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Referring to your article in (the March 8, 1914) issue, "Elks protest of building a morgue next to clubhouse," I would like to make a statement. You speak of my building next to Elks temple. I do not own the lot next to the Elks, but do own the lot fifty feet north.

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I am struggling to make an honest living in the face of much meddling, malicious gossip and knocking. But I expect to do in the future as I have done in the past, attend strictly to my business.

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Feeling Sheepish

I have a completed sheep pillow - Yay! This was a class I took at a hooking retreat in September. The back ground linen was dyed so that we could just hook the design and not feel the need to hook the background. I think the sheep is regal. The flower was proddied, and the stem was crocheted. The center of the sunflower was sculpted.

I used a piece of wool that was not good for the hooking on the back.
I used a yarn of roving as an edging around the pillow after it was sewn together. I just whipped it on with a thicker thread.

 This is exactly where I was last week on Cathedral Stars.
Not much progress since Clue 1 of En Provence was released. I have 190 of 221 4 patches done, but I was hoping to do another color way, now I don't know. sigh....

Again, if anyone would like these charm squares I would be glad to send them to you. They would be a good start for a donation quilt.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

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I am still cranking out neutral 4 patches for En Provence mystery quilt. I am about half way there.

I discovered these charm squares in a clean up moment. I would love to pass these on to someone that might use them.? If you are interested email me or leave a reply and I will let you know Dec 1. 5 in. squares 33 of them
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And for Val's Archive the theme is memory quilts.
This is a quilt I made for My Handsome Son. The pattern was called Smokey Mountain Stars a Bonnie Hunter pattern. We love camping in the Smokeys, especially Joey.
I added family pictures of some of our fun together that year as part of the plain star centers.

Monday, November 28, 2016

Strips and Corn

After  Thanksgiving company left, I had a chance to sit and sew for the new mystery quilt En Provence. I was a really good girl and only disappeared from the family a few moments to check how my sewing machine was doing.

I found these strip candidates already in my 2 inch strip bin.

Not much there I wanted to use. I think they are too dark - Probably why they are still in the bin. I started cutting...
I cut off different lengths and sewed them together, working on variety. I was afraid it would be boring sewing neutrals together, but it was great fun, making sure no two 4 patches were the same.
My favorite were the blocks of and old sugar sack that I had been saving for a special quilt.

I don't have any trouble twisting seams on this size square, but I do as the size gets bigger.
I have 65 completed, only 156 to go.

We added a new dish to our traditional Thanksgiving menu

Corn Casserole
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  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar

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Note: You can bake for a shorter time in a 9x13, but the texture will be different than baking in the 9x9 or 2 quart casserole. The 9x13 will be thin slices where the 2 quart casserole produces more of a corn pudding. Either way is delicious.
 I doubled it, but will only do the 9x9 next time with all the other "stuff" we had to eat.

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Scrappy hourglasses

I have had very little time at my machine. I have a few hourglass blocks made for the Bonnie Hunter Leader / Ender challenge. I think my slow Sunday stitching will be a long nap to recover from the joy of Grandchildren visiting.

What is it about boys? and never recognizing a laundry basket? or expanding clothes on the floor?

 Stash report

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Fabric Used year to Date: 50 1/2 yards

Fabric Added this Week: 150 3/4 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 313 3/4 yards

Net Fabric for 2016: 265 3/4  yards in the hole

and I think I need to add shirts I buy to take apart for fabric. I added 3
for total of 19

142 1/2 yards came from a goodwill bin
and 8 1/4 yards came from Joann Fabric black Friday sale
I have been blessed with fabric sales

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Saturday, November 26, 2016

Thanksgiving aftermath

Whoosh and Thanksgiving is over. Bittersweet... It's good to get my peace and quiet back and maybe sneak in a few naps, but I miss and will always miss my kids and Grandkids when they are not here. I am not a good empty nester. I am adjusting sigh...

I managed to get a finish just before chaos hit. I am excited about this rug. Every square was hooked by a member of my guild. The Shaun the sheep was hooked by my husband, and the center I did. We passed them around for almost a year. I was so excited when it found it's way back home. I did a six inch version of my center design on everybody's rug.

While I had two of the boys here, I had them put a walnut tree log into the truck. I plan on taking it to Hollingsworth lumber and having it made into useable lumber for my husband for Christmas. Unfortunately, it won't be a surprise. In all these years, I have rarely surprised him. He magically discovers everything, but I needed his wood knowledge for this. I do have a trick up my sleeve though. I am determined to surprise him this year.

Joann had a great sale on Wednesday this year -70% off Christmas and flannel. But my favorite part is  remnants were 75% off. Woohoo. I found some fleece remnants for rug hooking cozies.
Christmas fabric is not a good investment, but I love it. I am not afraid of using some in any scrap quilt. And I have a really great quilt almost finished, that I will leave on my bed all year. It will make me happy to see it every day.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

cathedral stars

I am racing Terri of Kalico Kat Creations to finish Cathedral Stars into a flimsy. Since I taunted her with the challenge, I have only managed to get it out of the box and partly on the design wall. I had a lot more cleaning to do for Thanksgiving. A lot more. Who is making all these messes? WE are mostly empty nesters. sigh.... If we had a sink by our chairs in the living room, we would be all set.

 Our Thanksgiving menu:
mashed potatoes/ gravy
cream cauliflower
green bean casserole
cranberry relish
relish tray with olive cream cheese dip
watergate salad
corn casserole
oyster dressing
pumpkin pie/ whip cream
lettuce salad
homemade rolls
pecan pie
pickled eggs

These are basically tradition foods and my children and Grandchildren act bereft if I forget anything. Corn casserole is new, so we will see if anyone panics at the change :)

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Speaking of Turkeys

For Val's archive, the theme is turkeys. I was reminded by my little calendar quit hanging above my sewing machine.

I made these in the 90s. I loved them enough to faithfully switch them every month for years as they hung in the kitchen. Twice since then, They have been in the donate pile, as an extra nuisance, that I didn't need. But I just couldn't part with them. Now, they hang above my sewing machine, and I faithfully change them every month except December. Somehow, that month goes by too quickly for me to notice.

oops and December is missing in the pictures too. sigh...

My husband loves to needle felt. And since he has been off work for his thumb surgery, He has been making some awesome pincushions. I have them for sale in my etsy shop. His wool spheres make the best pincushions.

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 I have been rescuing old crosstitch from our local goodwill store for some time. I see them as a testament to women's creativity. I did hundreds myself when my children were little. I could decorate my home with works of my own hands. But, the idea that no matter how busy we become, women still can make something beautiful and send creative energy into the world. Now, I prefer to quilt. But when I find these tossed aside at the thrift store, I know how much work has been invested, and I hate seeing them go to the pound. I don't know if I have the eye for putting them altogether and making them look like they were meant to be together, but it won't hurt to try.

 I have added 2 more rows to my Bonnie Hunter leader /ender project.

 And I need to make turquoise hourglasses for my swap. so I have cut 300 turquoise 1/4 square triangles. I need to cut the same number of neutrals. This will make wonderful, mindless sewing for my away from home groups. I have one scheduled for this week, but I may have to cancel to get the house ready for family and Thanksgiving. When the Grandchildren come, they get into everything, so I do need to get "everything" hidden. LOL

 I ran across this interesting fabric for sale by way of charity donation. Mari of Academic Quilter is destashing by holding a Gratitude Sale with payment through a charity of your choosing. I have been tempted and it is available through this week. She has some lovely fabric available.

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

Soft Yarn, Squishy Yarn - Yum

For all the bloggers out there, a question. I love receiving comments, and I want to answer back. Which is the best way - to reply in the comment section or as a reply to email? I'd love to know how you do it or like it.

