luni, 16 septembrie 2013

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The Costumes of the Burning Man 2013

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 10:32 AM PDT

The most interesting costumes of the Burning Man 2013.


















Self Made Weapons Of Syria

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:33 AM PDT

And how many people die in the accidents with these weapons before they even get to use it?


















BBQ Crocodiles

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:19 AM PDT

Young crocodiles cooked on a grill.


















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On the Set of the "Breaking Bad"

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:53 AM PDT

Let's take a look behind the scenes of the "Breaking Bad" TV series.




















President Obama Speaks on the Shooting at the Washington, DC Navy Yard

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  Today's Statement

President Obama Speaks on the Shooting at the Washington, DC Navy Yard 

Today, before delivering remarks on the economy, President Obama gave a brief statement about the tragic events at the Washington Navy Yard:

I’ve been briefed by my team on the situation.  We still don’t know all the facts, but we do know that several people have been shot, and some have been killed.  So we are confronting yet another mass shooting -- and today, it happened on a military installation in our nation’s capital.

It’s a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel.  These are men and women who were going to work, doing their job, protecting all of us. They’re patriots, and they know the dangers of serving abroad -- but today, they faced unimaginable violence that they wouldn't have expected here at home.

So we offer our gratitude to the Navy and local law enforcement, federal authorities, and the doctors who’ve responded with skill and bravery.  I’ve made it clear to my team that I want the investigation to be seamless, so that federal and local authorities are working together.  And as this investigation moves forward, we will do everything in our power to make sure whoever carried out this cowardly act is held responsible.

In the meantime, we send our thoughts and prayers to all at the Navy Yard who’ve been touched by this tragedy.  We thank them for their service.  We stand with the families of those who’ve been harmed.  They’re going to need our love and support.  And as we learn more about the courageous Americans who died today -- their lives, their families, their patriotism -- we will honor their service to the nation they helped to make great.  And obviously, we're going to be investigating thoroughly what happened, as we do so many of these shootings, sadly, that have happened, and do everything that we can to try to prevent them.

 
 
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The Five-Year Anniversary of the Financial Crisis: A Look Back at the Progress We’ve Made

Five years ago this week, a financial crisis unlike any in generations rocked Wall Street -- turning a recession that was already hammering Main Street into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Upon taking office, the President acted with unprecedented speed to respond to the crisis and its impact on American families -- taking actions to stabilize the financial system, rescue the auto industry, and boost the economy by providing tax relief to working families and keeping teachers and first responders on the job. On the five-year anniversary of the crisis, the Administration has prepared a report that describes 15 key elements of the response to the financial crisis and where we find ourselves today.

Read the full report here.

President Obama's remarks on five year financial crisis anniversary

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the five-year anniversary of the financial crisis, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court Auditorium, Sept. 16, 2013. Joining the President on-stage and in the audience are small business owners, construction workers, homeowners, consumers, and tax cut recipients. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

 
 
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Weekly Address: Pursuing a Diplomatic Solution in Syria

President Obama follows up on his speech to the nation on Tuesday and describes the possibility for a diplomatic solution in Syria, partially because of the credible threat of U.S. military force.

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Tribute to Those Lost on September 11th

Last week, the President represented the US at the G20 in St. Petersburg, addressed the nation on the ongoing crisis in Syria, and honored the 12th anniversary of September 11th at the Pentagon and with a service project, while the Vice President highlighted infrastructure improvements and the First Lady traveled to Watertown, WI to ask Americans to drink more water.

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Ending Violence Against Women: 19 Years of Progress

Friday marked the 19th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). As the original author and champion of VAWA, Vice President Biden brought national attention to what had too-long been a hidden problem. 

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  Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

10:00 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

10:45 PM: The President meets with senior advisors

11:30 PM: The Vice President delivers remarks on importance of infrastructure investment to exports, economic competitiveness, and job creation in Charleston, SC

11:40 PM: The President delivers remarks to mark the five-year anniversary of the financial crisis 

12:30 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

2:45 PM: The Vice President delivers remarks on the importance of infrastructure investment to exports, economic competitiveness, and job creation in Savannah, GA

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Seth's Blog : Q&A: Linchpin: Will they miss you?

 

Q&A: Linchpin: Will they miss you?

Our series this week revolves around the book that has resonated more than any book I've ever published: Linchpin.

My innate optimism is amplified every time I hear of someone who received this book from a friend or colleague and trusted the process enough to actually read it. We're at a fork in the road as a culture and an economy, and the choice to race to the bottom frightens me.

Do we want to work with people that are better, or merely cheaper?

The question for this week's riff is, for the first time, rhetorical. Will they miss you?

That's what the book is about. In a post-industrial age, when jobs get commoditized as fast as possible, the only good ones left are the ones that must be done by a person, not a machine, must be done by someone figuring things out, must be done by an individual willing to put herself on the line.

In the most recent issue of Harvard Business Review, a new-Taylorist academic waxes rhapsodic about new wearable monitors being used at Tesco warehouses:

At a distribution center in Ireland, Tesco workers move among 87 aisles of three-story shelves. Many wear armbands that track the goods they’re gathering, freeing up time they would otherwise spend marking clipboards. A band also allots tasks to the wearer, forecasts his completion time, and quantifies his precise movements among the facility’s 9.6 miles of shelving and 111 loading bays. A 2.8-inch display provides analytical feedback, verifying the correct fulfillment of an order, for instance, or nudging a worker whose order is short.

... The efficiency gains it hoped for have been realized: From 2007 to 2012, the number of full-time employees needed to run a 40,000-square-foot store dropped by 18%. That pleases managers and shareholders—but not all workers, some of whom have complained about the surveillance and charged that the system measures only speed, not quality of work.

In this case, of course, the speed of work is the quality of the work. And another no-win job is created, because if someone leaves, another person fills that slot, instantly, and the departed worker is only missed if he often brought in pie for his co-workers at lunch.

In order to create real value going forward, we're going to have to ask harder questions, challenge the status quo and do work that can't possibly be measured or dictated by an armband.

We have to become the linchpin in the system, not a cog.

       

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