I read today's post by Sarah Sutherland in the On Firmer Ground blog, "The developing skill-employment disconnect in law libraries and what to do with it" with interest. Sarah Sutherland is Manager, Library Services of McMillan LLP in Vancouver and currently Vice President of the Vancouver Association of Law Libraries. In this post she argues that law libraries have been sheltered from technology changes as compared with others in the library industry, and have therefore as a group not developed the skill sets now needed, or which will be needed in the near future.
In my work as consultant advising to libraries and the legal industry, as well as teacher and parttime professor, I think about this quite a bit. Where is the legal industry heading? What skills will we need to meet the future? How will we all develop those skills?
when hiring new staff, hire the skill sets not just that you need today, but for the future.
when hiring new staff, hire those who have the aptitude to develop new skill sets.
It always saddens me when I hear legal organizations not supporting staff to go to conferences because, really, they are just shooting their own organizations in the proverbial foot, putting them further behind where the industry is heading. In the world of law libraries it is often conference attendance that plays a big role in professional development. This is where we compare notes and learn from one another as a profession. I would encourage employers not to discount attendance just based on cost, but look at what is being discussed at the conference.
reading, reading reading! Blogs, articles, books and anything else you can get your hands on.
talking with and learning from people with expertise.
One thing I find is that employers–especially in the legal industry–tend to look for new staff who have already done the work they are hiring for. But, this does little to challenge and develop a staff member. I believe you are better to hire someone who has done work slightly more junior than what you are looking for, but who has shown an aptitude to catch on quickly and can learn. People need to be pushed outside their limits to advance, so hiring people completely inside their comfort zone means they likely will not be challenged, and therefore could become complacent and disinclined to learn.
What are your thoughts–are you seeing a disconnect with skill sets? If so, what can we do to improve the situation?
Great points in here Connie! As a young(ish) professional, I can say that I and my organizations have (I hope) benefited from seeing development potential to fill a role by growing into it. I think that the challenge created therein fosters a lot of growth and hard work in terms of an employee, and leads to greater engagement with their work.
I also think that the other side of the coin to this challenge is that librarians need to do more to advocate for themselves to attend conferences and pd events. Employers don't see value in this if we don't show it to them – unfortunately, the question of demonstrating value is an ongoing challenge for our profession. As well, there are lots of creative ways to engage with pd on a shoestring – getting a discount on attendance for volunteer work or speaking engagements, attending virtual events or free/low cost unconferences, auditing courses. Being creative about pursuing pd not only allows librarians to be able to demonstrate the value of being on receiving end, it also allows us to show personal commitment to growing our skills, which smart employers should see as a massive advantage.
Thank you, Eileen–some great points. I agree, you are investing in your own future by finding a way to obtain professional development however that is accomplished. We can't wait for our employers necessarily to provide it for us.
And may I add: electronic discovery, especially if law library is organizationally married with records/information management within a firm. Here, there seems to be huge disconnect in the legal sector where lawyers and IT (hired as technical guns) might work together but on the sidelines is the law librarian/information records manager who has oversight and skills on deep information digging combined with how information is exchanged, changed and communicated.
From a former law librarian who worked in law libraries for over 50% of career (govn't, private, court, legal aid) before knowledge and document management.
Those are great additions to the list, J. And I'm sure we could come up with many more.
As a law librarian I saw myself as sitting at the nexus of people, information, and technology and, as such, had the skills to help these all talk to one another. It often irked me that others did not recognize and tap into that. But, unless we tell them they will not know.
I also wonder about the value of MOOCs in helping librarians gain exposure to other disciplines and emerging ideas. Are employers willing to treat these programs as "real" learning? Does it matter?


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The tepid results could also be problematic for Chinese officials, given that they had touted the efficacy of the vaccines made by Sinovac and Sinopharm. Even though the vaccines had not received regulatory approval, and data from late-stage trials had not been made public, Beijing gave them to thousands of Chinese people under an emergency use policy; it plans to vaccinate 50 million people by the middle of next month.
State media in China played down the news from Brazil. Global Times, a state-owned nationalist tabloid, ran a headline that said the Sinovac vaccine was "100 percent effective in preventing severe cases, could reduce hospitalizations by 80 percent."
The new data could heighten skepticism among people around the world who are already wary of Chinese-made vaccines, given that the country has a history of vaccine quality scandals. A study from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found that just 37.2 percent of respondents in Hong Kong were willing to be vaccinated.
Scientists had already raised questions about the piecemeal way in which efficacy data about the Chinese vaccines had been released. Indonesia said on Monday that its interim analysis found CoronaVac to have an efficacy rate of 65.3 percent. Last month, Turkey said it had an efficacy rate of 91.25 percent, but that was based on preliminary results from a small clinical trial.
The vaccine had long taken on a political dimension in Brazil. President Jair Bolsonaro had spoken derisively about CoronaVac, fueling an growing anti-vaccination movement in the country, where more than 200,000 people have died from Covid-19. The vaccine had been championed by São Paulo's governor, João Doria, who is widely expected to run for president in 2022 and is among Mr. Bolsonaro's most vocal critics.
In Brazil, officials say the higher efficacy rate previously announced for CoronaVac pertained to the protection it offered against developing Covid-19 symptoms significant enough to require treatment. While officials had asserted last week that the vaccine provided absolute protection against moderate to severe symptoms, they had not disclosed another group who had "very mild" infections despite having been vaccinated.
Denise Garrett, a Brazilian-American epidemiologist and vaccine expert, said there was no reason to doubt CoronaVac's safety, adding that the data presented so far suggested it would provide a satisfactory level of protection. But Dr. Garrett said the vague and sometimes misleading manner in which information about the vaccine had been made public could shake people's confidence in its reliability and fuel the political battle over the vaccine.
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Reinhold Hanisch "I Was Hitler's Buddy"
Blast from the past, from the April 5, 1939 New Republic specifically.
Amazing piece from a friend of Hitler's back in the Vienna days.
Turns out back then he was the slightest bit of an anti-Semite, and, if anything, he was a bit of a Judeophile.
This interesting portrayal of Hitler as a young man shows that he was a good man at the time. It's clear that later he went very, very bad.
It's a picture of a fellow who is somewhat inadequate, with a few personality quirks, but overall not a bad guy. His worst quality was apparently his laziness. After that weakness, softness and general sickliness, which smacks of psychosomatism. He had a bit of an irritable streak, but so do lots of good folks.
He wasn't much of a painter, but that was mostly because he just didn't try very hard and was cynical about mass-producing his postcards and whatnot. When he wanted to, he could paint a fine picture. He neither drank nor smoke. He was given to self-righteousness, but that's hardly a sin, much less a cardinal one.
He was already conservative, and he hated the Social Democrats because they allowed freeloaders to leech off taxpayers. Considering Hitler's laziness and poor work ethic, this looks like projection.
His old friend still refuses, in 1939, on the eve of the attack on Poland, to believe that Hitler's anti-Semitism is real. It was so out of sorts with the man he knew so well. Hanisch says Hitler was always cynical and believed in the end justifies the means, so he figures Hitler is just using anti-Semitism as a vehicle to obtain popularity. Alternatively, he suggests that Hitler is just being brainwashed by the ferocious anti-Semites he's surrounded himself with.
The truth, from those who knew him well, is that by 1939, Hitler was already into all-consuming and near-psychotic anti-Semitism. From here on out to the end of the war, Hitler's anti-Semitism and its obsessiveness shocked even some of his fellow Nazis. How a good man goes bad and how a philo-Semite becomes the worst anti-Semite that ever lived are two of the tales embedded in this mercury-like enigma of a man.
Author Robert LindsayPosted on March 17, 2009 Categories Anti-Semitism, Europe, Fascism, Germany, History, Modern, Racism, Regional, World War 2
5 thoughts on "Reinhold Hanisch "I Was Hitler's Buddy""
If you look at a lot of his architectural drawing, they were actually excellent and of the first rank; however, is paintings were better than your average shmoe but not great by any means.
There is this theory floating about that Hitler was actually financed by Jews–I cannot believe it, but the theory is out there. Why would Jews do that? Seems odd to me! I think it is baloney.
Most artists are not great artists, Shawn.
That Hitler put in by the Jews thing is the oldest anti-Semitic lie of them all. And a really dirty one at that.
Can't believe I'm recommending it but read the Wikipedia entry on Hanisch. Has some interesting clues .
If Hanisch died in a Vienna prison in 1937 (which predates the Nazi annexation of Austria) how is it that Hanisch "still refuse[d], in 1939, on the eve of the attack on Poland, to believe" anything concerning Hitler?
