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Aledo City Council members took no action to decrease water and sewer rates Thursday, lining up with recommendations from rate consultant Chris Ekrut, of Stowe & Company, and City Administrator Ken Pfeifer.
"I want to emphasize that this is a one-time shot depending on growth," Ekrut cautioned before the vote, after giving a presentation that showed how using $100,000 or $150,000 from reserves would buy down the rates for utility customers.
"If the growth does not happen to make up for the monies that you're not taking from customers, you could give a rate decrease this year and then turn right around and have a rate increase. For a customer that's not very educated on the issues, that could be very confusing for them."
Pfeifer suggested the council look at a rate decrease in the fall instead, following the regular annual rate study.
"My recommendation is to wait on this," he said. "We have done very well on revenues as it relates to both residential and commercial, but I think it's a good recommendation to be a little bit cautious, given we're entering a new period in terms of our water and sewer fund.
"With a switch to surface water, there's going to be some repairs to some of our older tanks, and we want to make sure we have all the costs gauged here."
Ekrut projected that using $100,000 from reserves would allow a 5.4 percent rate decrease, reducing the annual bill for the average water customer by $25. Adding $150,000 in reserves instead would allow an 8 percent decrease, he said, reducing the annual water bill by about $37.
For the average sewer customer, the yearly savings came to $27 for the lesser amount, $41 if the city added $150,000.
The combined savings for average customers of both water and sewer came to $52 or $78 per year, depending on the amount of reserves.
In response to a question from Mayor Pro Tem Bill McLeRoy, Ekrut said his projections were not adjusted to consider the effect of new water and sewer connections coming online.
The recent rate study stemmed from a request that the council made in the fall, when members voted to kick in $150,000 in reserves rather than implement a 7.97 percent rate increase recommended by Ekrut.
At that time, the council directed Pfeifer to look into the possibility of decreasing rates once the annual audit was completed.
The city has increased utility rates by 19.77 percent in 2009, 10.71 percent in 2010, 15.68 percent in 2011 and 4.02 percent in 2012.
The audit, presented to the council Thursday night, showed the water and sewer fund in a strong financial position, with reserves adequate for 7.8 months of operations, slightly less than last year.
It also showed the city's general fund with reserves enough for 19.8 months of operations, compared to 9 months for most cities, according to auditor Mike Vail of Vail & Knauth, LLP.
Ekrut said the city's water and sewer fund is doing better than expected due to the delay in purchasing water from Fort Worth.
"In our first rate study in 2009, we projected that a 124 increase in revenue would be needed between 2009 and 2013, but it is actually a 70 percent increase," he said. "Why? We're not paying for Fort Worth water yet.
"The second reason is operations and maintenance, which also includes Fort Worth water. We predicted O & M would increase by $348,000 in 2013, but it has actually increased by $34,000."


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The resort's conference center and ballroom offer 50,000 square feet of event space. An equal amount of outdoor space, amid landscaped gardens, is popular for weddings. The resort offers wireless Internet access throughout public areas (cost included in resort fee).
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To call Brian Carey '11 motivated is an understatement. The civil engineering and economics graduate is living in Trinidad and Tobago on a Fulbright Scholarship, where he is working at the Seismic Research Center at University of the West Indies to conduct a seismic assessment of the residential construction in Trinidad.
Carey is no stranger to high-level research. That's one of the reasons he was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, which provides a $30,000 annual stipend for a maximum of three years. Recipients are selected based on overall abilities and accomplishments, as well as potential to contribute to strengthening the vitality of the United States science and engineering industries. Mechanical engineering graduate Alicia Clark '11, civil engineering graduate Matthew Verbyla '06, and Heidi Verheggen '12 (Zionsville, Pa.), who just graduated with a B.S. in mathematics and an A.B. with a major in economics, also received fellowships.
"I hope my research can be successfully implemented to improve the infrastructure of Trinidad and Tobago against structural failures resulting from earthquakes," says Carey, who plans to pursue master's degrees in structural engineering and management science & engineering at Stanford University when his Fulbright work concludes.
Carey conducted EXCEL Scholars research with Anne Raich, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, on implementing a structural crack prediction model. He also did an independent study with Stephen Kurtz, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, competing on the regional and national levels with Lafayette's Steel Bridge Team.
Carey also was an active member of Lafayette's chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), leading a team in the design of a 5,900-gallon reinforced concrete water storage tank as part of EWB's ongoing work in the community of El Convento, Honduras. He served an externship with Turner Construction and internships with Pepco Holdings Inc., and R3M Engineering Inc.
Like Carey, Clark cut her research teeth at Lafayette. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Washington, she was fascinated as an undergraduate at how she could use engineering to solve tough biomedical problems.
For her honors thesis, she worked under the guidance of Jenn Rossmann, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, to use computational fluid dynamics to model airflow through the lungs and determine how different lung parameters affected airflow. The research went so well that she continued it the following summer in France at Air Liquide Research Center, where she developed a three-dimensional lung model to test airflow in the lungs more accurately.
"The ability to perform research as an undergraduate was definitely beneficial when I started graduate school," says Clark. "It helped make the transition a lot smoother and made me more aware of the expectations that surround research."
