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Jan 11, 2012

IDEAS, Jan 11, 2012

IDEAS
Thinking visually: You get the idea
Globe and Mail
... of cable news and knew that you knew less about the world? Ever stifled another yawn during another conference room bullet-point bonanza? You get the picture,” the San Francisco-based author writes in Blah Blah Blah. We need ideas, and thinking. ...
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Globe and Mail
Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Entrepreneurs
Christian Science Monitor
Every year Kairos organizes a global summit that brings top, young innovators around the world together with government and public-sector decisionmakers. The summit is a way to provide guidance, access, and insight to help turn "crazy ideas" into ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Make 20% Of The Ocean Off-Limits, And Other Brazen Ideas To Save The World
Fast CoExist
A collection of some of the world's brightest thinkers come up with their big world-changing ideas, from ways to pay for a global education boost to protecting our fish supplies. Anyone who reads Co.Exist--or any news source, for that matter--knows ...
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Fast CoExist
Motives for investing: Profit or altruism?
BBC News
By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service What makes someone hand over their money to an entrepreneur with a germ of an idea? Is it all about speculating to accumulate - or are some driven for the sake of the greater good? ...
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BBC News
Intel Explores New Modes of Communication for Stephen Hawking
TechNewsWorld
World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking's physical condition is further deteriorating, and Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) wants to help the famous scientist continue to share his ideas with the world. Hawking, who at 21 was diagnosed with a motor neurone ...
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Morals and economy are linked according to Rick Santorum
Charleston City Paper
Former House member from Pennsylvania. Did legal work for World Wrestling Entertainment. Unique Ideas: Telling Iran to open its nuclear weapon facilities for inspection, under the threat of bombing. Rejecting climate change science. On June 7, 2011, ...
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Charleston City Paper
Reactions at the New Hampshire primary
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP "The president has run out of ideas. Now, he's running out of excuses. And tonight, we're asking the good people of South Carolina to join the citizens of New Hampshire and make 2012 the year he runs out of time." —former Massachusetts Gov. ...
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Are we living in a post-CEO world?
Fortune
Yet the idea that a CEO is the only person within a business who has the ability to change the world is daunting and unfair. For such a concept to be the model for American innovation is a risky bet. It's time for our thinking to evolve. ...
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Fortune
My Turn: What was, and is the idea of a 'university'
Juneau Empire
The new idea at that time was that they would then be exposed to the latest ideas, the best minds from around the world, the “universe.” There they would listen to speakers explaining these new ideas and presenting the latest discoveries, ...
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An Econo History Of The Minutemen
The Quietus
Under its chewed-tape veneer swirled a glut of ideas, insinuations and conflicts. It was a free jazz haiku on the postmodern condition. It carried the physics of existential rictus. It was a dissonant affront on (and the sound of) the sickness of ...
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The Quietus
Second Act
Success Magazine
Finding the next big idea also requires knowledge of the latest advances in your field, as well as challenges in the world, Allen says. Then you have to ask: What can I do to meet those needs or solve problems? When you find something that's promising, ...
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Success Magazine
Community ideas wanted for arrival of Olympic torch
New Post Leader
Newbiggin has put itself on the world sporting map of late with events such as its triathlon, in which competitors swim 750m in the bay, cycle 23km and run 5.2km along the promenade. The 2011 competition was a qualifier for this year's World ...
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Teaching World-Changers: Lessons From the Civil Rights Movement
Education Week News
For the final project in my government course, students identify something in their world that they want to change. Their ideas range from revising our school's dress code to altering US policy on AIDS in Africa. Students research the issue, ...
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With pen and pad, Deerfield teen offers view of world
Deerfield Review
BY PAT KROCHMAL pkrochmal@pioneerlocal.com January 10, 2012 10:36AM Ilana Strauss of Deerfield sketches out an idea on her notepad. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media Deerfield's Ilana Strauss is leaving her mark on the world by cartooning. ...
