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In addition to her Tuscany memoirs, Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany, Frances Mayes is the author of the travel memoir A Year in the World; the illustrated books In Tuscany and Bringing Tuscany Home; Swan, a novel; The Discovery of Poetry, a text for readers; and five books of poetry. She divides her time between homes in Italy and North Carolina.
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An Interview with Frances Mayes
You say in your book that when you wrote the last line of Under
the Tuscan Sun, you wrote the first line of Bella Tuscany. What do
you mean?
When I finished Under the Tuscan Sun I was in the beginning of my life in Italy. When I ended that book, I wanted to continue to write about the place--such a powerful landscape and I was just falling under its spell. I sensed early that Italy is endless; five years later, I'm still at the beginning.
You often say how you feel more at home in Italy than anywhere else. Why is that?
I thought I was strange to feel this way. Since I've met so many people who read Under the Tuscan Sun, I've found out that lots of people feel this way. It's complicated but feels so very easy. The warmth of the people, the human scale of the towns, the robust food, yes, but I've begun to think, too, that it's the natural connection with art, the natural exposure to beauty on a day-to-day basis. This concept is a big focus of Bella Tuscany. We all know the Italians have more fun. This makes us feel at home, or rather returned to a sense of play, which we may not have experienced so fully since childhood.
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Paul Chryst isn't a believer in moral victories. He prefers the kind of triumphs that show up in the win column.
Still, the first-year Pitt coach thinks the Panthers can take something other than heartache from Saturday night's 29-26 triple-overtime loss to Notre Dame.
For long stretches Pitt – which started the season losing to Youngstown State and getting run off the field in Cincinnati – held its own and then some in one of college football's toughest environments.
Running back Ray Graham churned up yardage, the defense made big stops and the Panthers appeared to be on the cusp of their biggest win since ending West Virginia's national title hopes five years ago.
It all fell apart.
Notre Dame scored two late touchdowns and Pitt kicker Kevin Harper missed a field goal in overtime that would have won it.
Yet where Chryst sees disappointment, he also sees progress.
"I thought those guys in our locker room played for each other and put themselves out there," Chryst said. "So I think every game you can learn something from and help you go forward."
Pitt (4-5) still needs to win two of its final three games to become bowl eligible. The Panthers won't have much time to despair. They play at Connecticut on Friday night.
Chryst remains resolute his team can bounce back. Considering how far the program has come in two short months, it's hard to argue. On Labor Day weekend, the Panthers were pushed around by the Football Championship Subdivision Penguins, looking very much like a team in disarray. Three days after Halloween, the same team nearly put a major dent in Notre Dame's hopes for an unbeaten season.
"I think we can play with anybody, as long as we come ready to play," said Graham, who finished with 172 yards and a score against the Irish. "One thing we do is play to our opponents' level and I think we have to just play our game every time."
That game includes a "go-for-it" mentality that Pitt lacked under previous coaches such as Dave Wannstedt and to a lesser extent Todd Graham.
It's why Chryst didn't second guess himself when the Panthers got the ball back on a K'Wuan Williams interception in the end zone that protected an eight-point lead. Rather than sit on the ball to run the clock, Chryst has quarterback Tino Sunseri pass on two of Pitt's three snaps.
The plays went nowhere, but the message from the coach was simple.
"The whole mindset the whole game was to go win this thing," Chryst said.
Something the Panthers put themselves in prime position to do even after Notre Dame's late surge. Pitt needed a 33-yard field goal from Harper in overtime to finish off the Irish. The kicked sailed just wide.
"We had opportunities that we let slip and whenever you have a top five team like that on the ropes and you have a chance to end the game, you have to be able to take advantage of it," Sunseri said. "You have to be able to end the game and not give them any chances."
A painful lesson the Panthers hope to carry forward. It's been an uneven two months, yet Pitt remains optimistic it can finish the season with a flourish.
"All we have to do is come in every week and play like this and it will be pretty hard to beat us," defensive back Lafayette Pitts said. "We can't play to our competition, we have to play like this every week."


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"Love, Loss and What I Wore," a show that had its beginnings in the Hamptons, returns to the area Thursday when it opens at the Southampton Cultural Center starring a rotating cast that includes local favorites, celebrities — and the author of the 1995 book it is based on.
The play is a series of monologues by women whose clothing has impacted pivotal events in their lives, and in its five-year history it has been typical for the cast members to change frequently. However, this is the first time that author Ilene Beckerman will step in to perform the role of Gingy, based on her own life.
Director Michael Disher said it came as a surprise when Beckerman learned of the upcoming production and wished to take part in it, though he was more than happy to have her. She will also join a cast talkback with the audience at the opening night Thursday. "She is quite the character — as witty as she is dear," Disher said.
Cookbook author and novelist Katie Lee, a veteran of the January 2012 off-Broadway production of "Love, Loss and What I Wore," will perform on the third weekend, along with style and beauty expert Gretta Monahan.
Also joining the cast are former beauty queen and soap actress Brooke Alexander, Barbara Jo Howard, Bethany Dellapolla, Susan Cincotta, Paula Brannon, Deborah Marshall, Susan Wojcik, Catherine Maloney and Edna Perez Winston.
The play was scripted by Nora Ephron, who died in June, and sister Delia Ephron. It originated as a weekly staged reading in 2008 at Bridgehampton Community House presented by East Hampton's Guild Hall, which was undergoing renovations at the time. The inaugural run was directed by Karen Carpenter.
"For me, the key to the play is that it is about women sharing stories with each another," Carpenter told . "It is not about flash or staging, it's literally about having no fourth wall and really communicating with each other, so women realize that they're not alone in the things they experience in their lives."
Some of the cast members in the play's early days and through its commercial run off-Broadway and in Chicago have included Tyne Daly, Marlo Thomas, Rosie O'Donnell, Jane Lynch, Fran Drescher and Loretta Swit.
"Rotations of the casts proved a vital part of this show's success," Disher said. "The mass appeal of the piece deserves to be voiced by as many women as possible, so we have gathered a group of talented and diverse women to present this piece. How each actor interprets each piece brings something new and unique to the production."
Disher said that taking on the task of directing a project written by and starring only women was eye opening. "A lot of thing I didn't know — a lot of things I didn't need to know," he quipped.
The show has been staged on six continents and more than eight countries. Disher said one way that Southampton Cultural Center's production stands out is that most of the cast took part in weeks of rehearsal, whereas historically "Love, Loss and What I Wore" actresses often only practice for two days before being rotated into the cast.
