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Guide to the Papers of Richard Chase Tolman, 1735-1958
Guide to the Papers of Richard Chase Tolman, 1735-1958
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California Institute of Technology
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Scope and Content of Collection
Materials Separated from Collection
Container List
Series I: Personal and Biographical
Family correspondence
R. C. Tolman to Harriet S. Tolman 1895-1921
James P. Tolman to Harriet S. Tolman 1902
Edward Tolman 1928
Miscellaneous letters and documents
Family photographs
Elizabeth Metcalf Smith Tolman's 80th birthday 1888; photographs and notes ca. 1870s
Harriet S. Tolman ca. 1871-1896; Harriet S. and Elizabeth M. S. Tolman n.d.
Richard Chace Tolman as a young boy n.d.
Tintypes of Abby, Harriet, and James Tolman (children of James and Elizabeth M. S. Tolman) n.d.
Rev. Charles P. Lombard and Elizabeth B. Langford Lombard in Munich 1908 (photos given to Harriet S. Tolman, Feb 1914)
Formal photographs of R. C. Tolman
Informal photographs of R. C. Tolman alone, with others, and with family, undated
Miscellaneous personal items
Weaving sampler made by R. C. Tolman for grandmother's birthday 1886
Memorial booklet: "In Memory of Elizabeth M. S. Tolman. A Typical Life," written by Harriet S. Tolman 1891
Voyage journals of Michael Smith 1801, 1806 [2 journals]
Probate distribution records of Michael Smith 1811, 1822
Journal of Louisa Battelle 1814-?
Memorandum book of Anna Durant 1772
Legal matters (with wrapper noting: "From the fire at Charleston-S.C. after Fort Sumter," "From Charleston in the war brought by Mr. Wm. Lloyd Garrison after the war I believe.") 1735
Memorial booklet: "In Memoriam. Edward Chace Tolman, 1886-1959"
Moral Values, by Walter G. Everett 1918
Loyalty issue, University of Illinois: MS drafts and correspondence 1918 [includes Univ. of Illinois student newspaper, The Daily Illini, and other misc. news clippings]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Miscellaneous: report cards, graduation program, senior portfolio, newsclippings, etc. 1899, 1903
Song book: Tech Songs. The MIT Kommer's Book 1907
Ph.D. thesis: "The Electromotive Force Produced in Solutions by Centrifugal Action" 1910
Honors and Awards [See also: Box 13 (Oversize)]
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) diploma 1914
Order of the British Empire (OBE) insignia award: Caltech news bulletin, correspondence 1948-1952
Honorary Ph.D. degree, Princeton University: correspondence, newsclippings, Princeton Alumni Weekly (publication) 1942
Trip to Europe: maps, guides, notes, etc. ca. 1907
Financial matters 1923, 1942-1948
Biographical notes and articles about R. C. Tolman 1949
News releases and clippings 1923-1950
Caltech memorial service for R. C. Tolman: invitations, guest lists, speeches, correspondence 1949
Tribute to R. C. Tolman by Caltech Board of Trustees 1948
Postcards, mileage ration coupons 1919-1920, 1940
Bell, Eric Temple [undated]
Oppenheimer, Robert J. [undated]
Series II: Correspondence With Individuals
Arnold, Samuel 1946-1948
Bohr, Niels 1945-1946 [includes family photo]
Boyce, Joseph C. 1946
Brady, Carroll 1939
Bridgman, Percy 1947
Conant, James 1947
Conrad, R. D. 1946
DuBridge, Lee A 1946
Einstein, Albert
1931, 1941 [photocopies, in German]
Letter translation 1945
Evereth, Helen 1919-1920
Groves, General L. R. 1946
Jewett, Frank B. 1946
Lewis, F. A. 1947
Millikan, Robert A. 1946
Morgan, Thomas Hunt 1941
Northrop, Filmer 1947
Noyes, Arthur A. 1916, 1919
Noyes, W. A. 1916
Oppenheimer, J. Robert 1938
Pauling, Linus 1945
Waddington, C. H. 1940
Weaver, Warren 1948
Series III: Correspondence With Organizations
California Institute of Technology 1947
Clarendon Press 1940-1946
Department of Agriculture: Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory 1922-1923 [including F. G. Cottrell]
Department of Commerce: National Bureau of Standards 1946
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Mines 1919
George Washington University 1947
Intercollegiate Socialist Society 1920
Michelson Laboratory Dedication, Inyokern 1948
National Civil Liberties Bureau 1919-1920
National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) 1940-1947
National Policy Committee 1945
Navy Office of Research And Inventions 1946
Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) 1946-1948
Princeton University: Physics Advisory Council 1941
Royal Society 1943
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission: U.S. Representative 1946-1948
Atomic Energy Commission: Tolman Committee on Declassification [Photocopies of unclassified Tolman documents. Originals are in the custody of the U.S. Department of Energy.]
Formation of Committee on Declassification 1945
Declassification Guide for Military Utilization Project 1946
Special Declassification Guide for U.S. Member, United Nations Atomic Energy Commission 1946
Smyth Report 13 (Russian translation): general and technical information, publications 1948
Declassification Guide for U.S. Member, United Nations Atomic Energy Commission n.d.
Sample guides and tables extracted from Section 9 and Table 1 of Nov 17 Classified Substances Report of Tolman Committee on Declassification 1946
Tolman Committee Report, nos. 2 and 3 1946 Jan 20, 1946 Jun 21
Tolman Declassification Policy 1946-1947
Declassification information 1946-1947
Meetings with industries 1945 Dec 27-29
Correspondence and memoranda prepared on the release of information about the Manhattan Project 1946
Selection of declassification reviewers 1946
Release Committee of the Manhattan Project 1945
Reclassification of the Report (Nov. 1945) of the Tolman Committee on Declassification 1946-1948, 1950
Request by Arnold Kramish (Rand Corp.) for full declassification of the original committee report 1965
Addendum: Committee on Postwar Policy Declassification Report 1944 [added Oct 1991]
Series IV: Lecture Notes
Lectures on selected topics in thermodynamics
Part 1: General Principles n.d.
Parts 2 and 3: Relation of Thermodynamics to Statistical Mechanics; Fluctuations in Total Number of Particles in a Grand Canonical Ensemble n.d.
Part 4: Radiation 1946-1947
Relativistic Thermodynamics, spring term 1948
Space and Time in Modern Physics n.d.
Series V: Calculations And Notes
Best value of c for field nebulae [undated]
Calculations to accompany On the Principles of Statistical Mechanics [undated]
Current calculations on nebular distribution [undated]
Expanding cloud: starting from point source with distribution of velocities
Non-static line elements in isotropic co-moving coordinates [undated]
Non-static solutions (starting from Sen formulae) [undated]
Non-static solutions of Einstein's field equations for spheres of fluids [undated]
Non-static spheres of fluids [undated]
Stability of fluid spheres [undated]
Thermal transfer in stars by convection and by radiation [undated]
Origin of life studies [undated]
Miscellaneous calculations [undated]
Notebooks ca. 1915 [2]
Series VI: Manuscripts
Table of contents: "Applications of Thermodynamics to Steady State"; "Problems in Thermodynamic Chemistry," ch. 21a [undated]
"Applications of Thermodynamics to Steady State," ch. 1 [2 drafts, undated]
"Thermodynamics with Relations to Statistical Mechanics," ch. 1 1949 [handwritten draft and final copy]
"Thermodynamic Property of Radiation," ch. 4 [undated notes]
"A Survey of the Sciences" 1947 [handwritten draft]
"Correlation of Nebular Counts with Recession" [2 drafts, undated]
"Correlation of Nebular Counts with Recessional Motion" [handwritten and typed drafts, undated]
"On the Theory of Surface Tension and the Behavior of Droplets and Vapor" [handwritten draft, undated]
"The Effect of Droplet Size on Surface Tension" [2 handwritten drafts, undated]
"On the Stability of Stellar Models with Remarks on the Origin of Novae" [handwritten draft, undated]
"On the Stability of Spheres of Simple Mechanical Fluid held together by Newtonian Gravitation" [undated notes and miscellany]
"Consideration of the Gibbs Theory of Surface Tension" [undated]
"The Superficial Density of matter at a Liquid-Vapor Boundary" [undated]
Series VII: Patents, Reviews, Reprints
Patents on liquefaction apparatus 1928-1929
Book review: The Philosophy of Physical Science , by Sir Arthur Eddington 1939
"The Concentration of Hydrogen Ion in Sulfuric Acid," with L. H. Greathouse 1912
"The Molecular Mechanism of Colloidal Behavior," with A. E. Stern 1918
"A Tyndallmeter for the Examination of Disperse Systems" 1919
"Review of the Present Status of the Two Forms of Quantum Theory" 1922
"Further Experiments on the Mass of the Electric Carrier in Metals," with Ernest W. Guernsey 1923
"The Initial Rate of Decomposition of Nitrogen Pentoxide," with E. C. White 1925
"The Mechanism of Chemical Reaction" 1925
"Further Study of the Inertia of the Electric Carrier in Copper," with L. M. Mott-Smith 1926
"Methods of Statistical Mechanics," and "Statistical Mechanics and Its Application to Physical-Chemical Problems" 1927
"On the Astronomical Implications of the De Sitter Line Element for the Universe" 1929
"On the Possible Line Elements for the Universe" 1929
"The Reflection and Transmission of Light by Photographic Plates," with D. B. McRae 1930
"Thermodynamics and Relativity" 1933
"The Present Status of Cosmology" 1936
"Remarks on the Doctor of Philosophy Degree" 1938
"A Survey of the Sciences" 1947
Reprints by relatives
"The Fatherhood of God as Seen by Modern Faith," by H. S. Tolman 1891 [2 copies]
"More Concerning the Temporal Relations of Meaning and Imagery," by E. C. Tolman 1917
"Psychological Monographs," by E. C. Tolman n.d.
