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A perfect World Cup tweet gone wrong
I've decided that when Taylor Swift first sang the words 'I knew you were trouble when you walked in' she was talking about one of two things: 1D's Harry Styles or the perils of social media.
Social media is a bear trap for brands and the latest honey to lure them in is the World Cup. Put simply, if a tweet misses the net the person behind the shot will end up paying the price.
Playing the hand you're Delta
On Monday night Delta Airlines decided to keep its 690,000+ followers updated on the final score of the USA (2) vs Ghana (1) match with this tweet.
An ignorant stereotype
On the outside this looks like a great tweet. It's factual, engaging and makes the most of iconic photography.
Look a little closer and you'll see that it was all going so well until the company decided that the photo that best defined Ghana was a giraffe.
Moments later, experts quickly pointed out that giraffes don't live in Ghana (If you didn't already know this go straight to jail. Do not pass go and do not collect £200.)
In fact, with a bit of digging the experts discovered that this stock image had Kenya written all over it. (Well, you know what I mean.) So, there's no reason, or excuse, for the Delta team to have got this one wrong.
Not only does it make the brand look a little unworldly – believe me for a travel company that's not the adjective you want to be associated with – but also a little uncaring.
Cue the apology
To right its wrong, Delta did the only thing it could do in this situation: issue a public apology.
But, I can only imagine that its community manager was trembling with fear because it added an unnecessary step to its sorry note. It made a typo by referring to its 'precious' tweet (opposed to previous).
I've previously said that if a link between a brand and an event isn't obvious then they shouldn't be wading into the conversation at all.
Global events, like the World Cup, are not only notoriously difficult to generate cut-through, but when brands do get noticed it's often because a mistake's been made.
Destroying the evidence
Not that you'd ever know Delta had been issued a yellow card. The offending image has disappeared from the timeline and the airline has spent the last day 'doing a Sainsbury's' by directly apologising to its critics.
Perhaps I'm not giving Delta enough credit. It may have been completely in control of this risky stunt. But, it's not one that I'd ever recommend.
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Fila gives Banksy a run for his money
I was late to the party when the world-renowned 'graff-art-i' father Banksy first hit the scene. But, when I did, I went through the same stages we all did. From 'is that legal?' and 'who is he?' to 'what's he trying to teach us' and 'I wish he'd give my house a makeover', love him or hate him, he's making statements and hard cash.
So, it's no surprise that people trying to get in on the action. Remember the masterpiece that was removed from a shop wall in North London? The point is, we're used to people trying to remove Banksy's to sell them on. And we know that brands, like Lego, will shamelessly piggyback off his success by making mock-ups. (For those of you new to Prime Time, I love to hate Lego. It's stepped to its game in recent months and I just can't keep up). But, we're not necessarily used to brands adding to an existing piece of his artwork – cue Fila.
To me, Fila is an old school brand. Quite literally, the last time I wore a pair of its kicks was at school. So, I've already conjured up an idea that this vigilante brand has nothing to lose by slicing pairs of its trainers in half and strategically placing them at the foot of Banksy's across London (as if to worship his approach).
But the story doesn't end there. Here comes the science. Advertising agency GREYGermany used Google Ad Words to lead consumers, searching for answers to what this sporting statement actually meant, to shoe retailer Deichmann.
Nice touch, but I would've much preferred a link through to an 'undercover' (i.e. subtly branded Fila site) that encourages people to upload their Instagram pictures of the stunt for the chance to win a free pair of trainers.
The key is to convert your audience from interested consumers into brand ambassadors – and get them to tell you the next stage of the story. Who will they influence next? What do they want to see from the brand? What content do they need to share with their friends?
I just don't believe a shoe shop can offer this because have to work twice as hard to a) assure people they're involved in Fila's PR stunt and b) keep people interested in the brand, rather than pushing them to buy.
But, I won't be too hard on the Fila. It's a great quick-win for the brand and, judging by the agency's YouTube video, it has set the path open for others to hijack street art to create a new movement. But, I won't get too excited until I hear that Banksy's requested some more shoes for his next piece.
What do you think – is Fila running in the right direction?
Fila gives Banksy a run for his money.
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Birds Eye gets social media savvy with Mas#Tags
You've probably heard of the 'tweet what you eat' concept, but now you can eat what you tweet thanks to Birds Eye.
That's right, the food brand has moved away from its traditional potato waffles, hash browns and fish fingers in favour of Mas#Tags.
Inspired by social media, the potato shapes include emoticons and symbols such as: 😊, @ and #.
The news is causing quite a (Twitter) storm with articles posted on: The Independent, Huffington Post, Digital Spy and The Grocer, but I'm surprised that the brand hasn't taken to the most obvious outlet to boast about its latest creation.
The company has confirmed Mas#Tags via direct tweets to excited customers, but hasn't shown off profile pictures or worked to get it trending on Twitter… yet.
Birds Eye has proved that it has its finger on the pulse when it comes to connecting with a social media generation, but why is it only concerned about what's on the plate?
Not only would it have been a great opportunity to launch a digital word game to celebrate the launch, (a carbohydrate-based Flappy Bird anyone?) but at the very least link in with top supermarkets – Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco – which will stock the product from March.
It could be a strategic move to ensure that the talkability factor around the product remains high, but I believe in striking while the iron is hot.
What do you think? Will you be cooking up some Mas#Tags?
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As both team and customer base grows, the pain of maintaining meta-data about customers and solutions follows. A quite common way to do this, which I have implemented and been the victim of, is to store all details in a wiki, CRM or issue system, not to mention word documents and version control systems. This has quite a few drawbacks, one being maintenance. Plus this means that everyone has access to everything - including hired guns. I have yet to see a wiki with rights implemented from AD or similar - they sure can, but who does? In addition, is it ok for the customer that we store logins to their systems this way?
We can get around this by implementing an authentication provided ala OpenID, Oauth, WIF etc. against your own authentication source. Think facebook connect but replace facebook with your internal system.
Open authentication url at customers site.
