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Thursday is the loneliest day of the week. When you were in college you used to go out and party Thursday night after those Tues/Thurs classes were over. Now, it's just one more day to work through until we get to Friday. Let's try to make a change starting with this piece. Let's make Thursday a big deal. Let's start with BVP data.
* NOTE: Players are listed in alphabetical order for the sake of making them easily sortable/findable. The matchups are also generated based on Batter vs. Pitcher data. Just because a player is not listed does not mean that he is a bad or good play. The players listed below are mentioned merely because of the BVP data for the matchup.
DISH DIAMONDS – The Best Hitting Matchups of the Day
The following two Astros face Mike Minor, a tough matchup. But these guys haven't been overly impressed by lefties this season: Jose Altuve (.424 in 85 ABs) and Dexter Fowler (.347 in 75 ABs).
Adrian Beltre isn't fooled by Rick Porcello. In 19 at-bats he hit a homer while batting .421. Newly signed Carlos Pena has two homers and four RBIs over 14 at-bats.
Andre Ethier isn't intimidated by Adam Wainwright. He's hit .300 with two homers and six RBIs over 30 at-bats.
Matt Holliday has hit .350 with a homer against Josh Beckett in their 20 battles. Mark Ellis has hit .292 with a homer and five RBIs in his 24 at-bats.
Daniel Murphy mashes Vance Worley. Scary good actually. Like Worley is telling him which pitches are coming. Murphy has hit .706 against Worley. No misprint. He has 12 hits in 17 a-bats. I've never seen anything like it. Ruben Tejada has seven hits in 18 at-bats for a .389 average. Loser. David Wright has hit .353 with a homer and seven RBIs over 17 at-bats.
Brandon Phillips has eight hits in 16 at-bats against Ryan Vogelsong. That's good.
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Albert Pujols murders Ricky Nolasco. Kills him. Beats him down. Three homers and eight RBIs in just 19 at-bats suggest. Add in four doubles and you've got a guy with a .526 average and 1.711 OPS over 19 at-bats. Makes the 6-for-12 that David Freese has against Nolasco look puny.
Pablo Sandoval is no Daniel Murphy, but wow is he amazing as well. In 17 at-bats against Mike Leake he's hit two homers and two doubles. Oh yeah, he has 11 total hits leading to a .647 batting average. Hunter Pence is also a beast hitting .400 with a 1.000 OPS over 25 plate appearances. Then there is the case of Tyler Colvin. It was amassed in the past, but in 19 at-bats against the righty he's hit .368 with four bombs and eight RBIs.
Kurt Suzuki has a homer, five doubles and five RBIs over the course of 49 at-bats against Jered Weaver. He's batting .306.
DISH DISASTERS – Worst Hitting Matchups of the Day
Adam Dunn has one hit in 12 at-bats against J.A. Happ. He's also got four strikeouts. He's hitting .171 against lefties this season. Alejandro De Aza has two hits in 43 at-bats against lefties this season. Jose Abreu has six homers in 63 at-bats against lefties but he's also struck out 20 times with a .238 batting average.
Matt Kemp has been much improved in June. He's never been very effective against Adam Wainwright though. In 20 at-bats he has three hits but no steals or runs batted in. Hanley Ramirez has five hits in 24 at-bats leading to a .505 OPS. That should be his slugging percentage. Adrian Gonzalez is batting .250 with six strikeouts over 16 at-bats.
Joe Mauer has a .250 average and .644 OPS against Jered Weaver over 31 plate appearances. Yet another reason to be down on Mauer right now.
Casey McGehee has had a rad season, yeah I wrote "rad," but he's also hitting .170 in 53 at-bats against lefties. Doesn't figure to improve upon that against Cole Hamels, does he?
Alex Rios isn't a happy camper when Rick Porcello is on the bump. He's hit .220 and doesn't have a single walk over 41 trips to the dish. Three homers and two steals are nice, but it's been totally hit or miss. It's all miss with Elvis Andrus who has two hits and one caught stealing over 17 plate appearances.
Jean Segura faces lefty Christian Friedrich. He holds the experience advantage but given that he's hit .161 in 62 at-bats against lefties this season... Ryan Braun has also struggled versus lefties. He's batting .254 with two homers in 71 at-bats.
Travis Snider has one hit in 10 at-bats against Daisuke Matsuzaka. It was a homer. Still, don't the six strikeouts hold more sway for you?
George Springer versus Mike Minor isn't tilting toward the hitter. In 58 at-bats against lefties this season Springer has hit .190 with a massive 21 punchouts.
Oh Giancarlo Stanton. He's faced Cole Hamels 38 times and struck out a whopping 16 times. He's taken two balls deep and hit .263, but his overall line is still sub par against the lefty. Jeff Mathis is 0-for-8. What a shock.
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MOUND MAVENS – Starting Pitchers to Target
Let's do something different today. Here are pitchers who have solid skills who are facing struggling offenses. The batting numbers listed are for the past two weeks.
Doug Fister faces the Cubs. Here is their slash line: .222/.270/.366. They've hit seven homers, the second fewest in baseball.
Cole Hamels is Cole Hamels. He's facing the Marlins in Philly, and the Fish haven't been very impressive the last two weeks: .222/.295/.322. They've hit seven homers, the second fewest in baseball.
Twelve pretty interesting thoughts on Tommy John surgery.
Jered Weaver faces the Twins, a rather anemic offense of late: .0244/.308/.365 with seven homers, second fewest in baseball.
Travis Wood faces a Nationals club that has the following slash line: .211/.285/.299. They've hit seven homers, the second fewest in baseball.
MOUND MESSES – Starting Pitchers to Avoid
J.A. Happ is awful. Don't know how he's still starting. Seriously. Since the start of the 2011 season he's 27-37 with a 4.95 ERA and 1.49 WHIP. Seriously two. He allowed eight runs, seven earned, in his last outing. He's a poor bet against the White Sox.
Mike Leake had a nice starts last time out allowing one run in eight innings, but that effort still leaves him with an ERA of 5.79 over his last four outings. The Giants have 129 at-bats against Leake. The current Giants club has also blasted him to oblivion with 11 homers, a .395 average, .418 OBP and .729 SLG. Battered beyond belief.
Nick Martinez against the Tigers. Sounds scary. The guy has 28 Ks and 25 BBs, awful, and despite allowing four runs over his last two outings his ratios still suggest doom on the horizon (4.22 ERA, 1.58 WHIP).
