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- Butter a 9x13 inch pan and set aside.
- Place the 2 cups sugar in a heavy bottomed saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar has completely melted.
- Meanwhile, in a large heavy saucepan combine the 4 cups sugar and heavy cream. Stir and heat over low.
- Once the 2 cups of sugar has completely melted, pour it in a fine stream into the sugar/cream mixture while stirring vigorously. Raise heat to medium low and cook, stirring frequently, until it reaches 244 to 248 degrees F (118 to 120 degrees C) on a candy thermometer.
- Remove from heat and vigorously stir in the baking soda. Stir in the butter until melted. Set aside to cool for 20 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and beat with a wooden spoon until non-glossy and it starts to set up. Stir in the nuts and spread into the prepared pan. Cool and cut into bite-size pieces.
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I'll give the recipe 5 stars but I think that the instructions need some clarification. I have a good heavy medium 1 1/2 qt sauce pan that I used to melt the sugar in. I used a 3qt pan for the sugar/heavy cream mixture. I considered a 3qt pan a "large" sauce pan. Not so. When making this, keep in mind that when you add the baking soda, the mixture is going to "bubble up". It's going to bubble up A LOT!!! This bubbled up and OVER the top of my pan and all over the top of my new stove and ran down into the burners. I spent the 20 minute cooling period cleaning up the mess. Once I got it all under control, the candy was good. I would use a pan closer to a dutch oven sized pan next time. Yes, I will make it again, but I'll be a little wiser about it. :)
I thought it was relatively easy to make. WE loved it. My husband said it reminded him of soft, fudgy peanut brittle. I think it tasted like a cross between caramels and fudge. I will make it again! CB
This is traditionally called Aunt Bill's Brown Candy in Oklahoma. Is super delicious, but hard to make and can go "bad" quickly if not beaten continuously. Worth a couple of tries to get it right.
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Amount Per Serving (40 total)
- Calories
- 200 cal
- 10%
- Fat
- 8.7 g
- 13%
- Carbs
- 31.1 g
- 10%
- Protein
- 0.9 g
- 2%
- Cholesterol
- 22 mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 29 mg
- 1%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Have you seen The Rock's cheat meals? Go look it up. It's insane how many pancakes, donuts, ect he eats in one day.
One guy I forget his name, but he is a big time pro. He had an article done on him and he says that even up to two weeks out he consumes 15,000 calories, sometimes 20,000 on Sundays. His menu was insane. Eating a half pint of ice cream along with eggs and so forth in the morning. Unreal.
These guys do that cause of how much size they have correct? Stupid question possibly but just wanted your opinions.
Have you seen The Rock's cheat meals? Go look it up. It's insane how many pancakes, donuts, ect he eats in one day.
heavys cheat meals are pretty epic also... I cant eat that much after consuming my days food though.....I'd get sick
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I'm Not sure I believe all that, I hold over 300 almost year round now with about 6500 cals a day
The idea is 6 days of clean dieting and 1 day of eating anything you want. The theory is your body is in such an efficient state of burning calories that it is impossible to store fat from that one day of cheating. Also your body takes extra if it needs to from that one day so you end up making better gains. And you just crap the rest out. Talk about wraparounds...
Do you do that Rays? Do you have a cheat day once a week where you just eat whatever you want and not care how much of it you eat?
Im sure they eat a lot and don't track it but 15000-20000 cals?? That's probably a stretch..
I saw a video of one of the guys in the Olympia that consumes 20000 on cheat days as well
Lol Even if that story worked for the rock, it wont work for you. Why?
1) You dont lift.
2) Youre not on the level of anabolics he was on
3) You do you have 1/6th the muscle mass he does.
If you ate 15k cals, youd prob end up in the ER, in a coma from diabetic shock.
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11:10am Wednesday 19th December 2012 in News By Bill Gardner, Senior Reporter
An underground restaurant could be opened in the vaults beneath a city centre church.
A planning application has been submitted to Brighton and Hove City Council to open an eatery underneath the recently restored Chapel Royal in Prince's Place.
The developers behind the plans said the restaurant would offer "something completely new" to the Brighton dining scene.
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campotolox says...
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Ballroom Blitz says...
12:02pm Wed 19 Dec 12
Notters_Seagull says...
How is "there are loads of restaurants already" a reasonable grounds for objection anyway? Decent restaurants attract more visitors to the city and raise revenue. I could understand your objections if this was to be a McDonalds but you sound as petty and pathetic as the Noble group did when they objected to the restoration of the West Pier.
12:04pm Wed 19 Dec 12
Notters_Seagull says...
Ballroom Blitz wrote:No-one's forcing you to go there are they? One of Brighton's top rated restaurants (Drake's) is in a basement but it doesn't seem to stop them from being popular.
I hate eating where you can't see out. Horrible idea.
12:11pm Wed 19 Dec 12
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12:17pm Wed 19 Dec 12
Lady Smith says...
campotolox wrote:And, of course, a wine list that features nothing but water...
Perhaps on the menu will be bread and 5fishes?oh and a plate at the door for tips!!
12:42pm Wed 19 Dec 12
funky feet says...
12:58pm Wed 19 Dec 12
mustaphaLeeko says...
Maybe they could call it something funky like "Saints Above and Dinners for Sinners... Below" hahaha!
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AmboGuy says...
Poor poor locals though, they must have thought that moving to such a quiet and unassuming residential area as this they wouldn't get restaurants opening up in the area.
NIMBYism at its best!
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Lady Smith wrote:Will they charge corkage if you bring your own :)
campotolox wrote:And, of course, a wine list that features nothing but water...
Perhaps on the menu will be bread and 5fishes?oh and a plate at the door for tips!!
12:42pm Thu 20 Dec 12
Old Ladys Gin says...
sussexguy wrote:Simples, don't go to any eating place that serves childrens meals.
Brighton already has masses of restaurants, but, quite frankly, most of them are overpriced crap. A really good, reasonably priced one would be very welcome. Maybe the staff could be dressed as nuns and monks. Not sure about it being a "family" one is a good idea though. Noisy, disruptive kids running around is not really conducive to having a good meal.
The little loves gobble down their chicken nuggest then make a nuisance of themselves because they are bored.
Go to one of the few that gives young children an empty plate! Yes that right.
That way they take adult food from the adults and have to eat at the same pace; everyone finishes the meal at the same time.
It works elsewhere and I can't think 40 odd million Spaniards are wrong as you rarely see disruptive children; mostly you'd hardly know they were there as they are concentrating on eating real food.
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And if they don't like them or break any of them, they can go elsewhere.
But yes, if a coach really needs $$$ they can't afford to be that strict.
And if they don't like them or break any of them, they can go elsewhere.
But yes, if a coach really needs $$$ they can't afford to be that strict.
About the athlete's parents from hell -
there's lots of talk about crazy parents trying to live their own dreams through their children, but I think there's also the parents who just can't bear for their child to be average and normal. They pressure their kids to be perfect, or the best, because it's important for the parents' own twisted egos. Being average isn't good enough.
There are all kinds of bad practices on both sides - coaches and parents.
