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Bean, esteemed loyal. knight; O. Curtis Pulton, leading- kndght; Esquire Joseph F. Cftllagiaan and Chaplain Joseph T, O'cdnnor, participated in -the ritual for the -service. - -~~ —7- Mrs.v George W.^Bems, soprano, sang as sollsts, ""No Night There," "Abide with Me" and "The Lord's Prayer," accompanied by Karl A. /Belch, organist.-—The Rev^ Thomas R. Daly, assistant pastor of the Cure or Ars B.C. Church, Merrick, .gave.the.Invocation. .'...,- --,,,- ., Judge Christ said that" members of the lodge, residents of the com-munity and relatives of the deceas-ed members would look back and refialVJiHfc services':ttoey rendered to the community. He contrasted the days when he, as a high school stu-dent, came to Freeport to play base- < Continued on Page 2) : essing For Piaza Benefit Tickets Now. on Sale In Freeport Stores As Talent is Announced Plans are progressing favorably tor /the" benefit show to.be, given next Wednesday- -night December 1% at the Plaza Theatre for the Sal-vatloh "- Army's rohristmaa 'Pfind ifor the needy poor of Freeport. •Posters advertising the Show have been placed in all Freeport stores ^ere.. ttcfcetts^or the. benefit are on sale at the price of $1 each. ' ' Women workers will be at~both .banks and the Freeport Federal Savings and Loan Association to-morrow night to sell" tickets. Entertainment will be provided by the Ohlldrenls Theair'e" which will .introduce an-act-by: its'rsmall chil= dren's group at_ the _ the rshovrjand 'an 6ct~ Tiy Its "older children^a^ef tfce-Ieature filmf The Patrick Kiliikelly _ stylos have; promised to send an -act- and 4t may be. possible for a;Jarge group of "the iEr^ont- community" OhofcaL - under ~the dirggUQiv'<g^R^bert.'rPav " io . add ^Tfif talent to_theK\ppbgran - The >beiieat fe Tfelng- sponsored by Edwin J. EUfinberger, owner_ofr.the Plaza, -who has a committee com- — posed of \represelitatives of the lun-cheon clubs and' other organizations in the village working with him. Mayor Robert L. Doxsee is a 'mem-ber of the committee, as is Brigadier Ernest Nerwtoh" of the' Preepbrt Branch of the Salvalion Araiy. Village Board Meets - ' December 10 and 17 Meetings of the Village Board will be held Monday nights, Decem-ber 10 and 17, as .the second regular ceonber 24, wliich Is (Christmas Eve. This meeting has been advanced to December .-17; ' .,.-.. , <•' - BERNHABD'S-PHARMACY OPEN AIX DAY SUNDAY ' , Bernhardte; Ehaiinacy, 64 West Merrick road, will remain open'Sun-day after the^btiier' druggists 'in Preeptort'. close' - at. 2'r o'clock.' telephone ./Is Hteeport 8-7983. Optician Passes Away The Late ALFRED LEHMANN Brief Illness Fatal To Alfred Lehmann Well' Known Optician Dies at Meadowbrook; Lived Here 22 Years .Alfred , : 'Southslcle . ons,-'75' Sunrise Highwajr,' died after 'an Illness of only two days Monday morning in the Meadow-brook Hospital. He was born in New York, 67 years ago, and came to Freeport from Brooklyn 22 years ago. He became an -errand boy for an optical concern when he was only 12 years of age, and learned the trade 'from the ground up until he became one of the best known experts in his line in this territory. Mr.- Lehm&nn • was a- member .of the Freeport' Lodge of Elks, the Freeport Republican ' Club and the Fathers' and~Boosters' dub of the (Continued on Page 4) CinTTT™1' T "I"1 A.'T*%T"iTV-!Ci'y• ''•/JT THJE LEADER Staf Eddie Vasil The Leader regrets to report that* Eddie Vapil, publisher of the Nassau Eeporl^r, is in Meadowbrppk Hospital fpjlowing a attack at the Freeport Bank Tuesday aftemooxL Eddie went into the bank on business and collapsed while walking across the floor to speak-to one of the members of the bank's staff. He was given first aid treatment by Dr, Ephriam Stein, who was in the bank at the time. He'wa9 placed on a cot in the bank until the ambulfince from WEeadowbrook arrived. He was placed in an oxygen tank at the:hospital and reports from the hospital and the family on Wednesday were favorable. The Leader and its staff wish Eddie a speedy recovery and hope he may be able to leave the hospital at an early date much improved in health. To Become Effective As of Mayor Dpxsee Waims. Freeport Not Obliged ; To Recognize Unions A $300 wage and salary increase lor -.all employes of the Freeport municipal government, e^eottye January 1. 1952, was announced; by Mayor Robert L. Doxsee ,at a meet-ing' of the entire village family in the Municipal auditorium Monday night. - -> The Mayor's announcement in the course of a 25-mlnute extem-porary address was received with applause by village employes, who haye; -been hard'hi^nbyrme-contlnu-ed Inflationary trend in living costs. .t was sal4 at tiie municipal build-ng today that a majority. of all toyees thougtoV-tnej ^vUIage. e»y-nmentLliad been fair' with them, This -the '-.second;racross-the-m The newly-formed BaldwinrFneeport Expressway Protest Committee, which came out this ^eek. for a eypsd-islarid express, way anywhere except in Baldwin or Freeport, is sponsoring* a mass meeting at Baldwin High" School "Wednesday night, De-cember 12, at 8 o'clock to protest, the -County government's failupe-to disclose its plans as to. the exact ronte-qiFthe southern - - ' " -Plflns-for disclosed Monday night at a gath-ering of about 50 Baldwin and'Flree-port residents in the home of Atoner Sundell at 505 North Brookslde av-enue. Alexander Rockmore oi 497 North Brookside avenue is chair-mUn of the committee. Failure of the County authorities ip reveal ttxe proposed route of the Ebtpressway has resulted in rumors that it would follow seven or eight routes through either Baldwin or SPreeport, it was brought/out at $ie meeting. None of the' routes" would be satisfactory,. to members .of the (Continued on Page 13) ,. Exchange Picks JVatterer . As Youth of the Month Henry Natterer, co-captain of the Freetport High School football team for the past season, was chosen by the Freeport Exchange Club as Its youth of the month for November. He was an. honor guest o/t tine •weekly luncheon yesterday In the Elks clubhouse. Thomas Mur-phy; youth of the montlrchairman, presented a certificate to the youth. President Selwyn R. Shook also congratulated. him. bqard . oo?t-of T t^village e they, got a $250, -Increase effective u f t r y T i ; . . " ' ' as ~;^F? increase. :;'WlU -. afifect '."aU : em-ployes " except • meoilbera bl tie -Vil-lage Board. Deportment -heads will in the adjiiatmen-i along with diem ennpldyesr/ Mlford Van BIper-estimates-.that there are 70 employes on- the '^village payroll of,-.the - i ;*M Planning Plaza Theatre Benefit for Salvation Army arid; other sources of "income.' :»' :. •'- •— Aibout 70 employes; of the Light and Power Department''will benefit from the increase.' Thla will affd about $21,000 to the cost of oper&S-ing the Power Plant and Light-De- (Continuei d on P•a gw.e 13.) Mail Packages Early, * Mrs. Baiinbn Requests Postmaster Mary E. Bannon to-day called, on patrons of the Rree-port Post Office to take immediate steps to get Christmas packages and greeting cards into¥ttie mails. Pack-ages for- ptates west of the Missis-sippi Rher should be in the malls not laterTthanrDecemtoer. io while cards for those states should be on their way not later than/December 16* After those-dates- air-mall -and special delivery, services are, rec-ommended to guarantee delivery by .Ghxistonas. December^19-will-be the deadline " ~ " i n l l i f i - dhrialma~s~ fibrin J. Ellrnberfer, piviicr of the Plaza Theatre, who met for lunch at the Elks Club. last Thursday to plan the December 12 benefit show for the Salvation'Army were Mr. Ellenberffer, William Allyii, Theodore M. Lang:, Wallace Hamilton Campbell, Arthur U Hodges, Samuel L. Israel and Warren, Saanet Brlg^4Ier Ernest ,Newton of the Salvation Army and Rlanrice Fox arrived after the picture was Bagatelle Photo bards other tharr"tor Freeport. " •-^-.' *- Christmas greeting cards should he-Sent- by—titst-<slass"mail and 'the ejiyelopes-sliould: haytureturn. ad-dresses in the upper left hand-cor-ner.