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  1. Great NYTimes Q&A w/my former law partner Jack Swarbrick (now Notre Dame AD). Check out why he moved to Indy from CA - http://bit.ly/4y6eNd
  2. Tropical Storm Ida wiped out our favorite vacation spot and beach in Ocean City, MD - bummer! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx3SvRHsgLg
  3. Working title for a speech I'm giving in 2 weeks to the CEO's of the biggest companies in the region: "The Audacity of Imagination."
  4. Speaking tonite to the Indpls Professional Ass'n on the use of social media: "If You Tweet in MySpace, Will Your Facebook Get Slapped?"
  5. Indiana is One of 11 States Coming out of the Recession, according to Moody's Economy.com - http://shar.es/ayrUQ
  6. Indy ranks 8th best for new jobs: Best Cities to Find A Job - Slideshows - CNBC.com: http://www.cnbc.com/id/33688349?slide=4 via @addthis
  7. In Charlotte NC w/ the Indpls Chamber Leadership Exchange group. 2 1/2 days of mtgs w/ business & govt leaders here to share best practices.
  8. Back from China with new videos and a bad cold (not H1N1, though): check out Ron Gifford's (boringly titled) Blog - http://shar.es/1xsN9
  9. On the road to Wukesong Arena for the game at noon. No surprise: traffic is a mess, even at 11 am Sunday. Bumper to bumper for miles ahead.
  10. Our tour guide says the average commute in Beijing is 2 1/2 hrs one way. Work day is 8:30 am to 6 pm; so leave @ 6 am, get home @ 8:30 pm.
  11. Traffic is a mess in Beijing today. Taking forever to get to Forbidden City and Tianenmen Square. 70 degrees & almost sunny -- brown haze.
  12. Watching Fever game Sat. Am in Beijing. NBA Commish David Stern just dropped by the room. Tied game -- crowd here going wild.
  13. Just walked the Great Wall with the team and fans. Incredible structure. Then rode a luge ride down with J Foster, R Hibbert, B Rush & co.
  14. Ugh. Stuck in Beijing a.m. rush hour. Going w/team to Great Wall this morning. Mtg tonite w/ American Chamber of Commerce-China.
  15. Just landed in Beijing on the redeye from Taipei w/ a stop in Seoul. Pacers looked strong last night -- Hibbert was a beast in the middle.
  16. Check out some video from a traditional Taipei night market; sadly, no scorpion on a stick anywhere to be found - http://shar.es/1jhg9
  17. Watching the Fever game live in hotel on Thurs. am in Taipei w/Herb Simon, Larry Bird and Pacer group. How cool is that?
  18. Video highlights from tonight's opening reception in Taipei on my blog - http://shar.es/1YyPi
  19. 1st morning in Taipei. Went to the gym at 5:30 am, Larry Bird was on the treadmill. Left after... Read more at http://bit.ly/3IFIps
  20. I'm doing some video blogging with the Pacers as well - here's the first clip from today's flight - http://shar.es/1CjKR