"History of Psychology in Autobiography," E. C. Tolman n.d.
Reprints by Niels Bohr
"A Challenge to Civilization" 1945
"A Discussion with Einstein on Epistemological Problems in Atomic Physics," n.d.
Reprints by others
"An Interpretation of Orthogenesis," by A. H. Sturtevant 1924
"Essays on Evolution," (parts 1-3) by A. H. Sturtevant 1937-1938
"The Interrelations of Inversions, Heterosis, and Recombination," by A. H. Sturtevant and K. Mather 1938
"The Radial Distribution Function in Liquids," by J. G. Kirkwood and E. M. Boggs 1942
"The Reality Problem in Quantum Mechanics," by Paul S. Epstein 1945
"Thermodynamics of an Ice Age: The Cause and Sequence of Glaciation," by G. N. Lewis 1946
"A Theorem in the Charge-Symmetrical Meson Theory," by W. Heitler 1946
"The General Affine Field Laws," by E. Schrdinger 1946
"The Foundation of the Theory of Probability-I," by E. Schrdinger 1947
"The Final Affine Field Laws I," by E. Schrdinger 1947
"Proton Isobars in the Theory of Radiation Damping," by W. Heitler and N. Hu 1947
"On the Representation of the Wave Function of a Quantized Field by Means of a Generating Function," by H. W. Peng 1947
"Radiation Damping in the General Theory of Relativity," by N. Hu 1947
"The Challenge to Americans," by Henry L. Stimson 1947
"The Beginning of Civilization in America," by G. N. Lewis 1947
"Robert Andrews Millikan: 1868-1953," by L. A. DuBridge 1954
"Letters of J. Robert Oppenheimer," by A. K. Smith and C. Weiner, The Sciences 1980 Mar
"Dr. Oppenheimer," magazine article by P. Hamburger n.d.
Series VIII: Speeches
"The Effects of the Annihilation of Matter," National Academy of Sciences meeting 1930
Speech for the second dinner for A. Einstein 1931 Feb
Transcript of remarks for Associates meeting 1931 Jan 16
Albert Einstein speeches translated by R. C. Tolman 1931-1932
"Physical Science and Philosophy," Natural Philosophy Symposium 1943
"Remarks on the Foundations of Freedom in Science," Princeton University Bicentennial 1946 [includes correspondence]
Speech for Caltech Associates meeting 1946 Jan 16
Correspondence re: "A Survey of the Sciences," Graduate School Convocation of Brown University 1947
Notes for "The Age of the Universe," Occidental College 1948 May 17
Speech for R. A. Millikan's 80th birthday 1948
"The Crisis of Materialism," School of Philosophy, Catholic University of America 1948 Feb 20
Speech for Sunset Club Christmas party [undated]
Speech and abstract of paper, "Further Discussion of the Rate of Annihilation of Matter and the Red-Shift, Luminosity and Angular Extension of the Nebulae in Non-static Curved Universe," for Eugene meeting [undated]
Series IX: Reports And Other Printed Matter
"The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki," by the Manhattan Engineer District 1945
"A Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy," by the U.S. Dept. of State 1946, 1947 [2 reports]
"Second Semiannual Report to the Congress by the United States Atomic Energy Commission" 1947
"Report to the Congress by the United States Atomic Energy Commission" 1947
"Third Semiannual Report to the Congress by the United States Atomic Energy Commission" 1948
"Fourth Semiannual Report to the Congress by the United States Atomic Energy Commission" 1948
"Development and Control of Atomic Energy," report to Congress by the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy 1948
"Providing for Extension of the Terms of Office of the Present Members of the Atomic Energy Commission," report to Congress by the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy 1948
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Misc. reports and correspondence 1946-1948
Isotopes Division reports 1947
Miscellaneous printed matter
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Security Council verbatim records of meetings 1948 [3 records]
Official records, nos. 1-4 1946
Atomic energy proposals and resolutions
International Control of Atomic Energy. Documents under discussion by the Atomic Energy Commission of the United States 1947 [2 copies]
Miscellaneous 1946-1948
Public Affairs Bulletin No. 44: Atomic Power. Issues before Congress 1946
"1943-1983, Los Alamos: The Lab, The Town, The People," The Chronicle 1983 [newspaper article]
Four Lights, nos. 11-14 1917 Jun-Jul [periodical]
Newsclippings re: Oppenheimer, Atom Bomb, Tolman 1945
Open letter to the U.S. President and Congress re: World War II [undated]
General Chemistry, by Linus Pauling 1947 [inscribed]
Relativity, Thermodynamics and Cosmology 1934 [with notes]
Series X: Ruth Tolman
Richard C. Tolman 1930
Miscellaneous 1945, 1957
Photographs: Ruth Tolman and others [undated]
Correspondence re burial
"An Attempt to Study the Effect of Scientific Training upon Prejudice and Illogicality of Thought," by J. H. Sinclair and R. S. Tolman 1933
"Six Years After: A Study of Predictions," by R. S. Tolman 1946
The Journal of Social Sciences, 4th vol. 1948
"A Semantic Study of Concepts of Clinical Psychologists and Psychiatrists," by H. M. Grayson and R. S. Tolman 1950
"Teaching by Free Group Discussions," by M. L. Johnson 1952
"The Group Interview in the Selection of Medical Students," by M. L. Johnson 1952
"Seeing's Believing," by M. L. Johnson 1953
"Virtue Rewarded and Vice Punished," by R. S. Tolman 1953
"Theory of Free Discussion Group," by M. L. Johnson 1953
Reprints of letters sent to Dr. Sanford from spokespersons of various psychological associations nationwide re state legislative activity 1955
"Psychotherapy and Personality Change," by R. S. Tolman 1955
"A Course on Factors Influencing Scientific Judgement," by M. L. Johnson 1955
"A Factor-Analytic Investigation of the Factor Called General Reasoning," by J. P. Guilford, N. W. Kettner, and P. R. Christensen 1955
"The Relationship between Certain Factor-Analyzed Abilities and Success in College Mathematics," by J. R. Hills 1955
"Observer Error: Its Bearing on Teaching," by M. L. Johnson 1955
"Evolution of Community Mental Health Concepts," 1956
"Testing for Learnt Skill in Observation and Evaluation of Evidence," D. W. James, M. L. Johnson, and P. Venning 1956
"Education for Health - Some Principles and Their Application," D. B. Nyswander 1956
"Who Returns to the Clinic for More Therapy?," by R. S. Tolman and M. M. Meyer 1957
"Perception and Interpretation," by M. L. Johnson n.d.
