Oct
15
I recently become a member of Slow Food. Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment. It is about improving health, building community and making sure everyone can eat well.
Like language, food is a foundation of most cultures. In the US we have lost the pleasures and benefits of slow food for the efficiencies of fast food. By such we are loosing our culture and a connection to our community, our family ties to the daily rush. Some of my most pleasurable experience with friends and family is taking time out to dine with them.
I highly recommend checking out Slow Food USA.
http://www.slowfoodusa.org/
Oct
14
I really like this video.
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Oct
14
Photo by: Mark H. Anbinder
http://www.celebratethemacallan.com/lookup_event
For all you whiskey lovers out there, next Tuesday (10/21/2008) through Thursday (10/23/2008) at 6:30 – 8:00 pm and again 8:30 – 10:00 pm, Macallan is having a celebration at Fort Mason. What a better way to waist a good work week than with some whiskey huh?
Register Here:
http://www.celebratethemacallan.com/lookup_event
Location:
Fort Mason
1 Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
Oct
14
The San Francisco Department of Elections would like to provide you with important information about the upcoming November 4, 2008 Consolidated General Election.
Download a calendar reminder to vote: vote.vcs.ics
Important Dates and Deadlines:
- Early voting began October 6, 2008 on the ground floor of City Hall.
- The last day to register to vote is October 20, 2008. If you have moved, changed your name, or would like to change your party affiliation, you must re-register to vote.
- The last day to request a vote-by-mail is October 28, 2008.
The Voter Information Pamphlet (PDF), Information on the statewide measures can be found in the Voter Information Guide
You can now confirm your voter registration status online using the voter registration status lookup tool. The look-up tool will display information on your party affiliation and permanent vote-by-mail status. It will also provide you a sample of your ballot and the location of your polling place.
For more information on the upcoming election, visit the Department’s web site or call (415) 554-4375.
Oct
13
Please spread the word to new voters that no one can or will stop them from voting. There are NOT going to be police or federal agents waiting at polling places to arrest voters for outstanding tickets, unpaid taxes or alimony. The worst case scenario you may have to cast a provisional ballot, if for some reason you are not able to cast a normal ballot, which then won’t be counted until your issue is resolved.
Please try to remember to bring proper state issued photo ID (where required) and also try not to wear political paraphernalia into your polling place, although this is legal in most states, some places do not allow it.
Fresh Air on NPR is a show really worth listening to. You get it as a podcast from most major vendors including NPR.org. Terry Gross talks to her guests about dirty tricks and political manipulation of the voting process. It is truly mind blowing that people would try to take away others rights to vote so that they can win an election.
Here is the pod cast:
Fresh Air from WHYY
It includes:
‘In Justice’: David Iglesias On U.S. Attorney Firings
Voter Intimidation Efforts In Philadelphia
Voting Access In 10 Key States
Parsing The Politics Of ‘Main Street’
Oct
7
Even in my limited years of business experience, I know one thing that holds true about money, it drives behavior. So when my company looks at compensation plans, I always look at what results I want and method I would like them achieved before I put together a compensation plan. For example, if I want my team to give more focus on selling a certain product, I will put in tangible incentives if they achieve a high water mark, and I also put in penalties if they don’t achieve a low water mark. This way there is both a carrot and the stick approach. I also make sure that I set expectations on how they are allowed to achieve the goal, what the exact metrics for success and when their work will be audited so that there is less chance of failure all around. Sometimes I get it wrong, but most of the time this method gets the results I am looking for.
This bailout package defies conventional logic of a free market economy and in my opinion is a sham of global proportions. The “free market” is a carrot and stick model. If you build a business that does well, you earn money, and if you fail, you loose money, thus driving people to succeed. I know this I probably oversimplified but if the government rewards the individuals (note that a corporation is legally seen as its own entity) who have failed, then why would these individuals change their behavior? Why wouldn’t they just find yet another way to engage is high risk, high yield ventures that have short term success? I would gamble all the time if tax payers would just payoff my bad debts. The markets will not correct unless companies who are unsuccessful are allowed to fail. It shows poor judgment on both Obama and McCain for voting for this bailout.
The real crisis that should be addressed is that sound businesses can’t short term loans from each other. This is root of our current crisis. When companies can’t borrow money for a few weeks to cover payroll, then we have a true disaster. This is now in discussions and it should actually help, so why the bailout package?
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