Beyond that question, there's seems to be a frequently repeated story on the web that Hanisch was "murdered by the Nazis" and/or Hitler. We'd have to assume he was in their clutches if that were true, but again, if Hanisch expired in a Viennese prison in 1937 (a year before the Anschluss) how would that have come about? Is it possible that this is just contemporary anti-Nazi propaganda by their opponents and an opportunist looking to cash in on his ex-"friend"? Who was Konrad Heiden who wrote up Hanisch's story? Consider this:
http://books.google.com/books?id=AUBhhKDkn1sC&pg=PA188&lpg=PA188&dq=konrad+heiden+hanisch&source=bl&ots=CGlhTMmNCm&sig=kcrYXQG_4KwHTSAiNbuARcu9kz4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bcTXUqDDCMb0oASOsILICw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=konrad%20heiden%20hanisch&f=false
So if Heiden was a "staunch early opponent of the Nazis" he could hardly have been an impartial journalist. Likely Hanisch's story is as genuine as the Buchenwald shrunken heads or "human skin" lampshades.
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"He wasn't much of a painter … he could paint a fine picture…"
That's a common problem with diatribes and narrow criticisms of Adolf Hitler – he both is and is not, both did it and didn't do it. In trying to make him the Demon par excellence, his critics commonly condemn him in odd ways.
For example, when I was a child, he was criticized for homosexual tendencies. Now that homosexuality is increasingly accepted as normal even by people who should know better (e.g., biologists, Protestants, sociologists), Hitler is painted as rabidly anti-homosexual.
For another example, he and all National Socialists – in fact all Germans – man, woman, child – were condemned for their eugenics and euthanasia programs.
The criticism has begun to quiet down a bit today, as people are allowed to abort their babies based on certainty of Down's syndrome, possibility of genetic disease, or even just economic "difficulty" (ha!) or due to the baby being the "wrong gender." (insulting, sexist, and depraved!).
Combined with the acceptance of relatives "pulling the plug" (killing) a sick or suffering grandparent, parent, child, grandchild, and with judges ruling that a person NOT be given medical treatment that is required to keep them alive, and with individuals who "choose" to commit suicide.
This is done rather than provide these people with helpful mental therapy (only the insane want to kill themselves, even if their insanity is caused by pain), with effective pain relief and education in pain management.
And to provide their relatives with understanding of the inherent worth of each and every individual – each person's inherent worth, independent of their social status – whether they have a job or income, whether they have a close relative to care for them, whether they live in a mansion on under a bridge.
This holds true whether they can be helped in their resident nation (such as Britain, which now has a Medical Iron Curtain surrounding its citizens) or the help they need is in some other country (such as the United States, which allows entry to non-citizens for the sake of medical treatment: only a fool would rush to Britain for medical treatment).
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Massive US-Israel air drill set for this month
Three-week defense exercise, postponed from spring, will be largest of its kind to date, simulate missile defense scenarios.
By Yaakov Lappin
HOME FRONT troops take part in a missile defense drill 370. (photo credit: Courtesy)
The US and Israel will commence the largest-ever joint air defense drill of its kind in Israel on October 21, an army source said on Tuesday.
The exercise, named Austere Challenge 12, was originally scheduled for last spring but was postponed due to regional tensions with Iran.
On October 14, large numbers of American soldiers are expected to begin arriving in Israel, where they will set up aerial defense positions on Israeli territory and on US Navy vessels off the Israeli coastline.
The three-week drill will simulate various missile defense scenarios, and is expected to end with a live-fire interception of a decoy incoming Patriot missile.
One of the objectives of the drill is to facilitate the rapid deployment of US missile defense systems to Israel and test their ability to operate in conjunction with Israeli defense systems during a conflict.
The IDF Spokesman's Office said Tuesday that "the US and Israel hold regular joint exercises between the militaries.
These exercises are planned ahead of time and form part of the routine training program, aimed at improving mutual operations."
The AC12 drill forms "another milestone in the common strategic relations between the US and Israel," the office added, stressing that the drill is "unrelated to any pinpoint developments in the region."
At the end of August, the US said it would decrease the original number of American forces due to take part in AC12. An Israeli defense source said at the time that the exercise will still be the largest of its kind to date, adding, "Defense cooperation between Israel and the US has never been better."
In 2009, the IDF and US European Command held the Juniper Cobra 10 air defense exercise, which involved 1,400 US soldiers and the same number of IDF soldiers.
The drill went through three phases: a field training exercise; computer simulation command post-exercise to test interoperability capabilities; and a live-fire exercise involving a Patriot missile interception.
The exercise was hailed as a success by Israeli and American military commanders.
Separately, the Home Front Command is expected to hold its sixth annual national emergency drill on October 21. The drill will focus on testing responses to earthquakes.
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Ratchet and Clank may have made the jump to the big screen, but the final product was quite disappointing. Instead of heading to the big screen, Spyro is getting a Netflix Original Series thanks to Blizzard Activision studios, with a writer from Futurama penning the tale. All of the ingredients seem promising, but can it live up to the hype? With Season 1 due to kick off on 28th October, Cubed3 was given a chance to see a special early preview, watching the entire pilot to find out how it's shaping up.
This series gives fans a glimpse into the story previous to the games, starting right at the beginning with Spyro hatching from his egg and being discovered by Master Eon. Quickly jump to four years later and Spyro has become the typical cliché arrogant hero. Filled with power and promise, he stopped trying and became something of a celebrity to the other trainee Skylanders at the Academy.
This pilot is very much a stand-alone story with most of the plot all wrapped up by end of the 44 minutes, but it serves its purpose as a nice preview of what's to come, at least. The focus is Spyro and his housemates/best friends, Stealth Elf and Eruptor, who are on the verge of graduating from Skylander's academy and becoming full-fledged Skylanders if they can pass their final test. Things can never be quite that simple, though, and the series' villain, Kaos, is on-hand to keep the heroes on their toes as he plots to steal the "Book of Skylanders," an artefact linked to every Skylander in a voodoo doll type setup.
It's a simple enough story and indeed enjoyable enough, although it was originally pitched as being a Futurama meets Gravity Falls type comedy series. It's hard to see the Futurama aspect as this is certainly aimed at just the younger viewers. There's plenty yet to come, though, and that may change. Plenty of little story threads are set up for the rest of the season, too, with hints that each of the individual games' themes and elements might be playing a part in this series, as well, with glimpses of SuperChargers, Giants, Imaginators, and more.
With this being produced by a relatively unknown studio, there are always worries about the quality. This is certainly not on par with the big hitters like Pixar and Dreamworks but it's decent enough. The characters and world have been faithfully recreated in the same style as the games and nothing in particular looks bad, other than the "special" effect… the fire, ice, lightning, and so on, all look just slightly off. While the visuals are okay, the voice acting is top tier, for the three main characters, especially. Spyro is voiced by Justin Long, Stealth Elf by Ashley Tisdale, and Breaking Bad's Mike - Jonathan Banks - provides a suitably gruff voice for Eruptor, a Volcanic Skylander who can blow his top, quite literally! These three are clearly the heroes of the show, but there are plenty of other Skylanders here like Jet-Vac & Pop Fizz and there will almost certainly be a cavalcade across the season from the considerable roster.
They may be the heroes, but the stars of the show are clearly the double act of villainous Kaos - by the always superb Invader Zim himself, Richard Steven Horvitz - and his permanently suffering Goblin minion, Glumshanks, voiced by Norm MacDonald in a voice very similar to his performance as Death on Family Guy. Just like the game, Kaos is a complete joy; Horvitz is at his scenery-chewing finest and it's perfectly counterpointed by MacDonald's deadpan Glumshanks.
A very promising start to the series, filled with lots of humour. There are a few bumps along the way, Spyro is not the most likeable of characters, and the writing can be a bit trite, but this was just the pilot. There is plenty of time for Skylanders Academy to build upon this impressive foundation and improve over the course of the entire season. Kaos and Glumshanks really steal the show and, hopefully, they will continue to be a big part of the series. Are you a Skylanders fan? Then be sure to head over to Netflix to watch this from 28th October onwards.
This made me laugh far more than expected. Has anyone been watching it since launch?


Preservatives are an essential part of ensuring your dog's food is safe well after it has been manufactured. Nutrient-rich animal fats in dog foods can spoil quickly without them. But there is a stark difference between natural preservatives and artificial preservatives. And, dog food doesn't just often contain harmful preservatives, there are dog food ingredients to avoid and watch out for when choosing the right food for your pet.