Clark, who says she was "extremely happy and shocked" to receive the NSF fellowship, will use it to continue her project of manipulating small bubbles known as ultrasound contrast agents that are approximately 1 to 10 μm in size, which are used concurrently with ultrasound to help enhance imaging in certain regions of the body. Her goal is to gain a better understanding of how ultrasound can be used to steer these bubbles. Her work could potentially impact targeted drug and gene delivery.
Verbyla is pursuing a Ph.D. in environmental engineering at the University of South Florida. For his master's degree, which he plans to finish this summer, he is studying the removal of parasitic helminth eggs and bacterial pathogen indicators from two community-managed lagoon systems treating domestic wastewater in Bolivia to evaluate the water reuse potential of the treated effluent for irrigation.
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Verheggen will attend Cornell University in the fall to earn a Ph.D. in economics. She credits the research opportunities she's had at Lafayette with opening the door to Cornell. She even conducted research this past summer at Cornell's Summer Math Institute, where she collaborated with students from other schools on metric geometry research. The group coauthored a paper under review by the Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society. Verheggen presented the research results at the Conference for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics held at Penn State this past fall.
As an EXCEL Scholar, Verheggen worked with Rob Root, professor and associate head of mathematics, and Liusha Geng '13 (Xian, China) on multidisciplinary research combining mathematics and biology to study fish locomotion. They presented their results at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology as well as the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR). She and Geng coauthored a paper published in the NCUR 2011 Proceedings.
Verheggen also conducted EXCEL research with Susan Averett, Dana Professor of Economics, helping her write a book chapter on the economic impact of Title IX, the law which prohibits sexual discrimination in collegiate sports, among other activities. The project was her first research experience in economics, and the challenge and real-world context led her to choose economics as her post-graduate discipline.
"Each of my research experiences shaped me in a unique way," says Verheggen. "My experiences at Lafayette allowed me to become experienced with interdisciplinary collaboration very early on, which removed my disciplinary blinders and allowed me to see the bigger picture. [The projects] helped me understand that the universe of discourse for science spans many perspectives, and that one enlarges one's perspective when thinking outside the conceptual boxes offered in traditional academic disciplines. The Summer Math Institute instilled in me the stamina to tackle open questions, which amounts to staying curious when the going gets tough."
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Eastern Orthodoxy and Evangelical Protestantism: A Dialogue
On February 19, 2009, the Wheaton College Diversity Committee hosted a dialogue in Wheaton, Illinois, between Dr. Bradley Nassif, an Orthodox professor of biblical and theological studies at North Park University, and Dr. George Kalantzis, an Evangelical professor of theology at Wheaton College. Each speaker was asked to defend the merits of his particular theological perspective.
Monday, March 02, 2009
Take The Path During Lent
This is a perfect time to begin your journey on The Path with Fr. Tom Soroka. Follow along in your Orthodox Study Bible as he reads the Old Testament passages prescribed for Lent and provides the commentary of the Fathers. We also hope you enjoy his new format of individual readings and commentaries presented together in modular fashion.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Desiring Our True Homeland
Great Lent is ultimately a journey to return us to paradise, our true homeland. Fr Tom reminds us that fasting and forgivness keep us on the right path.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Holy Preparation
The whole Church lies in the paten that is to be offered to God. Fr. John explains how this is so, as well as what goes into preparing the bread and wine for Holy Communion, in a new episode of Singing the Triumphal Hymn.
The Names of Jesus—Christ
Fr. Hopko continues his series on the names of Jesus, this time focusing on the name Christ, which means "the anointed one." Next week, he will revisit the appellation Son of God.


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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
Ease of Use
My experience was exactly like the negative side affects other women have experienced. I had become Severely moody. One minute I'd be happy, the next minute Id be screaming and crying, the world felt incredibly overwhelming even when nothing was stressing me out. Not to mention I was getting horribly vivid nightmares, that kept me up at night. on the other hand, this seemed to work as an appet ... Show Full Comment
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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The important thing was that I didn't get pregnant during my 12 month use of orsythia. I've been on various different pills in the past and at first, this one was fine. But after about 9 months, I started acting really funny. Bizarre mood swings, depression, crying, weight gain, acne, you name it. I finally went off this pill and everything went back to normal.
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Reviewer: moe5474, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
Ease of Use
I'm 27 have been been on birth control since I was 16 for irregular, painful periods. I've been on LOTS of different brands over the years...yaz, ortho tri-cyclin lo, alesse, aviane, just to name a few. I ended up on Orsythia bc my pharmacy stopped carrying aviane and was kind of scared to take it after reading all the horrible reviews. But I must say this is the best brand of birth ... Show Full Comment
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female (Patient)
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I have tried several different birth controls and was given this because my pharmacy was out of my original birth control. Orsythia made me extremely emotional and I also had the worst mood swings. Out of all of the different birth control pills I have taken, this brand was the worst.
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Reviewer: asgh, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This pill has made me a hormonal, fat she-beast. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. My mood swings are so severe, I'm afraid to go out in public. Sometimes I come home and go into my room and just cry uncontrollably for no reason. Also, after working my ass off to lose thirty pounds, Orsythia put it all back on. The absolute worst.
