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Supreme Court Rules Underage Host Charging Admission to Party Can Be Held Liable
The court says collecting an entry fee for a party with alcohol is akin to a nightclub, making the host responsible for not serving drinks to obviously intoxicated minors.
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In a decision expected to affect college and high-school parties, the California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an underage host who charges admission to an alcohol-fueled party can be held liable if an intoxicated under-21 guest kills or injures another person.
A 1978 state law generally provides social hosts and bars with legal immunity from being sued for civil damages for having provided alcohol to a person who harms others as a result of being drunk. But the law contains a few exceptions, including one that allows civil lawsuits against people who sell alcohol to obviously intoxicated minors.
In decision issued at its headquarters in San Francisco Monday, the court unanimously ruled that a host's collection of a cover charge at a party where liquor is served qualified as a sale of alcoholic beverages. The admission fee makes the host "potentially liable under the terms of that statute as a person who sold alcohol to an obviously intoxicated minor," Justice Kathryn Werdegar wrote.
The panel reinstated a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against a 20-year-old party host by the parents of a college student who was killed by a 20-year-old drunken driver who had been a paying guest.
The host, Jessica Manosa, gave the party in a vacant rental house owned by her parents in Diamond Bar on April 27, 2007. Her parents did not know about it. After word of the event spread by telephone and text messages, between 40 and 60 young people showed up, some of whom had not been invited. Manosa, who provided rum, tequila and beer and asked friends to buy more alcohol, asked a friend to stand by a gate outside the house and collect admission fees of $3 to $5 from the uninvited guests.
One of the uninvited participants, Thomas Garcia, 20, allegedly arrived intoxicated, paid a cover charge, and drank more alcohol at the party, according to the wrongful death lawsuit by the parents of 19-year-old Andrew Ennabe, a California State University, Fullerton, student who had been an invited guest.
After Garcia became rowdy, he was escorted out of the party by Ennabe and a group of friends. As Garcia drove away, he ran over Ennabe, who died of his injuries six days later.
In a separate criminal case, Garcia pleaded guilty to voluntary vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Ennabe's parents, Faiez and Christina Ennabe, appealed to the state high court after a trial judge and an appeals court dismissed their civil lawsuit against Manosa on the ground that the cover charge did not amount to a sale of alcohol and that Manosa was therefore protected by the 1978 law.
Werdegar wrote in the ruling that Manosa allegedly "operated what was in essence a pop-up nightclub that required a cover charge for entry" and that the action "falls with (the law's) definition of a sale of alcohol."
The parents' lawsuit now goes back to Superior Court for a trial to determine whether the alleged sale to an obviously intoxicated minor occurred and whether that caused Ennabe's death.
In the meantime, the ruling sets a precedent for other cases in which young people are charged a cover fee for a party, according to Sharon Arkin, a lawyer who filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of Consumer Attorneys of California.
"I've been told that a lot of college dorm parties and high school parties charge entry fees," she said.
"Under this decision, if hosts charge a fee and serve the alcohol (to a minor) and someone gets hurt, they're responsible," Arkin said. "The decision supports the public policy purpose of liability to hold people responsible for the choices they make. Once you make that choice and start serving alcohol, you are going to have legal liability and be responsible for that choice," she said.
In enacting the 1978 law granting civil immunity to social hosts and bars in most circumstances, the Legislature said its purpose was to reflect the concept that the consumption, and not the serving, of alcohol was the cause of any resulting injury.
The exception that provides civil liability for people who sell alcohol to an obviously intoxicated minor originally applied only to licensed liquor sellers, such as bars. In 1986, the Legislature expanded the exception to apply to anyone who sells alcohol.
In yet another exception added in 2010, the Legislature established civil liability for "a parent, guardian or another adult who knowingly furnishes alcoholic beverages at his or her residence to a person under 21 years of age," when injury or death results, regardless of whether the young person was visibly drunk when given alcohol.
Monday's decision has the effect of expanding that liability in two directions -- to underage hosts who charge admission fees and serve intoxicated minors at their residences, and to both adult and under-21 social hosts who collect fees and serve intoxicated young people at parties at facilities outside their homes.
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Bret February 27, 2014 at 08:54 AM
Yeah, great. Remove liability from a 20 year old who kills someone. Brilliant. What happened to accepting responsibility for your own actions? I guess that it doesn't count until you're 21. Oh wait, then it's the bartenders fault for serving you.
Ken Briggs February 27, 2014 at 09:04 AM
yes the onethat serves to under ago people should do prison time or at lease spend some week ends in jail and a nice fine , they know that they are not to serve under age and the under age knows that hey were not doing right so put them in jail on week ends for a few years . they should pay a fine also . if they kill some one then lock them up for a few years and make them take a weekly drug test for five years after the jail time . teach them not to be a stupid drunk .
bkehoe February 27, 2014 at 01:47 PM
Leaving all accusations of guilt aside, I see this ruling as an erosion of the legal definition of a minor. In essence now, a high school kid or maybe even a middle school kid could be tried like an adult under this ruling. I do not think the courts have thought this through. And just for the sake of argument, where does the real responsibility lie? The drinker? The server (who maybe not be experienced enough to judge someones intoxication level) or the manufacturers and advertisers who promote drinking to the teen/college demographic? If minors are going to be treated as adults in the courts then they should be given the full rights of an adult!
Ken Briggs February 27, 2014 at 02:09 PM
oh yes ,but the under folks ,kids or what ever knows that you are not to drink booze til you are at the age of 21. but i guess the kid could drink and driv e and kill some one and he or she can get away with it . that is wrong . if you are under age and you know it so what grow up and pay the price . the ones that charge you a fee or ask for a donation is still charging you a fee they should go to jail if you hurt or kill some one . time for the under age to grow up or send you to a nut hospital til you understand what you did is wrong and now you grow up fast if you wantout of the nut hospital you got to tell the courts why you were so dumb .
blackoutmetal666 February 27, 2014 at 05:33 PM
No problems would occur if it was Marijuana smoking. That's for sure. Ken Briggs learn proper grammar also I can barely understand that garbage.
