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One of the city's six regional parks, Krueger Park primarily serves residents on the city's southeast side. Its…More amenities include a playground, two baseball diamonds, a soccer field, a basketball court, picnic tables and access to the city's Greenway Trail System.
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One of the city's 15 neighborhood parks, Beverly Hills Park includes wetlands and a developed park area.
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One of the city's 15 neighborhood parks, Fairview North Park serves residents living in the city's north-central…More area. Elmbrook School District transferred the park land to the city in 1992.
Fairview North Park's amenities include a playground, baseball and soccer fields, a half-basketball court, an ice skating rink in winter, a shelter, picnic tables and a parking lot.
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i want to ask about signing an application for all devices.
i created an application that i purchased a certificate and key for one specific device that i used it( purchase it according to the serial number of that specific device).
Now after finishing the application , i want to use it on all devices
so what should i do? i read about smart installer ,but it required a key and certificate...from where should i get those to make my application work on all devices and how can i do it?
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Vaccines May Be Costly, but They Save Lives
Pfizer and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America respond to a front-page article.
July 14, 2014, Monday
The Fleeting Benefits of Overseas Corporate Marriages
As more American companies seek to relocate by mergers — so-called inversions — it is more likely the law will change. And that would swiftly invert the power of inversions.
July 2, 2014, Wednesday
AbbVie Signals It Will Continue to Pursue Irish Drug Maker Shire
Though AbbVie, based in Chicago, stopped short of raising its $46 billion takeover offer, its presentation and investor call on Wednesday made the case for a deal with Shire.
June 25, 2014, Wednesday
Bank Analysts Say Pfizer-AstraZeneca Merger Still Makes Sense
Two BNP Paribas analysts said in a research note that a sweetened offer of about $127.7 billion by Pfizer for its British rival would still make "economic sense."
June 24, 2014, Tuesday
Former Medtronic C.E.O. Defends Inversion Deal
Bill George, a former chief executive of Medtronic, opposed Pfizer's proposed deal to acquire an overseas competitor and reincorporate abroad, but he is all in favor of his former employer making a similar deal.
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Medtronic-Covidien Deal Is a Marriage of Convenience
Stents and sutures are not an obvious fit, Jeffrey Goldfarb and Robert Cyran of Reuters Breakingviews write, and the savings and benefits from such a merger do not appear to justify a premium of nearly $10 billion.
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The blockbuster drug, known generically as celecoxib, is used to treat pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and other conditions.
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The government says the national health service suffered losses from the drug companies' efforts to restrict competition in ophthalmic drugs.
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well everyone sez the jailbreak is for much more than free apps, but for me its the apps lol! yeah you could just find out the carrier and switch to that and problem solved. if the seller sells lots of phone i doubt he keeps records of what networks the phones are on. sim cards are free why not strike now and go onto all the uk network websites and order a free sim so your covered for worst case scenario where you have to physically test each sim.
The imei unlock is done remotley so once you find out what network its on all you have to do is phone them. no need to take it to a store as they will just take your order like a call center agent will. like i said it will probably take them a week or two to process your unlock order.


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Square Enix has finally released the debut trailer of Drakengard 3 showing glorious CGI, gameplay and story bits from the game. Drakengard 3 (also known as Drag-on Dragoon 3) will be released in October 31, 2013 exclusively for PS3, in Japan. The European and American releases are still unknown but let's hope they are planning to do it.
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Makes me wish THESE characters guest stared in Kingdom Hearts instead of the characters from The World Ends With You.
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How many data centers are needed to ensure proper disaster recovery? I encounter the question frequently in my work. Today's economy is exerting pressure on IT data center operations in two directions: For those with many data centers the pressure is to consolidate for increased efficiency and lower costs. For those with just one, or maybe two data centers, attention has been focused on ensuring disaster preparedness, especially in light of the damage caused by natural and human made disasters over the past decade.
The answer to the "how many" question is never simple. And yes, I am going to say it: "It depends." So what does it depend on? The number of data centers that you need for disaster recovery depends on two principal decisions that you must make.
The first decision applies to all IT organizations and is dependent upon the whole business completing a business impact analysis (BIA). The BIA will dictate the recovery time and point objectives that must be met for the business to survive a disaster. A commonly made mistake is that business units within the organization seek aggressive recovery objectives to avoid inconvenience to their daily job routines in the event of a disaster. The goal is not to avoid discomfort, but to ensure survival of the organization.
The second decision applies to those IT organizations that are predominantly e-commerce in nature, where they must ensure their Web services are available to all of their customer locales. The response
Establishing recovery time objectives
Let's look into each of these decisions in more detail. Recovery objectives will drive the decision for redundant data centers or opting to have a reservation at disaster recovery facility. Often time organizations in the manufacturing sector find that their recovery objectives do not require a hot or warm recovery data center with replicated critical data. In these cases they can work with a recovery provider for space to use for recovery in the event that their data center is destroyed. In these cases, recovery time objectives are usually greater than 72 hours. However, for IT organizations that have a BIA dictating more stringent recovery time and point objectives, the decision of how many data centers, and how far apart they should be comes into play.
Recovery point objectives determine facility locations
I've seen two general architectures for more stringent recovery needs. These are differentiated by the recovery point objectives for critical systems. For those that have a recovery point objective of zero (typically financial institutions), two hot data centers located within 100 km of each other for synchronous replication is a must. However there are regions of the world where 100 km is insufficient to protect against certain natural disasters such as hurricanes or typhoons. In these cases, the recovery objectives require defining a second level recovery time and point for these infrequent but widespread disasters. The most common solution has been to allocate a third asynchronously replicated data center that is located 2,000 km or greater away – well outside the path of a ravaging hurricane.
Some have determined that their region of service (their local customers) would be in as much turmoil from a regional disaster that they can rely on extra time involved in recovering from archive tapes to a leased facility. These data centers have more time because their clients are also recovering from the effects of the disaster. For those that do not have a recovery point objective of zero, two hot data centers, asynchronously replicated and located far enough from each other so as to not be effected by the same event is the best way to go. Typically this means that they are located more than 500 km apart.
The predominantly e-commerce focused business has the added requirement of ensuring that their data and services are close to their customers. This requires data centers in a given region to eliminate latency caused by distance and bandwidth demands. Remember the speed-of-light is a finite constant. The solution to this problem typically entails a pair of redundant data centers in each major region around the world; typically three pairs total with one pair in each of North America, Europe-MiddleEast-Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Smaller caching data centers are typically implemented in areas within a major region where latency becomes an issue due to traffic and bandwidth limitations.
Recovery time objectives and service access objectives are key
The bottom line to determining the right number of data centers for disaster recovery includes understanding the recovery objectives coupled with the service access objectives. This will dictate the number of data centers required.
The decision to own recovery facilities versus co-locating recovery facilities boils down to dollars and cents. Often IT organizations have multiple data centers available as a result of merger or acquisition. Many times, leveraging existing properties is less expensive than co-locating. However, the age of existing facilities or a lack of adequate facilities may make co-location the more attractive financial alternative. Regardless, the general trend in the industry has been towards shorter recovery objectives meaning that reservations for recovery centers have been giving way to hot disaster recovery centers.
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Alopecia Areata is a hair loss condition characterized by the rapid onset of hair loss in a sharply defined area. Any hair-bearing surface can be affected, but the most noticeable surface is the scalp. The reason alopecia areata occurs is not completely known. In some cases it is associated with other diseases, but most of the time it is not. Research is ongoing to determine the best treatment for this sometimes-striking disease.
