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After completing Session I and returning from the majestic Northern Tour, the ISLE students are back in Kandy for Session II of the Fall 2008 ISLE Program. There, they are continuing their studies at the University of Peradeniya and at the ISLE Center, as well as participating in some very exciting and eye-opening field trips. These have included visits to an elephant orphanage, a meditation center, a traditional Sri Lankan puppet performance, Kandy's famous Temple of the Tooth and other sacred sites, as well as ISLE professors' homes. Following are photos from some of the activities the students have enjoyed so far during Session II.
A Talk with noted Sri Lankan Authors
Professor Ashley Halpe invited acclaimed Sri Lankan author/poets Jean Arasanayagam and Carl Muller to the ISLE Center to talk with the students as a part of his Art, Drama and Poetry Class.
From the left, Jean Arasanayagam, Professor Nancy Wilkie, Carl Muller (standing), Professor Ashley Halpe, and ISLE students Michelle Granara and Sarah Lord.
Carl Muller answers the students questions about his famously controversial novel based on his own family's history, The Jam Fruit Tree.
Visit to Professor Halpe's Home
On another occasion as part of his Art, Drama and Poety class, Professor Halpe invited his students to Kandy's best art gallery- his own house.
(Left to Right) Professor Wilkie, Michelle, Chris and Dan (not pictured) spent a pleasant morning in the Halpe home discussing and inspecting Sri Lankan art.
Here Professor Halpe shows the students and Professor Wilkie a couple of his own paintings, seen here above and to the left of the door at the base of the stairs.
Professor Halpe show Michelle, Chris and Professor Wilkie around his garden.
Colonial History of Sri Lanka
Professor Kingsley de Silva, the leading scholar of Sri Lankan history, lectures for his class, Colonial History of Sri Lanka.
Images of the Feminine
Professor Carmen Wikramagamage (in the foreground) organized a seminar of leading woman activists for her "Images of the Feminine" course. The invitees came up from Colombo for a day to talk with the students. In this picture, Dr. Selvy Thiruchandran explains her work with the Women's Education and Research Center (WERC). Other presenters included the Director/Founder of the Woman Muslim Research and Action Forum (RAF) and an activist who works on female participation in Sri Lankan politics.
Theravada Buddhism
Students in Theravada Buddhism got up early on October Poya (full moon) day to watch the students of Kandy's Buddhist College take the eight precepts, a recitation of Pali verses committing oneself to right (moral) action. Prof. Wilkie chats with the ISLE students as the school children assemble in the background.
Visit to the Nilambe Meditation Center
All the students joined Professor Somaratne's Theravada Buddhism class for a day at the Nilambe Meditation Center outside Kandy. Following are some pictures from that day.
The students enjoy the breathtaking view as Prof. Somaratne leads them along one of Nilambe's wooded paths.
The students and professors sit and meditate in the outdoor meditation area at Nilambe.
Kristin, Sheila, Sarah, Prof. Wilkie and Professor Somaratne try their hand at walking meditation.
Professor Meegaskumbura discusses independent study possibilities with Jared.
Preparing for Independent Study
Professor Meegaskumbura, Chris and Professor Wilkie sit down to make arrangements for Chris to research English language education at a Tamil school in Hatton.
Professor Meegaskumbura talks with the director of the Kurunegala Ayurvedic Hospital in preparation for Kristin's Independent Study.
Visit to the Elephants of the Pinnawella Elephant Orphanage
One day the students visited the elephants at the Pinnawella Elephant Orphanage. This government-run sanctuary allows elephants of all ages to live in their natural habitat. Abandoned or injured juvenile elephants are also trained here to become working animals as adults. The students got to see the elephants close-up during bathing time.
Sarah and Kristin greet a friendly elephant.
Michelle, Kristin and Sarah got the chance to go for a short ride on an elephant.
Student Chris Burke and Program Assistant Dan Brady get a bath while riding a resident elephant.
Students (l. to r.) Chris, Kristin, Sarah, Maria, Michelle and Jared pose for a photo in front of the bathing orphanage elephants. Sheila wasn't able to come, as she went on a short trip with her homestay family.
Traditional Sri Lankan Puppet Show
The students were lucky enough to attend a traditional Sri Lankan puppet show in ISLE Transportation Coordinator Mr. Sumanasena's village. The puppet troupe coordinator comes from a line of puppeteers and has only recently begun to revive this endangered art.
The magic of a traditional Sri Lankan puppet show
The handmade puppets, shown here, were only recently refurbished. They are made of wood and given beautifully intricate costumes. Counting puppeteers, vocalists, musicians and technicians, nearly thirty people constitute the troupe.
ISLE Librarian Tilak and Sinhala Language Assistant Sandimali enjoy the show. All of ISLE's faculty, staff and homestay families were invited to attend.
Chris, Maria, Sheila and Michelle take a look at the intricate backstage workings of the puppet theater.
Sacred Rites and Rituals
Professor Meegaskumbura points out a Kali shrine to the students as they wait for a folk ritual to begin. Shortly after this photo was taken, the students witnessed a soothsayer enter a trance in order to advise local visitors in the words of gods.
After the ritual, Chris listens as the soothsayer answers questions from the students.
