We’d like to publicly welcome our newest members of the Social Media Business Council: Abbott Alticor Johnson & Johnson They’re joining the likes of Dell, Walmart, Nokia, SAP, GM and Coke – and more than 40 other fantastic, global brands – as members of the Social Media Business Council collaborating every day on how to create successful, scalable, and sustainable social media programs at large organizations. If you’re leading social media at a major enterprise, we’d love to have you join our family. Click here to learn more. ShareThis
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The Blog Council
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Welcome to the newest members of the Social Media Business Council
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Quiznos turns to their fans for advertising
2 Jul 2009 | 7:35 amCorporate Social Media Case Study: Quiznos Sandwich chain Quiznos recently launched a contest to promote their new Toasty Torpedo sandwich. The contest, hosted on ToastyTorpedo.com, invites fans of the chain to submit photos or videos of them eating the sub “in an unusual place or while doing an unexpected activity.” In a statement, Trey Hall, Quiznos marketing chief, said, “We believe social media and interacting with our consumers in this way is really important to our brand and is in many ways, the wave of the future.” Learn More ShareThis -
Blog Council becomes the Social Media Business Council, moves to SocialMedia.org
30 Jun 2009 | 9:50 amBig news from all of us here at GasPedal and the newly renamed Blog Council: Our community for social media leaders at large companies has officially changed its name to the Social Media Business Council and has moved from BlogCouncil.org to SocialMedia.org. Here’s the press release with more details: Chicago, IL — The Blog Council, a community of social media leaders at large companies, has officially changed its name to the Social Media Business Council and will call SocialMedia.org its new online home. “Every day, our members share advice on how to build successful,… -
Walmart live blogs videogame demos
30 Jun 2009 | 7:35 amCorporate Social Media Case Study: Walmart Walmart employees were invited to the Activision studios during the videogame expo, E3. Activision unveiled new games and technology to these employees in a sneak-preview of what will soon be available in stores. At the demo, Eric Bright, a representative of Walmart, live-blogged the event so that customers can get a look at games being released in the coming months. The live blogging included reactions to gameplay, announcements on new games in development, and enthusiasm about what the Walmart stores will soon be carrying. Learn More. Disclosure:… -
LPGA encourages the use of social media during gameplay
29 Jun 2009 | 7:35 amCorporate Social Media Case Study: LPGA The commissioner of the LPGA, Carolyn Bivens, recently encouraged players to use social media during competetive rounds of golf. Said Bivens in an interview, “The new media is very important to the growth of golf and we view it as a positive, and a tool to be used.” Updating sites such as Twitter and Facebook in the middle of the round would be mostly for the benefit of the younger fans of the sport who aren’t necessarily waiting for golf broadcasts on television, explained Bivens, who believes they want to know what’s going on…
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AccuQuote
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New AccuQuote Podcast!
3 Jul 2009 | 10:30 amJuly 3, 2009 Advantages and disadvantages of permanent life insurance Description: Is permanent life insurance right for you? If you’re not sure or you don’t understand the advantages and... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance. -
Have a safe and happy 4th of July from your friends at AccuQuote!
3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 amWe just wanted to take a moment to wish you a safe and happy Independence Day. To ensure that you and your loved ones have a happy and safe 4th of July weekend, follow the tips below: When lighting... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance. -
Term life insurance…comparing value vs. price
2 Jul 2009 | 10:00 amI’m passionate about helping consumers like you find the best term life insurance policy out there. In order to do that, I want you to understand the difference between value and price when shopping... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance. -
How to choose the right life insurance company…
1 Jul 2009 | 11:46 amWhen it comes to buying life insurance, there are several things to consider first when choosing a life insurance company. Before making a financial commitment, you’ll want to know the ins and outs... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance. -
New AccuQuote Podcast!
30 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pmJune 29, 2009 Don’t lose your life insurance and other benefits if you lose your job Description: If you lose your job, you may lose your insurance benefits too. So what should you do? Byron... AccuQuote blog is brought to you by AccuQuote.com, a leading provider in term life insurance for people across the U.S. This blog is dedicated to providing you with valuable information from experts on the topics of insurance, financial planning and personal finance.
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Analog Devices
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Measuring Noise of Low-Fixed-Gain Differential Amplifiers
24 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pmMeasuring noise of low-gain differential amplifiers presents a challenge, as their integrated feedback and gain resistors preclude high-gain configurations, and a differential-to-single-ended conversion is needed to match the spectrum analyzer. A second amplifier stage can provide gain and the differential-to-SE conversion, neatly solving both of these problems. -
Detecting Human Falls with a 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer
24 Jun 2009 | 12:39 pmElderly individuals can suffer accidental falls due to weakness or dizziness. The initial injury can be further aggravated if treatment is not obtained within a short time. MEMS-based fall detectors can sense changes in body position by tracking acceleration, determine when an individual is falling, and issue an alert for assistance. This article describes the use of an ADXL345 three-axis digital accelerometer as a fall detector. -
What shall we do with an unused op-amp?
24 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pmRarely Asked Questions -- Strange but true stories from the call logs of Analog Devices. View current and archived Rarely Asked Questions at http://www.analog.com/raq -
Designing with Switching Regulators in High-Speed A/D Converter
24 Jun 2009 | 12:26 pmWebinar Series -- View this webinar, recently archived webinars, or webinars by category at www.analog.com/webinars -
Automated Calibration Technique Reduces DAC Offset to Less than 1 mV
11 Jun 2009 | 11:34 amThe AD5360 16-bit, 16-channel DAC is factory trimmed, but an offset of several millivolts can still exist. This idea shows how a simple software algorithm can reduce an unknown offset to less than 1 mV. This technique can be used for factory calibration, or for offset correction at any point in the DAC’s life cycle.
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Cisco
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Cisco Live Blogger Meetup
2 Jul 2009 | 3:32 pmBlogger meetups and tweetups are becoming acceptable forums for people with common interests to come together, share ideas and build meaningful relationships. With this year’s Cisco Live! User Conference located in San Francisco and the massive blogger community based in the Bay Area, we decided to get into the meetup and tweetup mix. We hosted our first blogger meetup at the W Hotel in San Francisco last night. Aside from the exchange of business cards (and occasional cocktail), it was great to witness the exchange of good conversations and ideas about technology and the power of the… -
Husk Power Systems Wins Cisco-DFJ Global Business Plan Competition
2 Jul 2009 | 2:20 pmCisco and leading global venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) announced Husk Power Systems as the winner of our first co-sponsored Global Business Plan Competition for university students this week. Husk Power Systems designs and operates miniature power plants that convert rice husks into electricity, serving off-grid rural Indian villages. The team, whose members are University of Virginia, Darden School of Business 2009 graduates, will receive a $250,000 investment from DFJ and Cisco to help take the company to their next stage. -
From CiscoLive! 2009 in San Francisco
2 Jul 2009 | 1:32 pmGoing into CiscoLive! in San Francisco, we asked our Cisco Twitter-ers (@CiscoSystems, @padmasree to name a few) to gather questions for Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers to answer from the show. This was our first Twitter Q&A and we loved hearing what was on your mind. Thanks to all of our followers for the great questions and feedback. -
Cisco Twitter Follower THROWDOWN!!
1 Jul 2009 | 10:01 amFirst, there was Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) versus CNN (@cnnbrk) to see who would be the first twitter account to have 1,000,000 followers…now the next gauntlet has been thrown down. In his introduction today of Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior (@Padmasree on twitter), the executive host of CiscoLive!Cisco SVP Carlos Dominguez (@carlosdominguez) challenged her to the NEXT, BIG TWITTER FOLLOWER COMPETITION!!! -
John Chambers @ CiscoLive: “The Future is about speed, scale and flexibility.”
