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Nonprofit organizations often are categorized by the phase in their lifecycle. This evolutionary pattern clarifies the organization's capacity to deal with change, transitions, and crises. By understanding the kinds of challenges a young or a mature organization usually has to deal with, an organization may better learn how to overcome obstacles or even better prepare for them in a more constructive manner. The typical organizational lifecycle has five basic stages.
Startup. Many nonprofit organizations get started when a small group of people rallies around a common cause or a charismatic, visionary leader who can articulate what needs to be done and why. Read the histories of most nonprofits and you'll find stories of conversations around kitchen tables, chance encounters, and phone calls across town or across the country, all of which galvanized a group into action.
A sense of haphazardness, even controlled chaos, may characterize some groups in their early days, as people roll up their sleeves and do whatever needs to be done to fulfill and advance the mission. Board members may have hands-on management responsibilities in addition to oversight responsibilities, because most startup organizations rely completely on volunteers to accomplish the work.
Adolescence. In time, processes and procedures develop to ensure consistency as the ranks of volunteers expand. The organization becomes a legal entity, a board of directors is chosen, and programs and projects are formalized in a budget. Recognizing that they can't do it all, board members hire one staff member who, in turn, hires others. Revenues start to grow, and activities expand accordingly.
At this stage, it's important for the board to remove itself from operational issues and focus on strategic planning and the organization's long-term viability. It must put policies in place to provide stability to the organization as it experiences the highs and lows of the teenage years.
Adulthood. The organization grows in size, stature, and sophistication. Programs, procedures, and activities become formalized to the extent that staff, the board, constituents, and the public know what to expect from the organization. During this phase, organizations typically flourish they have hit their stride.
By adulthood, the chief executive and the board have developed a clear understanding of their respective roles. The board naturally takes on more oversight responsibilities and becomes more sophisticated and proficient in fundraising and self-evaluation.
Old age. In this stage, the organization begins to show the wear and tear of being around for a while. It may have difficulty attracting board members or charitable contributions, experience a decrease in people using its services or buying its products, and see an increase in staff turnover (often accompanied by a decrease in staff morale). The general lack of enthusiasm about the organization may carry over to the board, resulting in lower participation in meetings and a greater tendency to rubber stamp decisions.
Death. The organization stops moving forward and stalls out, followed by a precipitous decline and probable closure. This stage typically is characterized by a poor perception of the organization among the public, a chief executive who is unwilling to make significant changes, and a board that is merely going through the motions of governing.
It is critical to remember that each of these stages can last a few months, a few years, or for the organization's entire existence. All five stages may never happen; some nonprofits skip a stage or two. It is perfectly acceptable for an organization to remain in one specific stage as long as it continues to pursue its mission and accomplish its desired work.
Combating Stagnation
If the board becomes too distant from its own responsibilities and the organization itself, stagnation may occur of ideas, priorities, initiatives, leadership, and so forth. This can happen at any point in the lifecycle.
At the point of stagnation, however, a cycle of renewal can begin. If an organization monitors itself carefully and makes a commitment to taking action, it is possible for it to renew the vision and goals, change the direction of the downward curve, and begin another cycle of growth and energy. These situations are not necessarily the result of poor board or staff leadership; often, the world simply has changed faster than the organization.
Staying on top of emerging trends and shifts in the external environment can help a board steer the organization through the inevitable waves of change. When the needs of the communities, clients, or members served by the organization change whether due to technological advances, world events, or socioeconomic developments the organization must be prepared and positioned to change to remain relevant. As strategic opportunities present themselves, your organization can reshape its products, benefits, and services accordingly, reinventing itself in the process. Then stagnation never sets in.
Although a natural part of the organizational lifecycle, renewal doesn't happen by chance. It takes courage and a positive, realistic philosophy. Sometimes organizational renewal calls for drastic action for example, the dismissal of a chair who has served for twenty years or the release of the visionary founder who cannot see the need to change. Whatever it takes, it may be worth keeping the name, constituency, staff, and programs in place.
Is your organization due for renewal? That might be the case if it has already experienced the wobbly steps of infancy, the rapid growth associated with adolescence, and the stability of maturity. For example, if participation rates, revenue, staff turnover, and other important indicators are heading in the wrong direction, they signal the need for change for adopting a "more youthful" outlook on the organization and how its mission can be accomplished.
Still, not all nonprofit organizations experience every stage of the typical lifecycle, nor does each stage last a particular number of years. An organization can zoom from infancy through adolescence in less than one year, then begin a rapid descent to closure before ever reaching full maturity. Conversely, years may pass before an organization finds its financial and programmatic footing and begins to develop into a confident and mature adult. Being aware of which lifecycle stage your organization is currently in will help you identify areas for improvement and potential growth.
1. Board chair, distribute a summary of the organizational lifecycle to board members and ask them to identify the organization's current location. Discuss the implications for governance.
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3. Chief executive, possibly as a prelude to the strategic planning process, invite a futurist to a board meeting for a presentation on emerging trends and their implications for the organization.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and HollywoodLife.com has a list of beauty brands who are donating proceeds to charities in hopes to find a cure. Keep reading to find out how you can make a difference this month, all while looking good!
It's that time of year again — it's officially Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Support the cause by purchasing beauty products from brands that contribute to the cause. HollywoodLife.com has compiled our favorite brands that are dedicated to raise breast cancer awareness and have come out with limited edition products to help spread awareness and raise funds for a cure. Read on to see these beauty brands giving back!
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Matrix Haircare has repackaged five of their most popular hair products in the pink we've all come to associate with breast cancer awareness. They are generous enough to donate 10 percent of sales to The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Nails Inc. has partnered up with designer Matthew Williamson and model/actress Poppy Delevingne, and created two limited edition polishes exclusively for the Breast Cancer Campaign – a leading breast cancer research charity in the UK. Beyonce rocked one of the polishes in early October.
Elemis has repacked their hero products in a pink bag and proceeds will be included in a $15,000 donation to the Breast Cancer Care charity.
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This month, our favorite Tweezerman tweezers are produced in a limited edition"Precision in Pink" where $1.00 from the sale of each limited edition Slant Tweezer will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure as well as to the CEW Cancer and Careers organizations among other charities throughout the country.
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THAMESFIELD Cottage on the Wargrave Road in Henley is believed to have built around 1870 and subsequently enlarged. In more recent times the property has been improved by the present owners to include a detached oak-framed double garage with storage over.
The ground floor accommodation comprises entrance hallway with stairs to the first floor. The kitchen/breakfast room is a bright and airy room and has been refitted with white base and wall units. There is a utility/boot room off the kitchen together with a cloakroom.