The students wait for the evening puja ritual outside the shrine at the Temple of the Tooth, which houses the Tooth Relic of the Buddha and is sacred to Buddhists. It is a ceremony of offering, involving placing flowers at the shrine of the Relic as well as on the Temple's many statues of the Buddha.
A view of the beautiful Kandy Lake from one of the balconies of the Temple of the Tooth.
Halloween 2008
Celebrating Halloween is a tradition at the ISLE Center. Here are some pictures from this year's festivities:
Following a long-standing ISLE Program tradition, the students and staff dressed up for a Halloween party at the ISLE center. This year, the students dressed in groups: Maria and Michelle came dressed as their ammas (homestay mothers); Kristin and Chris dressed as pretas (hungry ghosts); while Jared dressed as one of the famous 'Sigirya ladies' depicted in famous frescos on Sigirya with Sheila and Sarah dressed as the bees also depicted in the frescos. Prof. Wilkie dressed as ISLE Center manager Rosemary, ISLE transportation coordinator Sumanasena dressed as an English planter, and Dan dressed as Colonial History Professor KM de Silva. Back row: (left to right) Maria, Michelle, Chris, Sheila, Jared, Sarah, Sumanasena. Front row: (left to right) Kristin, Prof. Wilikie, Rupa, Dan.
Rosemary, Sumanasena and Rupa help decorate the ISLE center classroom in preparation for the Halloween party.
The students, in full costume, carve pumpkins on the grass outside the ISLE center.
Rupa, a member of the ISLE center staff, assists Dan, who dressed up as Prof. Kingsley deSilva for Halloween.
Sumanasena lights the jack-o-lanterns at the Halloween party.
Dance and Drumming Practice and Performance
One of the highlights of every ISLE semester is the Dance and Drumming Performance put on by students, their teachers, and other performers at the end of Session II. Following are photographs from this year's performance and the practice leading up to it:
Students work hard to prepare for the end-of-session dance performance. Here, Kristin, Sarah, and Sheila practice Kandyan dance, while dance master Peter Surasena drums in the foreground.
Students practice Kandyan drumming with Drum Master I.G. Sirisoma (left) and Dance Master Peter Surasena (2nd from left) in the ISLE center outdoor classroom.
The dance master, Surasena, and the drum master, Surisoma, drum during one of the many dance classes in the ISLE center classroom.
The performers take their traditional bow before the performance can begin.
Though all the students began Dance class at the beginning of the term, only Sheila, Sarah, and Kristin stuck with it through all the often-rigorous classes. In these pictures, the girls perform two different types of traditional Kandyan dance.
Sheila, Chris and Sarah demonstrate their considerable drumming skills during the Dance and Drumming performance.
The performers in the dance and drumming concert pose for a photo after the performance. From the left: a visiting drummer, Dan, Sarah, Kristin, Sheila, Chris, and Drum Master Surisoma. The Dance Master Peter Surasena is seated in the front.
ISLE students and their host families build close friendships. Here, ISLE student Sarah Lord poses with her homestay family after the end-of-session Dance Performance.


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PORTLAND -- Decorative and novelty contact lenses are popular this time of year, but health experts warn they're very dangerous, too.
The wild designs and bright colors can make a good Halloween costume even better. They come in a variety of colors and crazy designs. And some say they are a great accessory to a Halloween costume.
"The ones I wore were just blue, where they made my eyes really blue except right at the edges where you could still see my brown, and right in the very middle," said Trina Carasco.
As Halloween superstores pop up all over the Portland area, customers are asking for the lenses, saying they are a must-have for this year's costume.
"I got purple ones, and so, everyone thought my eyes were purple," said Kasandra Kinjerski.
She admitted that they took some getting used to. "They were irritating at first, because it's something you have to poke at your eye to get them in," she said.
Now health officials are telling consumers to see the dangers clearly. The Food and Drug Administration is working to seize counterfeit contact lenses, imported decorative lenses and lenses unapproved by the FDA. They're calling it "Operation Double Vision" stating, "it is illegal to purchase or sell contact lenses of any kind without a prescription."
Eye doctors said the damage from using these decorative lenses can be immediate. "You can get a viral infection, a so-called pink eye, you can get a bacterial infection, which is much more serious and which can leave a permanent scarring on your cornea, and frequently you get chronic eye irritation," said Dr. Rick Fraunfelder.
Fraunfelder is a Professor of Ophthalmology at OHSU's Casey Eye Institute. He admits the decorative lenses add an interesting look to a Halloween costume, but said the dangers far outweigh the benefits.
"The reason damage is done," he said, "is multi-factorial. It's not only because there is no standard of how they're produced or where they're from. They're not made under the auspices of our FDA. But also because many times people that use them are not trained to use contact lenses."
People who use them, told KGW Unit 8 they didn't think about the potential damage, but said the irritation was certainly noticeable.
Trina Carasco said she'll think twice before using them again.
Medical experts also explained that there is a way to safely wear these decorative lenses. And that's under the care of a licensed professional with a prescription, and not through an online purchase or a novelty shop.
"You can come to this institute or many other eye care providers around the state and you can get tinted contact lenses that look really nifty for Halloween," Fraunfelder said.

