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Chapel Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Warren M. Eshbach, November 2, 2011
Gospel Lesson – Matthew 23:1-12
They were a rag-tag bunch as they straggled up the Taneytown road on that hot summer day July 1, 1863. Prodded along by bayonets and curses, these Union deserters and dissenters were hungry, tired of the war, angry that they had not been paid and that their enlistment was not being honored. They felt they were being held against their will. They were not sure why they were fighting nor whether what they had seen in battle in the killing and maiming of others---well, was it all worth it???
The Captain that was responsible for them sought out Colonel Chamberlain, telling him he could shoot these men and no one would care. Chamberlain said he would not do that and immediately relieved the Captain of his command.
The first thing he did was offer the deserters something to eat. He invited their spokesman into his tent, sat down and listened to their story – not always liking what he heard, but never showing it. He was appropriately apologetic for the condition of the deserters, as they had not been properly clothed or fed since their arrest.
After they ate, Chamberlain spoke to the deserters and in an eloquent fashion, inspired a vision among them about how the impending Battle of Gettysburg would change the course of history.
In Chamberlain's mind the war was not about land, bowing to a king, or expanding territory. It was about the right of human beings to live free, despite the color of their skin, their economic status, or position in life. All human beings deserved justice with right and fair treatment, including these deserters. If they changed their minds and offered their support, he would be deeply grateful, but it was their choice and he would honor their decision.
That incident from the epic movie, Gettysburg, like the story of this morning's Gospel lesson says a lot to us about leadership in a time when leadership is spoken of so glibly, yet found so elusive in the leaders we choose in congregations, communities, or nations at large.
It's helpful to remind ourselves that in first century Palestine there were four primary understandings of Judaism.
1. The Pharisees were teachers who sought to interpret the Torah/Jewish life to every- day life.
2. The Saducees were closely associated with Temple life; most often there were priests.
3. The Essenes were a separate and austere group who lived ina close-knit community of faith at Qumran, believing that they were the authentic followers of Jewish faith and practice.
4. The Zealots were the radicals who wanted to overthrow Rome at any cost.
A rebellion happened in 70 AD and it was crushed by Rome and the Temple destroyed. Following this upheaval, the Pharisees came to be the prominent group in first century Judaism.
Matthew, the writer of our text this morning, seeks to address the Pharisees' claim of their fidelity to the Torah. Matthew's account presents Jesus as saying, "Follow what the Pharisees TEACH regarding the Torah, but do not do as they do.. Their message is right on, but their method is full of pride and ego; thus, the reference to their phylacteries and tassels on their robes. In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus says that this is done to be seen of others (vs. 5). Their pride in what they do and how they act puts a curtain in front of what they teach.
A contemporary look at leadership is pointed out in the most recent edition of The Christian Science Monitor. In an article entitled "Why Leadership Deserves Some Rethinking," editor John Yemma reflects on why, in our time, people across several generations are taking to the streets to challenge leadership. He mentions the prominent book, The Starfish and the Spider: the Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations. The book praises decentralization groups like AA, Craig's List, and the 19th century Apache tribe.
Yemma suggests that, whether they are Wall Street occupiers or Tea Party activists, the central motivation is their distrust of leadership. He succinctly puts it this way:
"The latest Gallop Poll on confidence in institutions has the military and small business at the top, Congress and big business at the bottom. Career politicians, nest-feathering bosses, and entrenched bureaucrats. . … may be heading for the dustbin of history. For now, however, we are in a hybrid era. We still need leaders. But we won't let them lead without constant questioning. We'll want competence, honesty, transparency, and humility." (The Christan Science Monitor, Oct 31, 2011, p. 5-6)
1. Live the Good News—be authentic!
The implication of Matthew's gospel is that good leaders "live the good news." Whether in the temple, the public square, in a Council meeting or in times of trial, followers of Jesus must live out what they believe. We cannot show the love of Jesus to others from the pulpit with a clenched fist.
A judicatory executive once had to mediate a dispute between the Senior Pastor and the Associate Pastor over which one would marry or bury parishioners. Neither pastor was willing to compromise and one was always felt inferior to the other. As a result the congregation broke into factions. No matter how much both pastors preached about love and discipleship, their sermons held little credence because they did not practice the love for one another that they both proclaimed from the pulpit. Their proclamations were shallow because they were not rooted in their own hearts and lives! Finally, they both resigned and it took the congregation a long time to experience healing.
Whether in the early church or in congregational life today, in times of distress or crisis, even on the horrible battlefields of war, leadership that is authentic is vitally important.