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Improved memory space: There's nothing wrong with a 64GB iPad model. You can cram a lot of stuff into it including various types of media and games. Still, there's a lot of quality stuff filling the App Store that we are going to want and we aren't going to be able to have unless we ramp up some memory space. Do the math: many games run 300-400 MB apiece and the movies take up at least 1 GB apiece. That iPad is going to get loaded fast if you are a heavy user. It'd be nice to have a bump up in memory space for the iPad 2 - maybe something along the lines of 100 GB to 200 GB. Hey, if the older iPod models can have that kind of capacity, why can't a tablet device? The cost may go up a little bit, but the fact is it'd be worth it to store more of what we love.
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Verizon support: Obviously this is a huge deal for some users out there. While AT&T is far from the worst wireless supporter out there, it always helps to have some options available when it comes to choosing your provider. And since Verizon is about to jump on to the iPhone band wagon, why can't the iPad 2 get a little love? Once announced, Apple should provide a number of data plans, including those from competitive services. Sure, it'd divide up customers a little bit, but it would open up the iPad 2's user base considerably, as someone wouldn't be forced to go with a default company right off the bat. It always helps to have choices.
USB support: This may be a long shot, considering some devices don't work properly with Apple's technology, particularly from a rival company. (We're looking at you, Sony.) Still, we can't help but think how much easier things would be if you could connect USB-supported devices, like cameras and MP3 players, to the iPad 2 for easier support. Linking up songs, videos, photos and more could be done without the need of a computer or ground unit with USB support, as you could go straight to your tablet. For that matter, we'd also be willing to accept an SD card slot, provided that it can handle ones of bigger capacity. We have lots of media to go through, being the computer geeks that we are.
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NAS gateways provide another benefit: They allow Windows administrators to share new storage between file-based (NAS) and block-based (SAN) access.
NAS gateways are also an effective way to implement a tiered storage infrastructure, because they enable access to different tiers of SAN-attached storage while providing tiered connectivity for servers. The gateways allow Windows administrators to re-allocate storage capacity across different servers and NAS gateways. This flexibility gives an admin an alternative to having to maintain dedicated pools of physical storage to specific NAS devices or servers.
This means that storage can be utilized more efficiently across different NAS devices and block-attached host servers. For example, if a NAS gateway only needs 5.5 disks and a server needs 5.5 disks, instead of dedicating six disks (rounding up) to NAS and six disks to the server, you could have 11 disks and share the capacity with the 12th disk being a shared hot spare. This is an oversimplification, of course, since it doesn't take into consideration performance sharing or sharing of hot spare disk drives. The fact is that consolidating storage needs across different systems is more efficient and cost-effective than dedicated pools or pockets of storage.
Bottom line: If you have an existing SAN, you may want to consider deploying a NAS gateway to improve storage utilization and enhance your overall return on investment (ROI). By understanding the performance characteristics (I/Os, bandwidth, response time) of target applications, you can determine if you have adequate available network bandwidth to support these and other applications on NAS.
About the author: Greg Schulz is the founder of StorageIO, an analyst research and consulting firm specializing in IT infrastructure. He is also the author of Resilient Storage Networks: Designing Flexible Scalable Data Infrastructures, which is published by Digital Press.
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Enjoy the sights of London from two captivating perspectives with this Virgin Experience Days Lunch Cruise and London Eye for Two.
You can watch the capital's famous landmarks glide past your window while you enjoy lunch on-board a high-class dining boat, with great food and a warm atmosphere while you take in the view.
After you've eaten, prepare to get on-board the famous London Eye and soak up panoramic views across the city. The UK's most popular tourist attraction, the London Eye is based close to Westminster Bridge and offers stunning views of the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, the Gherkin, St Paul's Cathedral, Cleopatra's Needle, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Canary Wharf and much more — up to 25 miles in each direction.
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- Experience lasts approximately three hours
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This amazing Virgin Experience Days The View From The Shard and Thames Sightseeing Cruise For Two allows you to experience one of the most incredible landmarks in London.
With a viewing platform 500ft above the skyline, The Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe so you can witness breathtaking views of the capital like never before. The 360º view stretches out 64km, with multimedia displays and state of the art telescopes on hand to really bring it life.
You'll travel skywards on one of the 2 high-speed kaleidoscopic lifts, then move from floor 69 up to level 72 to experience one of the greatest cities on Earth on a whole new level.
After you've visited The Shard you can head off to a sightseeing cruise on one of the most famous rivers in the world. This hop on and hop off cruise along the Thames allows you to explore the city on ground level too, taking your time to stroll along the river bank and see all of the famous landmarks.
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Enjoy 24-hour room service, television, hairdryer, hospitality beverages, mini-bar, safe, telephone, and WiFi internet access. Local attractions include water parks, craft centres, the fascinating Ruthin Gaol and other magnificent castles. If you fancy getting out in the great outdoors, Denbighshire offers fantastic walks for all levels of fitness, canal boating and lovely beaches. Location: Wales - Denbighshire.
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Feel the adrenalin rush as you take the controls of a light plane and soar across the sky! This Virgin Experience Day introductory flying lesson will never be forgotten.
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2 reviewsWhether you are a seasoned professional or a complete beginner the experience of the fantastic outdoor pursuit of clay pigeon shooting will either fuel your passion or even turn out to be the start of a whole new hobby! Your experience will include all the necessary training in safety and technique from a fully qualified instructor before you step up to test your aim and accuracy and have a go yourself. Have a blast! This experience includes: Full training for two people from an experienced instructor, Use of shotgun and hearing protection and 50 clays and cartridges. Allow 1 hour for your visit. Locations: Derbyshire - Doveridge; Devon - Holsworthy; Dorset - Bournemouth ; Essex - Brentwood ; Hertfordshire - Sawbridgeworth; Kent - Tenterden; North Yorkshire - Skipton; Nottinghamshire - Oxton; Oxfordshire - Long Crendon; Scotland - Ayrshire; Scotland - Cumbernauld; Scotland - Dumfriesshire; Somerset - Portishead; Suffolk - Newmarket; Surrey - Redhill; Surrey - Woking; Warwickshire - Southam; Warwickshire - Wishaw; West Sussex - Worthing; Worcestershire - Redditch.
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The Aston Martin is a hand-crafted sports car that offers electrifying performance and outstanding agility. Its low, purposeful stance is both elegant yet aggressive and this is your chance to drive this incredible machine, at the world famous Brands Hatch circuit, for six miles. It's your turn to take to the wheel and whizz around the famous bends. Welcome, introduction and briefing on circuit driving techniques by a fully trained racing instructor. Six miles driving an Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Presentation of experience certificate. Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card. Cancellation indemnity.