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No Offer
Negative Experience
Easy Interview
I applied through a recruiter and the process took 2 weeks - interviewed at Paycom in October 2013.
Interview Details – I was contacted by two different recruiters - first the recruiter will give you a quick phone screening, then another recruiter called me 30 minutes later and did another phone screening before setting up an office interview the same week.
The first interview in-office seemed very casual, she basically just wanted me to go through my resume, and carried on more of a casual conversation after that. When I asked if she had any more questions for me- she responded "no not really, when I have less questions that means I like you".... Seemed like an inexperienced interviewer.
The office dress was not as professional as I had expected either, one girl in the office had on a dress you could actually see through. Aside from that, I was definitely impressed by the amount of money they said you could make in the beginning, it almost seemed too good to be true. However, this is definitely the factor that kept me really wanting to continue through the process.
Next, I got called in for the phone canvassing. The team was super nice and very helpful in what works best on the phone when setting appointments. They said she gave me a great area to call, which meant she actually wanted to hire me. I set 3 appointments in the first 45 minutes of calling, so the office manager let me go an hour early- which was disappointing because I wanted to see how many I could set in the allotted time.
The next step was an interview with the regional sales director via webcam- my recruiter set this up for the wrong day initially, but I thought it went well once I had the interview.
The next step was when something really started to not feel right.... I was called to go on a ride-along with a sales rep.- I was also told if all went well with this then it would be the final step before an offer. The ride along was changed to lunch the following day, then I received text message an hour and half before I was to leave my house for lunch asking if I could come in for dinner instead, so I had to completely rearrange my schedule twice for the 2 hour drive each way.
The reps who took me to dinner seemed to have no idea what was going on- they didn't know where I was in the interview process, they seemed like they didn't know what exactly we were going to dinner for... It also seemed like they were holding something back or I was missing something.... I was actually told that "sometimes the manager really likes people but just decides not to hire them after taking them through the interview process because they don't have the time or feel like training them...." At that point I was very confused as I thought I was interviewing for an open position that they needed to fill, not just going through the interview process for the sake of going through it.
I was told I was moving on to the final interview round- only to be contacted later and told that "They were going pass"- again not a very professional way to tell someone you are not going to hire them (maybe "pursuing other candidates" or "opportunities" would have been a better way to phrase that). After being told all along that they really liked me and by the reps. that management wanted to hire me and then not being offered, I felt very strung along by the whole process. The interview process is tortuous as they keep telling you this is the last step and it isn't.... it seems like they think the only thing people have going on in their lives is this interview. Did they really need to take me through 5 whole steps to decide I wasn't the right person for the job? Especially, because any decent candidate probably has a ton of other interviews going on at the same time.
Another red-flag is the fact that no one in the entire office had been a rep. for longer than 2.5 years.... and whenever it came up, anyone I talked to seemed very quick to cover-up why a person was no longer working there. Maybe it is because the company is growing so quickly, but I kind of got the impression either you are good enough to move up quickly to a manger status, or you quit from the intensity of the job. Seems like they draw in young, recent college grads. on the premise they are going to make a ridiculous amount of money.
All in all there were some positives and negatives to the experience. Having a recruiter and a contact person is nice, a lot of companies are doing that these days. The other sales reps. seemed like they wanted you to work there- nice people. It is for the best I did not get an offer, after awkwardness of my last interview I had decided not to accept if I was offered. Just way too many red-flags during just the interviews, management seemed too inexperienced, seems like a temporary job. My advice would be to not be jaded by what they tell you that you can make there, they lead with the money thing for a reason. Go with a more recognizable, well-known company if you can.
Interview Question – "What are you going to buy with all the money you make at Paycom...?" View Answer
– Nov 19, 2013
No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
I applied through a recruiter and the process took 5 days - interviewed at Paycom in October 2013.
Interview Details – Contacted by Paycom representative via LinkedIn. Spoke with him for about 30 minutes. I then scheduled an in person interview with one of the Sales Managers. She was 15 minutes late to our meeting, and that interview only lasted about 20 minutes, which I felt wasn't enough time - but she seemed to have already made up her mind.
Interview Question – Standard questions. What's your greatest strength? What's your biggest weakness? Answer Question
No Offer
Negative Experience
Average Interview
I applied through a recruiter and the process took 5 days - interviewed at Paycom in September 2013.
Interview Details – Had a phone interview and was asked to come in for a live interview 2 days later. Before the interview was over I was asked to come in for the phone canvassing 2 days later. They sent me a script and some other info to review. I took time off work as the phone canvassing session was to last the entire morning. The night before they called to cancel. Quite annoying considering it was they who were so insistent on moving me through the process as quickly as possible. I think it ended up being a blassing though. The managers seem pretty inexperienced and asked a lot of irrelevant questions. I'm also not convinced all the reviews on this site are true. There are way too many "perfect" reviews that sound like they were written by a marketing person.
