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  THIS SITE SORELY NEEDS AN ON-DEMAND FILTER

  You did a pretty decent job designing this website - but you need to make the following modifications if you would like the site to be fruitful. The default can be that everything is retrieved, as it currently is, but if a person wants to read the latest ideas, instead of wading through SPAM (e.g., rachel is posting the same thing several times an hour), they should be given the ability to do so... a) Include a 'Filter' ...more »

  You did a pretty decent job designing this website - but you need to make the following modifications if you would like the site to be fruitful. The default can be that everything is retrieved, as it currently is, but if a person wants to read the latest ideas, instead of wading through SPAM (e.g., rachel is posting the same thing several times an hour), they should be given the ability to do so...

  a) Include a 'Filter' - this website is saturated daily with counterproductive ranting (e.g., on the citizenship of Obama, etc). Anyone who want to attempt to articulate constructive ideas must first wade through tons of SPAM first. A Filter can be developed to refine the search criterion to NOT include certain words, or if you put more than one word within quotes (e.g., 'Obama is not a citizen' ,'Birth Certificate', etc) you can include phrases to filter out all posts during retrieval that contain the items that I've described

  b) The way a person votes should be anomynous. If you publish the fact that a person voted against a person's idea, there's a very good chance that there's going to be a lot of people out there looking for retribution, instead of giving a thumbs up or thumbs down based on the merit of a person's idea

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  Include a Filter on this website

  You did a pretty decent job designing this website - but you need to make the following modifications if you would like the site to be fruitful a) Include a 'Filter' - this website is saturated daily with counterproductive ranting (e.g., on the citizenship of Obama, etc). Anyone who want to attempt to articulate constructive ideas must first wade through tons of SPAM first. A Filter can be developed to refine the search ...more »

  You did a pretty decent job designing this website - but you need to make the following modifications if you would like the site to be fruitful

  a) Include a 'Filter' - this website is saturated daily with counterproductive ranting (e.g., on the citizenship of Obama, etc). Anyone who want to attempt to articulate constructive ideas must first wade through tons of SPAM first. A Filter can be developed to refine the search criterion to NOT include certain words, or if you put more than one word within quotes (e.g., 'Obama is not a citizen' ,'Birth Certificate', etc) you can include phrases to filter out all posts during retrieval that contain the items that I've described

  b) The way a person votes should be anomynous. If you publish the fact that a person voted against a person's idea, there's a very good chance that there's going to be a lot of people out there looking for retribution, instead of giving a thumbs up or thumbs down based on the merit of a person's idea

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  Include a 'Filter' on this website and other suggestions

  You did a pretty decent job designing this website - but you need to make the following modifications if you would like the site to be fruitful a) Include a 'Filter' - this website is saturated daily with counterproductive ranting (e.g., on the citizenship of Obama, etc). Anyone who want to attempt to articulate constructive ideas must first wade through tons of SPAM first. A Filter can be developed to refine the ...more »

  You did a pretty decent job designing this website - but you need to make the following modifications if you would like the site to be fruitful

  a) Include a 'Filter' - this website is saturated daily with counterproductive ranting (e.g., on the citizenship of Obama, etc). Anyone who want to attempt to articulate constructive ideas must first wade through tons of SPAM first. A Filter can be developed to refine the search criterion to NOT include certain words, or if you put more than one word within quotes (e.g., 'Obama is not a citizen' ,'Birth Certificate', etc) you can include phrases to filter out all posts during retrieval that contain the items that I've described

  b) The way a person votes should be anomynous. If you publish the fact that a person voted against a person's idea, there's a very good chance that there's going to be a lot of people out there looking for retribution, instead of giving a thumbs up or thumbs down based on the merit of a person's idea

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  The Scales of Judgment and Participation -- Use the Bogart Method

  I remember watching the end of the movie, 'The Maltese Falcon'. Ole Bogart was gonna send a babe that he loved up the river.. Tearstruck- she turned towards him and said - "Dont you love me?", "Sure I love you Doll...but you killed my partner -Miles, you havent once been straight with me ...I've got this and a bunch of other things on one side of the scale....and all I've got on the other side is, I love ...more »

  I remember watching the end of the movie, 'The Maltese Falcon'.

  Ole Bogart was gonna send a babe that he loved up the river..

