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Employee Self Service allows K-State employees to view their paycheck data, leave balances, benefit summaries, compensation and training summaries. Employees may update their direct deposit data, W-4 and/or K-4 tax information, personal data (address, phone, emergency contact, marital status, ethnic code, employee information) and enroll for training online using this application.
Go to K-State Employee Self Service
Use the State of Kansas Employee Self Service Center for Benefits Open Enrollment and more. NOTE: The State of Kansas Employee Self Service Center is not the same as the K-State Self Service program and does not use the K-State eID and password.
Access the web site for HRIS employee self-service either by keying the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) at http://www.as.ksu.edu/HRIS or go through the Division of Human Resources web site http://www.ksu.edu/hr/ and select the Employee Self Service link or go to the K-State Home page and find Employee Self Service under both Faculty & Staff/Employment and Students/Employment.
Sign in on the page using your K-State eID and your eID Password, then select Sign In
HRIS is available 7 days a week, except for 4:00 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. each day and during occasional system maintenance.
Phone Number: (785) 532-7722
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
The Help Desk is the initial point of contact for a user question or a trouble call.
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Important: After viewing Self Service data, select "Sign Out" before closing browser.Return to Menu
Before printing Self Service information, reset browser margins.
Important: After viewing Self Service data, select "Sign Out" before closing browser.Return to Menu
You may review your Medical/Prescription, Dental, Vision, Supplemental Life, TEA Life, Flex Spending, and retirement plan coverage or participation.
To access your Benefits Summary, follow these steps:
The following information is displayed:
Your Employee ID and Name as they appear in HRIS. The EmplID was assigned to you when you were initially hired with the State of Kansas or Kansas State University.
Represents the Company in which you are employed. The different companies are: State of Kansas, Child Development Center, Student Publications, Intercollegiate Athletics and the K-State Student Union.
This date is a factor in leave accrual and longevity bonuses for classified employees. It is also a factor in leave payouts upon retirement and the calculation of layoff scores. The service date indicates the length of service for all employees. It includes time worked in classified or unclassified positions, excluding temporary non-benefits eligible appointments or student appointments. Dates are re-calculated when an employee has a break in service, including periods of leave without pay for more than 30 days.
The next three columns display your State service broken down by Years, Months and Days. This accumulation is based on the service date listed previously.
Displays the Company in which you are employed.
Accrual Date
This will be the last day of the pay period for which time and leave has been processed for employees.
Plan Type
Each plan type is listed separately as follows: Sick, Vacation, Comp Time, Holiday Comp Time and Discretionary Day. For Discretionary Day, only the description will display (no hours) and it will only display if the discretionary day has NOT been used for the current year.
Beginning Balance
Displays your leave balance at the beginning of the pay period indicated. This is your balance prior to leave earned and used for that pay period.
Hrs Earned
Displays the number of hours earned during the pay period. Leave earnings are based on service date and/or hours worked or upon FTE.
Hrs Taken
Displays the number of hours taken/used during the pay period. This information will come from pay sheets/pay records.
Ending Balance
This number is determined based upon the following: Beginning Balance + Hours Earned - Hours Used + or - Adjustments for the pay period indicated. These are the hours available for you to use for each type of leave. (Leave must be approved in advance by your supervisor.)
Informational Message
Note: The information displayed on the View Leave Accrual Balances page is for the pay period indicated and will be updated on a bi-weekly basis.
Important: After viewing Self Service data, select "Sign Out" before closing browser.Return to Menu
On May 21, 2010, the Department of Administration announced the implementation of a policy of 100% direct deposit for employee payroll and travel and expense reimbursement with all payments made on or after October 1, 2010. You may select up to a maximum of nine accounts within six financial institutions for payroll funds and only one account for the travel and expense reimbursement direct deposit.
You can review, add and update your Direct Deposit for payroll funds and/or travel and expense reimbursement information using the "Employee Self Service" in HRIS. To access your information, follow these steps:
You may specify a percent or a dollar amount for each account. The total percentages of all accounts must equal 100%. Thes system will automatically assign the deposit order.
The following screen will appear with your information. Please review your information first.
To change an amount or percent click on the edit button next to the amount.
The following screen will appear. Enter the amount change, enter the routing number in the Verify Routing Number field, enter the account number in the Verify Account Number field, and click on the save button.
The process is the same for changing account percentages, but you must start by decreasing the percentage(s) and or deleting account(s) first. Then make changes by increasing percentage(s) and/or adding new accounts. The total percentages of all accounts must equal 100%.
You may select only one account for your travel and expense reimbursement direct deposit.
To change an account for your travel and expense reimbursement click on the Edit Travel Account button.
The following screen will appear. Enter your change, enter the routing number in the Verify Routing Number field, enter the account number in the Verify Account Number field, and click on the save button.
Frequently asked questions for direct deposit can be found on the Human Resources website: http://www.k-state.edu/hr/ped/ddfaq.html
You cannot update your Direct Deposit for payroll funds and/or travel and expense reimbursement Information using HRIS if:
If you cannot update your Direct Deposit Information using HRIS, you must mail a "Direct Deposit of Employee Payroll and/or Employee Travel and Expense Reimbursement Authorization Form" http://www.k-state.edu/hr/forms/per58.pdf (pdf) to Payroll & Employee Data, 103 Edwards Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-4801.
If you have questions about the above information, please contact Anna Carroll, in HR/Payroll & Employee Data at 785-532-6277.
Employees are encouraged to identify and/or modify emergency contact information via Employee Self Service/HRIS to ensure that the department or Division of Human Resources may promptly respond to a medical emergency.
Access Emergency Contact page and identify or modify information. Employee Self Service > Personal Information > Emergency Contacts
Enter appropriate information and SAVE.
The eTime Entry page in Employee Self Service/HRIS replaces the hard copy time document for student employees and allows on-line entry each day, week, or pay period. To record time worked on-line, follow these steps:
As a designated supervisor, an e-mail message will be received after a student employee completes and submits their eTime document (electronic time document) for approval. The eTime Document replaces the hard copy time document, allows student employees to enter time on-line, and automates workflow (e-mail notification) for the approval process.
Please approve time entry for your student employees each pay period prior to 5:00 p.m. on the Monday following pay period end date for a timely paycheck. Pay Periods and Pay Dates: http://www.k-state.edu/hr/paydates.html
Department Supervisors: Select yourself or another department supervisor from the list.
After supervisor is selected, employees who report to selected supervisor will appear and those who have completed and submitted their eTime document for approval will appear with recorded hours.
After approving hours, an e-mail notification from HRIS will be sent to the employee and the supervisor. Also, the hours will be automatically forwarded to begin the paycheck process. Those with no hours reported cannot be approved check box will appear grey.
After rejecting hours, an e-mail notification from HRIS will be sent to the employee and the supervisor indicating the needed adjustment. The employee will be responsible for making the adjustment and resubmitting for approval prior to the on-line entry deadline.
