Safety first! Many industrial processes involve toxic compounds, including chlorine, phosphine, arsine, and hydrogen cyanide, so it is important to know when dangerous concentrations exist.This article describes a portable carbon monoxide detector using an electrochemical sensor. CO is relatively safe to handle, but it is still lethal, so use extreme care and appropriate ventilation when testing the circuit described here.
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Groupon App for BlackBerry Smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook [VIDEO]
Inside BlackBerry7 Feb 2012 | 10:37 am[YouTube link for mobile viewing] At CES 2012, we met with Andreas from Groupon in the Ask the Experts area of the BlackBerry Booth to chat about the Groupon experience on both BlackBerry® smartphones and BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets. Beyond the intuitive interface and fantastic visual experience that the apps provide, Andreas was excited to highlight “Groupon Now!” deals, which use the GPS in your BlackBerry device to find nearby deals – it’s great for grabbing a quick lunch with a friend on the cheap. Check out the video above for the full scoop, and to grab the app for… -
Video in the Cloud
Cisco Blog » The Platform7 Feb 2012 | 2:01 pmThe projected growth of Internet video is significant. Today, Internet video accounts for more than 50 percent of consumer Internet [...] -
Steve plays the Coca-Cola Can Joe!
Coca-Cola Conversations7 Feb 2012 | 9:37 amA unique musical instrument arrived in the mail for the Archives a few years back. While I would often pluck away at it, I always thought it would be interesting to see what it’d sound like in the hands of a true musician. Meet Steve Soltis, who also works with us at Coca-Cola. Steve has played the banjo for a number of years, and he agreed to have a go at the Can Joe for us. The original inventor of the Can Joe (also referred to as the canjo) was Herschel Brown of Jacksonville, North Carolina. Herschel Brown had the idea that sending Can Joes to troops serving in the military would allow… -
Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Hits San Francisco for The Ultrabook Challenge
Direct2Dell6 Feb 2012 | 5:25 pmIn January, Dell announced its first Ultrabook at CES—the sleek and sturdy XPS 13. Last week, we conducted the Ultrabook Challenge in San Francisco, a series of "blind brand" tests where passers-by compared the XPS 13 to top Ultrabooks in the market. While the new XPS 13 has received kudos from major outlets like Gizmodo and TechCrunch, the team also wanted to hear initial feedback from typical consumers without the influence of brand perception. Therefore, for the Ultrabook Challenge, team members removed all brand logos from contesting Ultrabooks including the XPS 13,…
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Analog Diablog™
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Designing a Low-Power Toxic Gas Detector
30 Jan 2012 | 3:16 pmSafety first! Many industrial processes involve toxic compounds, including chlorine, phosphine, arsine, and hydrogen cyanide, so it is important to know when dangerous concentrations exist.This article describes a portable carbon monoxide detector using an electrochemical sensor. CO is relatively safe to handle, but it is still lethal, so use extreme care and appropriate ventilation when testing the circuit described here. -
Robust Amplifiers Provide Integrated Overvoltage Protection
30 Jan 2012 | 3:15 pmFaulty performance or damage can occur when an op amp’s input voltage exceeds the specified input-voltage range. This article discusses some common causes and effects of overvoltage conditions, how cumbersome overvoltage protection can be added to an unprotected amplifier, and how the integrated overvoltage protection of newer amplifiers provides a compact, robust, cost-effective solution. -
Efficient FSK/PSK Modulator Uses Multichannel DDS to Switch at Zero Crossings
9 Jan 2012 | 2:51 pmThis article describes how two synchronized DDS channels can implement a zero-crossing FSK or PSK modulator. In phase-coherent radar systems, zero-crossing switching reduces the amount of post processing needed for target signature recognition; and zero-crossing switching reduces PSK spectral splatter. Here, the AD9958 two-channel complete DDS is used to switch at the zero crossing. -
DDS Devices Generate High-Purity Waveforms Simply, Efficiently, and Flexibly
9 Jan 2012 | 2:50 pmDirect digital synthesis (DDS) technology is used to generate and modify high-quality waveforms in a broad range of applications in such diverse fields as communications, defense, medicine, industry, and instrumentation. This article provides an overview of the technology, describes its strengths and limitations, looks at some application examples, and showcases some significant new products. -
How to Apply DC-to-DC Step-Up/Step-Down Regulators Successfully
8 Dec 2011 | 9:13 amHigh efficiency dc-to-dc converters come in three basic topologies: step-down (buck), step-up (boost), and step-down/step-up (buck/boost). The buck converter is used to generate a lower dc output voltage, the boost converter is used to generate a higher dc output voltage, and the buck/boost converter is used to generate an output voltage less than, greater than, or equal to the input voltage.
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Inside BlackBerry
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Groupon App for BlackBerry Smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook [VIDEO]
7 Feb 2012 | 10:37 am[YouTube link for mobile viewing] At CES 2012, we met with Andreas from Groupon in the Ask the Experts area of the BlackBerry Booth to chat about the Groupon experience on both BlackBerry® smartphones and BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets. Beyond the intuitive interface and fantastic visual experience that the apps provide, Andreas was excited to highlight “Groupon Now!” deals, which use the GPS in your BlackBerry device to find nearby deals – it’s great for grabbing a quick lunch with a friend on the cheap. Check out the video above for the full scoop, and to grab the app for… -
BlackBerry Smartphones: The Story of Durability Testing [VIDEOS]
6 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amHi, I’m Ryan. I’m a Hardware Engineering Technician in the Hardware Support Lab at Research In Motion® (RIM®). Today, I’m going to give you an inside look at the testing we do during the development of your BlackBerry® smartphone to help ensure it lives up to the high standards that BlackBerry is known for. Our team works to make sure that your BlackBerry smartphone is both durable and reliable – which basically means we try to break them so that you, #TeamBlackBerry, would be hard pressed to do the same. =D Your BlackBerry smartphone is your connection to your friends and… -
Get ready for kickoff with these BlackBerry PlayBook apps!
3 Feb 2012 | 12:16 pmIt’s that time of year again, #TeamBlackBerry (the most wonderful time of the year, some would argue) – the big football game is happening on Sunday, February 5th, 2012, and if you happen to have a BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet handy, we want to help you keep up with the action! There’s a ton of great apps available for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet that can assist you in tracking stats, checking scores, playing some virtual football yourself and even throwing an awesome party. (Because really, who can resist a good football tailgate party?) The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet can help… -
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Reviews from CES
2 Feb 2012 | 3:04 pmGreetings, Team BlackBerry! We’re eager to talk about BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 after revealing a sneak peek at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas – but before we get back to unveiling the features, have a look at these early reviews for BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0! @BlackBerry Just watched a video about the BlackBerry phone/PlayBook remote! So excited! Awesome CES show this year.— brandon (@brandonMDCXVIII) January 11, 2012 Just watched the CES demo of the @Blackberry #Playbook OS 2 and it's looking wicked. Good work guys, Looks like it might be worth the… -
BlackBerry Introduces: BlackBerry Fan of the Month, February 2012
1 Feb 2012 | 10:10 amHey #TeamBlackBerry – I hope that everyone’s first month of the New Year was fantastic, and that you’re keeping up with your #BeBold resolutions. We have gotten so much positive feedback since launching BlackBerry FOTM (Fan of the Month), and we have enjoyed reviewing your comments and nominations on our Twitter®, Facebook®, Flickr®, YouTube® and Inside BlackBerry Blog channels. We’ve since thoroughly combed each channel in search of our Fan of the Month for February, and after much consideration, I’m pleased to announce that this month’s BlackBerry FOTM is Ivan. Ivan is a…
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Cisco Blog » The Platform
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Video in the Cloud
7 Feb 2012 | 2:01 pmThe projected growth of Internet video is significant. Today, Internet video accounts for more than 50 percent of consumer Internet [...] -
How Will the Aerotropolis Define the Successful City of the Future?
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Cisco: Helping Our Customers Innovate
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Murali Sitaram: “Cisco’s Quadragenarian”
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How Cisco Switching Innovations Help Deliver Cloud-Ready Networking
1 Feb 2012 | 7:00 amToday, we made a significant announcement that transcends data center, campus and service provider and Cloud-based deployments, geared towards helping our customers [...]
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Coca-Cola Conversations
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Steve plays the Coca-Cola Can Joe!