For my slow Sunday stitching, I have this yummy yarn all ready to start a pair of socks. The yarn is Misti Alpaca. with 50% alpaca, 30% merino, 10% silk, 10% nylon. It just sounds so lovely for the feet.
I saw these vintage beauties this week.
 All of the blocks in the quilt were navy and brown except
except this one - I wonder what the quilter was thinking that she added just one very striking block, and that green is not a subtle green. I bet she was a fun person. :)

 Stash report

Fabric Used this Week: 1 1/2 yards

Fabric Used year to Date: 50 yards

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards  3 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 163 yards

Net Fabric for 2016: 115 1/2 yards in the hole

and I think I need to add shirts I buy to take apart for fabric. I added 2
for total of 16

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Friday, November 18, 2016

Rug Binding

I have this on the frame to quilt. I hardly remember making it.  I am not really a fan of extensive quilting. I am old school and think the piecing is the part that should take center stage. Still, this a small wall hanging, so I might experiment with rulers. But, it is on the frame...
I have most of the 144 right slant flip and sew rectangles sewn for midnight flight by Bonnie Hunter
I love tinkerbell peeking at me. It is found in this book.
I worked on the binding of my rug. I decided to use a 2 1/2 in strip of wool and machine stitch it as close to my hooking as possible. I, then, needed to hook one more row around to meet it.
After I turned it back, I hand basted a cable cord as close to the wool strip as I could.

I pulled the wool strip to the back, over the cable, and hand stitched it to the back.
I sewed each of the miters closed.
Now I need to steam it and clean it with a lint brush. It will take several passes to get all the stubborn strings, and reveal the places I didn't cut close enough. I love this rug. Hopefully, I will show it finished soon.
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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Finally Fireflys

Of all the animals in the fancy forest quilt, the fireflies have been the most stubborn. I have let too much time pass between spurts of working on them, and then I have had to reconnect and made a bunch of mistakes. But, bit by bit, I now have fireflies in my forest.

All the creatures are finished, and it is ready to put together. But, this is the part where I put it away and forget about it. SO we will see.

Our weather has been so very nice -Blue skies, warmer temperatures, and the smell of leaves in the air. So far, I have kept  up with my knit the sky scarf and have enjoyed adding the pretty blue days.

In the evening, I am trying to finish the binding on a hooked rug.

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Cheyenne, (Reuters): A Wyoming woman and her husband have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the alcohol poisoning death of her 16-year-old son, whom they plied with mixed drinks to teach him a lesson about drinking, authorities said on Wednesday.

Paulette and Joseph Richardson, the teen’s stepfather, will appear in court in southwestern Wyoming on Friday for a hearing to determine probable cause, prosecutors said, and both could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Police responded to the couple’s home in the small town of Urie before dawn on July 7 after Joseph Richardson reported the teen was unconscious, legal records show.

A sheriff’s deputy found the boy dead on the floor of a bedroom in a pool of vomit and dark, thick fluid that had issued from his mouth, according to court documents.

The deputy said the teen’s mother asked, “Are we going to be in trouble?” before saying she had sought to teach the boy that drinking was bad by letting him do so until he got sick.

She said she “did the drinking thing to break him” in the same way her own mother taught her not to drink, according to a sworn statement by Uinta County Sheriff’s Deputy Brooke Hale.

The mother said that lesson was needed for the teen, who was identified only by his initials in court documents, because he “wanted to drink so bad” for the past several years and his biological father was an alcoholic, Hale said in the affidavit.

The couple told Hale the boy had been given several liqueur-based mixed drinks and shots of scotch during a two-hour drinking bout in which his stepfather also imbibed but his mother did not.

They said the teen took medicine for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, whose label warned users to limit alcohol intake, according to the statement.

The mother told Hale her son vomited and was “stumbling like a drunk” before going to bed the previous night. Her husband later found the boy unconscious and called the authorities.

The teen likely died from complications of acute alcohol poisoning, according to an autopsy. A toxicology report showed his blood-alcohol level at seven times the legal driving limit, as well as amounts of a chemical used to treat ADHD at five times the recommended therapeutic concentration.

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Sometime back, in a post, I quoted Paul Theroux “My own feeling is that city dwellers invent the cities they dwell in. The great cities are just too big to be comprehended as a whole, so they are invisible, or imaginary, existing mainly in the mind.”

The other day, during a cleaning exercise, I came upon an ‘old’ Bangalore map we had taped together from printouts. (I remember the site had separate maps for north, south, east and west :) ) Back in 2003 and thereabouts, this used to be our reference when we had to travel to places unknown. Unknown at that point included Malleswaram, Cantonment, Jayanagar and such. :) The city that we had created in our mind included Koramangala, Indiranagar and MG Road. Yes, just about that much. :) But the outdoor media selection that my brand job entailed ensured that I soon became familiar with many parts of Bangalore. In an earlier job, my office was at VV Puram and those not familiar with the place would say that it was far. Actually, my travel time from Koramangala was quite less.

A few weeks back, we decided to check out Haralur Road as part of the Realty Check endeavour. Despite the advanced features of Google Maps, and its time estimates, we thought it would take a while to get there from Koramangala. Not only did it turn to be near, we got back much earlier than expected. I’m sure the area will be unrecognisable 5 years down the line. Just like say, HSR has evolved. :)

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The leaders of Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O) were meeting on Monday and Tuesday in Budapest (Hungary) discussing the possibilities of starting a new race series. During the meeting, the topic of Hungary being the first stage of the new race series planned by the A.S.O has come up. The negotiations in this matter will presumably continue soon.

Dr. Istvan Ujhelyi, the state secretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, also responsible for sports, believes that our country will have a great chance to home the first stage of the race if negotiations offer favorable conditions for Hungary.

2008/01/21 | 04:08 CET | Editor: MR/HS/dakar.hu

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ill-clothed, ill-shod,
feet numb in winter,
senses delirious in summer.
And the artisans –
rough tools,
ropes and wooden scaffolds.
And centuries crept
along with plans.
And generation to generation
endured collapses and fires,
falls and fatalities.
And the logical impossibility
of miraculous building.

At the front of the nave
a white-robed choir outnumbers
seven souls scattered
among ninety-eight pews,
a makeshift staff of gray heads
flecked with clear-eyed blonde boys
singing medieval.
The bishop’s voice –
ringing loudest – burly.

And louder than chatter
of crowds roaming the aisles,
their shorts and T-shirts,
sandals and sneakers,
backpacks like hunchbacks.
Sweating, they stop
and listen ten seconds
to the foreign sounds,
words of frank love,
notes of brittle faith,
and then are drifting
across bright tiles
painted as Eden.


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Pasta Eaters Have Healthier Diets Than Non-Pasta Eaters, Study Suggests

In your face, Paleo.

Meryl Streep eating pasta

If your New Year's resolution was to eliminate carbs from your diet, you might want to reconsider. According to research presented at The Obesity Society's annual meeting in November, people who eat pasta tend to have healthier diets than people who don't.

But that's not all! Researchers from Nutritional Strategies, Inc. compared data collected from U.S. adults between 2001 and 2012 as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to the USDA's Healthy Eating Index and found that pasta eaters ate less saturated fat and added sugar than non-pasta eaters. They were also more likely to adhere to the U.S. 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines because they consumed larger amounts of folate, iron, magnesium, and dietary fiber, which are considered shortfall nutrients that many people don't get enough of in their regular diets.

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"Pasta can be an effective building block for good nutrition, as it serves as a perfect delivery system for fruits, vegetables, lean meats, fish and legumes," says registered dietitian Diane Welland, Nutrition Communications Manager for the National Pasta Association. "This analysis underscores the nutritional importance of grains, such as pasta, as consistent with a healthy diet."

It's important to note that the research was conducted on behalf of the National Pasta Association, so there is the risk of bias. But this isn't the first time pasta has been linked to healthier living: A July 2016 study found that people who ate pasta were more likely to have lower BMIs, waist circumferences, and waist-to-hip ratios than people who didn't eat pasta.