Causes of Alopecia Areata
There are several different hypotheses as to what causes alopecia areata. Genetic factors seem to play an important role since there is a higher frequency of a family history of alopecia areata in people who are affected. Alopecia areata appears to also have an autoimmune factor causing the patient to develop antibodies to different hair follicle structures. Certain chemicals that are a part of the immune system called cytokines may play a role in alopecia areata by inhibiting hair follicle growth. Some studies show that emotional stress may also cause alopecia areata.
Hair loss occurs because the hair follicles in a discreet area all enter the telogen or late catagen stage of hair growth. In the catagen stage the hair follicle stops growing and in the telogen stage it falls out. Normally hairs are going through these stages at random and the growing hairs on the rest of the head outnumber the hairs that fall out. In alopecia areata, something causes all the hairs in a certain area to enter the telogen or catagen stage at the same time.
Appearance of Alopecia Areata
The characteristic patch of alopecia areata is usually round or oval, and is completely bald and smooth. "Exclamation-mark" hairs may be seen at the margin of the patch. These are broken, short hairs that taper at the base. Pulling slightly on these hairs causes them to fall out. Some people may experience a slight burning or tingling in the area of hair loss.
Prognosis of Alopecia Areata
The progress of alopecia areata is unpredictable. Some people lose hair in only a small patch. Others may have more extensive involvement. Alopecia totalis is the loss of 100% of scalp hair. Alopecia universalis is the loss of 100% of body hair. These last two conditions are rare. In the majority of patients, the hair will regrow completely within 1 year without any treatment.
Other Hair Loss Conditions
Other diseases that may be mistaken for alopecia areata include:
- Telogen effluvium - generalized hair loss caused by pregnancy, certain drugs, high fever, or stress.
- Androgenic alopecia - also known as male-pattern baldness.
- Trichotillomania - manually pulling the hair out caused by a psychological disorder.
- Secondary syphilis - causing a "moth-eaten" baldness pattern over the entire scalp.


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Just wanted to pop in share some pics of the spindles that I recently knocked out!
…And a bit of my Canadian roots…
A fresh coat of paint sure does make a difference, doesn't it!!
Oh, and how about a pic of me representin'
{I think I'm singing Oh Canada here}
Okay, my fellow Americans…
Your turn is in 2 days….
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Former Atlanta Public Schools superintendent Beverly Hall has arrived at the Fulton County jail on charges associated with her alleged involvement in a standardized test cheating scandal.
Hall arrived at the jail Tuesday night, and her attorney, J Tom Morgan -- former DeKalb County District Attorney -- says Hall's legal team planned to have the disgraced educator out of jail before the end of the night. Hall and 34 other educators have been indicted on charges including racketeering, making false statements, theft and more.
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Documentary: Victoire Ingabire vs Paul Kagame
This documentary video on Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza shows how Rwandan government always reacted disproportionately and desperately against her and other people or organisations who slightly disagrees with its policies. The video also documents how the government uses any [Read More]
Merry Chistmas & Happy New Year Card for Prisoner Victoire and Prisoner Bernard
Christmas Card for Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Rwanda's FDU-Inkingi opposition leader, and Bernard Ntaganda, PS party leader who attempted to contest this year's Rwandan presidential election, are spending Christmas in Rwanda's maximum security 1930 prison. [Read More]
President Kagame Fails to Sell His Development Style to Europeans.
Attending the 5th edition of European Development Day in Brussels, Rwandan President Paul Kagame missed his Keynote Address and his meeting with Belgian Prime Minister was cancelled but he was met with protesters over United Nations mapping report on grave human right [Read More]
Kagame vs opposition: For how long will the 'genocide ideology' myth survive?
Kagame readied himself with the 'two tools', the genocide and 'genocide ideology', weapons he knew he would unleash against all who would want to expose the dark side of things about Rwanda and his regime, prominent among them the former President Pastuer Bizumungu [Read More]
Deo Mushayidi: Arise my People!
From his prison cell, Deo Mushayidi Rwandan opposition politician and genocide survivor sent a message to Rwandans asking them to take over his battle for freedom and change [Read More]


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Every Capitals player was seemingly asked at least once this week (and most multiple times) which team they'd prefer to face in the second round. You can't choose your opponent, so no one took the bait.
They discovered Wednesday night it'll be the Tampa Bay Lightning, who beat the Penguins in Game 7 in Pittsburgh. It's just the second time the Caps have faced the Lightning (or any Southeast Division rival) in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The series starts Friday night at Verizon Center.
Earlier in the day, Bruce Boudreau discussed the potential advantage of sitting around and watching potential opponents knowing he and the Caps were through to the second round.
"I don't know. We've played each team four times, they've played us four times. Or actually Tampa we played six times," he said. "I don't think there's going to be a lot of advanced scouting advantages other than one team might be a little healthier than another team."
Tampa Bay is relatively healthy but had to go seven against a gritty Penguins team. The Caps went 4-1-1 against the Lightning this season.
Whether it's the best matchup for the Caps is debatable, but Boudreau seemed to figure out Guy Boucher's frustrating trap defense. Even with that, though, the Lightning feature a bevy of offensive options, including Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis, Vinny Lecavalier and Ryan Malone.
But after all these off days, the Caps are glad to finally know.
"We just want to start soon," Boudreau said Wednesday afternoon. "It's getting a little antsy."


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Category Archives: Psychology
the need to reflect on yourself
I am a workaholic (I never feel I work hard enough), there used to be a few things that make me pause and force me to reflect such as illness, love, friends, mentors, etc. Sometimes these "interruptions" are random and infrequent and may not occur for several years.
Life has taught me to occasionally pause and consider who and where I am.
Every year now I review my life, I considering all aspects and what I need to change or not. At work they would call this a performance review.
You in the end, are the only person you have to live with throughout your life, you need to stay in touch and avoid too much drift. A little drift is good because it can allow you to reflect and consider new paths.
I use the following categories to help me breakdown what is important.
These are my personal ones that have change throughout my life, you may have different ones, over time you will find that they will evolve.
1. Love
Is there enough love my life in terms of relationships, friends and family? Are there people in my life that cost more then they give/gave? Am I giving enough to them? Do I Love myself? Does your "friend" spend more time talking about themselves then asking you how you are? Who helps you out when your are sick? Who calls you out on your stupidity? Of course these questions are reversible? e.g. are you a good friend to them?
2. Purpose
Am I working or playing towards something? Am I just floating? Am I happy with my level of progress?
3. Community
Am I giving back? Am I mentoring, teaching or helping others grow. Am I paying attention to politics and the communities needs?
4. Evolution
Am I still the same person or have I evolved? Am I growing and learning? Am I pushing the boundaries of my personality, my knowledge, and my skills. Is there enough challenge in my life?
5. Inspiration
Do I have muses? Do I have people? Books? Music? Arts? Games? Food? Is there something refreshing my soul? Do I have moments to explore or simply rest?
6. Health
Am I healthy? Do have the body that I want? Can it do the things I want? Do I eat as I should? Do I sleep as I should? Are you snappy with friends? Do you need time off?
7. Work
Do I enjoy it? Do I have a leader who inspires me? Does the organization value me? Am I able to use my core capabilities? Is the cost of working for them matched by the value I receive? Yes I give my work a performance review – are they what I need?
