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NASHVILLE, TN. – Cheekwood officially welcomed two new staff members to its team in October, both in leadership roles. Beth Murdock joined the organization as its new Chief Operating Officer on October 14, and Scott Glasgow assumed the role of Director of Events and Food Service on October 22. Both bring decades of valuable experience and perspective to the Cheekwood team.
About Beth Murdock
In her vital executive role, Ms. Murdock oversees the organization's Finance, Technology, Security, Human Resources, Volunteer and Visitor Services Departments. She is also ultimately responsible for all of the organization's sales functions, including retail, restaurant, catering and rentals.
Beth comes to Cheekwood from the Nashville Zoo, another beloved Nashville institution. As the popular park's Administrative Director for nearly a decade, her broad experience ranges from overseeing marketing and public relations to development, education, membership, human resources and guest services.
"We're so excited to announce Beth's arrival at Cheekwood," said Jane O. MacLeod, President and CEO. "Her experience will prove to be invaluable at this pivotal time in our history. With our five-year FAST FORWARD strategic plan in place, our expectations for Cheekwood are high, and a strong executive team is vital to our success. Beth is not only our newest hire; she's a part of our vision for achieving national preeminence."
Prior to her time at the zoo, Beth served for 9 years as the Senior Director of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, one of the world's premier natural history museums. While there, she managed all visitor-related functions for 4 million visitors annually, from ticketing and admissions to gallery operations and VIP services. During her tenure at the museum, Beth developed and implemented the largest capital expansion in the institution's 140-year history: The Rose Center for Earth and Space.
Beth began her career in the Human Resources Department at Nashville's Baptist Hospital after earning her Bachelor of Science Degree at the University of Tennessee. Beth also has extensive experience as a consultant for an international consulting firm specializing in management, operating and marketing services to the leisure-time and recreation industry.
"Accepting this position at Cheekwood is an exciting new chapter for me," said Murdock. "I've worked with wonderful teams at truly world-class institutions in my career, and I'm proud to now count Cheekwood among them. The organization is in such an exciting place right now, with so much momentum—I'm ready to be a part of the extraordinary growth ahead."
About Scott Glasgow
As Director of Events and Food Service, Mr.Glasgow is responsible for the planning and execution of Cheekwood's special events, from weddings and corporate gatherings to Cheekwood's in-house events and more. He also oversees rentals, catering, and the Pineapple Room Restaurant, working closely with new COO Beth Murdock on budgets, operations and staffing.
Scott brings 20 years of special events experience to the organization, with a focus on catering and marketing. He comes to Cheekwood from Incredible Dave's, a dining and entertainment venue, where he served as the Director of Corporate Events. Before moving to Nashville in 2011, he served as the Catering Coordinator for Thomas Preti Caterers in New York City, where he managed events for Oprah, the Clintons, Pepsi, NBC, the United Nations and other high-profile clients. During that time, he also worked to concept and plan events for MTV, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cartier, and Nike.
"I believe Scott will be a perfect fit at Cheekwood," said MacLeod. "His experience and capabilities with national and international clients brings a fresh perspective to the events and catering side of our organization. The quality, caliber and creativity of our special events will be essential as we grow Cheekwood's reputation nationally. We're excited to have Scott on our team."
Scott is very active in Nashville's business community as a member of 6 area Chambers of Commerce. He also provides advisory services to other professional organizations, including the American Advertising Federation and the Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce. Locally, he has created successful events for various Nashville clients at the Farmers Market, OZ and the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. "It's an amazing time to be in Nashville, and such an exciting time for Cheekwood," said Glasgow. We have the nation's attention, and what we do with that focus will determine our destiny both as a city and as one of the most beloved institutions in the country. I am truly honored to join this dynamic team."
About Cheekwood
Cheekwood is a 55-acre botanical garden and art museum located on the historic Cheek estate. Our mission is to preserve Cheekwood as an historical landmark where beauty and excellence in art and horticulture stimulate the mind and nurture the spirit. Cheekwood is located at 1200 Forrest Park Drive in Nashville, 8 miles southwest of downtown Nashville. Current hours: Tuesday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. New 2014 Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Friday nights May – October, open until 10 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, seniors $10 and children 3-17 are $5. Parking is $3 per car. Admission during Bruce Munro Nights is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, $8 for children 3-17, and $5 for Cheekwood members. For further information call 615-356-8000 or visit www.cheekwood.org.
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Hi Eternal, welcome to the Dojo!
Uhm, i'm killing time with all new games i "bought" (nothing illegal here ), like Dishonored, Future Soldier, Borderlands 2.....oh, you mean online games? mmmh, Dragon Nest and Team Fortress2 (i so damn love it <3)
Maybe you have Steam?
Anyway, enjoy your stay on the forum!
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Now I'm just playing Starcraft 2, Heroes of Might and Magic III (Super old game), and yeah minecrafT? haha I also recently quit Tera online.
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Enjoy your stay here.
Im just playing Blade and Soul Korea and Tera EU until B&S EU comes out.
Sometimes I also enjoy playing a round of LoL (Dota doesnt start for me for some reason).
If you have steam and don't mind single player games I'd say you should try out The binding of Isaac, its awesome
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Thanks! I wish I could play Blade and Soul Korea :( I do know a few friends from Korea, maybe they'd let me use their KSN xD I'm waiting for BnS NA but who knows when that'll happen. I haven't played LoL in a really long time, just started up again, but since I'm on wireless and lag I haven't been playing. A new modem should be here Friday so hopefully I don't lag anymore.
One of my apartment mates has the binding of Isaac, maybe i'll take a look. The only Single player games I've truly played are Portal 1/2 and Heroes of Might and Magic (HOM). HOM III in my opinion, is one of the best games, considering how old it is, and how unbelievable amount of game play there is. Even though it's old, I still think the graphics and sounds are really nice. Not to mention it's super cheap now a days. You should check it if you like or are interested in turn based strategy games. (Build up City/Economy/Army and go conquer others)
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Perhaps it's fitting that Altoona's T.J. Brandt is headed to the United States Military Academy West Point next fall to continue his wrestling, academic and life's work.
Fitting because Brandt has rolled through the District 6 Class AAA Tournament like a tank rolling through the streets of a city that the Army has overtaken in war.
His opponents have stood slightly more of a chance against him than anything in front of that tank.
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Altoona's T.J. Brandt is a three-time state qualifier, but he hasn't placed in Hershey yet.