Daisuke Matsuzaka has allowed two runs over his last 13.1 innings. However, he faces the Athletics and they can bring the pain. Also, don't know how you trust a guy who has walked 31 batters in 47 innings. Just no way to know what stuff he will bring to the park on any day.
Mike Minor faces the Astros, the 9th best team according to OPS against lefties this season while their .334 OBP is 6th. Minor has also been a better hurler at home, and since this game is in Houston, that might be an issue to consider as well. In 45 road starts: 4.31 ERA, 1.33 WHIP.
Vance Worley. All I need to say is read the Oracle Report: Mid-Level Starting Pitchers.
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There's a nice broody feeling to this paranormal, but it's peppered throughout with plot holes. There's an original twist on vampire legends, and the love scenes are unusual and steamy, without being overly graphic. Characterization is weak, however, and dreams and dialogue serve mostly to dump information on the reader. The story, unfortunately, is not nearly as seductive as the hero's fabled voice. And Devin is portrayed as such the superhero, it's difficult to take any danger seriously. Heather spends a lot of time talking to herself and recalling past events, but we never really know what makes her tick. Although there is a lot of potential here and the book is not unreadable, the story does require patience to sort out. Vampire fans may be mildly entertained.
Heather Kincaid thinks she's imagined her "dream-beast." She's astonished to find out he actually exists. Devin is a 400-year-old vampire, currently a lounge singer with an impossibly seductive voice.
Heather returns to her parents' vacation cabin after their deaths to sell the property. She not only recalls the romantic fantasies of her teen years, she finds out the truth behind her dreams. She meets Devin and soon discovers his true nature.
There's a threat to their happiness, of course, and the fear that the two will not be able to survive!
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To be fair, The Story Of Bonnie And Clyde is not technically a remake of the classic Warren Beatty/Faye Dunaway film, but comparisons are unavoidable. Per Variety, writer/director Tonya Holly's film is "a new adaptation" of the story behind Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow's romance, crime spree, and death… so it's not exactly straying far from the original, but how could it? As you can see from the photo above, this will be Duff's second time emulating Dunaway's iconic role. Kevin Zegers (Dawn of the Dead, Zoom) will star as Clyde.
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i blog 4 books4 Stars Out Of 5Beautiful StoryJanuary 29, 2015i blog 4 booksWhat a beautiful story! I don't think I've ever read (er, listened to) a novelization before (movie turned into a book), but I really enjoyed Home Run and am going to have to track down the movie now. This is a wonderful story of forgiveness, hope, healing, and redemption. People are definitely used by God in this story, but God is the real hero. And isn't that how it should be?
There were two things about this audio book that I had trouble adjusting to. One, the names of four of the main characters all began with the same hard C/K sound---Cory, Carlos, Karen, and Clay. I had trouble keeping the male names straight for about 1/4 of the book. Two, the book switches back and forth between the present and the past (I believe the past is at the end of each chapter). Because I was listening to the book rather than reading it, it was a little hard to tell the difference at times, which left me confused at each transition for the first half of the book. If that bothers you, stick with reading rather than listening.
All of that aside, I really did enjoy this book and definitely recommend it! It's a great book for all readers. [4 stars]
DutchEreaderBrownsville, ONAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Wow!January 23, 2014DutchEreaderBrownsville, ONAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5A great read, I really enjoyed reading this! I recommend this book to every one who loves "Facing the Giants", "Courageous" etc.
debwilsonSummerfield, FLAge: 18-24Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5December 21, 2013debwilsonSummerfield, FLAge: 18-24Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Cory Brand was born to win baseball. To hit home runs that seemed impossible, to be the hero his father could never be. It was his purpose in life, despite the cruelty of his childhood. Running from his past and spiraling out of control despite his insistence to the contrary, he finally gets the reality check he's had coming for years - and gets suspended from the team. Regrets of the past overshadow him like a dark cloud and frustration with present circumstances keep him from realizing how far he has fallen.
Cory's agent, Helene, has arranged a deal with his team that he will complete an eight week recovery program and get his life back on track. When coaching Little League becomes a part of his very public reformation, he is anxious to get things over and done with.What he doesn't expect is what he finds when he returns home. A woman he loved so much, yet betrayed. A brother and family he never has time for. And a boy who may never know who his father is. Will Cory be able to find redemption for his sins? Will he be able to take the second chance he's been given? Or is it too late for someone like him?
This novelization by Thrasher shows exactly how far you can fall, and how God can lift you back up in spite of yourself. It shows us that no matter what we've done, or how much of our life we have destroyed, there is always grace and redemption for us from the Father. The characters were very real and believable, because while we may not suffer their particular afflictions, we are all in need of saving no matter who we are or what we've done. Thrasher has captured the essence and spirit of those who are in the midst of their struggle, and you come to care for each and every one of the people in the story. It is hard to read in places, but it is realistic and honest. No sugar coating. And because of that, I recommend it to anyone who has survived their addictions, or even if they find themselves in the thick of it.
This book was provided by the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review.
CurledUpWithaBookThe MaritimesAge: 55-65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Great story!December 6, 2013CurledUpWithaBookThe MaritimesAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5It's not often I give a book a 5 star rating but this was a very real, true to life story. Cory does what many of us do when we are faced with addictions and shortcomings - we place the blame on someone else and refuse to recognize that we are making poor choices. We all need to be restored and redeemed but on the journey we try to fill the emptiness with something else. This book is well written and definitely worth reading. I'll be looking for more books by Travis Thrasher!
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As Home Run suggests this is a novel centered around Base Ball, but don't be put off as it is a lovely, comforting tale of God's redemptive power in hard, long lived, desperate situations.
Cory is an alcoholic, out of control, base ball player who is fighting his own demons as he struggles to make sense of the memories of his father's menacing behaviour which was fueled by alcohol and is now being played out in his own life.
'Good old Dad stood there looking at him in horror, his drunken eyes suddenly sobering up and realizing. Then he spoke Cory's name but it was all done.'
The sadness and despair as Cory tries to block out any feelings for his father are captured so well by the author as he describes how Cory repeats the same behaviour like a loop constantly repeated as he plunges into a drunken haze day after day.
This isn't about a sudden light bulb moment as Cory realizes his need for Jesus but cleverly introduces a very successful recovery programme...
Celebrate Recovery.
