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In the last EXCURSIVES post, we discovered how important it is to "think like a patient". Making that critical shift from a self-focused to a patient-focused mindset is not easy. However, I believe it is the most impactful way to squarely position yourself on a path to successful practice, and to get moving down that path.
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"The Entrepreneurial Model has less to do with what's done in a business and more to do with how it's done… [It] does not start with a picture of the business to be created but of the customer for whom the business is to be created. It understands that without a clear picture of that customer, no business can succeed."
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While good customer service is standard, few practitioners conceptualize it to the extent that the value of customer service actually shapes and defines the practice. Generally, the dentist starts by establishing the practice as she sees fit. Then, she begins tweaking her administration and management of the practice as a result of trial-and-error, good advice from colleagues, and something she learned from a CE course. Eventually, through experience enough positive changes have been implemented so that patients are satisfied. This is an ego-centric approach, in which the practice is created by the doctor for herself and retrofitted to the patients' needs. The patient-centric mindset takes the polar opposite approach, creating the practice for the patient from the very beginning. While the two philosophies could yield similar end results, the conceptualization of the patient-centric practice is entirely different.
In his instant classic, The E-Myth Revisited, Michael Gerber contrasts the entrepreneur and technician mindsets. He describes the "Fatal Assumption" as the belief that one understands a business that does technical work because one understands the technical work itself. Dentists seem exceptionally susceptible to this line of thinking. The technician applies an ego-centric mindset, responding primarily to the needs of himself; the entrepreneur applies a patient-centric mindset, responding primarily to the needs of the customer.
The challenge for new dentists entering business is two-fold: obtain the knowledge needed to function effectively as an entrepreneur and manager, and resist the urge to abdicate away your business in order to play the comfortable role of technician.
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By Jason Boyett
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Jason Boyett is the author of Things You Should Know by Now (Relevant, May 2003) and A Guy's Guide to Life (Transit, October 2004). He lives in Texas with his wife and two little kids.
Marriage is like a tube of toothpaste: You get the best results when you start squeezing at the bottom. (Insert your own marital hanky-panky joke here.) The most successful marriages start with a solid foundation. That foundation is built on many things—mutual interests, shared beliefs, selflessness and, of course, love—but the biggest problem going into many marriages is that those basics are often held back by unrealistic expectations.
All of us know someone for whom marriage didn't work out. We've all heard the statistics. First marriages have a failure rate of more than 40 percent. Second marriages end in divorce 60 percent of the time. This is particularly true of the generation whose parents married (and subsequently divorced) in the 1970s.
We think we know what marriage is because we've seen it on TV. It's Monica and Chandler, all candles and sex and witty banter. It's the end-of-the-day slow dancing of Cliff and Claire Huxtable. It's the tuxedos and pigtailed flower girls and white chiffon spectacle of The Bachelorette on ABC. Then, when everything doesn't turn out exactly as we dreamed, we look for an out, blame it on irreconcilable differences and scrap the covenant.
The differences aren't the problem, though; our irreconcilable expectations are. Let's look, then, at some of those predetermined ideas and dump marriage out of its box. Here's something you should know before you say "I Do": not what marriage is, but five things it isn't.
1. It isn't a cure for loneliness.
In a society where we're plugged in 24 hours a day, where "community" is more often used to describe your Facebook friends than an actual neighborhood, people long to connect intimately with someone.
We see couples everywhere—in restaurants, on TV, on the bus or train or sidewalks on the way to work—and feel like something is missing in our lives if we're alone. As humans, we have an innate need to belong, and we expect a spouse to provide that sense of acceptance and intimacy and comfort. We're Jerry Maguire looking for a soul mate, someone to whom we can say, "You complete me."
Best case scenario, that's what a good marriage will provide. But I know couples in loving relationships who remain lonely. Why? After all, they've found a perfect mate who has taken great strides toward fulfilling their need for intimacy. But that's a heavy load for one person to bear, despite the stories Cameron Crowe tells. Lonely single people become lonely married people. If your goal in marriage is to satisfy your need to belong, your next stop may be heartbreak.
