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The £5.5m recruit from Valencia has scored twice in seven starts for the Welsh outfit and has brought some quality to the Swans midfield following the departure of Joe Allen to Liverpool.
Fellow newcomer Chico Flores is expected to return from a dead leg, but Leon Britton is less likely as he struggles to shake off a knock.
Ki Sung-Yueng has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, while Kemy Agustien is facing a race against time to shake off his toe injury.
Should both be unavailable, manager Michael Laudrup could hand Itay Shechter a start upfront.
Newcastle, meanwhile, have concerns of their own, but not all of them are injury-related.
Senegal could invoke FIFA's five-day rule which would render Papiss Cisse unavailable for the weekend's encounter.
The African nation claim the Toon did not notify them of the striker's back injury which prevented him from joining up with the squad for the midweek friendly against Niger.
Meanwhile, Yohan Cabaye (groin), Jonas Gutierrez (knee), James Perch (thigh) and suspended skipper Fabricio Coloccini all miss out for the Magpies.
But manager Alan Pardew will be delighted that his hardman Cheick Tiote is back from a three-match ban while Demba Ba and Danny Simpson are back in the fold, having recovered sufficiently from respective shin and shoulder injuries.
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In the late 19th century this mountain-ringed town on the Sing Mountain River was the seat of a Tai Lue prince, Chao Fa Silino; Muang Sing lost its regional prominence, however, when French-colonial forces occupied the town and established a garrison here. Muang Sing is known for its morning market, which draws throngs of traditional ethnic hill tribes. Shoppers from among the 20 different tribes living in the area, and even traders from China, visit the market to buy locally produced goods and handicrafts. The market is open daily throughout the day but it is best to go from 6 to 8 before the minority groups return to their villages.
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I worked at Dealertrack Technologies full-time
Pros – Good benefits. Relaxed, casual atmosphere. Great coworkers. Pretty flexible with hours. If your field is not technologically based I would recommend Dealertrack.
Cons – Dealertrack is not a technology company. They acquire technology companies. Technological decisions are made by management and not by the engineers. Bad practices/solutions will be decided on by management and will be implemented by technology, Not a fun place if you like being creative or designing the best solutions.
Advice to Senior Management – Leave the engineering to the engineers.
I have been working at Dealertrack Technologies full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – Multinational technology leader, good benefits, good growth opportunity,
Cons – Disorganized, too many chiefs not enough indians, no loyalty. Difficult to join the good old boys club, limited opportunities to grow.
Advice to Senior Management – You know where your weaknesses are, yet you continue with the same old.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
I have been working at Dealertrack Technologies full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Relaxing workplace environment, easy going work, it is a good place to start off your career in a office environment work and some chance of promotion but not often. Allows a music player like a ipod during work to listen to music.
Cons – Repetition of large volume, mistakes are recorded and workload is timed by volume. Work gets repetitive so make sure to bring some music to listen to
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
I have been working at Dealertrack Technologies full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – * The company is truly striving to be the best in the industry.
* The company as a whole really tries to listen to their employees and learn from them.
* Benefits are within the industry average.
Cons – * The departmental structure with the IT departments is counter productive.
* The hard matrix puts team members in a place where they have to pick between 2 bosses that have differing opinions on the same topic.
* The is little to no growth opportunities within the department I work. There have been very few promotions of any kind during my time.
* There is a lot of red tape to get the simplest thing achieved.
Advice to Senior Management – This is the first company I have worked at where I had more confidence in the top managers then I do in the middle and lower managers. Move away from the hard matrix structure on the IT side. Let the GMs have more control of those teams.
– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
I have been working at Dealertrack Technologies full-time
Pros – Pay is at or above market average
Business is growing at a reasonable rate
Market leader in service offerings
Cons – Poor collaboration within business units and across company
Technology is out-dated
Innovation is given lip service, but actually discouraged
Most employees are not appreciated. The favorites can do no wrong.
Advice to Senior Management – Get a balanced view of the behaviors your senior management team (VP/GM and above) is exhibiting and how they demotivate team members. This could be fantastic place to work and great company, but not until you have leaders who inspire and motivate.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
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I have been working at Dealertrack Technologies full-time for less than a year
Pros – Company business is going. Opportunities will be high.
People are really nice.
Cons – Cost of living is high in New York. Salary in company compared to responsibilities are not good in my case.
Work hours/ Life balance is poor... limited option for work from home.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
I have been working at Dealertrack Technologies full-time
Pros – Great company that has a good reputatiion within the auto industry across the board. The company offers practical solutions for dealers, lenders, OEM's etc. There is a good senior leadership team in place in the Lake Success, NY corporate office. Great benefits and competitive compensation.
Cons – Many business sctors of thte company are acquisitions. Corporate has not done a good job of implementing the Dealertrack culture into those acquistions. The acqusition leadership team remains in place and several of various acquisitions top management does not hav a corporate vision of where they want the businesses to go. Many senior leaders of the qcquired parts of Dealertrack are not even qualified to ask "do you want to supersoze that value meal?" There is very poor communication and knowledge transfer is non-existent.