30 Jun 2009 | 11:42 amI’ve just finished watching the CiscoLive keynote webcast of Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers from San Francisco. All this talk of video, collaboration and virtualization makes much sense to me as I’m a whopping 45 miles away in San Jose and still getting much the same experience. The following are notes I jotted down while watching the webcast. SVP Carlos Dominguez (@carlosdominguez on twitter) was funny in his intro and welcome…said this was his 17th year at Cisco and the great executive perks that he gets are limited to having a better executive…
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The Coca-Cola Company
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Dispatches From Denver - Coca-Cola Trivia
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmFor the past ten years, Randy Schaeffer and Bill Bateman have presented one of the favorite events at the Coca-Cola Collectors Club Annual Meeting - Coca-Cola Jeopardy. This year in Denver was no exception. As the game goes on for almost an hour, I only video taped the portion of the program where they introduce the categories, but I think you will enjoy both the humor and the audience participation. -
Dispatches from Denver - Small Collectibles
2 Jul 2009 | 7:47 amRoger Robinson and Dale Wohlgemuth gave a fascinating presentation about small collectibles. I always enjoying learning something new from collectors who specialize in an area and love what they collect. In this case, we all learned about the wide variety of pencils, pens, openers and buttons. We took a few minutes after the presentation to speak with Roger about his favorite pencils. -
Dispatches from the Coca-Cola Collectors Club Meeting
2 Jul 2009 | 7:40 amMy next few post will all be done from Denver where I am attending the 35th Coca-Cola Collectors Club Annual Meeting. I will be posting photos and videos of interesting artifacts, collectors or stories I see here. I hope you enjoy this first video which features the Coca-Cola Trayders, Randy Schaeffer and Bill Bateman, two college professors who bring their thirst for knowledge to the collecting field. Bill and Randy do a presentation where they select a few Coca-Cola artifacts and give a detailed overview of the item and its historical context. We shot the videos with a… -
Coca-Cola Inspired Fashion
1 Jul 2009 | 1:13 pmI recently received a comment in the blog mailbox from Doris Treptow, Professor of Fashion at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), bringing the work of one of her students to our attention. We reached out to the student, Hannah Long to see if she would let us showcase her design. Hannah agreed and gave the following information about her project: "I am thrilled that you chose my InspriRED dress for a blog feature. Below are some more details about the dress. I was inspired to make the dress out of Coke cans because of the bold, red logo of Coca-Cola Classic. The dress… -
Coca-Cola Archives In The Digital World
1 Jul 2009 | 11:08 amI wanted to make you aware of some other ways that you can connect to learn more in the digital world about the heritage of The Coca-Cola Company and its brands. We have now launched a facebook page and Twitter feed which will feature different content that you might find interesting. If you are a facebook member, search and become a fan of Coca-Cola Archives. If you are on Twitter, you can follow us @Coke_Archives.
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E.on
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What a great FA Cup season
12 Jun 2009 | 6:01 amIt started on a ferry over the Solent and ended in a Dutchman’s victorious farewell… Brading Town’s trip from the Isle of Wight to the mainland in August kicked-off the road to Wembley in this season’s FA Cup but ten months, over 900 games and over 3,000 goals later it was Chelsea who emerged victorious and gave interim boss Guus Hiddink the perfect send-off from English football. Frank Lampard, cheered on by uncle and cousin Harry and Jamie Redknapp, celebrated his winner by dancing round a corner flag, just as his father, Frank Senior, had done after his winning goal in an 1980 FA… -
Family ties key to Semi Final success
23 Apr 2009 | 7:30 amWho did Everton Captain Phil Neville have to thank after his calm spot-kick helped Everton on their way to FA Cup Semi Final victory against his former club? His team-mates? His manager? No, it was in fact his wife Julie Neville after she’d urged him to practice penalties ahead of the game. Whilst Evertonians will be delighted that Phil took heed of his wife’s premonition, his brother Gary, watching from the United bench, will no doubt have had other ideas… Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Frank Lampard-inspired victory over Arsenal less than 24 hours earlier ensures that we’ll have an all-blue… -
Paul Golby on the 2009 Budget: Two steps forward.
22 Apr 2009 | 8:04 amAlthough the main focus of the Budget has been on the broader economic situation, the Chancellor has also used today's statement to make two announcements on energy policy that we believe have the potential to help move the UK towards a low carbon energy future. In the House of Commons this lunchtime, the Chancellor announced proposals to increase support for offshore wind and carbon capture and storage. We welcome both of these announcements, which are essential if the UK is to move to a secure, low carbon energy future. Alongside new nuclear, we see cleaner coal through carbon capture and… -
Today's demonstration
19 Mar 2009 | 11:22 amToday around 350 people came to our head office in Coventry to demonstrate about climate change and against our plans to build a new cleaner coal power station at Kingsnorth. What we all agree on is that tackling climate change is a vital issue. Therefore, the conviction shown by those who met outside our offices to protest was impressive and we thank them for carrying out that protest in a peaceful manner. But unlike protestors whose only focus is climate change, we have other issues to address as well. As we reduce CO2, no one will thank us for the lights going off or for… -
Paul Golby on the Future of Utilities
16 Mar 2009 | 4:33 amOn Tuesday Paul Golby will be giving a speech at the Future of Utilities conference at the Adam Smith Institute. Talking to an audience from the UK's utilities industries, Paul will call for more government support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and will say that we will guarantee to build Kingsnorth with CCS if the Government will pay for it. The issue that he will highlight is that anyone who wants to build a new coal-fired power station in the UK with CCS will be at a serious disadvantage to companies that have existing, older coal-fired plant. Our argument is, that while the 90%…
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Ford Motor Company
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FORD VERZEICHNET BESTES ERSTES ZULASSUNGS-HALBJAHR SEIT ZEHN JAHREN
3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 amKÖLN, 3. Juli 2009 – Äußerst positiv hat sich das erste Halbjahr für Ford entwickelt: Die Statistik des Kraftfahrtbundesamtes weist für Ford in den ersten sechs Monaten des Jahres 154.596 Pkw-Zulassungen aus – zum letzten Mal gingen 1999 mehr Modelle der Marke Ford in Deutschland an den Start. -
FORD CHAIRMAN'S AWARD IN DEN BEREICHEN VERKAUF UND SERVICE BERGEBEN
3 Jul 2009 | 2:00 amWIEN, 3. Juli 2009 – Einmal im Jahr wird von Ford der begehrte Chairman’s Award übergeben, die Auszeichnung für höchste Kundenzufriedenheit in den Bereichen Neuwagenverkauf und Service. -
Spectaculaire 800 pk sterke Ford Fiesta schittert tijdens Pikes Peak en X Games
2 Jul 2009 | 7:00 amAmsterdam, 2 juli 2009 --- Het Zweedse Olsberg Motorsport Evolution Team zal twee unieke Fords Fiesta inzetten voor de fameuze Pikes Peak bergklim op 19 juli in Amerika. Één van de Fiesta’s zal worden gereden door de bekende Finse rallyrijder en tweevoudig wereldkampioen Marcus Grönholm, die vorig jaar nog met een Fiesta actief was op het Circuit van Valkenswaard. Ook zullen drie Fords Fiesta worden ingezet voor de ‘X Games’, een evenement met vele actieve sportdisciplines dat grote belangstelling geniet. -
FORD EXCEEDS 12,000 SCRAPPAGE ORDERS
2 Jul 2009 | 7:00 amBRENTWOOD, Essex, 2 July, 2009 – Ford dealers have taken over 12,000 orders for new cars under the Government's scrappage scheme – rising by about 300 sales a day. -
FORD LEADS CANADA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS; SALES UP 25%
2 Jul 2009 | 7:00 amFor the first time in more than 50 years, Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited is the top-selling automaker in the country. Ford of Canada sold 27,408 units representing a 24.6 per cent increase over sales the same month last year, marking the first year-over-year sales increase of 2009.
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General Electric
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GE technology a “guardian angel” in the hospital room
23 Jun 2009 | 6:04 amAs you know, the majority of the hospitals today face tough challenges in the delivery of care. Emergency Room waiting times can be excessive. Patient stays in the hospital are often long. And with the expected demand increase due to baby boomers and continued staff shortages and constrained budgets, hospitals are looking for innovative ways [...] -
Waste heat recovery – the hidden source of energy
9 Jun 2009 | 8:48 amI’m Thomas Frey, research scientist at the Alternative Energy Lab of the GE Global Research Center Europe in Garching near Munich, Germany. I’m leader of a project that works on enabling the use of a hidden source of energy. You don’t believe me that there is such a thing? Let me tell you, there is [...] -
Welcome to the Global Research clean room
28 May 2009 | 12:27 pmMy name is Ron Olson and I am the manager of the GE Global Research, Micro and Nano FAB Operations. We have a really incredible space here in Niskayuna, NY and I’ve wanted to contribute to the blog and discuss some of the different capabilities of the clean room for a while. Check out this [...] -
New batteries: from the lab to the marketplace
12 May 2009 | 1:22 pmToday GE announced that we will be building a facility in New York’s Capital Region to manufacturing our sodium metal halide battery. You can find more information about the announcement at any of the following links…. GE Reports: New York Powers Up With New GE Battery Plant Wall Street Journal: GE To Build $100 Million Battery Plant [...] -
GE Brain connects us to our machines
8 May 2009 | 8:38 am“Neo: Is that… Cypher: The Matrix? Yeah. Neo: Do you always look at it encoded? Cypher: Well you have to. The image translators work for the construct program. But there’s way too much information to decode the Matrix. You get used to it. I…I don’t even see the code. All I see is blonde, brunette, red-head. Hey, you [...]
