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"I am doing the best that I can, but it's not enough. The other crew doesn't seem to care about the equipment here. They beat it up ... run it dry ... don't put things back. They just don't seem to understand that our future, OUR jobs, depend on taking care of this equipment so we can take care of our customers. The practice of good stewardship is lost."
Those who are closest to the equipment and processes are the ones who can make or break the competitive position of the business. Quite often, our challenge is to help everyone understand and appreciate that, if we abuse or ignore equipment problems, we are potentially opening the door to the competition — here or in a foreign country. The longer we tolerate the lack of good stewardship of our businesses' capital assets, the more the attitude becomes: "Why should I care? I've cared in the past and others came along and systematically undermined everything I tried to do. And nobody did anything to prevent that."
Being good stewards
Many people in today's workplace truly care. They are doing their best to take care of equipment and tools in their workplaces. Their watchful eyes prevent damage that hurts business. They understand that when their plant or facility is running right, their customers are satisfied, management is happy, work is easier and their jobs are more secure than if they didn't care. But it's more than just maintaining things the way we've always done ...
"Maintenance" means sustaining desired levels of performance. In our business, this translates into equipment, process and facility reliability. Good maintenance assures the capacity to produce desired products. Therefore, maintenance in its purest form really is "stewardship" — which can be defined as the personal responsibility to take care of something owned by someone else. But, stewardship goes well beyond those with "maintenance" job titles.
In a reliable and competitive plant or facility, anybody who makes decisions or takes actions that affect equipment performance and reliability are stewards. They all know how their actions affect the revenue-generating capacity of the operations. There is a common focus, a shared vision about the importance of the capital assets and the investments of owners and shareholders and their personal roles and responsibilities in assuring reliable and stable operations. Think of NASCAR race teams. They must have reliable race cars just to qualify for a race. NASCAR teams truly practice good stewardship.
In an unreliable, problem-prone plant or facility struggling to compete, there are those who don't seem to care, as noted in the opening statement of this column. Unfortunately, it takes just a few non-caring individuals to undermine the stability and reliability of a process or facility. That's the thing about "reliability." One person could upset the balance and cause unplanned downtime or inefficient operations, which, in turn, would lead to higher costs.
Mastering the art
It may not be easy, but mastering the art of stewardship can be well worth the effort — especially considering the alternative. At first blush, it would seem that the concept of caring responsibly for property owned by others would be simple to embrace. What makes it so difficult to achieve in today's workplaces? Is it the "not my job" attitude? Is it a "why should I care" mindset? Or, is it that most people have not been taught the benefits of being a "good steward" on the job?
Here are areas on which to focus when developing and/or strengthening a culture of stewardship within our organizations:
First: Shared vision...
There must be a very clear "shared organization vision" that emphasizes the critical importance of individual contributions. Communicating a "vision for stewardship" should address the benefits and the "WIIFMs" (what's in it for me) when we take care of the equipment and processes.
Second: Organization values...
The organization's "values" — the beliefs that encourage individual and group behaviors and support the "vision" — are crucial. Here is where senior leadership earns its stripes: modeling and consistently communicating the fundamental organizational values, which, in themselves, are not overly complicated. Values that support good stewardship might include quality, safety, reliability and empowerment.
Third: Work environment...
The work environment is key. Allowing conditions that communicate "our vision is just words and not actions" prevents people from believing in said vision. Consistency of these conditions is enormously important. No person, office or crew can be exempt. Starting in one critical area of the plant or facility and building a culture of good stewardship shows what can be done and what is expected in your organization. Or, if a stewardship culture already exists in one or more critical areas, showcase them as "islands of excellence." People in those areas are showing responsible care for their equipment and processes. Leverage the experience in these islands to expand to other areas.
Fourth: Personnel decisions and actions...
When it comes to personnel decisions and actions, leadership cannot afford to show favoritism. Nor can leaders look the other way when the organization's values or work environments are compromised. For example, if taking care of the maintenance shops means organization and orderliness, where tools and supplies are easy to access and fit for service, where tools and equipment are properly maintained and stored and where the work area is well-lit and safe, leadership has to reinforce that standard. When another shop looks like a bomb went off and clutter abounds, but nothing is done to change it, others will soon believe that leadership has a double standard. That type of double standard will undermine the values and beliefs and prevent good stewardship from prevailing.
Fifth: Leadership, leadership, leadership...
One of the major elements in mastering the art of stewardship is LEADERSHIP. From senior levels to those on the front line, all leaders are heading in the same direction. What does that look like? Read on and take notes.
Leadership that "walks the talk" is vital. Good stewardship means that people look after the equipment and the work areas in ways that allow potential problems to be spotted before they turn into failures or unplanned downtime. Leaders must put this vision and the supporting values into action. When they observe conditions that go against what is defined as good stewardship, they must communicate where the gap is, what should be done to treat the equipment properly and, most importantly, why this is of significance. If needed, leaders must provide assistance or resources — or make time — to help personnel learn what good stewardship looks like. MT
Synonyms of "stewardship" include "care, custody, guardianship, watchfulness and vigilance." Notice the theme of responsibility for something that likely belongs to others? There are many examples of stewardship in our lives...
Corporate stewardship, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, refers to how businesses manage the resources under their own control, including the long-term maximization of financial, social and environmental assets and the "total" return on investment for the individual company.
