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Mike Myatt, Contributor
I write about leadership myths, and bust them one-by–one.
Have you ever noticed leaders spend a lot of time talking about talent, only to make the same mistakes over and over again? Few things in business are as costly and disruptive as unexpected talent departures. With all the emphasis on leadership development, I always find it interesting so many companies seem to struggle with being able to retain their top talent. In today's column, I'll share some research, observations, and insights on how to stop the talent door from revolving.
Ask any CEO if they have a process for retaining and developing talent and they'll quickly answer in the affirmative. They immediately launch into a series of soundbites about the quality of their talent initiatives, the number of high-potentials in the nine box, blah, blah, blah. As with most things in the corporate world, there is too much process built upon theory and not nearly enough practice built on experience.
When examining the talent at any organization look at the culture, not the rhetoric – look at the results, not the commentary about potential. Despite some of the delusional perspective in the corner office, when we interview their employees, here's what they tell us:
So, for all those employers who have everything under control, you better start re-evaluating. There is an old saying that goes; "Employees don't quit working for companies, they quit working for their bosses." Regardless of tenure, position, title, etc., employees who voluntarily leave, generally do so out of some type of perceived disconnect with leadership.
Here's the thing – employees who are challenged, engaged, valued, and rewarded (emotionally, intellectually & financially) rarely leave, and more importantly, they perform at very high levels. However if you miss any of these critical areas, it's only a matter of time until they head for the elevator. Following are 10 reasons your talent will leave you – smart leaders don't make these mistakes:
1. You Failed To Unleash Their Passions: Smart companies align employee passions with corporate pursuits. Human nature makes it very difficult to walk away from areas of passion. Fail to understand this and you'll unknowingly be encouraging employees to seek their passions elsewhere.
2. You Failed To Challenge Their Intellect: Smart people don't like to live in a dimly lit world of boredom. If you don't challenge people's minds, they'll leave you for someone/someplace that will.
3. You Failed To Engage Their Creativity: Great talent is wired to improve, enhance, and add value. They are built to change and innovate. They NEED to contribute by putting their fingerprints on design. Smart leaders don't place people in boxes – they free them from boxes. What's the use in having a racehorse if you don't let them run?
WATCH: How Billionaire John Paul DeJoria Keeps His Employees Happy
4. You Failed To Develop Their Skills: Leadership isn't a destination – it's a continuum. No matter how smart or talented a person is, there's always room for growth, development, and continued maturation. If you place restrictions on a person's ability to grow, they'll leave you for someone who won't.
5. You Failed To Give Them A Voice: Talented people have good thoughts, ideas, insights, and observations. If you don't listen to them, I can guarantee you someone else will.
6. You Failed To Care: Sure, people come to work for a paycheck, but that's not the only reason. In fact, many studies show it's not even the most important reason. If you fail to care about people at a human level, at an emotional level, they'll eventually leave you regardless of how much you pay them.
7. You Failed to Lead: Businesses don't fail, products don't fail, projects don't fail, and teams don't fail – leaders fail. The best testament to the value of leadership is what happens in its absence – very little. If you fail to lead, your talent will seek leadership elsewhere.
8. You Failed To Recognize Their Contributions: The best leaders don't take credit – they give it. Failing to recognize the contributions of others is not only arrogant and disingenuous, but it's as also just as good as asking them to leave.
9. You Failed To Increase Their Responsibility: You cannot confine talent – try to do so and you'll either devolve into mediocrity, or force your talent seek more fertile ground. People will gladly accept a huge workload as long as an increase in responsibility comes along with the performance and execution of said workload.
10. You Failed To Keep Your Commitments: Promises made are worthless, but promises kept are invaluable. If you break trust with those you lead you will pay a very steep price. Leaders not accountable to their people, will eventually be held accountable by their people.
If these thoughts resonate with you, I'd encourage you to pick up a copy of my upcoming book Hacking Leadership (Wiley) as I unpack several more thoughts about talent, team building, leadership and culture.
Bottom line, if leaders spent less time trying to retain people, and more time trying to understand them, care for them, invest in them, and lead them well, the retention thing would take care of itself. Thoughts?
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I'm so glad you wrote this. I really see this coming, but not sure if big business really gets it. I suppose with so much uncertainty it could go either way. But your post is a nice affirmation for the way many of us feel who work with professionals who are stressed. It's also a great addendum to a post I wrote earlier this year for Forbes,
10 Reasons the Human Capital Zeitgeist is Emerging http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2012/03/19/10-reasons-the-human-capital-zeitgeist-is-emerging/
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I'm not trying to toot my horn, but this is me all the way. I've been given empty promises of management positions and development but nothing has come into fruition. My current manager knows when I'm not at work things fall apart, literally. I am one of the few people at my job who takes the initiative to learn how to do my job accurately and more efficiently. Since I have two more years left in college(finance), I've been teaching myself how to program websites to start my own business. I've found I'm getting more value by teaching myself programming skills than being at a low paying, mindless, non intellectually stimulating job. Until then, its late nights and early mornings until I get my business started. I cannot wait to quit my job.
These employers are shooting themselves in the foot. My generation is the most connected and we have the lowest barrier of entry into business due to the absurd amount of information available to us now a days. I have ebooks on my Iphone on swing trading and programming that I read at work when I'm bored. The smart ones will not stay in a unsatisfying job when there are so many opportunities available to us now.
Really good! Thanks for sharing!
