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Friday, January 26, 2007

Fun With Statistics

As some of you may know, one of my interests is reviewing books. I have had my reviews featured as far away as New Orleans, but try as I might, I do not seem to be able to attract the attention of the local newspaper, in fact they did not even have the courtesy to acknowledge my communication with them. Now that's just damn rude. It does not cost anything to write back and say 'no we are not interested'.

I decided to do some investigating, OK, I will fess up, I was bored, and I thought this might be fun! is a site that ranks and monitors web sites, it is a great source for information. Better still it displays the data in a graphical format.

My first exploration was to compare the popularity of the Calgary Herald with the two online sites that I write for ( and ).

You really do not need to have a PhD in math to see that the green line (Blogcritics) is much more popular than the red line (The Calgary Herald).

My next adventure was to include one of the sites that my reviews get syndicated to (The Times-Picayune New Orleans).

Hahaha as you can see The Calgary Herald is once again a very poor third.

You would think that the local newspaper would be interested in carrying locally written articles, but that is not the case. Calgary is a city with a population of over one million. That's a big market, one would think that with such a large market the local paper would look for local talent, but alas that is not the case.

I must admit that I am pissed off, I can get published with the big league, but can not even get a job as bat boy with the local team!

BrettBum said...

That's a great way to show the value of your work!

I surfed in from blog explosion. Accodring to Blogexplosion, you may have signed up for B.E. through either one of my invitations or one of my links.

As a referral, I feel a little responsibility for your continued success with B.E.

All that said, I noticed a couple things about your blog that might put you in disfavor with Google. I don't want to see that happen, and encourage you to learn more about the combination of blogexplosion and google adsense (the two do not mix well).

I have been testing a solution that can keep you out of trouble with Google and help you to keep promoting your blog and your writing at full speed.

If you are interested stop by my site.

I am looking for a couple additional beta testers. If you are interested I could build a blog mirror for your blog (for free as a beta for 1 year).

Please feel free to delete this comment as I do not want to give the impression that I am spamming up your comments. You can also find my email through my website if your are interested.

Best Regards and more success to you!

Brett Bumeter
Softduit Partners

BrettBum said...

sorry was trying not to embed the link

but it did not fit

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#92 Jour de Fête

Watched: March 21 2017

Director: Jacques Tati

Starring: Jacques Tati and other French people

Year: 1949

Runtime: 1h 10min

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This film is hilarious! Seriously.

It’s the day of the annual party in a small French village and everyone is getting ready, as explained to the viewer by an adorable old lady’s running commentary on their efforts. In the middle of the preparations is François (Tati himself), the local postman and part time village idiot.

For reference, this is his most intelligent expression throughout the film

The poor man is trying to complete his round, but is sidetracked by the other villagers who recruit him to set up a pole (not a euphemism), get drunk with them and watch a propaganda film about the high-tech American postal service. The latter inspires him to step up his own game, with hilarious consequences.

He is constantly being taken for rides, both literally and figuratively

Jour de Fête is a silly, silly film with loads of throwbacks to old silent movies in the physical humour and slapstick found throughout. There’s also verbal humour though, so it does not stay too much in the silent movie era. Among our favourite scenes were the meeting of the potential lovers with the Western soundtrack playing, the old lady narrator in the beginning, and of course François’ amazing chicken catch. If you have no idea what we’re talking about – watch the film.

For those of you wanting something deeper than a silly, French comedy, there are also political undertones as the protagonist confuses the U.S. M.P.

We recommend this one to everyone who likes a bit of silly in their lives, although we did feel sorry for François when the other villagers made fun of him all the time. Still, that’s the price you pay for being the village idiot (which is an important position, make no mistakes). We’re looking forward to more Tati in the future.

Hopefully, the upcoming films will also include the old lady and her goat. Fingers crossed!

What we learned: Allons-y!

Next time: Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

#37b (or something) The Thin Man

Watched: January 16 2017

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy

Year: 1934

Runtime: 1h 31min

Disclaimer: This film was added at 37th place (chronologically) after we had already reached (the old) no. 71 (now no. 73) and as such we throw it in here. The next post will be #74 but that does not mean we’ve skipped #72 and #73. Confused? Read this disclaimer. We’re sure it’ll explain everything.

We’re so glad this one made the list! Sister the Oldest has seen this one before and loved it then as she loves it now. It’s a boozy adventure of the best kind, with wonderful characters and banter.

Nick Charles (Powell) is a retired private detective, enjoying a life of leisure, and copious amounts of cocktails, with his charming and charmingly rich wife, Nora (Loy), and their terrier, Asta.

“These are just my breakfast drinks!”

An old acquaintance, Dorothy Wynant, approaches the former detective as she suspects her father is in trouble, but Nick refuses to take the case, on account of the retirement and all. However, soon after, Mr Wynant’s secretary is killed and the plot thickens considerably when Dorothy’s father, who’s missing, becomes the chief suspect. Nick, egged on by Nora who thinks all this detective business terribly exciting, takes time between cocktails to look into the matter.

The Thin Man is one of the funnest, booziest mystery comedies you’ll ever see. There are eccentric characters, dysfunctional families and lots and lots of drinks. The quick banter between Nick and Nora is magical, and their relationship is something to aspire to (in its own way). In addition, Nora has the best fashion sense, and the the dog is adorable. This film should be everyone’s traditional Christmas viewing, along with Gremlins and Die Hard, of course. Enjoy!

True love!

What we learned: We need to purchase lots of stripy chiffon. Also, do NOT make this film into a drinking game where you try to keep up with Nick…

Next time: A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

#65 Arsenic and Old Lace

Watched: December 14 2016

Director: Frank Capra

Starring: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Peter Lorre, Raymond Massay, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, John Alexander

Year: 1944

Runtime: 1h 58min

Theatre critic Mortimer Brewster (Grant), against his convictions, is getting married to Elaine (Lane). While they get hitched, his sweet old murderous aunts (Hull & Adair) entertain his new father-in-law along with Teddy “Roosevelt” (Alexander), Mortimer’s insane brother. And the body of their latest victim.

Murderous and adorable!

On their way to their honeymoon, Mortimer and Elaine stop by Dark and Godless Brooklyn to greet their relatives, and Mortimer stumbles across the dead body in the window seat and panics. Naturally. He is then completely shocked to find that his lovable aunts committed the deed and not only this one! They have so far killed 12 men and had Teddy bury them in the cellar.

“But… They looked so peaceful after we poisoned them. So relaxed. We can’t see that we’ve done anything wrong!”

While Mortimer tries to sort out the mess and have Teddy institutionalized to take the blame (without serving prison time), another brother shows up to further complicate things. Jonathan (Massey) is also insane, but more in the I’ll-kill-you-and-everything-you’ve-ever-loved kind of way and not the bugle blowing, stair charging way of innocent Teddy. He also brings his own plastic surgeon, Dr Einstein (Lorre – who does not age!). Oh, and their very own body to be disposed of.

Guess who was the inspiration for Einstein’s latest surgical miracle?

Mortimer, as the only sane member of the family, desperately tries to make everything right while also protecting his more loveable relatives. And the results are very silly, very funny and also strangely suspenseful. Grant’s face is EVERYTHING in this film, and aunt Abby (Hull) is one of the most adorable murderers in history. Poor Lane doesn’t really get much to work with though, despite her being billed second on the poster (though, we realise, not the one we chose to go with for this blog..). She’s mainly there to serve as another complication for Grant and perhaps to represent sanity in this insane world.

As if Cary Grant isn’t perfectly capable of representing sanity on his own!

