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Courses Within Leading Change
Learning to Lead Change combines a number of courses, each focusing on a unique set of leadership skills. The courses can be combined into a set of practices, which can spread out over time with action planning assigned between the courses.
Alternatively, they can be divided into separate courses given as a one-off. Note that each course lasts approximately 3 hours.
For further information on any of these courses, please contact me at the phone number above or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Coaching for Leaders:
Session Purpose: To develop basic coaching skills so that leaders feel ready to coach their direct reports, peers and other leaders.
Desired Outcomes:
- Lead employees to resolve their own problems: Provides objectivity, honesty and candid feedback and guidance.
- The coach allows clients to take over their own development: Supports the individual to recognize the value of making self-development a priority.
- The coaching client sets the agenda: Practice in applying the coaching skills and translating insight into action.
- Coaching provides specific action steps: Ties individual efforts to the realities of business and company objectives.
- Encouraging cultural achievements: Supports a culture that encourages individual career development and performance improvement.
The Power of Positive Politics
Session Purpose: To understand that politics is a game that all leaders have to play. The decision not to play politics is itself a political decision - a decision to play it badly.
Desired Outcomes:
- Reach across departments: Politics is paying attention to your environment and realizing that success is about more than "doing good work" - it is about good relationships.
- View politics in a positive way: Pay attention to the unwritten rules of how to make sure that you are an insider and thought of as a key player.
- Develop and use your people skills: Political savvy is the practice of sensible and ethical office politics.
- Determine who has reflective power. Build relationships and a network of cooperative contacts and allies and win the support of your boss.
Managing for Performance
Session Purpose: For leaders to manage for purpose, they must have integrity of purpose, a caring attitude and retain the courage of your convictions. With these traits, leaders can effectively attract followers, future leaders and customers.
Desired Outcomes:
- Focus: Seeing the future together. Focus is the "where" of change, but that is not enough, leaders must see the "why" and the "how" of the vision.
- Alignment: Channeling the focus. Alignment enables discipline and focus and guides the energy of leaders and followers to follow the same direction.
- Empowering ourselves: Leaders set the conditions for empowerment by encouraging, enabling performance, sharing information, and being clear about responsibilities.
- Trust: Leadership is a trust game. Leaders must earn the respect by demonstrating respect for others and caring about people as individuals, and do what they say they are going to do.
Inspirational Leadership
Session Purpose: Create a pattern of winning that attracts employees who want to be aligned with success. Leaders inspire others by searching for opportunities to innovate, change, grow, experiment and take risks, and constantly generating small wins.
Desired Outcomes:
- Envision the future: Leaders need to have a vision for the future of their company, but that is not enough how does each leader bring in your team and the organization to share that same vision.
- Collaboratively solve problems: Enhance your ability to listen effectively to employees' issues and concerns and use build trust and manage by agreement.
- Communicate clear direction and goals: Communicate the "what" and "why" of change, listen to questions and concerns, explore the "how", acknowledge "the challenge", recognize the reward early enrollment and progress toward the goal.
- Reward early and often. Leaders need to model for others how they would handle issues, and always thank others for their contributions. Care for your employees as people with real lives and thank them for their actions.
High Performing Teams
Session Purpose: Devote time for team members to appreciate their own skills and the skills of other team members. Trust is critical for the flow of ideas and team members need to share group identity and have confidence in their team effectiveness.
Desired Outcomes:
- Emotional intelligence: When teams develop their emotional intelligence, their levels of trust, group identity and effectiveness shoots up. They cooperate more fully and creatively work towards their end goals.
- Surface emotional issues: When teams deal honestly with difficult issues, and the team must feel comfortable in calling bad behavior out. Humor can also be helpful in defusing conflict and tension.
- Celebrate success: Recognize both individual and group achievements. This will strengthen group identity and highlights effectiveness and feeds into a passion for excellence.
- Provide needed training: Even high performing teams need support and training to make progress against their goals. Do provide whatever training is needed to make the overall team more effective at what it does.


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Some think US Airways CEO Doug Parker got a sweet deal because famous Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio put him in with 1,200 women to serve a 24-hour sentence for DUI. But Arpaio says Parker got a bologna sandwich and a bunless hot dog, just like other inmates.
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The first meeting of the committee investigating State Representative Douglas Bruce begins Friday afternoon.
House Speaker Andrew Romanoff formed the special committee that has powers similar to an ethics committee. This is after Bruce kicked a member of the press during a prayer on the house floor. The Colorado Springs republican says that the photographer caused a disruption by snapping his photo during the prayer.
The committee will look at various house and legislative rules, and from those they will determine what disciplinary action will be taken. Local State Representative Steve King will sit on the committee.
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Red Sox must remove John Lackey from rotation
Posted on: May 12, 2011 12:50 am
By Evan Brunell
John Lackey's start Wednesday night can't help but leave a sour taste in your mouth. He was rocked for nine runs, with Rajai Davis creating havoc on the bases with four thefts. He gave up nine runs and could not spot the plate whatsoever, throwing just 64 of 118 pitches for strikes en route to free passes. He was fooling no one as he struck out just one and gave up a home run to John McDonald.
John Freaking McDonald.
At this point, Lackey is simply too much of a liability to stay in the rotation. His ERA is now an absurd 8.01 with a pathetic 1.81 WHIP. Sure, Lackey's been a bit unlucky with a high batting average on balls in play and low baserunner-strand rate, but it's not luck that's pushing these numbers; it's his ineffectiveness, period. Lackey had his struggles in 2010, but he's never been this bad.
The righty never saw his ERA creep higher than 5.63 last season, which came in his third start of the year. His season ERA only topped 5.00 two other times; driving the 5.63 mark down to 5.09 in his next start, then getting it down to 3.89 before topping out at 5.07 in a late May start before he was under for good and rode a solid second half to a season-closing mark of 4.40.
Yes, John Lackey is only beginning the second year of his ill-advised five year, $82.5 million pact (it was so ill-advised, I disliked it right from the start) but it's nigh time for a move. Whether that's Lackey being converted to the bullpen or hitting the disabled list with a phantom injury, who cares? Just get him out of the rotation.
Of course, that's not going to happen. Skipper Terry Francona, despite his moves this season in response to the club's poor start, is not one to lift "trusted veterans" from their role until it's so far past time to make a move, people have stopped caring. (Witness Kevin Millar in 2005.)
Look, Lackey is still an important pitcher that will have a (positive) impact on the team before the season is done with and should still throw up plenty of innings over the next four seasons as a middle-of-the-rotation starter, but the Red Sox are now three games under .500 and can't seem to get any type of momentum going. It's time now not to worry about trust or regression to the mean. It's time to worry about putting the best product on the field, and Lackey is not part of that product.