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China is the largest hypocrisy in the world, says Richard Gere
NDTV
Of course, highly motivated person, so this idea of being retired or semi-retired is a bit of a joke. NDTV: What is it about him that has drawn so many people from across theworld, people like yourself, who have now spent 10 days here in Bodhgaya. ...
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NDTV
2012 Detroit Auto Show Hosts the World Premiere of the smart for-us
eMercedesBenz
The smart “for-us” will no doubt turn heads at this years Detroit Auto Show,(North American International Auto Show at Detroit's Cobo Center, open to the public January 14-22, 2012) challenging visitor's ideas about what today's urban pick-up might ...
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eMercedesBenz
World's Leading Mining Executives to Explore Innovation Possibilities at ...
MarketWatch (press release)
At an annual KIN Global Summit, while sharing ideas during the resources panel, the idea of the mining expedition came about. The KIN chose to examine the resource industry because of its vital contribution to development throughout the world. ...
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From solar energy to security, NRC spins out ideas
Ottawa Citizen
The special plastic technology can convert 7.1 per cent of the sun's energy into electricity, a worldrecord for the technology, and more than double the efficiency when the NRC started working on theidea in 2005. The NRC is part of a consortium with ...
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UQ innovation lecturer named one of world's top bloggers
UQ News
“The focus on innovation excellence is very much on actionable ideas for practitioners,” he said. “The more that I've worked on the blog, the more practice-oriented I've become. "I try to keep it grounded in things that I know either through research ...
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Far Out! New Deep Space Mission Ideas Draw NASA's Eye
Space.com
Leonard David has been reporting on the space industry for more than five decades. He is last year's winner of the National Space Club Press Award and a past editor-in-chief of the National Space Society's Ad Astra and Space World magazines. ...
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An Underdog Comic Fights with Success
Slate Magazine (blog)
By Abby Ohlheiser To promote his new book, A Bad Idea I'm About To Do, Chris Gethard is calling out the world's authors, one by one, in YouTube videos, many of which he has filmed while sitting shirtless in his kitchen or living room. ...
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Slate Magazine (blog)
EU's chicken-and-egg conundrum
Boston.com
"Now, it shows that common ideas for everyone are still hard to come by." Such is the way of the EU, where legislation seeps through layers of political and institutional granite in 27 nations at barely a trickle. And it affects a lot more than just ...
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Can financial innovations help the eurozone?
Reuters Blogs (blog)
I'm reminded of a clever idea that the World Bank had in the between 1999 and 2001, called the Rolling Reinstatable Guarantee. It was meant to be a way for the countries that used it — Thailand, Argentina, and Colombia — to reduce their borrowing ...
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Reuters Blogs (blog)
The Cost of Full Spectrum Dominance
Real News Network
LUTZ: I think, you know, the idea that American military power is something that shapes the politicalworld of states and that—you know, really, where is the evidence of that? If it were the case, then we would be asking ourselves right—we wouldn't ...
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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney: Investment Ideas for 2012
InvestmentNews
The past year was a challenging one for equities, and our 2011 equity-related ideas were not spared. In a period in which global equities, as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index, returned -4.3%, our equity ideas—resource-rich countries, ...
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The California Dried Plum Board Partners With World Champion Swimmer Natalie ...
Sacramento Bee
Coughlin is a go-to source for nutrition and fitness-related topics, regularly sharing her training tips, healthy recipes and snacking ideas to help others adopt the "peak performance" lifestyle. California Dried Plums are one of her favorite ways to ...
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HLS and Stanford Law host fourth annual International Junior Faculty Forum
Harvard Law School News
The IJFF “provides a strong forum for bringing new ideas from around the world to HLS,” Roe said. Lejla Vujinović, one of this year's junior faculty members and a PhD candidate at the University of Berne in Switzerland, appreciated the opportunity to ...
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Harvard Law School News
The New York Times's Nick Kristof On Journalism In A Digital World And The Age ...
Fast Company
I wouldn't necessarily trust that information, but it gave me ideas about questions to ask. You can really learn things from the wisdom of crowds. When I was going to Haiti I was looking for interesting things to write about, so I asked people for ...