Scientists Against Time, by James Baxter 1946 [inscribed copy]
Series XI: Supplements
1998 Supplement
Personal correspondence 1912-1922, undated
2000 Supplement
R. C. Tolman reprints
"The Electromotive Force Produced in Solutions by Centrifugal Action" 1911
"Relativity Theory: General Dynamical Principles" 1914 [2 copies]
"The Specific Heat of Solids and the Principle of Similitude" 1914
"The Principle of Similitude and the Principle of Dimensional Homogeneity" 1915
"Note on the Homogeneity of Physical Equations" 1916 [2 copies]
"The Electromagnetic Force Produced by the Acceleration of Metals" with T. Dale Stewart, 1916 [2 copies]
"On Mr. R.C. Tolman's 'Principle of Similitude' " by T. Ehrenfest-Afanassjewa
"The Mass of the Electric Carrier in Copper, Silver and Aluminium" with T. Dale Stewart, 1917 [2 copies]
"The Measurable Quantities in Physics" 1917
"A General Theory of Energy Partition with Applications to Quantum Theory" 1918
"Relation between Intensity of Tyndall Beam and Size of Particles" 1919
"Relation between Intensity of Tyndall Beam and Concentration of Suspensions and Smokes" 1919
"The protection Afforded by Various Filters against Bacterial Suspensions in Air" 1919
"An Electrical Precipitator for Analyzing Smokes" 1919
"The Disappearance of Smoke in a Confined Space" 1919
"Statistical Mechanics Applied to Chemical Kinetics" 1920
"Relativity Theories in Physics" 1920 [2 copies]
"The Entropy of Gases" 1920
"Motion of Droplets and Particles in the Field of the Corona Discharge" 1920
"The Thermal Ionization of Metallic Vapors" 1921 [2 copies]
"Note on the Theory of Monomolecular Reactions" 1921 [2 copies]
"Review of the Present Status of the Two Forms of Quantum Theory" 1922
"Contributions to the Study of Ammonia Catalysts" 1922
"The Moral and the Socially Desirable" 1922 [3 copies]
"The Temperature Coefficient of Photochemical Reaction Rate" 1923 [2 copies]
"The Entropy of Diatomic Gases and Rotational Specific Heat" 1923
"Rotational Specific Heat and half Quantum Numbers" 1923
"Weak Quantization" 1924 [2 copies]
"Duration of Molecules in Upper Quantum States" 1924 [2copies]
"On the Derivation of the Equation for the Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rate" 1925 [2copies]
"The Entropy of Supercooled Liquids at the Absolute Zero" 1925
"On the Estimation of Maximum Coefficients of Absorption" 1925 [2 copies]
"The Mechanism of Chemical Reaction"
"Note on the Problem of the Quantitative Formulation of Bohr's Correspondence Principe" 1925 [2 copies]
"The Principle of Microscopic Reversibility" 1925 [2 copies]
"On the Equilibrium between Radiation and Matter" 1926 [2 copies]
"Remarks on Professor Lewis's Note on the Path of Light Quanta in an Interference Field" 1926
"On the Nature of Light" 1926
"A New Kind of Test of the Correspondence Principle Based on the Prediction of the Absolute Intensities of Spectral Lines" 1926
"Further Study of the Inertia of the Electric Carrier in Copper" 1926
"On Chemical Activation by Collisions" 1927
"Methods of Statistical Mechanics" 1927 [2 copies]
"The Thermal Decomposition of Ozone" 1927
"The Thermal Decomposition of Ozone: part I" 1927
"The Thermal Decomposition of Ozone: part II" 1927
"The Thermal Decomposition of Ozone: part III" 1927
"On the Extension of Thermodynamics to General Relativity" 1928
"On the Equilibrium between Radiation and Matter in Einstein's Closed Universe" 1928
"On the Energy and Entropy of Einstein's Closed Universe" 1928
"Further Remarks on the Second Law of Thermodynamics in General Relativity" 1928 [2 copies]
"Experimental Demonstration of the Equivalence of a Mechanically Oscillated Electrostatic Charge to an Alternating Current" 1929
"On the Possible Line Elements for the Universe" 1929
"On the Astronomical Implications of the De Sitter Line Element for the Universe" 1929
"A Test of the Radiation Hypothesis of Chemical Reaction" 1929
"The Rate of Decomposition of Nitrogen at Moderately Low Pressures" 1929
"The Effect of the Annihilation of Matter on the Wave-Length of Light from Nebulae" 1930
"More Complete Discussion of the Time-Dependence of the Non-Static Line Element for the Universe" 1930
"On the Estimation of Distances in a Curved Universe with a Non-Static Line Element" 1930
"On the Use of the Entropy Principle in General Relativity" 1930
"On the Use of the Energy-Momentum Principle in General Relativity" 1930
"On the Weight of Heat and Thermal Equilibrium in General Relativity" 1930
"Temperature Equilibrium in a Static Gravitational Field" 1930
"The Rate of Decomposition of Nitrogen Pentoxide at Very Low Temperatures" 1930
"On the Gravitational Field Produced by Light" 1931
"Knowledge of Past and Future in Quantum Mechanics" with Albert Einstein, 1931
"Nonstatic Model of the Universe with Reversible Annihilation of Matter" 1931
"On Thermodynamic Equilibrium in a Static Einstein Universe" 1931
"On the problem of Entropy of the Universe as a Whole" 1931
"On the Theoretical Requirements for a Periodic Behaviour of the Universe" 1931
"On the Behavior of Non-Static Models of the Universe when the Cosmological Term is Omitted" 1932
"Experiments on the Rate of Dissociation of Nitrogen Tetroxide" 1932
"Thermodynamics and Relativity" 1933
"Effect of Inhomogeneity on Cosmological Models"
"Suggestions as to the Energy-Momentum Principle in a Non-Conservative Mechanics" 1934
"Suggestions as to Metric in a Non-Conservative Mechanics" 1934
"A Mechanical Rectifier for the Measurement of Small, Commercial-Frequency, Alternating Potentials' 1934
"The Thermal decomposition of Nitrosyl Chloride" 1935
"Thermal Equilibrium in a General Gravitational Field" 1935 [2 copies]
"Contributions from the Mount Wilson Observatory" 1935
"The present Status of Cosmology' 1936
"Remarks on the Doctor of Philosophy Degree" 1938
"The Purpose of University Study" c. 1938
"Static Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations for Spheres of Fluid" 1939
"On the Stability of Spheres of Simple Mechanical Fluid Held Together by Newtonian Gravitation" 1939
"The Philosophy of Physical Science: book review" 1940 [2 copies]
"On the Establishment of Grand Canonical Distributions" 1940
"Physical Science and Philosophy" 1943
"Models of the Physical Universe" 1945
"A Survey of the Sciences" 1947 [3 copies]
2001 Supplement
Personal correspondence 1919-1954 [transferred from the collection of Robert Bacher]
2003 Supplement
Miscellaneous awards, diplomas, and certificates
Newton Grammar Schools, diploma, June 28, 1895
Newton High School Battalion, certificate, June 27, 1899
Newton High School, diploma, June 27, 1899
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, warrant of appointment to sergeant in company of Battalion of Cadets, MIT, May 10, 1900
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science, June 9, 1903
Königliche Technische Hochschule zu Berlin, certificate, April 28, 1904
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dalton Fellowship, June 6, 1906
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dalton Fellowship, June 4, 1907
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Doctor of Philosophy, June 7, 1910
National Academy of Sciences, diploma of election, April 25, 1923
Princeton University, Doctor of Science, h.c., June 16, 1942


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SWOT Analysis
SWOT, which stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, is an analytical framework that identifies the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable for a company.
Enhanced SWOT Analysis
Enhanced SWOT is a 3×3 grid that arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats into one scheme:
- How to use the strengths to take advantage of the opportunities?
- How to use the strengths to reduce likelihood and impact of the threats?
- How to overcome the weaknesses that obstruct taking advantage of the opportunities?
- How to overcome the weaknesses that can make the threats a reality?