Brandt is a three-time District 6 champion, and in those three tournaments, he's 8-0 with six pins, one technical fall and a major decision. Nobody has gone the distance with him since his first appearance in the finals - a 12-3 major decision over Bald Eagle Area's returning district runner-up Justin Giedroc - at 103 pounds.
That seems like a long time ago when he was a smallish 103-pounder. He's also won at 112 and 126, and he enters the postseason as a senior at 138.
Another title this weekend at the Altoona Fieldhouse and Brandt will be the first Altoona wrestler to win four district golds. Only 18 District 6 wrestlers have won four titles (seven in Class AAA, nine in Class AA and two all-class), and he'd be the first in Class AAA to do so since Central Mountain's Dylan Alton in 2010.
"It's a pretty large accomplishment in my opinion," Altoona coach Joel Gilbert said. "There's only 18 ever in District 6, so that kind of puts him up there with some of the best that there ever was in the sport. Historically speaking, when it comes to the district level, he's been as good as anybody."
You get the feeling that talking about winning a fourth title before he's done it isn't something that comes easily for Brandt.
Asked if he realizes there's never been a four-time Altoona district champ, Brandt said, "I realize that, but I've got to stay focused on winning districts. I don't know if it will [hit me], or when it will, but I'm sure it will mean something to me, definitely."
If his wrestling against districts opponents this year is any indiction, that fourth title will be his easily. Brandt, wrestling between 138 and 152 to get the best competition, is 6-0 with six pins against district opponents.
The formula for his domination has been a relentless style, a vast wrestling knowledge built from many years of offseason wrestling throughout the state and nation and, for the last two years, a great workout partner in D.J. Hollingshead.
"I think it comes down to confidence," Gilbert said. "He has confidence in what he wants to do out there to his opponents. I think he's really aggressive when he wrestles in the district tournament. I think he puts people on their heels. They don't want to wrestle him, and he takes it to them and can score a lot of points."
While many wrestlers would feel the pressure of winning a fourth title in any postseason tournament difficult, Brandt's laid-back demeanor seems to keep him at an even keel.
"There's always pressure, but you've just got to keep a clear mind and go at it," he said. "I have a relaxed style of wrestling, and I think it helps me a lot because I don't get all hyped up for matches. I just warm up, relax for a few minutes and go out and wrestle."
Brandt's view of why he's been so dominating at districts: "Just staying at it, never giving up and never losing your dreams," he said.
He said one of his dreams was "crushed," last week when the IOC dropped wrestling from the 2020 Olympics. Brandt's reaction was much like the reaction by Penn State coach Cael Sanderson and Iowa coach Tom Brands, who are giants in the sport. His even keel turned to anger when the word came down about 2020, which would be about the time he would give the Olympics a shot.
"I was furious," he said. "I'm pretty sure there are 40 countries that have medaled in the last 50 years, and that's more than in any other [Olympic] sport, so they have to bring it back. It's stupid if they don't. There's a lot I have to do to get to that point [of competing for an Olympic berth]. Cael Sanderson talks about even improving himself. I have to improve a lot to be at that level."
Brandt, who with a career record of 117-18 just recently broke former teammate K.J. Walters' school win mark of 116, has a 23-3 record. The losses all came by three points or less, including a 6-4 overtime loss to Franklin Regional's Josh Maruca, and all had the same theme.
"We came out fast, scored on all of the opponents early and we didn't finish the match," Gilbert said. "The guys came back on us and beat us. The theme is we've got to have a better diet and be in better shape and then I think things will go the other way for us."
"All of those kids are very good kids," Brandt said, "and I've just got to keep at it. I let up at the end, and I just got beat. With every match you lose, there's more you learn. I'd rather go out there and lose a match or two every season rather than go undefeated until the postseason because you learn what you're doing wrong and what you can fix for the postseason."
Brandt is very fortunate to even be wrestling this season. Last April, he was a passenger in a vehicle that slid off of a wet road and crashed into a tree. He was in the hospital for three days with a concussion and internal bleeding.
"I did rehabilitation for my concussion, and it took like two months to recover," he said. "It was terrible. I didn't go to school for the first week or two [afterward]. For wrestling, I kept pushing for my physical therapy to clear me, and I did everything to get cleared. I was extremely worried because that was the postseason for freestyle and Greco-Roman."
Typical highly-skilled athlete. Worried about the next big event. Brandt did get cleared before the national tournament in Fargo, N.D., and he finished fifth in Greco.
Brandt missed the season-opening Mountaineer Tournament at Philipsburg-Osceola because he was visiting West Point. Not long after that, he picked the Academy.
"I've always wanted to be in the Army," he said. "I've always wanted to wrestle in college at Division I. It's what I wanted to do ever since I was 10 years old. I'm looking forward to it more than anything. It's what I'd love to do. I'm just very excited.
"I had aspirations of doing well in the sport of wrestling, but I never thought I would be doing as well as I am right now. I had hopes and dreams, but hard work and dedication kept me at it."
Brandt won his first Northwest Regional Tournament title last season to qualify for the PIAA Championships for the third time. He hasn't placed in Hershey yet, going a combined 2-6, but he narrowly missed making the medal round two years ago when he lost in overtime in the consolations.
Last year in the consy bout that would have moved him into the medal round, he was beating Canon McMillan's Colt Shorts, 2-0, in the second when Shorts reversed him to his back for five points and eventually won, 7-3.
"There are no easy opponents at that level," Gilbert said. "You have to be ready to go down there, and you have to be focused. If you're doing those things, you're not going to win at that level. He's been so close to placing. He's just right there on the edge. Hopefully, this year he can take it to the next level."
"I'm focusing in on districts right now," Brandt said. "I've got to get that fourth district title and go from there. I've got to wrestle well out of every position and represent myself well."


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Gymnast Denasiha Christian Wins MAC Floor Title
Ball State's Denasiha Christian won the Mid-American Conference Floor Exercise Championship, while the Cardinals finished fifth at the league meet.
Christian tallied a 9.925 on the floor to outdistance the 9.900 mark of Taylor Bolender of Central Michigan. The 9.925 mark tied for the sixth best floor score in Ball State history. Christian becomes Ball State's first individual MAC Champion since Nicole Allen won the floor and the vault at the 2011 league championship meet.
Under the direction of first-year head coach Joanna Saleem, the Cardinals improved upon their seventh place finish at last year's meet with a team score of 193.975 to finish ahead of Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan. Central Michigan won the team title with a 196.475 mark, followed by Kent State, Bowling Green, Northern Illinois and Ball State.