These preservatives are often derived from vitamins C or E. They are typically listed as "tocopherol," "mixed tocopherols", "ascorbic acid," or "ascorbate," and are considered safe for canine consumption. Rosemary is also sometimes used as a natural preservative. Canned foods do not need preservatives at all, as the canning process inherently preserves food.
Long-term exposure to artificial preservatives can lead to serious health complications for your dog. Here is a look at some common dog food ingredients to avoid as it pertains to artificial preservatives.
This preservative is not only be found it dog foods, but it is also used as a pesticide, and as a hardening agent in the synthetic rubber manufacturing process. If you think this is one of the dog food ingredients to avoid, you'd be right. It is a possible cause of kidney and liver damage, blindness, cancer (liver, spleen, stomach, skin), leukemia, and immune deficiency syndrome. While allowed in the U.S., it has not been approved for use in dog foods in Australia and the European Union.
BHA is primarily used in preserving human and dog/cat foods and is one of the most widely known dog food ingredients to avoid among dog owners and nutritional specialists. It can cause kidney damage and has been identified by the State of California as a possible carcinogen. BHT can be found in embalming fluids, cosmetics, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and much more. It has been directly linked to cancer in dogs and humans.
This is a product found in anti-freeze and e-cigarettes! It is particularly baffling that this would be used in dog food, as anti-freeze is a well-known toxin to animals. It is used to reduce moisture and prevent bacteria growth in dog food, which also reduces the good bacteria and moisture needed to help your dog properly digest the good. This results in intestinal blockage and can cause cancerous lesions in the intestines. Dog food manufacturers claim the dosage is so small that it poses no risk, but we strongly disagree and this is one of the main dog food ingredients to avoid.
TBHQ stands for tertiary butylhydroquinone. It is a fat preservative that prolongs shelf life. It is also used to make resins, varnishes, and lacquers. AND, TBHQ can be used to stabilize select explosive compounds! Studies of TBHQ have concluded its ability to produce pre-cancerous stomach tumors in laboratory animals, and can damage a cell's DNA. Researchers believe that long-term ingestion of TBHQ may lead to other types of cancers as well.
Propyl gallate is often used in conjunction with BHA and BHT in food, adhesives, lubicants, hair products, and gum and candy. Health issues associated with the preservative are: cancer-causing thyroid, brain, pancreatic, and adrenal tumors, and prostate inflammation.
Corn syrup unnecessarily sweetens dog food and can lead to hyperactivity, weight gain, diabetes, and changes in mood and mentality in dogs. Corn is a cheap filler used in human and pet foods, and does not provide all of the amino acids your dog needs. It also is very hard to digest, just adding one more reason to make this one of the dog food ingredients to avoid on your list.
This is a common preservative found in human and pet food; wine; bleaching agents for textiles; chemicals; pharmaceuticals; and water/sewage treatment. If inhaled, sodium metabisulfite can cause an asthma-like reaction with shortness of breath and coughing. When ingested, a dog could experience diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, circulatory system problems, and central nervous system depression. If the dog is sensitive to sulfites, sodium metabisulfite can have severe consequences, such as: difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, and shock.
This is often used in pet foods to help reduce your dog's tarter. However, it can be harmful in high doses, and cause digestive problems. This chemical is hazardous to humans, as it can irritate the skin and should not be inhaled or ingested. You can ask your veterinarian to recommend other dental products that are natural and safe for your dog.
Cellulose is plant or wood fibers that are indigestible. Dog food manufacturers use cellulose because it is an inexpensive binder, emulsifier, and anti-caking agent. Humans will find it as well, in items from fast food restaurants, granola bars, processed meats and cheeses, and even foods marketed as healthy diet supplements. It is not a proper source of fiber for you or your pet. If your dog has a food that is well balanced with nutritious vegetables and fruits, they are getting the natural fiber they need.
Ever wonder what the term "animal by-products" actually refers to in your pet's food? It is meant to provide protein, but really it is just another cheap filler that contains very little protein. It is the remains of an animal carcass after the meat and bones have been removed. We don't know the animal used or the actual parts that have been broken down and added to the food. Beaks, hooves, hide, hair, and feathers could make up the "animal by-products" in your dog's food. Animal by-products are very widely used in bargain brand dog food, but this ingredient in particular is one of the biggest dog food ingredients to avoid as it can even contain what is known as 4D meat. That is, meat that comes from animals who were dead, diseased, dying, or deformed before processing. This type of meat is not approved for human consumption and we shouldn't be feeding it to our dogs, either!
Sodium tripolyphosphate is a water softener used in laundry detergent. It can also be found in packed fish and other seafood for human consumption. And, you may discover this ingredient in fungicide, rodenticide, and insecticide. It is a chemical harmful to the skin and should not be inhaled. Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (a division of the CDC) believe it may be a neurotoxin.
There are several dog food ingredients to avoid and this is not a comprehensive list. Your dog may also have food allergies or intolerances that will need to be addressed with the right nutrition and ingredients. Read dog food labels closely and research any ingredients you do not recognize. You want your dog to live a happy, healthy life. Choosing the right food is crucial.


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Q: Can i edit the range price layer by code? My catalog product use 3 Columns Layout:
The layered navigation in the right
The product in the center
The cart in the left
All work very well but i have a problem when that the maximum price of product in the category are lower than the range price, the layered Navigation is not displayed and the left section is empty.
For example, if in my category i have five products and the maximum price between there products are $70.00 and the range price is 100 i have this problem.
I know that the range can be edited in admin panel : system>configuration>catalog>layered navigation.
I found the file when magento return me the range : /app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Model/Layer/Filter/Price.php
 public function getPriceRange()
    {
        $range = $this->getData('price_range');
        if (is_null($range)) {
            $maxPrice = $this->getMaxPriceInt();
        $index = 1;
            do {
                $range = pow(10, (strlen(floor($maxPrice))-$index));
                $items = $this->getRangeItemCounts($range);
                $index++;
            }
            while($range>self::MIN_RANGE_POWER && count($items)<2);

            $this->setData('price_range', $range);
        }
        return $range;
    }

Can i edit this code to adapt in my situation. Can edit the price range according the maximum product price in the category ?
or if i have this problem can i transform my catalog design from 3 Columns Layout to 2 Columns Layout with any code?
Thanks

A: Why do you want to set this using code? Via Catalog > Manage Categories you can set a price range per category. So if your most expensive product is $70, just set the range to a lower number and all should work just fine.

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Culture P.S. (Post-Soviet)
Voices and Faces from Contemporary Russia
Artist Katya Muromtseva Explores the Soviet Past to Illuminate the Russian Present
written by Nikki Lohr
Photographs by Anahit Yakubovich.
The Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA) recently hosted an exhibition called What happens to others. An intimate show tucked in the back of the museum, What happens to others featured art by 29-year-old Moscovite Ekaterina (Katya) Muromtseva. Katya is part of a special generation of Russians born on the border between two histories: their passports read "birthplace USSR," but their home has always been a country they call "Russia." In her show, Katya examined the transition from the Soviet Union to Russia. It's a process that has taken place her whole life and is nowhere near over.
The exhibition's setting was perfect, reminiscent of the days of the Soviet underground. To find it, you had to walk past the cloakroom, down a narrow, dimly lit corridor that deposited you into another world. Windowless and completely impervious to Moscow's sounds, the space allowed you to meditate on the surreal, yet totally relevant question Katya poses: how are the Russian people creating a new culture? How do they choose to remember the old one?
Each room was thought provoking and visceral, but as far as I'm concerned, the star of the exhibit was a video called "In this country." It's based on essays written in 2017 by a class of Moscow middle schoolers to the prompt: "What was life in the USSR?" Katya pulled quotes from the essays, offering a balance of good and bad emotions about an era that looms large in the minds of their parents but is as real as a fairytale to them.
Some students are clearly parroting the adults around them. "Women always wore red dresses on holidays," says one student. Another writes, "People in this country all had the same dreams. They especially dreamt of going to space." Others had more whimsical interpretations. "This country had lines. The line for a sausage was twenty-kilometers long. The sausage produced by one factory was even green."
"In This Country" (2017), courtesy of the artist.
In a park outside the museum, Katya and I drank juice and ate string cheese from a nearby bodega as she told me about her exhibit. One of her goals was to capture the nuances of the Soviet era. "It's impossible to say that the Soviet Union was all good or all bad," she said.
When not making work for Russia's centers of contemporary art like the Garage Museum and MMOMA (pronounced like MoMA), Katya spends much of her time in rest homes and community centers. She teaches art to elderly Russians. This is her true art practice, she tells me.