Our authenticity as leaders does not depend on our educational degrees nor our certificates of ordination. Authenticity is gained by the trust we earn from the people we serve. How is the "gospel" of being in Christ lived out in our discipleship?
2. Teach and live grace
I learned fully about grace in 9th grade – not from Sunday School, but from public school where some teachers were nominal or no Christians at all! You see, I punched my Band Director square in the nose before a crowd of about 1500 at a Junior High football game! In the period of severe consequences after that incident, three people stand out in my mind as purveyors of grace:
a. My grandmother who, in the midst of my tears and gnashing of teeth, assured me that she did not like what I had done, but that she would always love me.
b. The Vice-Principal, who three weeks after the incident, invited me to be the Armistice Day speaker at a public ceremony and at school. She gave three weeks of afternoons to coach me as she helped me to write and deliver the speech.
c. The third person who extended grace to me was the Band Director. He did not ask for my suspension, but after a period of probation restored my position in the band and encouraged me in later years to pursue music as a career.
Though not realizing it at the time, each of those persons –along with a few others- showed me grace by their actions. They lived out the grace of God that I had learned about in Sunday School.
Our local and global culture cries out "for a little bit of love." People are tired of corruption, tired of seeing women and children scarred and maimed for life as a result of domestic violence, tired of being out of work, and the list could go on and on! Lived-out grace by congregations and their leaders can make a difference in people's lives
3. Be a servant leader
Robert K. Greenleaf coined a phrase "servant leader" in a 1970 essay entitled "The Servant as Leader." In that essay he puts forth the idea that a good leader is a servant first. In previous era, leadership and servant were seen as antithetical. Greenleaf, a Quaker, saw a model of the servant as leader in the life of Jesus and in Herman Esse's novel, Journey to the East.
As a thesis, Greenleaf proposes that servant leadership ". . . begins with the . . . feeling that one wants to serve – to serve first, and then aspire to lead." He further says that the best test is: "Do those served grow as persons, do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants?" (The Power of Servant Leadership; Larry Spears, editor; p.4)
All of Greenleaf's Ten Characteristics of Servant leadership are important; two are noteworthy:
• Listening is vital! Listening to another's perspective, listening to one's inner voice; being in touch with one's body mind and spirit. These provide wholistic ways to understand God, self, and the world around.
• Foresight is essential! Foresight enables a servant leader to understand the past, perceive the realities of the present, and to determine the likely consequences of the future for an organization by decisions that are made in the present.
As students and faculty members, what kinds of leaders are we and are we becoming? Hopefully, the words of Jesus in Matthew's gospel, the example of Chamberlain in the epic movie, Gettysburg, and the concepts of Greenleaf will point us in a direction. The most important direction for us as a community will be how. Take to heart these words of Jesus: "The greatest among you will be your servant." (Matthew 23:11) May we be servants to each other around the table of Christ.
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Dr. Rakheja did his medical schooling at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. He completed pathology residencies at Maulana Azad Medical College (Delhi University) and UT Southwestern Medical Center. He trained in gastrointestinal pathology and neuropathology as a senior resident (fellow equivalent) at GB Pant Hospital (Delhi University) and completed a pediatric pathology fellowship at UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center.
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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is starting to look mortal as well. It is still up 55% this year- and it began 2012 as a company worth over $350 billion- but after briefly hitting $700 in September the stock has slipped to about $640. There are a number of factors behind this- end-of-quarter profit taking: disappointing iPhone 5 sales, recognition that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a significant player in the tablet and smartphone markets (Google is up 10% since the beginning of September, while Apple is down 4%), and possibly most of all the realization that the death of Steve Jobs means that the company may never create another transformative, company-defining product as the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
We think that could hurt Apple in the "trillion dollar wars" as the race to a market capitalization of $1 trillion is being called, but the company is not necessarily a bad value. It currently trades at 15 times trailing earnings and pays a 1.6% dividend yield. If you were told those two facts about a company, what growth rate would be necessary to make you consider it as a value stock? Much lower than the 21% earnings growth rate Apple delivered last quarter compared to a year earlier, that's for sure. Looking at it in another way, Apple only trades at 12 times forward earnings estimates. If it reaches that point and then becomes a low-to-no-growth company, it would probably be about fairly valued today. And despite stiff competition from Google and other companies, we think it's rather pessimistic to predict that Apple won't be able grow much at all beyond that point when it is in such attractive product markets. In other words, with a five-year PEG ratio of 0.6 there is a lot of space to be more bearish than Wall Street analysts but also consider Apple to be a good value, and that's exactly where we would place ourselves.
