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Welcome back, first time here in a month. Dont come to often anymore.
Finally another day off, but so tired that I could sleep the whole day.
Mmmmm......Peach crown and Mexican Pepsi. Good stuff!
Mexican Pepsi? Is it different than regular Pepsi?
Oh thank god! Have not been able to look at this site for months due to not having Supporter status. Now I am good for a year.
It's good to have you back.Too bad the ads and whatnot are so obtrusive. There are better ways to do it. Dualshockers come to mind.
What was the last Wii U game you bought? Any games in 2019?
Should The Political Discussion Board Remain?
Who is Sony's main threat/competitor today?
What is all this crap in my profile?
Favourite Music: Rap, Rock, pop, everything!
Favourite Films: Action! Rambo, Jaws, Rocky, Star Trek, etc.
Hobbies: Hanging with my kids. games, this site, goanimate.
About Me: I am from Washington state and was in the Army.
RICHMOND, Va. - June 15, 2018 - PRLog -- YouDecide, leading voluntary benefits outsourcing (VBO) firm, announced that it is exhibiting at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) 2018 Annual Conference and Exposition, held in Chicago from June 17- June 19. Conference attendees can locate YouDecide at exhibitor ...
As the largest HR conference in the world, the SHRM 2018 Annual Conference and Exhibition focuses on continuing education with nearly 200 concurrent sessions organized into the following six tracks: Business & HR Strategy, HR Compliance, Global HR, Professional Development, Talent Management and Total Rewards.
"SHRM is a conference we have been looking forward to all year," said YouDecide CEO Peter Marcia, "Our industry is constantly evolving, and SHRM gives us the opportunity to interact with industry leaders on critical topics such as employee engagement and tech innovation."
YouDecide has invested over $100 million into the development and infrastructure of its YouDecide platform, which provides large organizations a private-labeled, single-destination portal to communicate and administer group voluntary benefits, non-insurance consumer products and financial services offerings. Through it...
YouDecide is the leading voluntary benefits outsourcing (VBO) firm providing a full suite of consulting services and technology solutions to assist Fortune 1000 companies in the design, communication, deployment, and administration of voluntary benefits and employee discount programs. This value-based solution combines...
The following is a guest contributed post to MMW from Malcolm Stewart, CEO of YouEye.
In the early and middle decades of the 20th century, instinct and an understanding of human nature drove marketing and advertising. Consider “Mad Men” – the TV drama about a prestigious 1960s New York ad agency. No real boundaries existed between advertising and marketing, and creativity directed the process.
Quantitative data simply did not exist back then in the way it does today, and that left advertisers/marketers with the tool of qualitative research – speaking to the target market directly. Back then, just as today, qualitative research told brands the why behind a decision to buy a product, choose one brand over anot...
So what happened? How did we get to the point where quantitative data has become the darling of data-crunchers and marketers, while qualitative data has fallen by the wayside?
The world has been collecting data for as long as it’s had the means to do so. But never in history have we had the volume we do today. And much of this data growth has occurred since the modern computer was invented – and even as recently as the past couple years.
In fact, one report says more than 90 percent of the world’s data was created within two years. And then came the term, “big data” to explain the experience of all this quantitative, expansive “stuff” we need to make sense of.
Add to that the fact that marketers, ecommerce leaders and product managers seem to have all but forgotten the power of the qualitative data they used to rely on so heavily, and we’re starting to see a tipping point.
This begs the question: Is focusing solely on big data a big mistake?
When big data controls marketing strategy, companies risk treating their customers like numbers – not to mention missing the insight that makes big data spending worthwhile. Right now, marketers all over the globe are so wrapped up in numbers that they are neglecting the human side of data: the “why” behind the figures...
Further, big data is destined to eventually plateau – and we may already be there. You see this happening when looking at something like “standard” conversion rates. The fact that we even have a “standard” rate of anything tends to reflect that marketers, at some point, began to think alike, and campaigns begin to look...
Enter qualitative research. To make a real difference – to move the dial beyond “standard” conversion rates or any other conventional figure you’re used to seeing – we need to enact a different approach when it comes to creating and marketing new products and positioning strategies.