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Because the purpose of this research was to compare diet quality of pasta eaters vs. non-pasta eaters and not the health outcome associated with eating pasta, it's good to remember that all food is best consumed in moderation.

So in celebration of this happy news, we say PASS THE BOLOGNESE!

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Marin County computer debacle: 'Public deserves some answers'

High-tech experts who had been following the county of Marin's legal battle over a $30 million computer problem were left wondering what happened, after county officials — who spent $5 million in legal fees — announced a $3.9 million settlement last week with no public explanation.

Dropped in the deal crafted behind closed doors were all claims against Deloitte Consulting LLP, software giant SAP and former county auditor Ernest Culver, who managed the computer project for the county before quitting to join SAP in 2007.

The county board, claiming fraud, racketeering, bribery and other wrongdoing, filed two high-profile lawsuits in 2010, saying the county was ripped off when a sophisticated fiscal accounting system failed to work right. Officials later decided to scrap the inefficient system that a grand jury calculated had cost taxpayers $28.6 million by 2009. It remains "stable" and in use while officials determine what system to buy next.

Although officials contended for more than a year their case was strong despite setbacks in court, the county bailed out last week and officials declined comment, with elected leaders citing a settlement gag order.

The settlement statement was hammered out "word for word" in a series of closed meetings last year, when the county Board of Supervisors held at least 11 private sessions on the lawsuit situation.

"Given the terms of the settlement, we can't provide any comments beyond what is included in the settlement," said Supervisor Judy Arnold, board president. "Our board relied on county counsel to give us guidance to achieve the best settlement we can, given the past rulings of the judge. We are not happy, but we need to move forward."

Several observers indicated the public's right to know what is going on took a beating while county supervisors ducked public accountability, although one suggested the gag order may have been demanded by Deloitte before it agreed to any cash settlement.

"Given the level of cost and effort Marin expended on the suit, the settlement amount is surprisingly low," said Michael Krigsman, CEO of Asuret, a Boston consultancy focused on enterprise strategy and reducing technology implementation failures. "Obviously, there is more here than meets the eye."

Krigsman, who has followed the Marin case from the start, said it came as no surprise that Deloitte wanted to settle the county's suit in order to minimize damage to the company's reputation. But "given the county's bravado when it filed suit, this settlement seems like meager pickings for the county," he added.

Deloitte "has a history of implementation failures and lawsuits," Krigsman noted, with cases involving the Los Angeles Unified School District, city of San Antonio and Miami-Dade School District, among others. "This pattern could obviously create substantial negative publicity for Deloitte, which explains why the settlement reveals so few details," he added.

But in light of the complexity of the case and the costs involved, "it is unfortunate that the parties have hidden details from public view," he said. "It seems the entire situation results from poor judgment and errors from both Marin and Deloitte. ... There is little clarity except apparent attempts to sweep everything away as if it never happened."

Phil Paisley of Ross, CEO of Interbill, a software company, said he was not surprised the county wound up with the short end of the stick.

"When the lawsuit was filed I called Hal Brown's office and said, 'This is insane,'" Paisley said. "Nobody wins this one. No way Jose is this going to fly."

Computer systems fail because of "lack of internal management," and the county shares blame for what happened when the complicated, customized system it ordered failed to perform and poorly trained employees were unable to cope, Paisley said. "One of the problems is that accountability is nowhere to be seen," Paisley added. "The Board of Supervisors is not accountable, saying, 'Sorry, we'd love to tell you but we have this gag order.' Talk about self-serving.

"It's too bad we don't know more about what really happened," Paisley concluded. "This is the public's money and the public deserves some answers."

Ben Dresden, who served as county high-tech chief for 19 years and was an early critic of plans for the fancy system but retired before it was launched, called the saga "a real tragedy" in which public officials were misled, "spent $30 million on a system one could argue wasn't necessary in the first place," hired consultants instead of using existing staff and "then to exonerate their mistakes, decided to sue." The buck stops at the county board, Dresden noted, where supervisors "have to accept responsibility" for an expensive mess.

Peter Scheer, CEO of the First Amendment Coalition, a San Rafael-based organization that promotes the public's right to know, said an angle hinted at but not confirmed by tight-lipped officials should be considered.

If county supervisors are using the gag order to seek political cover and avoid accountability, "the public is not well served by their reticence," Scheer said. But it's a different story if the board agreed to a gag order as the only way to get Deloitte to pay $3.9 million — rather than a lesser amount, he said. "We just don't know."

Others aren't as charitable about the county board's motivations.

The county's wayward lawsuits "cost us millions of dollars and should never have been brought, to cover a case pertaining to a computer system that cost us $30 million and that never should have been purchased," fumed Jody Morales, founder of Marin's Citizens for Sustainable Pension Plans, in an email.

"The crowning insult: a signed agreement, behind closed doors that shields them from public scrutiny."

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Charlene Li’s Upcoming “Open Leadership” Can Teach Orchestras How to Manage Social Media

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Charlene Li sent me an advance copy of Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead, to be released May 24. Thank you, Charlene. In 2008 Li co-authored Groundswell, which illustrates the nature and power of the social space. Further, Groundswell shows us how to define our strategy by figuring out the relationship we desire with customers rather than chasing a technology. Last month I summarized Groundswell the Bookits meaning for orchestras. Open Leadership moves beyond that base of knowledge by writing about the intersection of organization behavior and social media.

Social Technology Drives Institutional Openness

Li writes that “leaders must let go to gain more.” She backs all her directives, which I’ve restated here for orchestras, with stories from business and the social landscape.

  1. Give up control in favor of open leadership. You really never had control anyway. Your orchestra–and orchestras have been among the most secretive public institutions–will be forced to be more open by social technology. And that’s already proving beneficial for many organizations.
  2. Understand and quantify the benefits realized and obtainable through openness.
  3. Map out how open your orchestra will be across ten dimensions of openness. This demands increased rigor rather than a blind commitment to transparency. Even the navy can be open while literally running a tight ship. In many cases you aren’t giving up control, you’re shifting it to someone in whom you have confidence.
  4. Define and make two covenants of openness, one with employees and another with your audience.
  5. Reconcile the openness of your orchestra’s internal relationships with its social media relationships.
  6. Adapt your orchestra’s leadership culture to the greater openness that will be required.

Li lavishly shares the means to manage change through action plans, worksheets, examples, diagrams, checklists and assessment tools. Further, she promises eight free online tools at publication.

Get it. Read it. Use it.

Is Open Leadership about marketing strategy? Or about leadership? Marrying organization behavior to the volatile social technology arena is an ambitious task. Indeed, Part III sprawls into leadership essays that don’t advance the literature. It’s OK. The strength of the book—its unique gift—lies in its insights into the interplay of social technology with management. Those insights will help you map the path to design, develop, gain support for and implement a social media strategy within  your orchestra. What could be more important today?

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2 Responses to Charlene Li’s Upcoming “Open Leadership” Can Teach Orchestras How to Manage Social Media

  1. Hi Bruce,

    I discuss Charlene’s ideas in a blog post – ‘Open Leadership + Enterprise 2.0: the practices that can make them real’ – which is here:

    I’m looking forward to actually reading the book…

    Library & Information Update’s News Editor

  2. Bruce responded (on my blog):

    What an astonishing post, that ties together so many thinkers on management and Web 2.0. Thank you.

    Having read and reviewed an advance copy of the book, I believe it’s most convincing when it focuses on how to manage the degree of openness across all the dimensions affecting an organization as it relates to social technology. Charlene Li also effectively shows how and why social media are driving openness. Those achievements make Open Leadership an important book. It’s another matter to top Chris Argyris and other writers on broader questions of leadership and change management.