While direct and to the point, your article is brutal. After hearing the phase "YOU FAILED…", "YOU FAILED…" ten times your whole day is ruined. It makes you want to take the rest of the day off for some soul searching. How about adding an eleventh reason for employees leaving? "You failed to use diplomacy and tact when dealing with others."
We often read articles such as this and feel left out. That the writer missed the mark and we are left wanting more.
This article is actually spot on!! You nailed every point perfectly! Keep up the great work and thank you.
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Why is the Brazilian Amazon being Destroyed?
In many tropical countries, the majority of deforestation results from the actions of poor subsistence cultivators. However, in Brazil only about one-third of recent deforestation can be linked to "shifted" cultivators. Historically a large portion of deforestation in Brazil can be attributed to land clearing for pastureland by commercial and speculative interests, misguided government policies, inappropriate World Bank projects, and commercial exploitation of forest resources. For effective action it is imperative that these issues be addressed. Focusing solely on the promotion of sustainable use by local people would neglect the most important forces behind deforestation in Brazil.
Brazilian deforestation is strongly correlated to the economic health of the country: the decline in deforestation from 1988-1991 nicely matched the economic slowdown during the same period, while the rocketing rate of deforestation from 1993-1998 paralleled Brazil's period of rapid economic growth. During lean times, ranchers and developers do not have the cash to rapidly expand their pasturelands and operations, while the government lacks funds to sponsor highways and colonization programs and grant tax breaks and subsidies to forest exploiters.


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Barre Phillips, Stu Martin and John Surman recording for Dawn in 1970. A free jazz classic.
Blazing with livity and the spirit of Pandit Pran Nath, leading the JCO in 1973 — Charles Brackeen from Strata-East, Frank Lowe, Ed Blackwell, Carla Bley, and spotlighting Selene Fung on ching, a kind of koto.
His only recording, though Head of Music and Professor of Oud at the Baghdad Institute Of Fine Arts for thirty years. East-West tone-poems, mixing formal variation and improv. From Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London, 1976.
His first LP, from 1967, outrageously trying Hippiedom on for size, and dealing up garage-punk classics like Reincarnation and Flower City.
Robert Wyatt and co from Soft Machine, King Crimson and Nucleus crew, Dudu Pukwana and Mongezi Feza in amongst a big-band led by Keith Tippett through a four-part suite, produced by Robert Fripp in 1971.
The legendary drummer on late Trane like Interstellar Space and The Olatunji Concert, with Fred Simmons, Stafford James, Carlos Ward in 1973, for his own Survival label. A key avant-garde jazz LP.
With Cecil Bridgewater on trumpet, Billy Harper on tenor sax and Reggie Workman on bass, recorded in Rome on 27 July 1977, originally released on Horo.
Very early mid-sixties recordings robustly mixing highlife, calypso and soul, already one foot in the future.
1978 sessions originally released by Horo, as New Steps and Other Voices, Other Blues. Michael Ray, Luqman Ali, and John Gilmore notably on song; Ra switching between upright piano and Crumar Multiman synth.
Accompanying himself on piano and harmonium, with support from Don Cherry and Bob Dorough amongst others, in twenty-one song settings with words from Blake's Songs Of Innocence And Experience.


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Santorum says Missouri will be the best place for him to stand out because its Midwest values match strongly up with those in Iowa, where Santorum pulled off a surprising 34-vote victory.
He called the standing-room-only crowd a good sign for his prospects in Missouri.
"We need the bellwether state of Missouri to stand up and say we want a strong, principled conservative," Santorum said.
Santorum is badly trailing both Newt Gingrich and current front-runner Mitt Romney in polls in Florida.
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Paul McCartney became a video game avatar earlier this year with his Fab Four bandmates in The Beatles: Rock Band, but until now the series has been devoid of any solo Macca material. That will change on January 5th, when three tracks from McCartney's live Good Evening, New York City will be added to the Rock Band and LEGO Rock Band marketplace as downloadable content. The "New York Pack 01" will feature "Band on the Run," "Jet" and "Sing the Changes," all taken from McCartney's epic shows at New York's new home of the Mets, Citi Field.
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The tracks will become available for XBox 360 and Wii on January 5th, while Playstation 3 users can get their hands on the content on January 7th. McCartney becomes the first of the Fab Four to have their solo material feature on the Rock Band series, and continues a partnership with Harmonix and MTV Games that saw the release of The Beatles: Rock Band on September 9th.
As Rolling Stone previously reported, more than 40 years after Beatlesmania took over Shea Stadium, McCartney was chosen to headline the first concerts at Citi Field in July. The sold out run of three concerts found Macca touching upon all aspects of his discography, from the Beatles to Wings to his solo catalog. Billy Joel, who recruited Paul McCartney during the final string of Shea Stadium concerts, also made a guest appearance at the first Citi show.
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Date: September 10, 2009
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Downtown Farmers Market vendors have wrested control of the market away from the Downtown Partnership and will have the opportunity to run the market themselves.
The City Commission unanimously approved a request Tuesday from the 55 vendors to put them in charge of perhaps the biggest downtown attraction.
"The vendors are not only more qualified to run the market, we've been doing so," said vendor Greg Roy, who led the charge for independence.
The Downtown Partnership has been running the market since 2002 (the year the Downtown Association split into the partnership and the Downtown Sarasota Merchants Association) and wanted to continue to do so. It is in the final stages of a merger with the Downtown Merchants Association and the Palm Avenue Merchants Association to reform the Downtown Association.
