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I was visiting with a friend of mine one afternoon. His Dad passed away a short time ago and I asked how he was doing with it. He put a smile on his face and said he was doing alright. He enjoyed visiting his Dad's grave site in a near by cemetery. He only wished there a place to sit down when he was there. Especially for his Mom when she went to visit. I told him I might be able to help. We got to exchanging ideas and agreed on a design that I found in Wood Magazine. He runs a car repair shop and is going to return the favor by fixing up my car.
Using our talents to bless the lives of our friends is what being a Lumberjock is all about.
-- Making sawdust is what I do best
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#1 posted 04-21-2013 at 08:08 AM
That bench is beautiful.
-- Having fun...Eric
#2 posted 04-21-2013 at 08:20 AM
This bench is wonderful blessing to a friend and his family.
-- http://artisticwoodstudio.com Custom furniture
#3 posted 04-21-2013 at 08:41 AM
A great bench and story of helping a friend! Love it. The bench looks great. Love the thickness of the arms and the lines on this. It flows well and looks comfy, great work.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
#4 posted 04-21-2013 at 08:55 AM
It's beautiful and nicely done.
helluvawreck aka Charles
-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
#5 posted 04-21-2013 at 09:05 AM
great bench and even nicer story.helping a friend is a blessing.
-- Marty.Athens,AL
#6 posted 04-21-2013 at 09:16 AM
"Using our talents to bless the lives of our friends is what being a Lumberjock is all about."
Very nice sentiment, and a very beautiful bench.
-- "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather, teach them to long for the sea." ~Antoine de Saint Exupery
#7 posted 04-21-2013 at 09:38 AM
I really like the design.
-- "The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also." ― Mark Twain
#8 posted 04-21-2013 at 11:04 AM
Great Project! Nicely executed. And done for a great customer. Wondering if the cemetery approved it? ( I might have considered a collapsible seat.)
-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher
#9 posted 04-21-2013 at 11:53 AM
Outstanding bench – has great looks and appears to be quite sturdy.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
#10 posted 04-21-2013 at 01:34 PM
Excellent build and a good design choice and it was very decent of you to offer to build it for your friend and his family.
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
#11 posted 04-21-2013 at 02:25 PM
Beautiful job, and a great story to go with it.
-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com
#12 posted 04-21-2013 at 02:54 PM
Thanks everyone! I'll try and get a picture of it at it's new home.
Doc, he got the approval before we started building.
-- Making sawdust is what I do best
#13 posted 04-21-2013 at 06:34 PM
Whew! Way ahead of me!
-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher
#14 posted 04-21-2013 at 06:37 PM
-- Chris
#15 posted 04-22-2013 at 03:44 AM
A great bench and a great friend to do this. I've always like the people at LJ and this is why. Thank you.
-- Bob, --Silence & smile are two powerful tools. Smile is the way to solve many problems & Silence is the way to avoid many problems.
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Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
800 Rio Grande Boulevard NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Tel: 505-843-6300
Tel (toll-free): 1-800-237-2133
Tel (toll-free): 1-866-505-STAY (7829)
website: http://www.HotelABQ.com
(2) Best Western Rio Grande Hotel (FULL)
Approximately 1/4 mile walk north of the Hotel Albuquerque.
Best Western Rio Grande Inn
1015 Rio Grande Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Tel: 505-843-9500
Fax: 505-843-9238
Toll Free Reservations: 1-800-959-4726
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: http://www.riograndeinn.com
(3) Clubhouse Inn - a much smaller, cozy hotel with van service to the meeting hotel. (FULL)
Clubhouse Inn & Suites
1315 Menaul Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Tel: 505-345-0010
Fax: 505-344-3911
Toll free for reservations: 866-345-0010
website: http://albuquerque.clubhouseinn.com
Hotels with possible vacancies:
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Additional possibilities include the following. However, it is worth mentioning that since these hotels are further away, it may be necessary to take public transportation, taxicabs, or rent a car.
Hyatt Regency www.albuquerque.hyatt.com
Hilton Albuquerque www.hilton.com/albuquerque
Comfort Inn Midtown www.comfortinn.com
Fairfield Inn Albuquerque www.marriott.com
Elegante www.mcmelegantealbuquerque.com
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Days Inn Midtown www.daysinnabq.com
Rodeway Inn Midtown www.rodewayinn.com
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i. From Hotel Albuquerque to Downtown area. Head south on Rio Grande Blvd NW towards Mountain Rd NW. Bus stop is approximately 0.4 miles away at the intersection of Rio Grande Blvd and Central Ave. From here, take bus Route 36, which will head east towards the mountains to get to the downtown area. The bus stops on 1st Street and Gold Street (which is one street south of Central Avenue) to access the main strip. To return to Hotel Albuquerque from downtown, get on bus at Copper Street (which is one street north of Central Ave) and 2nd St. Take bus north on 2nd St, west on Lomas Blvd, then exit at Rio Grande Blvd.
ii. From Hotel Albuquerque to Nob Hill entertainment district. Head south on Rio Grande Blvd NW towards Mountain Rd NW. Bus stop is approximately 0.4 miles away at the intersection of Rio Grande Blvd and Central Ave. From here, take bus Route 36, which will head east towards the mountains to get to the downtown area. To get to Nob Hill from downtown (central and 1st street): take bus Route 66 from the Alvarado Transportation Center, which will head east on Central, you will pass Interstate 25 on your way up the hill. The next major crossroad will be University Blvd, and you will see the University of New Mexico campus on your left hand side. Continue east on this route, you will see some large neon signs overhead, which means you are entering the Nob Hill district.
iii. From Albuquerque International Airport to Downtown area (nonstop express). Take bus Route 350 heading west (away from the mountains) until you reach Interstate 25. Bus will head north along I-25 until you reach Lead Ave. Bus will turn west (left) on Lead and be going downhill towards downtown. Bus will turn north on 2nd street and stop at the Alvarado Transportation Center. From here, you can take bus Route 36 (west) to Hotel ABQ. Take the bus north on 2nd street, west on Lomas Blvd, and finally north to Rio Grande. Exit on Central and Rio Grande, Hotel ABQ is only 0.4 miles northeast from here.