Financial or fiscal stewardship refers to the practice of assuring that current spending programs and tax policies are affordable and sustainable over time.
Environmental stewardship of process equipment is needed to reduce the release of hazardous pollutants from processing plants and minimize the number of injuries to plant operators and members of the public that can result from such releases. The chemical industry refers to their stewardship as "Responsible Care."
Scriptural (Jewish, Christian, Islamic) stewardship invests humans with a moral responsibility in safeguarding God's creation and to faithfully care for all that has been entrusted to a believer.
Equipment stewardship means that we, the employees working with and on the "company's equipment," have the responsibility to ensure that it operates properly throughout its life cycle and is not abused or damaged. Taking care of the very assets that produce wages and salaries and make businesses successful in the eyes of the customers, the employees and the owners or shareholders is good stewardship.
For those in our line of work, a vision for good stewardship can be summed up as follows:
"Our facilities, our processes and our equipment are critical to our business success. Our product quality, our employees' safety, our equipment reliability and performance depend on how well we care for these assets. We provide the skills and knowledge that are needed in order to empower our employees to be good stewards of everything they use in their jobs."
See it, believe it, talk it, walk it and teach it. We can make a difference as good stewards.


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you can also sign the petition to stop Murdoch taking over BskyB: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/
and here's some real Tesco boycotting: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-14048538
I think the Avaaz one has the most traction, but it might be the same one: http://www.avaaz.org/en/murdoch_messages_2/?twi2
You could go to Budgens in Crouch End instead - according to the Guardian they're starting their own boycott.
'11.21am: The owner of a Budgens supermarket in north London has tweeted that he will not be selling the News of the World "for now" and is encouraging other retailers to do the same, my colleague Haroon Siddique points out. It's a franchise so he only speaks for his own branch'
This story is annoying me more by the minute. The way things are going i will be boycotting Ford, Halifax, Coop, Mitsubishi, Virgin Holidays just for making it a big deal and pretending to care. Any announcement made by a company that they're taking this stance is purely for opportunistic reasons, nothing else. Even that nobba up in Crouch End Budgens is doing it for the PR.
Let the police do their (proper) job, let justice take its course, let people decide on their own to buy the paper of not. And to the advertisers....nobody reads your crappy ads anyway!
Let the police do their (proper) job
The police have done a great job on this so far.
@ andy. the comment related to some of them flogging the numbers in the first place. Not quite in the officers handbook that one even if it was just a couple of them.
@ emma. If its a question of taste and positive association, i think these companies would have pulled their spends a long time ago. The NOTW is unquestionably a paper which clean family brands would not associate with yet they tolerate it because its popular and sells their products.
All this is about is cheap publicity and beating up a paper with a lot of haters. To be honest, its a taste of its own medecine for the NOTW. Had to happen sooner or later! My position is that undoubtedly something needs to happen here, they've broken the law and more importantly have overstepped the mark with the public and some of its subjects who thought they had their trust.
Every so often this country gets whipped up into a frenzy, we scream for heads to roll, we say its all an outrage, we start a facebook campaign, we send petitions, we boycott companies and their products, our parliament debates it for 3 hours, we spunk £millions on a enquiry to quench the thirst for blood .....and then it goes away and we carry on as normal because eventually the noise quietens, its not in our face every day, and we realise that there are many more important things in the world.
.....remember Tony Hayward. Anyone getting upset that he's just about to make a killing on oil again having helped gunge the gulf. Nope, because its not in our face and we haven't got a zillion facebook groups to join.
I was being sarcastic.
I broadly agree with you, though. It's weird that we're asking people to resign, as if they're accountable to us. Business people only resign if they harm the future prospects of that business. It's not like politics.
The way we make people accountable is with law. If anyone has broken the law then they should be punished by it. Good article in the Independent today about how this might all fall under RIPA. This mob justice has left me thinking about a Man for all Seasons. A mob running ahead of the facts, even if it's a well meaning one that you broadly agree with, is still a mob.
@ Sincers. Ha ha. Oooops. Apologies for grating. I just wanted to stick the boot into the firms that are taking this public moral high ground. Start another thread about the advertising thing. That would be a good discussion. I can see both agency and client side perspectives....and of course consumer perspectives too. To work in media for 15 years, i wouldn't expect you to say it didn't work!
They think its all over... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14070733
Boycott not necessary.
goodbye NoW! hello Sunday edition of the Sun! cop out!
when it's gone it's gone
Yes twitter is going into overdrive about that.
Morning. No, my anecdote about Cadburys is about their strategy for advertising through the war, when in fact, it was extremely difficult to get chocolate because of rationing etc. It was like the ultimate application of Pavlov's theory. Cadburys dominated the market for decades after rationing was lifted.
The "buzz" created by the Gorilla, as these campaigns are measured, was enomous. I forget the stats, but I recall an upsurge in sales of their core brand - Dairy Milk - was significant. The successive campaign, with the airport vehicles, not so much.
I haven't had time to read this whole thread, but...I don't care whether or not tesco is supporting NOTW / The Sun - I'm happy to boycott them no matter what! Imagine a SGR without tesco..mmmmmmmmmmm
Since this thread has been bumped back to life again, I thought I'd just add that criticism of the Tesco enterprise has now reached the Radio 4 News. I didn't catch it all, but the gist was that their stores are a shambles, with special offers and mark-downs all over the place, and in some way just not working.
