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Silvia Spitta's Misplaced Objects: Migrating Collections and Recollections in Europe and the Americas
Eric Ames | University of Washington
Spitta, Silvia. Misplaced Objects: Migrating Collections and Recollections in Europe and the Americas. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2009. 280 pages; 141 illustrations. $50.00 cloth.
Silvia Spitta's new book contributes to the growing literature on the cultural practice of collecting by querying the role of objects in their own right, their patterns of movement in time and space, and the historical experiences associated with them. It is a compelling way to organize what is essentially a wide-ranging study of cultural exchange and encounter between Europe and the New World in specific situations, from the Conquest to the present. For although material objects have no intrinsic meaning or value of their own apart from those ascribed to them by human actions and transactions, such an observation cannot account for the historical circulation of things. To understand that, as sociologist Arjun Appadurai has noted in another context, we can follow the specific forms, uses, and trajectories of objects as they are moved from one place to another as well as in the passage of time (Appadurai 1986, 5). This is precisely the task of Spitta's book. Methodologically, it proceeds from the assumption that the movement of things can illuminate their human and cultural frameworks. Of particular interest here are the frameworks of knowledge, power, identity, and memory. While collected objects literally supply some of the materials that are needed to construct and support these frameworks, Spitta contends, they also sometimes resist being assimilated and exploited in such terms.
The types of objects that most interest Spitta are those that follow multiple paths, diverging over time and space despite all efforts to contain or control them. First, she considers objects collected from the New World and transported to Europe under the flag of science and commerce as well as colonialism. Then, she looks at selected European objects circulating in the Americas. Whereas "objects from the Americas arrived in Europe without a concomitant migration of people (other than the occasional Indian to be displayed as a rarity), European objects arrived in the Americas along with successive waves of Europeans, Africans, and Asians" (9; original emphasis). Migrating as they do, the objects of this study become imprinted by history and memory, layered with different cultural associations, transformed by changing contexts of use, display, exchange, and neglect; in a word, they become "misplaced." Spitta's use of this term is unusual because it does not imply the correlative idea of a "proper" arrangement or location. Rather, "misplacement" here describes the various effects of movement on the object itself. For this reason, Spitta's particular use of the term and what it brings could have been made more explicit, especially in contrast to more familiar usages as well as to adjacent terms used by other scholars—such as "detachment" in Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett's work on the ethnographic object (Kirshenblatt-Gimblett 1998).
Historically, Spitta argues, misplaced objects have had a key role in certain processes of shaping and reshaping the world. The emergence of the European Wunderkammer (or curiosity cabinet) offers a case in point. When American objects began appearing in early modern Europe, they radically shook up systems of scientific ordering and understanding, burst the seams of existing collections, and created new cultural hierarchies as a result. Artifacts of the New World at once stymied and inspired the taxonomic imagination. The very incongruity of American and European objects became a formative principle in its own right, resulting in a fundamental reorganization of what Spitta (drawing on Foucault) calls the "table" of knowledge (3). In this regard, Spitta discusses various collections and institutions, some more familiar than others. Her signal example is also the least well known: the Real Gabinete de Historia Natural de Madrid (or Royal Cabinet). In making this material available to an English-speaking audience for the very first time, Spitta observes that contributions to western science made by Spain and Latin America have historically been either overlooked or dismissed. Working directly against this tendency, Spitta not only recovers this example of the Royal Cabinet, which was assembled in the late 18th century, but also uncovers the fascinating exchange between U.S. president Thomas Jefferson and Juan Bautista Bru, the Cabinet's official taxidermist. Their shared interest in dinosaur bones discovered in the Americas, and especially their cooperation in framing the significance of such discoveries for an audience of scientific experts, became the occasion for contesting Buffon's theory of species degeneration as it pertained to the Americas in particular.
Spitta goes on to explore the cabinet's transformation in later centuries and especially in the United States, ranging from P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York City to David Wilson's Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles. This part of the book is less detailed and suggestive than the discussion of the Royal Cabinet, perhaps because it covers what is relatively well-trodden ground in the scholarship. Spitta associates Barnum, quite rightly, with the democratization of the curiosity cabinet, but she also seems to align him with "science" as a serious pursuit. When Barnum employs the discourse of science, however, he does so strategically for an effect; his is a parody, which not only trades on the authority of scientific experts, but also—and more importantly—questions that authority, inviting spectators to take issue and participate in the debate while promoting a relationship to pleasure which is on some level anathema to science. To explore this aspect of Barnum's museum would have only strengthened the book's argument without changing the longer trajectory it explores. Referring to more recent projects such as Wilson's museum and Rosamond Purcell's installations and photographs, Spitta observes that "The Wunderkammern are reclaimed as whimsical, Baroque, magical, performative, post-apocalyptic yet pre-scientific spaces. These revisited spaces…serve to formulate a critique of the hierarchies of natural history and its ethics and aesthetics" (92).
Not only profane objects but also sacred ones are on the move. Hence Spitta's interest in the Virgin of Guadalupe, the different forms in which she has appeared over time, and the many stories and miracles surrounding her visual image. Migrating as she does from Spain to the New World, the Virgin "has been transformed from protectress of Spaniards during the Reconquest of the Peninsula to protectress of Indians shortly after the Conquest of Mexico, only to be appropriated as the banner under which creoles fought for independence from Spain" (119). More recently, in 1999, Pope John Paul II named her patron saint of the hemisphere. And yet, as Spitta explains, the Guadalupe material attests not just to the spread of Christianity, but also to the very unorthodox role of religious syncretism, which plays out in many different and sometimes conflicting ways.
If this book has a symbolic center, it is the discussion of "Guadalupe's Wheels," a phrase that Spitta uses to mean the icon's "relatively fast migration and transformation across the Atlantic into New Spain, and shortly thereafter into New Mexico and other Southwest states, and most recently into the heartland of the United States" and as far north as Canada (124). In the latter context, the image of the Virgin reappears on tattoos, magnets, posters, mouse pads, and other forms of kitsch. One example is that of lowrider cars, a form Spitta discusses not in terms of kitsch, but rather in terms of "performativity," with particular emphasis on the sense of identity and community that is created along with the cars, their spectacular (neobaroque) forms, and their equally remarkable uses. "While lowriders may be entirely a Southwestern phenomenon," she writes, "the performativity of cruising culture, the transformation of cars into cathedrals on wheels, and the use of lowriders for pilgrimage purposes...parallel the Virgin's 'wheels' in Mexico" (130-131).
One of the most interesting claims that Spitta makes is that things-in-motion can effectively open up a space for creating new and increasingly mobile forms of cultural identity. It is her emphasis on the performativity of collecting that makes this point vivid. Witness the cult of Guadalupe and the inroads it has recently made in North America. Spitta cites a group of worshippers from Grand Rapids who traveled to Mexico, where they had commissioned a large wooden sculpture to be made of the Virgin, and then carried it not by car or airplane but rather on foot all the way back to Michigan. By going on foot, and stopping at certain locations along the way, the pilgrims actively redefine the space between and what it means to traverse it. That is, according to Spitta, they enact a new form of sacred geography, while at the same time redefining a "Mexican identity-in-migration" (157).
The notion of identity as being shaped and reshaped by mobility can lead in many possible directions. This is clearly suggested by the book's final chapters, which focus on works by contemporary artists: namely, the relational autobiography of Mexican-American sisters Sheila and Sandra Ortiz Taylor, which foregrounds issues of cultural identity and memory as seen through the prism of miniatures and found objects, and the visual art of Sandra Ramos, which challenges and revises the dominant narratives (and politics) of Cuban exile—i.e., as they tend to be presented in the U.S. mass media—by considering those narratives "from the reverse angle of those left behind" (183). Seen from this perspective, not only the political stance but also the artist's relationship to objects changes radically, the latter being recast in terms of loss and scarcity (as opposed to retrieval and abundance).
This volume represents an object of collection in its own right. Handsomely designed and richly illustrated, it reproduces numerous color images of artifacts, sculptures, paintings, and installations. For so many reasons, Misplaced Objects deserves a place not only on the bookshelves of research libraries, but also on the shelves of readers interested in American studies, art history, cultural studies, museum studies, and performance studies.
Eric Ames é Professor Associado de Alemão, adjunto em Literatura Comparada e membro da Facultade de Estudos de Cinema na University of Washington. Tem material publicado sobre as diversas formas de coleção e exibição na Alemania do século XIX (como zoológicos, panoramas, vilas etnográficas e espectáculos de Wild West), o qual é também o tema de seu livro, Carl Hagenbeck's Empire of Entertainments (2009). Atualmente, escreve um livro sobre o cinema de Werner Herzog, com uma ênfase particular em temas relacionados com o documental e a performance.
Appadurai, Arjun. 1986. "Introduction: Commodities and the Politics of Value." In The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective, edited by Arjun Appadurai, 3-63. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press.
Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara. 1998. Destination Culture: Tourism, Museums, and Heritage. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.