Could there be a more exciting way to experience one of the world's most exhilarating high performance sports cars. An iconic racing venue, Brands Hatch has been operating for over 80 years. In this time the circuit has witnessed countless legendary drivers, including Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and Jenson Button, race and win. You'll be in the hot seat of a stunning Aston Martin V8 Vantage, when even opening the door is an experience to savour. It swings out and up on gas struts to reveal expensive materials, gorgeous lighting and an excellent seating position. Behind the wheel things only get better as this glorious supercar loves the track. Enjoy six miles driving around Brands Hatch with its unique combination of dips, cambers, fearsome corners and hills.
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Driving a super sleek and powerful Ferrari at the world famous Brands Hatch Circuit is a dream come true with this experience. With six miles driving in the stunning Ferrari 360 supercar you'll be behind the wheel and handling the legendary corners with skill and powering down the straights with speed. Now it's your turn to take to the wheel and whizz around the famous bends. Welcome, introduction and briefing on circuit driving techniques by a fully trained racing instructor. Six miles driving a Ferrari. Presentation of experience certificate. Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card. Cancellation indemnity.
An iconic racing venue, Brands Hatch has been operating for over 80 years. In this time the circuit has witnessed countless legendary drivers, including Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and Jenson Button, race and win. You'll be in the hot seat of a stunning Ferrari 360, built with power and an engine sound like a roar. It's light, agile, offers 400bhp through the rear wheels and its paddle-shift transmission is directly related to the gearbox in its F1 cars. Enjoy driving the six miles around the track with it's unique combination of dips, cambers, fearsome corners and hills.
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Shriners ride their motorcycles down Main Street in Hanover for the 1971 parade. The parade precedes the annual all-star football game between New Hampshire and Vermont's best high school players. This year's game will take place Saturday in Hanover. Valley News - Larry McDonald ∎ Posted to the Valley Visual blog Friday at 2:30 p.m. Follow the Valley News on Twitter @VNewsUV.
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Bud and Terri Lynch and David Kelman, who are members of the Mascoma Lake Association, are part of a volunteer effort to monitor and combat the invasive plant Eurasian milfoil from growing in the lake. Eurasian milfoil can exclude native species in the shallow water where it lives, and lakes with introduced milfoil experience decreased property values. Mascoma Lake is part of a 195-square-mile watershed that feeds into the Connecticut River. In the upcoming SUNDAY VALLEY NEWS, read more about the Mascoma Watershed and the
An attendee of the Dartmouth Summit on Sexual Assault walks back to Spaulding Auditorium during a break from the morning session at Dartmouth College in Hanover on Monday. The three-day summit addressed multiple perspectives about sexual assault on campuses. Valley News — Sarah Priestap ∎ Posted to the Valley Visual blog Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. Follow the Valley News on Twitter @VNewsUV.
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There are a few things to know before going to watch a dirt-track race, and I learned two of them around the age of 6, when I was deemed old enough to attend my first race: Always wear a hat, and never wear white. My two sisters and I would don some of my dad's old baseball hats and pile in the car, where we'd drive six miles to Eriez Speedway, a 3/8ths-mile dirt track in western Pennsylvania where junkyard-bound cars raced almost till midnight.
Not one, not two, not three, but four turtles sunbathe on a log near Mascoma Valley Road, across from Tewksbury Pond in Grafton. Valley News — Will Parson ∎ Posted to the Valley Visual blog Friday at 3:15 p.m. Follow the Valley News on Twitter @VNewsUV.
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While working as a six-month intern for the Valley News, Will Parson has brought his unique ability to produce eye-catching videos for our web site. We recently learned his springtime video about maple sugaring received first place recognition in May from the National Press Photographers Association. Part of a national contest, the video from Killham Farm in Barnard was amongst 17 entries. It certainly is the sweet smell of success! ∎ Posted to the Valley Visual blog Monday at 2:30 p.m. Follow the Valley News
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Ohio's Cuyahoga River valley, which is full of parks, buildings and infrastructure built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, is a short drive from my childhood home. The idea of men working together in a time of economic crisis to help future generations enjoy the natural beauty of the valley captivates me more each time I have a chance to return to the stone and wooden structures built by CCC members. A more contemporary link to the CCC exists in the Vermont Youth
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NORMAN — JourneyChurch.tv announced this week details of its plan to sell its southeast Norman Campus, 1330 E. Lindsey St., to Antioch Community Church of Norman.
Journey Church's Elder and Senior Leadership Teams considered the modification to their multi-site structure over several weeks before making the decision to move forward with a real estate transaction. The plan to sell the campus, which was purchased in 2012, shifts the campuses' 300 members to attend worship experiences at Journey's Norman Campus, 3801 Journey Parkway.
"Our desire in selling the southeast Norman campus is to better utilize our income and extend our influence in a great way within Norman, and in other communities." said Clark Mitchell, founding senior pastor of JourneyChurch.tv and founder/CEO of Loveworks Leadership Inc. "This change will allow us to centralize and decentralize Loveworks Leadership Inc. at the same time. It furthers the mission of Journey Church, it furthers the mission of LWL, and it helps another church in our city live into its potential. That's what it's all about."
While Journey Church announced that it plans to give Antioch Norman occupancy on Feb. 1, Loveworks Leadership will continue to meet there during the week on a short-term basis.
"We believe in God's timing for this site," said Chris Bennett, lead pastor of Antioch Norman. "And we are blessed to be working with Journey in a manner that honors God, furthers his kingdom, and allows our churches new opportunities to reach our city."
Jan. 27 will be the final Sunday for JournyChurch.tv to have worship experiences at the LWC, and worship at the Norman Campus will continue as scheduled each Sunday at 8:40 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Antioch Norman will begin having their services at their new campus at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Feb. 3.
Journey Church is confident that Antioch Norman will be very successful in their new location.
"We are given the unique opportunity to further God's grace in southeast Norman by selling this location to Antioch Norman," said Rennie Cook, executive senior pastor at JourneyChurch.tv. "Antioch has been prayerfully considering a permanent location in Norman and this is a good fit for them, and it is God's vision for us to move from here and multiply his presence in new places."
Additionally, JourneyChurch.tv is launching a location in Southwest Oklahoma City, 10601 S. Western. Weekly worship experiences will begin at this location in mid-February. For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Portland Public Schools will make internal facility changes to create additional classroom space at the Fernwood and Hollyrood buildings this summer to address capacity concerns through 2014-15. Both buildings will continue to serve Beverly Cleary students during that time.