Upon answering these questions a company can develop a project plan to improve its business performance.
PESTEL Analysis
PESTEL (also termed as PESTLE) is an ideal tool to strategically analyze what influence different outside factors – political, economic, sociocultural, technological, environmental and legal – exert on a business to later chart its long term targets.
Being part of the external analysis when carrying out a strategic assessment or performing a market study, PESTEL gives an overview of diverse macro-environmental factors that any company should thoughtfully consider. By perceiving these outside environments, businesses can maximally benefit from the opportunities while minimizing the threats to the organization.
Key Factors Examined by PESTEL Analysis:
- Political – What opportunities and pressures are brought by political bodies and what is the degree of public regulations' impact on the business?
- Economic – What economic policies, trends and structures are expected to affect the organization, what is this influence's degree?
- Sociological – What cultural and societal aspects will work upon the demand for the business's products and operations?
- Technological – What impact do the technological aspects, innovations, incentives and barriers have on the organization?
- Environmental – What environmental and ecological facets, both locally and farther afield, are likely to predetermine the business?
- Legal – What laws and legislation will exert influence on the style the business is carried out?
IFE, EFE, IE Matrices
The Internal Factor Evaluation matrix (IFE matrix) is a strategic management tool helping audit or evaluate major weaknesses and strengths in a business's functional areas. In addition, IFE matrix serves as a basis for identifying and assessing relationships amongst those areas. The IFE matrix is utilised in strategy formulation.
The External Factor Evaluation matrix (EFE matrix) is a tool of strategic management that is typically utilised to assess current market conditions. It is an ideal instrument for visualising and prioritising the threats and opportunities a firm is facing.
The essential difference between the above mentioned matrices lies in the type of factors incorporated in the model; whilst the latter is engaged in internal factors, the former deals exceptionally with external factors – those exposed to social, political, economic, legal, etc. external forces.
Being a continuation of the EFE matrix and IFE matrix models, the Internal External matrix (IE matrix) rests upon an investigation of external and internal business factors integrated into one suggestive model.
Porter Five Forces Analysis
The Porter's five forces analysis studies the industry of operation and helps the company find new sources of competitive advantage. The analysis surveys an industry through five major questions:
- What composes a threat of substitute products and services?
- Is there a threat of new competitors entering the market?
- What is the intensity of competitive rivalry?
- How big is the bargaining power of buyers?
- How significant is the bargaining power of suppliers?
VRIO Analysis
VRIO stands for Value, Rarity, Imitability, Organization. This analysis helps to evaluate all company's resources and capabilities and bring them together into one aggregate table that includes:
- Tangible resources
- Financial
- Physical
- Technological
- Organizational
- Intangible resources
- Human
- Innovation and Creativity
- Reputation
- Organizational capabilities
The result of the analysis gives a clear picture of company's competitive and economic implications, answering the questions if the resources mentioned above are:
- Valuable?
- Rare?
- Costly to imitate?
- Organized properly?

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On paper, it's a role that reads more like a symbol than a man: John Coffey, whose very initials signal his status as a cinematic Christ-figure. He possesses supernatural powers of healing. And he's on Death Row, a hulking black man in the 1930s South, about to die for terrible sins it's impossible to believe this gentle giant committed.
But when Michael Clarke Duncan walked "The Green Mile" he imbued Coffey with a touching humanity and dignity in an unforgettable performance that elevated the 1999 film – and all too briefly made a star of an actor who died far too young Monday at age 54.
The muscular Duncan, a former bodyguard, certainly looked the part of the larger-than-life characters he often was called on to play. But his effectiveness as an actor, a profession he didn't take up until his 30s, rested far more in his eyes and voice, endlessly expressive and tightly controlled instruments that let him convey, on a visceral level, fear, anger and a certain transparency of heart.
The full range of his skills was on display in the classic, chilling execution sequence near the end of "The Green Mile." When Coffey grips the hand of Tom Hanks' prison guard character, it's a more powerful jolt than the electric chair charge that's about to come. We're watching two great actors at work – and a rare instance of Hanks giving the second-best performance in a scene.
Duncan earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for "The Green Mile," which was based on a Stephen King book. He lost to the great Michael Caine, but sealed his place in movie history. While Duncan never matched the impact of "The Green Mile," he went on to a strong career as a character actor, taking on roles in action flicks like "Sin City" and "Daredevil." He also showed a winning talent for humor – Duncan, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly goofing around in the outtakes that show up in the credits of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" alone is a hoot.
Only weeks before the July heart attack the started his decline, Duncan accompanied Craig Ferguson to the talk show host's native Scotland for a week of installments on "The Late Late Show." Their easy banter and chemistry made the trip feel like a buddy-movie comedy. When Duncan appeared up at Ferguson's old school, he was the star attraction, outshining the hometown hero.
Duncan's life and career ended many miles to soon. But we're grateful he left us with a breakout role that offered a depth worthy of an actor whose skill was far more impressive than his physique.
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Comedian Bill Cosby has been in show business for 50 years, and he celebrated on Comedy Central over the weekend with a stand-up special — his first in 30 years — called Far From Finished.
That earlier special, called Bill Cosby Himself, inspired one of the most popular sitcoms in TV history: The Cosby Show, starring Cosby as paterfamilias Cliff Huxtable. It was a show that was really the first of its kind, capturing life in a highly educated upper-middle-class African-American family.
Cosby is 76 now, and he has a room full of awards. But he shows no sign of letting up — and with his 50th-anniversary special, we thought it would be a good time to check in.
But I've got to tell you, I immediately lost control of the interview. He wrong-footed me at the outset, asking what I had to say for myself that morning. And when I hesitated, he — well, he kind of took me to school.
"Mr. Greene," he said in that inimitable paternal baritone, "I think this is your program. And I'm sure that whatever professor you had said, 'For God's sake, don't say, 'Lemme [stutter mumble squeak...]' "
But when I'd gotten my act together, and asked what moment he points to as the launching point of his long career, his answer took us back to the 1960s. Cosby was a student at Temple University in Philadelphia, and it was in class there that he noticed something that would become central to his comedy: the way his mind has a tendency to wander.
"I'm drifting!" he says. "I'm drifting ADD [attention deficit disorder] off of Professor Barrett."
And "the ability to drift," as he puts it, is key to his free-associative comedy.
"ADD people, they are the real — and this is my humor, but it's true — they are the real multitaskers," he says.
Jokes About Marriage, And Sober Truths At Home
Cosby's comedy, old and new, has always involved a heavy dose of domestic-affairs humor — jokes about the plight of the husband and the iron rule of the wife. He says his own wife, Camille Cosby, honestly loves his marriage jokes — actually edits some of them.
The two have been through a lot in their 49 years together: Cosby has admitted to a secret affair. He settled a lawsuit with another woman who claimed he had drugged and sexually assaulted her.
And the Cosbys lost their son, Ennis, in 1997. The 27-year-old was shot and killed on a California roadside while changing a tire. His murder rocked the family, along with a public that, in a way, felt it had watched Ennis grow up on TV, in the character of Theo Huxtable.
In talking to Cosby about losing his son, something becomes clear: His wife is indeed the one who manages the family.
"I was told about Ennis," Cosby remembers. "And immediately, immediately after opening the front door and going into the house, the children were there, the daughters, and it was quiet. And I went to her, and she was warm, she was loving. And she mothered, she wifed. She human-ed — and helped me an awful lot."
Man work, woman cook? Not in Bill Cosby's world view.
"It's wonderful, and it's hilarious," he says. "It's hilarious because you and I, and our fathers and our grandfathers and our great-grandfathers, are told, 'You will toil in the fields, and you will pick up the oxen and carry them and do all of this and that,' and she's supposed to be there in an apron boiling a pot of something.
"And we forget, the males: You. Are. Her oldest child."
Comedian Bill Cosby has been in show business for 50 years. He celebrated over the weekend with a standup comedy special on Comedy Central. It was called "Far From Finished."
BILL COSBY: The game of chess is about war and the bravery and the genius of commanding pieces and - no. It's marriage.
COSBY: The queen moves anywhere she wants...
COSBY: ...picking off people. And what happens to the king? He's moving one square...