There are two replacements that can step right into the rotation to replace Lackey in Tim Wakefield and Alfredo Aceves. Wakefield has already made two spot starts and while he was shelled against the Twins, he performed well in the other versus Seattle (but who doesn't?). He has a 5.40 ERA in 23 1/3 starts and whiffed three in 1 1/3 innings after relieving Lackey. The other option is Alfredo Aceves, who is serving as long man in the rotation and already has a 4 2/3 inning relief stint to his name. It's hard to look past his 2.63 ERA on the year, cobbled together in 13 2/3 innings although his 7/5 K/BB ratio is less rosy. But it's quite a sight better than Lackeys' 19/18 ratio.
There are options down on the farm, too. Felix Doubront punched out seven batters in 4 1/3 innings on Monday in his recovery from an injury and could earn a promotion in a couple of weeks. Matt Fox, who had a late-year stint with the Red Sox in 2010 after coming over from the Twins, has impressed as well while Andrew Miller's control problems have yet to abate and isn't currently an option. Heck, I'm very close to suggesting Brandon Duckworth, of all people (3.67 ERA in six starts for Triple-A) as a more viable option than Lackey.
Lackey's not going anywhere, though. At least, not yet. The first change that will happen is likely Jason Varitek adding Lackey to his ledger, which will push Jarrod Saltalamacchia down to just catching Jon Lester. The team will want to see if Varitek's influence can calm Lackey down, who was unacceptable in his actions Wednesday night, showing up his fielders when they dared make one small mistake. While it's understandable how frustrated Lackey was, you just don't show up your teammates like that, especially when it's your own fault your brain is being beat in.
Lackey's next start is slated for next Tuesday at home against the Orioles and Zach Britton. Expect him to make that start with Varitek behind the dish, but the result is likely to only reinforce the notion that it's time for John Lackey to simply go away for a little while.
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Category: MLB
Tags: AL East, John Lackey, MLB Rumors, Red Sox
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Posted on: December 10, 2011 2:27 pm
Red Sox must remove John Lackey from rotation
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Since: Dec 2, 2011
Posted on: December 6, 2011 12:20 pm
Red Sox must remove John Lackey from rotation
Tremendous contribution! I just want to go to an absolute stick to standing on your article??
Since: Jun 3, 2010
Posted on: May 12, 2011 1:06 pm
Red Sox must remove John Lackey from rotation
Yes, his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer at Thanksgiving (2010).
Since: Jan 26, 2009
Posted on: May 12, 2011 10:12 am
Red Sox must remove John Lackey from rotation
John Lackey is the absolute worst signing Theo has ever made, and he has made a few very bad ones (see JD Drew, Edgar Renteria, among others). Anyone who believes that Lackey's problems are with poor play from the cather position or poor defense behind him (like Crawford's terrible play in left last night) are making excuses for a guy who just plain sucks. They need to put him on the DL, send him for a rehad assignment at AAA and see if this guy can figure it out. He cant throw strikes, has no movement on his pitches, and cant motivate himself to perform in any way to help his team. If I performed at my job the way Lackey performs at his I'd be on the bread line. He just plain sucks and needs to go away.
Since: Jul 1, 2009
Posted on: May 12, 2011 8:08 am
Red Sox must remove John Lackey from rotation
Since: Feb 11, 2009
Posted on: May 12, 2011 7:32 am
Red Sox must remove John Lackey from rotation
Lackey has two major problems right now. First, the catching is just horrible in Boston. Salty has been called "a good catcher" by some joke on TV (4 letter network, pick the idiot), but that was the reason why Texas never brought him up. He is a hitter, but lacked the skills to call a good game and it shows. Second, Lackey is, and was, overrated when Boston got him. He has his money and has just let himself go. I often wonder why the Angels did not resign him (cost was too high and they were outbid) and I can see why. Lackey does not look like he is in any shape (is apple a shape?) to be pitching, his attitude is just horrible, and everyone else is to blame. Lackey, you are done. Sorry Boston, but cash does not buy a crown
Since: Mar 28, 2011
Posted on: May 12, 2011 5:53 am
Red Sox must remove John Lackey from rotation
I don't know about the breast cancer rumours, but if that is so, then perhaps a little vacation would be the perfect thing for him. There are plenty of guys that would jump at a chance to be in that rotation! He's a pro league pitcher, if your job isn't good enough for a while, you st the bench, that's how it works.
Since: May 12, 2011
Posted on: May 12, 2011 4:07 am
Red Sox must remove John Lackey from rotation
Any truth to the story that Lackey's wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer?


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The Larimer County Workforce Center is accepting applications for its Young Entrepreneur Tournament. The competition is open to youths ages 13 to 18, and includes a series of Saturday business-planning classes starting April 13.
Participants will develop a business model and plan and interact with local business leaders. The top five placers will present their plans, and the top three finishers will be paired with a mentor to prepare for the 2014 E-Challenge competition, hosted by the University of Northern Colorado. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Information/applications: www.larimerworkforce.org/YET
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Vote for local spots in PEMCO Insurance contest
October 30, 2012
By Staff
PEMCO Insurance could someday introduce audiences to Lawn Perfectionist Guy and Salmon Spawner Guy — characters from local contestants in the company's latest advertising campaign.
Alex Bell, a Liberty High School graduate, created Lawn Perfectionist Guy and Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery volunteers launched Salmon Spawner Guy as inspiration for the next Northwest Profile.
PEMCO asked residents to create characters for the popular "We're A Lot Like You. A Little Different." advertising campaign. The public can vote on videos through Oct. 31 at http://nexttype.pemco.com.
Watch the Lawn Perfectionist Guy spot at http://nexttype.pemco.com/videos/lawn-perfectionist-guy and the Salmon Spawner Guy spot at http://nexttype.pemco.com/videos/salmon-spawner-guy.
The finalists have a chance to win more than $18,000 in prizes and Northwest experiences.
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The council uses information about pupils for research and statistical purposes, to monitor the performance of local health services and to evaluate and develop them. The statistics are used in such a way that individual pupils cannot be identified from them. Information on the height and weight of individual pupils may however be provided to the child and its parents and this will require the council to maintain details of pupils' names for this purpose for a period designated by the Department of Health following the weighing and measuring process. The council may also provide individual schools with aggregate information on pupils' height and weight.
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Campus Rec food drive begins next week
By Dateline staff
The Mail Services food drive yielded a record haul just in time for Thanksgiving. Now we are having another food drive to help with the rest of the holidays.