Disher said the Southampton cast will not just be reciting the words — they will be acting, making the work more intimate and accessible.
Performances for "Love, Loss and What I Wore" will run from Jan. 10 to Jan. 27, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. at the Southampton Cultural Center in Southampton Village. General admission is $22. For students under 21 with ID, admission is $12. Group rates are available and reservations are encouraged.
The opening night on Thursday, Jan. 10, will feature a talk-back with the cast including Ilene Beckerman, followed by a reception in the gallery. Tickets for opening night and the reception with Beckerman are $35.
To purchase tickets, call 631-287-4377 or visit scc-arts.org.
Inside the Southampton Cultural Center's Levitas Center art gallery, black dresses on loan from local merchants will be on display — the first time fashion has been celebrated at the gallery, according to Disher.


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The funeral for a beloved Letcher County teacher and firefighter will be held Saturday.
Officials say Michael Webb appears to have suffered a massive heart attack at his home not long after responding to an ATV accident Tuesday night.
He was a captain with Neon Fire and Rescue and also an elementary school teacher, bus driver and coach.
His funeral will be Saturday afternoon at 3:00 at the Millstone Missionary Baptist Church.
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At 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, Lowndes County was notified that a sewer main break west of Interstate 75, on the south side of Highway 133, previously believed to be a City of Valdosta sewer main, was actually a Lowndes County main. The flow was diverted by 4:00 p.m. into the City of Valdosta sewer system and by 5 a.m. on Friday, April 26, the force main repair was complete and back in service.
A force main broke, releasing approximately 1.32 million gallons over the course of approximately 40 hours, some of which reached the Withlacoochee River. Lowndes County notified the State EPD and reported the spill and sampling points were established to monitor the river.


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Springfield, Mass. - September 23, 2010 - The Springfield College men's soccer team scored two goals off corner kick and two others on a free kick and penalty kick as it blanked visiting Endicott College, 4-0, in a non-conference contest on Thursday evening on Brock-Affleck Field.
The win makes Springfield 5-2 on the season and snaps its two-game losing skid. Endicott is still searching for its first win this year as it falls to 0-6-1.
Springfield took advantage of the game's first corner kick as it found the back of the net just 8:03 into the contest. Danny Amato sent his corner into the middle of the box, which classmate Drew Vanasse promptly headed into the top left corner of the goal to give the hosts an early 1-0 lead.
Endicott put on its first real offensive pressure of the opening half as it strung together a pair of dangerous shots with just under 15 minutes remaining in the opening half. Craig Jameson's bid from 20 yards out deflected off a Springfield defender on its way to the net, but goalkeeper Chris Walton was able to keep the visitors off the board after he punched it over the cross bar. On the ensuing corner kick, Ryan Coates let loose a well-struck ball from 18 yards, however it was right at Walton, who was able to register the save.
Vanasse registered his second goal of the half as he once again got free on a Springfield corner kick. This time, Scott Saucier's ball found Vanasse on the back post, and the freshman made no mistake as he headed in the Pride's second strike at the 40:53 mark.
Ryan Malone got into the scoring mix on a simply spectacular free-kick goal in the 62nd minute. Malone hammered a swerving ball from 40 yards out that zipped past Endicott keeper Daniel Higgins as Springfield extended its lead to three. It was Malone's team-leading fourth goal of the season and marked the second-straight game in which he scored off a free kick.
The Pride continued its offensive pressure and benefited from a penalty kick goal just two minutes later. After Matt Williams was fouled hard in the box, Springfield was awarded a penalty kick. Scott Donofrio calmly stepped up and placed his attempt into top right corner for the Pride's fourth goal.
Endicott finished the game with a 14-7 advantage in shots. Walton tallied four saves as he earned his fourth clean sheet of the season. Higgins made one stop in the loss.
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This class surveys the "New Wave" cinemas—Italian Neorealism, the French New Wave, Czech New Wave, New German Cinema and British New Wave—that emerged in post- World War II Europe (1945-1980) as alternatives to Hollywood cinema. The chief focus will be to analyze and describe how individual films function both as works of art and as historical documents within specific cultural and political contexts. The course will study each cinematic movement in relation to the following themes and topics: film authorship, the relationship between Hollywood and European cinema, national identity vis-à-vis cinema, urban space and the changing postwar European landscape, and the role of film in the rewriting of European history.
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Ron Paul, the former 12-term Congressman and Presidential candidate,
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to rein in unchecked government power. The author of numerous
#1 New York Times bestselling books, Dr. Paul is a leading advocate for individual liberty, privacy, limited constitutional government, low taxes
and spending, free markets, restrained foreign policy, and sound money.
Experts: Ron PaulType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Culture/ Society, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Government Power, Government Waste/Pork, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Regulation and Deregulation
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2013 Summer Seminar for High School Students
Recorded: Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Mary L. G. Theroux, speaking from experience, explains why the non-profit sector and business do much more to serve those most in need than politicians and bureaucracy can achieve. Talk given on July 24, 2013 in Oakland, CA.
Experts: Mary L. G. TherouxType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Culture/ Society, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation
Alexandré Padilla on Externalities
2013 Summer Seminar for College Students
Recorded: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Alexandré Padilla explores the role of externalities in public goods theory, and why they fail to justify an actively interventionist government. Talk given on June 18, 2013 in Colorado Springs, CO.
Experts: Alexandre PadillaType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Regulation and Deregulation
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Recorded: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
This presentation is from our 2012 Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminar for college students, which was held from July 30 to August 3, 2012, at Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, California.
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2012 Summer Seminar for College Students
Recorded: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Experts: Randy T. SimmonsType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Environment, Regulation and Deregulation
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Recorded: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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Full Video of The Independent Institutes 2011 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty held November 15, 2011.
Part 1: Introductory Remarks and Tribute to Robert Higgs
Part 2: Tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa
Part 3: History of The Independent Institute and Fund for the Future
Part 4: Tribute to Lech Walesa
Part 5: Special Tributes, Sponsors, and Credits
Experts: Leszek Balcerowicz, Price V. Fishback, Robert Higgs, Ron Paul, Jorge Quiroga, David J. Theroux, Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Mario Vargas Llosa, Lech Wałęsa, Yuri Yarim-AgaevType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Defense and Foreign Policy, Democracy, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Government Power, History (International), History (U.S), Latin America, Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privatization, Property Rights, Terrorism and National Crises
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Recorded: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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Marshall was a winner in high school boys basketball on the road Tuesday night, handing Newton its second defeat of the season 51-50.