    My response to Bruce:

    I’m glad you found my Open Leadership think-piece astonishing’… but in a good way ;-)

    I suppose the unanswered questions for me include:

    • Could we conceivably get to ‘Enterprise 2.0′ – or Library 2.0 – without the firm foundation of a ‘Model 2′ (mutual learning-based) organisation?

    • Can Model 2 (mutual learning) organisations ever come into existence without the involvement of some of the ‘sustained interventions’ (as McAfee put it) that people like Argyris, Torbert, Senge, Kegan have practiced in organisations?

    • Is the openness that social media drives us towards, the same openness and vulnerability that seems to be characteristic of the most mature – and effective – stages of leadership maturity?

    • Put even more simply: is social media accelerating individual’s psychological growth?

    That’s plenty to get our teeth into – though most of these kinds of questions aren’t even really on the table yet…

    Would it have made any difference if I’d got to Charlene Li 6 months or a year before I did…? ;-)

    (I sent her a detailed e-mail, somewhat along the lines of the above blog post – in early December).

    Matthew Mezey
    (News Editor, Library & Information Update magazine)

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Panama Increasing Click Throughs

Yahoo's new Panama advertising platform is paying dividends for the company and partners. Click through rates are rising, which should result in revenue growth for Yahoo between 15 and 45 percent, according to an estimate by finance firm UBS, as quoted by MediaPost.

If Yahoo can offer better click throughs than Google with less incidence of click fraud, then they could have advertisers running to them with wallets open.

Of course you need the eyeballs to sell, and Yahoo still has lots of work to do in that area. Yahoo is trying to increase traffic by hiring someone to "sing the news" as a strange look at humorous news across the land, according to Marketing Vox. That will take a unique talent and clever writing to not be a complete disaster.

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By, 04/03/2007

We like pretty much everything about Daylight Savings Time. Losing an hour of sleep and additional grogginess that first Monday is a small price to pay for additional daylight at the end of our day. And this year, Daylight Savings came early! Sure, it confused our blackberries a bit, but we'll not complain.

Our government, however, is perplexed. Daylight Savings was pushed up 3 weeks solely to "save" energy-usage.

The move to turn the clocks forward by an hour on March 11 rather than the usual early April date was mandated by the U.S. government as an energy-saving effort.

Yet, apparently, it had no impact on energy use, whatsoever!

No duh! Maybe more daylight is a boon to that No Impact guy in New York (http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/ - read at your peril), who's stubbornly composting his, ahem, waste, and eating only locally produced food. (He appears indifferent to the fact his paycheck is signed by folks who produce and distribute millions of magazines—printed on paper—made from chopped-up trees.) But since the lights were on and the computers running all day at work, and we return home to fire up the washer/dryer and the DVR, it's not clear why turning on the compact fluorescent light bulbs we've all be harangued into buying an hour later should tip the scales.

Nevertheless, if this is our government's plan to "cure" us of energy usage, we're 100% on board. It costs little, allows us a quick 9 holes should we choose, and has absolutely no impact. Let's have more government programs like this one!

If energy consumption is a problem, why not let the market work it out? We're not buying the energy efficient light bulbs in droves because the government said so; we're buying them because they're cheaper and last longer. Technology is funny like that—the more it evolves, the more efficient it becomes. As a society, we've become less energy intensive, not the reverse—energy consumption per dollar of GDP is less than two-thirds what it was just 25 years ago. We're less energy intensive and we're wealthier as a society. Odd.

Market-driven solutions have more sticking power. Just ask Kyoto-signees in the EU, who are all failing to hit their arbitrary carbon-reduction targets. Apparently, the EU's top "polluters" (from here on out, referred to as "job-providers") are producing more carbon. (Can't think why. Cannot possibly be due to a globally expanding economy.) Despite a labyrinthine system of carbon trading and caps, Capitalism is finding a way, even in the EU.

The European Commission blames increased emissions on naughty governments for issuing too many carbon permits to the job-providers, and not issuing stricter carbon caps. (Read more about it here -

We'll not fault any nation who signed Kyoto and later realized it was economic hara-kari. Rather, we'd respectfully point out Kyoto and the carbon caps are clearly an ineffectual solution. Ultimately, job-providers are and should be more focused on driving earnings, not satisfying a dubious governmental mandate. Mahi Sideridou, the EU climate policy director for Greenpeace, perhaps said it best, "The system is pointless if it doesn't deliver reductions." No member of Greenpeace has ever said anything so rational.

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Advanced Micro upped at Piper on more flash certainty

Published: Jan 19, 2005 3:56 a.m. ET

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Piper Jaffray upgraded chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD, -2.35% to "market perform" from "underperform," based on continued strength in the processor business and more certainty in the flash business. "While AMD could not assuage fears about flash pricing, its decision to aggressively gain share and to accelerate lower cost technology gives us some comfort about downside protection," the broker said in a note to clients.

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Armstrong World buying Triangle Pacific 06-15-98

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Triangle Pacific TRIP, -0.20% jumps on buyout Armstrong World ACK, -8.86% to pay $1.15 billion for company

By Tiare Rath, CBS MarketWatch Last Update: 6/15/98 8:00:00 PM

LANCASTER, Pa. (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Triangle Pacific Corp. shot up Monday after interior furnishings manufacturer Armstrong World Industries said it will buy the company for $1.15 billion including debt, its second major acquisition in recent days.

Under the agreement Armstrong will pay $55.50 for each share of Triangle Pacific, or about $890 million. In addition Armstrong will assume $290 million in debt.

Triangle Pacific (TRIP) TRIP, -0.20% , based in Dallas, makes hardwood flooring and kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Shares jumped 11 1/2 to 54 7/8. Armstrong (ACK) ACK, -8.86% lost 1 1/8 to 79 7/8.

Last week Armstrong said it will buy Germany's DLW Aktiengesellschaft for $340 million, including the assumption of the company's debt. With the two acquisitions, Armstrong World Industries said it will become the world's leading manufacturer of hard surface flooring.

Armstrong World said the acquisitions will hurt earnings in 1998, but will improve profits in 1999. The company said it expects to earn more than it paid for both companies.

"Together with the announcement just last week of our agreement, to acquire DLW, ... Triangle Pacific will make Armstrong the preeminent manufacturer of flooring product worldwide," Armstrong Chairman and Chief Executive George Lorch said in a statement. "Importantly, both announcements reaffirm our commitment to be a major force in the consolidating global building materials industry."

Armstrong said Triangle Pacific Chairman Floyd Sherman will become president of the company's wood flooring and cabinet operations division.

The company also said it sees "significant new growth opportunities" in the European, Canadian and Japanese markets. Armstrong Chief Executive George Lorch said with cost savings from the acquisitions, the company will work to capitalize on these markets.

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Index rebound aided by improved market sentiment

Published: June 15, 2006 12:59 p.m. ET

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A jump in U.S. markets and higher finishes in European bourses supported a rise in a broad reading of U.S.-listed shares of European companies on Thursday.

The Bank of New York Europe ADR Index recently rose 2.1% at 140.19 and the Bank of New York Composite ADR Index gained 2.4% at 139.03.

Among the biggest volume movers, Nokia Corp. NOK, +0.17% was up 3.2% at $20.01; biotech firm Elan Corp. ELN, +0.00% jumped 6.2% to $16.20; and industrial conglomerate ABB Ltd. ABB, +0.29% rose 6.2% at $11.70.

Mining shares also made a strong showing as gold futures moved higher after sharp sell-offs, and silver and copper futures gained ground. See Metals Stocks.

Anglo American Plc AAUK leaped 8% to $18.56 and RandGold Resources Ltd. GOLD, +1.56% surged 7.4% to $18.49. Rio Tinto Plc RIO, +0.73% added on 6.4% to trade at $203.68 and BHP Billiton Ltd. BHP, +1.69% rose 6.3% to $40.23.