Apple was also the most popular stock among hedge funds during the second quarter of the year by a good margin (see the 10 most popular stocks), and while at least some degree of broad ownership would be expected for such a large cap stock we like to see that notable investors own it as well. Tiger Cub Rob Citrone's Discovery Capital Management had over $1 billion invested in the stock as of the end of June; the 2 million shares of Apple represented over 20% of the fund's 13F portfolio (find more stocks from Discovery Capital Management).
We've already mentioned Google, which is currently at a market cap of about $250 billion. Google's earnings growth in its most recent quarter was actually lower than Apple's as it turned in an 11% increase based off a 35% increase in revenue. The market believes that it has much better growth prospects, and so Google trades at 22 times trailing earnings and 15 times estimated 2013 earnings. We can see Google getting better growth over the next several years, but this is probably a bit too high a premium over Apple. The frenzied Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is also a competitor; it has about the same market valuation as Google, and pays a 3.1% dividend yield. Growth and valuation are complicated questions with Microsoft. Its forward P/E is 9 and its growth last quarter was quite low, but both of those factors are likely partly caused by the impending release of new versions of Windows and Office (and lower sales as customers anticipate the new releases). If sales numbers impress, it could deserve consideration as a value stock.
We'd also look at Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: BBRY) as competitors. There's a pretty big difference between these two companies: Research in Motion is not expected to be profitable this year or next year, while Amazon's relatively low profits don't stop the market from giving it a valuation of $116 billion (111 times expected earnings for next year). Even looking out long-term, Amazon's five-year PEG ratio is 111. Despite revenue growth of 30% and a number of intriguing business initiatives, we don't think it's a buy. Read our recent evaluation of Amazon. Research in Motion saw its revenue decline 31% last quarter compared to the same period in 2011, keeping it unprofitable, and is desperately in need of either a turnaround or being acquired as the once-dominant Blackberry has been displaced among its critical professional base.
We're not wildly optimistic on Apple. However, we still think that it is a market leader in very attractive businesses and that it trades at a fairly low multiple given its current earnings and realistic growth expectations.
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Goodbye Q&A, where many a new poster cut their teeth, begged for help, and cried out in anguish.
Where so much good advice (and the odd bit of godawful advice) was handed out by so many.
Where so many learned so much about everything disability related.
Its like walking around an empty house now, the voices that rang out are just echoes in my mind.
And especially to Sailor, who walked the saddest of journeys here, and others who walked here in so much pain and sadness and exhaustion.
And to all those who passed their knowledge on, who gave hour after hour of time, day in, day out, just to help others.
You all deserve better. The information contained here deserves better.
This board has meant so much to so many.
And this is the greatest sadness, to see the board that gave the most in real terms, reduced to a silent shell.
Take care,
Love, as always,
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Very well said, Hossy.
Nothing to add, except...
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Posted by And (U1866223) on Friday, 8th July 2011
Yup... TY Hoss. Just this week, my son asked me about a side effect of some tablets he's taking.
Guess what was the first thing that came up on Google? A really informative dialogue of Disability Q and A from 2008. Question fully answered.
But when there's a new drug, with new side-effects? Where then?
Still, the Gov't will save a few million .... all the legit DLA claims and ESA claims that will now fail due to this source of fantastic advice not being available.
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North Georgia saw another round of strong storms on Friday.
The storms began moving into the southwestern part of the FOX 5 viewing area on Friday afternoon, bringing down trees in some areas.
While the severe thunderstorm warnings had expired as of 7:30 p.m., FOX 5 Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Ken Cook said some more storms flared up later in the evening. The bigger storms were south of the metro Atlanta area. Those storms were not expected to be as strong as the ones seen earlier in the day.
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What is denormalization and the benefits of doing so?
When would you denormalize a data model, and when would denormalization be a bad move?
asked Oct 19, 2009 at 05:14 PM in Default
Kev Riley ♦♦
Um, isn't that when a computer geek's attempt to appear normal start to wear off? ;-)
Oct 23, 2009 at 01:13 AM RBarryYoung
The obvious answer is that denormalization is the process of undoing the normalization done in a typical database design. So what does that mean? Well, it means allowing for redundant data to reduce the number of multi-table (or view) joins necessary.
Picture a normalized database as one with 4 small tables (customers, locations, products, customer_orders) joined together on appropriate keys. A denormalized version might have just 1 table with all of the necessary columns.
Normalization Pros:
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This is just a high-level overview. If you would like more information, I suggest searching the internet using some of the keywords mentioned here.
answered Oct 19, 2009 at 06:05 PM
Tom Staab
You may increase performance and reduce complexity in some cases with denormalization in a datawarehouse because you can reduce amount of joined tables, but as you are storing redundant data you will increase the size of the table and indexes you will add more IO, and that will in the end slow you down. Sometimes it is more clever to break the code into smaller pices with temp tables etc.