She sits with this generation – the last who will remember World War II and the death of Stalin – and asks them about a world long past, preserved only in them and the spaces they've crafted around them. With Katya, they paint images of rugs on the walls of the rest homes. (Hanging rugs is a Russian tradition, but in the homes they're prohibited as a fire hazard.) Some of her students have gotten really into art, including a woman who now posts her creations on Instagram with the handle @babushka_jenya.
Бабушка Женя поздравляет всех с наступающим летом 🏕
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Babushka Jenya, one of Katya's students, regularly makes art that she showcases on Instagram.
Katya told me that for this generation, the collapse of the USSR was an incomprehensible loss. For them, the Soviet Union was easy to love. "The world was really organized, and your life purpose was clear: you were here to usher communism into the world."
In her art, Katya finds herself coming back to the notion of culture building, looking at how it is possible to make a whole nation of people (or at least most of the nation) believe in an idea that can sustain the country, whether that idea is actually working or not.
"They believed in communism," she told me. "They were true believers."
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Nikki Lohr has reported for the New York Observer, Hyperallergic, Untapped Cities and the former DNAinfo New York. She is a staff writer at Podcast Review: A Los Angeles Review of Books Channel.
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…perhaps it's just another example of the establishment media lashing their flaccid tentacles at us, our advertisers and ultimately the general public who is increasingly tired of their migraine-inducing rhetoric and bias disguised with corporate funded, think-tank contrived "inclusive" platitudes.
"I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell." — Harry Truman
"Are you ok?" concerned friends and readers ask us at coffee shops, various events, via letters and emails. "Are you being investigated by the AG? Are you OWNED by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee?"
1. We, like others in this state, are not "ok." Maybe in an overall universal God-loving way that everything is really alright, sure we are "ok." But let's face it, we have a lot of work to do to pry control of this state out of the hands of fat cats, liars and thieves.
2. The "Idaho Capital Sun," (which many people think is a newspaper, but is actually just a website barely over a year old), reported the Attorney General was investigating whether the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee "owned" The People's Pen. The writer of that article never once attempted to contact The People's Pen for comment. We suppose the writer never opened a copy of The People's Pen either, as more than 20 other advertisers have clearly been buying ads since this publication's inception. Were any of them called for comment or insight? Could any of them "own" the paper? Perhaps we are really a sordid right-wing conspiracy of chiropractors, real-estate agents, tree-cutters, a spaghetti chef and tattoo artists? Pure poppycock!
But, it gets worse. The Spokesman-Review, an actual printed newspaper, decided to reprint the article! I guess they were short on fact checkers at their Coeur d'Alene office that day. Or, perhaps it's just another example of the establishment media lashing their flaccid tentacles at us, our advertisers and ultimately the general public who is increasingly tired of their migraine-inducing rhetoric and bias disguised with corporate funded, think-tank contrived "inclusive" platitudes.
This, "Idaho Capital Sun," which obviously fails to live up to the standards of a printed publication, is actually part of a foundation-funded 501(c)3 nationwide network of new websites which sound like old newspapers under the umbrella of "States Newsroom." Ever pick up a copy of "The Daily Montana," "Oregon Capital Chronicle" or the "Nevada Current?" No, you haven't. But don't they sound as old as the hills? The closest you can get is picking up your wifi-enabled tablet to read them. This heavily funded network claims it doesn't accept corporate donations and underwriting. I guess if you squint a little, turn on night mode and tilt your tablet a few degrees… Google News Initiative Journalism Emergency Relief Fund, Morgan Stanley Gift Fund, National Public Radio, Fidelity Donor Advised Fund and some of their other donors don't look underwritten or corporate at all. While they get money shoveled at them by the likes of Google, the staff of The People's Pen is having arguments over who gets the flavor packet with the Top Ramen! Sheesh. Give us a freaking break.
"There are only two ways of telling the complete truth – anonymously and posthumously." —Thomas Sowell
The owners and staff of this publication are, like someof our founding American fathers, somewhat elusive when it is practical. We are known by the surrounding community. We stay in the background first and foremost so we do not distract from the subject of our articles. Isn't it interesting how adversaries are more concerned with who makes TPP, rather than discussing what it says? Also, it allows us to lead more normal lives. It's kind of a pain when friends and associates feel they have to say, "Now… this is off the record, right?" Many of our articles are contributions of multiple writers and researchers that eventually become a master article that better sums up the complicated web of treachery we face daily. If you've ever looked into just one of the many conspiracies we are victims of, you could spend days, weeks, months or even decades researching the facts. So, sometimes we need a team to weed through all the mess and finally boil the topic down to something readable and digestible. Ultimately, The People's Pen is you the reader, our advertisers, our staff and owners. We are freedom-loving folk, pure and simple. If you want, you will surely meet all the above in person and shake our hands if you are so inclined.
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Perhaps more important than "who" makes The People's Pen is, "what" is The People's Pen? We aren't a daily newspaper – we struggle to be quarterly. After 5 issues of our first experimental volume we still struggle to define this publication or why it has been so resonant. But an old proverb often attributed to Mark Twain and others we think gives an important clue: "A lie will go halfway 'round the world while the truth is pulling its boots on." Essentially, The People's Pen is like the truth, finally getting its boots on and wading into the mess a swamp of lies has made. It's not going to be pretty, it might not be fun, it could be dangerous and it's near impossible to do it without mistakes. But it's getting done. When things go right just one truth can counteract months and years of lies. Do we get it right all the time? If we are human, probably not. But we try our best every issue to inform and inspire readers to help themselves, their families, neighbors and all our relations.
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Over the last two years we saw tyranny unfold before our very eyes when our weak and tyrannical Governor and his establishment minions marched lockstep with Globalists to mask and experiment on our children, kill our small businesses and dissolve our national sovereignty…
I didn't know how fortunate I was to have grown up in North Idaho until I joined the Army in the nineties. As I traveled across the US and the world I was quick to recognize that we live in an extraordinarily unique place. We have one of the most abundant aquifers in America under our feet, four seasons and precious lakes. We are surrounded by mountains where huckleberries, morels and wild medicines grow abundant and where herds of deer, elk and other game roam freely. The nearby hills are rich with precious metals and timber. We call this God's country for all of these reasons and so many more. Truly an area worth protecting, but what exactly do we need to protect it from?
The Idaho political Establishment has abdicated their primary duties as agents of the people. To secure the blessings of liberty we grant specific and limited powers to these agents. Powers that must only be wielded in accord with Natural Law and the Constitution – a framework for the protection and security of our unalienable, God given, rights. Unalienable does not mean conditional, revocable or temporary. On the contrary, it unequivocally translates to immutable, irrevocable and permanent.
Over the last two years we saw tyranny unfold before our very eyes when our weak and tyrannical Governor and his establishment minions marched lockstep with Globalists to mask and experiment on our children, kill our small businesses and dissolve our national sovereignty; globalists like Klaus Schwab who want you "to own nothing and be happy" and Yuvall Harari who preaches from his transhumanist pulpit that "free will is over". Our weak county and city officials were quick to lie down and roll over in the wake of such blatant disregard for the rule of law, American values and the people of Idaho. This is not a drill.
If you are feeling ambivalent about the up and coming primary elections you should know the real gravity of what's at stake. Time is of the essence, the enemy is already beyond the gates and largely in power. These pirates masquerading as authorities want to indoctrinate your children with Critical Race Theory, force experimental gene therapy on the population and wield their assigned powers without redress. They use their billionaire backed establishment media, like the CDA Press, to monopolize perception, propagandize the masses and stifle dissent. They invert reality by presenting themselves as conservatives at face value while moving liberal ideologies throughout our community.
Do not be fooled by the desperate establishment and their new fake republican movement whose ranks read more like an episode of the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous than an assembly of your everyday conservative Idahoans. These people represent power, greed and globalist conformity. They are vested in the status quo and profiting handsomely from it. These are the same people that told you if you were essential, locked you down, wanted to jab you and your children with experimental gene therapy, made your loved ones die alone, advocated for degenerate materials to be placed in children's sections of the libraries, closed the courts, restricted access to public services and they have the audacity to call you extremists for reminding them that they've overstepped their bounds.
So what is exactly at stake here? Lockstep and conformity to a Globalist agenda vs. the restoration of American values in God's Country. A conformist will do what they're told regardless of what's right. A moralist, however, will do what's right regardless of what they're told. Voting for the right people in this election is literally a vote for conformity or a vote for morality. Where do you stand?