Vendors said that new organization would cause too much disruption before season.
Downtown Partnership Chairman Phil Chmieleski used Roy's own words that the market has never been more successful than it is now to bolster his argument that the association should keep control of the market.
"Mr. Roy said it. Why would you change a perfectly running system?" Chmieleski asked commissioners.
Paul Thorpe, the former head of the Downtown Association and creator of the farmers market 30 years ago, said the new association should be given the opportunity to show that it can run the market.
He countered the vendors' contention that they were the only ones with a vested interest in the success of the market. Thorpe argued that the association actually has a greater interest in the success of the market, and downtown in general, because they are operating all year-long, not just Saturday mornings.
"I'm concerned what your decision is going to be," said Thorpe. "This is the way the market should be run."
When the decision was made to side with the vendors, Chmieleski said it was a slap in the face to downtown merchants.
"The City Commission just told them that they don't matter," he said. "It astonishes me how the preponderance of weighty evidence we presented was simply ignored. Sadly, this is not the first time I have seen this happen at the commission table."
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On Tap for Today: Opening day specials, tickets and Doobie Brothers
Now that all the hidden Easter eggs have been found -- you did find them all, right? -- it's time to move on to more pressing concerns. It's April Fools' Day.
But that doesn't mean we're kidding about events happening today.
We're serious that today is opening day for the Brewers. They play the Rockies at 1:10 p.m.
A couple places in town have noted the date and offer these specials. Palermo Pizza hosts a tailgate party. At the Ambassador Hotel they're grilling 85-cent hot dogs on the patio. It celebrates opening day and the hotel's 85th anniversary.
We're serious that tickets go on sale at noon today for this beer festival.
We're also serious that the Doobie Brothers rolled down the highway to play Potawatomi Bingo Casino at 8 p.m.
Here's a brief look at the 2013 edition of the band.
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Technical Papers and Presentations
Homogenization Approaches for Laminated Magnetic Cores Using the Example of Transient 3D Transformer Modeling
H. Neubert[1], J. Ziske[1], T. Heimpold[1], R. Disselnkötter[2]
[1]Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Electromechanical and Electronic Design, Germany
[2]ABB AG, Corporate Research Center Germany, Ladenburg, Germany
A specific issue in transformer modeling using the finite element method is the consideration of electric sheets or other laminated core materials which are used to reduce eddy currents. It would be impractical to explicitly model a large number of sheets as this would lead to a large number of elements and hence to unacceptable computational costs. Homogenization procedures overcome this ...
Calculation of Cable Parameters for Different Cable Shapes
H. Lorenzen[1], J. Timmerberg[1], and S. Mylvaganam[2]
[1]Department of Electrical Engineering, UAS OOW, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
[2]Department Technology/Engineering, Telemark University College, Porsgrunn, Norway
Efforts involving simulation of transmission line networks necessitate the accurate values of the parameters of the lines. In this paper, as an attempt in estimating such parameters, the parameters of high voltage asymmetric power lines are calculated. In the process of estimation, the three phase equivalent circuit model is used. The resistance and inductance of such lines are dependent on ...
Adaptive Numerical Simulation of Streamer Propagation in Atmospheric Air
S. Singh[1], Y. Sedyuk[1], R. Summer[2]
[1]Chalmers University of Technology, High Voltage Engineering, Gothenburg, Sweden
[2]Schneider Electric, Regensburg, Germany
Simulations of streamer discharge was performed by utilizing a space adaptive numerical scheme based on logarithmic representation of mass conservation equations, which governs the transport of charge carriers. Implementation of a model, which describes the propagation of a streamer in air at atmospheric pressure is discussed. Results of numerical simulations of a nanosecond discharge are ...
The Fast Model for Ionic Wind Simulation
A. Samusenko[1], Yu. Stishkov[1], P. Zhidkova[1]
[1]Saint Petersburg State University, Research and Educational Center "Electrophysics", St Petersburg, Russia
Ionic wind is the gas flow induced by the corona discharge. Ions produced by corona are accelerated by electric field and transfer their momentum to neutral molecules. Using ionic wind one can convert electric energy to kinetic energy of air flow almost directly. The phenomenon of ionic wind finds applications in electrostatic precipitators and ionizers. It is difficult to solve the complete ...
Design Optimization of Printed Circuit Board Embedded Inductors through Genetic Algorithms with Verification by COMSOL Multiphysics®
M. Madsen[1], J. Mønster[1], A. Knott[1], M. Andersen[1]
[1]Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
This paper describes the implementation of a complete design tool for design, analysis, optimization and production of PCB embedded inductors. The paper shows how LiveLink™ for MATLAB® and COMSOL Multiphysics® make it possible to combine the scripting and calculation power of MATLAB with the simulation power of COMSOL Multiphysics in order to get an extremely efficient tool for inductor ...
Multiphysics Simulation of Thermoelectric Systems - Modeling of Peltier-Cooling and Thermoelectric Generation
M. Jaegle
Fraunhofer-Institute for Physical Measurement-Techniques (IPM), Freiburg, Germany
Electro-thermal interaction is commonly considered only as a matter of joule heating. In addition, the Seebeck-, Peltier- and Thompson-Effects are significant in materials with high thermoelectric figure of merit Z. These thermoelectric materials have a high Seebeck-coefficient α, a good electric conductivity σ, and a poor thermal conductivity λ. They have widespread areas of ...