This one is run by Campus Recreation and Unions, to benefit The Pantry, the campus food bank, and the Food Bank of Yolo County. The Pantry opened last year to assist students who may be skipping meals for financial reasons.
Campus Rec has been running a holiday food drive since 2009. This year, it becomes the Campus Rec and Unions Food Drive, reflecting the merger of the units.
The drive runs from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. Donation bins will be located at the Activities and Recreation Center, Craft Center (South Silo), Equestrian Center, Outdoor Adventures and the Student Community Center, and at two places in the Memorial Union: the Games Area (downstairs, under the bookstore) and the Guest Services Desk (east wing, first floor).
When deciding where to drop off your donations, keep in mind this special offer in the Games Area: for every item you donate, you can spin a prize wheel for a chance to win game tokens, bowling lane rentals, table time, coupons and more.
Acceptable donations include canned foods (stew, chili, soup, beans, vegetables), tuna and canned meat, peanut butter, low-sugar cereals, 100 percent fruit juices and canned fruit packaged in juice. Perishable or frozen foods and items in glass will not be accepted.
Other campus efforts are under way on behalf of Toys for Tots and Coats for Kids, and let's not forget our friends on the East Coast, or our four-legged friends:
Toys for Tots
Co-sponsored by Staff Assembly, Materiel Management and the Yolo County Marine Detachment, this drive is asking for new and unwrapped gifts for children from infant to age 14. Donations are welcome through Dec. 15 in bins around the campus. The Toys for Tots flier lists the drop-off sites.
For more information, contact Pam Nardinelli, Staff Assembly coordinator, (530) 752-0988 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Coats for Kids
Sacramento television station News 10 runs Coats for Kids annually, and UC Davis staff member Janet Tillinghast and the campus Police Department are helping out — by setting up collection bins at the Bargain Barn and police headquarters on the main campus, and Mail Services at the Hopkins Services Complex on the west campus.
Hurricane Sandy
On the other side of the country, the American Red Cross continues to focus on reaching as many people as possible who need help in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Donations to help the Red Cross do its work can be made online.
Holiday baskets for pets
Volunteers at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital assemble these baskets annually for clients of the UC Davis-sponsored Mercer clinic, which provides care for the pets of homeless people in Sacramento.
Organizers said they aim to prepare 130 holiday-wrapped boxes filled with toys, treats, leashes, food and pet care products.
Pet supply companies provide the food and some of the other items, and the organizers are asking for monetary contributions to pay for toys and treats, as well as to help with clinic supplies and operational costs.
Checks should be made payable to "UC Regents-Mercer Holiday Pet Baskets" and sent to the School of Veterinary Medicine, Office of the Dean, P.O. Box 1167, Davis 95617-1167, attention Mercer Holiday Pet Baskets.
Pet project for sick children
The Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association announced a dunk tank event — and guess who's going to get wet — as part of the chapter's effort to raise money to buy golden retrievers for hospitalized children. These retrievers are stuffed animals — they go by the name Josh and they are from Josh and Friends.
Veterinary students plan to buy gift kits — each with a Josh dog and a book titled I'll Be OK — to give to children in the UC Davis Children's Hospital. Also, for every kit sold, Josh and Friends will make a donation to the Children's Miracle Network.
If the students raise $1,500 by Friday, Nov. 30, Dean Michael Lairmore and professors Rance LeFebvre and Stanley Marks have agreed to take turns sitting in the dunk tank — at 5 p.m. that day.
More information is available online; the website include a button for online donations and a mailing address for checks.
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Evolutionary relationships within the FGF family. (a) Apparent evolutionary relationships between FGFs from vertebrates, invertebrates and a virus. Amino-acid sequences of nine representative FGFs were chosen from human and compared with FGFs from Drosophila, C. elegans, zebrafish and Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus. (b) Apparent evolutionary relationships of the 22 known human and murine FGFs. Sequences were aligned using Genetyxsequence analysis software and trees were constructed from the alignments using the neighbor-joining method.
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Archive for Thursday, June 2, 2005
Involvement key to preserving community
Those interested in a community's history could do worse than starting in its cemetery. There, a visitor would get a very good indication of when the area was first settled and the families that called it home through the years. The size of the monuments would give good indication of those who prospered -- a good starting place for discovering past leaders. A discerning eye could pick times of disease and the names of the community's sons who were lost in past wars.
Those who feel passionately about local cemeteries or local history are often those with family roots reaching back generations. They have an understandable interest in the resting places of their parents and grandparents and those further in the past perhaps amended by as many as four greats.
Tom Tucker, a relative newcomer to Eudora, is an example that this need not be the case. Tucker spearheaded an effort by the Eudora Lions Club to provide the Eudora City Cemetery a handsome new directory. That, in turn, stimulated interest in re-establishing traditional Memorial Day services at the cemetery.
It's been said that newcomers to small communities can stay strangers for decades or earn quick acceptance through service and involvement. As a two-year resident, Tucker offers proof of that adage. It is an important example of how community can be preserved in a rapidly growing city.
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Allen Hopkins, Shane Van Boening, & referee Frank Del Pizzo (Photo by Don Hettiaratchy)
By NYC Grind Contributor, Geoff Conway - Pool Junkie
Saturday evening saw the last four players standing on the winner's side. The players left standing were John Pinegar against Shane Van Boening, and Thorsten Hohmann up against Corey Deuel, to find who would play for the hot seat.
Waiting on the one-loss side was Dennis Hatch after his win against Mike Davis, which he won with a score line of 9-7, and Shawn Putnam, who ended Rodney Morriss chances of taking down the title.
Johnathan Pinegar came out the winner in a close game with Shane, and continued his fine shooting to deposit Shane into the waiting arms of Dennis Hatch. This match was always fairly close, with Shane being down 5-3 three in the earlier stages of the match, only to turn it around to 7-5 in his favor at one point. However, Mr. Pinegar never got the memo that Shane should get the win at this point. He dug in and took every game from this point on to end up the winner at 9-7.
I have been impressed with not only the skills of Mr. Pinegar all week, but his coolness at the table. No matter how hard the shot he always kept his composure, and came up with the correct solution. This now put Pinegar in the hot seat on the winner's side, to wait for his finals match on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 pm.
Johnathan Pinegar (Photo by NYC Grind contributing photographer, Don Hettiaratchy)
In the next match up, we had Corey against Thorsten, which on paper looked as though it would probably be a close match. Even though Thorsten got of to a good start in this match with a score of 2-1 in his favor, it did not take Corey long to establish his authority in this match, and soon had the score to 6-3. From this point on, he coasted to a convincing win with the final score at 9-5.