I found the details of this 12 step programme intriguing and anything that can help other tortured souls overcome addictions, obsessions and disorders has to be looked into and I intend to find out more.
This was an easy read, no surprises or catching of the breath moments but its simplicity and gentle approach was a gentle balm in the hectic, frenetic world we live in.
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The authors, a retired but full-time judge of the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona, who at the time of publication participated in forty to sixty settlement conferences a month, and a civil court administrator and senior researcher for the same, discuss settlement conferences in criminal cases, an experimental reform implemented in Maricopa County beginning in 1997. These settlement conferences were designed to facilitate pleas and to alleviate the burden of criminal-trial courts. At conference, judges inform defendants about the charges and instruct them with respect to the consequences of a plea versus the consequences of going to trial and getting convicted and being sentenced. Settlement conferences are attended by judges serving on criminal courts (and some assigned to civil courts), defendants, and prosecuting and defense attorneys. One of the original objectives of these settlements was to allow the judge to confer with the prosecutor's office if during the settlement conference it was found that the original plea agreement offered was too harsh. …


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Due to a high number of requests for this on the Primary thread I have put this resource in the resource bank. The resource includes the assessment procedure we use in science at the end of every unit based on the AfL in Science QCA resources- v. cheap! (http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_5508.aspx) I have also attached a document I found on the Sheffield site which puts all of the level descriptors in one document.
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Very useful resource
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SHE'S SO ADORABLE! :Hugs baby Fluttershy
Should have been called "*gasp* a baby dragon?!"
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it would be cuter if it were A Baby Dwagon
Aren't you a bit young to know what "foetuses" are? Daw, who cares? Soooooooooooooooo CUTE!!
ooh, Gentlemen, Nothing has never been this cute before.
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(appears as a baby Reshiram) I'm a baby dragon... well, a Baby Legendary Pokemon who is a dragon.
D'AWWWWWWWW! Must cuddle with her!
NO, I must cuddle with her! She's mine you hear me? MINE!!!
Okay here. *Hands fake fluttershy plushie*
Hehehe he'll never find out. >
Hehehe he'll never find out. >
thank you. *takes doll and tases Zaiali until he is unconsious*
yes, now they are both mine!
yes, now they are both mine!
well done...great expression
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I would not use this for a permanent solution, it is cruel to leave a dog tied out on a chain all day and night. This should only be used for a temporary solution. It is really strong and would be good for a large dog. I have had one for several years and it is still in good shape.
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I've heard of people freezing their milk in ice cube trays and storing the cubes in freezer bags. I don't know that anything would save more space than the bags you're using though.
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Ice cubes are cheap, but not space saving. The bags are the best way to go. For accesability you might line them up by date in shoeboxes. Are you saving it for a specific reason - that is a lot of milk! I am getting ready to donate to a milk bank and have about that much - I don't think I could ever use it all myself unless I were planning to wean early.
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I don't know whether to be angry or frustrated, and whether the target should be journalists who make mountains out of molehills, or the people in Redmond who give them the molehill to start with.
Here's the story. The Windows update software changes sometimes. If Windows update keeps itself in a working state if is in use; that is to say outside well run IT shops which use WSUS, SMS or some other in house way of pushing out updates, and outside those people who turn the service off altogether. Windows update logs changes to itself in the event log. However if the user has selected "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download or install them" updates to the update service don't check with the user first.
One or two readers will go scouring everything I've ever said to find a contradiction for what I'm about to say. I don't think people should automatically trust Microsoft. I don't think they should automatically distrust us either. We need to earn trust, and sensible people will keep re-evaluating "In this case should I or shouldn't I". There are plenty of people out in the world who think no-one should ever trust us, a great many of them post on line to discussions and blogs, some write for magazines. Giving these people ammunition is stupid. And any manager in Redmond who does should be made to write out "I should never do anything which undermines public trust in my employer" 10,000 times. Preferably while sitting in a set of stocks (I'd locate these under the campus flag poles outside Building 10)
To me, the whole premise of this argument is stupid. First off when I went to grab the screen shot I've modified here it says at the bottom "Note: Windows Update might require an update before you can update Windows"Granted I had to read that twice, as obviously WU can't update the OS if there are no updates, the word "Itself" should be in there. But I've been imagining a conversation with some of the people who are making this fuss, (who seem to want to the WU dialog to appear like this version)
Me: You selected a radio button which said check for updates, so do you want it to stop checking if we change something at the server ? Them: No... but... WU shouldn't change a single byte on my computer without my permission ! Me: Not one ? Them: Not one.Me: So how does it maintain a list of available updates to offer you ?Them: Err... Well that doesn't count, it shouldn't change Executables Me: So you told it to just get the list of updates Them: ... yesMe: and to take the steps that are needed to get the list ?Them: ... obviously, yes. Me: Even if that means updating the software that gets the list ...
Scott Dunn, got some key facts wrong when he started the story. He opens with Microsoft has begun patching files on Windows XP and Vista without users' knowledge, even when the users have turned off auto-updates.
Having a commitment to his story which can't be inconvenienced by facts (or lack of them) Dunn turns to invention "Many companies require testing of patches before they are widely installed," [true] "and businesses in this situation are objecting to the stealth patching."
Un-named, businesses object. No. Because companies which test patches before letting be widely installed don't use Windows update. That would rely on users seeing the "New Updates are available" message and only processing the items IT told them to, when they were told. Not a system you'd rely on is it ? Over on Microsoft watch at least Joe Wilcox got that aspect right (and did get a quote), but he downgraded it from "Stealth" (Dunns term) "sneaky", and included screen shots which reveal - shock horror - if you tell the Windows update service to look for updates, then it does start up and it records in the event log that Windows update has updated "Windows Update". Stealth ? Sneaky ? Records it's actions in the event log ? Reminds me of this story
Meanwhile over ZD Net Adrian Kingsley-Hughes was positively screaming "If Microsoft (or other companies) start updating systems without consent, this will lead to all sorts of trouble. On top of that, it paves the way for companies to make silent updates to technologies such as DRM and anti-piracy features." seems to me to be equivalent to saying "If Microsoft make sure users can find about new updates, that means they could smash up your system if the don't like you"
Kingsley-Hughes like Dunn and Wilcox (and Andrew Garcia who checked the facts for him) conveniently ignore the "Windows Update might require an update before you can update Windows" message.