The thing of it is that there is an enormous amount of money involved in the sport. Parents can never really be sure their child is as talented as they're being told because the coach won't make any money if the parents decide to pull their kid out of competitive skating. If the parents have money, some coaches will milk that for all it's worth - sandbagging the kid so he/she can win medals thereby encouraging the parents to continue to pay.
Yes there are abusive parents in sports. Yes there are parents living vicariously through their children. But the vast majority of skating parents are truly there to support their kids' dreams and they're doing so with no real clue as to what it will take for their kid to become an elite athlete, or what they need to do to help their child succeed. There's no manual to tell you how to pick a coach, or a club, or anything else.
I agree that someone needs to lay it out what is expected of the skater, of the parents, and of the coaches, but I've never had a coach do it for my kid or for me and I don't knnow of any other parents whose coaches did something similar.
When you are up to your arse in alligators it is difficult to remember you were only meant to be draining the swamp.
Ah-stage Moms (and Dads.) Not skating, but dance is not far behind. I have stories of mothers who took their children out of broken leg casts two weeks early so they could audition for the Bolshoi school..and this child was only 12! But mostly, I see it in small, petty gossip and meanness to other dancers. I'm sure this is true of skaters. It's like a subtle undermining psychologically of those who might not have been genetically blessed with perfect ballet bodies.
I write murder mysteries, and my next one is about stage/ice skating mothers. I'm going to kill off a few.
I'd read that.I write murder mysteries, and my next one is about stage/ice skating mothers. I'm going to kill off a few.
And yeah, I've also got another story for you about that same Mom.
After the comp, we invited her and several FSUers and some friends of mine that came down to watch one of the events to a late night dinner at a local restaurant nearby. She tried to get us to cover HER meal, as if it was her right as a parent of a competitor to have someone else pay her way. We stood our ground, and she threw a fit. She ended up ordering Potato salad or something, and whined about the cost. Then she freaked out and wanted someone to drive her to her hotel.....which was within walking distance among a large crowd of people going to the same place. I think that one of my friends drove her there, just to shut her up.
A good story:
While another member of a skaters family at the same comp accepted one ticket that they were looking for and a photograph in a new costume of this skater's partner that I had taken at a practice very graciously and then insisted on paying for it several times, even though I kept graciously turning her down. Total class! I'm glad that this skater (and partner) won a medal at this event!
Above two posts, I don't understand why you had to pay for anything for this woman. What kind of competition was it, that there was an entry fee? I know it wasn't Nationals, because the chaperone gets a free pass to all events. And any regional or sectional I've been to, parents (at least) don't pay).
And what kind of person would behave like that after you extended such a kindness?
I was born when she was older, more focused. I was musically talented. She decided to teach me. IT WAS HELL.
I saved myself by choosing to pursue an instrument she couldn't play. My college scholarship was in instrumental music so I did have talent, but I decided I didn't want to chance becoming my mother. I changed my major.
The events mentioned above occurred at a ISU event.
Oh, aviva, I remember that.
Fun times, eh? I had to leave before the hissy fit, thank God.
I mostly just see lots of the skater mamas from hell with the itty bitty girls, yelling at them.
Is not knowing who that is killing anyone else as well? I love a good "skating mommaz" story, but even more so when it's high level, instead of just my rink.
My favourite story? A mum calling her daughter a "stubborn cow" and then refusing to let her have any fruit juice, because "we have to monitor your sugar levels" and then making her run through her program multiple times. This was on her NINTH birthday! Urgh.
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Why American films have ignored life under communism.
Every so often someone in Hollywood uses his power to break the movie colony's rules. Consider this year's Total Eclipse. Odd as it may seem, this is the first serious American film set against the background of the 1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact, the deal that allied Europe's two totalitarian powers against the West and helped plunge the world into war. With an ally on the eastern front, Hitler sent his Panzers west while Stalin helped himself to the Baltic states and invaded Finland. A film like this could easily have turned out as big a didactic dud as the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's 1982 bomb, Inchon, with Laurence Olivier as Gen. Douglas MacArthur. But this time the verisimilitude of the script, carried by some outstanding performances, is the source of the film's dramatic power.
Dustin Hoffman's persuasive portrayal of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin obviously emerges from his close study of how power and perversity converged in the dictator. Likewise, Jurgen Prochnow sparkles as Hitler's foreign minister, Joachim Von Ribbentrop, and so does Robert Duvall as Vyacheslav Molotov, his Soviet counterpart. Duvall's delivery of Molotov's line that "fascism is a matter of taste" is a key moment, and deserves at least as much admiration as Duvall's famous quip from Apocalypse Now about the smell of napalm in the morning. The Molotov speech has drawn some objections for being over the top, but it was not invented by screenwriter William Goldman (Marathon Man); it's an actual quote.
The sheer unexpectedness of the film is almost as shocking as its content. In one of the film's more chilling sequences, the Soviets hand over a number of German Communists, Jews who had taken refuge in Moscow, to the Gestapo. Modern audiences may find this surprising, but that incident too is taken from the historical record. Indeed, former KGB officials are credited as advisers on the film, whose cast also includes some of their actual victims.
There has simply been nothing like it on the screen in six decades. It has taken that long for moviegoers to see Soviet forces invading Poland and meeting their Nazi counterparts. Audiences would likely be similarly surprised by cinematic treatments of Cuban prisons, the Khmer Rouge genocide, and the bloody campaigns of Ethiopia's Stalinist Col. Mengistu, all still awaiting attention from Hollywood.
Total Eclipse is rated PG-13 for violence, particularly graphic in some of the mass murder scenes, images of starving infants from Stalin's 1932 forced famine in the Ukraine, and the torture of dissidents. Director Steven Spielberg (Schindler's List) deftly cuts from the Moscow trials to the torture chambers of the Lubyanka. More controversial are the portrayals of American communists during the period of the Pact. They are shown here picketing the White House, calling President Roosevelt a warmonger, and demanding that America stay out of the "capitalist war" in Europe. Harvey Keitel turns in a powerful performance as American Communist boss Earl Browder, and Linda Hunt brings depth to Lillian Hellman, who, when Hitler attacks the USSR in September of 1939, actually did cry out, "The motherland has been invaded."
Painstakingly accurate and filled with historical surprises, this film is so refreshing, so remarkable, that even at 162 minutes it seems too short.
Never heard of Total Eclipse? It hasn't been produced or even written. In all likelihood, such a film has never even been contemplated, at least in Hollywood. Indeed, in the decade since the Berlin Wall fell, or even the decade before that, no Hollywood film has addressed the actual history of communism, the agony of the millions whose lives were poisoned by it, and the century of international deceit that obscured communist reality. The simple but startling truth is that the major conflict of our time, democracy versus Marxist-Leninist totalitarianism--what The New York Times recently called "the holy war of the 20th century"--is almost entirely missing from American cinema. It is as though since 1945, Hollywood had produced little or nothing about the victory of the Allies and the crimes of National Socialism. This void is all the stranger since the major conflict of our time would seem to be a natural draw for Hollywood.