On the one-loss side, the next match up was Dennis Hatch against Shane Van Boening. Well, what can I say about this one. Shane played flawless pool, and Dennis just could never seem to catch a break, the odd scratch and Shane laying good safes on him led to a final score of, yes, 9-0!
I am sure that Dennis did not want to end his impressive run this way, but it seems he had no choice in the matter. Ironically, Dennis ended the run of Earl the Pearl on Friday night with a score line of 9-1, so if he needs counseling, he knows who to call.
Next up in the one-loss bracket were Shawn Putnam and Thorsten Hohmann. Thorsten was always in charge in this match, with the score line 4-1 in his favor right away, although he allowed Shawn to get it back to 8-6, before closing the match out 9-7.
This now put Thorsten Hohmann against Shane Van Boening to play on Sunday morning at 11:30 am, to see who would who would meet Corey Deuel, 2009 runner-up, in the semifinal. The winner of that match would play Johnathan Pinegar in the final at 3:30 pm.
Corey Deuel (Photo by Don Hettiaratchy)
11:30 am Sunday morning we saw the first match up between Shane Van Boening (The winner in 2008) and Thorsten Hohmann,. This match was close throughout, and although Shane was ahead at 6-5, Thorsten went in front at 8-6 to put himself on the hill. However, Shane kept the pressure on and would not allow his opponent to put another game on the wire, running out the winner at 9-8.
This match was appreciated by the knowledgeable fans, who witnessed the phenomenal skills that Shane demonstrated in his brilliant run outs. We all get to see why practice makes perfect.
Next up was the 1:30 pm match between Corey Deuel and Shane Van Boening in the semifinal, with the winner getting the chance to play Johnathan Pinegar, who was waiting in the wings for the afternoon final.
Shane Van Boening has looked like a man on a mission throughout this event, and even though he was dealt a loss from Johnathan Pinegar last night, I still think he is looking to take down his second Super Billiards Expo event.
This match turned into a lopsided affair, with the game staying close at 3-2 to Shane, but soon got away from Corey, who only managed to get another two games, before being closed out 9-4 by another display of almost perfect pool from Shane.
Shane Van Boening (Photo by Don Hettiaratchy)
We now had the final match up at 3:30 pm between previous winner Shane Van Boening and an outsider in the winner's circle, Mr. Johnathan Pinegar from Alabama.
We had great expectations from this match, with Johnathan already having beaten Shane 9-7 on Friday evening. However, Shane had shown us nothing but impeccable pool all week and there was no need to think that he would not be firing on all cylinders.
The final match, which was one race to 13 games, did not live up to such expectations. Shane left Johnathan no room to breathe, absolutely dominating the match with his stellar play. Johnathan had some concern early in the match over the racking of the balls, as this event implemented a different racking system, and I think that he may have let this distract him from the job at hand.* Shane just played awesome pool rack after rack, and soon closed out Mr Pinegar 13-5.
This was a very disappointing performance from Johnathan, who never showed us the qualities of his game that got him through to the final. Nonetheless, he did put his name in the final of a major pro event, but unfortunately had to settle for second place.
To sum up Shane's performance both on and off the table, we saw another fine display of all that is good in pool. He has shown fans that he is a sportsman, a great ambassador for the sport, and a worthy champion. This marks Shane's second win at this event, following his win in 2008, where he beat Shaun Wilkie in the final.
Now Shane has set a standard of*a two year gap between his wins at Valley Forge, I look forward to seeing him back on the podium in 2012.
I am still suffering from jet lag or some other lag from this event, but I promise that I will be following up with a complete overview of the pro event in the next couple days.
Geoff Conway - Pool Junkie
The NYC Grind Team: founder Jerry T, editor Alison Fischer, & contributor Geoff Conway (Photo by Don Hettiaratchy)
NYC Grind would like to thank all the players and fans who came out to watch this awesome event at Valley Forge, and would also like to thank you for staying on "The Grind" for the latest news and updates on the Expo.* Keep tuned in for more news, photos, and VIDEOS to come!
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Paraná River (Spanish, a river in southeastern South America. It is formed by the union of the Grande and Paranaíba rivers in southern Brazil. The Parana flows generally southward for about 1,900 miles (3,060 km) and empties into the Río de la Plata, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The Paraná joins the Río de la Plata in the vicinity of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The river forms part of the Brazil-Paraguay and Paraguay-Argentina borders. On the Paraguay-Argentina border the Paraná is met by its main tributary, the Paraguay River. The Paraná and its tributaries drain parts of Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina, forming one of the largest river basins in South America. The lower Paraná is navigable up to its junction with the Paraguay River.
The basin of the Paraná is sparsely inhabited and little developed, but has the resources to become one of the richest regions on the continent. The hydroelectric potential is enormous. A number of large dams have been built, including the Itaipu Dam, a Brazilian-Paraguayan project, which has the greatest generating capacity of any hydroelectric project in the world.
The first European to ascend the Paraná was Sebastian Cabot in 1526.


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Rashied Davis, Huh?
Yes, the Chicago Bears need receivers, after losing their top two from 2007. So today they re-signed Rashied Davis to a multi-year deal.
I'll have to hold my excitement here a little. Yes, I'll always remember Davis for his game-winning touchdown catch at Minnesota in 2006. His critical catches against Tampa, then Seattle in the playoffs that season were game-saving.
But this doesn't solve the problem at receiver. I'm sure we all know this.