Interview Question – They don't ask to much that would help them discern your level of sales skill. Most of it was just verifying the info in my resume. Answer Question
– Oct 29, 2013
No Offer
Neutral Experience
Interviewed at Paycom
Interview Details – Not getting an offer from Paycom was a blessing in disguise; within 5 minutes into the interview I could tell I did not want to work for this company. My interviewer was rude, uninterested, and I could tell right off the bat she did not like me. If they treat you like this during an interview how are they going to treat you when you are an employee? She also did her very best to drive me into a corner while answering questions. I understand this is to see how people respond under pressure, but she was just rude. I see from other comments people have experienced the same problem, so I do not fault myself, I was prepared for the interview. The interviewer was not prepared to listen.
Interview Question – None- general questions, tell me why you are interested in sales, your experience, etc. Answer Question
– Oct 29, 2013
No Offer
Positive Experience
Difficult Interview
I applied through a staffing agency and the process took 1 week - interviewed at Paycom in August 2013.
Interview Details – It was a 4 round interview process. 1st with the Denver office manager, 2nd with the regional manager, 3rd was an appointment setting session, and last was a final interview with the CSO.
The 1st interview went great! It was obvious that the sales manager was very passionate about Paycom and the future of the company. She seemed to have great interaction with the team and she was very cheerful. She made it very clear what she was looking for in a candidate and her expectations of a new hire.
The 2nd interview also went well. The regional manager was very nice and made me feel like I would be a great fit for the company.
The appointment setting session was very difficult, but it made me realize how exciting the job can be. It challenged me and made want to keep fighting through in order to set the appointments so I could make it to the next step.
Lastly, the interview with the CSO went okay. I don't think I delivered very well on my overall sales experience. He questioned me a lot about my reasons as to why I wanted to relocate to Denver.
I ended up getting asked to get more sales experience and come back and reapply to Paycom down the road. I was very disappointed, but I am confident I would have been a great fit for this company. The amount of pay is rediculous and I am planning on reapplying in another year or so!
Interview Question – Tell me about the persons who was ranked #1 in your last position. What did he/she do that you didn't do? Answer Question
– Oct 29, 2013
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Difficult Interview
I applied through college or university and the process took 3 weeks - interviewed at Paycom in April 2013.
Interview Details – My recruiter was very on task while setting up all the interviews. I had my first interview with a manager, second with the regional manager, then phone canvassing where i had to set three apointments, a ride along with a seasoned rep, and my final interview was with Cheif Sales Officer. The process gives insight to the candidate on what the actual job will be like which is helpful to me to see if this is what i really want, and also to Paycom to see if I was who they really want. This made going into the job easy because I was prepared for what day to day would be like. Paycom wants people who are real and motivated.
Interview Question – How I would keep myself motivated when I was already making more money than most my age? Answer Question
– Aug 20, 2013
No Offer
Negative Experience
Very Easy Interview
I applied online and the process took 4+ weeks - interviewed at Paycom.
Interview Details – Recruiters were very nice and energetic. Made Paycom to seem like a very friendly environment. My interviewer was a young woman who recently relocated from North Carolina and what turned me off of the company was her comment about being shocked that people refused to speak English to her in Miami. The comment was inappropriate for an interview sounded almost racist towards Hispanic. Being a caucasian Hispanic woman myself, I was taken back and shocked that a manager would have the gumption to mention that in an interview. She seemed moody and arrogant upon her late arrival to the office and nobody appeared happy in the office. You could hear a pin drop and everyone seemed new.
Interview Question – Questions were normal, nothing off base but interviewer did not seem interested in the interviewer. Answer Question
– Aug 7, 2013
Accepted Offer
Negative Experience
Average Interview
I applied through a recruiter and the process took 4+ weeks - interviewed at Paycom.
Interview Details – Pretty tedious, you will have a phone screen, then a 1st interview with the sales manager, if he or she 'likes' you then you will have a second interview with the regional manager... you will then be set up to do a cold calling blitz where you MUST set a minimum of 3 appointments. Last, you will interview with the CSO of the company via web cam - this is intimidating but he will base his decision mainly off of what the manager says about you.
Declined Offer
Positive Experience
I applied through a recruiter and interviewed at Paycom.
Interview Details – Very lengthy process but after meeting the other sales reps you understand why. They are very selective and want the cream of the crop.
Interview Question – Who is your Lex Luther? Answer Question
Reason for Declining – Went with another company.
No Offer
Positive Experience
Very Difficult Interview
I applied online and the process took 1 week - interviewed at Paycom in June 2013.
Interview Details – Paycom got me through the interview process quick, but I did not receive an offer. I thought I handled most of the questions fairly well but there were some very difficult questions. Everyone I met in the office seemed very young and driven. Everyone seemed really nice. A part of the interview process is what the call phone canvassing. I only set one appointment and this was tough was well. Great company but probably not the best fit for me at the time.
Interview Question – Tell me about your biggest weakness? Answer Question
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The Buffalo Bills announced they have relieved Tom Modrak from his duties as vice president of college scouting. Modrak served the Bills since June 2001 as a top executive in the football department.
His departure is not a shock, given the team's lack of success on the field the past decade. In addition, any changes NFL teams make to their scouting lineup most often come at the start of May, after the draft.
