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The 4th of July is not a religious holiday -- even if it will be celebrated in scads of US congregations this weekend. The occasion, though, does deserve religious consideration.
My experience in a local church a week ago prompts some thoughts about how we define patriotism. I've come to a fresh realization that, philosophically and strategically, it is essential to broaden the roster of patriots who are celebrated at times such as this.
Last weekend, I was the guest preacher at a church in Colorado Springs. I am delighted to say that my ecological message about "Circles and Lines" was warmly received by this generally progressive congregation.
This church has a long history with its ministry of the arts, including a frequently changed display of visual arts. The large collection of works for their mid-summer exhibition was highlighted as "patriotic".
As I browsed the materials, I became uncomfortably aware of the almost total meshing of "patriotic" with "military" themes. As I recall, among dozens of pieces exhibited, there were only two which were not directly tied to the armed forces. (One was a lovely small sketch of the Statue of Liberty, the other was the hood from an old VW "bug" painted with an American flag motif.)
Now it is important to say something about Colorado Springs, where this church is located. The Springs is literally surrounded by five large military installations, including the US Air Force Academy and the huge Army base at Fort Carson. (My sermon, by the way, affirmed the remarkable fact that Fort Carson has plans to become "zero waste" by 2027.) "The military" is deeply important in the life of the city, and in the personal journey of many of its residents.
In that context, when church members loan their patriotic artwork for a special seasonal display, it is not surprising that a lot of them reflected images from the Air Force and Army. Quite a few of the framed pieces included inscriptions of thanks and recognition, revealing the owner's own patriotic service in the armed forces.
What made me uncomfortable was not the presence of military images in the church's patriotic art show, but the virtual absence of other patriotic themes. The collection as a whole reflected a message that has become pervasive in US society, especially through the 10 years since 9-11: that our most honored patriots are those who wear uniforms. On occasions like the 4th of July, we affirm the military and "first responders" as our heroes, to the exclusion of other people who offer their lives in the service of our country.
What other images might have been displayed that would broaden the notion of "patriotism"? I found some interesting examples by flipping through the designs in a catalog from the Syracuse Cultural Workers, which cover the range from exquisite posters to T-shirts and bumper stickers.
There is the bumper sticker that says "Peace is patriotic", and a shirt announces "Peace also takes courage." Another slogan says "DISSENT Protects Democracy".
More artistically, a poster marks the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders with "actual Mississippi mugshots of the courageous, mostly young African Americans and whites who helped change the course of the Civil Rights Movement." A poster with a photo of United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez has the "patriotic" message, "I am convinced that the truest act of courage ... is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally non-violent struggle for justice."
Another poster has a quote from Albert Camus printed across an American flag image: "I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice." On the less edgy side are graphics which say "be the change you wish to see in the world" and "It's too bad that the people who really know how to run the country are busy teaching school."
You get the idea. (And perhaps you'll get on the mailing list from Syracuse Cultural Workers!) There are many patriots in our history who didn't wear a uniform. Countless people, committed to many causes, have joined with those who signed the Declaration of Independence in risking and sacrificing "our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."
Patriotism -- committed service to your country -- has many forms. Those who seek change to make their country more just, more sustainable and more inclusive are patriots, too. Perhaps, some year, that Colorado Springs church can have a summer art show that will explore "the many faces of patriotism", or host the traveling exhibit of "Americans Who Tell the Truth".
My thinking on this topic is also shaped by my study this summer of the prophet Jeremiah. In the years leading up to the fall of Jerusalem, Jeremiah -- compelled by God and out of love for his people -- preached doom and gloom, "terror on every side." He was ignored, mocked and reviled by his own people. He was bold, persistent and immensely creative in putting forth his message, and he was painfully ineffective in bringing about the transformation that he believed was necessary.
Our Bible contains the Book of Jeremiah -- all 52 chapters of it -- because this trouble-making dissident came to be seen as true and faithful in proclaiming God's judgment and grace. Eventually the prophet was seen as a patriot in Judah.
Jeremiah experienced what still goes on today. Those with a stake in preserving the status quo will claim the mantle of patriotism, and will dismiss and discredit those with a different set of goals. Today's proponents for renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, environmental justice and animal rights are often labeled as "unpatriotic", subversive and "socialists".
When our society only honors the patriots who wear a uniform, when patriotism is seen only in defending the status quo of global empire, then those of us who advocate for dramatic change are marginalized. We are seen as enemies of the nation, our love for our country is denied, and our work for a better future is blocked.
This Independence Day, celebrate the great variety and the passionate commitment of our nation's patriots. While gathered around the grill, or while waiting for the fireworks, invite your friends to name their unlikely patriots. Give thanks for all those who have worked and sacrificed in calling the country toward our highest goals and deepest values.
Peter Sawtell
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[Coverage] Bii 畢書盡 "My Best Moment" Ticket Signing Event
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Kuala Lumpur, October 2018 – Taiwanese-mixed Korean singer Bii 畢書盡 has made an appearance on 20th October 2018 for the ticket signing event of his upcoming concert "My Best Moment". The concert is happening this coming November 2018 and it is selling fast.
Meet And Greet Session
Date: 20th October 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Ground Floor, Centre Court, Atria Shopping Gallery
Bii has highlighted that Malaysia was one of the country which he felt closely connected with. The reason is because it was the one of the earlier country for him to hold his first concert previously. As for his second concert in Malaysia which is happening soon, he promised that he will try to give something new to the fans.
Bii's special guest in his Kaohsiung's concert was Vivian Hsu. He said that he wished he could bring her to Malaysia as a special guest too. Either way, he hinted that he will try to have a special guest to appear during his concert.
During the session, he has performed one of his most iconic song "Love More" as a teaser for the fans. He has also interacted with his fans during the fan signing event.
If you are Bii's fans, then you should really check out his upcoming concert which is happening this November 2018!
Bii's "My Best Moment" concert price are as below:
VVIP RM499
CAT 1 RM299
Covered by co-editor Sing Ean.
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Jed Irvine received a B.S.E.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware, in 1985. For the first thirteen years of his career, he worked various aspects of telecommunications and network engineering, from the assembly code level to network management.
From 1998 - 2004, he worked at Rogue Wave Software, a supplier of C++ libraries, on the infrastructure team. There he worked in user interface development, build configuration systems and release engineering, becoming team lead in 2003.
Since 2004, he has been a faculty research assistant with the Machine Learning Group (Intelligent Information Systems) in the School of EECS. He has worked on fifteen distinct projects, many of them multi-year efforts funded by DARPA or NSF. His goal is to handle the complex integration work typically involved with these multi-institution efforts, so that Ph.D. students and professors can focus on the core research aspects. This work has been wide ranging, involving many technologies, including web development, helping develop a complex desktop instrumentation system, UI development for dataset preparation, data pipeline management, an automation layer for the department's High Performance Cluster, and even augmenting an open source gaming engine to support human in the loop instruction.