GREENE: The last time Cosby did a standup special was 30 years ago. It was called "Bill Cosby Himself," and it was the inspiration for one of the most popular sitcoms in television history, "The Cosby Show."
GREENE: Cosby played Cliff Huxtable on a show that was really the first of its kind, capturing life in a highly educated, upper middle class, African-American family. Cosby is now 76. He has a room full of awards. But he shows no sign of letting up. We thought this was a good moment to check in with Bill Cosby. But I've got to tell you, I immediately lost control of the interview.
COSBY: What do you have to say this morning for yourself, Mr. Greene?
GREENE: Well, let me - can I start by asking you to look back at the beginning...
COSBY: Mr. Greene...
GREENE: Yes, yes, Mr. Cosby.
COSBY: I think this is your program.
GREENE: It is.
GREENE: You want me...
COSBY: And I'm sure that whatever professor you had said, for God's sake don't say lemme - go back...
GREENE: You want me to have a more clear opening, a better question, a better starter.
COSBY: Well, hey, you're Mr. Greene. Do it.
GREENE: All right. What moment do you point to as the launching of your long career?
COSBY: Mmm.
GREENE: His answer to that took us back to the 1960s. Cosby was a student at Temple University, in Philadelphia; and he noticed something that would become central to his comedy: how his mind has a tendency to wander.
COSBY: While Professor Barrett is lecturing on the Revolutionary War, I'm sitting there - and I drift on him.
COSBY: At the beginning of every football game, a referee comes out and then, he flips a coin. Suppose way back in history, if you had a referee before every war, and the guy called a toss. Let's go to the Revolutionary War. Capt. Hartman(ph), to the British, this is Capt. Soble(ph) to the settlers. Capt. Soble to the settlers, this is Capt. Hartman to the British. Call a toss, there, British. British call heads. It's tails. You lose the toss, British; the settlers win. What we do, settlers? All right. The settlers say that during the war, they will wear any color clothes that they want to, shoot from behind the rocks and trees and everywhere; says your team must wear red and march in a straight line.
GREENE: So you're not totally drifting. You're just putting your own spin on something like, oh, the Revolutionary War.
COSBY: I'm drifting. I'm drifting ADD - I'm drifting ADD off of Professor Barrett.
GREENE: Do you have ADD? Is this something you've been...
COSBY: I am. I am ADD.
GREENE: ...diagnosed? And you're saying that's a real strength - I mean, when it comes to your comedy.
COSBY: Yes, the ability to drift. You know, ADD people, they are the real - and this is my humor, but it's true. They are the real multitaskers.
GREENE: One of the themes that was very prominent in "Bill Cosby Himself" and also, your new standup, is marriage, the plight of the husband.
COSBY: When the children leave, you become her oldest child.
COSBY: You don't need a brain anymore. You just do what I tell you to do. Sometimes we go to the mall. Here's the rule that I know I'm supposed to do. When she gets out, if she wants me to go, the lock will go up.
GREENE: From everything I've read about you and Camille, you have this marriage that doesn't totally seem like anything like the marriage that we hear about onstage.
COSBY: Yeah, but do you identify with any of it?
GREENE: (Laughter) At the risk of my wife hearing...
COSBY: See? Stop. There you go, Mr. Greene. You are becoming who we are.
GREENE: What do you mean?
COSBY: You said "at the risk of."
GREENE: Uh-huh.
COSBY: What you're saying is, hey, man, don't get me in this. I asked you the question.
GREENE: Cosby and his wife, Camille, have been married for 49 years. He says she loves his marriage jokes. Actually, she edits some of them. They have been through a lot, as a couple. Cosby has admitted to a secret affair. He also settled a lawsuit with another woman, who claimed he had drugged and sexually assaulted her.
The Cosbys also lost their son, Ennis. The 27-year-old was shot on a California roadside while changing a tire. His murder rocked the family, and a public that felt it had watched Ennis grow up on TV, in the form of Theo Huxtable.
COSBY: (As Cliff) I just want you to do the best you can. That's all.
MALCOLM-JAMAL WARNER: (As Theo) I'll try, Dad.
COSBY: (As Cliff) Yeah.
WARNER: (As Theo) I really will.
COSBY: (As Cliff) All right. I love you. And maybe your mother loves you, too.
GREENE: In talking to Cosby about losing his real son, something becomes clear. His wife is, indeed, the one who manages the family.
COSBY: I was told about Ennis and immediately, immediately after opening the front door and going into the house, the children were there - the daughters - and it was quiet. And I went to her. And she was warm, she was loving. And she mothered, she wifed, she human-ed - and helped me an awful lot.
GREENE: This is the strong woman that we hear about in your comedy, but God, in a totally different light.
COSBY: She's protecting you. I mean, all those things, whatever, as you get older, she takes them away. You can't have this, and you can do this. It's just wonderful, and it's hilarious. It's hilarious because here, you and I - and our fathers and our grandfathers and our great-grandfathers - you will toil the fields, and you will pick up the oxen and carry them, and do all of this and that. And she's supposed to be there, in an apron, boiling a pot of something. And we forget - the males - you are her oldest child.
GREENE: Bill Cosby, this has been a true pleasure. Thank you for taking the time with us.
COSBY: No charge.
GREENE: Bill Cosby, still reflecting on marriage and family in his comedy, and his life, as he marks 50 years in show business.
GREENE: This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Anticholinergic medicines block nerve
impulses (cholinergic nerve impulses) that help control the muscles of the
arms, legs, and body. They also restrict the action of acetylcholine, an
important chemical messenger in the brain (like
dopamine) that helps regulate muscle movement, sweat
gland function, and intestinal function.
For normal motor or
muscle control, the effects of acetylcholine and dopamine need to be carefully
balanced. When dopamine levels are low (as they are in people who have
Parkinson's disease), a chemical imbalance results,
causing symptoms such as tremor and rigid muscles. Anticholinergic medicines
decrease levels of acetylcholine to achieve a closer balance with dopamine
Anticholinergics may be used in younger people who have Parkinson's disease and whose main symptom is
There is some evidence that anticholinergics work well to control tremor in Parkinson's disease.1
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
Call your doctor if you have:
Common side effects of this medicine include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug
Reference is not available in all systems.)
Dry mouth is common with these medicines. To help with dry mouth, you can chew sugarless gum, suck on sugarless candy, or melt ice in your mouth. If you continue to have problems with dry mouth after a couple of weeks, call your doctor. Dry mouth can lead to tooth decay and gum disease.
People who
take anticholinergics need to be careful while driving or performing other
tasks that require alertness, because these medicines may impair mental and
physical abilities.
If you have the eye disease glaucoma, talk with
an eye doctor before you start taking anticholinergics. People who have
glaucoma may need to be watched more closely while they are taking these
medicines. Your doctor may want you to have your eyes examined before starting this medicine and again during treatment.
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
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Mixed Martial Arts Gold Mine?
We have been blessed to work with some amazing athletes and sponsors over the past few years. They both shared one thing in common, they gain exposure when they perform, and in that performance they have a 50% or greater chance to loose. Throughout this time in the sport of MMA, fighters complain that they do not earn enough and the sponsors claim to not be able to identify the return on investment (ROI) involved.
One of the big issues is that the athletes are usually too busy to market themselves correctly and do not have the right representation helping them find the time and tools to build their own fame outside of the events. The sponsors rarely activate the sponsorship and roll the dice on the event. Yet the athlete they are paying has little to no control over the event, if they show the sponsors logos or the very important walkout. Some brands have paid mid five-figures per fight to have their shirt worn during the walkout and post-fight coverage.
Many opportunities to engage the consumer and potential consumers are often missed or ignored and the activation is almost non-existent. The major promotions like the UFC regulate and restrict which sponsors are allowed and even charge the Brands a sponsorship participation fee. This fees can sometimes be in the mid to high five figures per year. They are not given anything that any other brand is given. You would think that this "tax" would increase the sponsors desire to get more for their investment. Instead it appears to have only reduced the amount the sponsors are willing to pay, made the sponsors focus more on if the event will be televised, and at the same time weeded out the small to medium apparel companies from the mix and removed their ability to support athletes. That is at least what they will have you believe. The fact is, many have just used this "tax" as a reason to leave the sport because they never developed an ROI.