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The house is approached via double wooden gates and pedestrian gate on to a tarmacadam parking area which leads to the timber-framed double garage with ample storage, power and light.
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The property is available through Hamptons for a guide price of £1,150,000. For more details, call (01491) 693781.
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The home sits astride a channel of the river with one side on the "mainland" and the other on a small island, where the garden is situated. All the rooms, with the exception of one bedroom enjoy delightful river views and the outlooks from the drawing room, a splendid room in its own right, are spectacular.
On the ground floor a lower lobby provides access to the first floor from which the principal rooms can be accessed. The drawing room, a later addition to the home, is superbly proportioned with dimensions exceeding 30ft. It enjoys a delightful triple aspect and features an attractive coal-effect fireplace and double doors that open onto a large balcony which itself enjoys fine views over the river and gardens.
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A rare opportunity is available to acquire a character property in the town centre set on the Oxfordshire bank of the River Thames with views of Henley Bridge.
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Chris Hughton is relishing the prospect of match days at Carrow Road, where he played many times in the 1980s. Picture: Denise Bradley
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Chris Hughton admitted his biggest challenge at Carrow Road will be to continue Norwich City's progress – while doing more than simply changing the voice at Colney.
The new Canaries boss started pre-season training with his squad this week, ahead of their training camp in Austria and City's first friendly against Hertha Berlin at Gleisdorf in 10 days' time.
After successive promotions and Premier League survival, Hughton is well aware of the boots he has to fill in predecessor Paul Lambert – as well as taking charge of a Norwich squad new Aston Villa manager effectively built in his own image.
So getting his new players working under his instruction – as well as improving what he has available – will be key to securing a third Premier League term.
"It will be my responsibility to certainly try to sustain everything that's good that we have, but I would like to add to the squad because I think that's natural and I have the funds to be able to do that," said Hughton.
"You take the option that you keep everything that's good, you keep everything the same and just change the voice – or you try to improve the squad you've got.
"I think we've got a responsibility to the club to try to improve the squad we've got, and not detract too much away from what's been good over the last few seasons.
"I have to assess what I have and the only way you can do that is by what you saw last season and the videos you've watched, and perhaps most importantly the assessments we make over the next few weeks."
While City's transfer budget ahead of the new season may be dwarfed by the Premier League's leading clubs, it still represents a better situation than what was dealt to Hughton last term – having to work under a transfer embargo at crisis-hit Birmingham City.
"It's nice to be in a position where there is money to spend," Hughton told BBC Five Live. "Certainly there aren't the funds that have been spoken about (in the media) but it's a nice position to be in.
"But when you're a manager, there are different types of management.
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Hughton added: "It's been an outstanding period for the club and my responsibility is to try to sustain the good work Paul and the club has been able to do over the last few seasons."
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canarydownunder, looks like you shamed them into de-ethering you! Wasn`t it you that pointed out the tonal similarity of Hoots`s voice with that of Mike from the "Young Ones?". I`m a little concerned that there seems to be no news, though I suppose that could be seen as good news? At least Hoots is talking down the transfer kitty expectation. I just hope it`s not because he actually has b****r all to spend! Like most other posters, I wish we`d get more Hughton and no more Lambert. Time to move on, Ar-chant!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Hi, canarydownunder. Must`ve been another of the "usual suspects". Dubai, maybe? Uncanny vocal similarity.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
I hope Chris does not reflect too long on previous manager's boots! His record stands on its own and I am confident he will motivate the team to onward and upwards. When will Archant finally accept we have a new manager and concentrate on his plus points - or is this asking too much? OTBC
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Chris, please take a look at the likes of Zak Whitbread (maybe get him a bicycle), Jordan Rhodes, Kyle Naughton - these guys are worth considering. OTBC
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Do our local hacks know where Colney is????
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Such as any news on Tierney, Vaughan , Ayala regarding fitness?
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Must`ve been somebody else, Canarydownunder, maybe the boi Dubai? Anyway, whoever it was, was spot on! Any news on the injury progress of Tierney, Vaughan and Ayala?
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Did someone say Lambert has bought a new pair of socks? Get a car and a photographer - Archant.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Newco Rangers would like to point out that they own all the socks along with Ranger's assets and anyone buying them will be sued for 10x the face value of the socks, plus VAT plus legal expenses plus a contribution to the Neil Doncaster benevolent fund.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Oops, cdu! It was actually a "Duplicate". That`s an achievement in its own right.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
No, I've made no comment on Hoot's voice MB, only that we rename Carra Rd, Hughton Hall (fomerly Lambert Palace) assuming he has the same Divine intervention. Good to hear, he is intending to move house.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Ethered for suggesting our local journo's time would be better spent at Colney taking a few pics and conducting a few interviews!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Ethered for suggesting our local journo's time would be better spent at Colney taking a few pics and conducting a few interviews!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Breaking News from Pink Un: Lambert buys new pair of socks..............(Oh + we've signed Messi..)..
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Amazing how Donkeystar has made a career out of ineptitude. Who was the FA guy who f****d up the Post Office? Crosier?
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Hughton has a totally different stage of the City plan to manage: He's not having to get us to the Premier League (we've thanked Lambert et al, and said our goodbyes enough) but has to keep us up there (after the initial rookie over-achievement year), avoid second-season syndrome, move us towards long term Premier League stability, and on to European challenges. His comments fit the billing so far and I, for one, am really looking forward to seeing him in action.
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Loaf Community Bakery is a new bakery in Cotteridge, South Birmingham, specialising in sourdough and other artisan breads. Bread is baked at the home of Loaf director Tom Baker, in both a conventional and traditional wood-fired earth oven. The bakery sells bread through a 'community supported bakery' scheme, as well as selling some wholesale to specialist local delis. Bread is made with organic flour, grown and milled in the UK.
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Fordhall Organic Farm shows how enterprising young farmers can engage with the community, mutualise the land and put it into trusteeship using the Industrial and Provident Society structure, raise the purchase capital from members and balance community access rights with farming needs. Ben and Charlotte Hollins were given a Schumacher Award in October 2006. They are the tenant farmers, to the community-owned 140 acre farm. The farm is open to the public with 3 farm trails, a picnic area, classrooms, tearoom, farm shop and events.
This project is based on Leasowe Farm, a family run farm adjacent to the Grand Union Canal, just outside Radford Semele. The CSA scheme has been running for people living in and around the Warwick District since spring 2007 and now produces weekly shares of seasonal veg for over 100 local households, with the development of a fruit CSA alongside this being underway. Three part-time growers are employed by the project, as well as a part-time general administrator and a part-time finance administrator. The CSA runs seasonal social gatherings and twice a week there is an opportunity for members to get involved in the work. An education project has also been set up enabling visits from local school groups, so that children can learn about vegetable growing and where their food comes from.