Major Chandrakant is retired army official. Though he is blind, he can 'see' things with his mind's eye and command and respect of those who come into contact with him. He has two sons. The elder is Srikant a police inspector highly consious of his duties while the younger, Rajnikant is a lothario, studying in a city college. Rajnikant returns to his home on a short holiday. A letter addressed to him, but mistakenly opened by his brother Srikant, reveals that Rajnikant has a girl friend and she is to bear a child for him.
Rajnikant confesses his act of indiscretion to his brother. Srikant, thereupon, appeals to him to return to his girl friend and get married to her, unmindful of their father's wrath. Rajnikant appears to listen to his elder brother's advice and leaves his home to join his girl friend, though he has different ideas about settling account with her. Did Rajnikant marry his pregnant girl friend ? Did major come to know about it ? 'Oonche log' tells it all.


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Hunters Are Conservationists
August 10, 2016 By Mike Schoby
Recently, a debate was held by Intelligence Squared U.S. on the topic: Do hunters conserve wildlife? They asked if we would stream the debate live on our website. (If you missed it, you can watch it here.)
I agreed, even though I thought to myself, "How much of a debate can this be? Of course, hunters are conservationists. How could anyone argue otherwise?"
Well, argue they did. Wayne Pacelle, CEO and president of the Humane Society of the United States, and Adam Roberts, CEO of Born Free USA, took the position against the motion, while Catherine Semcer, COO of Humanitarian Operations Protecting Elephants, and Anthony Licata, editor in chief of Field and Stream magazine, took the pro side.
When the smoke cleared, 65 percent of the audience did not feel hunters conserve wildlife. Shocking, but there are a couple of factors that skewed the numbers. One, the debate was held in New York City, and it was clear from the applause and questions that the audience was heavily seeded with anti-hunters. Two, the pro-hunting side simply got outmaneuvered.
This is not a slight on Licata, who is one of the best minds in the hunting industry. He is a passionate hunter and someone I consider a good friend. But both he and Semcer have an admirable Achilles' heel: They can't bring themselves to lie.
Some would call the arguments of Pacelle and Roberts disingenuous. Some would call them stretching the truth. Others would simply call it lying.
Both Pacelle and Roberts are highly skilled orators unburdened by the constraints of morality when it comes to debating. Neither had a problem distorting the facts or manipulating the numbers — to the point they were unrecognizable.
It was infuriating to listen to their misleading arguments during the debate, but there is a bigger problem. This goes on every day when no one is around to challenge them. The anti-hunting crowd has gained traction against us because they don't let things like facts, figures, and science get in the way of their arguments based on emotions and distortions of the truth.
So how do we combat this?
Unfortunately, it is difficult, as hunters are an isolated bunch. We tend to congregate with others who share common interests and passions. So we speak to each other in a vacuum. After enough of this, we are lulled into believing that most people think like we do — this is not the case.
"Some would call the arguments of Pacelle and Roberts disingenuous. Some would call them stretching the truth. Others would simply call it lying."
Non-hunters are bombarded by emotional arguments and misinformation — even outright lies and propaganda. It's no surprise they are predisposed to dislike hunting.
But it is more than lies promoted with an agenda of ill will. There is a general, more benign misconception of what hunting is and what it is all about, and it is hard for us to explain the emotional draw it places over us.
Tovar Cerulli, a conservationist communications consultant, examines this widening gap between hunters and non-hunters and asks some tough questions that hunters need to consider.
In short, do we submit to a siege mentality in which there is a constant fight between the antis and us? Do we attempt to convince non-hunters of our respect for wildlife and wild places through our actions, imagery, and language? Do we reassess the way we showcase what we do by censoring ourselves in our social posts? Do we refrain from the trophy photo and instead use
images that promote the experience and our values? Do we stop using certain terms like "sport" and "trophy"?
I don't know if better communications or refraining from any activity will ever pacify the antis and sway the middle. I don't know if giving up ground, finding common ground, or being selective in the battles we pick will do us more harm than good.
However, I am willing to think about it, to discuss it with fellow hunters, and to consider all options. After watching the debate, I realized that we have to initiate hard conversations within our community to change this trend. It's no longer about how to "beat" the anti-hunters, but rather how we can do a better job of convincing non-hunters why we hunt€¦and that we are true conservationists.
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For the first time ever, we have a picture of Iron Maiden in 1975 at Wigan Casino – with Noel Pemberton-Billing on bass.
The picture was created by ID images of St.Neots from old "proofs" which were in Pauls Scrapbook. BIM never did get around to having a Photo session with this new line up.
16 March 09 – Amazing – maybe new BIM song?????
15/1/09 Noel rang with news! Anyone remember "TEENAGERS IN LOVE"?
20 June 2008 – Back on Line! – Dylan's nice shot of the Band and Mates!


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by zbogojeski on March 17, 2019
Getting kids into college poses ethical quandary for many
The Justice Department's recent indictment of dozens of parents for lying, cheating and bribing their way to a spot for their children in college laid bare many layers of societal dysfunction.
The myth of meritocracy in college admissions was exposed, as were the delusions of impunity among the wealthy culprits. Photoshopping your child's head on top of another, more athletic, child's body, is not a morally ambiguous act.
The scandal is also forcing us to confront how intense and widespread the college rat race has become. This isn't just a custom of ultra-rich parents, like those caught up in the scandal. Many upper and middle-income parents go to great, albeit mostly legal, lengths to help get their children into good colleges these days. Tutors and college counselors are bankrolled, as well as years of extracurriculars to help those applications shine.
It's easy to dismiss these parents as single-minded helicopter parents who want to, and can afford to, remove each and every barrier between their children and success. But for many, the process is an ethically and financially fraught one, over which much deliberation takes place.
The panic over colleges is widespread
Jessica Lahey, a teacher and author of "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed," said the fear over college admissions is ubiquitous. She frequently visits schools around the country in a wide socioeconomic range, and at nearly all of them she meets parents terrified over their children's prospects.
"Yes there are hotspots [of fear], mainly because of money and prestige. But parents are feeling this everywhere," Lahey said.
The wealthier a family is, the more likely they are to use money to address these fears. They do this through tutors and counselors, as well as by trying to assert their influence through college alumni networks and making demands at their children's high schools.
Contributing factors to this panic include the aggressive tactics used by colleges to recruit applicants (all so they can publicize low acceptance rates), concerns over rising income inequality and a desire to secure one's child's economic future in a rapidly changing labor market, and, a perennial, vanity. Are parents looking for the best college for their child, the one that will nourish and inspire them? Or are parents looking for the best bumper sticker for the back of their car?
Opting out the rat race is complicated
But just because a system feels broken, doesn't mean it's possible to quit it cold turkey. David, (who, like the other parents spoken to for this story, prefers not to use his last name in order to protect his child's identity) a parent in South Philadelphia, said that he was reluctant to spend a total of $7,000 dollars on SAT prep and a college counselor for his teenager. He didn't like the idea of giving his son an advantage that others are denied.
