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A video of Teresa Amabile's TEDx program in Atlanta
Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School and co-author of The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work. Originally educated as a chemist, Teresa received her doctorate in psychology from Stanford University. She studies how everyday life inside organizations can influence people and their performance. Teresa's research encompasses creativity, productivity, innovation, and inner work life – the confluence of emotions, perceptions, and motivation that people experience as they react to events at work.
Teresa gave an 18-minute TEDx talk on Sept. 13. The video of the talk is now up on the TEDx Atlanta site. During this talk, she shares a passionate message about improving everyday work life – and lifting performance – in organizations everywhere. If you have any feedback for her, she'd love to hear it. To contact here, please click here.
To watch the video, please click here.
Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer: An interview by Bob Morris
Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School and co-author of The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work. Originally educated as a chemist, Teresa received her doctorate in psychology from Stanford University. She studies how everyday life inside organizations can influence people and their performance. Teresa's research encompasses creativity, productivity, innovation, and inner work life – the confluence of emotions, perceptions, and motivation that people experience as they react to events at work.
Steven Kramer is an independent researcher and writer in Wayland, Massachusetts. He is also co- author of The Progress Principle. He received his undergraduate degree in psychology from UCLA, and his doctorate in developmental psychology from the University of Virginia. Steve's current research interests include adult development, the meaning of work in human life, and the subjective experience of everyday events inside organizations (inner work life). Previously, he researched the perceptual and cognitive development of infants and young children.
Morris: Before discussing The Progress Principle, a few general questions. First, other than a family member, who has had the greatest influence on your personal growth?
Amabile: My undergraduate mentors at Canisius College were extremely important in my personal growth. Let me describe one of several. Professor Frank Dinan, a chemist and my research supervisor for several years, helped me think through my love of science, my growing interest in psychology, and implications for my career choices. More than that, he was a model of a principled, intrinsically motivated professional – someone who obviously loved his work, cared about his profession, and nurtured the people around him.
Kramer: It is hard to choose one person. I would have to say that it was a group of women who did volunteer work at a school for children with behavior problems where I worked when I was in my twenties. From them I learned the value of doing meaningful work and the joy and satisfaction that it can bring. And I also learned much about myself and my own value through the contribution that I helped to make in the lives of those children.
Morris: The greatest impact on your professional development?
Kramer: Another tough one. There are so many, but I will limit it to two people – Studs Terkel and Peter Drucker. Although I wasn't able to meet either one of them, their work has had a profound effect on my thinking and my feelings about work. Both of them viewed work as something that could and should help to fulfill people's lives. And they saw the nobility in work of all kinds. My hope is that our work, in its own small way, can build onto the foundation that they built.
Amabile: I think that would be my graduate mentors at Stanford University – psychology professors Mark Lepper (who got me interested in studying motivation, and supported my early explorations of creativity), Lee Ross (who introduced me to the excitement of experimental research on causal attribution), Phil Zimbardo (who helped me learn to teach), and Daryl and Sandy Bem (who modeled passion for their work, superb writing, and balancing family life with professional work).
Morris: Here are two questions for Teresa. First, When and why did you first become so interested in the creative process?
Amabile: As a child, I overheard my kindergarten teacher tell my mother that I showed great potential for artistic creativity. When I failed to show any achievement in art by the end of elementary school, I wondered why. Years later, when I began studying intrinsic motivation at Stanford, it occurred to me that motivational state could be terribly important for creativity – and might depend on the social environment as much as on natural talent. I began to read the creativity literature… and the rest is (my) history.
Morris: What are the most common misconceptions about creativity?
Amabile: A few myths crop up frequently: creativity is only possible in certain professions (like art or science); creativity depends primarily on talent; creativity thrives under pressure or unhappiness.
Morris: Now three questions for for Steve: In 1924, 3M's then chairman and CEO, William L. McKnight observed: "If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need." Here's the first part of the question: What must supervisors do to accommodate both an organization's need for structure and constraints and its workers' need for "the room they need"?
Kramer: Supervisors must provide the overall direction for the organization and clearly communicate it their people. But they should do so with input from below. The workers in the trenches are much closer to the customers than management and they have more intimate knowledge of the practical constraints in meeting those goals. The direction of the organization must also be accompanied by a purpose or meaning, since it is meaningful work that engages people in the work. By meaningful work, we simply mean that the work has some meaning or value to the person doing it. It can be a lofty goal like curing cancer, but it can also be as mundane is providing a quality product or a useful service to your customer.
Once supervisors have provided workers with clear goals, they must do two things. First, support them in meeting those goals. Give them the resources and help that they need to succeed for the organization and for themselves. Second, give them the autonomy to use their talents, skills and knowledge in meeting those goals. In other words, check in with your people and find out what they need and, to the extent possible, give it to them. But do not look over their shoulders and tell them how to do their job. This is the difference between "checking-in" and "checking-up."
Morris: If the results of recent research studies are to be believed, on average, less than 30% of a workforce in the U.S. are positively and productively engaged; the other employees are either passively engaged ("mailing it in") or actively engaged in undermining the company. How do you explain this?
Kramer: There are obviously many reasons for this. But we think that a critical reason is that people are not making steady progress on work that they find meaningful. We found that of all the things that make people happily engaged in their work, the single most important one is simply making progress in meaningful work. We call this discovery the progress principle. Unfortunately, when we surveyed nearly 700 managers from around the world, we found that few understood how important meaningful work is to motivation.
And this problem has been exacerbated by the economic turn down. Companies are cutting back on people and resources, and this is making it much more difficult for people to move forward. Of course, management often has real concerns about costs. But people simply cannot be expected to succeed if they are not given what they need, and this will inevitably hurt both the organization and the people doing the work.
Morris: Opinions are divided – sometimes sharply divided – about 360º feedback. Some favor anonymity, others transparency, and still others want absolutely nothing to do with it. What are your own thoughts about 360º feedback?
Kramer: I think opinions are sharply divided on this because there are both positive and negative aspects to 360º feedback. In organizations where there is a high level of trust and respect, and where 360º feedback is used primarily as a learning tool, it can have a very positive effect. However, when that trust is not there, and where it is used solely to judge people, it will be very negative.
But even when it is used well, it is most often too infrequent. Annual reviews are of little help in fostering the kind of daily progress that fuels engagement in the work. Rather, there needs to be a constant flow of communication moving up and down the organization, where all ideas are listened to and respected – and where people get the support they need.
Morris: Now please shift your attention to The Progress Principle. When and why did you decide to write it, and write it together?
Amabile: The Progress Principle arose out of a multi-year research program that looked at what really goes on inside the hearts and minds of people at work, and how this affects performance. To study that, we asked 238 professionals working on creative teams to email us a diary form each work day for the length of a project. The form included a number of scale-rated questions about participants' progress, creativity, moods and perceptions on the day. But the most important data was an open-ended question asking them to describe one event that happened that day that was related in some way to the work. When we were done, we had almost 12,000 of these diaries.