Advice to Senior Management – DIve into the leadership of your parts of the company that have been acquired and get them on the same page as Corporate. Make them implement the same values, programs, etc. that you implement in Lake Success to make the company as a whole a much better place to work. When this si done you will see a drarstic drop in employee turnover. Currently over 70% of the employees over the past two years have left the company or are actively looking for other opportunities.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
I have been working at Dealertrack Technologies full-time
Pros – Dealertrack has many great things going on for them. On the upswing of business from a terrible market crash. With that said, they offer desirable PTO hours, paid holiday time off, health club and education reimbursements, and regular HQ communications keep employees in the know.
Cons – The raises are pretty insulting, and it's not just me being bitter. While I've been at the company, there has been little to no room for advancement; the same people work in the same places. There is a huge trend of favoritism and it definitely shows. What a joke it is trying to communicate with senior management and HR!
Advice to Senior Management – Management needs pay attention to the little guys, you know the ones that make your money. Please keep in mind that the cost of living is getting higher and higher every year and consider that when doling out pay increases. How about not taking weeks to respond to emails.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
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I have been working at Dealertrack Technologies
Pros – As a company it is good place to work, if you think about salary and career growth, so so..
Cons – Lot of favourisim, If you have godfather then you can progress.
Advice to Senior Management – management has to recognize people who are good, rather favorisim.
I worked at Dealertrack Technologies
Pros – Opportunity growth for the "Tech Savvy" Talents, DealerTrack hires fast and allows you to work alone in the Remote or Outside positions. Travel is fun and working with Clients establishing relationships will make your job decent place to be to be.
Cons – Low compensation to start, Senior Management is substandard and doesn't have the ground experience in the Field with Client Relation, way too many Managers and VP's of Departments that don't do anything for the customer.
DealerTrack hires people that don't have prior experience in the industry and know what they are doing. The Pay Plan is Base Mid $50K to come aboared and uses a Stock Market derivative math formula to pay commission.
Bonuses are cut off in the Filed Level and go to Senior VP's of Redundant Micro Management, which is a thought-provoking widespread disorder in their environment, very hard to please anyone unless your a "Buddy" and if you don't fit in the Club you need be looking if your job is going away.
Way to much Report Writing is useless and does nothing for the client meaning the Dealership, Upper Management oversteps the ability of what they can do and certainly not knowing what they are doing most of the time.
Not and overstatement.
Advice to Senior Management – Keep people who are loyal and don't (Expire) jobs of long term employees that have been good to the company and earned their stay, too many changes purposly ending careers is a merciless process and has wounded the company integrity that no apology can fix. DealerTrack needs to rehire some people they terminated prior for no reason which never made good judgment.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
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ICT Presents The Old Settler June 3-26
Two women test the bonds of sisterhood in John Henry Redwood's bittersweet comedy,The Old Settler. ICT artistic director caryn desai [sic] directs Ryan Vincent Anderson, Veralyn Jones, Tarina Pouncy and Karen Malina White in a four-week run, June 3 through June 26 at International City Theatre in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Low-priced previews take place on Tuesday, May 31; Wednesday, June 1; and Thursday, June 2.
Set in Harlem during World War II, when hot music played and swing dancers ruled the floor of legendary nightclubs like the Savoy Ballroom, The Old Settler is a funny and moving story about hope, love, dreams, disappointment and forgiveness. Middle-aged sisters Elizabeth and Quilly have learned to put past differences behind them. But when a handsome young man named Husband takes a room as a boarder, old hurts and new tensions are brought to the surface.
"It's about the need for love and the pain of loneliness," says desai. "But there's also a lot of humor, and the play's setting is fascinating. In 1943, Harlem was a nerve center of music and culture for blacks and whites alike. Remember, this was during the war, long before the Civil Rights movement."
The Old Settler was first performed at the 1995 Eugene O'Neill Theatre Conference in Waterford, Connecticut. It was seen there by the Russian Theatre Union, and in 1996, the play was produced in Sheleykovo, Russia, followed by a run in Moscow. In 1997, The Old Settler had its first American production at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey, a co-production with New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre. Since then, there have been numerous productions of The Old Settler throughout the U.S. The Old Settler has been recognized with an American Theatre Critics Award, the Virginia Duvall Mann Award, the Beverly Hills/Julie Harris Playwrights Award, and the Bryan Family Foundation Drama Award for Southern Literature. In 2001, The Old Settler was adapted for television and presented by PBS, starring Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad.
"When I was in Russia," Mr. Redwood once said in an interview, "we had a question and answer session and someone stood up and said that the play is very Chekhovian. That's why it took so well over there. But the greatest honor came to me when a woman stood up and said that she didn't believe that a man had written this play. That was the greatest compliment in the world to me."
John Henry Redwood was an actor best know for his roles in the plays of August Wilson, and a playwright whose works, The Old Settler and No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs, have been widely produced in recent years. He died in 2003 in Philadelphia. In his bio for a production of The Old Settler at New York's Primary Stages he wrote, "John Henry, having once studied for the ministry, believes that being a good actor or dentist or golfer is only one's avocation. One's vocation is being the best human being one can be." One of Mr. Redwood's favorite quotations was, "I shall pass this way only once, therefore, whatever good I can do, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again."