Over on the Windows Update team's blog Nate Clinton, explains what's going on. Sorry Nate, despite feeling the reporting has been pretty shabby, if it were left to me you'd be in the stocks for giving them the ammo.
Your missing one very simple point -
Present the update as an update. A required update. One which prevents you installing or being notified of any other updates until you accept it.
It happens with a fresh XP install. You did it again with the BITS and Installer 3.1 updates. What's the difference here?
That sounds like a very good solution. If there is a reason why it couldn't be done, I'm not party to it.
The whole point is unauthorized modifications to another parties property. That is malicious behavior whether or not there is malicious intent. WU is behaving the same way any malware (virus, root kit, etc.) would.
Micro$oft is not entitled to simply modify Windows code on a non-Micro$oft corporately owned computer without obtaining express consent to do so. The expected behavior of the WU software is that users may control when and if updates are applied to their personal property, including the Windows OS running on that property. Micro$oft does not own that instance of Windows, the purchaser does.
If the WU application itself is so poorly implemented that past clients are completely incompatible with the most recent version, then Micro$oft should completely disable it until it can be properly designed to function as expected--notify updates to itself first and then look for other updates.
Micro$oft should be keenly aware of the impact that unilateral actions may have to both its perceived trustworthiness and its bottom line. This unilateral WU behavior certainly does nothing to bolster trust. On the contrary, it bolsters the belief that Micro$oft has only its business interests in mind and that it believes that it retains absolute control over its products, even after purchase. It does not!
$arge. First off using $ sign in the way you have done in the comment, is usually done to annoy people who work for MSFT. Normally that kind of rudeness gets posts deleted...
Sorry to bring facts in but, the code isn't your property - you licensed it to run on the hardware that you do own.
As for behaving like Malware.
(a) You can turn off ALL updates
(b) If you have updates on the dialog box tells you that WU updates itself.
(c) It records what it has done in the event log.
I think very few people would say that installing something required to support something you opted in to was obsessing on our buisness interests or asserting absolute control...
Now... (hypothetically)
We can argue that we have the right to do it; we can argue that only in this way can we guarantee the service will keep on working ("we know best")
We can argue that the behaviour is explained on the settings dialog box (albeit badly).
But I'm not developing any of those arguments because frankly building up the expectation that no code will be changed and then changing code is damn silly, rude, and bad for trust and we shouldn't have done it. If WU really must work this way then we needed to spell it out so no-one could be in any doubt. And we didn't do that.
Which is why I said I'd put those repsonisble in the stocks.
Simple solution and Microsoft has done this in the past: Let the user choose to update Windows Update. As in, Windows Update sees an update for itself and let's the user choose to download and install it.
I've seen this done on several occasions prior to downloading the latest patches. Windows Update lists an update to itself as the only update available. You download and install it and then you get a list of other updates that are available. You download and install those.
So why do something different? This is a secret Windows Update. The first of its kind. And the only way we will make it the last of its kind is to stop it NOW. By complaining about it. LOUDLY.
The only real way I'm aware of to get Microsoft's attention is to affect them financially. Lawsuits are generally so small that it doesn't dent them. We need a $400 billion class-action lawsuit, be in court tomorrow, win the case by default, AND serve an injunction to the bank to immediately transfer the funds (I say we drop 10% of the total in the judge's lap). Tomorrow is Saturday. That's the only way I know of that would get the entire company's immediate attention. Anything less than $20 billion and they'll ignore it.
I really find this nonsense about the so-called stealth update to Windows Update to be ridiculous. That "update" has been done. You know about it NOW. So get over it. It needs to work in order to get the critical updates etc. So Microsoft FORGOT to tell people. Well people now know it's been done. Users are going to do that update anyways. So it's done. Get over it. People out there who are complaining were going to update that anyways.
I find it so hypocritical that there are people who are clamoring for updates for other non-Microsoft software they have and are so very disappointed when there aren't any updates to download. And then they start getting pissed off because of this update to Windows Update which you need anyways if you want to download the latest windows critical updates. Users can be such silly, idiotic, two-face hypocrites when comes to this updating nonsense.


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Moving Women through the Talent Pipeline for STEM Careers and More
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Do you and you team start your days like the Monty Python skit about the 100-yard dash for people with no sense of direction—where everyone gathers at the starting line, the gun is fired, and the runners go in every possible direction? If so, then as team leader it's your responsibility to get everyone on the same page. Otherwise the team will suffer from low engagement and productivity and will fail to achieve strategic goals.
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Great people managers help their teams get the job done. They inspire passion, no matter what the job at hand because they manage individuals individually. They capture not just "mind share" but "heart share." How do they do it? They practice good people management skills every day.
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Creating Lasting Impact with Training
December 31st, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
Improving organizational performance—and the bottom line—begins with improving individual performance, and today more organizations are expanding their training offerings to help develop employees. Many must justify the additional dollars for their budgets, however; in order to expand training budgets, they have to prove that training makes a difference.
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Make Meetings Matter
December 24th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
Look at your calendar for this week. What percentage of your "work time" is taken by meetings? Twenty-five percent? You're lucky. Fifty percent? You're in good company but probably are struggling to get your work done. More than fifty percent? You've likely thrown up your hands and are so ruthlessly prioritizing that you're neglecting critical actions and your staff.
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Develop Your People and Grow Your Company
December 19th, 2014 by FlashPoint
If your organization is offering raises, implementing learning and development opportunities, and focusing on employee engagement, then growth is likely in your future. If not, then you'll probably be spending much of 2015 filling job openings and ramping up new hires. Which of these scenarios do you prefer? Wouldn't it be better to grow your people and grow your bottom line?
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Resolve to Build Your Relationships in 2015
December 12th, 2014 by Kristi Gaynor
As a new year approaches, many of us start looking ahead to new opportunities. With 2015 upon us, what do you want to tackle? Are you searching for a new job, seeking to enhance your interactions with team members, looking to develop new skills, or hoping to get a promotion?
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Five Ways HR Can Partner with CEOs to Achieve Strategic Results
December 4th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
If a CEO wants to improve the performance of the organization and the people in it, HR is the ideal collaborator. As fierce global competitors apply new technologies and new approaches to bring in new business, organizations must elevate HR to the role of strategic partner—and HR must respond by helping the organization and all of its employees align their behaviors and performance with the needs of the new strategic plan.