7 Feb 2012 | 9:37 amA unique musical instrument arrived in the mail for the Archives a few years back. While I would often pluck away at it, I always thought it would be interesting to see what it’d sound like in the hands of a true musician. Meet Steve Soltis, who also works with us at Coca-Cola. Steve has played the banjo for a number of years, and he agreed to have a go at the Can Joe for us. The original inventor of the Can Joe (also referred to as the canjo) was Herschel Brown of Jacksonville, North Carolina. Herschel Brown had the idea that sending Can Joes to troops serving in the military would allow… -
Coke, Sprite and Soul Train
6 Feb 2012 | 3:37 pmDid you know that The Coca-Cola Company was an inaugural sponsor of Soul Train? The show was a favorite of mine and a launching pad for many popular music groups over time. Coca-Cola also sponsored the first annual Soul Train Music Awards in 1987, and continued for many years. There are a number of pretty interesting Spirte Soul Train promotions in our collection, and we'd like to salute the show by sharing this 1991 Soul Train Sweepstakes Promotion. -
A Coke and a Wedding
3 Feb 2012 | 3:57 pmA few weeks ago, I was delighted to greet two collectors from China to our Atlanta Headquarters. Without question, these collectors were among the most enthusiastic fans of the brand that I have ever encountered. Their passion was to collect packaging for Coca-Cola from all over the world, particularly bottles and cans that were associated with unique events like the Olympics, the World Cup and the Shanghai Expo. One of the collectors, a man named Cheng Zhang, made his brand love part of his wedding celebration this past Fall. Guests who attended his wedding reception received special… -
Nature Study Card Artwork
26 Jan 2012 | 10:13 amWe recently received a request for information about the "Nature Study Card" program that was introduced by The Coca-Cola Company in 1929 and continued until 1933. The cards were part of the visual education method of teaching and were produced by Ernest R. Crandall, the acknowledged expert in that field. In addition to the illustration, each card had a brief description and interesting facts to stimulate memory and retention. One of the advertising elements in support of the cards noted that the program had been fully endorsed by the Boy Scouts of America. The series… -
Lawrence Wilbur Cowboy Painting
19 Jan 2012 | 8:01 amOne of the things I really enjoy about working in the archives is when we have new items to catalog - here is a painting that Ted just acquired. I did some research on the artist, Lawrence Wilbur and found out that he studied under N.C Wyeth, another artist who produced Coca-Cola images. It may be hard to tell that some of the brush strokes are thick but you can see the colors are very vivid. I wonder if that little girl is asking to pet the horse or for a sip of the Coca-Cola?
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Direct2Dell
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Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Hits San Francisco for The Ultrabook Challenge
6 Feb 2012 | 5:25 pmIn January, Dell announced its first Ultrabook at CES—the sleek and sturdy XPS 13. Last week, we conducted the Ultrabook Challenge in San Francisco, a series of "blind brand" tests where passers-by compared the XPS 13 to top Ultrabooks in the market. While the new XPS 13 has received kudos from major outlets like Gizmodo and TechCrunch, the team also wanted to hear initial feedback from typical consumers without the influence of brand perception. Therefore, for the Ultrabook Challenge, team members removed all brand logos from contesting Ultrabooks including the XPS 13,… -
IT Innovation with Dell Services and iPipeline Nets Industry Award for Erie Family Life Insurance
6 Feb 2012 | 2:10 pmWouldn’t life be better if your insurance agent could focus on your specific goals without tackling a mountain of paperwork? That’s what Erie Family Life Insurance (EFL), a subsidiary of Erie Insurance, is striving for, with Dell Services and iPipeline playing a significant role in helping them get there. You may remember last October we announced that our collaborative Straight-Through-Processing technology is helping EFL expedite the process for customers to electronically apply for and receive life insurance policies. The solution is geared toward… -
Dell vCloud Datacenter Service Promotional Trial Offer Announcement
4 Feb 2012 | 11:10 amDell is announcing a 60-day promotional trial for its public cloud service – Dell Cloud with VMware vCloud Datacenter Service. The trial will give you the opportunity to experience the benefits of Dell’s public cloud without long term commitments. Once the trial period is over, you may continue with the current compute service option, choose another option or discontinue the service without further costs or obligations. This offer is only available in the US for a limited time ending on April 30th 2012, while supplies last. A Cloud for Every Organization The same benefits and IT… -
Weekly Recap: Dell in the News - February 3 edition
3 Feb 2012 | 2:00 pmWelcome to the latest edition of the Weekly Recap, your guide to the week's Dell-related news and happenings. Story of the Week Dell's transformation Direct Marketing News – February 1, 2012 Dude, you're probably not getting a Dell — although your company might be. For the past two years, the Fortune 50 brand has been looking to swap its image as a consumer PC manufacturer with that of a technology services provider, an initiative that has increased in intensity within the past year and continues in 2012. Other Dell News Dell Forms Software Group, Names Former CA… -
The Dell Cloud Portfolio: Pushing the Limits of the Cloud
2 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amAs I have stated in my previous blog posts, Dell views the various Cloud technologies as not a simple solution to a specific problem but rather a strategic extension to an enterprise IT’s overall infrastructure. To achieve this purpose, Dell has spent the past five years assembling a variety of cloud products and services to meet the wide variety of customer demand for cloud technology (e.g. Facebook & Microsoft Bing Maps). Just for some flavor, I found the original Dell announcement for cloud hardware solutions in a video from March 27, 2007. (Please visit the site to view this…
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Inside Enterprise IT
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When green policies make real business sense – lowering costs and boosting performance
8 Feb 2012 | 8:00 amGlobal warming. Everyone is familiar with the concept and few would dispute the evidence. The business world has made strong commitments to tackling the problem by reducing carbon emissions. But some companies are accused of ‘green washing’ – implying that they’re trying to win favour by appearing to be environmentally friendly. The South African National Biodiversity Institute SANBI) is not one of them. SANBI champions biodiversity across South Africa and is committed to reducing its impact on the environment. Yet the organisation was well aware that changing the way… -
Managing IT service delivery in private and hybrid clouds with VIS Creator
7 Feb 2012 | 11:26 amIf you’re struggling to get your complex, inflexible IT systems to deliver on business needs at the speed of demand, you’re not alone. In IDC’s July 2011 U.S. Private IT Cloud Systems Management Survey, 91% of respondents reported that improving business agility is their top goal. Faced with flat or reduced budgets, many organizations have considered cloud solutions to expedite IT service delivery in order to meet business demands more quickly and efficiently. But where do you start? How do you invest in the cloud and continue to get value from hardware and software… -
Nuclear Data Explosion
2 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amWe are on the verge of a nuclear data explosion. On Christmas day alone this year, 7 million combined Android and iPhones were activated, along with 240 million app downloads! The number of angry birds hurled that day must have been in the bizzilions. Staying on top of industry trends like this is of course a key part of my job, and looking through recent data, I’ve uncovered ten stats that reinforce the idea that device proliferation, increased spectrum and rise in wireless subscriptions are leading to massive increase in data consumption: 1.2 billion apps were… -
The World of Web and Developers – Web Glossary
31 Jan 2012 | 1:22 pmLast week I directed you to my post on bartongeorge.net and told you a little bit about Dell’s focus in the Web/Tech space and what we’re doing to help the developer community and our developer customers. I also introduced my mini Web Glossary series which is designed to help create better understanding around the Web/Tech industry and Web developers themselves. The three-part series is now live. Take a look and learn more about key projects, topics and trends in the world of Web today. The glossary is divided into three separate entries that map to the layers of the… -
The official wrap-up post from Dell Storage Forum London
30 Jan 2012 | 4:02 pmThe big fat review post for Dell Storage Forum London has been posted. Please let me know if I missed something! Once again, it was great to see the community coming together around Dell Storage. Will you be joining us in Boston in June?
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Dell TechCenter
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Dell at VMware PEX 2012 Includes Pre-PEX Boot Camp
8 Feb 2012 | 8:00 amVMware Partner Exchange (PEX) starts next week. Dell is a Diamond Sponsor at PEX and is leading the Virtual Era with Dell PartnerDirect. Dell PartnerDirect makes selling Dell’s products and solutions simple and profitable. It’s Dell’s commitment to our Partners. In addition, Dell is hosting a Pre-PEX boot camp on Monday, February 13, from 8:30AM-4:30PM. A snapshot of Dell's Boot Camp agenda is below. Please register for Dell's Pre-PEX Boot Camp and we look forward to seeing you there. -
So Say SMEs: Episode 9 Info Overload
3 Feb 2012 | 9:30 amIn Episode 9 of 'So Say SMEs,' Kong Yang and Todd Muirhead discuss information overload and where we go for trusted information and insights around virtualization and Cloud. Please let us know what you think of info overload & our Super Bowl picks. Join the conversation on Dell TechCenter -
Dell UPS Management Software
2 Feb 2012 | 4:15 pmThe Dell TechCenter would like to invite you to our February 7th TechTuesday Chat where we will cover Dell UPS and the UPS Management Software and more. The Dell Multi UPS Management Console (MUMC), which is designed for multi-host server environments and facilitates monitoring & management across the network from a single UI, and the Dell UPS Local Network Manager (ULNM), which is designed for single-host environments to provide graceful, automatic shutdown of any UPS, load segment or connected device during prolonged power disruptions, will be covered. We will be joined by subject… -
Dell ProSupport - Multi-vendor and software support too!