  Tearstruck- she turned towards him and said -

  "Dont you love me?",

  "Sure I love you Doll...but you killed my partner -Miles, you havent once been straight with me ...I've got this and a bunch of other things on one side of the scale....and all I've got on the other side is, I love you and you love me...I'll miss you, and I just might be waiting for you when you get out....and it will be rough on me if they put a rope around that pretty little neck of yours[while sadly stroking her neck with his finger]...."

  I think Bogey was onto something.

  We should use weights AND COUNTERWEIGHTS, in terms of positive/ negative attributes. There are a lot of issues on the table in front of America, and for the first time, you've been given an opportunity to participate and present your ideas.

  I have a novel one -- how about you guys better spend your time articulating your thoughts on something useful - like correcting the Financial Sector, indicating what cars you would like to see the Auto companies make, making the facilities associated with American company sites LEED certified, etc (there is always a cost-energy saving involved, and it will diminish our dependence on oil) - come to think of it, do you even know what LEED stands for? FYI - less than 1% of facilities in this country are LEED certified....

  When you discuss issues like Healthcare, how about offering positive and negative attributes to your solution or proposed solutions --- use the Bogart Method

  Or would you prefer to continue to waste your time demanding for the first time in history, you would like to see a president's Birth Certificate?

  I'll bet most of you are not aware that GW Bush was adopted, did you? His real parents were from the USSR. After he came to America, he co-opted a Texas accent to make Americans think he was born and bred in this country. Problem is - and most people have not noticed it - he still remains the only person in the Bush family with a Texas accent - why weren't you true Americans demanding to see his Birth Certificate? Weren't you at any point just a little bit suspicious?

  OK - so I'm making this stuff up (except for the accent stuff) about GW- I'm giving you propoganda...see how easy it is to make it up?

  Let's be constructive, instead of destructive for a change and

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  The Scales of Judgment and Participation -- Use the Bogart Method

  I remember watching the end of the movie, 'The Maltese Falcon'. Ole Bogart was gonna send a babe that he loved up the river.. Tearstruck- she turned towards him and said - "Dont you love me?", "Sure I love you Doll...but you killed my partner -Miles, you havent once been straight with me ...I've got this and a bunch of other things on one side of the scale....and all I've got on the other side is, ...more »

  I remember watching the end of the movie, 'The Maltese Falcon'.

  Ole Bogart was gonna send a babe that he loved up the river..

  Tearstruck- she turned towards him and said -

  "Dont you love me?",

  "Sure I love you Doll...but you killed my partner -Miles, you havent once been straight with me ...I've got this and a bunch of other things on one side of the scale....and all I've got on the other side is, I love you and you love me...I'll miss you, and I just might be waiting for you when you get out....and it will be rough on me if they put a rope around that pretty little neck of yours[while sadly stroking her neck with his finger]...."

  I think Bogey was onto something.

  We should use weights AND COUNTERWEIGHTS, in terms of positive/ negative attributes. There are a lot of issues on the table in front of America, and for the first time, you've been given an opportunity to participate and present your ideas.

  I have a novel one -- how about you guys better spend your time articulating your thoughts on something useful - like correcting the Financial Sector, indicating what cars you would like to see the Auto companies make, making the facilities associated with American company sites LEED certified, etc (there is always a cost-energy saving involved, and it will diminish our dependence on oil) - come to think of it, do you even know what LEED stands for? FYI - less than 1% of facilities in this country are LEED certified....

  When you discuss issues like Healthcare, how about offering positive and negative attributes to your solution or proposed solutions --- use the Bogart Method

  Or would you prefer to continue to waste your time demanding for the first time in history, you would like to see a president's Birth Certificate?

  I'll bet most of you are not aware that GW Bush was adopted, did you? His real parents were from the USSR. After he came to America, he co-opted a Texas accent to make Americans think he was born and bred in this country. Problem is - and most people have not noticed it - he still remains the only person in the Bush family with a Texas accent - why weren't you true Americans demanding to see his Birth Certificate? Weren't you at any point just a little bit suspicious?

  OK - so I'm making this stuff up (except for the accent stuff) about GW- I'm giving you propoganda...see how easy it is to make it up?

  Let's be constructive, instead of destructive for a change and use the scales of judgment while participating

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  Submitted by willjud 3 years ago

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  OffShoring --- The Selling Off Of America

  was having lunch at the 'Business As Usual' restaurant yesterday. On Wednesdays they have a pretty decent buffet. I also like to eavesdrop on some of the conversations being had by some of my fellow patrons... As I was walking back from the buffet bar, I overheard some interesting lines... At one table, there was a well dressed man, who was talking about his new car. .. "Its made by one of the 'Big Three' ...more »

  was having lunch at the 'Business As Usual' restaurant yesterday. On Wednesdays they have a pretty decent buffet. I also like to eavesdrop on some of the conversations being had by some of my fellow patrons...