Veralyn Jones (Elizabeth) is an award-winning actress whose numerous credits include Ben and the Magic Paint Brush and My Wandering Boy (South Coast Rep); Three Sisters After Chekhov (Lost Studio); Medea (Antaeus); Othello (Theatre @ Boston Court); A Selfish Sacrifice (Denver Center Theatre); A Perfect Wedding (Kirk Douglas Theatre); Black White Man (Taper, Too); and Hamlet (Nevada Shakespeare Company). She is a founding member of Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble and is a member of the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company, The Antaeus Company, and the famed Actor's Studio. Some TV credits: SouthLand, The Unit, ER, The Young & Restless, Threat Matrix, City of Angels, Strong Medicine.


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Judge Roger Vinson in Florida has struck down the individual mandate, and because there is no severability clause (for once, the slapdash way the law was written is a good thing), the entire act is now kaput.
According to at least two lawyers (and quite probably more), the ruling means that the government must now cease all enforcement of the act.
5. No injunction. Declaratory relief is sufficient, especially since there is a presumption that the federal government will comply with judicial decisions.
6. The entire act is declared void. According to Cato's Ilya Shapiro, this means that the federal government (presuming that it will obey the law) must immediately stop enforcing the entire health control law. Of course the 11th Circuit might grant a stay, and Judge Vinson might also do so, but as of right now, there is no stay.
I read the section on "Injunction" and could scarely believe my eyes. Was the judge ordering the government not to enforce ObamaCare in all 26 states? Oh, yes, indeed.
Robert Alt of the Heritage Institute e-mailed me, "The judge noted that declaratory relief is the functional equivalent of an injunction, and applied the long-standing presumption 'that officials of the Executive Branch will adhere to the law as declared by the court.' So in the case, the judge asserted that the declaratory relief should bind the parties. If the Obama administration wishes to impose the requirements of Obamacare upon the states, it will need to seek a stay of the opinion either from the judge, or from the 11th Circuit."
Some lefties are trying to argue the opposite side, but check the credentials closely… many of them aren't lawyers but like to pretend to be.
This is indeed a victory for common sense and the American spirit of individuality.
H/T Tatler
Update: It gets better! Judge Vinson even used Obama's own words against him in the judgment!
In ruling against President Obama's health care law, federal JudgeRoger Vinson used Mr. Obama's own position from the 2008 campaign against him, arguing that there are other ways to tackle health care short of requiring every American to purchase insurance.
"I note that in 2008, then-Senator Obama supported a health care reform proposal that did not include an individual mandate because he was at that time strongly opposed to the idea, stating that 'if a mandate was the solution, we can try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody to buy a house,'" Judge Vinson wrote in a footnote toward the end of the 78-page ruling Monday.
I bet Mr. O would love to drop those words down the memory hole.


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Welcome to the DCU: New Dawn! A creative and interactive fantasy football/fan fiction styled game where the DC Universe is placed into the hands of you, its fans both long time and new. At its origins, a group of plotters convened and drafted characters, writers and artists, bringing them together in titles that sated their appetites, tickled their fancy and will (hopefully) pique your interest. To the relaunch weary worry not! This is not an actual division of DC Comics line, but a fun activity that anyone can take part in!
Listed below are the solicits our plotters have provided for this month. Like any good comic book store (or digital shopping web page, this is the 21st century!) you have the chance to peruse and purchase any title you like. Of course, we don't accept cash, debit or credit...because all of the books are free! The prices are there to give you an idea of what to build your budget around. While we would appreciate you buying all of the books, try to play this as if using your own monthly budget. Be sure to check out which of your favourite characters are featured in these stories by looking at our older overview page and our creator's discussion thread.
Books this month have been divided into four categories: the Dawn of the Braves (super heroes), the Dawn of the Damned (vigilantes and anti-heroes), Dawn of the Forgotten (mystical, magical, space and science adventures) and Dawn of the Universe (space related). Post your selected titles under the simple heading DoB, DoD , DoF and DoU. At the end of April purchasing will be closed the purchases will be tallied. Books that receive low purchase numbers may be put on the chopping block as decided by our plotters and, of course, you dear readers.
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That part didn't get past Gamecocks football coach Bill Clark.
"I'm glad it didn't," he interjected softly.
Sometimes the best-laid plans work out best for somebody else.
Landrum had every intention of playing baseball and football when he arrived at Auburn, but was steered toward the football field before he ever got to the collegiate diamond. The dreams of becoming the next Bo Jackson or Frank Thomas never materialized.
"I got there and got to playing football and my coach wanted me to go through one spring (practice) before I started baseball," Landrum said. "I didn't get the chance to go out for baseball … so I ended up staying with football and kind of found a love for the game. After that, I just kind of kept playing football and just never went back to (baseball)."
Eventually, he put Auburn in his rear-view mirror, too. He left the SEC school with teammate Harris Gaston in search of playing time and a regular position after being moved from defense to fullback. Today, he is one of the leaders on an aggressive JSU defense that ranks among the national leaders in sacks.
His availability was a boon to a new coaching staff trying to rebuilding a defense.
"We knew when we had an opportunity to get him it was a big deal to us," Clark said. "To get a guy who came from a program where they expected to win and that's what he brought to us."
Through the first eight games this year, the sophomore defensive end leads the Gamecocks with 8.5 tackles for loss, shares the team lead in sacks with nose Caleb Lawrence with four and has four quarterback hurries.