A couple of weeks back all the manned tills were out of service, so everyone had to use self-service. Initially I wondered if this was some kind of trial for a wholly automated store, but then I realised it was more likely simple incompetence.
That said, SGR without Tesco? Yeah, great. We can pay more for a worse selection at the street's TWO Sainsbury's instead. Take that, The Man!
How about organising a SG flash mob to go on a looting spree and empty the shelves? Tescos and Sainsburys. Big corporate twats. Always try to support your local shops a bit. I try not to buy everything in the supermarkets.
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221 Park Rd, Burlingame, CA | Directions 9401037.577498 -122.346137
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Neighborhoods: Downtown
Great spot with hot girls on both sides of the bar – I just started going to the Vinyl Room last month, and I must say that it's my new spot when it comes to partying on the peninsula! Before Vinyl, I would hang out at the Alabi or O'Neill's, but lately those places have just been full of dudes. Getting drunk with a bunch of guys, realy isn't my idea of fun, so I decided to check out the Vinyl Room on a Thursday and was pleasently suprised with the amount of girls it attracts. Every time I have gone to the Vinyl Room, I am surrounded by girls...UPGRADE!
The crowd is awesome, and the staff is great too. I love all 3 female tenders (they are the best!) and Beau is a great guy to have behind the bar as well..I got trashed one night at the bar, and he gave me a ride home. They all pour the drinks real heavy, so I always leave with a nice buzz!
The DJs are great, I think DJs are only there Wednesday through Saturday, but they really mix things up - from 80s music to 90s rock. They always take requests and keep the crowd happy.
If you're tired of sitting with a bunch of dudes in a bar with a crappy music selection and no girls... check out the Vinyl Room - I really think you'll like it!
sickest spot in san mateo – dude this place is the best spot in san mateo area... great music... great drink, at reasonable prices, the people that work there rock. no cover, not really a line, close to the train and always a cab around.... place is sick
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Obsessed with Vinyl Room – My friends and I love Vinyl Room! It?s nice to have a fun place like this in Burlingame. It has an SF bar/lounge feel to it, but it?s located on the peninsula, so it?s not such a hassle to get there. The staff is great, everyone is extremely friendly. Juan and Jose, the owners are amazing. The one downside is, they won?t play Bay Area music, because they are afraid people might get too hyphy [sad :( ]. Besides that, Friday and Saturdays are great night to go, because they have a DJ and the place is packed.
LOVE THIS HOT SPOT!!!!!! – THIS IS A MUST SEE TO BELIEVE HOT SPOT!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this place because it's full of great Bartenders with Beautiful smiles. Everytime I go, I meet new people who are very friendly and good looking. The ambience is trendy and low key but when the house DJs come in, they ROCK the HOUSE!!! I recommend checking it out at least once because you'll be HOOKED and will return again. I SURE DID!!! Make sure to dress to impress because you don't want to miss out on the opportunity to party with the BEST!!! SEE YOU ALL THERE SOON!!! =)
A Diamond in the Rough!! – The first time i walked into this bar i was amazed that i had previously overlooked such a gem. This is not your average Burlingmae bar, where the questionable crowd is controlling the music of the night via Jukebox, Nor is it something you could easily find in the city without paying a cover charge only to overpay for more drinks throughout the night, if you're dressed appropriately enough to get in at all. The Vinyl Room has NO DRESSCODE and NO COVER CHARGE, which is surprising because they have some Incredible D.J's Weds-Sunday with alternating themes (I.E. OLD school Hip hop, Reggae, House, and Mash ups). I happened to be there on a friday night where the bartenders were kickin, whipping up awesomely strong drinks in a matter or seconds at a great price too. More than half of the people were dancing.. including the bartenders and the rest were either maintaining a quiet conversation in one of the Very private and comfortable couch's in the back of the lounge, or outside smoking a ciggaratte (which they also sell AT the bar). They have a HUGE variety or liquor, i was especially excited about the Fernette. The Decor was inviting and sleek, with the mixture of suede couches, leather ottomans, and a combination of graffiti and cultural art on the walls. I was surprised to hear from one of the very cool owners that they opt to keep their DJs away from "hyphy" music, and in turn keeping out the "hyphy" crowd. Sounds good to me!! The crowd on Friday was between the ages of 21-31, and my girlfriends and i encountered a lot of professionals who were in the bar for the amazing Happy Hour and never left, as well as some awesome Burlingame Locals, and a few people who came down from the city. In talking to the owner i was surprised to find out that on top of having DJs on all the expected nights, they also have one on Sunday night for.... REGGAE!! Go figure a Reggae club on Sunday in BURLINGAME?? I'm Checkin it out this Sunday! Final thoughts: How necessary, and Finally!!!
Peninsula's best hidden secret! – I visited Northern California a couple weeks ago and my buddies told me about this bar. So i checked it out. I would have to say I was impressed. Excellent lighting, stylish custom-made furniture and cool outgoing bartenders. I felt so comfortable eventhough i went by myself. I met the two owners (Juan and Jose) wow these guys are super nice and made me feel very welcome. They even took shots with me! I met many friendly approachable people that were hanging out there. Great looking crowd. The music the dj plays there i would have to say was, "off the hook!" I had a blast! Can't wait till my next trip to NorCal so i can visit that place again.