Save and Sign out of HRIS before closing browser.Return to Menu
Note: If an employee does not appear on the approval list or approval needs to be processed after the deadline, please contact your department personnel specialist for instructions.
Allows employees to enroll on-line in KSU training opportunities coordinated by the Division of Human Resources, Training, Hale Library and other departments via HRIS Employee Self Service.
If applicable, please secure supervisor's permission before enrolling.
A list of training opportunities will appear. Select the View Available Sessions link or enter a full or partial course name in the search box for a list of matching courses. (i.e., FIS, HRIS, Performance Review, etc.)
After selecting View Available Sessions link or entering desired course name in the edit box, the following session information will appear (i.e., session date, session number, location, start time, duration, open seats and waitlisted). Click the desired session number to view session details.
Session details will appear. Click on "Continue" to begin enrollment process.
To submit enrollment request, click on "Submit" button.
Comment: (Optional) Enter comments, if applicable.
Note: Comments entered will appear within e-mail registration confirmation sent to you, your supervisor, department personnel specialist and Training staff.
After clicking on Submit, a Registration Confirmation will be sent to you, your supervisor and your department personnel specialist via e-mail from email@example.com
If you have questions regarding your enrollment status, please contact Training at email@example.com . Please include your name, employee ID, course title, course code, and course session number.
Important: After viewing Self Service data, select "Sign Out" before closing browser.Return to Menu
Allows employees to view supplemental life insurance coverage amounts.
Coverage amounts on this page do not reflect the 150% basic term life insurance every benefits eligible State employee receives at no cost. This page displays supplemental life insurance additional life insurance.
Life Insurance Summary is composed of three parts:
For a list of supplemental life plans, refer to types of benefits and plan descriptions. (pdf)
Important: After viewing Self Service data, select "Sign Out" before closing browser.Return to Menu
Paycheck information is available via Employee Self Service/HRIS the Monday prior to a payday.
After selecting "View Paycheck" - a list will appear. Select the desired check date link. Note: To view a paycheck PDF file the Pop-Up Blocker needs to be turned off.
The most recent on-cycle paycheck will be the first check listed unless a paycheck has been adjusted. Adjusted paychecks will display the pay period end date in which the adjustment was processed.
The top sections include:
Deduction Codes and Descriptions: http://www.k-state.edu/hr/hris/Deduction_Codes.html
The Total Taxes includes Social Security, Medicare, Federal and State Withholdings.
The Total Deductions includes all before and after tax deductions.
If you have questions regarding your pay information, please contact your department personnel specialist.
Important: After viewing Self Service data, select "Sign Out" before closing browser.Return to Menu
Faculty and staff may order a K-State Parking Permit online using Employee Self-Service. They may order the same parking permit as the previous year or select another option. Payment choices include payroll deduct, credit card, check, or cash. After completing the online process, the user will receive an e-mail confirmation.
To order a parking permit
After reading Traffic and Parking
turn on the check box (I agree to the Traffic and Parking
Regulations) to proceed to the next page.
Faculty and staff may reorder the same permit as the previous year or select another option.
Select Payment Method and click on the "Submit" button.
Or, select the Back button to review or change previous page options.
After clicking on "Submit," an e-mail confirmation will be sent to you from psoft.
Sign Out of Employee Self Service/HRIS.
For more information, contact Parking Services at (785) 532-7275 or email@example.com.
As necessary, you may update your address, phone number(s), emergency contacts, marital status and ethnic group. Select appropriate yellow push button to update information. After updating information, select SAVE.
You may review your work information. This page represents your primary job information that will be printed in the Campus Phone Book and that will display online in the K-State People Directory. Please submit discrepancies to your department personnel specialist.
Remember: Never share your password with anyone.
The change to your W-4 and/or K-4 Tax Information is complete. Return to the W-4 and/or K-4 Tax Information page.
An e-mail will be sent to you with the following information:
For information regarding Employee Self-Service W-4 and/or K-4 Tax Information, please contact Anna Carroll at (785) 532-6277.
Important: After viewing Self Service data, select "Sign Out" before closing browser.Return to Menu
Allows employees to view a summary of their direct and indirect compensation on-line based upon information from the Human Resources Information System (HRIS).
Includes salary, health insurance, life insurance, retirement, other benefits, and tax contributions for a given calendar year.
The summary does not replace W-2 forms or other income tax related information and is not intended for use in tax preparation.
Employee Self Service > Payroll and Compensation > View > Total Compensation Summary
The following information will appear. Read this information carefully before proceeding to the Total Compensation Summary page.
To view the Total Compensation Summary page, select the yellow push button labeled "Total Compensation Summary" at the bottom of the page.
The summary shows both direct and indirect compensation.
Direct compensation: Pay received for hours worked, holidays, leave, etc.
Indirect compensation: Contributions by the University on behalf of the employee for insurance, retirement and employer required taxes.
Important: After viewing Self Service data, select "Sign Out" before closing browser.Return to Menu
Allow employees to view a listing of the training they have completed through their department, Training, and the Division of Human Resources.
A listing of the training sessions you have completed appears.
If you have questions regarding this information, please contact your department personnel specialist.
Important: After viewing Self Service data, select "Sign Out" before closing browser.Return to Menu
If you experience any difficulties, please contact the IT Help Desk at (785) 532-7722 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Important: When finished viewing/printing Employee Self Service data, don't forget to select Sign Out before closing the browser.


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Thursday, April 24, 2014
By Colleen Barry
The Associated Press
FLORENCE, Italy – More than two years after Amanda Knox returned to the U.S. apparently home free, an Italian court Thursday reinstated her murder conviction in the stabbing of her roommate and increased her sentence to 28½ years in prison, raising the specter of a long extradition fight.
Amanda Knox and then-boyfriend Raphael Sollecito stand outside the murder scene in Perugia, Italy, in 2007.
The Associated Press
This combination of photos shows, from left: Italian student Raffael Sollecito; slain 21-year-old British woman Meredith Kercher; and her American roommate Amanda Knox. A Florence appeals panel designated by Italy's supreme court reinstated Knox's murder conviction Thursday.
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Knox, 26, received word in her hometown of Seattle. The former American exchange student said she was "frightened and saddened by the unjust verdict" and blamed "overzealous and intransigent prosecution," ''narrow-minded investigation" and coercive interrogation techniques.
"This has gotten out of hand," Knox said in a statement. "Having been found innocent before, I expected better from the Italian justice system."
Lawyers for Knox and her 29-year-old ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, who was also found guilty, vowed to appeal to Italy's highest court, a process that will take at least a year and drag out a seesaw legal battle that has fascinated court-watchers on both sides of the Atlantic and led to lurid tabloid headlines about "Foxy Knoxy" and her sex life.
It was the third trial for Knox and Sollecito, whose first two trials in the 2007 slaying of British exchange student Meredith Kercher produced flip-flop verdicts of guilty, then innocent.
After the acquittal in 2011, Knox returned to the U.S., where she evidently hoped to put herself beyond the reach of Italian law. But Italy's supreme court soon ordered a third trial.