2. It isn't an escape from boredom.
In 1991, U.S. News and World Report reported that half of U.S. workers said the reason they have a job—aside from needing to earn a living—was to keep from being bored. What does this have to do with marriage? Plenty. Some couples get married to shake off boredom. Life becomes dull, and it's easy to convince yourself that a serious relationship will make the day more bearable. It's something else to do, the next step after graduating college and getting a job and exploring the dating scene. When you get married, you expect built-in happiness. Automatic entertainment. Regular conversation. At least you'll have someone to watch TV with.
Unfortunately, this fails to account for the true cause of boredom, which isn't necessarily an external lack of stimulus, but rather an internal one. You're not bored because you've seen every episode of The Real World: New Orleans 30 times. You're bored because you can't come up with something better to do after watching it the first time. It's not my fault you're bored, nor is it MTV's fault. It's yours.
Getting married in order to generate a little excitement in your life is a terrible motivation. Why? Because once the merry-go-round stops—once the novelty wears out—you'll immediately start looking for the next ride.
3. It isn't a rowdy sex romp.
As the old experiment goes, put a penny in a jar for every time you have sex during the first year of marriage. Then, beginning at the start of your second year, take a penny out every time you do the horizontal two-step. Chances are, a couple of years later, you'll still be pulling pennies.
Does the sex stop after 12 months of good lovin'? No. Not by any means. But is every night a page out of the Karma Sutra? Nope. Despite what guys think, your wife won't always want to wear that see-through teddy. Elastic and lace just aren't that comfortable in some places. And ladies? Keeping the romance alive is hard work for us guys. Sometimes we just want to watch SportsCenter.
Still, with communication and sensitivity, sex can (and should) remain a vital part of marriage. It's the ultimate bonding activity for a couple to share. But remember, it's not the only activity. Don't expect marriage to be a 50-year honeymoon of libido and lipstick.
4. It isn't a means to a makeover.
How many times have you heard this? "He's not really interested in the stuff I like to do, but that'll change once we get married." Very few marriages that launch from that pad end up happily ever after.
If there's anything you should know about marriage, it's this: Saying "I do" may change your legal relationship, but it doesn't change your character. Don't enter a marriage expecting to remake your husband or wife into someone else. You can't. People have baggage, stuff they've wheeled around behind them since childhood. It's been with us so long, very few have the willpower to drop it before entering the wedding chapel. The flaws go with you.
Don't marry someone for who they might become. Marry them for who they are right now.
5. It isn't an easy transition.
There's a reason romantic movies end, rather than begin, with a wedding. It's because that's when the hard stuff starts. For anyone who's lived on their own for any length of time, the space between singleness and marriage is a wide one. It's a difficult transition for many.
"I wasn't ready for all the changes," a friend of mine once told me about his first few months of marriage. "I could deal with moving into her place and giving up my furniture—it was pretty much crap anyway. But what surprised me was having to deal with her emotions. When you're dating, you always see her best face. Once you get married, you see everything."
Women don't have it any easier. Many secretly wince at the notion of placing their fate alongside that of another, worrying that the role of wife might eat into their sense of individuality.
There's no way around making these adjustments. In order for the marriage to last more than a week or two, you'll have to find a way to cope. Don't be taken by surprise; expect a few hiccups going in.
Let me get a head start by ending with this disclaimer. We've been discussing what marriage is not, but here's what marriage is: Marriage is wonderful. There is no better way to make it through life than with a partner who loves you despite your morning breath, despite your stinky Converse All-Stars and despite your failure to clean coffee stains. Marriage is deeply satisfying, incredibly fulfilling and loads of fun. It makes the harsh edges of life a little softer. It brings joy and hope and laughter. But it's not easy, and it's not something to rush into without thinking.
So: Know the benefits. Know the challenges. Know your potential mate. Get your expectations right. Then, jump in with both feet. You're gonna like it.
Jason Boyett is a blogger and author, most recently of O Me of Little Faith (Zondervan). This article was adapted from The Pocket Guide to Adulthood (Relevant Books).
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This is a great article for we all bring expectations into marriage and most are wrong. It doesn't help with looking how Hollywood portrays "falling in love" and even many Christians saying that things will change once you get married. It is incredible being married, but it is also a lot harder than you think it is. It will make you realize how selfish you are (kids do that even more). Remember that love isn't a feeling or an emotion, but a choice and an action. Choose to fight for your marriage.