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Submitted by Alice Ackerman M.D. on
I did something last night I cannot remember doing in all of my 30 plus years of taking phone calls from referring physicians requesting hospital admission of a patient. Instead of following my usual policy of "just say yes" to a request for transport and admission of a young child, I spent ten minutes on the phone reviewing the case, and then explaining to the physician in a rural Southwest Virginia emergency department why the patient would not benefit from the admission.
And then I couldn't get back to sleep. It would have been easier for me to follow my usual policy, and accept the child. This would have relieved the referring physician of any further responsibility for a child with a problem s/he may not have been comfortable dealing with, and it may have reassured the family of the toddler to get direct input from our pediatric experts about the diagnosis and prognosis of the problem. I have risked antagonizing the referring physician, as well as the child's primary care physician, and I have risked this family potentially thinking that the Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital was uncaring, or did not want to be bothered. I also "lost" the potential income this admission would have generated in hospital charges and physician fees. Sound like I may have acted inappropriately?
Well, here is my reasoning. This child had suffered from a condition that has been well-studied and reported in the literature. It is known that, given the referring physician shared with me all important information available, I would not have been able to add ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL to the care of this child, except to increase cost and risk.
The child did not require any additional tests, did not need to be seen by a subspecialist, and would most likely have been admitted over night ( the call came in around midnight) to be sent home the next morning. There would have been cost to the family and the health insurer (I did not ask for any insurance information, so I have no idea who the payer was), and there would have been material risk to the child because of the 2 hour transport that would have been required. Ambulance travel is not without risk. In addition, as we have mentioned over the last few posts, patients are sometimes harmed in hospitals, although that would have been extremely unlikely in this particular situation.
So, I recommended a few hours of observation in the emergency department, and offered additional consultation by phone if further questions arouse (without charge), and encouraged the physician to call back if anything changed that would make hospital admission necessary. I did not receive any further calls about this child.
As an accountable care organization, it is the responsibility of all of us to act in concert with "evidence based medicine" and above all to do what is right for the patient without doing anything unnecessary. Knowing that the admission was not indicated, I therefore chose this path. But this is uncomfortable for me. As a tertiary pediatric institution, we often can provide the expertise and experience that doesn't exist in the community, and we have a significant role to play in reassuring families, primary doctors and emergency physicians that children are receiving the "right" care.
I would love to hear from the readers of this post if you think I did the right thing. I tossed and turned all night considering how I would have felt if I were that child's parents.
Richard M. Ward... replied on Permalink
Absolutely the correct thing! Cheers!
AC replied on Permalink
As a parent of 3 children, I would have been more upset if I travelled 2 hrs away, locating sitters for the other 2 children, paying my deductible, only to discover that the receiving hospital did "nothing but watch my child", something the ED can do. It's also very reassuring that conversations are open between physicians of both hospitals to make the critical decisions necessary and provide guidance as needed.
Virginia Powel replied on Permalink
I feel your pain! In my former position, when I was on call, all outside requests for admission to our children's hospital came through me. I generally stuck with the policy of accept all patients for the same reasons you site--relationship with the referring facility, desire to reassure the family everything is being done, fear that the child is sicker than the impression the referring facility is relaying to me. There were many admissions that went home the next day without any further testing, invasive monitoring or subspecialty consult. I struggle with the bigger, public health question of what cost and risk am I adding to the health care system by transferring, admitting and billing these children. I pondered if the families were relieved or annoyed by spending a few hours in our children's hospital with as much as 6 hour transports. On the rare occassion I took the route you did last night, I too worried the rest of the night as to whether I had done the right thing. I wanted to, but never had the nerve, to check the next day and see if the referring hospital called another pediatric center to transfer the patient or followed my instruction. If I attempted to not accept the patient and the referring facility protested, I was fairly fast to back down, not wanting to alienate the referring center.
Most of our transports were helicopter without specialized pediatric teams which worried me that I could cause more harm in accepting them. This was balanced against many of the rural ERs being staffed by midlevels with little pediatric experience. I always was trying to balance the risk of the transfer againt the posibility that the referring care provider was not clearly describing the patient to me.
In summery, I think you did the correct thing, but surprisingly to those who have never been in your position, the more difficult thing!
Jane R Hull, MD replied on Permalink
I think you did the right thing. I have been able to talk ED physicians out of admissions when I can evaluate the patient myself. It is much more difficult to do over the phone for the various reasons mentioned. Often we accept patients where the child is either more or less ill than the impression we get from the phone call.
Pat Pathade replied on Permalink
I agree that you did the right thing. An important question from my perspective is were the parents part of the conversation and did they understand. As you point out, patients deserve to know what decisions are being made and why, particularly when they might not appear to be in line with what they might reasonably expect.
Alice Ackerman M.D. replied on Permalink
Thanks for your comments. As I was on the other end of the phone, I have no idea what the parents were told, or not by the ED physician. I tried to share the information available with the physician, and I hope he shared it appropriately, but I have no idea whether my ten minute conversation was translated into: "Dr. Ackerman is refusing to accept your child" or "Dr. Ackerman has advised us that this problem is self-limited, and given how much we have already done here, will not need to do any additional testing, and will likely be sending your child home in a few hours."
I agree that the parents need to be part of the conversation, and in fact, after I got off the phone, almost called back to offer to speak with them directly on the phone. This is one area where telemedicine can help us, and once we have a reliable web-based telemedicine product that would have allowed me to converse with them "face-to-face" from my home to explain the evidence behind my recommendation. I suppose I could have just used skype--but most emergency rooms would not have a web cam available in the middle of the night.
John Moore replied on Permalink
I also think you made the correct call, Alice. As a pediatrician on the other end of the phone, I appreciate a consultant who is willing to listen to my concerns, offer real, practical advice, and be available if I need more help! Sometimes that means accepting care of the patient from me, but other times the situation calls for treatment advice and reassurance. As long as we all keep the best interests of our children in mind and strive to provide the best quality care that we can, we will do the right thing for our patients!