"We worked so hard all summer to pressure the quarterback and to see it pay off it just feels good," Landrum said.
Landrum was a pitcher and outfielder in high school, but there hasn't been any discussion of him playing baseball at JSU so far.
While football is Landrum's game now, baseball still is part of his DNA.
His father, Roosevelt, played in college before blowing out a knee at North Alabama. His uncle Cedric played two seasons in the big leagues, leading the Cubs in stolen bases in 1991. One cousin, Dee, hit 73 homers in five seasons in the Toronto and Cleveland minor-league systems. Another cousin, Tito – not to be confused with the Tito Landrum, who was a postseason hero for the Orioles and Cardinals in the early 80s – played baseball for Rudy Abbott at JSU and spent six years in the Dodgers' minor-league system.
Maybe that's the reason Chris said he watched the baseball playoffs this year only "until the Dodgers got put out."
Cedric, now a travel-team coach and high school hitting instructor in Texas, said what he remembers of his nephew is he had what it took if somebody were to give him a baseball shot.
"I didn't see him play a lot, but just from his tools I think he could've been successful," Cedric said. "Somebody could give him a chance just because of his size and athleticism.
"He has no fear. He'll meet any challenge head on."
Al Muskewitz covers Jacksonville State sports for The Star. He can be reached at 256-235-3577.


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• Everyday Training Theme in Full Effect with Individual Training on Display
• U.S. U-17 Men's National Team Drops 2-1 Decision to Portugal in Nike International Friendlies
• Coaching and Referee Education Continues at the Reach 11 Sports Complex
PHOENIX (Dec. 5, 2009) -- As the 2009 Development Academy Winter Showcase gets underway, the overall theme for the year is in full effect, as Everyday Training is being incorporated into player and coaching education surrounding games as well as in the matches themselves.
Highlighting the day's activities were a pair of international matches, pitting the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team against Portugal and the Netherlands against Brazil.
The new cycle of players for the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team played their first international game live on Fox Soccer Channel from the Development Academy Winter Showcase in Phoenix, falling 2-1 to Portugal.
The U.S. will regroup for its second match of the 2009 Nike International Friendlies on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. MT in a match against Brazil that will be shown live on Fox Soccer Channel. On Friday afternoon, Brazil defeated the Netherlands 2-0.
The international games, were well attended by the Showcase participants and highlighted players who have reached high levels by training individually as well as with their team.
Technical advisor Louis Mateus, who has seen hundreds of players rise from the club ranks to various youth national teams, explains that along with the Academy-mandated three training sessions per week, players have to train individually to reach the highest levels of the game. Training, he says, incorporates more than ball work.
"(Every day training) becomes important because in order to be competitive in a world market, in order for the players to be better, we have to get better in what we do,†said Mateus.
"That has to come not just on game day or practice day, but in everything we do. Physical fitness, the way we eat, sleep, rest, all those things become much more important in order for us to be successful. I think first of all, it has to come from the players.â€
Tony Lepore, who has seen the Academy mature into its third season, agrees players in the United States must adapt to meet the high technical standards set by top-level players around the world.
"If you look at all the top players and skill development, it wasn't taught by the coach,†said Lepore. "It was spent through a relationship the player had with the ball on his own. I think young players especially need to know that they're training only through the time spent at practice, it's just not enough.â€
Through opportunities to work with national staff coaches and see elite players competing on the next field over at the Winter Showcase and Nike International Friendlies, players can see the next level and find out first hand what it takes to reach the world stage.
With six international games featuring U-17 Men's National Teams from Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United States, Academy teams get an up close look at the highest level for players in their age group.
First up in the Nike International Friendlies was the Netherlands against Brazil, pitting two of the world's top youth programs against each other on Field Four of the Reach 11 Complex. The South Americans stole the show, putting on a display of technical skill that led to a 2-0 win.
In the second match of the double header, the U.S. gave up two early goals before finding their rhythm, eventually falling 2-1. Irvin Gijon converted a 37th minute penalty for the Americans' lone goal.
More from Phoenix
-Action continues on Saturday at Reach 11 with a full slate of 58 games, including two Development Academy Select games. Both the U-15/16 and U-17/18 age groups are in action across 16 fields
-On Saturday evening, the U.S. U-17 MNT will take the field for its second of three games this weekend, taking on Brazil under the lights. Wilmer Cabrera's side rounds out its week in Phoenix with a match against the Netherlands on Monday. Both games kick off at 7 p.m. MT and will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel.
-In other international action, Portugal and the Netherlands square off on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. local time, while Monday will see Brazil against Portugal as the lead in to the USA game.
-More than 250 college coaches are in attendance in Phoenix, joining 30 members of U.S. Soccer's youth national team scouting network and coaches.
-TheYNT Blog is chronicling all the action both on and off the field at Reach 11. Be sure to stay tuned for exclusive videos and photos, along with regular updates throughout the weekend.
-For more on individual training from the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Technical Advisors, be sure to check out the full-length feature from Tony Lepore, Louis Matues and Hugo Perez at ussoccer.com.


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What does fulfillment at work really look like?May 1, 2012: 10:00 AM ET
For the last 30 years, Semco has operated as a kind of lab for experimenting on what it takes to build positive working lives.