3D Power Inductor: Calculation of Iron Core Losses
L. Havez[1], E. Sarraute[1]
[1]LAPLACE, Toulouse, France
The work proposed in this paper deals with the consideration of 3D geometric effects to evaluate the iron losses in magnetic devices used in power electronics. To carry out this work, we rely upon two existing models of iron losses per unit volume calculation ("Steinmetz") currently used in power electronics. We coupled these two models with a finite element magnetic field calculation software, ...
Analyzing an Unexpected Neutral Current in a Star-Star Transformer Under Steady State Condition
Aurabind Pal[1], Roma Dash[2], Anubhav Rath[3]
[1]Engineers India Limited, New Delhi; Summer Intern, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Maharashtra, India
[2]IOCL,New Delhi; Intern, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Maharashtra, India
[3]3ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Finite element modeling of three phase three limbed transformer requires solving of field and circuit variables simultaneously. The accurate modeling thus obtained could predict asymmetry in magnetizing current of three phases due to asymmetry in core of three limbed transformer. This work includes circuit field coupling using COMSOL Multiphysics' ACDC module. By proper modeling in SPICE it ...
Characterization of a 3D Photonic Crystal Structure Using Port and S-Parameter Analysis
M. Dong[1], M. Tomes[1], M. Eichenfield[2], M. Jarrahi[1], T. Carmon[1]
[1]University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
[2]Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA
We present a 3D port sweep method in a lossy silicon photonic crystal resonator to demonstrate the capabilities of COMSOL Multiphysics® for frequency domain analysis with input and output ports. This method benefits from the advantages of the S-parameter analysis to characterize the input and output coupling into the resonator. By pumping one end of the cavity with a CW plane wave, we are able ...
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S. Satti[1], M. Baghini[1]
[1]Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
As a part of a lab-on-chip-device, more often it is required to measure dielectric constant of the fluid. For this purpose it is necessary to develop a sensor whose size is compatible with microfluidic channel. The work, presented in this paper, studies effect of the parameters influencing sensitivity of such a sensor and ultimately optimizes these dimensions to maximize the sensitivity. We ...


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Just like Sunday's scrimmage, here's a rundown of the stats from tonight's session at Maryland and what they mean going forward:
Adams 10-59; Douglas 8-30; Scott 4-28; Meggett 4-18-TD; Braxton 2-17; Bonato 4-13; O'Brien 1-13; Brown 1-11; Green 1-2; Turner 1-(-4); Robinson 4-(-10)
The distribution of carries says a lot about how far Gary Douglas has come in the last two weeks. Suddenly, he looks like a good bet for the travel roster, and Morgan Green is in danger of fading into obscurity before the season even starts.
Meanwhile, D.J. Adams might be ready to go at some point this year. Maryland probably won't need to burn his redshirt, but he'll be an intriguing possibility next year for certain.
Turner 6-8-102-1 TD; Robinson 8-20-99; Brown 3-8-21, 3 INT; O'Brien 1-5-3
Offensive coordinator James Franklin said Danny O'Brien is the leader for the No. 3 quarterback gig, which basically will entail going on trips. Neither true freshman has mastered the offense, which is understandable.
Chris Turner, meanwhile, was apparently sharp again. That has to please both Franklin and Ralph Friedgen.
Cannon 3-50; Meggett 3-23; Furstenburg 2-28-TD; Watson 2-24; Boykins 2-18; T. Smith 1-30; Adams 1-5; Scott 1-5; Dorsey 1-5
Further evidence Adrian Cannon will be a valued target in the offense this year. In addition, Maryland was probably happy to see both Matt Furstenburg and Lansford Watson catch some passes. If the Terps' tight ends are productive, that would solve a serious question mark that still exists.
A. Green (1-71), Wujciak (1-14), Sule (1-1)
Alex Wujciak was again everywhere in limited work, and the possibility of him once more acting as a tackle magnet is one of the few traits that will carry over from the old defense to the new defense.
Ferrara 3/3 (45, 48, 48); Barbour 2/2 (46, 46)
Nothing solved here. The last time Maryland was truly flipping a coin at kicker at this stage was 2001, when Nick Novak and Vedad Siljkovic shared the job early in the season before Novak wrested control of it by early October. Novak, like Ferrara, was a freshman at the time.
Baltz 6-47.3
Nothing to see here but the usual. Coach Ralph Friedgen said it might have been the best Baltz has fared since he arrived 2 1/2 years ago.
McDougle 1-19, Wiseman 1-5
With both Tony Logan and Caleb Porzel banged up, the Terps went to Plans C and D.
T. Smith 1-87.0, McDougle 2/23.5
As if it was needed, this only reinforces that Smith will not cede the kickoff return duties anytime soon. As an aside, if the sophomore matches his total from last year, he'll be fourth in kickoff return yardage and tied for seventh in kickoff return attempts in ACC history at the end of the season.


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Jared Cano's life as he knows it is over.
Yesterday in Hillsborough Circuit Court Cano was sentenced to 15 years in a Florida prison for a bomb plot at Freedom High School, despite only scoring to 12 months under Florida's sentencing guidelines.
Police learned of Cano's plans through another Freedom High student. Upon following the student's lead police found bomb making materials in addition to a timing device thought to be used as a detonator at Cano's residence. Police later discovered cell phone videos depicting Cano describing his plan to attack students and faculty at his high school. Cano's Tampa criminal attorney contested the allegations, claiming the rants were nothing more than a troubled high school student blowing fluff.