On the vault, Brooke Evans managed a tie for fifth with a 9.800, while the Cardinals tallied a 48.750 team score.
Ball State scored a 48.625 team score on the bars with Brooklyn Schumacher's 9.825 mark and tie for eighth leading the way.
On the beam, Samantha Santos led the Cardinals with a tie for fifth and a 9.775 score. Ball State tallied a 47.600 team score on the beam.
The Cardinals managed a 49.00 team score on the floor behind Christian's first-place finish and a tie for seventh by Erin Patchey. Patchey tallied a career high 9.825 on the floor.


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EAST LIVERPOOL - The final home game for East Liverpool's lone senior, Derek Thompson, went the way he planned.
"If you lose to Oak Glen or Wellsville Beaver Local, that's the talk of the town," Thompson said.
Thompson scored 10 points in leading East Liverpool past Oak Glen, 62-42, at the Potter Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.
"I had a fun year, even though people put us down sometimes," Thompson said. "We still keep playing hard. I love my teammates and tonight it was good to go out with a win."
The Potters improved to 7-14 on the season.
"It's sad to see Derek Thompson leave," East Liverpool coach Nate Conley said. "He had another good game here tonight so we will definitely miss him. But we have some young kids coming back and it's always good to get a local win like this tonight."
The Potters, who struggled from the field in a loss to Wheeling Park on Tuesday, found more success outside against the Golden Bears.
Conley wanted to see his team take positive steps on Wednesday and they did just that.
"We came out and our intensity was good right off the bat," Conley said. "We didn't continue to have the same intensity through the course of the game, but sometimes you'll have that in games like this. They played hard we were able to execute early and we were able to get an early lead and it just coast from there."
Kade Reynolds topped the Potters with 15 points. Hayden Cunningham added 11 and Ryian Burson eight.
Those jump shots that weren't falling on Tuesday were going down more consistently on Wednesday. East Liverpool connected on five three-pointers in the first half.
"We hit five threes early and then of them were from Hayden Cunningham and that's good because our three-point production has been down," Conley said. "So that was nice to have that and we were able to get some touches down low. Oak Glen played man-to-man, they spread it out so we were pretty much able to run our offense. We dictated the tempo and that was our game plan for tonight."
The Potters also stifled the Golden Bears with defense. During a timeout at the 2:29 mark of the second quarter, Conley instructed his team to not allow another point for the rest of the quarter.
The Potters allowed just three, and had allowed 14 for the entire half.
"Obviously I know they're going to score, but our mentality is to say 'you're not scoring on me,'" Conley said. "That's the type of mentality that you have to have and that's what I'm trying to instill in these these guys, that their man is not going to score on them.
"I think we played great help side defense we got sloppy at the end. But if they play like they did in the first quarter, sometimes you have to take the fourth quarter like that."
At halftime, the Potters had a 21-point advantage and led by as many as 28 in the third quarter.
"I was depressed at halftime, I just felt like we were flat and didn't come out with a lot of energy So that might be a holdover from what we did last night against Toronto," Oak Glen coach Dave Smith said. "But in the second half I thought we came out and play with a lot more energy. So at least we came out and we were competitive in the second half, and when you're a two-win team, you have to take any positive you can get out of it."
Taylor Kincaid paced the Golden Bears with 12 points. Carlos Sprott added 10.
Oak Glen drops to 2-16.
As the Potters righted the ship and begin preparations for tournament play, Conley could see a determination in his team when they arrived for a shoot-around before the game. The final tally was no surprise to him.
"We came in we shot around earlier today And the kids had a great attitude I could tell they were hungry," Conley said. "So I had a feeling that this was going to happen tonight just because of our demeanor this afternoon."
East Liverpool won the jayvee game 46-21. Zack Adkins led the Potters with eight points and Brent Waggle added seven points. Carlos Sprott paced the Golden Bears with five points.
OAK GLEN SCORING: Tyler Click 1-2-5, Taylor Kincaid 6-0-12, Cody Howell 2-0-4, Matt McLaughlin 1-3-5, David McGraw 1-0-2, Kyle Woodruff 1-1-4, Carlos Sprott 3-1-10. TOTALS: 15, 7-11: 42
EAST LIVERPOOL SCORING: Owen Crawford 1-0-2, D.J. Austin 3-0-6, Hayden Cunningham 3-4-11, Matt Hilditch 1-0-2, Ryian Burson 2-2-8, Kade Reynolds 5-2-15, Austin Emmerling 3-0-6, Aaron Long 1-0-2, Derek Thompson 3-4-10. TOTALS: 22, 12-14: 62
Three-pointers: Oak Glen 5 (Sprott 3,Woodruff, Click), East Liverpool 6 (Reynolds 3, Burson 2, Cunningham).


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Founder and CEO of Gloria Pruett Ministries debuts her first Christian Fiction Novel
Detroit, MI – June 2013 Within the inner circle, how well do we really know each other? Renowned author, Gloria P. Pruett debuts her first novel, You've Got a Man.
Rooted in biblical principles and scriptures, You've Got a Man will surely have you taking an introspective look at your spiritual walk as a Christian and your level of transparency with close friends and family.
Four friends, who have known each other for over a decade, come to defining moments in their relationships. The common denominator is that they all love the Lord, and they all say they serve the SAME God. You've Got a Man, will have you questioning whether you see all sin as sin. Or has sin fallen into categories – little, big, bigger, and unforgiveable?
"This book allows you to understand Holy Spirit in a very intimate way. It frees you to know Our Father loves and cares for us continuously. I thought I knew Holy Spirit in a very formal way, now I realize He desires us to know Him intimately!" – Marilyn White, Publisher, Precious Times Magazine
About the Author – Gloria P. Pruett is Founder and CEO of Gloria Pruett Ministries and CCKG Creations, a company committed to sharing the Word of God in printed form. Her first published book debuted in November 2005, "Lift Up Your Hands – Raise Your Praise and Get Lost In God", (non-fiction) where she received national acclaim and was featured on The Steve Harvey Morning Show.
A graduate of Word of Faith Bible Training Center (1996) and an ordained cleric, Reverend Pruett travels as an itinerant ministry proclaiming the "good news" of Jesus Christ where she has encouraged educators, at-risk-youth, singles and numerous congregations in various cities across the United States and has undoubtedly left a memorable mark upon their lives.
She is the mother of three and the grandmother of four amazing grandchildren. If you were to ask Rev. Pruett what motivates her, "it's the love of God." Gloria Pruett's Novel, You've Got a Man, is set to touch your life with real, raw and transparent views of four friends trying to find their way. Books are currently availalable on http://www.gloriapruett.com at a retail price of $14.99.