So when I say, "Idaho, fight for what's real," I really mean it. The "real estate" around you, its water, minerals, gems and fertility is what we need to de-link ourselves from dependence on a global economy that oftentimes violates our moral values.
I stood in the Target parking lot sipping a coffee as I waited for my daughter and her friend to finish shopping. As the indeterminable wait dragged on, I noticed the surge of people entering the store, post-Covid. I looked around at all the box stores surrounding us. I reckoned very few of the dollars we spent would ever see our town again, or even our state, or country for that matter.
When I give a dollar to my neighbor's business endeavors he can perfect his craft—a craft that will presumably better address the town's needs. He doesn't need Google Analytics to figure out what I need; he just asks me. He might have to pay some employees, maybe some of my other neighbors or their kids. As that money transfers through the community it can positively affect people's lives. When my neighbors and I are happy, well, that means good times: picnics on the weekends and everyone doesn't have to work so darn long for so darn little.
I remember a life like that, but now it seems far gone. As my daughter spent the money I gave her, it got sucked into a vortex never to be seen again. The stuff she bought was made in another country, probably by slaves. The raw materials to produce the goods might have been sourced from a war-torn portion of Africa. Ultimately, the extended global logistics that got the product from point A to Z mostly benefited middlemen making money off transactions and wasted resources every step of the way. It encouraged corruption, because I don't really know how or where the stuff is sourced from. For all I know, these foreign factories, to maximize a profit, are utilizing kids as slave labor to make the products my family is buying—while I preach to them that Jesus said he would free us all from slavery.
So when I say, "Idaho, fight for what's real," I really mean it. The "real estate" around you, its water, minerals, gems and fertility is what we need to de-link ourselves from dependence on a global economy that oftentimes violates our moral values. How many wars have been started by bearing false witness, taking lives, and stealing what was coveted? How many fake tough-guys have benefitted from bullying rather than defending? Instead of rationalizing how we can pillage afar, how about we use the beautiful minds God gave us to utilize and create with what we have? Maybe then we can have a really "fair trade" for that coffee I'm sipping.
They're stealing our tax dollars to transform what once was into what they will it to be—an authoritarian surveillance state in a wasteland of traffic, high-rise, high-density housing, homelessness and restricted access to our natural resources.
We The People are the final check and balance of power in these United States of America. The People's Pen sets out to reclaim and wield that power, not as a weapon of civil war, but as a weapon of civil discourse. It is only our voices, united around those self-evident truths so long ago codified for posterity, that will ring the bells of liberty held hostage by a corrupt legacy media and their fear-based trauma, propaganda and outright mind control.
The billionaire-backed, establishment media in this region has been parroting the same fear-based narratives of division and monopolizing our perceptions for far too long. Our communities thrive through transparency and accountability, through logic, reason, discourse and debate—not from libelous mudslinging or knee jerk slander where there is disagreement and definitely not through censorship, propaganda, disinformation and business as usual.
The status quo is not carrying us into a more united future of prosperity or securing the blessings of liberty guaranteed by our Constitution. In fact, our local political and media establishment continues to sell out to the Federal Government, big tech, the pharma-mafia and corrupt corporate interests while echoing and regurgitating mainstream division and hatred for anyone who dares to question their bought and paid for narrative or challenges their cronyism. They claim to promote "unity & love" while smearing, censoring, alienating and dividing anyone who disagrees with or exposes their obvious biases and conflicts of interest. They use a constant barrage of gaslighting to obfuscate and deflect their dereliction and abdication of duties while pointing fingers of blame like immature children at the area's newcomers.
To some degree they may be right about the influence of outsiders causing problems… but not the ones they are pointing at. It's the federally funded ones—the ideas and programs with monetary strings attached to a federal government rife with corruption. It's the conflicts of interest between our elected officials and the real estate and construction markets. It's the backroom deals with big business, the pharma-mafia and corporate interests. They're stealing our tax dollars to transform what once was into what they will it to be—an authoritarian surveillance state in a wasteland of traffic, high-rise, high-density housing, homelessness and restricted access to our natural resources. Meanwhile the establishment grows more powerful, the poor grow poorer and the hard working middle class evaporates before our very eyes.
It is long past time to turn off your TV. Throw out the left-right divided, legacy media. Deprogram from the fear-based brainwashing that has made you afraid to have public dialogue and discourse for fear of reprisal from, as John F. Kennedy described it, "a monolithic and ruthless" monstrosity. Time to oust these invaders of peace and liberty from your most sacred property—your mind. Join the growing masses of critical thinkers and problem solvers who are aware that what we are actually witnessing is a globalist attempt to takeover our national sovereignty and steal our God-given natural rights. Arm yourselves with awareness, choose your influences wisely and remember that "truth is the new hate speech" and "the first casualty of war."
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Give a hand to your neighbor fighting the good fight with something more valuable than money, your time and love.
No. No. No. No. How does that sound? Negative, obviously, and unrealistic. Life is a positive experience despite its darkness at times, with constant changes around us. We can put our hands up to the ocean, but we won't stop its waves.
When I think of myself as a "conservative," as I sometimes do, I find myself saying "no" to many things. I reflexively say "no" to whatever the mainstream media touts. I say "no" to the garbage being taught to my child at school. I say "no" to the government's onerous plans. I could quickly list a hundred reasons to say "no" right now, and most of you reading this would be cheering and agreeing with me.
But after I say "no," what do I offer as an alternative? What am I doing to solve problems, whether it is mine or my neighbors? I have come to believe this is a handicap most of us share: we don't have a plan.
There are think-tanks, conventions, corporate weekends, appointed boards and all sorts of functions where people gather to make plans that effect you and me. Increasingly we find that we are the losers in their plans. At best we appear in their plans as a human resource, at worst a pesky nuisance to be dispatched. But we are neither. We are children of God and caretakers of His Earth.
This fact makes "no" problematic. God has imbued us with creativity and capability, but all too often we lazily sit around and just say "no" to the Adversary's plans. What happens? It just comes up with another plan, and another, and another each worse than the last until we get tired and give up.
The Adversary pulls the understandably dissatisfied into its plans. It gives visions of future riches to "stakeholders" if they only follow its plans. Once emboldened, the Adversary threatens and even kills to achieve its plans. But we only say "no" and think that is sufficient as we continue to incrementally lose more of what is precious.
Perhaps it is time for us to make a plan, or two, or even three. Let's take a break from reacting to the Adversary's plans and prods to action, sit down and write down our own plans. We always react to the Adversary's plans, and it gets to catalog our behavior to perfect its plans upon plans upon plans. Nothing would mess up its plans more, than if we independently take the time to make and follow our own plans, and our neighbors' plans, and our friends plans. It's time to stop reacting and start acting on our own plans. The Adversary can have its think-tanks, conferences, and seminars, but even its super-computers would strain at calculating all our independent plans.
Initially, our plans might not be so fabulous, but as time goes on and we inch our way out of the mental constrictions of the Adversary's world of illusion, our creativity and our plans will get better and more fruitful so long as we strive for the greater good.
Albert Einstein is often credited for saying, "in the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity." Well, it's our opportunity too. Take the initiative to solve the problems of the understandably dissatisfied so the Adversary cannot twist their suffering and good intentions into bad. Give a hand to your neighbor fighting the good fight with something more valuable than money, your time and love. The first step to stopping the insane machinations of the Adversary filling us with fear may just be a few steps away: your kitchen table where you, your friends and family can sit down with some paper and write up your plans.
…there is an urgent need for access to, and a forum for, dissenting and divergent views from the mainstream, propaganda spewing, legacy media hellbent on polarizing our Nation.
Have you noticed anything wrong in the world today? Does it seem like our society is moving towards a bright, thriving and prosperous future? Is civil discourse dead? Are we doomed to accept the social, economic and political changes being forced upon us by biased and monopolized interests?
Jiddu Krishnamurti wisely quipped that "it is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." It certainly does appear, to those willing to check their egos, open their minds and peer behind the curtains, that our society is indeed sick. But like any sickness, a proper diagnosis is the first step towards treating the dis-ease. Unfortunately, this requires access to unbiased, objective and accurate information free from censorship and undue influence. We have heard for centuries that "truth is the first casualty of battle." Can we all agree that we are in a battle, an information war, and that those currently in control of the information also control perceived reality? Like Pavlov's dog our society has been conditioned by these modern day magicians wielding the power of suggestion like hypnotic sleight of hand (distracting, deceiving and dividing us); while blind and obedient masses accept by their silent, sleeping consent the normalization of tyrannical ideologies intentionally detrimental to the sovereignty of our Nation, our families and our lives.