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Fast Company
Sponsor post: Take your ideas to market on the best platform for innovation
GigaOm
SoftLayer is the innovation leader in cloud, dedicated and managed hosting and the largest private hosting company in the world. SoftLayer provides cloud, dedicated and seamlessly integrated computing environments, leveraging world-class data centers ...
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Kuwait's students to solve world's problems using technology
Kuwait Times
“The Kuwait round of this competition will give students a chance to take their ideas to a global forum and an audience of the best young programmers, technologists and designers in the world. We also hope that the Imagine Cup will continue to inspire ...
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Kuwait Times
Where in the World Is Pat Buchanan? (Not on MSNBC)
The Atlantic Wire
"The ideas he put forth aren't really appropriate for national dialogue, much less the dialogue on MSNBC," Griffin told The New York Times on January 7. That doesn't sound like a boss eager for an employee to return from leave, but he added that ...
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The Atlantic Wire
THE FIST PUMP: 5 Ideas To Improve WWE Programming
Inside Pulse
WWE can't do it, they know they can't do it, they are telling you can't do it, Linda McMahon is not going to be able to avoid the taint of WWE as she continues her political career, and the rest of the worldwill always consider WWE a redneck soap ...
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High court signals it won't be loosening TV's 'indecency' rules
Alexandria Town Talk
The question I'm most often asked after speeches is not "Where do you get your ideas?" or "What...- 11:00 pm WASHINGTON -- In an entertaining hourlong episode, Supreme Court justices on Tuesday considered the federal government's power to regulate ...
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CFT: Officials open to big changes to BCS
NBCSports.com
There were reportedly a lot of ideas; somewhere between 50-60 to give you a ballpark estimate. BCS executive director Bill Hancock said after the meeting that the 11 conference commissioners will meet likely 5-7 more times and a decision is expected to...
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NBCSports.com
No sign of Guantanamo closure
Independent Online
Yet in the face of resistance to his ideas of moving prisoners into the domestic court system - objections came from both New York City and Congress - Obama has not only backed down from the pledge, but also in December signed into law a controversial ...
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Independent Online
Dr. Frances Mervyn of MSPP Receives Prestigious Award for Inspiring Students ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Says Mervyn, "I am one person and as such am a conduit for the ideas of many who have gone before. It is wonderful to be recognized as someone who inspires, but it is equally important for me to recognize those who helped shape my beliefs and style as ...
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Renowned Innovation Expert Tom Kelley to Provide Keynote at WESTEC 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
"In the same way that Tom helps companies succeed, WESTEC is about the solutions, industries andideas that can keep manufacturing strong for years to come." IDEO was previously named one of TheWorld's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. ...
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Funding media coverage of the 2012 war of ideas ... - World Tribune
By admin
Funding media coverage of the 2012 war of ideas: Right no match for billionaire George Soros. Special to WorldTribune.com. Based on an article by Cliff Kincaid for Accuracy in Media. Philip Ellender, a representative of the libertarian Koch ...
World Tribune
Perfect World Responds to Recent Anonymous Accusations ...
By Eddie Staley
Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) today provided response to recent anonymous allegations posted on certain Chinese language websites. The allegations followed several extortion activities attempting to extort money from the ...
Benzinga - Stock Market Quotes,...
Mind Relaxing Ideas | world entertainment
By entertainment
Drug-sniffing dogs found and alerted the authorities about the drugs in a waste basket. Several joints was found inside a red prescription bottle. Snoop has a California-authorized prescription for the cannabis but it's a big NO in Texas. ...
world entertainment
IDEAS FOR LEADERS: SHOULD YOU BE READING THIS BLOG ...
By Jerryt
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Kazor.com World Community News » Make the day unforgettable by ...
By admin
1/10/2012 – Darwen, Lancashire – (Kazor.com) – Before going for Valentines Day Gift Ideas look for options that are liked by person, as it is important to present a gift that is close to heart of receiver and does not appear useless. Decide on the ...
