That Kirsten Powers article on Flanagan is an excellent summary of the state of play in the "Mommy Wars".

Oops, that comment was meant to go in the next thread up. Sorry.

I'd click the link except I'm in Australia, so I don't think they'll send stuff here.

I think you can still participate. Just pick the U.S. state where you want your donation to go.

Done - I chose South Dakota.

I dunno tigtog, with the abortion ban there might be a drop in the demand for tampons in South Dakota.

Connections, linkages and networks are a key resource. They are the software system of the city, society and economy. Getting people and sectors to talk together and finding ways to broker that talking does not cost much and can have great impact in terms of understanding, strategic decision-making, the generation of projects and, ultimately, wealth creation. Yet nobody takes this on as their role. Connections are not valued because the focus is on tangible deliverables. But they are the invisible assets that make the networking-driven economy work. And this should be the joint responsibility of both business and various levels of government. There should be two foci for connections, both internally and to the outside world. This is what we have called ‘capturing territory’.

Communicating with strategic intent and sophistication through iconic triggers generates resources because, when done well, it engenders response, energy and will.