Drew Morris hit a 3-pointer with 20 seconds to play for the game-winning play. His second basket of the night erased Newton's 50-48 advantage and the Lions held on for the victory, giving them an 11-5 record for the season.
Taylor Maurer scored to give Marshall a 41-38 lead to open the fourth quarter, but the host team rallied and went up 50-46 on two free throws by Lucas Stone. Maurer scored to make it a 50-48 game, setting the stage for Morris's heroics.
Newton scored the last four points of the first period to take a 17-9 lead into the second period. The score was tied once in the second stanza.
Walker Berner hit two free throws to give Marshall its only first-half lead at 27-26, but Dylan Davidson's 3-pointer was good to give the Eagles a 31-28 lead at the intermission.
Keegan Steele hit a 3-pointer to put Marshall up 35-33 and Steele's bucket made it 39-35 in the third quarter, but Dylan Johnson hit a 3-pointer to cut the Lions' lead to one going into the fourth frame.
Steele led the winners with 15 points and Maurer had 12.
Marshall 9 19 11 12 — 51
Newton 17 14 7 12 — 50
JV — Newton 53, Marshall 38
Next — Both teams play Friday. Marshall (11-5, 4-2 LIC) plays host to Robinson. Newton (14-2, 4-2) is at Lawrenceville.
In other Illinois boys basketball action:
• Robinson 79, Casey 58 — At Robinson, the Maroons remained undefeated in Little Illini Conference games with Tuesday's victory.
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PLANO—Walking down a hall is a potentially perilous act for Jiahone Guo, if he should trip.
Only sure steps - and a plastic helmet - protect his brain from damage.
About a quarter of Guo's skull was removed after an injury playing club soccer in October. The 25-year-old graduate student from China believes an opponent accidentally kneed him in the head when he was falling. Guo didn't know at the time his skull had been shattered.
"I finished the game—it's amazing," Guo said. "After the game, I felt pain."
"The brain was swollen and basically pushing in from the right side to the left, crushing his brain stem," explained Dr. Rob Dickerman, the neurosurgeon who is treating Guo. "When he initially arrived, he was comatose."
Dickerman said removing a portion of the skull was the only way to save Guo's life.
"His brain was so swollen, that we could not put the skull - the bone - back on the brain," Dickerman said. "We basically had to close the scalp up over it."
Guo's family flew from the city of Jilin, China, to their son's side, not knowing if he would be alive when they arrived.
"They were very scared," said Guo, who admitted he thought he might die. "It's amazing because maybe I will go to see God. Maybe."
Two months later, with brain swelling gone, Guo returned to the operating room to have a prosthetic skull plate implanted.
Dickerman said most young people with this sort of injury die, or suffer long-term brain damage.
"At the time of injury, I told the family it was a 50-50 chance of survival," Dickerman said.
"I didn't die," Guo said. "I can do anything—I can drive, I can walk, I can think."
The shape of Guo's head will once again be normal and hair will eventually cover the large scar where he underwent brain surgery.
Because of the injury, he will never play soccer again. But Guo will be able to continue his graduate studies in engineering, and enjoy life.


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Traverse City Record-Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY — -- To 10-year-old Jonah Villanueva, who organized a fundraiser at Books-A-Million for raptor sanctuary, Wings of Wonder, in Empire. It was the second fundraiser he organized. When he was 5 he saw an eagle returned to the wild after rehabilitation at Wings of Wonder, an educational organization designed to foster appreciation and understanding for raptors.
-- To the Minervini family for letting the public see the last remaining undeveloped portion of the former state mental hospital and its labyrinth of tunnels through a series of popular tours. The north portion of the former Traverse City Regional Psychiatric Hospital's Building is slated for a major new project. The company has redeveloped the property since 2002.
-- To those who advocated for Kelsey's Law, which prohibits hand-held cell phone use by teenagers with level 1 and level 2 graduated driver's licenses. Violation is a civil infraction with a $100 fine. Local jurisdictions can charge up to an additional $100 in court costs. The law was named for a Sault Ste. Marie teenager who died in a car crash while she was talking on a cell phone. Officers can pull over a seemingly young driver solely for talking on a phone.
-- To Child and Family Services of Northwestern Michigan, which is seeking funding for its two Safe Haven centers, which provide a neutral drop-off point for children in abusive or volatile family situations. The Grand Traverse County Board has applied for a $500,000 federal grant and will contract with Child and Family Services to continue operating its centers if it receives the grant.
-- To Empty Bowls, which is expected to draw more than 800 people to the 10th anniversary event April 14 at the Hagerty Center. Proceeds will go to the Fresh Food Partnership, which buys locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables to distribute to food pantries, community meals programs and shelters in northwest Michigan. For $15 attendees enjoy a lunch that includes a meal of soup and bread and a handmade bowl.
-- To filmmaker Patrick Scott, who grew up in Traverse City but now works in California as a successful filmmaker whose videos, "Thanks, Smokey!" and "Escalator" have gone viral. His films have made it to Sundance Film Festival and he's directed commercials and music videos.
-- To the Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation Department, which is applying for a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant to fund construction of new bathrooms, picnic facilities, trails, pavilions and more at the 400-acre Maple Bay Park in Acme Township. Improvements are estimated at $430,000.


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Traverse City Record-Eagle
---- — TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City Area Public Schools officials violated election laws when they mailed voters a flyer that sought support for last fall's $100 million bond proposal, the Michigan Secretary of State ruled.
The district spent roughly $20,000 to produce and mail glossy campaign literature in October. The flyers asked voters to support "the continuation of TCAPS' long-term capital infrastructure improvement plan by authorizing a bond proposal on Nov. 6, 2012."
Michigan's Campaign Finance Act prohibits the use of public money to promote or denounce a ballot question.
Former Grand Traverse County Commissioner Jason Gillman subsequently filed a complaint with the Secretary of State's office.
"I feel vindicated," Gillman said of the ruling. "It's a win for the taxpayers."
Gillman's complaint alleged the district improperly used public funds by directing voters to authorize the bond proposal.
The state's ruling concurred.
"The flyer expressly advocates the passage of the ballot question, which places it squarely within the MCFA's prohibition of the use of public resources to make a contribution or expenditure," the ruling stated.
