, advocated our presence in relevant social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. I think his post below epitomizes his adventurous spirit to embrace new technology and challenges us to answer “why… -
Lenovo warranty upgrades revisited
18 Dec 2009 | 12:02 pm- Mark Hopkins Several months ago Lenovo enabled a new way for individual customers in the US and Canada to check their warranty status, view relevant upgrades, and even purchase the warranty upgrades via the web. Previously, warranty upgrades were either configured along with new system purchases on the web, or purchased via phone or through a Lenovo business partner. When I last blogged about how we were making these Lenovo warranty upgrades easier, one of the things I heard from customers was that we should expand and offer this capability in other countries. Frequent…
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Reorder the Sections on Your LinkedIn Profile: Now You’re in Control
2 Feb 2010 | 5:00 amStarting today, we bring you the ability to reorder the sections on your LinkedIn profile via drag-and-drop. This enhancement, one of the most highly-requested profile features from our users, gives you the ability to highlight the skills, expertise, and/or experiences that make you stand out. Your profile is an important part of your online professional identity. At LinkedIn we’d like to provide you with all the tools you need to build and maintain a profile that can showcase your unique professional value. Now you’re in complete control over your professional brand. Given below… -
LinkedIn Jobs Stimulus: Connecting Professionals with Job Opportunities
28 Jan 2010 | 4:00 amIn President Obama’s State of the Union last night, he highlighted our many shared aspirations, chief among which is finding a job that pays the bill and getting a chance to get ahead. We want to help you make this a reality, so today and tomorrow, we’re offering job seekers 50% off the first three months of a LinkedIn Business account. In addition, we want to increase your job opportunities by providing companies a “buy one, get one free” job posting incentive. The past months have been enormously difficult for the global economy. The U.S. job market, in particular, has been hit… -
OPEN Forum, American Express’ community for small business owners is now OPEN for LinkedIn members
27 Jan 2010 | 2:58 pmEd. note: This belongs to a series of posts on how web sites and services are integrating LinkedIn functionality using the recently launched LinkedIn API. Thanks to Marcy Shinder, Vice President at American Express OPEN, for this week’s post. We created OPEN Forum, American Express OPEN’s online community for business owners, to provide them with a place to connect and exchange insights that could help them build their businesses. We initially designed the site just for our business Cardmembers because we felt this “credentialization” as a business owner could help minimize the… -
A better way to browse your LinkedIn connections
26 Jan 2010 | 10:36 amAs a company that’s based on the mantra “Relationships Matter”; we want to make it easier than ever for you to find, organize and stay in touch with your business connections. Over the next few weeks, you will start seeing improvements to your LinkedIn address book that will help you be more productive. Feature details after the jump. Browse and find your connections more easily The most noticeable update is a new browse panel that allows you to browse your connections by their current companies, locations and industries. In addition, you can search your connections by entering their… -
LinkedIn powers Ribbit Mobile Caller ID 2.0
12 Jan 2010 | 6:00 amEd. note. This belongs to a series of posts on how web sites and services are integrating LinkedIn functionality using the recently launched LinkedIn API. Thanks to Dan Seyer, VP Product Management at Ribbit for kicking off this series in 2010! And, wish you a very Happy New Year! Ribbit Mobile provides a brand new way to manage your calls, messages, and phones. To get started, link your mobile phone to Ribbit – a simple process that takes less than a minute. Once setup is complete, Ribbit transcribes your voicemail to text and sends it to you via text message and email. When online,…
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Lulu.com
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Easy DVD Creation Tutorial
5 Feb 2010 | 8:51 amDid you know that in addition to books and calendars, Lulu also publishes CDs & DVDs? If you’re interested in creating an audio book, video tutorials, your latest music album, or home videos, Lulu can help. As the DVD specialist at Lulu, I’ve noticed that if an author has a DVD problem, it is usually due to a disc formatting error. We offer two distinct DVD formatting options – one for video and one for data. It helps to know how the file type you upload determines whether you create a data DVD or a video DVD. A. DVD-Data: This type of DVD will work only on a… -
Lulu Studio: more new fonts and themes
3 Feb 2010 | 9:08 amIt keeps getting better! Yesterday we added two new photo book themes and eight new fonts to the Studio. These new fonts will definitely enhance your ability to create stunning projects that are unique to your vision and personality. To see the fonts up close, click the small image to the left. -
The only thing more difficult than getting started is finishing
29 Jan 2010 | 11:49 amI’m a Lulu team member responsible for the Lulu Publishing Services Division where we provide the publishing services you need to help make your book a reality. As a published author (courtesy of Lulu) I understand what it takes to produce a top-selling book and have very high hopes that this blog will help you in your quest to produce your own. Although I still love to write, I have discovered another passion, too: Helping others experience the wonderful feeling that comes with successfully becoming published. When I began writing many years ago, I found that the complexities, trials and… -
$5000 Winner of the Lulu Poetry Contest Announced
28 Jan 2010 | 12:26 pmAt Lulu, we’re always attracted to any passionate group of authors with an urge to create and the Lulu Poetry community is definitely that. We love to see our authors succeed no matter what they like to make and we try to help as much as we can throughout the process. That said, we are proud to announce the $5,000 grand prize winner of the first ever Yearly Lulu Poetry Contest: Timothy Ivan Brumley for his poem Four Sisters. Lulu Poetry contests are ongoing with new winners selected each week through community ratings. Be sure to check out the Lulu Poetry blog for the full story and contest… -
Be iPad Ready with Lulu
27 Jan 2010 | 1:47 pmUnless you were hiding under a rock today, you know that Apple announced a new tablet computer that also functions as an eBook reader. Speculation about the device has been building for months and the actual gadget is still about 60 days from appearing in stores. So additional speculating, no doubt, will ensue. But having followed Steve Jobs’ presentation today, here’s one thing we don’t have to speculate about: If you publish an eBook on Lulu, it can be read on the iPad. That’s because Apple will use the ePub file format, an open standard. We added ePub to our creation tools last…
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Marriott
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The Dish on Hotel Dining Trends
1 Feb 2010 | 5:14 amHistorically speaking, hotels, for many years, had some of the best and most popular restaurants around. I remember when I was a young boy in grade school, my father used to take me to the Mayflower hotel. They had a fabulous restaurant with a big, beautiful glass chandelier. I remember seeing J. Edgar Hoover, the former head of the FBI, who used to eat lunch there every day. But then, the tide seemed to change and hotel restaurants got a reputation for not showcasing the latest dining trends. People made jokes about the rubber chicken syndrome. My favorite joke takes... -
TownePlace Suites Spreads Warmth to Children's Hospitals
22 Jan 2010 | 1:19 pmA few months ago, I blogged about a nice gift our TownePlace Suites team gave me “Just Because…” The associates at our TownePlace Suites hotels across the country have been doing the same thing for their guests – providing them with a small token or kind gesture “Just Because…” This past holiday season, our TownePlace Suites team took it one step further with a “Real Giving” campaign in their local communities. The brand team and associates from all over the United States made fleece blankets that were donated to local children’s hospitals. Here at our headquarters, many… -
The Earthquake in Haiti
14 Jan 2010 | 1:55 pmThe devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday has had aftershocks all over the world. I am currently at our Harbor Beach Marriott in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where more than a third of our associates at this hotel are Haitian and have been directly affected by this terrible disaster. I talked to several of our associates who are from Haiti. They are struggling with trying to find out what has happened to their families and loved ones. They are very tender and loving people and they are extremely saddened and concerned. They have a group get-together for prayer and song... -
Poised to Come Out of the Recession on Top
6 Jan 2010 | 2:36 pmThere’s no doubt that 2009 was a difficult year. But I’m optimistic as we begin the New Year that things will get better. While we’re still very concerned about unemployment and the ability of companies to borrow money, economic activity is picking up. For Marriott, the fourth quarter looked better than we expected outside North America, while things in the U.S. and Canada were also a little better. Leisure travelers are responding to the terrific values we’re offering. We’ve also seen business travel and large meetings start to pick up, which is big for our industry. And nearly all… -
What the Movie The Blind Side Meant to Me
29 Dec 2009 | 12:55 pmMy wife Donna and I went to the Saturday afternoon movies again and we saw The Blind Side. It’s based on a true story of an NFL player, Michael Oher, who plays for the Baltimore Ravens here in Maryland where our headquarters is located. It was a wonderful film and conveyed a very important message. Michael was born to a mother who was addicted to drugs and was estranged from his father. He spent much of his childhood and teenage years in various foster homes with very little parental influence in his life and he struggled tremendously in school, when...
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Masi Bicycle
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First one out of the way...
7 Feb 2010 | 8:40 pmI'd sure like to lie about today's race and spin a yarn of comeback and victory, but alas... the race was quite simply much faster than I was ready for. My legs didn't feel bad, but my lungs and cardiovascular system just were not prepared to go that fast. The race was loaded with some crazy good talent with Amgen/ Giant there with a full squad of current former national and world champions on their team. Needless to say, from the very first lap, it was blisteringly fast.I looked so happy before the start... The first two laps were fast, but I briefly had the thought, "there's no need to… -
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name...
6 Feb 2010 | 10:10 pmI just back home last night, after nearly a week in the desert around Lake Mead, in Boulder City Nevada. Once again, I was there as part of a group with Jill Hamilton (Haro MTB/ Lifestyle Brand Manager) and James- "Monkey"- Ayres (Eastern Regional Sales Manager). Together, we were in Boulder City to speak to the bike department managers of one of our largest retail partners, Sun & Ski Sports. We also did two days of demo rides on various bikes. It should be noted that on one of the slides of my presentation, where I was thanking them for our partnership, I inadvertently spelled the name… -
Good morning from the Hoover Dam!
2 Feb 2010 | 9:03 amI won't lie, it was a spectacular morning for a ride. James and I rolled down to the dam and then up into Arizona- even saw some bighorn sheep! -
ROAD TRIP!!
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So, umm... yeah...
30 Jan 2010 | 9:42 pmI was right, dammit- crazyass week this week. I would say "I told you so", but it's not like there was any argument about it.The week was a blur... a very busy, Technicolor blur.Monday I spent the entire day working on a presentation for our new VP of Sales and his trip to Australia to see our distributor there and show them a sneak peek at our 2011 bikes. (No, you can't have one... yet... )Tuesday was spent getting our demo trailer cleaned out and repacked with bikes for our trip next week to Boulder City, Nevada. All of the bikes were tuned and prepped for the drive and the waiting…
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Mayo Clinic
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Mayo Clinic and IBM Advance Early Detection of Brain Aneurysms
22 Jan 2010 | 11:41 amJournalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Preventing deadly ruptures of the blood vessels in the brain is the aim of a new Mayo Clinic project to help radiologists detect aneurysms with far greater speed and accuracy. The new method uses analytics technology developed by the Mayo and [...] -
Concussion in Ice Hockey: What’s the Buzz?