Kazor.com World Community News
Innovative Business Ideas | world-windows.org
Do you want to start your own business but you do not have enough money to get it running? If you want to start your own business but you do not have enough.
www.world-windows.org/innovative-business-ideas/387/
Package of lessons or other ideas - Piano World Piano & Digital ...
PianoSupplies.com (a division of Piano World) Piano & music accessories, music theme ...#1816473 - 01/01/12 02:18 PM Package of lessons or other ideas ...
www.pianoworld.com/.../Package_of_lessons_or_other_id.ht...
Forum Post: Ideas to change the world | OccupyWallSt.org
It seems like theres a lot of people on here that are screaming for world change with a lot of goodideas for this. It would seem that the vehicle.
occupywallst.org/forum/ideas-to-change-the-world/
  
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VOGUE News, Jan 11, 2012


VOGUE

It's Nicki's world
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Vogue's director of special events, Sylvana Ward Durrett, then suggested Minaj, saying she was "about to hit it big," according to Glenda Felden, a communications director at the website Charitybuzz, who attended the planning meetings. ...
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OPINIONS, Jan 11, 2012


OPINIONS
Protect independent thought in 2012
UT Daily Beacon
Here at the Beacon this semester, we will be doing our best to continue delivering unbiased coverage of events and opinions on campus. If we're missing out on something that matters to you, call our hand on it. Any student's contribution is always ...
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Investcorp Acquires Stake in Thought Equity Motion
Sacramento Bee
Thought Equity Motion becomes the seventh investment in Fund III. "Our partnership with Investcorp validates our leadership position, and Investcorp's global presence and relationships will fuel our growth trajectory around the world," said Thought ...
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Ariz. officials: Couple, deputy killed by same man
Sacramento Bee
The sheriff says the 30-year-old may have been depressed and believed the world was going to end this year. Maras died in a shootout Sunday with officers in Phoenix, after he fatally shot Sheriff's Deputy William Coleman. Reader comments on Sacbee.com ...
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The Top CE Products for Americans Age 50+ Honored at First Annual Sterling ...
Sacramento Bee
Silvers Summit and Sterling Award are service marks of Living In Digital Times, Inc. Readercomments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, click the "Report Abuse" link below it. ...
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Is your Facebook profile hurting you?
Chicago Tribune
They thought better of Mary, but would they hire her? Almost unanimously! Nearly 92 percent said they would hire her just based on this snapshot. So what does all of this mean? Simply, we quickly form opinions about others. We're hardwired make rapid ...
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In Egypt, process is what matters most
The Daily Star
The striking thing about Egyptian public life today is the wide range of actors and opinions circulating freely and competing intensely for power. The past year of real politics has flushed out groups that had existed in society covertly or passively, ...
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UBM Electronics' EE Times Launches EE Buzz, a New Platform for Crowd-Sourced ...
Sacramento Bee
For more information, go to www.ubm.com Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, click the "Report Abuse" link below it. We will delete comments containing inappropriate ...
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Congrats on beating global warming
The Australian
Well, in the first place - and this almost goes without saying - we thought global, but acted local. Second, we listened. We listened to people like Bob Brown and Tim Flannery, even though they have no meteorological training and have voiced many silly ...
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'Security Bistro' Blog Debuts, Brewing Up a Blend of Security News, Analysis ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Security Bistro is a security news service presented by Corero Network Security, which is sponsoring the vendor-neutral site to promote information-sharing, analysis and the exchange of ideas andopinions. “From SAS 70 to SSAE 16: What does it mean? ...
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Noam Chomsky chooses Obama over GOPs as 2012 President
DigitalJournal.com
The fact they are Mormons causes many to distrust their opinions. Chomsky especially goes after Rick Perry, wondering why he would deny global warming when in August and September, Perry's home state of Texas was burning up thousands of acres with the ...
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DigitalJournal.com
Why John J. Mearsheimer Is Right (About Some Things)
The Atlantic
Some critics, like the Johns Hopkins University professor Eliot Cohen, accused Mearsheimer and Walt outright of anti-Semitism, noting that their opinions had won the endorsement of the white supremacist David Duke. Many others accused them of providing ...