We have brought in many non-endemic sponsors that are focused on the athletes and are willing to look at the events as "bonus" exposure while working with the athlete in a true endorsement fashion. One of the UFC's major sponsors, Bud Light and it's parent company, is arguably one of the largest Sports Marketing agencies in the world. They are also one of the most successful.
There is no missing the event involvement Bud Light has in place with the UFC. Their approach to their MMA Fight Team is less about big in-event placement on the athlete and instead more focused on outside the event endorsement. They use their athletes in their retail point of sale advertisements, use the athletes image and likeness in their bar and restaurant advertising, produce webisode series promoting the athletes and more. They make sure they ingrain their brand and athletes at every possible outlet and event. It may be argued that they provide equal or greater promotion of these athletes than the UFC does.
So what are some of the solutions? The first step is for the Brands to realize they are sponsoring and endorsing an athlete. They need to have a plan in place on how they are going to extract value from the sponsorship and utilize these athletes. Instead of looking at it as a billboard type logo placement it must instead be viewed as a relationship. They have to get beyond being a fan of the athlete because that will only lead to the most expensive Facebook photo in the world. Second, they need to activate around the athlete and his or her platform. Use the events these athlete's participate in as spikes in exposure and capitalize on the ability the events have to engage the target consumer but do not make this the be all, end all effort. The athletes and their team need to make sure they have a platform to offer. The brands need to try to coordinate and cross promote whenever possible.
As you can see Wrangler does a great job with this. They offer a wide array of their shirts with various PRCA and PBR sponsor logos on the shirt along with their Wrangler logo. I know MMA has to get away from having seven competing fight brands on one tee shirt and shorts before they can offer this type of merchandise. As you will see in the slide show below it is not just Rodeo either, many sports employ this model. You are also not tied to using all of the brands as you see with the Wrangler shirt above.
Here is the Official NASCAR Team DuPont Jersey.
And here is a NASCAR fan wearing the same jersey.
Obviously there are no competing brands on this jersey but you see various brands showcased and the primary brand DuPont is prominent. The fans buy these jerseys for the same reason they buy NFL, NBA and MLB apparel because it is authentic looking.
I recently moved to the Central Coast of California and on any given day you see a slew of Cyclists riding through the hills, coast line, and throughout town. I started to notice the majority of them are wearing authentic team apparel. Either Radio Shack has started sponsoring every cyclist in the world or once again we are seeing fans and practitioners of the sport seeking authentic apparel. Here are some examples –
Here is the Team Radio Shack cycling uniform.
Here is the Team using the uniform
And once again here is a fan who has sought, purchased, and is proudly representing the brand in the exact same gear.
This is not really a sport specific phenomenon. The fact is NASCAR, NBA, Soccer, MLB, NFL, PBR, PRCA, Motocross, Indy Car and more derive a considerable amount of revenue from this type of merchandise. The brands exposure is extended beyond the athlete, the event, and the athlete's platform and the marketing provided by the Brand. The exposure alone is a tangible return on the sponsors investment and having your brand worn by your target consumer or applied to your target consumers personal property becomes an extremely valuable proposition for the brands supporting these athletes and Teams.
The majority of the MMA industry is missing this market and opportunity. From the athletes to the brands no one seems to be making any replica merchandise. There is no doubt that there is a demand for these types of products. There is no doubt that in these tough economic times we need the sponsors to be more successful then ever before and at the same time find a way to extend the engagement beyond the events.
The managers and agents in the sport of MMA need to get out of the patch business and get into the brand building business. They need to build the brands of the athletes they represent and help guide the brands that support those athletes to successful and controllable engagements. If you are merely trading logos for dollars based on exposure you did not create you are on the path to failure for you and your clients.
The athletes need to look for ways to connect with the fans and extract value for the sacrifices made. Depending on events and televised exposure you can not and do not control is a recipe for disaster. You need to yourself or have other people helping you build your brand and increase your exposure even when you are not fighting.
Brock Lesnar's sponsor Death Clutch has offered replica walk out tees in the past. They seem to be one of the few brands or athletes offering such items. In the past you used to be able to buy the Overeem Replica Fight shorts. The issue with fight shorts is that unless you can kick ass like The Reem you probably should not be wearing his shorts. It is kind of like showing up to your first BJJ class with 20 sponsors on your gi.
Here is the Death Clutch UFC 116 walk out tee:
We have had one client that fought 9 times and 3 of which were in the UFC and he had earned just under $100,000 for 3 years of work and 9 fights that he won, his MMA earnings were predicated on when or if he fought. The same client is now a millionaire based on competing 3 times over two years. He has months where he makes $50,000 and has consistently has earned a monthly income from his endeavors in and out of the Octagon. The difference has been focusing on building his brand and finding ways for his sponsors to earn their ROI. He has both endemic and non-endemic sponsors alike.
The authentic and replica tee shirts are a great opportunity to increase your brand, your sponsors branding, and your income as an athlete. You can go to any size event and you will see merchandise similar to what you see here and in our slide show. If the athletes do not create these then the brands should. Even the video games strive to ingrain authentic sponsors on the in-game characters on both the THQ and EA Sports MMA games.
This should not be ignored and it very well may be the lowest hanging fruit in the entire MMA market. If you trained would you wear replicas of your favorite fighters shorts or rash guard?
I am sure just about everyone in the US has seen that NASCAR fan who has their personal possessions or vehicles with logos from the brands that support their favorite athlete.
Here is a slide show that shows various sport jerseys and tee shirts and the fans that wear them. It is easy to see the potential market that is out there. A lot of these fans are cross over fans and are fans of many sports.


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The Silent Majority Lives
The Internet amplifies and exaggerates the political fringe -- on both sides. But in the end, the quiet ones will make the most noise.
John F. Kennedy was right. There was -- and is -- a silent majority in this country that makes decisions but doesn't make much noise. And that's a good thing.
I know just what you're thinking: This clown can't even get his facts straight. Richard Nixon, not JFK, introduced America to the silent majority.
Indeed, Nixon gets most of the credit, thanks to his televised speech to the nation about Vietnam on Nov. 3, 1969. In that address, he called for the backing of "the great silent majority of my fellow Americans." But Nixon wasn't even the first person in his administration to use the term. Some six months earlier, Vice President Spiro Agnew said it was "time for America's silent majority to stand up for its rights." Kennedy, though, was way out in front. In his book Profiles in Courage, published five years before he defeated Nixon in the 1960 race for the White House, the then-senator from Massachusetts praised members of Congress for heeding "the actual sentiments of the silent majority of their constituents [instead of] the screams of the vocal minority."
The point: The silent majority is alive and well in America, and politicians of both parties who forget that will be in for a huge surprise in the 2012 elections. It was the case when Kennedy wrote his book, which relatively few people read. It was the case when Agnew gave a speech that relatively few people heard. And it was the case when millions of Americans saw Nixon on television talking about an unpopular war.
It's true today, too, despite all the yelling and posturing and finger-pointing on the Internet that undermine civil discourse.
At the time of Nixon's speech, television was bringing war protests and troop casualty numbers into American living rooms night after night. It was easy to get the impression that the protest movement was dominant, and it was hard to see how Nixon would be able to pull off what Lyndon Johnson could not -- win a second term as president. But three years after the speech, with both the war and protests against it still raging, Nixon was reelected in a landslide.
The similarities to today are striking. Those who hate Barack Obama are loud and unrelenting. Visit Facebook, read comments at any of hundreds of online sites, or just check your e-mail for forwarded messages. The anti-Obama comments -- including some ugly, despicable suggestions that should worry the Secret Service -- are everywhere. Read them for any period of time and you might start wondering why Obama is even bothering to run again.
But just as objects are closer than they appear in the side mirror of your car, sentiments expressed on the Internet may not be as loud, or as widely held, as they appear. Part of that has to do with sheer size. During the 2008 election, 225.5 million Americans were old enough to vote. So if just 1% of them go online AND hate Obama enough to say it, that's 2.25 million folks. At 10%, the number would be 22.5 million. But that still leaves many more millions unaccounted for.