By Polly LaBarre
(TheMIX) -- There is tremendous goodwill, not to mention countless exciting experiments, around making the world of work more human -- designed to promote more freedom, equity, engagement, and passion. Why, then, can those words sound so cheap when we hear them repeated over and over by leaders of all stripes? Probably because these words are uttered much more often than they are ever enacted.
That's why it's so refreshing to spend time with a leader who is relentlessly inventive and effective as a champion of this cause. We aim too low, says Ricardo Semler, the irrepressible force behindBrazil's Semco Group. "We constantly talk about passion -- serving customers passionately, filling in forms passionately -- but what if we created the conditions for people to feel exhilaration, to get involved to the point they shout 'yes!' and give each other high fives because they did it their way and it worked?"
What if, instead of assuming passion will just show up when we invoke it, we focused on designing organizations to unleash it?
For the last 30 years, Semco has operated as a kind of lab for experimenting on what it takes to build working lives characterized by exhilaration and fulfillment. From its founding as a manufacturer of centrifuges for the vegetable oils industry, Semco has grown into a collection of companies -- from real estate to inventory services to industrial equipment and document management -- held together less by what business they are in than how they go about doing their business.
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Since the mid-80s, when Semler arrived on the scene, that has translated into an ever-evolving experiment in upending the organizational status quo: no organizational chart, no fixed offices or working hours, no fixed CEO, no HR department, no five-year plan (or two- or one-year-plan), no job descriptions or permanent positions, no approvals necessary. And the company has an endless array of clever practices and initiatives geared to increase individual autonomy.
The result? Market success -- Semco is private but Semler reports average annual revenue growth at 40% and profitability. But probably just as telling is the human impact. Leaders from all over the world have flocked to Semco's door for the past 20 years to learn from its unconventional approach (nearly 80 universities have published Semco case studies and Semler's own book, Maverick, has sold over a million copies).
I caught up with Semler during his three-month sojourn with his family at his beach house in northwestern Brazil, appropriate for a man whose second book is titled The Seven-Day Weekend. One of Semler's more recent leadership innovations has been to kick himself out of the day-to-day management of Semco in order to focus on an array of pursuits including reinventing primary education and disrupting the legal industry with a 21st-century take on legal services. We talked to the sound of jungle birds and waves (alas, via Skype, not in person) and he offered some lessons learned when it comes to turning work into what he calls "a seven-day weekend of fulfillment."
Don't try to find balance -- cultivate equilibrium
The "seven-day weekend" isn't an invitation to an elaborate game of hooky. Rather, it's about creating an environment that encourages "employees to be men and women in full for seven days a week," says Semler.
For all of the good intentions and energy applied these days to re-thinking the five-day, nine-to-five grind, all too often the quest for work-life balance, flexibility, and "empowerment" results in more programs, policies, rules, top-heavy design. At Semco, the two ruling assumptions are: 1) "trust in adult behavior" -- the basic human drive to be productive, to build toward the future, and to contribute to something larger than themselves, and 2) every person's rhythm is different when it comes to when, where, and how they do their best work.
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Whether that translates into the young, high-flying founder of Semco's high-tech ventures unit working 12-plus hour days but also finding time for regular lunches with his girlfriend and intense spectatorship of every tennis tournament, or a shop floor manager taking off the day before a new project launch to spend time in reflection at home, "we want people to work on a structure of their own," says Semler. "You don't have to show up at a certain time, and you can change your pattern at anytime. We don't want to see you at the office -- we don't even have a head office. The day that we measured people by time clocked is long gone. We don't want to know when or how you're working, but if you're fulfilling your commitment."
There are no rules when it comes to finding balance. What Semler is after is that equilibrium that comes from the right mix of challenging, meaningful work and truly rejuvenating pursuits (as opposed to enervating leisure).
Relinquish control and make room for discovery
All of Semco's experiments are geared toward "returning control to our people over a very important piece of real estate -- their destiny," says Semler. He and his colleague are ruthless when it comes to clearing people's paths of the "waste and distraction in all the logistics, the getting around, the sitting in meetings, and the overhead that defines 'normal' work."
Semco's experiments in cutting out bureaucratic clutter include "Up'n'Down Pay," an adaptable system of flexible pay and work hours to accommodate different stages and circumstances in an employee's life supported by an active database of job-sharing and –switching candidates; "Rush Hour MBA," a program that uses two hours of high-traffic commuting time for volunteer-led study sessions; and "Retire-a-Little," a rethinking of the traditional career by building retirement into work and work into retirement with a clever exchange of time off for life pursuits mid-career in exchange for the opportunity to do some meaningful work in later years.
But Semler isn't simply interested in generating freedom from the constraints of the time clock, the cube, and bureaucratic policies -- he's intent on cultivating the freedom to discover your destiny. That's why Semco welcomes "trespassers" (individuals, from interns and assistants to heads of businesses to check out meetings and projects as far afield as they fancy) and promotes a "ramble when bored" approach (a very loose and self-directed job-rotation program). "Interests tend to be cyclical," says Semler. "If people are moving around following their internal radar, they'll dip into their reservoir of talent and develop independence."