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General Motors
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Webchat: Andrew Farah Answers Your Volt Questions
25 Jun 2009 | 10:50 amChevrolet Volt vehicle chief engineer Andrew Farah took the first pre-production Volt for a spin this week and will be on FastLane to chat live with you about it at 4 p.m. EDT today. -
First Pre-production Chevrolet Volt Charges Ahead … of Schedule
24 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pmBy Andrew Farah Chevrolet Volt Vehicle Chief Engineer Nearly two years ago, we put plans in motion to begin building the first pre-production Chevrolet Volts in May 2009. Back in February of this year, I hung a countdown clock on my office wall. It read 99 days, 23 hours and 59 minutes. The countdown had begun to the start of the first Chevrolet Volt pre-production vehicle - May 27, 2009. At the same time, I set a personal goal to be driving in one of these vehicles by the Fourth of July. Yesterday, I drove the first Volt pre-production vehicle - more than a week ahead of schedule, and due in… -
GM = Green Motors?
23 Jun 2009 | 11:40 amBy Beth Lowery GM Vice President, Environment, Energy & Safety Policy Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with hundreds of environmental professionals who were in Detroit to attend the Air and Waste Management Association’s annual conference and exhibition. I gave a formal speech, but the best part of the morning for me was the question and answer session that followed. I’d like to share some of the questions that were posed, along with my answers, and invite you to ask questions of your own about GM’s efforts to reinvent ourselves as a greener company. Electric… -
What Quality Gap?
22 Jun 2009 | 12:37 pmBy Rick Spina North American Vice President, Quality Today’s quality announcement by J.D. Power and Associates suggest it’s time for perception to sling-shot its way into reality when people think about General Motors — especially when it comes to quality. When I hear or read disparaging remarks about GM vehicle quality, I get rattled because more often than not, the comments are not true. For all the naysayers out there … get this … in the J.D. Power & Associates 2009 Initial Quality Study, Cadillac, our flagship brand, improved by 19 percent since last… -
Webchat: Let’s Talk About GM Quality
19 Jun 2009 | 3:07 pmPlease join Vice President of Quality for GM North America Rick Spina on Monday, June 22 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time for a one-hour live chat to discuss quality and GM’s results in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2009 Initial Quality Study. Looking forward to hearing from you. - Janine Fruehan, Communications Manager, Product Quality & Safety (Note: While we can’t address specific customer concerns in this chat, resolving them is very important to us. If you have any questions or concerns about a specific GM vehicle you can reach us 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, by calling the…
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Intel
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Friday Night Fights - Intel Style!!!
2 Jul 2009 | 2:09 pm$80,000 in prizes are up for grabs. When gamers get together - great things happen! I’m going to give this site a shot and try my best to frag some of the finest in gaming… that’s right, I’m going to be online - hoping to get some frags!!! Destructoid has brought back Friday Night Fights! The games are ON, and the competition starts Friday July 3rd (here in the US) I’ve never tried Quake Live - so this should be fun! Although, I’m not doing very well on the “Cosmic Cannon” game… (no laughs please!) You can find more data on Friday Night… -
Your Personal Wi-Fi Is Ready To Go
1 Jul 2009 | 8:23 amIntel® My WiFi Technology creates a Wi-Fi hotspot around your laptop that lets you print, share, sync and show wirelessly at home or on the go. This not your normal wireless connection. With your Intel® My WiFi Personal Area Network (PAN), you can connect Wi-Fi enabled devices (printers, digital cameras, personal media players, and speakers) directly to the laptop without cables or a wireless access point. And as you wirelessly move your digital content between your laptop and devices, your laptop can simultaneously be connected to the Internet via your home or any Wi-Fi network. If you… -
Acer Timeline Laptop Makes Me Want to Get Back to School
29 Jun 2009 | 10:09 pmAfter uploading this video earlier today, it really got me thinking how much I’d love to be back in college. No, I wouldn’t trade anything to travel back in time — I like movin’ ahead! — but I get the feeling today’s students are very inspired by all of the industry transformations and problems that need solving. The video is about Acer Aspire Timeline with Intel Inside, but it also shows scenes of a student using her laptop from sun up to sun down. I bet more people every day turn their laptop on as soon as they get out of bed and keep it running until… -
Did You See It? Intel Featured on the Tonight Show!
26 Jun 2009 | 10:03 amDid you see it?! I stayed up way past my bedtime last night to watch The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Why? Because as part of a new sponsorship deal, Intel and the "Sponsors of Tomorrow" campaign will be woven into on-air and online components of Conan's new show! To kick off the sponsorship, Conan showed up in Reno NV to film at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. I was lucky enough to be in Reno and check out the filming live! Conan spent hours wading through the enormous show floor interviewing students and learning more about their projects:There were moments… -
E3 Madness and Bustin' Ghosts
23 Jun 2009 | 6:32 pmThe Electronic Entertainment Expo has now come and gone - but the show has definitely returned to its former glory. I daresay it's even better than before, as the show floor was less like a can of sardines and the line waits were quite reasonable. It's really hard to figure out where to start when talking about E3; I saw so many games that it can be difficult to remember all of the awesome titles that were shown. I'll do my best to capture all the ones that I'm the most excited about here though. Tales of Monkey Island and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special EditionI was super…
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Kaiser Permanente
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Early Season Peach Salsa
22 Jun 2009 | 9:45 pmThe Lone Oak Ranch from Reedley, CA has offered year around seasonal fruit, almonds, cherries, grapes, and raisins at our hosptial farmers market now for over 6 years. It is always a special treat when their peaches and nectarines first show up. I had a yellow and white peach from the most recent market which became the foundation for an excellent salsa modified from a recipe I saw in the San Francisco Chronicle. It tasted great over some leftover roasted chicken on a bed of garden lettuces dressed with a little lemon vinaigrette. Early Season Peach Salsa 2 peaches, not too ripe, diced 1/2… -
Spectacular Corn, Tomato, and Cilantro Salad v1.3 with a Magic Trick
17 Jun 2009 | 10:13 pmThis recipe keeps coming to mind when the first fresh corn of the season becomes available. Remembering how much I loved this recipe before, I got excited and forgot to cook the corn at all. Turns out the fresh young kernels were crunchy sweet and were perfect raw. And now for the best part --- my son showed me a new trick last week that makes halving cherry tomatoes a breeze. Invert a couple of round plastic container lids that are about 6 inches in diameter. Cover the inverted bottom lid with the cherry tomatoes. Place the other inverted lid on top of the tomatoes. Press down the top lid… -
Burgers Made with Spinach, Lemon Zest and Garlic
12 Jun 2009 | 9:39 pmOne of the versions of turkey burgers I’ve offered in the past are a decadent version made with blue cheese (usually from Point Reyes Station here in West Marin ---- search for them on this site if you haven’t yet tried them and add about 1/3 cup of minced fresh cilantro). Trying to get more veggies into our diets is always a goal so I was happy to find a way to incorporate spinach into a summer staple. These can be made with ground turkey or lean grass fed beef. By the time you add the spinach and other ingredients, a half cup measuring cup makes four burgers per pound of ground meat. -
Asparagus Soup Live
8 Jun 2009 | 9:34 amA few weeks ago I posted a great recipe for asparagus soup. This link is for a brief segment on KGO 7's View From the Bay highlighting the soup. It's actually green when you make it ---- just looks orange on TV. http://media.abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=view_from_the_bay/food_wine&id=6850978 -
Unbelievably Good Chicken Stew with Meyer Lemon and Fennel
7 Jun 2009 | 9:48 pmIf you are fortunate enough to be good friends with folks who have a Meyer lemon tree in their backyard, you really have to try this recipe I modified from an offering in January 2005. While looking through the archives of the blog to find recipes to print for a KP member, I realized that there have been many dishes I only tried once or twice because I usually try to come up with something new each week. But since I doubt that very many people ever browse through the archives, I am going to offer a series of “golden oldies”. Unbelievably Good Chicken Stew with Meyer Lemon and Fennel…
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Lenovo