8. Finance
Do I have enough? Do I have plans for when things go wrong? Do I have saving goals/purposes.
9. My Drivers
Over time you will start to see patterns in your behaviours, things or people you prefer to be around. It has helped me understand that I have certain drivers (some good and some not) for example I am incredibly curious, I want to know why, but do I spend too much time exploring/discovering and not acting? There are things that I sometimes find difficult to manage e.g. being a workaholic do I make sure that I have enough rest and/or vacation, is my health good?; we are all better people to others when we are refreshed.
Making it real
Often I will draw a mind map for each (1-8) and then give it an overall score between 1 and 10. If it is lower then 5 I start to consider how to improve it, by adding things that could improve the score on my mind map on the edges. I build an action plan for the next year e.g. If I do not have enough Love, should I meet new people, do I deepen the my relationships that are good for me, or do I remove people from my life. After completing all the mind maps I consider the bigger picture and the inter relationships between each mind map, e.g. could I kill two birds with one stone? Or is one so high and at the cost of others e.g. Work is at 9 but Love is at 2.
Then I will consider my drivers. Some of these drivers will clash with others, how are you managing that balance? I draw an illustration for each of my drivers and consider both the good and bad of each.
Then I again I will look at the connections between all (1-9).
This is the way I consider my life on an annual basis, you may have different things that matter, different drivers that push you. I urge you to discover who and where you are and how to make sure you are in control of your life, not too much control, but enough to be heading in the direction that you wish.
Leading your professional you
The reality for most people is you will have many jobs and careers.
My journey so far would appear to be all over the map. I started as apprentice potter, a newspaper delivery boy, a general dogsbody in a kitchen, a cook, a chef, a computer scientist, a student politician, a trainer, a charity campaigner, a political campaigner, a english teacher, a dive instructor, a politician, a cabinet member, a marketing VP, consultant, startup founder, a college professor, a tech support, and a developer.
Every job and career can teach you many things (if you are paying attention), changing either, will give you a faster track to understand the similarities and difference in different sectors and jobs. In the end by having different of jobs/careers you will see connections, innovations that others who are stuck in one role and career will rarely see.. For me I connect so many disparate things, see opportunities where others are blind and I am constantly readdressing what others see as the "truth", common sense or the obvious. All because they are coming from one angle or a limited few angles and I am not.
Hint when you have lost your keys stand on a chair it will allow you to see the room from a different angle that you are unfamiliar with and you will pay more attention because it is new.. I am suggesting the same thing about your career..
A job and career should fit to your needs and desires at the time.. sometimes that will be simply to pay the rent, other times it should be explore another part of you. Choose a pathway of jobs and careers that will make you happy and that will teach you the things you need and desire, to help you with the next step.. consider it a pathway or a tree with many opportunities..
Plan your professional life.
So if you change your job career regularly what about loyalty to orgainsations and businesses, fair question:
- Public companies are often more loyal to their shareholders and the organisations survival then you, yes even if you are the founder or CEO.
- Private companies loyalties are determined by the power structure or family relationships or funders.
- Governments are loyal to the last electorate vote, who often vote on the last bad thing the government did, whole programs and departments are wiped out as governments change.
- Non-Profits immediate future are determined on the economic cycle
Ok a touch cynical I appreciate, but the reality is organisations are always changing even if a bit slowly. And so should you!
Here is a couple things that helped me and things I continue grow:
1. Importance of self awareness
The more context and angles you see yourself in, the more constructive feedback you get, the more you will truly understand yourself. As you experience different organisation cultures you will build an understanding in what you like and dislike. You will need to book sometime for yourself to reflect, process and understand.
Most people are not truly aware of what their dream job is, they even think they do, just do not know until you have tried it. Maybe you have be driven to this point because it was what was expected of you by your family or friends or teachers. Chill, I personally do not think you have to have a job or career for life, you are not a penguin you are a human you have choices. Sometimes having choice is part of the problem..
In my experience, there is something more powerful then the right job, its working with an awesome team. When this happens the role seems less important as long as you are contributing to the team. Being good in your role and being proactive in learning becomes natural.
Trying out a few personalities tests will also give you some slivers off your personality, remember most of this are very superficial and a snapshot in a time and a place.
2. Fear should become your friend
We all need become unafraid of changing both careers and jobs or at least manage the fear so it becomes your adrenaline, your extra boost, a source of strength, not weakness.
You can reduce fear by planning for the change, e.g. taking evening courses, internship, work seven days a week (5 in one job, 2 in the new role), get a mentor in the role you want to be in. Take a vacation and go to a conference that concentrates on that role, check out if these people are the ones you want to be surrounded by.
It is not easy to learn new skills for which you are being paid for. You will often feel "stupid" and fustrated at yourself. Understand the basics of anger management, because your mistakes will make you angry at yourself more! Ask your partner(s), friend(s) or family(s) to keep an eye on you and help you adjust, reflect and process.
3. Choose your boss carefully
It does not matter how good you are, if your boss does not like you, the rest is irrelevent. You must choose a boss who can be both your coach and mentor. You are recruiting for you. You are looking for the best match for you. Let them worry about if you are good match for them. Your interviews should be 50/50 in terms of questions, yes you asking 50%.
Questions to ask:
- How many of your staff have you coached and mentored?
- Describe to me your coaching style?
- Can you give me examples of your staff that have outgrown their roles?
- Have any of your staff ended up in senior positions to you?
- If I fail project how will you react to your colleagues and me?
4. Understand how to build a new network
You will not be here for ever, find out who the good people are. You have a strong advantage over those who stay in one job or company, your network will grow faster, this gives you more opportunities for new roles. Again match people on your personality, not power/influence. Look for the people you want to work with again. Also look for the people who are really good at, what you are not.
5. Understand how to learn and grow your skills fast
This is very important. Get to really know how you learn best and expand your learn capabilities. You should not, use one learning model to understand this, you use many models (they all see different things). It may require an investment on your part, in the end understanding this will determine in part your success in each job and career. Accept that your will occasionally make a mistake or even fail.
Here are some learning style models:
- Honey & Mumford Learning Styles Questionnaire (Activist, Reflector, Theorist and Pragmatist)
- David Kolb's model (Accommodating, Converging, Diverging and Assimilating)
- Neil Fleming's VAK/VARK model (visual learners, auditory learners and kinesthetic learners)
- Grasha-Reichmann Learning Style Scale (avoidant, competitive, collaborative, dependent, independent and participative)
6. Grow both your leadership and followship abilities
Whilst we have media mythology that states that leaders are more important.
Leaders only exist if they have followers.
If an organisation expects you to serve as a slave for five years before you can have some leadership responsibilities move on, go work for a smaller growing organization, who offers opportunities.That said it is also important to occasionally work for larger organisations to understand how to work in one e.g. how bureaucratic systems work, how the culture of having several tiers of management, effects innovation and the impact policy decisions from on-high effect the person on the ground floor or customer facing.
In my career I have chosen to work in leadership and then not. It has accelerated my abilities in both. But it is not easy. It has taught me humility, patience, the ability to coach upwards and let others fail if need be. Sometimes you need to reinforce your roots, other times explore a branch. Growing upwards is not always the best choice.