Arsenic and Old Lace is a silly and hilarious farce which we absolutely loved. The spinster sisters living together weren’t in any way a glimpse into our own futures at all! No sir. There’s no way we’ll ever be able to afford a house like that…

What we learned: Brooklyn is not part of U.S. proper. Also, inbreeding is never a good idea…

Next time: Double Indemnity (1944)

#60 Road to Morocco

Watched: November 27 2016

Director: David Butler

Starring: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Dona Drake, Anthony Quinn

Year: 1942

Runtime: 1h 22min

Note: see note for Cat People. Yup, she was still gone.

After their ship blows up, two stowaways find themselves on a raft discussing who will eat who first. Luckily, before it comes down to that, they find land and a very friendly camel to take them to Morocco. Yay camels!

You haven’t lived until you’ve sung a song on the back of a camel. Fact!

They arrive in a very Arabian Nights-inspired Morocco, complete with princess in distress and violent locals, where they get  up to all sorts of zany antics including, but not limited to, selling each other into slavery. Ah – men, am I right?

At least, this particular form of slavery consisted of courting a beautiful princess. As far as human trafficking is concerned, it could be a lot worse.

Once Jeffrey (Crosby) finds out the exact nature of the work he sold Orville’s (Hope) into, he inserts himself into the lives of the newly engaged couple to try to win princess Shalmar (Lamour) for himself. And he succeeds. Which is just as well, as Orville seems more interested in her handmaiden Mihirmah (Drake) anyway.

Can’t imagine why

Now, this is when things get really complicated for the two old friends. It turns out the princess is only interested in marrying Orville because a prophecy has foretold that her first husband will die after only a week of marriage, and she is really engaged to a local sheikh, Kasim (Quinn). However, the sheikh cannot compete with the natural charm and musical talents of Bing Crosby, and the princess decides to go with the penniless American instead. The sheikh does not take kindly…

He doesn’t take kindly at all!

He kidnaps the princess and her entourage, and leaves Jeff and Orville to die in the desert. It’s up to them to rescue their loves and save the day!

Road to Morocco is very silly, quite raunchy at times, and it breaks the fourth wall masterfully. There’s dancing, action, romance, and cool costumes as well as sometimes sweet, sometimes fun, musical numbers. A great hangover film for early Sunday afternoon. Or Tuesday morning. Whatever rubs your Buddha.

We all know what he will be rubbing. Ooo – naughty!

What we learned: make sure your telescope is clean before making life or death prophecies.

Next time: To Be or Not To Be (1942)

#52 The Bank Dick

Watched: October 21 2016

Director: Edward F. Cline

Starring: W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Grady Sutton, Franklin Pangborn

Year: 1940

Runtime: 1h 12min

Note: since one sister (Sister the Youngest) fucked off to Oslo for a week, Sister the Oldest watched this one alone. Well, not alone, as she does have friends apart from her immediate family. So she watched it with a friend. Who’s real.

Bumbling buffoon Egbert Sousé (Fields) drinks too much, has no career to speak of and his family does not respect him. So he goes out in search of a drink. On the way, he stumbles across a film team whose drunken director is unable to work and naturally they hire Sousé.

Anyone capable of sitting on a chair shouting into a tube is automatically qualified to work as a director in 1940. Sadly, Sousé isn’t really able to do the former.

After his short stint as director, Sousé finds himself in the vicinity of bank robbers trying to escape. He is credited with stopping them and so gets a job as a bank guard. His daughter’s fiancé Og Oggilby (Sutton) works in the same bank and after Sousé is offered the chance to invest in stock in a mining company, he persuades his future son-in-law to “borrow” $500 from the bank.

“Of course it’s okay to borrow money from the bank! I’m head of security, aren’t I? Check out my trustworthy face!”

Unfortunately, a bank examiner, J. Pinkerton Snoopington (Pangborn) shows up the very next day and Sousé and Oggilby must join wits (of which Og especially has very little) to keep the examiner to discover the missing $500. Let the farce commence!

Rule number one when being investigated: take the investigator out for drinks and slip them a mickey.

This is a very silly movie full of fucked up characters, over-the-top performances and slapstick humour. The main character is gullable, stupid and self-aggrandizing, yet he is also occasionally likeable, possibly because the way his family treats him makes you feel a bit sorry for him. But usually not for long, as he parries their attacks on him with attempted murder such as when he tries to throw a concrete vase at his youngest daughter.

It’s practically as big as its intended target

The real gem here though is the car chase towards the end of the film. It is fast, funny and impressive in so many ways – such as the very real danger in which it must have put stunt performers. Even if farcical slapstick films aren’t  your thing, it is well worth watching The Bank Dick for this scene alone. Or if you enjoy violence against 8-year-olds. And let’s face it – who doesn’t? Have fun!

Naturally, no still can do a great chase scene justice, so you’ll just have to watch the film.

What we learned: poor men are mad – rich men are eccentric. Also, it was surprisingly easy to get a job as a director back in the day.

Next time: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

#38 A Night at the Opera

Watched: September 10 2016

Director: Sam Wood

Starring: The Marx Brothers

Year: 1935

Runtime: 1h 36min

Is there anything left to say on the Marx Brothers? We think not, and so we will not, except to tell you to watch this one too. Boom! Shortest blog entry in 1000filmsblog history!

Cue out-of-context pictures

What we learned: we still love the Marx Brothers. Groucho is still the most quotable bastard in movie history. Chico is still our favourite pianist. Harpo is still creepily likable. Zeppo is still oddly replaceable…

Next time: Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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Tag Archives: 13 months

Freeze frame!

We had an absolutely fantastic weekend, despite the disgusting heat and humidity.  We decided to take our Saturday morning outing somewhere air conditioned.  And so we ventured out to the mall.  We figured we could tackle multiple errands, the biggest of which would be getting a passport photo for Curly.  After the tedious experiences of the Puffer family, we were prepared for the worst, but it could not have been easier.  Curly sat on a high stool in front of the white backdrop, I knelt on the ground next to him and held his hands at his sides, Strawberry stood behind the photographer making silly faces and in 3 shots, we had our photo.  Some quick cropping and zoom on the computer and they printed them up.  We were in and out in 15 minutes. Puffer, I’m sorry you couldn’t have waited until 14 months to get passport photos, I can imagine the difficulty of trying to have done it when Curly was only a few months old.

On Sunday, we filled up our baby pool early so that by mid afternoon it would be a nice wading temperature.  Our new neighbors and their 18 month old came over and everyone had fun in the water.  Well, maybe the boys didn’t have FUN, but they weren’t screaming or crying, so I call that a win.  I can see our families being good friends as our boys grow up together and that feels very nice.

And finally, Curly was all about showing off his new “toddler” skills this weekend…

So we got our first ‘incident’ phone call from daycare. Apparently Curly was cruising with a toy in his mouth, tripped and face-planted, and cut his lip. They calmed him and tried to ice it, which he hated, so they resorted to giving him half a popsicle to work on (not a bad idea we thought) I like how we were notified right away and received a written report upon picking him up. It looked pretty awful! We are still very happy with this daycare. Curly is officially over his ‘tears at drop-off’ phase. We have had ZERO issues with diaper rash. He hasn’t been sick with more than a mild cold (knock wood). And they seem to take very good care of him. We just wish he would nap longer. That should hopefully get better once he transfers to the toddler room.

On to the next question, this time from Two Moms, Two Monkeys: Do you leave Curly asleep and then go, or leave while he is awake?