When we analyzed this data, two related findings rose to the top. First, was the inner work life effect. Inner work life is our term for the constant flow of emotions, perceptions and motivations that people experience as they react to and try to make sense of the events that occur throughout the work day. The inner work life effect is the strong influence that inner work life has on performance: creativity, productivity, commitment to the work, and collegiality. The second was the progress principle. These are reciprocal – positive inner work life leads to higher performance, and progress leads to better inner work life.
Kramer: I became involved in the research organically. Teresa and I would talk about her research over dinner and during walks. Soon, I found myself helping with the design and the data analysis, and then coauthoring articles. As we began to see what we had in the data, it became clear to us that we needed to write a book. First, the data were so rich and complex, that the only way we could truly understand the whole picture ourselves was to write a book. And second, it became clear that we had discovered something that could not only make the lives of people within organizations better, it could help to improve the performance of those organizations.
Morris: Who brought what to the collaboration?
Kramer: I think we were complementary, both intellectually and temperamentally. Teresa is more careful and detail oriented, while I am more spontaneous and tend focus on the big picture. I am more technologically inclined and more sophisticated regarding statistics and data analyses. Teresa certainly has a better grasp of business and management theory than I do, and is a more talented writer. As a developmental psychologist, I probably help out most when we need to understand some of the more childish behavior described in our diaries!
Amabile: Steve's description is quite accurate. Our skills our quite complementary, and so are our styles – when they aren't clashing! Overall, I feel that our appreciation for each other has deepened through this experience. Our marriage is still strong and highly enjoyable!
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The culture of engagement: 13 core elements
Over the years, I have probably read and then reviewed about 65-70 books in which their authors discuss one or more aspects of organizational culture. A few address employee engagement. Hopefully, a high percentage of those who share a workplace — at all levels and in all areas of operation — are positively and productively engaged. In fact, according to recent research by firms such as Gallup and TowersWatson, the average percentage in U.S. workplaces is less than 30%.
In my opinion, Beryl Companies offers the single best example of a company that continues to possess, indeed celebrate its culture of engagement. To learn more about Beryl, I highly recommend a book written by its founder and CEO, Paul Spiegelman: Why is Everyone Smiling?: The Secret Behind Passion, Productivity, and Profit.
What follows hardly qualifies as scientific research with definitive analysis. I have selected a baker's dozen of what seem to be the essential elements, based on what I have learned from dozens of primary sources, including Paul and his company:
1. The power of one: Each person matters. Check that, each person really matters.
2. The power of team: "Together, we know much more and can do much more than any one of us can."
3. Solution orientation: Each person is empowered to solve problems or obtain the help needed to solve problems.
4. Trust, honesty and transparency: These are the core values by which everyone lives and labors.
5. Celebration of learning: Each failure as well as each success is a precious learning opportunity, with lessons shared.
6. Development and training: These are twin processes by which to achieve personal growth and professional improvement.
7. Clarity of communication: Everyone knows what they need to know; also, the intended meaning of whatever is communicated is identical with what the recipient thinks has been communicated.
8. Embracing all kinds of diversity: The "melting pot" metaphor is all wrong. Think in terms of a salad or a symphony. Each single part is essential but no single part is sufficient.
9. Be customer-driven: Peter Drucker said it best, "Without customers, there is no business." However, as Southwest Airlines' retired chairman and CEO, Herb Kelleher, suggests, "If you take great care of your people, they will take great care of your customers, and your customers will then take great care of your shareholders.
10. Networking and connectivity initiatives: The primary objectives are sharing, helping, supporting, giving, encouraging, protecting, etc. those in need, both within and beyond the given enterprise.
11. Time to think, dream, and create: Time is the only resource that is not renewable. Ample time is set aside time to renew mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual energy, energy that should be committed only to what is most important.
12. Ownership empowerment: Those who have earned the respect and trust of their colleagues are expected to take ownership of questions to be answered, problems to be solved, opportunities to be seized, etc. Over time, others who provide the support needed will also earn the respect and trust of their colleagues. Ideally, all members of an organization are equal owners. In reality, that is a journey rather than a destination.
13. Physical space: Everything in a physical workplace has been eliminated that wastes human energy, discourages interaction between and among people, and creates discomfort and distraction. Here's a key question: "What can we do to make our physical workplace more appealing in terms of the five senses: what we see, hear, touch, taste, and smell?"
Most Valuable Business Insights: 16-20
After having read and reviewed so many business books, I now share brief comments about what I consider to be the 25 most valuable business insights and the books in which they are either introduced or (one man's opinion) best explained. Here are 16-20.
16. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT: First, determine which tasks are most important. Then, make performance expectations crystal clear to each of those whose performance will be measured. Next, co-determine with them what the metrics for measurement will be. Third and finally, review measurement data after 45-60 days and revise (if necessary) (a) performance expectations and/or (b) the criteria by which performance is measured.
Best Sources:
Transforming Performance Measurement
Dean Spitzer
Analytics at Work
Thomas H. Davenport, Jeanne G. Harris, and Robert Morison
17. PERSUASION: This is the art and science of convincing another person or persons to agree with what they are asked to think, believe, or do. The basic requirements include eloquence, conviction, logic, and clarity as well as sufficient information to justify the given proposition or action. The most persuasive people respond effectively to a question that may only be implicit: "What's in it for me?" One of the most effective persuasion strategies is to appeal to enlightened self-interest.
Best Sources:
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert B. Cialdini
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
18. POWER: This is probably one of the most difficult terms to define because it has both positive and negative connotations and can be experienced in so many different dimensions (i.e. mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual). As Thoreau, Ghandi, and then Martin Luther King, Jr. suggest, non-violent resistance can have great power; we also know what other forms of power can do in response to that resistance.
Best Sources:
Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don't
Jeffrey Pfeffer
The Elements of Power: Lessons on Leadership and Influence
Terry R. Bacon
19. PRODUCTIVITY: Get the most and best results from the least consumption resources (e.g. time, energy, materials). It is imperative to know what those desired results are, first. Otherwise, Peter Drucker's observation applies: "There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all." Experts recommend that, in meetings and conversations, focus on discussion of what must be done, not on what to discuss.
Best Sources:
Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Growing Firm
Verne Harnish
Now…Build a Great Business! 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market
Mark Thompson and Brian Tracy
20. SELLING usually requires these components: a seller, a buyer, and a product and/or service of some kind. The term is also used with regard to convincing people (getting their "buy-in") such as during change initiatives or during a negotiation ("I'll buy that"). Whatever the situation, the challenge to anyone selling is to possess the right information (i.e. accurate, sufficient, relevant, and verifiable) and present it effectively (i.e. convincingly).
Best Sources:
SPIN Selling
Neil Rackham's
Selling to the C-Suite: What Every Executive Wants You to Know About Successfully Selling to the Top
Nicholas-A.C.-Read and Stephen J. Bistritz
The Perpetual Recession: Productivity Up, Jobs Not Up – Where Will The Jobs Be?