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Following the success of last year's Devil's Lake Centennial Climbing Challenge, Hoofer Mountaineering club has decided, once again, to organize a climbing fundraiser for Devil's Lake. This year, the Devil's Lake Century Climbing Challenge hopes to exceed last year's $500 donation to the Friends of Devil's Lake, a local nonprofit that supports activities and maintenance at Devil's Lake State Park. The goal of the event is to challenge individuals to explore and experience Devil's Lake by attempting to climb 100 routes in 2012, and to give back to the area by supporting Friends of Devil's Lake. There are three categories – top-rope, lead, and boulder. One hundred unique routes can be completed in one or more of these categories. You can keep track of your routes by downloading a scorecard here. While climbing 100 routes is the goal, it is by no means necessary for participation. The primary purpose of this event is to give back to Devil's Lake and ensure access for future climbers. With your minimum $35 donation, you will receive a 2012 Devil's Lake Century Climbing Challenge t-shirt, as well as a booklet full of coupons from our sponsors including: Adventure Rock, Boulders, Wildside, Fontana and Marty's Pizza. Check back often for updates! Registration will be opening in the coming week. For more information, please visit hoofersdlcc.wordpress.com or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Also be sure to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook
Was awesome fun last year...doubt if I'm gonna get enough trips up there this year to complete many climbs though. Hope it is another success!!
Registration is now open! Check out the registration page of the blog for more information and to download the registration form. Feel free to post any questions here or on our Facebook page.
In addition to being entered into the raffle drawings at the end of the year, all participants receive a coupon booklet with the following deals (some restrictions apply): - One free day pass to Adventure Rock Climbing Gym - 25% off one item at the pro shop at Adventure Rock Climbing Gym - One free day pass to Boulders Climbing Gym - 20% off one item at the pro shop at Boulders Climbing Gym - Two free day passes to Turners Climbing Gym - 25% off one item at Riverwest Outdoors (pro shop at Turners) - 20% off one item at Fontana (Madison West and Downtown) - 20% off one item at Erehwon - 20% off one entire purchase at Wildside (Baraboo) - Buy one, get one free 16" pizza at Glass Nickel Pizza Company (Madison Locations) - Buy one, get one free salad at Glass Nickel Pizza Company (Madison Locations) - One large 1-topping pizza for $13.99 at Marty's Pizza (Brookfield and Delafield) - One 14"x26" 3-topping pizza for $27.99 at Marty's Pizza (Brookfield and Delafield) All participants will be able to attend our end of year dinner/awards shindig at Boulders Climbing Gym. Pizza will be provided, courtesy of Glass Nickel Pizza Company. Last year we had an after party at Ale Asylum with special prices; we're hoping to have that again this year. All participants will receive our event shirt. Here's the front of the shirt that all participants will receive. This is also available, same color, in ladies sizes with a different cut.
wow! the shirts look so cool! Just need to turn in my forms and I'll be set! Already adding to my list of climbs
Carl? The jpg of the shirt design doesn't appear to be working (at least at my computer at work). Any place else on the interweb I can view it? I just gotta see it!
Here's a direct link to the large jpg. Give that a try for now and let me know if it works. We'll post it on our event website, but the two people who do that are studying for finals, so it may take until later this week for them to have time.
I tried the direct link and also have been getting a red X, no pic nothing comes up. Any other pic you can attach here at MP? Usually have no problem, so must be the format the pic is in I'd guess.
Is this showing up? The other was a pdf; this is a jpg.
Bump. Only one week left to sign up.
Blew my efforts and time last year for the original 100 climbs, and came in 5th. Never got there to climb much this year to reach the totals. But I'd buy the shirt if you have extras later.
We'll probably have a few shirts remaining when we're done. We may have one in your size, but the only way to be sure not to miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity is to buy now.... Operators are standing by... :)
OK,I'm up for the excellent shirt, the donation goes to a good cause, like to get a coupon book and will submit my few climbs done this year just for the fun of it. Not in the running for any title I'm sure this time.
That's awesome - thanks Woodchuck!
Hey! I'm in for this. Doubt I'll get enough climbs in, but it sure sounds like fun!Plu s, give me some motivation to get off my butt!
We've extended the deadline to Nov 30 to accommodate some last minute requests. If you've decided to register though, please sign up as early as possible. This will ease logistical difficulties for us near the end of the year, and give you more time to enjoy your coupons.
Registration and completed score sheets sent by US mail to you this week. Thanks for the opportunity once again.
I signed up. It's a good cause, even if I'm no where near 100 climbs at Devil's Lake. Plus, it's a pretty cool shirt to commemorate my first year of outdoor climbing.
Jeremy, thanks for the donations. T-shirts should be heading your way (to the address we have on file for you) in the coming week. Other recent registrants should also be getting T-shirts in about a week from now. We had to put in a new order that should be coming in to us in the next few days. We'll send them out to you folks as soon as we get them.


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The Human Service Transportation (HST) Office was created within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to coordinate the transportation programs of three EOHHS agencies. Today the HST Office manages a large brokered transportation system for over 37,000 consumers of various state agencies. Go to the HST Managed Transportation page more information about this coordinated brokerage.