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Lenovo netbook evolution
2 Jul 2009 | 10:13 amThe S10-2 and the S12, two of Lenovo’s newest netbooks are now available for sale, and while there are plenty of reviews and detailed discussion about the systems already circulating, I thought it might be interesting to talk to someone who has been involved in Lenovo’s netbook program. This week, I caught up with fellow Lenovo blogger, Brandon Hoe. Brandon shares a bit about himself and the various projects that he’s involved with, the S10 evolution, and his thoughts on some of the trends he’s seeing for netbooks in the future. I hope Brandon… -
Mystery of the missing screw
12 Jun 2009 | 8:13 pmYou just received that much anticipated ThinkPad T series and you are eagerly unpacking it. Upon removing it from the plastic bag, you are busy installing the battery and familiarizing yourself with the various ports. You turn it over and note the various screw holes on the bottom, all filled with screws as they should be. Many have little icons next to them of a memory chip, or a keyboard, which indicate which screws would need to be removed to get inside the unit to add memory in the future. You also note the two keyboard drain holes that have no screws in them, and a small… -
Recent visit with an IdeaPad Y450
31 May 2009 | 7:04 pmby Cleo Lee Today, I would like to share with you this awesome 14-inch IdeaPad Y450 which recently arrived at Lenovo’s eSupport office where I work. As a team member of World Wide eSupport organization, we publish a lot of technical tips and specifications, drivers, and updates for Lenovo’s products, but we don’t always have the the opportunity to interact with all of the systems, especially the newest ones, in a hands-on manner. Luckily for me, I was able to secure the loan of the recently launched ideapad Y450 from the Asia Pacific (AP) Marketing Team! Despite the… -
共有は思いやりーマレーシアのブロッガーイベント
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Sharing is caring - Lenovo Malaysian Bloggers Meet-up
27 Apr 2009 | 2:49 pmby Cleo Lee Blogger meet-up events are becoming more and more mainstream. Last year, Lenovo held two such meet up events to connect with influential bloggers in Singapore. April 23, 2009, the place to be was the Metropol Gourmet Bar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as Lenovo extended blogger hospitality to new members of the ASEAN community. What made this one special? This was the first such meet up I’ve been able to personally attend, and while I frequently interact with many of our customers in forums, the relaxed ambiance and face to face…
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Mayo Clinic
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Mayo Clinic Proceedings Reviews Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Psychiatric Diseases
29 Jun 2009 | 6:55 amJournalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Pioneering therapeutic trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette’s syndrome are underway at multiple medical centers around the world, according to a review in the June 2009 issue of Mayo Clinic [...] -
Celiac Disease Prevalence and Mortality
29 Jun 2009 | 5:15 amCeliac disease, an immune system reaction to gluten in the diet, is at least four times as common today as it was 50 years ago, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in the journal Gastroenterology. The study also found that subjects who unknowingly had celiac disease were nearly four times as [...] -
Alzheimer’s and Aging Subject of MPR Midmorning
25 Jun 2009 | 5:15 amDr. Ron Petersen, Director of the Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and Dr. Claudia Kawas, Neurologist at the University of California, Irvine, recently appeared on Minnesota Public Radio’s Midmorninng program. Here is a link to the program: The 90+ study, Alzheimer’s and aging. -
Mayo Clinic to Host Transform Health Care Innovation Symposium
24 Jun 2009 | 7:51 amThe Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation will host Transform, a collaborative symposium on innovations in health care experience and delivery, Sept. 13–15, 2009. It will feature nationally recognized speakers on topics focused on innovation methodology and innovations in health care delivery models, including Web-based tools. The center’s work builds on a century of Mayo Clinic’s [...] -
JAMA Editorial: Mayo Researchers Comment on Study Regarding Being Overweight or Obese and the Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
24 Jun 2009 | 6:05 amRobert McWilliams, M.D., a Mayo Clinic medical oncologist and Gloria Petersen, PhD, a Mayo Clinic epidemiologist, published an editorial in the June 24 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The editorial commented on a study published in the same issue conducted by Donghui Li, PhD, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer [...]
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Molson
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Canada Day Message from Molson’s New CEO and President, Dave Perkins
30 Jun 2009 | 6:00 amThrilled to have Molson’s new CEO and President write for the Molson blog! Thanks Dave, and welcome back to Canada. Cheers, Tonia I’ve spent the past 8 years outside Canada with Molson Coors, looking after my US and International responsibilities. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the extensive global business travel where I’ve been fortunate to meet thousands of beer drinkers, customers, and partners in dozens of countries. I feel constant pride in being part of a business that builds beer brands around the world that are at the heart of people getting together to enjoy time with… -
This Summer and all Year Long “Here’s To Responsible Choices”
28 Jun 2009 | 12:46 pmAs the summer gets into full swing we want to pay tribute to those who make responsible choices. Let’s all encourage our family, friends, acquaintances and others to make responsible choices this summer. With summer comes a lot of new activities whether at the cottage, on vacation, travelling Canadian roads, venturing out on new discoveries or just enjoying your own back yard, town, city, farm or retreat. At Molson we say “Here’s To Responsible Choices” and are proud that Jennifer Botterill from the Women’s hockey team as joined with us to help spread the word. -
Molson supports Canadian Women’s Hockey League
25 Jun 2009 | 1:35 pmMolson Hockey Cup players and CWHL players – Sami Jo Small and Sarah Love Happy to report that in ongoing support of our commitment to athletes, teams and sports associations over the years, Molson’s Fund a Champion Campaign has also been extended to include the Canadian Women’s Hockey League! (CWHL) Molson is supporting the association with a $20,000 donation. At our Olympic Day BBQ in Toronto on Tuesday, Team Canada Olympians Jennifer Botterill and Sami Jo Small dropped in to chat with employees and take some pics. And in true hockey spirit, we had a road hockey… -
2010 Molson Olympic Pins
24 Jun 2009 | 1:02 pmIn addition to internal fundraising efforts, Molson is providing an opportunity for consumers to help fund champions with a commemorative Olympic pin where with a donation of $20.10 to the athletes, Molson will send you TWO pins – one to keep and one to share/trade. We’re very proud to partner with The Canadian Olympic Foundation and VANOC to provide Canadians with this opportunity to support our team’s success. Only 2010 pins available!! To donate: Molson Olympic Pins Cheers, @MolsonTonia -
Molson Celebrates International Olympic Day in Toronto
24 Jun 2009 | 6:22 amJennifer Botterill’s (Team Canada – Women’s Hockey) Olympic medals Wooooow! Yesterday was awesome. In celebration of International Olympic Day, Molson held BBQ’s across the country and invited Olympic and Paralympic athletes from our Fund a Champion Program to join us. In Toronto, Jeff Batchelor (Snowboard), Billy Bridges (Sledge Hockey) and Jennifer Botterill (Team Canada – Women’s Hockey) dropped in to chat, take photos, sign autographs and play some ‘Olympic’ games with our employees. We even had a road hockey tournament in our parking…
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Graco (Newell Rubbermaid)
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Celebrating Graco’s 100th Nod!
2 Jul 2009 | 12:24 pmAs many of our readers know, we do something here on the Graco blog called “Monthly Nods.” It’s a little program that allows all of the Graco contributors to choose a favorite post they discovered over the last month and share it with our readers. We think it’s fun, our readers seem to enjoy when we showcase a blog/blogger they haven’t read before and of course, our Nod winners like it too! They get a small prize which they enjoy but I think it’s more the recognition that we all like to get. We launched the monthly nods in February of 2008 and by golly… -
Wondrous Wednesday #79
1 Jul 2009 | 6:14 amMeet my adorable nephew “Little Whip”! He was born yesterday afternoon weighing in at 8lbs. 8oz. and 21 inches long. Mom and Dad say he made his debut with a full head of perfectly styled hair, I guess they put that cute little hat on him so the other babies wouldn’t be jealous Mommy and Baby are happy and healthy! Proud Daddy says based on some of Little Whip’s early expressions it seems he is already in deep thought planning a future business review. Congratulations to all!! Every Wednesday we’ll be sharing a photo showing off a little bit of wonder in the… -
My Last Pregnancy???