As a matter of fact, we have been so busy arguing and fighting over their propaganda around viruses, vaccines, masks, race, police brutality, election rigging, lockdowns and corruption, that we have forgotten what principles we were actually arguing about in the first place. Informed consent, due process, freedom of speech, full disclosure and the acknowledgment that all human beings innately possess dignity, equality, and God-given rights are some self evident considerations.
The People's Pen was born from the recognition that there is an urgent need for access to, and a forum for, dissenting and divergent views from the mainstream, propaganda spewing, legacy media hellbent on polarizing our Nation. Cui bono? The only real beneficiaries of this division are those elite and parasitic pirates masquerading as authorities and philanthropists, that have for generations been the selfsame creators and curators of our past, present and future economic, social and political woes.
We set out to be a vehicle of inspiration rather than influence, a source of uncensored information (making no claim of full and total veracity to the content herein, instead encouraging you to research for yourself and to exercise your powers of discernment) and a forum to exchange ideas civilly. We strive to encourage our readers to spend less time behind the keyboard, to make social media social again and introduce you to solutions that are ready for your engagement. From simple suggestions like subscribing to our publication and joining the KC Spectator mailing list for staying abreast of public meetings (see page 15), to building stronger networks of economic resilience with the North Idaho Freedom Fighters et al. and participating in civil discourse at the many up and coming townhall style events, we can make serious headway towards ending this information war.
In order to realize the future of liberty, freedom and abundant prosperity that is our true inheritance we first have to visualize what it looks like and how to get there. I suggest we start by reclaiming the narrative from magicians masquerading as media, restoring the law from pirates masquerading as authorities and reinvigorating genuine civil discourse around divisive topics. Never forget the power is inherent in the people! Elected officials are not our leaders but our agents and our mouthpieces. Before we are baited into another argument or fight let's dialogue until we can discern the true nature of our disagreements. More often than not, as we distill our arguments into their base principles, we should find that we don't really disagree in the first place. If we do, then an honest and open debate ought to be had. We can facilitate this dialogue before debate-style discourse and show the rest of our country that a small group of "thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." – M. Mead
The People's Pen, as a platform for your voice, aspires to grow through your letters, feedback and input. We welcome challenging discourse and seek to be greater and more relevant with every new issue as we forge new pathways through this gateway to a better media.
Think about this as you peruse our pages: a conformist will do what they are told regardless of what's right but a moralist will do what's right regardless of what they are told. It's time to choose morality over conformity, take a stand and empower yourself to become part of the cure for what's ailing us.
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After sarcoma has been diagnosed, other tests may be done to find out whether the cancer cells have spread within the body and, if so, how far. This is called staging of the tumour, and is an important step in planning treatment.
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As the baby-boomer generation ages, nursing home care is likely to become a major social problem. New residents will put huge strains on already short staffing at a time when funding to government-assisted homes (75 percent of all nursing homes) is lower than ever. Based on her ten years of experience working as a Licensed Practical Nurse in many care facilities, attorney Donna M. Reed shares her insider knowledge to help ensure that nursing home residents receive the best care possible. Reed focuses on the following key points:• The legal requirements of nursing homes regarding delivery of care• The ways in which many nursing homes regularly break these laws• Detailed descriptions of how the typical nursing home operates• The responsibilities of each nursing home employee• Nursing home inspections• Residents' rights• How to avoid substandard care• What actions to take to improve nursing home lifeReed's firsthand knowledge of nursing home care and her in-depth understanding of the legal requirements that protect residents offer invaluable information to readers concerned about nursing home care for a loved one.
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4 Reasons to Be More Visual
Human brains process visual information in very specific ways. Here's how to tap into brain science to get your message across.
By Howard Greenstein@HowardGr
Visuals convey the power of ideas very effectively--and in way words alone cannot. But unless you work as a graphic designer, or perhaps as a cartoonist, it's rare for your first inclination when starting a project to be delivering an interesting visual package.
Maybe it's time to reconsider. To do so, we sought out some folks whose jobs are to deliver those visuals: Jeffrey Sass, co-founder of Social Object Factory, the content division of cartoonist Hugh McLeod's Gaping Void company.
"Our brain is designed for pattern recognition, which is one of the reasons why symbols have been around since caveman days. Cartoons capitalize on that unexpectedly," Sass says.
Gaping Void CEO Jason Korman agrees, saying: "We're overwhelmed by data and info, we want things that make communications more simple, less complex."
Recently a client asked for a slide deck that explained Social Object Factory's product, and Sass posted it on SlideShare.net, not knowing the client would turn around and share it widely. Within a few weeks, the slides have been viewed more than 40,000 times. The slide deck itself became a "Social Object"--a thing around which people share and connect. (As McLeod explains, if you and your buddy see each other every Tuesday to bowl, bowling is the social object. On Facebook, pictures are often the social objects that bring people together and provide a shared experience.)
The slide deck is full of cartoons and bold visuals that explain best presentation practices. Thinking of following suit? Here's the case for doing so.
1. Remember: Out of sight is literally out of mind.
So says Robert Cooper, founder of Cooper Strategic.
"Out of sight is almost always out of mind and out of action. The brain has certain inherent hardwired tendencies. It is trying to take care of us, but in an antiquated way," he says. "It tries to conserve resources, and one way it does that is by not paying attention to what is new if it requires much concentration."
Cooper also noted that we also tend to remember such images more readily and longer. Result: these visuals can have more ongoing value or impact that a big, bloated, Word document, or PowerPoint, ever could.
2. Visuals allow the brain to take shortcuts.
And that makes a presentation easier for everyone to take.
Think for a moment about a Steve Jobs product presentation: few words, iconic images, and brief spoken phrases to evoke a whole set of concepts.
"Once a visual has our attention, our brains will give it a second look," Cooper says. "You can then get the brain to pay more attention, but you have to give it a reason to want to. Visuals and phrases that evoke concepts people want to think about, things that resonate, things that are funny and novel are what catch us."
3. Brains like the familiar.
Cooper notes that, by hard-wired nature, we don't tend to spend much time on "new." Unless is it a danger, of course. Otherwise it's easy to get caught in the everyday "blur" and see less of what's going on than we realize. (If you don't believe it, take the Awareness test.) Visuals such as cartoons ground us in a familiar concept, while allowing us to process hard ideas. Korman says: "Cartoons are a visual shorthand. The actual illustration itself is just an enticement to an idea, and the three-to-10 words have really great clarity. You wind up with an illustration that gives you a feel, and with words it resonates."
4. Making hard stuff friendly improves communications.
"In business school, we're taught about quantifiable metrics, but mind doesn't always work that way," says Korman. "If you want to talk about insurance or server farms, people's eyes glaze over. If you can do it in a way that's fun and whimsical and interesting and unexpected, you have a level of engagement that's hard to get other ways. You provide a sense of play and learning. To the extent you can do that with really technical stuff, then you've got something magical."
Cooper cautions: "Don't just make everything visual and expect that to work." You need to connect the pictures, the words and the ideas to make an impact.
Do you have you got some great examples of how visual communication has moved your business forward? Share them with the crowd below.


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The Case For NASA UFO's - what NASA doesn't want you to see!
A very well detailed analysis of the UFO's caught on NASA's satellite UV camera's. The Case For NASA UFOs is the "The Smoking Gun" which goes in-depth into the science behind it and why we should question whether we really are alone:
Sensitive ufos videos being removed from Youtube!
In a move that has shocked many, numerous UFO videos are now being removed from Youtube, the internet video site. On a daily basis these ufos videos, particularly, the ones most sensisitve in nature are being pulled from the video site for no known reason. In what is seen as mass censorship, Youtube has not commented on why this is happening only stating that some videos breach copyright.
George Bush and Dick Cheney comment publicly on the topic of UFOs
George Bush and Dick Cheney comment publicly on the topic of UFOs:
When will they ever tell the truth!!
Why does Mexico have so many UFO's?
No other country in the world has been fortunate enough to have so many reports about UFO 'fleet' or 'cluster' sightings like Mexico.
Since October 27, 1992, when Ulises Trujillo videotaped a rare formation in the sky that took Mexican ufologists by surprise, this unique and disconcerting type of sighting has been reported and documented on video by many people through the years.
The documented evidence presents an extremely difficult phenomena to understand...a challenge to Ufology and to common sense. Yet the phenomena is real and is occurring over an entire nation... witnessed by thousands of people for more than a decade - many of whom have contributed to recording and writing episodes of this fascinating ufo story.