"If you are an upper or middleclass family, and if you can scrounge up a couple of thousand dollars to give your kid an advantage, it is hard to say 'no,' " he said. "On one side, you want the world to be a meritocracy. But at the same time, you have a moral imperative to do what you can for your kids and educate them to the best of your ability. This is a Talmudic, which is to say complicated, question."
After much deliberation, David realized that if he denied his son this help, nobody would benefit from it, and his son would get hurt.
"Is there a societal good if my kid drifts downward? Maybe someone could make the argument that if my kid slides back it would give someone else a shot. But it's not so clean," he said. "Odds are, in the world we live in, with the table so slanted towards the wealthy, that those resources are going to move to the people who already have more."
David said his fantasy fix for all this is for someone to outlaw test prep, college counselors and all the other tools well-off families use to help their kids secure a spot at top schools. His realistic solution is for parents to feel okay doing what they can for their kids, legally, of course, and then "getting off their asses and doing what they can for other [less-advantaged] kids."
For Teresa, a parent of a teen in the San Francisco Bay area, her participation in what could be considered the college rat race is part of a larger, practical financial equation. She and her husband are financially secure, but paying for full-tuition for an out-of-state school or a private school is out-of-bounds. They see their current investment in their son, including a music tutor who costs them $80 a week, as a way to potentially pay less for college in the future. Ideally, this would mean a spot in the highly competitive, public University of California system, or a scholarship to a private college. "If we put in a little money now, we could save a lot in the future," she said.
Also, as dual working parents, they don't have the bandwidth to take on the time-intensive work involved in test-prep and college counseling. "I don't begrudge anyone who outsources this, because it might be the best thing for their family. You already have enough fights with your high school student as it is," she said, adding that she would never cross the line of paying someone to write his college essay or writing it herself.
Esther, a mom of a teenage son in Los Angeles, said she sees the latest scandal, and the widespread hysteria over college acceptance that surrounds it, as a way to teach her son about intrinsic motivation.
"Life is so competitive, especially in Los Angeles, and I do feel that the ugly truth is that people with money or power just get ahead easily," she said. "But I do feel that this [type of competition] is life and it will always happen in some form or another."
"An important lesson from this to teach your kids is that sometimes life is just not fair. You have to do your best and that's all you can do." Esther said she and her husband will do what they can to help their son, while accepting the fact that many other parents will do a whole lot more for their children.
Parenting is, in many ways, an ethical mess. It's often difficult, if not impossible, to reconcile the needs of a child with the good of the common. Lines can and should be drawn, with lying and cheating clearly marked as unacceptable behavior. Still, even with those boundaries in place, there will always be a gray area, a slippery slope of calculations and dreams that lead to difficult conversations and decisions.
Ultimately, the college application process is part of our children's education, and not just a bridge to it. Did they get into college because their parents pulled every possible string on their behalf? Or, by following their passion and working hard, perhaps combined with some assistance from their parents?
Did their parents explain the ethical complexity of the admissions process, and how some kids are destined for top schools while many others never had a shot? Or, did their parents lead their children to believe that their success is an exclusive and direct result of their talent?
How our children get into college, and what they know about that process, can influence them as much as what they end up learning there.
Original article: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/15/health/college-ethics-parenting-strauss/index.html
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US Consulate Car Tried To Run Over Israeli Checkpoint Guard
Un-freaking- believable. Or maybe not, unfortunately:
A dispute is rumbling between Israel and the US Consulate in Jerusalem after a US diplomatic car allegedly tried running over a Defense Ministry security guard recently at an IDF checkpoint in the West Bank. The car had been stopped after the occupants refused to present identification papers.
Israel is also furious that one of the consulate cars was found to have transported a Palestinian without permits between Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The identification of American diplomats from the consulate at IDF checkpoints has been a major sticking point for several years.
In January 2008, the Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria filed complaints with the Foreign Ministry after both US Security Coordinator Lt.-Gen. Keith Dayton and then-consul-general Jacob Walles refused to roll down their windows or open their car doors and show identification papers at a checkpoint.
However, Israel's ire reached a new level after an incident on November 13 in which a five-car convoy of consulate vehicles with diplomatic plates arrived at the Gilboa crossing.
According to a detailed official Israel Police description of the incident obtained exclusively by The Jerusalem Post, the drivers refused to identify themselves or open a window or door. The drivers, according to the report, purposely blocked the crossing, tried running over one of the Israeli security guards stationed there and made indecent gestures at female guards.
The entire incident was documented by cameras at the crossing.
Following the incident, the head of the police's Security Department, Lt.-Cmdr. Meir Ben-Yishai, convened a meeting on November 18 at police headquarters in Jerusalem with the regional security officer at the consulate, Tim Laas. Also present were officials from the Defense Ministry and the Foreign Ministry, and the regional security officer at the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, Dan Power.
According to a protocol of the meeting, obtained by the Post, Ben-Yishai said he assumed the drivers of the consulate vehicles had received permission to act the way they had. He said that in the future, if a diplomatic car did not stop and identify its passengers "immediately," it would not be allowed to pass the checkpoint.
Ben-Yishai described additional violations by consulate workers, and referred to at least one case in which a female Palestinian without appropriate documentation was found in a diplomatic car. Defense officials told the Post that there had been other similar cases in the past.
"We view this as an attempt to illegally transfer someone," Ben-Yishai said, according to the official police protocol.
Ben-Yishai also said the drivers of the cars, from east Jerusalem, hid their Israeli identity cards and put stickers over their names on their consulate-issued identity cards, since, as they claimed, "they are in a diplomatic vehicle and cannot be touched."
He added that police had filed a complaint with the Foreign Ministry and were conducting their own investigation to identify the driver who had tried running over the Israeli security guard.
While Power apologized for the incident and tried
smoothing things over, Laas angered Ben-Yishai, according to the protocol, when he said it was unacceptable for "simple guards" to inspect senior diplomats.
Laas said the communication needed to be between the guard and the driver, since "we can't know who the guard is."
This was understood by those present as
indicating his lack of trust in Israeli guards.
"This situation is being misused, and as proof in the latest incident, they refused to identify themselves and even tried smuggling a Palestinian without permission," Ben-Yishai said, according to the protocol. "The security guards at the crossings are licensed and are authorized by me, and that is how they should be treated. They are not 'simple guards'' as Tim Laas called them."
Laas claimed that the Palestinian woman who had been in the car served as a translator for Dayton and the consul and that she had been returning with the team to Israel. He said it was possible that there had been a mishap with her papers.
'Simple guards', hmmm? Obviously not worthy to inhabit the same universe as exalted diplomatic personnel.
From the Israeli's point of view, this is a no-brainer. The Palestinians have used Red Cross ambulances as well as UNRWA and diplomatic vehicles in the past to transport terrorists, explosives and weapons inside Israel without any compunction, since a lot of the employees who work for these organizations - including the US Consulate - are Arabs more than willing to work for the cause of murdering Jews.
The Israelis have no way of knowing who's in the car, and the normal procedure an ally would follow would be to respect those security procedures by showing their identification and cooperating.
Instead, they're deliberately showing their contempt.