The HST Office also serves as a resource for human service transportation-related matters and together with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) encourages coordination and mobility management strategies among public transit, community transportation, and private resources to improve access to health and human services, employment and community life for all, but especially the transportation disadvantaged. The HST Office also partners with the Work Without Limits initiative to improve mobility for persons with disabilities.
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Transit agencies, non-profit organizations, and private businesses all deliver services to transportation-disadvantaged individuals and the general public. The goal of transportation coordination is to provide more rides to more people through cooperation, communication, and sharing resources. Transportation coordination is a key strategy for maximizing available resources and should be part of any mobility management effort. Here you will find links to information from around the country on:
Minnesota Public Transit - Human Services Transportation Coordination Study (2006)
See chapter 6 for Best Practices from around the country on funding, service delivery, insurance, volunteers and more.
Wisconsin Human Service Transportation Coordination Model Technical Memo 3 (2008)
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Economic Benefits of Coordinating Human Service Transportation and Transit (2003). (TCRP Report 91).
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Minnesota's Interagency Committee on Transit Coordination (ICTC) was established in 2005, with a mission to further the coordination of health and human service transportation in the state .
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What is a brain stem glioma?
Brain stem gliomas are tumors that arise from glial cells within the brain stem. Glial cells, which are also called astrocytes,are a type of support tissue cell. These tumors may interfere with the function of cranial nerves, which originate in the brain stem. Eye movements, facial movements, and swallowing may be affected. These tumors represent 10 to 15 percent of childhood brain tumors and occur most frequently in children over ten years old.
What are the symptoms of a brain stem glioma?
Symptoms may include abnormal positioning of one eye, facial paralysis on one side, swallowing difficulties, double vision, and a decrease in coordination. Occasionally, there are personality changes such as irritability or depression.
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The diagnosis of a brain stem glioma is made through an MRI scan. The brain stem glioma's location can be seen on the scan.
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The brain stem contains many vital structures, and for this reason surgical removal of the tumor is almost always impossible. Rarely, a biopsy may be done to confirm the diagnosis, but in most cases this is not possible. Treatment consists primarily of radiation to the tumor. Chemotherapy may be used as well.
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People interested in learning more about cooperatives in Illinois have a new resource. The illinois.coop website, created by the Illinois Cooperative Council ICC), has information about what cooperatives are, the council's activities and an award application for cooperative leaders.
Brad Sugg, who farms near the Ridge Road southwest of Vandalia, is shown spreading potash on his fields Tuesday afternoon.
Nearly all of the county's crops have been harvested, but fall tillage and fertilizer application work continues.
Though the value of farmland in Fayette County and across the Midwest has continued to rise, the rate of increase has moderated in recent months.
In response to the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement last week that it plans to reduce the level of total renewable fuels for 2014, Illinois Farm Bureau President Philip Nelson issued the following statement:
A new study of historical land use patterns across seven Midwestern states – including Illinois – reveals little net movement of habitat to cropland and negligible impact on land use even by federal program crops or those covered by crop insurance.
The study, commissioned by seven Midwestern state Farm Bureaus, was conducted by Decision Innovation Solutions (DIS) of Urbandale, Iowa. The analysis used a variety of analytical techniques and tools. Datasets for the years 2007 through 2012 served as the point of reference.
With harvest work winding down, U.S. corn growers remain on track for a record-high 14-billion-bushel production year, according to the November crop production report, released recently by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistic Service.
Severe weather delayed corn and soybean harvest throughout the state last week.
Significant storm activity on Sunday brought high winds and tornadoes to several counties. While minimal damage was reported in the Southwest, several farmers lost equipment, buildings and homes in the Eastern part of the state.
Wind and rain pushed down standing corn and could make final harvest difficult.
Statewide, precipitation averaged 0.39 inches, which is 0.27 inches below normal. Temperatures averaged 40.7 degrees, which is 0.6 degrees below normal.
What remains of a barn is shown in the foreground on a farm two miles west of St. Elmo on County Road 1950 East.
Residents of the house were home at the time the storm hit on Sunday, but escaped without injury by going to the basement. The farm is located about a half-mile north of U.S. Route 40 between Brownstown and St. Elmo.
Corn harvest was once again in high gear on Monday as the rains held off long enough for area farmers to get back in the fields. Shown here are harvest activities by employees of Draege Farms. They are shown in fields south of Vandalia, along Carlyle Road. Tony Draege is operating the combine. Rains on Tuesday and Wednesday will slow the pace of harvest again.
Though many Fayette County farmers are making progress in getting their crops out of the fields, this year's harvest is all over the map.
"We have a few who have finished harvesting, and we have others who won't finish until Thanksgiving," said Ron Marshel, Fayette County Farm Bureau manager. "A few fields of soybeans remain, but there's still a considerable amount of corn to be harvested."
Marshel estimated that 85-90 percent of the county's soybeans have been cut, and about 75 percent of the corn has been harvested.
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I cover how people & organizations work, and how they can work better.
As I've been reading the comments made to my blog recently, I've been saddened by the number of people telling 'bad boss' stories. Not surprised, mind you – I know there are a lot of people out there in management and leadership positions who are really making a hash of it – but it actually upsets me that so many thousands (millions?) of people are at the effect of these folks' poor management and leadership.