Not too shabby for Burlingame! – I went to Vinyl Room on a Friday night with my co-workers. We had fun !! This place is great for when u don't feel like driving to the city. The bartender made us a pretty yummy drink (I forgot what it was called...) We got there early when it was pretty mellow- which was kinda nice. It picked up later in the night and got pretty packed- but not too packed. We could still move around and dance comfortably. I didn't really see any "wanna be thugs" that night. The crowd was pretty chic when we were there.
Great Club/Lounge – In my opinion the best bar on the peninsula. A very upscale chic decor fits Burlingame perfectly. The female bartenders are very attentive and attractive. The place is usually full but not overly packed with a good mixture of people. The times I have been there I have thoroughly enjoyed it.
Trendy spot with a great young vibe! – This is a great trendy spot to meet up friends and lounge with a few drinks. Ambience is really sophisticated and drinks are made well. I particulary enjoyed the scene as it wasn't too crowded nor rowdy. Location is ideal with plenty of parking around and shops and restaurants nearby. Great after dinner-date spot. I highly recommend if you're looking for fun music, an intimate dance floor and a good crowd to hang out with. Its got a great young vibe!
Great Place to Enjoy Good Drinks and Music – If you are looking for a trendy and comfortable lounge that is not far of a drive, then Vinyl Room is a great place to go. I absolutely love their music selection!! They play a mix of good music. Includes: house, reggae, hip-hop (not mainsteam though), etc... The best part about this place is that they always have a diverse crowd. People of all ages and races come here. The people are really friendly and I didn't seem to have any problems with the owners or bartenders. I would definitely recommend this place if you're looking for a trendy lounge atmosphere that is closer than SF where you can enjoy good drinks, music, and people...
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Friday, January 15th, 2010 at 7:07 am in Oakland Raiders.
Former Raiders defensive coordinator Rob Ryan would love a second chance to interview for the Raiders head coaching job with Al Davis, according to the USA Today.
Ryan was careful not burn any bridges with the Raiders after moving on to Cleveland to be the defensive coordinator for Eric Mangini, speaking glowingly of Al Davis in the days leading up to the Browns-Raiders game in Week 16.
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"The backup QB (Russell) is the one I thought would be a superstar by now," Ryan said. "He had that 77 rating his rookie year. I'm a little surprised he hasn't become the superstar. I'm kind of hoping he doesn't get in the game. That kid can throw it through a storm. I think the young man's a good kid."
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If you were lucky enough to be at the Big Apple for New York Comic-Con last week, you might have posed for a few photo ops with Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, members of the 501st Legion and Rebel Legion and the lovely ladies dressed as Slave Leia.
However, often times it's the hilarious fan-made costumes that make us happy to be spreading the word of the Force. This low-rent version of Han Solo in Carbonite made us short blue milk out our noses from laughing so hard. Most impressive indeed.
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Recollections 12 Drummers Drumming Ornament
In keeping with the theme of the 12 days of Christmas, create this fun set of drums to adorn your Christmas tree.
Designed by Celeste Crockett courtesy of DCWV.
Material List
- Recollections™ Paper Pad, 12"x12" – Twelve Days
- Empty Paper Towel Roll
- Brads (or Eyelets)
- Dowel Rod
- Sharp Knife (or Other Wood Carving Tool)
- Monofilament String
- Paper Crafting Adhesive
- Craft Punch – 3" Circle
- Hole Punch, Small
- Scissors
- Pinking Shears
Project Instructions
Cut a section from an empty tube that is 2½" long. Set aside.
Punch out two 3" circles. Make little snips ½" deep into the edges of the first circle. Fold these sections down at a 90 degree angle from the main part of the circle. Repeat with the second circle. This will be the top and bottom of the drum.
Cut a 3"x12" strip of paper from the drum print to use in the middle. Trim the top and the bottom (along the 12" sides) with pinking-edged scissors. Wrap this strip into a 2½" tube and adhere the end to the main part of the tube. Punch two small holes at the top, one on each side, for your floss, and set an eyelet in each hole. Cut two pieces of monofilament string, 8" each, and tie a piece through each hole, leaving just under 7" available at the top. Once both pieces are in place, tie the long ends together at the top. Adhere the circles to the ends of the tube, one on each side, with the print facing out and the folded side down, flush against the side of the tube.
Tie a ribbon bow around the top of your string, 1" under your knot. Find the page with all of the icons and cut out two of the square pieces. Adhere them back to back just below the bow.
Finish off the ornament by cutting two pieces from a dowel rod and shaping one end of each into a point with a knife. Adhere these directly to the top of the drum.


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Use an open back frame to turn a plain cork unframed cork board into a stylish & functional piece of wall decor.
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- Palette Paper
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Step 1 Push pink and white paint onto palette paper, side by side. Load paint brush with both colors and lightly brush frame. Let dry.