J.Krishnan replied on Permalink
Dr.Ackerman, having known you and received my training from you, I am not surprised that you did the right thing even though it was the more difficult option. What makes the situaton even more difficult unlike the bigger cities along the coasts is that the ED's do not have uniform capabilities or the same level of personnel and that is where the 10 minutes you spent on the phone coupled with your experience comes in handy. If I have not told you before, you are my ideal pediatric critical care physician.Cheers!
Tom Kayrouz replied on Permalink
There is no question that you did what was most appropriate for all parties potentially effected by the decision. The way this is handled with the refering facility is the key. Too often there is not enough thought, consideration and honest analysis given to these type of scenarios. The "least path of resistance" is always to say, " Sure, transfer" to CCCH or whatever tertiary center and this is not the best decision for many of the reasons you outlined. If there is no benefit to the patient, then why transfer.
Over the past two decades the chronically ill pediatric population has significantly increased which has put this issue in the forefront.
We all need to better appreciate the incredible resources involved transfering such patients, not to mention the impact on the families.
We do have a professional responsibility to educate our outlying ED facilities and to support them as local triage centers so that we can make the best decisions for the patients and their families in like scenarios.
Our Pediatric Transport Outreach Program here at CCCH does just that and over years has had an impact. Trust between the tertiary center and the local/regional ED's is paramount.
I sleep better when I make decisions that I am confident are in the best interest of the patient and family.
Michael H. Hart, MD replied on Permalink
I agree that you did the right thing, albeit it undoubtedly wasn't the easy thing to do. I feel we have to ask not only the right medical questions (which you undoubtedly did), but also need to realize the threshold of anxiety of the transferring physician. we have two "clients" in these cases; the patient and their physician. In this case you addressed both with resolving the anxiety of the physician and helping the patient; thus a true win/win. As you said, it meant that we didn't receive the money from the transfer; but doing the "right thing" at the "right time" is reward in itself.


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Um… no. Just, no. If you want a "President for Life," Rep. Serrano, Venezuela may be more your style.
Originally posted on Twitchy:
We're still a couple of weeks from the inauguration, but Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) is already looking forward to 2016 and beyond. The congressman yesterday reintroduced a bill to repeal the 22nd amendment establishing term limits for the president.
Govt Track proposing an amendment to abolish prez term limits? HELL NO. America can't afford to have a dictator. govtrack.us/congress/bills…—
Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) January 06, 2013
@Gabby_Hoffman Good luck getting that ratified.—
Nicholas Marsala (@NMarsala) January 06, 2013
@Gabby_Hoffman Since it has to pass both house of Congress AND get approval by 2/3 of the states…not likely to happen.—
SOD (@stilloldduck) January 06, 2013
Even before that, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee would have to bring the bill to the floor for a vote. That's not likely, seeing as Serrano introduced the same bill last January, and it died in committee.
@ChadOwenBrand Didn't it come…
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However, in reality, the move to purchase AEG Facilities has nothing to do with the Dolphins and the stadium upgrades. As the Sun-Seninel's David Hyde points out, to assume that Ross would purchase all of AEG simply for the rights to an LA stadium is a giant leap. After all, AEG also owns BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Nova Arena in Sao Paulo, Barzil, O.co Coliseum in Oakland, The Home Depot Center in Carson, California, Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, American Airlines Arena, in MIami, AT&T Center, in San Antonio, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and Staples Center in Los Angeles, along with many, many other arenas, stadiums, clubs, and convention centers.
The move to buy AEG is a businessman looking to increase his holdings within the sports world. The Related Companies have been acquiring sports entertainment companies before now. Adding AEG would only be the next step in that movement.
According to another Hyde article, Ross himself sent out an email about the move to acquire AEG and what it could mean for the Dolphins. "I have no interest at all in moving the Dolphins,'' Ross wrote. He added that the bid's purpose was "strictly advancing our real estate, sports, entertainment and technology business."
Don't read to much into the RSE Ventures move to acquire AEG Facilities. In the end, it really has nothing to do with the Dolphins.


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Bus Stop (Writers' Theatre), The Clean House (Goodman Theatre), Dealer's Choice (Shattered Globe Theatre), Fences (Court Theatre), A Flea in Her Ear (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Pride and Prejudice (Northlight Theatre), Grand Hotel, The Musical and Plaid Tidings (Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place), Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein (About Face Theatre and the Museum of Contemporary Art), Man of La Mancha (Court Theatre), Oliver! (Marriott Theatre), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Spelling Bee Chicago), Urinetown (Blue Dog Entertainment LLC), Iraqtile Dysfunction and War! Now In Its 4th Smash Year! (The Second City), and A Marvelous Party: The Noel Coward Celebration (Northlight Theatre and Geva Theatre Center).
The Jeff Awards ceremony will be held at the DePaul Merle Reskin Theatre, 60 Balbo Drive. Pre-show light buffet and cash bar across the street at Hilton Chicago's Normandie Lounge, 720 S. Michigan Ave., runs from 5:30 to 7:30pm and the awards ceremony begins at 8:00pm. Doors open at 7:30pm for the ceremony. The evening is black tie optional and the public is invited to attend. Discount parking is available at most street-level parking lots starting at 4:00pm.
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NORRISTOWN Ś A Towamencin father has admitted to fatally injuring his infant son by striking the childÆs head against a bathroom sink after he became overwhelmed when the child vomited on him.
A soft-spoken Jameel Earthy East, 24, of the 400 block of Lantern Lane, showed no emotion as he pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court on Friday to charges of third-degree murder and unsworn falsification to authorities in connection with the June 25, 2011, death of his 3-month-old son, Enzo.
President Judge William J. Furber Jr. deferred sentencing so that court officials can complete a background investigative report about East. East faces a possible maximum sentence of 21-42 years in prison on the charges.