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In response to the prevalence of diet-related diseases, governments and food companies increasingly promote nutrition information on food labels to help the consumer make healthy, informed food choices. The 3-year EU Seventh Framework-funded project FLABEL (Food Labelling to Advance Better Education for Life), will provide state-of-the-art science on nutrition labels and consumer behaviour as well as best practice guidelines for future research, industry and policy-makers.
The issue
Nutrition labelling may be a quick guide to inform consumers about the pros and cons of different products, yet current use and actual effects on shopping basket composition remain largely unknown. Additionally, the different formats already in place (Nutrient tables, Traffic Light scheme, Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA), Health Logos etc.) may convey different messages, and their coexistence could be confusing rather than informing.
To thoroughly address the potential of food labelling as a useful source of nutrition information, the small collaborative project FLABEL will fully examine the aspects that lead from label availability to effects on dietary intake.
The consortium
Comprised of 13 partners ranging from academic experts, retailers, SME-representatives to not-for-profit organisations, the FLABEL research consortium is well placed to provide the definitive pan-European study on the role that nutrition information on food labels plays.
The research
FLABEL had two key research objectives:
The outcomes
Amongst the many research findings, the consortium aimed to achieve the following:
The final results are available via webinar, presented by Prof. Klaus Grunert from Aarhus University, Denmark, who is FLABEL's Scientific Advisor, following a brief introduction by Dr. Laura Fernández Celemín from EUFIC, who is the FLABEL Coordinator. Access to this webinar - released 31 January 2012 - is free of charge but requires completing the login form at http://flabel.org/en/News/FLABEL-final-webinar/.
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MIFFLINTOWN - Small white crosses are popping up on lawns around Juniata County.
All because of an atheist in Michigan.
The Cross the Country movement has come to Mifflintown through the River Church of Juniata County.
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William Kern, a member, discovered the Cross the Country movement while at a garage in Mill Hall, Clinton County. He said he noticed a stack of crosses in the store area and asked what was up with the crosses.
The owner told him the Bald Eagle United Presbyterian Church was giving them out for free. He also mentioned the story of the "Cross the Country" campaign was on the fliers on the counter.
The original project initiated because of an atheist's efforts to remove displays of religion on public property.
In 2008, an atheist in Frankenmuth, Mich., complained to the town council about two crosses displayed on a bridge. Fearing legal pressure, the town removed the crosses. Next the atheist complained to the council about the Lutheran symbol on the city shield, placed there to honor its founders.
The other residents of the town decided they had had enough. Hundreds of town residents made their opinion known by placing small crosses in their front yards.
With that show of community unity, the atheist dropped his complaint. The crosses still stand in the town for all to see. They believed it was time for the Christians to stand and be counted. It made a difference.
The cross project picked up steam around the country through emails, and became known as Cross the Country.
Kern said he felt God was telling him to continue the movement in Juniata County. He present the idea to his Life Group leaders Ron and Sue Rickenbaugh, and the group decided to take on the project and build the crosses for the congregation.
Dane Walters from River Church said they built and painted more than 150 2-foot-tall wooden crosses to place in front yards everywhere, according to a press release from the church.
The campaign began on Palm Sunday when the crosses were given away at the end of the morning service at the Central Juniata Emergency Building, Mifflintown.
"We're Christians, and we want people to know it," Walters said.
River Church hopes other churches, organizations and individuals in the area will join the campaign of displaying the Christian faith, according to the press release. They want to let the government, groups or individuals who are anti-religion to know they are surrounded by Christians who are no longer afraid to stand up and be counted, the release states.
Patterns for the crosses are available for anyone who is interested in spreading the cross display. Each cross ends in a point so it can be placed in a lawn or a plant pot. Each cross also comes with a business-sized card explaining a little about the campaign.
Some River Church members are sending crosses to friends and family in other states so the idea can truly be a "Cross the Country" campaign.
Anyone interested in receiving and displaying a cross may call the River Church office at 436-8507, Kern at 436-6818 or Ron Rickenbaugh at 436-6539.


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This is an interesting issue that is not solely in Paintball.. but seems to be so much more malicious in our sport. An interesting post about this on the RIOT brought the issue to the forefront of my mind and I can't help but voice my opinion on the matter.
To give a brief synopsis of the situation I am referencing; on pbRIOT HeDidIt made a post about a young kid, 13 years or so that went out to the field with a brand spanking new Ego 11. He had it, he didn't brag about it or try to show off and make a fool of himself. He kept to his own (not the most talented paintball player) but he was not once immature, or arrogant about his gear.
Regardless of him handling himself like an adult at 13, many people at the field filled with angst, or envy, or whatever it was that drove them. Took it upon themselves to decimate this kid every chance that they got. I don't mean just focusing all of their attention on getting him out, but doing things like bonus balling and just making sure that his time at the field was about as miserable as they could possibly make it. Luckily, HeDidIt ended up getting the refs involved (like a true sentinel of paintball, protect the future!) and got these jerks off of his field so everyone could enjoy the rest of their day.
All this, because they felt like this kid did not deserve what he was shooting his paint with.
The thing is, not only is the entire premise of that mentality so absurd that it makes me wonder what some people go to even play paintball for, but he in fact did deserve and earn his marker.
This kid was told at the beginning of the school year that if he made Honors for the entire year, he could have whatever he wanted (this turned out to be an Ego 11). At the end of the school year when he made honors, he was successfully upgraded from a 98C to an Ego 11.
So, I look to you, the community. What are your thoughts? What would you do if you saw a situation like this? Have you been a part of something similar? Have you been the bully before and why?
I know that just over 2 years ago I was the guy who came to the field for the first time with all brand new gear and a Geo+ in hand. I was the tool who couldn't really play but had extremely expensive gear in hand. I was respectful, willing to learn, and went out to have a good time. Luckily no one at Blitz Paintball gave me a hard time, but it bothers me that anyone would do this. Our sport is still growing and we should be helping it grow rather than tearing down those that keep us all balling. We are all in this together, and we should represent ourselves and our sport with the highest respect.
If we don't take ourselves seriously, who will?
If you are interested, head on over to the discussion on pbRIOT.com and give us all your two cents!