7. Do not burn bridges
A lesson I learned from politics. You will fail, what people really respect is how you do it with humility and style and then come back and show people why you are good. You also never know who will be your allies in the future, occasionally you will have to forgive others and move on. Sometimes you will work out in hindsight it was you creating the problems.
8. You own your future
Plan your professional life. Work out where you think may want to be. Look at the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to acquire, to achieve each step. This plan should and will change as opportunities pop up. Reflect on each job, what did you like about it and what did you not. Reflect on your bosses, what was good and not, how will this improve both your leadership and followship abilities. How specifically are you going to grow, what books, courses, conferences will you attend? Which personality tests will you pay for.
Make a plan, but stay on your toes and change as you learn.
Last Thoughts
Do not let your manager or HR "talent manage" you. They care about their needs or the organizations needs not yours. Of course listen to their advice, but check in with their motivation. Yes ask them!
Most talent management and skills databases systems are simply shit. They are limited by traditional concepts of the education you have received and the job titles you have had. They are predicting your future by looking at your past. Idiots. Just imagine if we limited the human races future on the past, so why do we do it for every individual. Your past could be a reflection of your parents, the financial place you have come from, if you were teased at school, things that as an adult you can choose to move on from.
Even currently online resumes miss the point, how limited in expression and in understanding the professional needs of a human, even from an organisation perspective they are limited in use.
This simply waste of human potential, angers me so much, it is in part why I founded Professional You and why in time I will blow this shit into the past.
This has become my flame, the thing I will build all the skills I need towards, the types of people I will hunt for to help me with this mission. And if I fail it would be for a cause I believe in.
My path is clear, I understand the full grown tree that I need to grow, in myself. This clarity took many roles, many careers, many failures and success.
I hope this post helps you find some of your tree, or helps you on your journey. Please share your learnings, so I can learn from you :-)
Becoming a leader of an organization
So recently someone I respect has being promoted to become a leader of an organization. I want them to be successful, so I thought long and hard if I had some good advice that I could share. Was there a good book I could recommend? Or a video?
I own about 60 books on leadership excluding the MBA stuff. There was one that I kept coming back to me, it was a book I first read when I had just being elected to office and became the cabinet member for Cornwall County Council (UK) as Community & Culture "Minister". This role was a real step up for me in terms of budget (71 million) and staff (over 440 spread out over many locations), where there was often upto 4 leaders between me and the frontline staff.
The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell by Oren Harari
This book not only had a lot of wisdom in it, that we often take for granted and thus forget. I think the best kind of leadership book is one you walk away from and think/feel I want to be led by this person. And to make it even better I know now how I can 'upgrade' myself to replicate this over time.
"The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them"
In the end the leaders behaviour will create a culture, so the book and video I recommended were as much about context (i.e. of this new leaders organisation, and its culture).
Another choice was the video by Simon Sinek, Start with the Why
This video ties into the need to inspire and effective leadership is about inspiration not overt control.
The book The Power of Why by Amanda Lang, had a number of factors I needed, it is written by a women who is also Canadian and the stories come from other industry sectors. Context is everything.
"Permission to dream is also permission to fail"
A book I found useful early in my career was The New Leaders by Daniel Goleman (he also wrote Emotional Intelligence). It was this book that showed me on reflection, the different leadership styles you will apply e.g. command and control has its place, depending on the context. It was also the book that helped to delegate with trust when moving into middle management.
Great leaders move us. They ignite our passion an inspire the best in us. When we try to explain why they are so effective, we speak of strategy, vision, or powerful ideas. But the reality is much more primal: Great leadership works through emotions..
The last book is produced by CEO of the company with probably the best customer service on the planet.Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh journeys through time and a mans' growth in understanding importance of leadership behaviours and their impact on the staff and thus the organisations' culture.
Be Adventurous, Creative and Open-Minded
My last couple thoughts come from experience:
- That leadership is as much about vulnerability, as it is about confidence
- That followers choose who inspires and leads them rather then manages and controls them
- That women leaders are often better coaches then males, but the often to do not "give" territory for their coachees to succeed in.
- That "rebels" can often be bright people who are bored, give them something to do, they could become your greatest innovators
Finally leadership is a skill that you will never master, so expect to fail, maybe even plan for it, that said we often "love" rather just just respect the leaders more who have failed and have come back to succeed.
Your recruitment system maybe losing you paying customers and damaging your brand
Your brand is the COMPLETE experience, every interaction, anything that can change motivation and/or attitudes, with your company. This can include the consuming of your product and service, repair, suppliers and yes your recruitment process. The good modern brands are human and often concrete, you can trust them.
You are only worth an automated response..
If a person spend hour's, maybe days writing a letter of introduction, adapting their resume/CV, maybe even pulling a slideshow or video together for you. And than they receive a notification that you will not even bother contacting them, because you have so many applicants. You know this type of letter:
"Hello Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in XXXX Company and for sending us your resume link and supporting information. We're always looking for the best and brightest new candidates who are interested in joining our fast-growing team.
Please note, due to the vast number of enthusiastic applicants, we are only able to contact those we select for interviews. We will however take the time to review your resume, cover letter and all related materials you've sent through, and will contact you if you are selected as a shortlisted candidate.
We frequently add new positions to the Careers Page so keep an eye out for more opportunities to work at XXXX company.
Automated response"
I wonder who in an organisation is so naïve that they feel that this experience will encourage the 'recruit' into buying any of your products let alone a service. Many organizations don't mash together their HR and marketing talent. When the applicant started the process the applicant was a keen advocate, which you have turned into something else.
No closure for the applicant
The typical scenario is where the applicant is not even told when you have been thrown out of the process, or when the process is complete and they have not got an interview. The applicant then does not even get a chance for closure. The first they may hear is through a press release on your website or indeed nothing. That's just plain mean and very common.
As an applicant we only care if you have the capability
Most employers will not look at a candidates' application if they have not even taken the time to write a relevant cover letter that covers off the person spec. So they expect you to spend time on them but they are not always willing to do the same. Aren't good relationships formed on equality?
You are just a transaction..
It seems most Applicant Tracking Systems have being built from the aspect that you are just another process to deal with. They do not see you as a human that or you should be treated with dignity or respect. In fact the more they 'take over' the process the less human you are treated. People are not simple nor are the ways you should interact with them.
We are often more protective of our friends than ourselves
The applicant may not be alone during this journey through your recruitment system, as they may share it with their friends e.g. can you check the letter please, especially if they are woman. Friends don't take it kindly if you reject, ignore or attack their friends. You haven't just pissed off one person; congratulations you just gained two pissed off people for the price of one – who now thanks to online social media have the ability to share globally. They may not indeed talk about the job application process, they just may look at all your marketing as another 'poke in the eye and respond negatively.
Your worse case scenario is that you have just given them the motivation (see this TED video) for the job applicant and their friends to dislike your products and services and look to your competitors.
Bottom line – the buying power of every rejected applicant is?
In the end this will affect you financially. The chances are that you will reject more applicants than you will take on board. You will, probably still want them as a consumer? Who will pay a company that has just rejected them? or even taken the time to communicate, er, anything after the initial application.
Not just B2C
In the B2B sector relationships are even more important and in the end B2B purchases come down to a very human emotion e.g. Trust.
StartWire, recently completed a survey of 2,000+ job seekers, asking how a company's application process affected their view of the brand. This is what we heard:
- 77% said they think less of companies that don't respond to job applicants,
- 72% would be deterred from recommending or speaking positively online of your company
- 58% said they'd even think twice about buying your products or services if they don't ever hear from you after they submit their application.