This is a new CSA operating out of the field at Ryton Gardens. It will provide members of the CSA with a share of fresh organic vegetables on a weekly basis. Anybody in Coventry and Warwickshire is welcome to join! Here, the partnership involves the members committing to pay a regular amount per month and work a few times per year, in exchange for a share of the harvest.Most of all it is fun! We share the work together, and have regular socials!
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Rearranging furniture at home or at the office is commonplace. Frequently we change whole spaces in the buildings we use by adding or removing walls. We can restore old buildings until they are better than new.
"Remodeling" land that has been developed is much more difficult than remodeling a building. Once the prairie has been cleared of trees and plowed for cropland, natural areas and/or wetlands covered by expanses of buildings, roads, and parking lots, and large areas planted to turf grass, these changes tend to be permanent. It just seems like a smart thing to do to consider the consequences of how we use the land before we make changes in land use.
Consequences of this sprawling development are serious. Air pollution results from increased traffic. Open space disappears. Wildlife habitat changes. Water quality is threatened when rain runs off from roads and parking lots directly into rivers and streams carrying with it pollutants. The natural flow of rivers and streams and their natural flood plains are altered. Wetlands disappear.
Groundwater recharge is reduced where concrete, asphalt and turf grass are laid over compacted soils. Rain water and snow melt cannot penetrate to recharge underground aquifers and flow quickly to surface water. Not only are persons downstream affected but there is less underground water as a source for drinking water. Groundwater contributes to the flow of water in streams and rivers during times when precipitation is light.
We somehow tend to place less value on land that has little development potential for cropland or buildings. We acknowledge some value in natural lands for recreation and wildlife. It is easy to forget that there is very real value in undeveloped land because of its natural filtering function. Wetlands, for example, act like sponges, absorbing precipitation and runoff and slowly releasing it into the ground. Woodlands and native grasses have similar filtering and absorption effects. Natural flood plains can be left as natural areas to mitigate flooding. Information is from American Rivers website www.americanrivers.org.
Stephenson County, in November 2008, adopted a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan that is designed to prevent and protect human life from hazards that most affect Stephenson County. One of the stated goals is to "preserve open space, including environmentally sensitive and agriculturally productive areas." You can read this 165 page document as a PDF file by linking to it from ww.ci.freeport.il.us/departments/communitydevelopment.htm
Where we live, we can support rehabilitating instead of building new. We can look for means to protect woodlands and natural areas, including grasslands, wetlands, grazing lands and other open space. We can encourage the city and county to adopt and implement City and County Land Use Plans. Economic development and conservation of natural resources can walk hand in hand. Della Moen is an Earth Team Volunteer at NRCS/Stephenson Soil and Water Conservation District. Della can be reached at email@example.com.


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Rehabilitation of the iconic Longfellow Bridge will begin soon. The purpose of the meeting is to present details on Phase 1 of the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project and the Traffic Stage 1 shift that the design/build (D/B) team, White-Skanska-Consigli (WSC), will implement in mid-July. Stage 1 will close the west side of the bridge for construction and shift Boston bound traffic to the east side. Cambridge bound traffic will be detoured using a signed route from Charles Circle to Land Boulevard using Leverett Circle and Monsignor O'Brien Highway. D/B staff from WSC will also describe traffic monitoring and management plans. Pedestrian and bicycle access and MBTA Red Line service will be maintained throughout construction.
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12:00 pm
Xavier Breaker's Coalition...
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Born and raised in South Carolina, Xavier Breaker brings to the bandstand both a limber, excitable style as a drummer and strong writing skills developed at Northern Illinois University's jazz studies program. In a short time, he and the members of his Coalition have established themselves as rising players in Chicago's "next generation" of jazz players.
12:30 pm
Howard Alden / Andy Brown Quartet...
Jazz and Heritage Pavilion
The neo-swing movement of the '80s has come and gone, but one of its key players, guitarist Howard Alden, continues to promote the timeless attributes of pre-modern jazz while exploring some of the unsung artists who left their mark on it.
1:10 pm
Joshua Abrams Quartet...
Von Freeman Pavilion
A prolific bassist on the Chicago scene, Joshua Abrams has played in and recorded with any number of important bands over the past 15 years including Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly and Dave Rempis' Aphelion trio. Abrams also has made his mark as a leader. The New York Times praised his 2010 album, Natural Information, as "one of the rough gems of the post-everything musical era."
2:00 pm
Paul Marinaro Quartet...
Jazz and Heritage Pavilion
A straight-ahead jazz vocalist whose recent, acclaimed, self-produced debut album, Without a Song, includes such classics as "That Old Black Magic," "Devil May Care" and "For All We Know," Paul Marinaro sings with the easy authority of someone who grew up with these songs – which he did.
2:20 pm
Clark Sommers (Ba)SH...
Von Freeman Pavilion
You might reasonably expect a band named (Ba)SH to make a bunch of unadulterated noise. And with the great drummer Dana Hall's bomb-dropping capabilities, they certainly are capable of that. But if any quality defines bassist Clark Sommers' trio, featuring consummate saxophonist Geof Bradfield, it's their exploratory sensibility.
3:30 pm
Russ Johnson Quartet...
Von Freeman Pavilion
A notable recent addition to the Chicago jazz scene, trumpeter Russ Johnson has fit right in with his ability to play a wide range of styles in a wide range of settings. During his years in New York, the Racine, Wis., native played with such heavies as Lee Konitz (he's a member of the altoist's New Nonet) and Bill Frisell and such emerging stars as Jenny Scheinman and Noah Prem
3:30 pm
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet...
Jazz and Heritage Pavilion
The Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet's days of flying under the radar are at an end. Its 2013 album, Latin Jazz/Jazz Latin, earned the San Francisco-based group its second Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album. And Wallace, a trombonist who has a handful of Grammy nominations for other projects, is reaping more and more critical praise for his "gorgeous" playing" (JazzWax
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George Freeman / Mike Allemana Quartet...
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Guitar duos rarely have the edgy excitement that this one promises. Chicago legend George Freeman, a sui generis stylist if ever there was one on the instrument, is prized by young listeners who have had their heads spun by his soul-jazz experiments from the '70s, and fans who have never heard guitar lines of such keening, bop-charged expression.
6:00 pm
Rufus Reid...