On Thursday, the panel of two judges and six lay jury members deliberated 11½ hours before issuing its decision, stiffening Knox's original 26-year sentence, apparently to take into account an additional conviction for slander, while confirming Sollecito's 25-year term.
Legal experts said it is unlikely Italy will request Knox's extradition before the verdict is final. In Italy, verdicts are not considered final until they are confirmed, usually by the supreme Court of Cassation.
The final decision of whether to hand Knox over to the Italians would rest with the U.S. State Department, and the issue is likely to stir debate over whether she is a victim of double jeopardy, because she was retried after an acquittal. But even Knox's lawyers dismissed the double-jeopardy notion, pointing out that the case hadn't yet run through all three levels of the Italian justice system
"Many Americans are quite astonished by the ups and downs in this case," said Mary Fan, a former federal prosecutor who teaches at the University of Washington Law School in Seattle.
Kercher, 21, was found dead in a pool of blood in the bedroom of the apartment she and Knox shared in the town of Perugia, where they were studying. Kercher had been sexually assaulted and her throat slashed.
Knox and Sollecito denied any involvement in the killing. After initially giving confused alibis, they insisted they were at Sollecito's apartment that night, smoking marijuana, watching a movie and making love.
Prosecutors originally argued that Kercher was killed in a drug-fueled sex game gone awry — an accusation that made the case a tabloid sensation.
But at the third trial, a new prosecutor argued that the violence stemmed from arguments between roommates Knox and Kercher about cleanliness and was triggered by a toilet left unflushed by a third defendant, Rudy Hermann Guede.
Guede, who is from the Ivory Coast, was convicted in a separate trial in a verdict that specified he did not commit the crime alone. He is serving a 16-year sentence.
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Judge Alessandro Nencini, center, reads the guilty verdict Thursday in the murder of Amanda Knox's British roommate.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
By LORI MONTGOMERY and ROSALIND S. HELDERMAN
The Washington Post
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, center right, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., center left, head for a Republican conference meeting to discuss the "fiscal cliff" bill Monday in Washington.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden make a statement regarding the passage of the fiscal cliff bill in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House Tuesday.
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"I think the best outcome is to have a clean bill, actually put it on the floor and see what the consensus of the House is," said Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, a freshman who has opposed every major bipartisan compromise on the budget over the past two years and said he would vote against the measure.
If approved by the House, the bill would proceed to the White House for Obama's signature. It calls for the top tax rate to rise immediately from 35 percent to 39.6 percent on income over $450,000 for married couples and $400,000 for single people.
The measure would protect more than 100 million families earning less than $250,000 a year from significant income tax increases set to take effect this month -- although their payroll taxes will rise with the expiration of a temporary tax cut adopted two years ago.
In addition to avoiding much of the fiscal cliff, the measure would extend federal dairy policies through September, averting a threatened doubling of milk prices. The measure also would cancel a scheduled pay raise for members of Congress.
After weeks of partisan bickering over whether taxes should increase for anyone, the compromise bill rolled through the Senate early Tuesday in a highly unusual New Year's Day vote. The vote was 89 to 8, with both parties offering overwhelming support.
The moment served as a rare bipartisan coda to what has been one of the most rancorous, partisan Congresses in recent history. The 11 senators who are retiring received hugs and kisses from their colleagues. The current Congress ends at noon Thursday, when the new Congress will be seated, and lawmakers would have been forced to scrap the fiscal cliff legislation and start over.
Three Democrats voted against the measure: Tom Harkin of Iowa, Thomas Carper of Delaware and Michael Bennet of Colorado.
Bennet complained that the bill would do little to reduce record budget deficits. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the measure would cause the national debt to be $4 trillion higher by 2022 than if all of the cliff's tax increases and spending cuts had been allowed to take effect.
Five Senate Republicans also rejected the measure, including tea party favorites Rand Paul of Kentucky, Mike Lee of Utah and Rubio.
But 40 others voted for it, including such Republican leaders on tax-and-spending policy as Sen. Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania and Ronald Johnson of Wisconsin, a tea party star who frequently consults with House conservatives.
Neither party was entirely happy with the bill. While conservatives complained about new taxes and a lack of spending reductions, liberals complained about its provisions regarding inherited estates.
Although the tax rate would rise from 35 percent to 40 percent, estates worth as much as $5 million -- $10 million for married couples -- would go untaxed. And an inflation adjustment would guarantee that the size of the exemption would grow to $15 million for couples by the end of the decade.
Still, House Democrats largely embraced the measure, which was negotiated by Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and endorsed by Obama. After receiving a point-by-point 90-minute briefing from Biden on Tuesday, Democrats rallied around the package.
"It's long overdue for us to have this solution to go forward and remove all doubt as to what comes next for our country," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
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What to Watch For: Patriots at Dolphins, Round Two
Friday, December 13, 2013
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. So if you're the Patriots, what happens when you fool 'em three straight weeks?
You might consider yourselves very, very lucky. And, living on the edge of the present-day NFL.
With come-from-behind wins each of the past three weeks over Denver, Houston and Cleveland...you might say the New England Patriots just know how to win. That may be the only plausible explanation for coming back from deficits of 24, 10 and 12 points, respectively, in those three weeks - with the victory over the Browns an especially close call, scoring 13 points in the final 61 seconds. Optimists might say the Patriots are living charmed lives...and pessimists?
They can't keep doing it again, and again. Can they?
It's true, the Patriots have begun to play more like the team expected of them on the offensive side of the ball since the midway point of the season, with Tom Brady finally having healthy, reliable targets to throw to. Then, TE Rob Gronkowski was felled by a knee injury suffered last week against Cleveland, knocking him out of action for the remainder of this season...and perhaps into next year. Fortunately for TB12, there may still be enough versatility left with the emergence of RB Shane Vereen as a pass-catcher, and WR Julian Edelman as a reliable go-to guy in clutch situations, that an opposing defense might still have difficult choices to make in coverage.
The real challenge to keeping the good times rolling will come from the other side of the ball. Defensively, the Patriots have been anything but playoff-like of late, giving up more than 400 yards per game over the past four weeks...as well as almost 29 points per game over that stretch. There's very little resistance up the middle against the run, thanks largely to the numerous injuries to key players and positions, and the secondary is hobbling and bruised.
The defense, as Bill Belichick might say, "is what it is." That's not to say they still can't stop someone when they need to, but over the past four weeks (including against Carolina), they haven't done much of that. For these Patriots to continue living large, and keep up with their winning ways...they'll need to slow someone down, at the very least.
Because if they can't, they'll only be fooling themselves.
Don't change a thing
Sounds a little strange, but at least on the offensive side of the ball, that might be the best way to keep defenses honest. There's no mistaking the Patriots will miss one of the top receivers in the game in Gronkowski, but whoever lines up as his replacement will need to keep the Dolphins "D" honest, at the least. Whether it's Matthew Mulligan, Michael Hoomanawanui or D.J. Williams, they'll need to run similar routes and block similar plays in order to keep Miami from shading toward coverage on Vereen, Edelman and Danny Amendola. The Pats must keep them honest.