- Cards, 'seBtiacT may be sealedijthay contaiia an ten message, wjll be .Jforwarded,-And-when undeUverable wul'be ret^irned' if bearing a return, address. When-cards are sent as third-class mail they1 must not be sealed and can-. not contain writing. They will not be forwarded or returned but will be handled as circular mail.x . Chamber Makes Leader An Honorary Member East Merrick Road Freeport; Nfirw York Please be advised that at. a re-. cent meeting of the Board of Direc-tors ot the Freeport .'Chamber of Cammer.ceyrya;' jfonnal-'motlon -was made- and; carried ,to niake toe Freeport Leader an honorary mem-bsr of'the Chamber; > ^ . . . , ' May we take1 tliis oji^rtunlty to wish The Leader every/success. V;.' ;IAN J. 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Amika is my favorite brand when we talk about flat irons. They are not famous for having dozens of models out there, but they few available on the market are offering more than you can hope for. Those hair straighteners are made with style. The brand is thinking about the end user as all of their products are easy to use. Enough of chit chat, lets get down to business: Amika Flat Iron Ceramyc Styler Review for 2014 This is probably the flagman of this amazing brand. A great Amika flat iron that is sold worldwide with great success and you can find a lot of happy customers online. When you open the box the first thing that will make a huge impact on your impression about the product will be the flashy colors. All of the color that Amika Ceramic Styler Hair Straightener comes with are least to say stunning. Being a huge fan of the brand I am not going to lie, I have few different flat irons from the same manufacturer at home. This one, I use a lot. I actually prefer it over the proffesional Amika hair straightener. It is really lightweight and your hand will
The winter is still far away, but having a kid to take care of I started thinking about the problems with the dry air that I will have in my house. I realized I need a humidifier for my house so I started researching on what the best humidifier for my kid would be. I checked more than 20 of the latest models. I became familiar with how fast they are moisturizing the air, what is the energy cost and how easy they are to use. Having a kid in room, I was paying attention on how load they will be aswell. My husband is an engineer so he did help me comparing some of the best humidifiers that I came across. Best Humidifier for Baby – Basics There are three different types of humidifiers currently on the market – warm mist, ultrasonic, cool mist. All of them seem to be effective so there is no right choice of wich type you should go for. The preference is more focused at the brand and the specific model as that is the really important thing. The three models need to be well maintained and taken care of if you want to


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Simple steps for setting up Work Folders
Follow these steps to have the easiest Work Folders setup possible and to make the feature an essential part of your enterprise.
Why running Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 is a good idea
There's plenty to like about Hyper-V in Microsoft's latest OS. Here are the five top features.
The advantages of using Hyper-V to build out private clouds
The latest iterations of Windows Server and Hyper-V have capabilities and features especially for building private clouds.
Breaking down the benefits of an Essentials server
Organizations may look to use an Essentials server, which makes Windows Server 2012 R2 function like Microsoft's small business offerings.
Deciphering the changes to the MS Learning site
A revamped design for the MS Learning site gives IT pros a look at some potential changes coming to certs -- new and old.
Deciphering recent Microsoft certification exam changes
The Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 and System Center 2012 R2 releases are responsible for the updated MCSA and MCSE cert exams.
CIOs should be a major player in assessing enterprise security
A CIO's role and the overall success of an enterprise's security are the two main factors that can make or break an organization.
Understand the employee mindset and its impact on security
You've mastered how to keep your enterprise up and running, but understanding your employees' mindset is essential to security.
Answers to three common Yammer and SharePoint questions
Our expert answers common questions about Yammer and SharePoint integration and takes a look at what the future holds.
Keep your best IT staff members to maintain a well-run business
A first-class IT staff is hard to find and keep, but convincing them to stick around is a necessary investment for a successful business.
Windows Server 2012 boosts PKI capabilities
As security changes with each Windows Server release, admins should keep up with the PKI improvements.
Beef up your information security knowledge
Being an IT project manager isn't easy, but you can improve your information security skills and knowledge to make your job easier.
What causes performance problems in SharePoint?
Once you know the three major causes for most SharePoint performance problems, improving SharePoint's performance becomes easy.
How to use automated virtualization to ease management
Put PowerShell cmdlets to work with Windows virtualization by automating setup, maintenance and configuration tasks in your organization.
MCE cert improves educators' professional development
This new certification teaches educators how to effectively use the link between learning and Microsoft technology in the classroom.
Are Windows Server 2012 R2 features a tablet game changer?
Microsoft strikes back at its Surface tablet critics with Windows Server 2012 R2 features like Workplace Join and Work Folders.
Will Microsoft's new rapid release cadence work?
Microsoft's recent pledge of more frequent OS upgrades has enterprises wondering what to make of the new schedule. Take a look at its pros and cons.
Security basics your co-workers should know (but don't)
You can't assume your colleagues know the basics of information security, but there are simple ways to make security and your job easier.
The return of the free Microsoft Second Shot retake offer
The latest Second Shot promotion lets admins retake certain certification exams for free. But the offer only lasts until May 2014.
Running Node.js applications on IIS
Microsoft's support for JavaScript engine Node.js applications on Windows Azure has brought the functionality to IIS. Here's how to set it up.
Four new Hyper-V features in Windows Server 2016
Although there are few new Hyper-V features in Windows Server 2016, PowerShell Direct and improved storage resiliency are noteworthy.
Avoiding issues with PowerShell automatic variables
PowerShell automatic variables are read-only, which can cause issues in the scripting language. Prep yourself to deal with these common variables.
Control the cloud with Operations Management Suite
Microsoft Operations Management Suite tackles Azure and AWS clouds, and multiple hypervisors, all from one console.
How to deploy Nano Server in Windows Server 2016
Nano Server is a lightweight installation option for Windows Server 2016, but deploying it isn't easy. Here's what you need -- and what to look out for.


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Innovation Webcasts On Demand
Idea to Realization: How IBM Approaches Org Design
16 June, 2015 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
This webcast will provide an overview of IBM, its strategy, and the markets it competes in, as well as an exploration of its philosophy and approaches to design organizations positioned to take advantage of market opportunities.
Capitalizing on the Power of Big Data
27 May, 2015 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | Special Webcast
Break through the big data hype to understand the business implications of this evolving discipline. Explore real-world applications and develop strategic direction towards the use of big data in your company.