I'm not surprised at General Dayton's behavior in the least - he's in the Palestinian Authority training an army with your tax dollars for America's preferred terrorists precisely because of his long standing anti-Israel views. But US diplomatic personnel ought to at least go through the motions of treating the host country with respect. Can you imagine US embassy employees acting like this in Saudi Arabia? They'd loss their jobs in an instant.
Since it's Israel, I doubt they'll even be reprimanded.
The Israelis are probably going to have to enforce their security checks and push the envelope, even if it means refusing entry or disabling a consular car and detaining the occupants.
It is a long established fact that the US Consulate in Jerusalem is a hotbed of pro-PLO/Fatah adherents. In fact you find that most of the employees there are Paletinians. Israelis who live in Jerusalem would never think to go to the counsulate when they need visas or information. They all trek to Tel Aviv.
Are you firts figuringout that the State Dept's norm is anti-Israel anti-semitism? Look who the Anti-semitism csar decided to admonish about their anti-semitism-Israel. Not Suadi Arabia or anyother Arab country, the UN or Europe, but Israel. Enough said?
There is no way Israel should tolerate something like this. No other country would. Israel should have plenty of options. They could expel the entire diplomatic team of the United States and close its embassy. This may even score points for them with the Russians and the Chinese. An ally like Israel could prove quite useful to them in their fight with America. For Israel, I see huge potential upside in changing the "special relationship" with America and no signficant downsides.
However, Israel should proceed with caution. Russia, China, or both of them could prove equally treacherous as the Americans have and they are both far more powerful than America is. As such, they could inflict more damage on Israel than America ever could both economically and militarily.
I think Israel's best bet is to place its trust in the God who promised them the land of Israel. Relying on any foreign power I think will not end well for them.
If American diplomats behaved this well in any other country, the media and the world community would be beside themselves with rage against the "arrogant imperial Americans." You're correct this is simply amazing.
I suggest that we monitor this situation as it develops. I do not think it will not be a major incident in its own right, more of a thermometer. Let us remember that both the Jewish and Christian end times prophecies show Israel alone against the whole of the rest of the world. They show that it will take the power of an awful (as in "full of awe") Messiah to restore the normality that G-d intended. Not the little baby that some nominal Christians never progress beyond (if they get that far).
Put another way, if the Israelis do not defend themselves, no alliance will do it on their behalf. Not now. Not ever. Just look how the British have been trodden into the dirt while fawning over US presidents in the (fading) hope of having a "special relationship" with the US. With most US Jewry reportedly supporting a probable Muslim as president, it shouldn't be too hard to see the writing on the wall, should it?


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I've Got the World on a String (album)
I've Got the World on a String
Studio album by
August 14, 1957, at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Verve MG VS-6101[1]
Norman Granz
Louis Armstrong chronology
(1959) I've Got the World on a String
(1960) Louie and the Dukes of Dixieland
I've Got the World on a String is a 1960 album by Louis Armstrong, arranged by Russell Garcia.[2]
The album was recorded on the same day as Armstrong's 1958 album Louis Under the Stars; the previous day he had finished recording Ella and Louis Again with Ella Fitzgerald.[3][4]
In 1999 I've Got the World on a String was reissued with Louis Under the Stars with bonus material and outtakes.[2]
Billboard magazine reviewed the album in their March 14, 1960 issue and wrote that "Satchmo plays it soft and romantic on this listenable collection of standards...Prime jockey wax".[5]
Richard S. Ginell reviewed the reissue of the album for Allmusic and wrote that these "once-overlooked albums...are finally being appreciated as prime samplings from the autumn of Armstrong's recording career" and that "Even in the pressure cooker of a marathon session, even when confronted with standards not often associated with him, Armstrong finds the essence of each tune, bending and projecting them with his patented joie de vivre and gravel-voiced warmth every time". Ginell described Armstrong's trumpet playing as "pithy, soulful, [and] belonging to no one else" and praised arranger Russell Garcia's arrangements for big band or strings as "...among the most atmospheric ever accorded to Armstrong. In particular, "When Your Lover Is Gone" is sublime, with its signature riff of blasé, sighing horns and responding, rising string tremolos, and Garcia frames "Body and Soul" with a lovely string chart whose penultimate stroke is a perfectly placed blue note".[2]
"When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 4:42
"You're the Top" (Cole Porter) – 2:33
"You Turned the Tables on Me" (Louis Alter, Sidney Mitchell) – 2:38
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 3:41
"Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:45
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional) – 4:56
"We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer) – 4:07
"I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:52
"Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me" (Ellington, Russell) – 4:16
"I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Arlen, Koehler) – 4:05
Louis Armstrong – trumpet
Russell Garcia – arranger, conductor
Norman Granz – producer
John Altoon – cover art
^ "Louis Armstrong – I've Got the World on a String". discogs.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^ a b c d I've Got the World on a String at AllMusic
^ Louis Under the Stars at AllMusic
^ Scott Allen Nollen (1 January 2004). Louis Armstrong: The Life, Music, and Screen Career. McFarland. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-7864-1857-2.
^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (14 March 1960). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510.


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Our tenth and final port would be Lisbon and the day started without a cloud in the sky. The tour offered was a city tour, which included a visit to the maritime museum. As I'd previously experienced both, I decided to head into town and do my own thing. I'm not a huge fan of Lisbon, but as I hadn't ventured into town the last time I was there, I thought I'd have a walk and see if I could find some interesting items I could give as gifts for Christmas. I wasn't ashore long and in the end I didn't actually do any Xmas shopping, but I did have time to grab a Pastel De Nata each for my friend and I – which is obligatory in any Portuguese port as far as I am concerned. I returned to ship, had lunch and then sat in the sun for a few hours before readying myself for the evenings pre-sailaway surprise; an impressive firework display that went down very well with passengers. It was a lovely way to finish our days of port exploration – we knew by this time that our next destination was likely to be Southampton.
All the crew on Saga Sapphire were excellent, but those that organised the shore excursions and the debarkation for those excursions, I really take my hat off to you as the organisation was EXCELLENT! People often wonder how tours work on a mystery cruise, so I am going to tell you. On this voyage, we were all offered 1 included tour in every port and it was entirely up to you whether you joined it or not. The tours (aside from the one in Tangier) were staggered either by cabin number or the first letter of your surname, so roughly half of the passengers were leaving at the same time – half in the morning and half in the afternoon. It was so swift and efficient. I think the longest I waited to leave the ship was 15 minutes! In Tangier, the entire ship went on tour at the same time and even this went smoothly. I actually think the 15-minute wait that I spoke about above was that morning. Everything was planned very well and then executed seamlessly. You all did a superb job!