Consider, too, that the Internet makes it easier for believers of any fringe position to find people like them. In the old days -- back in the 1970s, say -- if you believed that little green beings in UFOs kidnapped Jimmy Carter from Xork and brought him here to become president and do their bidding, you probably didn't say much about it in public. But these days, if you believe that Obama was born in Kenya and that a conspiracy that would have had to involve Hawaiian newspapers the day he was born helped make him president, you can find millions of fellow travelers -- even if only a small percentage of the overall population share your views.
I don't know how the 2012 election will play out. But I'm willing to bet that the outcome won't be decided by the extremists and true believers of both parties who yell the loudest and post the most.
It'll be decided by a much larger group that wants both parties to compromise and has better things to do than shout names and pick digital fights with those who dare to disagree with them. They'll send their message the old-fashioned way, with the curtain drawn on the voting booth.


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Recently I blogged about the potential legal threats that face bloggers ("Practice Safe Blogging – Legal Protection Against Zombie SLAPP Suits"). I was contacted by Evan Mascagni, Legislative Assistant at the Public Participation Project which is working toward legal protections from SLAPP suits. He described some of the progress the PPP has made toward fighting these sorts of suits: Read more…


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The odds that a Denver Broncos season-ticket holder would win the organization's lottery and a chance to buy Super Bowl tickets at face value were slim.
But just how slim is a secret.
That's because Broncos officials refuse to say how many of the tickets allotted to the team by the NFL were offered to season-ticket holders and how many were sold to a California company selling packaged trips including airfare and hotel.
Now Broncos fans, after the most successful football season in 16 years, are ranting about the team's confidential lottery system.
The Broncos repeatedly declined to say how many season-ticket holders had the option to buy Super Bowl tickets, only that the number of tickets was "in accordance" with NFL guidelines.
"We are in full compliance with all league guidelines in terms of tickets made available to our season-ticket holders, as well as through our official travel partner," said Patrick Smyth, Broncos executive director of media relations. "That will be the extent of our comment."
PrimeSport, the Broncos' "official travel partner," would not say how many tickets it purchased from the Broncos and at what price.
"That information is completely confidential and proprietary," PrimeSport spokesman Steve Webster said.
The Los Angeles-area company has contracts with 16 NFL teams, as well as college bowl games and the Final Four basketball tournament. PrimeSport purchases tickets from the team, then sells packaged trips to fans, often on chartered flights.
An NFL spokesman was unable to say how many seats league guidelines suggest the Broncos offer season-ticket holders. Teams offer some tickets to sponsors.
Broncos season-ticket holders received an e-mail Sunday night, a few hours after the team beat the New England Patriots in the AFC championship, letting them know whether they won the lottery. Tickets were limited to two per ticket-holder account.
Those who didn't win were pitched an opportunity from PrimeSport.
"Unfortunately, your season-ticket account was not selected in the Denver Broncos season-ticket holder lottery to purchase tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII," it said. "Despite these results, there is still an opportunity for you to attend Super Bowl XLVIII."
A link to PrimeSport was included in the e-mail. For $5,555 per person, two people can fly to New York City, stay three nights, attend the game against the Seattle Seahawks in East Rutherford, N.J., and get access to a pregame tailgate party. A season ticket isn't required to purchase the package.
Single tickets to the game were selling for $4,000 to $5,000 at various ticket websites this week. One Broncos ticket holder who won the lottery to purchase tickets at face value said he was offered two tickets for $1,700.
Disappointed Broncos fans said they were annoyed by the team's secrecy.
"They are just being very closed about it," said Judy Hartman, who along with her husband, Roger, has had season tickets for 47 years. "It's upsetting lots of Broncos fans. I might not be a Bronco fan if that's the way they want to treat us."
The Hartmans, of Arvada, sat in the east stands of the old Mile High Stadium when they were portable wooden benches, even during blizzards, Judy said. The last time the Broncos had a lottery, the Hartmans asked questions about the process but got no answers. "We feel like we have been pushed to the wayside after all these years."
Season-ticket holder J.B. Blue isn't mad that he didn't win the chance to buy tickets through the Broncos, only angry the team isn't being transparent.
"I am not bitter at all. I just want to know how the Broncos did this," said Blue, whose family has had season tickets since the 1960s. "As a season-ticket holder, I feel like I should have that information."
The Broncos' Smyth said the organization's lottery was weighted by priority number and that any tickets that were returned were "reallocated to our fans."
The NFL allocated 17.5 percent of available seats each to the Broncos and the Seahawks. The NFL would not disclose how many seats were involved.
Sports Authority Field at Mile High, built with a combination of private and public funds including about $300 million in sales tax money, has 72,000 seats held by season-ticket holders.
Jennifer Brown: 303-954-1593, email@example.com or twitter.com/jbrowndpost Staff writer Kristen Painter contributed to this report.


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It's Not Magic, It's Efficiency
A consumer's guide to heat pump systemsBy Megan McKoy-Noe, CCC
Magicians may pull rabbits out of hats, but many homeowners perform captivating acts of their own by taking natural heat and cooling power from air and earth and transforming it into conditioned comfort. Yet this act doesn't involve any sleight of hand trickery: it simply requires a heat pump.
Heat pumps move heat into residences during winter and out of them in summer, trimming overall home heating and cooling costs by as much as 40 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In a national study, the Cooperative Research Network (CRN), a division of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association that monitors, evaluates and applies energy technologies, revealed 11 percent of homes use a heat pump as their primary heating/cooling system. For all-electric homes this jumps to 29 percent.
Different heat pumps succeed in specific regions. Air-source heat pumps work well in the Southeast, where temperatures rarely drop below freezing. In colder climates geothermal heat pumps shine because their heat source remains shielded — the top 10 feet of earth consistently measures between 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
A heat pump system can deliver value to your home if the model used matches your region and if it's installed properly. Here's a guide to three different types of heat pumps.
Outside temperatures may vary, but the earth's temperature remains steady year-round and can be harnessed to make homes comfortable. According to DOE, geothermal heat pumps offer energy savings between 30 and 60 percent annually when compared to conventional baseboard or radiant heating systems, and are typically the most efficient heat pump option.
Geothermal heat pumps move a liquid or water through pipes buried in the ground, then into a home. Also called ground-source heat pumps, there are two types of units: a groundwater (open-loop) system uses well or pond water, while an earth-coupled (closed-loop) model uses a water and antifreeze solution. Systems can be installed horizontally or vertically, depending on available space.
Geothermal efficiency depends on climate, soil and water conditions, and landscaping. For example, soil that transfers heat easily requires less piping. Rocky terrain may require a vertical loop system instead of a more economical horizontal loop system.
When buying a geothermal system, compare two elements: coefficient of performance (COP) for heating, and the energy efficiency ratio (EER) for cooling. Energy Star-qualified models must provide a rating of at least 3.3 COP and 14.1 EER.
Air-source heat pumps use a system of coils to evaporate a refrigerant and, with it, draw heat away from a home, cooling the air. In winter the magic reverses with the flip of a valve, and your home heats.
The system delivers up to three times more heat energy than electricity consumed, but is not perfect. Air-source heat pumps often do not fare well in regions with sub-zero temperatures. A back-up system of electric resistance coils kicks-in when air temperatures dips below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, but this method of heating — similar to a toaster — isn't energy efficient, costing more to operate than traditional heating systems. Some air-source heat pump systems, notably reverse cycle chillers (RCC), offer heating alternatives to keep homes efficiently comfortable at lower temperatures — they store heat in an insulated tank of water. Others include gas-fired backup furnaces, also increasing their winter efficiency.
When shopping for an air-source heat pump, compare the seasonal energy efficiency rating (SEER) for cooling prowess, and heating seasonal performance factor (HSPF) for compressor and heating element strength. Energy Star models guarantee a SEER of 14 or more and a HSPF of 8 or more. For warmer climates, SEER is more important than HSPF; in colder climates find a system with a high HSPF.
In a twist of a classic magic trick, ductwork funneling conditioned air to different rooms can cause some air to "disappear"— which could waste from 15 to 20 percent of the energy used to heat or cool the air. While sealing air ducts and proper insulation helps, another option is to bypass ducts with a ductless version of an air-source heat pump (DHP), also called a "mini-split" heat pump.