Customer Experience: Innovations for Greater Impact
13 May, 2015 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Special Webcast
Unbridled imagination and emerging technology are creating customer experiences that surprise, delight, and drive new business.
Culture: Engaging the Innovative Spirit
08 April, 2015 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Special Webcast
How do you create an environment where innovation can flourish? Learn how leaders shape a culture that nourishes and challenges innovators.
Customer-Driven Innovation
18 March, 2015 10:00 AM EST [10:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00] | Special Webcast
This webcast will illuminate new pathways to innovation in large companies and the transformational consequences for the processes of innovation, marketing, strategic planning, and C-suite executive leadership.
Lean & Commercialization Tools for Innovation Success
10 March, 2015 11:00 AM EST [11:00] | Special Webcast
Explore tools and approaches used at Boeing, 3M, and Raytheon to unleash ongoing business growth from innovation investments. Ask questions of the experts and learn how you can apply these practices to your organization.
CEO Challenge® 2015: Creating Opportunity out of Adversity
17 February, 2015 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | KnowlEdge Series®
We surveyed more than 900 CEOs about their most pressing challenges in 2015 and their strategies for addressing them. Join us to explore the global and regional results and be prepared for what lies ahead.
Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Innovation
09 February, 2015 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Special Webcast
Learn how innovative companies are using social media to boost their success—from collecting a broader, richer group of possibilities for their idea funnels to testing and launching new products.
Managing Virtual Teams
27 January, 2015 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00] | Special Webcast
The skills needed to manage people collaborating virtually are in growing demand. This webcast follows the popular webcast from June 2014, "How Best to Manage a Virtual Team," and will examine in more depth key challenges facing dispersed and remote teams.
New Partnership & People Models for Breakthrough Innovation
14 January, 2015 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | Special Webcast
Companies searching for growth often turn to new business and white space opportunities that are disruptive with high risk and outside of their core. Companies can learn to embrace disruption through collaboration with entrepreneurial partners.
The Un-Bossy Boss and Your Brand
06 January, 2015 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Discover the 12 Powerful Questions that help turn traditional manager/employee relationships into something greater and more impactful for the business.
Social Brand Advocacy Inside and Out
19 December, 2014 02:00 PM EST [14:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Wells Fargo gives employees a leg up on social media collaboration with Genius Bars for technical help and App Workouts for hands-on experience. Implement social collaboration systems that activate the power of the internal crowd.
B-Cause: Accelerating Organizational Transformation
17 November, 2014 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Discover why you need to move from change management to cause management. Learn how to present challenges as an opportunity to make a difference from a successful case study featuring ProCure.
Transforming Product Development at Intel
24 October, 2014 02:00 PM EST [14:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Hear how Intel's Rani Borkar, VP and general manager, Platform Development Group, embarked on a comprehensive transformation of her organization at a scale that was unprecedented. You'll be inspired by her "run fast and don't wait" approach.
Adoption and Usage: The ROI of Change
21 October, 2014 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Learn how to reframe your change management practice towards defining the value your bring to projects. Join us as we explore a tactical tool for shifting mindsets.
Digital Entrepreneurship in Europe
25 June, 2014 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00] | Special Webcast
Start-ups and other small innovative companies, including those developed by digital entrepreneurs, play an important role in energizing the business environment, but they often face many institutional barriers.
Sustaining Change: Does Design and Execution Work Ever End?
03 June, 2014 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Given shifting business and marketplace realities, when is it appropriate to "stay the course" and when should you "abandon ship"? Learn how one organization successfully navigated through their difficulties.
The New Disruptors in Marketing
16 May, 2014 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00] | Special Webcast
The pace of innovation and convergence in the social and digital media landscape is dramatic and stands to not only disrupt marketing channels but also traditional marketing and advertising methodologies.
Building an Effective Org Design & Change Management Capability
05 May, 2014 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Learn from a practitioner about how to develop organization design models, tools, and a line-manager friendly methodology, as well as examples of how to apply these capabilities to design projects.
Mad Men, the Internet, and Big Data
29 April, 2014 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | Special Webcast
How do you make good business decisions about Internet advertising? This webcast will go into some of the salient features of new research and examine implications for substitution to other marketing channels.
Succeeding at Strategic Innovation
17 April, 2014 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | Special Webcast
Hear large company cases on how using tools, frameworks, methods and principles of strategic vs tactical innovation can avoid the pitfalls of "sustaining innovation" without the right perspectives.
Jobs, Skills, and Digital
01 April, 2014 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | KnowlEdge Series®
In this webcast, we will discuss how factors such as new technologies and the retirement of baby boomers will affect employment, productivity, skills, and talent shortages in the coming decade.
A Game Plan for Social Media Transformation at Your Firm
10 March, 2014 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Attendees will learn how social media can address critical business problems, identify stakeholders to engage, consider hidden assets to leverage, and explore how to get started quickly.
The Impact of Social Media: Measuring ROI
27 January, 2014 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
While social media benefits should be measureable, determining ROI is still a challenge. This webcast features a case study of one organization's efforts to evaluate its HR-related social media activities.
2014 CEO Challenge
17 December, 2013 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | KnowlEdge Series®
Join this interactive discussion about the most pressing challenges on the minds of CEOs as reflected in the advance results of The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2014.
Social Innovation – Solutions for a Sustainable Future
04 December, 2013 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00] | Special Webcast
Social innovation is becoming an important way to tackle today's challenges. Businesses that can develop new solutions to urgent social and ecological problems will be the leading companies of tomorrow.
Social Services in a Multi-Channel World
28 November, 2013 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00] | Special Webcast
How has the rise of the mobile customer and the "always on, always social" behavior associated with this new consumer changed the way companies think about the customer experience?
Social Media & Recruiting: Legal Considerations and Risks
19 November, 2013 10:00 AM EST [10:00] | Special Webcast
Talent professionals and hiring managers can get the latest information on avoiding legal pitfalls when using social media to enhance talent acquisition. We will cover policies, practical situations, and a focus on recruiting people under 30.
Transforming Your Brand Through Your People
07 November, 2013 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Transforming a brand, changing strategic direction, or changing culture and behaviors is tough for any organization. Hear how Swarovski decided to do all of these things when it decided to aggressively enhance their customer experience.
Developing Leaders Who Can Foster Innovation
04 November, 2013 12:00 PM EST [12:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Given accelerated industry transformation, shrinking product life cycles, unorthodox competition, and the transparency of information, there remains only one true source of sustainable competitive advantage: innovation.
Branding Inside-Out: Revolutionizing the Service Experience
10 October, 2013 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Find relevant lessons from this "inside-out" branding approach where employees at Inova, a $2.4B Healthcare System in Northern Virginia, are passionately engaged via focus on culture, communications infrastructure and HR processes.
Coaching for Innovation–Developing the Leader of the Future
09 October, 2013 12:00 PM EST [12:00] | Conference KeyNotes
This webcast will discuss next practices for developing innovative leaders. What can we learn from global trends and research that can help us develop strategies and qualities that our "future leaders" need to address?
Innovation: An Act of Leadership
26 September, 2013 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00] | Special Webcast
Increasing innovation is vital for the success of organisations all around the world. Creating a culture of innovation; where ideas flourish and become sources of sustainable business advantage is a deliberate act of leadership at all levels.