30 Jun 2009 | 11:45 amAs my pregnancy is coming to an end (6 more weeks to go!), it has been making me wonder if this is the last time that I will ever experience all of this: the baby kicking, moving, flipping… My pregnancy with PP was complicated. There were concerns about placenta previa, low amniotic fluid and finally (and the thing that caused me to have an induction), poor fetal growth. Needless to say, every doctor appointment I went to was followed by a trip to the hospital for another ultrasound. (I think this is why PP loves having her picture taken!) With this pregnancy, everything has been… -
Graco’s in Atlanta! Today is move-in day.
29 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pmYou may recall our announcement several months ago that we would be taking another step in our 52 year journey. Well, we have taken that step. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter- our first day in Atlanta, Georgia, our new headquarters for Graco and Baby & Parenting Essentials. Already we have been welcomed with a Home & Family Breakfast this morning by our sister company, Calphalon, and later today an Ice Cream Social hosted by another sister company, Goody. Many of us can’t lose sight of the many boxes awaiting our return at home and a small part of us hopes some will… -
What do you think of Graco’s Social Media Program? Take Our Survey!
26 Jun 2009 | 1:41 pmYeah! A survey! I’m sure that was your reaction when you saw this blog post title but hey, every once in a while we have to check in on things. Our social media program is built on relationships with you, our consumer. This survey is intended to better understand who you are and see what you think about what we’ve done so far — all with the intention of building a better social media program and a deeper relationship with you. Sooo…that brings me to this survey– Click here to take the survey We would love for you to take 4.25 minutes to take this survey…
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Petro-Canada
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What about diesel?
30 Jun 2009 | 11:57 amFrom time to time I get a few questions about diesel pump prices. I haven't talked about diesel prices in a while, so before you VW drivers storm my office (a Jetta Vendetta?), let me share with you a good article by Tyler Hamilton of the Toronto Star. As much as I like his last name, there is no known relation. Photo Credit: futurowoman -
Your biggest driving cost? It doesn't rhyme with vasoline.
8 Jun 2009 | 6:15 amThe Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) has released it's latest Driving Costs brochure to help you understand how much it costs to operate a vehicle every year. While we often focus on the most direct costs - fuel and maintenance, it's interesting to see the total cost break down per kilometre for other things such as insurance, license fees and depereciation. Not surprisingly, the total cost of driving a car, according to CAA research, has almost doubled in the last 23 years from 20.1 cents per kilometre driven in 1985 to 38.5 cents per kilometre in… -
Gas Pump Calibration Coincidental Email Chain
26 May 2009 | 12:39 pmThis is a true story, so read it carefully... That sentence looks kind of goofy as I write it, but it seems to have magic powers when attached to an email. The latest one making the rounds has to do with gas pump accuracy/inaccuracy. By the time it got to me, it had already landed in hundreds of email boxes, so I'd like to offer a response. If you haven't already recieved it, let me bring you up to speed. The email tells the story of a guy who filled up his truck in Chatham, Ontario (or Ridgetown, Ontario depending on the email) and… -
Gas Prices: Up at little? Yes, but compared to what?
18 May 2009 | 7:13 pmI heard some of the usual radio bits about the gas prices going up because of the Victoria Day weekend. First off, I hope everyone had a safe and happy long weekend. Second, now that the fireworks are over, let's pause for a little context. Crude oil and wholesale gasoline prices have been on an upward tick on the commodity markets the last few weeks, taking the price at the pump up a few cents per litre. So, compared to a few days ago, gas prices are up. But take a look at the chart above that maps out Canadian average… -
Higher commodity prices take gas grices to highest level in 2009
10 May 2009 | 8:43 pmSo why have pump prices gone up in the last week or so? As I've said before, if you watch the commodity markets and follow what happens to crude oil and wholesale gasoline, you'll get a good sense of where the price of gasoline is going to go. The signs clearly pointed up this week. On Friday, crude oil finished an uphill climb by hitting it's highest level since last November. You can find more here as well. Wholesale gasoline prices also went up, with many citing positive economic news as the reason for the uptick in both. As a…
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Pitney Bowes
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REFLECTIONS ON GRADUATIONS AND FATHERS’ DAY
21 Jun 2009 | 3:15 pmOn Friday, June 19, our younger son graduated from high school. As I listened to the various speakers and the roll call, I thought back to my own high school graduation in 1966 from a Catholic high school in Rochester, New York. Many thoughts came to me during our son’s two-hour ceremony. I was angry and disappointed that I was not selected as valedictorian. The school had consistently manipulated and changed grading rules to give the advantage to my rival, who actually was a lifelong friend of mine. They did so because he had gone well beyond any other student, including me, in… -
WHY HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE HARD TO REDUCE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM
20 Jun 2009 | 6:28 amIn the Saturday-Sunday Wall Street Journal, for June 20, there is a lengthy article entitled “The Myth of Prevention,” by Dr. Abraham Verghese of Stanford University. It is a very thoughtful article with many good insights, but one comment captured in two separate sentences is worth a great deal more commentary: “…a dollar spent on medical care is a dollar of income for someone. ..It may be the single most important fact about health care in America that you or I need to know.” I experienced this when I was advocating postal reform. Everyone understands… -
HOW BUSINESS EXECUTIVES MUST ENGAGE WITH GOVERNMENT
19 Jun 2009 | 11:48 amAt a time when businesses are trying to reduce costs to continue to be profitable when revenues are either declining or flat, it is tempting to reduce spending on government advocacy, especially if a business believes that it is adequately represented by trade associations or coalitions. Nothing could be riskier. Let me illustrate my point by discussing the evolution of health care legislation. Contrary to what is sometimes reported in the popular media, large, self-insured employers want to continue to control and manage their own health plans for their employees, and are unenthusiastic… -
THE CAUSES OF OVEREATING AND SOLUTIONS FOR THEM
16 Jun 2009 | 3:11 pmI recently read the wonderful new book by Dr. David Kessler, The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite. This book, along with Mindless Eating, by Dr. Brian Wansink, and Stuffed, by Hank Cardello , puts together a wonderful diagnosis and set of recommendations for addressing the obesity crisis. These books, taken together, yield the most sensible diagnoses and solutions to the obesity crisis. They are consistent in making the following observations: Successfully combating obesity is simply a matter of controlling calorie consumption relative to… -
WHY EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE IS INSUFFICIENT TO DRIVE LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS
30 May 2009 | 8:53 amAt a recent workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine, Dr. Elliott Fisher of the Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy and Clinical Practice demonstrated that a sizable percentage of decisions made by health care professionals are discretionary and are within the range of what is popularly called “evidence-based medicine.” His fundamental argument is that we cannot contain health care costs significantly by making health care practices conform to “evidence-based medicine.” Instead, we will need to create systems in which the health care community selects…
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Procter & Gamble
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PUR Reactor, CARE in Clinics, and a Reunion with Jemima Odo
26 Jun 2009 | 7:31 amI’m in rural western Kenya to check on several of our activities in the area. This is the area where we’ve been providing PUR for the longest amount of time, since September 03, and there’s lot going on in the... -
Putting PUR into action in south Sudan
5 Jun 2009 | 6:37 amI’m eager to get out into the field after several days of planning with PSI Sudan on the strategy for providing PUR. We’ve met with quite a few potential partners including UNICEF, Save the Children, USAID, and the Ministry of... -
Launching PUR in south Sudan
29 May 2009 | 6:02 amToday we’re visiting with communities that drink from the Nile River in south Sudan to conduct focus groups. Our first attempts left us a little puzzled about whether there’s still a perceived need for PUR but instead of trying to... -
Too Late for PUR in south Sudan?