East, wearing a blue prison uniform, did not respond to a reporterÆs questions as sheriffÆs deputies handcuffed and transported him to the county jail to await sentencing. EastÆs lawyer, Kathryn L. Taxis, who was assisted by defense lawyer Jodie Griffis, said East and his lawyers had no comment at this time.
Assistant District Attorney Samantha Cauffman, who was assisted by prosecutor Jordan Friter, indicated she will seek ōa significantö state prison sentence against East.
ōHe admitted to striking a 3-month-old babyÆs head against a countertop, hard enough to cause blunt force trauma that killed the child,ö said Cauffman. ōNo amount of frustrations or challenging circumstances can excuse smashing a babyÆs head against a countertop. What the defendant did in this case is simply unacceptable.ö
With the charges, authorities alleged East knowingly or recklessly caused the death of the infant at his Towamencin home. Third-degree murder is a killing committed with malice.
The child was pronounced dead at 8:12 p.m. June 25 and an autopsy determined the child suffered two skull fractures caused by blunt cerebral trauma, court documents indicate. The investigation determined East was caring for the baby alone when the baby was injured the day before.
An investigation began when township police were notified about the babyÆs injuries by officials of Montgomery County Children and Youth Services. Officials reported the unresponsive child had been transported from the Lantern Lane residence to Abington Lansdale Hospital on June 24 and then flown by medical helicopter to The ChildrenÆs Hospital of Philadelphia.
The investigation determined that the childÆs 18-year-old mother had taken the baby to EastÆs Lantern Lane home at about 3 a.m. June 24 so East could babysit the child. The childÆs mother told authorities that earlier that morning the child had been treated at an area hospital for vomiting and had been released at 2:15 a.m.
The childÆs mother said the child ōseemed fine when she left the hospital and then drove directly to Jameel EastÆs home,ö according to the arrest affidavit filed by county Detective James McGowan and Towamencin Police Sgt. Gary Wacker.
East, according to court documents, initially gave investigators inconsistent statements concerning the childÆs injuries, either claiming he didnÆt cause the childÆs injuries or that the babyÆs head struck a wall as East fell on a stairway while carrying the baby.
When East was confronted by detectives about his inconsistent statements, he explained that the child vomited on his shorts and that he carried the child to the bathroom to bathe him, court documents indicate.
East confessed he was ōoverwhelmedö as he entered the bathroom ōand struck EnzoÆs head against the hard counter surface between the two sinks,ö according to the arrest affidavit.
ōEast said he heard a loud æbangÆ as EnzoÆs head struck the back of the counter below the mirror,ö McGowan and Wacker alleged in the arrest affidavit. ōEast described Enzo as appearing to be in æshock.Æö
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Seminar for the Pestalozzi Network of Trainers
"Intercultural and Diversity Education: Evaluating Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge"
8-10 September 2010, Strasbourg, France
This was the second seminar of the Pestalozzi Network of Trainers. The meeting was hosted by the European Youth Centre Strasbourg, at the Council of Europe Headquarters.
The main aim was to look back at the work done over the past two years and to discuss ways forward, in particular:
• To inform of the new developments of the Pestalozzi Programme in the light of the Council of Europe 2010 key events in the field of education:
- Ministerial session of education in June in Ljubljana (Slovenia) and adoption of a resolution on the enhancement of teacher's professional development through the PESTALOZZI programme;
- Programme 2011-2014 and its focus on education for sustainable democratic societies and the transversal attitudes, skills and knowledge needing to be developed in education;
- Forthcoming meeting of the Network of National Liaison Officers, their role in improving the impact of the training programme, and the planning of the 2011 activities.
• To present the developed training resources and the work results and evaluate the usefulness of these resources and tools in teacher training and teaching.
• To discuss the effective evaluation of transversal attitudes, skills and knowledge (TASK) and the involvement in future developments.
• To learn more about the concept of "community of practice" and discuss ways for the Network to evolve towards a pan–European community of practice of educational professionals.
The meeting was opened by Ms Ólöf ÓLAFSDÓTTIR, Acting Director of Education and Languages and her speech offered a welcome and helpful orientation for the three days of work putting the Council of Europe's efforts in the field of capacity building in the context of the work of the Education Directorate and in the wider context of the work of the Organisation as a whole: for a democratic culture, the respect and reality of human rights and the rule of law.
The programme was organised and moderated by the General Rapporteur of the Pestalozzi Module Series, Ms PASCALE MOMPOINT-GAILLARD, France, together with a team of facilitators: Mr Miguel Ángel GARCÍA LÓPEZ, Germany; Mr Pierre HELLA, Belgium; Ms Tahany SHEMEIS, Egypt and Mr Lars M. GUDMUNDSON and Ms Claudia LENZ, from the European Wergeland Centre (EWC), Norway.
The seminar gathered about 45 teacher trainers and education professionals from over 30 countries and representatives of partner institutions.
After a critical and appreciative look back at the work done and the outcomes, the participants focused on identifying possible ways forward and recommendations related to the following issues:
• More effective use of outcomes and their dissemination
• Evaluation of transversal attitudes, skills and knowledge
• Capacity building and transition of a network to a community of practice
• Management of a community of practice (CoP)
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Mykerinos was the son of Khefren and Khamernebti I. He was married to his sister, Khamernebti II, with whom he had a son, Khunre, who died at young age.
He probably had two other wives, but their names are not known. One of these wives bore him a son, Shepseskaf, his successor, and another bore him a daughter, Khentkaus I, who may later have marriedUserkaf, the first king of the 5th Dynasty.
According to the Turin King-list, his rule lasted for 18 or 28 years. The highest attested year from Mykerinos' reign refers to the 11th cattle count or the year after the 11th cattle count. With a biennal cattle census, Mykerinos would at least have ruled for 21 or 22 years, which, in view of the fact that his funerary monument was left unfinished when he died, would seem too long. The general concensus appears to be towards an 18 year reign and an irregular cattle census.
The Turin King-list also places another king between Khefren and Mykerinos, with an unknown number of years. This king may be the otherwise unattested Bakare, who may have been yet another son of Kheops.