The Growing Value of Brands Worldwide
19 September, 2013 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | KnowlEdge Series®
This discussion will explore and measure trends in brand investment, as well as the relationships between brand and innovation for business strategies and between brand and economic development.
Visual Content Marketing For Social Media Success
18 September, 2013 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00] | Special Webcast
Over the last number of years, we have seen the increased relevance and importance of social media as part of an integrated digital communications plan.
Megatrends: Driving Brand Growth in the Social Media Era
20 June, 2013 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
A panel of experts will discuss how you can deliver on your brand promise including: Organizing, implementing, and controlling your corporate image, Generating and managing your social media effort and Working with employees to increase brand value.
The Rising Tide of the Internet of Things
10 June, 2013 12:00 PM EST [12:00] | Special Webcast
During this interactive session, Andy Castonguay, Principal Analyst at Informa, will discuss the following: mobile market overview, evolving Internet of things, home automation & security, and connected vehicles.
Brand Perception: Reshaping the Way our Customers See Us
03 June, 2013 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Hear how Corning, the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics has carefully managed brand perceptions for long term results.
Internal Branding: A Winning Relationship with Your Employees
29 May, 2013 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Executives from Dell and Ford Motor Company will discuss how to create internal brand ambassadors, live the brand promise and activate the core beliefs and values of the organization.
Skills and Abilities in High Demand in the US Labor Market
25 April, 2013 11:00 AM EST [11:00] | Special Webcast
We present the types of skills and abilities for which demand has been growing the fastest over the last decade, both in the nation as a whole as well as specific industries. We also discuss how these trends are likely to develop in the near future.
Innovation Ecosystems
15 April, 2013 12:00 PM EST [12:00] | Special Webcast
Hear from an expert on open innovation to understand why competitive advantage increasingly depends upon who has the best relationships, not who owns the technology.
Intangibles Count
15 March, 2013 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Special Webcast
Innovative firms of all sizes have begun to measure and report their intangible assets and investments. This webcast will feature a dialogue on the nature of intangibles and why taking account of intangibles can help mid-sized firms increase value.
Internet-Based Innovation in the Global Ecosystem
05 March, 2013 12:00 PM EST [12:00] | Special Webcast
Discover how 3M is applying internet-centric innovation to forge powerful new connections with customers worldwide.
Building Internal Organization Design Capability
04 February, 2013 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
This session focuses on the steps and approaches that forward-looking companies are using to build the internal capability required to lead and support organization design efforts on both the enterprise-wide and department/functional levels.
Innovation, Productivity & Growth: A Focus on Manufacturing
23 January, 2013 10:00 AM EST [10:00] | Special Webcast
The Productivity and Competitiveness team joins Katy George and James Manyika (McKinsey Global Institute) to discuss some of the insights from MGI's latest study on Manufacturing the Future: The Next Era of Global Growth and Innovation.
20 Shortcuts on Organizational Change
21 January, 2013 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00], 02:00 PM GMT [14:00] | Special Webcast
Organizational change management is a difficult topic to get our head around. There is no right or wrong in this field, but there are gurus and patterns that every practitioner builds on.
Public-Private Partnerships: The Innovation Center
18 January, 2013 10:00 AM EST [10:00] | Special Webcast
Understand the benefits of R&D collaborations at university-run innovation centers and learn how research experts, students, and problem solvers work together with companies, foundations, and the government to create transformative technologies.
Leveraging Alliances for Innovation
07 January, 2013 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
Innovation is a key growth driver. Many companies find strength and support for innovation initiatives through alliances. A senior executive will share how he developed alliances to bolster their innovation efforts and modernize their business.
Europe's Future Research & Innovation Policy & Its Impact on Business
18 December, 2012 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00], 02:00 PM GMT [14:00] | Special Webcast
This webcast is part of The Conference Board Director General Series. A series of briefings with senior officials from the EU Commission. Our guest speaker for the 2nd December webcast is Director General for DG Connect, Robert Madelin.
Safeguarding Intellectual Property & Addressing Corruption in the Global Supply Chain
03 December, 2012 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Special Webcast
This webcast will review the findings from a Research Working Group report on Safeguarding IP & Addressing Corruption in the Global Supply Chain
Social Media for Business Performance
01 November, 2012 11:00 AM EST [11:00] | Special Webcast
How can organizations leverage their existing internal social collaboration tools to directly increase productivity, reduce costs, accelerate innovation, and grow profits?
Book Discussion: Creating Innovators
11 October, 2012 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Special Webcast
Join our October Book Discussion webcast, featuring Tony Wagner, Ed.D., author of the new book, Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World.
Innovation: Keeping CEOs awake at night
18 June, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00] | Special Webcast
The race to innovate defines today's global business environment. How are CEOs around the world meeting this challenge?
Using Social Media to Drive Operational Excellence
21 May, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00] | Special Webcast
Social media is enabling transformation in some important parts of the value chain, especially marketing and communications. It's time to learn and apply these game-changing technologies to the core of business: operations.
The Social Media Evolution
17 May, 2012 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | Special Webcast
Many nonprofit organizations have dipped their toes into the set-me-free world of social media, but too many still have trepidations about taking full advantage of the toolset.
Unleashing the Power of Social Media Within Your Organization
28 March, 2012 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | Conference KeyNotes
APCO Worldwide and Gagen MacDonald have teamed up to commission a groundbreaking research study to survey employees on the use of social media in the workplace and its impact on employee engagement and internal communications.
The Intangible Drivers of Future Performance and Value
08 March, 2012 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | Special Webcast
The infrastructure driving shareholder and stakeholder value in today's business is made up of intangible (rather than tangible) assets. Learn what's behind this shift and how to measure, manage and monetize the intangibles behind your company's success.
Building a Culture of Innovation
03 November, 2011 02:00 PM EST [14:00] | Special Webcast
How do you activate innovation within your organization? Global innovation and design consultancy Continuum will speak about the challenges of building a culture of innovation, motivating individuals, creating capacity, and scaling innovation.
The Apollo Program at Kennedy Space Center
05 October, 2011 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | Special Webcast
Apply the lessons of the race to the moon to your business and professional goals. This new program draws on the leadership lessons of the manned space flight effort over the 10-year period of The Apollo Program.
Intangible Assets, Business Strategy and Stock Prices
23 June, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00] | Special Webcast
Intangible assets account for about half of the market value of publicly listed firms and are key to the competitiveness of many firms in the knowledge economy. This webcast discusses how a firm can keep effective records of intangible assets, and how that may affect the decision making of executives, the firm's stock prices and investor confidence in the short- and long-term.
Bringing Innovative Leadership to West Point
20 April, 2011 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Conference KeyNotes
This Conference KeyNotes Webcast contains video clips of senior executives discussing how to build and sustain an innovative culture and bring innovative leadership to a legacy organization.
Corporate Image & Branding: New Ways to Engage Stakeholders
07 April, 2011 01:00 PM EST [13:00] | Conference KeyNotes
This Conference KeyNotes Webcast will include video clips and live discussion of a session delivered at The 2011 Corporate Image and Branding Conference. IBM and Brand Logic discuss new ways to engage stakeholders in the brand.
Building Internal Organization Design Capability
22 March, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00] | Conference KeyNotes
This Conference KeyNotes Webcast will include discussion of key themes from The 2010 Organization Design Conference. Special attention will be paid to "Building Internal Organization Design Capability."
Innovation Begins with Creative Employees
22 June, 2010 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Special Webcast
This webcast will focus on how companies are getting involved in arts education as a way to support development of necessary skills for the 21st Century workforce.