Ultimately Hillsborough Judge Kimberly Fernandez disagreed and sentenced Cano to 15 years in prison to be followed by 10 years of felony probation. Cano has 15 months of credit for time served in jail but will have to serve out 85 percent of his sentence under current Florida law.
Cano was convicted of violating Florida Statute 790.162 for threatening to discharge a destructive device and for being in violation of Florida Statute 790.161(2) for attempting to discharge a destructive device.
In order for one to be convicted of threatening to discharge a destructive device, it must be shown that the individual threatened to discharge a destructive device with an intent to inflict some type of harm upon any person or that the individual intended to damage property of someone. If convicted, as Cano was, one would be looking at a second degree felony conviction, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
For someone to be convicted of attempting to discharge a destructive device under 790.161(2) the State Attorney's Office must prove that one willfully and unlawfully attempted to discharge a destructive device with the intent to inflict bodily harm upon someone or to inflict damage to the property of another. Like the threat of discharging a destructive device, an attempt to discharge a destructive device is a second degree felony.
Cano pled to additional drug charges which were factored into his sentence, albeit likely very minimally. All said and done, Cano could have faced 37 years in prison if his sentence would have been maxed out. Florida has in place criminal sentencing guidelines that use a mathematical formula to dictate a minimum permissible prison sentence. Under Florida's guidelines, Cano scored but 12 months in prison.
So why 15 years rather than what was dictated in the guidelines?
A sentencing Judge in a Florida Circuit court has a very large amount of discretion in any kind of sentencing. Traditionally our appellate courts have deferred to our trial level judges as it is felt the trial level Circuit judges have a better understanding of the case and the facts within and thus are better equipped to fashion an appropriate sentence. Combine those, and trial level judges, as long as they sentence below the statutory maximum, can generally sentence in the fashion they see fit so long as it is a legal sentence. In Cano's case it is clear that this judge felt his threats were realistic and based on that, sent a very strong message. There is no doubt in my mind that Cano's cell phone videos aggravated the situation and whatever mitigating evidence put on at sentencing was not enough to deter the lengthy prison term.
It is often in our State and at the Federal level that justice calls for a result contrary to what an abstract sentencing guideline dictates. In most cases this happens where a sentence is imposed in excess of what is necessary to punish. In this instance, Judge Fernandez handed down a sentence that she felt provided justice to the State of Florida and those mentioned in Cano's video. As with all cases, some will support the sentence and some will be appalled at the harshness. Each is entitled to his view as much as the next. We'll never know if Cano would have carried out his threats. What we do know is that anyone contemplating a similar venture is now on notice that if caught they will leave town for a very, very long time.
Jason Mayberry is a Federal and State criminal lawyer with offices in Tampa and Clearwater. If you're in need of a Tampa criminal lawyer, contact The Mayberry Law Firm today at 813-444-7435 or 727-771-3847.


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Why digital is fun?
Posted 15 May 2003 - 12:04 PM
I'd like to put together a fun article for UWP magazine on the subject of why digital photography is better than film photography underwater. (UWP mag)
I want to do this the lazy way by getting you guys and gals to do the hard thinking for me!
All the articles I have seen comparing film and digital are serious and talk about pixels, dynamic range, colour depth etc etc. I want to approach the issue from the point of view of why digital is more fun than film. Afterall most of us "hobbists" do UW photog mainly for the fun.
I'd like the article to have quotes attributed to a range of photographers and would like to author the article by "me and members of the Wetpixel forum". Is this OK Eric? I think it would be good publicity for the site.
Anyway to start the ball rolling my favourite feature of digital cameras is that image review is a great way to pass a safety (/decompression) stop!
p.s. anything goes from having a laptop on the plane to cool black Japanese camera housings!
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D4 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (waiting for housing).
Posted 15 May 2003 - 01:03 PM
Perfect, Alex! Sounds like fun already.
I'd like the article to have quotes attributed to a range of photographers and would like to author the article by "me and members of the Wetpixel forum". Is this OK Eric? I think it would be good publicity for the site.
Posted 15 May 2003 - 01:05 PM
... you can show someone a picture of that huge shark that was just behind them.
... you can review your photos with friends during a safety stop.
... you can shoot an arbitrary number of snapshots of boat life without feeling like you are wasting film.
Posted 15 May 2003 - 01:39 PM
Digital is more fun because -
You can share so many moments in time with so many people so easily.
Ted Janssen
NEX-7, Nauticam, INON, and ULCS
Posted 15 May 2003 - 01:42 PM
Posted 15 May 2003 - 02:07 PM
When I get home from a divetrip, I can share my photos with friends all over the world using the 'net.
I can get the email address of my new "dive buddy" friends I just met and send them photos of themselves looking silly underwater.
I can give friends and family a CD of my photos and they can take it to Walmart to get $.29 prints
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Photo site - www.reefpix.org
Posted 15 May 2003 - 04:23 PM
You can show the Pro using the F5 what they missed after the dive.
Then they buy you beers to take them to the "spot"
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Lens:70-180mm, 12-24mm, 17-55mm & 10.5mm
Strobes: SB800 Inon Z220 x 2
Posted 15 May 2003 - 04:40 PM
Posted 15 May 2003 - 08:30 PM
Also digital is fun because I can justify buying more digital cameras and housings based on the fact I am saving money on development and film
Digital is fun because I can fix my mistakes while still underwater and then delete them before anyone else even gets to see them.