"This is the time of year when we evaluate every element of our football operation and with the draft now completed, we have decided to reorganize our personnel department," said Buddy Nix, Bills executive vice president and general manager, in a statement. "We have begun that process and made a decision to head in a different direction. We thank Tom for his 10 years of dedication to our organization and wish him the best in his future endeavors."
Modrak was intimately involved in the scouting and preparation for last weekend's NFL Draft. However, the Bills have added to their football administration since Nix was hired at the end of the 2009 season. Doug Whaley is the Bills' assistant general manager and director of pro personnel. He scouts top college prospects across the country throughout the college season, as does Nix. The Bills also added Darrell Moody, hired from San Diego, as a national scout last year.
The surprise, for a lot of Bills fans, is Modrak lasted as long as he did with the Bills' organization.
He survived the firing of former team president Tom Donahoe after the 2005 season, even though Modrak opted not to succeed Donahoe as general manager. He survived through four-plus years of the Dick Jauron regime.
It wasn't a shock he stayed on for the start of Nix's GM tenure, because Modrak was a big reason Nix returned to the Bills as a scout in January 2009. Modrak had been wooing Nix to join the Bills for a months after Nix was relieved of his duties from San Diego in 2008.
Through the past 11 seasons of non-playoff football, the Bills have had some big misses at the top of the draft, including Mike Williams, J.P. Losman, John McCargo, Marshawn Lynch, Donte Whitner (a solid player taken ahead of star defensive tackle Haloti Ngata), James Hardy and Aaron Maybin.
"Certainly, we've had our misses up at the top," Modrak said a week before the draft. "We've done pretty well in the middle and at the end, the non-glamour kind of picks. But we've missed some. That is regrettable."
Wilson, who has maintained a good relationship with Modrak through the years, defended him in an interview with The News in January.
"He's a hard worker," Wilson said of Modrak. "He knows the game. In the draft, there's no question it's a big disappointment that we haven't had more impact players, players that make a big difference, go to the Pro Bowl. Tom does a good job, but he doesn't make the last call. He puts the (draft) board up. We have a lot of hard-working scouts. But it comes down to making the last decision. That's not Tom."
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Pauls Valley Democrat
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma —
Marriages Filed
Colby Landon Williams, 23, and Kayla Elizabeth Nutter, 21, both of Pauls Valley.
Brandon Earl Eardman, 25, and Tandra Delana Layon White, 24, both of Pauls Valley.
Donald C. Nichols, 61, and Paula Raye Yearly, 64, both of Pauls Valley.
Dennis E. Ballenger, 70, and Isabell M. Baker, 58, both of Pauls Valley.
Christopher D. Phillips, 28, and Jenny Louise Chambers, 27, bothof Lindsay.
Divorces Filed
Peggy Hassler and Doyle Hassler.
Murl Dean Phillips III and Wendy Lea Phillips.
Felonies Filed
Steven Heath Lewis, unlawful possession of controlled drug with intent to distribute (methamphetamine).
Jason Glenn Holinsworth, possession of controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine) - second and subsequent.
Crystal Dawn HInes, child neglect.
Nicholas Ryan Bostick, domestic assault and battery by strangulation.
Alton Calvin Stubblefield, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, knowingly concealing stolen property.
Cedric Allen Ricks, fugitive from justice.
Misdemeanors Filed
Steven Heath Lewis, obstructing officer. unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, public intoxication.
Jason Glenn Holinsworth, driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating substances.
Joel Nathan White, assault and battery.
Kyle Don Dennis, public intoxication.
Weldon Earl Edwards, public intoxication.
Jesse Paul Smith, public intoxication.
Heather Ann Perrin, contempt of court - restitution.
Tina Dixon, larceny of merchandise from retailer.
Phillip Scott Kelley, threaten to perform act of violence.
Anjela M. Johnson-Hatch, defrauding an innkeeper/restaurateur.
April Raydon Calhoun, breaking and entering dwelling without permission.
Viola Denise Dutton, violation of compulsory education act.
Tonya James, violation of compulsory education act.
David Tom, violation of compulsory education act.
Crystal Tom, violation of compulsory education act.
Colter Ples Thornburg, domestic abuse - assault and battery, obstructing officer.
Vickie E. Leann Davis, violation of compulsory education act.
Johnney Davis, violation of compulsory education act.
Chase B. Smith, domestic assault and battery in presence of minor.
Jose Amaro, protective order violation.
Arkle Dennis Williams, outraging public decency.
Roshay Lamont Flowers, public intoxication.
Michael Lee Lacey, careless driving, failure to maintain security, driving with license cancelled/suspended/revoked.
Christina Hobbs, violation of compulsory education act.
William Hobbs, violation of compulsory education act.
Joseph Mervin Stephens, possession of controlled dangerous substance.
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A native of Amherst, Mass., Baglow tied for first place in the all-around and set a personal best of 37.10 at the meet at home verses MIT and Southern Connecticut State University on Sunday afternoon. She tied for first in the floor exercise with a 9.675, and placed fifth on the balance beam with a personal best of 9.45. Her efforts helped lead the Pride to its highest team score of the season with 182.975.
Graziosa, sophomore from Eastchester, N.Y., scored her personal best in her floor routine with 9.525, which was good enough for a fourth-place finish. She also totaled a 9.225 on vault and a 9.0 on beam.