We almost always leave Curly right after we put him to bed. We like to be the ones doing his bedtime routine, and since he goes to bed at 7pm, it’s a pretty convenient time to go out afterward. When our friends babysit for us, they know they’re just going to be hanging out downstairs while Curly sleeps upstairs. They may peek at him with the video monitor, but it’s a totally effortless job. They’re advised that if he should wake up upset, to give us a call right away. When we do need to go somewhere before his bedtime, we like for our parents to watch him. He knows them the best and it’s important for him to feel comfortable. But those instances are few in number.

Check out my injury!

Round and round we go

First off, Father’s Day. Curly is blessed with two wonderful grandfathers, which would make Nutella and I blessed with two wonderful fathers. We are thankful for them and while Curly will not be celebrating Father’s Day within our immediate household, he can certainly celebrate it for their sakes. His daycare put aside a couple days this week to work on crafts for Father’s Day, and we were curious what they would do for a two mom household. We weren’t left out though- we got a card and a mug with his footprint on it just like everyone else. We also decided to attend the Father’s Day BBQ on Friday late afternoon. It was very inclusive, but also kind of lame so we didn’t stay long…just long enough for Curly to get all sticky-sloppy while slowly eating a slice of watermelon.

Thanks to those who asked questions in the comments of our last post. We are always up for new questions or possible blog topics- don’t want to have jumped the shark yet! The first question appears below, and since the second question is R-rated, that answer will be locked down later this week 🙂

Jen asked: Did you decide on having kids before you got married or was it something you discovered afterwards?

Nutella has always wanted to be a mother, so for her it was a given. I wasn’t so sure, but since I knew I was marrying someone with such a strong desire to parent, I also knew what I was in for. Since Nutella was ready to go for it earlier than I was, we discussed it and came up with a time line as a compromise. It was probably about 3 years later than she would’ve liked (which I am still shocked at!), but I needed the time to get comfortable with the idea. Still, it all worked out in the end.

PS- SOMEONE may have been spotted taking two unassisted steps between chairs this weekend….!
PPS- …and also may have had his first ride on a carousel…

Flowers, plants or linen

Those are the traditional gifts for the 4th wedding anniversary.  Strawberry and I celebrate ours today (as do Olive and Fern).  We met up for lunch and I bought Strawberry a new office plant since her old one met with an unfortunate accident. There will be a special dinner at home and then we have friends babysitting for both Friday and Saturday nights.  That’s about all that’s going on around here, although I’m hopeful that we have turned a corner with the crying at drop off.   It’s now been a few days that have been tear-free.  Yesterday he was very tired so I tried placing him in a crib for a nap right as we arrived and he sat up to watch me leave but didn’t cry.  Today he was more perky and after a quick cuddle in the play room, he voluntarily turned towards a group of older kids playing around a table and joined in.  I am so relieved.

We’ve been finding it tough to come up with blog topics lately, so we’d like to open the floor to questions.  Anything you want to know? Random questions are fine, too!

Updated to add: OMG!! She sent me MACARONS at work!!  I ❤ macarons! I ❤ my wife!

Pride Full

We went into the city for our Pride celebration last weekend. Met up with Teaberry and family, and other friends of theirs. It was stiflingly hot, but all the babes did wonderfully. We had Curly in the E.r.go carrier, and he was completely distracted by everything going on around him, and feeling comfortable and worn out enough near the end that he actually started to nod off. This is MAJOR for us, since he usually has a hard time sleeping outside of a crib. If this keeps up, doing things with him in the carrier will make our lives a lot easier…as long as we don’t stop moving that is! We kept giving Curly sips of our fresh-squeezed lemonade, which he loved, as well as plain water from his own straw cup. We spent a lovely 3 hours out before returning home.

On the daycare front, we are still very happy with the ‘new’ place, and as an added bonus, the past two drop-off days have been tear-free. Curly’s new thing is to lunge at Nutella for a hug and cuddle when she puts him down, but then put up a strong front when she gets up to leave. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more tear-filled mornings ahead, but perhaps we’ve turned a corner?

Lucky 13

It’s been a while since we talked specifically about what Curly is up to (besides having started a new daycare and continually fighting off evil germies). Mooching off an idea from somewhere else in internet-land, here’s what Curly is up to in his 13th month:

Mobility- Not walking, but it may be on the horizon soon. He prefers cruising above all, or crawling. He loves climbing on things. Just yesterday, he was playing with a large door-shaped toy, and I spotted him taking at least two unassisted steps around it. Usually he leans on it. When he’s cruising, every so often he’ll let go and stand for a bit. Our daycare providers have also told us they’ve seen him standing here and there. No rush on the walking thing, as we’ve heard it only makes things harder, but we’re banking on him doing it by 15 months if not earlier. He used to hate us taking his hands and leading him around while walking, but all of a sudden he loves it.

Eating- There was a week not long ago when we thought we had entered picky-eater toddler world. Thankfully(?), it turned out to be a stomach bug, and once it passed, he was back to eating like a champ again. There isn’t much he will outright reject except green vegetables. This means we have to resort to tricks like pureeing them in an omelet or mixing them into a sauce or burger. He is all about fruit of any type and has gotten a lot better at eating hard things, like graham crackers and whole apples if we get them started for him with a first bite. He is adept at drinking from his straw cups, and (surprise) prefers juice over milk or water, but we usually water it down. He got a 100% juice box for the first time this weekend and gulped it down almost all at once.

Teeth- He’s got 10 teeth including 2 top molars, and is currently teething again hardcore, so we expect another molar may be surfacing.

Sleep- He continues to be ‘the child who sleeps more than any other child on Earth.’ He sleeps 11-12 hours straight at night, and if he gets his way, 3-4 hours of daytime naps. When we tell people this, they act like we won the jackpot, and while I admit that we did win the jackpot on nighttime sleep, it is very difficult dealing with his constant tiredness during the day. We have to plan our activities around his naps, and since he doesn’t sleep outside, in a stroller or while being worn, this severely limits our time out with him. He gets extremely cranky and upset about wanting sleep. We didn’t think we’d still be dealing with this past 1 year, but here we are.

Play- He is very much into independent play and can usually keep himself occupied for decent periods of time. He still enjoys putting objects inside one another and through holes or spaces. He’s not great about playing with toys that require fine motor skills. He will roll a toy vehicle across the floor and loves to roll balls away from himself and ‘fetch’ them. He’s all about pressing buttons, flipping switches, opening and closing doors, trying to reach doorknobs, and he loves books. He will happily sit and turn the pages of a board book, which is a great activity during a car ride especially.

Communication- He babbles a lot and seems to ‘talk’ with some intention but it’s mostly gibberish to us. Every now and then he’ll say something that makes sense, but it is very inconsistent. I was holding him once, close to another baby, and twice he looked at the other baby and said “bay-ba.” Another time I waved at him and said hi, and he waved back with both hands and said ‘ha!’ back. But these moments are just here and there. He’s finally learned to sign ‘more’ back to us during dinner, but again, it’s not consistent, and he will get frustrated quickly and resort to banging or whining when he doesn’t get what he wants or has to wait for it.

Appearance- His strawberry blonde hair is growing in and we are delighted. It’s very curly in the back and oh so adorable. His eyes are a dark brown-green hazel. He continues to be very long and lean. People often comment on his height.