Get off the field
That has to be the mantra for the defense going forward. The Patriots have struggled stopping the run, and they've struggled getting off the field on 3rd down. That was a big part of the problem in the first meeting with the Dolphins, which the Pats came from behind (surprise!) to win 27-17 in Foxboro on October 27th. Miami has big-play potential, with Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline and Charles Clay all capable of making them. The secondary will have its hands full, but winning the battle up front, where the Dolphins have been hurt (losing Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito, for instance) a bit, will be key.
Find a different mojo
At least they're winning. At 10-3, the Patriots are in position to control their own destiny for the playoffs with a first-round bye. But only if they don't stumble. Miami, having lost seven straight to New England, has its back to the wall at 7-6, needing a win to keep fleeting hopes alive. A loss, and they're pretty much out. So they'll play with an urgency that will be tough for NE to match. And the way the Patriots have started slowly over the past four weeks, that could be a key ingredient in keeping them from clinching a 5th straight East Division title - and keeping the Dolphins in the mix for the final AFC playoff spot.
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Howard Miller
In all my years of watching football i dont think i have ever seen three comebacks like the Pats had in a single season three game in a row. Makes you wonder if Bunky was wrong when he questioned the player whon accused the Pats of spying. I appoligize if i misspeledm any words. The ac has made my hands cold and am having a little trouble typing.
Thanks Howie
John Rooke
Howie - there's no "spying" going on. Really, how would the Patriots get into a practice to videotape ANYTHING? I know how hard it is to get into facilities - it just doesn't happen. It's a simple case of preparation meets opportunity. In the Patriots' instance, they've had some fortunate LUCK mixed in. They're due for a letdown, IMO.
Howard Miller
John-what do you mean no spying going on the Pats have paid afine for spying John are you a Yankee fan


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Because organizations are, in the end, webs of relationships, they are dynamic, living systems. Leaders cannot control dynamic, living systems, but they can disturb them (Wheatley, 1999). Leaders who influence organizations in an efficacious manner form a comprehensive understanding of both the theoretical and practical workings of organizations. Identifying the mental models individuals hold about the organization that collectively identify the organization is inherent to the development of mature leadership that can transform organizations at fundamental levels.
Transformational changes within the organization can occur when leaders identify and change the thinking of the organization. The identification and examination from many angles of the complex and difficult issues associated with mental models requires the ability to engage in dialogue. Genuine dialogue involves listening without judgment, reflecting on thoughts and feelings, respecting differences, seeking deeper levels of understanding, releasing control, and identifying underlying, unstated assumptions (Daft & Lengel, 1998; Senge, 1990).
Wheatley (1999) suggested healthy systems connect to more and more of themselves by strengthening the relationships within the system. Creating organizations based on networks of relationships requires moving from personal to shared visions and this means reconciling individual purpose with organizational purpose (Senge, 1990) by deciding together what we want to create (Block, 2002; Wheatley, 1999). Quinn (2000) contended that leaders facilitate this process by creating the conditions for productive communities to emerge and that these conditions require systems of relationships in which members share a common purpose and each works for the benefit of all (p. 28). The internally driven leader is required to wrestle with issues such as the intent versus the impact of each action that is taken; the role of blame and forgiveness in organizations; and the deepening of both justice and mercy.
Questions to explore through coursework in this dimension include:
- What kind of leadership creates an organization that is a place of infinite possibilities?
- What is the role of the person in creating positive organizational change?
- How can organizations be leader-full (leadership is shared among all people at all levels) yet be led at the same time?
- How can the sacred and miraculous become valued in organizations?
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Week One is in the books and we're ready to unveil our Power Rankings for the Southeastern Conference. Rather than a 1-14 countdown, we break teams down into four categories based on how well they're playing, what we've seen to date, and what we believe their ceiling to be.
Here goes…
National Title Contender
Alabama (1-0) – Are you kidding? Bama almost got caused us to start another category called "National Title Favorite."
LSU (1-0) – The Tigers hammered North Texas as expected. They can still run the ball, play defense, and they even found a punt returner to replace Tyrann Mathieu.
Top 25 Contender
Arkansas (1-0) – The defense still needs some work, but as long as Tyler Wilson is upright, the Hogs will be a Top 25-caliber team.
Georgia (1-0) – If UGA can get past Missouri this weekend, they'll find themselves the SEC East favorite as expected.
Mississippi State (1-0) – Jackson State was hardly a test, but until we see otherwise, Dan Mullen's squad lands on the cusp of our Top 25 category. This week's game with Auburn will tell us a lot more.
Missouri (1-0) – SE Louisiana was hardly a… wait, just wrote that above. Georgia on Saturday provides a litmus test.
South Carolina (1-0) – If Connor Shaw can stay healthy and Carolina can develop a passing a game, the Cocks have the defense to be a Top 25 team. If not, then all those preseason Top 10 predictions can probably be forgotten.
Tennessee (1-0) – With the exception of Alabama, no one had a better coming out party than Tennessee.
Bowl Game Contender
Auburn (0-1) – Ugh. The passing game was poor and the defense was shoddy. Still, the Tigers hung around with Clemson. Beat MSU on Saturday and we may move them up a category.
Florida (1-0) – Gator fans had better hope UF was going vanilla against Bowling Green on Saturday or else Will Muschamp might have another struggle on his hands this year.
Texas A&M (0-0) – Benefit of the doubt. They haven't played yet, but Saturday — against Florida — will get an idea of what the Aggies bring to the SEC table.
Vanderbilt (0-1) – They've still got to get over the hump in close games, but Steve Spurrier's "they don't have any slow dudes like they used to" comment resonates.
Basement Contender
Kentucky (0-1) – Yikes. If the defense doesn't improve it could be an ugly, ugly year in the Commonwealth.
Ole Miss (1-0) – Hugh Freeze got his first win and Bo Wallace announced his arrival, but Central Arkansas threw all over the Rebels on Saturday. That doesn't bode well for the future.


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While some risk factors for prostate cancer are not under individual control, others such as obesity and diet are. In fact, choosing the right foods may be the most important defense men have against prostate cancer.
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When your partner or another special man in your life has prostate cancer, you may be called on to handle the role of caregiver. In that capacity, you'll have to face your own feelings about helping your loved one in sometimes intimate and personal situations, as well as cope with his emotions about being seen in a vulnerable position.


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The Clinton administration proposes to spend $1.77 trillion on all programs from Social Security, to defense, to domestic programs in the new fiscal year 2000 Federal Budget. But is that the whole story?
Not really. Aside from spending the money it collects in taxes, the federal government has the option of regulating us to accomplish its endless goals.
Federal environmental, safety, and economic regulations "taxed" the public $737 billion in compliance costs in 1998, according to compilations from Professor Thomas D. Hopkins. These costs come on top of the above-board taxes we pay and that are detailed in the federal budget. Unlike when the government taxes or borrows to carry out its ends, the regulatory costs imposed by Uncle Sam are off-budget. You won't find them in the Clinton administration's new budget, though regulatory costs are now equivalent to more than 40 percent of the on-budget costs of government.