Digital is fun because it gives me an excuse to bring my laptop with me on vacation
Posted 15 May 2003 - 09:17 PM
blackmail for all those candid pics
LCD makes a great nightlite
you can make a hundred mistakes a day instead of only 36
Why it's not as much fun
- no longer can make excuses why you have to see that girl at the film developing counter
Life is a beach and then you dive.
My Website
Posted 15 May 2003 - 11:54 PM
For me digital is fun because you can upload all your best shots onto your microdrive the night before and then show them to people after the dive and pretend you've just taken them!
Keep 'em coming,
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D4 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (waiting for housing).
Posted 16 May 2003 - 05:52 AM
- you can instantly correct for mistakes instead of waiting until the film is developed to see that your exposure settings were off
- when you want to put your pictures on the web, you don't have to worry about how many slides the hopper on your scanner will hold
and of course, digital is fun because:
- chicks dig wet pixels (almost as much as they dig aluminum)!
Mike Oelrich
Canon EOS 40D in Seatool housing, 100mm macro, Tokina 10-17, INON Z-240s.
Posted 16 May 2003 - 06:38 AM
D300, D200, D70, 12-24 f4 AFS DX, 60mm f2.8, 70-200 f2.8 AF-S VR, 105 f2.8 AF-S VR, Tokina Wunderlens.
Photo galleries @ Ruaux.net
Posted 16 May 2003 - 06:50 AM
when you are standing on the deck of the boat after the dive explaining how you saw the rare and elusive ____ and the boat does not believe you. You can pull the picture up on the LCD and show them right then and there.
When you are flying home on the plane editing your photos on the laptop you will have the rows of people around you trying hard not to stare at your screen in wonder and amazement.
You can swap pictures with others while still on your trip.
You can send pictures back to your office co-workers while you are still on your trip, just to torment them with all the fun you are having and what they are missing.
all photographs posted © Todd C Mintz
Posted 16 May 2003 - 11:45 AM
... while everyone else is sleeping you can sit out on the bow of the boat swearing at the satellite phone for dropping your live-webcasting-call every 2 minutes while uploading at 9600 baud.
Posted 16 May 2003 - 01:50 PM
I can now buy your old film kit nice n' cheap
Posted 16 May 2003 - 04:05 PM
Now you can crop, dodge and burn, bathed in the blue glow of your computer monitor instead of the red tint of a safelite.
Now instead of darkroom disasters we have computer crashes.
Havin way to much fun to stop,
Posted 18 May 2003 - 01:36 AM
Digital is fun because you can use the light from your LCD to read your dive computer on a night dive.
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D4 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (waiting for housing).
Posted 18 May 2003 - 03:19 AM
You can experiment as much as you wan't with anything that takes your fancy.
and not worry about it.
Total freedom
Your only limit is your imagination.
Posted 18 May 2003 - 11:50 PM
...because pulling out the Laptop Right after the dive is the ultimate kick for any gearhead.


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Who can be Wali?
Sep. 28, 2010, 01:42 AM »
Salam all,
just wondering if anyone can answer exactly as the title of post says. If a sister is looking into a prospective husband, can she take her friend or sister during the very first meeting to chaperone? To see if she likes the look of him even lol, before going to family,
does she have to take male family member?
& also, what if she has no male family members? Or she is a revert & her siblings & parents are not Muslim? What then?
Jazakallah in advance.
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Sep. 28, 2010, 09:11 AM »
Assalamu alaykum,
Firstly, let me point out that the wali is the last line of defence for the sister in question. He is not supposed to be seen as a barrier or a burden, but rather someone who's in the girl's corner, looking out for her interests and taking her side. Can you imagine if a guy met a sister alone (or even accompanied with another sister)? He could just turn on the smooth-talking and charm them both. The point of the wali is that he sees past all of that... where the prospective husband is fluttering his eyelids and saying to the girl "I love you" (then she swoons and faints), the wali says "yeah yeah yeah, lets move past that mushy stuff... do you have a job/house/car/etc..." He keeps it real.
Guys understand the language of guys, women generally don't (and it works vice-versa) which is why the wali needs to be a guy (as well as the shariah reasons of course), so for this reason I would recommend the sister in question here takes a guy with her, not a sister.
In terms of waliship, the wali is the father first (i.e. father, then grandfather if the father isn't available), then sons of the sister in question if she has any, then full brothers... and I can't remember the exact order after that. But the wali can also transfer waliship to whomever he likes to act as an agent.
As mentioned before, the wali needs to be male, and he needs to be Muslim (or rather, the same religion as the girl, so if she's a chaste Christian, her Christian father can be a wali), and he needs to be free (i.e. he's not a slave) and be of sound mind.
If a sister has no wali, I would recommend she goes to the local masjid and make an appoint with the imaam who can act as a wali insha'Allah if she has no-one. She should try to find one of good reputable character (not saying imaams in general aren't, but some may not exercise the responsibility as efficiently as others... and if the guy is known to the imaam, he may already be inclined towards the guy so it's important the wali is loyal to
as he's supposed to be
guardian, not his faciliatator).
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Sep. 28, 2010, 10:18 AM »
Taking on board what you've said, what if sis in Question has a meeting with the prospective guy with a another sister or even 'if' she meets him alone due to the Wali being quite far away say, being naiive or ignorant. Does that mean she should not consider the guy because his character comes into question & also there are cultural differences?