19 Jan 2010 | 1:01 pmA Mayo Clinic article published in the December 2009 edition of Minnesota Hockey Journal gave a medical and psychosocial perspective of concussions in ice hockey. Aynsley M. Smith, PhD and Michael Stuart, MD of Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine Center, and Dave Dodick, MD, Mayo Clinic neurologist, authored the paper, entitled “Concussion in Ice Hockey: What’s the Buzz?” Mayo [...] -
Mayo Clinic Takes Extreme Medicine to Argentina
15 Jan 2010 | 11:23 amOn Friday, January 22, a Mayo Clinic research team will land in Mendoza, Argentina to begin a month-long expedition monitoring extreme athlete Diane Van Deren as she climbs Aconcagua not once, but twice. During the second climb she will race to the summit, a climb she hopes to complete in record time. Update 1/19/10: See today’s New [...] -
Combined PET-CT Imaging Appears to Help Detect Cancers in Patients with Paraneoplastic Neurologic Disorders
11 Jan 2010 | 1:32 pmA Mayo Clinic study found that combined positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan of the whole body appears to detect cancer in individuals with paraneoplastic neurologic disorders more accurately than some other commonly used tests. This study was posted online today in Archives of Neurology and will appear in the March print issue. Paraneoplastic neurological disorders [...] -
Physical Exercise Can Prevent, Improve Cognitive Impairment
11 Jan 2010 | 1:14 pmJournalists: For links to audio files, see the bottom of this post. A Mayo Clinic study published in the January issue of Archives of Neurology found that moderate physical activity performed in midlife or later appears to be associated with a reduced risk of mild cognitive impairment. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional state between [...]
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Microsoft
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The 2010/2011 Seattle Symphony subscription season at a glance
8 Feb 2010 | 7:00 amEvery year, I put together a little pocket guide to the Seattle Symphony subscription season for my symphony friends to help them decide which ticket package they want. As before, you might find it helpful, you might not, but either way, you're going to have to suffer through it. Here's the at-a-glance season guide for Gerard Schwarz's final season as the orchestra's music director. Week Program Comments 18 12 9A 9B 6AB 6CD 6EF 6G 4B BB MM RA RB BS SS 09/232010 Foote: Francesca da Rimini Brahms: Symphony #3 Prokofiev: Piano Concerto #2 Okay?AwesomeGood … -
For better performance, set all your monitors to the same color format
8 Feb 2010 | 7:00 amPplu wonders why programs run more slowly when the system is running with multiple monitors. Well, for one thing, of course, when you have more than one monitor, there's more stuff on the screen for the system to keep track of. It's the same reason that programs run more slowly on a large monitor than on a small monitor. And if there's only one monitor, then functions like MonitorFromPoint become trivial if the flag is something like MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST, because when there's only one monitor, answering questions like "What monitor is closest to this point"? becomes very easy. If your two… -
A simple Venn diagram teaches you the difference between Norway and Sweden
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Why doesn't my program receive the WM_DWMSENDICONICTHUMBNAIL message when I ask for an iconic representation?
5 Feb 2010 | 7:00 amA customer was having trouble adding Windows 7 taskbar integration features to their application: I'm trying to use the new Windows 7 taskbar integration features, but am running into a problem. I've made certain that my program has the DWMWA_FORCE_ICONIC_REPRESENTATION and DWMWA_HAS_ICONIC_BUTMAP DWMWA_HAS_ICONIC_BITMAP [corrected 8am] attributes set, yet I never receive a WM_DWMSENDICONICTHUMBNAIL message in my window procedure. A member of the taskbar team invoked psychic powers: Is your program running elevated by any chance? If so, then you need to add the… -
The Brits once again come up with a clever solution to the problem of the scatterbrained client
4 Feb 2010 | 7:00 amMy friend :: Wendy :: got into a state where she kept misplacing her passport. (I guess she keeps moving it around.) The first time she misplaced her passport and gave up looking for it, she reported it missing and received a replacement. Then she misplaced the replacement, and while searching for it, she found the original. She reported the first passport as found; this keeps the issuing government happy since they can take it off their If Somebody Tries To Use a Passport with This Number, Arrest Her list. But they can't reactivate the original passport, because it takes time for…
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Molson
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L’arrivée de Nathalie Lambert à Vancouver 2010!
8 Feb 2010 | 11:56 amNathalie devant un des deux édifices du Canada! La première photo de Vancouver prise par Nathalie Lambert de sa chambre d’hôtel! Message de Nathalie: Bonjour à vous tous, Je suis arrivée hier à Vancouver, ça va super bien, il fait beau et 8 degrés et le village est magnifique… Il y a déjà plus de 70 pays arrivés et installés et de notre côté, environ 75% de l’équipe est là. Le village est super (voir photo ci-dessus d’une des 2 batisses du Canada) et aussi une photo de la vue de ma chambre sur BC Place… Hier j’ai croisé Jennifer Heil et… -
Molson Coors vient en appui au Club de patinage de vitesse St-Michel
4 Feb 2010 | 11:55 amLe 29 novembre dernier, Frédéric Blackburn, athlète québécois en patinage de vitesse, a regroupé des célébrités du monde sportif pour disputer un match de hockey bénéfice au profit du Club de patinage de vitesse Saint-Michel. Molson Coors est fière d’avoir fait sa part, pour ainsi contribuer aux profits devant être remis aux sportifs de chez nous. Les organisateurs de cet événement, avec en tête Frédéric, auront ainsi remis un total de 7,000$ pour les patineurs du Club. Bravo à Frédéric qui trouve le moyen de redonner aux athlètes d’aujourd’hui, pour… -
52 soldats de l’Armée canadienne au Centre Bell
3 Feb 2010 | 4:00 amDe gauche à droite: Andrew Molson, Général Walter J. Natynczyk (Chef de la Défense nationale), Monique Dépatie de Molson Coors Canada et Donald Beauchamp, vice-président des Communications et Relations communautaires du Club de hockey Canadien de Montréal. J’ai eu l’immense plaisir de rencontrer le Général Walter J. Natynczyk ainsi qu’une cinquantaine de soldats canadiens ayant combattu en Afghanistan l’année dernière, et qui sont prêts à repartir au moment opportun. Ces représentants de l’armée canadienne avaient été invités par le Club de… -
Molson M wins 3rd place at Loblaw 2010 National Kick Off
2 Feb 2010 | 11:22 amOn the above: Daniel Rivest from Molson Coors Canada serving our new Molson M Loblaws hosted yesterday their National kick off in Toronto. More than 250 vendors share their products, programs, promotions and customer-know-how with an influential group of more than 1,400 Loblaw colleagues. The People’s Choice is awarded to the vendor who provides the most memorable experience and useful product knowledge to help our store managers and their teams better serve our customers. Molson presented Molson M, and won 3rd place, (Coke 1st, P&G 2nd) The booth used was the one seen at the customer… -
Vancouver Brewery Becomes Bicycle Friendly
1 Feb 2010 | 9:22 amA behind the scenes blog – new bike lockers at the Molson Coors Kitsilano Brewery on Burrard St. in Vancouver! Thanks to David Tolnai, Operations for Molson Coors Canada in Vancouver for the update. Cheers, MolsonTonia Molson Coors Vancouver Brewery’s new Bike Lockers For four, heck, maybe even five months of the year, Vancouver is one of the nicest cities in Canada for bike riding. For the rest of the year it’s a nightmare, but during those five months riding a bicycle in Vancouver is pretty great. Unless you have to ride through downtown…or you want to run errands on…
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Nestle Purina Petcare
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Good Bugs, Bad Bugs and Probiotics
8 Feb 2010 | 12:05 pmDid you know that you have more bacteria living in your intestines than you have cells in your body? Did you know that most of the different species of bacteria living in your intestines are there to keep you healthy? Did you know that some researchers now consider these bugs, or your "microbiota", as a distinct organ, much the same way they view an organ system like the liver or the heart and lungs? You've probably seen the advertisements on TV for different yogurt or liquid probiotic supplements, many available in the grocery store, that make vague claims about… -
Puppy Bowl, Puppy Bowl, Puppy Bowl
6 Feb 2010 | 9:39 amYesterday, Tom and I met with Jason Merrihew from the AAHA. How many of you know what the AAHA is? Not many, I think. I didn't really know what they were, or who they were, until our visit to the NAVC, last month. We stopped by their booth and learned that they're the American Animal Hospital Association. They exist to accredit animal hospitals for veterinary excellence. Jason told us that there are 900 standards each accredited hospital has to pass to earn AAHA accreditation. This year, interestingly, AAHA has partnered with Animal Planet on sponsoring the Puppy Bowl. How kewl is… -
Mandatory Spay Neuter Law in Vegas
5 Feb 2010 | 5:23 amLas Vegas is a great example of the consequences of unbridled development. When the economy turns south, years of speculation take a toll and the toll falls on people and their pets. Reports indicate that the number of dogs given up at the main public shelter in Las Vegas is up 10% annually in each of the last three years. The LIED in animal shelter in Las Vegas takes in 50,000 animals a year and 50% end up being euthanized. The City Council reacted last fall with an ordinance mandating that pet owners spay or neuter their pets by four months of age. There are exceptions for medical reasons… -
The Grumpy Old Lady Speaks Out
4 Feb 2010 | 8:25 amWe've taken to calling our Wabby, the 17 year old resident kitty, The Grumpy Old Lady - just look at her picture and tell me she doesn't look like she not only got up on the wrong side of the bed, but that she doesn't even know where the right side of the bed is! Anyway, she's become extremely vocal, of late. I don't know if it's because of the move, or just that she's a bit senile. In human years we figure she's well into her 90s, and I've heard that dogs and cats have their own form of senility, as they age. So, every morning around 5 a.m. the… -
Pet Dental Health Month
2 Feb 2010 | 9:08 amIt's that time of year again. Mid winter, terrible weather, cold and flu season and of course; Pet Dental Health Month. Yea February. Seriously, about the only good thing you can say about February, unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere, is that my son Drew was born in February. He'll be thirty this year. Yikes. On the dental health month front, this is the time of year when many veterinarians get involved in client education efforts on the benefits of routine dental health care for dogs and cats. I think most people understand the logic behind this. Most of us brush our own…
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Nike
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The Leap 2.0: Kevin Durant - The Goodman League
3 Feb 2010 | 10:41 amWho are you - and what do you do? No matter what you grow up with - or without - or where you've ended up, there's a level of success that means something to everyone that knows you. Knows where you came from. Maybe it's as simple as getting out. Moving on. Making something of yourself. And maybe that doesn't come with your own signature shoe, a weekly appearance on the ESPN highlights and any conversation about you being the best at whatever it is that you do. But maybe it does. Maybe you are THAT good - at whatever it is you do. Kevin Durant just might be. 2010 marks his first appearance… -
All-Star Round-Up: Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder
29 Jan 2010 | 11:16 amOklahoma City Thunder Kevin Durant Season stats: 29.3 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 2.9 APG Durant’s game is becoming an “anything you can do, I can do better” memo to the league. He’s taking - and making - more shots. Taking - and making - more free throws. Grabbing more rebounds, dishing out more assists and picking more pockets than he ever has before. And when a player less than two years removed from winning Rookie of the Year does that, he ends up third in the league in field goals made. First in free throws made. Top-10 in free throw percentage (87.5%) and player efficiency rating (24.5). -
All-Star Round-Up: Minnesota Timberwolves
26 Jan 2010 | 3:12 pmAl Jefferson Season stats: 18.2 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 48.8% FG “Big man returning from major knee injury” usually just ends with more misery. But Big Al is following a different script. 21 double-doubles add up to Jefferson being more than just back - he’s on the verge of boarding and scoring his way back into the “20 and 10” elite. Al’s MONSTER 26 point/26 rebound effort in a mid-January loss at Houston shows that his best is yet to come. A Top-30 scorer and Top-15 glass man, Al adds a block and a steal per. -
All-Star Round-Up: San Antonio and Orlando Magic
25 Jan 2010 | 1:20 pmSan Antonio Tony Parker Season stats: 16.8 PPG, 5.5 APG, 48.5% FG San Antonio’s second-leading scorer has nearly perfected the teardrop. And when he’s not bunny-hopping through the paint for easy buckets, he also leads the team in assists. Due largely to an assortment of nagging injuries, Parker is playing the second-lowest minutes per game of his career. Due largely to the franchise’s emphasis on the postseason, Tony doesn’t really care about personal statistics. That the Spurs are within striking distance of the Southwest Division title is all that matters. That said, he’s still… -
All-Star Round-Up: New Orleans Hornets and Atlanta Hawks
22 Jan 2010 | 11:36 amNew Orleans Hornets David West Season stats: 17.8 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 49.2% FG West’s case for three-straight All-Star games is rooted in the realm of consistency - and improved efficiency. In the wake of dramatic coaching and roster turnover he’s continued to plug away with his quirky offensive game, determined to keep New Orleans in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race. His overall field goal percentage and three-point percentage are actually higher than his previous All-Star campaigns. West is also second on the team in rebounds, steals and blocks. And he’s still capable of…
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OpenSkies
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Washington, D.C. here we come…
9 Feb 2010 | 3:53 amWe are delighted to announce today that we have selected Washington, D.C. as our next city to serve. We will build on our presence in Paris and add Dulles airport to the portfolio. This enables OpenSkies to connect the capitals of France and the United States with a product and experience as special as the relationship these two countries enjoy. The greater Washington, D.C. area has grown to be the 4th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with an economically impressive resume of development even during periods of market contraction. Thank you to all the customers who responded to our poll… -
What a year, what’s next?
