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On the other hand, for a new company, particularly one that doesn’t yet have revenues, the quality of your business plan is critical; because it is one of very few variables that the investor or lender can review. The investor or lender can consider your business plan, the bios or you and your team, and maybe a product... |
General tips Lavinsky recommends for business plans include: |
1. Always remember that your business plan is a marketing document |
2. Write with confidence, but be careful of superlatives |
3. Answer the key questions, but not all the questions |
It is up to you, through the power of your written words, to be winsome. Convincing. Persuasive. You are trying to demonstrate that what you are offering addresses a real problem with a viable solution that your organization can provide in a uniquely satisfying way. |
Succinctly discuss your process, document the metrics you plan to use to measure success, and share how your team has experience in performing the responsibilities required to execute the plan. Don’t use ambiguous phrases that make it sound like you are inexperienced. Overstating your hand, however, by using words lik... |
Make sure you demonstrate your knowledge of the competitive environment and a winning strategy to secure target market share. Write about your customer profile and how your offering will be appealing. Discuss marketplace trends and how they impact the strategy you are pursuing. Finally, tell the reader how the money y... |
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Shockley goes out with a smile on his face |
D.J. Shockley |
ATLANTA - Mark Richt promised D.J. Shockley years ago that he would leave Georgia with a smile on his face if he just showed some patience. Now Richt has the proof. |
Last week, before the Bulldogs moved their Sugar Bowl practices here to Atlanta, Richt stopped a group of reporters to show off a photo of himself and Shockley on the Georgia Dome field after the SEC Championship Game. In the picture, of course, D.J. Shockley has a huge smile on his face, having just led the Bulldogs t... |
The pride on Richt's face suggested it was one of his most prized possessions. In a job where no one wants to play favorites, Richt admits that he's as close or closer to Shockley than he's ever been to a player at Georgia. |
"We just always had a good line of communication and a trust, and without it, he wouldn't be here today," Richt said. "There's no doubt about that." |
Five years after signing with the Bulldogs, Shockley will play his final game in the red and black tonight at 8:30 when No. 8 Georgia faces No. 11 West Virginia in the Nokia Sugar Bowl. It will be an emotional farewell for both Richt and Shockley. |
Richt has known Shockley longer than any player on his team. Don Shockley Sr., the head coach at North Clayton High School, was attending coaching clinics at Florida State before his son was in middle school. D.J. attended his first player's camp in the summer before his sophomore year in high school. |
"I was nervous, very nervous, very nervous," Shockley said. "I had heard so much about (Richt). I was afraid of standing next to him." |
By the time the camp was over, Richt was coming over to stand next to Shockley. |
"That first camp, I didn't (notice Shockley at first)," Richt said. "The dad might have said, ‘Here's my son,' but when we did the long ball drill, that's when I remember him. He was just a little guy man, and he slung that thing. He threw it 55, 60 yards. It might have been more. I don't know what it was. He threw it ... |
It was the start of the beautiful friendship. The relationship has been forged through an important pledge, a common frustration and a lot of long talks. |
"I think we've both just grown so much," Shockley said. "We have this deep respect for each other." |
Shockley was the first player to make a verbal commitment to Georgia when Richt was hired before the 2001 season. For the next four seasons, he did what Richt did most of his collegiate career, back up another quarterback. That led to the long talks, as Shockley voiced his frustration and talked of transferring. |
"(Richt) was always there in my corner and always trying to help me out and say everything is all right," Shockley said. Richt would say "we love you as a player and we love you as a person, and we really think you can be a great player for us. I could tell it was really heartfelt, I could tell he really meant it. It w... |
Shockley's teammates and Richt's colleagues have noticed the bond. |
"I think the commitment that Shock made to come back makes him a special type person," offensive coordinator Neil Callaway said. "A lot of people would have bolted, but he hung in here with us, and we're grateful for that." |
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U.S. military strength has been exposed |
The current dilemma in Syria is a crucial lesson in the useful exercise of military force. Significant force is more fearsome when its strength is unknown. |
President George W. Bush displayed no restraint in using U.S. military force in America's most recent wars, especially in Iraq. Though a lot of damage was done, the mystery was depleted. |
Now the limits of U.S. military might are much better known by real and potential adversaries. We also are closer to the limit of what military force can achieve, especially in a difficult situation. |
We thought our power was infinite, but it is not. |
Therefore, there is now much less cause for alarm by either Syrian President Bashar Assad or Russian President Vladimir Putin over the threat of the American use of force. |
In addition there are increasing indirect benefits to them from political blowback.President Barack Obama has failed to contain the demons released by the Bush administration. The United States has used its massive power imprudently and, in sum, weakly. |
PhpStorm 8.0.0 Web Help |