Though of global dimension, the conflict encompasses millions of dramatic personal stories played out on a grand tapestry of history: courageous Solidarity unionists against a Communist military junta; teenagers facing down tanks in the streets of Budapest and Prague; Cuban gays oppressed by a macho-Marxist dictatorship; writers and artists resisting the kitsch of obscurantist materialism; families fleeing brutal persecution, risking their lives to find freedom.
Furthermore, great villains make for great drama, and communism's central casting department is crowded: Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Hönecker, Ceaucescu, Pol Pot, Col. Mengistu--all of cosmic megalomania--along with their squads of hacks, sycophants, and stooges, foreign and domestic.
A few English-language films have drawn on this remarkable material, especially book-into-film projects based on highly publicized works, among them One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (a 1971 British-Norwegian production) and, of course, Doctor Zhivago (1965). But many other natural book-to-film projects remain untouched, from the story of Stalin's daughter Svetlana (who left Russia for the West) to works by such high-ranking defectors as Polish Ambassador Romuald Spasowski (The Liberation of One), KGB agent Arkady Schevchenko (Breaking With Moscow), and persecuted Cuban poets Armando Valladares (Against All Hope) and Heberto Padilla (Heroes Are Grazing in My Garden). In light of the most recent revelations concerning the espionage of Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers' Witness is another obvious candidate.
The reason this ample supply of stories remains unfilmed is not ignorance. Though its films may not often reflect it, Hollywood is filled with knowledgeable writers and producers. The reasons lie elsewhere, especially in Hollywood's own convoluted political history, a history that has passed through many stages. Perhaps the most pertinent of those stages involves the "back story" of communism's own largely uncharted offensive in the studios.
The cinema's great potential for persuasion excited Stalin and his wholly-owned American subsidiary, the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), which lived off Soviet cash until it criticized Gorbachev's reforms as "old social democratic thinking class collaboration." Correspondence between American communists and their Soviet bosses can now be perused in The Soviet World of American Communism (1998). Editors John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr, and Kyrill Anderson gathered newly declassified material from the Moscow-based archives of the Communist International (Comintern), the Soviet organization that controlled national communist parties. Members of the CPUSA made some documentary films in the 1930s, but nothing that could compete with the American commercial cinema, which the party set out to co-opt.
"One of the most pressing tasks confronting the Communist Party in the field of propaganda," wrote the indefatigable Comintern agent Willi Muenzenberg in a 1925 Daily Worker article, "is the conquest of this supremely important propaganda unit, until now the monopoly of the ruling class. We must wrest it from them and turn it against them." It was an ambitious task, but conditions would soon turn to the party's advantage.
The Depression convinced many that capitalism was on its last legs and that socialism was the wave of the future. In the days of the Popular Front of the mid-'30s, communists found it easy to make common cause with liberals against Hitler and Spain's Franco. In 1935, V.J. Jerome, the CPUSA's cultural commissar, set up a Hollywood branch of the party. This highly secretive unit enjoyed great success, recruiting members, organizing entire unions, raising money from unwitting Hollywood liberals, and using those funds to support Soviet causes through front groups such as the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League. "We had our own sly arithmetic, we could find fronts and make two become one," remembered screenwriter Walter Bernstein (Fail Safe, The Front, The House on Carroll Street) in his 1996 autobiography, Inside Out.
During the period of the Nazi-Soviet Pact, for example, actor Melvyn Douglas (Ninotchka) and screenwriter-director Philip Dunne (Wild in the Country) proposed that the Motion Picture Democratic Committee, a conclave of industry Democrats, condemn Stalin's invasion of Finland in late 1939. But the group was actually secretly dominated by Communists, and it rejected the resolution. As Dunne later described it in his 1980 memoir, Take Two: A Life in Movies and Politics, "All over town the industrious communist tail wagged the lazy liberal dog."
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I mean, er, awesome thoughts, Liz - I need some time to think about this!
Hitler attacked the USSR in 1941...
Hitler invaded the USSR in June of 1941, not September of 1939. Poland was invaded in September of 1939, first by Hitler, then by Stalin 17 days later.
We all know why Hollywood has been conspicuously silent on the crimes of communism. Eugene McCarthy may have been a blowhard, and his witch hunts could not be allowed to become normal in America, but he was right about the left's links to Stalin.
it was joseph mccarthy, you stupid fucking skank
Please check your history facts before writing articles, Stalin did not invade Finland! Finland fought back in the Winter war and only lost a chunk of land in eastern Finland as a result of the Moscow Peace Treaty. Finland remained independant and was never occupied nor invaded.
Let's just change one thing about our whole scenario & see how much different we think reactions would be now. Let's say that there was a sizable percentage of folks in Hollywood in the 30's who were committed Nazis. -- Since there were committed Nazis in the US then as now, this analogy falls on its face.
This is the best article, involed a lot of research.
Keep posting.
I think there are a few facts wrong in this article like when hitler invasion in 1939, the corect date is 1941. I appreciate your hard work in conducting research to write this article even there is some wrong facts.
it was joseph mccarthy
Ah, the notion that there are now betrays your delusion.


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A recent study ranked Missouri seventh worst in the United States for the overall condition of its bridges.
But there's no need to hold your breath while crossing bridges in the St. Louis region or throughout the state, said Mark Croarkin, a bridge maintenance engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation.
"They included two categories in that list, bridges that are structurally deficient and bridges that are functionally obsolete," Croarkin said. "There's not necessarily any problems with bridges that are functionally obsolete."
Bridges by the numbers
In the St. Louis region, 121 of the 180 bridges (see list in photo section) on the Transportation for America list were functionally obsolete, not structurally deficient. A list of the St. Louis region's bridges is included with this article.
Functionally obsolete bridges might have narrow shoulders, the undercarriage might be too low, or the bridge design is no longer in use, explained Stacy McMillan, a MoDOT project engineer.
"Sometimes an insufficient clearance or weight limit might mean it's structurally deficient," McMillan said.
"If they were being designed today, they would be designed differently, but they could be in great shape," Croarkin added.
He said if there are a lot of accidents on a functionally deficient bridge, MoDOT takes a look at the design to see if adjustments or improvements are needed.
"The St. Louis region has some of the best bridge conditions in Missouri," Croarkin said.
Safe and sound
MoDOT recently celebrated repairing or replacing 600 of the worst bridges in the state through its Safe and Sound program.
"We're eliminating structurally deficient bridges on major highways and the worst of the structurally deficient bridges on minor highways," McMillan said.
The average bridge in the program is 24 feet wide and 147 feet long, he said. McMillan said.
"Most of these are unglamorous structures that get overlooked by most people," he said. "On some, you're across them before you know they're there."
Ken Warbritton, MoDOT's Safe and Sound project manager, the program will complete 300 to 350 bridge projects in one year.
"That's a phenomenal number," Warbritton said.
Most of the bridges on the Safe and Sound list are in rural areas, but they did include a handful of metro St. Louis bridges:
- Highway 109 over Bonhomme Creek in Wildwood (complete)
- St. Charles Rock Road over Coldwater Creek in Overland (begins in January)
- Interstate 270 over Coldwater Creek in Hazelwood (complete)
- Highway B over Dardenne Creek in St. Charles County (complete)
- Highway 141 over Highway 21 near Arnold (complete)
Blanchette and Boone
Two heavily used bridges in metro St. Louis area also will undergo major repairs.