Let's get more innovative. Let's get more productive. Productivity – up, up, up! Let's find a way for each worker to produce more. Let's find a way for our company to produce more in fewer total work hours. This is good for the company, this is good for our stockholders. This is good, this is always good! And, let's get even more productive next year, and the year after that, and the year after that…
This is very good — except when it is bad.
The good is obvious. People, companies, are more productive. This is bad because, the more productive each worker is, the fewer workers needed to do the same amount of work. Thus, no new jobs are created, because we can do more with fewer people.
Thus…the perpetual recession.
That is the key line in an article on Bloomberg.com, Bernanke Employment Goal Elusive as Profits Bring No Jobs by Craig Torres and Anthony Feld. And it gives more insight re. the ongoing dilemma of: where will the jobs be? Here are excerpts:
Not far from where Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke grew up, a revolution inside a Campbell Soup Co. plant explains why U.S. corporations are piling up profits — with little need to hire more people.
Workers such as "Big John" Filmore, a 28-year Campbell veteran, huddle every day with management in situation rooms before their shifts to find ways to save money for the company. Rising productivity is helping boost profit margins here in Maxton, North Carolina, where 858 workers turn out a billion meals a year, and at most of the 243 non-financial companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index with rising profit margins.
Companies slashed 8.5 million jobs during the worst recession since the Great Depression, while also slowing capital investment plans. Campbell, the world's largest soup maker, DuPont Co., the third-biggest U.S. chemical maker, and United Parcel Service Inc., the world's largest package-delivery business, are asking workers to help save cash by working smarter with existing technology. A potential cost: Efficiency gains reduce the chances recession-casualty jobs will come back.
"When the productivity growth comes, then watch out because that is when companies start not needing so much labor," Edmund Phelps, a Columbia University economist and Nobel laureate, said in an interview.
Some 142 non-financial companies in the S&P 500 had improvements in operating margins of three percentage points or more from the final three months of 2007, when the previous expansion peaked, compared with the most recent quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg as of yesterday.
Firing and Hiring
Yet data released Nov. 18 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that while firing has slowed, hiring hasn't picked up. Job gains from new or expanding businesses were 6.1 million in the first quarter, the lowest quarterly increase since the recession ended. Job losses from closing or shrinking businesses fell to 6.4 million, the smallest on BLS records going back to 1992.
"We've seen remarkable productivity gains in the last year or so in the U.S. economy," Bernanke told Congress's Joint Economic Committee on April 14. "We don't anticipate productivity growth will continue at that rate going forward, but if it does, then that may reduce the number of workers that firms need to bring back in order to meet demand."
Bernanke and fellow Fed policy makers launched a $600- billion second round of Treasury bond purchases November 3 to boost growth and lower unemployment, which has remained above 9 percent throughout the recovery. The jobless rate held at 9.6 percent in October, a sign that companies still have little need to absorb workers who need a job.
The Minimum
The economy grew at a 2.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter. That's the minimum needed to keep unemployment from rising further, according to estimates by Fed officials this month.
U.S. corporations "live in a perpetual state of recession" because of fierce global competition, said Tom Schneider, chief executive officer of Washington-based consultant Restructuring Associates Inc., which helps boost efficiency at such companies as London and Rotterdam-based Unilever, the world's second-largest consumer-goods maker. They have "no expectation that this is a short-term blip."
As we try to figure out the direction of this still fragile recovery, this is the challenge that perplexes so many.
Jobs Are Lost To Greater Productivity (And Plenty of the Credit Goes to Wal-Mart)
The law of unintended consequences is an adage or idiomatic warning that an intervention in a complex system always creates unanticipated and often undesirable outcomes.
From Wikipedia
Recently, I linked to an article about the best magazine articles ever. (My post here; the main article with the complete list from CoolTools, here). Many (ok, most) of these are articles I was not aware of, thus, certainly, had not read. So, I am reading through much of the list slowly.
Yesterday, I read this article: The Wal-Mart You Don't Know by Charles Fishman, from December 1, 2003, Fast Company. It is a valuable article — giving genuine insight into what has happened in today's work world.
First, here is the message in a nutshell: Wal-Mart demands a lot from its suppliers. A whole lot. Suppliers have to produce more and more, at the lowest possible price, to meet Wal-Mart's expectations – or they lose the account. And the account at Wal-Mart is pretty much the whole ball game in the USA.
And, though very, very demanding, Wal-Mart is not lacking in integrity:
To a person, all those interviewed credit Wal-Mart with a fundamental integrity in its dealings that's unusual in the world of consumer goods, retailing, and groceries. Wal-Mart does not cheat suppliers, it keeps its word, it pays its bills briskly. "They are tough people but very honest; they treat you honestly," says Peter Campanella, who ran the business that sold Corning kitchenware products, both at Corning and then at World Kitchen. "It was a joke to do business with most of their competitors. A fiasco."
But, though this article says plenty about Wal-Mart and its practices, it actually says something deeper. First, this key quote:
Carey, a partner at Bain & Co., says, "for any product that is the same as what you sold them last year, Wal-Mart will say, 'Here's the price you gave me last year. Here's what I can get a competitor's product for. Here's what I can get a private-label version for. I want to see a better value that I can bring to my shopper this year. Or else I'm going to use that shelf space differently.' "
Throughout the article is this one undeniable fact – any supplier that provides a product at one price this year is expected to provide it next year at a lower price. Or else!
Thus, all suppliers have to be meaner, leaner, pulling more productivity out of each worker, making more products for less money, year after year.
Here is the unintended consequence: this has helped fuel the rise of productivity, and thus, contributed to a great loss of jobs. Because if a company has to produce more for less, one of the "less" factors is the factor of producing more with fewer workers.
And, ultimately, as fewer workers produce the same or greater output in one company, this leads to a grand total of fewer workers overall.
Bob Herbert, this morning in the New York Times, has this:
At some point we're going to have to claw our way out of this denial. With 14.6 million people officially jobless, and 5.9 million who have stopped looking but say they want a job, and 8.5 million who are working part time but would like to work full time, you end up with nearly 30 million Americans who cannot find the work they want and desperately need.
We've got more and more people in our working-age population and fewer and fewer jobs to go around. Mr. McMillion tells us that there are now 3.4 million fewer private-sector jobs in the U.S. than there were a decade ago. In the last 10 years, we've seen the worst job creation record since 1928 to 1938.
There are a lot of reasons for the loss of jobs. But, one reason is that we have simply gotten so very much better at producing more with fewer people.
And as good as this is for productivity, and prices, the unintended consequence leading to overall job loss is looking like a true nightmare.
A Swift response to pollution
Here is a brief excerpt from American Entrepreneur: The Fascinating Stories of the People Who Defined Business in the United States in which Larry Schweikart and Lynne Pierson Doti focus on Gustavus Swift who was alarmed by fat content in Chicago's Bubbly Creek into which the remains of animal carcasses were discarded after processing within his slaughterhouse.