You need insight into what customers really want. And to obtain this, you need qualitative data.
Don’t get me wrong: Quantitative research is essential for our product and marketing strategies. Still, qualitative research is the missing link to getting the whole picture. While quantitative data can tell you how many people are abandoning your ecommerce shopping cart, qualitative can tell you why.
We worked with a large e-commerce retailer not too long ago to help them discover why they were seeing a 70 percent shopping cart abandonment rate, even after they had a successful website revamp.
Their quantitative research had allowed them to test the various factors of their checkout process to see what made a difference. Yet, they still didn’t have solid answers. Our qualitative research came in and showed the retailer that the reason for abandonment was their discount code process.
In these instances, marketers begin to see the benefits of layering qualitative insights with quantitative data. And now that brands are becoming more interested in creating stories that align with the “language” of their customers, and the journey they take while deciding on a product, service or brand, qualitative re...
Investing only in big data is not going to take your brand to the top. A layered approach to bringing quantitative and qualitative together is well worth the effort in the coming year for any product or marketing initiative you have planned.
Real customer insights are absolutely necessary for turning quantitative data into qualitative information. Use qualitative insights to direct the questions of any quantitative study, and use qualitative data to help answer the “why” behind the numbers.
Aim for moving the dial beyond the inch-by-inch growth and optimization we’re used to seeing with pure quantitative-based actions; you might be surprised to see significant returns by looking into customer experiences and journeys from a qualitative standpoint.
Take advantage of the efficient, affordable methods available for obtaining qualitative customer insight. Such systems are designed to keep up with agile marketing and product development. Other tools are out there, in addition to what we at YouEye do, that can help you gather these insights – SurveyMonkey being one of...
Finally, don’t make the mistake of getting too wrapped up in big data. The real stories lie in the holistic set of data that’s available to us no matter what type of campaign we’re running or product we’re developing.
Now go forth, and speak to your customers!
As the party wound down, state Attorney General Kamala Harris decompressed in a downtown hotel lobby and chatted with CNN host Jake Tapper, while state Treasurer John Chiang and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa mugged for selfies near the bar.
The national convention, where politicos and politicians gathered to nominate Clinton, has showcased a changing of the guard for California.
John Burton, chairman of the state Democratic Party, did not attend, nor did U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, retiring at year’s end, spent part of her Wednesday breakfast address to the state delegation giving an emotional farewell. Gov. Jerry Brown, in his fourth and final term, spoke on behalf of...
Padilla and a new class of Democrats are either running for higher office, or considering it while redirecting speculation about their ambitions. In the most immediate contest, Harris, 51, and Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez, 56, are campaigning to succeed Boxer, who turns 76 this fall.
Harris’ schedule over the four days was jammed with appearances, including interviews with Tapper and PBS NewsHour, a criminal justice reform panel with political activist Van Jones and musician Alicia Keys and speeches to various state delegations. California and Florida were scheduled to honor Harris late Wednesday w...
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York introduced Harris to his delegation one morning as “one of the people who I always had my eye on.” Harris left to a standing ovation from the crowd and praise from Assemblyman Walter Mosley of Brooklyn, a fellow Howard University alumnus.
For party activists and campaign donors, this is an opportunity to learn more about the men and women who are next in line.
Harris’ opponent, Sanchez, struggled to overcome a televised gaffe from last week, when she told a Spanish-language program that President Barack Obama’s endorsement of Harris was issued in part because they are both black. Sanchez was not invited to speak at events organized by the California Democratic Party, which e...
For those taking advantage, the events across Philadelphia gave a far higher profile for the next generation of California Democratic leaders than ever before, said Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at USC.
The wide-open race for California governor in 2018 was on display in restaurants, lobbies and panels around town.
Newsom kept a light schedule to prepare for his Wednesday speech on the main convention stage, but broke away to sit with labor icon Dolores Huerta and SEIU California President Laphonza Butler for a panel on rehabilitating offenders through reconciliation. Later he threw a party with the artist Questlove at a 37th-flo...