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2013 WSOP: "The Mouth" and Schneider Win Again - A Millionaire is Made
The 2013 World Series of Poker is currently taking place right now and there have been some great stories so far. An amateur became a millionaire, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow won and gave a "F**k you" to the haters, and Tom Schneider reclaimed lost glory. These three stories have definitely added some excitement to the 2013 WSOP and they're worth taking a closer look at below.
Benny Chen wins Big in "Millionaire Maker"
Just a few weeks ago, Benny Chen was managing a restaurant back in Canada. Now he might be thinking about a career change after winning the Event #6 $1,500 "Millionaire Maker" along with $1,199,104. As the name implies, the Millionaire Maker guaranteed a $1 million payout to first place. This drew 6,343 players, which is the largest field size ever in a non-WSOP Main Event tournament.
The Mouth gobbles up his Fourth Bracelet
Before 2013, many people had written Mike "The Mouth" Matusow off as one of those older pros who couldn't survive in an evolving poker world. Boy were these people wrong since Matusow not only won the NBC Heads-Up Championship earlier this year ($750,000), but also the Event #13 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo tourney.
This was no small feat either since The Mouth faced a tough final table, which included PKR Pro Vladimir Schemelev (8th, $26,757), Gavin Smith (7th, $34,268), Tony Cousineau (6th, $44,543), David "Bakes" Baker (4th, $79,078) and Matthew Ashton (2nd, $164,700). But in the end, it was Matusow winning his fourth WSOP bracelet along with $266,503. "When my heads is on straight, I really believe I'm the best in the world. Nobody can beat me when I'm playing my A-game. F**k the haters," he said.
Tom Schneider steps back into the Limelight
Back in 2007, Tom Schneider gained poker stardom after winning two gold bracelets and the WSOP Player of the Year award. But since then, he's been fairly quiet with just one final table appearance in the past six years. Schneider ended the drought in a big way though after winning the Event #15 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament along with $258,960.
Just like Matusow, he fought off a tough final table since Eddie Blumenthal (7th, $28,788), Frankie O'Dell (5th, $53,739), Rep Porter (4th, $75,652) and Owais Ahmed (2nd, $159,950) were all trying to win another gold bracelet. But Schneider was still able to prevail and grab his third career bracelet.


Heaven spent the months of May through August setting up ultrasonic recording devices to identify bat species throughout Haliburton County with funding obtained by the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust.
The project asked local residents to report bat sightings to the land trust. Then Heaven would follow up, requesting permission to place a recorder on the property for three or four nights.
Plenty of people responded and the results demonstrate that the county has all eight species of bats that reside in Ontario, including the four endangered species: little brown myotis, northern myotis, tri-coloured bat and small-footed myotis.
However, the presence of the bats doesn't indicate the populations are in good health. Heaven said white-nose syndrome has taken a heavy toll on bats across the province, in some hibernation sites wiping out the colony altogether.
Little brown myotis were the most prevalent, found at 26 of the 56 sites visited.
While at some sites there might be between 20 and 200 calls recorded, there were a few that had as many as 6,000 calls recorded.
"What we expect is going on there is these areas of high activity are actually maternity sites, where you've got the females and pups all grouping together," he said.
The two-year project is funded with $104,000 from the Ontario Species at Risk Stewardship Fund, which pays for the study as well as the educational component, bat box building workshops and bringing in expert speakers.
In the coming year, Heaven said there will be more opportunities to teach area residents about bats and he intends to develop best practices materials. "What does a landowner do with a bat population in their attic? Things like that," he said.
This project fits into the mandate of the land trust, which sets out three priorities: acquisition, research and education.
The land trust has four properties and bats were identified at all of them.
Heaven said while the recordings allow him to identify species of bats, it does not monitor the population size.
He also pointed out that the research is skewed to favour bats that reside around the forest edge, since sites were selected based on local residents reporting sightings. Bats that prefer the forest, such as the northern myotis, may have been found less frequently because of the way the project was set up.
Gerstl said the next phase of the project will be for Heaven to return to some of the sites for follow up.
Educational materials will also stress the importance of preserving bat habitat.
The land trust's turtle project was one of the features of a recent conference in Quebec City hosted by Corridor Appalachien and the Ontario Road Ecology Group.
Paul Heaven did a presentation about the Haliburton County project, which was co-ordinated by the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust.
"There was tremendous interest in our project and results," Heaven said.
Representatives from universities as well as the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and its Quebec counterpart made inquiries about the Haliburton project, asking for copies of the report.
Land trust chairwoman Mary-Lou Gerstl said $9,000 of funding received by her organization has been given to the county to take over maintenance of the turtle wall, which is on Gelert Road near Wintergreen Pancake Barn.
"The turtle project was one that was near and dear to the hearts of people in the county," said Gerstl, who is pleased the research continues to be shared and inspires other municipalities to replicate their work.
She said she hopes when the county does future road projects it keeps the turtle barriers in mind.
"This is such a cheap and ideal way to limit any damage that's done[turtle populations]. It's just a no-brainer as far as we're concerned," she said.
Image: Ontario.ca fact sheet on Little Brown Myotis: here.