In a OLTP database it would normaly be a bad idea to denormalize due to the cost of data maintenance, and you will loose more than you will benefit from denormalization.
In a normalized database you try to break redundant data into separate table, for example you would probably have a country table with a countrycode and every table that need a country will have the country code instead of the full name. If you don't, what will happen if the country name will change? You will need to update every row in every table, and that is not an efficient solution. Yes, country names doesn't change that often, but it doest.
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answered Oct 19, 2009 at 06:07 PM
Håkan Winther
Not necessarily more IO. Your storing of duplicate data could include summarizing some of that data, pre-calculating, so it could reduce I/O and CPU resources.
Oct 22, 2009 at 07:50 PM Steve Jones - Editor ♦♦
I agree, and it is common to include summaries in Datamarts. I made it simple and tried to make people aware of possible side effects, but as you say it depends on what you denormalize. Every DBA:s favourite answer "it depends" :)
Oct 23, 2009 at 03:44 AM Håkan Winther
Denormalization means the deliberate creation of extra join dependencies that aren't implied by the superkeys of a relation. This is generally undesirable because it introduces redundancy to the database which could cause incorrect results and ambiguity.
Normalization/denormalization has nothing to do with performance because it specifies only the logical characteristics of the database, not their physical implementation. However, given the poor degree of Physical Data Independence in many DBMSs it is sometimes necessary to compromise your logical model in order to make corresponding changes to the underlying physical implementation. Another reason to make such compromises is if you need to implement some constraint or other logic that the DBMS cannot otherwise support.
answered Oct 19, 2009 at 06:13 PM
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Just to reiterate, in a (currently non-existant) RDBMS that perfectly separated the physical and logical implementations of the database, Normalization/Denormalization would have no performance implications. In all currently existing RDBMS systems the performance implications can be enormous.You can partially mimic those benefits, at least for read operations, through the use of indexed views, but that does come with some tradeoffs. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Indexed+Views/63963/ is one place that discusses this to a degree.
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Whether you call them "specialty films" or "adult dramas" or "alternatives to blockbusters," it's clear that 2013 is an exceptionally exciting year for films that quicken the pulses of movie fans and ratchet up the stakes for the annual awards season derby.
It's also clear that one of the most exciting attributes of this awards season is the abundance of films focusing on African-American issues and experiences, many of them featuring outstanding work by new and established black filmmakers. This development is mirrored by the selections of the Hollywood Film Awards, including honors to director Lee Daniels and thesp David Oyelowo ("Lee Daniels' The Butler"), director Steve McQueen and thesp Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave") and "Fruitvale Station" star Michael B. Jordan.
Idris Elba in "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" and Somali-born Barkhad Abdi's turn as the pirate "Muse" in "Captain Phillips." Also upcoming in late November is "Black Nativity," Kasi Lemmons' musical adaptation of the famous Langston Hughes play.
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Does all of this add up to mean there's a new and long-awaited inclusiveness in the film business? Has some barrier actually been crossed or is this merely a coincidence of riches?
As an Oscar-nominated and Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning actress, Alfre Woodard has long been one of America's most cherished performers and is again in the limelight as part of the acclaimed "12 Years a Slave" acting ensemble. Still, Woodard compares the work of her fellow black film artists to "lilies in the desert," noting that this season is drawing attention because "there's been a drought. We've all been putting down roots in dry, dry land, but this year we see the blooms and frankly I think the reason it's getting so much attention is because the public is tickled by it. The moviegoing public in general, whether they're Caucasian, Latino, Asian or black is excited because a year like this makes you realize what you've been missing."
As much as Woodard celebrates the achievements of her fellow black film artists, she also stresses "as anyone who's been in the trenches for the past five to 20 or 30 years knows, there isn't a 'wave.' No one planned for all of these films to open at the same time. Remember, it wasn't 'the Millennium,' it was Tuesday and then Wednesday follows."
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Gisela & Arantxa Cruise Into Acapulco Final
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ACAPULCO, México - Gisela Dulko and Arantxa Parra Santonja had forgettable starts to 2011 but have both come alive on the clay of Acapulco, fighting through their first three rounds then cruising past their semifinal opponents Friday to reach the final of the popular International-level stop.
Parra Santonja, who was 0-4 on the season before coming here, was the first to advance. The No.6-seeded Spaniard crushed Johanna Larsson, 62 60.