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Tommy Smith
UPDATE: Smith went undrafted and now enters the deep pool of rookie free-agents. The good news for Smith is he can play fullback, linebacker and contribute on special teams. That versatility will help his chances of getting a contract and ultimately landing on a roster and/or practice squad.
Boise State Pro Day
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His Story
With the first three rounds of the 2013 NFL Draft now in the rearview mirror, guys like former Boise State cornerback Jamar Taylor have already seen their dreams come true.
For sleeper-picks like former Bronco linebacker Tommy Smith though, the waiting game continues.
"It's been pretty stressful at times," Smith said, not knowing when or where he will go. "Hopefully a team calls me and I get drafted."
With 97 picks out of the way, only 157 remain as of Saturday morning. While the premier talent seems to have been swooped up during the first two days of the draft, don't be fooled, because plenty more remains.
You will not find Smith's name on any lists that rank the top players at his position. But that doesn't mean organizations haven't taken notice.
"I heard from a little over a half dozen teams and my agent talked to some teams," said Smith as he explained what has transpired following his workout at Boise State's pro day on March 21. "Right now, it's just a waiting game."
Amongst those that have come calling are the Miami Dolphins and the Atlanta Falcons. The latter of the two even brought in the former Boise State fullback, linebacker and special teams standout for an upclose look.
"I'm just trying to get my foot in the door", Smith explained, who is willing to contribute any way he can. "If I go as a fullback or a linebacker, it doesn't matter to me."
"However they want to use me, whatever they need me to do for the team, whatever my role is going to be on the team, I will do it."
While Smith possesses impressive physical attributes, the Atlanta, Georgia-native says what separated him are his instincts and football smarts.
"I think Boise State did a great job. They groomed us well," said Smith as he recalled what he learned over the last five years.
"We learned at Boise State that we were going to have to be able to get up on the board and be able to explain our job and how we fit into the defense. So I think I did pretty good when it came to those things," explained Smith following his workout with the Falcons.
Smith says he will wait patiently for an opporuntity this weekend in the comfort of his own home with his family surrounding him. While he seemed to stress at the thought of having to potentially wait through all 254 picks before a team calls him, he quickly remembered what that would even mean and quickly any worries disappeared.
"It's always been a dream to play in the NFL," said Smith.
"Every kid who plays football wants to see that happen," he added. "I would like for it to happen."
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Both BYU and San Diego State are on the two line now, while Syracuse and Villanova drop down to three seeds. Of course, those four teams are locks. Michigan State fell out of lock status after last night's loss to Michigan.
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A police officer wipes her eys as she removes flowers from a busy intersection December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut, which they said they were afraid the memorial, left for the Sandy Hook Elementary school victims, may cause a traffic hazard. The people of Newtown, soon to be joined by President Barack Obama, poured into churches Sunday to pray for the 20 children and seven adults slaughtered in one of the worst ever US shooting massacres. The small Connecticut town led the nation in mourning 48 hours after Adam Lanza burst into Sandy Hook Elementary School and murdered two roomfuls of six- and seven-year-old children, the school principal and five other female staff. From early Sunday churches filled and the town Christmas tree became an impromptu place of remembrance, with people pausing every few minutes to pray and cross themselves under a light snowfall. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Erika Andersen, Contributor
I cover how people & organizations work, and how they can work better.
Almost a year ago, I wrote a post here on Forbes, The Results Are In: Women Are Better Leaders. I was astonished at the flurry of anti-female (and anti-me) comments it evoked.
In the article, I was citing a study of over 7,000 leaders done by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman. One quote from them, regarding their study: "…at every level, more women were rated by their peers, their bosses, their direct reports, and their other associates as better overall leaders than their male counterparts — and the higher the level, the wider that gap grows."
The title of my post was intentionally provocative – I'm not actually convinced that women are better leaders than men. But I do believe that women are at least as capable of leading as men, and if that's so, I wanted to explore why there are still so few women in senior leadership positions in business and government.
So here we are, a year later, and the statistics are pretty much the same: women hold about 15% of executive positions at Fortune 500 companies; about 18% 0f US congressional representatives are women; full-time women workers still earn, on average in the US, 82¢ for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. I still want to figure out why this is so and what we can do about it.
Most of the negative comments on my earlier post were attempts to discredit Zenger and Folkman's data. Here's a great little video someone sent me last week offering even more data from some very reputable sources:
But I suspect that anyone who feels compelled to respond to this post negatively won't accept this data either.
And, actually, I'm not writing this post for them. With any issue having to do with unfair treatment of a group of people, points of view exist along a bell curve. That is, at any given moment, there are people at the top of the curve who are completely convinced that the group (women, blacks, gays and lesbians, the disabled, etc.) should receive both equal treatment under the law and equal treatment in terms of others' expectations and and assumptions. At the other end of the curve, there are people who are completely convinced that the group (whoever they may be) is not entitled to equal treatment and in fact, is "less than" and should stop whining about their treatment and acknowledge that this is the way things should be. (Most of my commenters on the previous post fell into this group.)