Innovation: The Hidden Driver of Company Profit and National Competitiveness
03 June, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00] | Special Webcast
This webcast describes the state of the art in the measurement of intangible capital and its contribution to economic growth, with comparisons of intangible investment in eleven advanced economies.
Organization Design: Designing for Effectiveness and Efficiency
22 April, 2009 02:00 PM EST [14:00] | Special Webcast
This webcast will discuss how leaders can stratify work to focus limited resources on differentiating capabilities while cutting costs in other "non-strategic" areas.


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As we transition out of summer style (but continue to deal with the heat), it's important to work in accessories that meet the needs of the changing seasons. The leather ball cap was one of the most prominent Fall 2013 trends, and given that the sun's still a-shinin', it's a fitting choice for starting autumn off right.
Sleek and rich, a buttery leather or vegan version topper lends a sporty edge to any outfit while keeping your look dressed up in fall's favorite fabric.
Bloggers and Ball Caps!
Check out how these fashion MVP's hit a home-run with capped off looks and how you can join the game this season.


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Friday, March 7 at 3pm
Everyone is welcome to join the Southeast Branch's Knitting Club: The Knotty Knitters. All ages and abilities are encouraged to join and instruction can be provided to beginners. Make new friends and learn a new craft.
Friday, March 7 @ 4pm
Teens and tweens are invited to celebrate the release of the 2nd installment of the popular Hunger Games series with food, prizes, and a showing of the film. This film is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some frightening images, thematic elements, a suggestive situation, and language. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southeast Branch Library.


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City of the Rocks Yurt Trip & Snowshoe Expedition
Join the ORP Presidents Day Weekend (Feb. 16-18) on an exclusive snowshoe trip to the City of the Rocks in southern Idaho. See the world-famous rock structures from a pair of snowshoes while hiking on trails like Window Arch, Indian Grove, and Creekside Towers. Also, take a dip in the geothermal springs close to the park, learn about snow caving techniques, and dutch oven cooking. Along with the beautiful scenery, attendees will stay in a mongolian-style yurt among the rocks. The yurt accommodates six people, and is equipped with electricity, a wood-burning fireplace, bunk beds, and furniture; showers and flushing toilets are located about 100 feet from the yurt. Due to the limited space available, only four students can participate. Registration for the trip is open now at the ORP or by calling (435) 797-3264. The cost of the trip is $40. Food and equipment outfitting will be determined at a pre-trip meeting Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 5 p.m. in the ORP shop.
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Don't Like Blacks? You'll Love Voter ID
Despite the rhetoric of GOP officials, it's more than clear that voter ID laws are designed to depress turnout among traditionally Democratic groups. Attorney General Eric Holder has even gone so far as to attack the laws as glorified "poll taxes"—one of the mechanisms used during Jim Crow to keep African Americans from voting.
Regardless of where you fall politically, it seems like this should be objectionable to everyone. The United States had a long and hard path to universal suffrage, and voter suppression is a direct challenge to the idea that everyone counts and everyone should have a say. Unfortunately, there is a real divide on the desirability of voter ID laws; according to the latest survey from the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, support for voter identification is strongest among those who harbor negative opinions toward African Americans:
To assess attitudes toward African Americans, all non-African Americans respondents in the poll were asked a series of questions. Responses to these questions were combined to form a measure of "racial resentment." Researchers found that support for voter ID laws is highest among those with the highest levels of "racial resentment."
This link between racial resentment and support for voter identification persists even after you control for partisanship, ideology, and a range of other demographic variables. That said, there was a strong partisan division: Republicans were the most likely to hold negative attitudes toward blacks and support voter identification laws. This prevalence of racial resentment—the conjunction of anti-black feelings and traditional American moralism—among Republicans has more to do with the demographics of the party than anything else. The GOP is almost entirely white, and whites are the most likely to harbor negative opinions about African Americans.
This isn't to say that Republicans are solely—or even somewhat—motivated by negative attitudes about blacks. But these results line up with a decade's worth of data on the relationship between racial resentment and political belief. Last year, for example, Alan Abramowitz found a strong relationship between high levels of racial resentment and negative attitudes toward Barack Obama. And in 2010, researchers at the University of Washington found an equally strong relationship between racial resentment and support for the Tea Party.
You could say that I'm "playing the race card" here, but that really isn't the case at all. Race might be the most important part of the American experience—it has profound implications for how we live, where we work, and what we believe about the size and role of government. If anything, this poll is a stark reminder of the extent to which race plays a powerful role in shaping our political attitudes, whether we realize it or not.
Thu, 2012-07-19 11:47
In my state we went from "fill out this slip of paper with correct information" to "... and present ID"... and almost to some vote suppressing-type nonsense that, to his credit, our Republican governor vetoed.
I personally think there should be as few hurdles as possible between voters and the ballot box, and that voter ID laws should be based upon actual need - identify a real problem first and implement the least intrusive law that will remedy that actual problem. My issue with voter ID laws is not that voters have to verify their identity, it's that the proponents of the law misrepresent the need and, at times, get a bit too candid about their actual motives.
That said, if I were in charge of GOTV for one of the populations targeted / disproportionately disadvantaged by voter ID laws, I would have been spending the past number of years helping people get ID's that were likely to get them past any new hurdles at the polls. First, many of those people will actually benefit in other contexts from having valid, government-issued ID. Second, pray for the best, prepare for the worst.
conservative girl
Thu, 2012-07-19 12:23
We have instances of more people voting in counties than residents. We have states that have not cleaned up there databases in years, which is a violation of federal law.
The argument about it being a poll tax would be much more convincing if the states were not putting safety nets for the poor into place. In SC not only is the ID free, so is the ride to get there. Only 30 people took advantage.
No one who is against these laws can give me a logical explanation of why giving someone a free ID is a bad thing. How does that harm someone?
Isn't also a tad racist to assume that only black people don't have ID's or are the only poor in the country for that matter?
John Herald
Fri, 2012-07-27 18:07
I don't think it's entirely about race, though without a doubt blacks and Latinos will be among those most affected should these laws stand. The problem is probably more related to cultural bias. You and I might have no problem filing our own taxes or securing a loan for our children's college education because of our backgrounds. Not so for people with lower incomes and educational levels. For example, ask your grandmother or great aunt to order a book for you from Amazon. Chances are she'll get you the book the old-fashioned way, from a Barnes & Noble. I could be wrong about your grandmother's computer literacy, but I'm certain you've got it wrong about the free ID and bus ride. First of all, many people don't know about the law. Secondly, the people who didn't show up for the bus didn't have to do anything like that last year. All they had to do was show up at the polls. The ride isn't free. It's an imposition, something imposed on someone.
But check out this bias - on your part: There aren't any counties where there are more votes than residents. If the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania can't produce one case of fraud, how could any county anywhere have the problem you describe? Where did you get such an idea? If you do have a source other than an urban myth, it would have to be someone like Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck. However, your bias didn't just start there. You were already inclined to accept this view, and they (a website or whoever it was) just fed it, and with completely false information that you eagerly accepted.
Anyway, I'm sure I can't convince you about how nefarious the voter ID restriction is, but I'd ask you to give this some thought. Pennsylvania's Constitution states: "Elections shall be free and equal; and no power, civil or military, shall at any time interfere to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage." That law has protected my right to vote for 30 some years, and there's nothing to prove that there's any benefit to amending it. One thing that is provable is that Republican legislators and their backers have conspired to make it more difficult for some people to vote and they did so for their own selfish gain in the elections. I find that appalling, and I'm very sad that you don't.