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
It's been four decades since Rufus Reid lived in Chicago, where he attended Northwestern University and got his career off to an imposing start accompanying legends at the Jazz Showcase. But his fans here still embrace the bassist nonpareil as one of their own, which makes his latest festival appearance extra special.
7:10 pm
Myra Melford's Snowy Egret...
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
When Myra Melford was taking piano lessons from Erwin Helfer as a teenager in the northern suburbs, could she ever have imagined they'd both be featured artists at the Chicago Jazz Festival? Maybe, maybe not. But if there's one thing Melford has never lacked, it's vision.
8:30 pm
Terence Blanchard with Ravi Coltrane & Lionel Loueke...
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For those fans who recall trumpeter Terence Blanchard's 1980's stint as one of the young lions of the Jazz Messengers, it has been extra-gratifying watching him develop into a bandleading mentor and starmaker in his own right. Tonight, as on his striking 2013 album, Magnetic, he'll have three more emerging players in his midst: the rhythm section of pianist Fabian Almazan, bass
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Dylan Willick did his part in his first game as captain of the Kamloops Blazers.
Willick scored a shorthanded goal late in the second period to spark the Blazers' 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Giants at Pacific Coliseum on Wednesday. The Blazers are scheduled to play host to the Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday at Interior Savings Centre.
The Giants announced after the game that they have traded forward Kale Kessy, 20, to the Blazers for forward Rob Trzonkowski and a fifth-round pick in the 2015 WHL bantam draft. The Giants had acquired Kessy from the Medicine Hat Tigers in October; the Blazers had picked up Trzonkowski in an offseason trade with the Calgary Hitmen.
The deal leaves the Blazers with three 20-year-olds - Kessy, Willick and Brendan Ranford. Kamloops started the season with Jordan DePape as its third 20-year-old, but DePape is out with an injured shoulder, and may not play again this season.
Willick had been out of Kamloops' lineup since Nov. 2, when he broke his right ankle in a game against the visiting Prince George Cougars. While he was working to return, the Blazers named Willick their captain.
With Willick in the lineup, the Blazers are 18-1-1; in his absence, they went 9-9-3.
He made an impact in the second period, scoring a shorthanded goal with 52 seconds remaining. The goal - Willick's seventh of the season - tied the game at two, and the Blazers cruised in the third period.
Tim Bozon broke the tie with 8:43 remaining, then helped set up Chase Souto's power-play goal 89 seconds later. Bozon, who scored three times in the Blazers' 9-5 victory over visiting Vancouver on Saturday, now has 25 goals.
Joel Edmundson, on a first-period power play, had the other Blazers' goal. Blake Orban, in the first period, and Trevor Cheek, in the second, scored for the Giants, who fell to 10-28-0 and own the league's worst record.
Taran Kozun made 20 saves in the victory, while Vancouver's Tyler Fuhr stopped 25 shots.
The victory helped the B.C. Division-leading Blazers hold off the hard-charging Kelowna Rockets. Kamloops (27-10-4) is two points ahead of the Rockets (27-10-2), who beat the visiting Victoria Royals 4-2 on Wednesday. Kelowna has played two fewer games than Kamloops.
JUST NOTES:Kamloops was 2-for-4 on the power play, with Vancouver going 0-for-2. . . . Blazers D Tyler Hansen missed the game due to illness, while F Aspen Sterzer was out with an undisclosed injury. Kamloops also scratched D Marek Hrbas (Czech Republic) and F JC Lipon (Canada), who are at the world junior championship in Ufa, Russia, and D Jordan Thomson (Team West), who is at the under-17 world challenge in Quebec. . . . Friday's game is scheduled for 7 p.m. . . . C Colin Smith had two assists for Kamloops. . . . The Blazers are 4-0 against the Giants this season. The teams will play four more times this season.
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A first grade student works on a coloring project during class. James Monroe Elementary School students resume classes on Wednesday, March, 26 at Middlesex County Community College. The college is their tenporary location after a fire destroyed the Edison elementary school this past Saturday. The students are using two empty buildings on the college campus that are slated for demolition. Wednesday March, 26, 2014 (Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger)


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I was really looking forward to using this product, as I wanted to try something that has less chemical ingredients and preservatives. While this product does get rid of spots, it contains alcohol and witch hazel which isn't good for your skin in the long run, and likely increases skin sensitivity. Also, this has a really awful scent to it; I'm not normally sensitive to scents, but this one is really off-putting, and it has a tendency to linger. I would not recommend this product.
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After reading so many positive reviews on MUA and Ulta I decided to give this product a try. I'm so glad I did! Within a few days of use I noticed that my skin was not only was it clearing, it was healing up well. My pores seemed to have tightened and minimize their appearance. It's been a few weeks now and my skin has improved dramatically! No new blemishes and alot of my acne scars and marks are lightening! The best part is that the product is pretty much all natural! The smell is different but nothing horrible. I really like this product and are so thankful for it! I can't imagine life without it
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this stuff!!!!! It feels a little strange going on, like a thin serum that won't quite sink in and sits on your skin, BUT I've never had the first problem with this stuff pilling up underneath my moisturzer or night cream. Each time I have used it when my skin felt clogged or stressed or when I was already having active breakouts, I saw a big improvement in clarity by the next morning! The pump packaging is fantastic, you get a decent amount for the price (especially if you catch a sale on the company website), and I love the high percentage of natural ingredients in the Yes To produts. Definitely will buy again, and have already bought for my teenage sister and several friends.
Unfortunately, I haven't noticed any positive results from using this repairing lotion at night. To be fair, I haven't seen any negative results as well so I guess I will not be buying this again. I applied this on damp face (after toning with aloe vera juice). It would be a bit sticky at first and then it dries comfortably. It really didn't seem to calm or prevent any breakouts which is the reason why, after using for about a month, I kind of stop using it. I still have a decent amount left so if it did work, it would last for a while. Also, I noticed it contains two alcohols; I am not sure if they are bad for skin, but I do not like the idea of applying products with alcohol on my face.
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When I first bought this lotion, I thought it was going to be more of a serum and was surprised to find it's more of a watery, gel-like substance (slime is the word that springs to mind more than serum). I tried it for a few weeks and saw no results so I stuck in the back of my stash for a while.
A few months passed and I decided to give it another go. This time, I was amazed at the results,: my acne started clearing up, old scars seemed to disappear, my skin looked brighter. Overall, my complexion greatly improved. Once I ran out, my skin immediately went back to being dull and red. So this product does work, but the results aren't guaranteed.
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I just bought this at Walmart, and I'm giving my initial review (I will update in a few weeks).