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How to Train New Hires Quickly and Well
November 26th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
January has the highest number of new-hire starts of the year, with February hires coming in second. That means many organizations are now interviewing large numbers of potential hires so they will be able to start to work at the beginning of the new year. With so many people coming on soon, what can an employer do to increase the odds that these new hires will ramp up their skills quickly, become productive in a short period of time, and bond with the organization? Here are seven things that successful organizations do to train new hires quickly and well.
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Four Ways Your Frontline Managers are Burning Profits
November 18th, 2014 by Jenny Banner
During the recession many managers were given additional responsibilities and more direct reports in order to compensate for a lack of organizational resources. Yet even in a recovering economy relief hasn't necessarily arrived—we still face the problem of overworked and undertrained managers. These managers have a direct impact on the bottom line, as they are actively influencing frontline employees every day. We need to develop and encourage these valuable employees in order to enable productive and profitable workplaces.
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When Leading, Don't Underestimate the Impact of Feedback
November 12th, 2014 by Kristi Gaynor
Providing effective feedback is an essential component of leaders and managers. Feedback is powerful. It enables us to see our behavior through the experience and perception of others; it helps us illuminate our blind spots and increases what we know about ourselves, promoting the opportunity for growth and development.
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Five Strategies for Becoming a Millennial Magnet
November 6th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
Millennials are a hot topic in business: everyone wants to know how to attract, engage, develop, and retain them. If you need Millennials on your team (and no doubt you do), then you have to find strategies and tactics to become a "Millennial magnet." If you already have Millennials on board, then you need to figure out how to keep that magnetic pull strong so that you hold onto them.
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STOP–LOOK–LISTEN: Commands to Live by as a Leader!
October 30th, 2014 by Kristi Gaynor
We live in a world filled with busyness. This is especially true for those of us who are leaders. On a daily basis we're torn between managing teams, attending meetings, answering our constantly dinging phones, and responding to a barrage of emails (then add in for many of us the personal expectations of maintaining a home and family)
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Leadership Failures at the Secret Service
October 22nd, 2014 by Andrea Cranfill
When I read a few weeks ago about the Secret Service allowing an intruder into the White House, I found myself focusing on the organizational aspects involved. There are some fundamental work issues at play in this story. They're issues that many workplaces struggle with, to be sure, but because in this case they involve the Secret Service and potentially endangered the president, we're discussing them in a larger forum.
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Employers and Enchiladas
October 10th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
How is a restaurant brand like an employment brand? Both are closely tied to the "word on the street"—people's expectations around the experience they will have dining or working at a particular place.
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How Seven Leadership Practices Turned around a Team
September 26th, 2014 by Bill Mugavin
Throughout this year, FlashPoint has been coaching a manager who took on a challenging assignment. She was asked to take on the management of a new office location with a team of employees that was notorious for being difficult to manage, resistant to change, and consistently underperforming (from both a production and customer service perspective). With some trepidation, she decided to accept the assignment because it presented great personal and career growth opportunities.
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What Everyone Ought to Know About Emerging Leaders
September 19th, 2014 by Andrea Cranfill
We hear a lot these days about emerging leaders, and it's helpful to build some definition around the concepts that people are talking about. What are the qualities of emerging leaders? Why are they so important? What are some of the methods organizations can take to develop and retain emerging leaders? Below are ideas on what you ought to know.
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Seven Steps to Launch Your 2015 Leadership Development Program
September 9th, 2014 by Linda Dausend
Now is the time that 2015 leadership development programs are being planned and budgets are being submitted. Is your program in place and ready to go? Will you be refining and validating an effective program that you already have in place, or will you be defining a new strategy that will support organizational objectives in the new year?
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Five Tips for Building a Better Brand
August 29th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
There is a well-known saying (often attributed to W. Edwards Deming) that "every system is perfectly designed to deliver the results that it gets." This is true for systems inside an organization, and it's also true for the brand the company establishes.
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You Might Need a Coach If . . .
August 26th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
A key employee is not meeting her goals; her peers complain about her and she has had two key people leave.
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Pitching the Need for Talent Development: Don't Be Afraid to Swim in the Shark Tank
August 9th, 2014 by Kristi Gaynor
Training employees is the right thing to do. You know it, and you've experienced it. So why isn't your organization investing?
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Hiring Slowly vs. Quickly: The Right Approach Adds to the Bottom Line
August 1st, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
As employers, we're in a tough competition for talent, yet on too many occasions the new hire is gone in the first week, month, or year.
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Leverage Emotional Intelligence to Create Headspace for Leadership!
July 25th, 2014 by Andrea Moore
In conference rooms around the world, leaders are attending meetings, bringing with them the emotions of the day's events.
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Millennials to the Rescue!
July 18th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
Are you reluctant to hire Millennial employees because you worry that these 20- and early 30-somethings will leave your business for greener pastures after you've invested time and money in training them?
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Workforce Planning: A Critical Process for Achieving Long-Term Business Goals
July 12th, 2014 by Bill Mugavin
Workforce planning helps organizations ensure that they will have the right number of people with the right capabilities in place at the right time.
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Engage Employees BEFORE They're Hired
July 3rd, 2014 by Linda Dausend
Organizations recognize that highly engaging workplaces typically translate into increased productivity and profitability, reduced costs, and better quality.
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Accountability Is Everyone's Responsibility
June 28th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
In a pointed Dave Carpenter cartoon, an executive shouts into his phone to his assistant, "Miss Wilcox, send in someone to blame."
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Developing Emotionally Intelligent Leaders: Self-Awareness, Influence, and Impact
June 16th, 2014 by Andrea Moore
When a drop of water hits a still pond, it creates ripples in the water in all directions; the same effect occurs each day in organizations around the world as leaders send emails, have conversations, and make decisions.
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Einstein Was Right!
June 6th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
After speaking for the third time in five years to the same group of earnest CEOs and human resource professionals who are daunted by recruiting and retention difficulties, I was stunned when I realized that they dutifully come to hear the latest recruiting trends and what is working and why, but they have made no changes or additions to their recruiting repertoire since I first spoke to them five years ago.
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The Trouble with Training
May 30th, 2014 by Linda Dausend
Fans of the original Star Trek television series will remember one of the most endearing episodes, "The Trouble with Tribbles," where several cute, cuddly balls of fluff at first delighted and then frustrated the passengers of the Starship Enterprise as they multiplied to the point of annoyance.