It also upsets me to see and hear how many people feel trapped and helpless in the situation they're in. It's all too easy to fall into a habit of complaining, frustration and despondency – to tell yourself there's 'nothing you can do.'
As I see it (and this is what I say to our coaching clients), you really have four choices:
Change your boss. This one isn't very likely to happen, but it's not always impossible. I've known (and worked with) some bad bosses whose badness arose from obliviousness rather than malice. If you think your boss might be in this category, think of the 2 0r 3 key things you'd like to have him or her do differently, and then think about 1) how to state them as requests, rather than complaints, 2) how to describe them in terms of actions vs. attitudes, and 3) how to explain why the change would help him or her. So, for instance, instead of saying, "I wish you'd stop being so inconsistent and arbitrary," you might say "I'd really appreciate it if you give me a heads-up when you've changed direction on a project. Then we'll be able to get you what you need more quickly." This choice can work if your boss is unaware vs. nasty, and if you look at it as providing upward coaching: clear, behavioral, supportive, and not too frequent.
Change the Company. This is, frankly, the least likely to happen. And, oddly, it's the one people focus on the most. "Why can't my company just….?" people say. And they say it not once but for years and years while being at the effect of the negative culture. If you really want to pursue this option, figure out who has the most impact on the company's culture (often the CEO and/or other C-level person; sometimes senior HR people, etc.) Do they seem open to change? Do they invite input about the company? In the past, have they talked about making changes, and then made those changes happen? If the answer to these questions is "no," and if it looks like these folks aren't going anywhere – I'd say your odds of changing the company are extremely low.
Adapt. And by this I don't mean 'suffer in silence.' That's what most people do. By 'adapt,' I mean look at the situation as neutrally as possible, and decide if you can make it work for you. Can you find a way to work with or around your boss so that your day-to-day work life is reasonably pleasant and satisfying? This may require creating new work relationships that make it so you have less reliance on your boss, and it may involve working on your own self-talk, so that you don't daily fall into negative mental spirals.
Leave. Seriously, if you can't change your boss, and you can't change the company, and you can't adapt – dust off your resume. I don't mean leave in a huff, Office Space style. I mean begin to prepare your exit plan. Figure out how to transition into a new job without putting yourself into an untenable financial position. It could even be a new job in your same company with a better boss. This choice may be tough, but it's almost never impossible. All too often, when I've gone through the first three choices with people, and we've decided none of them will work – they then say…"Oh, but you don't understand – I can't leave." And they give me a whole bunch of reasons why (the economy, hard to find a job in my field, can't move, need the benefits, etc. etc.) I encourage them to question those assumptions…because if they're true, then the only remaining option is to continue to suffer.
And that's your last option. To keep suffering. It is a choice, I guess, but it's a choice to put your destiny into someone else's hands – so I see it as more of a default or cop-out than a real choice. And it's almost never your only option.
I'd love to hear your stories of bad bossdom overcome – how you made one of the first four choices and created a better work life for yourself.
Been there, done that! After being "resourced" to another department when mine lost work, I was put into a group about which I knew nothing. I asked for training, for processes, etc., and was told that there weren't any, that I would just pick it up. Manager had no levels above them in the same office, so whatever was said to those above was accepted as truth. I did my absolute best to work with the manager, asked for guidance, made sure I was involving them in major decisions, and then was told that I had been lying on my timesheet. Manager had a habit of saying one thing during one-on-one discussions, and putting something else in e-mail follow-up. Ended up on corrective action, and decided I needed to go before I was fired (and lost all of my time off).
Had been with the company for 10+ years, and one manager was able to make me quit. HR was not interested in supporting me, although I had been told by several co-workers of the manager's history with employees–worst turn-over rate in the company.
Financially, things are definitely tough, but the market seems to be picking up, and I no longer have panic attacks at and about work! Probably toughest decision I've had to make in my life, but definitely worth it.
I'm curious in how you determine if you're the problem or your boss is the problem. I've had past work situations where I was extremely de-motivated and it was tough to determine if I was poorly managed or just had a poor attitude. From an outsider's perspective, how do you diagnose that in another person?
I just left my old job just last month. I first started there as I met them at social events in the same circle of industry. I didn't click with them That much..but I guess they believed they clicked with me. They asked me to join their team and said they needed my energy and connection to help fulfilling the team and bring something new to the table. I was bored with the job I was working at for almost 4 years. Biggest as I could be and needed new lessons and a new journey. So I joined them, they treated me like a little sister at first. I was truly myself but then after all the closeness they gave me. I had 2 bosses; one was a gay perfectionist (I have no problem working with gay people btw) and another one is a spoiled only daughter who loved to win. They were bestfriends and couldn't separate work from private life. When mad at each other, one would tell me private things about another. That was when I realised I needed some space.
After excluding myself out of the circle, they became bestfriends again and then they would team up to find my flaws. If there was no flow in my work, they would make some up using my personal details; why I didn't tell them I attended this event which my marketing friend invited personally, no work involved. Why I left office before them even though I asked them 4 times if they needed me after my job was finished. And then they extended my probation from 4 to 5 months. Then, after the 5th month, without any talk, nothing. I realised I was on probation for 7 months, without any contract. I was paid with probation rates for the whole time. I woke up with misery, feeling disappointed in myself and took the words of how horrible I was and how much money they wasted on me even though I used to be the top everywhere I've worked for. I left with 2 weeks notice, not knowing what I would do with my life for the first time. I was physically, emotionally, financially tired.. And on my last working day, I went for a job interview and got even a bigger job at a famous organisation right away. My worries were over.