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embrace the camera: 4/5/12
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OMG...How incredibly sweet are these?? lol She looks like "she is putting up with you" lol Have a wonderful Easter.... tfsReplyDelete
Hehe. I got a good chuckle this morning :) She's a cutie!ReplyDelete
She is getting so big! Love the series of the 2 of you. :)ReplyDelete
Hilarious! Love the flipping and rolling. She's a doll!ReplyDelete
Pretty sure I laughed out loud at the one of her face down. So cute!ReplyDelete
Hahah I'm in love with the first picture of you and her. Her face is cracking me up!ReplyDelete
She's reaaly looking like Kohen lately!ReplyDelete
ahahahahha!! She is the most adorable thing!!! :PReplyDelete
I love the face plant photo! That Olive is too sweet!ReplyDelete
So funny. I Like the face plant too. She is such a serious baby......and seriously cute.ReplyDelete
Little Miss Olive is loaded with so much character already. Those last three photos made my day =)ReplyDelete
That's the cutest stink eye I've ever seen! :)ReplyDelete
These are great. Thank you so much for sharing these pics.ReplyDelete
these photos are so sweet, and I totally agree, some photos are always better than no photos! :)ReplyDelete
Very cute! My little dude started doing that at 5 months and it was the end of a decent monthly picture as we know it! ;) She is adorable!ReplyDelete
sweet little olive! I can only hope that my little ones will have such cute and puffy cheeks!ReplyDelete
She is so stinking cute! I feel like she has changed a TON since those 3 month pictures...that shouldn't be allowed.ReplyDelete
she is such a doll!ReplyDelete
She just gets cuter each month!!!!! LOVE THESE! And...those jean shorts....so cute!ReplyDelete
Olive is so cute!ReplyDelete
Love your polka dots!ReplyDelete
She is the absolute cutest!! My kids are getting to the stage where I can't photograph them because they're running around too fast. Of course, by this summer I'll have another nice little (fingers crossed!) photo subject again!ReplyDelete
LOVE the last pic of you guys!!! She's is getting so big, but still so cute as ever!ReplyDelete
has it been 4 months already? wow time flies! shes as precious as ever :) I like these, her personality really shines throughReplyDelete
She growing so quickly! Such a cutie :)ReplyDelete
I just want to squeeze her. :)ReplyDelete
shes a doll! my little man will be 4 months in 17 days!ReplyDelete
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It's crazy how fast they grow. She gets cuter every day - who knew that could even be possible!ReplyDelete
I LLLLLLOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVEEEEEE her and all of her silly faces!ReplyDelete
I'm going to start doing this... I have barely any photos with my son and me :(ReplyDelete
ps. Beautiful photos! :)
Haha this post made me laugh. So cute!ReplyDelete
She's adorable.
Hi Emily, I am so happy I found your blog. You have an amazing story to tell and I have really enjoyed perusing through your space. I absolutely love your Embrace The Camera idea, and would love to join your link up. I love the idea and what it represents. Thank you for sharing your amazing images.ReplyDelete
just found your blog today and am dying at this post. a) she's adorable b) i've done 5 months of photo shoots w/ my little girl to know you speak the truth. hilarious :) i need to start taking more photos with Madison where I'm actually in them!ReplyDelete
Oh Emily! I love the one of her on her back. She looks like she is napping on the beach! Too funny. She is such a sweet little thing.ReplyDelete
I love the way you manage to do these photo shoots with your famiy-someday I would love to see a how-to post on how you set them up.


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MARTINSBURG - A man accused of trying to blackmail a Martinsburg woman he met on an online dating website into sending him nude photographs of her 6-year-old daughter was arraigned Thursday on a warrant charging him with one count of attempting to commit a felony using a minor in sexually explicit conduct.
As of Thursday, Christopher Lee Brown, 34, of no fixed address, was being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $10,000 bail.
According to court records, on May 7 an officer with the Martinsburg Police Department requested the assistance of Sgt. D.E. Boober, a member of the West Virginia State Police's crimes against children unit, in an investigation involving a man, later identified as Brown, who was allegedly attempting to solicit sexually explicit photographs of a child from the child's mother.
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The woman told police she met Brown through an online dating website and that she had an open marriage that allowed her to be with other men, records show.
She told police she had been intimately involved with Brown for a period of time and that he had since left the area, possibly moving to Oklahoma, but he was attempting to solicit her for nude pictures of her daughter.
Police conducted a forensic examination of the woman's iPhone and retrieved a significant number of text messages sent between March and May. The messages led police to believe that not only did Brown allegedly have a sexual interest in the woman's daughter, but a sexual interest in all "little girls," records show.
"I love her pics. U are the only person I know that knows how I feel about little girls," one of the recovered text messages allegedly sent by Brown reads.
Police discovered Brown allegedly attempted to get the child's mother to send him sexually explicit photos of her daughter on multiple occasions and even went so far as to offer to pay money for them. Brown also allegedly threatened the woman to try to force her to send him pictures of the child.
"Here is the deal. U send me 10 pics of her. Or I take the pics I have of u and her and I send them to the cops and child services. Anonymously. If u do this I will lose your number and u will never hear from me again. I promise. Just send me the pics and get it over with," one of the text messages allegedly sent by Brown reads.
Police located numerous pornographic images of the child's mother and an individual believed to be Brown on the woman's iPhone, but no child pornography was found. Several digital photos showing a clothed younger girl, believed to be the child, in sexually suggestive positions were found, records show.
The child's mother was interviewed by police, who said that she met Brown on a website called "PlentyofFish" and that they had been communicating for almost five months. She said that she had been in a relationship with Brown up until about two months before she went to police.
The woman said she ended the relationship with Brown because he started expressing an interest in her 6-year-old daughter and made statements that he wanted to have sex with the child, records show.
She also said Brown had expressed an interest in obtaining sexually explicit photos of her daughter, but she told police that she never complied with any of his requests.
Police questioned the woman about the text message that indicated that he already had inappropriate pictures of her daughter. She told police she didn't know what Brown was talking about and that the only pictures of her daughter she sent to him were ones in which the child was clothed, records show.
She told police she believed Brown moved back to Oklahoma, but indicated she had previously picked him from Willow Springs Apartments on Oak Tree Court in Charles Town.
During the course of the investigation, police were able to verify Brown's identity through prison records and found that he had previously resided in Colorado based on cellphone records.
At the time, police learned that Brown had two children, but he was no longer living in West Virginia and had presumably returned to Colorado.
- Staff writer Edward Marshall can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 182.


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Vladimir Konstantinov and his family, in conjunction with Gallery U & Boutique of Royal Oak, will present 42 of the former Red Wing's works of art in a public exhibition November 17.
