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'; $block['content'] .= ' | ' . l(t('See More Big Ideas'), 'bigideas'); $block['content'] .= ' | ' . l(t('Subscribe to the Big Idea Daily E-Mail'), 'my/newsletters'); $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= '

'; if($node->field_big_idea_text[0]['value']) { $block['content'] .= l(strip_tags($node->field_big_idea_text[0]['value'], ''), 'node/' . $node->nid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); } else { //this case is for big ideas written before big_idea_text was added $block['content'] .= l($node->body, 'node/' . $node->nid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); } if (trim($node->field_byline_0[0]['value']) != '') { $block['content'] .= '  – '.$node->field_byline_0[0]['value']; $block['content'] .= '  |  '.l('Learn More', 'node/' . $node->nid).''; } $block['content'] .= '

'; $agreedisagree = theme('vote_agree_disagree', $node->nid, 'big_idea'); if ($agreedisagree) { $block['content'] .= $agreedisagree; } $block['content'] .= '
|  '. l(t('Add Your Comment!'), 'node/' . $node->nid) . ' ('.$node->comment_count.')
'; $onclick = "javascript:getElementById('big-comment-".$node->nid."').style.display='none';"; $output = nodecomment_form_box($node, t('
Would you like to add a comment?
Close
')); $form = theme('nodecomment_wrapper', $output, $node); $block['content'] .= ""; $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= '
'; print($block['content']) ?>

Fast Talk

July 31, 2008

Q: Should the sale of tobacco in drugstores be banned? | posted by Fast Company staff

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Fast Talk

July 30, 2008

Q: Will Scrabulous ever return to Facebook? | posted by Fast Company staff

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'; $block['content'] .= ' | ' . l(t('See More Big Ideas'), 'bigideas'); $block['content'] .= ' | ' . l(t('Subscribe to the Big Idea Daily E-Mail'), 'my/newsletters'); $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= '

'; if($node->field_big_idea_text[0]['value']) { $block['content'] .= l(strip_tags($node->field_big_idea_text[0]['value'], ''), 'node/' . $node->nid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); } else { //this case is for big ideas written before big_idea_text was added $block['content'] .= l($node->body, 'node/' . $node->nid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); } if (trim($node->field_byline_0[0]['value']) != '') { $block['content'] .= '  – '.$node->field_byline_0[0]['value']; $block['content'] .= '  |  '.l('Learn More', 'node/' . $node->nid).''; } $block['content'] .= '

'; $agreedisagree = theme('vote_agree_disagree', $node->nid, 'big_idea'); if ($agreedisagree) { $block['content'] .= $agreedisagree; } $block['content'] .= '
|  '. l(t('Add Your Comment!'), 'node/' . $node->nid) . ' ('.$node->comment_count.')
'; $onclick = "javascript:getElementById('big-comment-".$node->nid."').style.display='none';"; $output = nodecomment_form_box($node, t('
Would you like to add a comment?
Close
')); $form = theme('nodecomment_wrapper', $output, $node); $block['content'] .= ""; $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= '
'; print($block['content']) ?>
'; $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= ' | ' . l(t('See More Big Ideas'), 'bigideas'); $block['content'] .= ' | ' . l(t('Subscribe to the Big Idea Daily E-Mail'), 'my/newsletters'); $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= '

'; if($node->field_big_idea_text[0]['value']) { $block['content'] .= l(strip_tags($node->field_big_idea_text[0]['value'], ''), 'node/' . $node->nid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); } else { //this case is for big ideas written before big_idea_text was added $block['content'] .= l($node->body, 'node/' . $node->nid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); } if (trim($node->field_byline_0[0]['value']) != '') { $block['content'] .= '  – '.$node->field_byline_0[0]['value']; $block['content'] .= '  |  '.l('Learn More', 'node/' . $node->nid).''; } $block['content'] .= '

'; $agreedisagree = theme('vote_agree_disagree', $node->nid, 'big_idea'); if ($agreedisagree) { $block['content'] .= $agreedisagree; } $block['content'] .= '
|  '. l(t('Add Your Comment!'), 'node/' . $node->nid) . ' ('.$node->comment_count.')
'; $onclick = "javascript:getElementById('big-comment-".$node->nid."').style.display='none';"; $output = nodecomment_form_box($node, t('
Would you like to add a comment?
Close
')); $form = theme('nodecomment_wrapper', $output, $node); $block['content'] .= ""; $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= '
'; print($block['content']) ?>

Fast Talk

July 29, 2008

Q: Will the China "brand" suffer more or be helped more because of the attention of the Olympics? | posted by Fast Company staff

'; $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= ' | ' . l(t('See More Big Ideas'), 'bigideas'); $block['content'] .= ' | ' . l(t('Subscribe to the Big Idea Daily E-Mail'), 'my/newsletters'); $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= '

'; if($node->field_big_idea_text[0]['value']) { $block['content'] .= l(strip_tags($node->field_big_idea_text[0]['value'], ''), 'node/' . $node->nid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); } else { //this case is for big ideas written before big_idea_text was added $block['content'] .= l($node->body, 'node/' . $node->nid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); } if (trim($node->field_byline_0[0]['value']) != '') { $block['content'] .= '  – '.$node->field_byline_0[0]['value']; $block['content'] .= '  |  '.l('Learn More', 'node/' . $node->nid).''; } $block['content'] .= '

'; $agreedisagree = theme('vote_agree_disagree', $node->nid, 'big_idea'); if ($agreedisagree) { $block['content'] .= $agreedisagree; } $block['content'] .= '
|  '. l(t('Add Your Comment!'), 'node/' . $node->nid) . ' ('.$node->comment_count.')
'; $onclick = "javascript:getElementById('big-comment-".$node->nid."').style.display='none';"; $output = nodecomment_form_box($node, t('
Would you like to add a comment?
Close
')); $form = theme('nodecomment_wrapper', $output, $node); $block['content'] .= ""; $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= '
'; print($block['content']) ?>
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'; $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= ' | ' . l(t('See More Big Ideas'), 'bigideas'); $block['content'] .= ' | ' . l(t('Subscribe to the Big Idea Daily E-Mail'), 'my/newsletters'); $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= '

'; if($node->field_big_idea_text[0]['value']) { $block['content'] .= l(strip_tags($node->field_big_idea_text[0]['value'], ''), 'node/' . $node->nid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); } else { //this case is for big ideas written before big_idea_text was added $block['content'] .= l($node->body, 'node/' . $node->nid, array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE); } if (trim($node->field_byline_0[0]['value']) != '') { $block['content'] .= '  – '.$node->field_byline_0[0]['value']; $block['content'] .= '  |  '.l('Learn More', 'node/' . $node->nid).''; } $block['content'] .= '

'; $agreedisagree = theme('vote_agree_disagree', $node->nid, 'big_idea'); if ($agreedisagree) { $block['content'] .= $agreedisagree; } $block['content'] .= '
|  '. l(t('Add Your Comment!'), 'node/' . $node->nid) . ' ('.$node->comment_count.')
'; $onclick = "javascript:getElementById('big-comment-".$node->nid."').style.display='none';"; $output = nodecomment_form_box($node, t('
Would you like to add a comment?
Close
')); $form = theme('nodecomment_wrapper', $output, $node); $block['content'] .= ""; $block['content'] .= '
'; $block['content'] .= '
'; print($block['content']) ?>