Investors returned to buying mode with hopes high on Wall Street that market weakness spurred by inflation worries has worn itself out.

"The numbers we've been getting over the past few days are just a confirmation of what the [Federal Reserve] is worried about," said Peter Cardillo, chief market analyst at S.W. Bach, referring to the central bank's concerns about inflation and economic growth. See Market Snapshot.

Market players in Europe hunted for bargains among beaten-down shares, lifting European markets to higher closes. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index (UKX) rose 2% to 5,619, the German DAX Xetra 30 index (1876534) gained 2.2% at 5,422 and the French CAC-40 index (1804546) rose 2.4% at 4,724. The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index (SXXP) added 2.4% at 309.50. See Europe Markets.

Back on Wall Street, shares of Philips Electronics PHG, -1.49% added on 2.8% to $28.50 after it agreed to buy Intermagnetics General Corp. IMGC for $1.3 billion, or $27.50 a share. The offer represents a 29% premium to Intermagnetics close on Wednesday. See full story.

GlaxoSmithKline Plc GSK, +0.29% fell 0.8% at $53.96 though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved expanded use of Hycamtin to treat cervical cancer. The drug will be for use in combination cisplatin-based chemotherapy and is the first treatment approved by the agency for advanced cervical cancer.

In broker action, Nestle SA NSRGY, -1.12% whose shares trade on the pink sheets, gained 2.2% to $73.40. The Swiss food company's stock was upgraded by Morgan Stanley to overweight from equal-weight. "We view Nestle as a low-risk, defensive stock that should be a core holding in the current volatile equity markets," said the bank.

Allied Irish Banks Plc AIB, +0.16% shares picked up 6.3% to $40.60 after it was upgraded to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank. The broker noted favorable exposure to high-growth banking markets in Ireland and the U.K., as well as exposure to Poland and the U.S that it called undervalued.

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Lockheed lifts 2006 earnings outlook

Published: Jan 26, 2006 4:34 p.m. ET

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Lockheed Martin Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose on better margins from its information technology and defense segments, and lifted its earnings forecast for 2006.

"We think the market will react positively to these results and the modest net guidance increase," wrote Credit Suisse equity research analysts in a Thursday note.

Lockheed shares closed up 3.1% to $66.99.

Lockheed's LMT, -0.62% fourth-quarter earnings rose to $568 million, or $1.26 a share, from $372 million, or 83 cents a share, a year earlier.

The Bethesda, Md., defense company, which is the biggest Pentagon contractor by dollars, said its revenue rose 3% to $10.23 billion from $9.97 billion.

Analysts forecast a profit of $1.15 a share with revenue of $10.35 billion, according to Thomson First Call.

The company kept to its previous estimate of 2006 sales at between $38 billion and $39.5 billion, but lifted its earnings forecast to a range of $4.50 to $4.75 a share.

"The operational side looks real strong for 2006," said Lockheed Martin Chief Financial Officer Chris Kubasik in an interview. "We're continuing to forecast top line growth as we've had for several years." Listen to the interview with Kubasik.

The aeronautics business, which makes the Defense Department's next generation of fighters, may flatten out, he said, but the other groups should grow in aggregate.

Lockheed said the higher estimates came from improved performance in its aeronautics segment, a reduction in pension obligations and the sale of stock in Inmarsat, a satellite company.

Lockheed's previous 2006 earnings estimate was between $4 and $4.25 a share.

Analysts polled by Thomson First Call had forecast earnings, on average, of $4.26 a share for 2006.

"The strong operational performance across LMT's segments more than offsets our concerns about the guidance increase and leads us to believe that there may be potential for further earnings growth at LMT," wrote Banc of America Securities analyst Nick Fothergill in a research note.

Prudential Equity Group analysts kept their neutral weight rating on the stock, noting that the higher outlook can be attributed to lower pension expenses and other gains not tied to operations.

Lockheed, which is the dominant fighter-plane maker for the Defense Department, is working to build out the non-defense side of its business. The company holds contracts with the U.S. Postal Service, the New York City Mass Transit Authority and the Federal Aviation Administration.

In the fourth quarter, the aeronautics group had revenue of $3.04 billion, up from $3 billion a year ago, while earnings rose to $274 million, up from $229 million. Lockheed is the lead contractor on the F-22 and F-35 fighter aircraft, which are the next generation of warplanes for the Pentagon. The modest increase in sales was due to transport plane work, the company said.

The systems and information technology group reported $5.34 billion in sales, up from $5.17 billion in last year's quarter, with a profit of $519 million, up from $489 million.

Revenue at the space systems operations totaled $1.85 billion, up from $1.8 billion, and earnings rose to $156 million, up from $127 million.

Lockheed stock has risen about 3% during the past 30 days.

Also on Thursday, Moody's Investors Service raised the long-term debt rating on Lockheed Martin to Baa1 from Baa2, with a stable outlook. The credit analysts noted the company's improved financial results and cash flow, which has been helped by higher defense outlays. The contractor's civilian agency work will also help offset any slowdown in spending on military hardware and big weapons systems, Moody's wrote.

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Investment Newsletter Insights

Published: May 24, 2007 6:34 a.m. ET

Market grows where liquidity goes

As the bull market hastened its advance over the past couple of months, its upsurge has forced a softening in attitude among some of the investment newsletter world's staunchest bears and most hardened of hard-assets investors. First, famously bearish Dow Theory Letters editor Richard Russell recently declared that the market's primary trend is now bullish, allowing long time subscribers to witness a relative ebullience on equities that's not been seen in the pages of his newsletter in years.

And now, as Peter Brimelow reports, natural resources mavens the Aden sisters, editors of the Aden Forecast, have concluded that there's so much Federal Reserve fueled liquidity sloshing about that the market will likely head even higher. But while they now include a modest allocation to equities, the Adens continue to be heavily focused on precious metals, foreign currencies, and natural resources.

Meanwhile, Mark Hulbert has decided to dispel the financial media's recurring notion that seasonal changes in temperature have a direct impact on the price of energy. With the assistance of an academic who's authored a number of studies on seasonal patterns in oil pricing, Hulbert concludes that the pattern that may appear to exist between the price of oil and the change in seasons is illusory. -- Ari Charney, Portfolio Analyst

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Aden sisters see gold in U.S. stocks

Another hard-assets newsletter is going with the equity flow. -- Peter Brimelow

Same old myths about oil-price increases

Despite the annual warnings, it doesn't appear that hot weather and summer driving really do affect oil prices. -- Mark Hulbert

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Published: May 29, 2007 12:52 p.m. ET

Internships are mostly a rite of summer, when college students on break get a chance to work in the "real world," often for peanuts and often at menial tasks that nonetheless are sold to them as being valuable experiences that will enhance their resumes and make them more attractive as job candidates when they do venture out for good.

But even real-world internships aren't so real anymore. Following in the footsteps of workplace changes that have seen more telecommuting and virtual officing, more internships are being offered as the cyber variety, with interns working at home or in a dorm room for the bulk of their time, rarely connecting in person with their employers and mentors.

The trend seems logical enough and provides benefits on both ends: employers don't have to cough up a work station or phone or other on-site benefits that add to the cost of carrying an intern and employees get freedom in scheduling and savings in commuting and clothing purchases that can negate a skimpy stipend in a hurry. The question, mostly for those who accept such internships, is what do you lose without that office interaction?

In our lead story, writer Amy Hoak looks at the growing trend of cyber internships and explains how both sides can make the experience a productive one. Read her coverage, plus find out which credit cards are your best options if you plan on traveling overseas this summer and learn the best ways to handle a debt collector, on Tuesday's Personal Finance pages.

You can't really get a feel for office politics and water-cooler etiquette when you have a cyber internship. But then you can't get asked to go fetch the coffee either.

