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<title><![CDATA[CMG'09: "How do you analyze 100,000s of servers?"]]></title>
<link>http://scaleordie.com/2009/12/09/cmg09-how-do-you-analyze-100000s-of-servers/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>alq</dc:creator>
<guid>http://scaleordie.com/2009/12/09/cmg09-how-do-you-analyze-100000s-of-servers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Charles Loboz (microsoft) No homogeneous software/hardware/applications Access is often limited (e.g]]></description>
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<li>No homogeneous software/hardware/applications</li>
<li>Access is often limited (e.g. hotmail servers are off-limit)</li>
<li>In the old days, 1 server analyzed per day</li>
<li>Stopped using averages and stddev (because data are not normal)</li>
<li>Built 10-bin histograms for utilization</li>
<li>Even that is limited, because long tails are the ones triggering issues (e.g. bad queries triggering load, then all queries will pile up)</li>
<li>No one cares about utilization (except data geeks), only performance matters</li>
<li>Estimate utilization impact on performance with &#8220;Performance Impact Factor&#8221; (PIF): a weighted average of histograms, heavy utilization should be favored to make long tails more obvious, for CPU, for net, for IO</li>
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<p>Recipe</p>
<ul>
<li>Compute histograms</li>
<li>Compute PIFs for each server</li>
<li>Cross-tabulate PIFs to server names to tag servers as underused, overloaded, etc.</li>
<li>Store everything in a database</li>
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<p>Pitfalls</p>
<ul>
<li>PIF averages don&#8217;t mean anything</li>
<li>It&#8217;s good to tell a &#8220;dead-cold&#8221; server, but it&#8217;s not good to tell you that you have an issue, just that you have to investigate</li>
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<title><![CDATA[My first Black Friday ad?]]></title>
<link>http://belladomain.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/my-first-black-friday-ad/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>belladomain</dc:creator>
<guid>http://belladomain.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/my-first-black-friday-ad/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Geoff Tucker for shooting the video, then writing and coming up with the initial visual co]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Thanks to <a href="http://www.geofftucker.com">Geoff Tucker</a> for shooting the <a href="http://bit.ly/6aL6pf">video</a>, then writing and coming up with the initial visual concept for an ad, <a href="http://www.keithkaminski.com">Keith (Kaminski)</a> for taking the concept and running with it (hell yeah!), and then, of course, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marc-erickson/8/a0/47b">Marc Erickson</a> for participating and giving us full usage clearance. You guys ROCK! xo</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Way to Pay It Forward People!]]></title>
<link>http://belladomain.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/way-to-pay-it-forward-people/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>belladomain</dc:creator>
<guid>http://belladomain.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/way-to-pay-it-forward-people/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What a way to Pay It Forward people! Over 80 positive karma creators showed up at The Local Vine Thu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>What a way to Pay It Forward people! Over 80 positive karma creators showed up at The Local Vine Thursday night to contribute to the network effect created when a group of well-intentioned people gather to create some good karma and actually offer help to each other first.</p>
<p>I owe some serious gratitude to Karin Zabel, the new head of the networking team at the PSAMA (she took over for me in Aug), for being the brain child behind combing the forces of PIF Parties with the reach of the<a title="PSAMA web site" href="http://www.psama.org" target="_self"> Seattle-area American Marketing Association</a>. Thanks again Karin! I&#8217;ll definitely be on the lookout for other opportunities to co-host similar PIF-style events during the months to come.<a href="http://belladomain.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bd_sunflower_cupcakes.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1464 alignleft" title="Bella_Domain_Sunflower_cupcakes" src="http://belladomain.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bd_sunflower_cupcakes.jpg?w=300" alt="Sunflower Cupcakes courtesy of Bella Domain" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>And, while we did manage to sell a few copies of <a title="Link to &#34;I'm at a Networking Event--Now What???&#34; on Amazon" href="http://www.amazon.com/Im-Networking-Event-Now-What-Getting/dp/1600051669" target="_self">my new book (I&#8217;m at a Networking Event&#8211;Now What???</a>), the real &#8220;win&#8221; of the evening was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywUwuiAqmac">hearing the constant hum of the group</a> learning what other people were working on and what kind of help they needed right now.</p>
<p>All I can think is, what a great way to go into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and even found these <a title="Inc article " href="http://bit.ly/IncHnetwork" target="_self">Seven Tips for Networking Through the Holidays</a> from Keith Ferrazzi as a great reminder for us all. Happy Turkey Day!! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
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<title><![CDATA[Paying it forward]]></title>
<link>http://4ofwands.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/paying-it-forward/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Melia  Suez</dc:creator>
<guid>http://4ofwands.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/paying-it-forward/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When Hubby and I got unexpectedly pregnant after 11 years of no birth control, our friends and famil]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>When Hubby and I got unexpectedly pregnant after 11 years of no birth control, our friends and family were VERY generous in giving us everything we could possibly need for the baby.  My cousin&#8217;s son&#8217;s girlfriend is having her baby shower tomorrow.  I&#8217;m going to be giving her everything baby related that we still have yet no longer need.  She will be getting a 3 wheeled stroller that has a the baby carrier, 2 bases for the baby carrier, a portable crib, 2 diaper pails, 2 baby quilts, baby hangers and some overalls.  I could have attempted to sell these items but I think this is a better use of the spirit behind the items.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve also cobbled together a handy item from my craft supplies.  It is for turning burb clothes, towels and napkins into bibs.  It is a piece of ribbon with alligator clips on either end.  I&#8217;ve used a similar one for my son since he started feeding himself.  Very handy and easy to shove into a purse or diaper bag.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nostalgie]]></title>