In his brisk, 5-minute speech, Newsom took on the Republican ticket over gay rights and compared California’s improving financial picture to a “jet-propelled engine of job creation” and a “home court” for creativity around the world.
If Villaraigosa was rehearsing for his Thursday convention speech, he needed less time. He seemed to be everywhere, keeping a frantic schedule more befitting a hungry candidate than a recovering mayor.
Villaraigosa stopped to chit-chat about strategies to derail Trump. He discussed addressing homelessness, engaging new and immigrant voters and reforming education and immigration. He planned to watch Clinton accept the nomination from the suite of billionaire entertainment mogul Haim Saban. After passing up a Senate r...
“It is what it is,” Villaraigosa said, grinning, as he finished with Fox News Latino at a downtown reception for the Latino Leaders Network.
Others lining the state’s considerably deep bench also sought to capitalize on the attention. Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmental activist, Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti raced between receptions and TV appearances.
Steyer, 59, stuck to topics of environmental justice and closing the wealth gap between rich and poor, deflecting questions about his electoral prospects. He spoke at and was a sponsor of the Latino Leaders Network luncheon and hosted his NextGen Climate breakfast.
De León, 49, used his speech to a national audience to hold up California as a progressive pacesetter for the nation, and to assail Trump.
Garcetti, 45, in various venues, hit on raising base wages and improving infrastructure, contrasting the work of cities with Washington’s intransigence.
The wide range of upcoming leaders, diverse and seasoned, is comforting to delegates like Uduak-Joe Ntuk of Long Beach, who circled a breakfast before Boxer gave her final goodbye to the delegation.
“It’s what we aspire to be in terms of keeping our progressive reputation,” he said.
Christopher Cadelago: 916-326-5538, @ccadelago David Siders contributed to this report.
The number of active hate groups across the Northwest dropped last year compared to 2012.
SPOKANE – The number of active hate groups across the Northwest dropped last year compared to 2012.
That’s according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which on Tuesday released its annual report on the number of hate groups operating in the United States.
The number of hate groups in Washington dropped from 16 in 2012 to 10 last year. In Idaho the number dropped from 17 to nine. And in Montana the number dropped from 12 to eight.
The number of hate groups in Oregon remained the same at nine.
Nationally, the number of active hate groups dropped from 1,007 in 2012 to 939 last year.
The bar on the corner, the one with the one old man slinging drinks and quirky décor on the walls, is going to close. What will replace it? A soullessly swank spot with a mustachioed bartender in suspenders tossing together artisanal cocktails. He can make any drink you want, provided that drink isn't a cheap beer. If ...
While you enjoy your drink (and for that price, you'd better enjoy it), you can marvel at the vaguely old-timey outfits of the staff, the vaguely old-timey font on the menu, and the vaguely old-timey jazzy-bluesy chanteuse tunes emanating from the iPod behind the bar. You can marvel at how it all feels so terribly new....
Now the only thing at the bar for $5 is the cover.
Let go of the idea that our emotional reactions exclude reason and be confident to trust our hunches.
I think it’s fair to say that women are experiencing a crisis of confidence in the workplace. Every day, we are barraged with conflicting advice on how to deal with our female characteristics—fully embrace them or totally repress them.
The concept of “womanly intuition” is a great example. Deeply embedded in our vocabulary, the phrase takes on conflicting connotations depending on who is wielding it. Some cite it as a positive thing—a strength particular to the feminine genius. More often though, there is a subtle implication of inferiority—an assump...
Both understandings can be detrimental to women in the workplace, particularly in situations of mixed gender. We are pressured to either fully embrace or completely reject a way of decision-making based solely on the assumption that it is a gendered thing—an assumption, by the way, that is not based in fact. According ...
Yet there is a reason why the phrase has gained so much traction. “Intuition” may not be the proper label for it, but women do have special powers of perception that are deeply embedded in their genetic makeup: some physical, such as wider peripheral vision; and some psychological, such as heightened emotional intellig...
When it comes to functioning as a business woman in a primarily male-dominated field such as technology, Sheryl Sandberg suggests that women “lean in.” I’d like to supplement that idea with the charge to “tune in” to your own body, your own vulnerabilities and your own strengths. The body can serve as a remarkable insi...