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"Names Of Jesus" Wreath Craft Kit. Kids will love learning all the many Biblical references to Jesus while making this "Names Of Jesus" Wreath Craft Kit! A wonderful Sunday School project during the holiday season, each self-adhesive shape includes the name and picture representing Jesus and the Bible scripture the name was featured in. Includes self-adhesive foam pieces and a satin cord hanger. Makes 12. 10 3/4" © OTC
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The Tacoma Public Library's StoryLab is offering a series of free workshop this fall especially for teens. These workshop explore voice -over acting, digital photography skills, the spoken word in performance and what it takes create and market your own brand (whether you are a musician, visual artist, poet or performer). Unless otherwise noted, all workshops are held at the downtown Main Library at 1102 Tacoma Avenue South.
Workshop attendance is kept small to ensure personalized instruction and advance registration is required. Register online or by telephoning the library at 253.292.2001. These workshops are funded through a grant from the Paul G. Allen Foundation.
Poetry at the Speed of Sound Free spoken word workshops with Lucas Smiraldo, Tacoma's Poet Laureate
Saturday, November 23, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. StoryLab & Olympic Room, Main LibraryCreate poems and perform them with power, confidence and certainty. Create original content that changes the air currents and shakes up listeners. Make a poem that packs a wallop. Join Tacoma's new poet Laureate Lucas Smiraldo in a writing and spoken word workshop designed to move your message from the paper to the microphone to digital media, all in one day. Explore your writing voice and performance identity. Folks who take this workshop will come away with the ability to:
The presenter: Lucas Smiraldo is Tacoma's Poet Laureate and a multi genre generative artist. His recent works include a 17 track CD titled Voice of the Americas which was coupled with an original score from sound artist Wrick Wolff and a series of short films titled "Slam Town". Luke will publish two works of poetry including the book "Practice" which will be coupled with original black and white works from a local photographer. Luke has performed commissions for the Tacoma Art Museum, The Museum of Glass, The Black Pilots Association, Seattle Mayor's Hip Hop Awards, Hempfest and many others. He is currently developing a several new web series as properties for his production company, Auricle.Learn more about the instructor at VanillaSoul.
Voice Over Workshop with Nicole FazioSaturday, December 21, 2013 Register9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Olympic Room & StoryLab @ the Main LibraryIn this day-long Voice-Over workshop, we will take a step-by-step approach working as a voice-over artist - from working with a microphone to the business side of being a successful voice over artist. You will learn to read and interpret various types of text, using your individual voice. You will learn the basics of staying focused and able to perform under the pressure of a recording session, including diction and relaxation exercises, and ways of quickly and effectively interpreting copy, as well as taking direction. You will have an opportunity to explore radio and television ad copy, technical narration, and character work such as video games. You will cover what to expect in a recording session, from auditions to bookings. You will have the opportunity to rehearse and record your own work.Award Winning Voice Over Actor, Nicole Fazio's career break came recording Hyundai Motor Company's National Television Campaigns; announcing the Accent, Elantra, Sonata & Tiberon vehicles launched her as the future of Voice Overs becoming one of the first and only women to brand a car. Ms. Fazio was hand selected as announcer of #1 Jordan Whitney Charts & Telly Winner, Bare Escentuals, "makeup so pure you can sleep in it," creating an industry prototype as the Voice of Beauty. National announcer of XO Communications Campaign, current announcer of National WEN by Chaz Dean Campaigns (Official Hair Care of Miss America 2012 on ABC) & Natural Advantage Campaign both for industry leader, Guthy-Renker garnering numerous Clio & Telly Awards for advertising in television commercials.
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Free, unencrypted Wireless Access Points (WAPs) have proliferated and are now found in various locations including restaurants, libraries, schools, hotels, airports, etc.
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Rapidly rising home prices and mortgage rates are raising concerns among many observers of a new bubble in the housing market, while others believe the market is making up for losses sustained during the recession.
The National Association of Realtors this week reported that sales of existing homes in June slipped 1.2 percent from the pace in May. The median home price in June, however, jumped 13.5 percent from the same month last year, the seventh straight month of double-digit increases. NAR officials are concerned that first time homebuyers — who would normally account for about 40 percent of home sales — are being squeezed out of the market by rising mortgage rates and prices.
In its most recent forecast, the Mortgage Bankers Association increased its estimate of total loan originations for 2013 to $1.572 trillion, up 12.6 percent from its February forecast. However, the MBA has consistently predicted that originations in 2014 will decline to just under $1.1 trillion.
NAR President Gary Thomas said that many Realtors are reporting an influx of previously underwater sellers who are taking advantage of the rising prices to get out of their financial difficulties.
The current conditions in the housing market do meet the definition of a bubble, Michael J. Highfield, head of the Department of Finance and Economics at Mississippi State University said in an interview with Bankrate.com. "Given the declines in 2008 and 2009, we may be heading for a bubble, but we have still not fully recovered from the losses associated with the popping of the last one."
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STMA Middle School West opened as the district's high school in 1992, and was designated as a middle school when the…More district realigned with a new high school in 2009. STMA Middle School West is home to 750 students, and still hosts the district's main football field, track and driver's education program. The school district's offices are located on the far west side of the building, via Door A.
5386 Main Ave NE, Albertville, MN 55301
Albertville Primary School is the kindergarten center for school district 885. The school was completely remodeled…More in a district-wide construction project, giving students new amenities including reading areas, group activity centers and in-building security. The building is home to the district's Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) program and many after-school activities for kids. The school serves more than 455 kindergarten students with a no-charge half-day program and Kindergarten Express, a fee-based, full-day option.