Other- Separation anxiety continues, with him in tears during every daycare drop-off. He has also started protesting baths in the evening to our dismay. On the plus side, his giggles are contagious and he likes to make us laugh as much as we like to make him laugh. He will play peek-a-boo with us, and acts very happy and proud whenever we mimic whatever he’s doing. He loves when you make funny faces at him or tickle him. We think he’s smart, but very stubborn/willful like a typical Taurus 😉

Many a new day

When Strawberry picks Curly up this afternoon, we will have made it through the first week at the new daycare.  So far, things have gone very well.  Napping is still a work in progress.  Yesterday’s report said he napped from 10-11 in a crib, but then not at all in the afternoon.  So whereas we are used to him waking on his own at about 6pm from his 5pm nap at home, he just kept on sleeping.  We went and got him at 6:30 and he did NOT want to be awake.  When we set him on the floor to play for a minute while we got his dinner warmed up, he lay down, closed his eyes and sucked his thumb.  Quite cute and sad, actually.  Once in his high chair he perked up enough to eat (but not the steamed citrus ginger carrots, the troglodyte!), but was drifting off during his very quick bath and change into pj’s. I talked to his teachers again this morning about some napping strategies, so we’ll see what today’s report looks like.

The hardest part is the newish separation anxiety. Apparently, 13 months is common for it to show up, and boy has it!  We noticed it at home last weekend, and were scared about how it would play out with the new daycare.  Days #1 and #2 it wasn’t that bad.  He was excited about all the new toys and new faces.  But yesterday and today I’ve left him in tears each morning.  He’s not inconsolable, and he is easily comforted by his teachers. I know the best thing is for me to just walk away, but it tugs at my heart in the worst way.  The daycare center occupies most of the ground floor of an office building and the main room has windows all the way up to the ceiling that face the exit sidewalk and parking lot.  This morning as I left, Curly’s eyes tracked me while he cried, all the while sitting in the lap of a teacher.  I’ll be sure not to walk along the windows next week.

But those issues aside, we love it there.  The teachers and the space and the cleanliness and the educational toys and the happy kids and the DAILY REPORT!!  Oh, and Mr. Curly’s butt is rash free and clean as a whistle 🙂


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The Cheap Toilet Paper Hunt… continued
March 24, 2008, 2:58 pm
Filed under: Coupons, Deals, Walgreens

Walgreen’s was all out of the Angel Soft toilet paper I was planning on getting last week. Bummer, expect I found an even better deal this week!

Scott and Cottonelle 4 packs are on sale this week at Walgreen’s for 2 for $5, with the 7 day in ad coupon. The April EasySaver Catalog has a rebate for $1 back when you buy two Scott or Cottonelle 4 packs. Since the April EasySaver does not start until March 28th and the in ad coupon expires on the 29th, this deal will only be good on March 28th and 29th. With the in ad coupon and rebate, the cost is brought down to 2 for $4. But wait, it gets better!

There are coupons for $1 off Scott Extra Soft 4 pack or larger that were in the Sunday paper last week. If you don’t have two of these, you can print them off at coupons.com or the Scott website.

Now the price is brought down to 2 for $2 or $.25 a roll! Hot dog! Remember, this deal is only good March 28th and 29th!

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Did you try the sale at Albie’s this week? They have a 10/10 Scott tp:)

LMNCC2003 from HCW

Comment by Lauren

Unfortunately, I don’t have an Aldi’s around me. I did manage to get a Cottonelle 4pk at Kroger this week for $.50.

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Fairfax County, which is headed by one of the nation’s finest superintendents, Jack Dale, has recently posted up a comprehensive website about PISA/OECD testing in their district, and it is fascinating and impressive in many ways.

The video above, produced by America Achieves, which is active in the OECD testing initiative in the US, offers a nice overview of the Fairfax program, and demonstrates the seriousness of the way in which they in the district intend to use and apply the results to improve learning.

PISA testing, newly available for individual schools and districts under the name of OECD test, was recently praised by Tom Friedman in his column, and has long been admired by thoughtful and informed educators such as Tony Wagner.   Simply put, it is a better kind of test, much more designed to evaluate students abilities to use what they have learned to tackle new and complex problems, evaluating their application and analytic skills.   Below is a video about the PISA test.

But just because a test is better designed for assessing student skills and proficiencies doesn’t mean necessarily that it is especially effective in providing results and information which inform practice.    PISA/OECD, however, and in contrast to many others, has made this a priority, and Fairfax County is an exemplar.

I want to offer a number of commendations to and draw a few lessons from Fairfax County, America Achieves  and PISA OECD based on what has been posted on the County’s website here.

1. Huge Kudos for the transparency of the County to share so boldly and generously everything about the OECD testing program.  When you go to the site and click on the tab,  School reports, you will find the full, comprehensive, detailed school testing result reports– un-redacted.  Now there is no student reporting here, privacy is honored, but the willingness to show and share is a model for every other school district and school.

2. The breadth and depth of the OECD testing report, entitled “How Your School Compares Internationally,” as can be seen in these examples, is staggering.   This is a 161 page document, with scores of boxes, figures, and tables.     Schools and districts are informed deeply about the effectiveness of their program and offered thoughtful, thorough analysis regarding opportunities for improvement.     For private school educators reading this post, there are even included sections comparing your school’s results to private school sampling across the US.    There are dozens of examples of useful sections– in one part of the report, where the impact of soci0-economics are assessed in your school and in national results, the report shares lessons from PISA research on how the most successful school systems in this regard support disadvantaged students.

3.  The people at PISA are clearly students of and practitioners in the developing field of graphically communicating information– and they have generated many interesting graphs in these reports.   See the slides below, downloaded from the Fairfax County Site, which showcases some fine examples.

4.   Having a high quality test and having a high quality report are the first two critical steps for employing external testing results– but the third is as well.   How do you then use the report internally?   Fairfax, as demonstrated on their website, is doing extraordinary work here as well, work that I think can be highly informative to the practice of others.   They offer this graphic for one way to communicate what they are doing.

On the Fairfax website, under the tab “School reports,” an eight week action plan is displayed, explaining how the leadership team will study the report in sections.   Even included are materials on how each weeks conversations will be conducted, with downloadable powerpoints.    The plan is embedded here below:

PISA plan

Week 8, which has yet to occur on this schedule, is ultimately the most interesting– and I’d imagine it might only set the stage for a next phase, perhaps over the summer, of work taking the suggested actions from the conversation and mold them into an educational action plan.    Recognizing the outstanding transparency of Dale’s leadership, perhaps we can look forward to such a plan being published here in the months to come.

5.   Going into the actual analysis, what is so interesting and valuable is that OECD is helping schools and districts unpack, deeply, their results and find meaningful insights.   The report doesn’t just include student test results, but student survey data on topics such as their sense of self-efficacy, their reports of school disciplinary environments, the relationships they have with teachers, and their instrumental motivations, and more– broken out by student performance levels.    One example of many of what can be gleaned, quoting the report:

While 9 out of 10 top-performing students report that the teachers rarely have to wait a long time for the students to quiet down, only 7 out of 10 low-performing students have a similarly positive experience in their English classes.

More about OECD testing in the US is available at America Achieves, here.

Again, my praise, admiration, and appreciation go to Fairfax County for making so available for sharing these materials.


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Five-story professional office building on the Northeast corner of Pace Boulevard and Fairfield Drive in the heart of central Pensacola.

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At the turn of the twentieth century it was decided by the Crown that Bushy House was to be offered to the distinguished gentlemen of the Royal Society for the founding of the National Physical Laboratory.

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The story of how Newton’s Apple Tree ended up growing in the garden of Bushy House is picked up first by fellow arcadian and frequenter of Chiswick House ‘Voltaire’ who in the year of 1727 first published the account of how Newton developed the law of gravity.

“Isaak Newton walking in his garden had the first Thought of his System of Gravitation, upon seeing an apple fall from a tree.”