2 Feb 2012 | 1:37 pmMany Dell customers visit the Dell TechCenter community to seek out best practice information or glean tribal knowledge from community members on broad solutions that will improve their business. In some cases, these solutions require more than just Dell hardware and may include software from another vendor like Microsoft. Getting formal support for complex solutions may have been difficult in the past with each vendor only supporting their piece of the solution. But that doesn't have to be a challenge anymore as Dell ProSupport offers… -
DevOps Introduction - Interview with John Willis
2 Feb 2012 | 11:43 amIn 2009, a small group of computer operation professionals met in Belgium to discuss the possibilities of changing the way that system administrators run large, complex infrastructures. Under the leadership of Patrick Debois, the DevOps movement was born from this initial meeting and is now a global movement transforming the way that system administration is viewed. At this meeting was John Willis who joins us today in a discussion about DevOps and why it is essential for the future of cloud computing and Enterprise IT. “Cloud is a Variable; DevOps is a Constant”- John Willis…
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Delta Air Lines Blog
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Delta & USSA Are Reaching High Altitudes Together!
3 Feb 2012 | 9:03 amHey Winter Sports fans! Starting this weekend and continuing through March 31, 2012, we will be at 3 different U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding events bringing you access to top athletes like Emily Cook and Nate Holland, plus a chance to win tickets on Delta! So how does it work? During the allotted dates below, tweet a question to @Delta that you want one of our allotted athletes to answer. Put your thinking caps on and be creative with your questions, because the only the best tweets will get face time with the athletes and the competition will be tough! As an added bonus, everyone who… -
New Boarding Pass Debuts On Delta.com & Airport Kiosks
1 Feb 2012 | 9:09 amIf you’re traveling today be sure you’re on the lookout for the newly redesigned boarding pass! You’ll see it both on delta.com and at the self-service airport kiosks around the world. Why the new design? It’s all for you! You’ll notice the design is more intuitive and easier to read, with your flight information more neatly organized. Now you can get all the boarding information you need by simply reading from left to right. Check it out: We’d heard from many of you, as well as from our own airport employees, that finding the time you need to be at the gate was one of the most… -
It’s Your Vote! New In-Flight Amenities
26 Jan 2012 | 1:45 pmIn a continual effort to improve the products you see in-flight, we’re testing new options for circulation in late 2012 and want to know what amenities are most important to you! We’ll take the information you share here and consider your feedback when we’re planning for new amenities this year. Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Thanks for your input! If you have any other suggestions, we’d love to hear them! Be sure to start looking for new amenities changes in late 2012. Melissa R. Onboard Experience -
A New Year Means More Ways Than Ever to Surf the Internet on Delta!
6 Jan 2012 | 1:58 pmHappy New Year everyone! Since my last update, we’ve gone from one lonely Wi-Fi-equipped regional jet to 134 as of today (Jan. 6, 2012). So now you have more opportunities than ever to keep in touch with work, friends and family, update your status on Facebook, flip through your favorite websites and check your flight status on delta.com (and remember, access to delta.com is ALWAYS free). Delta and Delta Connection by the numbers—some interesting factoids: A majority of Delta’s two-class regional jets are now Wi-Fi-equipped 100% of Delta’s domestic mainline fleet features… -
Behind-The-Scenes: Your Bag’s Journey On Delta
23 Dec 2011 | 7:20 amHave you ever wondered where your bags go after they pass through those black rubber flaps at the airport? Well, we rigged a bag with 6 cameras and sent it on its way from Atlanta to New York, just so you could find out! This is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at some of the people, places and things your bag encounters on its way to get from Point A to Point B. Click here to view the embedded video. Interesting, right? And now you can track your own bag’s journey on the Fly Delta app, too. Just take a photo of the tag on your iPhone or enter the bag tag number, and you’re ready to…
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Discovery Blog
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President Obama Puts the Spotlight on STEM Education, Young Scientists
7 Feb 2012 | 8:18 pmNeil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, and DE3MYSC Winner Braeden Benedict Today I had the honor of attending the second White House Science Fair, hosted by President Barack Obama to shed light on the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and our next generation of scientists. It was an amazing experience, and not just because it was at the White House. Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge Winning Team 6000 n 60 with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson For several hours, students and guests were immersed in a world where Bill Nigh… -
Discovery Education Heads to the White House Science Fair
5 Feb 2012 | 7:00 pmBenedict with 3M CEO George Buckley, Discovery Communications' Bill Goodwyn and Reed Timmer On February 7, the White House will celebrate budding scientists with the second White House Science Fair, welcoming student winners representing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions across the U.S. Among the approximately 100 young scientists participating on Tuesday you’ll find student winners from the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. Both competitions honor the next generation of scientific leaders,… -
It’s Almost Time for the Cutest Game of the Year: Animal Planet’s ‘Puppy Bowl’
3 Feb 2012 | 8:53 amI’ll admit I’m not a big fan of games on the gridiron, choosing to devote my sports fanatic status to college basketball (Go Hoyas!). However, there is one annual event on the gridiron that I can’t miss: Puppy Bowl. Celebrating eight years in 2012, the action kicks off on Animal Planet this Sunday, February 5, at 3pm ET/PT. In addition to the 67 achingly adorable line-up, this year’s action features a hamster-piloted blimp, a piggy pep squad and Meep the Bird, who will provide color commentary on Twitter throughout the game. Fans have also submitted their four-legged… -
‘Love, Etc.’ is in the Air on OWN Tonight
2 Feb 2012 | 3:55 pmWith the arrival of February, our thoughts turn to Valentine’s Day (even if the candy has been lining the aisles of stores since December) and love. Tonight at 8pm ET, OWN‘s Documentary Club brings viewers a new film that looks at the universal stages of love by introducing five real relationships — from a decades-long marriage to a frustrated bachelor. The idea for Love, Etc. came about when executive producer Jonathan Tisch was waiting in line with his fiancé, Lizzie, for their marriage license — as he marveled and the diversity of couples surrounding them. Check out the… -
Technology & Education: From ‘Digital Corners’ to ‘Digital Classrooms’
2 Feb 2012 | 8:21 amToday’s guest post on Discovery Blog is from Bill Goodwyn, President of Global Distribution and CEO of Discovery Education at Discovery Communications. Goodwyn One of my colleagues told me that recent data suggests that generations are now measured in six-year increments. This means that your 16-year-old could conceivably belong to one “generation” and your 10-year-old to another…all based on the fact that new technology is introduced so rapidly that it fundamentally changes everything from their childhood games to their career prospects. This has never been more clear to…
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GE Global Research
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GE Engineer Marshall Jones Featured by Price Chopper
6 Feb 2012 | 4:01 pmMarshall Jones, Principal Engineer in Manufacturing & Materials Technologies, is being featured on a window sign developed by Price Chopper for February’s Black History Month. Marshall is one of six African American pioneers highlighted on the sign, which will be posted on all of Price Chopper’s 128 stores in the northeast during February. “Price Chopper is familiar with my work and community service through multiple interactions,” Marshall said. “They reached out to me when they were developing a scholarship for their African American interns, I have served… -
GE Women’s Network Technology Lunch and Learn a Success!!!
3 Feb 2012 | 10:40 amAs you may know, GE has a number of different affinity groups available to employees. One of which I am involved with is the GE Women’s Network, specifically the group focused on “Women in Technology.” Last week, I kicked-off our new Women in Technology “Lunch and Learn” series with a focus on manufacturing technologies at GE Global Research. This is a new series of one-hour, once a month lunch time networking/learning events held on learning about the diverse technologies across GE Global Research. For our first event, about 20 women from Global… -
Atom Probe Tomography Workshop in India
2 Feb 2012 | 8:29 amSrinivasan Swaminathan (Lead Engineer) and K. G. V. Sivakumar (Research Engineer) from the Materials Characterization Laboratory, GE Global Research, Bangalore attended 3D atom probe tomography (3DAPT) workshop held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras on January 9th, 2012. It was a great platform to get introduced to 3DAPT from various researchers and explore potential collaborations for GE within India. Briefly, 3DAPT involves removing layers of atoms from a needle shaped sample, with a finite radius of curvature, followed by 3D reconstruction of atom positions. The main… -
Juan de Bedout Outstanding Mechanical Engineer at Purdue
31 Jan 2012 | 7:50 amOn November 11th, 2011, Juan de Bedout, Technology Director for the Electrical Technologies and Systems organization at GE Global Research, was awarded the Purdue Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Award. Juan received a B.S.M.E. in 1994, a M.S.M.E. in 1996 and Ph.D. in 2000, all from Purdue. The history of the award dates to 1991, when the school and its faculty began to recognize alumni who have demonstrated exemplary accomplishments and leadership in industry, academia, and governmental service. Award recipients are also acknowledged for the time and talent they contribute to their… -
The bird’s eye view of Big Data
27 Jan 2012 | 2:07 pmThis blog was co-written along with Christina LaComb. While it is common knowledge that Big Data challenges exist for companies such as Google, Facebook, and Cisco, the problem is also facing GE in a very significant manner. A number of GE product lines require the ability to consume and process massive amounts of data. These include remote monitoring and diagnostics, electronic medical records, smart grid, and credit card processing. But the landscape of possible solutions is a daunting and highly fluid space, with a plethora of emerging technology players and approaches targeting…
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Inside Scoop
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Video Chatting to Bridge the Distance
6 Feb 2012 | 5:17 pmThis weekend, I hung out with 4 of my best friends from high school. We updated eachother on life after college. We met my friend’s dog, Lionel, and I introduced them all to my brand-new, 12 week-old puppy. We all got a chance to see what the others see when they look out their apartment windows every day. Did I mention that we all live in different US states? We had a five-person, five-state, virtual hangout. It was so special to not only hear my friends’ voices, but also to see their faces and body language. We turned our webcams toward our windows to see the places we each call… -
will.i.am and the Ultrabook™ Project: Where in the world is will.i.am?