5800 Jamison Ave NE, Saint Michael, MN 55376
Building on the motto "Excellence is our tradition," St. Michael-Albertville High School is home to more than 1,400…More students in 2010-2011.
The current building opened in September 2009 as one of the largest high schools in the state of Minnesota. The facility boasts a performing arts theater that is state-of-the-art, a gymnasium to host hundreds of Knights fans and a community fitness facility that is accessible before and after school hours.
STMA High School is the crown jewel of District 885, and was the final piece to a puzzle that saw the district construct two new schools and revamp its middle schools to accommodate a growing district.
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The oldest building in the St. Michael-Albertville School District, St. Michael Elementary has also served as an…More elementary school and middle school in District 885. It is now home to more than 500 elementary school students, serving St. Michael's south side. Sheila Bichler is the school principal.
On May 3, 2010, the St. Michael-Albertville school board unanimously voted to approve the implementation of an elementary Chinese language program. Xie Hui (Shannon) started working with students at St. Michael Elementary in the fall of 2010. Students in grades 1 through 4 will have a 30- to 40-minute Chinese class once every six days. The integration of various content areas, such as social studies, science and language arts, allows Chinese to be seamlessly incorporated into the existing student day. Currently, only seven Minnesota school districts (2 percent) offer Chinese at the elementary school level.
The addition of Chinese places STMA in the forefront of world language education. STMA is dedicated to providing its students with the necessary tools to thrive in a global and multicultural economy.
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Fieldstone Elementary is the district's newest elementary school and is home to 600 students in grades one through…More four.
The building opened in 2007 and also participates in the St. Michael-Albertville School District's Chinese Language Immersion program.
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St. Michael-Albertville Middle School East opened in 2001, and is now one of two buildings serving middle school…More students in District 885, as of 2010. The building is also home to the district's aquatics center, which hosts community education events, as well as the Knights' swim team.


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Deciding whether to pick up an explosive story based on anonymous sources from another news organization can be a vexing problem for newspapers and television news operations.
By Lori Robertson Lori Robertson (firstname.lastname@example.com), a former AJR managing editor, is a senior contributing writer for the magazine.
B ACK IN JANUARY IT WAS A NIGHTLY DILEMMA in the nation's newsrooms. Here was yet another explosive story about the president and the intern from the Washington Post or the New York Times or the Los Angeles Times, or a wire summary of the latest bombshell from Newsweek. It was compelling, perhaps salacious and maybe even important. But the information was all attributed to those ubiquitous anonymous sources, in some cases a single unnamed source. What's a wire editor to do? How do news organizations decide whether to use high-impact stories when they have little if any knowledge of who the sources are or how solid the information is? It's a challenge newsrooms face all the time, not just at the height of the Lewinsky season. And there is no clear-cut answer. The irony is that many news outlets have strict rules governing the use of anonymous sources in their own stories--if they use them at all--but allow more leeway in granting the go-ahead to other organizations' pieces, particularly those from Washington, D.C. ``I think for the most part we have a higher set of standards in terms of the use of anonymous sources than we do with wire stories," says Robert Vucic, executive news editor at the Harrisburg Patriot-News (circulation 98,000) in Pennsylvania. ``Quite frankly, I think we're just at the mercy of the wire services, as are a lot of newspapers." In particular, Vucic says, big national and international stories with anonymous sources are almost impossible for his paper to verify, and he feels it's a risky decision to run them. But the Patriot-News, like most other news outlets, sometimes gambles. Editors have come to accept a certain level of anonymity in stories out of D.C. Chris Lavin, assistant managing editor/world at the St. Petersburg Times (circ. 340,000), acknowledges that in Washington ``things happen in a way that almost force you to report on material not always attributed to a named source." But that doesn't translate into carte blanche for Washington news. And during and after the anonymously sourced wire overload otherwise known as Monicagate, policies on what to publish and what not to, and the trust commonly placed in big name news organizations, were called into question. Jerry Roberts, managing editor of the San Francisco Chronicle (circ. 490,000), says in this saga with ``almost unanimously anonymous sources" it was vital to pick one news source to trust and stay with it, instead of editing together wire reports. The tricky job of choosing to run or not to run got trickier. ``As an editor of a regional newspaper you're suddenly just confronted with this avalanche of information.... You'd be a fool to ignore it and not put it in the newspaper." But, he says, the question of credibility loomed large. ``You have to sort it out in a way I don't remember there being three or four years ago." The benefit of the Lewinsky story, says Frank Sesno, senior vice president and Washington bureau chief of CNN, was that it instigated tighter guidelines in picking up other news outlets' pieces. Greg Victor, international editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (circ. 245,000), cites the Dallas Morning News' incorrect report that a Secret Service agent would testify to witnessing Clinton and Lewinsky in a compromising situation as an instance when his paper was burned--and a reminder to proceed with caution. The Post-Gazette did limit its pick-up to a small reference within a large story and tacked on the qualifier that no one else had reported the information. Regardless, a warning call had been sounded. As Thad Ogburn, news editor at Raleigh's News & Observer (circ. 156,000), says, ``Seeing Dallas happen probably caused all of us to pull back a little bit.... In a lot of cases, probably, we're all being a little more careful now."