Sadly, this iconic little apple tree was blown down in a tempest in the year 1820. Or so the story goes.

But the story doesn’t end there. Like a phoenix from the ashes parts of the roots were used to grow new trees from the fallen mother.

Many years later Kew Gardens received graftings from this same stock and the director at Kew sent one to the director of NPL, just along the river at Teddington.

It was planted in 1953 and continues to bear fruit to this day.

What this fascinating story shows is how much shared respect we as a nation have for trees. Should a famous event be linked with one then the specimen instantly takes on a hallowed aura and eternal fame. In the case of Newton’s apple tree it has attained a kind of immortality but was it the tree that transplanted itself to Arcadia to be born again from its roots in Lincolnshire with the assistance of men or the other way round?

A further philosophical ponderance is raised. With the original tree still growing in Newton’s garden in Lincolnshire, does that make this famous little tree in Teddington a copy, a clone of the original or is it one and the same tree existing in fractal space it being genetically identical rather than an offspring of the original?


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Disrupting Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble, the $185 billion market-cap consumer products juggernaut, has a tried and true method for developing new products: extensive consumer research, including surveys and focus groups, product testing, name testing, ad/slogan/copy testing, iterate product design, line up manufacturing capacity and then, finally, concluding with in-store merchandising, final branding and ad buys for launch. Their “big bang” approach shoots out a new product globally with the hopes of propelling it to over $1 billion in sales in the first few years. This process usually takes about 18 to 24 months and results in about a 50 percent success rate for new products. That said, for every smashing success like Swiffer and Febreze, there are an equal number of expensive, high profile flameouts. Does anyone remember Dryel, the at-home dry cleaning solution? How about the Fit Fruit and Vegetable Wash? They were just some of the multi-million dollar write-offs.

P&G’s development process actually reminds me of how we used to develop on-premise enterprise software: long 18- to 24-month cycles, a handful of beta testers—almost like a focus group—and then a big launch to manufacturing and worldwide sales channels. The hit products were huge, but there were also many high-profile flops—for example, Groove Networks.

But things have changed so dramatically in software development… The rise of open source has ramped up productivity as thousands of people contribute features and bug fixes. Short, agile development cycles incorporate customer feedback and allow developers to iterate in weeks versus months. Finally, SaaS distribution models allow for more direct feedback as developers can now see every interaction the end users have with the software. Taken together, software is getting to market sooner, at a lower cost and with a much higher success rate at launch.

Is it possible that many of these learnings from software development can be applied to real-world consumer product development?

That’s exactly what Quirky has figured out and why they have the potential to disrupt the entire P&G business model. Ben Kaufman, Quirky’s founder and CEO, had the vision to democratize product development. He assembled a team of professionals across design, merchandising, legal, manufacturing and marketing to work with a worldwide community of participants who collaborate on every aspect of product development. The community contributes ideas, names and slogans, pricing input, marketing tips, manufacturability suggestions and will soon be able to offer in-store merchandising help.

So why do thousands of people help Quirky make products? They get paid! One of the more popular products, Pivot Power, a completely redesigned, flexible power strip, will pay nearly $500,000 to its inventor and another $500,000-600,000 to the more than 700 contributors who helped bring the product to life, including the person who came up with the “Flex Your Power” slogan. And that’s just this year’s expected earnings for one product! The inventor and influencers will make significantly more in the future: 10 percent of wholesale revenue and 30 percent of online/direct revenue. Now that’s a real incentive!

Is it possible that the collective brainpower of thousands of people can be more successful than the experts at P&G? We believe that Quirky has cracked this code and that’s why we are announcing today that Andreessen Horowitz has led Quirky’s $68 million expansion round. Here’s why we’ve invested:

  • Ben Kaufman is the epitome of what we call “founder-market fit”. At his previous company, Mophie, a maker of iPhone accessories, Ben ran into all of the problems small inventors have getting their ideas to market. It was through his real-world struggle with prototyping, manufacturing and merchandising through retailers that Ben decided there had to be a better way for everyone.
  • The vast majority of Quirky products require an investment of less than $50,000 along with one to four designers/engineers working with the community. As such, every single product that Quirky has launched to date is profitable—there have been no duds.
  • The average time from when a Quirky product idea is submitted to when the product appears on a store shelf is a remarkable 120 days. Quirky develops prototypes with a 3-D printer to quickly iterate designs and the crowd-sourced feedback de-risks the products before they hit the retail shelves.
  • References with Quirky’s network of major retailers (e.g. Target, Fab.com, Bed Bath and Beyond, etc.) were absolutely glowing. They love the newness, speed and innovation that allow Quirky products to command price premiums and more favorable in-store displays.
  • Quirky’s fast-paced culture attracts the world’s best consumer product designers. Each designer is typically working on five to 10 projects at a time, across a wide range of product types. If you want to build a large portfolio in a short time, you wouldn’t want to work anywhere else.
  • Quirky is testing a unique scan-based trading model that would leverage the community to manage in-store displays, merchandising and inventory management. This is a completely new innovation that has their retail partners excited: “Quirky is moving 10 times faster than their competition.”

Offline retail and product development are well overdue for innovation and Quirky is the most exciting new retail concept we’ve seen since the Apple store opened over a decade ago! I’m thrilled to be joining Quirky’s board of directors and look forward to helping Ben and the company expand dramatically.

I’d like to thank my partner, Connie Chan, for being such a passionate advocate for Quirky. If not for her early interest and dogged pursuit, we surely would have missed the innovative magic happening under the hood.


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Gina Sutherland, director of education and events, CalSAE

Q & A with Gina Sutherland, director of education and events, California Society of Association Executives

Q: If you could be a summer cocktail, what would your name be and what would you taste like?
A: My summer cocktail name would likely be “Blinded by the Light” because my husband always teases me about my pale, Irish-influenced skin tone. I’ll skip over the taste in lieu of styling – a sleek, tall cocktail glass with a Krazy Straw and a festive drink umbrella. (Cool drinks need protection from the sun too!)

Q: It’s a beautiful day in California. What would we most likely find you doing?
A: Ideally I’d escape the valley heat for a relaxing day in the mountains. If we’re at home, we’re indoors during the day and looking forward to the delta breeze blowing in the evening so we can lounge on the deck, barbecue and play ball with our fetch-obsessed Boston Terrier, Just Jack.

Learn: Q: How do you learn best? In a coffee shop with lots of noise or in a quiet, library-like setting?
A: It varies. Sometimes the energy of a coffee shop helps me initially dive into content, but then I need to retreat to a quiet setting for focus. There’s a vacant, small restaurant space up the street from my house. Fingers crossed someone sees the potential for it to be a café. It’s next door to the library, which is surrounded by a tree-filled park. Coffee shop, quiet space and nature – a learning environment dream come true!

Network: Q: Tell us about one of your favorite personal or professional networks. What makes it special?
A: CalSAE, of course (as well as the greater SAE community). I love learning from and sharing ideas with our members and content leaders, particularly those who are exploring new formats for their education programs and events or collaborating with us to experiment with different formats. We can be an education playground and members can take lessons learned from our experimentation back to their own organizations.

Transfer: Q: Think about a topic in which you feel you’re quite knowledgeable. How would you use this knowledge to better your industry?
A: As an education and events director for fellow association professionals, my tendency toward being an extreme learner is perhaps the best way I can better my industry. The more I learn about trends impacting society, association management and events, the better I can design education and event experiences for our participants.

Some must-dos for ASAE’s annual meeting

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Lowell Aplebaum

In anticipation of the ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition, which will be held Aug. 13-16 in Salt Lake City, Utah, we’ll be providing some tips on how to maximize your experience.