Contrary to Kheops and Khefren, Mykerinos was later
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built next to the pyramids of Kheops and Khefren at Giza,
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The students spent two hours committing "random acts of kindness" around town, brightening people's lives by giving out flowers, pizza and high-fives and helping others to do their jobs.
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By ALANNA AUTLER
When Itai Gravely walked out of the Women's Health Center of West Virginia in Charleston, the head of a fetus was still inside her uterus, according to a lawsuit filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court on June 7.
"They left Itai's baby to decompose inside her and they never followed up with her," said Jeremiah Dys, Gravely's attorney, who is also the president of the pro-life group Family Policy Council of West Virginia.
The organization filed the suit on behalf of Gravely.
The lawsuit claims that Gravely, 26, of Charleston, went to the clinic in April 2012 to undergo an abortion procedure.
Dr. Rodney Stephens, who is a licensed physician at the clinic, presided over Gravely's procedure.
According to court documents, Stephens gave a sedative to Gravely but during the procedure, Gravely asked to "stop" the abortion because of extreme pain. The lawsuit alleges that Stephens ignored Gravely's request and physically restrained her with the help of clinic assistants.
The lawsuit then states that Gravely, still in pain the next day, called an ambulance and was rushed to CAMC Women's and Children's Hospital in Charleston. The ultrasound performed by CAMC medical staff showed that Gravely was thirteen weeks pregnant. The staff then removed remainders of the fetus or "products of conception" from Gravely's uterus.
In a deposition, Dr. Byron Calhoun reviewed Gravely's condition after the two procedures she underwent in April 2012. He concluded that Stephens gave Gravely "insufficient anesthetic" and caused Gravely "severe pain, emotional trauma, repeated surgery, and increased future health risks."
Calhoun is a professor and vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at West Virginia University-Charleston.
In May 2012, Calhoun testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee during the consideration of H.R. 3803, or the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
The bill would outlaw abortion beginning at 20 weeks, except when the procedure could possibly save the mother's life.
Calhoun argued that he never found it necessary to "terminate a pregnancy to save the life of a mother for a fetal anomaly."
The proposal later died in the House.
Under West Virginia state law, abortions are legal until week 24 of pregnancy. Most clinics prefer to perform procedures during the first trimester for safety reasons, according to Dr. Jessica Bartley, who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology at CAMC Women's and Children's Hospital.
Morals aside, all providers are expected to inform women of the risks and alternatives associated with abortion, according to Bartley.
Under the state's "Women's Right to Know Act," providers need to read a script to women at least 24 hours before the scheduled abortion.
This information, available on the DHHR website, lists the medical risks of abortions, describes the procedure, and explains possible consequences.
Gravely's attorney claims Stephens and the clinic violated her agreement because he caused her extreme pain and failed to remove all of her uterus during the abortion.
"She was easily convinced by them over the phone and then again in person to go ahead with the abortion procedure," Dys said.
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THE tactic is more redolent of Stalinist Russia than the rarefied air of an architect's office. A "team photo†of employees of Lord Foster, who has designed some of the world's most famous buildings, has been "airbrushedâ€, downgrading the importance of the architect's former right-hand man.
In the original photograph Ken Shuttleworth, a former senior partner, is in pride of place beside Foster. Shuttleworth is credited by many with being one of the creative forces behind Foster's "gherkin†tower in the City of London.
In the published version, however, included in a new book of Foster's work, Shuttleworth has been shunted sideways and back one row into the crowd of some 350 workers.
Graham Phillips, a senior partner who was away when the main photograph was taken, has been pasted into the prime slot at Foster's right hand.
News of the picture doctoring will add to a dispute in the world of architecture over whether Shuttleworth — nicknamed "Ken the Pen†for his rapid, immaculate draughtsmanship — has been given credit for his role in the gherkin.
Shuttleworth, 52, left Foster's firm in December after almost 30 years to start a rival practice, Make. He employs 18 former Foster staff.
This weekend he was adamant that there was no rift with his former master, but was mystified about his demotion to the ranks. "I don't know why he has done it. I was there for 30 years and did a huge amount of work for him and it was fantastic. It is quite sad,†he said.
Shuttleworth added that the first he had known about the change in the photograph, originally taken in 2002, was when he was in a bookshop buying the fourth volume of Foster's Works, published this month.
"I was flipping through it and noticed the picture at the back and thought: that wasn't like that,†he said.
Another former Foster employee, who declined to be named, was more forthright. "It was because he was one of the bigwigs who left that they moved him,†she said. "None of the others in the photo who left have been moved. A bit of competition is fair enough.â€
She added: "He (Shuttleworth) looks like a nobody now (in the picture). It is just silly.â€
While Shuttleworth describes his relations with Foster as "amicableâ€, others have said that his key role in the design of the gherkin — headquarters of Swiss Re, the insurance firm — has not been fully acknowledged.
Hugh Pearman, architecture correspondent of The Sunday Times, said: "With large architectural projects, it is never one person. Ken has as much right to claim Swiss Re as Foster.â€
Earlier this month Foster made no mention of Shuttleworth in his acceptance speech for the Stirling prize, Britain's leading award for architects.
Asked about Shuttleworth afterwards, Foster said: "He was one of many talents to have contributed to the office.â€
He said of Shuttleworth's new practice: "I don't know what he is doing. I haven't seen anything built.â€
The altering of photographs to improve the looks of models and celebrities is widespread in the modern media.
Use of the technique to downgrade the status of an individual, however, has become less widespread since the collapse of communist regimes in eastern Europe. The art reached its zenith under Stalin, the Soviet dictator. When fellow communists such as Trotsky and the police chief Nikolai Yezhov — nicknamed the Poison Dwarf — fell from favour and were killed, they were removed from official photographs altogether.
Shuttleworth, by comparison, has thrived since his downgrading. He has even begun winning commissions from Foster, including a plan to regenerate a site at Elephant and Castle in south London.
He is known by those who have worked with him for his laid-back, friendly style. This contrasts with Foster's reputation as a strong-willed, sometimes domineering leader.