Steve Kerch, assistant managing editor/personal finance

Internships moves online, but do students miss out with no office contact?

Last school year, Matthew Hanzelka did an internship with a financial planner, helping develop a monthly e-mail newsletter and taking on special projects while finishing coursework at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. But his wasn't a traditional type of internship, complete with a small workstation in an otherwise unused corner of an office. All the work was completed from the comfort of the house he and his roommates lived in, and he mainly communicated with his boss through e-mail and telephone. See full story.

Not your father's income: why wages are weaker today

American men in their 30s today are worse off than their fathers' generation, a reversal from just a decade ago, when sons generally were better off than their fathers, a new study finds. The study, the first in a series on economic mobility undertaken by several prominent think tanks, also says the typical American family's income has lagged far behind productivity growth since 2000, a departure from most of the post-World War II period. See story from CareerJournal.

When company layoffs appear to indicate age discrimination

In a reorganization our company laid off a lot of mostly older workers without giving them a chance to apply for other jobs within the company, which were later filled mostly by younger workers. I realize the employees who left may have lacked the skills to be placed elsewhere. But I also wonder whether this is age discrimination. See story from CareerJournal.

Going overseas? See which credit cards have low foreign-purchase fees

It's nigh impossible for U.S. travelers overseas to avoid the weak dollar's squeeze on their pocketbook. But there's another travel cost that's easier to avoid: The fee credit-card issuers tack on every time you make a purchase abroad. See Travel.

Why flights are getting longer

Travel delays get lots of attention for the pain of being trapped for hours, the inconvenience of missed connections and late arrivals and the cost. About a half-million U.S. flights arrived late last year, and this summer may see record levels of delays, officials say. Estimates peg the cost at roughly $6 billion a year for airlines and more than $9 billion a year for passengers in terms of the value of time lost. But that's only part of the problem. Many delays are now simply being incorporated into schedules, at high cost to consumers and airlines. See The Middle Seat.

Five mutual funds to keep your kid in prep school

Getting into a private high school is competitive. Paying for it is even tougher. See Five Funds For ...

Options to help pay grandkids' tuition

This season of college graduations is a reminder to grandparents that there are many ways to help another generation afford tuition and related expenses. But what's the best way to accumulate dollars for college? See full story.

How to handle a debt collector

Debt collectors are getting more aggressive. Don't be surprised if a collector pressures you to immediately authorize an automatic debit from your checking account. You can do this by providing your checking account information over the telephone. In some cases, according to the Federal Trade Commission, these debits have been more than the agreed-upon authorized amount. See Consumer Banking.

How to retitle your inherited IRA account

What's the best way to title an IRA when you inherit it? I'm personally involved with two different inherited IRAs, both maintained by the same bank. That bank has transferred the IRAs of the people who died to the beneficiaries using inherited accounts. And the bank insists on titling those accounts as follows: "Mary Smith Bene Susan Smith." My research indicates that the best, and possibly the only proper, way to title an inherited account would be as follows: "Mary Smith (deceased 1/30/06) Inherited IRA for benefit of Susan Smith, Beneficiary." But the bank has said it will not accept my titling and insists that its method is sufficient under the Internal Revenue Code to enable the beneficiaries to receive required minimum distributions based on their life expectancies. Is there any income-tax risk if the accounts are not titled as I have requested, and instead are titled as the bank has done? See full story.

U.S. home prices fall for first time since 1991

U.S. home prices fell 1.4% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, the first year-over-year decline in national home prices since 1991, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller index released Tuesday. A year ago, home prices were rising at an 11.5% pace. See Economic Report.

Buying a retirement home long before you retire

Retirement-home sales are growing -- among buyers still decades away from retiring. From New York's Catskill Mountains to Oregon's rocky coast, younger couples who might otherwise be focused on building a nest egg instead are buying a lakefront house or country cabin that they hope to one day use in retirement. See story from WSJ.com.

How to hire a real-estate agent when moving out of state

I own an unimproved residential lot in a country-club community in Central Florida but plan to move to the suburbs of Lexington, Ky., in a few months. Would it be better to list the Florida lot with a national brokerage in Kentucky or one in Florida? I want to sell the lot before I buy an existing home or build a new one in Kentucky, so any purchase I make will depend on the sale of the lot. Meanwhile, I plan to rent in Kentucky until my lot is sold. My inclination is to start a relationship with a Lexington-based agent since that will be my new home of choice. See House Talk.

Developers, cities duel over gated green space

Worried that too much open green space is being fenced off inside exclusive gated enclaves, communities are stepping up measures to curb such developments. See story from RealEstateJournal.

Suit says realty firms took illegal kickbacks

The Justice Department filed suit against two big real-estate brokerage firms, accusing them of receiving illegal kickbacks for steering home sellers to a provider of hazard reports. See story from RealEstateJournal.

Real-estate stocks seen attractive after pullback; deal talk lifts shares

Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald say shares of real-estate investment trusts are still attractive despite a recent dip and higher interest rates as the sector rallied Tuesday on a deal for apartment owner Archstone-Smith Trust. See full story.

China's new 'ownership society' -- ownership of America

Remember America's so-called "ownership society?" Oh, you forgot that political rhetoric? Well, China didn't. It's cashing in on the "American Dream." Why? The country is tired of lending us megabucks to fund our mega trade deficits to indulge in our mega out-of-control addiction to their "stuff." See Paul B. Farrell.

Vanguard's new international ETFs put fees in focus and pressure rivals

Vanguard Group, recognized for low-cost mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, is pressuring its ETF rivals with international-stock offerings that scrape the barrel on fees. See ETF Investing.

New ETFs don't please everyone

The new type of exchange-traded fund that has been embraced by investors may not be giving the returns its new fans are expecting. See full story.

A new fund-industry model that should encourage competition

The mutual-fund business is the proverbial camel, the one that was supposed to be a horse until it was built by committee. It is filled with arcane rules and procedures that can make funds perform more like beasts of burden than thoroughbreds. And while investors have worked their way over the hump and have successfully used mutual funds to reach their financial goals, it's hard not to wonder how the business could be improved. Chuck Jaffe.

Putting the pedal to the metals

Commodity prices continue to climb, but investors may be better off with shares of oil, gold and steel companies, says Tom Lydon, editor ETFtrends.com. He gives MarketWatch's Jonathan Burton his favorite ETF picks. See Video Report.

Developing long-term fund confidence

Mark Salzinger, editor of the No-Load Fund Investor newsletter, says that coupling unemotional criteria for selecting stocks with a knowledge of the manager's style and track record can help an investor develop the confidence to own a fund for the long haul. See Audio Report.

New era? A cautious letter says yes -- cautiously

In a series of columns, I classed veteran Richard Band of Profitable Investing as a "bold bull" because he was one of three letter editors who went positive on stocks after a particularly bad day in March 2003, pretty much at the low. (See March 13, 2003 column) He's been bullish, with a few hesitations, ever since. See Peter Brimelow.

Managers struggle to locate cheap stocks

Bargains aren't easy to find in the stock market these days, with prices surging upward. Just last week, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index came close to topping its record closing level of seven years ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has set numerous records this year and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index has been at its highest levels in six years. The advances have made things tough for "value" mutual-fund managers, who look to grab stocks on the cheap. See full story.

Create a small-business exit strategy

Small-business owners: Have you thought about what will happen to it when you're ready to retire? If you think that you have years to plan your exit strategy, you better check the calendar. John Brown, president and founder of Business Enterprise Institute, a company that helps business owners successfully exit their companies, says that you need to start planning five to seven years before you plan to quit. Brown says there are five steps business owners must take to formulate their exit plan. See Marshall Loeb's Daily Money Tip.

2007 Honda Ridgeline: The yogurt pickup

A Honda truck? We were asked that question more often than expected during our testing of the Ridgeline, especially now that it's in its second model year. See Auto Review.