22 May 2009 | 7:25 amIt’s been about a year since I visited south Sudan. A lot has changed in the year since I visited Juba, the capital of south Sudan. The oppressive heat and omnipresent dust are the same, but there has been a... -
Students of the World Visit Kenya to Document CSDW
15 May 2009 | 7:44 amA team of five University of Michigan students visited Kenya in 2008 to document the efforts of our Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program as part of the efforts of Students of the World. The team consisted of Mike Burke, Mike...
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Progressive Insurance
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How Much Home Insurance Is Right?
12 Jun 2009 | 5:00 amOne of the largest investments you'll most likely ever make is your home, and naturally, you'll want to insure it adequately. But how do you determine the right amount of homeowners insurance coverage to have? -
Buying a Bike, Boat, or RV?
23 Apr 2009 | 5:00 amWith the right amount of planning, buying your own motorcycle, boat, or RV, can be an easy and enjoyable feat. If you remember things like insurance, accessories, and operating costs, you can enjoy your toys for many balmy seasons ahead. -
Safe Driving Around 18-Wheelers
23 Mar 2009 | 5:00 amIt's important to remember that the mechanics of an 18-wheeler are quite different than the mechanics of a sedan. With this in mind, here are a few things you can do to drive safely as you share the road with 18-wheelers and other large trucks. -
How to Be a Money-Savvy Pet Parent
18 Mar 2009 | 5:00 amIn these tough economic times, turning to a furry friend for unconditional love and support can be the best kind of therapy, but when you're trying to trim everyday costs, how does an existing or new pet fit into the household budget? -
Auto Insurance Discounts
6 Feb 2009 | 4:00 amWhy do companies offer different auto insurance discounts, and what discounts does Progressive offer?
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Salesforce
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Admin Webinar Series - From Admin to Hero with Force.com
2 Jul 2009 | 1:02 amCalling all admins: Ever wonder what other admins are doing with Force.com? Find out by joining us for an exciting Webinar series in which we feature CRM admins who built unique apps on Force.com. It’s called “From Admin to Hero... -
Great Customer Video Worth Checking Out
30 Jun 2009 | 10:04 amYouTube has a slick tool called Hot Spots that lets you track the ups-and-downs at each moment in your video compared to videos of similar length. The higher the graph, the hotter the video, and for some reason this one... -
Salesforce.com wins volunteering award
24 Jun 2009 | 3:38 pmWe’re proud to say that we just received one of the country’s top awards for our dedication to social service from Points of Light Institute. It recognizes the impact of our 1/1/1 philanthropy model in enabling our employees to be... -
Marc at GigaOm's Structure '09 Conference
22 Jun 2009 | 1:32 pmMarc Benioff is keynoting GigaOm's Structure '09 Conference here in San Francisco on June 25th. The theme this year is "Put Cloud Computing to Work." If you're in the area, come down and check out Marc's keynote and conversation with Om Malik. Or, listen on the Web. -
The IdeaExchange: Your Channel for Influencing Our Product Roadmap
18 Jun 2009 | 9:57 amCheck out which of your Ideas made it into the Summer '09 Release: http://ideas.salesforce.com/popular/release_summer_09 Log on to the IdeaExchange and start posting, voting and commenting on Ideas! Watch our Dreamforce '08 breakout session to learn more about how you can...
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SAP
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BusinessObjects Enterprise and client side SNC Part 2 of 2
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BusinessObjects Enterprise and client side SNC Part 1 of 2
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an ABAPer's journey to Netweaver CE
3 Jul 2009 | 9:39 amAn ABAP/SAP web development consultant writes about experiences on the path towards SAP Composition Environment (CE) -
Object Oriented Design Principles (OODP): Single Responsibility Principle (SRP)
3 Jul 2009 | 7:45 amThis weblog is the fourth of the series on Object Oriented Design Principles (OODP). This blog explains the Single Responsiblity Principle (SRP). -
SAP PI XML Mappings using groovy
3 Jul 2009 | 6:12 amUsing Groovy as java mappings for transformation of XML documents in the SAP PI or XI.
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Starbucks
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Strawberry Banana Vivanno™ Smoothie!
2 Jul 2009 | 2:19 pmHello! It’s Katie again. For those of you I haven’t ‘met’ over MyStarbucksIdea.com, I am a registered dietitian and a proud partner on the Health & Wellness team.We’ve heard our customers ask for more real fruit, more natural ingredients, more lean protein, and more nutritious options. So, about a year ago, we introduced Vivanno™ Nourishing Blends – a nutritious blended beverage made with simple, high-quality ingredients that deliciously delivers fiber, protein, and real fruit to give you the energy you need to make the most of your… -
Reusable Bags: Out of Africa and Into Our Stores
1 Jul 2009 | 6:01 pmHi, Sarah here from the Merchandise team. About a year ago, Marell, a co-worker of mine, and a partner (employee) from our Supplier Social Responsibility department, traveled to Rwanda, Kenya, and South Africa with the goal of bringing back vibrant, authentic materials that we could incorporate into our products and share with our customers. Working with Fair Winds Trading, we are able to do just that—and take it a step further: we’re on our way to building a continuous business relationship with several rural communities in Africa. This allows talented artisans… -
The Return of Treat Receipt
30 Jun 2009 | 10:26 amWe are listening to you and the Treat Receipt is back! The Treat Receipt is our version of Happy Hour and beginning June 30 through September 29, customers who make any purchase before 2 p.m. at participating stores can return the same day after 2 p.m., present their receipt and purchase any Grande (16 fl. oz) cold drink for only $2 (plus tax if applicable). So, when you make your next purchase before 2 p.m., remember to save your receipt, so you can return to Starbucks and enjoy great savings and a refreshing cold beverage.This treat will be offered all summer long! So you… -
Brewed Coffee Calendar – Bold Pick of the Day
29 Jun 2009 | 2:22 pmColin from the brewed team here. I wanted to share some changes we’re making to help customers better understand their brewed coffee choices. Starting today, 6/29, all of our U.S. Company-Operated and Licensed Stores will begin displaying new signage reflecting a change in name from Today’s Morning Pick to Bold Pick of the Day for our “bolder” coffee offering. The new name and updated signage will mean much clearer messaging around choice of brewed coffee. We are changing the name because we’ve received feedback that the former name did not fully communicate the… -
You Asked for it: Introducing the Mini Starbucks Card!!