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This is a great article for we all bring expectations into marriage and most are wrong. It doesn't help with looking how Hollywood portrays "falling in love" and even many Christians saying that things will change once you get married. It is incredible being married, but it is also a lot harder than you think it is. It will make you realize how selfish you are (kids do that even more). Remember that love isn't a feeling or an emotion, but a choice and an action. Choose to fight for your marriage.
This interesting article raises lots of questions and reminds me about a lot.
1. Let me note that my perspectives about marriage were challenged after I took a course in marriage counseling in graduate theological seminary sometime ago. Some of my questions were answered during my unbiased research about "mate selection," which I found not be controlled by God at all (against my original view that if God is with us *always* and He has predestined things for my life then, why would He also not predestinate life partners?
2. In this particular article, you tell us what marriage is not, without telling us what it is, which leads me to ask whether "knowledge of what marriage is about" and "what marriage isn't about" is intrinsic to its success. I know clergy who preached about marriage, officiated marriages and lived married lives, yet today they are divorced, and we see lots of divorce among clergy today, and the divorce statistics is high in the Bible belt than even Vegas (if I am not mistaken) That tells me it's not God who makes marriage work. Its people, but people can't be left to make something ordained by God work.
3. Last, the Bible mentions "marriage" but never address how to marry also. Marriage ceremonies differ from culture to culture. Does culture then make marriage? If consummation makes marriage, then are cohabiting couples married? When does marriage really occur?
If marriage is an ordinance of God why do ungodly people have successful marriage?
So, so, so true! Luckily, my youth pastor, who did my premarital counseling, dispelled all these myths and it freed up the start of my marriage to a better understanding of what my wife and I were getting ourselves into!
Marriage definitely is a lot of work. There is also some downtime too. This is when my wife and I connect by talking about what we're dealing with or just goof off by making fun of corny movies (I'm looking at you Twilight). I feel that dealing with boredom is what you make of it; you can either do something fun and creative together or you can sit there and be a bump on a log, as my mom would always say.
And while it's no easy transition, it certainly is a fun one. At least, I thought so. Sure, there's a few snags here and there but it's overall transition is a fun one. I've been married 9 months now and it has been an absolute blast, even the few arguments.
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We give people from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors the inspiration, skills and connections to become better leaders at work and in society.
We run local courses for 4,000 leaders each year in cities across the world and global programmes for leaders from over 100 countries across six continents.
Common Purpose intends to be the global provider of Leadership Development to help people of the world to work together to solve common problems.
Common Purpose is quite unique in that it provides a cross-sector platform to engage, empower and inspire people from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors to combine efforts and make cities work better. In doing so, participants enhance their confidence to make changes for the greater good of their organisations and society.
Ronald Arculli, Chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd, Chair, Common Purpose Hong Kong
The view from your office window seldom changes. If we want our leaders to see the bigger picture, they have to go out and see the world through other people's eyes.
Sir David Bell, Former Chairman, Financial Times Group and Board Member, Common Purpose Charitable Trust
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Cyril Ramaphosa, Deputy President, Republic of South Africa, Founding Patron, Common Purpose South Africa
We operate locally in major cities around the world (where the leaders want to encourage and develop the next generation) and we connect them up through our global programmes.
We deliver experiential leadership development. As a result, all leaders, from all backgrounds - have a far wider impact.
We convene leaders across old and new divides so that they learn to innovate and cross boundaries in the same way that problems do - locally and globally.
"We cannot wait for great visions from great people, because they are in short supply. We must all light our own small fires in the darkness."
Charles Handy, author and philosopher (speaking in London at a Common Purpose Alumni event in 2007)
Most problems spread across boundaries. Most leaders sadly stay within them. At Common Purpose we believe that this just has to change.
Julia Middleton, Founder and Chief Executive, Common Purpose Charitable Trust
In every society, there is an invisible, vital 'space'. It lies between the individual and the state between the immediate responsibilities facing each individual and the institutional responsibilities of the government.
It is a place where people come together and act for the greater good. And it is open to everyone, from every sector of society.
In an unhealthy society, this space is empty. People leave the decisions to governments.They are active in their private lives, but passive towards the world around them.
In a healthy society, this space is full. It teems with individuals, businesses, community organisations and political groups. It is alive with energy and entrepreneurial activity. People hold institutions and the powerful to account. They oppose and propose. And, free from the short-term pressures, they can think and act for the longer term and in the wider interest of society.