Thu, 2012-07-19 22:49
You think by saying the year 2012 you wouldn't hear about the races of color, the spraying and kiiling the people by cemtrails, the poisions put in our foods seeds, the over the top greed in people, The youth growing up without respect for others! I know there is always exceptions but in general a very sad time we live in We as a people have learned very little since we were put here. What you wanted to be a part of would be there wouldn't be any wars, People in deed would love their neighbors, All people would love and respect each other.The human race I believe is doomed unless, We people stand to gether and make changes. Something to ponder!
Fri, 2012-07-20 11:37
This if for conservative girl: I know we are never going to hear from you again, and I am probably asking in vain, but could you please supply one example from recent years of voter fraud that voter id laws would have obviated? (The example has to come from a reliable source, with documentation, not something from a right-wing blog.) These laws are clearly designed to suppress the black and poor vote. It doesn't matter so much in South Carolina, which is a hopeless case, but I am afraid republican vote suppressing in Pennsylvania may have the intended effect.
Sat, 2012-07-21 21:14
Mon, 2012-07-23 01:01
Don't Like Blacks is arguably the most vitriolic, disingenuous, specious political opinion article of the hundreds I have read this year. You claim you are not playing the race card while you are playing the race card. Requiring voter ID imposes little or no burden on anyone. Anyone who doesn't feel voting is important enough to get an ID, probably isn't informed enough to cast a meaningful vote. Politicians can bus people to the polls why can't they bus them to get an ID.
The only groups a voter ID will truly impact is: the dead people in Chicago, the plethora of illegal immigrants in many states, those who are registered in the wrong district, released convicted felons, and those still in prison. Where in that list does it say black? It is therefore, completely unfounded to assert this is somehow a Republican vendetta. I'll admit there still is some racism in this country, and that's unfortunate. Racism is not limited to one political party. The remaining racism in this country is nothing like it was in the days of Rosa Parks and it is on the decline. People like you who continue to play the race card are in fact doing a gross disservice to the black race by impeding the goal of having all people judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin. Almost all Americans, regardless of the color of their skin, still aspire to that dream.
Tue, 2012-07-31 14:00
Your arguments hold no water. Voter ID laws do not suppress anybody and do not discriminate against anybody. At some point, your fictitious voter must have had to show an ID to register to vote. If said voter no longer has ANY form of state issued government ID, then how do they function in the modern world? You can not open a bank account without ID. You can't cash a check without ID. You can't take out a loan without ID. You can't rent an apartment without ID. You can not get government assistance without an ID. Or can you? Please refer to the woman arrested in Miami carrying a STACK of absentee ballots for the upcoming mayoral race. Please refer to the history of dead people voting in Miami and Chicago. How can you lie and say that there is no evidence of voter fraud? In the early 1990's, BOTH candidates in Miami for mayor were cited for voter fraud. Non driving state ID's have no expiration date. In Florida, they cost $5. I would favor waving the cost if it would make the liberals feel better. Eric Holder is a race baiter. Anytime he feels pressured, he is being targeted because he is black. Finally, no ID is required for absentee ballots. If your poor elderly are nursing home bound as your side purports, how are they getting to the polls to vote. Bus? Cab? Each costs money that they, according to you, don't have. Absentee ballots cover the no ID and transportation problem. Please stop your nonsensical arguments. They truly have no basis.
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In our last installment, we covered the engine, drivetrain, and brakes. we are busy working on the many remaining tasks for our project, but we thought we would cover one aspect of the interior that has drawn quite a bit of interest lately. There will be more on other interior features in a later installment.
If you like the style, comfort, and the ability of newer seats to grace your bottom in the manner to which it has now become accustomed, you may be considering upgrading/changing your seats. While there are aftermarket seats available, many folks prefer to use as many Corvette components as possible when modifying their cars.
Installing C5 seats is becoming a popular way to achieve those goals, but getting them to fit and mount correctly can be an issue. Having gone through that recently, we thought we would share the approach we took to install them in a '63 coupe. We found some C5 seats on eBay, and the ones we have seen range from nearly new and perfect to those that will require reupholstering. The ones we found were a little worn, but since we planned to reupholster them anyway, there was no need to pay the price for perfect seats.
We chose to eliminate the power seat motors in order to lower the seats, eliminate the weight and wiring involved, and simplify the installation. To remove the power mechanism requires removing the seat bottom upholstery and foam in order to get at the four mounting bolts. At least that's what we did since we couldn't figure out a way to get at the bolts easily as they go into the power unit from the top of the seat frame. It isn't difficult at all, and you can put things back the way they were by reinstalling the hog rings at the rear of the seat and retightening the drawstring used to secure the seat-bottom upholstery.
For the installation, the main issues that need to be addressed are: seat height, seat rake, mounting, adjustability, and upholstery color match.
Seat Height: Installing C5 seats with their power adjusters in place can raise the height enough that you can hit your head on the ceiling of a coupe. The mechanism also weighs about 20 pounds each so you can save 40 pounds by eliminating them. If you want to retain the power feature, another approach is cutting and lowering the floors, but we didn't want to go that route.
On a convertible, you might find the seat headrests taller than you like, although we don't believe they are much taller than a midyear with the headrest option once the power seat assembly has been removed. If that is an issue for you, the seatbacks could be cut down somewhat to a height you prefer. If so, you will also likely have to move the seatback lock to a lower position. In a coupe, we didn't find height to be an issue.
Seat Rake: We found it helpful to raise the front of the seats so the angle of the seat bottom will help keep us in place and avoid the feeling of sliding forward.
Mounting: There are two areas to address here: Manual seat tracks can be fitted to the C5 seat frames, and the seat tracks need to be securely mounted to the floor.
Adjustability: Even without the power motors, the C5 seats retain their seatback adjustment. Most folks will also want to be able to adjust the forward and rearward position.
Seat Upholstery: You may be able to find seats which are fine; we've seen many on eBay. If you're lucky you might even find them in the right color to match your interior. If not, there are stock upholstery kits from a variety of sources, or you could go the custom route.


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The City of Vernon will have a Budget Workshop at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, in the City Hall Council Chanbers.
VERNON — City Council members heard a plea for help from one resident struggling with flood water and heard a report from Hammers and Hearts, a Christian volunteer group helping Vernon residents rebuild.
"Everybody has seen the flooding that is every where," said resident Martha Moore, "but my property has flooded three times since July 3." Moore said the problem is with her drainage culvert, which is half full of dirt. Moore resides at 2883 Dawkins Street in Vernon, and she said the water was backing up under her home and into her outbuildings.
"I would like to have someone come out and look at this ditch and see if anything can be done," Moore said. "I can't continue to strip out skirting and bleach everything down every time it rains 10 inches."
"In 50-plus years, I have never seen flooding like this," said Council Member Gwen March.
Moore said she had been on the phone with county and state officials, and everyone she talked to said they had nothing to do with her ditch problems.
"We can get someone out there," Councilman Tray Hawkins said. "We can clean the ditch for you."
Ben Tarpley of Live Oaks, Fla., founder of the volunteer group Hammers and Hearts, reported to the council that his group, along with Catholic Charities and the Northwest Florida Baptist Association and the Methodist churches were beginning to organize work parties to help repair people's homes.