Attached below are three letters which you may to use as templates regarding our space issues at BCS. We encourage you to make your voice heard by contacting public officials, the school board and administrators.
UPDATE: Here are the results of our PTA facilities survey. Thank you to the many, many community members who took part!
Many of us have already heard that PPS is working with us on options for addressing our space limitations on the Fernwood and the Hollyrood campuses for the coming school year. Click here to download the Family Advisory that lays out the options and feedback received so far. Further feedback can be emailed to the PPS enrollment office. PPS expects to make a decision on how to address our space limitations by late April.
Your BCS scrip team is thrilled to announce that you can now order and pay for scrip online at shopwithscrip.com, where you'll find all of the scrip we currently offer as well as many, many additional cards!
Spark Arts Center is hosting a Holiday Artisan Fair, and 10% of the sales during this event will be donated to the Beverly Cleary PTA and Access Program at Sabin.
Reading Challenge is an incentive-based reading program designed to celebrate and encourage reading.
Our PTA has started the Destination Imagination program, which is a nationally recognized non-profit program that offers a way for kids to learn creativity and innovation using just their imaginations.
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The use of dietary supplements by athletes is a concern because in many countries the manufacturing and labeling of supplements may not follow strict rules, which may lead to a supplement containing an undeclared substance that is prohibited under anti-doping regulations. A significant number of positive tests have been attributed to the misuse of supplements and taking a poorly labeled dietary supplement is not an adequate defense in a doping hearing.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is not involved in the testing of dietary/nutritional supplements.
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3:22pm Wednesday 6th February 2008 in Sport
NEW Malvern Town manager Joe Rawle has set his sights on keeping the club in the Southern League.
Rawle has been named as Paul Molloy's successor at the Langland Stadium after being in caretaker charge since the end of December.
It is Rawle's second stint as boss following four seasons at the helm during the club's West Midlands League days in the 1990s. He was also second in command when Neil Hunt oversaw promotions to the Midland Alliance and Southern League Division One Midlands.
And Rawle, who will be assisted by Martin Day while fellow caretaker Les Jones returns to lead the reserves, wants Malvern to maintain their current league status.
With only one team to be relegated, the club sit second-from-bottom and six points ahead of Berkhamsted Town but have played two more games.
Rawle said: "The main priority is to still be in the Southern League and then we can look at pre-season and start afresh. I always like a challenge and it's a good test.
"We have got quite a tough task ahead of us to stay up but hopefully we can get one or two players in. I think we are a club punching above our weight at the moment. We are trying to hang in there on a small budget. We need to stay ahead of Berkhamsted all the time."
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Torrential rain and 80mph winds are forecast to hit southern EnglandPICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)
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worst storm in years
RACECOURSES were on Sunday night battening down the hatches in preparation for what was predicted to be the worst storm to hit Britain for more than a decade.
Inspections are planned for all three of Monday's meetings, with torrential rain and 80mph winds forecast to hit southern England, south Wales, the Midlands and much of eastern England overnight and into Monday morning.
Officials at Bangor will assess conditions at 6.30am, while their counterparts at Leicester and Redcar follow suit an hour later. No problems are anticipated for Monday's Irish cards at Galway and Naas, but management teams at Ffos Las, Catterick and Yarmouth are monitoring developments before Tuesday's fixtures.
Jimmy Stevenson, clerk of the course at Leicester, said: "The forecasters are still not 100 per cent when the impact will be, or from what direction, but at the moment we are looking at between 10pm and mid-morning for the heavy rain and severe wind, so we will have to wait and see how we end up.
"The ground is perfectly okay, heavy, soft in places, but the epicentre of the storm looks to be going slightly north of us, and the worst of the winds will be south of it, which means us."
Bangor clerk Andrew Morris said: "The very strong winds should be south of us, but we have a fairly substantial amount of rain forecast, maybe up to 20mm, coming overnight and into the morning. Although the track is fine at the moment, it is prudent that we look in the morning."
Steve Gofton, clerk at Redcar, said: "The forecast seems to change hourly and has ranged from zero rain coming Monday morning to 30mm. We are hoping most of the rain will have come through before lunchtime.
"We have changed the ground to soft after 3mm overnight, but I don't think the wind will be any stronger than at Doncaster on Saturday."
Ffos Las clerk Tim Long said: "We are currently raceable, soft, heavy in places, and my forecast says 15mm upwards and heavy winds before abating through Monday, so it is a case of seeing how we get on."
Fiona Needham at Catterick said: "At the risk of sounding like Michael Fish, I think the storm is meant to stay to the south of us. If it did hit us life would be a bit different."
Yarmouth clerk Richard Aldous said: "I have been forecast between 8-13mm of rain, and the wind could be 29mph upwards, which shouldn't cause any problems, but you can never tell with storms. They can come in hard and fast."
Wednesday weather prospects
Ayr Heavy. Wind and 6mm rain forecast overnight. No races on sprint course.
Carlisle Good to soft, soft in places. 11mm of rain over weekend, more to come.
Nottingham Soft. Heavy rain and strong winds forecast overnight.
Kempton Standard (all-weather).
Punchestown Yielding to soft. 5mm of rain since Friday, more forecast before Wednesday,


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|Improvement is BG baseball goal (02-13-13)
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The Falcons finished 20-33 overall and last in the Mid-American Conference East Division last season.
BG returns 10 position players who saw significant playing time last season, and starting pitchers Cody Apthorpe and Mike Frank as well as what should be a quality bullpen.
BG, picked for the third in the East by MAC coaches, begins the season this weekend with a three-game series at Western Kentucky.
"We definitely have something to prove," said BG coach Danny Schmitz, who is in his 23rd season.
The Falcons — who won division titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010 — were 9-18 in the MAC last season and failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.
The players have been given T-shirts from the coaching staff with BG baseball on the front and the words pride, attitude and commitment on the back. BG has just two seniors.
"We've talked to the players about what it means to be a Falcon baseball player and, hopefully, they're buying into it," Schmitz said.
An improved defense is a must for BG, which was last in the MAC in fielding percentage last season, It committed a staggering total of 110 errors in its 53 games, including 52 errors in its 27 MAC games.
"We have to be able to catch the ball and make routine plays," Schmitz said. "Our infield play, especially on the left side (third base, shortstop), was not what we're accustomed to. We did a pretty good defensively during the fall, that's encouraging."