text: Service-Sector, Manufacturing Hiring Expected to Continue in May Both sectors experience marginal year-over-year increases By Theresa Minton-Eversole 5/2/2013 Permissions The May 2013 hiring rate is expected to rise in the service and manufacturing sectors compared with a year ago, according to the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) Leading Indicators of National Employment (LINE) survey for May 2013. Employers will continue to expand payrolls in May, with a net of 42.9 percent of manufacturers and a net of 37.1 percent of service-sector companies reporting they will add jobs, according to SHRM's monthly survey of private-sector human resource professionals at more than 500 manufacturing and 500 service-sector companies. However, the rate of increase in new-hire compensation has remained basically unchanged in manufacturing and services compared with a year ago, as has the difficulty of recruiting candidates for manufacturing jobs. The LINE Employment Report examines four key areas: employers' hiring expectations, new-hire compensation, difficulty in recruiting top-level talent, and job vacancies. Employment Expectations Manufacturing Service The hiring rate for May 2013 will rise slightly in both the manufacturing and service sectors compared with May 2012. +2.4 +6.7 Recruiting Difficulty In April 2013 recruiting difficulty fell in manufacturing and rose in services compared with April 2012. -3.5 +13.6 New-Hire Compensation In April 2013 the rate of increase for new-hire compensation was mainly unchanged in both sectors compared with April 2012. +0.3 -1.2 Source: SHRM Leading Indicators of National Employment (LINE), shrm.org/line. Employment Expectations For the 10th consecutive month, HR professionals in the services sector report a net rise in employment expectations that marks a slight increase compared with a year ago, while those in the manufacturing sector report a lesser year-over-year change. The service sector's hiring index will rise by 6.7 points in May 2013 compared with May 2012, with 46.5 percent of respondents reporting they will hire and 9.4 percent indicating they will cut jobs. The manufacturing sector's hiring index will rise in May on a year-over-year basis by 2.4 points, with 52.3 percent of respondents reporting they will hire and 9.4 percent reporting they will cut jobs. "Hiring rates are not yet at a level where they are having a significant impact on recruiting difficulty or putting upward pressure on new-hire compensation in manufacturing," Jennifer Schramm, GPHR, SHRM's manager of workplace trends and forecasting, said in an e-mail about the latest LINE results. "However, more HR professionals in services reported a year-over-year increase in recruiting difficulty compared with a year ago, and exempt vacancies are also up in this sector." There were more salaried job openings in both sectors in April 2013 compared with April 2012. In the manufacturing sector a net total of 22.7 percent of respondents reported increases in exempt vacancies this April (29 percent reported increases; 6.3 percent reported decreases), representing a 5-point increase from April 2012. In the service sector a net total of 13.4 percent of respondents reported increases in exempt vacancies (23.4 percent reported increases; 10 percent reported decreases), representing a 6.9-point jump from a year ago. Meanwhile, hourly-job vacancies increased in April in manufacturing and fell slightly in the services sector. A net total of 34.1 percent of manufacturing respondents reported that nonexempt vacancies rose this April (39.9 percent reported increases; 5.8 percent reported decreases), representing a 14.1-point increase from a year ago. For nonexempt service positions, a net total of 24.4 percent of respondents reported more vacancies in April 2013 (33.5 percent reported increases; 9.1 percent reported decreases), a 0.3-point decline from last April. Monthly nonexempt openings have not followed a specific trend lately when compared with the previous year, but both sectors have seen a net increase in these vacancies in every month since September 2009, or shortly after the end of the Great Recession. Recruiting Difficulty, New-Hire Compensation A net of 12.6 percent of manufacturing respondents reported having more difficulty in recruiting candidates for key positions in April 2013, representing a decline of 3.5 points from a year ago. A net of 11.9 percent of service-sector HR professionals reported having a harder time recruiting key candidates in April—an increase of 13.6 points from a year ago and the highest net level of recruiting difficulty in four years for the month of April. Other recent SHRM findings reveal that many HR professionals are having difficulty with talent management and recruitment. A March 2013 SHRM survey addressing recruiting and skills gaps showed that two-thirds (66 percent) of organizations that are currently hiring are having a difficult time recruiting, up from 52 percent in 2011. A November 2012 SHRM poll also found that 34 percent of respondents said "remaining competitive in the talent marketplace" would be a top challenge in the next 10 years. But this level of recruiting difficulty is not having a significant impact on new-hire compensation overall. In April 2013 the rate of increase for new-hire compensation changed minimally in both sectors. In the manufacturing sector a net total of 8 percent of respondents reported increasing new-hire compensation in April 2013, up only 0.3 points from a year ago. 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My name is Stephanie.
I was eight years old when everything in my world turned upside
down, My parents died all before my ninth birthday. Three days
before my ninth birthday I was finally adopted. A family finally
came along that didn't mind having a depressed kid. What the
catch? There were five other kids in the house, all younger than
I walked into my "house" and it didn't take long to realize I was better off in the orphanage. I was escorted to the attic where I would be staying by one of the older sons.
"This is where you're going to be staying." He smirked as if he knew the plan all along. He didn't look very young probably about sixteen. "The beds over there he said pointing to a small air mattress on the floor that hadn't been blown up.
"Where's the light switch?" I asked
"There isn't one, you have a flashlight and a spare set of batteries… Consider yourself lucky," He laughed manically as he walked out of the room. To top it all off it was getting dark. I quickly tied to blow up the mattress and went to sleep.
That night I dreamt of an girl mixed with a butterfly. She seemed like she used to be beautiful. She had magnificently voluptuous wings that had now faded to gray and black. There were black and purple ones flying all around her! The air was foggy and seemed thick. I reached to touch a wing then she screeched.
I woke up panting and screamed. I half expected someone to run in and ask if I was okay, then I realized everything that cared was gone. I went to go back to sleep and the dream was no where to be found.
The next morning I woke up to force of a blunt object.
"Time for chores," It was my new older sister Jeanie. I opened my eyes and felt my head throbbing, the mop nailed me on the forehead. I nodded. Once she left the room the woman with wings fluttered into view. I wanted to scream but that would jus bring sister dearest's suspicions of me.
"W-who are you? W-w-what are you?" I asked raising a finger to touch her wing. She flew towards the door for the crawlspace and went through the small opening, I opened the door wider and there was a loud creak and the rusted hinges had movement. I stepped through the opening and suddenly I was in another world, there were butterflies everywhere! I looked around in astonishment and then she came to me and spoke,
"I'm Tillie, I'm your childhood spirit, in a form you've always loved," She said to me. I looked at her and thought of how I used to love butterflies. They were my favorite thing to draw and my favorite party theme. "Back when you had parties." I looked at her scared out of my mind. "I cant read your mind- no secrets, nor private thoughts, exist here."
"Isn't that what you wanted?" How could she know? "I know because I'm a part of you. I'm aware of what happened and how they didn't tell you." Tears welled up in my eyes.
"This can't be real…" I said to myself and closed my eyes. "This cant be real… This cant be real…" I opened my eyes and I was being pushed out of my bed and onto the wooden splintered floor.
When I looked over my bed I saw two spoiled children running out of my attic/ room and slammed the door behind them. I picked myself off the floor and proceeded to do all the chores of the house, alone. Onto my life.
That whole day I wondered if it was just a dream and after hours of inhaling Clorox and ammonia I decided it was all in my head. Then a butterfly flew in through the window and into the room my new guardian was in… I watched as it fluttered in with its beauty and then she just smashed it.
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HOUMA, La. (AP) - Louisiana's top alcohol enforcement official has warned a downtown Houma nightclub that whether it remains open will depend on how well it responds to public complaints about trash and disturbances.
Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Troy Hebert on Friday gave the owner of Houma's City Club 10 days to show that he is willing to work to address grievances.
Local business and property owners said they aren't asking that the club be closed. But several complained about the commotion and trash. Owner Mike Fesi Jr. said he is willing to have his staff do more cleaning up and he wants to provide a safe environment.
Police have responded to numerous disturbances at the club, including a shooting outside the club Dec. 23.
"The City Club is putting a humongous strain on the Police Department," said Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis. "My officers have to go out there every Saturday night and literally block traffic. It looks like Mardi Gras."
Fesi's attorney, Randal McCann, argued that the bar owner and his staff take all of the necessary precautions to ensure patrons behave accordingly, but there is only so much they can do.
Fesi "should not be held accountable for what patrons do outside the club's perimeters," he said.
He said some other downtown bars also contribute to the trash and misconduct
Fesi said he requires his staff to clean up after hours and is willing to provide more cleanup duty.
"I know that they have issues outside the club, and we want to take those measures to provide a safe environment for everyone," he said.
The club has been operating legally, said Hebert, who organized the meeting at the Government Tower in Houma.
"But when you have an alcohol establishment that is permitted by the state and becomes the source for activities that are causing harm or threatening the health and safety to other individuals, and you are the owner of that source, then you can be held responsible and either have your licensed suspended or revoked by me," he added.


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More rules more regulation. Fascist Apple. Thank God for the competition we have freedom. Apple is a greedy pig that wants a share of everything that it can possibly take. Why should apple control apps, sell music, sell content.. they are hardware software company I thought. That's not the worst part but they unfairly restrict other competitors from selling directly music, content etc on its devices.. Imagine if we were forced to buy only from Walmart and with no other competition Walmart could sell stuff at any price they wish. Long live competition. Never buying any Apple products. Looks like 95% of the fund managers have invested in Apple and hence they keep smoking praises for Apple but its a bubble that will burst soon All the funds that have made AAPL 300 bil will crash by yearly next year once competition axes more of Apples lead.
Apple drives competition, and doesn't choke it. Please check your facts before calling a company Fascist. No one is holding a gun to your head. Don't buy apple products then. The speed at which Apple produces new technology has driven competition up. Without Apple you would still be walking around with the nokia flip phones. Apple made I-pod, the market got flooded with mp3 players. Apple made I-pad, the market got flooded with Tablets.
Cool new devices are coming that have no such restrictions as Apple is imposing. Books and magazines will be cheaper on those machines. Apple seems to be getting entwined by its own size and ego...The same thing that dragged on Microsoft 15 years ago. There are many stronger competitors for Apple today. The downturn when it comes is going to hurt. I only wonder if and when the anti-competitive juices start flowing at Apple as happened at Microsoft.
Charge 50% for in app purchases and put a big button right next to it to a web page charging regular prices. If a user is dumb enough to purchase through apple then pocked the 20% extra in profits.
50% extra i mean
@Go Apple
Stop being delusional. Apple had already invented the iPAD but shelved it and came up with the iPhone. And no one knows for sure how much of a head start Apple had. Yes Apple is innovative but at the same time they are Fascist too. Competition is going to hit it hard as their products mature. Apple's growth will stagnate and decline. For those who claim Apple cant meet demand is plain BS. Spend an hour at any Apple store and just count how many iPads they sell. iPad sales are declining may be in the wake of iPad2 or whatever but there is no issue with Apple unable to meet demand. Apple's demand supply is just a White LIE. If it cant meet demand why is that every Apple product launch begins with we sold a million of this a million of that...
You, sir, are delusional. I, sir, am rich. I win.
I am rich but I am dying..
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@Mmmmm You mean 5% extra profit: your former $1 sale now goes for $1.50 on the app store. Apple's 30% is 45 cents, so you're getting an extra five cents.
anti-trust anyone?
Apple embodies the essence of the American technology culture: Be the first to introduce something, hype the bejeebers out of it to convince the unwashed masses they just gotta have it, and when your competition copyies you, be ready to introduce the next gotta-have thing. Capitalist pursuit of profit is the motivator that drives the engine, and innovative technology is just a means to achieve the end.
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SACRAMENTO – George Runner June 14 issued the following statement in response to the Legislature's approval of a budget:
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SACRAMENTO – George Runner June 14 issued the following statement in response to the Legislature's approval of a budget:
"The Legislature should be commended for approving an on-time budget and exercising some measure of restraint.
"However, the success of this budget hinges on the decisions of a very small number of overtaxed Californians, their continued presence in California and their success in the stock market.
"According to the Franchise Tax Board, the highest 1 percent of income earners will pay more than $2 billion less in 2013 than 2012. That's not surprising. A recent survey found 75 percent of affluent Californians are planning actions to reduce their tax liabilities — and a quarter are considering moving out-of-state.
"It's troubling that the volatile personal income tax accounts for 63 percent of budget revenue. Just 1 percent of California taxpayers now provide nearly half of all income tax payments the state receives.
"You can't tax your way to prosperity. To create true budget stability, California must attract jobs and investment to our state rather than drive them away."
Elected in November 2010, George Runner represents more than nine million Californians as a member of the State Board of Equalization. For more information, visit www.boe.ca.gov/Runner.


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WASHINGTON (AP) Former House Speaker Tom Foley has died at the age of 84 in his home.
Foley's wife, Heather, said the Washington state Democrat died at his home in the nation's capital.
Foley became the first speaker since the Civil War to fail to win re-election in his home district.
The courtly politician lost his seat in the "Republican Revolution" of 1994. The Democrat had never served a single day in the minority. He was defeated by Republican Spokane lawyer George Nethercutt.
Foley served as U.S. ambassador to Japan for four years during the Clinton administration. But he spent the most time in the House, serving 30 years including more than five as speaker.
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In classic VB reading a file is not that easy as we do in vb.net. The first and easy way to access a text file is using the simple file open method available in classic Visual Basic. Using this method, we can allocate a unique file number for opening the file. further the same number has to be used for closing the file handle. In addition to this, there are various modes a file can be opened. Some of them are Append, Binary, Input, Output, or Random. By default Random will be used.
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Posted by Bryan Fischer
Tom Lemming's Top 100 for 2012 List was released today and it has some of the most talented recruits in the country for the upcoming class. In an ongoing series, we'll take a look at who they have offers from and who might be the leader for their commitment.
1. WR Dorial Green-Beckham (Springfield, Mo.)
Offers: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Illinois, Iowa, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin.
Possible leader: Alabama.