At the show, the gallery will predominantly feature Konstantinov's signed and framed paintings, which visitors will be able to view and purchase.
Those who buy one of Konstantinov's pieces will get an opportunity to meet the former Wing.
Proceeds from the exhibition will be donated to the Brain Injury Association of Michigan, a non-profit organization that provides education, advocacy, research opportunities, and support groups to brain injury victims, their families and the people who assist them.
Sorry if this has been posted already.
Anyway, Vladdy has been painting as part of his rehab and they're having an exhibition of some of his work. Proceeds from the sale of his artwork will benefit the Brain Injury Association of Michigan.
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Organizers of the Labor Day parade in Wausau say Republican lawmakers aren't welcome in this year's event.
That strikes me as acting just a bit childish, nothing like P***ing them off and ending up with giving them another reason for more changes.
Apparently they never heard of "keep your friends close and your enemies closer".


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TORONTO — I had almost forgotten what playoff hockey looks and sounds and feels like. Then I made the trek Sunday to Air Canada Centre. Game Six. Leafs versus Bruins.
Blue and white flags flapping in the breeze atop cars on the Queen Elizabeth Way. Remember those?
Signs festooning the outside walls of the ACC facing Bay Street that read, "The Passion That Unites Us All." And outside the rink, in an area exploding with high-rise condos and restaurants known as Maple Leaf Square, was a crowd that most folks expected to push 10,000. Yes, outside.
Remember the Party in the Plaza? All that blue and gold the night Chris Drury tied the Rangers in the final seconds? Maxim Afinogenov's overtime goal? Same kind of feeling, just like it was in downtown Buffalo a little more than six years ago.
Giant HD screen. Crazy fans. Jerseys and funny costumes everywhere. Of course, beer. Lots of it.
(Memo to LeafsNation: Someone needed to tell the dude in the Leafs jersey wearing the bear suit that a "Bruin" is a bear. Might try a different costume next time).
And, oh, did they have something to scream about whether they were inside or out. Leafs 2, Bruins 1. Game Seven tonight in Boston. Not many signature moments in this building since it opened in 1999. This certainly ranks as one of them.
"It's a special situation for sure, one of those memories you'll look back on when this is all over," said goaltender James Reimer, who had a shutout until the final 25 seconds and had the crowd chanting his name all night. "The fans have been unreal and the reception was unbelievable. The atmosphere was better than anything you could have imagined."
Left for dead after a crushing overtime defeat here in Game Four when captain Dion Phaneuf foolishly pinched in and the Bruins broke down the ice for the winning goal, the Leafs have won two straight as Reimer has stopped 72 of 74 shots. Phaneuf atoned for that gaffe by breaking a scoreless tie at 1:48 of the third period, darting to the net and tipping home a Nazem Kadri shot.
"It felt good for me to be able to get that one," Phaneuf said. "With our last game in here, I didn't feel great about the outcome and obviously my decision. I felt I owed it to the guys and luckily I was able to tip that."
If the Leafs win tonight, it will be the first time they wiped out a 3-1 deficit since winning four straight over Detroit in the 1942 Stanley Cup final. The noise in the building was deafening and word was the scene outside was crazy Sunday.
Imagine what the Square and what Yonge Street might look like with one more win.
"It gives me goosebumps every time I see video of people in Maple Leaf Square going crazy every time after we score," Kadri said. "That's the dedication, the passion that people have for this organization."
"I love the fact the people that couldn't get ahold of tickets or didn't want to spend that kind of money still support our team and show up like that," added winger Clarke MacArthur, the former Sabre. "It makes you want to go out and play extra hard and do what's right for those people out there."
The Leafs haven't been to the playoffs since 2004 and haven't won a Cup since 1967, but they used to be postseason regulars. They made it 10 times in 12 years from 1993-2004 and lost in the conference finals four times, including the epic seven-gamer against Wayne Gretzky-led Los Angeles in 1993 and the five-game defeat to the Sabres in 1999.
Say what you want about the Leafs and their fans, especially the ones that like to take over First Niagara Center. But the fact is the NHL is far better when this franchise is relevant.
And the Leafs are now. Thanks to Reimer, there's no more talk about Roberto Luongo – who actually tweeted "Reims for Sochi" after the game. Phil Kessel, Joffrey Lupul and James van Riemsdyk are top-notch forwards. Phaneuf leads a defense full of young talent, with Jake Gardiner looking like a future stud. Randy Carlyle is an upgrade at coach over Ron Wilson. At GM, Dave Nonis has pushed forward with the plan Brian Burke started.
Thanks to cranky fans and a huge, relentless media corps, this is a tough place to play when times are tough. But it's a great one on nights like Sunday.
"In the early stages of my tenure here, I found my team was nearly paralyzed at home," admitted Carlyle. "We've changed that dramatically. We wanted a new identity, to be a different type of hockey club and make sure this rink was going to be a tough building to come in."
"Our fans respect what we've done this year and we think that goes for not just our fans too," Kadri said. "I think that goes for everyone else around the league as well."
Sure does. No matter what happens tonight, it's pretty obvious the Leafs aren't waiting nine years for their next playoff party.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumension, a global leader in endpoint management and security, today announced the completed asset acquisition of CoreTrace Corporation, an innovative application control software provider. Austin-based CoreTrace delivers solutions that prevent the execution of malware and unknown executables. The acquisition will enhance Lumension's application control feature set, grow its software and patent/IP portfolio and extend Lumension's growing customer, OEM and reseller bases.
The rise of advanced persistent attacks and weaponized malware has resulted in a new generation of widely distributed malware. In upcoming State of the Endpoint Lumension-sponsored research to be released in early December, researchers identified growing alarm among IT security professionals related to advanced persistent threats (APTs). Understanding this new threat environment, Lumension has strengthened its leadership position in the endpoint management and security space by acquiring the assets of CoreTrace Corporation, and further consolidating market share in the application control space.
"The threat of advanced persistent attacks is growing at a significant rate," said Pat Clawson, Chairman and CEO of Lumension. "Look at oil operators in the middle east who have suffered devastating cyber attacks. With this rise in advanced persistent threats, and weaponized malware, along with the fact that Gartner projects[i] that 'by 2015, more than 50% of enterprises will have instituted 'default deny' policies' that restrict the applications users can install,' Lumension felt a strategic acquisition of CoreTrace would further equip both current and prospective customers in the ever-evolving threat landscape and cement Lumension's leadership in next generation technologies. We are thrilled to have CoreTrace on board to continue our drive to advanced, persistent protection for organizations of all sizes."