Gillman said he filed the complaint in an effort to hold TCAPS officials accountable.
"I wouldn't want people to think I'm just out trying to cause trouble for the schools," Gillman said. "If they willfully violate rules and laws that are in place for a reason, I'm going to hold them to that."
TCAPS Superintendent Stephen Cousins reviewed the literature prior to its publication.
"As superintendent I take full responsibility for this issue," Cousins said. "We did not intend to violate the act or mislead the public."
The ruling states the state will attempt to reach an "informal resolution" to the election law violation with TCAPS. The Secretary of State ordered the district to provide its office with information, including the number of flyers printed and distribution costs, by May 6.
Informal resolutions can include anything from an agreement to refrain from committing further violations to hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, secretary of State spokesman Fred Woodhams said.
Woodhams would not discuss exactly what the TCAPS' informal resolution might entail.
"We found there was a violation and we are reviewing what the penalty might be," he said.
The case will be referred to the Michigan Attorney General for possible enforcement of criminal penalties if an informal resolution isn't reached within 90 days of the April 18 ruling.
Cousins said TCAPS values the community's trust and will work with the Secretary of State to ensure no future election law violations occur. He also apologized to Gillman and the TCAPS community for any confusion caused by last fall's flyer.
The state released its ruling as the district concludes an extensive review of why voters rejected the bond question, which included several elementary school renovations, funding for technology and buses, major reconstruction at Central Grade School and an $18-million auditorium project at Central High School.
The proposal lost by nearly a 60 to 40 percent margin.
TCAPS Board of Education President Kelly Hall said the board is committed to preventing future election law violations. The board will decide next month whether to pursue another bond proposal this fall.
"I do not believe this effects the substantive merits of another bond issue," Hall said.


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Hello and welcome to the first Patch blog post from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW). I'm Mike Tate, Chair of the DPW.
With this blog, my colleagues and I will bring you the latest news and opinions from the Democratic Party on issues facing Wisconsinites.
Our goal with this blog will be to inform all Wisconsin residents about the topics of the day, how they can make an impact and what our elected officials and the Party are doing to return Wisconsin to our strong values and traditions.
That said, let's get into a couple of timely topics.
The John Doe criminal corruption probe surrounding Scott Walker continues. Never in our state's long history has a sitting governor created a criminal defense fund. That is, before Scott Walker did so recently. Under the letter of the law, an elected official may only create such a fund if they are being investigated, have been charged or believe they will soon be convicted of a crime. Still, Walker has somehow denied he is being targeted in the probe, regardless of his actions in creating the defense fund.
But this is the just the latest development in the ongoing investigation. Over the past several months, the John Doe investigation has led to convictions and charges of six of Walker's close aides and employees. The more than a dozen felonies include embezzlement, illegal campaign donations, sex crimes against children and campaigning on taxpayer time.
Catch up on the John Doe criminal corruption probe here.
Paul Ryan budget offers tax breaks to the wealthy. Released yesterday, Rep Paul Ryan's budget is just more of the same. This "new" budget is a re-hash of his failed attempt last year -- it's the same bad ideas, re-packaged and re-worded. Two of the key points of the budget include an average tax break of $150,000 for millionaires and billionaires (paid for by cutting programs for veterans, seniors and children) and the destruction of Medicare as we know it, putting insurance companies in charge of people's health care choices.
Read more about this destructive budget here.
State senator resigns, eliminating Republican majority. Sen. Pam Galloway last week announced her resignation from the 29th Senate District, citing family medical issues. First, we wish the senator and her family our best and a speedy recovery. Her move eliminates the majority previously held by Scott Walker Republicans that has brought nothing but harm to the working families of our state. Off-setting the majority offers us some short-term hope that Walker's agenda has been stalled.
Sen. Galloway was facing a recall election, triggered after more than 20,000 constituents in her district signed a recall petition this winter. Despite her resignation, the recall election will move forward and voters in her district will have an opportunity to select new leadership.
Read more of our statement about the meaning of the Galloway resignation here and a statement from the State Senate on Galloway's proposed Republican replacement here.
Wisconsin leads nation in jobs loss. Also late last week we learned the unfortunate — but not surprising — news that our state led the nation in jobs loss under Scott Walker's failed leadership and disastrous, anti-family agenda.
Even as the United States as a whole added jobs for the past 17 months, Wisconsin was left out of this upward trend and instead, we lost 12,500 jobs over the past year due to Walker's divisive, damaging actions.
Read Assembly Minority Leader Rep. Peter Barca's take on the bad news here.
Thank you for taking the time to read our first Patch blog; expect to see many more as the recall and other elections get closer. In between our posts, please visit our website (www.wisdems.org) for the latest statements and other information from the Party.


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Golf is an amazing sport.
For most, it's the thrill of driving the ball straight down the fairway or sinking that impossible putt on a tricky green.
For me and other fitness professionals, it's an appreciation for the sheer difficulty of aligning and training the body to hit the ball perfectly every time. The biomechanics of a golf swing are complicated — that's why it interests me so much.
What I've learned from helping golfers move more effectively during their swing is that there are three basic movements or skills that need be mastered first before progressing to the swing itself.
Many people, not just golfers, tend to have a slouched posture. Correcting this is of the utmost importance in order to swing a club efficiently.
The reason we tend to slouch is often due to the chronic sitting position that many of us are used to assuming. It takes considerably less effort to slouch, but it places much more stress on our joints and ligaments.
By lifting the chest up, you will create better spinal alignment and therefore be able to transfer more power through your body safely. To practice, get down on your hands and knees and let your spine sag between your hips and shoulders, creating a valley. You should feel your abdominals relax and your back muscles turn on.
Now do the opposite — arch your back upward. Contract your abdominals when doing this. Do this 10 to 20 times to really feel the difference.
Next, stand up and try the same motion with your spine. Round your spine first (bad posture), then arch your back slightly and point your chest upward. The key to a good golf swing is to find the neutral spine between these two extremes.
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Pain is a very subjective symptom among cancer patients. Most patients will have some sort of pain related to their malignancy if it involves the bones or other organs. It is difficult to diagnose where your pain originates based your description. NHL as with other malignancies causes pain when it involves sensitive organs such as bone (as I alluded to before), spleen, liver, in and around nerves, skin, etc. Chemotherapy can cause neuropathic pain depending on the type and the dosages utilized. Filgastrim can cause very severe pain syndromes of muscles, joints and chest.