Outsourcing to save money
I wonder who missed the lessons from out sourcing call-centres to another country where the understanding of both culture and language was insufficient to handle the customer care in an appropriate manner. Now its automated on a computer (and they are really known for their customer care!), you are not even worth a human response.
Good 'customer service'
If your customer service system treats your customers as just a transaction you deserve to go out of business. Humans want to be treated with respect and dignity. Even politicians know this hence why some of the most sophisticated marketing happening on the planet is happening in election campaigns. But some of the best sustained examples I have seen in customer service are from Zappos (http://www.zappos.com/) or Freshbooks (http://www.freshbooks.com/) They essentially treat you with respect and appreciate your time is as valuable as theirs.
Who is accountable for this?
Maybe the CEO for not paying attention or CFO for cost cutting, or the HR leader being squeezed or even the CMO for not considering the brand impact. In the end HR needs people to ensure a good experience.
The days of unaccountable recruitment and HR process are coming to an end if you are consumer-facing provider.
On-line accountability
On-line systems are rating well everything. For example http://www.ratemyemployer.ca/ it's only a matter of time when people start rating recruitment systems and HR. We already have individual rating systems for people such as http://blog.ratemyprofessors.com/
It will not get easier to find talent, just more competitive
The economist wrote two pieces about how hard it is in get the right talent:
The Search for Talent – http://www.economist.com/node/8000879
The battle for brainpower – http://www.economist.com/node/7961894
Another article of interest – Canadian tech CEOs see shortage in talent. – http://www.pwc.com/ca/en/emerging-company/connecting-vision-to-reality/ceo-report-emerging-companies.jhtml
In these circumstances, is it wise to give job applicants a good experience? They may return and have grown since they last applied, if you gave feedback last time, they may have responded to it and exceed your expectations on the next attempt.
Gen Y
Now add Generation Y behaviour to this and you have an interesting power cake just around the corner.
Is your recruitment system losing you customers and damaging your brand? How many job applicants did you reject last year? How much social influence did they each have?
Corporate/Organisation culture
It seems to me that corporate culture is on a journey from repression to expression from viewing human beings as number, resources, sales figures to, surprise, human beings. It can be seen in the HR titles e.g. VP Personnel -> VP Human resource -> VP People. I think the organisations that have the lead HR person reporting into finance or corporate or operations are worse off. There is one person, that a lead HR person should report into i.e. CEO. In terms of political power HR are generally one of the weakest on a board (if they are even on it), I think in part because so many of their process orientated capabilities are being outsourced, maybe because people are too complex or too emotional compared to finances/sales/operations. Or maybe its because in some organizations leaders are taking on the role of HR for their teams (about time).
Reward, if possible give feedback and say thank you
The job applicant, was a person who wanted to help your organization grow, for a moment in time were probably your most passionate advocate. Yet they are often treated like robots, resources or costs. How would you like to be treated? If someone has invested more time in your company than the average, why not say thank you. Tell them what they are missing in terms of capability or fit and prove you mean it. I think the best companies employ on 'fit' before capability. Who is to say that this person maybe a future employee? Consider it another form of relationship marketing.
Leadership accountability – Don't pass the buck!
If a candidate gets through a number of stages, it should not be HR having to give the bad news, the leader should do what they are paid for and give the bad or good news. I believe leadership is taking on the responsibility of your decisions both the easy and tough ones.
- Tell the applicant when they have been removed from the process.
- Give some useful feedback; the chances are that you have spent some time human processing anyways; at least give the biggest single reason why they were knocked out. You may find that there are a lot of standard reasons e.g. you do not have enough relevant experience or the average interview applicant will have 5 years more experience.
- Say thank you in some meaningful way.
- For those who you think culturally match, consider other posts or put on a watch list. But be careful no one believes "we will file it and if something comes up we will contact you."
- The deeper the experience (number of interviews) the more likely rejection will be felt. But also they are more likely to be match for your organization and thus the more likely they may be a future employee.
- For all candidates that have being interviewed by the manager, should be given the news by the manager.
You are nothing without your people. The ones you have now and the ones you have yet to work with.
Why do I teach?
Its not the money, no I don't get free courses or any discount on other courses. Here are 15 reasons why I teach:
It turns skill into knowledge
I have always found the act of refining and teaching what you think you know, turns it into something more refined, more useful even. It can make you think very deeply on a topic and for me; it makes me question the foundations of what I think I know. It encourages me to seek alternative answers, sometimes before I have formed a question. It allows me to reflect on some of the decisions I made in the 'field' and explore other options of a possible future from that decision point. Whilst you can copy someone's skill you cannot copy his or her knowledge, as I believe knowledge comes from a journey, which you have to travel and reflect upon.
"Knowledge is the inoculation of information" Anon
I learn & and grow as much as my students
Helping others learn, if you listen to the students questions, can challenge your own thoughts and feelings on a matter. The 'tired' teacher just forces the student to learn what the 'agenda' tells them, whilst an 'awake' teacher will explore with the student the path of understanding and together they can grow. Occasionally I will meet a student who does not receive my materials or teaching in the way that works for us, this keeps my thinking and rethinking of different styles, materials, activities I need to use to involve and engage the students mind.
Staying ahead and preparing for the future
To teach keeps me up-to-date with my domain expertise and it pushes me to understand the likely trends for that domain. I than have to translate that into my lessons and it explain to my students and prepare them for it. Of course at the same time I am preparing myself for the future.
Hubris does not take over
Some teachers think they know it all, not only is this naive in terms of knowledge but also in terms of communication/engagement. They are idiots. I need to remind myself that I am not an idiot! ;-)
I test my assumptions
Working with people from different generations and history is really useful as your assumptions are constantly challenged not every Gen Y acts like a Gen Y or every baby boomer like baby boomer. We often get surround by 'shortcut labels' or brands and start to believe that every women thinks' shopping is fun or every teenage boy only thinks about sex. As you teach you get to see the next upcoming generation, how they think/feel, learn and make sense of the world. On the counter side you get to see the older generations re-training themselves.
Prevention is better than cure
Effective education can prevent many problems in our lives, communities and society. Unfortunately we as a human race spend more time fixing problems after they have occurred, rather than preventing them with education. If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem.
It helps me understand humans to a greater level
I am thirsty for works on memory, learning, processing, communication, interaction and risk. All of this curiosity helps me explore, test and understand. Hopefully over time it improves my lessons and the students retention and ability to use the knowledge.
I believe in meritocracy
I am strong believer that our society has too much cronyism and nepotism and this needs to be balanced with meritocracy. Note I said balanced not replaced. There are days when I would suggest that meritocracy should be then dominant force, but not completely replace.
I like partnership
For me I have a contract with each of my students. They do their part and I will do mine. Sometimes life intervenes and does not allow the student to put the work in. I don't have that choice.
I like accountability
In the end you get to see how successful you are as a teacher by the students work. When did you teach well and when you communicated a concept that was unrefined or too fluffy. For me this holds me accountable.
The global need to share
Like most human beings I have the need for acknowledgement, to belong and be part of something. Teaching satisfies part of that need.