"I played unbelievable today," Parra Santonja said. "I was solid and hardly made any mistakes. I enjoyed the match a lot and hopefully I can do that again in the final. I don't mind who I play - it will be a tough match either way."
Next for Parra Santonja is No.4 seed Dulko, who recorded a similar win over Anabel Medina Garrigues, taking an hour and nine minutes to prevail, 60 62.
"It feels great to be in a singles final again," Dulko, the world's No.1 doubles player, said. "It's even better to do it here in Acapulco because I feel so much support here. They make me feel like I'm at home. I've always loved it here."
Medina Garrigues, who was ranked just outside the Top 30 a year ago, is now No.92 in the world after a difficult last several months - she came into Acapulco having lost first round in her last 10 WTA main draws. But she changed all that here, an upset over No.1 seed Julia Goerges highlighting her revival.
"I'm really happy. I didn't have a very good end of season last year and also the Australian season," Medina Garrigues. "I beat two great players here, Julia and Carla, so I hope this gives me some confidence to lift me up again the rest of the year. I think Gisela just played too well today but I'm still happy."
"It was the best match of the tournament for me," Dulko said. "Anabel is a great competitor. She was giving it her all until the end but I played very well today."
Parra Santonja leads Dulko in their head-to-head series, 1-0. That meeting came on this same surface, red clay, but it was almost eight years ago.
"It will be tough," Dulko said. "Arantxa is playing well and hits the ball really hard. She's a very complete player. It's going to be a final and I'll try to enjoy it."
Dulko is playing in her eighth WTA final, going 3-4 in her first seven; Parra Santonja is in her second WTA final, losing that first one (at Estoril last April).
Parra Santonja is the first Spaniard in the 11-year history of this tournament to make the final; Dulko isn't the first player from Argentina to make the final here but she is trying to be the first Argentine to win it (Paola Suárez was a runner-up in 2002 and Mariana Díaz-Oliva was a runner-up in 2003).


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There have been a lot of candidates for Most Valuable Player so far this season in both the American and National Leagues. Some expected, some not. The race really doesn't start until the latter part of the season, but it's always fun to take a look at who may still be in the hunt come August.
3. Chris Davis – leading the entire league in homeruns, Davis is off to the hottest start of his career. STATS: .356 AVG, 20 HR, .740 SLG, 52 RBIs.
2. Clay Buchholz – there was a "spitball" controversy surrounding Buchholz for a bit, but it's looking like he's just that talented. STATS: ERA 1.62, W-L (8-0), 77 SO, 1.02 WHIP.
1. Miguel Cabrera – just one season removed from winning the Triple Crown, Cabrera hasn't missed a beat. STATS: .366 AVG, 17 HR, .659 SLG, 65 RBIs.
3. David Wright – even though the Mets are down and out already, Wright continues to carry his team. STATS: .276 AVG, 8 HR, .468 SLG, 32 RBIS.
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I'm creating a game using libgdx on Eclipse that is similar to Ragdoll Avalanche. I'm looking for a way to generate falling objects like the triangles of Ragdoll Avalanche. All I know that i have to use an array but i dont know how to do it.
If all your objects are the same shape, all you have to do is pick a location to drop them from at the top of the screen and then lower them each update either by a fixed amount or by a velocity that increases via downward acceleration (gravity)
I haven't done any android development so this will be a little generic.
The easiest way to handle the objects is to create them at the top at a random position. Once you've done that add it to your collection. Each update move the objects downward via the logic you prefer(as mentioned above), and when an object gets past the bottom of the screen, remove it from the collection.
Now this is by far not the most efficient solution, but it's a good starting point. If you end up needing more efficiency, consider doing things like not removing from the collection and instead marking ones that pass the bottom as "dead". That way when you go to make a new one, you can first see if you have a dead one to recycle.
Remember though that everything in programming is a trade, the above example adds look-up time to creation while saving you on allocation and collection resizing. Don't solve for problems you don't have.
Also I would recommend looking up information about various collection types for your language to see how they are used and what their limitations are. You likely will want something dynamic that you can add to easily, but others may be able to call out specific implementation details.
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If you're looking to use a library instead of writing you're own collision detection/physics then you should use Box2D (its what Angry Birds uses). In fact, LibGDX has a port for Box2D physics engine. It handles collision detection, and physics simulation like the ragdoll body parts and falling triangles. You can search up some Box2D tutorials and look at Box2D tests in libgdx source or the VectorPinball demo. Note that Box2D was originally written in C++. If you learn how to use Box2D for this game,I think it will be very trivial and much easier to do.


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Who's the worst boss in the US?