<link>http://picaturaderoua.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/nostalgie/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zbordefluture</dc:creator>
<guid>http://picaturaderoua.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/nostalgie/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &#8221;Celor nascuti la inceputul anilor 60-70: - Vedem acum, in anul 2009, cum casa parintilor nos]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[world kindeness day - vrijdag de 13e]]></title>
<link>http://payitforwardnl.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/world-kindeness-day-vrijdag-de-13e/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://payitforwardnl.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/world-kindeness-day-vrijdag-de-13e/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tony Mac 04 Rational Code of Ethics” that fellow-Hubber Paraglider has proposed, “We are responsible]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Tony Mac 04<br />
Rational Code of Ethics” that fellow-Hubber Paraglider has proposed, “We are responsible first to each other and our future generations, then to all life on Earth.” Acting with kindness is recognising this responsibility, and doing something about it. read more at: <a href="http://" target="_blank">http://hubpages.com/</a><br />
LEAVE A LITTLE BEHIND</p>
<p>When you are given a warm, inviting smile<br />
Leave a little behind before you walk another mile</p>
<p>When you are given a friendly, encouraging lift up<br />
Leave a little behind to fill up another’s cup &#60;<a href="http://love4.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">lees meer&#8230;&#62;</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Top-50 punk-&auml;&auml;nitteet]]></title>
<link>http://piparnakkeli.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/top-50-punk-nitteet/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>piparnakkeli</dc:creator>
<guid>http://piparnakkeli.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/top-50-punk-nitteet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Punk in Finlandin keskustelulaudalla laitettiin pystyyn äänestys, jossa käyttäjiä kehotettiin listaa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="justify"><strong>Punk in Finlandin</strong> keskustelulaudalla laitettiin pystyyn äänestys, jossa käyttäjiä kehotettiin listaamaan ne itselleen tärkeät 50 punk-julkaisua. Luku 50 kuulostaa paljolta, mutta loppujen lopuksi se on todella pieni luku, varsinkin kun sai listata sekä albumeita että pikkujulkaisuja. Tuohon viiteenkymmeneen kun on loppujen lopuksi aika hankalaa karsinoida vain ne tärkeimmät. Jotakin esimerkiksi saattoi unohtua ja jotakin oli sitten pakko karsia pois. Onneksi ei tarvinnut vielä laittaa levyjä muuhun kuin aakkosjärjestykseen, muuten olisi mennyt jo liian vaikeaksi… Oma listani näyttää tältä:</p>
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<blockquote><p align="justify"><font size="2">013 &#8211; Takaisin Todellisuuteen LP       <br />Abduktio &#8211; Thermidor LP        <br />Adolescents &#8211; S/T LP        <br />Amebix &#8211; Arise! LP        <br />Another Sinking Ship &#8211; Legacy LP        <br />Anti-Cimex &#8211; Anarkist Attack EP        <br />Anti-Cimex &#8211; Raped Ass EP        <br />Appendix &#8211; Ei raha oo mun valuuttaa LP        <br />Bastards &#8211; Järjetön Maailma LP        <br />Cadgers/Kaaos &#8211; split EP        <br />Clash &#8211; London Calling LP        <br />Dead Kennedys &#8211; Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables LP        <br />Dead Kennedys &#8211; In God We Trust, Inc. EP         <br />Discharge &#8211; Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing LP        <br />Discharge &#8211; Never Again EP        <br />Discharge &#8211; Why EP        <br />Diskaaos &#8211; Sota on sotaa EP        <br />Exploited &#8211; Troops of Tomorrow LP        <br />G.B.H. &#8211; Leather, Bristles, Studs and Acne EP        <br />Heartburns &#8211; Fixin&#8217; to Die LP        <br />Kaaos &#8211; Ristiinnaulittu LP        <br />Kakka-Hätä 77 &#8211; WTC Räjähtää EP        <br />Kohu-63 &#8211; Pelimannimusaa EP        <br />Kollaa Kestää &#8211; Kollaa kostaa EP        <br />Kollaa Kestää &#8211; Jäähyväiset Aseille LP        <br />JMKE &#8211; Külmale Maale LP        <br />Juggling Jugulars &#8211; Nothing&#8217;s Finished LP        <br />Lama &#8211; S/T LP        <br />Maho Neitsyt &#8211; Vitustakos näistä tietää EP        <br />Nazi Death Camp &#8211; We&#8217;re Not Special, Just Retarded EP        <br />Oi Polloi &#8211; Mind the Bollocks EP        <br />Omaisuusvahinko &#8211; Sota maailmaa vastaan EP        <br />Personkrets 3:1 &#8211; Ruiner EP        <br />Ramones &#8211; Leave Home LP        <br />Ramones &#8211; Rocket to Russia LP        <br />Rattus &#8211; Ihmiset on sairaita EP        <br />Rattus &#8211; Rajoitettu ydinsota EP        <br />Riistetyt &#8211; Skitsofrenia LP        <br />Riistetyt &#8211; Tuomiopäivä EP        <br />So Much Hate &#8211; How We Feel LP        <br />Social Distortion &#8211; Mommy&#8217;s Little Monster LP        <br />Tampere SS &#8211; Sotaa E.P. EP        <br />Terveet Kädet &#8211; Terveet Kädet II EP        <br />Terveet Kädet &#8211; Ääretön joulu EP        <br />Turun Tauti &#8211; 130388 EP        <br />Unkind &#8211; Ei mitään LP        <br />V/A &#8211; Russian Bombs Finland LP        <br />V/A &#8211; Yalta Hi-Life LP        <br />Valse Triste &#8211; Hyvästi nielurisat EP        <br />Äpärät &#8211; Häiriköt tulee EP</font></p>
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<p align="justify">Tässäpä pureskeltavaa varsinkin niille, jotka eivät osaa edes nimetä noin montaa punk-levyä. Klassikoita ja uudempia levyjä. Tuossa on melko monta levyä joista en ole kirjoittanut vielä mitään. Ainoa, josta on tekstiä syntynyt, on Maho Neitsyen Vitustakos näistä tietää? En ole tosin vielä julkaissut sitä.</p>
<p align="justify">PIF:n topic, jossa äänestys on: <a title="http://www.punkinfinland.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&#38;t=2871&#38;start=0" href="http://www.punkinfinland.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&#38;t=2871&#38;start=0">http://www.punkinfinland.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&#38;t=2871&#38;start=0</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[il testimone - qualcosa di nuovo sui nostri teleschermi]]></title>
<link>http://jurgshouse.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/il-testimone-qualcosa-di-nuovo-sui-nostri-teleschermi/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jurgshouse</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jurgshouse.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/il-testimone-qualcosa-di-nuovo-sui-nostri-teleschermi/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[sebbene stia per iniziare la terza stagione, lo reputo uno dei programmi più innovativi e genuini ch]]></description>