For an even better perspective, the $737 billion in regulatory compliance costs exceeds all $640 billion of 1996 pretax U.S. corporate profits. And by coincidence, 1997 personal income taxes collected were $737 billion as well.
To help ensure that officials' appreciation of the regulatory state's true scope continually improves, disclosure must be maximized. Greater attention must be focused on reducing the number of costly rules that slip by with few or no benefits. Typically today, no formal weighing of costs against benefits takes place. Despite hundreds of billions spent yearly to comply with federal environmental, safety, and economic regulations, very little official accounting for their costs exists at all. Most regulatory discipline today relies on agencies' voluntary disclosure of the costs and benefits of their regulations – on the few occasions when they are required to do so.
Official Washington must recognize that agency rules don't necessarily do more good than harm, and granting them the benefit of the doubt is getting expensive. However convenient it may be for lawmakers and regulators, the public should not have to tolerate off-budget, hidden government-required expenses of $737 billion. Such costs must be above-board to the greatest extent possible.
Informal estimates and hand-counting will have to do in the meantime. Presented below are some findings of the forthcoming 1999 edition of the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Ten Thousand Commandments: A Policymaker's Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State. Much more is contained in the document itself.
• Regulatory costs now more than knee-high to the federal budget itself: Complying with off-budget federal regulations cost the United States $737 billion in 1998. That's an amount equivalent to 44 percent of the entire federal budget.
• Who monitors all this regulation: The Center for the Study of American Business reports that agencies spent $17 billion to administer and enforce the rules and regulations. If this number is thrown into the mix, total regulatory costs jump to $754 billion.
• I pledge allegiance to regulation: U.S. regulatory costs almost exceed the combined 1995 GNPs of Canada and Mexico — $542 billion and $237 billion, respectively.
• More to come: The twice-yearly Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations describes rules in the pipeline (at the prerule, proposed, final, completed and long-term stages) at the 50-plus federal departments, agencies, and commissions. Now in the pipeline are 4,560 new regulations, a 3.5 percent increase over the previous year's 4,407.
• $11.7 billion in new costs: Of the 4,560 rules in the pipeline, 117 are tagged "economically significant," meaning that they will impose at least $100 million in new costs annually. All told, that's at least $11.7 billion annually in new off-budget costs. It's also important to remember that these are recurring costs, not one-time expenses.
• More aches and pains for small business: Those rules contained in the Unified Agenda pipeline that agencies expect to have significant impacts on small businesses jumped 28 percent in the past year, from 733 to 937 — and are up 37 percent over the past five years.
• Environmental Regulation Agency: Hyper-regulator EPA, with 462 rules in the new Unified Agenda, boasts over 10 percent of the total 4,560 rules in the pipeline. Its 462 rules represent a seven percent increase over last year's count. Furthermore, the EPA alone boasts 38 of the 117 economically significant rules under development by agencies. Thus, at $100 million apiece, EPA's "major" rules alone will cost at least $3.8 billion.
• Small business must suffer too: EPA's rules impacting small business jumped 9 percent over the past year, from 163 to 178, and are up 45 percent over the past five years.
Agencies will likely never perform adequate cost-benefit analyses no matter how strict the analysis requirements imposed upon them. Such campaigns, which in essence seek to get agencies to police themselves better, are not the path to fundamental regulatory reform and disclosure. The most important element of controlling the existing $737 billion regulatory state is to hold Congress accountable for every dollar of costs agencies impose on the public — preferably by requiring Congress to vote to approve agencies' final rules — especially the most costly ones. Agency employees, after all, are not our elected representatives — members of Congress are. Voters cannot hold agencies accountable. Congressional approval — rather than mere agency approval — of both regulations and regulatory costs is the ultimate realization of accountability in regulation. Placing repsonsibility for the regulatory state's costs where it belongs — at the feet of Congress — will provide the best incentives for the cost-benefit tradeoffs that many seek today, because it will finally be in Congress' interest to recognize such tradeoffs.
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New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, has announced 'ART,' from the Tony Award-winning playwright of God of Carnage. 'ART' will run from January 15 through February 5, 2012 in the Charles Mosesian Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts. The press opening will be held on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 7:30pm.
"'ART' is a wonderfully engaging piece of theatre," says Harriet Sheets, Managing Director at New Repertory Theatre. "I am thrilled with the artistic team we have assembled for this piece."
Antonio Ocampo-Guzman, the director of 'ART' states, "It is no wonder why 'ART' has become one of the most popular and produced plays of the last twenty years: it is rich, complex, full of paradox. This level of humanity makes it seem like the most humorous of tragedies or the most heart-breaking of comedies."
Ocampo-Guzman continues, "I'm particularly excited by the quality of work from all the members of our team. It is wonderful to make a play with some of the best actors, designers, and staff in Boston and to share it with one of the most demanding and discerning of audiences."
'ART' features New Rep favorites Doug Lockwood (Twelfth Night, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and The Waverly Gallery) as Yvan, Robert Pemberton (Speed-the-Plow and Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune) as Marc, and Robert Walsh (Speed-the-Plow, True West, Holiday Memories, The Circle (director), and The Cocktail Hour (actor)) as Serge,
'ART' is written by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton.
This intelligent and witty Tony Award-winning play by Yasmina Reza asks the question, "What does our taste in art say about who we are as individuals?" When Serge, a novice art collector, asks his two friends to view his newly acquired work of art, this "priceless" piece tests their fifteen-year friendship and causes them to validate their self-worth.
New Repertory Theatre produces plays that speak powerfully to the essential ideas of our time. Through the passion and electricity of live theater performed to the highest standards of excellence, New Rep expands and challenges the human spirit of both artists and audience. New Rep presents world premieres, contemporary and classic works in several intimate settings. We are committed to education and outreach, including special dedication to the creation of innovative in-school programming and providing access to underserved audiences. New Rep is an active advocate for the arts and a major voice in the national dialogue defining the role of theater in our culture. Programming for New Repertory Theatre is supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Doug Lockwood (Yvan) Boston Area Acting Credits: Twelfth Night, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and The Waverly Gallery (New Rep); Twelfth Night, Antony & Cleopatra, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Henry V, Titus Andronicus, The Winter's Tale, Measure for Measure, King Lear, Richard III (Actors Shakespeare Project: founding member); The Fever (dir. Ken Rus Schmoll); The Cherry Orchard (The Nora Theatre); A Midsummer Night's Dream (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company); Pericles (A.R.T); Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Snow White, Pippi Longstocking (Wheelock Family Theatre); Mrs. Rochester (Wellesley Summer Theatre). Regional: Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre, Consenting Adults Theater Company (Washington DC), Edmonton Festival, Edinburgh Festival. NYC: A Tale of Two Cities (dir. Will Pomerantz); The Erpingham Camp (Showroom Theatre); 52nd St. Project. Directing Credits: Cyrano (twice for New Rep On Tour); Cymbeline (Actors' Shakespeare Company); For Dillon by Carol Lockwood (The Piano Factory); Twelfth Night, Machinal, Cloud 9, Bent, The Beckett Bash, Two Gentlemen of Verona-The Musical, Landscape of the Body (Boston Conservatory). Acting Faculty: The Boston Conservatory. MFA in Acting from University of Washington under the direction of Steve Pearson.