It reminds me to be patient, understanding and compassionate
The most effective teacher will take their time and not hurry a student. They will allow ideas and thoughts to grow in the student and I greenhouse them until they are ready to be challenged. I don't believe the Socratic method is always helpful, especially in early stages of knowledge development; it can force people down a path of believing in what they can defend. It can be very aggressive which not all humans appreciate. Nature often reminds us that to allow something to grow, you have to wait. Don't get me wrong, there comes a time for testing where the Socratic method is very helpful.
It improves my ability to explain and communicate
For every lesson I have to think of a number of ways to explain the same concept, so that students with different learning styles can understand the concept well and grow beyond it. Very helpful in business.
It improves my leadership & mentoring
My simply philosophy for my employed teams, is to help them out grow you and the organisation, so they move on. I don't expect anything to be forever. If you want to keep people in your life you have to work at it and try not to take each other for granted. Even so I think those people who work or play together for long periods have found a way to evolve and grow together. I have and do coach/ mentor a number of business leaders and politicians, I will cover this in another blog.
Teaching is not just in the classroom.
Mentor, Coach, friend, lover, colleague, leader, follower, we are all teachers.
"Those that cannot do, teach" Anon
Whilst I don't agree with this statement, for many of reasons above. For me teaching is part of my life not the whole of it, hence why I prefer to do it part-time.
Thoughts on the cultural evolution
Here are some of my thoughts on the future of culture and identity.
Language will evolve
I believe the the barrier of language will disappear and it will become more of a your style of communicating, the way you think and your values, that will differs us. Technology will start easily translating the basics, whilst at the same time the tidal wave will push people to learn english for business and travel.. India got there sometime ago and China is already make leaps in getting their population to have english as their second language. English schools (teaching as a second language )is one of the fastest if not the fastest growing industry.
A global culture
I will think we will see a greater merger of national cultures online; currently it is very English speaking American. We already see it happening with entertainment. Bit by bit I see more trends coming out of smaller countries in terms of word usage, behaviours, etc. Perhaps merger is the wrong word, as I feel that it will be something different more complex than any one national culture.
Evolving communities
A lot of product and services are still built in a western methodology in terms of process and systems. Of course Japan has already influenced this in certain sectors e.g. cars and consulting. I think we will start to learn more alternate ways of encouraging community and collaboration from the rest of the Asian countries.
Cultural experience
For us lucky few who were here and now, who could benefit from cheaper flights, which allowed some of us to travel around our country or even the world. Exposure to other cultures I think deepens understanding for those willing to learn and may also give us a greater appreciation of our culture. Of course it is all about the experience, who you meet, the events that occur whilst you are in that country. Serendipity really.
Expressions of culture
Through software and the advert better quality camera, whilst still becoming cheaper – Film has dropped in terms of cost, other countries are able to enter the film industry again and reveal their thoughts, fears and dreams to us. At the same time our 'tolerance' for low quality production has risen. Allowing a rise of new media producers use smart phones and free software to create something.
Distribution of culture
Starting with the Internet we have greater access to each other, it helped globalise culture distribution. Successful open global platforms have increased our ability to share such as YouTube. Even global closed systems such as Xbox live or iTunes are allowing us to explore new avenues of communication and access media once hard find such as music.
We are demand more transparency from everything, governments, corporations, food etc. I don't see this declining in fact I see it having a massive impact on the future of business.
If you live in the first world immigration is occurring, in fact there is alreadly competition to get the entrepreneurs of the future, best skilled or the hardest workers. Countries where there are more older than younger people are seeing their budgets slowly shift tax dollars to health and social care. Combine this with a reduction (in the richer nations) of child birth means they will run out of money to support their older population. Some countries are thus trying to make it easier for young people to move to their country. I think within ten years countries will start paying immigrates to move there. I think this trend will mean people will start to move countries more often and be exposured to multiple countries in depth.
In conclusion
I think these trends will take decades, probably a lot of pain. It may be sped up by global tragedy or an alien invasion. If we don't get wiped out by us or others. The end result I see is one human race with a greater understanding of itself and each other. Personally I believe in Infinite diversity infinite possibility as it will give us a greater opportunity to survive as a race.
What do you think or feel?
Eric's strength finder results
Whilst the book (Strength Finder 2.0) was a little fluffy I found the test (psychometric instrument) interesting and in my perception accurate. I wonder if they will publish Weakness Finder er 0.8? I think this is more likely to come from a British publisher than an American one though, we Brits are a little more cynical..
My top five themes are:
- Activator
- Individualization
- Futuristic
- Arranger
- Strategic
1. Activator
People who are especially talented in the Activator theme can make things happen by turning thoughts into action. They are often impatient.
It's very likely that you may help people know you better as a person when you openly share what you think, feel, have done, are doing, or hope to accomplish. To some extent, you are eager to tell your story. Why? When others know more about you, perhaps the relationship helps you more easily convince them to get busy working on a particular project, assignment, or chore. By nature, you usually are the team member who listens to what others say. You normally repeat back to individuals key thoughts they shared. This is just one way you demonstrate the worth of their ideas. Your attentiveness probably puts people in good moods. Chances are good that you likely are the human spark plug of your team. That is, you inspire and energize people to dedicate themselves to a task. Once a course of action is chosen, perhaps you are the person who says, "We've talked long enough. Let's get started right now. Why wait? Let's just do it!" Instinctively, you commonly influence people to produce results, sign up to work on projects, or rally around causes. When you take time to know them as individuals, many people are willing to move into action at your prompting. They are apt to realize you appreciate their special qualities, talents, interests, or experiences. Driven by your talents, you sometimes gravitate to situations where you can be your true self. You might feel life is wonderful when people listen as you share stories about your successes, failures, talents, limitations, hope, or fears.
2. Individualization
People who are especially talented in the Individualization theme are intrigued with the unique qualities of each person. They have a gift for figuring out how people who are different can work together productively.
By nature, you not only buy books or check them out from the library; you also read them. Your investigative mind is restless until you have collected lots of information about factors that produce various outcomes. You are motivated to read more about topics of personal and professional interest. These can range from history to science, from politics to mathematics, from entertainment to sports, or from art to law. Chances are good that you gain a certain degree of satisfaction when you can be of some service to others. Driven by your talents, you might enjoy helping your teammates. Perhaps playing, studying, or working by yourself is not as satisfying for you as being part of a group. Instinctively, you regularly help members of your group discover ways to cooperate with each other that they never before considered. You can identify the talents, skills, knowledge, motivations, and/or of individuals. You can also pinpoint each person's unique styles of thinking, working, and learning. Because of your strengths, you may enjoy befriending newcomers. This might explain why you regularly step forward to introduce yourself to new classmates, coworkers, teammates, or friends of your family. Perhaps you ask questions that are guaranteed to stimulate discussions with people you are meeting for the first time.
3. Futuristic
People who are especially talented in the Futuristic theme are inspired by the future and what could be. They inspire others with their visions of the future.
By nature, you take advantage of every opportunity to describe to others all the amazing things you see happening in the coming months, years, or decades. Your vision opens people's minds to new and wondrous possibilities. You challenge them to consider ideas they might not have thought of on their own. Instinctively, you have a capacity for envisioning what the coming months, years, or decades could, should, or will be like. Frequently you are prompted to transform your ideas into things you can touch, taste, see, smell, or hear. Because of your strengths, you are a visionary thinker. Your vivid mental images of the coming months, years, or decades often impel you to move into action. Chances are good that you channel your mental and physical energies toward what you can accomplish in the months, years, or decades ahead. The question you must answer is this: "How far into the future can I think before my ideas start becoming vague or uninspiring?" It's very likely that you forge ahead to build the life you envision. You reach your goals by finding as many opportunities as possible to use your unique abilities and natural gifts.