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This post is probably more related to the so called 'new order' and is kind of unrelated to ufos but it is interesting.It seems like the governments of the world our actioning out the new 'codex' plan to ensure that drug companies eliminate natural health care globally. Watch how this will directly effect you no matter where in the world you live:
Ufos over Washington DC the white house 1952 + ronald regain alien threat speech
Ronald Regan and ufo's
Ronald regan did have a 'big mouth' and he never worried about what he was supposed to say or not, he infact had 2 ufo experiences one while in a plane with his wife nancy. During his time he also established the 'star wars' space missile defense system which was developed to protect america, but was the really made to protect us from an alien threat as he so commonly mentions ? -Kind of strange that he mentioned the alien threat in 4 different speaches?
Unfortunatley some strange things happened after posting my below report on the washington UFOS which was a real event that happened over the white house in 1952, Firstly the video as u can see deleted from you tube and secondly the pictures were removed from my blog. I have reposted the pictures again, but this is very strange.!!
It was a quiet evening at Washington D.C. Airport. The radarscope was clear. It was 12:40 AM. Then unexpectedly, a group of bright blips appeared on the screen of the Civil Aeronautics Authority. The objects were estimated to be about fifteen miles southwest of Washington. As suddenly as they appeared, they disappeared. Then the mysterious blips reappeared over northeast Washington.
Harry Barnes, the senior controller, was dumbfounded. He watched the unidentified blips as the operator told him, "Here are some flying saucers for you." Barnes stopped laughing when the radar returns showed the objects popping up all over the screen. The objects carried out a variety of maneuvers. Sometimes they zipped across the screen and sometimes they moved slowly, making deliberate right angle turns. Barnes became worried when the objects began carrying out their aeronautical acrobatics over prohibited areas such as the White House. He called the control tower of Washington Airport.
Operators in the airport control tower reported the same unidentified blips on their radar, but the operators were more interested in estimating the speed of the objects. According to their calculations the objects were reaching the unheard of speed of 7,200 mph. Both groups of men at separate locations watched as the unidentified aircraft flew towards Andrews Air Force base. Barnes called the tower at Andrews. They reported nothing unusual on their screens, but they were physically watching an orange orb in the southern sky. Barnes decided it was time to call the Air Defense Command and report a possible threat over Washington. A flight of radar equipped jets from Delaware headed toward Washington. Before the American planes arrive, the radar blips vanished. When the jets departed the area, the blips returned. Sending jets into the area was pointless. The objects seemed to know what was going on and were playing a game of cat and mouse with the most sophisticated aircraft of the day.
That was the first night of a week of unidentified aircraft reports in the area. But it wasn't the culmination of the UFO invasion of Washington, D.C. It was Saturday; it was a quiet night. Again unidentified blips began to appear, but this time they were all over the screens of both radar stations at Washington Airport, as well as Andrews Airforce Base. The odd thing was that some people in terrestrial aircraft and some on the ground saw orange or white orbs in the night sky. Some didn't see a thing. The unidentified objects flew right over the Capital. Jets were sent up to intercept the unidentifieds, but every time the jets entered the same airspace as the unidentifieds, the radar blips of the unknowns vanished. The game of cat and mouse continued for hours with no success by the fighter planes. The next day the area newspapers carried headlines and photos of the nocturnal events.
This is a period of history that should be remembered as a highlight for anyone living on planet Earth, for the summer of 1952 was the last time unidentified flying objects overtly checked in on this nation's capital.
Ufo reports by location worldwide
adelaide (2) Amsterdam (1) Argentina (6) Arizona (5) atlanta (2) australia (20) Austria (1) avebury (1) aztec Ufo crash (1) baltic sea (1) Bedford (1) Bolivia (2) Brasil (2) Brazil (9) Brooklyn (3) Brunei (1) buenos aire (1) bulgaria (1) california (17) Cambridge (1) canada (14) Chicago (9) Chile (10) china (22) Cincinnati (1) Colombia (3) Colorado (6) Columbia (1) COSTA RICA (1) ecuador (1) florida (10) France (7) fresno (4) georgia (2) germany (5) Guatemala (1) hawaii (3) holland (1) hong kong (2) houston (1) Hungary (1) illinois (3) India (1) ireland (2) islamabad (1) Istanbul (2) Italy (16) Japan (11) Jerusalem (5) jordan (1) Kansas City (3) Kazakhstan (2) kecksburg (1) kent (1) kentucky (1) LA (5) Lake Erie (6) Lake Michigan (2) las vegas (2) leeds (1) Lincolnshire (1) london (4) louisiana (2) Madrid (2) mars (11) Maryland (2) melbourne (3) mexico (10) Miami (2) Michigan (4) Minnesota (2) minnestoa (3) mississippi (1) Mongolia (2) Montreal (3) MOON (3) Moscow (13) Mt Adams (6) Nebraska (1) netherlands (1) nevada (1) New jersey (4) new mexico (1) New York (14) New Zealand (7) Niagara Falls (3) north carolina (1) Norway (5) noumea (1) Nova Scotia (1) Oakland (1) Ohio (10) oklahoma (2) Oregon (6) ottawa (1) Oxfordshire (1) pakistan (1) paris (2) Pennsylvania (3) Peru (5) philippines (2) phoenix (9) Pittsburgh (1) poland (7) Portland (2) portugal (1) rendlesham (8) rio (1) rome (5) roswell (8) Rotterdam (1) russia (31) san antonio (2) San Diego (2) san francisco (2) santa monica (2) Scotland (3) seattle (1) siberia (4) singapore (4) slovakia (2) south africa (1) south carolina (1) spain (6) Stirling (2) sweden (7) Switzerland (3) sydney (2) taiwan (2) Tennessee (2) texas (24) toronto (1) tucson (7) tunguska (2) turkey (4) uk (31) ukraine (1) US (3) USA (4) utah (4) vancover (5) vatican (8) VENEZUELA (1) Virginia (5) wiltshire (5) Yorkshire (2)
New ufos videos
I have been flat out with work and moving over the past few months so have been unable to post new ufo videos but Im back so here are some new ones:
Firstly the latest UFO sighting in Nanjing China 17th October 2006
An interesting one of a UFO in high frequency mode from Hong Kong 1995
The Phoenix Lights
Original Roswell 1947 UFO Crash Footage
Actual UFO caught on camera in the UK
Ufos hidden evidence
This interesting video links ufos to secret military and NAZI research, although i disagree with this video that most ufos are just secert military planes.
Deep sea ufos - USOS
Roswell alien recovery footage
This footage is supposedly stolen footage from roswell, do you think its real?
BBC documenary on the Roswell Coverup
Ufo probes
Here are some of the most interesting UFO probe videos from the net.
I really would like to know what is going on with these probes?
Most accurate Investigation into UFO's ever
The Most accurate Investigation into UFO's ever, hard evidence, unbiased research, top level US government staff witnesses and amazing testimonials !
Read about the news before it happens!
Hi, again i know this post is unrelated to UFO's but you simply must check this site outThis guy predicts most major events and news before it happens usually with a few weeks notice. This is not just some BS, most of his prediction do come true - I thought this was impossible at first until i started monitoring the site for a few months - and no, the dreams are not edited and back dated by photoshop or anything. But don't believe me, check it out for yourself - monitor his dream posts to see for yourself. Its free except for the lottlery predictions i think. If u don't have time get the dreams >emailed to you here free
Official Ufo reports by pilots
This interesting video has confirmed Official Ufo reports by pilots:
Who is John of God?
Hi I know this may be a bit unrelated to Ufo's but i recently heard of John of god and yes he is the real thing and the world really needs to know more about him. Read more about this amazing healer here
view full report from discovery:
Shocking! US government staff confirm UFOs are real!
I have decided this add this again because it is so important :
On May 9, 2001, The Disclosure Project held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC at which more that 20 military, government, corporate and intelligence witnesses came forward to urge open and honest congressional hearings in to the subject of UFOs and exotic energy and propulsion technologies. The witnesses requested the Congress hold open hearing on the subject of UFOs and extraterrestrial contact.
These numerous recorded witnesses constitute only a small portion of a vast pool of identified present or former military, intelligence, corporate, aviator, flight control, law enforcement officers, scientists and other witnesses, who will come forward when subpoenaed to testify at Congressional hearings. Without a grant of immunity releasing them from their security oaths, many such unimpeachable witnesses fear to speak out. http://www.disclosureproject.com
Russian UFO crash recovery videos
The details of a Russian Crash on or about 1969 are sketchy and somewhat suspect. This case comes from the so-called "Secret KGB Files," which were reportedly smuggled out of the former Sovet Union. Reportedly, $10,000 was paid for the information. The details of these secret files were first offered to the general public on 9-13-98 as part of a TNT special titled "The Secret UFO Files of the KGB." The show featured extraordinary film and still photographs of the UFO recovery, and also a portion of autopsy film on part of an alien body.