At Common Purpose, we have a passionate belief in the importance of this space. In our view, this is at the core of society. Active not passive. Involving the best leadership from all parts of the community.
Read an article on 'Civil Society' written by Sir Ralph Dahrendorf for the Common Purpose magazine
Our aim is to fill this space with as many people as possible- people who may not see themselves as leaders in a traditional sense - and to give them the inspiration, skills and connections they need to be effective.
To encourage all kinds of people into it - and to see all kinds of initiatives come out of it.
To discover new leaders in the bustling crowd - and to show the lone voices that they are not alone.
We develop leaders who can lead beyond their direct area of authority. Who can lead partnerships as well as organisations. Who can sustain broader perspectives and who are confident in making connections between quite different groups of people and reconciling different worlds.
We believe that they will then be able to counterbalance the forces of fragmentation in society, getting communities to work better together. They will be better at using and combining scarce resources. And though they may only seldom produce huge shifts, they will deliver the accumulation of many small ones from which most change emerges.
As we create a common educational experience within and across many countries, Common Purpose remains independent and non-aligned.
We are always balanced and owe no historical or other allegiance to any other group. Our independence is reflected in our governance, finances, partnerships, behavior and curriculum.
Professional teams create innovative and ingenious ways of working to ensure that all Common Purpose activities are high quality, stimulating, imaginative and fun.
The internationally recognised Chatham House Rule is respected on all programmes as an aid to free discussion. We draw on the widest possible variety of sectors, areas, beliefs and social groups. We would only exclude cities, organisations or individuals if they deliberately promoted the use of violence, opposed freedom of speech, or incited race or religious hatred.
We aim to be self-financing but work hard so that inability (as distinct from unwillingness) to pay is not a barrier to involvement in our activities.
Common Purpose staff behave as leaders themselves, delivering quality, taking risks, building on successes, adapting and evolving as society does across time and place and context. They seldom give up.
In 2007, Julia Middleton wrote Beyond Authority drawing on the experiences of many leaders who had contributed to Common Purpose programmes over the years, sharing their experiences of leading beyond their authority.
The following is an extract from the Foreword, written by Sir David Bell:
It happens again and again. Bright, aggressive managers move quickly up an organisation and then, quite suddenly, find themselves becalmed. The skills that seemed to be serving them so well are just not enough. We have all seen the heads shake. He, or she, is "not very good with people" or "doesn't seem able to see the wood for the trees" or "is not very good at lateral thinking".
We know what this really means. They may be great, but somehow they are not quite leaders. Someone once said that there are actually three kinds of people: leaf people who just see leaves, tree people who see leaves and trees and, far more rarely, forest people who understand that leaves and trees make up forests and that forests are very different.
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Julia Middleton has a contacts list to die for - and it shows in the enormous range of experience and wisdom she has been able to tap for this book. Effective leadership in the real world operates way beyond the conventional boundaries of business management and this book is both brave and successful in showing what it takes to succeed.
Sir Derek Higgs, Chairman, Alliance& Leicester plc
Beyond Authority is an insightful, highly relevant book on leaders who play key roles outside their spheres of influence. In a very lucid manner, Julia Middleton explains, with real-life examples and anecdotes, how leaders gain legitimacy in areas where they don't have control. This is an indispensable, inspiring book for leaders who hope to bring about real, tangible change: not just in their professions, but also outside them, in the broader community in which they live.
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This book is like its author: original, surprising, clear as a bell, and really helpful. Good read too.
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Julia Middleton knows about leadership in a truly natural yet profound way. If you do nothing else this year - read this book. It will be the beginning of something good.
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In 2014, prompted by the sucess of Beyond Authority, Julia Middleton wrote a second book which will be published on 22 May 2014. Using the same format, she spoke to leaders who had contributed on the increasingly global Common Purpose programmes and found boundaries difficult to cross.
In his Foreword to Cultural Intelligence, Ron Arculli, Senior Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, Hong Kong, says: "Julia Middleton has written a book about something that she and Common Purpose have been quietly practising everywhere they go: Cultural Intelligence, or CQ. To me, it is entirely fitting that Julia should take an idea and explore it with a whole variety of leaders from all over the world. Because, right from the start, Common Purpose has embodied what CQ stands for."
