As for ideas, the Republicans seem to be reducing themselves into exactly what the Democrats say they are: the nasty party of No.
All of which is to say that economic incentives are powerful, necessary, tools of diplomacy, but they are fundamentally insufficient as replacements for the political process or as substitutes for political ideas.
But, they also serve as platforms for innovative ideas that, as in this case, can help bring at least a small measure of needed order to events as chaotic as a tornado.
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Canon will also invite participating users to share their thoughts and feedback, as well as suggest ideas for new features.
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Rather it is the practice of focused interaction on problems from different approaches through applied research, as well as investigating ideas for pure research purposes.
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With this, it can build on its role as a repository for good ideas, connecting research with policy audiences, and principally, as a relevant world-class organisation today and into the future.
Case, active on Twitter, is looking for ideas as he ramps up the initiative.
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These organizations typically construct formal mechanisms that are designed as conduits for making operational the ideas of the visionary.
Despite its size, The Knot is now facing competition from smaller blogs and websites, such as online scrapbook Pinterest, as couples search for unique wedding ideas.
Indeed, ministers are seizing on Liverpool's enthusiasm for such ideas as having a directly elected mayor with the relief of a thirsty desert traveller stumbling on an oasis.
As such, they cannot afford to engage in political discussion, except on their editorial pages. (Of course, Forbes also provides a forum for such ideas as is evident from this piece).
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It is the foundation for ideas such as that organizations should be aiming at maximizing shareholder value, that organizations should treat employees and contractors as human resources to be exploited and that they should deal with customers as demand to be manipulated.
It is why the technology industry in New York may now be giving Silicon Valley a run for its money, as technology firms, both big and startup, rush to get closer to other industries, to their users, and to the talent and experience of the city, as they create new ideas for products and services.
However, the emerging pattern is something akin to the Hollywood studio system, with the big companies still responsible for some of their own creative output, but acting mainly as banker-distributors for smaller companies' ideas.
Once a quarter each member of GWS team gets to choose a day where he or she can unplug from the office for the purpose of devising new ideas and directions for the firm as a whole.
It is true that Ken is no longer as red as he was in the 1980s. (Who is?) Some of his new ideas for London, such as a proposal to issue bonds to finance investment in the Tube, are perfectly sensible.
The true value will be found in the follow-up articles as the ideas that have been worked on for years are examined in detail, to see the public reaction to the ideas, and to have the ideas tested in the marketplace.
So we should recognize Romney's recipe of ideas as a disaster for consumers and a boon for Wall Street.
Teachers in the field may have other ideas for these as well, and undoubtedly there will continue to be significant evolution.
She served as a sounding board for his scientific ideas and helped to check the math in his papers, but eventually their relationship disintegrated.
American academics and policymakers have also been encouraged to act, if not as interlocutors, then as unofficial toe-dippers for testing ideas between the two sides.
To make sure that he is on top of development with Gen-Y, Cannon created GenBenz, a restricted chat, which he uses as a sort of sounding board for ideas and information.
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These distant contacts are also more likely to share novel information, demonstrating that social networks can act as a powerful medium for sharing new ideas, highlighting new products and discussing current events.
That opens up even greater opportunities for individuals as thought leaders and for companies to forge stronger associations with the ideas and prospects that most matter to them.
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They were values that he had bled for, ideas he had sacrificed for, rights he understood as only someone can who has had them threatened, had them taken away.
And you say that ideas are being bandied about as well, including a payroll tax cut for employers, and other ideas are being bandied about.
Research uncovered voters using the Internet as their preferred venue for this exchange of ideas.
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His writing has become part of the fabric of common knowledge, and his ideas act as anchor points for further discussion.
Last year the Seattle Design Commission organized a contest called Holding Patterns to gather creative ideas for vacant sites as well.
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He also has released a platform of sorts, a list of ideas styled as a blueprint for helping the city's middle class thrive.
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