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Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (D-CA)
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Co-Chair, House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee
Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI)
Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
The fire at 18 Owens Landing Court was reported at 2:34 a.m. on Sunday, April 1.
Because the condominium was about 55 feet from the Susquehanna River, fire boats were dispatched; officials credited firefighters from the Susquehanna Hose Company and Charlestown Fire Company who battled the blaze from the water with limiting the damage to the three buildings surrounding the one that was engulfed by flames.
"Without their response to this incident, a much [higher] property loss would have been most probable and in turn could have put many more lives at risk," the fire marshal said in a statement.
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I know. It's been a few weeks. I really should be over it. The wound still feels fresh. It hasn't had time to heal. I thought briefly the scab had formed and the scars would be less prominent. A loathsome creature screaming that he intended to spend "political capital"; That he was given a "mandate" tore me asunder anew.
(looking at this on a recalibrated monitor now -- and realizing --- that's orange buddy. orange.)
Melbourne Global climate strike on Sep 20, 2019 had well over 100,000 people attending in Treasury Gardens and a 1.2km march through the streets of Melbourne, being the largest climate protest in Australia to date, and rivalling the anti-war protests in 2003 and the Vietnam Moratorium in 1970.
The action theme......there was no real action for me today. I went out taking photos with a group of friends and forgot to take a selfie while we were out.
So here I am, in action, on the phone with Naomi.
Beverly Hills 90210 is on in the background.
The future abhors inaction.
Yet most organizations become trapped within it, driven a leadership team that is frozen in place, unable or unwilling to move forward. The results are predictable.
Most often, it comes through denial.
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home." Ken Olsen, CEO, DEC, 1977
Digital Equipment froze in place when the personal computer (PC) came along, famously refusing to get involved. The result was predictable as they eventually were bought out for a fraction of their value by a PC company, Compaq. That company then disappeared because it too froze in place, refusing the accept the direct-to-consumer business model pioneered by Dell Computer! (Incidentally, one of the biggest bookings in my still-forming career as a speaker occurred in 1993 when DEC booked me on a 7-city 'roadshow' to highlight the growing importance of the Internet. At least they got that trend right!)
What are the other causes of inaction? Uncertainty, arrogance, hubris, complacency, resistance to change, inadequate resources - the sins of leadership failure are vast. And as is often the case, denial of the speed with which a dramatic, transformative change to future circumstances is often the root cause. And as I will often comment on stage and in my posts, there are many people who just don't like the future and what it represents - but will end up there anyways!
There is a high cost to business inaction - missed opportunities, a reduced ability to respond to emerging competitive threats, loss of market share, and an acceleration of new risk. Worst case, it leads to bankruptcy or acquisition. Adaptec was a well-known data storage company but didn't keep up with the trends redefining the industry (the forthcoming dominance of cloud technology), and went from $2 billion in sales to $35 million in a matter of years. Oops.
How do you counter this? Accept the future, align with it, understand the trends - be proactive! Be proactively strategic by aligning to changing customer needs, market trends, and competitive threats. Spend the time to understand what's next and what to do about it. Put in place an effective trends radar - a model for aligning to the future that I've been sharing with clients since 2007 and before.
And focus on your speed, agility, and flexibility!
The key thing is, so many organizations learned how to be action-oriented during the early days of Covid, and it's important not to lose the unique forward-oriented culture which emerge. Think about it : speed and action were everywhere. We implemented e-commerce platforms at speed and built sophisticated delivery and supply chain systems. Manufacturing companies quickly realigned their process to manufacture masks and shields. Churches learned how to do virtual services. Think about what we witnessed - the verb 'action' was dominant!
10 years of change in 6 months
Major trends accelerated
Organizations learned something new about speed
Agility and flexibility became a necessity
Business models shifted faster
An attitude that it can't be done was shattered by necessity
Decision-making paralysis was obliterated
The slow structure common to organizations was put under a microscope
Old barriers to new ideas disappeared
"Get it done" became the rallying cry
The key issue for everyone now is - how do we sustain the momentum? That's what I've been emphasizing to my clients - keep moving, and capitalize on the lessons learned.
The bottom line is this. "Inaction is a choice" implies that when faced with a challenge or opportunity, a leadership team is consciously deciding not to pursue it. That's negligence! That is a decision that means sticking with the status quo. What mystifies me is when they do this, and yet know it will have consequences. They know that their inaction will cost them a loss in customers, market share, revenue, reputation, talent, innovation, and competitive advantage. I've never understood why.
"Action is a verb" implies an organization that is fully prepared to challenge the status quote, and move forward at speed to invent a new reality. It is driven by a leadership team that is defined by courage, vision, strategy, innovation, collaboration, communication, feedback, learning, quality, and reliability. It's not easy, but necessary in the face of transformative, disruptive trends.
Today, at this very moment, you are probably faced with a decision that needs to be made.
Your choice is inaction or action.
Get moving!
jimcarroll.com/2023/04/daily-inspiration-inaction-is-a-ch...
2B Living was less attentive this second time around. They sent someone days later to figure out what had occurred, probably to appease their insurance needs, but never addressed the damages to the property, drying out the moisture, or staving off mold. I handled that myself.
We have some very small guests because of overly friendly termites. They look like you and me but operate under different rules. For instance this little one is fond of sucker punching. We have stopped picking up the little pugilist.
Somewhere in Riverside, CA. Pentax K10D, 21mm/3.2, Silkypix Developer Studio 3.0 Free edition.
Lumière, lumière, lumière. Sans elle, nos photos ne seraient rien. Un moment contemplatif dans un grange impressionnante mais abandonnée et qui vit ses dernières années.
the Naz & Jen Inaction Figure. i forgot to take a shot of the finished product.
spray paint on plywood.
Les Mains Blanches / White Hands.
These photos were taken of the Mains Blanches/White Hands protest on the 19th of April 2008 at the Hôtel-de-Ville (Town Hall) in Paris, France - to denounce the inaction and corruption of those in power & in support of the hostages held in Colombia.
July 2008 saw the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other political hostages by the Colombian Army from the FARC guerrilla forces. Naturally, this was wonderful news to those fighting for the release of all the hostages held in Colombia, but there remain close to 2000 people being held in that country.
I would like to believe that the actions of the ordinary citizens who fought to bring the hostages' plight to the eyes of the world; made a difference and encouraged those in positions of real power to take action. Of course, more needs to be done to bring a final and positive resolution to the crisis in Colombia.
I would like to strongly encourage all those who believe in humanitarian and human rights issues (whichever they may be) to take personal action. Of course each individual has varying amounts of time and effort to afford, yet each act counts and is vital. The day I am writing this is the 19th of January 2009 and is Martin Luther King Day in the U.S. In this world the political, financial and communitarian interests of many of those who hold real power to bring change are counter to the lives of the weakest and the oppressed in our societies - those who want to bring real change need to act together today for a better and more just world. Tomorrow shall always be too late....