With the acquisition of CoreTrace assets, Lumension will add more than 130 customers, key development staff, and additional OEM and reseller partners.
Key Facts:
- Lumension acquires key IP and patent portfolio from CoreTrace.
- Lumension will likely integrate key aspects of CoreTrace's technology into Lumension® Application Control and continue to offer Lumension Application Control through the Lumension Endpoint Management Security Suite.
- Lumension will continue to provide technical and support services to CoreTrace's current application control commercial customers.
- Lumension will provide existing CoreTrace customers with a seamless upgrade path to Lumension's endpoint management platform once key features of the CoreTrace technology are integrated.
- Lumension will likely continue to offer the CoreTrace Bouncer® product through existing commercial sales channels.
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Lumension Security, Inc., a global leader in endpoint management and security, develops, integrates and markets security software solutions that help businesses protect their vital information and manage critical risk across network and endpoint assets. Lumension enables more than 5,100 customers worldwide to achieve optimal security and IT success by delivering a proven and award-winning solution portfolio that includes Vulnerability Management, Endpoint Protection, Data Protection, Antivirus and Reporting and Compliance offerings. Lumension is known for providing world-class customer support and services 24x7, 365 days a year. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Lumension has operations worldwide, including Texas, Florida, Ireland, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore. Lumension: IT Secured. Success Optimized.™ More information can be found at www.lumension.com.
About CoreTrace
CoreTrace provides the most advanced threat protection for physical and virtual Windows servers, desktops and laptops, as well as Linux enterprise servers. The Company's flagship solution, CoreTrace Bouncer®, protects customers' most valuable intellectual property and systems by preventing the most advanced threats. Bouncer's advanced threat protection is based upon adaptive application whitelisting to prevent the execution of all unauthorized code, memory protection to stop attackers from exploiting whitelisted applications and risk-profiling of all applications via cloud-based reputation services.
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Ask almost any Lowcountry liquor store owner about S.C. Senate Bill 404, and you're likely to get the same reaction.
"I think if it happens it's going to destroy the little man," Joe Forsberg, who owns the pair of Forsberg's Wine & Spirits stores on Folly Road, said Monday. "That's Total Wine trying to monopolize the liquor industry."
"I think they're trying to put small businessmen out of business," said Joe Villeponteaux who owns Carpe Diem Wine & Spirits in Mount Pleasant. "I think it's wrong."
The legislation, up for debate today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, would increase from three to seven the number of retail liquor-store licenses a business could have.
Forsberg, Villeponteaux and other small-business owners say the change means big-box retailers, including Total Wine & More, will open new stores, driving out smaller retailers. Forsberg and Hilton Head liquor store owner John Kelsey said it's part of Total Wine's business strategy is to enter a market and sell liquor at or below cost.
"If this passes, Total Wine will have seven (licenses.) Walmart will have seven. Costco will have seven," said Kelsey, president of the ABC Stores of South Carolina, a trade group that represents the state's liquor stores that are fighting the legislation. "It will shift from small, locally owned businesses to the big boxes."
David Trone, co-owner of Total Wine, the national chain that operates about 90 wine superstores in 14 states, said the legislation is a great way to increase competition and give consumers the best product for less.
"The only people not backing it are competitors. Consumers love it," Trone said.
If the bill passes, Trone said his company is interested in expanding beyond its three current locations in Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, although it's too early to say where the stores would be.
Forsberg, who worked in a liquor store before opening his own in 1986, said he heard those places would be Mount Pleasant, Myrtle Beach, and another store each in Columbia and Greenville.
Trone thinks smaller liquor stores could stay in business, too.
"The smaller stores sell to the local clientele, and they can offer highly personalized service," he said. "We have mom-and-pops that operate down the street from us all over the country."
Villeponteaux, who opened Carpe Diem in the Patriots Plaza Shopping Center 18 months ago, said he's concerned a Total Wine in his neighborhood could spell the end.
"If they're going to put me out of business, they need to compensate me for my investment," Villeponteaux, 55, said before hanging up to discuss his quandary with his 84-year-old father.
Kelsey said the "free market" argument carries little weight. The state already heavily regulates liquor stores, making it difficult to compete, he said.
"If you want to have free competition, let's deregulate the industry," he said, noting he can't be open on Sunday, can't deliver liquor, can't sell to someone under 21 and more. "It's tough, particularly on the small businesses, because of all the regulation."
Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, would vote on the bill should it win approval and advance to the Senate floor. Davis said Monday he would attend the meeting to hear the two sides make their cases.
"I oppose state interference in free-market activities unless regulation is necessary to prevent public harm," Davis said. "I don't serve on the Judiciary Committee but will attend this meeting to hear advocates make their case."
Villeponteaux wrote a letter to the senators on the committee last week pleading his case and said he got Sen. Larry Martin's word that he would not support the bill.
"He being the chairman, hopefully he will have a little bit more voice in the Senate," Villeponteaux said.
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quote: Who would be considered "they"? Is that all Muslims? Decades? Do you mean since the Gulf War in 1990 which was mandated by the UN or the attack on the World Trade Center on 2001?
quote: The reality is that every current conflict is based on previous American intervention. Each drone strike, even if successfully eliminating the target, just produces more radical Muslims. Why are we hell bent on being the peace keepers of the world especially in disputes that are centuries old?
quote: A Muslim in Arabic means "one who gives himself to God," and is by definition, someone who adheres to Islam. By contrast, a Moslem in Arabic means "one who is evil and unjust" when the word is pronounced, as it is in English, Mozlem with a z.
quote: Each drone strike, even if successfully eliminating the target, just produces more radical Muslims.
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quote: Islam and its culture cannot coexist with western culture and values without westerners becoming slaves to Allah.
quote: There is no such thing as basic human rights not derived from Allah in Islamic society.
quote: the west loses its will to fight.
quote: That sentence is usually used by those who want to destroy all competing ideologies and religions. The others just keep on living with other peoples as they always have been.
quote: Islamic, Christian and Jewish societies can be secularist as many countries have demonstrated. It's just the extremist minorities who have never accepted this. Formulation of human rights have had many religious influences in the past. It's no wonder that people who seek new sense of identities in the globalizing, post-colonialist world want deny such foreign influences.