2 Feb 2010 | 7:18 amWhat a difference a year makes. This time last year was a particularly difficult one in the aviation industry and OpenSkies was not excluded. In some ways it’s painful to look back, yet in others, so uplifting in that we’ve weathered a very difficult storm. Late last year, the good news was that the market wasn’t getting worse… hence the expression “flat” is the new “up”. But that’s not the case today. We definitely see some nice improvement in both volume and yield. Just looking around us we see businesses coming back to a more normal rhythm and that’s a very good… -
Go ahead, ask away part 6
20 Jan 2010 | 6:50 amIt’s good to be back in the swing of things, I’m able to answer your important questions… so keep them coming. Mathieu asked about our in-flight entertainment. The good news is, in October we updated all our French aircraft IFE and replaced it with a much more sleek and up-to-date Archos system. Our movies are updated on a monthly basis and TV programming every 3 months. I also saw a few comments about our product, like this one from James who’s interested in the distinction between BIZ SEAT and the BIZ BED, which is as simple as their names. But it’s not just about the bed,… -
Newark Liberty International Airport
8 Jan 2010 | 8:14 amHappy New Year… a very special and sincere thank you to all our customers. We have flown over 125,000 passengers so far and they are the reason we fly. The expression goes - that without them… is entirely true. Thanks not only for being our customers, but also, our best ambassadors. I really appreciate your positive comments. We certainly have a most exciting year before us and even in this market, we see some good opportunities ahead I will discuss later this month. But I wanted to chat today in response to John and James about our decision to consolidate our flights to… -
Back from the other side…
21 Dec 2009 | 9:25 amIt’s been 2 months since I last wrote and apologies for this. I have felt like I have been behind the moon for a while…it’s great to be back. The time was spent working on a possible investor front and in today’s world I am sure you can appreciate how important that was for our company. It was intense and time consuming but very rewarding. British Airways as part of their overall strategic review asked that OpenSkies go to the financial markets and try to solicit proposals from investors who might be interested in a becoming part shareholder. Very proudly I can say there was…
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Oracle
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Oracle's iPhone 9 Apps
9 Feb 2010 | 7:05 am오라클에서 iPhone의 어플을 7가지를 릴리이즈 하고 있다. 주로 비즈니스 관련 어플로써 영업에 필요한 어플을 소개하고 있다. Oracle Business Indicators Oracle Business Approvals for Managers Oracle iReceipts Oracle Mobile Sales Assistant Oracle Mobile Sales Forecast Oracle Enterprise Asset Maintenance Workbench Oracle Business Approvals for Sales Managers 아래는 사내 시스템에 사용하고 있는 어플이다. Oracle People Search - 사람찾기 Oracle Beehive Mobile Communicator (Buzz) - 채팅 메신저 특히 Buzz는 XMPP 프로토콜을… -
古いバージョンのWebLogicを入手するには（＋NetBeans）
9 Feb 2010 | 3:15 amこんにちはSunとの統合が発表されて10日ほどですが、もうOTNからGlassFishやNetBeansがダウンロードできるようになってますね。NetBeansも引き続きご愛顧頂ければと思います。さて、今回はちょっと子ネタを。古いバージョンのWebLogic… -
Bienvenido al Blog del Equipo de Enterprise 2.0 de Iberia
9 Feb 2010 | 3:10 amEl objetivo de este blog es mantener un diálogo más fluido con otros compañeros de Oracle, clientes y partners sobre: a) La propuesta de valor de Oracle en el área de Enterprise 2.0 b) Material disponible para profundizar en nuestras soluciones: whitepaper, demos, etc, c) Seminarios, talleres, workshops organizados directamente por Oracle o con nuestros partners d) Soluciones implementadas sobre nuestros productos por los partners Confiamos en que este blog se convierta en el punto de encuentro y conversación para todas las personas interesadas en nuestra oferta de soluciones. El… -
The Oracle Australia Graduate Program 2010 is Open for Applications
9 Feb 2010 | 12:54 amOnce again the Oracle Australia Graduate Program will be running in 2010. The Oracle Australia Graduate Development Program is a 1-year program consisting of orientation, formal training, and project rotations in the core lines of business, and finally job placement. The formal training is a combination of structured development programs on soft skills and functional competencies via various delivery formats. Graduates are also expected to work in a team environment and complete multiple projects addressing real business challenges and at the time gaining a broad business understanding. The… -
Tri-ing Toward Victory
8 Feb 2010 | 11:59 pmBMW Oracle Racing Trimaran Competes for the 33rd America's Cup Did you see the scale model of BMW Oracle Racing's Extreme 40 catamaran staged outside of the Howard Street Tent when you visited Oracle OpenWorld 2009? Did you get a chance to meet the BMW Oracle Racing tem members at the SLAM retail shop? Did know that those guys are taking the BMW ORACLE giant trimaran to the waves off the coast of Valencia, Spain, this week to compete for the 33rd America's Cup? Of course you did—that's why you read this blog! Race 1 for the Cup was scheduled for Monday, but race officer Harold Bennett…
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Orange Business Services
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M2M continues to race ahead
9 Feb 2010 | 5:29 amAs anyone attending last year's Orange Business Live event will remember, M2M is growing into quite a phenomenon. Ten years ago, it was a smart concept with few deployments behind it. These days, businesses across many vertical sectors are using... -
Want to know what to outsource? Follow the money...
8 Feb 2010 | 3:44 amIf you want to learn anything about the special challenges global organizations expect to face in 2010, follow the money. At last year's Orange Business Live event, overall cost reduction was one of the themes, and budgetary trends are pointing... -
UK data protection in the spotlight
5 Feb 2010 | 7:51 amFigures from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office reveal that more than 800 security breaches were reported over a two year period, with almost one quarter of these being attributable to "mistakes", and almost a third being the result of thefts. -
Anywhere and sustainable enterprises - Axel Haentjens interview
5 Feb 2010 | 2:00 amWirelessweek presents us an interview of Axel Haentjens about the evolutions of technology in enterprise -
A win-win approach to project managers' development
4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 amAs president of PMI France-Sud, I was often told by different companies: "We're not very good at Project Management!" And my comment back to them was: "So, what are you going to do about it?".
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Patagonia
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Backyard Corridors: What animals do you no longer see in your area?
8 Feb 2010 | 5:42 pmA while back, one of the local news outlets ran a story: “Dad Jumps Between Mountain Lion, Son.” The story was picked up by CNN and went national in just under 24 hours. In that story we were introduced to a man who had recently moved his family to northwestern Nevada and purchased a home on the raw edge of a rapidly expanding town near some sizable - but diminishing - pieces of mountain lion habitat. We learned from the story that these folks, like many who move here, were eager to live in a land where unmediated encounters with nature are possible. The reality of such an encounter was… -
180° South: The Premiere, The Book and the Inspiration Behind them Both
5 Feb 2010 | 6:06 pmOn Wednesday, February 10, Chris Malloy's long-anticipated film 180° South will premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Hopefully those of you who live nearby will come out and join us for the screening. Details can be found on the Woodshed Films Facebook page or the SBIFF site. For those who can't make the premiere, there are a few ways you can get a taste of the story until we have more info on future screenings and the release of the film on DVD and Netflix. Mountain of Storms, the 1968 trip that inspired 180° South, is available now on DVD. I love this movie, and if… -
Copp-Dash Inspire Award for Alpinists
4 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pmJonny Copp and Micah Dash were two of America’s leading alpine climbers, traveling to the farthest corners of the world in search of first ascents in the purest of style. Jonny and Micah believed the summit meant something, but style was everything.Sponsored by Black Diamond Equipment, La Sportiva, Mountain Hardware and Patagonia the Copp-Dash Inspire Award has been formed, to support climbers who choose to follow a similar path, both in life and in the mountains.The goal is to assist climbers before, during and after expeditions with financial grants and multimedia instruction to help… -
Bad Weather in Patagonia - Mikey & Kate Settle for Aguja de la “S”; Colin Solos Aguja Guillaumet
3 Feb 2010 | 6:07 pm[Approaching can be so miserable. Photo: Mikey Schaefer] By all accounts, the weather down in Patagonia this season has been terrible so climbers are taking what they can get. This has been the case for Patagonia ambassadors Mikey Schaefer and Kate Rutherford. After getting skunked on the larger features they had hoped to climb, Mikey and Kate finally got the chance on Monday to climb one of the smaller mountains in the Fitz Roy range. Aguja de la “S”Words and illustrations by Kate RutherfordPhotos and captions by Mikey Schaefer A great way to climb in Patagonia is to allow your… -
Backyard Corridors: Which animals in your area might need to move through corridors to survive?