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Note: The texture of this after drying seems like it would be fantastic for oily skinned people to use under makeup. It's very smooth and would be a great base for makeup. However, I have severely dry skin, so I need more moisture.
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I got this in the Yes to Tomatoes 3-Step Acne Regimen Bundle for about $20 & I'm in love! I've suffered with very oily acne prone skin for the last 5+ years and I've tried so many things with no avail, until now!
I'm 15 weeks pregnant & have recently switched all of my body products to as natural, organic, and gentle as I can find. I first tried the Cetaphil cleanser for about a month but it did nothing for my acne, redness, and oil. In fact I saw a very noticeable increase in the size of my pores!
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Tip: Make sure to buy the bundle if you use either of the 2 products because you save money!
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I have oily, combination, acne-prone skin that is riddled with clogged pores. I tried this lotion because my sister said it worked well for her as a face lotion.
-Super lightweight (the texture is gel/serum like), definitely moisturizing enough for an extremely oily skinned person. For others or combo skinned you might want/need something in addition to this
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This is the only lotion/moisturizer that doesn't break me out. I love love looovvvveeee how its almost all natural. It is really good for oily skin and of course acne prone skin. I use it every once in awhile because I don't necessarily need it every night. I really like the pump dispenser. It is pretty expensive, but its worth it. Just don't overdo putting it on your face because too much may cause a little more oily skin. I recommend this product 100%.
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I got this lotion as part of a 3-piece "Yes To Tomatoes" starter kit at Target, along with the brand's Pore Scrub and a spot-treatment rollerball. I mostly bought the set for the scrub, but this lotion has totally blown me away. I've been using it diligently for about a month as part of my nighttime skincare routine; in that time, it has done wonders for controlling my oily skin throughout the day, and it has made my skin super smooth, along with really helping to even out my skin tone. I've honestly never had a single skincare product make this much of a difference.
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PUBLISHED: 08 Aug 2012 00:06:44 | UPDATED: 08 Aug 2012 07:32:05PUBLISHED: 08 Aug 2012 PRINT EDITION: 08 Aug 2012Michael McCorry understands the value of staying abreast of change. Photo: Sasha Woolley
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After more than a decade of being road-tested by institutional investors, the top-performing BlackRock Australia Equity Opportunity Fund has been launched for retail investors.
Michael McCorry, acting head of BlackRock in Australia and head of Australian scientific active equities, has been in the driving seat for most of the time, having worked on the original design and put the package together.
McCorry was born and raised in the US Midwest city of Detroit, also known as Motown because of its history as home of the one-time chrome colossuses Ford and General Motors.
He then headed south to Memphis to study mechanical engineering before making the switch to economics, financial services and funds management.
Growing up in Detroit, McCorry witnessed first hand the city's decline from engine room of American capitalism to rust belt, an experience which taught him "more than one lesson" about the importance of reacting to change.
"Growing up in a city like Detroit underlines the need for change, to adapt and evolve," he says. "Building cars the same way for 20 years . . . if the pace of evolution is not there then you are going to be left behind."
McCorry, who now lives in Sydney with his wife and five children (and a Nissan Pathfinder), developed BlackRock Equitised Long Short Fund, an institutional fund that appears to run smoothly in most market conditions.
Now rebadged BlackRock Australia Equity Opportunity Fund for retail investors, it is the same offering run by the same team that has achieved the No. 1 long-short performance record over one, two, three and 10 years.
It is also the equal second-best performing fund in the 140-fund Mercer Australian Shares sector for the past year and the best performer over two, three and 10 years.
The fund's aim is to deliver 8 per cent over its benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index.
Last year it generated a return of 13 per cent and it has outperformed the index by 9.6 per cent annualised (gross of fees and taxes) since its launch in December 2001.
"We looked at a long-only strategy and how much information it forces you to leave on the table," McCorry says. "A long-short provides better returns with better risk constraint."
At any time the fund has between 60 and 70 long holdings and an equivalent number of shorts. The holdings are turned over a few times each year as managers refresh their information and refine their views. It's agnostic about which way the broader market is trading.
"In this market environment and heightened volatility, markets seem to lack direction and are bouncing around sideways," McCorry says.
"We feel that alpha [risk-adjusted outperformance] will be really important. If overall markets are not delivering good returns, where are investors going to get income for retirement?
"The long-short strategy enables us to make money for investors whether the market is up or down, and that is really important."
The back-up team looks more like a university faculty than a group of fund managers. Six of its 12 members hold doctorates and four have masters degrees.
Academic brilliance does not guarantee a return, of course. The team behind the failed hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management boasted Nobel prizes and more degrees than a compass, but their hedge fund failed.
The reassurance for investors in BlackRock, the world's largest fund manager, with more than $3.6 trillion under management, is that its team plugs into an international network of 100 managers who are constantly looking over each other's shoulders to fine-tune their strategies.
McCorry says the fund is routinely put through a three-stage test designed to challenge stocks picked for either long or short strategies.
The first stage looks at what they think drives security prices, which means understanding what is driving an event, like a price spike, an analyst's response or something in the financials.
The second stage test drives a stock selection through various hypothetical situations to see what happens. This is called "scientific method" because it is constantly testing, just as scientists do in a laboratory.
The third stage involves construction, and the portfolios are balanced across many risk dimensions, such as market price, relative values, analysts' expectations and market timing.
Unlike many of its peers, BlackRock pools the findings of other groups' analysts for its models, rather than employ analysts in-house.
"We have found that investors generally underreact to changing earnings forecasts," McCorry says.
Investors have been shy about long-short strategies following the global financial crisis as regulators have banned new shorts, fearing they might exacerbate the unprecedented levels of volatility.
In the six weeks following the collapse of Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008, there was a worldwide rush to the safe, high ground of fixed income.
"One of the things that struggled were analysts' expectations," McCorry says.
"The forward-looking earnings estimates were very difficult because they were trying to understand what were the implications of the GFC, lack of internet banking, temporary and permanent impact, implications for the economy, earnings, sectors and industries – what it meant for specific stocks."
Investors' post-GFC nerves about long-short strategies, plus a broader wait-and-see response to investing after the merger with Barclays Global Investors, mean the BlackRock fund and a sister vehicle that manages cash have raised only $500 million.
McCorry says initial retail interest was positive and is expected to strengthen when the various gate-keepers get around to rating the fund.
It recently received a four-star rating from Standard & Poor's, which noted some "Australian equities-based market-neutral trading strategies continued to punch above their weight as genuine absolute return 'alternatives'. These strategies show alpha."