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<p>sebbene stia per iniziare la terza stagione, lo reputo uno dei programmi più innovativi e genuini che la televisione italiana stia ospitando. ovviamente non è trasmesso da mediaset o rai, ma va in onda su mtv, network che il sottoscritto reputava per molte cose adatta a un pubblico non maggiore ai quattordici anni.</p>
<p>l&#8217;ideatore ed esecutore di questo programma è <em>pif</em>, al secolo <em>pierfrancesco diliberto</em>, dai più noto per la sua collaborazione con le iene. il programma è ideato, girato e montato da lui stesso, va in giro con una piccola telecamera comcorder a raccogliere testimonianze su mondi e occupazioni solitamente non tagliati dal mondo dei mass media, tutto condito con una vena molto ironica e sagace. le puntate ti appasionano, forse proprio per il fatto che non vi è retorica dietro a ciò che ci viene raccontato, ma solo pif e il suo occhio.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mtv.it/tv/programmi/serie/index.asp?id_prog=442" target="_blank">qui</a> il sito con le scorse due stagioni.</p>
<p>Jurg</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Pay It Forward - Craft Edition]]></title>
<link>http://quakingaspen.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/pay-it-forward-craft-edition/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>falwyn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://quakingaspen.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/pay-it-forward-craft-edition/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I got an incredibly awesome PIF from the wildly talented Bethany Actually &#8211; this rocking Gumba]]></description>
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I got an incredibly awesome PIF from the wildly talented <a href="http://bethanyactually.com">Bethany Actually</a> &#8211; this rocking Gumball mug. It&#8217;s camouflage Gumball! It makes me deeply happy. [Please note that I don't do pottery, so the chances of you getting a mug from me are slim to none.]</p>
<p>So now, at last I&#8217;m paying it forward myself &#8211; Pay it Forward – The Blog Edition. Here’s how it works:</p>
<ol>
<li>Be one of the first 3 people with a blog (or Flickr or Twitter or Facebook account maybe; but preferably blog) to leave a comment on this post, and I will send you a handmade gift within 365 days!</li>
<li>You then need to post the Pay It Forward challenge on your own blog and make a gift also for your first 3 commenters and so on it goes.</li>
</ol>
<p>You can make anything you want for your PIF. I don&#8217;t know yet what I&#8217;ll make for you, should you be one of the first three (though feel free to make suggestions, no promises on those though). It could be sewn, crocheted, or scrapbook-ish; possibly Gumball related, possibly not; I might even think of writing you a personalized poem. We shall see.</p>
<p>Ready, set, go!</p>
<p>P.S. In keeping with the real life theme of the month, may I just say that if an office says it will be open at 9, it should really be open at 9. Especially when they CLAIM to want my money. So there.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[It's not you, it's them]]></title>
<link>http://belladomain.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/its-not-you-its-them/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>belladomain</dc:creator>
<guid>http://belladomain.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/its-not-you-its-them/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I just received confirmation that my first “real” book is NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON, so I felt it appr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I just received confirmation that my first “real” book is <a title="Order copies of the book here!" href="http://bit.ly/BD1109amzn" target="_self">NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON</a>, so I felt it appropriate to commemorate the occasion with a blog post that explains why I wrote the book in the first place.</p>
<div id="attachment_1356" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://bit.ly/BD1109amzn"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1356" title="I'm at a Networking Event--Now What??? the book" src="http://belladomain.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/book_4_real1.jpg?w=150" alt="The first copy of &#34;I'm at a Networking Event--Now What???&#34; by Sandy Jones-Kaminski of Bella Domain, LLC" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The 1st copy of &#34;I&#39;m at a Networking Event--Now What???&#34; </p></div>
<p>Also, since I’ve started having to explain what my new book is about to total strangers (airplane seatmates, wedding table mates, and so far 1 press person – OMG!) I’ve become acutely aware of exactly what it is about the book that initially appeals to the folks that don’t know me or what I refer to as my “How do you not know this?” corner of the world. So, I thought I’d share a few of the questions I’ve been asked and how I answered them.</p>
<p>Stranger:  So, what’s your book about?</p>
<p>Me:  Well, the title is, “<a title="Order copies of the book here!" href="http://bit.ly/BD1109amzn" target="_self">I’m at a Networking Event—Now What???</a>” (I usually then pause and wait for the giggling to subside). It’s a practical guide to getting the most out of any networking event, and if you read it you’ll feel like you spent some time with a fairly entertaining, tell-it-like-it-is networking coach.</p>
<p>Stranger: What made you want to write a book about networking?</p>
<p>Me:  There were 2 things:</p>
<p>1)   I was tired of all the bad behavior I was encountering at the majority of the networking events I’d been attending and I also wanted to help the folks in the 80% group of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle">Pareto Principle</a> out there that just don’t seem to be fans of the activity. I’ve found that besides some of them being shy, most usually aren’t fans as a result of having been on the receiving end of some of the aforementioned bad behavior such as watching someone scan the nametags of others while they&#8217;re supposedly listening to you, and</p>
<p>2)   Then, there’s the fairly well-documented phenomenon in the Seattle area called the “<a title="Bella Domain blog post about the Seattle Freeze" href="http://belladomain.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/seattle-freeze-stuff/" target="_self">Seattle Freeze</a>” (you can Google this) which relates to the arms-length-only friendliness of the Puget Sound area in general, and the lack of genuine welcome many new settlers to the area often experience.</p>
<p>Both factors motivated me to start hosting what I started calling <a title="Bella Domain PIF Party page" href="http://belladomain.wordpress.com/pif-parties-networking/" target="_blank">Pay It Forward (PIF) Parties</a>, and then I wrote a few white papers earlier this year on my “12 Rules of Networking.”</p>
<p>The response to the above generated lots of interest (1200+ downloads of my white paper), as well as the encouragement to write a book, and that gets us back to where I started.  As I was working on the book, I was always on the lookout for supporting evidence for my own theories and beliefs about networking best practices, and while I liked to think of them as rules (as in etiquette), I kept finding proof that they’re also the most effective.</p>