Some experts believe Foster may have removed Shuttleworth to make it clear that the two men's paths have parted.
"Foster needs to remain the brand name in his business and Shuttleworth has become more famous by standing on his own two feet,†said Robert Booth, editor of Building Design magazine.
Foster shows no signs of faltering. At 69 he is still one of the world's most influential architects. He recently declared that his work designing the new Beijing airport was the "largest project on the planetâ€.
A spokeswoman for Foster said the team photograph was merged with another later picture because not all key staff were present: "Some people may have been moved in the process, but everyone present on that day is represented.â€


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Emphatic loses lead singer
* Hard rock act Emphatic and singer Patrick Wilson have parted ways, according to a post on the band's Facebook page. The move leaves founding member Justin McCain as the last Omahan in the band. In a statement posted Monday, October 22nd the band wrote, "Patrick Wilson has left the band due to personal reasons. Patrick will be missed but the show must go on." Emphatic last played in Omaha Saturday, Sept. 22nd at the Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. The Omaha-bred band is also preparing to release a new studio album in early 2013. The record label releasing the new album, as well as a title or release date, have not been revealed. The record will be a follow-up to the band's major label debut Damage, which came out on Atlantic Records in 2011. During touring that summer, WIlson injured his vocal chords and Grant Kendrick of local act, the Wreckage, filled in. The band did not give any details on a new lead singer.
* Emphatic's lead singer leaving is not the only hard rock singer shake-up with regional ties to occur last Monday. Texas act Flyleaf have replaced original lead singer Lacey Sturm with Vedera's Kristen May. Vedera, who were known early on as Veda, were a Kansas City-based alternative rock band fronted by May. They broke up in 2011.
* Live Nation and the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority have put the two-year-old Red Sky Music Festival out of its country-pop and hair metal misery. There will be no third incarnation of the event, which had been held in and around TD Ameritrade Park, 1200 Mike Fahey St. Organizers cited hot July temperatures and difficulties securing acts around the event's set dates as factors in killing off the festival. However, stadium officials still hope to book other events at the stadium next year. Headliners for the event's two years included Journey, Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley and 311.
* Destruction Unit somehow have unearthed a connection between short burst garage punk and guitar-soaked psychedelic drone rock, as Ryan Rousseau and his four co-horts ripped through around a half dozen economy-sized mind-fryers in less than 30 minutes Friday, October 19th at O'Leaver's Pub, 1322 South Saddle Creek Road. Destruction Unit's three guitar attack added an extra wallop to these post-Hawkwind punches of space rock.
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STRATFORD District Council are to take the government to court over plans to build 800 homes in Shottery.
Councillors voted on Thursday (November 15) in favour of challenging the green-light given by Secretary of State for Communities Eric Pickles in the face of almost unanimous local opposition, including the district council, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, and Stratford MP Nadhim Zahawi.
Coun Chris Williams, Chairman of Regulatory Committee, said: "The committee was unanimous in its decision, showing full support for the course of action."
Mr Pickles announced his decision to approve an appeal by JS Bloor Homes to build the huge development on land near Anne Hathaway's Cottage.
The planning application by JS Bloor Homes and Hallam Land Management for up to 800 new homes, a new primary school, health centre and local shops was originally rejected by the district council in 2011. Further to an appeal held earlier this year, the Secretary of State decided planning permission should be granted.
The council will now contest the decision based on legal advice.
Council leader Coun Chris Saint, said: "I was pleased that a unanimous decision was made that reflected the many representations I have received."
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Bottled water is officially a persona non grata on the UVM Campus.
The University of Vermont held a special "retirement party" Wednesday for bottled water. UVM says it is the first public university in the country to ban bottled water sales on campus.
Wednesday afternoon it formally unveiled its Monument to Waste.
The sculpture is made of thousands of recycled water bottles and is designed to get folks to think about the impact the plastic has on the environment.
"I think we are an environmental leader in the world and in the nation and this is something that all other universities and restaurants and things like that should get involved with as well," says student Hayley Small.
The formal ban on bottled water will go into effect January 1.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Legal Aid Council says it is now seeking to increase the fees paid to lawyers representing detainees under the legal aid programme.
This move comes in the wake of criticisms hurled at Jamaica for failure to provide legal aid for prisoners who have had their appeals dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
According to the executive director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner, the council's attempts to get higher fees for legal aid lawyers have been thwarted by several changes in the Justice Ministry.
He said a submission for an increase was made recently and he hopes this will be signed quickly.
In the meantime the Legal Aid Council recently announced that it will seek to incorporate some of the recommendations made by the London-based Privy Council that should assist convicted people file their appeals to the country's final court.
According to a CANA news report, the Privy Council in a ruling on Thursday, noted that prisoners in Jamaica tend not to benefit from legal aid as they filed their appeals.
Faulkner said that the ruling would be discussed at the body's next meeting.
"I believe we have a duty to pay detailed attention to the ruling of the Privy Council, from time to time we have had legislative changes that have emanated from Privy Council rulings," he said, accepting the criticism from the British Law Lords.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The changes at the home of the Kentucky Derby over the last decade are the most significant construction since the signature twin spires at Churchill Downs were erected more than 100 years ago.
There are new luxury boxes. The clubhouse has been replaced. Stadium lighting has been added for night races and for this year's there is a new VIP section known as The Mansion for people willing to pay up to $12,500 for a ticket to the Kentucky Derby.
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GREENTOWN — Eastern Junior High School students Thursday stared at a college girl's party picture posted to a MySpace page.
"A picture is worth a thousand words," teacher Nicholas Atkins told the eighth-graders.
In this woman's case, those thousand words spelled out a bad message.
A 25-year-old Pennsylvania woman claims she was denied a teaching degree because of that photo that showed her wearing a pirate's hat and drinking from a plastic cup.
The caption below it read, "Drunken Pirate."
Atkins had one question for his class.
What do the pictures you post to social media sites say about you?
Thursday's lesson was part of the Greentown school's new digital etiquette class aimed at teaching kids how to use their new iPads and how to behave online.
