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    • Celebrate The Year of the Tiger 2010 in Houston!

    Posted on | February 11, 2010 | 1 Comment

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    According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2010 is the Year of the Tiger, which commences on February 14, 2010 and ends on February 2, 2011. The Tiger is the third sign in the Chinese Zodiac cycle, and it is a sign of bravery. This courageous and fiery fighter is admired by the ancient Chinese as the sign that keeps away the three main tragedies of a household. These are fire, thieves and ghosts.

    The Year of the Tiger 2010 is a Yang Metal year, and it’s a year of much activity, drama, changefulness, crisis, and unpredictability. Tiger years are associated with political and social instability or upheaval. Metal is not a very compatible element for Tiger (Tiger prefers Wood and Fire), and thus 2010 is expected to be challenging and turbulent overall. Nevertheless, the Tiger does prefer Yang, and 2010 is a Yang year, which strengthens matters somewhat. It is strong for technological advances and innovations.

    The overall theme is one of change and unpredictability, and so all signs will benefit from remaining flexible and adaptable to changeful conditions in 2010. While caution and moderation were advised in 2009, the Year of the Ox, flexibility and the ability to deal with change are essential qualities in 2010.

    CELEBRATIONS AROUND HOUSTON

    Thurs, 2/11/10
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Pagoda
    Cocktail Party
    Pagoda Vietnamese Bistro & Bar
    4705 Inker St Houston TX 77007
    7pm to 12am

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    America Has Lost One of Its Greatest Voices: Dr. Howard Zinn (1922 – 2010)

    Posted on | January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment

    I wanted students to leave my classes not just better informed, but more prepared to relinquish the safety of silence, more prepared to speak up, to act against injustice wherever they saw it. This, of course, was a recipe for trouble.

    - Howard Zinn

    A true leader and inspiration for those who believe strongly enough in democracy to fight for it, Dr. Howard Zinn passed away today at the age of 87. Dr. Zinn wanted to be remembered for introducing a new way of thinking and “getting more people to realize that the power ultimately rests in people themselves and that they can use it.”

    Howard Zinn not only taught people history, he showed them how to shape it. He walked the talk. May he now rest in peace.

    Click these links to see Dr. Zinn’s project The People Speak (history) and celebrities participating in The People Speak.

    Click here for Howard Zinn’s Democracy Now podcast list.

    Click here for more video & audio links for Howard Zinn.

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    How *NOT* To Win An Online Campaign : PT II

    Posted on | January 25, 2010 | 1 Comment

    In How *NOT* To Win An Online Campaign : Part I, I cautioned any political candidate (or business or nonprofit organization) who wants to wage a successful online/social media campaign to heed the following advice:

    1. Do NOT Start Late.
    2. Do NOT Confuse a Presence with a Strategy.
    3. Do NOT Play Dr. Frankenstein.

    I was going to write about specific tools for “Part II,” but decided that this next point is so critical and essential to a winning online campaign that it deserved a post devoted entirely to it:

    4.   Get Your Team to “Get It.”

    Not long ago, I wrote an article for AYN Brand on How to Get Your Group on Board with Social Media. It was a direct response to feedback from attendees of my social media and online marketing workshops. While the attendees themselves were enthusiastic about “joining the conversation” online, one of the biggest challenges many faced was a fear of new media among their organizations’ board members and senior executives. The people who ultimately decided when and where financial and human resources should be allocated did not understand the reach and use of online tools, so they decided to ignore developing anything beyond a basic website. Rather than learn how online networking could help their organization, those stakeholders chose to remain out-of-touch and dismissed social media as “just for kids.”

    It’s NOT. As I wrote, successful campaigns like President Obama’s prove:

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