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Accountability Conversations: The Key to Employee and Organizational Growth
May 24th, 2014 by Bill Mugavin
As a result of focused process improvement efforts, restructuring, and technological innovations, organizations are running leaner than ever. But despite this, some leaders are still having trouble moving their organizations into growth mode.
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Transferring Learning through Training: Did Anything "Stick"?
May 18th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
There is nothing more frustrating than spending precious dollars on much-needed training, only to have the participants wax eloquently about the "great time" they had without implementing their new skills.
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Cultural Pitfalls That Prevent Growth
May 4th, 2014 by Nancy S. Ahlrichs
Organizations of all sizes and in all industries are struggling to attract, manage, and retain the quality and quantity of employees they need. Unless they were forward-thinking and created a culture where employees of all generations want to be, many organizations are experiencing increasing turnover amid a revived economy.
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I went through all the pages on the forum looking for any subject that would answer this, but I didn't find anything and for the life of me I can't see a search function. Anyway, has anyone heard anything about Halo 2 supporting 1080i resolution? I know only a couple Xbox games support it at this time, but I'm just curious. Just (still looks great) 480 i/p again? Andrew
Deleted User4/14/2004 1:53:52 AM PermalinkShesh, I look through all the pages but it doesn't click in my brain to check the FAQ. *sigh* It's been one of those days. Thanks for the reply! :-) Andrew
MasterJedi4/14/2004 1:52:56 AM PermalinkBungie hasn't said officially but recently Frankie did an article about HDTV's, right before the site relaunch. It didn't say halo 2 will support HD but it seems to hint at it. My guess is 480p/720p support.
Deleted User4/14/2004 1:50:51 AM PermalinkI'm not sure, but I sure hope so. It would look so nice on my brand new 42" widescreen HDTV. :) I'm positive that 480 p is confirmed though. Well, kind of postive, i hope.
Deleted User4/14/2004 1:49:29 AM PermalinkFrankie did a report on this a couple of days back (last week or the one before). It was a hole article on the surround sound Halo 2 will support and TV resolutions. Not sure where it is now though. It does talk about it supporting HDTV. If you look around it should be somewhere.
Deleted User4/14/2004 1:49:22 AM PermalinkStraight from the Halo 2 FaQ : Q Will Halo 2 support HDTV resolutions like 720p or 1080i? A In addition to supporting normal television resolutions, Halo 2 will run in 480p resolution when connected to an HDTV.


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Kirby and Chilly by MarioSimpson1Watch
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Ice Kirby with Chilly from the Hoshi no Kaabii/Kirby Right Back at Ya anime.
Kirby characters are created by Masahiro Sakurai/Nintendo/20th Century Fox
Artwork done on Colors 3D in my Nintendo 3DS
and he hasnt even noticed that he ate his brother! ...what?
So cute! If only the ending to that episode was the same...
Poor Chilly, why did he have to melt? WHY?!?!?!
i remember Chilly from Kirby Right Back at Ya! i used to love that show! Nice picture, too!
I love the smily/happy feeling from this drawing!
The idea of Chilly not having a mouth is cool, because then we can imagine what his emotions are like and be able to figure it out by looking at his eyebrows X3
aw I liked chilly he is my favorite helper
Awww, I loved this episode ;w;
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This is awesome!
Ice Kirby's adorable, and Chilly is too~!
I Saw This Episode , Too.
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I am proud to see some respect for the deceased and censure of materials that give fame to disgusting human beings with not sense of morality, decency or regret.
Seems more like censorship on the part of Twitter. Are they the new arbiters of what is offensive and what is not? What about tweeting of the 'revolution' in Egypt? They seemed to relish that role...
let all see these sum islamists for what they really are.
Grisly images are only allowed of Palestinians in Gaza who claim that Israelis did it.
As long as the censorship is conducted by private parties I have no objection. It is merely responsible to delete graphic material which by itself makes no contribution to public knowledge of the facts. We can be told the man was murdered - that is enough. The details only serve to incite emotions and sell hits.On the other hand, I would never authorize the government in any form to be the arbiter of responsibility, taste, or anything else. That is not a role the government should ever be given.
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Bundling Board Inn
Queen Anne style B & B, 2 blocks from Historic Square and Woodstock Opera House. Intimate Victorian atmosphere, elegant amenities, full gourmet breakfast. All non-smoking rooms with private baths. Central air, heat, sprinkler system. Check website.
Super 8 Motel - Woodstock
Motel with 62 rooms. Standard rooms, presidential suites and jacuzzi theme suites.
Best Western Inn - Woodstock
45 room hotel with many amenities, located in historic Woodstock, Illinois. Close to many attractions in and around Woodstock.
Quality Inn - Woodstock
Fifty-room hotel. Minutes from downtown Woodstock.
Royal Victorian Manor B&B
Royal Victorian Manor Bed and Breakfast is an 1894 Victorian home that has evolved to offer the perfect combination of modern amenities while maintaining its original majestic qualities. Featured as the "The Cherry Street Inn" in the movie "Groundhog Day" (1992), this majestic painted lady is designed to cater to the discerning traveler. Located in Woodstock, Illinois, the Manor is celebrated as a historic and cultural vacation retreat.
Loyola University Retreat & Ecology Center
Encompassed in 100 acres of lush greenery, Loyola University's Retreat and Ecology Campus provides a serene setting for overnight retreats, meetings, team building, classes, and private/community events. Open year-round, the campus can accommodate groups of 12-200 guests. Facility highlights include one of the largest challenge courses in the state, culinary team building, farm workshops, comfortable housing/meeting spaces, sustainable dining options, a fire pit, basketball/ tennis courts, and hiking trails. Loyola is committed to maintaining the biodiversity of the campus and encourages sustainability, conservation, and restoration efforts.
Towneplace Suites - Dundee
Hotel amenities include fully equipped kitchens, large work spaces with 2 phone lines, personalized voicemail, on-site business services, and more.
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Chicago-West Dundee Courtyard by Marriott
Relax in one of our spacious guest rooms featuring a comfortable sitting area, large work desk, two phones with dataports, DSL line, and in-room coffee.
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The Mansion Bed & Breakfast
Located in a historic 28-room mansion.
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Wakan Cove Bed & Breakfast
A romantic, rustic, waterfront B&B. Lakeview breakfasts and sunsets, a swimming pool, wildlife, and watersports produce an atmosphere of a small resort. Full breakfast.