This year, Eastern Howard School Corp. issued take-home iPads to all students in kindergarten to eighth grades as part of its expanded one-to-one technology initiative.
Before that happened, though, educators sat down together and tried to imagine all the bad things that could happen when they put the devices in kids' hands, said Lindsey Brown, principal at the junior high school.
Then they brainstormed ways to keep the worst scenarios from playing out in their school.
Brown said the technology department set up firewalls to keep students from accessing certain sites on their devices at school, but they wanted something that would empower kids to make good decisions online.
Indiana Youth Institute CEO Bill Stanczykiewicz said that's a good idea. Kids are smart and have ways of getting around firewalls.
"Most parents and teachers are technology immigrants, and they're teaching technology natives," he said. "We have to help kids protect themselves from themselves."
Stanczykiewicz said research shows that when kids go online, it can be harder for them to see the consequences of their behavior.
To them, the Internet seems like an alternate reality where normal rules don't apply.
"It can seem like they are able to remain anonymous," he said. "It can seem like it's not real."
So Eastern Junior High School launched a class that dispels some of those myths and prepares students for the power that comes with having the world at their fingertips.
Every seventh and eighth grader takes the nine-week course. Brown said she hopes to expand the program through 12th grade next year and add parent workshops, too.
The school got the curriculum for free from an organization called Common Sense Media, Brown said. According to its website, the lessons are based on research conducted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Students learn about email schemes, the digital footprint they leave, cyberbullying, safe online talk and the reality of digital drama among other things.
"We're hoping to see a decrease in the drama here," Brown said. "We block social media sites at school, but sometimes what happens at home spills over at school."
Thursday, Atkins told students to make a list of questions they should ask themselves before they post a comment or a picture online.
After a few minutes, one student stepped up to the white board to compile a list.
She wrote questions like, "How will people think of me? Is it offensive? Does it affect others? Do you have permission to post it? Are there consequences?"
Atkins said these discussions are important.
His students are so young yet, he said. It's hard for them to imagine that what they do online now could come back to haunt them later.
Before they learned about digital footprints, many of the students thought they could get rid of a photo forever by deleting it, Atkins said.
But companies now are cashing in on those revealing photos and posts by gleaning them from the Internet and selling them to potential employers.
Brown said the class has been a success so far and has made the school's transition to one-to-one computing much easier.
She said she sees this kind of class catching on at other schools across the state.
"I think schools need to think about this and be more proactive," Brown said.
Stanczykiewicz said he thinks many schools already embed some of the lessons into their computer and technology classes. But the lessons will likely become more common and more important in the coming years.
People can no longer say that technology is on its way to schools.
"Technology is here," he said. "One-to-one programs are so common. It's an everyday part of education now. And schools are being vigilant."
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A month into this and it's obvious to me that 90% of the board stuff we have to do this year has little to do with biking (the VP is one of the four "Executive Board" members who vote on most things). Realistically we'll spend a lot more time and effort on nonprofit governance questions than we will talking about upgrades and Cat 5s in the masters.
I am going to throw out some actual voting/discussion issues that would put any normal person to sleep, but we have to deal with them this year.
Issue number one: conflicts policy.
The VP has some oversight of NCNCA grants, which might total over $25k. All three candidates could end up with conflicts because of that, whether it's a grant for a race you're running or deciding how much money to put towards mentors or who knows what. It will be impossible to avoid conflicts because NCNCA will always be run by people who have a foot in bicycle racing.
As VP would you accept an NCNCA policy that said the VP and his club or company can't be the recipient of any NCNCA grants? It would apply as well to anyone in a similar position as officer/board. That would mean serving these roles forfeits some money. If that's way too extreme, what should the policy be?
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Attorney Matt Billips, speaking on behalf of Lisa Jackson to affiliate WXIA issued this statement, made by Jackson:
"This lawsuit has never been about the n word. It is to address Ms. Deen's patterns of disrespect and degradation of people that she deems to be inferior. I may be a white woman, but I could no longer tolerate her abuse of power as a business owner, nor her condonation of Mr. Hiers despicable behavior on a day to day basis. I am what I am, and I am a human being that cares about all races, and that is why I feel it is important to be the voice for those who are too afraid to use theirs."
Deen's attorney filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Savannah Monday, arguing the plaintiff in the case (Jackson) is white, and thus does not have the legal right to sue deen for racial discrimination. Deen's lawyers are even citing the recent citing in the Proposition Eight same sex marriage case as precedent. In that case, the Supreme Court ruled that the private parties behind the appeal did not have the standing to defend the ballot measure.
Meanwhile, Paula Deen's media and merchandising empire is collapsing.
(AP) Sears, J.C. Penney and Walgreen said Friday that they're cutting ties with Deen, adding to the growing list of companies severing their relationship following revelations that the Southern celebrity chef used racial slurs in the past.
Meanwhile, Deen's publisher has canceled a deal with her for multiple books, including an upcoming cookbook that was the No. 1 seller on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com.
Ballantine Books said Friday it would not release "Paula Deen's New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up," which was scheduled for October and was the first of a five-book deal announced early last year. Interest in it had surged as Deen, who grew up in Albany, GA., and specializes in Southern comfort food, came under increasing attack for acknowledging she had used the N-word.
Ballantine, an imprint of Random House Inc., said it decided to cancel the book's publication after "careful consideration." It had no comment beyond what was in its brief statement, spokesman Stuart Applebaum said.
Sears Holdings Corp. said it will phase out all products tied to the Paula Deen brand after "careful consideration of all available information."
"We will continue to evaluate the situation," said the parent company of Sears and Kmart stores.
Both Sears and Kmart sold Paula Deen products.
In an email statement to The Associated Press, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. said it will stop selling Deen-branded products.
Walgreen Co. said it was phasing out Paula Deen-branded products, which include tortilla chips and a selection of soups.
QVC took a more gentle approach on Friday and said that it has decided to "take a pause" from Deen. The home shopping network said that Deen won't be appearing on any upcoming broadcasts, and it will phase out her product assortment on its online sales channels over the next few months.