Of course the sis would want barakah in whoever she marries. What if she notifies Wali after this initial meeting? Discuss.
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Sep. 28, 2010, 11:44 AM »
Aside from the issues of being alone with a non-mahrem male, I would not advise a sister to see a potential husband by herself without taking a male along for the simple reason that she risks being charmed by the guy. After all, she is seeking marriage and may not see any apparent faults in the guy that another (independant) person would do. Also, guys understand guys far better than women do, it's far more difficult to pull the wool over our eyes (in theory...)
That said, if she did go and the guy turned up, I wouldn't question the guy's character too much, though one may ask him if he wants to marry a sister who turns up by herself. I did it once, and ended up marrying the girl... turned out to be a huge mistake and disaster, and my friends now laugh at me saying that it was not her who needed a wali for her protection, but rather me who needed someone to protect me from her (long story).
I'd also be curious as to why she's notifying the wali after the initial meeting... why not let the wali know first? If he's some distance away, let him speak to the prospective husband on the phone first? There are lots of ways around things if you just exercise a little though and patience.
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Sep. 28, 2010, 11:50 AM »
Having thought about it some more (yes... thoughts did occur to me in the few seconds between posting the last reply and composing this one), it also depends on the sister's status.
If she has never been married before, and never known a guy before... then definately definately do not see the guy alone, she will have no idea what she's getting into.
If she has already been married before, she presumably is aware of what she's getting into. She knows the realities of marriage, and she probably knows what questions to ask and what things to look out for, so for her, I'd say it'd be less of a restriction.
In fact, the Prophet (saw) also mentions that the wali for a sister who isn't a virgin is that of command (i.e. rather than requesting her wali's permission to marry someone, she can command the wali to marry her to whomever she wishes, and he cannot refuse unless he finds corruption in the guy's manners or deen). The reason for this is because she's lost her 'innocence', she's pretty much free to make her own decisions regarding her future.
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Sep. 28, 2010, 01:01 PM »
Jazakallah bro for clearing that up. Alhamdulillah, the sis in Q... Her instincts told her she hadn't done anything wrong as she too is a divorcee. Her Wali made her feel guilty, but the prospective bro has been married previously. They both know realities of failed marriages. Undestandable from Wali, looking out for his sister & having only recently married himself. I guess her own bro is thinking he doesn't want this potential spouse smooth talking his sis cos she's recently divorced & may feel his sis is vulnerable.
Where in fact this sis is super cautious.
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Sep. 28, 2010, 02:39 PM »
No problem
But let me be clear though, I'm merely commenting on the practical aspect of going alone to meet a potential spouse, I never said it's ok by shariah standard (i.e. I'm not suggesting at all that she's done nothing wrong). By shariah standards, she should not have met him without a mahrem (not necessarily the wali himself). She'll only harm herself otherwise.
But khayr, what's done is done...
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Sep. 28, 2010, 07:48 PM »
Salam. The sis in Q has decided not to progress matters with the prospective spouse. I went with her, but turns out her Wali has said something which has made her realise no point pursuing matters with this bro
• they do not like the fact that guy is not from the same cultural background from her ( even though we all know that this is not Islam)
• the thing that tops the biscuit is basically because her first marriage failed & it was her choice, they
don't trust her to make another (bad) choice
• she doesn't trust her family's choice, because they would pick someone from same cultural background & they just don't seem her type because of the backward mentality
• she doesn't think it's fair on the guy either, that some of her family would NOT be able to accept him or anyone else from a different race
• also her Wali tried to preach about Islam & that a female friend is not enough, but then he's not prepared to come to the other side of country for a meeting, where nothing may come of it. Oh also the girl he married, she only had 1st meeting with him with her sister present & then family involvement
so it seems that double standards are the way with
her family. Secondly, it's sad but the sister has resigned herself to the fact she may never marry. She doesn't want to go against the family (even though this guy seemed decent, no really) however, they would not be happy with her choice & vice versa.
I feel sorry for her. Her family seemed to have resigned her to a life of loneliness. Her family have no clue. They're more worried about what certain family members will think with regards to this bro
or any other bro she may pick cos he probably won't be from their cultural background, but not of how prospective spouse maybe practicing & of good character. Her Wali & other members of family are supposed to be practicing, but certain things, you can't escape from... Like which family you were born in...
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Sep. 28, 2010, 08:02 PM »
one time or the other someone has to go against the stupid *family* VALUES.
I think it is time for this sister.
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Sep. 29, 2010, 11:37 AM »
Subhan'Allah... The nikah is one of (if not, the) oldest contract that Allah (swt) has estabished between men and women. The Qur'an makes it very clear that Hawwa was there with Adam (as)
they got to Jannah! Allah (swt) gave Adam (as) a wife, before he gave him Jannah! That's something really important to consider.
Anyway, in the interest of getting this sister married, insha'Allah, let's clarify some things.
Firstly, the wali does not actually need to meet the prospective husband in question. The wali's permission is only required for approval of the marriage (i.e. to make the marriage contract). So if he doesn't want to travel to meet the guy, no problem at all.
The sister shouldn't be meeting the guy alone for the sake that it's not appropriate for a man and woman who are not mahrem to one another to be alone together. And for the purpose of marriage, it's better she takes a male (mahrem) with her such that he can guard her interests, because he'll be able to understand better how the guy is thinking and he can give an alternative point of view if they want to discuss the meeting later. Men are generally harder to impress that women, so this advice shouldn't be taken lightly.