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De Kaapse meeszanger (Curruca subcoerulea synoniemen:Sylvia subcoerulea en Parisoma subcaeruleum) is een zangvogel uit de familie van Sylviidae.

Verspreiding en leefgebied
Deze soort telt 4 ondersoorten:
 C. s. ansorgei: zuidelijk Angola.
 C. s. cinerascens: Namibië en Botswana.
 C. s. orpheana: Zimbabwe en noordelijk Zuid-Afrika.
 C. s. subcaerulea: zuidelijk Zuid-Afrika.

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El Aeropuerto de Príncipe (en portugués: Aeroporto Príncipe)  (IATA: PCP, ICAO: FPPR) es el aeropuerto en la isla de Príncipe, situado a 3 kilómetros (2 millas) al norte de Santo António capital de la isla. Es el único aeropuerto en Príncipe y uno de los dos aeropuertos que sirven al país africano de Santo Tomé y Príncipe.

STP Airways opera vuelos a Santo Tomé 6 días por semana. El aeropuerto se encuentra a una elevación de 591 pies (180 m) sobre el nivel medio del mar. Tiene una pista designada como 18/36 con una superficie de asfalto que mide 1.750 metros por 30 metros. Recibió durante el año 2018, 23.000 pasajeros aproximadamente.

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Coronavirus West Berkshire: confirmed cases as of October 7, 2021
By Jonathan Ashby
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The number of lab-confirmed cases in West Berkshire is now 12,769 – an increase of 35 in the last 24 hours.
West Berkshire's seven-day rolling rate per 100,000 population is 165.3, with 262 cases in the seven days to October 2.
The rate is calculated by dividing the seven-day count by the area population and multiplying by 100,000.
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The Government dashboard says that 238,996 vaccinations have been given in West Berkshire as of October 6.
The first dose total is 123,712, while 115,284 people in the district have received a second dose.
Nationally, 49,068,705 people have received a first vaccine dose as of October 6, with 45,078,529 having had a second dose.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in the UK is now 8,046,390, with the daily total at 40,701.
The daily reported Covid-19 deaths are measured across the UK as deaths that occurred within 28 days of the first laboratory-confirmed positive test.
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the UK within 28 days of a positive test is 137,417.
The daily number of deaths within the 28-day range is 122.
The number of deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate is 160,824 as of Friday, September 24.
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What is Canvas mainly used for?
so i'm very new to canvas. i was just wondering what you predominantly use it for?
For my live classes, I use Canvas to distribute course content (handouts),assignment instructions, make announcements, administer quizzes and exams, and as a messaging system with my students.
In my online classes, I do more of the same! However, the implementation is more robust with a lot more videos since I do not see my students in person. Canvas is a comprehensive online learning platform for online courses, and I enjoy using it more than any other online learning platform I have tried.


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The basic purpose of include() command is to include a remote script into the current page.
In this particular example we included jQuery script and effectively jQuerified the page.
It would be irritating to type long URLs (and remember them) every time you reload the page and so, it's possible to create an alias.
See also Firebug wiki for include() command.
Do you want to have more built-in commands in Firebug's Command Line? Just leave a comment and we can discuss it!
Very nice tip that I never knew about, but like to see. Now to remember to use the aliased jquery.
@pd: Ha, that's a nice idea!


Today you are invited to consider your faith in Jesus Christ. Paul tells us in this verse that we believe 'by grace'. What do you want to say to God today about your belief in Him? Where is it strong? Where do you struggle to believe? Do you trust in your own faith – is it strong enough – or do you trust in God's faith on your behalf? Talk to Him about these things today. What does He say to you about the grace that brought you to believe in Him? Whose grace is it – yours or His? What difference does it make to you to think of God believing in you?
May God bless you with His faith today and always.
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I set up camp today for the first time in the bush in Zambia… not wanting to turn my blog into a lonely planet happy camper blog – but standing back I thought it looks shamefully more like a god-damn village than 1 man pitting his wits against nature! shower – inflatable mattress etc…I've built up some weird and wonderful gadgets over the years which I treasure on these trips… I guess this is my version of creature comforts in old age…!!
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Great shot George. You are a great wrier . I wish I were on that trip. Bruce see you in 18 days!


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The action takes place over two days in the President's Oval Office, handsomely conceived by two-time Tony Award winner Scott Pask. The realistic detailed set grounds the evening in truth and the marvelous ensemble play the very funny material to the hilt hitting the bull's eye with their outstanding marksmanship. The clever ideas from the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright of "Glengarry Glen Ross" are never less than winning and the jokes fly in rapid fire succession, but Mamet'z themes are not fully examined. The result is his outlandish premise plays more like an extended sketch lampooning the President's potential for abuse of power than a fully developed comedy.
Mamet's obnoxious President Chuck is a morally corrupt, uniformed, vulgar idiot trying to sell pardons in a last minute attempt to benefit his financial position before leaving office. His trusted advisor (Dylan Baker) candidly tells him "Everybody hates you, and you're out of cash. Go home." But still the President is unwilling to relinquish power, coming up with a last ditch effort to win re-election with a scheme to extort two hundred million dollars from the turkey industry and use the money for a final advertising blitz.
With the current campaign picking up speed, the play couldn't be timelier; especially since money for advertising appears to be a key ingredient to winning the democratic nomination. The apparent insinuation being that the American public can be bought and easily duped. The playwright, who is known for his cynical edge and his profanity laced portraits of macho men, appears to be turning soft in his old age. His absurd comedy is very funny, indeed, but without digging too deep beneath the surface. Although the F*** word is used more than 100 times the tone is decidedly playful.
Mamet's farce does provide Nathan Lane with a dazzling showcase for the actor's comic gifts. This is Lane's best role since "The Producers," and the two-time Tony Award winning star gives a convincing tour de force that is utterly amazing. His transitions are hysterical and Lane keeps the evening in high gear with a polished precision that is downright astounding.
The play, which portends to be politically incorrect, pulls its punches keeping the actors in Joe Mantello's razor sharp production from taking full flight into comic absurdity that could have been exhilarating to witness. Instead the evening is a testament to their tremendous efforts to keep the proceedings constantly lively.
As the President's lesbian speechwriter Clarice Bernstein (Laurie Metcalf) just off a plane from China with a newly adopted baby refuses to write anymore speeches for him unless the president agrees to marry her and her lesbian partner on national television. The role is decidedly underwritten losing an opportunity for some meaty confrontational exchanges and giving the actress little to play. Since Clarice is part of the central conflict, this is most unfortunate turning the role into little more than a willing foil.
The evening belongs to Nathan Lane and he navigates the territory under Joe Mantello's guidance with total assurance balancing his manic outbursts with just a hint of self awareness that makes his President Chuck a hysterical marvel.
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As the post mentions, it is most commonly used for UI elements, such as scrollable areas or minimaps.
There are numerous creative possibilities, however - e.g. "ibb & obb" uses clip regions heavily to achieve it's distinct art direction with parallax layers peeking through each other.