Redshirt juniors Apthorpe and Frank should give BG two solid starters.
BG was seventh in the MAC overall with a 5.08 earned-run average last season, but it was 10th in conference games only at 5.14.
Apthorpe missed most of last season after breaking his foreman when he was hit with a line drive during BG's second MAC weekend. Frank missed last season over academic issues.
Apthorpe, who has been one of BG's best starters since he was a freshman, was 5-6 with a 4.42 ERA in 2011 and 3-2 with a 3.56 ERA in 2010.
Frank was a member of the rotation earlier in his career.
"He's been really good," Schmitz said about Frank. "He did a great job last year because that's not easy to sit out. He not only worked out with the team, but he worked out all summer long and kept himself in shape. He's ready to go."
The No. 3 spot in BG's rotation for MAC games is still being decided.
Redshirt freshman Andrew Lacinak is out for the reason after having elbow surgery. He had a 2.77 ERA last season before injuring his elbow two days after Apthorpe was hurt.
Schmitz believes the bullpen will be good with senior Nick Bruns (3-3, 2.53, seven saves), and juniors Ben Singer (2-2, 3.22, one save) and Ethan McKenney.
McKenney was a starter last season.
Sophomore Jason Link (4-0, 4.83, one save) pitched well in relief last season, but he could be in the starting rotation.
Schmitz likes BG's offense, although he's hoping for more consistency. BG was fifth in the MAC with a .290 average last season, but only batted .268 in MAC games.
Seven Falcons return who hit .300 or better, including junior outfielder Andrew Kabuski, sophomore shortstop Brian Bien and junior first baseman/catcher T.J. Losby. Bien was second-team All-MAC last spring.
Kabuski led BG with a .367 average, while Bien batted .343. Kubuski had two home runs and 30 runs batted in. Losby added three homers and a team-best 37 RBI.
Also returning is junior first baseman/catcher Jeremy Shay, who led BG with five homers and 13 doubles. He hit .265 with 21 RBI.
BG plays its first 14 games on the road before its home opener March 13 against Malone. The Falcons start MAC play March 22 against Western Michigan in the opener of a three-game series.
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News: T.I. Bows To Nicki Minaj's Fierceness, "Nicki's On Fire Now. She's A Monster, Literally"
Monday, Dec 12, 2011 4:05PM
Grammy-winning rapper T.I. has shared his opinion of female hip-hop phenom Nicki Minaj and refused to referee her past dispute with Brooklyn rap veteran Lil Kim.
Based on an unreleased excerpt from Tip's new VIBE cover story, he admits Minaj is a fierce competitor.
Next "Lil Kim Nicki Minaj Beef" is sent through the search engine, followed by a quick briefing on last Spring's claw-stretched feud between the Queen Bee and hip-hop's reigning Queen. Tip is the least interested in lending this any bandwidth. "It's hard for me to take rap beef seriously," he says dismissively. "But I will say that Nicki's on fire now. She's a monster, literally." (VIBE)
Recently, SOHH asked Dipset's Freekey Zekey why there is no female Diplomat to sharpen up the lady rap game competition.
"It's not hard to work with women because if you got control of what's going on, then you can take them to any plateau," Zekey told SOHH. "There's a lot of females and they get too hyped and too happy and want to jump into things. So when you finally get a female -- she has 672 new managers, her boyfriend needs to be on every trip, she's got 800 stylists 'cause her aunt who used to do hair in the projects, she [can] do her hair a little better and she's got her and her baby daddy's sister. Nah. You know what I'm saying? There's a lot of things that go with that. Actually, we haven't come across one, not saying we're out there with the binoculars looking to find [a female star], snatch her up and mold her." (SOHH)
In May 2010, Def Jam's Senior VP of A&R Sha Money XL told SOHH how much pressure Minaj has placed on other female rappers.
"Nicki Minaj has set the bar so high that whoever the new female rappers is, and I've heard one or two females so far, they're horrible. I'm real hard on female rappers, seriously. I ain't with the bullsh*t, don't come too hard, you gotta be sexy and look like Nicki Minaj and sh*t. She got it. I don't know about that Sean Garrett record, but she's got it. That record ain't it, she's supposed to come harder than that. That sh*t ain't it." (SOHH Guest Star)
Earlier this year, Lil Kim blamed Minaj's swagger jacking for sparking their back-and-forth beef.
"This is the thing: It's just, it's really, like, at the end of the day, I do what I have to do, and I'm gonna keep doing what I have to do," Kim said in an interview. "I'm gonna do me. They're the ones that brought this about. It could have been that simple. But what they did was underestimate me. They thought I was gonna sit back and let them do what they were doing. I'm gonna let everybody know: I'm on my Hollywood sophisticated, but I'll bring it back if I have to. And that's in life. I can't help it. I'm G'd up from my feet up. If I have to handle my business, I'mma handle my business. And I have to fight for my fans." (MTV)
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The sandwich, dubbed the Bob's Big Boy, was an instant hit. Word of the unusually built burger and its pudgy-cheeked, overall-clad mascot spread quickly. Soon, according to Tennyson, the hamburger expert, "double-decker burgers were as common as bunk beds at summer camp, and rotund little 'Burger Boy' mascots were everywhere, as Big Boy begat Chubby Boy, Hi-Boy, Bun Boy, Beefy Boy, Country Boy, Brawny Boy, Husky Boy, Yumi Boy, Lucky Boy, Super Boy and several hundred other variations on the theme."
But the descendant that would outshine them all would not make his appearance until the 1960s--three decades after the Big Boy's birth. Jim Delligatti, a onetime Southern Californian operating McDonald's restaurants in Pittsburgh, Pa., wanted to broaden his customer base by offering larger, adult fare. The double-decker leaped to mind.


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Inside the Den: Regardless of his play, Thomas isn't going anywhere
Inside the Den is a new feature that will be appear on TheBruinsBlog.net periodically to address issues/news with the team and look at the organization as a whole.
I wanted to use to space to clear up maybe the biggest misconception swirling around the Bruins right about now.
This idea that the better Tim Thomas plays the more tradeable he becomes is preposterous.
Regardless of how many post-to-post diving stops he makes or shutouts he posts, Thomas is still in the same position he was over the summer: in possession of a no-movement clause and a $5 million per year contract that runs through the end of the 2012-13 season. All the glove and pads saves in the world can't change that.