2 Feb 2010 | 2:41 pmLike a majestic pack of finger-clicking primates roaming the wilds of the Internet, our migration through the Backyard Corridors series is almost complete. Thank you one and all for sharing your thoughts with us and helping to paint a better picture of local-scale corridor issues. This week's question: Which animals in your area might need to move through corridors to survive? Sue Halpern kicks things off with a story about her area of Vermont and how the Forest Service has put up new “corridor” signs and speed reductions on local highways. [Illustration: Jeremy Collins]It was about three…
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Petro-Canada
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Nothing is something
5 Feb 2010 | 12:36 pmIsn’t it funny how we all have our favorite brands—for everything? Some we are completely and 100% loyal to and some we will stray from maybe once or twice or even permanently, given a certain set of circumstances. What is it that makes us stay loyal to or leave a brand? And, if we do leave a brand, what does it take for us to come back to it? For me, ultimately, my loyalty comes down to overall customer experiences and I recently had an interesting one while I was on vacation out of state and fueling up my car. I guess my disclaimer here would be that I am loyal to my brand of fuel in… -
Where's my flying car?
28 Jan 2010 | 7:57 amGrowing up on the border with Michigan, I can’t help but feel the influence of the Motor City. It goes without saying that Detroit hasn’t had an easy time of it lately, but one thing that definitely revs the city up is the annual Auto Show, which just wrapped up this past weekend. This is the biggest car show in the world, and many of the vehicles on display look like something you’d expect to see on the Jetsons. Certainly there was plenty of attention paid to how low key an event it was this year compared with years’ past, but what struck me most was the marked increase in focus on… -
A Dying Breed?
22 Jan 2010 | 10:26 amMy time in the energy business began at an early age – at fifteen, I had a summer job pumping gas. Apart from having to wear brown coveralls, I thought being a ‘gas jockey’ was a great job. I enjoyed being outside and the customers seemed to appreciate having their windows cleaned and receiving help with topping up washer fluid, engine oil, etc. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was part of a dying breed - collateral damage in the age of technology. This all came back to me recently during a recent cold snap. My gas light had been on for a while and I was pushing my… -
New Contributor Bios
13 Jan 2010 | 1:09 pmHave you ever wondered who is behind the voices on this website? Come on, who doesn’t like peaking in to see who is sitting behind the computer. As promised, you can now find full bios of all of our contributors here. (Yes, we've even included our pictures!) Happy reading. -
Safe driving tips – what’s out there? Plenty!
11 Jan 2010 | 12:59 pmAs a mom who spends a considerable amount of time behind the wheel catering to her children’s athletic and social wishes and demands…….(sigh.)…. I am always on the look out for tips/tricks to make my drive easier/safer/cheaper! So I thought I’d start the new year off by doing some ‘safe driving’ surfing and see what’s out there. Now keep in mind that while the internet is a fantastic source of information, there are a lot of shoddy characters who are just trying to lure you into their site for inappropriate purposes….so safety surfer, beware. Here are a few fun safe…
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Pitney Bowes
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The Challenges of Being Visionary
31 Jan 2010 | 6:13 amI have often been described as a visionary, one who sees things before others do. It’s a very astute characterization. Being visionary does not always mean being correct, although I have been more right than wrong, but it does mean that the more my assessments and forecasts vary from how others see the world, the more stressful and difficult it is for me to persuade them. One of my favorite TV shows of all time, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, frequently dramatized the message that people who saw the world differently from others often experienced difficulty and, in some cases,… -
RETROSPECTIVE ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S FIRST YEAR
20 Jan 2010 | 6:54 pmNot surprisingly, since this is the first anniversary of President Obama’s inauguration, and the special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts has produced a result that seemed inconceivable six weeks ago, a Republican victory, many people have asked my opinion of President Obama’s performance. I met the President four different times before he was elected, three of those times at National Urban League events. President Obama struck me as a person with virtually unlimited growth potential and tremendous intelligence and character, and I still believe he has those qualities. At the same… -
Opposition to the Cadillac Health Plan Tax: Control Foolishly Trumping Self Interest
9 Jan 2010 | 9:43 amI was struck by the parallels between a story published this past week and an event I recalled from the recent baseball Hall of Fame voting. The story appeared in the Saturday, January 9, article in The New York Times entitled “Unions Rally to Oppose a Proposed Tax on Health Insurance.” The event was the beginning of free agent negotiations between Marvin Miller, the lawyer for the Players’ Union, and the baseball owners in the 1970’s, an event discussed at some length this past week as commentators correctly noted that the Hall of Fame voters’ decision to deny Miller admission… -
END OF THE YEAR POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS
1 Jan 2010 | 9:10 amI am going to make some end-of-the-year observations about the way I see the political system, the economy, and our society evolving. Many elected officials do not have the political will to address fundamental structural economic and political issues. We built an economy after World War II promising middle class wages for all Americans, but without the foundation of skills and educational capabilities to make such promises sustainable. Public sector labor unions and unions in heavily politicized private sector industries like the automobile industry, successfully negotiated collective… -
END OF THE YEAR OBSERVATIONS
27 Dec 2009 | 8:40 amAlthough I usually post a blog on a public policy issue, this end-of-the-year blog will be a combination of personal, public policy, and business observations. The one thing I can say with certainty is that 2009 evolved in a very different way from what I expected when I stepped down from the Executive Chairman position at Pitney Bowes a year ago. The only thing that happened as I anticipated was that I would disengage emotionally from Pitney Bowes very rapidly, because that is who I am. Once I leave an organization, I leave with fond memories, great friendships, and insights of lifelong…
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PR Newswire
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Call for Entries: 2010 American Business Awards
8 Feb 2010 | 8:40 amIn tough economic times, American workers and organizations are put to the test, and The American Business Awards believe they deserve to be recognized for their hard work and achievements. The Stevie Awards today issued a call for entries for the Eighth Annual American Business Awards, the only all-encompassing awards program that honors the true accomplishments of Americans in the workplace. All organizations operating in the U.S. are eligible to participate in The American Business Awards — public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The 2010 entry deadline is… -
NewComm Professional Development Webinar Feb. 15 – March 15
8 Feb 2010 | 8:34 amNewComm Collaborative and Shel Holtz Webinars are hosting “Social Networking, Inside & Out,” an in-depth, five-week online course, Feb. 15 – March 15. These days it seems everyone is launching a social network. In fact, social networks and online communities are the fastest growing form of social media among businesses. Your customers, employees, partners and competitors are all participating in these networks. Companies are using online networks for internal communication, recruiting, R&D and customer engagement. This five-week online course will provide in-depth… -
NJCAMA Networking Event Feb. 25 in Princeton, N.J.
8 Feb 2010 | 8:28 amThe NJ Communications, Advertising and Marketing Association and the River Communications Group will co-host a networking event on Thursday, Feb. 25, featuring a special media relations magic show with Tom Ewing, director of external relations, Educational Testing Service. Ewing will perform magic tricks that will reveal the secrets behind getting your company and/or clients into The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post and Time Magazine. Anyone working in communications, advertising, marketing, public relations, photography, design, video, etc., is welcome to attend. It will be held… -
IABC Detroit Program Feb. 17 in Royal Oak, Mich.
8 Feb 2010 | 8:23 amThe Detroit chapter of the IABC is hosting a program, “Secrets of Award-Winning Entries,” Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at Skidmore Studios, 301 W. Fourth St., Suite 300, in Royal Oak, Mich. Does your Renaissance Award project feel like it’s always the bridesmaid and never the bride? Don’t miss this original presentation from IABC Detroit that will give you the inside track on how to produce an award-winning entry. Learn the top three mistakes that can cost your entry award status, and the three most important steps you can take to put your entry in the… -
PRSA-Georgia Luncheon Feb. 19 in Atlanta
8 Feb 2010 | 8:20 amThe Georgia chapter of the PRSA is hosting a daylong collegiate conference, “Real World PR,” Friday, Feb. 19, at noon, at Loudermilk Center, 40 Courtland Street SE, in Atlanta. The conference will feature seminars, workshops, recruiters and more. Sean Cassidy, president of New York’s DKC Public Relations & Marketing, will be the luncheon speaker and will discuss the evolution of entertainment and lifestyle PR. To register, or for more information, visit www.prsageorgia.org or contact Denise Grant at (770) 440-6369.
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Proctor & Gamble
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Queen Latifah and special guest President Clinton, P&G, and CSDW Team Up to Help Haiti with Concert on Feb 5
5 Feb 2010 | 12:50 pmThe first few weeks of 2010 have been a busy period for our work to raise awareness of the global water crisis and to provide safe drinking water. Here’s an update including an important event happening tonight – February 5. Haiti Earthquake Response Queen Latifah is hosting a Haiti benefit concert tonight (February 5) from 8-10 pm Eastern time in the US on BET, MTV, VH1, Centric networks and BET.com. Special guest for the evening will be President Bill Clinton. The concert - "SOS Saving Ourselves – Help for Haiti” will include CSDW, our safe drinking water partner CARE,… -
Haiti Will Recover: Let's Help
26 Jan 2010 | 11:49 amToday is my last in Haiti and my priority is to get out into the areas outside the city. It was hot last night and it's getting hotter at daybreak. I stayed up for a while last night to hear more of the experiences of the Global Medic group. Their surgeon, Dr Mike, has completed more than 200 amputations. He told me that almost all of these surgeries were done without anesthetic. It was early in the disaster and there wasn't any available. What amazed me is that instead of fighting and screaming, most people would either pray or sing. Dr Mike said that he was… -
Giving PUR Water to Haiti Survivors
25 Jan 2010 | 8:09 amLast night started with a mild aftershock. I had just fallen asleep - literally within seconds of my head hitting the pillow - when my bed started shaking. Since I was sharing a room. I thought that maybe Mike was shaking my bed but that didn't make much sense. Then he told me we needed to evacuate out of the building and I realized it was an after quake. It wasn't much but I can hardly imagine how terrifying it must be for the people who experienced the big quake. And, it is dangerous for people near buildings that are about to fall over. I start my morning by visiting with… -
Made it to Haiti
22 Jan 2010 | 7:24 amWe're up early to collect supplies before heading to the border and cross into Haiti. I'm particularly grateful for a hearty breakfast of mangu and huevos since so many people in Haiti are going hungry. Melissa Crutchfield of United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and her team will be in Haiti longer than me so they need additional food and water. Importantly, we also need ice for the life-saving antibiotics that we're transporting. It seems strange going shopping in this beach town and no one quite knows what to purchase since we don't understand what's… -
Off to Haiti
21 Jan 2010 | 5:11 amThere's an expression in Haiti: "Beyond mountains - there are mountains." A week ago I was ascending Mt Kilimanjaro the highest free standing mountain in the world. I felt on top of the world. A few hours later I heard about the devastation in Haiti from the earthquake. I felt like I'd been kicked in the gut, sucker punched. It brought me down quickly and hard. It was horrible to hear about all the death and devastation to the resilient Haitian people. Then I heard that the Hotel Montana, where I've stayed so many times is flattened taking 200 souls. …
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Progress Software
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Celebrating the shadow of Punxsutawney Phil
5 Feb 2010 | 11:59 amAs the week of Punxsutawney Phil’s appearance commences, I must admit I’m one of the few that is happy to hear we have another 6 weeks of winter to look forward to! Why you ask, well that means more skiing and an extended window of time until I have to start worrying. Worrying about when to apply “Step 1” nutrients to my lawn, about how much the voles and moles have destroyed my plants, and about whether or not I warded off the dreaded Dutch Elm disease with the systemic treatment that was applied last fall. Bottom line is I have a 6 week reprieve. But... what if I could apply… -
Reduce Order Fallout and Improve Your Customers' Experience
29 Jan 2010 | 7:34 amA New Video / Flash Presentation Our audio presentation, Lost in Transactions – A Day in the Life of Application Failure, presents the fictitious story of one company struggling to find the root cause of application performance problems. If your enterprise identifies with their pain, take the next step by learning more about business transaction assurance with Actional. Visit our website to view the Flash, or visit the Progress Software YouTube channel to watch the video. Enjoy! [Note: The voice of Karen is me, and the voice of Chuck is our own David Bressler.] -
New Videos - Savvion Acquisition Part I & II featuring Dr. Bates and Dr. Ketabchi
22 Jan 2010 | 7:56 am> Link to Progress Software's YouTube channel Listen in as Dr. Bates, CTO of Progress Software, and Dr. Ketabchi, founder and CEO of Savvion, discuss the recent acquisition, and Progress Software’s entry into the business process management (BPM) marketplace. Savvion's BPM suite is a perfect fit with our enterprise BEP and BTA solutions. -
SOA? What do you call it?