"Swift was convinced that any fat in the water meant that too much of the animal carcass was discarded. Thus, for economic, and not environmental, motivations, Swift cleaned up the water by finding ways to use virtually all parts of beef and pig carcasses. He developed a series of by-products that included glue, soap, fertilizers, beef extract, and bone products, joining the many uses for other [parts of the animals – leather shows, gloves, baseball covers, even red paint made from animal blood – already in place.
"A century later, the process that Swift started reached almost 100 percent efficiency, but even during his time Swift accurately could boast that 'we use all of the hog but the grunt.'"
The Netflix Prize is Brilliant –- but Is it fair?
The tech observers will be weighing in on the Netflix wikinomics prize given to the best idea to improve their "recommendaiton software." (See my earlier post, "Everybody" Knows More than "Anybody" — Netflix Awards a Prize in the Era of Wikinomics). Slate's technology writer, Farhad Manjoo, thinks the whole concept was brilliant. He wrote, in The Netflix Prize Was Brilliant: Google and Microsoft should steal the idea, that Netflix could have never hired as many innovators as actually worked on the project (they all had other jobs); they would have never worked this diligently on the assignment without the potential of the prize money; and, if it had simply been an open source project Netlfix would not own the winning software outright. But here was the line that got my attention: As Netflix CEO Reed Hastings admitted to the New York Times, "You look at the cumulative hours and you're getting Ph.D.s for a dollar an hour."
I think, as I said in my earlier post, that for such a massive innovation project this wisdom of crowds/wikinomics approach is perfect, it subtly reminds us of another development in our current economic climate. Though this is a really good way to innovate, is this another example of increasing productivity with lower wages? Admittedly, all of those who worked so diligently to win the prize did so "voluntarily," with the hope of the prize as their motivation. It would have cost Netflix far more than the one million dollars they spent to obtain this outcome if they had hired all of these innovators. Getting more work for less money out of people seems to be the dominant direction in this increase productivity at lower cost era.
It turned out great for the winners. Another team came in 20 minutes late, and won nothing. The winning team had seven members. The team that was 20 minutes late had 30 members. And many others worked many, many hours and also did not win the prize. Netflix got an exceptionally good return for its investment.
Is this good, or bad? It is certainly good for Netflix. And good for customers of Netflix. Is it good for the worker?
In an age of stress, you can incorporate "energy builders" into your life
It's Monday morning. Time for a Monday morning quote:
First thing Monday morning, do you wake up envisioning – "Another week of stress and strain at work" – or "Another chance to do more of the things I love"?
This is one of the many fine quotes from the book by Robert Cooper, The Other 90%: How to Unlock Your Vast Untapped Potential for Leadership and Life.
I've been thinking a lot about issues of time/energy management lately. Recently I wrote this post: Is Everybody Tired, or is it Just Me? — Energy and Time Management in the Midst of Challenging Times. And I sense that a whole lot of people are tired.
I teach a few classes at one of the Dallas County Community Colleges as a member of the adjunct faculty. I am meeting quite a few fellow faculty members who teach the maximum number of classes, and then they also teach in other colleges outside of the district. They run from one engagement to another, piecing together a living. Independents (like me) especially have this problem. And the constant shift; the fact that they do not "go" to work, but they go from task to task, from "job" to "job," adds to the stress.
But it's not just independents. The people with "normal" jobs are equally stressed. Have you seen the latest productivity numbers. America's productivity is up, but so is unemployment. The same (actually fewer) people are churning out more and more work. Productivity is up because individuals are doing more and more. Here's the report summary:
The Washington Post carries an AP story this morning reporting that productivity rose by an annual rate of more than 6 percent during the second quarter, while labor costs plummeted. As the story notes, productivity, or output per hour of labor, is often "a key ingredient for rising living standards," but in recent months companies have been using the output gains to cut costs and bolster their bottom lines. A related Wall Street Journal story offers further explanation. "The net result" of businesses squeezing more work out of fewer employees, the Journal writes, is "rising unemployment, stagnant wages, sagging consumer confidence — and better-than-expected corporate profits."
So, for this Monday morning, I present a list of suggestions, things to do to help with the stress. These come from the Cooper book, The Other 90%. And when I remember to do these, I can tell you that they help. Here's the list:
• The seven elements of a "break":
• Deepen and relax your breathing.
• Change your view and catch some light.
• Re-balance your posture and loosen up.
• Sip ice water.
• Enjoy a moment of humor.
• Add some inspiration.
• Start the day right: without a bang…
• Awaken without a jarring alarm.
• Turn on the lights.
• Get at least five minutes of relaxed physical activity.
• Enjoy several bites of a great-tasting breakfast.
Very practical. And I have tried to incorporate a few of them. For example, I have changed my alarm to a soothing "harp" choice (from my iPhone. It really is less jarring). I do sip ice water (he recommends cold, ice water . I don't know why – but it works). And I periodically click on one of Andrew Sullinvan's "mental health breaks" links (not always humorous, but always a nice distraction). Here's one. And for inspiration, I read constantly — including the blog posts by Bob Morris on this blog
So – on a Monday morning, think about how you can begin and spend your week with passion and energy.
Good luck.
• You can order the synopsis of my presentation of The Other 90%, at our companion web site, 15 Minute Business Books.


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Rugby League
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Tame Tupou
Bulls boss - All to play for
Wednesday 7th January 15:22
Bradford coach Steve McNamara is excited by the prospect of fitting his wealth of wingers into the Bulls team.
Tupou out for season
Wednesday 25th June 10:54
Bradford Bulls winger Tame Tupou will miss the rest of the Super League season after being told he needs to undergo major knee surgery.
Leeds claim derby joy
Friday 23rd May 20:52
Leeds Rhinos completed a hat-trick of victories over local rivals Bradford Bulls with a 30-14 success at the Grattan Odsal.
Macca taking no chances
Friday 18th April 17:26
Steve McNamara has been doing his homework ahead of Bradford�s Challenge Cup clash against little-known French side Toulouse.
Tupou eyes Kiwi return
Wednesday 23rd January 21:35
Bradford's Tame Tupou wants to make up for a drunken error by playing his way into contention for New Zealand's World Cup squad.
Bulls v Dragons: Team news
Friday 7th September 16:36
Bradford Bulls coach Steve McNamara is set to name an unchanged side for the visit of Catalan Dragons to the Grattan Stadium on Sunday.
Our experts gives their view on what we can expect from Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess has been named on Bath's replacements bench for Friday's clash with Harlequins at the Recreation Ground and much is expected of the former rugby league star known as 'Slammin Sam'.
Warrington Wolves have used mixed martial arts to prepare for Super League 20
There's not many sports people that can teach a rugby league team how to be more physical, but the Warrington Wolves have found just the thing.
Four Nations: What do the four teams need to do to reach the final?
In the most competitive tournament since it was regularised in 2009, all four teams go into this weekend's final round-robin fixtures in the Four Nations Series with a chance of reaching the final in Wellington on Saturday week.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa - Staph infections afflict a half-million U.S. patients every year, often showing up after surgery, and they're a common problem in hospitals and clinics. Of those people infected, about 20,000 die.