R ECEIVING SECONDHAND INFORMATION on a big, big story like this makes deciding whether to run an article troublesome. Most of the wire reports come at night. There's not a lot of time to think about them, and when it seems like every other news source has grabbed hold, how can you be left behind? ``We're just flooded with anonymous reports," says Charles Harpster, wire editor at the Des Moines Register (circ. 165,000). ``I listen to NPR in the morning, and they might have one. Then I turn on CNN, and they might have one.... And you think, `God, this has to be true, everyone has it.' " Despite this mass reportage, he says he tries not to be swayed, looking closely at the nature of the sources and the credibility of the news organization in each instance. The originating news outlet is, in most cases, the key factor. Lavin, like many other editors, cites the big three--the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times--as having track records worth betting on. The Tulsa World's (circ. 153,000) senior editor and columnist, Alex Adwan, agrees, placing heavy faith in the big dailies' commitment to getting it right. ``We have no reason to question their judgment on these matters.... We don't consider them infallible, but we know their judgment is honest," he says. Editors look to past experiences to weigh the value they place on reports from these papers, with the Associated Press often thrown into the mix. John Harvey, a senior editor at Portland's Oregonian (circ. 354,000), says the number one factor to consider ``would be the service that sends it, with the Associated Press and the New York Times at the top." At Maryland's Frederick News Post (circ. 45,000), mostly AP stories are used. ``If the wire moves it, we run it," says Managing Editor Michael Powell. And the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's (circ. 291,000) Don Walker gives kudos to the AP as well. ``The AP really, really tries to avoid using anonymous sources, and for that reason, we do pay particular attention to their version of the story," says the senior editor/enterprise. Others compare and contrast. Lavin in St. Petersburg follows the performance of other news organizations on stories his paper isn't covering, looking critically at what's in the Post and the two Times and then checking out papers in cities like Chicago, Dallas and Seattle. ``If the New York Times had it, the Washington Post had it, the Los Angeles Times had it, we felt pretty safe," says the News & Observer's Ogburn of decisions involving Lewinsky coverage. Ogburn puts the big three ahead of AP mainly because he recognizes and trusts the bylines--another factor in gauging a story's merit. Reporters and editors on the national desk in Pittsburgh will watch bylines, taking note of who reports what, says the Post-Gazette's Victor. ``If somebody had noticed that a particular reporter...has gotten something wrong a few times, we might flag it." Despite a fairly high level of confidence in solid reporting and generally high ethics of the major dailies, editors don't simply shovel their stories into print or onto the air. ``We do give the wires more license," says Alec Dobson, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's national editor, ``but we don't turn off our skepticism either." It's a delicate process, with subject matter, relevance to readers, a local angle, identification of sources and plain old gut feeling playing into the decision making. NBC News Vice President Bill Wheatley sums up the case-by-case process: ``You carefully examine the story, try to take some measure of the level of sourcing, factor in the record of the publication in question, and go with your best judgment." The Oregonian's Harvey looks for a label for the unnamed source and avoids those with axes to grind. He says the New York Times very often will tell what camp a source is associated with, making a particular name less important and lending the piece more credibility. Victor agrees. His questions: Does the source seem respectable? And does the story have news value for readers? But sometimes the final call hinges on instinct, a sort of sixth sense. ``A lot of it is a gut level judgment," says Martha Malan, senior editor nation/world at the St. Paul Pioneer Press (circ. 203,000). ``There are times when unidentified sources in the New York Times are not sufficient because it just doesn't feel important enough or credible enough." Some news organizations go proactive, calling the reporter or editor with questions, initiating original reporting or editing the copy. Gilbert Bailon, vice president and executive editor of the Dallas Morning News (circ. 517,000), says the paper will often call the originating outlet, ``not expecting them to tell us the source but to get more information or the context."