<p>For instance, one of the studies I site in the book comes from the folks at <a href="http://www.upmo.com/knowledge/recent-research.html" target="_self">Upwardly Mobile Inc.</a> and the <a href="http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/">Graziadio School of Business Ma</a><a href="http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/">nagement a</a><a href="http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/">t Pepperdine University</a>. They conducted a study on the habits of what they call, “elite networkers” and their behaviors as they relate to networking in general.</p>
<p><em>Finding worth sharing #1:<strong> </strong>70% of executives credit networking as THE activity that leads to career opportunities, and 75% of study respondents said they spend fewer than two hours each week directly managing their networks. Bottom line: If done right, you can spend a manageable amount of time on it.</em></p>
<p>Have you actually developed reciprocal and quality relationships with your contacts? Can you count on them when you need a favor? Do they know that you’re there for them when they need the favor? These are the key questions most elite networkers can answer positively.</p>
<p><em>Finding worth sharing #2:<strong> </strong>Not surprisingly, the study notes that most people approach networking fairly ineffectively. They focus on quantity of contacts instead of the most important factor—the depth of the relationship (or my interpretation – trust between the 2 parties a.k.a. good social capital<a href="#_ftn1">[1]</a>).</em></p>
<p>I’ve noticed loads written about whether people will recommend you or not as the ideal measure, and while that matters if your only goal for networking is getting more leads (whether they be job or biz/sales related), <em>I believe that good social capital should be the real goal</em>. I strive to cultivate quality relationships that often turn into friendships where a natural by-product is that I know when/if I need some help or a favor I can unhesitatingly reach out and ask for what it is I need, actually receive it directly or indirectly, and then work to make certain that others know they can count on the same from me.</p>
<p>But back to the idea that “It’s not you, it’s them.” I also wrote my book because I wanted to encourage reluctant networkers to recognize that it&#8217;s not their fault that the person scanning the other nametags is doing so. You&#8217;re not boring &#8212; they&#8217;re just RUDE! And, I believe that we can help rehabilitate these people at the networking events we attend by “flipping the script,” and instead of being passive and waiting for someone to ask what brought you to the event, so that you can launch into what probably feels like a canned elevator pitch you may have even paid some coach to develop for you, you can act as if you’re walking into a gathering of your closest friends, and simply beat the other person to the punch and ask them what they’re working on these days and whether they need help with anything in their life right now. The idea is that by setting the example of showing genuine interest, and potential assistance, the recipient will hopefully follow your lead and respond in kind so you can actually have a meaningful conversation. And, if they don’t, you’ve just learned that you should save yourself a whole bunch of time, follow-up and trouble, and politely move on.</p>
<p><a href="http://belladomain.wordpress.com/pif-parties-networking"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-217 alignleft" title="pif_logo1" src="http://belladomain.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/pif_logo1.jpg?w=150" alt="pif_logo1" width="150" height="146" /></a>Based on my own experience, many of the Google alerts I’ve been reading, and the popularity of the PIF Parties I’ve hosted or attended, <em>offering help to others first</em> appears to be an approach that’s really starting to catch on. Hopefully, <a title="I'm at a Networking Event--Now What??? on Amazon" href="http://bit.ly/BD1109amzn" target="_self">my book</a> will provide the encouragement to get folks confidently back out there, and maybe I&#8217;ll get to meet them at an event soon because, quite frankly, I’m a little tired of running into most of the same usual suspects (a.k.a the 20%) at the networking events I attend. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />  I welcome the opportunity to meet some new people in the New Year!</p>
<p>[1] Social capital is defined as the resources such as information, ideas or support that individuals are able to procure by virtue of their relationships with other people. The uniqueness of social capital is that it is relational…it only exists when it is SHARED.</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Since my last one in Nov of 2008, I can&#8217;t even tell you how many times I&#8217;ve been asked when I was having another Pay It Forward (PIF) Party. Well, <strong>I&#8217;m</strong> not actually having one, but Seattle&#8217;s chapter of the American Marketing Association is, and I was thrilled when they told me and then asked if I&#8217;d co-host their version of a PIF Party with them. Boy, talk about paying it forward. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>If you&#8217;re in or near Belltown/Seattle (or will be) on Thur, Nov 19, from 6-8 pm, please mark your calendars so you can start off the Thanksgiving holiday season on the right foot by attending what they&#8217;re calling &#8220;Thankful for your Network.&#8221;</p>
<p>Details about the event can be found <a title="PSAMA's details on Nov 19 PIF event and book launch for I'm at a Networking Event--Now What???" href="http://bit.ly/AMAPIF" target="_blank">HERE</a>. And, yes, we&#8217;ll be selling the first 100 copies of my new book titled, &#8220;<a href="http://astore.amazon.com/belldoma-20/detail/1600051669">I&#8217;m at a Networking Event&#8211;Now What???</a>&#8221; that night.  And, if you buy a book, I&#8217;ll be more than happy to sign your copy/copies if you ask me to. I say copies because I do think the book could be a great gift for folks you know that could use a &#8220;networking coach-in-a-book&#8221; or maybe just some help further developing their networking muscle.</p>
<p>I really hope to see you there and thanks in advance for helping me spread the word!<br />
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<description><![CDATA[Help me pay it forward this winter&#8230; please!! I want to help pay it forward this winter. I woul]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Help me pay it forward this winter&#8230; please!!</strong><br />
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I want to help pay it forward this winter. I would like to, with your help, knit for those living on the streets and down on their luck. I would like to have people send me information on their preferred charity that helps the homeless. Ideally I&#8217;d like to keep it local (within North America) but I&#8217;m going to literally draw a name from a hat.</p>
<p>So please comment or email me at msdalj@gmail.com</p>