5 Feb 2012 | 9:37 amwill.i.am is armed with an super thin, sleek, easy to travel with Ultrabook™ and he’s getting around the world. He started off in Tokyo, went on to Las Vegas for CES and last week was in Mexico City as part of the Ultrabook™ project tour. A tour that has him taking in the sounds and sights of each city and then creating a custom song for each city. Using his technology enables him to be a successful innovator, creator and artist. And to my fun surprise I found out he made a stop in Scottsdale, Arizona for the Waste Management Phoenix Open Golf Tournament to DJ! Lucky me, I was able to… -
Ultrabook the Star in PopTent Films
1 Feb 2012 | 4:51 pmIntel partnered with PopTent Media to bring three Los Angeles-based film-makers to CES this year with one challenge in mind: capture and film a unique story about the benefits of Ultrabook devices. They were armed only with background on Ultrabook devices and an ASUS UX31 Ultrabook. Then they were given 5 days to independently develop their own videos, and they all delivered in bringing new ideas, thinking and perspectives to the table. Anthony Bui – a writer and director that specializes in commercials, music videos, narrative — took an approach to bring the viewer into his… -
Tell Intel How Shopping Should Be Smarter
27 Jan 2012 | 7:50 pmI’m sure we’ve all heard the expression: “a have 2 ears and 1 mouth because we should listen twice as much as we speak.” While that sounds good in concept, it is sometimes hard to do, especially when writing a blog, but that is what I would like to try to do today. The topic du Jour is: Smart Shopping. Specifically, using things like interactive kiosks, cameras, touch screens, and even gesture recognition to improve your shopping experience. And like any good toolbox, the more of the aforementioned tools we use, the more impressive the final solution could be. Let me… -
President Obama Visits Intel: Fabulous Time at Fab 42
26 Jan 2012 | 7:21 amI’m checking this one off the bucket list, the opportunity to see a President speak live. The President spoke at the Intel Ocotillo campus and touted Intel as a leader of innovation, the future of manufacturing and supporter of education Obama It was amazing to watch and witness the day unfolded. I was there early around noon. First the magnitude of security and local support from the police department and fire station, the community came together to provide a beautiful and safe backdrop to President Obama’s visit. Secret Service men and women…
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Dr. Maring's Farmers' Market and Recipes Update - Kaiser Permanente
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Mashed Black Beans
13 Jan 2012 | 2:07 pmThese are just great. Try them over Mexican Rice. Of course, making your own black beans is cheaper but using beans like Eden Organic No Salt Added beans is quick and easy. These beans only have 15 mg of sodium per serving (1/2 cup). A whole can of 3.5 servings has about 50 mg. Black beans also provide a lot of fiber and you know we all need more fiber. Cost? Reasonable, particularly in bulk but still cheaper to make your own. Remembering Mark Bittman’s article in the NY Times — about $28 to feed a family of four at a major fast food chain and $9 to feed a family of four with… -
Mexican Brown Rice (or any kind of rice)
12 Jan 2012 | 6:28 pmCooking rice has been a journey for me unlike probably billions of people around the world. I really like this new way I tried (new to me). The pureed onion and garlic suffuse the rice with flavor as opposed to just being chunks in in the rice. You can adjust the amounts to your taste. And cooking it with parsley and a whole jalapeno provides pklenty of flavor and spice. This was great with some mashed black beans (recipe to follow another day). Mexican Brown Rice Serves four 1/2 white onion, chunked. (you could use, I suppose, yellow onion, red onion, or shallots) 1-4 cloves garlic 4 cups… -
Vegetables with Scrambled Eggs
30 Dec 2011 | 12:06 pmUltimately it’s ratios that matter. Plates past often featured a huge slab of something done medium rare, a little something white and mashed and maybe a touch of green. While tasty, this kind of meal may not be the best combination of food for long term health. Today’s plates often have a 3 ounce portion of the meat, chicken, or fish (some say about the size of a deck of cards) and lots of vegetables and whole grains of many colors. Same with scrambled eggs. Adding vegetables used to mean adding a sprinkling of freshly snipped chives. I’ve found that a weekend breakfast can… -
Happy Thanksgiving
22 Nov 2011 | 5:26 pmMark Bittman captured the spirit of the season so well in his recent article in the Sunday NYT. I believe we all have people in our lives that make the world a better place. Saeng Sivanthong has created beauty on my hospital campus as a landscaper for many, many years. Eddie Daniels welcomes patients as a receptionist in our Spine Surgery offices with the best smile ever. Selene Corona treats every women she helps as a medical assistant in our OB-GYN offices with respect and caring. Kalu Afu has been making salads with care for our hospitalized patients’ meals for over 30 years. I am… -
Potato, Delicata Squash, and Arugula Salad (Entree)
19 Nov 2011 | 9:00 pmThis dish was just great for a meatless Monday. It is definitely robust enough to serve as a main course. I don’t know if the potatoes have to be exactly those described, but if you can find some small, skinny ones, that is probably best. The delicata squash is delicate (duh) and doesn’t need to be peeled. I think using this squash matters for the texture of this recipe. The amounts of ingredients listed can be varied. Potato, Delicata Squash and Arugula Salad Serves four 1 1/2 pound Russian fingerling potatoes, cut lengthwise into 1/8″ slices 2 delicata squash, halved…
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Welcome to the ManpowerGroup Employment Blawg
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Do You Love Love Contracts?
8 Feb 2012 | 4:13 amValentine’s Day is next week. That means that there are probably lots of new workplace romances just about to burst out all over your office. What do you do? Ever consider a “love contract”? What Exactly Is a Love Contract? To protect itself from liability, an employer requires romantically intertwined employees to sign an agreement stating that (1) the relationship is 100% welcome, voluntary and consensual and (2) they will fully comply with the employer’s anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, including immediately reporting any and all harassment, avoiding… -
Is Facebook Bad For You?
7 Feb 2012 | 11:40 amAccording to a trio of new studies, Facebook can hurt your (and your employees’) mental health. 355 Friends = Too Many? One study found that when you get a new Facebook “friend,” you get happy. But as you collect more and more friends and start to compare your life with the lives depicted (and often distorted) on their Facebook pages, you feel like a loser. So, what’s the magic number of Facebook friends? 354, according to the study. Facebooking = Depressed Dudes? Another study found a link between time spent on Facebook and depressive symptoms, especially in young… -
The Ugly Truth About Age Discrimination
7 Feb 2012 | 11:09 amA rather intriguing article with the above title appears on today’s i-Sight Blog, featuring an interview with someone named Mark Toth. Check it out here. The bottom line: Look at the person, not presumptions. -
Social Media In One Word
6 Feb 2012 | 4:22 amDuring our last webinar, we wanted to see how you really feel about social media. So, we asked our 3,423 attendees to text us the answer to the following question: What ONE word would you use to describe social media in today’s workplace? We received a total of 123 different answers expressing wildly divergent opinions about SM. Some love it. Some hate it. Very few are in-between. The most frequent response — “necessary” — shows just how quickly SM has become indispensable to many in the workplace. However, the fact that three of the top five answers were…
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Mayo Clinic News
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Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life!
30 Jan 2012 | 2:25 pmHeart disease is the number one killer of both men and women. That information, alone, should be enough to get people moving toward healthier heart lifestyles. However, there’s enough information out there to clog your arteries and it can be confusing. So, Mayo Clinic has a NEW action packed book full of the most practical things you can do to reduce your risk of heart disease. Learn about: Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life! News Release: http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2012-rst/6680.html -
Treating Uterine Fibroids
27 Jan 2012 | 2:20 pmJournalists: For links to web-video files, see the bottom of this post. Uterine fibroids affect one out of every four women. They are a major cause of problems for reproductive age women and a major reason women need to have hysterectomies. Treatment options are limited and ultimately, surgeries are still the dominate treatment for this disease. But more options may be just around the corner. In the Feb. 2, 2010, issue of New England Journal of Medicine, Ebbie Stewart, M.D., Mayo Clinic obstetrician, provides an editorial about a possible new medical treatment for uterine fibroids… -
What’s the Association Between ADHD and Anesthesia?