Now, all of this freedom doesn't mean life at Semco is chaos. There's a crucial regulatory mechanism. Your cohort of colleagues (the eight to 10 to 12 people you work most closely with at any given point) decides whether to include you in the next six-month budget or not. That's it. "You could have met your targets but still, six out of eight people you work with might not put you on the list as a person they need in the next six months. Then you're in trouble," says Semler. It's admittedly unscientific, but brutally effective. "It's much easier convincing a boss or shareholders, but getting included constantly every six months as someone everyone wants to work with is much tougher."
Always ask "Why?" -- and then ask it again, and again
If Semco has any signal strategy, it's to simply ask "Why?" Semler calls it the "Three Whys." In just about any situation, "We simply ask 'Why?' three times in a row. 'Why do you do things the way you do? Why is it important for people to come in at the same time? Why is it important for meetings to happen in a certain way?' You keep asking why and you generally get to the answer, 'It is what it is.' And when people realize they're stuck in a mode they really can't explain, this works wonders in breaking down resistance and opening up new possibilities."
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It also works wonders with that dreaded and inescapable ritual of working life, the meeting. At Semco, all meetings start by asking "why we agreed to what we agreed to last time," says Semler. "We don't have minutes. We just start by recounting what we decided and why -- and depending who's in the room, sometimes the whole thing falls apart. And sometimes we all nod and agree and move on. But we never move on just because a meeting or minutes indicate we should."
Semler admits "it's not very comfortable for anyone." But that's exactly the point. When people are not only free, but actively encouraged, to question, to get up and leave a meeting that bores them, to bop into a meeting that interests them, and to push back on previous conclusions, you actually have a chance to get to the heart of the matter, to escape ruts, and to do something that's worth doing. That's the spirit of Semco's regular "Are You Nuts?" meetings, where only the most outlandish ideas are seriously considered.
Dear Readers: What are you doing to make your business just a little nuttier? How are you pushing yourself and your people out of the inevitable ruts? Share your stories below.


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Public Adoption Bulletin Board
The Cat Welfare Society is not a shelter and we do not house any cats. This is a public adoption board for members of the public to post cats that need homes. Note that postings may take up to 3 working days to be published.
Are you ready to adopt a cat?
Before you make the decision to give a cat a home, here are a few basic considerations:
i) Do you intend to keep your cat strictly indoors? Roaming pet cats are the biggest source of complaints and neighbourly disputes in high-rise flats, leading to rounding up by pest control or in some cases, abuse.
ii) Do you intend to secure your windows with cat-proof mesh or grills to prevent accidents? It only takes a moment of distraction for a cat to fall out of a window.
ii) Do you intend to sterilise the cat when it reaches 6 months?
iv) Are you prepared to keep the cat for life?
A pet is a big responsibility. When we make the right decisions, what awaits us are the countless joys of owning a cat.
How do we ensure that cats go to good homes when we foster?
Do screen potential adopters carefully. A guide on what to look out for can be found at FAQ - Adoption Screening.
Do include the basic adoption criteria in your adoption postings so potential adopters are aware of the requirements of responsible cat owners. Posts with no criteria stated will be prompted over email to include at least the following:
i) The cat must be kept strictly indoors. If the window and gate grilles are large enough to allow the cat to pass through, they must be meshed.
ii) If the cat has not yet been sterilised, do ensure the cat is sterilised within the month the cat is released. If you are adopting out a kitten, do follow up closely to ensure the cat is sterilised.
iii) Ensure the adopter is aware that they are to provide good quality food and take the cat for regular visits.
iv) Ensure that the adopter is aware that a cat is a lifetime commitment and will provide it with a lifetime of love and care.
v) Do sign an adoption contract so both you and the adopter are aware of your continuing obligations.
It is good practice to take down the full contact details of an adopter before you pass them the cat. This includes their name, telephone number and full address. Politely ask for their IC for verification as a safeguard. It is recommended that a simple contract between fosterer and adopter be signed so that minimal standards of care for the cat/kitten is communicated. Samples are available at FAQ - Adoption Contract.
What is the recommended adoption fee?
The recommended adoption fee is $40 - $60. However, there may be cases when the cat received extensive veterinary care such as sterilisation, vaccination and treatment which warrants that the adoption fee be set higher. It is good practice to show the proof of such vet care to justify the higher fee.
Ultimately, adoption is about saving lives and more lives can be saved when adopters help with the cost of foster care through the adoption fee. This enables fosterers to continue to do more for other cats once the present are rehomed.
Microchipping is a good practice! How do I register my cat's microchip details?
In due time, cat owners will be required to microchip their pets similarly to dog owners. This good practice increases the chances of reuniting with your pet when it is lost or stolen, proves ownership and aims to curb abandonment by promoting accountability of pet owners to their pets. Microchipping is one of the ownership conditions for the cat ownership pilot currently underway in Chong Pang estate.
You can register with Pet Call. There is a fee.You can also provide your microchip details to the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority, which is a good idea as lost pets may end up there. To register with AVA, email email@example.com with your name, NRIC or FIN no, address, contact number and details of your cat - breed, age, colour sex (neutered).