22 Jan 2010 | 6:09 amSome of you may have noticed that we renamed our blog from SOA Infrastructure to Integrated Infrastructure. This came about when our product marketing team wanted to create a new “Open Integration” blog – same authors, same topics. Admittedly, I wasn’t a proponent of it because I wanted more blogging activity here, and I wanted to leverage the audience (and SEO truth be told) that we've built up over the past two years. So, I recommended that we re-brand it and we did. I have no doubt that one of the reasons we wanted to move away from SOA was due to last January’s post by Ann… -
Adding Leading BPM (Business Process Management) Solution to Our Portfolio
13 Jan 2010 | 7:05 amOur integrated infrastructure (or SOA infrastructure) portfolio just got broader and better! On Monday Progress Software announced the acquisition of Savvion, Inc. Savvion offers a comprehensive, standards-based BPM suite that helps more than 300 of the world’s top-performing companies – including 24 of the ‘Fortune 100’ – automate and continuously improve critical business processes. Dr. John Bates, Progress Software’s CTO and Head of Corporate Development, says, “The Savvion BPM suite is a perfect fit for Progress because it offers leading capabilities for business process…
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Rubbermaid
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Megan finished Kitchen [Flickr]
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SAP
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Gartner, SOALogix, SAP Process Integration and all that fuzz
9 Feb 2010 | 7:20 amSAP PI - The roadmap, the future ? -
Happy reporting with (ABAP OLE) Excel
9 Feb 2010 | 6:23 amAccording to my experience most of the users are very happy about the ABAP to MS Excel outputs. Maybe this blog will be your first contact with MS Excel output, maybe it can help you improve your existing ABAP to Excel outputs a little. -
Oops did I forget something.... Yes the Active Directory
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Backup and Data Recovery within the Cloud
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Saying “Hello” in different languages or Unicode and XML
9 Feb 2010 | 4:02 amA program to capture "Hello" in different languages. It uses a global ABAP class to load and save Unicode XML with correct character encoding.
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Sony Electronics
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Sony 3D In NYC
8 Feb 2010 | 9:43 amAt Sony Style’s flagship store in New York City last week, a room full of bloggers, local press and people curious about 3D were treated to a full demo of Sony’s new 3D HDTVs. Right now, Sony Style Stores are the only place you can demo Sony’s 3D televisions and many people took advantage of the opportunity at the event during Social Media Week. It was amazing to watch people put on the active shutter glasses and react like kids in wonder of something they’re seeing for the first time. This was the case over and over again as even the skeptics of 3D… -
Super Bowl Picks from Sony
2 Feb 2010 | 2:10 pmSuper Bowl Sunday is right around the corner and it’s serious water cooler talk around here! On one side are the Indianapolis Colts with Sony spokesman Peyton Manning. On the other side are the New Orleans Saints who just purchased bloggie(r) cameras for the entire team to document their road to Super Bowl XLIV. We did a quick informal poll of Sony employees and executives to find out who is rooting for which team. Here are some of the results: Indy and our man Peyton all the way (since the Giants are out). Wasn’t Drew Brees the former Charger QB? (Just a hint) GO BIG BLUE, I mean GO… -
See Video of the Newly Released VAIO E Series Notebook
2 Feb 2010 | 9:45 amCaribbean Green, Iridescent Blue, Hibiscus Pink and Lava Black… no these are not the names of beverages you’d sip while on a tropical vacation, these are names of some of the beautiful colors you’ll find on Sony’s new VAIO E Series Notebook, announced today. If the colors don’t put a smile on your face, the price will. Retailing at $700, the E Series is affordable and does not sacrifice style or features. Here’s a video to give you a closer look at the style and size of the new VAIO E Series. For additional specs and features make sure to read the blog… -
Meetup at the Sony Style Store in NYC
31 Jan 2010 | 9:32 amAre you curious about Sony's 3D announcements this year? Well, here's your chance to check it out first hand if you're in New York. Come be one of the first to experience Sony’s new 3D technology at 3D and Future of Home Entertainment. We're hosting a meetup in New York City on Thursday, February 5th, during Social Media Week. Be one of the first to try 3D-enabled BRAVIA televisions with active shutter glasses and delivery devices like PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray 3D players. Learn about 3D content development, how to access it, and 3D gaming and sports in a casual environment with cocktails… -
Convergent Joins Sony Family
29 Jan 2010 | 8:20 amA new member of the Sony Family was announced this week with the acquisition of Convergent Media Systems, a video management solutions company that reaches more than one million people in arenas, theaters, malls, airports and outdoors. More specifically, Convergent is an established expert in digital signage and content distribution systems and will be integrated as a subsidiary of Sony Electronics’ broadcast and professional products business. Convergent has been an instrumental partner with Sony for years and will continue to be an integral part of Sony's position in 4K digital cinema…
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Southwest Airlines
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Celebrating Black History Month: Southwest Airlines becomes a proud national sponsor of the Black Voice
8 Feb 2010 | 11:14 amWe are honored to have a guest post from Hardy Brown II, the Executive Director of The Black Voice Foundation: Over the last 12 years, educators from Southern California's Inland region, have learned first hand about the incredible courage of the individuals who sought freedom or who helped others achieve it along the routes of the Underground Railroad from Kentucky to Canada. Educatorstalk with the descendants of these Americans and retrace their footsteps which are being preserved through a major effort of the National Park Service, The Black Voice Foundation Inc., and now Southwest… -
Celebrating Black History Month--Contemplation: My Friends, My Heroes
8 Feb 2010 | 5:47 amA man with no sense of his past has no future as he is destined to the same pitfalls of his forefathers. With that thought in mind, I contemplate my past, present, and future. It is something that I usually do as Black History Month draws near. My own barometer for “ how goes it?” In my lifetime, African Americans have gone from manning the washroom to ruling the boardroom. We have struggled past Rosa Parks’ seat on that bus to Barack Obama’s seat on Air Force One. Yes much has been accomplished during the past 50 or so years, but there is still a long way to go. Dr. Martin Luther… -
Flashback Fridays--Interim Liveries Part One
5 Feb 2010 | 10:56 amI’ve always been interested in what I call interim color schemes. These are when one airline acquires an aircraft from another and then operates the airplane while it is wearing the original livery with only a few changes. Enthusiast photographers value shots of aircraft in interim liveries because they are so temporary. My own intrigue with the subject began as a child when I flew on a Convair 240 that Continental leased from American. The Continental name and falcon symbol was placed on the all-metal American livery. When I worked at Delta after the Western merger, we flew… -
Tickets for Time and New Volunteer Database
5 Feb 2010 | 5:29 am"Tickets for Time." It just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? Tickets for Time (T4T) is more than a kitschy catchphrase, it’s the name of Southwest’s newest program for Employee volunteers. Go ahead; say it. "Tickets for Time." Now try it with a Texas accent and you’ve just done an impersonation of me. We know the positive impact that volunteers have on communities is remarkable, and we’re proud to support volunteers and their missions. To pay tribute to our own Employee volunteers and to further our commitment to the communities we serve, Southwest Airlines is… -
KISS Concert
4 Feb 2010 | 1:53 pmI work in Central Baggage Services and my Customer gave me and my Coworker Kerri Smith and her husband, Ivan, front-row seats to a recent KISS concert. My experience was spectacular. I had always seen KISS on television but to see the entire show live, WOW!!!!. KISS gives you all they have in talent, music, and live performance. From the fire to the Flying Paul, It is colorful and amazing. They give you the history of Rock and Roll, and I was lucky to be part of history. Keri adds, "I had a fantastic time! I had never seen KISS or Buck Cherry in concert and the…
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Sun Microsystems
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Gmail all'attacco di Facebook La posta di Google è "social"
9 Feb 2010 | 7:22 amGOOGLE ci riprova: nonostante i tentativi falliti degli ultimi anni, l'azienda di Mountain View non si rassegna all'esclusione dall'enorme mercato dei social network e si prepara a trasformare il suo servizio di posta elettronica Gmail nell'arma per attaccare lo strapotere di Facebook e Twitter. source Repubblica.it -
MySQL University: MySQL Galera Multi-Master Replication
9 Feb 2010 | 6:01 amThis Thursday (February 11th, 14:00 UTC), Seppo Jaakola & Alex Yurchenko will talk about MySQL Galera Multi-Master Replication. Galera provides synchronous multi-master replication and uses a certification-based replication method for replicating transaction write sets in a DBMS cluster. The replication method requires close co-operation with database transaction processing and DMBS must support a specific replication API to be compatible with Galera. Codership has integrated Galera replication in the InnoDB storage engine, and the resulting MySQL/Galera cluster product has been published… -
Tokyo2Point0 020810
9 Feb 2010 | 5:33 amI went to the Tokyo2Point0 event last night. There were 250 people there, so it was a packed house for sure. Really nice to catch up with a bunch of people. I haven't been to one of these events in many months. Just been too busy. It was also to good to see Michael Sullivan do a short talk on the OpenSolaris Bible Translation Project, too. -
☞ Leaving a bad taste
9 Feb 2010 | 4:08 amStudy links soda, pancreatic cancer Looks like another damning finding against high sugar diets. Too late for me, but maybe you can cut back and live longer. (tags: Sugar Fructose Soda Drinks health Research Cancer) Following the open trail "Flash IS open" say Adobe. Well, apart from the source being closed and unavailable, the patents on the codecs, the lack of standardisation of the format and the defensive attitude when anyone challenges it. Come on guys, get real. There are so many degrees of freedom more before anyone will respect that lame argument. Release full source and let… -
GlassFish ESB : Cars Online Part 3 - Calculating Delivery Date
9 Feb 2010 | 3:22 amRead the original article at The Crooked Stick Up until this blog the trail has not been GlassFish ESB (Open ESB) specific but this entry will delve into the first of the Business Processes that have been written to back the functionality available within the Cars Online Application. As mentioned previously the Web pages are simply built using HTML / JavaScript / CSS / AJAX and are simply the User façade capable of running on any Web Server using AJAX to access the backing Servlets and hence the underlying Business Processes. Hence we can, if we choose, run this one multiple machines…
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Telstra
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Think B4 U Post
8 Feb 2010 | 2:34 pmToday is Safer Internet Day. This is an annual international event which aims to raise awareness about the safe and responsible use of new technologies, especially among children and young people. Safer Internet Day is celebrated in 50 countries and this year has about 500 events focusing on the theme “Think B4 U Post” This year’s theme really resonates with me as I had an experience recently which highlights why you need to ‘think’ when posting. I am always looking at trends on what people are doing online. One trend that is on the rise is internet dating. It is something I have… -
New take on TV
7 Feb 2010 | 3:58 pmHelen Razer has always been controversial, outspoken, opinionated and incredibly articulate, and now she’s bringing all of those qualities – and more – to Citysearch with her TV blog Welcome to My Box. Become a fan. Helen Razer is known for her radio gig on Triple J with Mikey Robins during the 1990s, and has also had a go on commercial radio, co-hosting the Ladies Lounge with comedian Judith Lucy, and more recently on ABC 774’s arts program – well, until she was ‘replaced’ after an on-air stoush with actor Steven Berkoff. She also has a clutch of… -
Happy ideas
4 Feb 2010 | 2:51 pmA curiosity of distance learning online is that I often think out my problem as I type it out. More curiously, I frequently resolve my own issues by articulating the problem through Blackboard. Weird. Graham Wallas refers to this as the ‘incubation stage’ of the creative process* and I relate to that with gusto. He describes the incubation stage as that subconscious period where you may in fact be doing other tasks at the time but in your subconscious you are actually pondering the resolutions to your problem or situation. Like a lightning bolt straight to the frontal lobe, I… -
When disaster strikes, Telstra sends in the TECKs
2 Feb 2010 | 2:44 pmAustralia is a land of extremes. Summer means bushfires in the South and cyclones, storms and floods in the north of the country. The affect on our communities when Mother Nature unleashes cyclones, storms, flooding and fires can be nothing short of devastating. Having managed the field workforce in Queensland and Northern NSW for the last seven years I have come to appreciate the forces of nature and the role communications play in the aftermath. The biggest lesson I have ever learned is that the ability to communicate is never more critical than in times of tragedy. It is here where… -
Mawson’s Hut Antarctic expedition: Part 5
1 Feb 2010 | 4:52 pm
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The New York Times
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Another Not So Great Moment in Chicago Politics
9 Feb 2010 | 7:38 amA candidate's expression of tearful regret while surrounded by supportive family members followed a familiar script but, the time and place chosen for the announcement, a bar during the Super Bowl, did not. -
Race to Avoid a 'Death by Red Tape' in Haiti
8 Feb 2010 | 3:41 pmAn informal media campaign tries to save a young Haitian girl from "death by red tape." -
Video of the Shackleton Whisky Cache
8 Feb 2010 | 2:26 pmVideo from Antarctica on the team that dug up five crates of whisky and brandy left beneath a hut there in 1909 by the explorer Ernest Shackleton. -
Ukraine's Voters Speak, in Two Voices
8 Feb 2010 | 12:57 pmA presidential election in Ukraine shows a deep divide between the country's red and blue regions. -
An 'Israeli Remix' of a Palestinian Scarf
8 Feb 2010 | 4:41 amA Jewish D.J. in Brooklyn finds himself defending his right to market what he calls an "Israeli remix of the keffiyeh," a symbol of Palestinian identity.