A BC NEWS MAINTAINS GUIDELINES. ``We don't put anything on our air that we haven't been able to confirm with two sources for ourselves," says Washington Bureau Chief Robin Sproul. That said, she allows, ABC will sometimes broadcast another outlet's story with a so-and-so-reports credit. NBC's Wheatley says reporters are asked to match or add to a story, but ``sometimes they are able to do that; sometimes they're not.... Every case is a little different." Closely scrutinizing the Lewinsky coverage, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which will also call a news organization with major questions, noticed some inaccuracies and started making corrections. Says Victor, ``You would find writers drifting into `Lewinsky's allegations against Clinton' " while Lewinsky has never come forward with her own claims. ``We had somebody almost on duty to try to clean those nuances up.... We feel we can do some minor editing of stories," he says. CNN takes a ``dual key approach," says Sesno, by which two senior news executives must clear a sensitive story to air. ``This allows us to take stock of the story, make sure we've done our own editorial footwork on it and slow the process down a little bit." The 24-hour news channel's own reporting, he says, has caused it to hold back on reports from the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and even the network's sister publication, Time magazine. Compiling ``from wire reports" articles and contacting Washington bureaus for guidance and perspective function as decision tools as well. But many editors say tight time constraints prohibit fact-checking or tracking down reporters. With most big stories breaking late at night, ``the decision is made in a pretty short time frame.... I think if we have enough doubts that we want to call the reporter, we probably won't run it," says Larry Eichel, national editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer (circ. 425,000), which passed up the Washington Post's initial Clinton/Lewinsky piece because of unnamed sources and the severity of the allegations. The Oregonian's Harvey says his paper will not do any original reporting on such pieces. And Harpster in Des Moines says, ``I would either accept or reject a story. I wouldn't hold and try to verify it in some way." Afternoon papers or evening broadcasts have an advantage. NBC Nightly News Producer Bob Windrem, the self-described ``coordinator for all things Monica," says that by the time the news airs ``for us, very often it's 18 to 20 hours to match, to add to, to advance" the story. But no matter how comfortable the decision to run feels, credibility is on the line. And though the safe bets far outnumber the horror stories, any retraction for something the news outlet couldn't confirm is one too many. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette found itself backing away from a claim it published from the Washington Post, again during the Lewinsky fanfare. The Post ran a front page story about a Secret Service agent, Lewis Fox, who lives in the Pittsburgh area, saying he witnessed Clinton and Lewinsky alone. The Post's sources also said Clinton had denied in a deposition that he had ever been alone with her. The Post-Gazette talked to Fox and gave the story the go-ahead. In the ensuing weeks, Fox said he wasn't positive--maybe they weren't alone. Then the Post published the actual deposition in which Clinton said he may well have been alone with Lewinsky. Victor says the paper just didn't ask Fox enough questions and trusted unnamed sources. The paper explained the new information to readers. ``We tried to follow up anything after that," he says. ``We tried to back out of that story in a very clear way." After this misstep, is Victor now more skeptical of the Post? He hesitates and allows ``a little bit," without much conviction, adding, ``We kind of watch over time." Bill Snead, deputy editor at the Journal-World (circ. 20,000) in Lawrence, Kansas, and a former Washington Post photographer, is more leery. Snead, who says he's very reluctant to run anything with anonymous sources unless it's a huge story, believes in the integrity of the Times and the Post, but warns against giving them the green light too often. ``I'm much more aware when I'm listening to public radio or listening to the news, and they say, `the Washington Post said today,' or `the New York Times said today,' as if it's the last anointment you can get." Looming deadlines and fewer resources leave many news organizations with, as Harrisburg's Vucic says, ``largely no control." Couple that with what Harvey calls a ``new era" in journalism in which two sources are not always required and ``now they take what Deep Throat said and put it in the newspaper," and the risk is increased. Even with added caution, the respect editors attach to papers like the big three doesn't seem to be waning. ``We all rely on the rigor of operations like the New York Times and the Washington Post and the L.A. Times to keep the standards very high," says St. Petersburg's Lavin. ``They do." Joe Worley, executive editor of the Tulsa World, says that on occasion a mistake may slip in, but if a news source is unreliable, a pattern will emerge. ``Very frankly, despite what some of the public might think about the use of sources, most of the mainline media has been very responsible," he says. Does he have any qualms because of the recent surge of anonymity? 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Sporadic weather has been difficult for farmers this yearHankinson, ND (WDAY TV) - Although snow at the end of October is hardly nonseasonal, sporadic blasts of unfavorable weather up and down the valley is making this year's harvest a nightmare.
By: Drew Trafton, WDAY
Hankinson, ND (WDAY TV) - Although snow at the end of October is hardly nonseasonal, sporadic blasts of unfavorable weather up and down the valley is making this year's harvest a nightmare.
Dave Muehler/Hankinson Farmer: "This is nothing special, this is nothing new."
According to Dave Muehler, the only thing consistent about this harvest season... is that it's been inconsistent.
Muehler: "Where the frustration comes in for the farmers is that these weather events have been basically a weekly occurrence where we get shut down for a day or two."
Muehler has been farming west of Hankinson full-time since 1979.
So, curve balls from Mother Nature are nothing new.
Muehler: "Hey, this is part of the farming game. You have to be prepared for conditions like this and you have to roll with the punches."
In fact, this season's inconsistency plays into a larger trend of parody.
Muehler calls the 2012 harvest his easiest, while 2009 proved to be the most difficult.
And more recently, the summer was bone dry compared to the 11 inches of precipitation he's measured over the last month.
And it's the latter point that's cause for concern.
Muehler: "In order to complete harvest operations this fall, boy, we really need to stay away from much more precipitation."
And even with the white flakes piling up- making harvesting impossible- if you're a farmer, you just can't take the day off.
Muehler's son, a third generation farmer, fought the weather while tilling a field.
Muehler meanwhile, tended to another source of income: turkeys.
As one of 11 turkey farmers in the state, it's usually the birds that provide a steady schedule of hard deadline as Muehler prepares them for market.
But there's no question with November fast approaching, more of Muehler's focus will be spent on finding 10 good days to finish harvesting his corn.
Muehler: "Now, the calendar is working against us and there's no guarantee on how far this weather's going to hold."
According to the Department of Agriculture, the corn, soybean and sunflower harvests still lag behind the average pace.
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Central Virginia home buyers were busy in 2012. The number of home sales in Greater Charlottesville was up nearly 15 percent, making it the biggest year-over-year increase since 2004, according to a year-end report by the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors.
There were 2,643 homes sold in the area in 2012. CAAR president Denise Ramey says the positive trend was likely driven by a rise in prices.
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