Small and versatile, ductless heat pumps have two main parts: an outdoor compressor/condenser and one or more indoor air-handling units. These components are linked by a cable (refrigerant line). Many systems offer up to four indoor units to condition different rooms, and some systems come with wireless remotes or wall-mounted control units.
According to CRN, these devices use an estimated 50 to 60 percent less energy than electric resistance for heating. DHPs are ideal for room additions where ductwork may not be possible, or for homes with "non-ducted" air conditioning such as window units. Indoor models can be mounted in the ceiling, hung on the wall or placed on the floor.
DHPs are costly — 30 percent more expensive than traditional central air systems (not including ductwork). Installation can also be tricky — if a system is too big for the space, energy will be wasted and the correct temperature may not be reached.
Innovation boosts efficiency
Heat pump technology isn't new — geothermal has been used since the 1940s — but innovations are improving performance and efficiency.
Dual-source heat pumps combine geothermal systems and air-source technologies. Though not as efficient as true geothermal systems, the device costs less than putting in a geothermal system and avoids some of air-source's pitfalls during cold weather.
Another technology advancement, two-speed compressors, condition the desired amount of air (heating or cooling capacity) needed at different times — standard compressors only operate at full capacity. Having this option reduces compressor wear and saves energy.
With all heat pumps, compressor design further enhances performance — a scroll compressor offers quieter operation and provides 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit of warmer air in heating mode, when compared to systems with traditional piston-driven compressors.
Some heat pumps offer variable-speed or dual-speed motors for fans (indoor and outdoor) that minimize drafts and keep air flowing at a comfortable rate.
Rebates and tax credits
Although heat pumps are more expensive than traditional air conditioning, rebates and tax credits can help cut the cost. A federal tax credit equal to 30 percent of the cost for materials and installation, with no limit on total project expenses, applies to geothermal heat pumps through Dec. 31, 2016. A list of requirements can be found at www.energystar.gov/taxcredits.
North Carolina offers a tax credit through Dec. 31, 2015, of up to $8,400 for geothermal heat pumps used for non-business purposes. To find more North Carolina energy-related incentives, check the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency at www.dsireusa.org.
North Carolina also offers a sales tax exemption on Energy Star-qualified air-source heat pumps during the first weekend of November.
Some electric cooperatives offer both rebates and low-cost loans for qualified heat pump installations. Contact your cooperative for more information.


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Great God, to Thee My Evening Song
31243, Hymns, Great God, to Thee My Evening Song, no. 164
1. Great God, to thee my evening song
With humble gratitude I raise;
Oh, let thy mercy tune my tongue
And fill my heart with lively praise.
2. My days, unclouded as they pass,
And ev'ry onward rolling hour
Are monuments of wondrous grace
And witness to thy love and pow'r.
3. With hope in thee mine eyelids close;
With sleep refresh my feeble frame.
Safe in thy care may I repose
And wake with praises to thy name.
Text: Anne Steele, 1716-1778
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It is possible to open a network interface to send frames at layer 2 (you craft a frame from link layer), or at layer 3 (you craft a frame from network layer), or at layer 4 (you craft a frame from transport layer).
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Rant begins here > So I'm reading that Bill O'Reilly doesn't understand why the tides roll in and out. Ask any sixth-grader. It's the moon's gravitational pull, or is "science" still a dirty word?
Science, why that's for the birds. Birds that are falling out of the sky that is. Wait, isn't that a sign of some foreboding apocalypse? Yikes. The gods, they must be angry. Wait, Angry Birds. Isn't that a game on the Intertubes? Ahh, it's all coming around again. Just like the Mayan Calendar. Wait, is this all leading up to 2012? Wait, that was a movie and movies are made by liberals and that means they believe in science. My mind is exploding!!!!111!!~


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Grocery Retailing in US (2017)
Grocery Retailing in US by Mintel Market Sizes provides you with annual year-end market size data, most recently updated in 2017.
This market covers supermarkets, discounters, specialists and traditional stores where groceries, drink and tobacco account for the largest share of sales. It excludes on-line specialists. Supermarkets are grocery based self-service stores; hypermarkets are large stores but where groceries account for the largest sector. Market volume is number of stores; market value is at total sales including sales tax.
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Monday, April 4th 12:10 - 1:00 PM: The topic is government websites including United States, New York and other states. Government sites offer a wealth of information and some of the resources available on these sites are part of the invisible web that you will not find using google.
Monday, April 4th 5:10 - 6:00 PM: Congressional Universe is a wonderful tool for U.S. Congressional research. Need to find a federal legislative history, what an expert has to say about a subject or trace the development of
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Wednesday, April 6th 11:10 - 12 noon: Will repeat the Congressional Universe workshop. This really is a great resource!
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Man, I love decorations like this SO much.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Garden Ghosts
Man, I love decorations like this SO much.
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- Necropolis said...
The simple things are typically the best. Maybe not artistically, but they just give a sense of the real spirit of Halloween. Just taking time to do something to decorate.
- October 13, 2010 at 12:30 PM
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I have some ghost lights that I traditionally hang in my dining room that looks similar. This year, I went to plug them in...but they'd shorted out! I'm now on the lookout for replacements, but I've kept my non-illuminated versions up....I just can't bear to part with them!
- October 14, 2010 at 1:55 PM
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Mar 2, 2011
PTC Therapeutics Announces Achievement of Milestone in BMI1 Collaboration with the Wellcome Trust
The collaboration began in June 2010 when the Wellcome Trust awarded PTC $5.4 million to support the development of drugs that target BMI1, a protein that has been linked to drug-resistant cancers. Using its proprietary screening technique known as GEMS™, PTC identified a lead chemical series that selectively reduces levels of BMI1. The goal of the program is to identify a drug candidate for the treatment of chemotherapy-resistant cancers.
"We are pleased to reach this first milestone in our collaboration with the Wellcome Trust on schedule," said Stuart W. Peltz, Ph.D., President and CEO of PTC Therapeutics. "We believe the therapeutic potential of a small-molecule inhibitor of BMI1 production is very significant. This milestone will support chemistry optimization efforts toward our next major goal of declaring a development candidate."
BMI1 has been implicated in a wide variety of cancers and has been demonstrated to contribute to therapeutic resistance and treatment failure. It acts by switching off regulatory pathways inside the cell that would normally stop cancer from developing. BMI1 is also thought to play a role in the survival and maintenance of tumor stem cells in many cancers, including central nervous system cancers such as glioblastoma. Since BMI1 is a factor necessary for tumor stem cell survival, reduction of this protein is likely to increase susceptibility of tumors to current chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments. Elevated levels of BMI1 in cancers such as glioblastoma are correlated with advanced tumor grade and a poor prognosis.
Rick Davis, Ph.D., Business Development Manager at the Wellcome Trust, said: "This is a significant step forward towards our shared goal of developing a potent BMI1 suppressor for drug-resistant cancer."
GEMS is PTC's novel and proprietary technology platform for the identification of small-molecules that modulate post-transcriptional control mechanisms. Compounds identified through the GEMS technology target processes that act through the regulatory regions of messenger RNA molecules. PTC has successfully employed the GEMS technology in drug discovery programs in oncology, infectious diseases, cardiovascular diseases and neuromuscular disorders. The most advanced compound identified through the GEMS technology is PTC299, a small-molecule inhibitor of VEGF expression currently in Phase 2 clinical trials for oncology.
The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation dedicated to achieving extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. It supports the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities. The Trust's breadth of support includes public engagement, education and the application of research to improve health. It is independent of both political and commercial interests. www.wellcome.ac.uk
PTC is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of orally administered small-molecule drugs that target post-transcriptional control processes. Post-transcriptional control processes regulate the rate and timing of protein production and are of central importance to proper cellular function. PTC's internally discovered pipeline addresses multiple therapeutic areas, including rare genetic disorders, oncology, and infectious diseases. PTC has developed proprietary technologies that it applies in its drug discovery activities and which are the basis for collaborations with leading biopharmaceutical companies such as Celgene, Genzyme, Merck, Pfizer and Roche. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.ptcbio.com.
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