The day after my last day, a friend of mine in the industry called and told me that 2 bosses of mine posted on their Facebook about "kids nowadays" and how much they enjoyed that beginning of the month day.. And a week later, they still tried to find me through friends in the industry wondering what I was up to. Many friends in the industry started telling me how harsh the statuses were and wondered what I did to them. And I knew within my heart I did absolutely nothing personal to them and I even thanked them for giving me an opportunity. I tried and I failed and realised what was right for me, and what not.
I guess I read your article a little too late now but then think again of how much happier I am to be in a new place and in the right place where I enjoy the work and the people more. I feel completely new and revived once again. I feel appreciated and motivated the way I used to feel. I know I will see my ex bosses again soon as we're still in the same industry, but I know I've lived and learned and funny that I'd actually like to thank them for making me realise so many things about leadership and what's best for you.
Wow, this is a timely post for me. I am struggling with a new boss who came with a bad reputation from other people at the company, but after 2 and a half years of unemployment after being laid off, and financial hardship, I was happy to at least find a good job in a good company. Really, what choice did I have? At first I was resigned that in this economy this was the best I was going to do. And in every other way I really like the job, too.
Don't get me wrong, my boss is not an evil overlord or anything close. He is one of those "clueless accountant types" that isn't aware of how he is coming off or how he is making people feel. Plus when he gets stressed out he micromanages me to a degree I have never seen before. He will send me 20 emails a day "reminding" me to do the most obvious, mundane tasks. I have been an executive assistant for over 30 years and have even done these things for him before – He doesn't need to annoy me with his "reminders". I have tried to gently tell him that he doesn't need to send me these emails, and have told him that I have already done whatever it is he's asked of me, but he still doesn't get the message.
Plus he keeps asking more and more of me. In the morning he will give me a heavily edited Power Point doc. and tell me he needs it by 3:00 p.m. Then he will come back with another one, also needed by 3:00 p.m. Then he'll come back at 11:00 (while I am busy with 20 other things that he also needs ASAP) and ask if I could have them done by noon! Unbelievable.
Then he'll ask me to move meetings all around his calendar, not because he has a conflict, but because he just doesn't feel like doing the meetings at those times. He will have forgotten the 5 other times he asked me to move those very same meetings. Then I will get an ear full from the people on the other end about how "their time is valuable too". I will make excuses for him, like tell them he is being called away on emergency travel. But I put my foot down the other day and told him I would not reschedule one particular meeting yet another time because the person said they were not available any other time. I am going to have to continue to tell him this or he won't stop it.
Friday at around 4:00 I finally started crying at my desk. I have been working full tilt for 2 weeks straight – not taking lunch, doing nothing but work, work, work, plus overtime, pushing out a TON of work and do you think I get any thanks or praise at all? Not that I need much, but I've had NO feedback at all after 4 months with this guy. I told him he was going to have to back off a bit and let me do my job. I told him his constant email intrusions were making it harder for me to do my best work and accomplish my job. I told him working with him was like running with your dog when your dog gets tangled in your legs…..And how did he act? Like, "I was just doing that because you're new". Because I'm NEW? I have done all these things for him before without being told, so that has nothing to do with it. How could he be that clueless not to realize that 20 emails a day reminding me to do the most mundane tasks is not only annoying but insulting and intrusive? He has some form of OCD or something. It's ridiculous. Then he says "Maybe this won't work out after all". Gee thanks. Two and a half years of searching for a job and this is what I get? He is lucky to have found an assistant as good as I am and that's the way he acts? I'm 53 years old and sick of this garbage, to be honest. And I can't afford to be unemployed. This really sucks. The good jobs have all been either eliminated because of the economy or all the 60+ women who can't afford to retire won't leave the rest. Ugh.
Thanks so much for replying – You're right that I want the relationship to work. When my boss isn't stressed out, he's actually a really nice person. I have been spending the weekend thinking of ways to handle things with him on Monday, and the approach you discuss above has crossed my mind as well. I think it's excellent advice. The entire point of having an admin. is so he doesn't have to worry about every little detail of his job. It's not the best use of his time either and in the end probably only adds to his stress. I too realized that with someone like him, focusing on one way we can both benefit from fewer emails is probably the simplest and best way to approach it. Keep it constructive and focused on the work. One thing at a time, right? Thanks again, and I'll let you know how things turn out. Wish me luck! :)


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Despite a legacy that reaches back to1968 when the World Games would introduce competitive surfing to Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico to the world, the Caribbean island really hasn't presented many surf stars to the world. Brian Toth would be one of the outliers. More than a decade ago he announced his name to the surfing world by qualifying as a wildcard for the 2003 Rip Curl Cup at Sunset Beach and in the time since has become one of PR's most renowned contest and freesurfers.
Tothy's humility, coupled with his positive attitude, is the reason he has grown into the ideal ambassador for Puerto Rican surfing. But it's his surfing ability – a rare mix of rail-to-rail power, progressive flair and a healthy appetite for big barrels – that has garnered him attention and respect from Puerto Rico to Hawaii.