Server redirects browser to your server with a key and authenticates on your domain with their normal username and password.
Upon successful authentication the user is redirected back from your own server to the customer with a new key.
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Session is authenticated on the customer server as needed.
This is pretty close to a normal OpenAuth connect, see the image below from http:/:/oauth.net. It is nothing new or revolutionary, it is merely and adoption of a common technique to a different domain.
Besides making our own life easier this means that we can control access to customer sites using rights on our own authentication provider. Most importantly, we do not store username and password for customer site.
Unsafe? If you ask me, it is a lot better than having usernames and password lying around. The unsafe link here is the authentication server, but it is a lot easier to take this server offline than to call numerous customers and tell them to change passwords as your wiki was hacked. Also, this method makes it really easy for us to log when anyone has accessed a customer site or even add 2 factor authentication by text messaging.
So again, why is this important for the customer? Not only do you have a supplier that invests in increased productivity, but ask yourself - would you work with a company that takes this amount of care or someone who stores username and passwords in a word document?
Finally, do you even know how your suppliers store access information to your systems?


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Library overhauls bring in new business
By BY Examiner Staff • August 30, 2010 12:00 am
When the Potrero Hill neighborhood library closed for renovations, merchants didn't realize the impact it would have on the 20th Street business corridor.
The 23-month project to overhaul the 60-year-old library left the area lacking pedestrians and ultimately hurt local businesses. But, since its reopening in March, the Potrero Hill Merchants and Business Association and merchants themselves say business has improved.
"There has definitely been an increase [in foot traffic]," association President Keith Goldstein said. "We're happy the library is reopened. We definitely saw a drop-off."
The Potrero branch closed in May 2008 as part of the Branch Library Improvement Program, an effort to renovate or replace 23 of The City's 27 locations.
Renovations are funded through a $105.9 million voter-approved bond passed in 2000.
The Golden Gate, Merced, Park, Parkside and Presidio branches are currently closed for renovations.
Potrero Hill's circulation — materials checked out — was roughly 23,999 four months prior to closing for upgrades, library spokeswoman Michelle Jeffers said. Since March, though, circulation has increased more than 172 percent to 65,358, which suggests that more library patrons are now walking down 20th Street.
Jeffers said all libraries that have been renovated are seeing more traffic.
"[We are] definitely seeing increases across the board," she said.
According to library circulation data, increases in foot traffic have occurred at the past four libraries to open after renovations. Potrero may have been the most dramatic increase, but the Bernal Heights branch's circulation increased 110 percent after it reopened in January.
Mike Dawson, manager of the Good Life Grocery across from the Bernal Heights library, said he too has seen more people coming through his doors.
Good Life Grocery has a location down the street from the Potrero Hill branch. Dawson said both markets are seeing an increase in business since the libraries reopened.
Jeffers said the combination of the recession and the new facilities could be reasons for the dramatic increases.
"People are trying to think of ways to cut back," Jeffers said. "Maybe they get rid of Netflix or buying books and are getting them from the library, then having a bright, shiny new one come in helps."
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The Ball Busters played Clearview Design, Inc. in the first round of the Kickin' Cancer Kickball tournament in Kenosha on Saturday, April 25th. Unfortunately, it started to Thunder and rain before the end of the first game, and the tournament was postponed until another day. The Ball Busters lost by 2 runs, but had a great time playing. Here are some shots before the rain. Additional images can be seen in the Kickin' Cancer Kickball gallery by clicking here.


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Ramadoss Welcomes BJP MP Tarun Vijay for Hailing Tamil
Published: 03rd August 2014 08:23 AM | Last Updated: 03rd August 2014 08:23 AM | A+A A-
CHENNAI: Hailing BJP MP from Uttarkhand, Tarun Vijay for urging the Centre to introduce Tamil as an optional language in North Indian schools as a step to strengthen national unity and that Thiruvalluvar day be declared as the Indian Languages Day, PMK founder S Ramadoss on Saturday said the BJP government at the Centre should understand the significance of the demands made by Vijay.
In a statement here, Ramadoss said no leader from Tamil Nadu had made such demands so far. "We do not demand any concession for Tamil language. What we demand is our right. Apart from the demands of Tarun Vijay, Tirukkural should be declared as the National Book and the Centre should allocate more funds for research on Tamil language," he said. All the 22 languages in Schedule VIII should be declared national languages and Tamil Nadu should be the official language in Madras High Court, he added.


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You don't know me, neither do you know the other middle-aged man you were speaking to. You do not know his story. You do not know what he is dealing with. I heard your words and I saw your disapproving face. Yes, he did have a lot of ice tea and coke in his trolley, but does that mean that you should ask why he has so much, then mutter disapprovingly about the sugar and walk off, leaving him with your judgements freshly in his mind.
What do you think that will achieve? Yes, there is a chance that maybe it will make him think about what he eats/drinks, but there is also a strong possibility that your words cut further into hurts that he already feels. Hurts that are very real. Hurts that may well lead to further unhealthy choices.
Does the fact that you appear fitter than him qualify you to leave these possibly hurtful words with this man who you do not know? Would you have made the same comment if he was not overweight?
Supermarket bully, I wish I had had the courage to speak to you in the shop. To tell you how I feel. To stop it from happening again.
More than most people I want that man who we do not know to make better choices while shopping. To lose weight. To increase his health. To FEEL GOOD! But come on, passing comments in the supermarket is not the best way to achieve this. The words we use have real power to break down. Please can we try to use our words to rather build up!
*Judging others is a dangerous thing, especially when it comes to food intake and weight. A poorly thought out comment could be the thing that causes someone else to spiral out of control into a battle within themselves. Although I did not have the courage to speak to this man in the supermarket, I hope that this post will at least get one person to think about how they use their words and begin to use them gently to build others up, encourage and bring healing.
This does not just apply to what I saw today, but to comments or other forms of bullying in your workplace, home, school or any other place.
good points…and really who are we to stand in judgement over someone else??