You can make the case that should the Bruins determine Thomas will be nothing more than a part-time or half-time goaltender, and should they relay this information to him, and should he decide that he wants more playing time elsewhere, maybe (maybe) he would waive that no-movement clause in order to get to greener pastures.
Of course, good luck to general manager Peter Chiarelli in his pursuit of value in a trade when Thomas is calling the shots about his new destination and teams are still subscribing to this notion that you can be a Stanley Cup contender without a big-time, high-priced goaltender. In the post-Blackhawks championship world, this is known as the "Niemi Effect."
The options for a trade partner, however, won't be limited just by Thomas' whims and fancies. There's also the matter of that his enormous salary in a cap league, where the teams that can spend to the cap already are and the teams that are well below the cap are there for a reason. Over the summer, when teams were wheeling and dealing and allocating portions of their cap to certain players, there were very few teams that could've even considered a trade for Tim Thomas. Now that the season has started, arguably no team would be able to add Thomas to their cap or cash payroll.
Boston's only chance to move Thomas would be a catastrophic injury to another team's No. 1 netminder. That team would have to be willing to add to its payroll – not just for this season but for the next two years – and believe in Thomas as the guy to step in and hold up down the stretch. But don't dream of getting one of those stud puck-moving defensemen the Bruins are always coveting. Getting even a respectable prospect or draft pick for Thomas in the league's current climate would be difficult.
After playing a full season at full health and putting up numbers through 82 games similar to what he done in his first four starts, Thomas might become a coveted player to a team desperate to make a big splash in the summertime. But for now, Thomas is the Bruins' $5 million No. 1A goaltender to Tuukka Rask's No. 1B, and the odds of that changing over the duration of the 2010-11 campaign are about the same as Gary Bettman allowing the NHL to contract.
Oh, what could've been
We were all impressed with Shawn Thornton's courage in taking on New York Rangers giant Derek Boogaard Saturday night at TD Garden. While the bout was mildly entertaining, it wasn't worth the price of admission – especially considering what the Bruins could've wrought that night. Had head coach Claude Julien dressed Brian McGrattan, a clash of the titans might've ensued.
Here's a look at a couple of Boogaard-McGrattan bouts to give you a taste of what we missed:
Down on the farm
Providence bounced back from an 0-2-1 weekend with a win in its lone game of this weekend, 4-3, Saturday at Worcester. Jamie Arniel scored twice, including the game-winner in overtime. He now shares the team lead for goals with three with Max Sauve. Joe Colborne and Zach Hamill are still in search of their first goal after six games. For those looking for defensive help in the absence of Johnny Boychuk with the parent club, Steve Kampfer leads the P-Bruins with five points (one goal) and has posted a plus-3. Matt Bartkowksi has registered one assist and a minus-2.
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By Jill Harmacinski
---- — Francheska Vega-Collazo lives in Morovis, Puerto Rico, and has never been to Massachusetts or the continental United States.
So she was surprised to find out that her Social Security number was used to rent apartments in Methuen, Lawrence and Chelsea.
The woman who rented them in Vega-Collazo's name identified herself as Franchezka Vega, 24 — spelling her first name with a "z" instead of an ''s" and dropping the second half of the hyphenated last name.
"Vega" is now in federal custody facing charges of identity theft and misuse of a Social Security number.
Authorities don't know who she really is — she is identified in federal court records as a "Jane Doe."
But they think they know what she was up to.
In what has become an all too familiar pattern, authorities say, the apartments were likely rented using stolen identification for purposes of drug trafficking.
While identity theft is widespread across the country, the theft or sale of Puerto Rican birth certificates, Social security numbers and other identification is soaring.
Because Puerto Ricans are American citizens, such identification can be used to more easily obtain entry to the United States and to obtain driver's licenses, welfare benefits, tax refunds, mortgages and more.
Lawrence Police Chief John Romero said his department has received many identity theft complaints from about stolen identities from people living in Puerto Rico.
"They are people they had never even ventured here to Lawrence," said Romero. "It's not surprising. There's been incidents before like this."
One notable case involved Carmen Beltre, 48, formerly of Lawrence, an alleged "identity broker" who sold Puerto Rican birth certificates and the corresponding U.S. Social Security numbers.
In January 2012, Beltre was named among 49 other people in an identity fraud scheme that spanned 15 states and Puerto Rico.
U.S. marshals returned Beltre to Puerto Rico to face trial in federal court there.
During a traffic stop in June 2011 by Lawrence police, Beltre's pocketbook was found to contain "suspicious" lists of names and Social Security numbers, plus immigration and tax paperwork. The numbers in her possession were issued to residents of Puerto Rico, New York, New Jersey and Illinois.
The charges against "Vega," or Jane Doe, stem from an ICE investigation of a man suspected of drug trafficking and illegal re-entry to the United States, according to an affidavit by Special Agent Sean Rafferty of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Rafferty said he learned an apartment at 142 Pleasant St., Methuen, was rented by Vega using the stolen identity. Management at the apartment complex told Rafferty that information on Vega's rental application was "suspicious."
Vega listed her employment on the application as a designer for a company on Broadway in Lawrence, claiming she made $1,250 weekly. She said she had worked there for two years and six months, according to the application last September.
There is an Internet listing for the company listed by Vega, but its voice mailbox was full and not accepting messages late this week.
Rafferty said that when he dug deeper he found Vega was using a fake Massachusetts driver's license.
Rafferty contacted Vega-Collazo in Puerto Rico to ask about her stolen identity.
"Vega-Collazo stated she had not given anyone permission to use her identity or sold her identity," Rafferty said in the affidavit.
She told the ICE agent that about a year earlier she received a letter and an unsolicited check from the Internal Revenue Service. She realized then that someone had stolen her identity and returned the check. She also put a hold on her credit as someone was trying to obtain credit cards and a mortgage in her name, Rafferty wrote.
In addition to the apartment on Pleasant Street in Methuen, Rafferty said, that "Vega" also rented apartments at 51 Osgood Drive, Methuen; 10 Diamond St., Lawrence; and 100 Stockton St., Chelsea.
He said he couldn't be certain why the apartments were rented. But based on "my experience and training regarding the investigation of illegal aliens and drug trafficking, individuals sometimes act as facilitators of drug trafficking by others by taking out leases and utility contracts in false identities," Rafferty wrote.
"The facilitators then (allow) the drug traffickers to use the locations without actually having any documentation tying them to the apartments, thereby helping the drug traffickers in their effort to remain anonymous," he added.