2. QB Gunner Kiel (Columbus, Ind.)
Offers: Alabama, Cincinnati, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Purdue, TCU, Tennessee, USC, Wisconsin.
Possible leader: Notre Dame.
3. WR Cayleb Jones (Austin, Texas)
Committed to Texas.
4. DE Noah Spence (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Offers: Auburn, Boston College, Cincinnati, UConn, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, N.C. State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pitt, Rutgers, South Carolina, Stanford, Syracuse, Tennessee, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech.
Possible leader: Penn State.
5. DE Mario Edwards (Denton, Texas)
Committed to Florida State.
6. OT John Theus (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Offers: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Rutgers, South Carolina, Texas, UCF.
Possible leader: Georgia.
7. DT Ellis McCarthy (Monrovia, Calif.)
Offers: Arizona, Cal, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Tennessee, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State.
Possible leader: USC
8. RB Johnathan Gray (Aledo, Texas)
Offers: Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Colorado, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC.
Possible leader: Texas.
9. DB Landon Collins (Geismar, La.)
Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC.
Possible leader: LSU.
10. RB Barry Sanders Jr.
Offers: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, Colorado, Florida State, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UCLA.
Possible leader: Alabama.


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The girl was airlifted to McLane Children's Scott and White Hospital in Temple, where she was pronounced dead at 8:36 p.m.
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Much like a car that has all the bells and whistles, people crave a closet that has them too.
What are the coolest features a closet can have these days? In truth, the sky is the limit. You can add a coffee bar or a wine refrigerator, furniture for your friends to lounge in and television screens so you don't miss a minute of the latest trends on "E" or the score on ESPN.
Yet the time honored popular features that truly make things more organized for you are:
1. Space Saving Ironing Boards - a great feature to have in a Walk In Closet. It only takes up a few inches. You need access to electric to plug in your iron, but it's easy access for quick touch ups right where you need them. And it frees up other closet space that would normally be taken up by that freestanding one you've been using since the dawn of time.
2. Safety First - Wall safes are terrific for being able to lock away your valued jewels or some key documents. They can be behind a door or in open space. They hide quite well behind clothing and can be digital or keyed or both. And they can be installed at a height in the wall that's comfortable for you to see what's inside, so no bending or reaching. All good.
3. Displayed Jewelry - jewels sparkle even brighter when they are easy to see and organized, with each piece having it's own place.
4. Three-Way Mirrors - because people see you coming and going, having a three-way mirror with storage behind it is a feature every woman loves.
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Sometimes a story comes along that will have you on a emotional rollercoaster. Monday night on 10 News, you'll see that story.
10 News Investigator Noah Pransky busts a backyard breeder. They sell sick pets and make thousands off the pain and suffering of animals.
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A Comparison that Doesn't Hold Up
In a recent speech, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested—as many have before him—that intermarriage and assimilation are one in the same, and as such they are today's greatest threat to Jewish identity. He called them toll-takers of Jewish numbers, and in the same breath implied intermarriage and assimilation are just as bad for the Jewish people as the Holocaust.
It's disappointing to hear that such an influential voice in Israeli politics still holds on to the antiquated notion that intermarriage is the same thing as assimilation – and that both are somehow comparable to the Holocaust. This is an insult to the hundreds of thousands of intermarried families and children of intermarriage who are active and valued members of the Jewish community, and who disprove every day that "intermarriage" and "assimilation" are synonymous. Worse, it's an affront to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust, to compare those who were taken from us at the hands of history's worst murderers to a demographic trend that is based on individuals making their own decisions in a free and open society.
Using negative language when speaking of intermarriage has never stopped the trend. In fact, it only serves to push people away who might otherwise join us. Why would intermarried/interpartnered families want to engage with a community that doesn't seem to respect the choices they have made? The answer is they won't, and that's exactly what happens. They are more likely to affiliate and engage if they feel welcomed and included.
As we have said in the past regarding Israeli reaction to intermarriage, instances like this demonstrate just how wide the gap is between outreach in Israel and America. But it's also as an opportunity to address issues of affiliation among Jews worldwide and create methods of engagement that work for both communities.
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Artist Rolando Diaz pairs with pianist for art show
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Dallas, TX - Well-known artist Rolando Diaz, a 1979 graduate of Abilene Christian University, and pianist/composer Seth Simmons have merged their fine arts talents in a unique show called "Euforia."
"Euforia" runs July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2, 9, 16, in Dallas, combining painting with music in an intimate setting specially designed to create warmth and feeling, said Francesca Patrizi, promotion assistant for the show.
While Simmons performs his original music, Diaz paints an oil on canvas, which is then auctioned after the performance.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Diaz has been painting since childhood. He has exhibited in private homes, museums and galleries throughout the country. His work has been purchased by Carlson International, Liza Minella and Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20.
Diaz is often recognized for his philanthropic efforts, including travel to economically distressed cities, both in the U.S. and abroad, and fund raising for the poor through his artwork.
Inspired by his mother's love for music, Simmons began piano training at the age of seven in the Philippines. The son of an Air Force Chaplain, Seth has lived, trained and performed internationally. "Euforia" is a display of his original compositions. When composing, Seth hears melodies and sees pictures of the pieces he is writing. He attributes his inspiration to his Heavenly Father.
Audiences have often compared his works to those of Yanni, George Winston and Jim Brickman.
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Why Catholic focus?October 7, 2012 12:00 AM
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Having read the article on the views of Catholic officialdom on the presidential race ("For Local Catholics, How Issues Stack Up," Sept. 30), I am looking forward to your reporting with equal depth and prominence the opinions of Baptists, Presbyterians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Episcopalians, Seventh-Day Adventists, Sikhs, Unitarian Universalists, Buddhists, atheists and nonbelievers, and others reflective of the variety of worldviews held by people living in Pittsburgh.
Otherwise, it may appear that the Post-Gazette is serving as a mouthpiece for the Catholic hierarchy at a time when church attendance is in decline and believers increasingly cannot be counted on to fill the pews and hear the church's message.
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6/30/09 4:12:53 PM -- San Francisco, CA, U.S.A -- USAT columnist Rhonda Abrams will be featured in six advice videos as part of our 'starting a small business ' series scheduled for Sept. 14th and will run once a week for 6 weeks. This is the intro video in which we introduce Rhonda and set-up the series. Photo by Garrett Hubbard, USA TODAY staff ORG XMIT: GH 36627 6/28/2009
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What would happen if you brought more 100 leading innovators and entrepreneurs together to help solve one of the world's most pressing problems?
What if you put them all together in one 10-hour transatlantic flight?