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A recent press event at Volvo Construction Equipment's Konz facility has not only unveiled the company's latest EC250E crawler excavator, but also gone behind the scenes at one of Germany's 'top national employers'.
Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating a triple success in one of the world's largest and most distinguished design competitions – the Red Dot product design awards.
The new Volvo Construction Equipment F-Series articulated haulers take proven power, quality and fuel efficiency — and make them even better.
The 20-ton EW205D wheeled excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment has been designed for superior fuel efficiency, stability and operator comfort.
A slowly recovering global market helped Volvo Construction Equipment round off 2013 with sales up 3% in the fourth quarter, deliveries up 9% and improved market share, especially in compact equipment, while demand in the mining segment remains soft.
Volvo Construction Equipment's site in Braås, Sweden becomes the company's first carbon neutral premises – as well as the first construction equipment production facility in the world to be powered entirely by renewable energy.
As part of efforts to focus on its core business, the Volvo Group has agreed to sell Volvo Rents to the US private equity firm Platinum Equity for $1.1 billion. Volvo Construction Equipment will continue to sell products to Volvo Rents under the new ownership.
In a move that will improve the company's penetration in the core earthmoving segment and extend its presence in light mining, Volvo Construction Equipment has agreed to acquire the off-highway hauler business of the Terex Corporation for a purchase consideration of approx. USD 160 M (approx. SEK 1 billion) on a cash and debt free basis.
The PL3005D from Volvo Construction Equipment is one of the industry's safest and most productive pipelayers, thanks to its world-class load management system, 360° reach and excavator-conversion capability.
Martin Weissburg, 51, has been appointed new President of Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo CE. Weissburg is currently President of the Volvo Group's customer finance company, Volvo Financial Services, VFS, and a member of the Group Executive Team. He will assume his new position on January 1, 2014, and replaces Pat Olney.
Mr. Pat Olney, currently President of Volvo Construction Equipment, has decided to leave his position to take up a new challenge in a non-competing, large engineering company based in the U.S.A. Pat Olney will remain in his present position until year end.
Volvo Construction Equipment brought together dozens of members of the international press to attend its first ever Innovation Forum, an event designed to underscore Volvo's inherent culture of creativity, invention and advancement.
Weaker sales, especially in the mining industry, weighed on Volvo Construction Equipment's second quarter results. But positives during the period included operating margin significantly improved compared to the first quarter, signs of stability in the key Chinese market and the launch of its SDLG brand into North America.
Following international positions in Europe and Asia, most recently as Vice President of communications in Asia Pacific, Anne Bast has been assigned to Volvo CE's Europe, Middle East and Africa organization as Vice President, corporate communications.
From sub-zero conditions to high altitudes and the scorching heat, Volvo Construction Equipment's Stage IV/Tier 4 Final technology has been through the toughest tests to ensure that the latest generation of Volvo engines deliver maximum performance and reliability.


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Start newlyweds on the right financial path with one of these thoughtful wedding gifts that celebrates the union with many happy returns.
Lovers of whisky and other spirits can be hard to buy gifts for, especially if you don't share the appreciation. Read on to learn what to give — and why.
From toys to office supplies, choose the frugal goodies in this guide to fill those stockings with great gifts without busting your holiday budget.
Almost everybody enjoys the gift of cash, but a thin envelope isn't much fun to unwrap. Make your next cash gift thoughtful (and fun!) with these clever cash packing ideas.
The holidays are tough on the budget and on savings. Come out ahead this year with these creative income boosts and cost cutters.
You don't have to understand your fangirl or fanboy's obsession with… whatever it is… but it sure makes it easy to find them a gift they'll cherish.
Tell us about the best gift you've ever received and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
Save some money on gift wrapping supplies this year by looking beyond the store gift wrap display and dressing your gifts in something out of the ordinary.
If you're reluctant to put greenbacks on your wishlist, don't be. Cash is a great gift to give — and to receive.
What do you get for the person who makes everything? More crafting tools and supplies!
Today we found some great articles on where to find the cheapest holiday gifts, how to not freak out over a canceled flight, and gift ideas for people who have everything.
Whatever your budget and whatever the wish list, find the perfect gift here in our ultimate list of gift lists.
For the DIYer nothing brings holiday cheer as well as the right tool for the job. Find it in this collection of gifts that get 'er done.
Finish your holiday table right with one of these delicious — and reasonably priced — bottles of wine.
If strong fences make good neighbors, what do great gifts make? Give a couple of these this holiday season and find out!
Today we found some stellar articles on gifts for women that won't break the bank, donating without spending money, and plugging personal finance leaks.
What can you stuff into a tech-lover's stocking? Any of these wee gadgets!
Holiday baking is a sweet tradition, and you'll find plenty of traditional holiday baking ideas here, plus a few new ones for some sweet holiday surprises.
It's hard to buy a booklover the right book. These bookish gifts, some for reading, some to make reading easier, are bound to please your bibliophiles.
Bonus or no bonus, the gifts in this guide to giving to co-workers won't break your holiday budget.
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SIMSBURY, CT. – September 9, 2013 – Simsbury Bank is pleased to announce that Ann Lisitano has joined its team as a Mortgage Loan Advisor. Ms. Lisitano works directly with home buyers and homeowners in New Haven and Middlesex Counties. She has over 15 years of experience in conventional, jumbo and government financing. Ms. Lisitano lives in Guilford, Connecticut.
Matt Morrell, Vice President and Home Loan Sales Manager, said, "We are very pleased to have Ann join us. She has always worked with clients as a responsive advisor to help them choose the best financing option to achieve their goals. Using a consultative approach with her customers, Ann assists them with all aspects of the mortgage process, from application through closing." Ms. Lisitano said, "I am very excited to join Simsbury Bank. I place a high priority on joining a bank that has a reputation for being a trusted advisor to its customers. Simsbury Bank offers competitive products and pricing and I am very happy to be a part of Simsbury Bank's expansion in mortgage lending throughout Southern New England."
Simsbury Bank is an independent, publicly owned community bank for consumers and businesses based in Central Connecticut's Farmington Valley. Simsbury Bank's parent company is SBT Bancorp, Inc. whose stock is traded under the ticker symbol OTCBB: SBTB. The Bank serves customers locally through branches in Avon, Bloomfield, Granby and Simsbury and regionally through mortgage and commercial bankers active throughout Southern New England. Simsbury Bank customers enjoy internet banking and mortgage services at, respectively, www.simsburybank.com and www.simsburybank.com/mortgages. Bank customers have free ATM access at thousands of machines across the country through the SUM program. The Bank offers financial planning, investment and insurance products through LPL Financial and its affiliates, member FINRA/SIPC.