He said the drug traffickers often use multiple apartments rented by different people, some to store drugs and cash, others to conduct drug deals or to live in.
The investigation into the alleged scheme is continuing.
Vega is due back in court on Monday. Her attorney, Scott Gleason of Haverhill, declined comment for this story.
Material from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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- Southwest to acquire AirTran - Matt Glynn/The Buffalo News
Southwest Airlines agreed Monday to buy AirTran in a $1.4 billion deal that would solidify the low-fare airline's position as the largest passenger carrier at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
Together, AirTran and Southwest, under their current schedules, would carry one of every three passengers flying out of Buffalo and offer more than one of every five flights. The combined airline would rank just behind US Airways in the number of flights. ...
Both carriers offer non-stop flights between Buffalo and Orlando, Fla., but none of their other nonstop destinations overlap. C. Douglas Hartmayer, a spokesman for the NFTA, said it was too soon to say what the planned merger will mean for local fliers.
"Hopefully it will be a good thing," he said. "We would look forward to expanded service to new markets."
- Southwest's $1.4 billion AirTran deal pays for itself - Reuters
- What Southwest-AirTran Combo Could Mean for You - CBS News
- Southwest: there's nothing stopping them - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Its original route map, the story went, was drawn up on a cocktail napkin as the founders had a drink in a bar.
Its funky and funny TV commercials and noteworthy style of service, including singing flight attendants and peanuts-only refreshments, have drawn attention whenever they air and wherever they take to the air.
And its low fares have won the praise of the flying public.
From the get-go, Southwest Airlines has stood apart in a tradition-bound industry, and its unique path has led it to operational and financial success while some old-line carriers have been bought, sold or folded.
Now, the one-time upstart from Texas, the largest domestic carrier in the U.S., is spreading its wings to Atlanta.
The first response? A welcome.
Not a Southwest Airlines spot. Even funnier:
-- George Pyle/The Buffalo News
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Welcome to the Institute for Human Resources (IHR) Rewards & Recognition Workshops and Program! This session will introduce the Rewards and Recognition Community and the Institute for Human Resources (IHR) certification program. You'll find out about the workshops that will be available, and learn how the IHR certification process works.
Meet Mike Byam, Managing Partner for Terryberry, an international provider that manages employee recognition programs for over 25,000 organizations worldwide. Mike Byam is also the chairperson on the IHR Rewards and Recognition track and is excited to work with an incredible board of industry experts to bring you these sessions.
Throughout this conference you will gain practical ideas and concepts that you'll be able to put into practice in your business. Because recognition addresses the human need to be valued and to provide value in the workplace, a framework for rewards and recognition is vitally important. In this conference, we will look at why recognition is so important and how it can impact your business objectives. Giving employees recognition for their contributions has been proven to improve retention, enhance engagement and positively impact business performance. You'll discover how these real results can happen in your business, and find out what the best practices are to use along the way.
During the IHR Program, you will also learn how to develop an effective recognition strategy that encompasses Design, Implementation, Review, and Assessment that also connects to you organization's mission, vision, and values. This will ultimately strengthen the future of your organization.
Employee recognition programs are usually implemented with good intentions, but they can ultimately fall short of the desired impact if they are not aligned with your corporate objectives.
When a recognition program is correctly implemented and carried out, recognition is the best way to engage your employees with the mission, vision, and values of your organization. Giving appropriate recognition for the contributions you value will inspire your employees' enthusiasm, loyalty, and engagement. Learn how recognition is impacting business objectives, improving retention and accelerating performance and what strategies have the most impact on aligning your employees with corporate objectives.
This session will lay the fundamental groundwork for establishing a recognition initiative that accurately reflects your organizations objectives, and that helps you set your employees on the right course. You will receive recommendations for how to communicate mission and objectives to employees, providing real-world examples of how businesses are getting their employees' to buy-into recognition in a way that helps them 'own' their organization's mission.
Learn the latest trends in performance and service awards and which awards send the appropriate message, reinforcing the connection between the contribution and the recognition. Interested in how technology is changing the way businesses are recognizing their employees? We will show you some examples and offer free tools. The presentation is arguably one of the most important ways to tie recognition to your corporate objectives. We'll go over the best practices for the way that the award is presented.
Join Mike Byam, author of The WOW Workplace and Managing Partner of one of the world's foremost recognition providers, as he discusses the cutting edge of employee recognition that actually boosts engagement, adds value to your organization's bottom line, and ultimately aligns your employees' efforts with your organization's mission and goals.
Your project coordinator, Elizabeth, leaves voluntarily, and suddenly the company is missing $50,000. But you can't yell "Thief!" and you can't call the police – because that $50,000 loss is simply a combination of the hard and soft costs associated with Elizabeth's departure.
Studies estimate, the cost of employee turnover to be between 25 and 150 percent of an employee's annual salary, with higher percentages being for those who are more highly compensated.
Employee turnover is a profit killer. Creating an organizational culture where your human capital embraces their accountability toward one another and toward the organization should occupy center stage in any effort to be successful. This accountability is built by focusing on critical components including utilizing refined recruitment techniques, understanding the attributes of various generations, capitalizing on an individual's strengths, rewarding employees for a job well done, retaining the top talent, and engaging and empowering employees.
In this session Dianne Durkin will explore the top ten recruitment messages leaders should embrace to make their organizational culture the best it can be. This will help managers recruit individuals with the right attitudes, motivations and passion for the business. In additional Ms. Durkin will reveal unique techniques to help recruits become excited and embrace the vision, values, and purpose of the organization. This session is designed to help employers develop the skills and techniques to recruit the right people in the right place at the right time. In doing so, employers will create a culture of accountability and responsibility that drives productivity and profitability!
At a time when more employers are using financial and other types of
incentives to drive employee behavior change, is it possible to develop a
successful health initiative without them? You will learn how Pearson, the world's leading learning company, drives behavior change in 44 countries without using a carrot or a stick!
Glenn Riseley, Founder and President of Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) along with Theresa Rich, Health Promotion Manager, will share Pearson's health and engagement strategy as it spans the US and beyond. You will learn the framework for their strategy, key elements
defining their program goals, and strategies they use to communicate and drive their core programs.