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NASHUA, N.H. -- Democratic supporters were in the minority in Nashua this morning as John McCain and Mitt Romney each made stops at Broad Street Elementary School to take photos with voters and shake hands.
McCain's Nashua visit was his only stop of the day. He was greeted by supporters from all over the country, including 85-year-old Dot Nice of Nashua, who was overwhelmed by the crowd of supporters for the Arizona senator.
"This is the worst it's been in 40 years," said Nice of the throngs of media and Republican supporters at the polls.
Rachel Scott of Hollis was joined by her three daughters in matching pink dressesm, waiting to greet two of the top Republican candidates. Scott said she took the girls out of school for the day so they could greet the presidential candidates and learn about the New Hampshire primary.
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Romney made several stops early this morning to greet voters at the polls and will be holding a party tonight at the CR Sparks Event Center in Bedford at 7:30 p.m.
Tonight, McCain also will be holding a Primary Night Party at the Nashua Crowne Plaza at 8 p.m.
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Putting behind the hubbub of Saturday's home opener, along with the bitter taste of the shootout loss to Michigan, the Johnstown Tomahawks netted their first home win with a 4-2 decision over the Warriors at Cambria County War Memorial.
What was the difference between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon?
The answer could be the Tomahawks' energy and intensity advantages over Michigan (2-5) following a short recovery time between games.
"That's great because we had a bad taste in our mouth after (Saturday) night," Tomahawks coach Jason Spence said. "It's good to get right back at it, right back on the horse and get back at the team that bumped you the night before."
That intensity advantage was apparent as soon as the puck met the ice.
Johnstown's Cobi Smith-Mass and Michigan forward A.J. Marcinek dropped the gloves just a second into the game with both forwards landing punches before the pair tumbled to the ice.
Smith-Mass exited the game following the fight and did not return.
"He hurt his shoulder, I'm not sure how bad," Spence said. "The doc looked at it ... I'll get more word on it."
A couple of minutes later, the Tomahawks' Peyton Ruter and Michigan's Martin Gruse traded punches behind the Warriors' net, again igniting the Johnstown bench and the 1,423 fans in attendance.
The fights – at least the first one – were the result of taunting by Marcinek during Saturday's loss.
"The first one – with No. 8 (Marcinek), started (Saturday)," Tomahawks forward Jesse Kessler explained. "After he scored in the shootout, he gave the hometown fans some gestures we didn't like, so we handled that as soon as the game started today. And the second one, Ruter can fight and he went in there and he went at it."
Johnstown (2-3-3) notched the game's first goal midway through the second when Codey Hansen controlled a rebound off the post and potted his second goal in as many games at 10:50.
The Warriors replied at 17:40 when Brock Labelle tapped in a loose puck from the crease. The puck, initially shot by Corey Schuenman, bounced off Johnstown goaltender Bodhi Engum and fluttered in the crease before Labelle swooped in.
Engum, who made his first home start, stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced.
Johnstown grabbed a short-lived 2-1 lead at 3:26 of the third when J.B. Baker fed Hansen on a rush and Hansen finished with a shot over Michael Pesendorfer. Ian Spencer was also credited with an assist.
Marcinek leveled the score 14 seconds later with Zack Szajner assisting.
Kessler pushed the Tomahawks ahead to stay at 14:56 when he squeezed a shot through Pesendorfer's pads. Brandon Brossoit sealed the victory at 19:06 when he guided a long-distance shot into an empty net. Brandon Reinholz was awarded an assist on the goal.
The Brossoit goal ensured that Johnstown would pick up its first win in regulation, thus avoiding a three-point contest against a division rival.
Two of Johnstown's previous three games against North Division teams harvested three points, both were Johnstown losses.
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going against my bulldogs in this regional affair, as you will lose your bankroll very quickly taking miss st and giving up over 4 td's to anyone. simply a value play in my opinion. also like the over.
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WILMINGTON, North Carolina - The UNCW women's tennis team has earned the No. 2 seed and the men's unit is locked into the No. 3 seed for the upcoming Virginia 529 CAA Men's and Women's Tennis Championships that get under way later this week in Norfolk, Va.
The tournament runs Thursday through Sunday, April 20-22, at Old Dominion's Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
Coach Jenny Garrity's team, 14-6 overall and 6-1 in conference play during the regular season, plays its first match Friday at 11 a.m. The Seahawks are coming off a 4-3 win over No. 74 UNC Greensboro in their last outing and face the winner of a first-round match between No. 7 Delaware and No. 10 Hofstra.
Coach Mait DuBois and his club, 15-5 overall and 1-1 in CAA action, take on No. 6 William & Mary in a quarterfinal match on Friday at 8:30 a.m.
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"I learned more about practicing law and how to conduct myself as a lawyer working (as an extern) for four months than I learned in two years of law school and in numerous legal jobs"— Meredith Boyden '01
Summer 2014 Externships: Friday, May 16, 2014
Fall 2014 Externships: for the 14-Credit and 10-Credit Models, by Friday, March 28, 2014; for the 5-Credit Model, by August, 15, 2014
Spring 2015 Externships: for the 14-Credit, 10-Credit, and 5-Credit Models the deadline is Friday, October 31, 2014
Lewis & Clark Law School offers students the opportunity to earn academic credits for a carefully supervised, well-crafted work experience through the Externship Program. The expectation is that students will be given a meaningful work experience, with a focus on student learning, in a field of law or work that enhances and builds on their classroom experience.
While the Law School's Career & Professional Development Center advertises numerous externship opportunities, students are also encouraged to develop their own externship placements. Ideally, the placements are with public interest organizations, governmental agencies, courts, or in corporate settings. Under special circumstances, private law firm placements may be approved.
In all cases, an extern must be supervised by an attorney (or the equivalent) authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction in which the externship will be done.
We maintain a comprehensive list of all the Externship placements to date, which is a good place to start. In addition, some employers post Externship positions and you can find those in our job postings. We have also assembled a list of some possible placements from a variety of sources.
During the past several years, the Global Law Program has developed Externship opportunities in China and India, although students interested in an International Externship are in no way limited to those countries.
During the academic year, students have the 3 externship models to choose between: a 14-credit model, a 10-credit model, and a 5-credit model. During the summer, externships earn 3 credits. For more information on the models, please review this chart.
Each model has specific requirements, please refer to the to review them. Please note: Transfer students must complete two (2) semesters of residency at Lewis & Clark Law School before commencing an externship placement.