26 Jun 2009 | 8:20 amThe Mini Starbucks Card is a convenient way to always have your Starbucks Experience at your finger tips – just clip it to whatever you like (keys, gym bag, etc.) and continue to enjoy your on-the-go lifestyle. I clipped mine to my racing bike, so I am never without a doppio espresso when I need it - I just cycle to a Starbucks store and swipe my Mini Starbucks Card – no wallet required! My friend Sally has hers clipped to her dog’s leash, making it a convenient stop for both of them on their daily walk. The Mini Starbucks Card works just like a…
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SunGard
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Stratford University President Receives Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award
26 Jun 2009 | 7:54 amCongratulations to Dr. Richard R. Shurtz II, president of Stratford University, for receiving the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award in the Government/Education Services category in Greater Washington. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Stratford University, with campuses in Falls Church and Woodbridge, VA, recently licensed the PowerCAMPUS Unified Digital Campus from SunGard Higher Education to help improve the education experience for its internal and external… -
Texas Customers Report on 14th Annual Meeting
17 Jun 2009 | 7:54 amNearly 300 members of the Texas Connection Consortium recently met in San Antonio for the group’s 14th annual meeting. Participation from the 40 institutional members was at the highest level ever, showing the value they see in their group collaboration. The TCC association comprises 40 Texas state universities, colleges, and community college districts sharing the resources of a single solution center that customizes products released from SunGard Higher Education. Two days of meetings and discussion focused on enhancing higher education offerings in the state of Texas while also… -
Ivy Tech CC Celebrates Banner Teamwork
17 Jun 2009 | 7:54 amIvy Tech Community College took time to celebrate and thank the teams that worked so diligently on the Banner UDC implementation. A recent article quotes Anthony Harte, Chief Information Officer for Ivy Tech Community College saying, "We are truly one college, and these technology investments will better serve our students consistently across the state of Indiana. ‘Due to the dedication, knowledge, and sheer determination of Ivy Tech’s technical staff, along with our partners at SunGard Higher Education, this project has been highly successful." -
USD’s Wessells Named IT Exec of the Year
17 Jun 2009 | 7:54 amCongratulations to SunGard Higher Education customer Chris Wessells for being named IT Executive of the Year in Education by the San Diego Business Journal. Chris is vice provost and CIO of the University of San Diego. Under his leadership, the University was an early adopter of SunGard Higher Education’s Banner Enrollment Management solutions. Also, the University has made extensive use of the Banner Document Management Suite to help make student information readily accessible from desktops and to support the institution’s sustainability initiatives. Approximately 76 four-drawer file… -
SC4 Wins League Innovation of the Year Award
1 Jun 2009 | 7:54 amCongratulations to St. Clair County Community College (SC4) on being honored with a 2009 Innovation of the Year Award from the League for Innovation in the Community College. SC4 and its technology partner, SunGard Higher Education, were honored for developing a time-saving electronic report for its nursing admission process. The college’s nursing program is highly competitive, drawing applicants from neighboring states as well as Michigan. To help with the admissions process, a report was developed that calculates a student’s course credits, grade points, and other information. The…
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SunGard Technology
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Historical engineering patterns can predict the future of cloud computing, SaaS and SOA
I’ve been thinking about some examples of the correlations between the engineering of hardware versus software. Because the engineering processes themselves have matured along different paths, there are some historical patterns that can be used to predict how some future innovations could unfold, in particular some of considerate interest at ... -
SOA in the Clouds
Many are pondering what impact SOA will have on Cloud Computing. Because Clouds utility today is very low-level (e.g. pay-as-you-go computing cycles, storage, network) the inevitable evolution is the climb up the stack to application container services, then finally to application components. Interestingly enough, the highest level of the stack ... -
Cloud vs. SaaS and SunGard Financial Systems
A number of cloud offerings are appearing, and some mixed with SaaS messages, in particular some clouds are going to market with other clouds. IBM’s offering coupled with Amazon’s EC2 is one example, see this article, or this one, (also here, here and here). Cloud offerings will continue to appear. These services provide generic ... -
Twitter
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Truth about hidden SaaS costs
Some are arguing that there are so-called “hidden” costs in SaaS deployments, (such as Robert DeSisto, a Gartner analyst, see article here). The argument is that the SaaS model loses it’s advantage from a cost perspective in the third year of a deployment because on-premises applications depreciate as a capital ...
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WalMart
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Microsoft Windows 7 Pre-Sale & Upgrade Promotion
26 Jun 2009 | 11:02 amA few weeks ago I blogged about Microsoft Windows 7, its release data and it's features.Today I want to let everyone know you can pre-order Windows 7 on Walmart.com and save over 50% off the regular price.Get windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for a special Pre-Order price of $49.92 and Windows 7 Professional for $99.92. This offer began today and will end on July 11, 2009. After that date the price will go up to $119.92 for Home Premium Upgrade and $199.92 for Professional Upgrade.Pre-Order Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade here. Pre-Order Windows 7 Professional Upgrade here. Product… -
Fathers Day
17 Jun 2009 | 12:53 pmI wanted to everyone a little insight into our video game offers for Fathers Day. First up is a special offer for the Wii Console. During 6/14/09 - 6-20/09 anyone purchasing a Wii console will receive a $20.00 Wal-Mart gift card free. Dad gets a Wii, and hey that's really an investment for the whole family, so we threw in the $20 Gift card that will take care of an accessory. I would suggest one of these 3 accessories, the new Wii Motion plus, Wii Nunchuk or Classic Controller (All of which sell at Wal-Mart for $19.96 each). Also for Fathers Day is the PS3 bundle… -
Norma Kamali for Walmart Cardigan Featured on NBC Today's Style Segment
17 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pmI can’t believe it’s already June and I still haven’t moved my boots and coats to the back of the closet to make room for warmer weather gear. Having just booked my travel plans for a much needed quick weekend getaway I realized that a few cute pieces to refresh my existing summer wardrobe were a must. I was in luck. This week's Today Show fashion segment touting the best affordable weekend get-away looks http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/31369799#31386169 couldn’t have come at a better time. As part of the segment they featured our… -
The next generation in surround sound...
16 Jun 2009 | 1:42 amAnyone else get annoyed by all the wires and set up of a normal surround sound system? It's especially annoying when you want to hide all the wires, which would require you to get a little more handy than I would claim to be. If this is the case, and you're in the need for what I call "sound enhancement", a sound bar may be just what you need. The good news is that Walmart has started carrying a couple in select stores, as well as a few more on walmart.com. Prices have also come down significantly over the past year, making this not only convenient but… -
Microsoft Windows 7 Release Date is......
5 Jun 2009 | 6:51 amA lot is happening in the news, and on the technology side it’s seems to be all on E3 and the gaming world this week. However we had a quick headline yesterday that I want to share:Windows 7 general availability: In stores starting October 22nd! Walmart will be selling Win 7 in stores as well as online on that 10/22 date. With New PCs in store and a expanded assortment online that can be up to 100+ Laptops & 40+Desktops.If you haven’t heard or seen it yet, check out this video.I saw a demo of the product back in Jan @ CES. I was impressed, it wasn’t till a few months…
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Wells Fargo
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The 4th of July
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National Bank Notes and Wells Fargo's Charter Number
1 Jul 2009 | 3:30 pmRyan Baum is Senior Vice President of Finance in Wells Fargo's Asset Management Group. He joined Wells Fargo in 1992, fresh from graduate school, and participated in Wells Fargo's mergers with First Interstate, Norwest, and now Wachovia. Ryan is also a Supply Corps Reserve Officer in the US Navy, deployed to Kuwait in 2006-07. He is a member of the Wells Fargo Military Veterans Resource Group. Ryan has collected coins since he was five years old and is a life member of both the American Numismatic Association and the Carson City Coin Collectors of America. His fascination with… -
Tamara Is Pride
29 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pmGuided By History continues its series of reflections as Pride month continues. Today, we welcome Tamara Peterson. Tamara is Senior Counsel for Wells Fargo and works in the Minneapolis offices of the Law Department. She joined the Wells Fargo team in June of 2003, and became active in various diversity initiatives within a few months. (CR) Pride month seems like a great time to consider both the joy and struggle of being a member of the LGBT community in America in 2009. I must say it is nice to have the President of the United States acknowledge Pride month — the fact that this… -
Casey Is Pride
24 Jun 2009 | 12:50 pmGuided By History continues its series of reflections as Pride month continues. Today, we welcome Casey Gill. Casey is Curator at our Wells Fargo History Museum in San Diego. Last fall, as you remember, Casey also re-created the first overland stagecoach journey from St. Louis to San Francisco. The trip was a huge success, and Casey doubly impressed us by surviving a hurricane in the process! Casey's also a local legend, of sorts, whose Museum tours are a "must see" for schools and history buffs from around the globe. (CR) In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969 the patrons of the… -
Tim Is Pride
22 Jun 2009 | 5:20 pmAs we have done with many other diversity Months — Black History,Women's History, Hispanic Heritage, Asian Pacific heritage — Guided By History is presenting a series of posts celebrating Pride month. This year is especially important, as it marks the 40th anniversary of Stonewall and the beginning of LGBT awareness. Tim Collins is Wells Fargo's Experiential Marketing Chief. He oversees several Marketing operations, including the History Team. Recently, I asked him about his experiences since Stonewall. Tim's life is a terrific historical marker for the progress of this movement:…
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Using Games to Support Children's Healthy Development: Opportunities & Challenges
29 Jun 2009 | 12:35 pmWe welcome Ann My Thai to our guest blogger series. Ann My Thai is the Assistant Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and the co-author of Game Changer: Investing in Digital Play to Advance Children’s Learning and Health. Ann leads the Center's strategic partnership efforts with high tech and gaming industries, and oversees organizational growth and strategy. Before joining the Center, she served as a consultant for Education for Development, Vietnam, a nonprofit organization that develops informal educational programming for disadvantaged children in Ho Chi Minh… -
Marketing the Concept of Games for Health
29 Jun 2009 | 8:55 amWe continue our guest blogger series with Nedra Weinreich. Nedra Weinreich is a social marketing consultant who helps nonprofits and government agencies strategically promote health and social issues through her company Weinreich Communications. She is the author of Hands-On Social Marketing: A Step-by-Step Guide, writes on social marketing issues at the Spare Change blog and is the director of Social Marketing University. Nedra has an MS degree in Health & Social Behavior from the Harvard School of Public Health. Games for health intrigue me because they have such… -
Fun, Kids & Evidence-Based R&D = Games for Health Success?