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This is pretty fantastic. A game show spectacle uses Guy Debord as content.
I would be interested to see how would Debord comment on this.
Just a little reminder: "The spectacle is not a collection of images, rather, it is a social relationship between people that is mediated by images." Society of Spectacle: Guy Debord. What kind of social relations are becoming visible through this image? What kind of social relations are made invisible by this image?
Image via Richard Barbrook via a spectacular medium
Dear Oliver,
This is a photomontage I made in 2008 for the publication of my book "KAFKA-COLA, without pity or added sugar" (Éditions Léo Scheer, 2008)
It was credited and posted for the first time on the web in December 2008 on the blog of the éditions Leo Scheer then reposted a few days later on the blog of Pierre Assouline: "La république des livres".
I discovered that hundreds of Internet users have recently posted and re-posted this picture on Facebook, blogs and more.
Feel free to use this image but please don't forget to credit its author.
Kind Regards
Alessandro Mercuri
Dear Alessandro, thank you! It is good to know where this great image is coming from.
I had a short chat with Richard Barbrook, who pointed out that Debord was actually a strategist not a philosopher. Interesting.
This might be interesting too:
Thanks again and keep us posted on your future work.
Warmly, Oliver
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Electronic Cigarettes, or e-cigs as they are commonly called, are part of a new trend that has been taking over the smoking market as of late. The new hobby, called vaping, is popular amongst new smokers, as well as those who have been smoking cigarettes their whole lives. E-cigs have even been used to help people quit smoking. So what goes into creating this smoking experience? The composition of an e-cig is actually quite simple. It involves a disposable or rechargeable electronic piece of hardware that looks like a cigarette, batteries, and e-liquid. It seems simple enough, but many people are unaware of what goes into the mysterious e-cig liquid. So the question that remains on many electronic cigarette smokers' minds is, what is e-cig liquid? This question has been asked many times on web forums many times on websites like Quit Smoking Community. You'll find links to e-liquid as well as the best electronic cigarettes and their rankings here. Are you just interested in how e-liquid gets turned into vapor in an e-cig? Take a look at HowStuffWorks' breakdown on this page.
E-cig liquid, otherwise known as e-liquid, is essentially what makes e-cigs work. E-cig liquid is what creates the vapor that smokers inhale from e-cigs, while at the same time providing smokers with nicotine, and even flavors. It turns out that the mysterious e-liquid is not so mystical after all, and the composition of e-liquid is actually quite simple. E-liquid is a mixture of a solution that has been created to provide smokers with that traditional "smoke" feeling.
The most important ingredient in e-cig liquid is nicotine. Nicotine is the chemical in cigarettes that give them their addictive nature. Depending on the cartridge or e-cig you have chosen, the amount of nicotine inside can vary.
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In addition to nicotine and flavoring, dilutants are added to thin the mixture. By creating a more fluid mixture, dilutants are what turn the nicotine mixture into a vapor, allowing smokers to inhale it like real smoke.
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Sequenom (SQNM): "I think you're dreaming, unless you consider it a speculative stock."
Sanofi-Aventis (SNY): "It's from Europe, so it's hung with Europe no matter what they do." Baidu.com (BIDU): "The stock bounced but I'm now done with China." Boston Beer (SAM): "I like Boston Beer. I think it's a good one." Main Street Capital (MAIN): "This is a specialty investment company and we don't know what they own. I say sell, sell, sell." Sandridge Mississippian Trust II (SDR): "That's got a great yield and I like it." Guess (GES - Get Report): "Stop guessing, I don't want to own it. May I suggest Ross Stores (ROST - Get Report)." OCZ Technology (OCZ): "No, the drive business isn't that hot. I don't want to own them." Advanced Micro Devices (AMD - Get Report): "How low do you want to go? I'll throw in Micron Technology (MU) as well." Grainger WW (GWW - Get Report): "The sellers don't know what they're doing. I say that stock goes higher." Boyd Gaming (BYD - Get Report): "Boyd is OK but I've got Las Vegas Sands (LVS)." Telecom Corp of New Zealand (NZT): "No, that one is too risky. I would be a seller, not a buyer." --Written by Scott Rutt in Washington, D.C. To contact the writer of this article, click here: Scott Rutt. Follow TheStreet on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook. To submit a news tip, send an email to: email@example.com Out Our Best Services for Investors
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NIFA Update, from the Office of the Director, is a biweekly newsletter for research, education, and extension partners at land-grant universities and other cooperating institutions.