For more information or to ask specific questions, please contact Libby Davis, Associate Dean for Career & Professional Development and Alumni Relations, who oversees the Externship Program, at firstname.lastname@example.com or (503) 768-6610.
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(2) Schedule an appointment with a CPDC career advisor. Email email@example.com to schedule an appointment.
(3) Apply for and secure a placement.
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Today's Music: Bronze Radio Return – Shake, Shake, Shake
Once again, my wife (The Most Wonderful Girl In The Universe) asked me what I'd like for my birthday.
- World Peace.
- More common sense. For everyone.
(She thinks empathy should be added in, I think "common sense" implies empathy.)
- Empathy.
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- A new bike.
- The ability to play guitar.
- More time to sleep.
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- The ability to understand stupid people.
- Fewer stupid people.
- A winning lottery ticket.
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West Newbury, MA — Marcia J. (Lacerda) Cammett, 65, of West Newbury, died peacefully at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, on Sunday afternoon, with her loving family by her side.
Born in Gloucester, July 29, 1948, she was the daughter of Sylvia (Gordon) Lacerda of Gloucester and the late Leonard L. Lacerda. Marcia was a graduate of Gloucester High Scool, Class of 1966, and the Addison Gilbert School of Nursing in 1967.
Marcia was a devoted wife and mother, proud grandmother, and true friend to many, always there to lend a helping hand doing whatever needed to be done. She also spent countless hours as a volunteer and caregiver for many people and organizations.
Marcia worked hand in hand with her husband, "Woody" Cammett, as the office manager for Cammett Engineering in Amesbury.
The simple pleasures in her life were making wedding cakes, making gingerbread houses at Christmas time, and swapping Christmas cookies with friends and family, golfing with friends.
Her greatest joy came from being "Gram."
In addition to her husband, Woodbury C. "Woody" Cammett of West Newbury, and her mother, Sylvia, she is survived by her two sons, Stephen Cammett and wife, Lori, of Ballston Lake, N.Y., and Tim Cammett and wife, Patricia, of Haverhill; her grandchildren, who filled her heart with such joy, Courtney, Caitlin, Cecilia, and Riley; her sister, Diane L. Havener and husband, John, of Gloucester; her sister-in-law, Eileen F. Lacerda of Amesbury; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends. She was predeceased by her brother, Leonard "Scott" Lacerda, who died in 2010.
ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours at the Highland Street Chapel of Paul C. Rogers Family Funeral Home, 2 Hillside Avenue, Amesbury, will be on Wednesday, August 14, from 4 to 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Joseph Church of the Holy Family Parish, 2 School Street, Amesbury. Interment in Bridge Street Cemetery, West Newbury, will be private for the family. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Amesbury Education Foundation, Inc., P. O. Box 245, Amesbury, MA 01913, or to Children's Hospital Trust, 401 Park Drive, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02215.


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This is an accessible guide to using therapeutic stories to help connect with troubled adopted children. It demonstrates how parents and professionals can create their own stories to help children heal, and explains the theory behind the therapy. This second edition includes updated research and full sample stories. more »2011, Paperback: £16.99/ $24.95
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Trauma can result from a range of experiences from bullying to witnessing violence to living through war. This book explores the different reactions children may experience, and the impact trauma can have. Appropriate and effective ways of helping children after a traumatic event are outlined, and different types of therapy are discussed. more »2010, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95
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Can you conjure up a spell to make the beautiful Shiloh fall in love with the aging Wizard? Tough Love is an understatement for this adventure! Use your magic to build bricks and overcome any obstacles along your way.
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Overton's Dog Life Jacket
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Paws Aboard Designer Doggy Life Jacket
Ultimate buoyancy and high visibility
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Paws Aboard Doggy Boat Ladder
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Paws Aboard Neoprene Doggy Lifeguard Jacket
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Mesh underbelly is breathable and drains water
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The Oilers can't win the cup without the Jets.
On this day 32 years ago the Oilers and Jets played the last game in WHA history. Today in Edmonton the WHA has been all but forgotten. There are seven years of Oilers history tied to the WHA and...
Hot off the presses, my new article on Puck Podcast, produced with a big assist from C&B's own Bruce McCurdy, about how the Oilers of the '80s evolved from the Jets of the '70s, and how the WHA as a whole influenced the course of the NHL's development. (The title is a play on the book How the Scots Invented the Modern World.)
Silverware anniversary: 25 years ago the Oilers won their second Stanley Cup with a transcendent performance, beating 2010 finallists Chicago and Philadelphia in the process.
Sure, the Phoenix Coyotes put on a good show. But us Oiler fans should be crying to get the Jets back.
Devan Dubnyk is 148 minutes away from tying a record set by Mike O'Neill for most minutes played by a netminder without a win to start his career. Tyler is calling it "148 Minutes to Immortality."
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FSU Down Wake Forest, 7-1
DJ Stewart sets school record for reaching base in consecutive games at 58 with a ninth inning single.
FSU Defeats Jacksonville, 6-1
Billy Strode goes six strong innings in his second start of the season.
Complete 2006 Bio in PDF Format
2006: Consensus preseason All- American...on Brooks Wallace watch list... NCBWA Preseason National Player of the Year.