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Rockin' to the beat — Teacher utilizes music talent to maximize student learning
Emily Brown, Copy Editor
April 8, 2011
Music has always been a big part of world history teacher Matt Beat's life. He learned to play the piano when he was 8 years old and played the guitar and trumpet in high school. He started writing his own songs by age 14. By the time he was in college, he was a professional DJ. "I always loved listening... Read more »
Sit back, relax, rock out: 2 new albums feature ideal tracks to chill with
Odi Opole, Staff Writer
March 9, 2011
Adele — 21 Striking piano solos. Big sounds and soft tones. That amazing voice. The album, 21, showcases more of Adele's talent and voice, and fittingly seems to be more mature than 19. This album is all about the ups and downs of relationships, and the songs cover everything from emotional breakups... Read more »
Cannibal brings more pop, dance music
Sam Brennan, Ads Manager
December 19, 2010
I am Cannibal Rawr. The lead in to Ke$ha's newest album. Ke$ha released her sophomore effort Cannibal on November 22. Cannibal is a fabulous mix of superficial pop music. If you're wanting to listen to something that is funny and fun then this is your album. The album has nine new songs for Ke$ha's... Read more »
Despite new technology, BV students still enjoy listening to radio
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December 10, 2010
Freshman Brad Blickhan Station: Mix 93.3 Genre: Top 40 "93.3 has a good mix up of different kinds of music." Freshman Sarah Cole Station: Star 102.1 Genre: Light Rock/Christmas "It's my favorite because they start playing Christmas music on Nov. 1." Sophomore Katie Davies Station: 106.5 The... Read more »


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Party Planning
Meat Portions for Parties
Elegant or casual, a buffet is a great way to serve guest at a holiday party. In general, meat is the centerpiece of a meal. Here are some helpful tips to estimate the amount of meat or seafood needed to feed your guest. If you are serving one type of meat purchase 8 to 10 ounces, raw meat per person or 6 to 8 ounces of chicken or fish. If you are serving two selections of meat figure 5 ounces each.
Hors d'oeuvres Party: How much to serve?
A casual hors d' oeuvres party or an impromptu holiday open house with appetizer is a wonderful way to kick off the holiday season. Keep these tips in mind when estimating the amount of food needed to feed your holiday hungry guests.
As a simple rule of thumb each guest will consume 8 to 10 bite size appetizers per 1 to 2 hours of a party. The more variety offered, the more guests will eat because they will want to try at least one of everything. In general an average size party of 10 to 20 guest will require 2 hot and 2 cold appetizer selections.


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Jetstar staff refuse to charge for baggage
PUBLISHED: 14 Oct 2011 11:44:24 | UPDATED: 15 Oct 2011 05:00:31PRINT EDITION: 14 Oct 2011
Jetstar does not expect its flights will be affected as a result of industrial action today.
As part of action by the Australian Services Union (ASU), Jetstar check-in staff are refusing to charge excess baggage fees for travellers from 3.30am following a breakdown in negotiations over pay and conditions.
It is the first time industrial action has been taken against Qantas's budget carrier and it will affect services at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Cairns and Avalon airports.
Jetstar said there was not expected to be any impact on its flights and customers should expect business as usual.
In a statement it said baggage charges and allowances will apply at the vast majority of its 56 ports.
ASU assistant national secretary Linda White said workers at the airline had approached year-long negotiations in good faith, but had been disappointed.
"The decision to take industrial action was a last resort for members, but management has left them with no other option," Ms White said.
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David Brooks to Keynote December 8 Convocation; Jack Belz, Dr. Susan Horwitz, Harvey Kaylie and William Zabel to be Honored
David Brooks, acclaimed journalist, author and New York Times columnist will be the keynote speaker and receive an honorary doctorate at Yeshiva University's 89th Annual Hanukkah Convocation and Dinner on Sunday, December 8, at The Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
In addition to Brooks, YU President Richard M. Joel will confer honorary degrees upon Jack A. Belz of Memphis, TN, chairman and CEO of Belz Enterprises and a Benefactor and Trustee of Yeshiva University; Harvey Kaylie of Great Neck, NY, founder, president and CEO of Mini-Circuits International and a YU Benefactor; and William Zabel of Manhattan, founding partner of Schulte, Roth & Zabel and head of the Individual Client Services Group. President Joel will also present the Presidential Medallion to Dr. Susan B. Horwitz of Larchmont, NY, Rose Falkenstein Professor of Cancer Research and co-chair of molecular pharmacology at Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Read the rest of this entry…
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Early Response to Preventive Strategies in the Diabetes Prevention Program
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Recommendations for diabetes prevention in patients with prediabetes include lifestyle modification and metformin. However, the significance of early weight loss and glucose measurements when monitoring response to these proven interventions is unknown.
To quantify the relationship between early measures of weight and glucose and subsequent diabetes in patients undergoing diabetes prevention interventions.
Analysis of results from a randomized controlled trial in 27 academic medical centers in the United States.
3,041 adults with hyperglycemia randomized to lifestyle (n = 1,018), metformin (n = 1,036), or placebo (n = 987) with complete follow-up in The Diabetes Prevention Program.
Independent variables were weight loss at 6 and 12 months; fasting glucose (FG) at 6 months; hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) at 6 months; and post-load glucose at 12 months. The main outcome was time to diabetes diagnosis.
After 6 months, 604 participants developed diabetes in the lifestyle (n = 140), metformin (n = 206), and placebo (n = 258) arms over 2.7 years. In the lifestyle arm, 6-month weight loss predicted decreased diabetes risk in a graded fashion: adjusted HR (95 % CI) 0.65 (0.35–1.22), 0.62 (0.33–1.18), 0.46 (0.24–0.87), 0.34 (0.18–0.64), and 0.15 (0.07–0.30) for 0–<3 %, 3–<5 %, 5–<7 %, 7–<10 %, and ≥10 % weight loss, respectively (reference: weight gain). Attainment of optimal 6-month FG and HbA1c and 12-month post-load glucose predicted >60 % lower diabetes risk across arms. We found a significant interaction between 6-month weight loss and FG in the lifestyle arm (P = 0.038).
Weight and glucose at 6 and 12 months strongly predict lower subsequent diabetes risk with a lifestyle intervention; lower FG predicts lower risk even with substantial weight loss. Early reduction in glycemia is a stronger predictor of future diabetes risk than weight loss for metformin. We offer the first evidence to guide clinicians in making interval management decisions for high-risk patients undertaking measures to prevent diabetes.