'Captain Rentell's Final Mystery Cruise' was in fact my first mystery cruise and I would do it again in an instant. There was so much suspense and excitement. Every day was quite literally a surprise, as we had no idea where we were going until we got there. Like any other cruise, we received a daily paper in our cabins each evening for the following day, but even if we were in a port, the paper didn't tell us which port it was, nor did it disclose what the included tour would be. We didn't find out anything until we had docked. Even the Captain's announcements were full of mystery and surprise – and the occasional deliberate interference! I observed Captain Rentell walking around the decks carrying various books, including those about the Caribbean, Canary Islands, Croatia and Pompeii – all were ways of throwing us off our own courses, I'm sure. This lead to all sorts of chatter among the Saganauts with regards to where we thought we could be going. I did hear one lady tell the Captain that "he better not be going north again", luckily for us all, he went south!
There were various entertainment options available during the 24-nights onboard, including lectures from Terry Waite CBE, International Affairs Speaker; Peter Sissons, News Broadcaster; Captain Tim Orchard, Concorde Pilot; and Lt Ben Moloney, Royal Navy. We also had live music from Harry the Piano, Jazz Legends, The Tiffany String Quartet, and high-energy musicals from the Explosive Productions cast.
The cruise was excellent and I am once again having Saga Sapphire post-cruise blues. Her crew and the friends we made during our time onboard really made the cruise something special. I always feel like we are one big family on Saga – there's a real sense of camaraderie among guests and crew, and it certainly feels like home.
2018 — November and we've reserved our cabin. We are addicted and have been on every mystery cruise, but the first. Limited to one piece of luggage makes it all the more difficult to pack appropriately, but that's part of the challenge.
Sounds wonderful.. Will saga be retiring this do you know now this captain has finished as its a mystery to find it on the website..


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Adidas Reebok Merger
Bob's Stores. Ans: The marketing strategy of Reebok under fashion industry is as follows: About Reebok. The Cup's official ball, featured in some 47,902 passes, donned the Adidas logo. 1 year," said David Baxter, president of Adidas' sports licensed division, who has overseen Reebok's NFL efforts since before the current contract began. There more than 700 merchandises related with athleticss and this has created Adidas Kingdom of the featuring goods. Nike has remained and continues to remain at the top of the production and distribution of sports gear and equipment. The Merger 1) - On August 03, 2005, Adidas-Salomon Announced acquisition of Reebok International Limited for $3. Reebok which has very little presence in the Asian continent will gain power with the help of Adidas. The merger deal changed into round US $ 3. The acquisition would give Adidas a 20% share of the U. 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Nike, Adidas and Reebok are the best trade names in the athleticss wear companies. This means sometimes we may consider corporate transactions such as merger, acquisitions, reorganizations, asset sale, or similar. be open to marketing research. Schmid, Stefan, (2007) Das Management der Post Merger Integration : Beispiel Reebok/Adidas. Font of the GSK Logo. have a look. "I need someone to help me with TBD- still College Essay Topic Help". Share Adidas Reebok merger. Find Fila Shoes in Canada | Visit Kijiji Classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything! New and used items, cars, real estate, jobs, services, vacation rentals and more virtually anywhere in Ontario. Why Buying Converse Was One of Nike Inc's Greatest Investments Nike bought Converse 13 years ago, and the segment has since grown nearly tenfold. The recent Reebok- Adidas merger poses a great challenge to devise new marketing strategies to continue leading or recede to. Adidas says it is working on reducing the turnaround time to six months. After it was bought by Germany's Adidas, Reebok has embraced a casual approach in its marketing strategies. market and the potential to better challenge leader Nike Inc. However, it should be noted that competitive pressure cannot allow Nike to 'sleep at the top'. With the merger, Adidas with the support of Reebok can outstand in the performance and can reach the rival Nike in the regions of the United States and the European nations. Since Reebok's brief ascension to the. At the beginning of 2006, one of the biggest takeovers in the sporting goods industry took place: the leading German sporting goods company Adidas acquired its U. and second to Nike overseas, but is still one 1 in soccer. ETBrandEquity; March 26, 2016, 07. Adidas-Reebok acquisition is categorized under horizontal Cross-Border M&A whose main objective is to present the group as a market leader in the field of sportswear. 8 billion and create a $10 billion footprint in the global Adidas-Reebok Merger: Sprinting Behind Nike | The Case Centre, for educators. On August 3, 2005 adidas-Salomon and Reebok announced that their Boards of Directors had unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which adidas-Salomon would acquire all of the outstanding. adidas & Reebok Woodbridge. Adidas-Reebok Merger Adidas and Reebok have merged in an effort to better position themselves to take over Nike as the number one retailer in sports foot wear. The Cup's official ball, featured in some 47,902 passes, donned the Adidas logo. The Commission's investigation focused on the market for athletic footwear in Europe, where both adidas and Reebok are strong players. The franchisees claimed that they received notices from Reebok India's parent Adidas Group on August 13 for closing down their stores by August 31 if they do not accept the new terms of the. The four largest companies (Nike, New Balance, and Adidas-Reebok) controlled 70 percent of that market [Cassidy 2004]. adidas and Reebok branded products include footwear, apparel and hardware, such as bags and balls. In 1977 the ASICS corporation was born from a merger of Onitsuka with another sports brand. The acquisition of Reebok will increase adidas' strength in North America, which represents 50% of all spending in the global sporting goods market. PK) on Friday confirmed its full year and long-term financial targets, but slashed its sales outlook for the Reebok brand in 2015, while lifting the adidas brand sales goal for the same year. adidas Brands tend to be expres-sions of their creators' per-sonalities. However, if you combine both sales volume of the brands they combine for less than Nike's total. The reebok, Americas 2nd-largest sports products manufacturers, 2nd only to Nike and adidas the worlds 3rd-biggest popular sport brand. , VF Corporation, Everlast Worldwide Inc. At the time of merger, the Adidas group was the second largest sports goods maker in the world with a market capitalization of nearly US $ 9 billion. Adidas is offering $59 a share. Adidas-Reebok Merger OVERVIEW 鑱?Footwear is no longer viewed as a commodity that just offers protection for feet. Adidas CEO Says Well Positioned for Global Brand Battle - Duration:. 3 The company's shoes made their debut at the 1928 Olympic in Amsterdam. The All Star shoe originally came in natural brown colors with black trim. By combining Adidas' popularity in Europe among soccer and athletics fans with Reebok's appeal to U. Reebok is considered to be the oldest company of this type, because it produces sportswear since the end of the 19th century. SVAR is a "bet your company" index. Adidas wanted to confront Nike on its own home land. Brands / Reebok Our belief is that Sport has the power to change lives but at Reebok, we view sport differently to our competitors. Motorola Mobility's full commitment to the Android operating system means there is a natural fit between our companies. It is the holding company for the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade golf company (including Ashworth), 8. AND1 Tai Chi, Basketball sneakers, Hoodies, Too Chillin's & Trash Talk Tee Shirts. Adidas reebok merger presentation. By then, adidas and Reebok had gone public with their merger plans, announcing in May 2005 that they had reached an agreement, in which adidas would acquire Reebok for $3. 