"We all think it's important, at this moment, for Paula, to concentrate on responding to the allegations against her and on her path forward," said Mike George, QVC's president and CEO in a letter posted on the company's website.
But QVC left the door open for Deen to return. "Some of you wonder whether this is a 'forever' decision - whether we are simply ending our association with Paula," continued George. "We don't think that's how relationships work. People deserve second chances."
Deen issued her own statement that was posted on QVC's webpage. "As you know, I have some important things to work on right now, both personally and professionally. And so we've agreed that it's best for me to step back from QVC and focus on setting things right
The developments are the latest blows dealt to Deen since comments she made in a court deposition became public.
Earlier this week, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and Home Depot all announced that they plan to stop selling cookware and other items with Deen's brand.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Novo Nordisk said it and Deen have "mutually agreed to suspend our patient education activities for now." Deen had been promoting the company's drug Victoza since last year, when she announced she had Type 2 diabetes
On Monday, pork producer Smithfield Foods dropped her as a spokeswoman.
Caesars Entertainment also announced that Paula Deen's name is being stripped from four buffet restaurants owned by the company. Caesars said that its decision to rebrand its restaurants in Joliet, Ill.; Tunica, Miss.; Cherokee, N. C.; and Elizabeth, Ind., was a mutual one with Deen.
Last week, the Food Network said that it would not renew her contract.
The stakes are high for Deen, who Forbes magazine ranked as the fourth highest-earning celebrity chef last year, bringing in $17 million. She's behind Gordon Ramsay, Rachael Ray and Wolfgang Puck, according to Forbes.
Paula Deen Enterprises, which spans from TV shows to cookware and furniture, generates total annual revenue of nearly $100 million, estimates Burt Flickinger III, president of retail consultancy Strategic Resource Group.
But Flickinger estimates she could lose up to 80 percent of her business by next year as suppliers extricate themselves from their agreements.
Not every company Deen does business with has severed ties. Among other stores that sell her products, Kohl's Corp. declined to comment, while Macy's Inc. said Thursday that it continues to "monitor the situation."
Hoffman Media LLC, the publisher of "Cooking with Paula Deen" magazine, announced Friday that it will continue publishing her bi-monthly publication.
"Hoffman Media has worked closely with Ms. Deen since 2005," said Eric Hoffman, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Hoffman Media in a statement. "The recent images portrayed by the media do not reflect the person we know on a personal or a professional level."
AP National Writer Hillel Italie contributed to this report
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INDIANAPOLIS — Clay Conner Jr.'s legacy doesn't just endure in a new book about his experience in World War II, but in the insurance company he founded and that continues to be run by his four sons.
Resolve, written by Bob Welch, tells the story of Conner's perseverance as an escapee from the Bataan Death March, when the Japanese took control of the Philippines in April 1942. Rather than face daunting circumstances in a prison camp, Conner, along with 300-some other U.S. soldiers, fled into the jungle.
Problem was, Conner was basically a cheerleader from Duke University who had never even been camping before he became a U.S. Army Air Corps communications officer. He and other soldiers spent the next 34 months hiding from Japanese forces, who ultimately put a price on their heads, while seeking support from natives who put their own lives at risk. Add to that the challenge of constantly having to move and dealing with rebel forces who had their own shifting allegiances.
"It was very much a balancing act," said Jack, Conner's second-oldest son.
Conner survived, though, and for a long time was a nationally-known speaker on his unlikely survival. He counted Bob Hope and Roy Rogers among his friends for a time. The NBC documentary show "This is Your Life" did a profile on Conner's military service.
"He was a hot commodity for a while - a war hero they wanted to put in parades," Jack said. "It was not uncommon in our lives for him to be gone speaking one or two nights a week."
Conner was born in Indianapolis but grew up in New Jersey. His parents worked for a company that printed payment plan books for banks. Their job was to sell these up and down the eastern seaboard.
After returning from the war, Conner looked up the woman who would become his wife (she was a family friend), got married, and moved to New York. He started working for a company that had a program for disabled veterans.
"It was kind of like a job with no accountability," Jack said. "He was head of their service department but basically could do whatever he wanted. It was the mentality that he had already done enough for his country."
After they had their first son, Clay III, Conner didn't want to raise a family in New York, so they returned to Indianapolis. He took an aptitude test, which revealed he'd be good at sales. He started selling insurance for Aetna and eventually opened the Conner Agency.
"He started building relationships the same way he did that kept him alive during the war," Jack said. "Some of those are still part of our accounts today."
Soon after Jack graduated from Indiana University in 1971, Conner offered to sell the agency to all four of his sons. It would be a 10-year turnover, since youngest brother Tom was still in high school at the time. Plus, "Dad always said the biggest challenge would be the four of us figuring out how to stay together," said Jack, who noted it was not a given that the agency would stay in the family.
Sadly, Conner died just a month after the ownership transfer was complete. Jack keeps a framed photo of him in his office. It shows Conner posing next to a headstone of an ancestor he had found through genealogy. It's only remarkable in that it's the last photo ever taken of him. Conner had a heart attack an hour later.
"He was very loving but he was also military, and we were his four soldiers," Jack said. "There wasn't a lot of negotiation, but you knew that what he wanted was the best for you. He communicated that."
As for the insurance business, "Dad's goal was to build the agency by offering what customers need. It's not about selling insurance - it's about satisfying needs."
Three of the four brothers - Jim being the other - still own the Conner Agency. Clay III left after his father died, but returned last year.
The next transition is already in place for the company, which offers property and casualty insurance for commercial clients, as well as employee benefits. Jack's son runs the information technology department. Jim has a son, daughter, and son-in-law who all work there. Tom's daughter is employed there, and his son will join the firm upon graduating college in May.
"The next generation is ready to roll," Jack said. "When we meet with them, we call them Ô3G' for third generation. I think Dad would be happy."
Visit the website ResolveBook.com for more information on Welch's book.
The Conner Agency is at 8445 Keystone Crossing Boulevard. For more information, visit the website at ConnerAgency.com.