2005: Collegiate Baseball's National Player of the Year...SEBaseball.com's ACC Player of the Year and a candidate for all four National Player of the Year honors...just the fifth consensus first team All-American in FSU history...NCBWA District III co-player of the year...named first team All-ACC and was a candidate for ACC Player of the Year honors ...on every honors list that exists in college baseball...named to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional All-Tournament team and was one of just two FSU players to earn ACC Player of the Week honors...enjoyed a school record 40- game hitting streak that garnered the sophomore national attention including a resolution passed by the Florida House of Representatives recognizing the streak...it was the ninth longest streak ever in Division I baseball... went on to reach base safely in 17 more games giving him a 57-game streak of reaching base safely...the first player in FSU history to record 100 hits and steal 40 bases in the same season and he was also the first player in the nation to reach the 100-hit plateau in 2005...led the nation in hits (122) and runs scored (96) as he was one of only two players to finish the season ranked first nationally in two offensive categories... finished the season ranked in the top five nationally for hits (122), runs (96), on base percentage (.532), doubles (25), steals (49), steal attempts (56), games played (73) and games started (73)...the only player in America to finish in the top five in hits, runs, doubles and stolen bases...also ranked in the top 10 nationally for walks (57), total bases (173), and batting average (.427)...no player in America finished 2005 ranked in the top five of more offensive categories than Robinson...finished the season with the second-most bases ever stolen in a year at FSU...was in the top 10 at Florida State for single season walks (57) and third in batting average and hits...won the regular season ACC Batting Title and had more hits, runs, stolen bases and total bases than any player in the conference...there were only two games all season in which Robinson did not reach base ...Robinson's .427 batting average led the team and the ACC, and placed him tied for sixth in the nation...led the team in 12 of 22 offensive categories...had a total of 40 multihit games including 18 three hit games and 22 two hit games...recorded multiple hits in almost 55% of FSU's games...recorded a hit in over 90% of the Seminoles' games and there were only two games all season in which Robinson did not reach base...accounted for almost 30% of Florida State's runs in 2005 via RBIs or runs scored...started in the leadoff position in all 73 games that the Seminoles played in 2005...led off the game by getting on base over 57% of the time while batting .436 and slugging .654 in FSU's first at bat of a game...of the 42 times Robinson reached base to lead off a game, he scored FSU's first run 25 times...struck out only five times all season in his first at bat of a game....has now started 139 straight games in his two years at FSU...slugged .605 which led the team and placed him in the top three in the ACC... Robinson reached base more than half the time accumulating a .532 on base percentage, which lead the team and also led the ACC... his 122 hits led the ACC and the team... recorded 25 doubles which placed him second in the ACC...his 57 walks were more than double that of any of his other teammates and ranked seventh on the national leader board and was second-best in the ACC...49 stolen bases led the team, the ACC, and was good for third-best in the nation...scored 96 runs on the season, far and away the best in the ACC and put him first in the national rankings...after the season, named to the US National Team, becoming the first Seminole since Doug Mientkiewicz in 2000 to play for Team USA.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2004): Another of FSU's impressive freshmen in 2004, Robinson started all 68 games for the Seminoles in center field...Robinson was the only rookie to start every game last year and joined junior catcher Aaron Cheesman as the only two players to start all 68 contests...named ACC Tournament MVP after going 11-for-26 with six RBIs and also making several dazzling catches in centerfield...was in the top five in nine different offensive categories...led FSU in stolen bases, attempted steals and at bats... was second on the squad in doubles, total plate appearances and stolen base percentage ...fourth on the team in runs scored and fifth in hits...hit .302 with runners on base last season and reached base over 46% of the time when leading off an inning...his 16 two-out RBIs were the fourth-most on the team...had 23 multi hit games, third-most and nine multi RBI games, which was the sixth-most by a Seminole... had a season-long eight game hit streak and ended the year on a five-game run... ranked ninth in the ACC in steals per game and totaled the fifth-most steals in the conference... had the fifth-most steals per game among ACC players in conference contests.
HIGH SCHOOL: Voted first team All-State in base-ball and football as a junior and senior...hit .370 as a senior, .431 as a junior, .376 as a sophomore and .364 during his freshman season...a four-year starter in center field for Jesuit...voted the Sarasota Classic's Best Offensive Player during his junior year... named to the Saladino All-Tournament team after recording the highest batting average (.600)...picked to play for the FACA All-Star Baseball Team in 2003...played for the Perfect Game National Showcase as one of the top 200 high school prospects...ran the fastest time (6.4 in the 60) at the Showcase as a junior...recognized by Collegiate Baseball as one of the top high school prospects in the nation following his sophomore season... named to the All-Hillsborough County his sophomore year...defeated Bishop Kenny in the State Championship his freshman year in 2000 against former Seminoles Tony Richie and Dennis Anderson...also played football all four years at Jesuit...had his #3 jersey retired at Jesuit for football following his senior season...invited to play in the Florida-Georgia All-Star football game as a junior...recruited by Duke and Stanford for football.
PERSONAL: Born October 30, 1984...
son of Daniel and DeEtta Robinson...majoring
in real estate...went to the same high school
as current Minnesota Twins pitcher Brad Radke
and New York Giants kicker Jay Feely.


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Robert Sher, Contributor
I write about how CEOs lead midsized businesses.
It's become dogma that the only employees any CEO should have are satisfied employees. Gallup's annual poll of big companies as well as a more recent survey of mid-market companies indicate that engaged, satisfied managers and workers are a very good thing to have. But I'm not so sure. In fact, many companies I work with get much more out of their dissatisfied employees than they get from the contented ones.
Let's first examine the data behind the dogma. Gallup polls over the last 12 years have consistently shown that over two-thirds of employees at U.S. companies are not motivated to be productive. They are either "not engaged" or "actively disengaged." But even more important, the same polls indicate that companies with high "employee engagement" financially outperform those with low engagement.
Similar numbers hold true for middle market companies. A February 2012 survey of 126 members of the Alliance of Chief Executives, a group whose members are in the San Francisco Bay Area, ranked a dedicated workforce third on a list of most important elements of their companies' success.
All too often CEOs delegate the "low morale" problem to HR. HR then tries to "make them happy" with parties and events, as well as bestow recognition on good performers. HR in conjunction with management often deals with issues that are upsetting the team, like problem employees and bad managers. These actions are laudable and not incorrect in themselves. But they pursue the wrong goal: making the workforce happy. The problem is that a happy and satisfied work force is rarely the prerequisite of a high-performing work force.
Dissatisfied employees are actually more likely to deliver higher performance. I don't mean dissatisfied with their job, their company or their boss, but dissatisfied with their own performance, their team's performance and their company's performance. One of the most important jobs of the mid-market CEO is to create an environment in which the team is dissatisfied with the current state of things and are striving to become more satisfied.
Steve Jobs understood the importance of keeping a team hungry for success. When he regained control of Apple Apple in 1997, he told his team they would all have to leave the company over the next two years because they were too content; they'd already tasted success. Fourteen years later, his new, much-hungrier team turned Apple into the world's most valuable company.
The creation of a highly productive working environment requires two things: a CEO and top team with long-term commitment to building such an environment, and a plan to put it in place. The most effective plans I've seen share five elements:
1. Clear and accepted measurements. People must be clear on how their success is being measured. An Olympic athlete knows exactly how he'll be measured; the gold medal is the ultimate metric. Each employee must have one to three key objectives that will measure their success. The idea of individual measures is not new (Peter Drucker, 1957), but most companies rarely institute them properly. In a 1991 comprehensive review of 30 years' research on the impact of the practice of "management by objectives" (or MBO, for short), Robert Rodgers and John Hunter concluded that companies whose CEOs demonstrated high commitment to MBO showed an average 56% gain in productivity. CEOs with low commitment only saw a 6% gain in productivity.