In This Issue
Awards and Recognition
NIFA Colleagues Retire
Twenty NIFA colleagues retired as of December 31. We would like to recognize our distinguished retirees and thank them for their Federal Service. They are:
Hoffman Reassigned
William Hoffman was reassigned within the NIFA Office of the Director. His new title is program and analysis officer. He will assume the duties previously performed by Dennis Kopp, who recently retired, as well as provide continuing leadership to currently assigned programs and projects.
CIP's Global Seminar Series Webinar
NIFA's Center for International Programs (CIP) will host the Global Seminar Series Webinar: "Higher Education for Development: Lessons, Impacts, and Vision for the Future," on January 25, from Noon to 1 p.m. Individuals can joining us via the Webinar, go to: http://nifa-connect.nifa.usda.gov/hedcip/, or join us in Room 3455 at the Waterfront Centre. Dr. Tully Cornick, Executive Director for Higher Education for Development, will focus on the role that higher education plays as an "engine for development" in countries around the world. He will talk about the organization's experience in forging partnerships amongst American and overseas colleges and universities to build human and institutional capacity. To register, or for more information email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
NIFA in the News
NIFA Lists Open Requests for Grant Applications
Funding Opportunity
Closing Date
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
See individual grant program.
Secondary Education, 2-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
January 20, 2012
Gregory Smith
Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) (Letter of Intent due Nov. 25, 2011)
January 31, 2012
Thomas Bewick
Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRAG) (Letter of Intent due Dec. 1, 2011)
February 1, 2012
Shing F. Kwok
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
February 9, 2012
Irma Lawrence
Policy Research Centers Grant Program
February 13, 2012
Robbin Shoemaker
Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy: A Joint Research Solicitation - USDA, DOE
February 24, 2012
Ed Kaleikau
Regional Integrated Pest Management Program – North Central
February 29, 2012
Robert Nowierski
Regional Integrated Pest Management Program - Northeastern
Regional Integrated Pest Management Program - Southern Region
Regional Integrated Pest Management Program - Western
Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program
March 1, 2012
Saleia Afele-Faamuli
Distance Education Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
March 9, 2012
Steven I. Smith
Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction using Earth System Models
April 20, 2012
Nancy Cavallaro
NIFA advertises all of its funding opportunities through "Find Grant Opportunities" on the Grants.gov website. This site is searchable and contains summary information on all federal funding opportunities with links to the full announcements. Users can search announcements by topic, funding agency, and date, as well as subscribe to an email notification service based on these parameters.
USDA Marks 150th Anniversary with Historic Plenary Panel at 2012 Agricultural Outlook Forum
WASHINGTON, January 17 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will give the keynote address and moderate a historic plenary panel at the Agricultural Outlook Forum, February 23-24, in Arlington, VA. USDA is commemorating its 150th anniversary throughout 2012, celebrating the Department's founding in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln. Former Secretaries of Agriculture Ed Schafer, Senator Mike Johanns, Ann Veneman, Dan Glickman, Mike Espy, Clayton Yeutter, John Block, and Bob Bergland have been invited to participate in a panel about the future of agriculture in America.
The Agricultural Outlook Forum's 25 breakout sessions with more than 80 speakers will focus on a broad range of topical issues, including: global food security; foreign trade, financial markets, and economic development; conservation; energy; climate change; food safety; food hubs; extension programs; and next generation farmers. Among the session speakers will be representatives from major banks, trade associations, agricultural institutions, corporations, cooperatives, consultants, and academia. USDA's Chief Economist Joseph Glauber will present the foreign trade and domestic agricultural economic outlooks. The Forum's dinner speaker will be Jim Miller, Senior Policy Adviser to the Senate Budget Committee.
USDA has hosted the Agricultural Outlook Forum since 1923 to provide farmers and ranchers, government, and agribusinesses with sound information for decision-making. Attendees are expected to include members of farm organizations, food and fiber firms, academia, foreign governments, and the news media. For more conference information go to: www.usda.gov/oce/forum. Visit the USDA Newsroom to read the full release.