The wali can also assign an agent to act on his behalf. If there is someone local that the wali trusts, the wali can permit this person to act in his stead (in terms of waliship, so this person can even approve the marriage contract if need be, as he has this authority from the wali).
If the wali refuses to do this, and is generally acting in an inappropriate or unfair manner, then the sister concerned is able to remove the responsibility of waliship from him and transfer it to someone else of her choosing (especially since she's presumably no longer a virgin, and therefore master of her own affairs). The waliship is a responsibility... it's not a right! If the wali refuses to exercise this responsibility properly and fairly, he loses it! He can't hold the sister to ransom and essentially prevent her from turning down good matches, and effectively never get married.
So in this instance, if the sister wants, she can tell her wali that unless he does something to progress this situation (which is her right), she'll remove waliship from him and transfer it to someone else.
As a side point to note, you will come across many references to the hadith narrated by Aaishah (ra) regarding marriage without a wali being invalid. Whilst this hadith is generally considered authentic, one crucial fact is often missed out. When the scholars of fiqh study hadith, if there is a contradiction between what the narrator of the hadith said, and what they did, the scholars generally follow the actions since the narrator may be acting on further information that they didn't narrate.
Whilst Aaishah appears to have made that statement, she actually did perform a marriage for a sister without the permission of the wali because he wasn't around. When the wali returned, Aaishah (ra) informed the wali that the marriage had happened, and the wali could dissolve the marriage if he had grounds to do so (bear in mind, the Prophet (saw) said not to refuse suitors who have ikhlas and deen). Since the husband was both God-fearing and was strong in his deen, the father had no right to dissolve the marriage, Aaisha (ra) knew this and it was on this basis she performed the marriage (because essentially, if the wali was around, he wouldn't have been able to refuse permission anyway).
And my final point, perfection in speech and advice exists only for Allah, and Allah knows best. Anything correct I have said is from Allah, and any mistake I may have made is from shaytan.
I hope that helps
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatuLlah
p.s. I would also advise the sister to pay special attention to the family's requirements of compatibility. Whilst she may not agree with the reason, ultimately family acceptance of the husband is crucial for the marriage to be a success. That doesn't mean she should walk away from this prospect, she can still try to convince the family insha'Allah to accept him, and treat their marriage fairly
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Sep. 29, 2010, 02:04 PM »
Assalamu alaykum,
I feel that maybe I've been a little unfair on sister's family & maybe sister has been too hasty with her decision also. Anyway, just to explain point further.. The family see it as their fault for not looking deeply into her previous husband's background ( he was not a good husband to her) & I feel that in a way, they kind of see it as though they were somewhat responsible for her failed marriage. They saw the signs as she was getting married, but chose to ignore them.. Believing that they were looking out for their sister's happiness. Ineveitably, her marriage failed. Just spoke to her sis today, & she's very upset about the whole situation with regards to her first marriage.
Her family are being protective of her, & her Wali is just asking her to approach this with caution. But alhamdulillah the prospective brother has accepted her decision with dignity & hasn't questioned why she has rejected him. Another thing, the sister has considered her situation.. Maybe right now is not the bet time for her to get married. Her personal situation is complicated. Maybe its just a case of 'right guy & wrong time'.
Allah SWT is the best of planners, Insh'Allah he has someone who is the most excellent of his slaves planned for her, at the right time.
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Sep. 30, 2010, 04:06 PM »
Salam bro Al-Qamar.
Just would like to say Jazakallah for all the comments & input. I've mentioned all this to the sister in Q & she's gonna take on board what you have said & bear it in mind for future proposals etc Insh'Allah.
Please forgive me if I have said anything wrong or there's been misunderstanding on my part & please accept my humble apology.
PS; some things were misunderstood from my end. The sis didn't go alone. That was a hypo. But she did go with female friend & not male Mahrem. I feel I should make that clear.
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Sep. 30, 2010, 04:41 PM »
Wa alaykum as salaam. No worries, no harm done, and I was also answering originally on a hypothetical scenario. But I also know from personal experience how confusing the whole thing can get, and how much of it is actually unnecessary and not from the shariah.
Khair, so long as she's happy how things are progressing, it's all good, alhumdulillah
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatuLlah
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Though the city's official Independence Day event will be held this evening at the Riverfront Amphitheater, there will be a celebration Thursday afternoon and evening at Joe Kraft Park.
It will be the second year for the event, and it was organized primarily by New Albany City Councilman Dan Coffey.
He said this week that while he enjoys the city's official Independence Day celebration, he believes there should also be an event on July 4 to honor military veterans.
The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with a memorial service specifically in honor of Floyd County veterans.
There will be live music from 7 to 9:30 p.m. followed by a fireworks display. There will be activities for kids as well as vintage cars to be viewed.
The event is free to attend. Joe Kraft Park is located off West Seventh Street.
Board of Works President Warren Nash said he's noticed only a few of the vendors in New Albany have appeared before the body requesting a permit to sell fireworks.
City Attorney Stan Robison said that's a violation of New Albany's codes.
"They're supposed to come to this board for approval of any firework sales," he said.
However, with only a few days remaining in the summer fireworks season, Robison said really the only option is to send letters to the vendors the city knows are in violation of the rule.