"The bacteria will initially remain localized, but they can spread to the bloodstream, and if that happens, it's a very dangerous situation," James McNamara said.
McNamara, assistant professor of internal medicine, said diagnosing them has always been a slow process.
"The current methods require biopsy and culture, that takes at least 24 hours and often several days, to definitively determine that there is a staph infection," he said.
But McNamara and a team of researchers have developed a "molecular probe," injected directly into the patient's bloodstream.
"It's specifically activated by an enzyme that's expressed by staph," McNamara explained. Within an hour, it shows the exact location of the infection, under near-infared light.
"It becomes fluorescent once it gets activated by the enzyme," McNamara said. "We see it with light, so we shine one wavelength of light on the subject, and then we measure a different wavelength that comes off."
For now, that imaging equipment is in an experimental stage.
"In several years, I would expect there will be some near-infared fluorescence imaging in the clinic," he said.
McNamara is still testing the toxicity of the molecular probe, but he said it appears it should be safe to use on humans. It may be a while before this becomes common practice, but clinicians are watching closely.
"There's a lot of excitement when they see what we're doing," said McNamara.
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Aviva Premiership: Sale Sharks hand Worcester another defeat
Last Updated: 22/11/13 10:39pm
Mark Cueto: Scored the opening try for Sale
Sale piled more pressure on winless Worcester as they claimed a 26-10 bonus-point win at AJ Bell Stadium on Friday night.
Mark Cueto, James Gaskell, captain Dan Braid and Tom Arscott were the try-scorers for Sale, who had lost their last two matches at home.
Ofa Fainga'anuku scored a consolation try for Worcester from a rolling maul but the result leaves the Warriors nine points adrift at the bottom of the Aviva Premiership table and still looking for their first league win of the season.
The first-half was a hard-fought affair, with tempers fraying as a possible try for Sale was turned down by television match official David Grasshoff.
Worcester, who picked up a morale-boosting win over Cardiff Blues in the LV= Cup two weeks ago, then moved into the ascendancy as an Ignacio Mieres penalty put them 3-0 up after 17 minutes.
Worcester full-back Chris Pennell then made a good break upfield, but a turnover ball in the Sale 22 and a quick offload from Cipriani set up a counter-attack which resulted in the first try of the game.
Centre Will Addison kicked a superb chip to the left wing and the onrushing Cueto raced over, with Danny Cipriani adding the conversion.
Try-scorer Cueto, who had his right thigh heavily strapped during Cipriani's missed penalty kick, left the field with seven minutes of the first half remaining and was replaced by Mark Jennings.
As the clock ticked down to half-time, Sale wing Arscott made a good covering tackle to deny Worcester a try, with the home side leading 7-3 at the break.
Sale also lost prop Henry Thomas early in the second half to injury but kep coming forward, although the decision to kick a penalty into the corner did not yield the try they hopes for.
The Sharks were over the line moments later, however, Cipriani offloaded to Michael Patterson, who then worked it along the line for No 8 Gaskell to cross for a try.
Cipriani added the conversion as Sale moved 14-3 ahead, and the hosts scored their third try in the 57th minute when flanker Braid crossed in a driving maul, Cipriani again adding the extras.
Worcester refused to lie down, though, with Fainga'anuku going over from a rolling maul and Pennell slotting over the conversion.
It was not enough to earn the Warriors anything from the game, and Sale added the gloss to their win when Arscott crossed to secure maximum points before Worcester had a late try disallowed.
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Young apologises for display
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young apologised to the home supporters following Bath's comprehensive win at Adams Park.
Bath sink Wasps to move third
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Right now, there are over 1.6 billion Muslims fasting every day from sunrise to sunset. That's right, it's Ramadan.
The argument of whether to make vaccines legally mandatory isn't clear cut … but any hesitations aren't related to the science of those vaccines themselves
Ashley Csanady writes it's high time we settle on a gender neutral pronoun. We've been fighting over it for 150 years or more, so let's just settle on 'ze' and get on with it
A University of Montreal researcher set out to compare the attitudes of men in their 20s who had viewed online pornography with those who hadn't. That study had to be cancelled, because 100 per cent of the subjects admitted to viewing this type of material.
What does it mean to be Canadian? It depends on where you live. In honour of our birthday, then, a look at what defines us province by province.
After 10 years as executive chef, Paul Shufelt is leaving Century Hospitality Group to open his own restaurant in southeast Edmonton. The Workshop Eatery is due to launch in late September at the Mosaic Centre for Conscious Community and Commerce, a new, net-zero building in Summerside at 2003 91st St.
TORONTO - People around the world have pledged their love, expressed their frustrations and declared their pressing need for pizza in billions of tweets in the last two years, all using emojis.
Selecting swimwear less about trends, more about how it feels on your body.
Tomorrow marks Canada's 148th birthday, and what better way to celebrate Canada's heritage than with a maple-inspired themed menu? Our deliciously sweet Maple Scone with soft Spicy Maple Butter, pairs perfectly with a morning coffee or tea. For the main event, serve Bacon and Cheddar Pancakes, with a side of our Maple Glazed Bacon. The bacon […]
Although this recipe contains only 433 calories per serving, you won't feel the calorie-cutting when you eat its combination of vegetables, pasta and cheese.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - There's a difference in parenting between a little backtalk and kids actually bullying their grown-ups.
Join Lucy the elephant as she celebrates her 40th birthday, which also happens to coincide with a certain country's big celebration.
The goal: to discover Edmonton, both geographically and socially, through various summertime sports. The first task: golf.
When it comes to good climbing form, Chelsea Donelon simply doesn't have it. Her legs dangle and her knees rub so much on the wall's surface that she had to buy a pair of mountain-biking knee pads for the way up. The first time? "My knees gashed open, but in fairness, they were already gashed open," Donelon says.
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Is it a provocation or the next big thing? Women's dressing went mainstream for men like never before during Milan Fashion Week.
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Silver Cross Offers Support Groups in July
New Lenox, IL (June 22, 2012)— Silver Cross Hospital in partnership with BMI Surgery hosts a free Bariatric Support Group for individuals who have undergone weight loss surgery. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, July 25 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. in Silver Cross Hospital Pavilion A, Conference Center Room 1, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325) or visit www.silvercross.org to register to attend.
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross Hospital Open
The University of Chicago Medicine and Silver Cross Hospital's $21.6 million outpatient cancer treatment center in New Lenox opened its doors to patients on Monday, June 25, 2012, nearly a year after the start of construction.
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Silver Cross Offers Childbirth Education Classes in July
New Lenox, IL (June 18, 2012)— Silver Cross offers an array of classes to help new parents prepare and expect the best from their birthing experience in the hospital's beautiful Women and Infant Services Birthing Center. For more information or to register for one or more Childbirth Classes, visit www.silvercross.org or call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325).