A new report takes Dish Network's founder and chairman Charles Ergen to task for treatment of the company's employees.
Bad bosses aren't uncommon, but according to one report there's one that stands a head above (or should it be below?) the rest of America's managers: Dish Network (DISH) Chairman Charles Ergen.
Ergen, with an estimated net worth of $9 billion, doesn't allow its employees to have company credit cards -- and for many years would deduct money from an employee's paycheck if they tipped more than 15%, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
Expecting workers at their desks no later than 9 a.m., Dish previously used identification badges for entry to its headquarters. But after noting that some workers were asking colleagues to "badge-in" for them, Ergen reportedly had the company switch over to fingerprint scanners.
"Multiple ex-employees say it's not uncommon to see Ergen publicly berate an executive for scanning in a few minutes late," the article notes, "even if that executive had spent the previous 12 hours at home working through the night."
Ergen isn't warm and fuzzy to Wall Street, either. Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett tells Businessweek that when he first started in his job, he asked to fly to Denver to meet with Dish's management. Dish responded, "We're too busy creating value around here to sit down and talk about it. Thanks but no thanks."
Despite his critics, Ergen's focus appears to have helped the company's bottom line: Dish has beaten estimates for five out of the last eight quarters, and its stock jumped 27% last year.
A spokesman for Dish told the New York Post, "It is a challenging place to work." He added that Dish is a "cost-conscious company", where executives are required to share hotel rooms when they travel.
Since Ergen stepped down as chief executive, the company has relaxed some policies: for instance, it's now acceptable to leave a 17% tip without getting your paycheck dinged.
On employment site Glassdoor.com, Dish receives only 2.2 stars out of 5, based on roughly 600 reviews from employees. That means its workers are "dissatisfied." But one recent reviewer, who awarded Dish just one star, wrote, "Joe Clayton (CEO) put us up to upgrading our score."
A Dish spokesman tells MSN Money Now that Clayton has encouraged employees to read the Businessweek article and add reviews to the employment site. According to an excerpt from the memo, Clayton wrote, "If you are happy here at DISH, and believe the company is moving in the right direction, log on to glassdoor.com (here) and provide feedback."
The spokesman adds, "It's Joe's regular practice to solicit direct feedback -- good and bad -- from employees so we can improve the business. This is an effort we take very seriously."
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As an executive for many years now, i have found that you can get the same or even better results by being NICE. You don't have to berate a person, especially in front of others.
This JERK must be on a power trip without his ego in tact. Have seen plenty like him before. Isn't that right Gunner C??
Try being respectful Ergen. You just might see even better outcomes.
Just for comparison sake, M&M Mars requires an employee to "swipe in" when starting their work day. The difference is that Mars rewards their employees for being on time, paying them a 10% punctuality bonus.
Of course, if you are late more than three times, you are given fair warning to straighten up your act.
First, how about writing something new and different to read such as "America's 10,000 Worst Employees"? I know from experience there are far more of them than bad bosses and their antics would make all but the very worst of bosses look like saints.
With regard to this blather, how is it that neither the writer or editor know the difference between a paycheck and an expense account? For the uninformed, expenses such as tips are repaid via an expense account, not taken out of your paycheck.
In addition, if you don't like the company policy with regard to of expenses (such as sharing rooms or limiting the size of tips - or God forbid making you use airline tickets that are purchased at the lowest possible cost) then shut up and go to work for someone who doesn't control expenses so tightly.
In the "OHMYGOD!" category is the fact the company took action to stop employees from cheating by clocking in employees who were not at work. Rhetorically I ask, how could the boss be so callous and hard hearted that he didn't support his workers stealing from the company?
As to refusing interviews, why would you waste your time on them when you know the chances of the writer getting your story correct are less than zero? After all, if they don't know the difference between paychecks and expense accounts how could they understand your company operations?
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DENTON, Texas (AP) - Derek Thompson threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns in North Texas University's dominating 40-6 victory over Idaho in the season opener for both teams Saturday.
Thompson completed 23 of 27 passes and contributed to the Mean Green's 591 total yards. North Texas running back Brandin Byrd scored two touchdowns on 57 yards rushing. Idaho scored first but Byrd's first touchdown for the Mean Green started a 34-point scoring run that Idaho could not answer the rest of the game.
The Vandals' Chad Chalich threw a quick touchdown pass to Jake Manley in the first possession of the game for Idaho's only points. The extra point kick was blocked. Chalich threw 19-for-27 for 230 yards. Idaho picked up 11 penalties throughout the game that cost them 95 yards. Head coach Paul Petrino's debut was a disappointing start to the Vandals' season.