In Vietnamese and Chinese the word for 'Dragon' is 'Long'. It shows up in lots of place names as well as fruits and fish.
Halong Bay: Decending Dragon (beware, dragons below).
Red dragonfish inside an aquarium in our hotel in Saigon.
I first had dragon fruit in Vietnam served alongside with watermelon, a great colour combination. I since seen them in the local Chinese markets labelled with characters that translated as Fire Dragon Fruit.
Sketch of a dragon fruit tree which is a type of flowering orchid cactus. I saw a plantation of them from the bus in Vietnam but didn't manage to get a photo.
They look as if they might have belonged to these googly-eyed dragons at a Royal Tomb in Hue.
Chinese character for dragon: the full form shows flesh (body) topped by 'to stand' with 'wings' at the side.
Dragons and dinosaurs seem to an almost universal phenomenon making me think they perhaps they did exist at some point and more than just in people's head. Your dinosaur skeleton thought is certainly a great explanation!
About the fruit – we can buy it at local supermarkets. Not bad, but not as cheap as oranges just now.
They don't taste as good as oranges either. But they sure were pretty, especially with the inedible pink rind left on.


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S&P 500 steady as stimulus hopes build, energy stocks shine
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 was nearly flat on Thursday as investors weighed signs of progress in fiscal stimulus talks against data showing a surge in jobless claims, while energy stocks soared on a sharp jump in oil prices.
FILE PHOTO: A trader wearing a mask reacts at the closing bell, on the first day of in person trading since the closure during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
The S&P energy index hit a six-month high as crude prices surged above $50 a barrel for the first time since early March. Oil companies Apache Corp, Occidental Petroleum Corp and Hess Corp jumped between 9.0% and 4.5%.
Investors also awaited Airbnb Inc's debut, with the home rental firm set to open more than double its initial public offering price of $68 apiece, making its $3.5 billion IPO the biggest by a U.S. operating company in 2020.
The three major stock indexes got a boost after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said talks between Republican and Democratic senators on COVID-19 relief were making "a lot of progress" with more discussions expected in the day.
"Market is very fixated in anticipation that some type of deal can be made fairly soon," said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at LPL Financial in North Carolina.
The S&P 500 fell as much as 0.7% in early trading after Labor Department data showed the number of Americans filing new jobless claims jumped to a near three-month high last week.
The faltering labor market recovery and the recent surge in COVID-19 infections have piled pressure on policymakers to come up with another rescue package, as most of the financial aid from the government has dried up.
U.S. lawmakers approved a stopgap government funding bill on Wednesday that would provide more time for negotiations, but an agreement has remained elusive due to disagreements over aid to state and local governments and business liability protections.
"The truth is the economy is still going to be a little slow in the first quarter, and the safety that the tech mega-caps can provide is making investors go right back in," Detrick said.
At 12:09 p.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 70.74 points, or 0.24%, to 29,998.07, the S&P 500 lost 2.11 points, or 0.06%, to 3,670.71, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 59.57 points, or 0.48%, to 12,398.52.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq recovered after a steep sell-off in the previous session, supported by gains in Tesla Inc, Netflix Inc, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc, all adding about 1% each.
The Dow Jones transportation average, often seen as a barometer of economic health, dropped about 1.4%.
Also in focus was a meeting of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later in the day, to decide whether to recommend that the agency authorize Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
Some officials said vaccinations could begin as soon as this weekend if the FDA consented.
Declining issues matched advancers on the NYSE, while advancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 1.2-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
The S&P 500 posted eight new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 160 new highs and 17 new lows.
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Never a showdog, but a highly intelligent Dane nonetheless, whose 'thing' was to check, unlock & open doors, windows & even the Microwave!! (where we lost a dinner or two!) He was on Irish TV on 'The Podge & Rodge Show' & also won an online o2 competition with his antics in the video you see below!
There are no words that can express the pain in losing such a close companion or the hole they leave in your life after they go. We are just grateful we had this gentle giant in our home and lives for almost a decade. We will meet again someday x.
ZUDANE, our Affix, is in Zeus's honour. A fitting tribute to such an important boy.