"The infrastructure was declared an emergency by FEMA, but people's homes were not," Tarpley said. The church volunteers are on hand to help the city residents with work. About 100 people have requested assistance from the volunteers, Mayor Michelle Cook said. Tarpley said the group is working on raising funds and organizing work parties.
"Hammers and Hearts began in Joplin, Mo., when that town was wiped out by a tornado," Tarpley said. "The disaster you folks here have is just as devastating to your residents, but it isn't as dramatic as a tornado." Once the water goes away, so does the media attention, but people are left with homes to rebuild.
The volunteers work on private properties, but will not work to rebuild rental properties, Tarpley said.
People interested in volunteering to help Hammers and Hearts with cleaning and construction should call Tarpley at 478-258-7585.
Residents wanting to be added to the list for assistance should call the county Emergency Management Office at 638-6203.
The council also heard from Fire Chief Tim Barnes that the city's two fire trucks, the tanker and the engine, were involved in an accident Sunday night.
Barnes said the two trucks were on their way to a car fire in Ebro when the fire engine started to skid in the rain after braking to avoid a vehicle which had suddenly stopped in front of the truck in the roadway.
"They didn't pull over, they just hit the brakes when they saw us," Barnes said.
The fire engine turned sideways on Highway 79, and the tanker truck was unable to stop and struck the fire engine.
Barnes said he would be surprised if the fire engine was not totaled by the insurance company.
Barnes also said they were very lucky in that no other vehicles were involved in the accident and no one was seriously injured.
The city is temporarily without a fire vehicle, and Barnes could not say how soon the city fire trucks could be returned to service.
Engineer Nolan Baker of CDG Engineering of Dothan gave the council a brief report on the status of the city's efforts to get FEMA funding to help with infrastructure repairs. "We have a list of projects to submit, but this is just a ballpark list to get us going," Baker said. When asked how soon the city could expect to see money coming from FEMA, Baker said, "It's a slow process."


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Alexander (Aleksandr) II Nikolaevich (Александр II Николаевич) (Moscow, 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881 in St. Petersburg) was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the Grand Duke of Finland and King of Poland until 1867 when it was annexed into the Russian Empire.
In the period of over thirty-six years during which he was heir apparent, the atmosphere of St Petersburg was unfavourable to the development of any intellectual or political innovation. Government was based on principles under which all freedom of thought and all private initiative were, as far as possible, suppressed vigorously. Personal and official censorship was rife; criticism of the authorities was regarded as a serious offence. This was also regarded as one of the reasons which led to his assassination.
Under supervision of the liberal poet Vasily Zhukovsky, Alexander received the education commonly given to young Russians of good family at that time: a smattering of a great many subjects, and exposure to the chief modern European languages. He took little personal interest in military affairs to the disappointment of his father, who was passionate about the military. Alexander gave evidence of a kind disposition and a warmheartedness which were considered out of place in one destined to become a military autocrat.
Fortunately for Russia the autocratic power was now in the hands of a man who was impressionable enough to be deeply influenced by the spirit of the time, and who had sufficient prudence and practicality to prevent his being carried away by the prevailing excitement into the dangerous region of Utopian dreaming. Unlike some of his predecessors, he had no grand, original schemes of his own to impose by force on unwilling subjects, and no pet projects to lead his judgment astray. He looked instinctively with a suspicious, critical eye upon the panaceas which more imaginative and less cautious people recommended. These character traits, together with the peculiar circumstances in which he was placed, determined the part he would play in bringing to fruition the reform aspirations of the educated classes.
However, the growth of a revolutionary movement to the "left" of the educated classes led to an abrupt end to Alexander's changes when he was assassinated by a bomb in 1881. It is interesting to note that after Alexander became tsar in 1855, he maintained a generally liberal course at the helm while providing a target for numerous assassination attempts (1866, 1873, 1880).
Then it was found that further progress was blocked by a formidable obstacle: the existence of serfdom. Alexander showed that, unlike his father, he meant to grapple boldly with this difficult and dangerous problem. Taking advantage of a petition presented by the Polish landed proprietors of the Lithuanian provinces, and hoping that their relations with the serfs might be regulated in a more satisfactory way (meaning in a way more satisfactory for the proprietors), he authorized the formation of committees "for ameliorating the condition of the peasants," and laid down the principles on which the amelioration was to be effected.
This step was followed by one still more significant. Without consulting his ordinary advisers, Alexander ordered the Minister of the Interior to send a circular to the provincial governors of European Russia, containing a copy of the instructions forwarded to the governor-general of Lithuania, praising the supposed generous, patriotic intentions of the Lithuanian landed proprietors, and suggesting that perhaps the landed proprietors of other provinces might express a similar desire. The hint was taken: in all provinces where serfdom existed, emancipation committees were formed.
The deliberations at once raised a host of important, thorny questions. The emancipation was not merely a humanitarian question capable of being solved instantaneously by imperial ukase. It contained very complicated problems, deeply affecting the economic, social and political future of the nation.
Alexander had little of the special knowledge required for dealing successfully with such problems, and he had to restrict himself to choosing between the different measures recommended to him. The main point at issue was whether the serfs should become agricultural labourers dependent economically and administratively on the landlords, or whether they should be transformed into a class of independent communal proprietors. The emperor gave his support to the latter project, and the Russian peasantry became one of the last groups of peasants in Europe to shake off serfdom.
The architects of the emancipation manifesto were Alexander's brother Konstantin, Yakov Rostovtsev, and Nikolay Milyutin. On 3 March 1861, the sixth anniversary of his accession, the emancipation law was signed and published.
However, the workers wanted better working conditions; national minorities wanted freedom. When radicals began to resort to the formation of secret societies and to revolutionary agitation, Alexander II felt constrained to adopt severe repressive measures.
Alexander II resolved to try the effect of some moderate liberal reforms in an attempt to quell the revolutionary agitation, and for this purpose he instituted a ukase for creating special commissions, composed of high officials and private personages who should prepare reforms in various branches of the administration.
During his bachelor days, Alexander made a state visit to England in 1838. Just a year older than the young Queen Victoria, Alexander took a liking to his distant cousin. The fondness however, was short-lived. While Victoria married her German cousin, Prince Albert in February 1840, Alexander became a husband the next year. On 16 April 1841 he married Princess Marie of Hesse in St Petersburg, thereafter known as Maria Alexandrovna. The Tsarevitch claimed to be deeply in love with the young Princess and vowed to marry no one else. Marie was the legal daughter of Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Wilhelmina of Baden, although there was a question of whether the Grand Duke or her mother's lover, Baron August von Senarclens de Grancy, was her biological father. Alexander was aware of the question of her paternity. The marriage produced six sons and two daughters:
|Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna
|30 August 1842
|10 July 1849
|nicknamed Lina, died of infant meningitis in St. Petersburg at the age of six
|Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich
|20 September 1843
|24 April 1865
|engaged to Dagmar of Denmark
|Tsar Alexander III
|10 March 1845
|1 November 1894
|married 1866, Dagmar of Denmark (Maria Feodorovna); had issue
|Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich
|22 April 1847
|17 February 1909
|married 1874, Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Maria Pavlovna); had issue
|Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich
|14 January 1850
|14 November 1908
|married 1867/1870, Alexandra Vasilievna Zhukovskaya; had issue
|Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna
|17 October 1853
|20 October 1920
|married 1874, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; had issue
|Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich
|29 April 1857
|4 February 1905
|married 1884, Elisabeth of Hesse (Elizabeth Feodorovna);
|Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich
|3 October 1860
|24 January 1919
|married 1889, Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (Alexandra Georgievna); had issue - second marriage 1902, Olga Karnovich; had issue
Alexander had many mistresses during his marriage and fathered 7 known illegitimate children. These included Antoinette Bayer (20 June 1856-24 January 1948) with his mistress Wilhelmine Bayer; Michael-Bogdan Oginski (10 October 1848-25 March 1909) with mistress Countess Olga Kalinovskya (1818-1854); and Joseph Raboxicz.