However, most people exist somewhere along the middle of the curve: they may not even be aware there's an issue, or they may have inaccurate information. (For example, many people are surprised to hear that there is still a wage gap between men and women, or that only 12 of the Fortune 500 are run by women.)
I'm writing this post for them – for you, if you're in that group. I'm assuming that you may have daughters, sisters, or wives whose success you support, or that you may be in a position to hire new employees for your company, or to promote existing employees. I'm hoping that by increasing your awareness of women's abilities, and of the ongoing inequalities in the workplace relative to women, and by giving you some information to support that awareness, it might help you better support the success of all the women around you, including those most dear to you.
Information is power…and I want to be generous with the information that will help current and future generations of women achieve their potential.
Check out Erika Andersen's latest book, Leading So People Will Follow, and discover how to be a followable leader. Booklist called it "a book to read more than once and to consult many times."
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I really like to follow your articles. The one about women making better leaders than men actually have merit…and I'm a man. Although I've done no research and all my comments are "off the cuff", I believe, in general, women possess many traits that sometimes men lack. Of course, my wife would make the best CEO in the world. Women, to me, at times tend to be more focused, extremely more organized and can establish an agenda much more quickly that has "meat" to it than men can. They might, at times, take a bit longer with the decision making process but as long as the right decision is made, no harm done. Also, in social settings, women tend to outshine men from my experience. And, in business, a lot of transactions are conducted in a social setting. I have had the pleasure of working with four women, in particular, that I would say are equal to or surpass any male in their respective field. They are a joy to work with and be around. So, all you ladies out there, don't take a back seat to us guys in the least!
There is a very good reason that there aren't more women leaders and that is because in their zeal to promote women to leadership they come off sounding as if they are superior. In so doing they make the mistake of not realizing as they are building women up they are tearing men down.They will all make the statement that this isn't about saying women are better leaders than men but when they claim women are better at so many things than men are how do you think men are likely to feel? Nobody wants or likes to be made out to be inferior and thus women make enemies of the very ones they need to get promoted to leadership positions.
Women always make the claim that they have more empathy than males but fail to display even a smigen of empathy for men in what they say. Dee Dee myers for example in building the case for why women should rule the world claims women are more nutring than men.Women have more compassion,are better at multi-taski. Women are better at conflict resolution. Women are more cooperative women have more empathy.Women are better at networking She list every conceiveable good human traits as if they are the exclusive property of females.Just like the video above does and the studies that were quoted. Its like that old mother goose rhyme. What are little boys made of? Snails and puppy dog tails.What are little girls made of sugar and spices and all things nices.
Women fail to realize that since males in position of authority are the ones who these female supremicist (and most women are) are calling upon to promote them that convincing these male decision makers that women are superior to them in leadership if for no other reason than selfpreservation as leaders male leaders will not promote these alleged superior females to positions of leadership. Why? Because these superior leaders will take his job away from him.
So my feeling is ladies you are going about it in the wrong way. Your being counter productive. Instead of saying we need more women in leadership positions than men because women are superior leaders which only cause men to not promote women here is a better an more accurate way to advocate for more women in leadership positions.
We need more women leaders not because women are susperior but because women are different and when you add the female difference to the male difference that will make a great difference and that difference will be that better decisions will be made than either gender will make alone.
Said this way no claim is made that one gender is susperior to the other and said like this male leaders will not be reluctant to promote female to leadership positions. They may even get promoted for showing great leadership skill in reconizing the importance of diversity. So women let this be the male gift to you so that we can create a society where there is equality and parity between the genders. But if you continue on your course of trying to prove your susperiority males will become increasingly your enemies for they must fight you for their own survival. For what do superior people do when they come into power to those they regard as inferior. They either subjugate them or exterminate them therefor disabuse yourselves of any notion of your susperiority for both our genders sake.
Women who advocate for more women leaders often unwittingly are being counterproductive. They think they need to build a case for women leaders by listing all the various studies that show women are better leaders than men. such female advocates fail to realize that it is male leaders who are making the decisions as to who to promote. If you convince these male leaders that women are susperior leaders he will not promote you. Why? Because of selfpreservation. If he promotes susperior women the company will see their susperiority and fire him.Could this be the reason that women still lag far behind males dispite their alleged superiority ?
So I know I know I am a male who is susposed to be inferior to you women so just who do I think I am to lecture you susperior females. Aren't you susposed to be better communicators. Well I guess I can claim my own inferiority for why I think I can even talk to you. But I will offer you a better way of advocating for more women leaders. Instead of citing numerous studies all claiming women's susperior leadership skills instead say it like this. We need more women in leadership roles not because women are susperior but because women are different and. And when you add the female difference to the male difference that will make a great difference and that difference will be that better decisions will be made than either gender would make alone.
Said this way males are not made to feel inferior and women aren't coming across as if they are susperior. Therefor there is no risk in a male leader promoting a woman to position of leadership. But if women ecnore my advice and continue burying people under an avalanche of studies allegedly proving female leadership superiority then you will continue making the ones you need as allies your enemies and you will not see equality with males. You are asking the men you prove are inferior to feel positive enough about you to promote you. Youve got a snow ball's chance in hell of seeing that reality.