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Harrah's Casino Joliet Executive Chef gives free cooking demonstration at Silver Cross Grand Opening Celebration for New Cancer Center
New Lenox, IL (June 14, 2012)—Are you interested in learning new ways to prepare healthy meals that will dazzle your family and friends? Join John Woods, Harrah's Casino Joliet Executive Chef, for a free cooking demonstration at the grand opening of the new University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross Hospital located at I-355 and Route 6. The celebration will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, in the Carolyn J. Czerkies Pavilion at 1850 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox.
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New Lenox, IL (June 14, 2012)— Millions of Americans lose sleep each night due to the loud and persistent snoring from themselves or from their partner. "You snore when the flow of air from your mouth or nose to your lungs makes the tissues of your throat vibrate when you sleep. This creates a loud, raspy noise which can make it hard for you and your partner to get a good night's sleep," says Dr. Philip Leung, board certified pulmonologist. If snoring keeps you or your bed partner from getting a good night's rest, or if one or both of you feel tired during the day, then snoring isn't just annoying, but could be a sign of obstructive sleep apnea, a sleep disorder that can have serious health consequences. So how do you know when you are at risk?


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Caribbean Ice has the best sno balls hands down. I usually get the same thing everytime: "stuffed Tigers Blood". The vanilla ice cream it's stuffed with is really good. The burgers are very good also.
My favorite things to eat is burgers and fries and snowballs. Caribbean ice has made the best of both. Their milkshakes are the best around. Keep up the good work.
I absolutely love their hamburgers! I tried the crab burger at my last visit, and while it was good, the bun seemed to swallow the crab patty. Their service is good, quick, and accurate. And I love that the food is cooked fresh to order, this is such a great alternative to fast food! Did I mention their salads are...
The stuffed snowballs from here are excellent. I usually get the "Tigers Blood" flavor and it is awesome. The burgers are very good also. I have heard that the boiled shrimp are good and plan to get them soon.
I was treated to a mocha kona iced kona and it was fab! I really enjoyed the tater tots too!
I had an envie for a good hamburger. After suggestions, I decided to try this place, I went out of my way to find them. What a disappointment. No way this formed, flavorless gray meat could have ever been worth the drive from town. I passeed excellant burgers to find this...Not again.
Caribbean Ice has the best French fries! They sprinkle their seasoning mix on the fries so they have a tiny bit of heat. I have tried the veggie burgers, chili dogs, pasta & veggie salads-all very good. Their portions are large and the owner & employees are really friendly. You can drive-thru or eat on the outdoor covered patio. Keep...
Great food and very fresh!! They even buy fresh veggies at the local farmer's market. Staff very friendly.
This is a drive-thru. It has no dining. It is probably fine for locals who will take it home and eat in their kitchen, but it is too far away from any of the hotels on highway 90 for any travelers to waste their time with.
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Baltimore Sun reporter Don Markus and producer-editor Jonas Shaffer weigh in on three topics from the past week in Maryland sports.
Who is going to replace Scott Spinelli on Mark Turgeon's staff?
Don Markus: The only name that has surfaced so far is Indiana assistant Kenny Johnson. It makes sense, given that Johnson has ties to the area as a 1999 Maryland graduate, a former AAU coach with Team Takeover, a high school coach at Paul VI in Northern Virginia and an assistant for one year at Towson.
It certainly doesn't hurt Johnson's candidacy that he helped the Hoosiers beat out Maryland for Noah Vonleh, who turned out to be the Big Ten freshman of the year and Indiana's leading rebounder last season. Given Johnson's reputation as a top-notch recruiter, other schools are reportedly interested as well.
But Mark Turgeon is realistic enough to know that it could likely come down to money, and given Maryland's current financial state, it seems doubtful that the Terps can outbid Louisville.
Despite a report in an Indianapolis paper that said the Hoosiers were ready to increase Johnson's $200,000 salary, I think it will come down to Maryland and Louisville.
When Johnson's name first surfaced a couple of weeks ago, amid rumors of Spinelli's impending departure, my first reaction was that Turgeon needed an assistant who's going to be able to recruit and develop talent. Everything I have been told about Johnson is that he's a recruiter – period.
Coaches often feel about hiring recruiters as they do about the recruits themselves: even if you're a top 25 program, you can never have enough. You might say that recruiting is to college basketball what pitching is to be baseball, but I don't think recruiting is an issue in College Park.
The Terps are about to welcome in a class ranked eighth in the country by ESPN. Though former assistant Delonte Hill, who resigned after his second DUI last October, had a hand in getting local guards Melo Trimble and Dion Wiley, ultimately they are coming to play for Turgeon.
Dustin Clark, who was promoted from director of basketball operations to assistant coach when Hill left, proved his recruiting chops with the addition of 7-foot Slovakian Michal Cekovsky. (ESPN's recruiting experts must think highly of Cekovsky. The Terps went up six spots in their rankings.)
Bino Ranson, the only member of Gary Williams' staff retained after Turgeon took over, helped bring in both rising junior Charles Mitchell as well as incoming freshman Trayvon Reed, the 7-1 center who finished his high school career playing under former Louisville star Pervis Ellison at the Life Center Academy in Burlington, N.J.
What I believe is missing is a big man coach.
Along with the instability at point guard, what contributed the most to Maryland's 17-15 season was a lack of production by its big men. Whoever comes in need to help Mitchell and rising senior Evan Smotrycz improve their post games and, even more importantly, help develop Cekovsky, Reed and rising sophomore center Damonte Dodd.
This is not to say that Johnson can't do that at Maryland if he is hired. But I think that given the importance of this hire in terms of Turgeon's future at Maryland, I think he needs a more experienced coach on the floor in practice and in games to help the Terps turn things around next season.
After leaving Maryland, where is Nick Faust going to wind up playing?
Don Markus: There has been plenty of speculation since Faust (City) received his release in order to transfer for his senior year.
There apparently have not been many offers.
Connor Letourneau, who covered Faust and the Terps for The Diamondback and is now the Oregon State beat writer for The Oregonian, tweeted this week that Anthony Faust said his son could not be promised enough playing time at Iowa State, one of the schools reportedly on his initial list.
There should be plenty of playing time at Oregon State, which recruited Faust out of high school and, according to Letourneau, is losing most of its offense from a team that finished 16-16 overall and 8-10 in the Pac-12.
Anthony Faust told The Oregonian that the other school that has expressed interest in his son is Richmond, which has ties to Baltimore through associate head coach Jamal Brunt (St. Frances). Like Oregon State, Richmond's offensive principles are built around the Princeton offense.


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A "disturbing" download trend
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The Business Software Alliance, a trade group that represents the major software makers, says that more than half of all Web users have downloaded software they have not paid for.
In a study of 1,026 Web users released Wednesday, the group found that 57 percent of respondents never or seldom pay for copyrighted works they download. And 12 percent admitted to pirating software.
"What we found is a disturbing behavioral trend that violates copyright laws and costs billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs every year," BSA CEO Robert Holleyman said in a statement.
Respondents apparently harbor contradictory impulses. The study also found that an overwhelming majority of people think that software companies should be paid for their work and support efforts to protect intellectual property.