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Over the last week, Donald Trump expanded his upper campaign management while sadly, taking the resignation of his trusted advisor, Paul Manafort. This happening on the day when Trump decided to make an impromptu visit to Louisiana, an area that's been ravaged by flooding due to rain.
The loss for the state is staggering with over 100,000 people displaced, 60,000 homes lost and 13 people dead while coffins from disturbed graves, float down the streets of Baton Rouge. Sounds like some post apocalyptic nightmare.
Clearly, this is the biggest catastrophe for the state since Katrina in 2005. However, even with newspapers begging for him to visit and remembering his damning remarks regarding former President Bush's fly over, it seems Obama was too busy vacationing in Martha's Vineyard, hobnobbing with the rich and famous while playing golf, to be worried about doing his 'presidential duty' and Hillary Clinton took the weekend to 'rest' after her big week on the campaign trail.
Friday morning, along with his VP nominee, Governor Mike Pence, Trump arrived in Louisiana with very little fanfare. In fact, many in the media as well as Clinton spewed he did it for publicity reasons, even though he didn't bring his press core with him and requested no press to be present during much of his visit. Democrat Louisiana governor, John Bel Edwards, stated there would be no photo op moments with him should Trump visit and he was demonstratively absent during the entire visit. However, in his statement, Bel Edwards's office did say he was more than happy to take Trump's money. (What else is new?)
Trump and Pence didn't arrive empty handed.
What the media largely ignored is the duo came with an 18-wheeler filled with over 70,000 pounds of food, supplies and clothing for the victims in the washed out area, which they personally helped unload and pass out to flood victims – just like two ordinary guys (minus blue jeans.)
THIS is the Donald Trump New Yorkers know, respect and love. The altruistic man of the people who is willing to help when and wherever he can without the media hype.
After they unloaded the truck, Trump and Pence toured many homes as well as a local church and school. The damage was extensive and many lost everything. What few cameras were present were forbidden to go with him as he met privately with many families one on one. And during the tour, both were solemn as they surveyed the damage.
Many people interviewed after the visit were emotionally moved by his visit. In fact, when he arrived, many shouted they were glad to see him and, for a moment, forgot their troubles as he signed autographs and shook hands. What Donald Trump did for them was more than just bringing supplies, he demonstrated to them, he's a man of his word! He follows through. He shows up and physically WORKS!
Since his visit, media still chastises him for his trip, claiming he did it for publicity even there was zero photo ops and pictures of the visit are scarce. Clinton has yet to make an appearance even though we now know her rest includes attending some ritzy fundraiser tonight in Nantucket, hosted by Cher.
Obama now claims he's going down to Louisiana on Tuesday (most likely because of Trump's visit making him look bad) – but for many Louisianians, they say he's too late. And if you think he'll bring anything with him or help unload trucks, you are going to be sadly disappointed.
For Hillary Clinton, her actions only further alienate her from voters as many are re-thinking their vote for her. Like the reputation she's earned in instances like Haiti, it seems she's more concerned about winning an election rather than actual human suffering.
As for Trump, many are saying he became the next President of the United States last Friday! I'd have to say, I completely concur.
Note: Just confirmed, the truckload of loot and truck were paid for by Trump personally and not from his campaign nor GOP funding.
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Internet Security Systems (ISS) has issued a warning for the Spida worm, which is spreading through Microsoft SQL servers and creating large amounts of Internet traffic and TCP/IP probes.
According to the security vendor, Spida locates and logs into the SQL servers using the 'sa' account and a blank password, once inside the worm sends its configuration and password to an external host.
The threat of Spida comes not in the worm itself, but in the scanner that is incorporated with the worm, says ISS.
"Although the Spida worm is not destructive to the infected host, it may generate a damaging level of network traffic when it scans for additional hosts," ISS reveals in a statement.
"The scanner bundled with the worm is multi-threaded and capable of scanning with 100 threads. A large amount of network traffic is created by the worm, which scans both internal and external IP addresses for vulnerable servers," the report continues.
Spida's main aim is to export the server's SAM password database and gather information about its network database and configuration. The worm installs its files into Windowssystem32 directory or Windowssystem32drivers directory, according to ISS.
The security vendor recommends that SQL users visit Microsoft's site: www.microsoft .com/sql/techinfo/administration/200/security.asp.


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please help me...

A: Move $rowNya = 2; to before the for loop, otherwise it's being reset for each student id... otherwise you're resetting it to 2 after each student, so it'll overwrite the previous student details

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by Alexandra in Metal, Wednesday Smile Jerker
May 30, 2014 May 30, 2014 0 Comments0 LikeLike 3,778
Rob Scallon and a horse Source Rob Scallon is just an ordinary guy that plays the guitar really great and makes youTube videos, who decided to cover Slayer songs with unusual instruments. Last week the artist posted a video of him covering Slayer's War Ensemble with an ukulele. This time he went even further covering Slayer's well known Raining Blood using a banjo. gotta give the people what they want, and apparently that's metal covers on…
by Andrei Mihai in Metal, Movies & Trailers
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fWhat happened to Dave Lombardo kind of sucks – being kicked out of the band you helped create and made famous is never fun; who am I kidding – it sucks! But it's good that Dave is keeping his head high and working on new music… with Disney. Yesterday, he tweeted this: I've been working on the music to a cartoon pilot for Disney and never thought It could be this much fun….Stay Tooned!!! —…
Manchester United goalkeeper brings metal into the football fields
by Andrei Mihai in News
Well I know most of you could not possibly care less about this, but I'm a long standing Man United fan, so I'll beg your forgiveness on this one. Back when defender Gary Neville was the big gun there, rock was all that was played in the locker room. But following his retirement and the infusion of new players, rap and R&B took over – mostly supported by Patrice Evra. Thankfully though, goalkeeper David De…
Slayer frontman "excited" to work with new drummer
by Andrei Mihai in Metal, Other
Feb 26, 2013 0 Comments0 LikeLike 1,427
A while ago, I was telling you about how Slayer decided to kick out drummer and founding member Dave Lombardo. It's still not clear if the move is permanent or just for the Australian tour, but man, seeing this kind of drama in a band like Slayer is just not cool. Following this rather blurry event, Slayer frontman Tom Araya took some time to talk about the "drummer situation". However, he did not address Lombardo's…
Slayer ditch drummer and founding member Dave Lombardo
by Andrei Mihai in Metal, Rock
Aww man, it always saddens me to see drama in iconic bands like Slayer. The band has marked my teenage years, and seeing them live is just about as awesome as a concert can get. A founding member of Slayer, drummer Dave Lombardo, has been removed from the band's Australian tour over a contract dispute. Lombardo put quite a length post on his Facebook, explaining (from his point of view) the conditions that led to…
Berkeley Colored Metal: An Interview With Apothesary
by Hailie Hay in Bands to Watch, Interviews, Metal
Jun 7, 2011 Jun 10, 2011 4 Comments0 LikeLike 1,818
Apothesary in the middle of their set at 924 Gilman.
Forget the stereotypes, people. Gone are the greasy, stand-offish metal band members, and in their places come the members of Apothesary, a three-piece metal band from the East Bay Area of California (Concord). Right off the bat, the three main members of the band, Jared Eandi, Greg O'Neill, and Clayton Cagle, were very amiable and willing to let me in to their musical…
The "Big Four" Tour coming to United States…finally [update: 1/25/11]
by Steve Lampiris in News
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The "Big Four" of of the '80s thrash metal movement – ya know: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax – is finally touring together in America…at some point. This, of course, comes after they toured Europe last year and put out a concert DVD from the Bulgaria show. All we know so far is that it's happening. Apparently, tour dates are to be announced sometime…later. Anyhow, I bring this up because I have wonder why this…
The Grammys: Best Metal Performance
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Ah, yes: the reason above all others why I hate the Grammys. The category is nothing above contemptible to metal fans. The set of nominees any given year follows no pattern and it seems that, compared to any other award, the Academy understands what constitutes metal the least. JUDAS PRIEST, "DISSIDENT AGGRESSOR" Lamb of God, "Set to Fail" Megadeth, "Head Crusher" Ministry, "Señor Peligro" Slayer, "Hate Worldwide" Judas Priest haven't been worthwhile since the Reagan…
Megadeth and Slayer officially announce the 2010 American Carnage Tour
by Tibi Puiu in Metal, News, Tours
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The Clash of the Titans 1991 tour was one of the most epic and spectacular series of metal gigs to ever have graced the planet, basically making various venues in the US and Europe the very center of the scene for a day. Now, Megadeth and Slayer are set to embark on a tour of almost equal proportions in 2010, called the American Carnage Tour. They even brought on Testament as openers to re-create the…
New Pinback video: 'From Nothing TO Nowhere'
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I've been a really huge fan of Pinback, ever since their early days, when they weren't big or anything. Time has passed and they've steadily grown in popularity and beards, but luckily Pinback is not one of those bands that sells out or turn overly commercial, their still playing their thing after almost 10 years now. "From Nothing To Nowhere" is their first video of their upcoming forth album Autumn Of The Seraphs, due 9/11;…
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The government wants more kindergartens and child care centers to sign the "Healthy Drinks at School" Charter, pointing to the need for greater joint efforts that will help create and enhance a school environment and culture that is conducive to healthy eating.
The call from the Department of Health (DH) came after a survey found that many young children were still being fed with high-fat or sweetened drinks at schools.
Unveiling the survey results Tuesday, officials said that although over 60 percent of kindergartens and child care centers had formulated a healthy eating school policy, more than half of them were still offering students full-cream or sweetened dairy products, which could increase the risks of overweightness and obesity among the kids.
The Survey on Healthy Lifestyle of Preschool Students 2016/17 was conducted between November 2016 and March 2017, during which 380 schools and 3,639 parents of lower class students were interviewed to assess the diets and physical activity of preschool students during and after school.
Presenting the findings, Dr. Anne Fung Yu-kei, an assistant director of health at DH, said kindergartens and child care centers were found to be providing fewer instant drinks, not including milk formula, compared to a similar survey conducted in 2013.
Also, there is less frequent use of food as rewards for preschool students.
However, more than half of the interviewed institutions still provided full-cream or sweetened dairy products, such as chocolate milk, to their students, Fung said.
The survey also found that 45 percent of staff members and 42 percent of parents had used biscuits, cookies, sweets and chocolate as rewards to their students and children in the week before they were interviewed.
Calling the situation not ideal, the DH pointed out that the amount of sugar contained in a cup of chocolate milk is nearly 70 percent of that recommended for five-year-old children for their daily intake, and that a cup of sweetened malt drink could contain sugar that can easily exceed the recommended amount.
In addition, Fung noted that 94 percent of preschool students had not consumed enough fruit and vegetables, or less than two servings of fruit and two servings of vegetables, and as many as 77 percent had less than the recommended 180 minutes of physical activity per day, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports.
To reduce the sugar intake of preschool students from drinks, the DH has launched the Healthy Drinks at School Charter, implementing the program from the 2018/19 school year.
So far more than 300 kindergartens and child care centers, which account for 30 percent of their total in the city, have signed the Charter, vowing not to provide drinks with added sugar or products with relatively high sugar content, and not to use food as a reward.
Fung advised parents to pay attention to their children's daily intake of fruit and vegetables and use rewards such as verbal encouragement or applause, or additional parent-child activity time or offer their children small school supplies, instead of food to ensure their healthy development.