This Sunday, moms everywhere will be celebrated with breakfast in bed, flowers, homemade cards and lots of love. But today I wanted to celebrate some moms in a different way. I was talking to a couple friends this week and realized that I have some very talented mom friends who run wonderful family-focused businesses. I've been friends with some since high school and college (I'm featuring them in the hopes they'll keep the stories to themselves), and others I've known only a short time, but they've had a big impact on me.
Today I'm celebrating these women—women who embody creativity, the entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to make other moms' lives a bit brighter. Who knows, after you meet them, maybe they'll be women you want to connect with—and support—too.
I started my photo book design business so that I could do something more rewarding with my creativity while achieving better work/life/home balance. After almost twenty years in the corporate world, it was time for a change. I was able to channel my strengths and interests into a job that I really enjoy. By combining my love of photography, books and design, I get to help people and businesses tell their unique visual stories and create something meaningful and memorable for them. It's very gratifying.
What's your favorite thing about being a mom?
Seeing my son become his own person, succeeding and excelling—all at his own doing.
What's the most challenging thing about being a mom?
Second guessing myself and my parenting decisions, seeing my child struggle or in pain/distress and not being able to help.
I love the idea of connecting with other women who are also entrepreneurs—having a network of like-minded ladies can only result in good things!
3+ years. It takes a long time to get a small business up and running!
I saw a need for a better option for my little one who was a super messy eater, plus I wanted something soft next to my little girl's skin as opposed to the plastic options. I also didn't like the hassle of the plastic bibs that you had to wipe clean. I needed a time saver and being able to just toss it in the wash was my preference.
For any mom out there that has lost their mother, it's always nice to do something or have a moment in the day to find a way to be close to them. My mom used to love to garden, so we'll be planting some flowers for her.
I was looking for something that would allow me flexibility in my schedule and the ability to combine creativity with business.
I love that I truly enjoy spending time with this sweet little person who keeps me entertained and shows me a beautiful example of kindness and unconditional love every day.
Finding the balance between being a mommy, wife and business owner and squashing down the guilt that creeps up when I feel like you I am letting everyone down!
I landed on this path inadvertently, but felt an enormous pull and responsibility to follow where it lead. The people I have encountered and their stories have been truly amazing—so many people are working on making our world a better place, even if it doesn't seem like it in the news. I feel very blessed to be having this wonderful journey. And, it continues still!
Hugging my kids in the morning when they are still "bed-warm". Seriously, how can I answer that? Can you give a favorite? Impossible! This is just the first thing that came to mind.
I love that my kids have seen the power of many people doing a little and giving what they can—enormous change is possible when we all row in (roughly) the same direction! As they go through their lives, they put good out, knowing that their act may start a chain reaction—even if they don't see it happen. I love that view of the world. Be kind to others without expecting recognition and you just never know what goodness may come from it!
The business started on its own. I was always passionate about photography, but when I became a mom, I started taking millions of photos of my baby. I was obsessed with his everyday moments and ever-changing expressions. I shared my photos with friends and family and they shared them with others. Eventually, I was being asked to come photograph my friend's baby, then their friend's baby and many others around the Bay Area.
The hugs, the kisses, they're so innocent and pure.
Trying to balance life, work and family altogether—especially having a son living with childhood cancer.
On helping moms capture little ones.
1. Take pictures of your kids everyday (even if its just with your iPhone).
3. Don't pose the kids. Get down on your knees and just snap.
4. Turn off the flash and shoot near a window (or go outside) for good natural lighting.
5. Take pictures of happy moments AND not-so-happy moments too. I can promise you, when you look back at the crying shot, you will only smile.
I love letterpress and design and after getting married and having my husband be my biggest advocate, I bit the bullet. He's the reason I followed my dreams.
The laughter. The hugs. The kisses.
Repeating myself. Every. Day. Zillions of times.
To be able to do something for others, to do something I love.
I love how my kids are always changing my life, every day in new ways.
I love to design invitations, save the dates, baby announcements, programs, logos, business cards, website style guides…you name it.
I wanted to make prenatal nutrition easier for women—the horse pills just didn't make sense to me. So, we developed solutions (like chewable prenatal vitamins) that are delicious and make getting your vitamins fun!
I love all of the laughter motherhood brings—my daughter keeps me giggling!
Balancing the juggling act between family, the office, a social life and me time.
Mother of 3- J (son) almost 5, C (daughter) age 3 & a baby boy due any day!
I have always been passionate about photography and I love being creative. I wanted a career path that I could follow while also staying at home with my children and this has turned out to be an amazingly perfect fit for me and my family. I can't wait to apply some of my ideas and start growing my business in a couple of months, after I get a handle on our life with 3 kids.
I love that they need and want me around them so much and being the recipient of such honest and pure love.
Being needed and wanted 24 hours a day. And trying to figure out what is best or "right" regarding vaccinations, food choices, choosing schools, etc.
To stay creative, to speak to the need for stylish parties that are more classic than paper and cheesy.
The smiles I am blessed with throughout the day, given and received.
I love being an entrepreneur, especially one related to childrens' items. I feel like it all makes sense with where I am in my life and allows me the flexibility to be present with my family, but remain creatively fulfilled.
To help women find work that they love and that doesn't feel like "work".
Cleaning, prepping 3 meals a day and not having a break.
It's amazing to have a support network of other entrepreneurial women.
Because I worked so hard to find hip and high-quality products for my little ones, I wanted to share with the world!
Sounds cliché, but I love watching them grow and become the people they want to be. I also love seeing my hard work pay off as a mom, and there's nothing better than listening as they have a conversation with each other. The things that come out of their mouths sometimes are pure comedy and raw beauty—all at once.
Eh-em… when that hard work doesn't pay off. Most challenging is having patience and remembering that they are just little people doing their best to listen/behave/understand/tolerate me.
For me, raising children has been the most rewarding thing of my life. It ain't easy—and sometimes I miss those days of only worrying about thy self—but I wouldn't change it for anything in the world.