Pearson uses a the GCC, a global, team-based behavior change program as a key element of their health strategy. Hear how their marketing and communication approach registered nearly 7,000 employees in 36 hours, in the first year of their global approach! They will also share the first two years of behavior change results (measured pre and post the challenge), as well as an analysis of how the uptake and completion rates were achieved in this behavior change challenge without the use of a single incentive.
You will also see how the GCC has redefined the concept of 'wellness' in the workplace across 10 years, 100 countries and over 1,000,000 lives - by developing a program that addresses the psychological factors behind employee reluctance to engage in wellness interventions.
This presentation outlines how the culture of entitlement that prevails across US workplaces can be transformed into a true culture of health and personal responsibility. You will see the clinical data which drives the development of GCC's approach.
Rewarding and recognizing employees has been made more effective through the use of social media and social media tools. By nature of their usage, the average social media user is looking to connect with, and be recognized by, as many individuals as possible. Therefore, from a theoretical standpoint, the social sphere lends itself to recognition and reward.
In this interactive panel discussion hosted by Carisa Miklusak CEO of tMedia, with expert speakers Todd Horton Co-founder of Kango Gifts, Michelle Serwatka Sales Operations Analyst at Monster.com, and Chad Norman Director of Marketing at Sparc Edge will discuss how organizations can integrate social media, the effectiveness of using social media alongside rewards and recognition, privacy and safety considerations, how social media and rewards and recognition can impact the employer brand (both positive and negative), the efficacy of recognizing employees through social media (both internally and externally), and leveraging the tools and measurements to recognize and reward employees.
More specifically, we will investigate:
"Working in today's "instant workplace" where feedback and recognition occur in near real time, do you feel that using social media is a natural and powerful way to deliver informal and timely recognition? Does it fit in well with the way people work?" If social media is fully integrated into the ways in which we connect with co-workers instead of just being used as an adjunct to other forms of communication, it will be a perfect fit for today's workplace delivering powerful results.
"When looking at how social media can be used by both the recipient and the person delivering the recognition, how much control should you give each person to manage what gets shared publicly?" Flexibility is important when giving recognition on social media. Organizations typically have varying policies and incorporate the level of what can be shared into a recognition platform to ensure compliance.
"How does sharing electronic employee recognition via social media help build and improve employer brand?"
Electronic recognition reveals the positive actions happening at organizations everyday. When those actions are shared and celebrated on via social media, an important piece of the culture becomes visible to the public. Over time, this culture of recognition becomes part of the employer brand, helping to attract candidates that want to work in a positive environment.
Recognition in the workplace is an incredibly effective tool to reinforce positive behavior and develop culture, but it so often happens one-on-one. Using social media tools to deliver employee recognition acts as a culture multiplier, and allows an entire organization to be influenced by each positive action. These days we work in an "instant workplace" where feedback and recognition occurs in near real time. Using social media is a natural and powerful way to deliver informal and timely recognition.
Employee Engagement seems to be the latest buzz in HR today, but what is it really? Within an organization where does Employee Engagement start? In this presentation, John Smith and Lee-Anne Scalley SPARC's (a Best Place to Work Winner) Chief Evangelist and Talent Evangelist tackle these topics. Learn what Employee Engagement means, how to hire based on cultural fit first, and see the amazing performance results you can expect from an engaged workforce.
By creating a culture of recruiting and continuously improving your interviewing systems, organizations can attract, screen and hire top talent. Hiring top candidates is only part of the challenge. In this presentation we will show you how to gain organizational buy-in and commitment from the company. How to find ways to get your co-workers excited about new hires, and show you ways to create engagement and accelerate the on-boarding process. Once hired, candidates can take up to 6 weeks to become oriented, familiar and productive. Learn from real-word examples about how to make the on-boarding experience the start of creating a long-term engaged employee.
Employee Engagement is typically easier with new team members, but studies show that this engagement typically dies out shortly after the being hired. John Smith, a thought leader in the areas of corporate culture and employee engagement, discusses some of the steps organizations can take to make this initial engagement last a career. Learn how to continuously add to and refine your company's culture, and how organizations today are making employee engagement soar!
While organizational culture has been touted since the early 2000 as essential for business success, there has been little connection between organizational culture and individual "fit". We have found that by knowing "who you are" and "who they are" from a cultural perspective, you can create an employment opportunity that allows for a more authentic and congruent work experience. By paying attention to congruence, alignment and fit, individuals can find organizations that are better aligned with their value system and more rewarding experiences.
Lizz's presentations are very high energy, interactive and entertaining. Audiences greatly appreciate the down to earth style and real life business examples everyone can easily understand. A significant take away for many attendees is that they are given tools, ideas and examples that they apply immediately to their organizations and or job search.
The talent acquisition game has significantly changed. With an abundance of candidates to choose from…how do you find the right "fit"? Candidate alignment to vision, mission, values and culture are the key to weeding out, in round one, only the individuals that share the same beliefs and mind set as the organization. Professionals, who play a role in the development or acquisition of talent will gain a significant understanding of how to quickly diagnose organizational culture and how to determine who the "right fit" is.
Lizz's presentations are well positioned for advanced professionals, practitioners and job seekers. Information provided is not basic and is best suited for professionals with more than five years practical experience.
Recognition is a powerful tool in helping employees become and remain engaged in their work. Employee engagement, as defined in a recent Towers Watson survey, " is the extent to which employees "go the extra mile" and put discretionary effort into their work — contributing more of their energy, creativity and passion on the job."
Learn how companies can create a high performance culture with employees around the world using recognition as a strategic engagement tool.
Attendees will learn a global recognition model to engage employees, best practice standards for recognition design, global recognition case studies and industry trends and best practices.
John O'Brien is the Vice President of BI WORLDWIDE's Employee Performance Group. In his leadership role, John's primary focus is to develop employee engagement strategies and solutions that change the behaviors of employees to align with our customers' business objectives. John has worked at BI WORLDWIDE and the employee engagement industry for 27 years. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Recognition Professional International.
As a board member, John educates HR professionals around the world on how to best engage their employees through employee engagement strategies, solutions and best practices. John holds a Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Psychology and Communications from St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud Minnesota.
BI WORLDWIDE is a global provider of employee engagement programs and is devoted to helping organizations translate their vision into action to improve employee engagement. Headquartered in Edina, Minnesota and to with more than 25 locations in the U.S and worldwide, our mission is to produce measurable results for our clients by driving & sustaining engagement with their employees, channel partners & consumers. We are a founder of Recognition Professionals International and a recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.


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