The group said factors contributing to software theft include the increasing number of Web users, greater bandwidth, the proliferation of Internet auction sites, and the sense of anonymity people have while on the Net.


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Despite the overwhelming amount of commentary about the Great Depression and the recently labeled Great Recession, the United States has survived twelve or more panics, crashes and recessions since its founding in 1776. From the land speculation bubble of 1796 to the beginning of the Great Depression, the political answers to these troubled times was, for the most part, to allow the fiasco's to run their course. Allow the market to fix the problem. Sure, the government put people in jail, others skirted to the hills to save themselves from the vicious mobs who trailed them but overall the government did not intervene with stimulus. The purpose seemed to be that the government wanted society to learn from its missteps despite how painful it may have been.
It was not until the Great Depression when Lord Keynes advocated for 'temporary' deficit spending by the government to help fuel business investment that government intervention became so popular. Up until the Great Depression of 1929, the United States ran a national debt that was typically about 15-18% of GDP. Post the Great Depression, this number climbed to about 120% in 1946 and 1947 just after World War II. The estimated national debt as a percentage of GDP is expected to be about 102% as of 2015, up from 55% or so in 2000.
What seems to have happened since the introduction of Keynesian economics is the strange idea that running a fiscal deficit is a good thing for a country because it will spur business investment spending and keep unemployment low. Unfortunately this magic has not materialized. The unemployment rate in the United States is still relatively the same as it was in 1930; running about 5% (when not in a recession) and the national debt is just about out of control.
In economic parlance, we call this situation a moral hazard. Since the public acceptance of Keynesian economic theory, politicians have used the tactic of running deficits to help fund special interest groups and party loyalists who in turn will vote for them in the next election. This same tactic is being used by President Obama and his administration, yet with a potentially and substantially worse outcome.
Even if Keynesian economics was a viable solution in fixing our current situation, there are three main attributes that are necessary. First, the deficit spending or stimulus should increase the number of private jobs, which in turn will provide more income to taxpayers — hoping to raise tax revenues to offset the stimulus. Second, the stimulus should be accompanied with pro-business rhetoric giving businesses comfort that they will not be penalized for success. This does not mean that the government cannot prosecute or imprison imposters and thieves. Third, government stimulus should not be offset by state and local tax increases or job eliminations.
Unfortunately, the manner in which the Obama administration is implementing its Keynesian plan is not meeting the three rules outlined above. For instance, the majority of the stimulus is being used to create public government jobs which will need to be paid from future tax revenues. Next, the administration has been anything but pro-business. The Financial Reform Bill and the Healthcare Bill are both creating levels of uncertainty that have not been seen before — at least not in my lifetime. What is most troubling about these bills' is the unknown impact they will have on businesses in the next few years. Will they help? Will they hurt? Who knows? Last, most states and municipalities are feeling the impact of the recession and because of this are acting in a way that counteracts the fiscal stimulus of government. Take for example New Jersey with its $10.7 billion dollar deficit. Governor Chris Christie, acting prudently has made hard decisions and has cut costs across the board. The impact will ultimately reduce the level of government employment at the state level and or reduce spending for vendors and others who provide services to the state.
When looking at the Obama plan in this manner and observing the plan against Keynesian economic theory, it appears that the plan is unintentionally set to fail. The potential benefits of the federal deficit (stimulus) is offset by a regulatory environment that is causing great levels of uncertainty, state and municipal budget reductions which will increase unemployment and reduce contracts to the private sector and the stimulus is creating public sector jobs, which will only increase the overall future tax burden.
It appears as though there is little to no benefit coming from the Obama Plan. The plan does not address the skyrocketing national debt that has been increasing since the introduction of Keynesian economics in 1929; it will not significantly decrease unemployment and in the long run will only further increase the private sectors responsibility to pay for out of control and over indulged government programs.
I could only imagine where we will be in 15 years if we continue to allow government officials to pull on the strings of irresponsible Keynesian policy every time we face a setback. We lived without Lord Keynes from 1776 to 1929 and did just fine. I think it is time to get back to our roots of fiscal responsibility, balance the budget and remove the entire national debt in a planned and controlled course of action.
We can pay for our past fiscal sins today and live within our means or we can wait until tomorrow. The only downside is tomorrow may be too late and cost too much.
Christopher W. Young is a professor of economics at Seton Hall University and managing director of M&A at Berkery Noyes in NYC.
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In the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden, the relief seems to be wearing off, and now is replaced by a lot of questions.
Critics of the President are questioning every aspect of the raid,ranging from the timing of the events that occured to the disposal of the body. Are we eventually going to have Osama sightings like we do Elvis? And will releasing photos of the body actually do anything to dispel rumors?
Also confusing to many — what does bin Laden's legacy mean to the rest of the Arab world? As he turned from poster boy to cameo appearance in the fight against the encroaching West, was he a power at all, or just an excuse?
There may be a small amount of Americans who think former President George W. Bush deserves a great deal of credit for the killing of bin Laden, but it doesn't appear to be enough to make him want to be at Ground Zero tomorrow. President Obama invited Bush to visit the site with him, but Bush declined, stating a desire to stay out of the spotlight.
Thursday's Ground Zero appearance can officially mark the closing of a chapter in our history. Now, how to move on? Is it time for a total do over on the way we evaluate our own country's strength in the world?
And of course the news we all have been waiting to hear — when do we get to pull out of Afghanistan? Is the timeline moving up?
Huntsman and Santorum are both closer to officially announcing presidential runs. Does this mean that they might be on the list of candidates participating in the Fox News debate this week? The Daily Caller says Santorum plans to participate. Odds are he may actually drop even more offensive comments than his "adopting children is a 'privilege' that gays shouldn't have," ones.
That's it for today's Morning Mix!
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President Obama asked TWO people to be there with him. Bush didn't go to ground zero, but neither did Bill Clinton. Both Obama & Bush were already scheduled to go to NYC on 9/11 before OBL was killed. I heard that some families would not attend the Ground Zero ceremonies. They wanted to be shown proof positive that OBL was dead. The President needs to show those pictures & video for several reasons.
I can't believe I agree with Michael Moore:
"Look at the Nuremberg Trials. We didnt just pop a bullet in the heads of the worst
scum in history. We thought it was important to put them on trial and expose
their evil. In a democracy we believe in a system of justice and we believe
in a judicial system that gives people a day in court ... and then
we hung them." Michael Moore
But in a military, not civilian court. Too late now.
It is time to start drawing down the american military from Iraq and Afganistan. Let's let our hero's come home. I also say from here on out, any country in need of our military assistance should contract to pay for it sometime down the road. Democracy should be fought for and earned by those desiring it, otherwise it is not cherished. I have no problem with giving anyone a "leg-up", but these countries after being liberated, can well afford to pay us back a little. Look at Kuwait, they would be part of Iraq if we did not assist them...they can't help us out with some cheaper oil when our economy is in trouble?
Cable News has become a problem. They are creating the news narrative, not just reporting it.
Now put the money to good use, right here in our country!!!
Keeping the poor busy and out of mischief making a modest living building infrastructure would be more cost effective in keeping the peace than military spending is.