4. Arranger
People who are especially talented in the Arranger theme can organize, but they also have a flexibility that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces and resources can be arranged for maximum productivity.
Instinctively, you may feel more optimistic about life when you surround yourself with truthful and upright people. Perhaps you keep your distance from deceitful and unethical individuals. By nature, you typically infuse energy into members of your team. You are apt to enjoy life more than many people do. Why? You choose to concentrate on what is good rather than on what is bad. Chances are good that you likely are quite adept — that is, talented, skilled, and knowledgeable — with language. You can express your ideas and feelings with ease. You typically rely on words or phrases your teammates readily understand. Because of your strengths, you are apt to be the team member who delights in coordinating new projects, scheduling activities, and/or gathering materials for others. You often play a key role in your team's success. Driven by your talents, you have a strong sense of commitment. It motivates you to make sure that things are carried through to completion even when difficulties arise.
5. Strategic
People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
Chances are good that you demonstrate an ease with language. You effortlessly verbalize your thoughts. You relish the opportunity to share your insights. You derive pleasure from actively participating in conversations when group members propose ideas, seek solutions, or debate issues. It's very likely that you long to know more so you remain on the cutting edge of your field or areas of interest. Your inventive mind usually generates more possibilities than you can handle or fund. Nonetheless, you are committed to acquiring knowledge and/or skills. You study everything involved in a situation and conceive entirely new ways of seeing or doing things. What you already know prompts you to ask questions and delve even deeper into a subject or problem. Instinctively, you generate innovative ideas. You offer unique perspectives on events, people, and proposals. You probably inspire people to start projects and launch initiatives. You tend to identify a goal, devise numerous ways of reaching it, then choose the best alternative. This explains why you see opportunities, trends, and solutions before your teammates, classmates, or peers see them. Because of your strengths, you generate ideas quickly. You draw clever linkages between facts, events, people, problems, or solutions. You present others with numerous options at a pace some find dizzying. Your innovative thinking tends to foster ongoing dialogue between and among the group's participants. Driven by your talents, you can reconfigure factual information or data in ways that reveal trends, raise issues, identify opportunities, or offer solutions. You bring an added dimension to discussions. You make sense out of seemingly unrelated information. You are likely to generate multiple action plans before you choose the best one.


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Wed. November 14, 2012 at 4:04 p.m. | By Powell Latimer | StarNews Staff Writer
A host of South Columbus Stallions take down West Brunswick's Khalil Gause in the first half at West Brunswick High School on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. (Photo by StarNews file photo)
When South Columbus lost to East Bladen in the regular season, Stallions football coach Jake Fonvielle sat his players down after the game and told them they'd probably have another chance at the Eagles.
Fonvielle was playing the odds, and he was right. The Waccamaw Conference rivals meet Friday night in the playoffs for the third year in a row for what's been the most predictable local postseason matchup each year.
"We're both trying to win a state championship, so it's do or die," Fonvielle said. "We know everything about each other."
Both teams have high-scoring offenses. East Bladen relies on a strong running game and a road-grading offensive line. South Columbus throws opponents off balance by switching between a power running formation and a spread passing one.
Both teams have postseason experience and plenty of momentum entering this year's rematch in Elizabethtown. East Bladen is on a six-game winning streak; South Columbus has won four games in a row.
"I think it says a lot about our conference," East Bladen coach Robbie Priest said. "I know South Columbus is a great program. It's a pleasure to be able to play them and meet them in the third round. A lot of teams are at the house."
In the first matchup on Oct. 12, East Bladen threw South Columbus off with alignments that forced Stallion defenders out of position for a surprisingly lopsided 28-6 victory.
"You've got to line up correctly," Fonvielle said. "They do a few things as far as lining up and calls where it can confuse your linebackers on making the strong calls."
Tricks like that won't work for either team the second time around, and both coaches say Friday will come down to a shoving match.
"You've got to control the line of scrimmage this late in the season or you're not going to win the game," Fonvielle said.
Priest said that frame of mind has turned his team's season around after an 0-2 start.
"All three backs have over 1.000 yards," Priest said. "That didn't happen by mistake. We've got an offensive line that's come a long way."
One thing that will make Stallions happy is that they're on the strong side of history: in the previous two years, the team that lost the regular-season game won the playoff game.
But East Bladen hopes to buck that trend this year, as the Eagles' eight starting sophomores have grown up and stepped up.
"Our season was kind of on hold until they caught on," Priest said. "And it took our first two losses for them to see the light."
Whoever wins Friday will be in the state semifinals for 2A, and neither coach cares much how their team gets there.
"That's what they do you in the playoffs," Fonvielle said. "You find ways to win."
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Check Out Line: Another week, another sales drop
Check out sales falling again in the latest week.
The International Council of Shopping Centers-Goldman Sachs chain store sales index showed a 1 percent drop in the week ended Saturday, the worst week since April 5. Year-over-year, the index increased four percent.
But the ICSC did point out some positive factors for retailers: traffic improved at discounters, department stores, wholesale clubs and even apparel retailers.
Perhaps consumers can afford to drive to those stores again.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the average retail price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline in the United States fell for the eighth consecutive week to $2.22 on November 10. That's a $1.61 per gallon drop since September 15, ICSC noted.
Even the rising unemployment figures could be interpreted in a positive light.
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"Although we're not ready to call a bottom, we'd note that unemployment has increased (1.7 percentage points) from its recent sustained trough in February 2008, more than the historical halfway mark of past recessions," analyst Charles Grom wrote.
The unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in October and J.P. Morgan economists see it peaking at 8 percent in the second quarter of 2009, so by that estimate, the rise in unemployment is more than halfway done.
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The Exchange Club Carl Perkins
Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse
Jackson and West Tennessee - 731-668-4000
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the year we have several events that are important to both the Center and the
community. Be sure to keep up with what is going on and support these events
with your presence, your influence and your resources... after all, remember who
we are doing these things for... the children.
2010 Circles of Hope Telethon is Sunday, August 15, 2010.
The team of
hosts this year included:
Doris "Cousin Tuny"
Freeman, Stan Perkins, Tom Britt, Keli McAlister, Conrad Delaney, Benji Wood, and Jimmy Hoppers.
This group will interview special guests,
introduced entertainers, give updates of amounts pledged and
recognize contributors.
Through the Eyes
an Employee…..
When I started working at the Center in
December of 2005 I never dreamed I'd see so much child
abuse. I had no idea that child abuse happens every day in
West Tennessee … even in the smallest of
I never dreamed I'd see a little boy with a broken
collarbone at the hands of his father or a teenager with
scars from his father's belt … scars so shocking that he
hides them from his peers in gym class.
I never dreamed I'd see a little girl who has been
victimized by so many of her mother's boyfriends that law
enforcement removed her from the home.
I never dreamed I'd see so many grandmothers raising
their grandchildren because mom and dad are addicted to meth
or cocaine or heroin. I also never dreamed I'd see so many
babies born addicted as well.
I never dreamed I'd meet a little girl who wouldn't call
her mother Mama anymore because she had hurt her so many
times she didn't deserve the title.