Annotation is a form of a file presentation that shows detailed information for each line of code. In particular, for each line you can see the version from which this line originated, user ID of the person who has committed that line, and the commit date. Shortly, annotated view of a file helps you find out who did wh... |
Annotating lines of code is available for ClearCase, TFS, Mercurial, git, CVS, Perforce and Subversion. |
The Annotate command appears in the VCS-specific nodes of the Version Control menu, file context menus, and the File History view. This command toggles between plain and annotated view of a file. |
This section describes how to: |
To show or hide file annotations |
1. Open the desired file in the editor. |
2. To show annotations, right-click the left gutter, and select the Annotate option: |
When the Annotate option for a file is selected, the file changes its view as shown below: |
1. The number of the changelist within which the annotated change has been checked in. |
2. The date when the annotated change has been checked in. |
3. The person who has checked the annotated change in. |
4. The revision number of the current file. |
5. An asterisk * indicates the changes checked in within the latest revision of the file. |
3. To hide annotations, right-click the annotations gutter, and choose Close Annotations on the context menu: |
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1. Show annotations and switch to the Annotations gutter. |
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The numbers of the changelists within which the annotated changes were checked in. |
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The names of the persons who checked in the annotated changes |
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Choose the way of displaying the author name (first name, last name, or full name). |
To view basic information in the tooltip |
• Hover the mouse pointer over an annotation. The following tooltip appears: |
The tooltip shows: |
1. The number of the changelist within which the annotated change was checked in. |
2. The check-in message provided with the changelist. |
The annotation settings do not affect the range of information displayed in the tooltip. |
To highlight revisions within the specified range |
1. Show annotations and switch to the Annotations gutter. |
2. To specify the range, select the Show before/Show after in the context menu and specify the required revision numbers. The revisions with numbers within the specified range are highlighted. |
3. To cancel highlighting, select Remove highlighting in the context menu. |
Using annotations to highlight a limited set of revisions is available for Subversion integration. |
To view differences between revisions |
1. Show annotations and switch to the Annotations gutter. |
2. Position the cursor on the annotation in question and choose Show Diff on the context menu. PhpStorm opens the Differences Viewer for Files that shows the deviations between the annotated revision of the file and its previous revision. |
To show annotation for a specific revision of a file |
1. Open the file history view. |
2. In the History tab, select the version you want to review and select Annotate on the context menu of the selected line. |
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Will social media reverse or amplify the trend towards individualism? |
The industrial revolution and then the rise of the middle class brought on a wave of indivualism: increased mobility and decreased family ties. Increasing technology, the piano, the printing press, the turntables, the blog, have further bolstered the ability to express our individualism. This has led to more art, more ... |
On the other hand, Social Media helps us to empathize with and understand other people, and sometimes put their needs ahead of ours more readily. We can seek greener pastures, but remain connected to our families and our tribes and expand those groups. |
There are numerous signs of increasing mutualism and altruism online. Things that are more often recognized within a tribe of friends or a family setting. Will individualism continue to be bolstered by technology, while still increasing mutualism? Can they coexist, do they reinforce one another? |
Closing Statement from John Mardlin |
I really appreciate your comments Ken! Perhaps I can distill it down somewhat; when a certain form of ones individuality, that is the open-minded, knowledge and experience seeking self grows to a certain point, then the mutualistic self is freed from the herd mentality and becomes truer and stronger. |
Thank you for your contribution. |
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Feb 17 2011: Social media, like any other technology, can be an opportunity or a distraction, depending upon how we use it. In Humanistic Psychology we talk about the habitual center of gravity in society. Those with lower consciousness are pulled up to this center. Those with higher are pulled down. So, the specia... |
A factor in play with social media is the heightened, and chosen, pull towards normalcy. I hear the reactions and knock-down attempts from my "old" conventional friends (old classmates and family for example). They hear my words, take them personally and as challenges, and write some nasty comments back. Then I hav... |
In the world of my "old" friends individualism, there is a horrible pettiness. In the world of my "new" friends mutualism, there is a beautiful loving support. Yet, as we learn from studying the structures of consciousness, those who show the heart-felt mutualism are actually more individual than the those who foll... |
Does your Social Media expand your sense of self, make you more loving and gentle, and bring more simplicity and groundedness into your life? Or, does it bring animosity and competitiveness, making you feel judged, as if you need to conform in order to be liked? |
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