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- Early Response to Preventive Strategies in the Diabetes Prevention Program
- Journal
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume 28, Issue 12 , pp 1629-1636
- Cover Date
- 2013-12-01
- 10.1007/s11606-013-2548-4
- Print ISSN
- 0884-8734
- Online ISSN
- 1525-1497
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- diabetes prevention
- diabetes risk
- type 2 diabetes
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Nisa M. Maruthur MD, MHS (1) (2)
- Yong Ma PhD (3)
- Linda M. Delahanty MS, RD (4)
- Julie A. Nelson RD (5)
- Vanita Aroda MD (6)
- Neil H. White MD, CDE (7)
- David Marrero PhD (8) (9)
- Frederick L. Brancati MD, MHS (1) (10) (2)
- Jeanne M. Clark MD, MPH (1) (10) (2)
- for the Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group
- Author Affiliations
- 1. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- 2. Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Baltimore, MD, USA
- 3. George Washington University, Rockville, MD, USA
- 4. Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Research Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- 5. Southwest American Indian Center-Arizona, NIDDK, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- 6. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
- 7. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
- 8. Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- 9. Diabetes Translational Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- 10. The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA


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I am particularly a little overweight. I need a diet but I can't take it. I try very very hard to remember. And my great role model, my sister is on the track team and she eats very healthy. She eats her oatmeal every day in the morning with prunes and almonds, eats her dozen eggs, and of course since she eats a dozen eggs, she drinks lots of water.
I wish I could have a great body like her. I'm trying to. But I don't know. With all these foods I see, it's hard to choose. My life will be a pain if I get even more overweight and older. I will look like a big humongous round blueberry. Please someone help me. I have read all the comments and please, I'm depending on you and my life. Thank you. I really do care.


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Reminder: Tuesday is New Comics Day this week
Just a reminder to the usual Wednesday crowd: Because Wednesday is Christmas, comic books will go on sale Tuesday in the United States. The same, of course, goes for next week, because of New Years.
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Granted, this isn't a huge week for new releases, but it does see the arrival of such titles as Forever Evil #4, Justice League #26, Conan, Vol. 14: The Death, Robotech Voltron #1, Doctor Who Special 2013, The Saviors #1, Avengers #24.NOW and Origins II #1.
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I picked up Justice League 26 at my local comic book store last week, they must have put it out by mistake
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Xavier beats Dillard again in the Arena March 1, 2008 Box Score NEW ORLEANS — Jarryn Cleaves scored 21 points Saturday to lead NAIA No. 24 Xavier University of Louisiana to a 68-53 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball victory over Dillard at New Orleans Arena in the Crosstown Classic presented by Siemens. Johnna Williams and Erica Turnbull scored nine points apiece for the Gold Nuggets (24-6 overall, 14-4 GCAC), who finished second in the conference for the second consecutive season. Williams grabbed eight rebounds. Jacquita Williams scored 14 points for Dillard (10-19, 5-13), and Sandra Nweke and Meaquell Lewis had 13 apiece. Nweke grabbed 16 rebounds. The Nuggets never trailed and led 21-9 after 11½ minutes. After Alreion Bevins made two free throws to cut Xavier's lead to 26-25, the Nuggets scored seven points in the final 39 seconds of the half to take a 33-25 lead into the break. Xavier beat Dillard for the eighth consecutive time and is 5-0 in New Orleans Arena against the Lady Blue Devils. It was the final regular-season game for both teams. Xavier earned the No. 2 seeding for the GCAC Tournament, which will begin Monday. The Nuggets have a first-round bye and will play seventh-seeded Spring Hill or 10th-seeded SUNO at The Barn at 7 p.m. Thursday in the quarterfinals. Ninth-seeded Dillard will visit eighth-seeded Tougaloo in a first-round game at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Students also protested the cuts. In April 2012, student activists passed out packets at a campus town hall meeting with information on the school's financial troubles, and then asked Joel about his salary, asserting that he had taken a recent raise.
"I really resent answering this question," Joel responded, before asserting that he earned $750,000 a year, not the $1.3 million that the student quoted. Joel also said that he had not taken a pay raise in five years. (Joel's estimation of his own salary is suspect. According to publicly available IRS filings, his total salary in 2011, not including deferred compensation, was $1 million.)
While the faculty salary freeze ended this academic year, Y.U.'s financial outlook has not improved. In 2011, Y.U.'s board wrote off as a loss nearly $50 million that it had paid out of its endowment funds to cover operating deficits.
In an October 23 meeting with students and faculty, Joel said that the school's decision to give 2% pay increases to faculty members was necessary, but "an insane thing to do when we're having massive financial issues."
Faculty members are still on edge. "I know many professors who have been concentrating very hard on their publications because they know if there's a real big cut or whatever… they will be able to boost their résumés and leave," said Brown, the Commentator editor. "That's scary."
In Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald's telling, Richard Joel's route to the presidency of Y.U. began with an accordion rendition of Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle."
Joel attended Y.U.'s boys high school in the 1960s, but left the school's orbit for college, attending New York University at its campus in the Bronx. In 1971, when Joel was 21, Buchwald needed a replacement musician to play at a Y.U.-affiliated weekend retreat for non-Orthodox kids. He got Joel and his accordion.
"He didn't know too many songs. He knew 'Hava Nagila' and things like that," said Buchwald, who is now director of the National Jewish Outreach Program. "'Cat's in the Cradle,' that was his big song."
Despite his limited repertoire, Joel was a hit with the kids. "He was so charismatic and so enchanting," Buchwald said. Before long, Joel had become a leader of the program and of a similar Y.U.-affiliated program for Orthodox kids.
"He was a very, very powerful force, and someone that many of us looked up to," said Goldin, who worked under Joel at one of the Y.U.-affiliated programs in the '70s.
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St. Joseph to encourage students to not text and drive
May 3, 2010 at 12:03 a.m.
Motor vehicle crashes are the No. 1 killer among teens in America, and account for four out of every 10 teen deaths in the U.S.
60 percent of teen crashes occur between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
About 50 percent of teen driver and passenger deaths occur in speed-related crashes
16-year-olds are far more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than any other age group
Source: Texas Transportation Institute
Texting while driving makes you 23 times more likely to be involved in a car crash, said Samantha Holland, a representative from the Texas Transportation Institute.
"Texting is now being referred to as the new DWI and people are being called 'intexticated,'" Holland told the St. Joseph High School student council.
Using the research presented by the TTI, the student council will spend the next school year making students aware of the dangers of distractive driving.
Holland presented a driving safety program started by the TTI in 2002 titled, "Teens In the Driver Seat."
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens and tweens, Holland said
Of the 5,000 teens killed per year in traffic crashes, about 400 of those occur in Texas.