1-billion-euro ($3. Ahead of Under Armour's Q1 earnings report, analysts say the brand's turnaround is pressured by competition from Nike, Adidas and others. Both are due to be vacated in 2008 as part of an expansion strategy following the merger of Adidas and Reebok. Mergers and Acquisitions, shortly termed as M&A, generally refer to as the strategies that are followed in purchasing, selling or merging different companies by means of finance, strategies or management of the work force. and China are projected to grow strongly in the coming years due to the high rate of investment by R&D. The acquisition would give Adidas a 20% share of the U. The short version of the adidas plan is for the company to sell its three golf brands, while increasing its focus on apparel and footwear. Although both the brands operate in the sports industry their target segment is distinct - Adidas is a premium brand who usually target urban upper-class audiences whereas Reebok is a mid-range brand targeting the middle-class section. German sportswear group Adidas has agreed to sell its CCM ice hockey brand to private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners for $110 million, it said on Thursday, as it focuses more strongly on. Social media cookies offer the possibility to connect you to your social networks and share content from our website through social media. at the time of merger, the Adidas organization become the second one largest sports goods maker inside the international with a market capitalization of almost US $ 9 billion. Since they are mid-level companies and if they operate individually, they need to pay a premium for taking loans from the banks or would never be able to reduce the cost of capital. Shop the latest selection of official FILA sportswear, tennis gear, sneakers and more. Teams / Growers / Human Resources Our differences are what unite us as a global company. Reebok is turning to sponsorship deals with prominent fitness groups to try to revive a venerable name that has faded since it became part of Germany's Adidas sportswear group eight years ago. Reebok is an international brand that sells sports and lifestyle products. Transaction Overview and Rationale Up until the 1970s, Adidas had been the leader of the shoe retail industry in the United States. Aug 03, 2005 · Adidas-Salomon is near a deal to acquire Reebok International for about $4. Its key brands are Adidas and Reebok, and it produces apparel for competitive athletics, casual activewear, and casual fashion. So when two of the world's biggest sports brands joined forces in a $3. German sportswear group Adidas intends to stick with its troubled Reebok business even though the company had to make a 265-million euro writedown on the brand at the end of 2012. Since Reebok's brief ascension to the. 6 junior adidas women atletic adidas mavericks jacket adidas hellbender mens adidas jackets men's adidas swimwear. There were principal-agent problems D. Adidas embarked on an acquisitions-led growth strategy C. Mixtapes, AND1 basketball shoes, lifestyle sneakers, shirts and shorts. 9 % in 2005, in order to interrupt Nike and capture the market Adidas the 2nd best company after Nike decided get reebok. The result of a merger could be the dissolution of one of the legacy companies and the. The unbelievable story of the two brothers who started Adidas and Puma and wound up bitter enemies. We've just passed the one-year anniversary of Marriott and Starwood Hotel's merger announcement -- and the happy couple is settling in just fine, having completed the $13 billion acquisition in. The rate of M&A activities seem to be increasing day by day. Adidas & Reebok Merger PP2 Emert Ridener. Trouble is brewing among franchisees of Adidas and Reebok over new terms and conditions for operating stores. Adidas acquiert toutes les actions en circulation de Reebok et conclut la vente, pour un montant évalué à 3,8 milliards de dollars [4]. In 2005, Reebok became a subsidiary brand of Adidas and the already awesome products from the leading sports brand became more worthwhile and extra comfort delivering. Some of these companies are joining up with fashion designers to produce new clothing styles and widen their. Reebok Black Emotionally. Merger will gives the adidas about 22% of the U. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A's) can be quite a process for the companies involved, but when well-planned and properly executed, mergers can achieve great success, with plenty of examples to prove it. The company bought Ashworth for $72. "While the issue is unpleasant, we will achieve our goal and set Reebok up for a fresh start in India in 2013," Herbert Hainer, Adidas' global chief executive officer, said. It's best to expect the unexpected from Supreme – especially with the NYC-bred brand's collaborations with Nike. As part of adidas-Reebok merger: composed and successfully implemented Web Services Strategy across all brands (adidas, Reebok & TaylorMade) setting one global standard for webhosting, release. Skip navigation Sign in. Even after the merger, Nike will still be larger than the combined companies. Buying Reebok gave Adidas access to the huge marketplace of mass merchants and discount department stores, without dragging the Adidas brand down to that level, and allowing Adidas to continue to be positioned as a premium performance brand. Shareholders of Reebok International Ltd. May 05, 2015 · For several years after athletic giant Adidas paid $3. They were now competing with Adidas to retain their number 2 position. Adidas had a merger with Reebok and the merger was friendly and the deal was around US $ 3. In 2012, Adidas first made signs of wanting to sell off the company, since it was a loss-making branch of the Herzogenaurach-based group. Adidas said Wednesday it will buy shoemaker Reebok for $3. Find great deals on FILA Memory Foam Athletic Shoes & Sneakers at Kohl's today!. Mergers and Acquisitions, shortly termed as M&A, generally refer to as the strategies that are followed in purchasing, selling or merging different companies by means of finance, strategies or management of the work force. Reebok 'Cotton + Corn' project will bring green shoes to market. Le château shared a Page. En 2004, Nike era cláramente líder mundial en su sector con una cuota de mercado del 32,2%. adidas-Salomon and Reebok Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for Proposed Acquisition In connection with the proposed merger, Reebok has filed a preliminary proxy. By 2010, industry revenue had hit $21. 1 billion in years 2005 and 2006, respectively. The company, whose brands include Aravon and Dunham, may. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, each share of RBK Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the. Spanish Town retailer charged after several knock-off goods seized at store Reebok, Nike, Adidas and Clarks. Antoine is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Antitrust Group in the firm's New York office. Both Adidas and Reebok are supposed to be respectable and famous brands and such a merger is quite useful for Adidas, because it increased the number of its customers who have always purchased Reebok's production. Adidas is a sports company like Nike or Reebok there stuff there are high performance you probably have an Adidas store close by depends on where you live if you like soccer got to thae Adidas. Tap Allow when prompted about notification. By that time, Reebok and Nike together. Motorola Mobility's full commitment to the Android operating system means there is a natural fit between our companies. FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's sporting goods maker Adidas-Salomon (ADSG. In order to have a better understanding of the corporate culture mismatches issues, we. 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This case study highlights the merger between German sportswear-maker Adidas and Reebok to take on market leader Nike in 2005. Buying Reebok gave Adidas access to the huge marketplace of mass merchants and discount department stores, without dragging the Adidas brand down to that level, and allowing Adidas to continue to be positioned as a premium performance brand. 2) - The share price of Adidas increased by 7. market and better compete with market leader Nike Inc. I am going to focus on several aspects, such as competitive advantages, growth. 6 junior adidas women atletic adidas mavericks jacket adidas hellbender mens adidas jackets men's adidas swimwear. 5 Mlb Reebok Reebok Inversion Table Reebok Official. 