Fish Lake Campground Resort
This campground has been family owned and operated since 1939. This is a great place to spend some quality family time or just to get away for some fishing, swimming and picnicking. All of the campsites have water, electricity, and fire rings. Campers can use the swimming pool, kiddie pool, hot tub, laundry facilities, rent a row or paddle boat, watch a movie Friday and Saturday nights at the outdoor movie theatre or play a round of mini golf. There are also family activities including Bingo, ceramics, crafts, pool games and story time. The campground also has 2 basketball courts, a baseball field, playground and a teen recreational center with video games. Come for a day, a week, a month or stay all season.
Fish Lake Beach Campground
This campground has been family owned and operated since 1939. This is a great place to spend some quality family time or just to get away for some fishing, swimming and picnicking. All of the campsites have water, electricity, and fire rings. Campers can use the swimming pool, kiddie pool, hot tub, laundry facilities, rent a row or paddle boat, watch a movie Friday and Saturday nights at the outdoor movie theatre or play a round of mini golf. There are also family activities including Bingo, ceramics, crafts, pool games and story time. The campground also has 2 basketball courts, a baseball field, playground and a teen recreational center with video games. Come for a day, a week, a month or stay all season.
Holiday Inn Express - Vernon Hills
Just minutes from the shores of Lake Michigan, this hotel is conveniently located less than 25 miles from Chicago's O'Hare Airport and the Great Lakes Naval Base. Families staying at our hotel will enjoy exploring Lake County with attractions including Six Flags Great America. This hotel offers one and two-room suites which all include a free hot breakfast buffet, free high speed wireless Internet access and a complimentary Manager's Reception Monday - Thursday. Relax in the indoor pool or work out in the fitness center. Two meeting rooms totaling 1200 sq. ft. accommodating 75 people are also available for special events or meetings.
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Hotel Indigo
Boutique all-suite hotel features the "Phi" Bistro & Bar with a full-service Starbucks coffee bar through the "We Proudly Brew" program and room service for breakfast and dinner, indoor heated pool, 24-hour fitness center, 24-hour business center and wireless Internet access. Guest suites are 25% larger than standard hotel room & include 32" flat-panel TV, MP3-player alarm clocks, spa-inspired showers, sofa sleepers (most suites) and work desks with smart lamps. Within 1 mile of over 200 stores, fine and casual dining and much more.
CITY:Vernon Hills
Motel 6
At Motel 6, they welcome their guests 24 hours a day with a comfortable, pet friendly environment at the lowest rates of any national chain. Relax and enjoy all that Motel 6 has to offer like a free continental breakfast, kids stay for free, conference rooms for up to 10 people, and more! Amenities include: Fitness Center, Handicapped Accessible, Pet Friendly, Wi-Fi Access, Business Center, Guest Laundry
Quality Inn
The Quality Inn is ideally located one mile from historic downtown Sycamore. Your free continental breakfast is the perfect way to start your day! After along day, enjoy a refreshing swim in their indoor heated pool and a relaxing soak in the hot tub. Business travelers will welcome additional conveniences like free high-speed internet access to copy and fax services. The meeting facilities are capable of handling up to 25 people for events and banquets. Amenities include: Fitness Center, Indoor Pool with Spa/Hot Tub, Free Continental Breakfast, Handicapped Accessible, Wi-Fi Access, Business Center
Jane Fargo Hotel
In the tradition of a small, comfortable hotel, all of their guests feel like executives. They are located in beautiful downtown Sycamore making them within walking distance of attractions, dining, and shopping. Jane Fargo Hotel's guest rooms include, master, corner and lofted bedroom suites. Featuring whirlpool baths. Meeting rooms up to 10. Amenities include: Free Continental Breakfast, Banquet Facilities, Mitchel Lounge, Wi-Fi Access, Meeting room space up to 300 people
Country Inn & Suites - Sycamore
The Country Inn & Suites hotel in Sycamore is less than two minutes from beautiful downtown Sycamore and just five minutes from Northern Illinois University. Our hotel's location in Sycamore provides quick and convenient access to area shopping, dining, entertainment, business and more. With its charming staff, modern services and convenient amenities like free breakfast, indoor pool and complimentary high-speed internet access, the Country Inn & Suites provides guests a carefree stay. Amenities include: Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Free Continental Breakfast, Handicapped Accessible, Wi-Fi Access, Business Center, Guest Laundry
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites - Sycamore
69 rooms, all queen and king beds for your comfort. Located close to Northern Illinois University, Texas Roadhouse, and Walmart. Amenities include: Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Free Continental Breakfast, Handicapped Accessible, Wi-Fi Access, Business Center, Refrigerators & Microwaves in all rooms.
Sycamore RV Resort
Sycamore RV Resort offers water, electric and sewer hookups on shaded and open sites. Picnic tables and fire rings are at each site. Some other amenities are clean restrooms, hot showers, laundromat, Campground Store, two fishing lakes, swimming beach, paddle boats, row boats, pedal karts, sand volleyball and more!
Super 8 Motel - St. Charles
Meeting space for up to 15 people. Free coffee, juice, bagel and toast bar. Copier and fax service. Suite wtih microwave and refrigerator. Pets welcome.
CITY:St. Charles
Country Inn & Suites - St. Charles
Convenient to area restaurants, downtown St. Charles shopping. Each guest room includes a mini-fridge and microwave. New executive suite wing.
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Hilton Garden Inn- St. Charles
120 room full service hotel and corporate training center offering state-of-the-art technology. Deluxe accommodations, fitness center, indoor pool, banquet facilites and restaurant.
CITY:St. Charles
Hotel Baker - St. Charles
This landmark hotel is a unique blend of old-world grandeur with modern-day luxuries and timeless service. Elegant 53 guest rooms. Magnificent two-story ballroom with stunning glass floor. Upscale dining. Elaborate meeting rooms.
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Freelance writer Lane Silverman finally gets her big break when she sells an article idea about finding love in the workplace to Cosmopolitan. Now she needs to find a real 9-to-5 job for the first time in her life. But she's amazed when she stumblesquite literally, in her Jimmy Choo crocodile heelsinto her new world. There are men everywhere at this Wall Street firm. This article is going to be a snap, right?