Obviously PR has a reputation for heavy localism. Did you have to deal with that at all?
Yeah, we faced it a couple of times. We faced it with locals from San Juan and also from people from outside. I remember when we were groms we'd start arguing with the guys, way older and way bigger than us, just yelling at 'em [laughs], "Like what the f--k are you doing!??"
Well, obviously you've got this place wired, it's your home. How was it coming up at in PR? How old were you when you started surfing at Jobos?
Jobos? Four. Surfing the sandbar. The best peak ever. [laughs] We all started surfing the sandbar. And we'd go out on huge days. I remember freakin' out-of-control Jobos, nobody'd be out. Just Me, Josie [Graves] D [Dylan Graves], Wes [Toth] would be out there, either bodyboarding or surfing. It was good. It was crazy. I don't know, we were crazy when we were little groms. We almost drowned a couple times out bodysurfing at this one place. We were out swimming and the sea started sucking out. First I swam out to go save Wes and Dylan, then Josie had to come and save all of us. [laughs] We were pissers when we were groms. We had no parental supervision, basically, which was a good thing. Our parents didn't freak out on us. They let us experience on our own how it is in the water. They helped us out with the knowledge and stuff -- like they'd always take us out on huge days at Wilderness -- but they also let us find out for ourselves.
They were saying you're the most competitive. They call you "The Bulldog."
I can say I'm really competitive, yeah. But I don't like to do it so much, because, I don't wanna really -- I hate competing against my friends. But it's gonna come sometime. And I think we all still have a competing mind, like when we put that jersey on, there's no friendship in the water.
How old were you when you first went to Hawaii?
I think the first time I went over I was maybe 15, or 14 really. Tommy O'Brien, Aron Gieger, a couple of Florida guys and I went over and rented a house at Rocky Point. It was right next to the beach access. It was madness.
Was it hard for you breaking into the whole hierarchy and getting waves at Pipe?
Yeah, it was a little sketchy and stuff. I was freaking out. It was my first time in Hawaii and it's huge waves -- monster waves. Pipe's challenging, but everyone sits in one big group, so you just stay away from the group and it's fine. Just wait your turn. And make sure you do go when you get a chance because the waiting's so long.
What do you credit your ability to getting on it so fast. Is it from surfing all the breaks around here?
Uh, it's just good to know bigger waves. You have to have knowledge for small waves and big waves. And you don't wanna be on the beach just going, "Wow." You want to be out there in the water. Even if you're not catching waves, you're in the channel watching, getting an idea of how it breaks, experimenting. Seeing how deep you can go and how deep you can' t go. I don't know, I like getting worked. It's good to get worked. Because it just gets your body stronger and stuff so you can take more on the head. It was sort of sketchy when I first went out there and at Sunset and stuff; I didn't know how it was really going to be. But since I've been going for a while I've been getting more and more pumped every trip.
If you could do one thing for Puerto Rican surfing what would it be?
Just to represent it well. Yeah, to do a good job representing it and showing 'em that we exist. Put out a good showing. And a good image. And f--king blow up.
Is part of what you look forward to is helping the next generation?
Yeah. I've seen a lot of groms f--king coming on that I'm really stoked on. I was thinking there was nobody else wanting to surf. Because the Puerto Rico Surfing Federation died, and there wasn't really any groms in the Boys divisions. And I've been seeing more and more groms getting amped and stuff. And I think there's a new little generation amping. And I'm glad that they're in the water having fun. And there's way more girls surfing in the water too. And that's just what we need. To have their mind set in the water. Because there's a lot of old guys around that are really good surfers and they took the wrong path and they got screwed. And I think that's happened to a lot of people down here in Puerto Rico. There's this hole down here that sucks you in, that party-gnarliness hole that doesn't let you go any further. You can party some, but you have to limit yourself. Because there's a lot of surfers who could've made it really far but they got messed up in drugs. You just have to have a straight mind. You can't let the party suck you in.
It seems like with each generation there's more success, too. Do you think there's a WCT surfer in your ranks?
I hope so. I seriously hope so. I think everyone hopes there is.
Who's been the most helpful?
I just really like talking to everyone, just friends I'll talk to people about A,aA€| I don't really like talking that much about surfing. People are asking me how to surf and stuff, I'm like, "I don't know, you just do it, natural instinct." But those guys have more knowledge. I think Otto and Chino -- I remember reading about all Chino and the Backdoor Shootouts -- the whole older generation really affected everything on the younger generation. Hell, if there was no older generation there would never be a younger generation. So I think everybody needs to thank all the geezers [laughs].
How do Gaby and Alejandro fit in? Ale's obviously pushing it . . .
He's really improved. And Gaby's driven too, but they're both pussywhipped! [laughs] Nah, seriously, I'd say Alejandro is the biggest amper of all. He's like the surfing library guy. He knows a lot of shit -- like what's going on in the industry -- and he's so hardcore because he doesn't have anyone helping him along. He's doing it on his own. I think I'm the one that knows jack shit about everything, you know? [laughs] I don't know a lot about the industry and stuff. So thank God I have a lot of people helping me out. And I'm glad to know a lot of people who do know a lot and I love to listen to them talk about it.