2. A clear definition of success and failure. Don't expect high performance if the team doesn't know exactly where it's headed and what it should avoid. We could say, for example, that if our year-end gross margin lands below 32%, we have failed and that if it is above 41% we have succeeded. Avoiding failure is a huge motivator. Winning by "planting the flag at the top of the hill" is a powerful motivator. Don't discard the emotional incentive tucked away in a crisp definition of failure and success for each person and each team. For instance, one biotechnology firm had a major opportunity to release a breakthrough product by the end of 2011. It set specific success and failure dates for the VP of product development. That galvanized the team, which beat the original launch date. All members of the leadership team had the same definitions of failure and success.
3. Team Team and individual visibility. Visibility is a vastly underutilized motivator. Individual, team and department performance should be exposed for all employees to see. Would our Olympic athletes strive to be the world's best if nobody knew they won the gold medal? The emotional pleasure of standing on the top podium, wearing the gold medal for the whole world, to see is a powerful motivator. Similarly, the image of a last-place finisher playing before his countrymen motivates athletes. In a firm I once ran, such exposure worked well. My shipping department had a high error rate. When we exposed the error rates to the entire company, the team's pride was at stake, and their errors dropped. People care deeply what their peers think of them.
4. Emotional discomfort with low performance. Anyone joining a rapidly growing company must know top management's motto: "We'll accept you if you perform." Low performers must be made to feel uncomfortable. They should feel under the gun and seek help to step up their game, and the company should assist them. If they have what it takes, they'll improve their performance and all will be well. If they don't improve, they should be dismissed. Of course, this applies to the CEO too. It's no fun being the tough leader who holds people accountable, schedules more frequent review sessions, measures their performance more closely and keeps the pressure on. But any leader owes it to the underperformer, to the team and to the company to signal the need for improvement. That signal is emotional discomfort.
5. Tighten the range. People naturally measure themselves against their peers. Consider "Joe" the salesperson whose performance has him in the middle of a six-person team. He's not at risk of getting fired; his performance is average. But after the company fires its two lowest-performing sales people, Joe becomes the worst of four salespeople. He'll feel the pressure immediately and step up his game to avoid being the worst performer. The range has been tightened. The sales manager continually hires people she believes can challenge their best performers. If they don't, she fires them quickly and hires new people. As she collects high performers, she narrows the range again, dismissing the poorer performers. She knows she has reached her goal when most of her team are "A" players who know they must run hard to stay ahead of their peers since all are equally talented.
Consider all the money, time and effort companies pour into finding, training and retaining talent in the hopes of seeing performance rise. CEOs who want results must create a healthy state of dissatisfaction in the work environment. A credo of "Don't worry, be happy" is a recipe for individual and organizational mediocrity.
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Hi, Robert -
Excellent points, Robert! I think the choice of the word "Dissatisfied" in the title might take a reader in a direction that might prevent reading the article. Once we get into the article, the message and its value becomes very clear.
I worked for a company where the VP of a Division operated on the principle that there had to be competition between his departments and went so far as to invent reasons for animosity. People were definitely dissatisfied there and it did not improve productivity. In fact, it killed that division of the company.
I love the points you make about a cultural shift toward "change." I hope that readers won't assume the solution is to get down on low-performers publicly, creating a culture of fear. Employee morale should be considered, but parties and monetary rewards aren't always the solution.
I caught an article in the Harvard Business Review recently on Employee Recognition — interesting to discover that employees value face-time with managers and higher-ups more so than gifts. Unfortunately, many companies become so divided that managers don't even know where to start on describing an employee's accomplishments (particularly in corporate).
I would be happy to see a move toward more robust reviews and conversations between managers and employees. Recognition shouldn't be generic — it should be tailored.
Absolutely —
How do you feel about employee recognition programs?
Love it — I am actually working on a recommendation for a larger firm. It's interesting that routine detracts from the value of the reward. I agree that it is more special for managers to recognize employees in-the-moment; moreover, that the recognition is more effective when timely.
Large company managers have a lot to keep track of, so I have been writing up a hybrid between an annual program and 'catching employees' more regularly.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Robert. Very engaging conversation. Are you in Linkedin?
Robert – Thank you for this post. I am curious what other resources have you used to find out more about disgruntled employees? I am doing a research paper for school and would like to write what you have said on this point. Would you mind?
Thank you,


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Dehydration is the excessive loss of body fluids. Our bodies need a certain amount of fluid daily to maintain all the body systems with the minimum considered to be 4 glasses of fluid per day (the ideal amount is considered to be 8 glasses). However, basic requirements will vary with your age and the amount of activity you undertake. Very active people may need 2 to 3 times the normal limit.
If we lose more fluid than we replace the result is dehydration. Normally, the fluid depletion is signalled by thirst and is replenished by drinking. If the fluid lost is not replaced within a few days, severe dehydration develops, and can lead to changes in the body's chemistry, kidney failure and may even be fatal. This severe form of dehydration is considered a medical emergency.
There are also a number of conditions, types of surgery and medications that can cause dehydration.
Your doctor can determine the cause of dehydration and treat it, and may admit you to hospital for the administration of intravenous fluids if dehydration is severe.
Dehydration can be prevented by drinking plenty of fluids if you are in a hot climate, participating in strenuous exercise or suffering from diarrhoea. If you are vomiting uncontrollably, try to sip small amounts of fluid in between bouts.
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The State of Florida has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit warrants (checks) are in circulation. These warrants have "State of Florida, Department of Financial Services" imprinted near the top and display the round state seal of Florida in the upper-left corner. A State Wide Document Number (SWDN) is located in the top middle and, to date, the counterfeit items have displayed "H4000112182" as the SWDN. The counterfeit items also display a MICR encoded line, beginning with "4." The wording "Chief Financial Officer" appears beneath the signature line.
Financial institutions and consumers who receive a State of Florida warrant under suspicious circumstances or receive a State of Florida warrant with the characteristics described above should contact Mary Garvin on (850) 413-3379 or Debra Ferstler on (850) 413-3333 at the Florida Treasury.
Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents and other fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial Crimes Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-4004, Washington, D.C. 20429, or transmitted electronically to firstname.lastname@example.com. Information related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's website at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2006/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
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