I never dreamed I'd sit in court until 8 o'clock one
night watching a beautiful blonde 6-year-old girl clutching
a teddy bear as she testified against her stepfather for the
atrocities he had done to her. Daddy was sentenced to 25
years in prison for a case so horrific an area pediatrician
uses it as a teaching tool.
I certainly never
dreamed I'd meet a baby that had been thrown across a
room so violently that she passed out when she struck the
wall. I kept her two days later when her grandmother went to
court to ask for custody. I played with her and kissed on
her as her eyes sparkled from the attention she'd been
craving. As I held her I realized that she wasn't responding
to my voice. I began speaking louder, clapping my hands
behind her … all to no avail. When the baby's grandmother
returned, I told her that I feared she might have some
hearing loss.
Three weeks later I got a call from
the grandmother's attorney. That sweet, precious baby girl
had permanent and complete hearing loss from the abuse. One
minute she was a perfectly healthy baby … the next … deaf
for the rest of her life.
I never dreamed I'd see the things that I see every day
at the Carl
Center. If you could see what I
see … it would change your life forever.
I support the Carl Perkins
Center because of the
children I see every day … children with broken spirits,
broken bones, broken hearts. I give so that I can dream of a
world where child abuse doesn't exist and all children live
happy, safe lives. I give because I believe in a better
world. I give because I believe in the Carl Perkins
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Give: Making a gift is a personal and active way to
help. Giving demonstrates that YOU believe in who we are and
what we are doing to help children. It also shows that YOU
want to be part of making a difference in your community. No
matter the size, every dollar raised allows us the
opportunity to continue to offer services at no cost to
children and families.
The telethon airing live on WBBJ TV, Sunday, August 16, from
1:00 p.m., to 10:00 p.m.
You will see some great area talent and become more
aware to what the Carl Perkins Center does in your community.
You can also see the telethon on our website, click here
to see Carl Perkins Center TV.
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Italophiles, take note: Lamborghini has announced it's built the 10,000th Gallardo. Naturally, the supercar manufacturer is pleased with this performance, pointing out that the now ubiquitous Gallardo is officially the most successful model Lamborghini has ever created. Says Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini.:
We feel obligated to point out that such success in the marketplace is something of a double-edged sword for Lamborghini. One reason exotic machines from manufacturers like Lamborghini have been so revered in the past is due to their rarity and exclusivity. One the flip side, small-scale automakers simply cannot continue to compete on a global scale without runaway success stories like the Gallardo.The Lamborghini brand is extreme, uncompromising and Italian, and the Lamborghini Gallardo has played an exemplary role in defining and delivering our brand reputation into our worldwide markets. Today Lamborghini is represented in 45 countries by over 120 dealers, with the strength and presence of the Gallardo product playing a significant role in the growth and recognition of our brand.
That said, feel free to click on past the break as Lamborghini recounts the history of its Gallardo and to find out where lucky number 10,000 is headed.
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Automobili Lamborghini has achieved a new production record in 2010, with Gallardo number 10,000 rolling off the production line at Lamborghini's factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese.
The V10 Lamborghini Gallardo, with its permanent four-wheel drive, has become the most successful Lamborghini model of all time. Starting with the original Gallardo Coupé launched in 2003, the model range was extended with Spyder and Superleggera models as well as special editions such as the Gallardo SE and Nera.
The current Gallardo LP 560-4 Coupé was launched in 2007 with increased power denoted by its '560' badge, and permanent four-wheel drive signified by the '4'. The same enhanced performance and technical modifications characterize the LP 560-4 Spyder, which was announced in 2008.
The limited edition two-wheel drive LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni was revealed in 2009 and at the most recent worldwide premiere at Geneva Auto Salon this year Lamborghini presented the Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera: a lightweight version of the already lean Gallardo LP 560-4, with a top speed of 325 km/h and acceleration from 0-100 km/h of 3.4 seconds.
All clients are able to take advantage of the Ad Personam programme, which allows owners to customise further their Lamborghini car to create a unique super sports car.
"Production of car number 10,000 is a very important milestone for Lamborghini," said Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. "The Lamborghini brand is extreme, uncompromising and Italian, and the Lamborghini Gallardo has played an exemplary role in defining and delivering our brand reputation into our worldwide markets. Today Lamborghini is represented in 45 countries by over 120 dealers, with the strength and presence of the Gallardo product playing a significant role in the growth and recognition of our brand."
The Lamborghini Gallardo has won numerous international awards for its dynamic performance, design and brand integrity, from media, international automotive groups and design councils. The Lamborghini Gallardo has been famously featured in music videos and films, and its client list features numerous celebrities, sports stars and VIPs.
A couple of Gallardo have been donated to the Italian state police, and a race version of the Gallardo LP 560-4 features in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo: the one-make race series running in Europe, launched by Automobili Lamborghini in 2009.
The achieved record with the Gallardo number 10,000, in yellow "Midas" and destined for China, will be celebrated also during the 'Lamborghini Day' in Shanghai, 25th June, before being delivered to its owner. In the first event of its kind in China, Lamborghini will showcase eight cars from its super sports car range.


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Since the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut there has been some outcry for stricter gun laws. So have South Dakotan's been stocking up on their favorite rifles and pistols in fear of new regulations? One KOTA Territory gun store says "not yet."
At Fair Deal Pawn and Gun in Rapid City gun sales may have seen the regular holiday increase, but manager Dan Higelmeier says there has been no dramatic rise. He says he does hear comments from customers who are worried about changing gun laws, but he doesn't think sales will increase until those laws are actually changed. "People are concerned about it, but I hesitate to use the word panic at this point, panic shopping or anything like that because I just don't think people are going to do it until they find out what the government's planning," said Higelmeier.
He says when gun laws were increased in the past they usually restricted future sales of certain weapons, meaning the ones that were already on the shelves were grand fathered in.
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San Rafael police are investigating alleged acts of sexual misconduct with a Marin Academy teacher that occurred approximately 30 years ago, according to the police spokeswoman Margo Rohrbacher.
, a private school located on Mission Avenue in San Rafael, contacted the police with the information after hearing it from an unidentified individual. The male teacher admitted to "inappropriate relationships" with three female students and was fired, according to school officials. An investigation is now underway.
Marin Academy officials released this statement about the incident:
"We recently learned that a teacher at Marin Academy was apparently involved in inappropriate relationships with students some 30 years ago. As soon as we became aware of the allegations, we brought in independent counsel to investigate. He confronted the individual, who admitted to conduct which constituted an unacceptable betrayal of trust with three former female students. We have notified the appropriate authorities and terminated his employment. We also instructed him to have no contact with students or anyone else in the Marin Academy community.
"Because these matters are now in the hands of the authorities, we are not able to discuss the details of these allegations. We will cooperate fully with their investigation and keep you informed as we learn more.
"We are grateful to the individual who made us aware of this situation. While this happened a long time ago, we were outraged to learn that someone on our faculty apparently used his position to take advantage of students. We see the high school years as a critically important time. Protecting students and creating a safe, nurturing learning environment is our highest priority.
"We are in the process of communicating with our students and their parents. We want to make sure they understand how important it is to talk to school authorities or the police if they have any information whatsoever or if they have ever been the victim of abuse or misconduct. We also are looking closely at our internal policies and procedures to make sure we are doing what we can to prevent something like this from ever happening again."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Justin Graham at 415-485-3026 or Detective Sergeant Michael Vergara at 415-485-3195.
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