"That's like the entire population of St. Joseph," Holland said.
The majority of fatal crashes occur when other passengers - often teens - are in the vehicle, she said.
The highest risk for teenagers while driving is driver inexperience, Holland said, which can be coupled with other conditions, such as driving at night while feeling tired.
"The biggest problem is that fatigue has the same effect as being legally drunk," Holland said. "They say that if you're awake for more than 18 hours, that you have the same reaction time as having a .08 blood alcohol content, which is illegal to drive in all 50 states."
Distractions in your vehicle can also contribute to being involved in an accident, she said.
Examples of distractions can include having too many teen passengers in your car, texting while driving, or even eating a cheeseburger, Holland said.
"There are probably things you don't even think about that you do on a daily basis when you drive that you think are so routine and are OK that can become really big distractions," Holland said.
Drivers who talk on their cell phone while driving are four times more likely to be in a crash, she said.
Starting this summer, 12 student council leaders at St. Joseph will discuss ways to teach students to be wise drivers.
"I think the best way would be to talk with the students and see what they know and see what they don't know," said LeeAnn Dornak, a junior class representative. "Make sure we get the message across on the stuff they don't know so that they will be safer in driving."
Teaching this teen driving program will contribute to a safer school, said Shane Pfeil, current student council president.
"It's going to be a great program they can start next year, and really get involved with the whole student body," Shane, a senior, said. "It's good that we can get that awareness out."


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Andre and Teresa Grenier changed their farming practices dramatically three years ago, converting 900 acres from cereal grains to alfalfa.
Previously, the Greniers grew only enough alfalfa to feed their 55 dairy cows. Now they're immersed in a St. Leon, Manitoba, commercial hay business and already have loyal dairy customers in the Midwest.
They've also received affirmation that they're on the right track in their quest for quality hay, earning top honors in the '98 World's Forage Analysis Superbowl. They were named World Champion Forage Producers at last October's World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI.
Their winning entry, from a first cutting of Pickseed 8920 alfalfa made in early June, tested 27% crude protein, 24.8% ADF and 33.8% NDF. It had a 191 relative feed value (RFV) score and a final score of 92.53.
"We were lucky last year and hit the weather just right," says Teresa. "We had a really nice crop and lots of it - that gives us a good boost."
As contest grand champions, the Greniers will get one year's free use of a self-propelled forage harvester from Case Corp.
By concentrating solely on alfalfa, they can raise and market the crop they enjoy the most.
"I like the aggressive, fast pace of making alfalfa compared to growing cereal crops," Andre says. "With haymaking, you have to hustle to get things done before rain sets in."
The couple's decision to switch to alfalfa also included some financial factors.
"We wanted to try and get along with just one set of equipment," says Teresa, noting that they sold most of the machinery they had for raising barley, wheat and canola.
"With the exception of canola, hay prices are better than cereal grain prices right now," Andre adds.
They credit well-timed rains, rich soil and heavy fertilization for their ability to produce prize-winning alfalfa. They test their soil regularly, applying potassium, phosphorus and sulfur as needed.
They take three cuttings per year from a combination of owned and rented land, with each cutting spaced about 30 days apart. The Greniers cut at prebud stage when scissor-cut samples indicate the RFV is approaching 180.
"If I shoot for 180 and it's rained on a little, I still have a chance of harvesting hay with a 150 to 160 RFV," says Andre.
Using a bidirectional tractor with mower-conditioners in the front and the rear, the Greniers cut two 18'-wide swaths.
"We can cover a lot of ground and cut a lot of alfalfa when the time is right," he says.
Depending on humidity, the hay is dry enough to harvest in three to six days. It's then put up in 3 x 3 x 8' bales that weigh about 800 lbs.
The Greniers entered the contest's commercial hay class. When they were named grand champions, Donald Joppru of Thief River Falls, MN, became the winner of that class. Second and third went to Brian Hupalo, Dauphin, Manitoba, and William and Robert Reuter, Bouse, AZ.
Mark Steffensmeier, Bloomington, WI, won the commercial baleage class. Clyde and Belinda Jones, Marionville, MO, took second, with Joshua Kamps, Darlington, WI, placing third.
John Winkelman, Watertown, WI, submitted the sample that topped the dairy division's hay class.
Karl and Barb Wogsland, Scandinavia, WI, and Rheal Simon, Notre Dame, Manitoba, placed second and third, respectively.
Mark Oberski, Ruth, MI, took top honors in the dairy division's haylage class. Second place went to Killian Bros., Independence, WI; third place, to John Winkelman, Watertown, WI.
Roger VanHuizen, Muscoda, WI, earned top honors in the dairy division's new corn silage class. Second and third went to Dave Bolin, Clarksville, IA, and Horning Farms, Manchester, MI, respectively.
Champion first-time entrant was Albert Depcinski, Cass City, MI.
The World's Forage Analysis Superbowl is sponsored by AgSource Cooperative Services/ CRI, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, World Dairy Expo, Holstein World and Hay & Forage Grower.


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Brown is participating in National Data Privacy Month from January 28th-February 28th, 2014. While not as an intensive campaign as we do each October for Cyber Security Month, there are still opportunities to hear from experts, learn how to protect your individual privacy online, and view an intriguing documentary. More on that later.
Privacy is a large concern to many people, and with so much of our lives and actions online, protecting one's privacy is becoming increasingly more difficult. I'm sure that you are all aware of the breach of credit cards and personal information from Target, and maybe even have been directly impacted by it. With more and more information being made available by the company, it is now considered the largest breach in the history of personal data. While we laugh that it is no surprise given the name "target", it is no laughing matter. Many of the victims have had their finances, credit and personal lives negatively impacted. Sadly, attacks such as this will continue, as the value of the data continues to increase.
Maintaining your privacy takes effort, and the ISG is here to help. With webpages offering advice, a national webcast on January 30th by Robert Ellis Smith (the nation's leading privacy advocate), and an ISG brown bag lunch February 24 on "Your Life Online", you have opportunities over the next few weeks to gain insight and knowledge on not only protecting your privacy, but what to do if your information is leaked.
We will also be providing a screening of an intriguing documentary called Terms and Conditions May Apply. Including a Q&A session afterwards with leading members of the Brown community in this area, it will be both an eye-opening and valuable night. I hope that you can attend. Details at brown.edu/go/TACMA.
As always, I welcome your comments and feedback. Please feel free to reach out to me directly at email@example.com, or the group at email@example.com. Let me know how we are doing, areas of concern you may have, or questions on protecting your identity, privacy or personal computing security. And remember, sec_rity is not complete without U!