<p>Thank you !!</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[&#160; Vediamo adesso in dettaglio quali sono le modalità di partecipazione delle aziende ai Progett]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="justify">&#160; <a href="http://scienziatodelcibo.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/progettofiliera.jpg"><img title="progettofiliera" style="border-right:0;border-top:0;display:inline;margin-left:0;border-left:0;margin-right:0;border-bottom:0;" height="110" alt="progettofiliera" src="http://scienziatodelcibo.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/progettofiliera_thumb.jpg?w=127&#038;h=110" width="127" align="left" border="0" /></a>Vediamo adesso in dettaglio quali sono le modalità di partecipazione delle aziende ai Progetti Integrati di Filiera (PIF): l’avviso mette a disposizione delle imprese agricole di trasformazione di prodotti agricoli afferenti alla medesima filiera circa 200 milioni di euro, in grado di generare investimenti complessivi di quasi 400 milioni di euro.     <br />Le risorse sono ripartite tra tutte le principali filiere agricole regionali (cerealicola, olivicola, ortoflorofrutticola, vitivinicola, lattiero-casearia, zootecnica da carne, silvicola) in misura proporzionale al loro peso economico e sociale, premiando comunque le filiere in grado di esprimere maggiore progettualità. </p>
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<p align="justify">Attraverso il PIF si coinvolgono una pluralità di soggetti per realizzare investimenti singoli, distinti ma coordinati tra loro, per l’ammodernamento delle aziende agricole e forestali, il miglioramento delle strutture di trasformazione, il miglioramento della qualità e la valorizzazione commerciale dei prodotti, il trasferimento delle conoscenze e la consulenza alle aziende agricole, l’introduzione di innovazioni tecnologiche.     <br />I PIF sono caratterizzati da un accordo formale tra i soggetti aderenti &#8211; che si debbono costituire in forma di Associazione Temporanea di Imprese o Associazione Temporanea di Scopo o Consorzio o Società Consortile &#8211; che definisca in maniera chiara le relazioni e i legami tra le imprese.     <br />Le imprese, a cui è garantita la libera partecipazione al PIF, si impegnano a perseguire l’obiettivo comune di incrementare i rapporti tra di loro, funzionale a risultati commerciali più remunerativi e a collocazioni sui mercati più certe. Coerentemente con questa finalità, i criteri di valutazione dei PIF premiano soprattutto i raggruppamenti nei quali aumentino i conferimenti dai produttori agricoli alle imprese di trasformazione che, a loro volta, privilegino le acquisizione di prodotto di base dalle imprese aderenti al PIF, nonché la sussistenza di accordi con la GDO e altre forme e canali di commercializzazione delle produzioni.     <br />Inoltre, i criteri di valutazione premiano i PIF che coinvolgano più imprenditori agricoli, prevedendo che <b>almeno il 25%</b> <b>degli investimenti dei progetti presentati debba riguardare proprio le imprese agricole</b>, ciò al fine di promuovere una loro più sicura e diffusa partecipazione.     <br />Per garantire la creazione di PIF equilibrati in relazione alla filiera di appartenenza e dalle dimensioni né troppo modeste né troppo elevate<b>, le risorse disponibili per singolo PIF</b> variano tra livelli minimi e massimi – differenziati per filiera &#8211; <b>compresi tra circa 150.000 euro e 12.750.000 euro</b>.</p>
<p align="justify">Nella tabella seguente (estratta dall’Avviso Pubblico) c’è il prospetto dei minimi e dei massimali di di investimento nell’ambito di un Progetto.    <br /><a href="http://scienziatodelcibo.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/clip_image002.jpg"><img title="clip_image002" style="border-right:0;border-top:0;display:inline;border-left:0;border-bottom:0;" height="214" alt="clip_image002" src="http://scienziatodelcibo.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/clip_image002_thumb.jpg?w=496&#038;h=214" width="496" border="0" /></a></p>
<p align="justify">I PIF possono attivare le seguenti misure dell’ASSE I:    <br />- misura 111 Azioni nel campo della <strong>formazione professionale e dell’informazione</strong> (con una quota <strong>max del 2%</strong> sul totale dell’investimento previsto);     <br />misura 114 Utilizzo dei servizi di consulenza da parte degli imprenditori agricoli e forestali;     <br />- misura 121 <strong>Ammodernamento delle aziende agricole</strong> (quota <strong>minima del 25%</strong> sul totale dell’investimento previsto);     <br />- misura 122 Accrescimento del valore economico delle foreste;     <br />- misura 123 Accrescimento del valore aggiunto dei prodotti agricoli e forestali (cioè <strong>investimenti nell’ambito delle aziende di trasformazione e commercializzazione, i quali devono rappresentare max il 70%</strong> dell’investimento totale);     <br />- misura 124 Cooperazione per lo sviluppo di nuovi prodotti, processi e tecnologie nel settore alimentare;     <br />- misura 132 Sostegno agli agricoltori che partecipano ai sistemi di qualità alimentare;     <br />- misura 133 Sostegno alle associazioni di produttori per attività di informazione e promozione riguardo ai prodotti che riguardano i sistemi di qualità alimentare.</p>
<p align="justify">La redazione e presentazione dei PIF, che si dovrà concludere entro 90 giorni dalla pubblicazione dell’avviso, sarà supportata dall’Area Politiche per lo Sviluppo Rurale sia con azioni di informazione ed assistenza che con l’ausilio di un software dedicato, disponibile sul sito della Regione, attraverso il quale, inoltre, la procedura selettiva si svolgerà in tempi rapidissimi. </p>
<p align="justify">Quelli seguenti sono i requisiti che devono soddisfare i progetti da presentare:</p>
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<div align="justify">Evidenza dell’impegno tra i soggetti aderenti al PIF, che vincoli gli stessi alla realizzazione effettiva degli investimenti e che impegni i singoli soggetti aderenti a realizzare le iniziative previste e che individui il soggetto delegato dal PIF a rappresentarlo nei rapporti con la Regione;</div>
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<div align="justify">copia della documentazione inerente la forma di garanzia reciproca relativamente all’attuazione del PIF e alle eventuali revoche dei finanziamenti concessi;</div>
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<div align="justify">attestazione della sostenibilità finanziaria rilasciata da Istituto di Credito a favore di ogni soggetto aderente e beneficiario delle misure 121, 122, 123 e 124.</div>
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<p align="justify">Il <strong>Master Plan</strong> deve riportare in modo chiaro i seguenti elementi:</p>
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<div align="justify">denominazione del progetto PIF;</div>
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<div align="justify">descrizione delle strategie e degli obiettivi generali del PIF, caratteristiche delle operazioni proposte;</div>
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<div align="justify">indicazione dei dati anagrafici, delle caratteristiche strutturali ed economiche delle imprese aderenti;</div>