- The Daniel Boone Bridge over the Missouri River on Interstate 64 will be replaced;
- and the westbound Blanchette Bridge on Interstate 70 will undergo major repairs in 2012.
"Those two bridges are getting to where they need constant maintenance," Croarkin said. "I look at the Blanchette Bridge every three months. I look for fatigue cracks in the superstructure. I don't want to scare people, but steel does crack."
MoDOT , which will be taken out of service for about one year in January.
The westbound Boone bridge, built back in 1935, will be replaced in a $125 million project. The bridge has developed a pack rust problem, including rust between its members, as difficult issue to address short of a complete overhaul, Croarkin said.
Defining "deficient"
Deficient bridges are not necessarily unsafe despite needed maintenance or repairs, Croarkin said. They simply need significant repair or maintenance.
"Any bridge that is unsafe is taken out of service immediately," he said.
There's a law of diminishing returns when it comes to restoring older bridges.
"The first time you rehab a bridge, it may last another 30 years," Croarkin said. "A second rehab may last just 20 years. As a bridge gets older, there's less time between rehabs."
Do you have concerns about the safety of any area bridges? Let us know in the comments section below this article.


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Cardinals claim QB Brian Hoyer on waivers
Hoyer, a fourth-year pro from Michigan State, was waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. In his NFL career with New England and Pittsburgh, Hoyer has completed 27-of-43 passes for 286 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He's played in 13 NFL contests (only one in the last two seasons) and has not started a game in the league.
Hoyer started for more than two seasons at Michigan State, throwing for 6,159 yards and 35 touchdowns.
The Cardinals have had their quarterback issues this season with Kevin Kolb missing the last seven games with a rib injury. Veteran John Skelton and rookie sixth-round draft choice Ryan Lindley have struggled mightily in his absence. The duo has combined for two touchdown passes and 14 interceptions in that span.
To make room for Hoyer, center Rich Ohrnberger was placed on injured reserve. Ohrnberger suffered a knee injury in Sunday's loss to Seattle.
- Arizona Cardinals place Tyrann Mathieu and Alameda Ta'amu on PUP list
- Cardinals receive 'B' offseason grade from USA Today
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Corporal Garry Wesley Rimes died protecting another Marine April 1.
His mother lives in Milwaukee.
Rimes, 30, was an anti–tank gunner in the Second Marine Division.
The military reports that Rimes was fatally shot by insurgents while protecting medics who were treating an injured soldier in Ramadi.


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Donald Butler and Zeynep Çelik-Butler, Electrical Engineering, co-authors, "Pyroelectric Effect in Y-Ba-Cu-O Thin Films Under Laser Illumination," Journal of Applied Physics, 85 (1999): 1075-1079.
Richard Cogley, Religious Studies, John Eliots Mission to the Indians, Harvard University Press, 1999.
Robert Cooter, Center for Teaching Excellence, co-author, Balanced Reading Strategies and Practices: Assessing and Assisting Readers with Special Needs, New York: Merrill/Prentice Hall Publishing Company, 1999.
Anthony J. Cortese,
Anthropology, Provocateur: Images of Women
Hemang Desai, Accounting, co-author, "Firm Performance and Focus: Long-Run Stock Market Performance Following Spinoffs," Journal of Financial Economics, October (1999).
Robert Frank, Music, "The Emergence of Night," on "Night Thoughts and Fancies: New Music for Flute and Piano," Capstone Records, Brooklyn, NY, 1999.
Per G. Fredriksson, Economics, "The Political Economy of Trade Liberalization and Environmental Policy," Southern Economic Journal, 65(3) (1999): 513-525.
Victor P. Furnish,
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Richard Haberman, Mathematics, co-author, "Resonant Capture and Separatrix Crossing in Dual-Spin Spacecraft," Nonlinear Dynamics, 18 (1999): 159-184.
Werner Horsthemke, Chemistry, "Spatial Instabilities in Reaction Random Walks with Direction-Independent Kinetics," Physical Review E, 60 (1999): 2651-2663.
Darren Hutchinson, Law, "Ignoring the Sexualization of Race: Heteronormativity, Critical Race Theory and Anti-Racist Politics," Buffalo Law Review, 47 (1999): 1-116.
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Original recipe yields 72 1 inch squares
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Prepare cake-like brownies as directed on package, except omit nuts.
- Beat egg whites until frothy. Gradually beat in sugar, beating until stiff and glossy. Fold in vanilla and nuts. Spread over brownie batter.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes.
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I think you should make recipies from scratch, not from the box, because almost everyone can make brownies from the box.
not a big fan of making things out of boxes i put the coating over home made brownie batter. The coating trickled down the sides of my pan and through the batter causing a layer of syrup underneath the brownies. It made them a gooey mess after it was baked. It solidified into a candy like thing which was ok but not supposed to be in brownies. . I really liked how the top looked like the store bought ones and next time i would bake the brownies for a while before putting the coating on. Great addition to an old recipe but needs to be perfected
These were fine... just not as "delight"-ful as I'd wished. I used them for an open house/picnic (my Aunt and Uncle's 50th Anniversary) and a lot of people enjoyed them. The top is pretty crumbly, making them a little messier than I'd expected. On first examination, everyone thought the topping was peanut butter... though they still liked it after they found out that wasn't the case. Two people asked for the recipe, so it must be decent! Seems like it needs a little something extra... though I'm not quite sure what.
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Amount Per Serving (72 total)
- Calories
- 51 cal
- 3%
- Fat
- 1.7 g
- 3%
- Carbs
- 9 g
- 3%
- Protein
- 0.5 g
- 1%
- Cholesterol
- 0 mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 26 mg
- 1%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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New York City is an extension of the Barnard College experience, offering a wealth of internship and research opportunities, cultural and educational institutions, financial and international headquarters, and historic landmarks. These are just a few of the many resources Barnard students explore through coursework, fieldwork, internships –or just for fun.
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West (79th Street)
Not only one of the world's largest natural-history museums, but also a major research institution. Its president, Ellen Futter, is a former President of Barnard College, BC '71.
Central Park
59th to 110th Street, Fifth Avenue to Central Park West
Probably the most well-known urban park in the nation, this oasis in the city has lakes, meadows, nature trails, and roads for runners, bicyclists, walkers, and rollerskaters.
Guggenheim Museum
Fifth Avenue at 89th Street
Modern art in a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
This sprawling plaza, between 62nd and 66th Streets on the West Side, includes Avery Fisher Hall, Metropolitan Opera House, New York State Theater, Vivian Beaumont Theater, and Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
Two million works of art spanning 5,000 years.
Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
Contemporary visual arts in all its forms--from sculpture to film to industrial design.
New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue (between West 40th and West 42nd Streets)
One of the largest research collections in the world, housed in a beautiful Beaux Arts building.
South Street Seaport
Lower Manhattan
This revitalized fish market is now an indoor-outdoor museum offering an assortment of free concerts and street entertainment, along with plenty of places to eat.
Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island
South Ferry at Battery Park
A ferry takes you to Liberty Island, home of the statue, and Ellis Island, home of the American Museum of Immigration.
United Nations
1st Avenue at 45th Street
The UN includes the General Assembly, the Secretariat, the Council Buildings, and the Dag Hammerskjold Library.
These 40 square blocks on the Lower East Side are home to the largest Chinese community outside Asia. Take your pick of restaurants featuring Thai, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Szechuan, and dim sum.
Greenwich Village
"Eclectic and eccentric" says it all about the Village. Shop at the city's largest used clothing store (Antique Boutique) and a bevy of other stores, including McNulty's (250 varieties of tea) and Aphrodisia (800 herbs and spices). Go to Washington Square Park for great people watching.
Soho and TriBeCa
Soho (short for "south of Houston Street") and TriBeCa (short for "triangle below Canal Street") are artsy, funky areas featuring lots of art galleries, shops, and restaurants.
The Cloisters
Margaret Corbin Road (within Fort Tryon Park)
A lovely ensemble of medieval architectural fragments and charming gardens.
Harlem Renaissance Tours
(212) 722-9534
Bus tour takes you to historic sites, gospel-church services, soul-food restaurants, and jazz clubs in Harlem, covering six square miles on the Upper West Side.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
90 Orchard Street
Guided tours through recreated tenement apartments show how 19th and 20th century immigrants lived.
Dia Center for the Arts
548 West 22nd Street
For more than two decades, the center has sponsored a wide array of events, from massive contemporary art installations to poetry readings to performing arts.
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While the national media debates what Notre Dame's move to ACC means and millions of dollars of conference buyouts are discussed, there's a hot story brewing in the Northeast about Boston University and America East.
BU is moving to the Patriot League next academic year. The Terriors will continue to play in the American East this year. But the conference, in line with its bylaws, has declared BU ineligible for conference post-season play. What does this mean? The only way a BU team can make the NCAA tournament, in any sport, is through an at-large bid. (Folks, America East doesn't get at-large bids.)
In constrast, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which will lose Loyola to the Patriot League next year, is letting the program play as a full member, post-season tournaments and all.
For a great read on the topic, check out Pete Iorizzo's column in the Albany Times-Union. The money line comes from the parent of a BU student-athlete who has turned away from her anger into making the best of an unfair situation: "Sometimes, you don't win the trophy. We want to give everyone a ribbon, but you know what? Not everyone always gets a ribbon."
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What's the best wine to go with Thanksgiving dinner?
We asked that question of Jarred Gild, who you might know as the "wine guy" at Western Market in Ferndale. (Read more about him here!)
He gave us some tips on choosing a wine to serve (or bring as a gift) for the holiday, and five specific suggestions to make your shopping trip even easier.
1. Chateau Cariziere Muscadet: This light, dry white wine has "a good crispness" and is organically grown. "It's what a Pinot Grigio is supposed to be," Gild says. Price: $12.99.
2. Lini Labrusca Rosato: This is a dry, savory wine that will pair well with Thanksgiving dinner. It's "not your mom's labrusca," Gild says. Price: $14.99.
3. Maison Angelot Bugey Gamay: This light, bright wine has a high acidity. "It should refresh the palette," Gild says - which is what choosing a dinner wine is all about. While some may prefer a heavier flavor - "that's not going to go with food," he said. Price: $14.99.
4. Alodio Ribera Sacra Mencia: "Something a little different from Spain," says Gild. Made from the indigenous Mencia grape, it has dark fruits and dusty tannins, with a peppery, herbal finish. "The snappy finish saves from overpowering dinner," he says. Price: $14.99.
5. Lionel Osmin Villa Chambre d'Amour: This is a lightly sweet wine with a peach flavor - but it's not syrupy sweet. "It should taste like the best peach you ever had," Gild says. Price: $11.99.
More on choosing wine
Western Market tends to stock wines that are natural and have "terroir" - a French term that can be used to describe the "sense of place" in a wine.
"We try to keep the best things for the money," Gild said.
You don't have to spend a ton of money to get a good wine, he said - You should find consistently good wines at $10 to $15 at a market like Western.
If you aren't sure what to choose, just "find a wine guy or gal" and they'll be happy to help. Gild will be available for advice at Western from about 12-7 p.m. Wednesday (the store is closed Thursday).
"The most important thing is to just keep trying different wines," says Gild.
And don't fret your choice of wine too much - "It's only there to enjoy," he said.


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Employees and the Business Outcomes They Generate
For years, the business world's approach to managing employee engagement has been out to lunch.
"Out to lunch" as when executives tell managers to get their employees "more engaged" by taking them out to Olive Garden more often.
Survey statistics drive home our engagement ignorance. For years, employee engagement scores have declined despite the millions of dollars companies invest to boost sagging workforce morale. Engagement experts and practitioners continue to make commendable and reasoned efforts to encourage companies to better focus on and improve their engagement. Many of these professionals have been quite thoughtful in their approaches. That being said, shouldn't we see scores improving? Unfortunately, a recent Towers Watson survey indicated that nearly two–thirds of U.S. employees are not fully engaged in their work and are less productive as a result. In response to survey results like this, executives exhort managers to spend even more time with their employees.
What if the lunch is disingenuous, boring, cheesy or even nasty? What if the additional time employees spend with their managers is tortuous and mundane rather than constructive, collaborative and inspirational? We know all too well what happens: employee engagement keeps plummeting, as it has for years. Once again, we've been applying a "how much" solution to a "HOW" problem.
The frequency of lunches, performance reviews, volunteer program outings and team-building exercises does not produce higher levels of employee engagement. Employee engagement is determined by the quality and meaningfulness of these interactions, and the journey managers are enlisting their employees to engage in. Thanks to a much deeper statistical analysis of more than 2 million workplace observations from employees around the world we now know:
A) The specific organizational qualities that must be present in high amounts and must truly animate leadership, decision-making and behavior throughout the company to create "super-engaged" employees; and
B) When employees are super-engaged, they exhibit many more specific "engagement traits" – including a willingness to put in a great deal of extra effort, increased loyalty, a greater willingness to recommend their company as an employer of choice, efforts to inspire others in the company through concrete comments and actions, and similar outcomes – compared to other employees.
This is a Eureka moment for employee engagement: we've cracked the code on what truly inspires employees. The source of engagement has nothing to do with breaking bread (or bread sticks) and everything to do with the extent to which trust, values and mission actually inspire and drive daily activities and interactions.
These determinants represent much deeper and more complex levers to pull, yet they're also quantifiable and statistically valid. My company LRN conducted an independent statistical analysis of how things actually work at companies, small and large, derived from a lengthy and rigorous empirical study of observations from 36,000 employees in 18 countries conducted by the Boston Research Group, The Center for Effective Organizations at University of Southern California and Research Data Technology, Inc. When these observations were subjected to multivariate analyses – basically, the simultaneous observation and analysis of many, many outcome variables – the same result appeared every time. When trust, values and a purpose-driven mission exist to a statistically significant degree and guide leadership, decision-making and behavior, these "enablers" give rise to a highly inspired group of super-engaged employees.