On 6 July 1880, less than a month after Tsarina Maria's death on 8 June, Alexander formed a morganatic marriage with his mistress Princess Catherine Dolgorukov, with whom he already had four children.
All territories of the former Poland-Lithuania were excluded from liberal policies introduced by Alexander. The martial law in Lithuania, introduced in 1863, lasted for the next 50 years. Native languages, Lithuanian, Ukrainian and Belarusian were completely banned from printed texts, see a , e.g., Ems Ukase. The Polish language was banned in both oral and written form from all provinces except Congress Kingdom, where it was allowed in private conversations only.
In 1863 Alexander II re-established the Diet of Finland and initiated several reforms increasing Finland's autonomy from Russia including establishment of own currency, the Markka. Liberation of enterprise led to increased foreign investment and industrial development. Finally, the elevation of Finnish from a language of the common people to a national language equal to Swedish opened opportunities for a larger proportion of the society. Alexander II is still regarded as "The Good Tsar" in Finland.
Alexander's attitude towards Finland could be seen as genuine belief that reforms were easier to test in a small, homogeneous country than the whole of Russia. The benevolent treatment of Finland may also be seen as a reward for the loyalty of its relatively western oriented population during the Crimean war and during the Polish uprising. Encouraging Finnish nationalism and language can also be seen as an attempt to weaken the strong ties with Sweden.
On the morning of 20 April 1879, Alexander II was briskly walking towards the Square of the Guards Staff and faced Alexander Soloviev, a 33 year-old former student. Having seen a menacing revolver in his hands, the Tsar fled. Soloviev fired five times but missed;and he was sentenced to death and hanged on 28 May.
The student acted on his own, but other revolutionaries were keen to murder Alexander. In December 1879, the Narodnaya Volya (People's Will), a radical revolutionary group which hoped to ignite a social revolution, organised an explosion on the railway from Livadia to Moscow, but they missed the Tsar's train. On the evening of 5 February 1880 the same revolutionaries set off a charge under the dining room of the Winter Palace, right in the resting room of the guards a story below. Being late for supper, the Tsar was unharmed, although 67 other people were killed or wounded. The dining room floor was also heavily damaged.
After the last assassination attempt, Count Loris-Melikov was appointed the head of the Supreme Executive Commission and given extraordinary powers to fight the revolutionaries. Loris-Melikov's proposals called for some form of parliamentary body, and the Emperor seemed to agree; these plans were never realized as on 13 March (1 March Old Style Date), 1881 Alexander fell victim to an assassination plot.
As he had done every Sunday for a score of years, the tsar went to the Manege to review the Life Guards of the Reserve Infantry and the Life Guards of the Sapper Battalion regiments. He travelled both to and from the Menege in a closed carriage accompanied by six Cossacks with a seventh sitting on the coachman's left. The tsar's carriage was followed by two sleighs carrying, among others, the chief of police and the chief of the tsar's guards. The route, as always, was via the Catherine Canal and over the Pevchesky Bridge.
The street was flanked by narrow sidewalks on both the right and left side. A short young man wearing a heavy black overcoat edged towards the imperial carriage making its way down the street. He was carrying a small white package wrapped in a handkerchief. The youth was Nikolai Rysakov,
"After a moment's hesitation I threw the bomb. I sent it under the horses' hooves in the supposition that it would blow up under the carriage...The explosion knocked me into the fence.
The explosion, while killing one of the Cossacks and seriously wounding the driver and people on the sidewalk, several critically, had only damaged the carriage. It was bulletproof, a gift from Napoleon III of France. The tsar emerged shaken but unhurt. Rysakov was captured almost immediately. Police Chief Dvorzhitsky heard Rysakov shout out to someone in the gathering crowd. Realizing there was another (if not more than one) bomber near by he urged the tsar to leave the area at once. Alexander agreed to do so but only after he had been shown the site of the explosion. Completely surrounded by the guards and the Cossacks, the tsar made his way over to the hole in the street. It was then that a young man, Ignacy Hryniewiecki, standing by the canal fence, raised up both arms and threw something at the tsar's feet. Dvorzhitsky was later to write:
"I was deafened by the new explosion, burned, wounded and thrown to the ground. Suddenly, amid the smoke and snowy fog, I heard His Majesty's weak voice cry, 'Help!' Gathering what strength I had, I jumped up and rushed to the tsar. His Majesty was half-lying, half-sitting, leaning on his right arm. Thinking he was merely wounded heavily, I tried to lift him but the tsar's legs were shattered, and the blood poured out of them. Twenty people, with wounds of varying degree, lay on the sidewalk and on the street. Some managed to stand, others to crawl, still others tried to get out from beneath bodies that had fallen on them. Through the snow, debris, and blood you could see fragments of clothing, epaulets, sabers, and bloody chunks of human flesh.
Later it was learned there was a third bomber in the crowd. Ivan Emelyanov stood ready, clutching a briefcase containing a bomb that would be used if the other two bombs, and bombers, failed.
Alexander was carried by sleigh to the Winter Palace, up the marble staircase, a trail of blood in his wake, and in to his study where, twenty years before almost to the date, he had signed the Emancipation Edict freeing the serfs. Alexander with both legs destroyed, was bleeding to death. Members of the Romanov family came rushing to the scene. One of them was the quiet, sensitive thirteen year old boy named Nicky, elder son of the heir-apparent Alexander; the boy would grow up to be tsar in his own right, Nicholas II of Russia.
The dying tsar was given Communion and Extreme Unction. There was nothing to do now but wait. When asked how long it would be, the attending physician Dr. S.P. Borkin replied, "Up to fifteen minutes At 3:30 that day the standard of Alexander II was lowered for the last time.
The assassination also caused a great setback for the reform movement. One of Alexander II's last ideas was to draft up plans for an elected parliament, or Duma, which were completed the day before he died but not yet released to the Russian people. The first action Alexander III took after his coronation was to tear up those plans. A Duma would not come into fruition until 1905, by Alexander II's grandson, Nicholas II, who commissioned the Duma following heavy pressure on the monarchy by the Russian Revolution of 1905.
A second consequence of the assassination was anti-Jewish pogroms and legislation. Despite the fact only one Jew was involved in the assassination conspiracy, over 200 Jews who had nothing to do with the murder of Alexander II were beaten to death in these pogroms.
A third consequence of the assassination was that suppression of civil liberties in Russia and police brutality burst back with a full force after experiencing some restraint under the reign of Alexander II. Alexander II's murder and subsequent death was witnessed firsthand by his son, Alexander III, and his grandson, Nicholas II, both future Tsars, who vowed not to have the same fate befall them. Both used the Okhrana to arrest protestors and uproot suspected rebel groups, creating further suppression of personal freedom for the Russian people.