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Published: Aug 8, 2000 1:08 p.m. ET

PSINet up after beating earnings estimates

ASHBURN, Va. (CBS.MW) – Shares of Internet services company PSINet rose more than 8 percent Tuesday after the company reported a narrower-than-expected second-quarter loss.

PSINet (PSIX) shares jumped 1 1/2 to close at 19 13/16.

The company reported a loss of $1.32 a share, wider than last year’s loss of $1.35 a share, but a penny narrower the consensus estimate of analysts polled by First Call. Excluding items, the loss came in at $1.12 a share.

Quarterly revenue rose to $278.3 million from $123.8 million reported in the same period a year earlier.

“We expect out Web and wholesale businesses to grow with more robustness,” said Larry Hyatt, the company’s chief financial officer. “We believe that these dynamics, together with an increased investment in the positioning on in anticipation of its planned disposition, will be beneficial for our stakeholders going forward.”

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    I have the following items and I have no idea what to do with them

    Naturally smoked organic pork hock thingys

    What I think is frozen swordfish

    Venison back strap

    And discuss.....

  • #2
    season the whole backstrap with salt, pepper, and garlic. wrap in bacon. roast or grill until desrired doneness. rare or medium rare is ideal. devour. i served one just like that (among other things) on xmas day.

    • #3
      Roast that hock and eat the ham every which way, then save the bone for some incredible hambone soup. If the hocks have a nice layer of skin on them, score it before roasting and it'll get all nice and crackly which then makes for a perfect vehicle for shovelling guacamole (or any other preferred dip) into your yap.
      For the swordfish - make this seasoning (Lady Jane's: Bajan Seasoning.. the Perfect Pinch), rub all over your defrosted fillets. Let it sit in the fridge a few hours, then bake, grill or pan fry. Y-um.

      • #4
        funny you should ask, I have some frozen swordfish defrosting right now - this has become a favorite in our house:
        defrost the swordfish (set the package on a plate in the fridge for about a day until thawed)

        Season both sides with sea salt and nantucket rub - using enough seasoning that it forms kind of a crust of flavor when you sear the fish - of course you can use any seasonings you like, we've just found that this odd tin that I picked up AGES ago + sea salt is a combo we love on swordfish

        Heat a skillet over med-high heat with bacon grease, sear/cook a few minutes per side (the time depends on the thickness and how done you like it).

        Serve with salad and steamed veggies, sweet potatoes, or other sides of your choice. YUM.

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          duplicate post - sorry!
          Last edited by PrimalMama; 12-30-2012, 12:57 PM. Reason: duplicate post - sorry!

          • #6
            Swordfish works very nicely with fruit! Make up a dragonfruit salsa with red onion and cucumber macerated in cider vinegar and griddle the fish. Little more than a minute or so eat side ...

            "... needs more fish!"

            • #7
              Granddad was always a big fan of boiled ham hocks and kale.

              I like to slice backstrap crosswise into medallions and pan sear in healthy fat of your choice, maybe deglaze with some demi, and top with the resultant sauce (and maybe a few berries).

              • #8
                Throw them out and cook some collard greens instead.
                Last edited by Wildapple; 01-07-2013, 01:43 PM.

                • #9
                  Backstrap is always good grilled with some sauteed apricot or pear baked with butter and cinnamon. Sounds strange but it works.


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Alexander Berkman

The Kronstadt Rebellion

Author's Afterword

Lessons and Significance of Kronstadt

The Kronstadt movement was spontaneous, unprepared, and peaceful. That it became an armed conflict, ending in a bloody tragedy, was entirely due to the Tartar despotism of the Communist dictatorship.

Though realizing the general character the Bolsheviki, Kronstadt still had faith in the possibility of an amicable solution. It believes the Communist Government amenable to reason; it credited it with some sense of justice and liberty.

The Kronstadt experience proves once more that government, the State -- whatever its name or form -- is ever the mortal enemy of liberty and self-determination. The state has no soul, no principles. It has but one aim -- to secure power and hold it, at any cost. That is the political lesson of Kronstadt.

There is another, a strategic, lesson taught by every rebellion.

The success of the uprising is conditioned in its resoluteness, energy, and aggressiveness. The rebels have on their side the sentiment of the masses. That sentiment quickens with the rising tide of rebellion. It must not be allowed to subside, to pale by a return to the drabness of every-day life.

On the other hand, every uprising has against it the powerful machinery of the State. The Government is able to concentrate in its hands the sources of supply and the means of communication. No time must be given the government to make use of its powers. Rebellion should be vigorous, striking unexpectedly and determinedly. It must not remain localized, for that means stagnation. It must broaden and develop. A rebellion that localizes itself, plays the waiting policy, or puts itself on the defensive, is inevitably doomed to defeat.

In this regard, especially, Kronstadt repeated the fatal strategic errors of the Paris Communards. The latter did not follow the advice of those who favored an immediate attack on Versailles while the Government of Thiers was disorganized. They did not carry the revolution into the country. Neither the Paris workers of 1871 nor the Kronstadt sailors aimed to abolish the Government. The Communards wanted merely certain Republican liberties, and when the Government attempted to disarm them, they drove the Ministers of Thiers from Paris, established their liberties and prepared to defend them -- nothing more. Thus also Kronstadt demanded only free elections to the Soviets. Having arrested a few Commissars, the soldiers prepared to defend themselves against attack. Kronstadt refused to act upon the advice of the military experts immediately to take Oranienbaum. The latter was of utmost military value, besides having 50,000 poods[1] of wheat belonging to Kronstadt. A landing in Oranienbaum was feasible, the Bolsheviki would have been taken by surprise and would have had no time to bring up reinforcements. But the sailors did not want to take the offensive, and thus the psychologic moment was lost. A few days afterward, when the declarations and acts of the Bolshevik Government convinced Kronstadt that they were involved in a struggle for life, it was too late to make good the error.[2]

The same happened to the Paris Commune. When the logic of the fight forced upon them demonstrated the necessity of abolishing the Thiers régime not only in their own city but in the whole country, it was too late. In the Paris Commune as in the Kronstadt uprising the tendency toward passive, defensive tactics proved fatal.

Kronstadt fell. The Kronstadt movement for free Soviets was stifled in blood, while at the same time the Bolshevik Government was making compromises with European capitalists, signing the Riga peace, according to which a population of 12 millions was turned over to the mercies of Poland, and helping Turkish imperialism to suppress the republics of the Caucasus.

But the "triumph" of the Bolsheviki over Kronstadt held within itself the defeat of Bolshevism. It exposes the true character of the Communist dictatorship. The Communisst proved themselves willing to sacrifice Communism, to make almost any compromise with international capitalism, yet refused the just demands of their own people -- demands that voiced the October slogans of the Bolsheviki themselves: Soviets elected by direct and secret ballot, according to the Constitution of the R.S.F.S.R.; and freedom of speech and press for the revolutionary parties.

The Tenth All-Russian Congress of the Communist Party was in session in Moscow at the time of the Kronstadt uprising. At that Congress the whole Bolshevik economic policy was changed as a result of the Kronstadt events and similarly threatening attitude of the people in various other parts of Russia and Siberia. The Bolsheviki prefered to reverse their basic policies, to abolish the razverstka (forcible requisition), introduce freedom of trade, give concessions to capitalists and give up communism itself -- the communism for which the October Revolution was fought, seas of blood shed, and Russia brought to ruin and despair -- but not to permit freely chosen Soviets.

Can anyone still question what the true purpose of the Bolsheviki was? Did they pursue Communist Ideals or Government Power?