To start us off, Lowell Aplebaum shares his advice. Follow him on Twitter at @LowellMatthew.

Do you have some tips to share? Email Kristen Parker at Kristen@eventgarde.com.

  1. For each session time slot, map out a first and second session choice. It is very acceptable at ASAE to switch sessions if the content or format doesn’t accommodate your learning style. Having a second choice in your back pocket can make this easier.
  2. A few weeks before, start following the conference hashtag on Twitter (#asae16). You will see a stream of information about sessions, receptions, etc.  Better yet, you will start to virtually “meet” some of people who will be there. I actually found the colleague who eventually became my CAE study buddy by first connecting on a Twitter chat!
  1. Registration opens at 7 a.m. on Saturday so make sure you get there early rather than waiting until Sunday.
  2. Check out the Hive/New Bee Lounge. Though they shift the name sometimes, this lounge will have a new “bee” sticker (yes, it is a bee) that is unobtrusive on your badge, but a good wink to other newbies too.
  3. Make sure you arrive in time for Opening Reception, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Everyone flows differently – some like to show up and just play pinball, bouncing from new person to new person. Others feel more confident when networking with a buddy or even a small group. Think about how you best meet people and try to set yourself up for networking success before you even step in the room.
  4. giveGetOpening Keynote (or any of them) – Move up! The back may fill up more quickly, but that isn’t because that’s where the best seats are located. Want to see and hear better? Sit near the front.
  5. Session selection – Think of the individual sessions you attend as a “choose your own adventure.” Did you just meet someone and are having a really interesting conversation? Pivot, go to a session together and see how you can help each other learn. If you’re following the conference Twitter stream and hear some interesting buzz about a session, attend. Ultimately, you might want a mix of sessions. And don’t count on outlets. Most session rooms won’t have many outlets, if any at all. Those that do will quickly be in use by those who show up to session early. Think about your charging needs and carry a backup battery for your phone just in case.
  6. Attend a Community Section Reception on Sunday. The YP one is a great place to start, though any of these are open and offer smaller networking opportunities to meet new colleagues.
  7. The Expo Hall is a place to secure new vendor relationships and also to see what’s on the horizon for association tools, resources, partners and locations. If you aren’t coming with direct business to do, still walk the hall, using it as a learning experience. Expo Hall hours throughout two days are long. If you find you have exhausted the floor, that’s the perfect time to check out some of the lounges that are available. At a minimum, the ASAE Foundation lounge the past few years has sponsored Chuck Fazio’s Headshot Lounge where you can get free professional headshots. Also, the lounge hosting the ASAE Career HQ is good to check out (or even see if they have a really low-price career coaching session available).
  8. Non-ASAE Sponsored Receptions – By the time you get to Sunday night, you will have met a few people so ask where they are going and join in! Remember – It isn’t about how many receptions you attend, but about what you do with the time you spend at each. If the people attending resonate with where you are/what you’re looking for, stay and talk.
  9. Awards & Recognition Breakfast – This optional event on Monday morning is early. With that said, do you want inspiration and vision for the future of our industry? Come see our next leaders.
  10. ASAE Foundation – The ASAE Foundation is our industry’s entity, supporting our field with research, innovation grants and investments in the future of associations. There is a foundation donor reception on Saturday evening before the opening reception for those who make a certain level donation. Besides investing in your profession, this reception is smaller than the opening and filled with others that have taken that next step to invest in the association field as well. It’s a worthwhile way to get your feet wet at your first conference.

Would Mother Earth approve of ‘green’ venues?

Earth-DayOn Friday, we’ll celebrate Mother Nature’s finest creations. Spring is finally here in Michigan and as robins chirp and flowers start to bloom, it’s the perfect time for Earth Day.

Friday is Earth Day, so in anticipation of all things sustainability, let’s take a look at the Green Venue Report 2015, produced by Greenview and Twirl Management.

In the second annual survey, 30 convention centers, representing more than 57 million square feet of space, responded.

According to the report, there are seven best practices among environmentally friendly venues:

  • 83 percent have achieved a sustainability-related certification.
  • 80 percent donate excess food to local charities on an ongoing basis.
  • 85 percent participate in sustainability programs or initiatives led by their city.
  • 77 percent have an employee green team or sustainability committee.
  • 70 percent have a dedicated sustainability coordinator or sustainability manager on staff.
  • 87 percent have secure bike parking for staff.
  • 72 percent can provide event planners a specific waste diversion report for their event.

As for physical attributes, some venues have a green roof, which means it’s partially or all covered with vegetation. Green roofs reduce building energy use, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, beekeeping seems to be an increasing trend, with some venues practicing it on their green roofs.

Another emerging trend: onsite gardening. About one-third of venues produce food onsite from their gardens.

In addition to bolstering accessibility options for guests, an increasing number of venues offer transportation options for their employees. Fewer cars on the road means fewer emissions, so 63 percent of venues offer alternative transportation, or incentives for using public transportation, while 64 percent of venues offer electric car parking and charging.

The report states that while having someone lead efforts is key to fostering venue-wide sustainability, it’s challenging to keep employees engaged. Managers report they spend significant time training staff on environmental stewardship to help them understand the “why,” not just the “how.”

In fact, some organizations hold incentive programs for employees who are the most dedicated to reducing environmental footprints, hosting things such as luncheons.

global_sustainability-green-integrationAnd, of course, efforts would be remiss without effective communications. At the foundation of communications should be a clear sustainability policy that’s shared with all audiences. In the survey, 97 percent of venues reported having an internal sustainability policy and 64 percent said their policy is publicly available. At the same time, 45 percent of venues produce an annual sustainability report.

All efforts aside, Greenview found there’s confusion about terminology and measurement of practices. Data aren’t consistent and standards are lacking.

From the report:

“If these numbers are telling us that convention centers and planners are actually discussing sustainability, yet planners are still not taking advantage of sustainability programs, then perhaps this misstep in communication highlights a significant problem in the way we talk about sustainability in general. Perhaps there is an opportunity for centers to change the way they communicate their programs. Event sustainability conversations can’t be focused on additional costs and impact reports. Conversations need to happen in a way where planners better understand how utilizing the sustainable programs in place will enable them to create a unique and powerful event experience. An event that can be a showcase of organizational brand values, that has the potential to enhance attendee experience, demonstrate leadership, potentially reduce costs and is more efficient and less wasteful.”

So take some time on Friday and think about how your organization practices sustainability. And the next time you’re booking a venue, ask about its sustainability practices.

We’re all in this together. We only have one Earth, so let’s take care of it!

Use the media to manage your relationships

media_monitoringIn the early stages of my career when I was working as communications director for a nonprofit, I was amazed at how quickly a national issue could become local.

National grassroots efforts steadily trickled down to local and state governments and organizations so I found myself buried in issues management. Every day, I scanned news outlets across the nation and throughout the state to see which issues may affect my daily operations, but more importantly, the operations of our members. Think federal and state funding!

After a few years in public relations, I’ve learned that to build support, staying on top of trends and issues is key, as is listening to your audiences – otherwise known as key publics.

A new whitepaper by Media Miser – a media analytics and tracking company – spells out the importance of relationship management.

“Effective communications means more than just managing issues through the media,” Media Miser said. “Companies and organizations must also be aware of their external publics – the people and groups outside of an organization’s sphere that affect, or are affected by, what that organization does. This is known as relationship management: the discipline of identifying key publics and establishing strategies for building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with them.”