text: A contemporary exotic take on the traditional quilt, the Greenland Home Fashions Taj bedding set will turn any bedroom into a middle eastern inspired chic and stylish but always comfortable retreat. Greenland Home Fashions Taj quilt set features bold rows of paisleys in gold and orange hues that evoke the rich kingdoms of sunny, faraway places. Available in Twin, Full, Queen and King sizes, the Taj bedding set brings ethnic chic style to any bedroom and reverses to a curling vine print. In addition to detail Vermicelli stitching, the Greenland Home Fashions Taj bed set features all over quilting for durability, is oversized for better coverage on todays deeper mattresses and is 100% cotton for softness and comfort, and prewashed and preshrunk. Each quilt set includes one quilt and two quilted pillow shams (one sham per twin set).


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See Barcelona at your own pace on a one-day or two-day hop-on hop-off tour. With two interconnected routes, this tour is the easiest way to get around Barcelona and see all the sights. Get a bird's eye view of the cobbled medieval streets of Las Ramblas, discover the Port Olímpic beachfront promenade and see the famous F.C. Barcelona football stadium.
You can hop on and off the tour as many times as you like aboard this sliding-roof double-decker bus. The two tour routes are interconnected so you can easily hop between them to discover the best of Barcelona. Your ticket is valid on both routes. You will also have free wifi access aboard the hop-on hop-off, and you will be able to use the same username and password on the on Madrid, Seville, Granada, Malaga and other cities same hop-on hop-off services.
East Route:
The entire route takes 120 minutes (in winter) and 140 minutes (in summer). Buses depart every 7-15 minutes from each stop depending on the time of year. Highlights include: Placa Catalunya, Catedral-Barri Gòtic, Barceloneta, Port Olímpic, Sagrada Familia, Parc Güell, Tibidabo, La Pedrera, Casa Batlló.
West Route:
The entire route takes 120 minutes. Buses departs every 7 - 15 minutes from each stop.
Highlights include: World Trade Center, Jardins de Miramar, Anella Olímpica, Poble Espanyol, Camp Nou (F.C. Barcelona), Montjuic, L'Illa Diagonal.
Upgrade and include a walking tour of Barcelona
Why not upgrade your hop-on hop-off bus ticket to include a walking tours around Barcelona. Jump off the bus at your walking tour departure stop and your guide will be waiting for you. After your walking tour you can re-join the bus for the rest of the hop-on hop-off tour.
Park Guell walking tour (1 hour 45 minutes) Discover this spectacular garden complex designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, the genius behind some of the most famous buildings in Barcelona.
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Visit some of the main attractions of Barcelona, like Casa Batllo with this Hop-on Hop off Bus
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Departure Point:You may board the Barcelona Hop-On-Hop-Off Tour at any of the stops throughout the city.
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Barcelona Hop-on Hop Off Tour: East to West Route
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Itinerary:East Route Tour Stops:
- Placa Catalunya
- Catedral-Barri Gòtic
- Port Vell
- Museu d'Història de Catalunya
- Barceloneta
- Port Olímpic
- Platja del Bogatell
- Nova Mar Bella
- Fòrum
- Glòries-Torre Agbar
- Sagrada Familia
- Hospital de la Sta
- Park Güell
- Tibidabo
- La Pedrera
- Casa Batlló
West Route Tour Stops:
- Plaça Catalunya
- Catedral-Barri Gòtic
- Passeig de Colom
- World Trade Center
- Jardins de Miramar
- Fundació Joan Miró
- Anella Olímpica
- MNAC (Museo Nacional de Catalunya)
- Poble Espanyol
- Mies van der Rhohe
- Plaça Espanya
- Estació de Sants
- Camp Nou (F.C. Barcelona)
- Plaça Pius XII
- L'Illa Diagonal
- Avinguda Diagonal
- La Pedrera
- Casa Batlló
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Romance novels need a canon
"Bet Me" by Jennifer Crusie
A contemporary romantic comedy set to Elvis Costello and lots of luxurious and sinful sugary treats. Read the whole essay.
Topics: 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, War Room, Politics News
A California Republican group's latest newsletter shows Barack Obama on a $10 food stamp. The picture shows Obama eating fried chicken, watermelon and ribs, an image that harks back to old derogatory stereotypes about African-Americans.
Diane Fedele, the president of the responsible organization, Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated, says the image was distributed without any racist intent. "I never connected," she told a local newspaper. "It was just food to me. It didn't mean anything else."
The press secretary for the state Republican Party has denounced the use of the image, the Associated Press reports, and has also pointed out that the group is a volunteer organization not directly responsible to the party.
Fedele has apologized "to anyone who was offended."
Update: Thanks to readers who pointed out a link to the image itself — which can be viewed here — and that Obama is shown on a food stamp, not on a $10 bill.
Alex Koppelman is a staff writer for Salon.More Alex Koppelman.
"Bet Me" by Jennifer Crusie
A contemporary romantic comedy set to Elvis Costello and lots of luxurious and sinful sugary treats. Read the whole essay.
"Welcome to Temptation" by Jennifer Crusie
Another of Crusie's romantic comedies, this one in the shadow of an ostentatiously phallic water tower. Read the whole essay.
"A Gentleman Undone" by Cecilia Grant
A Regency romance with beautifully broken people and some seriously steamy sex. Read the whole essay.
"Black Silk" by Judith Ivory
A beautifully written, exquisitely slow-building Regency; the plot is centered on a box with some very curious images, as Edward Gorey might say. Read the whole essay.
"For My Lady's Heart" by Laura Kinsale
A medieval romance, the period piece functions much like a dystopia, with the courageous lady and noble knight struggling to find happiness despite the authoritarian society. Read the whole essay.
"Sweet Disorder" by Rose Lerner
A Regency that uses the limitations on women of the time to good effect; the main character is poor and needs to sell her vote ... or rather her husband's vote. But to sell it, she needs to get a husband first ... Read the whole essay.
"Frenemy of the People" by Nora Olsen
Clarissa is sitting at an awards banquet when she suddenly realizes she likes pictures of Kimye for both Kim and Kanye and she is totally bi. So she texts to all her friends, "I am totally bi!" Drama and romance ensue ... but not quite with who she expects. I got an advanced copy of this YA lesbian romance, and I'd urge folks to reserve a copy; it's a delight. Read the whole essay.
"The Slightest Provocation" by Pam Rosenthal
A separated couple works to reconcile against a background of political intrigue; sort of "His Gal Friday" as a spy novel set in the Regency. Read the whole essay.
"Again" by Kathleen Gilles Seidel
Set among workers on a period soap opera, it manages to be contemporary and historical both at the same time. Read the whole essay.


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About San Francisco
When packing for San Francisco, bring a hoodie and ditch all conventional wisdom. Here you can launch cutting-edge tech startups over organic cocktails in a Gold Rush saloon, skateboard past Mission murals and through Golden Gate Park all the way into middle age, and escape from Alcatraz in time for reservations at America's next best restaurant.