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<div align="justify">descrizione delle relazioni intercorrenti tra i soggetti aderenti, degli accordi e degli impegni, con quantificazione dei flussi commerciali tra gli stessi;</div>
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<div align="justify">descrizione analitica e documentata dei processi di costruzione delle relazioni alla base della definizione del PIF e di condivisione dei contenuti di questo;</div>
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<div align="justify">principali caratteristiche tecniche e finanziarie dei progetti dei singoli soggetti con indicazione del volume di investimento previsto a valere sulle misure del PSR ricomprese nel PIF, ivi compresi gli elementi utili a valutarne la cantierabilità;</div>
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<div align="justify">sintesi della complessiva pianificazione finanziaria del PIF;</div>
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<div align="justify">individuazione e quantificazione delle nuove e/o modificate relazioni tra i soggetti aderenti al PIF;</div>
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<div align="justify">cronoprogramma di attuazione dei singoli progetti e complessivo del PIF.</div>
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<p align="justify">Fonti: Regione Puglia, Puglianews</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>scienziatodelcibo</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="justify">Approvato, con atto dirigenziale <a href="http://www.regione.puglia.it/web/files/agricoltura/determina_avviso_filiera.pdf">n.2462/2009</a> del Servizio Agricoltura, l’ <a href="http://www.regione.puglia.it/web/files/agricoltura/avviso_progetti_filiera.pdf">Avviso pubblico</a> per la selezione di Progetti Integrati di Filiera (PIF) presentati da soggetti in accordo tra loro operanti sull&#8217;intero territorio regionale. Bando e provvedimento di approvazione sono pubblicati nel Bollettino ufficiale regionale n.162 del 15 ottobre 2009</p>
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<p align="justify">Il PIF rappresenta uno strumento attuativo del Programma di Sviluppo Rurale della Puglia 2007-2013, finalizzato al coinvolgimento di una pluralità di soggetti nell’ambito di una specifica filiera, per la realizzazione di investimenti singoli, distinti, ma coordinati tra loro, in grado di produrre l’ammodernamento delle aziende agricole e forestali, la valorizzazione commerciale dei prodotti, il trasferimento delle conoscenze e l’introduzione delle innovazioni tecnologiche per il miglioramento della qualità .    <br />I soggetti interessati devono costituirsi&#160; in uno dei seguenti raggruppamenti:     <br />ATI (Associazioni Temporanea di Impresa);&#160; <br />ATS (Associazione Temporanea di Scopo);     <br />Consorzio;     <br />Società Consortile.     <br />Le procedure per la selezione dei PIF si articolano in due principali fasi:     <br />1ª fase per la presentazione dei PIF, l&#8217;istruttoria, la valutazione e la formulazione della graduatoria provvisoria;     <br />2ª fase per la presentazione dei progetti dei singoli soggetti a valere sulle misure del PSR, istruttoria e valutazione dei progetti, valutazione complessiva del PIF e dei progetti dei singoli soggetti e formulazione della graduatoria definitiva per ciascuna filiera.     <br />La domanda, comprensiva del Master Plan, come indicato nell&#8217;avviso, deve essere compilata per via telematica, redatta secondo lo schema disponibile nel sito istituzionale a partire dal 16 novembre 2009.     <br />La stessa deve essere inviata , insieme con il Master Plan, per via telematica entro <strong>90 giorni</strong> dalla data di pubblicazione del bando nel Bollettino ufficiale della Regione.&#160; <br />Copia della domanda e del Master Plan devono essere stampati, sottoscritti dal rappresentante legale del raggruppamento, ed inviati in plico chiuso, riportante l’indicazione del mittente e l’apposizione della dicitura: <strong>- NON APRIRE – “Programma di Sviluppo Rurale della Regione Puglia 2007-2013, Asse 1</strong> <strong>– “Contiene la documentazione richiesta per la partecipazione all’avviso pubblico Progetti Integrati di Filiera (PIF)”</strong> al seguente indirizzo:     <br />Regione Puglia     <br />Area Politiche per lo Sviluppo Rurale &#8211; Servizio Agricoltura     <br />Lungomare Nazario Sauro, 45/47     <br />70121 Bari     <br />L’invio del plico deve avvenire entro<strong> 90 giorni</strong> dalla data di pubblicazione del&#160; bando nel Bollettino ufficiale della Regione.</p>
<p align="justify">Fonte: Regione Puglia</p>
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<td><a title="Post it to Digg!" href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&#38;url=http://www.scienziatodelcibo.it&#38;title=avviso PIF" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/rahulso/WindowsLiveWriter/IconsfordifferentSocialBookmarkingSites_B387/digg14.png" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><a title="Post it to Facebook!" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.scienziatodelcibo.it&#38;t=avviso PIF" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/photos/james/images/1765319/original.aspx" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><a title="Post it to Magnolia!" href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarklet/add?url=http://www.scienziatodelcibo.it&#38;title=avviso PIF" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/rahulso/WindowsLiveWriter/IconsfordifferentSocialBookmarkingSites_B387/magnolia4.png" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><a title="Post it to Shadow!" href="http://www.shadows.com/bookmark/saveLink.rails?page=http://www.scienziatodelcibo.it&#38;title=avviso PIF" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/rahulso/WindowsLiveWriter/IconsfordifferentSocialBookmarkingSites_B387/shadows6.png" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><a title="Post it to Spurl!" href="http://www.spurl.net/spurl.php?v=3&#38;url=http://www.scienziatodelcibo.it&#38;title=avviso PIF" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/rahulso/WindowsLiveWriter/IconsfordifferentSocialBookmarkingSites_B387/spurl8.png" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><a title="Post it to Technorati!" href="http://technorati.com/faves/?add=http://www.scienziatodelcibo.it&#38;title=avviso PIF" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/rahulso/WindowsLiveWriter/IconsfordifferentSocialBookmarkingSites_B387/technora4.png" border="0" /></a></td>
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<link>http://notemari.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/activeaza-premii-cu-o-banda-desenata-2/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>notemari</dc:creator>
<guid>http://notemari.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/activeaza-premii-cu-o-banda-desenata-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Asociatia Filatelistilor din Judetul Cluj, Centrul Cultural Francez din Cluj si NoteMari.ro iti prem]]></description>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;">Asociatia Filatelistilor din Judetul Cluj, Centrul Cultural Francez din Cluj si NoteMari.ro iti premiaza imaginatia, simtul umorului si talentul de desenator.<br />