It's your turn. Put your friends with mom friendly businesses in the spotlight. We want to hear about them!
this is fabulous. that's it. just fabulous. oh, and inspiring. love.
we have some pretty amazing friends, huh?
Thanks my friend. You seem like a California girl…do it!


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Fishing associations, rescue groups asked to help in search for Sukhothai crew
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 12:25
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The Royal Thai Navy has called on fishing associations and private local rescue crews to help in the search for missing crewmen following the sinking of HTMS Sukhothai. The Navy corvette sank in rough seas off the coast of Prachuap Khiri Khan on December 18 in the Gulf of Thailand.
The search is now entering day 23 and there are still 5 crewmen missing. Admiral Pokkrong Monthatphalin, RTN spokesman, says search operations are taking place on land and sea, with foot patrols checking beaches and rock formations at several islands in the Gulf of Thailand.
Thai PBS World reports that on Sunday night, a search party was on Koh Samet, off the coast of Chumphon. There have been many para rubber planks found on the island after the sinking of a cargo ship off the coast of Surat Thani's Chaiya district on the same day the Sukhothai sank.
HTMS Sukhothai was carrying 105 crew when it sank, with 76 rescued, 24 bodies subsequently recovered, 1 body yet to be identified and 5 still missing. Pokkrong says the search operation for the 5 missing crew will continue and the Navy will keep the public updated.
SOURCE: Thai PBS World
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Your '90s t-shirts are now 'vintage,' and other takeaways from ThriftCon LA
Hosted by Frances Anderton Jan. 07, 2020 Fashion & Beauty
Vintage t-shirts on sale at ThriftCon LA. Photo by Tyler Boudreaux/KCRW
Everything old is new again, and that's literally the case with used clothing, a hot look among LA fashionistas right now. Even Vogue predicted for this year, "The Future of Fashion Is Circular: Why the 2020s Will Be About Making New Clothes Out of Old Ones."
So what's fueling the taste for old clothes? And what qualifies as "vintage"? No, it's not those nipped-waisted frocks worn by the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
KCRW's Tyler Boudreaux is our resident fashionista and thrifting fanatic. She went to ThriftCon LA, a trade show for buyers and sellers of used clothes that recently took place at the LA Convention Center, and came back with these seven takeaways:
A TV tower showing distorted cartoons served as an art centerpiece at the nostalgia-fueled ThriftCon LA. Photo by Tyler Boudreaux/KCRW
1. Mixing and matching styles is in.
Amanda Adam, owner of Zig Zag Goods, described her style as "contemporary clown wear for the everyday freak."
"We try to make it as colorful and stand-outish as possible. So like long-sleeve puffy sleeves mixed with denim and grunge, like more of a refined grunge feel, with a color spin. So like maybe a clown on acid, but from Seattle," Adam said.
(Note that puffy sleeves were everywhere at the Golden Globes.)
2. Vintage means 1990s.
There were a lot of '90s vintage T-shirts that had cartoons on it, like Tweety Bird or Nickelodeon characters. It's appealing to shoppers who grew up in the 90s and are nostalgic for that time period.
3. Sportswear will be big in 2020.
Tyler says she saw a lot of vintage Lakers jerseys and snapbacks, a type of hat with an adjustable snap in the back popular in the '90s. Repping your team has always been popular, but as thrifting and urban streetwear become closer in style, she thinks we'll see rare sports merchandise and throwback jerseys make its way more into the mainstream.
4. Thrifting is good for the planet.
Fast fashion is terrible for the environment. Making clothes is energy and resource intensive, and clothes that aren't made to last are clogging up landfills.
"I think people are just starting to think about the sustainable ways that they can help reduce the harm on the earth. And one of the ways is through thrifting," Tyler said.
Vintage outfits for sale at American Rebel on Melrose Ave. Photo by Tyler Boudreaux/KCRW
5. Used does not mean cheap.
There are two ends of the thrifting spectrum. On the one hand, you have yard sales, Goodwill, consignment stores, "buy by the pound" stores, etc. that are cheaper but require more of a hunt since you have to sift through larger quantities, and the condition of the clothing varies widely.
On the other hand are curated boutiques, both online and in-person, and high-end flea markets. These can be pricy but are usually in very good condition and the trending styles and designs are already selected.
At ThriftCon LA, Tyler said, the prices were much higher than she expected. "Vintage t shirts were going up to $100, $200, $300. I think a lot of people were disappointed at that. You couldn't really make a deal with the vendor because they were just like, 'hey, this is going for $300 on eBay, and this is a one-of-a-kind rare piece. You're not going to find it anywhere else.'"
6. People are looking for clothes that last.
"One of the reasons people told me why they were at ThriftCon was to look for quality items. A lot of the clothes that were made back in the day in the '90s, '80s, were of a better quality than they are nowadays. So you can get a T-shirt that was made in '92 and it looks brand new, whereas the t-shirts now have thin, synthetic fabrics in it might only last a couple years," Tyler said.
7. Baggy looks are in.
Baggy cargo pants, oversized sweatshirts and big jackets were everywhere at ThriftCon LA. Many women love borrowing their boyfriend's clothes or their brother's baggy jeans because they're warmer and more comfortable. This new direction towards looser-fitting clothes might also be a rejection of feminine standards and a rebellion against the male gaze, saying women can dress comfortably and look just as good.
"We used to wear tight skinny jeans and tight dresses and tight skirts. And now I think people just want to be free and hang and not be so tight on your skin all the time," Tyler said, pointing to popular singer Billie Eilish's baggy outfits.
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Out of either laziness or incredible wisdom, I'm posting notes on things I taught in the past. Really this is just a collection for me to pull from as I'm working on the chapter. It's likely that none of it will make sense to you. So move along if you're easily confused.
First, it's always fun to go through a folder and find things you've written and don't remember, especially when you also didn't post them online or publish them anywhere.
Some unnamed draft of tips on using online discussion tools.