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Turkey Hill
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FEBRUARY PRIZE: AN ELECTRIC ICE CREAM SCOOP!
8 Feb 2010 | 12:56 pmNothing can interfere more with a late night ice cream craving than hard ice cream. We’ve all been there. You open the freezer, take a few seconds to ponder your frosty options, grab a spoon, a bowl and a scoop and dig in. But instead of dipping effortlessly into the soon-t0-be-dessert, your scoop meets what appears to be something resembling concrete. We’re never sure exactly why this happens, especially since, at other times, your ice cream emerges from the freezer soft as a cloud, but it happens (and usually at the worst possible times). But now there’s a solution: the… -
SUPER SUNDAE RECIPE #4: PEANUT BUTTER BLISS BITES
4 Feb 2010 | 11:22 amOnly a few more days left until the big game. Hopefully everyone’s got their menus planned. If not, the recipe below from Jessie G. of Falmouth, Maine might come in handy. These tasty morsels are very easy to make and would be fun for the kids to prepare. If anyone makes it, let us know! PEANUT BUTTER BLISS BITES INGREDIENTS 2 cups Turkey Hill Chocolate Peanut Butter cup ice cream, softened 24 mini sized peanut butter cups, tucked into mini cupcake liners ½ cup salted peanuts, roughly chopped 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips 1 teaspoon vegetable shortening DIRECTIONS Tuck peanut… -
SUPER SUNDAE RECIPE #3: ICE CREAM CRUNCH BARS
3 Feb 2010 | 11:35 amToday’s Super Sundae recipe comes to us from Lisa M. of Chester Springs, PA. We like it because it allows you to use your favorite cereal as a main ingredient. The hard part is trying to decide which of your five favorite cereals to use! To add to the dilemma, you can also use your favorite flavor of Turkey Hill ice cream. This “simple” recipe is beginning to get very difficult. ICE CREAM CRUNCH BARS INGREDIENTS 4 cups of your favorite cereal (we used Cheerios and Rice Krispies) 2/3 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts 2 tbsp melted butter 1/2 gallon of your… -
SUPER SUNDAE RECIPE #2 – ICE CREAM SANDWICH CAKE
2 Feb 2010 | 2:05 pmOur next recipe to help you get ready for the big game this weekend comes to us from Donna H. and is both brilliant (for its use of Turkey Hill ice cream sandwiches as an ingredient) and easy. Thanks Donna! DONNA WRITES: I like to take your ice cream sandwiches and make an ice cream cake. First, I decide if I want chocolate or strawberry (or any other flavor available). Then I put six sandwiches down on a piece of foil and top them with a layer of cool whip, instant pudding, and ice cream topping (mixed together). The ice cream topping depends on the flavor of sandwiches I picked. Then I put… -
SUPER SUNDAE RECIPE #1: BROWNIE ICE CREAM PIZZA
1 Feb 2010 | 10:57 amLike we mentioned last week, each day this week we’ll be featuring a new ice cream-related recipe to help everyone prepare for any Super Bowl parties they may be throwing this Sunday. Speaking of parties, Turkey Hill has a few recipes listed on SpotBowl — a website that helps you plan a big game party and lets you vote for your favorite Super Bowl commercials. Check it out! Our first recipe was submitted by Barbara Jo M. of Blenheim, NJ during our Ultimate Holiday Recipe contest. It didn’t make the cut as a finalist, but its combination of brownies and ice cream makes it a…
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Tyson
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Food banks--Putting your agencies on the map
1 Feb 2010 | 1:18 amView Tyson Foods Hunger Relief Donations in a larger map Here's a Google map I created on Friday of the truckload donations Tyson has done in the past year. Notice all of the icons are clickable for more information. You can zoom in to the street address (with apologies to those recipients whose addresses I didn't nail precisely--I did this all in one day). We plan on keeping it updated, so it will be an archive of what we're doing (just wish it had been around ten years ago). Creating it got me thinking: Food banks could use this free tool to plot all of… -
Good news
28 Jan 2010 | 11:06 amBy Elise Mitchell As Ed mentioned in his post earlier this week, the donation last Saturday to the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank received a lot of positive media coverage and helped bring to light the hard work of many volunteers. We’ve posted some of those stories here from our local TV stations KFSM, KHOG and KNWA and appreciate their coverage of the event. While sometimes it can be tough to get media attention for good news, we’ve actually found media to be very receptive to our outreach for Tyson’s donations to food banks around the country. Our guess is that… -
Hunger Twitterers
28 Jan 2010 | 7:22 amWe started this Twitter list over a year ago with names of peope who have been active (online or offline) in the discussion of hunger. Since then it's grown as more and more people find Twitter a valid way to bring the community online. 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, send Twitter reply to @TysonFoods, or email me at ed.nicholson@Tyson dot com I probably won't add you unless you ask me, so if you want to be added (some folks would prefer their names not be on… -
Hunger Organizations with Facebook Presence
25 Jan 2010 | 4:02 amFacebook is the social media channel of choice for a huge and growing segment of our population. Communications-savvy hunger relief organizations are getting on board, opening the channel to their stakeholders. I did a quick scan across the interwebs and found a few hunger orgs with Facebook presence. URLs are posted below in what I hope to be a continually updated list, sort of like the Twitter list we started a while back. Please let us know if you want to be added. When you're added, I'll send out a tweet letting the world know about your addition. -
Making some great plays off the field
25 Jan 2010 | 2:37 amUofA student athletes help distribute more than 40k lbs. of food to NW AR hunger relief agencies By Ed Nicholson When athletes make the news, it's usually for one of two reasons: Either they're excelling on the field or messing up in public. What a lot of people don't realize--and what doesn't get reported often enough--is that most university athletic programs have student life involvement programs that regularly engage kids in worthy activities in their communities. This past Saturday, on a cold, damp morning, perfect for sleeping in, more than 130 University of Arkansas…
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Vanity Fair
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Frank DiGiacomo on Ryan Kavanaugh (March 2010)
8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pmAt 35, the brash, glamour-loving Ryan Kavanaugh has become one of Hollywood’s most powerful players, his Relativity Media claiming $2 billion in revenues in 2009. His secret? Money–lots of it–plus a risk-assessment algorithm that Kavanaugh says takes a lot of the mystery out of the movie business. -
Patricia Zohn on Walt Disney Animators
4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pmBehind the breakthrough magic of Walt Disney’s first animated feature, Snow White andthe Seven Dwarfs, and his other 30s and 40s classics–Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi–toiled as many as 100 young women, the inkers and painters, working from dawn to dusk on thousands of cels that brought his dreams to life. The author recaptures their white-gloved esprit de corps, and a golden age of Disney that would be disrupted by strike, World War II, and, eventually, the Xerox machine. -
William Stadiem on Jon Peters (March 2010)
3 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pmSurely, this tell-all would rock the best-seller lists: Studio Head, the confessions of Jon Peters, the unschooled half-Cherokee hairdresser who went from styling (and wooing) Barbra Streisand to running Columbia Pictures while racking up two decades of box-office hits, kick-ass brawls, and leading-lady conquests before his luck went south. Sex? Plenty. Violence? Yup. Scandal? Absolutely. As Peters’s erstwhile co-writer, the author recounts, there is endless dirt to be dished—both by and about the controversial producer—even if it never ends up between hard covers. -
Michael Wolff on Internet Predictions (March 2010)
3 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pmEveryone’s betting on the Internet’s next big thing. The author provides a tip sheet on competing theories–it’s the platform (Google, Facebook); it’s the machine (iWhatever); it’s digital behavior (Twitter); it’s porn (Skype sex!); etc.–along with his own hunch about the year to come. -
The Vanity Fair Hollywood Facebook App
3 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pmIntroducing the Vanity Fair Hollywood Facebook App. Browse nominees, vote for your favorites, share with your Facebook friends, and brag about your brilliance.