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Thu., Apr. 10 - 2013-14 AHL First and Second All-Star Teams
Fri., Apr. 11 - Fred T. Hunt Award (sportsmanship, determination, dedication)
Mon., Apr. 14 - Dudley "Red" Garrett Award (outstanding rookie)
Tue., Apr. 15 - Louis A.R. Pieri Award (outstanding coach)
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Thu., Apr. 17 - Aldege "Baz" Bastien Award (outstanding goaltender)
Fri., Apr. 18 - Les Cunningham Award (most valuable player)
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Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy - Overall points champion (TBD)
Emile Francis Trophy - Atlantic Division champion (TBD)
F.G. (Teddy) Oke Trophy - Northeast Division champion (Springfield Falcons)
Frank S. Mathers Trophy - East Division champion (TBD)
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Don't try to tell Benjamin L. Rand that U.S. manufacturing is dead.
Rand, president of Insyte Consulting, a nonprofit firm that helps companies grow and solve problems, sees lots of life in the sector, even if some of the companies just go about their business quietly.
"Manufacturers are still investing in themselves in Western New York," Rand said. "I think a lot of people believe manufacturing's left the U.S., that this is all in China now somehow. And the reality is that we're still far and away the No. 1 manufacturing economy in the world. And even in Western New York, you've got a lot of manufacturers who are still investing and growing and doing well."
While Buffalo Niagara's manufacturing employment is down 40 percent from 20 years ago, according to state data, the job count has risen slightly in each of the past two years. And some manufacturers say they are finding ways to succeed – by developing new products, ramping up training or branching into exports – despite an economy slow to recover from the recession's depths.
The manufacturers that are growing are eager to dispel the notion that there are no jobs to be had in the sector – in fact, they say they often struggle to fill openings. And while what the companies make varies greatly, they have things in common, like investing in their operations and keeping their workers current with training or technology.
Rand said he has found plenty of manufacturers determined to innovate and build on their successes, instead of just holding their own and sticking with what has worked in the past.
"I think the best companies are the companies that recognize not how good they are, but how much more they have to do, how much better they could be," Rand said. "And they just keep working at it. You can't stop them, they're never satisfied, they want to advance the ball."
Polymer Conversions, based in Orchard Park, has worked with Insyte on a series of projects. The company finds the Buffalo area to be a good base for manufacturing, said Benjamin Harp, the chief operating officer. Workers here tend to have a technical background, be well-educated, and grew up in families that knew manufacturing, he said. "That was the conversation around the dinner table."
Polymer makes plastic injected molded components used by medical product producers, and has grown to 92 employees. How does Harp assess the health of the manufacturing sector as a whole?
"I see companies doing very well, and I see a good percentage of manufacturing companies that are fighting it," he said. "The world economy is still, I would say, conservative."
Insyte has a unique vantage point on how the region's manufacturers are faring, by working with myriad companies on projects, sometimes for an extended period of time. And those experiences can benefit future clients.
"A lot of what we bring to the party is the fact, not that we know your business better than you, but that having worked with hundreds of companies over 30 years and seen all kinds of problems, we can maybe bring some different perspectives that you haven't thought of that we've seen in other industries or other companies," Rand said.
A top concern that manufacturers ask Insyte for help with is increasing revenue, he said. "Maybe they need to diversify: all of their business or a huge percentage is with a single client. They want to enter new markets, they want to develop new products and they want to grow their revenue."
Another key issue is "operational excellence," finding ways to get their products out the door faster, cheaper or more reliably, and with less inventory stockpiled, Rand said.
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Insyte also has a window into the economic impact these companies are having in a five-county area. Since 2000, Insyte's clients reported a combined $1 billion in economic benefits, a mix of new and retained sales; capital investments; cost avoidance; and jobs created or saved. (More information is available at www.theotherbuffalobillion.com)
The figures were reported by Insyte's client companies to independent survey companies working for the U.S. Department of Commerce; some of Insyte's funding comes from the federal government, and the surveys track its results.
Jack McGowan, a project manager with Insyte, called the numbers are "a sign of the good work these companies are doing and the progress that they make."
Insyte – formerly known as the Western New York Technology Development Center – runs with a staff of 13 people at the Larkin at Exchange building. The nonprofit relies on a combination of the fees generated from its projects, and state and federal grants aimed at helping manufacturers.
Insyte works with clients of all sizes; how much they pay Insyte depends on the services they need, and what grants might be available. A client's project might range in cost from as low as $5,000 to as high as $100,000. The length of projects varies widely, from as short as a few weeks to perhaps a year or more. Insyte sometimes brings in outside partners to provide specialized expertise, such as helping to register a company as a woman- or minority-owned business, to open up opportunities for more contracts.
For manufacturers, innovations and improvements come in different forms.
A few years back, Curtis Screw decided to consolidate its operations from two locations into a single, new site, with Insyte's help. More recently, Curtis has used its own in-house training program to get new hires ready to work on the production floor, after struggling to find workers with the skills it needed, said James Frost, the Buffalo plant's general manager.
Curtis' Buffalo plant has about 175 employees and continues to win new work with auto manufacturers; even now, it is quoting bids for work that is still a few years out, Frost said.
Curtis' experience is proof that manufacturers based here can still compete, Frost said. "You've got to be creative and tap the talents and you've got to be willing to invest in people."
Robert Denning, the chief executive officer of Perry's Ice Cream, credits Insyte with helping to put the Akron-based company "on a path for success." Perry's ended up expanding into international sales, which now account for 10 percent of its total sales, and has adopted what he described as more "customer-friendly" packaging.
The company has also grown from 250 full-time employees and $64 million in sales in 2007 to 310 employees and about $86 million in sales this year.
Denning said he believes relative to the rest of the country, Buffalo-area manufacturers are "doing quite well." Food manufacturers are showing particular strength within the sector, he said.
Talent search
Rand said among manufacturers, the most pressing challenge is finding workers with the right skills to fill job openings. Denning calls that issue "one of the bottlenecks to growth."
Rand said he feels the problem stems from not enough young people going into disciplines such as engineering that manufacturers rely on, rather than from employers not paying enough to attract talent.
"If you look at the national pay rate, manufacturing actually pays significantly more than non-manufacturing jobs," he said. "That suggests, to me anyway, that on a relative basis you would be making more in manufacturing."
Denning said manufacturers are working to update their public image, to demonstrate how high-tech they have become. "We're now trying to change the perception, that manufacturing can be the preferred career of choice."
Programs like "Dream It, Do It" are trying to stimulate students' interest young people in manufacturing careers. And Rand said manufacturers can enhance their own image by using social media and getting on "best workplaces" lists.
"Those can all can have a big impact on how attractive you look to the workforce as a potential employer," he said.
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