Atwood's "you fit into me"
I've decided to try to go through Williams Hall mentally, stopping in each room that I taught in and seeing if there are any memories related to the classes in that space. I should also go through my folder of handouts and whatnot, but they're in Champaign, and I'm in Blacksburg. So here goes.
I was teaching business writing with a behavioral method where you got P/F on all papers, and you had to compile a certain number of Passes to get various grades. The idea, which I had some article to support at the time, was that in business world you don't get A's and B's. You either get a pass and you send the piece out, OR you get told to redo the work. I don't like to mistrust students, but well, they are students. I realized that it would be easy for someone to fake a check mark or some such handwritten thing on their papers; so I used some stamps and an ink pad to indicate the P/F. Because I had this silly Godzilla stamp, I told them that if they made really stupid mistakes (like failed to spellcheck), they'd get the Godzilla. Oddly, the Godzilla stamp became a POSITIVE thing. It was the one and only time that giving criticism was taken as positive feedback. They laughed and carried on about the Godzillas that they got. And when someone typically got a Godzilla on every paper and then got a Godzilla-free paper, there was much pride. I'm not sure I could ever repeat the way that this worked, but it was fun while it lasted.
A failed experiment, but in the first class that I taught, I brought in my guitar. Someone in GTA training brought in a guitar to talk about the importance of practice and trial and error. I'm not a good guitar player, so this really failed miserably.
Also in my first class, I brought in all the drafts that I had gone through for a Tennyson paper that I wrote, and which was going to be published in The Explicator. I think they thought I was crazy to have so many drafts, but I did try to demonstrate what a complete writing process looked like. Might be interesting to digitize all that stuff actually.
I was lucky enough to teach in the same department as Nikki, and I had her come talk to my students in American Lit. They were so entertained and asked loads of questions. The most memorable of which was about her use of lowercase letters.
Okay, the continuation. I know that blog entries are supposed to be in reverse order, but it seems odd to have the continuation of a list above the beginning of that list. So while it's the next day, I'm faking the time on this one so that the list falls in the original order that I was brainstorming in.
This is one of those experiences where the students amazed me. I was teaching second semester American Lit (roughly Mark Twain to present) for the second time, using the same basic assignments that I had used the previous term. I had students sign up for and present various handouts on the pieces of literature that we covered (e.g., biographies, general lit criticism, summary). I had lots of examples from that previous class, which I removed the names from and passed out to the students. I asked them to use those examples to help them define the requirements for the work that they were to do. They came up with incredibly harsh guidelines, more strict than I would have designed for them. And of course because they had ownership of the guidelines, they accepted them more than anything that I would have brought in from outside.
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Collision Conference – Everything You Need to Know
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We can't wait to attend this first ever Toronto based Collision Conference later this month! The Collision Conference is the brainchild of WebSummit Founder Paddy Cosgrave and it's already known as the single fastest-growing tech conference in North America. As we enter the fifth year of the event, Collision has grown to over 25,000 attendees and this year Winfooz is going to be one of them, so make sure you stop us and say hello. As a sister event to the behemoth that is WebSummit, Collision has become a crossroads for the world's largest buyers and sellers of technology, alongside many of the world's most disruptive emerging technology companies.
Looking at what others have said we can see that Inc. has said they run "North America's fastest-growing tech conference";
The Wall Street Journal that "the giants of the web assemble" at Collision;
USA Today that Collision is "the anti-CES". Big praise indeed, but what do you need to know about the big event? Let's take a look…
When is it on?
First thing first, this years event is taking place between May 20th and 23rd!
We are genuinely very excited to attend their first conference in Toronto and luckily the cold weather of recent weeks should be a thing of the past. Not only is this a great opportunity to showcase the best of TorontoTech but it's also going to be a fantastic opportunity for tourism for the area. That means they need to get the location right from the get go.
Where is it on?
This year's event and their first since the Collision Conferences relocation is going to be held in the Enercare centre in Toronto. The four-day international conference is going to take place across six stages, with sectors including AI, automated and connected vehicles, data, security, design, investment, software development, marketing, music and sustainability.
We are thrilled to welcome Collision to Enercare Centre in 2019/2020/2021. Securing Collision was a truly collaborative effort by Enercare Centre, Tourism Toronto, City of Toronto, Toronto Board of Trade, and the Toronto and regional tech community with the support of the Provincial and Federal Governments; and builds on the existing strength of Toronto's dynamic tech ecosystem
Councillor Mark Grimes, Chair, Board of Governors of Exhibition Place.
The event space itself is going to be an ideal location that already attracts over 5.5million visitors per year. It sits on a 192-acre site, that's considered an integral component of Toronto and Ontario's economy, particularly with respect to conventions, sport, festivals, recreation, culture and tourism. Exhibition Place boasts the award-winning, LEED Gold Enercare Centre; Canada's largest exhibition and convention centre. Since 2004, Exhibition Place has undertaken an environmental stewardship initiative, entitled GREENSmart; which includes the promotion of sustainable development, environmental initiatives and leading-edge green technologies and practices across the site.
Why the location change?
You would be forgiven for thinking they would take the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it manta" but that's not how Paddy Cosgrave and Co. roll.
Their first event in Las Vegas back in 2014 was a rip roaring success with about 5,000 attendees but the company being the conference has sought to build Collision to the point where it's a rival for both SXSW Interactive and CES.
The story goes that Chief Exec Paddy Cosgrave was actually approached by Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau about the moving the event to Canada and it seems like his pitch worked a charm.
As we mentioned, this years event is going to be held in the Enercare Centre which is the seventh largest convention facility in North America. The event is going to be held over six stages and they are expecting more than 90,000 attendees. Those numbers along show why the move from Vegas to Toronto via New Orleans just had to happen.
Not only that but it's estimated the event will have an impact on the local economy to the tune of $147 million over a three year period. Indeed the figures stack up but more interestingly again is the fact that in Trump era America, more and more business' are flocking to Canada,
In Montreal alone, as much as $600 million worth of investment flowed into the tech sector in 2017, up from just $200 million in 2015, according to the economic development firm Montreal International.