Trimite o banda desenata scanata, pe adresa info@notemari.ro, pana la data de 15 octombrie si te anuntam castigator, in data de 16 octombrie, la targul de carte Toamna Cartilor din Cluj (organizat de Centrul Cultural Francez in fata Casei Matei, in perioada 15-17 octombrie).<br />
Premiul I – un pachet de colectie cu revista de benzi desenate Piff<br />
+ Tom et Kissaitou à la ville &#8211; CD-audio (textes et chansons) &#8211; 1 exemplar<br />
+ Tom et Kissaitou à la plage &#8211; CD-audio (textes et chansons) &#8211; 1 exemplar<br />
+ Tom et Kissaitou à la ferme &#8211; CD-audio (textes et chansons) &#8211; 1 exemplar<br />
+ Balazard Simone &#8211; Zita Sol &#8211; éditions Dlammarion &#8211; Castor Poche &#8211; 1 exemplar<br />
+ Moi je lis &#8211; Jeux (charades, jeux quiz), 132 pages + 1 crayon cadeau &#8211; édition Milan Jeunesse &#8211; 1 exemplar<br />
+ un abonament la www.notemari.ro pentru 3 luni<br />
+ 90 puncte pentru seiful tau de membru NoteMari<br />
Premiul II &#8211; un pachet de colectie cu revista de benzi desenate Piff<br />
+ Mazard Claire / Ferrandez Jacques &#8211; Opération Marcelin, édition Nathan &#8211; 1 exemplar<br />
+ Moi je lis &#8211; Jeux (charades, jeux quiz), 132 pages + 1 crayon cadeau &#8211; édition Milan Jeunesse &#8211; 1 exemplar<br />
+ un abonament la www.notemari.ro pentru 2 luni<br />
+ 60 puncte pentru seiful tau de membru NoteMari<br />
Premiul III &#8211; un pachet de colectie cu revista de benzi desenate Piff<br />
+ Mazard Claire / Ferrandez Jacques &#8211; Opération Marcelin, édition Nathan &#8211; 1 exemplar<br />
+ Moi je lis &#8211; Jeux (charades, jeux quiz), 132 pages + 1 crayon cadeau &#8211; édition Milan Jeunesse &#8211; 1 exemplar<br />
+ un abonament la www.notemari.ro pentru 1 luna<br />
+ 30 puncte pentru seiful tau de membru NoteMari</p>
<p>Toate benzile desenate vor fi postate pe site si colegii tai vor putea sa te voteze.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;">Participa la concurs si primesti 5 puncte in seiful tau de pe notemari.ro!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Offrez-vous un petit coup de vieux]]></title>
<link>http://rvrenard.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/offrez-vous-un-petit-coup-de-vieux/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rvrenard</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rvrenard.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/offrez-vous-un-petit-coup-de-vieux/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Going back to my roots D&#8217;accord, ça ne nous rajeunit pas mais un petit flash back de temps en ]]></description>
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<p><strong>Going back to my roots<br />
<span style="font-weight:normal;">D&#8217;accord, ça ne nous rajeunit pas mais un petit flash back de temps en temps, ça fait quand même du bien. Ah, nostalgie, quand tu nous tient. Alors, foncez sur www.coupdevieux.fr et retrouvez les séries tv, les feuilletons, les gadgets qui ont bercé votre jeunesse : Murphy, le gorille, Judoboy, Génies en herbe, la bande de Parker Lewis, Sega (c&#8217;est plus fort que toi), les Benny B, N&#8217;oubliez pas votre brosse à dents, Pif gadget, Bioman, le YES goût noisettes ou chocolat, les Musclés, les Crados, Coucou, c&#8217;est nous, les Minikeums, des vieilles pubs bien ringardes, &#8230; avec les vidéos des génériques, des liens, des photos des stars de l&#8217;époque (hier et aujourd&#8217;hui). C&#8217;est tout simple et on s&#8217;y promène avec bonheur (avec qui?). On peut même y laisser un commentaire et partager ses petits retours dans votre enfance.<br />
Le site : <a href="http://www.coup-de-vieux.fr">www.coupdevieux.fr </a></span></strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Pif et Hercule]]></title>
<link>http://onelion.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/pif-et-hercule/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>onelion</dc:creator>
<guid>http://onelion.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/pif-et-hercule/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pif şi Hercule este un serial animat creat de televiziunea franceză de către Arnal (José Cabreco). P]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Pif</strong> şi <strong>Hercule</strong> este un serial animat creat de televiziunea franceză de către Arnal (José Cabreco).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Pif</strong> este un câine rău intenţionat şi prietenos este total opus cu prietenul său motanul <strong>Hercule</strong>, el fiind viclean şi şmecher.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Vă mai aduceţi aminte de &#8220;Pif şi Hercule&#8221;?!Acest serial îl <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSoDgfoVlcQ">urmăream</a> pe Tvr 2 cu ani în urmă. Merveilleux  souvenirs!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Mexico’s Satin Dolls mark collaboration of dance4life and Pifworld]]></title>
<link>http://pifworld.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/mexico%e2%80%99s-satin-dolls-mark-collaboration-of-dance4life-and-pifworld/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mariechristien</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[We are proud to present the launch of dance4life’s project in Mexico today. Especially exciting abou]]></description>
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<p>We are proud to present the launch of dance4life’s project in Mexico today. Especially exciting about the partnership between dance4life and Pifworld is the Ambassadorship of Mexico’s Satin Dolls.</p>
<p>Popular in Latin America, this band became dance4life Ambassadors in May this year. These Mexican musicians became the first Ambassadors for the project in Mexico to show their support for the global youth movement. With a worldwide fan base, dance4life is proud to welcome them as Ambassador.</p>
<p>The Satin Dolls: <em>“What we like about dance4life is their way of introducing youth to the knowledge and skills they need to lead a healthy and full life. It’s very gratifying to see how information is communicated from one young person to another. We are very thankful to dance4life for making us part of this movement”</em>. With the support of the Satin Dolls dance4life hopes to raise 10,000 euros for their school projects in Mexico.</p>
<p>dance4life empowers young people to take action themselves to push back HIV and AIDS. dance4life Mexico needs support to ensure that they can inspire as many kids in school as possible.</p>
<p>You can, together with the Satin Dolls, empower school kids in Mexico. Donate to <a href="http://www.pifworld.com/#/project/Danceempowersyouth/62/overview" target="_blank"> dance empowers youth</a> and invite your friends to support you! As we say, play it forward.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pifworld.com/#/player/Femke/112/overview" target="_blank">Femke</a><br />
The Pif Team</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Partytime!]]></title>