Bin laden was a destroyer, not a builder
He cost the world trillions of dollars in waste
That could have been spent for science
Some one needs to go to Iraq and tell George and Dick we Got bin laden
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The Lunafest screenings for today and Wednesday at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center in Covington have been rescheduled due to bad weather.
Are we in the midst of the worst summer movie season on record? The bar's admittedly not very high, but it certainly looks like we're heading in that direction.
The summer movie season is closing with a flurry: Recent weeks have given us such diverse, worthwhile fare as Funny People, The Girl from Monaco, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, (500) Days of Summer, Ponyo, District 9 and the best film of the year so far, Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker.
Nearly 30 years ago, in an essay entitled "Why Are Movies So Bad? Or, the Numbers," film critic Pauline Kael wrote that "the movies have been so rank the last couple years that when I see people lining up to buy tickets I sometimes think that the movies aren't drawing an audience — they're inheriting an audience. They're stung repeatedly, yet their desire for a good movie — for any movie — is so strong that all over the country they keep lining up."
Like everything the acclaimed 68-year-old filmmaker does, Malick's latest — just his fifth film in 38 years — has gone through a mysterious gestation, changing release dates and distributors numerous times (it was originally slated for a Dec. 25, 2009, release), all the while simultaneously revealing little about its contents. The film finally surfaced last month at the Cannes Film Festival, where it earned cheers, boos and the coveted Palme d'Or.
Now it finds its way into U.S. theaters.
Harmony Korine is a polarizing filmmaker. One either finds his films — Gummo (1997), Julien Donkey Boy (1999) and Mister Lonely (2007) — intriguing pieces of art or complete rubbish, the work of a jerk-off provocateur who represents the "end of cinema."
Lee Daniels' Precious, which won audience awards at both the Sundance and Toronto film festivals, has drawn largely positive reviews for its unblinking look at a 16-year-old black female dealing with myriad challenges, including but certainly not limited to a serious weight problem, a monstrous mother, an incestuous father and an ineffective school system.
Yet Precious also has its detractors, none more vociferous than The New York Press' Armond White, a critic who has never shied away from airing his contrarian views.
As planet Earth drew closer and closer to the new millennium, the American cinema scene started to see a decline in a genre that was born here: The Western. That's not to say there haven't been any new Western films released — there have been quite a few. Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven was a hit in 1992 and even won Best Picture at the Oscars that year. But before that, in 1985, Lawrence Kasdan directed, co-wrote and produced a Western that deserves to be viewed in celebration of its 30th anniversary. That movie is Silverado.
Some of you are probably tilting your head at the name Lawrence Kasdan and wondering who he is. Well, he is responsible for movies like The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist and for co-writing the screenplays for a couple films you might know of, like The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark. He is also the co-writer of the upcoming seventh Star Wars film. Basically, this man's work should be a delight for anyone to watch.
Silverado tells the story of four roaming misfits who come together to battle elements of each other's past in the small Western town of — you guessed it — Silverado. There's the mysterious gunslinger Paden (Kevin Kline) trying to escape his past; Mal (Danny Glover), a prodigal son trying to rebuild his family's farm; and Emmett and Jake (Scott Glenn and Kevin Costner, respectively), two brothers who do what it takes to protect their loved ones from a cattle baron (Ray Baker) that's avenging the death of his father at the hands of Emmett.
While each plotline works wonderfully and ties perfectly into one other, for me the strongest of them is the one involving Paden. While it doesn't fully expose everything about Paden and his past, you get just the right amount of information to stay invested in him, and you want to continue with him and see where he goes.
When Paden is first introduced, he's left for dead with nothing but his long johns. As the film progresses, you get clues to his past and what may have happened to him. The biggest hints are in the form of an acquaintance of Paden and Silverado's corrupt Sheriff Cobb (Brian Dennehy). Cobb tries to lure Paden into joining his posse and every time he rejects or tries to stop the wrongdoing, Cobb knows what buttons to push. He continually makes threats regarding Paden's new friend Stella (Linda Hunt), the owner of the local saloon.
Stella is also an incredibly strong aspect of the film. She's a strong and fierce woman who helps Paden on his journey to redemption. One of her best moments is when she becomes fully aware of Cobb using her, and she hates it. "So good people are being hurt because of me," she says. "That makes me mad. Some people think because they're stronger or meaner, that they can push you around. I've seen a lot of that. But it's only true if you let it be."
This film is also a real spectacle when it comes technical aspects. It features marvelous cinematography with gives the audience shots that add so much more to the story and offer great symbolism. It also features a great music score by Bruce Broughton that is very reminiscent of the works of Elmer Bernstein and the stuff he composed for Westerns.
The film was only nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Original Score and Best Sound. The sound work done for the film is brilliant. The one thing that stands out is the sound design for the guns' sound effects. Each gun is given a distinct sound that is only associated with that particular piece. Mal's Henry rifle sounds booming and powerful over the regular rifles of the villains. And Jake's dual nickel-plated pistol's sound is quick and short to show how fast he is on the draw.
Silverado is a real treat full of great characters, great set pieces and a great sense of adventure. And if none of this sold you on the film, then maybe this will: Monty Python's John Cleese plays a Western Sheriff. Yes, you read that correctly.
I was having lunch with a friend yesterday when the topic of my favorite movies of 2008 came up. She had read my Top 10 list in this week's CityBeat and complained about the fact that I presented them in alphabetical order instead of ranking them from 1 to 10.
I tried to explain my reasons for doing so — something pretentious about how ranking art devalues it and the fact that the order could change based on my mood on any given day — but she wasn't hearing it.
As we head into the post-awards, pre-summer period known as The Dead Zone (see Legion, The Spy Next Door, The Tooth Fairy, as well as a dumpster-load of upcoming titles), the 2010 Jewish & Israeli Film Festival should be an oasis for filmgoers seeking fare that strays from Hollywood formula. And while the festival obviously centers on films that fall in line with its namesake, viewers of any faith or nationality are likely to appreciate and enjoy its humanist-leaning, character-driven offerings.


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Miami Dade College's Museum of Art + Design and the CINTAS Foundation are seeking artists, composers and writers to complete an application for submission to the 2013 CINTAS Foundation Fellowship Competition and the opportunity to be awarded $10,000 in their respective discipline.
The only one of its kind in the nation, the CINTAS Fellowship program has honored some of the world's most talented Cuban artists. Notable past fellows include composers Orlando Garcia and Tania León; authors Antonio Benitez-Rojo, Obie awards winner Maria Irene Fornes, Cristina Garcia, Lourdes Gil, Pulitzer Prize winner Oscar Hijuelos, and Achy Obejas; and visual artists Jillian Mayer, Agustín Fernández, Félix Gonzalez-Torres, Guillermo Calzadilla, Quisqueya Henriquez, Lydia Rubio, Gean Moreno, Glexis Novoa, Luis Gispert, María Martínez-Cañas, Carlos Alfonzo and Andrés Serrano.
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