The analysis also tells us that when trust, values and a purpose-inspired mission do not drive behavior in a company, far fewer of these engagement traits exist. Even worse, extremely low levels of these engagement sources produce a "disconnected" group of employees who work against or even sabotage company objectives.
Every organization has some supply of trust, values and mission; however, the research shows that the companies with super-engaged employees treat these core enablers as a reactor. When this reactor "heats up," it produces truly inspired employees who want to build cathedrals rather than merely lay bricks.
Our existing approach to employee engagement only produces brick-layers: people who perform tasks for money; people who may briefly become more productive in these tasks via one-off awards, bonuses and other motivations (whose positive effects fade as quickly as sugar highs); and people who feel stuck in unsatisfying, dead-end jobs when they truly desire careers.
In fact, we have what I would call a full-blown, yet rarely talked about, "careers crisis" on our hands. Because so many workers remain dissatisfied, unproductive and – far worse – disconnected in uninspiring, task-based jobs, they are not driving the innovation and well-informed risk-taking that stimulates growth and creates additional, and more meaningful, jobs that our country needs. It's time to go on a journey from task-based jobs to values-based missions.
By misunderstanding, mismanaging and mis-measuring employee engagement, we are failing to provide a signal to our nation's most valuable resource: young workers. These people do not know where to invest their energy, talent, skills, character and creativity. They are looking for careers, but we can barely provide them with jobs.
By understanding the true source of super-engaged workers, our companies and their leaders can have their business lunches and enjoy what they eat during these collaborative, inspirational and productive sessions, too.
Further, by deploying trust, values and a purpose-driven mission as the primary drivers for all business activities, interactions and decisions, companies can transform a workforce of bricklayers into a highly coordinated and inspired team of cathedral-builders whose inspired work generates both success and significance for our companies and the world.
The company I work for has very little engagement. The lack of recognition and appreciation tends to lower moral and I believe it's come to a low. Not an all-time low as when we had our salary cut. Several months back I was given a project to do. After a couple document submissions to the supervisor with no feedback, I had decided to move forward and starting on another document. Then recently, I was made aware of a big presentation that was supposed to occur within the next several days. Never being given the go-ahead to start the project, my supervisor had written me a nasty email regarding how after several months I had done nothing with this project and all I did was make excuses, and if it was too difficult for me then he would find someone else. I was so furious. I ended up responding about how he never provided feedback, no team meetings, and I all have been doing is researching and writing up documentation. Because of the fact that a co-worker who had trained me from the first day I started that I was NEVER to play around with the system. Now I'm getting blamed for things I've been taught. This person doesn't even know anything about our industry. I've had to face constant criticism for the past year and it's been very unotivating. Now that this presentation will happen in a few days and they had decided to tell the people that they are in compliance with certain guidelines, I can't help to hope that they fall flat on their faces and get caught in the lie. This company they're presenting to can't be that stupid.
When an employer treats their employees in this manner all the employees want to do is tel the employer to F off. I almost did on Monday bc who needs that sort of treatment, especially those who are the hard workers. I know part of his has to be from being influenced by a lead employee who doesn't know squat about these rules.
So, engagement may be a good thing, but not for those who feel as though it's no use when all you receive are put-downs, negative criticism, and no raises.
With all due respect to the research. So much research and so few actionable points! Here they are….http://www.learning-leadership.com/blog/2012/09/20/lead-to-regenerate-tips-how-to-engage-my-people/
As a fairly disengaed employee at my current company here is my take on what companies should do to engage employees.
Company's need to stop talking about engagement and start engaging employees. This means involving them in decisions. My company talks ad nauseam about how they want us to be engaged. But when you try to, the managers ignore you, tell you your idea is great, but… or worse take your idea \ work and present it to senior management themselves instead of letting you shine.
Companies need to understand that in today's "greed is good" and the CEO is king world, where profits matter more than people getting any level of engagment can only be done when the employee at least thinks their job is secure, their bosses respect them and that it "isn't all about money".
And finally, start paying your employees more. Raises and bonuses are important. I know, I know, surveys say that isn't true, but people lie on those surveys. When people are compensated generously they really do feel more valuable to the company and will engage accordingly. When I first joined the workforce if you got a three percent raise it meant you were about to be fired. Now a three percent is a good raise. Meanwhile the CEO is making millions.
To bad they don't teach alruism and generosity in MBA programs. Maybe they should.
My company has spent countless amounts of time, energy and money trying to get to the heart of the engagement question. A big part of the problem is that engagement is not something you can really do much about. It is either there or it isn't. It is driven by a culture and an atmosphere that comes from the top that is in a company's DNA. If those things do not exist then all the studies and initiatives in the world cannot help.
In our company the work on the engagement "problem" is being led by the HR department. That is a big part of the problem right there, as it has been my experience that while HR may be good at doing transactional things or may be poor at doing transactional things, transactional things are really all they have any business doing. Everything else they try to do seems destined to end up going nowhere, being completely irrelevant to people's work lives, or worst of all, becoming just even more of an annoyance and burden to the workers who see it as not helpful and time-wasting. In our case the results have been endless surveys and committees trying to get to the core of the engagement issue, with zero results after 6 years.
In our company the employees are disengaged for several very well-understood reasons. They are generally not paid at levels commensurate with the degree of work and qualifications required for the jobs; wage increases have generally been minimal for the last several years; there is a large degree of inconsistency in compensation, recognition, and working conditions across business units; top management is seen as not working well together and instead being a bunch of ego-driven MBA bozos who do not really accomplish much; a number of very expensive, high-profile projects that management has pushed through over the last several years have been abject failures and not delivered promised results, yet nobody has been held accountable; and the CEO is seen as an uninspiring, weak leader who tolerates or even encourages this sort of behavior among his direct reports, just as long as he and his wife get to travel the world and go to awards dinners every so often.
All the surveys, staff barbecues and town hall meetings won't do a damn thing in that environment. The odd thing is that this is generally known to everyone at all levels. Yet nobody from the top on down is willing to do a damn thing about it. Partly I guess that is because it would mean the CEO would have to admit to the Board of Directors that they have all been screwing around for the last few years. Admitting such things to the Board would tarnish the glittering reputation he has among that group. And the Board, like most Boards, really is out of touch with what is really going on in the company and doesn't want to hear it anyway. If the Board won't hold the President and management's feet to the fire and demand better, how can anyone else in the company be expected to feel engaged?
I think of what our workplace could be like if the CEO and perhaps half the top management group could be replaced with a different group who had common sense and made better decisions. Sadly, with the MBA mindset that pervades companies these days, it seems that is impossible as long as we continue to reward all the wrong behaviors.
Robs and Keith,
My heart goes out to you and your situations are what keeps me in this game. I know the solutions and proved them as an executive after I left behind command and control and adopted its opposite, call it autonomy and support.
That said, most executives don't want to change. They believe they are where they are because of how they manage and so should continue using those techniques without regard for the effects on people and their company. They are their company's worst enemies and don't know it.
So your situations are pretty much the norm today, but there are exceptions. I encourage you to look for an exception and in the meanwhile don't allow your situation to damage you in any way.