BEWARE of Scammers
Recently, we found a post to our adoption board which is highly suspected to be a pet scam. Essentially when a potential adopter agrees to take the cat, the scammer will start asking for money for various things like vet fees, customs fees, etc. They would sometimes threaten the adopter with legal or police action should the adopter not send the money (usually via Western Union). Here are some good tips provided by a concerned citizen that you may want to be aware of when responding to an adoption post:
i) If it's too good to be true (e.g. a free Siberian! Or, on Locanto, a Bengal for just $250!), be extra careful.
ii) Always insist on meeting the cat and fosterer first before committing.
iii) Never allow the person releasing the cat to you to use a transport agency. Collect the cat yourself, or arrange for your own transporter.
iv) Do not release personal information like your home address, occupation or family details over email. Scammers are known to break into homes, or steal your identity with this information.
To post on this board
Submit your adoption posting here (login required) with a short write-up, photos of the cat/kitten, the adoption criteria and a contact number or email so potential adopters can contact you directly. All cats above 6 months old must be sterilised and when you post on this board, you warrant that they are.
Please note that the filenames of your photos should not contain symbols or spaces (e.g. Tom & Jerry.jpg) as this will result in the photos not properly displayed. Please rename the file (e.g. tomandjerry.jpg) before you post. The file size for the photos should not exceed 1MB.


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Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Digital Collections
Speech of Senator l'viike l'v~ansfielcl (D., Iv~ ontana)
For Release Thursday A.M. s, July 4 , 1957
Mr . President, the desirability of a test ban on big nuclear tests is
the most controversial issue that confronts the nations of the world today.
There are many proposals coming from the capitals of the world and from
many prominent individuals, These proposals differ largely in matters of
de gree, The Soviet Union has made a number of attempts to seize the initiative
in pron,oting a worldwide ban on nuclear tests, Propacanda or not, we must
admit that these Soviet proposals have put the nations of the Free VTorld on the
defensive. It is time that the United States forcefully reassumes its leadership.
P.s I have stated on previous occasions I feel that a multilateral ban on
the testinG of nuclear weapons of one megaton or more in strene;th would be in
the best interest of the peoples of the world, both from a defense and humanitarian
point of view,
l'v .. y views on this subject are known, as are the views of many of my
colleagues here in the Senate. Many scientists and lay people have expressed
their thoughts on this tor:ic. \ That disturbs me greatly is whether this country,
as the most powerful nation in the world, has a firm policy on this, the greatest
of all issues. I really do not know and from all public sources of information I
am forced to assume that the President, his associates and his advisers in the
Administration are not unified in the formulation of a firm policy on the continued
testing of nuclear weapons.
In Nover...-.ber of 1956, President Eisenhower stated that he opposed a ban
of any ~-:ind on the continued testing of nuclear weapons . On the eve of the 1 ~56
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presidential election, Dr. Edward Teller and Dr. Ernest Lawrence of the
University of California Radiation Center is sued a statement that
"the radioactivity produced by the testing program is insignificant~•. This
statement, though disputed by some, had considerable effect on the thinking of
many people at that time.
In the months that have passed since the presidential election the growing
support for some kind of a test ban has become very vocal and President
Eisenhower has come to lool~ more favorably upon the de sir ability of a nuclear
test ban. Just recently Dr. Teller and Dr. Lawrence joined with the Chairman
of the Atomic Eneqw Comrr.is sian in reporting to the President that this
country now knew a way of making virtually 11 clean11 super-bombs in which the
radio active fallout could be cut down by 96%. Prior to this announcement the
Administration had corr.mitted itself to a ban on nuclear tests under stringent
conditions as part of an overall disarmament pr og rarrJ,
Now, however, the President has said that while he would still stand
by the heavily conditioned United 3tates offer to join in a ban on atomic tests 1
he thought there was much to be said for continuing tests in order to eliminate
the fallout dangers to the fullest possible degree.
I might say at this point that re gardless of the source of scientific
information it would seem unreasonable to depend on only one source on such a
vital issue. Advice from other learned scientists should also be considered,
During the course of the recent Joint P.tomic Ener3y Committee hearings 1 AEC
scientist, Dr. Alvin C. Graves, testified that complete cleanliness in hydrogen
bombs was impossible.
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In recent weelcs the "clean" bor.:_b has been used as a r.oajor argument
favorinr; the continued testing of large hydrogen weapons, Let us consider for a
mon-.ent the various ramifications of a "clean" versus the "dirty" bomb,
I think the first important consideration is to recognize that _g_ it is
possible for this country to perfect a "clean'' bomb, can we be assured that
Great Britain, the Soviet Union and any other nation which would become a
nuclear power would also be able to perfect "clean" bombs. live must remember
that our nuclear test explosions are not the only ones which spawn radioactive
particles into the atmosphere, hre we willing to give our formula to the Soviet
Union so that she can continue her tests without contaminating the atmosphere?
Another point we must consider is that if we do perfect a bomb that is
95 or 96% "clean" the percentage that is still "dirty" in one of these bombs in the
mecaton range would still release more fallout than the atomic bomb dropped on
Proponents of the "clean" bomb say that such bombs could be used
tactically in battlefield operations without unnecessarily injuring civilians with
fallout and without contaminating the ground so that invading troops could not
enter. Conversely it could be argued that the "dirty11 bomb is more desirable
because it would contaminate an area for a long period of time making it
Because of the tremendous force embodied in a megaton bomb, that is,
in terms of millions of tons of TNT, the initial destruction from the explosion and
the heat creates total destruction over areas covering several miles, It would
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seem difficult to limit a target to a specific military installation without bringing
death and destruction to hundreds of thousands of innocent people.