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Wear Dated Carpet
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Design Trends 2010: Carpet, Floors & More
2 Feb 2010 | 5:39 amWith the New Year come the latest design trends offering inspiration for carpet, floors and much more. I share with you here resources for discovering more!As a result of Celebrating Carpet: UK's Fun On the Floor With Style, I became acquainted with global trend forecaster Scarlet Opus, based in Yorkshire, England.I did a blog interview with co-owner, Phil Pond [see Meet Scarlet Opus' Phil Pond], and am planning on meeting in person co-owner Victoria Redshaw at Surfaces 2010.Scarlet Opus interests me because it uniquely focuses on interiors and products and décor for the home and home… -
Extreme Carpet Cleaning Homeowner Tips
19 Jan 2010 | 10:43 amExtreme Carpet Cleaning Story Yields Real Homeowner Carpet Cleaning TipsMy friend Bethany Richmond from the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI), recently posted an amazing carpet cleaning success story on the Carpet and Rug Institute Blog - about the Jet Stream Grill, a restaurant in Chattanooga, TN. Yes, it's about a commercial environment and not a residence. That means that it's the equivalent of an extreme carpet cleaning makeover situation and there are real lessons for home owners.Carpet Cleaning Tips For HomeownersMore specifically,Vacuum your carpet thoroughly and regularly and don't… -
Carpet, Flooring, iPhone Apps & Mohawk Me
8 Jan 2010 | 12:05 pmHave You Mohawked Yourself?Happy New Year 2010! This just in: a new iPhone app that links mohawk hair styles to carpet and flooring. Have you tried it?It's called Mohawk Me and is available free via the iPhone App store.For personal and professional reasons, I've been immersed in iPhone applications. From Benjamin Moore's app, to HappyTapper's Gratitude Journal, to CoPilot Live for turn-by-turn GPS navigation, and a few in between, I've been uncovering a fascinating world.Imagine my delight, then, given my interest in flooring and carpet to learn that *finally* there's an app that… -
Spiders Create Magic Carpet Tapestry
18 Dec 2009 | 5:02 amSpider Silk Tapestry Brings Magic Carpet To LifeMadagascar Tradition Creates One-of-a-Kind Carpet Textile MarvelNo. I'm not spinning a yarn and telling tales.A spider is, though. Or rather, a million female golden orb [aka Nephila madagascariensis] spiders have, creating a museum carpet artifact that brings back to life "an indigenous tradition on the island of Madagascar."I learned about this from a 10/29/09 FastCompany.com article titled "Creepy, Crawly, Crafty: A Tapestry Woven by Eight-Legged Artists."Given how immersed I've been lately with thoughts of creativity, innovation and… -
Celebrating Carpet: UK's Fun On The Floor With Style
30 Nov 2009 | 7:40 pmFun on the Floor with Carpet.Fun on the Floor is a UK campaign sponsored by several carpet manufacturers [and not the Carpet Foundation and its member manufacturers which are not connected with Fun on the Floor - edited 1/19/10]. I first heard about it in 2008 in Is carpet about to make a comeback? A bit later, I was delighted to come across Carpet is back in style which offered delicious carpet style trends and details about Fun on the Floor.A few weeks ago, I exchanged emails with Patrick Finn from Fun on the Floor, who graciously made possible the interview below with Steve Elliott,…
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Wells Fargo
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Jackie Robinson
8 Feb 2010 | 10:20 amOn February 10, 1946, Jack Roosevelt Robinson and Rachel Isum were married in a big ceremony in Los Angeles. A couple weeks later, the Robinsons were on their way to Daytona Beach, Florida, and spring training with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Four months earlier, the Dodgers' legendary president Branch Rickey had presented Robinson as the first African American to play in organized baseball. Robinson, Rickey and the Dodgers were breaking the color line in baseball and carving a new reality in American life. There is a complex history of Blacks in baseball. Major Leagues had existed since the 1870s,… -
Sit-in
4 Feb 2010 | 9:30 amSomething that has always struck me when reading about the Civil Rights Movement is the courage of those individuals who fought for equal rights under such dangerous circumstances. (I wonder if I would have been as brave as they were if I had been in their situation!) This week is of particular importance in Black History. Half a century ago, on February 1st, 1960, four Black college students in North Carolina went to a segregated lunch counter and asked to be served. They wouldn't leave until they were. Though they never got their meal, this quiet incident became one of the most important… -
February is Black History Month
1 Feb 2010 | 10:45 amBlack History Month begins today, and it's my annual opportunity to stress the importance of it to us all. Historians study the field from multiple directions, from uncountable sub-categories. All serve to add a piece to the structure of our understanding — the more histories to consider, the better the facts at hand. History is closer to real truth when there are lots of accounts that zero in on what really happened. The more bricks in a wall, you might say, the stronger it is. (Or more like, ought to be. Sometimes history seems like dozens of bricks stacked one on top of the other,… -
San Francisco Forty-Eighters?
25 Jan 2010 | 3:40 pmOver a century and a half ago, James Marshall's famous gold discovery, in the tailrace of John Sutter's recently completed lumber mill on the American River, easily ranks as one of the world's great events. While Concord's "shot heard round the world" was nearly instantaneous, the momentum of the gold rush actually took a while to gain momentum. Here's a quick test: What year was that token nugget discovered? Most people think 1849. The actual year was 1848. And it was even early in the year: January 24 to be precise! And technically this wasn't even the first gold discovery in California. To… -
Caption contest winners!
22 Jan 2010 | 9:00 amThank you to all the smarty pants who submitted a caption for this photograph. I initially only planned for a Top Ten, but you sent so many wonderful captions that I am posting 15 favorites, in no particular order. The real story follows below... Fashion Rule #13: Carrying a big credit card makes your rear end appear smaller. –Lady Anon Steve never would have bought his mother a New York Times large-type edition subscription if he had known it would come to this. –S. Waldron Who said it was more convenient to carry credit cards rather than cash?!?! –The Lovely Ladies of the…
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Whole Foods
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Part 1: Straight to the Heart
9 Feb 2010 | 3:00 amHow can you lower your risk of cardiovascular disease? Why is chronic inflammation often the heart of the matter? Get answers to these questions and more as you learn about specific nutrients, food and daily habits to help keep your heart healthy. Malia Curran, MS, MPH is a nutrition consultant and speaker, and sees clients in the Boston region. -
Urgent: Tell the USDA What YOU Think about GMOs in Organics
8 Feb 2010 | 9:30 amThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is currently considering whether or not to approve the use of genetically engineered (GE) Roundup-Ready alfalfa. Their report says you don’t care about GMOs in organics. Comments are due to them by February 16th, so read on to hear how you can help. (Or go directly to the True Food Project’s Take Action website.) As part of the approval process, they are required to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), a detailed analysis of how the crop will affect the environment, organic and conventional farmers, farm animals, and the public. -
The Advantages of Carob
8 Feb 2010 | 3:00 amI’m a chocolate lover; you know that already. And I’m sensitive to caffeine; you know that, too. So, let’s be frank: When you love chocolate, it’s hard to find a replacement with the same flavor and mouth-feel, right? Enter carob. Not chocolate, not really. But a good place to start. In fact, there are plenty of times when I choose carob instead. Why? Unlike chocolate, carob is naturally sweet, low in fat, high in fiber, has calcium, and most importantly to me, no caffeine. And because chocolate is linked to migraines and caffeine-sensitivity for some people, carob… -
Behind the Rind: Parmigiano Reggiano
7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pmWith a documented history dating back almost 1,000 years, only cheese made in one area of Northern Italy – the rolling hills and green pastures that comprise Reggio Emilia, Parma, Modena and portions of Bologna and Mantua – can bear the Parmigiano Reggiano name. There the cheese is handcrafted in small batches to meet the high quality standards of Italy’s Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano, who have been preserving the tradition and integrity of the cheese for centuries. Ever wonder what makes Whole Foods Market’s Parmigiano Reggiano so special? Our regional… -
TOMS’ One for One Mission
7 Feb 2010 | 3:00 amBrad here from TOMS Shoes. I like it when people ask what I do, because it gives me the chance to talk about all the good we are doing. I tell them about our unique One for One business model – with every pair of TOMS we sell, we give a pair of new shoes to a child in need – and that we’ve now given 400,000 pairs of shoes since 2006. Our success is thanks to a lot of hard work, passionate people and strong partners who really “get” what we do and whose customers are interested as well. That’s where Whole Foods Market comes in. When I started working at TOMS…
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Xerox
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Xerox acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services completed
The Xerox acqusition of ACS was formally completed today, making Xerox the leading enterprise for business process and document management. Great news for the company! From my standpoint it's also a tremendous opportunity: combining Xerox's technology innovaion with ACS' operational excellence will be a unique opportunity to make Document 2.0 technology - and even 3.0 - reach a much larger market, through ACS's experts around the world, and differentiate the company. In particular, "Smarter Document Technologies", which I have been talking about quite a few times (for a good reason… -
Xerox Acquires Affiliated Computer Services (ACS)
-- Submitted by Ursula Burns, chief executive officer In real business, change is a constant. Transformative change isn’t as frequent but it sure is significant. That holds true for Xerox. Especially today. We just closed on our acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS). The deal transforms our company into the world’s leading enterprise for business process and document management. Who is ACS? Fair question. ACS’s expertise is in business process and IT outsourcing. They are behind the scenes managing many day-to-day operations – most of which require… -
Four Ways Print Providers Can Make Money with Social Media
How can graphic communications companies make money from social media? In sessions at the Print on Demand Initiative AppForum in Las Vegas last week (Jan. 25-27), Jeffrey Stewart and Robin Tobin of Trekk Cross Media described four ways: · By helping clients create a social media plan or strategy · By guiding clients in developing an editorial calendar, which is an organized schedule for delivering content · By helping clients integrate social media with existing marketing and public relations communications · By serving as an aggregator of qualified leads developed in social media Many… -
A Quick In and Out of Tokyo
Well it was only one day, but it was worth it. I stopped in Tokyo on the way to Bangkok for our staff meeting with the Fuji Xerox senior team. I spent the morning in the office with our staff; great to meet them and share views on the industry. Even while the FS market has been pretty difficult for oh, say about 10-20 years out here, there is still a ton of opportunity - especially for what we can offer; greater efficiency in business processes. This was proven even further when I went to visit the COO of a major insurer later in the day. These are the meetings that make my job… -
Super Bowl XLIV: Are you Ready for some Printing?
Xerox is ready, the team is suited up and ready to go. We will provide all the print services for Super Bowl XLIV. This is the 14th consecutive year Xerox has handled the Super Bowl printing. Printing and copying services are set-up in three Xerox centers in the Stadium on game day. Everything from the Inactive players list to the Stats and even quotes from the players and staff of the teams are created before, during and after the game. Stats are delivered to the approximately 3500 registered press people from around the world after each quarter of the game. At the end of…
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Yahoo!