25 Jun 2009 | 12:05 pmWe continue our guest blogger series with Richard Tate of HopeLab. Richard Tate is the Director of Communications and Marketing at HopeLab and a blogger on Sticky Notes, HopeLab’s official blog. HopeLab, maker of the groundbreaking Re-Mission videogame for teens with cancer, is an innovative nonprofit harnessing the power and appeal of technology to improve the health of young people. Their evidence-based, customer-focused development process delivers fun, effective products that measurably improve the health and quality of life of adolescents and young… -
Developing and Sustaining Health Games—A Losing Battle?
24 Jun 2009 | 7:03 amWe welcome Melanie Lazarus as part of our guest blogger series. Melanie M. Lazarus, MPH is the Director of Marketing for Archimage, a serious game developer with titles including Escape From Diab and Nanoswarm: Invasion from Inner Space. She is also editor of healthGAMERS, a blog designed to educate the public about the games for health field, and author of Monster’s Blog, the corporate blog for Playnormous Health Games. Melanie has a B.S. degree in Microbiology from UT-Austin and an MPH in Health Promotion and Behavioral Science from The University of Texas Health Science… -
Guest Blogger Series: Views on Increasing the Use of Digital Games for Health
24 Jun 2009 | 6:58 amWe started June off with a look at games for health in preparation for the 2009 Games for Health Conference. We attended, we tweeted, and we shared updates on some of the incredible developments that took place this year. Now we’d like to end the month by looking at the opportunities that games have in creating positive health outcomes among children. Yesterday, the Sesame Workshop’s Joan Ganz Cooney Center released a new report on the power that video games can have in addressing some of the most pressing health challenges facing America’s children. The report outlines some…
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Summer Child Care Questions
29 Jun 2009 | 10:14 amDuring the school year, depending on their age, your children are in after-day care at the local center or spend a couple of hours at home alone in the afternoon. You keep the monthly child care center’s bills in your tax files for the child care tax credit on your next year’s tax return. Now it is summer and you can’t leave the kids home alone all day while you work. It’s a mixed calendar. The first few weeks the kids are attending the local summer camp, for a couple of weeks they’ll be at the overnight camp a few hours away from home, and then the rest of the summer, your… -
First-Time Homebuyer's Credit: Check Out These Surprising, Little-Known Facts
29 Jun 2009 | 9:59 amYou've probably heard of the First-Time Homebuyer's Credit, a popular tax break that's part of the 2009 economic stimulus paln. If you buy a home between January 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009 -- and you qualify -- the government will give you up to $8,000. And you don't have to repay it, as long as you live in the home for at least three years. This tax credit has some interesting twists that just might help you qualify: First off, you don't necessarily have to be a first-time homebuyer. The home you purchase doesn’t have to be a house. Someone else, such as a… -
Need To File an Extension?
9 Apr 2009 | 3:32 pmThe tax deadline is less than a week away. Instead of using a bunch of clichés about lights at ends of tunnels and finish lines, I'll jump right to the point (after all, we need as much time as possible to finish our taxes).There are millions of Americans each year that are not able to finish and file their taxes by April 15th. Because of this, the IRS offers the option of filing an extension (Form 4868), which extends your filing date to October 15th. Good news, right? It is, and yes, TurboTax can help. But first, there are a few things you need to know.The most important… -
What if I Can’t Pay My Taxes?
1 Apr 2009 | 5:08 pmThere are several steps you can take. But this should be the first one: File your tax return on time, even if you can’t pay all the taxes you owe. Why file if you can’t pay? Because the IRS can impose a penalty of 5% of the tax you owe for each month you don’t file a return, up to a maximum of 25% of the tax you owe. So if you’re already unable to pay your debt, you don’t want to pile penalties on top of it. What the IRS advises (believe it or not) is that you not panic. Instead, call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 to discuss payment options. The agency could give you a short-term… -
When Your Investment Losses Really Aren’t (at Least in the Eyes of the IRS)
30 Mar 2009 | 3:16 pmYour investments tanked in 2008. So does that mean you get a tax deduction? Not necessarily. There’s nothing to report on your tax return if your investment lives -- like most everyone’s does -- in a 401(k) or an IRA. These are special no-taxes zones, where you can buy and sell securities and mutual funds without having to report the capital gains and losses on your tax return. When you eventually take your money out, however, you’ll have to pay income taxes on some or all of it (unless it’s coming from a Roth IRA.) But what about the investments you own…
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Why we donate to Feeding America food banks
1 Jul 2009 | 1:56 amBy Ed Nicholson At Tyson Foods, we’re frequently asked why so many of our in-kind donations go to Feeding America food banks. After all, there any number of very worthy recipients of our products, at both the local and national levels, who could channel everything we donate to people in need. Here are some of the reasons we choose to support Feeding America with our in-kind donations: The Feeding America network of food banks covers every county in the United States. It is a well-designed, well-run food distribution network, that specifically… -
From Share Our Strength--Numbers everyone should know
27 Jun 2009 | 3:15 amHere's a powerful, very short video produced for Share Our Strength by iStrategyLabs. There are 12.4 million children at risk of hunger in America. Learn how you can help at http://strength.org/numbers Art direction/design/story: Zach Goodwin. Animation: Brock Boyts. Music: Project ULTRA (Richard Thies & Nick Ross). -
Is ending hunger vital to the future of the globe?
17 Jun 2009 | 4:45 amLast December, some of us at Tyson had the distinct pleasure of hearing a message from Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, founder of Millennium Promise and the author of The End of Poverty. Dr. Sachs's work has taken him across the globe, into some of the most impoverished, politically and economically unstable countries in the world. As I'm watching the developments in Iraq unfold, and listening to news about North Korea, Pakistan, and other politically unstable parts of the world, I'm reminded that our conversations about hunger in the U.S., as critical as they are, need to be placed in the… -
What is a food bank?
15 Jun 2009 | 5:58 amBy Ed Nicholson At Tyson, we get frequent requests for food donations from organizations claiming to be "food banks." Upon further query it often turns out that many of the groups--as worthy as their efforts are--are not food banks. There exists some confusion over the use of the term that needs to be cleared up. A food bank is a non-profit organization that warehouses and distributes food to a network of local agencies, who in turn distribute to individuals in need. Food banks receive food and other resources from a number of different sources,… -
Could an open-source donation work?
9 Jun 2009 | 7:38 amBy Ed Nicholson So I've got this idea. I've been reading Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky, and he's describing how Linus Torvalds envisioned Linux as a a community-developed operating system, using an open-source model. A collaboration of bright minds and refined skills. Obviously, it was a great vision. And I'm thinking: Wonder if we could do an "open-source" food donation. Commit a certain amount of food and let the community decide how it should be donated. Here's what I'm thinking. Tell me if you think it would work: Tyson Foods would…
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Waledac July Campaign
3 Jul 2009 | 7:32 pmW32.Waledac has launched a new spam campaign using a 4th of July theme. Below are some screenshots of sample spam emails with the new theme. -
@BlogAudience: MoTB Follows Limited Disclosure Approach to Twitter Vulnerabilities
3 Jul 2009 | 9:21 amAs previously promised, Security Researcher Aviv Raff officially launched the Month of Twitter Bugs (MoTB) website on July 1. Aviv will be posting a “Twitter bug a day” on MoTB in order to raise awareness of Twitter APIs and to warn end users of potential problems with the software and systems they use. -
Has Elvis Left the Building?
3 Jul 2009 | 9:10 amI know people are getting sick of malware, attacks, and blogs associated with recent celebrities’ deaths, especially over the past week. But, here we go again. Even a week after Michael Jackson's death was announced, some people refuse to accept that he is gone. Well, after 32 years, even some fanatic followers believe Elvis Presley is still alive. -
Michael Jackson Spam Inhibits the Independence Day Spam Spur
1 Jul 2009 | 12:29 pmIn the United States, Independence Day is a federal holiday celebrated on July 4 that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
Michael Jackson has “Gone Too Soon.” Spammers Never Let Go
30 Jun 2009 | 5:04 pmThe Internet has gone wild since Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop,” was reported dead on June 25.