4% , while Reebok's share price increase 30%. eight billion. When reports surfaced last month that adidas was planning to acquire American climbing and. Sportswear giant Adidas has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle to market two large distribution warehouses in Stockport and Lancaster. PPT on Adidas & Reebok Merger Report. adidas-Salomon and Reebok Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for Proposed Acquisition (October 4, 2005). market and the potential to better challenge leader Nike Inc. 6% drop in the overall gross margins by the end of 2007 Channel Conflicts:- In the times of growing e. Adidas and Reebok are the significant brands of the parent company Adidas Group. The Art Company. Adidas-Reebok acquisition is categorized under horizontal Cross-Border M&A whose main objective is to present the group as a market leader in the field of sportswear. on 2 August 2005, Adidas will indirectly acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Reebok for US $59. UK: Adidas grabs Reebok sponsorship deal at Liverpool FC 1 Feb 2006. 4% , while Reebok's share price increase 30%. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Reebok International Ltd. Find the latest Urban Streetwear, Snapbacks and Footwear from Nike Sportswear and Akoo Jeans to SSUR Apparel and Reebok Sneakers at great prices from City Gear. The acquisition of Reebok nearly doubled Adidas revenues from 5. Combining the anatomy of the Roundhouse Mid with the reversible and removable starps of the EQT Instinct, adidas completes a perfect merger of new and old in this street-ready sneaker. This enthusiasm for mergers and acquisitions makes us consider the case of redemption of Reebok by Adidas with a friendly takeover. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, adidas acquired Reebok through a merger between Reebok and Merger Sub (the "Merger") and Reebok ceased to be a publicly-traded company. Read about the merger. There exists a threat of cannibalization where one brand eats into the others' consumer spread. The SWOT analysis of Adidas shows the TOWS matrix of one of the strongest sports brand in the world. we know Reebok was purchased by Adidas in 2005 for reason for the buyout or merger if you will was to allow both. The GSK logo is undoubtedly one of the most popular and instantly recognizable logos in the pharmaceutical industry. Adidas, Reebok kickstart integration 1 Jun, 2007, 01. Since Reebok's brief ascension to the. Adidas juxtaposed its successful launch of a new spike with Blake's win at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea in August last year. The Adidas group brands include Taylor Made, Rockport, Greg Norman Collection, MAXFLI, CCM, Jofa and Koho. It is the Converse All Star "Chuck Taylor"! It was in 1908 that the Converse Rubber Corporation opened for business. Come browse our large digital warehouse of free sample essays. The merger of legendary Walt Disney and everything-we-create-kids-adore Pixar was a match made in cartoon heaven. A subsidiary's parent company may be the sole owner or one of several owners. adidas-Salomon AG and Reebok Close Acquisition. The merger among Adidas and Reebok caused many advantages to both the groups. 's Annual Report. The rate of M&A activities seem to be increasing day by day. Final Project M&A The Adidas-Reeobok Merger 27/04/2011 The Adidas-Reebok Merger Introduction: Overview The segment of sportswear is no longer just practically seen. Mergers and Acquisitions. Sports and Sports Related, Business Ethics, IBSCDC, IBSCDC, Case Development Centre, Case Studies in Management, Finance, Marketing, Leadership, Entrepreneurship. 25 billion market in 2003. AOL Purchases Time Warner. I need to write 2 case studys that review either a merger, sale or acqusition of businesses. (fiReebokfl) have signed an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated 2 August 2005, which provides for the acquisition by adidas of all of the issued and outstanding shares in Reebok in a transaction valued at. 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S, and had about 36 % market portion in the athletic-footwear market as compared with Adidas 8. Cap Pittsburgh Reebok Sideline Steelers Post Adidas Reebok Merger Analysis Reebok Mens 722 Old Style Reebok Shoes Reebok Sues Nike Reebok Classic Ace Tennis Shoe Reebok Factory Outlet Qld Reebok Replica Customized Jersey Reebok Weight Vests Reebok On Filed Jersey Reebok The Answer X Size 11. Nike is also very well known for another aspect and that is its consistent use of celebrities to endorse the brand. Through the merger and acquisition of Adidas International, Reebok is no longer listed as a corporation in South Korea. Book an eye test online for prescription glasses, contact lenses and sunglasses. 25 billion market in 2003. By combining Adidas' popularity in Europe among soccer and athletics fans with Reebok's appeal to U. Postal Service (in partnership with UPS). Clearly there is more to truth than the oversimplistic. 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Studying for an MBA may give high-flyers the sort of strong general education they need as launch pad for their careers, but it is far from being an instant ticket into a top executive job.
In fact, only one in five executives believe that an MBA prepares people to deal with the challenges that managers have to face in their working lives according to research by executive search firm Egon Zehnder International.
The in-depth survey of 133 top executives at global firms in the US, UK, France and Germany found that less than a quarter (24 per cent) of US executives felt that an M.B.A. provided excellent and adequate preparation for a leadership position.
The same was true for fewer than a third (29 per cent) of British executives, while around half (54 per cent) of French executives and 45 per cent of the German executives agreed.
"The panel's input reveals executives around the globe view an MBA as a good launch pad, but really no more than that," said George Davis, Co-Managing Partner North America of Egon Zehnder International.
Underlining this, three-quarters of the executives interviewed agreed with the statement that "if all you know about is business, then you know nothing about business either."
When asked to point to activities best suited to avoiding tunnel vision in business, "talking to interesting people," "my family life," and "reading" were among the top methods.
But if an MBA is no longer seen as a critical step on the career path, opinions differed as to other characteristics that are desirable or essential in senior executives.
For the British and Americans interviewed, ethical behaviour topped the list of key attributes. And while French and German respondents acknowledges that this is highly important, all the French respondents and almost all their German colleagues said that personal charisma was the single most important characteristic for an executive to possess.
However there was more agreement between American and French executives when it came to the question of where to obtain the best executive education. Almost three-quarters of Americans and seven out of 10 French executives said that US universities and colleges were the best in the world.
While the same sentiment was shared by half of Germans, only four out of 10 Britons felt that the US was the ideal place to educate college-aged students.
For George Davis, the survey offers one loud message to managers who make hiring decisions. "Don't let an MBA determine your hiring selection".


Doug Purdy is thinking out loud about the principles, scenarios, architecture, and software necessary for what he calls infobus and what I have called hosted lifebits. I started to respond in comments on Doug's blog, but of course that subverts what I declare to be a core principle, namely syndication.
There's a crucial difference between a) committing my words to Doug's blog, and b) committing my words to my own lifebits stream and then syndicating them to Doug's blog. We don't see it very clearly yet because we lack the mechanism for b).
I can kinda get the effect of syndication by referring to Doug's blog entry from mine, and hoping that his blog engine will notice and acknowledge. But a truly syndication-oriented mechanism would imply that I publish in my own space, and then — in Doug's space — actively subscribe back to myself. To explicitly comment on Doug's entry, in other words, I don't type words into his comment form. I create a subscription associated with my identity (as a conventional comment always is) that points back to my feed.
If I syndicate to Doug's blog, there is still only a hope of ex post fact control, not a guarantee. But the architecture is at least aligned in my favor. The effort I invest in writing on Doug's blog, or a bunch of other blogs, is preserved. I can archive, organize, and search all my stuff. I don't need to depend on services Doug's blog may or may not offer to find out who is reading and reacting to my stuff. And if I want to withdraw my comment, I just revoke the permission I gave Doug's blog service to syndicate from mine.