That's exactly what British Airways did June 12 with UnGrounded, the first-ever innovation lab in the sky. One hundred thirty hand-picked innovators were invited on a special 747 flight from San Francisco to London to tackle a problem the United Nations gave them: how to expand the talent pool worldwide in science, technology, engineering and math. ...


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DVD Review : Layer Cake MoviePosted by: The Dude
The British gangster film has always been one of my favorite genres. Mainly because it feels like the characters weren't influenced by American gangster films. And if they were, they were influenced by the wrong gangster films. Guy Ritchie has been on the forefront of these films, making crime thrillers that play like episodes of Seinfeld, with the plots going in some of the most absurd directions imaginable, and all somehow loosely tying itself together by the time the end credits roll.
Matthew Vaughn, the producer of Ritchie's films, has finally decided to branch off and try his hand at directing. It might not come as a surprise to find out that it's another British crime thriller, but this one is a lot different from the flights of fancy of Ritchie's films. The film I speak of is Layer Cake. And it kicks some ass.
Layer Cake stars Daniel Craig as the main character. He has no name, and is never referred to in the film. Usually a warning sign that the film is being too clever for it's own good, but it manages to work. Anyway, Craig's character is a drug dealer, but a very cautious one. Very smart and calculating. He feels the problem with most criminals these days is that they all want to be flash and high profile, which is the biggest mistake that a criminal can make. Anyway, he's a smooth operator, and like most criminals, he's finishing up and plans on retiring.
He works for Jimmy, the head of the organization. Craig always pays Jimmy on time, with no slip ups. One day, Craig is summoned for a spot of lunch with Jimmy, and alarm bells begin to ring. Jimmy wants Craig to do two things for him above and beyond the call of duty. ("It's called sacrifice", Jimmy explains). First off, Craig has to find the missing daughter of Eddie Temple, an associate in the criminal underworld and an old childhood friend of Jimmy's.
Jimmy has also tapped Craig to take care of a man named Duke, who has recently come into a whole lot of ecstasy pills. Craig is supposed to sell them, even though Duke stole the pills from a Serbian war criminal, and was using Craig's name (again, never spoken aloud) so the Serbians think Craig is responsible.
These are the set ups that drive the plot through a twisty crime underworld, where even the tiniest moments have consequences. Giving away any more of the story would take away from the fun, as these types of movies thrive on plots that require close attention. Why ruin it?
The performances are top notch. Daniel Craig is badass. Cool, calm, collected, and generally in charge of every scene, even when events around him are spiraling out of control. And I swear his eyes aren't of this world. They're a creepy electric blue, not unlike Josh "Why was i in Stealth" Lucas. As Craig's right hand man Morty, George Harris is great. He played Katanga in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and he's really cool in this. The scene with "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran playing in the background is particularly good. Colm Meany is very good as Gene, Jimmy's loyal right hand man. And as Eddie, Michael Gambon manages to steal the movie right from under Craig.
The direction is surprisingly better than I expected, which sounds a lot meaner than it's meant to be. I expected the film to be ultra stylish, and amazed more by it's own technical achievements than with servicing the story. (As much as I love Snatch and Lock,Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, those flicks really are over stylized). It's a lot more subtle, and very confident. Vaughn did a great job, and watching this flick only infuriated my anger that Brett Ratner is directing X3. He got great performances and juggled a complex plot, and delivered it all in a beautiful package.
The music choices are top notch. There's a good score, as well as pop tunes sprinkled throughout for great effect. (I already mentioned the Duran Duran scene). The cinematography is good, framing things just right, and the editing is tight. not too much quick cutting, MTV style. There are moments, yes, but it's all in service of the story. Can't seem to emphasize that enough.
All in all, Layer Cake is a solid motion picture experience. Sure, I had trouble understanding what some people were saying due to the accents, and sure I wasn't a little confused by the inevitable conclusion, but it warrants a second viewing. (And third and fourth). Check it out for a fun time that differs from the others.


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Several people were injured in a two-car accident Friday night, Oneida County sheriff's deputies said.
Several people were injured in a two-car accident Friday night, Oneida County sheriff's deputies said.
At about 6:45 p.m., Jessie R. Danough, 19, of Camden, was driving west on River Road when a vehicle driven by Robert D. Gleba, 34, of Utica, was northbound on the Route 49 off ramp to River Road East, near Flanigan Road, deputies said.
As Gleba attempted to cross River Road to enter the Dunkin Donuts parking lot, he failed to see Danough's vehicle and pulled in front of it, deputies said. Danough was unable to stop in time and collided with Gleba's Jeep.
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|'Lost in translation': accounting for between-country differences in the analysis of multinational cost-effectiveness data.
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|Cost-effectiveness analysis has gained status over the last 15 years as an important tool for assisting resource allocation decisions in a budget-limited environment such as healthcare. Randomised (multicentre) multinational controlled trials are often the main vehicle for collecting primary patient-level information on resource use, cost and clinical effectiveness associated with alternative treatment strategies. However, trial-wide cost effectiveness results may not be directly applicable to any one of the countries that participate in a multinational trial, requiring some form of additional modelling to customise the results to the country of interest. This article proposes an algorithm to assist with the choice of the appropriate analytical strategy when facing the task of adapting the study results from one country to another. The algorithm considers different scenarios characterised by: (a) whether the country of interest participated in the trial; and (b) whether individual patient-level data (IPD) from the trial are available. The analytical options available range from the use of regression-based techniques to the application of decision-analytic models. Decision models are typically used when the evidence base is available exclusively in summary format whereas regression-based methods are used mainly when the country of interest actively recruited patients into the trial and there is access to IPD (or at least country-specific summary data). Whichever method is used to reflect between-country variability in cost-effectiveness data, it is important to be transparent regarding the assumptions made in the analysis and (where possible) assess their impact on the study results.
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In clean room C of Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility, a worker wearing a "bunny suit," or clean-room attire, looks over the Dawn spacecraft after removing the protective cover, at bottom right. In the clean room, the spacecraft will undergo further processing. Dawn's mission is to explore two of the asteroid belt's most intriguing and dissimilar occupants: asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres. Photo
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The Delta II rocket that will carry the Dawn spacecraft to the asteroid belt went to the booster processing facility Wednesday, where it will be fitted with the explosives that will destroy the rocket if it flies off course and threatens a populated area.
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I guess these are both give and take -- FSR with V-brakes or HT with hyd disc brakes. I'd like to go with the FSR and hyd disc brakes with the FOX forks but the price is a bit out of my league. Both bikes are going for 1200 but the msrp for the HT is 1680 as compared to 1470 for the FSR.
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