The sad reality is that the light at the end of the tunnel is the reflection of your smart phone off the puddle of water. The global market has offered companies many options, as to market and labour, most industries that stress the so called employee engagement tactic is financial and service. The reason they are not to concerned with employee attitude is the development of the consumer knowledge of finance and the embrace of technology. Companies are understanding that there are other ways to capture and keep customers by allowing and developing the use and ease of technology.
I also work at LRN and am thrilled to see this subject discussed by Dov Seidman. I strongly agree that the young workers just entering the work force want a career, they want to be part of something bigger than themselves, they want something more than a job. At LRN we do not have "managers"; we have "mentors". i think the very term "mentor" conveys some of what I think is also missing. People who have such roles at companies have a moral obligation to mentor the newer workers by sharing wisdom, being sure to really listen to concerns and issues, and to really extend trust. But above all, I think Dov is right…real employee engagement comes from "deploying trust, values and a purpose-driven mission".
Thanks to Dov and all those who have commented. You can clearly see the passion behind the viewpoints. I often wonder why employee engagement isn't consistently viewed as a business imperative that is essential for market success. We've long heard from executives that "People are our strongest asset". What I hear Dov saying is that "Super-engaged people are our strongest asset" and who could argue with that? Getting there is not an easy task and requires a combination of tools, frameworks and inspiring communication that ultimately ignite the behaviors of a healthy culture. And it is well worth the investment. In my work I have seen time and again that engaged employees from a strong culture have more direct impact on reputation, bringing a brand to life in the market and in creating exceptional customer experiences than most companies realize. We can't miss this powerful connection from the inside out. Acting on it will make you fit to compete and the rewards will be great at the individual and organizational level!
I had the opportunity 25 years ago to work at Tandem Computers a people-oriented company that had one of the most engaged workforces in Silicon Valley at that time. Even today there is a 2500+ person strong alumni on LinkedIn, most of whom believe, 16 years after its demise as a standalone company and nearly a decade since it was merged back into HP, that working there was one of the best places they have ever worked and a highlight of their careers. This is an engaged group of people! For a long time I've been collecting stories of their experiences (recently published as Tandem Computers Unplugged, A People's History) and have come to the conclusion that effective employee engagement is more than just values, it involves the interplay between leadership, corporate culture and technology. (the output that the company or groups or cross-functional teams produce) Values are central because they are the glue that ties each of these three elements together and must be in alignment with each and authentically reflected in the reality of how each element is executed day-to-day. Trust is just one of a number of corporate values that are critical. Another important one is shared success. I'm working on how to succinctly articulate the 'lessons learned' as the more I read these comments, the more I'm convinced that the lessons of Tandem are just as important today, in fact maybe more so, as they were over 25 years ago when the company was founded. Stay tuned!!
Interesting discussion. I think the real question is why aren't more engagement efforts effective? Over the course of my career with a large corporation I worked countless engagement initiatives, managed learning and development and also led organizational effectiveness. I have put a lot of thought into this question and have ultimately come to the following thinking. Many of the commenters have hit on elements, however I think to really understand it, you have to look at the complete picture.
1) Stakeholder vs Shareholder focus. For any company to successfully maintain a highly engaged workforce, they must value all of their stakeholders and believe that their business will only be successful to the extent that it creates value for all stakeholders, not just the shareholder. In a company where the balance is overtly swayed toward the shareholder, efforts to work on engagement will feel inauthentic. A successful engagement effort requires that the company leadership actually believes that improving employee engagement will directly impact the success of the business. Working on employee engagement is one of the most powerful levers, as the employee is the one stakeholder that has the ability to directly impact all others: customers, suppliers, partners, communities and investors. Highly engaged employees generally create much happier customers.
2)The second reason that I think so many efforts struggle is that Engagement is generally thought of in too narrow of terms, and is often overly associated with working on 'soft' things such as employee appreciation and 'fun' events. Every engagement effort should be grounded in a high level model of what people actually want from their jobs. Most people want to apply their strengths toward making a valued impact on something that they believe is important. Said differently, they want to be Inspired, Empowered and Respected. The whats and hows underneath each of these elements will vary by the person, by the business and even by level. Inspiration can come from working in a business with a clearly defined and well articulated purpose (other than making money.) It can also come from a passion for an industry, technology or the client that is served. Or simply from tackling interesting and challenging problems. Empowerment is critical, as people naturally want to make an impact! They want to get things done, solve problems and help customers. Do they have the tools, training, resources and support to be able to go home most days with the satisfaction that comes from knowing that you've moved the ball forward? And finally, people want respect… to feel that their contribution and their person is valued. Interestingly, often we go right to reward and recognition programs to achieve this. In actuality it's often more about the culture and day to day interactions that make a person feel valued. A culture where leaders listen, provide personal thanks and empower their people, will almost certainly result in employees that feel respected.
3.)The final reason that I think so many engagement efforts are not effective is what I call, "working to the survey question." The typical drill is the results come back from the survey, are graphed to determine the questions with the largest gap to whatever benchmark is being used, and then programs are defined to go off and 'fix' the shortfall. We fix the symptom, without necessarily stepping back and looking at the information as a whole to understand the disease. Using the model I suggest in my second point, looking at a hypothetical survey question regarding communication relative to how it is affecting your ability to inspire, empower and respect employees, would likely lead to the identification of much more robust and sustainable actions.
I think the biggest mystery in all of this is why more businesses don't recognize the opportunity available to them through a more aligned and engaged workforce. Thanks Dov for keeping focus on this very important topic.


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Valparaiso led by three at the half in the 2012 Horizon League Championship title game Tuesday evening at the ARC, but Detroit out-scored the Crusaders 46-23 over the final 20 minutes as Valpo fell by a 70-50 final. Despite the loss, Valpo's season will continue, as the Crusaders earn an automatic berth into the NIT by virtue of being regular season league champions.
"I talked to the team, and told them they have a lot to be proud of," said Crusader head coach Bryce Drew. "We won a lot of close games and performed at a high level all year. This was probably one of our most subpar performances of the season. Give Detroit credit, I felt like they had strong legs in the second half."
A sluggish start both ways saw the Titans claim an early three-point lead, but Valpo would score six straight to take a lead it would maintain throughout the first half. The Crusaders got a key 7-0 run to push their lead from 8-7 to 15-7 in a three-minute stretch approaching the halfway point, as junior Matt Kenney (Mooresville, Ind./Mooresville) converted a 3-point play, junior Kevin Van Wijk (Hoofddorp, Netherlands/Katholieke Scholengemeenschap Hoofddorp) hit a pair of free throws and junior Richie Edwards (Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland [Hillsborough C.C.]) got an inside bucket.
Just over three minutes later, back-to-back possessions saw junior Ryan Broekhoff (Frankston, Victoria, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport) hit a diving Van Wijk for wide-open layups, prompting a Detroit timeout with 6:30 to go in the half and the Crusaders enjoying their largest lead at 23-14. Valpo's lead was still seven after a short jumper by Edwards as the clock ticked inside two minutes, but the Titans scored the final two buckets of the opening stanza to draw within 27-24 at the break.