Kronstadt is of great historic significance. It sounded the death knell Bolshevism with its Party dictatorship, mad centralization, Tcheka terrorism and bureaucratic castes. It struck into the very heart of Communist autocracy. At the same time it shocked the intelligent and honest minds of Europe and America into a critical examination of Bolshevik theories and practices. It exploded the Bolshevik myth of the Communist State being the "Workers' and Peasants' Government". It proved that the Communist Party dictatorship and the Russian Revolution are opposites, contradictory and mutually exclusive. It demonstrated that the Bolshevik regime is unmitigated tyranny and reaction, and that the Communist State is itself the most potent and dangerous counter-revolution.

Kronstadt fell. But it fell victorious in its idealism and moral purity, its generosity and higher humanity. Kronstadt was superb. It justly prided itself on not having shed the blood of its enemies, the Communists within its midst. It had no executions. The untutored, unpolished sailors, rough in manner and speech, were too noble to follow the Bolshevik example of vengeance: they would not shoot even the hated Commissars. Kronstadt personified the generous, all for-giving spirit of the Slavic soul and the century-old emancipation movement of Russia.

Kronstadt was the first popular and entirely independent attempt at liberation from the yoke of State Socialism -- an attempt made directly by the people, by the workers, soldiers and sailors themselves. It was the first step toward the third Revolution which is inevitable and which, let us hope, may bring to long-suffering Russia lasting freedom and peace.

[1] A pood equals 40 Russian or about 36 English pounds.

[2] The failure of Kronstadt to take Oranienbaum gave the Government an opportunity to strengthen the fortress with its trusted regiments, eliminate the "infected" parts of the garrison, and execute the leaders of the aerial squadron which was about to join the Kronstadt rebels. Later the Bolsheviki used the fortresses as a vantage point of attack against Kronstadt. Among those executed in Oranienbaum were: Kolossov, division chief of the Red Navy airmen and chairman of the Provisional Revolutionary Committee just organized in Oranienbaum; Balachanov, secretary of the Committee, and Committee members Romanov, Vladimirov, etc. A.B.


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Offense is fun, but pitching and defense win games

Coming off another high-scoring loss Friday night, the Nationals sit among the National League’s elite when it comes to offense.

The Nats are hitting .277, 3rd in the league and exceeded only by the high-payroll Mets and Dodgers at .291.

Of course, the LA numbers will skew down over the next seven weeks as Manny Ramirez waits out his suspension through July 3; so we could make an argument that right now our team is 2nd-best in the league.

Washington has scored the 6th-most runs and has hit the 3rd-most home runs with 42, behind only the Brewers with 47, Rockies 46 and Phillies 45.

One thing the Nats don’t do much is steal bases with only 13 in 21 attempts, 3rd-lowest in the league. They have speed, but not a bona fide base stealer on the team right now. But that’s nit-picking in an otherwise prolific offense.

However, this isn’t the weekend slow-pitch beer league; it’s the major leagues where you can’t outslug your opponents every game. You have to pitch and catch the ball.

The Nationals’ staff ERA is the highest in the NL at 5.54 runs per game, and the only team even close is the Phillies at 5.33. But they catch the ball, leading the league in defensive percentage, making only 11 errors in their first 33 games.

The Nats have made 35 errors, the most in baseball, and we have found that when you give your opponent more than three outs in any inning, there will be a price to be paid.

But back to pitching, where Washington has given up 212 runs, by far the most in the NL and 36 more than the Nats have scored, slightly more than 1 run per game on the negative side.

Going into the weekend, the Yankees had given up the same number of runs as the Nats, with Cleveland and Baltimore giving up the most in baseball. So, next weekend’s interleague series with the Orioles could be a very high-scoring one.

With a young starting staff and struggling veteran bullpen, it’s time for patience, but it’s hard for fans paying major league prices to keep waiting and waiting. I can guarantee one thing: when our young guns figure out how to pitch late into games, like Shairon Martis is doing, we’ll be onto something special with a young club that can hammer the ball and pitch effectively.

When the latter happens, the defense will improve and we’ll be posting a bunch of Curly W’s!


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Post-game notes: O’s fall 8-2 in Seattle series opener

Not tonight: One night after scoring a season-high eight runs, the Orioles were no-hit thru six innings Monday in a 8-2 loss to Seattle. They were held to just five hits, tying their low total for the season.

The Orioles have scored two runs or less in seven of their last 10 games and three runs or less 10 times on the year.

The O’s fall to 2-12 on the year and have lost 10 of their last 11 games. They are 1-4 on this ten-game road trip, and 2-6 in road games.

The Orioles are now 0-5 in the first game of a series on the season. They are 20-35 all-time at SafeCo Field.

Gary and Jim ask Dave Trembley about the O’s 8-2 loss to Seattle

Tough night: Brad Bergesen had a third straight short outing, lasting just 2 2/3 innings. He allowed six hits and seven runs (four earned). He walked three and allowed a homer.

Ty Wigginton’s error with the bases loaded and one out in the third helped Seattle to its seven-run third inning. Had Wigginton started a 5-4-3 double play on the grounder hit to him, the O’s could have left the third trailing just 1-0. But Bergesen allowed a two-run single, RBI double and two-run homer after the error.

He has allowed 21 hits in 10 2/3 innings on the year, with 14 coming for extra-bases. Bergesen’s ERA is 12.19 and opponent batters are hitting .420 against him.

O’s starting pitching had produced three straight quality starts with an ERA of 3.32 before Monday.

Good night for him: Jason Berken pitched 3 1/3 shutout innings in a long-relief role. He has allowed just 1 ER over 8 1/3 his last two outings and lowered his ERA on the year to 1.50.

Entering Monday’s game, Orioles starters had allowed just 19 walks on the season, the fewest in the Majors. Their strikeout to walks ratio was 3.84.

Wigginton hit his fifth homer of the year, a solo shot, in the ninth inning. He went 1 for 3 and has hit five homers in his last seven games. In that time, he is 8 for 25 with five homers and 11 RBI.

Cleanup hitter: Nolan Reimold batted fourth for the second time on the season and 6th time in his career. He went 0 for 3 with a walk and has just three hits in his last 23 at bats. Luke Scott went 1 for 4 and is 1 for 11 his last three games.

Matt Wieters went 2 for 4, snapping a 2 for 20 drought. It was his fifth multi-hit game. Wieters has just one RBI over his last 10 games.

Winning pitcher Doug Fister had a no-hitter through six innings. Nick Markakis led off the 7th with a clean, ground single to center. Fister, now 2-1, 1.42, lost his shutout bid on Luke Scott’s two-out, RBI double in the 7th.

Franklin Gutierrez went 2 for 2 with an RBI for Seattle and he leads the AL with eight multi-hit games. Gutierrez has a career average of .511 (24 for 47) vs. Orioles pitching.

The Mariners are 7-7 and 5-2 at home with the win. They have two games left on a nine-game homestand.

Seattle is now 22-8 in its last 30 home games.

The Mariners recorded at least one extra-base hit for the 45th consecutive game and played error-free ball for the 5th game in a row.

Tuesday night at 10:10, David Hernandez (0-2, 4.91) pitches for the Orioles and 27-year-old lefty Jason Vargas (1-1, 5.56) goes for Seattle. In three career starts vs. Baltimore, Vargas is 0-1, 2.81.

Hernandez is making his third start of the year and second of this road trip. He is 0-1, 5.56 in two career starts vs. Seattle, both at SafeCo Field.

In the minors Monday, Jake Arrieta allowed just one earned run in six innings in Norfolk’s loss to Gwinnett. Arrieta has an ERA of 0.50 on the year, allowing just 1 ER and 11 hits in 18 innings.

Bowie (9-3) lost its second straight, 5-3, to Erie. First place Frederick (7-4) beat Potomac 8-5 for its third win in a row. Delmarva (7-5) beat Hagerstown 3-2 to snap a three-game losing streak. T.J. Baxter scored the winning run in the last of the 11th, scoring from second base on a wild pitch.

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