"New Orleans, Collision's home for three years, is a very special town, but as Collision grows we needed to find a bigger base with more global connectivity. I believe that Canada and Toronto have lived to some extent in the technology shadow of America. But that's changing and changing fast,"
Paddy Cosgrave
Toronto is a shining example of how Canada is becoming a new global tech hub, with a number of startups the city is fast becoming a hub for new tech such as AI with research centres such as the Vector Institute. The city has also landed on Amazon's short list for a second headquarters, and its waterfront was chosen by Sidewalks Labs, the unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc., to test new urban technologies.
Last but not least, when you think about the organisers you have to think about the bottom line. This move is going to a huge earner for the company, we have already seen with WebSummit that they showed rerecord profits in 2016, the year in which it first ran the tech conference in Lisbon following its controversial move from Dublin.
You may or may not know this but moving locations for growth is something the guys behind WebSummit know a bit about. Initially, WebSummit was held in the RDS in Dublin, Ireland but in 2016, due to issues with Wi-Fi at the venue, issues with local government and the ability to scale at a much higher rate led them to move their conference to Lisbon, Portugal.
Before the move, WebSummit was already considered one of the biggest tech events in the calendar but since their relocation, they are now thought of as the tech conference. What's to say this won't be the case again?
Whose Presenting?
Regardless of where or when a conference is held, the most important thing is the speakers, right? They are the ones who put bums in seats and make people open their wallets to attend. With that in mind, the team behind the Collision Conference have put together a whopper bill of brilliant speakers who we personally cannot wait to see. Here's five speakers we are looking forward to hearing from:
Max Levchin: Founder & CEO of Affirm, a financial services technology company, co-founder and Chairman of Glow, a data-driven fertility company, and co-founder and general partner at SciFi VC, a private venture capital firm. All three companies were created and launched from his San Francisco based innovation lab, HVF (Hard, Valuable, Fun). Max is also a co-founder of Paypal, and the co-creator of the Gausebeck-Levchin test, one of the first commercial implementations of a CAPTCHA challenge response human test.
Rosanna Myers: Rosanna is the co-founder and CEO of Carbon Robotics, which makes low-cost advanced robotic arms and intelligent control software. She got her start rebuilding race cars and now her company has been recognized for their groundbreaking work in robotics.
Carsten Breitfeld: Carsten co-founded BYTON in 2016 and the EV startup expects to start deliveries of its first production vehicle – the M-Byte – in late 2019. He previously spent 20 years at BMW including overseeing the development of the groundbreaking i8 EV.
Falon Fatemi: Previously the youngest employee at Google, Falon Fatemi is the Founder and CEO of Node.io, the first AI-powered discovery engine connecting people with opportunity at massive scale. She has been featured in CNBC, Bloomberg, Inc. and more.
Jager McConnell: Jager is the CEO of Crunchbase, the leading platform used by millions of entrepreneurs and investors looking to discover innovative companies and the people behind them. Jager joined Crunchbase as it became a venture-backed startup in enterprise.
So now we know when, where, why and who is going to be showing their stuff at this years Collision Conference. We cannot wait to be apart of their inaugural Canadian event and if you bump into any of our team at the event, say hi, we would love to chat and network. As someone who has attended WebSummit in both Ireland and Lisbon I can say this with honesty, these guys know how to run an event. It's an exciting time to tech startups in Canada and we hope we can all ride the crest of a wave of positivety that we will inevitably be left post-event.
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Alex Thomson has produced an ace new topo to this crag. It covers the walls between the Roundhill boulders and Clint Crags.
There are some good looking problems and choice projects to go at.
Did problem 5 on the topo today from standing. Looked like someone else had possibly beat me to the FA though?? Problems/projects 3 and 4 are a different proposition all together!!
Good effort. Do you have a name and grade?
Think may be towards the top end of that grade band!
Will go with that and see waht others say…..


Age of Empires 3 game is a real-time based strategy that shows the colonization of America. Here you can choose one of the eight different European nations and try to conquer America. If you like real-time based strategies with historical background, you obviously should download Age of Empires 3 for free or pay for it.
Microsoft has announced another instalment in the popular real-time strategy series. The Age of Empires: Castle Siege game will be released in September on PC and Windows Phone 8.
If you liked this game, you should download its additional pack: Age of Empires 3: The Asian Dynasties, that tells about Oriental history, or Age of Empires 3: The Warchiefs with new buildings, nations and maps. Also you can try Age of Mythology game, where your units depend on different Gods.


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I just love how Vorwerk thought of everything when they designed the Thermomix!
Did you know you can use your spatula to squeeze lemon juice onto the lid?
With the MC in place it will catch the pips and allow the lemon juice to run in.


One of the first products here at Fat Chilis Farm. The Sambal with Mango has smokey start with a very spicy finish. It's our take on the Indonesian food paste.
Add the Sambal to your stew, a table spoon in your stir fry, or you can add it to your cheese board.


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UK Border Regime: a brief history of resistance to immigration detention
by Corporate Watch / Migration, News, Slider / 11 Oct 2018
This is an excerpt from our new book The UK Border Regime, coming soon. Also see our briefing here for background information on the UK detention system and the companies who profit from it.
Detention centres have always been amongst the most active sites of migrant struggle in the UK. Inside, resistance takes numerous forms: small everyday acts of refusal and solidarity, sit-in protests and hunger strikes, escapes, and sometimes major outbreaks of revolt. The most famous of these was the Yarl's Wood uprising in 2002, which permanently destroyed half of the new centre just a few months after it opened.
On the outside, detainees' struggles have been supported by numerous visitors' networks, vital legal and medical support groups such as Bail for Immigration Detainees and Medical Justice, solidarity demos, and more. Recently, political campaigns have particularly focused on the introduction of a time limit. It is hard to assess the impact of reforming campaigns. What we are sure of is that solidarity from the outside plays a vital role in sustaining people struggling individually and collectively inside detention.