  As I was walking back from the buffet bar, I overheard some interesting lines...

  At one table, there was a well dressed man, who was talking about his new car. ..

  "Its made by one of the 'Big Three' - its a Toyota!!"

  His friend nodded in acknowledgement

  As I passed another table, I saw a man sitting with a woman. He was telling her about how his unemployment check barely covered rent. Moreover, he was pissed that he had a college degree, but couldnt find any work:

  "Its the Offshoring. Every year companies in my business send more jobs overseas. Nowadays, the term 'offshore' is fashionable. What I'd like to know is how many companies domaciled in foreign countries are 'Outsourcing' to the US of A ? I mean, where's the 'Quo' in the Quid Pro Quo?"

  Table after table, same story, different industry. At one of the tables was the CEO of a major Financial firm - he was detailing how his company planned to increase the 'offshore presence' by 25% in 2009.

  "The Bailout money will help us with Liquidity as we increase our offshore presence"

  When I finally got to my table, it occurred to me what I had just witnessed....the 'Snowball Effect'. Company A sends two jobs overseas, laid off employees at Company A stop purchasing from Company B because they dont have jobs, Company B lays off employees or creates an 'offshore' team to minimize costs...eventually the overall effect comes full circle to Company A....Its a vicious cycle that feeds on itself. I dont know which came first, the chicken or the egg. I do know that if the cycle isnt broken, the feeding frenzy will continue untill there is nothing left.

  There's an old saying -- "No matter how far you've gone down the wrong road....turn back!"

  There's a fair chance that Obama's package wont work.. It will be an uphill climb , if things continue to be done as they always are, at the'Business As Usual' restaurant.

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  Building a 'Bridge' that will aid Federal Monitors to Help the Financial Sector to manage Risks

  Given the fact that we've had a Bailout...now its your money that we're talking about. Consider the following - Science Fiction? On Star Trek, the Captain is aware of everything that can potentially effect his ship – even if there is a hole in the boat (“Hull Breach, Deck 11, Captain!”) Information must be consolidated from various areas of the ship in order to make the information readily available to the stations ...more »

  Given the fact that we've had a Bailout...now its your money that we're talking about.

  Consider the following -

  Science Fiction?

  On Star Trek, the Captain is aware of everything that can potentially effect his ship – even if there is a hole in the boat (“Hull Breach, Deck 11, Captain!”)

  Information must be consolidated from various areas of the ship in order to make the information readily available to the stations of The Bridge

  The Captain and his officers are able to make split-second decisions based on the readiness of information

  The Captain and his officers are able to make split-second decisions based on the readiness of information

  Reaity Check -

  Most large ships (Cruise Ships, Naval Vessels, etc) also have a Bridge which consolidates information from various areas of the ship to a common area

  Data Consolidation on these ships to The Bridge requires that all systems on the ship be compatible with the repositories and systems that are used on The Bridge

  The Bridge is essentially a singular ‘looking glass’ to the entire ship

  Companies in the Financial Sector do not have a Bridge

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  Building the Bridge - How to Save the Financial Sector

  Science Fiction? On Star Trek, the Captain is aware of everything that can potentially effect his ship – even if there is a hole in the boat (“Hull Breach, Deck 11, Captain!”) Information must be consolidated from various areas of the ship in order to make the information readily available to the stations of The Bridge The Captain and his officers are able to make split-second decisions based on the readiness of information ...more »

  Science Fiction?

  On Star Trek, the Captain is aware of everything that can potentially effect his ship – even if there is a hole in the boat (“Hull Breach, Deck 11, Captain!”)

  Information must be consolidated from various areas of the ship in order to make the information readily available to the stations of The Bridge

  The Captain and his officers are able to make split-second decisions based on the readiness of information

  The Captain and his officers are able to make split-second decisions based on the readiness of information

  Reaity Check

  Most large ships (Cruise Ships, Naval Vessels, etc) also have a Bridge which consolidates information from various areas of the ship to a common area

  Data Consolidation on these ships to The Bridge requires that all systems on the ship be compatible with the repositories and systems that are used on The Bridge

  The Bridge is essentially a singular ‘looking glass’ to the entire ship

  Companies in the Financial Sector do not have a Bridge

  Contact Global IT Solutions, Inc for the complete presentation.

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