The Crusaders scored four of the first five points of the second half on inside baskets from Broekhoff and Van Wijk to extend their lead to 31-25, but Detroit went on a key 11-0 run over a five-minute span to turn the tables and take a 36-31 lead. From that point, every Valpo threat was thwarted by the Titans. Broekhoff cut the deficit to three with 11:23 to go on a layup, but Detroit scored the next three points.
Broekhoff then nailed a triple with 10:05 to play to draw the Crusaders within 40-37, and Van Wijk hit a pair of free throws on Valpo's next possession, but the Titans answered both scores with scores of their own. Redshirt junior Will Bogan (Boise, Idaho/Vallivue [Ole Miss]) knocked down a 3-pointer of his own to make it a two-point game with 8:35 left, but that was as close as Valpo would get, as a 3:40 scoring drought resulted in a 12-0 Detroit run which put the game away.
Van Wijk led the Crusaders on Tuesday with 17 points and eight rebounds, hitting 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Broekhoff added 13 points and six rebounds, while Kenney contributed seven points and a career-best 10 rebounds off the bench. The Crusaders shot just 36.4% (16-of-44) for the game, including just 2-of-18 from beyond the 3-point line, and committed 18 turnovers which the Titans turned into 20 points.
"Some nights, you just have those kind of nights," said Drew regarding the turnovers. "It seemed like a perfect storm tonight, and sometimes you can't control those things."
Detroit (22-13) was paced by a 21-point, six-rebound, four-steal effort by Ray McCallum. The Titans also received 17 points from Jason Calliste and 14 points and 10 rebounds from LaMarcus Lowe.
Valparaiso (22-11) will await the NIT selection show Sunday evening, which will air live on ESPNU at 8 p.m. CST, to find out its next destination and opponent. It will be the Crusaders' second all-time appearance in the postseason NIT, as Valpo also advanced to the tournament in 2003.
"We have a great group of captains who set the tone in practice," said Drew. "No one wants to end the season with a loss like this, so I don't think motivation will be difficult to come out for another game."
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COFFEYVILLE — Dwight W. Leopold, 88, of Coffeyville, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center.
COFFEYVILLE — Dwight W. Leopold, 88, of Coffeyville, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center.
He was born Dec. 18, 1923 to V.A and Mildred (Burney) Leopold in Kirksville, Mo.
Mr. Leopold grew up and attended schools in Garden City, where he graduated high school in 1941. While growing up, Mr. Leopold worked for his dad, who owned the Leopold Hospital in Garden City.
After high school, he continued his education at the Went Worth Military Academy in Lexington, Mo.
In 1943, Mr. Leopold joined the Air Force and served 40 years, retiring as a major in 1983.
He married Hazel Biehn in Enid, Okla., in 1944. During their marriage, they moved to various places due to him serving in the military.
Mr. Leopold attended Kansas State University from 1946 to 1947, when he went on to Kansas City Oesteopathic Medical School.
In 1948, Mr. and Mrs. Leopold opened up a bowling alley in North Kansas City, Mo. In 1952, they opened a motel in Hutchinson. In 1963, they opened up a chain of five Gibson Discount stores in Coffeyville, Independence and Bartlesville, Okla. The Leopolds later expanded the Gibson Discount store chain into Cherokee and Storm Lake, Iowa.
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He was preceded in death by his parents and one son, Kent W. Leopold, who preceded him in death Feb. 3, 1993.
Survivors include his wife; one brother, Dick Leopold and wife Lil of Bartlesville, Okla.; three granddaughters, Kitten Leopold (Strahan) of Texas City, Texas, Heather Leopold of Katy, Texas, and Allison Leopold of Houston, Texas; five nieces; one nephew; and seven great-grandchildren.
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In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research at Kansas State University. Contributions may be left at the funeral home or mailed c/o David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 306 North Cline Road, Coffeyville, KS 67337.
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On Friday, the Labor Department will unveil its report on May unemployment, and the country is bracing itself for yet more disappointment on the economic front. Payroll processing firm ADP said this week that private, nonfarm businesses added only 38,000 jobs in May, down sharply from the 177,000 increase ADP calculated for April. That figure points to only modest May job gains.
The recent glut of discouraging economic indicators seems to suggest that the recovery is grinding to a halt. There were 422,000 new jobless claims for the week ending May 28, well above the 375,000 level that is seen as a threshold signaling job growth. The Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Index shows that home prices have hit a new post-recession low, and are now at their mid-2002 levels. The Conference Board, a business research association, has reported recent drops in consumer confidence, as well as its Leading Economic Index, a composite figure that reflects 10 indicators, including stock prices, money supply, and consumer expectations. The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced last week that first-quarter GDP for 2011 would remain at an unrevised and uninspiring 1.8 percent. And, despite a slight dip post-Memorial Day, gasoline costs well over $4 per gallon in some parts of the country. [Check out a roundup of political cartoons on gas prices.]
What happened to the recovery? The answer to that question depends on who you are.
For many economists, the recovery hasn't gone anywhere; the economy merely remains fragile as it continues its bumpy and slow climb. But politicians, and particularly a president facing tough reelection fights in 2012, must understand that the recovery has yet to begin for many voters. Indeed, no president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has won office with an unemployment rate where it is now, a fact not lost on the current occupant of the White House.
Even in light of an abysmal housing market and an altogether discouraging set of May indicators, it would be wrongheaded to proclaim the recovery over. "The bottom is just not falling out of this economy," says Ken Goldstein, an economist at the Conference Board. "It's an economy that's bobbing in choppy water. It's not sinking; it's just bobbing through the waves." [Read: No Reason to Cheer Drop in Jobless Claims.]
David Shulman, senior economist at the UCLA Anderson Forecast, agrees that, while the recovery may be slow, it is not stopping. "If this were a normal recovery, the economy right now would be on cruise control at 50 miles per hour," he says. "We're probably at best at 35 to 40 miles per hour, and it seems like we're slowing down at 10 or 15 mph right now. [But] I don't think we're going in reverse yet."
Indeed, it is indisputable that the economy has come far from its recession nadir and is still moving in the right direction, with GDP on the rise and new jobs being created. Goldstein says definitively, "Nobody thinks that we're going to fall back into recession."
Economics experts, however, make up a far smaller portion of the electorate than unemployed or underemployed Americans, who do not feel every 0.1-percent drop in the unemployment rate. As he ramps up his 2012 campaign, Obama must face an unnerving duality: as a policymaker, he must keep a watchful eye on the economy's precarious climb. As a candidate, however, he must recognize that those numbers mean little to America's jobless and working poor. [Read: Obama's Secret Weapon for 2012: the Economy.]
"For a significant portion of the population, it's not a question of whether the recovery is stagnating; it never got started," says Celinda Lake, Democratic pollster. Lake says she has seen this attitude in her firm's research. When officials and economists first said the economy was coming back, she says, "we went into focus groups, and people said, 'I don't know [where] you're getting this from. This is not what we're seeing.'" Republican pollster Jon McHenry says that his research shows the same skepticism toward economic numbers. "A slowly growing economy is an economy that doesn't have any growth at all. [Voters] want to know that there are more job opportunities out there," he says.


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