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What Dat? Super Bowl on Yahoo! Search
5 Feb 2010 | 12:03 pmIf you’ve tuned into any kind of news in the past few weeks, you know Super Bowl 44 is coming this Sunday, when the Indianapolis Colts play the New Orleans Saints. As excitement builds before kickoff, we’ve seen search spikes by people looking for information on key Colts Peyton Manning and Dwight Freeney, Super Bowl predictions and picks, commercials, and more. For example, people search more for logos of the opposing team! Here’s a look at some of the search trends around Sunday’s upcoming showdown in at Dolphin Stadium in South Florida: Kickoff Time – No need to click further… -
Searchlight on Haiti Relief
4 Feb 2010 | 11:00 amAs aid workers in Haiti settle into the anything-but-routine work of helping care for a devastated country, people continue to come to Yahoo! Search to find out how to help victims of the earthquake. Just this week, Haiti-related search spikes turned to “tents for Haiti,” which had 1,000 percent more searches than the previous week. The plight of Haiti’s orphans also continues to be on people’s minds as they search for “Haiti orphan rescue,” which buzzed to over 9,000 percent this week as Haitian orphans were taken in by the U.S. and as a scandal erupted over possible removal of… -
Vote for Yahoo! Search on About.com’s Reader’s Choice Awards
3 Feb 2010 | 3:20 pmYou use Yahoo! Search to look for information on the Web, Yahoo! mail to keep up with friends, and Flickr to show off your pics. Show your love for your favorite tools by casting your vote for the Yahoo! products nominated for this year’s About.com Reader’s Choice Awards. Yahoo! has been received 15 nominations in 13 different categories, including Yahoo! homepage, mail, Flickr, and of course, Yahoo! Search in the Best Search Engine category. Voting closes on Feb. 24 and the winners will be announced on March 1. To vote for us, go to About.com’s Reader’s Choice Awards page to see the… -
Yahoo! Search is Live on Maktoob
27 Jan 2010 | 4:09 pmYahoo! Search is now live on Maktoob, the leading online Arabic-language community. This first launch from the Yahoo!-Maktoob partnership combines Yahoo!’s popular product and services with Maktoob’s compelling local content, bringing users the best of both sites. We announced the acquisition of Maktoob in August, 2009, with plans to launch Arabic versions of Yahoo! Mail, Messenger, Search, and our homepage. We encourage Arabic-speaking Internet users to try out Yahoo! Search at Maktoob. Of course, you can also go to the Maktoob home page and enter any Arabic query to search the Web. This… -
Weather Report: Yahoo! Search Update
27 Jan 2010 | 10:10 amThe Yahoo! Search engineering teams are rolling out updates to crawling, indexing, and ranking algorithms. Similar to previous updates, you may notice some ranking changes and page shuffling during the process, which we expect to complete over the next few days. Thank you for the feedback, letting us know the community still finds these Weather Reports helpful. To share your thoughts on this latest update, please visit the Site Explorer Suggestion Board. Dan Rampton Program Manager, Yahoo! Search
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Quicken Loans What's the DIFF?
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Denny's Free Grand Slam Breakfast Tomorrow!
8 Feb 2010 | 2:33 pmDo you like pancakes? Yeah? How much? If you like them a lot - enough to potentially wait hours and brave crowds - The DIFF Deal Seekers encourage you to take advantage of America's favorite breakfast deal tomorrow: a free Grand Slam at Denny's. Check out this tidbit from Denny's press release (PDF): “We are leveraging the power of Super Bowl once again to connect with our customers to keep Denny’s in their hearts and minds by communicating our Original Grand Slam offer, said Nelson Marchioli, CEO and President of Denny’s. We know that times are still tough and a free hot… -
The Saints, the Super Bowl and Thousands of Men in Drag - The Who Dat Nation Honors Buddy D
5 Feb 2010 | 2:20 pmAfter Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005, hundreds of thousands of residents of Southeast Louisiana were dispersed around the nation (and even the world). Even before Katrina, a struggling economy led many to leave for jobs in other states, away from their true home. I am part of that diaspora - as are many of my friends and family. Which brings me to the point of this post: The Saints symbolize the colorful New Orleans community and the people who still call New Orleans their home, no matter where they may live. And when the Saints play, we are united with each other - as well as those… -
PBS to air special Blueprint America: Beyond the Motor City featuring one of our guys
5 Feb 2010 | 1:55 pmby Victoria Araj Detroit’s transportation system of yesterday and tomorrow will be featured in a PBS special airing on Monday, Feb. 8 at 10 p.m. on Detroit Public Television. “Blueprint America: Beyond the Motor City” features the M-1 RAIL Project -- the light rail line that will connect the City of Detroit’s riverfront, downtown business district, leading educational, cultural and medical institutions, and key neighborhoods -- and includes an interview of Rock Enterprises’ (Quicken Loans parent company) President and Chief Operating Officer Matt Cullen. As President and CEO of the… -
Volunteer From the Comfort of Your Own Phone
5 Feb 2010 | 1:40 pmThere are a lot of iPhone apps out there, some being more useful then others. Some apps help with productivity, some let you be creative, others are games, and many help you get from place to place. But the other day I came upon a completely different kind of app. It’s an app that lets me volunteer, right from my phone! The Extraordinaries is an app that gives people an opportunity to help others while they’re going about their daily lives. While you’re riding the subway to work, help AmeriCorps by tagging images in their archives. Look at the photo and describe what you… -
Perhaps the greatest blog post ever
3 Feb 2010 | 3:11 pmOk, this is a GREAT post and we wanted to share it. Originally posted on Coyote Crossing, it was sent to us by our own financial guru and Capital Markets genius, Bill Banfield. It tells you what a blog post really is all about. Here it is in it's entirety: This is the title of a typical incendiary blog post Posted by Chris Clarke on January 24, 2010 This sentence contains a provocative statement that attracts the readers’ attention, but really only has very little to do with the topic of the blog post. This sentence claims to follow logically from the first sentence, though the…
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How-To Streamline Sales With DocuSign for Salesforce
8 Feb 2010 | 12:34 pmDid you know that you could send any document for electronic signature with DocuSign for Salesforce from within Salesforce? With DocuSign for Salesforce, you can: Send from any Salesforce tab Track contracts sent Get real-time status Collect data in documents Update Salesforce records AUTOMATICALLY All without ever leaving Salesforce! It’s as easy as sending a Salesforce email! The video above will show you how to use Salesforce Real Time Quotes with eSign from DocuSign! When you’re ready to send a quote, click the “Create PDF” button to create a quote. Salesforce will take the… -
How-To Send and eSign With DocuSign for Salesforce
5 Feb 2010 | 1:02 pmDocuSign for Salesforce enables you to send any document for electronic signature from Salesforce. With DocuSign for Salesforce, you can: Send from any Salesforce tab Track contracts sent Get real-time status Collect data in documents Update Salesforce records AUTOMATICALLY All without ever leaving Salesforce! It’s as easy as sending a Salesforce email! The video above will show you how to use the Automatic Anchor Tabs in DocuSign for Salesforce. Click the “Send With DocuSign” button. Edit the email message to your recipients. Click “Add Recipients” button to add a signer. Find a… -
Drive Success With A Free DocuSign Developer Live Webinar
4 Feb 2010 | 11:00 amOur first e-Signature developer workshop was such a success, so we’re offering another ESIGN developer workshop! Join Mike Borozdin, Manager of Professional Services, in a free electronic signature developer workshop. Are you evaluating the DocuSign API to integrate electronic signature with you existing processes or technologies? Have you’ve heard about the DocuSign API but aren’t sure how to get started? This free webinar will help you get started! In one hour, you’ll learn how to get set up a DocuSign .NET Sample and connect it to your DocuSign developer account. You’ll… -
Network Products Guide Names DocuSign 2010 Hot Companies Finalist
3 Feb 2010 | 12:02 pmWinners Will Be Honored at Technosium 2010 Hot Companies and Technology Award Presentations and Dinner Today, we announced our selection as a 2010 Hot Companies finalist by Network Products Guide. DocuSign is the only electronic signature services provider selected as a 2010 Hot Companies finalist. Selected from a global industry analysis of information technology vendors which included established large companies, mid-size and new start-ups around the world, DocuSign has advanced to the finalists stage based on the “4Ps” selection criteria—namely Products, People, Performance… -
DocuSign Receives Red Herring 100 Global Award Nomination
3 Feb 2010 | 9:57 amRed Herring Reveals the Top Finalists for the Red Herring 100 and Includes DocuSign, the Leader in Electronic Signature Services Today, we’ve announced our selection as a finalist for Red Herring’s Global 100 award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from around the world. The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of 1,200. The nominees are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of…
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A Day in the Life of an Assistant Brand Manager
The wonderful thing about RB is that there is never a dull moment and I do mean NEVER. There are ALWAYS projects to manage and drive to completion and new projects on which to begin working with your team. And this doesn’t include any initiatives you suggest and pursue as ... -
Through the looking glass.xls
In my previous post, I mentioned that I had been posted as an Area Sales Manager. And just 44 days into the job I can now start to appreciate the art of sales from a more strategic perspective. It is no longer about going into that store and making the sale, I now ... -
In search of Business Heroes
How would you like to use your business skills for something amazing? To really show off your entrepreneurial talents while helping others? Save the Children has launched an amazing initiative encouraging young people to use their talents to make a real difference. Called Business Heroes, it is literally looking for that: young people ... -
I’m ready to rumble
Being a Management Trainee at RB has been as exciting as a roller coaster ride! I have worked on live projects in marketing, sales and trade marketing. And I have now completed my management trainee tenure and have been posted as Area Sales Manager of Karachi; one of the biggest cities ... -
The RB Team: A Mini “League of Nations”
The most valuable part of my MBA experience was the diversity and quality of the student body. Not only did all of my fellow students bring a variety of career experiences and lessons to every new class discussion and project, but they also shared unique perspectives on life due to ...
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Imagine. Inspire. Innovate
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Software Development – The T20 Way
3 Feb 2010 | 3:14 amThis week, my colleague Rajnish Kasat contrasts software development advances to evolving Indian cricket. Read on to know about how current software development method is in liaison with changing game of cricket to suite customer priorities. I started my career in 1996 and after training was immediately assigned to a large project for which the entire [...] -
Climate change
29 Jan 2010 | 12:50 amThis week Dr.Suneel Pandita, Head of Mechanical Engineering and Design Services, talks about the effects, repercussions and causes of global warming and climate change. Dr.Pandita’s team at KPIT strives to build sustainable and green products through innovative & efficient product engineering making this cause close to his heart. There is a lot of news these days [...] -
Budding leaders – the journey begins
20 Jan 2010 | 12:27 amThis week read about the exciting journey of one of our employees, Ms.Salima Dosani, who is a part of our Budding leaders program. She writes about the experience, the leadership focus incorporated in her and learnings from it. A year back, I was very excited when I got mail from our Chief Peoples’ Officer mentioning that [...] -
The Seva Darshan Project
12 Jan 2010 | 2:32 amThe Seva Darshan project strives to help the underprivileged in an around the Pune area by studying & supporting projects run by NGOs. KPIT is involved with Seva Darshan & encourages all KPites to participate. Mahesh Jhadav is an enthusiastic participant in this project and writes on how we can contribute to the society as [...] -
Sales: Art, wizardry or science?
6 Jan 2010 | 10:43 pmThis week Mr. You Mishima from KPIT(France) gives a sales person’s perspective on winning customer deals. You has been with KPIT for past three years working as a Business Manager. I, sometimes, wonder how sales people are mistaken for a device where you simply press a button and the purchase order is released. This is a [...]