I have written you this letter because I truly do want to see equality and parity between the genders and this is my contrabution to the cause. Please for both gender's sake refraim from trying to prove your alleged superiority which will make enemies of the ones you seek to promote you. Instead proclaim your very real difference without passing judgement as to which leadership style is susperior but that the female difference when added to the male difference leads to higher productivity. Seeing a chance to increase productivity which will ensure his job not threathen it he becomes your fiend and promotes you. I pray you see the wisdom in this. Notice the owl in the picture above. Enough said.
well for me i say that men are better leaders
I love your article and thought your (purposely) provocative headline was
very compelling. It certainly got my attention!
The statistics speak for themselves, and no doubt we as women have further to go in order to gain a more "even playing field" with men in the workplace- especially at the executive level.
However, throughout my career, I have found a frequent and discouraging trend among female leaders.
Please allow me to elaborate-
I have had the good fortune to work with some incredibly intelligent female minds. They can drive strategic direction and innovation from the business perspective- as well as-or even better than most men. However, I have often seen these same women lack the necessary skills (or intention) to inspire, support and mentor their teams.
For me, some of these behaviors have often begged the question:
Women in Leadership… Do we help each other or hurt each other?
In my 25+ years' experience as an executive in the apparel business I have worked for various firms from Fortune 500 companies and smaller enterprises.
I have worked with many women from various backgrounds in leadership roles throughout my career. Unfortunately, I would not label many as inspiring or supportive- in fact quite the opposite. For whatever reason, there are too many talented women leaders (from my experience) who don't understand that developing and mentoring their direct reports (women or men) is germane not only to an individual's career development, but also to building company bench and driving financial results.
While, no doubt, it can be somewhat intimidating to come across a person that you knows can do your job- perhaps even better than you; the smart leader knows how to leverage that person, not suppress them as a salve for one's own insecurities.
My call to action for women executives: Inspire, Support, and Mentor…it is a powerful tool for our future!
Why can't we get past this need to compare women to men? If studies purport to prove as the majority of such studies seem to do that women make better leaders than men how will this help either gender. women will get full of pride which according to the bible sets them up for failure. "Pride Goeth Before A Fall"
Men will suffer feelings of inferiority which will cause their self esteem to fall which in turn wil cause them to fail. Thus both genders suffer. Nothing positive can result from these needless comparrison.
Plus lets stop claiming every good trait is feminine and every bad trait is masquline. Once we drop the labels both genders can choose the finer traits without fearing to loose their gender identy.
If having more women in management leads to greater productivity is most likely not because women are susperior but rather women bring diversity to the table which leads to greater productivity not because women are susperior leaders. Women and men together not more of one than the other.
Deep Think
I am a woman, and even I find this article/"study" ridiculous and offensive. I would have to agree with previous assertions that the predominant "assumptions" regarding gender performance in many leadership capacities are more relevant than certain studies which have a much narrower scope in their consideration of many factors regarding leadership in business. Comparing "assumptions" related to gender in leadership to the plight of slaves almost two centuries ago is an apples and oranges comparison at best. One assumption (that blacks needed to be enslaved) failed and the other (that men make better leaders) has molded this universe and continues to do so. Even if it is false, it works. Don't fix something that isn't broken (and even if it is broken or must be improved, treading on companies established by men is not how it must be done). Having attained an MBA from one of the top programs in the nation, I could cite many variables that would err towards men as being leadership specimen. Also, the statistics cited in the video were too vague for a prudent person to even consider.
Being a female, I myself would love to excel in my career and have been told by many a superior that I am doing just that. Tact and diplomacy are two things I believe women, especially, have going for them in such a field. However, such an article like this would quickly convince one, even myself, otherwise. Both sexes have their pros and cons. Sexist articles are not needed. If this is the kind of garbage that we must rely on to get ahead, we aren't worthy of it. We shouldn't have to conduct studies, nor force them down our male counterparts' throats to get where we desire. If what we claim to be (superior leaders) is indeed truth, we should be able to show it. What has this world come to?


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UAE bank thieves robbing customers blind
Bank customers are being warned to look out for opportunistic thieves who rob people after they have finished their financial transactions, Abu Dhabi Police have said.
Colonel Dr Rashid Mohammad Borshid, director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), urged the public to be very wary of the way they withdraw and handle their money and to immediately inform the police in an emergency.
Borshid said the CID has set up plans to capture any suspects and to monitor prowlers who linger around bank areas across Abu Dhabi in a bid to stop them before they strike. The move came after some bank customers reported that they had been robbed of their money outside the banks. However, the police did not give the specific numbers.
A common manner in which these sudden thefts to occur is for the thief's accomplice to point out a a fake flaw in the car, from an oil leak to a flat tyre, prompting the driver to exit their vehicle to examine the damage. This gives the suspect a window of opportunity to seize the cash from the passenger seat inside the vehicle.
Many victims, Borshid said, do not realise they have been robbed until much later, as the suspect often flees the scene.
The official also highlighted the importance of always keeping a close eye on one's money and to keep it out of sight of those who may be near by while adhering to the safety rules provided by Abu Dhabi Police.
Some of these guidelines include not leaving money inside cars when parking in public places and reporting any crime, incident or person suspected of following someone.
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