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DENTON, Texas – A strong start didn't carry through for the Idaho Vandals in their 2013 debut at North Texas where they lost 40-6 in a non-conference game Saturday night.
"We hurt ourselves," coach Paul Petrino said after a game during which the Vandals had 11 penalties and three lost fumbles. "More than anything, we got our butts kicked up front."
The Vandals' first drive of the season was successful with fullback Jake Manley scoring on a six-yard pass from redshirt freshman Chad Chalich for the 6-0 lead with 13 minutes left in the game. Austin Rehkow's first collegiate PAT attempt, however, was blocked and Idaho was left with the 6-0 lead. The big play in the scoring drive was a 59-yard pass from Chalich to tight end Mike LaGrone. LaGrone fumbled at the end of the play but Clayton Homme was on hand to recover the ball deep in UNT territory.
The Vandals recovered the ball on the ensuing onside kick but were unable to capitalize or gain any momentum.
"It's about 11 guys doing their job together," Petrino said. "We hit a couple big plays. There we some we could have hit. It's sad when you leave them out there."
In his collegiate debut, Chad Chalich completed 19 of 27 passes for 230 yards and one touchdown. Transfer Dezmon Epps was on the receiving end of seven for 89 yards. The Vandals covered 160 yards on the ground with transfer Jerrel Brown going for 70 on six carries and Chalich accounting for 42 on 16.
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this is such an awesome book!...they always keep you in suspense-even in the end :)
A very suspenseful book that's a great read for boys. It starts out slow, but picks up pretty well. The writing can be a little annoying, but it really is a good story, and I recommend it.
u r so worse man no way to rite bro
dis geye donz no how to rite cmon men! i cud do betar
aMAZEing book!! It doesn't get better than this! Read it or you're missing out on something big. Five stars and higher for me!
Since I first watched the trailer for this book, I was excited to both see the film and read the book. The Maze Runner is a truly amazing book that is a combination of The Hunger Games and Divergent, both taking place in post-apocalyptic societies, with a twist. This book was recommended for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it. The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probably the only reason why I kept reading. Some writers are able to seamlessly integrate characterization and good writing with a fast-moving plot; James Dashner is one of them. If Dashner got anything right, to be honest, he delivered with the suspense. The writing can be a little dry and non-descript (maybe it's a guy thing), but once I became involved with the story, I didn't want to put it down. My problem with the book is that Dashner sometimes sacrificed the story for the suspense. It didn't always feel organic, the character choices and the plot direction, and it made me pull out of the story a little. Also, because he built up the suspense so much, the story didn't always deliver. Therefore, this is why I should read this book before the movie, as it is like The Hunger Games and Divergent, but with less fighting, but with a lot of adventure and suspense.
This book was really intriguing and I enjoyed the plot development James Dashner writes really good books!
Although this book was suspenseful & interesting, it was also a bit disturbing. Additionally, when I got to the end of the book I realized it was part of a series. They added the beginning of the next book to get you interested in reading it. Of course, I was interested, and read it. The beginning of the next book is awful, making me think of a horror book. I was afraid I'd get nightmares.
I'd recommend this book only for those who don't feel the need to finish a series, or for those who enjoy a good horror series.
Amazing book ever! My family members had to take the book away from me that's how addictive this book was. I love this book completely!
Filled with action and packed with suspense, James Dashner's The Maze Runner is a fantastic read for any lover of science fiction.
The story follows Thomas in his adventure in the Maze that surrounds his new home, the Glade, after he shows up with a limited memory of his life. Everything starts to change after his arrival. First, a girl shows up in the Glade for the first time. Then, a Glader named Ben goes berserk, and that's only the beginning. Thomas and the others have to race to solve the Maze before time runs out.
Despite its slow beginning, this book was very entertaining and rather hard to put down. It is very well written and easy to follow.
With the upcoming movie, The Maze Runner is becoming even more popular, so hurry to read this aMAZEing novel.
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it is good
this book is so good
Four is on the run from the police with only two people with him. Will Four stay alive? or die?
i didnt really like this book buit it is what it is
In the distant future, catastrophic Sun Flares has devastated Earth and now an infectious man-made disease - The Flare - has washed over the land, killing millions and turning them into ravenous, vicious animals called Cranks. In the world's last attempt to save Mankind, all of the world's biggest, most powerful governments have come together to form WICKED, an organization bent on saving the human race. Now, with the help of Thomas, WICKED builds a maze and send Thomas into it, tracing his brain patterns in hope to find the cure for the disease. When doing so, they wipe Thomas of his memories and then they send him down into the maze, via Lift. When Thomas wakes up, he is greeted by a large group of teenage boys which they call themselves the Gladers. Now, Thomas lives in the place where he was no recollection of and what the Gladers call the Glade. Then, Thomas soon finds out that they are very desperately find a way out of the maze. But to no avail. Until Thomas helps.
i havnt read the book yet xD
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he's not alone. When the lift's doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they've closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift.