Read more about San Francisco on Hipmunk's San Francisco City Guide.
About Seattle
With natural splendors and fresh salmon at every turn, it's a wonder Seattleites stay indoors long enough to invent new technologies, storm the stage at rock shows and roast great gourmet coffee. But the Rem Koolhaas Library, Space Needle cocktails and Pacific Northwest collection at the Seattle Art Museum offer powerful consolations when it drizzles outside.
Read more about Seattle on Hipmunk's Seattle City Guide.
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Hipmunk is the fastest, easiest way to plan travel. Hipmunk saves you time by comparing top airlines and travel sites to find the cheapest flights and the best deals on airline tickets. Our exclusive agony sort also takes into account price, flight duration, and the number of layovers to find you the flight with the least amount of agony.


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February 21, 2014
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Ukraine violence tests U.S.-Russia relations, CBO report on minimum wage, political action money during election season and Mitch McConnell's bid for re-election as part of the 2014 races to watch. Joining Gwen: David Sanger, The New York Times; Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News; Amy Walter, Cook Political Report; Greg Ip, Economist.
December 28, 2012
Weekly Show
In our final show of 2012, we explore the year's significant stories including President Obama's re-election victory over Mitt Romney; Congress' tumultuous battles with the White House; and the administration's challenges abroad. Joining Gwen: Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; John Harwood, CNBC & New York Times; Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine; Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times.
McConnell Takes Hard Line
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has found shrewd ways to solve some of Washington's most intractable budget standoffs. In the current battle, the Kentucky Republican is taking a notably tougher tone, leading colleagues to wonder about his role as the debate unfolds.
Who is Mitt Romney and What Does He Believe?
On The Radar
Mitt Romney has turned his attention to November's presidential election, and the Republican establishment is beginning to fall in line behind him. Endorsements for him have grown from a stream to a flood this week, including from big names such as House Speaker John A. Boehner (Ohio), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Behind the Scenes of the House Republicans' Self-Inflicted Wound
On The Radar
There was no formal cease-fire. Speaker John Boehner didn't even call Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to offer up his payroll-tax sword of surrender. The great Christmas conflict over tax cuts ended at the staff level. Boehner's chief of staff, Barry Jackson, cut the deal with Reid's chief of staff, David Krone. If the weeklong tussle over a two-month or one-year extension of payroll taxes was over principle, the principal antagonist, Boehner, in the end, had neither the will nor the stomach to directly sue for peace.
Lawmakers Reach Deal on Payroll Tax
On The Radar
The ice cracked under House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday. A deal to quiet a bruising political eruption over the payroll tax finally took shape -- after relentless criticism from within GOP ranks that House Republicans had dug themselves knee-deep in quicksand. After days of thrashing and teeth-gnashing, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered a way out of the mess with a statement underscoring similarities between the measures in the two chambers, rather than differences.
In Case You Were Wondering: We Have Been Here Before
Gwen's Take
"Politics is politics" House Speaker John Boehner opined Thursday, as he stepped before the cameras to explain why he would not back down in the payroll tax fight House Republicans have been waging with the Senate.
Seldom have truer words been spoken. And it was politics at work when -- even as Boehner was speaking -- his counterpart on the other side of the Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was busy bailing water out of the boat.
House Balks at Payroll Tax Deal
On The Radar
House Speaker John Boehner flatly ruled out approval of a Senate agreement to temporarily extend the payroll tax cut through February, leaving uncertain both the tax cut and other year-end business as Congress struggled to finish its work for 2011. Mr. Boehner said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that a two-month extension was a sign of congressional dysfunction. "How can you do tax policy for two months?" Mr. Boehner said. "We really do believe it's time for the Senate to work with the House to complete our business for the year.
Both McConnell and Reid Dismiss Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Tax Plan.
On The Radar
GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan is getting lots of buzz, but congressional leaders of both parties are less than enthusiastic.
All The King's Horses And All The King's Men
Gwen's Take
In the fine tradition of the well-executed post mortem, we now find ourselves in the season of the "tick tock" -- the well-reported explanations of how a big story unfolded.
We have been treated to the finest of the genre in the days since the President was finally able to put ink to paper and sign the much wrangled- over legislation to raise the nation's debt limit.


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On one play yesterday, Fred Taylor cut back his run after seeing a hole in the front line. Then he preceded to burst through the hole and into the secondary of the Carolina Panthers. He then outran Carolina's secondary in a footrace to the endzone for an 80 yard TD. Oh yeah, Fred Taylor is 31 years old. He is turning 32 in January.
Fred Taylor, for those of you that don't know about him, is the starting runningback for the Jacksonville Jaguars. That simple fact has been the sole reason he hasn't been to a pro-bowl yet in his career.
Jacksonville doesn't get a lot of media attention or national exposure. Fred Taylor has quietly become of the greatest runningbacks to ever play the game. He just surpassed Eddie George on the all-time NFL rushing leaders list to overtake the 18th spot on the board. What I have seen out of Fred Taylor this year has been incredible. For a guy that is in his 10th season in the NFL he is still making all the moves and still has all the speed a 3 year back has. Fred is finding the holes, bursting through the front line and still running through tackles. So far this season he has accounted for 944 rushing yards and 3 TDs. That stat comes from splitting carries with Maurice Jones-Drew. Maurice Jones-Drew usually gets all of the 3rd down carries and most of the goalines, with the rest usually going to Greg Jones.
There are other backs in the NFL that are currently having better seasons, Joseph Addai, LT, Willie Parker, Willis McGahee. However, none of those are quite as incredible as Fred Taylor's. He had past years where he derserved to go the pro-bowl but wasn't selected because it is a fan vote. Most of the fans didn't know who Fred Taylor was.
1998 - 1223 yards 14 TDs
2000 - 1399 yards 12 TDs
2002 - 1314 yards 8 TDs
2003 - 1572 yards 6 TDs
Fred Taylor is a guy that has never complained about not having the exposure he deserves. He has never said a word. He just goes out every Sunday and gives it everything he has. I'm writing this blog to make people aware of what he has done this season and past seasons. Out of all the top 50 rushers in NFL history, Fred Taylor joins only Antoine Smith as one of two players to not go to a pro bowl. He is only one in the top 25 all time to not make it to Hawaii at least once.
I want everyone to be aware of Fred's accomplishments and what he has done this season sharing carries. Since the fans are the ones that vote for the pro bowl I want to make fannation aware that Fred Taylor deserves to go this season, as it may be his last. Give Fred something he derserves, something he has deserved for a long time. Give him a trip to Hawaii this season to put the exclamation point on his incredible career. Fred Taylor has to much pride to ask for votes himself so me, as a lifelong Jaguar fan, am asking for him.
To really get an idea of how good his career has been, take a look at this video of some of his best runs over the past few seasons.
Click Here for another video of some great runs earlier in his career as a Jaguar.