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Wed, 15 May 2013 23:52:57 -0400

First post pn Tumblr!

Why Major League Baseball Owners Will Cheer the Death of Hugo Chavez | The Nation

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:09:36 -0400

Why Major League Baseball Owners Will Cheer the Death of Hugo Chavez | The Nation:

Politics and Zirin!

Africans In India: From Slaves to Generals and Rulers

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:30:41 -0500

Africans In India: From Slaves to Generals and Rulers:

A rare historical study! The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture — where else!!

http://www.theshadowleague.com/articles/.US0a5swvZcA.facebook#.US5O9fqRFtU.tumblr

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:22:49 -0500

http://www.theshadowleague.com/articles/.US0a5swvZcA.facebook#.US5O9fqRFtU.tumblr

futuristgerd: The Future of Learning, Networked Society -...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:45:45 -0500

futuristgerd:

The Future of Learning, Networked Society - Ericsson (by ericsson)

MUST WATCH

wanderingnewyork: Looking up in Gramercy Park. #Gramercy_Park...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:44:19 -0500

wanderingnewyork:

Looking up in Gramercy Park.

#Gramercy_Park #Manhattan #NYC #new_york_city #apartment_houses #Courtyards

Robert Reich: Why Customers are Disappearing, Why Higher Unemployment Is the Likely Result, and Why Many in Washington Don't Have Half...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:42:45 -0500

Robert Reich: Why Customers are Disappearing, Why Higher Unemployment Is the Likely Result, and Why Many in Washington Don't Have Half...:

robertreich:

Can we just put aside ideology for one minute and agree that businesses hire more workers if they have more customers, and fire workers if they have fewer customers?

There are two big categories of customer: One is comprised of individual consumers. The other is government.

We tend to think…

kenyatta: transpondster: theatlantic: Who Wants a Nice Tall...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:56:28 -0500

kenyatta:

transpondster:

theatlantic:

Who Wants a Nice Tall Glass of Coca-Cola’s Algorithmic Orange Juice?

Coca-Cola won’t say how it makes its best-selling Simply Orange orange juice, but one thing is for sure: It’s not so simple. A new investigation by Bloomberg Businessweek shows that the Coke-owned orange juice brand that’s billed as less processed version of Tropicana is in fact a hyper-engineered and dauntingly industrial product. The factory in Florida where the bulk of Coke’s orange juice products are made sounds less like a bucolic grove where natural things grow than an oil refinery where natural things go to die. And yes, that includes the “Grove Made” variety.

Read more. [Image: Coca-Cola]

I kind of don’t care because I don’t drink this brand, but it’s interesting to see how a company like Coca-Cola essentially sells bottled tap water, but they can’t figure out a way to just put orange juice in a bottle and sell it at a profit.

The original Bloomberg Businessweek piece is a must read:

Black Book isn’t really a secret formula. It’s an algorithm. Revenue Analytics consultant Bob Cross, architect of Coke’s juice model, also built the model Delta Air Lines (DAL) uses to maximize its revenue per mile flown. Orange juice, says Cross, “is definitely one of the most complex applications of business analytics. It requires analyzing up to 1 quintillion decision variables to consistently deliver the optimal blend, despite the whims of Mother Nature.”

The Black Book model includes detailed data about the myriad flavors—more than 600 in all—that make up an orange, and consumer preferences. Those data are matched to a profile detailing acidity, sweetness, and other attributes of each batch of raw juice. The algorithm then tells Coke how to blend batches to replicate a certain taste and consistency, right down to pulp content. Another part of Black Book incorporates external factors such as weather patterns, expected crop yields, and cost pressures. This helps Coke plan so that supplies will be on hand as far ahead as 15 months. “If we have a hurricane or a freeze,” Bippert says, “we can quickly replan the business in 5 or 10 minutes just because we’ve mathematically modeled it.”

Orange juice and economy air travel have everything in common.

Also: your “fresh” orange juice is eight months old.

doxiedoctor: I cured myself of shyness when it finally...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:54:13 -0500

doxiedoctor:

I cured myself of shyness when it finally occurred to me that people didn’t think about me half as much as I gave them credit for. The truth was, nobody gave a damn. Like most teenagers, I was far too self-centered. When I stopped being prisoner to what I worried was others’ opinions of me, I became more confident and free.
- Lucille Ball

wanderingnewyork: Very long fire escapes in Lower Manhattan.

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:52:57 -0500

wanderingnewyork:

Very long fire escapes in Lower Manhattan.

wanderingnewyork: A snowy night in Brooklyn Heights.

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:48:14 -0500

wanderingnewyork:

A snowy night in Brooklyn Heights.

wanderingnewyork: Houses on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights.

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:38:28 -0500

wanderingnewyork:

Houses on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights.

Baker Athletics Complex Football Game Day Information

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:06:44 -0500

Baker Athletics Complex Football Game Day Information

Author Ishmeal Reed's Review of Django

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:33:02 -0500

Author Ishmeal Reed's Review of Django

"Whatev"

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:15:34 -0500

“Whatev”

kenyatta: jetgreguar: squeakyfoam: Brad and I were...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:00:34 -0500

kenyatta:

jetgreguar:

squeakyfoam:

Brad and I were complaining about related things the other day. I’m glad he reblogged this.

“The problem with you kids is you’ve never been shot at.”

Need a Coin Change?

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:47:15 -0500

Need a Coin Change?

"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate..."

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:22:34 -0500

““Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history…..Their number is negligible and they are stupid.””

- President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954

'Gangnam Style' most watched YouTube video ever

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:54:50 -0500

'Gangnam Style' most watched YouTube video ever:

Wow

The Shadow League | Reminiscing On Thanksgiving Day NFL

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:53:34 -0500

The Shadow League | Reminiscing On Thanksgiving Day NFL:

LT = The Best Defensive Player…EVER