Step 1: quote analysis. Chances are, your communications staff is monitoring media, but pay attention to quotes. Doing so will allow you to see what your stakeholders are thinking and saying about the trends and issues that could affect your organization. If you’re not on track, their words will tell you.

Also look for advocates and “badvocates.” By scanning for quotes and statements, you can assess who’s on your side – and who’s not. If the media heavily quote someone, he or she could be an opinion leader – and a media favorite – so it’s wise to determine whether your organization’s positions align with that person’s agenda.

As I mentioned before, keeping an eye on regional news will give your organization a taste of the key publics within that region, and could help your association strengthen its presence and capitalize on hot-button issues and trends. For example – knowledge. Is there something happening about which you can best educate that region?

And messaging. It’s so important. Whoever handles communications in your organization needs to develop consistent messaging. That said, staff can tailor those messages to a region or stakeholder’s concerns.

“If you want people to trust you and your organization, consistency is a must,” Media Miser said. “Trust is the first step in developing a relationship with opinion leaders and your key publics. The last thing you want is to communicate different messages regarding the same issue: Without consistency, you run the risk of looking insincere. This will inhibit your publics’ ability to trust you, and without trust it’s impossible to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship.”

It goes without saying that people appreciate transparency, so always, I mean ALWAYS, be honest. Your organization doesn’t want to be caught in the middle of a public relations quagmire.

business-relationshipIn summary, pay attention to what media – and this includes bloggers and niche reporters – are writing about. Even if an issue doesn’t seem important to your industry, it could tangentially relate. Remember: Media are key to helping you build relationships.

Other questions to consider:

  • Is there mutual trust between your organization and your key publics?
  • Is there an equal exchange and benefit? Are you seeing a reaction to your relationship management efforts, or are they falling flat? Should you focus your efforts on different key publics who are more likely to reciprocate?
  • Is your company committed to maintaining a relationship with your key publics? Are you continuing to nurture every relationship that you’ve developed?
  • Are you satisfied with the relationship? Are your key publics satisfied? What can you do to improve these levels of satisfaction?

For Better or Worse: Business Relationships Built to Last

Deal or No DealHave you ever looked back on a failed business relationship and thought, “Where did it all go wrong?” Yeah, me neither. Ok, well, maybe once or twice. But more importantly, I’ve found there’s something we can do as service providers to establish a rock-solid foundation with our association counterparts from the get-go. You may be interested to learn that the answer lies in effective communication.

Following a client engagement late last year that ended with kick-ass deliverables but a sour aftertaste in my mouth, I began reflecting on what I could have done better or differently to ensure post-engagement bliss. While I have no illusion that every client relationship will spout sunshine and rainbows (you’re right, I need to lay off the Care Bears with my nieces), I’d at least like to find some balance.

Colleague Advice

As a result, I immediately reached out to a respected association consultant for some advice. (You know who you are – thank you!) The first thing she told me is: “A wise consultant friend once told me if the proposal/contracting process is painful, the engagement will be worse. Walk away.” Touché.

Some additional insights from our conversation follow:

  • Prospective clients should be open to setting aside time to meet and talk as needed; and the process to do so should be relatively easy.
  • During the initial interview phase, ask more human questions (e.g., culture, morale, teamwork and collaboration).
  • What you’re looking for is best cultural/personality fit, which is why conversations and/or meetings in the proposal phase are so important.
  • Ultimately, we’re starting to form and then build a relationship, which means the human side is critically important.
  • Respect, however, is a two-way street. As the prospective consultant, I need to be easy to reach and communicate with and be accommodating to the degree I can, and I need to treat the prospective client with respect and consideration, too.
  • From the very beginning, be sure to form a relationship with the project owner and the decision-maker.
  • Help the prospective client to prioritize projects and processes.
  • Following the initial interview phase, spend some time reflecting on the conversation:
    • How did the initial meetings go?
    • What is the chemistry like?
    • Are there unreasonable demands/timeframes/red flags?
    • How easy/difficult is it to schedule time with the primary contact?
  • Assuming the project moves forward, identify who will participate in the initial kickoff meeting at least one week in advance.
  • During the initial kickoff meeting, discuss roles, responsibilities, expectations and communication preferences.
  • Throughout the engagement, circle back to project management. Are things working? What needs to be tweaked?
  • Finally, always host a project wrap-up meeting.

Agreement Clause

Based upon this feedback, I have added the following clause to my client/contactor agreements:

A “getting started” success guide will be developed by Event Garde and disseminated to you within three (3) business days following execution of this Agreement by both parties. This document will comprise:

  • Key player names, contact information and communication preferences
  • Expectations of all key players, including frequency and mode of status updates
  • Ground rules for successful engagement

Client Section

The success guide includes a client section listing key staff contacts and subject matter experts, their contact information, their preferred communication methods and a summary of their responses to the following questions:

  • How do you generally like to communicate day-to-day (e.g., email, phone, text, in person)?
  • What is your preferred process/procedure for check-ins/progress reporting (e.g., status updates/reports, meetings)?
  • What forms/methods do you prefer to receive check-ins/progress reporting (e.g., email, report on letterhead, in person, verbally by phone)?
  • How frequently and with whom would you like check-ins/progress reporting?
  • How do you like to share documents (e.g., email, Dropbox)?
  • What file formats do you prefer (e.g., Word, PDF)?
  • What else do you need from my team to feel adequately onboarded/successful during this engagement?
  • How do you like to be prompted when there are outstanding deliverables/needs?
  • If you have any additional insights from previous consulting engagements (e.g., what worked, what didn’t and what you learned), please share them.

happy-couple-having-meal-out-horiz_rs3iszEvent Garde Section

Our Event Garde section also includes a listing of key staff contacts, their contact information, their roles/responsibilities relative to the engagement, their preferred communication methods, guidelines for scheduling meetings and the following reminder:

Just like in a restaurant, if you aren’t happy with something, please let Aaron know right away (directly) so he can fix it while it still matters.

Hat tip to Elizabeth Weaver Engel, CAE for her post on Getting the Most Out of Your Consulting Partnerships and her reference to this analogy.

Ground Rules

I also like to include the following insights into the Event Garde culture as a basis for each client engagement:

Following are some ground rules my team tries to live by. Thought I’d share them to give you added perspective into our culture. Hopefully, they’ll provide a baseline from which we’ll all work, as well.

  • Work hard, play hard
  • Be respectful
  • Stay open minded/positive
  • Listen
  • Offer constructive criticism
  • Don’t micromanage
  • No one is “wrong”
  • Respond to email within 48 hours
  • Respond to phone/text the same day
  • Participate/share ideas
  • Be understanding of everyone’s schedules

  • Life happens

  • Use tech (in meetings) for emergencies only

  • Get to know the person, not just the job

  • Ask questions

  • Assume the best

The success guide then concludes with a recap of the project’s scope of work and tentative timeline.

What resources/approaches have you found most successful in building business relationships that last?

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Flash Fiction Story by Gay Degani – The London Eye

Ever felt like you’re being stalked, watched, plotted against?  Then you know how Gay Degani’s character feels in the new flash fiction story, The London Eye (warning, contains strong language), published recently at Every Day Fiction:

“People insist the London Eye is nothing more than a tourist attraction, a Ferris wheel on steroids, a piece of machinery designed to be deconstructed for public consumption on the Discovery channel back home in the States, but I don’t believe it. I’m no fool. No one’s pulling the wool over my eyes. The Eye is stalking me.”

According to the site, Every Day Fiction is a magazine that specializes in bringing you fine fiction in bite-size doses. Every day, they publish a new short story of 1000 words or fewer that can be read during your lunch hour, on transit, or even over breakfast.  You can read from the site or sign up for the stories to come directly to your inbox.