26 Jan 2012 | 11:45 amJournalists: For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children exposed to two or more anesthetics before age 3 had more than double the incidence of ADHD than children who had no exposure, says David Warner, M.D., a Mayo Clinic pediatric anesthesiologist and investigator on the study. The findings are published in the Feb. 2 edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The study utilized results of an… -
“Know Your Numbers” is National Anthem of Heart Month
26 Jan 2012 | 9:17 amFriday, Feb. 3 is National Wear Red Day®, the kickoff for February Heart Month, when Americans raise awareness of heart disease as the number one killer of women. Consider the facts: 80 million Americans – about 1 in 3 adults – have some form of heart disease. Every day, 2,200 Americans die of heart disease – an average of one death every 39 seconds. Heart disease kills nearly five times as many women as does breast cancer. Mayo Clinic has developed an unofficial national anthem for Heart Month that brings home the message in a fun and memorable way. The music video already has more… -
Mayo Clinic Finds Mild Cognitive Impairment is Common, Affects Men Most
25 Jan 2012 | 3:01 pmAbove, Dr. Rosebud Roberts, Mayo Clinic neurologist and epidemiologist, discusses the findings of research study about Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The study, “The Incidence of MCI Differs by Subtype and is Higher in Men,” which was published in the Jan. 25, 2012, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology The study found MCI was more common in men. Her team is interested in finding who is most at risk for MCI. Since MCI is a risk factor for dementia, and large numbers of the baby boomer generation are reaching this age, physicians are looking…
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Molson in the Community
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Congratulations “Checker/Yellow Taxi” of Calgary!
6 Feb 2012 | 1:15 pmPhoto Back Row L-R: Ian McGregor, Operations Manager; Ron Wright, Operations Manager Photo Front Row L-R: Debbie Taylor; Michelle Fowler; Anita Edgington Molson Coors and TAXIGUY Inc. thought it was about time to say ”THANK YOU” to all of the great Taxi Companies and Taxi Drivers of the TAXIGUY Network for the outstanding job they do day in and day out to ensure the roads are kept safe. We salute you! Congratulations to our very first winner – Checker / Yellow Taxi of Calgary Alberta , who has been a long standing and excellent partner in the Calgary area. Keep up the… -
Let the “cheering” begin / Que les “saluts” commençent
16 Jan 2012 | 6:31 pmA big thank you to the hundreds of Canadian community leaders, organizations, groups and charities for submitting a Molson Coors Community Cheer project over the last couple months. The time had now come to “cheer” for the projects that will be considered for funding from Molson Coors this year! Molson Coors Canada is donating up to $1 million in support of a minimum of 20 projects, programs and initiatives that promote active lifestyles across Canadian communities. Community projects at www.ourcommunitycheer.com that receive a minimum of 225 “cheers” (votes) will… -
De précieux bénévoles à la Journée familiale des Fêtes au Centre Bell!
6 Jan 2012 | 8:55 amTexte de Johanne Drouin: Notre Journée familiale annuelle du 11 décembre dernier aura été bien spéciale pour nos employés-es Molson Coors et leurs familles. La magie a opéré pour près de 900 personnes qui s’étaient donné rendez-vous au Centre Bell pour célébrer la fête de Noël. Les tout petits (et quelques grands aussi!) s’en sont donné à coeur joie dans les jeux gonflables et sur la glace, et notre magnifique Père Noël a accueilli toutes les confidences avec bonheur. Il va sans dire que cette journée n’aurait pu être possible sans la généreuse… -
Molson Coors employees in the Community
5 Jan 2012 | 8:34 amA team of Molson Coors volunteers in Ontario spent some time at the Caledon ReUse store. The ReUse store takes donations of all types and re-sells them to the general public through their store. They have been successful in diverting almost 1 million pounds away from Caledon landfills each year and contribute a significant amount of money annually to Caledon Community Services, a multi-service, community-impact organization that helps people help themselves by working creatively and responding to community needs like, among other things, homelessness, hunger, employment services, support for… -
Best of the Season to One and All
21 Dec 2011 | 8:55 pmAs the last day of “fall” reaches it’s end here in Toronto I wanted to extend the very best of the season to our readers, friends, partners and beer drinkers who follow the Molson Coors Community Blog. At this festive time of year we have a chance to reflect on the year past and look forward to renewed challenges of the new year. It’s time to pass along a little of the holiday spirit…like this small tree that my wife and I and neighbours decorate along one of the dog walking paths to put a smile on the face of passers by… (hey Torontonians…if…
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Graco (Newell Rubbermaid)
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Prepping for Preggers: Work + Life
7 Feb 2012 | 3:30 pmA couple of weeks ago we opened our series on Work + Life. This week our very own Valerie Cansler shares her insights on how she gets through the week. Val is a market researcher and mom of 2 kids – one boy and one girl. She is one of the most genuine people I know and she can rally a group of total strangers into a productive ideation session by using some of the best ice-breakers known to the corporate world. How does she do it?! What’s your work schedule? On a ‘regular’ week I work in a corporate office, Monday through Friday. How do you handle child care? Our kids… -
Babies “R” Us-Great Trade-In Event
6 Feb 2012 | 1:51 pmGet Excited! It’s time again for “The Great Trade-in Event” at Babies “R” Us’ Nationwide! You can receive 25% off any new children’s product by trading-in any used product in any Babies”R”Us store location. That means you can get 25% off any new Graco crib, car seat, bassinet, stroller, travel system, playard, high chair, walker, swing, bouncer, entertainer or kid’s bed when you trade-in your older products. This is especially important if you happen to have an expired car seat. (Yes, car seats expire! Find out how to see if your Graco seat is expired here.)… -
Ready for my second pregnancy?
3 Feb 2012 | 2:42 pmRewind 8 months… We were in the thick of summer in Atlanta and I was 8 months pregnant with my first child. I was hot, tired, cranky and most noticeably, swollen. My body apparently had enough as well because I developed a hive-like rash on my skin (formally known as PUPPPs). I wore gloves on my hands at night to keep from scratching and only gained a minimal level of comfort from ice cold showers. I was reduced to flip flops (feet were too swollen for my regular shoes) and I could only bear to sit in the same place, position for an hour at a time. In the final weeks, I selfishly cried and… -
Know Before You Register: Two Playard Facts
31 Jan 2012 | 4:07 pmAs the brand manager on playards, I get to listen to a lot of moms shop for their ideal playard and there are a few questions and misconceptions that seemingly always come up. Here are a few tidbits about playards so that you are armed with the facts before registering. #1 Does the upper level (aka the bassinet) go down to make it a full-size playard? Yes. On virtually every playard available in the market today. Here is a picture of a Graco playard in ‘bassinet mode’ and next to it is the same product in ‘playard mode’. Every manufacturer has their own way of accomplishing this,… -
Introducing the New Graco Ready2Grow Stand and Ride Stroller!
27 Jan 2012 | 10:28 amGraco is excited to announce our newest double stroller, the Ready2Grow stand and ride stroller. Most people are probably more familiar with Graco’s tandem double strollers (DuoGlider, Quattro Tour Duo), which are the ones that the two kids sit back to back. What is so exciting about this double stroller is that it provides 12 riding options for your kids (yup, I said 12). You can still snap in two Graco infant car seats into this double stroller but there are also so many other seating configurations to choose from. Your older child can sit on the bench seat or stand on the platform,…
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Petro-Canada
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How Modern Car Technology Makes These Old School Driving Tips Obsolete
2 Feb 2012 | 9:32 amPhoto: iStockphoto Many of my childhood memories growing up in Edmonton involve winter driving - mainly in my father's silver 1977 Aspen. This car was a neighborhood legend. The local mechanics down the street would literally come out and applaud...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Petro-Canada/PumpTalk/~4/b4Otxn-xbS8" height="1" width="1"/> -
Global Demand and Diesel Prices
27 Jan 2012 | 11:15 amWe have had many questions come in to the PumpTalk blog regarding diesel pricing and why they continue to be above gasoline prices. In this week’s post, we’ll help answer these questions. First, I’d like to remind everyone that diesel...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Petro-Canada/PumpTalk/~4/mc-rcMWB_cA" height="1" width="1"/> -
Ways to Save on Fuel: Infographic
20 Jan 2012 | 1:16 pmWe are excited about this week's post as we have compiled an infographic for you - and who doesn't love infographics? We all want to save on fuel, and over the years PumpTalk has highlighted many fuel savings tips. So...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Petro-Canada/PumpTalk/~4/EQYdUmAiwl8" height="1" width="1"/> -
Buckle Up (Properly) and Stay Safe
11 Jan 2012 | 1:06 pmPhoto: iStockphoto We've all done it - hopped in the car to drive to the corner store for a quick errand and not bothered with a seatbelt. It's such a hassle! It's just a few blocks away! What could happen?...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Petro-Canada/PumpTalk/~4/IJzvHCKDhV8" height="1" width="1"/> -
Petro-Canada in Social Media
6 Jan 2012 | 2:23 pmHappy New Year everyone and welcome to 2012! We wanted to start the year off by letting you know about some of the other social media entities we have at Suncor. PumpTalk was our company’s first expedition into social media...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Petro-Canada/PumpTalk/~4/cMmes9HCTUc" height="1" width="1"/>