I am not at all convinced that the use of a "clean" bomb would
automatically displace the use of hydrogen weapons which would spread radioactive
fallout over a larr;e area,
VIe as Americans may not use "dirty" bombs but who is to say that the
aggressor will do lil~ewisc, I feel that this yen to perfect "clean" bombs is leadins
us to an unattainable e;oal of perfection in war .
It is time for realism. The advantages and disadvantages of "clean"
and "dirty" borr.bs "ill be cast to the winds if, God forbid, the world should
become embroiled in another -,,., orld v"lar.
I feel that the greatest contributio'1 to a worldwide disarmament
program would be a multilateral a e;reement among the nuclear powers to end the
testing of larce hydrogen weapons of one megaton or more in strength. Such an
agreement is enforceable because from all information available it would be
impossible for any nation to test such a large weapon without beine; detected,
This I feel can be the first step in any sound disarmament program, It
is virtually impossible to bring about a complete disarmament agreement among
the major powers without approaching it on a step by step basis. The Administration
is to be commended for proposing at the current Disarmament Conference in
London a ban on nuclear tests for a 10-months' period if, at the same time, the
Soviet Union will agree to stop the manufacture of such weapons. I would express
the hope that should our proposal fail, because of an "all or nothing, take it or
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leave it" basis, that neeotiations would be continued in the hope that some small
step-by-step agreement could be reached in this difficult and delicate field,
I want to mal~e it clear that I do not suggest that we discontinue the testing
and perfection of small tactical nuclear weapons, This is very necessary to
maintain our military strength in the atomic age until the-re is an iron-clad
disarmament agre~ment,
Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 39, Folder 1, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
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Chelsea transfer news: Partizan Belgrade claim Blues are not set to sign Lazar Markovic
Partizan Belgrade have denied that a deal has been done between themselves and Chelsea for teenage striker Lazar Markovic, although they hinted that he could leave next summer.
The 18-year-old is already a full Serbian international and has attracted the attention of some of the top clubs around Europe.
The Blues are said to be leading the race for his signature, but Partizan are adamant that Markovic is going nowhere.
"We would like to announce that all information saying Lazar Markovic has been sold is untrue," Partizan spokesman Nenad Danilovic told Serbian news agency Tanjug.
"During the winter, Partizan rejected all offers that came for Markovic and he will stay with us at least for one year more."
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Hutchinson, Rainey, et al. Lead WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST at Alley Theatre, 5/11 - 6/12
Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley Theatre's new production of Theresa Rebeck's WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST, part of the Alley Theatre's New Play Initiative. WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST runs on the Alley Theatre's Neuhaus Stage May 11 through June 12, 2012.
Theresa Rebeck returns to the Alley after the hugely successful Mauritius, Bad Dates, and The Scene with her latest black comedy, "probing how sexism remains well entrenched in the work-place, not least when pitting women against each other in a boys' club atmosphere" (Variety).
Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck is the creator of the NBC drama SMASH, her play Seminar recently premiered on Broadway and The Scene, which the Alley Theatre produced in 2007, has been turned into a feature film titled Seducing Charlie Barker.
Scott Schwartz (the Alley's Mauritius, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing) returns to direct.
What We're Up Against features Alley Theatre Acting Company members Chris Hutchison as Weber and David Rainey as Ben.
What We're Up Against also features Nancy Lemenager as Janice, David Andrew Macdonald as Stu, and Julia Motyka as Eliza. All three actors are making their Alley Theatre debut.
What We're Up Against will feature scenic and lighting design by Kevin Rigdon (Alley's The Seagull, The Monster at the Door, August: Osage County) with costume design by Alejo Vietti (Alley's The Seagull, Pygmalion, August: Osage County) and sound design is by Josh Schmidt (Alley's Pygmalion, Harvey, The Farnsworth Invention).
What We're Up Against, by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Scott Schwartz, begins previews Friday, May 11, opens Wednesday, May 16 and runs through Sunday, June 10, 2012 on the Neuhaus Stage.
Theresa Rebeck is a widely produced playwright. New York productions include Seminar, The Understudy, Mauritius, The Scene, The Water's Edge, Bad Dates, The Butterfly Collection, Spike Heels, Loose Knit, The Family of Mann, View of the Dome and Omnium Gatherum (co-written, Pulitzer finalist). Publications include her "Collected Plays Volume I" (volumes II and III, fall 2007), "Free Fire Zone" (fall 2007), all with Smith & Kraus, and two novels, "Three Girls and Their Brother" and "Twelve Rooms with a View," with Random House/Shaye Areheart Books.
Produced feature films include Harriet the Spy, Gossip, and the independent features Sunday on the Rocks and Seducing Charlie Barker (adapted from her play The Scene). Awards include the Writer's Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama and a Peabody Award for her work on NYPD Blue. She has also won The National Theatre Conference Award, the William Inge New Voices Playwriting Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Award, an Alex Award and a Lilly Award. She is the creator of the NBC drama, SMASH.


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