Awesome idea!

If you’re a poetry lover, they offer a similar site called Every Day Poets.

For more information on author and Pushcart Prize Nominee, Gay Degani, see this previous post.

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  1. Thanks for this wonderful blurb for my story. You rock!!!!

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CUNY Pathways: Waiting for Leadership

Over the past three weeks, I’ve been thinking a great deal about CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein’s message to the faculty about the Queensborough Community College uproar. That it doesn’t sit well with many faculty members should be obvious from even a cursory reading (Pathways, for those who don’t know, is a top-down CUNY initiative aimed at improving coursework portability throughout the system—a noble goal, but of questionable design and implementation; more on the Queensborough letter referenced can be found here):

I am writing to address several issues that have arisen recently in connection with the implementation of the Pathways resolution of the Board of Trustees.

First, earlier this month, the interim vice-president for academic affairs at Queensborough Community College wrote an unfortunate letter to the College’s English Department. The author subsequently apologized for the character and tone of her communication. We should remember that while Pathways established the structure for curricular reform and its implementation, faculty are fully engaged in developing course content. Such collaboration is very much in the tradition and spirit of a great University.

Second, Dr. Terrence Martell, chair of the University Faculty Senate, and Dr. Barbara Bowen, President of the Professional Staff Congress, have sent an email to the faculty in which they erroneously state that the faculty have the power to block the implementation of Pathways. This claim misstates the core principle, embodied in state law and the bylaws and policies of the University, that the authority for the governance of the University on all matters rests with the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has delegated a significant role to the faculty on academic matters, and the faculty have the right to exercise their professional judgment in fulfilling that role. However, the faculty are not empowered to ignore or violate a policy established by the Board of Trustees or the implementation of that policy by the Chancellor.

I hope this clarifies matters and allows us to continue to work collaboratively to implement Pathways in a manner that is in the best educational interests of our students.

Best wishes,

Matthew Goldstein

To fully understand the process Goldstein describes, it is necessary to be aware of the fact that the Board of Trustees does not create policy itself—like any board, it only ratifies policies brought to it (it hasn’t the expertise or the detailed knowledge of the institution to craft policy in any but the most general terms). Nor does the Chancellor implement policy alone, but as part of a larger organization. Additionally, in many ways the Board of Trustees is the creature of the Chancellor, for it is he who brings detailed suggestions to it—often at the Board’s request, certainly, but the work of crafting possible policies is done by the Chancellor’s office.

Given that reality, it is a little disingenuous for the Chancellor to imply that his role is simply that of implementer. He is the one who has orchestrated Pathways from the beginning and it is he who could instigate changes in its formulation or who could even take it back to the trustees for revision.

The Chancellor is also—or should be, and would be in a well-run organization—a creature of the broader faculty and administration. He is responsible to them as much as he needs them—as much as he is responsible to the  Board of Trustees. That is, it is not his will that makes something work, but a general consensus and consent of those who really do the implementation. All regulation or legalistic interpretation of process notwithstanding, it is ‘the will of the people’ that determines the success of any policy. A narrow interpretation of power and prerogatives, such as the one Goldstein gives, never really succeeds—and sounds more like a petulant ‘Because I’m the Mom’ than a real attempt to make something work.

Though the tone of his email belies it, Goldstein needs the cooperation of the faculty, and that is not something he can expect to gain simply by demanding it. It only comes when the faculty members feel fully invested in a project. That they do not feel so about Pathways should be fully apparent by now—the window dressing of the various involved faculty committees notwithstanding. This is the real failure of Pathways, and it should be reason enough for Goldstein to stop implementation of the program and take it back to the Board, explaining that he will go ahead again once he was worked out with the faculty a revised plan that everyone can get behind.

The problem with Goldstein’s email is a problem with leadership, a misunderstanding on his part of the roles of boards and of executives and their impact—a misunderstanding pervasive in our culture today. Right now, Goldstein does have the opportunity of providing real leadership, something that does not rely on pedantic reliance on regulation. Admitting that the plan, as it stands, cannot work and that it is up to him to find ways of making it work by opening up real discussion within the CUNY community, Goldstein could recoup his reputation and turn around a dispirited and beleaguered institution, making a positive out of what is, right now, a growing disaster.

Solution rests on his shoulders, as he implies in his email, for he remains the focus of implementation. I hope he proves up to the task.

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  • Database — for the Stand-Alone Database, this may be the organization's existing database or, preferably, a separate machine. RHN Satellite supports Oracle Database 10g Release 2, Standard or Enterprise Edition. For the Embedded Database, the database comes bundled with RHN Satellite and is installed on the same machine as the Satellite during the installation process.
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Terminology Alert: Periodicity/Frequency of Issues in Periodicals/ Journals/Serials

While writing an article on Library and Information Science Journals published in India I was faced with terminology problem for defining periodicity/frequency of issues. Tried Googling but did not get clarity…Infact ended up getting more confused.

Bi-weekly and Semi-weekly is the same – periodicity being twice a week as per Google featured snippets. Biweekly means once every two weeks or twice a week! How is once every two weeks (1 issue in 15days) and twice a week is (2 issues in 7days) same?

Source: https://www.google.co.in/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=SV_qV-rcE4OCoAP68oSwCA#q=semi+weekly

So requested a couple of senior LIS professionals (Dr A L Moorthy & Dr P Divakar) who kindly explained and made it clear! Sharing the same with followers of my blog!

The ‘frequency of publication’ varies from country to country, perhaps depending on British English or American English.

Commonwealth Countries (like Australia, New Zealand, India) generally follow the British English. In India bi-weekly means twice a week but in North America bi-weekly is once in 2 weeks.  (Example: Indian Railway Time table, a bi-weekly train runs two times in a week)

It is observed that America dominates the scholarly environment, hence American conventions and definitions on terms like periodicity/frequency will be followed as is given below:

S No Abbreviation Periodicity Frequency Number
1. d Daily once per day 365/12
2. i ——– three times per week 156/12
3. c Semi-Weekly two times per week (‘half of a week’) 104/12
4. w Weekly once per week 52/12
5. j ——– three times per month 36/12

6. e Bi-Weekly every two weeks 26/12

7. s Semi-Monthly = Fortnight two times per month (‘half of a month’) 24/12
8. m Monthly once per month 12/12
9. b Bi-Monthly every two months 6/12
10. q Quarterly four times per year 4/12
11. t ——– three times per year 3/12
12. f Semi-Annual = Bi-Annual two times per year (‘half of a year’) 2/12
13. a Annual once per year 1/12
14. g Biennial every two years 1/24
15. h Triennial every three years 1/36
16. z ——– KNOWN: other frequencies (quadrennial – every four years, quinquennial – every five years, etc.) 1/48, 1/60 etc
17. k Irregular known to be so (no determinable frequency)
18. u ——– UNKNOWN other frequencies

Request all LIS professionals to read it and get in touch with me at AchalaMunigalRao@gmail.com if there is any discrepency found.

  • Dr P Divakar Former Librarian, CCMB, Hyd
  • Dr A L Moorthy, Former Director-DESIDOC & Chief Consultant (Inf Sci), BrahMos Aerospace, Hyd

Source: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/staff/dts/holdings_rec_mgt/irism_freqcode.html

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2 Responses to “Terminology Alert: Periodicity/Frequency of Issues in Periodicals/ Journals/Serials”

  1. Rupesh Says:

    The post is quite enlightening…LIS professionals (in India) have long stopped giving attention to such details, unfortunately. Good one.

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