Campsfield in the 1990s
Some basic patterns of detention struggle are clear from the first few months of Campsfield's history, as documented by the Campaign to Close Campsfield. In February 1994, three months after the centre opened, eleven mostly Algerian detainees started a hunger strike which was supported by demonstrations on the outside organised by the Algerian Community Association and others. All eleven won their release.
Then on 11 March 175 detainees started a mass hunger strike, which spread to 400 people in detention centres across the UK. On 12 March, detainees occupied Campsfield's roof for the first time. The authorities came back hard, transferring nine of the occupiers to prison, and starting a wave of unannounced deportations of hunger strikers and other detainees.
On 4 June, 600 people held a solidarity demonstration outside the centre. Some stayed to form a "camp for human rights" outside the gates. The next day, 5 June, guards grabbed Ali Tamarat, a vocal former hunger striker who had been released then arrested and detained again, and took him to be deported. This sparked the first mass revolt. Detainees set fires and occupied rooftops, and eleven people managed to escape. Riot squads retook the centre, and 22 people were transferred to prison.
Protests, hunger strikes and riots continued at Campsfield throughout the 1990s. A revolt in 1997 led to the first case in which detainees were put on trial for rebelling – nine West African men were charged with "riot". Supporters organised a significant solidarity campaign, and a solid legal defence team that exposed numerous examples of abuse and false testimony from Group 4 guards – the case was withdrawn by the prosecutor before the end of the trial.ii
The 2002 Yarl's Wood revolt
As the new rash of centres opened from 2000, resistance grew rapidly as thousands more people were dragged into the detention system. Yarl's Wood, opened November 2001, was the centrepiece in Labour's expansion programme. It was designed to hold 900 people, far bigger than any other detention centre before or since. Security was outsourced to Group 4 (now part of G4S). Managers and guards were without experience in running this new kind of experimental facility, and detainees say that guards were particularly brutal and arrogant. Any complaints or protests were ignored and typically led to people being locked in their rooms. Anyone continuing to resist was sent to the segregation unit – this included people who had self-harmed or attempted suicide.
We'll quote from Harmit Athwal's summary of how the revolt began on the night of 14 February. This gives a taste of the petty disrespect of everyday life in detention, and of how people's tolerance gets pushed to the limit.
it was the treatment by Group 4 officers of Eunice Edozieh, a 52-year-old Nigerian detainee called 'Mama' by other detainees, that sparked the disturbance. Eunice had been asking that day to see a doctor as she was suffering from haemorrhoids (and has now been diagnosed with an uterine prolapse). She became agitated and this was 'dealt with' by a supervisor distracting her by sending her a bogus message implying she had an outside phone call. DCO Suzanne Roadnight hearing one of Eunice's requests to see a doctor told her to 'Shut up and get out of my office'.
Later, Group 4 supervisor Gloria Bates and shift manager Alan Hughes decided that Eunice would not be allowed to attend church because of the 'scene' she had caused earlier. A notice was put up banning Eunice from church that night. Officers failed to tell Eunice of their decision, but when Eunice tried to attend church, she was refused access. Eunice became angry and upset and at least four Group 4 officers restrained her. […]
When other detainees caught sight of what was happening, they attempted to stop it and disorder broke out. In the ensuing mêlée, Group 4 staff lost control and fires broke out. Eunice and the female asylum seekers with her were then locked into the stairwell of the burning building […]
Group 4 ordered its guards to evacuate the building, leaving detainees locked inside. But not before some detainees had managed to take keys and free other prisoners. Prison service Tornado riot squads re-entered the centre at 2 am. By this time one half of the complex had burnt to the ground. The Home Office had decided not to install sprinklers. Thankfully, no bodies were found in the rubble. 23 people are believed to have escaped.
Eleven men, all asylum seekers, were put on trial for "violent disorder" and "affray". Four were convicted, including two who pleaded guilty. But three were found not guilty by the jury, and four had their cases dismissed by the judge. In a common Home Office move, many key defence witnesses had been deported before the trial. All the acquitted defendants were re-arrested and put back in detention under immigration powers.
The destroyed half of Yarl's Wood was never rebuilt. No doubt this was largely due to cost: the damage was estimated at £40 million. The Home Office also paid out to upgrade Harmondsworth and the remaining half of Yarl's Wood with "millions of pounds worth of remedial investment", while Colnbrook, which opened in 2004, was built "to a far more robust (concrete) specification".iii
An official inquiry was commissioned, led by the Prisons Ombudsman Stephen Shaw. His report, published in 2004, recommended many new security procedures, as well as reforms such as improved food and medical care, cheaper phone calls and allowing detainees internet access. But it also found that the centre was simply too big for Group 4 to control. According to Shaw, the "decision to open an institution so much bigger than anything that had gone before" was the result of a rush to meet Jack Straw's target for 4,000 detention places to facilitate 30,000 deportations (see The UK Border Regime: Chapter 1). As Shaw concluded in 2004, this target was "now accepted to have been unrealistic."iv By then, too, the tabloid fever around asylum-seekers had died down, and with it the government's urgency to expand the detention system.
Yarls's Wood fire 2002
Later revolts
The next few years saw a number of other major revolts including at Harmondsworth in July 2004 and November 2006; and Campsfield in March 2007.
The 2006 Harmondsworth revolt began on the day the Chief Inspector of Prisons published what it called "undoubtedly the poorest report we have issued on an immigration removal centre". That evening, after word of the report spread, people began breaking cameras and set fires. Kalyx (a subsidiary of Sodexo) security guards withdrew and called in the Tornado riot teams. Detainees gathered in a courtyard used sheets to spell out "SOS" and "Freedom" to the media helicopters buzzing overhead. All of the four people later charged with "violent disorder" were acquitted by the jury. Even the judge commented that "one might feel sympathy" with the detainees.