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Pitney Bowes
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State capitalism
1 Feb 2012 | 5:08 pmIn the January 21, 2012, issue of The Economist, the main focus of both the feature articles and the special report was on the resurgence of “state capitalism.” The magazine’s reporters described a world in which major companies in major markets were either owned directly by national governments, or subject to control or heavy influence, even if they were privately owned or had issued shares to the public. The stories reminded me that, for the last 21 years of my Pitney Bowes career, I dealt continuously with the encroachment of state capitalism in the postal sector. In the late… -
It’s About Learning, Not Educational Credentials
16 Jan 2012 | 6:55 amIn the January, 2012, issue of The Atlantic Monthly, there is a lengthy article on the future of American manufacturing entitled “Making it in America”. In profiling an individual company called Standard Motor Products and a few employees performing manufacturing operations, particularly a 22-year-old single parent named Maddie Parlier, reporter Adam Davidson concludes that the company will continue to perform manufacturing operations in the United States, but it will do so only if it can continually compare the cost of employees versus automated technology, and extract the best… -
Reflections at the Beginning of the New Year
1 Jan 2012 | 8:31 amOn December 31, 2011, I watched a Connecticut Public TV special called From Hitler to Hollywood. It caught my attention because it profiled the process by which the German and Central European film industry was built between the end of World War I and 1933, dismantled by Hitler because a significant part of the film industry participants were Jewish, and then recreated in Hollywood between 1933 and 1945. There were several noteworthy insights from the program: The German and Central European film-makers were incredibly innovative, and they sparked the development of many features of American… -
Why toll collectors and other jobs like them will disappear
18 Dec 2011 | 7:26 amI love the New York Post headlines. One of my favorites was in the Sunday, December 11, 2011, issue. The headline was “E-Z CASH: Change he can believe in: Toll collector makes $100K.” On page 5, the story to which headline refers is entitled “High-Pay PA Crew Taking Their Toll.” It describes what we have learned is an all-too-common rip-off of taxpayers, the use of what is called “pension spiking” to give people making a certain level of income the chance to get an even larger pension by awarding them a huge amount of overtime pay opportunity in their last year of… -
Making the U.S. Postal Service Economically Viable
6 Dec 2011 | 9:23 amThere have many articles recently in which the U.S. Postal Service has announced that a deterioration of first-class service is an inevitable result of the cost reductions it will have to undertake. This is unfortunate, because we need a viable Postal System to perform many vital societal functions. UPS and FedEx do a great job as for-profit institutions serving the needs of businesses and high-density residential areas, but they are far too expensive in serving lower density geographies. Moreover, their fee structures would kill individuals and small businesses. For example, UPS and…
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Proctor & Gamble
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HOT in Coastal Kenya with Aga Khan Foundation
3 Feb 2012 | 9:04 amI’m in rural coastal Kenya with Aga Khan Foundation and their developmental effort called Coastal Rural Support Program (CRSP). I first visited them in 2003 and we’ve been working with them consistently since 2007 to provide clean drinking water. This Aga Khan Foundation’s development effort reaches deep into the rural areas of the Kalifi and Kwale Districts of coastal Kenya not far from Mombasa. Today is hot. And not just regular hot and humid but stifling hot. It’s the kind of hot where lizards scurry across the dirt because it’s so hot and the heat sort of numbs your… -
P&G CSDW unveils new website and new Facebook page with “1 Like = 1 Day” of Clean Water
25 Jan 2012 | 6:47 amToday we’re relaunching the website for the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program (LINK) and launching a new CSDW Facebook page (LINK). For every “Like” of the new CSDW Facebook page (LINK), P&G will donate 1 day of clean drinking water in the developing world through the P&G water purification packets. This “1 Like = 1 Day” campaign is one part of our efforts to continue to grow CSDW so that we can save one life every hour by 2020 by providing 1 billion days of clean drinking water every year. You can help by clicking on the ‘Like’ and sharing with your… -
New CSDW Partner SOTENI and AIDS Barefoot Doctors in Kenya
12 Jan 2012 | 11:57 amToday I’m in a familiar place in Siaya District near Kisumu Kenya. Our P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program has been working in this area since 2003 and I’ve visited our various partners in the area many times. However, today I’m with one of our newest CSDW partners, SOTENI, which happens to be led by Cincinnati-based Dr Victoria Wulsin and Randie Marsh. Dr Wulsin started working in Kenya prior to the HIV/AIDS pandemic when she was in medical school. She returned in 1995 working for USAID as their HIV/AIDS Regional Advisor, and she started SOTENI in 2003 to help… -
Providing the 4th Billionth liter of Clean Water with CSDW in Thailand
19 Dec 2011 | 9:03 amIt’s very hard for me to believe that today we’re providing the 4 billionth liter of clean drinking water through the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program. It seems like only yesterday that we began this journey. But in reality, it started 10 years ago. For three years, P&G provide the water purification packets as a for-profit effort and we provided a total of 30 million liters of clean water. In 2004, in order to expand the effort, we created the not-for-profit P&G CSDW Program as a signature program of P&G’s pro-social investments and we’ve… -
Reaching Deep into Filipino Communities with World Vision: An Amazing Experience
9 Dec 2011 | 6:51 amI travel to many remote places in helping provide clean water through the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program. Today is one of the most remote visits that I’ve ever made. It took two days to reach the Philippines from my hometown in the US. Then it took a full day of travel from Manila to the island of Siargao in Mindinao. And, this morning, we were up at sunrise to start our travel to the island of Maribojoc. Today, I’m traveling with Keith Kall of World Vision US and Billie Abata, Joy Mariscal, and Joel Pielago of World Vision Philippines. It’s about an…
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REI Blogs
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Hooray for Urban Adventure: My Hike to Hollywood
7 Feb 2012 | 8:17 amThis is the story of a nontraditional day hike, a roughly 22-mile trek that during a 7-hour span ca ... -
Making a Difference Now and in the Future: Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
6 Feb 2012 | 6:10 amOutdoor stewardship doesn't just happen. It takes grassroots organizations such as Volunteers for Ou ... -
How Much of Your Life is Lived on a Bike?
3 Feb 2012 | 6:52 amIs it possible to live one's entire life on a bike? This entertaining short film, shot in Montreal b ... -
Like Riding a Bike? Like Wine? This REI Outing Combines Both
2 Feb 2012 | 4:10 amI'm not an expert bike rider. And I'm even less knowledgeable about wine. But last Saturday's inaugu ... -
The Best Backpacking Checklist? We Like to Think So, and It Just Got Updated
1 Feb 2012 | 8:15 amSomething good just got better: the REI backpacking checklist. If you've used it before, you're lik ...
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Pioneer Grantees Top RWJF’s Most Influential Research Articles of 2011
31 Jan 2012 | 8:57 amBY BRIAN C. QUINN, PHD, team director and senior program officer, Pioneer Portfolio And the winner is … We were quite proud and excited by the recent news that the work of two Pioneer Portfolio grantees placed first and second in the Most Influential RWJF Research Articles of 2011, as announced by David Colby, vice president of research and evaluation at RWJF, in January’s Evidence Matters. Coming in at number one, The Use of Twitter to Track Levels of Disease Activity and Public Concern in the U.S. During the Influenza A H1N1 Pandemic, published in May’s PLoS ONE. Dr. Phil… -
‘Exergames’ Can Improve Cognitive Function in Older Adults
26 Jan 2012 | 2:35 pmWe all hear about the benefits of physical activity beyond weight management. According to the Centers for Disease Control, exercise helps to improve your ability to do daily activities, mental health and mood. This is especially important later in life to improve cognitive function protecting against the onset of dementia. However, as the CDC estimates, only 14 percent of adults aged 65 to 74 years and 7 percent of those over 75 years exercise regularly. Health Games Research grantee Dr. Cay Anderson-Hanley and her fellow researchers from the Healthy Aging and Neuropsychology Lab at Union… -
Shorter Antibiotic Regimens Might Counter Antibiotic Resistance
12 Jan 2012 | 9:05 amAntibiotics on the shelf today are increasingly losing their potency against resistant microbes or “superbugs” like the potentially lethal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. Extending the Cure researchers published an analysis this week that questions the conventional wisdom regarding antibiotic dosing practices and suggests rethinking the guidelines to minimize the growing public health crisis posed by antibiotic resistance. Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of Extending the Cure, and his colleagues, used mathematical models to study antibiotic treatment guidelines, the… -
Inviting Patients to Read Their Doctors' Notes