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Blueprint for Stronger Service to Increase Efficiency in USDA Operations
WASHINGTON, January 9 - USDA must be built to meet the evolving needs of a 21st century agricultural economy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in presenting USDA's Blueprint for Stronger Service, a plan that helps producers continue to drive America's economy by streamlining operations and cutting costs."We must innovate, modernize, and be better stewards of the taxpayers' dollars. We must build on the record accomplishments of farm communities in 2011 with a stronger, more effective USDA in 2012 and beyond, said Vilsack."
The Blueprint for Stronger Service is based on a Department-wide review of operations conducted as part of the Administration's Campaign to Cut Waste. The agency took a hard look at all USDA operations, from headquarters to field offices. The end result is a plan that will create optimal use of USDA's employees, better results for USDA customers, and greater efficiencies for American taxpayers. Detailed fact sheets on the Blueprint for Stronger Service can be found here, by USDA Mission Area: Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (FFAS); Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS); Food Safety; Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP); Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE); Research, Education and Economics (REE); and Rural Development. Visit the USDA Newsroom to read the full release.
ACE Research SIG Call for Papers
The 2012 Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE) Annual Meeting, "Charting a New Course," is June 10-14 in Annapolis, MD. The Research Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced the call for research papers that will be presented at the conference. The deadline for full paper submissions is Monday, January 23.
APLU/NIFA Awards and 2011 Morrill Lectureship
For 20 years, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and USDA/NIFA have worked together to recognize the extraordinary efforts of a select group of educators, researchers, and extension specialists. The Excellence in College and University Teaching awards recognize university faculty members for sparking interest in students and producing our future graduates. Those honored for their commitment to programs in lifelong learning and important contributions to the improvement of communities are awarded the Excellence in Extension award. The National Extension Diversity Award acknowledges outstanding efforts and accomplishments within Cooperative Extension to achieve and sustain diverse cultures and abilities. Multistate Research Award recipients are recognized for the collaborative efforts of several state Agricultural Experiment Stations working together to address a critical, regional problem. With these awards, USDA/NIFA and APLU not only honor recipients who have given of themselves and made outstanding contributions to the improvement of our communities, they also recognize the foresight of establishing an educational, extension, and research system that encourages the best of all its participants and partners. Visit A Community of Scholars Honoring Excellence for more information on the 2011 Award Recipients.
Also, the 2011 Justin Smith Morrill lecturer was Dr. Kenneth G. Cassman, Robert B. Daugherty professor of agronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and chair of the Independent Science and Partnership Council for the Consultative Group for the International Agricultural Research (CIGAR), who presented Framing the Issues on Spaceship Earth.The Lectureship honors Justin Smith Morrill for establishing and sponsoring the 1862 and 1890 Land-Grant College Acts. These were important pieces of legislation for higher education in the 19th century. America's working class and minority citizens had the opportunity to pursue higher education. These awards are presented annually at the APLU Fall Meeting.
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With the campaign over and feeling confident about his lead, PAN candidate Felipe Calderón tells El Universal that he's sleeping in and enjoying big breakfasts.
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Sunday night I was disappointed in Calderon rushing out behind Lopez Obrador to declare himself the winner. I was appalled by Lopez Obrador's action, coming only minutes after Luis Carlos Ugalde, president of IFE, has asked candidates to refrain from such statements.
But I can now see why Calderon had to do what he did. If he had taken the high road and allowed AMLO to go around proclaiming himself the winner he might have lost credibility. And, after all, the preliminary results did show Calderon ahead. Calderon was also able to cite numerous exit polls by name, whereas Lopez Obrador could only refer to "nuestros datos," a pathetic attempt to make it sound like he actually had some evidence to back his claim, when, in fact, he always uses these phantom polls. If they are real, let him show his hand. Tell us who did the poll, what method they used, etc.
Posted by: Goyo | July 4, 2006 09:07 PM
Isn't unfair, Goyo, to see only what you want to see? I recall vividly Calderon indicating, on the basis of PREP results, that he had been winning since early on, with a suspiciously high margin; all results of polls he mentioned are probably bogus, in light of the closeness of results; statistically speaking, samples should be enourmous to turn out reliable numbers. And this goes for Lopez Obrador polling, too.