The event itself, according to the files, occurred in the state of Sverdlovsky, which was formerly Yekatrinburg of the USSR. The crash story follows a familiar pattern normally associated with this type of report. A fiery crash of an unknown object occurred in March 1969. The site was secured by the Russian military, and one dead alien was found in the wreckage. The remains of the craft and alien were brought to a secure location, and the alien body was autopsied. Both still and moving pictures were taken of the craft, it's retrieval, and the alien autopsy. The autopsy shows only an alien torso and arm. From the size of the body parts, the alien would have been extremely small.
The TNT special features Roger Moore who discusses other UFO events, along with interviews with UFO experts, CIA agents, and other film. Probably the most notable footage is from gun cameras of confrontations with a UFO. The show itself is forgettable, and it's only redeeming quality is the presentation of the UFO crash story. Supposedly, the crash story was validated by KGB documents.
The footage at the crash site does seem to be authentic as to the soldiers' uniform. The truck in the film is a circa 1950 model ZIS151, which has not been used by the military for quite some time, and the truck would have been difficult to find to stage a hoax with. Other elements of the film do not exhibit any obvious signs of a hoax, as to the movement of the soldiers, the timing of the film as to the shadows, and the UFO itself.
There are also several documents shown to verify the event itself, and an eyewitness to the event who swears that the recovery mission did occur. The footage of the autopsy film shows personnel without caps and gowns. This seemed odd to me at first, but after some research I found that this was commonplace for that era in Russia.
The furnishings in the room are acceptable, and in Russia have probably not changed much today. Three men in their 20s and 30s are performing the procedure, and one woman is taking notes. The note taker will be identified as KGB stenographer O. A. Pshonikina. The alien's torso and arm are lying together on the table as the autopsy is performed, and there are documents shown to support the autopsy.
Although the USA-Russia relationship is much improved over a few years ago, it still needs a lot of improvement. Any information received is subject to translation, and often times interpretation. It is sad there is not more cooperation between the two countries. The case of the 1969 retrieval and autopsy are difficult to assess. Until more information is uncovered, it will remain unsubstantiated.
Alleged SETI Coverup?
Just found this interesting article
Alien hunters today pounded the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute here with e-mails and phone calls, following claims made this weekend that the organization has covered up the detection of signals from space.
Allegations of a SETI cover up were made last night on the fringe-friendly Coast to Coast radio show hosted by Art Bell. During the broadcast, professional SETI watcher Steven Greer, the CEO of Space Energy Access Systems, claimed that insiders told him that SETI discovered a high concentration of signals from space, and that another organization stepped in to block those signals. Read more here
With regards to government coverups heres what President Eisenhower warned a long time ago about dangers of government:
Scientists prove that crop circles not man made
This interesting video shows Scientists proving that crop circles are not man made
You may also Download the video here
Mexican Air Force goes public and confirms ufos are real
I know you have already may have seen this before but its an important video so i have decided to post it again :-)
March 5, 2004, MEXICO -- In an unprecedented move for Mexico and perhaps the whole world-- military authorities have made public a video showing 11 unidentified flying objects (UFOs) captured by an aircraft belonging to the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA). The Secretary of National Defense of Mexico himself, Ricardo Clemente Vega Garcia, authorized the broadcast of this material to both domestic and foreign news media. This video has caused literally a world wide stir, and not without reason.
Fox TV report:
Original Mexican airforce report:
Proof of alien contact
Proof of alien contact shows surgeons removing real alien implants from abductees
Download higher quality version here (ipod compatible)
Military helicopters and Crop circles
This is an interesting post showing that the military are interested in the 'balls of light' that form crop circles. Andrew collins a reputable crop circle researcher gives his experience while videoing the helicopters. Download the higer quality version of this clip here
Roswell coverup documentary
This video contains numerous testimonials from military and retired personal saying that Roswell was a big coverup, very interesting as well! Quality not great though. You may also download this clip here
The famous Alien Interview
This is the complete video showing the 'alien interview' footage supposadly smuggled from Area 51, its quite interesting! You may also download and save video from this link
UFO Crash new mexico 1997
This is a High quality video of UFO crash filmed in 1997 in the desert at White Sands, New Mexico. The video was first shown at the Australian UFO Symposium 1997. It depicts a fairly bleak desert landscape, similar to White Sands, mountain ranges in the far distance. It is daylight. A very large, white glowing object appears from the right of the screen at low altitude, almost skimming above the surface, at I would guess no greater range than one to one-and-a-half miles distance from the camera. The speed of the object is very fast, probably 200-300 mph. The object travels horizontally for a short period, then dives below relatively minor sized hills in the foreground before rising up to continue what is a fairly erratic course. Finally, the object hurtles into the ground and 'explodes' into hundreds of bright, almost flare-like fragments.
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Airline Hydraulics
3557 Progressive Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020
Airline Equipment Company was founded in 1949 by Joseph Loughran to distribute pneumatic tools and accessories in Philadelphia. At that time the city had a vibrant industrial manufacturing economy. Over the years, as their base of loyal customers grew and new opportunities emerged, the company decided to expand into the hydraulics sector. In 1969, with sales approximating $3 million, the company changed its name to Airline Hydraulics Corporation.
As the company continued to grow, customers demanded solutions to a wider array of machine problems, prompting Airline to further broaden its product offering to include automation products such as sensors, PLC's, motion control products and many others. To keep up with the demand for hydraulic and pneumatic products and services, branch operations were established in York, PA; Bethlehem, PA; Ocean View, NJ; Edison, NJ; N. Billerica, MA and, most recently in Rochester, NY.
By 1998, revenues grew to over $40M and Airline Hydraulics' 150 employees actively served over 5,000 customers in the industrial, mobile, marine and utility marketplace. Between 2000 and 2008 there were several asset purchase agreements which added an additional $2M to Airline's revenues, increasing total business revenues to over $52M.
Today Airline Hydraulics, headquartered in Bensalem, PA, is a 100% Employee-Owned Business (ESOP). The company has over 200+ employees at office locations throughout the Northeast who work hard to make the corporate vision a reality. Airline Hydraulics is a preferred provider of quality technology-driven solutions, products and services.
Although Airline Hydraulics had won government contracts in the past, that area of business was not growing and thriving. In fact, they had lost a few contracts throughout the years. Tom Devlin, the Government Sales Manager, who had undertaken the responsibility of growing their government contracting, reached out to Faye Fitz, the Government Marketing Specialist for the Temple University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for assistance.
Airline Hydraulics became a SBDC Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) client in November 2009. Devlin and Fitz met to discuss market strategies that would create success. There was no doubt that Airline was a strong company that just needed the right direction and guidance to move forward.
The first steps were plans to create market visibility. Tom was advised to follow stated guidelines as stipulated by agencies and complete all of the mandatory government registrations and certifications (CCR, SBA Dynamic Business Search, ORCA, etc.). Next, the company was advised to develop effective marketing materials such as a Capability Statement. The objective was to create market visibility by including government codes on marketing materials, thereby enabling Government Agencies to identify and categorize Airline's products and services (e.g. naics codes, sic codes, etc.).
The next step included the development of the Bid Match profile to help them identify contracts. The PTAP conducted research to help Airline identify government agencies and prime contractors that buy their products and services. Further, PTAP advised Airline to attend seminars, outreach and networking events to further develop their understanding of the government marketplace.
The specialist also noticed that staff members were overwhelmed with their workload. They were not only handling government marketing but they had other responsibilities as well. The specialist advised Devlin to hire a part-time person; someone with background, experience and contacts in the government arena to help manage the tasks. He took that advice.
Devlin described his experience working with PTAP as "amazing." There were a lot of fundamental and basic things that had to be done. But those things, in addition to the excellent one-on-one consulting, made the difference between struggling and success. Devlin stated, "We went from just barely holding on to $80, 000 in contracts two years ago in 2009 to $404,000 by year 2010. All because of the strategic assistance from the Temple PTAP. And now, in 2011, it's only the middle of the year and we are already at $340,000 in government contracts. We are ecstatic. We are expecting to double that by the year's end." There is no doubt that Airline Hydraulics is well on their way and success is again in their favor.
Airline Hydraulics' facility in Bensalem.
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