Is it weird now that you're all separating and doing your own thing?
It feels really weird. Really weird to think that we never hang out with each other anymore and we don't know what the f--k's going on in our lives. But once we get together we try to share so much knowledge. And when we hang out, we're a crew. We're a fun crew. I'll never change that crew. We look out for each other, we ask each other, we talk to each other about personal stuff, and it's good. Because we can talk to each other about anything and it won't matter. We've never had any problems
Can you describe each of the guys. Josie seems like a big brother figure. Is that true?
Josie? Yeah. He's full-on big brother. I don't know what I'd do without him. He just knows most of the time what to do and he's a good role model for me and everybody else. And I try to do it for Dylan and Wes, too. Because we've known Josie and Dyl since we were growing up, so it feels like they're my brothers, too. I wish they were with me [on tour]. I seriously with Josie and D and all those guys were with me. If I wanted a crew to go around the world with, I'd wish it was Dylan and Wes and Gaby and Alejandro and Josie.
Do you guys go out and cut loose a lot when you're home?
We try to. We try to as much we can. And now these days, none of us really hang out that much, so we just try to take advantage. We just go rage with each other.
Obviously your mom and dad have been a huge support system, huh?
Yeah, big time. My dad has a hard state of mind, too -- actually, neither one of my parents takes shit from anybody -- but I remember when I was a kid and he was out in the water and like getting in arguments and stuff, not backing down, not putting his back to people. He'd face it too. So would my mom, and Barbie and Lewis [Graves]. They helped us grow up. Like I was saying, I think the Puerto Rican vibe helps too, it pushes me a lot. I like to represent it.
Is Wes [Brian's younger brother] as competitive as you are or is he laid back because he's so young?
I'm bad with Wesley. I'll vibe him out so hard. But it's just to push him, you know. I'm not trying to do it on purpose. When I get a jersey on it's a whole different state of mind. That's how it is. You can't be in the water in your jersey like, "Oh, look, butterflies" and stuff. You've gotta be super focused about it. I'd say everyone is pretty competitive. Dylan has a lot of it, Gaby [Escudero], Josie, Alejandro [Moreda], everybody actually. When you put that jersey on, it's like a tuxedo or something, it's putting on the bulletproof vest on and going FBI on people. I've had times when I vibed Wes out too much and he's come in and told my mom about it [laughs]. He'd come in from the heat and got to my mom, "He was yelling at me and cussing at me!" I'd get in trouble for it. I just want to do good you know. I think everyone wants to do good. You know, the surf industry is a hard game to play. You've got to have a lot of experience and knowledge. You have to do it up and play your cards right. Because if you don't, you're not gonna achieve the goals that you have the mind for. And that's why you have to be hard on yourself. And it's good to have people be hard on you. I think island of Puerto Rico has been a good push for me too.. Because I have people come up to me and say, "Your parents are American, you're not really Puerto Rican." And I'll be like, "You know what? I don't really give a shit. In my heart, I think I'm f--kin' full-on Puerto Rican." And I think Dylan, Josie and my brother, we all have the same mind.


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HARLAN — Harlan's offense could have taken the night off Monday and the Lady Dragons would likely still have been fine against visiting Lynn Camp. Harlan forced 22 turnovers, while limiting the Lady Cats to just nine made shots from the field in a 52-24 win.
"I think we have played pretty good defense throughout the year. Tonight, our defense held them in check early on," said Harlan coach Derrick Akal.
Lynn Camp's Merita Burke scored the game's opening basket, but the Lady Cats' lead was short-lived as Jourdan Ledford put the Lady Dragons up with a trey. Ledford had eight points in the opening period as Harlan took a 14-8 advantage. The junior guard finished with 16 points and six rebounds in one of her better outings of the season.
"Jourdan was aggressive on both ends. She has always been a really good defender. I think she rebounded the ball well tonight," Akal said.
Harlan began to pull away in the second quarter. The Lady Dragons held Lynn Camp to four points and forced six turnovers while building a 15-point lead at the half. The Lady Cats trailed by just six after a bucket from Burke, but Ledford answered with a basket on the opposite end to start a 9-0 run to close the period. Eighth-grader Emma Bianchi had six of her 15 points in the second quarter to power the run.
The Lady Dragons continued to pull away in the third quarter. Harlan forced eight more turnovers in the period to push the lead to 19 points. Ledford and Bianchi each had four points in the third as the Lady Dragons took a 37-18 advantage into the final period.
Senior Kelly Cox had all six of her points in the fourth quarter as the lead grew to 28 points. Lynn Camp continued to struggle on the offensive end, and Heather Wilson had the only field goal in the period for the Lady Cats. Wilson finished with seven points to lead the team.
"They are getting used to each other. A lot of these girls had never played together," Akal said. "As the season goes on I think the girls are getting a little better chemistry and know where each other wants the ball. That helps a lot."
Harlan 52, Lynn Camp 24
Harlan (52) – Brock 6, Ledford 16, Charles 1, Mitchell 4, Bianchi 15, Cox 6, Jenkins 2, Wilson 2.
Lynn Camp (24) – Smith 4, Miller 3, Burke 2, Wilson 7, May 6, Bryant 2.