Not exactly. There's her kindly boss, Tom, and cute accountant Seth, but before Lane even goes on her first date, she's swept off her feet by Liam, a charming British man she meets in a bar. He's not a co-worker, but he just might be her Mr. Right. Lane must decide what's more important: her career or true love?
Despite the title, Lane is much more concerned about her love life than her professional life, and an interesting premise ends up turning into a by-the-numbers chick lit novel. But the heroine's an enchanting narrator, with a fun and lively voice, even if she does owe quite a bit of her style to Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones or Sophie Kinsella's Becky Bloomwood. (Apr., 400 pp., $13.00)
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Wealth Management
Wealth Management
Anyone who doesn't know what they'd do in retirement has been working so much that they failed to live a balanced life. That's why so many law firms have aged partners (aka "counsel") wandering the halls like ghosts. They have nowhere else to go, nothing else to do.
i'll never retire, i love my job
I'll never retire, I love my job oh crap I'm having a heart attack right here at my desk I'm only 55 Dear Lord I've wasted my life...
Tango and Woodworking are better than Golf?
That's it! You've got to be kidding.
I don't hate my job but look forward to retiring & moving to a warm climate. I also plan on doing volunteer work.
I'm looking forward to retirement because my savings account has yielded awesome returns...wait...0.05%
what if you like everything? sort of like infinity vs infinity
I don't hate my job, well some of it, but don't have any idea what to do next, and besides, I hate golf.
The 2 things I love about my job is the dress code and commute...... I work from home.
This is the best formula that answer the question when to retire. Big thanks!
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Media vs. Workers
ABC's George Will, interviewing General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner (This Week, 1/8/06), complained that people who buy GM cars are "paying a lot of money for a welfare state that you're running. Someone recently said you buy a Hyundai, they give you a satellite radio. You buy a General Motors car, or Ford, you're buying pensions, medical care and all the rest, adds an enormous premium on the cost of a car." (Will surely understands that such benefits aren't charity, but contractual obligations–and that Hyundai workers also receive health and retirement benefits.) NBC Nightly News' Anne Thompson (1/9/06) was equally tough–on workers–when interviewing Bill Ford of Ford Motor Company about job cuts. Her single question: "Will your cuts go deep enough?"
Cordially Yours
When CNN's Headline News announced that it had hired radio talkshow host Glenn Beck to host a one-hour primetime show, Headline News president Ken Jautz told the trade paper Daily Variety (1/17/06): "Glenn's style is self-deprecating, cordial; he says he'd like to be able to disagree with guests and part as friends. It's conversational, not confrontational." Best known for setting up Clear Channel's pro-war Rallies for America shortly before the Iraq War, Beck's "cordial" remarks include declaring that "every night I get down on my knees and pray that Dennis Kucinich will burst into flames" (WABC-AM, 3/16/03), and "I'm thinking about killing Michael Moore, and I'm wondering if I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it" (5/17/05; Media Matters, 5/18/05). Beck recently declared (9/9/05; Media Matters, 9/9/05), "When I see a 9/11 victim family on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh shut up!' I'm so sick of them because they're always complaining." In the same broadcast, he said of Hurricane Katrina victims, "The only ones we're seeing on television are the scumbags."
Is There a Loofah in Bill Keller's Closet?
"There is no doubt, ladies and gentlemen, that the [New York] Times has been unfair in its coverage of the Bush White House. And the paper also routinely uses personal attacks to hurt people with whom it disagrees. If that does not stop, [executive editor] Bill Keller and [opinion columnist] Frank Rich, to name the two main culprits, will not have a happy new year. As they say in the auction world, fair warning…. If they continue, those people continue to attack people personally, as Frank Rich does almost every week, and Keller allows it, then we'll just have to get into their lives…. I don't want to do it…. But I can't allow this stuff to go unchecked. I'm the only person on television that's going to hold these people accountable, the only one, because everybody fears them. But both of those men have led lives. And if they want to attack people personally, Rich in print and Keller allowing it, then we're going to have to just show everybody about their lives."
–Bill O'Reilly (O'Reilly Factor, 1/2/06)
Banned From the Factor
Calling Georgetown professor David Cole "a virulently anti-Bush far-left radical guy," Bill O'Reilly (O'Reilly Factor, 1/25/06) vowed never to have him on his show again. "Look, this Cole was so dishonest in what he did here…. I won't put a lot of these far-left people on because they just simply aren't honest." What had Cole done that was so dishonest? As recounted by Cole in the Nation (7/19/04), he pointed out that O'Reilly, during the taping of the June 21, 2004 Factor, had edited out a soundbite that undercut his thesis: "I just sat here five minutes ago as you re-recorded the introduction to this show to take out a statement from the head of the 9/11 commission stating that there was no evidence of a link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11." Unsurprisingly, that comment as well got left on the O'Reilly Factor's cutting room floor. "All that was left," wrote Cole, "was Bill O'Reilly, fuming at the liberal media's lack of objectivity and balance, and ruing the divisive effect 'spin' has on our national unity."
Fair to Complain About Balance
"I think it's fair to complain about the way ideological balance is set up on television shows. The best examples, I think, are the panels on Fox News Sunday and Special Report. I am a huge fan of both shows and watch them regularly. But I do think it is unfair that Mara Liasson is regularly paired with Charles Krauthammer and Fred Barnes. Liasson is a professional reporter, Barnes and Krauthammer are pundits. They're both honorable and honest men, but their job is to mix their ideological perspective with their analysis. Liasson's not supposed to do that."
–Conservative pundit Jonah Goldberg, National Review Online's The Corner (2/9/05)
The Hardball Fandango
Chris Matthews (Hardball, 1/25/06) went after the group Americans United for supposedly accusing Rep. Tom DeLay (R.-Texas) of bribery. "It's a political little bit of a fandango," said Matthews. "Nobody's accused him yet of bribery. But that ad sure does." Guest Dana Milbank of the Washington Post dismissed the ad as lacking credibility, prompting the other guest, the New York Times' Anne Kornblut, to remark, "I mean, can anybody say 'Swift Boat'?" That's a bit ironic, considering that when Kornblut was asked about an actual Swift Boat ad, she declared it "truly something that's subjective." In fact, unlike the Swift Boat ads, the Americans United ad was factually correct: It accurately said that DeLay had been charged with money laundering, and applied the bribery charge to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, as could be seen when Matthews aired the ad just prior to the discussion. Apparently neither he nor his guests were paying attention.