<link>http://pifworld.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/partytime/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mariechristien</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pifworld.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/partytime/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You couldn’t have missed it; after weeks of preparation, this Sunday we celebrated the official laun]]></description>
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<p>You couldn’t have missed it; after weeks of preparation, this Sunday we celebrated the official launch of Pifworld with our Do good, feel good Party. People from all over united to celebrate the first successes of Pifworld. A great atmosphere, karaoke at the toilet, live music, DJ’s..Wow, what a party!</p>
<p>With over 450  party people in the house and live band Orange Grove on stage the crowd went crazy. Add DJ Poppy James, dance4life DJ Jesse Voorn and DJ Fabian Krausz to that and you have a party people will remember for quite some time.  Missed it? No problem. Let’s play forward the party vibe forward at Pifworld! Find your project now and start groovin’ for a better world.</p>

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<title><![CDATA[Ce sera grade E pour tout le monde !]]></title>
<link>http://bachaka.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/ce-sera-grade-e-pour-tout-le-monde/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bachaka</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bachaka.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/ce-sera-grade-e-pour-tout-le-monde/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ce dimanche, je vais m&#8217;occuper de la partie Search Player de SF4db. Chaque joueur présent dans]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Ce dimanche, je vais m&#8217;occuper de la partie<em> Search Player</em> de SF4db. Chaque joueur présent dans la base de données se verra attribuer un petite lettre (A,B, C, D, E) correspondant <span style="text-decoration:underline;">grosso modo</span> à son <em>niveau</em>. Quel <em>grade</em> attribuer aux<strong> joueurs français</strong> ? Je crois qu&#8217;à quelques exceptions près ce sera un <strong>grade E</strong>. Hahaha. Bon je retourne finir tout ça !</p>
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<title><![CDATA[I negozi del Km Zero]]></title>
<link>http://scienziatodelcibo.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/i-negozi-del-km-zero/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>scienziatodelcibo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://scienziatodelcibo.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/i-negozi-del-km-zero/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Come garantire i prezzi ai produttori dei prodotti agroalimentari? Seguendo l’esempio della Regione ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="justify"><a href="http://scienziatodelcibo.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/imagescagv5q091.jpg"><img title="imagesCAGV5Q09" style="display:inline;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;border-width:0;" height="120" alt="imagesCAGV5Q09" src="http://scienziatodelcibo.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/imagescagv5q09_thumb.jpg?w=121&#038;h=120" width="121" align="left" border="0" /></a> Come garantire i prezzi ai produttori dei prodotti agroalimentari? Seguendo l’esempio della Regione Lazio: i prodotti tipici e i prodotti biologici della regione sono in vendita diretta nei <strong>160 mq del negozio</strong> di via Provolo, 34 a Roma; è questo <strong>“Lazio a Tavola”</strong>, il primo dei quindici negozi a <a href="http://scienziatodelcibo.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/accedere-ai-finanziamenti-strategia-di-filiera/" target="_blank">filiera corta</a> aperto nella capitale con i fondi del programma di sviluppo rurale della regione. <strong>29 aziende</strong> si sono unite per dar vita a questa iniziativa. Per approfondire, <a href="http://it.greenplanet.net/agroalimentare/15-biologico-a-biodinamico/24038-lazio-a-tavola-il-negozio-di-filiera-corta-e-biologico.html" target="_blank">leggi l’articolo</a>. Creare un <a href="http://scienziatodelcibo.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/approccio-di-filiera-lesperienza-delle-altre-regioni/" target="_blank">progetto di filiera</a> come questo non significa solo strutture commerciali comuni, ma una serie di finanziamenti che piovono sulle singole aziende aderenti per fare investimenti in infrastrutture, macchinari e impianti, sviluppo di prodotti, ricerche di mercato, marketing e internazionalizzazione, consulenza, ammodernamento di aziende agricole e laboratori di trasformazione, investimenti in energie alternative e altro ancora.</p>
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<p align="justify">In passato sono stati creati i Marchi Collettivi, i marchi di qualità ed altre strutture di valorizzazione. Il programma di <a href="http://scienziatodelcibo.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/in-arrivo-i-bandi-del-nuovo-psr-2007-2013/" target="_blank">sviluppo rurale 2007/2013</a> non si limita ai Consorzi ma spinge le aziende a stipulare accordi di programma per creare delle vere e proprie strutture commerciali, sia per dialogare e contrattare direttamente con i buyer e gli importatori, sia per vendere i propri prodotti all’interno di strutture collettive, dal produttore al consumatore.</p>
<p align="justify">Ma l’idea del <strong>“KM 0”</strong> non è solo prerogativa delle aziende, ma anche di tutte quelle istituzioni, associazioni ed enti che vogliano proporre progetti a risvolto sociale, ambientale e di valorizzazione del territorio rurale coinvolgendo tutti gli attori delle filiere: progetti per un’agricoltura di qualità a servizio del cittadino attraverso gli orti urbani, i farmer’s market e la raccolta e l’acquisto di frutta, verdura&#160; e altri prodotti self service. Valorizzare le produzioni di qualità, sviluppare la ricerca e l’innovazione di processo e di prodotto, diminuire i costi di produzione attraverso la filiera corta, creare nuove politiche di marketing territoriale attraverso lo sviluppo di sinergie tra agricoltore e cittadino, sostenere il ricorso a forme di energia rinnovabile.</p>
<p align="justify">Le misure attuabili con il <strong>PIF</strong> (progetti integrati di filiera) sono le 111, 114, 115, 121, 123, 124, 125, 132, 133. Gli interventi, le azioni e i servizi che si possono realizzare con il PIF sono il coinvolgimento del cittadino nella vita di campagna attraverso gli orti collettivi urbani, la raccolta diretta degli ortaggi e della frutta (pick your own) e l’affitto di appezzamenti di terreni non utilizzati dagli agricoltori, miglioramento dell’esistente e ammodernamento delle aziende agricole, formazione professionale degli addetti, attivazione di circuiti di vendita diretta, apertura di punti vendita nelle sedi delle aree protette, creazione di reti di agriturismi bioecologici.</p>
<p align="justify">In pratica una singola azienda, ente o associazione può essere promotore di un progetto di filiera da presentare alla Regione, facendo di seguito una formale richiesta di adesione ad altri soggetti interessati.</p>
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