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The Atlantic
Tea Forte Brings Coconut Beverage Trend to the Tea Category
Sacramento Bee
Like us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/teafortefans Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, click the "Report Abuse" link below it. We will delete comments ...
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Have Winds Shifted to Provide Relief to Investors?
eMoneyDaily
That's a valid thought, as many investors hear predictions of which way the market will go or what stocks will outperform. As I often remind my readers, it's not about political parties, it's about the policies. And history says that government policy ...
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eMoneyDaily
AP source: Selig to be offered contract extension
Sacramento Bee
Before Game 7 of the World Series in October, Selig again said he planned to leave this year but admitted few thought he would. Sitting in the front row of the news conference room, Sue Selig nodded her head. "Starting with my wife, I'm happy or sad to ...
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The Walled City of Gaming: World of Warcraft
Gameranx
Those who reside outside the great city's walls don't wonder about those who live within, but are happy to form opinions and judgement, cast stones that continue to build up along the outer wall. The WoW players keep to themselves, going about their ...
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Gameranx
Chris Crocker Discusses His New Look, Gender, Porn, Britney Spears, His ...
Huffington Post
racked up over four million views -- a virtually unheard of feat in the earlier days of YouTube -- and soon Crocker became known -- and parodied -- around the world. References to the video have since appeared everywhere from "Glee" to "South Park" and ...
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JFK's Houston Speech and Us
First Things (blog)
And at least one of the reasons for it is this: Too many Catholics confuse their personal opinions with a real Christian conscience. Too many live their faith as if it were a private idiosyncrasy – the kind that they'll never allow to become a public ...
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D86 Board Considers Steps to Encourage Civility at Meetings
Patch.com
She questioned why Brennan thought the behavior of board members “encouraged or invited” such behavior. “I think if we don't act civilly, it's hard to tell everyone in the audience to act civilly,” Brennan said. “That's your opinion,” Barrett said. ...
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A reason to get connecTED
Bizjournals.com (blog)
I love the varied opinions and the openness that allows me to express myself without fear.Comments are typically constructive and supportive of someone else having a different opinion. I have commented in this blog in the past how important it is to ...
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Brad Haddin learns the truth hurts
The Roar
Far from it. The majority of sportspeople have strong opinions about their opponents. The fear of firing their rivals up or a reprimand from officials usually keeps anything resembling a real thought far, far away from the public arena. ...
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The Roar
The Home Row Keyed – January 10, 2012
SSG Music
Don't call it a New Year's resolution for 2012, more like a renewal in commitment to the burgeoning music outlet that first gave me a chance to spew my half-informed, often dangerously tangential opinions into the world wide nebula. ...
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SSG Music
The Grossian formula for PR: Why Bill's press is good press, even when it's bad
RIABiz
For me, it is that your PR program must be tightly in sync with your real-world credibility. If you build up credibility carefully and become a well-respected public figure, not only due to your thoughtcontributions to the marketplace but also because ...
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Kayo Dot's Toby Driver on "Jazz," Mysticism and Lazy Listening
Blinded By Sound
How much of an influence would you say the world of jazz has had on the music of Kayo Dot and what artists in particular have caught your ear? Toby Driver: I'm glad you opened up with this question, because, while I appreciate the review you gave us on ...
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Op-Ed: Ric O'Barry reports live from the cove in Taiji, Japan (Includes interview)
DigitalJournal.com
We asked Sandy McElhaney, an administrator for the social media campaign, Save Misty the Dolphin, what she thought about the live reporting from the cove via Ustream. "We can see the boats leaving the harbor. We hear the ghastly ping of the banger ...
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DigitalJournal.com
Granite State to give Mitt a 2nd chance?
CBS News
SOMERSWORTH, NH -- At several points the past couple days, I thought of a great line in the Concord Monitor's "un-endorsement" of Mitt Romney in late 2007, when, in advance of its endorsement of John McCain, it ran an entire editorial specifically ...
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