In the weeks after the Harmondsworth revolt, there were also riots in Oakington and Lindholme. Then in Campsfield, on 14 March 2007, inmates tried to stop "Control and Restraint" teams grabbing an Algerian man for deportation. The prisoner was taken, but riots and fires broke out.
Since 2007, there have certainly been many protests, and occasionally small riots, in UK detention centres. But there have been no revolts on the scale seen in 2002-7, and none have caused enough damage to put centres out of action.
Why is this? On the one hand, there is perhaps not the same level of pressure as in the mid-2000s, when the government's rush to detain large numbers of people was at its height. On the other, the Home Office and its contractors have learnt lessons. Private sector detention managers and guards were inexperienced newcomers in 2002, but now this is a well-established business. The physical structures of detention centres have become more secure – and more fireproof. Brook House, Colnbrook, and Harmondsworth are effectively now Category B prisons. (This is the second highest of four security categories in the main prison system). As Stephen Shaw writes in his 2016 official review of the detention system:
It is relevant to the physical conditions in which detainees are now held that the early years of the century witnessed a number of serious disturbances, the most significant of which (Yarl's Wood in 2002, Harmondsworth in 2004 and 2006) resulted in the near total destruction of the buildings.
And Shaw's 2018 follow-up report adds that for any new detention centres: "what I do not think is in any doubt is that the houseblocks and perimeter security should be to category B standards."
Harmondsworth 2006
The last ten years
The absence of major revolts does not mean struggle has gone away. Resistance is a constant of life in detention, taking many forms. Some notable recent examples include the struggle by women inside Yarl's Wood who formed a Movement for Justice group in 2012, resisted deportations inside the centre, and held numerous protests and occupations. These actions were given considerable support by regular demos on the outside – by 2016 these were sometimes thousands strong.
Hunger strikes remain a major tactic of detainee resistance. In 2014 and again in 2015, mass hunger strikes spread through most of the UK's detention centres. The Detained Voices website, set up in 2015, is an important resource broadcasting stories of resistance and calls for solidarity from inside detention.
It is hard to assess the impact of this continued resistance. Revolts which cause serious damage lead to official enquiries, recommendations and sometimes reforms. Hunger strikes and solidarity demos do not get the same public attention, but that doesn't necessarily mean they don't have an impact behind the scenes. (It could be useful to make a thorough study of hunger strikes through the years, and see how and when they have been successful – unfortunately we haven't had time to do that for this book).
The Home Office's standard approach is, in public, to ignore all protests. But more experienced managers will try to see off struggles before they grow into a major threat. Sometimes this will mean stamping down hard – but other times quietly meeting people's demands. (See the concluding chapter of The UK Border Regime for further discussion of the impacts of resistance and how the Home Office responds.)
Harmondsworth solidarity demo 2006
Campaigning on the outside
On the outside, there have been numerous groups and movements since the 1990s campaigning for detention closures and reforms.
Unfortunately, there are no successful examples of outside campaigns closing detention centres. The Campaign to Close Campsfield, started in 1993, has held monthly demos at the centre since it opened. Members say the campaign came close to succeeding in its first few years; it also helped win the acquittal of all nine West African prisoners accused of rioting in 1997.
It seems easier to stop centres being built or expanded than close them once they're open. In 2015, campaigners stopped plans to expand Campsfield. According to someone involved:
It was a broad-based campaign mixing community organising, legal tactics, planning arguments (but not "Not In My Back Yard" (NIMBY) ones!), lobbying of local politicians and councils, and media-based campaigning. The straw that broke the camel's back was the threat of legal action against the council for ignoring our argument that they should consider our principled case against detention as part of the planning decision, since the government had argued that the necessity for detention was a factor which made it possible to build on protected greenbelt land. When the council decided not to consider the planning application, the government withdrew it.
In 2017, the Stop Detention Scotland campaign stopped the opening of a new Short Term Holding Facility at Glasgow airport. Although there was an unintended consequence: the government kept Dungavel open instead. One person involved told us:
We did extensive research, consulted with the councillors who were to make the decision, created petitions and had the public submit hundreds of letters of objection to the planning committee. We went door to door around the community generating local resistance to the proposal and held protests at the council meeting and in Glasgow. The plan was unanimously rejected by the council and the Scottish National Party pledged that there would be no more detention centres in Scotland.
Recently, various detention campaign groups have united around the demand for a 28 day time limit. The present government is highly unlikely to budge on this, and a parliamentary amendment calling for a 60 day limit was soundly defeated in 2014.v
Things might change if Labour get elected. In May 2018, shadow home secretary Diane Abbot not only agreed with a 28 day limit, but talked of shutting Brook House and Yarl's Wood (though not the others), and added that "private firms have no business in detention."
But so far, it is fair to say that political campaigning against detention has not yet brought significant reverses at a national level. Recent falls in detention numbers have been due to government austerity cuts rather than any political shift.
The power of solidarity
On the other hand, we believe that solidarity campaigns from outside have given considerable strength to people inside, empowering both their personal and collective struggles. We know how much detention managers hate solidarity demos, because they fear how prisoners become fired up by feeling passionate support from without. And there are untold statements from prisoners themselves testifying to the power of solidarity across the walls. (Take a look at the Detained Voices website for some examples.)
It is also worth noting how many of the revolts mentioned above began with acts of solidarity between people inside: for example, other prisoners trying to help Ali Tamarat or Eunice Edozieh when they were attacked by guards. Both inside and outside, solidarity is central to resistance. Struggle comes alive when people feel they are not lone individuals isolated and crushed by the massive power of the system. When an attack on one is felt as an attack on all. These same patterns play out again and again in detention resistance – as they do in all prisons, and in our "prison society" on the outside too.
A manager told me last week that I should concentrate on my case and be more selfish as I might feel better if I stop taking on people's problems. He might have a point but I can't help but have empathy and maybe that's why I could never do a job like his. I empathise with people regardless of the colour of their skin, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and political beliefs. To me people are people, and we all want the same things on a human level. We want to feel safe, we want to love and be loved, and we want to feel accepted.
Detained Voices, 26 February 2018