What I see is a master political stroke from Lopez Obrador to prevent Calderon from using the early and consistent lead in the PREP (which limitations we have since learned) to cement among the public the impression of an irrefutable (but dubious, at best) victory. IFE's Ugalde was clear, but nobody really understood or wanted to understand what he said since Sunday night, that PREP results, although "official," were not a 100% accurate depiction of voting results. This is partially IFE's fault, for their fail in educating people (not only parties) BEFORE THE ELECTION in the shortcomings of PREP.
Posted by: pasilla | July 5, 2006 11:19 AM
According to El Universal, 25% of the recount has been conducted so far, and AMLO is now ahead by more than 2.5%. Here's the link:
Posted by: Yakima | July 5, 2006 02:52 PM
pasilla-- You may have a point. I don't hold either of these guys in great esteem, so I can believe they both played it for whatever advantage they could get. I guess expecting someone to take the high road in politics is a little old fashioned.
My head starts to swim with all the numbers, but if the PREP results come out favoring Calderon again, I think, for the good of Mexico, AMLO should concede.
To be fair, if if shows AMLO winning, Calderon should step aside and admit he had it wrong. Neither of these guys will have the support of more than about a third of the country-- so fighting over who will be president is kind of stupid. The country needs stability and some kind of coherent direction. All sides should look for ways of cooperating for the common good.
There I go again, being hopelessly idealistic.
Posted by: Goyo | July 5, 2006 07:11 PM
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We're closing in on the Memorial Cup tournament in which four Lightning junior prospects will compete for the CHL's junior prize. The tournament not only represents the highest stakes in all of Canadian junior hockey, but it will also represent the end of another Lightning prospect season. With that in mind I began over the weekend to blog my rankings of the Lightning's best prospects beginning with the team's Top-5 Overage Prospects. When the Memorial Cup concludes I will begin, 5 prospects at a time, to count down my Lightning Top-25 prospects, but today I want to focus on five players who didn't quite make the cut but who are still worthy of mention. Without further adieu, and in no particular order, here are the Honorable Mentions for the Lightning's Top-25 Prospects:
Pete's Rankings: Overage Prospects
Submitted by pete on May 14, 2005 - 14:14
Over the next few weeks, as we come to finale of the prospect season with the Memorial Cup which will feature four of the organization's prospects, I will be blogging my own organizational rankings 5 prospects at a time beginning today with the overagers. By the time it is complete, I will be releasing my Top-5 Overage Lightning Prospects, my Top-25 Lightning prospects along with some Honorable Mentions who missed the cut. So lets begin... First off, what is an "Overage Prospect"? For the sake of these rankings I am counting any prospect who will be 24 years of age or older by the start of next season who has played less than a half a season (41 games) at the NHL level. These are older players, mostly playing in Europe, who I feel could step in immediately and provide utility for the Lightning organization either at the NHL or AHL level. With many of them, because they play in Europe, money is an issue in signing these prospects as they are already handsomely compensated overseas for being some of the best in their respective nation's club leagues, so it's not feasible to sign all of them. Still, if you're looking for some immediate impact, these are the Lightning's Top-5 Overage Prospects:
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European Playoff Extravaganza
Submitted by pete on March 18, 2005 - 18:53
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Goc, Sasha
Hagglund, Johan
Helbling, Timo
Norrena, Fredrik
Olvestad, Jimmie
Polushin, Alexander
Posmyk, Marek
Rachunek, Ivan
Somervuori, Eero
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Ramo, Karri
Vishnyakov, Albert
Lightning Europe Playoff Extravaganza!!!:
Polushin Back in the Superleague (And Russia Update)
Submitted by pete on March 6, 2005 - 11:58
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Polushin, Alexander
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Just a quick note on talented former 2001 second round pick Alexander Polushin: It appears the Cold War between he and Coach Bykov may finally be thawing. After spending much of the season relegated to the First/Farm League, Polushin has suited up for the last three games for CSKA. The move might've been a last desperate effort my Bykov to make the playoffs as CSKA was all but eliminated from contention Saturday at the hands of Nikolai Khabibulin and Vincent Lecavalier's Ak Bars Kazan 5-2. CSKA sits in 10th place behind 8th place Nizhnekamsk with just three games left to go in the regular season. The Russian Superleague tabulates their standings by awarding 3 points for a win. Polushin now has 3 goals and 7 points in 15 games at the Superleague level. At last check, he also had 13 goals and 23 points in 21 games in the First League as well.
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