Realistically, that revocation won't erase my contribution to Doug's blog. My words may have been quoted there, in other comments, and the mixing process dilutes control — which I argue is a feature, not a bug. But if the default is to syndicate by reference, rather than by value, the architecture favors the kind of control we want.
To clarify what I mean by favoring the right kind of control, let's switch to a medical information scenario. Recently I had a dental xray. The image lives on the dentist's hard drive. I want it to work differently. When I show up at the dentist's office, I want to give the xray technician a token that grants her machine access to my lifebits store. The machine publishes the image to my store. I, in turn, agree to syndicate the image back to the dentist — maybe to copy, but maybe only to view.
One interesting benefit of this arrangement is that I'm decoupling dental service from image storage service. Maybe I'll just turn around and reconnect them, because maybe I'd rather just let the dentist bundle those services. But when I interpolate my lifebits store into the pipeline, I guarantee portability to another dentist.
Another benefit is clarity of ownership and syndication rights. My lifebits store will have a management service where I declare, review, and adjust all of the syndication relationships between my lifebits streams and the services they participate in. And this management service can not only implement my ownership and syndication policies, it can announce them to the world. It can be the place where I say who gets to do what with my stuff. Some of those policy assertions will be private, but many will be public. Ultimately, again, there is no guarantee of ex post facto control. But if you violate my terms, it will be easier for me, or anyone, to determine that you have done so.
PS: Coincidentally, or maybe not, Doug was my guest on last week's Innovators show. The topic was "Oslo". But the context was our shared passion for figuring out how computers, information systems, and networks can more easily and more faithfully express the intentions of the people who own, operate, and inhabit them.
Another interesting article. I love this topic! I think you are on the right track in asserting that the lifebits service is more about providing clarity of ownership and syndication than trying to enforce it. True enforcement would lead you down an RIAA rathole that would just irritate people and provide no real value. Clear communication of your intent regarding your content will achieve the desired affect in the vast majority of situations.
Interesting discussion. One nitpick: Not all information is the same. I don't think the analogy between a comment made in the context of a discussion and medical records hold. We want to be able to revoke, withdraw etc. for the latter, you are damn right that the architecture should support this. Whether this is the right model for social activities such (like discussion threads), I am not sure.
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There is no singular right model, but it is /a/ right model. Example why: My conversation with Timo Hannay at Nature Publishing.
The issue here: Scientists would collaborate better, and science would advance faster, if scientists could participate more freely in loosely-coupled online discussion: blogging, commenting on other blogs, etc.
Many still don't, and observers closer to that scene than me invariably report that it's partly because they can't take credit for contributions in that realm, or measure the influence that accrues to them from such contributions.
The architecture I'm proposing would support measurement of contribution and influence, so that scientists could more easily justify contributing to, and influencing, a loosely-coupled network.
I agree and this is very very important. Who is the owner of the information. What are the conditions surrounding the information has to be taken into account. It is not clear that you (Jon) are the owner of the X-ray (probably not the physical X-ray just the part that it is of your body – complex stuff). Consider Music you have bought on CD (you, of course, do not get files from your friends ;-) ). It has a copyright agreement associated with it that must be properly handled in any transfer.
While I believe that the Twitter type of activity has some value I do not think that it is game-changing. There is a lot more to this area than has even begun to be thought about let alone executed in code.
It features (local) revocation and fake/spam marking. It links to the original conversations; sadly but obviously, that link is one-way.
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A black hole is an object where the gravity is so powerful that nothing, not even light can escape it. They're called black holes because they emit no radiation. If you take any object and compress it down, there will be a point that it becomes a black hole. If you could compress the Sun down to a radius of 2.5 km, it would be come a black hole. For the Earth, that radius is 0.9 cm. And a large mountain might be smaller than a nanometer. That radius is called the Schwarzschild Radius.
The term was named after the mathematician Karl Schwarzschild, who first developed the formula: Rs = 2 GM/c2. M is the mass of the body, G is the universal constant of gravitation, and c is the speed of light. You can use this formula to calculate the Schwarzschild radius of any object.
And so, an object smaller than its Schwarzschild radius is known as a black hole. The surface of a black hole acts as an event horizon; a point at which nothing, not even light or radiation can escape it.
What actually happens to the mass within the Schwarzschild radius is a mystery. Some theorists believe that an extremely dense state of matter will stop the black hole from compressing any further, while others believe that the black hole will continue compressing infinitely down. It's unknown if you would encounter the black hole itself when passing through the event horizon, or if you would still continue to travel down to the compressed inner black hole itself. Whatever the case, once you pass within the Schwarzschild radius, there's no escape.
We have written many articles about black holes for Universe Today. Here's an article about how you can maximize your time falling into a black hole. And here's an article about the search for medium-sized black holes.
Want more information? Check out the formula from Wolfram Research, and here's more info from Swinburne Astronomy Online.
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Three Hundred Forty-Three students who have been identified as the best and the brightest in Hartford are receiving offers this week to attend the Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy, the only Hartford Public School, where enrollment is by invitation. Parents do not have to participate in a lottery.
The Academy, at 121 Cornwall Street, selects most of its prospective students based on their scores on the standardized NWEA-MAP assessments (Northwest Evaluation Association/Measures of Academic Progress), which determine a student's proficiency in reading, math and language usage.
In order to receive an invitation, a student's scores must be in the top 15 percent citywide in all three categories. The tests are administered to all students from third grade up. A review of the test data showed that every school in Hartford had at least one student in the top 15 percent.
The academy is named after Dr. Joseph Renzulli, director of the University of Connecticut's Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, who, along with the center's principal researcher, Dr. Sally M. Reis, provided much of the expertise needed to launch the school in 2009.
"The mission of our academy is to prepare students for application to competitive four year colleges and universities and the best way to accomplish this goal is to provide a curriculum that focuses on creativity and thinking skills as well as high academic achievement," Dr. Renzulli said.
The invitation to apply is only the first step in the process of enrolling at the Renzulli Academy. The district follows up the application with a thorough examination of the prospective student's grades, attendance and discipline record. Recommendations from each candidate's classroom teachers are also required.
In addition, the student candidate must demonstrate advanced levels of knowledge, outstanding communications skills, creativity, curiosity and resourcefulness in solving problems. In short, the student must be highly motivated to excel.
Not surprisingly, the Renzulli Academy typically records the highest student test scores in the district and consistently has a state School Performance Index (SPI) of 91 or above. This year, the state Department of Education recognized Renzulli as a Connecticut School of Distinction, the only Hartford public school to be so honored.
The academy has been recognized by the National Association for Gifted Children and the Connecticut Association for the Gifted for its work in helping high-ability students reach their full potential and, this year, it is being replicated in Bridgeport, New London and Brooklyn, under a $500,000 grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
Parents of the selected students are encouraged to visit Renzulli during one of its four upcoming open houses on Feb. 21, at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.; and on Feb. 26, at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.