The Glade is surrounded by tall, stone walls with four massive openings. (Also referred to as doors) in the center of each wall. These doors close each night to protect them from the monsters that live in the giant maze beyond the Glade's walls. These monsters are called Grievers and attempt to sting the Gladers with their needles. If the Gladers get stung, they must be given a special antidote called the Grief Serum and undergo a painful process called the Changing in order to survive. Gladers who have gone through the Changing claim to gain memories into their lives before the Maze. The walls to the maze move every night so there is a different maze outside each door every day.
The day after Thomas arrives in the Glade, another person is sent up in the Box, the elevator that regularly brings new people and supplies to the Glade. Only boys live in the Glade, but to their surprise, a girl, Teresa, is sent up in the Box. They were also surprised because it was the first time someone new had been brought to the Glade in less than a month. She brings with her a message that she will be the last one to ever arrive in the Glade and that the end is nearly coming someday soon. She then falls into a deep coma. After the arrival of Teresa, the boys blame Thomas for everything abnormal going on, saying everything is all his fault.
In the end, the boys realize that they are against a force called WICKED. The boys believe that they are being put through a series of trials to find the best boys for the job WICKED have planned for them. They realize that the Maze is to be solved.
People called Runners; they have studied the maze for the two years, running around their section of the maze each day avoiding the Grievers. Every day the Runners go into the maze and look for changes in the maze. They come back to the Glade and sketch the day's changes. Teresa has a telepathic connection with Thomas and tells him that WICKED is good, and that the maze is a code, and meant to be solved. Thomas is completely scared to tell the others about their Gift, and other people, who have gone through the Changing, claim to have seen Thomas before. In an effort to bring memories back about whom Thomas really is and why the Gladers are there, Thomas purposefully gets stung by one of the Grievers. During the Changing Thomas understands why they are there. He and the girl Teresa both helped design the maze, and Thomas finally understands how to escape the Maze. He gets all of the sketches of the maps of the Maze and stacks them over each other for each day and for each section of the Maze that day on wax paper.
16 year old Thomas is the new boy at The Glade. He has no memory of how he got there or of his past. But he is not the only one.
Once he gets to The Glade, he discovers that every boy there went through the same thing and that they also have no memory of their past.
Thomas's arrival was not surprising (they get a new boy every 30 days) but what was truly unexpected was the arrival of another new kid the next day. This new kid is a girl. The only girl they've gotten ever. But what is truly frightning is what the girl says and the note she is carrying. She says that the ending is near then goes into a coma. The note in her hand says that she is the last new kid. Ever!
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Violence: Just a bit of violence but not to much it was a perfect amount of violence. Someone below said there is a lot of romance but there is none.
Frightening or Intense Scenes: There are some creepy scenes throughout the book, and a traumatic back story but it just adds to the intensity of the story. Definatley not for those who get sad easily.
Frightening or Intense Scenes: suspense but its awesome
Violence: violence some major but to tell the truth it was entertaining
Violence: disturbing scenes, and lots of blood near the end :)
Frightening or Intense Scenes: There were a few creepy/intense scenes, but I still loved the book!!!
Violence: I was surprised about the amount of violence in this novel, but I enjoyed the story regardless.
Violence: It has quite a bit of violence that makes you feel uneasy
Other: There are also disturbing scenes in this book they can make you feel uneasy and uncomfortable.
Violence: This book has a lot of violence. For those who are squirmy about that kind of stuff I wouldn't recommend this book to. The author offers a lot of description in that aspect of the book which can make it worse at times.
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"Such a display of death - how could it be considered a victory?"
"You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!"
"World in Catastrophe: Killzone Experiment Department"
"WICKED is good."
great and outstanding
"Gotta solve the buggin maze".
"It was you and me, Tom. We did this to them. To us."
"WICKED is good."
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The Maze Runner- Conversation with Cast and Creators
A conversation with the people responsible for adapting the book to film.
Maze Runner Movie Trailer
If this doesn't make you want to read the book I don't know what will!
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James Dashner's thrilling novel, THE MAZE RUNNER gets star treatment in Brighton Linge's dazzling video, a finalist in the Kirkus 2009 Book Video Awards, sponsored by Random House Children's Books and co-hosted by BN.com. Linge is a fourth-year cinematography major at University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
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