Did you know that you are supporting everything that you share on social media? It doesn't matter if you're speaking negatively or positively, it all helps the cause you're talking about. Christians need to be sharing differently on social media in 2019.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog post explaining that 26% of people deleting the Facebook app. DailyPS received quite the response from it. (Thanks!) Because of this, I wanted to go a bit deeper into the topic by discussing what we are sharing on social media and how it affects the world around us.
Many of us do not understand how marketing, the internet, or social media work in 2019.
Marketing has changed a lot in the past three years. In today's world, more people are using the internet than ever before; it is more interactive than it has ever been. For large organizations, the internet is 100% a numbers game now. Many of the largest companies have social media strategies to create mass change and manipulation on levels most people do not understand.
Social media is no longer about approval or disapproval, or positivity or negativity. It is all about numbers. In other words, I am saying that it doesn't matter if you like or dislike something, as long as you're talking about it, you're supporting it, and large companies are winning.
Here's a perfect example of this. Remember when Donald Trump became president? It was a shock to many of us. I couldn't sleep for days after he became president. One of the main reasons (there were a lot of them) that he won was because everyone was talking about him. The democratic party mentioned President Trump more than Hilary Clinton. Whatever you talk about, you promote. Donald Trump won because we talked about him more.
I can explain how marketing works in 2019 with one sentence: All press is good press.
This likely isn't the first time you've heard those words. All press is good press is just a cliché expression, right? Wrong.
Let's use a recent example, Nike. Many of us feel very strongly that Nike's latest marketing campaign was wrong. I agree, what they did severely lacked integrity. Supporting Nike is wrong at this point. But, Nike doesn't care about that.
Many of us shared how upset we were, and how we were going to burn or trash all of our Nike gear. Poor Nike got beat up by all of us. They lost billions of dollars from all of the bad press. They got what they deserved!
But, that's not what really happened to Nike.
Nike doesn't need you and never wanted you. But, you gave them the gift of press. If you shared anything about disagreeing with Nike's actions, then you supported their growth. You're part of the reason that Nike's stocks have increased to an all-time high.
If you want to learn more on this topic and get into more of the technical side of how it works, my friends at Search Engine Journal wrote on this topic which explains it very well.
Christians are part of what is called the silent majority. I'm all for us breaking the silence at times, but we have to be strategic, just as the rest of the world is. We all fell right into Nike's trap by posting our feelings about their latest campaign.
If not a single Christian shared anything about Nike during their new campaign, Nike would not have recovered from their decline in the stock market. Nike banked on good people breaking their silence in disagreement to help them grow. Instead, we should have been sharing something positive, not about Nike, but about something else we love. Even posting about another brand of active-wear that we like would have been fine.
Christians, we need to stop hating on what we don't like and start sharing what we love. Jesus called each of us to live our lives this way. We need to spread God's light to the world, not express our disapproval for everything that upsets us.
Do you dislike abortion? Stop talking about it. Start talking about why you value the lives of babies.
Do you dislike mass shootings? Stop talking about it. Start talking about how community and friendships have helped you.
Do you dislike people who are anti-America? Stop talking about it. Start talking about how America has helped the world.
Do you dislike hateful political agendas? Stop talking about it. Talk about campaigns that are really making a difference.
As I mentioned early on in this post, this is different than what I normally share on DailyPS. But, it is important for Christians to hear and understand. If we change the way we share on social media, the world will become a better place. It's up to us to drive change.
What Should Christians Share on Social Media?
I believe the answer is found in Philippians 4:8. In this passage of scripture, Paul is telling the Philippians how to live a life for Jesus.
I, like you, have limited influence, but each of us has a unique influence. I encourage you to share the points I've made within this post with the people you have influence with. Remember, everything you share on social media, you support. Let's all start sharing the right things, as found in Philippians 4:8. Together, let's change the world!
Wonderful article and website, I visit occasionally and am edified, encouraged, and comforted by Daily PS work in Christ!
Also when I think on the concept of Daily PS Paradigm Shift, it really is like a renewing of the saints minds, absolutely love it!
Thank you so much, David! I appreciate you sharing.