10 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pmWill patients be more likely to seek a second or third opinion? New York Times Will reading your doctor's notes lead to better health? USA Today Can Patients Handle the Truth? TIME These questions and others were posed following the release of OpenNotes’ findings about patient and doctor attitudes toward opening doctors’ medical notes to patients. The survey of nearly 38,000 patients and 173 primary care physicians revealed patients were enthusiastic about the prospect of reading their doctors’ notes while doctors were cautious. Patients who signed up for the project,… -
Project HealthDesign Provides Input on Health IT Policies
10 Jan 2012 | 8:37 amBY PATRICIA FLATLEY BRENNAN, PHD, RN, Project Health Design National Program Director Since health reform passed almost two years ago, we’ve seen the health care system begin to change quite a bit. The push for better uses of health IT has brought about many proposed rules and programs, and federal agencies have requested public input on many of these proposals. Because Project HealthDesign has always included multi-disciplinary teams of researchers, clinicians, and patients who are helping to lay the foundation for a patient-centered health IT system, we’ve seized these…
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Rogers RedBoard
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Revolutionize your relationships: Introducing Rogers One Number
7 Feb 2012 | 8:02 amIntroducing Rogers One Number. This new service exclusively from Rogers lets you talk, text and send picture messages, and video chat with other Rogers One Number users, all from your computer using your existing phone number. By using Rogers One Number, all calls to Canadian numbers, video chats with other Rogers One Number users and outgoing wireless text messages are free. How might you use it, you ask? Well, if you’re like me and you’re always on the go, family and friends can now call your number – the same one they’ve always used – and rather than leave a voicemail (again!)… -
Rogers Introduces Ultimate Unlimited Family Plans
6 Feb 2012 | 11:10 amBy definition, a family is a group of people who are joined together – whether in a close partnership, through marriage or by co-residence. Whether you’re a family in the traditional sense, or you’re sharing an apartment with your friends, living at home with your parents or moving in with a boyfriend – you’re considered a family to us. Starting tomorrow, Rogers is launching the Ultimate Unlimited Family Plan allowing you to limitlessly chat with your best friends about upcoming plans, give your daughter endless local minutes to gossip about the Bachelor or let your husband send… -
Rogers to launch the fastest LTE devices in Canada and new price plan options
6 Feb 2012 | 7:02 amReady for more speed? We’re raising the bar on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) experience with two new LTE devices that will offer the fastest speeds in Canada, as well as more LTE plan options. What’s coming? We’ll soon be launching the Sierra Wireless AirCard330U model of the LTE Rocket stick as well as the Sierra Wireless AirCard 763S LTE Rocket mobile hotspot which offer maximum theoretical LTE download speeds of up to 100 Mbps. These devices will be the first to support connectivity on both the 1700/2100 MHz and the 2600 MHz spectrum on Rogers LTE network, offering typical LTE… -
The @RogersHelps team: #AwesomeSupport now available
1 Feb 2012 | 8:29 amIt’s hard to believe that the Rogers Helps team has been answering questions online for over two years. Recently, we’ve added even more help with the addition of a Customer Service and Technical Support team. This team is able to help with anything from billing to technical service questions and they are equipped to answer questions related to literally any Rogers product or service. How can I get in touch with the @RogersHelps team? Easy. Just tweet your question to @RogersHelps. Make sure you don’t tweet @Rogers – that’s a nice guy named Glenn but he probably can’t help you. -
Get ready…. Rogers expands LTE lineup with the Samsung Galaxy Note
30 Jan 2012 | 7:42 amShield your eyes…. The bright, crisp, huge 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display on the Samsung Galaxy Note will be here soon. It’s coming to Rogers in February. The Galaxy Note is packed with features, an all-in-one LTE tablet and smartphone hybrid. Running on Android OS 2.3, the Note is made of tough Gorilla Glass, has an “S Pen” stylus pen to take notes, and a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. With the eight megapixel camera you can record 1080p HD videos, and since it runs on the LTE network you can upload your videos to YouTube in seconds. The Samsung Galaxy Note joins…
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SAP
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Reasons and methods for government agencies to go mobile in 2012
8 Feb 2012 | 6:19 amThis blogger is convinced: Government should go mobile big time, and now. This is the beginning of a weekly blog on gov and mobile. -
How to easily manage HTTP GET calls within SAP XI/PI
8 Feb 2012 | 5:51 amThis weblog describes a simple scenario explaining how to easily handle HTTP GET calls within SAP XI and SAP PI 7.0/ 7.1 -
The story of PRINTOUT -- Part 2 -- Creation
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Why should SAP Functional consultants use SCN?
8 Feb 2012 | 3:55 amSCN is for the full SAP community. Currently it is more focused to the developer. This blog looks at why functional consultants should use SCN - the benefits it provides to them and the wider community. -
SAP Warranty Claims: A Guide for Beginners
7 Feb 2012 | 8:04 pmIn this blog, we cover the basics of SAP Warranty Claims in ERP 6.0. It will discuss what you need to do in order to get started, how to process a claim, and some key things you need to know when configuring SAP Warranty Claims for your business.
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Symantec
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Web Attack Ahead of Tax Season
7 Feb 2012 | 4:50 pmAt 3 AM, on February 6, 2012, Symantec Security Response observed spam carrying malicious links which target the upcoming tax season. The spam volume spiked between 6 AM and 1 PM, identifying over 200 unique URLs which lead to a Blackhole toolkit. read more -
Purchases From This Super Bowl Sale Will Not Take You Anywhere
4 Feb 2012 | 2:15 pmYou may not need pills to watch the super bowl but spammers feel that this definitely is an occasion to do so! The most exciting annual championship of the NFL - the Super Bowl XLVI - starts tomorrow. And as expected, spammers are playing a different ball game with the crazy Super Bowl fans. Spam related to Super Bowl can be spotted with the subject listed below: read more -
Server-side Polymorphic Android Applications
1 Feb 2012 | 5:53 pmFor quite some time, we have observed the technique of server-side polymorphism being used to infect Windows computers around the world. What this means is that every time a file is downloaded, a unique version of the file is created in order to evade traditional signature-based detection. read more -
Phony ICC Promotion Award
31 Jan 2012 | 7:13 pmNothing can be more enticing than to be chosen for some free goodies—be it mementos, a cash prize, or a ticket to watch a game. It gets even more interesting if you are from a cricket crazy continent and suddenly, out of the blue, you receive an email saying that you are “the chosen one”! read more -
An Update on Android.Counterclank
30 Jan 2012 | 5:45 pmLast week, we posted a blog informing Android users of the discovery of new versions of Android.Tonclank, which we have named Android.Counterclank. read more
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Think Forward Blog
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Is Your Infrastructure Ready for Smart Metering? – Part 5
7 Feb 2012 | 5:32 pmThis is fifth and final installment of the blog series that discusses “Is Your Infrastructure Ready for Smart Metering?” You can view parts one, two, three and four here. As I told my leadership, I could write a book on what I have gathered in my journeys evaluating and being a part of implementing smart grid technology and doing technical assessments. I feel and you would agree that although this information in insightful, it goes an inch deep and a mile wide. So what I would like to wrap up with are a couple of thoughts that will start moving your strategy and… -
Cyberthreats Recognized by FBI
7 Feb 2012 | 1:50 pmOn January 31st FBI Director Robert Mueller and National Intelligence Director James Clapper noted in a US Senate hearing that cyber threats – such as cyber-espionage, computer crime and attacks on critical infrastructure – will surpass terrorism as the number one threat facing the US. Sadly, this may not really be “news” for those of us who have been closely following cyber crime, cyber espionage, and cyber warfare these past 10 years. For instance, this past week there was an announcement about Chinese-backed attackers breaching security at seven different law firms… -
Future of Work – What’s Your Work Style – What is the Future of Work?
6 Feb 2012 | 5:00 pmNo question, the whole world of work in a traditional sense has changed, but where is it going? “You have no idea how you'd get any work done on business trips if you didn't have a laptop. You can't remember quite how you lived without your BlackBerry. Your cell phone might as well be surgically attached to your ear, it's so crucial to your job. Then there's the Internet. It's hard to conceive of getting through the day without Google …— or, if you're under 40, text messaging or even joining Facebook to stay in touch with your extended network of colleagues. In just a… -
Is Your Infrastructure Ready for Smart Metering? – Part 4
1 Feb 2012 | 11:58 pmThis is part four of the five part blog series that discusses “Is Your Infrastructure Ready for Smart Metering?” You can view parts one, two and three here. So you already have an IT department that manages your entire critical infrastructure for generation, transmission, distribution, operations, customers, service providers and operations. So why not just throw in smart metering and let them figure out how to manage it. It is just more people, servers and applications. They can figure it out. But of course, it is much more complicated than that. As… -
Future of Work – What’s Your Work Style – How Has Technology Helped You Balance Work and Home Lives?