Remember that bit I mentioned about wider peripheral vision? Turns out, women are more successful at gauging the feelings of a room of people and learning the group dynamic because we can see more of them at a time. This means that in a board meeting, a woman may have a better finger on the pulse of the group, how diff...
If you “feel” like now may be the best time to bring up that question, because everyone “seems” relaxed, know that your feelings are probably more accurate than you give them credit for because of your physical orientation, and have the confidence to speak up.
There is often reluctance among women to talk about “gut feelings” or have their decisions credited to “intuition,” because they feel that this association impacts their credibility. There is also a tendency for women to distrust their emotions based on the same criteria. We need to stop thinking along those lines. Let...
For similar reasons of being dismissed or discredited, a fear of being “too emotional” often determines a woman’s choices in the workplace—in everything from smiling at a co-worker to using an exclamation point in an email. Yet according to research, the qualities of effective leaders are almost synonymous with emotion...
Above all, women need to trust their place at the table. In a world where the odds are stacked against us, we should be confident that we’ve earned the place we’ve achieved, and that our successes come from who we are as individuals, emotions and all.
Judith Nowlin is Chief Growth Officer for Babyscripts, providing tech-enabled prenatal and postpartum care.
by Free Britney at December 10, 2012 9:55 am .
Jamie Foxx's SNL monologue from December 2012. How black is THAT?
Yvo de BoerThe global community should be investing $300 billion annually to combat global warming, according to U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer. De Boer, the executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, says the world needs to be spending $100 billion annually to help vulnerable communities a...
“The world will need a phenomenal amount of money to change its energy supply from fossil fuels to cleaner sources and to adapt to climate change,” de Boer said Friday.
De Boer estimates the annual cost of climate change adaptation at US$100 billion per year. This is the amount needed to cope with natural disasters such as flooding and drought that will result from increased warming. Meanwhile, he pegs the cost of cutting global emissions at US$200 billion annually.
Currently, the draft text contains 200 brackets indicating points of disagreement between negotiators, who differ on who should bear the financial burden of the climate change challenge.
De Boer also recommended that countries participating in the Copenhagen Conference, open negotiations with some cash on the table, perhaps US$10 billion.
At the G8 Summit in July, UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner noted that a successful Copenhagen Summit depended on the political will of world leaders to make good on their Green Economy pledges which entails investing heavily in renewable energies and energy efficiency.
A fair and “robust burden-sharing formula” would presumably imply that as the world’s richest nation and the world’s largest contributor to cumulative global greenhouse gas emissions, the United States, would contribute something like 1/4 to 1/3 of the total global investments required to adapt to and mitigate the clim...
Where exactly is that money going to come from? An excellent question, and one that seems neglected by the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill now winding it’s way through Congress. After political concessions to (attempt to) silence industry opposition, that bill would invest just about $10 billion annually in clean...
The clean energy and efficiency investments in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the stimulus bill) put us in the right ballpark — at least on the mitigation front — investing over $60 billion annually in America’s efforts to build a new clean energy economy. But those short-term investments will expire by th...
KARACHI: After days of speculation regarding reshuffling in the Sindh cabinet, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday changed the portfolios of some of its ministers, including bigwigs like Sharjeel Memon and Nisar Khuhro.
Memon, who had the portfolios of local bodies and information has been removed from his post and given the charge of works and services and archive ministries. While, provincial Education Minister Nisar Khuhro has been given the portfolio of information and irrigation ministries.
Mir Hazar Khan Bajrani’s portfolio has also been changed from works and services to education. Further, the ministry of local bodies which was earlier under Memon has been given to Nisar Shah.
Minister for Information Technology Mukesh Chawla’s portfolio was also changed and he will now head the Ministry of Public Health Engineering.
Some changes in the bureaucracy were also made as Additional Chief Secretary (Development) P&D & Special Initiatives Department Muhammad Waseem was given added responsibility of administrator Karachi. While Ijaz Memon has been given the charge of secretary works and development.

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