Eminent Technology's Bruce Thigpen has always taken an interesting slant on how to design audio products—his air-bearing tonearm was one of the best-sounding back in the day and his push-pull planar magnetic speakers are thought by some to be unbeatable. But at THE Show, held next door to the official CEDIA venue, the Convention Center, in the Denver Athletic Club, Bruce was showing off his infrasonic subwoofer. Yes, that's a fan, which rotates at a constant 800rpm. The wrinkle is that the audio signal is used to vary the pitch of the fan blades. Feathered with no signal, when driven with audio the twisting blades produce a massive acoustic wave with very little power input. The bandwidth is limited by the fan speed to below 30Hz or so—you have to rotate it faster to reproduce higher frequencies but then its self noise increases rapidly— but it will reproduce frequencies as low as 1Hz with a very high spl.
Its effective radiating area increases as the frequency goes down, which is just what you need with a subwoofer. Downside is that it needs to be installed in a separate room, with the wall between acting as an infinite baffle. But then, it really did produce awesome levels of low-distortion infrasonics, literally shaking the walls and the room's ceiling!
Is this a offshoot of a sub audio war machine? It has been documented that certain ultralow frequencies will interact with the body and cause sickness.Who needs anything more than a normal sub-woofer ? Kind reguards alan.
The studies concerning infrasound related health risks are subjective. There have been far more studies conducted on RF exposure over the years, yet the debate over the health effects continues. The truth is, most people are completely unaware of the the infrasonic sounds which they are routinely exposed to. For example, try driving down the highway, at highway speed, with your window open.
Large amounts of sub frequencies can leave you shaking and feeling like you have been in a football pile up or a car accident. You can be permanently blinded by having your retinas detached as well. I was enjoying an organ solo with a long 16 Hz undertone and I literally lost control of my bowels after several minutes. Sorry to spoil your audiophile fantasy.
i would love to have one of these in my dance club, now i am just looking for an amp with 0-20 Hz to power it.


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What Foreign Companies Should Know About Doing Business in Malaysia
Malaysia is one of the more advanced economies in South East Asia, with a robust export-oriented manufacturing base and GDP per capita (USD 11,414 in 2019) second only to Singapore in the region. According to the World Bank, the country presents one of the most open economies in the world with a trade to GDP ratio averaging over 130% since 2010. Openness to trade and investment has been instrumental in employment creation and income growth.
The government has long adopted a business-friendly environment to attract businesses and investments from abroad. This is reflected in the country's 12th position globally in the World Banks' Ease of Doing Business rankings in 2020. There are over 5,000 foreign companies from over 60 countries currently operating in Malaysia, which use the country as a base to serve the region. Companies are attracted by the competitive cost of doing business in the country, its strategic location, ready access to talent, strong regulatory and financial frameworks, and good infrastructure.
Major sectors in Malaysia include electrical appliances, electronic parts and components, palm oil, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and rubber. The government is currently aiming to attract investments into high-tech industries such as aerospace, medical, maritime, and biotech and transform the country into a high-end manufacturing base. Parts of this strategy includes establishing designated areas for industries such as Penang for the electronics sector; the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Aeropolis for air cargo and logistics; Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hub in Subang; and Biocity in Technology Park Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur for the medical and life sciences sector. It is also focusing on becoming a financial center in the region, specializing in Islamic finance.
Malaysia's consumer demographics makes it an attractive market in the long-term, due to relatively high levels of income and expanding, urbanized population. Malaysians are becoming more westernized, sophisticated and cosmopolitan. Consumers are brand-conscious and increasingly concerned about quality. Malaysians are seeking an improved lifestyle, particularly in the areas of health and wellness, leisure and entertainment, food and dining. Being a predominantly Muslim country, halal products are in great demand.
The following are some key consideration for foreign companies considering entry into the Malaysian market:
Malaysia is a country divided into two distinct geographical regions separated by the South China Sea, each offering unique opportunities. In peninsular Malaysia, also referred to as West Malaysia, the state of Selangor and the capital Kuala Lumpur (located within Selangor but administered federally) together account for around 40% of national GDP. They host multiple industrial clusters, while Greater Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia's primary facilitator of trade, most commercially important region for Multinational Companies in sectors such as oil, gas & energy, engineering services, healthcare, consumer products and supply chain. Penang in the north hosts the electrical and electronics manufacturing hub. East Malaysia, which consists of the states of Sabah and Sarawak, occupies the northern part of the island of Borneo. Sabah is the largest oil palm producing state in Malaysia, while Sarawak has extensive oil & gas resources.
The Malays and other indigenous ethnic groups, who are accorded the 'Bumiputra' status (which means 'son of the soil'), make up 69.3% of the population, have special privileges and play a dominant role politically. Partnering with a Bumiputra (Malay) company may help open doors, particularly for those vying for a government contract.
Malaysia continues to be a highly price-sensitive market. While the country has an appetite for advanced technologies, the price should match the benefits offered, as local companies can always turn to trading partners from other countries for alternatives, thanks to the good bilateral relationships that Malaysia has with many other countries across the globe.
The time taken to build up a good relationship with a business partner or a client is well-spent, and is likely to yield results in the long term. Companies have to accept that decision making can be slow, as the market is still relatively risk-averse.
Orissa International can assist companies with market entry into Malaysia through a range of customized services. Please fill out the form below to speak to our experienced trade and research consultants on-the-ground.