30 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pmRound-the-clock e-mails. Early morning or late night conference calls. Pinging text messages. Ever miss a traditional 9-to-5 work day? As the world of work evolves and lines between work and personal lives blur, professionals say they like the flexibility to get the job done, anytime and anywhere. But with constant e-mail, texting and collaborating 24 hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, how are professionals maintaining a balance between work and home? In “Who’s the Boss, You or Your Gadget?’’ published in the New York Times, Mickey Meese explores the challenges of…
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Tyson Foods
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Hunger Relief Twitterers
7 Feb 2012 | 3:46 pmWe created this blog in 2007, with the goal of raising awareness of the issue of hunger and supporting the community of people and organizations involved in hunger relief. Early on I was excited about the potential of social media tools bringing the hunger community together. In early 2008, I created a list of those in the hunger community using Twitter. It had about twenty accounts. It’s grown a bit since then–see below. Go follow these folks. If you’re interested in having your name attached, message me on Twitter @TysonFoods. disclaimer–while I do try… -
Stamping out misinformation about SNAP
6 Feb 2012 | 9:06 amLast week I wrote a post asking whether we were playing effective defense in our advocacy of SNAP, specifically when it applied to criticism of fraud and abuse in the system, and claims government safety net programs create dependency. One prominent hunger relief advocate, for whom I have an enormous amount of respect, replied that responding directly to the claim that government programs promote dependency is like answering the question, “When did you stop beating your wife.” I might respectfully disasgree. I believe there are just too many people whose opinions matter, who… -
SNAP–The Political Football Game
3 Feb 2012 | 11:45 amI’m not a big fan of using sports as a metaphor for life’s challenges. But since we’re coming up on the biggest U.S. sporting event of the year this weekend, please allow me to bow to the convention. Thanks to certain candidates, SNAP (formerly food stamps) has become a political football in the ongoing presidential primary. It shouldn’t be. There have been some very well-articulated editorials defending the program, critical of those who politicize it. FRAC recently released results of a poll indicating broad support of SNAP, transcending party lines. -
God’s Kitchen (Battle Creek)
24 Jan 2012 | 3:30 pmSubmitted by: Sharla Diaz God’s Kitchen in Battle Creek, MI, is a private, nonprofit charity that was founded in 2011. Their mission is to demonstrate the love of God, by serving hearty and nutritious meals to the poor and homeless 5 days a week. No one who comes for a meal will leave hungry. They are the first federally-designated soup kitchen in the 151 year history of the City of Battle Creek. -
The Silver Star Families of America
20 Jan 2012 | 12:40 pmSubmitted by Steven J. Newton The Silver Star Families of America in Clever, Missouri, has directed tens of thousands of dollars over the years to feeding homeless veterans. Many times homeless veterans are picked up at shelters and taken to Veteran Administration hospitals where they spend all day with no food. The SSFOA buys $5.00 coupon books that can only be used at VA Medical Centers for food purchases and these are distributed to the homeless and or their families that travel with them.
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Wells Fargo
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Lieutenant Colonel James A. Walker
6 Feb 2012 | 11:30 amWells Fargo is very proud that former team members were part of the (again-) famous Tuskegee Airmen. We have blogged about this several times. With the release of Red Tails a couple weeks ago, I told of our search within the Company for other team members with ties to these fliers, and shared a couple. We have long known of Lieutenant Colonel James A. Walker who, like George Roberts, joined Wells Fargo when his military career ended. James Walker was a Personal Banking Officer in Hayward, Calif., from 1965-1979. We corresponded with Walker himself several years ago—with Red Tails… -
Don Cornelius, 1936-2012
2 Feb 2012 | 1:30 pmI read that Don Cornelius died the other day. Cornelius gave us "Soul Train" ("The Hippest Trip in America"), the every-Saturday TV show that brought the latest and greatest in pop culture from 1970 to 2006. Cornelius was close to Civil Rights figures in the 1960s, brought "Soul Train" to our homes (was host until 1993), and went from media entrepreneur to entertainment giant. And man, he was cool. "Soul Train" was more than a music show. It was about clothes, style, personality ... and dancing. Anybody on that show was not just a dancer, but a dancer. Everyone who watched it will tell you… -
Citizenship
27 Jan 2012 | 6:59 pmOne Saturday last fall, my son finished his soccer game with complaints—how the other team played unfairly, how some members of his team didn't try enough, how only he could have won the game. This prompted a discussion on citizenship and how being a good citizen is more than just self interest. Citizenship is leading by example, seeing opportunities for collective improvement, and acting on those opportunities. Being a good citizen has also been an important aspect of banking since its infancy. Banks are in a trusted position, between borrowers and savers. Banks have the responsibility… -
123 South Broad Street
26 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pmGuided by History is excited to present the first post from Lindsay Thivierge. Lindsay joined Wells Fargo last November at the newest Wells Fargo History Museum, in Philadelphia. She has a degree in Art History, and will complete an MA in Public History this spring. Lindsay enjoys traveling, gardening, sewing and spending time with her family. (CR) Located in center city Philadelphia at 123 South Broad Street is the historic Fidelity Building (now the Wells Fargo Building), home to Philadelphia’s main Wells Fargo store as well as the newest Wells Fargo History Museum. In 1927 the… -
Happy Lunar New Year!
23 Jan 2012 | 3:40 pmThis time of year always means one thing to me: Feasting on delicious food with family and friends. My father grew up in the Chinese neighborhoods of St. Louis, Mo., working in his father's restaurant. I grew up having Chinese New Year dinner at my uncle's restaurant, with all of my aunts and uncles and cousins. There were dozens of people, and dozens of platters full of the most wonderful food. This year, our group will be smaller, just my family and my parents and a friend. We've already looked up the recipes that we want to cook, and begun our grocery shopping. On Saturday, we'll go to…
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Xerox
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True Innovation Meets Today’s Business Challenges Head On
6 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amBy, Sophie Vandebroek, Xerox Chief Technology Officer and president, Xerox Innovation Group We recently released our annual patent tally. Xerox received 1,030 U.S. patents in 2011 which include patents from Xerox wholly-owned subsidiaries such as PARC, ACS and XMPie. If we were to add the 588 U.S. patents generated by our partner in Japan, Fuji Xerox, the total would be 1,618 U.S. patents. This means that we receive over 30 patents each week and it places Xerox eighth on the IFI Patent Intelligence list worldwide. Wow! As impressive as these numbers are, as president of the Xerox… -
FocusFriday: Keep on the Rose-Colored Glasses
3 Feb 2012 | 10:30 amby, Jennifer Wasmer, Head of International Communications, Xerox Corporation In response to an upbeat comment I recently made, a Xerox colleague told me I must be wearing rose-colored glasses. “As usual,” I replied. Based on a couple of articles on the Harvard Business Review web site, it appears that my positive attitude does more than put a smile on my face and that of others. It also helps me to focus. As any 21st century knowledge worker knows, our busy and beautiful brains are often distracted by a constant flood of email, meetings, posts and Tweets – not to mention picking up the… -
Super Parking in the Super Bowl City
1 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amBy, David Cummins, vice president parking solutions, Xerox Corporation Anybody who has ever been to Indy knows it’s a super city. They didn’t need the NFL to validate that. Even with Peyton Manning hurt and the Indianapolis Colts are having a disappointing year, the eyes of the world will still be on The Circle City as they host Super Bowl XLVI (that’s forty-six for you non-Roman numeral counting experts). More than 100 million people will watch the big game on February 5th, that’s about one third of the US population. The game will be broadcast out to 225 countries around the world. -
Five Tips for Making the Cloud Work for Your Small Business
31 Jan 2012 | 11:00 amBy Ken Stephens, Xerox Cloud Services If you’re responsible for IT at your small or mid-sized business, you’re familiar with cloud computing. You’ve probably heard all the hype – that it has the potential to save your organization money, reduce the amount of time you need to spend on IT management, and ultimately enable you and your staff to focus less on operations and more on activities that generate revenue for your business. Here’s a good blog from SBA.gov that summarizes all of that. But what may not be as clear to you is how to go about using the cloud in your business. -
2012: The Year of Re-humanizing Technology?
30 Jan 2012 | 8:00 amBy Sheila Mackay, Xerox Litigation Services In a world that’s becoming more and more tech-dependent, it’s sometimes easy to lose sight of the invaluable human element. And there’s no better example than in electronic discovery, where often the best solution is one that merges the benefits of technology with human expertise. In e-discovery, automated document classification solutions (often referred to as technology-assisted review) like XLS’ CategoriX are a prime example. Earlier this winter, we joined forces with Ben Kerschberg, a Forbes.com contributor, to shed some light on a…
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Mirror Yourself
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5 Secrets to Extreme Fanbase Growth on Facebook
2 Feb 2012 | 7:29 amEver wonder why you need Facebook fans? Read on to discover 5 secrets to extreme fanbase growth that will accelerate your business beyond the competition. #1 Focus on the relationship first Here’s a great story: “In December 2011 -Bethesda Store Owner, Tony Zelaya- decided to close down his store. The state of the economy was [...] -
5 Key Questions for All Facebook Users – Including You
26 Jan 2012 | 7:19 amAre you using Facebook’s Timeline or have a Facebook fan page? Want to discover 5 needs to know to Stand Out from the Facebook crowd? – almost 1 billion now! Read on to discover 5 key questions you -as Facebook user- should be able to answer, before you even start using Facebook. Last week Mari [...] -
7 Tips to Improve Your Video Marketing with YouTube
19 Jan 2012 | 10:13 amEver wonder how to drive more traffic to your website with YouTube videos? Well, you can uncover the 7 secrets now by watching best practices by 3 online stars. Stay tuned -watch these 3 videos- while I reveal step by step how to improve your video marketing with YouTube. Meet 3 online stars and learn [...] -
5 Places to Promote Your Video Content for Viral Traffic
12 Jan 2012 | 6:17 amAre you tired of low views for your video content? Look no further. In this article you’ll discover 5 places on the social web to promote your video content for viral traffic to your website. Video marketing is hot these days. A lot of marketing experts predict video marketing to go viral this year. But [...] -
One Simple Tip to Boost Views for Your YouTube Channel
10 Jan 2012 | 8:42 amDo you want to know how to generate more views for your YouTube channel? Watch this video and get access to one simple tip that everybody should use on YouTube. Watch this video on FelixRMTV In 3 minutes you will have access to one simple tip that will improve your visibility on YouTube. Watch the [...]