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Strategy & Operations » Leadership & Management » Q&A: O'Reilly Media president on making the leap from CFO to CEO
Q&A: O'Reilly Media president on making the leap from CFO to CEO
The CFO spoke with Laura Baldwin, president at O'Reilly Media about making the move from the company's senior finance leader to its chief executive
Aoife Morgan
Date published June 17, 2022 Categories
Many CFOs at some point find themselves slipping into the role of a CEO. Their strategic mindset and financial acumen make them well placed in driving growth and navigating a company through turbulent times. In fact, 42% of CEOs in the FTSE 100 have a background in finance and banking, according to research by Robert Half.
However, the journey from CFO to CEO is not without its challenges. When Laura Baldwin made the jump at O'Reilly Media, she was met with pushback from her peers which forced her to modify her approach to leadership.
Speaking to The CFO, Baldwin shares her experience of making the jump from CFO to CEO and how she steered the company through a major transformation that saw the publisher become a digital learning platform.
In 2011, you became president of O'Reilly Media after previously working as its CFO and COO. What made you want to make the jump from CFO to CEO/president? Was it always part of your career path?
I started out in banking, which is where I learned how to marry my maths skills with process and business. From there I transitioned into roles in cash management and finance. It didn't take long for me to understand that finance is really telling the story of the operational decisions made every day in service of the business—and I've immersed myself in the business operations of every company I've worked for. That personal curiosity around business decision-making and strategy development led me to my current role at O'Reilly.
I first joined the company as CFO, where I intentionally led the team through an operational lens. That resulted in promotions to COO and then president. I didn't plan my career per se, but I always knew I wanted to be in a leadership position. When I was 29 years old, I remember thinking, "I want to be a CFO by the time I'm 35." And it happened when I earned the title with Chronicle Publishing. But the rest of my career path has been a combination of my love of numbers and my natural curiosity.
How did your skills as a CFO prepare you and help you in your role as a CEO?
One of the operating principles I established when I became president was, "you cannot manage what you don't measure." I see the numbers as a storytelling device leaders can use to accurately weigh their operational decisions at every turn. And viewing them through that lens has consistently been my guiding light as I run O'Reilly.
In your experience, what was the hardest part of the transition from CFO to CEO?
The most difficult part for me was the same thing I see in anyone who's promoted from within: moving from peer to manager. It's a tough road to navigate, so it's critical you do the necessary homework to develop a partnership with your new direct reports—in my case the people leading the company day-to-day. I had to prove to them I could drive the business and not just report on decisions. I was already part of the leadership team, so I was well on my way to establishing those working relationships. But I did go the extra mile to learn each of the team's areas of expertise in a far deeper way than I had before. I couldn't tell you how many marketing and branding books I read to educate myself, but there were a lot.
I also took over for an iconic founder (who by the way the entire company wanted to please). Trying to build a company strong enough to survive as he stepped away from day-to-day operations came with challenges and pushback against new ideas I didn't anticipate. However, the experience taught me to trust my instincts and stay confident that I was making the right decisions for the organisation as a whole.
I've always framed my role as balancing an ecosystem of shareholders, customers, and employees. At times, the decisions that kept that ecosystem in balance emerged from listening and responding to that pushback. I still use the lessons learned during that time as the basis of how we think and operate as an organisation today.
O'Reilly has gone through multiple transformations in its time including pivoting from a technology textbook publisher to an online learning platform. What were some of the key lessons you learnt in that process?
First and foremost, you always have to view the market through the lens of the customer. What will your customers want as technology advances or conditions and needs change?
We've made multiple successful organisational pivots, and each was driven by customer feedback coupled with a healthy knowledge of where the market was going. We saw the decline in print books but knew our customers still craved the information. So we asked ourselves how we could bring our knowledge to them without printed pages, and we made it happen.
I wish there were some magic bullet or a formal process I could pass along. But as a leader, it's more about dedicating yourself to staying educated on where your market is going. And it's an ongoing process. Leveraging this knowledge to meet your customers' needs is one of your top primary job responsibilities.
Given your experiences as a president/CEO, how would you suggest today's CFOs should approach their role differently?
As I mentioned above, CFOs need to understand their job is storytelling. Too often I see CFOs who are all about the numbers, but they don't provide the context in which those numbers can be used to make informed decisions. It's imperative to have deep knowledge of the company's strategic imperatives, then work to help their peers in sales, product, marketing, etc. align with those goals.
The CFO is a partner to each and every executive across departments and has to use the numbers to help those leaders make decisions, not thwart them. Decisions made only in service of the numbers, without a knowledge of why money is being spent (for example), can be short-sighted and frankly dangerous.
What advice would you give to other finance leaders looking to make the jump from CFO to CEO?
First, your people will only work as hard as you do – and leaders set the example more than they realise. I recall working in banking, and we had a Monday deadline for some contracts we were trying to close. I had a small team, and I left early on the Friday before our deadline. Even though I left instructions, my team didn't have the sense of urgency they needed. We missed the deadline, which cost the bank a good amount of interest. It was awful at the time, but I'm grateful for having learned that lesson earlier in my career. To this day, I never ask nor expect anything from my team that I'm not willing to do myself.
Second, be a lifelong learner. Study the markets and the new approaches that arise for each discipline you manage, such as product or sales. Stay on top of technology, leadership trends, and your competitors.
Third, your people are your most valued asset. I've always run O'Reilly from what I call a "balanced ecosystem approach," making decisions in service of our three constituencies: employees, customers, and shareholders. But it's your team that drives the business forward.
To accomplish results, you need to be transparent about the company's financial position, your strategy, and the context behind your decisions so they can see the future you're trying to build and understand their place in it. Another operating principle we have is to be "tough on problems, not on people." Everyone's trying their best, but without a transparent and inclusive culture—without the support of your team—your strategy won't see the light of day. Because it takes everyone to make the company a success.
To hear more on this topic, register for the CFO Executive Dialogue this October.
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Most people who watched the Larry Nassar sentencing hearing were moved by the courage and pain of his victims. Some of the women could not bear to appear in person. A court official read Annette M. Hill's letter. Hill, a former MSU athlete, was particularly critical of the MSU administration because, as her letter said: "If they had only taken action on the first report, it would have saved me and all the other athletes standing before us today from a life of pain and agony." Hill reported being suicidal.
Why? Because Ms. Hill said she had "suppressed" her memories of these events for years. Pendergrast has been on a mission to discredit any abuse claim that might be associated with repressed memory since his two adult daughters cut him off in the early 1990s. But Hill did not say that she recovered her memory in therapy. (Nor is there any evidence that was true of his daughters.) Hill just used the word "suppress." Which is probably what many other victims of Nassar did.
In this cultural moment when it seems that victims of sexual abuse might stop being discounted and dismissed unfairly, Mark Pendergrast reminds us that there are still people all too willing to dismiss victims without cause.
Frank Fuster's defenders, undeterred by the mountains of evidence against him (see the entire ch. 5 of The Witch-Hunt Narrative), continue to make false statements about his convictions (plural) for child sexual abuse. The most recent example is Mark Pendergrast's claim that Frank Fuster's conviction for lewd and lascivious conduct was wrongful because Fuster "passed two lie detector tests, but the jury was never told" (Memory Warp, p. 213). Pendergrast, who holds himself out as an "independent scholar," provided no citation for this claim. In an earlier publication, however, he attributed this assertion to nothing more than an interview with Frank Fuster himself.
There is much more. Fuster actually testified in the Country Walk case that there was no day care center in his house, even though there clearly was. He claimed not to own masks that were found in his home and that adults had seen him wear. This is the man who Mark Pendergrast accepts at face value. One wonders whether Pendergrast knew some of these facts and chose to ignore them, or whether he never did the research in the first place.


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